I ♦ Southern Oregon News Review , Thursday, December i s , i9 4 6 Candles Originally Were R ea d in g C a r o ls BELLVIEW CHANGE HAS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAHTY Christmas Trees, Cribs and Ceppi Symbols o/ l ight and Joy Christmas tiers and cribs w ith In respective spheres of Inflame«' provide focal points for observances of the season. Various legends claim to tell the story of the Arst Christmas tree actually. evergreen decoration» were so closely associated with pa gao celebrations that they were banned by many ecclesiastics of the ea>lv church By LIN CONNELLY SONG which mad« It» appear­ ance in 1942 entitled ‘ White Christm as.” Is in its fourth year and well on its way to permanent recognition as a Christmas fa- A | , « To test y o u i C h ris tm a s »pint and know h dge. the follow mg questions I are g iv e n Y ou »hould answei hull of them in ordei to pass 1. Who wrote "The Night Before C hristm as"4 2 W hat s to ry co n ta in s Ihe fo llo w ­ ing; a m is e rly old m a n ' 3 W here is C lu ls tm a s island1’ 4 Who wrote "White Chiislm as"? 5 In what eountry was m is tle to e Arst worn around the neck to prevent sickness? doe» the Saxon word “ huel” or "he in health" mean in count cllon with a Christmas custom ' 8 What v-’***. <5' The amazing popularity of “ White Christmas” as a yuletide song reached its peak last year when a poll conducted to establish the favorite carol of servicemen revealed that 22 per cent of the votes went to this early war song written especially for the occasion by Irving Berlin, graduate of Tin Pan Alley. The birth of the song was entire­ ly by accident despite rumors to the contrary which attribute its conception to the war. Actually, it was composed in 1940 A Hollywood studio had an idea for a motion pic­ ture to be called "Holiday Inn,” co-starring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. The theme of the picture was based on the holidays of the year and a song was needed to represent each holiday. Irving Ber­ lin was contracted for the composi­ tions. The picture, released in 1942 was synonymous with our second w artim e Christmas, and in that year the song told one million copies in four months. Although nothing is done on the part of the publishers to exploit the song, it automatically rings the register each year as the holiday season approaches Berlin calls it his fa ­ vorite song, with the exception of his “God Bless A m erica” written during World War I. “ It's difficult to predict a song's future.” says Beilin, “but judging from its past. I would say "White Christmas” has • very good chance of becoming a permanent song along with other Christmas carols.” W H IT E H O l’SE C H R IS T M A S . . . The W hite House Christm as tree In the East Room. Presents are for the children of W hile House employees. Christmas Was At One Time Illegal The Puritans disliked the cele­ bration of Christmas, preferring their own celebration of Thanks­ giving. In 1659 the high court of Massa­ chusetts held that "anybody who is found observing, by abstinence from labor, feasting or any other way such day as Christmas Day shall for each and every offense be fined Ave shillings.” 7 An Since the beginning of time man has sought to prolong the day and dispel the terrors of darkness with watch Ares, torches, beacons, etc. According to St. Jerome, candles are used by the Church not so much as a means of dispelling or conquer­ ing darkness, but rather as an ex­ pression of Christian joy. Gives Strength to W restler In Holstein it is believed that it is not only a cure tor all green wounds, but that it will insure suc­ cess in the chase and give strength to tiie wrestler, if mistletoe is worn. MAY ALL THE fOYS OE CHRISTMAS COME IN FULL S .& D . MEASURE TO Service Station and YOUR HOMES . . . . Is the wish from— Cafe TALENT JUNCTION Now Open 24 Hours a Day old starts me.ms GRUBB GARDENS Under New M anagement Hotchkiss Bros. 271 Morton Phone 4161 ! ' According to literature, the Arst Christmas tree was set up at Stras bourg. Germany, in 1604; even then, the cry rose against heathen customs and. as late as 1851. the Rev. Henry Schwan was severely critic zed for setting up a Christ­ mas tree In his church In Cleve­ land. Ohio St. Francis of As«l«l received special permission Hum the pope tu present a tab' • i of the nativity scene. This Arst ciih. set up at Grec- cio, Italy, in 1223, was un Im m e­ diate sens. .lio n , the renaissance endowed the cubs, with ornate pag­ eantry and. modernly, the