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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22

It tells of a fourth wise man who
saw the star rising and set out
to follow it. The great desire of
this pilgrim was denied. yet full.
filed in the denial.
For a good. unoffensiye funny
story about Christmas try How
Come Christmas?" by Roark Brad
ford. 1t concerns the efforts of a
group of Negroes to decide which
came first. Santa Claus or the little
Lord Jesus.
Probably the most famous Ameri-
can Christmas tale is Kate Douglas
Wiggin'S 1.-THE Birds Christmas
Carol" There are other American
Christmas stories we'll worth read.
ing, though, such as Louisa May
Alcott's Christmas at Orchard
House" and Vincent Starrett's s
"Snow for Christmas" Christopher
Morley's 1.-THE Worst Christmas
Story" happens to be almost one
of the best.
These are just a few of the pos.
sibilities for a literary Christmas
menu. When it is selected and
served to the family circle, have
the fireplace going and the tree
lights on.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22
Traditions and Customs Are
Bequeathed by Ancient World

the birthday of Christ
until the century December 5
In that Gregory
w this intention absorb old
winter soce December 22
Christian number celebrations overapped
in this during the first centuries of Christianity.
frockng
paradng period foolish
the Satrnaa of
Only few Brions now follow this jolly old custom
Nativity
The Claus tradition represents the combining number
widely differing supersons beliefs
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22

peans in pre-Christian times believed in spirit
of woods and fields who had to be placated now
and then, or he would ruin the harvests. This
being was known in Norway as the 'Nisse," and
by various names in other scandinavian countries.
1t is still custom in rural regions for children
70 set out porrdge and beer on Christmas Eve TO
please the Nisse. He is merging, however, with
the popular figure Of Santa Claus.
In Britain the character known as Father
Christmas is supposed to be Christian version
of this ancient spirit of the fields The Dutch
Sinter Klass, st. Nicholas, is still recognizable
as the good bishop of Myra in Dutch plays but
he too is being absorbed in the more popular ver-
sion of Santa Claus, the fat, relocated little m
presents. This idea of Santa Claus is south Ge
other parts of Germany the dispenser of gifts is
custom of hanging up stockings comes from Ita
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22

senting houses, ships, mountains, and so forth.
Huge sleigh bells tinkle from their waists and
shoulders These Swiss carolers also have a pc.
culiar dance used only on Christmas Eve. In
Switzerland, as in other southern European coun-
tries. the gifts are brought to good children not
by Santa Claus, but by the Christ Child who comes
from the North Pole in fairy sleigh.
In many German villages an old man with
small drum marches about the house after the
Christmas dinner, leading a procession. His drum
is to frighen away any witches who might have
come into the house during the year. He finally
reaches the last room where the Christmas tree
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22

Dear Santa,
l am little girl 8 year old. /
go to Broadway school. I am in
the 3rd grade. / hope you do not
forget me on Christmas. I want
a baton, coloring books, and a
necklace and of course oranges,
nuts and candy.
Your friend,
Patty Morris
Dear Santa,
/ am in the third grade. My
name is Carol Louise Shirk. For
Christmas / would like to have
dolly with real hair and ele-
lashes. A doll house with furni-
ture. / would also like to have
blue faille skirt. l would like to
have some candy, nuts, and
oranges. l have been a good girl
/ will leave something under the
Christmas tree for you.
Your Little friend
Carol Louise Shirk
Broadway, o.
Nov. %, 194S
. q
Dear Santa,
Pdeas send me a train that
smokiS, Roy Rogers Cowboy
Suit, buyck, truck, Erector Set,
B B Gun and machine gun,
Your friend,
Bobby Hamilton
Peoria o.
Nov. Of 1916
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22

stands, laden With presents
Christmas.
Mexican Christmas Eve is pretty combination of the religious
There
A.
representa-.
on Then the oldest picks
Child slowly the church. followed by all
They midnight
dancing reve complete with fireworks
Members Orthodox
enda celebrate Christ birthday
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22


as many Russians. belong to the Orthodox church.
Their Christmas feast traditionally begins with
bowl of 'kutya," which is a combination of wheat,
honey, ground poppy seed and pecans. Mushroom
soup, fruit, fish and nuts are also served small
layer of hay is spread under the table cloth to
show humility for Christ's birth in a stable. Polish
people also follow this last custom.
So every country and every district often has
its own special ways of keeping Christmas. The
United States, being composed of people from
erywhere, has received customs from every peo-
pie, and has adopted those it liked, and altered
them to fit the American style So it has been
with Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, holly and r
plays and carols, the luscious menus-everything
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22
Redwood, Ohio.
November, 80, 1949

