The Cameron Herald and Centinel (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1945 Page: 2 of 52
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2_THE CAMERON HERALD
Dromhcr J". 1913 <*,2r.
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Cfiris tmas
A DRIZZLING rain seeped
A through Mike Duncan s tnread-
bare coat and soaked him to the
skin. Snow had preceded the ram
that afterr/or. and the going was
pretty tougti. He wearily trudged
along, endeavoring to keep out of
the way of reckless herds of last-
minute Christmas shoppers who
thought of him only as a bar to their
progress.
Ordinarily Duncan would not have
thought of his wet skin, his tattered
clothes or even of his empty stom-
ach. They were all part of life on
the road—but this night was differ-
ent. It was Christmas Eve.
It must have been the holiday sea-
fon—why else would someone thrust
a fifty-cent piece into his hand and
Balaam Fir Chosen hs
llem only Me*enters
According to Amgarm*. who
converted the Vikings to t liris-
tianity, the Lord sent 1 aith. Hope
and Charity to earth to select
His Christmas Tree.
They selected the Balsam Fir
because it was as high as Hope,
as wide as I.ove. and bore the
sign of the cross on every branch.
1 (ChriBtmaa
« BY’ JAC K SOUTHERN
| Minister, Church of ( hrist
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“Are you sure that’s all you want?"
then vanish Into the shadows? He
could only murmur a grateful
“Thank you, sir, and a merry Christ-
mas to you” before the donor dis-
appeared into the swirling crowd.
Duncan reached into his left pock-
et. pulled out two dimes and five
pennies, laid them with the half-
dollar in the palm of his other
hand and stared at his entire for-
tune of seventy-five cents.
He smiled sardonically when it oc-
curred to him presently that the
building in front of which he stood
was the United States Mint. He
turned and, with a laugh that had a
hysterical ring to it, jingled his hand-
ful of coins. His mirth attracted
the cop who had been standing on
the corner watching him. The of-
ficer said to him in a brogue so thick
that it could have been cut with a
knife, "Move on, blasht ye!” Mike
wandered off down a deserted side
street, clinking his money.
After about an hour of aimless
roaming through endless alleys, he
found himself directly opposite a
brightly decorated restaurant. He
crossed over and from sheer curios-
ity looked in the window.
There were only two patrons in- i
side—an elderly man and woman j
seated at a front table who were 1
avidly devouring with much relish j
a whole roast turkey with all the |
side dishes.
Duncan’s mouth began to water— *
his stomach seemed hollow—he felt j
his legs go weak, and his ever-pres- :
ent hunger was getting the best of
him. Suddenly he remembered the
seventy - five cents. He thought j
quickly. A bed for the night at a
flophouse would cost fifteen cents— ;
that would leave him sixty. He de-
cided to go in and order a roast j
turkey sandwich. He gave his hat ,
a few deft pats and opened the door. !
He hung his battered hat and coat
where he could grab them in case
of an emergency, and made himself
comfortable at a table in a comer.
Duncan knew that his appearance
was none to prepossessing and that
a Waiter would not dash up to some
one from whom he could not get a
tip. After a while a vinegar-faced
man deigned to come to him.
"What’ll you have?” he asked, sti-
fling a yawn.
”A hot roast turkey sandwich,” re-
plied Duncan.
“On toast or rye bread?”
“Rye.”
"Anything else?”
Duncan shook his head “No, noth-
ing else.”
"Are you sure that’s all you
want?"
"Yes, that’s all Just a roast tur-
key sandwich.”
The waiter returned with the or-
der, placed it before him, shook his
head wonderingly and withdrew.
Duncan virtually devoured the sand-
wich in three bites. He delicately
wiped his mouth with a napkin, then
beckoned the waiter. "Check,
please.” he said.
"Check’”,
"Yes, the check.” Duncan raised
his eyebrows.
"But there is no check.”
"No check? What do you mean-
no check?”
•There are none tonight. This is
Christmas Eve Didn’t you see the
sign in the window' Customers can
order anything they want It’s on
the house. You’re the only guy who
didn't order the whole darned menu.
Well, merry Christmas.” he added
Duncan’s jaw dropped. His gare
fell or, the half dollar, two dimes
and five pennies still clutched in
his hand. Slump-‘d in his chair, his
eye* f* Mowed *h»* back of the re-
trya’irv * aiter
Constructive Toys
Mtike Better Gifts
When you buy toys for children,
give a thought to their constructive
qualities. How much can they do
with the gifts you are providing'
them? W’ill they soon tire of them
and go back to the good old spoons
and pans in the cupboard that they
can do so many things with? If you
buy a doll, get one that can be
dressed, bathed and brushed. If a
boy wants a doll, let him have it.
Fathers love children.
Growing children need big toys
that require lifting, tugging, running
—movement of muscles. Blocks are
ideal. Think of the things that can
be done with them! One carpenter
out of work made quite a good thing
last Christmas of children's blocks.
