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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
Santa Fe Adds
New Equipment
ToPhoenix Train

PHOENIX, Dec. "a. When the
Santa Fe train for Ash Fork mills
out of the Union Station at 6.45
o'clock this morning it will have
new equipment consisting ofa cafe
observation car, the latest move Of
the railroad toward ease and COM
fort of travel. Number 1910 is a
new and modern railway convey
ance and it will nave a sister car
to carry out the service between
Phoenix and Ash Fork.
The Santa Fe' purchased Ia such
cars for its coast lines, according
to T. A. Kirkwood, city ticket agent
and two of. them. were sent to
this part of the division. The cars
were completed in the pullman
shops in Chicago December 10 and
We're delivered directly to Phoenix.
AS it lay in the yards yesterday
the new car was the pride of the
trainmen who appraised it's equip
ment and compared it with cars of
the past. The comfort of the pas
senger is taken care Of largely
through the weight of the car
which displaces 85 tons. It's over
all length is AS5 feet.
It's construction is steel through
out The interior is decorated in
a soothing battleship gray with tan
trim on the panels of the walls
A conventional decorative design is
worked out on the walls and mold
ing.
The 20 moveable chairs in the
car are made of wicker and are up
holstered with a gray leather. They
RECONSTRUCTED so that individual
service trays or smoking outfits
can be placed ON them. They can
be moved about to face the broad
window or too form conversational
groups. A writing table with a
small box next to it is provided for
the passengers.
The cafe has a seating capacity
OF 20, more than that of the cars
which are being displaced. The kit
chen is completely equipped with
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

Detroit's city halliMiil ase replac-
ed by an elaborate stf4etufe on the
Detroit river as the nucleus. of a
civic center if llahr r9ft Council
!AltfLlsfpl4nyG lodge .ht4ahs.
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
All Post1nasters
Receive Share of
Freakish Letters

ATLANTA, Dec. "a (AP)-What-
ever Santa Claus brings to the let
ter box of the city postmaster, it
will add but little more to the daily
appeals that came to him as sort
of Lord Bountiful, representative
of a rich and great government.
Every postmaster has box all
his own and through it run the
freaks, fancies. and emotions of the
citizenry. Edward X. Larges Of
Atlanta, is but one of thousands
of Uncle Sans postmasters. These
fare some Of the ups and downs
he has found in his box this year.
& Borrow His Stamps
A woman who wanted to start
a business said she would like 70
borrow some stamps until she got
started. AS he had plenty of
them and she needed large sup
/ ply to conduct an advertising bust
ness, she knew he wouldn't mind
lending her some would he?
From New Jersey came letter
from the Prophet King of the
Southland" warning "the South 10
set her house in order" before De-
ing taken to task for "her doings."
AS the communication did not men
ton specifically what conditions
were to be corrected, it was inl-
possible to remedy them.
An old negro woman, baffled by
the electric tabulating machines,
typewriters and other noise MAX
ing devices, made known her De-
Wilderment in these words: Bless
me. l meant to go to the postoffiee
and here | am in the telegrafa
place" 3
Women Correspondents" Fewer
I Letters seeking someone wita
whom to correspond-with the pro-
mise to exchange photographs
now come mostly from women,
but not as frequently. Prosperous
times with everyone busy is given
as the reason.
During the heat of the cross
word puzzle craze, postoffice clerk
were called upon to work out seve-
raj addresses done in crossword
puzzle fashion,
A letter with no other address
than a photograph of Bobby Jones
reached him alright, but it was be-
cause almost everyone in Atlanta
knows Jones. - - ''.'.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
EDITORS REMAIN
ON JOB DESPITE
new OIL RICHES

p OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec.
Oh LAP THE aroma of printers
ink has more, attraction than the
odor of oil to the nostrils Of two
weekly newspaper editors of Okla
Donna. 4 a$eE Se :
Z Made independent by the dis
cQvcry Of oil on land owned by
them; 81 .IWs .KaYses of Chiekasha
Anff W. II. sEiyingstoif of Seminole
have announced that they will con
tfntie fto publish thei4. 4.patpersa
a vel producing more than 1000
barrels a. day was brought in on
KayseTS land in Grady county.
.5'Iaanl going to get out better
paper, Kayser said. 81 like the
gainG,pa4,r,
I<ftyser was a reporter i'll Kansas
City Twenty years ago, before he
c;tnieate Oklahoma with $50 and
started the Chickasha Star.
Livingston publishes the Semi
mole County News. The drill is
going deeper in search of greater
production on his land, but the edi-
tor is assured of producing well.
Although the oil boom has increas-
cd the population of Seminole from
less than 1000 to more than 5000.
Livingston says he does not yet
contemplate enlarging the publ
catioassto a daily.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

NEW YORK, Dec. "a (AP) P)-Mil-
lions Of words from the prolific
pens and typewriters of authors
past and present are garnered by
the play-hungry motion picture in
dustry to yield its yearly crop of
scenarios.
Virtually all modern fiction is
cast into the mill which turns out
an ever fruitful harvest of screen
drama. What appears to be 1.-The
chaff is stored away for further
sitting as necessity arises.
There are many excellent stories
in the classics of the drama and
literature yet to be filmed, said
Winfield r. Sheehan, of Fox Films,
and others whose task is to find
suitable story material for the
screen express similar belief.
Say Material meXhaustible.
fThe public has proven that
great classics can be filmed over
every ten years because OF the pop
ulafity Of new screen facesrand. be-
cause Of improved technique in2Sthe
making OF the product, = Sheehan
asserted. M
1--WE. have the whole range OF
fiction and drama from the classics
to the best sellers of the present
to draw upon explained Nina
Lewton, chief of Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayors reading department, but
the movie audiences seem to prefer
the modern stories. mostly"
Another inexhauStible. supply
pointed out is in the increasing out
put of authors whose works are
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
Sing Heigh-Ho! Unto
the Christmas. Holly

NOTHING quite so, .tgpifies the
i Y spirit Of Christmas as bough
Of beautiful glistening f0liaged and
scarlet-berried holly. Holly seems
the quintessences f Of. Yule and
should, and generally does. occupy
the place Of honor in Christmas
decorations. ~ a~ ~,
There are STATES where the holly
isn't to be found in great abun-
dance. In some sections, OF the
South a limited supply must be
made to serve the purpose For
profuse decorations other green's
fashioned from sprays Of Irish yew
whose fah.like and lacy foliage is
ideal for tEds use; and, too there
are the beautiful, waxy leaves
from the magnolia as well as cedar.
But the holly bough, of course,
of all Christmas green is the love
fiest and most popular, not only
here but in other lands, and in
France, ini particular, as Brittany
grows it in quantities. The holly
is of slow growth and propagated
by seed which do not germinate un-
til the. second. year. We think OF
holly berries always as being red,
but some. kinds, bear yellow fruit.
some white, and some others
black. ~ q '''-4 - =. '''4,
The holly has, commercial
value that isn't generally@Sknown.
It's seven-grained and hard wood Is
ivory white ah1 is used for inlay
ing and as an ebony substitute for
teapot handles and other articles,
when stained. The leaves are used
in medicine. Frances Marshall
Morgan. pr e "
t@. 1925. wtstera Newspaper Unlon)
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25


things had changed. OF course,
there were changes in the looks OF
the town. There were few sleighs
lined up. along the main street; in
stead there were automobiles.
He had been thinking how the
sleigh-bells would jingle as the
horses pulled the sleighs over the
crisp winter snow. But instead OF
sleigh-bells there were the sounds
Of firm rubber tires creaking over
the frozen, Snow--cOvered streets.
There had been automobiles used
in that winter Of seven years past,
but they had not been predominant.
The sleighs had chance.
Now the sleighs were quite miss
ing. The automobiles had charge.
He wondered If he stayed away
for another seven years if he would
see lights from airplanes and hear
them buzzing over the buildings.
Yet, even if he did, he did not feel
as though The place would really
change. "a.
There was something about the
town that would never change.
They might build more modern
shops, airplane landings might take
the place Of so many garages, as
the garages had taken the places
of the blacksmith shops, but the
essential qualities of the town
would never change.
Always Christmas would be
Christmas here with it's holly
filed windows, its wreaths over
doors, its trees for Christmas lin
ing the main street. Doubtless
that was the way Christmas would
always be in many places. But
here it would seem more impor-
tant. Christmas would be deep in
the whole heart of the town which
always expanded and became so
generous and big and open at this
season of the year.
Probably because it was, Christ
mas did seem different here from
that of any other place.
He remembered the Christmas
before. There had been gayly dec
Grated shops, hurried, happy shop
pers, lighted Christmas trees in the
streets. crisp snow and Christmas
greetings.
But it hadn't been the same.
Christmas seemed to belong SO
much more to his own home. In
that other place he had felt a little
lonely and a little out of it. But
here he; had no feeling of loneli-
ness. Even though he was just back
and as vet had met few Of the peO-
pie ne knew and had vaguely rec
ognfzed some who were grown up
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
The Community Supper
Really Like Christmas

