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Show PA ROWAN TIMES, FARO WAN. UTAH Inspection of Hardware Prevents Later Trouble Christmas This Year Finds World Still Without Peace r" By - B.UKIIAGE Srul Anjlytl and Commentator, WASHINGTON. Ive been looking over old Christmas ivmh ards! r. n.y " . - The message I sent you that Christmas came from amidst the rubble oriented the saddest the ruin of shattered Nuernberg where I nd dark scljJoIy Day season of my memory. It was spent with the ugly symbols man's inhumanity to man" all about me, the b.tter rn gallon of our , vlur three 0WfU. held teachings. Wss in uniform, the uniform of ! ( correspondent but I felt unhappy in it. though 1 had dreamed of wear ing what we called in "olive drab 1918. once ogam assimilated My was undrank are gone and my the rushes. turkey! A ee drop to tranquil water a fisherman of Colllngton, N. C the sole living witness of the first airplane flight by the Wright brothers. lie will attend a celebration of the flight in Washing1 Wi slow down and pull in toward the shore, close to an island swamp, ton, December 17. K their its edges laced thick with mangroves, those mysterious plants whose grim brown fingers clutch deep into the water as if they sought eserved. Youn men had fought, some invisible and ghoulish enemy in the depth of the water. Low tide survived or fallen finishing a Job that leaves them skeleton bare The sun and part of the sky is overcast but I and my generathe rest is robins egg blue and the tion in blouses and water about it is tinted lilac. Trout begin to bite. And the wrapped leggings snook! We are very busy for a started. had only tmas BAUKHAGE On that day. while. Then the fish begin to elude " me so I take up the camera. A stubt a Ihristmas, 1945, I wrote: born crane lures us on but always as c.homesick as was "I any y manages to hide behind the manont-S uu c:- - young soldier in a lonely groves out of focus One more cast! battle of the with threat tj i post A fine, fat trout and its time to own I mild, about him. pictured my go in. t.rj hearthside, my wife and the We push ba:k through the twirt fre-- others about the happy tree, my Into the truck and we bounce light. po;w own tinseled packages unopened back to a gay little tree with the d m ( and my empty hands reaching familiar decorations on its branches ,cr f out for them vainly over the branches which never knew the Ther oceans too wide to span." kiss of a snowflake, although the "MONTY" CONFERS . . . icnal Everywhere I looked that cold. spot where I cut the pine tree the Montgomery, bead of the Sy 'amp day I saw, not war, but some-- c day before, a sandy flat, shone as Western Europe Permanent Deling more tragically eloquent white in the sunlight as a snowbank fense organization, is shown as Prir tunned, cramped souls in pinched in Maine. (A photograph could fool he left the French National Dewreck(Adtodies, hurrying amidst the fense ministry after conferring you.) ge of a city which had seen the with. Gen. Le Cberes who is at Await handicraft in and of art People lossoming 4 his right. fgljtone and canvas and parchment Peace on Earth hich had enriched the world for My thoughts werent on the news i am tenturies, Christmas a year ago, but as ,cn ' Now 1945 what is Nuernberg? that I look back over what David Wills 1st of the trial of Nazi war crim-al- (who was broadcasting in my place) said, I read this line: romp. That wa my Christmas, 1945! The collapse of the London stoltiChristmagi 1946! conference of foreign ministers trclfc"The gecond one in seven years re Is a tangible result of the mishen one could really talk about trust pervading the world, on shamed without eart1 tl!m:ac broadcast Wills, for the condowncast eyes." Thats what I ference adjourned without havin this column then and 1 ing taken those essential and on: Hays en decisive steps along the road of xir sa While armies struggled who peace for which the people of Clcould think of the message to the earth are waiting in anthe ahepherds from the angels 3 QS,t guish. chorus promising peace on earth The aftermath of that collapse is for all men of good will." still with us and the path which the There was, indeed, much to be nations have trod since has led us hope-aboto ankful for and much be to an "uncertain peace at best. on Christmas, 1946. On Christmas eve a year ago the en came Christmas, 1947! pope, delivering his annual meswhitwas far away from fields SEEKS AID . . . Madame Chiang ed with snow. No bright red of sage from the Vatican, spoke of a Europe shivering and feverish k e holly berry. Instead, the as she appeared upon from economic difficulties and soand beyond it the feath-Jher landing in this country to cial chaos. He talked about the seek aid from the government tops of the Royal palms. lie. The deliberate lie. he said in Chinas fight The day started not with the had become an established encroaching Communist against eak of shoes over the frozen snow sadly of international relations. weapon forces In China. a wind which "checked mid-veiThe lie of garbled word or fact, 'e circling race of to the part and parcel of the modern techface, but with the soft farpening in the art of forming public nique rturb.rP of water against the prow of our or controlling it and of makopinion msei'tle boat which lulled me to lazy ing it serve the political ends