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Show Thursday, December 21 , 1 978 5 Page 9 Y Y XJlUtV T V-B. -U- 11V JL VUXAiV Continued From Page I its title, it was about Christmas. It was a book of firsts the first book on the subject printed in America, the first book to mention gifts and a stocking hanging by a fire. No author or artist was named for the book, which contained con-tained eight hand-tinted engravings. Perhaps it is that book than inspired the world famous Christmas poem by Dr. Clement C. Moore, "A Visit From St. Nicholas." Dr. Moore, born July 15, 1779, was a professor at a theological seminary. His wife and six children lived in Chelsea House in Manhattan, and it is said he wrote the poem just before Christmas while driving through the snow in his horse drawn sleigh in search of gifts for his family. The inspiration for Santa himself perhaps came from a Dutch friend of the doctor's, who was said to have been short and chubby with a long white beard. The friend delighted in telling stories of the kind Saint Nicholas. Settling back on Christmas Eve 1822, Dr. Moore took out his new poem and entertained his children with his visions of sugar plums and Santa's belly that shook w hen he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. It was not until 15 years later that Dr. Moore finally conceded to have his name published with his tale, although it had been published anonymously for years. "Twas the night before Christmas...." Christ-mas...." was the real beginning of the jolly fat man, but he was even further developed by cartoonist Thomas Nast, who pictured him in Harper's Illustrated Weekly in 1863. His cover drawing showed Santa dressed in a red, fur-trimmed suit, with a mischievous grin and a sack lull of goodies. Since that time. Old St. Nick may have added a pound or two and another wrinkle to his happy face, but that image has been passed from mind to mind, generation to generation. Sunday night, children the world over will lie, eyes twinkling, before a fire's glow, their stockings hanging limp over their heads. They'll stare in awe as the story unfolds, dreaming of Rudolph leading Santa through the foggy night and wondering how he'll get down the chimney. Storytellers will half smile at the naive wonderment wonder-ment of children as they run for bed, knowing he won't be there till they're asleep. But even grownups don't know for sure, and a thump on the roof could be a sleigh, snow falling down a chimney could be a fat body wriggling through, and the wind rushing through the trees could be a resounding "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night." 'Didn't Have To Abandon Taiwan' Washington, D.C. Diplomatic Diplo-matic recognition of China could have been established without abandoning the government of Taiwan Senator Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, R-Utah, said last week. "Recognition of the People's Republic of China is inevitable in the long run, and there are some advantages advan-tages to doing so," Hatch said in Washington. "But the handling of the Twaiwan issue last week is not something we should point to with pride." Hatch said he disagrees with the substance of the Carter announcement, but was even more troubled with the manner in which it ws made, "with only momentary momen-tary notice to one of our longtime long-time allies that they were to be left in the cold." "I fear that the world is getting the message that the United States is no longer a nation to be trusted," he said. "The administration has turned the collective back of the U.S. on an ally once again. There was Mexico and the natural gas deal, Brazil. Paraguay, Rhodesia, South Africa, Panama, Korea, our agreement with NATO and the three percent stipulation that we recently reneged on. And now we do this to Taiwan. How can the Taiwanese help but be very bitter?" Hatch said the timing of the announcement also created concern. "He did it on a Friday night, at a time that Congress is not in session and most Congressmen are out of Dec 22 C KathyFish 3 Bob Bailey Q Dec. 27 fy J Dec. 23 SkipSchM B 1 RnhrK.. C,oH,. ") Tim Grace Carol Gilchrist - Dec. 25 3 Ehlias Louis DeC.28 ( V Villi sttllt I DeC 26 Dorothy Ratcliff I j Toni Doilney J -TV lT Have a friend or relative you would like to see congratuated in the birthday birth-day column? Send their nameisi and date of birth (day and month only) to Birthdays, co The Newspaper. Box 738. Park City. Utah 84060. a ft & Q Claimjumper -Restaurant ? DAYS A WEEK G-!0 WEEKDAYS 6-11 WEEKEHJS Main Street G49-B051 m town. And he did it without adequate briefing of Congress." Carter's announcement violated a resolution Congress just passed last October that required the "full consultation" of Congress before normalization nor-malization with China. "That resolution passed the Senate on a vote of 9C to 0," Hatch said. The China announcement will also call attention away from the failure of negotiations in the Middle East, where the Camp David deadline of December 17 has been passed with no peace agreement signed. Hatch said normalization could have come without abandoning Taiwan. "There was no quid pro quo spelled out in the statement. We give up our old friends on Taiwan that's what the Peking government has asked for years but I don't see what the Communist Chinese give up in return." ' Senator: Hatch said that, "with all due fairness to President Carter" the diplomatic exchange will produce some advantages. He said, for example, the opening of diplomatic relations will help the U.S., with China containing the Soviet Union on their northern nor-thern border. Full relations also help keep China from support of an invasion of South Korea by North Korea. "There's some indicaton from Teng and others that they are moving away from the Maoist-Communist straight-line ideology, and this could be an advantage to us over the years." Hatch said. Senator Hatch recalled the Jackson-Vaniek Act, which requires nations to open emigration before acquiring "most-favored nation" trade status with the U.S. "I hope Carter has required free emigration from Red China, and it will be interesting to see how many people stay on the mainland and how many do leave the country." "I think the whole exercise exer-cise could have been conducted conduc-ted with a little more grace and tact," Hatch said. "And we certainly do not need to recognize the Peoples' Republic with an announcement announ-cement that has to make the rest of the world wonder just which treaties and commitments commit-ments the U.S. will finally honor." mm JjSTY I ' f NIGHTLY SP (5 . m. WED. M DRAFT BEER & SETUPS THURS. DANCE CONTES VALUABLE FRIZES FBI. & SAT. 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