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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-04
|l04 Persons
Placed During
October

The local office of the Florida
State Employment Service plac-
ed 104 people during October, j.
H. knight, Jr., manager, announc-
ed today.
During October IS applications
for work were made, bringing
the total now seeking jobs to 1853.
Employment was found for five
handicapped workers during the
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Evening star., 1949-04-03

JACK. JR twIrH TsEN-AeE ALLOWANCES in
mind) not only likes that sparkling PEPSI
taste-but best of all he likes that famous
big-big u OF. PEPSI bottle And what real
American boy or girl doesn't. Trust young
America to get the most of the best.
Evening star., 1949-04-03

WHETHER JACK HALEY IS STARRING in
Broadway musical or raising prize Here
fords on his 500 acre California ranch-Jack
and his family are used to the best. To all
the Haleys, the best in colas means PEPSI.
ITS the best qRafty drink. says Jack.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22

suggestions of its own for safe,
as well as a merry Christmas.
The Standards people recognize
two hazards around Christmas time.
The trees, of course, and electrical
toys.
One of the dangers in the toy
department are those playthings
which require a transformer. This
latter gadget should be entirely en-
closed in an iron or insulating case,
and should have circuit breaker
which will prevent an excessive cur
rent in the toys or transformer.
And when it comes to trimming
the tree, the Bureau of Standards
warns against celluloid, cotton, pap
er or other such materials that burn
easily. Flake asbestos and powdered
mica make a substance that looks
like snow and won't burn like cotton,
which can cause serious flash fire.
Also, have a look at the wiring
on the lights. The insulation should
be thick enough so that the current
won't come breaking through to set
fire to something.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
In Memoriam

In loving memory at this Christ
mas season of our son and brother
Morris Moser who met his tragic
death February II, 1949.
The shepherd has tenderly called
back his own
To rest in the peace of his love,
To sleep in the light of his counten-
ance there
To his heavenly home up above.
Oh we know he's safe with Jesus
Up in yonder shining land
Beside still water now he leads him
And he holds him by the hand.
And tho we must mourn, who are
left behind
Our loved one is safe in Gods care
The shepherd has called back his
lamb to his fold
To tenderly watch over there.
Give us strength to bear the parting
From the one we loved so well,
Till the gentle voice of Jesus
Calls us home with him to dwell.
Sadly missed by
The Family
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Riddles OF This Generation Lose
Belief I'm Santa At Earlier Age

sents a decided victory for parents
in this present age with its en-
phasis on stern reality, researchers
report.
That the age Of disbelief has slip
ped only a little in half genera
ton is seen as evidence of the child
hood memories held sacred by the
adults of today, and re-created for
their own kiddies in skeptical era.
And as for the kiddies themselves,
it is necessary they preserve the il
lusion as long as possible, although
unwittingly, for it is upon their be-
lief that continued munifence of
toys at Christmastide depends.
Mother and Dad gladly will spend
few extra dollars on expensive
toys to keep alive their kiddies'
faith in Santa, but once they hear
them classifying him with fairies
and goblins as "kid stuff" they put
clothes, shoes, books and other prac-
tical gifts under the tree. And
those are things Junior would have
gotten anyhow, so he is the one who
really loses when his faith goes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Telephone Santa Discards Suit
And Whiskers In Fastest Wrinkle

And now they've streamlined Santa
Claus-the bewhiskered, good-natur-
ed gent who's been cayorting about
IN a red suit around Christmas time
as far back as anyone can remember.
The latest idea which is being
tried out this season for the first
time by some of the country's lead
ing department stores is the in
auguration of telephone Santa.
The response, they say, is good and
by next Christmas the idea of Jun
ior calling up Santa Claus may be
widely prevalent.
1t has its advantages-frst place,
there's no costume-and by the way
the outlay for a good Santa Claus
outfit is no small item. And of
course there are no physical qualifi-
cations-he can be a skinny little guy
who comes to work in sports jacket
and slacks because he's not out in
front. Instead he's back in the corn
er of a tiny stock room and his only
props are telephone, string of
sleighbells and wooden block and
hammer.
Here 1t Is
So with Santa all set here is
about the way it works:
The telephone rings
Hello Yes, this is Santa Claus
And what's your name? Yes, jim
ME, I've got your letter and I'm
going to try to find you tricycle..
Wait a minute. Sounds of sleigh
bells.) My reindeer are acting up
and I've got to go now. Be good
boy. Goodbye
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Explain Fire Drill
|Rules In DOrmitOries

