The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1938 Page: 3 of 10
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EXPRESStON STUDiES
TaArc Shopping
tn Santa Claus' court at one of
America's big department stores a
fast photographer caught these can-
did shots of youthfu) shoppers going
about their business. They're pic
tures you might find in any store in
the country this time of the year.
Santa Won't Miss
'Farthest North'
U. S. Contniunity
PENASSE, MINN. — Youngsters
living in this isotated community are
quite confident Santa Ctaus won't
pass them by this Christmas. Pen-
asse, you see, is St. Nicholas' first
stop in the United States, anpt the
farthest north point in the natidn. If
he gets past the customs officials, St.
Mick has to visit Penasse.
The bewhiskered gentteman aban-
dons his reindeer before he reaches
Penasse each year, because the
deep snow usuatty hampers even
those sturdy steeds. He traveis by
ski-equipped airptane, flown to the
isotated village twice each week
from Warroad.
Penasse's oniy other visitor in the
printer is Indiana Pete, a trapper
living on a nearby istand in the
Lake of the Woods. The postmis-
tress is Miss Heien Arnotd, twenty-
two, who admits business isn't very
rushing—even at Christmas time.
Ointment Warned in BiMe
/s Extracted /rem S/trnh
FVafice to f/ntted States
America shares with the Hoiy
Land the smai! piant from which
jomes the oil that recaits to mind
events of 19 centuries ago, when the
glories of the first Christmas eve
were revealed to shepherds on Beth-
lehem's hills.
From this plant, which abounds
h Minnesota's north woods and oth-
er places in the United States, is
taken spikenard, highly-perfumed
ointment referred to in the King
J&mes version of the Bible as used
to anoint the feet of Jesus.
9o this small, unassuming piant
played a small part in events which
gave us Christmas, most cheerful
holiday of nations.
Wort/tern Oatposts
/ltuHif Pfanes
C/trfstmas f'arcc/s
EDMONTON, ALBERTA.—Almost
forgotten by millions of Canadian
and American Christmas cetebrants
are residents of far-flung outposts of
the Canadian northwest territories.
Each year they look forward to a
merry Christmas—if the weather ts
good and parcels arrive by piane
in time for the annual celebration.
Christmas express and provisions
usuaMy reach Adkavik, 1,480 miles
northwest of Edmonton, a few days
before Christmas. Another far-away
place is Coppermine, 1,100 miles
north of Edmonton on Coronation
gulf. Pilot Marlowe Kennedy makes
the trip to that outpost from Port
Radium on Great Bear take.
But even though Christmas pro-
visions don't come through by air-
plane, residents of the arctic waste-
lands are brought to ctvii^attons
very door each Yulettde through
the magic of radio.
Community Christmas Trees
In many American communities
"civic" Christmas trees are erected
each December in the main square
or street and the town's Yule ac-
tivities center there. Many com-
munities also string colored lights
Z?g the streets during the season
to accentuate the hotiday P
Usually the lighting of the commu-
nity tree or the special street g
1. .ecompanied by a ceremony ^
augurating the Christmas shopp^g
season. Lights are removed <mme-
dittely after New Year * Day.
Fateful
Meeting
By KATHR1NE EDELMAN
T N THE graying dusk of a Oe-
! cember afternoon the slowly
* moving figure seemed almost a
part of the landscape. Half a dozen
cars whizzed by but no one stopped
to offer him a lift or ask where he
was going. If the Spirit of Christ-
mas, of kindness, was abroad, it was
surety passing him up.
Ten minutes more of ptodding
through the chitt, darkening air, and
another car came roaring down the
road, passing him by as thet others
had done. The grim tines around his
mouth grew deeper, then he heard a
toud grinding of brakes.
"Almost passed you up." a gay
voice cried.
"Pretty fine of you to stop for an
otd man." He shuffled into the va-
cant seat as he spoke.