skrTNHESE community suppers
are. always stupid - declared
nretty girl TO small GROUP
around her. i wish we could pu5
some pep and fun into this one and
g;Ta the people a good time. Some
thing really like Christmas ana not
so dull"
sThe others looked dubious and
scratched their heads. "What'H we
dor they asked
II know" declared the pretty
eirf Just got the idea. Now
listen everyone; Why not initiate
the way they used to do in olden
times? A minstrel in the gallery,
lots of : minstrels.! Singing and
nlaying on horns and things! Hide
them by screens covered with
green's. Let the people set seated
at the tables, then pipe up with old
songs every, one knows. Dress the
minstrels in gay cofors. Then have
them come down the stairs slug
ing and playing. Let them wind
among the tables. Have a Jester
in front Joking ana making 1un.'
real old Ecglish custom. 1t. viii
help a lot and give the diners a
good time.
And" added another, fired with
enthusiasm, red candles on the
tables, wreaths at all the windows,
Mattresses with red ribbons. about
their heads and sprig Of holly
tucked over one ear"
"Not to mentions" laughed a
third, "a dinner OF roast turkey,
cranberry, sauce, mashed potatoes,
rolls, coffee and mince pie!"
sRight-o" said the rest.
And so it was done. The very
merriest community supper that
was ever given in that town.-Pa-
tience Eden. @
20, 1925, Western Newspaper Union.
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
Filmdom Scans Worlds Literary Output
For Stories Adaptable AS Screen Drama

found in the bookstores. magazines
and on the stage. Some of the
greatest features from the stand
point of public patronaee, script
readers said, have been the orig
inal stories written expressly for
the films and from this source
many will be contributed annually
Good Story Not Enough
"a good story isn't the only re-
quirement for a good picture"
Florence Strauss, Of First National
Productions, has found 1.-THE diff
ficulties Of filming, the necessity of
avoiding controversial sex, eeonom-
ic, racial and religious themes, and
the objections raised by the pro-
duction forces or the actors, cause
the elimination of many stories." :"
The Paramount company files an
average of $4,000 synopses of pos4
sible screen stories yearly, includ-
ing everything that has a remote
chance of acceptance. Other COM
panies read 1000 to 5000 Stories,
the synopses being indexed for ft-
ture reference. So keen is the
completion that screen rights of
some works are purchased before
the stories are published.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

coal stove, oven, steam table and
other adjuncts of the culinary
department of dining car. Rel
frigerators, service pantry, cup-a
board all go to make up complete
service department.
The two cars which are being
released for local service have notS
been ordered away from here yeti
they will continue their service on
some branch of the Santa Fe sysy
tenn, or be made over into a type.
of car which can be used on any,
line.
1t takes a subodinate to realize
the inefficiency in a superior.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

Tombstone - Preparations be
ing made to float $2,000,0OO bond
issue lo4 San Pedro reclamation
PROJECT.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
Coal-less London
....... " Hit By Cold Wave

) LONDON, Dec. "A (AP)--Bright
frosty weather, such as England
seldom has for Christmas, prevails
the cold, which otherwise might
be welcome as suitable for the
holiday. is "a renewal o., long coal
queues,s fsdalitng The Fatiopinga OF
val. Their is plenty Of coal in!
the cohntry, but for inexperienced
reasons it fails to reach London.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

Otis M. Rogers, Amarillo (Tex) at.
torney. rushed to the defense of his
bride, Rebecca Bradley, Texas
'fapper bandit" after she had held
una bank at Buda in order to get
thrill. The two were secretly mar
ried year ago. while attending
the University of Texas, and their
honeymoon began with the young
wife's appearance in court.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

ACK had not
b en- home in
seven years. They
had gone quicNy
enough in the
way that years
will go, but now
that he was back,
it Sc e IN e d as
though they had
been longer. He
had missed so
much.
If was NOT tnat
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

The Chicago Art institute points
out new way to make money
invest in art A Chicago waiter
bought a picture, three years ago
paying for it in installments. He
has been offered twice the cost
price
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
O RUPERT, HOW COULD You!

