Nebraska Newspapers

    Nebr. State Historical Society
lattemouth
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VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. DEC. 22. 1930.
NO. 93
Charles Daniels
Badly Burned when
Gas is Ignited
While at Duties as Patrolman on
Gas Line He Has Close Call
From Fatal Injury.
From Thur.-aav s rny
Last night shortly after 7 o'clock
Charles Daniels, patrolman on the
natural gas line of the Missouri Val
ley Pipeline Company, had a very
close call from fatal injuries when a
quantity of natural gas became ig
nited and caught bis clothing on
fire.
Mr. Daniels was at the small frame
building just south of this city where
are contained the valves that control
the branch line from the large pipe
line which supplies this city with
natural gas. He had. in coming to
the building, placed his open lantern
outside and had also left the door of
the building open to avoid the ef
fects of the accumulation of gas that
occurs when he releases a quantity
as is the custom in his work.
The gas forming was sufficient
that a part reached the spot where
the lantern was setting and at once
taught fire and instantly the young
man was engulfed in the pocket of
burning gas and his clothing ignited
and the blaze spread over his, clothes
and the flames also badly burned the
side of his face and hands and arms
before he could get out and extin
guishes the flames on his clothing.
Mr. Daniels was able to get to
his car and drive on into the city
where he secured medical aid and his
injuries were dressed by Dr. R. P.
Westover and he made as comfortable
as possible under the circumstances
altho he is suffering more or less
from the effects of the burns.
The injuries were not caused by a
gas explosion as was at first reported
last night, but from the accumulation
of released gas that caught fire from
the lantern, and almost instantly had
a roaring furnace of flame around the
unfortunate young man.
Mr. Daniels, the victim of the fire,
la having his share of hard luck, as
two weeks ago he was held up on
the highwav near Union and robbed
of 50.
HISTORY OF SANTA CLAUS
Santa Claus is a pet name for St.
Nicholas and was first used in Hol
land perhaps six hundred years ago.
And In those days, in Holland. Santa
f'laus used a white horse. When
Santa Claus began bringing German
toys he was furnished a tree to hang
them on. Then the good people of
Norway and Sweden gave Santa
Claus his reindeer and hung on their
trees lights in honor of the northern
lights so frequently seen and so
bright in their part of the world.
Few folks have seen reindeer and
the real live reindeer used by Santa
Claus differ much from the pictures
you so frequently see. The legs of
the real reindeer are much shorter
than those you see in pictures and
are not near so tall nor so slender
as most artist draw them. They are
small, little bigger than the native
red deer you so often see in parks.
Few parks have reindeer as it is al
most impossible to keep them where
they do not get their natural food
which is so often called reindeer moss
although it is not really a moss. It
is a lichen. Lichens are found in all
parts but the nearer one gets to the
North Pole the larger percentage of
lichen one finds in the vegetation.
In Alaska, on the Tundra, in the
northern part it makes up almost all
of the vegetation.
The lichen that the reindeer likes
best is a gray plant and grows very,
very slowly. Perhaps not more than
one-quarter of an inch a year. Cn
like grass it does not die in the fall
but lives from year to year and the
reindeer dig down through the snow
and find it just as nice and fresh as
it is i nthe summer. Ask Tautauk
or Ertauk to show you reindeer moss,
perhaps Tautauk will let you feed
some to the reindeer.
His lodge is all prepared for him
on the court house lawn and he will
be there next Tuesday morning. Dec.
23.
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
From Frldav's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Patterson will
find their Christmas a truly pleasant
one this year as their sons, Edward
Patterson and Herbert Patterson of
San Francisco, arrived here last
evening for the holiday season. Thejng he name of a deceased daughter
voung men have not been home for
ie eighteen months and it la need
less to say the event is a most pleas
ant one for all the members of the
family as well as the many old
friends of Ed and Herb.
CARD OF THANKS
We are taking this means of ex
liressslng to the host of kind friends
and neighbors our deep appreciation
of the many acts of kindness that
has been shown us in the illness and
death of our loved husband and bro- ! Katie Hild of this city, who was oper
ther, to the minister and all those 'ated on Monday at the Methodist hos
taking part in the funeral as well aslnital at Omaha, is now doing very
for the beautiful flowers we wish to
express our deep appreciation.
