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Pick Yule Tree
That Fits Your
Holiday Plan
Pick the C h ristm as tre e
to suit y o u r holiday plan.
If you inten d to k eep the
tree for only a few days, th e
N orw ay spruce has th e tra d i­
tional shape and good color
and is perhaps y o u r best buy.
Its one failing is th a t it sheds
The Sandy Post
Sandy, Oregon
its needles fa irly soon.
L o n g er-lastin g , b u t m ore
expensive a re th e balsam fir,
D ouglas fir and any of the
lon g -n eed led pines.
W hichever tre e you buy,
m ak e su re it is fresh and not
tin d e r-b o x dry. T ree ex p erts
say to m erely feel th e tw igs
and needles as a test. If they
a re d ry and b rittle, look at
a n o th e r tree. If y o u ’re not
q u ite su re ab o u t th e touch
test, bang th e tre e b u tt on th e
May Every Good
W ish Come True
M ay C hristm as b rin g you
jo y and m ay each day of
the year add to y o u r en­
jo y m en t of life ! A nd m ay
we continue to serve you
in the future as w e have
d uring th e p a s t !
ASSOCIATED SERVICE
llames
GENERAL
Thursday, Dee. IB, 1958
floor. A show er of needles
w ill tell you th e tre e is d a n ­
gerously dry.
F o r g eneral a ttractiv en ess
and q u ality , select th e tre e
th a t has
p y ram id al
shape
branches
th a t
come
w ell
dow n to th e base and a b u n ­
d an t and a ttra c tiv e foliage.
This applies to all Y ule tre e s
fo r o rn a m e n tatio n —spruce, fir
o r pine.
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Legends Vary
About First
Christmas Tree
T h ere a re m any legends
about d eco ratin g the C h rist­
m as tree. O ne d ates back to
Boniface, w ho as E n g lan d ’s
m issionary to G erm any in th e
8th cen tu ry , “rep laced th e sac­
rifices to O din’s sacred oak to
a fir tre e adorned in trib u te
to the C h rist ch ild ’’.
O th ers say th a t th e tre e
and its candles should be a t­
trib u te d to L u th er. A n o th er
says th e p ractice d ates to th e
T eutonic p ractice of b rin g in g
trees into hom es to appease
the g o d -lik e sp irits th a t w ere
believed to in h ab it fo rest tim ­
bers.
B ut th e re is a legend m ore
b eau tifu l th an all the rest.
A ccording to it, w h en C h rist
w as born a gro u p of sta rs
looked dow n upon an olive
tree, a d ate palm and a pine
tre e w hich stood o v er the
m anger.
Seeing th a t th e pine had
n o th in g to o ffer in His honor I
w hile the o th ers gave fru it I
and dates, th ey descended I
from th e h eav en s to rest upon I
the p in e’s boughs as an o ffer- I
ing—and th a t w as th e first I
C hristm as tree.
While ski enthusiasts stem and slalom on icy northern slopes, sun-
lovers this w inter can enjoy skiing of another sort—on w ater—in
the delightfully warm climate at Cuba’s famed V aradero Beach.
Here a lively quintet of U.S. visitors to the Cuban resort area send
up a spray of w ater as they raco across the open ocean behind a
speedy motor H t No m atter if they take a “spill”—a swim in tho
refreshing su rf a t Varadero always gives an added “lift” to the
pleasure-bent vacationer.
M a y your d a y * be b rig h t
w ith the ¡oys o f the
season and its blessings
fo llo w you- a ll v e a rl
BURNS
STORE
Orient
■ o e.tcn <>T our won-
Herful customers we
extend
a heartfelt
wish f o r a v e ry
M ER R Y
CHRISTM AS
Mr. and .Mrs. Johnnie Faubion
Mr. ami Mrs, Myrle Faubion
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fauhiou
Joe Kim and Family
GRESHAM
603 N.E. 8th St.
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Gresham
MO 5-3191
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Tractors and Farm Equipment
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