THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
TED M. BRAMMER, Editor and Publisher
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1961
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON
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(Editor*« Note—Back in 1897,
little Virginia O'Hanlon wrote
the following letter to the editor
of the New York Sun: "I am 8
year« old. Some of my little
friend* *ay there is no Santa
Claus. Papa say*. 'If you see if
in Th* Sun. if'* so.' Please tell
me the truth—is there a Santa
claus?" The editor wrote a
newspaper and literary classic
in reply to the childish plea.)
Published every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon.
Entered at the postoffice at Nyssa, Oregon, for transmission
through the United States Mails, as a second class matter unde*'
the act of March 3, 1879
“Yes, indeed!
“Virginia, your little friends are
wrong.
“They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age
—they do not believe except what
they see—they think that nothing
can be which is not comprehens
ible by their little minds.
“All minds, Virginia, whether
Remember 'It' (Nyssa
—And
Do Your Part
High Journalism Student)
By PAT WRIGHT
It gives no warning. Do you think you can escape it
by ignoring it? No. It can sneak up on you, on a member
of your family, or on your best friend, and without the
kindness of conventional symptoms, it takes its crippling
toll.
The “it,” of course, is
tuberculosis. During this Christmas Seals Fight TB
season, we hear a lot about
the disease. We hear that
Christmas seals are being
mailed to our homes. We
are asked to contribute as
much as we can to the fight
against TB, to protect the
family circle.
We are told facts about
And Other
TB: that it is contagious,
for example; that it strikes
Respiratory Diseases
people of all ages; that it
gives no warning and can only be caught in the early
stages, when it can be stopped, by chest x-rays and tuber-
culine skin tests we so often neglect.
But when we listen to the campaign—when we make
our contributions and lick our seals—let’s not give our
selves too many self-satisfied pats on the back. TB re
mains an “it”. . . a dread disease that can cripple young
lives and old without warning.
It is not enough to merely listen. Nor is it enough to
buy and use Christmas seals, if we let it go at that. Take
the Christmas seal slogan, “Protect the Family Circle,”
literally, for it applies to you and yours, to every family
in the world. Tuberculosis must be fought by every one
of us, and the battlefields are many. Only through
check-ups, chest x-rays, skin tests, regular safeguards to
good health such as good eating habits and sufficient
sleep, and finally, through research supported in part
by our Christmas seal contributions, will TB become
only a has-been “it.”
Nyssa Retreat Slated
For Methodist Youth
LUDLOW ATTENDS MEETING
they be men’s or children’s, are
little.
‘Hn this great universe of ours,
man is a mere insect, an ant, in
his intellect, as compared with
the boundless world about him,
as measured by the intelligence
capable of grasping the whole
truth and knowledge.
“He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist,
and you know that they abound
and give Jo your life its highest
beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary
would be the world if there were
no Santa Claus! It would be as
dreary as if there were no Vir
ginias. There would be no child
like faith then, no poetry, no ro
mance to make tolerable their
existence. We should have no
enjoyment except in sense and
sight. The eternal light with
which childhood fills the world
would be extinguished.
“Not believe in Santa Claus!
You might as well not believe in
fairies!
“You might get your father to
hire men to watch all the chim
neys on Christmas Eve to catch
Santa Claus, but even if they did
not see Santa Claus coming down,
what would that prove? Nobody
sees Santa Claus, but that is >no
sign that there is no Santa Claus
— that most real things in the
world are those neither children
nor men can see.
“Did you ever see the fairies
dancing on the lawn? Of course
not, but that’s no proof that they
are not there — nobody can con
ceive or imagine all the wonders
that are unseen and unseeable in
the world.
“You tear apart the baby’s rat
tle and see what makes the noise
inside, but there is a veil covering
the unseen world which not the
strongest men, or even the united
strength of all the strongest men
who ever lived, could part. Only
faith, fancy, poetry, love, ro
mance, can push aside the curtain
Advent Season Begins Church Year— Story Behind Cross
Sets the Scene
A Time To Prepare for Christmas
For '62 TB Campaign
By JAN RINEHART (Nyssa High Journalism Student)
Advent season begins the church year. This was a well
chosen time, a time of preparation to allow the receiver to
prepare himself through meditation and worship for the
greater gift, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
No gift should be received without preparation for the re
ceiving of this gift. John, the Baptist, is the chief character
of Advent, who came to pre-*------------------------ - —---- ----
pare the way for the Lord.
