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Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
 By Katherine Edelman.

How true this is at Christmas. when millions of people all over the world are led by the thought of little child into ways of happiness. For. as the shepherds and the wise men were led to the cave at Bethlehem on that first Christmas, so, too, mankind has been led through the years into higher and nobler living by the thought of the same child and what he represents. No book could record the countless deeds of kindness and love that have been done in His name; nor tell of the happiness that has blessed mankind because of His com ing. For the sake of this little child men and women forget themselves in bringing joy to others, and because of Him, peace and love and goodwill has made this better world for us all. And as the message of each sue ceeding Christmas rings across the earth, every heart Is tuned to it's music, and each year finds us with deeper conception of the rights of OUT fellow man and a more sincere and earnest desire for universal peace and happiness.
 co y Western Newspaper Union.)
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
OBSERVE THREE YULETIDES
 WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS

There is one place where Christmas is kept three times a year-in the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem reputed site of the Stable of the Inn
 The Roman. Greek and Armenian Greek bodies have each their respect i've sections of the church, but thei! Chr stmas celebrations do not occm cn the same day. The Latin Christ mas is celebrated at the Roman Cath ollie altar on Dec amber 9. Thirteen days later the Orthodox Easterns per tolm the Greek rite. Another 13 days later the Armenian church keeps it own ceremonial of Byzantine faith Montreal Herald
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
SANTA, SAINT NICHOLAS
 AMI HLPICT'C PIPTLRAN


 Whoever says there is no Santa Claus is mistaken.
 Santa Claus, like Christ, one walked this earth.
 He was a man of great kindness and generosity, with a deep love for children.
 Such was his hold on the hearts of the people that after he died, Dec em- Der 6, 1900 years ago, the date was set aside as feast and gift day, in comm 2moration of his life.
 His name was Nicholas. After his death folks called him Saint Mich. Nlas.
 AS the feast and gift.giving day of 5t. Nicholas spread, the Dutch took { up. The nearest they could coma 10 saying St. Nicholas was Santa 1laus.
 AS t!me rolled on, Dec ,mber 6 he feast day of Santa Claus, givcr # gifts. and December 25, the feast lay of Christ, giver Of life. became confused in the minds of the people. md eventually the two festivals were combined
 Thus the idea became established hat On the eve of the birth of the 'hrist Child there comes out of the "ozen North, with sleigh and rein }enr, genial Santa Claus, with gifts.
 When persons tell children "Santa Tlaus brought you this" they arc peaking the truth For the spirit of Santa Claus that still lives, prompted he gift.-Wickes Wamboldt.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26

You are thinking of nothing but getting home to warm fire and a good supper, when suddenly new light pours down from the sky. You stop and look up. This light is soft and golden; many. colors grow and dissolve in 1t. You stand transfiXed.
 You hear voices. whole choir of them. Angelic and sweet the music floods the night. Gradually you dis cern floating figures lifted on great and shining wings. The voices swell to rich crescendo and go ringing on through the world-"For Christ the Lord is born!''
 The light fades. The music dies away. You are left alone in coun- try lane. It is dark and cold. You shiver a little and stumble on in new, disturbing wonder.
 But the familiar lane takes on a different aspect. It is leading you not home but to low stone building There are voices within. You hear many people moving about. Without realizing the direction your feet are taking you find yourself stepping over the low threshold of a stable. There Is the sweet scent of hay, the soft breathing of cattle. Somewhere, half hidden by wall there is q misty light You go on, stepping quietly and your heart begins to beat with a smotliered rhythm. You advance, finding your self confronted by a scene of great simplicity. A mother and her child, a manager, the big eyes of cattle glow ing in the shadows. The glory that was in the skies little while age seems centered above the baby's head.
 How would you feel? What would you do? When the vision faded, would you ever again forget the beauty and meaning of Christmas?
 ,a l93l Western Newspaper Unionh
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
THAT HOLIDAY
 FEELING

