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Milford chronicle., 1959-08-21

humans and animals and possibly
to agriculture.
A representative of the Massen-
gill firm says Federal Food and
Drug Administration approval is
expected soon, which would lead to
marketing of the product.
Burns says some of the common
types of diseases being treated ex-
perimentally over the country with
T e n C tin include ringworm,
thrush, athletes. foot and several
types of serious skin and scalp in
fections.
Since the discovery, Burns has
been appointed head of the bacter-
iology department of the city's
largest hospital and next month
he will receive his doctorate from
the University of Tennessee.
Tragic Side, Too
His story seems filled only with
success, but there is tragic side.
His wife, a registered nurse,
worked at her husbands side
through the lean years, giving
him moral encouragement, and
helping with family finances while
he studied
Then, just as it appeared they
were on the high road, Mrs. Burns
became ill. She died not long ago,
just six weeks after the birth of
their third daughter.
81 regret that my wife did not
live to see the successful compile
ton of our work." Burns says.
However, I'm dedicating my the
sis to her"
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-21

A fabric such as this adapts per-
fectly to a softly pleated skirt, for
it drapes beautifully and is highly
wrinkle resistant. 1t should be
stitched much the same way as
.silk-with light tension, fine
needle, mercerized thread and a
short stitch length. 1t is wise to
run a test swatch before starting
to sew on the dress. Although the
fabric does not ravel easily. care
ful seamstresses will take pains
to add finishing touches to the in
side. such as overcasting seams.
If you own one of the new slant
needle automatic sewing machines.
you'll find that this fabric takes
beautifully to a zig-zag stitch for
overcasting.
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-21
Couriosity Over Handful
Of Dirt Leads 70 Drugs
By..Bill.. Anderson

CHATTANOOGA, up The life
favorably a handful of dirt
while playing with his daughters
drihhle from hand
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
The Day Before Christmas

Mothers busy in the kitchen
Making pies and baking cakes.
Sisters in her room upstairs
You should see the things she
makes!
She's tying bows and ribbons
on every pretty box.
In ones a tie for Uncle Ned,
for Uncle Tom some sox.
Daddy's hunting in the woods
for a pretty Christmas tree.
He says it's going to be a treat
to see me jump with glee
When all the lights and bells
and things
Are strung upon the tree.
It's gonna look like something
magic
That the fairies brought to ne,
Taffy's cooling on the back
porch;
The fudge is ready to be cut!
Everyone's in such hurry
They don't know where any
thing was put!
Everyone'S busy now but the
baby.
He's in his bed l spose.
You see this is his first Christ
mas
Cause last year he was too
small to know
About Santa and the things he
brings at night.
But, this year it's gonna be
different
When he sees the pretty sight.
oh, / hear mother calling
Brother, will you see about
baby, dear?
l suppose he's alright though
| can almost see from here"
] found him on the nursery
floor
With paper and a string.
He struggled hard to wrap
himself
The funny little thing.
He looked so like a kitten
All wound up in a ball.
/ hardly knew twas baby
Or anything at all.
So softly l called mother
And mother tiptoed in,
She looked down at the pack
age
And then began to grin
The package wiggled-tried
to stand,
It's legs were tied down stiff.
Send me to Drandma please"
it said
81 is her TristmaS Diff"
Mrs. Carl (Marjorie) Geeting
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
Making Your Own
Holiday Decorations
Adds To Pleasure

Make your holiday decorations
and you will not only save money
you'll have fun.
A kissing ring for a doorway
can be made by covering two
embroidery hoops with ribbon or
tinsel. Place them at right angels
to each other and add a bell, ball
ornament or sprig of mistletoe
inside. Attach a bow at the bot
tom if you wish. Instead of en-
broidery hoops, you may use
can rings painted with gilt
Evergreen branches can be
used in many ways. Have you
ever tried covering the wood
moulding about a door with
them? Or bending a wire coat
hanger into a circle and attach
ing green's to it to form a wreath?
You can add ball ornaments or
bright cranberries to brighten
it a bit.
Then how about decorating
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
Holiday Spirit
Dies Too Quickly

With all the excitement and
hustle that precedes Christmas
it often happens that the day
after Christmas is an antilclimax
1t shouldn't be, although many
new toys will already be broken,
a few are certain to be dis
appointed because they didn't get
what they really wanted from
Santa-and, of course, there are
bills that must be paid.
Yet, it isn't quite right to put
Christmas so far behind us when
December 26th arrives. There
are many things that can and
should be done to keep the
Christmas spirit alive. This is the
time for everyone in the family
to write thank-you notes. Writing
at once to acknowledge a gift
serves two purposes. The giver
appreciates such prompt thought
fulness and it's always much
easier to write a thank-you note
promptly than to keep putting
it off.
The day after Christmas is also
a good time to start taking
memos that will help make the
next celebration of the holiday
greater event. And, before dis
carding those Christmas cards
and letters, be sure that your
address book is up to date.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
Kris klriaele isuI
Really Santa Claus

