in in in in in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a 3-4141 TIMES LEADER, THE EVENING NEWS, WILKES-BARRE, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1940 Gifts for Men Walter's Shoe Store Gifts Are Sure To Please L. B. Evans Famous House Slippers Edwin Clapp Ruffits Pullman Slippers Holeproof Socks Frontier Embossed Leather Belts $1.00 to $2.00 Spats Shoe Trees Polish Skits Handkerchiefs Galoosh Rubber Boots Skating Shoes With Figured Skates Attached A Gift Certificate For a Pair of Florshiem Shoes Walter's Reliable Shoe Store 28 Public Square -Barre, Pa. in 1871 For Christmas Men Like to Get A Jordan Robe $5 to $25 Jordan Shirts $2 Up Jordan Ties $1 Up Jordan Scarfs Jordan Suspenders Tux Accessories Sportswear Moderate Prices On Everything JORDAN'S 9 W. Market Street Death Roll For 24 Hours (By The Associated Press.) GEORGE T.
SMITH Jersey City, N. J. George T. Smith, 85, president of the Joseph Diyon Crucible Company, lead pencil manufacturers, and treasurer of the U. S.
Shipping Board during the World War. PLATES ON EASY CREDIT Pay By Week or Month Take Two Years To Pay DR. E. R. KEMP DENTIST TEETH EXTRACTED ASLEEP or AWAKE 74 PUBLIC SQUARE Open Open Dally Nights 8:30 to 6 7:30 to 10 Years Nothing Would Be More Appreciated Than a Gift of Good Eyeglasses OUR LOW PRICE Permits everyone to obtain the finest and latest in eye and obtain Dr.
This the holder to out comservice. Dr. Wm. Brown Optician Con. and Floor HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORY UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY THE MAKING, OF PAPER IN AMERICA TINUED TO BE A SMALL- SCALE INDUSTRY 12-20 Obituary ary EDWARD RUTKOWSKI Edward Rutkowski, 28, of 231 Chester street, Kingston, who played half back on the Kingston High School football team in 1926 and 1927, died last night at 11:23 in Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, where he had been a patient for a week.
He was a member of St. Hedwig's Church, Kingston. Surviving are his widow, Genevieve; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rutkowski, Kingston; Walter and Anthony, at home; Mrs.
Helen McHugh, Kingston; and Mrs. Jerome Lawler, Wilkes-Barre. MARION W. WILLIAMS Mrs. Marion Wharton Williams, 79, a native of Philadelphia and a resident of Wilkes-Barre for 10 years, died last night at the home of son, Alexander C.
Williams, 60 West Union street. She also leaves a daughter, Mrs. George McCreary, of Silver City, New Mexico. Burial will be Saturday morning in West Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia. BRIDGET CULLEN MARS, Bridget Cullen, 80, of 163 Main street, Luzerne, a resident of that community for 50 years, died yesterday afternoon at her home following several weeks' illness complications.
She was the widow of the late Patrick Cullen, who conducted the Star Hotel on Northampton street and who was serving Funerals Mrs. Sarah Van Why Funeral services for the late Mrs. Sarah Van Why were held yesterday afternoon from her home, 26 Bailey street, Plains, with many relatives and friends in attendance. Rev. Roswell W.
Lyon of Plains Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in Hollenback cemetery. Pallbearers were: Harry VanWhy, James VanWhy, Willard Lane, Ernest Lane, Leonard Walker, Arthur Geary. Michael J. Russell The funeral of Michael J.
Russell, resident of Ashley, was held yesterday in New York, with burial in St. Mary's cemetery, Hanover. A requiem mass was celebrated in St. Casimir's Church, New York, by Rev. O.
F. M. Dann, of Albany, N. a nephew of deceased. Mr.
Russell was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Russell, Ashley, and resided in New York for the last 12 years. He leaves three sisters, Mrs.
M. J. Lenahan, Sugar Notch; Mrs. G. S.
Dean, New York, and Miss Elizabeth Russell, of Newark, N. J. Other relatives who attended the funeral were: Mrs. E. A.
