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JOURNAL r/ieNYSSA VOLUME XXXIX, Tribute Paid To Dead And Those Still Fighting Bishop Child Delivers Address at Armistice Service NO. 44 GLENDON HILLIS MISSING IN ACTION Pvt. Glendon Hlllis of Nyssa is reported to be missing in action in Holland. Pvt. Hillls, serving with the in fantry, is a son of Mr and Mrs Walter Hillls of Nyssa rural route. He has been in France and Holland for the last few months. Speaking to a large crowd at the Armistice day services conducted in the city park last Saturday under j the auspices ol the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxiliaries. Bishop Arvil Child AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMB of the LDS church declared that ER STATION, England.—The Dis ‘ What matters if we send men into tinguished Flying Cross has been battle and they win the war and awarded to Captain Wilbur W. come home victorious if we at home Smith, Nyssa. Oregon, for “ex lose the peace". traordinary achievement" while par “I tell you we owe it to these ticipating in numerous bombing boys to hold the line on the home .attacks on military and industrial front, and by that I mean the targets in Germany and enemy in home front. Do you know how good stallations in the path of the ad the quiet of home seems after a vancing allied armies in western long absence? Do you know how Europe. much more wonderful it will seem Captain Smith, who holds the to those boys when they return?” air medal with three oak leaf The bishop opened his address by clusters to the air medal in addi- stating that "26 years ago today a lon to the DFC, is an acting com great human conflict came to a mand pilot and assistant group close. A conflict between two im training officer with the 385th posing forces, which according to bombardment group, commanded by the mere optimistic was to bring Lieutenant Colonel George Y. about the end of war and establish Jumper, Natoma, California. His a lasting peace. A new world was to eighth air force B-17 flying fort- be built. People were to beat their tess group is a part of the famed weapons of war into industrial im third bombardment division, the plements and we were to know war division cited by the president for no more. We scrapped much of our its now historic England-Africa equipment of war and started a new shuttle bombing of the Messer- era with great faith and even as we schmitt aircraft factories at Regens- were doing so some of the world's Lurg, in August, 1943. more aggressive and greedy men Since arriving overseas in April, were laying plans for our conquest 1944, in this roughest theater of and destruction. aerial warfare, Captain Smith has "Twenty years later we were piloted his big bomber on more than awakened by low rumblings of war 250 hours of bombing attacks and storm clouds began to gather against the Hitler war machine and finally for us on the seventh through the hostile skies over con- day of December in 1941 the storm tinental Europe. Some of his ob- broke on us in all its fury and once jectives have been the industrial more we were awakened to the fact targets in Berlin and Hamburg, that men would no longer live at docks and shipyards in Kiel, air- peace with their neighbors. craft factories in Magdeburg, tire "Why did our young manhood go factories in Hanover, synthetic to France in 1916? Wov are th ey> i >J'. and rubber plants in Stuttgart, all parts of the world today? 1« Vlt and oil refineries in Merseburg, because we want dominion over the He has also flown in direct sup- isles of the far east? Is it because port of the ground forces, bombing we want to take from Germany her enemy troop concentrations, bridges, great industrial centers for our rail Junctions, communications lines, own? No. It Is because we want to and. on historic D-day, the coastal make democracy sure. Sure for our- defenses in Normandy, selves? Not alone, but sure for a ll.1 Captain Smith, 23. is the son of This is the supreme service of our Mr and Mrs Wyatt C. Smith, Nys- fellowmen. ■ sa, Oregon. His wife, Mrs. Irene “I sincerely hope that out of all j m . Smith, and year-old daughter, this turmoil and change of our way | Diana Carol, are also living in of life there may remain within