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Susquehanna River in the vicin- | rf ‘lotiars Jo “the folks back . Compatativaty Secent. engin, the HOSPITALS Wout Segimustion, Shor a
a TINIE Ssie, days Je home,” voting on this and that Letter to Father, LJ Rively, Gives Details Christian ohrcn, taking the ini-| A hospital is an institution Which o~ py pana’ a
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Dorgast Some of jie thost versed of the House of Representatives, Of Hair Raising Adventure In South P acific Area nursing bodies. The Beguines of | giver medical and surgical treat-|therly "one in ey With bro
At the present time nearly and in general, graciously charm- Editor's note: The following is)Christmas. I love Polowat—as Flanders was one Be De such ment, and there are many differ | one another; not slothful in bus-
everyone. i i ’ |ing the ladies. ; a portion of letter written by Rev. (you may have ga 2s Orders, sl it Was followed bY the lent kinds Of them iness; fervent in spirit, servin
y s resigned to a soul-| @ , OF H y y y gathered by this|Gray Sisters of Elizabeth in the| According t m thoriti ioicing 1 g
tearing fight in Republican cir- But no matter what happens "he Scots have. sways made. 3 Father William E. Rively, SJ, to|time. o Yo gle oh al a lin cor ng to 0 e Su orities, | the Lord; rejoicing in hope, pati-
cles in the primaries next Spring there's going to be plenty of up: ig fu N ¥ d his father, Isadore J. Rively of Well, I left Polowat by out- eur a Vin ig 0 . Into OEitals ates ont in vibulstion, contifuing in
® {roar and confusion now,” chimed | big fuss over New Years, and no [patton on Nov. 30 and received ’ y Mercy in 1538, St. Vincent De-|back to 4,000 years before Christ. | constant prayer, distributing to
John C, Kunkel, of Harrisburg
vilage—a member of Congress
since 1938-—startled many a fea-
ther-waving brass hat here and in
Washington with his announce-
ment that he would be a candi-
date for the Republican Senator-
ial nomination.
Balding, pleasant-looking and
fiftiesh J. C. Kunkel, is not one
to make snap judgements. His
conservatism is well known. The
fact that he has announced his
senatorial ambitions is evidence
that he has given the matter a
great amount of brainwork.
Brother Kunkel, according to
the professional keyhole listeners,
will have the blessing of the
Samay faction of the Republican
y
It is this group of elderly
gents—comprising for the most
part the “Old Guard” GOP—that
has been bucking red-haired
Governor Jim Duff who heads the
other faction of the Republican |§
Party in the Keystone State. §
Brother Duff, when informed
by reporters of Kunkel's actions, |}
merely grunted: 3
“According to my book he has
the same right as anybody else |g
to be a candidate for the Senate.
I do not happen to belong to that |§
small group of Republicans who
feel they alone have the right to|3
name the candidates on the Re-
bone.
in half-frozen Grampaw Petti-
Pint-Sized Royalty
wonder. The wassail bowl goes
‘round at New Year's time, filled
with savory liquid and nostalgic
‘memories.
Traditionally, the wassail bowl
itself should be an ornament of
graceful design; its contents should
be warm and spicy—with sweetened
wine, ale, sugar, and nutmeg.
Custom dictates that at the stroke
of 12 on New Year's Eve, the head
of the household should sip the mix-
ture and then pass it among those
present. A favorite custom of the
Scots has been to pile into wagons
or sleighs carrying kettles full of
the wassail, cheese and buns. The
party stops at various houses in
the community and the refresh-
ments go ‘round at each stop with-
out paying much attention to the
approaching dawn.
“Open House” on New Year's
Day was quite the vogue in the
United States around the turn of
the 20th century. Newspapers car-
ried columns of ‘at home’ notices
announcing the hours during which
visitors would be received. And
having duly received, hosts and
hostesses closed their receptions
and joined the procession of callers
at other ‘open houses.’
here during the past week. Father
Rively, who also served as
missionary about a year ago. In
the letter he recounts some of his
most recent experiences.)
Yesterday I just got in from
the western islands, somewhat
prematurely and certainly unex-
pectedly. As you know, 1 started
out on this excursion on the Navy
AG, disembarked at Polowat, and
pitched camp among those won-
derful, unspoiled Micronesians.
My previous like for the people
rapidly grew into love and
spent more than a month on
Polowat, baptizing and marrying
and instructing and building.
