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Trojans Victorious
Holiday Death Toll Begins Piling Up
By The Associated Press
The nation's New Year's holiday accident death toll rose to a total of 167 early Friday, with nearly three full days of the extended four-day week end remaining.
Traffic accidents claimed 125 Brea. Sixteen persons died in fires and 26 died in miscellaneous accidents.
The holiday death count began at 8 p.m. Wednesday and will continue up to midnight Sunday. The National Safety Council has estimated that 410 lives will be spuffed out in traffic accidents in the 102 hour period.
In the four-day Christmas holiday period, accidents killed 744 persons, including 556 who died in traffic mishaps.
In 1952, traffic deaths averaged 102 every 24 hours in the first 11 months. Included were deaths which occurred days or weeks after the victims were injured.
This New Year's death toll, with traffic, fires and miscellaneous in that order, included:
California 12 0 2; Nevada 2 0 0.
Eastern Seaport Strike Scheduled To Go on Today
82 YEARS OF DEVOTION
ANAHEIM
VOLUME LXXXII
ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Rose Parade Sidelights Vie For Interest
PASADENA, Jan. 1. (P)—Sidelights on today's 64th annual Tournament of Roses parade:
Vice President-elect Richard Nixon got an extra "L" on the convertible in which he rode as grand marshal.
His title for the day was lettered in flowers along the sides of the car. But it was spelled "Grand Marshall."
If Nixon and his wife noticed, they didn't seem to mind.
Miss Marie Riniker, 83, hasn't missed a Tournament of Roses in 21 years. But she had troubles today.
She had her ticket, all right, to the grandstand at her favorite vantage point. Then she found bus schedules upset by the parade — and taxiabs unavailable. So she walked the two miles from her home except for a brief ride on a bus that proved to be the wrong one.
When she arrived, the parade had started. Throngs blocked her
Eastern Seaport Strike Scheduled To Go on Today
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (AP) — A strike of 462 dock specialists which could result in major port tieups in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore is "definitely going on" tomorrow, Joseph P. Ryan, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL, said today.
Members of the three ILA locals, representing scalers, weighers and samplers, respectively, have announced their intention to strike because of their failure to obtain a new contract from the American Weighmasters Association.
Ryan reiterated previous statements that all ILA units would respect one-and two-man picket lines established by the striking specialists.
Missing Evidence Probe Expected To Continue
Continued probing into the disappearance of evidence, including $677.10 cash, from a Santa Ana police station locker, where it was being held in a racetrack booking case, is expected from the Orange county grand jury next Wednesday.
Foreman Jack A. Sargent of Santa Ana said that the grand jury will go completely into the mystery, which enabled the defendant, Mrs. Helen Norma Halsey, 32 Santa Ana, to escape prosecution of a felony bookmaking charge. She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of lottery, and paid a $400 fine, on the day following disappearance of the bookmaking forms and cash from the police locker.
All of the cash except $1.10 was mailed to the district attorney from the Garden Grove post office two days later, and touched off the grand jury investigation, which occupied one day's session of the grand jury just before Christmas.
Chief of Police B. A. Hershey and several officers were quizzed by the grand jury on that day, and it was determined that there were two keys to the locker, one mas-
Miss Marie Riniker, 83, hasn't missed a Tournament of Roses in 21 years. But she had troubles today.
She had her ticket, all right, to the grandstand at her favorite vantage point. Then she found bus schedules upset by the parade — and taxicabs unavailable. So she walked the two miles from her home except for a brief ride on a bus that proved to be the wrong one.
When she arrived, the parade had started. Throngs blocked her way to the gandstand a block away. Policeman James M. Thompson saw her bewildered look. He escorted her across the street between two moving floats and set up a folding chair for her at the curb just outside the working press enclosure.
Miss Riniker admitted it was the best view she ever had of the Rose parade.
There were some 200 horseback riders in the parade. The silver in costumes, saddles and trappings was estimated to be worth more than $1,250,000.