us Nyssa a spark of desire to return to the sane, safe and basic things of life-- Children III— Mrs John Bishop's son and daug a home, a family, and love and hter have been ill the past week. (Continued On Page 3) Captain Smith Is Awarded DFC O ur Boys In T h e Service ~l i~ /J Lieutenant Loren E. Earnest of Ny^sa is hume on a 10-day furlough from Grand Island. Nebraska. Lie utenant Earnest, navigator in the army air corps, is a son of Mr and Mrs Homer Earnest. Pvt. Robert Dewey of the U.S. army corps, who has been stationed at LasVegas. Neveda. was home on a 15-day furlough. He was trans ferred to Buckley field. Colorado for re-assignment. His parents, Mr and Mrs E. A. Dewey, have two other sons in the service, D. W Dewey, who is with the army air corps in Itaiy and Frank K Dewey, who is serving with the marines in the Pacific. fighter pilot. Clifford T. Ashby, of Nyssa, Oregon has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in an announcement made by his Thun derbolt group commander, Lt. Col. Philip E. Tukey, Jr., of Cape Eliza beth, Maine. Arriving overseas in August of th is year Lt. Ashby has been hamm ering away at the Hun ever since. He has been attacking German gr ound positions, bridges, railroads and marshalling yards, and chasing Jerry troops, tanks, and trucks fr om the roads and fields behind the battle lines with his withering ma chine gun fire. When not harassing the Germans strafing or dive-bomb ing he helps protect the heavy bombers as they wing their way ov er to destroy another target. The youthful pilot enlisted on July- 16. 1942, leaving his Job as a mach inist for the Bremerton (Washing ton» navy yard. He reported to Ga ry field. California for primary tr aining and then moved on to Min- ter field in the same state, for bas ic training. On December 5. after having completed advance training he was commissioned at Luke field. Ariz. Lt. Ashby is the son of Mr and Mrs James Ashby of Route 2. Nyssa, and for "meritorious service in aer ial flight" has been awarded the air medal and one oak leaf cluster. Mrs John Bishop has received Ralph Williams, seaman, second word that her husband has been class, who has been spending his promoted from the rank of lieu-1 leave with his parents, Mr and Mrs tenant to captain. Captain Bishop H. B. Williams 'of Newell Heights, is stationed at Camp Vandom has returned to the naval training Miss. ¡station at Farragut, Idaho. Sgt. Raymond Dale has returned from service In Alaska. After a fur lough of 30 days he will go to a new station in Texas Sgt. Dale is a son of Mr and Mrs O. M Dale of Mid vale. Idaho and a brother of Mrs Pvt. Boyd F. Shaw, son-in-law of Jack Pettet of Lincoln Heights. Rev. and Mrs E. J. Wilson, is here Wayne Harris, merchant marine from Little Rock. Arkansas for a 10-day furlough to visit his family. has written his mother Mrs Annie Harris of Lincoln Heights after a An Eighth Air Force Fighter S t silence of nearly two months. He is ation. England Twenty-two year okl serving as ships cook. Mrs Frank Ram baud received word from her husband. Private Frank Rambaud that he had been transferred from the hospital In England to a recovery camp. NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1944 Council Hiring Concern To Make Street Surveys CHRISTMAS TREES WILL BE ERECTED Nyssa QuotaOi mascu]ine Models To Appear In set a u i 42 , 5 oo Lions Fashion Show At Dance The chamber of commerce voted at its weekly luncheon Wednesday noon to spend $50 for the purchase of Christmas trees for the Main st Frost Urge3 Local Resi- Election On City Mana reet. The trees will be purchased from dents To Buy Without TRAIL GRANGERS ger To Be Held About and placed on the street by I. L. Solicitation ELECT OFFICERS Dec. 15 Story, who did the same work last year. The trees will be placed with Bernard Frost, Nyssa chairman of Dale Garrison was re-elected The city council, meeting Tuesday in the next few days. the sixth war loan campaign in master of the Oregon Trail Grange night, contracted with an engineer Malheur county, announced after it the regular meeting of the org ing firm to make a survey looking a meeting of chairmen in Ontario anization Tuesday night. to the eventual establishment of st The other officers are George reet