9 ~ UI Ill @ :c- @) Ill Ill ~ Ill :::, @s ::I ~ ~ .. -I (Q~ ~ ~ 1, 0 ~ u-= y~ • Ill :::, @ ~~ ~ @ B p - ~ @ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ © ~ ~ ~ © ~ ~ ~ @:, © ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ COVER: An abundance of Christmas spirit prevails in the Jack Egan house kold... Our photographer caught Judy and J ack, with the enthusiastic; assistance of their daughters, Shaflln, nearly four,· and Erin, nearly th, tee, engrossed in one of their many annual projects, creating their oum Christmas cards. Jack cl aims th at he is the "idea man, " while Judy is the family artist. Creating their oum Christmas greetings has been traditional wi th Jack and Judy since their marriage in 1960. Obviously, Shaum and Erin, too, n ow play d vital part in the undertaking. Lucky are the recipients of th is v ery sp e ci al part of the Egans·' Yuletide spirit!
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1 DICK WILSON JOINS TALLAHASSEE ENROLL MENT STAFF
Lee's welcome Richard A. Wilson , who has joined Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Florida as an Enrollment Representative in the Tallahassee area. Dick recently completed his training in the Jacksonville of Shown abo v e with H. P. Adams, O ffi c e r Manage r, during a two -day visit in the J acksonville offic e of Blue Cross-Blue Shield, are four representatives of fice , and is now involved in Tripl e S 1--/ealth In su rance of Santurce, P uerto Rico. From left to right a re servicing 138 groups in his area, Dr. R afael Cuevas Zamora, Vice-President of Triple-S; Dr. Jose A. Alverez 25 of which employ more than 50 de Choudens, President; Mr. Adams; Dr. Ju an F. J imenez, Medical Adviso r; people. His larges t groups in and Mr. P edro J. Orti z A pont e, Chairman, A dminis trative Committee. clude Joe Wedeles, Inc.; the Florida Cigar Co.; and the- W. T . Edwards Hospital. Dick also reports that he has two 11 real PUE RTO RICAN TRIPLE S hoc" prospects, and he hopes to enroll chem in the near future. REPRESENTATIVES CONFER Dick is a native of Liberty, New York, and a 1960 graduate of WITH FLA. PLAN OFFICIALS Sidney Central High, New York. He attended Broome Technical Four officials of Triple- S health · In October, 1964, Triple-S, or Community College , Binghamton, insurance plan of Puerto Rico Seguros de Servicio de Salud de New York , and then entered arriv~d in Jacksonville on Novem Puerto Rico, Inc., was approved ,, Florida State University co study ber 16 for two days of discussions by National Blue Shield, and is ins urance and real estate. He with department managers and now a certified Blue Shield Plan. graduated with a B.S. degree in directors of Blue Cross-Blue 1964. Shield of Florida. The four, pic Triple-S was organized in 1959, tured above, made the trip at the to meet the growing need in It was during his days as a stu suggestion 9.f Mr. Hal Adams, Pue rto Rico for nonprofit, service dent at F.S.U. that Dick me t his Office Managh, during his two type health insurance. It was • wife, Patricia, also a s tudent, and week visit to the Triple-S head created under the auspices of : tbe two we re married in Aygust, quarters, Santurce, Puerto Rico, the Medical Profession of Pue rto • 1964 in Ft. Lauderdale.Dick's ex- in October of this year. The Rico to provide a higher s tandard • penence includes summer em purpose of Mr. Adams' October of medical and hospitalization ployment with the Bendix trip was to follow up and review care for the people, and to make Corporation. He is a member of systems which he had recom available voluntary prepaid hos the Alumni Chapter of Alpha mended in June, 1962 after a pital, medical and surgical Kappa Psi Professional Business month's on-the-scene study of the insurance to a broader segment of fraternity, and a member of the Triple-S organization. the population. Sports Car Enthusiast Club.
