N yssa
gate city journal ,
line, and especially desired by the ’twill hot last too long if we do get
youthful males are their electric a bit cf a nip. For already the fall
trains with every conceivable type and spring plowing are being men
of new gadgets and accessory. And tioned in the same breath and be
if one of these is to make its first fore we know it spring lambing will
appearance at thine homestead then have started. To those new in this
by all means clear off a spot that area who have not visited the sheep
will be big enough for the heir ap sheds in lambing time, 'tis a sight
parent but also for the lord and that should not be missed. One that
master of the manor to stretch out we did not ourselves see until two
too, for a doughnut to the hole he'll years ago. The efficiency and ten
be found there most of the time.
der care that are given to the new
And at the Nyssa Pharmacy we born lamb and its mother by their
didst spy out some extra fine fitted keepers shows why the word ’’shep
kits for the male traveler, if one herd’’ was used so frequently
there be in the household, flat throughout the old testament when
Things About Nyssa’s Shops
leather zippered affairs, that wilt man wanted to explain God’s ten
keep the shaving paraphernalia and der care of his children.
comb and brush in one place and
And perhaps no other place can
brought home intact, rather than
Comes that season again when so left for picker uppers in dressing be proven so well mans tender care
much of the world wilt pause to rooms and hotel accommodations. towards his brother than at the
honor the birth of the babe, born And forget not that here they have drug store. Where so much that has
into the world the incarnate Christ. a full assortment of wrappings and been discovered as cure and pain
easer has been done by unselfish
Jesus of Nazareth.
gay Christmas cards.
men and women who have spent
A man of sorrows He has been
And for the little lady, be she
called. And today if He were here young, old or fat and forty there their lives in research and investi
to walk among us surely He would is at that emporium the most al gation that others lives may be more
weep. So far hast civilization stray luring display of perfumes and toi comfortable and perhaps prolonged.
ed from His simple teaching ol let waters. Nothing is more elevat Few have grown rich at it; a few
brotherly love. Neighbors torturing, ing to the self esteem of les femmes attained fame. Their work must
maiming and killing each other that than a sweet odor and as sweetly have compensated for the time and
the greed and pride of place and tantalizing to the male nostril. An sacrifice it took. And at the Owyhee
power of a few may be satisfied. aspiring boy friend could not go Drug store they do have on hand
at all times registered and compe
Fertile fields devastated and great wrong on such a gift.
tent pharmicists to fill prescriptions
forests mutilated with guns of war
And at Barney Wilson's grocery
ring nations, old people homeless store we didst find some of the and dispense drugs. Too, they do
and little children orphans, a race most tempting mixes of Christmas have a tidy lunch counter and neat
service at which one may obtain
of people enslaved behind barbed candies. Such a store as didst re those things required to sustain life.
wire entanglements, more miserable mind one of the long ago days when A tasty cup of coffee about hits
than beasts in a snare. None are we didst watch for enough light to the spot any snappy afternoon. And
safe and no nation secure in its show through the window that we wilt relieve the tired shopper of that
peace.
knew we could bounce out to find down-at-the-heel feeling.
And yet perhaps the man, Jesus, what Santa had left and yet not
Tis a long time since we ordered
would see a faint light of hope. be sent back to bed for arising in our Christmas bird at the Nyssa
For some are fighting fundamentally the middle of the night. Such deli Packing company, but we know that
for the precepts that He taught cacies have a twang of spice and ’twill be of the finest for we have
Fighting for the maintenance of crisp crunch all of their own. Some never yet been disappointed in any
greater freedom of the individual. old-fashioned chewy taffy there that we have purchased from that
For the continuance of the freedom was also. And at Wilsons we didst establishment and they have been
of thought and speech for all men, spy it out. And boxes of deep-col not a few. But even if thou hast de
the right of the press to print the ored, fragrant oranges and bins of layed in thine ordering they wilt
truth in news, the right of each nuts and baskets of red apples and have many extras on hand so that
man and woman to work out their packaged figs and dates. And at thy family can feast as befits the
own salvation and in so doing find prices th at mother and Dad .can occasion.
happiness and contentment of soul afford enough for a taste for them
And it is the wish in our heart
and security of their being in the selves as well.
that Old Santa wilt find love, health
political scheme, the right of each
Now we be with the wearing of and happiness at each fireside when
Individual to worship his Ood as pajamas and slasks a good bit like he calls at your homes this year.
