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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1926. PAGE THREE THE HEPPNERIAN Published Weekly by the Student! of Heppner High School Editor-in-Chief .. Joy Erwln Aeiistont E4itor Kenneth Oviat Reporters: Girls' Sports ............ Hue Grosheni Boys' Sports Gene Doherty Social Louise Thomson Personals . Reta Crawford , Activities .. Mae Doherty Grades Letha Hiatt . Jokes Ellis Thomson THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS. ., (By MARJOR1E CLARK.) I wonder how many of us when we hear the name "Christmas" think of it with the right spirit? I won der how many of us think of the word. "Christmas" meaning the day on which ChrisVa nativity is ob servedor do we merely think of many gifts, steaming turkey, and blazing plum pudding? The date of December the twenty-fifth has been accepted throughout the world a the date of the Christ-child's birth. How ever, this is not authentic for many historians say that this date is the rainy season in Palestine and, thait viuuiu ue very uuimeiy inat me snep herds would be watching their flocks In the fields at night. The choice of December the twenty-fifth is probably due to the wish to replace pagan or gies and feasts with Christian festi vals. As the famous Roman satur nalia, the widespread feast of the Great Mother, and the great Yule feast all came at this time-, it is believed that Christianity turned these feasts of the winter solstice, the time when the days begin to in- lease, and light to triumph over darkness, into a feast of our Saviour, the light of the world. The church also sought to expel many deep-rooted heathenish customs by adding its own representations of Christ's life. I'rom these efforts origniated our numerous .Christmas carols and so called "manger songs." So, today our Christmas has come down to us thru the church and it is observed through cut the world. Naturally, every country has cer tain customs and manners in which they celebrate their Christmas. In Germany, on Christmas Eve, the vhole family attends a simple church rervice. The only lights used are candles held by worshippers making a very impressive scene. In Servia and Bulgaria a quaint ceremony is performed by the head of the house. On Christmas morning, a man, carrying a sack of corn, sprinkles some of tne doorstep and w.ys, "Christ is born," to which others reply, "He is born indeed." Wishes are then made for good health and a plenteous harvest In Norway and Sweden, the "Jul afred," or the peace of Christmas, is publicly proclaimed. Early in the morning the children go to church; later their parents attend. After a day of feasting, the family group gathers before a roaring fire for an old-fashioned telling of stories. And in Merrie England, Mrr(e Christmas took its firmest root. In 878, Alfred, holding a Christmas rev elry, allowed the enemy to cut his army to pieces and send him a fugi tive, Christmas in England did not n-.ean just one day of sport, but usu ally lasted ten or twelve days. A good example of a United States Christmas is found in the Southern States where it is the noisiest, jolliest day of the year. In the days of slav ery, it was a practice to burn a Yule log. As the slaves were allowed hol idays as long as the log burned, they spent some time in selecting the toughest, greenest oak log available. Occasionally, they would even soak it diligently in a neighboring stream. Southern plantation mansions were decorated with holly, green boughs, and mistletoe, and such a dinner they would prepare I Southern tables fair ly outdid themselves -to make this the greatest eating event of the year. Perhaps their cheerfulness was due to their ancestors, the Cavaliers, -a light-hearted, ploasure-loving people, who brought over with them many customs which the Puritans called frivolous and wicked. ' Therefore, on Christmas, let us think of the true meaning of the word, and, like the Southerners and their gay Cavalier ancestors, remem ber that " Til more blessed to give than to receive." o Last Saturday the executive com mittee of the Upper Columbia Ath letic league met at Arlington to con sider the protest that had been filed by Wasco High against the awarding of football championship to Arling ton. After considerable deliberation the committee decided to award no championship at all, but at the same time they refused to sustain Wasco's claim on the ground that Wasco is not a member of the league. Those attending the meeting were Superin tendents Skeen of lone, Mulky bf Ar lington, Johnston of Lexington and Burgess of Heppner. . o " Louis LeTrace: "What date is it?" Miss Murray: "That is not import ant, answer these questions." Louis; "But I want to get some thing right." Monday afternoon, at the regular .ssembly period, Mr. Johnson pre sented to the student body the point system. The purpose, plan and de tails are outlined below. With the inauguration of this plan it is believ ed that a more pronounced enthu siasm for successful attainments' in all things pursued by the classes will result in a more unified and strengthened student body. A common weakness often found in student bodies is the poorly directed efforts of the indivdiuals and of the classes towards a definite goal. In this competitive-cooperative