to.
? Years pass, but there arc^
little changes in children's
w?rts and- expressions at
Christmas time as they pen
letters to Santa Claus. The
ones below are taken from j
December, 1938, editions of |
The Warren Record?25 years
ago:
I am a boy 11 years old
and I have beer very good
this year and I hope that you
will be very good to me this
Christmas. I want?art airiflo
a football and a few fire
crackers, and some nuts, can
dy and plenty of oranges, taiv
Serines and other eonfeetion
aries.
With love.
WILTON ROBERTS
Dear Santa:
As it is nearly Christmas
again I will write to let you
know what I want you to
We want to ... .. ?
take this
opportunity to wish you cheer. ..and
to thank you for letting us serve you.
Pridgen's Market
NORLINA, N. C.
Odom Motor Service
WARRENTON, N. C.
hring me. I am just a little
girl two years old. Please
bring me a big doll, a little
chair, a biker, and some
shoes. I will be a good girl.
And please don't forget Dad
dy. Mother and Grandmother.
Your little gill,
DORIS HUNTER
WILLIAMS
Dear Santa:
I am a little girl twelve
1years old. I am in the sev
enth grade at school. I go
to Wise school. I go to Sun
day School every Sunday I
can. I want you to brin^ me
a basketball, and a Bingo set.
I want you to bring me some
candy and nuts. I want you
to bring my little sister some
thins, and my Mother. Daddy
and Grandmother. Please
don't forget the poor children
who are in the orphanage.
Dcn't forget my good old
seventh grade teacher at Wise.
Don't forget any of those
teachers at Wise, because all
of them have taught me. All
of those teachers were good
to me. Please don't forget
any of those poor little chil
dren and those who are in the
orphange. That will be all
for this Christmas.
CATHLEEN WILLIAMS.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl ten years
of age. I am in the fifth
grade. I go to Wise school.
I go to Sunday School every
Sunday I can. I want you to
bring me a football a print
ing set. I want you to bring
mc some nuts and candy.
Bring me a little chair. I
want some fireworks. Please
1 don't forget my little sister,
my Mother and Daddy, my
Grandmothers. Don't forget
my mother's sister in New
York. Be good to my good
old fifth grade teacher. That
will be all for this: time, I
I think.
i Your little girl,
MARGARET MARIE
WILLIAMS
Dear Santa:
Please bring me a piano, a
surprise package and a cook
ing set. My baby sister, Mil
dred, I want you to bring her
some rattles and toys for
babies and also both of us
confectionaries.
Thank you,
JANE BALL.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy four years
old. I go to Sunday School
and sing for my teacher.
Please bring me a wagon, gun,
Teddy Bear, bag of marbles,
pair of boots and plenty of
Eood things to eat, and please
don't forget my little sister.
She will be three weeks old
Saturday, December 17. I
will be a good little boy and
sing for you.
Your little boy,
HAROLD JACKSON
CHOPLIN.
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To all our valusd friends...
we wish that the blessings ot
Christmas will remain with
you and yours, now and always.
im Pryor Rodwell, Jr.'s Hardware Store
Ark
HOME OP BETTER VALUES
Wammton, N. C.
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Santa Undergoes
Change Over Years
Santa Claus has undergone
quite a metamorphosis in his
time. Before Dr. Clement
Moore, Santa's appcarance
was a problem left mostly to
individual discretion and per
sonal taste. He might be
short or tall, plump or thin,
merry or solemn.
The European St Nicholas
was pictured as a tall, thin
I man who sode a gray horse.
In 1809, Washington Irving
described Santa as a jolly
fellow who wore a widebrim
hat.
After Dr. Moore wrote
"Twas the Night Before
Parties Are Fun;
Can Be Impromptu
Parties on Christmas Day
are not only fun, they're al
most inevitable! The family
gets together, neighbors drop
in. other friends arrive to de
liver gifts and greetings and.
suddenly, it's a party.
For groups large or small,
parties planned or impromptu,
the editors of The Book of
Knowledge suggests these en
tertaining ideas:
EXCHANGING GIFTS. At
tach each gift card to a long
string, then fasten the string
to the gift package. Make a
gifts chimney from cardboard
covered with Christmas wrap
ping paper, or cover a round
container such as a waste
basket.
Place the gifts in the fire
place and have guests or
members of theh family find
their gifts by following the
name cards and strings,
through the other entangling
strings, to the gift packages.
CAROLS. Singing carols to
piano, radio or record accom
paniment is a favorite Christ
mas Day pasttime. For larger
groups, a variation on this is
to have a "carol mixer."
Using several carols, give
everyone the name of a
Christmas carol. Each per
Dear Santa:
I am a little boy seven
years old. I have been very
good. I want a farm set, a
big Bingo set, a big dump
truck, a garage set with a gas
tank, an airrifle, a mounted
Cop on a silver motorcycle,
and a truck with trailer. I
also want st>me of your good
things to eat. Don't forget
my sisters.
