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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-02
~ NaERREIL WHITTLESEY
80 STAR STAFF writer

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The Senators continued their
accent on National League ac-
qulsitions today when they
made conditional purchase Of
Steve Ridzik. . S4-year- old
righthanded reiieyer who spent
most Of his major league career
In the senior circuit.
To make room for Ridzik
they sold Jim Bronstad out.
right 10 Toronto. b
Last night the Senators sold
Jim Coates to San Diego Of
the Pacific Coast League, and
purchased 1nfielder Don Bias
insaEie from Cincinnati on
waivers ,ta,
Manager Gil Hodges plans to
use Blasingame at second base
tonight against the Athletics.
He was the Reds second base
man In 1872, but Pete Rose
beat him out this year.
Thus the Senators gave up
on both on their spring deals
with the Yankees = the pur-
chase Of Bronstad and the
trade of Steve Hamilton for
Coates. @ b
Another Pitcher Sought
The Senators now are down
to nine pitchers, including Rid
xix, and are looking for another
relief pitcher. An announce
ment may come at any time.
The Senators are attempting
to place Jack Kennedy with q
Double-A or Tfiple-A team, and
If successful will have an OPEN
ing for another pitcher. They
are anxious to have Kennedy
play every day in a strong
league.
Ridzik, who pitched for the
Phillies, Reds and Giants in
the National League, and briefly
with the Indians, has been
with Toronto in the Interna-
tional League this season. He
had q 7-6 record with the Ca
madam team, which Is In last
place in the Northern Division.
Ridzik's earned-run average
was 3.19.
Blasingame was sold by the
Reds after they purchased
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Charley Neal and Sammy Tay-
lor from the Nets. The Reds
still must dispose of one player.
,Blasingame is a 31-year-old
lefthanded hitter who had a
career batting average of .264
prior to this year in five sea-
sons with the Cardinals and
service with the Giants and
Reds. He figured in a trade
with Bob Schmidt, an ex-
Senator. when he and Schmidt
and Sherman Jones were
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Burning or Bouton to Start for A||-Stars
Houk Fills Squad;
LePpert Selected

who is hitting ,SOl and has II
homers.
Il didn't want to take more
than one pitcher from any
team" Houk said when asked
about Monbouquette and Ford.
1T cuts into their pitching too
much"
He didn't make a direct ref
erence to Maris, but said that
wherever possible. l tried to
go along with the voting on
the other positions, except that
I wanted to be sure to have
three catchers."
All of the eight All-Star play
ers voted into starting berths
by their fellow athletes will
open the game with the excep-
ton of New York Centerfielder
Mickey Mantle. Because Of his
foot injury Mantle will be I'M
able to play and Albie Pearson
Of Los Angeles is in his place.
Otherwise it's Detroit's AL
Kaline and Leon Wagner of the
Angels in the, outfield, with
Minnesota's Earl Battey behind
the plate. The infield regulars
are Yankee Joe Pepitone at
first, Nellie Fox of the White
Sox at second, the Twins Zoilo
Versailles at short and Boston's
Frank Malone at third.
Passes Up Stuart
Houk followed the second
choices Of the players except
at first base where he picked
Norm Siebern Of Kansas City
instead of Boston's Dick Stuart.
He also added q third catcher,
Don Leppert Of Washington,
and Outfielders Harmon Kille-
brew of Minnesota and Tom
fresh of the Yankees.
Player-voted alternates
whom Houk picked included
outfielders Bob Allison of the
Twins and Carl Yastrzemski of
the Red Sox, plus catcher Els
ton Howard of the Yankees.
The infielders: Second Base
man Bobby Richardson, New
York; Shortstop Luis Aparicio
and Third Baseman Brooks
Robinson, Baltimore.
Unlike last years second ALI
Star Game, there will be an
off date Monday between league
play and the classic Tuesday.
This year marks the return to
a single contest after the two
ta-year pattern which was in
stituted in 1859. BY winning
the second contest, ga, only
the AIS second victory in the
last eight, the AL holds a
17-15-1 margin.
Behind Radatz and Bouton,
the top pitching performances
by the All-Stars include Bar
ber's 1875, 2.59 ERA; Pizarro's
ga, 2.25 and McBride's .9-6,
273. E tAYs -.
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tionally knocked out top-seedeo
Roy Emerson of Australia, 8-6
3-6. 6-3, AS, 6-3, yesterday told
newsmen he has his plans for
the match.
II played against Mckinley
In the West of England cham
pionships at Bristol the other
week." Bungert said. He beat
me, but ! studied him carefully
I've got some ideas about
how to deal with him. OF course
I'm not going to say what they
are. I'll just say this much
he moves about the court very
fast"
Mckinley. Of San Antonio
Tex, looked in good form ir
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Decidedly Wins EusiIy