Early bird spectators along the parade route began staking out vantage points even before the New Year arrived. Many equipped themselves with camp cats folding chairs, sleeping bags, wooden packing boxes or dining room chairs.
School Districts Spend $7,364,000 On Construction
Orange county's school districts expended $7,364,000 on new construction during 1952 and 43 new buildings were started or completed during the year, according to data released today by County School Supt. Linton Simmons.
In the effort to keep up with swelling enrollments, which has been a stern chase for several years, there were five buildings completed on separate sites and five more started during the year. The five schools completed on separate sites cost $1,444,000, and the five new ones started represent an investment of $1,088,000. Simmons records disclosed.
Sixteen new buildings were completed as additions to existing school plants during the year, at a cost of $1,842,000. Another 17 buildings, as additions to existing plants, were commenced in 1952, their cost is regating $2,990,000.
OSLO, Norway, Jan. 1 (AP) — Prime Minister Oscar Torp warned the Norwegian people tonight against being lured to
County Spends $1,250,000 in 1952 On Highway Building, Maintenance
Orange county expended $1,250,000 during 1952 in improving rebuilding and maintaining its highways, in addition to construction by the state of California on highways in the county. Another $310,000 road project got underway during the year.
Statistics disclosed today by Harold Sprenger, county highway superintendent, showed that the county improved 32 miles of county highways with its own forces, at a cost of $230,000.
The Wright-Brookhurst avenue north-south thoroughfare was constructed with federal aid as a federal-aid secondary highway, at a contract cost of $312,000.
The Orangethorpe boulevard bridge, built jointly by Orange and Los Angeles counties at a cost of $229,000, was completed during the year.
Miscellaneous road improvements such as culverts and drains cost the county $45,000.
Highway maintenance during the year accounted for $434,000 in expenditures.
Another important federal-ald road, the South Bristol st.
extension from Santa Ana to the Coast, by way of Palisades road and MacArthur blvd., was started in 1952. The contract figure is $238,000, but rights of way, engineering and other costs will bring the total expenditure to $310,000. Sprenger's report showed.
The road-building program for 1953 has not yet taken full shape. Sprenger's office stated, but one project of known early priority is the rebuilding of Katella aves, in the West Anaheim area.
Principal state highway improvement in the county during 1952 was the completion of Santa Ana Canyon freeway, progress with the Santa Ana Freeway in the Anaheim and Santa Ana areas, and construction of a mile of divided highway in Laguna canyon.
The proposed Sepulveda extension through Orange county from Long Beach to a junction with Highway 161 near El Toro, was apparently moving nearer as 1952 ended with maps of the route filed with the Orange county supervisors by the state.
'Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Rescued from a forest road hinder on the side of Santiago peace where they were trapped by a rainstorm throughout Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Franda of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim, were at home today recovering from their harrowing experience.
A helicopter from Santa Ana marine air facility cruising in the vicinity spotted the stalled car Wednesday morning. Maneuvering closet, they saw the Anaheim couple, shivering beside the mud bound car. The 'copter, piloted to Maj. Sam Dalley, made a landing nearby and took Mr. and Mrs. Frandra aboard. From the 'copter base, they were taken home.
They had motored to the mountain area on a sight-seeing drive Tuesday, and were caught by the rainstorm, which bogged their car on the dirt road.
SEOUL, Friday, Jan. 2. (U.S.) North Korean Reds stabbed at UN lines in seven spots on the cold Korean eastern front New Year's day and early today, but were thrown back by allied rifle and machinegun fire.
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GE CROWD WATCHES ROSE TOURNAMENT—This heart of the crowd estimated by police at 1,250,000 that matched Pasadena's 64th annual Tournament of Roses Jan. 1, 1953. In the foreground is the float entered by the City of Glendale, which won the sweepstakes prize as most beautiful entry. It is a floral version of Puccini opera "Madame Butterfly."
Weather
Southern California — Mostly today and Saturday but high clouds at times; fires of fog along coast night early morning hours, slight warmer today.
