IN RUSSIA
R ussian children h ang up their
stockings on New Y e a r’s E ve, in an-
ticipation of G ran d fath er F ro s t's vi-
Oerttonia Eagle
Legend Tells
Lighted Tree
sit. Though C om m unists elim inated
the religious celebration of Christ-
m as, they allowed th e children's fes-
tivities of the season to rem ain.
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Why a tre e a t C hristm as? One e a r­
ly legend says th at all the tre e s burst
into bloom on the night C hrist was
bom.
Folk tales of ancient tim es tell of a
huge tre e in a forest, lighted with
m any candles, som e of w hich were
straig h t and som e bent. At the top
w as an Infant with a halo.
The tre e w as m eant to represent
hum anity, th e candles, people good
and b ad; and th e Infant, the Baby
Jesus.
A V e ry M e rry C h ris tm a s
to a ll th e m e m b e rs of th e
C o o p e ra tiv e . M ay y o u a v a il
y o u rs e lv e s o f th e o p p o r­
t u n i ty to liv e b e tt e r —
e le c tric a lly t h r o u g h th e
n e x t y e a r.
Another explanation links today’s
C hristm as tree to ancient feasts or
the w inter equinox, when trees w ere
adorned with trinkets.
St. Boniface, an English mission­
a ry to G erm any, is said to have told
converts th at the fir should be their
holy tree, replacing the oak, sacred
in Druid tre e worship, and thus be­
ginning the custom of a decorated
fir.
Many a re the legends, but one
thing is certain. Nowadays C hristm as
wouldn’t be C hristm as without the
tree.
PICTURED above are three of the many youngsters who took advantage
of the opportunity of talking to Santa at the firehall Saturday, December
19. The local volunteer firemen sponsored his visit and assisted at the
hall that afternoon.
Materials Received By
Busy Sewers 4-H Club
West Oregon Electric Co-op., Inc.
The second m eetin g of the Busy
Sewers 4-H club w as held D ecem ber
15 a t the home of th e leader, Mrs.
S arah P o tter. The club m em bers
w ere given th e ir 4-H m a te ria ls for
on a
note of cheer, may
we wish you all a very
happy holiday.
p h ase 3.
It w as decided th a t th e club should
send C hristm as g reetings to their
fo rm er leader, M rs. Ja m e s K epner,
who now lives a t E ugene.
Cookies, fudge and kool-aid were
serv ed a fter the m eeting.
Helen H igginbotham , rep o rter
St. Mary's Church Gives
Christmas Service Time
At St. M ary’s Catholic church, the
following schedule h a s been an ­
nounced for C hristm as ev e and
C hristm as day:
Confessions C hristm as eve, D ecem ­
b er 24 from 8:00 p.m . to 9:30 p.m .
an d again fro m 11:30 p.m . to m id­
night; M ass a t m idnight an d a t 8:00
a m . and 9:30 a.m . C hristm as m orn­
We sing H is praise this
Yule se a so n .
M e rry Ch ristm as
Tandy's Shoe Repair
ing.
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Young m en who expect everything
for nothing get nothing for everything
la te r in life.
Albert Tandy
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every heart rejoice . .. ifs
Christmas! To each and every one ot oUf
valued friends, we send
Carol jo y f u lly ...
our most cordial wishes for a
Christmas is
holiday season aboundini in blessings.
here. All the best
to you and yours.
Ralph's Chevron Service
NICHOL'S VARIETY
Ralph Sturdevant
Bess and Bill Nichols
SUNSET SHELL SERVICE
Juanita and Orville Edwards
Banks, Oregon
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CHRISTMAS WISHES
with thanks for your patronage and
All of us at
Standard Dairy
wish all of you
the Brightest
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O L D -F A S H IO N E D
friendship, we extend our heartfelt
wishes that your holidays may be
rich in the joys of a real old-fashion­
ed Christmas.
MAR-LEE BEAUTY SALON
Essie
Sharon
Anne
Esther
With thanks for your many favors and
friendship, we extend our heartfelt wishes
that your holidays may be rich
in the joys of a real old-fashioned Christmas.
VERNONIA VARIETY and
SHELL OIL COMPANY
Ruth and Marion Steers, Mrs. Laura Carmichael