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PAGE TWO i Christmas Play I * By Katherine Edelman f I" HE town hall was wreathed with * holly and mistletoe. Bright red bells hung from the old-fashioned chandeliers. Christmas candies sent their soft clow into the night The whole place cried out welcome to the crowd who thronged through the doors. By eight deck every seat was occupied. Small gossip and murmurs of expectancy ran through the crowd. The little town was proud of the boy who was taking the lea i tag part in the play. They hod known Ted Rawlings all their lives Known him as an easy-going lad, interested in nothing more than fishing and hunting around the country, and later as an astonishingly changed ambitious fellow. No one seemed to understand how the quick transition occurred. All eyes turned to the stage as the heavy curtain rolled upward. Throe Hundred pairs of eyes fastened themselves upon the moving, speaking figures. ''Isn't Ted wonderful," young girls whispered breathlessly to each other. Between acts, thunyou were perfectly wonderful." Sally tr?s saytng. derous bursts of applause tilled the room. Hands clapped with vehemence. Small boys made iheir approval known by shrill whistling. icci carried the audience with .him, every step of the way. He aeetned lo enter, to merge himself completely m the character he portrayed. His make-believe was so intense in the last act, that there was a deep silence for a moment when the final curtain fell. ?. tC'OR the time it was no make* believe to Ted. lie was living again all the agony of parting, of Seeing Sally Howard go away without a word. He had been sure until iher train pulled out that she would 'come and say how sorry she was .for the bitter, reproachful words Bhe had hurled at him. Words that "had left their mark upon his soul? that had stung hint into a mad, ara.bitinus desire to show her what he could do. He found no real satisfaction in the lumuituous applause that followed. In this hour of his triumph, his heart cried out for Sally. If Only she was here! If only she had cared! He scarcely knew what he was saying in answer to the lavish congratulations. Suddenly small hands pressed tightly around his arm, and a remembered voice spoke in his ear. '"Ted. you were perfectly wonderful," Sally was saying, "wonderful, wonderful. I'm so proud?so proud of you." "But, Saliv, 1 don't understand. I thought you were in New York." "1 was, until last night. I've been keeping track of you. I knew an about the play, and?and the way you have been working lately. I wouldn't have missed this for anything in the world." "But the things you said, Sally? They hurt?they still do." "I wanted t'nein to hurt, Ted. I know?I know it was cruel, but there seemed no other w ay Someone had lo give you the right kind of push to get you going. You know you lean; lazy .' DUI now, well, you've really put on speed." "Nothing like the speed I'm going to show in getting ready for a Christmas weddmg. There's just two days left. We've got to make it a really big event. Lot's give oai. the announcement now?while the crowd is still in the hall." The First Santa Clans The first Santa Claus was St. Nicholas. Bishop of Myra, who started mysterious midnight gift-bearing journeys. In the Fourth century he was famous because he was a rich man who enjoyed giving secret gifts to the poor. One of his tricks was to throw purses of gold into cottage windows and run away. From Europe's Christmas Mer.n Take your choice of Christmas eats: Plum pudding in England, Pfeffernuesse in Germany, Vierknack in Denmark. Fatigman's Bakkels in Norway. Horse-shoe cake in Hungary, Speculaas in Holland, and l.ulfisk in Sweden. Getting a Shoeful in Holland Not on reindeer but on a white borse, St. Nicholas arrives in some parts of Holland, and instead of looking for stockings he searches for wooden shoes to fill them with gifts. CHRISTMAS MAIL # Uncle Sam has a big job this Christmas - - he even delivers Santa's mail! Last year's Holiday mail teas the. biggest ever handlcil by the United i States post office. and this years i will