The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1949 Page: 3 of 20
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J then the secret pals were re-
vealed by presenting the gifts from
! the tree
Delicious cake was served to 22
members and two visitors. Mother
Thomas and Mrs. Clint Joines.
tive for the Wichita Fall* offte*
of the Veterans Adminiatratlon.
reminded former servicemen
Tuesday that disabled veterans
who may be disqualified for gen-
eral life insurance have until Jan.
1 to take advantage of a special
provision of the NSL1 laws
Ttio.se affected by the ruling are
veterans with disabilities incurred
in service between Oct. 8. 1940,
and Sept. 2 1945, provided they
do not have the $10,000 maximum
of National Service life insurance
and provided their disabilities are
not classed as total
There Will 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 a
Christmas tree into the Executive
Mansion. To escape their father’s
presidential wrath they appealed
to America's first professional for-
ester and Theodore Roosevelt’s
good friend, Gifford 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 a
forest.
That advice, good enough 60
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 plight
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-
ca’s 1049 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 frotn 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 50 million dol-
lars into the Nation's economic
bloodstream.
Most American Christmas trees
are thinned from natural growth
fores',s. An original stand of from
five to ten thousand trees per acre
will actually mature only a few
hundied sawlog-sr/.e trees. Most
of the small evergreens, selectively
cut for Christmas sale, would
sooner or later have been elim-
inated by Nature in the life and
death struggle for forest space.
When it comes to selecting a
Christinas 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
GI Insurance Deadline Jan. 1
Disabled veterans of World War
Two have only a few day in
which to apply for new or addi-
tional National Service Life In-
urance without regard to dis-
abilities suffered during service in
the war.
J W Tyner, contact representa-
WISHING YOU A VERY
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year
We will be closed Saturady and
Sunday to give our employees a
Christmas Holiday.
D. M. and MARTHA
SYLVIA and SUE
These spruce trees from Sort hem Minnesota's second growth forests
will bring Christmas cheer into homes all over America. This scene tgpi
fies the holiday forest harvest pist completed. (Hulvorson Trees, Photo)
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 Eng! i
and Northeastern United
About six and one-half nr ,i m f
i hese are sold in an avera
Douglas firs, products tlm
Pacific Coast, are the seen d m
popular. Black spruce, i
and white spruce follow ir ■
order. Together these m.V.
percent of all Christmas tn-
in the United States. Scotch pin
Southern pine, red spru ■ V -■
ginia pine, white fir, rv. y
spruce, hemlock, cypt-r -. i n : < r
and Engleman spruce ■
marketed in commercial •;ti-
tles.
Historians disagree : how
and when this Christmas tree hn-i-
ness started in America. Home-
sick Hessian soldiers, bio;; Hit
over from Germany by the British
to fight George Washington’s
Continental Army, pn ably in-
ti educed the custom.
Another German, the sixteenth
century religious leader Marti:
Luther, generally is credited wit),
originating the custom of decorat
iiig Christmas trees with light-
Noting how snowflakes on th»
boughs of evergreen tr< o> reflect
ed moonlight, Martin Luther de-
termined to captuie the sunn
effect in his home by placing
lighted candles on the tree Tin
idea spread through the eetitus in11
This Christmas eve. just as to,
have since 1923, people wil’ get ic*
around an evergreen free < n
White House lawn to parti.-o.-te
in a tree lighting ocienemy he ti-
cated by the President and broad
cast nationally.
Fores.try-wise the United State
has traveled a full circle si mu
Theodore Roosevelt’s day. i hri t
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 as
future needs.
Greetings
—to you our friends
and patrons. It is our
sincere hope that we
may continue to en-
joy your wonderful
patronage once a-
gain during the com-
ing New Year!
Franklin’s
Groc. & Mkt.
LATE CHRISTMAS
SHOPPERS
WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRICE ON TOY TRACTORS,
CLIPPER COMBINES. SELF-PROPELLED COMBINES
AND MANURE SPREADERS.
was given in the home of Mrs.