he sees fit. And perhaps the man
A very Merry, Merry Christmas
would know that when all the ter we are with cigarette smoking. We to you.
feel that they do not become us so
ror is ended as it will be some day, give them no place but to those that
Shop in Nyssa with Journal ad
there will have emerged a wiser wish them we bear no malice nor vertisers and ye wilt not waste thy
generation who in wisdom will cre criticism. And at Mrs. Atkeson’s time and thy gas going farther.
ate new governments based on the apparel shop we didst see on display
principle of His that no good is ex the loveliest color combinations in
cept the good that God bestows and lounging pajamas and in the heavy
RIVERVIEW
that no lasting good can come to long-wearing satins th at are so
the individual or the group unless easily kept clean. Styles formal
Gem Avenue, which has been
it blesses all.
enough for guest entertaining as badly in need of repairs, is being
But here in this community all well as intimate combinations for graded and worked on.
this world turmoil seems a thing sleeping.
Thurman Englesby of Meridian,
far apart. What with the glowing
Idaho, was a week-end visitor at
And
at
the
McClure
brothers’
Christmas lights twinkling out their
Frank Lewis’.
happy welcome from city streets and bakery hast seen the fine baked
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hill of Gem
lighted gardens. And hast seen the things that can be given as gifts. avenue were dinner guests of Mr.
specially decorated windows of this Sweet, crisp cookies, fruit cakes and Mrs. E. C. Johnson on Gray
year. The warm glow of the lighted just dripping fruit, doughnuts and Boulevard Sunday.
hearth fire at the Wilson grocery pies. Any one of them done up in
A covered dish luncheon will be
store. Jack Frost merrily blowing a gay wrappings would be a happy served at 11:30 Sunday at Wolfe’s
addition
to
any
Christmas
day
col
puff of frost at the Idaho Power
on Columbia avenue. Sunday school
and all the color and sparkle of lection.
will be at Wolfe’s at the usual time.
And
we
do
marvel
after
each
rain
Christmas gifts on display in every
Several residents of Riverview
at the affinity of the small boy for celebrate their birthday anniver
merchandiser's window.
And inside there is a gala as the mud puddle. He wilt go out of saries this week. They are: Kathleen
sortment of all sorts of colorful and his way a block to walk through Loe, Betty Hill, Delpha Osborn, Mr.
useful things. And every boy and one and the more splashy they are Wolf and Timmy Johnson.
girl already knows that Gambles the better. What's a mere pair of
Messrs. Allen and Phillip Clowers
store near Third on Main ist of a wet feet and soiled clothes to the left Monday for a trip to St. John,
joy
of
th
a
t
splash
and
if
some
surety headquarters for Santa. No
Kansas, to visit Mrs. Clarence
thing hast been forgotten in that rocks are handy even a better job Leitner, their sister. They plan to
of personal besmearment can be ac stay over the holidays.
complished. We watch them from
Edwin Gonnason has been re
our window and till the last drop ported ill with flu this past week.
is dried in the hole there is a daily
parade through its muddy waters.
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And surely these constant wet
BIG
BEND
tings cannot help but rot the
stitchings and loosen the soles from
Mrs. R. L. Haworth and Mrs. E.
their moorings, but ’tis not too sad H. Brumbach attended the Christ
a state of affairs at that since the mas party of the Book club at the
Abbott shoe mending shop is so home of Mrs. F. Fry at Oregon
handy, reasonable and dependable. Trail Saturday afternoon, at which
DR. J. C. BOWMAN
And what could be nicer to a Mrs. Dessa Hofstetter gave a de
harried mother than a shoe mend lightful review of “The Little Mix
Veterinarian
ing order from this same establish ers.” Miss Coleman of Ontario was
ment.
a guest.
And speaking of useful gifts, a
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Miller were
fine full sack of the excellent long- shopping in Ontario Wednesday.
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burning Williams coal that Mr.
The Jolly Janes will hold their
Hughey doest carry at the Jackson Christmas party at the home of
lumber yard wilt go a long way in Mrs. H. R. Hatch on Wednesday
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making a happy hearthstone in afternoon.
many a home this Yuletide. For
OPKN SATURDAY
Both of Bend schools plan to hold
without a warm fire Christmas their Christmas programs on Friday
2:30 to 7:30
cheer
must
be
lacking.
evening, Dec. 22.