Improvements, paving, curbing Tuesday night that Nyssa’s quota Cleaver, overseer; Mrs Wilson Win and gutter and storm drain, and has been placed at $142,500. ders. lecturer; Roy Holmes, steward; announced the probable tune for The entire county quota is $545,- Charley Grider, assistant steward; holding a special election to give The 38th annual Christmas seal 000, or approximately $60 000 less Mrs George Cleaver, chaplain; local residents an opportunity to vote on the matter of changing the sale has been scheduled to start in than the quota for the fifth wai Lloyd Adams treasurer; Coral Hun the United States November 27 and ting, secretary; Wilson Winters, city charter. .oan. latekeeper; Dorothy Florea, Geres; The estimated cost of the engin committees throughout Oregon have Quotas for various types of bonds eering, to be done by Spelling and started preparations for participat are as follows: E bonds—Ontario Mrs Roy Holmes, Pomona; Erls Bertram, Flora; Nan Grider, lady Heyser of Portland, is *4200. The ing in the campaign. The new slogan adopted this year, $150,000, Vale $65,000 and Nyssa isslstant steward, and Frank Sher- survey is expected to be completed $85,000; F and G bonds— Ontario about the first of the year, with "Let's Wipe Out Tuberculosis", is $35,000, Nyssa $17,500 and Vale $17,- vood, Mr. Herrman and Harlan possible of achievement, according the office work to be done later. 500. and corporations-Ontarlo $10" - Dlven, members of the executive The purpose of the survey is to to Mrs Edna Farris of Vale, public 00, Nyssa $40.000 and Vale $35,000. ommittee. The officers will be . stalled Dec- place the city in readiness for a health nurse, who said "By a care Mr. Frost urges that local resid post-war street improvement pro ful systematic checking of all the ents call at the bank to buy bonds mber 12. Thelma Florea Is the new presl- ject. Tentative plans call for the people to find the unknown or hid without being solicited. issuance of bonds to finance the den cause of tuberculosis, by bring "If we can’t reach our quota b> ient of the Young Orangers assoc ing those people who have tubercul work. voluntary purchases, we will havi iation. The council employed Eldon Wall osis to proper diagnosis and treat jo make a house-to-house canvass ace as police officer to assist J. R. ment and by cutting down the sp which we hope to avoid because Dolan, chief of police. The council read of infection, it is possible to everyone is busy", Mr. Frost said. also purchased a new street patcher, rid Oregon of the disease in this The drive will not officially open consisting of a pot and heater on generation. until November 20, but E bonds "All public health agencies, off wheels, at a cost of $240 and acc sold since November 1 will count on epted the new fire truck recently icial and unofficial, are united in I the quota. R. G. Larson, district manager of this effort to eradicate tuberculosis. purchased by the city. I The Eagles lodge will give a bond the Amalgamated Sugar company, An ordinance governing the In Christmas seals have, in the past 37 I rally and auction on Main street dated at a luncheon of the Nyssa itiative and referendum for an el years, played a large part In the j December 2 at 4:30. Alex Goekan, chamber of commerce Wednesday ection to change the city charter tuberculosis control program and I formerly of Greece, will speak. noon in the Gate City cafe that pr was passed at first reading. T h e , now these same Christmas seals Merchandise donated by merchants ospects indicate farmers In the Ny- ordinance has to be read two more j play a large part in the final con and others will be auctioned by ssa-Nampa district will receive $12.