The Independent-News, Volume 97, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 December 1970 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — DECEMBER 24. 1970

CHRISTMAS 1970

Wb it t w u •’1 11 hi p?* ■ •• the spicy tlnu ■: }< u Chr stm ‘ A tm- we h^vc I n * m,' Iv aw a.tin.: 1 a a whoh y- • t > t : . ' We in *>t < . • ti t - the dc. s I >•> < .i ' cl be a bit akx >mv .nJ a oft! 1. istl jng and b.indl • anJ b >Xi:u ■ 1 tins< .mg ! - ;< ’h n w ) < t of hand; blit for million, of children of all .uo i' is tie • .'y time of tlie yi u w!:< n v.t iri make dii mis < >m< ti a- and that my tr.iiuL, is not to be sneezed at! We re reminded of those old stories beginning w..h the words Chu-tm..s isn t what it used to be " But maybe it

FLASH FROM NORTH POLE

It had to h ippen s >oner or lat< r what with strikes extending into schools and exen into hosp.t ■s - Santas reindeer have threatened a “walkout on December 24 to enforce thv.i demands for beti. r working c rditions according t > a f ash fl<nn the N >rt Bole Basher .s demanding that all planes be grvun led while th p reindeer are in the ur bee .use of the hazards of so much air traffic. Dancer and Pi mcer have b^n complaming ab t the height of the new apartment buildings and are deman a g i contrict calling for a two-s'ory ceiling on the.! flights Comet is demanding overtime pay for any Lights over eight Christmas Wishes To Host Os Good Friends The local merchants have joined in a ni ghty effort to expfess their Chi.stmas Greetings to a host of i: tends in the a*ea thru the columns of the local newspaper. On this anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Peace. G xi-fear-,'tg peope are again called upon t-j meet the ci .Henge of athe.stic tyranny Through the tea. hings of Christ w!. se anmv< is.uy is <ek4rra’cd at Christmas th<» world mis; meet this c.': . Gu: ge and triumph .ver thos w ■ k to destroy the sp.ritual 111 < rty <>f all m mkm 1 Yet this is Christmas the tim? (dr rejoicing a: d honoring the nativity of IP.. S.woir N-.v, more than ev< the free co mines

Memories From . .

1965 School B »ard News It w moved and seconded to have Bosworth s Home Shop. In< , if i'.yn. nith t<> d< irate the s .p---ertntcndents ott;< » Banti Blast There wi.l be a bind blast on Sundr. ifb •!.• <!. I »<• ember 26 at The Att;c from 3 to 6 pm ’fh«- Attn ,s i - I' S 6 and 31 in IxP iZ sun Mini ert \\ ins Prize Sam M Shubert Pres.dent of . ’ 81 | -1: W erton a i> the i . k\ winru i of the grand p: Re he a during the Euil and Stream M.g izme Tn a*- .n-r Chest HeorpLon at the arm .i. meeting held in Hoidi n- nt?. Ponn Ithhtn (onfereme In Area Tlie forma'.on of U.- N tie . n Stl.tc < ’ HifeU ... e tn ath <t. ■ or.-b-r, j, , that m*. h.e.s b? n N< •.. Übertv and J hr. (h -m. Walk erton ha* b<en fumed b*. lip!tentative of f.ve high s huo - There ,s h -j> ari l expi. t ill Hui that m s •. mHr urn; jmn in the fdture is o eight team < unfer-im-e M des.red if at ail p eot.Ue The five s h > >is in the confercn.-e me North Ltnitv John G enn UtVlHe Janloun and Neu Prair-

