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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1948,
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A ‘cross the room over in the far
corner, - miles away, stood a chair
with his clothes upon it. An ebony
wood chair, with* apricot-plush
seat and apricot-pldsh back.
Miles away it stood, and he
looked longingly across the miles,
the immeasurdble *distance from
illness to health, -from helpless
ness to ability, from.death to life.
All the way across: the room,
many miles away.
He must get over there, to that
Chair. It was far away, but he
must get over there to it some
how. o oTR SRV
He could not get out of bed legs
upright, so he had to leave it head
and shoulders first, in a slanting
downward fall. Then there was a
second, if less violent; fall as his
hips and legs came down after
the rest of him.
He began to slide_ along the
floor now, like some groveling
thing, a worm or catérpiller, chin
touching it at every other mo
ment, hot striving breath stirring
the nap of the carpet before him,
like a wave spreading out from
his face.
He was getting 'closer. The chair
was' no longer an entire chair; its
top was too far up overhead now.
The circle of vision, straight be
fore him, level with . the floor,
showed its four legs,.and the shoes
under it, and part of the seat. The
rest was lost in the blurred mists
of height.
Then the seat went too, just the
legs now remained, and he was
gettinfi very near. Perhaps near
enough already to ‘reach it with
his arm, if he extended that full
before him along the ‘floor.
He tried it, and it jast fell short.
Not more than six inches remain
ed between his straining finger
tips and the one particular leg he
was aiming them for. Six inches
was so little to bridge.
Then through his blinding tears,
he saw at last that there were one
pair of shoes too many. Four ins
stead of two. His own, under the
chair, and hers, off to the side,
unnoticed until now. She must
have: opened the: door so deftly
that he had not heard it.
“What did you wan t, your
clothes? Why didn’t you ask me?”
she said mockingly. “You can
have no possible use for them,
my dear. You'de. not well
enough.” WY
And taking the chair in hand,
before his broken-hearted eyes
swept it all the way back against
the wall.
Then when she 'had him back
ih bed again, she gave him a smile
that burned, that seared, though it
was only a sweet;” harmless, Sso
licitous thing, and the door closed
after her. BERE 4
Within its luminous halo the
chair stood, ebony wood and apri~
cot plush. All the way across the
room, leagues away. i
She came in later.in the-morn-—
ing and sat by him,, cool and
crisp, pretty as a ‘picture, a veri
table Florence Nightingale, sooth+
ing, comforting him, ministering
to his wants in = every way. In
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‘ JwFOR A
Very MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A
.. _HAPPY NEW YEAR .
: " We wish to thank all our friends
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A [ 1o and wish you
_' a successful and prosperous 1949.
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CRUEU CEGERELey
every way but one.
“Foor Lou. Do you suffer
much?”
He resoultely refused to admit
it. “11l be all right,” he panted
“I've never been ill a day in my
life. This will pass.”
She dropped her eyes demurely.
She sighed in comfortable agree
ment. “Yes, this will soon pass,”
she conceded with equanimity.
She fanned him with apalm
leaf fan. She brought a basin,
and with a moist cloth gently
laved and cooled his agonized
brow and his heaving chest, each
silken stroke lighter than a but
terfly’s wing.
When water alone would no
longer quench his ravening, ever
increasing thirst, she went out
and with great difficulty obtained
a pail of cracked ice at a fish
monger’s and bringing it back,
gave it to him piece by piece to
chew and crunch between his
teeth. 1 .
In every way she ministered to
him. In every way but one.
“Get a doctor,” he besought her
at last. “I cannot fight this out
alone. I must have help.”
She kept her seat. “Shall we
not wait another day? Is this my
stout-hearted Lou? Tomorrow,
perhaps, you will be so much bet
ter that—"
He clawed at her garments in
mute appeal, until she drew back
a little, to keep them from being
disarranged. His face formed in
weazened lines of weeping. “To
morrow I shall be dead. Oh,
Bonny, I cannot face the night.
This fire in my vitals— If you
love me, if you love me—a dbc
tor.”
She went at last. She was gone
from the room a half-hour. She
came back to it again, her shawl
and bonnet on, and took them off.
She was alone. 4
“You didn’t—?” He died a little.
‘“‘He cannot come before tomor
row. He is coming then. 1 de-=
scribed to him what your symp
toms were. He said there is no
cause for alarm. It is a form of
—of colic, and it must run its
course. He prescribed what we
are to do until he sees you—Come
now, be calm—"
His eyes were on her, bright
with fever and despair.
He whispered at last: “I did
not hear the front door close after
you.”
She gave him a quick look, but
her answer flowed unimpeded.
“I left it ajar behind me, to
save time when I returned. After
all, I'd left you alone in the house.
Surely—" Then she said, “You
saw my bonnet on me just now,
did you not?”