NUST before Christmas they
 y all felt so tired. They had
 been busy doing so mucl-shOp- {
 ping, keeping up with work that
 had to be done, making pud- dings and pies, cranberry jelly. Oh, there was so much for ' every one to do around Christ { mas time. Every one was busy with , ] something or other-rushing to get everything finished in time. : : And every one felt tired. ' But just as Christmas ap- preached it seemed that new , strength entered into each one. . It was the beautiful holiday . feeling, the feeling of joy and gayety, of thankfulness for , friends, of thankfulness for {. home, of rejoicing for families. i. The tired feeling drew away y into the background. In its place \ came the holiday feeling-the 1, feeling of good will to all, of : [ peace and of contentment over { the lasting possessions belong |. ing to mankind-the possessions ]. on which one could never put a ! price. { That holiday feeling brought ]. all that was good into the fore !. ground. {. No one would have missed 1t . ' for anything in the world i Mary Graham Bonner. co. 1880. Western Newspaper Union.) .-.@S .esxES
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
A Forest Christmas IT. By Arthur Guisssnan ISS h Mirhful Tyre

NEEp in the heart of the timber- O lands The Christmas fir of the woodfolk
 stands. Bright with the glitter the Frost
 King loans Toits rich green tassels and its dark
 brown cones. Andthewoodfolk come through the
 drifted snow For their uuledde gifts that are
 heaped below: Bark for the beaver. sprouts for the
 hare, Golden honeu for inc drowsp bear, Moss for the doe and the antlered
 buck. Dildwood apples for the qrau
 woodchuck. Nuts for the chipmunk. haws for the
 grouse. And alder fruit for the white-foot
 mouse.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
CHRISTMAS A STATE OF MINC

Christmas is observed just because t had. and still has, to do with lcoplc Christmas is state of mind t is q beautiful spirit.
 The natural way to turn the current )f your thoughts in the desirable di rection is to read the accounts of the first Christmas.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
ORIGINATED CHRISTMAS CARDS

In 1916 Sir Henry Cole is said to have originated the idea of sending Christmas cards to friends, and Jos eph Crandall was the first publisher
 Only about 1000 cards were sold the first year, but the idea soon spread to other countries and millions are now sold annually,
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
SANTA AND THE CHIMNEY

Santa Claus wa3 first associated with the chimn1y through the Eng fish custom of sweeping out. the chimney for the New Year, to wei. come good luck to the household.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
BURNING YULE LOG

The custom of burning the Yule log on Christmas Eve is not prevail 5nt in England. The custom is still followed in some of the rural sections. 1t is more prevalent in the Scanda- navian countries
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
'F'F 'FFF7F7''Ff'1 'i''FfFF . The [ i: Christmas Message < \ :. By ELIZABETH CLARKE HARDY i.
 . in Wisconsin Asriculturist

EF*4E+ETE*EE++EEE*S"gFE+!+ OH. CHRISTMAS BELLS the. swestly V chime.
 And Christmas lights that slsam and
 glow
 Oh. silent stars that softly shine
 Acres. the world of fros, and snow. Ye fill the world With joy and light. What message do you bring tonight? Oh. Christmas trees with twinkling liel,,.
 And shining branches bending low With gift, that gladden. all our hearts.
 And thoughts of loving kindness show. Ys bear the fruits of pure delight. What message do 9ou bring tonish,3 Oh. radiant spirit of the day.
 Thy message thrills the whole world OCT, l, fills the world with hope and joy
 From zone to zone, from shore to shore. 'Tis meant for ever5 human heart. And none need stand alone. apart. The peace. good will and Christmas cheer. The shining lights. the magic tree. The joy tha, thrills the Christian heart
 For all the world is full and free. The Christmas message from above To all the world is love. is love.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
A CHRISTMAS SUPERSTITION

In parts of rural England it is ac- capted as beyond argument that if. on the morning of Christmas day. the sun shines through the apple tree the apple harvest will be good.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26

simmer of tinsel on Christmas trees. The wings of the angel on the top most peak seem like the wings of announced the coming of the Christ child. Our eyes shine half blinded by the glory of legend and expectation
 When we are older we become Gas we think) more sophisticated. Tinsel
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVING

Tho custom of Christmas gift giv ng has it. own significance and very scw of Us would forego the pleasur> jf Christmas giving.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
LEGEND CT THE Ml5TLEToE

The legend of the mistletoc and it's connection with kissing belong to a distant past, and comes from Scandinavia.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
READ OF FIRST CHRISTMAS TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

It is well to be benevolent and to seek out the needy and distressed q and relieve their necessities. This is indaed a true spirit of Christmas.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26

A worldwide Christmas custom, which originated in this country. is the sending of greetings by radio, telegraph and cable.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
A CHRISTMAS PRAYER

IT IS With profound gratitude in our hearts we behold this, another Christmas day. Grati- tude not for riches, fame or power attained, but the glori- ous sun by day that warns our hearts toward all humanity. For the heavenly canopy of night, studded with matchless gems, which brings peace and rest to tired and weary souls for the flowers and birds--for little children, and little chill dren yet unborn, for the spirit of Peace on earth, good will toward men'-for the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords-our Christ. Amen.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
Yr1artha Bann;nShomas !.

