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Bonchevalier and Tree of Humanity The tale of Bonchevalier and the ' tre< of humanity, told witH minor I variations throughout France and 1 Germany, is oru< of the most charm ing of all the Christmas troe leg ends. Bonchevalier was traveling through a dense forest once upon a Christmas Eve. In ;he distance one tall evergreen stood apart from all ft? others; It seemed aglow with lights and, from afar, a star ap peared to rest among tta topmost branches. As he drew nearer. Boncheva lier saw that the tree was covered with candles ? some standing up right and others inverted. The star at the top seemed to be the vision of a child whose beautiful head was surrounded by a pal* amber halo. Word spresd through the village (hat Bonchevalier had seen a vision. dreamed a dream, or perhaps ex perienced a phenomenon The knight himself admitted that the whole thing seemed incredible, if it was a vision, he could not interpret It; but he was absolutely certain he had seen it and his story was al ways the same Learned citizens of the com munity questioned him and shook their heads ? so did everyone ?lse. except hi* mother. The tree at humanity had been revealed to her son. she said proud ly, and all the world would be blessed by his vision. Indeed, Bonchevalier's vision symbolized ihe tree of humanity; the candle; represented persons, the good ones standing upright; the bad ones inverted; and the child at the top was the Infant Jesus who watches over all the world of hu manity. RADIATOR SERVICE In addition to General Auto Service, we have a com plete Radiator Shop, with a first class radiator me chanic who can take care of your heating and leaky Radiator. BRENDELL S GARAGE HOWARD STREET PHONE 207 ll-14-4p REAL ESTATE SALES AND RENTALS . . . COTTAGES, VACANT LOTS AND FARMS J. H. Winkler Phone 3086 Blowing Rock, N. C. Saint Nicholas Day in Holland When Christina* rolls around In HoUar.d. it Is quietly and religious ly observed: St. Nicholas Day, De-; cember 6, Is the day of gift-giving and jollification. For weeks, life-sized figures of St Nicholas have decorated shop, windows Ad men dressed as Nich olas have stood in front of business establishments, and driven around' In horse-drawn carts delivering par-! eels. At last the great day arrives: if there are several children in the j household, sometimes they are gath- 1 ered together from neighboring households. Bishop Nicholas! (dressed in full vestments and ac-| companled by his Moorish servant) I attends the children's party and im- 1 presses them by his knowledge of their shortcomings and chides thein fatherly before distributing the trinkets and gifts he has brought for them. After the youngsters have had their fun, the grown-ups sit around a festive table and open their sur prises." Small gifts are baked in loaves of bread, packed In enor mous crates, wrapped In bales of paper ? each wrapper directing the present to a different person: the longer the donor and final recipient remain unknown, the greater the general jollification. Indicative of the spirit of the sea ion, packages containing gifts are often entrusted to strange passers- j by who are instructed to leave the j parcel on such and such a doorstep J and ring the bell Ideal Woman Driver "My wife runs her machine splendidly; never speeds so fast she can't stop within a foot or| two; alwayss pays attention to her wheel; never starts one way and then without any reason turns off in another direction; threads her >vay around corners perfect ly" "What make is the car?" "Car? It's a sewing machine.' Loss in strikes in year after V-J Day was 120,000,000 man hours. BELK'S IN BOONE has a timely array of Holiday merchan dise that will delight everyone of our customers. Below are some of our Gift Suggestions . . . FOR HIM .Shirts .Ties . . Handkerchiefs .Socks .Pants ..Overcoats .Jackets .Billfolds ..Jewelry FOR HER ...Coats ...Dresses ...Lingerie ...Sweaters ...Skirts ...Pocketbooks ...Jewelry ...Luggage And many other items too numerous to mention. Our Toy land 3 which is located in our Basement Store, is wide Open. We ^ invite the kiddies to come in and visit in our toy department. ^ WELCOME TO BOONE AND BELKS ? TOBACCO S GROWERS AND BUYERS When in Boone make BELK'S your headquarters. Belk-White Company The Home of Bettfer Value* * m \ m * m * * Wassail Bowl For * Auld Lang Syne Thr Wassail bowl goes around in Scotland ? and elsewhere ? at New Year's time. The origin of the custom i? renllyj lo?t In antiquity: Saxon anc?