Popular notion seems to imply
that Kris Kringle is German
term of endearment for Santa
Claus. Just what motivates this
idea is not at all clear, since Kris
Kringle is really a modification
of Christkind who, although en-
dowed by German legend as a
gift-giver, resembles Santa Claus
not in the least.
Santa Claus, as we known him
in America, never really caught
on in Germany. ST Nicholas
comes around on his liturgical
feast day-December 6-with his
pockets bulging with candy and
nuts and trinkets. Well and good,
but German parents maintain, as
did their predecessors of the Re-
formation era, that the central
ideas of Christmas, the birth of
Jesus, shouted dominate the
observances.
Nor is Christkind depicted as
the Infant Jesus himself, but
rather as his messenger and grift-
bearer who comes to earth at
Christmastime to bring happiness
to good children. The Christkind
is usually represented as child
dressed in white robes, wearing
a golden crown and having big,
golden wings.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
Christmas Caro!inq
Is Custom Which
BEGAN Centuries Aqo

Christmas caroling, so much a
part of our present-day obser-
vance of Christmas, is said to
have begun about the 10th CEN
tury.
The first real Christmas carol
is attributed to st. Francis of
Assist, who made a model of the
Bethlehem manger to help him
tell his people the Christmas
story.
Christmas carols were then
supposedly taken from Italy to
England by the travelling clergy.
The idea of caroling fitted into
the English conception of Christ
mas as a combination of religious
celebration and a day of good
will, so it flouriShed in that
country.
Little bands and groups of
singers which sprang up in the
towns and villages were called
waits" A natural explanation
of the name seems to be that il
refers to watching and waiting
for Christmas Eve is called the
Vigil of Christmas.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
A Christmas Prayer
BY
Robert Lewis Stevenson

We thank Thee for this place
in which we dwell, for the love
that unites us, for the peace
accorded to us this day, for the
hope with which we expect the
morrow, for the health, the work,
the. food, and the bright skies
that make our life delightful,
for our friends in all parts of
the earth and our friendly help
ers in this foreign isle.
Spare to us our friends, soften
to US our enemies. Bless us if
it may be in all our innocent
endeavors. If it may not, give
strength to encounter that which
is to come, that we may be brave
in peril, constant in tribulation,
temperate in wrath and in all
changes of fortune, and down to
the gates of death, loyal and
loving one another.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
Hot Punches Gain New
Holiday Popularity

Hot punches, gaining new po-
pularity in America, have never
gone out of favor in England
where punch bowls are a fire.
quent sight, usually Of polished
silver to hold hot brews. These
zesty punches may be mild or
glowing.
For mild drinks there is spiced
tea with cloves, cinnamon and
nutmeg added before brewing,
then combined with heated fruit
juices. For glowing drinks there
is Mulled Cider, simmered with
spices and served with floating
orange slivers; or the traditional
Tom and Jerry, served untladi-
tionally early, its brandy frothy
with egg, and spiced.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
Christmas Tree Is
$50 Years Old
In This Country

A Christmas tree will be put
up in two out of every three
American homes this year. Yet
the trimmed Christmas tree, as
it is known today, is only about
$50 years old in this country.
The Pilgrims forbade Christ
mas celebrations on the grounds
they were pagan. A MaSsachu-
sets law in 1859 subjected any
one to fine who observed the
day by feasting, refraining from
work or in any other manner.
1t was not until near the end
of the American Revolution that
the Christmas tree took hold.
German immigrants, homesick
for the tradition of their native
land, put them up.
The custom of the lighted
Christmas tree, some historians
tell, originated with Martin Luth-
er. He was fascinated by ever
green trees, glistening with star
lit-snow, pointing to- the heavens
at Christmas time. So he brought
an evergreen tree into his house
and lighted it with candles for
his children.
Another old German legend
credits St. Boniface with the
origin of the Christmas tree.
Having converted some oak tree
worshipping Druids to Christian
ity, he took them into forest,
cut down an oak and pointed to
stately fir along side. Take this
tree" he said, into your homes
as a sign of your new worship.
Celebrate Gods power no more
with shameful rites, but in the
sanctity of your homes with
laughter and love-"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
American Christmas
As Old As Columbus

The celebration of Christmas
in this country has deep ana
permanent roots, although at one
time its observance was nearly
eXterminated.
The first Christmas observance
was shortly after Columbus DIS
covered America. The Santa
Maria beached on Christmas Eve
and all Christmas day Columbus
and his men worked to free her.
When it was found hopeless, she
was stripped and as much gear
as possible taken to the Nina.
However, the Nina was unable
to carry all the men, and some
were left behind in a fort. that
in honor of the season was called
LIE Navdad the nativity.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24
YULE log

