The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1952, Page 15

ces 4 Florida Holly For Holidays 4 4 Citizen Staff Photo BALANCE AND BEAUTY is displayed in this window, table or mantlepiece design by Mrs. W. F. Baughman who has an artist’s eye for detail. Just to the right of the jolly little Santa is perched a Bird of Paradise, you can just see its spiral tail and a wing. It is made of metallic ribbon. The candles, cone shaped at top are in bright red to match the Florida holly, which is really Brazilian pepper berry. Concealed by the greenery is the driftwood base. Christmas tree balls hung on the slender branches are in silver, gold and blue. The skiing Santa is holding ski-poles made of pipe cleaners. Christmas Trees Are Best-Sellers In Key West tinuing through tonight as Santa prepares to make, his annual rounds, sales of the traditional Christmas symbols have mounted to upwards of two-thousand, a sur- jvey of local sources of supply in- dicated. The 28-foot tree erected by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Bayview Park in connection with their annual Christmas Lighting Contest takes the honors as the | -largest in the city. The giant tree | was trucked in from the north on » Special order by the Jaycees. Average size of Key West Christ- chants who say that sales of Christmas trees have “run way ahead of expectations.” Starting a month ago and con- Christmas for most Key West families is following a traditional pattern in at least one respect ac- cording to reports from local mer- She Seasous Best Wishes Avs the Tights of the. Holiday Season beam bright and glorious, we wish all of our friends and patrons a full measure of joy a0 happinen for Christmas and the New Year. SOUTH SEAS Heart Wish for Holiday + Happiness from # MONTZELL'S Corner of Bahama and Fleming Sts. t 4 mas trees, however, is about five or six feet, The very large trees and the smaller ones are the last to sell, the merchants agreed, Long-needled spruce trees, from Canada’s north woods, are the type universally in demand in Key West, it was learned. The keeping qualities, of this itype, along with its generally more attractive shape are listed as the reasons for its greater popularity, the survey showed. The quality of the trees ran far ahead of last year, Christmas tree dealers agreed collectively. It is usually the man of the family who makes the final de- cision on the selection of the Christ- mas tree, a check of sales clerks revealed, The children are invari- ably_in favor of purchasing the largest available tree, they added. Prices this year, have run some- what below last year’s figure with the average tree costing but $2.50 as compared with $2.85 in 1951. Most Dealers report that sup- rlies have been exhausted two or hree times since deliveries start- ed a month ago. One thing is certain, with Key Vest’s colorful street decorations nd the unprecedented Christmas ree sales, celebration of the year’s ost important holiday will be one £ the most memorable ever. The bvmn Adeste Fideles (0 come all ye faithful) dates from oul the 17th century. POP'S 600. WHITEHEAC DIAL 2-5530 fl s GIFT SHOP St. Nicholas gone, he entered a monastery and = ae kl aes z 5 pired the whole civilized world ine ¢ biamp, and by and by to be kind and generous on Christ- was made a saint. ies chia St. oo ee revered as e the guardian dren and sail- 2 ors. His kindness and generosity’ Merry Christmas To All | Was Forerunner Of Santa Claus people. When his money was all| Wednesd.y, December 24, 1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 18 | The earliest Ch “Corde natus ex the Father’s love begotten) is by Prudentius (b. 348) and is still sung in the Church of England. Whether you live in Key West where at Christmas time the coral glistens in the sunlight and the palm trees whisper in the warm wind, or in a colder place where a “White Christmas” is a reality more often than just a dream, Christmas Eve is still the greatest night in the year, at least for the young im years and the young in| heart. To children it is a night of mystery when an old gentleman in a magic sleigh passes through the town delivering the contents of his gigantic pack at the houses of good boys and girls. To us in America, this kind old gentleman as Santa Claus. In| France the unseen visitor is called Bonhomme Noel, and in other countries he has other names. But he is still the kind and loving spirit of giving whose legend: was started centuries ago by the deeds of one man. ’ That one man was a rich in- habitant of Asia Minor, about the fourth century. He so much ad- mired the kind and gentle charac- ter of Christ that he went about giving his money away by placing coins and gifts in the home of poor TO WISH YOU AND NEW YEAR AND TO THANK YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS May the welcome light of Holiday hospitality and Joy shine for you every day of the year. The Hobby Shop 1105 Truman Avenue YOUR HOMETOWN MILK MAN SINCE 1915 “GET YOUR MILK IN GLASS” A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON PROSPERITY DURING THE YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION DURING THE PASSING YEAR IS VERY “MUCH APPRECIATED ADAMS DAIRY > To Our | Friends and Customer: GREETINGS: and Best Wishes May the cheerful glow of Christ ‘candles be reflected in your heart and brighten the New Year with joy and contentment. As we approach the end of a very successful year, made possible by YOUR assistance and patronage, we wish to express to you at this HOLIDAY SEA- SON our sincere thanks and appreciation for your patronage during the passing year and hope that we may continue to merit your confidence and business dur- ing the coming year. im cold type the warm appreciation we have for the loyalty and good will of our many friends. Our sincere thanks for your X EB friendship is second only We further hope that the NEW YEAR will bring to you and yours AN ABUND- * > ‘ A wish ANCE OF PROSPERI to the pleasure we've had in serving you. | 3 To one ard all we 6 HEALTH! ” joyous Christmas and a bountiful New Year. SEARS ORDER © CORN” R SIMONTON and FLEMING STS. wR. acs FURNITURE STORE Key West, Fla. LEROLLLOL COLOR ERK, DIAL 27531 Southernmost Ciiy Pharmacy, Inc. DUVAL and FLEMING STS. 800 Fleming Street ns rFiCE KEY WEST, FLA.