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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent
'RSKINE JOHNSON


NEA Staff Correspondent
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS: The
John Wayne attorneys are getting
together to cook up a property set
tlement. Divorce will follow immedi-
ately.
Columbia studio has discovered
thing besides dancing roles. She has
a straight role, minus dancing, with
Kay Kyser in "Battleship Blues. >
Shares star billing with Kay, too.
Judy Canova hopes to have her
baby, due in September, at Johns
Hopkins Hospital.
Dennis Day picked up $25,000 In
radio guest shots before checking
into the Navy. Nice shooting.
If his film schedule permits,
Bing Crosby will make his first
overseas entertainment tour this
summer. He'd like to visit England.
II
Alan Curtis is receiving fan mail
from Gov. Earl Warren's daughter,
Dorothy.
!. ::
Aside to the ladies: Your hero,
Alan Ladd, is wearing underwear
'.Ongies" made out of Kitchen
variety oilcloth for his role in 1.-TWO
Years Before the Mast" Doctors
orders because the majority of his
scenes have him drenched TO the
skin in storms at sea.
X
Maria Montez lost that argument
with Universal for a light comedy
role. Her next movie is Queen of
the Nile Sounds familiar.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
BY Congressman John Phillips

One CT the troubles with the
bright young men who write the
regulations and the press releases
and the propaganda is that they
seem to think they are ghost writers
for Divine Providence
Once a government embarks on
the road TO regulation, there is no
easily defined stopping point. You
just keep on going. That's what
other nations have found. In
Wcrld war 1 we regulated less than
two dozen food items, very success
fully; this time we started out to
regulate and control practically
every thing the people eat and
wear and use. The inevitable re-
suit has been regulations and or
ders, in great and increasing de-
tail
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
TO CONFER DEGREE

El Centro lodge Nc. 1884, F.. and
A. NJ, will confer a degree at Mon
day nights meeting, 7:3O O'Clock
Masonic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Hospitals Are Hexes

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello will
build that rheumatic fever hospi-
tai in the San Fernando valley in
stead of Palm Springs. But so far
they have been unable to find the
20 acres of land needed for the
site. It's sad but true that real
estate agents are reluctant to sell
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01

Watching an engine pull some cars
-of fruit away from packing house,
your reporter got TO wondering:.. &.
How does a fruit car get where it's
going?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22

of the masses to read and the pre-
vailing lack of books during the mid
die ages, the Bible was frequently in
terpreted by literal representation.
In 1928 st. Francis of Assist, hop
ing to inspire greater religious fer
vor among the faithful, received spe-
cial permission from the Pope to
present a tableau of the Nativity
scene.
On Christmas eve of that year in
Greccio, Italy, representative of the
Wise Men and other biblical charac-
ters "a young mother laid her "bam-
bino" in the Manger), real, live ami
mails sheep and oxen, finally obedi-
ent after hours of Juggling and show
ing, took their place within the chan
eel of the village church.
This first crib was such an imme-
diate sensation that the presenta-
ton of the Nativity scene at Greccio
became an annual event attracting
many visitors to the heretofore OBJ
scure village. Famous cribs sprang
up and were presented throughout
southern and central Europe.
During the Renaissance, painted
landscape backgrounds, and increas-
ingly realistic figures, richly clad,
elaborate shrines and professions
endowed the cribs with the charac-
teristics of highly ornate pageants.
In modern Italy, the Praesepe or
manger is seen in every church at
Christmastime: In Germany, it is
the Krippe: in Czechoslovakia, Jes-
liky. In Spain and other Catholic
countries, the Nacimiento or Nativi-
ty scene is everywhere-in churches,
public places and private homes.
America, being the melting-pot Of
Christmas customs and traditions,
has taken the tree and the crib to it's
heart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22

Christmas trees and cribs, within
respective spheres of influence, pro-
vide focal points for observances of
the season.
Legendarily, the Christ Child
blessed the huge pine which shell
tered the Holy Family during the
flight into Egypt.
A strange child was received hos
pitably into the hut of poor wood
cutter who lived on the edge of
great forest. At midnight the fam
lily was Awakened: looking out of
the window, they beheld the little
stranger clad in cleaning radiance
and surrounded by choir of angels:
the fir tree beneath the window was
covered with silver nuts and lights,
apples and threads of gold: and the
Child revealed his identity:
81 am the Christking, bringing
happiness to good children. This fir
tree shall be my emblem"
The Druids were worshipers of
Thor to whom the Thunder Oak was
sacred. st. Wilfred, standing amid
his Christian converts, felled the
oak to symbolic the severance of
all connections with heather Druid
rites. The old tree split into four
pieces as it fell and, from its very
center, young fir tree pointed sky
ward.
"This young tree" said Wilfred,
"shall be your Holy tree tonight.
Let it be called the tree of the Christ
Child; gather about it, not in the
wildwood, but in your own homes.
There it will shelter no deeds of
blood but shall be surrounded with
loving gifts and rites of kindness"
What the Christmas tree is to
northern countries, the crib is to
southern Europe and Catholic coun-
tries.
Owing to the widespread inability
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
ONE PRICE ONLY

