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Ice Cream 2 c,°" 99c
Monoco 16 to 22 Lbs. TOM
Turkeys lb. 29c
GOVERNMENT INSPECTED MONOCA 10 TO 16 LBS.
HEN TURKEYS
MORRELL'S PRIDE
Canned Hams
3-LB.
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SLIDE
PACK
LB.
MELROSE SLICED
BACON
FRESH LEAN
Ground Beef
HAWAIIAN
STAR
Pineapple
LADY TABOR
C'JRTIS
Sweet Potatoes
Marshmallows
“““Stuffed Olives
39c
LB.
39c
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CAN
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2
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Mince Meat
23c
35c
39c
eo. 39c
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CRANBERRY
SAUCE
2 Z 39c
Town House
INSTANT 6 oz. Jar
COFFEE 79c
Med. Large Washed
POLISHED BRAZIL
1-lb. Tray
Nuts 43c
Fancy Mixed 1 lb. Tray
Nuts 49c
Diamond 1 lb. Tray
Walnuts 51c
Stuart Papershell
1 lb. Bag
Pecans 45c
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Chocolate Creme Drops bag
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Oranges 8 « 49c
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Apples
POUND
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PASCAL
Celery
Fresh-Crisp
Stalk
10c
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It’s Merry Christmas Everywhere
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THERE'S A DIFFERENCE between the languages, but the meaning
is the same — "Merry Christmas." Traditional greeting appears in
Swedish, Czechoslovakian, Chinese, Italian, Greek, Polish, Dutch,
German, English, Rumanian, Norwegian, French, and Spanish.
Soviets Retreat, i
And Santa Wins
After unsuccessful efforts io
keep Christmas from being cele
brated as a Christian holiday, the
Communist regimes of Russia
and the countries of Eastern Eu
rope have recently shown a more
tolerant attitude toward tradi-!
tional observances. Father Christ-1
mas, the Russian Santa, is back
again, having refused to become
Father Winter, the name Com
munists tried to give him.
Another gifts bringer in Rus
sia is a legendary old woman
-■ailed itabuska (grandmother).
Legend says she misdirected the
Magi when they asked the way
to Bethlehem. She repented, and
to atone she went about the
world on Christmas Eve, looking ]
for the Christ Child and distri
buting gifts to children.
From Tokyo to West Berlin,
from Buenos Aires to Copenhag
en — and even in cities of Rus
sia and the satellite countries —
the glow of the Christmas spirit
spreads around the world, for
Christmas is truly a universal
holiday.
The legends and traditions ga
thered about it are many, and
customs can, and do, vary from
country to country. All nations,
through their folk-lore, have
made their special contributions
to the traditional ways of celebra
ting the birthday of Christ.
When the customs of one coun
try are compared with another,
it's sometimes hard to believe
that the same holiday is being
commemorated!
How to Say It
Along with the different ways
of observing Christmas, there
are, of course, different ways of
extending greetings, according to
the language of the country. To
give just a few examples, in
Sweden it’s "God Jui,” in FYench
"Joyeux Noel,” and in German,
“FVoMche Weihnachten.” In Rus
sian, it’s “S Rozndestvon Khris
tovymr.”
Whatever the language, the
words mean, “'Merry' Christmas”
—■and that’s the key to the varie
ty of Christmas customs. Thou
gh the peoples of many lands
have unique Yule traditions, each
is a way of expressing the spirit
of Christmas — a spirit that is
the same everywhere, in eveery
place and time.
At Christmas, the thoughts of
people around the world turn to
the joys of home, of being with
family and friends, the merri
ment of feasting and parties, the
pleasures of giving and receiving
gifts, the satisfactions of helping
others. The affirmation of faith,
the renewed promise of life teer
nal and the hope for “Peace on
earth, good will toward all men”
bring spiritual rewards in a sea
son of worship and prayer.
Share in Tradition
All these things find expression
in the Christmas customs of ma
ny lands. And the customs travel
from country to country, so that,
on a day when sharing with oth
ers is a most important part of
the celebration, nations share in
the memories and traditions of
other nations.
Yule Riddle Links
Santa, Pawnshops
What is the connection be
tween Santa Claus, the custom
of hanging up Christmas Stock
ings, and a pawnbroker’s sign of
three gold-colored balls?
A Scrooge might say that the
answer to the Yuletide riddle is
ithait Santa Claus would need hel;*
from a pawnbroker, to pay Jo
filling all the stockings — bit
Scrooge would be wrong.
(Both Christmas stockings ami
pawnbrokers’ signs are traditions
that come from legends about
the first "Santa Claus” — St.
Nicholas, bishop of Myra, in
Asia Minor — according to the
Encyclopedia Americana.
This early Santa was known
far and wide for his generosity.
And, so the story goes, he want
ed to help a merchant who had
lost ail his money and had no
way to provide dowries for the
marriages of his three daughters.
Like Sam’a today, St. Nicholas
wanted to be a generous but se
cret giver. When the oldest dau
ghter was old enough to marry,
he went at night to the mer
chant’s house, with a l>ag of gold.
Some legends say he threw
it through the Window, and oth
ers that he threw it down the
Chimney. At any rate, the oldest
daughter had her dowry and was
able to marry.
St. Nicholas repeated the proc
ess for the second and then the
third time, the merchant watched
to see who brought the gold and
' told the story of the good saint’s
• generosity.
'According to legend, one bag
of gold fell into a stocking, hung
up by the chimney to dry, and
thus began the custom of hang
ing up stockings to 'be filled with
gifts.
| Piet lues of the saint show him
with the throe bags of gold.
Bankers in Northern Italy took
: him as their patron and used the
j sign of three gold balls. Because
bankers lent money, the sign la
i ter became associated with pawn
brokers, and today this custom
still continues.
Austrians go in for out-door
picnics at Christmas time Since
its summertime “down under”
then.
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^aPPy sPirit °f Christmas season, we
send sincerest greetings to our loyal friends
and customers, with hearty thanks for their patronage.
McGinnis Department Store
108-110 W. Mountain Street