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Thursday, December 23, 1943
It's a very pleasant, cheering custom to
renew friendly associations during the
Yuletide by extending to you our sin-
cere wishes nor a Happy Christmas.
And our optimistic predictions of a
Prosperous N~w Year.
We are ~ooking forward to serving you
in the NewYear and hope that increased
patronage will make our services even
more satisfactory.
GOLVA TRADING COMPANY
BERT COVERT, Manager
GEF IHG$-
from USto you
Once more it k our
oompllments of the
eeason and expre,, our
hope that the New
Year v.'n bring to you
end yoors the abun-
dance of good things
and good honlth you
dddy deserve. And on
thk impe~a.t c.:cub.
we wlsh to thank you
,incerely for yew
generous patronage
the pes~ year end we
pledge a continuance
of our established
quality and
H. B. LOVELL
Beach, North Dakota
THE GOLDEN VALLEY NEWS
JOY OF CHRISTMAS
Joy is the keynote of Christmas.
"Be not afraid; for behold, I
bring you good tidings of great
joy which shall be to all the
people: for there is born to you
this day in the city of David a
Saviour, who is Christ the Lord."
Good tidings of great joy! A
Savior is bern! This was the
message of the angel that caus-
ed even the joy bells of heaven
to ring in the night of Jesus'
birth. This was the heavenly
proclamation that found its
echo in the sublime song of
angel multitudes filling the sky:
"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good-will
toward men!"
God wants His children to
share in His own perfect joy.
He created man in His own im-
age and placed him in a Para-
dise where he might
the bliss of God's own fellow-I
ship. It was a place of unming-
led joy. The peace of heaven
brooded over the earth. No
teardrops ever fell in Eden's
blessed bowers. But sin entered
in. The holy fellowship with
God was broken. Sorrow and
death became man's portion.
The very ground wa~ cursed
with thorns and thistles because
of man's transgression. Eden
became a melancholy memory~
a Paradise Lost.
But Christmas tells us that
the Joy of heaven has again
come to earth. God's plan for
man cannot be frustrated. The
joyous message of the angels
tells us that a Redeemer is come.
God's own Son is God's unspeak-
able gift to mankind, that in
Him sinful mortals might know
the joy of God's salvation.
In Christ, the Child of Beth-
lehem, we may also experience
the joy of reconciliation with
God. The beautiful fellowship
that was broken in Eden has
been restored again. Many may
walk in sweet converse with His
holy Maker, and know the joy ot
His abiding presence.
Because of God's Christmas
gift we may also know the joy
of a heavenly hope. The gates
of Paradise have been opened
again to the chlldren of earth.
Mortal man may again have ac-
cess to the Tree of Life. To be
"forever with the L~d" has be-
come the crowning hope of
mankind, and with that hope
has come into the human heart
a "joy unspeakable and full of
glory."
Here, then, is the real cause
for Joy on Christmas day. It is
centered in Him in whom alone
true joy are found. Christ is
the "Joy of heaven to earth
come down." Redeemed by
Him, we shall understand more
fully the message of the angel:
"Behold, I bring you good tidings
of great joy." And with Mary
we shall sing: "My soul doth
magnify the Lord, and my spir-
it hath rejoiced in God my Sav-
iour."
v
PEACE AND GOODWILL
What strange words in the
midst of a war-torn and bleeding
world as we in this second grim
year of war turn our thoughts
to Bethlehem and to Him who
is called the Prince of Peacel
But there is war, you say, and
not peace today. That is true,
but herein is revealed the mys-
tery of the grace of God. namely,
that the peace which Chris~
brings permits the soul to rest
in God even amidst the roar of
cannon and the bursting of
bombs. To every troubled soul
that cries to heaven, he de-
clares: "Peace I leave with you.
my peace I give unto you, no~
as the world giveth, give I unto
you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be
afraid."
The song of the angels on
Bethlehem's plains is for men of
good will and its promise of
peace is to them alone. "Glory
to God in the highest and on
earth peace to men of good will."
The spirit of Christmas is an In-
vitation to a way of life that if
accepted by mankind will ulti-
mately bring about the brother-
hood of all men under the fath-
erhood of God. The Prince of
Peace still reigns over the world.
He will in due season overrule
evil and restore peace on earth.
Ages may pass before HIS reign
of peace shall everywhere be es-
tablished, but the day of His full
ascendency over every island
and continent is speeding on.
Let us not only pray for peace
but let us carry the peace ot
God in our hearts throughou~
the entire year and keep alive
the warmth of human kindness.
Newspapers are said to mould
public opinion. After long exper-
ience on that job one editor says
it's about like trying to mould
pea soup.
V
Kids love playthings, and when
~ey get somewhat older some of
~hem will be looking for a plaything
in the form of a wife or husband.
People s t~,u~ are said to make
a heap of trouble. We need them
nMShty bad before Christmas, to
/t~k Imsta~e smmlm with.
CHRISTMAS
AND FRIENDS
GO HAND IN HAND..
All too often we take our friends for granted. IVe are
~ware of the [act that every day sees some evidence of the
friendships o/the people whom we strive to serve and too
/requently we neglect acknowledging these kindnesses.
But at Christmas, when we pause in the busy whirl of
everyday routine things, we become conscious of our short-
comings, and wish to convey in this message our heartfelt "
thanks ]or the good things that have come our way.
To you, our friends, we wish you a Happy Christmas an~
a New Year o/Health and Prosperity.
TEXAS COMPANY
Ben Thompson, Consignee
TI-tF= SI::ASON'S GRF_I::TINGS
AND ALL GOOD WISt-II:::S
FOR Till: NFW YI:::AR
May you have, on every day of the New Year,. the same
happiness which we are sure will be .yours on Christmas day.
BEACH CO-OP GRAIN CO.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS--
L. C. Zielsdorf H.H. Halstead J.F. Hardy Lewis Odland
George Oech Martin Ueckert Guy Cox
L. J. ALGUIRE, Manager J.C. ALGUIRE, Asst. Manager