{ title: 'Phelps country editor. (Phelps, N.Y.) 1963-1973, December 23, 1966, Page 1, Image 1', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn89071030/1966-12-23/ed-1/seq-1/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn89071030/1966-12-23/ed-1/seq-1.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn89071030/1966-12-23/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn89071030/1966-12-23/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: Pioneer Library System
■ r u n t t w ~ ~ «K« P * B P ^ I N t t N U H UJS. PO S T A GE n n s m nt . r . AffffffK CHRISTMAS TO ALL VOL. 3 - - N O . 7 I M E L l 'S CCU .NTKV E D I T O R . P H E I - P S . N Y F R I D A Y . E E C 23. 1966 Christmas Traditions In Other Lands — by Jack Carter Tli- {Woollen ]>1 h ! o - o j j I m * i wlift sai I “ Om>tiun> nw;m> < 1 1 fT<•!*<*! 1 1 to <iiT fuvnt j km *j 1 * * i h v i t \wm :m\ pnzos i’or oni;iniilil\ w i f 1 1 hu* o o u u i h m i I , whioh prohahls expl;im> win lu* hn> hwn f'or^olU u. Ilis c .utnhuhon lo tin* w im I o i i i of I In* hn\\« fcvii, hint.'. ,*jl llu* imni;»nn*iital i'art, no h*s nnui/jiii* I u ' cmisi * of it-- n**;n* w Ufa I (’hrislmn.s ilocj- mean >onictliin^ quit** s ] X ' t * m l lo aluio>t ewryom;. I n tn e U n i t e d S t a t e s , C h ristm a s * re m a i n s s a c r e d d e s p i t e its s e c u la r i z a t i o n T h o •m a soclitot c r i t u a l o f s h o p p i n g fu r p r e s e n t s re w a r d s b r u ise d «?h!ns e n d to r t u i e d fe e t w i t h p e r h a p s m o r e s a t i s f a c t i o n th a n c a n b e g r a i n e d in a n y o t h e r w a y n n d a t a n y o t h e r tim e . T h e p o ren n .a* q u e s ti o n . “ W h y c a n ’t ih c s p t r . t o f th e s e d a y s la s t fo r t h e r e s t o f th e year?** 1s a s k e d w i t h s u c h r c g u ’a r t y th a t o n e a l m o s t a b l e to c a l c u l a t e th e h o u r o f th c d a y b y th e n u m b e r n f tim e d h e h a s h e a r d th e p h t n s e ji> J f * - e tuiK n v a s nrwl Its ti-adiM o r s a r e re v e r e d b y th o s e p e r s o n s fo ’ tu n a t e e n o u g h to h a v e b e e n -bom In th i s oru**<ry* - h o y a*re equ a « l\ c s >i 'rm e d b y in d i v ’dua*® w h o thave co m e ro th e U n i t e d S t a t e s fro m n a t i o n s w h e r e th e '.radiations o r ig i n a t e d . In a n a t t e m p t to Ioa r n a b o u t th e d e m o t i o n o f so m e o f o u r ow n c r s t o m s a n d t o d isc o v e r •how* m u c h Ji >d been to s t o r g a i n e d i th o tr a n s l a t i o n , w e ta l k e d w i t h a e v e i a l re s i d e n t s of C a n a n d a i g u a w h o h a v e s p e n t m u c h o f th r h liv e s in o t h e r co u n t r ie s . M r s . M a r y S o u ‘h \v o r t h o f C e n t e r S t r e e t p r e f a c e d h e r r e m a r k s o n C h r i s t m a s in Ire l a n d b y s a y in g -that .she h a d fo r g o t t e n a goo:l • cka»l a b o u t fe s t i v i t i e s th e r e to th e tim e s in c e s h e h a d co m o to th c U n i t e d S t a t e s in 1912. H e r m e m o r y p r o v e d m u c h b e t t e r th a n sh e lia d su s p e c t e d , h o w e v e r a n d o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n la s t e d f o r n e a r l y tw o h o u r s . I n Ire l a n d , C t i r i a t m a s is a tw o - ( * v h o > d a y P r « p o r a .t.'i.d f c r th e c e l e b r a t i o n b e ^ l n lor.g b e f o r e C ' t s n u a . s o tv w t u . i- w ril b'* a s little w o r k a s possible to do I r a o t fro m th e festivities. S e v e r a l w e e k s before C h r i s t m a s . m u s t Iv .sft h o u s ts undei*gj u th o r o u g h c l e a n i n g Tlie w a ll * a n I flo o r s a r e scru b b e d w i t h m o r e th 3 n c u s t o m a r y vigor a f r e s h c o a t o f w h ite w a s h is a p - y . <.d to a l © p p r o p r la 'e su r f a c e s t*~:l u .o n s ils a r e .'