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Show - We have modem conveniences. In the old days, Sunday was " dress-uday and when folks went for a stroll or a surrey ride, their Sunday-besdonned Today, we wear whatever we they hour so take to a place where no one knows drive an to or please, us or cares what we wear. THE PAYSON CHRONICLE CHRISTMAS ISSUE Payton, Utah 84651 Thursday, December 25, 1969 p the HOLIDAY t. We cant go back to the old days. So, what can we do about Christmas? Simply, we can observe Christmas in the traditional The open fireplace so popuin todays modern homes is helping to renew the popularity of the Yule Log tradition. Few moderns are likely to venture into the woods to select their own Yule Log, yet there will be a glowing fire in thousands of homes this holiday eve. If you are going to sit by the fireside this holiday, youll be in keeping with tradition if your Yule Log is oak, ash, olive, apple or pine. Ash is popular because it burns quickly, throws off ample heat and need not be seasoned. Beech has a pleasant aroma and gives off a steady glow. Oak is often preferred because it burns slowly. Less favorable woods are the elm, which is slow to get started, and poplar, which sparks badly if it is unseasoned. lar manner. First, we must remember that Christmas is a religious holiday, a day given to observance of the greatest event in the history of mankind the birth of a Redeemer. Let us keep Christmas a religious holiday. Secondly, let us keep Christmas as a family observance. Christmas becomes more meaningful when families plan together; make gifts together, have or engage in social affairs in which all Have you ever wondered what older folks are talking about family members have a part; have a family worship service at when they speak of a " Christmas of old? What is an home; and stress the religious aspects of Christmas throughout Christmas? all the seasons activities. Certainly, it is impossible for us to go back to the days. We cant even get back to the days of the "Model-T- . Many Merry Christmases may result from such a family We live in a modern world. We have modern transportation. "horse-and-bugg- FIRESIDE y Share the Joys Of Christmas Because ifls truly the season of joy, we should make an effort to share the happiness of Christmas with others. For the elders, this can begin with a greater understanding of what Christmas means to children. Christmas has a special meaning for those too young to realize the true significance of the birth of the Child Jesus. Grownups sometimes become irritated as the youngsters show increasing excitement and anxiety Let as Christmas approaches. children enjoy the Christmas; help them enjoy it, and everyone . will have a happier holiday.. There are othef- ways to help spread the joy of Christmas. We can do it with a kind word, with a smile, with a helping hand. For every little thing that we do, we shall find our own greater share of Christmas happiness. TMIMrenr PUBLISHING COMPANY 'PRINTING' (Sminj -- A & P.O.Box 190 280 North Main Spanish Fork. Utah ' 84060 ADVERTISING SPECIALISTS '"UlttA Coiuifi u'illi ifte 0imniVi (t' Spiuiisti Christmas traditions have a way of going on and on. In the city of Wichita, Kansas, in the year 1905, Sam Amidon, a local lawyer, buying his paper one wintry Christmas Eve, spontaneously treated a young news vendor to a new pair of shoes. Learning the youngster had no family, the lawyer treated him and several of his buddies to a Christmas dinner they otherwise would have missed. The annual Christmas dinners became a tradition. They eventually were served in the local Shrine club and Amidon enlisted the aid of other prominent citizens. Amidon died in 1925, but the Christmas dinners were continued by his wife. When she died, ten years later, a trust fund uas set up to see that they continued, a fitting memorial and tQ one man's generosity kindness. There aren't as many homeless newsboys today as there were back in 1905, but, through the trust fund, administered by a local bank, and with the help of the Salvation Army, the of the Christmas dinner for the needy is stilt a traditioi in , Wichita. leg-...ac- y Kutt . |