TORONTO. July 2 (AP). -
Decidedly. winner of the 1852
Kentucky Derby, closed with q
rush and swept to an easy ga
length victory In the $50, $50
Dominion Day Handicap at
Woodbine Race Track yester-
day, returning $3.50.
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BOSTON, July 2 (AP)-
Yankee yearling Jim Bouton
or crafty Jim Burning of De-
troit probably will be the ALI
Star Game starting pitcher for
the American League while
Dick CThe Monster) Radatz
rates as the likely finisher.
President Joe Cronin an
nounced the American League
squad today, including Mama
ger Ralph Houk's seven mound
selections. for the July o classic
at Cleveland. Only Burning
and Ken Mcbride of Los
Angeles among the hurlers have
seen previous All-Star action.
Mudcat Grant of Cleveland
and Red Sox rescuer Radatz,
plus sonthpaws Steve Barber
of Baltimore and Juan Pizarro
Of Chicago complete the pitch
ing choices.
Highlander TO Start
"Houk hasn't said a word to
me about his starting pitcher,
but it will definitely be a right
handler" Cronin said after
glancing at the righthanded-
packed National League lineup.
Only Cardinal First Base
man Bill White and Giants
Catcher Ed Bailey hit from the
left side.
One AL spokesman felt Bou-
ton would get the starting nod
because Of his 1913 record and
2.45 earned-run average. AM
other leans toward Burning,
who has only a 40 mark this
season but is working on an
eight-inning scoreless streak in
All-Star play and has q $50
ERA for IL innings.
A factor will be which has
had the most rest next Tues
day. Bouton probably will have
three days.
Houk long has admired Ra-
datz, whose prodigious figures
include 245 pounds, 6-feet-5,
seven victories, one loss and q
lis earned-run average.
Concerning the man with the
almost untouchable rising side
arm fast ball, Houk recently
said:
Wait until those National
Leaguers get a look at this
Radatz. Let 'em get a taste of
what we've been getting"
Houk will name his starting
pitcher and batting order Mon
day.
Ford, MOnbO Omitted
New York's Whitley Ford and
the Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette
two of the AIS ton hllrlers with
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Ford, NIOnbO Omitted

New York's Whitley Ford and
the Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette,
two of the AIS top hurlers with
% victories between them, were
among the surprise omissions
from the squad. Another is
Yankee slugger Roger Maris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-02

Francis Siam ID on vacation. II
column will be resumed next week.
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Once week she chugs into Nova Scotia valley stops to let
the pick wild berries then rolls up our GOLD PENA
siding We load on a weeks shipment of valley whisky and
then she's gone again. usually in half an hour,
You see, don't plan to produce lot of whisky
There's just much of special valley grain and fresh valley
water Hurry Never any Each barrel gets all the watch
full care we know whisky needs to be smooth,tasting
Easy to understand why ship GOLD REMNANT to only
few American cities When you taste o.
yours we hope you sip it slowly and .
judge it for favor-ds WeH as liehtness
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DALEY HAS CAUSED a unique case
Of INSTRUMENTATION on the Twins. There
ere several other bodies in the Twins
pitching ready room, but the only name
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TEMPEST 80 LeMans cow, 2. and
Blue wi" By sS SIefs. s al eo @sh,
sl,75o. 767-lls9 aft. $50 pm.
THIRD 81, 2 tops, h.t. with port
holes auto, trans rear wheel
skirts, owner sl,e9S. szS-2l0e. II
not home, leave message.
THUNDERBIRD '82, exceptional
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0LDs, '56, Holiday "sS" 4 dr.,
hit, Hydra, clean, excel. eond.
S395. 232-92S9.
OLDg, 1884, 2-dr. sed., p.s.. b.
RI. hydra Good mech, bodily
S225, best off. KE. s-0026..
OLDS 1875 spuer "ss" 2-dr. hard
top, p.s.. p.b.s good eond.' ASKING
Sa1h KE. 6-0b2O
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PLYMOUTH SIS. station waEon;
fully eauipped. weekend special
&SQS, low IS SOS down
L r. STEUART CHEXS4ska CITY
$500 wise. Ave. 81. $500
PLYMOUTH 80. Belveders. 4-dr,
VS.. Immaculate inside and cut
L.ight Eray and white. red up-
hoistery. Power brakes and
steering. Auto. trans r. and h.
/ owner. Mileage less than l2s-
600. Like new. Teiephone oNnel
PLYMOUTH '57. 2 door Belve'
deTe hardtop. clean int. ano exl
custom ?. and h., good tires anf
mech cond., gTay-White top
$3.50 or best offer. 244-5ss.
after 10 an. sun. after
weekdays.
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TRRD 80 roadster, Al emd-s lev
nj, lully eqzip. G%7A51
TB 1871 hardtop. beiEs, Isw nIiisase,
sod shsp@s utppeG 6sN&
wv s-pass.s ?. and h., motuf Lac
new, nursery schod e. family a.
ton Wagon. SITS. RA. s-es2a.
WHY'S JEEP as. Good running
sono;; oEerdriFe. heater. 500.
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ROYAL MOTORS

