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C20Th Acton Press Wed Dec Santas beard and suit created by cartoonist Who gave Santa hi red suit broad girth white beard ruddy cheeks and nose fur- trimmed hat and cwt7 Surprisingly enough the donor was a political cartoon ist The artist name was Tho mas cartoonist for per Illustrated Weekly who also created the nowfamous symbols of the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey The figure of Santa that drew In IBM and per haps earlier has proved to be the definitive one and even today the figure as drawn by appears occasionally on Christmas greetings Wont tamper Nast Image of Santa extraordinary aaya Mrs director of de sign at Hallmark gave Santa many of the qualities that have en him to children ever since and we t dream of tampering very much with them today first credited May all the peace happiness and blessings of this holy season be bestowed upon you and yours A Merry Christmas to one and all Jessie Staff Simpsons Sears Agency On that Chrstmas a speed shone bright over Mother and Ch Id May the star of peace and shine over you and yours for and all through the year EDDIE LOU DOMINION HOTEL reading letters sent to him by children Perhaps It was the now famous poem A Visit from St Nicholas Clement Clarke Moore that Inspired Illustration of Santa In this children classic of the right Jolly old elf who looked like a peddler with a pack on hla back was described In print Originals Nail followed Moore a description of Santa in sev erst particulars but many of his concept were original At the time of Santa Clous drawings the nation at Civil War and lllesweroseparsled In note to cheer both soldiers and their waiting families drew Santa Claua In Camp for Harper s Weekly This earliest Santa was fcrenl from any artist a tlona up till then Ho shown wearing stars and stripes or the Union and distributing gifts to soldiers Actually this Santa might have been meant us a representation of Uncle Sam also A later equally moving Nast Illustration featured a soldier Christmas home coming taint Born In 1010 In the tiny hamlet of Landau vnrla Nail probably pictured Santa as the long Imagined Saint Nicholas of Ms child hood Albert Paine a friend and admirer of said the artist often revealed to him his love of the Santa illustrations He later wrote in his biography of the car His own childhood In off Bavaria hag been by the yearly visits of St Nicholas and the girl hood of the woman who was to become his wire Sarah Ed wards of New York fnti associated with llant and Joyous celebrations Nast a children later re called there was always a multitude of paper dolls big and labor ate a race long since become Time of splendor And these the artistic father more than half a child himself at the Christ mas season arranged In processions and cavalcades gay pageants that marched In and about those larger pre sents that could not be crowded Into the row of stock that hung by the family fireplace It was a time of splendor and festive blossoming of the winter acq son and it was a beautiful and sturdy family that made Merry Christmas riot in the specious New York home In a day the Idea of tome sort of Santa was not new to this country He was Introduced to North America by the early Dutch settlers and his name was St Nicho las The annual visit of this kind man who was thought to nave been a fourthcentury bishop was his feast day December By 1BW Washington Irving waa describing Santa a small Dutch citizen who look much like Father Knlcker bocker Irving wondered how the poo old man could get to all the homes In a growing America on his horse so he Invented the famous rein deerdrawn Highest producer Sandy Buchanan It 1 Moffat recently had a high producing threeyearold on record of performance Dividend Lottie a homebred cow produced lbs of milk of fat 3 3 test for a breed class average of for milk and 1S2 Lottie went on to complete the three yearold record In days producing 103 of milk of fat She In sired by HELLO LITTLE ONE was title for this famed drawing of Santa by Thomas Nast from Harper Weekly a noted 19th century political car was the first to illustrate Santa as a bearded rednosed Jolly old man whose rotund figure was clothed in a fur trimmed red suit Gold Frankincense AndMyrrh were the Gifts of the Magi And when they were come Into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother and fell down and worshipped him and when they had opened their treas urea they presented unto him gifts gold and cense and myrrh Matthew II Of these three gifts only gold is still today a familiar ana precious commodity However In the time of Christ both frankincense and myrrh were equally valuable and well known commodities used In trade between the Middle East and Mediterranean countries Gold because of Its rarity and beauty has been the world most precious metal since lta discovery more than years ago Then as now It served as a medium of exchange and was considered a symbol of wealth and power Because gold Is soft and pliable it was also used for making fine Jewelry and artifacts Both frankincense and myrrh are gum resins of trees which grow only near the monsoon regions of Ethiopia and Southern Arabia Frankincense which comes from a tree of the same name belonging to the balsam family la an aromatic gum resin and was an important ingredient of an incense mixture used In Hebrew re Ilglous rituals It also used as an air purifier and as a remedy for certain physical ailments Myrrh is a fragrant bit tasting gum resin ex uded from any of several shrubs which grow In the same sections as cense It was used mainly as a base for ancient cosmetics and perfumes It was also used medically as a pain killer and In mouthwash mixtures It is used In some mouthwashes today Myrrh also used In many ceremonies Anyone who 1 curious about these substances may find them at The American Museum of Natural History In New York City The scum usually features all three treasures as part of lta December special ex Let joy enter your hearth and home Thanks for your support DON ROY CHARLIE AND LAKEVIEW CENTRE gaily decorated from Kuwait in use today for burning frankincense f season of peace and wonder excitement and joy is Christmas May this spirit of happiness be with you always Jim Elliott and Tim JIMS INNOUT VARIETY CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS Open Christmas Eve 10 am 8 30 s Open Christmas Day mod to