ERHAPS it's a healthy trait that most human beings like and are drawn to bright and glittering objects. At Christ mas time this craving is sat. iSfied in a hundred ways.
 When we are children we i,,,1. xyyi h .luFn Innn hn
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
sPENoTHRlFTs IN SENTIMENT

If there ever was time when we should be spendthrifts in sentiment it is at Christmas.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
v baIhoriha l5ao~t~s Ihe"@S

UPPOSE for instance that you were walking along a coun- try lane at night. That 1t
 was very cold and frosty, that the snow creaked un-
 der your feet, and the twigs on the bare trees snapped
 when the wind touched them.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
CHRISTMAS JOY COMPLETE

No Christmas joy is complete unless it is enriched by glow of sympathy with the Joy to the World"-prom- ised in Jesus birth.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26

The long festoons swinging graceful Iy among the green branches of the tree. The glimmer of make-believe iciclcs, the powder of make believe snow. the cheerful flames of candles and the laughter of people we loved.
 co 1881. Western Newspaper UnionD
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
Let's Choose Wisely

We face the oncoming year cheer. fully, knowing that Father Time will bring us surprises, but firm in the faith that there is an evolution . working for higher things in every age.
 If day by day and week by week we choose wisely among the new things that present themselves, We , shall do we'll for ourselves and for . our friends and neighbors. And that is the best blessing we can ask for the new division of time upon which we are entering-that : we may have the grace to choose . wisely day by day among the new things. One choice at a time, ani that wise one. If we can put ,he, ; into effect, we shall make progress. . Country Home.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-12-26
GREETINGS BY AIR AND WIRE

-~S5I2sezaIc9 S>vIzE.S~
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

ley recently triumphed in the
Eastern Sweepstakes, a national
duckpin event.
Clarke, Hiser Shine
Astor Clarke startled duckpin
fans by capturing the Campbell
Sweepstakes, District classic test
with a record breaking total and
Henry Hiser won the District
League high average champion
ship by chalking up 121.1O
record for the season.
Earle Stockings idea of
forming Class A doubles sum-
mer league met with fine re-
Spouse.
Last night officers were elected,
and Astor Clarke, made prexy,
with Jack Whalen, vice presi-
dent. Paul Harrison is secretary
treaSurer-Scorer.
Harrison and Eddie Espey,
N. D. B. C. doubles champions,
who triumphed in a gruelling Is
game doubles test Saturday, were
the first to sign.
Jack Whalen and Brad Mand-
ley, hailed as a toughest duo
going, were right behind the
poppy youngsters. Other teams
signed are Astor Clarke and Joe
Harrison, Ollie Pacini and Tony
Santini, Irving Billheimer and
Perez Elicit providing he can
coax Perce), Tim Dunworth and
an unnamed partner, and Sam
Bortnick and an unnamed part
her. Either Joe Mulroe or Charley
Young may figure as Dunworth's
buddies.
Stocking is trailing Sam Simon
and Charley Barnard, and Nick
ChaconaS and Louie Pantos to
round out the roster.
The league will bowl on Mon
day nights. 1t is scheduled 10
open next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

the leg. Otherwise there is al
ways the possibility that he may
slide past you and hook the bag
before you can put the ball high
up on his body. Nine times out
of ten when fans in the stands
see a baserunner called safe"
when it looks as if he was out, it's
because the baseman has tagged
him too high.
On a double play, of course, you
don't have to worry about tagging
the runner. In that case, nine
times out of ten, it's force play,
and all the baseman has to do is
touch the bag and then get away
fast before the baserunner can
run into him and knock him down.
In making a double play, the big
thing is to get the ball away fast.
But remember this: Don't try
to throw the ball before you
have it,"
Copyright. 1891, by the Christy
Walsh SVndicate)
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

