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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
While they knel the whole stall became bright day.

known it in the days before she and Jonathan were wed and Joel had ridden away to war.
 He drew her close to him, and explained excitedly, Thou hast slept while angels sang! The Mes siah is born! This night we shep- herds have seen glory beyond that of kings. We have seen Him who is born to be King and Saviour of all the world!
 Angels sang of His birth, and star led the way. and an herald told us We should find Him in manager with cattle lying near. We went even unto Bethlehem, to the stable of the inn, and found Him of whom the angel told The heir of David, who shall save His people. The babe through whose birth peace and good will are prom ised to all men,"
 Tn stable, Joel?" Michal ques- toned, and her thoughts flew to Flavia and her brother. Was this the wife refused her room that Drusus might sleep in the inn? Had the Lord of all the World been born in stable because she, Michal, had flirted with Roman and feared his coming to her this night2 Yet how should Che shepherds have known Him from hundred babes if His birthplace had not been strange?
 Joel answered, 'In a manager sweet with hay, warm with the breath of clean cattle, and hallowed by the stars great light. Truly Ad-
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onai witnessed tho birth of this babe, and to David's royal line has come the King of Kings"
 'The babes mother, it is well with her?" Micl1al asked.
 : "She is young and lovely" Joel replied. And worthy to bear our Prince. She seemed well, indeed, for she welcomed us graciously and let Us look upon the babe. And about her and the child was a luster as though the SUI Shone on them, while yet there was no sun.
 T carried fine white lamb of my flock, warm in my bosom where I had thrust it that its bleatings should not disturb thee, and when I offered it to the young mother there, there was light about them as radiant as the star! he smiled upon me, and held the lamb in her arms with her little son, and the Holy Child shall be warfned tonight my my lambs sweet wool"
 A herdsboy regretted, am without a thing to offer to the babe and His mother. So poor! so poor!
 Lad, thou art rich!" Joel cried. Would that I had the riches of thy future years!"
 Another spoke of eale star, it's brilliance visible still from where
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

.own's incest restaurant-where boys usually take their girls, ra- ther than their mothers, to lunch.
 But she was obviously his moth- CT. Like most returning service men he had probably. thought a lot about coming home to1eIoms swell dinners. to stretching his legs out under the family table and eating all of his favorite dishes.
 But unlike many less imagina- tive young men, he hadn't forgot ten that maybe Nom would get kick out of being taken downtown to eat, Of being given chance to get dressed up in her best clothes and most becoming hat to be taken out by a tall young man in uniform. PARADES HER PRIDE
 Maybe he even knew secretly how much she would enjoy not only the restaurant meal she did not have to plan and cook, but the chance to show off her boy, and to have peo- pie say afterward, T saw you down town lunching with Jim. He cer- tainly looks fine in his uniform. I'll bet there aren't many boys home On leave who find time to take their mothers out to lunch"
 Any young serviceman who could have seen and interpreted the proud
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he would have made the declaral guess the heart. Therefore. fl East had won with tie king Of hearts. ruffed a heart and then led q club. he could have eventually set up the heart suit and made the contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
 XII