probably be bigger. Cards, childish letters to Santa Clans, carelessly wrapped and addressed packages and the always-present human element of waiting until ! the last minute complicate the job. First mail to be handled each year is that for foreign countries, shown above being placed aboard a transatlantic liner. Such packages must be mailed early. c; ,, [. - i If ' . jr ; ; - >. '0 _ a ' ^ ''' '' Towns bearing Christmasy names like Santa Clatts, Uethlrhem. i\'az~ 1 rI--:-. /*i ' uiiu oiuistrintj | tncy n? real towns, too) always have a lanelofficc business in re-mailing cards | arul packages forwarded from all parts of the country. Above at ! Bethlehem, Conn-, Postmaster Earl S, Johnson stamps the special postmark used last year. It is the shape of a Christmas tree with the words, "Greetings from the Little Town of Bethlehemlie handles about 80,000 pieces of mail each season. | pMttwr 'JP\y&-sssW3Mat^* I Pily the poor postman at a time | like this! Small town postoffices usually add more clerks at the holiday season. In big cities additional mailmen like these are pressed into service. Uncle Sam does el trnrul in1> s*f it?. - C* J "> ** JMO* J"1" cards and gifts will be delivered by Christmas morning I Plan Songs, Games To Combat Dullness After Heavy Dinner I For that "stuffy" feeling after a 1 heavy Christmas dinner there's nothing belter than a few games to clear the atmosphere. Or. for that matter, any of the following: Jot down a few parlor games and get together (in advance) whatever paraphernalia you need for them. Give charades. For this plan what kind (words, proverbs, etc.) and collect some gadgets or "properties" or sketchy costume maierial?and do it the day before if not sooner. Let the children give a little play ! or a little entertainment of singing j carols and reciting. I Give a Christmas pageant or dramatize a Christmas carol. This can be done easily in an informal way. Have a candlelight procession with singing. Give a little party or invite a few outside grownups and children in for j simple refreshments. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER") Bethel School News r ? t The December edition of the B. II. i S. Booster was circulated on Wed- 1 nesday. December 20. The staff c worked hard to make the second edition of Bethel's school paper an improvement over the nrst. Each i class in the elementary and high t schools is being given the opportu- I I nity to contribute. New features, t which will give the students more , 1 opportunity to participate in this i activity, will be added to the paper. Tile Booster has more pages j * and is more complete in every de- ! * tail. 1 t ? i ^ A Christmas tree has been erect- :: ; i d in the auditorium by a group of : ' | high school boys. This tree is 1 | beautifully decorated and is to be i used in the program Friday at "L I which time the gifts will be ex hanged I'v teachers and students. Some of tlie classes are displaying 1 beautiful trees in their rooms also 1 The fittlv grade gave a very beau v , tiful and interesting program last j Friday in assembly. The program, which was based on the Christmas I theme, was arranged by Miss Harmon. fifth grade teacher. Many fa 0 I vorablc comments about the sue- ' cess of the program were made, j \ j|j ^ I /&/ ig J?P Bring Christmas cl i ts$? trical Gifts that sta ! pliances that mean j and see our vast ar; \\ st, 6?SP= Electric Percolat Sp You need never worry I lack of time for preparing I: fast if you use an electric i VtSf lator. We have a fine a Sjrf ment at ?k $3.45 and $7.9i SjLrt 95c Cash?S1.00 per Mor l New Ri f THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. The Glee Club is rehearsing a' lumber of Christmas carols which hey plan to use in a short Christ- j nas program Friday morning be ore school is dismissed for the holilays. The basketball teams from Beth- J >1 divided a twin bill with Cove "reek Tuesday night, December 12 I Bethel girls were victorious while he Cove Creek boys defeated the | Bethel boys These games were j >laved at Cove Creek. On Friday night, December 15. j Bethel high school girls traveled to j ?ees-McKae College where they I vere defeated in a basketball game i vith Lees-McRae girls by a ID to 15 ! core. This was the first defeat for j he local girls. On the same date j he Bethel boys met Spruce Pins in ! i game at Bethel. The locals we-p. Ins game 27-20. School will be dismissed on Fri 1 lay of this week for the Christmas j mlidays, which will last until Tues-; lay, January 2. 