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MARY ELIZABETH. Or

Monday. August s, 1860. At Wash
inston sanltari4m and Hospital,
NV. beloved sister of Mrs, Dennis
Mrs. Thomas C. Scalley. Funeral
from the Timothy Hanlon Funeral
Home, 1881 Georgia ave. NV. on
Thursday. August IL, at 9:30 am.
REQUIEM mass at St. Matthews Ca
Hill Cemetery. In lieu OF flowers.
contributions may be made to the
Cancer Fund. 10
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W6shington, d. {.
"Wednesday, August 10, 1860
Evening star., 1960-08-10
MORRIS. GERTRUDE. On Sunday,

August :, 1860, GERTRUDE NOR
R1S Of 925 o st. NV, mother of
Mrs. Estelle Rogers. Joseph Morris;
daughter Of Mrs. Estelle Brown,
Mrs. Vivian Taylor. After pm
Wednesday, August 10, friends may
call at johnson d Jenkins Funeral
Home. 1904 Georgia ave. NV, where
funeral services will be held Thurs
day, August IL. at IL am. Inter-
ment National Harmony Cemetery,
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MURPHY, BERTHA NJ. On Monday
August 9, 1860, at the Physicians
MsR9T hkRf ia N H0iIf nRpHY Y q PS!s NsvbSf. Md
Nd. beloved wife of the late Rich
ard P. Murphy: mother OF Mrs
Mary R Stonestreet. Mrs. Berna'
dette Baily, John, Clarence. Austin
Leonard. Joseph and Kenneth Muir.
two grandchildren and seven great,
grandchildren. Friends may call al
the Arehart Funeral Home, Inc, Ii
Plata. Nd. until $50 am. Thurs
day, August IL Mass at St. Mary!
Catholic Church. Newport. Md, a.
2 am. Interment church cemetery
Prayers Wednesday evening at
prn
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FRANCES r, on Nom

day. August S, 1850, FRANCES r.
SPELLBRING, beloved wife Of the
late John Spellbring; mother of Will
liam B. SpellbrinR. sr; grandmother
OF William B., ir, and Mary Mar
garet Spellbring; sister Of Everett l.
Hessler. Friends may call at the
Robert A. Mattingly Funeral Home
l3l 1lth st. Sc. after q pm; Tues
Thursday, August II. REQUIEM mass
at Our Lady Queen Of Peace Church
at 10 am. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Arlington Ma.
tional Cemetery.
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Dratha

PROCTOR, CARL T. A. special com
81 { ]: &? . J; :; s.! 3 !;
~ Of arranging to conduct
brother. CARL =. PROCTOR: Funeral
NATHANIEL W. WRIGHT. w. M.
HUGH W. HARVEY. Secy.
RAY. VIOLA A. Suddenly. on sunday,
August z, 1860. VIOLA A.. RAY Of
1920 Park pl. ne. devoted wife OF
Fred Ray and loving mother Of
Mrs Lessie Mae Scott Of New York.
Pitts; four sisters, two brothers. one
son-in-law. other relatives and mRny
friends. Remains resting at the
Capitol Funeral Home, 5l9 Kennedy
St M Unn whers r,iIisnd 1riend' Tsn., may cali
Funeral services at pm. THURSDAY,
Apgust H., at Highway Holiness
Williams officiating. Interment Sun
day. August IA, Laurens. 8. c. IL
REED, EDNA H. On Tuesday, August
., 1860, EDNA H. REED Of l4Q6
Patrick Henry drive. Falls Church.
VA DGlDtGu EuNaAd nCCul
Chicago, III, and Hammond Reed OF
James Clarkin, David Harmon and
Paul Hammon, all Of Arlington, Va.
Mrs. Samuel Richard and Roy
sna soras Sotf asmmoa Gr o %ssbns
ton, D. C. She also is survived BY
two grandchildren. Friends may call
at the Robert ]. Murphy Funeral
Home, 1924 Columbia pike tparkinG
receive friends between the hours
Of . and 4 and and q pm, on
Wednesday, August 10. Services will
be held at pm. on Thursday, Au-
gust IL: Interment Arlington Ma
REINBURG. LoUMNoR MEBANE. On
Monday, August s: 1860, at Lynch;
sHkB6sG SHEh Xs Ts HsU%EN2s II az lss MEe.S esSI
mother OF Capt. John Ernest Rein.
oils. Md; Col. William H. W. Rein
burg UsA tretiIed!. of Bradenton;
Eynchbnrs! nq WA Va she Also is aTf survived d
by eight grandchildren and three
grandchildren. Services at
Fort Myer Chapel, Fort Myer, Va,
Thursday. August II. at pm. In
erment Arlington National Cemetery.
RISSLER, ANNETTA WALKER. On
Tuesday, August 3. 1860, after a
long illness. ANNETTA WALKER
RISSLER, devoted wife Of the late
James NJ. Rissler. beloved mother OF
Raymond L. Rissler Of Rochester,
N. Y; Mrs. BeSS r. Denton Of
Washington. D. c.. and Harriette R
Mason Of Philadelphia. Pa She also
is survived by 1ve grandchildren
and six sreat-grandchildren. serv-
ices and interment private. Ar
rangements by the s. H. Hines Co
Funeral Home, 290l 14th st. NV. II
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MELVIN, MYRTLE ELIZABETH On

