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Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, December 18, 1047 GLOOIA IN EXCEISIS DEO W ENDELL BROOKS The over-stuffed lady in the purple dress had Angered every necktie on the counter, and had Rusty McGonefa] — the clerk — pull some two dozen boxes of assorted neck wear out from behind the counter, had asked Rusty a dozen times whether or not he thought green would go well with blue and. finally, had turned away from the tie bar, sucking on her underlip and mum bling something about not wanting to buy anything she wasn’t just sure of, and that three dollars was more than she wanted to spend on Henry anyway. Rusty sighed. He forced a smile as he waited on the next customer. All this, and heaven, too, he thought. As if he didn't have enough on his mind already—enough meaning one particularly cute bit of fem ininity that was jockeying the number one elevator at the large loop depart ment store. Miss Annabelle Toodles. Brunette. Five foot two. But it wasn't only the person of Miss Too dles that Rusty was thinking about. No, it was the fact she had, only the day before, purchased a red and white polka dot tie from him. " I want a tie that w ill look well with brown h a ir." she'd said, dim- » M '• < Mit. Ç . ■ -'t- X "'-KS' jS L r * ' ' W .Mary and Joseph undertoo k th e ir memorable journey fro m N azareth to Bethlehem nearly tw o thousand years ago, Palestine was a peaceful and reasonably prosperous country. B u t the heart of Israel was fille d w ith lo n g in g and uneasiness; lo n g in g fo r the Messiah who, according to the prophets, the L o rd bad prom ised H is chosen people; the Messiah who w o u ld d e liv e r them fro m th e ir tria ls and trib u la tio n s — even as Moses had led th e ir forefathers out of the bondage o f Egypt. A n d now i t came to pass th a t Caesar Augustus had decided a ll the w o rld should be taxed and every man should be enrolled, each in his native city. A n d i t happened th a t Joseph, w ho liv e d in Nazareth, was a native o f Bethlehem . In those days, there was no macadam h ig h w a y leading fro m the G alilean h ills id e in to B ethle hem. the c ity o f D a v id w h ic h nestled in the blue-green m ountains south of Jerusalem, and under ideal conditions Bethlehem was several days’ journey fro m Nazareth. So, M ary and Joseph started fo r Bethlehem about the m id d le o f December. They carried a little fo o d w ith them fo r emergencies, a little extra c lo th in g and some bedding. T hey traveled very slo w ly because o f M a ry— and w hen she was too tire d to w a lk another step, Joseph to o k the packs upon his shoulders so M a ry m ig h t rid e the little donkey w h ic h tru d g e d fa ith fu lly at his side. ( A5 I )l ; ■ H E little v illa g e o f Bethlehem was about six miles fro m Jeru Rusty's eyes bulged salem. Those last six m iles were the longest and hardest fo r M a ry : polka dot tie! the m ountain tr a il was steep and treacherous, the atmosphere was lig h te r than the travelers fro m G alilee were accustomed to, and they pling. "Brown hair and brown were very tire d and tra ve l-u e a ry when they reached Bethlehem the eyes.” city o f D avid where Joseph's ancestor K in g D a v id had ru le d fourteen And Rusty had red hair. Red hair generations before Augustus and his census. I t was early evening, b u t and blue eyes. And here all the time the in n was already crow ded beyond its n o rm a l capacity w ith census- he'd thought. . . . To top it all off, the floor manager bound travelers; not even a corner was available where Joseph could had just made the rounds an have spread a bed fo r M ary. nouncing they would remain open In desperation Joseph pleaded fro m d o o r to door and w ith those until 9 o’clock. Nine o’clock on the w hom he passed as he raced th ro u g h the n a rro w streets o f Bethlehem night before Christmas to accom in search o f shelter. F in a lly , someone directed h im to a stable w h ic h modate last minute shoppers. It was was really a cave hew n in to the rocky ledge o f the m ountainside. T he too much. Nine o'clock and he'd made a date the week before with stable to w h ic h Joseph led M a ry was w e ll supplied w ith clean straw ; Annabelle. They were going to take and M ary was g ra te fu l fo r shelter and p riva cy: i t was H o ly N ig h t. I in an early show and wind up the There was no room at the in n th a t n ig h t, b u t over in Shepherds' evening dancing at the Aragon. But field, about tw o miles south o f Bethlehem , several Shepherds were she were more interested