perial-Chrysler-PIymouth-Simca
400 Ga. Ave. NV. ia. p-2904
THIRD 80. full power. 7. and
h., beautiful off-white. perfect,
1060I Conn. Ave. 949-2S03
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T-BIRD 50 krdtp.. equip fan pow
sls1se. Ss-l65g.
THIRD 81, oons.s beige With
factory air eond.. $685..
Open Weekdays I'll 9 Pm.
Capitol Cadillac-Olds Co.
1890 22nd 81. NV. PIX $4,000
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PLYMOUTH 's6 4-door sedan, auto.
g." T. and h. SOS down, SIS mo-,
full price S2es. Call FRED FRED
ERfCK, Chrysler-P y m U h,
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OLDS IS l-dr. hardtop 49," ali
power, clean, good cond.s Sass. so.
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THIRD 80. p.s., p.b.. auto, r.
and h., beautiful metallic blue,
Rs TNSiSzt tTsds and pd, terms a ss5
l06O1 Conn. Ave. 949-2S0a
THIRD '6I hardtop. fun power
equipment, auto. trans. T. and
h., all leather int, like new, ST.
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OLDs. 49,, super "SS" sedan,
green white. power steering,
brakes, excep. clean, 81 .495.
Open Weekdays Til 9 PM.
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PONTIAC 80 Catalina Safari A-door
s-passenger station wagon T. and
h., auto. trans, power steering
power brakes, WV. tires, beautiful
blue and white finish excel. cond.
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OLDS '6l Super ''ss'' 4-dr. sedan, r.
and h., hydra, power steering and
power brakes, orig. Jet black finish
with luxury interior, truly the best
car you can buy for the money,
81 ,s6e.
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OLDS. 81 4-dr. de luxe 49," excel
lent ondition. owner, phone
y29-sq16.
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IS cdr. '-ss.s radio
ard heater, power bEake& $50.
1878 -
0TDs 20 sapsf So Holiday Sc
fsr- company eemos air condi-
fi0rfnx Plus an the electric and
noFer Accessories, cur priea otferS
4 real savings, Gss7A
LindSay OldS-Cadillac
DARLINGTON sH0PPLNG GIh, .
OV. 3-03s0 ALEXANDRIA
OTDsNORTIR 80 s'ee." std. trans.
clean, recent engine overhaul. SIS
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PONTIAC IS cow, red. 60.oo0 NIL
exceptionally clean creampuft, +;
and h., WV, extra snow tres al
good. New battery. Been. treated
right, owner, $500 or make offer.
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,FXANDRIA
RAMBLER

WVT lIAs VLIN4FOAV I'VE
Alexandria, Va. oX. 10000
OLDS. SO Super "es," r. and h.,
p.s., p.b., w.s.w., air cond., tires
pract. new, seat belts and Sc,
spotleSs inside and out, Must be
seen TO be apprec.s $is2s5. IA.
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Cranson Rambler