Monday, August S, 1860, at al4I
VierS Mill rd., Rockville. Md. MYR-
TIE ELIZABETH MELVIN. beloved
wife Of the late John Thomas Mel
vim. mother Of Thomas c. Melvin;
sister Of Anne Norris. Clara Capo-
nera, Bertha Thompson, Lena
Grimes and Garnett Mayhem. Also
survived by three grandsons. Friends
may call at the Francis H. Barber
Funeral Home, Laytonsville, Nd,
where services will be held Thurs
day, August IL. at II am. Inter-
ment Parklawn Cemetery. 10
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MURPHY. MARY M. On Tuesday

August Q. 1860. MARY N. MURPHY
Of 5210 Middleton lane Sc, beloved
mother Of Mrs. Irene Walter and
Mrs. Edna Dyer, sister OF Mrs.
Frances E. Connick. Also survived
by six grandchildren and l3 great
grandchildren. Funeral from the
Simmons Bros. Funeral Home, 1861
Good Hope I'd. Sc. tparking facili-
am, thence to st. Philips Catholic
Church. 4S05 Henderson I'd. s.e.,
where mass will be offered at Q am.
for the repose of her soul. Inter
ment Cedar Hill Cemetery. IL
Evening star., 1960-08-10

EDWARDS. ERNEST S. Suddenly, on
Tuesday, August Q. 1860, at his
S. EDWARDS. beloved husband Of
Mary T. Edwards, father of Ernest
J, Edwards and Mrs. Joan Mary
Gingles, brother of Mrs. Della Yer
non and Mrs. Virginia Holsonbake.
Ralph D. and Joseph L. Edwards;
grandfather of Deborah Lynn Ed
wards. Funeral from the Timothy
Hanlon Funeral Home, 1891 Georgia
ave. NV. Friday, August IL, at 9:3O
am. Requiem mass at St Martin S
Church at 10 am. Interment Fort
Lincoln Cemetery. II
EDWARDS, LILLIAN. On Sunday, Au-
gust Z, 1860. at Washington Hos
pital Center LILLIAN EDWARDS,
daughter Of Arthur and Alberta Ed
wards Of SCI North Alfred st,
Alexandria, Va. She leaves to mourn
her passing two sisters, seven broth
ers, other relatives and friends
Friends may call at Arnolds FuneraI
Home, 81 North Patrick st, after
IL noon Wednesday. August 10. Flu.
neral services Thursday, August II
at l pm, at the Third Baptist
Church. the Rev. H. c. Hunter Off.
iating. Interment Bethel Cemetery
Family may be contacted at 6ls
North Alfred St, Alexandria. Va. IL
Evening star., 1960-08-10
DUvAL, SAMUEL A. Suddenly, m Mon-

