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sit EDITORIAL NEBRASKA STATE JOlimi. MNfOr.N, HUD AY, DrTKMBFlt 2, 191 The story of the first Christmas: The birth and childhood of Jesus Jcsns in the temple Aitgnstiis Iicthlchem txK-auae thera no tha angel Jcsus 'Nunc dimittis' Him not, they re Were aatontahed: and multitude of tha heavenly hoot pteialng God, and aaid unto Hun, "Son, why haat Thou thua dealt with ua? ft-hold Thy father and 1 bought Ttieo aorrowUif," And Ha aaid unto them, "How la it that ye aought Met Knew ye not that 1 muet In My rather houa? And they understood not tha aeylng which Ha apake unto Jerusalem, freaking it came to paa. after they found Him in eitung in tha midat teachers, both hearuig asking them que, all that heard Him at Hia understanding answer. they aaw Him, they thera in tha Inn. a a a thera vara shepherd In country abiding ta tha keeping Wraith by over their lUk.

And an tha Lord atood by them glory of tha Lord aitona bout them: and they afraid. And tha angel them, net afraid) far behold, I good tidlnga af great thill be all the people! there I born ta you in tha aity af David a who la Chrlat tha Lard. la tha alga unte yeu: find a be be wrapped el thee, and lying manger," auddenly there waa with aeymg. "Glory ta Cad In tha hlgheet. and an earth peaca among man In wham ha la well pleaeed." a a And It came to paa when tha angela went away from them into heaven, tha shepherds said Ofta ta another, "Lsi ua now go even unto Bethlehem, and aea thia thing that la to roine to Paaa, which tha Lord hath made known unto ua," And they aama with haite, and found both Mary and Jeoeph, and tha babe lying In tha manger.

And when they aaw It, they made known con-oamlng tha aaylng whlah waa apoken ta them about thia child. 73 1 AT ff Virgin Mdoring the The Public Mind Decries Sniping Behind Lines angel-naming of womb ahall be railed holy ta tha they Lord" I. aod ta offer aaertru-o according ta that which la a id in the law of tha Lord. "A pair of turtledove, or two young pigeona." And behold, tnere waa a man in Jerusalem, whoa name waa Simeon; and thia man waa righteoua and devout, look ing for tha eonaolatioa of Israel: and tha Holy a writ waa upon him. And it had been rveled Unto him by the Holy Spirit.

that ha ahould not aeo death, before he haa aaen tha Lord a Chnat And ha cam In tho Spirit into th temple; and when the partutta brought In tha child Jeaua, that they might do on-corning hint after the cue torn of tha lew. then ha received him unto hia anus, and bleaaed Cod, and aaid, bMej amaal aH, Lara, Ammw ta aar. pmmi TLiT Wawa I We kM anaan i iii, A a.M Am4 taa (tar 4 ia, Utm." And his father and hia mother wer marveling at th things which wer spoken concerning him; and Simeon bleaaed them, and aaid unto Mary hia mother, "Behold, thia child la set for th falling ami tho rising of many in Israel; and for a aign which la spoken against; yea and a aword ahall pierce thru thin own soul; that thoughts out of many heart may be revealed." And ther was on Anna, a propheteaa, th daughter of PhanueL of th tribe of Aher (h was of a great ag, having lived with a husband seven year from her virginity, and ah had been a widow even unto four-aoor and four years), who departed not from th temple, wor-ehlpplng with faaUnga and sup, plications night and day. And coming up at that very hour ah gave thanks unto God, and spak of him to all them that wer ktoking for th redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had accomplished all thing that wer according to th law of lh Lord, they returned Into Galilee, to their own city Naxareth.