Fire drill rules were recently ex-
planned in Bluffton college dormi-
tories, with emphasis being placed
upon the specific duties of each per-
son in case of fire and the gen
eral precautions that should be OBJ
served.
Some of the basic rules mentioned
were IL no talking, (2) close win
dows, (3) turn off all lights, (4)
carry towel or wash cloth and one
article of clothing, (5) leave door
open, 60 stay in single file, and
(7) the first person to reach the
door should hold it open for the
others.
The procedure of leaving the
buildings was also explained and
certain persons with specific duties
to perform in case of a fire or a
fire drill were informed of these
duties.
As a further precautionary meas
ure, new fire alarms have been in
stalled in most of the college build
ings-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22

ability to retain needles and, of
course, price are factors.
Best seller on the Christmas
tree market today is the balsam
fir, a product of New England
and Northeastern United States.
About six and one-half million of
these are sold in an average year.
Douglas frs, products of the
Pacific Coast, are the second most
popular. Black spruce, red cedar
and white spruce follow in that
order. Together these make up 83
percent of all Christmas trees sold
in the United States. Scotch pine,
Southern pine, red spruce, Vir-
ginia pine, white fir, Norway
spruce, hemlock, cypress, juniper
and Engleman spruce also are
marketed in commercial quanti-
ties.
Historians disagree over how
and when this Christmas tree busi-
ness started in America. Home
sick Hessian soldiers, brought
over from Germany by the British
to fight George Washington's
Continental Army, probably In
troduced the custom.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Keep Christmas Tree From Getting
Thirsty And Escape Fire Hazard

If you want to keep Christmas
tree fires from breaking out during
the holiday season, be sure to douse
your balsam with plenty of water
from the kitchen sink.
That's the official recommendation
for Christmas tree treatment, direc,
from the United States Forest serv-
ice.
After a lot of research, the farm,
products laboratory has concluded
that plain water does more to keep
a Christmas tree from drying out,
and therefore susceptible to flames,
than anything else.
Here's what to do. First, be sure
the tree you buy has been chopped
down only recently. Then cut off
the end of the trunk diagonally at
least another inch above the original
cut end. Stand the tree in water at
once, and keep the water level above
the cut part as long as the tree is
in the house.
Another recommended method is
to plant the tree in bucket of
sand, and pour water over the sand.
Not only will the chances of a fire
starting be lessened by this pro-
cedure, but the tree will stay fresh
and green a lot longer and the
needles won't fall and mess up the
place.
Other persons like to "pretty up"
a tree with fire-retardent coatings.
This costs lot of money, and is a
lot of trouble, but the service has
a home formula. One method
produces a transparent, colorless
coating. The second, with about the
same ingredients, gives the tree a
cream-colored look which can be tint
ed with suitable dyes.
For this you use sodium silicate,
some China clay and water. Two
coats are recommended and can be
applied either BY dipping or spraying.
But even with this coating the
forest service recommends that you
still sink the bottom of the tree in
tub of water-just to be sure.
The Patent Bureau of the Depart
ment of Commerce has OK'd a num-
Der of products for coating trees and
for 'fre-proof" tinsels and other
decorations.
Many of these have been tested
in the laboratories at the National
Bureau of Standards.
The bureau, by the way, has some
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Take Care Or Your Christmas Cards
May End In The Dead Letter Office

fee clerks who will try to trace
down addresses who have moved
since you mailed your Christmas
cards last year.
Only frst-class mail will be for
warded from one address to the
other or returned to the sender with
out collection of additional postage
if the addressee is not located. II
will come back, that is, provided you
make sure to place your return adj
dress on each Christmas card you
mail.
However, if you decide anyhow to
mail your Christmas cards with 2
cent stamps-keep your tongue in
your cheek and off that flap! Third
class must not be sealed and must
not contain personal messages, al
though a hand-written signature is
permissible.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22

