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Free Press-News & Farmer, Thurs., Dec. 21, 1967
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Joshua Crane was almost
ninety years of age and the
richest man in Hillvalc. He had
not, as the boys around the pot
bellied stove at Moore's General
Store liked to phrase it, "hit
a lick at a snake in thirty years.
"Oldtimers still had stories to
tell of some of the ways Joshua
had accumulated his wealth.
Needless to say, Joshua
Crane had no friends. Elmer,
perhaps, but it was hard to tell.
Elmer carried out his duties as
cook, valet and chaffeur with a
deference that was unchanging
ly stoic. Long ago he had
learned to turn a deaf ear to the
digs and more-than casual
comments of townfolk as he
went daily to the market or
wheeled the big, black lim
ousine through the narrow
streets.
Joshua Crane was the
nearest thing to a relative or a
friend that Elmer could claim.
He had never known a family,
his first memories of any im
portance being those of life in
sternly managed orphanage, of
running away, cheating and
stealing his way across a con
tinent and eventually into pris
on. Elmer was grateful to
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Joshua Crane. Joshua had
hired him on a warden’s recom
mendation thirty years ago ami
neither man had any reason to
regret or to look back.
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Elmer didn't mind not
having a family. You don’t
miss something you never
really possessed. Only at
Christmas did Elmer feel stir
ring within himself the urge
to reach out and grasp a share
of the joy and the good will
that seemed to permeate the
snow-laden streets of Hillvale.
Christmas alone was a
lonely time for Elmer. It was
his time of greatest need. And,
it was the one time of the year
when Joshua Crane insisted on
sending him away. For thirty
years, Elmer’s vacation period
had extended from December
23rd to January 2nd, without
variation. Joshua insisted that
he not only leave the house,
but "get out of town. Go some
where. Do something. A person
gets stale if they never know
change."
Awake and restless in the
unfamiliar bleakness of a
hotel room, Elmer felt stirring
within himself the thing he had
come to call the "Christmas
urge.” He dressed and im
pervious to the chill of wintry
winds, walked the lonely
streets. He knew this time the
urge would win and, without
returning to the hotel for his
sparse belongings, he stepped
aboard a bus that would lake
him back to Hillvale.
In contrast to the other
homes he passed along the
way, the big Crane mansion
’.loomed dark and silent behind
the tree-lined driveway.
Elmer let himself in as
quietly as possible, hoping to
forestall until tomorrow the
i tirade that was sure to come
his way.
Halfway up the stairs a
glimmer of light from the
partly opened basement door
stopped him short. Lights.
Colored lights. Blinking lights.
For a long time, Elmer
stood, his nose and one eye
against the opening atthebase
ment landing. The Cellar was
alive with the sights, and the
smell of Christmas. An ancient,
carefully preserved metallic
Christmas tree held the center
of the stage, meticulously
adorned with baubles and
tinsel that had an equal look
of age and use. At the base of
the tree, splendidly arranged,
were an assortment of gaily
wrapped packages, with the
discoloring marks of time
obvious al each corner and
1 edge.
"I knew you would come.
1 hoped you would.” Joshua
Crane spoke without turning
( his eyes from the tree.
Hillvale folks had much to
say Christmas Eve when word
FOREST PARK CHRISTMAS
Vietnam Gives Up
Hue and His "Dad'
(Atlanta Constitution)
-An Atlanta-area soldier who was willing to
stay ovearseas an extra six months in order to adopt a Vietna
mese war orphan will get to bring his new son home for Christ-
mas after all.
M/Sgt. Norman L. Snyder and
16-year-old Hue Kim are due to
arrive in Forest Park, Ga., on
schedule late Monday or Tues
day, thanks to some holiday un
raveling of government red
tape.
Christmas-minded immigra
tion officials agreed to “parole”
young Hue in Sgt. Snyder’s
custody now even though all the
legal arrangements won’t be
completed until late January.
