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The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23
Mistlefoe Once
Symbol OF Evil

The mistletoe, once a weapon of
death, later became to be consid-
cred as a magical medicine, is
now a universal symbol of love
and peace.
1t was with mistletoe arrow (ac-
cording to Morse mythology that
Loki killed Balder. the sun god,
after Balder'S mother had OBJ
tanned promise from all living
things. other than the mistletoe,
that they would not harm him.
Balder was restored to life and il
was ruled by the gods that the
mistletoe would never again be
used to do harm.
Ancient Europeans considered
the mistletoe magical medicine.
They carried it about with them
for health and luck. and believed
it a cure for ulcers and epilepsy
as well as a charm promoting fer
tility.
The present day custom of Civ
ing kiss of love or peace be-
meath the mistletoe. although a
relatively modern one, is derived
from the fact that down through
the centuries the mistletoe has
been recognized throughout the
whole world as a symbol Of lasting
peace.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23
Christmas Rose Is
Hoilowed By Legend

The delicate beauty of the
Christmas-rose (helleborus niger)
is hallowed by legend. A poor shep-
herd girl. the story goes. wept
bitterly as she watched the Wise
Men on their way to the Christ
Child bearing rich gifts when she
had nothing. An angel appeared.
Upon learning the reason for the
girls distress, the angel caused
the ground to be carpeted with
shining white flowers. The young
Shepherdess gathered some bios
SONS. When she presented her
gift, the Infant smiled and as His
fingers touched the white flowers,
the petals became tinged with
pink.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23
Small Children Like Toys
They Can Use In Mind Pluy

Little children like best toys that
can fit into imaginative play. They
don't like toys you stand around
and watch.
Soon after youngSter begins to
walk he likes to copy what goes on
around him. He loves to sweep and
mop, he likes to put things in pans
and stir them up. He wants to
"talk" on the telephone If he gets
a chance he'll shave along with
Dad in the morning and put on
hpstick like Mother Good toys at
this age are play telephones. small
sized brooms. dust pans, kitchen
implements, set Of wooden milk
bottles.
WHEEL TOY
He also likes to push and pull.
A wheel toy on stick that he can
push or anything that pulls with
a string is great fun. He will like
simple toys that come apart and
go back together again. such as
circular blocks on q spindle. He
will like to hammer big pegs on a
board. He will like things with diff
ferent "feelS soft woody coll OF
a silky kitty.
AS the youngSter passes 2 he
makes up more and more games.
He still initiates, but on little
more elaborate scale Now is the
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23

Planning a turkey dinner for
Christmas? If you are. and you
want to be sure it's a good bird
when you place it on the festive
table, then follow these tips in pre-
pairing that important part of your
holiday meal.
Be sure all wing-tip feathers are
removed. They may be pulled out
easily by pressing the skin be-
tween the feathers down to the
tips of the quill with the forefingers
of one hand and pulling the feath-
ers straight out with the other.
The drum stick can also be
greatly improved by pulling with
pair of pliers as many of the
nine heavy tendons in each leg as
possible.
SINCE your bird the easy way.
Put a few teaspoons of rubbing
alcohol ir jar lid. light. then
rotate the turkey slowly over the
flame. The bird should then be
washed with soap in lukewarm wa
ter, using a scrub brush, then
rinSed in clear water and dried.
Don't stuff the turkey until just
before putting it into the oven.
Three SkewerS should be used be-
fore closing the cavity and a
square knot tied after each skewer
SO the lacing won't tighten. If there
is not sufficient opening to let off
steam, the oressing will get soggy.
In roasting the turkey, you'll
find that the wing-tips can be
brought over the back and tied
to make rack" on which the
bird will rest in the roaster.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23
Old Supersfifions About
Eating OF Minee Pies

Many writers say the mince pie
originated in Germany. while 9TH
ers claim that its beginning is lost
in the annals of history. Nonethe-
less, it was an essential part of
the Yuletide celebration in early
England.
Old superstitions held that any
person refusing to eat mince pie
would be unlucky for the coming
year. Should he accept the invi-
tation, and partake of mince pie
during the holiday season, he
would have the same number of
happy months during the year as
the number Of houses at which he
ate nince pie.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23
time for cars, trains. trucks.
GET EASY KIND

