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‘Tis the season to be joyful and sing! And since our holiday celebrations are now at their peak, Tidbits thinks it only fitting to delve into the history of some of the season’s most timeless melodies. So throw on your scarf and come along -- and feel free to hum if you like.

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first musical instruments played in space. • Two record producers from Denmark came up with the idea of splicing together recordings of dogs barking into the pattern of songs. In 1955, the two used five dogs – Dolly, Pearl, Pussy, Caesar, and King – to create The Singing Dogs performing “Jingle Bells,” a rendition that has become a well-known holiday favorite of most radio stations. • Written in 1943 in the midst of World War II, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” was written to honor GI’s serving overseas and their families. Composer Kimball Gannon sang the song for singer Bing Crosby while the two were playing golf to get his opinion. Crosby recorded the tune, which was a chart-topper for eleven weeks and became Crosby’s fifth gold record. When Gannon died in 1974, he bequeathed the rights to the song to the American Heart Association, which has benefited from the gift since that time. • In 1939, Robert May was a young 34-yearold advertising copywriter working for the Montgomery Ward department store chain. A challenge from his boss resulted in the creation of one of the season’s most beloved characters. May was given the assignment of coming up with a new story for a holiday

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Getting Social Security Benefits Overseas Ever since the presidential election, I’ve received a few emails from readers asking me what would happen to their Social Security benefits if they left the country. I’m not going to comment on their reasons for wanting to leave. (I get in trouble with readers when I reveal my political leanings.) And so, as Sgt. Joe Friday used to say on the old “Dragnet” TV series, “Just the facts.” If you are a U.S. citizen, the answer is pretty simple. Your Social Security check can be sent just about any place in the world. The only places where Social Security checks can’t be sent are North Korea, Cuba, and many of the former Soviet republics like Belarus, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and all those “-stan” countries (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, etc.) But in all my years of dealing with Social Security issues, I never met anyone who wanted to move to those places. So again, almost no matter where a U.S. citizen moves to, his or her Social Security check will follow. The rules about getting Social Security benefits abroad get a lot messier for noncitizens. I’m not even going to begin to get into the nitty-gritty of those guidelines. But if you are interested, the Social Security Administration produces a booklet called, “Social Security -- Your Payments While You are Outside the United States.” You can find a copy of that pamphlet at the Social Security website. At the homepage, click on “Publications.” Then find the “Topics” tab and you’ll find this pamphlet under the section called “Special Interest.” If you do move overseas, almost always you will arrange to have your benefits deposited into a bank, just as you would if you were living in the United States. It could be a bank in this country, or in many cases, a bank in the country to which you are moving. And those benefits are calculated in U.S. dollars. In other words, your benefit amount is not increased or decreased because of changes in international exchange rates. There are a couple other issues you should consider if you are moving overseas. If you are under age 66 and plan to work in a foreign country, your earnings and the amount of time you work may reduce your Social Security checks. The rules are more complicated than those for Social Security beneficiaries working in the U.S. They are explained in the above-mentioned pamphlet. Also, any Medicare coverage you have will be totally useless overseas. (Medicare only covers you while you are in the United States.) So if you are leaving the country for good, you might as well drop the Part B Medicare plan. You usually pay at least $120 a month or so for Part B. So if you can’t use it, why pay for it? If you need to conduct any Social Security business while you are living overseas, you obviously won’t have any local Social Security office to visit. And you can’t call SSA’s telephone center. But you can visit your nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. They always have someone on staff who handles Social Security matters.

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shape and height. The pattern is “Open Rose,” also known as “Camellia.” The pitcher was made in the mid-1940s. It was hand-painted and available with either a white or pastel shaded background with embossed designs. Hull Pottery produced the pattern on 43 different pottery shapes, including pitchers, planters, vases, teapots, candleholders and jardinieres. Your pitcher can be seen selling in the $25 to $50 range.

