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Grand tfaraia, Mich. (AP) ?
Wildlife researchers have been
studying bears, up cloae. Big bears
they catch IS to far thia y?r?
in trap* made out of big ateel
culverti With the bear lutde,
they pump soaae anesthetic in.
then attach their ear tag!, record
weights and measurements aad
depart while bruin is snooting.
But there waa a demand this
year for a check on little bears.
Some small steal traps were put
out, and soon the news came: a
cub was captured.
A research crew aet oat, with
notebook, pencils, tapes and such
all the equipment needed with
one exception. No experienced
bear wrestler That's what they
neded most. With a couple of toes
in the trap, was a mature 315
pound black bear. And he was
mad.
They managed to pin the bear,
two faUs out of three or there
abouts, and gather the vital ata
tiatics. But if you want an ex
perienced bear wrestler, look
elsewhere for him.
Christmas Activity Booms Since
Early October at Santa Claus Land
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CUw Lud, a louriat attraction
the yr?r around, hu been buzziag
with mother year'* Christmas ac
tivity siace Oct t
The little toy shops, grouped
around the famous poatoffice are
supplemented by more lore for the
young Santa set than most big
city stares' toy departments.
Since Louis J. Koch, an Evana
ville manufacturer, started de
veloping a full-scale Christmas en
terprise in tl)e quiet hill village
10 years ago, the array of show
pieces ha* grown from dolls to
national heroes.
Life-size statues of Mother Goose
characters are set in eight groups
in woodland gteas, there's a park
of live reindeer, a collection ' of
1,300 dolls ranging from the lyi
croacopic up to lifesiie. In recent
years, a Hall of Famous Ameri
cans has grown to include 40 life
siie wax figures of such heroes as
Abraham Lincoln, who spent his
childhood J tut five miles away, in
what is now a state park.
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Jim Ytllil, Awricaa Ltftei Santa C'lavs in Santa Claw, M.,
looks over the herd of drer.
A big statue of Santa stands in
front of the string of quaint A1
pine-style shops, overlooking a
little carnival of rides, including
a miniature railroad.
This year, as before, the post |
office activity began picking up '
just when cold weather began cut
ting into the crowds of long trip |
tourists. Postmaster Elbert Reinke, !
who runs the place with only the
help of his wife in off season, I
hires a dozen helpers each Christ j
mas season to handle some three
or four million pieces of mailj
sent in to get the sentimental post
mark.
The name was just a whimsical
idea when it was chosen at a com
bined town meeting and Christmas
Eve party in 1852. Outside the hill
country, the postoffice remained
almost unknown for many years
until one postmaster, James F.
Martin, began answering children's
letters to Santa which found their1
way to him.
Before another postmaster took
office in 1035. the letter-answer
ing job got so big that it was taken
over by the Santa Claus post of
the American Legion under James
Yellig. Yellig still plays Santa
every season, too.
Actually, the center of this
Christmas activity, located on a
blacktopped state road, was built
a mile away from the original vil
lage. miw almost deserted. An old
"candy castle" with a Santa statue
of its own operates as a rural gift
and souvenir shop in the village.
The Postoffice Department re
fused last summer to issue a com
memorative stamp in 195ft to rec
ognize the 100th anniversary of
actual opening of the Santa Claus
postoffice.
Santa Clatra has a lot of work these (fays. He's Jim YelHf locking
over letters that wind up in Santa Claus, Ind.
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Richmond, Va. (AP) An elec
tronic weighing device is being
tetted by the Virginia Highway
Department and Bureau of Pub
lic Road*. It will make it unneces
sary for trucks with legal limits to
pull off the highway for weighing.
But when an overloaded truck
crosses the device a red light is
flashed at the weighing station
and the offending truck will be
weighed on regular highway scales.
Chiggers are not insects, but
eight-legged mites.
Two things that make for SAFER driving J
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The first and moat important thinf
is you - the driver. The courtesy,
care, and common nam you ahow
count more than anything else.
' The second thing is the car itself.
All cars are safer tod?f. That's
shown by the number of accidents
in relation to the number of miles
passenger cars are driv?i. The fig
ure's down sharply. "
Chevrolet has always made safety
a major consideration, introducing
many such features aa the all-steel
. top, into its field. And this '66 Chev
rolet is the safest one ever built.
Its lively new power m?uis safer
passing. Its special Ball-Race steer
ing? oversize brakes with Anti-Dive
control? bring easier, surer driving.
The Unisteel construction and safety
door latches of its Fisher Body?
the nailed-to-the-road stability that
aomcs from advanced suspension
and better 'balance ? the sweeping
panoramic windshield ? all these
tilings add to your safety.