"Oh, that's nothing," the gay
voice was a bit embarrassed. "But
I did almost pass you up. With this
Christmas business, and the rush
and hurry, one coutd pass up their
own mother."
"I tike to hear you say that. It's
what I've atways betieved. The fact
AN UNUSUAL STORY
FOR CHRtSTMAS
is, I was making a bit of a test to-
day—had a bet with a friend about
it. What's your name?"
"The name is Tod Jenkins. I'm
headed for St. Louis—going home to
spend Christmas with mother. I
graduated in engineering tast June."
"An interesting story." Tod
turned to took at the otd man as he
spoke. He atmost swung the car oil
the stab. "Why—why you look years
and years younger than I thought!"
A hearty taugh sounded against
the sharpty rising wind. The man
was speaking again."I'm not so otd,
Tod" he said stowty; "I'm a long
way from the otd fettow you were
kind enough to pick up. Yesterday
we had an argument at the ctub. I
made a bet with a fettow that I
woutdn't have to walk an hour be-
fore I would find the Spirit of Christ-
mas. It was rather a crazy thing to
do, but I happen to be rather an
eccentric scientist. My name is
Perry Birch."
"Perry Birch!" Tod's eyes wid-
ened in astonishment, and his foot
went off the accelerator, bringing
the car almost to a standstill be-
fore he went on. "Why—why, he
stammered. "I've been wa"t'"S to
meet you all my ltfe. I ve read
everything you've written—studied
your methods and work for years. In
fact " his voice grew more embar-
rassed "I've been hoping that some
day I might follow in your foot-
steps. The biggest wish of my life
is to become a scientist like you)
gt—WNU Service.
Santa Claus of the Air
BOSTON.—New England has an
aeriat Santa Ctaus in the person of
Caot Wittiam H. Wincapaw. w.<o
annuatty flics from West Quoddy
Head to New York city, dropping
Christmas packages to .rotated
lighthouse keepers en route. Wtn-
Mau; started the service 10 years
«nd is now aided by his son,
Bil! Jr who handtes "target work"
br each tighthouse The captain
dives tow over the tonety outpost
^etts. "Let 'er got" ."d young
Bill hurls the bundle.
HOM SEW
4^" Ruth Wyeth Spears
ANDSOCK
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SWEATER PIECE
CUT PROM
STOCK!N6 TOP
-Uimmiumt umimt!).iRfi.L!!
GATHER
CUT2
ARM
PtECES
CUT 2
LEG
PiECES
WRAP
FOOT
MAKES
HEAD
AND
BODY
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STOCKiNG
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USE YARN FOR
HAtR, PACE,
SWEATER TR!M
OPS
SEW
STUPE
BODY
BRtGHT CLOIH(j(jLE65
Homemade dolls for collectors.
*T*HIS Christmas it is not just the
^ chitdren who will receive dotts
as gifts. Dott collecting is becom-
ing a poputar hobby for grown-
ups. The most vatued dotls are
of whatever materials may be at
hand and reflect the individuality
of the person who made them.
Rag babies of atl kinds have an
important ptace in such a cottec-
tion. You will enjoy making the
one shown here. Book 2 offered
herewith also offers many sugges-
tions for making and dressing
dotls from scraps of materials.
If you want to make the stock-
ing dott, clip these directions and
keep them as this dolt is not in
either of the books offered here.
The head and body are made of
the foot of the stocking cut off
where the heel begins, as shown.
Stuff this part with cotton or bits
of soft clean rags, sew across the
bottom and then wind a thread
around so that the toes of the
stocking will form the head. Fotd
the teg and arm pieces tengthwise,
stitch, turn and then stuff. Wrap
thread around to make divisions
for hands and feet. Sew the tegs
to the body, then add the skirt.
