Show WHAT WE THINK CB By FRANK DIXON With Christmas just ahead d the thought that is disturbing most of us is what shall I get father and mother and sister and brother and the aunts and uncles nephews and nieces for Christmas Some people solve the question by y counting up the number of gifts pHs to o be bo given and then going into the store and buying three or six or ten gifts without a great deal of thought as to their cm ee t After they get gel home they i writ p wrap I them hem up and tag them This great great- greatly ly y simplifies the Christmas great I shop shop- shopping ping ing problem but its not the way to o get the most out of Christmas In my opinion the giving ing of Christmas gifts gilts is a fine art It requires much thought and anda a sense of discrimination to give the perfect gift gilt The perfect gift by the way is the gift that causes the re- re recipient to truly trul say Its just what Ive I've always wanted Such a gift need not be an ex ex- expensive expensive expensive pensive one In fact act it is better that it not be expensive An ex ex- expensive expensive pensive e gift creates a feeling of ob ob- ob obligation on the part of or recipient and this always defeats its whole purpose It is better that such a 1 gift be rich in t and low in cost than rich in cost and low is spirit sp rit I 1 think that a thing wing in m ma ina ina a gift is the clement of surprise For example if you have been giving ging Uncle John a tic tie for Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas mas for the past several years give him something different It breaks up the routine and creates a 1 happy element clement of surprise I think that the finest way to make Christmas better and more enjoyable is to give something to some needy young or old person not in the family circle The gift gUt must be given secretly that cs is s the reci reci- recipient recipient recipient must know who the giver giver giver er is and no one except possibly I ly the merchant from whom it itis itis itis is purchased shall know any any- anything anything anything thing about it Where possible not even the merchant should know and the giver should nev never nevor er or tell anyone of the giving of oC the gift If you iou ou have never tried this I challenge you to try it th's is Chris Chris- If IC you ou do you ou will get a out of Christmas that you ou have never before known This thrill will ill continue as long the secret secrets s kept If U be chance the secre secret aks out the thrill will ll fade ou out the secret In n the giving ing of such a gift it is that it be given to some reedy needy young or old person who 11 not perhaps be remembered on on Christmas The The giving of such a gift car carnes ties nes with ith it the be be- because because cause the giver gi docs does not expect innot annot possibly receive rece e anything ng n a t return I will that if any any- anyone anyone one tries this Christmas and observes the rule of or complete secrecy and that he will h vC 1 most m- m Si happy ii Christ Christ- Christmas bri mas and will tr try i f again and aga again 10 If you ou cant can't think of the anyone anone in n nold look for some old olt little person perm who ho is alone llone and ha has be and who will ill not remembered by bv anyone or some is worthy worth young oung person in Irn school who making a 3 sacrifice for an edu edu- cation at on The secret of such a gift is the real al need it supplies The greater the need and the least ex- ex exp p peeLed the gift the happier the recipient will 11 be Try it the tte Christmas Ire I re commend it |