a a And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and th grace ef God wa upon Him. a a And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at th feast of the paasover. And when He was 12 years old, they went up after the custom of th feast; and when they had fulfilled th daya, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not; but supposing Him to be In the company, they went a day journey; and they sought for Him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance: and when The Once Over Or H.1Trtnup CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FOR 1942. For a soldier: Her' wltninc rou th brat of hraaka States is Tha iplrit, bfaltn ana "wnai iaa Tlx anil and airanfth to do ouf bit tempts to An amr, Mm tail in it I Hrra'i rootlnf for yon near an far Prmjr Go you aa tha Chrlattnaa atari Mar avary ahallana prava a avralth I may you navtr want for faith I think that Hrra'a prayln God to be wltn you what we And In aach rrlaia tn you inmi In aach Oolaotha may you aaa Aa for Tha sallaat Man of Utljllae- ment in A Marry Oiiiatmaa! Walt, It arami A byxona thin of plaaaant draami But If thera'a auch a Uilns, my aon, You rata It mora than any ona. a a For a sailor: Out whara thara'i dangar day and night so much Out whara Uia aal ant crava a flKht Out whara you oaltla for "lh right.

May paac be youra thia Chrlattnaa night I "Render things that Wa know whara you will hang your aocke smack on tha foa until ha rockaii Jesus it Is first You rata tha beat from ua galoot So don't taka any auballtutaal www For an airman: Whan man one watchad tha heavens they Found guldanca In a atarry ray: They aaw a atar blink like a gem And knew tha apell of Bethlehem I Thia Chrlatmaetlde we upward gait And aaa you In tha blue And thoae who know your aplrlt flna you one mora obaerve a algnl For a marine: strength of nection Your flraalde thia year may be fetid ewamp where none can ae Tha Yuletlde llghta or eer know Th apall of alelghbella In tha anow. Tha only tree In that apot grin May bava a anlpar It' trim; And any carola thera ehall ba Within a precloua memory. But you, a Leatherneck, my lad Will think tha going not too bad From you this gift no ona can ban Tha qualities that make a men! For those behfhd: Oh, workers In th countless plants Who glva tha boya the fighting chance, May thia Yuletlde from anguish won Olva you tha joy of work wall donal forge, on farm or In the mine In a swift production line; ports where mighty ships ar mad You bslp the fighters make grade. Within a million little chops You strive to reach pro'luction tops Scorning with hitter, burning star Tha spreaders of Jlsseasion there. women, dropping easy ways help In all the farthing frays, You show tha stuff thru thick and thin Without which no great land can win, a Merry Christmas to you all May Santa on you pay a call.

And wa can hear your greeting happy, "Okay, Saint Nick, but make It snappy Best persecution, tian church tation of The president of the University of Southern California proposes that people of the United States ba called "Usonans" Instead Americans or Grtngoes by Latin American countriea. Thia would seem to bear out reports that some college professors are feling an extra strain these days. fanatical "Laval Auto Wrecked; Laval Unhurt" headline. a a a But we'll bet it went hard with car. WASHINGTON GREETINGS! Merry Christmas! Happy Yule! Largely without motor fuel.

I commenced schools. I something Whirlaway may have been the horse, of the. year but it looks aa Leon Henderson were the goat the same period. years. found turned to Him, And three daya tha temple, of tha them, and tione: and were amaaed and Ilia And when HOLSTEIN.

Public Mind at the present Farther along have the sary. And Divine Being, this important and unreliable unto In ological United States seems to me a declaration citizenship. does not, of the United cent American LINCOLN. based on the and that Japan alls" have to Christianity. tima at stake.

cult that would church the salvation There of Each century so vast that The genius of that we keep that we "press "We build the and the best build upon, bigot EICSON. Garfield counties, are influenced in beautiful which spoils thc shepherds and And all that beard It wondered at tha thing which were ape en unto them by tho ahepherda, But Mary kept all theeo aaylnge, pondering them la her heart. And tha ahepherda returned, glorifying and praiaing Cad far all tha thinga that they had heard and aeen, even a it waa apoken unta thorn. And when eight daya war fulfilled for eircuim-iauig him, hia nam waa catl4 JESUS, which, waa ao calleVt by tha ange) before ha waa Comal vad in tha womb. And when tha daya of their purification according ta tha' law of Moaea were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present htm to tha Lord (ai It la written In the law of tha Lord, "Every male that openeth tha THE HOME FRONT BATTLE By PmU lowreaeo.

