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National Air Museum Gets Eddie Rickenbacker's DC3 By ANNETTE DAVIS (For Jane Eads> WASHINGTON ? Washington ians who thought they might be seeing tilings took a second look and confirmed their first impres sion?a f)C3 was going down the street. The wingless and engine less pjane, a gift from Eastern Air lines'.. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker to the National Air Museum, was be ing towed from Washington Na tional Airport to storage in Suit land, Maryland. Dr. Paul Garber, curator of .he st'U non-existent museum, has been negotiating with Capt. Rickenback er for the aircraft since 1948. ' It is a wonderful example of the longevity and adaptability of the transport airplane." he said. 'The DC3 has an eternal place in aviation history" This particular plane, which has flown over 8'" million miles and , carried 213.000 passengers since i? maiden flight hi 1937. becomes the Air Museaum's 103d exhibit? when and if Congress appropriates money for a building to show them * * * ? In addition to being a world famous traveler, explorer, author and lecturer. Associate Justice William O. Douglas is a collector of wildflowers. lie just presented his collection of wildflowers front Iran to the National Herbarium The versatile justice collected the more than 300 specimens during Persian safaris in 1949 and 1950 Many of them were completely un known. and it has taken Dr. Wil liam, Department of Agriculture botanist, six years to classify them. Justice Douglas became inter ested in wildflowers in his youth wlille roaming the wild mountain ous regions of the Pacific north- j west. He keeps a collection of these specimens pressed beneath the glass top of his desk in the Scpreme Court building American Indians once used buried fish to fertilize corn crops. Candles Light Christmas Eve Around World Candles have lighted Christinas eve around the world for genera tions It has long been- a eustom In Ireland to place a lighted candle in the window to guide the Christ child on his way. and the use of candles appears in other lands in many ways. In Czechoslovakia, for example, tiny candles are set upright in nut shells and floated in pans of water. Armenians use myriads of candles in preparing their Christmas dec orations. At unique church services in Labrador each child receives a little candle standing in a tur nip, and keeps it until after thr services, at which time the turn if ia eaten In Norway, families arrive a? church on Christmas eve. each carry ing a flaming torch. These at.' stuck in the snow while the good folks attend the services. Cse Mountaineer Want Ads. SHOPPING TOR THE MENFOLKS Is always a big problem for the womenfolks?and vice versa. Here Mrs. John West of Lake Junaluska ponders buying a shirt?with some words of encourage ment from clerk Mrs. Cecil Btanton at a loeal store. (Mountaineer Photo). Tips For Making Christmas Trep ^st Longer If your Christmas tree shed eedles all over the living room ?st year, chances are you weren't areful enough in buying a "fresh" roe. Touch-typing w ill help you pick i choicy tree. You can tell by the eel which trees are better able ' o withstand I lie hot siege indoors. If twigs and foliage aren't rea cnably resilient or needles feel 'ry and crumbly, better pass up he tree. Chances are it will look ike a hatraek before Christmas 'ay. And if you're not quite sure by he touch method, bang the butt f the tree sharply on the floor, shower of neodles~will tell you the dry intuauL., even be-., me you get it home. Of course, he way the tree looks is an im ortant factor, but an attractive ee that will lose its beauty in hort order is hardly a bargain. The ideal holiday tree boasts the i-aditional pyramid shape, with ush branches reaching to the wise. The two favorites in the market places are Balsam fir and Norway spruce. The slower-grow ir.i Balsam lir is more expensive than the spruce, but it retains its beauty longer indoors. The practice of placing burning candles in the windows on Christ mas eve is tied.up with an Irish custom which holds the thought of the Christ child alone in the dark, needing light for his way. Keep A Notebook For Next Christmas While getting ready for Christ mas, 1956, remember that a little forethought will make Christmas, 'o" preparations easier. Cornell University specialists suggest keeping a Christmas note book with all the tips and tricks you've learned this past Yuletide. | First, get out your Christmas | card list Make any necessary ad ditions and subtractions By all i means, correct any addresses while J you have the information near at ! hand. This revamped list will be a life-saver next mailing. Another valuable memo to tuck away would be a list of the gifts you gave this Christmas. Refer ence to such a list will help you avoid a repetition. Salvage and save Christmas wrappings that are in good condi ?U?