With the help of very willing
hands—if unskilled at this kind
of labor—we put up a very de-
cent little house, strong and pret-
ty. The foundation is of Oregon
pine beams which I brought out
from Truk so the islanders would
not have to cut down their
breadfruit trees. The body of the
house is of native construction
called rara, which resembles your
wicker furniture. The floor is of
white pine (also American im-
port) and the roof is of galvan-
ized iron, not preferable by any
means in this tropical climate,
but practical because of the need
a
chaplain during World War II, |
left for the South Pacific as a|-F lendiq seamen &nq tha. shor
rigger canoe and made my way
up to Tamatam, some 60 miles
northeast. These Micronesians are
run up to Tamtatam was nothing
but an overnight jaunt for them,
taking sudden storms and squalls
right in stride without even
breaking their continuity of song
and story. Tamatam for five days
and then up to Punlop, one of the
larger Catholic communities
among the islands.
I stayed on Punlop for about a
week and then began inquiring
for the long hop up to the Na-
monuito islands. Since nothing
but unfavorable winds blow at
this time of year, they say, it
would take three days and three
nights at the outside. Maybe two,
but not more than three. So, I
got my crew together and off we
went on a breezy Friday after-
noon hoping to get to Ulul in
time for Sunday Mass. We sailed
and sailed for three days and
three nights, tacking all time
against unmerciful winds. The
entire fourth day, Tuesday we
spent looking for Ulul. Nothing
but the green sea and the blue
sky and big white powder-puff
clouds. That evening the wind
suddenly shifted and began blow-
ing from the west. It was quite
strong and grew stronger. The
skipper, Jonas by name, told me
Paul's Sisters of Mercy and of
Charity, and many others.
The organization of care for
the sick failed to make any head-
way in those times, however, un-
til an institution for training of
deaconnesses in nursing was es-
tablished in 1836 by a man named
Pastor Fliedner in Germany, and
from this modern nursing had its
inception. Elizabeth Fry, Florence
Nightingale, along with others,
were pioneers whose efforts re-
sulted in the establishment of the
first schools in 1860 to train
women in England to enter hos-
pitals as trained nurses. The first
such school in the United States
was opened for women by the
Bellevue Hospital in New York.
State registration of nurses
was introduced in 1903. A regis-
tered nurse is forbidden to prac-
tice medicine, but is expected to
maintain very high standards of
hygiene in her care for patients
and watch for developments in
symptoms, and to carry out with
zeal the instructions of physi-
cians.
Florence Nightingale was a
philanthropist and became inter-
ested in hospital work. She train-
ed as a nurse, and later studied
hospital administration through-
out Europe. During the Crimean
War Dept. of the British govern-
War in 1855 she was sent by the §
About the year 1200 A.D. a man
named Guy of Montpellier, under
order from Pope Innocent III,
built in Rome the largest hos-
pital at that time, and during
the next 200 years hospitals were
erected in nearly every city and
town with a population of 5,000
or more on the Continent of Eu-
rope.
Lister's discoveries led to the
development of modern surgery
and also led to the development
of modern hospitals. The old
methods of construction did not
end until the construction of the
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Bal-
timore in 1875.
The most complete hospitals in
the world now are the Columbian
Presbyterian Medical Center, New
York; the Medical School, New
York; the Mayo Clinic in Roches-
ter, Minn, and the New Jersey
Medical Center.
In conclusion (quote: Romans,
12 Chapter, Ver. 4-23): For as we
have many members in one body
and all members one of another,
having then sifts, differing, ac-
cording to grace that is given us.
Whether prophecy, let us proph-
the necessity of saints, given to
hospitality.
3 More Small Coal Firms
Sign Contracts Recently
Three more small independent
coal companies last Wednesday
signed contracts with the UMW,
it was announced by James
Mark, district president.
Mark said the three coal com-
panies boost to 12 the number of
district operations that have
agreed to Lewis’ terms. Several
other firms, he said, scheduled
meetings for last Thursday to
discuss the contract. Total yearly
output is estimated at 450,000
tons.
The pact calls for a 95-cent-a-
day boost in wages and a hike in
royalty from 20 to 35 cents,
—If you have an old grudge to
pay, and any wrong laid up from
a bygone day, today is not too
late to lay them away.
Human nature being what it is, | of catching rain water, for drink-
receptions were often ‘crashed’ by |ing and washing purposes. 1
strangers prompted by the acces- | much prefer the pandanus roof
he could do nothing against that | ment to a place called Sentari to|:fs
wind, and asked if “he 7 better | take charge of a hospital, and as |
into |@ result she established system |
publican ticket.”
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announced his candidacy for the
U. S. Senatorial position, but at
this moment there is every indi-
cation that he will. When that
time comes, the voters of Penn-
sylvania can rest assured there
will be some fine examples of
political slug-festing next year.
