NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1937
SOCIETY
Jersey Quadruplets Have a Christening
Inquest Tuesday
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tated slightly before driving ahead
M IS S Y O U N G HONORED
Train Crew Testify
the afternoon were Mrs. 8. B.
Davis, Mrs. Mary Morris, Mrs. H ar
ry Francis, Mrs. Elizabeth McDon
ald, Mrs. Betty LaFrenz and Mrs.
J. B. Smith.
A spring formal was given Friday
evening in the Parish hall by Mr.
and Mrs. John Young in honor of
Miss Katherine Young who is leav
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ing this week for her home in Mad
ras. The hall was decorated with
TUESD AY CLUB
spring flowers and gayly colored
I nlloons.
The
grand march was
The Tuesday evening club
met
led by the honor guests. Miss with Mrs. Ernest Wilson this week.
Y a ng, and Mr. Omer A dkinsn. Three substitutes played with mem
About thirty five couples enjoyed bers, Mrs. Ray Emmott, Mrs. John
an evening of dancing with
the Yeung and Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper.
mu ic being furnished by Mrs. Her Mrs. Ethel Crawford won the high
bert Fisher and Mrs. W. F. McLing. score prize and
Mrs. Frank Hall
During an intermission Mrs. C. L. wen second high award.
McCoy sang two solos accompan
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ied by Mrs. Young. Throughout the
S A TU R D A Y P A R T Y
evening Marzene Hollenberg and
Is: belle Sarazin served punch.
Mrs. Bernard Frost entertained
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Saturday afternoon with a dessert
bridge.
The house was decorated
W A R M O TH E R S HONORED
with lovely bouquets of tulips. Four
World W ar Mothers of Nyssa and tab lti of Ocntradi werfe in play
vicinity were honored at a tea given with Mrs. Tom Eldridge
winning
Tuesday
afternoon
at the A. V. high score and Mrs. Farnham Sills
Cock home by the Junior Legion second.
Girls under the supervision of Mrs.
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Elmer Clonlnger. About fourteen
invitations were issued but several
TH U R SD A Y
CLUB
were unable to attend. The Juniors
M!rs. Barr Doolittle entertained
sen lovely
bouquet to the
War
M otheis who
were ill, including the Thursday bridge club last week
playing
Mrs. Fred Powell, Grandma Rob with Mrs. Lloyd Milliken
with members. Mrs. Warren Blodg
erts.n and Mrs. Emma Duncan.
A piogram arranged by the girls ett won high score prize and Mrs.
was presented and included a Talk Aden Wilson, second and Mrs. El
on Origination of Mother’s Day by don Jensen won a traveling prize.
Clarence Erickson of Glenns F er
ry, who was the engineer in charge
of the train, testified that I. J.
Higgins, fireman; Ernest Kenneky,
head brakeman,
Forrest Jones
student fireman; and himself were
in the cab at the time of the acci
dent. He was sitting on the seat b*"
next to the right side and didn't
see the car prior to the accident.
Jim Higgins, he said, was sitting on
the right hand side of the cab and
was operating the engine.
20 years. He also testified he gave
the customary two long and two
short blasts of the whistle at the
proper time and that the automatic
bell on the engine had been on lor
at least 80 rods.
Ernest Kenneky of Glenns Fer
ry head brakeman gave practically
the same testimony as the
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trainmen. He said th train was de
layed one hour and 55 minutes by
the accident. He has had 19 years
experience with the Union Pacific.
Forrest Jones, student firema x
who had Just started his appren
ticeship Friday, testified he was
sitting on the left side and saw th -
\ car approaching the crossing.
Dr. J. J. Sarazin testified as to
the nature of the victim’s injuries
and Sgt. Ted Chambers gave tech
nical information
regarding
the
wreck. He said that if the car was
going 20 miles an hour, and sine >
they missed safety by about three
feet; one-tenth of a second faster
would have brought them into th »
clear and saved the life of f l v j
people.