>• , ... • ,t it used to be it's m<” - KjW the « Smt . Cans, a: i r- v . I n v< r let us dju n. V. a ! <v< r m ihs of th > e u.v 1 ii 'mg days of 1 ; g • ।h. 1 a ' h every in< h :r b >d.< ti glng over the t .it u j 1 y <ld Sml Ni k c ■ib ■ d >.x n the ch.mm y and i t • ■ special things wt a bed f t Remember v.. .1mg th.^c letter t > Santa, tellmu him h■ w g ml you have been a’.’. • ■ la.’il tiie promises to Lx* better next yeiri? Sometimes wo wonder when and w! re the innocence of chilJho d leaves u- We cw t remember suing it go - but we m st remember that it is still here all around us

h>u.s md Blitzen wants an esca ator < I rise boost.ng the pay an additional cent per mile for each 5 OCO m.les traveled after the fust 50.0CC*. Vixen .s requesting an “incement weather' clause untier which the reindeer will revive double pay for every hour they have to travel through snowstorms "I sympatl :ze with my workers but I just C>n't meet the.r demands. ' Santa said. A n.ediut »r ins b«'en rushed to the North Pile to join the r i d-the-c o A k negt .tions betw management md the Int ■rn.it: >n <1 Pc r W ukers Un.on. io a’ 391 in m effort to sett!, t d,fb rem es b dore December of the world need to reaffirm their faith in God and pr iy for a s* .dfax'ntss of strength and coinage to meet sacrifices; for great e tdersh p m un.fied stat. sm -h.p and mse'.f sh devot: ri 1 > country; md 'o I ring the wor 1 int • a last.ng peace for al. people At Christmas too people s iddeniy Ixrcome tuare of the folks about them Some of them have been taken for granted as they went about their daily tasks, .nd now at Christmas they seem to be reni pe >p e The names of people wl.a have helped to enr.ch the .ives of others who have wronged their neighbors are forg.ven at Christmas and eveiyb ly realizes the true spirit of Yu . t de The lead-rs will find many beautiful th. nghts expressed m t! greetings of th s edition and they come to the public with the i est wishes of the local merchants.

ie. 1960 Mason To Install New Officers Walkerton L Klge No 619 E & A M w. 1 hold its mnual installation of officers in a pubdc cere in n> it the M isonu Temple on Enday Elective off < ers to be ins*. । led tie John Wathen Worsl .pful Muster; W mner I> ('lark. Ser.ioi Ward<n; Mm m Williams. J a., rr Warden; C Wayne Ihpert 'lre > rer and Harry C. Doll, Secretary. ( oniniittcc luiys plans A comm.ttee in charge of the I m-c »rating Contest has been apjiom'ed by the Chamber of Com> merce pres dent Bay Chapman, ini the three man group is comp ' * ng pl ns f >r this year s cont- c Keep \ mr lights on be* i.i .se the f l. v. Jl be around 19.V5 st. Nii holas To I Hr ( oiiinmnity < hildren i M.o Cool, president of the N irU Liberty Chamber of Cummer । received word this week from the North P»e th it joky ■ ol St Na ho js m p! inning a visit to Nortf. Liberty <m Saturday

