Special Christmas
S ection T wo
A shland ’ s L eading
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ÄSHI JQiD, OREGON,
iüpSDAY, UEC. 1, 19*27
ihioned Christmas Cheer
ives Way to Better Celebration
»Santa C laus Has.
H ad B usy Y ear A t '
N o r th P o le H om e
Pages 9 fir 14
Y ears
Good
o ld -fa s h lo h e d
et)eer, so l o u d ly
C h ris tm a s
m o u rn e d f o r In
theee m o d e rn days, is a m y th .
T h e n aw fa s h io n e d ' C h ris tm a s to
f a r b e tte r, d eclares th e W o m a n 's
rfo n ie C o m p an io n «In I t s D e c e m b e r
ly Sunray Bhdws Christmas Trade «Will Exceed For-
mer Years—Postoffice Department Makes Prepara
tions to' Handle Greatest Volume of Business jja
History With Additional Thousands for Extra wr-
vice—Mail Early.
Joy o v s r
th e
tin ie s t
g ifts .
OOC hîhîichûhchîhîhochîi C hohchckhîhchchpchîi
The
Angers o f age u n w ra p p arcels
w ith
a r d o r u n d lm m e d
b y* th e
y e a r ^ -. • F u n n y l i t t l e sp rig s o f
m is tle to e a tm beckon ab o ve th e
n u m b e r.
“ M u ch h as been ad d ed
d o o rw ay s.
F ro m e v e ry w in d o w
an d
n o th in g
h as been
ta k e n
w re a th s s m ile a t passera-by. T h e
a w a y unless by o u r ow n b lin d h ig h w a y s ev en in to th e c o u n try
ness o r f o lly ," , I f co n tin u es. '
an d h a m le ts a re sw ept. I f th e re
"S le ig h -b e lls an d Y u le log . th e has been a f a l l o f snow , and a re
fa r , slow p ilg rim a g e o v e r d r i f t - open to th e ea g e r tra ffic t h a t
For the Bachelor’s Den
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No Home Will be Forgotten
This Year — Committee
is Busy
p iled roads to th e h o m e « o f'c h ild b rin g s people to g e th e r.
A nd, fo r
hood, th e g ro a n in g b o a rd lin e d a ll th e b u s tle o f it.O n e n an d w o*
w ith b eam ing - faces, voices lifte d m en pause to t h in k an d speak
in f a m ilia r h ym n s— th e o ld -fa s h re v e re n tly . o f
th e
C h ris t-c h ild .
ioned C h ristm as.
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Christmas i& in ,the air.'
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As the iin lil/ of Prancer and Dancer antTthdr faith*
ful teammates, is heard as they approach from their
North I^ole seclusion, Ashland merchant# are busy uh*
packing a great» stock of holiday goods—the greatest
stock which has been unpacked for a number of years,
Early sales and all early indications point toward
the largest sale of holiday goods itt the history of the
United States.
Meanwhile Santa Claus is speeding toward the home#
of all good hoys and girls bringing a record-breaking
stock of toys. ♦
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T h e re should be no l it t le boy o r
‘ ‘N e v e r w a s th e w o rld so w id e
“ F ast m o to r cars, row s o f c ity
fo r happiness, n eve r so deep fo r
th e c u rre n t o f frie n d lin e s s . N e v e r
houses hoated by -o il. .fa m ilie s
scattered
o v e r ’ «a - d o ie n states so .m a n y m en of. good w ill, n e v e r
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_
m a n y . .. Q re a t ' q u a n tltl» « a t to y» sending q u ic k g re e tin g s by w ir e , s o a r d e n t a d esire fo r peace on
T oy» r a n g in g fro m ' th e Av« » t ill c o t t M t r o m the»« fa c to rie s , a few g a th e re d a b o u t a s m a r tly e a rth , n e v e r so m a n y th in g s to
m e rr y ."
s e n t a r tic le to Im lU t lo a a l a n to - M>t t h e y '» r e w ith a fe w exepp- decorated ta b le , th e lo u d sp eak m a k e C h ris tm a s
w o b tle p
p o rte d
0800
at
» 1 6 ^ each
a n im a ls
an d
w h ic h
an d
r e ta il
p la yh o u se » w h ich
d m - tio n « o f a c h ea p v a rie ty ,
at
A m e ric a ? m a d e toys h a v e bben
cost »h ip p e d
> 4 0 0 a n d m o re , a re b ein g th ro w n
to
08
fo re ig n
c o u n trie s
e r fillin g th e room w ith m usic
fro m
a d is ta n t
o rc h e s tra — th e
p ew
fashio ned
C h ris tm a s .
th ia y e a r.