day. August 8. 1860, at Greenwich,
Conn, SAMUEL A. DUVAL of 3S2I
Fulton st. NV, husband of the late
Louise Reynolds Brewer Duval. IA
ther, OF William B Fleharty Of
Washington, D. G., and brother Of
Mrs. Charles H. White Of Baltimore
Md. Friends may call at Gawler's
Chapel. 1855 Pennsylvania ave. n W,
Mass will be offered at the, Church
OF the Annunciation, 3SIO' Massa-
chusetts ave. NV. on Thursday,
Oak Hill Cemetery IN
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sust I,. IgbU. az Dlstrlct General
Hospital, ARBELLE GILLIAN OF
~ v st. NV. the devoted wife OF
Willie Gillian; mother OF Mary
Alice Chapman, Fannie Abney, Cora
Thompson. Ethel Hollie. Field,
Jonny and Dorothy Gillian. She
also leaves to mourn her passing
II grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. other relatives and
many friends. Remains will lie in
state at the Southern Baptist Church,
1874 L st. n W., where friends may
call after g pm. Wednesday, August
10, and where funeral services will
be held Thursday. August IL, at
30 pm, the Rev. Murden Appling
oficiating Interment National Har-
mony Cemetery. ARRANGEMENTS by
the John T Rhines Il Co Funeral
Home. 30l5 18th st. ne, Washing
Evening star., 1960-08-10

rs, IVY c. Members OF Lin
\ coin Unit. No. H.. Ameri-
"a can Lesion AuxiliAry. are
~ notified OF the death OF
"a MRS. IVY C. ROBERTS,
~ and are requested to as
81 semble at the Pumphrey
Funeral Home. Silver
10. Md, at 7:45 pm. Thursday,
st II, 1860, for auxiliary service.
n rODNTrV De. -
Evening star., 1960-08-10

DAWSUN, FLORENCE c. On Satur-
day, August s, 1860. at Woodward,
Okla. FLORENCE C. DAWSON, for
merly of 6413 Willston. dr., Falls
Church. Va, beloved mother Of
Frederic G. Dawson of Arlington,
Va; Mrs. Helen Hakes of New Mex.
leo, and Mrs Marjorie Parker of
Oklahoma. Also survived BY six
grandchildren. Friends may call at
the Fitzgerald Funeral Home. 3o45
Wilson blvd. (parking in rear), Ar
lington. Va, after II noon Wednes
day. August 10. Funeral services
will be held at the above funeral
home at > pm. Thursday, August
IL, 1nterment National Memorial
Evening star., 1960-08-10

Trailer Court. Route No. /, Ger
mantown. Nd. on August s, 1860.
daughter of Mrs. Jeanette A. LIE
Paul J. Le Burn Remains At the
Chambers Funeral Home, 3O72 M
st. NV, until II am. Wednesday,
August 10. Services and interment
Pine Grove Cemetery. Waterville.
Evening star., 1960-08-10

USA. Suddenly. on Tuesday. August
g, 1850. at his home in Vienna. Va,
husband OF Mabel e. LandresS. son
Leonard D.. H. N, sylvia M. and
Ben Collier Landress. Mai. Landress
rests at the Warner E. Pumphrey
Funeral Home, S434 Georgia ave.
Silver Spring, Md. where friends
may visit with the family between
the hours Of pm. and 8 pm.
Thursday. August II parking facili-
ties, Service Friday August -. at
q am. at Fort Myer Chapel. Inter-
ment Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1960-08-10

HUN HLLL' hIhIOHH NNN. OH sui
day. August 7; 1850; in Minnsapolis.
beloved wife of Sherwin T. Montell
She also is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford J. Morden,
and a sister. Miss Sandra Morden,
all Of Niagara Falls. N. Y. Grave
side services will be held at the
Arlington National Cemetery at 2:3O
pm. Wednesday, August 10. (Dan-
EanskV Funeral SeryiceD
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UUUUNIN' WELUUN, buddenIy. on
EeM MeSnesdsy GGUl,HIN august 3 1850, VEL
devoted uncle of Mary Lee Jones.
He also leaves to mourn his passing
other relatives and friends Remains
resting at the John T. Rhines 4
Co. Funeral Home. 3O15 18th St.
ne where friends may call after
] pm Friday. August IL. Funeral
and interment Sunday, August IA,
at Camden, S, c. II
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Ausast =. 1850, JOSEPH n. NOR
WELL of 456 o st. NV. He is sur
vived by three daughters, three sons,
other relatives and many friends
After 3 pm. Wednesday. August 10.
friends may call at the Morrow &
Woodford Funeral Home, 1922 11th
St NV, where funeral services will
be held Thursday, August /, at i
am. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
Evening star., 1960-08-10

