Yes, Virginia
THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS
(Little Virginia O'Hanlon,
eight years of age and per
plexed by this question, put
it up to the editor of the
New York Sun in 1897. This
editorial classic from the
pen of Francis P Church
answered the question for
all time.)
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as
love and generosity and devo
tion exist, and you know that1
they abound and give to your
life its highest beauty and joy.
Alas! How dreary would be the
world if there were no Santa
Claus! It would be as dreary as
if there were no Virginias
There would be no childlike
faith then, no poetry, no ro
mance to make tolerable this
existence. We should have no
enjoyment, except in sense and
sight.
The eternal light with which
childhood fills the world would
be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus!
You might as well not believe
in faries! You might get your
papa to hire men to watch in
all the chimneys on Christmas
Eve to catch Santa Claus, but
even if they did not see Santa
1 Claus coming down, what would
that prove? Nobody sees Santa.
Claus, but that is no sign that
there is no Santa Claus. ,,
The most real things in the
world are those that neither
children nor man can see. Did
you ever see faries dancing on
the lawn? Of course not, but
that is no proof that they are
not there. Nobody can conceive
or imagine all the wonders
there are unseen and unsee
able in the world.
You tear apart the baby's
rattle and see what makes the
noise inside, but there is a veil
covering the unseen world
which not the strongest man,
or even the united strength of
all the strongest men that ever
lived could tear apart. Only
faith, fancy, poetry, love, ro
mance can push aside that cur
tain and view and picture the
supreme beauty and glory be
yond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia,
in all this world there is noth
ing else real and abiding
No Santa Claus! Thank God
he lives, and he lives forever.
A thousand years from now,
nay ten times ten thousand
! years from now, he will con
tinue to make glad the heart
of childhood.
DEMONSTRATION
I A seasick sailor was leaning
over the rail. The captain,
standing nearby, said sternly,
"You can't be sick, here."
The sailor regarded the cap
i tain a minute, then said, sadly,
"Watch-"
TO OUR MANY FRIENDS
. . . AND MAY THE
SPIRIT OF THIS
DAY LINGER ON,
BRINGING CHEER
AND COMFORT
LONG AFTER
CHRISTMAS DAY ?
ITSELF IS GONE.
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CITY MARKET
AT CHRISTMAS TIME
more than at any other season,
people feel friendly. It's in the
very air. In this spirit, then, we
offer you our best wishes for
? very Merry Christmas.
THE TWINS' SHOP
TAX LISTING
TO START IN
MACON JAN. 2
Listers For Year 1948
Appointed By Board
Of Commissioners
Tax listing in Macon County
for the year 1948 will begin Jan
uary 2, according to an an
nouncement by Lake V. Shope.
tax supervisor.
The Macon County board of
commissioners hamed the fol
lowing persons to serve as tax
listers in the various townships:
Charley Sutton, Franklin; Paul
Ammons, Millshoal; P. N. Moses,
Ellijay; Mrs. F. E. Mashburn,
Sugarfork; Tom Potts, High
lands; Ray Dryman, Flats; Rob
ert Stewarti Smith Bridge;
Bryan Setser, Cartoogechaye;
Jim Shields, Nantahala; Bill
Parrish, Burningtown; John H.
Dalton, Cowee.
The commissioners, at their
meeting Monday of last week,
also continued the hearing in
volving the license issued to
Mrs. Cora Reed for the sale of
beer at th Lake Emory store.
Mrs. Reld appeared before the
commissioners at the time set
for the hearing, but the case
was continued indefinitely be
cause of the failure of any wit
nesses to appear.
A petition, asking that a
stretch of road in Highlands
township known as the "Fore
man Road" be placed on the
state system for betterment and
upkeep, was unanimously ap
proved and forwarded to state
highway officials in Raleigh.
FRANKLIN
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ANOTHER YEAR has passed. Again glad
bells are pealing out the Christmas story.
Happy children and parents are planning for the
day in the glorious old-fashioned way. Everyone is
thrilled by the magic spell of Christmas for they
know the spirit of the Christ Child is in the land.
While glad bells peal out, while children make
merry, while carols are being sung and the Christ
mas story is being told and retold, we join in the
joyous occasion by expressing best wishes for a
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Santa is at the throttle and good fellowship
has the right of way. Full speed ahead for the
Merriest Christmas
of them a!!!
Timet have changed since we started business in this com
munity many years ago, and we have seen a great many
changes. But one thing always remains the same. We continue
to serve in the best possible manner tbe very best people it
is possible to serve. We could ask for no finer list of cut*
tomers, no better group of friends.
And to all of you our entire organization wishes loads
of good cheer and a genuine old-fashioned merry Christmasl
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BURRELL MOTOR COMPANY