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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Christmas Legends
Explain Origins
Of Decorations

There are many legends concern
ing the origin of Christmas trees
and why we decorate and cherish
them through the Yule season.
And for many of us it would not
seem like Christmas without a
green and graceful fir standing in
its place of honor in the living room,
decorated with bright lights and
stars.
Why the evergreen? The most
beautiful legend of all goes like
this:
AS Christ lay in the manager after
his birth, the wise men came to
worship bringing their many gifts.
Then came the shepherds and the
people of the village to kneel and
pray in the presence of this wonder
full child.
After them came the trees to pay
homage to the Christ child. First the
native palms from the hills around
Bethlehem, and then the stately
NAPLES and oaks and birches and
hemlocks.
Then, last of all, timid because
of his smallness, came a tiny fir
from the frozen north. 1t was so
small and modest that none paid
any attention to it until suddenly
star dropped from the sky and
tWinkled on bough of the tree.
Another and another fell until the
little tree was the most beautiful
Of all-aglow as if from a celestial
light.
Holly has become an accepted dec
Grafton for Christmas. Reference
to it has been made in numerous
stories and carols, such as:
deck the hall with boughs of
holly
IT'S the season to be jolly"
The custom dates back to the time
Of the ancient Romans who used
holly in connection with the celebra-
ton of their Saturnalia which &C.
ours about the same time as Christ
mas.
The holly tree was most beautiful
at time of year when other trees
were barren and for that reason
was ideal for decorations. And be-
cause it was most beautiful at
Christmas time, many persons
thought the tree must be sacred.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
7V Bwb Up Marriage Of Young Tronbonbt, HarpEt

attention: A young woman had COM
mitted suicide by throwing herself
out of the window of a midtown
apartment house.
On the spur of mood and moment,
the musician hoped a taxi and
went around to the address men,
toned. Il understand you've got
vacancy" he said to the superin-
tendent, land it's worth a couple
of hundred to me if l can have first
crack at it."
The super took him up in the
elevator and showed him the apart
ment-f our cheerfully furnished
rooms.
cts hard to believe anyone with
such a layout would jump out the
window" Charlie small-joked. "Did
the woman live here alone?"
"Jnst between u.s." said The ST.
berinfendenf, II think some guy
Was paying The bills. He leased tbe
place in be, name about fwo
months ago and at first used to
sboW up pretty regularly. Lately
be hasn't been around, and gness
tbat explains wby she took The
dire"
WAS she as good looking as the
papers said?"
"She was quite a LOCKER" said
the super. There's picture of her
on the bureau"
Charlie went over and examined
it.
- It was a photograph of a girl
seated at harp with a big Spanish
comb in her hair.
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fun-and when it became clear that
Charlie was going to be spending
more and more of his evenings at
the studio, she Suggested selling the
house and moving back to town.
"I'd hate to give this place up,
said the trombonist. 81 get big
kick out of it, even if it's only week
ends. AS for an apartment, they re
pretty tough to find right now but
I'll see what I can do" =
For The next couple OF weeks
Charlie ansWered ads and talked
to real estate agents but uitboM
any luek-eitber The rent tVas more
than be could afford to pay, or il
inpolped plnnkins down couple
of thousand dollars for a fen sticks
of furniture.
When he told his wife what the
situation was, she said, II know it
isn't easy but you've got to do some
thing. just can't take it out here
any more" 49,,
ONE EVENING not long ago,
while grabbing a sandwich during
a rehearsal break, Charlie picked
up paper and an item caught his
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

Stumped for, last-minute Christ
mas gift ideas? If your friends
smoke either cigarettes or a pipe,
your problems are over! (1) For
the cigarette smokers on your list
"a carton of cool, mild, flavorful
Camels! Ten packages of Camels
:. pack-after-pack of the worlds
choicest tobaccos! You're sure to
please because more people
smoke Camels than any other
cigarette! (2) For the pipe smok-
er or the man who rolls his
own" your dealer will be glad to
show you pound tins of Prince AL
bert Smoking Tobacco :. the Ma
tional Joy Smoke.
~
Up. S. Both these gifts come all
dressed up in special, colorful.
Christmas wrappings. You don't
even have to fuss with special
greeting card-it's built right into
the package for your easy-writing
convenience. Your budget - and
your friendsS- will profit if you
send Camels or Prince Albert.
Adv.
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Body Of st. Nicholas
Buried at Bari, Italy

