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SONG SLEUTH
ANSWERS
(See Quiz. Page ESQ

NOcC quiz, rage G-O)
a. I'll Be With You in
Apple Blossom Time" 1920,
by A. Won Tilzer and N. Flee
son. e. orchids in the
Moonlight" 1889. by Gus
Kahn, E. Eliscu and Vincent
umans. 80 "Tiptoe
Through the Tulips With Me"
1920, by AL Dublin and Joe
Burke. a. when You Look
in the Heart of a Rose" 1913,
by M. Gillespie and F. Meth
ven. 50 Sweet Violets"
(195D, by Cy Coburn and c.
Green.
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Montgomery County Home Makers Coun-
Gil, Gaithersburg.
Also. Mrs. Verna Motley. home demon
stration agent, Old Courthouse: o. L.
Also, Mrs. Weymouth Judkins. Rock
Vile Homemakers Council: Carl N. John
son, Landscape Specialist, University Of
Maryland, College Park: R., J. Haskell
Extension Service. United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
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Sligo Park Hills Event
RescheduIed for Today

Wet grounds Cancelled out a
program to greet the Towering
crabapple trees in Sligo Park
Hills originally set for April is.
The program Of brief talk, in
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To make friends for our
grass, We offer to you Ut
our cost Of &2.10 per
dozen, or S14.05 per
100; Rhod0dendrOns 81
II. to 2 IT,; Native Ana
leaS ! II. to 8 It. These
mixed colors, hard to
find rare plants, are un-
surpassed in beauty for
hedge or beds and will
grow anywhere in the
U. S. Also Roses, 2 yrs.
old, mixed variety, 35c
each, 3 or more,
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declared, "is the most demand
ing, exacting, and strenuous job
lin the world. The strain is in
tense. There is no escape from
its pressure.
1.-THE abilities Of the candidates
for President and Vice President
to provide the requisite leader
ship of the Nation for the next
four critical years is the central
issue. This qualification or ca
pacity for leadership involves
not only physical ability and vi
tally, but also intellectual and
political stature, historical per-
spective, knowledge and vision. -
On the issue Of President Eli
senhower's health, Senator Gore
was asked at a news conference
to enlarge on these remarks in
the speech. He declined, except
to say:
Sickness deserves sympathy,
not criticism. / wish the Presi-
dent the best of health"
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ABSENTEE VOTING
Registration Closes
Sept. II in Jersey
Primary: April IT.

Officials to Be Elected: IL Rep
resentatives to Congress and
county officials.
Residence Requirements: State
/ year, county S months, pre-
cinct 80 days.
Registration: In person only
and permanent If elector votes
at least once every four consec-
utive years. Registration for
this general election will be
closed Statewide after Septem-
Der 81. Register with city clerk
Tin Essex and Hudson Counties
with commissioner Of registra-
tom.
Absentee Voting: Permitted in
both primary and general cleo
ton.
Note: law setting up absentee
voting for civilians who are duly
registered was passed in 1858.
Write the county clerk for bal
lot anytime except during the 8
days before an election. Write
well before the October 20 dead
line, giving date and kind OF
election for which ballot is re-
quested. New Jersey address
reason for absence from State
on election day and address to
which ballot should be sent. Sign
letter just as you signed your
name on registration card. The
voted ballot must be received BY
the election officials before the
polls close on election day.
For further information call
Mrs. Clarence Fisher, chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14

checking presidential and sena-
torial campaign spending this
year. made this request.
He telegraphed Joseph M.
Barr. chairman Of the Demo-
cratic dinner committee at Har-
risburg, asking that the infor-
nation be supplied "at your
earliest convenience but not later
than September TO-"
Senator Gore had announced
previously that the subcommit-
tee would seek data from all
campaign organizations, in addi-
ton to the Democratic and Re-
publican National Committees.
He plans public hearings Octo-
Der 8 on the basis Of reports of
contributions, expenditures and
Obligations of Embarrassing groups.
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Stevenson Leading
Smeur-NixonM Move,
Senator Charges
Rx the Associated Press

Senator E. Martin, Republic
can Of Iowa, has accused Adlai
E. Stevenson of assuming leader
ship of q "smear-Nixon" cam
paign.
In a statement issued through
the Republican National Com
mittee, Senator Martin referred
to the Democratic presidential
candidates statement in New
York Tuesday night that Vice
President Nixon was presenting
a new face" and you have to
be awed by the lack of convic-
ton which makes so swift a
Transformation possible"
In contrast, Mr.. Martin added,
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Data Asked
On$5ODinner
By the Associated Press