Mrs. Robert Troop. Miss Mary Troop,
Thomai Troop.
RECOGNIZES STUDENTS
The plan adopted by the Rotariana
of having each month two boy stu
dents from the high school to attend
their meetings has proven successful
in every way and the Plattsmouth
Woman's club has also taken up this
plan of giving recognition to the girl
students, having one or two of the
girls of the high school present at
their meetings and on Tuesday eve
ning Miss Theresa Bier I, one of the
high ranking students was a guest
of the ladies of the club. The young
men and women of the school are
the future citizens ami their partici
pation in the civic bodies gives them
a real insight into the workings of
the various organizations that could
not be gained from the outside.
City Glows in
Wealth of the
Yuletide Colors
Many Trees and Colored Lights Add
to Brightness of the Busi
ness Section
The business section of Platts
mouth ias never looked more invit
ing or filled with the Christmas spirit
than it does at the present time,
when Christmas trees and lights on
the streets announce the fact that
Christmas is but one week away.
The large cedar tree on the court
house lawn near which Santa Claus
is to have his lodge, has been decorat
ed with the colored lights and the
large star on top of the tree and is
perhaps the most beautiful of the
down town decorations. This is ar
ranged through the co-operation of
the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co. and the Chamber or' Commerce.
The new decorative features at
Sixth and Main streets where fes
toons of green with the colored lights
are hung from each corner to be
caught at the center with a large
white star, attracts much attention
and is a real addition to the decora
tions of the city. This is arranged
by the retail section of the Chamber
of Commerce.
The small Christmas trees along
Main street also present a very at
tractive appearance and a number of
these have also been arranged with
the colored lights, Bestor & Swatek.
the Pease Style Shoppe and Jess
Warge stores have arranged to have
their trees lighted up and they look
very attractive while the mere pre -ence
of the pine and cedars along
the parkings adds much to the gen
eral appearance of the city.
Handsomely decorated trees are
also noted in front of the Knorr
Variety store and the Bates Book
and Gift store, where the bright hued
decorations are adding a touch of
color to the street decorations during
the day.
To add to the real yuletide atmos
phere the snow today was touching
with its magic wand the landscape
and made it truly a picture of an
old time Christmas season.
DEATH OF JOSEPH POWELL
From Friday's Dany
Joseph Powell, who has for th
past eight months been in failing j
health and in the last few weeks in
serious condition, passed away last
nieht at 9 o'clock at the family home.
The deceased has for the past eight j
years been a resident here and was
for some time employed at the Bur
lington shops, but in recent months
has been unable to carry on any
work. Mr. Powell is survived by the
w idow, and six children, D. Maynard I
Powell, Tribune. Kansas, Mrs. Aurila
Atkins. Camp Chase. Ohio. Miss Ly- j
dia Powell. Lincoln; Mrs. Lucille1
Simon-;. Anderson. Iowa; Mickey
Powell, Mare Island, California; Cy
ril Powell, Grover. Colorado.
The friends of the family will join
in their sympathy to the members of
the family circle In the death of ihe
husband and father.
FINDS FOR ESTATE
From Thursday's raliy
The jury that heard the case of In
the Matter of the Estate of Maggie
Paillng deceased, last evening, re
turned a verdict finding for the es
tate and against the claim that had
been filed by the John Fletcher Col
lege of the University Park, Iowa.
The college asked judgment for a
note for $400 with interest which it 1
was claimed to have been made Dy
Mrs. Pailing for the purpose of hav
placed on the door of one of the
room of the college.
The estate resisted the payment on
the ground that Mrs. Pailing was not
in proper condition physically and
mentally to have made the note.
The estate was represented in the
action by Attorneys D. O. Dwyer and
'. W. Dwyer.
SHOWING NICE IMPROVEMENT
The many friends over the county
will be Dleased to learn that Mr?
nicely. Mrs. Hild came through the
operation in fine shape and iB now
thought to be on the highway to recovery.