The body of Santa Claus-other-
wise St. Nicholas, the onetime bishop
Of Myra in Asia Minor, is buried at
Bari, Italy.
The body was stolen. from its
original tomb in Myra by Italian
sailors in 1887 and taken to Bari.
Europeans in those days thought
that saints body brought pros
perity and good luck to the town
where it was buried. For that reason
it was stolen from Myra.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

preston and inquiry set forth in
our Bill of Rights, yet it does exist
in the United States.
These thoughts we're expressed
by Patrick Murphy Malin, executive
director of the American Civil Lib
critics Union, in a statement issued
on Bill of Rights Day, December Is.
This day marks the 159th anniver-
sary of the adoption of the Bill of
Rights.
eve have censorship of plays,
books and magazines by public and
private agencies. Of course, OBJ
scenity must be guarded against,
but these groups go much further.
They may seek to suppress express
sion of political ideas or views. Our
children learn that the right to in
quire is rooted in the Declaration
of Independence, yet the New York
Board of Education bans their read
ing of The Nation magazine because
of an article criticising the Catholic
church. Banned in Boston" is a
familiar phrase. Certain books and
plays have been banned there be-
cause their contents have been con-
sidered offensive by certain authori-
ties. Not so familiar is the startling
fact that in 80 American cities, po-
litical appointees, following the
criteria of personal opinion, tell
their neighbors what movies they
can or cannot see.''
So -
LITTLE BROTHER to censorship
is blacklist.ng, denying employment
to people. because of their political
views. This was recently brought
into vogue by Red Channels, a
booklet listing radio performers
suspected by the publishers of Com
munist sympathies. Despite the pub
fishers denial that Red Channels
was intended as a factual bible, one
major. television sponsor suspended
a player for being among the red
listed. Contrary to the American
spirit of fair play, she had no hear
ing or chance to defend herself.
We have an able set Of, laws to
prosecute abusers of free speech,
Mr.. Malin said, which really can
curb subversive acts. Industry self
checks such as the movies National
Board of Review maintain high
moral standards in the communica-
tons fields. Setting up arbitrary
judges to suppress ideas before they
are expressed is the way Of dicta-
tors. Censorship is contrary to the
nature of democracy, where free
people can be trusted to select the
wheat from the chaff for them
selves"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Correct Use of Water
Keeps Holiday Greens
Looking Fresh, BRIGHT

TUST A LITTLE WATER, correctly
used, is the answer to keeping
Christmas greens fresh and bright
throughout the holiday season.
Since the decorations are
usually cut well before Christ
mas, they dry out rapidly I'M
less given plenty of water. The
greens not only look dilapidated,
but form a serious fire hazard.
For many years it was thought
necessary to use chemicals in water
to keep the Christmas tree and
other greens fresh and bright. 1t is
known now. however, that water
does the trick just as well.
To condition the house for better
survival of Christmas greens, the
first thing to do is to keep the heat
down. High temperatures hasten
drying by increasing the water loss
from plants. Then, keep a pan or
two of water on the radiator or
heating stove to add moisture to
the air.
Water hOus plants often
during the Christmas season.
Growing plants transpire lot
Of water into the air.
These precautions will increase
the humidity in the house and pro-
long the freshness of evergreen dec
oratiOns.
Taking care of the Christmas tree
itself is no more difficult.
Nail a small uOn6ap haSo ~
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. Minute
% Fiction

serge hitched his suspenders high
er.
"Times amt what they used to
be when I was young" he asserted
to the man next him. prices way
out O. sight, all sorts of machinery
to do the farm work, young folks
kitin' around in cars-why, when l
was a young buck you took your
best girl for buggy ride behind a
Funk's Grove or the Mackinaw for
a days picnic and it didn't cost you
a cent. Nowadays my grandson
wouldn't start out on a date without
five or ten dollars in his pocket"
He looked up the street.
"Yep," the other one agreed, tilt
ing his straw sailor back and tuck
ing his blue shirt into his shiny
grey striped trousers. Things move
too fast for me. We don't get
through one war till we're startin
another one, and them politicians
down in Washington are runnin'
the country to the dogs. Now when
Mckinley was in"
A girl switched by in white
shorts and a striped jersey. His
sentence hung in mid-air, for
gotten. The endless procession
of cars whizzed around the
square, their tires Sizing on
the hot asphalt. The city buses
lined up in front of the drug
store.
They shook their heads sadly.
The first one kept peering out
Washington street toward the depot.
"Yeah, this is crazy agel You see
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
ke:Christmds Figures :
70 Decorate Your Tree