1940. We fake this ; pportunity to wish everyone a j cry merry Christmas and a happy Jew Year. Vassar College has received spe- j ial funds to finance a study of child I ehavidr and normal personality dc- j clopmenl. leer to every home you k rt the day off right all th more comfort, more effi rav of cn^ lrlf^ae fnr K ?J O" * ?? 2-Slice Toasters irl tlu> day off right with ad toast, made golden .wn or. one of these istors. Designed to give g service and priced at $2.95 ic Cash?50c per Monlh * lt de llh table andwich Toaster j ' and Grill p i t h attachable waffle If' ds. There's not a house- I fe who wouldn't appre- I ite this fine appliance, I tic'n makes the quick >al an easy task $8.45 1.00 Cash?S100 a Monlh ? I | ! ;6 Model H-500 . Dynamic speaker. 5 G|V E Tubes. Drum type I dial. Attached antenna. AC-DC operation. Attractive brown plastic cabinet. Ivory and colored linish also SI available. Only ? $10.95 up S1.00 Cash?1.00 Week j iver Ligh BOON -A'ff.wbvaL. COVE CREEK K HIGH SCOOPS ! catio i pin . Band Concert At the combined band concert- , oyster supper program given at I Cove Creek liigh school last Friday j evening. $23.75 was taken in at tie [ ^ gales. This money will be used to I j aid in paying for instruments pur "!ron. chased last month by lite Cove. J Creek band. ,.m" bad The Cove Creek chapter of the ing. Parent-Teacher Association met in | load the auditorium of the Cove Creek : thin! high school last Thursday evening, j 0f !r Dcccmber 14. Teachers and parents I pric? were entertained by a program i Dt given by students of the grammar . und< grade and high schools. Included in j Don the program were a series of songs ! cent and recitals by the members of th?. scap first grade, selections by the fourth j Deej grade toy orchestra, and student re- | Ti ports and various club activities of Stee the high schood. Climaxing the pro- by gran^. for the evening was a show who ing and explanation of olcl and an- buil< tique dishes owned by Mrs. A. C M Mast. ! rece Vacaiion Begins On Dec. 22 j A recent announcement from ; rear 'IMfWIW V"> 1* X ' V.; rs? '? X"/ /7 now, including yours, with e year through. Choose th< ciency. Come to our show ome ... all exceptionally lo HOT-POINT WAFFLE livers delicious hot waffles as they arc- \\ Finished in chromium plate. Cleans $4.95 up 50c Cash?$1.00 per Mont Hot-Point i ELECTRIi A wide assortment of tl k anees, which lighten hoi $3.95, $4.! 50c Cash?$1.01 * fSffffafSa iC W 7 | : ill:! "" >Y a-> %J?& ,jatl -* | A lovely and useful gif VY,! amazingly low price. I. shades to choose from A" f models. V-* I. S1.00 Cash?Sl.l l| OTHER SUC NOVELTY LAMPS SL- ELECTRIC RAZORS SANDWICH GRILLS t and Pow< IE, N. C. 'j. m. ' ' " ' V " V Mi /r X DECEMBER 2i. 1939 . S. F'. Horton, principal, mdv ; that Cove Creek high school grammar schools will close oa mbcr 21 tor the Christmas vain. The spring term will beJanuary 2. Deep Gap News r. T. J. Sparks of Spruce Pine, leased the Deep Gap mica mine , Mr. France Watson and his ,cd it up several feet from the nunc shaft. Mr. Sparks Iras much experience in mica minHe has already taken two truck Kg s of mica to the market ;uv.l ks the mine vvill yield large lots lica which is now bringing good 8, ;s on world markets. Jf -cp Gap consolidated school. w ?r the principalship of Prof aid Thompson of Boone, has re jl ly had the school grounds land ed by Mr. W A. Watson of the ' X p Gap nursery. le residencr of Mr. Howard S. Iman is rapidly being erected Mr. Trivctte, local carpenter, has the job of constructing the ding. r. Alex Ray of Deep Gap, was ntiy married. Mr. Kay was livalonc at his home prior to his riage. 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