davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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''amerikonu" daktaras.

Amerikonq buvo parasyta ka.
butese, mes jis jocks ameriko.
mas, O toks pat DIP, kaip ir kiti
Bet gala jis turf didele. Jis ne
nemirktelejes gall tave j Anne.
rika neisleisti, gall nusiusti
Baden-Badena, kur reikes dviejV
metru ilgumo gumine zarna ry-
ii, gall liepti dar karta plau.
cius fotografuoti ir vel visa
haliucinaciju kosmara is pra-
dzios Xxi gallo isgyventi.
Amerikonu daktaro laukiama-
jane zmones daugiau blaSkosi
negu pas dainty gydytoja ateje
Tx patys leciausieji ir ramiau-
sieji sedi susikaupe ir spokso
viena taska. Bet ir tie, kad jQ
ranku ir koju pirstai virpa, pa
slept negali.
Ka manai? Cia tas 1emiama-
sis momentas! Pasauks tavo pa
varde, ieisi, o po keliu minuciu
sugrisi arba nusvitusiu veidu,
arba visiskan nuliudiman iklim-
pes, arba SUI maza viltele.
Jeigu is amerikonu daktaro
isejai nusvitusiu veidu ir jeigu
nesistengsi atideti keliones del
uosves nepasiutos sukneles Ra-
vensburge, tavo likusieji reika-
lai normaliai susiklosto per pora
/ trejeta dienu. Vadinasi, DIP
komisija perziuri tavo popierius,
ivertina tave, kaip busima lais-
vo krasto laisva gyventoja. Ir
po to ciumpa tave apyvarton
masininkes. JOS suraso ilgiau-
sius lapus is tavo gyvenimo. O
toks vyrukas, pasispiaudes del
nus, ismozoja po kelis kartus
visa desimti tavo pirstu, kuriu
pedsakai turi likti ant specially
popierio lapu. (Jeigu sugalvosi
ia vyruka pavaisinti cigarette,
jis tavo pirstus mozoja dar ais
tringiau).
Ir stai, prizes tave atsiveria
Americas Jungtiniu Valstybiq
konsulo durys.
Ieini tn ta kambari toks
menkutis, toks sulyses, toks We
tytas ir metytas dypukas. Pa
klausineja tave, prisaikdina, ir
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VOs suspe jau -.

Pravaziavau tuos kaktusu u
kius, dar viena kaimeli, ir sau-
le jau pradejo linkti vakarop,
kalnai -. Wis dar aukstesni ir
aukstesni. Ir prarajos salia ke-
lilo darosi Wis gilesnes ir baises-
nes...
O nera kitos iseities, kaip tik
vaziuoti toliau. Saule jau ir vi
sal pradejo sleptis, eme temti,
daresi tikrai nebedrasu vaziuoti.
Bet kaip tik tokiame kritiska-
me momente pastebejau apie
kilometro tolumoj nuo kelio j
Sail miesto ziburius. Nieko ne
laukdamas pasukau ] ta miesta.
Pasirode, kad tai Pachuca,
miestas nemazas, taigi yra kur
keleiviui sustoti. O poilsio taip
jau reikejo po tu kalnQ, per ku-
riuos vos vos spejau persiristi
Xxi vakaro >.
(Bus daugiau)
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! tu jau iseini nebe DIP, O kandi
datas j didziuju laisviu kraste
piliecius. Pazistami supuola tave
sveikinti ir visi vadina ameriko.
nu.
o tn trupuciuka isdidus eini
linkcioji visiems galva, lyg pa.
brezdamas, kad, stai, perejau
Auksciau aprasytas kelias yra
normalusis, paprastasis. Vadi.
nasi tu esi eilinis DIP, jokiais
ypatingais privalumais nepasi.
zymi ir jokiu isimtiniu gall
mybiu neturi. Toks budamas tn
ir eini tue keliu per visus to
nauju amerikonu fabriko sky
rius.
Bet Rastatte pasitaiko tair
vadinamu
meteoru.
Jie atvaziuoja, blyksteli, daz-
mai net ir stovykloje neapsigy-
vena, o po dvieju = triju dienu,
ziurek, jau grizta namo didziu-
ju lagaminu krauti.
Meteorai dazniausiai turf kaz-
kokias paints, arba buna labai
grazios poniutes, arba yra kile
is tos DIP rusies, kuriai savo
laiku nuvaziuoti nuo Bodeno
ezero ligi Flensburgo buvo tik
nusisvilpt.
Ir dar yra viena rusis, tai -
taip vadinami
Atsilikeliai.
Mat, Rastatte labai daug po-
pieriQ. Juos nesioja is vieno
kambario j kita. 1r, neduok Die
We, jeigu benesant koks nors
popieriukas lept ir nukrito kur
nors, arba jeigu tas popieriukas
ikrito kita byla, arba jeigu
visa byla, gulejusia neparankiai,
kas nors padejo ant spintos.
Tada tokios bylos savininkas
gyvena Rastatte savaite, kita,
trecia ir Wis vaikscioja pas pa
reigunus ir Wis klausineja, Q
jam Wis atsako: "Tamstos po-
pieriai dar netvarkoj".
Kad kas nors butu del tos
priezasties sau gala pasidares,
girdeti neteko, bet pairusiais
nervais ir blizganciomis akimis
pats maciau. M. Cieliauka.
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Kaktusu ukiai