Senators policing this years
political spending have adopted
a new strategy.
They asked for a list of all
persons or groups purchasing 10
or more tickets for the fund
raising dinner in Harrisburg. Pa,
last night at which Adlai E.
Stevenson, Democratic presiden-
tial nominee, was the speaker
The tickets we're $50 each.
Senator Gore, Democrat of
Tennessee, chairman of the
Senate Elections subcommittee
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Mr.. Nixon has on two occasions
recently publicly credited Mr..
Stevenson with sincerity"
1.-THE new Stevenson, in his
campaign to date, has not
twisted the facts" said Senator
Martin. HE has ignored them
or turned them upside down.
Now he has personally become a
smearer as well.
"The American people have a
right to expect something bet
ter, including honesty and dig
nifty. from candidate for the
highest Office in the land"
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|TardyDecisions
|Hif byGore

BUFFALO. N. Y. Sept. IA (R.
Gore, Democrat of
Tennessee has charged that "un-
kept promises and "a disincli-
nation to decide" we're earmarks
of the Eisenhower administra-
ton.
In a speech at a campaign
dinner of the Young Democrats
Of Western New York, Senator
Gore said last night that neither
a pleasant personality, knowledge
of history, nor political organiza-
ton. however good, can be a
substitute for the vigor and will
to make decisions"
1.-THE American presidency. he
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Kina

FORRESTON, III, Sept. IA
R.-In the world of sauerkraut,
Richard Boyle. rs, of Rockford,
ILL.,, is king. Mr.. Boyle ate ga
pounds of the shredded picked
cabbage in three minutes yes
'terday.
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As q service TO the Districts obsentee
voters The Stor is publishing voting
regulations in eoeh Stote for the
November 6 election. One Stote will
be published eoeh doy. Woteh for
yours. Todoy's instoIlment is for resi-
dents who wish to vote in New Jersey.
Of the voters service, District
League of Women Voters, DI.
7-4510 or visit its booth in The
Star lobby.
Tomorrow: Virginia
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USE OUR DECORATING SERVICE-NO CHARGE!
Whether furnishing m scratch" just machngup
chair staff of decorators No charge obi
q Floor wuhhtm udp PAL ID FoL abe Spring
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Omnibus. for a low-rated show.
garners whopping amount of
publicity. And will doubtless
continue to do so.
/ X
! S. o. S.: Kraft has had its
troubles trying to clear a re-run
of "A Night to Remember" the
splendid hour documentary on
the sinking of the Titanic. .
Everybody concerned upped
their fees for the kinescope re-
run and as 1t stands now, run
ming the kline will cost Kraft as
much as the original ''live" pro-
duction did! The ok. on the
re-run is expected momentarily
nevertheless and when it comes,
promise to headline it on this
page.
On the Run:
The airport was damned with
celebrities yesterday-the stars
of the Flying Crusade" against
cancer. The cutest-pretty
perky Peggy King, whose hair, as
nearly as I could make out, is a
grand shade of orange. a..
Peggy'S excited about her new
wish Upon a Star" album and
conf1ded that someday she hopes
to make a Broadway show q.
Like Mindy Carson, recently at
the Windsor Room, perky Peggy
can belt it out big. Il got
there late. missed talking to Lu
Ann Simms. Tony Bennett, Guy
Mitchell and the other stars.
Angela Bayer. I keep forget
ting to write, is doing a fine job
on the Mark Evans show in the
mornings (WTOP-9 l. Hal
Stepler has been filling in for the
junketing Evans.
Wish there were some good
news to report for Waterfront"
fans. but the sponsor bowed out.
the current supply of films is
exhausted. and unless Cap'n
John preston FOSTER and his
gang turn out some new ones, it
doesn't look as if the series will
be back.
Whatever happened to Baby
lie Roy? Edgar Bergen will have
Ronald LIE Roy Overcracker. now
"a. on one of his do You Trust
Your Wife," quiz shows next
month. LIE Roy began his
career at eight months, survived
some rather hectic filming ex-
periences with w. c. Fields, and
retired at age 4. :. He's now a
professional lifeguard.
Kate Smith will sing a medley
of tunes she sang on her first
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radio show when she appears on
Ed Sullivan's program April 90.
The $4,000 Challenge" moved
to correct emcee Bill Fox's error
of Sunday on the premiere. /.
You may be surprised at the de-
ciSion on next Sundays show
(WTOP-9.
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the latter patrols the more
glamorouS precincts of show
business and sports almost ex-
clusively. whereas Omnibus dips
its inqulsltive nose into any &C
tivity that intrigueS the adult
mind.
Behind Tht Scenes: Robert
Saudek made the announcement
for the Ford Foundation and
stated that the Omnibus move
was made ito accommodate
many viewer requests" that it be
shown at later time.
That's only part of the story
The prosperous networks are
finding it more and more difficult
to Keep time open for shows that
take a long summer hiatus and
only the prestige of Omnibus. l
suspect, and the inability of CHS
to consistently sell the afternoon
perioo on Sunday, kept it going
on that network as long as it did
Frankly, I'm curious to see how
Omnibus fares in the big show
business belt. In those cities
where ABC-TV can clear the
time. my guess is that it will do a
lot better than its lean ratings in
the afternoon suggest.
At least now there will be a
choice in the Sunday evening
hours similar to that available
in the afternoons. when the
listener can bypass a movie and
look in on Eric Sevareid, or try
Wide. Wide World" instead of
tuning in an hour play. CCBS.
by the way, is dropping Front
Row, Center after the April %
show
AfterthOught: Another point
that neither NBC nor CHS
shOt,1A J;eoo,,ot 1, H. e. a..
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as cultural program, out II II
is programmed counter to Ed
Sullivan and 1.-The Comedy
Hour" or its successor. the Ford
Foundation show may spring a
surprise or two.
Ed Sullivan, for one. is far too
shrewd to underestimate Omni-
bus. Actually. it's just as much OF
a variety show as his is-and if
you toss that around for a
minute. I think you'll agree.
Some of the best shows last
season were on Omnibus-par-
ticularly the Leonard Bernstein
illustrated lectures, one on jazz,
the other on the role of a SYM
phony conductor; the sparkling
Commute treatment of the Rem
aiSsance, with Charlton Heston
as Florentine blade; Agnes De
Miles lovely history of the claS-
steal ballet and its contemporary
offshoot. and. well. many, many
others.
In fact, this is more of a
variety" program than Eds, for
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ON THE AIR
Omnibus to Try
The Night Shift
ON THE AIR
BY BERNIE HARRISON