With Snyder’s tour of duty
scheduled to end Monday, the
sergeant would have had to vol
unteer for another six-month
stay to complete adoption pro
cedures.
CHANGED
But now that’s all changed,
and Hue Kim will come “home”
with Sgt. Snyder this week to
begin life as an American citi
zen.
It all started when Snyder,
a World War II and Korean
veteran who served two one
year tours in Vietnam, wrote
a letter to his congressman,
Rep. John J. Flynt Jr., D-Ga.
Hue, who lived in a Mekong
Delta village where Snyder was
a U S. adviser, was taken pris
oner by the Viet Cong after his
parents were killed in a Com
munist-led raid, the sergeant
explained.
According to Snyder, the Viet
namese lad was placed in a
Communist labor camp, where
he was forced to carry arms for
Viet Cong troops.
ESCAPED
After four months, however,
Hue Kim escaped, Snyder said,
and returned to friendly lines,
where he provided information
about Viet Cong troop move
ments and helped prepare U. S.
propaganda leaflets.
In the next few weeks, Snyder
became “number-one friend” to
the hollow-cheeked youth and
last January decided to adopt
him. “We can furnish him a
home and a life he never will
have here," he wrote Flynt.
The Griffin congressman
promptly introduced the special
legislation required in order to
re-dassify Hue Kim as a
“child” for immigration pur
poses. Normally, the term ap
plies to those under 14.
But despite Flynt’s prodding,
the legislation — one of thous
ands of “private” bills intro
duced each session — didn’t get
through the House of Represen
tatives until last week.
When it became obvious that
the measure wouldn't clear the
Senate until late January. Sny
der wrote the congressman
again.
“1 suppose I had better ask
for an extension of my present
tour until June 18," the sergeant
said. “1 will stay over here until
I can have a clear conscience
that Hue is safe.”
Rather than see Snyder have
to risk his life for a third Viet
nam tour, Flynt made a special
appeal to immigration officials
here in Washington. Last Fri
day, they finally agreed to
waive the rules.
Said the congressman: “Ser
geant Snyder already has served
his country during three separ
ate wars. I thought the least his
government could do in return
was get him home for Christ
mas.”
No Evergreen Trim
Found in Finland
The homes and churches of
Finland never use evergreens
as trim or decoration, because
they regard them as symbols
of mourning.
The homes, at Christmas
time, suspend what is called a
"heaven” from the living room
ceiling. Their "heavens" con
sist of a cord framework cov
ered with straw and different
colors of paper and ribbon.
Then it is covered with paper
stars and silhouttes cut in var
ious designs. The effect, when
reflecting the firelight and the
candles glow, is mysterious and
fascinating.
In the churches candles are
used profusely; the altars are
banked and the windows are
filled with them. Before dawn
on Christmas morning,
churches beckon approaching
visitors with this effect, like bril
liant lanterns.
No Dangerous Items
There are some especially
hazardous holiday trim. Did
you know that even metallic
icicles are dangerous to chil
dren? If ingested they can cause
serious lead poisoning. Also,
snow sprayscontain poisonous
propellants if inhaled.
got around that the Crane
mansion was decorated for
Christmas, with a tree in the
window, and a welcome wreath
on the door.
Strangely, the thing folks
had to say were somewhat
kind. The kind of thing folks
usually say when the "Christ
mas urge” begins to stir deep
within the soul.
Flynt Is for
Embargo
Congressman John J.
Flynt, Jr., today joined in
the introduction in the
House of Representatives of
a resolution calling on the
administration to place an
embargo on the importation
of all red meat into this
country until the exporting
countries prove they are
free from foot-and-mouth
disease.
In commenting upon the
resolution, Mr. Flynt said,
“Great Britain is experi
encing . a foot-and-mouth
epidemic and has already
slaughtered some 300,000
head of cattle, sheep and
hogs. The Soviet Union is ex
periencing a serious out
break too and almost every
other European country has
placed an embargo against
meat shipments.”
