7/ieNYSSA
V v .1,0Mh AXXXl
No. 9
Only 2 Contests
Are Developing
In *46 Election
ARTIE ROBERTSON
FINISHES 25 YEARS
AS RURAL CARRIER
A. P. Goodell Of Nyssa Is
Involved In One Of
Contests
L,
Only two contests are In prospect
In Malheur county for the off-year
primary election to be held In May.
Three candidates have filed for
the position of county commission
er, now held by C. A. Marshall of
Nyssa, who la not a candidate for
re-election.
W. S. Skinner of Jordan Valley
and A. P. Goodell of Nyssa are
seeking the republican nomination
for county commissioner. G. C.
Good of Ontario Is unopposed for
t'.ie democratic nomination.
The other contest in the county
is developing between District A t
torney Otis Smith of Ontario and
Charles W. Swan of Vale, who are
seeking the republican nomination
for district attorney.
The only other position to be
lllled in the county is that of cor
oner and Dr. R. A. Tacke of On
tario has filed for re-election on
the republican ticket. No other
person has filed for the position.
Martin Gallagher of Ontario will
be unopposed for the position o l
state representative from Malheur
county.
In Nyssa, city officers will not be
elected until November.
HAMLEY SADDLE TO
BE GIVEN AT DANCE
A $200 Hamley saddle will be
given away at a dance to be held
by the Owyhee Riding club Sat
urday night, March 30 in the Nys
sa gymnasium.
The saddle will be displayed in
the store windows between now and
the time it is given away. The hand
stamped saddle was made on spec
ial order of the Owyhee Riding
club by Hamley and company of
Pendleton.
WINEBRENNER WILL
DO AERIAL DUSTING
Ralph Winebrenner will start an
aerial dusting service, starting May
15, he announced this week.
Winebrenner will be able to dust
any type of crop with the most
modern equipment. He will spread
D D T and commercial fertilizer and
sew seed. The flier, who is now
taking orders for dusting, said aer
ial dusting does a more thorough
job than ground dusting.
The Winebrenner Plying service
is now in the process of being ap
proved to give flight training to
returned veterans under the G.I.
bi 1 of rights. The government al
lows $500 for flight training at an
approved school. Anyone interest
ed in making application should
see Mr. Winebrenner or Don G ra
ham.
Returns From Vacation—
George N. Bear returned Sunday
after spending a three-weeks va
cation at Spokane, Priest River and
Eundpoint, Idaho.
V i-ii In New Plymouth—
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brant visited
Sunday at the Floyd Hershey home
in New Plymouth.
Visit Relatives—
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Renstrom
and daughter, Ann, visited dela-
tives Saturday afternoon at Nampa.
Here From New
Mr. and Mrs.
New Plymouth
Tuesday. They
residents.
Plymouth—
Floyd Hershey of
visited In Nyssa
are former Nyssa
Return From Seattle—
Leslie Stoker and W llford Bybee
of Nyssa and Dewey Garner of
Emmett returned Monday from a
business trip to Seattle. Mr. Stoker
went on to Ogden.
Artie Robertson, who has com
pleted 25 years of service as a
regular rural carrier out of Nyssa
has seen the territory covered by
his route develop from a sagebrush-
covered terrain to a productive
area that is providing the farmers
and other residents of this vicin
ity with an abundant living.
When Mr. Robertson started car
rying mail March 7, 1921 all of
the land north of the Owyhee dam
road and west of the Shoestring
ditch was covered with Sagebrush.
At that time there was only one
route out of Nyssa.
Robertson has driven an aver
age of 15.000 miles a year or a
total of 375,000 miles.
The veteran carrier, who has cov
ered the same route during all of
the 25 years, will have earned his
retirement in five more years.
Cinderella Ball
Set For Mar. 22
The Nyssa high school Girls lea
gue announced that the net pro
ceeds of the Cinderella ball to be
held in the high school gymnasium
Friday, March 22 will be given to
the Malheur Memorial hospital
fund.
The decorations and program will
be based on the theme "Roses of
Piccardy.”