•couie.l an o p o l ish e d . A f 'c r th e h o u s e r a s ix v n c l e a n e d it *s d e c o r a t e d w th gex i- e r o u s q u a n t i t i e s o f p e e r s , la u r e l s a n d b e r r i e s . *'T*icre w e re »v* C h n s m a s tree-* in ru r a l area.-* s u c h a s th e o n e w h e r e I l«ved. s a i d .-Cis S o u th w o r th .\ b u t th i n g 's m a y lra-ve b e e n d iffe r e n t .n t h e to w n s * A *«rge d i n n e r 13 served o n C h r ? m a s E v e . w i t h the p r i n r p a 1 d she.* b r - n ^ fru L c a k e p l u m p u d d in g a n d goose. T h o ch n n i'i is fo llo w e d b y fam ily so- c .i l i s * n g u n t i l t h e t’mo a r r i v e s f o r a tr i p to c h u r c h fc r m i d n ig h t s e r v i c e s . ‘N o b o d y :bclievcs H to d a y b u t w e u « e d to w a lk th r o e m i l e s to c h u r c h o n th a t n g h t . ‘ M r s . S o u 'h w o i ’t h aa id . 'and a t { h a t p a r t i c u l a r s e n x n oi th o y e a r y r u w o u l d n 't able to im tag ino th e w e a t h e r ttrat w e h a d to w a l k th r o u g h i n th e m idde of b l a c k n i g h t to g e t th e r e .” C h r i s t m a s D a y in r t n d e s a n o t h e r la r g e d in n e r , m o r e fam ily v a s it in g . n n d a n o t h e r church s o r vice. T h e r e was* no ex c J jan g e of g*‘fts o n O h r « 'm a .s Da> w h t-n >r« v S v Itw o r l h hveo »n Iro ln n d b u t rh e s.«*d ‘h a t th i s to o lias oh m p f d a ' h* u »• t g iv i n g pro* b e n ts h a s n«>l i m c h e d th e m a g n i- t dv iftm / biu* »n l-iie U r*iie * S u i t e s T h c d a \ iift r C h r is m a s v W n a n 's U a j 13 r d c a j'c s a i e d ie * • \aisd in n i a m hom e s fo r th o o c a -.<1 o h Idren n th o n o ig h - barhood. g o f i t ^ i h o u s e to h o u s e rt^cit n g a pcsom a b o u t th e w r e n . K o r h u ir e f f o r t s t ’.e c h i ld r e n a r e g .v e n coina. e n n d y o r o t h e r s m a l l p r e s c n ‘3 I f th e w e a t h e r on \V rvn\s d n y i«» - ‘W h i c h *t gencfaU y \sn t. c« m m e . t e d M r s . S u*hwt r h m a jo r s p o r t s tv o n l s ta k e p lace, p a r t i c u l a r l y im p o r t a n t h u r l i n g an d fo o t b a l l c o n tes.s. S 'n c c a 1 cooK ing h o u s e w o r k , an d a* m u c h fa n n \ s ,o r k a s p o s s i b le h a s b e e n doi^e •'before th e h o lid a y s b e g i n -tnore U tim e b e tw e e n C h r i s t m a s an d N e w Y ear** to v isit r e l a t i v e s a n d fi*icnd> else w h e r o in th e co u n t r y s i d e . O n N e w Y e a r ’s E v e , y o u n g p e o p l e c l e a r l a r g e b a r n s f o r d a n c in g , a n d s t o c k th e p r e m i s e s w ith lib e r a l a m o u n t s o f fo o d a n d d i i n k fo r a n e x t e n d e d ccleto r a tlo n . O ld e r p e r so n s g a t h e r a t th e h o m e s o f n e ig h b o r s f o r m o r e ‘re s t r a i n e d a c t i v i t y '•C h r istm a s tra d i t i o n s h a v e o iian g e d stavce I liv e d th e r e 50 (C o n ti n u e d o n P a g e 4) it’s beginning to look like Christmas