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ELABORATE CHRISTMAS decorations at the EarlW. Wiley home at '809 South Kane St. ust grew, the Wileys state, like Topsy, little by little.
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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.
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"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.
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FORTUNATELY 'Santo has lots of help selecting pesents.
His willing assistant; crowded the aisles of Pay Less Drug
in the picture above.
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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.
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ST. JOSEPH'S ALTAR BOYS sing Holy Night. The picture Is a reprint the little
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"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. . . , , . , ;, . .