Visokiu ukiu iau buvau ma
tes, bet cia tolimesnej kelionej
kalnuose uztikau tikrai dar ne
matytus = kaktusu ukius.
Istisi laukai kaktusu, ir ne
taip sau ismetyti, bet graziai
susodinti, kaip pas gera darzi-
ninka darzoves. Pasirodo, kad
cia kaktusus istikruju veisia,
kaip darzoves: is ju gamma ta
garsqji meksikieciu tautini ge-
rima T'equillo.
Be to, cia dar augina ir tokius
kaktusus, kurie tinka... tvoroms
tverti. Tikrai, tie kaktusai yra
ne kas kita, kaip ilgokos lazde-
les, visos apzelusios astriais dyg-
liais. Veliau kai kuriuose Mex
sikos kaimuose maciau tvoras
is tokiu kaktusu.
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SAvo ADREsA,

rasydami DIRVAI, parasykite
labai aiskiai paciame laiske.
Del neaiskumo ar klaidos
Jlsq parasytame adrese Jums
siunciami laikrasciai ar kny-
gos grizta atgal ir neturime
kaip Jums apie tai pranesti. :.
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10000 myliq
kelione '. 14"cr.s s,,'
(Tesinys is pereito numerio)
Irgi pirkliai!
RaSO
j. v. VALICKAS

Privaziaves nediduka mieste-
Ii vardu Zimapan, sustojau kick
uzkasti. Kai isejau prie automo-
bilio, pasijutau apstotas treje-
ta vaikezu, kokiu IL Is metu,
kurie siule man kai ka pirkti.
Tai paprastas dalykas. Bet
kai jie isvyniojo savo prekes,
nustebau. Tu vaikezu prekiauja-
ma ne kuo kitu, kaip -. BRAN
giaisiais akmenimis. Pasiziure-
jau - nagi labai grazus! Kone
kiekvienas tiktu zieda ar kita
auksini papuosala. Bet kai pa
klausiau kainos, tai jau noroms
nenoroms pagalvojau, kad cia
kas nors turf butt ne visai taip,
kaip reikia: kainos buvo labai
jau itartinai pigios. Ir, zinoma,
tuoj nusistaciau su tais pirkliais
neprasideti. Bet Wis delto dar
buvo idomu geriau isiziureti j
tuos ju taip pigius brangakme-
MUS.
Bet viska sutrukde kaip tik
is paskos atvykes policijos in
spektorius, kuri dar Tamazun-
chalej buvau sutikes. Nuo in
spektoriaus prisiartinimo tie
''pirkliai" isgaravo, kaip kampa-
raS...
Inspektorius klausia names,
ko tie vaikai norejo. Kai pasa-
kiau jam, kad jie brangius ak
mems perdaug pigiai pardavi-
neja, jis eme juoktis. Jam tai
ne naujiena: tai ne akmenys,
paprasciausi dazyti stikliukai...
zinoma, buvau patenkintas,
kad atsargumas buvo neveltui ir
nepirkau, kadangi kainos, kaip
stikliukams tai buvo per dide-
les, bet turiu pripazinti, kad tie
stikliukai padaryti labai puikiai.
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Nukryziuotoji Lietuva

