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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL THURSDAY. DEC. 28.1687 can His government take hold of the world and turn it upsidedown to the glory of God. May Christ reign in your heart today. The Gate City Journal ------------------ + ----------------- - Member of The Oregon Editori»! Association S T IL L U P IN TH E A IR — W IN IF R E D BROW N THOM AS - - - - Owner LO UIS P TH O M AS . . . . Editor and Publisher N the recent labor election at the Inman- I Poulson mill, held at the instigation of Governor Martin, the C. I. O. won, which simply IN D E PE N D E N T IN P O L IT IC 8 AND R E LIG IO N , O P T IM IS T IC IN D IS P O S IT IO N —W IT H NO INTE R ESTS T O SERVE E X C E P T THOSE O P M ALH EUR CO U NTY SU B S C R IPTIO N RATES $1 50 .75 ................... 05 Single Copies (Strictly in Advance) confirmed a previous election for the purpose of determining which organization had the right to represent the employees. But to what avail is the result o f the election? The A. F. L. is still picketing the mill and the boycott is still in effect. It seems peculiar to us that such a condition should exist, when the em ployer has complied with all the requirements of a union and then have another union come in a picket and boycott the firm. A ll of which gets down to the fact that we in eastern Oregon may not think it so important until it begins to hit our pocket books. And we believe that where large industries lay idle because of “ factional” arguments such as this, does have a very definite effect on the sur rounding country. And particularly communi ties that depend on the faimer. Workers on strike, are necessarily short o f money with which to buy the products o f the farmer. The “ cause” o f labor cannot be helpel much, when after T W O elections, one under the Na tional Labor Relations Board and this last one under the direction o f the state, when the loser cannot take his loss gracefully and abide by the decision of the majority. Basically, o f course the Wagner A ct is at fault, and should be corrected to straighten the matter out. A D V E R T IS IN G RATES Open rate, per Inch....... National, Per inch Local, Contract ............. Classifieds, Per word 30c 30c 25c 01c Published every Tnursday at Nyssa, Malheur County. Oregon. Entered at the postoffice at Nyssa, Oregon for transmission through the United States Malls, as second class matter, under the act o f March 3, 1879. I* - A CRISTM AS E D IT O R IA L — By Rev. B. Stanley Moore, St. Pauls Episcopal Parish « p i OR unto us a child is born, unto us a son -T is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. O f the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal o f the Lord o f hosts will per form this.” Isa. 9:6, 7. No period in history has ever needed the prophecy o f Isaiah in this chapter as it is needed at this time. Isaiah pictures for us conditions as they are, and then he gives us a vision o f what is to be. He opens his message with a gloomy picture of physical and moral desolation, sin and selfishness and greed and lust, and then traces for us a picture o f a glorious nation, triumphant in its support o f the righteous. To day is a dav with much darkness in it, but those o f us who believe in God are sure o f a glorious tomorrow. , We, like the prophet, see in our land great evils, injustice, despair, corruption, an indiffer ence toward moral and spiritual values unworthy o f a free and great people. W e see people turn away from the churches, and place their faith in strange doctrines o f might for the masses. Isaiah caught a gleam o f hope in the distance, and he points us to it, the coming o f a Saviour, whose “ Name shall be called Wonderful, Coun sellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince o f Peace.” A ll the work o f the world in past ages and in coming ages emanates from the cradle of»Bethlehem. The prophet saw in this event the salvation of his nation, as we see in it the salvation of civil ization today. The nations of old to whom this Child was born failed to comprehend His true greatness, in that they expected Him to exercise the powers of an earthly King, to wield His powers through pomp and sword. W e make the same error these days. W e turn our backs upon this Mighty God, The Prince of Peace and pin our hopes on the platform o f the Democratic or Republican party or in the force o f arms o f our army and navy or in the C. I. O. or A. F. of L. or something else, depending on which makes the most fantastic promises. W e can forgive the error on the part of the nation of Israel, because