One Rupert Hughes. novelist. is
being talked about little right now,
though whether the conversation will
inure to his profit remains to be seen.
He has been telling some OF the
Sons of the Revolution that George
Washington was not the kind of man
he was commonly supposed to be.
This imputes ignorance to the public
for there has been nothing in the
record to Indicate that George
didn't occasionally drink. and "cuss''
under great provocation. as did very
manv of the men of his day, who
were not considered by their fellows
as bad citizens. History records that
he used unnecessarily strong language
on one important occasion where the
provocation was so great the gentlest
reader is not left to wonder that
George did so.
It doesn't appear that Hughes
made any comment about the George
Washington, who went on his knees
in the wintry woods at Valley Forge
PRAYING to his Creator. no mention
of the faith that sustained his forti-
tude during those almost unparal-
lelled discouragements. Had Rupert
spoken of that there would have been
no controversy, no publicity. We
wonder If all of us who get into print
are as silly in the ways we choose as
Hughes appears to have been? 1t
doesn't seem so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
CHURCH NOTICES

UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH
1880 o'clock, Rev. F. S. Bernauer
will give the first of series of ser.
mons on Some Fundamentals of the
Going Church" The series will in
clude the following topics: "a
Friendly Spirit All Working Togeth
err" Putting the Christ First,
Letting the Holy Spirit have tho
Right of Way" Keep Faith in Gu.
Absent Lord" Sunday night, Rev
Bernauer will give an address on the
Americanization and Characterization
of Foreign Immigrants, illustrated
by a remarkable collection of stereo-
ptican pictures. Other services OF
the Church School at IL noon;
Christian Endeavor at o'clock
music by the choir. solo. James b
Neal.
METHODIST CHURCH-Rev. J.
L.. Pinkerton, pastor. Morning SER
vices at 1880. Sunday school at Has
N. B. Woodsum, superintendent
Epworth League at 6. Song and
prayer service at Z o'clock.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH-Rey
H. G. Mann, pastor. Morning SER
vices at 1890: Sunday school at
11.45, d. e. Wheeler, superintendent /:
Junior Young Peoples Christian I'm
ion at A o'clock; Senior Christian
Union at 6 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Dexter

Plans are we'll under wav for the
public whist which will be given un-
der the auspices Of the Dexter Wo-
mans club on next Wednesday az
ternoon and evening at the home OF
Mrs Marion Plouff on Free street.
In the afternoon only ladies VIII pc
playing from to 4.30 o'clock. but In
the evening both ladies' and gentle
men will play from 8 to 10 O'Clock.
It is expected that refreshments Will
be sold during the evening.
The proceeds of the party VIII go
to the district nurse fund and 1t is
hoped that many will avail them
selves the opportunity % helping this
worthy cause along.
The committee in charge OF tickets
and arrangements is: Misses Louise
Weymouth, Helen Raynor, Carolyn
Daggett, Mrs. Katherine Atwood and
Mrs. Ann Anderson. Tickets may be
bought from the committee or bought
at the door. The public is invited to
come and support this cause for the
betterment of Dexter.
Rehearsals for miss Fearless and
Co." which will be. presented in the
near future by the Clara Barton
Guild are well under way. The play
is an attractive and amusing one,
which is full of the difficulties which
befall Miss Henley and her guests.
in which they visit Spook Island and
other exciting places. The play is
under the direction of the leader of
the Guild, Mrs. Carrie T. Palmer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
DOvER-FOxCRoFT