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Penn State Heartbreak

Penn State fans and alums knew there were going to be years like this, didn’t they? In what can only be described as a minor controby Anne McCollam versy for the Penn State Nittany Lions, their Big The Hull Pottery Co. was Ten championship season will end with a trip to located in Crooksville, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, their Top 10 ranking all Ohio, from 1905 to 1986. but ensured, win or lose. The Rose Bowl matchup with USC is very compelling and will no doubt be a well-contested game. Still, after reeling off nine straight I have an old desk rotar y phone My husband bought a cast-iron wins -- several of which were major massacres dog nutcracker years ago at an antiques shop. that was made in the 1950s. It is hard-wired -- and a dramatic, come-from-behind win over It is about 10 inches from nose to tail and into the wall. I can receive calls, but can’t Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game, 6 inches tall at the head, including the base. call out. It was made by Bell System/Western it can only be seen as a consolation prize for To crack a nut, you raise the tail to open the Electric, has all the original parts and is in some and a more expensive cross-country commouth, insert the nut and then press the tail ver y good shape. mute for most. Does it have any value? down. There is no mark anywhere on the base The College Football Playoff series, with or the dog. its 12 wise men selection committee, was inherTUES.,phone DEC.is6a retro clasThe black rotary My husband loves his antique nutently flawed from the start. That’s what happens might check: have a  value between $25 and $50, de-  Prices  Hours review Phone Number(s)  Spelling cracker and keeps a basket ofPlease nuts next to carefully. it. sic. ItDouble when you build the playoff formula based on five pending upon the interest of the buyer. Anything you can tell us about it will be ap“power” conferences with only four playoff spots. Contact your Tidbits representative immediately * * * with changes or corrections. preciated. This year, Penn State ended up with the square Office: 760-320-0997 email: Fax: Address yourvalleybits@msn.com questions to Anne McCollam, P. 760-320-1630 peg, despite having won the Big Ten conference O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general championship. interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual let The entire point of having a powerters. Boston To find out more about Anne McCollam and read conference structure was to help ensure against Lucille features by other Creators Syndicate writers and car1/6toonists, pg. 4-Cvisit 13-wk. disc. Syndicate website at www. situations where teams with great records and the Creators strong schedule bona fides like, say, Ohio State, creators.com. Dec. 18 + 25, 2016 Vol. 12 - No. 51 & 52 COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM weren’t picked over teams that did what they were supposed to do by winning their conference. It was supposed to add a little stability. Cast-iron nutcrackers such as this dog figure But we live in unstable times. The playoff were popular in the late 1800s. committee is always quick to point out and tout Figural cast-iron nutcrackers were exthe “human” side of the selection process. I’m tremely popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. not feeling it. While Michigan removed itself from Charming one-bedroom villas in an exclusive gated They were made in the United States and Europe. the mix with two losses, Ohio State, which beat Indian Wells community are now available for less Nutcrackers were available in a variety of shapes, Michigan, gets the nod, despite losing to Penn cost than a country club golf membership! These including dogs, cats, squirrels, lions and bears. Not State, who lost to Michigan but, again, won the value-priced units come with the following perks: all had bases, and many were not marked with the Big Ten. Automatic membership for two in the exclusive name of the maker. Alabama and Clemson are clearly the Indian Wells Golf Resort with no initiation fee or monthly assessment. When desired, play golf Your nutcracker is circa 1900 and would No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. I can see for $35, cart included. probably be worth $50 to $125. how Ohio State would be considered three or Receive 20% discount on food in the City’s VUE four. Washington, with 12 wins and one loss, Grill & Bar Restaurant and Golf Resort, plus pur This mark is on the bottom of an can be seen as a contender for the four spot dechases in the exclusive pro-shop and other Indian earthenware pitcher that was left in a house spite having a weaker schedule. It doesn’t add Wells resorts and spas. that I bought. Also included with the mark are up for me. My top four are Alabama, Clemson, Owners-only parties and events in the VUE and Property of Golf Resort, plus special events such as lunch at the numbers “128 -- 4.” It is decorated with Ohio State, Penn State, with Michigan or WashAdVenture Media, Inc. the Polo Games, Residents’ Night at BNP Paribas a raised pastel flower and pale green leaves ington as your shafted No. 5. Open, Annenberg Center, Art Events & much more. against a white background. The height is 4 What’s truly peculiar about the situation FREE inches. It is in excellent condition. is the nagging feeling you get about Michigan. of Coachella Valley The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read What can you tell me about the maker, Phone: 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 The Wolverines still inspire a certain menace, valleybits@msn.com vintage and value? and they could be the best team to take on Alabama and win. All Rights Reserved Your pitcher was made by Hull Pot Nonetheless, Penn State, under the wise tery Co. 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