1964-12-23; Saline Reporter

              The Saline
VOLUME 15, NO. 15-A - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1964
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CHRISTMAS IS FUN
by Gwen Limberg
Christmas is the "time to steal
your brother's gifts that you
know he wants to open. Eat all
the Christmas candy and ■ hide"
the fruitcake. Then I would
make a fire ~in" the fireplace
(don't tell my mom) "to" burn-.
Santa. '     -	
WHY I LIKE CHRISTMAS
by Mike Finkbeiner
I like Christmas because you
gets lots of presents under the
Christmas tree. At Christmas
time you get a vacation. When
the snow comes, you can have
a show ball fight. Aaid-.you can
make snowmen. You have a big
Christmas dinner-at.home- too^
From "Nativity"
To "Adoration"
As these paintings tell the
story of the first Christmas,
they also reflect the world of
the early Renaissance, in advanced techniques aiid a newly-
lifelike mode of art. All are
from the National feallery of
Art, Washington, D.C.
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"The Nativity", above left,
was painted by Flemish artist
Petrus Christus about 1440-50.
From the Mellon Collection.
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"Adoration of the Magi", upper right, is the work of Giovanni di Paolo, a 15th century
Sienese. Mellon Collection.
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Two artists painted this "Adoration of the Magi", at lower
right, begun by Fra Angelico
, and completed by. Fra Filippo
lappi about 1445. Samuel H.
Kress Collection.
Community Smiles Grow Brighter
ristmas Holiday Arrives
It's Christmas, time to greet a friend, wrap a gift, help the   fS^f'
needy. It's Christmas';! time to sing a carol, light a candle, trim  ^S
a tree. It's Christmcis,\time to send a card, surprise a neighbor,   V
delight a child. ItW Christmas, time to welcome visitors spread   «^J
the festive board.'Ygather the family together for everything    " SA
good from food td-fellowship.
Most of all, it's'Christmas, time to say a prayer, count many
blessings, rejoice.-.JX's 'Christmas, time to celebrate anew the
very first Christmas, of all, the Birthday of Christ.
It's ChristmagA and' throughout this community the sights
and sounds of a joyful, festive season appear. All through the |
town, twinkling lfgKt's, ".fragrant flowers and greens and a
myriad other decoctions show to every beholder the glad spirit
of Christmas. Belfsf.'ring out and Voices sing out, proclaiming
the wonderful newsi
Christmas is^ere. And because Christmas is here, steps
are lighter, smilesj-are brighter, hearts are merrier.   ■
On the way td'. Christmas, there may have been hours when
everything seemejjL. just too hectic ~ too many pjans to make,
too much to do;.jioo little time. But as the great day arrives,
there is time to |»Suse, to see and to treasure the glow and the
glory of Christmas." Then it is clear that every moment of preparation, every^ Jjersonal effort to make Christmas more complete was indeed well worth i
0i .
i"lsgs> are ever
Most Memorable
No two Chris r
alike ~ but this\.*6rt^': surely,
must be the mSltV memorable
of all. Each yea^it sgems so,
and each year it^-true. Every
Christmas is m<$ce, 4eMghtful
than the last,  if gorily because
At the Back
of the North Wind
by Karin Blaine
It all started when a b o y
wanted, to .talk to, the North
WindY No, f one could tell Mm
it is enriched by dhte fibre mem-.*,.,    ■■ .     ,-•.<••,
ory of Chnstma^^0:m^§^^7^m^mM^
.   .   *^ 3-^:%3;-.73=^or^|ndea;- •       ■••■■•-.■ . ■.,? :-*•
Me m or ies". and. traditions    '•YV   ■". :,..,.J.  .;-v   ..     .-
mount up to .make the Christ- ^ ^-^ dgwded-tq^ his^sis-
mas   customs-of   to^ay.  Most *». and  lutaself  and   started
such   customs   began   so   long wall™g   from. New York.   He
ago   that their  exact  and   ac- ^6nt all around the world two
curate origin is hidden in the  times. Then finally he ended up
mists of time, and several the- at the N^rth Pole-
ories   may be put  forward   to
explain why and how each custom developed.
