Ajo Copper News

Chrismas Snowflakes
Ajo's Sweetest Memory
FRANK H. STOCKETT
Ajo's Best and Grandest Community Yuletide Gathering--- Weather the Nicest Ever Seen Here. Just Like Fourth of July---1800 Different Kinds of Presents Given to "Kiddies"---Santa Claus Remembered Ajo In Grand Christmas Style---Extra Large Crowd Present---It Was A Charming Thorough Success For Every Participant, Long To Be Remembered.

"The Christmas Tree is an ever-green,
It blooms where frost and snow are seen,
The Christmas Tree is forever bright,
It shines with everlasting light."

This beautiful hymn, remembered so well by the writer when he was an embryo resident in the snowdrifts and ice-bound hills of the State of Pennsylvania, and where he spent many a Christmas wading through snow and slipping on ice with his heavy robes on, going to attend religious services at the Church, brings to our minds that such arctic weather as above described, does not exist everywhere at the same time, and that places exist where Christmas celebrations are held with the warm rays of a heavenly sun as a powerful adjunct to its comforts and happy joys.

Snowflakes Here
Our celebration and festivities gave positive evidence that there is a city on the map "where frost and snow are not seen." at least not on Christmas day, and still we can have "an evergreen Tree" here, and enjoy all its glories just the same.

Yes, we had "snowflakes" this night, but they were only on the Tree, no where else, and it seems that nature gave orders to the warm comfort present not to "melt" them under any conditions, but rather to enter into harmony with the jovial Christmas spirit of the people there and make the happy occasion a lasting scene of beauty and lifelong memory.

It is-a funny place where warm weather willnot "melt" snow-flakes. but this wondrous "freak" has been actually experienced in Ajo. We think our "superb" lightning makers must have done something to "electrify" the atmosphere.

Somebody did something.

Warm Weather
In all the experiences of man, where on earth would you find a community celebrating our two grand holidays, Christmas and Fourth of July, both on the same day, and both with true loyalty.

Yet this was done in the grand city of Ajo. and nature and calendar gave us the right to perform this wonderful new finding with equal enthusiasm, both on the same regular time.

It furnished us with holiday season and also the heat and warmth of a genuine Fourth of July day to celebrate this season with. It was so warm. We had the gayety or one and the warm sunshine of the other.

Scientists would say that this dual celebration was impossible, contrary to all natural laws, and the mere assertion of it would be simply nonsense. Yet the writer has two thousand witnesses with him who will furnish evidence that the truth has been said.

Ajo's Blessings
Dear, loving Ajo, thy charms are plenty, thy joys serene, thy resources overflow unceasingly from thine inexhaustible cornucopia, and thy blessings received and enjoyed prove that a Divine Providence knows where Ajo is, and we can expect the music of heaven always.

Our climate is only one of our myriad blessings.

We will say to the people of this 'oasis in a desert" berg, that is 60 miles from nowhere, and then some, that the decorations, lights, and park scene simply was Paradise and produced strong evidence that even "in dry sand" you will find lots of genius and talented "brains."

Christmas brings these out and defies the gloom and the lonesomeness of King "Sahuaro" to keep them latent.

Yankee genius is simply heavenly. and -the entire beauty of this Christmas Tree echoes YES.

Its myriad lights from its local source show that as far as Ajo is concerned, the days of "desert" are forever over. and genius and the "never say die" spirit are our conquering angels.

The fact that we have "turbine-dynamos" here is simply too wonderful to even think of.

First Alphabet List
And when the Angel Gabriel "blows his trumpet" to notify us that the feast is ready, dear readers, do not worry about being called late, for Ajo stands in favor with heaven, and let me quiet your nerves with the good news right now. that this Angel will surprise you, and come to you immediately.

so be well prepared, for order and system are heaven's first law, and as proof of this look at the name of our town, and you will find we stand at the head of the alphabetical list. This rule never fails. and it is well for all residents of the Ajo district to remember it.

Our Christmas Tree
And now for the Tree. Wasn't it a dandy? And such a large crowd there to take part in its Christmas joys. It was Ajo's best ever. and reflected sweet credit on all who helped to make it. For
several weeks herculean efforts had been made by a Christmas loving people in Ajo district. to bring this success about. and the result rightly shows that they simply "walked allover themselves" to this grand reward.

Welcomes Santa Claus
Santa Claus came and went. and during his short visit here left a memory never to be erased. and from the "huzzas" of the kiddies we expect him back very soon again because he was so well received and treated. They cheered him and welcomed him and begged him to return "oh, so quick." And in his triumphal march he had to stop once for repairs, his load was so heavy that he "broke down."

Good Program And Singing
The exercises started right "on the dot." 6:30 o'clock, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. with a large crowd full of Christmas cheer and joy, present, waiting to hear the angels message of peace and love to mankind. "Glory to God in the Highest. Peace and Good Will to Man."

