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■6- The Summerville News, Thurs., Dec. 21, 1972
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By Som smt*
hi the shallow depth o/ a
jungle fo.i hole, the Christmas
spirit is a hard thing to come
by. hi fact, if it wasn't for some
Wise guy, like the preacher
over there, you wouldn I even
know what day it was. as if it
made any ddlerenee.
Lost. Cut off from your
company. Burrowed down in
u muddy hole that the enemy
may any moment come to re
claim for his own, you can but
gaze up at an empty night sky
and try to close your cars
against the monotonous sound
of his voice.
" And Joseph also went
up from Galilee. out o] the city
of Niuarith. into Judea, unto
the city of David, which is
called Bethlehem /because he
was oj the house and lineage
of David)
Nuts. It must be near day
light. We've been in this hole
for hours. Seems more like
months, though, what with
"the kid" over there calling for
his mama when he's asleep
and crying out loud when
he's awake. And I’reacher, him
reciting just like he was read
ing it out of a book. How does
a guy get like that, anyhow?
. H7M Mary his cs
paused wife, being great with
child. And so it was. that,
while they were there, the days
Were accomplished that she
should be delivered
Christmas Seals
Came from Denmark
Slightly newer than the
Christmas card is the Christ
mas seal.
Ihe Christmas seal was
originated by a postal clerk.
Einar Holboel), who ordered
the first Christmas seals printed
and sold at regular post offices
in Denmark. While stamping
letters and Christinas cards in
1903 in the post office in
Copenhagen, the idea occurred
to him. Why not have a special
stump printed for the many
tuberculosis sufferers who need
hospital treatment? The first
year more than four million
stamps were sold, yielding
some 18.000 dollars.
I he movement for adopting
the stamp in the I'nited States
was greatly strengthened
through the efforts of Miss
Emily Bissell of Willmington,
Delaware. She designed the
first Christmas seal herself. It
had a half wreath of holly and
a cross, with "Merry Christ
mas’ in the center and "Happy
New Year" at the bottom.
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Boy! Eat chance we got
being delivered from here. Five
get you ten we’ve been marked
off already. Operation mess
up. that's us. What starts off
as a simple patrol winds up a
one-way ticket out of the war . .
out of the whole picture. Why
should they take us prisoner?
The way they move around,
we'd be too much excess bag
gage.
Look at sarge. Is he wor
ried? How can you tell? That
lump of tobacco in his left jaw
hasn’t moved in an hour or
two. Neither has his eyes. If
I couldn't hear him breathing.
I'd think he was dead. Well,
come tomorrow morning . . .
"And she brought forth her
first bom Son, and wrapped
him in swaddling clothes, and
laid Him in a manger; because
there was no room for them in
the inn. *
No room In this cotton
pickin' foxhole, either. Reb,
there, snoring like he was safe
at home in a feather bed. That
guy could sleep on a rock pile.
First in line for chow and pay,
first of all to hit the hay. Nice
guy, though. Maybe ne has
the right attitude. Why worry?
Not much you can do about
things. Just rock along, get
your share of everything you
can, speak only when you’re
spoken to. don’t volunteer for
nothin'.
' . . .And there were in the
same country shepherds abid
ing in the field, keeping watch
over their flock by night. '
And keeping watch is wha'
they're doing out there. Wondei
how close they are? Surely they
know we’re here. They broke
off the search at twilight, but
you can bet they’re not far.
Come daylight, they’ll zero in
on us, for sure. We haven’t
got a prayer.
“And. 10. the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round
about them . . . "
There she comes. That first
break in the sky. Can't be long
now. Ihe trees are beginning
to take shape. I know I can
see movement. There’s no
breeze. Too big to be a bird.
It is; it must be; it is them
“Fear not; for. behold. I
briny you good tidings of
great joy. which shall be to
all people. ’
That cooks us. It's broad
daylight now. This is it. Wake
up, you heavy-eyed sky
jumpers. you're about to be
pounced on.
" Hey, hey, you guys, heads
down. There’s mail coming in.
It’s ours. Listen to them
mortars bang. Hey. Sarge!
Reb! Kid! Hey, Preach! Look
up! Look up! Choppers, man,
choppers. Come on here, you
whirleybirds! Merry Christ
mas, you egg-beaters. Merry
Christmas to one and all!"
FIRST CANDLE
MACHINE
In 1834 a modern candle
molding machine was de
veloped by Joseph Morgan,
so that candles no longer
had to be made by a tedious
hand-dipped process
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CHRISTMAS;!W
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NOW WHEN JESUS WAS HORN IN BETHLEHEM OF
JUDAEA IN THE DAYS OF HEROD THE KING. BEHOLD,
THERE CAME WISE MEN FROM THE EAST to Jerusalem,
saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews'! For we
have seen His star in the East, and arc come to worship Him
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of
them where Christ should be bom And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea: For thus it is written by the prophet, and
thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, are not the least among
the princes oj Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor,
that shall rule my people of Israel. Then Herod, when he had
privily called the wise men. enquired of them diligently what
the time the star appeared And he sent them to Bethlehem,
and said. Go and search diligently for the young Child, and
when ye have found Him, bring me word again, that I may
come and worship Him also. When they had heard the King,
they departed; and. 10. the star, which they saw m the east,
went before them, til it came and stood over where the young
Child was When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceed
ing great joy. And when they were come into the house, they
saw the young Child with Mary and His mother, and fell
down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankin
cense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that
they should not return to Herod, they departed into their
country another way.
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A holiday tradition when it was "minced" meat and not a
dessert. It's a must for holidays to have Christmas pie.
2 cups prepared mince-meat or 1- 9oz. pkg.
2 cups thinly sliced pared tart apples
% teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 recipe plain pastry
Combine prepared mincemeat with apples, lemon peel
and lemon juice. Une 8-inch pie plate with pastry; pour in
filling. Cut design or use a fork on upper crust. Sprinkle
with sugar, and bake in hot oven (400°) about 35 minutes.
This pie Is delicious served warm.
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The yule log is an old and honored Christmas tradition.
It has almost vanished from our holiday celebration.
The Vikings introduced the yule log to Great Britain. They
burned it to honor the (iod Thor. The custom was adopted by
the English as part of the Christmas festivities.
The very best log that could be found was brought into the
house and placed in their large fireplace. The fire was lit and
the servants of the house gathered with their master. T'he
coming of Christmas was celebrated with much singing and
celebrating.
The custom of those days was to celebrate the holiday sea
son twelve full days and the log burned the entire time.
At the end of the twelve days any fragments of the log that
remained were carefully collecied to be used again the following
year to kindle the new Yule log.
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We join with Santa to send glad-hearted greet
ings, with the wish that Christmas bring to you
many good things ... good friends and good cheer,
good health and good fellowship, good fortune now
and in the days ahead. It's a happy time of year,
and making it even brighter for us are our memories
of the times we have had the pleasure and privilege
of serving you.
B's
Round Table
WE WILL BE CLOSED
DEC. 24,25 AND 26 FOR CHRISTMAS