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Page 2 THE WOLF by Sartsone 'U* "Why don't you ever bring your own girl?'* By STAN ABLER - ( Magazine and Newspaper feature writer - Hereford, Arizona)- We 1 re short on railroad cars and trains. On Buses and commercial planes - For veterans there will Be delays In reaching hone for holidays. With thousands stranded on the Coast When they want Christmas cheer the most, We sympathize. They won’t receive Home merriment on New Year's eve. Yet, they will reach theip long sought • goal When transportation starts to roll And they'll ignore their present -plight When their old home town looms in sight. The long years oper.t out overseas Will soon be wafted with the breeze Among familiar sights and sounds Os friendly prewar stomping grounds, S« here’s a Happy New Year, men, Till you get started home again. # # # # # # * POSTSCRIPT OF THE APA CHcj axLxTNuL The Fry NSC opened its Christmas Cele bration,' Sunday, December the erd, with a Vesper Hour nort.raying "Living Madon nas and Ave Marias". The w adonna, "A Gentleman In Adoration before the Mad onna", by Maroni, was portrayed by Mrs, Lillian Hines, USG Snack Bar Manager and ■ Sgt. Marcus Williams. Mrs., Clara Arrington, secretary to the USr direct or, portrayed Fra Filippo Lippi’s, ."The Virgin Adoring". . _ : As the living pictures ware presented, Sgt'. Chester Grumpier sang "Ave Maria" ,by Schubert and Gounoud, respectively. • CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY: Soldiers .and Hos tesses gathered around the Christmas Tree in the lobby for a gnlp party Chri 'stuns Eve Night'.. While the group munched cookies... and drank ' cocoa, they Played several games which 'are old lFuletide favorites. The party closed with the singing of practically all ■ the- Christ mas Carols. ’ • >. CHRISTMAS PARTY: There was-a repent •party Christmas night with even more soldiers present. After refreshments, a few games «nd-'exchanges of "Merry Chris- . tmas" were enjoyed. The novinar picture, "The Falcon", was shown, COMING EVENTS: Fr-iday, Decenber 38th, there will be a Ping-Pong Tournament, If you- think you can play Ping-Fong, don’t miss this opportunity to win a prize. - POST DANCE: Saturday., Decem ber 29th at 8:O r P. H., there will be , hostesses from the Fort Huschuca WAC area and Tucson. The season to be gay is not over; don’t fail to put .this in your little black book as a MUST, USD DANCt ~ SARMAY - DfC29 tt ~ /liv‘ c h fosr 28 December 1G45