Illinois Valley News, Thursday, Deeember 25, 1947 Twice Yearly I t ch ild re n instead o f th e ir par- ents were allow ed to choose the fa m ily hom esite, the tin y fishing v il lage o f Rodanthe, N. C., would be come a m e tro p o lis o ve rn ig h t 3 Place they celeb ra te two C hristm ases e ve ry ye a r. Santa Claus, his re in d e e r scam- Per">8 o ve r the sands o f N orth C arolina a o u ter banks, m akes his firs t stop in Rodanthe d u rin g his annual w o rld to u r on the n ig h t of Decem ber 24. H a rd ly have the c h il dren recovered fro m th e ir over.up- Ply o f candy and w ild duck when San a re tu rn s in tim e fo r "O ld C h ristm a s.’ ’ w hich fo r hundreds of years Rodantheans have celebrated on Ja n u a ry 3. T his tim e, however. Santa is accom panied by a menac- mg ogre, know n as “ O ld B u c k ,’ CHRISTMAS 1947 JUST A FRIENDLY WAY OF EXPRESSING TO YOU OUR MOST SINCERE GOOD WISHES FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS I i - i I p «- / lt ”e sing out to you. all our heartiest good wishes for a won derful Christmas THE ÏULETJDE M U S IC SHOP Grants Pass WE GREET YOU AT CHRISTMAS AND THAT IT MAY BE AN ESPECIALLY JOYOUS A n d tr u s t ONE FOR YOU. every d a y to o ffe r y o u C h e e r o f th e y e a r . îf ILLINOIS VALLEY HARDWARE The Hamiltons, Myo and B ill À \Y who takes care o f the bad c h ild ren w hile Santa a d m in iste rs to the good The h is to ric a l background o f ’ ’Old C h ris tm a s " is un ce rta in . I t m a y be a th ro w b a ck to the G re g o ria n calen d a r or it m ay have sta rte d as a ce le b ra tio n of the T w e lfth N ig h t - when the wise m en cam e to B ethle hem b e a rin g g ifts fo r the C h rist c h ild —th a t somehow got o ff sched ule a day. E lsew here the T w e lfth N ig h t is cele b ra te d on J a n u a ry 6. B ut those ce le b ra tio n s are fa r d if fe re n t fro m R odanthe’s "O ld C h ris t m as,” w hich o n ly in rece n t years has been supplem ented by the ob- servance o f D ecem ber 25. Abbreviation, X m a s O f Greek Origin A MERR.Y CHRISTAÀAS WE KNOW OF NO BETTER TIME THAN CHRISTMAS TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO OUR MANY FRIENDS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO GREATLY TO OUR SUCCESS DURING THE PAST YEAR. FROM ALL OF US ONCE MORE T here has been m uch u n favo ra b ’ t , com m ent on the a b b re via te d form fo r C h ristm a s th a t is com m only used. M any th in k it in a p p ro p ria te and u n d ignified to use the shortened fo rm , X m as. The exp la n atio n o f its o rig in is th a t the in itia l le tte r of the G reek nam e fo r C h rist is X and the coin cidence o f its c ru ic ifo rm shape led to an e a rly adoption o f th is le tte r as the fig u re and sym bo l o f C hrist. X is fre q u e n tly found on w a ils o f the catacom bs. When the e a rly C h ris tians wished to m ake a representa- 'io n o f the T rin ity , they would place e ith e r a cross or an X beside the names of the F a th e r and the H oly Ghost. F ro m this cam e the sh o rt ened fo rm Xm as, instead of C h ris t mas. LOG CABIN GARAGE Î AT CHRISTMAS TIME Mr. and Mrs. A rtD edrick more than at any other season, people feel friendly. It's in the very air. In this spirit, then, we offer you our best wishes for a very M erry Christmas. TO MY MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS I HAVE SERVED AT THE MODEL GROCERY and MARKET DEW DROP Mr. and Mrs. W. Wester Judy Tuttle iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiM iiinimimmiii! I O YOU, WHETHER YOU ARE OUR CUSTOMER OR NOT A MERRY CHRISTMAS W H IT E H E A D ’S Mr. and Mrs. James S. Whitehead t id i n g s o f G R EAT J O Y P The p o insettia has no C h ristm as legend and its adoption as a sym bol | o r deco ra tio n fo r C h ristm a s is o f recent o rig in . I n Spain it is known as the flo r de noche-buene, and is connected w ith the sentim ent of C h ristm a s. Its b e a u tifu l fla m in g sta r is one of the fa v o rite (lowers of the C hristm as season, and its use as an ird o u r dec o ra tio n is u n ive rsa l. Legends of 11 oil v M any beliefs are connected w ith the C h ristm a s h o lly: Legends relate that the erowa of thorn? w . h pla ite d fro a i the holly, Infete A MERRY CHRISTMAS! the w h ite berries tu rn in g red lik e drops o f blood aft- ei ’ he c ru cifix io n . It is said th a t whoever bring s the holly into the house first, e ith e r husband or wife, is the one who w ill ru le in the ensuing ye a r F o r m an y years the su p e rstitio n persisted th a t h o l ly was h a tefu l to witches. It was placed on doors and windows to keep out e v il s p irits . T IM E TO HANG HP YODH ST O C K IN G ! W hether it's Santa Claus, Kris Kringle or Father Christmas, let us hail the patron saint o f children on this day o f days. Christmas is the season that, above all others, turns the thoughts o f mankind back to the all- enveloping innocence o f childhood— away from the pure selfishness and commercialism o f the every-day world towards the ¡oys o f giving and Reduce Christm as H azards With Gare To avoid tra g ic C h ristm a s a cci dents In the home, the F ire P ro te c tio n in s titu te Issues these precau tio n a ry tips: -U se a flame p ro o f compound to sp ra y w reaths and o th er pine deco rations. —Use m a te ria ls m arke d flam e p ro o f fo r tree trim m in g s and home decorations if they are obtainable. —Inspect C h ristm a s tree lights. m aure w ra p p in g i im m e d .a le ly. IN N sharing. It is in tha t true spirit o f Christmas that we wish fo r you all the blessings o f this ¡oyous season. MANCHEL'S