Mr. Erickson
said the first he
knew of danger was when the head
brakeman and student fireman
shouted, ’’Hold’e r!’’ This was about
the time the engine was passing the
depot and within a few feet of th>
car attempting
to get
across in
Conductor in charge of the train
front o f the engine. T h e brakes
Jersey's famous foursome, the Kasper quadruplets, Frances, Frank, F elix and Ferdinand, born to Mr. and
was Geo. E. Ellison; other members
were
set
and
the
train
stopped
in
2«
Mrs. Em il Kasper of Passaic, are shown following their christening recently. Their business manager.
of the train crew being Erickson,
He estimated the
M ayor Benjamin F. Turner of Passaic, is shown on the extreme righ t Governor Hoffman became the god car lengths.
Higgins, Jones, Kenneky and Chas.
speed o f the train to be from 35 to
father of the "quads” and was present at the ceremony.
Barton, the rear brakeman.
40 miles an hour. Mr. Erickson
testified
he
had
worked
on
trains
I ’d give my all, be it little or great,
as engineer and fireman on and off
T o walk by his side today.
By MRS. C LAR K ENOS
T o stand up there by the man who since 1917.
has known
I. J. Higgins, engineer and fire
man o f Glenns Ferry testified he
The bite of the burning fray;
Mrs. Earl Sparks and baby are
engine at the
W ho has gritted his teeth, and was operating the
making an
extended visit at the
time of the accident and was sit
clinched his fist,
parental Charles McConnell home.
Funeral services were held for
ting on the right hand side as the
And gone on doing his best,
R. C. Enos and son Clarence re Charles Mettlen at the Community
engine hit the car and swept past.
turned Sunday from a business trip Methodist Church Sunday and was Because of his love for his fellow He seen the car just as it struck
man
to Portland and visited in the Felix conducted by Rev. Floyd White.
And the faith in his manly breast but had already set the brakes
R. Harris and G. Frederick Hart Mr. Mettlen died last Tuesday, May
when he had been warned of dang
well homes while there.
4 at his home near Mitchell Butte I would love to walk with him hand er by the cry of the brakeman and
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Hinemcna Cloninger; M other’s Day
in hand.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Newton
and after being ill only a few days from
student fireman. Mr. Higgins said
song
by
Anna
and
Margaret
Together journey along,
family, Mr. and Mrs. Gc* rit Munt- pneumonia. Mettlen was 25 year.-
he had been in engine service for
M ONDAY C O N TR AC T CLUB
Toombs:
recitations
by
Anna
For
the
man
who
has
fought
and
old
and
unmarried.
jew erff spent Mother’s Day at the
Toombs and Betty Bailey: a guitar
won is the man
Mrs. Bert Lenkaemper was host parental Ed Newton home on Ore
Charles Robert Mettlen was bom
solo by Eva Lynch and Gayle Me-- ess to the Monday Contract club j gon Slope.
Who can make the other strong.
November 5, 1911 at Lincoln County
Coy sang the song "Mother."
this week with Mrs. Earl Danley the | Miss Joyce Ashcraft spent the Nebraska. He departed from this life
Relatives arrived from
Kansas
Tea was served the honor guests only guests playing with members. week end In Nampa at the Jim N el May 4. 1937 at Nyssa at the age of
and a large number of friends at
and each
W ar Mother received a Mrs. Dewey Ray won high score son home.
25 years, 5 months and 29 days.
tend the funeral. Pallbearers were
corsage and a handkerchief. The prize; Mrs. A. V. Cook, second; and
Leo and Ethel Farnsworth were
In the fall of 1921 his parents Leo and Earl Chard of Nyssa. Loral
girls
demonstrated
some o f the Mrs. Wm. Schireman, won the trav
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and moved to Glltner. Nebraska where Miller of Payette, Cort and Murlln
things they have learned
about eling prize.
