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Show NEEDLEWORK PATTERNS Christmas Abroad Stirs Memories of Yule at Home the Empire State By 3AUKIIAGE Newt Analyit and Commentator. VVNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, I). C. WASHINGTON.-Christmas 1948! Tne second one in seven years when one could reall? talk about "peace on earth" without shamed and downcast eyes. While armies struggled, who could think of the message to the shepherds t irom me angeis ....,. chorus promising Ljtr"'1i all men of good will? My last Christmas Christ-mas word was sent to you from the ruins, where, one year ago, I experienced the Y AM Baukhage saddest holy-day season of my memory. It was in shattered Nuernberg with my thoughts on its rubble and the ruins, ugly symbols of man's inhumanity to man, the negation of our Saviours teachings. I had pleny of food and drink and shelter and was clothed in the uniform which is a reminder of a career of which I am proud despite its implications. But I was as homesick as any young soldier in a lonely outpost with the threat of battle bat-tle about him for I could picture my own hearthside and the little group about the happy tree, my )wn tinseled packages unopened, and my empty bands reaching out vainly over the . oceans too wide to pan. And all about me were the ign of anguish, cramped souls, pinched bodies and the wreckage of th handicraft blossomed In stone and canvas and parchment which has enriched the world through the centuries. I stood In tbe desolate little square faced by the wreckage of buildings, thinking of what Budyard Kipling called "Christmas "Christ-mas past." Yon may know the poem, breathing the nostalgia of an Englishman still clinging to his boyhood memories of England, Eng-land, contrasting them with what he saw about him In India. "Oh the white dust on the highway! high-way! Oh the stenches in the bywayt Oh the clammy fog that hovers over earth! And al home they're making merry 'neath the White and scarlet berry what part have India's exiles In their mirth." Almost a month before Christmas Day. John Lewis had hint that reassured re-assured him, temporarily at least, that he would not spend this year's holiday In Jail. Judge T. Alan Golds-borough Golds-borough spoke the comforting word. He said, in discussing the contempt con-tempt charge against Lewis, that he believed "nobody's comfort would be disturbed whatever the outcome." How merry this season will be for the man who defied the government and brought down the wrath of half a dozen nations upon his head is a question. It would be interesting indeed in-deed to be able to look beneath the brow adorned with the bristling eyebrows eye-brows and thatched with the thick grey hair that was once so black and bellicose. This season In the nation's capitol isn't as merry a moment as it is in most cities, for this is a city of transplanted folk, most of whose homes are too far distant to be reached on a short leave or via the restricted purse that is the portion of most government workers. As I write, the President expects to jour- ney back to Missouri and his own family circle. Many of the officials will do likewise. Nuernberg) In the shadow of her ancient castle grew tradition which lived on to modern days; a tradition made eternal by the woodcuts and engravings of Albrecht Duerer whose 500-year-old house still stood but only as a fragile ghost which soon must yield to demolition quads, a hollow shell despite the proud persistence of its storied facade; fa-cade; a tradition made by the Melstersinger whose memory was enshrined In the home of Hans Sachs a house now only a shapeless pue oi rubble. For the second time I had occa. 'ion to recall the yearning In those unhappy Kipling verses. The first time was more than two wars before. be-fore. We two lonely Americans looked down from the window of uur little room in a pension on the Boulevard Montparnasse in the Lat in wuarter on a snowless, aching innsunas in fans. Below was a deserted convent garden. If only the ogure oi a single nun had broken the damp stillness curtaining leaf less trees and withered flowers! But no, they were all deep in their devo tions and not even tee faint echo of tne evensong or the moan of the organ or-gan reached us. Nor was there nouy or mistletoe (no white or scar. let berry), for the Latin Christmas kears little resemblance to ours. Long months had stretched to years since I had seen a lighted Christmas tree, evergreen festoon or a bright- riooonea wreath, or listened to the ringing crunch of footfalls in the powdery snow, or sleighbells no novelty then in our northern clime. I thought then of Kipling's lament of the exile and understood him when he said, "faint and forced the laughter, and if sadness follow after, aft-er, we are richer for one mocking Christmas past" Today as YuJetlde rolls around once more, despite the shadows that fan across many a hearth, and the postwar worries that beset us. we at least can glory In the heritage of an American Christmas In the land which the God of our Fathers has bequeathed us. , White House a Center of Festivity In other