TB Seal Buy ng Short Liberty Townsh.p is m mr to att.lining its goal in the Uhr.stm » S.ai d.-.ve than any othei township in the county, ac< ndmy t<> tlie l it. t rtpoil fi >m th' 1 I B Li m e lu adquai tris .!. Snitn Bend. Libeity Towns! p .s 56b GO shoi t of its goal Os S9CO.GO Mare I unds Xexlrd lor Nmuly The .oca! community is lagging behind in its givng to the Salvator: Anny Kelt •• Drive according to Ted Hevel, chairman. The local committee plans to sj>end $129.00 for Christmas baskets for needy folks hence they still need $4 1 35 1050 Service Stations To Clow At Noon All the service stations in Walkerton will close at noon on CiirisCmas Day, to allow proprietors and ittendents to enjoy the festivities of the day with the.r families. Dr \odnox Buys Sun<k-en Home Dr. Bernard E Vodnoy has purchased the Sundeen home at the corner of Mi. higan and Van Buren Streets. Walkerton and w.H convert it into an office and one apartment <»r duates In Law James W. Phelps, a graduate of N >rth L.berty High School, was among 600 students completing d.gree requirements this week at the University of hnMain Street Gossip MSG And she brought forth her firstborn son. and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid h.m in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn St Luke 2:7 —MS G — NO ROOM AT THE INN No room that n.ght was left at the Inn No pace could be found for a stranger. Two weary travelers who turned from its d.n Found rest at last in a mung r. In the manger that n.ght a baby was tx>rn To those whom the Inn turned again And tile Sheperds afar came tliere in the morn Br.nging gifts to the Savior of M n N > room in the hearts of many tod * y No piau for His love will they n)ake He knocks at the door, they turn H.m away An i neg e. t Him for other guests' sake Other guests of ambition of pleasure and pride. Os selfishness and the getting of go d Forgett.ng the cross and the wound in His side And the nail-pierced hands they might hold. Oh. Bethlehem Inn. full of music and light With your guests decked in brightest array. Hid you given them room, turned into the night Your fame had gone forth to th.s day. Oh soul, fling operh your windows and doors. Let the Bethlehem Stranger Come in Fur the baby 'twas born in the manger of yon-. Came from God to save you from sin. By Homer J Williamson —MS G — S VNTA AUDI ND THE WORLD San', t Claus is a wanted man. B.t he won't be easy to ttack down he has too mmy aliases! In the part of the world he P »P S U P unde! the name of JuL en> - n in another, the Abbot of ChK ason and in a th.rd, as Saint N.ch »ias Thm-tahle

Santa's arrival date depends strong.y on local customs. In Hol.and the custom of leaving secret gifts for children on St Nicholas's birthday became popular centuries ago Even today. presents are exchanged on th s c.iy. December 6, rather than on Dec< mber 25 A bale of hay is often !a.d out for the benefit of Santa's horse, not his reindeer. In Spaui and I*a y, Santa ar rives a whole month later on January 6. Ep.phnny. This d-y seems very appropriate, for its the day on which the Three Wise Men delivered the very fust Christmas present, in Bethlehem In Italy imudently, Santa is a she. In France and Scotland Sant t arrives on January 1. New Year s Day. In Eng and. where gifts were once distributed exclusively on the day after Christmas Santa is seen more and more often on Christmas Eve. as he is here. This change is be.ieved by some to be the tesu.t of ini reas.ng American inthunce on Br.tlsh customs. In England too. the kinds of g.fts that Santa br.ngs are also American gifts A generation ago. Englishmen tended to be a lot more “practical” than today. Hushands gave their w.ves a new cooking pot or pair of new overshoes far more often th in they do now. Happily for Eng ish womanhoMl. Eng.ishmtn are learnmgf lit that wents.nspired by th<* beauty and mystery of India's temple of beauty, the Taj Mahal are even more piactical ' than a pair of overshoes in the long run And like their American counterp irts. Eng .sh sweethearts and wives are increasing,}’ on the receiving end of Taji in the form of matched toiletry sets and are finding their pre sents equally scent-sat on il! Santa’s A Yases Here is a ' rogues' gal ery” of Santa s a ises around th< word: Smt Niehoas. Jn the Ith century he w. s modeled after the or.g.m! St. St Nicolas who ' Lved in Tuikey and whose deeds of courage and kindr ess earned him the title of patron saint of chi dren. The legend of the good saint as a giftgiver was later spread to Rusam Scandinavia Holland. Belgium and Germany The Abbot of Unreason In the .Mid Ue Ages, the gift-g.ver ts’Ci-me an officer who din de 1 the fi.stivita. of the ho'iday season Dabbed the Abbot of Un nas a by the Scots and the Lord of Morale, he held office from Christmas till January 6 and h.s word wj s law Either elected or appointed, he ruled over hohd iy activities m royal households, cottages, and inns. The Enghsh caked h.m King of the Bean, and to the French he was the Boy BLahop Christkindlvin. In Germany during the 15th century. MarLn Luther a religious leader who also invented a lot of new German words, substituted Chr.stkmd'.ein. or the Cmist Child, for St Naho'as as the bearer of gifts He wanted to make the act of giving g.fts a symbol of the Wise Mens visit to Bethleh- m bringing gold frankincense and myrrh So the Uhr.st Child came secretly to German homes cn the Eve of Christmas Kris Kr.ngle In the 16th cen tury. a German colony settled tn Pennsylvania and again S inta's name (lumg<d! The Miters had brought the Christ kindle, n with them but somehow it got transformed into Kris Kringle. Santa, himself! The Dutch nicknames St. Nicho’as "Suita Cuius” for short, but his image as a fat little man w.th rosy cheeks and white beard comes down t<» us from a poem written in 1822 by Dr Clement C. Moore, i an American minister In Moore based the p ein on a colorful old Dutchmm hv had once met. and Himed it "The Night Before I Christmas ' He recited It to his children who were delighted. Then he threw it away A lady visitor rescu<-d it from the waste ■ basket and had it published in the Troy Svntnel It has become a hter.iry classic and now i alm mt every American child knows what goes on when Santa comes on Christmas Eve.

