Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-23 | Page 8 | Yule Hubbub Races to Gala Climax

Only Hours to Go Yule Hubbub i Races toTa to 10 Gala Climax Ta Tired ired postal workers weary store clerks and harried last- last minute holiday s shoppers h hop o p p per e r s kept anxious eyes on Salt Lake City's racing clocks Thursday as the preC preC pre- pre C Christmas h r i s t m mas a s hustle and bustle reached a climax Meanwhile eager Salt Lake youngsters free from the cares and woe of school classes tried vainly to restrain themselves Thursday as the time Ume for Santas Santa's annual visit drew near Late C Christmas h 11 r i is s t m mas a s shoppers jammed the d downtown o 0 w n t tow o w n stores Thursday grabbing minute last gifts its for Uncle Joe and Cousin Jim Wrestle restle Holiday Ho MailAnd Mall Mail MallAnd MallAnd And a full battery of oC postal clerks at the Salt Lake City post postoffice office wrestled with the largest holiday mail ever to deluge the building However the hurry and the worry will reach a crescendo Friday Fri Fri- day day Christmas Christmas eve eve and and Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day will see the citizens of Salt Sail Lake safe in their homes around the Christmas trees celebrating the fourth peacetime yule season since World War Var II IL The downtown downtown downtown down down- town sections now jammed with shoppers will be practically deserted deserted deserted de de- de- de Saturday There will be an ethereal quiet hanging over the city to observe the feast of the nativity Many large Salt Lake City business business busi busl- ness firms are planning special specia holiday parties Thursday and Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day for their All city county state and federal federal federal fed fed- eral offices will be closed Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day and in many instances workers workers workers work work- ers have been given extra time off of Friday afternoon to take care of minute last Christmas details Special Services In quiet contrast to the commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial rush in the business district I many Salt Lake churches have planned special Christmas eve and Christmas day programs Special Christmas services and programs have been scheduled for Salt Lake City hospitals Arid And for the men without homes some of the sadness of Christmas day alone will be alleviated with special programs at the Salvation Army headquarters The Salvation Army has made plans to give a complete Christmas dinner to each deserving unfortunate Special menus have been prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for the inmates in city and county jails and at the Utah state prison However the city jail population population pop pop- will be small