The nine couples in the court
were chosen by the high school stu
dents. They are Verla Jensen, Bev
erly Ure, Marie Sebum, Ellen Her-
iman, Patty Lorraine Chard, Lor
raine Parr, June Savage, Adrienne
Peterson,
Alene
Ward,
Laverle
Toombs,
Larry
Dimmick,
Tom
Moore, Jerry Bellon, Don Herren,
Bob Church, Mark Hartley, George
Billings, and Ray Bybee. Prom
these senior students the public will
vote on who will be Cinderella and
prince.
The junior prince and princess
were selected by the Girls league.
They are Kay Hammon and Phil
lip -Tucker. The other junior court
members are Sharon Pox, Billy Rus
sell, Nancy Ross, Frankie Morris,
Garry De Rock, Patricia Nickelson,
Delbert Toombs. Margaret Dodd,
Bob Esplin, Irene Taylor, Stanley
Byers and Kay Ballentine.
Each ticket will entitle the hold
er to vote for Cinderella and the
prince.
JOURNA
NY&SA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946'
Nyssa Hospital
Building Fund
Reaches $14,000
Contributions Made By
H.E.C. And Worth
while Club
A total of $14,000 has been col
lected in the drive for construction
funds for the Malheur Memorial
hospital, Treasurer Olean Wells re
ported this week.
Included in this amount was $100
contributed by the Home Econom
ics club of the Oregon Trail Orange
from the proceeds of a series ol
card parties.
A total of $218 83 was collected at
the auction held on Main strut'.
Saturday night by the Worthwhile
club. The produce sold at the auc
tion was donated by the club mem
bers and other residents of Sunset
valley. A Sw ift premium ham was
also donated by the Nyssa Packing
company. Bill Lane donated his
services as auctioneer.
Members o f the Worthwhile club
expressed thanks to those who
helped with the sale.
An entertainment committee was
appointed at the Monday meeting
of the Nyssa Lions club to arrange
for a carnival dance to be neld for
the benefit of the hospital May 4,
when a jeep and an inboard motor-
boat will be given away. Members
of the committee are Glaa Billings,
Robert McCurdy and A l Kuehn.
SENATE APPROVES
SCHOOL RESOLUTION
A telegram was received a few
days ago by C. C. Harvey of Nyssa
from Senator Wayne Morse of Ore
gon, stating that the resolution
to make April 19 of this year a
special day to honor students and
teachers for their services con
nected with the war has been pass
ed by the senate.
The resolution has been sent to
the house of representatives, where
it is expcted to receive considera
tion immediately. The resolution
calls upon the President to issue
►a proclamation proclaiming April
19 this year Students and Teachers
day. I f the resolution is passed by
the house, each community in the
country will be expected to hold ap
propriate programs honoring their
teachers and students for their work
which helped to bring about vic
tory. The National Education as
sociation and the U.S. office of
Visit Here—
education are making some tenta
Mrs. C. E. West of Salina, Utah,
tive pi.\ns for Students and Teach
Mrs. Carl Robbins of Scipo, Utah,
ers day. it has been announced.
and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gould and
sons of Buhl, Idaho were guests
at the J. C. Olsen home over the RED CROSS DRIVE
week-end. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schom- STARTS IN NYSSA
burg and daughters of Nampa were
Sunday dinner guests at the Olsen
Mrs. Bernard Frost and her com
home.
mittee have mailed letters on be
half of the Nyssa chapter o f the
Dancers To Demonstrate—
American Red Cross asking for
All married persons are Invited coi.tributions to the 1946 campaign.
to attend a social and dance ex
Contributions will be sought en
hibition to be held Friday night tirely by mail, so that contributors
at 8 o'clock in the L.D.S. church. are asked to mail their money to
Refreshments will be served. Mrs. Mrs. Frost.
Irvin T. Duffin Is the director. Mrs.
Mildred Williams and Mrs D. O. Here From FTorida—
Bybee will assist with the music.
Mrs. Leo Lorenz of Miami, Flori
da is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Returns From Washington—
Mrs. George Mitchell.
Rev. P. H. Reiman of Adrian has
returned home from Seattle, where Return Monday—
he attended a reunion of his wife's
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan re
immediate family. Mrs. Reiman be turned Monday evening from San
came seriously 111 while in Seattle Francisco. They also visited a
and was taken to a hospital. She few days at Eugene.
will probably not return to Adrian
for at least six weeks. The four Week-End Guests—
Reiman boys are staying with re
Mrs. William Smith and son,
latives in Cloverland, Washington Arthur, of Jerome were week-end
and Plummer, Idaho.
