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V Pagt 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 20, 1956 p. i Pi Si si is 1( o 0 L h n v 1 P s P f: tt t: b v P b 8 s I t. b q i n b s a a 4 At his radiant season of good c h,e e"r"w h en everyday cares are overshadowed by good fellowship and kind thoughts, we sincerely extend to you our A MERRY CHRISTMAS And Our Thanks For Your Patronage And Friendship Through The Years HOTEL HEPPNER Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Sanders JOT TO THE WORLD ... The famous boys' choir of St. Vin cent Ferrer Church raises Its collective voice in song during re hearsal of hymns which will be sung at Christmas Eve midnight mass. Boys are from eight to 14 years of age. WW Automatic Ironcr She'll Do ALL Her Ironing On An IRON RITE IRONER Lace curtains, sheets, slacks, shirts, everything can be ironed beautifully and quickly on an Ironrite. Ironrite's not a "half-way" ironer. It's an automatic lroner that out- per forms all other ironers. You'll find no other lroner with Ironrite's exclusive two open Identical ends. Ironrite takes the biggest bedspreads, kiddies' clothes, shirts, Irons them right, while you relax and guide the work through. Try it today ... It will make her a wonderful Christmas gift. CALL US FOR FREE Home Demonstration L E. DICK Phone 6-9633 Heppner Christmas Scene: St. Francis Set The Stage Did you ever wonder about the origin 0 the custom of displaying the Christ Child in the crib at Christmas time? These displays hat e be come increasingly popular, so that this Christmas we find manger scenes in churches, store windows, even in outdoor locations. Credited with the idea of the first display is St. Francis of Assisi, who is reported to have said to one of his followers: "I wish to celebrate Holy Christmas night with you. In the woods near the cloister you will find 4 cave where we shall arrange a manger filled with hay. We shall have an ox and an ass just as at Bethlehem. I wish to see how poor and miserable the Infant Saviour became for us." This was in the small village of Garcia, in Italy, in the year 1200. St. Francis and his followers celebrated mass at the cave and sang hymns in honor of the Christ Child. Mistletoe Once Symbol Of Evil The mistletoe, once a weapon of death, later became to be consid ered as a magical medicine, is now a universal symbol of love and peace. It was with a mistletoe arrow (ac cording to Norse mythology) that Lokl killed Balder, the sun god, after Balder's mother had ob tained a promise from all living things, other than the mistletoe, that they would not harm him Balder was restored to life and it was ruled by the gods that the mistletoe would never again be used to do harm. Ancient Europeans considered the mistletoe a magical medicine. They carried it about with them for health and luck, and believed it a cure for ulcers and epilepsy as well as a charm promoting fer tility. The present day custom of giv ing a kiss of love or peace be neath the mistletoe, although a relatively modern one, is derived from the fact that down through the centuries the mistletoe has been recognized throughout the whole world as a symbol of lasting peace. Us Gazette Times Classifieds For Results! Gift-Giving Custom In Ancient England One of the most plausible ver sions of the origin of the custom of giving gifts at Christmas time is the one saying it began in Eng land. In the days of the knights, it was custom to hang kissing rings in the great halls. These rings were decorated with mistletoe and beneath them would meet the young knights and ladies, each bringing Christmas roses to their secret love. As times changed, so did cus toms, and roses gave way for oth er personal gifts at Christmas time. Gazette Times Classifieds Fay I A; !Kix - 7 'w -X 4 . - May happy Christmas beds ring out for you th best of the season's cheer and may the melody stay with you for many, many joyous days. Wilson's Men's Wear The Store of Personal Service Or Rebekahs, IOOF Hold Christmas Party About forty members of Sans Souci Rebokah lodge and Odd Fellows held their annual Christ mas party Monday night at the I. O. O. F. hall. Entertainment was provided by Oliver Creswick who sang two Christmas songs and a group of girls, Bonnie Hannan, Rose Marie Nash, Shirley Gaines and Marie elena and Jo Ann Robison, ac companied by Shirley May Nash, who sang "Silent Night" and "White Christmas." Refreshments of hamburgers and potato chips were served. Following the party, the Triple Link club held a business meet ing and elected the following officers: Mrs. Delbert Wright president and Mrs. Don Munkers, secretary-treasurer. 0 Soroptimists Hear About Girls' State The Soroptimist club has voted to sponsor a girl to Girls' State and Mrs. Riley Munkers of the American Legion auxiliary was a guest of the club Thursday noon to tell of the qualifications need ed to attend Girls' State and Meredith Thomson, who attend ed last year, told about the things they learned and how Girls' State is organized, ine nign sciiooi is having a different senior girl attend the club meetings each week and Shirley Kononen was the girl chosen to be a guest at the Thursday meeting. Unal plans were made for the Christmas party and all members brought gifts to be sent to Fair view Home. lone News Mr. and Mrs .John Louden of Baltimore, Maryland are the parents of a daughter, Cecilia Marie, born Dec. 11. Weight lbs. and 5 ozs. Mrs. Louden Is the former Elsie Jepsen. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jepsen of lone are the grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burns of Lurcene. Calif.. are the great-grandparents. Harold Holtz, student at Mult nomah College in Portland, is spending the holiday at his home. The town has taken on a holi day look with lighted outside md inside trees and other deco rations. LOSE UGLY FAT IN TEN DAYS OR MONEY BACK It you are overweight, here Is the first really thrilling news to come along in ears. A new & convenient way to get rkl of extra pounds easier than ever, so ou can be as slim and trim as you want. This new product called DIA TRON curbs both hunger & appetite. No drugs, no diet, no exercise. Abso lutely harmless. When you take DIA TKUN, you still enjoy your meals, still eat the foods you like but you simply don't have the urge for extra rortl,in and automatically your weight must ome down, because, as your own doc- r will tell you. when you eat less, you elgh less. 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Following the caroling, the girls returned to the Thomson's for refreshments. Mrs. Meador Holds High Score At Bridge Mrs. Ned Svveek was hostess at a dessert bridge at her home Fri day night. Mrs. Richard Meador had high score, Miss Joyce Buschke, second and Mrs. Kemp Dick was low. Other guests were Mrs. Don Bellenbrock, Mrs. Riley Munkers, Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter and Mrs. Creston Robinson. Season Mr. and Mrs. E. fcarvey Miller of Portland were overnight guests Friday at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Barratt. Lyle Jensen, student at Pacific University, is here for the Christ mas holidays at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash. Carl Spaulding, Earling Storro and Winn Crist were in Seattle over the weekend, returning on Monday evening. Long Distance Nation-Wide Moving Service Mayflower Ag?nts Padded Vans Penland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 338 v " - v'lkr If Wi j ' Though Christmas comes but once a year, we wish that we could extend the gay Holiday spirit throughout all our years . . , so that the feeling of friendship which has characterized our associations through recent months can be made even more friendly... more cordial ... more heartfelt . . . than ever before. Good wishes to all. HEPPNER CLEANERS siUOni oidjOtj4 I 1 UK 4- unr- PENC EAltRPUAR-ATHEY-TRACkSON -rHVSTER -JCVIn btlkl )LETQN m nn .ORcor.-KtlNGTON, OBfGQN-HEPPNFR OBFfinM-A THFM A OREGON
