) novel one. Santa’s himself. It was Virginia — now Mrs depths of girlish bewilderment the editor of the old New Yerk Sun. “Please tell me.” she pleaded, “is there a Santa Claus?” The editor, with wisdom no child would’ dare question. gave an immortal reply: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus...” Again this year, as for sev- aral generations now. editors. ‘ slat napa fo . NEW PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ON -STAMPS-Envelopes hear- * ine the new embessed postire SUMps Of the yyesent rejen hive heen placed on sale dn Great Britaln and Northam Ireland, The design of the new elaips 13 Dased on a seulp- tired prolile of Queen laa. beth UW within the petals of a Tudor rese, and 1s the work af sculptor Ceell Phomag, *, ; " eee J Ht Mirae et i hy uy fuse ne MD Veep erate ar AN YONE WANT TO BUY a real lifelik> lion for Christmas at only $1.2509 Kine: a mammoth ani- mated tay Hon is one cf a colleelicn of imported life-sized circus toys on display at Hess Bres. tosland in Allentown, Pa. Insyee.ing King is David Boyer, 4, of Allentown, who shows no fear: whatever-—cspecially since this king of tha jung!c rears. moves its head and stands an. its rear Ver, all dotie by special clectric unit in its tummy, ' Original Virginia Hopes Christmas Visits NEW YORK tf — Virginia among others, will sears for readily admits that her wish words to reassure their yauns ‘his Chrisimas season is not a readers of the spirit of Christ- It is a wish ior peace, and it comes from the heart of a gentle lady of 65 who oteudics a Yuletide niche as secure a. Virginia .Douglas, mother and 2randmother ~~ who from the wrote .a letter 57 years deu io ‘phone directory in half ior good ‘neasure, tana was cidpped. YAMS 110 NEW YORK COMMUNITIES MB” GIVE BREAK TO SHOPPERS PPALTAN MASTERPIECES RECOVERED Rod recovery OF artiste works, examines ane of 46 PU ne retuned fy taken during the retreat of German oraupation troops, ‘This partiaular Pieces Das hoon dubbed “Croup Hitler" hy the commission heeanse man tho Muchror by Mussolll, It is eatimateed that About 600 works of value wr / gt i Froschweide fountain where (he ' ef : Pretty Gir plague is supposed Re Started Out One of the long-observed cus-_ _ toms of Christmas time, visiting | * one's friends and setting aside : By part of the holiday so they ean: &¢ ¢ mas. And again they will tuta te the words that sustained young Virginla half a century ago, “He exists as certainly a love and generosity and devotio years. ' It started in 1540 when a _ plague was raging in Swilzer- u e " Jand, and 12 pins men of Rhein- exist... felden formed a brotherhood to #/ Again this year, as for nalf pray for St. Sebastian's aid, to a century, the charming woman nurse the sick and bury the dead. & who has devoted her life ta chil-. dren, emerges briefly into the was ascribed to evil spirits in Christmas glow, water, so the Brotherhood of St, | “This may sound unusual,” she Sebastian visited each of ine | Mf says, “but my wish’ for us all. town’s seven fountains, praying | this Christmas is that Christ- and Singing hymns at each stop. | mases of the future will be as They still continue this custom, ! happy as the past, that this new but only on Christmas Eve. talk of war means nothing. and. ‘For this ritual the 12 brothers & that peace will be something we are dressed in black, with black NY all know.” silk top hats. At every fountain | they gather around the lantern. Wy ; i bearer and sing a medieval RG Convicts Cheer |» t t| , j : 9 | Phe march ‘egins at the AY return the visits, dates back 414 a § £ oy to have Rg MAIDSTONE, Eng, (Reuters)— Started three centuries ago. _ Three hundred tough prison in- When they have passed ine. mates cheered and shouted “En- seventh, they enter the church? NG core” Sunday night as a pretty: for midnight mass, and cere. sf. blonde girl wearing a stinky off. moniously place their lantern as the-shoulder dress deftly bent on the altar of St. Sebastian. uM steel bars and tore up a huge. ote nea ne ea hE telephone directory, Tho siiverwear you polish up 'iK The one-woman show of !0F the holiday festivities will «jt strength was by Joan Rhodes, SY that way if you siore it in lg British TV strong-girl star. Shoe @ polythene plastic bag, Squeeze ry was taking part in one of tht.25 much alr a possible out of ti Sunday concerts arranged for {he bag and twist the top edges. thick, withou! hudging: it, then - S cmmatia aaa, MV Joan casily showed them how. AUSTRALIAN TUNA MV . Australia has started export. She ripped a huge London tele- . ye x) Dy ‘ ns Trezen tuna to the United. Slates, Previously vnly canned , #7 j 8 ALBANY, N.W..h sl he motoring Christmas, ghopper rf finally been given a break in at least two ipstitt}y New Yoth a HaMmunilics, an Reversing the current trend of heavier restrictions, the rélice departinent in Cazenovia have put plastic hoods over all rarking meters. The hoods are Inseribed: "Discontinued for the holiday season. Merry Christmas ind a happy New Yar, Tn Hornell, smiling bluccoats lay offenders’ cars with aeard {hat reads: ' ‘A (rattle officer has found your car in violation for aver. {ime rarking, He ts leaving this greeting card Instead ofa ) cHtation, The city and police department wish you a merry Christmas and ask you to drive carefully,” WG 1 ‘ai ° | fi e ee. ! e ate \ Bale alfo Blvlera oefty, elle of Italy's commiasion far om Cormany, whore thoy were aol of returned marten. ¥ of thom woro given to 0 Af In) Gormany, For Peace All Over World 414 Years Ago 3 § Pestilence in medieval times y ; . _ the men by the prison chaplain, U8htly together, then fasien with it _ "The men laughed as four rg. '& fubber band. Because the ged guards tried to hond 2 three. plastic is airtight (he avers foot bar, five-Gghths cf sa inch Ont tarnish, Large Variety of Food Available By JEFF RYAN ih A OT FOR EVERYONE mpey AUT NOUR o. HUDOWT Bast onuniy rg, te m yi rohan vee id : TAY $ ' For First Ration-Free Christmas Since 1939. the meat you want," 9 last nun-; “For girls meres the eee Norway “has~sent: ad poe ia pet ‘ute price war seems likely, . range of dolls, but again the ae-j Canadian Press Slat Writer canned salmon from Canada cent is on practicability, And: LONDON, @ — This will be 5. hise expected to be more ‘there are pint-size electric irons, Britain's first ration~iree Christ - plentiful, Import cantrel, a 'mnaranteed safe, They heat up mas since 1939 and Britons ie British food ministty chore. slightly with the aid of a bat- expected to make the most cf it. : aa year, restrictions on m 19 nrivate companies last Sep — For baby, there's a eal that and butter were stitl in force.“ tomher, ‘Meows when its lack is siroked, a last reminder of post-war ous | tavity. Now the ration hook is a will be of canned fruits, Tho ve. Britain ts changing. Every year thing of the past ond. pre-wa. \ standards of pretty well restored, . Sivees and rene enary foo the Far East plus -rajine and. ‘enrrants of pre-war qualify fo the Black sea will ensure that at last Britons will hive au proper ingredients for the -tadi- tional Christmas puddin. PLENTY OF ‘TURKE since 1941, was handed hack — tery, The only. likely food shortage. Christmas entertainment in ‘cent London dock strike has de-'more and more traditional pane layed deliveries but xt least tomimes don skates. But in Lon- half the antleipated allceition don's West End theatre land, at Will be in the ships in time. But least one old-time favorite isn't: three will be an ample supply an ice show. It's James Barrie's ‘Of nuts from India, Spain, Tur-i“Peter Pan” and for the first key or Portugal and oranges, time the part of Peter will be grapes and fruit pulp from Va- ‘Played by a Canadian, Barbara ay For Britons . | Christmas. “Day, most, “Britons: lencia, Kelly of Vancouver. Carroll Le- Supplies of wines and splrits | vis, also of Vancouver, is slags are generally adcdauate, ‘ing another pantomime, “Alad- Turkeys are plentiful, There PRACKICAL TOYS din,” at the Palace Hiestre ‘itt will be more this year fvom Hiil- Tovs, it -eems, are rioslly | Chelsea, ish farms than from anrond, practical ‘this year, Miniature CIRCUS AGAIN Prices will be about the sai ac buses, steam rollers. tvnetors, ; in 1953, ranging from five shil- bulldozers, trucks anc tanks —' on Britain's main cities. In Lon-: ‘lings to 7s 6d a pound, - With British butchers hanni'y popular with small boys who de- again vie for customers a4 Olym- , Stocking up.and. promising “all man all precise scale models -.. are'don, two blg-business bie-tops | RPC MENeENE y, . pla’ and” Harringay arena. vocts Tdlamond en- gagonnend etn, $650.00 N-Dininane ed Die of tye ane ah. {wichape pieitttance, Mastionube Slt-(nil LE Tyra, Moth #75.00 to $150.60 @ clone wut (oe agi. wg ae fave" PUN ee vps HIG, Yr es Storling Silver Mp an a4 PF ge SER SETS Ladlos ae pres p Aon's and ho _ WATCHES eg Pilon from J, Wide aoleetton of styton yg af $45.00 14) Wr aga) JESU ARPS a i, ; a 1 *) ‘yi . ys ' a . ’ J aay Wyle , = 1 1 0 rd " ; ’ A av riad : 5 . 7 Mer ae ' mo, ! ' ioibbivinsiniy chemi Dib bims ain . 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