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Show PROVO (UTAH) EVENING HERALD, PRTDAY, DECEMBER 2 3, 1 9 3 2 PAGE SEVEN 1 x1s There A Santa Claus?" By HELEN WELSHIMER NEA Service Writer NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Every year it is a little harder for -the world to A'lieve in Santa Claus. Kvery year th jingle ol the sleigh blls Ki'Vi fainter. Hut a woman with blue, shinit eyes and hr'nvn hair -silver-frosted now hcai tiiem as s'lie sits at ! her desk in an old taiick school , wher: Manhattan's slums and business district meet. Many of the girls in hvr school don't catch their lilt: to make the bells ring j for thfm is her Christma.s problem. Once upon a time, when the tachf-t was a little girl, eight years old, a wise editor told her j that a benevolent saint with a bag j of dreams walked the world at Christmas time and nU the time. Kb1.' didn't understand then; she didn't even save the letter that hp wrote in reply when s'ne asked him if there was a Santa Claus. But the words were considered lovely enough for publication and the New York Sun printed the editor's answer. 3t Virginia O'Hanlon, the little girl wViote question inspited the famous fam-ous editorial of Francis P. Church t ! x t has been reprinted annually since its publication 35 years ago, is Mrs. Kdvard M. Douglas now. She is assistant principal 01 a junior high sc'nool, listed as Pufclic School No. 159. "I wonder how I ever grew to he eight years old, still believing Santa Clans was real," Mrs. Douglass Doug-lass smiles. "I must have been tatter slow. My daughter wonder:;, won-der:;, too she learned long before she was eight." But, regardless of all this, Mrs. Duoglas still sees truth and beauty in 1'ne reply that Editor Church gave to the question that she asked in her childish innocence. inno-cence. if. if. if. if. "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,'" Church wrote, "lie exists as certainly as love and generosi'y and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its righest beauty and joy. Alas- how dreary t"ne world would be if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary us if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tcter-able tcter-able this existence. The eternal light with which childhood fills tlfe wot Id would be extinguished. "Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! . . . Nobody sees Santa Claus. but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. . . . f "Yoij may tear Ji.part trie. .feaby's rattle and see what make the noise inside, but there is a veil covering t'ne unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear, apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain cur-tain and view the picture of supernal super-nal beauty ami glory beyond." Nobody saw the round-eyed child digesting the fruits of this editorial. editor-ial. In fact, she did not know then what it all meant. But today trfat editorial influences hundreds of girls as Mrs. Douglas guides them with their problems. "One has to be careful in dealing with adolescent girls," the teacher says. "We must show them how to find the best things in life." Customs &n FOREIGN LANDS Denmark, the Christmas tree not disclosed to the . children Until they scamper home from Vesper services on Christmas Eve. jjThen for an hour they dance about the tree with their elders, singing carols before opening ftht presents the Gnomes have brought. With Each - . . . . -. . ' : i 1 Beautiful Plate or Bowl FREE, also Plates and Tureens with Different lioounts Purchased, , also Impair Ladies' Shoes Frcewith'Each;$3.50Prchase. 