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5? you our sincere wishes for a truly @ I
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thy, Happy, Prosperous New Year! I
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A May aJL tho joy you could wish for yourself
M hp yours during this happy season and dur- W
SSjj? ing the New Year ahead. We hope we may
S? be privileged to serve you throughout the |j|
?? coming year of 1941. M
M MORETZ BROS. ELECTRICAL CO. S
^ All Kinds of Electrical Appliances ^
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In grateful appreciation, we take
this opportunity of telling you at
this time how much we enjoy your
friendship and resultant patronage,
and to sincerely wish for you
and every member of the family
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
PREVETTE'S MEN'S SHOP
R. F. MeDADE, Manager
Business comes where it is invited and stays where it
is well treated.
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WATAUGA INSURANCE AGENCY
All Kinds of Insurance
We Are G}ad to Serve You
E. A. GAULTNEY GORDON H. WINKLER
Northwestern Bank Building
BOONE, N. C.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER
Christmas Season
Celebrated Before s
Christ IV'as Born
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Strange as ii seem?, the Christ- ^
mas season was celebrated long be- }
fore Cnrist was bcrr. Of course, it |
wasn't eal'ted Christmas then, but ! .
many religious and pagan ceremo- jx
nics were held during the Christmas ,
period. '
This period is celebrated by the
Jews as the Festival of Lights or 1
Dedication. According to Jewish
iiisrory, a large force of Maccabees I
defeated an army of Syrians in 155
B. C. The victors began the work j
of purifying the desolate Jerusalem,
completing their task on December j
25. The Jews have celebrated the eight
days previous to December 25 _
ever since that time. _
The proximity of Christmas to the winter
solstice caused many pagan ,,
ceremonies to be held during that .
period. In Scandinavian countries,
great fires were kindled in the middle
of December to defy the Frost J
King.
Centuries before this, the ancient J
Druids of England observed this
season in their roofless temples. I
Torches blazed as strange ceremo- I
nies were performed, dealing with
the cutting of the mistletoe. j
Several accepted Christmas customs
of today originated with the j
eld Roman celebration of Saturnalia.
The higher class of free Ro
mans exchanged presents with their
lrier.ds. Inside houses, candles were
lit and the rooms and hail adorned
with laurel and green trees.
These festivals in honor of the
god Saturnus were started before
the earliest recorded history of that "
great empire. The pagans celcbrat- 1
cd from December 1? to 24 in honor
of their sun god. Among the slaves 1
and lo-.ver classes, the celebration "
was transformed into unrestrained
orgies.
Even the ancient Egyptians celebrated
the Midwinter festival. Near t
the end of December they rejoiced i
over the birth of Horus, son of the
god Isis.
The last religious celebration to
be held on Christmas day appeared
in the middle of the Fourth century,
,A. D. At this time various dates assigned
to the birth of Christ were
examined; and the Catholic church
in Rome proclaimed December 25 i
to be Christmas.
It's Easv to Select
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A Christmas Tree
That Holds Needles
TF YOUR Christmas tree shed its
* needles early iast winter, you I
probably had the wrong kind of tree |
All trees will drop their leaves aft- I
er they are cut and stored ill a
warm room, but some kinds hold
their leaves far longer than others.
Trees used most commonly on I
Christmas are Hie spruces, fir, hemlock,
pine and redcedars.
Spruces are the least desirable of
all evergreens because they are the i
first to shod their SWOML
needles. A spruce gjjiy
ear. be^ identified ^
needles will prick
The idea! Christmas
tree is the fir. It resembles the
spruce except that its needles are
not sharp. The needles stay on the
tree for a long time, and became- a
golden brown before they finally
drop. Needles of a Douglas fir are
flat and soft to the touch. This popular
tree can be recognized by ex- |
amining the cones which have small |
appendages on each side.
Hemlocks tend to shed their foliage
early when kept indoors at a
warm temperature. The distinguishing
feature of this tree is the two i
white lines on the lower side of each '
of its needle-like narrow leaves. I
Pines have never been very popu- !
lar as Christmas trees, in spite of
the fact they do not shed their needles
early. This is probably due to
their unsymrnetrical appearance,
which does not closely resemble the :
conventional Christmas tree. Their '
t longer needles are !
associated ir.clus- i
hoods where they
grow wild. The foliage is tiny and
scalelike, and is prickly to the touch.
It grows berries instead of. cones.
No matter what kind of Christmas
tree you select, it will hold its
neodles longer if it is standing in
water. Place a little water in the
base of your Christmas tree stand,
and you will be bothered less with
falling needles than you were last
year.
Basket of Preserves
Makes Welcome Gift
A gift that anyone will appreciate
is a basket of your own preserves.
Take a half dozen or so of your
prettiest and most delicious ones,
tie gay bows of red ribbon around
the tops, and put them in a wicker
container. Then tie another bow on
the handle and insert a card.
Good Present
Every Icelander is certain of one
Christmas gift, a candle. I|
Y ^THURSDAY--BOONE, N. C.
NOTICE OF SAI..E OF NOTES
Pursuant to an order made by the
Sate Banking Department, Raleigh.
1. C.. and an order of the trustees of
Ijc Rich Mountain Mortgages, we
ciil on January II. 1941, at 1 p. m.
it the courthouse door of Watauga
canty, sell to the highest bidder
or cash notes on the following peroos
and the amounts Indicated:
f. C. Brovm. Mrs. N. C.
Brown $110.00 i
I. C. Brown, Mrs. N. C.
Brown 77.80
C" Brown, Mrs. N. C.
Brown 265 00
I. C. Brown, Mrs. N. C.
Brown 130.00
I. C. Brown, Mrs. N. C.
Brown 450.00
aien. P. Coffey, T. H. Coffey 297.16
P. H. Coftey ._... 344.21
H. Coffey 48.00
?. H. Coffey _. 48.00
[ H. Coffey 241.00
?. H. Coffey ...... 584.56
if. Coffey, D. T. lot in
Blowing Rock 3,200.00
fohn Johnson, Jas. Watson,
D. E. Hartley C1.00
. F. Moore, 60 shares Boone
H4wc. Co 2,028.10
I. W. Ashley, J. T. Ashley.... 30.00
farrison Baker W. W. Miller
W. S. Ifouck 580.00
foe M. Clarke. Louise C.
Marley 245.00
Jlaine Coffey, Judgment O.
J. Coffey . 506.55
1. C. Greene, chattle mortgage
2 steers and farm
tools 172.82
'ohn A. Johnson, Ella W.
Johnson, M. A. Ward 27.00
The right is reserved to reject any
ind all bids.
RICH MOUNTAIN MORTGAGES
W. M. Thomas, Manager.
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