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,4 CLOSflGVlG OUT V ENTIRE :i MAKING ROOM FOR NEW MERCHANDISE and Ul STORE OPEN EVENINGS TO JANUARY 1 CLOSE AT 6 P.M. CHRISTMAS EVE STOCK REMODELING Mary Christmas Finds It Just A Bit Confusing LAWRENCEVIIXE, 111. I Mary Christmas, a Lawrenceville school teacher who was born near Santa Claus, Ind., is having her usual happy Uipe around the holidays. But, as always during the Christ mas period. Mary says she is a Uttle "mixed up." 1 get mixed up around tne noil days," Mary Christmas said "be cause I never know if people are calling me or just giving holiday greetings." Miss Christmas, 34, said that when she's introduced to people, I "they always answer, 'Yeah, and call me Happy New Year or Fourth of July. . "I've heard those jokes over and ever,- but if they stopped I'd al most be disappointed." Miss Christmas, in years past, sent holiday greeting cards which read: "Merry Christmas from Mary Christmas," or "Happy New Year Mary Christmas." Miss Christmas, who was born on a farm near Poseyville, Ind., about 50 miles from Santa Claus, insists her parents "didn't realize what they had done" when they earned their only daughter Mary. "They took my first and middle names from my grandparents who were named Grace and Mary," she explain, adding: "Mary just happened to come out first." Mon, Dec. 21, 1953 -The Newi-ReWew, Rowburg, Of. IS Josephine Adams Denies Communist Party Link MAHWAH. N.J. Miss Jose phine Truslow Adams denies she ever served as a link between the White House and Communist Party leader Earl Browder, as govern ment witnesses have testified. In her denial Thursday night, Miss Adams said she was "an ob scure and humble artist" and "nt a Communist" or "a mysterious cloak and dagger figure." Government witnesses named her Tuesday at a Washington hearing by the Subversive Activ ities Control Board. John Lautner, onetime Communist Party func tionary, said he knew Miss Adams ' "as a member of the Communist Party" and as the link between the presidential office and Brow Lautner testified, that Browder took orders from the late President Roosevelt and bis Cabinet. DOES YOUR CALENDAR HAVE 13 MONTHS? OURS DOES! FOR IT WATCH AT PENNEY'S STMTS MO DAY PEC. 21 4 GIFT BUYING DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS JUST IN. THE NICK OF TIME SENSATIONAL BUYS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT WHY PAY MORE? Color Telecast, But No Receiving Sets Yet In Use WASHINGTON (ill - A flurry of color television broadcasts is start hg since the Federal Communi cations Commission told the net works to go ahead but there won't be many sets to receive the luii-nuca pictures (or a while. The FCC has told the intotry It could proceed at once with color telecasts, even though a formal order approving a new color svs- tem wilt not become effective for in aays. The National Broadcastino Com pany promptly announced plans to telecast in color the opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" Sunday and other programs durine the coming holiday season. Columbia Broadcasting Kvsitom said it would continue telecasting in Hcv,""'-iuiiurizea caior pro- ram ine new Keview on vr. lays and start additional ones next year. But industry sources in New York said that only a few pro grams in a few key cities will be broadcast regularly bv late sorin or summer and by the end of 1954 mere suu wui not be many thous and color receivers in use at $700 to $1500 each. Mass production ana suDsunuauy lower prices. iney inaicatea, may be two years away. ine approved system, however. permits black and white reception of color broadcasts on existing aeis, , WOMEN'S LINGERIE h SLIPS PANTIES NIGHTIES NEW ITEMS EXCELLENT GIFTS 'a off Men's or Boys' HANDKERCHIEFS WHITE . OR COLORED LADIES' DRESSES ASSORTED FABRICS and STYLES VALUES TO 14.95 ON SALE AT 25 OF ORIGINAL SELLING PRICE 2 3 in box 59 Men's LOUNGING ROBES WOOL or SATIN - GOOD COLORS ALL SIZES 1A 95 PERFECT GIFTS Z 0FF "U CHILDREN'S GALOSHES PULL ON TYPE Red, Brown, White, .98' MEN'S SLEEP KNIT Ass't Colors Sizes Were 4.95 Men's Broadcloth PAJAMAS Boy's SLEEPSUITS PAJAMAS 3.69 2.98 2.69 Conviction By French Of Soldier Challenged WASHINGTON fl The secre taries of Slate and Defense have five days to explain to a federal judge the conviction of a Maryland soldier by French Court on charges of stealing car. U.S. District Judge David A fine yesterday ordered Socretar- ics Dulles and Wilson to allow cause why a writ of habens corpus should not be issued for Pvt. Rich ard T. Keofc. 25. of Riverdale. Md. Kcefe was sentenced to five years prison. Kecfe's wife. Gladys. 23. ob tained the orclor. contending that an executive agreement between this country and France is illegal. That agreement details circum stances under which American sol diers may be tried in civilian courts 01 iNorui Atlantic treaty Organiaztion (NATO) nations. It was completed four days before Keefe'i conviction Oct. 31. , LADIES COTTON PRINT DRESSES 3.95 ond 4.95 1.98 CHILDREN'S Chenille or Quilted ROBES Were 2.95 1.69 DRASTIC Store Wide REDUCTIONS 100 LADIES RAYON BLOUSES 2.95 & 3.95 1 1Q VALUES II IT NOW MEN'S BLACK STORM RUBBERS 0C it (2) Pair MEN'S INDOOR-OUTDOOR SLIPPERS 3 MEN'S ASS'T Wool and Poplin JACKETS 25 off MYSTERY PACKAGES ONE WHOLE TABLE VALUES FROM 1.00 to 10.00 GOOD GIFT ITEMS WELL WORTH THE COST CHILDREN'S LADIES LITTLE GIRLS' NIGHTIES Values You Can Not Afford To MISS! 100 HOLLENBECK'S MEN'S PART WOOL UNDERWEAR 25 Union Suits V4 off at 3 98 DEPARTMENT STORE WINSTON, OREGON AT COOS JUNCTION ONE TABLE Women's Children!' SHOES Values to 5.95 2.69 2.98 f jS&- look crisp, ' '..v! J fresh, really ? '; A I ft I"" new oner is im oarraifd9 ; . K .'.JNJSV- . . . Msisi . 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