The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-12-08
A MINUTE
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7. 1871, thousands of US; yes, mil
lions one could safely say. swOre
that date would be burned for
ever in their memory But /
wonder just how many remem-
bered it until they heard or read
that Wednesday marked the 18th
anniversary of the bombing Of
Pearl HarbOr?
Yes, il was just 10 years ago
on a Sunday morning. that the
Japanese planes swarmed over
Pearl Harbor and unleashed their
bombs killing some 2,4O0 Ameri-
can seryicemen in an undeclared
war.
They say that time heals all
wounds. but we wonder. Those
who lost their dear ones and
those who still spend listless and
lonely days in hospitals and Serv-
icemen's homes. will tell you diff
ferently But time and the
world marches on preparing
itself for another but more dew
astating war. Man has not yet
learned!
II took four long years TO re-
cover from our surprise and de-
feat, and bring the Japanese to
our terms of surrender. but the
question still remains unanswer-
ed who won the war;"
The answer is as old at il is
simple. NO one ever wins a
war"
With the approach of Christmas
a lot of halos can be noticed.
Most of them are of the temper
airy brand and will disappear as
fast as they appeared, after Xmas.
Nevertheless, they are there
now. and the volunteering for
little jobs around the house is
welcomed, even for a short time.
It's a funny thing, but as these
halOs grow in size and brilliance
during their temporary being,
dads and mothers seem to wilt in
their light and the spirit of for
giveness is all over the house.
Instead of checking the book, it
seems TO get lost rather conyen-
iently. and a new one is started
with just as much hopes for Jun
iOr's improved behavior as was
contained in the old one =.
Result: Santa comes as usual and
dad and mother are Just as gen
erOus with their carefully saved
dollars as they were last year i
No wonder the youngsters look
forward to Christmas with so
much expectation. and. still be-
Ieve in Santa Claus
would like to inject this little
note. relative TO Christmas and
the spirit of giving.
Every year at this time we get
scads of letters and requests for
money, gifts, donations for needy
persons throughout the world.
We should like TO help them all
but of course that is impossible.
So we say. Take a good look
closer to home"
Right here in our own COM
munity We can find just about
as many really needy persons
and families as we can in any
other community regardless Of
geographic location. Every day
we can see hungry youngsters on
the street and we can find some
one. If we look hard enough, who
could use a few more clothes to
keep them warm. Many of our
people are forced TO live in how
els and shacks that are unfit for
animals yet, millions of our
dollars are poured into other
countries to better the same sit
uation that exists right here, and
in many other communities OF
our nation
II you don't know who or what
family really needs help, and
would be sincerely appreciative,
contact the welfare agency, your
local church or almost any local
merchant Why not pick out
some really needy family in your
own community this Christmas
and share a little of what you
really don't need? II may turn
out 10 be the best Christmas you
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