DAVIS, EDITH NJ. On Monday, August
s, 1850. EDITH M. DAVIS of 3O2f
the late Charles H. Davis, mother
OF Laura E. and Hazel B. Davis
Services at the s. H. Hines Co Flu.
neral Home, 2901 14th St. NV, or
Thursday, August IL. at pm
parking facilitiesl. Interment pri.
Vate. 10
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Sust & 1850. MARY r OtH GARvHY,
beloved wife OF Joseph Patrick Car
vey. mother Of Michael and Paul
Tonnar: sister if Of Anna ronnar, @ MS Ms
Dolly Locke. Mrs. Nina Mancuso,
William. Joseph and Leo Tonnar
Friends may call at the DeVol Fu-
neral Home. 2224 Wisconsin ave.
NV. after 8 m. Tuesday, August q.
Funeral from the above funeral home
Thursday, August IL, at S:45 am.
thence to st. Catherine Laboure
Church. Silver Spring, Nd. where
REQUIEM mass will be offered at $50
am. 1nterment Arlington National
Cemetery. 10
Evening star., 1960-08-10

HENSON. BESSIE. On Monday, Au-
gust s. 1860. at Casualty Hospital,
MRS. BESSIE HENSON. She leaves
two sisters. three nieces. other rela-
tiveS and friends. After Z pm. Fri
day, August 12, friends may cali at
the Joynes Funeral Home. l16 Mas
sachusetts ave. NV. Services will be
held Saturday, August 13. at 10 m.
at Beulah, Baptist Church, 1917 Sd
st. NV, the Rev Hinson oficiatinV,
Interment Harmony Cemetery
Evening star., 1960-08-10

August :, 1860. at GEORGETOWN Uni
verSity Hospital, HERBERT o.
CARLSON, the beloved husband of
Mrs, Myrtle B. Carlson. father Of
Robert L. Mills; brother OF Hugo,
Edith and Helga Carlson, Anna
Grunvald and Ingbritt Carlson. all Of
Sweden. cousin of Milton Carlson
OF New York City and Sonia Person
OF North Dakota. Friends may call
at the Lee Funeral Home. 4th ST.
and Massachusetts ave ne. where
services will be held Thursday, Au-
gust II, at 2:30 pm. Interment
rFort Lincoln CemetarY in
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FRAZIER. ERNEST H, On saturday,

August o, IgbW, ERNEST Fl. FRA
ZIER Of 1887 st. Sc. beloved hus-
band OF Margaret Frazier and IA
ther of Tillman N. Robert L., James
B. and Willie J. Frazier and Mrs.
Evelyn " Evans. Also surviving are
eight grandchildren. one sister, two
brothers, other relatives and many
friends. After pm Wednesday,
August 10, friends are invited to
cali at the Mcclure Funeral Home,
1870 9th ST. NV. where services
will be held at l pm. Thursday,
August H. 10
Evening star., 1960-12-14

home and church for another
woman" Is temporary In
sanity" (This sometimes
passes for "lOve.") Don't make
any decisions while you are
in an emotional tumult. Your
husband may find his way
back to the world Of reality
soon. In the meantime, tell
him "NO div0ree!"
q + i
DEAR ABBY: When a
hostess has a party and some
guests bring other people, and
a card table has to be set UP
in addition to the big dining
room table which seats IA.
WHO should sit at the card
table? My husband says the
extra guests" who were not
invited by US. I say my hus-
band should sit at the big
table and / should sit at the
little one. NOISE.
In the case Of TWO tables
the host should sit at enc,
and the hostess at the other.
y y 4
DEAR ABBY: A boy wrote
Evening star., 1960-12-14
DEAR ABBY
BY ABIGAIL VAN sUREN
He May Regain Reality, Dear!