ALL PATRONS WELCOME
Tis the shortest day in all the
Among the Bend people who were
L ibrarian...... Mrs. S. B. Davis
year and ’tis well for if the sun got shopping in Caldwell Thursday were
much farther away there would be Mrs. B. G. Roberts, Mrs. Dyre Rob
OPTOMETRIST
no daylight at all, so late even erts, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Brumbach,
now does it shine over one hill and Miss Helen Hatch, Mr. and Mrs.
‘See Mi-Fall and See Better”
set so soon again over another. But Walter Bishop, Miss Mary Ann
winter hast dilly-daillied along so
long without real threat th at now
Y e S n o o p e r ’s
C o lu m n
T hursday , D ecember 21,1939
PA G E T H R E
! last week from Nebraska where she
[ has been visiting for two weeks,
j Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Strong
spent Sunday at J. M. Wagoners.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Butler have
a new baby boy born Dec. 15. Her
mother, Mrs. Zack Walker, is car
ing for the mother and baby at tile
Butler home.
Mrs. W. E. Holaday had an op
eration at the hospital Saturday
morning.
George Moeller sold his clover
Schneiter, Mrs. Fleishman and Mr seed Monday. Mr. Garrion helped
and Mrs. Virl Bishop.
him haul it to Adrian.
Mrs. R. L. Haworth, leader of the
Lee Dail, who works on the sur
Girls Reserves of Parma, sponsored vey crew for the Bonneville dam,
the vesper service presented at the was transferred to Pendleton. His
Presbyterian church Sunday after mother is staying with Mrs. Theo
noon.
Matherly while he Is away.
Mrs. Rene Nightingale of Ontario
Mrs. Virgil Holaday and Mr. and
was a caller in her parents' home Mrs. Sam Playford of Nyssa called
Monde y.
on Mr. and Mrs. George Moeller
Miss Patricia Clark, who was a Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J.
guest of her sister June at the Phe M. Wagoner called Sunday evening.
lan home for the past week return
Visitors at the Vernon Butler
ed to her home at Portland Sunday home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
evening.
R. D. Maule and sons David and
Virl Bishop has built a new straw Darry of Payette, Mr. and Mrs.
shed to replace the one that burned Kenneth Vanderpool and daughters,
last spring.
Pauline Payne and Zack Walker of
June and Patricia Clark spent Ontario.
Saturday in the Patch home in
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Duyn visited Mr.
Adrian caring for the children while and Mrs. John Smit in Vale Sun
Mr. and Mrs. Patch were shopping day.
in Adrian.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Planting and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
of Boise, Allen Fretwell of Cald Brewer and Woodrow left Friday
well and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth for Twin Falls and returned Sunday
French and family of Roswell were evening.
Sunday guests in the Fretwell home.
Mrs. Bill Hipp went to Boise
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Phelan were Saturday and came back Sunday.
Sunday callers in the Gayle home.
Roger Orris of Jamieson visited
Mr. and Mrs. Case Muntjewerff Lloyd Orris Sunday.
and Mr. and Mrs. George Elfers
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Reccla, Mr.
and son were shopping in Caldwell and Mrs. Settino Marostica and
Saturday.
family, Mrs. Zanogolio, and Joe and
Mr. and Mrs. John Timmerman Louise visited Angelo Marosticas on
were Nampa visitors Friday.
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. R. L. Haworth was unable
Hugh Glasgow and family of
to teach Tuesday, owing to an at
Harper and Mr. and Mrs. Howard
tack of flu.
Mrs. Paul Jackson, Mary Lou Salser and father of Nyssa spent
Jackson and Phyllis Haworth were Sunday at Elmer Stradleys.
Marie Smit of Vale visited her
shopping in Caldwell Saturday.
Myron Heckathorne of Wilder was cousin, Mary Smit over the week
end.
calling on Bend friends Monday.
Joe Waud sold his hay to. the
-m -
sugar company and had it chopped
and hauled last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cooper of On
Many pupils are out of school tario called on Mrs. Clarence Bar
with the flu making Christmas rett Friday.
preparations for a program rather
Nick Smit is staying with his son
difficult.
John and family this week.
