and green and blue lights of Happy
Town seemed to be moving towards
him!

Suddenly, Happy Forest was full
of happy, busy people:

Amid the carols and chatterings,
Christian found himself being decked
out with popcorn strings and tinsel,
with baubles and angel's hair -
which made him feel warm and cozy
again! In no time the red and green
and blue lights of Happy Town were
glowing among his needles: Last of
all, they placed a silver star on
his head and Christian felt very
humbly beautiful when everyone stood
back and sang ''Silent Night".

"It's a good thing the Big Men
from the Big City left one Christ-
mas Tree in Happy Forest'’. Christian
heard them say as they. turned and
started back down Happy Hill ‘And
one just the right size to give the
Christmas Spirit to our little
Happy Town! See how it glows and
glistens - as though it were watch-
ing over ust"!

The big round Christmas Moon
arose and smiled sparklingly down
on the snows of Happy Forest. The
red and green and blue lights glowed
right back and Christian was sure
he was the happiest littlest
Christmas Tree of alli"

CARE OF YOUR POINSETTIA

If you received a poinsettia
for Christmas and wonder about pro-
per care to assure maximum plant
life, these tips may be helpful to
you,

Three things are important in
preserving the plant. Provide pro-
per temperature, keep the plant out
of drafts, and water it often.

Temperature is very important
to the plant. Temperature should
not range above 70-75 degrees during
the day and not under 60 degrees at
night. Temperature too hot or too
cold can cause the poinsettia to
become unattractive in a very short
time.

The plant should be kept out of
drafts. A poinsettia left In a
drafty place will begin to lose its
leaves quickly becoming unsightly in
a brief time.

Your poinsettia should be water-
ed every day. The water should be
room temperature. It ‘may be that
your plant will require more moisture
in one part of the room than another,
determined by how fast it becomes
dry.