- quest. cimes. W. L. Lane. 50 a ton for their 1944 beets. He City officials expect to hold an i "To supply free X-ray examina said further that as good a program tions for all the people In Oregon election on the proposed city char- ; is expected for next year. ter, including a proposal for a city | will cost money. Most of this money ADRIAN STUDENTS The war food administration asks must be supplied by the sale of SPONSOR CARNIVAL manager form of government, about j for a 50 per cent increase In pro Christmas seals. Tax-raised funds Decembei 15. are used to support hospitals and The sixth annual carnival will be duction in 1945 as compared tb 1944. Yields in this area are somewhat pay for treatment, but to find the held Friday November 24 at the CLUB TO CONDUCT caes of tuberculosis among the app Adrian high school. This fall carni less than those of a year ago, but arently well population and to val is one of the biggest events of the sugar content Is greater. The HOSPITAL SHOWER decrease in yields, which Is general teach people how to avoid infection the school year at Adrian. A miscellaneous shower will be require huge suças of money which This years carnival Is managed throughout the beet-producing ar given for the benefit of the Nyssa the people themselves supply th by Marjory Hite and Frank Davis eas, was due In this territory to hospital by the hospital aid comm rough \h e purchase of Christmas as co-chairmen. The managers and weather conditions during certain ittee of the Nyssa Civic club Sat seals. committees are making a special periods in the season. “As to returns to the farmers, we "Money and the active coopera effort to have a better type of mer urday afternoon, November 18 from 1:30 to 4:30 in the parish hall. The tion of everyone Is needed. All the chandise than they have secured feel that this year's crop Is very people must know the facts about for any previous carnival. The pr satisfactory”, Mr. Larson said. public is invited to attend. On November 13 the company Among the items needed at the tuberculosis, all the people must izes this year will include a walnut hospital are baby clothes, receiving take part in the mass case-finding desk: an $18 oomforter and a $10 Issued checks to farmers in the am ount of $1,500.000 In the Nyssa dis blankets, bedding, towels of all program now underway. Thousands blanket. trict and in the amount of $1,000,- kinds, draw sheets, table cloths, of people in Oregon have had their 000 In the Nampa district. The small table scarves, a food grinder, chest X-rays in Portland through money represented a payment of tiny salt and pepper sets, tiny the two mass-X-ray units now In $9.85 a ton. Other payments will be cream and sugar sets, large coffee operation. As the mobile X-ray un made In accordance with contracts. pot, three large kettles, small beside its get underway this service will pitchers, strainers, refrigerator dis be offered county-by-county throu hes and covers, mixing bowls, large ghout the state. Christmas seals ADRIAN WAR FUND Rex Putnam, superintendent of casserole, tablespooons, tray cloths, paid for this equipment. The seals QUOTA IS REACHED dish towels, potatoes, canned fruits now being prepared for the mails public instruction, state department and vegetables, Jam and Jelly, two will keep that equipment busy ser of education, announced at a con Rev. J. C. Nevln, treasurer of the dust pans, hammer, soap dishes, ving the people who supplied the ference in LaGrande Tuesday that Adrian vicinity war fund drive, re pictures, curtains, vases, bed lamps, funds. Eradicate Tuberculosis in this year the state department of ported that In November 13, the waste baskets, wall thermometer, Oregon". The people's fight. Every education has received a grant of war fund quota had been filled and body has an opportunity to help money form the W. K. Lellogg $1612.30 had been turned in. and bed stand. foundation for the Improvement of win." 8unset Valley with Otto Wolfe as health instruction In Oregon sec solicitor led the list with $477.86 schools. GRANGERS TO HEAR ondary turned In. Owyhee district has rais The LaOrande conference was ed $258.50, Wade and Bend district, STATE SECRETARY held for the purpose of giving tea- | $155.75; Kingman Kolony, $104.51; Miss Bertha J. Beck, secretary of chers an opportunity to exchange; The requirements of the various the Oregon state Grange, will add ideas and secure assistance in plan Newell Heights, $373.25 and Adrian 4-H home economics projects were ress members of the Pomona Gr ning student activities In health. $242.43. Each district expects a final discussed with club members and ange at the fourth quarterly meet Thirty teachers, public health nur report within the next week. , eaders by Miss Maryolive Snarr, ing of 1944, which will be held