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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1944)
'll/amcuioj the fUt teh Mm. Santa Glaul Jdetb Out Gon&enti ot JtetteM By BETTY ROBERTSON The short, chubby woman with soft white hair, spectacles, pink cheeks, and a cheery smile looked just like the ideal grand mother. She rested for a moment by settling for a good rock in the old-fashioned rocker in the sitting room, knitting as she talked. “Mercy me!" Mrs. Claus exclaimed, laughing, “it certainly has been busv around here. I don’t quite know where to beein in telling about it. Santa is mainly concerned With the servicemen right now, and he wants to be sure that all of them get a lot of Christ inas presents this year. When asked about the number of letters coming to the North Pole from all over the world, she hur ried into the workshop and returned with a large mailbag overflowing with correspondence. “These are all very interesting letters,” she smiled. “Santa brought them to my atten tion one day last week because they're from University of Oregon students.” After but slight per suasion she consented to read sev eral of them. Not Particular The first envelope she picked out of the bag was of a sky blue color, heavily perfumed, and daubed with smudges of ink. “Dear Santa Claus,” it read. “Please bring me a man for Christmas. Any kind will do, though preferably a young, good-looking one. Anyway, young. Well, do your best. Sincerely, Con nie Coed." “Poor girls," Mrs. Claus said sympathetically, “there are quite a few letters just like that one. Some girls are more fussy, however. They ask for blond sailors or red headed marines, or air corps lieu tenants. I don't know just exactly what plans Santa is making for them. And we have received the most unusual requests since the war. Marilyn is asking for nylons, and Edith begs for a gallon of gas, and Wally asks for a carton of Camels with a bpx of matches. We've never had such letters be fore," she said, shaking her head sadly. “Santa is quite perplexed.” What’s This ? An investigation of the shop brought many gifts to view. A box of aspirin had a card which said, “For all U. of O. editors from Santa.” There was a box of shells for Audrey Holliday and the latest Duke Ellington recording to Dean Kratt. How did that happen? A Jotter pinned on the wall requested Betty Crable for the Sigma Nu boys, and a postscript said that Jledy Lomarr would do in a pinch "I'll better get back to work," Mi's. Claus concluded. “A lot o things to do, you know.” She bustled off cheerfully, still mur muring to herself, “Most unusual.’ -- (' oils, when taxable, are tnarki d u ill) the tax in eluded in the selling priee at 7 ' .»*» [j % i KJ iT'r* 1, JEWELRY STORI C20 Willauietti Augustana College’s evening school in Rock Island, 111., is offer ing a new course this fall: Income Tax Problems. - -- Art Bazaar December 7 The Allied Art league’s own Christmas shopping center, packed with products of Oregon students, will be open at 4 p. m. on Thurs day, December 7. Drusilla John son, general chairman, expects a large variety of saleable wares, made by both art students and members of the faculty. A Christmas tree, and other festive decorations by Jeanne Vil iair, will provide holiday atmos phere in the court c-f the art school. A program of Christmas music by music school students is also planned. The “art in action’’ feature will show students actually at work, so that visitors may get a glimpse of how art works are created. It will include demonstrations of: oil paintin gand water color, ceram ics, weaving, drawing, lithographs, other items will be on sale. To keep r and metal jewelry. These am up spirits of shoppers, Dorothy Nansen and Drusilla Johnson will manage a food booth and dispense coffee, hot dogs, and dougtHttits.l IjU^WISHES BEST Our Cheerful good wishes to you for a very Merry Christmas! Plan your Christmas menu, then buy the food at— ECONOMY GROCERY 104 E. Broadway ajj % °ys. fa, Gipr mu r/'cs . filin' J°Us y. t<?r a’hl C/n fir C0, e^'3o- '°^V f ,s i)i 0 / 3Se /_ s /0r o », r/Or7,„ ashio„ t!]e i ■ *°o} 0./ ■ . 775 for 4/1 'af« #■- ' ' ei'c'ri-<, " c/?o, f)r ers 1 er,. s,?'/j °;7e^es fo As / 7/Ap- r Av„r:„- frO,„ ;°As t S r or % e A r7/ 7orr, A; S’ A a** **. - •) . Situ )T *On ‘ • Pe'C/Jpc ~fs. Ae T*o> Aj '^7e, S7ff /r, A °A? °^s 'e-Sf ■*»<*, fs. orV fo ■fs il fo . / ^ie fr *>Oft thiif -1 °u i. *n « °Pp&„ /c£s °'e tu. ^0,1. *r, G* ■>Oi, c re’ yCe (!°lkrZ3ppitJ§- 'Z0tJe O, T "'a/-? -1 °i/'// ,. leZr af , as a/ // ' ^ r'c0 %*• or to sav, a t v, 02-,-e 5 Aave '•'O/f/ a §Vf7s. a.i-s r PackagJ'11* 0 ■a cha,- !l>1° ■ ^a//, ^ ■%, » ' • Of fool., c°u„ts treallyis,u ple«sl!r* f'fee f(iQ 27C -’Of/ ’ //Jo Co< a0r/ " c„ 3*01, 033 .PC' C /j " J'o^> -4 Js f- » ^ Ac Co ?\ O' q L ‘ cCo>~ -’C'~i C •- l MILLER! rom