Pupils in Public
Schools Shown
Well Physically
Report on Six Year Period Shows
the Standard of the Physical
Condition Higher
According to a recent report of the
school nurse, pupils enrolled In the
Plattsmouth Public schools are on
the whole in good physical condi
tion. Out of S'lL' pupils examined.
585 had no serious physical defects,
of the other 7 7. St; were found to
be suffering from defective eyes. 7
had poor hearing. 20 showed nasal
obstructions. 11! had throat affec
tions, mostly diseased tonsils, and
1 ; exhibited diseased or decayed
teeth.
Miss Margaret McXair. the regis
tered nurse who has been giving the
annual physical examinations to the
Public school pupils for the past six
years, reports that during this time
there has been a decided improve
ment in the general physical condi
tion of Plattsmouth school children
Six years ago a much larger per cent
of pupils enrolled were found to pos
sess physical defects than is the case
today. Each year more remedial
work is being done and the general
physical tone of the school popula
tion improved. It is hoped that the
time will soon come when all child
ren suffering from correctible physi
cal defects will receive the correc
tions which can and should be made.
At tlie present time there is on
file in the superintendent's office a
complete record of the physical con
dition of eac h child enrolled In the
Public schools. Four years ago a
system of health records was installed
which provides a separate health
card and eacb child enrolled. On
this card is space for nine annual re
ports of the school nurse showing de-
te ts discovered and record of all
corrections made. If a pupil has no
physical defects this fact is likewise
recorded. In addition the card con
tains a complete history of all con
tagious diseases which the child has
had with date of eacvh illness. Con
tagious diseases to which he is sub-je-t
are likewise checked. In fact a
complete analysis of the child's phy
sical condition from birth to date
is made a matter of permanent rec
ord. One or two illustrations as to how
these health records are used will
serve to apprise the general public
of their value. All public school
children receive a complete physical
eyami nation by a registered nurse
at the beginning of each sc hool year.
When a pupil reports for his exam
ination the nurse first consults his
health card. If defects were record
ed at the previous year's examina
tion, she checks to see whether cor
rections have been made. When she
finds that corrections have been
made, she makes notation of these on
the previous year's record giving ap
proximate date when remedial work
was done and the name of the person
making the corrections. She then
proceeds to look for defects which
may have developed since the last
examination. Even when a pupil's
health card shows no defects for the
previous year, he is given Just as
careful an examination as the others.
In addition to defects or eyes, ears,
nose, throat or teeth, fuich weakness
es as under-weight . skin affections,
nervous disorders, organic troubles,
etc., are carefully noted and record
ed. Another Illustration. Suppose a
pupil is reported as suffering from
a contagious disease such as measles
or chic-ken pox. His home Is placard
ed but not quarantined. If there are
other children from this home in
school, their health cards are quick
ly checked to see if they have had the
disease. If they have not had the
disease, they are excluded from
school during the period of incuba
tion unless they receive daily Inspec
tion by a physician, or registered
nurse. In this manner it is possible
to check the spread of such disease
by other members of the same fam
ily. The last annual examination show
ed 117 children under twelve years
of age enrolled in the Public schools
to be from six to twenty-five pounds
under-weight. While under-weight
is not serious in itself, a child in
such a condition is more inclined to
contract dsease than one of normal
or overweight. Such a child is under-nourished.
This condition is rare
ly due to a lack of sufficient food but
rather to a lack of the proper kinds
of food. In an effort to arouse inter
est in this particular condition of
school children, the local chapter of
the P. E. O. has provided funds to
be used for experimental purposes in
this field. A report of this experi
ment will be available in due time.
In addition to giving the annual
physical examinations, the school
nurse makes many home calls to con
sult with parents regarding the phy
sical welfare of their children. She
likewise co-operates with Mrs. Rosen
crans. couaty probation officer, in be
half of those children that receive
treatment through financial aid pro
vided by the city welfare bureau. It
usually takes about a month each
year for the nurse to do this work.
