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1,1 Santa Has Many Helpers This Season, As Always AP Newsfeatures Christmas is a full-time Job far tont folks, like the man in San Autonio, T?x>, who applied '?? Jobless pay as an unemployed Santa Claus. And some people set Christmas down to -a system like the Frank fort. Ind., woman who was told it was foo late for deliver}' of an or der of personalized Christmas cards. She said she wanted them for next year. Whenever she gets a card, she addresses one of hei own and mails it the following year. Some miss out . like Detroit thieves in a bar who got $200. but never did learn <hat the tree in the comer was decorated with $1 and $5 bills. Then there was Eugene Ward of Abilene, Tex who was ppking around an abandoned farm house at Christmas time and found a . $4,000 uncashed check in the I chimney. Deciding Santa might really have come down that chim ney. he started looking for the payee. KdwardsviMe, Ind., merchants push the season's .spirit right out into the street. They, furnish nickels to the cops who feed, park ing meters for Christmas shop pers. ... On the other side of the picture was last year's substitute Atlanta postman who ditched a bundle of 1954 Christmas mail under a h> use. When it was found recently, postal officials ordered completion of de livery before the 1955 holiday, and tried to figure out which substitute was guilty. And Mrs. James C. Mattox of Augusta, Ga., found a man cutting a Christmas tree on her property, i He protested he had driven all the way from South Carolina for the tree She said she did not normally sell trees, but would sell him one in view of his long trip. "Huh!" he objected indignantly. "I've spent enough on gasoline, you don't think I'm going to buy a tree, do you?" Quincy, Mass. makes a festival out of its old Christmas trees. They are collected by volunteers. Top workers get prizes like bicycles and theater tickets. Then there's a public bonfire preceded by half an hour of fireworks. There was also the Detroit man, up for drunken driving just before last Christmas, lie told Judge John D. Watts he had 16 children. The judge suspended * seritence, fmHttlUffC rnnifiiitc! To every home ... to every lieart... we're fending a sleigh-load of Christmas wishes. May Santa fulfill your brightest expecta tions, and may the warm glow of the holi day season remain to brighten your mem ories through many a month to come. Merry Christmas, everybody! WAYNESVILLE AUTO PARTS HAYWOOD STREET GL 6-5321 MAY THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS ENTER YOUR HOME IN ALL ITS SHINING GLORY ANI) SPREAD ITS GLOW THROUGH MANY A DAY AND MONTH TO COME. MAY YOUR HEART &E LIGHT WITH LAUGH TER AND WARM WITH FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE. MAY YOU EXPERIENCE IN FULLEST ^ MEASURE ALL THE JOYS OF THE SEASON ... AND IN THE YEAR AHEAD. ENJOY GOOD HEALTH. GOOD CHEER AND GOOD FOR TUNE. i TO THE MANY FRIENDS, WHOSE PATRONAGE HAS M MADE THIS PAST YEAR SUCH A GOOD ONE FOR US, AdU WE SEND OUR VERY BEST CHRISTMAS WISHES. JW . THE SMART SHOP HAZEL AND RUTH RATCLIFFE I - l MAIN STREET DIAL Gt 6-8210 WAYNESVILLE AN KNDLRS8 stream of letters, cards and parcels flowed through the post office this week, as the mail business hit a new high. Herman Francis and Mrs. Parrott are shown sorting the letters. (Mountaineer Photo). Ambassador Has Shindig For Major League Team By JANE EADS WASHINGTON _ Nicaraguan Ambassador Guillcrmo Sevi41a Saeasa literally went to bat for something new in Capital party giving. He threw a bufTet-luncheon shindig for the Washington base- j ball club. It was a pretty ritzy afiair too, staged on the well-manicured lawns surrounding a magnificent swim ming pool back of the handsome new Embassy residence, and the players all dressed up in their Sunday suits and fanciest ties were somewhat awed. It was the first time, pitcher Bob Porterfield told me. that any of them had ever been inside