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Show Box Elder JSSSm Soroptomists Present Poinsettas JOURNAL 25, 1953 TT0 ersonally V-akin- ji I didnt wnte this column today. It was submitted bv others and I am merely acting as master of ceremonies, piecing it together. Only at Christmastime, will the News & Journal break down and publish poetry, so today I'm going to make the best of it, or should I say, worst of it. I guess everyone is a poet at heart. At least thats true in the N & J staff and at our Christmas party last Saturday evening, there were some gems accompanying the gifts exchanged. Working My gift was an Kit and with it I received the following averse from some anonymous admirer, whose initials I suspect are Winston Nelson. Heres the poem : er who should know will tell you to go sticks for a real Fourth Estater Cause out in the ruts a guys gotta have guts Or hes dropped like a red-hpertater. The&men To the ot The The The But editors job is rough as a cob duties are not too specific. wages are low, advancement is slow, the time you put in is terrific! As a publisher, too, the rewards are few, The headaches are beyond description. And ya gotta be sweet, to the man in the street, Or the louse may not pay his subscription The man at the top of the News-Journ- HOLIDAY SPECIALS! Subscription rate In Box Elder County: $2 25 per year payable In advance; In combination with the Box Elder News, (published Wednesdays) $4 00 per year; $2 00 for 6 months; single copy 5 cents; Outside Box Elder County, $3 00 per year, combination rate $5 00. ByCWC Editor-Publish- OifS GREETINGS in 1908, pubweekly newspappr'HR?dbHpd lished every Friday and entered as Second Class Matter at the post office In Brigham City, Utah, und r the act of March 8, 1879. A Charles W. Claybaugh, Publisher Gladys Johnson, Advertising Manager Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Utah State Press Association National Editorial Association and United Press Advertising Representative Utah State Press Association, Salt Lake City. impedence tube: insert between ears for informapassage of tion. May require surgery. Then there was the candle with the operating instructions, For best results ignite both ends. A box of No-Dtablets was labeled, You non-essent- cant get tired and quit just because the coffee pot is empty. A box of aspirins and a crying toweF completed the kit. Instructions on the crying towel read, Use around March 15th and during disputes. Also available in chartreuse, cerise, mauve, lime, buff and magenta. But the happiest surprise was when I struggled out of a paper sack placed over my head, after being sentenced in a kangaroo court to find myself clutching a brand new Browning automatic Sweet Sixteen shotgun with ribbed barrel and a gold trigger, a gift from Elaine, Gladys, Andy, Dick, Stan, Arch, Ralph, Aileen, Marge, Winston and Arland. Attached with a big red ribbon was this verse: ! al shop Is a writer of matchless ability. He writes about wrecks, religion and sex, And the School Board, withgqual facility. 'i Claybaughs his name, a man of great fame And a versatile gent is he, He can figger a job, or swear in a Gob, And perch on a limb with "Brack Lee ! i They say that the pen in the hands of great men, Is mightier by far than the sword. But in a real showdown, Ill give you the lowdown: It takes ljeither one to sell cardboard ! If Ben Franklin knew and Pulitzer, too, Their successor was such a bright star, Im sure they'd suggest that he take a long rest, Or his light will outshine theirs by far! Th working kit itself, not found on the usual gift counters, contained many useful articles, each appropriately tagged, including Editorial scissors: some of the best editorials are written with a pair of these; cotton ear plugs labeled, Use these when taking stories over the phone, also on those days when you should of stood in bed. . A piece of rubber tubing was named, Un- - RING oz Mrs. Emma Eliason receives a lovely pmnsetta plant trom Mrs. Elnora Bovvcutt, representing the of Brigham Citv. Various club members took plants to more than thirty people in Brigham City recently who were over 85 years old. The recipients were delighted with the plants and members of the club expressed a desire to make poinsetta presenting an annual at fair for the Soroptimists. . . . Sorop-timis- ts By Camille Jensen (Daughter of Nolan H Mr ami Mis Jensen) Skippy was one of the millions of stars that make up this gieat In days of old, with bad men bold, universe Only Skippy was dif An editors life was not so sweet. than most ot the stais The wrong thing said, Neath a banner head, ferent In He was very, very, small street. And Ed lay dead upon the fact if you looked up imu the you sky