But last year she was recalled for
another month when a pending epi
demic of contagious diseases threat-
ened to compel the closing of the
schools. Due to her daily inspection
of pupils exposed, and the co-operation
of local physicians, the threat
ened epidemic was averted. It is
hoped that the time will soon come
when a full time nurse will be em
ployed by the Public schools. Her
salary would be more than repaid
! by the saving of time now lost
, through absence of pupils from school
nut iw r vt'ii lauic uibi-arivs. s 1 1
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure."
Report Made on
Autopsy on Geo.
Wever at Omaha
ajjd
Find Strychnine in Stomach
Liver and Also Traces of
Alcohol in Organs.
County Attorney W. G. Kieck. who
has been conducting the investiga
tion into the death of George Wever
of this city who died on December
5tn. nas receivea tne report ot ine;altho thov were able to work int)
findings of the autopsy from Dr. Mey- the Plattsmouth territory on numer
ers of the University hospital. ous occasions but found a blue and
The findings of the autopsy are white man to take them,
that there was strychnine amount- In tht opt,ner the Platters scored
ing to six milligrams found in the ; iu a few se,.mls after Rel(. Knau.
stomach and also some traces in the;plt, of th(. Omaha Central high, blew
liver. The report of the examining h,a whIstle Gaiioway going through
physicians was that but one tenth the BJair ,ine tQ sjnk fieW ,
of the strychnine is to be traced in am followed a short time after by
the organs and t is their opinion j Hartfor(1 pl:ivjni? ,he ,ett forward
that there was sufficient quantity to,position Tfj U) ,h). Cap
The?eU was alio disclosed presence i 'i'"1 . Chet Wiles playing his usual
of alcohol in the stomach tissues as I u'a,i- suard P- ame up and
well as in the liver. to?8 edfionf m. Oal oway scoring an-
This is the full report of the J"" ? tOSS J
autopsy, the first findings of the ex -
amining experts being telephoned "la
here last Saturday evening and which scoIf was 10,to 0 for Platters,
led to the action of the county au-i . Thp second quarter saw the scor
thorities in arresting Mrs. Wever and in evened with Jensen and George
who is now confined in the Douglas!01 the visitors taking a held goal
countv jail at Omaha, awaiting the
nroliminarv h sarin hereon Decern-
her 30th, to determine whether or
not she is to be held to the district
court on the charge of first degree
murder as was preferred in the in-
formation filed here by County At-
torney W. G. Kieck.
Ask Damages
for Pipe Lines
Through Farms
Four Actions Filed in the District
Court Here That Aggregate
Sum of $26,000.
From Saturday's Dfctl
Further litigation arising out of
the construction of the natural gas
line of the Missouri Valley Pipeline
Co.. of Omaha, was filed today in the
office of the clerk of the district
court and which represent actions
for damages In the aggregate sum of
$26,000.
The plaintiffs in the action are
farmers across whose property the
pipe line has been laid and who now
seek to recover damages which they
"J.,6C . Vl J leral attacks on the Blair goal but
laying of the line I failed bv the proverbial hair's
One action Is tbat of Kay Wiles' ... ' , . , . ,
and wife, asking for the sum of $S.- ; breadth ot making their sheds good
000. and Albert W. Seiker and wife The younger members of the squad
also are suing for the sum of $8,000. w.ere unble o PPfa' ln the con"
W. P. Nolte and wife and George "Jet as the lack of the equipment
P. Lens and wife are both asking the'1,d no f"ow lle entire squad to
.m r,f ts nnn to their nmn- I decorate the bench. The term looked
erty by reason of the construction of
the pipe line.
The parties in the case have signed
easements for the construction of the
line but claim that they did not un
derstand the real facts relative to the
easement and that the company w.is
represented to them to have the right r
pipeline.
The plaintiffs are represented by
against the pipeline company.
Special Announcement
Free Christmas
Afternoon
Matinee
On Thursday afternoon, Dec. 25th,
commencing at 1 :00 p. m and con
tinuing until 5 :00 p. m., we extend
to everyone an invitation to attend
ting theatre absolutely free. An en-
. . , , , ,, i v.
tire change of program has been ar-
ranged for this tree aiternoon snow.
