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Plum Pudding Was Once
Known As 'Yule Dough'
Plum Pudding ? the ancient
English delicacy traditionally serv
ed with Christmas feasts?has come
a long way since the cullinery lists
hundreds of years ago as Yule
Dough.
Yule-dough was composed of
chopped meat paste, spices, to sym
bolize the gifts of the Magi, and
(lour regarded as embodying the
spirit immanent in the wheat.
Kindley Field in Bermuda is
operated by the U. S. Air Force.
Just across the harbor is St. George
which served as mid-Atlantic head
quarters for the U. S. submarine
fleet during World War II.
The world's thinnest watch is
the same size as a U. S. quarter.
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and happj Christmas v,
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JUNALUSKA
WAYSIDE RESTAURANT
Lake Junaluska
v Mr. & Mrs. David Riley
THIS STRIKING photograph was the rover of
the current issue of "Animals" the otficial pub
lication of the Massachusetts Society for the Pre
vention of Cruelty to Animals. This picture tells
its own story, and will no doubt bo duplicated
many times over the nation next Tuesday morn
ing.
Our Wants At Christmas
By GKRAI,DINK A. IIKNDRK Ks
In the last few weeks I have
listened to a great many people tell
what they want for Christmas. Dif
ferent people want different tilings,
of course. The list is as varied as
the items in our stores. A girl
wants a watch, a new sweater, a
box of candy A hoy wants a pony,
a gun. a bicycle The grown peo
ple want Hem??-muiur ?utetfli' .mi,
everday life
These are the Ihings we ialk
about and purchase and give to one
another. But there are other I -
tilings v e desire even more than ""
these. These deeper desires we
say little a haul except to our close
friends. We pray about them We
reali/.t that Without them life is
e:npty and meaningless
What are some of our doepei I
wants at Christinas lime?
We want friends. Along with all
the commercial appeal we put into j
?1 ,s ^
.a tent ion is lurin.1 In tiie purpose ,
of lite. Vie are made to realize
that unless we have more than
dollars and gadgets and machines
life is not worth living. As we go
about our daily labors we begin to
think about what we can do for
this friend and another one. This
causes lis to evaluate afresh how
much a friend means to us. Then
a big question stands out boldly.
"What would life be worth without
friends'.1"
We want love to reign supreme
in our home lite. We read anil
listen to the Christinas story and
Christmas music for days and days.
Again and again vie are reminded
of the love of God for man and
of how the Christ child came into
tl.e world. We do not realize quite
j how it takes place, hut suddenly
Wo know that our family life is a
miserable failure except where we
have learned to express genuine
i,locc for each other from (lay to
day. The meaning of a kind word,
' an extra kiss for child or parent?
these lake on special significance.
We want to be generous. Most
of us are selfish much of the time.
As a friend remarked only yester
day. "We tend lo be autocratic."
But fla re i- something about the ,
Christmas emphasis each year '
j which causes us to look beyond
ourselves. We are compelled by :
lhe Christmas spirit to become ash
amed of our self-centered liltle
iti s. We want to do something i
b.g, something that will help some- i
one else For a time we are will
ing to be selfless. This is a great
blessing to any one of us.
We want to live at peace with
the rest of the world. War has
made u weary with killing and de
struction. Our Lord gave special
emphasis to peace And fortunate
ly, we have not forgotten that he .
! taught us the value of peace. In
| the hearts of the ronton people '
around the world this December !
there is almost universal, desire '
for understanding and peace. Here- i
in is our greatest hope tor peace, j
We want assurance of the reality I
1 of God, There is something fright
[ cning about man's handiwork in
the world. We-are afraid of what ;
we hav? made.' And in our own :
ways, away front the crowds, when |
no di e (an cc is ac look up and i
bieatltc a pre i r to God We know
that without hi help we cannot
n.ahc i!. And in these prayers we
hicathc. many of them spoken in
steam, silences, the real meaning
of Christina, breaks through. As
suraiu e flows inlo life We face
our proltlenis and opportunities
with fiesh eout . ? We arc no
lunger al raid ol 111? 'I hen- is a
companion within to give us peace
and a-si; a nee and li-lit.
A few da>s ago a In in s.,jd.
? Thcv h ive d( tioycd the meaning
of ( In 'mas willi commercials.''
Il sin.pP i n I -o. '1 heie is no
? t il tli 1 > pi. tr thai tun destroy
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Christ. In the midst of all we do.
despite all the noises and destruc
tions. he speaks to our inner needs
at Christmas time
Superstitions,
Iraditions
Mark New Year's
Traditions and superstitions have
ong been a part of the New Year
scene around the world.
The Chinese believe one must
;)ay up all debts if the New Year
i". to be a successful one. The
English, on the other hand, con
sider it a good idea to start a
savings account on January 1.
since what you do on the New
Year's Day is indicative of what
you will do the rest of the year.
One of the most widespread
superstitions concerns the "first
footer," the first person to enter
a household on New Year's morn
ing. In early days, women and
liehthaired men were considered
"unlucky" first-footers.
Ancient, custom"" in Japan was
to scatter parched beans about
the house, supposedly driving away
evil influences and inviting good
luck to enter.
The Romans were accustomed !
to hanging liny masks ot Bacchus 1
upon trees and vines, the idea be
ing to impart fertility to every '
side of the tree to which the
masks were turned by the wind
Peasant families in various parts
of live world ouce baked special
cakes for the New Year The cake
was dashed against the door and
a . the family members gathered up
the pieces to eat them they prayed
that neither- hunger nor want
should enter the house during the
new year
In olden times son." families
also sought a glimpse into the
,\c w Year by "'dipping" into the
Bible The head of the family,
with his eyes closed, opened the
family Bible and indicated a pas
sage With his finger. The text.
road and interpreted was supposed
lo be indicative of the luck, good
or bad, that would be in store
during the twelve months ahead
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US Supplies, Buys
Most Christmas Trees
The United States is the world's
leading source of supply as well as
tofc> buyer in the Christinas tree
industry?a better than $50,000,000
business.
The majority of our Christmas
trees come from New England. New
^ ork and Pennsylvania, the north
Middlewest, and the Northwest
Pacific regions. In recent years,
New Jersey has annually marketed
around 100.000 trees for local use.
Most of the trees for Christmas
sales arc cut early in the fall and
the trees are kept green with
plenty of water until shipped to
distribution centers.
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Geraldinc Page, stage and screen
star, used to recite Shakespeare
while working as a thread winder.
Tokyo, capital of Japan, is trans
lated as meaning "Eastern Capital."
This happened in the 1860's when
the government moved from the
western royal court of Koyto to
j Yedo, then to Tokyo.
Merrv"?!
Corfstrnas^
dfcrt is a hope that the joy
of the Christmas season will
abide with you always. May its spirit of good
fellowship live in your heart
throughout the new year. %
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L/ HAPPY
NEW YEAR! ^
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HOWELL MOTOR CO.
Plymouth - DeSoto - GMC
DIAL GL 6-865o HAYWOOD STREET
Our sincere wishes
/ t for a happy holiday to
all the good friends
whom it has been such
a pleasure to serve.
STOV ALL'S
5 - 10 & 25c STORE
A. I>. Harrison. Mgr.
Main St. WaynesviHe
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Reason's greetings
all the traditional good will and
warmth of the Holiday season, we wish the best
of everything to our loyal patrons and thank them most heartily
for the opportunity of serving them during the past year,
ALLISON & DUNCAN TIRE CO.
AND
ALLISON 6c DUNCAN OIL CO.
HAZEL WOOD
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