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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1951)
. fed Page 8 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 20, 1951 m Thank 3r Aftl of and - V RED & WHITE STORE MR. AND MRS. ROY QUACKENBUSH giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii J0 w Sing out M wonderful again thi, M Christma,J. GILLIAM & BISBEE Who Have it, Will Get It or It Is Not Made llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll VA . ' FARLEY PONTIAC CO. you for your constant gifts friendship good will. 5?f the tidings ISf We wish you the old-fashioned holiday happiness vigorous spirit QUESTIONS 1 Who was Kris Kringle? 2 What does the name Kris Kringle mean? 5 Who wrote the first Christ mas Carols? When? 4 What superstition had the Scotch about the Christmas can dle? 6 By what other name la mis tletoe known? 6 Where did the custom of kissing under the mistletoe be gin? 7 When were Christmas can dles first used? 8 How long has the practice of gift giving at Christmas been observed? 9 How did the custom of hang ing Xmas stockings originate? 10 Why are candles used dur ing the Christmas season? ANSWERS ANSWERS: l. Santa Claua' helper. I, "Little Christ Child". 3. St. Francis ol Asslssl and hil friars In Italy during the I3th century. 4. It wa considered an omen of bad fortune if the candle went out before midnight. 0. The Golden 'Bough. 8. England. 7. In the middle ages at the Jewish "Feast of Lights." 8. Since the fourth century, 9. St. Nick once dropped a pure of coins down the chimney of a poor family. It landed In a stocking that had been hung to dry. 10. As symbols of the star of Bethlehem. Sbenmark f-ayi Jfomayt Jo JJanS AnJlerion Sanla'i Beil JJetper T AST YEAR a festival In Den- mark paid tribute to one of the greatest helpers Santa Claus ever had. He was Hans Christian Ander son, fairy tale writer, and composer of many Christmas stories. His works have sold more copies than any other book, except the Bible, and have been translated into 35 languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Greenlandish. Since 1875, the year that he passed away, visitors from all parts of the world have come yearly to the town of Odense to see the home of the writer of such tales as "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duck ling." Anderson's fairy tales, released Just before Christmas each year, brought him money, fame and the attention of princes, as well as the adoration of children. Once he received a United States dollar bill, enclosed in a letter written by a young American girl. It read: "Papa says that the dollar is my own, that he does not suppose you are in particular need of money, but I owe you this and a great deal more, he thinks it proper that I should send it to you." Indent CUid Setfi StUt Summon 'Villafc A pair of ancient church bells, brought to Frankenmuth, Mich., from Bavaria shortly after Frank enmuth was founded as an Indian mission, has been calling the con gregation of St. Lorenz to Christ mas eve services for more than a 100 years. Ninety-five per cent of the resi dents of the small community are members of the church, earning the village the title of "the most Christian community in the United Stutes." Frankenmuth has never had a crime of violence, and, as far as residents can remember, no one has been jailed over a period of 25 years. The only visitors to the lockup were transients given a night's lodging. fft I . rip r t . it . HAIUSG XEWBORX KISG , , , Carol Sins'imf Timt , , , Have yourselves jf a wonderful holiday I Mode O'Doy Frock Shop EDITH PORTERFIELD J Ike alidUtf peace, of GltAilUnai, le itt yawi ItecAii Mary Van's Flower Shop Our heartiest if wishes for a grand holiday season Heppner Auto Parts Phone 922 o.ii WI35I -mm?- 5C CHRISTMAS LECTURE . . . "Now this is a Christmas tree," big brother appears to be tell ing the toddler. "It grows In the living room only once a year, and It always has a lot of nice presents under It." QameA lor c4ll Make Ckrldtma3 Samily, Party. Christmas is the time for family get-togethers. One of the best ways to make these gatherings memora ble for all concerned is to engage in games which the whole group can play. A nice one to start off with would be a Sugar Plum Hunt. Have one member of the family hide Christ mas candies ahead of time in vari ous nooks and corners around the house. At a given signal everyone starts hunting and gathering the pieces. The one who gathers the greatest number would be given a prize. The Christmas Puzzle is another good one to get things going. Look through some magazines, which are filled with pictures of Santa Claus at this time of year. Cut out enough of these to go around, paste them on stiff cardboard, and cut them into pieces. Then put each group of pieces in a, separate paper bag. At the signal, everyone opens a bag and starts putting the pule to gether. The Xmas Scramble Contest is good for a group with older children in it. This is simply a contest to see who can unscramble a group of words the fastest. Just for fun, see if you can work out the following astna, erireden, ehsgil, dynca, gosiknet, erte, trepesn, hupnc, alsorc, and niborb. If Santa Misses, Reindeer Supply Be at Fault If Santa Claus misses some young sters this year, it could be offered plausibly that he was not able to round up enough reindeer for his yearly trip around the globe. The reindeer shortage has be come, in recent years, much too acute. It has been estimated that wolves have destroyed 500,000 of Santa's helpers within the last decade or so, leaving an approx imate 50,000. The difficulty of keeping the ani mals alive in a temperate climate makes it unlikely that any of the few remaining will be transported aniiililtiiirii.Tniiiritoi .i turn m mi from their native regions to other lands for the holiday season, as has been done in the past. American boys and girls will have to be satisfied with stand-ins. The few department stores featur ing Santa's complete outfit this year will be using native deer as substitute for Dasher, Prancer, and company. GlviiUmal OlieiifCHce Did you know that the observ ance of Christmas was once for bidden in England the home of the Yule Log, the Carol-singer and the wassailers? During the Reformation many believed the undue jollity of Christ ,mas day was sacrilegious. Parlia ment, on December 24, 1652, or dered that "no observance shall be held of the five and twentieth day of December, commonly called Christmas day; nor any solemnity used or exercised in churches upon that day in respect thereof." This edict proved to be very un popular with the masses of the people. It was not until many years later, however, that Christmas was once again regarded as a holiday. Will I Let the bells ring forth and proclaim to all that it's Christmas ... a. time to rejoice. And let our Christmas message to you ring forth with each peal off the bells . . . Merry, Merry Christmas! ANDRESEN'S IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIMIIIIIIIIMIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 95 P BUCKNUM'S TAVERN lllimiHIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIMIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIHItlllllllll Illlllllllll We're wishing you a sprightly, happy time this Yuletide ; STAR THEATRE HARDWARE TH tf.7si i ti-fl mo Let's all do our best to have the happiest holiday of our lives SANTAS TOY SHOP 4? J i I
