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DECEMBER 5, 1940 How Good Boys Act the Week Before Christmas ' ' -- *?" -v ; ^Nation's Christmas Bill Set at $62 per Family; Toys Cost $183,000,000 You're paying a part of this bill: Santa's middle men predict a 4183,000,000 national toy bill this year, which would be about the same as was spent last year to spread cheer among the youngsters. The array around American Christmas trees this season, including toys, will cost each family an average of $62.50, according to reliable surveys. There's another side to it. Between 250,000 and 300,000 persons are being added to the nation's payrolls during the holiday rush, and the turnover should raise total 1940 sales for the year to at least last year's volume of nearly $40, 000.000,000. Camel Distributes Gifts To Children in Syria Christmas gifts are presented by a camel in Syria. The youngest camel which accompanied the Wise Men is called the Camel of Jesus. It performs the task each year of distributing presents. Dark Christmas The sim does not rise above the horizon for a week in Iceland during Christmas season. AUG A DEMOCRAT?EVERY THURSDAY ?BOONE, N. C. uoi. uuuucinjr iic ectu^iiu uis ureaui? , "Jim!" he shrieked. "Wake up! JS V/ake up! Do you know what day Jfffl this is?" Jim groaned, stirred a bit, and answered sleepily. j?,"3 "Tuesday, ain't it? And so what?" jC? "Jim! It's Christmas Eve!" A few minutes later they found themselves staring blankly out the Xnj? window, almost wishing they'd nev- JjMflj er discovered it was Christmas. J2J It was kind of childish to let on that you cared. Bill thought. So he JrW put on his parka and headed for j(w the door. jfV?| "Let's forget it, Jim," he advised. "I'm going to look at our traps and Jr? get some fresh air. Be back soon!" fitM It was no picr.ic. trudging through **Q5 knee-deep drifts for two hours. To make it worse, the traps were all JrnjJ empty. Even the animals were stayi ing inside in this weather. ?w3 "Wonder if they'll miss Christmas, fStyVI too?" he mused as he neared the JE"? cabin. rftre Suddenly he heard a faint hum in the sky. It grew nearer. Unmis- >??? takably a motor?an airplane! WyS Bill raced for the cabin door. JnSi "A plane, Jim!" he cried. "Get some black smoke going up the pr?M chimney!" Then he raced out to YNSJi the clearing. The pilot saw him gesticulating j wildly, or else he saw the fresh I black sinoke over the cabin. The silS I big ship circled, flew olf to the north, ^ ' turned and came back, flying low. jbvSjl i Over the clearing it almost stalled as the pilot dumped overboard a huge bundle that plummeted into ?TfJ3 the snow almost at Bill's feet. Then he waved and sped away. fin They got it inside, somehow, though they wanted to open the bun- JrS? die right where it landed. Once the fjfja rope was torn loose an oilskin pouch Xj, flew out. A note was inside. From the boss: Jr7"3 "In case you boys have forgotten," it read, "tomorrow's Christ- {YSx mas. Herewith the makings, includ- Mnj irig some presents your families JkSt asked us to send along." Bill and Jim looked at each oth- /Qj, er. then thev cheered. t*. "Merry Christmas?" asked Bill. >fxw "Why, it's the best ever! Wait'll ?r/\| you taste this turkey!!" ftt (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) ?02^ 53 Sundays in Year According to the Gregorian calendar, every year has 53 days of the MTV one it begins on. Generally speak- 12? ing, the year contains 53 Sundays ftkjj every five or six years. This occurred in 1928, 1933, 1939, and again wfjv in 1944, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1967, etc. The