iffie greenery from froin N C mountains in 61 helps spread yuletide cheer Ga lacking is diat they call this strange business up in the mountains of north carolina where the hill folks go hunting for galax leaves sprays hemlocks holly ivy and other greenery each autumn when the frost first strikes the file pumpkin within a few weeks its all been sorted packed and delivered to communities throughout the country for decorating their streets store public buildings and homes during the christmas week most alost likely theres some of it in your town today the fal gal ackers dont get much lucli money for their pains but it ca cost st much tf live in the mountains either A few days good harvest and added materially to the years income 4 above A dalacker ga lacker starts early in n the morning and works hard but as one veteran says hits alum healthful at night right they hey must gather round the fire ind and sort the days harvest this dalacker ga lacker is grading and teeing ga lax ax leaves into bundles of 25 each 7 A M wa me wf all A A V J C of banner elk k top toj w left is oane one of the buyers here hes he examining some princy prince pine a low and spread ing evergreen chich thi the mountaineer has brought brough in left A girl at vun y cannons makes long zon W ropes of laurel sprays widely wid ely used for decorah t ing streets stores and ani homes ar v 4 J J i ot 1 K am f 4 Z 0 f 1111 41 ai v cords finished and ready for shipment along ferns and other greenery give a thought to the north carolina mountaineers this christmas done their part aft i 4 e L e