= i oe a
| ulin will be by another
i designated by the Office
i
This increase in the Blood Pro-|
| gram cosl and the proposed addi-|
services |
| tional expenditures for
wo the armed forces represent the
only significant increases in the]
| National Organization budget.
| The greatest amount, $39.204.-
i 300, the Board of Governors ant:-
provide Service to
Forces. The increase in this sum
of $1.500000 over last year is
made in anticipation of a specific
request from the armed services
for the Red Cross to expand its
recreational activities in behalf of
the men overseas
The work whieh A the Red
Cross is today indicates
that no more wo - ie could be
made upon the generosity of the
American people, for these peopie
constitute the Red Cross
FCC Okays 13 New
Television Stations
The Federal! Communications
Commission last week authorized
| for fractionation into serum, construction of 13 new oommer.
3 and gamma globulin. | cial television stallions.
gma Globulin is a spall frac-| These raised to 157 the number
of the human blood contain- | of new TV stations authorized’
ro wieh Hitiag the since the Commission lifted its
go tion s i polio | freeme five months ago.
alth informition re- | The grants included: |
indicate that controlled : a
: i WITH-TV. Inc, Channel 20, at
ve immunisation for
| Baltimore, Md :
yelitis ifr bein carried ;
In various research centers. Chautauqua Broadcasting Corp. |
| Channel 17, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ethel H rman
Blair, chairman | = Saston Publishing Cc, Channet |
lb bg has as-|97, Bast " raadeast 1
or the on ng Co. Inc,
re ont 1ot | iredrscnt Hazleton, Pa.
bulin purposes. But the' Piedmont Broadcasting Corp |
of the gp , glo- Channel 34, Danville, Va /
the Susguchanna
th of the Red Cioss have
, advised by E Rolaad Harri-
iden? of the American
Red Cross, thal the 1853
} Fund Goal is $83,000.-
his net fund goal allocates
000 for National erganiza-
and $45,000,000 for the 3.727
of the release Indicates
requirements for the
m is estimated to
Of wpecial import-
is the additional £7.000,000
is needed inasmuch as an
pent emergency request from
office of Defense Mobiliza-
remilts in plans fol steppl
ihe blood collections for de
. Increatied blood
iz needad too, In order
may be availible to be
RIO ies
The very best of Holiday
% Wishes to all our friends,
extended in warm appre
ciation of your good
- will and patronage.
MERTENS
BAKERY
Patton, Pa.
EE —_- exaiaraissor Nhs RASA =
ency |
of De- |
| fense Mobilizations and not by
| cipate to be needed in order to)
the Armed]
| The woman sighed.
CHEER
BAMA RT RE
Dorothy Boys Kilian
TAN RAYMOND. seated In
i white starched loneliness at
the hall desk: of Ridgedale's ten
bed community hospital, stared
disconsolately at the tiny table
tree which she had just finished
trimming
‘Would it be just foe much to
ask you to take Christmas Eve
duty for me, Nan’ Grace. the
other night had asked her
some days ago I know you
aren't going to be able to gel
hame for the holidays anyway,
and my family is
town
The urgent ringing of a bell
broke in on her lonely dreams
the handbell of the patient In room
two
“Old Smithers
iong-winded complaint
pow.’ Nan groaned
She opened the door. “Mrs
Smith, every grey hair in pice
was sitting bolt upright in bed
“I'm expecting a visitor tonight
Where is he?” the old lady
snapped
“If anyone asks for you of
course I'll bring him up.” Nan
forced herself to answer politely.
“It's almost nine o clock,
Algernon wrote definitely that |
make it for Christmas Eve.” Mrs
Smith glared at Nan
enough being here, let alone trying
to celebrate alone.’
“Tm not celebrating either, Mry
nurse,
1 wonder what
she'll have
Smith."
“Oh, you--you're young
strong. snd well this ix your job
“How witll 1
remember Christrnases when | was
your age! Bit down a minute and
I'H tell you about the time we
The oid lady ignored her excuse
The time we invited the chureb
choir to supper and to help deco
rate our tree before chair prac
tice." she went on “Well, sume-
eomtnt |
CHRISTMAS ih
i
g
3
right here In
| the package.’
| he had written
and |
he'd home. two blocks away
the glow of having at last,
ream | in Area Af Present
“It's bad
UNION PRESS. COURIER
By Reyce Fields
HE JOLLY SANTA, ringing his
bell in an appeal for contribu
tions for the grinned Mis
thanks as Dick Slater dro
bil the kettle The
was a salute
tide spirit
tortune He had » home, a
wife named Jean snd 5 srnalier
reproduction of himsel! named
Pete What more @id a MER
want’
Ome
fieedy
oped A
into Somat
nat only to the Yile
goin
lovely
bast to Prick s owe
other thing made this »
great day for Dick. He was on his
way to fulfill a dream. While
were still engsped. be had bought
a #trand of simulated pearls for
Jean Somehow the feeling had
grown on him thet until he could
replace the phoney baubles
string of real ones, he would
they
3 success in the eves of his
haired. brown eyed
Put this card on the outside of
he told the clerk
who wrapped Mis gift. On the card
TO A REAL
PEARL-A STRING OF THEM!
It was begining to get dark when
Dick got off the train in suburban
Rosevilie where hw He
started to walk briskiy t owed his
Happy 1
Jean
lived
real
ized his cherished
didn't sée the figure
i dark alley till the man stepped o ort
and
thrust the inte
gun
| abdomen
and |
ax he remembered he had
“This is a stickup!” the
snapped hoarsely Turn
and get your hands up!”
A teeling of relief! flooded Dick
$ret
thug
around
| most of his money on the necklace
| Then the thought hit him
the
! peckiace itsel! was in his pocket!
body began a carol as he tied a |
popcorn ball to a branch, andl. do |
you know, before the last apple |
was hung on the tree, we had gone |
through our whole blessed pro
gram."