it is divine to recog nize greatness near at hand, and they could not stretch their credulity to the point o f belief on this Saviour in their very midst. W e have no such alibi. W e have record of His promises, the record o f His fulfillment of these promises, we know o f His resurrection, His sending of the Comforter to give us understanding. Can we find faith and hope in our hearts to accent the gloriously tender story o f the Christ Child, and center our hopes in Him for today and tomor row? Let us divest the Christmas o f today o f its physical accourtrements, and let this Mighty God, clothed in the form o f a little child, stanil against the horizim o f entanglements, selfish ness, suffering and despair, and he will draw our hearts unto Himself so we shall deem it a glorious privilege to follow Him. Isaiah tells us that "T h e government shall be upon His shoulders and that o f the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end.” This is the uay to acknowledge your trust in that promise, and place your life in His keeping. You see Him before you as a Child come to fulfill a promise, you see Him again in the Temple in Jerusalem, you see Him again healing tne sick and carrying a message o f mercy and forgiveness in all His wanderings, you see Him in the garden, later before Pilate, again on the way to Golgotha. You are assured He is God when He utters His prayer upon the Cross; you are again assured beyond doubt when you see Him beside Mary in the garden o f Joseph of Arimathaea; on the way to Emmaus. W ill you withhold your heart from Him today? Isaith says, "T h e government shall be upon His should ers.” This means the government o f your heart and o f every other Christmas heart. How else • Two M inute Serm ons • Assembly O f God Church, Nyssa,, Oregon. Ernest C. Knull, Pastor A Christmas Message by Mrs. Ernest C. Knull Pear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great Joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day In the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2: 10-11. It was a memorable event when the angel was sent to announce the birth of the Saviour 'and throogh Him tidings o f great joy. From time to time we need to make pilgrimages into the past; not that we willingly forget the events of Christ’s life, but in a world noisy with the din of current events, we need to stir up our minds to remem ber events that really matter. At the Lord’s Supper we journey back to Calvary; At the Easter season we make Pilgrimage to the empty tomb; but at Christmas season our hearts and mind» Journey back to Bethle hem, and there we see the Babe In the manger, which is Christ our Lord, and through the Mist of years past we seem to hear the same sweet song; Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is bom this day in the city of David a Sav iour, Which is Christ the Lord. And listening Quietly W e seem to hear the Heavenly host praising God, And saying, Glory to God In the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. The most sacred season of the year Is before us. a time when Loved ones gather together, a time when homes will be made bright with foliage and Christmas lights, and when gifts of good will and love will be shared. And we wish that no home will be deprived of these blessings of Christmas. A time when churches will be fi’ led with worship ful songs and sermons will be prea ched to extol the birth of Christ. I f the manger of Bethlehem be fo r gotten; if the song of angels be not heard; and if the words of promise, "Behold. I bring you tidings of great joy," be not remembered, Christmas fades Into emptiness after all. Christmas to us means salvation. It tel’s us of the peace between God and man. and of assurance given to the creature by the Creator. Too sadly the real Christmas Is too much hidden beneath the outward tinsel and commercial spirit of this world, the mystic Santa Claus, and the expectation of carnal gifts May we go beneath all these and see Him whose birth day is set apart to hallow Christ is the gift that makes a genuine Christmas. The gift of God Is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. For God so loved the world, that be gave his only begotten Son. that whosoever be- lieveth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Yes. Jesus was the first Christmas gift to the world. What shall we give in return? Just give Him your life dear ones And with the angels let us sing ’ Al’elula to our K in g ' Jesus the Saviour is born!" May the Lord bless you all as you read this little mesage Plowing Acre l one Walk Plowing with a walking plow a farmer walks about seven and ooe> ball ml lei plowing an sere. NEW S O F RECORD Real Estate Transfer Recorded Oregon & Western Colonization Co. to Leo J. Wagner—N*/iiSW!4 Section 25-18-46. »1,124.30. Idaho Natural Gas Co. to Fred M erritt—N E 1/* Sec. 25-18-46. 