Rev. Wakefield's Christmas Letter
Dear Santa:
No doubt you will find me any
way though I have moved since
^writing you, you always have, but
?will write you anyway. Since you
'came this Way many changes have
-taken place: some of our dearest
.friends have left us, new homes
liave be^n set up, many babies
Twrn, school houses remodeled and
:new churches being built. In spite
?of these changes which are* new
to us you will find your **Way
around bringing joy of its kind to
alL
Please bring Felix Picklesimer
a few more civic activtiies. Andrew
Gray wants a box of good cigars.
Joe Bird wants some right-handed
Coif balls. Charlie Price wants a
new Post Office building without
sparking meters. Martin Cunning
3iam, Roy Ensley, Chic Young
want everything phographic equip
ment. Velt Wilson and Rudy
Hardy want several toy football
f*1"? Barnwell Burrus and his
fattier want a home in ^Sylva.
Grayson Cope will be satisfied
with either a basketball or foot
~ball. Ralph Smith wants a movie
outfit. Hoyt Robinson wants a
car that will run fast. Dan Hoop
er wants a pool table for his base
ment. Fred Hooper wants some
thing to keep rabbits from eat
ing young fruit trees. R. N. Mor
xb wants to add to his recreation
- parlor some bowling alleys, if he
liad room. Mayor Allison wants
several water meters. Howard
Allison wants a short-cut to Hen
dersonville. Alliney Bryson wants
a bear attachment in front of his
car radiator. Jackson Dunn wants
a violin that will not make dis
cords. Ralph Bumgarner wants a
good appetite. Vernon McHan said
lie would be satisfied with more
contributions to the building fund
of the Presbyterian church and
Santa, he believes you will bring
them too, please don't disappoint
him. Charles Moody wants some
"ravel for his road, some that
will not wash away. Charles Pet
tit and Mike Strong want aero
olnnes.
: Frank Terrell and Ed Wilson will
be satisfied if you will bring them
some coffee! Boyd Sossamon wants
another store. Bring Frank Mon
teith a smoke eliminator for his
cafe flue, also ask him to hurry
?>nd pipe coffee to my study so
I won't have to get out in bad!
weather. Lewis Cannon wants to
reduce in weight yet not inter
fere with his regular and irregular
eating. Can't you fix him up? Tom
Cannon wants > some new chess
men; his old ones are worn out.
You might bring Cannon Bros. |
j Service Station some noiseless tire
| tools to be particularly used from
midnight until daylight. Woody
Hampton* wants a new motor boat.
Bring Harry Ferguson a Tennessee
Walking horse. John Wike wants
a whole set of lefthanded tools.
Nick Beacham wants an automo
bile that will not use gasoline on
long trips. W. O. Perkins wants
city mail delivery so he wen't
have to come to town so often.
Hugh Monteith needs a new pipe.
Leader Hooper could use a reg
ular squirrel gun, one that won't
just cripple them. Dexter Hooper
wants some steel so he can finish
his garage. Dick Wilson and Dick.
Jr. want a cow that is trained to
come to the milking place; little
Dick says he would have much
more time to practice his horn if
this were so. Jim Gray, Jr. wants
better connections with some
school in Asheville. J. D. Moore
and Hay Cogdill might use some
football tickets, to any bowl will
do, just so it is football. C. M.
Warren wants plenty of sweet
candy and W. Q. Grigg wants a
fishing reel that will hold the
j big ones. Harold McGuire could
j use some forceps that wont hurt.
Joe Sutton wants a dog kenne!
Kelly Guthrie wants a set of
drawing instruments. He likes tc
remodel and build houses. Kin
neth Heed wants some more shop
tools, the kind that will not cut
fingers. Alex Southard wants some
trees for his lawn. Bring. Venoy
Reed some plans for cottages.
Bring A. R. Butler a job in Sylva
so he can come back. We miss
him. Vernon Cope wants more
" teachers who are really interested
n teaching. Bring Willie Fisher
<orme plans whereby he can make
:t easier for us fellows to borrow
"noney. Bring B. S. Hensley a new
church building; be very generous
of him so he will not *have the
innncial worries that usually ac
ompany church building projects.
W. C. Hennessee, B. E. Harris
?:nd Phil Stovall want you to do
something about the price of lum
ber. P. A. Donnahoe wants some
field seed that will grow without
having to be cultivated.
