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It c e r c c V t s s V m m m m m m V ft m 9 ri 5 4 i THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Section B Monday, December 24, 1951 Coal has always been Ameri ca's No. 1 steam fuel. .'hntftfufsr. . - a A k. 11 1 A 0 o o , 0 - 9 O , o cT - , . o 0 o a O if W U V" V y 'a - .V 00.1 o . "AND MANY THANKS e o FOR YOUR PATRONAGE 0 o Wee Wardrobe Helen Eiting 425 Main ft? I m Amd A HAW Nflv w ten 1 R. V. Bryant k 125 N. 5th si fVlfWvfVSfWAfVvyvvvv A little package I ? Woster 442 Main ;o..:.ua.!:.iiAijSJ LI n ri pi n n c ou, one of R i we extend oui 11111 To you, one of our family of friends, SSfm Mm we extend our most cordial Christ- pi J M mas Greetings. It is your friendship that gives warmth and feeling to the every doy things of life. RUSE Ill N. 6th St. r -1 v. v ' m A Classinea Aa in rne journal osts as little as 35c o o 0 Zfr.e?Wttp .-: 'tt -: . v. ; k IW Tl I A K llr Dial 3181 a- a Motor Co. Phone 283 ,r---. -Tj-. -. r? Shoe Store Phone 3176 our family of friends. APPLIANCE and MOTOH iiBLii:K:liAi!l!!BilliB!!i!B;II U11BI.1 Christinas Sea! Idea Conceived In Denmark A DANISH postal clerk thought of the idea of attaching stamps to Christmas packages and letters in 1S03, and a few years later the scheme was tried in America. This year millions of Americans will receive a letter from their local chapter of the National Tuber c u 1 os i s association containing Christmas seals, the seasonal re minder of the never-ending fight to stamp out the disease. Einar Holboell, at work in a Danish postoffice conceived the idea of attaching decorative stamps to Christmas packages the sale of which could be conducted by some worthwhile organization. He mentioned it to his fellow workers and they decided it would be a great help in defraying the cost of fighting tuberculosis. The idea reached King Christian, who approved, and the image of Queen Louise was placed on the first seals in 1904. Jacob Riis, Danish-born Ameri can, heard about the idea and sold it to the American public in 1S07 through a magazine article written for Outlook magazine. A Red Cross worker. Miss Emily Bissell, started the first American sales that year. The practice of holding "open house" has been a Christmas tradi tion through the years. The Saxon lords threw open the doors of their great hails to peasant and noble alike during the festive season and all enjoyed great feast ing, songs u:id the exchange of gifts. A tremendous Yule log was dragged upon un open fire pit and festivities lasted until the embers alone re mained. The same custom was followed in the pre-Civil War South. The slaves often soaked a log in the cypress swamps long before Christmas so that it would burn slowly, and ex tend their Christmas freedom. "Open House" during the Yule tide season is a true mark of demo cracy and a realization that he who was born on Christmas day came to save all men. Cowboy's Party Is Real American Fete One of the most typical of our American holiday celebrations is the Cowboy's Christmas Ball, which has been held almost every year since 1884 in the small town of An son, Texas. The celebration started as a wed ding party in the old Star Hotel when ranchers poured in from the widely scattered ranges to honor one Cross P. Charley and his bride. It was such a success that it was repeated year after year. Christmas Eve brought the spirit of the old West to Anson. Cowboys donned their colorful dress, their gay shirts and decorated boots. Cowgirls outfitted themselves in gingham dresses "like mother wore". A cowboy band swung out and the dancers perform the heel and toe polka, the Varsouvienne, and otTier old folk dances. VARIETY LONDON A stained glass " ; " rie d-stroy-d during the recent war, was ... iecently at Kensal Green Cemetery chapel. The design in ths wirdow shows two disciples, a workman a house wife, a girl with a tricycle and joy with a hoop. Almost 20C tons of coal are re nuired to make the aluminum that goes into a B-36 bomber. I i STOUE CO. Phone 2G3 aiiiiB.JLB.iBUiHLLBi.ilBi.iiBliilBliliBiiUiBi'liiBiiliBill pen m& ? i r4i - :i fc M?:14 f H TIME FOR PRESENTS . . . Fi!!y ar.i David are all worked up over the thought of Chrls'.nas. ."-sd they're tagging their stock ings to make ?;:re an' c"-:i't get their presents mixed up. They also hava four.J t"..t i. s a good idea to thank him in ad- ,"Kr3rkSx1--, Specialist Says A- VU4Vjr Tri: There are bier ( tTSt IMV, t , waxes and the homemaker f:fa- Vlf ti,f I CHRISTMAS LECTURE . . . "Now this is a Christmas tree," big brother appears to be tell ing the toddler. '"It grows in the living room only once a year, and it always has a lot cf nice presents under it." x Qamed lor cAll Alake Cltridtmad 3amily Party, Christmas is the time for family get-togethers. One of the best ways to make these gatherings memora ble for all concerned is to engage in games which the whole group can play. A nice one to start off with wouM be a Sugar Plum. Hunt. Have one member of the family hide Christ mas candies ahead cf time in vari ous nooks and corners around the house. At a given signal everyone starts hunting and gathering the pieces. The