That really big really big ABC-TV yesterday
Omnibus not only switching networks the
in October) but the prewnnng will be Sunday
night prime time That should Jolt the bit
though doubt if the development complete surprise
The Madison Avenue boys may Omnibus
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AfterthOught: Another point
that neither NBC nor CHS
should discount is the fact that
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Crooked Tree

CROOKED TREE - Mr.. and
Mrs. McHearth of Fallsberg
visited recently with Mr.. ano
Mrs. VIM. Dutton.
Mrs. Mildred Mincks and Mrs
Lila Chandler and grandson
Jeffrey called on Mr.. and Mrs
Glenn Burt and family at Cam
bridge last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Chandler
were at Marietta last Tuesday.
Miss Lily Boyd, of Sharon
spent a few days last weeek with
hr sister and husband, Mr.. anC
Mrs. VIM. Dutton.
Robert Chandler and son, JEFF.
frey called at the c.. f. Chandler
home last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lamp ans
Russell Chandler assisted MIR
and Mrs. Maurice Krapps in but
cheering last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith
Mrs. Irene Wilson and Mrs. Alic,
Thesis attended the W.S.C.S
missionary society at Mrs. Wini
fred Ogle's at Beverly last Fri
day evening.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
THE AMERICAN VA Y

save, make a mere narrow, r.
regular banda bit of geo.
graphical laceWork-around a
third of the whole black smear.
And even these so-called free
dom-loving" countries live not
in freedom but in a kind OF
gray mist-freedOm heavily
diluted with various forms of
statism. Ten and a half years
after the war ended, we still
have a million soldiers in Eur
ope and Asia; we are still
handing out billions to coun-
tries all over the globe and we
are still prolonging the war
boom in America by means of
the explosive institution of
militarism.
But, in the meantime, what
has happened to our freedom?
May l suggested one area of
freedom has been tragically
CONSTRUCTED? For nearly a CEN
tury and a half the American
citizen, among his other free
doms, cherished the great right
to spend his own money in his
own way. But today that free
dom is shocklingly impaired.
Taking advantage of the war,
our nice old Uncle Sam once
so beloved because of his great
benignity - began roofing
around in every mans Docket
and bank account for a big
share Of his earnings-and has
not stopped to this day.
What does the government
do with all these fantastic bill
lions? He-our Uncle Sam
the government-does very
little with them. They are
spent supposedly by something
called the government" but
the government is just a COL
lection of politicians in office.
With these fabulous taxes the
politicians take from you, they
can purchase in national, state
and local elections the votes
they need to stay in power or
to capture power. Thus, while
in fact, we have brought no
important freedom to Europe
and Asia, we have inflicted a
shocking construction on our
own freedoms, here at home.
One dangerous consequence
of this is the fact that in our
immense concern with the af-
fairs of other nations we have
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Business Men Offering Cash Prizes
For Best Decorated Homes Al Xmas