That's a fair sample of what goes
on all day-and that includes Sum
days, too-because Santa, according
to most youngsters beliefs never has
anything else to do except listen to
their wants whether it be Sunday or
week days.
And Santa's other accessory-the
hammer is often handy to give the
impression that his workshop is a
busy place as sounds of vigorous
pounding are heard and the old saint
can't spend much time talking over
the phone-fact is there is an
average of As calls an hour-and
the hammer with its sound effects
helps to limit too long conversations.
Curious Ones, Too
Then there are the curious young
sters-and the irrepressible teen
ayers who try to trip up Santa by
asking him to name his reindeers or
how a fat man gets down the CHM
ney. Of course there is a list of
names of the reindeer team handily
posted on the wall and Santa varies
the time honored procedure of en-
trance via the chimney and tells
them he climbs in the window.
Mothers, too, are especially ap-
preciative of the idea of telephone
Santa-saves a lot of time getting
the kiddies ready for trip down.
town, not to mention the wear and
tear on nerves.
Radio announcers and actors are
said to make the best Santa Clauses
because of their ability to speak
clearly and in a convincing manner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22

How did you choose the toys for
your youngsters this Christmas?
A New York toy manufacturer
declares that only a few parents
will select the proper playthings for
their children each Christmas.
Most, he said, buy toys that
please themselves, rather than the
children.
The man, who owns a company
that makes creative playthings,
warns that "gadgety" toys may be
harmful and frustrating. And, he
adds, children quickly tire of them.
The best toy a parent can buy" +"
he said, lis a set of plain un-
painted, wooden unit blocks. Chill
dren will use and enjoy them from
age 18 months to nine years"
He said that girls between age
and should have "doll corner. +"
He said the corner should be sup
piled first with large wooden
stove, bed and cupboard.
"The doll corner will become the
most treasured play place in the
little girls life," he said.
He contends boys from ages to
Z mostly enjoy Transportation"
play-trucks, cars and boats.
There was no statement about
what parents should choose at
Christmas for the young teen-age
boy or girl-in the 1916 year-old
group, whose interests already are
deeply grained in social activities.
and who prefer parties and dances
to play-at-home activities.
Perhaps by next year, this manu-
facturer, or some child psychologist
will have solved this problem.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
There VIII Always Be Christmas Trees

WASHINGTON, D. C. (Spe.
cial)-Fifty years ago a Presi-
dent of the United States
banned the use of Christmas
trees in the White House be-
cause he thought the practice
of cutting young evergreens
was wasteful.
That order, issued by Theodore
Roosevelt, went unchallenged un,
til two of his young sons were
caught in the act of smuggling o
Christmas tree into the Executive
Mansion. To escape their fathers
presidential wrath they appealed
to Americas first professional for.
ester and Theodore Roosevelt's
good friend, Clifford Pinchot, to in
tercede for them.
Pinchot did, pointing out that
proper cutting of small evergreens
for Christmas use is not harmful
and frequently actually helps o
forest.
That advice, good enough SO
years ago to lift a White House
ban and convince a strong minded
president, is echoed this year by
no less an authority than the
American Forest Products Indus.
tries.
Don't worry about the pligh,
of the poor Christmas tree" says
this wood-industry sponsored or.
ganization, "it's as replaceable as
the Thanksgiving turkey and just
as indispensable to the American
scene"
Nearly half of the 21 million
evergreens that make up Ameri-
cas- 1949 Christmas tree harvest
were farm produced. Nearly nine
tenths of the entire crop was cut
on privately owned timberland. To
augment this domestic Christmas
tree harvest, about five million
evergreens are imported annually,
most of them from Canada.
Besides bringing a fragrant
freshness of the forest into two
out of every three American
homes this December, the three
month Christmas tree harvest
pours an estimated 30 million dol
lars into the Nations economic
bloodstream.
Most American Christmas trees
are thinned from natural growth
forests. An original stand of from
five to ten thousand trees per acre
will actually mature only a few
hundred sawlog-size trees. Most
Of the small evergreens, selectively
cut for Christmas sale, would
sooner or later have been elm
mated by Nature in the life and
death struggle for forest space.
When it comes to selecting a
Christmas tree, most Americans
have as many individual likes and
dislikes as they have in motor cars
or hats. Color, limb strength,
shape, compactness, fragrance, an
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22