LlIne IOr cars, trains. TRUCKS
GET EASY KIND
But do get the simple, easy kind
trains and trucks that pull on
the floor without complicated
tracks to run on, that need no
winding up.
Children love to dress up and
play at being grownups. Bot h
boys and girls enjoy this play.
They don't want elaborate cos
tunes to wear but an old dress of
mothers, pair of daddy's shoes
OF an old hat.
A grandmother I know made &
terrific hit with her 4-year-old
granddaughter by sending her for
Christmas an old hat with a veil
and pair of gloves
WAGONS GOOD
If you live where your child can
use it, tricycle. is marvellous
toy when he's about T. Outdoor
wagons are coed too: sturdy ones
that can haul gravel and dirt are
best.
And dent overlook the toys that
hold their interest through all the
years of childhood-blocks, dolls
and sandbox.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23

Il am sorry. Mary. They tell
me they have no room"
And SO it was that Joseph, the
humble Galilean carpenter, and
his queenly young wife Mary, took
refuge in a stable near the edge
of town. For them, there had been
no room.
The population of Bethlehem was
more than double, the descendants
of David, having come to register
as ordered by Herod. The journey
had been particularly tiresome
one for Mary. The quietness of the
stable and the small amount of
warmth it provided was indeed
welcomed by both She and Joseph.
Near the hour of midnight, the
darkened sky came to life with a
light OF ethereal beauty, above the
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23
MIGHT BEFORE XMAS
SANTA. INDIANA

The community of Santa Claus,
Indiana owes its fame to its un-
usual name. AT Christmas time
its small post Office is swamped
with mail frcm throughout the
world.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23

Good resolutions may be mex
penSive - but hard to keep.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23

KING SIZE Letter of
thanks" is mailed by 19-month-
old triple amputee in RoXbury,
Mass. who received artificial
limbs in time to walk for 1858
Christmas celebration.
MIGHT BEFORE XMAS
DR.. Clement Clarke Moore was
ashamed of his famous poem,
Might Before Christmas and
would not acknowledge that he
wrote it for more than 20 years.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-23

stable, a bright new star with the
brilliance of million candles.
In the distance angels were
heard in great psalm:
GLORY in the highest,
And on earth, peace to men of
good will"
The quietness of the stable gives
way to the sounds of camels and
voices of men, and there appears
group Of Magi. wise men of
Persia. They have followed the
brightness of the star in search
of a newborn king. They bring
gifts of precious gold.
There in the stable, wrapped in
swaddling clothes, manger for
his throne. they find the Christ
Child.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28

pm. On last Sunday morning we
had 119 present and the offering
for State Missions was we'll over
$50. DR.. c. A. Brubaker preached
his farewell sermon on Sunday
night using as his subject. Hold
On"
Our girls OH Club met at the
home of Teresa Anne Dove on
Monday night with large group
present. Most of the discussion
time was given to room improve
ment and each girls part in this,
most were agreed that they will
become more conscious of their
responsibility of making their
own rooms more attractive.
Mrs. Mary Lipscomb, Mrs. Nan
]. Bell and Mrs. Roy BeDell of
Washington, DEC. were dinner
guests of the Doves and attended
the evening services at German
town Baptist church.
Have had word from our niece,
Mrs. Thomas Wilmington, Mar
ion Station, on the Eastern Shore
that they sustained $4,000 loss
at the hands of Hurricane Hazel.
They are in the broiler industry
and their loss is typical of many
there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28
NEWS FROM
Germantown
Mrs. Laura Nicely
Gaithersbure 7so-J-I2

Last Sunday was a very i'm.
portant one to little Patsy Horn.
err, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Homer, this being her third
birthday On which date her par.
ents gave 4 lovely party in her
honor, with Is guests during the
day. Among them were Kenny
Butch and Faye Elaine Fitzwater,
Johnny Kingsbury, Linda John.
son, Linda and Brenda Smith and
many others. The Horners live at
Boyds.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Ward of
"Guadland Acres" entertained
their daughters of Washington,
d. c., Mrs. Ernest Fortner, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Ipock and daughter,
Vivian, last Sunday at dinner.
Miss Mary Dorsey of German
town, Miss Geneva Mullican of
Gaithersburg, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Burdette of Rockville made
a trip to Philadelphia, Penna., on
last Wednesday to see the unveil-
ing of the 1855 Dodge car.
Our sincere sympathy is given
to Mrs. Tropy Sutphin in the loss
of her father, H. Wade Smith,
age 96, at his home in Cambria,
Va, and the other members of his
family.
Carlton Browning and Floyd
Lewis have been enjoying a real
camping trip in the Pocono Mts.,
N. c. and along Skyline Drive, a
real way to have real vacation,
we agree.
Word has been received here
by the parents of Lawrence Haw.
kins, Jr., of the U. S. Army fore
es from Fort Ord, Calf, where
he is stationed at present.
Mrs. Lawrence Hawkins ST.,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28
Order of Publication

