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Show Tuesday, December 17, 1957 THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE Page Twelve shadow of darkness, as Christ sanctified himself through sufferings men must follow in his footsteps. Bethlehem means the house of bread, on this first Christmas night, was born the babe who was to leave himself as the eternal in our interest the Annually awakens to Land a Holy simple bread that came down from story of Joseph and Mary trudg- Heaven that through partaking of ing thbir way from Nazareth in it believers in the real EucharisGallilee to Bethlehem, some eight tic presence, would win eternal miles south of Jerusalem to be life. Indeed later in his public life enrolled in this Royal Town of our Lord would tell his hearers David. For centuries before conUnless you eat of this bread you quering nations as Assyrians, Per- can have no life within you, and sians, Greeks and Romans had when Jesus spoke of life he alswept down like wolves on the ways meant that of the hereafter, fold, yet of their military prow- since his audience already were ess, less is heard in our times than alive. Some years ago it was our of the Holy familys trip south. great fortune to be in Bethlehem To us Christmas is all important for celebrations of the Nativity. as the birth in Bethlehem of Nothing can describe the joy that Christ. Tlie divine babe,- in a cave suffuses the multitudes of Christcut out of the soft rock that ians and in Palestine their numabounds in Palestine. 'With bers are Legioa To the surprise as they Christs birth the Mass in the of many here at home Catholic church became possible assist in the procession to the sacso as to us and others of the red grotto, where the Christmas Catholic kinship. Christmas has High Mass once again Renews the its real spiritual meaning unfath- old but real meaning of it all. The omed completely by those outside. rebirth of Christ on the Altar, the the true fold. The church logical) perpetual Christmas ever with us, as always derives the true sense from the rising of the sun to the of what this festival occasion going down, all over the world he really means, as the angels sang is born in worse than swaddling on High, with only Shepherds To clothes, in the acoWental appearHear, This day is born to you a ance of bread, made by mortals, Savior to give hope to all the yet holding within the Lord of the people, to lead men of good will world, as also had his mother to salvation, but it was to be on Mary held him for nine months, so the hard way from the womb to logically has to be understood the y great mystery of the Incarnation, the tomb, without Christmas, not ushered in at Christmas, nearly of the Crucifixion was 2000 years ago. Reject this sense possible. The cross was to become the symbol of Salvation for suf- and one floats aimlessly about, fering humanity, sitting in the forever floundering in the inky Christmas in Palestine . - cal-yar- ed, it was said, because depart- News From Utah Fish and Game Members of the Utah State Department of Fish and Game are meeting this week throughout the state to formulate recommendations for the 1958 fishing season. ! Recommendations which result from these meetings will be consolidated and brought before the Utah Fish and Game Commission at its regularly scheduled meet- ing in Salt Lake City on Decem- ber 20-2- 1. This method of formulating management measures was adopt- darkness of long nights over the years of life here below. In receremonies on stricted War-tim- e that auspicious occasion of our visit, we could perceive and feel, even physically, the happiness that lit up the faces of the, huge numbers of Pilgrims present, they really had come to Holy Bethlehem, where on the steps of the Master they knew it was real, that felt but intangible spirit of .Christ still pervading the land of his birth. There at the Nativity grotto during Mass, one came to realize that this was the true idea of December 25th bereft of the worldly t of commercialism battling bulbous Sants Claus, far removed from the meaning of Christmas, to sell more wares. Russia has banned Christmas entirely from the minds of their youth, but here at home much worse has been done, banning the Catholic Christmas meaning, hoist ing in its stead Red Lights, Red Wreaths, Red Santas, to far outand Christ, his do mother and St. Joseph have been exiled to Siberia, to complete the imagery. The holy family has been liquidated, so why blame Atheistic Soviets for doing less evilly? This trend has been increasing in refortempo since the mation of the sixteenth century. Calvinistic Scotland Dourly looked on any Christmas Celebrations as to Romanish and favored more heavily New Years Day or Hogmanay and even early Puritians, first Colonists were of a like mind, after all Thanksgiving might be first an offset to Christmas. "Wherever a Catholic Sun does Shine Theres more laughter and good Wine O Lord grant it long be so! Saying Benedicamus Domino! Red-Russi- ment field men are more aware of local situations concerning fishing waters throughout the state. The general opening date for the 1958 angling season, as set last year for a three year period, will be the first Saturday in June, or June 7, this coming year. Individuals or organizations concernrecommendations having next season for the angling ing writshould submit them in year ing in ample time for commission consideration at these meetings. Commission meetings are held at department of fish and game offices, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City. They are open to attendance by thep ublic. 14th Week Coal League won Kaiser Stel, 35, lost 21; Price Moose won 32, lost 24; Helper Merc., won 31, lost 25; Geneva Steel won 14, lost 42. High game, Glenn Henrie 237; High series, Jim Hansen 510. , Ladies League Miners Trading Post won. Walton Motors won 35, lost lost 25; Kaiser Steel won 24, lost 36; Carbon Motor Sales won lost High game Sei Otani, 191; High series, Lucille Tollis ,494. Kaiser City Dragerton Cleaners, won 35, lost 21; Miners Trading Post won 29, lost 27 Kaiser Steel won 26, lost 30; Union Supply won 33, lost 33; High game Gus Burdis, 194; series, Gus Burdis, High 40, 20, 39. 543. Boys First Gun If you are giving your son a for Christmas, dont just hand gun ' it to him. with the simple admonition be careful warn the . editors of Changing Times, the Kiplinger Magazine. You should see that he gets adequate instruction and that he uses the' gun only under. the supervision of an experienced adult. Competent instruction is widely available today .through rifle clubs, many of which arb in high schools and junior highs. Membership in such a club solves the problem of where a boy may do his shooting after he has learned how. Down The Alleys 19; SafetyRules for In addition to this basic, instruction, there are five safety rules which your son should learn by heart for his future 1. Treat every gun, as if it were well-bein- g: loaded. 2. Keep the muzzle, pointed in a safe direction away from everyone, including yourself. 3. Be sure of your target. 4. teB sure of your backstop. Backstops have one purpose to stop the bullet. Continued firing may wear some away. 5. 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