'Now, I'm telling you, Able, there's
a real suit of clothes. The material
you can't beat it. The style is right
up to tomorrow, and it fits you like
nobody's business. An $50 suit of
clothes, Able, but I'm not charging
you that; nor $40, nor even $50 yet.
I'll tell you, Able, what I'll do; I'm
making you that suit at $50 flatl"
''Well, Jake, I'm liking the suit
okay, but I'll not pay you $50 for it;
nor $40 either. No, not even $50. I'm
paying you $25 for this suit, Jake,
and you should take it or leave it. "
"Sold! That's the way I like to
do business, Able; no chiselng."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22

point, while an adversary endeav-
ored to drive it in a contrary direc-
ton. The British Isles are rich in
Christmas customs.
Starting at eight o'clock Christ
mas eve, with bells ringing, the chill
dren parade the streets of Yorkshire
with drums, trumpets, bells, or per-
haps with the poker and shovel taken
from their humble fire. A furmety
or yule cake, one for each member
of the family, is always served.
The ancient custom of sword-danc-
ing at Christmas is kept up at Shrop-
shire. Grotesquely dressed dane
ers perform their annual routine OF
warlike evolutions, some accompa-
MED by limitations of the ancient
hobby-horse.
The pinata is the Mexican equiva-
lent of a Christmas tree. 1t is a
large clay water jug, decked in
papier mache ruff and feathers to
look like turkey or peacock. After
being filed with toys it is suspend
ed from a doorway.
The Christmas game IS followed
by the breaking of the pinata. The
game starts with a candlelight pro-
cession. All doors are closed as the
children march through the dark
ened house until they come to the one
over which the pinata is hung. Each
child, armed with stick, tries to
break the jar. When the lucky blow
is delivered the gay trinkets, bird
whistles or red and green candies
tumble to the floor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
Nit-I just dreamed / had a job.
Wit-You look tired!
NV Error

It nay ErrOE
Lady-Who is that terribly ugly
man sitting over there?
Gentleman Why, that's my
brotherl
Lady Oh, pardon me, ! really
hadn't noticed the resemblance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
Some Racket!

Nit-Why is that orchestra leader
shaking a stick at the lady?
Wit-Hushi He's not shaking a
stick at her.
Nit-Then what's she screaming
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22

Among the fancies that longest
survived in Europe, and even be-
came naturalized in America was
that at one o'clock Christmas morn
ing, the cattle would turn their heads
eastward, get down on their knees
and worship the King who was born
in stable.
Of more recent date-during the
Christmas season the barnyard
cocks crow with more than usual
force and frequency.
The Christmas feeding of birds is
prevalent in Norway and parts of
Sweden. Bunches of oats are placed
on houses, trees and fences. The
children save their money to be
used to purchase bundles of oats.
During the early 10th century,
some of the parishioners of the Brit
ish Isles who paid vicarial tithes,
claimed a custom of being enter
tanned at the vicarage Christmas
afternoon, with four bushels of malt
brewed into ale and beer, two BUSH
els of wheat made into bread, and
so pounds of cheese. Any food left
over was distributed to the poor.
At Culdaff, Ireland, about 1900,
was started the forerunner of two
American pastimes, "shinney" and
the lottery" Previous to Christ
mas it was customary for the labor
ing class to sell chances on a rattle
for mutton. The favorite game was
described as kamman, which con-
sisted in impelling a wooden ball
with a crooked stick to a given
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22

The Christmas hymn, "Silent
Night" was written by German
country priest and his friend, the
schoolmaster of a neighboring vii
lage, for a Christmas now CEN
fury gone. After it's first use in
1918, in a little Austrian town, it
gradually made friends until it came
to be known in all Germany and in
translation in many other countries.
The author of the verses was JOS
eph Mohr, born in Salzburg, Austria,
In 1892. He was ordained priest
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22

