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o e o Around Hollywood Hollywood (U.R'; Holly wood's famed anonymous Santa Claus could have used some help jlTiZ "1 himself this year but he S20.000 to the , needy. Santa is the figure who since 1943 has Aline Mosby mailed checks signed, simply, "Santa Claus" to deserving people around the country. QOnly a few persons know his identity. Santa did not have too good a 195. He lost a large sum of money and had to cut down his St. Nick checks from his usual 530,000 a year. But he was con soled by the thousands of let ters that ured into his office "because it helps to know other people have troubles." "But what Santa Claus could I write to?" he quipped. Saved Colorado Farm Despite his troubles, this gen erous celebrity saved a Ft. Col lins, olo., farm. A Korean vet-o : eran wrote that his father was ; sick but they were trying to keep the small farm going, so , 5anta sent S50 to tide them over. A Laredo, Tex., woman wrote Santa she took a job for S10 a week as a waitress to buy Christ mas toys for her children. She charged S27.50 worth , of gifts b'&) lost her job. She asked only for $27.50, but Santa sent $50 top) the bill. Santa 9930 mailed $100 to a Los Angeles woman with a sick husband. They were in danger of losing their three children to foster homes unless they could provide for them. Another S150 went to supply horses for a Sal vation Army Boys' camp. Dramatic Deed The anonymous St. Nick's most cQmatic deed involved an unwed expectant mother in Riv erside who was arrested for pass ing $250 in bad checks to buy baby clothes and medicine. "So her baby wouldn't start life with a terrible blot," Santa sent $250 to the judge to make the checks good. The charges were dismissed. Santa is proud of his new idea of giving $25 to many "grad uates" -of the prison at Chino who otherwise, would face the worlpenniless. "The sheriff wrote me that the number of returnees men who get in trouble again has 1 droppgd 40 per cent," beamed o Full length Princess . . . fitted Coachman or the popular duster style .. . Quilted Nylons . . . washable cottons or rine sculptured dacrons . . . Dainty pastels to dark black. 7.95 to 16.95 By ALINE MOSBY United Preis Correspondent Santa. "And not one of the men I have helped wound up in jail again, or asked for further as sistance. The money gives them still d:g deep ! filing that somebody out into his pock- j side cares for them." fits to g i v e j The first person Santa helped in 1943 was an Austin, Tex., i blind engineer who needed only : 507 - v,. ,rari1i:,toH fmm iho j University of Texas so he could get a job. Santa sent the S87, and has helped others to a total of S150.000 since. On TV Show This year the celebrity ap peared on the television show, "This is Your Life." But master-of- ceremonies Ralph Edwards did not know Santa's secret and never mentioned" his unusual charity project. What if he had?, "Oh, I would have lied, and said I wasn't really Santa," chuckled Santa. Each Christmas Santa's desk is heaped with cards, many from persons he has never helped. One Paducah, Ky., woman wrote, "You must be a brave, generous person with , an understanding heart. I have been comforted in mv knowledze there is such a man as you." "That's a wonderful Christ mas present," smiled Santa QUICK SUPPER New York (U.P.) For a quick and tasty supper after a day of Christmas shopping, broil ham meat, balls in canned peach halves. Combine 3A pound of ground cooked ham with V2 cup rolled oats. The oats not only stretch the meat but- also seal in the meat juices. Moisten with lA cup of milk or pineapple juice and season with 2 tablespoons of catsup and 1 tablespoon pre pared mustard. Shape into balls and place on six peach halves. Broil 8 to 10 minutes. It doesn't make any difference whether light comes over your right or left shoulder -when read ing. For writing or sewing, how ever, the light should be at the left for a right-handed person and at the right for a left-handed person. This will avoid creating a shadow with the hand that's writing. A Friday luncheon salad that offers tempting flavor contrast is made with tuna, celery and unpeeled red Delicious apples. Chop the apples and celery, com bine with tuna and dress with mayonnaise. Thin cucumber slices make a good garnish for this salad, too. lU.M'.l'JJJ.H .'i Ai"J!'l.W.M... WWW-"J'-3 -.11' W" Miss Helen Hayes, foremost ac tress of the American stage, points out one of many new ways she uses her Christmas Seals on gift packages. Illustrating new ways of using the Seals that fight tubercu losis, the Tie-Tie Gift Wrappings division of Chicago Printed String Company has designed a group 'of Christmas Seal gift packages especially for the 1955 Christmas Seal Sale of the Tuberculosis Associations. NEW WALLPAPER CLEANER New York (U.R) New on the market: a non-rubbing wall paper