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Show : f Show Originality By KATHARINE SHERWOOD NEA Staff Correspondent NEW YORK Big news in the Christmas tinsel and tissue paper trade is the first reappearance since the war of silver and gold metallic paper. It s a token show- ; ing only, and brows of tradesmen are still furrowed as they wrestle with theuneven balances of supply sup-ply and. demand. In genera', Christmas wrapping j supplies will not exceed last year's, with only a few new patterns. pat-terns. Cleverly wrapped gifts will continue to depend more on imagination than unlimited selection selec-tion of materials. Jingly little- Christmas bells, tiny pine cones, wreaths and splashy rayon satin ribbons will be best bets for spicing up a package. Combine them with xri-ginality xri-ginality and you'll have a pack-a; pack-a; . that will make Christmas really merry. Take, for instance, a large square box. It lqoks just like a box until you transform it with a sprinkling of cut-out snow flakes into a window from fairyland. fairy-land. Or it might become a snow-rimmed snow-rimmed chimney, by pasting red crepe paper on it, marking the brick design with strips of heavy white paper, and pasted on a two-inch band of white cotton. Odd-Size Packages Another cheeriul addition un der the Christmas tree is the red sleigh coasting in with its pre- cious cargo wrapped in silver paper or w'lite tissue. Measure the box and draw a sleigh pat- -tern to fit on navy red paper; cut out and fold. Plate the "sleigh'" over the box and tie all together with green ribbon. As u SALEM. Ore. -special fillip, add pine cones and icons, once adored by inn a rH 'anriv r'OMi fhfonnK thnitv T7itcei,r i. ii . . . f'Otirt (hfMitnh the bow. V ' ' V, III! UUK Odd-sizcd. or hard-to-wrap sifts are skillfully packaged in the fat white snowball the sturdy ied and white stocking, or a Christmas candle with a red paper flame. The gala horn of plenty spilling out its entrancing array rf email oit'tc I i board cone covered with oanpr ana sucKcr stars and trimmed she has 11 icons in her collec- aaaaaDaa raci inciuae. in aai-i with a pouf of colored cellophane tion The oldest is believed to tion to Iraq. Turkey, Iran and Ai-straws Ai-straws tied to the end. have been made in the 16th cent- ghanistan. How To Make A Candle urv. The newest is at least 75 "The expediency for an ai-. To make the Christmas candle snown. use a tube of heavy white The oldest is painted in sub- increasingly felt daily in respon-paper, respon-paper, paste the edges together dued colors and is done in a dis- sible circles. Suweidi said, adding and cover with crrpe paper, lea v- ti net Byzantine manner sug-ithat "tangible results in this re-ing re-ing about two extra inches at the gestive of an Italian primitive. spect are expected in the im- top. Fringe the lower end of the Another is mou brilliant and mediate future. tube into tabs an inch deep and depicts Christ's entry into Jerusa- He said that the proposed Un--a half inch wide. The heavy paper lem on Palm Sunday. The new- ;on"s object was "fundamentally"! base is also crepe paper covered, est icon presents a Madonna on intended to achieve common co-J And is cut out doughnut fashion wood covered with a sheath of operation among members of thej and slipped over the fringed end white metal." wider Middle East Front "in mat-1 o the tube. The tabs aro oinri Icons in the days before the ters sDeeified In the constitution' flat to the underside. low, paste the whole business oil a strong cardboard foundation, founda-tion, put in vour cift and draw together the edges of the crepe iwpci ui ine iop u lorm a flame. Tic with ribbon, spiral ribbon around the candle to the base, and pin Hat. Wind more ribbon around the base and stick on a Jew holly berries or pine- cones. DRIVE FOR 9li MILLION CLEVELAND U.R A cam paign for S9.525.000 for the Great- er Cleveland hospitals fund to Drovide exuanded facilities for the institutions which care for the city's ill and disabled soon will be launched It will be the largest coordinated hospital fund cam- paign ever undertaken in the United States. Our Yuktide wishes for our men still overseas are bright as the blessed light of the Christmas Star which shines on all. In Gift Wrappings ! 1 J'gt 'f . ! These several Christmas wrappings not nly salve the of how to pack an odd-shaped rift, but will make ll i among all the others AnO-filrl Irnnc "a c VIU f -.1 1 . J D. V-OlleCieQ Dy f i UTS OOF! VYOITIOn T recious , , . . . , thnHiiv PitcciQnt' in hA --)Vd rtf HIVUUA J t k4C1il3 III II IV V C O V ' Tsars, now are the prize collec- tion of Mrs. Esther Barnes, widow of Ralph Barnes, war correspond- cut. who was killed in the early days of World War If. Mrs. Barnes, a state librarian, obtained the centuries-old icpns when she and her husband were I ; O . . .