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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-01-19

to know! Where are Mr.. Stromberg
and Mr.. Lanning?"
"In Honolulu-in custody" Steve
answered. II saw them a couple
of days ago. They are still little
bitter at the way you outsmarted
them on one point after another all
night long and held them until the
U. S. Navy arrived. But they be-
lieve in putting credit where it be-
longs. They admire you tremen-
dously. They spoke of you so fiat
teringly that my ears burned for
you"
what will happen to them?"
Steve shrugged. 1.-THE case is out
Of my hands and I can now return
to my job at Pearl Harbor. I do
not like Naval Intelligence and
hope I will never be assigned to it
again.,
''There is one thing I am very
curious to know" Zorie said. "Does
this magical radio device that all
this excitement was about-this JY-
419-really exist"
THAT" Steve gently answered, IT
consider a military secret not to be
entrusted to the mercy of an limo
cent young girl"
II will try" Zorie said, "to blush
with maidenly modest shame for
asking the question. There's anoth-
er thing that's puzzled me. I'm
granting, of course, that you are
bright"
Next to being a genius" Steve
said, "comes the ability to recognize
it."
1.-THE historic night I met you in
the rain by the trash basket, you
thought for moment that I was
Anna Boland."
"Well?" said Steve.
Later, when the admiral decided
to take me along, you must have
realized that my presence might
jeopardize your plans"
II gave it some thought" Steve
admitted. "While was waiting out
side your Aunt Hannah's, I tried to
look at it as my war-muddled friends
would look at it. I reasoned that
they knew Anna Boland had been
shot in Berlin, that it would be very
easy to check up on you, and that
they would realize that, if I were
embarrassing them, I wouldn't be
dumb enough to associate openly
with Anna Boland Will you
please tell me why you brought
along that thesis on the re-tooling of
the Waffenfabrik Krupp plant? I
honestly think it was that harmless
piece of literature that tipped the
scales"
"Your grandfather" Zorie an
swered, twas standing over me
while I packed. We were trying to
catch plane. Remember? I
grabbed everything in sight. hap
pened to grab that"
''But why had you saved it,"
"You wouldn't understand" Zorie
answered. "Only a girl who has
copied dozens of theses and knows
how badly most engineers spell and
punctuate would understand
There is another question, Steve {. .
Pierre"
II am so sorry" Steve gravely
stopped her, "to have to tell you
that that gallant fellow died of lead
poisoning"
During these long white nights,
she had wondered so often if Pierre
had died. Now that she knew, she
could face it as moral issue. She,
Zorie Corey, had deliberately shot
and killed a man! But now that she
knew, she experienced no sense of
guilt. The fact was chilling, but it
left her with no regrets.
IF you don't mind" Steve was
saying, there are some things my
grandfather wants to consult you
about"
1.-THE Book" Zorie asked.
"No. The admiral has somehow
acquired the notion-perhaps from
the recent front page headlines in
which you have figured so prettily-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-01-19
Splendid Cough
Relief Is EosiIy
Mixed at Home

No Cooking. Makes Big Saving.
To get quick and satisfying relief
from coughs due to colds, mix this
recipe in your kitchen. Once tried,
you'll never be without 1t.
First. make a syrup by stirring .
cups granulated sugar and one cup OF
water few moments, until dissolved.
A child could do it. No cooking
needed. Or you can use corn syrup or
liquid honey, instead of sugar syrup.
Then get 2h ounces of Pinex from
any druggist. This is special COM
pound of proven ingredients. in con-
centrated form. well-known for its
prompt action on throat and bron-
chial membranes.
Put the Pinex into a pint bottle.
and add your syrup. This makes full
pint Of splendid medicine and you get
about four times as much for your
money. 1tnever spoils, and tastes fine.
And for quick, blessed relief. it Is
amazing. You can feel it take hold in
way that means business. 1t loosens
the phlegm. soothes the irritated MEM
branes, and eases the soreness. Thus it
makes breathing easy. and let's you
sleep. Money refunded If not pleased
in every way.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-01-19
Gift Apron

MADE in red and white polka.
A'A dotted cotton and trimmed
with band of green edged in
red-here you have delightful,
colorful apron that makes most
acceptable gift at any time. You'll
want one or more for yourself
too!
To obtain complete pattern. finishing
instructions for the Gift Apron pattern
No. 5000 send 16 cents in coins, your
name, address and the pattern number.
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SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK d..
Lively Polka Dots for Gift Apron

Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions. slightly more time
is required in filling orders for a few Of
the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-01-19

On a recent bomber mission
over Germany the flight ran into
serious opposition from both
fighters and fax, and Bit was
hit. A Comm. shell struck the
top turret, and the gunner fell
to the floor covered with blood.
-. A colonel who had come
along as an observer rushed
- back to give first aid and, see-
ing the lads rigid form, thought
he was either dead or dying.
-. He was about to admins
ter hypodermic when the gum
ner opened his eyes. The
colonel bent over him, putting
his ear close to the lads lips,
expecting some last feeble
words. Colonel" was the
gunner's comment, T'm begin
ming to think there isn't much
future in this racket"
Despite popular misconceptions,
boys of the AAF aren't as pin-up-
happy as people think. This
verse was penned several months
ago by a BIT radio operator-gun-
ner who failed to return from a mis-
sion over Italy: "Oh, Hedy Lamar
is beautiful gal. And Made
leine Carroll is, too. But you'll
find, if you query, a different theory.
:. Amongst any bomber crew.
For the loveliest thing of which one
could sing. CThis side of the
Heavenly Gates). Is no blonde
or brunette of the Hollywood set. :.
But an escort of P-33s."
Pet story of Gen. Hap Arnold,
chief of the AAF, concerns the
Wright brothers, who had repeated
ly tried to fly a heavier-than-air
craft. Finally, one December day,
at Kitty Hawk, N. c., they did what
no man had ever done before. They
flew! Elated, they wired their
sister, Katherine: I'VE have actual
ly flown 100 feet. Will be home for
Christmas" Katherine ran down
the street and breathlessly handed
the telegram-the news scoop of the
century-to the city editor of the To-
cal paper.
He read it carefully and smiled:
"Well, well! How nice-the boys will
be home for Christmas!"
A fighter pilot veteran of the
famed Flying Tigers) took on
half dozen Jap planes in
dogfight and downed two. Then
his ammunition ran out.
Ramming his plane into third
he bailed out and managed to
land safely near the wreck. Re-
moving the one unchanged ma
chine gun from the debris he
carried it to his ELSEWHERE
he promptly reported to his
commander, Gen. Claire Chen
nault: "Sir, may have another
airplane for my machine gum"
During a raid on Schweinfurst
several months ago one of our
bombers, "Battlin' Bobbie," was hit,
and two of her engines were
knocked out. For 500 miles the
bomber hedge-hopped over trees,
roof tops and enemy pillboxes. :.
ALI the time as the plane limped
along her crew kept praying the two
smoking engines wouldn't blow up.
:. When they finally reached home
and the perspiring pilot climbed out
of the ship, his comment was, I'VE
made a chapel out of that airplane
today"
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Il'Ielil31il
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D .MNy sfnissl]I
tMNu Ssnissl1
Nothing Can Stop the
Army Air Forcep

@'osHsS S0b StOP Ihc
Army dir Force?
With B-29s ranging over Tokyo al
most daily it's tough for the
imagination to conceive that three
years ago our air forces only as
set was the moxie of its men.
Bataan was saved at least once by
the wizardry of our air force per-
sonnet, who had plenty of ingenuity
as well as courage. Enemy ships
were trying to land troops on the
shore one night. Though there were
no bombers with which to stop
them, our airmen weren't faxed.
=. Mechanics rugged up three pur-
suit ships with a device whereby two
300-pound bombs could be attached
to the wings and released by pull
ing a wire. . The three ships
made three trips that night and
bombed and strafed the Jap boats,
preventing the troops from landing.
. What made their feat of STALL
ing the Japs and gaining time for
us even more of miracle was that
most of the pilots had never before
flown at night!
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A flyer who had been stationed on
an island for too many months de-
veloped a crush on a half-native
girl, who looked very beautiful
after months in the South Pacific.
-. In his barracks one day he was
getting poetic about the girl-when
his buddy, thumbing through a
movie magazine, suddenly turned to
a photo of Betty Cradle in bath
ing suit. Flows this?" ex-
citedly asked the buddy, holding up
the picture.
The pilot took a brief look and
snorted, "White trash!"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-01-19