Sat ses and physicians from Umatilla, assistant state club agent, at a ser urday, November 25 in the Boule Morrow, Baker and Malheur count BASKETBALL TEAM ies of meetings held In the county vard Grange hall with Boulevard ies attended the conference. Attend STARTING PRACTICE Grange as host, according to Erie ing from Malheur county were Mrs during the past week. Miss Snarr discussed the health H. Parker. Pomona master, and Mrs Kathryn Claypool, Mrs Opal Mc Coach Howard Lovejoy has start projects carried on In the schools, I Blaine Girvin, lecturer. Connell and Mrs Edna Farris of ed his proteges to work on the bas and emphasized that certain phases | The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Vale and Miss Eloice Lowery and ketball floor In anticipation of the of health be stressed during the , Election of officers will be held dur- Glenn Nutting of Ontario. approaching season. chool year. The requirements of the 1 lng the business sessions. Miss Helen Dempster of Minneo- Lovejoy is now attempting to arr different divisions of the cooking, polis, who has had wide experience ange a game to be played with Attend Concert— clothing, and homemaking clubs in this field In Mtnesota, has been Caldwell here during the first part Mr and Mrs A1 Kuehn. Mr and employed by the state education of Demember and a game with were explained in detail. Mrs Olea Billings and Mrs Herb Early organization of home econ department as supervisor of this Baker on the Baker floor a few days omics clubs was recommended so Fisher motored to Boise Monday experimental project, which Is to be earlier. that all required project work could evening. The ladles attended the known as the "special health In Most of the games to be played be completed in time to be exhibited concert, featuring Zlnka Milanou. struction project". At the confer have been definitely scheduled, but soprano, and Kurt Baum, tenor. at the annual 4-H spring fair. . ence Mr. Putnam suggested the a few are yet to be arranged. Miss Snarr will be the guest sp experiments be carried out only af Rider Injured— eaker at the regular meeting of the ter the school administrator and Bill Hipp of Nyssa sustained a health teacher plan definitely for CHLORINE MACHINES Malheur 4-H leaders council to be fracture of the ankle Armistice day held in Ontario Saturday, November the project. Miss Dempster, who Is HELD SATISFACTORY 18. and will help the leaders plan when he was kicked by a horse available to the planning board, R. T. Smith, assistant division their project work for the coming ridden by "Doc” Marshall. After he may be reached through Mr. Put was kicked. Hlpp fell off his horse, nam's office In Salem. manager of the Wallace and Tier- club year. breaking his collarbone. He was The public health nurses and ph nan Sales corporation, said while expected to return to his home from ysicians present at the conference In Nyssa thla week that Water Sup JOURNAL WILL BE the Nyssa Nursing home this morn expressed appreciation and satis erintendent Claude Willson is op PUBLISHED EARLY ing. faction that the school administ erating the chlorine machines In rators are beginning to take health proper manner and that If the Because of Thanksgiving falling Attending Meeting— instruction out of the field of phy machines continue their present on publication day. the Gate City Mr and Mrs Frank Morgan and sical education and give lt Its proper satisfactory operation, the Nyssa Journal will be issued Wednesday Mr and Mrs 8id Flanagan left place in education. water "will clear up". He said that instead of Thursday next week. Tuesday morning for Denver to the chlorine will give Nyssa better As a result of the early publicat attend the annual convention of the water. ion. news and advertising copy National Reclamation association. OVERSEAS PARCELS should be submitted one day earlier The men. directors of the Owyhee ACCEPTED TO DEC. 10 Sale Postponed— than usual. Irrigation district, and Mrs Morgan Because of the hopaital tea to be Christmas parcels fr overseas de held November II. the Episcopal and Mrs Flanagan will return home Minister Arrives— the first of the week. While In Den livery will be accepted by the post rummage sale has been postponed Rev. and Mrs H. J. Oemhardt ver Mr and Mrs Morgan will visit office department until December until ttie following Saturdsy, Nove and aon arrived here Monday from their daughter, Mrs Blaine Ballah. 