Mrs. J. W. Hewitt.
his boyhood days were spent. He Brock of Caldwell and Bob Thomp
When a loved one returns to
bandaging and answered questions
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Mrs. R. C. Enos and Mrs. Mitchell received his grade and high school son of Nyssa.
his last home
and your
pertaining to that phase of their
Gaviola
were
over
night
guests
Sat
education there, graduating with
BY
T H U R SD A Y C O N T R A C T CLUB
Charlies .(ones accompanied by
thoughts are with him, you
work.
urday night o f Mr. and Mrs. C. A. the class of 1929. He attended busi Dwight Johnston sang "Some Day
can turn with complete con
World W ar Mothers who enjoyed
The Thursday Contract club met Rose in Payette. They attended the ness college at Grand Island. Neb We Will Understand” and "W hisp
fidence to the Nyssa Fun
Using
only
the
best
materials
a t the home of Mrs. Artie Robert beautiful Mother's Day sermon and raska but decided that he liked ering Hope.”
Mrs. A1 Thompson
eral Home for final arrange
son last week with Mrs. Ray E m -; program given by the Methodist farming better. He and his father and Mrs. Earl Anderson accompan
and fully equipped.
ments.
matt winning the high score award. church Sunday morning and in the have been constant companions on ied by Dwight Johnston sang “ City
Mrs. A. B. Heisey and Mrs. Tom afternoon called at the Wesley the farm.
Four Square.”
Scholes and Cecil C. Rose homes.
Eldridge were guests.
About seven months ago, Charles
SHANE A PPPLIA N C E CO.
Word has been
received
from and his parents took a homestead
CARD OF T H A N K S
South of Halverson's
The National Republican club Mrs. Fays McCullough of Knox City on the north side of Mitchell Butte
house in Washington. D. C., a four- j M o, and a former resident of Big where he resided at the time of his
tory edifice bought for $150,000 in Bend that she is rejoicing over the death.
1929 has been offered for sale.
arrival of her first grandchild bom
We wish to express our sincere
Charles was a home loving boy
to Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCullough, and had made great plans for a gratitude for the kindness and
weighing 10% pounds and has been home on the new land. Everyone sympathy shown us at the recent
named Donna
Lois.
The
great who knew Charles, loved him.
death of our beloved son. brother,
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
He leaves to mourn his death at uncle, nephew, cousin and financee,
Milsap are living at St. Louis. Mo.,
so early an age, his father and his Charles Mettlen and thank the
with their soh Paul Milsap and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. William A Merry Matrons Club, the singers,
family.
Mettlen; his fiancee. Miss Pearl friends and neighbors for their ex
Henry Hatch has resigned his
sympathy. W e also
Roe and five sisters and one brother pressions of
position of bookkeeper at the Eder
wish to acknowledge the beautiful
They
are
Faye
Mettlen,
MrsA
Ola
Hardware and will take work with
floral offerings.
Chard. Mrs. Jessie Chard. Mrs. Jen
Joe Brumbach on his dragline.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mettlen and
«O U > T O ^
Those who attended an im nie Talbot, Mrs. Luella Smith; all Faye, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Chard
W e make a specialty of fur
promptu party at the Ernest Parker cf Nyssa and a brother of Sylvan and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ewen
nishing things for your par
home in Big Bend Friday evening Grove. Kansas, together with a host Chard and family;
Mr. and Mrs.
ties . . . when everything
were the Ted Newton, W. E. Ash of other relatives and friends.
Clyde Mettlen and family; Mr. and
should be just right.
Rev. White read this very ap
craft. Ray Drown families and R ay
• See this amazing refrig
Mrs. Russell Talbot and family,
Tell us what you have in
mond Menique who entertained propriate poem written by L. L. Ab Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and
erator that maintains low
mind and let us show you.
bott:
with his piano accordion.
family; Mr. and Mrs. John M ett
er temperatures, higher
Mrs. Ray Drown entertained sev
len and family; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
The Man Who's Won
humidity at no extra cost.
eral friends
Monday evening in
Mettlen; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
You will be sure to
See the new fle x ib le
honor of her husbands birthday at I want to walk by the side of the man Mettlen; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Who has suffered and seen
find what you want
a card party. Those present were
in te rio r arrangements
Mettlen and family; and
Miss
and knows,
Messrs and Mesdames Charles Price
Pearl Roe.