The newspapers not long ago car
ried story telling how there were
no trees in the far Aleutians and
that pilots had brought in single
tree, planted it and labelled it
"Umnak National Forest"
What the news story failed to men,
ton was why the tree had been
flown in-for the exclusive use OF
flier's pet dog.
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Potted Yule Trees Can Be
Used for Several Years

The record of using the same
Christmas tree fcr the last five holi-
day seasons is held by Mrs. H. R.
Yount of Brunswick county in North
Carolina.
Mrs. Yount planted small cedar
by her farm house and the first
Christmas it was about Is inches
high. She placed it in a pot and used
it as a table tree with appropriate
decorations.
After the first Christmas, she re-
planted the small tree by the house,
then dug it up again and placed it
in a bucket on table for it's second
holidays.
Again it was replanted and the
third year it took its place on the
floor with the children adding the
necessary decorations. 1t was very
carefully treated and again reset by
the house. For the last two years
it has been used as an outside
Christmas tree to carry all the lights
and decorations.
Mrs. Yount and the other men,
bers OF the family have made spe-
cial preparations for decorating the
traditional Christmas tree again this
year.
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Boar's Head Rich
In Lore and Food

The wild boar has been revered
from earliest times as having taught
mankind the art of plowing by root
ing into the ground with his tusks.
Pre-christian Druids, celebrating
the winter solstice, offered boar's
head to the goddess Freya and, be-
cause of it's food value, boar has al
ways been an important part of fes-
tive menus.
Once upon a Christmas Day-so
the story goes-a student OF Oxford
was studying Aristotle while walking
in Shotover forest. Suddenly wild
boar rushed at the lad who, in des-
peration, crammed his book into the
gaping Jaws of the beast.
The student was poor and could
not afford to lose his Aristotle, so
he cut off the boar's head and re-
covered the text book; neither was
a good boar's head to be wasted, so
it was taken to Queens college,
roasted and eaten. Whenceforth,
elaborate ceremonies attend the
bringing in of the boar's head on
Christmas Day.
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Christmas Customs of
World Accumulation
By ELIZABETH BOYKIN

With internationalism the hope
and prayer of all of us, whatever
our political faith, it is particularly
stirring to think of the internation-
alism of our Christmas. 1t is not
only an international celebration but
the midwinter holiday is one that
man has commemorated since long
before the Christmas era, almost as
far back as we can trace his story.
At first the midwinter holiday was
a celebration of Joy that the gather
ing darkening of the days had
stopped and that the days were
growing lighter and longer again.
Early man had a terrible fear that
there might come time when there
was no light left on earth.
The christian era likewise was
ushered in with symbolism of light
in a dark world and so the celebra-
ton of Christ's birthday was set at
this midwinter time in the fourth
century A. D.
But the church regarded as
heather the use of lights and ever
greens to decorate for Christmas
festivities. A vigorous effort was
made to suppress their use and Ter
tullian writes: 'Let the heather
kindle lamps-they who have no
light. Let them fix to the door posts
laurel branches to be burned, but
thou, oh, christian, art a light In
the world, a tree that is evergreen.
Make not a pagan temple of thy own
house door"
Symbol of New Faith.
But the love of man for light and
for evergreens, even to symbol
ize his new faith, persisted and dur
ing early American times, efforts to
suppress the idea were still being
made. Massachusetts in the 18th
century enacted a bill reading,
Anybody who is found observing by
abstinence from labor, feasting or IN
any other way, any such day as
Christmas Day, shall pay for every
such offense five shillings."
But eventually the evergreens and
the lights were accepted as a part
of the christian celebration of Christ
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mas and they even acquired chris
tian symbolism. The holly ber-
ries came to represent the drops OF
Christ's blood, the leaves his crown
of thorns, while the mistletoe berries
became symbols of Mary's tears.
The gay home customs OF Christ
mas are likewise an accumulation OF
many lands and many cultures. The
American Santa Claus developed
from Hollands st. Niclaes while our
Christmas tree came from Germany.
England gave us the tradition of the
flaming plum pudding and many
of our most beloved carols. Mexico
is the homeland of the poinsettla,
and the Latin countries of Europe
gave us the creche and many OF the
loveliest of the religious pictures that
we like best on Christmas cards.
From Sweden we have the gracious
gesture of the sheaf of wheat on the
gate posts so the birds can share
the holiday and the custom of gin
gerbread cakes in animal shapes.
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gaily on the tree.
Before stringing on the tree, shells
may be colored all the hues of the
rainbow, as at Easter time. Or de-
signs in pencil on the shell may be
made in the form of scrolls, leaves
or figures. The designs may be filed
in with colors, outlined with black
crayons. Christmas seals pasted on
white eggshells will be bright and
shiny. Colored confetti dots can
likewise be used on the eggs.
Peanut dolls to hang on the tree
can be made by stringing suitable
sizes together and tying the cord
tightly to keep them in shape. They
can be painted gold or silver or
any other color that will liven the
tree and give the little folks a part
in the decorative scheme.
A half-dozen star Santas swinging
from the tree will add interest. Make
some five-pointed stars from heavy
paper. Paste Santa head onto the
top point and design white mittens
on the next two, draw belt and
it's done. Run a string through San
ta's hat and tie to a branch.
Small green squashes painted with
shellac or varnish so they will re-
tain their freshness can be either
tied to the tree or arranged around
the base.
Pine cones tied with ribbons and
perhaps bell and painted white or
silver for make-believe frost are per-
feet for suspending from the tree.
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Christmas Crib Tradition
Vas Founded by Medieval
TabIeau in Old NaDIes