Dear Santa Claus;
/ am d little girl seven wears
old l am III the second grade at
Redwood School. My teacher Is
Mrs. Obee. Please bring me two
wheel bicycle and a baby buggy
and some cowgirl boots, and a
dress and black board and a
little book and a COW girl suit
and a COW girl hat. Your little
friend. Louise Ann Patch
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22
Letters To
}Santa Claus

Dear Santa Clauus.
l want a cowboy suit. And two
guns. And big bus I wan a gas
station
- Your Love
Roger Shumway
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22

with Santa Claus the Christmas holly mseoe the Christmas
the luscious
with thanks the nations
them
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Berlin
Continued From First PageJ

I.tiemeatvc OF the strike foll0Wec
only By q few hours the assunipa
/ ton of control Of the West sector
stations by the Allies and the
eviction Of Soviet-employed rail-
way police. Gen. Howley had lee
the way in ordering the Com
munist police removed. with the
British and French following suit
2 Killed in Clashes.
Two persons had been killed
and hundreds injured in bloody
clashes between strikers and then
sympathizers on one side and the
Communist strikebreakers and po-
lice on the other.
It was understood here that
the railway administrs ton had
delayed announcing its offer te
the strikers, because the East
zone German Economic Commits
sion must approve the solution.
Such approval is considered
likely In view of support for II
from even the Communist-con-
trolled free German trade
unions" They urged West marks
to pay Western sector workers be
obtained by taking payment In
that currency for train fares in
the Western sectors OF the city
This solution had been proposed
nv the strikers,
Evening star., 1949-05-25
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Continued From First Pageo
is said to be Mr.. Lewis first
visit In 10 years.
Nearly half Of the front pages
of the two local papers were
taken up with accounts Of the
meeting.
Mr.. Moody and his men went
into the conference representing
about 10000. 900 tons Of coal
production annually. or some
thing like q fourth Of national
production. The two dissident
groups represent about 10000
tons OF coal a year. Mr.. Moody
still had slightly more than hall
Of the Virginia output. represent
ed by operators who are not mem
bers of the Virginia association.
Mr.. Moody said the defections
were caused by q desire OF the
two groups for q national con-
|ference-that is, negotiations be-
tween the entire industry and
Mr.. Lewis.
Since l943 the bituminous nego-
tiations have at least started on
an industry wide scale. This year
the Southerners. representing pro-
ducers in Southern West Virginia
Virginia, Kentucky and Tennes'
Evening star., 1949-05-25

So. asked for separate taiks. No
plans have been made for talks
between the mine workers and
operators Of the North. Midwest
and Far West.
WIN Withheld Demands
The operators hoped to Learn
within q short time what Mr.
Lewis price viii be this year fos
continued peace In the coal nelds
But IL the iron asted union leades
follows PAST practice he wsl with
hold specific demands until hs
feels the time Is rignt 70 hit hare
for what he wants
There have been indication.
from union otsiciais and from the
coalflelds that the miners thl.
year viii again reques: an in.
crease in their welfare and re-
tirement fund. higher pay anc
shorter hours. The miners have
said much about spreading wori
at the mines since many Of ths
pits are producing only part time
now. Just how they can expect
any spresd-work agreement from
the operators without runntns
into antitrust law trouble Is nol
clear.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
ey the Assoeioisd Prs.4