battl on th horn front doean't go ao well, Th rationing dif. flcoltlea ar merely symptomatic of deeper dilemma th lack of sound rla tionahlp between th peopl and their gov ernmenL In buainca thia la usually called bad public relation. In government It la sometime described aa tha reault of unfavor able crtticlam, or mis understanding of th Of' ficlal acts to which com' plaint la directed. Th truth hardships ar her, and man mor ar coming before th war enda, 'and yet th biggest and moat vital factor In getting civilian co-operation Is missing. If, for lnstanre, th statistics on supply were available, the enemy would know what America lacked.

But this advantage might bo outweighed by the stimulus that would given to program of voluntary co-operation. Certainly th aubocripUon by th American peopl of $10,000,000,000 In th December war bona driv Is an example of what th public can do. But when it comes to curtailment of com-moditira the explanation Is not so slpiple. Unfortunately the administration relies too much on the Idea that because it aays ra tioning la necessary, everybody will. believe it and co-operate at once.

The administer ing of the programs for rationing has been made more difficult because of a rather widespread diatrust directed at Washington administrators, ao many of whom only yea-ttrday were aaaociated with new deal Ideas of social reform and punitive measures of class friction. It is very difficult indeed to persuade ob- servers or American economic nie, wnen they hear of inefficiency and Incompetence and efforts in Washington to cloak socialistic purposes under war programs, that appeals for rationing are raised on strictly war necessity. There haa been too much Juggling of statistics in the new deal and too much emphasis given to th new dealers themselves In th handling of rationing programs. If ona digs into it one finds that theorists and radicals usually have had a large part in formulating the program. The effort to carry on the new deal de spite the war Is responsible for the -distrust that ia making it difficult to establish better public relatione for the rationing programa.

The last election brought a vote or Dis approval which wa aimed at the new deal clique of young theorists who have loaded the country down with red tape schemes and formulas that have produced widespread skepticism as to whether the objective ia or is not as outlined. Such Impressions are, of course, nota re flection of the basic purpose at all which is to synchronize the home front with the needs of the war front If nobody else can be found to administer the programs of rationing which require public support except the present group of officials, then it would seem that a program of candor might be of constructive help. Even if some of the figures have been taboo, their publication would do America more good than they would give comfort to the enemy. Rumors, for Instance, about our heavy submarine losses are current and the axis radio broadcasters insist that twic aa much tonnage is being sunk as last yeartheir estimate for 1942 being close to 7,500,000 tons. If anywhere near mis amount is being lost, then it is important that the gravity of the situation be outlined.

a The need for restriction must be plainly outlined by commissions and boarda comprised of men in whom the country has abso lute faith that's one way to bring about better public relations for the rationing programs on the home front (Reproduction Rlgnti YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A JOB, MR. WICKARD Knott In Daliaa New. i. Bart iant the A At Or At Oh, To A of the if of Decree of Caesar I if t. ft mm tks CfA aaa.

mm jar, How It tanv to paa thoae day, there nt on I a dn frwa Caeaar Auguatua, that alt the world should enrolled. Thia th firt enrolment Mad wtwn Quirmiua taa gov. riMir of Byrt. And all vt to enrol thciuactvoa, every on ta hi os city. And Juaaph alao went up (rum Galilee, out of th city el Nasaralh, into Jud.

ta th rity ef lvid, v. huh clU4 Bethlehem, ixMaua waa of th houa ami family of lvtd; to enrol hi mar If with Vlary. who tttl betrothed ta him. being reat llh child. And it ram a paa.

hll they wer ther. tha day war fulfilled that aha ahould ha dadivored. And aha brought forth har fl ml born aon; and aha wrapped him In swaddling clothe, and laid him In a Nebraska Stale Journal aieted ears0 etM Balls LiBruUv, w.xa.s C. Publl.her. Seoaeet, la wo aw4fwe, 16' 1954 1904 IM2 oo Seooeel VBUHa fiod Seocieel MiMnan aaaiKiAftu raraa roe a.

