Show THE GUNNISON VALLEY NEWS GUNNISON UTAH CORNER By DOROTHY jTOYLAND Gay Festively Decorated Tables Enhance Holiday Bf Ertta Haley BARCLAY AT HOME to have fun and uvi money1 by making gome of the toya for those children on your Christmas Or better glfWtot? still have your own youngsters share not only In the making of the toys but in the making of other children’s You happlnessT can Just tell the ones young poor old Claus has more than be can handle this year and Is calling for helpers in his branch toy lands and they're It Then Just look around and find all kinds of materials you’ll for your own Santa Claus shop Old spools that have given up their last piece of thread? Save 'em— they make rollers and wheels on eery trains tractors wagons land trucks Spare clothespins and can create You wonderful little dolls and puppets with no other material but yours and your children’s imaginations Leftover an scraps of colored paper gleaned from old Perfect for those scrap books so dear to a child’s 'heart Or even ' tin cans with rolled upper edges painted a gay lector can be used either to hold toys pr for stacking or building— every bit as good as wood blocks Aad blocks can even be made — carved out by Dad or the big bro jther and sanded and painted by 'that little artist in the home Tun (to do and fun te give "In a booklet Issued by one of cur large universities 27 different toys ate pictured which cae easYoui store ily be made at home can get the booklet for yotg and that are not supply the materials at your s With Dad’S hammer screwdriver saw screws j and hinges and some odd pleees i of plywood and bits of other wood you can put i your whole family to work In Santa's branch shop (snd turn 'em all out Imagine the joy of making painting and giving a garage like this: It only cans IIP ANT " that Santa that can have at much fun your tables for holiday as watching the reentertaining sults This Is sesson that offers a wealth of material from which decorations can be made and tha colors and effects can be most glorious At most of ths other seasons you out the need flowers to carry theme but not so during Christmas and New Year’s All types of snd candles decorations paper common greenery can bt used effectively Some of the simplest decorative dramatic can be most effects There are no hard and fast rules to be followed as there are in cerWhattain flower arrangements ever Is appealing to the eye can distinguish the simplest occasion on which you entertain the invitafor example Taka tion to some friends to drop in for a cup of eggnog or holiday punch It you have a chest of drawers in the living room or in a large cm this might trance to the home Exeasily be set for refreshments tra branches from the tree ean be bald together with wire or in a low miniasquat container to make ture tree Hang small' bulbs on the branches and set the punch bowl In front of this trseM Punch bowl and cups may bo if desired with stickers decorated such as art used for gift wrapping r)U df Cfc-- JE Lit y nr koUdtty ubh Simply paste these on and then wash them off after using You will have had a typically seasonal decoration without any expense other than k tew cents spent on the ' stickers ' Another simple way to treat the festive bowl la to use It on Its own or a plain whit or allvtr tray At ths base of the bowl circle sprigs of holly or other greenery with or without 'some cranberries er artificial holly berries la teres Ter Diner Use for some plywood a few small scraps of other wood apd Sour hinges— and there It is—put together and taken apart easily by the smallest child i The young one will delight in painting it his favorite color and the older boy might make a car to St It And as the gauge tor the per feet gift is what you would like yourself it should be Just the right thing for cousin George whe wiS ' be with you tor Christmas LITTLE LADIES : And for your little ladles there are many ideas too Don bouses are tops complete with furnitrre tat the Junior mother Le‘ her hflp with the color schema she'll feel very Important rrd helpful Tor playing house the little girl's favorite game of aU Uma this broomstick horse would set enly bg easy te make but fun te we and te ride It Indoor 'Snow r : 4 Treat yoar Christmas tree te f anew Ingenleesly eeatiag prerided threagh ealng seme sharing cream easily applied conthe threagh tainer The lather will held ap nicely far several