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A'iinie Pier of J)ern
Karkantzari's Fear
( Jinsttnas 1 rad it ion
O f Burned Leather
C h ristm as (lies burn brightly in
households throughout the
holiday season and M acedonians
save their old shoes for the p u rp o ,.
o f burning them at Christmas time
since the odor o f burning leath er is
said to be offensive to the K a r-
C reek
e It is siiid Dial the coming year's
w ea lh ei
m ay
be (oiecasted by
cocking an eye at the sky din ing
t'h l litm u s week l i c i t a i r a few of
the beliefs. I'linllicting in m any d r
tails
• If the sun shines through the up
pie l ir e on C liiis lm u s Buy, there
w ill h r ii good n o p the following
year
e If Ice will h e m a mun before
C hristm as, It w ill not hear a moose
afte rw ard s
e Thunder and lightning C lu is tm as
week means much snow the hulunee
of the winter.
e Kain
dam age than
frost before than a fte i C hristm as
e At C h u stm as if meadows are
green, at E as ier they w ill he cov­
ered with frost.
• I f w in d y C h ris tm a s h ay. t i r e s
w ill hear m m h f r u it
causes
m o le
• A wet C h ristin as
m eans
em pty g ran ary a id b a n . I
an
• A green C h ristin a s mokes a fa t
g ra v e y a id
• A w un n C h ristm as m e an t s «did
B a s in
• A g r e e n C h il s t m a s is fo llo w e d b y
s
w h ile
E a s t, i .
» iiw i w « i A s i , ( W s u » . m s « w s r i w » u s r t * t « i p i i , ! c ’ ’V t»»5w l v .,, * 4 r
fx sm
f
C h ristm as M inus a Santa Cluaa
ws rsa m i tm fo sm M oat uat tm ust m »u bat i « ms <« gas f«s tMt w »u >
ho you believe In Saida Claus?
The children of M iddle Am erica
never heuid of ole Saint Nick even
iliough th eir holiday celebration
co m p u ret happily und m e rrily to
our own.
Picnics und outdoor excursions
a ie trad itio n al events of the day,
for C hristm as comes In m id -su m ­
m e r weather there W eek* before
the holiday, fam ilies in E l S alv a­
dor. M exico und Panam a pi e p a ir
lin y d a y or wooden figures for
the c ie d ie which most homes dis
play during the universal holiday
In
Guutcrnulu. Costa
R ic a
and
Cuba, im ages of the V irg in a ie
cu rrie d through the streets
C hristm as crlrb ra tio n s and cus­
toms vary In the leu le p n b lie s
w in c h c o m p iis e M iddle A m erica
M exico. G uatem ala. E l Salvudor,
Honduras. N icaragu a. Costa Rica
P an am a,
Cuba
H a iti
ai.d
the
hornlnican Republic.
F irew orks clim a x the festival o.
most of these republics and m a r
im bs
bands
play
In
bunting
bedecked pinks while whole fa m ­
ilies trek from farm to village, vis
itiug relatives or Joining in the pub
lie m e rry m a k in g
M exican
fam ilies
string
their
patios w ith colored lanterns and
hang the piñata. « large clay Jar
shaped like a bird or an im a l and
tilled w ith fi'« ts nuts snd candies
purchased at the picturesque Christ
m as
stalls In the m arkets
The
children a ie blindfolded and arm ed
w ith long sticks They reach for
I be pinata until one child breaks the
Jar and the sweets tum ble out to be
shared by all
Despite the various form a of ob­
serving
(lie
C h ristm as
holidays
M iddle A m eric a is united in its cele­
bration of peace with its bright
hope for In te l-A m e ric a n interd e­
pendence
k a n lza rt
The K a rk w it/.s rl are m ysterious
crea tu res which w ander about t ie
ru ra l com m unities of G reece be
tv. e , n C h ristm as
and E p ip h an y
Ih e a d e n bedsits«’ their g re m lin -lik e
tr u k s m ake life g en erally m iserable
J. i everybody, the K e ik s u tz a ri a ie
p u ilic u la rly fond of /H a c k in g and
beating p« rsisis who are a hit
drowsy aftei an unusually h earty
m eal.
o f course
the o r’ hodos C ree k
pi ie .t effectively banishes the K ar-
ka n tza rl w hrn lie comes around with
his copper vessel of holy w atei and
<-ro«s entw ined -vith .p rig s of basil.
