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wmianv cecii of piattsmouth Mrs. Schwenneker v'-l was recently. initiated into Beta -i-v 4. t 11 Chapr of Sisma;Theta Epislon, L'partS Keceiltly . national reiious; fraternity for Mrs.Delbert Schwenneker left Methodist men. Cecil is attend- dnsdaZ !?orn,ng foL Gle,n" TT-i0jfn ,.Tal,,. 1 viiie, ouuui iaruuna, aiier vis ing the University of Nebraska. iting with reiatives and friends for the past two weeks. Sgt. Schwenneker was unable to accompany her as he was at tending a special school in Vir ginia. They plan to return to gether some time in the spring. Keen Timers Slate Party The Christmas and New Year's ; party for Keen Timers will be i held Friday evening, December 28, at eight o clock, at the V. F. i W. Hall. ! The party, a dress up affair, i is open to all Keen Timers. Chuck Bowman's orchestra will : play. Refreshments will be served. jEflson's A May this Christmas bring special joy to you and yours. COTNER & SON Kaiser - Frazer 318 1st Ave. Phone 244 iGrosshans' Home ! Scene Of Party j Friday Evening Friday evening at the home ' of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Gross ; nans .was the scene of a lovely ; Christmas party given by Mrs. ! Grosshans and Alice Jayne. ! The event honored the em ployees cf the county treasur ! er's office. Present were Miss Ruth Patton, treasurer, and Charlene Holoubek and Jean Meisinger. Decorations were in the Christmas motif and included a large tree with gifts. Journal Want Ads Payi 1? X.V- US Downtown Motors i M 125 S. 5th Phone 3119 CHRISTMAS Thot you moy have a most joyous and cheerful Christmas the kind that you will remember with ever growing happiness until this time next season. Gardner & Wurtele Plumbing 321 Main Street Phone 5198 " fT GOD QOflfj (3 ) EVERY AVERAGE American home will have a Christmas tree this year. Traditional and sym bolic as the trees are, they present a great fire hazard, and should be carefully watched. Remember that when you bring a tree into the house it Is going to dry up. A freshly-cut tree will not take fire any easier than the evergreen trees growing outside, but the hazard increases by the hour. For this reason, it is not wife to put up the tree too early before Christmas day or to leave it too long after the 25th. Trees of all kind will become highly inflam mable at the end of a week. Families, clubs, churches or or ganizations that wish to keep their trees up longer than a week should take special safeguards to keep it reasonably safe. The tree can be kept fresh by setting it up in a pan of water. Cut off the base of the tree at an angle at least one inch above the original cut and keep it standing in water during the entire period it remains in the house. It may be necessary to add water from time to time to keep the water level above the cut Place the tree well away from stoves, radiators, and other sources of heat. When you smoke, stay away from the tree. Also be sure that the tree is secured in such a way that it cannot fall. Do not put it near a doorway where it might block an avenue of escape, should a fire occur. Pleasant View Woman's Club Meets Recently Pleasant View Women's Club met at the home of Mrs. Clifford Cooper with Mrs. Vernon Gish assisting, December 13. Seven teen members and three visitors, Mrs. Ed Ruby, Mrs. Wallace Philpot and Mrs. Elmer Terry, were present. Mrs. Terry became a member of the club. Mrs. John Jochim gave a read ing, "Christmas in Other Lands" which was interesting to the group. Secret pals were made known and names were drawn for the coming year. Christmas Carols were sung and an exchange of gifts held. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Merle Ragoss. Mrs. Deforest Philpot will assist. Mrs. Clifford Cooper, News Reporter. Interesting Job? Santa's Beats AH At This Season WHO HAS ONE of the most In teresting jobs this time of year? That's easy. It's Santa. The rotund gentleman hiding be hind the red ensemble and the flowing white beard learns a great deal about the nature of humans, especially children, at this time of year. However, after receiving thou sands of letters from all over the M M M M M We of this firm des-ire to express our sincere ap preciation of our pleasant business associations and to extend to you and yours best wishes for a Merry Christmas. 