>n. You'll find many, many us*% for them and be 'mighty thankful that you had the -foresight to save them. In your notebook, called "Christ mas. 1957." you may want to jot down new recipes you've discover ed for Christmas goodies?and this will Ik? a perfect place to keep those decorating ideas you've pick ed up this year, too. Silent Night' I Called Song From Heaven "Silent Night" is often called the , 'Song from Heaven" because the , story of its inspiration and eoinpo lit ion is one of the most beautiful | Christinas stories in existence On December 24. 1818. in the ; Austrian village of Mullein as Fath er Joseph Mohr sat reading his i Bible, there was a knock at his door. It was a peasant woman who wanted the priest to visit a poor charcoal-maker's wife (o whom a child lied been born. The parents had sent her to ask the priest to Come and bless the infant. Father Mohr was strangely mov ed by the visit to the mother. And [hat evening as he returned td M4 home saw that the dark slopes of i l>e Alps around-tb# villa*# w?*e alight with torches of the moun taineers on their way to church fo him it was a Christmas miracle Later, as ho tried to put down an paper his feeling and experi ence. the words kept tuthing into verse. When dawn came he found he had written a poem?a beau tiful and moving poem. j On Christinas Day his friend. < Fiapr Xaver Gruber, music teach er in the village school, composed music to fit the Verses. < Village children "heard the priest ' and teacher singing the song and learned it From there it spread throughout the world. Today, It is regarded as the greatest Christinas hymn arid wherever there are men of good will they sing: "Silent night, holy night? All is cairn, all is bring. Round yon Virgin. Mother and Child; lloly Infant, so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace? Sleep in heavenly peace." BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE Monday. Dee 24 (HOLIDAY) . Tuesday. Dee. 25 (HOLIDAY) Screen star Clark Cable's first job was as a timekeeper at th* age [>f 15 in an Akron rubber factory. Cflraffes have to stay on hard, try land. They bog down in rivers &r swamps. N^igp innnfpnnn\ M I j j U i> JSjfc p ofyfxy the happiness of the Holiday season, / deepened and strengthened t by the spiritual inspiration of the A Christinas message, abide with '? 3JWB you through all the days aliead. fJM This is our warmest wish for you JgM^ and yours, as through tl-c ^ soft silence of a f foly night, the shining wonder of Christmas once more dawns irps>ii the World " 1 i' FIRST STATE BANK Hazel wood, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation M-v; ? ? ?. ;? ' ?: ? ; ? '? 1 . ?. ? ft'".'. '? ?' ? ?? . ?? ??? ? . . r, ___________ ijt* ^ and your dear ones at Christmas, WC with J0r' ' the most precious gifts of all ... the gifts of faith, hope and love... faith sustained by the spirit of Christmas ... hope Wf f?r Ia8t'nB Pcace on Earth . . . love ever bright with the ble sings jgtA of family and home, and enriched by good will toward all men. TOWN OF HAZELWOOD L. C. DAVIS. MAYOR :-t*A ; ALDERMEN: V- ; ^ J. V. BLALOCK C. S. SWANGER GRADY SMITH ^ ^ v Our Christmas message 18 wreathed in. good wishes and. garlanded with gratitude for the privilege of serving all our many friends. ? > *, y fill \ > ? t J ? x I ? ? ? tl I 4 * ? ? PARKWAY MOTORS, Inc. Ford Sales & Service Haywood Street Waynesville Our wish for everyone Is that you enjoy T to the fullest this Christmas Season. May Peace on Earth and Good Will to All prevail In our hearts for the approaching New Year/ . MOODY - RULANE INCORPORATED 902 N. Main * Waynesville ?=
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