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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1949)
V ' WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 1949 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON 5gC. II -PACE NINE if7 . -i... n-timTn em la - : 1 i ' Fashioned Christmas nd boys wiggle on tht hrd old benches. Popcorn bslls. big red sp pin, strings of popcorn and cran berrlea mad lovely decorations lor unsophisticated eye. Bright mos qulto netting begs oi candy and nuu added to the beauty of the tree and proved acceptable gtfta. But there were more than aweeti and eata on the tret lor those wee ones. Toys, book. dolU. mittens, capa, on ao many things that would be remembered not alone aa wel- Holidays of Other Years Bring Memories to Klamath Folks By IDA MOMYER ODELL In every person's life there is one Christmas which stands alone In memory, either for happiness received, or some event which trajfic at the time, the years have soft ened into aminement. In the memories which follow you come gitu but through the long win may catatoir them for yourself. i JS The old Presl.yterian church stood on the corner of Tt 3rd and Pine. On this Christmas night of lontr ao it was caught eight, far up in the branch.. a cheerful sik'ht as the lights shone through the windows upon the glisterning snow. Many were the teams tied to the old hitching rack with either a sleigh or a buggy as conveyances for those who lived tool far to walk, tiwlde the old church all wei warmth, and many pair of wnt eve were glued unon the magnlflrent tree loaded with glfu. But before the arrival of Old ra ther Santa, little Slrta and boya had to alng, recite, or Jiut aund on the platform In their dainty drewea or clean eulta while someone else talk ed about them. Utile Nrll Thus slood 'lltle Nellie Bovd and her smsll companion. I.yls Foun tain, one on rarh side of the grand tree, and a bit In front of and be. , tween them. M"N Rreme. slood re. citing a poem all about the -w-alon this happy e-ening of these two ngeli. for angels they were, com plete wllh wings. Lyle's mamma was an artist of note and many of her beautiful paintings adorn Klamath walls to this day. To make these two mile angels aa lovelv as possible Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Fountain hsd creat ed pretty Utile white tarleton dresses with many flounces, and on each amall shoulder ws fastened a love It hand-painted wln. Froudly the angels stood, very conscious of their wings, as Molly recited her part of the cantata Wolly of the dancing eyes and teady wit. Gesturing superblv to--ard sngelle Nellie the look of dls 4resa on that small face made her pause, but not for long BwlfUv she took In the situation. One delicate handpalnted wing was drooping slipping, and although a little sliou -der hunched high to hold It. while Molly watched It landed with a soft thud on the platform. On with her soeech went Molly, but NOT as writ . . No whhpered asides caught only by embarrassed young aneels wera freelv sprinkled through that poem which should have recited onlv the virtues of the two heavenlv visitors. Then her gestures. In the best of form, were directed toward the other celestial being, and to her gle she perceived that mora wings were In the descendant. In tones too ! low for the audience her original j remarks did nothing to help the oc- I caslon. i Last Angrls By the time Molly's pari of the program was completed so waa the shedding of four beautiful wings, now decorating various parts of the platform Instead of the shoulders they were Intended for. Two poor stricken little angrls slood like birds who have moulted as the curtain was drawn amid ss much laughter as applause. Nrll (Mrs. O. lit Hancock will assure you that since ttiei Christ mas she has never attempted to wear wings or impersonal an an gel. Scene: The Bonansa Schoolhouse In the first years of this century. A tree which was a tree to top all trees stood In the corner of the old Bonanza schoolhouse. The II year old boys and teen-agers were acting aa nonchalant as boys do. assuring each other they dldnt care If they didn't get anything off the "ole tree." On 11 year old had made up his mind that even If he didn't get the XI his heart waa longing for he wouldn't be too disappoint ed. But. you've guessed It, he did. and with shining eyes he returned to hla seat after Santa had handed the beautiful thing with Its polished barrel and velvety slock to him. Happiness waa complete, life left nothing to be desired s he thought), and waa so busy fondling his new gun that a comrade had to nudge him when his name waa call ed the second time. In somewhat of a das he went toward Banty. Well, tht you will NOT guess. Ther waa anothpr gun being hand ed to htm. this Urn a shotgun, s single shot aa he describes It. That winter Oarret Van Riper kepi the family larder rich with ducks and geese. Another achoolhouse. Hlldebrand. Some of you don't even know then ever waa such a place. Her another tree made little girls of a doll nearly as large aa herself. In that little girt heart ah thought she Just couldn't bear It when It finally was handed over to the lucky on Finally the terrible mo ment arrived and Bants took It from the tree and looking In the other di rection from where he knew she waa sitting he called loudly "Hasel Fitch." Never to her last moment win she forget the thrill as she ran down the long aula and clasped thai gorgeous oaoy to her breast. vToday. among the treasured pos sesions of the Van Rlper's ere Oar. reus 32. single shot, and Haaell big 32-lnch doll with its dress made by the loving timers of her mother. "Well. yea. I remember what good time we used to have at Christ. mae.'.'i Mrs. Bam Walker said thoughtfully. -We children looked forward to Christmas with as much anticipation as any family I know. "Did you have a tree?" I asked. "Well, not In the early year. Lat er on we had trees at Christmas. but In the early years we hung our stocking up." -There were several of you chll dren?" I auggeated. "Oh. yes, there were II of us without Father and Motljer." Stockings G I'p So from the shelf behind the big kitchen range the eleven Colohan children hung their stockings. Fa ther Colahan solemnly assured them that Santy ALWAYS came In hun. try, and the efficient little hands of the oldest girl. Nettle, mixed a tooth. some cake on the 34th of December DAVE MET HIS WATERLOO WHEN he tried to pick out a piece of furniture for hit folks. Like Goldilocks, this young budding newspoper man couldn't resist a rest at the end of a long grueling day. It wds bad enough to try to shop for Mom, Sis and the Cirl Friend, but to have the photogropher recording every move, was pretty rough going. These pictures ore self explanatory. Note the hole in Davie's hand knit sox. Wedding bells should fix that little matter. and put Christmas candles on 1L It waa truly a lovely thing and Net tle gazed on it with pardonable pride, aa related by her sister, Mrs. Walker. On Christmas morn I n g after the excitement from emptying the Mocking had subsided Nettle glanced shyly around to sea If her cake had had a piece eaten out of It. and uie ENTIRE cake had disappeared. What a gratified little girl ah waa. In or under the itockmga were candy, nuu, applea from Joe Con ger's orchard, and pride of a boy s heart, red top boots with brass toe. While Mrs. Walker waa telling me about the boot, a big chuckle made us both glance at Sam. He was an ting there with a big grin and In terrupted to say: "I got s pair of red-top boot with bras toe on Christmas and they wen filled with cookies. I couldn't 'get the cookie out fait enough to get my feet In and couldn't get ut of the house fast enough when the boot were on to find a can to kick. 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