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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Dear Santa: Veil Leure Some Hot Tea
For You On The Table By The Xmas Tree

Dear Santa
am little boy I i've near
Deatonyille l want you to bring
me a wagon. teddy bear With
growing voice, a gun, q book, a
little car and lots Of candy, nuts
and fruit Love,
Charles Clascock
Jetersyille
Dean Santa
l am little girl eight years
Old / . to Pansyiila school I
want you 10 bring me a doll with
saran hair. q little car. a tea set,
a book. a watch and lots OF candy,
nuts and fruit Your friend
Linda Glascock
Jetersyille
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Dear Santa Claus.

Dear Santa Claus,
l feel like big boy this year.
because I am 6 years old now and
go to school, like to go to
school and also my teacher. Sure
hope you will come to see me
Please bring me a football and
a two wheel bike. Also any sur
prseS YOU may have for little
boys my size and please fll my
stocking.
My Mamie will be With me this
year from Richmond so please
don't forget her. also all the 9TH
err little boys and girls. l love you
Santa--and want to thank you
now in case l don't see you. Love
Buz Barton,
Burkeville
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa.
/ am Il little boy four years
old. ! have tried to be good boy
for you l would like for YOU to
bring me q dinner set, bedroom
shoes. trumpet and a lot Of good
things to eat,
am staying with my grand
mother Catlett so come to see me
here. Don't forget my cousin,
Royal He lives here too and
and want riding horse. cars,
nuts and candy We will 20 to
bed early Your little man.
Donald Slayton.
Ri 3. Oillwyn
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa.
/ am a little boy six years old
This is my first year in school.
Please bring me spelling game.
guns and holster set. ring with
my initial on it, a fix-it sport
car. cowboy boots and hat. Bring
my sister and brother and myself
table and chairs Don't forget
all the little boy and girls
everywhere. Your Little Friend
Harry Sadler, Jr
Meherrin
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Bears Santa.
I am a little boy years old
and have tried to be very good.
| hope you will bring me some
thing this Christmas. l want n
bicycle and B b. gun and some
shots. Also. don't forget some
candy and fruits.
Santa, Please don't forget my
little cousins Sandra and Peggy
Love
Charles Weaver Junior
Green Bay
Dear Santa,
I am Z years old. l have been
very good. Please bring me a
puppy and train. Love.
Lynn Shelby
Falmville
Dear Santa. 4
am 8 years dld r have been
very GOOD Please bring me a BIZ
cycle and an electric football
game Love
Bill Lancaster.
FallnVille
Dear Santa.
| am z years old have been
very good Please bring me a
truck and crow shoot game.
Wayne Glasgow
FarmVille
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17
Dear Santa