Lithuania' cleveland, 1944)
O poetas Adomas Mickevicius
sauke: "Lietuvoje gludi raktas
visiems slavu klausimams is
spresti."
Ypatingai prancuzu moksli-
ninkai, rasytojai, poetai yra
atrade ir atidenge pasauliui nuo-
stabu lietuviu dvasinguma (Pav.
Jean Mauclere, prancuu kalba
Paryziuje isleistose knygose:
"Baltojo raitelio krastas", "Po
|blyskiu Lietuvos dangum" ir kt.)
Katakombq, kankiniq ir
kapinynu krastas
LIETUVA, Sis baltu krastas,
esas ant dvieju pasauliu = rytu
ir vakaru - ribos, viduriniai-
siais amziais vaidino labai svar-
bu vaidmeni Europoje, saugo-
DANA vakaru civilizacija.
Ir stai il tampa vokiskojo
nacizmo ir rusiskojo bolseviz-
mo auka. Maskvoje, % rugpiu-
clio ir % rugsejo 1889 metals
Ribbentropas su Molotovu slap
tai pasiraso Lietuvos dalybu ir
baltu tautu isnaikinimo akta.
1910 metu birzelio men. j Lie
tuva izengia Sovietu armijos, 0
tu metu rugpiucio 3 diena Lie
tuva paskelbiama kaip SovietQ
Sajungos dalis. 81 data reiSkia
Lietuvos nepriklausomybes fl
nala. Po to atejo persekiojimai,
zudynes, barbariskos deportaci-
jos, kurios issklaide lietuvius
nuo Archangelsko Xxi Mongoli-
jos, nuo arktinio Sibiro ligi Ka-
zakstano. Vienos nakties begy-
| je, 1941 m. birzelio 13, apie
10000 lietuviu buvo NKVD SUI
init ir gyvuliniais vagonais is
vezti rusu koncentracijos sto-
vyklas ir vergijon.
Musu dienomis Lietuva, gele-
zine uzdanga ir rusu bajonete-
mis- atskirta nuo likusiojo pa
saulio, herojiskai priesinosi rau-
donajam terorui, tam didziajam
humanistiSkumo ir krikscionis-
kosios civilizacijos priesui.
N. Berdiajevas po pirmojo
pasaulinio karo yra skelbes, jog
artejas laikas, kada krikscionys
lures sleptis j katakombas; ir
ir siuo metu jau taip ir yra
visuose Sovietu pavergtuose
krastuose nu Baltijos ligi Via
divostoko ir Sanchajaus, nuo
Siaures asigalio ligi Juoduju ju-
ru. Del neronisku persekiojimu,
Lietuva, Sis giliai religingas ir
katalikiskas kraStas, pasidare
tikras katakombu, kankiniu ir
kapinynu laukas. IS 1914 lie
tuviu kunigu trecdalis yra likes,
is II vyskupu telikes vienas, ku-
ris ir tai, paskutinemis ziniomis
is Vatikano, savo pastoralines
pareigas gall vykdyti tik po-
grindiniu budu. >Puse is 1902
baznyciu uzdaryta. Visos kuni-
gu seminariios buvo priverstos
uzdarytis savo vartus, O rusai
deportavo ] Sibira intelektualus,
profesorius ir kataliku moksli-
ninkus.
Lietuvos kancios ir ka1va-
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j statine SUI vandeniu ar kokiu
kitu skystimu ir atidave. Paskui
su purkstuvu apipurske automo-
bilio ratu padangas, ispurske
automobile is vidaus ir palinkejo
man laimingos keliones. Tiktai
pradedamas toliau vaziuoti, pa
stebejau didele lenta SUI uzrasu:
"Departamento de agricultural.
Tad aisku, koks cia reikalas: ST.
ia kontrole yra daroma apsau-
gai nuo uzkreciamu augalQ ligu.
Nuo sios vietos jau pradejau
kopti j kalnus. Masina prade-
jo visaip stencil ir gargaliuoti,
bet trauke neblogai, nors CANA
daznai teko isijungti antra begi.
Jau apie penkta kilometra
uztikau net keleta nauju Buicku,
Cadillacu, Oldsmobile ir kitokiu,
sustojusiq "pasiilset"... Uzdan-
gos atidarytos, motorai garuoja,
kaip virduliai -.
O mano 1888 metu "senukas"
nors ir kosedamas, springdamas,
bet lipa j kalna ir CANA!
Beda tik, kad tie 'pavarge-
liai' uzkemsa siaura kelia ir
prie ju butinai reikia sustoti.
Reikia pirma pasiusti zvalga uz
uzuolankos paziureti, ar neatva-
ziuoja kas nors priesais, tik tada
galima pralenkti sustojusius.
Visi tu geruju masinu saw
ninkai stebisi mano "senuolelio
pajegumu ir SUI pavydu ziuri,
kai JUGS palieku "besiilsincius".
O visa to "senelio" pajegumo
paslaptis yra - svarus radiato-
rius ir specialiai kalnu kelio-
mems pritaikytas krbiuratorius,
kuri issinuomojau ka tik ivazia-
YES j Meksika.
Oar uz poros kilometrq suti-
kau ir vilkiku, SUI stipriomis ma
sinomis belaukianciu gal
reiks koki pavargeli pavilkti Xxi
kalno virsunes.
Pagaliau virsukalne. Leidau
ir as savo "senukui,, kick "atsi-
kvepti', pasizvalgiau is auksto
tarpukalnese acknowledgements
debesis, ir emiau leistis zemyn.
Kick stabtelejes ties kriokian-
cia Moctezuma upe, privaziavau
klonyje maziuka miestuka Jaca-
la. Cia paaiskejo, kad per pen
kias valandas atvaziavau tik
1O5 kilometrus. Tad, ilgai nesi-
dairydamas, kick uzkandes, pa
kilau traukti toliau.
Nepavojingi "razbainykai".
Toliau kelione vel panasi. Vel
kalnai, vel "pavargeliai" pake-
lei Jau beveik ir nusibodo S.
Tx viena dar nematyta da-
lyka cia pastebejau. Pakelese
vietomis vaiksciojo zmones, ap-
driskusiais ir prakaitu persunk-
tais drabuziais, visi turejo prize
sono durklus... Atrodo taip, kad
nakti butu visai nejauku tokius
susitikti :.
Tx veliau issiaiskinau, kad
tai ne "razbainykai'', O siaip sau
ramus kalnu gyventojai, tik,
gyvendami, yra suvarge. Dur
klus jie nesioja ne piktiems tiks-
lams, o tik nuo zveriq atsiginti.
Maciau ir moteru, takeliais
belipanciu j kalna, SUI dideliais
rysuliais ant galvu ar zagaru
arba malku pundais ant nuga-
ru -. Kitos ejo SUI milziniskais
asociais, tartum dvilinkos SUI
linkusios po jq svoriu -.
Kalnu paslaitese stow is mo-
lilo sukresti nameliukai, kiti tik
is lentu sukalti, bet taip, kad
lenta nuo lentos per kokia pu-
Sc sprindzio -.
Tie nameliai lyg prilipe prie
staciu pakriausiu ir net nuosta-
bu, kaip tie zmones nebijo to-
kiose vietose gyventi. Kalnu
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| IETUVIU KALBA yra seno-

