MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1960
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Prices
ALWAYS A PLACt TO PAKK FREE! Open 8 am,9 pm. 7 DAYS A WEEK
better .
HURRY J j
Tricycle
Rugged, .
good looking
10" model in
flam red.
Gift Boxes
Chocolates
SPECIAL!
Excellent Quality
72x90 DELUXE
LANKET
Special!
CHRISTMAS
TREE LIGHTS
Heavy Duty Metal
FIRE TRUCK
Pedal type in gleam- I 11
ing red & full of I J jft
accessories ' K
Choose From Such
Famous Brands as
Whitman
Brown and
Sweets
Haley
"Dreamy Rest"
by
Beacon
ALLERGY FREE CONSTANT WARMTH
SOFT and WASHABLE COMFORTABLE WEIGHT
LUXURIOUS RAYON and NYLON BLEND
TREE LIGHT SETS
7 lights,.. If one goes out,.
others continue to burn.
Comparable value $2.69
S DO.
7.
I Chenille
For Her
Highness
Short and
Long Styles
White
Aqua
Yellow
Rose
Sizes (
12-20 "M
Robes
4SH
While They Last
Store Will Close at 5:00 p.m. on CHRISTMAS EVE. PLEASE SHOP EARLY
"Playtime"
DOLL
BUGGY
$J95
TOOL CHESTS
for the
Boys
23V" long double
cross brace, rubber
tires,, yellow and
white.
"IDS
EXACT DUPLICATION OF
BARBIE DOLL
Identical in every detarfj JM)
i price. Wears "Barbie" '
cloths. Comparable
2.98 value
SPECIAL
M Nylon Strung
Tennis
Rackets
TALKING
BOOKS
Wonderful children's sBrU
be read and heard at ls
the same time. -Mi
Reg. $2.50
REDUCED!
4-Play Set
BADMINTON
Contains 2 metal poles, 2 birds,
4 heavy duty nylon rackets, nets
and rule book. f
Reg. 5.88
LADIES' BLOUSES AND
VELVETEEN CAPRIS
Blouses
SPECIAL! ) "Supreme"
in sparkling p'in&'l'ktijty
A lovely selection
Regular $3.98-$4.98.
y & Shimmering gayttcK
Dl I. 1:1.- D...la Cm.hU RrABn M
Candy Pink
Regular $7.98.
360"
GIFT
WRAP
3 Rolls, Each 20" Wide,
120" Long... No Creases
Beautiful Design
Heavy Duty
Construction
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SPECIAL PRICES
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
$1.19
Women's .
Men's ....
Children's
$1.69
98c
ffWM
TRIPLE TESTED
BINOCULARS
Coated Lenses
ELECTRIC KNIFE
and
SCISSOR SHARPENER'
Reg. JJ
$14.95 ,
DECORATIVE
JEWELRY BOXES
WITH MUSIC CHIME
A Delightfully $18!
Different Gift for
Women of All Ages
Ladies Nylon
Bouffants
Excellent quality, imports,
with leather case.
Small, medium
pink, red.
and large,
black.
$!
to
& DECOR
4 PILLOWS
Luxurious leatherette finish with
lavish ribbed trim and gay tos
sels to match.
Beautiful
Selection
of
VANITY
SETS
14x14"
$49
1000
DUCK HUNTER IN THE
FAMILY? GET HIM A SET OF
PLASTI-DUCK DECOYS
98
A TOP QUALITY DECOY
WITH EXTREME DETAIL
IN EVERY FEATURE.
REG. $21.95
RUGGED PLASTIC CON
STRUCTION . . . THESE
DEFLATE FOR EASY
CARRYING. MALLARDS,
m
JUST A SIMPLE
HOLIDAY WISH'
FROM ALL OF
US AT THE
BIG Y MARKET.
Christmas Still
Observed by Some
Soviet Citizens
Moscow- IUPD -Christmas in
the Soviet Union is becom
ing more and more a faint
echo of the past, but it still
is privately celebrated by
many Russians.
The Soviet government does
not recognize the holiday and
in a society where the state
runs everything from iee
cream stands to toy factories,
Christmas festivities pass al
most unnoticed.
Soviet citizens still cling to
the custom of exchanging
gifts, eating festive dinners
and attending special church
services. But those who do are
becoming fewer. Many a non-
believer who joins in the fes
tivities does it only because
as one put it "It's a good ex
cuse for another party."
The church is the main out
side center of the Christmas
festivities. And Soviet leaders
have discovered it is difficult
to pry the people loose from
traditions, parttculary
in small towns and the rural
areas.
You won't find any public
evidence of Christmas in the
Soviet Union. The decorations
put up are all labeled for the
New Year's celebration which
is the big officially approved
holiday in the nation.
Another startling difference
between Christmas in the
West and the Soviet Union
exists partly because the Rus
sian Orthodox Church follows
the Byzantine pattern and
Christmas Day falls on Jan. 8.
The only sign of Christmas
on Dec. 25 in Moscow is the
service at the Roman Catholic
Church of St. Louis attended
by foreigners.
Russians exchange cards,
but they are for the New
Year.
You won't find one word
about Christmas Day in the
newspapers, see anything
about it on television or hear
of It on the radio. And every
body works on Christmas be
cause it passes unrecognized
by the state.
50 Million
The Russian church claims
50 million believers. These
are mainly elderly persons.
most of whom press Into
crowded churches for the col
orful midnight Mass on
Christmas Eve.
The Russian Orthodox
churches i present a colorful
sight during the Christmas
celebrations. They are dec
orated inl pine boughs with
bright yellow, red, blue and
green pdper flowers, and
white towels beautifully em
broldercdlin splashes of color.
The churches burst with
choirs singing carols. Many
of the foreigners In Moscow
can be seen observing the
four-hour Christmas Eve serv
ice celebrated in the mag
nificent onion-d o m e d Yelo- .
khovsky Cathedral, the main
church In Moscow.
The service Is conducted by
Aleius, patriarch of Till Russia.
At home on Christmas night
many Russian families feast
on the traditional meal of
roast goose stuffed with ap
ples, ham, cakes and wine.
Gifts are opened around the
Christmas tree which actually
is put up for the New Year,
Even some non-religious So
viet citizens of the new order
leave the decorated trees up
until after Russian Christmas,
more or less following the
national custom.
Second New Year
In fact many Russians cele
brate New Year's for a second
time Jan. 13 because it's an
other opportunity to uncork
the vodka.
But even among the be
lievers, Christmas still is not
regarded as quite the import
tant holiday it is In the West.
Easter is still the biggest
religious holiday in ttie Soviet
Union, when feasting and
church services are even more
festive and even more non
believers join in.
Minnesota Remains
Top Turkey State
Minneapolis -IUPD- Minne
sota remains the top turkey
producer. The state held on
to its ranking as leader by
growing about a half-million
more birds than California
this year.
This is the second year in a
row Minnesota has had this
distinction. It produced 8 per
cent more birds this year to
stay on top.
The other leading states, in
order, are California, Iowa,
Virginia, Wisconsin, Texas,
Missouri, Indiana and Ohio,
20x20" 0Z' "N,4"! A A J(4
Periodic Health Exam
Suggested Resolution
St. Paul, Minn. -IUPD- The
Minnesota State Medical asso
ciation suggests you put a reso
lution to have a periodic
health examination at the top
of your list of New Year's res
olutions. If more adults had adopted
the habit of such examina
tions, many "sudden deaths"
might have been avoided, tha
association said, '