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Show Thursday, December 20, 1962 1962 Christmas Edition - Helper Journal ft:.:. ' ::r:z)m T3. What is perhaps the nation's most reprinted editorial was written In the year 1897, in response to a school girl's simple question about the validity of the Santa Claus legend. Virginia O'Q&nlon, then eight years old, sent this question to the editor of the New York Sun: "Dear Editor: Some of my little friends say there Is no Santa Claus. Papa says. 'If you see It in the Sun it's so.' Please tell me the truth, Is there a Santa Claus?" The answer to this question, penned by an editorial writer named Francis Pharcellus Church has become an American classic. Here it is, in full: "Dear Editor Claus Some of my little friends ..." Virginia, your little friends are wrong. say there Is no JII YOU CHEER t, ; Santa They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, In his intellect, as compared with the boundless of grasping world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas how dreary would be the world if there were no Virginias. There would be no faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus but, even if they did not se Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men I child-lik- e that ever lived, could tear apart -- and thank you for tKe girt of your patronaj Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in ail this world there is nothing else more real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten tims ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood." 'i-- t. BILL iv. & . J 4- V .... Kj i RUTH HUNTER INSURANCE ! Chris Jouflas, Mayor " Luke Cbrmani Councilmen ;, . Albert Veltri Bob Olson William Hunter Art Dalpiaz And AU City Employees ? William Ranter, Agent - ' HtJVsss1 Utab Helper frrL D there's a traditional reason, know about it, but any (me grownup) who youngster hangs his stocking from the mantle shouldn't be surprised to find an apple there come Christmas morn. This isn't because Santa raise apples during his "off" season, but It does Indicate the status of the apple as the fruit. Apples are grown in every State at the Union. More apples and more apple pies are produced In the United States than in any other country. In a good of a bushel year about is grown for every man, woman and child. The apple's ancestry is traced to immigrants. Plant students believe the progenitor of the modern apple appeared first in south-veAsia, between the Caspian ve dost't 3 I n" two-thir- st tnd Black Seas. ft n Apples do not grow true from seed and for this reason most seedling apple trees are worthless. Occasionally, however, one is found with highly desirable characteristics. Such a tree can be propagated endlessly by graft- & ing. Discovery of a fine new apple Is plant world's equivalent of striking gold or oil. And, to our knowledge, no one has ever complained about finding a bright red apple In a Christmas stocking. the V . x fr:::::nll 5 ' T I 1 n ?JL- the inspiration of lead to a Happy Holiday for you and yours! May we at this time express our understanding off peace to the hearts and minds off gratitude to all of our many friends To All for their loyal patronage . - MERRY CHRISTMAS ' ATTRACTION . ". . 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