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Thursday, December 23, 1943
THE GOLDEN VALLEY NEWS
Wz r.~ think of no freer
Yuletide sentiment than the old broil.
iar ~MERRY CHRISTMAS.N We
never grow tired of eaylng it to our
friends nor do we grow fired of hear-
ing it from others. It is the one ~mlvet.
ml greeting that car~es with it the
thought of others and the appreclatlon
of free frie~dshil~ and am~iations. -,
i " It is this sentiment that forms the
background of our thinking of you at
this glad time of the year. We want
you to know that when we say,
# "MERRY CHRISTMAS," we include
['" OAKOTA IMPLEMENT CO.
F. D. ItAIGH, Manager
Beach, North Dakota
ITiflY THE
I:HRISTITIAS BELLS
RII113 II1 A mOST
!HAPPY SEA$OII
May the Chr|sfmas bells ring ~vlfh all fhe
hopp|ness f hat you so richly deserve, is our
Chr|sfmas wlsh fo the people of this cam-
reunify. May the flue splrlf of fhe Yuletide
linger on fhrough every day of fhe com-
ing year as a reward for your fhoughffuf.
ness ond klndness.
CHRIS. G. JOHNSON
Allis-Chalmers Dealer
Golva, North Dakota
BARBARA ANN
BENEDICT
ttTHIS 'peace on earth, good wily
Z-toward men' stuff gives me a
pain," Darl said. He laughed cyn-
icnily, looking down into the girl's
troubled eyes. "It gets me how you
got hooked into it, Pare. Why don't
you look the thing squarely in the
face and realize it's the bunk!"
"You must be blind!" Pamela
cried, "There are thousands and
thousands of people who give things."
"O.K., honey." He smiled. "We
look at it differently. The way I
figure it. a man never does some-
thing for nothing. If he isn't re-
warded with material gain, then he's
rewarded by having his vanity
salved. There's always a selfish mo-
tive behind a so-called act of kind-
ness, no matter which way you fig-
ure it. But it isn't important. What
is Important is that it's Christmas
and you and 1 are in love and we
ought to think of celebrating."
"It is important, Darl." Her voice
was suddenly vibrant. "It's impor-
tant to me to show you that you're
wrong. I couldn't be happy with
a man who had those .ideas." And
then, seeing the expression on his
face, her tone softened. "Oh~ I know
it seems silly to you--quarreling
about something so trite. But to me
it isn't trite. Oh, Darl, let me show
you how wrong you are!"
The streets were festive. Colored
lights and greenery showed in ev-
ery window. Lighted trees were on
every street corner. Pare stopped
the car while a group of carol sing-
ers trooped by. A girl with a tam-
bourine thrust a smiling face against
the coupe window. She dropped
coins into it and smiled and said,
"Merry Christmas."
They left the gaily lighted streets
behind. Pam turned into a side
A moment later, a small middle-
aged lady came bustling out.
street. She stopped before a house
and sounded her horn. A moment
later a small, middle-aged lady
came bustling out. She carried a
basket, Pare opened the door for
her, and introduced Darl. Her name
v~as Kimball.
"Well!" said the little lady. "This
is nice. I suppose you're the young
man to whom Miss Tripp is en-
gaged."
"Yes, we're engaged," Darl said.
He wondered what she had in the
b a~t. She was so poorly dressed,
~afl and apse'axed so tmder-
~es But thi~lke was a sparkle
But instead of driving back to the
city, Pare drove across the railroad
tracks and into the desolate, ill-
lighted thoroughfares of Jaytewn.
At last they stopped before a di-
lapidated tenement house. They en-
tered a dark, cold hall, mounted
stairs and rapped on a door. A weak
voice bade them enter.
The room ,ms, warmer than the
lmll outside,llghtedw/~ a kerosene
lamp. A woman lay ia bed, a child
cradled in her arms. Mrs. Kimball
mattur-of4aetly stirred up the fire,
produced candles and lighted them.
