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mqthe acton free press thursday december 22 196 toe hi buy the freshest greenest christmas tree you can obtain and store it outdoors or in an unheated garage until you are ready to decorate it then cut one or two inches diagonally from the butt before setting it up indoors in water replenish water regularly remember that if a tree has dried out beyond its moisture recovery limit it will continue to dry out even when standing in wa ter buggies out of style the use of automobiles reached significant proport ions in north america earlier than most people realize more cars than buggies were sold for the first time in 1900 pretend ignorance an interesting point from a ps etiological studv to find whv people resist seat belts the most common defense ag ainst belts is a pretended ig norance of their value baptist church choir pretonted a chrltfmas cantata sunday evening during the service left to right are mrs murray harrison gerald skirrow and miss linda ralston who took solo parts and richard gammon who read the story while the choir sang times have changed but shepherds still watch over sheep at night sheep and sheepherdlng are closely linked with the christ mas story and they also serve as a symbol of the kindness and loving care that was part of christs message to man kind whcm darkness falls on christmas kve todays sheep- herder is watching his flocks by night and probably look ing at the stars in the heavens just as the shepherds of old did there are some differences for instance the sheep- herder on the western ranges of the vs has changed the a joijous christmas to all our friends we send sincere wishes for yuletide oys mr and mrs c k browne we bring good tidings and glad greetings to you and your kin with wishes for happy holidays and a merry christmas service station and acton automat car wash shepherds robes for levis and the flocks he watches are much larger numbering sheep by the thousands but the meaning of shepherd to herd guard lead says a dic tionary definition hasnt changed sheep still must be watched by night because for some reason known only va the sheep night is the time they are most likely to decide to roam to faraway places in sudden storms the sheep- herder his horse and dog must guide the flock to shelter the ailing sheep or the new born lamb are sure of the herders gentle care and when part of the flock has strayed he searches with a diligence that recalls the parable of jesus what man of you having a hundred sheep if he lose one of them doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilder ness and go after that which is lost until he finds it luke 154 albert the fuel king maltby says tis the season to be jolly but dont overdo it have a happy and warm christmas be sure the kids enjoy it maltby fuels main st rockwood 8569983 santa lives forever in poem play cards that jolly old gentleman called santa has become as much a part of christmas as the beloved tree and with good reason he is celebrated in poems ahd other writings fany iliar to us all v one of the most famous po ems ever written concerns a christmas eve call by santa as described in a visit from st nicholas by dr clement clark moore since the penning of that delightful poem of 1822 it has been reproduced countless i times and is a holiday tradit ion in itself 1 santa was also the inspirat ion for a very famous piece of journalism yes virginia there is a santa claus written by frank p church of the new york sun in 1897 it answered a now famous letter to the ed itor as posed by a little girl virginia owanlon who was disturbed by reports that san ta ddnt really exist church not only answered virginias question he penned a classic tribute to santa claus that is i still reprinted every holiday as part of the christmas tradit- the character of santa was also the source for a popular motion picture of many years ago the fiiracle on 34th street this screenplay was re cently adapted to the stage and was a great success on broadway as tne musical heres love then too christinas cards have become santas calling cards to a very marked dev gree to the card designer st nick assumes many personal ities jovial humorous fath erly mischievous to enliven the homes all over the world on 4he christmas card santa becomes nighty decorative in deed in all his many guises and we mustnt forget the thousands of letters written by tiny tots lovingiythung santa of their special hopes and dreams if santa does exist these surely must be his favorite christmas literature of all i tinsel and other christmas decorations should be non flammable dont deck your tree with added fire dangers the m of christmas our christmas with good via to an men kni the happiness of giving caroline nurseries garden centre and flower shop pearl and mack rol i christmas qreetiniqs as the three wise men brought gifts to the manger so may this holiday season bring to you peace and joy dr cedric dey and staff white house guides yule traditions many of the cherished tra ditions which make christmas merrier in the united states had their start in the white house george washington first president of the united states surrounded himself with fam ily and grandchildren at cheerful christmas parties and set the theme of a merry christmas for his country washington also furthered the use of american holly as a decoration by growing the glossyleaved tree on his es tate at mount vernon andrew jackson was fond of giving large colorful parties for young and old on christ mas day frozen ices a novel ty at that time were served and there was a small frosted pine tree surrounded by toys franklin pierce introduced the modern christmas tree to the white house in 1856 benjamin harrison in 1889 told reporters he planned an old fashioned christmas in cluding a christmas tree for his family and urged others to join him in observing the cus tom conservationminded theo- dore boosvelt once refused to allow a christmas tree in the iwhite house his son archie smuggled one in however and the president finally relented first lighting of the nation al community christmas tree at the white house was ob served in 1923 when calvin coolldge was president familiar message christmas cards were not very popular for some two de cades after they first appear ed in england in the 1840s very little is known of the earliest cards except for two primitive prototypes found in the british museum these two bear the same message of peace and goodwill which hasnt been improved upon even in the modern cards we favor today the for a buy a dish i h the spirit of over a k christmas i jvly ilte itftlit of understanding ana love that radiate ii il ine upon mou artel bring you the salon will be closed