Christmas cheer is contained in the 75 baskets that were distributed here on Christmas Eve. Shown above are some of the workers getting the baskets ready (l-r): Estill Slone, Bill Mullins, Marcus ("Gabby") and Kenneth Mullins, James R. Deaton, John W. Nickels, Charles Elmer Terry, and Charles Lynch.

Seventy-five Christmas baskets were distributed in this community during the morning of December 24th. The assembly and distribution of the baskets was a community affair in which civic service organizations, the churches, and many other groups operated. The work of the Boy Scouts was outstanding.

Five dollars worth of groceries were placed in each basket and then there was added, as free gifts from large companies, enough additional merchandise to make the basket worth at least $8.00.

The larger companies that contributed were the Henry Fischer Packing Company, the Hays City Flour Mills, the Chappell Milk Company, the Jackson Royal Cola Company, National Biscuit Company, Streitman Biscuit Company, Honey Crust Bread Company, and the Pennington Bakery.

Of the 75 baskets distributed to the families that had been selected through the cooperation of the churches, the social agencies and others, 38 were given by the Kiwanis Club. Other baskets contributed were as follows:

Methodist Church, 10; Baptist Church, 7; Presbyterian Church, 3; Christian Church, 2; Woman's Club, 5; American Legion, 5; Youth Fellowship group of Lees College, 4; and Mrs. A. W. Brown, 1.

The annual enterprise is strictly a community affair in which all groups and the entire citizenship of the community cooperate in the most worthy and worthwhile effort.

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(Article courtesy of The Jackson Times)

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