United States naval ob- /or servatory points out that' in any continuous series of 28 years, five have M (M 53 Sundays, unless the series in- ?3* eludes a year whose number end3 fts? in two ciphers without its being a * leap year, as in 1700, 1800, 1900. JS When leap year begins on Saturday, fieri two of the six-year periods fall con- '/gj secutively.?Philadelphia Inquirer. Old-Time New Year Serions jS? Oldtime New England was serious on New Year's, as witnessrthe title of a book published there in the year of 1702 by one Richard Standfast: >rAJ "A New Year's Gift for Fainting jrCS Souls, or, a little handful of cordial comforts scattered through several answers to 1G questions and objec- J3S tions: As also doubting Christians zpnS invited to Christ." pSS Chinese New Year's Greeting mYV The Chinese New Year's greeting is "Sui-hi," or "May joy be yours." "?rv WAT By <ZZ ??.*V c=> ftr \/v's Bill yardley poked a va? tentative eye outside his roSl blanket. It was daylight, at Aijr last. Across the tiny cabin ivftl Jim was snoozing quietly, his measured breath almost drowned by the roaring wind m/m outside. Bill's eyes surveyed the Jr/SSf cabin with its old stove and rickety furniture. Cozy jirM enough, perhaps, but this was -Ais no way to spend an entire ffm winter, even for the sake of geographical accuracy. Several hun- ?F5fcr dred miles to the south, in Winnipeg, {tPv. the government office was waiting jE? for early spring when Bill and Jim ff&L could finish their surveying assignment and bring back a report. jG? i The pilot dumped overboard a huge bundle. JsS ] Ahead, meanwhile, were two months ftpsj | of this maddening snowbound si- Aga lence. fi&i j Bill's glance drifted to the calen Don't Miss 1 I $P> ftTime out for fun! Bring the kiddies and visit the we have ever arranged for you. New toys, old to; a whole department full of fascination, color anc have as much fun as the kiddies! : ?DOLLS ?WRECKERS : ?TEA SETS ?ARMY TRUCKS 1 ?AIRPLANES SHOVELS ?AUTOMOBILES ?DRUMS ?BALLS . ?TRUCKS ?GUNS ' ?HORNS ?TRACTORS ?TRICYCLES (MTaimr; l \ ^^eSlSSmmgm&to. jA ?^ Listed here are only a few of the many gift items i 1 visit us and take advantage of the rare values no\ the best selections! We can save you money, too! FOR THE MEN FOR THE LADII t ?BILL FOLDS ?HANDBAGS E ?HANDKERCHIEFS ?STATIONERY ?TIES ?PILLOW CASE i cron-rc: ?BED LAMpS ?^ 7, ?NUT CRACKEF ?SCARFS ?VANITY SETS ?SUSPENDER SETS ?SALAD SETS ' ?BELTS ?KNIFE and FOI . ?HOSE ?TOILET SETS ; ?BATH ROBES ?BAGS ?PAJAMAS ?GLOVES I ?GLOVES ?COMPACTS ?BEDROOM SLIPPERS ?LINGERIE : -JACKETS ?HOSE ?HATS ?PARASOLS ?SWEATERS ?DRESSES i ?CAPS ?HATS ?SHOES ?SWEATERS : ?OVERSHOES ?BEDROOM SLE ?SMOKING STANDS ?SNOW SUITS I FOR THE FAMILY?Double and Single Blank other items! E r I DADC'C cm unnt a rfti | McGUIRE BUILDING PAGE ELEVEN jg V^v'r ^JcisS&C^ZjC.u. ---. \ ^ ?JK ?? I ||| ** '\vfc V'X*jOU'?v?"" Yd I yjf largest and most spectacular toyland jSlj ys, toys that run, toys that educate jgjT 1 happiness! Re sure ,to see it, you'll ?WAGONS Jigr ?TEDDY BEARS TEL EPH ON ES ?WATCHES iSf ?RATTLES ?WHEELBARROWS - AND MANY OTHERS /ve have in our large store. You should v being offered . . . Shop early and get LS FOR THE CHILDREN ?CORDUROY SUITS SjL ?SNOW SUITS W SETS ?OVERCOATS g)L ls ?PAJAMAS ?TOBOGGANS |vL ?GLOVES IK SETS ?HATS 5?r?? ?CAPS *8$ ?SLIPPERS Sj* ?SHOES ?OVERSHOES ?DRESSES, SUITS ?BAGS ?GALOSHES ?SNOW SHOES ST ?GIFT SETS PPERS ?HOSE 5?r ?INFANTS WEAR SJj* ets, large size comforts and many R STORE I BOONE, N. C.
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