2 THE YULE TREE e ( Continued from page 1) An unusual exhibition of Christ mas trees is planned this year for the newly opened Hallmark Gallery on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Virtually every example of decorated and ornamented tree, from the old fashioned variety to the most modern imaginable, will be in the collection. Each of the 21 trees is being decorated The fir tree has been a religious symbol of the birth of Christ since medieval times. And in the past 200 years, as shown by these 19th Century Ch ristmas by a nationally known figure, cards from the Hallmark Historical Collection, it has also been a gaily including such people as Francis decorated, universal reminder of the season's spirit of good will toward all Cardinal Spellman, Shakespearean mankind. actor Maurice Evans, author Phyllis McGinley, Rev. Dr . Norman Vincent Peale, actress Helen Hayes and the popular TV actor, Dick Van Dyke.
FROM CATH ERINE MA RSH AL L' S
"Let 's Ke e p C hri stmas"
You can't think of anything they need (which is rather strange when you take time to think of it.)
May be there is nothing in the store that they need. Hut what about some token of love . what about love itself . . .. and unders randing .... and consider ation . . . . and a helping hand . . . . and a smile . . . . and a prayer? Christmas is not in the stores .... but in the hearts of the people.
Jn J\ppredafion
L y dia Grego ry and h e r chil dren wish to express since re appre ci ation for th e prayers, ,.\ Mt•rr~ Christmas. though ts, /lo wers, cards, vis . its and tel ephon e c alls dur- . 1 . The Christmas tree was a favorite illustration on the earliest ing their re cent b e re av ement . Christmas GM-ds and also appeared on post cards like these follo wing th e d eath of their from Hallmark' s Historical Collection. The latter had a brief husband and father, Joseph ~ period of popularity in the early 1900's. Lighted candles on A l ex an de r G re go ry. Christmas trees have been replaced by electric lights, but the i tree continues to be a decorative focal point of the Yule season.
3 Where Shepherds Watched
Over the passing years, more and more people have attended the ((Field of Shepherds" Christmas services. During World War II, thousands of Allied servicemen from all countries took part. Trucks Blue Cross-Blue Shield employees lined the road for arri ving at wo rk the past few morn ings have been greeted at the en It's Christmas Eve, and as dusk a mile or more, and loudspeakers trances by these enduring symbols settles over the ancient Biblical carried the voices of chaplains of the Christm as season. town of Bethlehem, the sound of conducting the service. And de singing voices drifts · over the spite the multitude present, a EMPLOYEES' CLUB countryside from a field a mile quiet feeling of spiritual solitude CANDIDATES CAM away. To the field come pilgrims rei g,ned over all. Today, a grove and visitors from many lands, to of sturdy pine trees protects the PAIGN VIGOROUSLY hear the old, familiar story of cave. Christ's birth retold in a simple The YMCA's Field of Shepherds service of worship. For it is in is a heartening symbol of peace this very field, Holy Land dwel and brotherhood in the divided lers say, that shepherds grazed city of Jerusalem. Since 1948, their sheep and heard angels the old walled city has been ruled sing the night Jesus was born by the Arab kingdom of Jordan. nearly 2,000 years ago. To the west of it spreads modern Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. Once called Tel Boaz, the field Tangled barbed wire and barri is now known as the «Field of cades mark the di vi ding line. No Not even the coffee machines could Shepherds,'' and belongs to the escape the intense campaigning of one is allowed to cross it except YMCA. Acquired just before World the two teams of .candidates for the through the Mandelbaum Gate, War I, the 10 acre field was once 1965 Employees' Club officers. where passes are closely ex marked by only a rough stone amined. At Christmas time this wall. It was while clearing the land to build this wall that a gate is crowded with pilgrims large, two room cave was dis passing through to visit the holy covered. Remnants found in the places revered by Christianity. cave proved that it was used Jerusalem stands on a rocky spur during early Christian days. of the Judean Hills about 2,500 feet above sea level. About 3 5 Ever since this important dis miles to the west is the Mediter covery, a simple but beautiful ranean Sea. Bethlehem of Judea, service has been held in the field This hard fought campaign, which ex the birthplace of Christ, is about each Christmas Eve. Worshippers tended to the ceiling of the coffee six miles from Jerusalem. It i-s hear the Christmas story as re shop, was climaxed by the presenta believed that shepherds from the tion of skits by each team on Thurs corded in the Bible, broken only Field of the Shepherds were day, December 17 . by the singing of joyous carols •...... ••...... •...... •.... guided by the words of an angel by a small choir in the back birth of Christ. As they do, they to the cave-stable in which the .ground. After a brief message and will rededicate themselves in Christ child was born th-at very prayer, worshippers enter the cave spirit with people the world over first Christmas long ago. to eat a shepherd's meal of lamb to a living belief in the Brother and bread, baked there earlier in This Christmas, people once hood of Man as seen in the life the day, and cut into pie-shaped again will gather at the Field of of one born in Bethlehem cen sandwiches. Shepherds to celebrate anew the turies ago.
