-Thursday, December 28, 1954. 1HE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKR, B.C. Season’s Greetings AIG) Our Patrons aie FROM THE Management and Staff or THE LAKEVIEW CAFE xe WE INVITE YOU TO TRY OUR CHEF’S SPECIALTIES _Which include CHOICE DELICIOUS CHINESE DISHES SOUPS - CHOW MEIN - CHOP SUEY EGG FUYUNG - SWEET & SOUR AND OTHERS Clement Moore Was Ashamed of His Famous Poem Dr. Clement Clarke Moore was ashamed of his famous poem, “Night Before Christmas” and would not acknowledge that he wrote it for more than 20 years. Today, the poem which begins— ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;— is one of the most beloved of all Christmas writings. Dr. Moore was an aloof profes- sor of Greek and Oriental litera- ture in the Episcopal Seminary in New York. He wrote the poem on . Christmas Eve 1822 and read it to his seven children. He had not planned for the poem to go further than bis own family, but a relative who was visiting the Moores put a copy in her diary. The next year the relative’s father sent it to a newspaper. Other newspapers printed the jingles and they quickly became known all over the country. The dignified Dr. Moore was embar- fassed and considered it beneath 4 man of his scholastic standing to be the author of children's jingles. Twenty-two years later, how- ever, he finally publicly admitted authorship of the jingles and it was published in book form under his name for the first time. Mcke Gifts Attractive Make your Christmas package attractive because half of the pleasure of the gift is the wrap- ping and opening a beautiful pack- age. Use plenty of ribbon and gay colored paper. - Add bells and Christmas ornaments to the bows. Tie ribbon about the corners and rger ones before wrap- ping adds to the mystery of the gift. FROM THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF _ The blessings of friendship and loyalty are the very essence of the Spirit of Christmas... and so, at this joyous and heartwarming season we want to wish all of our many friends the richest of life’s “c-~ treasures—peace, good health and happiness. Williams Lake Motors Ltd. pa Arista, oles LOS By Royce Fielas HE JOLLY SANTA, ringing his bell in an appeal for contribu tions for the needy, grinned his thanks as Dick Slater dropped a bill into the kettle. The donation was a salute, not only to the Yuletide spirit, but to Dick's own good for tune. He had a home, a lovely wife named Jean, and a smaller repro duction of himself named Pete. What more could a man want? One other thing made this a great on his way to a dream. While they were aged, he had bought a stand of simulated pearls for Jean Some- how the feeling had grown on him that, until he could replace the phoney bsubles with a string of real ones, he wouldn't be a success in the eyes of his dari-haired, brown-eyed Jean ‘Put ts card on the outside ot the package,” he told the clerk who wrapped his gift. On the card he had written: TO A REAL PEARL—A STRING OF THEM! It was beginning to get dark wher Dick got off the train in suburbar Roseville where he lived. He started io walk briskly toward his home. two blocks away. Happy in the glow of having, at least, realized his cher ished dream, he didn't see the tig ure lurking in the dark alley till the men stepped out and thrust the gun into his abdomen. 1s a stickup!”” the thug snapped hoarsely. “Turnaround anc get your bands up!" A feeling of relief flooded Dick as ne remembered he bad spent most of his money on the necklace. Then him—the neckiace pocket! * he pleaded, over ith thé gunman, “I lave @ Christmas present for my vife in my pocket, Take my money out leave me that!” The becélum didn’t anwer. Meth odically, he continued taking every thing out of Dick's pockets. As his rted to remove the precious little package, Dick Slater went vild! He whirled. stapping with his eft hand at about where he thought the gun would be. He caught nothing Che thief merely stepped back and brought the heavy gun crashing down on his victom’s head. Phone INTERIOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS Williams Lake, B.O. THE DARKNESS clearea away, Dick became aware that te was in a hospital. Gradually, he realized Jean and littie Pete were side his bed “Hello.” ke said groggily, 5 “Oh, Dick!” Jean half sobbed, alf laughed.. “I’ve been scared! The £ ‘ue thief merely stepped back and brought the heavy gun crashing down on hfs vic- tim’s head. doctor says you only have a slight concussion, though, and you're. go- ing to be all right!” As his head continued to clear, the realization of his loss over- whelmed Dick, The necklace—his precious gift was gone! “{ bad a present for you, Jean -)-” be began, I know, Foolish,” his wife cut, in, “and you,almost lost your life trying to save it.” “But it was the string of real pearls I've always wanted you to have, Jean. You know how much they meant to me!” “Yes, I’ve known the silly obses- sion you've had about my wearing simulated pearls,” Jean said almost sternly. “It never seemed to occur to you that my husband and little Pete were the real pearls in my lifer" Well, this is going to be a bum Christmas for you,” Dich said glum- ly, “and 1 thought it would be the dest yet.” going to be,” Jean told him. “Look! She put her arm under his shoul- der and lifted him to a sitting posi- N. In one corner of the room was a beautiful little Christmas tree. Piled high under it were the gifts he and Jean had Wrapped for little Pete. Jean went over and brought back two of the packages. One was her present to him—a watch he had wanted. The other package .. . Suddenly, he recognized it—the nearls! “Yes,” Jean saiu, “my pearls. When the police caught the thief, he hadn't time to open them even.” Dick pulled it is a wonderful ing, and you're right, are sthe things we carry in our hearts!” Pre-Red Russia Observed New Years Before the revolution, New Year’s was a gay and happy time in Russia. In some cities the streets were decorated with flags and lanterns and thronged with merry-makers. The year was ushered in with a hundred shots fired from cannon. One New Year's Day the Win- ter Palace was opened to society. Festivity reigned throughout the city, hospitality and charity were the watchwords from palace to cottage. < The mythical Ovsen was sup- posed to be around about this time. He was usually depicted astride a boar, symbolically as- sociated with the pork served for New Year dinner and the symbol- ism of Aryan descent. ~ WAVE A WONDERFUL Christmas We wish you and yours a Merry Christmas; full of wonderful surprises | THE STAFF OF THE WALK-RITE EDIPH, JOHN AND KAY