The choir. under able leadership, with music from the piano, then sang, "Glory to God in the Highest Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Man."

This was followed by a very able Christmas Invocation delivered by Rev. T. H. Dodd. pastor of the Ajo Federated Church. The choir again sang. this time. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Glory to the New Born King," and last ,"King of Light."

This singing and music was rendered by a choir of sixteen or more voices. well trained during the month, and the crowd listening to them, must have thought they had already reached the pearly gates. at least that was the loving thought of the writer.

The singing should have lasted longer, its beauty and angelic joy stopped togther too soon. This was the opinion expressed by all.

Thank you, choir, your singing simply
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CHRISTMAS SNOWFLAKES
AJO'S SWEETEST MEMORY
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smelled of the happiest corner of Heaven.

The bomb exploded in the heavens then, and Santa Claus was seen coming from the place where the "radio" comes from--the air. When next seen he was coming over the school house, but soon was on the ground as he had to find a landing place for his reindeers and his immense load of presents. Landing safely his bells jingled on the snowy (?) air. He was the happiest man in Ajo, as he rode between myriads of lights, in triumphal march to the Tree, red fire burning everywhere, the band played "America," skyrockets and bombs bursting in the air. (I still believe it was Fourth of July rather than Christmas). and when he reached the park, he stopped to greet the arch with the sign on, "Merry Christmas." he knew he was in the right place, and with an increasing welcome he circled the park and came through the arch, with its red letters again. "Merry Christmas" and arrived at the foot of the Tree, where every kiddie in town was spoken to and welcomed.

Santa Claus then gave out his presents, lots of them, and nearly two thousand kiddies' hearts were made happy with a stocking of candy nuts, and raisins, large Arizona orange, big apple, box of "Cracker Jack", and blowing horn.

Santa Claus Path Beautiful

The scenes of the arrival of Santa Claus were the most beautiful and realistic ever seen in Ajo. It showed good forethought, splendid management and each actor entered into the detail assigned to him, even so minutely, that the effect brought out the wonder and applause of the entire populace. The radio is to be thanked sweetly for bringing this gentleman to town.

The scene reminded one of the march of the ransomed in the midst of heavenly glory to their new eternal homes with the Maker of Christmas day--the Baby called Jesus Christ, where they will live forever.

After each kiddie had received his or her present, and the crowd present had enjoyed some time with the mutual Christmas social jollity and cheer, it was 8 o'clock, and the Christmas Tree festivities of 1925 in the Ajo district was over and had passed into history.

If a complete picture of the lights and decorations in the park could be taken, it would do honor and beauty to the main avenues of that place, "whose streets are of gold," and whose temperatures are always comfortable and never varies--I mean heaven where the angels sing. The lightning boys worked hard to bring it about and they certainly succeeded.

The "Star of Bethlehem" topped the Tree, and various colored lights ornamented and shone from its branches. White decorations of trimmings covered it, tied up beautifully at the bottom and also it had tropical snow on it, and when the light "winked," the sight was simply "fairyland." As you entered the bandstand, you went under a red-lighted arch, with the banner "Merry Christmas" with red lights. The big white globes also had colored lights in them. The cement walk around the bandstand was trimmed with evergreens around colored lights. The flagpole had a flood light near the top and when the light shone on the waving flag, it surely made "Old Glory" too beautiful to behold. Four strings of colored lights stretched in each direction to the fence surrounding the park. Each tree and palm and oleander in park had its own colored light.

All entrances to park were arched with the banner Merry Christmas on. The street to the school house had brilliant lights on the trees on each side. The whole committee on lights and decorations simply outdid themselves and the result is that Ajo's tree celebration was the best and most brilliant "light up" it ever had. The boys surely went "over the top" on this job.

The charming and good finance committee covered themselves with eternal praise. Their final report was grandly encouraging and a beautiful success, deserving the thanks of the entire "berg."

We all know what the ladies can do, for the proof is we all know what they have done, and their services will surely be asked of them next time by acclamation. No Christmas tree is complete without them.

This is the final report of the committee on publicity. As we predicted that it would take printer's ink to make a success of this Tree, or in fact anything, our prediction has proven true. Why, you! need printers' ink to raise "Delicious" apples. It seems needed to enrich the soil. How Adam and Eve got along without it we do not know, but history says they were the only exceptions. The U. S. Government needs printers' ink to keep its machinery working smoothly.

The "Stocking Bee"

Before closing a passing word of thanks must be given the "stocking bee" at the Co-Op. store two days before the Tree. As usual, the women "did the work." There were about 38 of them out, with 10 men. It was a jolly occasion and we are sorry it only happens once a year. The candy was well sampled and pronounced good, and a busier lot of "hens" you never saw. God bless them all. The opinion was that they got through too soon. We hope the next 12 months will pass away very quickly.