The border vidette., 1929-12-28

DR.. and Mrs. Nj. I. Merrill lef,
last Saturday by automobile for
Los Angeles where they will
spend the holidays with relatives
and friends.
| W. r. Matthews Of the Ari.
zona Daily Star, was q Nogales
visitor Monday FROM Tucson.
He was accompanied by r. j.
Bid we'll, publishers representa-.
tive of San Francisco.
George W. Morris, pioneer
prospector and miner, spent
Christmas in Nogales with old
friends. He returned to Golden
Rose camp Thursday, being &C
companied by Tom Shannon of
the Kino Copper Company, the
properties of which are near the
gold prospects being developed
by Morris.
Approximately 1900 poor peo.
pie from both sides of the line
received presents from the Ell
Paso Store Christmas morning.
The presents handed out by old
Santa Claus, consisted of food
and clothing. Thanks to the
generosity Of Jake Capin, none
of the multitude went away emp,
ty-handed.
The Patagonia grammer school
gave a very beautiful operetta
last Saturday night at the Pata.
gonia opera house and after.
wards presented little children
in the district with toys, candy,
nuts and apples. A Christmas
program was given at the So.
noita school the previous night
and a similar program was pre-.
sented last Monday night by the
E!gin school.
ISeventy-ive hundred pack.
ages we're distributed from the
big Com munity Christmas Tree,
sponsored by the NoRales Rotary
Club, on Christmas morning in
front Of the City Hall on Grand
avenue. Supervised by Collec
tor of Customs Fred Edwards.
the parcels, containing candy,
nuts, and toys, we're passed out
by mbers of the Rotary Club
to thousands of children from
both sides of the line.
Following q long illness, Mrs.
Eliza beth Beam Bishop, 26, died
at 1910 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and4Mrs. A. r. Beam in the
Field Apartments. Besides her
parents, deceased is survived by
four sisters. Mrs. Harry Farrior
of Nogales, Mrs. Fred Lawton
of Miami, Arizona; Miss Florence
Beam Of Oklahoma City, and
Mrs. Ben Waterbury of Scofield
Barracks. Hawaii Islands. Fun
eral ervices we're held Thurs A.,
day morning at the Carroon NOR.
tuary followed by interment in
the Masonic. cemetery. Rev. Dow
of the Episcopal church, officiat-
ing. -. @:st,s m.
Seventeen families and thirty
children were the bene6ciaries
of the Nogales Elks' Christmas
activities this year. Seventeen
boxes Of provisions were deliver.
ed by Chief of Police j. J. Lowe
on Christmas Eve. Each box
contained q large sack of -four,
lard, sugar, beans, potatoes, salt,
baking powder, rice, oatmeal,
and q dozen cans of milk. In
addition, generous supply Of
fruit, candy and meat. was plac.
ed in each box. Shoes, sweat
ers, and two pair of stockings,
were provided for the children,
who will long pleasantly remem.
Der Santa Claus" Jay Lowe and
the BEST People On Earth"
The third week of the night
watchman work in Morley ave
nue. for members of the Ridge
Igo post of the American Legion
who are Offering their services
to take the place of Zack Nc
Kinney. Legion member who
was taken i'll and recently
transferred to Whipple barracks
for treatment. ends tomorrow
night with J. W.. Yound and Joe
Sexon on the job as guardians
of law and order" Monday
night Gilmore and Mitchell were
on duty; Tuesday. Pete Fego
and Bill Trimer; Wednesday. Bill
Collier and Gus Michaels; Thurs
day, Bill Broad and Pete Melas;