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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-17
The Thanksgiving
Story

Thanksgiving Day on Christmas
such was the first official observance
of the day, December 25, 1870, fixec
by proclamation of Arthur st. Clair
governor of the Northwest Territory
of which Ohio then was a part.
"In as much as it is incumbent OF
all men to acknowledge with graft
tude their infinite obligation to AL.
mighty God for benefits received
the proclamation began and then went
on to enumerate some of them and to
set the date for a day of Thanksgiv-
ing. 1t was Christmas Day, 1870.
That President George Washington
already had fixed the national
Thanksgiving Day to. fall on Thurs
day, November 26, 1889, and on the
corresponding Thursday in November
| thereafter meant little to St. Clair.
He was the governor and what he
said was law in the Territory.
Despite the Presidents proclama-
tion there had been no celebration
in the Northwest Territory in 1889 :
the settlers there were too busy
dodging Indians and trying to find
something to eat There yet was little
to be thankful for other than life
itself. Death, famine and privation
stalked the frontier and many were
living only on parched corn and bread
made from the roots of bear-grass.
Around the settlements the game al
ready was we'll hunted out and the
Indian hazard precluded going deeper
into the woods to hunt
On Thanksgiving, 1890 the pioneers
Jared better. Tables groaned under
loads of bears meat and venison, rae
coon and opossum, johnnycake and
home grown vegetables and the fam
lilies ate heartily, drank deeply and
wished one-another a Merry Christ
mas and were thankful. Whiskey was
only 25 cents a gallon and mostly
home made.
So it was until July 81, 1894, when
st. Clair was out of the Territory
and Secretary Winthrop Sargent, act
ing governor, divorced Thanksgiving
from Christmas and set it Tuesday,
August ID, that year. 1t was to be a
day of fasting and mourning as well
as thanksgiving this because the
Indian wars were just over and their
losses had been many.
On that day all engaged in menial
labor were forbidden to work and
there were stiff penalties for non
compliance with the law.
Thus the date was kicked around
until Abraham Lincoln in 1864, set
Thanksgiving to be on the fourth
Thursday in November. The President
had been influenced in doing so by
Mrs. Sarah Josephs Hale, editor of
Godey's Ladies' Book, which had been
advocating such a definite arrange
tment since September, 1868.
Thanksgiving dinners in Civil War
times were made up mainly of stew
ed pumpkin, cranberry sauce, home
made elderberry wine, venison, bears
steaks, raccoon, oppossum and wild
turkey the latter drug on the mar
ket and the other game meats an
every day diet anyway This old ac-
counts related was the menu in the
woods. That of the town and city was
whatever could be had.
So remained the Ohio Thanksgiving
until World War II when the date
was further kicked around by Presi-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20
Catholic u. Library's
List of Catholic Books

WASHINGTON - (NC) - This
list Of Catholic books released
within the past week is prepared
by the Library Of the Catholic
University of America. continuing
service begun in April, 1853.
New Catholic Books
ARGAN, ]. c. Fra Angelica.
(skirs. S495). An illustrated edi-
ton Of Fra Angelico's paintings
reproduced in full color with BIZ
ographicaI and descriptive notes by
the author.
BERNAN0S. GEORGES. The last
Essays Of Georges Bernanos. reg
merry. S4.50). On political and re-
ligious subjects.
BROWNS0N, GA. The Brown
son Reader. Kennedy. $3.50. A Sc
lection Of essays edited by Alvan
S. Ryan
DONOHUE, JOHN. Christian
Maturity. Kenedy. $3.50. a Pro-
gram for escaping mediocrity."
FRAIGNEUX, MAURICE. Chris
tianity Is Revolutionary. Newman.
S275). An analysis Of the essence
of Christian life.
GIRONELLA, J. NJ. The Cypress
es Believe In God. Knopf. 2v. S10).
A novel of Spain in the 1931-36
pre-Civil War period.
HAYES, EDWARD AND PAUL.
Love For A Lifetime. Society Of
st. Paul. $3.50. Counsels for living
a Christian married life.
JEFFRIES, B. j. From the Other
Side. Bruce. $3.50. The autobi-
ography of a convert who was a
vigorous anti-Catholic.
MCCORMICK, THEODORE. The
Emerald Crown. Funk & Wagnalls.
S3.75). A novel of Ireland in the
ninth and tenth centuries.
MCCULLOUGH, E. NJ. The Five
Devils of Kilmainham. Cooley Tay.
lor. 1878. A suspense novel deal
ing with Irish Catholics.
PAKENHAM, ELIZABETH
Catholic Approaches to Modern Di.
lemmas and Eternal Truths. Far
rar, Straus and Cudahy. $3.50. A
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20
FOrrnOsa Issue
Seen Question
of US. Honor

