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Show Hub Spokes At the N. S. Banquet last Saturday Sat-urday night, Joe Matson, 1940 president, announced that Sheldon Shel-don Allred had just been nominated nom-inated president lor 1941. "All in favor, say "aye", Joe offered the vote. The crowd responded. "Those who oppose make the same sign," he continued. Silence. "The "ayes" 7iave it," he concluded. con-cluded. Then someone over in the corner cor-ner chuckled, "The 'ayes' had it cinched." Earl Stansfield and Bob Burns was master of ceremonies. As an introduction Earl told a stock joke on Kieth Peterson, who stood up and blushed. "1 wisli I knew something on you, Earl," Kieth said, "and I would certainly tell it!" "Tell me, MacTavish, why is it that you are a bachelor, yet you are always persuading your iriends to marry each other," "Well, mon, after they are Mr. and Mrs. I send them only one Christmas card instead of two." Speaking of Christmas cards Robert Scoville, Tribune carr.ci salesman, reached a new high in season's greetings. When we ; opened the paper Christmas morning, out tell two identical cards both signed by Robert. Now we are wonder. ng: did we receive re-ceive 33 cards or 34? j I When Dawdle Ilammerheels look out the Christmas tree he ivsolved that during 1941 he would invent a synthetic tree for next season. He reasons that his invention will have a commercia. vaiue because young pine trees are iKCum.ng scarce, iiut more iiian that his new tree will have many advantages. His idea is to 1 nave needles made of green thread, which, of course will not fall off. These thread-needles will be tied to silver-gray wires which will serve as branches. The "branches" will be hinged to a pole, allowing the tree to collapse like an umbrella for storage. The stand will also collapse col-lapse against the pole-trunk. Willi this arrangement it will be possible to leave the tree decorated from year to year if a new type of decoration is designed. de-signed. Tangle-pi oof red and i Ki'een rope will have to be invented in-vented and the ornaments will be replaced by painted ballons which can be inllated. The icicles will be made of celluloid to hold them rigid when the tree-is tree-is folded. Each branch will have a hook attached for the purpose of hanging presents. Imitation fireflies will be used instead o. electric globes and a special pine perfume will hav to be concoc;-ed concoc;-ed to produce atmosphere. Oi course Dawdle admits thai tin tlca needs working on, but then lO'll will be only 1 day shorter than 1040. However, there is one objection objec-tion he fears he cannot overcome lie is afraid a candy cam? will not absorb the same flavor from h's synthetic tree as it does from a regular pine. TREBLE RKPARl) |