The old fashioned dances will be
revived in Dover Foxcroft again,
when on Tuesday evening the first
one will be held at Central hall, Roll
Inns Syncopaters will furnish music
for the affair. Many who have not
danced the light fantastic for years,
are plannin" to do so on Tuesday
evening and one Of the largest dane
ing parties in years is looked for
ward to.
At a recent meeting Of Miriam
chapter, o. e. S.. the following Of
ficers were elected: Mrs. Opal Emery,
w. M; E. j. Smith, w. P; Mrs.
Edith Dunphev A. M; Mrs. Effie
Merrill. conductor; Mrs. Laura War
rem, A. c.; Mrs. Bertha Dyer, secre-
tary; and Mrs. Ella Smith, treasurer.
Installation will be held Jan. 25,
Grand Matron Julia A. Wicker" will
be the installing officer. All Masons,
their wives and eligible daughters,
are invited to attend. Mrs. Charles
Daniels of Melrose, Mass, was the
recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. P. T.
Gellerson.
Foxcroft academy basketball team
won their first game on their three
day trip when they defeated Patten
academy by a score Of 1927 Patten
was ahead in the first half but the
Foxcroft boys came in with whirl-
wind finish in the second half. The
team is improving every week and it
Is expected that in the finals Of the
season they will make as good a
showing as any team in the county.
Annual Meeting Universalist Church
Tho yY1nnfiro of tho First
Universalist church parish was held
at the church on Wednesday evening.
Previous to the meeting delightful
picnic supper was served to about SO
members of the organization. The
| meeting was considered one of the
| most satisfactory in recent years as
| the reports from the church treasury
and officers Of the various auxiliaries
was most satisfactory. The treasur-
err, Walter L. Darrell reported prac-
| tically all bills paid to Januar-, l and
announced that when all pledges
| were in at the end of the ministerial
year, April 1, the parish would have
"clean slate"
| Most interestiro REPORTS were CIV
en- by Mrs. Ava Aver from the Ladies
circle, of Miss Mary Averill from the
! Missionary circle and Mrs. Elizabeth
B. KimbaIl from the Sunday school
J The Lend Hand club reported net
I earnings of $500 during 1925. The
| Sunday school reported an increased
attendance, the average for 1925 be-
! ing SO pupils.
| The parish made quite extensive
repairs to the church building during
/ the past year, including a row cellar
wall on the west side of the building
new cement walks at the entrance, 6
new one pipe furnace, for heating
the vestry and the installation of q
new toilet in the basement.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Moderator, Erro
| Drawn; treasurer, w. L. Darrell;
| clerk, P. E. Ward, trustees, c. w
| Hayes, DR.. NJ. o. Brown. E. P. Peters
Enrol Drawn, P. E. Ward and w. L
| Darrell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
sTHE UNIVERSITY AND THE
STATE"

The University and the State"
was the subject on which Governor
Brewster addressed the alumni Of the
University Of Maine, last evening,
in response to their invitation.
Those who have followed his re-
cent addresses are aware that the
Governor Is deeply impressed with
the conviction that agricultural con-
ditions in this State already are
improving and destined to undergo
great improvement in the near
future.
His address to the alumni conveys
the idea that he concludes the
University is in a way to contribute
to this advancement as may be done
by no other Of our educational
institutions. With five thousand of
Names boys and girls interested in
agricultural clubs, with engineering
work awaiting engineers the needs
OF the State in those respects appear
to turn to Orono for aie and there
should ind 1t. The original purposes
OF that institution were to render
such aid. We are under RESPONSE
bility to have 1t done.
Maine is not large enough, she
cannot hope. it would seem, to have
in the near future boys and girls
enough to warrant at the University
OF Maine such university equipment
throughout. as that which similar
universities in some Of the larger and
more populous States afford. But
there are certain lines of endeavof
which may and should be developed
to meet the obvious demand. AT
least it so appears to some of the
observers on the sidelines. 1t also
appears especially desirable to ascer-
tain just what the urgent needs may
be and provide for those first; deter
mine what the State should and
should not attempt to do. Governor
Brewster's address should help In
some degree to encourage such
effort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
A WISE AND FAITHFUL PUBLIC
SERVANT

It has happened to DR.. Albion G.
Young that the call to go did not
come until he had attained ripeness
of years and achievements: for In his
quiet, unobtrusive manner he did
achieve far reaching results. Just
what he has been able to contribute
to the advancement Of health work in
this State is seemingly incalculable.
He was a pioneer in public health
work in Maine. He worked wisely
and indefatigably. And notwith-
standing his advanced age his use
full activities up to the present will
be greatly missed. He had the vision
to see far ahead. He was the first to
issue for a State q circular on
tuberculosis. With inadequate facili-
ties he collected vital statistics. He
drafted laws that stood the test. His
courage was never daunted by cpl
demic and he gave of himself un-
stintedly on the firing line" None
have given more faithfully or ef-
fectively.