Half-Inch Rainfall Gets Anaheim on New Year's Eve
Storms just before New added nearly a half inch of rain to Anaheim's season to which stood at 7:25 inches, as agreed to 7:29 inches for the late last season. The stormtor Anaheim was 43 of an measurements in various utilities were:
| Measurements | Last Stm. Season Year |
| :--- | :--- |
| Almim | 43 7.25 7.29 |
| Park | 46 6.71 9.13 |
| Lion | 35 6.35 6.62 |
| Jon | 48 6.27 8.26 |
| Grove | 26 6.37 6.91 |
| Sabra | 54 6.30 8.15 |
| Lamitos | 42 6.47 4.93 |
| Dee | 26 6.60 6.86 |
| Tia | 39 6.56 7.87 |
Rose Parade Prize Winners Listed and musical organizations—first, American Legion; second, Al Maalikah Shrine temple; third, Bakery and Confectionery Workes.
Class D—Hotels — Huntington hotel.
Class E—Business concerns—first, Standard Oil Co.; second, Franilla Ice Cream; third, Helms Bakeries.
Class F—Business associations—Southern California Floral association.
Class G—Municipal utilities—Pasadena Water and Light department.
Class H — Education organizations—first, Pacific Coast conference; second, Pasadena City Schools; third, California State Polytechnic College.
Class I—Religious organizations—first, Lutheran Laymen; second, Salvation Army.
Class J—Boys' and girls' organizations—Boy Scouts of America.
Class K—Expositions and fairs—National Orange show.
Class L—Armed services—no entries.
Special Awards—For humor, California Exchange club; for human interest, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
New York Bus Strike Ties up 3500 Carriers
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (AP) New Year's strike today站3500 buses that ordinarily运3,500,000 passengers daily on York's streets.
Other forms of transportation still operated. The first day the strike caused little inconvenience. Most business plans were closed for the holiday.
Some places will remain throughout the holiday week. The full force of the strike of drivers and maintenance men not be felt until Monday.
Manhattan thoroughfares w strangely deserted "Sunday" today because of the holiday bus strike and ice high which discouraged motorists.
Pickets patrolled garages on eight struck bus lines without clent.
The strikers seek a 40-b week and higher wages.
Michael J. Quilll, president the CIO Transport Workers Union again rejected a new offer to Mayor Vincent R. Impellier.
Chapter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Fafo of 841 N. Lemon st., Anaheim were at home today recovering from their harrowing expedition.
Copter Rescues Anaheim Couple
Aided from a forest road high on side of Santiago peak, they were trapped by a farm throughout Tuesday.Mr and Mrs.Paul L.Fafo of 841 N.Lemon st.Anaheim where we taken home.
He had motored to the mountaine on a sight-seeing drive,
and were caught by the
town which bogged their car
dirt road.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP)—Republicans will hold party conferences tomorrow to select leaders for the new Congress.
The actual choosing of the new leaders for the Republican-controlled 83rd Congress, which opens Saturday, will be largely a formality."
Builders Protest Tract Stipulations
Opposing requirements and restrictions imposed upon two large Costa Mesa subdivisions just approved by the county planning commission, both subdividers, Republic Construction Co., and Duller-Kalsman Co., have filed protests with the county supervisors.
E.A.Raulston, of Republic Construction Co., said that the requirement of sewer lines and connections would cost $240 per lot, since his tract of 532 lots—first unit of a 2080-home development, is outside of Costa Mesa Sanitary District, and the nearest sewer line is a mile distant However he said his company would lay the lines and connections without objection if County Sanitation District 6 guarantee service, or the Costa Mesa Sanitary District would reimburse the company for its expenditures later.
Jud Norris, for Diller-Kalsman Co., protested the requirement that the 252 lots in its first 50-acre unit must be 7200 square feet in size.The company had mapped them at 6000 square feet each.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP)—Republicans and Democrats will hold party conferences tomorrow to select leaders for the new Congress.
The actual choosing of the new leaders for the Republican-controlled 83rd Congress, which opens Saturday will be largely a formality.