BY the ASsocicfed Pfssa
CANNES. France, MAY 25.-
When Rita Hayworth marie!
Prince Ally Kahn she won't be
asked If she agrees to obey him
She'll be told fatty he's the boss
The French civil ceremony
which the couple will have. says
the husband is the head OF the
family"
The marriage of the American
movie actress and the heir tt
the spiritual leadership OF the
Ismaila religious sect Is set foi
Friday.
It will be In the newly white
washed marriage room OF the
modest City Hall In Vallauris-
A tiny hillside village about two
miles from the Mediterranean.
The couple. to avoid crowds
had wanted the ceremony In the
princes sumptuous Chateau ds
lHorizon. The French govern
ment, however, refused to grant
the necessary special permission
Under French law all marriages
must be In the city hall except
in cases of grave emergency.
Communist to Officiate.
Confusion about where the
marriage would take place was
not settled until last night.
The ceremony will be read by
Communist Mayor PAU Derigon
He says he is happy to be honnred
By officiating at the ceremony
But there win be no bowling
and scraping just because A. movie
queen sndTa spiritual prirke are
being married. The mayer Will
Evening star., 1949-05-25

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Sass Richard l.
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ard A. McCasrsy. railsasinhsa
The Marine Corps hasirTx who
sounded taps we're Principal
Maslelan Edward Masters.
Charleston. 3, c, at the grave.
and First Class Aakacaan Ron~gt
De Hart. Denver. Col. echo"
taps
Evening star., 1949-05-25
james
Continued From First Page.)

jlations require to be submitted
within 80 days Of appointment.
b. The department was asked for
this report and submitted II
promptly. the commisson state
ment added.
The commission found that. In
the record submitted by the Army
Department and Mr.. James. the
only experience shown by him
which would be qualifying toward
this specialized requirement was
obtained while serving as a con-
sultant under an excepted ap-
nointment from January to Feb
ruary, 1949, a total Of / month
and Z days, it was stated. I'm the
information submitted, it was
not shown that any Of his previ-
Gus experience .met the special
lied requirement" the statement
said.
1t was this excepted appoint
ment." granted Mr.. James by the
Army Department, which led to
the permanent classified job as
programming specialist to which
he was appointed February 10.
The commission explanation OF
its action In the case came in q
formal statement before a SEN
ate Civil Service Subcommittee
opened an inquiry into the COM
missions order that the Army
Department either dismiss Mr.
Evening star., 1949-05-25

s&2Ns&&AA&tG Exk1A El&& FN&0aF
|naent otsraxss and high esxrissrses
sat in White marhle hoxes.
Military Chiefs Together.
The Nations fosr leaaang nail
!tayy men s&t together In oae box
near the entrance. Gen, Omar
N. Bradley. Army Chic! os STAT
rubbed shoulders with Ger. Gill;
ton B. Gates. eurma1da4it os the
Marine Corps. Admiral Louis 8,
Denied. chief O! Naval Opera
tons. 81; beside Gen. Hoyt 8,
vandenoerS. Air Force che. Of
staff.
Some 500 yards across the
amphifheatsr from them sat Mrs
Truman and members cs the
White House party.
Mr.. Trtman's flowers. q eirra-
lar wreath Of white iris and pink
sladioli. had q prominent place
among the bank Of noral offer
ings before the casket.
= The public was admitted 10 the
Amph:theater ceremonies
All civilian and military per
sonnel in the Defense Department
we're excused at 10 am. for the
Evening star., 1949-05-25
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Evening star., 1949-05-25

In taking over from Ben Strouse
the retiring president. Mr.. Sigmuno
outlined plans for the coming year
"One OF the objectives Of my
term will be to create new
recognition for the good advertis-
ing that is being produced here In
the Capital" he said.
Others elected were Tom Grimm
advertising manager OF the Daily
News, first vice president: John 8
Bartlett. Potomac Electric Powe,
Co.. second vice president: Stanley
Bell, WRC-NBC. treasurer. N
Ward Guthrie. Of Guthrie Lith'
ograph Co.. secretary. and the fol-
lowing directors: Orrin Ballou
Kanr's; Bruce Cleveland. National
Transitads: w. Frank Gatewood
Times Herald: William Janoff. The
Star. and James w. Seller. NBc.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Gates Denies Reds
Await Depression 10
Start Revolution
by the ksseeio.ed Press

