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MM May all joy wLicIi comes torn lie true of Cliristmas your all tie New Year SEDORES STORE and Staff By Fields is our pleasure once again io say Merry Christmas to friends and neighbors NEWMARKET Furniture and Electric THE JOLLY SANTA ringing his bell in an appeal for con tributions for the needy grin ned his thanks as Dick Slater dropped a bill into the kettle The donation was a salute not only to the spirit but to Dicks own good fortune He had a home a lovely wife named Jean and a smaller re- production of himself named Fete What more a man want One other thing made this a great day for Dick lie was on his way to fulfill a dream i While they were still engaged he had bought a strand of simu lated pearls for Jean Some how the feeling had grown on him that until he could replace the phoney baubles with a string of real ones he wouldnt be a success in the eyes of his dark- haired browneyed Jean Put this card on the outside of the package he told the clerk who wrapped his gift On the card he had written TO A REAL PEARL A STRING OF THEM It was beginning to get dark when Dick got off the train in suburban where he lived He started to walk brisk ly toward his home two blocks away Happy in the glow of having at least realized his cherished dream he didnt see the figure lurking in the dark alley till the man stepped out and thrust the gun into his ab domen This is a stickup the thug snapped hoarsely Turn around and get your hands up A feeling of relief flooded Dick as he remembered he had spent most of his money on the necklace Then the thought hit him the necklace itself was in his pocket Listen fellow he pleaded over his shoulder with the gun man I have a Christmas pres ent for my wife in my pocket Take my money but leave me that The hoodlum didnt answer Methodically he continued tak ing everything out of Dicks pockets As his hand started to remove the precious little Dick Slater went wild He whirled slapping with his left hand at about where he thought the gun would be He caught nothing The thief merely step ped back and brought the heavy gun crashing down on his vic tims head As the darkness cleared away Dick became aware that he was in a hospital Gradually he realized Jean and little Pete were beside his bed Hello he said Oh Dick Jean half sobbed half laughed Ive been scared The doctor says you only have a slight concussion though and youre going to be all right As his head continued to clear the realization of his loss over whelmed Dick The necklace his precious gift was gone I had a present for you Jean J he began know Foolish his wife cut in and you almost lost your life trying to save it But it was the stung of real pearls Ive always wanted you to have Jean You know how much they meant to Yes Ive known the silly Eve Memory Check Did You Remember to take home a few extra toys If you are expecting two or three neighborhood small fry to drop in you can be sure six will show up And three toys and six children do not enhance Peace on Earth The thief merely stepped back and brought the heavy gun crashing down on his vic tims head Did You Remember to check the Christmas j tree lights Not day before yesterday Not last week We mean right now A few stores are still open and you can sup ply new ones Better pick up a few more ornaments too Did You Remember that you told all those people drop in for refresh- tonight Better check on the cake cookies soft drinks and other goodies Did You Remember those last minute Christ mas cards If not you can send telegrams to friends too far away for cards to reach them by December 25 You can even have a messenger call at your house while the guests you in vited in for snacks are there and probably everybody will re member someone far away who should have Christmas greet ing CHRISTMAS CHOIR- Junior members of a church choir lift their voices in song during the annual Christmas candlelight service Duly they represent the spirit of Christmas SERVING OF BOARS HEAD ONE OF OLD XMAS CUSTOMS- Of the customs that grew up around the Christmas festival in Memo England the serving of boars head was one of the most stirring It endures to this day at Queens college Oxford session youve had about my wearing simulated pearls Jean said almost sternly It never seemed to occur to you that my husband and little Pete were the real pearls in my life Well this is going to be a bum Christmas for you Dick said glumly and I thought it would be the best yet Its going to be Jean told him Look She put her arm under his shoulder and lifted him to a sit ting position In one corner of the room was a beautiful little Christmas tree Piled high un der it were the gifts he and Jean had wrapped for little Pete Jean went over and brought back two of the packages One was present to him a watch he had wanted The other pack age Suddenly he recognized it the pearls Yes Jean said my pearls When the police caught the thief he hadnt time to open them even Dick pulled his wife to him and said huskily It is a won derful Christmas darling and youre right The real pearls are the things we carry in our hearts Did You Remember to hang some kind of Christmas decoration outside the house so passing strangers may enjoy some of the Christmas glow that is in your home and reflect it around your town Remember everyone has a part in this Christmas cheer not just your small circle and the more cheer you scatter the you will gather CHRISTMAS GAME Snapdragon was a favorite Christmas in England more than years ago It is siitl played in modified form in England and The original game called for quantity of raisins to be deposit ed in a large howl or dish Bran dy or some other spirit was poured over the fruit and ignited The bystanders then endeavored to grasp a raisin by plunging their hand through the flames A carol called The Song of Snapdragon accompanied the game where the 50pound hen a lemon in its grinning jaws is borne in on a great silver dish escorted by trumpeters a d candle bearers In the olden days there was an appropriate chant half carol and half ritual thai the gentle men used to bellow at Ihe mo ment the dish troubled the boa Id Then set down the The foe io the vineyard The foe to the vineyard Let Bacchus crown his fall Lei this boars head and mustard Stand for pig goose and custard And so ye are welcome ALLERGIC TO WHISKERS Not all little boys who love Santa Claus this time of year have a sublime trust in the old gent This young man wishes he were somewhere else Mr Mrs Hoo and Staff S Billiard Room and Staff 1 I fc S I if -v-SV- Vi more with the approach we talp out to express to all our friends patrons PfTrP- deep for the placed loyalty us throughout the past It is our wish that your Holiday be iWJ mm and A m ir i VIZ Ki 5iV A v JT fti 7 I V J lift Nan aenoUi