1 guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Sal
lee.
Attend Meeting—
Albert Heldt, Don Graham and Visit In Boise—
Mr. Heldt's sons, Albert, Jr., and
Mardi Sallee and Doris Beers
Paul, went to Elgin Monday to at I spent the week-end in Boise with
tend a celebration of the American Shirley Andrew.
Legion's anniversary. Albert Heldt
Sr., participated in the program, From New York—
which was presented to 500 per | Mrs. Lincoln Bishop of New York
sons. Entertainment features were ( is visiting in Nyssa with her son
given by La Grande grade school and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
children.
John Bishop.
Here From Ogden—
Orson T. Berrett of Ogden vis
ited here with his son, Wayne, and Here From Moscow—
Mrs. Sid Brown returned from
family Wayne recently purchased
Moscow Saturday for a two weeks
one o f the Bybee farms.
visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. O. E. Dorman.
Employed By Reclamation—
Mrs. DarThel Pike has been em
ployed as typist by the reclamation From Utah—
Mr. and Mrs. Ersal Fagan of A-
office here.
merican Falls and Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Brown of Lehl spent the
Here From Burley—
Mrs. Norma Pullman and brother week-end with Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Mark Anderson of Burley, spent Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Merlin
several days here this week visit Fagan. Ersal Fagan and Mrs.
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brown are brother and sister of
Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Fagan.
Eldred Brower.
Civic Club To Meet—
Vlatt In
The Civic club will meet March
Mrs. Sari Farr. Mrs. Henry Gan
non and Mrs. Clyde Wakefield spent 20 at 2 p. m. at the parish hall.
The public is invited to attend.
Monday In Boise.
MELVIN MELOW IS
ORATORY CONTEST
WINNER IN COUNTY
An oratorical contest sponsored
by the American Legion posts of
Malheur county in the Nyssa high
school building last week was won
by Melvin Melow of Nyssa.
Nyssa Accepts. ¡ ^ ^ ch X ll ^ ged More h id in g s
Land for Street t o d e b a t e o n p u d
T o Be Erected
An offer of H. G. Johnson oi .T h e Malheur county PUD spon-
By Nyssa Folk
Nyssa to deed a parcel of land to
the city for a street was accepted
at a meeting of the city' council
Tuesday night.
Mr. Johnson had petitioned the
Clifford Wise of Ontario was the council to accept what would be a
other contestant in the contest, continuation of Walnut avenue be
which was conducted by John Com- tween the highway and Eigth street
isky of the Ontario schools. The as a street. The city accepted the
judges were Mrs. Edith Shumacker, | property and under the agreement
Miss Lucille Jones and Peter O’ will grade and gravel the street.
H. E. Collins applied to the coun
Toole of the Vale schools.
Both boys brought out many good cil for permission to install a mod-
points in their orations and Mel- ern, sanitary trailer camp on east
Fourth street and Ehrgood avenue.
jw won by only a small margin,
He will build a utility building at
he judges Said.
the camp at a cost o f $1800.
The Nyssa post presented Mr.
C. D. Gentry and John Yates
Melow with an oratorical medal
i made application for a license to
in appreciation of his splendid work
operate a taxi in Nyssa. The li
n preparing his oratorical speech.”
cense was granted.
A group of Boy Scouts, accom
panied by Scoutmaster Leo dhlld.
met with the council to secure their
civic merit badges. They also dis
cussed possible ways of securing
construction of a swimming pool
Leslie W. Stoker of Ogden, a in Nyssa.
general contractor, has moved to
Nyssa and has already started a HEALTH GROUP PLAN
construction program.