“ I t is easy to d ra w
B u t I t U» h ars h and
Id g re a t q u a n titie s on th e m a r-
A„
th e t u r v e y in d ic a te s co n tras t.
b *t.
S an ta C la u s h a s b a d a busy y e a r false as is th e w a y w ith cynicism
A lre a d y A s h la n d m e rc h a n ts a re * a t th e N o r th P o le , and th a t th e an d offends o u r in n e r k n o w le d g e
s h o w in g la rg e «lo ck s o f- C h rl» t- m a n y , m a n y boys *and g ir ls w h o th a t a ll Is s till w e ll in th e h e a rts
M e r r y C h ris tm a s
Bias good«. W it h in th e n ext w e e k h a v e been r e a lly an d t r u ly good, o f the people.
th e
U n ite d w ill be regh rd h d w it h th e m o st i s . m e rrie r th a n e v e r a n d its
T h e c lic k o t th e cash re g is te rs t h e ir tra d e ta k in g a d v a n ta g e o f b M > ' th ro u g h o u t
In m a n y sto res, in d ic a te th o u »- t he “ .h o p 'e a r ly " slogan w h l< & States w l l F d is trib u te m o re th a n fa s e fta tta g b its o f to yd o m w h ic h s p irit Is as tru e and ea rn es t.
and»
o f r e ta ile r »
a rd
fin d in g m ean« m u ch to sto re e te rk s and! five h u n d re d m illio n In C h ris t- can b» fo u n d a n y w h e re .
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“ C h ild re n s till scream f o r v e ry
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ELKS HELP
OLD SANTA
WITH WORK
■ F o r m any this Christm as Is gi>-
In g to m ake a re a lity o f th p t o ft-
dream ed w is tfu l dream, “ W hen my
ship conies In .”
I t Is a ll tine to
Lot» Liko H im December 2S the conmdcuous p a rt th a t ships are
’ M rs. B lm — H a r r y took p a rt In a now playing ns a decorative fe a
Christm as p la y last night and to-; tu re In modern house interiors.
day he’s so hoarse he can h a rd ly i T h e re are ships and ships to be
had, some o f brass, some o f glass
ta lk .
T h e bach
: M rs. B am — Oh, he was th e lead* fo r table appointments.
e lo r Who glories in a w ell-furnished
lng man, then? *
M r s B am — No, he was th e den would feel honored to receive
th is candlestick w hich embodies
prom pter.
a ship in Its design.
g ir l in A s h la n d w ho does not re
ceive som e g ifts
to m a k e th e m
happy a t th e h o lid a y season he-,
cause a c o m m itte e o f E lk s
has
been d esig nated by E x a lte d R u le r
W m . B rig g s t<* assist S a n ta C ln u a
In fin d in g e v e ry hom e — even
i those w hich .S an ta m ig h t
acch-
d e n ta lly
o v e rlo o k — everyo n e
of
th e m sh o uld be re m e m b e re d th ia
ye ar.
D . P ero x xl heads th e c o m m itte e
; and w ill be aaalasted in h is as sist-'
a n t S a n ta C la u s w o r k b y , F .
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W h it t le , E . V . Jones an d E .
C:
P ay n e.
T h e lod g e o f E lk s
ac
cepts as one o f Its d u tie s th e afft
sista nee to S a n ta C lau se e a o h
y e a r, in o rd e r th a t th e re m a y be
no u n h ap p y h e a rts a t th e -h o lid a y
season.
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