Seat belts with or without shoul-'
der harness? Instrument prnel pad
ding? Of course, they're nvailable
at extra cost. As your Chevrolet
dealer, we'll be glad to show you the
nany safety features of the '56
Chevrolet.
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Plan Against Accident
Hazards in Your Home
By VIRGINIA IHKIF
Carolina Power & Light Co.
Every good hostess nowadays
considers safety when she plans
for holiday parties and house
guests. The Christmas season is the
busiest time of the year for en-(
tertaining. Haste, crowds, coniu
sion ana laugue may an ui- am- 1
dent hazards at this season. It pays
to plan against them.
For safety against fire, buy or
make Christmas decorations that
are fire-resistant. Place Christmas
greens away from candles and elec
tric light bulbs and away from
heat or sparks from hearthfires.
When arranging a dinner table
centerpiece, remember that fires
have been started by a combina
tion of greens or paper decora
tions close to lighted candles.
The family Santa needs a fire
safe costume. Sometimes Synta
suits of untreated napped fabric,
or whiskers of untreated cotton
batting have proved hazardous.
Use Large Ones
For fire protection have plenty
of good-sized, steady ash trays
around any room where a crowd |
; will gather.
Most people know that it pays
to buy a fresh tree and keep it |
fresh by keeping it standing in a
container of water. But the tree
also needs to be anchored firmly
so that it can't topple. Place the
tree out of the way of traffic
lanes and doorways where people
won't brush against it.
Also for fire-safety place it
away from the hearth and away
from any updraft such as occurs
in a stairwell. Christmas trees
that have toppled over in door
ways have sometimes blocked exits
when fire haa broken out.
Check the string of Christmas
tree lights before the holidays to
be sure they are in good repair
with tight sockets and all insula
tion intact. Make sure not to plug
too many lights into a single wall
outlet.
Falls are other accidents to plan
against. The Safety Council stres
ses keeping walks and steps out
doors free of ice and snow or well
sanded and having them well-light
ed.
Light Thoee Steps
All steps and stairways indoors
need to be well-lighted, too, and
fro* of toys or other item* that
might turn an ankle or catch *
heel and cause a fall. It's well to
remember that visitors dont know
their way around your house as
your family does so they need ex
tra protection against any poasible
fall hazards.
If you wax floors before com
pany comes, use a thin lay* and
poliah so thoroughly the floors
wont be slippery. Be sure there
are no skiddy rugs, hazardous es
pecially to older people. Avoid
any extension wires that can be
trip hazards or fire hazarda.
All the familiar nilea a boat saf
ety in the kitchen apply especially
to the holidays whoa this room
gets heavier uae and often it more
crawled. To s*otd falls wipe up
praapUy any food that happens to
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United States laat year, 45 were in
Tons.
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Chronic broochitis ma y develop If your
cough or chest cold b not traaasdstsrt
quick udag Crsnmnlsisa asdfeoctsd.
Creomulsioa soothes raw threat and
chest membranes, loosens sad helps
expel array phlegn, mildly itlases
systemic tension sad aids nature la|rt
*e mm of irritation. No MipS.
spill on the floor, especially
grease.
Make sure that young children
are well away from the range when
the oven door is opened for the
Christmas ham or turkey to come
out or when there's considerable
rooking on ton of the range
Hints Offered
By Home Agent
By >VT|I CURRENT
'sute Home DomUiUw Agent
Baada Um bands for trimming
Christmas aprons, cottage curtains
and bedspreads. They're an excel
I lent way of introducing contrast
{ either of color, pattern, or texture
I There are fancy hands, zigzag.
1 scalloped and shirred bands for
{ dressy blouses and dresses.
| Do all home sewing with Ex
treme care if you want your
clothes to have that professional
look. It takes time and good tools
to do a good job.
Kick-Rack All widths and col
ors mak? effective trimming. Rick
rack can be put on by stitching
through the center of the trim
ming. It is effective on cotton,
linen, or rayon materials and can
Keeling the Pm?rr
Lebanon. P?. (AD ? Ttie eitjr
water bureau lea ltd ill new poap
i ok station with this mult: Three
of the town'a old water mains
burst with the pressure, plumbing
in many houses crumpled and
everyone's tap spouted brown, iron
stained water.
be used on house dresses, blouses,
kitchen curtains and aprons.
Shrinkage Because it is almost
impossible to foretell garment
shrinkage, you'll find it necessary
to rely on what's written on the
label. The fsmillar Sanforized la
bel guarantees that there will be
no further shrinkage beyond a
quarter of an inch to the yard in
length and width of fabric. Most
cottons and linens, and even mixed
fabrics of cotton, silk, and wool,
may be Sanforised.
Sanforset is on* of the finishing
processes used to stabilize rayons
so that no more than 2 per rent
shrinkage will occur in washing
Be A
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Santa in '56!
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about this wonderful
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