Appealing Decorations
THESE ANGELIC figures are six
l and one-half inches high. They
are traced on stiff paper then bent
and stand alone or swing from the
tree.
Pattern 800 gives five designs and d.
rections for making and decorating. Price
Csc.
WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE
Drawer 10
Bedford Hills. New York
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

new houses springing up over night
out in the new additions. Look like
freight cars sprawled all over the
lots-no upstairs, no cellars! Fancy
gadgets in the kitchens. Give me
the old days and not such a fast
pace!"
The other one queried, whats
your name and where do you hail
from?"
"Wel now, that's a long story"
He shifted to the other hip as II to
tell it, then grinned. "But nobody's
interested in it nowadays, so never
tell it. I'm Glenn Mason. Lived here
all my life, and hope to die here.
I've watched this town grow from
a crossroads, and hardly been
across the state line. And you?"
THE OTHER FELLOWS eyes
narrowed as if he were seeing
faraway places. Names Jed Whit
comb. Travelled a bit in my day.
Went to Chicago once Lived out in
the country till my wife died last
year. l like the town, but nothin'
seems as good as it used to be.
Too much hustle and rush."
There was a long silence while
they watched cab maneuver in
and out of traffic. A woman driver
and the usual delivery trucks we're
double-parking and cumming up the
works. Horns blasted and women
scurried across the crossing.
yep" Glen answered, his eyes
still squirting up the street watch
ing for something, give me the
good old days. A fellow could saun-
ter down to the harness shop or the
livery stable to chin a bit and not
be in danger of his life Nowadays
| just sit here and don't try to
navigate very far. Hate to even
ride around with my grandson in
the car Too dang dangerous!" He
eyed the corner anxiously.
You're right" Jed answered
"Nothin' much to do, either. No
more chatauquas or medicine
shows. No camp-meetin's
A swank blue convertible
drew up to the curb. A sporty
young fellow leaned out and
called to Glenn. "Hi, Cramps.
I've been out to the airport and
the station. got your plane
reservations and your pullman
tickets. Everything is all SET"
Glenn got up hastily. He looked
at Jed apologetically. my son in
Washington, D. C. has sent for me
to come down and see the sights.
He's paying all my expenses or
I'd never go. Can we drop you off
any placer"
Jed rose too. Nope. I've got my
scooter-bike parked around the
corner and I'll just put-putt back
to my daughters. There's a good
television program comes on pretty
soon that I never miss"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
By BILLY ROSE

of the staff musicians NBCa
going Charlie Michaesdeded finally
position marry swing hap
keeping with and buy house and
of land in New Jersey.
first everything peaches and radeA the Time
garden putter
neghbo acquainted with Charlie got quite kick
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

stint on r a q ! o,
was shifted to one
of the TV motor
car programs, and
q few weeks later
was assigned to
two other video
spots. These in
volved a certain
amount Of | a t e
rehearsals, which
meant t h a t sew
eral nights a week,
e -A~1
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

ing the Sis, the trombone player
didn't arrive home until after mid
aight-that is, when he managed to
get home at all.
HIS CITY-BRED spouse, of
course, didn't take kindly to this
new routine-the country without a
fella around the house wasn't much
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

