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?fronds Made L Crib In Cave ? nancis Assisi is believed B^liiuted the custom of the Christ Child in a Kftnstmas time. Kitported once to have said ? y his followers I w ish to ILholy Christmas night wiih woods near the clois L nil find a cave where we Tgnate a manger filled with Eft shall have an ox and an L as at Bethlehem. I wish pow poor and miserable the Esiviour became for us. Ig midnight, in the small Ital Bpi!^ of Garcia, in the year ? 5c Francis and his followers Lted mass at the cave and Eynms in honor of the Christ seback Wedding jUBOR, Mich. iAP)?When jh and Maude Hodgins were i a second time it was on gk, "just because we always I I to." pus. a horse trainer, and j fere married 22 years, then b'orced. They decided "to ither again." The minister only one afoot when they ; ittendants also were on I If Santa Misses, Reindeer Supply Will Be At Fault If Santa Claus misses some youngsters this year, it could be of fered plausibly that he Mas not able to round up enough reindeer for his yearly trip around the globe | The reindeer shortage has be-1 come, in recent years, much too acute. It has been estimated that wolves have destroyed 500 000 of Santa's helpers within the last decade or so. leaving an approx> I imate 50.000. ? ' The difficulty of keeping the ani mals alive in a temperate climate makes it unlikely that any of the few remaining will be transported from their native regions to other lands for the holiday season, as has been done in the past. American boys and girls will have to bp satisfied with stand-ins. The few department stores featur ing Santa's complete outfit this year will be using native deer as substitute for Dashey, Prancer. and company. Liberia claims that the iron ore found there is the highest grade in the world. Large deposits of manganese ore recently have been found in Liberia. WAYNE McCRACKEN WISHES ALL HIS FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS ? AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND INVITES ALL OF THEM TO VISIT HIM FOR THE RIGHT PRODUCT AND THE BEST SERVICE FOR THEIR AUTOMOBILES AT THE McCRACKEN PURE OIL STATION OPPOSITE THE COURTHOUSE 1400 WHCC 1400 TO OUR LISTENERS: The Staff of WHCC wishes all of you a blessed Christmas - - - and express es that wish with holiday music and programs for your enjoyment. A Merry Christmas to all! ?Ken and Peg Fry. Joe Herman. Joe Painter. Albert Baxter. Eddie Sherman, Herbert Turner, -Mildred Turner. Phyllis Kirkpatrick. HOLIDAY FEATURE PROGRAMS CHRISTMAS EVE boo P. M Santa Claus Rides Again: dramatization of "A Visit From St. Nicholas." with Allen Roth Orchestra and Chorus; dramatic reading of world famous "Is There A Santa Claus?" 8:00 P. M.?Dramatization of "A Christmas Carol," Dickens' immortal classic. CHRISTMAS DAY Music and Special Programs All Day Long 12:15?Christmas Cards and Carols: songs, carols, and personal greetings from hig name stars. 12:45?The Singing Americans: newly recorded Christmas Hymns. 1:05?Christmas Carols and Hymns. ii22?A Christmas Visit With Ted Malone, an annual favorite. 1 2:0ft?Melachrino Christmas Fantasy. 3:00?The Christmas Miracle of Jasper Crown: starring Charles Ruggles and large cast in a heart-warming drama. ?:15?Christmas Serenade. 7:00?The Story of the Nativity: starring Walter Hampdon, Evelyn of "The Hour of Charm," and the Ali-Girl Choir. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 26 2:00?The Messiah. 1 ftft Holiday Concert. Light-hearted music for the "day after." ?.???? Gilbert and Sullivan Overtures: The Mikado. Pirates of Penzance, II. M. ?. Pinafore, lolanthe. ... . . ,, , Favorite melodies from musical shows: South Pacific; Annie Get lou ? Gun; Kiss Me, Kate; Brigadoon. 8:30?Sunday Night Concert. Tschaikowsky's 1812 Overture. ? Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. 1400 WHCC 1400 DAY AND NIGHT?? ??) "!*?>, ^ "yf!?) VdR ~fr-) Tflfa ARTISTS AT WORK are these third-grade students of Mrs. Alice Brown at Central Elementary School putting the finishing touches on a large colored mural depicting (Ihristinas traditions and cus toms throughout the world. (Mountaineer Photo). Christmas Cards Originated In 1846 Look at the paintings on the Christmast cards you send and receive ? you'll find famous names and some of the best con temporary art. Here is how it all '? began. On a December day in 1846. a i middleclass Englishman, Henry! : Cole, sat at the library desk of his I ! London home addressing' to his friends what were probably the first I i Christmas cards ever printed. The cards depicted a Victorian family assembled at the festive board and . the traditional Christmas customs, | of giving to the poor. They also I bore the now-classic greeting: "A ! Merry Christmas and a Happy New I Year to you." Cole, In a historic move, two months before had commissioned John Calcott Horsley, a Royal Academy artist, to paint the illus ' tratjon for the card and had struck ! off a thousand lithographed copies He dispatched them that Decem ber. This was such a markedly suc cessful stroke of good will thai plain Henry Cole subsequently be came Sir Henry Cole. Horsley's art was a far cry from today's Christmas card paintings, I but he started a cycle which a hun dred years later was to bring fine art into high favor on Christmas cards. An American shopping for cards may select, for instance, a painting | called "Snow Under the Arch" by ; another Royal Academy member? ; Winston Churchill, Britain's war ! time prime minister and famed amateur artist. Or he might choose j Peter Kurd's "One Night in Win ter" or "Grandma" Moses' "The White Church" or "The Nativity" by Alexander Ross. j An infant's eyes reach full size at age 8 or 9. Reliable Jewelers WATH?