cleaner which is supposed to remove grease or oil stains and any finger marks with a grease or oil base. The stain re mover is applied directly to wallpaper from the metal tube and then is spread with knife or spatula to form a layer over the stained area. Dry for 45 min utes and wipe gently with a soft, clean cloth. BREAKFASTSOUP Soup for breakfast is fast be coming a favorite. It's both quick-to-fix and satisfying, too. Try this soup-cereal combination in the morning. Have cooked white rice in the refrigerator in a covered container. Add V cups cooked rice to 1 can con denced tomato soup and 1 V2 cans water. Mix and heat until very hot. Serve in soup or cereal bowls with a crunchy topping of crumbled crisp-cooked bacon. This is a hearty, healthy way to start your day. Court Records DISTRICT COURT Clinton H. Johnson, violation of ba sic rule. S15. aldo W. Green, operating without lights. S5. William H. Mitchell, violation of basic rule, S10. Harley D. McMasters, passing on crest of hill. $7.50. Jack J. Gardner, failure to display lights on parked vehicle. SJ5. William R. Mitchell, violation of ba sic rule, S10, S5 suspended. CIRCUIT COURT Louise N. Schultz vs. Paul Schultz. annulment complaint. L. I EVERY jiP Christmas Trees Fifty Million Dollars This Year By GERALD BOWKETT United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) Some 30,000,000 Christmas trees with an estimated retail value of $50,000,000 will be displayed in American homes this year, according to the Department of Agriculture. Most of these are produced in states along the Canadian bor der. Montana, one of the lead ing producers, harvests approxi mately 3,000,000 trees annually under normal conditions. More than 9,000,000 trees are imported each year from Can ada the only significant out side source. In past years, small numbers have been brought in from Newfoundland, Labrador and the Dominican Republic. Eighty-seven per cent of U.S. production, estimated at 21, 500,000 trees, comes from pri vate land. The remainder is cut from federal state and county property. Plantations While the bulk of the nation's Christmas trees grow in a natural state, about 1,500,000 are cultivated on plantations. About 100,000 acres nearly half of which are in Pennsyl vania are now devoted to Christmas tree planting. About a dozen companies are responsible for procedures and distribution of Christmas trees. Their representatives contract with woodlawn owners for tree Barbara Morehouse Has joined the staff of the well known Experienced Beauticians at ROLL AMD'S STUDIO OF BEAUTY 24 South Grape FOR APPOINTMENT DIAL 2-5020 .iVk THE BEST kk. I sups 4l OPEN . j&Jfr? OPEN EVERY NIGHT Except Saturday Till Christmas To Cost delivery at roadside or railroad siding. After shipment to urban areas, the trees are forwarded by wholesalers to the various re tail outlets, an enterprise similar to that for distribution of other semi-perishable commodities. The department, which says "there is no best all-around Christmas tree species," lists the following characteristics as the most desirable: 1. Retention of needles from time of cutting through Christ mas holidays. 2. Full, symmetrical shaper 3. Limb strength adequate to support ornaments and lights. 4. Sufficient non-prickly foli age of a healthy green color. 5. Fragrant odor. 6. Springy branches that can be tied for shipment without breaking and regain their shaps when released. Best Types While no one tree is "best," there are several species which conform closely to the depart ment's list of desirable charac teristics. The balsam fir, found in cen tral and eastern U.S. Christmas tree markets, is the most com monly used tree. Its short, flat, dark green needles are attached to opposite sides of the tree limbs in a feather-like arrange ment. The Douglas fir's blue-green or dark yellow-green needles, 17 sr Sunday, December 18, 1953 soft and pliable, are attached all the way around the limb, giving it a bushier, fuller appear ance. This tree, common in the west, is marketed nationally. The black spruce, grown in the swampy areas of northern Minnesota, is a small, thickly needled tree usually selected for coloring. Most of the colored trees seen on the market are of this variety. There are a dozen other species in Christmas tree produc tion, some of which have one or more undesirable character istics. The white" spruce, for ex ample, while holding its needles well, gives off a disagreeable odor. And all of the five species of southern pine-loblolly, long leaf, slash, pitch and short-leaf have prickly cones. Good 1 afternoon snacks for youngsters are slices of unpeeled red Delicious apples spread with creamy peanut butter and served with glasses of milk. She will welcome Dressy Blouses. . . I " liP&l SLENDER W - iK ' SLENDER 1) I 1 Bw HI ftf g ? -8 nr.. 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