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JEAN’S FLOWERS always is a prize win
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Main Street, Forest Park, uses the Santa
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theme in beautifully dressing their win
dow. Call Jean’s EARLY because their bus
iness is rushing.
jolly old elf and 1 laughed
when 1 saw him in spite of
myself.
Clement Clark Moore gave
these words to the world from
his "A visit From St. NICH
OLAS".
'l'he I’resepio, or crib, is as
characteristic of Christmas in
Italy as is the tree in other
countries. People bring gifts of
nuts and apples to the I’resepio,
which they place in the hands
as life-sized figures.
An Everlasting Gift
A Living Christmas Tree
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Place bulled-and-hurltippeil tree in a con
tainer. soak inn ball with water ft»r a few
hours. Roots and soil should be well
soaked before removing from the waler.
For a gilt that will last and last, con
sider a living Christmas tree. Nothing
is as near ideal lor the family developing
the grounds of a new home or for the
newly married couple in their first home.
A living Christmas tree can become a
family tradition, commemorating each
particular Christmas.
Ranging in size from small tabletop
trees to lloor-to-ceiling specimens, a
balled-and-burlappcd tree or shrub can
be used indoors and later transplanted in
the yard. Alter you've selected the
plant, soak the ball in water; then wrap
in plastic or Pliofilm. Cover this with
colorful florist's foil or any desired
wrapping. Keep tree moist. A small
plant may need no extra support when
placed on a table. A larger floor tree
may need to be placed in a tub or buck
et to insure that it does not topple over
while being decorated.
Holly, in any of its many varieties, is
an excellent selection for a living Christ
mas tree. And no tree is more handsome
than Fosters holly—a perfect cone
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By Louie Spivey
It was Christmas Eve, and
time for rejoicing — but not
for Mildred Smith. Last night
her home had been ransacked,
and all the beautiful presents
which she had so carefully
picked out and wrapped for her
friends had been stolen.
Snow had fallen in the night,
and she sat looking out of the
window remorsely as Melvin
Rawls, the little hunchbacked
caretaker who came once per
week to do odd jobs about the
house, shoveled the white stuff
to one side.
Suddenly Mildred’s face lit
up with alarm. As he stooped, ■
she saw a package in one of
the coat pockets which Rawls
wore bulge out. The package
was wrapped in Christmas pa
per, and was about the size of
the brooch she had bought for
her sister Edith! Did Rawls steal
the presents? He had a key to
the house.
She’d call Harry at the office
and tell him what she saw. Har
ry had to work a half day to
day, even if it were Christmas.
"Mr. Smith has gone,” the
office girl informed her.
At that instant the phone
went dead. She jangled the
hook, then looked up to see
the hunchback standing direct
ly behind her.
"Can I help you, Mrs.
Smith?” he asked.
"No, no,” she drew back.
"Keep away from me.”
"Why — Mrs. Smith,” he
seemed bewildered.
"Don’t you try pretending
at me,” she admonished. "And
I’ll have you know I just called
Harry at the office. He’ll prob
ably be here any minute now.
The office girl said he had al
ready gone, and don’t you try
anything rash.”
"Why, Mrs. Smith! I wouldn’t
for anything.” He moved, as if
in a lunge, towards her.
She grabbed at the library
table drawer. Harry kept a gun
there. She opened it and yanked
at the weapon.
(The hunchback moved
quickly. He grabbed at her
hand, and the weapon fell to
the floor.)
"You didn’t mean that —
did you, Mrs. Smith? You
wouldn’t shoot poor old Melvin
now, would you?” There
seemed to be a note of triumph
in his voice.
"Yes,” she stammered. "Yes,
1 would.”
"Why, Mrs. Smith — and
after all these years I’veknown
you!”
"Yes, but I never knew what
kind of a person you were ’till
today.”
"And what kind of a person
am I today?”
Before she had time to an
swer, she heard Harry’s car
pull up in the driveway, and
she rushed towards the sound
screaming.
Harry came running, and
Mildred began blurting out ac
cusations of Rawls. The little
hunchback looked more for
lorn than ever.
"Now, now”, Harry finally
shook Mildred into sensibility.
"Forget it, forget it!”
"Harry — what are you say
ing?”
"You should be ashamed of
yourself accusing Melvin,” he
said. "I just talked with the
police chief before I left the
office, and he already has the
man who broke into our house.
Said the man had confessed,
and he wants us to come down
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Wrap hall of roofs in plastic, and lie sc
< itrely at trunk of tree. Plastic earmcnf
bag from the tlcancrs is ideal. This ton
serves moisture in soil surrounding roots.
shape with masses of red berries. Any
of the shortleaf pines make ideal living
Christmas trees. A slender upright
juniper is another good choice—espe
cially it the tree is to he placed in a
narrow space indoors, later to be plant
ed in a confined area. True cedars are
good choices in the Upper South. (Atlas
and Deodar cedars, adapted to the Up
per and Middle South, produce beauti
ful foliage in whorls.) Native Red cedar
(juniper) can be moved from the woods
throughout the South
I nglish and Irish yews arc other ap
propriate selections for the Upper South.
