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Page 6 lllllilllHIIIMIHIIIHIIIIMI r - r Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 20, 1951 Decorate your homes with Jove and affection in this, the happiest time of the year FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND HEPPNER BRANCH , I I I """ ' """" Records Show ljuie Cu&lom& HJere Of J 3n fourth Century The exact age of the Christmas festival is not known. Records show, however, that the holiday was spoken of In the fourth century as a custom of long standing. Christmas began as Christ's Mass, or the Mass of Christ, sometime during the fourth century. It took that long after the blessed night for the great Importance of Christ's birth to be realized by the people. Until this time it had been the cus tom of the church to celebrate the anniversaries of deaths, rather than births. Christ's birthday was the first to be made an occasion for feasting. The date for the celebration of the Christ Mass was selected by the rhnrph. So many years had elapsed that the actual date of His birth could only be a matter of conjecture. The festival and spirit of Christ mas spread through the Christian unriHs. Paean customs, even as they do today, attempted to adapt themselves to the Christmas season. For many years after the origin nf Christ's Mass the church frowned upon the practice of exchanging gifts during the festival season. Later, however, the practice was condoned, in remembrance of the spirit of the Three Kings of the Orient who had followed a shining star to the crib pf the new-born Christ, brineinc nresents with a sense of humility. All Best wishes for a very merry holiday iWiiflr? HEPPNER VARIETY W. A. BLAKE Ull.imiH I. 1111111111111 UIMIMI IHMHMIII II.IIIIIIIIH II I 1 irr.- c 1 A Ul Wimwia Let us open our hearts to llio j2iLi wondrous peace and beauty of the season CLAUDIEN'S AND WIGHTMAN'S INSURANCE Christmas Greens Brighten Home A few well placed Christmas trrppna can do much to brighten a house at Christmas time. Properly clipped, the branches will never be missed, and might improve the looks of the tree from which they are cut. Hemlock, red cedar, Juniper, yew, pitch pine, white pine, will make suitable material for a spray to decorate a mantle, door, or a spray for a newel post. In orunlnc. however, keep In mind the natural appearance of the tree from which you clip branches. St. Nick's Spirit It is thoueht that St. Nicholas died about 345 A.D., and for. 30 days following his festival day hi genial spirit roamed the earth, filling the hearts of mankind with love and generosity. He gave the gifts without thought of return the true spirit of St. Nicholas and Christmas. iiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiimiiiiiiii STABLE AT BETHLEHEM: The shepherds "came with haste and found Mary, and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger." t - .....I. nt liAAitv and ennstancv. was once SUOiosed . .. u ..:.(.... u lt. CihU., tAd. "Theritt rosemarv. tbaft to possess many oct-mt vnmm. - --, " , , for remembrance." The fact that Rosemary blooms at Christmas bos introduce it into celebration of this feast. ......... ' , her child from the soldiers of Herod, 4 legend shared wtth the jumper 4 .1 A ower trees. ..... - .. .t i Another legend says that, during the flight to Egypt, mary tmew eer u... rlnh nver a. hush of rosemarv. when she lay down to rest. Ever stnc, m her honor, the flowers have been the heavenly blue of the mantle. 0 1 M I95t Our best wishes go out heartily to all our good friends TURNER. VAN MARTER AND COMPANY CAL'S TAVERN BOB HAZEL SANDY 0 imiiiHiiHimtiiiiu utii mi n "" " ' .'3 HEPPNER BAKERY FAIRY TALES and Christmas stories are a Yuletide tradition. It la thus fittlne that the story which promises to be America's most popular and long-lived fairy tale is related to the Christmas season. Once unon a time there was a reindeer with a built-in flashlight bulb for a nose. You know, Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer. From a small beginning in 1938, the little nnimal with the built-in beacon has become as familiar as Humpty- Dumpty and Cinderella to young sters everywhere. First invented as a sales give away promotion for Montgomery Ward by Robert L. May, Rudolph was featured in many free booklets before he become associated with Christmas. Songwriter Johnny Marks liked the title "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer", so he wrote a song about it. He was so sure he had a success that he started his own Publishing 'company, using "Rudolph" as his first release. Gene Autry made the Initial re cording, and that one record sold 2,000,000 copies. Last year, there were 16 different recordings of the song for sale, ranging from boogie-woogie by Sugar Chile Robinson to Bing Cros by, and cowboy singers. Mistletoe Outlived Sinister Meaning Mistletoe, once used as a weapon of death, is now almost a universal symbol of love and peace. According to Norse mythology, there was a god named Balder, who personified the sun. Loki, an other god, plotted to destroy Balder. Balder's mother, when she first learned of Lokl's intentions to kill her son, obtained a promise from all living things that they would not harm Balder. All agreed, but the mistletoe, so it was with a mistle toe arrow that Loki Induced Bald er's blind brother, Hoder, to kill the sun god. Higher powers Intervened, how ever, and Balder was restored to life. The mistletoe was placed under Frlgga's care, and the mother of Balda saw that It was never again used to do harm. The custom of giving a kiss of love or peace beneath the mistletoe ... Letushave faithinthe future, courage in our efforts... ,..and work together to make this a genuinely happy New Year CENTRAL MEAT MARKET TOM AND MOSE ,., ,........ ..I. "" """ . To You . . . From Us Our Most Sincere Wishes For A Merry Christmas Uln i!fl Aiir uninn lie auu uut iuiwo to the chorus calling 1 for abiding hope andi, peace 7 tip m lisps?;;-' i J Is an assurance that It will never a sain be used as an Instrument of evU.