4 Church. Perhaps this was done January Anniversaries How The to further confuse the Romans. A bit later, the symbol of the fish came into use as an acrostic in ''X''Got Into which each letter in the Greek word for fish begins a word in the Christmas full title of Christ; 11 J esus Christ, For years, the use of the word Son of God, Savior." «Xmas" in place of «Christmas" has been considered disrespectful. After Christianity became the The reason for this disrespect is official religion of Rome, scholars that people have in recent years continued through the Dark Ages thought of Xmas as merely a to work with the symbol ' 1 X" shortened form of the word Christ as the form for Christ. Then in the mas, with the word 11 Christ'' 11th century, a monk started left out. referring to Christmas as Xmas ... and the shortened version was • Jean Gibson Actually, there's a pretty res launched. In 1551, an E. Lodge HOSPITAL CLAIMS pectable reason for the X in put out a book using 11 Xmas" as Xmas . .. it's nearly 2,000 years part of the title ... and the move 10 YEARS old in origin, and has nothing to ment was accelerated. January 12 do w ich· an abbreviation of Chris c mas. We have to go back in time Now, more than four hundred to a point where Xmas wasn't years later, we are resisting the even cele braced to find the origin use of the word 11 Xmas" on the of this word - back to a point grounds that it is disrespectful. when Rome was trying to stamp Actually, X does have its place out Christianity. The story of the in Christmas ... as a symbol of a church founders hiding in the determined and brave band of catacombs is well known. Yet it Christians of long ago. was here also that the lesser known story of the X in Christmas starts. Because of the persecu PUZZLE tion, the early Christian Church By drawing four straight lines, took on many of the trappings of can you connect all nine dots a secret society. Members of the without lifting your pencil from • church had to protect themselves the paper, and withQut retracing Lois Hatton by using signs and symbols to the lines? Try it! KEY PUNCH identify each other. And it was here that the 11 X'' appeared. 5 YEARS January 11 Th us, it is important to realize that the X in Xmas is not the X we know in words like X-ray. - Instead, it is the Greek X called 11 chi" and has a sound like our modern 11 C". It has - - added significance because it can ' also stand for the cross on which - - - Christ was crucified. - - It became complicated a few years later with the addition of the second letter in Christ's name, - 11 rho" or the greek letter 11 P." ANSWER: being introduced into the design "Don't just stand there, call Blue Cross!" of the early members of the You' 11 be surprised! See page 11.
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6 Personality of the
Month. • • Del Detrick Our December Personality of the Month is a gal with the most exciting hobbies imaginable, including flying her husband's plane. (She thinks, however, that she makes "dull reading!")
This modest personality is Del Detrick, an operator in Western Del and Don, preparing for a take-off in their new plane at Herlong Field. Union, who has been an employee of Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Florida since June, 1959. Del and her husband, Don, both na shoes" during his four-year as fliers. Several weeks ago, they tives of Springfield, Ohio, were signment with the U.S. Navy at purchased another one, an ((Er- married in their home town in Jacksonville Naval Air Station. cou pe," which they keep at Her 1956. They made Jacksonville Don is now employed as a drafts long Field. Del's plans include their home more than five years man for Lenahan-Aluminum Win lessons leading toward a student ago, after Don t t got sand in his dow Corporation. pilot's license.