why!
Because the left arm he injured
during a hunting trip this past
spring is bothering him more
than ever.
Hurts Throwing
Of course it binders his throw.
ing. And his tossing, after all,
is an important part of his COM
edy. But that's not what has
Nick down."
This arm hurts me on and
off the field" AItrock declares.
But with characteristic game
ness he adds:
"IlI snap out of it. See if
don't. They don't make the
breaks tough enough to stop
your Uncle Nick"
In an effort to round his ach,
ing wing-or shoulder-into shape
Nick is dieting.
He is virtually a vegetarian now
having convinced himself that
proper eating will aid him in eff
fecting a cure.
CrOW0S MISS HIM
Altrock's funny antics are
missed plenty. When Philadel.
phia opened it's home season
against Washington last week
much mystery surrounded Nick's
disappearance from the funmak.
ing which was centered upon Al
Schacht.
Wonder no more, fans!
Your Uncle Nick" is bearing
down with everything he's got.
Hoping and praying that
some day soon he will be able to
sling a ball-Or rather, two
balls - plateward, with indi-
vidual motions, and get laugh
or two!
If your Uncle Nick" Altrock
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
sITp66lNo ON HOOK
ESLl0E. NOTE RUNNER
lis COMPLETELY
BLOCKED OFF BY
GLOVE AND Ball
By Joe Boley

The toughest job second base
man or shOrtstOp has is tagging
the runner and getting the ball
away on double play.
If you stand too far back you
give the runner a chance to hook
slide past you and get to the base
safely. If you play too far front
of the bag then you're just invit-
ing the runner to knock you down
and thereby prevent a throw to
first base to complete the play.
With some sliders, tagging is
easy. frankie FriSch, despite the
fact that he's a very fine base
runner, is fairly easy to tag, be.
cause he slides head first and
does not hook the bag. A fellow
like Ty Cobb, when he was in his
prime, was the toughest man to
tag in the world.
In the picture I've tried to show
the two boys the proper way of
tagging a runner. In the pic
ture 1 have the baseman standing
as though he was almost astride
the base and toward the back cor
ner. In that way he has it
blocked from each side, and all
he has to guard is in front. The
runner has got to come in there.
Otherwise he misses the base en-
tirely.
You will notice that the base.
man has his legs well out of the
way to avoid being knocked down.
AS he takes the ball in front of
the bag, his only problem is as to
which way the runner will hook
and since the sides of the bag are
blocked, that isn't a serious prob
lem either. Just a matter of
watching the runners feet and
moving with him to which ever
side he slides.
In tagging the runner there is
one very important point. That
is to put the ball on the runners
leg. Of course, sometimes, on
high throws or wide throws,
you've got to tag the man wher-
ever you can-but whenever pos
Sible, try and tag the runner on
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

OdCk "udleu, VINO mas already
conquered Eddie Espey and Ollie
Pacini, will face his three other
must powerful rivals all in a
bunch.
Aston Clarke. Brad Mandley
and Henry Hiser came to terms
with Whalen last night. Each
man is to post $50, the winner
10 take all.
The four.ccrnered match will
be rolled on four different drives,
and will consist of 20 games. The
first block is scheduled for Co.
iumbia Saturday.
The Arcadia will be the site of
the second block the following
Saturday, while the third takes
place at Henry HiSer's Bethesda
alleys on Wednesday May Is
The final five games are to be
rolled at Convention Hail., on
Saturday, May Is.
Blick PrOcIaimS
Two months ago John Blick
proclaimed to the world that in
his opinion Jack Whalen was the
greatest head-to-head bowler in
the country. and he stood ready
to back his assertion with United
States currency.
Immediately Lewis HOpteu-
maicr challenged Whalen with
Eddie Espey, one Of the lead
ing members of his National
Pale Dry Juniors.
Then Ollie Pacini slipped into
the wars, only to see the tall
Irishman stage two whirlwind
finishes to overcome him in both
ends of the match.
Mandley has been reluctant in
facing Whalen. because of thair
doubles partnership. However
with two others in the list, Mand
ley readily consented.
Each man has an enviable sea
sons record behind him. Whalen
won the U. S. Sweepstakes and
N. D. B. c. singles titles. Mand-
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
$4,000 Professor

Kid baseball players and
grOwn-ups alike, who are fol
lowing the daily lessons on
How to Play Baseball, in
The Washington Times, can
prepare themselves for an
other series on the proper
way to perform on the dia-
mOnd, with an S8O,OO0-a-year
professor cracking the rule
across their knuckles.
Babe Ruth, peer of all
baseball players, starts his
series on lessons for sand
lotters, and their elders too,
in this newspaper starting
next Monday. A Babe Ruth
Lesson will be published
herein every day next week
and thereafter every Mon
day during the current base
ball season.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
TIES
&c n 7 RAIL
BY WIN
BY GINO SINH