Come early and bring the family.
Wishing all a Merry Xmas and
greetings of the season.
EITZ THEATRE,
Plattsmouth.
Finest Christmas cards at Bates
Book Store and the new Journal sta
tionery and office supply department.
Sure, we can imprint them for you,
too.
Blue and White
Quintet Win
Opening Game
Take the Blair High School Bas
ketball Team by a 27 to 9
Score Last Night
From Friday's Dally--
The Blair high school basketball
team were the first victims of the
Platters this season, they being the
opponents of the blue and white- last
evening arid being routed by the
score of 27 to 'J.
Both teams showed the usual weak
nesses of the first of the season on-
I diets, Blair being decidedly weak In
: their passing and the Platters missed
I many fast and accurate passes, their
receiving lacKing tne snap that is
customary from the local ciuintet.
The game was at no time in doubt
and from the opening it was evident
that the guarding game of the Plat-
ters was
ample to smother any of-
tensive that the visitors might start
: . ' . . !
Pecs aa mey supped tnrougn tne
! Platter defense will le for PlattSllK lit ll
i Galloway again scored and Henri
Donat w ho alternated at center with
j Hartford, dropped in a field toss and
Hartford also took advanatge of a
gift shot. When the bell rang at the
i close of the second round the tally
was flattsmoutn lr and Ulair 4.
In that period that follows the
mysterious conferences in the dress
ing room when the coach speaks his
heart to his followers, the visitors
showed more fire than they had in the
previous portion of the game and
matie the going a little more difficult
for the locals. Sam Arn who had
been sent in to replace the battle
scarred Johnny Galloway, annexed
a field goal and Jimmie Begley. who
was looking good in the guard sta
tion, also took advantage of the Blair
boys to toss one in. Jensen of the vis
itors scored again in this period and
also secured a free toss while his
scoring partner. George, made two
i free throws good. Blair for the onlv
period of the game outscoring the
Platters and leaving the score at 19
to 9.
In the final period the Platters
again started to do things to the boys
from up the river. Galloway taking
two field goals. Begley two and Wiles
one for good measure while McCleary I
and Gib Hirz who were sent in to
show their wares, threatened in sev-
very good in the opening tilt and
Galloway and Wiles especially were
in the best of form and Begley play-
!inE a real game at guard tnat seems
The tabulated score:
Plattsmouth
F(j FT PF Tl'
Galloway, rf 4 12 9
Arn. rf 10 12
Hartford, lf-c 113 3
McCleary, If 0 0 0 0
Donat. c 10 0 2
Begley. rg 3 12 7
Hirz, rg 0 0 0 0
Wiles, lg 2 0 0 4
12 3 S 27
Blair
tro FT PF TP
W. Gallehon, rf 0 0 2 0
W. George. If 12 0 1
S. Jensen, c 2 1 2 f
M. Stricklett. rg 0 0 1 0
Campbell, lg 0 0 10
Hansen, lg 0 0 0 0
Carlson, lg 0 0 10
3 3 7 9
The next game of the Platters will
be here on January 7th when Coach
jackson's Norsemen drop down for
itheir annual visit. During the vaca
on period however, the practice
will be continued each day for the
p.
UNDERGOING TREATMENT
John F. Gorder of this city is at
the Methodist hospital at Omaha
where he entered several days ago
to undergo S course of treatment.
Mr. Gorder has not been feeling so
well of late and since coming from
the farm in Colorado he has been
undergoing treatment. It is hoped
that, the patient may soon be able
to show improvement and resume
his usual activities.
DEPARTS FOR CALIFORNIA
From Friday's DaRy
This afternoon Donald Allen de
parted over the Missouri Pacific for
Kansas C ity and from there will go
to California, having been called to
Los Angeles to accept a position there
with the Interstate Transit Co.. and
is to enter on his new duties. Don
ald has just completed a lour year T . . nnna . .
service in the navy and after his Interesting; Paper Prepared by Miss
discharge two weeks ago has been
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
M. B. Allen of this city and who are
regretting very much to have him
leave before the Christmas season.
but his orders are such that he must
forego the pleasure of being home
tor Christmas.
