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Show THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950 OREM-GENEVA TIMES LIQHTA CANDLE FOR ME A CHRISTMAS STORY By Ethyl Nielsen Hair The long shadows were deep ening tnere were SU11 flares from the burst of shells across the evening skies. Joe had lost his buddy today perhaps per-haps tomorrow he too, would travel that long road to glory, and the unknown. But tonight joe had a task to perform. Not that Joe minded writing letters. In scnool he had been rather a-dept a-dept at writing love notes. Then his thoughts flew back to his football days, and the dates with the various coeds but right now he was remembering Norma Nor-ma best . . . Norma, the cutest trick in skirts. Tnf took up pencil and paper and looked long and deep into tne battle scarred horizon. Other Oth-er soldiers were resting, dejected deject-ed looking, homesick lads. There was little conversation. Pernaps each lad was busy with his own thoughts. Hell," he said aloud, "what am I going to tell his mocher and Norma?" The boys did not answer. They did not kuow what to say or how to say it. Buddy was gone, he had saved the U.S. forces, and saved many lives. Buddy was a hero but Buddy was gone. Words told, calculated words on a sheet of paper were so inadequate. inade-quate. Joe looked at the sheet of paper he had written: Dear Mom and Norma: Buddy was a hero to the end and Norma, dear, he said to tell you he would love you 'till the end of time ..... But Joe's thoughts ran: 1, coo, will love you, Norma, forever and ever. "Naw," said Joe to the boys a guy can't write what is in his heart, not to Buddy's sweetheart sweet-heart wife. It isn't decent. Buddy loved Norma from the first time he laid eyes on her-It her-It was Joe's and Norma's date. Buddy had said "take me along, I'm stag tonight .... But I'll not cut in .... a gal doesn't often get a date with handsome brutes like old Joe and me." "Conceited," laughed Joe. That was the beginning of one of the sweetest love stories. Buddy Bud-dy and Norma took one look and said in chorus "where have you been all my life". It had been said lightly enough, but there was a world of meaning. In the weeks that followed Joe had found himself in the pos ition of best friend, to two of the grandest kids that ever lived. liv-ed. It did not lessen his love for Norma. It was evident little did Norma dream that he cared, except for the greatest of friend ships. That was way back in; school days, young care-free' scnool days. A ' million years ago," said Joe, to himself. Buddy's last words were so! typical. "Joe," he said, as he gasped out his last request, "tell Mom and Norma to light a candle for me, Christmas, I'll be there." Buddy had closed his eyes for a long time, and shells burst all around them. Then Joe had given the dying lad water, and he had revived. Buddy Bud-dy had pointed to his pocket. "A letter for Norma. See that she gets it." Then everything was quiet for a while even tne bursting of shells. When Joe looked again, Buddy was gone. He had been so alive, so vital, just that morning. One could understand death, thought Joe, when one becomes old and tired. Then Joe asked himself, again and again: why should Buddy, of all people upon earth, have to go before he had hardly started start-ed to live. . . ? But one does not ask questions well, npt in the army anyway. The scarred battlefield lay before be-fore them, their dugout camp seemed remote and yet any minute they may be back into battle. Better to send the contents con-tents of the letter but read it first, he must. He was surprised to find he had written a rather fine letter in spite of his emotions. emo-tions. Then he took the bloodstained blood-stained letter from his pocket-It pocket-It too, must go to Norma. As he unfolded it, he read: My Very Dear, Your letter meant so much to me. I carried it with me all the way, and read it over and over and over. I love you for the things you say and do, the things you write, the inspiration you bring. Please, oh please be careful of your precious self. I love you so much and more . Joe could read no more nor did he want to he was treading tread-ing on sacred territory. He folded fold-ed the letters with care. Then, the last line had caught his eye and Joe read: "I love you ooth. Keep faith and put a candle in the window for me. I win be home for Christmas if not in person, my heart will be there." It had been a custom through the years for Buddy's mother to put a candle in the window each Christmas for each member of the family. The last two years there had been two extra candles can-dles one for Joe and one for Norma. When the family came home for Christmas, they marched march-ed past the window and blew out their own candle. It was fun, sheer joy. A bit of sentimental