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Flvtuuu avnwt# a 1 is on Wednesday presented food boxes to the Haywood County Welfare Department to !>ute to the needy in this area. Miss Eula Patterson (top row. right), teacher representative on the welfare committee, turned over the boxes to Mrs. Wanda Clark (top row, second from right), of the Welfare Department. (Mountaineer Photo). ibrary And lookmobile 'losings Set A holiday schedule for the Hay sod Countv Public Library and w Bookmobile has been announc | following the recent meeting of b Library Board. EThe library will be closed from itoesday through Saturday next Hit. while Bookmobile service QI be suspended from Wednes iy uiflil January 4. Ko limit will be set on books ken from the Bookmobile for the at five days to permit patrons obtain enough books to last im through the holidays. The Bookmobile's schedule was I to permit its operator, Mrs. trees Jones, to take a one-week ?ion during the holidays, library Board members ?? Col. IH Howell. William Medford, M Fred Doutt?also: !. Granted a leave of absence of we and a half months to Miss krgaret Johnston, librarian, who CORRECTION! Ml PAGE 3 OF THE THIRD SECTION OF TODAY'S PAP ? THE DIXIE STORE LISTS U.B. BAGS OF OftANGES '01 JSc ? THE CORRECT 'MCE IS L 8 LBS. 43? Bill Has Destiny KINGSTREE. S. C. <AP> ? t Kingstree family set out for I drive-in movie with a $1 bill se aside for the ticket taker. On thi way somebody mistook the mone; for a candy bar wrapper and tosse< it out the car window. They went to the movie anyway Going home the mother suddenly called for a halt. "It must havi been along here." she said, and tht headlights just then were shining on the bill floating in a puddle be side the busy highway. Deciding the bill was destined foi some special use, they sent it tc Thornwell Orphanage at Clintor in a special church offering. Fourth Ruled Out SANTA ANA. Calif. (AP>?Con sidering the-sioppy waj^Wost peo ple tack. St., afre., pi., or dr. to mail ing addresses, postmen have had a legitimate beef in one subdivision. Mail, public utility and delivery men have been required to find addresses on Quatro Way, Quatro I-ane, Quatro Place and Quatro Drive, all close together. So the four streets have been renamed Figueroa, Bewley, Gunt er and Jackson, respectively. was notified this week that she has received a study grant permit ting her to study library services and facilities in several major li braries over the country. 2. Decided to submit another re quest to the Town of Waynesville to have a parking space set aside for the Bookmobile in front of the library. A previous request was disapproved by town officials. What About Santa Claus? ? Experts Discuss Effects Whether to let their children v "believe in Santa Claus" or not? ' ?that is the big question all par ents of the very young face at ? Christmas time. | f , There are usually two schools , of thought and both are apt to be , extreme In their point of view, ] says Edith M. Stern in Redbook magazine, in an attempt to find . out which course makes children , happier in the long run. she in , terviewed a wide range of author ities, including psychiatrists, school teachers and clergymen. Writing in the December issue, she reports that whichever version of the Santa Claus story you tell your children, that in itself will have no injurious effects; "What or when or how to tell the children about Santa ? 'It's one of the things parents often talk about.' says Elizabeth Ross, assistant chief, U. S. Children's 1 Bureau. 'They aren't quite sure that they're handling the matter right.' "Dr. Leo Kanner. in charge of the Children's Psychiatric Clinic, John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, finds that parents' thinking on the best way to present Santa tends to run to two extremes. Far to the right are mothers and fathers who maintain that the concept of Santa is so beautiful that if you don't build it up, you deprive children of happiness and irreparably dam age their imaginations. Equally far to the left are those convinced that if you start the 'lie,' not only will its impossibilities forever af fect children's ability to think straight, but also when they find it out they will never trust you again. "Everyone of the experts I talk ed to was in heartening agreement | on this: It is relatively unimpor tant whether you present Santa ( Claus as fact or fancy. What is im- , portant for your children's pleas- , ure is to be yourself. 'Do what is natural and casual for you,' Dr. Kanner advises. In short, there isn't any generally right or wrong way to tell your children about Santa?only what is right or wrong for you. in any case, wnatever you de cide. you may be sure that In it self it won't injure your child's mental and emotional health. 'Of the tens of thousands of children who have been brought to me over the years.' Dr. Kanner told me, 'I cannot recall one whose difficulty arose from what he was told about .Santa Claus.' "Usually the discovery that there isn't a Santa Claus doesn't come as suddenly as most grownups think. For the very young, reality and fantasy are almost indistin guishable. and part of growing up is the gradual weeding out of what's not real. The chances are that your children will outgrow Santa Claus as easily and natural ly as they will outgrow lollipops and tricycles. "When parents have set n pat tern of confidence, children can take the Santa Claus betrayal In their stride,' says Mrs. Bertha Rorkwood. Principal, the Takoma Park Elementary school. Only when there has been one betrayal after another does the one about Santa Claus damage a child's con fidence in his parents. "No more than the psychiatrists and educators, did the clergymen I interviewed want.to slay Santa Claus. Not considering him a mat ter of faith and morals, the Catho lic Church has no pronouncement concerning him. The National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., Protestant, likewise ap proves him by default of policy. Both of the rahbis whom I ques tioned take their own children to see department store Santas. "As so often happens, religion and psychiatry were in perfect ac cord: If the hasic situation is sound and right, almost any way Santa is handled is all right. Chris tian religious leaders felt that with real understanding of the religi ous significance of Christmas. 