4 Do l FARMERS FEED & SEED 310 Chicago Avenue Phone 3131 country, and talking to thousands of youngsters on street corners and in department stores, Santa usually comes to the same conclusion each year. Times and . customs change. but children seldom do. Requests that Santa receives fol low a general pattern each year everything from bicycles to roller skates and cowboy suits for boys, with dolls and elaborate accessor ies the favorite with the girls. There are some exceptions. Lots of children make requests for use ful items, typewriters and such, in the hope of becoming writers and stenographers. Last year one lad asked for a Bengal tiger. Santa, understanding human that he must be, promises to fill all the requests that he can and ex plains tenderly why there are some that are out of reach. Gleaners Circle Meets Thursday Gleaners Circle of Woman's Society of Christian Service, of the Methodist church. met Thursdav evening at the home of Mrs. Clement Woster, Martha McQuin. chairman, presided at the business meeting. Devotionals were given by Mrs. F. Scott, and Mrs. William Heinrich gave the lesson. Luncheon was served by Mrs. Woster, assisted by Mrs. Cecil Traudt and Mrs. vern Waterman. St. John's School Has Christmas ; Program Thursday St. John's - school had its Christmas program on last Thursday afternoon. The chil dren of the school presented a very well prepared program which came to a climax with the arrival of Santa Claus who brought everyone a gift as well as a Christmas stocking filled with candy. Confessions have been heard cn Saturday and Sunday but will be continued to be heard today (Monday, Dec. 24) from 10:00 12:00 a. m. and from 200:-6:00 p. m. Confessions will not be heard after 6:00 p. m. Christmas Eve. I Midnight Kish Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 Christmas Eve. Carols will start at 11:30 p. m. The school choir under the direction of Sister Annalita will sing. Margaret Mary Eiting is the accompanist. Other Masses on Christmas Day will be at 8:30 and 10:00 a. m. Dr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Rebel and son, Donald, Jr., of Omaha, were here to attend the Rebal Alkire wedding Saturday. Christmas Dinners Mrs. Sophie Guenther was taken to the Methodist hospital at Omaha Sunday by Ambulance. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Nielsen and family are leaving Monday evening for Minden where thev c tfio i spend Christmas Day with Saltier I thpir nrrcrh John P. Davis of Geneva is in Mrs. Joseph Holly was taken ; Plattsmouth where he is visiting i v 1 r i : j x to St. Catherine's hospital at ' 1JU" 111s sun auu iaiu Omaha by Sattler Ambulance Monday morning. ily, Mr. and Mrs. J. vis. Howard Da- Subscribe to The Journal A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35c. CLOIDT SERVICE STATION 305 Main , Phone 3211 St. Nicholas Possessed Of Great Virtue, Piety Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, was said to have been a saint of great virtue and piety. An ancient legend is told that be became the patron saint of school boys when he restored to life the sons of a rich Asiatic, who had been murdered by a robber innkeeper while they were enroute to school in Athens. It is said that he was warned of the crime in a vision, but was unable to reach the inn in time to prevent the murders. He restored the boys to life through prayers and also forced the mur derer to confess his crime to authorities. (ft L. J. HUTCHINSON and FAMILY AND C. E. SHELLENBARGER and FAMILY through the years I T'S LITTLE WONDER that Sain Nick is especially generous to the American people. History proves that the Americans have done a lot for Saint Nick! They have given him a new name, a new lace and figure, and a new means of transportation. The original European version of Saint Nick pictured him as a tall angular man who rode on a bony gray mare. Both the horse and Saint Nick looked as if they hadn't had a good meal in some time. The early English settlers in FHE PLATTS1HCUTH, NESJttSXA, SEFf.!-'-VZEKLY JOURNAL Monday, December 24, 1951 .; PAGE Fiv. Personals . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maddox and children of Grand Island. are here to visit with Mr. and Mrs. August Kopp, parents of Mrs. Maddox. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Buckingham of Pacific Junction, Iowa, were here Saturday to visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Johnson of Bartlett, Iowa, were here Sat urday to look after some matters of business. Dean Dunham entered Clark son hospital at Omaha Thursday afternoon, where he underwent surgery. Stanley Mead, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Mead of Union, was Visiting in Plattsmouth Satur day was Emil H. Holka of Elm-wood. Otto Schafer of Nehawka was a caller in Plattsmouth Satur- day. 4 l o V,- 4- 4v this country started giving Saint ouuuay uu auuit, time. v,wi ,;e ..w.tMi, tk. He was enroute home from San lish children adopted the legendary Francisco and will enjoy a holi Christmas figure from the Dutch, but the English children had trou- Somehow the name changed to latlves and hls host of yunS "Santa Kalouf," and finally it was jirienas in me uiuun cummuimy. corrupted to "Santa Claus." day leave from his service in the U. S. Navy- He will spend the holiday season visiting with re- Searl S. Davis & Steve Davis Second Floor Plattsmouth "x State Bank Bldff. Fhone 111 However, this was only the be ginning. In 1809 Washington Irving, in his "Knickerbocker's History of New York," wrote of the Saint as the guardian of New York City. Irving described Saint Nick as a jolly fellow with a broad-brimmed hat and huge breeches. He taught Saint Nick to smoke a long pipe, and, in the story, replaced his shuffling hay-burner with a trim wagon. A short time later. Saint Nicholas' transportation was aided by Clement Moore in his famous poem, 'The Visit from Saint Nicholas," written in 1882. Moore, a professor of divinity in a New York theolog ical seminary, gave Saint Nick a sleigh, twinkling eyes, cheeks like roses, nose like a cherry, and a round little belly. Today's Santa Claus is by no means streamlined, but he is a far cry from ths lean, ascetic, som berly dressed fellow who, for cen turies, on Christmas Eve, guided his mare through the streets of Europe. 1 silt!1 I CHRISTMAS CANDLE . . . The I candle is one of the treasures of , Christmas which do one would want to lose. Another treasure I iL. 1 : , j rr '. Farm nrices rose 1.7 Dcr cent p ' in November, Government re- JACK & ELMER'S TAVERN ito main r none Phone 209 8 icuion. Cedars of oCebt 1 -Arc Welt Protected a uon, .aw On a shelf-like plateau. 600 feet above the Mediterranean, the world's oldest Christmas trees stand where they have stood for centuries. The cedars of Lebanon, 400 of them, are protected by religion and law from harm at the hands of either the Moslems or the Maronite Christians. The magnificent trees "that sing of the nativity" were venerated as monarchs among trees long before Judah had her first king. Some of them have a girth of 40 feet and a branch circumference of 300. In the days of the conquerors thousands of conscripted Hebrew workers were sent into the Leba nons to take to Jerusalem "cedar trees without number"; the result of one of the first building contracts, between Hiram of Phoenecia and King Solomon. Today, however, the trees are pro tected by law and the department of agriculture of the government sponsors the "planting of seedlings, so that the giant cedars will grow forever. '"'C and All good trtshes f.T. Brown Floral Co. 820 2nd Ave. Phone 4238 H r m r M i y r When you owaken in the morning To the glod shouts of Merry Christmas If v. Rex Young and Ellis Lacy St. Francis Made First Crib in Cave St. Francis of Assisi is believed to have originated the custom of displaying the Christ Child in a crib at Christmas time. He is reported once to have said to one of his followers: "I wish to celebrate holy Christmas night with you. In the woods near the clois ter you will find a cave where we shall arrange a manger filled with hay. We shall have an ox and an ass just as at Bethlehem. I wish to see how poor and miserable the Infant Saviour became for us. So at midnight, in the small Ital ian villace nf Oarria in th war 1200, St. Francis and his followers 1 celebrated mass at the cave and sang hymns in honor of the Christ Child. I J J 16 ' 1 i!5f Aft tea AX AGE-OLD STOEY RETOLD . ; . "She brought forth her first born So, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger." Public reminded need ior blood donations has not stop- MErHv MeRrY tHBiSTM.S While we ore remember ing everyone ot Christmas time we are mindful of the many kind -expressions of good will toward usi For . this we ore grateful ond wish you every Yule joy. HERMAN TIEKOTTER, Contractor HERB - CHARLIE - DAVE DELBERT - RALPH - VERN & IS 1 - , , , . . t , . 1 x . m A m 1 1 ri