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About Nyssa gate city journal. (Nyssa, Or.) 1937-199? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1967)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 19«7 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON PAGE SIXTEEN FOR CHRISTMAS I want a mind unafraid to travel, though the trail is not blazed, and a heart willing to trust, even when faith seems the most unreasonable of all efforts. FOR CHRISTMAS I want a sense of humor and the genius to laugh, the grace to forgive and the humility to be forgiven, the willingness to praise, and the freedom to enjoy a little leisure with tantalizing dreams. TOYS, DOUS BRING AGELESS DEUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS I want a glimpse of kneeling hillsides, the unresting sea, lection of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Harenholta, Princeton, N.J. After founding their own toy firm in 1950, the Barenholtzes developed an interest in old as well as new toys. Their tin toy collection began in 1956, with a milk wavon painted blue-- a gift to Mrs. Barenholta. Has Dual Hole Sleigbtvtuh of t batt hi to you loyal patrotu. V't bo pt Santa fulfills your wishes. '■ Lyle Miner’s Barber Shop Wheels Have l^isting Appeal IN EVERY AGE, wheel toys capture children’s hearts. Today’s youngsters thrill to Christmas gifts of miniature, motorized racing cars. More than a century ago, the wheels might have adorned a diminutive “horse-drawn" buggy of tin. But the thought is always the same: to please a child. AMONG THE FIRST to make playthings in quantity for American children were the tin- toy manufacturers of the 1850’s says Mary Childs Black, direc tor of the Museum of American Folk Art. Often, the tin toys were wheel toys, with delicate, open-spoked wheels repeated in a wide variety of vehicles and styles. TIN-WHEELED TOYS pic tured here are from the col SIMPLOT SOILBUILDERS Since ancient times, the doll has played a dual role, as toy and as religious symbol. To day’s creche dolls, displayed as part of the manger scene in churches and homes, have his torical counterparts in the dolls used as religious figures, or idols, by primitive peoples. Dolls fashioned of clay, stone or bone have been unearthed by archaeologists from tombs thousands of years old. Their presence in the tombs is thought to mean that the dolls were intended as idols. The word, "doll," in fact derives from a Greek word, “eidolon,” which means "idol.” Historians say that, before the birth of Christ, Egyptian sun worshippers ldolizeda doll- like figure, or child, at the sea son of the year now celebrated as Christmas. The doll was meant to symbolize the coming "rebirth” of the sun in the spring. Harks of .-irt The elaborate European dolls of the 17th and 18th cneturies were the precious possessions of the very rich, Often, they were court dolls prised by royalty. In times of war able dolls were treated like works of art--as indeed they were. Special arrangements were made to transport them to safety and a peaceful refuge for the duration of the war. ' WUIJMJIWUUU ttionki ar* but a imoll token ol our appreciation lor your loyalty ond triondshlp If'i olwoyi our ptaawre to wrvo you FRANK MORRIS Sinclair Distributor Joyous wishes for a happy Holiday. Sincere thanks to our many friends It**» Modern Marvels Have Their Rivals In Wondrous Playthings of Past Best wishes and many thanks to all our good friends and patrons NYSSA VARIETY STORE Mrs. Mabelle McKague By ANNA MANG If Christmas doll-and-toy- Under the Christmas tree of today, the walking doll struts, land is a strange and wondrous the baby doll cries and takes place for the not-so-oldsters her bottle, the fashion doll dis of today, how would it have plays her wardrobe and the seemed to the child of yester talking doll shows off her voca day? Would a little boy or girl of the 1880’s, for instance, bulary. Side by side with the dolls have found the modern array are toys equally fabulous. The of toys and dolls amazing or model train winds its way bewildering? To yesterday’s child, the through a realistic model town, while electrically-powered wealth of packages under to miniature racing cars execute day’s Christmas trees might exciting maneuvers along well have been bewildering. intricate stretches of track. Until quite recently, Christmas Milk trucks, fire trucks, police gifts were few in number, though patrol cars and a myriad wheel their very rarity made them at toys come equipped with “real least as prized and cherished as the modern Yuletide bounty. life” features. As for amazement, today’s Recent years have brought great changes in the variety toys and dolls are marvels of and intricacy of dolls and toys-- mechanical ingenuity--yet that so much so that even young ingenuity would not have seemed parents, not many years re so very strange to yesterday’s moved from "waiting for Santa” youngsters. Complex though themselves, now find their they are, modern playthings children’s Christmas play have their counterparts in the things beyond their experience. wonders of the past. Toys of Yesteryea One toy manufacturer, it is said, includes these instruc tions with "to be assembled” toys: "Caution: Adults, hands off! This 'toy can be assembled only by a child.” We’ve peeked in upon the NYSSA TAVERN tetting for your very festive Christmas and couldn't help adding our Thank You for your fine patronage and a Merry Christmas greeting to all! Treasure Valley Animal Hospital Fashion —Invention Since earliest times, dolls have followed fashion, and toys have copied man’s Inventions. In some cases, toys may even be said to have sparked inven tions--witness the velocipede, a favorite toy a century ago. Inspired by foot-powered hobby horses of the early 1800s, the velocipede in its turn became the forerunner of the bicycle. Toys today reflect modern living--and so did toys of long ago, in their day. For instance, toy racing cars came onto the gift market early in this cen tury, when the automobile industry was getting its start. As for dolls, the electron ically - motivated walking, talking wonders of today are only the latest development in a long line of magical, marvelous dolls. Yes, modern dolls are fabulous in their complexity-- but dolls of the 17th and 18th centuries were frequently even more elaborate! reelings merry, merry Tor Every Child JOHANNESEN-ADAMS MOTORS, Inc During the past century, the doll has really come into its own, as a precious plaything for every little girl. Now the wonders of the doll world, once the province of kings, are at the disposal of “little mothers” in homes across the nation. From waking, talking, well- wardrobed creations of wonder ful complexity to soft and cud dly rag dolls of sweetest simplicity, dolls timelessly delight little girls. For, yesterday or today, one thing is certain. In every generation, packages from Santa evoke the same sparkle in young eyes, for a child’s delight in a dream come true never changes. Chriatmaitime affords us the chance to express our heartfelt gratitude for the friendship and generosity you have shown us through the year. We extend best wishes for a happy holiday MAULDING CLINIC