ALI , The heavenly host vanished but 2 radiant glow fingered upon the plain. Here Ruth had gleaned and Boaz met and loved her. Here, also, David had tended his fathers flocks. Here, now, if he could be- leve his ears, an heir had been born to David and woulG lead his coun- tfynle1 to peace and joy, yea; might lead even the Romans, the Romans and all men, Joel reflected.
 Eager now to return to the sleeping flocks, the shepherds has, tened. The Roman inn of BetIle- hem, they saw, was yet alight as Romans and HellenistS passed the might in llnWonted revelry.
 Familiar with the courtyard, Joel ahecane leader now, and his foot was first to pause at the inns sta- sble. From within the cavernous dark "a light glowed, there was a low smurmur of voices, and while the shepherds hesitateu the stir of wings sounded, ana lowering low above the stable, they beheld the angelic throng whose message had fetched them thither.
 It was as though the angels stood silent guard, there was no sound of singing now, and Joel turned to ask his fellows, would they follow 1n- to the cave?
 Graded in manager, the King of Glory lay sleeping. A mere help less babe such as love has given re- speatedly throughout the ages, infin- sitely dear, with value beyond price, and a beauty greater than the beauty of flle universe.
 Joel felt the ache in his heart advance to his throat, so that speech was impossible, and he knew now why Jonathan had taken his babe to Michal, who else should he have trusted with ,aL-thing so holy?
 This babe before them, warm .in.the hay scented manager, the birth of this babe would redeem .au, the unwantei births of gen. 'erations and the radiance that surrounded Him where He lay wrapped in His swaddling clothes, that radiance would spread its light into every darKened place and its warmth and power bring healing where it entered.
 He noticed the mother and her husband, then, and an impulse to .kneel would not be denied. So that he knelt before the maiden, while the other shepherds, kneel- ing also, told of the star and the herald whose words had brought them here.
 While they knelt the whole stall became bright as day.
 Little Dan became restless and Michal awakened as the new morn ing light fell within the Sheepfold. The sun had not yet risen and Michal raised herself on one elbow, striving to see the figure of her husband in the doorway of the fold. The sheep were asleep and the quietness that held only the soft sounds of their breathings was sud- denly broken by excited shepherd voices. The sleeping babe in her arms, Michal arose and flung a robe hastily about her shoulders, and stepping carefully made her way to the doorway, anxious lest the rising sound of voices should rouse the sheep and take them from the fold if Joel,s voice should reach them.
 Joel was there, and he came to her, his face alight, his step eager and young once more as she had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
Corn Tomato ScalIop 44 (Serves SJ
MONDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST Stewed prunes and apricots, oatmeal, crisp ba- con, enriched toast, butter or fortified margarine, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Vegetable soup in cups, chopped leftover veal and chili sauce sandwiches, toasted peanut butter sandwich es raw apple, tea, milk. r DINNER: Meat loaf. tomato sauce, sweet potato casserole, stewed celery. mixed green sa- lad, rye bread. butter, or forti- fled margarine, prepared va nilla pudding with strawberry tAms coffee. mllk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
Date With Her Soldier Son
 Makes Nom Proud And Happy

happy look on that mothers face would find time when on leave to take ''Mom" out one time.
 Sure, any mother enjoys the meals she cooks for her boy on furlough. Enjoys having him ask for second servings and hearing him say, Boy, I haven't eaten food like this since I left hon1e,'
 But there's a different kind of pleasure in being taken out. It gives a mother a chance to show her son of ia little. And any moth- CT who is as proud as the mother of a boy home from overseas has a right to parade her pride, at least for an hour or two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

Approximately 75 per cent of the women in England are brunets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

diamonds opening, East made the mistake of trying to ruff out hte diamonds. He never gave himself a chance and went down for a loss of 1900 points. He might have made the hand had he led the heart, be- cause, when asked the expert who was sitting South if he would have
 jumped up with the ace and re- turned the spade. he said No" that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

ClmeS--Dut now it was soft with happiness.
 Y o u didn't h a V e to look far to find the T e a s o n. He s t 0 o d behind h e T, a tall, broad = should dered y o u Il g man in a we'll pressed u n i- form W i t h a campaign rib- bon on his chest. He was seating the happy look ing woman at a table in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

cenCly as s n c passed this bit of W i s d o m along.
 "M y mother a l W a y s used turpentine and lard, and I've never used any, thing c l s e on my children"
 M rs. Fisher spoke with hn- ality and kept h c r knitting needles flying.
 .-- .-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

don't know" Mrs. Hughes began cautiously. five had better luck with goose grease than anything else" IF
 "You can laugh. if you want to-" Mrs. Gowdy put in, but I swear by my grandmother rem- edy good old-fashioned skunk oil"
 This conversation took place in the library basement where the Needlework Society had met to sew for the Red Cross.
 It was hard to believe that these were twentieth century mothers who would have resented being called anything else than modern. But it was evident that for all their in- telligence they were clinging to fam lily tradition and depending on granny remedies, although they had access to the most up-to-date medi- cal advice and care.
 ADOPT MODERN METHODS
 It is true that our grandmothers managed to get along with such simple remedies, and probably no harm was done in the majority of cases, But Health instruction and the revelations of scientific study were not available to them as they are to us, and they had to depend on their own ingenuity There may have been some merit to some of the treatments they stumbled onto, but that does not justify our continuing to use them when better treatments have been made available to us.
 We have long ago discarded most of the tools our grandmothe used ip favor of things more mod ern, so we should be willing to dis card these d-fasnioned remedies in favor of modern scientific teaching. it stood above the stable, Tt is so wondrously bright, surely its rad- lance vii shine upon the world throughout all generations"
 Michal spoke softly, And the glory of this night shall be re- membered by all nations"
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority

Today;s hand was another cala- mity in which experts participated. It just goes to show you that they strike out once in a while too.
 To start with, if South had opened the king of spades, the con- tract would certainly have been de- feated one trick. However, with the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

Simple to make and do up, this well fitting house dress presents a fresh, r1eat-as-a-pin look. Ruffles for accent, buttons down the back, generous pockets-these are appeal ing details.
 Pattern No. S642 is designed for sizes 12, IA, IS, 18, 20; 40 and 42 Size IA. requires 3 5-S yards of 35 or 39-inch material; 3-8 yard for contrasting collar; 3 Ia yards ruff fling to trim.
 orr this pattern, send 20 cents, in COINS, your name, address, size desired, and the PATTERN NUM- BEER to WATERBURY DEMOCRAT Tdday's Pattern Service, 1150 Sixth Avenue, New York 19, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
BY RUTH MILLETT

You never saw a prouder, hap pier looking woman. In the past year her face may have look ed strained with worry many
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
&gsI NaA BlB9I @NtcheMA@ Try 'GlOrifying' The Plain Vegetable Dish
BY GAYNOR MADDOX

NEA Staff Writer
 Here are three new vegetable re- cipes to enliven your winter menus. Stuffed Onions Twelve large onions, cup sau- sage meat, 1-2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup soda cracker crumbs. l-2 cup chop ped celery.
 Peel onions, parboil in salt wa ter for Is minutes. Cut slices off for tops; remove centers, leaving 1-2-inch shells. Cook sausage meat 5 minutes in frying pan and mix with chopped onion centers and re- maining ingredients. Stuff onions, cover with tops, and sprinkle with buttered crumbs, and bake in mod crate oven (375 degrees F.) for 30 minutes.
 Sweet Potato Casserole lServes 1s)
 Six medium sweet potatoes. cook ed and cooled, 3 medium oranges, peeled, salt. l-2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed, tablespoons melt ed butter ormargarine, IA cup hot water, 2 shredded wheat biscuits. finely rolled.
 Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1-2-inch crosSwise slices. Slice peeled oranges into 1-4-inch cross wise slices. Arrange alternate lay CTS of oranges and potatoes in greased casserole, sprinkling each layer of potatoes with salt and brown sugar, reServing IA cup su- gar for topping. Pour hot water and l 1-4 tablespoons butter over all. Mix shredded wheat with re- maining sugar and butter and sprin- kle over top of casserole. Press firmly. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees F.) 40 minutes ,,.
 Corn Tomato Scallop
 (Serves SJ
 One and o1e-half cups cooked corn, ? 3-4 cups canned tomatoes. 9 cup chopped onion. 9 cup chop pea green pepper, 3-4 teaspoon salt, 1-S teaspoon peper, tablesoon su- gar, 8 salted crackers crumbled.
 Mix all ingredients an dpour into greaSed casserole. Bake uncovered 20 minutes in hot oven (400 degrees F0.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
Jimmie Robinson
Killed In Action
1nlFrance

Jimmie Robinson, son of jar
vie Robinson'of Coeburn Rt. 2,
was recently reported killed in
action in France. His wife, the
former Miss iona Hughes, daugh
ter of the late John Hughes. re-
ceived a message a few days ago
that her husband was missing in
action. This telegram was short
ly followed by another message
telling of his death.
Jimmie was well known here,
having made his home in Clint
wood for several years before his
induction. He was employed as a
mechanic in the various garages
in Clintwood. He entered h e
army approximately a year ago
and took his training in a camp
on the West Coast, later being
transferred to Eastern Virginia
short time before his embarka-
ton for overseas. He was attach
ed to an infantry outfit at the
time of his death.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
HOME AFTER THIRTY-N NINE
MONTHS OVERSEAS