of diff'miniscence. those bent on winning at any cost ;fa,,.We slipped along the river and the battle of ideologies. inlet. High above coursed ; pronto the ChristThat was a ectedflock of graceful, mas for all the world (despite my To see birds. frigate selfish pleasures and perhaps yours, ao far inland, said my nature- too) but, if the past year has not companion, meant a rough greatly changed that picture, it has it These tireless creatures, ."an. it a little for the better. sms, prefer to hunt in the ocean changed I has given us some satisfacthe white caps are breaking ' fijless tion to know that one idealistic wildly. In close iut sweeps a concept has materialized We have successfully prevented the rsuit, an eagle, who prefers a meal to one he must work for. spread of the powers against which the Christian world has e '''I darts ahead, holding i dinner been struggling. The Marshall in his bill. The eagle 'V' r rfW plan, so far, has been a success. nl Heps down but the kingfisher ks and turns sharply. The big Between last Christmas and this f t vy ber must make a wide circle we saw Russias cold war offensive fore it can change its direction, Stopped at the Adriatic, the straight course he gains but stopped. QUEEN . . . Queen of the Nathe Seine, stopped in along stopped tional Farm and Garden show in at turn. each jles again the low countries. Within that time was farmers daughter Chicago an of economic on until finally the the theory rV This goes campaign 17, from Osceola, Miller, Patsy in (jjjiagle, disgusted, gives up the moved from an idea to a blueprint, la. Patsy can cook, sew, milk a to the active and effective European and the kingfisher fades, jjhase cow, drive a tractor and keep a j meal in mouth, to a tiny spot Her t cooperation administration, an effigarden. uct tTn the sky. The cient business organization headed 8 T by an efficient businessman, Paul pjome back, high above us, even Hoffman. Iffecti't this distance, with their to eight-foThat is Americas Christmas gift wing spread, to humanity. fhere la poetry of motion! They -- ra. ? r :k high-necke- HAM . . . Jane Bieberman, 10. of 1UU.NGEST d. Ia., la a licensed amateur radio operator. Her fatlirra bobby is radio and when ahe became interested in it be helped her learn the code and other necessities for obtaining a license to operate a station. She Is believed to be the world's youngest licensed bam. The oldsters of radio are going to be startled when they hear Jane's station call especially when ahe starts talking. Right now Jane is using a key, but ber father says that when ahe becomes proficient with it be will add a microphone to ber equipment. Iala-Cynw- y Iid MEN, WOMEN WASTES full or part tlm, ULN and Nevada. 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( According to the Swiss writer, Gottlieb Wyss, the custom had Its origin in 1540, when a plague iweep-inthrough many lands visited Rheinfcldrn. Twelve men formed a brotherhood in honor of St. Sebastian, promising to pray to him to safeguard their town from further distress. They also undertook to nurse those afflicted by the plague and to bury its victims. Pestilence in medieval days was ascribed to evil spirits in the water, and when the Sebastian! Brethren make their rounds of seven fountains on Christmas Eve they start at the fountain in the Frosch-weid- e where the plague started in the sixteenth century. Their song dates back to the Middle Ages. For their Christmas Eve singing the 12 Brethren are dressed in dark clothes and black silk tophats. As the name of Christ is mentioned in their song, they uncover their heads. g ro A HERO SON . . . Former New York state Gov. Ilerbert II. Lehman and Mrs. Lehman recently cut the tape to open 'Tetc's House lection of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, rete's House la In memory of the Lehman son Tcter, an air force pilot, who was tilled in England in March, 1944. New York settlement houses are the social and recreational centers for thousand of the big citys children. Peter Lehman was popular with young boys and for this reason the settlement house project was chosen as the most suitable memorial to Pete. y life-bloo- d J( d body-ban- Buy U. S. Savings Bonds! Get Well QUICKER From Your Couth Duo to a Colt CVfQHoneyATar rni I w w LL 1 Cough Compound VVNU- -W 50-- 43 long-handl- ed never-lightin- Km Chicago Museum of Selene, and Industry. Senor Ralph Perec melts like wax In Senorita Corina Valades admiring gaze. A minute ago he was proud and strong for he accomplished the difficult feat of breaking open the traditional Mexican Christmas pinata. The pinata is a Urge container filled with sweets and toys. " fish-haw- fish-haw- k I x men-of-w- ar BASKETBALL TWINS . . . Start at the upper left of this picture and continue clockwise. The first names are Bob, Joe, Ross, Dale, Jim and Don. They are all twins named Clark. The team is called the Clark Twins team and hails from Indiana. The outfit takes basketball very seriously and meets some of the finest teams in the country. Middle Age Yule Lasted Many Days Boar Gets Credit For First Plow O bf no nd hm s FEET FIRST . . . Mayor de Morrison, of New Orleans, makes a fine figure of a man aa he goes into a swimming pool at Miami Beach. His honor used to be a swimming star at Louisiana State university. Les-sep- hti Tw. of the world's architects