—adaptable to 9 different
in our nice selection
W E. Ashcraft. Ernest Parker and Who has measured his pace on the
variations.
of gifts and cards.
battle line
Mr. Raymond Menique. A delight
And
given
and
taken
his
blows.
ful supper was served at the close
RIC H ARD S
Who has never whined when the
of the evening.
scheme went wrong
Mrs. Amanda Ashcraft returned
Nor scoffed at the falling plan
home Friday after a two weeks visit
2 t b 5 7 i»*
But takes his dose with a heart of
at the home of her daughter Mrs.
trust
Safe - Sure - Practical
Jim Nelson in Nampa, Idaho.
Economical
And the faith of a gentleman;
Who has parried and struck and
For FREE Demonstration
sought and given
W rite
And scarred with a thousand
By MRS. ED DUPRE
spears
Distributor
Mr. and Mrs. Homer . have sold Can lift his head to the stars and
Route 2, Payette, Idaho
heaven
their ranch and moved away. Their
And is not ashamed of his tears.
daughter
Alvera is staying with
T K T J
• Be sure to see these
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blaine to finish
beautiful, eco n o m ica l
her school term here.
Lincoln school
was well repre
N o rg e Ranges N O W !
sented at the play day festival at
New, improved oven con
Vale Friday.
trols and top cooking
Ed DuPre and Mrs. Simmerman
units make these ranges
were guests of Miss Virgina DuPre
even m ore efficien t—
to a mother day dinner in Nampa
even more economical.
on 8unday.
Frank DuPre and his father mot-
W ide choice o f models
otred to Burns and Crane on Sat
and equipment.
urday and Sunday.
Jo Anne Garrison of Nyssa was
Bicarbonate of Soda
an overnight guest of her grand
Adhesive Tape
Toothache Drops
mother Friday night.
Absorbent Cotton
Analgesic Balm
Sterile Gauze
Il — J
Eye Drop*
Tincture Iodine
Cold
Tablets
Clinical Thermometer
Peroxide
Ear Syringe
Watch “ Needleu
Smelling Salts
Fountain Syringe
Expens«” . . . when
Aromatic Spirite Ammonia
ID AH O -O REG O N LEAGUE GAME
Hot W ater Bottle
Vaseline
Milk of Magnesia
Unguentine
Epsom Salts
Mineral Oil.
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Plumbing and heating sys
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tems are often the cause of
W tlféti AgMatw — A i a w» - larffcater
needless expense In home
ADRIAN NEWS
Mettlen Funeral
Held On Sunday
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“A DOOR
That Lead* To
LIGHT
Guaranteed
R A D IO
SERVICE
Expert Radiotrician
THE NYSSA
FUNERAL HOME
HOWARD SMITH
Party
G O O D IE S
ONLY NORGE
GRADUATION
GIFTS and CARDS
G IVES y o u :
JOHNSON
VARIETY
McClure Bros.
Bakery
ELECTRO FENCE
$17.50
Be Prepared . . .
. . . for accidents
LINCOLN NEWS
GLENN OLSON
O
Anytime
BASEBALL
Anywhere
Your Medicine Chest Should Contain:
On the N Y S S A Diamond
JI°BCE
SU N D A Y , May 16
You Build . . .
Your Automobile should contain a First Aid Kit
National First Aid W eek May 17th to 23rd
stresses the need for a mass attack on acci
dents and their tragic results.
Nyssa Pharmacy
maintenance. Avoid this when
you build. Insist on careful
work and tested supplies.
GEO. J. K1NZER
Plumber
PHONR 1M-J-S
NYSSA
ONTARIO
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Game Called at 2 :30 Sharp
Admission—Men 36c; Ladies 15c
40
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