The Sixth District Con
gressman added, "The live
stock industry is one of the
most important industries in
America today and should
this disease get a foothold, it
would be almost impossible
to check.”
“There is no question but
that domestic meat supplies
are sufficient to fill all do
mestic meat demands with
out the need of imports. An
outbreak in this country
could set us back 100 years.
It is essential that immedi
ate action be taken,” Flynt
concluded.
Spruce Or Fir?
If you plan to keep a tree
for just a few days, the Nor
way spruce is very well
shaped, has good color and
is perhaps your best buy.
Its one failing is that is sheds
its needles rather quickly.
Any of the long needle
pines such as the balsam fir
& douglas fir, last much
longer but are more ex
pensive.
Select the tree that has
pyramidal shape, branches
that come well down to the
base, and with abundant
foliage.
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O/j come let ns adore Him . . . and recapture the joy that filled the
hearts of those who knelt to worship on that first Christmas Day.
With deep sincerity, we extend our greetings and wish each and every one a
truly happy and holy Holiday. It is our fervent hope that the blessed peace
of Bethlehem will be with you now and throughout all the days yet to come.
CHRISTIAN'S PHARMACY
Main St., Forest Park and Highway 54, Morrow
Finest in Pharmaceuticals and Gifts for the Christmas Season
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W’l. s. Hiseyes huw they twinkled? hit dimples how nwrry!
must bs- St Nick. His cheeks were like roses, his nose like echerry.
*L? M I'!..- his. .urM-r* thrv. His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow.
< .tiled them by name And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow:
I N-'-a Da- her ' now. The stump of a pipe he held tiuht in his teeth.
.1 {MHlitten' And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly
Th.it db «)k w laughed like a Ixjwl
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
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W t. >p * ■ s.T ■ they flew A wink of his and a twist of his head.
£ de.gh full'd T-,A .tnd St Nicholas t.x. Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
H And then, in a twinkling I he.ud on the roof ^^^B He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work.
T'• 'ittle h< “ And fill’d ail the stockings, then turned with a jerk,
As I Irev nr. head and was arnmg around. And laying his finger aside of his nose.
I )ow i' the chimney St Nicholas rame with a bound. And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose:
H» * •»% diev..-1 a,] m tur fn nn hi h. ad tv tus foot. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
Ai..! Ins ui '<■ t.iitiisln-.! with ashes and soot And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
A bundle of T x s t'm. u <>n tm back But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight.
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Cadette Troop 83 Enjoys Party
The young ladies of Ca
dette Troop 83 of the Forest
Park Girl Scouts had a mar
velous time at their annual
Christmas party on Wednes
day. A fine dinner was thor
oughly enjoyed at Harbin’s
Restaurant, after which
gifts were presented to
Troop Leaders Montine
Tomasello, Doris Haynie,
and Suzanne Jensen. The
girls also exchanged gifts
among themselves and sang
Christmas songs.
In order to provide funds
for their anticipated trip to
the Founder’s home at Sa
vannah in April, the Troop
will sell tickets to a fashion
show at Rich’s in January.
These active girls have al
ready enjoyed trips to Tim-
ber Ridge Scout Camp, and
Faith, Hope, and Charity
Nursing Home in Stock
bridge, where they presented
gifts to the elderly and sang
for them.
Also on the agenda for
Spring will be a camping
trip on the Appalachian
Trail in North Georgia,
which should be quite an
experience for all.
—S.Jensen
Ensign McWhorter
At Air Station
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ER. MD. iFHTNCi— Naval
Reserve Ensign John D. Me-
Whorter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John R. McWhorter of 511
Parkwood Way, Jonesboro,
Ga., is serving with Air De
velopment Squadron-Eight
based at the U. S. Naval Air
Station in Patuxent River,
Md.
His squadron is the first
U. S. Naval Aviation Squad
ron organized to conduct
oceanographic and magnetic
research survey flights. The
squadron also maintains air
borne television and radio
broadcast capabilities which
are presently being used in
Vietnam.
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