Plans Made
for Santa Claus
Parade Tuesday
All in Readiness to Greet Santa and
His Reindeer When They
Arrive Here
Arrangements are fast ncaring
completion for the grand reception
to Santa Clans to 'his city on next
TiHiflMe mtiiii'ncr riej. 7 Qnntfi n n it
his reindeer and 'two Eskimo friends
are coming in somewhere from
,!.
west. The official welcoming party,
the Mayor of the city, local com
mittee and the high school band will
assemble at the Legion auditorium at
9 o'clock, and at 9:30 will take for
mation positions at the head of Wash
ington avenue on corner of 7th and
Vine for the parade. When Santa
arrives he will be greeted by Mayor
Sattler and Chairman Wurl and be
given the keys of the city. Then the
procession will be formed under the
direction of Dr. Sandin and march
east to 6th street, south to Main,
to in tn Titt-tlri crtr.il ilonut
and Conner march ta lodge
on Court House lawn
The line up
for the parade as planned is as fol
lows:
1. ' Motorcycle cops preceding the
l iZ-
precession to clear the way
-, ito
2. Chief of Police Elliott on
Charger.
3. Car with Mayor and officers;
Retail section Chamber of Commerce.
4. Plattsmouth high school band.
5. Boy Scouts.
6. Camp Fire Girls.
7. Pony troop.
8. Santa's Guard of Honor, com
posed of representatives elected by
schools of the county.
9. Santa Claus and his reindeer
and Eskimo friends.
Official Personnel.
Director of parade Dr. O. Sandin.
Motorcycles
Chief Jess Nr. Elliott.
Mayor John P. Sattler.
Chairman Retailers E. A. Wurl.
Secretary F. P. Busc'n.
Treasurer Frank Bestor.
High school band B. E. Wood
ward, director.
Boy Scouts Jimmy Begley in
charge.
Camp Fire Girls
Miss Alice Cra-
bill in charge.
Ponv troop Stephen
Davis in
charge.
Guard of Honor Prof. R. Foster
Patterson in charge.
All members of Guard of Honor
please display your badges so the
Director can assign you to the pro
per place.
it is hoped that after Santa
reaches his station at the lodge on
Court House lawn and the reindeer
are safely within the corral that
every boy and girl will have a chanc e
to sake hands with Santa and tell
him what they want when he makes
his magic trip on Christmas Eve. On
account of bringing the reindeer
Santa was unable to arrange for any
presents for this pre-Christmas trip
but he has ordered the local commit
tee to have plenty of candy on hand
so he can hand it out personally to
each boy and girl that comes to shake
hands with him.
We want this to be the greatest
pre-Christmas visit Santa has ever melodious than those of the other
made to Plattsmouth so be on hand, countries. Their effect on other lands
hot or cold, wet or dry, snow or rain, may be seen in hymns using the word
on next Tuesday morning as soon "Noel" or "nowell."
after 9 o'clock as you can get down ! In 1818 Joseph Mohr wrote "SII
town. ;ent Night," the best known of the
, modern carols.
ATVnS TO TT.T.TTMTNATION
From SaturJay'a Dairy
Another addition to the array of
illuminated Christmas trees in the
business section of the city was pac
ed yesterday when the H. M. Soen
nichsen Co., the well known depart
ment store, had a large tree placed
in front of their place of business.
The tree adds very much to the gen
eral appearance of the main street
of the city and makes three of these
handsome trees in the block from
Fifth to Sixth street.
SUES FOR DIVORCE
An action has been filed In the of
fice of the clerk of the district court
in which Fred Etheredge is the plain
tiff and Daisy Etheredge, th? defend
ant. The action is for divorce and
the petition filed by A. D. Tidd, attor-
ney for Mr. Etheredge, states that the
parties were married on November
28, 1912, and that the defendant de-
serted her family in 1915. It is fur-
ther stated that the defendant is a
resident of Des Moines, Iowa.
