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Legends . Of Christmas Americans' Moral Fiber Is Breaking, Tucker Says 'fry'* ? ' 'V**' : V,.- - . ?; , V,:," "? ] There are almost as .many Christ mas legends and superstitions as there have been Christ mases. Countless customs trusn the Old World have been absorbed through the centuries into the celebrations that we participate in today. A few, however have been pass?*t down from one feneration to arv other. remaining always the same. '1 tif Indians of Canada, for ex ample believe that the deer kneel In prayer each Christmas K\e An early missionary probably is re sponsible for the idea, but it sill lingers and wily Indians have al ways attempted to rate!) the deer in th ? art. In Kneland. it is believed that the bees express veneration tor the nativity by singing in their hives at midnight. The bee hives are al ways adorned with holly sprigs for the Yuletide season. In Europe it was custom for a young girl to creep to the family woodpile on Christmas Eve and pull out the first stick that her hand touched. If the stick was a straight one, with no knots, tradi tion said that she would have a good husband. Farmers in Europe also gave torches to their children and sent them singing into the apple orchards and the fields. The mice, caterpillars and moths were said to flee before the approaching song sters. In early Germany it was a belief that water turned into wind during the hour before midnight on Christ mas Eve. A footcandle of light is the amount measured one foot way I from tlie flame of a standard candle. _ i;,. ?' ? ???????_ W W 0 come, all '/? ki ji ye faithful" \\ Le' us S^ory in God's p ' '7 promise of Joy and Peace / on Earth, Good Will to all men. May the many blessings of Christmas be with you throughout , this Holiday Season. f Taylor Motor Co. ' IJaywoori Street - /-/ '*2: >:?* , th**-??? *40' ? ^Iay every heart % " at your house he filled with good cheer \ v and happiness this Christmas. R. R. Kibbe, Jr. I Consignee M Inol Oil and Kerosene f Jieasoits / Qpeefm^sy \L It Is our slncerest wish that long after Christmas Day is gone, ?\ you may enjoy its abundant J j I pleasures and fond memories. / / | And throughout the New Year \ may there come to you all the \\A precious things of life-Health, \ Happiness, and Enduring ^ Friendships. * SPALDON'S I Dial (?L 6-55:51 N. Main Street Wa.vnesville BUSIEST MEN IN TOWN Tuesday afternoon were these clerks at the tVaynesville postofTice, sorting through an avalanche of parrels which had just arrived here from Asheville. Left to right are Chan Burress, Hardy Noland. Howard Br.vson. and Hub Tate. (Mountaineer Photoi. A Joy No Earthly Wealth Can Give There is an old tale which becomes apropos chiefly at the Christ [ mas time. An agnostic?a disbeliever in God?made this offer to a nine ; year ofd: t . ? . j "I will give you an orange if you will tell me where God is." The youngster was equal to the challenge. "1 will give you two j 'oranges," he said, "if you will tell me where He is not." Many great men have always felt the spirituality of Christmas, and some have managed to put it into words. For instance, when j Woodrow Wilson was asked to prove the greatness of Christianity, j whose founder was the Christ-child, he said simply. "Try it." Cardinal Spellman had a Christmas gift for the mind when he ! said: "The joy of Christinas is a joy that war cannot kill, for it is. a] joy of the soul, and the soul cannot die. Poverty cannot prevent the1 joy of Christmas, for it is a joy no earthly wealth can give Time can not wither Christmas, for it belongs to eternity. The world cannot shatter it. for it is a union with Him who has overcome the world." The late Franklin I). Roosevelt once illustrated the spirit of Christmas with this story: "A thief broke into the home of a priest an(t stole his purse, j That night the priest wrote in his diary; 'Let me be thankful. First j because I was never robbed before. Second because although he took my purse, he never took my life. Third because although he took all I had it was not much. And fourth because it was he who stole, and j not IV Glib Talker CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. <AP?? Talk about salesmanship! A new car dealer here reports one Of his salesmen sold a deaf mute couple a car equipped with a radio. t se Mountaineer Want Ads WANT A COZY HOME? ASK FOR PATSY BLOCK COAL ? For Hand Firing ? Premium Coal at Regular i Price ? Heal Packed 9 ? Very Low Ash ? Ia>ng Rurning Order Waynesville Coal Co. COMMERCE ST. WAYNESVILLE. N. C. PHONE GL ? tOfil ? Long-Distance Calls Here May Set Christmas Record The Christmas rush is expected to be felt in more places than the downtown stores. According to C. T. McCuiston, manager of the Haywood County offices of Southern Bell Telephone Company, long-distance telephone traffic is already showing signs of being extremely heavy. Wlnl, some delays in completing calls will be inevitable, service will be comparatively normal with the exception of Christmas Eve. Christmas Day and New Year's Day. These will be the biggest rush days of the season, he said. Those who find it convenient to make their holiday calls on other days may gei their calls through Uescu^ lAhe the ^ailybedechedChristmas imcha^,thh greeting is filled uith joyous thoughts of the Holi day. To all of our patrons and friends, ire extend our sincerest gratitude, along with the wish that the earning year bring you bigger parcels of happiness and good cliccr. ENLOE 6c REED DISTRIBUTORS OF GULP OIL PRODUCTS DIAL GL 6-4.109 LAKE JUNALUSKA [ ft PUM fir Y A K . S/s the curtain begins to draw across ^ the old year, we pray that the spirit of Christmas he kept in the hearts of wen not only this 1 one Jay... but every day. 7or with Christmas in our hearts nothing is lift could ever quench the joy or dim the light of our peace. 1k% \ ? 'T RICHLAND SUPPLY COMPANY 242 COMMERCE ST. f , r7\ DIALGL 6-W
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