The arms are sewn on top of the
sweater pigce and the sweater col-
lar is turned down over this sew-
ing.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears' Book 2—
Gifts, Novelties and Embroidery,
has helped thousands of women to
Largest Lake Once Farm
Underneath North Carolina's
largest lake lies what was once
the state's largest farm. Lake
Mattamuskeet was pumped dry
in a gigantic reclamation project
and crops ptanted, but after
spending $17,000,000 in an attempt
to keep the sea out, the farm
was abandoned to the water and it
is now comptetety submerged
again.
The largest water pumping sys-
tem in the worid failed its task.
The lake is shallow, ranging from
one to six feet deep.
use odds and ends of materials
and their spare time to make
things to sett and to use. Book 1
—Sewing for the Home Decorator
is futl of inspiration for every
homemaker. These books make
detightfut Christmas gifts. Mrs.
Spears will autograph them on
request. Crazypatch quilt leaflet
is included free with every order
for both books. Address: Mrs.
Spears. 210 S. Desptaincs St., Chi-
cago. 111.
3EST0
Knee ed!
Boogy—Where did you absorb
those few fine principles of yours
—at your mother's knee?
Woogy—No, over my father's.
did
Yes, He Did!
Father—Well, Wiltie. what
you team at school today?
Wittie (proudiy)—I learned to
say "Yes, sir" and "No, sir" and
"Yes ma'am" and "No, ma'am."
Father—You did!
Willie—Yeah!
A naturalist says ants can talk
to each other. Trying to get even
with the speliing bees?
That's Right
Caller—Is the proprietor in?
Secretary—He's gone to Africa
to hunt lions.
Caller—But I just saw him
through the window.
Secretary—Yes, but he saw you
first.
With a champion boxer every
clout has a silver lining.
One Animal Got
Radio Fiend (over garden wall)
—Last night we had tovety recep-
tion, very loud and ctear. It was
a broadcast of animat life and we
got all the animals perfectly.
Bored Neighbor (shuffling in-
doors)—Yes, including my goat.
ASK ME
ANOTHER
?
A Quiz tVjYA Answers
OZ/er/ny Zn/ormafion
on Various Su5/ecfs
The Questions
1. What country claims the land
at the North pole?
2. Who wrote the lines, "Oh,
what a tangted web we weave,
when first we practice to de-
ceive"?
3. How large was the maple
teaf that won the prize in Canada?
4. How tong did Huey Long once
talk in congress?
5. From where do we get the
Word gospel?
6. What is the correct pronunci-
ation of Daladier?
7. What is the floor area of the
United States capitol; the number
of rooms?
8. What color were the Cone-
stoga wagons?
9. What is the difference in
meaning between alumnus, atum-
na, alumni, and alumnae?
10. When did Bryan make his
famous "Cross of Gold" speech?
The Answers
1. There is no land at the North
pole, consequently no country has
made any claim to it. Robert Ed-
win Peary on April 6, 1909, hoisted
the American flag on the ice
there.
2. They are from Sir Walter
Scott's "Marmion."
3. In the national maple leaf con-
test held tast year the winning
leaf measured 21 by 22 inches.
4. On June 12, 1935, the late
Sen. Huey P. Long began a fili-
buster in the senate which lasted
15% hours.
5. Gospel is the Saxon "God's
spel"—that is, "God's story."
6. It is pronounced Dah-lah-
dyay, the last syllable accented.
7. The capitol has a floor area
of 14 acres, and 430 rooms are de-
voted to office, committee and
storage purposes.
8. The underbody was painted
blue and the upper woodwork was
invariably red. Seymour Dunbar
in his "History of Travet" says
that these colors were as inevita-
ble as though they had been pre-
scribed by law.
9. Alumnus means a man grad-
uate; alumna, woman graduate;
alumni, men graduates; atumnae,
women graduates.
10. The speech was made on July
8, 1896, at the Democratic na-
tional convention at Chicago. The
peroration, which resulted in a
stampede for Bryan, was: "You
shall not press down upon the
brow of labor this crown of thorn.