crib is to southern Kuiope and Catholic countries what the tree is to A m er­ ica and not them lands. Eighteenth century Italians were fond of a fantastic decoration called tiie Ceppo Pyram idical in construction, the Ceppi were mude on a framework of lathes with transverse shelves rising to three or four stones, depending on the over-all size of the Ceppo. The whole thing was covered with colored paper, tufts, tassels, fringes, tiny pine cones, and little Jlug»; a manger scene was repre­ sented on the lowest shelf, while the upper ones were covered with small gills, etc ; wax tapers were placed along Ihe sides and a large gilt cone ornamented the top. Al­ though the original designer prob­ ably never saw a Christmas tree, the Ceppo— aided by a little im agi­ nation — bridges the gap between Christmas cribs and trees. C h ris tm a s s u p e r s litlo ll "A w a rm C h ris tin a « 11 flo w does It end « Wlu ■ Q im ' a l e n a t i ? -------- W hat p la n t, a th o rn y one. t r a d i­ tio n a lly b lo o m s only a l C h ris t- m a s lim e? ...... ................ — - 10 U n til hei de ath w hat song did M in e Si h im iiiiu i- lle iiik a lw a ys sing on C iir is lm a s E v e ” — I I . W hat Is the lite r a l m e a n in g of !i "Christmas” ? 1 ■ — ----------- 12 W here m e the re m a in s o f G ood SI N ich o la s o f M y ra b u rie d ' rJ L v h e r ¿ l o ^ < i n b a The hoapiU iH ty c o m m itte e f«u Hie n e x t llc lle v lc w grunge meet Ing w ill h«’ . M r and M ix W rnli- W u llia , M i- a n d M ix Lee W a llis . M i and Mrs, Ix n ils Punk« -y m id Mr mill M ix V lc lm Y o rk . Tin- G ru n g v hud t lic li a n n u a l C h ristm u x p a rty Tuexduy even mg, D ecem ber 17. T he fo llo w in g C hi M in u s p ro g ra m wax p ie x c n t cd M ild re d Z ltte rc o b p lu ye d mt accordion solo. L tiru y S h rin e i sang A W h ite C h ris tm u x ." Mrs. Wade W a llis guve Ihe h is to ry of "Y u le L o n g " and Mrs. Ed G ow land guve a re a din g tille d . "C u r v in g T ru k e y ". H. L. MOOHE ELECTED PREXY OF REALTY BOARD II I, M om c wus «-levied presl dm d of the R ea lty board W ednes day, D ecem ber Hl O th e r o ffic e rs nam ed a rc W a lte r R e d fo rd , vice- p re sid e nt, and V D M ille r , sec r c tiir y and tre a s u re r These o ffi cers w ill he in s ta lle d J a n u a ry 15. C. M F ru z ie r, I l C. G u le y, V I) M ille r, and H. L. M oore, gave reports on the c ity zoning system , w h ic h hud In-en discussed w-lth the c ity zoning co m m issio n M cinlw-rs o f the re a lty board present w ere C. M F ru z ie r, C A P itts. V. D. M ille r . II C. G a ley. S C. Jones. W u lt f ' R edford, W W Hold son, II I. M oore, W in. I. ebow and George A A n d re w s. 4 t MISS MILLER PRESENTS PIANO RECITAL Miss Doris Miller, Ashland high school senior, presented her g iu - “ I wrote a noie to S la n l.i C huis ‘ dilution reeltul ut Southern Ore­ I thought it would he fun. gon college S aturU uy e ven in g, 1 said I 'd like a In! r lid i i s Especially i •• u. December 21, ut 7:46 p in . But F a lliv i li u.v ids l.i-.ul ;inf c u r a tn ils . I M rs Dora M ille r, 480 M o u n ta in lint sinter May »lie cried Oh. d in t a I. I»l a ll ih m e noisy •avenue. _____________— ------- toys And S anta kno w s th a t candy Ain't good for little boys So then I wrote anil iske d h im for A music box Io play And a watch just like my father's To tell the time of day. But brother Tom he laughed and said Your brain must be askew. Old Santa never brings such things To little kids like you. At Arst I felt discouraged But now I'm not because Mlf*niotli#r says that no one knows I'liW m in t of Santa Claus. o She says it's -afe to let him bring Whatever he ihmks best. And mother has. I truly think. More sense than all the rest.’’ M o n u m e n t» an d m a r k e r * . See B u r n * M e m o r ia ls . O n th e P la z c THOMPSON’S GROCERY (fo rm e rly D o u g h e rty ’s) »ay» > M erry . ¿Christm as F * V 47 North Main Phone 5561 On the Plaza East »Service COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP See O u r L in e o f Exchange R r-b u ilt M otors Ashland Automotive Mach ine Co. E x p e rt P ie c is io n W o rk 63 North Main . Phone 5106 fe S S A PRIZE WINNING BALLOONS Sponsored by TO BE RELEASED AT MIDNIGHT AMERICAN LEGION ' ASHLAND POST NO. 14 CfaiUnuii Dancing Begins 9 00 p.m. Last till ? MAY TRUE HAPPINESS IN ALL ITS Dec. 31,1946 FULLNESS BE YOURS THIS Admission $1.00, plus 20c tax CHRISTMASTIME HORNS CONFETTI FAVORS DOOR PRIZES Sheldon gewebuf, L 4