Happily, the wreath  of  leg'
end    and    lore
Christmas-, i v pleasing   rather
than  confusing.   Especially , at f\     a
f this season, a touch pf the mag-    1D1'
ical and mystical is more to be
welcomed than a deluge of pre
else factual detail
Familiar fix for Christmas free trimmers: Trying to unravel the wires and light the lights. It happened to Mrs. Robert Webster, Jr., and to Mrs. Bill Brink, members of the
Saline Community Hospital Auxiliary, as they trimmed the
tree in the hospital lobby last week. But with the help of
Oscar Haeussler, Mrs. Ed Fischer and anyone else they could
recruit, the girls got the job done . . . and the beautiful results can be seen any time now at the hospital.
GREETING CARDS CHRONICLE
MANNERS, CUSTOMS, EVENTS
It  all   began   in  1843  when ily with young and old tippling
and one of ^e c°u^ have ■ a coat and a hat John Calcott Horsley, a prom- toastsYfrom  brimming  glasses,
the speei^T charms'of Ch-istmas for'llis sister and himse1!-Old inent London artist,   drew the while the two side panels gave
pnstDTYis is tbp-'bint nf'mvstprv  Rt*   ■N*'<*:   s3id fhat   he   could, first Christmas card. Horsley's a sober'ng effect with scenes of
Then he invited them in. pioneering greeting was a tryp- the poor being clo%ed and the
After a while he asked Old tlch, a prime example of con- hungry fed.
St. Nick if he knew where the' temporary recording. The cen-     From that time on Christmas
North Wind was. Old St. Nick tral panel, showed a jolly fam
His sister said she was cold,
so the boy went to a house. On
the top of the house in black
and white letters it said, "Old
woven    aboSt st- N«k"- ^ boy ran-to knock
at the door to ask for a coat
hat for his   sister  and
When Old St. Nick answered
the door, the boy asked him if.
customs is the hint of mystery
surrounding them
Fo1" Decoration
Candles,   apples,   colored pa
pers ~ these were among the said that he did and told them
early tree ornaments. where it was.
.Later,    individual    countries Then "the boy and Irs sister
developed   their   own   tree-dec- £nt their coats and hats. Then
orating ideas. Straw windmills they went to the North Wind,
and birdcages appeared on Lith- Then fhe boy said, "Tell Santa
uanian  -trees,   while  the Poles ^sus that I want a truck for
devised ornaments from feath- Christmas."   The   North   Wind
The First
Christmas
ers and ribbons.
Tree decorations contributed
by Scandinavian countries were
as various as fish nets and miniature flags.
The modern array of tree
ornaments is vast and imaginative, but even so many fam-
said that he would.
Santa Claus
Got Too Fat
cards have faithfuly chronicled
the manners, customs and e-
vents of their times.
One   Christmas   card   collection,   that   of   Norcross,   Inc.,
greeting card publishers, houses
by Pamela Bnrbhardt hundreds pf cards that capture
Most people hide the spirit for posterity the fads and foi-
of Christmas behind toys, pre- bles, changes and evolution in
sents, and gifts from our grand- sports, fashions, modes of tran-
parents and others. sporation, current events, filial
But most people don't re- love> amusments, even child-
member who was born on the fen's Pastimes and music mak-
25th   of  December.   His name inS
was   Jesus.   And   it   all  began     According    to   Miss   Esther
Mooney,  who  is  a  curator  of
flies like to add their own per- his suit on and he ^uldn't get
sonal, "old-fashioned" touch to
the   collection,   many  of   the
by Sandra Gutekunst
One day Santa started to put when:
«~s suit on and he couldn't get      Mary and Joseph had to go
_ it buttoned: So Mrs. Santa Claus. to Bethlehem to be taxed. And cara^ are gems ot sociai com
the tW^^th'decorationrsuch foved *e buttons over. Then they wanted to find a place to men ■
as paper chains and stringTof he ^ ^ °n ba* ft was stiU s^ But there was no room
popcorn or cranberries. t0° tlght- Then' she Sot it: Just'at * mn- So J°seph took Mary
t- il«      n~  ji„„ ' right. into a stable where she had a
Lurhtms; Candles %.       , ± ..    .        A ..       atcx.       t, ^  -u-      t
Martin Luther, the Reforma-      Then he got hls  toys  toSe" baby- And she called  hm  Je"
tion leader, is credited by some mer and &e reindeer lined up sus. And she wrapped him  in
"In an English card of 1892,"
said Miss Mooney, "the formality existing between* children
ahd parents in that Victorian
era is quite clearly expressed
by   tflie artist.   He   depicts   a
i~„„v,ti   „niio/*nT.<, i,m+>,   '.qiwvra    and his elves were ready. swaddling clothes and laid him "* . . ',     ^  ■,   ,
legend   collectors with   decora-    . „.   ^  ,      „„   „   ,     ,Y.   ,.   .   ■„  „ ,„„„„„,. little  girl  on  bended  knee
ting  the first lighted  Christ-
Then he  came  to
house   and  started  to' climb
later,
the  first in a manger. iT_ .