NEW YORK, May 25.-John
Gates. editor of the Daily Worker
testified yesterday that 1t Is utter
ly ridiculous" to claim his party
awaits an economic depression as
O signal for violent revolution.
Disputing prosecution testimony
the 35-year-old editor Of the Com
munist Party paper, said American
Communists never taught the
idea that q depression was the
occasion for revolution"
On the contrary. he said. the
party has favored programs to
prevent depressions.
Furthermore, he said, the only
kind Of revolution the party seeks
is a peaceful revolution from cap
italism to socialism.
Gates, a war veteran and the
first defendant to testify. is on
trial in Federal Court with 10
other top American Reds on
charges of conspiring to advocate
the forcible overthrow of the Gov
ernment.
To back up his assertion that the
Communists sought to combat de-
pressions and win peaceful social
reforms, Gates cited several docu-
ments circulated by the party.
He identified an article written
under his supervision which he
described as a Communist pro
gram to protect America from de-
preston"
published in the Daily Worker
August 81, l947. 1t called for Gov
ernment action to develop a hous-
ing program. restoration OF price
controls and increased taxes on
idle capital"
The witness said the Commu-
mist Party taught that depressions
were caused by low wages and
high prices, which made workers
unable to buy goods.
Since 1945, he said, the party
has pressed for o program to break
this cycle.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Gen. Simon Spoor Dies;
Dutch Indies Commonde,
ey me Assesioisd pssss

BATAVIA, Java. May a5.-Gen.
Simon B. Spoor. AZ. cnminander
Of Dutch forces In 1ndonesia. died
today.
Army headquarters said the
general suffered q heart attack
Monday from which he never raj
lied. =, g..
Gen. Spoor. who served on Gen
MacArthur's staff during :he
war. has been q lieutenap: general
and commander -in-chief OF the
Netherlands Army here since
September. l9<6. He was given O
full generals rank by Queen
Juliana Monday.
Evening star., 1949-05-25

Irefer to them simply as mon
sieru" and madame"
A spokesman for the couple
said they have not yet decided
on who the matron- -o.-honor
best man and official witnesses
will be.
Every one at the Chateau de
| IHorizon has been silent about
any Ismaili religious ceremony.
Ally Khan said in a curbsioe
interview in Cannes. Certainly
there will be a religious cere.
mony," but he did not say the
religious ceremony would be the
same day as the civil ceremony
Nor would he say where tEe
religious ceremony would be held
Imams on Way.
At the residence Of the Ags
Khan, holder Of the spiritua
leadership to which Ally will sue
ceed, it was said two imam'
(priests) were coming down from
Paris to perform this ceremony
mo one would say when they
would arrive or what the ceremony
would be.
Lee Ellroy, Rita's business man.
ager, who few from Hollywood te
handle press relations. was asked
about the religious ceremony anc
the imams.
He said. Il don't know anything
about it. I don't know anything
about imams. There's a guy
camping out on the lawn. Maybe
that's one Of them"
Ii Other visitors to the chateau
Said they hadn't seen aeany one
feamping on the lawn.
Evening star., 1949-05-25


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Evening star., 1949-05-25

the Advertising
Club Of WASH
ington. He was
c h sen at a
luncheon meet
ing yesterday
at the Hotel
Statler.
A native OF
Washington Mr..
sig m u nd has
been associated
with his Arm
since 1882 and
has been q club
member since
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Evening star., 1949-05-25

