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Show DECEMBER 20, 1932 THE JOURNAL 7 News About Folks in CLEARFIELD Mrs. Dorothy White Correspondent Phone 29-J- 4 Welcoming home their missionary sons after two years away were Mr. and Mrs. Verno Larson, who welcomed son, Don from the California mission, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Zaugg, their son Wendell from the Central states mission. First ward trekker boys of the prise boxes for some of the older party for their widow ladies of the ward. They parents last Sunday afternoon at will be joined by the Seagulls and the chapel. Their years work was Larks in a caroling party next demonstrated for their parents. Tuesday when the gifts will be disPresident Ethel Hodson took charge tributed. Leaders of the other B division held a. of the occasion. classes are Mina Moss and Lorene The Bluebird class of First ward Smith. Primary with their teacher Gwen Time is a mortal thought, the Clark enjoyed a party last Monhome their of of which is the solar year. divisor day evening at the teacher. Gifts were exchanged and Eternity is Gods measurement of favors were made to go into sur Soul-fille- d years. READIN' MATTER Christmas Belongs To The Christ Child THIS CHILD was not only wondering whether those slipnew. He was news! Only, in- pers you are sending Aunt stead of newsboys shouting it Harriet are quite big enough on the street , confers, angels or are they too big, and will sang it in the skies. It was the she feel insulted? Or wonderfront page of the Gospel and ing just what toys you can that word Gospel is the give to Junior which will desturdy old Saxon way of say- light him and at the same time not disturb you. ing Good News. His Birthday was the best Trouble with this sort of news, the greatest headline of thing is that they are only history.. But when the story things, and the little Christ Extras it Child somehow gets lost in the broke, like most took the town completely by red ribbons and the crinkly surprise. holiday wrappings. But why must this same After all it is His Birthday, blunder happen every Christisnt it? Give Him a thought! mas? This Christmas? Why Give Him your chief thought! must some of us go on making Wouldnt the have Bethlehems mistake all over been amazed ifShepherds someone had again? that they turn their WHEN THE ALMIGHTY suggested the backs on Crib, bow courttook the first Christmas Star to one another, and give and pointed with it to the Child eously each other gifts? They would in the Crib, He was teaching have said, What about Him? people the lesson of every This is His day! Christmas to come. IT IS STILL His day. At would Things change of when we give our presleast course. Things have changed. This Christmas the heavens do ents, we give them in His not echo the carols of shining name, in His spirit. Then we tying up perfume, spirits. Instead, thanks to the shall not be. neckties or founor or gloves radio, the heavens will ring tain tenderness, pens, but with the carols of men. ShepAnd gratitudlove. thoughtfulness, herds will not stand ankle-dee- p e-gratitude to the God in the straw of a stable, but chauffeurs and engineers and Who became one of us. Gratimost nurses and housewives will tude for humanitys the highest kneel in orderly pews. You thrilling hour, reever mankind compliment has see, everything changed the only thing left of the orig- ceived. God joins the human race! inal Christmas is Christ. This is Christmas! The rest AND CHRIST is not a thing. He is a Person! So the bright is mostly crepe paper. He lies beam of the Christmas Star there in the Little Crib, and must focus on that one person, there I lay my heart, (by Rev. not on many things. Joseph Manton.) Dont spend too much time InkwiMiiM Service Washington I?. O C f HEY, SANTA, PUT ME WISE, WILL YOU? Put you wise to what? I mean . . . now that I went out and bought a red suit and all, what do I . . . that is, isnt there something I should know? Trade secrets maybe or . . . You mean like how to steer a reindeer? t Yeah. Yeah, thats right. Or how to be Saint Nick in six easy lessons. Isnt ther$ something I could read or something? -- Odd Fact In San Francisco, California, a police officer getting into his patrol car to chase traffic violators discovered that his book of traffic tickets had been stolen. Odd Fact Gun shots intended to kill a dog trapped under a burning house in Itossville, Georgia, nicked his collar Instead, breaking it and setting him free. An Old Kentucky Tradition . STRAIGHT BOURBON 88 PROOF CSL GIENMORE GL-524- 5 DISTILLERIES COMPANY LOUISVILLE, KY. , ... v- - a - a BOOK on how to be Santa Claus? Listen, son, youve either got it or you havent. You mean a book? n You You want to read dont need a book. You dont need a union-car- d. You dont even need the red suit. This isnt a job. Its fun, boy. Like swinging up your kid and giving him a hug when you come home at night. Sure, sure, I know that. I was a kid once, too, remember? But, Santa, you gotta do these things right. You know . . . tree, tinsel, big smile, holly, gifts, carols, Tom n Jerry, greeting cards, big. smile, tinsel, tree ... Youre pressing too hard, boy. Youre all wound up. Come off it and relax. All you have to do is try to make folks happy. Give em part of yourself with the gifts you get em . Then the happiness comes back to you. Get it? ... I DO get it ! Hey, Santa, thats Yeah. Yeah, I get it. Hey, wait great stuff! Wonderful. Gee! I never knew it was that simple. No wonder you can handle an assignment like this! And theres nothing to read, huh ? I didnt say that. There is. You just werent ready for it till now. You got to FEEL like Santa before you start acting like Santa or youre only beating a busted drum. There isnt any book that will tell you how to FEEL or BE like Santa. But to ACT like Santa I got to . . . ' i You just got to read where to get it, boy, without spreading yourself too thin. You only got so much time. And the name of the book, Santa KENTUCKY i . , . the name of the book? t Who said anything about a book, Buster? You want to make it sound like an education. I told you its FUN. All you got to do is pick up THE JOURNAL and start reading the ads. Once you FEEL like Santa, thats where Christmas begins! DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING IN,. THE JOURNAL 'Once You Feel Like Santa . . . Thats Where. Christmas Begins, . - |