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Bart ERE EEE ELEM VE ENE ENE ERE MEER E IE" % |mosphere' of palms, Thursday, December Psp MAGIC HOUR ... This is an old photograph, but it is a scene that is repeated year after year as thousands of merry makers jam into the streets of Times Square to await the magic hour when the old year passes and the New Year is born. was tall, tanned, crew-cut and, at the bleak moment, careworn beyond his twentwy-two years. 'We're broke because we bought the air conditioner and the T-V and because I'm. not a good man- ager.' The Stocktons had been mar- ried in September and came straight to the modern, cement brick 'hideaway' which consti- tuted the manager's headquarters at the big desert trailer park be- longing to Bart's father. They had swum, sunbathed, hiked and rid- den horseback, weather permit- She clung to him. "--ush! We're quarreling. We must economize, even if we celebrate 'Christmas without a tree." - ting, reveling in the relaxing at- joshuas, end- less sand, and week-ends at Lake DR. PAUL JOYAL HAILEYBURY EEE Bae Bea BeBe Se Ba Dea BeBe Da Br Da Br Dv De Bee BeBe Be Be Bea Bee BeBe Bee Bs Bee Be BB aM Se Tahoe and Las Vegas. That and each other had been enough until they had begun thinking of family, friends and winter with a certain homesickness. MERE NEUE HENS A Add to the good RENE PEE AE WE US MEE ME MEV UE NR UE UU UE YES ME BEE VE UE USTEDES DRE UE OY TR VRP HU RY EEE HILLCREST COMMUNITY T ELEVISION OSborne. 2-3666 : ADDR DAR PE DDD E DD ATHENS RGR ADAH a RUEIR TENSE R IANA IIR IE IRIE NE EIEN IRIE IRIE IE IIR EIR eee things of Christmas -- HOA ees our wishes for a joyous holiday! i Bee ere eanwepe nani sanehnbns DDB DD an BD RID BDI REE i hast 18) Haileybury Times Square Hails New Year Arrival The question of 'who's first' -the United States or Russia- gets no argument insofar as the arrival of a New Year is con- cerned. When the first roar goes up in Times Square, the New Year is eight hours old in Mos- cow. But, don't fret, Father Time has already served up the New Year to a number of world citi- zens before he reached Russia. Actually, New Zealanders, res- idents of the Chatham Islands, are first to see each New Year. Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and South America follow before the New Year reaches the coast of Maine and makes its leisurely three-hour trip across to Cali- fornia, and two hours more to get to Alaska. The New Year originates at the starting point of time --the Ad- Once determined on a 'wonder- ful' Christmas to match the rest of their life, Peggy ordered a tree, greenery, lights and holly and told Bart how much it all would cost. "We can't do it and send home presents too,' Bart exploded. "We can borrow,' Peggy said heatedly. 'It's bad enough not to go home. At least, we can have a tree. Your father will under- stand.' 'Oh sure he will,' Bart said bitterly. 'He'll- understand his own son is such a poor manager he can't even live on a 'generous salary." 'Hush!' Peggy clung to him: 'We're quarreling! You're right, we must economize even if we celebrate Christmas without a tree.' Visiting That night she did some think- ing about Bart's job, their future and the need for economizing. The next day she visited some of the trailers and then spent several mornings off on the desert. Surprised He came home early that after: noon to find Peggy on the patio surrounded by. tumbleweeds, egg shells, pieces of manzanita and tin cans. "What's this trash-doing here?' He sent a tumbleweed sail- ing with his foot. "Don't do that! These things are our Christmas decorations, not trashic.= "Christmas decorations! Are you crazy? Peggy laughed. "I. guess. it looks like it, but one of the trailer wom- en taught me how to scavenge. Tll just spray this tumbleweed white, then paint these egg shells blue and hang them on it. We'll make a picturesque candle holder out of crooked a Then Hlespray 2c et) os Bart stopped her again with a kiss.. 'You've convinced me that we'll have the snazziest decora- tions and I have the prettiest wife on the whole. desert." When we're through," Peggy murmured, 'there'll be two good managers in our family, not just one, and we'll give Santa Claus 3 hand." Bart sighed happily. "Hand me 'that can -of, SDRAG See ae ou miralfy's date line, near point, the. line curves east. and west of the 180th meredian in such a-way that it lies always in the ocean. But for us, of. course, the. New Year begins with the roar i Times Square. Sitting comfort- ably by TV sets, gathered with our friends, wherever we may be, it is the New Year-and who's to care if it is eight hours old in Moscow, six hours old in Paris, or two hours old in Buenos Aires? the Holiday Histcry In Norway, there is always an almond hidden in the Christmas pudding and the finder, according to tradition, will be married dur- ing the next year. In Sweden, the Yule table is laden with ~ buns, cakes and loaves of varying shapes and colors. Roast goose is the holiday menu headliner for the Danes, who stuff the bird with apples and prunes, and serve 'it with cabbage and potatoes. 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