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fththc acton free press thursday december 22 1966 nat only gold but frankincense myrrh were precious gifts too and wnenthey bad opened fbefotreasures they presented unto him gilts gold and ttankaicense and myrrh ttas st matthew describes toe tot christinas gifts of all brought to the christ child by wise aen from the east eachotithe gifts was tare and eapecauly in biblical times truly atreasure among the gifts the nine and beauty of gow is most readfiy apparent to modern nv then however its i was even greater for it rare and pre- i is today arcbae- olofksl diggings in ancient itay crete and egypt have revealed that articles of gold iwmrf royal treasures st matthew says the from the eakt have come tot indian my- frankmeese or -onba- nam is a gam resin which flows from a tree growing on i bare rocks in the mountains of southern asia and north eastern africa it was formerly used in medicine but is now chiefly employed as incense in catholic churches and indian and chinese temples myrrh is the popular name for a gum resin obtained from a small graybarked tree which grows in arabia and adjacent africa from earliest times it has teen used for movhrg incense and other perfumes the encyclopedia americana says where -xmas- began xmas now generally con sidered poor usage as an ab breviation for christmas was often used as a holy symbol in the early christian church x in greek is the first let ter of christs name ia joyous cfristmas may all the blessings and happiness of ibis holy season be bestowed on you and your family have a joyous holiday adw tv sales t service npcrut w kt j 11 spirit of the ib iivmaum to sj our friend haw carney i sons mmwmo and heatvw lid jjp ssjajaasafrssai russell and robert alien look over j the musk of choralter hugh c- rourke at the concert in the high school audi torium sunday evening the lively lads still santa sets up shop far i from home thousands of children ac tually get to see santa at work every year and they dont even have to travel to the north pole the tacky youngsters are visitors to two outposts of santas workshop located in wilmington n y and tor- rington conn in eitber loca tion visitors may view santa and bis helpers as they make toys and other gifts santas workshop or north pote on the side of wbiteface mountain at wll- mtn opens in june and continues operations until no vember bight reindeer are among the lire animals pres ent in the village connecticuts christmas village is open for two weeks before christmas here elves help santa and reindeer-rep- licas include the rednosed rudolph in both villages the religious meaning of christmas is well remembered and represented with beautiful nativity scenes illumined by alighted star sanfa gelt hit garb frobi poem cartoon 8anta first appeared in his nowtraditional guise as a plump jovial whitebearded and pipesmoking old gentle man a right jolly old elt in the poem a visit from 8t nlchotas written by dr clement ci moore in 1s2s earlier 8anteclaiv had been pictured dressed as a bishop in a book called the childrens j mend and in washington irvines knick erbocker history of new tork pubuabed m turn santa was said to wear a broadbrimmed hat and huge breeches even dr j moores poem did not apparently clothe santo in a red suit he was dreaved all hi for from us bead to us foot says the poem santo as he looks today was first sketched by cartoonist tfaoma hast in taw tbe car toon showed santo in his fa- miliar redi garb smoktaf a pip a little young for sight reading are the twin sons of mr and mrs ken allen the citizens band arranged the program with the chora- liers as guests and i laughter with friends x neighbors and family plus our sincerest merry christmas greetings g alec johnson realtor actfin with fond hopes that all your holiday dreamt cose true we send you our beat withe for a merry christmas management and staff j the bank of nova scotia the for melodic day tune of theres can pages your dad fun of you ound a for the for he baum where the tootle comes from is shown dancer bonnie bristow by bandsman brian sampson at the concert in the high school sunday evening choralier john lowrie takes advantage of the lesson too all three were taking part in the christmas program attend ed by over 200 o holy night each year at qkrutmis tie sacred story lives anew as we reflect ipm that holy twe of a ckiw kra is bettieieb my we fin iaipiratita ii hii life to quit uhwr way sineere greetings to all j mayor and counch of the town of acton palm tree favorite the palm is a favorite for yuietide decorating in south ern climates in this respect many southerners are quick to point out that palm was the common tree not the pine in bethlehem where christ was born palm trees are lighted and decorated in much the same manner that northerners light their outdoor spruces and pines to avoid damage and accidents lights are usual ly strung under the midrib of each palm frond and stars and other ornaments are not attached to new tips or unop ened 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