Advent has, as any New Letters to Editor
Signed letter« to the editor are
Year should, three aspects:
welcomed and will be printed H
past, present and future. It they
do not contain comment« of
looks backward to the historical
fact of Christ’s coming and pre
pares for the commemoration of
that event. It looks into our
hearts today and prepares us for
His continuous coming into our
lives. It looks forward to His
second coming and sets our gaze
on the end for which all Creation
is designed.
Christmas Follow* Advent
Following the season of Advent
is Christmas. Christmas com
memorates our Lord’s birth. The
joy of Christmas is the rela
tionship between man and God.
Christmas now is a lost season.
In our commercialized culture
Christmas decorations go up and
Christmas music begins to play
just after Thanksgiving. The re
sult is that we have our Christ
mas during Advent and, conse
quently, lose both seasons.
Christmas is not a season of
just giving gifts, but a season of
giving ourselves to others and to
God. Gifts used to be given on
Epiphany, Jan. 6. Christmas is a
season of rejoicing, and this re
joicing should last until Epi-1
phany.
The Rev. Paul Ludlow attended
a meeting on development of the
A winter retreat for Methodist Wallowa Methodist camp Monday
older youth will convene at the | afternoon at La Grande. The
(Nyssa church beginning Wednes meeting was held at the home of
day, Dec. 27, at 1 p.m. and con Professor Floyd Hill of Eastern
tinue until Thursday noon. Rep Oregon college, who is chairman
resentatives from Eastern Oregon of the committee.
and Western Idaho will be at The Rev. Ludlow reports that
tending.
the trip home was made in a
Theme of the meeting will be “blinding” snowstorm all the way
“Everyday Christianity,” and the from La Grande to Ontario.
Rev. Paul I^aRue of Boise will be
speaker. Harlan Sager of Nyssa local woman’s society and those
is chairman of this annual retreat attending will bring sleeping bags
for college youth.
to retire Wednesday evening in Christian Year Completed
Meals will be provided by the the church.
The third season of the Chris
tian year is Epiphany. This com
memorates the first time anyone
became aware that Jesus was a
universal Savior. This occasion is
called Epiphany or “showing.”
The “Wise Men” who came from
the East following the star are
symbols of this season.
Thirty years ago families would
gather with the oldest member of
the family, and they would cele
brate as a group with the wor
ship, feasting and fun. Now peo
ple go away from home and have
a vacation of recreation.
There is no worship in the sea
son for many families. As a re
sult of these pleasures, Christ is
becoming further removed from
Christmas. Commercial exploita
tion of giving gifts has dimmed
the true Christmas light that
shone so brilliantly almost 2,000
years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Chester, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Wilson were guests
at a buffet supper Sunday even
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Greig Claney in Vale.
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Late Christmas Shoppers!
We Still Have Beautiful Selections
FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!
By MARION TALBOT
(Nyssa High Journalism Student)
tssäs&s.
and view and picture the super
nal beauty and glory beyond.
“It is all real—ah, Virginia, in
all this world there is nothing
else real and abiding.
“No Santa Claus! Thank God!
—he lives, and he lives forever—
a thousand years from now, Vir-
ginia, nay, ten thousand years
from now, he will continue to
make glad the heart of child-
hood.”
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Modern Christmas Season
Festivities
Haunted by Over-Commercialization
To further prove the fact that
By CHERYL ZESIGER
the true meaning of this holiday
Little known to the general
is fading, “Christmas” is now
Christmas
has
become
too
com
public is the long and noble his
spelled “Xmas.” What kind of
tory of the red double - barred mercialized! Some children aren’t ■ respect is all this commercializa-
cross which, to most, simply sym even aware of the true meaning ! tion showing?
bolizes the fight against tubercu of Christmas.