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IQW "Ther No rtac Uka Wabraaka. VEACE ON EARTH? Wa think tho civilised people of thia world vary generally ara aaklng tha quration "After tha war what TM Regrettably we tnuat aay that ao far wa hav not heard anyone anawer that qtieatlon aatlafactorily. It atill atanda, puzzle to peace lovera and aubject for day dreaming by tha hopeful. Ther hav been answer, of courae, but too many of them ar not acceptable. The uaplcion lurka in tha background that poa- aibly none of them will work aa their advocate think they will.

If no plan propoaed will work, tha queation la aura to be aaked "What ara wa fighting for?" Tha laat queation haa been answered, by many aatlafactorily, If ona la not too In latent on detatla. It was answered In tha Atlantic charter. Our war alma hava been given publicity. With them most of ua agree, altho aome of us still wonder what can do to reach objectlvea set forth. Many of tha plans suggested Include a world oollca fore to put down minor trouble; to bring the fore of th more progreialv nations into play if mora than routine policing ia needed.

That la something wa hava heard before a war to end all wars. Where wars break out the police force of the united nations of tha world would take over and end them. Of course these outbreaks would be wars, minor perhaps, yet sufficiently troublesome to call for war to auppresa them. But then, of course, peace la relative, never absolute. Many factors are not considered in plans offered by pacifists.

In devising schemes to Insure peace, to prevent wara and to glva th people th right to govern themselves, a great many factors must be considered. These in part may be th yearning for higher standards of living; economic possibilities for development; racial ideals and religions; resourcefulness of the people themselves in dealing with others; and last but not least the nationalistic loyalties that would remain for generations. Peace should be defined. If a situation can be maintained in which intrigue can be discouraged, In which world wars are prevented, and in which all peoples may en-Joy such freedoms as' have been Illustrated In the American way of lif for 150 years, and If that can be called peace, then auch a peace is worth fighting for. That Gift to Customers The city lighting department makes a gift to its patrons of the.

December light bills. That will amount to something more than an average of $4 per customer. That action haa been the aubject of criticism and more may be anticipated. I The city plant has been so managed that a surplus is shown. The gift can be made without unwanted consequences.

The city plant is out of debt It is owned by the city of Lincoln. The surplus has been piled up thru collections from city plant customers. In other words the rate was higher than costs and aervtce warranted. Th city returns a portion of that surplus to those whose contributions, thru rate charges, mad the earnings possible. What th light department is saying to Its patrons Is something like this: "We Charged you too much this year.

We do not deem it advisable at this time and under conditions now existing to lower th rates. may need more money in the future. As a matter of equity, we are reducing the rates for the year past by cancelling your bills for one month of the year. Possibly we can do that well, possibly better, In the future. If it is good business at the end of another year that ahould be done." Instead of criticism of what Director ruuut fuf And tha eame field, and night angel of and tha round era aura a id unto bring yaw Joy which far tnia day Saviour, And thia Ya ahH addllng In And Hia mother them.

And Ha want down with them, and ram ta Neiarethl and Ha waa aubject unto themt and Ha mother kept all thee aaylng in her heart. a a And Jeaua advanced In wla-um and atatura, and In favar with Cod and men. (iMiua eiaa4 taiitaa at Um IM Ium Vkim I Christ Child By Fra Hippo Lippl THE WAR TODAYi Rommel heads for Tunisia least he at By Louit F. KaVmf. The continually rapid retreat of for right Marshal Erwln Rommel's forces in Libya makes It Increasingly ap parent that will be unabl to.

mak any reel Bland In Tripoli- okeh on tan la but will govern be driven Into Tunisia. There the remnants neces of his oncepow- American- erful army will be squealed between tha Jesus said, pursuing Eighth army of God the Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery and tha because any the Leal Beaml. Britiah-F encn forcea.