family in Navarro.
Recent guests of Rev. and Mrs.
James Erwin of Mill street, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Wilson and
son, Bruce, Rev. and Mrs. T. G.
Mooney Of Gallipolis, Rev. and
Mrs William Ross of Circleville.
Mrs. Mile Thompson is visit
ing her daughter, Miss Ellie Mae
Thompson in Alliance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Lake and
Charles McCarty of Newark re-
Gently visited Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Fisk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. F. Devine
spent the weekend with their
daughter, Mrs. Earl Wilson and
family, where a family dinner of
all the Devine children was held.
Mrs. J. D. Wood of Columbus
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Peach on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Secrest
were Sunday callers in Bates
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Burns OF
Cumberland, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Sprout of GAINESVILLE were call
ers here Sunday.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
j. B. Parrish were Mrs. Sadie
Conn of Columbus, Mrs. Jane
Bowers, Mrs. Paul Smiley anc
Mrs. Ola Bears. all of GAINESVILLE
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

SENEC.AVILLE - The Busl-
ness and Professional Men of
Senecaville are presenting prizes
for the two best decorated homes
during the holidays.
These include: Keller Bros.
General store; Brumleys Rest
aurant; M. & K. store; Shaw's
Service Station; AIMS Beauty
Shop; Fell's Paint and Wallpaper;
; Senecaville Branch of the Cen
tral National Bank; Ferns Beauty
Shop; H. & H. TV and Appliances;
Had Hardware; Moorhead Ga
rage; Anderson's Garage; Meek
Funeral Home; Taylor House
Barber Shop; c. c. VOLTS Barb
er ShopA Miley and Weekley
Building Contractors; The I. o.
0. F. Lodge; George Walton
Hauling and DR.. w. w. Bryant.
The judges will be men chosen
from out OF town.
The first prize will be $15.0C
and second prize will be $500.
Class Meeting
The class of service held their
annual dinner and gift exchange
in the social rooms of the Metho-
dist church Monday evening. A
dinner was served at $50 at the
table beautifully decorated in
keeping with the season. After
which a short business session
was conducted by the president.
Group singing was enjoyed. The
gift exchange was a merry di-
version. Officers elected for the
coming year were president, Mrs.
Ethel Devlne; secretary, Mrs.
Ruth Davis and treasurer, Mrs.
Alberta Marquis.
The Home Demonstration meet
ing was held at the home of Mrs
Uriah Potts, Wednesday, Dec. s.
A covered dish lunch was enjoyed
at noon. Mrs. Faye Johnson OF
Putney Ridge gave talke on
Better Eating for Less Money
The meeting was we'll attended
w. S. G. S. Meets
The annual dinner for the
Christmas season was held fol
all the members Thursday eve
ming in the annex of the Metho
dist church. A ham-loaf dinner
was served by the committee. The
short program was in charge o.
the president, Mrs. Ocia Ander
son and Mrs. Grace Millhone
The Christmas story was read by
!. Mrs. Ada Bird. Christmas is no
like it use to be, by Alberta Mar
quis, also group singing was en-
| joyed. The gift table and ex
change were in charge Of Mrs
| Ada Rich and Mrs. Vivian Rich
Rev. Robert Greisinger was ;
guest.
Personals
Mrs. Alice Davidson, Mrs
Edith Hinten and son, Joe, spen
Saturday with the former
daughter. Mrs. Paul Rust anC
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make the world free.
Why did we 60 to war? For l
thing. we went to war because
the war created in America a
fantastic boom which got the
politicians in Washington out
of the depression. And we have
been floating along on that
boom ever since. But after all
the parading and singing and
motto-shouting - just how
much freedom have we
brought to the world? And for
that matter, how much free
dom have we brought to Amer
ica?
Of course, there was very
little democratic freedom in
Europe and none whatever in
Asia when we sent our legiOns
and poured out our resources
to bring freedom to the
world" If you will look at a
map of Europe and Asia you
will see q vast black smear
which covers almost the whole
Of these two continents. The
so-cailed free" countries,
which we were supposed to
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Whigville
WHIGVILLE