Farrell, of Newark, N. Mrs. James Lenahan, of Schenectady, N. Rev. Joseph Dann, Albany, N.
and several nieces and nephews. Paul Nino Largely attended services were held for Paul Nino whose funeral took place this morning from the home, 111 Oak street, Forty Fort. A high mass of requiem was celebrated in Holy Name Church, Swoyerville, by Rev. Francis Kane. There were numerous floral offerings.
Interment Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas, where Father Kane pronounced the benediction. Pallbearers were Matthew Kashuba, John Cawley, Thomas Millington, Raymond Titus, John Williams and Edgar Hartman. Bernard Lamparske The funeral Bernard Lamparske, 474 Third avenue, Kingston, a well known resident of Plymouth, was held this afternoon PAPER-MAKING WAS HANDICAPPED BY THE SCARCITY OF LINEN. RAGS AS THRIFTY HOUSEWIVES WERE LOATH TO PART WITH THEM The Saga of LOCAL WOMAN, AUTO VICTIM. PAID TRIBUTE Husband and Two Sons of Mrs.
Trethaway, Injured in Same Accident, Able to Attend Funeral Mrs. Ruth Steinhouer Trethaway, 39, of 306 North Main street, who was fatally injured in 'an automobile accident on Monday night near Easton, was buried this afternoon with scores of relatives and friends paying final tribute to her memory. Short services for members of her immediate family were conducted at 1:45 at the W. E. Doran Funeral Home, 451 North Main street.
The cortege then proceeded to the Calvary Episcopal Church, where services for the public were held by Rev. Robert Kline. Mrs. Trethaway's husband, Edgar Trethaway, and their two sons, Peter Irving and Edgar Bruce Trethaway, were injured in the accident and were able to attend the services but the victim's mother, Mrs. Peter Steinhauer, also injured in the mishap, could not attend.
Mrs. Steinhauer and her grandson, Edgar Bruce Trethaway, returned from an Easton hospital yesterday. Pallbearers at Mrs. Trethaday's funeral were: Dr. C.
A. Hergert, Leonard Flecknoe, Raymond Myers, Elwood May, Robert Little and Harry Guyler. COMING FUNERALS HARPSTER- -Fred from 64 Church street, Monday afternoon at 2. Oaklawn Cemetery. KEEFER-C.
from 1546 Dudley avenue, Utica, N. Saturday afternoon at 2. Utica Cemetery. Deceased is brother of Mrs. Isabelle Stookey, 292 Rutter, avenue, Kingston.
LEE Daniel from home at Factoryville, Saturday afternoon at 2. Dunmore Cemetery. MRAK- Valentine, from 96 Brazil street. Miners Mills, Saturday morning at 9. Requiem 9:30 in Blessed Sacrament Church, Miners Mills.
Pringle Cemetery. CARUTH-Mra. Mary B. from 116 Darling street, Saturday morning at 10. Requiem mass at 10:30 in St.
John's Church, North Main street. Maple Hill Cemetery. HOPKINS- -Michael, from home of daughter, Mrs. William Butler, 26 Roosevelt Terrace, Saturday morning at 9. Requiem mass at 9:30 in St.
Aloysius' Church. Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plains. MURRAY- Julia, from home of sister, Mrs. Peter Kraft, 539 North Franklin, street, Saturday morning at 9. Requiem mass at 9:30 in St.
John's Church, North Main street. St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover. BUYANOWSKI-Anthony, Edwardsville, from 49 Grove street, Monday 9. Requiem mass 9:30.
Polish National Church, Edwardsville. Evergreen Cemetery, Shavertown. KRESCANKO-John, from 14 Curtis street, Kingston, Monday 9. Requiem mass 9:30. SS.
Cyril and Method Church, Edwardsville. Parish cemetery, Pringle. CALKINS- Mrs. Charles, from home of daughter, Mrs. James Brislin, 80 Main street, Luzerne, Saturday, 2:30, Rev.
H. L. Renville, of Luzerne. 395, F. A.
M. conducted ritualistic service. Pallbearers were Reginald Pace, William Pace and James field, nephews, and Harry Rood, Charles Wood and Frank Greenwood, members of Kingston Lodge of Masons. PARTING SHOTS IN the holiday New week between Christmas and Year's newspapers and other periodicals will set forth various resumes of the old year and estimates of what the new may bring forth. Both estimate and prophecy will be somewhat disjointed at the turn of the year by reason of a bedeviled world situation.