He collected odds and ends of boards
at the lumber yard, planed them
off smoothly, painted them gay col-
ors and sold them in lots of a dozen
up to 100. Wagons, cars, scooters,
skates, sleds, and skiis are good
But the toy should suit the age of
the recipient. Every boy should
have a ball of some kind. Boys like
trains, but wooden blocks painted to
resemble cars are better than the
kinds that can run only on tracks.
Girls are pleased with rolling pins,
doll beds, houses, trunks, small
chairs and tables, and dishes. One
mother v/r.tes that her son s most
cherished gift last Christmas was
five pounds of assorted nails given
him by an understanding uncle.
For older folks, books and Christ-
mas just seem to go together as
naiuraiiy as bread and jam, or
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• perish.”
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to nghtei
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corfessio
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make r
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! Jesus i
■aid, "He
When Jesus was bom in Bethlehem portant question. He ha» -aid, “Not
of Judea, he was t<orn in a manger, everyone that sayeth unto me, Lord, J
because there was not room for him Lord, shall enter the Kingdom of i
in the Inn. Think of it! The Son of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of l
God being crowded out of a hotel my Father who is in Heaven,' Mat-
even in his birth. Many will say, if thew 7:21.
li d). «J« «u« said,
ye shall aH in like
l.jkc 13:3). Again
that we mutt confess
the heart man believ-
msness and with the
n is made unto sal-
i 10:101.
!a*t condition which
iy those who would
“hrist in their heart
|'He that believeth and
is baptized shall tie saved, but he
that believeth not shall be condemned.’
If we will do all of these things
, t as t'hrist would have us do and
then live faithful unto him until
death he will give to os the "crown
of life.’*
I ask you In the name of the Lord
J, . ,. Chi i • l" innke room for t hrist
in your life. Now it a good time for
you to do this. What think ye of
Christ?
By enlisting in the Regular Army
for three years you may choose your
branch of service and your theatre of
op* rations. ____________
Christ were here now we would not
crowd him out. I wonder if we w’ould.
Christ is not here in person today,
and yet, he is here. We cannot crowd
Many think that they have made
roo mfor Christ in their lives just
because they have called. Lord, Lord,
but Jesus says that we must do the
him out of a hotel today, but we can ■ will of the Father,
crowd him out of our lives. Christ What is the will of the Father? We
said, “I stand at the door and knock, can find the will of the Father to-
if any man will open unto me and I ward us on the pages of the New
will come in and sup with him and j Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ,
he with me.” Christ does stand at the Jesus said, “No man can come unto
door of our heart and knock. He does me except the Father which sent me
not come into our hearts if we are , draw him, and I will raise him up at
not willing for him to come in. Some- the last day. It is written in the
one has said, “the door of our heart Prophets, and they shall all be taught
has only one knob and it is on the
inside.” If Christ comes into our
hearts .then we will have to open the
door.
Many are asking the question to-
day: how may Christ come into my
life ? What must I do in order to
be pleasing to Christ? Christ has not
left us without an answer to this irn-
of God. Everyone that hath heard
from the Father hath learned, cometh
unto me.” Jno. 6:44-45.
We must hear the Word of God,
then, before we can come unto Christ,
Paul said, “And without Faith it is
impossible to be well pleasing unto
him, for he that cometh to God must
believe that he is, and that he is
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Educational toys are popular.
ham and eggs. A home-made book
may make a hit. It may consist of
leaves of brightly colored cambric,
ten colors in nil, rowed securely
through tic middle to hold them to-
gether. and with pinked edges.
BUBBLES SEZ-
• Bundles from heaven, yea...
but babies take twice tiiclr
weight In wash! And its awful
hard to get the soap! Where
there’s fat, there’s soap, remem-
ber. So keep saving USED FATS
to help make It.
At this Holiday Season of 1945, we
employees of
Moseley Electric
Service
greet von with our warm thanks and
good wishes.
We share your joy in the ending
of war, your hopes for the speedy
attainment of a just and glorious
Peace.
We thank you for the confidence
you have placed in us. the loyalty
you have shown us. We pledge you
our whole-hearted cooperation in
your plans for 1916.
And we wish for you a year of
happiness, prosperity and peace.
COLD WAVE
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Service
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THERE'S NOTHING LIRE A
COMFORTABLY HEATED HOME
AFTER A CROWDED SHOPPING
DAY. BECAUSE WE PLANNED THE
HEATING OF OUR NEW HOME
AS A PART OF HOUSE, WINTERTIME
IS A PLEASURE AND JOY. NO
MORE WALL SWEATING AND STUFFY
AIR. OUR EQUIPMENT IS VENTED.
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Gas Heating Equipment
Only when equipment is vented to o flue
ere stuff) air ord wall sweating elimi-
na'ed Vented heat is modern, healthful,
economical So install the necessary flues '
when building or emodelmg. When in-
stalled and financed as part of house
vented heat cos's so little more for so
much more. .
ulone Star
POSSUM FLATS ... merry christmasi
Ry GlOkMAM HtjNTEP
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White, Jefferson B. The Cameron Herald and Centinel (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1945, newspaper, December 20, 1945; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561835/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.