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Ancient Yule Log Legend 'l Is Favorite In Virginia j In Virginia, the Old Dominion, storied land of early American history, there Is an old tradition of the origin of the Yule log that Is retold every Christmas. As *the family sits around 'the Yule log and sips their Christmas ' eggnog on Christmas eve, the an cient legend Is recounted again. One very cold Christmas eve, when the frosty wind howled across a world of snow, an old man was sitting in his little cabin wishing that he had a fire to warm him. Suddely he heard the ery of a little child away out in the cold The old man hobbled to the door and gazed out across the snow. The wind and the snow came rust ling in and the old man shivered until his "onllest two teef' chat tered with cold. The plantive cry of the child Came again above the whistle of the wind. It went straight to the old man's heart and he wished With all his power of longing that he might have the strength to go out and find the unfortunate babe. The cry came a third time ? ar.d then a wondrous thing hap A miraculous power filled l^^ld man's veins. His muscles became strong and tense, his crutch fell back into the cabin and he stepped from his threshold out into the snow. Hurrying over the snow with a speed h* had not owned since boy lu.od. be and by he came to a little chit' lying in a snow bank. He bent down and touched the child* and a great new strength flowed over* him, a strength which seemed to ftive him wings as lie sped back to his abin. Arriving there, he placed the child upon the bed, tenderly drew the ragged cowrlet about it and then looked -to see if there were a bit of furniture he could use to make a fire with which to warm the little one. At that precise moment a great leg rolled across the threshold and into the fireplace. The little child looked at the log with eyes like stars?stars which sent gleams of light that kindled the log with the most brilliant fire the oid man ever had seen The dingy little room immedi ately was filled with radiance and warmth, and as the light en wrapped the child he laughed and j laughed with a melody like a song from the heart. The old man turn ed and watched the flames leap in ! beautiful rainbow tints over the f>g, and as his old eyes watched, he colors seemed to form the thepe of the Cross in the fire. The llames of the Cross leaped higher and higher, blue, red. yel-1 low and white, and as the old man watched this display, suddenly and magically there appeared a table jn the center of the room, covered with a Christmas feast such as nev er before had been spread before I hir eyes. And never again was the old man hungry or cold, and never after that was there, a Christmas in old Virginia without the Yule log and the Christmas Child to give light and warmth. And that is the story of the Yule log as it is told in Virginia e\ery Christmas eve. ? ? ' . v . I The federal government owns ! about 21 per cent of all property in the United States. Edwin L. Drake, a railroad con ductor, drilled the first United ? States paying oil well in 1859 at Titusville, Pa. England Once Forebade Christmas Observance ENGLAND ONCE FOREBADE .... Did you know that the observ a nee' of Christmas was once for bidden in England^the home of the Yule Log, the Carol-singer and the wassailers? During the Reformation many believed the undue jollity of Christmas day as sacrilegious. Par liament. on December 24, 1652, or dered that "no observance shall be held of the five and twentieth day of December, commonly called Cnri tmas day; nor any solemnity used 01 exercised in churches upon that day in respect thereof." This edict proved to be very un popular with the masses of the people.. It was not until many years later, however, that Christmas was oe.ee again regarded as a holiday. GIRL MEETS DOLLHOl'SE and the feeling Is mutual. Here Charlene Whitman, 4 - year ? old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitman of Waynesvllli'. is shown in a local store?doing a little bit of Christmas wishing. (Mountaineer Photo). - sand ffeiv- 1/eaJb / t\x / !?|f [ - ?t>ete? ^chh/ ALLISON CONSTRUCTION CO. j P. 0. Box 792 Waynesville ' - 4 # V\ IrPl (IS ? J P "" ??:? ?? |Jl_|HniSTMAS _|HEEn# flB W 3 r ? ? j\ ' Age-old, yet ever new, the true spirit of Christmas 1\ brings good cheer to every heart, new sparkle to every eye. )\-f jjv May you and your loved ones experience, A V ? iV * > in fullest measure, all the joys of the season, and may - \ ^ J its happiness spread its glow throughout the New Year. TjT fc, SMITH'S 'I ?< DRUG STORE S MAIN STREET DIAL GL 6-3.161 ' are. ^ j^f : ?' .V ; x . " ... ^aEEIW55 \ ^ ^ i.- a / ; FIRESTONE HOME & AUTO SUPPLY CO. W. M. "Bill" Cobb Main Street Waynesville > . ' ? ' - ' -? ?? - ? ' ? Christendom Glimpses The Star Of Bethlehem Oner aChristendom sees the Star of Bethlehem aud, like the Wise Men of old, rejoices With exceeding great joy. Astronomers have discounted possibilities that the star may have been a natural phenomenon since such phenomena occur too far from the earth to serve as any sort of local guide. Modern opinion is. however, inclined to hold that there was a Star?although the stop- probably has been touched by Oriental imagery. St. Matthew suggests that even the Wise Men may have lost sight of the star while they were in Jerusalem; hence, they rejoiced when it reappeared to their vision as they approached the Manger of < Bethlehem. 4 Come to think of it, astronomers have sought an astronomically au thentic star?and found it not; historians have sought an historic ally human Jesus of Nazareth?and are still arguing whether or not they have found Him; even zeal ous theologians, striving to har monize messianic and eschatologtcal theories with the illusive historical and human Jesus, have sometimes lost sight of the Babe in the Manger Who from His lowly stable 'draws Into Himself all who are weary and heavy-laden. Pressing close to that sacred Manger, Christendom glimpses the j Star of Bethlehem once more and ?i rejoices in the light of righteous ness and peace which has conquer ed every tyranny that evil men could think of, the light that shin eth in the darkness and shall not fail. j?Rv?ri\? No Medical Plan CHARLESTON Mr Va. 'AP> ? Mr. and Mrs George O. Myers of Blue Creek are hoping for whole sales rates from Charleston Gen eral Hospital. Son Michael, 7, went to the hos pital for an appendectomy and within six days was followed by: Tony, 1, pneumonia; Norma, 12, in flamed glands; Joyce, 10. fever; Jo Ann, 16, appendectomy; Ricky, 8 possible appendlcitlc; Beverly, 3, pains in throat and ears. Two days later. Linda Sue, 13, and Nancy, 6, underwent surgery for appendicitis. "? ' ? 1 1 1 w ? Ray's ? I - ? I i | Season's Greetings | 1 to? ?, ' 8 /TV RAY'S DEPT. STORE Church Street J* ? 1 RAY'S 1 SUPER 1 MARKET i Church Street f e and ? 0 |i?: 1 if I C. E. RAY'S SONS | -.?W . -^ 'v ?*? ???".?? ? ' ? fc ?
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