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TH E NYSSA G A TE CITY JO U R N A L. NYSSA. OREGON. PA G E E IG H T Social Elites j- G O LD AND O R E E N BALL HELD T h e Oold a n d G reen ball, spon sored a n n u ally by th e L. D 8. M utuals, was held S a tu rd ay evening in th e Nyssa gym nasium , w ith a o - p ro xim aately 400 persons In a tte n d ance. Miss Lucille M itchell. 18-year-old d a u g h te r o t Mr. a n d Mrs. W ilford A M itchell, was crow ned by B ishop H u b ert C hristen sen to reign as queen for th e occasion. T h e Misses C arole F linders a n d G ladys le w is were h e r a tte n d a n ts. T h e h all was gaily decorated w ith th e M I. A. colors of gold a n d green, w ith pap er steam ers m aking a faLse celling over th e dancers. T h e slogan for th e year, p rin te d In gold on a large green background, adorned one side of th e stage, w here th e gold sa tin th ro n e w ith w hite lattice work and roses m ade a strik in g stage se t ting. T h e slogan th is year was How glorious and n e ar to the angles Is youth th a t Is clean ; th is youth N Y S S h a s joy unspeakable h e re a n d e te r n al h appiness h e re a fte r”. T h e colorful floor show, u n d e r th e d irection of Mr a n d M rs Neil P e t erson. was well received by th e crowd Two dances were presented A q u a rte t of young wom en co n sist ing of N a n n ette Bybee. Loelan H u n ter. P hyllis B air a n d B etty Fife, accum panied by M ary Lou Schenk, sang a favorite M. I. A. song. P resident O. P. W illiam s was m aste r of cerem onies. Mrs. J. O. OLsen a n d h e r com m ittee were in charge of refre sh m e n ts. T h e young w om en’s a n d young m en's presid en c ies were In c h arg e of th e decorations. W elser stak e board m em bers present were M rs D ouglas R Ptllppln of O ntario. Mrs D O. By bee of Nyssa a n d Mr. and Mrs. R olland M aw of Owyhee ward. Music for d an cin g was furnished by th e B row ning o rc h e stra of Vale - M A RRIEIJ fN O N TA R IO At a cerem ony perform ed last S a t urd ay evening a t 8:30 a t th e 8 t M atthew s Episcopal c h u rc h In O n- talo, Miss B etty T illm an, d a u g h te r of Mrs. M arie T illm an, becam e the A Telephone 108 8 - p r o g r a m THEATRE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9-10 "Big Jack" W allace B eery —M arjo rie M ain bride of Ja c k W alters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis W alters. T h e cerem ony was perform ed by the Rev C. L. C allahan before th e a lte r decorated w ith baskets of w hite and orchid chrysanthem um s O rgan m usic preceded th e cerem ony. T he bride wore a blue gabardine su it w ith black accessories a n d a corsage of gardenias a n d rosebuds. A ttending h e r as m atro n of honor was h e r sister. Mrs. Orville McEwen. J o h n Law rence served as best m an for M r W alters. B oth Mr. and M rs W alters a t tended th e Nyssa schools. Mrs W alters Is em ployed by th e Idaho Pow er com pany in th e Nyssa office. Following a wedding trip Into so u th - j C alifornia, th e couple will be a t hom e a fte r Decem ber 14 In Nyssa, where Mr W alters Is employed by the Leseberg C onstruction com pany. A reception was held a t th e Daly hom e following th e cerem ony. T h e groom was g raduated from th e local h igh school a n d served in i th e arm ed forces. He Is plan n in g on ; e n te rin g Oregon S ta te college th e ' com ing term . Mrs Dewey is a m em ber of th is y ear’s senior class. F ol lowing a wedding trip to H erm iston, th e couple will reside in Nyssa. M A RRIED AT CHURCH CEREMONY At a cerem ony perform ed last | Sunday aftern o o n a t 3 p. m a t th e i C h ristian church, M arian Lucille Daly, d a u g h te r of Rev a n d Mrs. Jo h n F. Daly, becam e the bride of Jo h n R Dewey, son of Mr. a n d Mrs. Ed Dewey. T he double ring cerem ony was \ perform ed by th e bride's fa th e r, j Rev. Jo h n Daly, assisted by Rev. Don M axfleld. Preceding th e cere mony, Miss LoLs Daly, sister of the , bride, sang ' Because", accom panied ! by Miss C arlene Jones, who also played th e wedding m arches. T he bride wore a lace wedding dress w ith m atch in g lace m itts, and a fingertip veil. S he carried a w hite Bible on which was placed a n orchid. Miss W anda Morley of E m m ett was bridesm aid. T h e groom was a tte n d ed by D an Pennle. PLAY CAST G U ESTS M r a n d M rs Don E ngstrom e n te rta in e d th e m em bers of th e senior play c ast a t th eir hom e a t a p a rty last F rid ay evening. M iscellaneous gam es a n d im prom tu stu n ts were enjoyed d u rin g the evening. Prize w inners In th e games were C larence S u iter. Jo a n n e M atheny. Leo Long a n d D onna T rabert. R efreshm ents were served by the hostess. also "Some Of The Best" Mat. Nat.. 2:30; Adm. 30e-9e. Inc. Tax Admission E venings 44c-9, Inc. T ax SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 H u m p h re y B o g art—G eorge M acR eady A llene R oberta "Knock On Any Door" M at. Nun., 2:30; Adm. 30c-9r, Inc. T ax Admission E venings 44c-9c, Inc. T ax MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 O W Y H EE TRUCK AND IM PLEM EN T Annual Family Show 8 P. M. Sec Owyhee Truck anti Implement Company for Free Family Pass. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13-14 P ercy K ilb rid e— M arjo rie M ain In "Ma And Pa Kettle" See what happens when Pa just wants a new tobacco pouch. MUSICAL WESTERN AND CARTOON Admission Evenings 44c-9c, Inc. Tax THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15-1G D an D ally—A nne B a x ter A nne R evere In "You're My Everything" IN TECHNICOLOR The song hits of the 20’s sung by favorites of today. Adin. Evenings 44< -9e Inc. T ax ially w ritte n for th e m ystery fathers, were sung by Doris Rigney. Bonnie W a r i san g " I’m D ream ing of a W hite C hristm as". A violin trio was played by Lois a n d D onna Lee W il son a n d D oris Rigney. R efreshm ents of ice cream a n d cake were served a t th e close of th e m eeting. 5 - - H O ST ESS F O R PA R T IE S Mrs. W ayne M orris w as hostess a t a pinochle p a rty a t h e r hom e 1 last F rid a y evening. Two tables were in play, w ith prizes going to | Mrs. M ax Jo n e s lo r h igh score a n d 1 Mrs. S ta n N ew m an for low score. On M onday afternoon, Mrs. M or ris e n te rta in ed th e m em bers of h e r afternoon brickie club. M rs. G ene Stunz a n d Mrs. E dw ard Boydell were prize winners, a n d Mrs. Lloyd Lewis was a guest player. T he group drew nam es io r a g ift ex change to be held a t th e next | m eeting. CLUB PLANS PA RTY M em bers of th e C h a tte r Box club and th e ir husbands a re invited to s - ten d a club p a rty to be held a t th e I R ebekah h a ll Decem ber 16. A pot- luck d in n er will be served a t 12:30. L EG IO N A U X ILIA RY MEETS T he A m erican Legion auxiliary m et last T h u rsd a y evening a t the veterans h a ll for th e ir re g u la r m eet- I ing. A re p o rt was m ade on “T he Y anks W ho G av e” project, revealing th a t $46.07 h a d been collected in j cash a n d gilts valued a t *15.07. 1 These funds will provide gifts for i th e lam ilies of th e disabled v eter- I ans in th e P o rtlan d hospital. for People I - M R AND MRS CLUB M EETS Mr. a n a M rs Ted M organ e n te r tain ed th e m em bers of th e ir Mr. and Mrs. club la st week, w ith D r. and Mrs. Jo h n K opp receiving h igh score a n d D r a n d Mrs Don Soli of P a rm a, low. Who Really Care that is well located, soundly built and well main tained rates an advantage in fire insurance. It gets that advantage through General’s "preferred risk” plan. Probably you too can have this strong Capital Stock protection, with which thousands of policyhold ers have shared in savings on fire insurance costs. Ask us if your property can qualify—it’s well worth while. P ro perty MONDAY CLUB PLAYS M rs G ra n t Lewis e n te rta in e d th e m em bers of h e r M onday aftern o o n bridge club th is week. T h e prize w inners were Mrs. D on Soli a n d Mrs. T ed M