years there have been more festive Chrlstmases. The little ceremony which became be-came a custom during the Boosevelt regime when the Pres. Ident was driven out Into the crowd about the municipal tree where be touched the button that Illumined It has been discontinued. discontin-ued. That event which drew many a lonely Inhabitant to the crowded square served to bring a holiday touch to Christmas Eve and the knowledge that the President Pres-ident later on would be surrounded sur-rounded by childrea and grandchildren grand-children while he read the "Christmas Carol" was a rather cheering thought. There is on record the time when two White House children. Charley and Robert, one of them now a presidential pres-idential aspirant himself, cut a mammoth Christmas pie given to their father, William Howard Taft, Dy tne International Bakers' associ-ation. associ-ation. It was 32 Inches In diameter and weighed 83 pounds. There was a grand celebration, too, when Theodore Roosevelt, et familia, spent his first Christmas in the White House. The White House police were not the least of the cele-brants cele-brants the new president distributed distribut-ed no less than 87 fat turkeys among them, the messengers, ushers, gardeners gar-deners and stablemen. This was credited as being the largest largesse lar-gesse ever distributed by a president presi-dent President McKinley always gave turkeys to the married em-ployees, em-ployees, but not as many or as big ones; the Franklin Roosevelts always al-ways had some souvenirs for the White House staff. What President Trunv gift will be this year has not been announced at this writing. Back In 189J when Benjamin Har-riaon Har-riaon spent his last Christmas in the White House there was no prejudice against things German and the high point of the celebration around the tree In the library was the recitation recita-tion of German poems, taught them by their governess, by the Harrison grandchildren, Ben and Mary. That was a real children's hour and we have a careful account ac-count in the Washington Star of that date to authenticate It. (No nylons or mink coats were mentioned.) men-tioned.) 'There la a complete set," says the Star, "of real baby furniture, the bed quite big enough for little Mary Lodge McKeej a dressing case, with a glass Just high enough for her te peep Into and arrange her front hair, and the cutest little wash-stand, wash-stand, with aU the toilet appli-aneea, appli-aneea, all from Mrs. Harrison, to her tiny granddaughter. A set of lamb's wool muff and tippet for Uttie Mary was lying near, and a steam engine, fitted out with every modern appliance, and which will chase around In the liveliest style for little Benjamin. Ben-jamin. He has a hook and lad der, a complete outfit, a set oi parlor croquet and a doll baby or two." After all, it is the children who make Christmas, for Christmas was made for them and it is by their grace that we oldsters can relive it over through them. By ED EMERLNE W2TU feature. (Cairo's note: This is an other ti the "Stories of the States" series.) was tbe first colony in tbe Western Hemisphere to forbid slavery, to prohibit rum, to found an orphanage, to allow married women full property rights, to charter a state university, to charter a college for women." So states a marker at the highest point in Georgia, 4,784 feet above sea level, at Mount tuiota, atop Brasstown Bald mountain. Back of that marker Is over 400 years of American history, begin-ning begin-ning with the explorations of Her-nando Her-nando De Soto, the gold-seeking ad venturer who Journeyed through that area in 1540. And, if legend is correct, islands off the coast were regarded in those days as the "golden "gold-en isles of Guale." Their winding waterways were favorite haunts of pirates of the Spanish main, and today parties often search for treas ure plate and "pieces of eight" cached there by Blackbeard. But the real history of Georgia begins in 1733 with the founding of Savan- nan. Refugees Get Charter. Among the debtors in English prisons were men of high charac ter, splendid education and great BDimy. in London were benevolent gentlemen, too, who sought to found a home for these unfortunates and a place of refuge for the Sakbur-gen Sakbur-gen and other persecuted sects of the continent of Europe. Thev obtained a charter from George II, king of England, in June. 1732. and selected Gen. James Edward Ogle- morpe as governor. A man of great Uberality and marked ability, General Oglethorpe Ogle-thorpe landed at Yamacraw bluff In February, 1733, with 116 emigrants and laid the foundations founda-tions (or Savannah, the first American city to be planned before building. During the next eleht years about 8,500 persons were brought over, two-thirds of them German Protes' tants. The Wesleys. John and Charles, came in 1736 as young clergymen. George Whitefleld arrived ar-rived in 1740. Thus, from a small oeginnmg, Georgia grew to take Its place. 40 years later, with uie otner 12 colonies in throwing off British domination. of the Soutlr is 1 ATLANTA if If h I MEMORIAL yfT ill 1 "JJ - I Vf Doc Blanchard Cherokee Rom of Pickens and "Light Horse" Harrv i.ee, succeeded In retaking Au-gusta. Au-gusta. On July 11. 