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1 merry! | CHRISTMAS 1 *8 The things you have wished . sj for ... the ombitionsjand jS plans that have been yours m W . .we hope they will all be 8? realized during the coming ® year. And may the Holiday m Season be a happy one ana the New Year one of useful- 5® ness, happiness and success. m 1 •' HAPPY I I NEW YEAR I I HOME FURNITURE COMPANY 1 Charles T. Jones - Phone 180 - .Troy M. Church fiSf I A MERRY 1 I CHRISTMAS | ffl It's a very pleasant, cheering custom to & renew friendly associations during the jg W Yuletide by extending to you our sin- a* S cere wishes for a Happy Christmas. AS ® And our optimistic predictions a 8 W Prosperous New Year. % We are looking forward to serving you in the New Year and hope that increased S S patronage will make our services even g S more satisfactory. 52 | CAROLINA ICE & FUEL CO. 1 H Phone 83 Elkin,N.C. 2 THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA 4Budar Cltishms IT WAS midnight on Christ mas Eve. Seven-year-old Jack, having baffled the sand man since eight o'clock, tossed back the covers and crept downstairs. Now, at long last, he would learn the truth about Santa Claus. Man or myth? Chim ney sweeper or a lovable old red-nosed gentleman? When the clock struct one Jack was still sitting patiently in the chair by the fireplace, watching the em bers glow and wane. Tinsel on the nearby Christmas tree glistened. It was all very exciting, but where was Kris Kr lngle? The noise Jack heard a moment later might have been Santa but it didn't come from the chimney. Quickly the boy jumped back in the shadows while he heard the din ing room window raise slowly. A gush of cold air, heavy fdotsteps. and then Jack heard the window close. Frightened, he crept forward un til he could see where blue moon light filtered into the dining room. There Jack saw—not Santa Claus but a masked burglar, systematical ly looting the silverware! Seconds later his softly slippered feet carried the lad upstairs into his parents' bedroom. The boy shook his father. "Dad!" he whispered loudly, eyes blazing. "Dad! Wake up!" "Grrummph," came the sleepy answer. "A burglar. Dad! Wake up! Call the police!" Not waiting, Jack reached for the bedside telephone himself. His moth er still slumbered. "Operator?" he asked. "Send the police over to our house right away! There's • burglar downstairs!" By that time it was out ot Jack's hands. His parents were wide awake now, clinging to their hero Jack reached for the telephone himself. m son and listening. During the next two minutes they heard • stark drama —downstairs the dining room window opened and closed. In the distance, growing ever nearer, was the hum of a motor which they knew would be the police car. They heard it stop outside. Then came a shout, "Stop thief!" A brief scuffle, and they knew the burglar was captured. Next morning Jack was awakened by his father. "Son," he began, eyes twinkling, "I forgot to ask last night how you happened to hear that burglar." Jack blushed. "I was downstairs, Dad, waiting for Santa Claus. Wanted to see If he really does come on Christmas eve." His father laughed heartily. "But Jack!" he protested. "Don't you know that Santa Claus never comes when little boys and girls are watching? I'll bet he's been here by this time, though. Let's go see!" Downstairs Jack's surprise was di vided between two equally fascinat ing subjects. Around the Christmas tree were more presents than he'd ever seen before, including a brand new bicycle! But off to one side was a jolly looking, blue-uniformed policeman. "Sonny," the copper began. "That burglar you captured last night was 'Lightning Pete,' a most notorious house breaker." Jack's jaw dropped. "Best of all," the policeman con tinued, "there's a SSOO reward for his capture, and it all belongs to you. Here's the check." Jack could barely say "Thank you," so amazed was he. "I guess," he finally mumbled, "that Santa Claus is wearing a blue uniform this year." (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Shepherd Village Plays Bethlehem Les Baux in France, a village of shepherds, puts on one ot the most dramatic Christmas celebrations in the world, and has done It yearly for over a thousand years. The peas ants aet out the whole Bethlehem story with real oxen. Thousands of visitors come every Christmas eve to see the event Christmas In Swedes Sweden celebrates her Christmas December 24 with fish and rice por ridge. CUT TIMBER WHENMATURE Trees Constitute One of Im portant Cash Crops of Surry County DEMAND FOR TIMBER j Trees constitute one of the im- I portant cash crops of Surry county and should be harvested i when mature, says J. E. Treva- Ithan, Conservationist of the Tri- Creek Soli Conservation District, in charge of the Work Unit of fice at Dobson. i In nearly all woodlands there I are mature trees that dominate I the stands, Mr. Trevathan points out. These mature trees usually slow up the growth of the small er surrounding trees, but are no longer increasing in value them selves. Such trees should be re | moved and utilized for timber or fire wood, in order that the younger trees may be released for I further growth. Before cutting trees for any purpose, it is wise to first draw up a woodland plan. A good plan, says Mr. Trevathan, provides for a supply of trees to ;be coming along all the time, j Thrifty young trees may be im proved by thinning, but timber owners are cautioned against marketing the timber crop while i nactive growth, as this is poor I economy. I There is a big demand at this time for timber for construction of buildings to house our expand- I ing army. This demand must be met, but let us not practice false | economy in doing so. For exam ; pie, it takes 42 trees ten inches lin diameter to scale 1000 board feet of lumber by the Doyle rule, | while only two trees 24 inches in diameter will provide the same amount of lumber. Overcut woodlands are suscep tible to erosion. When excessive run-off occurs in woodlands, the trees are deprived of moisture, growth is slowed up, deep gullies are often cut, and there is the danger of damage to lower lying cultivated land by the excessive run-off and the deposition of silt. Pull consideration should be given to the management of forest lands to preserve the young trees for the years to come, Mr. Tre vathan conclddes. Patronize Tribune advertisers. They appreciate your business. (easant IJuletide I * r C/ HE YULETIDE SEASON bring, with it v x. V ) pleasant thought* of friendship!—tried, proven V and cherished throughout the past. It makes us f ! realize that friendly associations with our fellow • men are invaluable in both public and private life and are above things material. It is significant* of the season, then, that we pause to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. And for your friendships and favors we 2 art truly grateful. • \ - J '' Belk-Doughton Co. R. L. Mills, Manager , Elkin, N. C. _'• - : cwr,x ™ as MM PRIGHTANDWAPPVI Jli m Ntw vcar \ As another Christmas comes around we feel that we have an unpaid obligation, an obliga tion of gratitude. Friends of this institution have made possible a certain amount of progress and prosperity for our organization. These friendships have, been an enjoyable experi ence, one in which we believe we have the con fidence and esteem of the people whom we strive to serve. And now, all we ask is the priv ilege of a continuance of these fine relation ships to enable us to look forward with genuine enthusiasm to the future. SaMtm'A. t/juisdinqA. Eagle Furniture Co. Charles N. Myers Elkin, N. C. Beatrice M. Phillips im : '~r • ' *ajje Thursday, December 26, 1940
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