May this Christmas a all the best for you and your family and follow you thru the new vear A MOO SMILK MOORE PARK PLAZA 212 STREET OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY am to 6 pm under the tree tor Nicholas to fill on Christmas Eve They put water hay and carrots outside the door to attract his gray horse to their homes St Nicholas wears a bishop robe and a miter and tie carries a pastoral staff On Christmas morning the children find chairs tipped over In Ihelr rooms ana further disarray lo show evidence that St Nicholas has been there Good children find their shoes filled with gifts Bad ones find switches stuffed in theirs In Finland Father Christmas brings children their gifts from England In some sections he Is known as or He is with a long white mustache He wears a white peaked cap with blue trim and a red coat In Hungary the children believe that a male Krlngle brings their gifts He is dressed In white and rides a lie horse The South American children leave notes to Little Jesus during Posada They leave in front of the crib for the angels to take to heaven for answering In Sweden In his red robe pointed cap and long white beard riding his font brings gifts to good children In the Philippine Islands shoes are put In the window by the children on Christmas Spanish children fill their shoes with straw for the camels of the Three Kings on the eve of the Epiphany Ills thought that each year the Wise Men repeat their journey to Bethlehem and pass through Spain on the way As they pass by the camels eat the straw and the shoes are filled with gifts by Balthasar who rides on a donkey In Poland children write letters telling what they wish to receive and place them on the window for the Wise Men Then on Christmas Eve tor supper thcchildrenare examined on their knowledge of religion by the Star Man the village priest If they do well they receive small gifts from the Wise Men Gifts are believed to come from the stars and the Wise Men act as emissaries GLADLY WE GREET OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND LOYAL PATRONS SINCERELY WE PLEDGE TOSERVE YOU EVEN BETTER IN 1974 DON CASSELMAN DISTRIBUTORS LTD No Highway West Georgetown SIM With thanks to our many friends we say A Happy Holiday FROMALLOFUS George Ralph Barton Jim Powell Ryder Bob Grant Earl Ryder RYDERS TV IS J ft J for Christmas and the New Year to own On