plan each individual and class has quite defin ite aims to pursue, and the degree of successful attainment will receive meritorious recognition. The students, and the various class es are extremely interested in the project and it is almost certain that many good results will follow from its adoption. The plan is as follows: A. Purpose To promote initiative, enthusiasm and a spirit of activity witnin ach Individual; to develop greater cooperation, interest, and loy alty within each of the four classes, ana to incite and encourage friendly spirit of competition between them. which will all contribute to the growth of a bigger and better Hepp ner High school. B. Plan 1: Points will be awarded each class for their relative parti cipation and success in each of the projects or units listed below, 12 points being given to the class doing the best in each project or challenge, and each of jthe other classes receiv ing points in proportion to thei? re lative merits as compared with the class considered to have done the ocst in t.xh respective attempt or unit o' the plan. 2: Judging of the relative desiee of success of the classes in each unit is to be done by the high school fac ulty in conjunction with the ciuss advisors, the high school principal. and the superintendent of schools. 3: The class which, at the close of the school jear of 102B-1927, can ,otal up the most points to their credit will be the winning ciass, and there by be deemed the most valuable class to the school as shewn by the interest, cooperative spirit, loyalty onu unfailing integrity or the indiv iduals of the class, and of the class as a whole to the school. Second olace will be conceded to the class having the second highest number of points and so on for the third and fourth places. Near the close of the year, the pointe will be added and the wirr-ing class determined. Shortly following this the winning cI&es will be the guests of honor at ai all high school picnic to be heid on a date tpprorert by the school and the -indent ccuncil, at which a half nolidny will be given- the three Sor ing classes being sponsor's. The class placing fourth will furnish refresh ments (aird plenty of thorn) ,the class placing third will furnish a means of tra: sportation, and the class plac ing second will furnish the program for amusement such as gam-M, etc. C. 1 greets and Units upon Which Sc-iring will Take Placa: l: Class stunts for tho "big par ade'' preceding the Lcxi'iRtcn foot ball game. (Points already given.) 2: Class programs to De given in the assembly the same number to be given by all classes, and in rota tion in the following order: seniors, juniors, tophomores and freshmen. 3: Loyalty of members to their class and interest and cooperation in their class activities. 4: Loyalty of individuals and of the class to the school, and boosting spirit and general interest in And for Heppner High both in and out of school. 6: Activity of mmebers of the classes in the various school organi zations, 6: Participation in all branches of high school athletics by the menfbers of each class. 7: Sportsmanship attitude in all ac tivities, including all functions within the school, athletic or debating con tests with other schools, etc. 8: Interest and appreciation in all assemblies, programs, etc. 9: Interclass contests, including de bates, athletics, etc. 10: Grade averages of each class for the entire year. o Thursday afternoon a program was presented by the high school students given with the true Christmas spirit the spirit of peace and good will. The traditional Christmas tree, presided over by the jolly Santa was a successful affair as it has always been since the custom was origin ated. On account of limited space only the parents were invited. A pantomine given by a cast of six members of the Booster club follow ed the presentation of the gifts. o Each grade with the exception of he eighth will have a tree and pro gram to celebrate Christmas. On Thursday the presents will be given uut and the programs held. Instead of having their tree at the r.chool house the eighth grade will have a candy pull and Christmas tree on Wednesday night. The boys of the different classes played their annual series of inter class basketball games last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Tuesday evening the seniors and sophomores, and the juniors and freshmen mixed with the seniors winning by a score of 87 to 1 and the juniors with a score of 22 to 0. To determine the holders of first. second, third and fourth places the winning teams and the losing teams of both games played on Wednesday evening. The seniors won over the juniors 3 to 0 and the frosh over the tophs 6 to 0. This gave the seniors first place, juniors second, freshmen third and sophomores last. Before the games were played it was decided that the losing team would have to treat the other three, and with that understanding in mind the teams showed more determination to win. The lineups were: Seniors Paul Hisler C, Bill Bucknum F, Gene Doherty F, Merle Becket G, Earl Ay- ers and Marvin Gammell alternating at standing-guard position. Juniors Steve Thompson C, John Farley F, Kenneth Oviatt G, Onez Parker F, Robert Turner G, Harold Erwin F. Freshmen Howard Evans C, Louis LeTrace G, Cornett