Show count your blessings Tonight when you turn on the lights of your YOU Christmas s and watch your happy w well ll f d d youngsters dance darHl a about preparing their letters to Santa Santa count count your blessings blessing There are arc many not Hot so fortunate Right here In this and elty city and in the surrounding area there are at least 1 t 16 families famBles of children who have no Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas tr tree In their homes homs These Thes mothers and fathers have not primed their children hildt 11 for a visit from Santa Claus this year They hope their children wont won't know when Christmas comes They hope the they wont won't ask for a train or a doll doll or or even a apiece apiece apiece piece of turkey This year there Just Isn't mone money enough nough for tor Christmas I But these 16 families are In for a big surprise The Elks I Lodge members know they are aloe here There may be some IOme toys i after and all all aU and there will be clothes for them too And the American Legion members and the Elks wont won't let them go hungry Each of these theae families will have a ham or turkey dinner with enough left over for tor the rest relt of ot the week AU All this is possible because you have helped The outgrown outgrown out out- grown clothing you left at the Elks Lodge or the Chamber of ot Commerce or lull Bill Whites White's Chevron Station has all found its Ita VA way into a box for tor one of these families And that box of toys tOY you QU sent ent last week week they they have been repaired and painted paint ed and will make one of these children happy There is still a sad note there note there just weren't enough to togo go o. o around nd Cant Can't you ask your neighbors to help helpY Some of ol th e families have no father sone of 1 the lathers fathers are out of pi work One mother has no furniture left She be and her children chit chil dren live Uve In a spick and span but very empty house houIe How Haw Ie t that at chair you no longer want would mean to them There is ts still plenty of time Rush Rum your yOW contributions to- to morrow Call Val Maughn Vennice Denny Penny John cr Bill BID IU White or t take your box to the designated collectors 1 Tonight when you turn on the lights of your tree you can tf w 1 that lump in 10 your throat and truly count your bless bless- |