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• 11 is suid Diul Ih r coming y e a i't
w i-a lh ri
m ay
be forecasted by
cocking u ii eye at the sky d in ing
I ’iil It ln m i week Here a ie a few of
Ihe beliefs, conflicting in many de­
tails
• If Ihe sun shines through the up
pie tree on C h ristm as Huy, there
w ill he 11 good crop the following
year.
• If Ice w ill bear « m an before
C hristm as. It w ill not beai a mouse
afterw ard s
• Thunder und lightning C h iis lm a s
week means much snow the biilunce
of Die w inter.
( Jiruinuis ! mJniou
C h riktin as flies burn brighti.» in
G reek households throughout «he
holiday season sod M acedonians
save th eir old shoes lo r ihe purpose
o f burning them si C h ristm as tim e
since ihe odor of burning le a th e r is
said to be offensive to ihe Kar-
• Kain causes m ore d a m a g i than
flout before thiui afte r ('h r i.lm u »
• At C h ristm as if meadows are
green, at F u e le r they w ill be cov­
ered with frnsl.
• If w io riy C h ristm as lla y . trees
w ill hear mui h fruit
• A
wet C h ristm as
means
em pty g ran ary a id b u rn I
an
• A green C hristinas mukes a fat
gi aveyu 1 d
• A w urm C lirlslm u s means s chi it
Koster.
• A given C h ristm as 1» fnllnwed by
•
white
K usli 1.
3t nrt w t twt * . t m.t W t art * 4 w * tart tK l mh bm m i w t w t ».1
e; t w t
wtf tfe.’< * 4 r
C h ristm as M inas a Santa (Haas
F irew o rks clim ax the festival In
most of these republics and mat
nnba
bunds
play
in
bunting
bedecked p in ks w hile whole fain
I Diet trek from fa rm to village, vis
Ding rt la ir, es or joining in the pub
he m e rry m a k in g
M exican
fam ilies
string
their
‘ patios w ith colored lanterns and
hang Die piñata. « large clay ja r
shaped lit r a bird ot an im al arid
tilled w i D i f i < l a mils and candles
purchused at the picturesque Christ
mas stulls In the m arkets The
children ate blindfolded and arm ed
W illi long slicks They reach for
l ie pinulu until one child b reu kt the
j.u and the sweets tum ble out to be
th a ie d by all
Despite Die various form s of ob­
serving
(lie
C h iik tm a t
holidays
M iddle A m c iic a is unded in Its cel«-
brut Ion of peace with its bright
1 hope for In te l-A m e ric a n ipterde-
j pendctice.
N11 C'bristm a* dinner would be
com pl'-tn without m im e pies. W hile
they I a w long been a p a ri of our
C b risin .au tradltiun. they o rig in a lly
1 hnd » deep svm bnlir siem fleanre
School legislation to be decid­
ed at the com ing 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.
k a n lz a ri
The K a rk w d /.a rl are m ysterious
crea tu res which w ander about the
ru ra l eom m ow lnes of G reece be
»ween C h ris tm a s end E p ip tian y
Ibeaded bscunsc their grem lin-like
p a itic u la rly fond of /H a c k in g and
beating p< r»ons who a le a hit
drowsy aftei an unusually h earty
m eal.
Of course
the ur'hodox G reek
priest effectively banishes the K ar-
k a n tia r l whi 11 he comes around with
his copper vessel of holy w a ie i and
>-ioga »•ntwined vnh »prigs of basil.
The pries’ dips the cross into
the v«*st I »"i! «pi inkles each room
with the holy w a’ e r - a fte r which
■ he K a ’ k a n t - i . i a i r expected to dis-
!« cat tat m i tat «at tai «a «g that t * iw tw yat tM »M tat »at Ms W ti* iws fat tffat
Do you believe In Santa C la u s '
The children of M iddle A m erica
never heard of ole Saint Nick, even
though llie lr holiday
celebrutlon
com pares happily und m e rrily Io
our own.
Picnics and outdoor excursions
a i r tra d itio n al events of Die day.
for Chrlstm us comes In ruid-suni-
m e r weather there Weeks before
Die holiday, fam ilies In F I S a lv a ­
dor. M exico und F un am a p re p a ie
lin y d u y or wooden tlgoies for
Ihe cieche which most homes dis
pluy during Dir u n lvrrs u l holiday
In G u a tem a la. Costa
R um
and
Cuba, images of the V irg in a ie
e a rn e d through Die streets
C hristm as celebrations .out cus­
toms vary in Ihe ten 1 epublics
winch com prise M iddle A i i .e l l c u
M exico. G uatem ala
F I Salvador,
Honduras. N U ara g u u . Costa Rica
P an am a,
Cuba
H a iti
a id
Die
Doinlrilcnn Republic.