The object of the Petition filed
in the above entitled cause is to
secure the abandonment of 25
foot walk described above.
The Petition states, in sub
stance, that Edwina Morrow Sal
laday, formerly Edwina Morrow
Horgan, is the owner of Lot II,
Block 80, in the subdivision
known as High Point, per plat
recorded in Plat Book 80, plat
2818, among the Land Records of
Montgomery County, Maryland;
That the Petitioners Floyd c..
Holmes and Ann c. Holmes, his
wife, are the owners of Lot %,
Block 81, in said subdivision;
That Petitioners A. M. Toxins
and Marie G. Toxins, his wife,
are the record owners of Lot 81,
Block 80 and Lot %, Block 81,
in said subdivision;
That Petitioner Ray F. Moore
is the contract owner of said lots
81, Block 30 and %, Block 81,
under contract with the said A.
M. Toxins and wife;
That the recorded plat of said
subdivision shows the IS foot
strip of land above referred to,
as will be seen by reference to
copy of the plat filed with the
Petition;
That the strip of land in ques-
ton has never been in public use
and has never been graded,
paved, or improved in any man.
ner to fit it for use by the pub
lie, and further, that no damage
can be sustained by anyone other
than Petitioners by its abandon
ment.
That said land is not required
for any public purpose by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission, Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, or Montgomery County.
Maryland.
The Petition prays that the
walk, as shown outlined in red
upon the plat filed with the Pc
tition, be abandoned, and for gen.
eral relief.
1t is thereupon, this 23rd day
of October, 1854, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County,
Maryland, in Equity, ORDERED
that all persons having any in
terest in or affected by the
abandonment of the said walk
as set forth in the said Petition,
appear herein and show cause,
if any they have, why an Order
should not be passed as prayed,
on or before the 9th day of No
vember 1854; provided that
copy of this Order be inserted
in some newspaper published in
Montgomery County, Maryland
once a week for three consecu-
tive weeks before the 18th day
of November, 1854.
PATRICK M. SCHNAUFFER
Judge
True Copy-Test:
Clayton K. Watkins
Clerk 1890
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28

entertained at dinner at their
home here on last Sunday honor
ing her husbands birthday. Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Leaman and
Mrs. Anna Snyder of Rockville
celebrated with the Hawkins on
this joyful occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Oberman
and their three children are
guests of Mrs. Obermans' par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Wal
ZACH, here for few days. Rebec-
ca lives at State College, Penna.
Miss Vera Cromwell of Balti-
more is here visiting her sister,
Mrs. Frank Allnut.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Stew
ems and daughter, Miss Anna, of
York, Penna., visited with friends
here last week, also attending the
Homecoming at Neelsville Pres
byterian church on last Sunday,
Cthe annual affair was fell attend
ed. Miss Anna, who is a mis-
sionary, and who has served well
in India, is now in nurses train
ing in Philadelphia to better be
able to serve in the cause of mis-
SionS.
Mrs. Fletcher Wright spent the
weekend at Wythesville, Va, with
her mother who has been so very
i'll, and glad to report some i'm
provement.
On Monday, Oct. 25th at Peter
Pan Inn, Urbana, the annual BAN
quet of The Seneca Baptist Train
ing Union was held with many at
tending. The menu, fried chicken,
slaw, hush puppies, mullins, but
ter, mixed pickles, beets, apple
butter, peas, cottage cheese, DO.
tatoes, coffee and ice cream serv-
ed family style and Oh! so good.
Eugene Bridgewater, leader, in
troduced Dr. C. c. Thomas our
Maryland Baptist Secretary, who
gave the devotionals. He stated
that we had more than $500
church members in our associate
ton and only 749 in our training
union challenging each church to
enroll more and more OF her peo-
pie.
He was followed by the Rev.
Robert Crowley of the Upper SEN
eca church. Bob is the son of
radio evangelist Dale Crowley
and literally grew up in the
church. His brother, Dale, is do
ing missionary service at this
time in Japan.
DR.. c. c. Thomas related an in
cident which 1 think rates repeat
ing. 1--WE took our small son to
New York City and he had his
first experience in riding an ele-
vator, this one being in the EN-
pire State building, noting the
lightning speed with which they
were being carried upward, he
anxiously asked me, Daddy is
God expecting us'?"
Es Those attending from German
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Garnett
Umberger, Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Whitworth, Mrs. Kenneth Price,
Mr.. Ralph E. Dove and Mrs. D.
F. Nicely.
Come to Germantown Baptist
Church on next Sunday for Sum-
day School at 10 am. Guest
speaker following the S. S. hour
will be the Rev. Luther w. Mere
er and he will also preach at 7:30
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28
Law Offices
Conroy, Williams & Nylen
1920 K Street, NV.
Wa ShinptOn. DC
Trustees Sale