-. u4i..A 1 a"7 n 193.;. years of age. revolution always were piaccu ai the right-hand corner of the liv- ing room and were.acioreci oy an who entered. In churches they hcld 8 Vcc of honor grouped on In addition to the icons. Mrs Barnes has a votary box d'stinc- live Of the ae when Cnthcriur the Great was great, and a brass, band-wrought samovar, known to have een an heirloom of an old RussiEm family. ' TO PROBE WHIPPINGS AT SfTATE SCHOOL SALEM. Ore.. Dec. 22 U.R; The investigation of lecent whippings ledmipistcred youngsters at the state trainins school for boys will be included in th? Marion county grand jury scheduler: . when the jury visits the school today. Dis- trict Attorney Millar Hayden said, CENTRAL DAIRY 21 South 1th West Home Of DAIRY GOLD I'ROHUCTS arealeaa staad at Urges New Union Of Islam Peoples .. BAGHDAD (U.PJ A new.? Middle East " involving the union of islamic peoples from Turkey t iiKiiniiigiaiit v-4 akes&vw wj Irac s former premier, Tewfik el- Suweidi The ex-premier, who presided! throughout last summer during' commrftee meetings of the Arab' League in Cairo, said recently, ! "Realization of this scheme would, come through arrangement with: AroK T at n onrl fiaarishait lsr ' Front.". The signatories to thej rangement of this kind is beingi ot tne Arao League. I yL I M 11,1.. Jap On Projects t SHANGHAI (U.R) -tJapanese prisoners oi war win oe employ ed in various public works and; they will be treated humanely, in accordance with the interna- tional law. Maj. Gen. Tsao Te-; chung, chief of the Prisoners ofi War Control Office in the Nan- king - Shanghai area, said. Vith 300.000 Japanese army prisoners of war under its juris-. diction, the office has established' 14 branches. The office's tunc-. tions are divided into three de-i partments re-education, con-j trol ttnd repatriation. Unusual Christmas Table Whets Appetite C3irtstma decorations are a Joy-; ous pan ei van ( season 4t a carry them to the family dinner table and make the Yule 'feast colorful and beautiful. Here are some suggestions: -. - . A centerpiece made of finely brushed ice, evergreens-and red flowers such- as polnsettlas, car nations, rosea, cyclamen, and popi- ' mixing 1owi. Pack bowl, with crushed ice and place in refrigerator refriger-ator for. three hours.' Turn eu$ on a shallow bowl or a large plate. Remove lass and fill the glass cavity with red flowers. Bank I edges of your hexne-made snow ball with xir, ana complete concealment con-cealment of the plate or bowl with popcorn snowdrifts. Encircle with red Christmas candles in low holders 'concealed in the ever greens. Sere's a modern centerpiece; Buy four class bricks, six by six inches. Arrange bricks with sides or wree ex- tnem xoucmng, uko boxcars, down the center of the table- Place- the fourth brick atop the center of the trio. Set low red candles in the center of each of tne tnree units, staouuaug inem i with florist's putty or some of Junior's modeling clay. Wreath holly, and. fill in with pine or fir. . Use your Irish damask cloth with a floral pattern. Repeat the floral motif in your centerpiece. Make a silver cardboard Christ- mas tree Jo? center. Bank up a! little way with colorful fruits j j apples, oranges, grapes and ba-! nanas. Above tne fruit, mass tMiM -ortAjin- :.! U 4h riimstlr 1nfh Tn ran - . ---- w.. 25: beautiful and new. ' I i ) r7 f I) r' j h Floral motif -In damask tablecloth is duplicated in Christmas wiaiei aecerauon a centerpiece I Bd rSSCS. rlth.r can b cleaned and. , washed in ammonia watet. A. L DUCKETT Sales & Service Home of Chrysler Plymouth General Electric V'' 7ns?'S ' " ' Jf jT V?" oi caraooara tree, canaies, iruu Beer was made by the Egyp- lions 5000 years ago. , This dhristnas sees the return of so much we have done without . . the New Year promises oven better things to come . . And so, when we wish a sincere Merry Christmas to all our patient and understanding understand-ing friends, whom we have been privileged to serve during the difficult times we have witnessed, we do so with the knowledge that in the future we will be able to serve you better than ever before. PAGE 2 ;gfeejTg SUNDAY HlvRALl UAPPV IITJNTINCS THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. (U.R) Miss Florence Dusapin of Ther mopoiis had some unusually good luck, and quite unintentional she says, in hunting with her car one night. First she struck a skunk. Next, in order, were a large jack- rabbit and a pheasant. Finally IflUUll aJV4 piiwMonti as isiij ho narrowlv. missed strikinff a deer with her car. Her "hunting" took place on a lz-mue stretch oil road. Now Miss.Dusapin has a sign on tne ironi oz ner car. reads: "Critters Beware." Laugh and make merry. We wish all good things to one and all. Standard Supply Co. 83 North University Avenue 4 . V ' ABB- SAVED MILLIONS FOR U. 8. " i CHICAGO (U.PJ The United ; States government saved many- millions of dollars during the war- by having all the property it: Dougnt appraised previously,. -xs cording to Boyd T. Bamards,' PhiladelDhia. oresldent of the j m 'American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. "The government pursued the wise course of having value de-, unerminea oy men trained in ap- 'praisal work," Barnard said. v |