Another German, the sixteenth
century religious leader Martir
Luther, generally is credited with
originating the custom of decorat.
ing Christmas trees with lights
Noting how snowflakes on the
boughs of evergreen trees reflect.
ed moonlight, Martin Luther de.
termined to capture the same
effect in his home by placing
fghted candles on the tree. The
idea spread through the centuries
This Christmas eve, Just as they
have since 1928, people will gather
around an evergreen tree on the
White House lawn to participate
in a tree lighting ceremony dedi.
Gated by the President and broad.
cast nationally.
Forestry-wise the United States
has Travelled a full circle since
Theodore Roosevelt's day. Christ.
mas trees, like sawlogs and pulp.
wood, have become a crop In
America. This country's forests,
if protected and wisely managed,
can produce both wood and
Christmas trees in quantities suf-
ficient to meet present as well az
future needs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22

If YOU don't want your message
of holiday good cheer to wind up IN
the dead letter office be extremely
careful in addressing your Christ
mas greetings, postal authorities
pointed out this week, as flood of
Yuletide mail started to pour
through post office channels.
Careless addressing of Yuletide
mail spells trouble for the sender,
and extra headaches for postal clerks
at a season when they already are
working around the clock to keep the
mail moving.
Prompt mailing also is urged for
those who want to be sure their
greetings reach friends and relatives
before the Yuletide. All packages and
Christmas cards for out-of-state de-
livery should have been in the post
office the early part of last week.
and all cards for local delivery
should be mailed at least one week
before Christmas.
Don't Lick and Pat
Stamps should be affixed carefully
nos+al workers said. Don't just give
stamns a lick and a pat, and hope
thew stay fixed to the envelope.
Chances are when handled that way
thav will fall off enroute.
Addresses should be plainly writ
ron and complete. That means the
full name, house number, street.
name of city, zone number and the
state Remember much holiday mail
i delivered by emergency carriers
who haven't the slightest idea where
the "Wilsoa family" lives ION oak
street"
.Don't ever put CITY" Write
ont Bluffton, Ohio. II Christmas
card marked City happens to slip
into the wrong mail pouch, it may
end ND in the Dead Letter offlce In
los Angeles or Jersey City"
The Postmaster recommends send
mo ali Christmas cards by firstclass
mail which means with regular 3
cent stamps. a..
First-class mail is entitled to "dl-
reetory service" by skilled post Of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Survey Shows Disbelief Enters
Mind of Average Child at
Age of IL
His Parents Believed in Saint
Nicholas Until They Were
Eight Years Old

Today's youngsters are losing their
belief in Santa Claus at an earlier
age than they did a generation ago,
but the jolly old patron saint of the
Yuletide still is very real person
to them until they pass their seventh
year.
Nationwide statistics show the
average child of today begins to
lose his faith in Santa at about IL
years of age, whereas his parents
were eight before they began to
question the existence of Saint Nick.
Maintaining the Christmas illu-
sion until the age of seven repre-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
By Leon Gufferman
1e4s, Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.)

and many years of hard work.
But what made many FINLAND
citizens so proud of Engeps win
ing this honor was the fact that
this extremely well-liked, unique
ly popular motion-picture crea-
tive artist was also a man loved
and admired by the people of his
own faith for his great knowl-
edge of Hebrew and his earnest
efforts to spread the wisdom of
the Torah to as many as will lis
ten.
For Sam Engel is a profoundly
religious mana deep student of
the philosophy of life who never
loses wisp of faith in either God
or man, or the imperfectability of
a universe of righteousness which
they can fashion together.
He sees in humanity and mo-
tion pictures potential partner
ship and has set about to break
down first the downright hostility,
then the shyness and difference
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
News from Prescott