Sgt. Roley Adkins of this coun
ty is now enjoying a thirty day
Through with friends and rela-
tives after thirty nine months of
foreign duty with the coast ar
tillery. Sgt. Adkins has been in
the service for over four years.
Although he did not talk very
much about his experiences, sew
eral campaign ribbons attest to
the fact that he has seen plenty
of action.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
SKEETROCK FARMER GROWS
AN ACRE OF POPCORN

For the first time in Dickinson
county, SO far as it can be ascer-
tanned. an individual farmer Gull
tivated and harvested an acre Of
popcorn. Nearly all family gar
denS have a few rows OF this
dwarf corn for home consumption
during the winter months, but
growing popcorn as CONNER
cial crop in Dickinson county did
not take place until this year.
Rev. w. L. Walters of the First
Baptist Church Clintwood, con-
tracted with a farmer in t h e
Skeetrock section for an acre of
this corn. It is reported that the
farmer realized a cash profit OF
$75 per acre, and the preacher
has a ready market for the corn.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
HARRY J. AYERS DIES
AT MARION

Harry J. Ayers, one time rep
resentative in the House of Del
egates from the district then com
posed of Buchanan, Dickinson
and Wise, died in hospital at
Marion this week at the age of
70. He was son of the late Gen.
Rufus A. Ayers of Big Stone
Gap and practiced law for sever
al years. He had been secretary
of the Southwestern Virginia
State Hospital at Marion for the
past fifteen years.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
JERRY, THE MAILMAN,
TAKES ON SOME HELP

Jerry Bryant, contractor and
carrier on the star mail route
from Almyra to Clntwood and
return, announces that he has
employed Delmon Moore, son of
Little Joe" Moore of near Nick
els Gap to carry the mail for
him and that he takes up his du
ties Saturday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
TWIN GIRLS

Twin girls were born to Mrs.
Beulah MCGOWAN of Nora on Sun
day, Nov. 5. They have been
named Edith Mae and Glenda
Gay. Both are doing fine.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
w. ID. TYLER PASSES AWAY
IN PHILADELPHIA

W. D. Tyler. former general
land agent for the Clinchfield
Coal Corporation, with head
quarters at Dante, died at Phila-
delphia last Tuesday at the age
of 80.
Mr.. Tyler was a native of Pen
nsylvania. He came to the Poca-
hontas coal fields as an engin-
eer in 1888. In 1906 he became
associated with the Clinchfield
company, retiring two or three
years ago and returning to his
former home in Pennsylvania.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR
CARLOS STALLARD

Memorial services for Sgt. Car
lost Stallard, killed in action in
France on July 26, will be held
at the Holiness church at Nc
Clure on Dec. "a 1914. Services
will be conducted by Rev. Her.
man c. CULLEN.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
County Has First
Wartime
Election

Dickinson county experienced
its first wartime election last
Tuesday, and from general re-
ports, the quietest election in the
history of the county passed with
out any friction or trouble what
soever.
Although general apathy pre-
vailed throughout the county, a
sizeable vote was polled. A total
of 4548 votes were cast in the
presidential race. This was de-
cided drop from the number Of
voters going to the polls in the
county election last fall. The
Clintwood district polled t h e
most votes with the Kenady dis
trict trailing behind the others.
Although it is not definitely
known, approximately 275 SER
vice men took advantage of the
recent federal legislation and
mailed their ballots to the var
ious registrars throughout the
county.
For the first time the Demo-
cratic candidates polled a major
ity of the votes in all the magis-
terial districts. Roosevelt had a
majority of in the Clintwood
district and majority Of Z in
the Kenady. Flanagan carried
the Kenady district by a major
ity of one over his Republican op
ponent. Ralph Lincoln. Other dis
tricts gave good majorities for
the Democrats.
Roosevelt's majority in ire
county was 1924 and Flanna-
CANS 1905.
The amendment to the Virgin
ia Constitution to create par
ole board was favored by the vot
ers in Dickinson county by a vote
of 1904 to 948. However, the
amendment to freeze the liter
airy fund at $10,OOO.000 was over
whelmingly rejected by a ma
jority of 1890.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09

The Herald, $1.25 a Year
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09
BILL HAMILTON HOME
FROM THE WARS