The Yule Log tradition is max
ing a comeback as more and
more of today's modern homes
are designed with open firepiaces
as well as central heating and
gas stoves.
For those who have a place to
burn a Yule log and want one,
tradition says that it should be
oak, ash, olive, apple or pine
Whatever type you choose or may
be able to acquire, get plenty OF
wood.
Ash is highly desirable since
it can be used without being
seasoned. 1t burns quickly, and
throws off plenty of heat. Poplar
on the other hand, Will spark
badly if unseaSoned.
Elm is less desirable since it is
slow to get started. However, it
lasts a long time and brightens
up when it gets going. A few
logs of birch, pine or fir will
help it.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24

AS early as December 81, which
is the day dedicated to St.
Thomas, mummers and carolers
would begin going from door to
door, announcing the great feast
at hand. 1t was natural for house
holders to offer hospitality to
these troubadors, and gradually
in many places the custom Of
giving and receiving presents of
various kinds was established.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-24

your windows and mirrors? Cot
ton, white spray paint or While
paper snowflakes always look
pretty. But if there's an artist
in your family, why not nave
him paint a scene of a jolly Santa
on a window or mirror WITH
tempera paints?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Automobile lights must be turned
on one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

s. District and vicinity-Fair
and mild tonight; high about 80.
Mostly sunny and continued
warm tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair tonight; low
In the 40s in the mountains
and in the SOS elsewhere. Mostly
sunny and continued warm to-
morrow with a chance OF scat
tered afternoon or evening
thundershowers in the noun
tains; high temperatures will
be in the mil 7oS and low S0s.
Virginia-Fair tonight; low
near 40 in the mountains and
1855 elsewhere. Mostly sunny
and continued warm tomorrow
with a chance of afternoon or
evening thundershowers in the
mountains; high, 1882 except
near 70 in the mountains.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Mostly westerly
winds of 1915 miles per hour
tonight shifting to southwest
at 1920 miles per hour tomor-
row. Fair weather. Visibility
10 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

SGT Thirteenth street NV. The
speaker will be Walter Berger,
executive vice president of the
Commodity Credit Corporation.
|. The Society for Personnel
Administration holds its sixth
annual conference on executive
development today throug h
Sunday at Cacapon Lodge,
Berkeley Springs, w. Va. Top
Federal administrators and per-
sonnet officials will attend. =.
Nays Bureau Of Supplies and
Accounts has awarded promo
lions to the following employees
George Matthews, Berthe Good
man, Nicholas Kakalec, Twills
Chambers, Walter Sweetheart
Robert Canning, James Hill
| Edgar Dollard, Frank Mateko
Marion Dunning, George Duey
Charlotte Olesker, Laura Des'
mond, James McKenna. Johr
Evans, James Hardin. Edna Loi'
Leeman, Lucie Leake, Dorothy
Moore, Ersalle White. Robert
Weiss, Janet Gross, Hugo
Iacone. Shirley Pipkin, JUNE
Calhoun, Harry Dickinson, jr.
William Moore, Daniel Connolly
Walter Langan, Violet Stotler
Gertrude Nigrin and Robert
Barnes. =. Mrs. Carrie Lewis o.
the Armed Forces Institute o.
Pathology has received a bene'
fetal suggestion award.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

SionS headed for the stricken
regions by land, water and air.
United States Ambassador
Willard Beaulac called on Ar
gentine President Arturo From
diZi to offer American aid. Mr..
Frondizi told him that his gov
eminent had the situation in
hand.
However, Argentine radio
stations and newspapers broad
cast government appeals for
blankets, food and medicine.
The situation was worst
along the Argentine-U Uruguay
border. where the Uruguay
Rive rrose SIS feet above its
normal level.
About $4,000 persons were
driven from their homes in
Concordia, a city of 10000 in
the eastern Argentine province
of Entire Rios. Food was flown
into the isolated city and the
navy sent ships to evacuate the
entire population if necessary
There was one unconfirmec
report that 5000 persons were
stranded ON a hill.
i Argentine naval ships wen
to neighboring Uruguay with
aid. Merchant ships, air forct
planes and helicopters were
mustered to help with the relic.
work.
The flood waters swept int
Buenos Aires when the Rivel
Plata overdowed and drove
10000 persons in the capita
from their homes. About 20t
homeless children were giver
refuge in the presidential
mansion.
The rising waters blocked tn,
big port and trapped 19 ships
Anchored ships were battered
and damaged by high winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

be big saving. He did not say
how much. These costs now
run about So billion a year.
The Capehart bill would offer
farmers-for a five-year period
-$25 an acre for retiring 40
million acres Of land now used
to grow such surplus crops as
wheat. corn, cotton soybeans
oats. barley rye, sorghum
grains, rice. peanuts. tobacco OF
clover.
Coupled with land already
retired under the existing soil
bank plan. this would take out
Of production a fifth Of the FAC
million acres devoted to these
crops.
The program would be erec-
ted on the foundation of the
current crop control and fiex.
ible price support system. Sena.
tor Capehart said, however, hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

