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4 LET THE LAND KEEP CHRISTMAS... 2 The Newi-Review, Roseburg,' Ore. Tuei. Dee. 21, 1954 7T (r) 11 4. J if 0 d fl ELABORATE CHRISTMAS decorations at the EarlW. Wiley home at '809 South Kane St. ust grew, the Wileys state, like Topsy, little by little. : ' ', ' Wit4 ' F t i . " . , ''(0 ' .A $ t ' x s K I M hfA """"""" ,'- 'it ,ZK , l . ..., if ' ft V N X I ' ' n I i I) It's Christmas! JOAN KEEL blithely arranges front door decorations at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Keel of 218 Court street, with whom she lives. t r v. I. V &..a - miii rip i '' utiiij" "SANTY, YOU AREN'T SPOOFING me, are you?" Little Melody Wilson thinks he might be, then again he mighm't.i She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wilson of Riddle and she visited Santa ot J. C. Penney's. (All pic tures on this page by Paul Jenkins) By LORRAINE KESNER "Dock tht halls with boughs of holly. .'tit tht stason to bt jolly. ." ' -: -1 In the days when those words were written, ' "halls' " probably meant great stone-faced castle walls, crying for a need to be giv en warmth and spirit through ihc cold winter holiday season. TodaVy naus are mure upi iu iiieau coiy living room, with a family gamerea around tne lire ana ine Christmas tree, exchanging pres ents and greeting friends. The same spirit is there, none theless, and Douglas County resi dents are joining together to make it a season to be jolly." Decorations are going "outside" more and more as evidenced by the increasing number of homes displaying colored lights and Christmas scenes. Up and down the streets of the towns, one sees scenes of the Nativity, or of Old St. Nick and his eight reindeer, lighting upon rooftops everywhere. Here and there choir boys, dress ed in festive robes, greet passers by In perpetual carol. The Koseburg Junior Chamber of Commerce, eager to see that Koscourg has its -share of Christ mas spirit, has seven projects in full swing. The oldest, the placing of the cross on Mt. Nebo, was be gun in 1947. Since then "Opera tion Tree Lift." "Hello Santa." "Operation Christmas Cheer" and others have been developed. A home lighting contest has gar nered new interest each vear and promises to be. bigger and better this year. Jaycees award two trn Dhys: one for over $75 decorated homes and one for under $75 dec oralcd homes. A sweepstakes award is made on an overall judging basis. Another project is the juvenile shopping tour, which permits un derprivileged children to visit the stores in town, shopping for Christ mas gifts for their familirs and friends. Here the blessing of Hiv ing rather than getting is illus trated. And now in its second year is Christmas Tree Lane, located at Ihe south entrance drive of the Vet erans Hospital. Merchants have an opportunity to sponsor a tree which the Jaycees decorate a week before Christmas. The trees are lighted each night until the New Year, ana while it cannot be said it is as glamorous as Hollywood's Christmas Tree Lane, there is lit tle doubt tht feeling, involved is as sincere.. .--,winr. "' '.-.'.? As a wind up. the Jaycees Col lect discarded Christmas trees at the end of the season and burn them, thus preventing a serious .fire hazard to home owners who retain Christmas trees in back yards until they dry out. Others in the community, too. have the Christmas spirit, and churches and schools, private or ganizations, sororities and clubs all join in bringing joy to each other in the exchange of gifts and cards. Broadcasting stations, with sen. sitive instruments tuned to cities of the nation and the world, pick up broadcasts of choirs, soloists, ana instrumentalists who bring the Christmas message. The Salvation Army, in its nev er-ending fight against poverty and hunger, places its Christmas kettles on the streets, collecting money which will go into Christ mas baskets of food and clothing fo the needy. This year, fraternal organizations are c om p e ti n t against each other to determine which can raise the greater amount of money. A central file of names, set up by the Jaycees, is maintained in an effort to reach the greatest number of families possible and to avoid duplication. Once again the agles, and Moose Lodges in Roseburg and the Wmston-Dillard Fire Dept have collected broken and discard ed toys to repair and distribute to underprivileged children. Santa x helpers have been pounding and painting for a month in a rac: against time, always working with Ihe vision of some child in mind who might NOT receive a gift from Santa. J&y in m hi JJ L tmii FORTUNATELY 'Santo has lots of help selecting pesents. His willing assistant; crowded the aisles of Pay Less Drug in the picture above. SALVATio:itew a no wwreft'. - T3j TUB X I! it Bt i4 (ID 4f 1 A ' r?t 4" H 1 THE LITTLE BOY dropping his contribution into the Solvation Army pot on Jackson street needed a little help to reach it. lie gor it irom Koranans jock, mcuuire gno Arlo Jacklin, pot-overseers for the time being. :.rv-::. , .., , .....,. p,,l.lj..SSil " w " ; Si 'I f ' " ST. JOSEPH'S ALTAR BOYS sing Holy Night. The picture Is a reprint the little boys are young men now. . i r i3 I . "IF I PRESS HERE maybe's she'll sing," says Janet Ander son hopefully as she holds a doll in Bessie's Doll & Toy shop. Maybe she does ot that. it; STORES AND WINDOWS were full of pretty and fanci ful Christmos decorations. Those shown above are from , Umpquo Florists. . . , , . , ;, . .