OF Valuable, Improved Real Es-
tate, located in Montgomery
County, Maryland, improved by
premises known as 1920 Mid.
way Avenue, Rockville, Mary
land.
BY virtue of the power and
authority contained in a Deed of
Trust from Jack Northman An.
derson and Olivia Farley Ander-
son, his wife to the undersigned
Trustees dated the Both day of
January 1850 and recorded among
the Land Records of Montgom-
cry County, Maryland in Liber
1345 Folio 1872 and at the request
of the parties secured thereby,
default having occurred in the
terms and conditions thereof, the
undersigned Trustees named in
said Deed of Trust will sell at
public auction at the premises on
ACEoDA1, NONLNDEIR so, 1JOf
AT 500 PM.
all that property in said Deed of
Trust described as follows:
Lot numbered Eighteen (18)
in Block lettered cd" Section
numbered Two (2) in the sub
division known as TWIN
BROOK as per plat recorded in
Plat Book No. 35, Plat No. 2408
among the Land Records of
Montgomery County, Maryland;
and Lot numbered Nineteen (19)
in Block lettered sd" in a part
of Section numbered Two (2)
and a resubdivision of part of
Section numbered One %
"TWIN-BROOK" as per plat re-
corded in Plat Book No. 35, Plat
No. 1867 among the Land Rec
ords of Montgomery County,
Maryland.
The property is improved by a
one story frame dwelling with
four rooms and bath and gas
heat.
TERMS OF SALE
A cash deposit of ten per cent
of the purchase price will be re-
quired at the time of sale. The
balance in cash, with interest at
six per centum per annum from
the date of sale to the date of
payment payable within ten days
after final ratification of sale.
Adjustments on all taxes, pub
lie charges and special or regular
assessments will be made as of
the date of sale and thereafter
be assumed by the purchaser.
Title examination, conveyancing,
State and Federal revenue stamps
and all other costs incident to
settlement are to be paid by the
purchaser.
Compliance with terms of sale
shall be made within ten days
after final ratification of sale or
deposit shall be forfeited and the
property resold at the risk and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28
David E. Belts, Sol.
Rockville, Md.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Sitting as a Court of Equity
In the Matter of the Abandon
ment of the 25 foot walk run
ming from Onondaga Road to
Osceala Road, between Lots IL
and 81, Block 30; and Lots %
and %, Block 81; in the sub
division known as High
Point, as shown on plat re-
corded in Plat Book 80, Plat
numbered 2818, one of the Land
Records of Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland
Equity No. 17,735
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28

cost of the defaultant purchaser.
JAMES CLARKE MURPHY,
JOHN M. CONROY,
Trustees
Conroy, Williams and Nylen
By: John D. Gilmore
Attorney for Trustees 1864
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28

ELECT COUNTRY DOCTOR
DR.. Merrill M. Cross, Silver
Spring, was named 1855 president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Schine Treated Like
Others. Sd Army Says
By the Associated Press

ATLANTA. Ga, Mar. 5.-Pvt.
G. David Schine. former aide to
Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin, is now. in his own
words, "just a private in the
Army treated like any other
soldier"
This was the comment of the
ex-counsel to the Mccarthy in
vestigating subcommittee to COM
plants that he received pref
erential treatment while sta
toned at Fort Dix, N. j.
For five weeks Pvt. Schine has
been under Sd Army jurisdiction
as a military police trainee at
Camp Gordon, Augusta. His
comment was made in a tele-
phone interview with the At
lanta Constitution last night.
At Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta,
Brig. Gen. L. w. Truman, Sd
Army chief of staff, emphasized
that while Pvt. Schine is here,
"he is treated just like John
Jones'"
Complaints that Pvt. Schine
was "coddled" as a Fort Dix
draftee were renewed yesterday
by Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas. The senior Demo-
crat on Senator McCarthy's sub
committee asked the Army for
the facts not hearsay" on
Pvt. Schine'S treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
SIS Billion Works
Bill Is Introduced