Montgomery undobieaiy will try to crash thru to unit with the allied forces in Tunisia. It will mean the final stand of th axis on the African continent. Thera is considerable optimism and if it On the In London Quarters about the out come. The allied command is de in con termined not only to drive the axis from Africa, but to smash their forces completely. citizen 100 per If the Germans and sucn Ital ians aa are able to ret out or Libya are cornered In the coastal strip of Tunisia, this may be possible.

It is doubtful that the axis can run thru enough shipping for a successful "Dunkirk" evacua tion, In view of allied air and naval strength. In an effort to save the situa tion, the Italian fleet may be forced out of retirement and at last eneaeed in a general action which might be the end of It. This Is nurely speculative, but it could well have been one of Hitler's demands when he conferred with Count Ciano of Italy last week. The Chris Interpre That however, would be a pre cautionary measure and not necessarily an admission of defeat. It is Quite likely that Hitler Insisted on fighting it "out, despite Italian discouragement.

London sources are sugntiy sus picious of axia inactivity in Tunisia, both on land and In the air, and believe the axis may be conserving its strength to strike a telling blow before the allies ar fully ready. The allied forces are ngnting merely a holding action on land at present, waiting for the accumulation of men and material which will insure victory when the tim comes to strike. In the air, however, the allies are heavily on the offensive and LeBAR. are doing great damage to Italian supply lines and port works. Allied bombers are meeting with little real opposition from the Germans.

This may be due, London suggests, to the fact that the Ger Journal. mans re conserving their air rural forces for a major offensive. give us fiction However, allied air strength is growing dally. It was reported Thursday from Spain that 50 American planes, Including Flying Fortresses, had landed at Gibraltar enroute to Africa and that more were arriving. (United Press.

I 1 1h In an article "Whatever a Man Soweth" In the recently the writer practically assumes that the United largely responsible for the present wsr. At make this appear a fact He has fine company, this Is the claim made by the Japanese war lords. In the article question Is raised: "Doea anyone God In His righteous judgment is putting His been doing 7" the conduct and practices of the United States immediate past no apologies or explanation are Erica aon and the council hav don apontanooua vote ef thanks ahould be ten dered. Now If th commercial plant can tased. well and good.

JrTffra Ia Confulf nt Rubber Director Jeffer ia confident. II due an think It will neceaaary to requisi tion for government ua tho apar tire from privately owned ntotur cara. He area but on poaaibillty that would mak Imperative auch a mov. If th synthetic plants do not begin to produce rubber aa scheduled, soma such mov may follow. haa confident, however, that our rubber producing program will carried out Ha la eur that plants win bo producing on tim and will bo supplying a auf- flcient amount of rubber to th armed force and ta mov traffic on tha highway.

What Mr. Jeffer haa been moat worried about Is supplying a sufficient amount of gaaolln for farm ua. That la neceeaary If food ia to bo produced In th quantities that will be demanded. Th gaaolln rationing program, with all of its defects and with aome discrimination that do not seem to be called for, haa re sulted In taking many cars off tha road. That aavea rubber.

Th amount of rubber uaed in farm opera- tlona la amall compared to commercial transportation needa. Civing the farmers mor gas will not greatly Increase th de mand for rubber. Th chief valu of th Norria lam duck amendment to th constitution lies in Its preventing congreaamen from taking part In legislation for a year after their defeat Apparently it doea not bar them from being appointed to better paying Joba In th gov ernment if their politic ar right The master of ceremonies who received a severe shock from his microphone my know now how listeners ar punished some times. MORE OR LESS PERSONAL iiiii nt reeent election results con tinue, even tho the voters responsibTe for the political turnover have fairly well dla- mlssed politics rrom consiaerauon. um-gressman Coffee, who retires.

Is the latest to he heard from. He blame the "left wing" of hia party for defeat at the polla. Hia oartlnsr shot is that his fellow Ne braska democrats, and the democrats of the nation, will not regain power until they ret control of their own party. The policy of left wing democrats caused the resentment expressed In the election, he says. Manv Nebraska democrats, altho per haps far from a majority, will agree with Congressman Coffee.

