_— By JOSEPHINE MARTUCCY Phone 423 Lois Donahue of Pittsburgh | spent the past week end at her home here Paul MeDermott of Pittsburgh | also was a week end visitor at, his home in Hastings Marie 8kitka, John Stitts and! Sam Morealli of Erie were week | was a visitor here over the week end. i { ter, | nesboro Mrs Dianne, were visitors in on Menday Heart Disease end visitors at their homes here Rev Was a Monday Pete Tindiglia of Cresson was a caller in town on Sunday ‘Abe’ Firment of Erie guest at his home here over week end Mrs Gerald Kline and Mr Mrs. Frank P. Shutty and John Shutty were Sunday noon visitors in Patton Mrs Ethel Rhue Mr and and Mrs. Floyd Rhue and Richard Campbell of Pontiac, Mich visit. ed relatives here this past week Mrs Albert Kou apel daugh ter, Doris. were callers Al toona on Saturday Mr and Mrs John Niebauér and Mr and Mrs Charles Yahner were Friday evening visitors Patton. Mr and Mrs Joseph P Tin diglia and son, Ron of Phila deiphia spent the past week end at the Anthony Martucci home here Mr and son. David, of Bristol at the Anthony Martucci home this past welk end Mr Arcker returmed to Bristol on Sunday Mr. and Mrs Dominic Fredo announce the birth of a desughter al the Miners’ Hospital Spangler on Bunday Dec 10 Send. mail, phone news know to us Edward Brothers Father More Herald visitor Pittsburgh in on the and Mrs after. al in vieited You of Johnstown § OSB, | WAS A | and Mrs Adolph Arcker! Is Leading Killer By Pennsylvania News Service Harrisburg Heart disease year was once more the Killer in Pennsylvania, a¢ to the State Health, A spokesman leading cording Department of pointed out that in 1949 a total 107,838 Penn svivanians died of which number 56,168 were listed as having been caused by heart disease. In the preceding wear 2080 fewer died from the disease Cancer stayed in as a killer hut its nll: for 14 TR7 Fan compared a reduction of second likewine was 104K There deaths last ye with 15 88K ir of RR1 place under were ns ©r Rr ne of vascuylag place We a total of Intracranial lesi in, third i 3 deaths from in re 10 Alfred Noren and daugh- | Bar- | last | 1048 Or | up i 652 Deaths from accidents placed | fourth, dropping 2.802 during the | two-year period for a total of 3.-| 555 last year Nephritis continued of the past several mortality cause its among the decline | years as » de | generative diseases dipping sharp. | ly from 6,147 1948 to deaths last year the state in 1.878 | a record low for | i Other leading causes of death |. first ten amog the Disease of early infancy pneumonia, 2 544 tuberculosis, 3 432 diabetes 2.008 and congeni tal malformations 1270 COMPARE with any RANGE MORE VALUE IN EVERY WAY | Most for your money in the new Caloric Gas “anges —America’s Easiest Ranges to Keep Jean. 217,307,368" and 40"’ models for easier, better cooking at lower cost. 3 MODEL 7638U, gee (37 each payday) BENDER ELECTRIC intalled with $264.75 GAS ° RANGES Carrolltown Lior a brief period i strict in 1949 were: | 3.6826 IT'S AN AFTER-BREAKFAST ‘BIKINI’ WITH ALL THE RECENT TALK of possibile atom bomb use in the Korean war, these pictures are startingly reminiscent of the Bikini tests But {t's jst ® siick camera trick, and all that was required to get the effect of an stomic mushroom was an orange. At top, the “big explosion™ is mere'y the core of the fruit and the skin. Below, it Is shown oo a smaller scale, with the rind resembling # starred section of the earth. Mincemeat Pies Originally Replicas Of Jesus Manger A wealth oR" the ti} £3 V ("hs COVerad gslrias time minremenant Although fe Know t thi cradle f rounded by It was made form, to symbol varied Ww peopie lila y pie fepread nis th Christ Child sur gifts of the Magi originally in oval ize the cradle, and ngredienty were rn wa bf the the the fis Al one tims banned ita history K mindy and at aslill an Leg it! was the Cause Of 1 iristmas ilself! being abolished n England dur of Qliver Cromwell nf feasting and drink ing at Christmas was regarded as worldly and sensual, and