Also, remember the good ladies
who have worked in all the Sylva
churches, serving luncheons and
doing their bit to raise funds for
their churches. And too, remember
friy many younger friends and my
little wee friends. Espeeia4iy-will
you please remember with every
kindness Mr. W. H. Belk of Char
lotte and Dr. and Mrs. R. C. An
derson of Montreat for their gen
erosity toward our local Presby
terian church.
Now a few things for the town
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GeedUluL
CmUimm
We extend to ylu the
warmest .wishes for the
merriest Christmas ever
... a New Year filloH with
gladness and contentment.
McNEELY' STORE
East Sylva, N. C.
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Tht shining star of Btlhlthtm is symbolic
of Hit joy In our htorts which w? wont ?
h> shoe Hhjrtl -r frta* ?h?. ?. /
soy "Merry Christmas".
"^'hi tf ?i:i:ifii
LILIUS JEWELRY COMPANY
Phone 229 Sylva, N. C.
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Sylva: More industrial plants,
a convention hall, a Y.M.C.A. and
a Y.W.C.A., the Sylva Baptist a
new church, and remodel for the
Methodist. The Episcopalians need
a new church too, and since they
have been so kind and generous
toward us Presbyterian by allow
ing us to use their church while
we are building ours please be
extra nice to them. Bring the high
school a basketball team that will
be as good as their present foot
ball team.
Please do not overlook our Fire
men, City and County officials^
and especially the men who keep
our town sanitary and clean. Re
member our doctors, nurses, den
tists ?jad health officer, telephone
operators, and postoffice employ
ees, the mechanics who keep our
cars running. The business men
who are so courteous that Sylva |
is known as a friendly little town.
And, too, the waitresses who are
so patient with us coffee topers,
and all others whose names space
forbids mentioning who contribute
to the building and service which
make a town good.
Now lor myself. I don't want
much this Christmas. Since my
car runs faster down hill out of
gear than it wRl in gear guess I
could usWa car like Woody Hamp
ton rides around in. Would like
four or five thousand more dollars
to spend on the Presbyterian
church. Would like more of my
church members to be more reg
ular at church attendance. If I
had a watch like Rudy HSrdy
wears so my congregation would
not have to nod their heads telling
me I had talked long enough. All
Zuna wants is a truck load of
knitting yarn.
Now Santa, we ail hope you
have in store* for use love toward
our fellow men, peace of mind and
soul, the spirit of forgiveness for
any wrong and offense committed,
a real sense of cooperation in civic
and religious affairs, a -faith that
will not let go and a hope for &
better life here and hereafter. Also
to be able to accept whatever lot
shall become^Durs without com
plaint or excuse and wholly lean
of Jesus Christ who makes no mis
takes.
So long until next Christmas,
Your little friend,
Hoyt Wakefield
P. S. Remember kindly the many
friendly people whose contribu
tions helped very much in making
possible the building of the Pres
CHRISTMAS
Down in Bethlehem little Lord
Jesus lay,
He lay in a manager tilled with hay.
Over his head shown a great star
Shining brightly from heaven afar.
Late at night the shepheards
were tending their sheep,
While away in a manger the Christ
Child did sleep.
In this land the shepherds saw the
light,
And began to feel afraid at this
great sight.
The angels said, "Be not afraid for
I bring great joy to you this
night." -
The shepherds walked for miles
away
Looking for the place where Jesus
byterian church in Sylvar H. W.
lay- j I
stable
totkmn.
shining
They found him in a
jet bare,
With the great star
his cradle so fair.
Now we celebrate ChrismiM}/
here at home
That this joy all over the wcrid
may roam.
Since Lord Jesus helps in every
thing we try,
Let's think of Christmas with joy
and do not pass it by.
(Written by Doris Cooper, 7th
grade student of Qualla School)
Farm fire losses throughout the
nation will run as high as $300,000
per day during the Christmas hoi*
iday season unless steps are taken
to reduce the fire threat, says the
Fire Protection Institute.
... to wish one and all a Christmas brimminy over
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with laughter, song and good cheer?a New Year filled with .
health and happiness. May the lights on your tree be
nbolic of the brightness ahead?may the glow of the Yule log fill hearts
with eternal.warmth, everlasting friendship and good will."
Reece-Hailipton Motor Co.,Inc.
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DRIVE A BEAUTIFUL NEW 1949 FORD
? A REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT ?