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Show Winner Selected In High School Poem Contest At the Cedar City High School the campus paper. "Smoke Sig-n;u's" Sig-n;u's" conducted a story and poem contest for the students of the school. Announcements of winners were made this week, (see Teepee Talk) and the following fol-lowing poem was judged as the first place winner. Because of its pertinent information infor-mation at the holiday time the Record is pleased to publish the winning poem. A CHRISTMAS INCIDENT This year, when Santa came tc our house, His work was witnessed by a lit' tie mouse. The toys were placed beneath the tree, The mouse was interested ant came out to see. When the stockings were fillec from top to toe. Santa turned around and pre pared to go. It was then he heard a noiee or the floor. He listened and .listened and h( heard it once more. He scanned the floor with hi; eyes to see Where it was and what It coul be. Then they finally came to rest or its source. You know what it was, th mouse, of course The mouse spoke up and told hi: tale of woo. At Christmas time he's boon for gotten and so Tills year he'd like something i you please, A nice piece of limburge cheese. Santa handed him a gift al wrapped up gay, That was not to be opened 'ti Christmas' Day. The mouse determined to returi the good deed, Ran over to a stocking at a grea i rate of speed. , To Santa, he said, "I'll ho.'p you and add one thing more, i To the fullest stocking, over there,. I can, I'm sure. I Santa chuckled and gave him permission to try. I The mouse set to work and the thread began to fly. Upon completing this job he'd undertaken, ) He made Santa admit he'd been mistaken. He had added one thing to the stocking, you see. 5 The hole wasn't there before, you must agree. |