SCHOOL O F F IC IA L S MEET
W IT H NEW BHY & VA N D Y K E
Members of the executive coun­
c il of the Jackson C ounty Teach­
ers association met w ith Senator
Earl N ew bry and Frank Van
Dyke last n ight at a dinner m eet­
ing at the Hogue V alley co u n try
club. Tuesday evening, December
I iX'li/ur Pies’ o f Deep
Fatterned afte r
which Christ was
oblong iri shape
a gi-lden brown,
gold brought by
M en
the m anger to
born thev were,
The grus.t baked
represented the
the Three Wise
A "M E R R Y CHRISTM AS” . , .
Som e on the ruad to recovery,
»nine doom ed to *p' mt their lives
Io h osp itals, thousands upon thou­
san d s of World Wai II heroen are
»pending C h ristm as In h osp itals
ygaht this year, Happy d esp ite
hand:< applng war w ounds, fight­
ing veteran s h ave enteri (I into the
V uletide sp irit.
A SH LA N D M AN K IL L E D
K e ith Coleman of Ashland was
k ille d Wednesday m orning, De­
cember 18, at the M eutzel-H am -
man Lum ber company In B utte
Falls
Deputy Coroner Robert
Rucker reported th a t Coleman
had been employed by V irg il Les­
lie, 1030 C ourt St., Medford, as a
deck man at the m ill.
Funeral services were handled
by the Perl Funeral home.
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O rig in al V ita m in F a i tar
m istletoe w ai
h o i. « n i to r e n d e i c a lile prolific and
avert bad lock fio m the d airy h«<4
In
W in c e s t r i » t ili« ,
Insurance af M a rria g e
Crippen tells ua that the m aiden
who receives no kisses u. dei tin
mistletoe will imi m a rry for years
Old fëshioneâ Yuletide
Try th« News Hevlew Classi
Monuments and markers. See fiods lor results.
Burns Memorials. On the Piasa.
I)r. E. N. Terrill
’biropractic
Physician
Specialising in the Non-Con­
fining Treatment ot
Hemorrhoids (Piles)
Office Phone 4371
30« N O R TH M A IN
• It isn’t always stylish to be old
Ashland. Oregon
fashioned, but there are times when
it's very genuine— and Christmas is
one
YOU ARE INVITED
to attend the
old fashioned Christmas this year
. the best one of them all!
C hristm as ol 1946
D9 among
the most joyous
you have «vet known
C H U R C H C f C U C IF T
S econd and B S i k i i i s , A sh l a n d
EACH NIGHT, EXCE1T MONDAY
DECEMBER 29 THROUGH JANUARY 19
Season’s Greetings
The Dairy Co-op,
producers of
FARI F, POWNINí
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MEDO-SWEET
Grade A
HAL e .Y amp
B. ROSS EVANS
Evangelist
v Leader anil Soloist
FIRST WEEK
Dec. 29-Jan. 4
Sunday A. M. "Is This Age Too
Modern lor Evangelism?"
p, M, "Why Pray? Can
We Change the W ill of
Ood?"
Monday. No Service
Tuesday. "How Can We Be
Certain of a Revival?"
Wednesday. "The Power of a
Surrendered Life."
Thursday. "God's Master­
piece."
Friday. ' The Devil's Master
piece."
Saturday.
What Is Truth?"
SECOND WEEK
Jan, 5-11
Sunday A, M, "The World's
Greatest Memorial."
P.M, "Exposing a
gerous Doctrine."
Monday. No Service.
Tuesday. "Something That
God Cannot Do."
Wednesday. "The Most Excit­
ing Trial 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?"
Sunday Services Are
Church, Fourth and C Streets; W eek
Building, Second and B Streets.
Pasteurized Milk
THIRD WEEK
Jan. 12-19
Sunday. A.M . "W hat Happen­
ed at Golgotha?"
P.M. "W hy So Much U n­
belief in the World Today?"
Monday. No Service.
Tuesday. "W hat Crucified
Jesus?"
Wednesday. "Short Beds and
Scanty Covers."
Thursday. "How to Handle the
Old Man."
Friday. "W hat Is a Christian?"
Saturday. "God's T. N. T."
Sunday A. M. "The Joy of
Salvation."
P. M. "Time Marches On."
• 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.