WASILLA CALENDAR
DECEMBER 23
BOY SCOUTS 619, Wasilla Sch
ool, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27
COMMUNITY CLUB, Commun
ity ball, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 28
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| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
• NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN-”
\ GE^ Xmas party, Grange hall,
I 7:00 P. M.
JXMAS PROGRAM, Central Sch
$ ool, 2 p.m.
| XMAS PROGRAM, U. P. Church,
J 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
[ SQUARE DANCE GROUP,
5 Moose hall, 8 p.m.
j NURSES' ASS’N, Health Center,
[ 8 p.m.
[PALMER vs. MONTY’S, School
5 gym, 7:30 p.m.
[ELKS XMAS PARTY for chil
j dren, 3:30 p.m.
[ CLASSROOM PARTIES, Grades
j
i U. P. CHURCH women’s party,
8 p.m.
[OPEN HOUSE, City hall, 2:30 - 5
[ P-m.
j _ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
[COMMUNITY PARTY, 1:30 p.m.
‘.CHURCH OF GOD, Christmas
program, 8 p.m.
! CANDLELIGHT SERVICE, U. P.
j Church, 9 p.m.
• CHRISTMAS PROGRAM, Luth
5 eran Church, 8 p.m.
[ MIDNIGHT MASS, St. Michael’s,
S 11:30 p.m.
j SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
5 CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCES
IN ALL VALLEY CHURCHES i
[ MONDAY, DECEMBER 26
i CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE
j GREAT BOOKS, St. Augustine,
5 Ex. Sta., 7:30 p,m.
j TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27
5PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
j room, 12:05 p.m.
\ CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8 p.m.
J WOMEN OF THE MOOSE, Moose
5 hall, 8 p.m.
j VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS,
• Fire hall, 7-8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28
[ CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
! ters’ hall, 8 p.m.
[PALMER GARDEN CLUB, 8 p.m.
! PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
j hall, 8 p.m.
■ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29
[PUBLIC MEETING, New high
| school, 8 p.m. Jim Hurley
! speaker
i ANNUAL GAME HEARINGS,
! Sportsmen quarters, 8 p.m.
! BROWNIE SCOUTS, Wasilla Li
brary, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Com/bs, Mrs. !
Barnes, 3:30 p.m.
The progress of Christianity — and our civilization as well — has
been accompanied by the far-reaching message of the bells —bells
that call the reverent to worship, that herald the approach of a holiday
or commemorate a great or blessed event.
But, particularly at Christmastime is the message of the bells
most effective. From the echoing ring of the bell in a small mission
church to the resounding peal that comes forth from massive cathe
dral towers, the bells tell of joy and peace and call to the world to
come and adore.
Older themselves than the story they tell at Christmas, bells were
first used to sound the alarm in fire or tumult. Rich burghers jealously
guarded their bells and used them to rally their followers when danger
threatened.
Bishop Paulinas of Nola in southern Italy is commonly credited
with introducing the first church bells about 431 A. D., when he put
up a huge copper kettle on the roof of his church and struck it with
a hammer. Before that, a crier had announced services by running
through the streets ringing a hand bell.
From Italy, the idea spread to France and thence to England. Not
until the 11th Century did bells appear in the towers of German and
Swiss churches. Competition among bell casters developed the bells
in size, quality of tone and beauty. A founder had to be a metalurgist,
designer and musician as well. The race for bigger and better bells
went on until a bell was cast in Russia that proved to be too heavy
for machinery to lift into place. •
Cast in 1773, in Moscow, it is the Csar Kolokol.” It weighs 180 tons,
measures 20 feet in height, 22 feet in diameter and is 23 inches thick.
Many costly but futile attempts were made to hoist it into place.
China, the mother of many things cast the first great bell in 1408.