the more Puritans refused to eal mince-meatl ple during the holida) scascr. This prejudice was finally overcome after the Restoration In the New World, during the For many years ng the if Erp th . fine | CURL OM ming (Internationa!) firs! | Krima iar tre nine } hratmas and for meveral there was no Christ mas in New England as a result of an arguwunent over the shape and meaning of mince-meal plea Eventually the Lignation spent itself, and the ban was lifted A pie which no proach in the inlricad realion, mince-mmeal pies orl iy were made almon! meal seasoned with spices hiefly currants, was added probably be dials was garded aa the fryit oon tent was gr Lil 3 38 © IN In 185% thereafter, other can ap ies of ta Kina entirely of Fruit und cause the re a sweel adually increased becarne a ni and spices. with or if meat ince meal of fruit at the addition By and Dave mt those early large, mince-meal plea changed noliceably snoe days when New Eng land cooks began preparations for making the week in advance of lhe actual baking As Samuel Pepys st 1 in his Ia mous diary about 5s 16482 hristmas dinper: We had, besides a good if beef and other good cheer e-menl pies” mince-mea! frie ales hi chine 15 YOU'RE TELLING ME! By WILLIAM RITY Central Press Writer THERE ARE more ways of | bringing coals to Newcastle than by just driving a fuel truck. A dancing teacher has returned ‘from Hawall where, we're oid, ihe Soaght tw nstivee the Tigut known as Rum jungle. Wonder if it's the same sort of place known over here as Skid Row? PISTMas.. TIME a A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN A MAN'S STORE Shop At the Store That Stocks Things He'd Like to Own Pardon us, Ladies, while we confess the gifts we stocked for mem were bought to please the men and not you. That's because experience has taught us what he'd like to own. You ean’t miss pleasing a man with gifts from this store. Our name on the box proves to him the style and quality are right. IF ER'S A LABEL LOOKER! A tats tisk ht A MEN'S STORE POLLACK'S BARNESBORO a Open Evenings Until Christmas! years | i B.amese Ritilen | wanted a kitten more'n anything™ | it your | that's what | | good. Do you understand. darfing®"™ i from the a rishmas By Maud McCurdy Welch EREDITH HARRIS, known as Merry, sat ot her desk In the | big insurance office and fought back | her tears A voice startied her. yi here working? Are ing*" It was Hugh Mallory, the sgency head Merry sald “Just finishing | up. Everybody's in such a harrey ‘It's Christmas Eve Let every. thing go." Hugh started 0 his of | fice Merry's eyes foliowed his tall! figure She liked him very much | He turned back "You didn't tell | me why you were crying.” Ps “Why are you cry- i xell “It's nothing My sister and her | family have gone to Californias. 1 guess | I'm lonely.” “That may be my good luck.” said surprisingly He was alone, two, he explained. | His sister-in-law who had looked | after his little daughter since the | death of his wife four years ago, | had lefl unexpectedly. His Aunt he i i fe | g | g! { i . Ne!” Dee cried In anguish. But Hilda tere (he cat from her, Amanda still with them, but she was gelling oid There was no | e to do the things to make a little ] (happy Wouid Meredith was oO gir help him It took Bern three Bours to fin Al seven oO Clock, wis cag Wurned on the ging house Shopng Eh BuXur; rive of an impo A iftle [girl booking arms and Eo g $a! in a big chair SEL Y Khe held out her cried a lillie We're not 10 have a Chrislnass tree or ugh Mall swung his litle daughter up in his arms Ob, yes, we are” He put her down. “This is | Miss Meredith Harris. She's going to see Ww everything ™’ And R was the most wonderful Christmas Dee had ever had and | the most beautiful tree. But Merry's | gift was best of all A beautiful | ’ ry FTER THE presents bad Deen | distributed Merry and Dee sat | in 8 big chair, Dee stroking the kit ten's Bead “How did you know ! “Because | was 8 little gir! ooce | | mysell™ Hugh went uptown on an errand | in the