AN attention-getter, this bit OF
1 \ feminine frivolity. A GRO
cheted apron in simple pattern
stitch, finished with a crocheted
ruff1e.
An apron you can make in double.
quick time; inexpensive. Pattern SAL con-
tains crochet directions for apron;
stitches.
For this pattern send 16 cents in coins.
your name, address and the pattern num-
Der.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more
time is required in filling orders for
few Of the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to-:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
Country Priest and Schoonaster Joined Compose Silent Night

by the Roman Catholic bishop OF
Salzburg in 1915, and when he wrote
the song was assistant at Laufen,
on the Salza, near Salzburg. Later
he held pasterates in various other
places, and died in 1848.
The schoolmaster of Arnsdorf,
near Laufen who wrote the music
of this and number of lesser known
hymns, was Franz Gruber, born in
Hochburg in 1887. He died in 1858 at
Hallein, near Salzburg, where he
was organist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
Colorful Family

Tommy-Every time my aunt
goes to that tea room, she has her
palm read.
Johnny-Yeah, and every time my
uncle stops at the saloon, he comes
back with his nose redl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
Stay Away!

Joe-Who was that pretty thing
! saw you with last night?
Bill-Will you promise not to tell
my wife?
Joe-Sure, / promise.
Bill-It was my wifei
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
Up or Down

Mr.-Suppose / should be taken
away suddenly, what would become
of you, my dear?
Mrs.-Pd stay here. The ques-
ton is. what would become Of
your"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-22
Jane-What's the secret connected
with Mabels birth?
Joan-The date!
Fair Enough

Nit-What would you do il you
found man in fainting condition?
Wit-Td give him some brandy.
Nit-But what if you didn't have
any brandy?
Wit-I'd promise him someI
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
Voice Students at Normal
Well Received in Recital

Valerie Edwards, Jean Willis Mar
garet Zick, Winifred Netcher, Mil
bred Odgers. and Virginia Smith;
Pirate Dreams. Huerter. and
IF God left only you. Densmore,
Winifred Netcher, Calm as the
night. BONN, and In the boat
Grieg. Virginia Smith. Then
you'll remember me-. Balfe, and
Were my songs with wings pro.
yided''. Hahn, Jean oliver; Lula.
by. Brahms, and 81 Love Thee,
Grieg. Betty Quinn. "A brown
bird singing, Wood, and "lnto"the
night, Edwards. Ruth Layman:
Come unto Him" (The Messiah q,
Handel. and "Kashmiri Song
Woodforde Finden. Ellen Camp;
ave Mira. Schubert and Song Of
India. Catherine Rush. Vol che
sapete ia Mozze dc Figarol. Mo
Fart, and "Knowcst thou that fair
land, Thomas, Madeleine Fala-
shee; THE island. Rschmaninotf,
and "Alleluja', Mozart. Verle Cook !;
F"My Johann. Grieg, and THE lark
now leaves its watery nest. Park
or. Colleen Brown; ooh had !
Jubals Tyre Handel and de
puts le jour" Uouise). Charpcn.
tier, Dolly McGary: Vocal Enseni'
BILE. "Oh dear what can the matter
be-. Old English-Narren, and
"Ezekial saw the wheel. Negro
SpiritualCain, Dolly McGary. Yer
la Cook, Madeline Falahee, Betty
Callsen. and Virginia Oe Nerna.
Accompanies Marion Capron,
Marilynn Stcrnhcrg. Sylvia Plann.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
Large Crowd
Attends Tilt
by International News seryice'

(By International News Seryicel
The Detroit Red Wings hope OF
extending their National Hockey
League season record to 10 games
without a defeat was thing Of the
past Sunday. following a S2 defeat
at the hands OF the Black Hawks
in Chicago.
The seasons largest crowd,
1921. also saw Connie Dion, De-
troit goalie. suffer his first defeat
since joining the Wings a month
ago.
The Wings scored two tallies in
the first frame and gave Chicago a
hard fight until Veteran Johnny
GotteHg clinched the game in the
third stanza.
In New York. the league-lesding
Montreal Canadiens defeated the
Rangers SIS. before 1887 fans.
Montreal started of with a two
goal lead In the first period. scored
by Watson and Lsmoreaux. De
marco scored for the Rangers in
the second frame. followed by a
second tally by Watson. Both
teams tailed twice in the final
frame. Heffernan and MaCauley
for Montreal and Demarco and Nc
Donald for the Rangers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31