Great Britain, as is now more fully realized, is desperately pressed in its stand against the mad march of unscrupulous dictatorships. Should the island empire fall, despite its plucky, superb and almost single handed defense of the right of itself and other free peoples to self determination in government and living any forecast of next year's trend of affairs in the Americas would be astonishingly upended. But even so the United States would, after readjustment to suit altered conditions, be forced to push on in augmented industrial and military preparedness. IN heard New York recently this column a story going the rounds there. Even it not authentic it should be preserved as fiction.
For in all the record of power politics, back through the centuries to the grandeur that was Greece and the glory that was Rome of the Metternichs, the Machiavellis and the Richelieus there is no better material. It's a tale of not just the double-cross. But the double-double. As it goes, it seems that Mussolini thought he had the Greek Metaxas bribed. The asking price had been 50 billion dollars but Il Duce chiseled it down to 20 million.
The idea was to attain a pushover, a super-Quisling, a grand entrance and no fight; a pompous and fulldress conquest without risk of life or limb: a fifth column job that would make Hitler's capture of Norway, the Low Countries and France seem amateur stuff by comparison. took the 20 million. spent it on As the story continues, Metaxas armaments, and used them on the invading Italians. Hence the debacle. It would demand an O.
Henry to whip that short story into shape. American Industry By J. CARROLL MANSFIELD PAPER MILL PAPER MILL MOST COLONIAL PAPER MILLS WERE LOCATED IN OR NEAR LARGE TOWNS, WHERE LARGER SUPPLIES OF RAGS COULD BE OBTAINED 1940- MRS. WILSON, 96, SUCCUMBS AT PITTSTON Funeral Services Will be Held Monday for Oldest Resident of Upper Valley Community Mrs. Christina O.
Wilson, 96, one of the oldest residents of Wyoming Valley and probably the oldest in the Greater Pittston area, died early today at her home, 67 Church street, Pittston, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Wilson, a native of New York and a resident of Pittston for 75 years, had been in failing health for the past eight years and had been confined to her bed in serious condition for four months. She was a well known resident of Upper Luzerne County and had been active in the First Presbyterian Church of Pittston until her illness prevented her from attending services. Her passing will be mourned by many to whom she was endeared.
Surviving are two sons, Frank K. Wilson of Stroudsburg, and Oscar A. Wilson of Pittston; a sister, Mrs. Tillie Skeeter, of Dallas, Texas; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence on Monday afternoon at 2:30, wieh Rev.
R. A. Rinker, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in West Pittston cemetery. Pittston Woman Claimed By Death Mrs.
Mary Walsh, a prominent Pittston resident and widow Patrick Walsh, former sergeant of police in that city, died at 11 o'clock this morning at her home, 22 John street, after several months illness of complications. Mrs. Walsh, sister Miss Kate Reilly of Wilkes Barre, was born in Ireland and had resided in Wyoming Valley for many years, She was the former Miss Kelly and was a member of St. John's R. C.
Church, Pittston. Other survivors are these children: Patrick and Joseph Walsh of Pittston, Mrs. William Krayer of Scranton, Mrs. William Christian of Pittston and Catherine, Grace and Dorothy Walsh, all at home. Ruth Edwards Wed To Charles Hurlbut Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Ruth Christine Edwards and Charles W.
Hurlbut, both of Scranton, which took place today at noon in the parsonage of the First Baptist Church, Scranton, Rev. Frank Stanton officiated. The bride resided with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and "Mrs. Joseph Baker, 1207 Rundle street, Scranton.
Mr. Hurlbut is the son of Duncan Campbell, president of the Scranton Electric Company, and the late Mrs. Campbell. The attendants were Miss Eleanor Yearling and Duncan Campbell. Breakfast was served, after the ceremony, at the Dietrick.
Mr. 'Hurlbut and his bride will go on a southern cruise spending sometime at Sea Island, Ga. The bridegroom is a graduate of Lawrenceville and Lafayette College. He is associated with the Scranton Electric Company. The bride is a graduate of Scranton Tech and has been secretary to Drs.