In 1887, Goethe described Naples
as the city of Christmas Cribs: every
church had its "Praesepe" and fami-
hes erected evergreen shrines with
IN their homes and upon the fiat
roof-tops of their dwellings where
Vesuvius and the starlit Neapolitan
sky created a Hollywood-like back
ground.
st. Francis Of Assist received spe-
cial perm ssion from the Vatican to
present Christmas tableau in 1923.
This first "Praesepe," set up in the
chancel of the church in Greccio,
Italy, was complete with real live
animals.
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Disclosed Papermaking

The Chinese mystery of paper
making was first disclosed to the
Saracens in 751 A. D. when Chinese
papermakers, captured during a
fight at Samarkand, agreed to carry
on their craft.
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Smaller Families

The average American family
was almost two persons larger 100
years ago than it is today. In 1850
there were Sc persons in the aver
age family, but by 1910 the number
had been reduced to 3.8
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Make Your Own
YuIetide Wreaths
It's Fun for All and Offers
Chances for Clever
Designs.

COLORFUL homemade decora-
" tions that lend gaiety to the
Christmas tree and help out any
lack of store trimmings can be made
from such commonplace things as
egg shells, peanuts, pine cones,
squashes and colored paper.
Eggshell trinkets offer a variety
of decorative possibilities. The shells
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american Mistletoe Not
That Specie of European
History or Its Legend

The mistletoe of history and leg
end is a different specie than our
American natives, and is found in
Europe.
The specie found in the South At
lantic states is called Phoradendron
Greek word meaning "tree thief }
favescens. 1t is found most often
on the following trees: tupelo, red
maple, poplar, willow, cypress, juni-
per, apple, locust and linden trees.
Occasionally, but not often, it oc-
ours in oaks.
The plant in its wild state is gath
cred by collectors for sale during
the Christmas holidays.
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animals Warmed Holy
Infant in Bethlehem

Many legends attribute the
power of speech to birds and ami
mails during the midnight hour OF
Christmas Eve in recognition of
the beasts who, sharing the stable
Of Bethlehem, warmed the Holy
Infant with their breath.
To henor these traditions, Po-
lish children masquerade in ami
NAL costumes on Christmas Eve.
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can be salvaged
fromfamily bak-
ing days by rum
ming a darning
needle through
the shell at both
ends and blow
ing out the con-
tents. If neces-
sary the holes
can be enlarged
so that a bright
colored string
with a knot in
the end can be
run through the
egg, so that it
may be strung
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Magnet Useful
A small magnet is useful to pick
up and hold pins when sewing.
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Sheet Size
The "torn sic" of sheets means
the size before hemming.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-23