I talked about camp and Army life
which, he said. was 1.-The only one"
He said he thought he'd stay in it
after the war, and he agreed with
Beth that America hadn't a chance
Of escaping from It He compli-
mented her again on how well she
was looking, said he'd missed her
and she was a She knew-what new
er to write to him. And then he be-
gan what so many girls know to be
the heart-breaking game Of do
you
Beth couldn't take that The
things he remembered we're not the
things that she remembered. She
reminded him that Andrea would
be waiting.
Then, for the first time, they
talked about Andrea. Jim said,
Beth, I want you to know that 1t
means a lot to me to have you for
our friend"
Beth murmured that she was
glad.
II mean to say that knowing
you're always around to take care
Of Andy is the thing"
Beth permitted herself q wry
smile. Anyone, to hear Jim go on,
would think that Beth we're a mid
dle-aged. financially independent
guardian, and she said something
like that.
ITS what you've got In your
head and your heart that I'm count
ing on. You've always been the
sensible one. Andy, bless her, is
beautiful, impetuous and not al
ways as sensible as she ought to be,
but I'm not kicking. I love her,
Beth. always will, so I'll take her
any way she is"
That's love-" Beth agreed for
want of something better to say.
I've always been a drifter, lack
ing in ambition, thinking some
thing would come along. Well,
something has come along, but
even If it hadn't, I'd have changed
when ! got Andy"
The two luckiest people In the
world" Beth was thinking, each
to have the other and feel that way
about it."
Jim went on Having a girl like
Andy gives a nan a sense Of re-
sponsibility. I'm thinking about
the future. Beth, IL anything should
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
Sports Roundup

Patterson J-INs-Bobby Gleason OF MIA
Champion Phil pondeng from the Ma
ons Boxing Association ordering his charge match
forthwith" n his forfeit the
Colleges stellar basketball
Although Dartmouth still has TO play
right when defeated Columbia
TO So, at Mornngside Heights gymnasium Saturday night
form OF baseball
adopted the Baseball Congress
The
the which admins
baseball directors
ing In Chicago. turned thumbs down the idea
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31

birthdays list week were Charles
Hearl. who was a guest, Sunday, at
the home OF Miss Alice Reau. near
Britton: James Beal. whose par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Il. Beal. and
his sister Nancy entertained at a
family dinner in his honor, guests
for which included Mrs. J. S. Duffie
and Mrs. J. s. O'Rourke, Gary
Kempf, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Theo:
dore Kempf, formerly OF this
community and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Kempf aud daughter, Eta Lou.
Sunday.
Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Smith and twin daugh-
tiers. Marilyn and Marjorie, Ann
Arbor. were dinner guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Mosher and
daughters. Joan and Geraldine.
Bemis I'd
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
Tomorrow is a. Lovely Word
By STANLEY

Beths mouth dropped open.
Nothing, Jim, nothing; Why?"
Jim shook his head. well, okay,
skip it. Only you two used to be as
close as glue and paper"
Andrea had said something like
that to her a couple Of nights be-
fore.
Were okay, Jim, and you can
be assured that I'll respect this
sacred trust. Good old Beth will
always be around II Andy needs
her. Although am more likely to
need help than She"
Jim frightened and said, Good
girl, land called for his check.
In the cab going out to the Sec
combe apartment, Beth said, Jim,
il we get into 1t, and you got sent
to foreign duty, would you marry
Andrea before you went? I mean,
would you want tor"
Jim let cigaret smoke drift from
his mouth before he said, do you
think Andrea would marry me
now?"
Irish trick" she said, answer
ling a question with a question.
an answer you this way, pet
From the day I first kissed that lit
tie nit-wit, I'd have married her
any day, on any conditions she
made. Will you remember that?"
This serious conversation came
to an end with their arrival at the
apartment house where Jim and
Andrea were to spend the weekend
with Eunice Seccombe.
Jim pushed the button and Beth
and he rode up in the elevator.
Andrea was waiting at the door.
She threw herself into inns
arms and, only after a moment, did
she see Beth standing In the hall
way. Swiftly her face underwent
an immediate chance, and her man
ner. too.
Beth" she exclaimed.
IT lunched with your beau and
delivered him to you. May I come
in and meet Mrs. Seccombe ?"
Yes, yes" Andrea said. "Of
course, only she isn't here. She's
she's gone shopping. She'll be
back later, much later. I'm sorry
you can't stay"-she hurried on
but I know you have date with
Vernon tonight, darling. Anyway,
you had a nice talk with Jim.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
Stony.Creek