Prior to leaving The Detricks are members of the Springfield, Del Florida Aero Club, which is made v.-as employed as up of private pilots and aircraft aportrait painter. owners. Activities of the Club She now paints include mass t (fly ins," in which in pastels, oils members from all parts of the and watercolors state fly to a designated point in her spare time, for week-end get-togethers. During and gives most October, the group converged of her work away upon Day ton a Beach, and plans as gifts. for next summer include an ex citing mass flight to Nassau. Three years ago, Don, who has a private pilot 's The Detricks' latest venture in license and has the air was on Sunday, December been flying since 13, when they flew to New he was a teen Sm yrna Beach to spend the day ager, invested in with Aero Club members on a his first airplane, one-day 7 Most of us will be greeting our olidat! friends with a 11 Merry Christmas" ~ this holiday seasin, but for many • Americans it will be a Joyeaux Ct t p C Noel or a Froehliche Weihnachten. ~ These are the more than 1,300,000 Americans - students, service men, government employees and Jtf auoritez ... _ their families - who will be : cele bracing Christmas in a foreign Louise Carver, a claims clerk in • country. Surgical Claims, has supplied us Although, in many nations gift with the recipes for two of her Louise Carver giving has been a Yuletide tradi holiday favorites just in time for tion since the first Christmas, our ' Santa Claus doesn't stop in Christmas. every country. The Weihnachts mann brings the Christmas gifts Louise, a native of Philadelphia, made their 16th move in 17 years in Germany, and in Denmark, the is a 1944 graduate of the J effer when they arrived in Jacksonville elf, J ule-nissen is the bearer of son Medical College Hospital in June, 1963. Louise joined holiday gifts. Throughout the School of Nursing, in her home B.C.-B.S. of Florida the follow year he lives in the attic to keep town. Following graduation, she ing .Serrember. Ed, now retired a sharp eye on the household, and spent two years in the U.S. Navy. from the Air Force, is in his own on Christmas Eve dinner is never She and her husband, Ed, a mem business , selling auto pares. ber of the U.S. Air Force, were served until the Nisse has been treated to a bowl of rice and married in 1947, and for two The Carver's daughter, Leslie milk in his attic home. years Louise practiced nursing Ann, 15, is a student at Engle at various Air Force bases. wood High School, and plays the Gifts come from the stars in flute in the school band. Her Poland and from the angels in 11 Hungary, and in Syria, children The Carvers lived in a number of parents are members of the Band • wait for the Gentle Camel. Legend locations during Ed's career in Boosters." In addition to cook says that the youngest camel the Air Force, including New ing, Louise' interests include carrying the Wise Men to Be th Mexico, Alabama, New York working in the family's church, lehem lay exhausted from the City, Delaware, and Japan. They St. Paul's Episcopal. long journey, and children brought water and wheat to re vive him. Every Christmas since that night, the came-i- 7:ravels over the desert with gifts for the young. TURKEY COMPANION WING DING PUNCH Even the Russian Iron Curtain hasn't managed to shut out the old traditions of Yuletide giving 2 pkgs. raspberry jello 4 cups grapefruit juice The Russian gift-giver is an old 2_ cups hoc water 4_cups cranberry juice woman named Baboushka who 1 can whole cranberry sauce l½ cups powdered sugar misdirected the Wise Men in their ½ pint sour cream 2 quarts ginger ale journey on the first Christmas. Now Baboushka travels through Mix jello and hot water. Add Mix juices and sugar. Chill until the country during the holiday whole cranberry sauce, add sour ready to serve, and then add cold season knocking at every door cream. Mix slowly with rotary ginger ale and 1 pint of vodka with her s taff. She enters each beater and put in mold to chill (If desired). Serves 30. home to hold a candle close by until firm. the faces of sleeping children . After placing a toy under the child's pillow, she rushes away on her unending search for the Christ Child. 