Flaming Oil Well Finally Capped
INGLEWOOD, Calif., Jan.
An oil well fire on a golf course blew itself out today, miting experts to cap it.
M.M.Kinley, veteran oil expert flown here with his wife from Houston, Tex., said gas is sure subsisted, enabling them complete their dangerous capping job of removing wreckage of the derrick and drilling equipment.
Indian UN Envoy Approves Stalin Ike Peace Talks
CAIRO, Jan. 1 (AP)—Mme.Vivien Laakshmi Pandit, India's prime Minister Nehru, made comment in reference to the Indian Prime Minister's recent pression of willingness to mend Eisenhower.
Even if no immediate result reached by such a meeting," said "It is my personal opinion an exchange of views on outlining problems may help find solution."
11 American U.N. Workers Listed as Red-Connected
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Jan. 1 (P)—Three high UN officials and a girl secretary earlier praised by the McCarran committee for co-operation were among 11 American UN employees listed by the State Department today as "persons believed to be communists or under communist discipline."
Taft Says Ban On Industry-Wide Bargaining Likely
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (P)—Sen. Robert A. Taft, R-O, says he doesn't favor a ban on industry-wide bargaining, but says it might become necessary unless means are found to cope with national strikes.
Taft, in an interview with Fortune Magazine published today, said "it would be almost impossible" to enforce such a ban, and "right now, I don't think I'd propose it." But he added:
"If all other remedies fail in dealing with nationwide strikes, then we might have to try something like that."
Taft said he hoped to keep intact the basic features of the Taft-Hartley labor law, and see how they work under the new Republican administration. But he wants certain changes.
Neither the persons directly concerned, nor any top UN official would comment immediately.
U.S. government agencies had complained previously that "about a dozen" Americans suspected of disloyalty were employed by the UN despite adverse comment given UN Secretary-general Trygve Lie by the state department. Today was the first time, however, that the names had been made public.
Lie has maintained that the evidence against these 11 was "far too filmsy" to warrant him taking action, and there was no indication that publication of their names would cause him to change his mind. The secretary - general has demanded that the state department make concrete evidence about these persons available to him if it wants action taken.
The highest ranking persons named were:
1. David Weintraub, director of the division of economic stability and development who had previously been criticized by a U.S. grand jury.
2. David Bablodowsky, $10,800 a year chief of the publications section, who told the McCarran committee Oct. 24 that he had summoned with Whittlesey Clay.
Fortune Magazine published today, said "if would be almost impossible" to enforce such a ban, and "right now, I don't think I'd propose it." But he added:
"If all other remedies fall in dealing with nationwide strikes, then we might have to try something like that."
Taft said he hoped to keep intact the basic features of the Taft-Hartley labor law, and see how they work under the new Republican administration. But he wants certain changes.
The Ohio Republican, who has played a leading role in guiding his party's labor policies, said he wants to preserve Taft-Hartley's provision for an 80-day no-strike injunction in emergency disputes.
To deal with such disputes not settled in the 80 days, he said Congress should enact special legislation "on the spot."
"It might provide for seizure, another injunction or arbitration—or Congress might decide not to do anything," he said. "But whatever it did would be tailored to the needs of the case, and the possibility of enormous government powers would be off the books as the strike had ended."
Taft, said such strikes, imperiling the national safety, aren't usual anyhow.
Find Child's Body In Rain Barrel
DES ARC, Ark., Jan. 1. (AP)—Sheriff E. O. Hamilton said today that the step-mother of a child, whose bruised body was found in a homemade rain barrel at her farm home, has "admitted the little girl was beaten prior to her death."
He said the step-mother, Mrs. Linda Head, who contended yesterday that 5-year-old Mary Head died of "natural causes," told him today her husband beat the child the day she was placed in the water-filled barrel.
Dr Anderson Nettleship, state medical examiner, sald at Little Rock, Ark., that the child died from drowning.
Police in three states are searching for the missing step-father, James W. Head, who disappeared from his home near here Monday.