on a clear night To protect his life, his kids and wife, wouldnt even be able to see Ye Ed kept his shotgun near his side. him. Just think1 A real live star but yet so small that people To live so long, in a town gone wrong, couldnt see him at night. Why And do a job before he died. the only thing a star ever lived for was for the people way dow n But times have changed, in the Wasatch on earth to say, My, what a ' range, Isnt that beautiful star, or Ye Ed can choose his own sweet words, star bnght and large1 Print what he thinks, bout things that stink, Being such a small star made And keep his gun . . . strictly for Skippy very unhappy When the the birds. other stais weie playing chase or leap the flog, Skippy would sit Another contributor for this column today and watch them play for he is my old, fourth grade daughter, knew they didnt want him to Kathy, who also gives her message in verse. play, even if they were Joo po She says: hte to say so. Christmas is thp time for joy, So Skippy just sat there watch For every little girl and boy. them, wishing, yes, wishing mg The Christmas tree is shining bright, that he might be larger, not Throwing out a glistening light. very much larger, but large The house is all trimmed up with holly, enough to be seen at nights Oh Christmas time is very jolly. When Skippy got tired of wishing he was larger he would And with that timely Christmas message, wish that he might do somewould make him Ill leave you by quoting those famous words thing that to be such a small star proud of Tiny Tims: God bless you, everyone. But Skippy was so small that he couldn't even help the mother stars carry their young ones. One dav while Skippy was sitting, just thinking, a comet came by Thinking that the comet might take him someplace where there werent any stars he hopped on the comet s back Gee whi', but that comet went fast, and one time when it turn ed very fast and sharp, Skippy fell off Down down, he fell, and as he was falling he thought-abou- t landing so hard that he might break one of his shiny points, but he only bounced when he lit because he was so tiny When Skippy finally had enough courage to look up, he There is something in the very season of SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC B3 North Main WILL BE CLOSED CHRISTMAS fi ye faithful May , many blessings of Christmas be with you throughout the coming year. HUNT'S MARKET Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Hunt Reasons GleethcjS Be JANTAltt 2nd To All My Friends And Customers CHARLES H. CLIFFORD COOLERATOR APEX TV Ranges, Freezers, Refrigerators. Dryers, Washers, Ironers, Vacuum Cleaners. 7jEs carolers give voice to the Christmas Spirit with hymns and beautiful ballads so do we humbly give voice to our appreciation of your year round friendship and loyalty. A Joyous Yuletide Season to one and all. Lews-Beaut- y cbeear We fed a special glow of warmth and gladness when we think of our friends and neighbors. It is fa this spirit that we wish every one s joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year. , DALES Associated Service 205 NORTH MAIN FISHER BREWING CO. - Salt Lake C.ty BRIGHAM WASATCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY c jl 1' th-- GREETINGS RAYTHEON v promise of Joy and Peace on Ecrth, Good Will to all men. that gives charm to the festivity ofPChristmas. ) Let us glory in God's 26TII Opening Date Will SAT., )l '7 what Santa had brought them One of them happened lo look up to see the star on the top of the tiee The child shouted with glee and told the oilier children to tome and see the beautiful shining slai News quxkly spread about and everyone young and old came to see him Oh, how proud Skippy was" when the people said that they had seen such a beautiful star This tiny star had found at last his joy and happi ness You see Skippy, was the very first star that was ever on a Christmas tree ST., DECEMBER come, ail (ft i'f The Firstest and Tiniest Star found out that he was on the earth There was some funny white fluff on the ground and he saw a sign in a window that said Meiry Cluistmas He fig uied that it must be some kind of a holiday By now Skippy was getting cold so he walked along until he came to a house with the door open a tiny bit He crept in and saw a gieen tree in one corner, but it was different fiom other trees from its branches were hanging green, red, blue, silver and golden 'balls It looked like some magic spider had spun a silvery w'eb on it But the tip top branch was bare and looked as lonely as Skippy felt He was getting tired from so much traveling so he climbed up there to rest The next morning before Skippy was awake three little clul (lien popped into the room to see ismf V Shop if |