Smyrna times., 1946-12-19
SANTA CLAUS TO
ARRIVE DEC. q
Town Employees Arrange Pa
rade, Party, Movies and
Other Features
TO AWARD PRIZES

the Roxy Theatre will be present
ed with a gift from Santa's pack,
as a feature of the biggest Christ
mas celebration Smyrna has seen
for many years. According to
plans as announced by Town EN-
ployees, the old gentleman expects
to arrive at the -Four Corners
promptly at 200 o'clock on the
afternoon of Saturday, December
81 along with parade, made up
of the Firemen's Band, the Fire
Engine, the Boy and Girl Scouts
and Santa Claus himself. This
delegation will meet him as he en-
tiers town and will act as an offic-
ial welcoming committee. He will
arrive from an undisclosed direc-
ton, in his sleigh whether there is
snow on the ground or not, and
ushered into town to be presented
with a key to the city. The line
of march has not yet been an
nounced, but it will terminate at
the Roxy Theatre, which Harry
Aumack has generously donated for
the occasion. Santa, who will come
fully equipped with his sleigh and
reindeer, will dismount at the the
atre and talk to the children inside.
There will be gifts from his pack
for every youngster present, a
large Christmas tree and an op-
portunity to talk to him person
ally. Following his appearance a
special program of cartoons will be
shown at the theatre. Any one de-
string to make contributions is re-
quested to contact any of the four
departments of the Town Employ
ees: Police department, street and
electric crews and town Office per-
sonnel who are sponsoring the trip,
or leave donations at the Town
Office or give them to John w.
Jacobs, Jr., chief of Police. A pot
has been placed on the -Four Cor
ners to receive contributions, also.
Band Concert
The Citizens Hose Company
Band will give a concert at the
-Four Corners at 1880 p. m. on Sat-
urday, December 21 and the very
old traditional custom of a concert
at IL a. m. on Christmas morning
will be revived. The band has new
music for the occasion and will be
directed by Vernon Ford.
Christmas Decorations
An impetus was given the Christ
mas program for Smyrna by the
lifting of restrictions on lights, and
the special overhead lights on Main
and Commerce Streets were light
ed for the first time Tuesday even
ing and will continue to be lighted
each night until after New Years
Day. Town Employees decorated
the Fire House and the Town Hall
last Wednesday. The lights from
the Town Hall which outline the
building and the clock, may be seen
from far up the Highway. A huge
Christmas tree erected in the Gen.
ter of the Four Corners is now
brilliantly lighted. There are sew
en- lighted trees in seven islands on
the DUPONT Parkway. This is a
new holiday feature for Smyrna.
Window Decorations
A large percentage of the local
merchants have set up attractive
window displays of Christmas mer-
chandise. Stills News Agency
Norris Hardware Store, Handloff
SC to $1.0O Store, Harry Ennis
Toyland and Glenn's Soda Shoppe
are among those featuring toys
while Pratt's, DeFord's and the
Ladies Shoppe are displaying spec
ial decorations and gift merchan-
disc. Many food and grocery stores
have put forth effort to help the
holiday spirit by showing fruit
cakes and Christmas delicacies in
windows decorated with evergreen
trees and holly. Drug stores are
featuring gifts of cosmetics and
useful articles as well as toys and
jewelry. The Robinson Furniture
Store has set up three beautifully
lighted Christmas trees while Ever
hart Brothers are displaying a
fourteen foot Santa Claus which
covers the Main Street side of the
building, from the second to the
third stories. Churches are pre-
pairing special services for which
they expect record turnouts.
Prizes Announced
The Smyrna-Cayton Chamber of
Commerce has announced its COM
piete list of prizes for the outside
decoration of homes and places OF
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