OF the administrations attitude
toward 1t.
The 81 billion would be paid
to farmers as a rental for idled
crop land. This would be in
addition to the current soil
bank conservation reserve pro-
gram under which % million
acres are being idled this year
at a cost Of about $375 million
To the extent that the addi-
tional withdrawal Of land
tended to balance production
with markets, there would be
little outlay for price supports
costs Of storing and disposinl
of additional SURPRISES. Herein
Senator Capehart said, would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17
Talked to Administration

Senator Capehart had dis
cussed his proposal with ad-
ministration leaders, but there
was no immediate indication
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

which Senator Capehart called
acreage storage" is similar to
the expired acreage reserve
part Of the soil bank program.
2. Raise the minimum price
at which the Government would
be permitted to sell on the do
nestle market any Of the SO
billion worth Of surplus farm
products 1t now holds.
3. Authorize a speeded-up
research program to find new
industrial uses for farm prod
ucts.
Senator Capehart offered his
programmed invited changes
lin the midst Of a Stalemate
between the Eisenhower admin
istration and the Democratic
controlled Congress. Each has
called on the other to come up
with a specific program.
100 Per Cent Of Parity, Plus
While Democrats have de-
manded higher price supports,
the administration has con-
tended lower commodity prices
are necessary to let farmers
sell more Of their crops.
Senator Capehart said his
proposal would raise crop prices
through the combination of
cutting production and sealing
off present Government sur
pluses from domestic markets.
The SURPRISES tend to press
down on prices of each new
crop because the Government
is permitted to sell them at
prices slightly above support
levels-in most cases about 80
per cent Of parity. Senator
Capehart would raise this min
imum to 100 per cent of parity,
plus handling costs. Parity is
a standard for measuring farm
prices declared by law to be fair
to farmers in relation to prices
charged them.
Existing SURPRISES still could
be sold abroad and used fol-
relief at home and abroad.
Talked to Administration
Senator Capehart had dis
cussed his proposal with ad-
ministration leaders, but there
was no immediate indication
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

= AAN0 Vi AkAAA sAANes&~N
sras all other labor unions, to
ITO the Secretary Of Labor and
s~observe all the democratic
,Sontrols contained in the bill.
However, the committee In
Exporting the final version OF
the bill deleted Government
employe unions from the oro-
Vision. This resulted from a
conference held by AFL-CIO
Government employe union
leaders with Senator Gold
water. Republican of Arizona.
who had led the move to in
sclude them in the bill. Senator
eGoldwater agreed that Federal
-employe groups should be re-
moved, and so recommended to
sthe committee.
Federal employe leaders con-
,kended that the vast amount OF
Z paper work that would be re-
<nuired in making annual finan-
seeial and other reports would
ssefiously hurt Government en-
.-ploye unions. They said it
particularly would hamper
SSome of their smaller locals,
(which do not have sufficient
-.membership or financial assets
Ito prepare the detailed reports
s:required.
= Also, the provision that all
national and local officers
selected must be chosen by
secret ballot would also hurt
Them, Federal employe leaders
declared. Although national
N,officers of Government employe
unions are elected as result OF
Secret ballot, some Of the off,
Gers Of their local units. par
-ficularly the smaller ones, are
not. To require secret ballot
sing in some Of the locals would
hamper their method Of opera
Ition, the unionists contended
: The Senate Labor Commit
tee apparently was convinced
that Federal employee unions
Operate honestly and demo
.'cratically, since it removed
them from the bills require
.ments.
Another factor was the argu-
'-ment by Federal employe union
leaders that to put them under
%the bills restrictions was un-
flair, since they don't have the
rights guaranteed other labor
unions such as collective bar
gaining, etc.
II ~
EXTRA DAY HOLIDAY
possibility that President Eisen'
hover would veto a bill to giv'
Federal employees the preceding
Friday of whenever a lega
holiday falls on Saturday ha
been raised by the administra
lions strong opposition to tn
measure.
Although no such veto threa
was aired before the Hous
Civil Service Committee yes
aterday as it held hearings OF
the measure, administration of
sflcials privately say such
veto is a possibility.
> The administration primaril.
objects to the cost-$210 mil
lion over the next 40 years whel
rs such holidays will fall Oh
Saturdays. Also the admins
Grafton contends that the bill
WOULD result in serious dis
puption of essential publ
services, particularly the posta
.Service.
=, Federal employe leaders to
day get their chance to refut
Nune administrations argument
as the committee winds up it
hearings. All indications poin
to Congress approving the bill
The big question now is whethe