Pennsylvania’s Chief Executive
has made a reputation as a figh-
ter. He has had many uphill bat-
tles and emerged the winner.
Whether he would in such a
forthcoming contest as this re-
mains to be witnessed—but most
observers believe he would.
He is fortunate in having a
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THEIR MAJESTIES, the Junior Swim
tor Health King and Queen pose
proudly for the cameraman in Mi=
ami Beach, Fla, following their
coronation at the famed resort.
When traveling incognito their
youthful majesties are better known
as Glenda Sue Schuman, 5, and
Renny Cappy, 4. (International)
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
First National
at Patton, Pa. |
Bring to
the birthday
of the year
all the
happiness
you are able
and it will
repay 1n kind
throughout
its life
sibility of free punch, and a succes-
sion of several ‘open houses’ some-
times resulted in the most welcome
guests arriving in excessively
boisterous or mellow moods and
contributed to the abandonment of
the publicly announced ‘open
house.” But intimates still toast
each other around a private was-
sail bowl and ‘‘drink a cup of kind-
ness yet for Auld Lang Syne’.
lex & A
HogP<Gn,
New Year's Day, aside from its
festive connection, may not seem
very momentous to the average
citizen, but in the past it figured
prominently in the making of his-
tory.
It saw the unfurling of the first
| American flag by George Washing-
| ton, and the emancipation of Negro
slaves.
Here is a list of important events
that have occurred on News Year's
day throughout the ages:
January 1
38 B. C. The era of the Casears
began.
. . .
1349 A. D. Edward III, king of
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| 1801 Union of Ireland with
| Britain,
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England, defeated the French be-
fore Calais with great slaughter.
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1735 Paul Revere born.
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1757 Calcutta,
by the British.
. . .
1776 First Union flag of 13 stripes
unfurled by George Washington.
. . .
1792 Kentucky admitted to the
Union.
India, captured
1814 American dragoons at-
tacked the British who had seized
Buffalo, N. Y.
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1815 General
British when
Orleans.
Jackson repelled
they attacked New
. . .
1825 Great Britain acknowledged
independence of South American re-
publics.
. . .
1863 Emancipation of Negro
We constructed a large con-
crete tank beside the house to
catch the rain water from the
roof, The women wove pandanus
mats for the interior of the
house and floor covering. Then,
without even taking time to have
one night's sleep in my new house
I took off by canoe for the next
island for my time was drawing
near for return to Truk and I had
to visit the rest of the archipel-
ago. But the Polowat mission
site will be a beauty when it is
finished. The church, school, cate-
chist’s house and Padre’s house
|| will all be of the same architec-
tural design, all under a shady
breadfruit grove and bodering on
the most beautiful sheltered bay
you ever saw. My intention is to
return to Polowat after a short
run dewn to the Mortoloks for
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which is cool and sheltering, but |
T had to give way to necessity. |
|set sail and coast with it
Truk, about 150 miles due east.
|I agreed and said let's go to
| Truk.
| He said it would take only one
night with this strong wind. But
by 7:00 that evening it was
known by all of us that this was
not just a westerly wind—but the
dreaded Noto.
Every once in a while the wind
starts blowing furiously from the
west and sometimes continues
without abating for a week or
ten days or more. ]
So the Punlop sailors went into
action, ripping the sails from the
booms, stretched them across the
outrigger and used every bit of
rope they had to reenforce the
outrigger supports. The waves
got bigger and bigger and the
wind got stronger and stronger—
and I fervently got myself ready
for the Judgement Day. This was
it.
Nothing like a frail outrigger
canoe could withstand the Noto
which tosses ocean liners on the
rocks. But the crew never once
gave up hope. They bailed furi-
ously as the mountainous waves
came crashing over the outrigger
and into the canoe. They sang
and laughed as though it were a
picnic. And so it would have been
if the wind had just blowed itself
out after a few hours like any
respectable storm at sea.
But it was still blowing next
morning—and all day—and all
the next night—and all the next
| day—ana night—and day. When
| it finally began to slacken on the
| evening of the fourth day, it
seemed to me that I had been
in a storm, at least four months.
We saw the sun the next day,
it was a Saturday. But no one,
not even the skipper had the
slightest idea of where we might
be. No land was in sight.
Whither had the storm drifted
us. We went south for three
hours, no land. We went east for
three hours, no land. Then hun-
boys went fishing.
In less than an hour they had
100 fish. In less than 15 minutes
they presented me with the most
delicious broiled seafood I have
ever eaten or ever expect to eat.