Legislation to start a Sos bill
lion Federal-local public works
program to provide jobs in the
present economic downturn was
introduced in the House today
by Representative Kelley. DEM
ocrat. of Pennsylvania.
The bill would set up a pro-
gram modelled after the PWA
program of the late l930s but
keyed to the detectives of the
Employment Act of 1916. the
sponsor said.
with unemployment over the
3 million mark" Mr.. Kelley said.
the time TO argue over whether
its a recession or adjustment is
passed. There's no sense in wait
ing until the April reports on
February unemployment. The
time to act is now"
Mr.. Kelley'S bill would au-
thorize Federal grants of up to
So billion to States or their sub
divisions to cover As per cent of
the cost of individual projects.
The State or local sponsoring
agency would have to provide
the other SIS per cent.
Mr.. Kelley. who comes from
a coal mining area of Central
Pennsylvania which has been
hard hit by recession. said he
chose PWA as a model because
it was one of the most successful
combinations of useful job OPP
portunitieS and useful construc-
ton we ever had in the field of
Government assistance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Nations Disunity Risks
Depression, STREET. Fears

The Atlantic nations, through
d;sunity, are risking a depression
by international chain reac-
tion," Clarence STREET said last
night.
The editor of Freedom and
Union magazine spoke as guest
Of honor at dinner in the Stat
Ter Hotel given by former District
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue. member of the board of
governors of the Atlantic Union
Committee.
Mr.. STREET urged the United
States to fight off a depression
by exploring the possibilities of
federating NATO democracies
along the lines of our Constitu-
ton He said a general depres-
sion in one of the NATO nations
could imperil all of them just
as much as a military attack.
Mr.. STREET is author of Union
Now and has another book,
Freedom Against Itself" coming
off the presses in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Hannegan's Net Estate
Fixed al S88O,OOO
BY the ASsoeioted Press

ST. LOUIS. Mar. 5.-A dis
tribution settlement filed in Pro-
bate Court yesterday showed the
estate of Robert E. Hannegan.
former Postmaster General, had
a gross value of 1921 1854. and a
net value after deductions for
taxes and other expenses of
$880.628.
Mr.. Hannegan. former chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee and former part
owner of the St. Louis Cardinals.
died October 6. l949.
The settlement said all debts
and claims against the estate
have been paid and the assets
have been distributed.
The records showed Mrs. Han
negan received stocks. bonds and
Oil lease interests valued at $27l.-
1853. and that Mrs. Hannegan
and the Mercantile Trust Co..
as trustees under the will. re-
ceived oil lease interests. stocks
and bonds worth $379,342.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
VA 10 Merge Regional
And Benefits Offices Here

The local regional Office of
Veterans Administration at 1925
H street. NV. will be consolidat-
ed Monday with the Veterans
Benefits Office in the Munitions
Building.
With the exception of the out
patient medical and dental elm
les. all VA regional Office .activi-
ties now located at 1925 H street
NV, will be moved.
The out-patient clinics will be
moved to the Munitions Building
at later date.
Vester S. Garrett. a VA en-
ploye for nearly 80 years, will
serve as manager of the CONSOLE
dated Veterans Benefits Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Brother AssaiIs Woman
Who Shot Congressman
BY the Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Mar.
5.-Agustin Lebron went to court
today to swear out statement
denouncing his sister. Lolita. for
her part in last Mondays shoot
ing of five United States Con-
gressmen in Washington.
Mr.. Lebron, a school teacher
here, said he was making the
statement to a district judge on
behalf of himself, his other sister
and a brother.
Lolita and three other Puerto
Rican Nationalist were arrested
in the gallery after shooting
wildly in the House of Repre-
sentatives and demanding indie
pendence from Puerto Rico.
They have been indicted on
charges of felonious assault with
intent to kill.
Mr.. Lebron's statement said
his sister was indebted to So
ciety and we expect her to pay
for it,"