Mrs. A. Opper of Tucson visited
her family, DR.. and Mrs. H. Opper
of Whipple, before leaving on the
Queen Mary Feb. 27 for an ex-
tended visit to Israel.
** =
Mrs. L. Silver is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. C. Susman, at Palm
Springs. Mrs. Susman is a noted
author and writes under the pen
name of Cornelia Jesse. Her latest
book is Growing Roots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Mallin visited
in Los Angeles recently with Mr..
Mallin's parents.
Mrs. Harvey C. Smoot was pre-
sented the distinguished service
award of the state commanders for
field army executives by Mrs. T.
A. Hartgraves, Phoenix state COM
mander of the Arizona Cancer
Society. Mrs. Smoot is northern
district commander of the Arizona
division.
DR.. Morris Rubenstein left for
Galveson, Tex, where he will at
tend a postgraduate course in
physical medicine and rehabilita-
ton. The course is in line with
his work at Whipple where he is
chief Of physical medicine rehabil-
itation service.
The Prescott Community Coun-
Gil held it's regular meeting Feb.
II. The Council is eagerly wait
ing for spring so that work can
begin on the new Jewish Center.
Plans were made for Purim
Party to be held next month. Mr..
and Mrs. J. Klein will be hosts
for the evening.
Mrs. Sol Mallin has been hon
ored with parties before leaving
for Los Angeles where she will
make her home for the next few
years so that her son, Bruce, can
complete his Hebrew education.
The next meeting of Hadassah
will be at the home of Mrs. S.
Cohen of Whipple. Hadassah will
sponsor the A Cappella Choir from
Flagstaff April IA.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
Treaty Is First Fruit
Of Statehood: Sherfok

TEL AVN, (JTA) = Israeli
Foreign Minister Shertok greeted
the signature of the Israeli-Egypt-
ian ar1nistice last week as mo-
mentous event in the Middle East
and the first fruit of Jewish state
hood,
The Foreign Minister recalled
that the agreement was the first
Arab-Jewish accord signed since
that reached by DIR. Chain Weiz-
mann and the Emir Feisal more
than two decades ago for the i'm
fermentation of the Balfour Dec
laration.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
Community Seder Is
Planned by Beth Fl

Beth El Congregation is PLAN
ming it's first annual community
Seder for Wednesday, April 13,
at the Beth Ell Auditorium, 3rd
Ave. and Mcdowell.
The observance is to include a
special supper and service. Rabbi
Nathan Barack said only limited
number of reservations will be
accepted. They may be made by
calling Jerome Klein at 4-4895 or
Rabbi Barack at 4-4515.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11

ducer Samuel G.
Engel the an
nual Photoplay
Magazine gold
medal, at the
swankiest cine
maland a f ia i r
Of the year, for
h a v i n G pro-
duced the ma
tion's most en-
joyed m o t i o n
pictures "S i t
tipr pro + + VIZ
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
Threoten Israeli Mission

BUENOS AIRES, (JTA)-The
Israeli mission here this week re-
ceived two letters threatening to
blast the building in which the
mission is located. The letters
were signed CALM" an abbrevia-
tion for Alianza Libertadora Ma
cionalista. The Israeli officials de-
cided to ignore the threats.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
Our Film FOLK
Sam Engel Is Sitting on Top in Hollywood

which human culture and motion
pictures feel in each others pres
ence. That his message of better
picture making is spreading Holly
wood has reason to believe from
the increasing hordes who flock
to his films the world over.
HOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS
must be leaders of ideas," Engel
believes. 'The contemporary film
is still frustrated in many ways.
Few studios wish to expend money
attempting new dramatic forms,
giving new young talent break.
Stagnation results.
"This lack of possibility of
greater freedom of production re-
duces the desire of young writer's
and of those who have talent
coupled with ambition. Thus if
we don't change our particular
theology of opportunity soon, we
are going to witness the peculiar
phenomenon of the growth of a
new generation without the pos
sibility of expressing ITSELF"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
B. B. Asked to Give Blood

An urgent request has gone out
to members of B'nai Birth to do
nate a pint of blood each to the
Salt River Valley Blood Bank.
Appointments may be made by
calling 4-1251.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11

and "A Street With No Name,
according to the nationwide year.
long election conducted by the
magazine among Americas movie
goers, Producer Engel found him
self sitting pretty solidly on top
of the movie world ladder-the re-
suit of intelligence, talent, ability
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
Krohn Speaks at U. Of "A.

Rabbi A. L. Krohn Of Temple
Beth Israel spoke Feb. 27 to fra
ternity initiates at the University
of Arizona at Tucson.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11
Our Film Folk

HOLLYWOOD - When Toast
master George Jessel recently pre-
sented to 20th-Century Fox Pro-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11

The First university under Jew
ish auspices in the Americas,
Yeshiva University, comprises
eight schools with 1900 students.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-11

Soy you saw II advertised In
The Phoenix Jewish News