The pries* d.ps the cross into
the vessel »od .pi inkles each room
with the holy w a 'e r - a fte r which
the Karkaut.,4.. i a t * expected to dis-
„ppeur and not return until the fo l­
W IT H
NEW BRY
&
VAN
No Christm as dinner would be
com plete without m ince pies W hile |
they have long been a p a rt of our
C hristm as tradition, th ey o rig in a lly
hnrt a deep symbolic significance
A S H L A N D M A N K IL L E D
lowing C h ristm a s
R uU eri.td a fte r
w hich C hrist * » •
oblong in shape
a golden brown,
gold brought by
Men
O rigin al V ita m in Factor
In W orcestershire. m istletoe was
hui.shl t>> render cattle piollAc und
aver) bad luck fio in the d airy ho«4
Crippen telj» us th a t the m aiden
who receive» no kisses u.idor the
rnistigu-« w ill not m a rry for year»
ths m anger to
born thev were
The crust oakerj
represented the
the Three Wise
A M E R R Y ( H K Is T M A g " . . .
Some on the road to recovery,
•nine doomed to .p ' ml their lives
In hospital«, thousands upon thou­
sand* of World W ar II heroes are
•pending C hristm as in hospitals
Igabl this year. Happy despite
handicapping w ar wounds, fight­
ing veterans have enter«<1 into (lie
Vuletide sp irit.
K e ith Coleman of Ashland was
j k ille d Wednesday m orning, De-
: cember 18, at the M eutzel-Ham -
man Lum ber company In B utte
Falls. Deputy Coroner Robert
i Rucker reported th a t Coleman
! had been employed by V irg il Les­
lie , 1036 C ourt St., M edford, as a
deck man at the m ill.
Funeral services w ere handled
I by the Perl Funeral home.
Old fëstyioned Yuletide
Try the News Review Classi­
Monuments and markers. Beo fieds for results.
3urns Memorials. On the Plasa.
Dr. E. N. Terrill
’hiropractic
Physician
Specialising in the Non-Con
fining Treatment of
Hemorrhoids (Piles)
Office Phone 4371
30« north main
Ashland, Oregon
fashioned, but there are times when
it's very genuine— and Christmas is
YOU ARE INVITED
to attend the
• I C b rlatassM itisas e.
Evangelistic Meeting
M ay trie
an old fashioned Christmas this year
. . . the best one of them alll
Christmas of 1946
be among
the most joyous
you have ever known.
AT THE
C H U R C H CH C H H IC T
S f .CONI) ANU B Sl'kl I IV, A m II-ANIJ
pffiiiinf’s
EACH NIGHT, EXCEPT MONDAY
DECEMBER 29 THROUGH JAHUARY19
Season’s Greetings
The Dairy Co-op,
producers of
EAR! F. DOWNING
Miniiter
MEDO-SWEET
Grade A
B. ROSS EVANS
Ei angelist
HAI. E.
Song Leider
FIRST WEEK
Dec. 29-Jan. 4
SECOND WEEK
Jan, 5-11
Sunday A. M. "la This Age Too
Modern for Evangelism?"
p, M, "Why Pray? Can
Wa Change the W ill of
God?"
Monday. No Service
ruesday. "How Can We Be
Certain of a Revival?"
Wedneaday. "The Power of a
Surrendered Life."
Thursday. "God“» Master­
piece."
Friday. "The Devil’« Master­
piece.”
Saturday. "What 1» Truth?"
Sundey A, M. "The World’»
Greatest Memorial."
P.M. "Exposing a Dan­
gerous Doctrine."
Monday. No Service.
Tuesday. "Something That
God Cannot Do.”
Wednesday. "The Most Excit­
ing T rial You Ever Attend­
ed."
Thursday. "Are There Reasons
Why One Should Not Be
Immersed?"
Friday. "The Conversion of
the Dying Thief."
Saturday. "Which Church Is
Right?"
.inday Service* Are Held At T h e Seventh I) a y Adventist
hureh, Fourth and C Streets; Week - Night Services in the Old
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uilding, Second and B Streets.
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Pasteurized Milk
THIRD WEEK
Jan. 12-19
Sunday. A.M. "What Happen­
ed at Golgotha?"
P.M. "Why So Much U n ­
belief in the World Today?"
Monday. No Service.
Tuesday. "What Crucified
Jesus?"
Wednesday. "Short Beds and
Scanty Covers.”
Thursday. "How to Handle the
Old Man."
Friday. "What Is a Christian?"
Saturday. "God’s T. N. T."
Sunday A. M. "The Joy of
Salvation."
P. M. "Time Marches On."
DYKE
Members of the executive coun
cil of the Jackson C ounty Teach­
ers association met w ith Senator
Earl N ew bry and Frank Van
Dyke last night at a d in n e r m eet­
ing at the Rogue V alley country
club, Tuesday evening, December
17.
School legislation to be decid­
ed at the coming session of the
state legislature was dicusssed by
C. R. Bowman, county superin­
tendent of schools, Leland L inn,
Ashland school superintendent
and other school officials.
• MEDO-SWEET is produced by an organization con
sisting of 175 dairymen of Jackson County.
• Your children drink MEDO-SWEET Grade A past
eurized milk at school. This high quality milk is now a
vailable at your grocers, or telephone Ashland 5731.