10 for servicemen sent overseas af mber 25. The sale will be the last Oaks. North Dakota. Rev. Oern- ter October 1. thrift sale of the year. hardt. who succeeds Rev. M. H. Taken To Hospital— Definite proof of the approximate Greenlee as pastor of the Methodist Mrs 8. D. Ooshert was taken to time that the serviceman left the Boy Is 111— church, will have charge of services the Ontario hospital 8unday for United States must be presented Ronald Ward was absent from Sunday. November 19 rchool this week due to Influents observation and medical treatment at the post office window. Christmas Seal Sale Scheduled Farmers To Get $12.50 For Beets Greater Health Program Planned Home Economics Club Discussed Farmers And Merchants Donating Articles For Auction Every member of the Lions club Is practicing dentistry this week In order to be prepared to extract as much money as possible from the people who attend the hospital ben efit dance, fashion show and carn ival In the Nyssa gymnasium next Wednesday night. The Lions admit that the affair will be a virtual hold-up, but In return they promise everyone a tt ending a good time. One Amalgam ated Sugar company Lion said th at as much sugar as possible will be extracted from the beet, which will be represented by the combined pocketbooks at the party. Sometime during the evening S t age Show Director R. G. Whitaker will present his fall and winter fashion show, which will be similar to the scream-provoking spring sh ow held three years ago, except that the clothe« will be different. The show, given during Intermission, will feature the latest In ladies' ready-to-wear and not ready-to- wear. These latest fashions will be mo deled by such famous models as Bob Ttiompon, Mayor Herschel Thomp son. "Delicate" Lloyd Lewis, Claude Candy" Willson and other mem bers of the Lions club, who boast of shapes and figures such as would grace and In some cases more than 1111 feminine attire. Herschel Thompson said he has from $200 to $300 worth of merch andise donated for the auction, but pointed out th at lt must be paid for by someone. He hopes that the peo ple will enjoy buying such items as 10 bags of sugar weighing 10 poun ds each, an electric fencer, a clock, pen and pencil set, Prestone and other articles. Auctioneer Bill Lame is not expected to place a ceiling price on any of the bidding during the 46-mtnute auction. The auction committee has been notified that many farmers are pre paring to take farm produce to the dance to be auctioned. Farmers are also said to be dona ting five turkeys, which will be giv en away--for a price. Well—30 minutes for the fashion show and 45 minutes for the auct ion and some more time for other events does not leave much time for dancing, but the committee pl ans to allow enough time for dan cing to the donated music of Sav age's orchestra to relieve the pain of money extratlonltls. Oh, yes, If there Is any money left in the crowd, lt can be spent on the gambling games. Tickets for the dance will be sold In several Nyssa stores. NYSSA RESIDENTS ATTEND STEAK FRY Several Nyssa residents attended a steak fry conducted by the Sage and Saddle club of Ontario Sunday at the fairgrounds at Ontario. The main feature of the program was a five mile horse race, won by Bud Osborne of Marslng, formerly of Nyssa. Lynn Snodgrass of Nyssa look fourth place In the race. Snodgrass won the calf-roping championship of the participating clubs. His time was 30 seconds. Approximately 300 persons atten ded the affair. POET’S CORNER Edited by T. CAROL BYBEE CONSCIENCE When you tiptoe past the guarded door That conscience says, do not. You have stepped Into a thistle bed Where things get very hot- And you sit upon the anxious seat With fever In your veins- 4 Find yourself paying dearly. For your desire pains. Your conscience was dead set Against the thing you did. You let desire hold full sway For It had turned your head. Now you must pay the fiddler. Who riddled while Rome burned- Here's hoping th at In this life Your lesson you hsve learned. By Oertrude Oulick MurrhLon Ogden. Utah.
