The Gate city journal., December 21, 1928, Image 6

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BARBER SHOP
TRUCKING
and
Between Lawrence Gaa Station
TRANSFERRING
and Ford Garage
SOLICITS A PART OF YOUR
Patronage
Phone 15 and Phone 2 8
C. KLINKENBERG
G. E. BERTSCH
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IONTHEOLD JOB li; NYSSA BARBER SHOP Í
H. D. Holmes
BATHS
Transfer and Baggagf
HAIR BOBBING AND TON-
HORIAL WORK OF ALL
KINDS
‘ We Alai to Please*
All kinds of hauling ir
City limits
ROY POUNDS. PROT.
Nyssa
Oregon
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USING OUR LEISURE
IRONSIDE
Today the average
person has
Charles Perkins and Len Ture-
man left Wednesday for Flag Prairie more leisure than he had a genera­
and the Agency Valley after cattle
tion ago, consequently he has more
for Laurance Brothers.
opportunities
for cultural pursuits, if
Elmer Hunter of Westfall is feed­
ing his cattle at S. A. Loftons.
his inclinations are in that direction.
Ed. Oaks picked his turkeys Thurs­
The average work-day is shorter,
day. He sold them in Weiser Fri­
due to the ability to produce more
day.
devices, and
Mrs. W. R. Lofton, Mrs. Bert and through labor-saving
Mrs. Raymond Lawrence shopped in thus even the manual laborer is en­
Vale and Ontario Monday .
abled to share in the leisure which
Mrs. Omer Presley visited Thurs­
an advancing civilization has made
day with Mrs. Walter Laurance.
Mrs. S. A. Lofton made a business possible.
trip to Ontario Thursday.
How to suitably employ leisure
Miss Sylvia Laurance of Prairie time is consequently
becoming a
City is Visiting relatives here
and rather important problem, the solu­
she expects to
stay until after
tion of which
must
naturally be
Christmas.
found by each individual for himself.
Elmer Molthan and family went to
Spare time may well be devoted in
Ontario and back Tuesday.
A birthday dinner was given for part to studies which lead to ad­
Grandma Van Buren Saturday. All vancement in one’s occupation or
the relatives were there.
profession, or even to
preparation
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Elms
spent for a more desirable calling. Corres­
several days this week in Unity.
pondence courses afford many oppor­
Mrs. George Hope of Unity spent tunities in these directions.
several days o f this week with her
For those who have found their
sister Mrs. Sylvester Rose.
Walter Laurance helped Chas. Set- life work and are succeeding in it,
on butcher hogs Wednesday.
leisure offers the means o f broaden­
Ben Rutherford who has been in ing the mental vision by a better
Ontario doctoring has returned to
acquaintance with the masterpieces
Ironside.
Bill Woodcock and family moved of literature and art, by developing
to Nyssa Thursday. Henry Cape and a better appreciation o f music, ob­
Floyd Howard moved their furni­ taining a better grasp of national
ture and livestock.
and world affairs— in short, it en­
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Beam, Mr. and
ables one to live a fuller life.
Mrs. Len Tureman, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
For attaining these ends almost
Woodcock, Mr. and Mrs. Waller Lau­
rance, Earl Van
Buren and
Mrs. unlimited facilities are within the
Bert Laurance helped Mrs. W. R. reach
of
practically
everyone,
Lofton dress turkeys Sunday.
through
books,
newspapers,
maga­
Mr. and Mrs. Beam and Arthur
Beam and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd White zines, motion pictures and radio. By
went to Unity to the turkey shoot the judicious use of these, entertain­
Sunday
ment and education may go hand in
Quite a number o f people are sick hand.
with
colds
and the flu. Walter
The future happiness and prosper­
Weaver’s family is down with it.
Herman Rose went to Baker Sat- ity of most o f us depend largely up­
urday after
his wife and children.
on how we employ our spare time.
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EDGAR W ILK S
Jeweler
ONTARIO — OREGON
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I have a wonderful line o f watches, diamonds,
clocks, silverware and novelty jewelery that
would be suitable gifts.
SPECIAL
I have in slock four Genuine Pyralin Toilet
Sets worth $46.50 each. I will sell these at
$25.00 each.
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED
DIAMOND RINGS FROM $10 UP
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INTERESTING NOTES
There’s a glow in tbe air, a Stir id
tha street.
That comas but enee in a year,
There’s a tone in the voice of friends
you greet
That echoes of hope and cheer,
And the fleet-footed days hasten on
to the time
When, glowing in dawning skiee.
The gladdest of daya and most sub­
lime,
The Christmas morn shall rise.
T h e n a m e “ O ld Glory” for the name of th e f ja g o f the
United States was first applied in 1831 by William
Driver, a sailing captain of Salem, Mass.
The soya bean orginated in Manchuria, where it has a
history o f 6,000 years. It was introduced into America
about the end o f the eighteenth century.
The national wealth o f the United States 50 years ago
was estimated at $40,000,000,000 while today the esti­
mate is $360,000,000,000.
In the course of his three and
one-half years in the
presidency, Von Hindenburgi has been godfather to 5,300
children. He stands as sponsor for every seventh child
born in any family in Germany.
A calf owned by John Tromley of Broad Brook,
Conn., has an extra eye, horn, tongue and an extra set
o f teeth.