DEAR ABBY: What causes
a man to leave his wife, chill
dren, home and church for
another woman?
I was married to a man
for 81 years. I loved him and
tried my best to be a good
wife and mother. 1 was
happy and thought he was,
too.
Out of the blue he told me
he was in love with another
woman. He packed up and
moved out. He left me six
months pregnant with a IA
month-old baby and four old
er children. The woman he
left me for is IL years younger
than ! am. He met her at
work. She knows our religion
doesn't allow divorce and re-
marriage but she doesn't care.
My husband is begging me
for a divorce. My heart says
no. My friends say yes. I'm
all mixed UP.
BROKEN-HEARTED.
The answer TO your first
question, "What causes q man
to leave his wife, children,
Evening star., 1960-12-14

in telling you he thought It
was q "sin" for his mother,
who was "A, to have q baby.
Well. I don't think it's a "sin."
but I have news for you = I
doubt II any woman in her
right mind would go in for
it. at age "A, on purpose. =
I am a and have a new
grandchild. My daughter went
on a trip and I am caring for
her baby. I've been UP for
Evening star., 1960-12-14

three days and three nights
and I can't see straight-but
the baby is still going strong.
Women past 40 should leave
well enough alone, and let the
younger ones increase the
population. ! have no sym.
pathy for them. and neither
will their husbands. They'll
sleep through. it all.
DEAD TIRED.
For a personal reply. send q
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23

Yes. Yes : l will take that"
Holiday Air
She moved quickly through
the pushing crowds, carrying
her parcel. She put the orna
ments into the back seat Of the
car. beside the little tree, and
drove through the streets Of the
town. Windows were gay with
holiday offerings. the streets
swarmed with laughing. last
minute shoppers. Decorations
were hung across the street:
loops of evergreen. wreaths and
candles. gigantic candy canes.
A loudspeaker was blaring. Joy
to the World"
Mary Carstairs drove out of
town. past the houses with their
reindeer and Santas sleigh on
the front lawns, the three wise
men, the shepherds. and the
manger. She did not look at the
manger.
1t was dusk, and already there
were ig h tie d candles and
Wreaths with colored lamps in
the windows of the houses that
she passed. Through the picture
windows she could see the fam
lies mothers and fathers,
boys and girls - laughing and
eager, decorating the trees
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
The Christmas Tree

ing rows Of red and green. blue.
pink. $ liver and gold, she
waited quietly until clerk
came.
II want ak Of the small blue
ones . She said pointing Six
OF the red. SIX Of the gold
They're cheaper BY the doz-
en-. ina am. Wouldn't you like to
make that two dozen all to-
gether?"
No Thank you. That's all
need.
MQuldn't YOU like some tin
sci OF a box of artificial
snow?"
No. Just these
We have a good bargain on
lights.
No. Thank You.
How about little angel for
the top of the tree? On special
sale. since tomorrow is Christ
mas"
Mary Carstairs stared at the
deiicatelv featured. smiling an
eel with the tinsel wings.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
BY ELIZABETH SnAFEK

II was The day before Christ
mas. The man as fine lot said
II can give YOU this bigger tree
Ter HE saint pf.ce. lady
MARY Carsta!r. sand quickly
No, thank yon. tins il jusi the
rlaht tlze. VIII yoli put il IN th-
car for ne, please
The man set tM. tiny. per
fectly formed fir tree on the
back seat q the car There
you are. lady Merry Christ
mas.
Mary Carstairs looked at him.
startled Thank you" she said
She got into the car and drove
off. a young woman with dark
sad eyes, her face mnaturally
thin
PurpOsrtsl
AT Hampstead department
store, she moved slowly. pur-
posefully through the crowded
festive aisIes. Msnen Ste came
to the counter with the Christ
mas decorations laid out i'll shla-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
The Green Christmas Tree

