J Dear Santa, _
, Please bring me a bike and
j a football.
I have been a good boy.
Love,
GEORGE ALSTON
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy. I
try to obey my parents and
teagher.
WU1 you bring me aplay rifle
and some clothes?
- Love,
HERMAN ALSTON
Dear Santa,
I have been polite to everyone
this year.
Please bring me a Rock 'em
Sock'em Robot, electric shooting
gallery and some clothes.
Love,
RONALD BROWN
Dear Santa,
Most of all I want you to
i stop my teacher from giving me
too much work. Then bring rt>e
a Hot \V teel factory and foot- j
ball.
Love,
MARTIN CLAYTON
03ar Santa,
Please bring me a boxing
robot and a bike.
Love,
JAMES COLLINS
Dear Santa,
Please bring me some clothes
and a football.
Most of the time I have been
good.
Lr>ve,
CLYDE DAVIS
Dear Santa,
I would like a mini bike.
My brother wants a bike too.
My sister wants a little car.
Love,
DENNIS WILSON
Dear Santa,
Are you ready to be on your 4
A Joyous Christmas s" "A",0,"
Take these flowers, gemtn'd wtth dew-drops.
As a lovinggift from me:
May thy heart reflect their brightness
And thy Christmas joyous be!
Flowers Speak Language of Love
In Modern or Victorian Era
Like holly, ivy and mistletoe,
flowers share In the legend
and lore of Christmas. In
terms of the Victorian era,
the floral legend is an especially
meaningful one.
A Victorian lady who received
a bouquet from her
admirer could either smell it
o:-"««<l it as if it were a letter.
Often, it was a letter.
Young engaged couples,
strictly chaperoned, found a
way to communicate words
cf affection via flowers. Each
flower had a special meaning.
Flowers in sequence could
be used to spell out a fervent
pledge of love. To help In
composing — and translating
— these messages, there
were numerous tiny dictionaries
listing flowers and their
meanings.
The flowering honeysuckle,
for instance, spoke of "bonds
way? I had fun playing with the
toys you brought last year.
This year I will take better
care of my toys. Will you bring
me a black Crissy doll, a Hoppity-Hop,
a make-up set and a
Barrell of Monkeys?
Love,
PHILLIS AYSCUE
Dear Santa,
I have been good. Please
bring me a doll that grows
hair. Bring Mother and Dad
something too.
Love,
CARLA ALSTON
Dear-Santa,
I have been good at home and
at school. I do all my homework
and make good grades.
Please bring me some knitting
yarn, a pair of No 10
knitting needles, a maxi skirt,
and a puff sleeve blouse.
Love,
DeCASSANDRA ALSTON
Dear Santa,
I am glad that Christmas is
almost here again. I try to do
my work at home and at school.
Please bring me a doll that
grows hair and a bicycle.
Love,
MONA ALSTON
Dear Santa,
Don't bring me any toys. Only
bring me toys because we are
building a new house.
Love,
SHIRLEY DAVIS
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a bike and
some goodies.
Love,
TINA DAVIS
Dear Santa,
I want some clothes, a watch
and a'doll.
Love,
RHONDA FELTS
DEAR SANTA,
I have been - good. Please
bring a bike, tights, a pair of
pants, and boots.
Love,
ANGENETTE GREEN
of love." A red rosebud told
a lady that she was "pure and
lovely." Red double pink
meant "woman's love.' And
heliotrope carried a bold
message, "I love you."
This Victorian language of
flowers greatly influenced
the design of Christmas cards
of the time — witness the
card illustrated here, from
the Norcross Historical Collection
of antique cards.
The lush summer blooms
are typical of the Victorian
admiration of flowers, regardless
of the season.
Though sentiments may be
expressed differently, flowers
still bloom on modern Christmas
cards. A current card
offers one example. Poinsettia.s
flower on a background
of mistletoe, and the message
reads, "Just for you, honey,
all my love at Christmas."
Dear Santa,
I want a tea set and some
clothes and pleas e /ill my
stocking with goodies.
Love,
JACQUELINE HARGROVE
Dear Santa,
I want a race car track
Please remember all the goad
children everywhere.
Love,
DALE EVANS
Dear Santa,
I want a football suit, a gun
and some clothes.
I will go to bed early (or you.
Love,
TYRONE HARGROVE
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a WalkleTalkie
and a wagon.
Bring some nice things to my
family.
Love,
CLAUDE HARRINGTON
Dear Santa,
When you cometoWarrenton,
bring me a tape recorder. Also
bring my sister a doll.
Love,
GLENN JOHNSON
Dear Santu,
I have been a good boy this
year. I obey my mother and
my teacher.
Will you bring me asetof 1971
World Book Encyclopedia, a
rocket and Rock'em - Sock'em.
Love,
BARNEY KEARNEY
Dear Santa,
I like you. Will you bring me
a Juice machine, a chemistry
set and an SSP?
Don't forget to bring my sister
what she wants.
Love,
JIMMY ROBINSON
Dear Santa,
Will you bring me a student
desk to work on? I also want
a Polaroid Swinger camera, a
boxing robot set, and a chemistry
set. Don't forget to flU my
stocking with surprises.
There will be coffee and cook
les In the kitchen for you,
Love,
BILLY HAWKINS
Dear Santa,
Please brine me a toy gun and
bike.
Love,
THURSTON ROBINSON
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a race track
and a film projector, and clothes.
Love,
MELVIN ROBINSON
Norlina, N. C.
Dec. 17, 1970
Dear Santa,
I sent a letter with my sister's
and brother's letter, but
you must have lost It, as it
was not in the Record with
theirs.
Please bring me a Baby Tender
Love Doll, a guitar, and a
camera.
Love,
PAULA HAYES
Dac. 16. 1970
Dear Santa Claus,
I have been a good girl this
year. Iwantbaby-go-by-by, and
a stove that cooks I want a ring.
I like Mrs. Drake, and I like
you.
Love,
CONNIE FRAZIER
Dear Santa,
I have been nice.
Please bring me a doll.
Love,
WINNIE HARGROVE
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a Crissy
doll and a Velvet doll.
Love,
NORMA RICHARDSON
Dear Santa,
I will act some food out lor
you Christmas eve night. Please
leave me a doll and some games.
Love,
SHENNIG KEARNEY
Dear Santa,
1 have been nice.
I want a doll called Crlssy
and a aewlng machine and a
pantdress.
Love,
BONNIE RICHARDSON
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a Crlssy doll
and Lite Brlte maker.
I will make a good cup of
coffee you you.
Love,
JEAN TYSON
Dear Santa,
Please bring me. an Easy
Bake oven and tea set.
Love,
BARBARA WATSON
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl.
Please bring me a snow sled j
and some skates. Don't forget
to bring me some goodies also, j
Love,
BRAVETTA WATSON i
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a Lite Brlte
maker , a camera, a pantsuit
and some boots.
Love,
LORETTA WILLIAMS
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl.
Please bring me abike, adoll
that cries and shuts her eyes.
Love,
ARVELLA WILSON
Say you saw it advertised in
The Warren Record.
Forest workers call quaking
aspen the "disaster tree". It
is the first tree to grow again
in areas where forest fires,
strip mining, or other circumstances
have stripped the land
of vegatatkm, (he National Geographic
Society says.
"Big Red" was the nickname
of the famous race horse, Man
O'War.