8 take this opportunity to wish you OFFICE all a very Merry Christmas and many, many Happy New Years. NEWS plans on starting the by Shirley Ann Crum year off with Wedding Bells. Jerry Young is BEAT ... the lucky guy that will ENROLLMENT end his bachelorhood January 22 . Ann November was a birthday month Schneider spent her for the Miami office, with Bi 11 entire week-end in Opper, Bob Hulsey and Sue Mc TRANSFERS vain .... SIX batches of cookies and Gill all marking milestones. Arl ie all of them a charcoal black. Emsley baked a delicious cake Leave it up to the girls in Trans Well, Ann, you could always for Sue's twentieth birthday, and fers to give a puppy shower! package them as the new Crispy it was enjoyed by all. Bob Yes .... Reba Hall's puppy, Ginger, Critters! Greenville, South Caro Hulsey is taking his family to received a pair of shoes and a lina was the vacation spot Oklahoma for their two week cap at her shower ..... She won't Rachael Holcombe chose ...... vacation. Joyce Powel I spent her freeze this winter! Every young Rachael, her husband, Kye, and recent vacation peacefully, with girl wishes that some day her their son, Joe, ali enjoyed visit her son at the beach and the zoo. prince charming will come along, ing relatives there recently. Gay Vander Woud recently re wearing his coat of armor and Betty Patterson is really kicking turned from an enjoyable vacation riding his sleek white horse, up her heels with the arrival of wi th friends. Whalen Strobhar ' s asking her hand in marriage. Christmas .... Santa is going to vacation was a constructive one Times have changed, however, bring her two sons, John and .... he moved his family into their and nowadays prince charmings Hugh home for the holidays. Also new home in South Miami. Faye come wearing Gant shirts and coming home is Tonia Nobbs, Gory has announced her engage driving Corvairs. Just ask Laura daughter of Louise Nobbs. Tonia ment to David Dubler, and the McKinley how Sir James Tanner will be on vacation from Asbury d_ate has been set for March 27, betrothed himself! Mildred Brad College, in Wilmore, Kentucky. 1965. We'd all like to extend a do ck recently returned from her Bea Ti I Iman got the last laugh on welcome to Penny Guerrero, Mr. Texas vacation, where, in Dallas, that burglar that stole her TV Lew is' new secretary. she attended the General Grand set. .. .It seems the set was broken Chapter of the Eastern Star, and .... No doubt the burglar will fix by Fran Patrinely she also visited the largest it and bring it back, Bea. Imagine Methodist University and Blue his dismay when he tried to turn Cross-Blue Shield. In Fort Worth, it on! CRIME DOES NOT PAY! SUBSCRIBER SERVICE she toured the Kennedy Memorial Ann Meredith had a wonderful and the Will Rogers Memorial. Thanksgiving ... but wouldn't you Al ice Newhouse is engaged to if your fellow was coming all the Jon Al I mon, and no date has been by Laura McKinley way from Slidell, Louisiana? It set for the wedding. Liz Clements was so good to see Bob, that Ann and Vince Martina traveled to decided they should just stay Mississippi to v1s1t Vince's MEDICAL-SURGICAL CLAIMS home and have "stew." Suzanne parents during November. While C1 ax ton has become the envy of in the area, Vince ,took Liz to Everyone is back at work after a every girl in her department. You see the Mighty Mississippi, and wonderful Thanksgiving, and see, since her fellow, Di ck, is a also to L ake Chicot State Park those crash diets are in full rodeo rider, Suzanne gets to ride in Arkansas. They also spent a swing ... The idea is to lose that home in a cattle truck every beautiful Thanksgiving Day in extra little roll aroun d the middle afternoon! Georgia with Liz' parents. Mary so we can replace it during the Mapes is planning a trip to Hous Christmas holidays. Gene Mullins Well, folks, this will be my last ton, Texas to see her family, had to take a vacation to Alabaqia article for News of the Blues . I including . a brother and a sister to visit some of her husband's hope that in some way I have made she hasn't seen in four years, relatives to recuperate from the you smile once in awhile. I will and a niece and a nephew whom Thanksgiving Festival. Pat Duren miss all of you, and I want to ( Con tinued on page 10) 9 OFFICE