116k N. Mulberry streetAa son on
Aug. 5th.
Seaman &c and Mrs. Buddy James
Towns, All George street-a son on
Aug. 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Rupprecht,
Hagerstown Route ga daughter on
Aug. 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth w. Barn
hart, 223 Alexander street-a son on
Aug. 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald M. Harding,
Smithsburg Route "a son on Aug.
9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Smith,
Myersville-a son on Aug. 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin S. Martin,
Hagerstown Route "A son on Aug.
9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. White, Hag-
erstown Route "A son on Aug. 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Christ
man, Chewsville-a son on Aug.
10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Ashby,
1904 Salem avenue-a son on Aug.
10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H. Beard, 225
East avenue-a daughter on Aug.
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. Minnich.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-23
Leitersburg News

A special Thanksgiving service
was held in the Lutheran Church
here on Sunday night, in observance
of President Trumans proclama-
ton setting the day aside as Day
of Prayer. The Rev. l. D. Norman
conducted the service and the guest
speaker was I. Keller Shank, chair
man of the Washington County
Board of Commissioners.
Mr.. Shank emphasized in his adj
dress that the Allied Nations were
able to win the war only through
the help of the Almighty. The serv-
ice, which was exceptionally well
attended, closed with a short, in
spring talk by the Reverend Wor-
man.
Miller Smith, who has been sta
toned at cambridge since August
9, waiting for the transport on which
he is serving to put to sea, spent
the weekend here with his wife,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-23

Lucilla Wishard Smith, and his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rodgers re-
Gently had a letter from their son,
Robert Rodgers, a pilot in the Navy
Air Forces, describing a bombing
mission he had undertaken. Describ-
ing the flight, he wrote that they
flew so low in bombing a rice plant
in the Philippines that, after the
mission was completed, they actual
ly found rice in their plane. The
letter, the first received by his par
ents in six weeks, was received a
few days before the Japanese sur
render.
Lieutenant Willard, a member Of
the Army Air Corps, has been
spending part of a 30-day furlougn
with his parents here. He served
overseas for more than a year and
has a number of missions to his
credit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Peiffer re-
Gently had letter from their son,
/ Sgt. Richard Peiffer, who has served
in the Army for the past four years
Writing from Marseillies, France, he
told his parents that he had accumu-
lated "a points, with the promise OF
five more. He added that he hoped
to be home in time for his birthday
which occurs the latter part of Octo-
Der.
Mrs. Mary Ground and Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Chopper and daughter
Carol, accompanied Mrs. Choppers
parents and sisters on a Hamburger
Roast at Travellers Spring on Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Hause and
children left by motor on Friday fol
their new home in Los Angeles, Cal
They intend to drive in the day time
only and will take time enroute tC
take in any worthwhile sights. When
they arrive they will occupy new
house, recently built for them by Mr.
Hause'S uncle, who has been a con.
/ tractor in California for severa
years. Their many friends in this
locality wish them every success il
their new undertaking.
Mrs. Frank Lanassau (the form.
er Miss Mary Jane Morningstar) Of
Syracuse, N. Y, is spending some
time with her parents Mr.. and Mrs
William Morningstar.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morningstai
announce the arrival of son, borr
August Is at the Washington Coun
ty Hospital.
Miss Mary Poe left on Tuesday t.
spend few days with friends il
Westminster
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lee Letter
Waynesboro, Pa, announce the ar
rival of a daughter, born at the York
Hospital early in August. Mr.. Letter
was born and raised in Leitersburg.
Mrs. Maud Hartford has returned
to Waynesboro after spending {
month with her aunt, Mrs. May New
conner.
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The @s-. Arrives

The StOrk announces the follow
ing arrivals at the Washington
County Hospital.
Capt. and Mrs. Leonard H. Byn-
ham, Martinsburg-a girl on July
23rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Via, Hag-
erstown Route 5-a son on July Both.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack S. Hennesy, 25
North avenue-a son on July 31st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olive S. Snyder,
Hagerstown Route "A daughter on
Aug. 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Weaver,
729 George street-a son on Aug.
4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Roughton,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-23
Lynn Says

How to make good pastry: The
proper proportion for pastry is
/ cup flour, salt to taste and 70
cup shortening or substitute.
The important points are: have
ingredients as cold as possible;
never over-mix shortening and
flour. The mixture should be
'tlumpy," about the size of giant
peas.
When the shortening is not
thoroughly mixed with the flour,
it "streaks" and makes for flax
ier crust.
Too much water makes the
pastry a "toughie." Use just
enough to make the dough stick
together. On damp days, less
water is required, on sunny days,
more.