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Ask anyone to tall you of something also in history that happened on December SBth other than the birth of Christ and chances are they will give you a negative an- • ®W®Te A few wfll remember that it was on this same date that George Washington crossed the Delaware. Only a true student of history will tall you that the date marks the birthday of Isaac Newton, Clara Barton and frances Blake, among others. Actually, the fact that Washing ton crossed the Delaware on Christmas is aU the average American should be expected to remember. But it’s interesting to note some of the other events that happened on the same day: In WT, the Battle of Okeecho bee. In 1M1, Japanese captured Hong Kong. In 1401, wreck of the Santa Ma ria. at Haiti. In 1036, Hirohito became Emper or of Japan. It was also on Christmas day, in 1647, that China’s constitution was adopted and went into ef fect, making the date China’s Na tional Renaissance Day. And, Christmas is also die birthday of the town of Kelso, Washington, set tled on Christmas day, 1847, by Peter W. Crawford. else. r he cams to America. In Europe, before he readied these shores. Saint Nick was a tall, angular man who rode a bony gray mare. He hadn’t been in America he had a name, a new face, figure and a new and better mods of trans portation. The early English settlers in this country started Santa's "new look’’ process. They adopted the legend ary figure from tho Dutch, but couldn’t pronounce "Saint Nicko- lous.” The best they could do was "Santa Kalouf," which was cor rupted to "Santa Glaus.’’ In 1806, Washington Irving in his "Knickerbocker’s History of New York,’’ changed JSanta’S; physical appearance by describing him as a Idly follow with a broad-brimmed hat and huge britches. He also taught St Nick to smoke a pipe, and traded his hay burner for a wagon. dement Moore in his famous poem, "The Visit Prom Saint Nich olas,’’ went even further. He gave Saint Nick a sleigh, twinkling eyes, cheeks like roses, nose like a cherry and a round little belly. Future writers msy try to trade Prancer and Dancer off for a jet ship and trim down Santa’s waist line. It will he a tough Job, for, though he isn’t streamlined, Santa pleases the young folks and that’s mighty important dement Clarke Moore was of his famous poem, "Night Before Christmas” and would not acknowledge that he wrote it for more than 30 years. Home owners can often get all the Yule greens they need by wisely pruning their conifer trees and evergreen shrubs. There are five simple rules to follow when trimming branches apd twigs for holiday decorations. (1) Thin the trees and shrubs for shape, always maintaining the natural contour of the plant. (3) Do not cut more than 6 to 7 Inches from a branch. (3) If the tree has not been pruned for some time, take off every other branch. (4) Do not cut beyond the green needles; otherwise this will not fill in with new growth. (8) Keep the cut branches in a cool moist place until ready for use. Spruce, pine, hemlock, yew and aborvltae make Ideal Christmas greens. Yew seems to hold up best Broadleaf evergreens such as lau rel, andromeda, boxwood and Japanese boUy should he kept in to frame a door- Ig ueoa wr umoot i her berry, fire- with its bright rm mm, mjmiij Ana aruu|wng | let’s Travel’ to tie land Ifiere tie Cirist was Sera If Christ and His disciples were to visit the Holy Land today, they would find many parts of it unchanged. The hill on which .Bethlehem stands looks as it did almost two thousand years age when Christmas came into being, as do many other spots we’ve often read about in Sunday School. • Today one can visit the excavated walls of Jericho,* one of the oldest cities in the world, and watch veiled women filling their water jugs at Elisha’s Fountain just as they did 2,000 years ago. The Garden of Geth- semane with its ancient, gnarled olive trees, sur rounded by a lonely land scape recalls that sorrowful night when Christ prayed as His disciples slept. And the lush tropical vegetation that made the Jordan Val ley the land of milk and honey is still there to de light the eye of the be holder . But within Bethlehem it self, many changes have taken place since Joseph and Mary went about seek ing shelter on that holy night. Now there are mod ern stone buildings, and large churches have been built on the presumed sites of the inn and the manger. On Christmas Eve, many pilgrims attend midnight mass in the Church of St. Catherine which is attached to the Church of the Nativ ity, built over the rocky grotto believed to be the birthplace of Christ. Others may attend an evening service held under the stars in nearby Shep herds’ Field, said to be the field of Boaz where Ruth once gleaned. One hundred and twenty miles away from Bethlehem lies Nazareth, home of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary for so many years. It stretches along a hillside, a humble little town with busy 1 , dirty streets. Sur rounding Nasareth are fields much like those Jesus knew so well. Even now one can see what is said to be Joseph’s carpenter shop, and the Well of Mary, which still supplies the town its water. The artisan and craft shops of Naza reth seem to have changed surprisingly little over the centuries. This year, as every year, thousands of pilgrims will come to Nazareth and other sacred spots in the Holy Land to honor the birth of Christ. There, beautiful ser vices and glorious music will recall the event. neirjUbok! MUUf t v i *v+- ’ D. E. Tribble Company . t Our Best Wishes for A Happy Holiday! From the Management and Employees of Clinton Mills v *