NON-GROUP, HOSP IT AL AND KEY PUNCH PHYSICIAN RELATIONS, NEWS BEAT. AND MEDICARE Key Punch's annual Christmas (Continued from page 9) party is scheduled at the Robert she has never seen. Mi I a Dean SANTA 'S CHRISTMAS LIST Meyer Hotel. Gifts will be ex Mann ing is leaving to spend Dale Douberly - New string for changed following dinner. Carl Christmas with her parents in his gut bucket. Fritz Longley - Herring brought his Il'ew baby Georgia. Carolyn Stahl recently A bug-proof, air-conditioned state boy into the office recently, and spent a few days in Atlanta, park to camp in. Bob Drewek - nearly "busted" with pride when Georgia.. A permanent home for the Braves everyone exclaimed at how much in Milwaukee. Whalen Strobhar - his new offspring resembled him. A home schedule for the Gators Edith Whit e and her husband in the OraLJ.ge Bow 1. Joe Stansell journeyed to Tallahassee re A fish story someone will believe. cently to meet their son, Jimmy Hal Clauer - A permanent gaso and his wife from Atlanta. They line war. Bi 11 Ford - A padded enjoyed the football game, and swimming pool. Mel Snead - A had dinner before returning home. year supply of low calorie Bar Helen Pollock's Thanksgiving B-Que Chicken. Hal Hami I ton - A visitors were her son, Dick, his little more siesta time in Mexico. wife and two children from At Helen Goodwin - More leg room lanta. Lorraine Tovey took a in her Volkswagen. Judy Mis week's vacation to entertain her cal I y - A shotgun so she can go parents from Titusville, Florida. hunting with her husband. Bi 11 Gertrude Towery journeyed to D. C. T. student Georgette Hinely was a candidate in the "Miss Rebel" King - Some of Santa's helpers Port St. Joe, Florida during her contest at Forrest High School to help him move into his new vacation, and Margaret Gunter during No v ember. home. Charlie Webb - A Fred spent a week re 1 axing at Bilitnicoff doll to stick pins in. home during the cold weather. by Yvonne Godbee Anne Bultman - A radar con Louise Perkinson• s vacation was trolled bowling ball. N.C. John spent constructively, sewing and son - A leather bound book of making Christmas gifts. Cindy BANK AND FEDERAL excuses for the Florida foot ball Inman spent a week at home, team. Helen Wei Is - Sqmeone to helping her two small children Thanksgiving is gone, and all steal her daughters' Beatle prepare for Santa's visit. Margie of us eaters and dieters have only Sauls and her family traveled to one more holiday to go. Ellen and records. Evelyn Reynolds Miley, South Carolina to spend Don Case spent Thanksgiving Another chance for Goldwater. Christmas with her folks. Lottie Day with Phy I Ii s Fredette and Bi 11 Hubbard - Some grass to Ashton enjoyed a week at home her family . Ma rie Wilkins' brother grow on hi~ back "40". Bob preparing for the holidays. and his wife visited from Ash Fetzer - An autographed picture boro, North Carolina over Thanks of V.P.l.'s football t~am. Dr. by Louise Perkinson giving. Dunsford - Some Frito's and a gallon of mustard. Gene Parr - We we le ome our new members, Some more comfortable woodwork to era w1 out of after the Gator's Dorothy Brooks, in Bank, and RECORDS Madeline Butler, in Federal. win. Connie Conioris is back to Mattie Godwin recently spent an enjoyable vacation visiting her work after a week's vacation AND FOR ME , SANTA, JUST brother, John Page, in Raleigh, spent with friends. She had an LET ME BEAT MY MOTHER-I~ North Carolina. Deborah Kick enjoyable Thanksgiving with a LAW IN GOLF ONE TIME!!! former employee, Ethel Gossman. Ii ghter, a freshman at Bren au Col Betty Jo Hankins is also back lege in Gainesville, Ga. arrived from two weeks vacation in home to spend Thanksgiving with Pompano Beach, Miami and Fort MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS her parents, Ruth and Spencer. Lauderdale. Employees of the Blues. Loreen Fowler and her family journeyed to North Carolina for by Dolores Greene by Jack Egan ( Continued on page 11) 10 OFFICE NEWS BEAT meal at the home of friends. Mary mud. Evelyn and Bob Evans spent Lee Butler entertained her daugh Thanksgiving in _Georgia, visiting ( Continued from page 10) ter, Betty Ann Woolley and her all of Evelyn's brothers and sis Thanksgiving, and Linda Taylor family