PONTIAC 80 Grand Prix, T. and h.,
A-Speed trans, positracti0ns 3eg-h:p p.
engine, mag. wheels, beautiful Al
pine white finish with maroon top.
Looks and runs l00en, s7y6sS. UNIV
ERSTTY AUTO SALES, Univ. blvd.
ov,a rnia~trsfla ri III Elo1A
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OLDs. '67 4-door station wagon,
beige, fawn trim, power steering,
power brakes, in excellent condi-
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Imperial-Chrysler -Plymouth-simca
400 Ga. Ave. NV. IA. 9-2904
's6 4-dr., VS., r. and
h. AL cond. Phone e02-7261,
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$50 Fury VS., A.
door, factory air cond.. power
steering. auto. trans, =. and b.,
EXCEPTIONALLY clean. 81 1896.
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PONTIAC '67 Starchief 4-dr. hdtD..
p.s., p.b., garage kept.New WV.
tires, snow tires. Excel. cono.,
81 .2q5. S3A-266S,
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T-BIRD '63. Landau hArdtops blue
with black padded roof. fan pow
eF euuipmkHt. S3.49o.
Open Weekdays I'll 9 PM.
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Capitol Cadillac-Olds Co.
1860 22nd st. NV. FE. $4,000
OLDS go ''ss" convertible, hydra
matte, RADIO heater, power steer
ing, power brakes outstanding,
TindSau OldS-Tadi1lao
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TAKOMA FORD

lofo An hcss betnesoA. ~. e-ls9y
f-BIRD 'sz eony.. low mileage. Ike
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ROYAL MOTORS

ImperiaI-ChrysIer- -slmch
400 Ca. Ave. NV. ia. 9-29O4
PLYMOUTH 80 blue cow. Belved-
ere, fully equip. $50 or best offer.
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PONTIAC '62 Catalina cow. fire
engine red, p.b., p.s., 7. and h..
Wv. de luxe interior, many
extras. 1000 actual MI. must
see to appreciate. S2,393. BY
OWNER. 765-6S03.
PONTIAC '5S Star chief 4-dr..
VS.. hydra. p.s.. p.b., p.W., Wv.
plus snow tires, low mi. Very
good eond. Family pleasure car.
Sl,2S5. one owner. JE. 3-9651.
PONTIAC 80 Catalina, cylinder,
auto trans, T. and h.. reas. Quick
sale NJ k-le4A
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RAMBLER American 1850 A-dr. Sc
dan, 2-toned green, c0nd. excel. in
side and out. Tires good. One own
- e7eG Call 9gA.k11n
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Open Weekdays It'll 9 PM,
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JACK BLANK

Areas Target Pontiac Dealer
3A6o l4th St. NV. 4S7-37oo
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RAAEBLER - 1-doal, equlpped In.
cluding autematte drive Eooe
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FORD IS eshvert. hlack. auto.
adiusf.. sWneF. Unbeiiegahiy ca
eel. con6-. $50. G.. DOVE A4ii
Halfeld iaAss nv. casa ard Fex.
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THUNDERBIRD -'82, exceptional
car, 1000 mi, factory air cond..
S3o60 can 35R-S9gr
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TEMPEST 1858 LeAAans coupe. all
etras. like new, less than 5000
mi. $3.50. 927-9022 Monday
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OLDs '63 ''se'' 4-dr.. full power, fac
tory air sond; Nsw;car warranty arr
Broad st., Falls Church, JE. A-7A22.
OLDS. '6i Dynamic 'es'' A-dr., fully
equipped, 5000 actual mi.s car re-
fleets owners tender care 81 ssS5.
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PONTIAC 81 AR. hardtap. 2. and
=. hyaEssmasis' eEss oWnaEs sood
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RAMBLER 81 kdF., :. and b. less
miles than most 80 cars excel
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500 B. 1 Ave. NE. Ia. S-loos
F0RD - Fairizne TUDOR, auto.
trans. heater. SzSo. OWNER
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q thick one like Gone With
the Wind" two pounds Of
butterI! I came home late at
night, with q sleigh piled
high with butter parcels.
Now I could really start ex-
travagant planning for an
elaborate Christmas with
traditional Christmas stol-
len" and chocolate cake and
cookies. If I could secure the
missing eggs. I had let the
farm wives know. on my sue
ceSsful book and butter Wis
it's" that I would be willing
to trade suits and dresses
and shoes and hats with
their female relatives. for
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eggs, sugar. raisins or wha-
ever they would offer me.
You couldn't buy decent
clothes at that time for all
the money In the world. and
I had from years before the
war collected so much, that
would be old fashioned by
now anyway, and anyhow we
were living In winter in ski
pants, and In summer in
"dirndl."
This casual but calculated
remark started a procession
to our house of farm wives
with their slim daughters
the fat ones they left at
home because they would not
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Children Love
The Pretending

