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Jean Nidetch, founder of Weight Watchers holds proclamation given to her by Governor Jimmy
Carter proclaiming the month of December Weight Watchers month in the state of Georgia.
Anne Friedman, director of Weight Watchers of greater Atlanta and northwest Georgia smiles
with approval and Governor Carter examines THE WEIGHT WATCHERS COOKBOOK, and
THE STORY OF WEIGHT WATCHERS both written by Mrs. Nidetch.
By Any Name, Santa Always Pleases Children,
Guards Fortunes of Many Adults, Too i
When what’s-his-name ar
rives in town, everyone is
glad to see him.
Who’s that again? Oh, San
ta Claus, of course. Or he
could be—depending on
where he is —St. Nick, Pere
Noel, Father Christmas, St.
Nicholas, Kris Kringle.
Washington Irving called
him Father Knickerbocker.
To Russians, he’s Grand
father Frost.
This magical man of many
names not only brings gifts,
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In the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas
we extend best wished to all. We hope you
and your loved ones share in the many
old-time joys and blessings of the season.
DRAKE FURNITURE CO.
Cumming, Ga.
he also has a lot of special
gifts and powers, according
to the lore of Christmas.
Santa inherits his powers
from St. Nicholas, a fourth
century bishop.
Consequently, he’s said to
be gifted at guarding the for
tunes of children, merchants
and sailors. He takes a special
interest in helping single girls
find husbands, and the earli
est pawnbrokers called him
their patron.
Dramatizing Birth of Christ
Awakens Awe and Wonder
Creche, Christmas crib, manger scene, crib of Beth
any, praesepe— in many countries, the representation
of the Nativity through figures from miniature to
lifesize goes by many names.
Under any name, the re-creation of the manger
springs from one guiding, and abiding, purpose
bringing people eloser to Christmas. The highest
wonder of the Christmas story is its sheer simplicity
and reality.
A Child, the Son of God, born in a manger on a
starry, silent night is a concept all can comprehend
because of its closeness to human experience.
Anyone who watches a child before a manger scene
this Christmas will readily see, in the child’s awe and
enthusiasm, that re-creating the Miracle of Christ’s
birth is an exalting experience.
Begins in Italy
Christmas belongs to the
people. So thought St. Fran
cis of Assisi.
His way of helping his Ital
ian parishioners grow closer
to Christmas was to create
the very first praesepe, or
Christmas crib.
His carol, "The Song of the
Creatures,” made the Nativity
still more real to them since
it told of the lowly animals
which were part of their lives
and livelihood.
All this happened early in
the 13th century. FYom that
time, the idea of the creche
or crib has spread to virtually
every country on the globe.
Today, especially in Latin
America and Europe, the
manger scene sets the
theme for a holy and happy
Christmastide.
Told in Rhyme
The story of the Nativity
and its meaning for mankind
is a favored poetic theme,
as is the holiday cheer of
hearth and home.
Poets as diverse as William
Shakespeare, Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, John Greenleaf
Whittier and T. S. Eliot have
made their contributions.
Numerous carols first were
DDT Levels on
Laying Hens
With today’s
concern about the effects of
pesticides and insecticides on
humans and animals in mind,
research scientists at the
University of Georgia College
of Agriculture recently went to
work to discover the effects of
DDT on the reproduction of
laying hens. Their study
indicates that enormous
amounts of the chemical
much more than is found as
residue in most commercial
rations—are necessary to
produce an adverse effect.
Pesticides are generally
regarded as indispensable in
modern agriculture due to the
benefits derived from their use
in increased crop production
and control of insects and
diseases. Recent years have
brought questioning and in
some cases banning of certain
chemicals because of their
potential biological hazard to
animals, including man.
DDT falls into this group
largely because it becomes
biologically concentrated. With
the potential for concen
tration, very low levels present
as pesticide residues in
commercial feed ingredients
may build up to injurious levels
in the animal consuming the
feed—and these residues have
been suggested as a possible
f actor affecting growth,
livability, fertility, or
hatchability of chickens.
In order to evaluate the
potential danger of DDT in the
diets of laying hens on
reproductive efficiency, a
study was conducted at the
College of Agriculture under
the direction of Dr. B.
Howarth Jr., assistant professor
of poultry science.
Two groups of white leghorn
hens were fed a commercial
laying ration, supplemented
with 300 and 600 parts per
million (ppm) technical grade
DDT respectively, for a period
of three to four months. There
were no adverse effects on
reproductive efficiency for the
group fed 300 ppm—which is
more than 300 times the
amount of DDT likely to be
found as residue in most
commercial rations.
With the group fed 600 ppm
as supplement to their food, no
effect on fertility or
hatchability was discovered.
However, there was 75 percent
mortality by two weeks of age
in the chicks hatched from eggs
of hens fed the I >lXl’ in a 600
ppm dose. The lion’s share of
mortality occurred within the
first three days after hatching.