Weighing 53 tons, it hangs in the Big Bell Temple in Peking. Another
large bell, 15 tons, is suspended in the ancient Buddhist temple in
Japan. The chimes of St. Michael’s in Charleston. S. C., are probably
the most traveled bells, having crossed the Atlantic seven times be
cause of ownership changes or to be recast. They last crossed the
Atlantic in 1865.
GIRL SCOUT TROOP 33
GREET SHUT-INS WITH
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Girl Scouts of Troop 33, who
have been very active in their
Christmas work projects, Tues
day night visited the hospital and
shue-iins around Palmer and sang
Christmas carols, following
which they gathered at their lead
er’s home, Mrs. Keith Love joy,
for a Christmas party. Even
while having fun at the party,
the girls were thinking of their
projects and rounded out the eve
ning by working on old toys they
are restoring for Christmas boxes.
The girls have extended their
thanks and appreciation to val
ley residents for their contribu
tions of clothes and toys for their
Christmas project. The clothes
have been pressed and mended
and the toys cleaned and restor
ed, ready for distribution to
needy families in the valley area.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Observance Grew
With Christianity
The obsei’vance of Christmas as
we know it today is one of joy
and peace, making it difficult for
us to realize that the holiday has
not always been universally recog
nized and observed.
When Pope Gregory sent out
missionaries in 601 A. D., he told
them to let pagan converts weave
the harmless features of their fes
tivals into the spiritual fabric of
Christmas observance.
The popularity of the Christmas
observance grew with the progress
of Christianity, but there were set
backs. Abuses of Christmas
reached such a pitch in fuedal
England that the Puritan Parlia
ment outlawed the holiday in 1644.
The observance declined until the
middle of the 19th century when
Charles Dickens published his
heart-warming “Christmas Carol.”
TRUE CHRISTMAS CAROL
Charles Wesley, a Methodist
minister England wrote "Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing” on a Christ
mas morning. The brother of John
Wesley, founder of Methodism,
was inspired by the pealing of
church bells when he penned the
famous carol.
TELL ME, TELL ME . . . This
lovely lady has succeeded in
bringing; Old Santa into view by
gazing into her crystal ball, yet
it seems that the vision isn't clear
enough to foretell the gifts that
he is bearing. Oh, well, Christ
mas is only a short time away.
Hospital Start
To Hold
Xmas Party Tonight
Members of the Valley Presby
terian Hospital staff will hold
their annual Christmas party to
night in the dining room at the
hospital. Wives and husbands of
employees will be invited guests.
An exchange of gifts is planned
and Fritz Lowe, hospital chef, is
planning something special in the
way of refreshments. He’s keep
ing it a secret until party time.
Wasilla School
Christmas Program
Set for Tonight
Santa Claus will hand out
treats for the “kiddies” follow
ing the Wasilla School program
which will be presented tonight*
December 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Students of grades one through
eight are acting out plays, with
-members of the high school sing
ing Christmas carols between
plays. The Wasilla P-TA will
sponsor the treats which will be
distributed.
Wasilla Notebook
On Monday, December 26,
there will be two basketball gam
es at the Wasilla School. The
first will start at 7:30 p.m. be
tween the high school girls and
the alumnae women. The second
game, between the high school
warrios and the alumni will fol
low.
There will be a teenage busi
ness meeting December 28 in the
Wasilla school cafeteria. Refresh
ments and entertainment will
follow the meeting.
All parents and friends are in
vited to attend the Wasilla Sch
ool Christmas program on De
cember 22. The program will be
put on in the school gymnasium
and will be followed by distri
bution of treats by Santa Claus.
The Wasilla Assembly of God
Church will be presenting their
Christmas program Sunday eve
ning at 8:00 p.m. December 25,
1055. .Included in the program
will be a film entitled “The Guid
ing Star”. Christmas bags will be
given out to all present. Every
one is invited and welcome to
►come.
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Wishing You All
“Merry Christmas”
Irene - Harriet - Mary
Gladys and Herb.
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