days te a week wtihoat dripping or causing any hotuehold mess Do net en the apply tee generously branches aa the cream will puff nicely aad cover any bar spots es the tree place severs! small squat candle holders at the very center with their candles Tour holders provide a nice setting Another apsimple decoration for the holiday usee a propriate blue mirror euch ai is found In many homes On this can be placed small wax figures to represent a Christmas scene or several of the figured candles which may represent Christmas or winter Sprinkle with glitter Attractive fruits can be arranged on any whits platters large enough to make a good ‘centerpiece Use lemon plenty of green (grapes leaves or holly) and then too red from apples grapes blushing pears and cranberries Tor children’s parties you can be informal as well as clever One of those discarded wagons that the kiddles have discarded can be paintsome stars on It to ed red Past cover dents or defects Till with small gaily wrapped gifts and placa toy animal or small Santa Claus on top of ths gifts ' If you hava a cake platter oo a Stand spread the stand and plate with green oilcloth or felt Pfl the plate high with red and green decorated cookies ting Ceaterpteeea Table for holiday dinner Centerpieces tables may be decorative or edible depending upon the kind of party As long as tha you art baring tolors and them are in keeping with the holiday you cannot go far wrong in choosing an approone priate Tor rather special dinner this simple centerpiece win be effective es wed aa Inexpensive Using cut red and fiber green polnsettia leaves Draw In lines to represent their veins for a touch Tuck tha great realistic leaves tprier ths red ones Now t ONCEOVER nUct tii tpiril if tii mum Parties Childrens Call far Color ChristSanta Claus represents mas as wall as presents so be deco- makes a much appreciated - Christmas in Another Country H I Phillip More rapid than eaglas his coursers they came And te volleys of cannon he salted them by nams "Now Ivanl Now Petrov! Now ' Igor! Now Plnakll On Molotov also i On Malik Vlshlnskyl "To the top of tha porch to the top nf the wall With hammer and sickle and borscht ovar sill" a (AI went wen util we earn "Aad then la a to the line twinkle I heard rt the reef the prancing and pawtog ef each little heel” No dice! Ne feet Ths children were nestled (seared tope you hear on year ree In ' stiff) in their beds ean he Caenmanlal territory With orders to answer a8 knocks described aa prancing yen with 'We'r ftedst hack te bed think lag tt's frees ge And mama to her kerchief and 1 nets reindeer re yea' le we ‘p to my hood N picket ap from there) I Were thinking the visit would do As I fell to my knee and gave “ M xt welcomes galore Down the chimney Saint Stalin-n(Than ean the part ahead came with a roar the clatter aa the laws and the Ha was dressed all L fur Bern neb U tha window U a whet his head to bis foot ' W threw this waa the matter And be quickly shot mom tot his at With SUMa making the coating of soot He was rugged and strong and a trip there oenld he ae Everybody weald kaew great Super- - If darned well what waa the Which I quickly admitted protect-tobehind the cUttor er eba) myself: the of the breast The moon on A wink of his eye and a twist el (now bis bud Gave the luitre of searchlights Demanded my papers as proof J te obecU Prlow was ’Red" word but with He spoke not (Object! Watch year kagaagal fierce animation Ya waaaa g to the taH mine? Pinned onto each stocking a state ae an "abject feat refer to belew" Bet te reeameit proclamation Then sprang to his etolgh (on each When what te our wondering eyes deer sat a gremlin) should appear And gave toe curt erdcr "Tly But Josef him if with bis Rue hack te the Kremlin I" elan reindeer) Rut I heard him exclaim ere ho 1 knew to a moment or two k was drove out of sight be at I didn't I knew what would "Happy Moscow to elll Te ell ethers Good Wight I” happen to me) Wisconsin Villaae Given Treasury 'Flag Award MANAWA le the fire! village In the United Itatea to receive e United States treasury ’’flag sward" The village which hai population of 90 enrolled f? per cent of Ita wage earn re and to a bond purchasing plea Us Wlaconela clllee have received the flag award and If more communities are expected t be eligible tor it sometime during tht year KATHLCCN ' Je You’ve heard of people taking a few twigs and bite of