Stony Creek. Mich. Jan. 81 -
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hayes
were among those present when
the members of the Junior Matron's
Club entertained their husbands
at haywood, with bridge following.
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. X.
Bower, Ypsilanti, Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. Howard Mosher was guest
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. William Rudick, Plymouth,
when she entertained "a ladies at
4 shower honoring Mrs. William
Rudick, Jr. Bunco was the diver
sion, at which Mrs. Mosher was
one OF the prize winners.
Entertained in honor of their
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
CHAPTER NINETEEN


WHEN SHE said, Have you seen
Andrea?" Beth saw Jim's face
tight UP. IT was the mention of her
name that did something to him
that Betr would have given her
right hand to have seen when her
name was mentioned.
where Ii my blithesome An
drea: Here I arrive expecting to
find the two most beautiful gals in
Washington hanging out the win
dow with bated breath awaiting my
arrival, and the landlady tells me
Andy departs an hour ago, COM
plete with suitcase. for parts I'M
known"
Then you didn't get her tele-
gram" Beth gave him the tele-
phone slip she had picked up.
Mice work." he said. But where
do I go?"
I'll and It for you In the tele-
phone book" Beth offered, running
her finger down a page of IS
Here it IL :"
He wrote the name on the back
OF an envelope. Then he got a little
bag he'd left In the living room.
Beth watched from the doorway.
When he came back she held out
her hand.
Jim looked at it In some surprise.
whats this ? The brush-off ?"
"You'n want to get right over
there. Andrea and Eunice will be
expecting you"
"Eunice?"
Beth explained that Eunice
worked with Andrea, that Ensign
Seccombe was away and Mrs. Sec
combe was going to chaperone the
weekend.
Jim grinned and said that was
swell, but he wanted TO see some
thing Of his old friend, Beth, and
she could park her bundles and go
and have lunch with him. Then,
he said, she could deliver him to
wherever Andrea was. and it would
be Like old times to get together.
Beth said she had a date, she
hadn't known Jim was coming.
This Blake guy? I hear it's
pretty serious. I'll have to look him
over. You and I are practically In
the same family now. and I have
TO see that the right kind OF a fell
low gets my second-best girl"
Beth's retort to that was much
gayer than she felt
She went upstairs, promising to
return In q few minutes. She
thought wildly Of changing her
dress and putting on her best tur-
ban, realized the futility OF it, and
compromised by washing her face
and putting on fresh makeup, hop
ing that Jim would think the spar
kle In her eyes was for Vernon,
and not because II was a glimpse Of
heaven just TO look at his own
tanned face.
They went TO tesroom and Jim
Alked through q hearty lunch. He
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31

bile owners that under the law they
are subject TO immediate registra-
ton IN Michigan II residence here
has been established
Early this year we advised
Michigan Law enforcement officers
that We would not insist on Michi-
gsn registration by defense work
ers n upon coming to Michigan
they had current 'home-state plates
on their cars. but would insist ON
Michigan plates when their plates
expired n they still were working
or living In Michigan Dignsn
said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
Prof. Bennett Weaver
Will Address Scouts

Professor Bennett Weaver, Of
The University OF Michigan Eng
lish department. an authority on
the life OF Abraham Lincoln will
be the guest OF honor and speaker
al tho bimonthly Court OF Honor
OF tho Scout troops OF the South
east District when they meet AT
lincoln School. Wednesday eve.
mig. February AT 100 p. m. Dr.
Walter Stribley, district chairman
has announced
While the meeting II primarily
ior Scouts and their parents and
friends, the public may attend.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31

Professor Carl Lindegren pre-
scented a group of his pupils who
were well received in a vocal re-
cital Sunday evening in Pease Au-
ditorium. Owing to Illness some
OF the numbers were omitted.
The program included the follow
ing: vocal ensemble, "Whate'er
may vex or grieye me-, Bach
West, and The star, Rogers Bald
win, Mary Edgar, Loree PressneL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-31
War Workers Warned
TO Obtain Licenses

Ina statement issued IN Lansing
today motorists Who are operating
their cara in Michigan With license
plates OF another state are warned
that they must obtain Michigan
title and plates for their ears
when the plates Of their home
state expire. II still IN Michigan at
that time.
The warning issued 10y Herman
II. mgnan. secretary OF state, calls
TO the attention OF such automo-