Long Beach Man Drowns in River
LONG BEACH, Jan. 1. (AP)—Joe Reyes, Jr., 21, of Long Beach, was drowned today when his car plunged through a bridge guard railing into the Los Angeles river channel.
His companion, Ruth Raigosa,
Seal Beach Free To Prosecute Oil Company
Seal Beach city is free to press its criminal action against the Monterey Oil Co. for starting construction of an island oil drilling installation a mile and a half off shore, the oil company having lost its effort to obtain a writ of prohibition from superior court.
Judge Kenneth E. Morrison, in denying the writ Wednesday, ruled that the city has police power within the three mile limit, and can regulate or prohibit oil drilling in that area.
The oil company contended in court that it holds a lease from the State Lands commission, approved by the California attorney general and the U.S. department of the interior, under an agreement pending decision of the U.S. courts in the tidelands ownership cases.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 1. (AP)—Jerome Mayo Greenberg, one-time government scientist, today has demanded that the state department make concrete evidence about those persons available to him if it wants action taken.
The highest ranking persons named were:
1. David Weintraub, director of the division of economic stability and development who had previously been criticized by a U.S. grand jury.
2. David Bablodowsky, $10,800 a year chief of the publications section, who told the McCarran committee Oct. 24 that he had segwed with Whittaker Chambers in the Red underground in 1936. Zablodowsky was a former editor of the Viking Press and a high official of the OSS during World War II.
3. Henry S. Block, director of the fiscal division, whose name had never previously appeared in the probes.
Also on the list was Evelyn Thaler, who won high praise from the senate internal security sub-committee last Dec. 11 when she willingly testified on Red influence in the UN.
The other seven still on the payroll, whom the U.S. has said it suspects of being "Communists or under Communist discipline," are: Abraham Nadel, of the publications division; Irene Pogoresky, secretary; Rhode Rastoff, secretary; Ann Rubinstein, secretary; Lena Spiegel, secretary; Dimity Varley, one of Weintraub's assistants; and Marshall Wolfe of the department of social welfare.
Long Beach Man Drowns in River
LONG BEACH, Jan. 1 (UP)—Joe Reyes, Jr., 21, of Long Beach, was drowned today when his car plunged through a bridge guard railing into the Los Angeles river channel.
His companion, Ruth Ralgosa, 19, of South Gate, escaped by climbing to the roof of the car, which landed in five feet of water. She was rescued by a group of sailors. Reyes body was recovered an hour later.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 1 (UP)—Jerome Mayo Greenberg, one-time government scientist, today labeled charges that he falsely denied being a Communist as "one more step in the prevailing pattern of attack aimed at intimidating and stifling scientists and teachers."
Daily Living for Peace of Mind
Editor's note: This is one of a series of daily articles by Arabem ministers and is published by the Gazette in the interest of the kind of daily living that leads to contentment and happiness in troubled times.
The White Line
By Rev. Wm. McKINLEY WALKER
Wesley Methodist Church
It was a terrible fog. One could hardly see three car-lengths in its density. I had to creep along at about five miles per hour, but arrived home safe and sound—thanks to the white line!
All of us who drive or ride in autos have occasion to thank the Highway Commission for the white line running down the road. This line must be just so wide and just so white and in the exact center so that travelers in either direction will be protected.
Shouldn't our faith and our conduct be as white a line both for ourselves and for others in the fogs and fears of uncertainties? "Let your light so shine" and "We are the light of the world," said Jesus.
Will others find the way if they follow the line we make? Do we leave a trail that leads upward and onward, or is it checkered by inconsistency, failure and doubts?
You may say, "I make no profession of religion, therefore I am not responsible to others."
O, but you are. Someone, a child, perhaps, is following your example. He has seen in you his ideal. He is moulding his faith, his deeds, his life, after you. Will he be a better man by following the line you lay for him? Is the trail you are making a white one going down the center of the road of life? Can he find guidance in you?
Please read St. Matthew 5:16.