Julenissen That's what the Norwegians call him, and he works overtime in the land of the Fjords. He brings gifts to goal k.ds (only! before they go t - bed on Christm is Eve. not aft< r. and in the week between Cir.stmas and New Year's he totes his sack to the “JuitrefCHt** a community party for all the kids Ui Be font In Italy. Santa, is a I tdy. and a tough one! Kids who have been bad are apt to f.nd coa’s in their shoes instead of presents. Customs may change but one thing remains the same. Santa Claus is a much wanted spirit ..round th.s time of year! —MS G — Historical Patriotic Calendar December 22. 1970 — Winter So st ice (beginning of Winter) at 1 36 am. EST Det ember 24 1814 -- The Treaty of Ghent was signed. December 24 ISO 9, Christopher Carson (Kit Cars rm was born December 24 1944. J. S armies won "Battle of the Bulge” in World War 11. December 24. 1965, Three US astronauts made ten trips around the moon. De< ember 25 1830. First sti am pass<>nger train scheduled in U S opined at Charleston on the South Caro.lna Railroad with 3*a ton US. built locomotive named "Best Friend of Charleston " December 25. 1970. Christmas Du;. Decemi cr 26 1776. Washington erwu-d th- Dr iwarc. surpris.ng the Hessians at Tn-nton. December 27, 1939. Earthquakes claimed 50,000 hvts in Tur key. December 27 1941, - Japanese bombed Manila December 28, 1846 - lowa bee;.me twenty-ninth state to j >.n the Union December 28. 1937 The Ir.sh Free State became the State of Eire. December 29. 1845, Texas became twenty-eighth state to join the Union De< ember 29 1932 Congress vot-d inJeper.dence for the Phillip, nes. December 30. 1911. Sum 5 it-sen was elected first presid< nt of China. December 31. 1890 - Ellis Is'i.nd immigration depot opened in N -w York harbor December 31, 1916. President Truman proclaimed officially. end of World War II hostilities How Swedes Celebrate Christ mas in Sweden is actually the celebration of St. Lucia — and held on December 13th. On this day the oldest girl in each family rises early, dons a long white dress and crowns herself with lighted candles. Then she wakes the family and serves coffee and cake. Greenery on the Bough When you admire an arrangement of greens and holly, you may take pleasure in reflecting that the wreath still means, as it did in Roman days, that good wishes and esteem are entwined in the leaves. Romans decked their halls with In Austria, “Silent Night* is the favorite carol sung * when the family ass< nd les around the tree. Immediately after supper on , Christmas Eve, a tinkling bell is rung to signal that the Christ Child has finished decorating the tree.