DETROIT - (NC) - The
Formosan issue is not simply
a matter of keeping or giving
up some islands, it is a ques-
ton of American prestige,
Bishop Raymond A. Lane, sup
erior general of the Maryknoll
Fathers, said here.
Bishop Lane, a veteran of many
years missionary service in China,
said the Formosan issue, centered
around the islands of Quemoy and
Matsu, is question of what effect
this nations move will have on
world opinion.
eve have lost all we can afford
to lose" he added. Every step
backward by us is a blow to the
freedom-loving people behind the
Iron Curtain"
Most of our troubles" he con.
finUed, "snd those Of other peo-
Piles are caused by the fact that
men in high places who make de-
eisions do not have any belief
in God and do not allow moral
factors and religion to enter into
their calculations"
The Bishop, who became superior
general to the Maryknollers in
1916, has seen the number oi
priests from his. society in China
dwindle under communist pressure
until only one missionary remains
on the mainland, and he is inn
prisoned.
The PreIste praised the dele
gates al the recent BandUng con-
ference in Indonesia. He stress.
ed that 2s out OF the 2o nations
at the meeting professed their
belief in God. and thus "defied
chov-en-Isi, Red china's diets.
FOR" He compared this with the
"simidify" of some OF this na.
fion's public men who used "wes-
sci words" in dealing with the
Reds.
The Bishop said the term Iron
Curtain" does not apply only to
geographical areas. He said it was
also a line of division between
ideas on communism.
He added that this line cuts clear
across the United States. On one
side, he explained, are the disbe-
levers and appeasers of commun'
ism and on the other are the be-
levers.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

through Saturday from IL to 5 and
there is no admission charge.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

Cut out this column, pin your
sacrifice to it and send it to the
Most Re. Fulton J. Sheen, Ma
tional Director of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith,
366 Fifth Avenue. New York,
TX, NY, or your Diocesan Direc-
tor Father James Kulp. 246 East
Town Street, Columbus, 16 Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

GOD LOVE YOU to a mother,
in Corning who faithfully sends
a dollar each week to BID.
and friends for starting the "Odd
Change Club" and sending SIS
to the missions =. to Mrs. H.B.B.
Il am sending this $40 that /
soon may be sufficiently recov-
cred from my illness to do my
own housekeeping" to A.
M. L. II gave up eating candy
during Lent. and this SIS is the
money | saved" to Mrs.
G.F.B. for So. "We had planned
to have Open House following
our sons graduation from the
Seminary in June. We haven't
much in material wealth and this
would have meant putting aside a
little money each week. But now
we have decided (and our son
agrees) to send you the money
we save instead-for the poor.
We can still have the immediate
family over, and | am sure will
enjoy it more" to DR.. ].
M. for 5000. "This is the money
Il recently received from an air
line due to a cancelled flight. l
hope our slight inconvenience
may mean the alienation of some
Asian child's hunger"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20
God Love You
The Greatest Joy
Sacrifice for Christ
by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

The greatest Joy in life comes
from the sacrifice of self for the
sake of Christ. Our civilization
needs psychiatrists because it
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

series of essays by Douglas Wood
ruff, Bishop David Mathew and
others.
SANCHEZ-SIVA, J. MARCE-
LIMO. (Newman. $3.50. A Story
from Parents to Children.
SCHMIEDELER, EDGAR. The
Mother, the Heart of the Home.
tGrail, $500 Paper. Proceedings
Of a conference on Family Life.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

The soldier who gave up his
watch with its diamonds for the
Missions did just as much as
James and John who left their
fishing boats-so do you, who
out of love for the Church, cut
out this message and send with
it a sacrifice saying: May / too
be soldier of Christ-offering
what | have as a symbol of my
readiness to offer what I am that
Christ may be known in Asia.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20
returns in peace and happines

returns in peace and happiness.
In the Church there are many
honors, but the real ones are
not attained by favor. Medals can
be pinned on the breast of him
who never fought; no luster of
character is added to him who
wears a brighter ribbon. With
Our Lord, true honor resides in
those who are "crucified with
Him that they may reign with
Him"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