Dear Santa.
am a little boy five years old
| have been bringing iii my wood
most every day
Please bring me sleigh. type
writer. tractor and doctors set.
Please don't forget all good boys
and girl Love.
Raymond Earl Blanton
DIllWyn. Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa.
l have tried 10 be a good little
girl. am year old. Please bring
me a dol baby and abig red ball.
Also bring me candy, nuts. and
oranges
Don't forget my two little
nephewS Michael and Larry.
Love.
Sandra Jean HudginS.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa Claus
/ am Il little girl six years old
IN the first grade. I have tried to
be good little girl | want you
o bring me toy cash register.
travelling kit, Bible and a
dress Also candy. nuts and fruits
Thauk You.
Pearl Wade
DillWyn
Dear Santa.
! am little boy seven years
Old Please bring me a COW boy
suit with two guns and two hol-
ster Also bring anything else
suitable for me My little brother
wants rocking horse.
Don't forget my playmates and
my teacher Mrs. Hardwood Your
little friend
Orlando Dunnavant
Victoria
Dear Santa Claus.
I'm a year and a half My cou-
sin Wendy. is writing this let
ter for me | want too-too train.
And a Dennis the Menace doll.
Come TO my grandma Jones
house III Farmville because that
is were III be Xmas morning
Love.
Robbie Cunningham
Pampln
Dear Santa.
/ am Il little girl years old.
go 10 DillWyn school 1 am iii the
third grade | like my teacher
very much Please bring me a
big walking doll And also some
sparklers, fruit. and candy
Don't forget the other little
girls and boys 7 have tried to be
good Love always.
Nancy Morgan
Andersonyllle
Dear Santa,
| am a little girl four and half
years Old, and have tried to be
good Please bring me bride
doll a Tom doll doh trunk To
h. 3,y4 n ~,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa.
I'm five years old and I've been
very good little girl. I'd like
for you to bring me doll baby
that crys real tears. iron, IRON
ing board. Bible. pair house
shoes and some nuts and candy
Please don't forget my brother
Roper He wants wagon. 4l0
gun. pool table. cowboy suit and
some other clothes. Lots OF Love
Fay Allen
DillWyn Ri 2
Dear Santa.
am a little boy three years old
Please bring me a wagon, gun
and holster set. a service station
and some trucks Don't forget
my little friends and All the other
little boys and girls every where
Yom little Friend
Sterling Davis Sadler
Mehefrin
p. s. Mommy says I'm right GOOD
little fellow
Dear Santa.
I'm little girl two years old
ana | have tried to be a good
little girl l want you to bring
me hobby horse. set of dishes
table and chairs. doll bed and
fruits and candy. With Love.
Pamela Jane Sprouse
Andersonyille
p S Be good to all the little
boys and girls
Dear Santa.
I'm five years old and I want
gi-tar, tractor and car. My sis
ter is three please bring her 4
tricycle. and piano
Thank you, Love,
Eugene BoyWm
Rice
Dear Santa.
l am year old. l have been
very good Please bring me Il doh
and q tea set. Love
Virginia Hamburg
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Carol DeNoon and
l am four and a half years old
Santa l want you to bring me a
doll. doll house, tea set. doctor
set. candy. nuts and oranges.
Don't forget my three little cou-
sins Emma. Jr. Robert and Al
pIh..
I've tried 70 oe good bat It's
kind hurd to do
Carol DeNoon
Ballsville
Dear Santa.
I am 7 year old l have been
very good Please bring me a doll
and a telephone. Love
Margaret Glass
Farmyille
Dear Santa.
am boy ten Years Old |
am in the fifth grade III the new
DillWyn Elementary school |
play a trumpet in the school band.
So far l have gotten all SIS" on
my report card this year
Please bring me siren. spot :
light. and speedometer for my BIZ
cycle and Sleigh. Please bring
some candy oranges. nuts and
anything else that YOU can. but
please don't forget the other GOOD
boys and girls. Love.
Glenn Carlton Banton
DinNYn
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa,
am 8 years old. I have been
very good. Please bring me
black board and color book Love
Ann B. Andrews
Farmville
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa.
l am year old have been
very good. Please bring me doll
and a tea set. Love.
Virginia Hamburg
FarmVille
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-17

Dear Santa,
am T years old I have been
very good Please bring me q bike
and 4 camera Love.
Nick Garrett
Farmyllle
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

David Jones premises on the open
ing day, and number of speeches
by prominent Swedish and Austria
liam representatives ushered in the
exhibition. The Mayor of Sydney,
Alderman P. D. Hills, declared the
exhibition open, mentioning that
it was the first time the citizens
of Sydney had an opportunity to
view such comprehensive exposi-
ton of another vountry's cultural
and economic life. The Chairman
of the City Council of Stockholm,
Carl Albert Anderson, greeted the
gathering over the radio in a
speech from the Stockholm Town
Hall, wishing the exhibition sue
cess. A congratulatory telegram
from King Gustaf Adolf was re-
ceived by the Swedish Chamber
of Commerce in Sydney, in which
the King as High Protector of
that body expressed his apprecia-
ton of the Chambers initiativ.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01
Sweden Opens Largest Foreign
Export Show In Sydney, Australia

