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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14

In 1909 the idea reached America and when
Jacob Riis native OF Denmark who had be-
come American, saw the queer little stamp
on mail arriving from his homeland he immedi-
ately sent letter of inquiry to Denmark. The
reply was personal one from Mr. Holboell who
explained In detail the method OF procedure.
Through an American woman, Miss Emily Bis
sell. the Idea was presented to the American
Red Cross which, after several years OF sue
cessful Sales turned the project over to the
American National Tuberculosis association,
which has since had charge OF 1t.
SO Einar Holboell the Dane, Jacob Rlis the
Danish-American and Miss Emily Bissell, the
American, helped .'makep Christmas.
TX William Eustis, secretary OF war In 1800
hadn't turned down the suggestion OF President
Madison that Joel Roberts Poinsett be appointed
quarter-master general OF the army, we might
never have had those brilliant crimson flowers
which we know as poinsettas as part OF our
Christmas decoration Here's why.
Joel Roberts Poinsett was native OF South
Carolina, who studied medicine for a time at Ed
inburgh university and later graduated In mill
tary science and mathematics at Woolwich
academy. SIll health necesstated a long period
OF travel In Europe and Asia, after which he re-
turned to America and requested President Mad
ison to furnish him with military employment
Madison made the suggestion OF the quarter
master-generalship but Eustis objected. So Mad
ison offered pnInsett mission to South America
for the purpose of establishing friendly rela-
lions with the people there and investigating the
prospects OF their struggle for independence from
Spain.
This led to his becoming something OF an au-
thority on Latin-American relations to his APP
pointment to special mission to Mexico In 1922
and his appointment as the first United States
minister to that country In 1925. While holding
that position he first beheld the exotic beauty
OF a brilliant red flower native to that country
When Polnsett returned to bis home In South
Carolina I'm 1929 he brought with him some Of
the seeds Of the plant and just hundred years
ago. In 1885, he sold some OF the plants which he
had grown In his dollhouse to Robert Buist OF
Philadelphia. Buist named the flower "Euphor-
bla poinsettia" and although the scientific name
has since become 'sEuphorbla pulcherrima" the
name poinsettia honorIng the man who brought
1t to this country, has stuck and 1t has become
one OF our chief floral decorations at Christmas
time.
PoIfsett later became secretary OF war In Van
Buren's cabinet, after which he retired from pub
lie life. In the cemetery Of the town Of States
burg s. O., Is 4 simple marble tablet which
bears this inscription SACRED to the memory Of
Joel II. Poinsett, who departed this life on the
twelfth Of December, 1851, In the seventy-thIrd
year OF his life. pure patriot, an honest man,
and good Christian"
To this might be added HE helped make
Christmas"
CDR Western Newspaper Union
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
IN Few
s, Little &
Smiles
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NOT PLAYING FAIR

Louder and more inslstent cries
from the bathroom made 1t increas-
ingly evident that 1t was entirely too
small a room for year-old twin
boys to wash their neck and ears In
peace.
At last the door burst open and
Donnie. bearing every evidence of the
defeated man. and hurt to the quick
by 1t. ran crying to the nearest con-
soler.
Mother. Charles sticks his tongue
out at me and then he shuts his eyes
so he can't see me stick mine out at
him !" he said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14