Where or how they broiled it, I'll
never know,
All that evening we sailed
northeast—on a hunch. You re-
member the World War map
that you gave me just before I
left for Truk last September?
Well, I had it in my bag. I fished
it out and tried to guess where
we might be.
Then when the skipper decided
to head northeast I saw the wis-
dom of his thought for there was
where the most islands are con-
centrated. Then, I suggested that
he would sight E. Fayu the next
morning. Sure enough, at dawn,
old Jonas lets out a terrific
shout—and there in front of us
was E. Fayu. The only desert is-
land in a whole flock of island
paradises—but we were happy to
see any land at all so we could
get our bearings.
I said Sunday Mass on E. Fayu
and we feasted on land lobsters—
very delicious things—and birds’
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eggs and coconuts. Then in the
evening, with a blessed like wind
we headed for Truk, about 100
miles southeast.
That night we sailed like the
ger got the best of us—and the |
HERE'S HOPING
YOUR NEW YEAR
1950
LIEB'S HARDWARE
CARROLLTOWN
try except
Washington, D. C.
Members of Hastings Local
Given $5 Christmas Gifts
United Mine Workers of America,
each received a welcome Christ-
mas gift last Thursday morning.
member a voucher for $5,
for the purchase of merchandise
at any store in the town. The
distribution was made at the
union’s hall.
on how to get along in life as
there are ways on letting success
pass you by.
slaves became effective by procla-
mation of President Abraham
Lincoln,
. . .
1807 U. S. pure food law put into
effect.
. . .
1913 Parcel post system inaug-
urated.
. . .
1919 New Year’s day declared a
legal holiday throughout the coun-
in Massachusetts and
Members of Hastings Local 393,
Officers of the local gave each
—There are just as many ways
LOTS OF LUCK
TO YOU FOR THE
WHOLE YEAR
| wind and raised Truk bright and
CH,
FORSBERG'S
FAIRLAWN
Patton
AHEAD | Then we learned of how much
| early the next morning. We put
| ashore at one of the reef islands
|and order where
| chaos had reigned.
She is today credited with lay-|
|ing the foundation of modern sci-
| entific nursing and after the war
| her ~advice was sought by many
| governments in many countries in
regard to field and camp hos-
| pitals.
| ST. JOHN'S OF JERUSALEM
St. Joseph's of Jerusalem is a
military organiation of a very
religious order. It's true origin is
unknown but it takes its name
from the monastery and hospital
founded near Jerusalem about
1070 by the merchants to aid pil-
grims, adopting St. John as its
patron. In addition to the vows of
poverty, chastity and obedience,
they were pledged to make war
on the infidels.
Driven from Palestine in 1291,
they finally retired to Malta in
1530. Since 1879 the headquarters
of the order ‘has been in Rome,
and the members have entered
the hospital service under the
Geneva Conference. Their distinc-
tive dress is a black gown with a
white cross.
The St. John’s order called
themselves Hospitallers. The org-
aniation of Hospitallers was foun-
ded in 1113 to minister to the
indescribable | 3g,
poor of the Holy Land and also
to strangers in that land. Infirm-
aries first were established under
Raymond of Provience from 1120
to 1160 after the fall of Jerusa-
lem in 1187. The
Hospitallers
sought refuge on the Island of
the Knights of Rhodes. They re-
mained there until
Salymon the Second in 1522. Then
in 1530 they estabished themsel-
ves in Malta and are known as
the Knights of Malta. After 1805
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|and all the people, 172 of them,
| were delighted with the coming |
|of the priest. They are all Catho- |
[lics and devout ones. I stayed |
| with them two days, then head-|
led across the atoll to Moen, 20|
miles due east. |
| We made Moen without any
{trouble and Father Kennally al-|
[most dropped dead when he saw
{me sailing in on the outrigger
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damage the storm had done on
land—and were thankful that we
were on the open sea, bad as it
was. Tremendous destruction of
trees and houses on Guam and
Truk.
I am going out to Polowat and
the western islands this Sunday
with the Navy AG and see how
my little flock is faring, and tell
my sailors’ wives on Punlop that
they are alive and well. Please
join me in thanking God what I
shall always consider a miracul-
ous saving at sea. Thus God pro-
tects His missionaries.
I shall return on the AG to
Truk about the first of December,
then head out for the Mortloks
where I shall spend Christmas,
And I am looking forward to
those Mortlok songs.
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Huts a hope that
the days of 1950 will
be brimming with contentment
for all of you.
a very Happy New Year.
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