Censorship is something that
Americans simply don't believe in.
It Is a word synonymous with die
tatorships, calling to mind Hitler's
infamous book burning Of yester-
day and the Soviet iron curtain of
today.
Most Americans agree censorship
u contrary to the spirit of free ex-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

them a studio picture of her seated
at harp with a big Spanish comb
in her hair.
But last January, when TV started
using a lot of live music, their mar
riage ran into its first snag. Charlie,
who had been doing an afternoon
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

two years; her current picture is
"Deported." She was just finish
Ing cross-country tour for it when
wood. VI had lent her out for
"Sirocco", in which she will appear
opposite Humphrey Bogart. Miss
loren will be seen as a dancer in a
Damascus cafe-easy for her; she
began studying ballet when she was
four.
Robert Ryan will have the leading
role in "Clash by Night, when
RKO films the play. Talullah
Bankhead starred in it, and Ryan
had small part; his performance
got him his present long-term con-
tract at RKO.
Smith and Dale, for many years
top vaudeville act, have been
signed for important roles in 1.-TWO
Tickets to Broadway. They were
the nucleus of the famous Avon
Comedy Four; it took television to
revive their POPULARITY.
Tol Avery, on the other hand, can
thank radio for his debut in motion
pictures, in "Where Danger Lives,
Director John Farrow heard his
voice on the air, and signed him to
support Faith Domergue and Claude
Rains.
ODDS AND ENDS Anne Sey-
mour, who was so good as Brod
Crawford's wife in Columbia's "Al
the Kings Men,, has been signed
for key supporting role in 1.-THE
Whistle at Eaton Falls" John
Payne has signed to star in six
more Pine-Thomas films; he last
worked for them in '"Tripoli" I.
Don Little Brown jug" Reynolds,
expert boy rider and actor who has
appeared in several Gene Autry
westerns, will have a featured role
In Snake River Desperados."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
By INEZ GERHARD

MARTA loren, dark-haired and
- blue-eyed, was discovered at the
Royal Dramatic Academy in Stock
holm, where Greta Carlo and Ingrid
Bergman also studied Universal
International signed her as soon as
they saw test sent to this country,
and has had her under contract for
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

N. D. Honey Crop
North Dakota's 1850 honey crop
amounted to 100000 pounds, from
5000 colonies.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
BILL OF RIGHTS
Americans Are Protected From
Censorship by Bill Of Rights

This Is the second of a series of three
articles on the Bill of Rights and Bill Of
Rights day which will be celebrated De-
oember Is.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Removing Stove Pipes

When taking down stove-pipes,
place a paper bag over each end,
and the SCOT will not blow out into
the room during the process.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

down warm and
golden, but the
autumn air was
cool. The one in
the clean striped
shirt and blue
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CORNER Bv Ohm Freeman othro,

THE OLD FELLOWS sat on the
l concrete wall that bordered the
courthouse lawn. The sun broiled
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Evening star., 1950-07-26
Junior Sailing Title
Goes 10 Roger Judd
By a s,off correspenden, Of The s,or

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 90
Seventeen-year-o old Roger Judd oi
Tired Avon Yacht Club at Oxfore
is the new junior sailing cham
pion of Chesapeake Bay.
The chubby youngster won the
title yesterday after a day of rae
ing in the Navy's Tempest din
ghies against % other teams from
16 bay area clubs. His crew was
Ray Chaplain, Is. also of Tired
Avon.
Roger has been sailing Penguin
dinghies on the Eastern Shore for
seven years. He finished fourth
in last years Junior title series,
also run here.
Tommy Nelson, defending cham
pion from Gibson Island, placed
second. Other positions were Dick
HeintZ, West River Sailing Club,
third; Bob Hudgins, Portsmouth
(VaD Boat Club, fourth: Lorenz
Schrenk. Capital Yacht Club sea
scout of Washington, fifth, and
Robert Morrison, Potomac River
Association, sixth.
Half the field was eliminated
in morning races and the top skip
pers and crews then sailed a four
race final in a smart northwest
breeze.
Evening star., 1950-07-26
with Bill Leetch

