Cowboy's Parly Is
Really American
One of the most typical of our
American holiday celebrations is
the Cowboy’s Christmas Ball,’
which has been held almost every
year since 1884 in the small town!
of Anson, Texas.
The celebration started as a
wedding • party in the old Star
Hotel when ranchers poured in
from the widely scattered
to honor one Cross P. Charley and
his bride. It was such a success
that it was repeated year after
year.
Christmas Eve brought the spi
rit of the old West to Arison. Cow
boys donned their colorful dress,
their gay shirts and decorated
boots. Cowgirls outfitted them
selves in gingham dresses "like
mother wore". A cowboy band
swung out the and dancers per
form the heel and tee polka, the
Varsouvienne, and other old folk
dances.
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U. S. mills have consumed less
wool this year than in 1950.
mAuction
Of The
Harriet L Harrison Estate
December 28 — 11:00 A. N.
Salv of till* followio£ items will be eondneted
al tbe old John Harris plarr located two miles
easl of Bear Crass on llie Bear (irass-Sinith
wick Creek Koail.
1 WOOD STOVE
I ELECTRIC STOVE
1 W E STING HO CSE
REFRIGERATOR
DISHES
SILVERWARE
RADIO
4 BEDS
CHAIRS
DRESSERS
BED LINENS
TABLES
COMPLETE HOUSEHOLD
FURNISHINGS
CORN AND HAY BAGS
CART
Z IN 1 CULTIVATOR
TOBACCO TRUCKS
COTTON PLOW
TURNING PLOW
MULE
TOBACCO STICKS
T. L. ROBERSON
Administrator of tin* Harriet I,. Harrison Kstale
There's a
bright day
a-coming
tomorrow
Tree Deception
Has Sour^o In
Arabian Legend
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When you fasten the ornaments
to your Christmas tree this year
you will be commemorating a
eenturios-cld Arabian legend that
relates how plants blossomed and
i flowered and trees miraeuloush
b<<re ! ipened fruit on the eve of
the first Christmas.
In fact, the Christmas tree it
i.vM.t from the stur ot a
j,doors and decorated it for the
I Yule season in the early 16th cen
I turv.
These are only two oi more than
j a score of legends from which
today's Christmas symbols and
uustoms stem. According to Jean
nette Lee, who has probed their
origin for nearly a dozen years,
the American Christines symbols
—from candles and bolls to kiss
jing under the mistletoe- have no
'common nationality. They have
j come from all parts of the world.
Mr.-. Lee. who is supervisor of
j creative art for a greeting card
I company, constantly utilizes the
traditions and emblems of the fes
jtivnl as ornaments for Christmas
|cards and is .just as constantly
| searching for new ones. This year
| for example, the bright-colored
I tree ornaments are in high vogue
las decorative devices on Christ
mas cards.
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OF VIRGINIA
Vi illiumstou, N. C.
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Every average American home
will have a Ohristmas tree this
.year. Traditional and symbolic as
■the trees are. they present a great
dire hazard, and should be caie
(fully watched.
Remember that when you bring
a tree in,to. the house it is going
to drv ue._ A ' U. dV
wise to put up the tree too early
before Christmas day or to leave
it too long after the 25th. Tree*
of all kind will become highly in
flammable at the end of a week.
Families, clubs, churches or or
ganizations that wish to keep their
trees up longer than a week should
take special safeguards to keep it
reasonably safe.
The tree can be kept fresh by
setting it up in a pan of water.
Cut off the base of the tree at an
angle at least one inch above the
original cut and keep d standing
in water during the entire period
it remains in the house. It may
be necessary to add water front
time to time to keep the watei
level above the cut.
Place the tree well away from
stoves, radiators, and other sourc
es of heat When you smoke, stay
away from the tree. Also be sun
that the tree is secured in such ;
way that it cannot fall. Do not
put it near a doorway where d
might block an avenue of escape
hould a fire occur.
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Interesting Job?
Santa's Beats All
At This Season
1 x
VVlio has one of the most in
foresting jobs this time of year'1
That’s easy. It’s Santa.
The rotund gentleman hiding
behind the red ensemble and tin
I lowing white beard learns a grea
deal about the nature of humans
. specially children, at this time <>
year.
However, after receiving thou
sands of letters from all over the
country, ;m<i talking to thousands
of youngsters on street corners
and in depurtmant stores, Santa
usually conies to the same conclu
sion each year. Times and cus
toms change, but children sel
dom do,
bequests that Santa receives
follow a general pattern each
year everything from bicycles to
roller skates and cowboy suits for
o w 71 ii ho*d Tl i! i ',,lln, Ti *; i
ce sories the favorite- with the
girls.
There are some exceptions. Lots
of children make requests for use
ful items, typewriters and such,
ir, the hope of becoming writers
and stenographers. Last year one
lad asked for a Bengal tiger.