Do you enjoy sending out Christmas cards to
your friends7 II you do, then you shoHld know
the name Of Sir Henry Cole, an Engllshman, for
1t was he who originated this custom. Later
famous as social and educational reformer,
Henry Cole was pioneer In illustrating chill
drens books with woodcuts OF famous paintings.
In 1916 he conceived the Idea OF sending decora-
tive cards to his friends, bearing his good wishes
for their happiness at Christmas. So he went to
HIS friend, ]. G. Horsley, a member OF the Royal
academy In London. for the design and the re-
suit was the card which Is reproduced above.
But few Englishmen followed Coles lead and
the business OF making Christmas cards got I'M
der way very slowly In England. 1t was even
slower In getting started In this country. In 1873
Louis Prang, photographer OF Boston, exhibited
samples OF his Powered business cards at the
Vienna exposition and they attracted consider
able attention He had an agency In London
and one OF his women employees there (her
name Is unknown) suggested to him that he put
a greeting In place of the name Of his firm and
Issue them as Christmas cards This was done
the next year. 30 that 1874 marks the beginning
OF the Christmas card In this country.
So Sir Henry Cole, the Englishman, and Louis
Prang, an American. can be added to the list Of
men who helped make" Christmas.
DO your letters go out DcdTlnB d CHFlsLildb
seal as well as postage stamp these days7 II
they do, it's because Einar Holboell, q clerk In
the post office at Copenhagen Denmark, while
sorting the mountain OF Christmas mail In 1908,
had the Idea Of another stamp for letters which
should combine a Christmas decoration Idea with
some practical purpose.
He went with his plan to the head Of the
postal service and others with influence and au-
thority. And SO, when the first Christmas seal
committee held meeting to discuss the pur-
pose and use of the possible income from the
Christmas seal and 1t was decided that the first
object was the erection OF hospital for tubercu-
lar children and, In general the income from the
seal should always be for the fight against tu-
berculoss. In one form another.
Upon application to the then King Christian
TX Holboell secured the permission to have
likeness OF the deceased Queen Louise on the
first Christmas SEAL and the king became 80 In
terested that he himself selected the picture
which he wished used.
The success OF the venture was overwhelming.
The first printing OF 100000 seals was Inn
mediately increased to 100000 and over 5O00,-
GOO were sold Since that time the Christmas
seal sale In Denmark has brought In enough
money to erect large numbers of santaria and
convalescent homes for tubercular patients Hoi-
boell, the modest postal assistant, became post
master at Charlotten Fund, near Copenhagen,
and Danish cross Of Knighthood was his badge
Of honor He died of heart trouble In his sixty
second year on February Is, 1927.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
Score One for Brown

The argument had been all on Mrs.
Browns side throughout the evening,
and Brown was distinctly annoyed
ssYou seem to think cold In the
head means nothing to woman,
stormed hts wife. 81 don't know Of
anything more annoying"
Her husband peered over the news
paper he had been trying to read
"No?n he countered. with a rare
flash of spirit. "What about lock
jaw"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14

Yes, that's old Johnson. He's
teaching his wife to drive, but he's
not taking any risks himself |"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
DIDN'T SEE THE POINT

captain" said the fair passenger
on the liner blowing Its way across
the Atlantic, ''how do you manage
to find your way across all this wa
ter to your proper destination
The captain smiled patiently.
by the compass" he told her;
''the needle always points to the
north"
The young lady nodded.
Eyes, | understand that" she re-
piled. but suppose a time comes
when you want to go south, how
would you get on them"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
Proof Poxitixa

Il wonder II dyeing the hair Is
really as dangerous as some OF the
doctors say7" remarked Mutt.
aYou bet 1t is," replied Henpeck.
An uncle OF mine tried 1t once and
within a month he was married to
a widow with four children"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
Exercise Of = Kind

They were discussing the spoiled
son Of mutual friend.
"He has been ordered by the doc
tor to take some exercise" said
Black.
And Is hep querled White.
aWell, If jumping at conclusions
and running up bills Is exercise,
yes.'
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
His Occupation

Friend, to ArtIst-I've seen a big
man going to your studio every day
for the last week Is he sitting for
your
ArtIst-No; he's laying for me.
He's bill collector.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
Had Their Meaning

The convivial husband had a
friend to stay with him for the week
end. When the guest was being
shown mp to his room he noticed that
there were faint crosses on several
of the steps. He asked the reason.
"Ah," whispered the host, "these
come into operation after midnight.
x means that the step creaks."
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
Had Him Cuessinr

"You say that your wife has re-
ceived an anonymous letter inform
ing her of something you did before
your marriage. Well. the best thing
you can do is to confess"
II know but she won't LET me
read the letter. and 1 don't know
what to confess"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
Inxenious Drcsaer

"How does he manage to have 80
many snlts?n
HE really has only two, but by
Juggling with coats and trousers he
gets four combinations out of them"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
Phone Suited Purpose

Heek--This is funny telephone
you have; 1t doesn't seem TO be COM
plete.
Peck--It's all right, for my pur-
poses.
Heck-But there Is nothing to 1t
but the receiver. Where's the mouth
pieee2
Peck-It don't need one. This In =
special phone over which ! converse
with my wife.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
'NUF SAID

MY wife's out OF town."
$50 is mine.n
II know two other good fellows"
"Great. Tomorrow night at my
house, 10-cent limit"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14

1.-THE rain falls, alike on the just
and the unjust"
'~rrue, but the. unjust man Is gen
orally provided with the just mans
umbrella
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-14
A In Nav York