The first farm in Canada is said to have been situated
on the slope o f the hill at Quebec where now stands the
City Hall and other public buildings
Each shop and each atore o f the
thronged-filled mart
Its choicest treasurers displays
And each to the brightness adds its
part
Of the greatest of all the year’s
days.
And tbe eager crowds as they move
along
A festal scene supply,
For joy in each heart is pulsing
strong,
The joy o f Christmas nigh!
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AGENTS FOR
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COAL
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Building Supplies
BOYS AND GIRLS
Rosetta Arnett, 9 years old, o f Vermillion, Ala., car­
ried eight small children to safety when a farm house
I burned with no adults present.
As though it were listening to hear
otto Muechen, age 14, fell from a liner in the Gulf of
That wondrous oratorio
Aden adn swam for 15 miles before he was rescued.
On that first Christmas night,
Robert Dominguez, Mexican Boy Scout who hiked
As angels sang in the long ago
When Bethehem’s
star
shone from Mexico City to New York, will receive a scholar­
bright.— M. T. Suddith,
New ship at the University o f Illinois as a reward.
York Times.
Elizabeth Street, a blind girl of Alexander City, Ala.,
won
the Alabama state championship in a recent radio
Politician* hope that Mr. Hoover
Blind girls also won these city con­
will not display war-time food econ­ singing audition.
omy when It comes to distributing tests : Ruth Hoppe, Fond du Lac, W is.; Hazel Jackson,
pie.
Springfield, 111.; Jane Mack, Flint, Mich.
A 4-year-old Turkish boy recently brought to Con-
A new chain o f 1,000 drug stores
is being organized. Some o f them, stanople is said to have a full-grown
moustache and
it is understood, will carry a few beard.
drugs.
Children o f several New York schools have been giv­
The city o f Dinkelsbuhl, Baveria, en leaflets for use in teaching thir foreign-born parents
has celebrated Us 1,000th
anniver­
English.
sary. A long time to put up with
In the windows the holly wreaths of
green
With berries red appear.
And even the air seems more serene
such a name.
A London rag-picker died leaving
an estate worth 1760,000. He must
have specialized in discarded men’s
garments.
It is said that with a new balloon
tire punctures are "altogether
im­
probable.’* Depending, we assume,
on the improbabilty o f hitting a nail
just right.
TURKEYS MINUS THE
PIN FEATHERS NET
GROWER »11 MORE
(From tha Malheur Enterprise)
“ No. 2,” sang out a grader
here Saturday and a grower of
several
straight,
fat turkeys
was plunged into gloom.
"Why, grade him 2 ? ’’ he ask­
ed.
“ ‘You forgot to pick him,” was
the reply as the grader called at­
tention to numerous pin feath­
ers.
‘‘Give me another chance,” and
a smile replaced a frown when
the grader agreed. When
the
turkeys came in again they were
picked clean, they rated No. 1
price, and the grower has »11
more for Christmas money.
As a result of careful grading,
the association pool has the best
reputation in the turkey field.
The growers benefit. Receivers
again stated here Saturday that
the turks delivered here were
the best lot o f the season.
Brogan Having
H O L ID A Y S
j o u in a l ,
CHRISTMAS NIGH I
Christmas Tree
FOR
errr
The Christmas spirit at
Brogan
will be expressed in a joint gather­
ing of church people, school children
and Parent-Teacher association at the
community hall Saturday.
School
children will be the entertainers, un­
der the direction o f Mr. and Mrs.
James O. Wiles and
Mrs. Isobel
Boston, teachers. Santa will have a
Christmas treat for all o f the young­
sters.
HURLEY NOMINATED
Senator
MrNary
was
advised
Tuesday
by the
department of
justice that It has approved and isj
forwarding to the White House for
transmission to the senate the nom­
ination o f Julien A. Hurley for re­
appointment as United States dis­
trict attorney
for the
Fairbanks,
Alaska, district.
Mr. Hurley re­
ceived the first apopintment shout
eight years ego while living In Vale.
Well we hope everybody hae all the
inetallments
paid on last
year’s
Christmas presents.
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Nyssa Lumber Co.
PHONE 47
POULTRY SUPPLIES
Clear Cut Photographs i
Custom Cleaning
and Grinding
Are Better Than
Blurred Memories of
N Y S S A G R A IN & SEED
COM PANY
LOVED ONES
Heater’s Studio
OREGON
NYSSA
ONTARIO — OREGON
could be
W hat
nicer f o r
a Christ­
mas gift than a Photograph ?
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THE LATEST 1929
WE DO KODAK WORK
Electrically Equipped
Mail Orders Given Special Attention
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Notice
THE FORMS FOR THE WINTER
ISSUE OF THE TELEPHONE DI­
CROSS STATE RAIL
WILL BE AWAKENING
OF SLEEPING EMPIRE
W. L. Teutach of O. A. C. is the
author of an article in the Oregon
Farmer, which is in the interest of
the cross state railroad that south­
eastern and central Oregon is petit­
ioning for. The writer declared that
the railroad will mean the develop­
ment of this vast section, "a great
sleeping empire.” He again calls at­
tention to the productivity o f irri­
gated farm lands, to the resources of
vast area suited to the raising of
livestock.
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