1782. the Brit isn evacuated Savannah anil the authority of Georgia was re-estab Iished. Site of Sherman's March. Georgia seceded from the Union early in 1861 and furnished the Con federate army 94 regiments and 36 battalions. On Georgia soil were fought the battles of Chickamauga Kinggold, Resaca, New Hope cnurch, Kennesaw mountain. Peach Tree creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Al ia toona, and the skirmishes that at tended Sherman s march through the state. When the war ended the state was ravaged. But thrift, ambition and pride remained. The people of Georgia Geor-gia began to rebuild a diffi cult Job, a trying ordeal. But soon after the Civil war ended. ueorgia resumed her enter prises in every industrial line, not even waiting for her re- entrance into the Union, which came in 1870. Ravaged by War. Twice Georgia was ravaged by war. In May, 1775. more than a yar before the Declaration of Independence, In-dependence, Col. Joseph Haber-sham Haber-sham and Commodore Bowen with 30 volunteers seized the powder magazine at Savannah and secured 13,000 pounds of powder, of which Georgia authorities sent 5,000 pounds to the Continental army at Boston. In March. 1778, the Geor-gians Geor-gians under Colonel Mcintosh, aided aid-ed by Carolinians under Colonel Bull, burned 3 and disabled 6 out of U British merchant vessels which were attempting to carry on trade with loyalist planters. In December, 1778, the British captured Savannah and Augusta fell a few months later. After the faU of Charleston, S. C, in 1780, the British overran all eastern Geor. gia. It was not until 1781 that CoL Elijah Clarke, with the assistance There never has been any ques tion of patriotism and loyalty among Georgians. During the Span- lsn - American war, Georgia furnished fur-nished more volunteers In propor tion to population than any other state. The heroism of Georgia's sons in World War I and World War II has written brilliant exploits on his tory s pages. And in Georgia thou sands of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen were trained for their Jobs in every theater of war. Georgia Is the largest state east of the Mississippi. From top to bottom bot-tom Its greatest length is 320 miles, snd from side to side its greatest distance is some 260 miles. Leads In Industry. Georgia stands in the front rank of the southern states In the variety vari-ety and value of its manufactures and the number of its manufacturing manufactur-ing establishments. Its textile mills include cotton and woolen knitting knit-ting mills and silk mills. Flour and grist mills, clothing factories, fur- BARBS by Daukhage "l would rather be right than pres. ident" la an old saw. Try to be president these days if you are left When the animal kingdom replaces re-places the human race, the science of supersonics will have to be revised. re-vised. When your canary sings, any pup can tell you you haven't heard tbe half of it The Russians, who hate the bitter taste of quinine, says McGraw Hill (my ever potent source of impor-tant impor-tant Information), have developed a new Industry employing thousands of honey bees to make honey mixed with the medicament The Soviets know how to pass out the bitter coat-ed coat-ed with the sweet, this development would tend to prove. 1 . r-J, -.. ft I t ill, , I i 1 1 i r l. i - r if j t r dJr t R I , J UV . MrtlhWT ,1"B'.liiMil,laMfc.lV1ni1iaiy1Vg-VJ niture factories, brass, steei and iron works, foundries, car shops and other manufacturing plants are some of its heavy industries. Georgia Geor-gia has brick, tile and pottery plants, and its canning factories, creameries and numerous other processing plants utilize the state's raw materials. Georgia's slash pine is made Into paper, trees grown there reaching a growth in 8 to 10 years that would require 40 to 50 years in a higher, colder climate. Georgia's marble is famous all over the world, and large quantities of granite and kneiss are found in many localities. Gold deposits are 'Cvi Y i I LOOKING over some piled up mail we find a flock of queries asking how Army or Notre Dame would come out against the best of the pro teams. There is no real basis of comparison, compari-son, for many reasons. rea-sons. For example, Army's team has 16 hours of hard work, outside of football. The Army squad is up at 5:30 a. m. for a tough day. The pros have nothing to bother about except football. foot-ball. They have no outside interests. Football Is their business. The pros have one great asset experience. They know more football than college players know. Despite this factor how much do you think pro teams would offer Glenn Davis, Doo Blanchard, Hank Foldberg, Arnold Tucker, Barney Poole and a few other residents of West Point? The answer Is that the Giants handed out something like $20,000 to Dewitt Coulter, Army's tackle, who isn't in the same league with Davis or Blanchard as a drawing card. Army, around 14 deep, couldn't match the manpower of the pros. But I don't think of a pro team that has a Davis or a