—- —. ■ ■ ... .... . --- - -. ^ LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS j Per Copy AND WORTH IT~ “To Sell It, ADVERTISE" HEWTOTHEUNEX EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PHONE HA.0800 crcvwMiu»i _ --jk-JBt-SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 194* " Ow I9ih Yw^K». 46 152SL?%$. \' 1 r *e| | tas I _JHE long journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem ... || a new Star in the sky... heavenly music above the bills of Judea ... the flutter of angel wings m | ... the swift journeying of the Shepherds ... gc f_ Cil Joseph and the new-born Child ... the coming of the Wise Men, with their gifts of gold, frankin cense and myrrh . .. / From these inspiring things the Song of Christmas war fashioned more than twenty centuries ago. The years have added new notes of happiness. Carols and song upon the air... can* ‘ dies gleaming into the night... secret whisperings and laughter || in the home... greetings going from friend to friend ... deeds ■ of love and mercy done in the name of a Child. || t No great symphony or composition can match the Song of S Christmas. It rises above the clatter and roar of the city; it throbs through the scattered town and hamlet; it sings through the sunlit islands of the South; it permeates the frozen wastes ^ ] of the Northland. In ever-widening volume its strains echo around the world. Before its magic the hosts of darkness take flight. It touches the slumbering chords of memory; it heals old hurts and scars; ; it binds loved ones in a closer and deeper tie. There are no ! < friendless or forsaken within its sound; under its influence the : I S/j strong reach out to help the weak. Peace and Love and Joy, these & are its-loudest notes, and they are for all men. For the Song of Christmas is the greatest of all songs because it is understood I