green and holly berries and making spectacular decorations out of them? It can be done easily If you’ll use Imagination Twigs bare and dry though they be can be dipped in white paint and then sprinkled with glitter Arrange these to a needle holder placed on a bright snd shiny tin cookie sheet Add s lacing of short green twigs and some red berries to peep from them Against tha twigs place a few mounds of pine cones To this may be added a few reindeer figures if desired to make a forest scene A red cellophane bell can make an attractive centerpiece If it’s decorated a bit Tie a huge bow of white or glistening green to the attach top With cellophane tape sprigs of holly and berries to the bell This can be set against a white cloth to the center of the table Let Table Appointments Be Immaculate When you’re planning a holiday start planning your tabla party service several days to advancs Just as you do the food and decorations This will glvs you an opportunity to get linens silver glass If end china to good condition it’s necessary and Linens such as tablecloths napkins may require laundering There should not be the slightest hint that these have been to storage If they smell clean end freshly washed they’ll make the party glow to a special way Let's Not Have Merry Christmas t NQT HAVE merry this year Let’s have stead thoughtful and prayerful Let’s put Christmas Christmas snd put the first this Christmas rush and Confusion tit buying and wrapping and planning the cookto second ing and entertaining placa scito our modern Christmas world luxurious entific royally a marks the birthday of a peasant man who never had an Influential friend or money or power a man who preached soma simpla things that yet were far too complicated for other men’s understanding end who died he death of a common criminal This man never wrote a word and It was only after his death that his years t friends who were mostly poor folk dared speak up and remember whet be had done and said And yat that obscure and apparently unimportant testimony has come thundering down through the two thousand that have year pasted fine then Kingdoms have fallen continents have been opened books by tha million hava been whole new nations hava written eea born And tha word goes on and tha lift of that man remains tha most Important lift that ever was lived Up a’td'down the west coast of Europe tins word spread and miracles went with It The reat cities the cathedrals and tha universities libraries and hospitals were aU LETS by fearless love by patient and understanding by faith to the leader who never had failed True under that law a few meaningless words on paper might have a few boundaries been conceded a few might have been infringed lives might have been lost But wherever men have had the outstanding courage te ding to forgiveness and leva they have conquered And they would so conquer today If they held to the tew Many do of course to their private lives Many pulpits preach forgiveness even against the horror of hate end retaliation heaped upon hate and But most of the great retaliation branches of civilization that were built end that flourished end that knew no fear to the name of Christ re cowering to fear today— fear not of enemies for the word shifts and today's enebout casually mies are not those of yesterday nor No Tear of those of tomorrow themselves because they live as breakers of the law What can wo do about ft at this Christmastime? Only go back to the way the mighty seeds of Christendom were sowed so long ago Only by prayer all day long and the weapon of love Christmas candles have come a Pillong way since the days of the made grims when each householder his own It was a simple matter for early Americans to make candles They a simply dipped a long wick into cool pot of hot tallow drew it out to then dip it into the and harden the in melted wax again and again however same way The results The candles were unimaginative were all thick plain and practical Today Yuletlde candles have surprising shapes and forms— chubby Santas slender church spires snowballs covered with frost— almost any shape desired One designer even created a small wax tree that when lighted gave oft the scent of pine The growth of the Christmas candle industry is typified by the facwhich Mass tory at Hyannispori began as tha hobby of one man and then busily began filling orders for fancy candles to