12|8|37. $1.00. (Q C Deed.) Sarah DeHaven Kelley to Wayne W. K er—NE(4 Sec. 29-16-47. 6|30j36. $750.00. C. W. Glenn, Sheriff to Edward R. Rlggin—N 'iN W U , N '-jS W '.i.S S N E ti, and N tiS E li Sec. 23-17-45 . 8|27 32. $160.00. Oregon <fc Western Colonization Co. to W illiam L. Kiser et al— NE)4 N E ‘4, EgEHNWt4NEt4, and SE!4 NEW Sec. 35-18-43. 10|7]37. $871.82. C. W. Glenn, Sheriff to State of Oregon— NEW N W '4 Sec. 20-18-47. 12|14|37. $2,587.07. Robert A. Cox to W. T. B u ffin g ton et.u x — W H SW W Sec 20-20-46 12|14|37. $9,300.00. Lee Steers et ux to Verne Steers et ul— E ‘/i Sec. 8; N ^ N E W , SEW NEW, and NEW NW W Sec. 17; SWVi SEW , and EHSW W Sec. 29; W g NWW, and . W14SW14 Sec 32; and N 4 Sec 16-20-39. 12|14|37. $10.00. State of Oregon to Russel! Lynde —SW W NW W Sec. 2-31-42. 4|19)37. $ cultivation and settlement. Charles J. Bush to Thomas A. Thomsen et al— WHSEW Sec. 29-19- 42. 12|2|37. $10.00. J. H. Davis et uz to Neal Clabby— NMsSEW Sec. 17-17-47. 12|10|37 $ 10 . 00 . B. C. D eW olf et ux to H. B Fountain e|t \Ix—WV4NWWNEW Sec. 27-16-43. 11|1|37. $131.57. T W. Penn et al to W. S. Rees— NWWNEW and EWNEWNWW Sec. 32-18-47 10 25|37. $10.00. (Q C Deed.) Arthur Cook la a young man, wormed his way Into the hsarts of his Acquaintances and is holding a position in the thoughts and regards o f the people that few men of his age enjoy. The groom was dressed In conven tional black and wore a white rose In the buttonhole of his coat. Mr. and Mrs Cook will arrive this Ministers or ethers Interested in church publicity are Invited to use evening, Thursday, and will start the of the Journal to carry Important messages and notices the columns home life in the house Arthur has to their congregations, Please try to get your copy in by Tuesday of put in so many hours to prepare for each week. the homecoming. R. J. Davis bought a ticket for Stephens last Monday morning. Morning worship at 11:00 a. m. ST. P A U L ’S EPISCO PAL CHURCH We do not think he lost his bear Young people’s service at 7:15. Roy Rev. Stanley Moore, Pastor ing in that metropolis. W ilde will be the leader. Geo. M cKee went to Nampa Tues Evangelistic service following at Church Services every Sunday day morning where he will take 8:00 p. m. morning at 9:30 o’clock. charge of the railroad yards. Sunay School will meet at 10; 30 Grace Lackey returned to her K IN G M A N K O L O N Y each Sunday morning. home in Ontario the first of the C O M M U N IT Y CHURCH week. Kerm it A Ecklebarger, Pastor George Phl’lips went to Ontario L. D. S. CHURCH 10:00 a. m. Sunday School for all to attend to business Wednesday. Luther Fife, Bishop ages. Owyhee News Sunday School 10 a. m. 11:00 a. m. Morning worship. Mrs. Dolly Cox returned from a Evening service 7:30 p. m. Theme: No Room In The Inn. weeks visit at Vale Saturday. S P E C IA L AN NO U N C EM E N T Mrs. Otis, who has been staying Christmas program— 8r00 p. m . A K IN G M A N K O L O N Y L.D.S. with Mrs E. F. Pratt returned to her musical tableau. Under the direction SU ND AY SCHOOL home Saturday. of Mrs. Osborn, Mrs. W i’son, anc! Benny Rust is reported as improv Meets in Kingman Kolony school Mrs. Ecklebarger. Music under the ing rapidly. house Sunday at 1:00 p. m. direction of Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Lem Wilson Is drilling a well for Sugg. Everyone cordially invited. Mr. Boudell on his ranch near the Owyhee school house. ASSEM BLY O F GOD Arcadia News M E TH O D IST C O M M U N IT Y Ernest C. Knull, Pastor Mr. H i’lkrlss the old foreman of the K S & D. beet ranch h is mov ed to Colorado, and a new foreman Sunday School 10 o’clock. Lesson is in charge. topic: What Christian Surrender The Independent Telephone Co. Means. Philippians 1. have the phones intsalled between Morning Worship 11:15. Sermon Nyssa and Arcadia now. Subject: Jesus the Light of the World. Epworth League 7 o’clock. Evening Worship 8 p. m. Sermon subject: Christian Responsibility. Visiting Members Invited to Attend CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Christmas eve the Epworth Leag uers will meet at the church at 7:30 Vern W. Martin, pastor OREGON T R A IL GRANG E p. m. to go caroling. Meets: 2nd and 4th Wednesday Sunday school every Sunday A M E RR Y, M E R R Y C H R ISTM AS John Stamm ..................... Mias ter morning at 10:00 a. m. T O EVERYONE. Andrew Boersma ................ Overseer Mrs. Albert Hopkins Secretary -------------------------------- - in time no telling what will Ixippen." Home Economics Club Meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Thus speak's the pessimist who finds it difficult to make the ad Mrs. Garrett Stamm ......President Mrs. Orrin Choate Secretary justments to the new order. Editorial opinions as seen “ Since the new roads have been VETERANS OF FO RE IG N W ARS by other editors. The opinions built and people can be induced to Owyhee Post No. 3506 expressed may or may not travel considerable distances for agree with the policy of The the things they want to buy we can Meets: 2nd Friday at Legion Hall Gate City Jounral. reach out into new territory here Jacob Kollen.................Commander and get a lot of business that we W. C. D uffy ..................... Adjutant -----------------------— didn’t think about years ago." W. C. D u fffy...........Service O fficer Thus speaks the optimist, the JAPANESE A T T A C K fellow who is adaptable to changing Auxiliary No. 3506 A P P A R E N T L Y D ELIB ERATE conditions. He realizes that the new Meets: 2nd Friday at Legion Hall highways run both ways, and what Most Americans were at the be Mrs. E. Cloninger..............President may mean business destruction may ginning prepared to admit that the Mrs. Chas. Paradis.......... Secretary also open the door to new oppor Japanese attack on the gunboat tunity. Panay was probably unintentional I.O.O.F L e t’s view the changing conditions very likely reckless and carelessness, Gate City Lodge No. 214 from this brighter side, and ap but not a deliberate assault upon proach the problems of the present Meets: Tuesday, 8 p. m. Americans. with courage, imagination, initiative Meeting Place: Legion Hall Now that the testimony of Ameri- and optimism.—Parma Revew. Frank Bailey.............. Noble Grand survlvors is available it becomes im Don M. Graham................ Secretary possible to hold this view. There oan A IR P L A N E ACCIDENTS be little if any doubt but that Jap Rebekah anese fliers knew perfectly well who Newspaper readers constantly Yellow Rose No. 202 they were bombing. Our vessel was hear of airplane crashes but they do known to the Japanese command to not read of the thousands of un Meets: 2nd and 4th Thursdays be in the vicinity and its flags were Eagles Hall eventful schedules that are being flying conspicuously all through the flown safely every day by aerial nav- Mrs. Blanche McClure, Noble Grand battle. In order to score direct hits vigators. Mrs. Frank Leuck............Secretary the fliers came within easy seeing The subject of accidents looms distance. large in the mind of the public and F R A TE R N A L ORDER OF EAGLES This knowledge Justifies our gov the average person is puzzled to Aerie No. 2134 ernment and our people in feeling satisfactorily explain the crashes Meets: Every Wednesdy, Eagles Hall bitter about the atfair. Apologies that often impress one. The Air may officially close the incident but W orthy President Commerce Bureau has looked into Bernard Frost the bad odor will linger on for years, the causes of the air disasters and Harry M iner.....................Secretary clouding the relations between the reports that more than half are the two peoples. W e cannot count any Auxiliary result of "personnel errors." nation as much of a friend when its Causes of the other accidents, Meets: 1st and 3rd Friday armed forces do a trick like that to listed in order of frequency, follow: Eagles Hall ours, no matter how profuse the power failures, airport, water or ter Mrs. Chas. Leuck............ President subsequent apologies.— Baker Demo- rain difflcu’ties, airplane failures, Mrs. Ronald Bur*we .........Secretary crat-H era’d. weather, darkness and other causes not given —Rigby Star. M ASONIC LODGE IND EFENSIBLE Golden Rule No. 147 Meets: Stated, 2nd Monday Special, 4th Monday Flegel o f the Malheur County R e Eagles Hall lief committee, that the business of Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. Morning worship at 11:15 a. m. Evening meeting at 8:00. Midweek meeting, Wednesday at 8 p. m. Our Christmas program will be here at the church on Thursday evening, December 23rd at 8. W e welcome you all to come and bring the children. i CHURCH F!oyd E. White, pastor Lodge M eetings Others Say. . . C. W. Glenn, Sheriff to Warm - springs Irrigation District— N W SE W and EtaSWW Ser 36-18-44. 12|16| 37. »4,045.70. John Fickel to Gayle Whilhelmina Baze— Lot 3, Block 30. E’ dredges’ Add to Vale. 3|9!35 $150 00. Mary E. Rust to Theodore Rust— the committee should be transacted NEWSWW and SHSW W Sec 12; behind closed doors is indefensible. and NEWNWW Sec. 13-21-45. 