These observations indicate
that quite substantial amounts
of DDT (far in excess of
amounts found as residue in
commercial rations) are
required in the diet of laving
hens Ix'fore any apparent
detrimental effects on repro
duction art' observed.
poems—witness Henry Wads
worth Longfellow’s "I Heard
the Bells on Christmas Day”:
"I heard the bells on
Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols
play,
And wild and sweet the
words repeat,
’God is not dead, nor
doth He sleep. ’ ”
Probably the overwhelm
ing winner among widely
known secular Christmas
Boems is Clement Clark
[oore’s "A Visit from St.
Nicholas.”
The poem, written for his
own children in 1822, is popu
larly called," ’Twas the Night
before Christmas.”
Inspires Music
In serious music as well
as popular carols, the Nativity
scene lives on.
Handel’s "Messiah,”
Bach’s "Christmas Oratorio,”
Berlioz’ "L’Enfance du
Christ” are noteworthy ex
amples of music performed
year after year at Christmas.
More recently, Britten’s
"Ceremony of Carols,” Hon
egger’s "Christmas Cantata”
and Menotti’s "Amahl and
the Night Visitors” have
joined the holiday medley of
musical treatments.
star of wonder
shone in the heavens, and Wise Men
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Indoors, outdoors, all
around the house—Christmas
is the season for decorating,
and what a wealth of decora
tions there are!
The tree seems to be just
the beginning. Its ornaments
and lights become continually
more varied and delightful.
Wreaths and greens, plants
and bouquets, table center
pieces and window adorn
ments appear in the home.
Outdoors, decorations
range from a string of lights
and a wreath on the door to
manger scenes to such crea
tions as Santa, sleigh and
reindeer up on the roof- top.
Some of the yard and roof
embellishments are real
works of art—no wonder com
munities give prizes for out
door decorating and lighting.
A diversity of designs for
decorating are ready-made,
offering welcome help during
the bustling holiday season.
Still, it’s fun to use personal
ingenuity and creativity in
making unusual Yule decora
tions, suggest the editors of
the Grolier Universal Ency
clopedia.
One thought might appeal
to bird-lovers: Place a wreath,
ready- or hand-made, outside
a window. "Decorate” it with
foods tasty to birds, such as
peanuts, popcorn, cranberries
and bits of suet.
Simple, personal touches
make a difference. For in
stance, greens, ribbons and
glittering balls can be attrac
tively arranged on a table or
shelf.
Just putting some colorful
ornaments and pine cones in
a big glass bowl brightens
things up.
Set the kids to stringing
cranberries and popcorn in
the good old-fashioned way.
from the East came to worship a newborn
King. May this spirit of reverence and rejoicing
spread its wonder throughout your daily lives.
Merry Christmas to all our friends and cherished patrons.
Persons!
On The Square in’ Cumming
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS, DEC. 23, 1971, SECTION B
It’s surprising how pleasingly
they blend with the modem
marvels of tree ornaments.
Every area of the home de
serves some holiday accents.
How about fastening candy
canes to a broad, bright rib
bon and draping it around
the kitchen bulletin board?
For the more ambitious,
there’s the kissing bunch, an
old English tradition.
An easy way to make one is
to buy a ball of plastic foam.
Greens—red-berried holly for
color, mistletoe for kissing—
can be inserted in the foam
ball. Then a gala red bow and
length of ribbon to hang it
by are all that’s needed.
Too late for this season?
Much of the joy of Christmas
is planning for the next one.
Huge Tree Is
Symbol of Man
A French story of the 13th
century relates how a huge
tree was discovered in a for
est, its branches lit with
candles.
Some branches rose straight
up, while others were turned
down. Atop the tree was a
child, with a halo around his
head.
The story explains that the
tree is mankind. Its candles
represent people good or bad,
and the child is the Christ
Child.
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Baseball's first deliberate
bunt was laid down by
Dickey Pearce of the
Brooklyn Atlantics in
1866.
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Baby’s sleeptime is all
wrapped up with the
Cuddlenest, which contains
filling material of “Dacron”
polyester fiberfill.
Now for an on-the-lap
report on a slumber number
that’s really a sleeper. It’s a
comforter with a new slant
■ for infants on-the-go.
Designed with a nylon
zipper to convert easily from
open to bag style, it can be
used both indoors and
outdoors for holiday visiting.
Like a blanket used to take a
newborn baby home from the
hospital, but with the added
luxury provided by the,
fluffy, warm filling material
of “Dacron” polyester 7
fiberfill, this dressy little;
covering looks equally
attractive as a lap pad, a
carrying bag or sleeping bag.
There’s no need to worry
about upkeep, either, because
it’s machine washable.
The Cuddlenest created by
the Baby Division of N.
Sumergrade & Sons comes in
a variety of quilted patterns,
easy-care fabrics. They
include nylon fleece-backed,
satin, nylon tricot prints,
cotton prints, gingham and
plaids. The retail price for
Cuddlenest, featuring
matching “Dacron” filled
pillow, is approximately sl6
in 30-inch-by-30-inch (flat)
size.
Wake up to it.
Each of your eyebrows has
about 600 hairs.
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