from Tampa for Thanks ters except one brother, who was spent her recent vacation at Bed giving. Myrtle Charpiat's son, hunting. Evelyn reported that one ford Lake, fishing and relaxing. Frankie, a senior at the Univer night for supper they consumed 01 go Gerri sh and Beu I ah George sity of Florida, brought his room 58 quail. Beverly Price's husband have both had their homes re mate home for Thanksgiving. Bob , caught a 10-pound Bass on a decorated ... just in time for the Dor is Mosher dro ve co the Uni ver recent fishing trip. holidays. Kathy Blalock attended sity of Georgia co spend Thanks by Jennie Kremp giving with son, Stu, a freshman. her husband Jack's graduation TRANSCRIBING from U. S. Naval school in Pen Mary Mart in' s son, Derk, is a pro sacola, where he received a Lt. fessional player for the Merrill Betty Gannon can now be seen j .g. commission. Kathy White had Road Elementary School's foot sporting about in her new black a grand time on vacation in Day ball team. Joann Cicero says Corvair. tona Beach recently. Ruby Skip chat with her 9-month-old son by Mar ilyn Br ooke r per is the proud grandmother of a Scott's new teeth, he is now a SERVICES baby girl, Deborah, whose parents pro at chewing corn-on -the-cob. are Courtland and Ruth Skipper. Don ' t even mention new automo biles around Edna Mae Klopf ... C. 0. Langston, Jr., had a ball by Ruth Kicklighter unless its Barracudas, that is. on his two weeks of vacation, ac companying his nephew, Fred, to HOSP IT AL CLAIMS Edna an d her husband, Ed, pur chased a new blue mo del, and Spartanburg, S. C., where Fred plans to enter Wofford College. Edith Tyre and her boy fri end, Jack are avid sports car enthusiasts The re they were joined by Mr . Joest, s pent Thanksgiving enjoy now . Edna Me lhorn is proudly Lan gs ton' s brother, Ca rl, and ing the Lee-Jackson football game. displaying pictures of her new traveled on to Busick and Cleo, Betty Hutchinson and her husband, grandson , Jeffrey George . North Carolina. After a few days Jerry, took their children to two by Marilou Alexander at Carl' s country hom e, Mr. Lang Thanksgiving dinners at both sets TELEPHONE INFORMATION, ston headed south in his Mustan g, of Grandparents' homes. Millicent EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND co Me l bourn e , Florida, where he Spillars and her husband, Don, ACCOUNTING spent Thanksgi vi ng. From there welcomed Millie's sister and her he went wi th fr iends to Miami and family from Pennsylvania, for a We hear a plea from this depart then on to Flamingo in the Ever family Thanksgiving reunion with men t to help a {_:- legged unwed glades National Park. Frances 33 people. Connie Firth and her mother of the " Heinz 57" variety. Wylds dro ve up to Au gusta, sons, Dennis and Dino _ spent She belongs to Gene Parr in Ac Georgia fo r a visit with her s ister Thanksgiving with Connie' s aunt counting, and she is looking fo r and her fam ily during her vacation. and uncle on their fa rm in P erry . good homes fo r her offspring. Bet Diane Cowart spent the week-end ty Co l I ins and her mother spent From all of us to all of you, Merry of November 20 in Macon, Georgia, Thanks gi vi11g wi th freinds in Ch ristmas ... Happy New Year too ... pre-registering for Spring qua rter Orlando, and they also traveled at Mercer University as a mighty down to BuschGardens in Tampa. by Julia Wh ite senior. Margaret Kook and her Mr·. and Mrs . Hal Adams recently husband, John, spent Thanks returned from a combined business giving with My ra Kremer and her and pleasure trip to P uerto Rico. THE PUZZLE ON family . Chris Cowart was happy to Joe and Je nnie Krem p spent a Page 5: have her mother from Waycross, marvelous week-end aboard a Georgia, here for a week of F lor yacht near Clearwater rec en cl y. ida sunshine. Jea n Gibson 's hus What a way to live! Phy llis Fre band, Bill, is home following two dette 's husband, Jon, didn' t make weeks of confinement ~t Baptist it home for Thanksgiving, but he Hospital. The Gibson's had a did arrive early Saturday morning, doubly exc1trng Thanksgiving, and was discovered cleaning off since their daughter, Joann , and the turkey bones. If you have any her husband, Chandler, from Win ques tions about hunting, see Faye ter Park, spent the week with them . Wi II iams . At least she can ex- Dan Lewis enjoyed a home cooked .plain how. not to get stuck in the 11 THE MAIL BOX (Riµ, (·~~~) 811 Plne St,-.eet .tl lue Cr oe s .3l u Clearwater, Florida ~'?t_J(f C !