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the nation. People who live out here know where the best fresh turkeys can be bought, which shop has a relative’s old favorite whatever (and who can get it for you if it’s not in stock), and shopping can be done with friends, on both sides of the counter, who really care about those old catch ^words of the retail trade, quality and service.
CHRISTMAS emphasizes the special joys of living in the country, or in a small town, and of reasons for helping protect those qualities which make life so special for everyone fortunate enough to live, work, shop or play in Piedmont Virginia.
Let’s don’t let it go for false promises of “growth” and “progress.” Look at the jammed traffic and sprawling suburbs and shopping centers of places which have already fallen to these false lures, and you see what we mean. Let’s do all we can to make every Christmas a merry one in the country. □
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