WHIGVILLE Clarence
West was a recent guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Wilk of Column
bus.
George and Donald Berry
were at Caldwell, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clark and
children spent. Saturday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Clark, of
Middleburg.
Mrs. H. D. Carter spent Mon
day with Mrs. Maynard Johnson
of Caldwell.
George Berry has been con-
fined to his home with arthritis
in his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Gessel, of
New Castle, were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Danford.
Ruth Clark spent Thursday
with Mrs. Earl Clark.
Several have butchered here
the past week.
Kenneth Bates and Larry Rob-
inson, employed at Sandusky,
spent the weekend at their homes
here.
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Social Security
Continued from "a

ployment (social security taxes
as on other net earnings, and
these earnings count toward
social security retirement, dis
ability, and survivors insurance
benefits.
"a large number Of elderly
Ohio farmers are retiring each
week under the old-age and sur
vivors insurance program provid-
ed by the Social Security Acts" "
Youmans pointed out. 'The
amount of the monthly payment
is based on the farmers average
monthly earnings
The minimum monthly pay
ment is $50 for the farmer and
$l5 for his wife, if they are both
65. Maximum for which the
self-employed farmer can qualify
is $lO8.50 a month for himself
and $54.30 for his wife.
The GAINESVILLE Social Security
District office is open Monday
thru Friday from 8:45 a. m. tc
4:45 p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Fredericksdale

FREDERICKSDALE - Mrs.
Levi Miller was notified Sunday
morning of the death of her broth
er, John Beymer, of Belle Valley.
Mrs. Earl Espensheid Of Dover,
Mr. and Mrs Orin Shackles of
Canton and Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Clark and family of Green Valley
spent Sunday at the Espensheid
home
Mrs. Lena Johnson of Caldwell
route spent the weekend with her
brother, Harley Vandyne.
Miles Jacobs of McConnelsville
spent the weekend at his home
here.
Wanda Davis spent last Mon
day and Tuesday evenings with
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Cater and
daughter.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Here & Yon

HERE AND YON - Recent
visitors of Mrs. Orpha Swain and
family were Mrs. Edith Went
worth, Sara Highman, Martha
Kirkbride, Osa Secrest, Marie
Polling and granddaughter, Patsy
Jean.
Emma Kirkbride has returned
to her home in Sarahsville after
a visit in Cambridge with rela
tives.
MIR. and Mrs. Loren Denton
and son, William Edward, of
GAINESVILLE, were Sunday visitors
of Raymond Polling and family.
Monday visitors OF Genevia
Henry and sons were Marie Pol
ing and granddaughter, Patsy
Jean.
Addison Rossiter and son,
James were recent visitors Of
Walter johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Price were
recent visitors of Bill Johnson
and family.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

lost a good share of our inter
est in America. This is so much
true that in my city, at least,
most of our dailies devote more
space and concern to the af-
fairs of Europe, Asia and
Africa than to the United
States of America. l have be-
fore me as l write one of our
great morning newspapers.
Turning its pages l did not
come upon a single top head
line about America until / got
to Page 24-Where a local news
story informed us that an
escaped convict had been cap
tured while helping himself to
some food, stockings and a pair
Of shoes.
Meantime, how far have we
progressed in our crackpot
scheme of "bringing freedom
to the World?" How far have
we gone with the crusade to
make it free from war? Four
fifthS of Asia and more than
tWo-thirds of Europe remain
under the heel of one Of the
blackest tyrannies in human
history. And to protect illusory
freedoms and benefits in Eur
ope and Asia, millions of
American boys have literally
lose their freedom under the
baleful old European system
Of military conscription.
John r. Flynn
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Renrock

RENROCK - James Waite,
Jr. and family and Dave Waite
and wife spent the weekend with
relatives at Akron.
Clarence Nichols and family
were Sunday guests at the James
Reed home.
James Reed and family were
Caldwell shoppers on Saturday.
Mrs. Don McNutt has been on
the sick list but is improved.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house,
Everyone was sleeping
But, a wee little mouse
He was all alone on the pantry shelf,
With a box of matches
To chew for his health
While the children were dreaming
And Ma and Pa too,
The wee little mouse =
Began to chew
Then all of sudden
The shelf was aflame,
Even the kitchen was burning,
Now who was to blame?
The firemen were called
And they fought SO brave,
But the house had burned down,
And not thing could be saved.
Now listen you people,
And take good advice,
Make this a safe Christmas
And open your eyes.
Don't lose the loved ones
That to you are so DEAR
And may you all have
FIRE SAFE CHRISTMAS this year.
By PAT WEST