| Show greenery from N C mountains helps spread yuletide cheer Ga lacking is what they call this strange business up in ia the e mountains of north carolina where the hill folks go hunting lor for galax leaves sprays hemlocks holly ivy and other greenery each autumn when the frost first strikes the pumpkin within a jew few weeks its all been sorted packed and delivered to communities throughout the country for decorating their streets store windows public buildings and homes during the christmas week wit most likely theres heres some of it in your town today the gala ga luckers chers dont get fet much money for their pains but it cost much to live in the mountains either A few days good harvest and added materially teri ally to the years income N K above A dalacker fa ga lacker lacher starts ear early in the borni morning ng and works hard but as one veteran says hits bits plum health healthful lul at k night right they must gather i ii f f ki bif round the fire and sort the days s ti harvest this ba lacker lacher is grading ji P 4 and teeing galax leaves f a PIN V P V va p 4 J C Vun bannon of banner elk top left is one of the buyers here hes examining soine princy pine a low and n ever green w h i c it t it e mountaineer has brought in left A irl at makes long ropes of laurel sprays used for streets stores etc 21 1 1 arft i the cords are finished and ready for shipment along fern s and other christmas greenery give a thought to these north carolina mountaineers this yuletide when the street decorations give your heart a seasonal till lift done their part 7 A |