Chesapeake Bay has become in
tested with myriads Of small hard
heads about six inches long that
are grabbing the bats of chum-
mers almost as fast as they get
them over the side. Perhaps this
will prove a boon to the small
rockf1sh which are generally &C
tive at this season.
Many of these small rock are
taken while cumming and un-
fortunately a lot of anglers do
not release the undersized fish.
The legal limit in Chesapeake Bay
is II inches. We have many re-
ports that hundreds of rockf1sh
much smaller than the legal limit
are being taken and kept daily.
Along with the small hardheads,
a lot of little summer blues" are
making their appearance. These
are about 9 inches long or less
and hardly worth keeping. The
spot also are now active with
many of nice size being taken
along with small trout.
X \ u y
Undoubtedly some of the poor
fishing in the Chesapeake is
caused by activities of trawlers
which operate in Virginia's waters
inside the Capes. They ply the
channel day and night and sweep
in everything that comes within
range of their nets.
The commercial pound-netters
and haul-seiners in the lower bay
AS well as sports anglers are be-
coming greatly concerned. Some
of the boats come from distant
points. It is believed approx
mately 20 are active. in this area,
and their take is enormous. Just
what can be done legally to curb
the boats is a moot question, but
the Virginia boys are plenty
worked up and seeking a solution
Evening star., 1950-07-26
Doubles Hold SWAY
In Rec Net Tourney

Seminal play in the women's
doubles and quarter final play in
the mems doubles made up the
schedule today in the District Rec
reation Department tennis tour
nament on the Rock Creek courts.
Clara Bias and Frances Basset
were scheduled against Sara
Moore and Margaret Graham
while Mrs. Pearl Mccoy and
Claire DeFreitas were to face Mil
dred Smith and Martha Galbreath
at 6 o'clock.
Three mems doubles matches
were on tap. also at 6, with AL
Yeomans and Clay Coss meeting
Roger Spencer ard Mark Haller,
James Mercer and Paul Cook fac
ing DR.. Aris Carpousis and Sawat
Busparoek and Lew Mulitz and
Bernard Dennison meeting Larry
and Ray Sherry.
Larry Sherry won his quarter
final singles match yesterday
10-12. IS, 6-1, over John
Woolford, while Mack Taylor won
over Russ Cooley, Ga, 6-3, and
Arnold Kotz defeated Haller, 7-5
81
Evening star., 1950-07-26
.Sunnybrook, Printers,
Quantico Are Winners

Sunnybrook has record of four
victories in six games in the
second half of the Industrial Base
ball League after a 9-6 win over
Naiman's yesterday on the Ellipse.
Sunnybrook was led at the plate
by George Hughes and Mickey
Griggs, each with a home run.
Union Printers defeated Wash
ington Gas, 6-3, in the Depart
mental League. The Quantico
Marines, behind Frank Walls g.
hit pitching, defeated Naval Re-
ceiving Station, 1873, in the
Potomac River Naval Command
League. 1t was Walls 17th VIC
tory of the season and the 18th
in overall competition for the
Marines.
Evening star., 1950-07-26
BY Lewis +. Atchison
Star Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, July 26.-Coach
Herman Ball prescribed more
scrimmages for the Redskins to-
day as he reviewed the mistakes in
Yesterdays hour-long skirmish
under actual game conditions. Un-
fortunately, the supply of man
power won't permit him to stage
as many as he would like, but
from now until the first exhibition
game with the Los Angeles Rams
on August 16, the Redskins will be
a hard-working football team.
Yesterdays performance was
about what the coaches expected.
They were no better than hoped
and no worse than I feared" said
Ball. 1T proved that we need this
kind of work to get organized" he
added. They can't learn assign
ments off a blackboard or hitting
blocking bags. It's like throwing
a dog into water-he's got to
splash around before he gets his
bearings"
Workout Is Revealing.
Yesterdays workout proved (a)
that Harry Gilmer will be smooth
er and smarter this year; (b) that
the Tribe will miss Dick Poillon's
punting if Hall Haynes is drafted;
(c) that Bill Dudley will help as
much as expected. and I'd that
Ball didn't go wrong on too many
of his draft selections.
Fullback Rob Goode twisted an
angle early in the scrimmage, and
tackle Len Szafaryn injured his
hand, but there were no serious
injuries. Pete Stout, Tex Stovall
and Hardy Brown, already nursing
minor injuries. didn't play. George
Hekkers. who reported only Sum
day, and isn't familiar with the
T, and Sammy Baugh, who doesn't
need the work, didn't play. They
may get chance Friday, when
another workout under game con-
ditions is scheduled.
Howie Livingston had one punt
blocked in two attempts yester-
day, and the second was not i'm
pressive. Joe Bartos kicked once,
but not impressively. It's almost