Mrs. John Wall of the Ridgeview
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barrett’s
school spent the week-end at the sons are located at Sherman, Texas,
T. M. Lowe home at Mitchell Butte
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Walters left for and opened a new store in Paris,
Texas, Dec. 15.
a vacation and to visit relatives in
Mrs. Chas. Splawn called on Mrs.
the Oakland, Calif., vicinity Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bradley took Nordale in Nyssa Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Eason and
Mrs. A. C. Bradley to spend the win
ter with her daughter in Lewiston Granton’s daughter Erlene are leav
last week, and spent from Saturday ing Thursday morning for Delta,
Colorado, to spend the Christmas
until Monday visiting there.
The West family from Nyssa is vacation.
Harmon Horton of Weiser called
living in the tenant house or. the
Chas. Bradley ranch and helping on Mr. and Mrs. Murle Thomas last
Mr. Bradley while Hjalmer Scott week. He had not been in this lo
and H. H. Carrol, who have been cality since he herded sheep In 1908
working for him, have gone for a and so was astonished at the change
visit to Nebraska and Missouri, re made. All he remembered was sage
brush.
spectively.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Splawn at
tended the turkey shoot at Ontario
Sunday.
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John Smit shelled corn for John
Marjorie Holaday daughter of Molenaar at Ontario last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vest and
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Holaday, was
married last week to Carl Strand Mr. and Mrs. Grover Vest went on
and is leaving this week for his a business trip to Vale, Ontario
and Payette. Mrs. Clarence Barrett
home in Kansas.
The Ellis Warner family have all went along to do some shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Duyn visited
been down with the flu. The oldest
Mr. and Mrs. Henk Van Egmund at
Garrion boy is doing the chores.
Angelo Marosticas have moved in Vale last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stradley vis
to the big ranch house where An
gus Bishop lived. Tom Marsh and ited at Joe Gilmore’s in Ontario
family have moved to the Maros- Saturday.
Kenneth and Edward Tlbbitt
tica place. The Van Zelf family
have moved to Parma and Fay Corn spent Tuesday at Granton Easons.
Mr. and Mys. Jack Schenk and
and family to the Van Zelf place.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van Zelf and Max Moore went to Weiser Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Goodrich of
daughter have gone to New York
to spend the holidays. Mrs. Qurina New Plymouth spent Sunday at
Van Zelf and Nick and John are Jake Bodmers and went boat riding
staying at their place while they are
away.
The Ira Ure family went to Boise
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brockus and
son left for the southern part of
Kansas to spend Christmas.
Mrs. Otis Bullard and Mrs. Anna
Dali went shipping in Payette last
week.
Mrs. Jack Schenk and son called
on Mrs. J. N. Hickey Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Sheff White
in the afternoon.
Frank Wilcot had
keys picked Monday
again Wednesday.
Nadine Maynard,
Perle Richard, went
last Saturday.
returned home Mother Arrives—
Mrs. Betty Selllnger of Sacra
a hundred tur
and that many mento. Calif., arrived on Tuesda
afternoon to spend the holiday sea
sister of Mrs.
son with her son-in-law and daugh
to Los Angeles
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Butte.
Jttau tlfc ¿»'luntii of 31 ou mis Carols
JUit0 throughout uour home,
(flit tljis,
(Our -^'amour's ¿Xatal Bau.
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M E R R Y C H R IS T M A S
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C IT Y O F N Y S S A
R. A. Thompson, Mayor
Councilmen
J. C. Olsen
Leslie McClure
C. W. Buchner
R. G. Whitaker
M. F. Solomon, Recorder
A. L. Fletcher,
A. V. Cook,
City Attorney
Chief of Police
MAKE YOUR-
“ M erry C h r istm a s an d
H appy N ew Y ear”
a Personal One
-
to Your Friends
and the Folks
back home
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Milk and Cream
Morning and Evening
Deliveries
Phone 1MW
20c Doz
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Order Your Fruit Cake Now
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Phone 20
All Kinds of Plea—Cakes—Pastries—Cookies
“ The NIGHT is COLD’
The Welcome’s WARM”!
CHRISTMAS COMES ONCE MORE, A MESSENGER OF JOY AND
BENIGN FEELING FOR ONE’S. FELLOW MEN IN THE BLEAK
WINTER
TO Thank You for Your Valued
Friendship and to Extend Greetings
of the Season. May the
New Year Bring You Prosperity.
NYSSA LUMBER CO.
John E. Ostrom, Prop.
Goode Ave. & Hiway 201
Phone 118