'San ta won't take God's place.' To this end many Protestant church schools today, like those of Catho lics, feature the creche, a model of the Nativity, in their holiday celebrations." The number of horses on U. S. farms was reduced from 25 million In 1910 to around 514 million in 1953. j Fines Creek High funiors Take Airplane Rides By Mr? Sam Ferguson Community Reporter Several members of the Junior blass at Fines Creek High School ire up in the air these days. Fol lowing a contest at school, certain jnes were granted the privilege of taking an air plane ride. Last Sun Jay Mr. Plemmons took 6 stu derfts to Sylva, and he will lake additional groups next Sunday and the one after that. Those who went last week were Joan Fer guson. Wanda Ferguson. Virginia Ha.vnes. Virginia Kathbone. Vinson Evans and George Moore. Friends and relatives extend their sympathy to the McCrary family in the recent death of their mother. Aunt Callie. Several visitors attended morn ing service at Fines Creek Memor ial Baptist Church Sunday. Mem bers were very happy to have S-Sgt. Harold Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Green, there again. Green, who has been in service quite a while and has spent some time In Germany, has returned home for a 30-day leave with Mrs. Green. He is, of course, also visit ing his parents and other rela tives in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mc Cracken and Glenn attended the funeral of Mrs. A. A. Byrd, mother of Mrs. F. W. McCracken^at Black Mountain Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Noland. Mrs. Roxie Noland, James and their daughter, Letain. were guests NORFOLK. Va. ? Engineman First Class tSSt Dick N. Moody, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Moody of Route 2, is now serving on board j USS GRAMPUS (SS 523) com-' manded by Lieutenant Command er N. C. Barnhardt, HI. USN, at 1 Norfolk, Va. USS GRAMPUS is one of fifteen submarines which together with a submarine tender and a submarine rescue vessel make up Submarine Squadron Six under the command of Captain J. S. McCain, Jr..' USN. . Aspirin was discovered about 100 years ago by an Alsatian chemist but was a laboratory curiosity for 50 years before men learned what P was good for. of Mrs. R. C. James and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brummitt Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Plemmons, Mrs. Hattie Smathers and daugh ter of Buncombe County visited Mr. and Mrs. YV. B. Murray Sun day afternoon. Drought Was Tough FORT SCOTT. Kan AP>?The ground got bo hard during lite drought. Bays farmer K ?.?Krebs. that a power auger fur post holes Jerked up the tractor instead of going into the ground. They Got Action NORTH HAVEN. Conn. AP>? A special town meeting authorized this community of 10.000 to spend $00,000 for a school addition. The meeting lasted four minutee. Ten citizens attended. ? Featured in our argifS , Christmas "gift gallery" orgus 75 $1595 FLASH $3.80 CASE $2.50 l? ( a ca??ra that will five good result* from Christmas the n"1.8 ?n' brilliant, extra large viewfinder shows you dot" e*?c?y "? you II take it. Exclusive Argus "RED-i hrht ^r*Vent" double exposures?saves film. Flash gun plugs bla, $ mt? camera. You get 12 big pictures?color or L*-and-white?with each roU of 620 film. EAISiER 'S BOOKSTORE brfe 1 Wife Preservers I |t 6?0>6??N i Slippery new ahoea may be a hazard, | eapecially to amall children. Put a atrip 1 of adhesive tape on the aolea of the ahoae * and it will prevent slipping. THE OLD HOME TOWN * By STANLEY l 1 " 1 i pop, i woulcwt- \ . th/nk of tt>u ca?py/ai'/ >aulofmyuu?case ) up to tmp hotel --y i hebe, i'll sive ; / you a j-3^ vWOftLOt 3 .wLl/ ? |k statkm a?satt dad kwvbs is always tumtm with i a melwww hano ? . , , i % WW I? UK WttfWI ir?lf>Tt ?? ?MIA HMHI WWH I I 1 J ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE ON SUNDAY ^ At Belk-Hudson's You Will Find Practical Gifts For The -- S ENTIRE FAMILY- i I 3 BIG FLOORS f 23 LARGE DEPARTMENTS I I Chock Full of Gifts For ? ? Men ? Women ? Boys ? Girls S I P R P P I FRIDAY I I I ALL! night | A Beautiful And Useful GIFT FOR THE HOME g ' TO THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE WHO ^ VISIT OUR STORE AFTER 6 I*. M. & - FREE CRACKER-JACKS - To All Children Accompanied By Their Parents! ^ sr Hurry In Today To Your "Christmas Gift" Store Where You Will |l jr Find Gifts Galore For Everyone On Your List! jp I m BelfcHudson i WRAPPING ? # V I .FREE 'Vlysf -\ 11 ENGRAVING V imM iAMit $nw IAX mc ^^.HVdRTfllTa *??$ $14 M TAX IMC jlHiW Use Our Convenient V Lay-Away IMan KURT GANS, JEWELER Successor To E. J. Lilius "The Store of Nationally Advertised Brands" 207 Main Street Dial GL 6-6081 "Stop And Shop In Waynesville" Go to the church of your choice somewhere every Sunday
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