_• ov.,mbe,-. 21, 1954 Jeckson v1ii e , Fto;J:f:ld or Florida G€n t l eu en : l f- . {tcf-t_,,(...,,._, \ ;)_ r , PleR ee Be nd llle a one p.,,..Ron cont,. Pol ley No . 292154 _ act Bnd cancel ~ ,, ,,.,,., ,. ""• .... ,.,, ... ' ' ,J. • -t- ' ao oo, ,,., • ' •~ , ---'..':~ • ho,.,,,, .,, e.-. ,lo!"".~ ' 0 Y contract but Would ~ 00,.,.,,, , , '"•h. ' H;, Miami, Fla, 18 et Nevember 1964. To: Blue Cre!ls ot Florida, Inc. 532 Riverside Avenue. P .o. Bax 1798. J acksenville, Fla ~2201. Gentlemen: I am !eel sorry c•uld net write what my heart weuld like to say in this letter; but my peor Ingles de net help much; but I am t o thank te God and the Blue Cress and Blue Shield et Florida, for the fin• manner which handle - everithi.ng while was in the Hespital (Victoria Hospital) y after my reelist !rem it. In =e ,1! my dear wite, Engracia C. de Paz, thank you again and may~ blessed you all. Gratefully yours. /},, /J/1 I,,..., //.~ {2;] ~f'o~:- de Paz. Contrat # 2fJ00767 Gr # 24418. ( 12 JANUARY - 1965 Sunday Monday Tueiday Wedne~day Thutidaq Ftiday Safutday l 2 Foster Wright (2) Beverly Price (2) , Beverly Allen 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Christine Cowart Madge Forster Grace Terry (9) Cinda Mosley (6) Mary Kiser (2) Martha Moore (4) Jeanette Ha II (8) Gene White (2) Lydia Gregory Diane Morse (1) Evelyn McCormick (3) Rose lie Dean (2) Laurence Hal I (4) Mary Louise Shott (4) Charles Kanaszka Larry Brockwell (1) Jeanne Barber Dan Lewis, Jr. (4) Jeanell Wallis (1) Peggy Anderson (1) 10 11 12 13 14 Veedy Rice (11} 15 16 Katie Kight (8) Carver Ricketson (7) Arlene Johnston (2) Louise Richley Jean Gibson (10) Betty Hutchinson (1} Jimmy Wi II iams Foster Wright Madge Forster (4) Patricia Savoy Jim Gibbons Lois Hatton (5) Gabe Abell Marilyn Rouse (1) Jack Baker (14) Ona Myrick Jose Conlin Jane Halter Helen Pollock (14) Esther Hull Odelle Brock Suzanne Webb 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Robert Dennis Joe Stansell Edith White (9) Virginia Turner Edna Moffitt Frances Tiffany Pat Simmons (3) Ari ie Ems ley (9) Barbara Sprenger (3) Geneva Rogers Laurence Hal I Beulah George (12) Ann Gu ii I (1) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Kathryn Blalock (3) Betty Gannon (3) Katie Kight Maggie Moore (1} Linda Taylor Dale Douberly (3) Shi_rley Edwards Margie Sauls George Lewis Bruce Lynes (17) Donald Sauls Bruce Lynes Frazier Sine lair (8) Georgenne Reid Hal Clauer (2) IF YOU HAVE A BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH BE SURE TO RENEW YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE mqe ~•slit t1ilefore Oiqrtstmas 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not eve n a mous e, When down through the chimney all cove red with soot, Came the "Spirit of Fire" --an ugly galoot. His ey es glowed like embers, his features were stem, As he looked all around for something to bum . t What he saw made him grumble, his anger grew higher, For there wasn't a thing that would start a good fir e. No door had been blocked by th e big Christmas tre e; It stood in the comer leaving passagew ays fr ee. Th e lights that glo we d brightly for Betty and Ti m Had bee n hung with prec auti on so no ne touche d a limb . All wir ing was new, not a break could be seen, And wet sand at its base kept the tree nice and green . The tree had been trimmed by a mother insistent That th e ornaments used be fire resistant. And mother had known the things to avoid, Like cotton and paper and plain celluloid. Rock wool, metal icicles, and trinkets of glass Gave life to the tree; it rea lly had class . And would you believe it, right next to the tree Was a suitable box for holding debris! A place to throw wrappings of paper and string From all of the gifts that Santa might bring. The ugly galoot was so mad he could bust, As he climb ed up the chimney in utter disgust. For the folks in this home had paid close attention , To all the rules of good " Fire Prevention ." THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS