European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 24, 1986 the stars and stripes. And four giant Reindeer Lancaster pa., balloonist Dick Hess air balloon rigged with four 9-foot-Ull soars Over Lancaster county in Bis hot wooden Reindeer. Boston optical store gives a by s homeless Eye exams glasses Boston up about 200 of bos Ion s homeless persons received the sift of belter vision the week before Christmas As a downtown firm provided them with an estimated j25.000 in free Eye examinations and glasses for the holidays. The Eye world at downtown crossing was staffed by about 50 doctors and attendants who volunteered their time to treat the homeless men and women most of whom were brought in by bus from local shelters. Rick Feldman a co owner of the Eft world store said he and partner Jef Frumkin were taking part in a Christmas fund raising Effort trying to provide More direct Aid to the City s needy. A hot meal can keep you going Tor a few hours but there arc people out there who arc unable to function because they can t  Feldman said sunday. I be heard several people say after getting a pair of glasses gee maybe now i can get a Job or read " the City and several other local firms helped to provide transportation an food As Well As eyeglass lenses and test ing equipment for those who needed them. Robert Broncy the optical Chain vice president said the downtown crossing store gave away an estimated its pairs of glasses throughout the course of the Day. Feldman said he hoped. Eye world s example believed to be the first of it kind in new England would prompt other businesses to extend whatever help they could to the needy. Minister keeps family from living on Street Belleville Hiap a homeless family was Given an apartment in Tim for Christmas when an Indiana minister and his parishioners stepped in to relieve shelter operator who was running out of Money. Patrick and Linda Horn were out of work and homeless when William land took the horns and their two children into his Belleville Home where he pro Vides free food and temporary shelter to the needy. But a week ago land said he was going broke from his four year Effort to help the needy and feared he d have to turn poor people away. A pastor of a Church in Bloomington ind., the Rev. Don Ely read about land s efforts and decided to find the horns a permanent place to stay land said. Ely said in a Telephone interview Mon Day. My wife and i talked about it and we brought the couple Over  the horns arrived in Bloom Ringlon on saturday where parishioners provided Lien with an apartment while Ely helps them find a permanent Home. We re going to take care of them and get them set up to where they can setback on their feet the minister said. Horn 26, said his family wife Linda 24 son Bryan 7 and daughter Amy 2 were evicted from their Belle Ville apartment last month Tor failure to  the rent and slept in their car for couple nights before land took them into his Home Ely s Church also helped out land giving him $500 and four boxes of food Fortis private one Man Mission. This whole thing restores my Faith in people said land 5�, a former welder who quit his Job nearly four years ago to help the poor. Land said he appreciated in help for his struggling shelter and the cozy Kitchen cafe which he runs in his Home providing free food to the hungry. The Shel Ter and cafe Are funded solely by donation Sand his wife s income As an accountant. Where it s always the season Anonymous donor Washington a thousands of places across America Are basking in seasonal glory from Christmas tree Point Alaska to tinsel Lake mich., and from Garland City colo., to Star . This is the season for the traditional Christmas tree but a look at place names across the country shows thai in Many spots the season lasts All year at least in thenamae othe location. Besides Christmas tree Point for example there arc Christmas tree Lake and Christmas tree tank ariz., Christmas tree Gulch Idaho Christmas tree camp., Minn c Fri slams tree Coulee Mont. Christmas tree port and Christmas tree Canyon nev., and Christmas tree Creek. Utah. A died More than 9.000 places across the country have Christmas tree related names according to the geographic names information system at the . Geological Survey. The Survey s computerized list contains More than 2 million place names and is used to coordinate name uses in government maps and to help avoid confusion and duplication in applying geographic names across the country. For folks interested in decorating their Trees there s Ball la. Angel Ala Light Ark. Candlewyck . Garland City station arc. Tinsel Lake wis. Snow mich., and Star Texas. The geological Survey reports that there Are 358 locations with the word Ball 138 Angels 434 using the word Light 76 candles. 129 locations named Garland 563 with Snow in their name and 1,227 stars. But there Are just two tinsel the lakes in Wisconsin and Michigan. Of course Christmas Trees come in a multitude of types and the geological Survey also asked its computer to Lake a look at various sorts of Trees. Foresters May be interested to learn that there arc no less than 5,073 places across the country named Pine with at least one in every stale except Hawaii and North Dakota. Minnesota new York Pennsylvania and washing ton each have a Pine City North Carolina has a place named Pine tree and Michigan Pennsylvania an Tennessee have locations named White Pine. There arc eight slates with villages named Pine Ari Zona Colorado Idaho Louisiana new York Oregon Pennsylvania and Texas. Spruce is the mint most popular Evergreen with 735 locations including villages in Missouri and Wisconsin. California even has a place called Spruce Pine there Are 130 places called fir including fir tree wash., and red fir Ridge calif., and there 98 bal Sams including the Village of Balsam . The files disclose b3s Beth Lehms in the unite states. 110 holidays 89 Chris Moses 3 Yules 30 noels us Joys i Poinsettia 4 menorahs 542 Hollys 12 Mistletoe 17 carols and 7 Santa clauses. Passes ouf Money los Angeles a an unidentified philanthropist who has passed out Money at the Midnight Mission Here for the past four Christmas seasons Mon Day distributed $10 Bills to about 500 men women and children. The Well groomed Man who appears to be in his 60s, spent about 25 minutes outside the Mission distributing the Money. It was a touching moment said Clancy Imislund managing director of the shelter. Old Guys just broke into applause because they re never Given anything unless they do something like have their picture taken or something. I Don l know who he is or what he docs but each year around Christmas he comes in a Brand new Cadillac and hands out new $10 Bills a warm handshake and a smile and dashes off wishing All a merry  the Man described As six feet tall with Grey hair and a Mustache As usual did not announce his arrival or identify himself said Imislund. What he said one year was if people knew i was doing it i would be doing it for a business and not for the love of it. It would be a form of advertising not of giving "