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Show Thursday, December 20, 1962 1962 m Mil mm It is with a great deal of sentiment and joy that we extend to all our friends our greeting and best wishes for a Truly Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! WW HANK'S MODERN -- kdfe'o Christmas Edition - Helper Journal ifcft a-- msiy, i A k h isl n en R J 1 SHOP BARBER If Hank Uhle, Proprietor " " "ft! i ; (ft -- I His mission Is usually the same but not his looks and his name the Story ot Santa around the world. Santa as we know him in America today pretty well follows the description given by Clement Moore in his famous poe:n, "Tie Visit From Saint Nicholas." This truly famitar symbol of Christmas was a somewhat angular figure before Moore gave him a sleigh, twinkling eyes, cheeks like roses, nose like a cherry and a round little belly. The idea of Santa Claus began American mail carriers: British with the Dutch and their "Santa children prepare their Christmas Klass," a contraction from St. lists and throw them into the Nicholas, lengendary Bishop of back of the Are. Supposedly, if Myra and the patron saint of the paper goes up the chimney. children. Children in Holland "Father Christmas" will bring may refer to either "Sinterklass" all of the gifts; if the paper or "Saint Nickolas. Early set- - burns, the writer must prepare tiers in America adopted the leg- another list and try again. Czechoslavakian children anticendary figure and changed the name from "Saint Kickolous" ipate the arrival of "kezisek" to Santa Kalouf" to "Santa or Jesua. In New Russia, "Father Frost" is the equivalent of Santa, Claus." but old Russians still call him Noel Pew "Baboushka." In Germany, SanIn France, it li "Peie Noel" ta may be either "Kriss Kringle," who visits the children, and he "Chriatklndl," ,'or "Kritking." is usually pictured on a mule. Italian children, who must wait British children, just as Ameri- - until Jan. 5, the Eve of Epiphany, can, write letters to the Christ- - anticipate the arrival ot "La mil giver of gifts, and prepare Befana." lists ot the thing! they would But, whether it's the Norwegian like to receive. But. they direct "Julenisse" or the Chinese "Lan (nice old father) their missives to "Father Christ- - Khoony-KhoonIs a part mil" and follow a tradition "Santa," the r. which mliht find favor with of Christmas nearly everywhere. that's ' i iap joii if- - i ; ' ''', V" foil peace, jop cual ttet. Qfcsrt jfcm i e our tfcrtta (cr all our frtec bfca trie mabe txrtslert fcr as... CTAK IUULV7AY COMPANY - j- . gift-give- A 7ll . m m ' ar s . that's festive and fun and filled 1 with good cheer for everyone ' ... Dndepeoident Coal & CpEte Co. Mines pbovo at Castle Gate, Kenilworth and Clear Creek o II vws v Ak There's more to mistletoe than Just its reputation as "the kissing plant." Everyone knows, of course, that, for some reason no one la quite sure about, it'a permissable for a boy to kiss the young lady so unlucky (?) as to be caught standing beneath one of these sprigs of green with white berries (a plant, someone has placed on a chandelier for some young girl to stand under, to be kissed by some young lad , , . unexpectedly, of course). All this notwithstanding, it. la supposedly an plant that will ward off poisons and keep animals healthy. At least, this is what the superstitious believed, in earlier days. Soma considered it a present from the sun, others a gift from Jupiter. In voodoo rituals, it's the accepted antidote for palsy, apoplexy, epilepsy, and what-have-yo- Druid priests sought mistletoe, preferably growing on an oak tree, "on the sixth night of the moon", so that it might be cut with a golden scythe and caught In the flowing robes of the priests. Thus gathered, and following the sacrifice of two white bulls to show gratitude for the gift, mistletoe was supposed to possess all sorts of magical powers. The Greeks are generally credited with associating mistletoe with love, as it was used in their marriage rites and the ceremonies of Hymen ax reputed to be the forerunners ot present usage as a kissing plant r4 SrW' r Gift-Givi- In ng g ITiC 4V.7W May the true meaning of the season come alive in your heart with joy and happiness lor a truly Merry Christmas r". Ancient England We sincerely wish our many ewtoKMrs and frieBtb I t f.'i ACsa Hsiversea, Etanager all the blessiiin of this nappy season, end estsai giving gifts at Christmas time ..... in s Custom is the one saying it began in England. In the days of the knights, it was custom to hang kissing rings ! T--, T! One ot the most plausible versions of the origin of the custom of the great halls. These rings were decorated with mistletoe and them would meet the young knights and ladies, each their bringing Christmas roses to ' ' secret love. As times changed, so did customs, and roses gave way for other personal gifts at Christmas beneath Ume. Ml ' e're spelling out for you our best wishes for a Christmas 'TODE COAX IM)DTE? uexer ssr oar thanks for their patronage Uuroofh the jrtarl IXIELPEK-STAT- - EAWK FROM THE OFT1CEKS, DKlECTORS AND EMPLOYEES UTAH jf iV ! 1- E " |