With all the festivities, parents »•••••••••••«•••••••••••I
losis.
are
to tell their chil
Likenesses of this cross have dren forgetting
why there is Christmas.
been in existence since the first Maybe
they don’t know them
Crusade, when it appeared on the
Make
standard of Godefroy de Bouillon, selves!
Recently
aluminum
Christmas
Your Sabbath ,
a libelous nature or attacks on Duke of Lorraine.
trees were constructed. These
religious and racial groups. Pub
The cross has played a part in trees have replaced the ever
lication of the letters does nel many causes. The most recent
j ( complete
signify the agreement of thli cause which it served was the greens which represented life.
newspaper with opinions ex- fighting French, under General Children no longer have the privi
lege of making the decorations,
pressed.
Charles de Gaulle during World because, “Mommy can buy pret
War II.
tier ones at the department store.”
Nyssa Gate City Journal
Dr. Gilbert Sersiron, a French Christmas Eve is different to
Nyssa, Oregon
man, first suggested that the cross day than it was a generation ago.
Illi
Dear Sirs,
be adopted as the emblem of the Now a few members of the family
On behalf of the National Model modern crusade against tubercu
decorate the tree. There are many
Railroad Association and myself, losis.
HURCH
different activities and parties to
I wish to express a hearty thank
J,
On Oct. 23, 1902, in Berlin the
you for the publicity given by the International Tuberculosis con attend on Christmas Eve. The
few
who
remain
home
spend
the
Nyssa Gate City Journal prior to ference adopted Dr. Sersiron’s
evening in front of the television
and during National Model Rail suggestion.
set.
road Week from November 26
By a resolution at their annual
through December 2, 1961.
Of course the children don’t
meeting
May 17, 1906, the Nation hang
Your articles undoubtedly con al Tuberculosis
up stockings, because Santa
association
made
tributed to the success of the the red double-barred cross their brings ones which are already
week.
filled with candy.
I
official emblem.
Again, thank you very much.
They then proceeded to stan Obligation, instead of love, is
Group Services at 7 p.m.
Sincerely yours,
dardize it. On May 8-9, 1913, a the main reason for buying gifts.
Song
and Evangelism, 7:45
W. A. WILT
likeness of the cross we have to It is the price of the gift that
President and
counts, not the thought behind it.
day was officially adopted.
General Manager
Bulldog staff members will be Hardly anyone makes gifts, be I
South Side Lines
wearing the symbolical crosses cause it is easier to buy them.
Preparation of food for the Corner of Fifth and Good Ave.
today.
Dear Friends,
holidays has been lessened. Now
Nyssa, Oregon
Since we are traveling from
In the German Alps it is be- the housewife picks out the can
place to place as well as in Old lieved that the cattle have the
and pies at
__ dies, , cookies,
______ cakes
____ __
OMAR BARNHOUSE
Mexico and can’t have a definite gift of language on Christmas the bakery or super-market. This
Pastor
address, we think best not to re Eve. But it is a sin to play the decreases the old - fashioned at-
new the Gate City Journal at this eavesdropper on them.
| mosphere of the home.
time. We have enjoyed reading
the Journal for the past 14 years
and miss getting all the local news
of our many friends.
We will probably be back in
that area in about a year and will
see you then. Until then, we ex
tend to you and yours and the
gentle people of Nyssa area our
sincere appreciation and a Happy
and Prosperous Christmas and
New Year.
Very truly yours,
LILLIAN and BILL DUNN
(Nyssa High Journalism Student)
7 SUNDAY
NIGHT
Nazarene Church
SANTA
Mr and Mrs. Paul House re
turned Monday afternoon from a
10-day trip. He had attended a
convention in Denver and from
there had gone to Michigan on
business Mrs. House visited rela
tives in Denver and Colorado
Springs.
RETURNS
TO
NYSSA! JS
Santa Claus Will Return to Nyssa Saturday
Dec. 23, With FREE CANDY for the Kiddies
OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M. THROUGH SATURDAY
LOOK FOR HIM!!
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
• • • and • • •
A HAPPY NEW YEAR1
He'll Be in Downtown Nyssa from 3 to 4 p.m
«
Wilson Bros. Dept. Store
FREE SHOW
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
At Nyssa Theatre, 1:30 p.m.—Free to Children!