dSK Christmas it a tree, with bright light i and timel and the Star stop. It it a tumble of gifts, u rapped with pretty ribbon, beneath ill green bought. It it the Hub! and faith in little children' t eye I on C^hrittmat morning. It it the choking filling of joy in mother's heart at the package t are opened. It it the tear. that wells in dad' s i ye and be tries to hide it with a grin. It it the remem branret of many Olbet Chrittmaiet by grandmother and grandfather, un dimmed by golden time . It it' the sermon of the Story of Bethlehem. The hymns of the choir, the ? tandlelight service, the >r/ftnai of children's voices, the peace and goodwill that can come into men' y hearts, Christmas it the big tall tree in school, the only tree tome of the children can call their own. It is the < friped candy cane. It it the joyful mu\ic of chimes and church bells, the. carol i from the record shop, the spirit of the teaton that maim strangers frietidt. . It it the garland and the candle in theuindow, the cardi on the mantel,, the wreath on the door, the mittleloe hung for Sit. It it fincerely in a band i hake, the wishes of glad tidings, the vocal meaning in. the hello from neigh ? bort, i : . ' (V. . Christmas it a light. 4 light that vanquishes darkneis: the light of charily. * easoii's greetings To alt our frionds and patrons, w* axtand our warmest greetings for ^ a joyous Holiday Saa <1 AS * H V i VI, Condry & Rippy Jewelers A Merry Christmas and A Happy NEW YEAR . fi-ii? Prosperity h jff < CHEER w&**% It's *a pleasure to look lorward to another year among you. Quality Sandwich Company C. H. Hambright H. T. Spearman i tseegtateis^t^ts^istcswpcwpcwwpw 'Lord of Misrule/ 'Hodening Horse' Make Noel Jollier A DIFFERENT playtime ob servance for your Christmas festivities 'is the game "Lord of Misrule." When your guests have all ar rived and have been greeted by the music of the minstrels and the song of the carolers, it is time for the most honored guest of- the eve ning to arrive. With much fan fare the "Lord of Misrule" is an nounced. He enters with great pomp and ceremony and takes his place as the master of ceremonies for the evening. The Lord of Misrule comes to Us from the Tudor courts where he was elected annually to reign over the Christmas festivities. His word, during the festivities, was law, and the ridiculous commands he laid upon the guests had to be obeyed. At your party, the Lord of Mis rule will command each guest to' do bis bidding. He may call for singing, dancing, panomime, imi tations and stunts of all Kinds. Failure to do the bidding of the Lord of Misrule results In the pay ment of a forfeit. And here an other unusual note may be inject ed. The forfeit, instead of being paid to the Lord of Misrule may be paid to another Christ/Tias character, the "hodening horse." It was the custom in Kent. Eng land, for young men to go from house to house with the hodening horse, an imitation , of a horse's head attached to a long stick. Two lads, forming the body of the horse, were hidden from view by a cover ing of cloth resembling horse's skin. The' hodening' horse was ac companied by paraders who rang the bells throughout the town and begged for money or food. ALl.tfHC.IC TO WHISKERS ; .... Not all little lioys who love Sunta' ( laus this time of year have a sublime trust in the old Rent. This, ynuitg man obviously i v\ lilies he were somewhere else. | Chemical Solution Protects Christmas Trees From Flames To fireproof your Christmas tree, which is still a hazard- even with electric lights, select your tree (our to six day* before you intend to decorate it tlien weigh the tree and buy one-fourth as many pounds of ammonium sul fate as the tret weighs. This chem ical is available in most stores that sell seeds and fertilizers. For each pound of ammonium sulphate use 1% pints of water to make the flreprooflng solution. Mix the solution In something tall and narrow that will hold the tree upright. Then saw off the tree diagonally so as to give a large cut surface. Set the tree in the solution in a cool place, away from the direct sunlight, and leave it there until most of the solution is absorbed. ]j[ou Can Aiake a dB:g CftriJtmaJ Candle You can make a big, long-burn-1 ing candle to fit into your Christ ma? decorations if you have a number of odds and ends of part ly burned candles . around the house. Melt them and pour into cardboard containers and r.emold. Use ice cream cartons, oatmeal containers or others. Use plain cord for a wick. When the wax is beginning to set, tie the Wick to a pencil and suspend it in the wax. Let set hard, remove car ton and there is a nice candle for your table. 1 B. C. and V A. D. Were Not a Year Apart According to our calendar, one would naturally assume that be tween the year 1 B. C. and the year 1 A. D. there should be a year, called zero. As a- matter of (act. no such year exists, as far as historians are concerned^ and' the year 1 A. D. ? follows directly after the year 1 B. C.. A pefson born in 3 B. C. would not be Ave years old at 2 A. O. but would -be four years old when one is calculating data in that period. When adding B. C. and A D. years, it is necessary to al ways subtract one to compensate for the year zero omitted between 1 B C. and 1 A. D. Why Christmas Candles? On Christmas Eve the Chrirt Child wanders all over the earth seeking deserving people ? people who are kind and thoughtful of others, and people who have loving hearts'. Lighted candles arc placed in the windows by such people so that He may not stumble and fall In the course of His search He visits every castle and hut. no mat* lor how rocky arid rough His path may be. mwn. Ti 10 very best ol Holiday Wishes to all our friends, extended in warm appre ciation of your good will and patronage. Baineit & Tignor Garage Guy Barnett Gene Tignor ADORATION OF Tine MAGI . . . This Nativity scene was painted by Benvenoto dl Giovanni (1438-18181 of Siena, Italy, and hangs tn the National Gallery of Art. Washington. I>.C. It Is one of many famou* "adoration" seenes painted by artists of atl nationalities. Violations On Truck Woigbts Decreasing RALEIGH. ? Operation of North Carolina's permanent truok weighing stations, author izzed by the 1951 General As sembly. has brought about a material reduction in the fre quency of axle overloads which so greatly affect highway dam age. This conclusion came today in a report issued by James S. Bur ch, head of the Division of Sta tistics and Planning in the State Highway and Public Works Cimmlssion. Data on truck wei ghts was gathered by his Divis ion in cooperation with the U. S. Bureau of Plftllc Roads. . The survey on which the re port is based gave, lor the first time, a comparison of two full years of truck ? weighing field operations. Prior to August, 1950, the truck ? weight survey was made only in August each year. 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