decorate Christmas trees to millions of homes across the nation Christmas Celebration Shows Great Differences From That of Ancestors Time changes everything The celebration of Chrlstmai as we know it for example to much different than the way our grandfathers celebrated as was theirs from their ancestors Changing times and customs about bring changes to the way a holiday to realized The use of Christmas adornments follow the same pattern Decorations that adorn our Christmas trees change with every mw Yuletlde Year to and year out the most popular tree decoration to the little colored glass globe While the globe to almost a tradition and does not change other adornments of constantly surprising shapes spring up each year new Items era oddly Among the shaped little men to various peasant dress rotundlsh dwarfs and a little plastic bird that clamps his feet pn the tree limbs end lights up And who knows? Perhaps this yea? someone will put on the market a tree All one will have to do to plug it to like the and there to the family toaster family Yute tree THE perfect set for a new sacque and crocheted in an apple pattern stitch be to make— even for with the crochet hook l arrival bootees lacy pineEasy as can the beginner Pattern No S305 contain chUn( liutrucUone material autcb Uluatrauona end llrecUona complete tlnKhing NEEDLEWORK St III Ckleaf Jit coin for each pal lor 1st Class Mad It CIRCLE SEW1NO Wot ASaaa Enelof Add tem Sc desired Pattern No tPleaao Print) Namo Street Address or Pd box No Slate “City" Good Question "What’s nan that?" asked old the "A liquid that will dissolve anything" was the reply Zeb looked thoughtful a moment ind then replied “Well by crack es' that’s a dura good idea But tell me when you find It what are fou going to keep it in?" Definition A Communist fellow who is torrows your pot to cook your loose in Classified Depaitneel BUSINESS INVEST OPPOft rOR BALE) Betel Apartment and Gale ncludtnj buUding Bex Sea Baaia 1 LIVESTOCK Rot Blue Bag SHIPPINO FEVER PneuMeeUtle monia Bacillary Enterttia uae TUBEX PENICILLIN WYETH WHOLESALE DEPOT Veterinary Produeta For Sale by Erie C Pellet NATIONAL SEBtlMS A LIVESTOCK LIES CO la Pest ortlee rtaee Salt Lake City Utah U It le for took have It or ean get Sheepmen's supplies Specialized pro- Foot 5 orleeeee err lla t it duct for dairy catUe MISCELLANEOUS raAPFERS— Skip me your fresh doe The sale of Christmas seals muskrats Highest prices Craw greeted the United States was a ' success lerde Ul g Loloo Seattle Week from tha start However It took WANTED TO BUI some time for the public to become WANTED conscious enough of the greet work crap Iron Steel and Cast for which the seal waa Instituted Alee Surplus Item were Early purchasers mostly MONSET IRON Jk METAL CO mad by those whose friends or Belt Lake City Disk ' TOMrt relatives had been stricken with tuberculosis Bonds! US Defense Buy then a colLslgh M Hodges Inflation To Remain umnist for a Philadelphia Duke Economists Say helped publicize the first sate la 1907 when be watched a Budget save and shop— you Phllly newsboy purchase one of the DUS TO COLD may boat Inflation two Duke Unifirst seals with these words "Gf me versity economists advise MISIRISSZ om Me sister’s got It" Hodges "Inflation Is bare to stay end wrote: 'That settled It If a street gives fait the American public may es eras boy could get the message the 'lymptomotic get used to It" say associate proto kind the we Med" testors Lloyd Saville message Tor M years Christmas RELIEF Beals and Trade rick C carried the at have successfully Joerg specialists to America that- tuberDuke University to message culosis eaa be wiped out if we consumer s o fight It together— by purchasing and Investments Christmas Seals iTIMEY The two exports re ready with eight to suggestions http Budget and Save To Beat Prices FEEL By It ts STALIN'S birthday has been designated te In Communist replace Christmas sot to Which us thinking Hungary ef the propaganda line needed to sell people the Idea of the Uaster ef the Kremlin as ”a right Jolly old elf’’ cruising the Yuletlde skies la a sleigh with the hammer end sickle painted on each side presumably with a commissar astride each reindeer Through our bead kept running "The stockings were bung by the chimney with cere hi the TEAR that Saint Stallnus soon And w would be thers ' Shew Creativenesa In Table Decor NORRIS IOSET mi? HOME ' I As for the