organ _ § W ith C h ristm as no m ore th a n a ! couple of quick Jingles aw ay the j streets a n d stores of our tow n are busier th a n a Juggler w ith a s p ra in ed finger. T here Is a fine sp irit In [ the air. and you c a tc h it In th e smiles of people, th e sparkle of dec orations and th e sounds of music. It's a good tim e, because we’re all th in k in g o f o th e r people a t th is se a son of th e year. W e're try in g to m ake o th er people h a p p y ... a n d doggone If It doesn’t m ake us happy ut th e sam e tim e. T h ere's a m oral t h e r e . . but let's not belabor the point. And If you h a v e n 't done your shopping yet. you’d b e tte r h urry, hurry, hurry. If you h a v en 't m ade your c o n trib ution to th e hospital, do it now. Ju s t th in k how m any people you could m ake happy. An Albany, N. Y. w om an left her husband in a paw n shop a s "collat e ra l'’ on a *45 loan. T h is Is a m uch h igher price th a n som e women su s pected th e ir hubbies m ig h t bring. It's a cinch you w on't h ave to bring your spouse along for collateral w hen you tra d e a t HERRIM A N M OTOR OO., phone 7?...Our prices a re well w ithin reason . .. And we'll p u t our work up a g a in st anybody's ahyw here. An exchange of club C h ristm as gilts will be held. Persons having child ren a re asked to tak e g ilts lo r them to th e p a rty . FIRE INSURANCE H O ST ESS T O TUESDAY CLUB T h e m em bers of th e T uesday a f ternoon bridge club were guest« of Mrs. Clyde Bnider this week G uest players were Mrs. F ra n k M organ a n d M rs A. !H. Boydell. H onors w ent to Mrs. B um all B row n and Mrs. A. C. Sallee from the better pictures of the past Drama of a generation on the loose. CARTOON -5 - BRIDAL SHOW ER GIV EN Miss B etty Tillm an was honored a t a m iscellaneous show er given by Mrs. M arian Meyer a t tlie hom e of h e r m other. Mrs. H a rrie tt H arris. | G am es were enjoyed d u rin g th e j evening a n d gifts were received by ! Miss T illm an from th e 30 guests present. A lunch was served by th e hostess a t the close of th e even ing. THU RSD A Y , DECEM BER 8. 1949 SH O W ER GTVEN A group m et a t th e hom e of Mrs. Roy Bibbey M onday evening w ith Mrs. H arold R obbins a n d Mrs. G len S trick la n d as hostesses a t a pink a n d blue show er honoring Mrs. R ich ard M ason A g ift was p re se n t ed fro m th e guests. m R enstrom I nsurance A cency —f— IN IT IA T IO N HELD A t a m eeting of Jo b 's D au g h ters la st T h u rsd a y evening a special In itia tio n was held fo r R o b erta M orfitt, M ary Je a n House a n d J a n e W alker. D uring th e im press ive cerem ony, a sextet sang "Come Holy S p irit" a n d Doris R ig n ey san g “I K now T h a t My R edeem er Liv- eth. Following th e cerem ony, th e Id en tity of th e m ystery d a u g h te rs was revealed a n d gifts w ere r e ceived by th e girls. A special p ro g ram , including two solos espec Herrim an M o to r Com pany Hey, Kids! specials For Saturday, Dec. to lit You’re Invited TO NYSSA'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY Saturday, December 17 —GROCERIES— 10c 2 for 25c 2 for 29c GARDEN CORN, No. 2 can GARDEN PEAS, No. 2 can, 14 OUNCE 46 oz. 43c NUM BER 2 FREE TREATS! F R E E S HOW! FREE PRIZES! All Children Who Wish May Talk To Santa Claus At The Gym Or In Nyssa Stores* STANDBY ORANGE JUICE, 2 for 35c 25c PURITY SNAX, large box, —MEATS— PORK ROAST, picnic style, WILSON SLICED BACON, 1 lb. SKINLESS WEINERS, 45c 1 lb. 39c SWIFT'S BROOKFIELD CHEESE, 49c 1 POUND —BAKERY ITEMS "Brown and Serve" HOT ROLLS, ASSORTED COOKIES, EXTRA DOZEN 1 lb. 29c —PR O D U C E - doz, 25c doz. 29c lc CELERY HEARTS, 1 pkg. 19c LETTUCE, head 10c Look F or Feature Story In This Paper JUST A REMINDER Watch Next Week's Paper For Time And Other Details Featuring Choice Candy and Nuts for Holiday Shopping FREE SHOW AT NYSSA THEATRE! "The Home of Quality and Service” NYSSA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G ordon ’ s D rive -I n M arket
