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.