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About Estacada's Clackamas County news. (Estacada, Or.) 1957-1976 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1958)
Page 6 Clackamas County News Estacada, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 26, 1958 «tive rites and customs of our« ^Christmas season. « The symbolic use of a tree« By I’hj ’lis Fitch . «dates back at least 4000 years* On Dec ilth Mr. art« Mrs. the Egyptians celebrated* x Palun'j .> h: 4 1 C u'ii« -ma-s !.r^c.Sin honor of their Sun God in the* arty it their home At „ IT¡¡month corresponding to our Dec-* I 0I*t-5i»mhi*r the* . lives from trom fT C ’^cmber. Thev They believed that rierJs and and and Beaverton arrived at the,- un tuvu ^ 4 v every night and ----— - — - - .. c rv ij •**»**»• j« To all our customers « - ’alvmbi huiie. irailer was*born agoin in the morning, ___ _ and* * illed v, . .av and hit 'hed to th e « ([jat jate December and January* we send the season's * «tra 1 r ai every« m 1 ad a merry * brought the turning point, when* greetings. W e would Jjrido ou to the woods, c. er>orK'iMhe sun remained with them a* ' * selected the tree o the; c h o i c e , [ , i t longer each day This« like to add one word jfthen back to the house where * was a season of rejoicing an d j *pot luck meal was served to a ll* tj,e palm trees became their« of thanks also for Jin the basement.The 15 children* symbol, as it put out a leaf e v * «present had a wonderful time. At -e ^ r y month and the twelve leaves« --------- --------- your fine patron *4:30 everyone departed with “ * 4 symbolized the complete year. £ «tree they had chosen. « A few thousand years later« age. * Weekend visitors at the MurrayjJC8me the feast of Saturnalia; also* «Kiggins home were Lenas '" " “'«h eld in December, but the tree« *er, Mrs. Agnes Carpenter and h e r « ^ Romans USed was a tall coni-* «sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. ^ana'«[er, loaded with decorations.Ho * Jretto. Murray and Lewis drove uP j man legions carried this symbol-* «to look over the new dam. «ism over the Alps into Gaul; and * J Several families from about 15 B. C. the tree was used* «Springwater district attended the* m Yuletide celebrations of the 5 * annual American Legion •':n'as | ( ;ermans. * «dinner Sunday at EstacadaJV ce-* Hundreds of years passed a n d j ¡Jlicious turkey was served am « a jrei, became the symbol of cel * O R E G O N C ITY B R A N C H «gifts were given to all the chl t ‘«ebration connected with the pat * « ren- _ . ... *ron saint of Russia and of child-« « Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Santo!the* >n----- Saint Nicholas, who in* «former Sharron Sager) were aow n«his lietime was Bishop of Myra,* . . . _ O reg o n C ity «from Ft. Lewis over the weekend*in Asia Minor « M am S tre e t * Sunday evening the S p n n g w a t - « _____________ * , - . , „ er Church presented a Christmas ¿g J M em ber F ed eral D ep o sit Insurance L/Orporation program. The younger children« CARD OF THANKS presented verses and the Youtn ; The family of Walter Van Cur •' Fellowship group presented a pa-Jen wishes to express its gratitude* geant. Xmas treats were given to * fl>r the floral offerings and the« ¡{contributions to the American ■ « r e « « « « « « « ’«’« « « '« « « « « « « « « « « « » all the children and families. There was quite a lot of e x -lc ’ancer Society in his memory I citement Friday morning about jMr. and Mrs. W. E. Test « 6:30 when the electric insulaler«Mrs Grace Blaisdell « bolding the wires to the F loydjvir and Mrs. Tony Buhlinger « Fitch residence gave way and a«Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shultz passing logging truck tangled in j Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shultz « •« 'hem. Tt tore the meter and me Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michael 1 ter base off the house landing^ ¡.Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kitching H « some 100 ft. out on the highway.* «Electricity flashed all over and"; « volte everyone in the neighbor-J \ Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Wihite and* "hood. We are surely thankful Mr.J children of Fossil. Oregon visited j Chose who was driving the truckjat the Ralph Ahnert home from* *cas uninjured. It pulled the line*-.at'' Jay until M'> lay morning.* «free from the pole or he might«Cai Vhr.art. wh > also Vrr- at - «have been. It tore the homJSFossil. is home with his parents*! « Tom the truck and charred ajfo r t e hnl.davs. Mr. md Mrs.* 'large spot on the body. This is*Wa t;r Ahnert and family of Se J" Jthe second time the lines and me-Sattl • wili arrive on Wednesday « ter have been pulled from the«tor several days visit. J house in the past few weeks and« ------------------- _ „ __j « «w e certainly hope it’s the last. S Mr. and Mr-. George Dodd and* « « ¡family drove to Brightwood onj «FESTIVE RITES STARTED ¡Sunday to help Don’s mother, Mrs.* UN ANCIENT PAST Dodd. celebrate h e r j From the dim ages of long, ¡George ago have come many of the fes- birthday. p rin o v ta ie t U . S. NATIO N AL BANK W ith grateful hearts we raise our voices m prayer that people in all places will come to know the true spirit of the Yule season and Phillips Variety that peace will reign forever. C. & L. LUMBER CO. E ag le C reek ddCtCH M erry C h r is t m a s 1958 and we add our best wishes. Merry Cnristmas Y >u have made this a h ppy business year fo r us. \Ve are most graleluL kic ?: ns . r.' r * i t TC * 1 IClayville Chapel SERVICE^fst0C0(' r i e l . i I. We give thanks for our many blessings and for your wonder ful support during the past year. f • *• a î ’«ICWC KO ï T . u StAJh-r M :* : s Ä ESTACAD 3 3 I 3 ■ETOf*C««Cj! - r*r 3 fi fi 3 fi fi 3 fi i i C H R ÎS W IA S wishing To old friends, and new friends we hope to earn, accept our best wishes. * § « To one and all we wish a very T O M M Y M A Y 'S COFFEE SHOP 1 9 2 « 1 « . . . great happiness and joy not only at Christmastime . . . but for every day. And thank you for your many expres sions of faith and good-w ill during Union Oil Consignee To all our many friends witn whom we have hed su:h a fine business relationship during the past year we greetings and best w ishes for the coming W e can't call on you all so tee take this means of send in g our m an y f r i e n d s Christmas greeting. V ic 's Motors & Auto Parts « Pow ell B o u levard G resh am , O rt !jon Holiday Season. « j 1 fi GRESHAM COOPERATIVE fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi 1958 . C H R IS T M A S L. L. JENKINS issa Kammeyer Seed Company M EAT CUT FOR LOCKERS Includi g Hauling, Butchering, Coding. Cut- ting. wrapped and delivered for 6c lb. Pork 8c lb. C ooling, cut, wrapped and delivered, 4c lb. In tha tradition of an American Christmas w a sand you our sincere best wishes. Harold Middleton Dial CR. 3-5145 a* ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • • 19 5« To our greeting we would like to add our thank you (or your patronage ESTACADA FOOD CENTER PIANO TUNING BY APPOINTMENT! • Expert Factory Methods. * ALSO ALL TYPES OF REPAIRS 5< MILWAUKIE M U S I C CO. i W e value highly our friends and wish each of you a most happy Yule. Your patronage and good-will is sincerely ap preciated. GRESHAM BRANCH M ilw aukie, Oregon !■ Phone OL 4-6643 I : ....................................................................... First National Bank of Portland f Gresham, Oregon - lw FARM T R A C T O R CO. D. M. and D. W. 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