Eastern is very much in run
ming for the interhigh school
baseball championship, but it
can thank its lucky star for it.
Eastern and Central are now tied
with two wins apiece.
The Lincoln ParkerS eked out
3 to 2 win over Tech when
Everett Russell momentarily lost
control, and permitted the Guyon-
ties to garner four hits and with
the help of an error chase three
runs across the plate. After
that they were utterly helpless.
Tech threatened throughout the
game, but fell just short of
tangling things up. The Manual
Trainers made their biggest bid
in the ninth frame when Nau
doubled and Weitman walked
with one out, but Bob Snyder,
wide-awake Eastern backstop,
trapped Willis foul and Harry
English died on third strike
Nau, Benner and Crenshaw did
all the hitting for the Techites,
while the fasteners were less
greedy, their six hits being di-
vided among six players.
1t was the first game of the
series in which the twirling was
of respectable quality.
Noonan's was easy for three
TechiteS, but the remaining six
were easy for him. He had five
strikeouts and issued four passes.
Russell struck out seven, walked
three and contributed a wild
pitch. Important errors hurt
Tech lot
Friday Western and Business
will battle in a game which
should decide the cellar cham
pionship. So far both have
bowed once. 1t is likely that
Western will be first from the
bottom, for Business bats are
powerful. Tech. with two de-
feats, has yet to meet either
Business or Western.
Western discovered that it was
no match for a school that hung
the bird on Eastern, when it fell
before the bats of Washington
and Lee High, 1874. yesterday.
Lefty Robertson permitted the
Georgetowners five hits, oblig-
ingly allowing Clark, the oppos-
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

and strategy
is not h in G
but a full
u n d erstand-
ing of your
own skill.
How e v e r,
your own ap-
plication of
your indi-
vidual capa-
bilitieS should
be a pplie d
equally with
each shot you
m a Ike. On
t h a t single
point many
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
HUGE SUM PAID

Nearly $3,0O0,0OO in stakes and
purses was distributed by The
New York racing associations
among successful owners and
breeders during the 1880 season.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Whalen, Mandley, Clarke,
Hiser in Pin Match
By GINO SINH

After much dckerng and powwowng back Of the old barn.
the much discussed bowling fud has brought
to a head with resounding exploson
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

of you go wrong. You take,
for instance, great pains and
care with a drive and then be-
come ineXcusably careless with
little run-up. Good strategy
avoids that and it thereby
paves the way to better play.
Each shot in a round of play
is equally important with any
other shot, a point often hard
to get into your head.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
GOLF
BY CHESTER HORTON

All of the mental side of
golf and so-called psychology,
is nothing but golfing strategy,
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Nick Altrock Goes on Diet
To Cure Lame Arm
By JOE HOLMAN


He's supposed to be funny
And he u.s. too-penty.
But if truth be known, Your Uncle Nick Arock
is staying in the background nowadays.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

They had several formidable
rivals among the Centralites in
this pastime, however. Ty Rau-
Der gave all his hopefuls a chance
to work out Wright, De Betten-
court and Edwards allowed Dew
lit four hits, while Rousseau was
found for five.
Emulating the local big league
game, st. Adams and G. U. Prep
played to a Thinning tie, the
game being called because of
darkness. St. Adams took a long
lead in the early innings. only
to see the G.. U. Props deadlock
the score, 6-6, in the ninth.
Three more frames didn't un-
tangle things. Patten permitted
the Georgetowners four hits, but
costly errors on the part of his
mates gave the Prepmen their
chance to tie
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

was a clown it would be a case of
Laugh. Clown, Laugh"
But, to tell the truth, he isn't.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

ing pitcher, two of them. The
Virginians pounded out IA, Chase,
the catcher, chalking up four in
five trips to the mat.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

Central handed Dewitt q
1O-4 trimming, in which the
Dewitt players We'd with each
other in making errors.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

BEST BET-RTDEAWAY.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
9Leon Untried Tuo Yead May Bring Record Price Belmon
Paddock Picks EN-
AT PIMLICo

WEATHER. CLEAR; TRACK, FAST
LIZ a nd one half furlonRs The Gun Poy
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

SEVENTH RACE-Six furlongs
The Washington times., 1931-04-29

Authorities who have given
the son of Sir Gallahad III
Fairy Wand a close scrutiny,
pronounce his head one of the
most beautiful they have ever
looked upon.