Green G, James Wonahan F, Rodrick Thomson F, Law rence Case G. Sophomores Clarence Hayes C, Harlan Devin F, Terrel Penge G, Maurice Edmundson G, Clair Lox F, Gerald Swaggart G. o Along with the snow this last week came a desire to execute a long-wish ed for plan. For several days the juniors and seniors planned on a sleighing party and finally they de cided to put their plans to action. So, on Thursday everyone in the sen- or class met at the schoolhouse with sleds, and the juniors met at Edna Vaughn's home, ready to start for the Frwin home. A big bob sled was se cured for the juniors, who trailed behind Hager's truck, The seniors were trailed on sleds back of Earl Ayers's car. After arriving at Erwin's the evening was largely spent in coasting down the snow covered hills. Refreshments of cookies and hot ehccolate were served. Not to be outdone by the unner- classmen, the sophomores decided to hav a sleighing party of their own on ihe Benge hill. They met at the postoffice, and some trailed to the hill, while others walked. A large bon fire was built at the top of the hill, and tho intention of the class was to roast weinies out there, but upperclassmen were too abundant, so tne sophs took their eats to Benge's basement and partook oi them there. After eating their fill of goodies they went back to the hill and spent the remainder of the evening in sleigh ing down the hill. o The Heppner teachers with the ex ception of Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Dix will leave Heppner Thursday and Fri day for their various homes where mey will spend their vacations. Miss Miller will go to The Dalles; Miss Pearson to La Grande; Miss Wrieht to Portland; Miss. Murray to Port land and lacoma; Miss Fsihel to Cor- vallis and Eugene; Miss Nelson to Beaverton; Miss Fredreckson to Stan field; Miss Wilson to Los Angeles; Miss Thorpe to Gresham and Port land; Miss Case to Portland; Mr. Smith and family to Spokane, and Mr. Burgess, accompanied by Mrs. Bur gess, to Portland. Mr. Burgess will attend the Oregon State Teachers as sociation meeting which meets in Portland the 28th, 29th and 30th. He is on the committee of credentials for that organization. o Court has started in the civics class. Last week the city officers were elected. This week a statement came out that a councilman had tak en a bribe from Tom Wells to make, him fire chief. The attorneys for the defense are Louise Thomson, Mar jorie Clark, and Reta Crawford. The witnesses for the city are Orrin Bis bee, Joy Erwin and Ethel Moore. City Attorney Becket swore in the jury Tuesday which consisted of Mae Gro r.hens, Marvin Wightman, Edna Vaughn, Gene Doherty, Hazel Mc Caid and Marjorie French. The trial started Wednesday and was carried ner until Thursday when the jury will give its decision. A new cement floor will be installed ir the boiler room during the holi days. Mr. Bucknum has contracted for the job. This piece of work has long been needed as the room has never had a floor. When the builders handed over the building, they had neglected to put in the floor. The lack of a floor made it very unhandy as the coal dust mingles with the dirt on the floor. o Through the kindness of Mr. M. D. Clark the school was presented with a series of historical calendars which will be placed in the various rooms during the holidays. These calendars represent the signing of the Declara tion of Independence and those who were instrumental in the signing of the document. .CHRISTMAS 'PRAYfcK VMM MARION 3R.REAOANj IT WAS cold along the Seine that Christmas Eve. There was aJ thin rain, half snow, and a nasty, penetrating wind coming up from the river that sent chills trem bling down one's neck. Little Juliette Caret blew her breath against her hands to warm them and pulled her ragged little coat more tightly about her. She was the boIb support of a family of four this little, shivering tot, who stood always before the door of Notre Dame selling holy cards and Redjla. to people as they passed out of the church. Her mother was very 111 and the three other children of the fnmlly younger than Juliette were too lit tle to do any kind of work. How she would have loved to bring home something very special for them this Christmas I On her way to the church this evening she had stopped to look In at the window of a patisserie shop and her heart was tnken with a great enke In the center all white with dots of large red cherries around the sides. The price was ten francs. She took out her little worn purse and counted two francs, five sous. Slowly she closed the purse and put It back In her pocket. The cake was out of the question. It would have to be a loaf of bread only. All evening she had stood In front of the church, but had made almost nothing. Great numbers of people were coming to the midnight mass, but they all passed by little Juliette with only an annoyed "Non, non, non I" A little later there was almost nobody coming. She could hear the organ playing. Mass had begun. She would have hurried home but her feet were numb with the cold. Slipped Into a seat of the largo church. Besides, she thought, she really ought to go in and say a little pray er for her mother. She opened the huge door of the cathedral, slipped quietly Into a seat or tue large church and crayed