DINNER IN ONTARIO
Mr. Stoker, who has bought the
,
Robert Overstreet farm between
Verl Dowers, president o f the
Nyssa and Adrian because of in
Malheur County Public Health as
ability to secure residence here,
sociation, announces the annual
has started building a warehouse
meeting set for Tuesday. March 28
for the Owyhee Produce company i n 11 K a n r l l n n o i * m o o t i n o r Q t fl 1711
will be a dinner meeting at 7:30
on the Homedale railroad branch
p. m. in the Moore hotel in On
near the Saunders alfalfa mill. The
tario.
building, 75 by 208 feet, will be of
Mrs. Charles P. Flegel, secretary
concrete and brick construction.
of the association, has just received
W. O. Bybee and Mr. Stoker have
word from Harold M. Erickson, M.
organized the Stoker-Bybee Lum
D „ secretary and state health o f
ber company and will start opera
ficer of the Oregon state board of
tions as soon as possible. They
health, Portland, that he will be
will establish a yard at the Owy
the guest speaker. The Malheur
hee corner between Nyssa and Ad
County Public Health association
rian. Mr. Stoker’s son, Oene, will has since its organization on July
manage the lumber business after
10, 1935 worked toward promoting
he is discharged from the navy.
for the citizens of the county an
Mr. Stoker lias been engaged In adequate public health service. Dur
the contracting business for 23
ing the war and even now it would
years.
be almost Impossible to secufi the
Stoker Begins
Local Building
ADI/.IAN INTERESTED
IN ESTABLISHMENT
OF PLANT IN NYSSA
Road Improvement and possible
industrial development ol the Ad
rian section was discussed at a
meeting of the Adrian chamber
of commerce last Thursday even
ing.
With 40 members present, several
topics of interest were discussed,
including betterment of the roads
in the Adrian section, possibility of
en Avoset corporation plant at
Nyssa anu an alfalfa mill in the
Adrian district.
Mr. Chase of Nampa gave a talk
on planting more small seed crops
and beans near Adrian. Possibility
of raising broom corn there was
also discussed.
After the business session dough
nuts and coffee were served.
Youth Discharged—
T/Sgt. Charles L. Toombs has
been discharged from the army to
day at the Fort Douglas separation
center.
T/Sgt. Toombs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Klass Tensen of Nyssa, ser
ved 24 months overseas. He is au
thorized to wear the European
theatre ribbon, good conduct medal,
victory ribbon and merlterlous ser
vice unit insignia. Prior to enter
ing the army July 14, 1943, Toombs
was a student at the Nyssa union
high school.
services of the professional person
nel. This picture will change, how
ever, and with this in mind Dr.
Erickson has chosen for the title of
his speech “ Is It Worth It.”
The annual meeting for the din
ner and meeting are under the dir
ection of Mrs. Jessie M. Fraser of
Ontario, the 1945 county Christmas
seal sale chairman.
Mi's. Jessie Fraser of Ontario,
county Christmas seal sale chair
man, reported that seal sales this
year exceeded those of last year,
leaching $4756.55.
TWO FAIR BOARD
MEMBERS CHOSEN
Blaine Girvin of Vale and Neil
Dimmick of Nyssa were appointed
as members of the Malheur county
fair board last week by the county
court, to serve with William Q.
Ross, holdover member, who will
be president of the board this year.
Girvin was appointed for a two-
year term and Dimmick for three
years.
The court conferred with sever
al delegations on road matters, and
with a representative of the U.S.
veterinarian service concerning the
county veterinarin work.
Farmers To Sign Up—
Farmers of this vicinity will sign
up for the government subsidy on
sugar beets in the high school
building Saturday, March 16. The
government will make a benefit
payment of $2.50 a to».
Visit At Halfway—
Mrs. Klass Powell and son, Keith, Toxoids To Be Given—
left Saturday for a two-weeks vis
County Health Nurse Edna Far
it with Mrs. Powell’s sister, Mrs. ris will give the second toxid for
W. W. Evans, at Halfway, Oregon. diphtheria immunization In the
grade school building next Monday
Legion Meets—
morning. March 18. Those who took
The American Legion held its the first toxid February 19 should
business meeting Thursday even attend.
ing of last week. Lunch was ser
ved at the E. K. Burton home a f Cattlemen To Meet—
ter the meeting.