STOCKHOLM = One of the
largest Swedish goodwill and ex-
port displays staged after the war
was opened in Sydney, Australia,
on June 16 in the presence of
about 1000 invited guests. Called
Sweden at David Jones" it has
been arranged at Sydney's largest
department store, David Jones
Ltd.
The exhibition, which shows a
wide array of products from $50
Swedish companies, comprises
three sections: A general good
will department, q house and
home exhibition and a show of in
dustrial goods. It has been ar
ranged by the Swedish Chamber
of Commerce for Australia, the
General Export Association of
Sweden and the Swedish Society
of Industrial Design in collabora-
ton and will be open for about a
month.
Swedish flags decorated the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01
Interesting Swedish Book on Paper

STOCKHOLM-Ab Papyrus, of
Molndal, Sweden's largest manu-
facturers of fine board and paper,
having a production of $4,000 tons
per annum, recently issued an
interesting book in English called
'Papyrus," giving description of
the mill, its methods and history
It is intended as an introduction
to the mill for promoting contact
with their many Gust ON er S
throughout the world.
1t is. learned from the book that
although the present company is
only about 60 years old, the site
at Molndal has been a centre for
paper making for the past 300
years and, in consequence, the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

During the recent A m r C a n
Food Editors tour to Denmark,
George Hedman, Director of Public
Relations for S-A-S, Inc, turned
over 5000 S-A-S press clippings,
from all over the world, to the
Danish Government. The clippings,
taken from newspapers in every
language, resulted when S-A-S
made it's first exploratory flight
from Los Angeles, California to
Copenhagen, D n m ark, via the
polar regions on November 10,
1862. This history-making flight
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

The 14th Summer Meeting held
at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore,
sponsored by the Society Dansk
Samvirke," this year on June 20,
had gathered hundreds of visiting
Danes from abroad. The list OF
speakers included DR.. Viggo
Starcke, just returned from USA
lecture tour, and I. c. Hansfort
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

present company benefits from
the traditions of this long period
of paper manufacture. Carl Da-
MEL Ekman, the celebrated inven-
tor of the sulphite method, carried
out some of his experiments here,
experiments that were continued
by the Francke-Flodquist team.
From there was evolved the pro-
cess which has become most used
in Swedish sulphite industry. On
February Is, 1881, the first paper
containing so per cent sulphite
pulp produced by the calcium BIZ
sulphate process was made at the
Molndal mill Rosendahls Works.
The Francke-Flodquist patents
appeared in the same year as the
English and Swedish patents of
c. D. Ekman. This history OF
Molndal is replete with memories
of pioneers in paper production.
The present Papyrus mill has
thirteen paper and board mills in
operation, with total length of
1000 TT. of paper web moving
simultaneously. It's filtering and
publication plant has a capacity
of $4,000 gallons per minute,
capacity that would be enough to
satisfy the normal needs of town
of about half a million inhabitants.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01
The Kronborqj Meeting

of Bangkok Siam. Soloists were
Nine. Edith Oldrup Bjorling and
Einar Norby, both of the Royal
Danish Opera. A supper followed
the meeting.
"Dansk Samvirke" publishes q
monthly, the Danmarks Poster. A
free sample may be had by adj
dressing the Society. Kristiania-
gade s, Copenhagen.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01
New Air Force
School

The Norwegian Air Force re.
Gently opened its new, ultra-mod-
ern tele-communications and ra-
dar school at Lutvann, near Oslo.
In his dedication speech, Lieut..
General Finn LambrechtS, chief of
the Air Force, scid the school is
now well geared to keep its stu
dents abreast OF technical develop
ments in the field of electronic
communications. The goal, he de-
clared, must be to famiharize stu
dents with new equipment even
before it is received by the Air
Force.
So far, the Air Force school has
trained a total of 500 non-com-
missioned officers and some 1000
conscripts in radiotelephony, tele-
type operation, radar, etc. The
present enrolment of about $50
students will gradually be increas-
ed to 500. The 10-month training
program comprises a course in ele-
mentary electronics, followed by
advanced courses in tele-commun-
ications, radar and radio officer
training. After graduation, stu
dents continue their practical
training with the Air Force for
another s months. Subjects de-
signed to make the students bet
ter suited for civilian employ
ment are included in the courses.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01
Contribution
To D-Day