Pnmelu straightened thlng~ ia the
room with surprising efficiency. The
woman in the bed watched from
hollow eyes while Mrs. Kimball tin-
packed lmr basket, set out a piti-
fully small supply of foodstuffs,
some strings of popcorn, the green
bough of a pine tree, an orange, two
apples, a bottle of milk.
The sick woman's eyes were ea-
ger, grateful as the things appeared.
In no time at all the pine bough
was arranged on the table, the
strings of popcorn draped over it,
oranges placed at its base, two can-
dles on either side.
Darrs forehead wrinkled. He saw
the gl0w on Mrs. Kimball's face,
the sparkle in he~ eyes. She was
poor. She was doing all she rould,
and the woman in the bed knew
this, She was giving back gratitude
and warmth of feeling and love.
They left Mrs. Kimball and drove
back to the city. They stopped near
the park to listen to the carol sing.
ers. Pam looked at him, "Did it
mean anything to you, Darl? Do you
see what I mean?'"
of woman in the
"It's a self.
And aloud
thought about It
but isn't it nice we
as Mrs.
Darl Holloway," she
THE CHRISTMAS
ATMOSPHERE
• Among all evenings in the
year, and all the days, there is
no other evening like the Christ-
mas eve, no other day like
Christmas day. Whether the
eve and the day be dark and
stormy, or still and fair, does
not matter. The difference iS
not in the weather or the season,
but in that more subtle atmos-
phere which, from generation
to generation through all the
centuries has been our inherit-
once from that first Christmas
eve and a day when a new born
babe sent its wailing cry from
the manger of Bethlehem.
t~she world looks different thru
Christmas atmosphere.
However festive or sad the oc-
casion, however gay or gloomy
the streets may be, whatever
may be our surroundings, the
Christmas feeling is there. No
one may say just wherein it lies.
It is like an unseen halo that
glorifies and makes holy every
good thought and impulse, while
it reveals in darker relief what-
ever is tragic, unworthy, or vi-
cious. A great disaster on
Christmas eve or day shocks us~
as it does at no other season; I
a great joy comes in that sweet
raiment of gladness that only
Christmas brings. Thru nine-
teen centuries has this light lin-
gered around the hearts of men,
and thru all those ages it has
not grown din. Year after year
slips by and is added to the past.
But with each Christmas eve
and day our homes and our
highways are once more filled
with the old sweet joy--the halo
from that star which rose over
Bethlehem.
SACRIFICE ON WAR ALTAR
It seems dreadful to think of
the many thousands of American
young men whose lives have been
snuffed out in the hot fires of
war. The number of deaths in
the armed forces in two years has
been less than half the deaths in
less than 20 months in which the
United States was in the first
World War.
Military policy in this war is
making a great effort to reduce
the casualties. Modern medical
science and quick transportation
save many wounded men who pre-
viously would have died. By pro-
tecting our men with the most pow-
erful mechanized equipment any
nation ever had, their chances of
getting fatally wounded are a great
deal less than they were in the
previous war.
- - - - ~~4LqE~
M. C. Heckaman
Wibaux, Mont.
This is a 99% community appreciation "
tt
CHIIISTMAS
REETINGS
[ spires us to send you a word of
C~e spirit of the Yule-
TF comi.ng ye.ar and make th!s corn-
I I munity a better place in which to
[1 live. ".
[ The Season's Best Wishes to
.* each of you.
Jess Still's
RADIO SHOP
FOR FI IHt ERFUL IHRlfTMAIt
We are happy to offer our best wishes to each of you
for the most cheerful Christmas you have ever ex-
perienced. It is with reverent appreciation of all
' t~' the blessings that have been made possible by
friendghips of long standing, that we ex-
tend our best wishes for your happiness on
is Christmas day and every day c~
the coming year.
SCHULZ GARAGE
O~¢CE AGAIN TIIE Yuletide season
offers a welcome opportunity to extend
cordial greetings and best wishes tb'al[ those
whose friendship and patronage we have
enjoyed during the year. May we express
our appreciation of your consideration..,
and our best wishes for ~our Co ilntinued~:~
happiness, i~
DICKINSON'S
and Sales Force