Bederick Bartos.
To carry out the Christmas spirit
her home was decorated with a
beautiful Christmas tree, and
Christmas Carols were sung. Two
Christmas games were played,
Cosmopolitan Look
Phone 190
Seymour, Texas
I HAVE LEASED MY BUSINESS TO
This weather keeps it- guessing
but since we have had such fine
weather for weeks, we must not
complain and we do need rain.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Grant of
Ellington, Mo. spent last week
in the home of her daughter Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Floyd.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Yates are the
proud parents of a little son, Wil-
liam Michael, born Tuesday, De-
cember 13.
Mrs. Clint Joines of Forney is
spending Christmas with her
daughter, Mrs. C D. Snyder
Miss June Prichard attended the
Texas Tech home-coming last week
end at Lubbock.
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Parks of
California visited Mr. and Mrs.
A. M Huskinson Tuesday. The
Parks are spending Christmas with
their parents of Goree and other
relatives.
Mrs. Arthur Holmes of Seymour
came in the Chic Huskinson store
and chatted with old frmiends
Tuesday. Mr and Mrs. Holmes are
formerly of Bomarton.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ondricek,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Owens, Mr. and
Mrs. Guy McFarlin. Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. Snyder, and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Snyder attended a “42” party
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Cox of Red Sprnigs. Tuesday even-
ing.
Agnes Ann Cunningham enter-
tained a host of her friends Sat-
urday evening in her home with a
party.
A Christmas program with a
Christmas tree will be held at the
Baptist Church, presenting the
Christmas pageant Christmas gifts
will be exchanged and an invita-
tion is extended to every one.
Clifford Braxton of Amarillo is
spending this week in the home of
Mrs. Bill Braxton and Betty Joe
B. W. Pavlicek, Robert Marak
Gene Snyder and Raymond and
Bernie Psencik attended the Wich-
ita Falls — Highland Park foot-
ball game in Wichita Falls Satur-
day.
The H. D. Club Christmas party
for one year. He is a capable business man and your busi
ess will still be appreciated.
I have been in business at this place for 20 years, and I
want to thank the people of Baylor and surrounding
counties for helping make my business a pleasure and
success. If ever I go back into business, you will find
the same satisfacion and courtesy as before.
Lavishly trimmed
RAYON SLIPS
]98 298
Wishing to one and all A MERRY CHRISTMAS and
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
A grand selection in either crepe or satin. White or pas-
tels.
OF THE “REEVES SERVICE STATION”
Minn..............................................................mimii.......
Miss Prep” girls rayon briefs . . . pair
Adonna” rayon briefs . . . pair.....
FRIDAY MORNING all remaining
TOYS and WHEEL GOODS
REDUCED to dose out
Park Avenue Look? Yes—or
.Michigan Boulevard or Champs
Elysee or your own Main Street.
In short, it’s "The Cosmopolitan
Look" as achieved in this shim-
mering satin dress-snit. Top of the
dress is black with short sleeves.
You can choose from copper, tur-
quoise or mauve pink for the back-
ground color, (he dots remaining
black. And Cosmopolitan maga-
zine’s fashion editor recommends
it at about $23.
—and to all of you
we extend our
wishes for a Merry
Christmas — and a
year ahead chock
full of good health,
happiness and
prosperity!
TUESDAY, DEC. 27,K starts Penney’
YEAR - END CLEAN - UP
Be here early for big savings in remnants and odd lot markdowns!
Plus a special group of brand new
SPRING DRESSES
Rayons or cottons. All sizes priced at
Open Friday and Saturday, December 23 and 24th to 8:00 P. M
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS
8EYM0UR
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Holmes and Shirley
TONY, JULUIS and BOBBIE
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1949, newspaper, December 22, 1949; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth505605/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Baylor County Free Library.