He didn’t answer further. All
his ravaged mind could keep re
peating was:
I didn’t hear the door close af
ter her.
And then at last, slowly but at
last, he knew.
i (To Be Continued )
MOVIE PROGCGRAMS
PALACE—
' * Wed.-Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. — “June
Bride,” starring Bette Davis, Rob
ert Montgomery. Sportsmen of the
Far East. Donald’s Dream Voice.
News.
GEORGIA—
Thurs.-Fri. — “Grand Canyon
Trial,” Starring Roy Rogers, Jane
!Frams, Andy Devine. Pinch in
\ Time. News.
Sat. — “Jinx Money,” starring
'Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Betty
Caldwell. Friend of the Family.
Shellshocked Egg.
STRAND—
Thurs. — “Fighting Back,” star
ing Paul Langton, Jean Bogart.
Catalina Interlude. Rockets of the
Future. Screen Snapshot.
Fri.-Sat. — “Wild Horse Range,”
starring Jack Randall. Pest from
the West. Adv. of Frank & Jesse
James — chapter 12. E
RITZ—
Wed. - Thurs. — ‘“Alexander’s
Ragtime Band,” starring Alice
Faye, Don Ameche. Rattled Roos
ter.
Fri.-Sat. ~— “Riders of Distiny,”
starring John Wayne. Farmer’s
Fat® Folly. Adv. of Rex & Rinty
——chaper 9.
HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT .. ..
| To be assured of good, conven
ient servicing, it pays to buy
household equipment from a local
dealer with a dependable service
'department. This is especially im
\portant when purchasing a home
freezer.
ON THE
AIR - WAVES
A cranky, rich old man, friend
less and the target of would-be
assasins, learns a lesson in human
love in a SUSPENSE play iwith
plenty of suspense but no mur
ders tonight at 9:00 over WGAU
CBC. The Scroage-like hermit
charges all of nis servants when
one of them is d:scovered stealing
some jewelry. The thief, trying
to escape by plane, is killéd in a
crash and his body is istaken for
that of his master. The bitter old
tuffer is saved from light scqueeze
plays with the police by the
strange gratitude of an orphan
boy who sneaks into his house at
night. Don’t miss this heart
warming expression of tihe Christ
mas spirit tonight at Y o’clock.
“I' CAN HEAR IT NOW.”
Here's a program the entire fami
ly cannot afford to miss. WGAU
CBS presents 45 minutes of I CAN
HEAR IT NOW . . . the history
of an era spoken by the men who
made it and narrated by Edward
R. Murrow, This set of recordings
required over two years of editing
the material used. You'll hear
Will Rogers talk about America
and the Depression, the Hinden
burg Air Disaster in 1937, U. S.
Declaration of War, the an
nouncement of President Roose
velt’s death, and the description
of Roosevelt’s funeral procession
by Arthur Godf‘gy. You'll also
hear the Duke of Windsor abdi
cate, Hitler, Iron Man Lou Geh
rig, and many others. Here truly
are the recorded sounds of our
history, so vivd, so exciting, so
evocative that you will say, “I
CAN HEAR IT NOW.” The time:
10:15 . . . the spot on .the dial:
1340, the date: January 1,1949.
For' the eleventh year, CBS’
“First Nighter” departs from its
policy of staging ‘“opening(night”
at the mythical Little Theater off
Times Square to present its an
nual Christmas play “Little Town
of Bethlehem,” Thursday evening
at 10:30 over WGAU-CBS. This
dramatization is one of the story
of the story of the Nativity. Bar
bara Luddy will play the role of
Mary for the ninth time, and Clan
Soule again takes the role of Jo
seph. For a soul-stirring half
hour of listennig dial 1340 tonight
dat 10:30.
“Two Days Before Christmas”
finds Casey in a merry holiday
spirit that is dispelled when his
own gestures of good will boom
erang in the episode of CBS’
“Crime Photographer” tonight at
9:30.
The DECISION NOW Christ
mas story dramatizes the Ameri
can Legion’s program of Tempor
ary Financial Aid. Titled “Can
dles in the Windows,” it is based
upon a true incident from the
Legion files. In the story, the
American Legion comes so the aid
of four needy children whose
mother is dead and whose father
is hospitalized in another twon
awaiting a serious operation. This
story will be aired through the
facilities of WGAU-CBS tonight
at 10:45 and is particularly ap
propriate to the holiday season.
“B-DAY IS JANUARL 2, 1949.”
BEARS FINISH DRILLS
BERKELEY, Calif.,, Dec. 23 —
(AP) — California’s high spirited
Bears held the last of their two
a-day practices today with their
running attack promising a head
ache for Northwestern in the Rose
Bowl New Year’s Day.
Only one practice scheduled
tomorrow, after winich drills will
end until the Bears reach®their
Southern California . training
camp next Monday.