Your friend,
BOBBY PASCHALL.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl three
years old. I want a doll that
can sleep and cry, a little
wagon, a doll suitcase, a little
cook stove, and a little truck.
Please don't forget my best
little playmates, Nancy Spain
and "Bo" Stegall.
Your friend,
GERALDINE PASCHALL.
Christmas," in 1823, St. Nick
acquired definite external
characteristics. Ever after,
children "knew in a moment
it must be St. Nick" by his
well-fed. merry appearance?
twinkling eyes and a rosy
face?and his sleigh and rein
deers for transportation.
The image of Santa was
affirmed in 1869 when
Thomas Nast's cartoon was
published, picturing Santa in
j his now-familiar red garb,
| famous men, Santa today
j finds it difficult to travel any
where incognito.
json walks around the room
humming the assigned carol,
and listening for others hum
ming the same tune. Those
with the same melody band
together in a group.
Then each group sings its
selection for the others?and
as a finale, all groups sing
their separate carols at the
same time.
ARTISTS' MARCH. Have
each person pin a card or
sheet of blank paper on the
person in front of him. The
leader starts a single-file
niarch around the room, to
Christmas music.
While marching, each per
son struggles to draw a rein
deer. or other appropriate
Christmas subject, on the card
pinned to the player in front
of him To add to the diffi
culty and the fun, the leader
can take the file around in
circles or weave in and out
of the line.
After the march is over,
the results are exhibited and,
if an extra gift is handy, a
nrize can be awarded to the
person judged to have drawn
something that best resembles
a reindeer.
Even Trees Have
A Space Problem
liven trees have a space
problem?and for the ever
greens, it is alleviated at
Christmas time, say forestry
experts. The big trees get
room to grow, and the small
trees get their day of glory.
Conservation-minded Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt, ob
jecting to the cutting down
of millions of evergreens,
once adamantly refused to
have a Christmas tree in the
White House
His son, Archie, smuggled
in a tree and set it up in
his room. The deed was dis
covered and Archie was about
to be punished when Gifford
Pinchot, the President's con
servation adviser, intervened.
Pinchot explained that the
cutting of trees, properly sup
ervised, is a good conserva
tion measure.
Archie wasn't punished?
and the White House had a
tree.
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* "Christmas:
K* you spend this season with your"
loved ones, may great joy fill your
home, sad peace fill your heart.
& Goodwyn
Jewelers
WARREIITON, N. 0.
WieiLXfcmlWis
Bom, California
Tree Was Growing
When Christ was born in
Bethlehem, the giant redwood
tree that is now the U.. S.
National Christmas Tree had
already been growfng for 2,
000 years.
Located in King's- Canyon
National Park, Calif., the tree
is a "Eequoia gigantca"?a
coniferous, evergreen tree?
and its age is estimated, from
its annual rings of growth, at
4.000 years. Its majestic red
wood trunk rises 267 feet.
The U. S. Department of
the Interior officially desig
nated this redwood as the
National Christmas Tree on
April 28, 1926 Earlier, it
hed been named the General
Grant Tree, for the 18th Pres
ident.
In December. Christmas ser
vices are held annually at the
base of the tree, climaxing a
month-long Christmas Festival
celebration by the citizens of
Sanger and neighboring com
munities of Fresno County,
Calif. Members of the Na
tional Park Service place a
wreath at the base of the
tree.
Say you saw it advertised
in The Warren Record.
SERVICE STATION
WARREHTOH, N. 0.
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THANK YOU
AND A
'stum
TO ALL
OUR FRIENDS
.? We're happy from the top of
^ our bright red stocking cop right
'.^4 down to our shining boots, to
i / have had a share in your Christ
y- masl Smiles and kisses and
f - squeals of joy around your family
circle are our best reward for our
many long and busy hour* spent
these past few weeks.
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We know... Santa does some
times make mistakes on sizes,
colors. So please, bring it back
for exchange. You'll be happier
. . . and so will wel
P.5. We want to make good
"*? Santa's mistakes and we will
appreciate your cooperation, so
...PLEASE MAKE EXCHANGES
BEFORE JANUARY 1st.
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The lovely lights of Christmastime?
They make the world a gladsome place!
s same that shone on Mary's face;
Tall altar-candles' golden gleam,
And firelight flickering cozily;
Dancing lights in children's eyes
When first they see the glistening tree;
Bright lamplight streaming cheerily
From doors flung wide and welcoming;
T Mtgn buy that Knh fflnw
"As rieighbor* come a-carolling.
The lovely lights of Christmastime?
They make the world a wondrous place.
And light our way until at last
We see the glory oj His face.
Maureen Mu
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