The Jersey Cattle club will meet
in the Oregon T rail schoolhouse at
Dinner Guests—
8 p. m. March 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Olea Billings were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Goes T o Nebraska—
Kuehn Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ed Stelnke left Wednesday
for Red Cloud, Nebraska to visit
Baby Given Treatment—
I The small son of Dr. and Mrs. L. Have Party—
her father, O. W Hasty, and her
Members o f the American Legior. brother, who has been discharged
A. Maulding was taken to St. Al-
phonse hospital in Bolse Tuesd ly and auxiliary from surrounding dis from the army.
tricts will hold their dinner and
for treatment.
dance birthday anniversary at Vale From Vale—
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Dllley of
Son Arrives In Seattle—
Vale spent Saturday evening at the
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Larson re
Bernard Frost home.
ceived word that their son, Ray Going On Trip—
Mr. and Mrs. Emil 8tunz will
mond. arrived In Seattle Sunday on
the ship, General Blackford. They leave Friday on a three-weeks va Go To Payette Lakes—
Mr. and Mrs. John Olsen spent
expect him home the last of the cation trip to Mexico City. They
will be accompanied home by their' four days last week at Payette
week.
daughter, Greta, who has been ] Lakes.
visiting in Mexico.
To Give Party—
’leaching At Owyhee—
The Odd Fellows and members j
Mrs. Julia McDonald is teaching
of the Rebekah lodge will g iv e [ Discharged From Navy—
a benefit card party In the Odd
John J. Smith of Nyssa. fireman at Owyhee school for Mrs. John
Fellows hall Friday night. March first class In the navy, has been Bumgarner, whose small daughter
18.
discharged and has returned home is ill
s o « have issued a challenge to
Prank T. Morgan and his Ma!-
heur County com mittee for the
Protection of Taxpayers
and P ri
vate Enterprise to a public debate
on the question of a people's util
ity district.
The Vale REA manager charge
that Mr. Morgan's statement about
the Vale REA "having financially
defaulted is untrue'' and pointed
out that the books are open to the
public.
"The sponosrs want the people to
hear both sides. They promise to
spring several surprises that will
be of paramount interest to the
public,” according to Irvin Calla
han, chairman of the Nyssa Elect
rical Education club.
Grange To Give
Hospital Money
The Oregon Trail Grange has
voted to set aside its silver march
fund each meeting for six months
for the Malheur Memorial hospl-
taJ fund
Approximately $50 was contribu
ted Tuesday night, according ‘ to
Loyd Adamfi maater of
Qrange.
The program was presented by
the Home Economics club under
the direction o f Mrs. Frank Parr
and Mrs. Loyd Adams. A supper
march was led by Mrs. Wiills Bert
ram.
The program for the next meet
ing will be provided by the Vale
Orange under the supervision of
Nina Walker.
Boxing Tourney
Opens Tonight
Gordon Ray To Erect Big
Building; Herman Towne
To Enlarge Plant
Plans for construction of two
more business houses as well as a
number of smaller building pro
jects were revealed at the city hall
Wednesday.
Gordon P. Ray, operator o f G or
don’s drive-in, was Issued a permit
to erect a grocery building on west
Main street east of the present
drive-in market.
Mr. Ray will move his store to
the new building and the F ire
stone people will use the building
now occupied by the grocery.
The building, of masonry con
struction, will be 50 by 60 feet.
Herman Towne w::i ¿ran work
of enlarging his garage building
at Main and Third streets at a
cost of $3000. An addition will be
built on the rear of the lot and
the present building Improved,
George M. Wilson will remodel a
grocery store and service station
on Bower avenue and highway 20
at a cost of $400.
L. H. Tuttle will alter a frame
building, 12 by 20, on north Seven
th street.
H. E. Collins announced plans for
construction of a utility building
to be erected at a trailer camp that
he will establish east of the rail
road tracks.
Work Is expected to be start
ed soon on construction of the Ida
ho Canning company plant north
of Nyssa.
Erection of the walls for the
Owyhee Truck and Implement com
pany building now under construc
tion at Main and Fourth streets
has been about completed.
Pouring o f concrete for the Wes
tern Corrugator company builibhg
■at PUS*» street and Oood avenue
beqn started.
Plans Rave been completed lor
the Malheur county boxing tourn
ament to be held In the Nyssa gym
nasium tonight and Friday night.
Iris Growers Here—
Adrian is expected to enter two
Robert Schreiner and his bro
fighters, Nyssa six, Ontario six and ther, Bernard of St. Paul, Min
Vale about the same number, for nesota called on Mrs. Glen Suiter
a total of about 14 bouts each Monday. Tile Schreiner brothers
night.
own and operate the nationally-
Mr. Sugal of Ontario, former pro known Schreiner's iris gardens at
fessional Japanese wrestler, will St. Paul. Mrs. Suiter is growing
eferee the bouts.
¡a n extensive planting of their iris.
NYSSA YOUTH, FORMER PRISONER OF
JAPANESE, TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
----------
i Kobe to a city north of Kobe. The
Cpl.
Valentine Santillanes
of name of this little city is Malbara.
Nyssa, who was a prisoner of the They pulled us out of Kobe be-
Japanese for three ana on e-h alf! cause of the bombing of the sur-
years, has returned home to spend rounding areas. In fact, they came
a furlough until May 13, when he close to hitting us. We stayed in
will go to Port Lewis for discharge. Malbara until our liberation 10
Cpl. Santillanes, son of Joe San- September 1945.
tlllanes of Nyssa. has been In the
We were put on a train on the
states since September 24, 1945.
same day on which we were liber
Telling about his experiences, ated. W e then went north from
Santillanes said:
Malbara towards Tokyo. We got
<‘I left Camp O ’Donnell 30 May as far as Yokohama. Yokohama Is
1942 and arrived at Camp Cabana- about thirty or forty miles south of
tuan, prison camp No. 1, on 1 June. Tokyo If I am not mistaken. We
I went to the hospital on 8 June got there on 11 September 1945
and stayed in the hospital from 8 about 3:30 in the morning. Incid
June to 9 April 1943. I went to entally, Yokohama is another of
duty and stayed on the duty side Japan's big cities. It must have
of the camp from 9 April 1943 to been about 9 o’clock on the eleven
19 September 1943. I then went on th when they started to put as on
detail to a camp, Las Pinas. I stay* naval transports and hospital ships.
ed In Las Pinas from 19 September On the eleventh I was put on a
1943 to 1 October 1944.
transport, but unfortunately I got
____ 1 ________
“On
October _____
1944 _______________
we started on sick. I ran a high temperature and
our boat trip to Japan. W e left then was transfered to a hospltl
Manilla 1 October 1944. Instead of ship called the Marigold. I stayed
going straight across from Manilla on the hospital ship from the ele
to Formosa, we went from Manila venth to the fifteenth and then on
to Hong Kong. China and then to the fifteenth was taken to an air
Formosa. By the way, we stayed field and put on a C-54 Amy Trans
in Hong Kong harbor for eleven port.
days and on one of these days we
I started from Yokohama at 1:30
witnessed an American bombing of in the afternoon on 15 September
Hong Kong. We pulled out of the and landed on Saipan at 10:30 that
harbor about 25 October heading night. I stayed on Saipan for seven
for Formosa, Japan. We got to For days. I left on 22nd at 3:30 in the
mosa 9 November 1944. We stayed morning and landed on Kwajallen
in Formosa nearly three months in I«land at 2 o’clock hi the afternoon
a camp named Toroka. One day of the same day. I left there at
they put us on a train and took 13:30 that afternoon and landed on
us up to the north end of the | Johnston Island about 1:30 the
island. We boarded a boat w h ich ' following morning, which was 23
remained on the docks three days. September 1945. I stayed there for
On one of these three days while forty minutes or so. and then start
we were docked ( I don't rmember ed towards Hawaii. I left Johnston
which one i we were bombed and Island about 2:45 a. m. and landed
at Hlckham field about 8 a. m. the
straffed but not hit.
"Finally we pulled out to sea, same morning. I stayed at Hlckham
thank God. We were on our »ray to Field for fourteen hours and took
Japan itself. We landed on Kyushlu, o ff for San Francisco at 10:30 that
one o f the Japanese southern is night. We landed at Hamilton Field
lands, on 10 or 11 February 1945. next morning about 11 o’ clock San
We stayed there for a few hours Francisco time. They took me to
awaiting transportation. On our letterm an general hospital as soon
way again, we headed north towards as we landed. I stayed at Letterman
for five or six days. W e pulled out
Tokyo.
It was a twenty-four hour trip by at 2:30 In the afternoon of 29 Sept
train. We got to a city named Kobe, ember 1945, and I got to Oallup,
You probably have heard about It. New Mexico on 1 October about
1:30 in the morning. I took a ten
Kobe happens to be one of Japai
biggest cities. We stayed in Kobe day delay en route from Letterman
from 12 February 1946 until 20 general hospital to my home on the
May 1945 and then pulled out of way to Burns general hospital.