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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
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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
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HEPPNER VARIETY
W. A. BLAKE
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Let us open our
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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.
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STABLE AT BETHLEHEM:
The shepherds "came with haste
and found Mary, and Joseph,
and the Babe lying in a manger."
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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
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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.
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Our best wishes
go out heartily to
all our good friends
TURNER. VAN MARTER
AND COMPANY
CAL'S TAVERN
BOB HAZEL SANDY
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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
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To You . . . From Us
Our Most
Sincere Wishes
For A
Merry Christmas
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