You shall not crucify mankind
upon a cross of gotd."
Lawyers !n Loq Cabins
Law students at Duke univer-
sity, Uurnam, N. C., Rnd they can
study and concentrate better amid
rustic surroundings. Five tog cab-
ins in the Duke forest a few min-
utes walk from the law schoot and
library, house 32 students. Here
they live and study during the
academic year, unhampered by
customary campus distractions.
Chitdren
Constipated?
Give,them relief this
simple, pieasant way/
* Wntch your young-
ster's face j)righter^when
Ex-Lax!
* Your chitd's sleep
is not disturbed
after taking Ex-Lax.
It doesn t upset Htde
tummics^or^hring on
laxative . f . ideal
for youngsters!
* In the morning.
Ex-Lax acy . t!ior- ^
brings b!essed relief.
Bn-Lax is good for etwy member of
the family—the grown-ups as we!! a*
the youngsters. Available at all drug
stores in handy 10% and 25% sizes.
^TX-LAX""
THE OmctMAL CHOCOLATED LAXADVE
Comes a Day
Every man meets his Water-
too at tast.—Wendell Phillips.
tC0X0M)CHL fOR THE HEUEf Of
StJosepH
Tactless Tact
How tactless it is to be obvious-
ly tactful.—Sarah G. Millen.
CHtLDREN'S
COUGHS
(due to cotds)
Don't let distress of chest cold# or ep**-
modic croupy coughs due to colds go
untreated] Rub Children's Musterote on
chitd's throat, chest and back at once.
This mitder form of regular Musterote
penetrates the surface skin, warms and
stimulates tocal circutation. Floods the
bronchial tubes with its soothing, reliev-
ing vapors. Musterote brings such speedy
relief because it's MORE than "just *
salve." Recommended by many doctors
and nurses- Three strengths: Regular.
Children's (mild) and Extra Strong. 40#.
Approved by Good Housekeeping Bu-
reau. All druggists.
30"MA!()N'S'SM0HESFRE
!F THEY'RE NOT THE GRANDEST YOU'VE EVER ROLLED!
Roll yoursetf 30 swelt cigarettes from Prince
Albert. If you don't find them the finest,
tastiest rolt-your-own cigarettes you ever
smoked, return the pocket tin with the rest
of the tobacco in it to us at any time within
a month from this date, and we will refund
futl purchase price, plus postage.
(Sipncd) R. J. Reynotds Tobacco Company,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
SEE HOW FAST;
MEA^ ANP MM*
RA.'S SPEC'AL CUT
MAKES lEM
)T$ SO
R!CH-TA$TtN6,
WiTHOUT B!TE-
! KNOW RA.'S
BETTER TOBACCO
And Karl HatlerfrtpM,) adds:
"One taste of Prince Albert's
mellow, ripe richness and
you'll say what I did 20 years
ago-'It's P. A. for my "mak-
in's" smokes from now on.'"
T\ON'T delay on that special offer to
JLv "makin's" smokers —just march up to
your dealer's counter and say, "Prince Albert."
You'll get choice, ripe tobacco, made milder
and smoother by P. A.'s special "no-bite" proc-
ess. It's "crimp cut" too-to assure fast roll-
ing, stow burning, and a cooler, mellower
smoke. And P. A. has a fresh, fragrant aroma
all its own. There's no other tobacco like it.
fine roH-your-own cigarettes !n
every 2-oz. tin of Prince Atbert
Ken Met:
goes on with: "Say,
Prince Albert's spe-
cial cut makes roll-
in'soquick and easy,
I coutd spin up a
jimdandy cigarette
wen in the dark."
i>!HMGE ALBERT
THE NATIONAL JOY SMOKE
Prints Albert's
America's favorite
pip# tobacco, too
— oven-burning,
coot, mild, mellow,
and antra tasty.
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1938, newspaper, December 16, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214926/m1/3/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.