| IETUVIU KALBA yra seno-
viskesne uz lotynu, graiku,
germanu, keltu ir slavu: il pri-
klauso indoeuropieciu kalbu gru-
pei ir labai artima sanskritui.
Tas panasumas yra tick dide-
lis, jog lietuvis beveik gall su-
prasti mokslininku istartus SAN
skrito kalbos sakinius.
Del to kalbininkai pripazista,
jog lietuviu kalba yra patti Sc
niausioji tarp siandien gy-
WI kalbu. Pastebetina, jog il
yra taip pat gimininga SUI graf
ku ir lotynu kalbomis, kaip ir
su sanskritu.
Jei tai yra tiesa, jog tautos
siela naturaliai atsispindi jos
dainose, tai lietuviu tauta savo
dainose yra nusipelniusi to, kad
mes ia turime skirt prie la
biausiai neagresyviu ir taikingu
Sios Genes tautu.
Reclus izymiame savo veika-
le Geographic universelle" sa-
ko: "Jei tautos svoris tarp kitu
tautu matuojamas kalbos gro
ziu, tai Lietuva tenka priskir-
ii j pirmaja vieta tarp Europos
tautu." (ziur." THE Encyclope-
dia Americana, New York,
Chicago, 1912. Vol.17, 4S2 pusl.)
Lietuva, dideliu poetu, kaip
Mickeviciaus ir Milasiaus, pa
saulinio garso matematiko Min
kovskio, grafu keyserlingu gim-
tine, Dostojevskis ir Ber-
diaievas iskelia taip pat savo lie
tuviskaia kline, - galetu butt
apibudinta kaip maza misteri-
ne India Europos kontinente,
kurios dvasiniai rysiai SUI jos
iaunesniaia seseria Rytuos yra
nuostabiai artimi.
stai del ko lingvistai, poetai,
filosofai, etnologai, antropolo-
gai yra taip giliai pagauti to ne
iSaiskinamo archaiSkumo, lietu-
viu kalbos grozio bel zavesio, tos
tautos memo israiskos, mora
les ir religinio charakterio.
Stai del ko ir zinomasis flo
sofas Kantas pareiske: "Lietu-
va tenka laikyti raktu ne tik
fiIologinems, bet ir istorinems
mislems isspresti."
Vienas didziuiu musu amziaus
lingvistu A. Meillet (Sorbonne)
yra nuomones, jog indoeuropie-
ciu tautu lopsys gludi baltu tau
tu zemeje. Sis profesorius saky-
dawes savo mokiniams. 'Jei jus
norite zinoti, kaip kalbeio musu
proteviai, eikite pasiklausyti j
lietuviska kama"
Tai iskeldamas, buves Ame-
rikos pasiuntinys Lietuvai DIR.
Orsen J. c. Norem yra parases
knyga, pavadinta "Timeless
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''La Lthuanie Crucifiee''

