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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
2
Poignant vignette from Pleiku Vietnam showing Christmas scenes among troops. Artificial snow on bunkers, a makeshift tree, carols mixed with war, holiday meals, and a quiet airport amid quiet tension. Soldiers share humor and nostalgia, while chaplains and families persevere through combat.
A reflective wartime vignette contrasts a silent night aboard a destroyer in the South China Sea with the chaos of war. Green Berets on the Laos Cambodia border, cargo parachutes carrying unexpected gifts, and a nurse tending a dying child evoke hope and longing for peace at Christmas.
Members of the Leaders Bible Class at Calvary Methodist Church met Sunday with President M Glenn Magaha presiding. Iles Warfield gave the opening prayer Clyde Berger read the lesson leaflet. Christmas songs were led by Lee Reichard with Mrs Edward Mantz at the piano. Charles Dixon presented the lesson Preparing the Way. Secretary Harold Brode reported a collection of 30.74 dollars.
The Silver Fancy Garden Club hosted its Christmas Party at the Taney Inn Taneytown with 14 members. After luncheon gifts were exchanged and the group then decorated dining rooms at Victor Cullen School for Boys for the holidays. The next meeting is set for January 19 at Mrs John White s Emmitsburg home with assistants Mrs Andrew Eyster and Mrs Thomas Frailey.
At Ideal Farms Dairy annual Christmas Party in New Market Fire Hall five employees received watches for twenty five or more years of service. Honorees were Walden Bowens Roger Myers Miss Clara Harrison Austin Klipp and Frank Dertzbaugh. Sterling Bollinger and Edward Plunkett presented the awards. over 200 people attended including the Beltsville Division.
Charles W. Mumma was re elected president of the Rocky Ridge Fire Company at the recent meeting. Other officers chosen include Ernest Staub Sr. as vice president, Kenneth Mathias as secretary, Wayne Williar as assistant secretary, John Kaas as treasurer, Dale Kline as assistant treasurer, James Sixx as chief, Kenneth Mumma as first assistant chief, Donald Paugh as second assistant chief, The Rev Samuel Weybright as chaplain, Charles Brauer as assistant chaplain, and Paul Barrier Joan Hahn George Delphey and Robert Albaugh as directors.
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