The History
of Christmas
Songs or Carols
Jessie Roberison for the
Woman's Club
Cared means a song of rejoicing, or
praise, which forms a part of the
in t i i ill tf the PVMl tVtiv:il tf
t(e christian church, but associated
most commonly with Christinas It
originally meant a song accompanied
with dancing. In which sense it is
frequently used by the old poets. It
appears to have been danced by many
performers, taking hands, forming a
;ring and singing as they went
around. The first Carol, recorded In
Luke II. 13-14 was sung by the an
gels on the plains of Bethlehem.
j Carol singing was very popular in
Europe in the Middle Ages and
is a special feature of the Christmas
season in England, where bands of
men and boys, known as "waits" go
about the villages for several nights
before Christmas singing carols in
the open air. Christmas "waits" in
England now-a-days do not dress in
costume, but In olden times they
lwore blu? owns with red sleeves and
cans anu a silver ciniui 01 111.1111
about the neck.
The oldest extant copy of an Eng
lish carol is in a book printed by
Wynkn de Worde in 1521. This carol
is still sung each Christmas at
Queen's college, England. The
earliest specimen of Christmas carol
is a Norman-French noel of the 13th
century now in the English museum.
The boar's head was anciently the
first dish on Christina Day and was
carried up to the principal table in
the Hall with great solemnity. In
the year 1170, upon the day the
voung Prince Henry's coronation.
ing Henry the Second "serued his
" c SV,"V' 7 '
up e ootiies ueaue Willi u uiuprca
accordyng to ye manner." For this
indlspeiisable ceremony there wasa
carol which yndn de Worde has
'given the title "A Caroll Bryngyug
up ye tjoares neaue. iransiaceo unv
present-day English reads:
"Was-haile!
Bring in. upon his silver tray.
With minstrelsie.
The Boar's head, armed with gar
lands gay.
And rosemarie;
And lemon in his tucked mo'
He laughs amain 'Noel!' I trow
Was haile!
Be gay, ye lordlings. more or less
The Boar's head leads the Christ
mas mess.
Was-haile! Noel!
Give thanks to our Immanuel!"
Carol singing was popular during
the Crusades and one of the carols
'written the 13th century, was used
as the Crusaders marched along. It
i is entitled. "Three Kings." Their
use in England seems to have been
at its height under the Tudors. The
universal familiarity with thtm is
shown by the special prohibition in
11525 of "carols, bells, or merry rnak-
ing
when Henry VIII lay seriously
ill.
In 1562 license was given to
Thomas Tyslale to print "Certayne
goodly carroles to be sunge to the
glory of God."
The Puritans under Cromwell, in
their general onslaught on the ob
servance of Christmas when holly-
and ivy were made sediiion badges,
attempted to abolish carols; but they
came back with the Restoration,
Most of the Russian carols are
wilder and full of scenes that reflect
the life of the people, they danced
and played during the singing. The
following is typical oi their carols:
Snow-bound mountains.
Snow-bound valleys.
Snow-bound plateaus. clad In
white
Fur-robed moujiks.
Fur-robed nobles.
Fur-robed children, see the light."
The French carols are softer, more
- arol singing is growing in popu
parity
in the United States. They
arc sung annually on Boston Com
mon: around community Christmas
trees in many cities and villages:
and. for the past decade the choir
of the President's church in Wash
ington, D. C. has sung carols at the
White House on Christmas Eve. In
Plattsmouth, for many years the
young people of the Methodist church
have sung carols at the State Masonic
Home here early Christmas morn
ing. VISITS AT CHICAGO
From Frlda's Dally
This morning Mrs. C. C. Wsscotl
departed for Chicago where she will
spend the holiday season there with
the children, Mr. and Mrs. Mason E.
Wescott and Miss Alice Louise Wes-
cott, enjoying the opportunity of a
stay of over the holidays. Mr. Wes-
cott is leaving; next Wednesday for
Chicago where he will Join the fam-
ily on Christmas in a reunion and a
few days outing.