The Norwegian armed forces
were represented by 6-man del
egation at the ceremonies in Nor
mandie, June So, marking the
10th anniversary of the Allied
landings in 1914. The Norwegian
delegation included Col Hedge
Mehre, Lieut.. Col. Werner Chris
tie, majors Sverre Bratland and
Sverry Hamre, and two naval of
ficers. captain SUR Ostervold and
commander Road Thomesen, all
of whom took active part in the
Normandie operations.
Kept in reserve for other mill
tary purposes, the wartime Nor
wegian brigade in Scotland did not
participate in the Allied landings.
However. IL Norwegian lieuten-
ants were attached to British
units. The Norwegian Navy was
represented by 3 destroyers, cor
vettes, 2 minesweeper units,
minelayers, and 10 motor torpe-
do boats.
The Norwegian Air Force par
ticipated with Spitfire Squadrons
331 and 1872 which, along with
two British esquadrons, formed
the 1872 Fighter Wing under the
command of Norwegian Col. Hedge
Mehre. Five Norwegian pilots
were killed during the first three
weeks of the Normandie opera
tons.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

opened the negotiations for reg
ular commercial route over the
Arctic which S-A-S will operate
just as soon as it receives CAB
permission to schedule flights
from a definite terminus on the U.
S. West Coast. Pictured as they
looked over the press clips, which
took up four large volumes, are,
left to right: Hans Erik Hansen,
S-A-S Sales Manager for Region
Denmark, H. c. Hansen, Danish
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
George Hedman.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

= The first major exhibit to be
held in Italy of works by the
Norwegian graphic artist Edward
Munich will be shown at the 9th
International Art Exhibition in
Venice this summer.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

AS part of its Summer Re-
view. the Serigraph Galleries, New
York City. is showing paintings,
ceramics, metal prints, woodcuts
and serigraphs by four Norwegian
artists.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

The first group of 5 frog
men to be trained by the Oslo
Police recently gave a demonstra-
ton in harbor rescue work. With
in a few weeks, the police frog
men will be ready for emergency
calls.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01

- DR.. Wilhelm Keilhau, profess
sor of Oslo University and leading
Norwegian economist and histori-
an, died last week at the age Of
65.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
Big Auction Sale
At Calvary Church

The Calvary Methodist Church is
having an Auction Sale, Saturday.
August IA, 1854, at 1O:3O a. M.
Kempie's lot on Carlisle Lane, Mil
ford.
Furniture and household articles
of all tyes will be auctioned. Pro-
duce and cakes will be on sale
Plan to buy your weekly produce
and baked goods at this time. A
lunch counter will be available to
satisfy your hunger and thirst!
Rain date, Wednesday, August
Is, at 1 p. m.
All kinds of dishes. electric up-
right sweeper, tables and rockers
dining room suite-alsO some new
merchandise from Community mer-
chants, and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
NEW SEWING
GADGETS POPULAR
BY DOROTHY ROE
Associates Press w0men's Editor

Associated Press Women's Editor
The home seamstress is going in
/ for optical illusions.
Although the secret of a good
suit lies in perfect fit and careful
stitching, tOday's women have the
advantage of new techniques made
1 possible by the new automatic
swing-needle sewing machines
which do decorative stitching by
the simple turn of a dial. This
stitching can be used to accent a
curve, slim a hipline or narrow a
waistline.
The first step in making your
new fall suit is to select the right
pattern. If you are of average
proportions, you will want one that
accents slim lines and suggests a
small waist, whether you have one
or not.
The basic good lines Of the pat
tern may be accented by decorative
stitching. Local sewing center ex-
perts suggest a line of arrowhead
stitching curving around the breast
E0~+@Se@f AAACAALCA ftk AlAC WdAAbf ana
following the curve of the hipline,
to give a custOm-made look to the
suit. This contrasting stitch treat
ment creates an optical illusion
which makes the wearer look slim
mer and taller, and which can be
done by even an amateur seams
tress.
Some women have hesitated to
try to make a tailored suit, even if
they are experienced at simpler
sewing. But with the help of mod
ern pattern directions and the new
automatic sewing machines, they
will find that a suit is almost as
easy as a cotton dress. It requires
a little more care and attention to
detail, but any woman can make
her own suit, at a fraction of the
price of the ready-made article. In
addition, if she is careful about fit
and finishing details, her home
made suit probably will fit better
and look smarter than anything
she could buy in a store at any
where near a budget price.
The woman who seWs her own
can afford finer frabrics, better ac-
cessOries, and individual fit.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
Don't Feed Dirt
To Your Tractor