''La Lthuanie Crucifiee'
- Ttokia antraste zino-
mas prancuziskas Kama
dos savaitraStis 'Notre
Temps, iSeinas Montre-
ale, liepos 9 d. idejo DIR,
Antano Paplausko - Ra.
muno straipsni, kurio
vertima cia perspausdi.
name.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Lions Xmas sKiwanians
Dance Will Be Net $500 On
Held Dec. 10Th Auction Sale
Over Sixty Items DOnat-
ed By Area Merchants
Were AuctiOned OFF By
Stuart Kingston Staff.

Approximately $500 was realized
by the Milford Kiwanis Club as the
result of their auction and benefit
at the New Milford Theatre last
Thursday evening. Over sixty items
provided by Milford and vicinity
merchants were auctiOned off by
Sidney Cohen and staff from the
Stuart Kingston Galleries assisted
by several members of the Kiwanis
Club. At the conclusion of the auc-
tion, AlphOnso Hulnes, President
of the Kiwanis Club, presented Ra-
mon s. Cobb, Sup't. of Schools, with
a check to provide the local school
system with an Audi-meter, a de-
vice that will be used to test the
hearing of students so that early
discovery of hearing difficulties
can be made and steps taken for
correction. Another part of the auc-
ton proceeds will set up a fund to
take care of the operating expenses
of the AudiO-meter for a period of
time. The balance of the proceeds
will go into the Kiwanis Youth
Work and Underprivileged Chill
dren fund.
Robert Fischer, Vice-President of
the club, acted as master of cere-
monies. Harold deGraw was Gen
eral Chairman for the event and the
committees were headed by Louis
Pack Clemen Miltiades, George
Stokes, Lawrence Sharp and Chuck
Wright.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
ID. F. WOlcOtt
Is Named To
JudgeshiP
CarVel Calls Special Ses-
sion Of Senate For De-
cember % To Confirm
Appointment.

