6 —Port O rfo rd News, Thursday, D e ce m b e r 27, 1962
Of Y <M Oifi *O*4£ 7VHW
The one day, C hristm as, o u t W hen He was dead. He was la id
o f 36S w h ic h we seem to b u ild in a b orrow ed grave throu gh the
up to each yea r is now to be p ity o f a frie n d . N inete en c e n
stored away, in m e m o ry. W hat tu rie s have com e and gone, and
a w o n d e rfu l w o rld it w o u ld be to d a y He is th e c e n tra l fig u r , o f
i f w e c o u ld keep th is o n e -d a y th e h u m an race and the le a d e r
'p i n t a liv e in our hearts the o f m a n k in d 's progress. A ll th e
o th e r 364 days. O ut o f about a rm ie s th a t ever m arched, a ll
¿00 cards w h ic h c a m e to our the navies th a t ever sailed, a ll
m a il box this year, la rg e and the p a rlia m e n ts th a t ever sat, a ll
sm a ll; g a y ly co lo re d and b rig h t, th e kings th a t ever reigned, p u t
each a t h r ill, cam e one w h ic h to g e th e r, have not a ffe c te d the
was sim p h le tte re d in b la c k on li f e o f m a n o r th is e a rth as
w h ite . I t was t it le d "O n e S o li m u c h as t h a t . . .
ta ry L ife ". It bore the f o llo w ONE SO LIT ARY LIFE.
in g message: "H e was bom in
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an obscure v illa g e , th e c h ild o f
T h e above message is sub
a peasant wom an. He grew up m itte d in the c o lu m n this w e e k
in s t ill another v illa g e , w here in the hope th a t some m a y fin d
He worked in a c a rp e n te r shop in i t ye a r-ro u n d nourishm ent fo r
u n til He was th irty . T h e n fo r soul and m in d .
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three years He was an itin e ra te
preacher. He never w ro te a book.
Now fo r some o f the h o lid a y
He never he ld an o ffic e . He s o c ia l events:
never had a fa m ily o r ow ned a
M r. and Mrs. R a w le ig h R e y
house. He d id n 't go to c o lle g e nolds. o f R e d d in g , are here
He never v is ite d a b ig c ity . He s p e n d i n g pleasant hours w ith
never tra v e le d tw o h u n d r e d th e ir daughter and fa m ily , Syd
m ile s from the p la ce w here he ney and Barney lsse 1 and daug h
was born. He d id none o f the ters.
t h i n g s one usual, associates
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w ith greatness. He had no c re
C o l. S. W. C. Hand's daugh
de ntia ls but H im s e lf. He was te r. and husba J, Mr. and Mrs.
th irty - three when the tid e o t j H o w ard F a c k le r o f A rio n , Iowa,
p u b lic o p in io n turne d against '■ are here fo r the holidays. O th e r
H im . His frien ds ran aw ay. He C hristm as day dinn er guests at
was turne d o ve r to His enem ies the H and hom e were: M r. and
and w e n t through the m o c k e ry Mrs. O tto H e ckle , M r. and Mrs.
o f a tr ia l. He was n a ile d to a D o n a ld D e w e y , Mr. and Mrs.
cross between tw o thieves. W h ile W esley Spencerand W esley Jr. ,
H e was dying, H is exe cutio ne rs and M r. R oy T a ylo r.
¿ am bled fo r H is c lo th in g , the
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o n ly property He had on earth.
Dt. and Mrs. L. R. Pugh post- I
SUÇAIS
T«m ,
p o n cd C hristm as u n til to d a y in
ord er th a t th e ir daughter and
fa m ily , the George H a m lin s, and
daughters o f C o rv a llis m ig h t be
here.
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Nom a and Bob Thom as spent
C h ristm as eve at the hom e o f
th e ir daughter and fa m ily , the
A la n Corbins, at C o ld Beach.
A la n 's parents, the T ra c y C o r
bins, w ere at this fa m ily g a th
e rin g also. N ext day, both the
C o rb in fa m ilie s cam e to Port
O rfo rd fo r second Christm ases,
th e ju n io rs being guests o f the
Thom ases and T ra cy and M a r
garet w ere guests o f the Roy
M ills .
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V e rn ie r and John Masterson
spent C hristm as eve at the hom e
o f th e ir son and fa m ily , the Pat
Mastersons. The fiv e g r a n d
c h ild re n p ro vid e d m uch y u le -
tid e m e rrim e n t.
A n o t h e r f a m ily ga th e rin g
tra n sp ire d a t the hom e o f G en
eva and Ira T u c k e r when th e ir
son, C apt. le e T u cke r, a rrive d
hom e a lo n g w ith G e n e v a 's
m o th e r and sister aud fa m ily
fro m G le n d a le .
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lo a n S tu d le y Fake, and three
c h ild re n , were here fo r the hoi
id a y w ith her m o th e r fro m Rose
burg,
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The le o n a rd Munson hom e was
a b rig h t and happy spot when
Barbara and the boys arrive d
fro m Oswego to spend the h o l
idays w ith "lo n e s o m e Len".
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E arl E llis , w ho fo r s e v e r a l
years o p e ra te d * service statio n
at S ilv e r Springs, was in town
re c e n tly saying h e llo to fo rm e r
frie n d s and custom ers. He no *
resides at Lebanon w here he op
erates an Escort S ervice; h ic h -
way gu id e fo r heavy eq u ip m e n t.
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Dr. and Mrs. IX D H ill, o f
C o rv a llis , spent the h o lid a y w ith
th e ir daughter and fa m ily , the
M ilto n Marshes.
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Mrs. M a ttie Russell A l l e n
was the surprised re c ip ie n t o f
a l o v e l y b irth d a y pa rty last
Saturday aftern oon , the o cca sio n
be in g her 84th b irth d a y. Six
fe m in in e frien ds cam e b e a rin g
g ifts and c a n d le - bedecked cake
w h ic h kindness re k in d le d the
sparkle in her eyes but b r ig h tly !
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T o a ll the fridn s o f th is C o l
um n, m a y I ta ke this o p p o rtu n
ity to w ish each o f you a very
happy and h e a lth y New Year.
See you next week.
A T T E N D E IC H T -F O R T H
C H R IS TM A S P A R T Y
Mrs. B. B. S tratto n, Mrs. W il
lia m M on tg om e ry, and Mrs. Andy
C rib b le , Port O rford, attended
the C hristm as d in n e r pa rty ol
the Coos C ounty Salon 509,Eight
and F orty, he ld in the N orth
Bend hom e ol M rs,T o m W ilso n
D ecem ber 14.
E n te rta in m e n t o f the evening
was the v is it o f Sdiita and the
re v e a lin g o f secret sisters. P ro
gram c h a irm a n , Mrs. C rib b le
also e n te rta in e d w ith C hristm as
m usic on a chord organ.
T h e 11 a tn p d « n. M aas.,
county commit!»« of 1(M).
organi/i >1 to Ig M K it' return
of horse and dog racing. now
has a iiicinhership of 3(H)
This jolly snowman expresses
Our sentiments precisely in
three little words that hold
o world of good will and
appreciation: HAPPY NEW
YEAR!
Our whole “ fam ily" is joining together to sing
We “ sign in" with our wormest wishes for all of
you: May the New Year hold more happiness
than you con imagine, and more joy. You. each
of you, by your patronage through the years.
hove mode us very, very ' jppy . . . so a g a in __
mony thanks,"
you, and those you hold dear, o tune of New
Year’s wishes . , . may 1963 be rich with success
and overflowing with everything good . . , your
very best N ew Yeor yet!
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