Bill Hamilton, of Clintwood,
after near four years in the navy,
has been given medical dis
charge and is back home again.
He volunteered for service be-
fore our entry into the war and
has seen a lot of action since that
time. His first taste of war came
at Pearl Harbor when the Japs
made their sneak attack.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09

Simon Branham, son of John
Branllam of Splashdam. Enter
service in May of this year,
trained at Camp Perry. Va.,and
is now serving as a member of
the crew of a cruiser on the
Atlantic. He married the for
mer Miss Vivian Hughes and
has two children.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09

Clifford Davis S &c, son Of
Walter Davis of Wise. Eenter-
ed service April % of this year.
He had his boot training at
Camp Peary, Va, and is now
a member of the crew of the
U.S.S. Chesapeake. He married
Miss Arbutus Bryant, daugh-
ter of Verlin Bryant of Nor
land.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-09

Pvt. Willard P. Sutherland,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sutherland of Hazel. Has been
in service since May, 1941, and
has been overseas in England
and France for Is months. He
has a wife and one child.
Evening star., 1944-06-18

With It's volume Of work expected
to mount as q result of the invasion.
Bundles for America. Inc, 2601
Connecticut avenue NV, welcomes
the services OF any one who can DO
no more than sew on q button.
If you can sew . fine seam, so
much the better. But every degree
Of skill can be utilized In reprocess-
| ing and making over the garments
collected by the organization, ON
cials say.
Quitting discharged servicensen
and service families Is one Of the
main jobs Of Bundles for America,
which also knits for the armed
forces. }
Just q few days ago a soldier was
sent in who had received medical
discharge as the result Of an acci-
dent. He'd obtained job as
mule skinner" out in Oklahoma,
but was depressed about his situa-
tion-especially because he had not
been overseas despite two years
training.
A complete outfit of clothes, in
cludins overalls and 10-sallon hat,
met 4 genuine need. But even more
important - they were 4 morale
booster.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Library to Exhibit
History Monuscript

The manuscript Of the first his
tory OF the American Revolution to
be written by an American born his
torian will be placed on. display
Wednesday at the Library of Con-
gress as part Of the current Eek
hibits of the Week" series, the Lii
brary announced yesterday.
The manuscript is Mrs. Mercy
Warren's original autograph OF her
History Of the Rise, Progress and
Termination of the American Rev.
olution," presented to the Library
in 1912 by Charles Warren, her
great-grandson.
The current exhibit. the manu-
script drawing of an early map OF
a part of the Rio Yapura in Brazil
drawn in 1913 by the chief member
OF the Spanish Boundary Commis-
sion, Col. Francisco Roquena. will
remain on display through Tues
| day.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Foreign Service School
|Wi|I Admit Women 10
Language Classes

Women will be admitted to eve
ming courses in Georgetown Uni
versity School Of Foreign Service for
the first time July 8, the Rev. Ed
mund A. Walsh, S. j., dean and re-
gent, announced last night.
The break with tradition has come
about with the institution OF spe-
cial classes In foreign languages to
which women will be admitted on
the same basis as men. They also
will be accepted, DR.. Walsh said, for
the regular limited foreign service
courses in the evening.
First department at Georgetown
to accept women students during
the past year.
Based on experience under the
Army specialized training program,
the Foreign Service School has cre-
ated new category Of language
students who do not wish to pursue
other prescribed courses for al,
academic degree. The languages
will include Japanese. Chinese, Rus
sian, German, Portuguese and Span
ish, providing there are enough ape
plicants.
Dr. Walsh said students with
qualified background and aptitude
will be admitted on . conditional
basis. The courses are designed
primarily for those seeking am
ployment and practical contact with
foreign affairs.
Since the Army trainees utilize
many classrooms during the day,
the language classes will meet from
8 to 8 pm. Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays through September q.
The teaching technique will follow
that used successfully in training
foreign area men for the Army.
Eull use will be made Of phono-
graphic recordings and other lin..
suiitic helps. DR.. Walsh said the
school has q soundproof speech lab
ortAory equipped with radio room.
Tor monitoring short-wave broad
casts in foreign ianguages. =
A university certificate viii be-
awarded at the end Of the l2-week
course ss9# y