Russell T. Wall and Fred C. McNamara. The dictionary does not put it this way: Junior- -What do they mean by twaddle? Senior- That refers to arguments advanced by the other side. Legal NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL persons concerned that the accountants in the following estates have settled their accounts in the Office of the Register of Wills of Luzerne County and that the same will be presented to the Orphans' Court of said County for confirmation nisi on Monday, January 13, 1941, Rev.
Aloysius M. Baloga, Alexanat 10:00 A. der Baloga, Jessie L. Van Loon, Anna V. MacHenry, Samuel Bulford, George M.
Bulford and Edith N. Bulford, Daniel C. Roberts, James Mulligan, Minnie M. Llewellyn Devens, Cusatis Minnie or E. Bloom, Aniello Cusat, Anthony Cusat, Rev.
Henry P. Burke, Sallie E. Gilligan, Anna Rogowska, George J. Rogowski, John E. Wert, Second National Bank, Wilkes-Barre, Fannie S.
B. Helme, Second National Bank, Wilkes-Barre, Second admr. Mary T. National Bank, Wilkes-Harte, Mary B. Wassil, Mary Pollock, Herring, Mary Admr.
A. Schuler, William Charles H. Coray, Mary A. A. Coray and Elisha A.
Coray, Herman Zimet, Anna Zimet, Annie M. MacKellar, Markle Banking and Trust Gerhardt Tunnessen, Markie Banking and Markie Trust Banking and Trust Wasil James Q. Osborne, Davit or Wasily David, John Morris, Margaret T. Gallagher, Wyoming National Bank, Wilkes-Barre; John Evans, George Sophia Evans, drowski, Anna John Edwards, MinNadrowski, ers National Bank, Wilkes Anna G. King, Second National Louisa Jones, Second National Bank, Bank, Wilkes-Barre, A.
Wilkes-Barre, Trustee; Jacobs Susz, Anna Matuszak and Josephine Karasinki, Trustees; Marilda Heller, James R. Scouton, Margaret Spargo, Sadie Murray Meixell and Anna Murray Moran, Anna Smoliniec, Alex Serafin, J. F. Long, (R. R.
Long R. (Per- Zimmerman, R. J. R. F.
Zimmerman, sonal Property), Admr. JOHN SHIVELL, Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court. A MASSACHUSETTS SOON TOOK THE LEAD FROM PENNSYLVANIA AS A PAPER-MAKING CENTER, BECAUSE THERE WERE MORE PRINTING HOUSES IN NEW ENGLAND. 3473 The Reader's Column LITTLE DEEDS Leave the big things to the strong! Or an extra to the grow. will.
Life has countless, endless needs, All that's needed And the while we pass along Let us do the little deeds. Some there are who sit and sigh For the task to them denied, This is lesser work: to cheer Scorning little needs near by Others worried and afraid Rich with gratitude and pride. And to visit some one near Needing just a little aid. There's a need for one all Of the many or the few, Who would share another's woe Be the talent great or small, Need not wait for added skill There is much for it to do. (Copyright, 1940, By Edgar A.
Guest.) MR. PEGLER GET YOUR DICTIONARY Editor, Times-Leader Evening News: When Westbrook Pegler wrote a column about a so-called Dean of the gents' washroom corps of Journalists -I wonder whom he meant? Pegler claims a Mr. Harold Ross, editor of the New Yorker magazine is barred from the Stork Club because of a certain columnist. Recently, Mr. Ross related in a series of articles how a Broadway columnist was a cater- cousin to Owney (the killer) Madden, convicted criminal and former public enemy No.
1. Pegler in his recent column asserts that the Broadway newsmonger (and Sunday night radio commentator as a means of retribution approached and ordered Mr. Ross' expulsion from the club or he (the Broadway newsmonger) would not give the club free publicity- not to mention the possible dirty digs. So imagine when Mr. Ross, editor of the New Yorker, was told he no longer could patronize the club.
ween he felt like an accomplished bassoon player deprived of his only bassoon. For an editor of magazine, whose life blood depends on bits of bruit about so-called "social folks" to become an Ishmelite in the eyes of the club management is equipollence to exile to Siberia. The Stork Club is the official pumping station for material that fills the Broadway our peace." This war -dominated Cristmastide will be truest. to the first Christmas Eve it it shows us the only way to world peace, which consists in following the Christ who was born in Bethlehem. Times without number I have sone to trekked Bethlehem; over the and I long, have hard repeatedly road followed by the Wise Men.