an embassy. One sports writer reported that virtually all of the Nats were "grateful that anybody would speak to them." They battled it out with Baltimore for the "cellar" of the American League. The ambassador who has been in Washington 12 years and is "Dean of the Latin American dip Inmofi/i dnrhc " ic art nrrlonl fan, estimates he has seen over 250 games, has "rooted for them every minute," and keeps "hoping that our Washington team can get out of the second division and be up there where they belong." Dr. Sevilla-Sacasa says that in Nicaragua baseball fever is second to none outside the United States. saying he would- feel like "an awful Scrooge" if the fellow went to jail over Christmas. But Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hardy of Atlanta are sure there will al // '?7l?a> ways be a Christmas. They have a string of Christmas tree lights they have used for 31 yeafs with out replacement of a single bulb. I tVhat's more the handsome young ! imbassador and His wife, Lillian, i ire well on their way to building i baseball team of their own. Their eight children were all born here. Giuillermo, Jr., 11, and Luis, 8, ! together w'ith some other embassy | youngsters and some kids from the | neighborhood were on hand to greet the ball players who auto- ! graphed brand new baseballs for them. Eduardo. 2, even put in a . wide-eyed appearance, in tow of a | young male nurse. Alexandro. a little over one month old. stayed upstairs with his mother and sist ers, Lillian. 10. Edia, 7, Julia. 6, and Lorena, 5. t They're baseball en thusiasts too. but apparently they considered this a stag affair. In fact, the only women present were the society reporters who admitted ly knew little about the sport and had a tough time identifying the guests of honor. The ambassador's father-in-law. President Somoza of Nicaragua, is also a baseball fan, a holdover Community Tree Is Set For 23rd ! < The annual Community Christ nas Tree, sponsored bv the Way lesville Woman's Club has been jet for Friday, December 23, at I p.m., according to Mrs. Hoy Campbell, club president. A program will be held In the ?ourtroom and gifts will be dis- j ributed to needy children. Chil- 'j iren up to six will receive gifts ind others will receive fruit and ? from his student days in Phila Jelphia when he attended every najor league game played in that :own. candy. The Rev. Calvin Thlelman, pastor ?f the Waynesville Presbyterian Church, will tell Hie Christmas Story. Mrs. C.* 1?\ Klrt^patrick is in charge of the event and is being assisted by the following commit? tee: Mrs. E. J. Stanmyre. Mrs. W S. Roberts, Mrs. J. W. Killiun. Mrs. Ray Parshall, Mrs. J. H. j llipps, Mrs. Charles Ray, Miss Pearl Harris. Mrs. Raymond Lane. Mrs T W. Bridges, and Miss Anne Albright. The community tree is one of the twenty-five agencies receiving aid from the United Fund. It takes about 200 boils of cot ton to make a good white shirt. Funds Sought 1 For Colored 1 Children's Tree I Funds are now being ulic8 (or tin* ioloiOct children's rtiS n,;is tree, which i- to i? I Christmas . 1 ? at the ? 1 Methoditit t'hurch m, 1 starting .it 7 p.m. I the J- M Viikm, \\,8 dist pastor, said cnntributiai3 tlio -Christinas tree program 8 be welcomed t hecks can betfl i payable either, to him or j.B 1 Temple Mi thodist ( 1 \ Donations of iruit and nuis8 I so pre being sought for Uis 8 1 dren. P.ev \ n ki'i :.d<ii-d ? c"-'"-?? ??? - Tn, =' I III! ?? May your heart rejoice anew in the message of the first Christmas..."on earth peace, good will toward men". ROYLE <& PILKINGTON CO., Inc. Hazelwood Approaching the close of another year, we pause to weave into the happiness of Christ mas time our appreciation for all the good will and cooperation that has been extended to us by our many friends and patrons* To everyone we send our wishes for a joyous Christmas and a I happy New Year. ? Everybody At ^ fat-fytuu
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