The ten letters in God Love
You" form decade of the rosary
around the image of the Blessed
Mother on our God Love You Med
ais. Available in sterling silver
and gold filled, the medals come
in two sizes, and are perfect grad
uation gifts. With your request and
the following offering we will send
you the corresponding medal listed
below:
$2.00-small sterling silver medal
$3.00-small 10K gold filled
medal
$3.00-small sterling silver medal
on chain.
$400-Small 10K gold filled
medal on a chain.
Or, if you are in New York, you
may obtain these medals at our
mission exhibit, 366 Fifth Avenue.
The exhibit is open Monday
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

1t requires tiny, daily Self-de-
malls to crush selfishness. That
is why the practice of setting
aside a small amount day for
the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith brings such quick
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

has abandoned
the cross, Peo-
pie lose their
balance just as
soon as they
become self
centered; self
ishness is the
open door to
b e C o m i n e
"a Il er an d
mental. F"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-20

Want ads can make more noise
for your product than brass band
with 1000 members.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22
First Listing
Rooming Permits
Are Approved

With the first of the year, all
persons having roomers or renting
suites, must have their 1856 license
from the city. East Cleveland issues
all such license on temporary basis
good for one year, and each case is
checked before renewal is granted.
At the meeting of the Zoning
Board of Appeals Wednesday, Dec
ember 21st, the first listing of re-
newals came to the attention of the
board, with the recommendation of
the building Inspector, and other
personnel on the board whose duty
it is to check.
Accordingly, the Board granted
renewal of SO licenses for third floor
suites, only; 81 licenses for sleepers;
II licenses for suites and sleepers
in the same dwelling; and "a nom
conforming cases.
Two foster home permits were
also approved for another year.
Another list will be acted upon at
the next Zoning Board meeting.
The board refused the request of
Katherine Long, 1855 Beersford to
increase the number of roomers in
her home by one.
A license was also granted the
Norten Motor Court, Inc.
The board also recommends to
the City Commission an ordinance
which defines a drive-in restaurant
and classifies such a restaurant as
coming under the definition of a
conditional use.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22
Christmas 0n Tie Churches
Phillip Avenue
Presbyterian

The traditional candlelight carol
service will be held at IL p. m.
Christmas Eve at the Phillips
Avenue Presbyterian Church, East
125th st. at Phillips ave.
Paul Hodge will be soloist at
this service, singing 80 Holy
Night, by Adam, and the anthem
by the choir will be "Sing Gloria"
by Remick. Robert Russell, who
is studying at the Cleveland In
stitute of Music, has composed for
this service a song, "Star Of the
East" which will be sung by a
double trio of women.
On Christmas Day the title Of
the sermon by Rev. Roscoe j.
Varble will be "The Child's Name" :"
The anthem by the choir will be
"Sing o Heavens" by Tours and
the offertory "a Joyous Christ
mas Song" by Gereart.
Children will be baptized at this
service.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22
For Advertising
Gull GLenville 1883
Eostside Christian
and
MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
East Cleveland Women Club
l747 Lukefront Avenue
TeIenhone pOfomac I.A771

Deer Reader:
Since the birth OF Jesus. the genera
tions have heard. Glory to God in
the highest and on earth. peace.
good will toward men,.
But where is this "PeGce"f Whot
hos happened to the Good Will
Toward Men? The eorth is divided
by violence. Eost against West.
Notion against ndtion kingdom
against kingdom. fdmines. eorth-
quukes, pestilences in many places;
and oil creation groons In feor Of
atomic war. Why?
Because Jesus Christ Is ignored. In.
suited and blosphemed. Gods indict-
ment is This people praise me with
their lips. but their heGrts ore for
from me-. The peace Of God will
keep your hearts and minds when
Christ is octuolly received and sins
ore washed away.
Postor. S. ?. Porter
Midweek Service Wednesday,
7:30 PM.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22
Theater
THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC

A little old lady waddles into the
stockholders meeting of a we'll
heeled corporation and parlays ten
shares of stock and some explosive
questions into a riotous monkey
wrench tossed with abandon into
the machinery of big business.
That's the beginning of "The Solid
Gold Cadillac, the uproarious COM
edy hit opening Tuesday, December
81, at the Drury Theatre of the
Cleveland Play House.
The light-hearted larcenous COM
edy about eccentric art collectors
and unscrupulous are dealers, "Re-
clining Figure, continues at the
Euclid-77th Street Theatre of the
Play House until January ID.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22
Another Original
Christmas Story

Another original story will be
told at the 1880 o'clock Christmas
Eve service in Windermere Pres
byterian Church. The congregation
always looks forward to these
Christmas messages by their pas
tor. the Rev. ]. Franklin Nc
Hendry. Please note the change in
time for the Christmas Eve serv-
ice. The Junior, Carolers and adult
choirs will bring special music in
this hour of Carol, Song and
Story"
The Christmas Sunday message
will be "The Manger on the
Square" and etra numbers by the
choirs. Sunday school will be at
$3.50 a. m. as usual.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22
Congregational
Chrisfmos Eve

In the impressive setting of
candlelight, Christmas Eve carol
service will be held in East Cleve-
land Congregational Church at
11:00 o'clock.
The two worship services at $50
and 11:00 o'clock will bring the
Christmas message in sermon and
song.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22

Announcement is made by Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Kohler of
1906 Claiborne rd. of the engage
ment of their DAUGHTER, Mar~"~et
to Mr.. Ted c. Rife, son of Mrs.
Miriam Rife of 1895 Bender ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-22
1856 Budget

State Retirement, $23,5OO; Elec-
tions, $4,000; Legal Advertising,
$400; Printing, $1,250; Purchas-
ing Agent, $4,490; Clerical, $13.-
080; Executive Assistant, $4,000
with incidentals, equipment etc,
a total of $78,045.
East Cleveland's Police Depart
ment with its some SO members
will. require S342,155 for 1856 with
these estimates: Chiefs salary,
$500; Regular Police, $267,8 ,82O;
Guards, Watchmen, Dance Hall in
spectors and clerical, $28,985;
Weigh Detail, $4,000; Special De-
tail, 1900; Uniforms, $4,000;
Sustenance of Prisoners, $1,45O;
equipment tools, $4,000, supplies
and incidentals.
The Fire Department salaries
total $179,930; with supplies tools
etc. for a total of $187,930.
Welfare Department S2,720;
Health Department, $28,220.
The Service Department esti-
mates include Incinerator, S23, ,72O;
Waste Collection, $110,685; Parks
and Fairgrounds, $54,475; Swim
ming Pool, $12,585; Administra-
tion$ 1850; Street Lighting, $685.
$50; Police and Fire Communica-
tions, $3.50; Engineering, $685.
800; Parking Meters, $9,525, total
$110,905.
Streets constructions, mainte-
nance, traffic control, now re-
moval, etc., $21S,7OO; Sewage,
$83,400.
Director of Finance G. T. APP
thorp presents the following es-
innate of 1856 revenues toward
the General Fund expenditures.
Pool ES+ata TayaS S1o2 75O
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-27
Green
Of Damascus
Dies Sunday

Mrs. Mary A. Green died early
Sunday morning at her home,
Sweepstakes Farm, near Wood
field. Mrs. Green, who was &C,
was born in Baltimore, the
daughter of Elizabeth H. Witte of
Washington and the late Henry
]. White. She was a member Of
st. Luke'S Lutheran Church in
Redland.
Funeral services were held yes
terday from the Wordsworth
Funeral Home in Damascus with
the Rev. George Schmidt Off
ciating. Burial was in Parkwood
Cemetery, Baltimore.
Mrs. Green is survived by her
husband, Elmer w. Green, and
by three daughters: Mrs. Charles
]. Thomas of Chester, Va; Mrs.
Thomas S. Ryon of Farmville,
N. c.; and Mrs. Victor Briegger
of Mt. Airy. Also surviving are
five grandchildren and three
brothers, Herman and Warren
White of Baltimore and Rudolph
White of HyattsVille.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-27