1 This Offer is Good for 10 Days at DRY GOODS DEPT. . t ..... - I 1' II1' ' T M 1 111 m I I tlrs. V irginia O'Hanlon Douglas. is shown above as a child of 8, when she wrote her famous "Is There a Santa Claus?" letter to Kditor Francis I. Church, und as she appears today as a school teacher in New York. j A Smiling Capone I Seeks, Freedom Prison has not dimmed Al Capone's smile, as this photograph shows, although some of his corpulence and immaculate dress seems lacking. lack-ing. But he still has hi3 body guard this time government officers of-ficers instead of henchmen. He was photographed as he left Atlanta At-lanta federal court after seeking a writ by which he" could get out of the Atlanta penitentiary. Orpheum TODAY and TOMORROW TEN CENTS 10c Geo. Bancroft in "LADY and GENT" A Hard-Boiled Lady and a Hard-Boiled Gent who are the Grandest Folks you ever met! STARTS XMAS DAY Harold Lloyd in "MOVIE CRAZY" 1.50 Purchase i - . if v it -M tmi mm Tt! K?a ' Yo a And Your Friends Miss Fvctyu Chas arrived in Piovo Thursday night from Palo Alto, Cal., to spend the holidays with b'-r father, C. (). Chase, Miss (Atase is attending Castlb-ja School :)t Palo Alto. Miss Thelma Peterson and Miss Fawn Anderson of Logan, visited in Provo with friends at the B. Y. U. Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Farrer and son Homer, Jr., c.f Kansas City, Mo., visited in Provo Thursday and today with relatives and liieruls. They are spending the holidays in Suit Lake City with Mrs. Karrei's mother, Mrs. Sarah Peterson. IJ. S. King of Suit Lake, was among tl.v? business visitors in Provo today. Kverett Hansen of Salt Lake, spent today in Prove with business friends. Howard Ilulon Waters of Maple-ton, Maple-ton, and Lula Edna Thompson of Upaho, Duchesne county, were issued a marriage license at the county court house Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Hisehier and children will leave Saturday for Coalvlle, where they will spend the holidays with Mrs. Hischier's father. Dr. O. W. French. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mnrdock, David S. Murdock, Phyllis and Elroy Murdock, Joy O. Clegg, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Davis and Mrs. George Wells attended funeral services for Henry L. McMullen held in Heber Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Peterson CREST 3S. Her Pari iPast Menaced Her Future Also James Fenimore "THE LAST OF Kiddies Morning Show Saturday 10 :30 A. M4 Candy For All Presents - Santa Will Be There SUNDAY ONLY . The Perfect Xmas Picture "THOSE WE LOVE" Mary Astor r Lilyan Tashinan OREM Mrs. Gunard Lundgren Correspondent Phone- 041-R1 A very pleasant evening was spent when the mc.v.be.'s cf the aduit clas.-; of the Sharon wrd met lit the home of Mr. and J. N. Aridersuti on Tuesday evening. eve-ning. Hosts for the occasion were Mis. Luille Anderson, Mrs. Lorere Christensen and Thomas Jacobs. The entertaining rooms were eautifully decorated in the season's sea-son's colors. Mrs. Lucille Anderson acted i& mistress of ceremonies and the Tot 'owing splendid program was given Whistling solo by Miss Lorna Wentz, accompanied at the piar: by W. M. Vernon. Tap dancing, lilliaabeth Sumner and Lorna Wentz accompanied by Golda Petersen Pet-ersen ;;t the piano. A three-act play, "Old English" was given by J. G. Webb of the B. Y. U. Delicious refreshments were served to the following: Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peck, Mr. and Mrs. L P. Christensen, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Niels Ander son. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Andenon, Mrs. C. H. Poulson, Mrs. Adell Fielding, Mrs. Delia Mecham, Mr. Orville Stanficld, Mrs. Salisbury, Mrs. Loiene Christensen, Miss Jenny Anderson, Miss IjOina Wentz, Miss Elizabeth Sunnier. Miss Goldia Peter son,. Erval Chris-iciisen, Chris-iciisen, W. M. Vernon, George Sid-wt-11, Tom Jacobs, Raymond Cutler an,i Kennath McEwan. The Gleaner Girls and "M" Men of the Sharon ward M. I. A. enjoyed en-joyed a delightful social in the ward amusement hall Tuesday evening. eve-ning. Short talks were given by Miss Helen Pyne and Edward Pyne on "The Beauties to be Found in Dancing" which was the theme of the evening. Both folk and mod ern dances were demonstrated and led by Mrs. Lyman Rogerson and Helen Pyne assisted at the piano by Mrs. Lois Downs. Refreshments were seized to over 40. Mrs. Rogerson and A. Swensoa were in charge of the enjoyable affair. Air. and Mrs. IjiM:)i Farley are the proud parents of a baby boy, bo n Tuesday ut the lamily home. Mother and baby are doing nicely. A program and dance will be yiven in the Sharon ward amusement amuse-ment hall, Saturday at 2 p. m. for children of the ward who are ot Primary age. Santa Claus will be present and all children are extended ex-tended a cordial invitation. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wells spent Tuesday in Salt Iike visiting with friends. Miss Fauntella Park left 'lues-day 'lues-day for Iaim Angeles, Cal., where she will remain indefinitely. Under the auspices of the Timp-unogus Timp-unogus ward Sunday school, a dance will be given in the ward amusement hall Satundayat 2:30. All children of Primary age a,re extended a cordial invitation. Santa Claus will be present and refreshments served. WRONG TRAINING Nurse (cheerily): Good morning! I'm the new nurse. Grouchy Patient: Harrumph! Are you a trained nurse? She: Why, of course. Grouch: Well, then, let's see you do some tricks. an family of Salt Lake City, were visitors in Provo today. Miss Edith Wilson has left for Pasadena, Caf ., to spend the holidays holi-days with relatives and friends. 2-fEATURES-2 Cooper's Immortal Classic THE MOHICANS" 7 n aJ I Daddy K Vs'.. - Reigh Count . . . the old man Our Son Our Count Papa. . the boy, looks like BUT CAN SONNY RUN LIKE DAD? When tlip reception committee from (..'.licuKo met the train which brought "Our Count" fiom Kentucky Ken-tucky to meet l.'ts eld man "Reigh Count," theirs were expressions of agtjpiishment. For the boy looked just like his dad. On "Our Counts" head there is i white star, not quite as long as the white strip on "Reigh Count's none, but the heads and necks of :ie two are almost exactly the same in color, shape and size. 1' . i r withers and shoulders are siuiilar but it apepars Our Count is' going to have the edge on his faOer in-thc-deportments as far as size is concer ned. Reigh Vount met Our Count's mother- at a race in which Anita, the mother, beat Vier future hua- bartd by a couple of lengths. How ever, it rs still contended that th.i t. Id man allowed himself to be pulled up just a little by his jocky to be gallant and let Anita win. FoiShe next year the old man wxnlhe Kentucky Derby, the Bel mont --Handicap and other high class meets. The word from Ken- tucKy, is fhat the young count can rua about as fast as his dad. The motf'jr is meanwhile attending to matronly duties in Kentucky. An elephant has no canine teeth nor incisors in the lower jaw. TODAY and TOMORROW ITS SIREN SCREAMS DEFIANCE! SIXTY MILES AN HOUR THRU CROWDED STREETS .... and A Dead Man At the Wheel! A Smashing i Melodramatic Romance! v.v' jmm - jr.- i i'Ii1 I A i rBiG 1 . ..'.. . . SHOW i MACK SENNETT COMEDY Bring f'Em Back Sober" Cartoon - Sound News ... . Saturday 2nd Episode ,rLOST SPECIAL" 1000 . FREE ; XMAS MM Early Christmas Rites Planned by Wards In P. G. PLEASANT GROVE Continuing Continu-ing a custom of long years standing, stand-ing, the Manila ward will hold early morning services, Sunday morning, Christmas day beginning at 6 a. m. The ward has observed these early morning services since 192C as a suggestion from H. V. Swenson, a menVber of the ward bishopric. Many visitors come from other wards and the chapel is usually crowded in spite of the eaily hour. Christmas decorations, consisting consist-ing of lighted candles in the windows, win-dows, Chvistmas trees in front of the building and other holiday decorations de-corations on the inside add to the occasion. The program this year is under tVie direction of the M. I. A. with C. L. Warnick and Mrs. Fern Edwards Ed-wards in charge. PLEASANT GROVE Christmas morning services at 6 a. m. in the third ward chapel will ronsist of these numbers: Vocal solo, Reva Fugal; reading, Bessie Newman; Mixed quartet, Leone Told, Etl'.