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"WHAT'S IN THE PACKAGE, DAD?", asks Kim as she
takes a peek at the name on the tag. With the whole house
polished, decorated and gleaming - and Kerry home for
Christmas from Seattle where she attends business school - the
Boyds, Jim and Sandy, and daughtersl Kim, 16, and Christai
HOW EXCITING to pick out the perfect Christmas tree!
Even though it's only a ride down to the Boy Scout tree lot on
Main Street, Othello, instead of a trip into the woods. The Gary
Salsburys, with twin sons, Stan and Steve, five, have almost
decided this one will fit their house best. Would the decision be
Christmas
Trees for
'Ecology'
Many people believe that
the cutting of trees for
Christmas "robs" nature and
destroys a portion of our
forests each year, but the
truth is that nearly three-
quarters of such trees are
raised specifically to be cut at
Christmastime. Most of the
remainder are "thinnings'-
young trees cut in forests to
improve the growth oppor-
tunities for other trees.
Forestry experts and nur-
serymen point out that young,
growing trees give off more
oxygen and absorb more
carbon dioxide than mature
ones, so that the cultivation of
Christmas trees actually helps
the ecology. In contrast, they
say, the manufacture of
artificial trees uses up valu-
able energy and natural
resources, which are not
recoverable.
After Christmas, discarded
trees can be used in various
ways to benefit the environ-
ment. Even if you live in a
city, ecologists suggest, you
can help by getting in touch
with a local conservation
organization or commercial
~aursery.
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and Kerry,l)oth 18, pause for a moment in their busy lives for a
sneak preview of packages under the big blazing tree. Even
their pet cockapoo, Ajax - a real ham - is interested in what is
happening. Who knows, perhaps there's a bone for him
....... and another candle for Sandy?
easier if brothers, Tim ane~ Tom, Gary, Jr., Duane and Alan
were along to help? A young friend, Kristie Thiessen, five,
looks on and Dale Anne, who will be a year old on New
Year's Day, is happy just being on an outing with the
family, snug in her mother's arms.
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335 S. Broadway " 488-3855
THE OTHELLO OUTLOOK
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1974
If Christmas Comes
By Rev. Glen F. Hutehison
First Presbyterian Church
Some may question the use
of the word "if' in the thought
"If Christmas Comes." Right
now it is only a few days
before Christmas. On Dec. 25,
Christmas will be here.
Already ~ve sense very much
the spirit of Christmas. Our
streets are decorated with
lights, gaily wrapped packag-
es lie under beautifully
adorned trees, cards have
been sent and received. So,
where does this thought "If
Christmas comes", enter our
mind?
The question is ' raised,
because it seems that it is
very easy for people to go
through the forms of Christ-
mas say the words of
Christmas, sing the carols of
Christmas, yet miss Christ-
mas. ChriStmas will not even
come to some people who
pause for worship in Christian
churches during the Christ-
ma.~ season. The churches
may be decorated and the
Christmas pageantry be per-
formed, Christmas stories
read and sermons preached,
hut all this does not necessar-
ily mean that Christmas will
(.mine. Religious forms may be
empty of Christ.
Christmas comes when
Christ is born in human
;,,,:n'Is. Just as the inn was
crowded, and Jesus had to be
born in the stabel, so some
hearts and lives are too
crowded for Him to enter in.
This may not be because our
lives are filled with evil
things. They just may be too
dluttered with good and
respectable things. Many
choices we make may not be
between good and bad, but
between the good and the
best. Too many people want
the comfort of Christ, but not
the cross. They want for-
giveness, but not judgment
which cuts out our sins. They
wan! his love, but not His
rigorous demands. They want
ttis acceptance of them; but
not His rejection of their
prejudices and false values.
The prophet Jeremiah
wrote, "'You will seek me and
find me, when you search for
me with all your heart." If we
are ready to put Christ first,
then Christmas will come.
Otherwise we miss it.
In this Christmas season let
us pray in the spirit of the
words of Phillips Brooks:
O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us we pray;
('ast out our sin and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell:
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel.
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Thanks for your kindness and loyal
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There's something special Tourists with children also
about Santa Claus in a small started to arrive and make
southern Indiana town where visits to the post office with
the famous Christmas legend their Christmas mail, follow-
has become somewhat of an ing in the steps of Ripley who
everyday reality, also sent his Christmas cards
This town with a population through the office here as
of about 300 year-round proof that there was indeed a
residents, and a family of Santa Claus-as verified by
deer, is the jolly old gent's the postmark. For over 40
namesake home -Santa Claus, years, children have met
Indiana- as well as the home of Santa himself, played by
his helpers, and the location of Raymond Joseph "Jim'
his overflowing mailbox. Yellig.
A unique landmark at Santa Besides taking up the role
Claus is the U.S. Post Office of Santa Claus at the Santa
near the intersection of Claus Post Office in the early
Indiana highways 162and245, 1930s, Yellig also embarked
and next to the entrance to on a project that now involves , ~ ~ ~d
Santa Claus Land. much of the community of the I ~¢ ~ ~ :
There is nowhere in tlie Santa Claus, Ind. area' He I jr ~. ~ . ~~
world where you can find a noticed that the incoming I ~ ~" ~.~r_ I fl' ~.~:
post office like this one. Its letters were being stored I~ (--...'~P~--~f'~
architecture is that of a away because there were too I .,*7 / ..... 7...']1 ~
stone-fronted fairyland castle many for the postmaster of the I ~ ~ (/ ~is
in design and while the day to answer and took pen in I ^.. ~ial~
moreC°mmunitYthan has300 bUtyear_roundSlightly hma::e :l°ngh~l~rhehiwS h~i~e'r:~i II ~ Irlr[ay the seasons keep bringing ,~t~ar
enough about Santa Claus I hannv ho|idaw In v"U. Our Lfa
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Thef°Ur huikmilli°nofallPiecesthis mail°f comesmail" Yule Inslrudions iI wish is that they be merry and brighl~.;:i
around Christmas time to Po e Gre or • I filled with love andd peace.peacei:r'P
receive the cherished Santa p g y I in hls I "'" l~g
Claus postmark. Still others
arrive addressed simply to mstructmns to m~ssmnames I Acre t our thanks for our loyalty. L:l
on Chmstmas feshv]tles sent I P y
lur loyally. ~
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"Santa Claus" represent the eli
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tens of thousands of children s so that still keeping outward I " ~s$ s
"want lists that foretell pleasures, they may more I 630 E. Main' " 488-26~'
visions of Christmas morning, readily recewe sp~
promise cookies and milk, and
extend best wishes to Santa,
Mrs. Claus, and Rudolph.
And, to the delight of children
everywhere, all of these
letters receive an answer
from Santa Claus.
This unique practice dates
back to the late 1920s when
Robert L. Ripley popularized
the town by featuring it in an
article in his "Believe It Or
Not" column. After the article
appeared, mail began to
mushroom, especially letters
addressed to "Santa Claus."
X I! ay all the good
things Christmas has
in store be yours --
peace, joy and serenity. We are
forever grateful for your kindness.
488-3762
'Tis the season to trim '
trees, sing carols,
give gifts.., and
enjoy all the
holiday cheer.
So what more could
wish for you, than
warm old-fashioned
Christmas? Thanks
for your support,
315 S. Broadway