remainder es Tie eay 10 sEtrssc
tire services.
WHALE ttse services ~wsv s2sscxr =
~ay q Navai Roare @. sgrrstaxa :
sacn Was sssS@arassS taip Gsss Gil
esxsnsiaresx of AtT. FossessA3s i~sp
EcszsnssAnces Of Mr.. Fut-~ssals aean
He had neen a patient tssesr .as
eyea weeks after suffering . eSa-
lapse q sew days atssx ssassas e1 =
Gee
Eu; LATE yesterday Nj. Peg.
rextAls w,cow sought - swHose
any eaanse from iAs hoxrsssl ssas.
and aa;iso<aises She sTess re-
turing Navy SECRETARY 1aaE :
Sullivan,
Jim Fcgrwxtai ses4ie be h1:t
indeed. i. he felt slaat taeye waa
any crttAr4Ssn O. tire Sasal Me6Aeal
Center for ,ts care q him. nag
taralaEsy as there il nc !essncs LOT
for criticism -" II would have
eeen impossible for him 10 have
recovered With the knowledge tsaaa
he Was under constant watch. aTsS'
I am sure that the risk II grad
uaily dispensing with TIE watch
VAS essential -
Rear Admiral John e. 0lngrach
who Was IN Hohe Sound. FlA
where Mr.. FoErestai went toF q
rest after retiring March q
escorted the body 10 the cemetery
gate.
There Rear Admiral John W
Roper. who served ss Mr. FcTreS-
tails aide when he vas Navy SEC
retary. took over as escort eon
msnoer.
Order of Procession,
The order Of procession follows
The Naval Academy Band. tse
companies Of Midshipmen. The
national and Naval Academy col
ors. two more companies OF Md
shipmen. . composite battalion
comprising soldiers and Marines
one company Of sailors, an Al,
Force company. and the horse
drawn caisson.
The eight active pail bearers
two each from the Army, Navy
Air Force and Marine Corps AND
including Navy ouartermaster } {
Francis K. RAe Of $50 I stree,
NV. and Marine r Sergt Ed
ward Brooks Of tbs Taylor stree,
NV. marched at the end OF the
procession.
The Army and Marine Corps
Bands also participated.
At the request OF the family the
Marine Band included two OF Mr.
Forrestal's favorite selections
Handels Largo" and Rimsky-
Korsako's Hymn to the Sun
A. v. Alexander. British minis
ter OF defense. appointed Admiral
Sir Frederick Dalrymple- Hsnil-
ton. head OF the British Navy stan
here, TO represent him at the
funeral. Mr.. Alexander was Brit
aims tirst lord OF the admiralty
while Mr.. Forrestal was Navy Sec
retary and later was defense min
lister while Mr.. Forrestal was de-
fense chief. They worked closely
together.
Honorary Palibearers.
Twenty-Five friends OF Mr.. For
restal served as honorary pail
bearers. r
They were:
Former President Hoover. Chief
Justice vinson. Former Secretary
OF State George c, Marshall.
Former Secretary OF State James
r. Byrnes. John j.. McCloy., who
has Just been named American
High Commissioner OF Germany
Also Former Secretary OF the
Army Kenneth Royal. former
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Danube OverfIows at Vienna

VIENNA. Austria. May Is t41,
The Danube. swollen by heavy
rainfalls. has overflowed Its banks
In vienna's outskirts. isolating
some villages in the Soviet zone OF
Austria and flooding streets OF
some suburbs. Municipal authori-
ties said, however. the worst Is
past and the water is beginning to
lrecede.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Atomic
Continued From First PAGE

tIU1tlnlSQ FEO1n xIss E6kV-t
of U-235 from the Argonne Lab
oratory in Chicago.
There were indications today
that the Joint committee viii con-
duct most of the investigation in
the commission security meth
ods, rather than the Senate APP
preparations Committee. from
now on.
For several hours yesterday the
subcommittee which passes on the
commissions funds was digging
into both the scholarships and
missing uranium in open session.
LiIienthal Admits Error"
The Senators who hold the
purse strings drew from Mr..
Lilienthal an admission that de-
lay in reporting to the FBI the
loss of the uranium was q sub
stantial error"
Then Senator Mcmahon stepped
In after the lunch hour and po-
litely. but firmly. suggested the
two investigating groups 60 into
a huddle to define their respective
jurisdictions to avoid duplication.
When the conference was over.
the Appropriation Subcommittee
discontinued its examination Of
commission ofiicials. Chairman
OMahoney Of the Appropriations
Subcommittee said his group had
no desire to duplicate the inquiry
being carried on by the Mcmahon
Committee, which was set UP to
supervise tho vital problem Of
atomic energy development.
Meanwhile, the Board OF Trus-
tees of the University OF North
Carolina revealed that Hans Frei-
stadt, an Acc fellowship holder,
will be dismissed as q part
time physics instructor there In
June. It was the disclosure Of Mr.,
Freistadt's admitted Communist
affiliation that touched of the
congressional investigation Of the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Commenting on the university 8
action. NE Freistadt said. II don't
knosn exactly what. Tn going
to do"
He added that his CT benefits
run for another ive months and
he planned to stay on there as q
student. II his Acc scholarship Is
Withdrawn. he plans 70 try to con-
tinae his education at North Caro-
lima with private fundss wa
University spokesmen said there
would be no effort to keep him
from studying at the university.