Blanchard, a better bet-ter quarterback than Tucker, s better bet-ter end than Foldberg. I don't know of a pro line that is better than Notre Dame's. In Lu-jack, Lu-jack, Connor, Mastrangelo and a few others. Notre Dame has men who could match any pro star todayand to-dayand overmatch most of them a year or so away. Crochet This Lovely Bed Cape Romantic Design to Embroid, NATIVE GOVERNOR . . Born March 20, 1907, at Newnan, Ga., Ellis Gibbs ArnaU has been an energetic leader of his native state. A former lawyer, he served In the state legislature and as attorney at-torney general before taking office of-fice as chief executive January 12, 1943. found in four belts in Georgia, and the mining of gold is an old Indus- try there. Brown and red iron ores are found in many places, and cop-per, cop-per, graphite, talc, barite. lime stone, precious stones, marls, phosphates phos-phates and many other deposits of minerals and clays are scattered throughout Georgia. Agriculture is Varied. The slopes of Georgia's mountains are well suited for the grazing of livestock, and the state has an abundance of land, either rolling or level for growing vegetables, fruits, corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, buck-wheat buck-wheat cowpeas, clover, timothy. grasses, cotton, peanuts, tobacco ana dozens of other crops. The for est timbers are oak, pine, poplar, ash, beech, elm, chestnut, hickory, maple, walnut ironwood, sugar oerry ana a score of others. Large iiuwuuci v turpenune are pro- aucea. Georgia's resources are vast lt climate and rainfall are conducive to all plant life, and pleasant for hu man beings. The gentle art of living is practiced in Georgia but there re mains a deep-rooted determina- tion to keep up the leadership, the progress, that began over two cen turies ago when the Ogiethorna band landed at Savannah. Georgia is a state worth seeing, knowing and watching 1 "ft"1' 4 t IPX , - ii i 'ml Sltton's Gulch to typical et Georgia'! scenic spots. Experience vs. Youth The pros depend entirely on college col-lege stars coming along. The younger, young-er, the better. The pros have the soundest sort of coaching. So do most of the college teams. But la the colleges the coaches have a far greater problem, for their play- ers are also students, who are supposed sup-posed to have a busy day outside of football. This doesn't always happen. What the pros get is ex perience. This is a big factor. What the college teams get is youth Just as big a factor. Happening to run into three or four veteran college coaches, we sounded them out on their viewpoint And these coaches were all tops, able to command big salaries in either pro league. Here was the answer. an-swer. "The pros know much more than the college players know. They are picked men that we've worked over for two or three years. They begin where we left off. But few pro piayers wno nave passed 26 or 27 years can match the speed or the enthusiasm of the colleee Dlaver. At 29 they are through or should be loosing ror a future living. tin , juso me pros, through sound business reasons as far as the crowas are concerned, work entirely on offense. We wouldn't want to put on the field such a defense, especial ly uie iorward pass defense, that pro teams do. We work at least uiree times as hard on defense as the pros. They only stress attack tor mat is what the crowds want How can you have anv stronu lense m games where veteran football foot-ball players, stars from college reams, run up 3U or 40 Doint. each side? How can a strong defense de-fense allow 30 points to a beaten team in a pro league? The nro art smart. They give the public what the public wants which is a lot of curing, mere is nothing off-side about this. It's on the levpi pt m ii a ainerent game." Out to Win, Regardless College coaches have a vn fon, u, J yiuuiem. iney are out to win, regardless of any public reac- uun. x nappen to know what coaches such as Lou Little. Bob Nevian lew omers were offered hir th. i can teu you it was olentv I asked one of these coaches how -e ngureu Army or Notre Dame would compare with the best of the pro teams. Here was his answer. A picked team from Army and Notre Dame, relieved of its student and scholarstio work, would be equal k "'J tea,n t0day- 1 " where they had nothing to do but play football, i m(M Davfa , ' to backs of ,U time, Blanchard, Tucker, Lujack, Connor Mastoantelo, Foldberg, Strohmeyer Cowhig and many others. "Just remember what that young, er bunch did to the Ram. in Chicago last August-fellows Just out of col- ne1" Mn tte Rams ofl It is only natural that ..k Coaches as Fritz Crisler, Dick Har. low. Ed McKeever. Howie Odell Wallace Wade and man. 1 ..3 lege coaches have entirely different assignments from the nr -.k The college coaches have the unfln! khed products. The pro coaXs handle experience. wh.r t,, tnl. or- . j . . """ien- ,k i u B 10 De sma'l Part the Job. Both the college, and ZlTl?!1" ive crowd. "'" iu see. And here is one game where the college, out-draw out-draw the pros because, in the 1,1 the couege. have the big'X :! J! 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