For the third time in three
months, members of the State
Senate will return to Dover for a
special session on Dec. 22-this
time to confirm the appointment of
Daniel F. Wolcott as an associate
judge of the state, succeeding Judge
George Burton Pearson, Jr., whose
resignation becomes effective Dec.
81.
Gov. Elbert N. Carvel has notified
members of the Senate Of his selee-
tion of Mr.. Wolcott. He issued a
proclamation last Friday, cOnven-
ing the Senate in extraordinary
session Ito confirm the appoint
ment which will be made"
In September and again in No
vember, state senators were called
to Dover to provide for a veterans
bonus and to correct discrepancies
in connection with the states
school building program measure.
Mr.. WolcOtt, who is New Castle
County chairman Of the Demo-
cratic Party, will follow In the
footsteps of his father and grand
father in holding high state judi
ciary positions. Both his father, the
late Josiah o. Wolcott, and his
grandfather, the late James L
WOlcott, were chancellors of the
state.
Vacancies in the state judiciary
are filled for a full 12-year term
The salary of a Judge is $4,000
annually.
(continued on page l5)
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
First Concert
w as HeIdIn
MiIfOrdOn
Sunday Last
Eileen Farrell, COlOrful
American Dramatic So
pranO, Was Well Re
ceived By Large And
Enthusiastic Audience

The first concert Of the 1949-195O
series of Concerts sponsored by the
Milford Recreation Council and
brought to the area by the Milford
Community Concert Association,
was held at the High School Audi
torium, Sunday Afternoon, December
11th, at o'clock.
Eileen Farrell, the American dra-
matte soprano whose s ensational
radio debut in 1912 was followed
Immediately by contract with
CHS for the network series "Song
of the Centuries, was the featured
artist for the initial Offering of the
local association.
Miss Farrell's golden voice and
her warmth of personality soon
captivated her audience. An enthu-
siastic applause following her rem
dition of the Aria Pace, pace, milo
Did, from ia Forza del DestinO, {"
by Verdi, brought her to the stage
several times, and the audience was
completely spell bound with the
rendition Of her encore number, the
beautiful, yet simple, Lullaby" by
Cyril Scott.
Her fiawless intonation, the firm
ness and precision with which all
attacks and releases were execu-
ted. her ability to articulate with
such beauty and clarity-all to-
gether, made each selection most
enjoyable and an outstanding exam
pl of fine Interpretation. The quail
ty and range OF her voice was ex-
ceptiOnal in that both high and low
tones were equally rich and beau
tiful.
After intermissiOn the able ac-
companist, Everett Raudebush, who
added much to the artistic perfor-
nance, delighted his hearers with
(continusd on mage -
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Formal Bid Fete Will Be
Held In New Milford
ArmOry; Will Feature
Madden's Orchestra.

According to Michael D. Grover
man, general chairman for the fete,
the annual Christmas formal spon-
sored by the Milford Lions Club,
will be held Monday evening, De-
cember 26th, in the new Milford
ArmOry on North Walnut Street.
Dancing begins at $3.50.
The dance, long a tradition in
Milford, will feature George Mad
den and his well known orchestra
from Wilmington. Mr.. Madden has
long been a favOrite with Milford
folk.
AS has been the practice in the
past this years dance will be a for
NAL bid dance. Two bids will be
given with each ticket purchased.
The dance this year promises to be
one of the most successful ever
held in Milford.
Proceeds from the sale of tickets
according to chairman GrOverman,
will be used by the Milford Lions
Boys and Girls Committee for work
among the underprivileged chill
dren of this area. The dance is a
project of the Lions Club and part
of an extensive program to raise
funds for rehabilitation work
among the underprivileged.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
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At
Avenue Church
Musical Entertain
ment Will Be Present.
ed Under Direction Of
M. A. Glasmire.