Phelps Grad Is National Winner K j i l p l i ./i.u i f ! - I l f i i i u m i “ v r , I S , o f ( i c i i c v . u , i s t l i e I!H*G X i t t i D i m i O a n i i i n . i f C r o p s C l i a i i i ] i i o i i . T i l l s w a s n i i i n i u u c e i l in S t . I . o u i s - . M i« M > u r i D o c v i i i I mm - S t l i ji t tl i « : ! J m l A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n o f t l i e N a t i o n a l . h m i n r l l o r t i - c i t l t n r a l A . - x i c i a t i o i i . A C r : n t .1 U n '.v c r s t y fre s h m a n H tn iT iilr.g c r rccc iv c d t'h c h o n o r t o r sk,-;*s in ra i s i n g t>nd m - a r k e t- in g r<?d bcctH fo r a c a n n o d food p r c c e s .- o r S p o n s o r e d b y C o m s t f c k F t j d s D iv isio n o f T h e B o r d e n C o m p a n y , h i s p c r o c r o y ield a \ e j g . d e v e r 21 t'n s . m i p a s s ,-jg th o s t a t e a v e r a g e b y c g u t ti ns. H S : a w a r d s in c lu d e a g ° l d w r i s t w a tc h . I t th i s s a m e com p c '. it c n . cn spm - - ,) r e d b y N J H A a n d th e N a tio n a l C a n n j r s A s s o c i a ti o n , in 1965 a n t i 1964, h e w o n f l i r t an d seco n d re s p e c t i v e l y , o n th e y t a t e lev e l E d w a r d ‘\V C o c k i a i n iC a n a n d a i g t m ) . a 4 !H C lu b re p r e s e n t a t i v e w h o a c t e d a s p r o je c t a d v i s o r , S3.d H e m n t l n g e r ’s cui- tu t a l m : ‘- . . ; d s re l i c c t e d th e an ai> ‘ c a i a p p r o a c h o f a good p r o d u c e r . N C A w ill f u r t h e r recog nize H c n im n j e r ’s a o h l e v n w n t b y h e n . rin g h .m a t its sp i* n g m e e t ing In W a s h i n g to n , D . C. A 1966 F h e lp s H i g h - Schcol g m d u a t e an d s t a r a t h l e t e , h e h a s p a t cip a '.e d in N J H A , 4 - H and F F . A f i a n u m b e r o f y e a r s . H i p a ’. c n t s . Iho R a l p h H m c l i H n ':n - .n g e r s . live a t R P D N o . 2, G e n e v a Communis Chest Achieves Goal A lthi Hgw th e itu d g e t o f tlie P l u l p s C o m m n n .t y C h i'-[ w:*s ra i d b y 1 0 '. o v e r ln.- t y e a r , th o ( l . v e fa.s le a c h e d th e q u o t a c f 51 100. fu r 1967 S herliili-d to b e n e f i t f i o m C h e s t fu»'ds a r e C*iy S c o u ts. S I . 1 3 0 . G r i S e m t s . $1 2C0: P h e l p s C ran - m u n i t y M e m a r i a l I-. b i'H rv. S1.10D S n v n t l c n A r m y . S430. P h e l p s S e r v ic e C 'u b , $2 0 0 . F a m i l y C o u ti- !• • n » S t r ' r e . $200. a n d C lien t a d m ln is tr a U o i i. $120. P r e s i d e n t c f th e C h e s t d r i v e is T u i c m r a T a r c a , a s s i s t e d h y ,- J a n ie s - C a v e s , x - p r e c i i c r . t r B n d \ M r s . T h o m a a T a r c a , s e c r e t m v-!rcn«t u r e r D r iv e c h a t m e n fo r tlio vIK age u c • e G r t a ’.d G ib b s , nnd R o land L e M a . e. a r .d W illiam B o y d a m i N e ls o n H o p k i n s h e a d e d t h i r u i a l c a m p a ig n . - C a p ; a r.s fo r th e d r i v e Included U . <tnd M r s . N v t h a u P e c k J I i s . H m o H c-\r.n:l. M rs. E m i! Bui-ni- tk y M r s . C h c .rles W i t h e r M a J j - n s s V n r.C n m p . M r s . A r d i c w D e R u y tc r . J i h n H a - 'a n : ! . M r s . R ic h a r d D a y , R o b c i t D c r.nis, R o b e r t M i'llor. D o n a ld C . Jo n e s , L 2 c, W a l l e ra, M r s . E r . r r . r r d M a t - t!s. a n d M r s . R o b e r t V<_nCa.mp.