ao   t™   TT. lit   r^HiP,   aT1fl  "»«~   —  -—   «*■ climb      Over the stable there was a *er cotter's feet solemnly of-
S^Lh thP^nn thfhSS^nf down the   chimney   and   got very bright star. fermg   her   a   Christmas  bou-
placed them on the boughs ol J b J       a ■   . . . ouet.   Just   40
^Y™r.„r.QQr,       a  m,e+«™  +Vcat stuck and hi& elves couldn't get     In awhile 3 wisemen came ** . Y"81   -   ,
an evergreen — a custom that to . . , - Christmas card
174   Zf*   (va™^   f*^   +^0„   him out. ,    ■ va. the stable be&rxtig gifts to ^i^x:>WJ-aa ^-a-LU
would   be   frowned   on   today, ' V.   ^
„,t,„„ -f^q 0!1fot,r ?c thQ T„i0 ,-rc      So he got Mrs. Santa Claus him. An shepherds came to the .
when fire safety is the rule m      .,.„_■ Va  ^ -c * ui     ^        a   t, • 4.x." j. '   ■ -    +■<- become with its  breezy greet-
and they worked for an hour, table,   too. And  that was  the ^ei-Ui""= j"-"-" iLr,r„" c= y   G 7
first Christmas in the world - - -' mg  tilaL   says'
how relaxed filial relations had
Christmas decorating.
By lighting the candles and and they finally got him out.
decking the tree, he hoped to
show his family some small reflection of the glory and inspiration of the heavons on
the first Holy Night.
ONCE UPON A TRUE
-* by Mark Farneth
There was a snowman. His
name was Pete. Pete wore a
scarf and a hat*with a feather
in it.
One morning Pete ran away
from home. The next day it
was7hotland^ he melted.
Why a, Tree?
Why a tree- at Christmas?
One early legend says that all
the trees hurst into bloom on
the night Christ was b6rn.
Many are the legends, but
one thing is certain. Nowadays
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without, the tree.
SNOW.  WHERE ARE  YOU?
The leaves are gone;
The air is clear. , "-
Snow, where are you?
Christmas is near.-
You had better hurry
Before it's too late.
Snow, where are you?
It's tiring to wait.
Children are waiting
And so am I.
Snow, where are you?   <
Ifs awful dry.     -    '_
thai  says,   '3  cheers 4  a
iy_GodTrtaghig>esus'into the JJterj: y  Christmas   and   you,
world to help us. Dad-.    •	
So everybody remember' this
while you're opening your pre- WINTER TIME
sents ~ what Christmas really
means. Please! The birth of Je- Winter is a happy time
sus and the Spirit of Giving.
That's  Christmas.
Smoke coming out of chimneys,
Women all in a hurry.
It's even  better than Thanksgiving
Or the summer too.
EC'S A HOLIDAY
..   First of the .United States to Snow **** deep, vdnd Wowing,
,give recognition   to Christmas Pe0Ple buy™g Christmas trees.
vDayasalegalhoUaaywasAla- Oh I love wmter!
- Nancy Kellogg bama, in 1836.. v            ' ~ Debby Talsma