Sometimes I don't speak for hours
at Time"
Thanks for those kind volds."
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
NeighbOrhoOd Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Harring-
ton have moved from Basnight
lane to Vance street.
Mrs. Russell Grumman and
Mrs. Eta Grumman, accompan-
led by four pupils Of the Carr
boro night school, went to Be
rea, KY, last week. The Grum-
mans returned Saturday; the
pupils are to be in Berea three
weeks.
H. B. Marrow of Smithfield
was in the village one day re-
Gently.
Because of the illness of her
sister, Mrs. Eta Grumman has
returned to Central Valley, N. Y.
Mrs, Alfred S. Lawrence is in
Watts hospital.
Miss Josephine Sharkey will
talk to the Woman's Club of
Greensboro next Wednesday
about Irish poetry and folk lore
Dick Dashiell, after spending
the holidays with his family,
went back to Blair Academy IN
New Jersey.
Rev. w. F. Totten of Yadkin
College and T. G.. HARRISON of
Highlands were guests of the H.
r. Tottens at the last weekend.
Miss Carrie B. Wilson of Nash
vile, N. c., supervisor of schools
of Nash county, visited friends
here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Adams are
in Florida. While they are away
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Boggs are
living in their house.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
In the Holidays

Miss LYDIA Eubanks visited
New York during the holidays:
Mrs. Otis Moore of Beaufort
was here with her mother, Mrs.
J. D. Webb.
Mrs. S. H. Basnight entertain
ed at bridge New Years Eve.
There were five tables.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Pugh
spent New Years Day with the
E. A. Loves in Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Leonard
and their daughters, Jane and
Ann, were here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Crawford
had as guests Major and Mrs.
Herbert Craig, Miss Vera Logan,
and Vernon Corbett.
w. d. Carmichael of New
York and his son, Cartwright
Carmichael of GreenviIle, were
here for few hours one. day.
Mrs. Grace Woodman visited
the Dyers.
Miss Marian Skinner was here
a few days with her niece, Mrs.
Frank Graham.
Mrs. Ghent came from Tren-
ton to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Wallace Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Craven
and their daughter, of Chicago,
were guests of the Mckinneys.
Mrs. Greenlaw came from Bal
timore with her daughters, Miss
es Marjorie and Mary Edwin.
They were joined here by Mr..
and Mrs. Armistead Sapp and
their two children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar String
field and Mrs. Athol Burnham
went to Asheville.
Miss Johanna Gjerulff was a
guest of the Proutys'.
Among the Chapel ai1illians
who went to New York were Mr..
and Mrs. Shipp Sanders, Fred
erick H. Koch, Mrs. kenroy Nal
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Under and by virture Of authority
vested in the undersigned Trustee in
a certain deed of trust executed by
Oscar Walden and wife, Annie Wal
den, dated December %, 1926 and re
corded in book Of mortgages IS at
page 1892 in the office Of Register Cf
Deeds Of Orange Co, n. {. 20 secure
the payments Of certain Indebtedness
described therein and demand having
been made for payment Of indebted
ness and default having been made in
the payment Of said Indebtedness as
therein described and having been re-
questcd to do so by the holder Of the
notes and deed Of trust securing SAID
Indebtedness, will, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1898
at ~ O'Clock NJ, at the Courthouse
door in Hillsboro, n. c., sell for cash
to the highest bidder the following
described property, to-Wit:
Adjoining the lands Of. Martin
w UlltSu, II. ~ IJdilltIS, NiLidi u l>uit2-
ford and others. Beginning at a
stake and pointers at the southeast
corner of Lot No. 2 on the line Of
Martin Whitted tract and running
thence n 8 degrees 50 east 445.5
feet with the line Of Lot No 2 to
a stake and pointers on the line of
r. D. Daniels; thence east 81 de-
grees So east, 1016.5 feet with the
line Of r. d. Daniels to a stake and
pointers on the lire Of X. d. Daniels,
the northwest corner Of Lot No. 4;
thence south s degrees So east 445.5
with the line Of Lot No. to stake
and pointer on the. line ot Martin
Whitted tract at the southeast corner
of Lot No. a; thence west 81 degrees
So west 1865 with the line Of Mar
tin Whitted tract to the beginning,
containing acres, more or less. See
deed book 83 at page 70 in the office
of Reg. of Deeds Of Orange Co, N.
G..
Sale will lay open for 10 days as
required by law
This the goth day Of December,
1882.
J. CLYDE RAY,
Trustee
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
The Little Symphony
Group Will Give Concert in Play
makers Theatre Next Week

