Thursday, December 14, 1939. PAGE FOURTEEN HOLIDAY EDITION—UNION PRESS-COURIER. — EE ——————————— ———————————— ————— A ——————— . en : m—— —————— v | that would be delivered af the in- Goose Is Favorite | . ’ | CHRISTMAS CROSS- INDEXED ide LEI No, This Isn't | - | Y u ] e t1 a e | both seemed to be more concerned For Yuletide Feast | S Kidd; COUNTRY SANTA CLAUS MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR | S h And Easily Fixed anta, 1 1€8 ¥ | ower — | i FRANCE Pere Noel | Joyeux Noel! | Bonne Annee! { —— | Goose, which is the traditional | i Th Wise Men: - | Christmas fowl just as turkey is | SPAIN Melchior, Gaspar Feliz Pascuas Feliz Ano Nuevo! By Elizabeth Eastman | Thanksgiving’s dish, is easily pre- [___and Baltazar | ; : | pared and is delightfully tasteful if v » { | handled correctly. Not until recent | : a u al | Buon € d’Anno | ITALY | La Befana voy Netule von Capo ul WISH we could do something years pas goose been Piopery wil | |) . Iv exciting — something different preciated, largely because it hasn | SWEDEN Juliome Ton on Sot Mm ar at Christmas.” Peggy looked out at been prepared properly. : . . A | the winter landscape as she spoke. Geese vary in weight from 8 to 12 | | worwav | Sulenissen Yiiadlis Ju | Con¥ysam “For instance?” Vivian Clark pounds or more. Watch for soft feet Ein Glueckliches | glanced up from the magazine. | and a pliable bill (if you dress your il GERMANY | Sankt Nicholaus | Froehliche Weihnachten 21 eg Hs “Something like making someone | own bird) as an indication of proper | | z terribly, tremendously happy.” Peg- age for cooking. in | 1 HOLLAND Sint Nicolaas | Pleizierig Kerstfeest | Gelukkig Nieuwjaar | gy came closer to her sister as she An excellent dressing is the apple- | y and-raisin variety, made with the | Well... What’s Holdin’. Him Up? | | | | | | All ready for bed, these inquisitive young men don’t believe what most boys and girls know—that Santa Claus is not only a very busy . fellow but that he usually comes when nobody's watching. | Broken - Down Organ Responsible for ‘Silent Night’ Rushing to the 25-year-old parish priest, Joseph Mohr; he cried: “Father, unless we can find mu- sic so simple it can be sung without | rehearsal our Christmas service will be without any music.” The young priest, called out into the storm to a home where a first- { born son had just arrived, returned | | Stille nacht! Heilige nacht! | Alles schlaeft; einsam wach. ! Nur das traute, hoch heilige Paar, | Holder Knabe im lokkigen Haar. | Schlaf “in himmlischer rub”! Schlaf “in himmlischer rub”! | It was near the Christmas season | in 1812 when Franz Gruber, organ- {ist for a tiny Arnsdorf church in i Austria, practiced one stormy eve- | | | | | | a few hours later and wrote the | rendered to silence. answered, and Vivian saw that she | was very much in earnest. “I've been thinking,” Peggy went on, ‘how wonderful it would be to bring something thrilling — some- thing unforgettable—into someone's life. I don’t mean like helping with the baskets and the entertainments at the church; we’ve always done that; but a sort of special some- thing, for one particular person.” For a minute youthful voices sur- The gay little clock on the dresser made audible sound. Suddenly Peggy jumped to know Sara Werby—she’s been an in- | valid for 10 years—shut in from the world except for a few friends who run in every now and then.” “But what can we do for her? We do visit her occasionally, and have always taken her a little Christmas gift. You know she’s much too proud to accept charity.” “Who's talking of charity? What I | have in mind is something that will | I'm going to write | just thrill her. to Mona Muir—you know, she runs that department on the Star—and | I'm going to tell her how wonderful | Bara has been, and ask a card show- er for her.” Vivian whistled through her teeth. | | { | f | | | | | z “I've thought of something!” she cried breathlessly. { with what Sara Werby was going to receive than about what they them- selves were going to get. “It’s funny how doing something | her feet. ‘I've thought of some- | for others gets a hold of you,” Viv. thing!” she cried breathlessly, | ian said ie day; “I ind ‘nearly something really different! You | as enthusiastic as you at first, Peg- gy; now I believe I'm even more eager.” But their real happiness came on Christmas eve when they stood by Sara Werby’s bed and saw the radi- ance upon her face. Stacks of let- ters, cards, and packages were piled everywhere, with postmarks from almost every state in the Union. “It’s the most thrilling thing that ever happened in my life,” Sara told them. “I never knew there were so many wonderful people in the world. It will take me weeks and weeks to answer them all. but it’s going to be loads of fun.” Her brown eyes sparkled like a girl's. ‘I imagine some of them will de- ‘Well, that is a grand idea, Peggy. | velop into lasting friends,” Peggy I know she’ll be thrilled.” ‘‘She’s bound to be! Think of the | postman stopping with loads and | we're just about as excited as you loads of mail every day.’ Peggy’s | blue eyes were dancing, “But suppose people don’t write? You know how busy everyone is at | Christmas.” Vivian’s face reflected | the doubt in her words. voice was emphatic. “I'm going to | hold the thought that Sara Werby | will be just swamped with mail.’ OGETHER they penned the let- | ter to Mona Muir on the big city | ventured. “Vivian and I are so happy about it all—in fact, I think are.” “You're pretty happy then,” Sara Werby whispered softly, “for I don’t believe there is anyone—anywhere —who is going to have a more thrill- | ing Christmas than mine.” “But they will write,” Peggy's | ng y : Outdoor Christmas trees are not new. When in Alsace the folk there will tell you of St centuries ago went out into the Florentine, who Outdoor Christmas Trees | opening of the body cavity and tie | | | | re ee eee. - Allow 20 to 25 minutes to the pound for roasting bird in 325-de- gree oven. following proportions: One pound of apples, peeled and diced; one-fourth pound of raisins; one tablespoon’ of brown sugar, and three cups of bread cubes. Salt to taste. Al- though this dressing is dry, the juices from the bird will make it tasty. : : Removing fat is a simple process. First wipe the bird dry, inside and out. Place in a covered roaster in a 425-degree oven for 30 minutes to start warming. Remove from oven and cool. Remove fat, Repeat this process twice. Then stuff the goose, close the Just a few of the boys entering the legs together. Weigh the bird, | allowing 20 to 25 minutes to the pound for roasting in a 325-degree into the festive spirit. Top to bot- | tom: Eddie Cantor (couldn’t you | recognize those eyes?); Jimmy Du- {ning in the Tyrolian church. Sud- words; Gruber stayed up all night ent 2d We! oven. Roast with breast side down. y ) ! denly the organ broke. writing the music. paper. 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