My place-sense of Christmas is strong. have come to realize that it is only Nevertheless, with the passing years, as we find the Christ Himself that we can have a Christmas world. "Thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins. SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS A covetous man is fretful because he has not so much as he desires; but a gracious man is thankful because he has more than he deserves. -Secker There is something sublime in calm endurance.
Longfellow. Who comes to God an inch, through doubtings dim. In blazing light God will advance mile to him. Oriental Proverb. The bread of life is love; the salt of life is work; the water of life is faith.
Jameson. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee. Psalm 55:22. If I can lend A strong hand to. the fallen, or defend The right against a single envious strain, My life, though bare Perhaps of much that seemeth dear and fair To us on earth, will not have been in vain.
-Browning. Degrees infinite there must always be, but the weakest among us has a gift, however seemingly trivial, which is peculiar to him, and which worthily used, will be a gift to his race. Ruskin. as an alderman at the time of his death in 1902. Mrs.
Cullen was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Luzerne. She was a Gold Star Mother, her son, Leo Cullen, having died during the World War. She is survived by these children: Mrs. Michael Larkin, Lee Park; Mrs. Joseph O'Brien, Glendale, L.
Patrick, at home; and John, Harvey's Lake. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Hannah Early, Brooklyn, N. Y. foru grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
The body has been removed to the McLaughlin Funeral Home, 142 South Washington street, city, from where the funeral will be held. MRS. ELIZABETH SUCHY Mrs. Elizabeth Suchy of 306 Lawrence street, Edwardsville, a highly esteemed West Side resident, died this morning at 6:30 at her home following thre months' illness of complications. Her husband, George, died last September 15th.
Mrs. Suchy is survived four children: Anna, Mary and Michael, at home, and George with 36th Field Artillery, U. S. Army, at Fort Bragg, N. C.
She also leaves three sisters: Mrs. Mary Budois, Allentown, and Mrs. Anna Bohac and Mrs. Helen Hyduk, both of Slovakia. The funeral will be held from the home on Monday morning at 9 with a high mass of requiem at 9:30 in St.
Mary's Greek Rite Catholic Church, Kingston, Rev. Emil Semetkovsky, pastor, Interment will be in SS. Cyril and Method cemetery, Pringle. from the Piszczek Funeral Home, 70 East Main street, Plymouth. Services largely attended were in charge of Rev.
Charles Sykes, vicar at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. There were numerous floral tributes. Casket bearers were: Frank Zavatski, Chester and Martin Strojny, Walter Shebilski, Theodore Nareski and Edward Zakalun. Burial was in Maple Hill cemetery, Ashley.
Franklin E. Brennan Funeral services for Franklin Eugene Brennan were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his parents, Helfrich Court. Interment was in Maple Hill cemetery. Edward S. Rupp Funeral services for Edward S.
Rupp will be held this evening at 7:30 from 49 Oak street. Francis Edwards will officiate. Remains will be taken to Danville tomorrow morning where burial will be made in Fairview cemetery. Joseph Ogurkis A large number relatives and friends attended the funeral of Joseph Ogurkis which was held this morning from the family home, 75 Penn street. Kingston.
Following brief services at the residence, Rev. George W. Inczura celebrated a high mass of requiem in St. Mary's Lithuanian R. C.
Church, Kingston, Numerous floral tributes were carried by the following grandchildren of the deceased: Mary Ann Pznak, Jackie Pznak, Jackie Agurkis, Francis Agurkis, and Irene Agurkis. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery at Pringle where Father Inczura pronounced the benediction, Pallbearers were Yuskavage, George Kadish, William Minkevich, John Hollitt, Joseph Ransavage and William Sincavage. George M. Pace Funeral services for George M.
Pace, well known West Side resident, were conducted this afternoon at the Charles Doron Funeral Home, 392 Wyoming avenue, Kingston, by Rev. Abram G. Kurtz, pastor of services were largely attended. There Kingston Presbyterian Church. The were numerous floral tributes.