--.'nr* probably quaffed their ale from ihe polished skulls of defeated enemies, and the Rowena legend must be classified as "presumably Action " Rowena is reported to have of fered her father's guest? Prince Vortlgren? a bowl of wine with the salutation "Lord King, wacs-hael." literally, "To Your Health " Drain ing the bowl with one draught. Vor tigren fell in love with Rowena and they lived happily ever after j Anyway, in time the bowl it*eB became an ornament of graceful design ? decorated with branches o! greenery which formed a canopy over the bowL The mixture within was warm and included ale. sugar,| spices, sweetened wine was added; by hosts who could afford it. apples; floated on top of the decoction, some times called "lamb'a wool" or the "old man's beard."* The poorer! classes carried a bowl decoratcd with ribbons around^ the neighbor hood. begging that it be filled, so' they, too. might enjoy the WassailJ The custom of making short call* on New Year'? Day was In full | swing throughout America about 1900. Newspapers carried columns of "at home" notices specifying the! hours during which visitors would be received. A succession of "open! I houses" and punch bowls sometimes. j minimized the courtesy accorded to hostesses ? receptions were often' "crashed" by bibulous strangers; hence, the publicly announced "open house" custom has fallen intoj decline and. New Year's calls nowl being exchanged only by intimates, i the Wassail bowl goes 'round In | private. * White Christmas,' Modern Day Carol Irving Berlin's "White Christ mu" hat definitely joined the pro cession of Christmas music! Lest we hesitate to. admit ao recent a creation to the inner sanctum of cherished traditions, let's see Just how old some of our Christmas fa vorites really are. Denmark launched the annual Christmas Seal campaign against tuberculosis in 1904; Dickens' "Christmas Carol" was written in 1843; Samuel Clement Moore wrote "The Night Before Christmas" in 1822; W. C. Dobson, one of Queen Victoria's favorite artists, dis patched the first Christmas card in 1845, and, historically, the first Christmas tree was set up in 1604. One can Imagine the first Christ mas carol ? the "Gloria in Excelsis" of the angels. However, of our popu lar Christmas carols today, "Adeste Fideles" is undoubtedly the oldest. Its origin is controversial: some say it was a graduate of the Cister cians, others date its composition variously ? from 1250 to 1880. Even accepting 1680, "O Come All Ye Faithful" antedates ? for example ? "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" (1730), "Silent Night" (1818). and "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (1868). There's a lot of Christmas tied up In the confident expectancy of child hood and the nostalgic memories oi grown-ups; so, "May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white." Democrat Want Ads Pay Merciless "They took away my car. Then they took my house. Then my job." ! "But you still have your wife." "Yes, that's the trouble. ' I WSB sets Jan. 15 for the com jpletion of action in wage cases. About two-thirds of the poultry {diseases in North Carolina trace their beginning to poor care and |maffegement of the flock, says Prof Roy Dearstyne of State Col leg*?. Budenz says all Communists here are fifth-columnists. FURNITURE UPHOLSTERING We are specializing in all kinds of Furniture Upholstering, Repairing, Refinishing, Seat Covers, Auto Topping and Up holstery. FLOOR MATS FOR AUTOMOBILES IVfORETZ UPHOLSTERING SHOP PHONE 218-J. HOWARD ST. BOONE, N. C. Announcement Every Monday and Wednesday Beginning Monday, September 9th. and until further notice DR. H. E. HALLER of Lenoir, N. C. will be in his offices over the Western Auto Associate Store, in Boone. N. C.. for Complete Eye Examinations, Fitting, Adjustments and Repairing of Glasses One week service (or less) from examination to delivery of glasses. % Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 Monday and Wednesday Every Week After 5:00 by appointment only. Jfeieb a, fcfote . do ycruv fadreo . . . let us get it ready for safe winter driving If you haven't done so yet, you'd better come in right away for anti-freeze and winter-grade oil and grease. And while you're here, you'd better let us check your battery, brakes, and other items which should be "safetied" now. Our Ford-trained mechanics, Genuine Ford Parts, and special Ford equipment is your assurance of a safe winter. Drive in today. Winkler Motor Co. v* S Boone, N. C. Telephone 69
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