Himalayan pine and Carolina hemkKk,
also adapted to this area, make striking
ly beautiful trees. The latter should be
used as an indoor tree for only a short
time, as it is dillicuh to transplant.
Podocarpus (Japanese yew) is an ex
cellent choice lor a living Christmas tree
in the lower Coastal South. Its long,
slender leaves make a good substitute
for narrow-leaf evergreens not as well
adapted to this area.
there and identify our things.”
Mildred’s face was a puz
zle. She tried to stammer some
thing, but couldn’t. She looked
at Rawls in numbed silence.
" But the gun — ” she final
ly said.
"And the package in your
pocket — wrapped just like the
brooch I had wrapped for
With,” she continued.
"The package — oh, the
package — ” Rawls seemed
somewhat embarassed. "You
see, Mrs. Smith, I had that
wrapped up to give you — it
being Christmas Eve and all.
Here — ”, he pulled the pack
age from his coat pocket. "Take
it — it’s for you.”
Later, as she and Harry
got into the car to go down
town after the stolen presents,
she thought, "It’s a time for
rejoicing, after all.”
Denmark Custom
A Danish Christmas custom
is the" Jul-bock”. This is along
pole with a goat’s head, whose
duty it is to butt in when child
dren misbehave.
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Place tree in sturdy container, sm h as a
floor planter ( over plustii with toihm.
fill, or colorful Christmas paper. Place a
small table tree m a large bowl or \as t
Norfolk Island pine is an unusually
beautiful tree, with the perfect symmetrf
and lanlike branches which make it a
near-perfect ( hristmas tree. However.
Norfolk Island pine is a house plant
and is not suitable lor transplanting out
doors except in the seniitropic.il areas
ol the South But such an exquisite pot
plant can become a year-round decora
live I cal urc in the home On special oc
casions during the xear. a Norfolk Is
land pine can be trimmed with short
stemmed Howers in small vials or orchid
tubes. At I aster it’s clfcctivc trimmed
with eggshell art. and small, gaily
wrapped packages make it appropriate
lor a birthday tree.
I he planting hole tor a living Christ
mas tree should be prepared in advance
Have planting soil, good garden loam,
ready indoors. Remove tree promptly
after use. placing it in a cool place
Plant on a frost I rec day, filling around
the hall with soil Water thoroughly
Apply a thick mulch and place a burlap
screen around the tree.
SWEDISH YULETIDE
Preparations for Christmas
in Norway traditionally start
six months before December
24. The celebration itself lasts
three weeks. This period is
known as Julafred, or the peace
of Christmas.
TIME FOR SURPRISES
Every Christmas season is
greeted with joyful surprises.
The wonders of a greenhouse
never cease. It is a continuing
source for gifts. This year you
can choose a plant for that
someone hard to shop for. Gifts
from your greenhouse are
gratefully received.
YOUR HOL ID A Y TIME
There are many extra things
to do, but there are many ways
to save time and effort in doing
them. Keep a notebook for
Christmas planning. This can
be a handy reminder for ideas,
menus, dates, shopping, enter
taining, and all other jobs.
Free Press-News & Farmer, Thurs., Dec. 21, 1967
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ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—“Western Night” Staged for
Scholarship Fund-A scene of Officers Open Mess as Depot
Officers Wives Club prepared for “Western Night,” pro
ceeds from which went to scholarship fund. Stopping by
fcr a look as preparations progress are (L to R) Mrs.
A. J. McDermott, Jr., and Mrs. Murry D. Smith, who were
returning from volunteer Red Cross duty, and Mrs. Mills
B. McAfee, who was chairman of the affair. Mrs. Wilfred
Sterzik, chairman of decorations, was not present when
photograph was made.— (U. S. Army Photo.)
GOOD LUCK TOKENS
The Romans sent friends
good-luck tokens, sometimes
exchanging small copper coins
with the head of .Janus on one
side, and a boat on the other;
for he was the protector of ships
and trade. Little Roman pres
ents, such as gilded nuts, were
known as "strenae”. Gradually
presents became more costly,
and the Roman rulers exorbi
tant in their demands for ex
pensive gifts.
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Main St.
Forest Park
oATHER PINE CONES
Pine cones are quite popular
for indoor Christmas decora
tions. Gathering and preparing
cones for the holiday season
can be fun, and they are usual
ly plentiful outdoors during the
Christmas season.
Clean the cones and spray
them when they are dry. A shel
lac spray preserves the cones
and keeps them looking bright.
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