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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 25, 1952 Page 6 hi Msj mmwL 1 " (Be 4 - 5 si 1 We hope you are the is' l'?'4 very image of happiness this Christmas. GILLIAM AND BISBEE Who Has It Can Get It or It Isn't Made IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHl ' """' '"" iii ' 1 " ' - and all good wishes. A 'Is ji- I'm ' 1 $v .Hi' J. ,. ! i I 4 I SlJ FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND Heppner Branch - , .-TV, - , CHRISTMAS FEAST ... The toy have been opened and church services are over. Now, It's time for that Christmas feast and a turkey drumstick. Bethlehem Rites Feature March To Nativity Cave CHRISTMAS is observed in Beth lehem on December 25 by the Roman Catholics and Protestants, on January 8, by the Greek Ortho dox and affiliated churches, and on January 18 by the Armenians. All Bethlehem, however, turns out on December 24 for the arrival of the Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal of the Holy Land who each year brings an ancient effigy of the Infant Jesus to Bethlehem which he lays In the manger with In the cave where Christ was born. Dramatically the procession ap proaches: heralded by a single horseman, his banner streaming aloft. A corps of native police mounted upon fiery Arabian horses follow and then another single horseman upon a prancing black steed carrying the cross on high; the Patriarch in his cardinal and ermine, mitred bishops, clergy in embroidered vestments and white robed acolytes swinging golden censers precede the jeweled pa vilon of the Holy Child. Magnificent corteges of government officials, foreign embassies, bands, religious organizations follow, and finally, American made automobiles min gle with native two-wheeled car-riaees. The procession enters the Church. of the Nativity. The public is noi tiermitted to witness the actual placing of the effigy, as that part of the Church built above the Cave of the Nativity is under the Jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox church. The grotto-like Cave of the Na tivity in no way conforms to the modern conception of a "stable;" in biblical times, however, shelters for man and beast were hewn In to rocky ledges thus, the Stable of Bethlehem. On Christmas Eve, members of all denominations assemble to sing carols above the birthplace of the Holy Child before midnight mass is solemnized In the Church of the Nativity. Burial Place of Santa Said to Be in Italy SANTA CLAUS, otherwise St. Nicholas, otherwise the one time bishop of Myra in Asia Minor, is buried in Bari, Italy. His body was stolen from its original tomb In Myra and swiftly borne to Bari by Italian sailors, who thought back in 1087 that a saint's body brought prosperity and good luck to your town. St. Nicholas, who was tortured and imprisoned for his faith during the reign of Emperor Diocletian, found no rest in his first tomb at Myra. Always some expedition was attempting to remove his remains. However, once buried again In Bari, the saint's body was credited with curing 30 people of distemper and performing other miracles. So Bari became a place of pilgrimage, and the legends about St. Nicholas multiplied apace. We owe our notion of Santa Claus as a secret dispenser of gifts to a story that St. Nicholas once saved three girls from a life of prostitu tion by throwing purses oi goia through a window in Patara, thus permitting a poverty stricken nobleman to give his daughters suitable dowries as custom de manded. In addition. St. Nicholas was credited with restoring life to some hnvi who had been slain and dis membered by a wicked innkeeper of Myra hence the occasional stained glass windows in which the saint is shown beside three lads in a tub. fluttte Quh In the spirit of the herald angels who caroled "Glory to the New Born Kins;," we extend our sin rerest Christmas wishes to you and those you hold dearest. HEPPNER BAKERY Yule Tree Business Figured in Millions CHRISTMAS TREES are a multi million dollar business Throughout the nation, some IS million trees are supplied to the holiday demand. Prices range from $1 to $5, and that adds up to real money. A Christmas tree, in the lake states, is usually a balsam or spruce. The same is true in New England and the Appalachian sec. tlon. Elsewhere In the country, vlr tually all kinds of evergreens are used. The lodgepole pine and Douglas fir are frequently used In Colorado. On the Pacific coast, it is prhv cipally Douglas fir. In Maryland, Virginia and Wash' ington, D. C, a scrub pine takes a trimming. In other localities, white pine, southern pine, hemlock, red and white cedar and redwood are used The business of harvesting this annual crop begins in the fall, when cutters so into the woods after trees. It continues as truck ers bring huge loads to metropoli' tan markets. Many land owners manage their swamps to make them yield a crop of trees year after year. Thinning operations are another source of Yule trees. Farmers have discovered that thev can set a cash crop from eroded acres by harvesting Christ mas trees 10 or 15 years after they are planted. 'Hansel and Gretel' Join the Procession The orieinal score of "Hansel and G-ctel" was composed by Englebert Humperdinck as a Christmas piece. The musical fairy tale created a sensation. Since Humperdinck was one of Wagner's most intimate assistants, his harmonies have been dubbed "nursery r h y m e s Wagnerian style" and since fairy tales and nursery rhymes are appropriate at Christmas, "Hansel and Gretel" has joined the procession of tradi tional Christmas music. May the true spirit of Christmas . born with Him in the manger two thousand years ago . . . bring peace and hope to you and yours ... now and always. ATTEND THE CHURCH ' OF YOUR CHOICE DURING THE HOLIDAYS TIME OUT . . . Santa Claus pauses In his Christmas Eve visits sometimes to pick up a hot dog and Ice cream cone at an all-night hamburger stand. o Written history is at least 6,000 years old. a.. The Mauretania held the Atlan tic speed record for 20 years. 1,1-MI I HER if 1 PHONE 912 HEPPNER j E WE LIKE TO HELP FOLKS BUILD jj '. V'.v -N . . . In the prevailing spirit, Lj w offer our hope for your complete happiness... , U M e - - ! 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