\ W /AND JEWELRYX Y'S REPAIRING \ V ALL WORK ABSOIUTEIY/ ^^CUARANTKD TlQ Tok? extra good care of your most valued possessions. Have them repaired by experts. l Iran inc. regulating and ad jus Slog $1.50 Kalanre staff, cleaning and adjusting $5.50 i Stem and Crown $2.50 Main Sprint,' $2.50 All Crystal* $1 up All Repairs fiy Reliable Jeweler* j Carry A One Year Guarantee ' Why Pay More? fjln, Jii TirMl y^frTusr 10PAY TMI muABli jjjAV^ ! ?PP?j Rudolph With Red Proboscis Now Renowned Fairy tales and Christmas stories [are a Yuletide tradition. It is thus fitting that the story which prom ises to be America's most popular and long-lived fairy tale is relat ed to the Christmas season. Once upon a time there was a reindeer with a built-in flashlight bulb for a nose. You know, Ru dolph. the red-nosed reindeer From a small beginning in 1938,! the little animal with the built-in j i beacon has become as familiar as 1 Humpty-Dumpty and Cinderella to vounesters everywhere. First invented as a sales give away promotion for Montgomery Ward by Robert L. May, Rudolph was featured in many free book lets before he became associated with Christmas. Songwriter Johnny Marks, liked the title "Rudolph, the ' Red Nosed Reindeer", so he wrote a song about it. He was so sure he j had a success that he started his own Publishing company, using "Rudolph" as his first release, j Gene Autry made the initial re [ cording, and that one record sold 2.000.000 copies. Last year, there were 16 different j recordings of the song for sale, I [ranging from boogie-woogie by Sugar Chile Robinson to Bing Cros by, and cowboy singers. I Christmas Helps World's Economy Many people, with the total ex-! ception of children, have come to believe that Christmas has become too commercial. In a spiritual sense, this is true to some extent. Economically, however, no other holiday or festive season contrib utes so much to the welfare of the world. Christmas has hardly passed into the new year before thousands are at work on toys and myriads of other Christmas specialities for the , next holiday. Each year, as the | lights of Christma strees twinkle on 1 a wintry night, how many of us j think of the millions who have gained employment through the j Christmas shopping industry? And yet, "too commercial" may be an overstatement. Is it too wrong, once a year, to make the dominate theme one of giving, rath er than of receiving? Christmas, and the spirit of Christmas, has en dured wars and great chaos through centuries as a time of joyousness and happiness, and giving has al ways been an important part of the festivities. The picture of the family united, with presents opened, and children wrapped in the joyousness of Childhood's greatest emotion is still, and will remain, the Christ mas story. The foundation for the modern paper industry was laid about the year 1800, when Europes first straw pulp mill was established in Lon don. Poinsettia Named For Statesman Although he was a brillant statesman, and the friend of four American presidents, Joel Huberts Poinsett is famous chiefly because he introduced the Mexican plant known as the "Painted Leaf," of "Mexican Fire Plant" into the United States. Poinsett, then U, S. ambassador to Mexico, called the plant to the attention of American botanists and grew the plant himself as a hobby at his South Carolina home, after he left Mexico. The plant grew heavily in Amer ican favor?especially popular at Christmas time?and was renamed poinsettia. in honor of the man who broueht it to this country. Contrary to popular imoression. the flaming red bracts of the poin settia are not flowers, but leaves and it is for these bracts that the plants are grown. It is possible to have variations of either pink or white varieties, as well as of the more usual red. popular because it carries out the holiday color scheme of rich bright red with a contrast of the dark green of the leaves. The beauitful poinsettia, almost a "must" as far as Christmas deco rating is concerned, is one of the most temperamental of plants. The poinsettia thrives in its native Mexico, but elsewhere must be handled carefully ? perhaps pampered slightly. However, the brilliantly colored flowers it has at Christmas time is reward enough for any efforts needed to make the plant thrive. Constant warmth is needed by poinsettias. Temperatures should be kept between 70 and 80 de grees during the day and no less than 65 degrees at night. Any sud den change in temperature and drafts will cause the plant to drop its leaves. Abundant water is also a neces sity, but it should be applied but once a day so that the plant may become moderately dry between waterings. This permits needed oxygen to reach the roots. Try to give the poinsettia the sunnist spot available. It is wise to fertilize it occasionally* with a good comercial food tablet. Dry Reason SCHULENBURG, Tex. IA*)? Just about everthlng's blamed on the drought They claim they haven't been able to get good reception on'eight television channels in this Texas town because there's been no rain ! to wash oiT insulation and reduce static electricity in the atmosphere. iB For now...for always... j Joy to our friends and neighbors, Peace to our nation, Good Will to alL ENSLEY \ GROCERY STORES Pigoon Street Balsam Road ^ ^\Y[ay this happy ) uleliJe season brim over with all good things J?W^ ?with surprises as merry and pleasing as the findings under your ( hristmas toee. To ull our friends, both old and new, go our warmest and sincerest wishes for a Joyous Holiday Season. Sheppe's 123 Alain Street Strand Theatre Building
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