Cemetement where was Kingston Forty Lodge Fort THERE is no questioning the morale of the British has been fortified in a dark hour. by successes not alone in Greece, bribery story true or not true, but especially by the amazing follow up of unparalleled British successes in desert criss-crossed Northern Africa. Never famed in modern times at least as a stand-up knock-down fighting force and taken utterly by surprise, which is the height of ignominy in military strategy, the Roman minions of a big-bellied bluffer who imagined himself another Ceasar or Napoleon appear to have been worse trounced than these same forces boasted of Ethiopians where Selassie's forces were largely armed with fowling pieces dating back to the sixteenth century. IT is easy enough to write of prospects and guesses as to world affairs. The difficult task for all journalists of smaller citics is to write something of especial interest to circles of home readers.
Columnists in this and other newspapers, docated in Washington and elsewhere interpret from the daily grist of world affairs as their daily stint to syndicates. What are our prospects for the New Year here at home? That is a bread and butter question. Mentioned before in this space has been a lack of prospective industrial development such as was implemented locally by developments of the first World War. THERE is risk in any form of prophecy. One man's guess is as good as that of the other fellow.
It can be sensed, however, especially in local circles. that Philip Murray, the new CIO head, gave utterance to a well founded opinion when he proclaimed in defense of the attitude of labor toward preparedness that a major deficiency thus far in national planning had been the letting of government contracts to only about of all industrial plants of the country at large capable of filling at least parts of these huge orders. That seems our major trouble in the Nurses' Guild Re-elects Heads DR. ELLIS' TALK By William T. Ellis balderdash columns.
Now Editor Ross is forced to do St. Barnabas Guild for Nurses his dining and dancing at some other held its annual Christmas party at less-famous Park Avenue hostelry. St. Stephen's parish house. Members If that Broadway newsmonger of the visiting nursese who are would utilize some of the maxims members of the Guild were in he writes and talks about, instead charge of entertainment.
of trying to stop people from going Gifts were brought by members to this or that place, it would en- which will be distributed by the hance his personality, instead of Wilkes-Barre Visiting Nurse Associseeing it become evanescent and be- ation and the West Side Association. yond reintegration. Mrs. Richard Mitchell was in Well anyway, those of us who charge of decorations. Refreshments sweat and toil for a living would were served.
There were about 70 find it such terribly buffoonery. boring were it not present. for Mrs. George Richards was reARMOND ANTHONY elected president. The following officers were also reelected: president, Miss Pearl Wardin; secretary, Mrs.
H. Lewis Smith, corresBIBLE TALK oreaux; ponding treasurer, secretary, Mrs. Mrs. Fred Fred Plies- Lam- black pall of fear lies over the whole earth today. No continent, no country, no condition, is free from it.
Never before, since humanity became a self-conscious whole, has there been such a terror. What part of the earth's surface is not being ravaged by war is definitely threatened by it. There are no happy isles of peace to which mankind may flee in assurance of safety and tranquility. The darkness of dread is universal. Universal, except for a light that first shone in the little town of Bethlehem, and is today reflected in the whole world's Christmas illumination.
Having experimented in vain with all the lights of science and philosophy and statecraft, which have left mankind in darkness, we turn in hope to this gleam of star and blaze of Shekinah glory which once bathed an obscure Palestine field. There is no hope left for the mas. world heartsick From except these in the bare light hears Judean of hills echoing Christ- a humanity the "Fear not" of God's angelic messenger. Realists at Christmas Christmas is the most sentimental time of the year. Then all hearts are mellowed and opened.
Greetings and gifts by the billion crowd the channels of trade and communication. Depressed hearts are lightened by Christmas good will and cheer. For a short season we revert to the simplicity and sincerity of childhood. Ah, if it could but be always Christmas! In spite of the season's mood, Christmas should be a day of realism. It is a time for fronting facts fearlessly--the fact of the world's fear and danger; the fact of man's seeming helplessness to extricate himself from his plight; the facts- historic facts of the first Christmas, with its tremendous portent and significance.
If Historian Luke's narrative be true, as the criticism of the scholarship of the ages has attested, then we are not without hope, and a vista of peace opens before us. Let us linger for a moment, despite our common gloom, upon the record that the birth of Jesus, which created Christmas, was attended by light and music. The Good News came to a group of out-of-doors workingmen, engaged in a humdrum task, to the strains of heavenly melody; and the bare fields were suffused with the indescribable light of the Shekinah glory. Later, the questing Magi were given the guidance of a radiant new star. All the brightness and caroling of our Christmaskeeping are warranted by the characteristics of.
the first Christmas. Facing the Facts We take delight in picturing the local incidents of the Bethlehem Birth--the sleepy, scared shepherds; the obscure cave stable of the little khan; the maiden Mother and her gallant husband; the far-faring Wise Men; and all the known circ*mstances of the Advent. Yet these should not obscure the larger meanings. This was not a local affair, else the heavens would not have broken their immemorial silence; and messengers from the Presence would not have winged their way to earth; and the effulgence which surrounds the throne of God would not have enwrapped the shepherds and their hillside. It was a message for "all the People," and for all the earth, for all time, that the angel proclaimed to the awe-stricken hearers.
This was the major news of time and eternity, transcending in importance the rise and fall of empires, the development of civilization and all the other BROKEN Or Misfit PLATES REPAIRED OR RELINED RESET TO FIT AND LOOK LIKE NEW Immediate Service Low Cost! DR. ALBERT H. SMITH 45 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre events of all the centuries that had been or were to be. This central, supreme fact, that the Messiah had come, and He was Peace- to the race, is the very of hearts of all true Christmas-keeping. Peace Is Possible the At this Christmas season, when bells the is musin.of drowned out by the roar of and guns, we may still perceive that heaven's program for earth is one of peace.
Into a war dominated world came this sensational announcement. Strife was natural for nations of the era into which Christ was born. Even to this day, the dictators glorify war, and proclaim it the highest estate of man. They were wrong, wickedly wrong. This war-weary world knows they are wrong, even though not consciously aware that the explicit purpose of God is one of peace.
Christmas memorializes the Divine program of peace. That objective was deemed great enough to be linked with the announcement of the birth of God's Son upon earth. One condition was attached, as reason shows that it had to be. Peace was promised to "men of good will," or to men who do God's pleasure, or among men of good will. Naturally, there could not be peace among hate-filled, men, or selfish, powerseeking men.
There is a sublime rationality to all the truths of the Scripture. Peace, universal peace, is possible- on God's terms. Back of Peace So the coming of Jesus was inextricably linked with the possibility of peace. His doctrine of love was to change the hearts of men. So deeply steeped are these hearts in purposes that do not make for peace that it needs His power, and loyal discipleship to Him, and "the mind that 18 in Christ to soften these hearts, to purify these purposes, and to put the constraining love of Christ in their place.
Peace cannot come into the world until it has first come into the hearts of men. That is why spiritual peace is antecedent to social peace. To find peace for the world we must make a Christmas pilgrimage to Bethlehem, and to Calvary. In a profoundly practical sense, "He is katt. MARRIAGE LICENSES Walter J.
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39 SHOE REPAIR DEPT. NEISNER'S 5c TO 1.00 STORE industrially equipped Wyoming Valley. To a discouraging degree we here seem to be classed among the of those ready and willing communities sharing disproportionately in present generous government contracts. ANNOUNCEMENT on the yesterday Hazard of a Wire Rope division of American Chain and Cable strengthens the encouraging backlog of orders of that fine community enterprise. But ships are slow in building.
Hence ample time is given the company in rounding out its government task. Already working to practical capacity this backlog means an assurance of steady employment but promises little additional. The same is true of other orders thus far locally received. The one exception is the fully publicised case of the newly established Barn-. ard enterprise.
Yet we have remaining after all of present prospects are given weight a considerable surplus of unused factory space challenging every interest of the community, WERE we vacancies to fill out with these yawnbusy industrial needs as was government imposed task of a corresponding period of the World War, prophecy would prove an easier task. There still remains hope to the of American industries passed by in the hectic clamor and futility which has always accompanied American efforts when war involvment seems imminent. We refuse to take out insurance until a damaging fire starts. Then we rush around in circles in a welter of unorganized and, non-coordinated fire prevention tactics at double the cost of normal procedure. What we are most interested in here for the New Year is not advice, prophecy or speculation.
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