Jackie Jensen, California’s star
fullback, recovering from a minor
hurt was running at 100 per cent
efficiency yesterday. So was his
understudy, Pete Schabarum.
Halfback Jack Swaner of the
Jensen-Swaner “one-two” punch
more speed thax he has since in
juring an ankle in mid-season.
In order for our Employees tc enjoy
Christmas Eve at Home, we will close
Friday, December 24th at 6 P. M. as
usual —
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THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
Gaines Home Club
Held Christmas
Meeting At School
The spirit of the yuletide pre
vailed in the Fourth and Fifth
%'ade room at Geines school
uesday afternoon when the
Gaines Home Demonstration Club
held its December meeting.
Seasonal decorations and a
Christmas tree beautifully arrang
ed created an atmosphere of
cheer and friendliness.
Mrs. L. C. Westbrook, the pres
ident, presided, with 28 members
present. Mrs. R. W. Allison led
the devotional, reading the
Christmas Story and closing with
prayer.
The minués were read ahd ap
proved. It was voted to change
the January meeting to Tuesday,
the fourth, on account of a Home
Agents meeting. The nomination
committee reported the following
for the 1949 officers: President,
Mrs. L. C. Westbrook; Vice-Pres
ident, Mrs. Frank Duncan; Secre
tary, Mrs. J. B. Hancock; Treas
urer, Mrs. Roy Starr; Assistant
Treasuere, Mrs. E. A. Carruth;
Report, Mrs. Gissendeaux.
These officérs were elected and
installed by Mrs. Mary M. Smith.
The members then enjoyed inter
esting games and contests conduc
ed by the recreational leader, Mrs.
Sherman Hancock, she was assis
ted by Mrs. Derrell Hancock.
Then the presents were given
out to all the members, names
having been previously drawn.
Many pretty and useful gifts were
reveiced.
The hostess for the afternoon
were Mrs. George Wright and
Mrs. Wesley Whitehead, who
served delicious ice cream to those
attending.
—Publicity Chairman.
THE
VETERANS CORNER
Many questions regarding loan
Buaranty privileges are asked by
veterans. Replies to these ques
tions are obtained from the Vet
erans Administration and pub
lisked in this column by the
Banner-Herald as a service 0
our veterans.
Q. After I have repaid the
amount I borrowed under the
G-I Bill, is my loan guaranty
privilege restored to its owiginal
amount?
. ‘A. No. You may use the full
amount of your loan rights only
once.
Q. Do the guaranty or insur
ance provisions of the G-I Bill
limit the total amount that I can
borrow?
A. No. The size of the loan de
pends on what the lender is will
ing to lend. The limitation is on
the amount of the VA guaranty
and not on the size of the wan.
Q. I was refused an applica
tion for a loan by one lender and
now would like to know what I
should do to get a guaranteed
loan on 2 busineéss venture?
A. The VA regional office in
your area might be able to put
you in touch with a lender who
makes G-I loans.
Q. May a veteran obtain a
guaranteed logh to.buy or estab
lish a business if he is employed?
A. Yes; if he plans to conduct
the new business himself, either
on a full-time or part-time basis.
~ (Veterans wishing further in
formation ahout veterans’ bene
-lits may have their questions
answered by writing the neaxest
VA regional office,) .
MY ’ c
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an, You're Crazy
Forget your aw\l Thousands are peppy at 70, Try
“pepping up’’ With Ostrex, Contains tonie for weak,
rundown feeling due solely to body’s lack of iron
which many men and women call ‘‘old.” Try
Ostrex Tonic Tablets for pep, younger feeling, this
very day. New ‘‘get acquainted” size only Bsoe.
At drug stores everywhwere—in
Athens at CROW’S DRUG.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH $5
Three Local Girls Won
Decoration Prize With Less
. It's amazing what can be done
with $4.10.
~ Not only did three Athens girls
construct their sorority’s home
coming decorations for $4.10, but
the display wen the local chapter
of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorori
ty first place in the University of
Georgia Biftad homecoming dec
oration contest.
Winning the top spot in the
Biftad contest for fraternities and
boys dormitories was the Alpha
'{au Omego Fraternity. ;
‘The -winning - serority’s home
coming committee was composed
of Chairman Luey Nickerson,
duaghter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Nickerson of 450 Cloverhurst ave
nue; Marty Ecker, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Ecker of 857 Hill
street; and Marguerite Moss,
daughter of ‘Dr. and Mrs. W. L.
Moss of the Jefferson Road.
Defeat * Dampens Tech
The winning display consisted of
a large football player with num
ber 18 (Johnny ‘Rauch) on his
‘back. He had a movable arm with
power furnished by an electric
motor. His arm went back and
forth as he pushed the handle of
a spray gun. On the gun was
printed D. D. T. (A large sign be
low said — DEFEAT DAMPENS
TECH). The spray was hitting
eleven Yellow Jackets, some hang
ing in trees and some already dead
on the ground.
