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Show Woo! Christmas Planned Gifts Offer Sheepmen Chance Wool inteiests throughout the west are much interested in a moye- j ment gaining orce to make tins' coming one a "Wool Christmas." j So far as is known, the idea originated origin-ated with George T. Willingmyre, sheep specialist with the Unitrd States department of agriculture. In an address before the annual convention of the California Wool-erowors' Wool-erowors' association at Sp.n Francisco Fran-cisco last month. Mr. Wilhngmyre ;suceested that it w-ould be of gre.it i benefit to one of the west's great-itst great-itst industries if more people could be induced to -give Christmas presents pres-ents made of wool. The idea of Mr. Willingmyre immediately im-mediately brought response. Sev-t Sev-t rai wool associations of the west have picket up the suggestion and f.om present indications more wool in Christmas presents wiil be given this year than ever before. Western Wes-tern wool houses have joined in ttie campaign as a means of moving , the large stock of wool now on hand in the world. To assist in stimulating the demand de-mand for wool, several western '.veclgrcwers' associations arc bavi.13 special woolen blankets made for i distribution at slightly above cos'.. |