You may be feeding your farm
tractor a sizeable amount of dirt
every day and not know all the
damage it's causing" says County
Agent George X. Vapaa. "The oil
bath air cleaner is, or should be.
your tractors best friend. Main
tain the air-cleaneF properly to
prevent dirt from getting directly
into the engine"
Dirt is by far the biggest en-
emy of tractors, the county agent
explains. Tests have shown that
running a tractor for only 10 hours
in dusty conditions without an
air cleaner can cause total en-
gine failure.
Every gallon of gasoline that
goes through the carburetor needs
about 5000 gallons Of clean air
for complete combustion. Even If
an air cleaner is SO percent ef-
ficient, three fourths Of a pound
OF dirt will enter the engine dur
ing a years operation.
If you neglect the air cleaner.
dirt may cause poor compression.
grOoYed intake valves, rapid CYL
inder wear, loss of power, scored
bearings and excessive fuel con-
sumption.
Keep dirt out of the engine and
reduce engine wear by using the
correct weight of clean oil in the
air cleaner and by servicing it
every day under normal operating
conditions and twice day in ex-
tremely dusty conditions. Keep the
pre-cleaner, stack, and screen
clean by washing with fuel oil or
kerosene when necessary. Be sure
the oil level in the cleaner is cor
rect at all times. Make sure all
hose, couplings, and connections
are air-tight.
IF you can choke the engine
by placing your hand over the air
intake stack, the intake system is
air-tight. If not, you'd better in
vestigate.
When carbUretOr bushings be-
come worn and loose, have the car
buretOr repaired. Service or check
the crankcase breather cap at the
same time you do the air-cleaner
system"
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
VOss Family Reunion

The seventh annual family re-
union of the descendants of James
Ness and Josephine c. Voss, was
neld at Garland Lake on Sunday.
august s. There were 56 members
and 10 visitors present to eniov a
picnic luncheon in the grove by the
lake.
A short business meeting was
opened by the president. James
Voss, Of Denton. Officers elected
Tor the next reunion were: Presi-
dent James VOss vice president
Carlton Layton; secretary, Salem
ma N. Wyatt; treasurer, Mrs. Har-
yey Scott, and historian, Miss Au-
drey Garrett.
Those members present were I:
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin VOss. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Lee Wyatt, James Voss.
Miss Anne VOss, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Garrett, Miss Audrey Garrett
and Bobby Garrett, all of Denton:
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Dean, Mrs. Ida Har-
moning, Mrs Josephine Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs J. Stanley Wyatt.
Miss Salemma NJ. Wyatt, Mr.. and
Mrs Melvin r. Wyatt and Judy
Wyatt, all of Harrington; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton Layton, Kenneth, viii
lard and Paul Layton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Layton, Bruce, Glenn
and Dennis Layton of Pennington:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cannon,
Dennie and ROnnie Cannon of
Bridgeville; Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Layton of Dover, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert w. Sapp, Jean, Doris and
Bill Sapp of New Castle; Ira A.
Dill of Westtown, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stevenson Of Ridgely, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Melvin and
Gary Melvin of Magnolia; James
Paris, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fred
erick Of Philadelphia, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jump Sullivan, Joey and Deb
bic Sullivan of Milford.
The visitors were: Rev. and Mrs.
John E. French, Miss Nancy Cas-
key, Samuel Nuttle, all of Denton;
James L. Hopkins and S. L. Sapp
of Harrington; Danny Dutch of
Philadelphia Bobby Kitchens of
Bridgeville, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward MulhOlland of Milford.
Plans were made for the 1855
reunion to which all look forward
with pleasure.