fervently for her mother and little sisters ; prayed, too, that she might, somehow, be able to buy them a cake for Christmas! The heat of the church after the Intense cold outside made her drowsy. She went fast to sleep and let" her head fall heavily against the shoulder of a man sitting next to ner. The man was an American. He was at first annoyed when he saw the little towseled head with Its dirty cap against his coat sleeve, but on second glance at the pathetic little figure he was overcome with genuine emotion. "Poor little devil," he thought, "wonder what's been your short history and what will It be In the future." He saw In her dirty little hands the strings of medals and the box of holy cards she had been trying to sell. He reached Into his pocket, pulled out two crisp 1,000-franc notes, folded them carefully and placed them on top of the cards. Almost everyone had left the church when Juliette wakened. Mass was over; all the candles on the altar had been extinguished, the lights of the church were being put out, Juliette rubbed her eyes drowsi ly and with a start counted her medals to see that no one had taken any while she slept. They were all quite safe. She next turned to her box of cards and her eyes became two large moons. "Two thousand francs, two thousand francs I" She couldn't believe It It was a mir acle! Hadn't she prayed for money to buy her people a Christmas gift? She km It down again, said a fer vent prayer In thanksgiving; then, gathered hll her things together and ran quickly from the church past the conflsserle shop. It was closed, of course, but the white cake was still In the window. Tomorrow morning she would go there early and buy It buy every good thing In the shop. And still there would be enough left to buy them all clothes In the after-Christmas sales. She leaped Joyously In the air. She did not feel cold now. "Merry Christmas," she called to an old lady who passed her. "Merry Christmas to the whole world.!" (Q. 1I2C, Western Newspaper Union.) Modern house with garage, nicely located, for rent furnished or unfur nished. Prefer to rent unfurnished. Will sell very reasonable. See C. A. Minor. NEW HONEY In comb or extracted $2.00 Gallon 6 gallon lots or more $L88 Per Gallon Produced exclusively , from clovers. Quality Guaranteed THE BUSY BEE APIARY Banks, Oregon HEALTH GOOD HEALTH is the first requisite. Milk In An ideal food drink nlentv of it. We make daily deliveries of pure milk every bottlj guaranteed to be fresh. Alfalfa Lawn Dairy WIGHTMAN BROS, Phone 80F3 Props. Mine's In! Is Yours? TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Heppner, Leslngton, lone Flowert for Chriatmai When flowers are at a premium, why not give a few bulbs or a pot ted platit as a Christmas present to the woman who likes Sowers? Helping Santa Claus Assistants Needed I-lER children had had such a Jolly Christmas. Their Joy and delight had been a Joy and de light to see. But that Christmas afternoon she heard of a story that saddened her. A little girl and a little boy had gathered a tree from the woods and had left It for Santa Claus to trim. Eagerly Christmas morning they had gone down stairs to see the tree, but It was Just as they had left It Santa Claus had not come, and they had followed all the rules they had been told about calling up the chimney to him. Their family were bovb. poor and lacking In Imagination. Struggle and 111 health had driven any lurk ing Imagination from them. So she went that evening, her arms laden with tree decorations and odds and ends of candles and toys and asked If she might trim the tree. The next morning the children were told that Santa Claus had not forgotten them he had had to dash over to the next town to do so much that he had been delayed. Santa Claus needs his assistants, and no 'job In the world is much more fun than that of be ing an assistant lo Santa Claus. Mary Graham Bonner. Uft. 1!. Western Newspaper Union.) FOR SALE Residence in Heppner, including furnishings. Inquire of A. L. Cornett, city. 4tp. For Rent 4-room house located near public school; rent reasonable. Inquire Dan Stalter, Heppner. tf. Central Market C W. McNAMER, Proprietor FRESH AND CURED MEATS, FISH AND POULTRY Call us when you have anything in our line to sell. Phone Main 652 MVERYBODrS GOING! CALIFORNIA bids you turn back the calendar to summer and come play in the warm sunshine. As an added inducement the Union Pacific now offers special low round trip fares and assures you a marvelous Journey on the finest of fast train. Connections via Portland or Salt Lake City, CAM YOU REKBVATtONt NOW PACIFIC CHESTER DARBEE, Agent Heppner, Ore. I want to close out my en tire stock of DRY GOODS December ALE Now till January First all goods sold for cash at lOcInt Discount LADIES SILK HOSE. CHILDREN'S HOSE, ALL KINDS MEN'S WOOLEN AND COTTON HOSE PERCALES AND GINGHAMS , OUTING FLANNEL ALL BOLT GOODS MEN'S PANTS WOOLEN SHIRTS UNDERWEAR BLAZERS MEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SHOES WINTER AND LEATHER COATS $4.50 and $5 Ladies' Lace Shoes, NoV $2.25 ALL HOLIDAY GOODS ACCORDINGLY W. P. Prophet CHRISTMAS DANCE Auspices of Heppner Post of the American Legion; Benefit of Community Christmas Tree Saturday, December 25th Elks' Club, Heppner Good Music Tickets $1.00