The D. D. T, (really it was only
water) was furnished by a hose
hidden behind the display.
In order to have the display in
top form for the Georgia-Georgia-
Tech football game these three
decorators went to work that
morning at 6:30 (it was still dark
then, but they managed to make
all of the pieces fit). Also many
organizations’ decorations put up
the day before were torn down by
the rain, but the Alpha Gams
avoided this by waiting until game
morning. The display was up by
9 o'clock. ¢
Several weeks work was neces
sary in order to make all the pro
parations for the display. The
yellow jackets presented the big
gest task. Coat hangers were
used as the main structure for the
wings that were covered with
cheese cloth. Oil cloth stuffed
with cotton composed the bodies.
Black tire tape was used to make
the stripes on the yellow jackets’
bodies.
- When contacted over the tele
phone these three Athenians mod
estly said “We really didn’t do
much on the display, the other
girls pitched in and helped us
greatly.” Also they said, “Without
the help of friends in town the
display would never have been so
suecessful.”
The members of the committee
were seniors in Athens High
School together and graduated at
the same time. They are all
‘sophomores in the University.
Foreign
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evgnt is as warm and family-like
in her native Hungary.
| Hungarian Xmas
On the evening of December 5,
the Hungarian children put their
shoes on the window sill for Santa
Claus to fill with fruit,nuts, and
little chocolate figures of himself.
Children in the countryside cos
tume themselves as kings and
shepherds and go from house to
house acting out a little mystery
play depicting the birth of Christ.
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PR, 8 98
DOLL CARRIAGE .... 495 3.98
DOLLS (all rubber) ... 1.98 1.49
DOLLS (loveable skin) 3.98 2.68
BYRDEEROLLS ...... 195 5.95
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SEWING MACHINES 7.50 5.95
CHINESE CHECKERS 1.69 1.30
STAKE BODY TRUCKS 1.89 1.29
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Sports Roundup
BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23—(AP)—
One of the speakers at Penn
State’s recent football banquet
was Andy Kerr, the little veteran
who “retired” to Lebanon Valley
College after years of sending
Colgate teams agains the Nittany
Lions. During the evening Coach
Bob Higgins and 27 varsity letter
men left the hall to elect the 1949
Penn State captain. . . . Some 30
varsity and Jayvee players re
mained, . . . Kerr, watching the
huskies depart, leaned over to the
toastmaster and asked: “is it all
right if I make a short talk and
try to interest some of these left
over in Lebancn Valley?”
ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE |
Another story out of Philadel- .
phia is that Branch Rickel de
manded $300,000 (covering. his
losses) to pull out of the Al
American Football Conference
and let it fold up quietly. But how
about that $98,000 he is supposed
to have received to come into the
league? . . . . Charles Lancester,
who'll carry Missouri's colors in
the Sugar Bowl half mile run,
started out as a hurdles then tried
the 440 before he found his best
distance. . . . Butch Songin of
Boston Cellege, a better than fair:
footballer and probably the out—!‘
standing defense man /in college
hockey, is being eyed by the Bos- .‘
ton Bruins as a pro prospect. . . . |
Northwesterne will fly Georg
Maddock home from the Rose
Bowl game so he can play with
the basketball team against Mis
souri, Jan. 3. 8 !
‘ MAKE 'EM EAST ESCROW
When a strange story came out
that Arizona’s footballers had de
manded $175 apiece to play in the
Salad Bowl game, it made them
good and mad . . . So they de
manded that the sponsors but
SIO,OOO in escrow for the under
privilieged children who are to
benefit from the game. .. Now
Arizonans are suggesting that all
the small “bowl” games adopt the
| same procedure. That would pro
'tect the colleges and at the same
(time freeze out any promoters
who might figure that charity be
gins at their homes.
* In the squares and streets of,
Budapest large Christmas trees are
put up and presents distributed to
poor children. It is almost com
pulsory to have a Christmas tree in
every house and apartment, and
every tree is lighted with candles. |
The 24th and 25th are called
‘the first and second day of Christ
mas in Hungary. On the evening
’of the first day of Christmas the
family gathers and the presents
'brought by the Little Jesus are
distributed to children. On the
second day the family dinner is
composed of a soup’ made with
wine, sugar, and cinnamon, fol
lowed by a fried fish, and lastly by
tasty Hungarian cakes. {
Miss Nika would especially like -
to be home this Christmas to en
joy the ancient celebration with |
her baby niece, whom she has
never seen. l
NOT RURRERY !
A rubber tree is no more limber
than any other tree. The hevia,
most common of the rubber pro
ducers, grows 60 feet tall, and}/
straight as a walnut.
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