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
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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 .
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ILLINOIS VALLEY HARDWARE
The Hamiltons, Myo and B ill
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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
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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