in brown keeping the " n ig h t w a tch " over th e ir flocks w hen suddenly a great „ “ ^to’ h t ie r y ^ - well’ ’ he didn't cate T blaze o f lig h t appeared in the sky and seemed to descend upon the if the store staycd <Jpen untll m id. countryside. T he Shepherds were very frig h te n e d and, devout men \ night. Serve her right. She'd have th a t they were, they called upon God to help them . W hen they ' to work. too. raised th e ir eyes fro m supplicatio n, the g lo ry o f the L o rd shone a ll j "No, lady, these are all the ties around them and an angel stood in th e ir m idst assuring them there we have. No. we haven’t got any special numbers tucked away any was n o th in g to fear: where I assure you.” Rusty felt like "For, Behold, I b rin g you glad tyd in g s o f great jo y, w h ic h shall yelling that if the woman couldn't be to a ll people. For u n to you is born th is day in the c ity o f D a vid find a single tie she liked out of a Saviour, w h ic h is C hrist the Lord. A n d th is shall be a sign unto the some 500 laid out in front of her . . well, he didn’t know you, Ye shall fin d the babe w rapped in sw addling clothes, ly in g in a she was m anger.” A n d suddenly there was w ith the angel a m u ltitu d e o f the what she was but he was fed up. Life had suddenly become meaning heavenly host p raising God and saying, "G lo ry to G od in the h ig h less. And time dragged on. est, and on earth peace, good w i l l to w a rd m en." He wondered how Annabelle HE Shepherds h u rrie d to Bethlehem , there to fin d the In fa n t would ®c t But he d id n t have time asleep in the m anger— even as i t had been fo re to ld u n to them . t0 th‘nk about that because Anna- belle was suddenly standing right in H is "Stable” was fille d w ith a heavenly radiance, and, h a vin g w o r front of him, smiling. shipped the C h ild , the Shepherds were fille d w ith a w ondrous “ I took a break! Wasn’t it mean fe e lin g of peace. A n d the Shepherds w ondered and to ld others con of that old manager to make us stay cerning those things w h ic h they had seen and heard. open when we had a date?" Rusty kept his eyes down on the Several days later, a ric h ly appointed caravan wove its way th ro u g h the crooked streets o f Bethlehem bearing W ise M en fro m showcase. "M m m hm ," he mum bled. She was talking like there was the east who, fo llo w in g the Star o f Bethlehem w h ic h they had seen nothing at all wrong. Just as if she’d fro m afar, had come to adore the new -born K in g . A n d the Star led never even thought of another man them , u n til i t came and stood over the manger where the C h ild was. in the world. T he W ise M en rejoiced when they saw the H o ly In fa n t ly in g "W ell, I ’ve got to dash back. See in the manger and they adored H im . T hey ordered g ifts to be y °u nine.” "M m m hm ." b ro u g h t fro m th e ir caravan: g ifts sym bolic o f w hat Jesus was to Women. They were all alike. He become— g o ld fo r a k jn g , m y rrh fo r a great physician, frankincense fo r a h ig h priest. A l l Bethlehem crowded around— awestruck and looked up sullenly at the retreating figure of the slim brunette. His eyes curious; b u t M ary pondered a ll these th in g s in her heart and watched wandered up past her trim waist to over the C h ild w ith great diligence. her hair. Why . . . Rusty's eyes A n d th a t is the way i t came to pass th a t Jesus was born in bulged out. The polka dot tiel B ethlehem : it could not have come to pass in any other way. Before There it was, neatly tied in a bow the sacred manger a ll men are equal and only fro m a lo w ly stable on the back of her head, holding the could the Saviour draw unto H im se lf a ll w ho are weary and heavy- locks of her hair in place. And all the tim e he'd thought. . , . laden. A n d tr u ly o n ly the heavenly host could praise God that first "Yes, sir,” he grinned as he Christmas n ig h t: slipped a tie into a g ift box for a "G lo ry to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good w ill fellow standing at the counter. “ That tie w ill wear you for years. to w a rd m en." I know you’re going to like it. And — D orothea W aitzm ann. . . . M erry Christm as!" T Dolls Back in Style Scenes o f Nativity In Pennsylvania When yourA little one catches ' - n id ..a a ne&vetï. Many Ways of Saying “Merry Christmas” Santa Claus w ill have his pack loaded this Christmas with many new and breath-taking dolls. Dur Preserved for generations, valu ing the war much of his time was able figures depicting the N ativit) In France they say “ Joyeux spent in making m ilita ry toys, but Noel” ; in Russia they say "Rozh- acene are used to decorate liv in j the selection this year w ill offer rooms in homes of the Pennsylvania destvom K hristovym ," and in the many dolls of all ages, complete Dutch during the holiday season. U. S. it ’s "M e rry Christmas." wardrobes for. each group, cos Families hand the figures dowr Language is but the instrument tumes for every type of social occa from one generation to another. for expressing universal feeling on sion. For hundreds of years beau The Pennsylvania Dutch maki Christmas Day. And wherever tifu l dolls have been made of wax, the rounds Christmas week punch Christian civilization has left its bisque and China, now plastics are ing their neighbor’s doorbells to ad mark, there the Yuletide greeting being largely utilized. Is on everyone's lips m ire the “ Putyes." Few ever pay any particular at tention to the center, a star gourd or a brilliant tackle Few ever tlx an eagle eye on a smashing block ing back. The crowds, and this also in cludes most of the football writers. •ire watching the Cube Turkey Steaks To Aid Consumption Process Boosts Market For Large Type Fowl b u ll e a r n e r s , the By W. J. DRYDEN passers and the Turkey raisers want to produce pass re c e iv e rs , the larger holiday bird the public who are usually wants the smaller fowl. The cost for out in the open, ; u large tom is too much for the who supply most average family. To produce a small of the color and turkey the cost per pound of gain is action In a n y far greater than in the case of the game. The men larger fowl. who are just as important, who I Desiring to create a year around Iiave to handle ! eon#umBr demand for turkeys, the Brennan the brunt of con- I ' National Turkey federation und the Poultry and Egg National board de- diet, usually are overlooked. For this reason, the football cam paign of 1947 is almost an exact duplicate of other years The head- I lines and the laurels are going to I the backs, to the passers and the ! receivers. It Is difficult to recall a j season where so many backs have j drawn this age-old citation — "He can't be left off anybody's all-star ; team ." What they forget, ns far ns any i all-star backfield selection is con- , cerned. is this—you can't put ,5 or ; 20 men into four pairs of dented shoes. Here are Just a few of the men who "can't be left off": Lujack of Notre Dame, Layne of Texas. Walk er of S.M.V., Conerly of Mississippi, Scott of Arkansas. Minisl of Penn sylvania, Brennan of Notre Dame, Evans of Kansas, Chappuis and El liott of Michigan, Self and Girard of Wisconsin, Cloud of William and Mary, a fine fullback, McCardle and Doll of Southern California, Gil mer of Alabama, Bailey of Virginia. Burns of Rutgers, Nadlierny of Yale, Itossides of Columbia, Taliaferro of Indiana and too many others to be mentioned. Making turkey steaks with cube machine. cided to utilize the machine which for years has been turning out the beef cubed steak The meat is removed from the turkey and sent through the ma chine and out comes a four or six ounce steak, ready fur the stove and then the lunch box or the formal dinner. In any event, here are 21 tine Consumption of turkeys has been backs rated high in the nation's less than Ave pounds per capita. ranking. There are other unlisted With development of the turkey nominations from the Northwest. steak, the turkey industry is en- Each section sees only Its stars tnldeavoring to attain a per capita out- action and knows what these stars put 10 times higher. The cubed tu r can do, with little knowledge of stars key steak can be quick frozen and from other sections. packaged in the same manner as many other kinds of steaks. This new plan is expected to assure the The Local Tietcpaint This is only natural. You watch turkey raiser that there w ill be no a Conerly, a Gilmer, a Layne. a overproduction of turkeys. Walker, an Evans, a Scott from the South and the Southwest alone, and you feel quite certain that anyone F atte n in g C rate of these is the star back in the coun try. And you may be right, then again you may not be right. Maybe no one w ill be right. The high level of class doesn't leave much margin. There are too many outside factors to consider— I such as time, experience and all- j around versatility. A great football back should be able to run, pass, block and tackle —especially tackle — the linal word. Only top rankers can block and tackle. Football is studded with passers and ball carriers. It Isn't studded with blockers and tackier*. This la an unselfish Job. Ask any coach. bedtim e rub warming, Vicks VapoRub A t on soothing throat, chest and back. VapoRub*« s p e c ia l relief, b rin g in g a c tio n a ta r ts to work In s ta n tly to so o th e lrr ltn tlo n , case co u g h in g , relievo m u sc u la r so ren ess and tightness. And t h e n - even w hllo c h ild sleeps— V apoR ub keeps r ig h t on w o rk in g to b r in g r e l i e f . H cincinber, I t ’s th e b e s t- known home remedy you can ii a-to relieve . d istre s s of colds. Try Itl lfIC K S w V abo R u « • In N R (N a tu re 's Remedy) Tablets, there are m- chemicals, mo minerals, wo phenol derivatives. N R Tablets are ditlerent—a ri different. 1‘n rtly neat- la b lr--» combination o f 10 vegetable ingredients formulated over SO years ago Vncoated or candy coated, their action is drpendsble. thorough, yet gentle, as millions o f N il's have proved. Get a 25* box. Use as directed. S L » « lt C . h . l QUICK KUET FOB AC» INMGUTM e n r «see •* STOP F ilte r oil twice with I h r AC “5. Star Q u a lity ’’ O il F ille r. A C has the only filler element w ilh ari<L proof glass cloth Collector Tube T ra p , Io p re vent oil pollu tion and engine w e a r. O ne of I 10 big AC fe e -' tu rn . BUY WHERE YOU SEE THIS SIGN It may be advisable to confine j poultry in small pens for market In the argument that concerns the best backs of the year we can take feeding. Thia fattening crate is eas- you to the South and the Southwest. . ily made by the poultry raiser and The deep South insists that Con-1 wiH makc an ideal broody CO°P troughs erly of Mississippi and Gilmer of Feeding and watering should be placed so that the birds Alabama are two of the outstand may secure food and water between ing stars. Many scouts that I re the slats. Place a wire bottom so spect rank both over Layne of Texas that drippings can fall through to a and Walker of S.M.U. G ilm er can removable dropping board for pass, run, block and tackle. He is cleaning. an amazing football player who weighs about 158 pounds. Now equally smart football play De-Icer for Livestock ers w rite me that Walker of S.M.U. and Layne of Texas belong with any r~ -°4 — i top four. Layne is a brillia n t pass er. Walker, a sophomore, can do Cup and tr<adl« everything a coach wants. 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The cup rests on a Other Headliners heavy steel cylinder installed in the In the meanwhile, there is Min earth to protect the water supply isl of Pennsylvania who also has pipe, electric heating uhit for the had four or five big years—passer, cup, heating cable for the pipe, and And Your Strength and ball carrier, blocker and star defen thermostatic switch. —Drawing by Energy Is Below Par sive back. Also a fellow known as Geneva Agricultural Experiment I t may be caused by disorder ol kid I Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame — a station. ney function th at permits poisonous ' big factor at Notre Dame four sea wa.te to acr-umulate. For truly many people feel tired, weak and miserable sons ago—who can pass or ru n —and when the kidneys fall to remove excess who happens to be probably the best Cannibalism Termed »eld s and other w a it, matter from the blood. defensive back In football today. You may suffer nagging bscksrhs, Frequent in Winter rheumatls pains, headaches, d I » In ess. F ritz Crisler of Michigan admits Cannibalism may be started In ?"lt up .nl«h u - '•< P«1"». swelling, , that Chappuis has been his main the laying house during the winter sometimes frequent and scanty urine- , ,'!n W!th • “ ■B'ng end burning It en- ’ factor on offense: Running and months due to confinement of birds ?u *n eomethlng is wrong with j passing. Cloud of W illiam and Mary the kidneys or bladdsr. form erly adjusted to ranges, to lack There should be no doubt th at prompt j is probably the best fullback in the of proper air, improper ho"vng, treatmentI la wiser than neglect. Uss ‘ country. Few even know his name. floor laying, injured birds b i t in 1» '• better to rely on a medicine that hae won oountrywfde ap I He Is 212 pounds of Doc Blanchard. house, blow-outs and insufficient proval than oa eomethlng leee favorably The pros w ill come up with some knowa Doon's have been tried and teat and im properly constructed nests as Ar* ■» •» drut *tor“ unknown from an unknown team well as Idleness, crowding and in Bet Doans today. i w^ ° outclass. many of . these I adequate eating and drinking space. have mentioned. They merely never The remedy w ill lie In removal of had the chance to prove their stuff the offenders. When Your Back Hurts - D oans P ills