senti-mental nonsense. It was to tnis custom that Buddy gave his last thought. I must turn in, thought Joe, there's the 38th parallel and much ground to be taken. He slept fitfully. He ached in body and mind. After a time, all seemed quiet too quiet. He looked about in the half darkness. dark-ness. There was a great moon. The same moon he and Norma had danced under. Joe sat up. "I'm glad I let Buddy have her" and not once had Buddy any cause to believe his best pal loved Norma. Homesickness, overwhelming homesickness, took possession of Joe and he cried as he haa not cried since he was a child. Then he felt relieved and slept 'till dawn. The days and nights that followed foll-owed were nightmares other lads with stary fear written writ-ten upon their faces marched and fought beside Joe in death-likes death-likes ilence, Joe often wondered if Norma and Buddy's mother received the letters beyond that he did not think much. At times he seemed numb then felt a little dazed, but the G.I.'s were gaining gain-ing ground and prestige. He knew the world looked on in fear, little understanding the hell the boys were experiencing. experienc-ing. Then a day arrived wheu old glory was hoisted over alien territory. That flay Joe was more alive, more confident than usual. To top the glad tidings, a letter from the states arrived for Joe. Other GI's were reading mail from home when Joe was handed a fat letter in Norma's crazy scrawl. Joe looked at the letter for long minutes not daring to open it. It was early evening, one such as when he had written the letter let-ter to Norma and Buddy's mother. moth-er. There was a lump in his throat. Slowly, he tore open the We wish that peace could dwell in all the homes of our town. Utah Valley Builders Supply Utah U. Sets Registration Dates A change in winter quarter registration at the University of Utah was announced tnis week by Joseph A. Norton, registrar. Originally scheduled for Dec. 29, winter quarter registration will be moved back one day to-Dee. to-Dee. 30 for all new students, former university students not registered during the past fall quarter and for all students who did not register or did not complete com-plete registration during the advance ad-vance registration last wee. Admission or re-admission applications ap-plications must be filed immediately immed-iately with the registrar by all new students and by students not registered during the fall. Entrance tests for freshmen entering en-tering winter quarter will be given on Monday, December 18 at 9 a.m. in Kingsbury Hall on campus. Law students will register in the law library and medical students in the medical building. letter he ruffled the pages carefully A lanky G.I. with a ready smile shouted, "Get -a load of this, fellas I'm a dad, it's a boy. What'd ya know about that?" "It's been done before," jeered another lad. and dodged the shoe the new father hurled playfully at his head. Joe came ,o with a estart. Congrats and all that," he said sincerely. Then Joe fastened his eyes on the first page of his letter. The date bore out his surmise the letter was long overdue. He started to read: Dear Joe: We received your letter the same day the government notified us of Buddy's death. At first we couldn't believe it. When the baby made his arrival, we consoled con-soled ourselves. It will be for you too, that we will put a candle can-dle in the window this Christmas, Christ-mas, and a wee one for baby Joe. It was Buddy's request that if it was a boy we were to name him for you. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts but thanks is so inadequate. We are grateful that you were with him to the end. We love you, too. ' Tears blinded Joe he cried, unashamed. "Gorsh." was all he could say. But he was pleased that Buddy had wanted his baby named for him. Joe walked out of the dugout, as if in a daze. As he passed the captains' quarters, the jovial captain shouted, "Joe, I have news for you." Joe came to with a start. He saluted the captain. cap-tain. "Sir," he said, in that faraway far-away voice, "if there's any good news in all this hell, let's have it." "Young man, you are due for a furlough soon. I'd say you should just about make it home for Christmas." Snow was softly falling. The good old USA looked pretty wonderful to Joe. With luck he would just make it home for Christmas eve and there would be a candle in the window for him, There would be one for Buddy and baby Joe. Buddy would be there in spirit, hovering hover-ing over his loved ones. Then he gave sober thought: In the long years to come, Buddy's memory would hover over all those who came to Mother's on Christmas eve. Then Joe made a silent promise to place a candle in the window. It would burn on through the long silent night. 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