latér aflerncon Soon after a | handsome woman in rich furs and | Jewels came In Uf “Aunt Hilda you .. came back?" | “Yes, Dee, | know my duty. even || father and | : Hilda | broke off staring at Merry ~“Who' s 9 i this? “IC's Miss Merry Christmas i call ber She fixed my beautiful tree, did everything” Hilda looked at Merry coldly “You can go now. And take that cat with you They're full of germs “No . No!” Dee cried in an But Hilda tore the cat from her, thrust it in Merry's srma. The next thing Merry had been ushered out the front dooce. She went Ww her small apartment. sat down in a chints chair, holding the kitten “Well after all it was fun even If it is over.” she con fided tearfully to the cat : But it wasn’t over. Two hours | later Hugh Mallory knocked on her | door. “1 hunted through a hundred office files for your sddress. , ad i found you at last™ : Merry was flushed “Your! sister. in-law came back.” He nodded. "She's gone for good now. We'd had a disagreement You see, | found she was teaching my little girl to be a snob.” He broke off. smiled again “Dee wants yuu to odme back and so do | She was afraid to believe he'd | really said that But be took her hands, drew her closer. “Lock. Merry, I've been searching for the right girl for a long time 1 knew I'd found ber when | saw you sit ting in that big chair with Dee and Oh, my dear. say you love you'll marry me Dee and Meredith lifted her tace and he answer in the sacet sin officials pr wy i of the Sad to safety the only Amer- | wih edition of Handel's “Mes | The rare works had been Johnstown ” | Library. Several firemen were | Jured in fighting the blaze A conclusion. even if ahs * prt | and accompanied by desk- pound} ; ing, is not a fac. in Coalport on Saturd | Mr und Mrs Kenneth Glass { Coalport were Mrs Cartriey and Mrs (daughters of | urday dg i Wayne Hammond of Baltimore, Md, spent a few days hers at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Re Mr and Mrs. John Letcher Sr. of Blandburg spent Sunday after. noon with and Mrs. Chester Kuhn Mr and Mrs Gene Reynolds visited the Iady's parents Mr. and Mrs Edward Glasgow, on | Sunday Mr and Mrs James Bowman and daughter, Mary, were callery morning. Mr and Mrs John oxeil and family were recent visitors with Baturday morning callers In James Moe. | Chester Kuhn Mr and Mra Dean Cree and {daughters of Beaver Falls spent | A few days with Mrs Agnes Mul. thollem and Mr and Mrs Frank Frye Mary Lou Troxell, Pittsburgh, spent the week end with her par- ents, Mr and Mrs Harold Tro. GLAS 105 0 HEE ro SatramaEe SuTien Hospital, Nina, 17, dsughiter of California's Governor Ear! Warren, smiles at her mother. Although the faces eighteen months’ convalescence from her polio attack, doctors are confident there will be no permanent any. Hntermtiont) Thursday Sining ¥ visitors at the Chester Kuhn home Charlies Kuhn and Charles Bowman were among the suc- cessful buck hunters from Glas gow this past week. Mr and Mrs Emest Kruis and Juniata spent Sat. evening at the Chester Kuhn home Friends were received at the i Tromell Funeral Home for Robert | Barnhart, who passed away last Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs Foster Troxell {and daughter, Peg ary call ors in A ltoona on *Eaburdn Harry Cree of indians _— the week ond here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs Geo Cree Mr. and Mrs ney and George James MoCart- were Tr AE NN SA MEANS SO MUCH ~ MITCHELL'S Finest quality diamond rings and wedding bands | | Va a Te " MITCHELL'S PHILADELPHIA AVENUE BARNESBORO | IF YOU WANT BETTER NYLONS LARKWOOD'S 3 V's As Advertised in LIFE If you want #toekings that Fit—Look—Feel— Wear better, these high twist sheers are for you! Because Larkwood, and only Larkwood, has the patented “V'' features that meet this four-way test of superiority Vamp Top assures hi er runs, more comfort, straight seams; Veolu-Metrie gives sleeker fit, longer wear; Vamp Toe means more toe freedom, more style. 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