In the beautiful setting Of candle
light and seasonal flowers, the Ave-
nue. Methodist Church Choir will
present its program of Christmas
music Sunday afternoon, December
18th, at 4 o'clock. The Vesper Serv-
ice is being held this year for the
convenience of people from other
churches. Already there are indica-
tiOns Of visitors coming from a dis
tance. NJ. A. Glasmire WIN direct
more than sixty voices in singing
''The Story of Christmas" Mrs. A.
Clyde Nelson, assistant director,
will sing with the choir and be one
of the solOists. The Rev Kenneth
Kepler, mini ister of the Presbyteri-
an Church. will offer the invoca-
ton. The Rev. David w. Baker,
minister of Calvary Methodist
Church, will pronounce the bene-
diction. The minister of Avenue
will read the Scriptural introduce
tions.
The program is as follows:
PART THE Visitors
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-1l
Behold the Lamb of Cod, Han
del-The Avenue Choir.
1--WE Three Kings" Hopkins
The Male Octette.
PART 1.-THE Child
Scripture: Luke 2:15-17.
For Unto Us a Child Is Born, g
Handel-The Avenue Choir.
"No Candle Was There" Leh-
mann-Mrs. A. Clyde Nelson.
20 Little Town of Bethlehem, ''
Redner-The Male Octette.
PART III-The Night
Scripture: Luke 2:S-11.
Holy Night" Brahms-WilsOn-
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Houston To Have
Christmas Party

The Riddles of the Houston area
will be afforded an opportunity to
see old Kris next Tuesday evening
December goth. when the geniai
Saint will be brought to that town
through the cooperation of the
Town of Houston, the Houston vol
nnteer fire company. the ladies of
the w. s. C. S. and the Century
Club ladies'.
According to Mayor Robert H.
Yerkes, the fete will be held under
the lighted community Christmas
tree in front of the fire house
weather permitting, and Santa
Claus will have a small gift for
every child in the Houston area.
Santa is prepared to hear the
pleas Of the little folk, but would
appreciate it greatly if those able
to do so would write him a note
and bring it with them.
If the night is stormy the party
will be held in the fire house.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Riddles Will Be Guests
Of Th eatre Manage
ment And Milford C.
OF c.; Santa VIII Be
Present To Give Gifts.

Jolly Old st. Nicholas, will be the
honOred guest at the Shore Thea
tire tomorrow morning, December
18th. at the annual free kiddies
Christmas party, sponsored by the
management of the Shore Theatre
and the Milford Chamber Of Com
merce. Old Kris will have a small
gift for every little boy and girl,
and there will be loads of toys to
be distributed from the stage.
Last Saturday nearly 1000 kid
dies passed through the 'stOrY
book house" on the bridge panel
and told old Santa their Christmas
wants. This week. hundreds iOf
kiddies have visited Santa at his
house each have received a little
gift. Santa will be in his headQuar-
ters until Christmas eve. He appre-
ciates it very much if his little
friends bring him letters telling Of
their wants.
This evening the choir from the
First Presbyterian church Milford
will sing at the Nativity scene, on
Wednesday evening the Glee from
the Benjamin Banneker school and
BlacksoT's choral group sang. Next
Wednesday evening December 21st
the ehOirs from Avenue Methodist
church will sing, be followed next
Friday evening December 23rd by
the choir from Calvary Methodist
church.
Many inquiries are being receiv-
ed at the secretaFy's office of the
Chamber Of Commerce, about the
lighting contest. The rules are very
simple any person can decorate
their home and enter, all judging
will be on merit alone, and Out-of-
town neutral judges will be selec-
ted. The prizes tOtaling $1,000 are
$50 grand prize to be awarded the
person with the best decorated
home in Milford city limits; there
will be a prize of SIS awarded to
the person occupying the best de-
corated and lighted home in each
ward; there will be a total of II
prizes of SIS each to be awarded as
consolation prizes at large.
This has been and is continuing
to be a great season for Milford
and the merchants are deeply graf
full to the Milford Chamber of Com
merce committee namely Messrs.
Harry J. Pierce, Robert H. Yerkes,
Calvin Ball and Edwin L. Fisher,
for the work they have done, and
to City Manager Harry F. Bressler
and Mayor G. NanNuis Wilkerson
who have placed the facilities of
the City at the use of the commit
tee in putting up the decorations,
Nativity scene, Santa Claus House
etc.