elder girls can you Imagine a bigger thriU then te have some costume Jewelry by those eapable daughters' fas your owr eh S beads Christmas Stocking? Ill right supplies avaleble at your rtore a bttle Him and very little mo 'ey and stie can turn out a pair of ear a pin or a bracelet you’tt ring be proud and bragging te wear ration tor many a childrens’ party If you’re having youngsters over for a gift exchange make a big Santa to hold gifts at the party tabls Shoulders for Sants can be repcircle of resented with an red paper On top of this place a lard can painted white with the face painted in red nail polish Tuck the gift! inalde and cover with a Santa hat made of red crepe paper and cotton Another idea (or Santa as a centerpiece uses papier mache Santas These can be whitewashed and then filled with holly or cellophane wrapped candies or cookies If you’re worried about tables you can cover getting scratched them with colored metal toll paper These are decorative enough to themselves and don't need much else unless you want to put a simple decoration on them Odd branches from the Christmas tree can be placed to containers for centerpieces Hang these with small ornaments or cover them with small toya auch as cars planes and trucks which the youngsters can taka away as their favor from the party Another Idea (or trimming these branches especially if you want to be economical and know that the children will get to them Is to hang artificial flowers on them especially red onei like carnations from your last summer’s hat or dress Children can be presented with and popcorn chains to cranberry hang around their necks when they arrive at the party It's a good icebreaker for all and especially those who are a bit shy Baby Set Early Americans Had No Difficulty With Yule Candle WOMAN'S WORLD SHOPPER'S nAntn urfmlw there— they were nowhere else That ‘ ’Chrispert ef the world called tendom" and those people who "Chriscivilization called their tianity" built tha mw world and they named It for their leader Never before had anyone eeid "forgive your enemies do good to them that hate you" Never before not had anyone said "Overcome evil with ovtt but overcome evil with good" Never before bad anyone dared to call the Deity "rather" The mw world was bujit en love love fulfilled Urn law "By this T said the unknown carpenter of Nazareth "shall men know that ys are my disciples tost ye love one another" And did eil the Chrlatlans love their enemies rnd do good to them that bated them? W know they did not— not always They very aooe came te toe old hum to cone lu loo that te sil but deitroy your enemies flrit tod love them afterword was of that the proper Interpretation tew But Just as eftee as they did forte humand la scattered give followed It ble ways the tnlrael was the attacking enemy who was It was the belted mytteriouily stronger foe who was vanquished ta JAIIAU I II JJJ “jjjj ILJI— U£i their spending dollars Shop tor price reduclona Look round a Utile watch the most stores are selling below OPS goods well celling Plea spending well to adprices vance that you can take ' ef period! sates L Avoid credit charges With higher Incomes snd fewer consumer goods It to more logical te save before pending Thla cute out high Interest charges which may increase to cost of weshing machine or refrigerator by 20 or 80 per cent or more moreover this tends to bold down prices by delaying spending I Don’t spend Just because you have little extra money on pay day It to worthwhile end patriotic to save But if you actually Med durable consumer goods (sewing machines automobiles stoves) mw to probably as good a time to ss inventories buy any Largs and substantial price reductions below OPS ceilings maka buying attractive Just now U you Med Likewise mw bouse aow may bo es good a time te build one as you wiS Snd for to mxI few years 1 Buy goods ef appropriate i from u 1 TT WNU-- W AI — 61 MARCH OF DIMES n S ' 1 i 4 f THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Edily PtmUiii ScoIIed At Fgmed Mine Plea The terra mince pie was given to Christmas pte to derision by toe Puritans who would have non It Once white to prison Bunyan was to dire Med of comfortable meal elected to starve however before he would "injure his moral" by partaking of a offering of mince pie The ancients considered the pie i delicacy and baked it to the tons of manger lRBQG3uGQ£ JANUARY 2-- 31 |