so did all the others. Time
was when / could figure within
a tree or two just how many to
order. Bill Sykes and his tin trees
put a stop to that.
Now whatll l do?"
Buy a tin ore, reckon
Il will not! After all my spout
ing off Id be the laughing stock
of Hillcrest if l went home with
metal tree. I promised Ruth
and the kids a green tree. I'll get
a green tree if I have to 60 into
the woods with an axe
l didn't really intend to. But I
was stumped-and stubborn. I
sat tuning in the car in front of
our house when my twelve-year-
old son David came up. He held
a neatly wrapped package be-
hind him.
What's up, dad?'
II can't get a live Christmas
tree. Pills sold OUT
No kidding? Gosh. that's
tough. Have you tried old Mr..
Simpson,
mot a chance. Simpson hash t
done a decent thing for anybody
in ter years"
Lets try him anyway" urged
David. Its getting late; we
should be trimming the tree by
this time"
We drove over to Simpson S.
The old man opened the door
about a foot and eyed us sus-
piciously.
We came to wish you a Merry
Christmas. SIR said David
Eth? Did you now? First
time anybody's bothered to do
that in many year. A merry
Chrictmas to you, my boy! And to
you. sir.
THANK YOU said.
wed like to invite you to
Christmas dirneI-at our house, y
David cut in. And here's your
Christmas present, Mr.. Simp-
son. He handed over the pack
age he'd been carrying.
Surprise
David had surprised us both.
Simpson hands shook as he
reached for the package. ITO
dinner, you say?" he muttered.
"Turkey?"
Yes sir-With all the trim
mings. We're going to have
wonderful Ch1istmas--even with
out a Christmas tree"
David was quiet for a long
time after we left Simpson S.
Then he said: you know, dad, it
didn't seem quite fair getting a
tree that way. Mr.. Simpson did
seem pleased when l gave him
the present though
He was delighted. Probably
the first present he's had in
years. What was in the pack
age?"
/ "a keen pipe. It was supposed
| to be your Christmas present.
Only l knew how bad you wanted
a tree.
1T was the best Christmas
present | ever got-er. almost
got," l said gratefully.
We both laughed. We had got
/ ten something wonderful out of
/ this Christmas. Something even
bigger than the green tree that
we were bringing home.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23

She drove on. and at the end
of the street she turned the car
onto the. side road leading away
from the town and through the
carved pillars with their iron
gates.
Memorial Cemetery the
sign said. Gates close at $50
pm.
When she had come to the
place, she stopped the car and
got out. She carried the little
tree and the package of orna-
mentS across the grass, between
the headstones. Kneeling, she
began to work, swiftly. utterly
absorbed. She set up the tree.
adorned it with the ornaments
of red and blue and gold. At the
very last, she took the sweet
faced angel with the tinsel wings
and fastened it securely atop
the tiny tree.
She stood up, brushing her
hands on her coat, and looked
at her handiwork, looked at the
little headstone which read:
Mary Louise, infant daughter
of Charles and Mary Carstairs,
born February 5, died Septem-
Der 81"
She stared dry-eyed at the
words cut into the stone, then
turned and walked slowly back
to the car. In the car she hest
tated, looked back.
The little tree stood bravely
in the fading light, its ornaments
cleaning against the softness Of
the frQo
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-23
BY F. L. ROWLEY

1t would never have happened
if it weren't for Bill Sykes. He
kept Dragging about how many
artificial Christmas trees he was
going to sell. He even stocked
the whole front window of his
hardware store with the shiny
trees.
Now I'm old-fashioned. I like
a good, green, Strorg-Smelling
pine tree for Christmas. Seems
there's still a lot of us in Hill
crest who feel the same way. Too
bad Phil Reagan didn't know it;
he ordered only half his usual
shipment. I guess Bill Sykes had
scared him with all that brag-
ging-
Divided
So Hillcrest was divided. Some
said there was nothing like the
new fireproof metal trees. Others
claimed that Christmas fondest
memories we're built around the
thick, odorous variety.
The debate went or until
Christmas Eve.
Then 1 went over to Phil Rea-
gans gas station to get my tree.
Sorry, Bob said Phil with a
shrug. I'VE don't have a sprig
left. Sold out this morning"
sold out9 impossible! You
know get a tree from you every
Christmas.
Evening star., 1960-09-23

ly. This applies to the tulips
too, which we wish would not
divide so quickly.