12| I t is contrary to a fundamental j 15 37. $1.104 00. principal of democratic government I D. E. McKinley et al to Noble Pul that meetings of public bodies, j len et ux—SHSW W SW W Sec. 12- charged with the expenditure o f | 22-46 10 19 37. »100.00. public funds or the transaction of j Interesting bits of history Charles N. Pitm an et ux to M al other public business, should be he’d gleaned from the files of years heur County road-right-of-way over in secret. ago. NWWNEW Sec 22-16-43 »6500. During the current year the relief Commerce Mortgage C. to M al committee will expend approxi- j heur Coonty-road right of way over mately $45.000 of which »20.000 are NWWNEW Sec. 22-16-43. 11 29 37. paid in taxes by the taxpayers of Tnrsday, December 22. 1910 »1 00 <Q C Deed.) this county. Is there any more rea- „ „ „ , __,, ... - , nyssa Nyssa is Is experiencing a DUl’C bui’di T. A. Freese et ux to Fred F. actlv‘ ty beyond the expectatior Freese—SE;NEW Sec. 18-8-46 12 - ret than any other h county funds? r , I ; f even the most optimistic of h?r i 17- 37. $10.00. the deliberations of the relief com izens or supporters. Wm. R. Medley et ux to O. E. mittee are to be carried on in a The brick work of the Emi Feldtman et al— NWNEW Sec 34- "Star Chamber" session, so might Minton and Green Block is near 18- 44. 11 12j37. $1,000 00 those . of the county court, ’ the city . .. . , — ' u completion. u m u ir u u n . June High et vir to John R. Buer- ™ U KM ard and 0the4 T h e foundation for the mann et ux—«5 acres in SWSWW public bodies and Van Gilse building is comple Sec 31-17-45. 1126 37. »2.275 00 In fairness to other members of Owyhee Irrigation District to M ar the committee, it should be stated and work on the walls will cc mence at once. cus J Ptnney—SW WNWW Sec 4-17- that M r Flegel alone appears an Three other buildings are be 47. 12 637 »10 00. xious to keep Its deliberations secret. planned and the promoters exp Marcus J. Ptnney et ux to Chris He alone Is a fearful o f publicity to commenc: work on these bu! Weber—SW W NW W Sec 4-17-47 12- that he would bar reporters from lngs within the course of a couple 9 37 »10 00. meetings o f the committee. months. Ed Mason et ux to Eastern Oregon I f M r Flegel dislikes to go on On Wedensday afternoon at I Federal Savings & Loan Assn —Lots record publicly In matters affecting Miss Angeline Lye’Is s 7. 8. and 9. Block 234, Ontario 12 the public interest, he should re o’clock Arthur Cook were joined in the h 15 37. $100. sign No other course is open to a Chav T Black et al to May Reed public official holding views such as bonds of matrimony at the ho of the brides sister M rsReggie. lasts 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6, and 7, Block his.—Malheur Enterprise 218 E Jefferson Street. Boise. I< 2, Riverside Add to Ontario 12 5’ ho. The pretty ring ceremony v 37 »150 00. (Q C Deed > used and was very impressive. T H E Y RUN BOTH W A YS Marriage License« Issued Miss Lyells home was at Onta Omer Verlln Platt and Margaret "Since the new highways were where she lived for several ye Raymond 1213 37 built and peop’e began to travel with with her parents. Orli Milton Capps and Marian Ella about the country as though dis The bride was dressed in wl Anderson. 12 15 37. tance means nothing our town has mull trmeimd with point lace a Tona Justus and Margaret Paah- been going down hill. Trade has carried a bouquet o f white ro ley 12 15 37 moved on to the larger cities, and given her by the groom. It Happened In Nyssa Years Ago C. A. Abbott Master Leo Hollenberg............ Secretary George Reberger ................... Tyler Eastern Star O. E. S. No. 131 Meets: 1st and 3rd Monday Eagles Hall Mrs. Bettle Forbes................. W.M. Mrs. Hilda Tensen...... . Secretary AM E R IC AN LEG IO N Nyssa Post No. 79 Meets: 1st and 3rd Thursday Legion Hall Harry Russell............... Commander Louis P. Thom as............... Adjutant Auxiliary Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday Legion Hall Mrs. Sid Burbidge............President CO M M E R CIAL CLUB Meets: Every Wednesday noon Schweizers Cafe A. L. Fletcher....................President F. T. M orga n ................... Secretary TOW NSEND CLUB Meets: 1st Friday Homes of Members D. R. De Gross................... President Mrs. A. V. P ru y n ............... Secretary Secretary's of all lodges or clubs are invited to send in to this paper the information contained in the above cards. Changes in dates o f meetings or meeting halls must be sent in by Monday before publica tion. . ! T