-' West, Halvan Farr, Harold Hardman; Marim-baphene Marim-baphene solo, Delbert Fugal; Bible reading. Lilian Sjoberg; prayer, Nielj Fugal; organ solo, Elda Neves; Christmas talk. James H. Walker; vocal duet, Melba and Arvis Fugal; cornet solo, Nellie Biockwell. TODAY 'Continued from Pio Ou young athletes, from Helen Wills Moody of the tennis court, to thr young California football giants. WHO WILL INVENT a 'heart tickler" for busings and industry". You have Ivard about a "tickler" used by Dr . A. S. Ilyman, utisin.k hearts that have slopped heal in- ' begin to work again, ani appuier.t re::nso:tatiiig the tie.id. It is v.t! described in "Time." Ther e is in th.- i rnt r ,:i i lr . the heart, v tiny le, t ri,-.t nu.-hiii. ealled the "pa. eiMa ker" stijipl;. ;i; an eh'i'trii- :.t iiimliis tiu.t cau::es th heart to beat regularly u:it death. That extraordinary littl;; nv. chine, you have r.n3 in your owr heart., generates an electric cuirvi: of about one volt, and if .i fail: your heart stops beating. l")r. Hyman lias invented a plated need:e containing in its hoi low point 11 wire earrying ex.ii't'; the right electric current. When the heart has stopped, the needle is pressed through iheribs into the light auricl-.' of the stopj.ed heart, and six times out of ten the lrart resumes work, wner. the. neetlet stimulus is applied not more tha ten minutes after apparent "death If scientific ingenuity carr mak fa "dead" heart resume work, whO cannot financial business and in dustrial Ingdninty find some v.'a to stait the industrial arid busir.es heart of this nation"? Our trouble is STAGNATION Money, which is the blood of bus ness life, has yopped cr:cu:.t'.ng. It is not spent, dos net hi' goods, does not create payrolls. S nothing exists, or can be investe that would act on our busines stagnation as Dr. Hyman's "heai tickler" acts on the human hear What is it? and- "-New Years Eve. NOVELTIES SUN. In Short, Merry Christmas! MERRY CURISTMAS UAPPY NEW YEAR if 7 FDAUIIfUf WTIUNAOlirN o if 1 v - V f rN"5.-56. : fy Hi CiLljCKUCUtSKllilAHe J BUONl -rtt MAiitYttlCnllHAITAN UNJOYtUX NOtLETLNE -) HF11PEUSE ANNEB uuvvi - l - angnae a ad history sti:dt ntj at tlie University of Wichita got toother to-other and wished you. and you, and you, a Merry Christmas and a lappy New Year in eijht languages, so there'd be no misunderstand-ng. misunderstand-ng. Here they are, in costume representing the nations of their :ncestors. Top row, left to right, Marshall Ross, French; Virgil "pro-oth, "pro-oth, German; Bob Cluk. Italian; Charles Ellis. Norwegian. Bottom ow, Alberta Watkins, French; Frank Kruske, Spanish; Tae Shimamoto, Japanese; and Jean Grubii, Norwegian. & .. d. "btrt :fter all, wlu.t was the difference? II was the realesl Christmas we ever had. We did just as we sweetly pleased." "I'm goiny to write that," I said. "It just proves that too many of us rob children of the real ' pleasure of Christmas. The e;reat 1 cry is 'e;ive them something to do", and then when December comes along we forget it and steal all the j excitement of planning and .shop- ping for ourseives. ' AVOIDING SHOCK A patient in a hospital awoke after an operation and found all tlA; blinds of the room drawn .. "Why are those blinds down," doctor?" he asked. "Well," said the . physician . "there's a fire burning- across the J alley, and I didn't want you to wake up and think tlie operation I- ' r . 'VV.V.'.VA uy v FitfiuillilMfiODTKYIlJU ivvw' - " PAS(UASYftUXANOP XPHCIOBMW ONLY TERROR Dorothy was a very timid little soul terribly afraid of mice, toads and bugs and things. Her frit her way trying to reason her out of her fears and assure Vier that there was nothing to fear from such creatures. "Why, papa, aren't you afraid of bugs?" "No,, dear, not at ali." 'But aren't you afraid of snakes?" "No, not very much." The little girl regarded him with glowing admiration, and then remarked: "Papa, I'll bet you are not afraid of anything in the world, bur' mamma, are you?" SURPRISE The Man: I love you, dear, and want you for my wife. The Gal: Oh, Henry, I didn't 1 Know you -mu u wue: 1 Q K ;"W6d,"AU the Best Picture. .Fl |