The North Carolina Little
Symphony, composed of &c men,
bers of the North Carolina Sym
phony Society, will give a con-
cert next Friday evening, Janu-
ary 20, in the Playmakers thea
ire under the joint auspices of
the Carolina Playmakers and the
Institute of Folk Music. Lamar
Struggled will be the conductor.
The first part of the program
will consist of compositions by
Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms.
The second part will be devoted
to the work of living composers.
"Prelude Aubap' is by Nathan
lei Burt, a student in Princeton
University, son of Struthers
Burt, the writer. "Logy March" !"
the latest composition by Her.
bert Hazelman, a student in the
University here, will be played
at this concert for the first time.
The other three numbers are
"Humming Birds" by Quinto
Maganini; "Soliloquy" (fiute
and strings-Earl A. Slocum
conducting), by Bernard Rog-
ers; and "Shepherd's Hey by
Percy Granger.
Tickets are on sale at the AL
fred Williams store. The price
of admission is 81, but holders
of student entertainment season
tickets and members of the Sym
phony Society are admitted at
half price. Students in col
leges in Greensboro, Durham,
Raleigh, and elsewhere in this
state may obtain tickets at half
price if reservations are made in
advance.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13

| work hard, | usually
w smoke more; and when | smoke
more, | usually work harder-and that's
why | want a cigarette that's milder."
We use in Chesterfield Cigarettes
mild, ripe Domestic and Turkish tobac-
cos which have been aged and re-aged.
These good tobaccos in Chesterfield
are used in the right proportions-that's
a very important matter.
These good tobaccos in Chesterfield
are blended and cross -blended-welded
together; that, too, helps to make a
milder cigarette with better taste.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
PurefOy House Burned

The Purefoy house, down near
the Morgan creek bridge on the
Pittsboro highway, was burned
to the ground Wednesday, De-
cember %. 1t was one of the
oldest homes in this part of the
country. H. P. Chamberlin. a
student from Massachusetts,
who had leased it from Isaac W.
Pritchard and had lived in It
during the fall, was at home on
vacation at the time of the fire.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Mclean Lecture Tonight

James Augustus Mclean, por-
trait and landscape painter, will
give an illustrated lecture, cart
in Life" at $3.50 this (Friday)
evening in the Playmakers the
atre There will be an exhibit of
his paintings in the green room
of the theatre. There is no ad-
mission fee, and everybody is
invited.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13

combre, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Davis.
Ann Foard of South River
visited the MacNiders.
Miss Lily Walker and Miss
Frances Starr Mitchell of
Greensboro were with the Oscar
Hamiltons for a day.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Pugh Host to kiWanians

w. M. Pugh was host to the
board of directors of the KiWan-
is Club Thursday evening Of last
week. The guests were Louis
Macmillan, f. J. WoOdhouse,
Herbert Pendergraft, DR.. J. p.
Jones, Ed Winkler, Tommie How
ard, and K. NJ. Grumman.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
The Party at the Inn

Mrs. Annie Martin and her
daughter, Mrs. Anne Holmes,
were hostesses at party at the
Carolina Inn Christmas night.
The whole company, led by Mr..
Dyer, sang Christmas songs, and
then there was a bountiful feast.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
The kindergarten

During Mrs. English Bagby's
stay in the hospital and her con-
valescence her kindergarten will
be conducted by Miss Josephine
Sharkey.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Play Readers Meeting

The first 1888 meeting of the
Play Readers will be held at
$50 this (Friday) evening IN
the Episcopal parish house.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Mrs. Bagby in the Hospital

Mrs. English Bagby went to
Watts hospital yesterday to un-
dergo an operation. She will
be there about three weeks.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Bells and Rullitts Are Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. James Nj. Bell
and Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Bull
tit gave dinner and bridge
party Tuesday evening.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
NATIONAL TANK
MEET OPENS

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 19.
The National A. A. U. senior
championship swimming tourna-
ment begins in the Buffalo A. C..
pool today. The meet will con-
tinue for four days, with nine
titles at stake.
Dorothy M. Poynton, Of Los
Angeles, holder of the low-board
diving title, is the lone individ-
ual defending her crown, while
the Women's Swimming Associa-
tion Of New York will be out to
retain their 1aurels in the medley
relay event.
Two championship events are
listed for each of the first three
evenings, with three titles up for
decision on the last night, Sat
urday.
Some of the outstanding stars
entered are Leonore Right, Kath-
crime Rawls, Ruth Kerr, Anna
Mae German. Helen Smith,
Marion Niles and Mary Shively.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19