He believes the next concress will succeed In regaining much of the power of congress which haa been dele- rated to the executive aepanmeni. wnen he returns from Washington he will devote his time to his ranch and other business af fairs. Of farm Issues Mr. Coffee says that agricultural products and the products of in dustry must be treated alike. Consumers must pay cost of production plus a reasonable profit Price ceilings must be modi fied if agriculture is to compete wun industry.

The year 1942 has been a busy one with County Judge Reid's office. The income of the office exceeds that of last year by $7,000 and the number of marriage licenses issued In this war year exceeds ail recoras of the past Birth certificate fees almost reached the $9,000 mark. Wartime dislocates routine and emphasizes some features that are not prominent In normal times. A. formerly general agent at Lincoln for the Union Pacific, now retired, writes to Jesse Snuff, president of the "brain trust" table at the chamber of com merce, in response to "personal greetings from the members, that he is now putting in five days a week with the Hertz com pany, a subsidiary of General Motors.

Mr. Grant said that after four months of idleness life became very monotonous, and to save himself from the fate of paper doll cutting, he hunted up a job. With his rail pension added to his earnings he Is prepared to meet the income tax gatherer on the same footing as when he was a railroad man. If the legislature wants deputies and clerks in offices that handle public moneys to be subject to the law which makes em-bezalement of them punishable under any statute other than the general one covering such thefts It will hav to say so. That's what? the supreme court holds in the Boatman case.

There Is a special statute which covers embezzlement by public of ficers charted with collecting: and disburs ing public funds, but while the court is of the opinion that when the stealing Is done by a deputy or clerk who does the actual handling rather than the officer himself, he is violating the spirit of the act he can be prosecuted under the general embezzlement statute only because It is his principal who alone ia charged with their safekeeping. Scrap collection aeency officials say that people should not be led into thinking that because there are many scrap piles to be seen In the -state the need for more of it has abated or that the supply is sufficient It merely means that it is being stored where collected until the need for it arises and it is. clear where the shipment should be sent The time to get alarmed, they say, is when the piles dwindle in size or lessen in number. when it comes to the attitude or endorsement of the many of us are entirely willing to let time make decision. Never, before were there so many loose Interpretations as there are today, and never before uninformed, misinformed pretension to piety.

Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto are God's." put devotion to country, loyalty as citizens, first point of time. Without attempting to raise questions may I say that all of ua were of the before we were citizens of the kingdom of God. So it the time has now come when what is needed is not only of citizenship but an actual practice of 100 percent This sniping behind the lines should stop now, editors should refuse publication of such articles. the above quoted scripture and the fact stressed therewith, I am ready to believe, and teach, that a States cannot be a Christian without being a citizen. EDWARD F.

MARCHAND. in Government and Religion Ahead The reported fanaticism of the Japanese soldleiy is Instilled belief, they say, that their emperor is divine la destined to rule the world. The fanatic "Know it caused humanity a lot of trouble and it has been no credit Witchcraft and heresy Intolerance burnt their vie Adolf Hitler Is reputed to be the head of a religious overthrow Christianity. The Jews are under a new perhaps the most bitter in all their history. is still much divided because of fanatical notions about government and creeds.

Certain sects refuse any Bible but their own. They disdain every conception of except their own. They bring disunion into united communities. should be room in any church organization for many conceptions the Creator and many Interpretations of the Bible. brings its own mental viewpoint and the universe is we have yet much to learn about Jehovah and His ways.

the Christian 'faith is not that we know all things but learning and not that we have reached perfection but on." "Heaven is not reached by a single bound." ladder by which we rise." The best In government in religion is What is in the past will do to but the structures of the past will not suffice for tomorrow. What must a great and benevolent God think of the W. H. Likes Public Mind Column Especially For more than 50 years a resident of Wheeler and I have been a continuous reader of The with the semi-weekly while teaching in enjoy the Public Mind letters. Real people worth thinking about.

I think the writers of the by the tobacco companies. I cannot get interested heroines and handsome rnjroeg always "lighting up," the whole story The daily has come to our home 40 MRS. F. P. HESTON.

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