“Did you
the top of your tree?
“Oh, my. yes" Mrs
smiled
what we did use for decorations
Let's see, now,
popoorn balls,
chains . . ."
When the doorbell downstairs
rang suddenly, Mrs. Smith brought
herself up in the middie of a sen-
tence and chuckled, “Thank you
for listening to an oid bore, my
dear. Now you just go see if that
isn't Algernon.™
A young man, bare headed, with
cost collar turned up to meet a
and cranberry
tousel of sandy hair, smiled 3t her |
“Are you the |
through the gloom.
unfortunate gal who's taking care
of my Granny Smith? he asled
An imperious voice called from
upstairs, “Is that you, Algernon?”
The young man grinned at Nap
He
efi
LL :
Smith |
“I'll tell you just exactly with his Jeft hand a1 sbout wheres
i he thought the gun
There were the |
: Methodically, be continued
| everything out
always put & star on |
“Listen fellow.” be pleaded, over
his shoulder. with the gunman i
have a Christmas present for
wife In my pocket. Take
money. but leave me that
The boodium didn't
my
ny
AnSWer
tax
of Dirk 4
As his hand started to remove the
poe Rely
| precious little package. Dick Slater
§
| stepped
i
:
went wild! He whirled. slapping
weiild be He
nothing. The thief merely
back and brought the
heavy gun crashing down os hid
victim's head
8% THE DARKNESS
4 sway, Dick became
that he was in & bospital Gradu
ally. he realized Jean and little
Pete were beside his bed.
“Of Dick!” Jean half sobbed
half laughed, "T've been scared!
The doctor says you only have a
slight concussion. though and
you're going to be all right”
As his head continued to ¢tlear,
caught
cleared
| the realization of bis loss over
whelmed Dick
The thief merely stepped
back and brought the heavy
gun crashing down on his vie-
tim's bead
“1 had a present for you, Jean
, ."* he began.
“1 know, Foolish,” his wife cut
in. “and you almost Jost your life
trying to save iL”
“But it was the string of real
pearis I've always wanted you to
have, Joan. You know how much
they meant to me!”
“Yes. I've known the silly obses-
sion you've had about my wearing
simulated pearls.” Jean said alk
most sternly. “It never seemed to
occur to you that my husband and
little Pete were the real pearls In
my life!”
“Well. this is going to be a bum
Christmas for you.” Dick said
ghumly, “and 1 thought it would
be the best yet”
“It's going to be.” Jean told him.
“Look!
She put her arm under his shoul
der and lifted him to a sitting posi-
tion. In one corner of the room was
El a
he and Jean hud wrapped for ttle
pearls!
“Yes,” Jean said, “my pearls,
¥
Part age
aware
i *
¢ Brdiend
iene
i potited the Firat
i Cat
: the
{hiya
STUDENTS st the Thompson Elementary School In Washington BC.
eriseh on the floor of thelr classroom during » mock omic bomb
raid drill which included all government buildings In the supital
The alert sontinued for ffteen minutes (Intevagtional Sesudghens)
that
Prag
Bis
ri
he
disease
only In
oak in
thie far the
foupid BoCally
aithough while
sucapt ible
Bight
ei
Heved
Bow Ihe story om fs ie
wilt locally | that all poasitie
menmires have been falkten to hal
its spread. Mr. Zerby said 0h
y y planned to have draws eosvipleds
Cole’ © Outbreak Here fhe sradication work before the
year What 1858 will brine
In Woods At Portage (wn guess
dangerous of {fy An ' thy
eo 5 ¥ os Pevaevivanias $y sisadie
eddy
OME 8
SprYey
Gunty
operiEting
Airport, Was
miner Ls spol in
The other five ine
the Gallitzin dis
Blair County. The
was reporisd mare pre
valent in Bedford county whire
ott red en Eires were La
PAK iit fret
this su
font pnd N Feu
factod spots In
iret were In
fine nnd
sim iar
wen
With
| Ae oniy
kent frees work
Hisense nrust be
KORN
condition
cue to
1
rendy
providing
wilt etre
of spotting the
confined ta he
been
Missinsinp
Keane has
{ Was growmg
wat BANDITS TAKE 3.4m
Philadephia (PN) Three
have paeuliis two of whom Wers arm
§.T and Brandished revolvery rod.
Pint #8 offive here olf b 54 #0 in
which wax being propane
bank deposit. One of the ner
south of thread the manager. Ale:
Ming Bp the money than ran
one | 3 wraiting autorpobile and
fect
plague
: REGIE IN
Blair
GUthreax Io have
CEnbria
Se oache
il
iNT fF pe :
Dats | oda
wails
jisat a]
Indiana anty fim
Krave gtbrenk. Wilt
be foal Bd $f 8 TWoad ]
rel oak four mw
borotigh
had
was ais
tract of
les southwest of PICKED UP BY FBI
Pittsburgh {PNS-- Two teen
age girls have been appreliended
be FRI pp ants on
templing to sxtort | money
posinessren herve. The FE
in one instances they
E000 ax the pride
harrsing three children
the men
of : . i
General George Marshall
foriner secritary of defsvise Was
ern in + Unicatown,
AI i
indiana
It wag Here
givin that wit
Cie Was
have Deed
for some years be
wan potted by!
said an Indiane
told him that hb
ER aby
ive Years ago
Between 10 and 00 per cent
average hardwood Rand i»
and about 30 per cent of
red oak Mr, Zerby said
that a
may
Fore from
I aaid
EYP
the
farnplers
hime ne
Zarby
fAVTeY foil
of ine
most
of
hot
Lying
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