SEAY.
LEADF|ELD
WITH 74'S
Nv GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. S1MPSON
Unmindful Of this mornings
drenching rain, first round action
of match play in the Rock Creek
Park open golf tournament opened
as per schedule.
After completing their duels,
the survivors started out upon
their second round although the
rain hadn't stopped.
George Molloy, the public parks
champion, and w. w. Seay, who
topped yesterdays qualifying field
with 74's, 2 above par, advanced
to the second round by virtue OF
defaults. Their opponents, "Ala-
bama" Sibley and John Baer, jr,
failing to appear.
York Battles Burrows
Ted Burrows, one Of the ia
vorites, was having a tough Ses-
sion with H. c. York, the former
holding a slim lead Of one hole
as the turn was reached. Matt
Walker eliminated Lawrence
Downey, 2 and /, but Downey'S
older brother, Jack, remained in
the running with a 4 and 3 VIC
tory over Bill Coleman. John
Connolly disposed of Joe Micker,
2 and /; Ralph Bennie won over
H. C. Bowers, and l, and w.
Hurd defeated Harry Saunders,
4 and 3.
Connolly, Saunders, and Bennie
deadlocked for third in the quail
flying field, each shooting rs.
Coleman and Burrows were next
in order with IT'S.
Burrows, playing bis second
round this spring, sailed along
easily, covering A course in SO,
and having q fine chance for the
medal until the fourteenth. Here
Burrows grew careless and took a
six and added three fives on the
final holes.
Mistakes Costly
Johnny Connolly might have also
copped the medal, needing but
three, four, to finish for 72. He
took four on the seventeenth and
six on the eighteenth. Harry
Saunders would have tied Molloy
and Seay but for 3-putting the
final green.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Applies All Around

The same situation has been
true in the boxing and wreS-
ting field all winter. Perhaps,
as has been the case in so
many of the more important
commercial walks, folks took a
new grip on sports long before
the new Administration came
in. In fact, this condition
commenced to assert itself in
sports not long after the No
vemher elections.
Anyway, it is not one Of
the traits of a deadhead sport
patron to seek a ducat just be-
cause it is free. We've seen
dozens Of ducats go to waste
for events in which there was
little or no general interest
and to which the cash interest
correSponded.
BY the same token, when
there is an Unsuitable desire to
deadhead it to a sporting issue
there is invariably a goodly
paying crowd there, and also
generally an attraction which
merits the interest shown.
So we believe it is not neces-
Sarily looking through rose
colored glasses to say that the
Seasonable sports of the past
four or five months have en-
joyed renewed attention from
those who seek their relaxation
in things athletic. The signs
are all around us, not the
least Of which is the demand
to go the "easy way"
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
d. e.. Net Officers
To Assume office

The Washington Tennis Asso-
citation officers will be installed
at a meeting at Wardman Park
tonight at 8 o'clock and plans
for the season made.
The Public Parks Tennis League
will get under way April 20,
with three matches on the pro-
gram. Schedule:
April 29-Montrose at Henry, Monu-
ment at Potomac, Pierce Mill at Rock
Creek.
May S-Rock Creek at Monument.
Potomac at Montrose, Henry at Pierce
Mill; 81, Henry at Potomac, Montrose
at Rock Creek, Pierce Mill at Monu-
ment.
June 3-Rock Creek at Henry, Monu.
ment at Montrose, Potomac at Pierce
Mill; 10, Potomac at Rock Creek,
Monument at Henry, Pierce Mill at
Montrose; II, Henry at Montrose, Poto-
mac at Monument, Rock Creek at
Pierce Mill.
July S-Monument at Rock Creek.
Montrose at Potomac, Pierce Mill at
Henry; is, Potomac at Henry, Rock
Creek at Montrose, Monument at Pierce
Mill.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
SEVENTH RACE
Mile and a Sixteenth
Understein Leads
Govt. Le1Que Scorers

Government Basketball League
officials have informed The Times
that Jack Understein, G. P. o.
flash, was the leading scorer Of
the recent championship series
with a total of % points for the
three games. Understein narrowly
surpassed Willis Fisher of the de-
throned Sleuths, Willis having to-
tailed 81 during the affair.
An emblematic trophy, identi-
cal with the one given Investiga-
ton last winter, will be shortly
presented to the youthful G. P. o.
lads by the National Federation
of Federal EMPLOYEES.