and son, Allen Smith, and Mrs.
P. E. Manchester of Ashton have
returned from a two week trip
to New York and Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Bailey and
children, Mike and Sam, spent
last weekend in New York City
visiting Mrs. Bailey's sister.
Mrs. Norris Russell, and son
Taylor, and Mrs. Iris Beall left
Saturday morning for Long Is
land to visit Mrs. George Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gilpen, Mr..
and Mrs. William Gilpen, and
Mrs. A. J. Boyd will attend the
wedding of Miss Barbara Gilpen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Gilpen which will be held at Long
wood in Kennett Square, Pa. at
4 p. m. Saturday.
The Young Peoples Fellowship
Group meets every Sunday night
at Z o'clock at st. Johns Parrish
Hall in Olney. Discussion groups
are held and future plans include
a roller skating party and bowl
ing. They welcome all who would
be interested between the ages of
IL and II. Contact Mrs. Carol
Lennox at Spring 4-9291.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-27
Rockville Juniors
Have Film, Talk
On Mental Health

DR.. John Fort, a staff psychia-
trist at Chestnut Lodge sanitar-
ium, led the discussion of film
on mental health shown at
meeting of the Junior Womans
Club of Rockville last Wednesday.
This was the second in a series
of three programs on mental
health which have been prepared
with the assistance of the Mental
Health Society of Montgomery
County.
The club will hold a Halloween
dance Saturday, from pm.
to 1890 am, at the Rockville
American Legion post Sc. Tom
OConnor's band will play.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-27
Librarians Job Quiet?
Yes, If Asprin's Handy

purchaser The women read the
major book reviews, consult the
Library Journal and the Ameri-
can Library Association book
lists, consider the Virginia Kirk
us Review, and discuss possible
purchases with other members of
the library staff.
Educational and documentary
films are sometimes bought also,
though they are usually given
free to the system. Films, pro,
jector, and screen may be Dor
roWed by county residents.
After the new books have been
ordered and received from the
Washington News Company, they
are checked and catalogued at
the main Gaithersburg office.
Card pockets and plastic covers
are put on them. Mr.. Moreland
explains that the publishers dust
jacket is left on under the clear
plastic cover "to make the book
more attractive and lengthen it's
life"
The new books are delivered to
the branches daily according to
requests. There are $4,000 vol
umes in the county library sys-
tenn now. There were only 10000
books when the system was es-
tablished in 1850.
The Independent library asso-
Citations at Silver Spring, Bethes-
da, Wheaton, Four Corners, Ken
Sington (Noyes Library, Gath
ersburg, Garrett Park, and Sher-
wood contributed their books,
buildings, and equipment to get
the system started. Because no
room was available at the new
County Office Building in Rock
vile and because Gaithersburg
is almost the geographical cen
ter of the county, Mr.. Moreland
says the main library was located
in the up-county town. BOOKING
bile operations are made easier
by having the main library at
Gaithersburg, too"
During July, August, and Sep
TENDER of 1852, 182,847 books
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-27

Running the library system for
a county with one of the highest
educational levels in the United
States is a headache. Montgom-
cry County Library Department
Director George B. Moreland has
that headache.
For instance, the average day
brings such questions to. branch
librarians: Have you any books
on how to clean ciStern? Where
are the books on how to cut your
own hair? What books do you
have on how to deliver your own
baby at home?
Because Montgomery County
has a high population turnover
a constant stream of letters from
people who have moved away
and accidentally taken library
books with them crosses Mr..
Moreland's desk. One recent apol-
ogy came from Iran! Sometimes
the forgetful folks send back the
books; sometimes they send mon
ey to pay for them.
Another major headache is de-
siding which books to buy. Mr..
Moreland boasts that such "sen-
sationap literature as prince
Bart, "79 Park Avenue, and
washington Confidential" will
never be found in a county pub
lie library. On the other hand
there are 40 copies of Herman
Wouk's "Caine Mutiny" in the
library system, and there is a
waiting line of as many as 60
names at some branch's for Mr..
Wouk's latest novel, Marjorie
Morningstar!"
Two books on child care, 1.-THE
Child from One to Five, and
The Child from Five to Ten"
are among the all-time best read
library books. A forthcoming
book on teen-age problems al
ready has a waiting line.
The county library system buys
between $1,000 and $4,000 new
books a year. About 10 per cent
of the new volumes are non-fic-
ton, the rest fiction. Another g.
900 to 1000 books are given to
the library system yearly.
Mrs. Louise Ferguson decides
which adult books to buy. Mrs.
Charlotte Clark selects the chill
dren's books. (All children's
books are thoroughly read before