Santa, understanding human
that he must be, promises to fill
all the requests that he can and
explains tenderly why there are
some out of reach.
St. Nicholas Possessed
Of Great Virtue, Piety
Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra,
was said to have been a saint of
great virtue and piety.
An ancient legend is told that
he became the patron saint of
school boys when he restored to
life the sons of a rich Astatic, who
had been murdered by a robber
innkeeper while they were enroute
to school In Athens. It is said that
he was warned of the crime In a
vision hut was unable to reach the
inn in time to prevent the murders.
He restored the boys to life through
prayers and also forced the mur
derer to confess his crime to au
thorities.
Santa Claus, Ind.,
Received Its Name
Christmas Eve, '82
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Although many towns have
names directly or indirectly asso
ciated with Christmas, there is
but on town named Sar.ta Claus,
in Indiana.
Except loi a lucky break, the
town would have had another
name and hence would not have
enjoyed the annual fame that it
gathers around the Yuletide .sea
■-Tffimsrassr *.. »1>«~
•oft, steady glow of a lighted
candle is one of the treasures of
Christmas which no one would
•rant tc lose. Another treasure
Is the happy child.
Minor tulo ieeiih'nl
llcre Last 7 hnrsday
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No one was hin t am! property
damage, amounting to liardh $!i0.
resulted when 11n- oars of Mack
Bowen and M. 1. Pool, wore in
collision on Washington Street in
fn%t of the B and \\ Tiro Com
! panv last Thursday afternoon.
The Pool oar was parked, the
Bowen car damaging a fonder as
it rounded the curve in the street.
son.
The original intention to name
the town Santa Ko fell through
when the nlTioials at Washington
suggested that the town be named
something else, since there was al
ready a Santa Fo in Now Mexico,
On Christmas Eve, in 18ti‘J, the
citizens held a mass mooting to so
loot another name, but every one
pi oposed was discarded for one
reason or anothei The meeting
was about to break up when Santa
Claus, making his yoarh visits in
tile neighborhood, strode in to gel
warm, lie was in costume and his
arri.al put one name in every
mind.
And so the town was named
Santa Claus.
” rzrnrnm:
be t.lunch of the Natirit
Custom of 'Pinata',
Started in Mexico,
Spreading to U. S.
The pinata, Christmas custom so
lone observed by the happy chil
dren of Mexico. is gradually
pleading into the United States
Although it performs ycar
' onml dut.v in the land south of
| the border, the pinata is busiest
| during the Mexican Christian fes
Itivnl that lasts from Deeembci Hi
I to Janutiry ti. In America, it is us
cd m various parts ot the conn
tr.v only at Christmas time.
The pinata is made of thin, Irn
I pile clay, and is filled with sw eet
I meat., and trinkets before being
[suspended from the celling
Each of the guests, not always
| only just children is blindfolded
[and given a stick. The object t
i to swing the sticks overhead un
Mil someone shatters the pinata,
I sending the delicious contents
. pouring out,
The pinata is a great aid in mak
ing tin long Christmas season tol
l iable for Mexican children. Tra
dition decree that they must wait
| until the I mal day of the 21 day
Minin
( iliaSTM < s
fo my many friends in
Marlin County I vviidi to
extern! sincere Christmas
(Ireelings I am indebted
in my 11 lends and etis
tomcrs for a pleasant and
prosperous year
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L**’s all do cur best
ta have the happiest
hc’idey of eur
lives
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If thing* work out the iv.iy tliry
Usually do, he'll jet III* wish.
i aorr. i
Christmas season lo receive their
gifts.
Ill l!l)S . . . This striking sculp
tural work was done by Andrea
del Verrocchio (1435-1488) of
Florence, Italy, and is in the
National Gallery of Art in Wash
ington, D. C.
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LESLIE CARON
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NINA FOCH
HAMILTON THEATRE
JUNI
HAVER
WILLIAM
IUNDIGAN*
FRANK FAY
MARILYN
MONROE
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 27 and 28
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THAT WILL GIVE 1 \ m
A GREAT BIG Ur I:
Don’t miss
this wonderful, lovable
story of the parson who
had one foot «n heaven
3nd a heart that was down
to earth!
FftEDRICV
M
MARTHA
MARCH^SCOn
If
ONEFO
IN HEAVEN
_ A WARNFR BROS. Re release with
• BEULAH BONDI ■ GENE LOCKHART • ELISABETH FRASER
HARRY DAVENPORT • LAURA HOPE CREWS ■ GRANT MITCHELL
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Directed by IRVING RAPPER Screen Play by Casey Robinson
"rom the book by Hsrtrell Spence Music by Max Steiner
TRIQ THEATRE
Kohrixniville, V C.
Thursday and Friday
Di^tiiiIht 257-12ft MutiiHM* IIiiitmIuj .i I . ^1.
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