Johnson's farm, allow some
time.
The "extra-curricular
activities" at the tree farm
can pleasantly fill an after
noon. One visitor last week
commented, Its Q home
made amusement park"
Mr.. johnson spends every
week end on the farm, tend
ing the trees and adding to
the treasures he keeps for
the children.
He takes two weeks vaca-
ton each year Just before
Christmas to dress up In Q
Santa suit and drive q hay
wagon (SnowleSS sleigh
decked out in green felt. red
trim and bells Just to please
the children.
In one corner Of the farm
there's an old trolley, pur-
chased when streetcarS were
discontinued in the District.
Some Of his other endea-
vors are a spring house
stocked with watermelon
grown last summer and q
path known as the Golden
Way"
The children visiting the
farm last week discovered
the path, strewn with fools
gold and were soon scurrying
around on hands and knees
eagerly searching for treas
sure.
lover the highway and
through the woods" about
two miles Zone by haywagon
and the other by FOOT
stands a rebuilt moonshine
still.
A still was destroyed at the
site several years ago by the
Internal Revenue Service.
The rebuilt one doesn't make
moonshine but it's q source
Of delight to the children.
The children visiting It
last week came forth with q
barrage Of questions, What
is a still7 What Is moon
shine? Okay, then what's
Prohibitio n?," they kept
asking.
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By 10 ANNE MARK
Star Special Writer

His beard Is cotton and his
reindeer q farm tractor but
the children this Santa
delights don't seem to know
the difference.
II they do know, it doesn't
seem to matter.
Santa Is Stephen johnson,
an employe Of the Naval
Research Laboratory in the
District. Mr.. johnson Is q
Jolly outdoorSman who en-
joys nothing more than the
faces Of happy children.
About five years ago he
bought so acres Of farmland
near Hughsville In Charles
County, Nd. and planted
hundreds Of Christmas trees.
my neighbors weren't
very happy about the trees"
Mr.. johnson recalls. They
made q point Of telling me
that the land was tobacco
land and should be used for
growing tobacco"
Many . child has sat on
"Grandpa's" knee and lis
tened to tales Of the good
old days" when Christmas
time meant going out into
the snowy woods and chop
ping down q very special,
hand-picked ylle tree.
Mr.. Johnson remembered
these tales too. From now
until Christmas Eve children
and parents will be welcome
at his farm to select and
chop down their own Christ
mas trees.
Although the tree cutting
season opened officially
yesterday at the johnson
farm, Santa was on hand
last week when several fami-
lies showed UP to mark their
trees to be cut this weekend.
Everyone knows 1t doesn't
take long to chop down q
tree. But If you're planning
to chop one down at Mr..
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fit in my dresses anyway. I
made them wait and took
one at a time. My husband
and daughter were sent out
in the snow to entertain
t III mselves during these
lengthy periods Of chatting
and fitting. They went for
sleigh rides and had loads Of
fun-but I am not sure that
I didn't have Just as much.
City Clothes
You should have seen some
of those farm girls, who new
er In their lives had worn
city clothes, squeezed into
one Of my afternoon or
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ENJOYS Wife Recalls Joyous Noel in the A ps

were Wiener Schnitzl" and
chocolate cake so appreciat-
ed.
Then the bells from the
little church started calling.
We all dressed warmly, then
We went through the white
winter night to midnight
mass. From everywhere
hooded people hurried to
church carrying lanterns.
From the distant farmhouses
up on the hills the farmers
and their families walked
down the mountain paths.
carrying lanterns, too, and
some Of the younger people
came on skis with torches in
their hands.
This procession Of light
bearers approached through
the silent night, the center
of all light the church with
all her big windows overflow
ing with light, because inside
three huge Christmas trees
with hundreds Of candles
were lighted. The organ was
softly playing Silent Night,
Holy Night" There was
hardly even standing place
in the little church, because
on this special Christmas
even the oldest folks had
made the effort to come to
midnight mass, despite snow
and cold and hardShips along
the way for many of them.
Seven years of war over,
Christmas in peace, every
body in that church had
good reason to be humbly
thankful and at the same
time full of JOY. Christ was
born" and 1 never heard
them sing it more beautiful
ly. and with all their heart in
1t. After the service, the con-
gregation went out on the
village square and everybody
greeted one another and
wished a merry Christmas.
The villagers who had the
graves of their family in the
old graveyard surrounding
the church on three sides
took their children by the
hand and went to the graves
and lighted candles in the
snow beneath the wrought
iron crosses with the names
of their loved ones on them.
And many, many candles
were burning where the
names of fallen soldiers, lost
in Russia or In Africa or
wherever in this last war,
were added to the names Of
their ancestors.
The organ music still came
out of the church, Silent
Night. Holy Night" there
were the white mountains
around us and the black sky,
and candles burning in the
snow on graves of an old
churchyard-it was a Christ
mas none of us will ever for
get.