one who gathers the greatest number would be given a prize. The Christmas Puzzle is another good one to get things going. Look through some magazines, which arc filled with pictures of Santa Claus at this time of year. Cut out enough of these to go around, paste them on stiff cardboard, and cut them into pieces. Then put each group of pieces in a separate paper bag. At the signal, everyone opens a bag and starts putting the puzzle to gether. The Xmas Scramble Contest is good for a group with older children in it. This is sirr.piy a contest to see who can unscramble a group of words the fastest. Just for fun, see if you can work out the following astna, erircden, ehsgil, dynca, gosiknet, eri.e, trepesn, hupnc, alsarc, and r.iborb. PINNED BY TRUCK, FREES SELF Ml NOT, N. D. Ray Etzler, of Butte (N. D.) was driving with his wife and young daugh ter, when his truck overturned on a slippery road and pinned him under tha truck. Etzler got a hand free and reached the jack carried in the truck. He jacked up the machine high enough to free himself and then freed his wifa and daughter. B is P CASH IN STOVE WATERLOO, 111. Moldy $5, $10 and $20 bills of the large variety the treasury quit print ing years ago tumbled out of an old stove at an estate's auc tion recently. The money was added to the estate of Andrew Sewart, Hecker (111.) bachelor whose property was being sold. Pi f f AV Bill and Leone Schmidthiann . . .... - . - . , , , . - ' ' 3ig Difference In Waxes, Home differences in has to be careful to use the correct one on her smooth floor cov- I enngs, accoraing to ue Guthrie- extension home asement specialist at the to Gersilda man- specialist at the Uni- I versity of Nebraska. She says it t important to know which wax to use on vari ous floor coverings. Asphalt tile, for example, softens when it comes in contact with a solvent such as found in polishing waxes. This loosens the color so that it runs like dye in a fabric. Only self-polishing wax is rec ommended for asphalt or rubber tile floors, according to Miss Guthrie. Here's how to tell the difference between self-polishing and polishing waxes, she says: Polishing wax may be in paste or liquid form . Liquid polishing wax is paste wax thinned with a naphtha-like ingredient. With out solvent the wax would hard en to solid lumps. One easy way to tell the difference between self polishing wax and polishing wax is by the odor. A satisfac tory self polishing wax has lit tle or no cdor. while a nolish- J inor wax has a naphtha-like smell. Some waxes, says Miss Guth rie may be tested for water spot ting by coating a lid of a metal container with wax. Allow it to dry thoroughly and pour water on it. A wax that water-spouts will turn white quickly. She says water spotting may be caused by the extremely high soap con- i tent 01 some waxes, soap is cheap, says Miss Guthrie, but a poor substitute for the carnauba which is used in better grades of wax. Manufacturers say the ; soap content of waxes may be the cause of slipperiness. Yule Candle Burning Bright May its hopeful light guide you . . . and help to bring hap piness and prosperity in the years that lie ahead. Honor Cafe ! ...... mPypi If Santa Misses, indeer Supply Will Be 5" "1 If Santa Ciarr .T.sres rcrne young sters thi vcar. It cculd offered plai;- "'-'y tl'nt he ;vas ret r.'c'e to rrr--i i:t erc.:.'i ; in'rcr for Ijis yr-- iy trip arri'-i g'.cbo. 11-5 -T'r." cr r ..-.-33 has be c:n?, it r ( .t :zrs, much too ' s been estimated that ' e destroyed 500,000 of s helpers within the last ' or so, leaving an approx 53,003. 'lu difficulty of keeping the ani ls alive in a temperate climate makes it unlikely that any of the few remaining will be transported . & from their native regions to other lands for the holiday season, as has been done in the past. American boys and girls will have to be satisfied with stand-ins. The few department stores featur ing Santa's complete outfit this year will be using native deer as substitute for Dasher, Prancer, and company. ZUfLoid Once 4o&ade GUsiUimal Qll&wance Did you know that the observ ance of Christmas was once for bidden in England the home of the Yule Log, the Carol-singer and the wassailers? During the Reformation many believed the undue jollity of Christ mas day was sacrilegious. Parlia ment, on December 24, 1652, or dered that "no observance shall be held of the five and twentieth day of December, commonly called Christmas day; nor any solemnity used or exercised in churches upon that day in respect thereof." This edict proved to be very un popular with the masses of the people. It was not until many years later, .however, that Christmas was once again regarded as a holiday. South 3rd 'ft 4 . 5 AMMMMMnJbMIMIMMMHMMOO ftr-o-ej 1 lights the way ful Christmas abundant with health, happiness and prosperity. greeting our sincere of the pasi year. EHinky-Dinky Store 417 Main CXI 1 We like to think of our customers as our friends. As an expression of our genuine appreciation of these friendships and all that they.have meant to us, we wish you and those whom you love, a joyful Christmas Season.. 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