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GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER DECEMBER 16, 1927 crnj, Bern] O risi mas Io All The Christmas Spirit in Our Community f ll H E S p irit of C h ristm a s is m o re th a n a sp irit of g iv in g . It is m o re th a n a m ere e x c h a n g e of m a te ria l th in g s. It is a m a tte r of s p iritu a l values, a so rt of glorified c o m b in a tio n of th e r e a li z a tio n t h a t “ th e g ift w ith o u t th e g iv e r is b a re ,” th e re so lu tio n to “ do u n to o th e rs a s you w ould h av e th e m do u n to y o u ” a n d th e d e sire fo r “ peace on e a rth , good w ill to m en .” E sp e c ia lly sh o u ld th is be tru e of th e C h ristm a s sp irit in o u r com m unity. W hen we p lan fo r th e g ifts th a t we a re to give to m em b ers of o u r fa m ilie s a n d o u r frien d s, we m ust n ot fo rg e t th a t th e re is a n o th e r frie n d w hich sh o u ld receiv e a g ift from us. It is o u r co m m u n ity . O ur g ift to o u r c o m m u n ity sh o u ld be o n e of good c itiz e n sh ip , by h a v in g a n a c tiv e in te re s t in a ffa irs of g o v e rn m e n t by a id in g th e board of ed u catio n a n d th e te a c h e rs in m a in ta in in g th e h ig h e st s ta n d a rd s of ed u catio n in o u r schools, by a c tiv ely su p p o rtin g o u r ch u rch es, by c e n te rin g a ll of o u r tra d in g a c tiv itie s t h ere, by ta k in g pride in th e a p p e a ra n c e of o u r hom es, o u r y ard s, o u r s tre e ts a n d our p a rk s, by being a n a c tiv e p ro p o n en t, a n d not an o b s tru c tio n is t, of any m ovem ent w hich w ill m ak e o u r tow n a b e tte r place in w hich to l i v e - in s h o rt, by bu ild in g up o u r c o m m u n ity in every possible way. T he o n e b est gift to o u r c o m m u n ity is c o o p e ra tio n . And w hen we h av e given th is to o u r c o m m u n ity , let us n o t fo rg et th e g ift a s soon as th e ho lid ay seaso n is over. In ste a d , let us c a rry o v er th e C h ristm a s sp irit in to every day of th e y e a r so th a t each suc ceed in g C h ristm a s will be a h a p p ie r one fo r all of us b ecau se each of us h a s do n e h is an d h e r s h a re in g iv in g o u r co m m u n ity th e best we can in th o u g h tfu l, unselfish service. T h is s e n tim e n t re g a rd in g th e rig h t co m m u n ity s p irit is m ea n t to a p p ly to each la rg e r o r s m a lle r lo cality rea c h e d by th e O utlook. Build up w ith loyglty a n d se rv ice th e v a rio u s school an d tra d in g c e n te rs and a ll w ill benefit. An Idea and an Ideal To Our Readers S an ta C laus is real and he is not real. He re p re se n ts an idea and an ideal. As an actu al person we know he is not re a l; as an ideal he is th e m ost real thing in hum an thought and experience. S anta C laus is rep resen tativ e. H e ¡a alw ays pictured th e sam e b u t his p ic tu re is com posite. I t is your pictu re and m ine and th a t of every fond p a re n t and relativ e and friend and lover of hum ankind th a t is superim posed to m ake th a t be nign, jovial, friendly, generous face in th e d ear old fellow 's picture. S an ta C laus re p re se n ts the better p a rt of ou r n atu res, th e best thou g h ts and feelings we have, the generous im pulses, th e unselfish desires, th e purposes to do good. T his idea grow s not alone out of the fact th a t C hristm as celebrates th e b irth of C hrist, em bodim ent of hum an ity 's highest ideals, exem p lar of divinity in hum anity. T here is in each person a nucleus of good. He has generous im pulses. C hristm as affords an o u tlet for th is b etter p a rt of m an's nature. S an ta C laus, as we p ic tu re him, doesn't look anything like our im- m aginary pictu re of th e Christ. Yet we see in him som ething of w hat C h rist rep rese n ted and S an ta C laus and C hristm as w ill m ean all th e m ore to us If we put C h rist’s ideal into them . A fam iliar slogan is "One for All and All for One.” L ike oth er slo gans it Is suggestive but may not bear too close analysis. It applies in general, how ever, to th e Outlook and especially th is holiday issue It is one th in g th a t is produced to benefit all and a ll huve loyally co o perated to produce thiH annual holiday issue. It would am aze anyone not fa m iliar with the processes involved to learn how many, In one way and another, a c tu a lly co n trib u te to m ake such a p aper as th is possible The Outlook herew ith expresses Its h earty ap p reciatio n to each and every one who has had a p a rt in th e un d ertak in g . T his includes the re g u la r com m unity co rresp o n d en ts who not only in th is issue but th ro u g h o u t th e year are ren d erin g a valuable se rv ic e to th e ir com m unities. T h eir neighbors should ap p reciate th e ir effort». It in cludes the frien d s who have w rit ten special articles. It also In cludes all who have helped th e Outlook re p o rte rs in secu rin g need ed Inform ation. The a d v e rtise rs seek and deserve a direct benefit from the p atro n iz ing public and th e ir su p p o rt is g reatly appreciated. We u rge th a t people be fair to th e ir local m er ch an ts, professional men and In stitu tio n s and thus all will benefit. Advertisers in this Holiday Issue Who Invite Your Patronage AYLSWORTH & MARTIN B A ILEY S BARBER SHOP BANK OK GRESHAM BARNES LUMBER CO. BERRY GROWERS PACKING CO. BJUR ELECTRIC STORE BROCKWAY & NELSON CITY BAKERY CLACKAMAS COUNTY BANK COLUMBIA BRICK WORKS COLUMBIA HIGHWAY SERVICE STATION MRS. COX L IT T L E VARIETY STORE W. 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