for peace. President Truman and ecretory of State Marshall, were the chief figures In the launching ad Implementation Of the Marshall plan to aid Enrope and curtail .Communism. It was Americas gift to the world In 1948. T Cht-.stm- shipping-feve- r g idach jy winter ailments: strangles pneumonia in in both horses and mules. Did you know, though, that one of the best During the Middle Ages people treatments for both infections s didnt like short holidays. Any cele just what the doctor gave me form'' bration that lasted less than a week cold penicillin? In treating shipping-feve- r pneumonia just wasn't worthwhile. The entire Christmas season, for or strangles, you could use water-solubpenicillin... but Ive a hunch example, was celebrated in equai Cutter prefer longer-actinfervor with that now shown on youll P.O.W. (Penivet in Oil and Wax). In the some lands Christmas day. P.O.W. effective levels of pencelebration lasted from December icillin inkeeps the blood stream longer 24 to January 6 Twelfth Night and that adds up to fewer injections and in others from December 21 to to do the job. February 2. Recommended dosage of P.O.W. for Eventually these long celebra- treating either strangles or shippintions got out of hand and became g-fever pneumonia: a single dose such wild orgies that the Puritans of 1,000,000 units for mature animals; forbade the celebration of Christ- a single dose of 500,000 units for mas in the year 1644. It was not colts or calves. Repeat in 24 hours, if necessary, until the infection ie until 1678 that Charles II well under control. fished Christmas. le ot w1 Did I run into a batch of early winter weather when I was making my regular November awing through the cow country! Makes my knees knock yet, just to think about it You see, I plain forgot to take my woolies along , . . and it wasnt long till my bones were rattling like the brake rods of a Model T. Well, even though I smart asighty quick and invested i.. heavy socks, warm gloves and underwear, I ended up in a hotel room with a fine case of pains, aches and snifBes. I was ornery as a sick goat till the local M. D. broke it up for me with penicillin. Being bedfast, I bad lots of time to think. If exposure to cold weather is that hard on an ordinarily healthy guy like me (who should know enough, in the first place, to pile on extra jeans when the snow flies)... then, is it any wonder that animals, with no extra coats to slip into, have such a rough time of it when the mercury starts skidding? Sure, its hard on your stock when the weather changes suddenly... and Im sure youve had plenty of experience with two of their commonest gt liSi gti OlPOR. Kai-she- burn-hibisc- & INVEST. church-supervise- One s. Hote A that Christmas racketeers annual l.v rake in over $100,000,000 during the Christmas season. To avoid being taken In by Christmas racketeers, make the bulk of your contributions to established agencies, such as the Red Cross, Community Chest, charities and local Institutions which have proved merit HELP WANTED and permanency. AGENTS 1nurncf dk'rnU Christmas Caroling By Srnss Brethren nt n s took in a lot of money, for themselves Not a penny of tins money helped bring a merry Christmas to a needy home. Using smh ruses. It is estimated -; lung leru - . - , 'i rj'm men of good w ill son for Chris year miliums of innocent ami careless people are duped by Uiest meanest of crooks. Christmas racketeers take ad vantage of peoples normal tenden cy to be charitable during th Christmas season These fakers tutions A few year. ago groups ol men and women appeared on the streets of several cities in blue uni forma trimmed with red They used' in their name, the word Army and at first glance appeared to members of the Salvut.on Army With tambourines in hand, they BUSINESS went up and down residential streets toll filing at Christmas time They 1945! Christmas, t Tri4 tlj Regular inspection and lubrication of hardware in the house such ns locks, hinges, window pulleya and other moveable fittings elirn-ve- ry lnatos niany annoyances and pre- vents minor troubles growing into large ones. Screws should be kept tight. Hinges and other moving parts silliuj lightly oiled or greased rry Mx n,mJis. Window catches and other fittings likely to rust .should have a drop of light oil rubbt.(1 ovor thp SUIfJt.e amj ex toss 0lj vwped o(T Ill be seeing you in . . 1,200-pou- in the Cm The wild boar has been revered from earliest times as having taught mankind the art of plowing by rooting into the ground with his CUTTER LABORATORIES tusks. Berkeley 10, California Druids, celebrating the winter solstice, offered a boars in JOBt e is earning pjnk-eyhead to the goddess Freya and, be- PA If herd, youll find CutterTrnulianolgnrea cause of its food value, the boar has fast, effective reliet lt a combination of S sulfas suppbed with an atomizer, and always been an important part of all you do is spray it into tha y a festive menus. n black angns junior, . Old Gold, was grand champion of the 49th International Livestock Exposition held in Chicago. She Is shown hero with her exhibitor, Cleo Yoder, 32, f Mnscatine, la. His wife, Margaret, is shown giving her nervous hnsband a congratulatory kiss. ' Old Gold was sold for the record price of $12,900. (HAND CHAMPION 43 . . . meantime, have a swell Christmas. mom-glar- Cutter Trade ffamto |