Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1939 — Page 17

W QhnUtenal ' - — Time-worn worth, but the mott appropriate of them all. When n>e iay "Merry Cbrhtntai” you ean be ture that it it expressed with genuine appreciation of iti true meaning. DECATUR HATCHERY I. N. Stucky

HOLIDAY GREETINGS io One, and, CttL We take pleasure in Mending you our sincere good wishes for a MERRY CHRIST MAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR KOHNE DRUG STORE

Be a Hoiijaii Given our choice of good wishes for our friends, we’d like to see the Christmas Spirit manifest every day of the year. It is that time when the whole world is kin, when petty differences are forgotten and friendships are bound together in a closer relationship, when worries are left behind and the future looks more cheerful than ever before. This institution plans to maintain this policy throughout the coming year; it is our pledge to show you we appreciate every courtesy and favor that has been ours. So we say again | 4 $"4 ViilM t P. Kirsch & Son

DF.CATTR DAILY DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY. DEC EMBER 22, 1939.

■Jfc&i wit J I |Io/For A Merry [ Christa\as ALL GOOD WISHES To Our Friends at this glorious Chrisfmastide and a HAPPY NEW YEAR STALEYS CONFECTIONERY stay Christmas Happy to Hear What battar araatlnn la exgrasa oat daapaat apjirarlaflon lor all yea hava i™ Im im? N. A. BIXLER OITOMETRIST

A Christmas Snowstorm Ry Sarah Jane Clark ’THREE houn lata, the inow- * bound train reached Chicago. Mary Lou gathered her baggage together and took the bu> acroM to the other itation. to find her connecting train had left on ichedule. The folk* would drive In to town to meet the train unleie the could head them off. Her menage put through. Mary Lou aank down on one of the benches ' to collect her thought* and make her plana until train time. Five | o'clock, and no tram until 9 30 the next morning. "Going out goon*” a cheery voice : near her e.ked. She looked up to I find the chief uther (landing beiide j her. A middle-aged, friendly looking fellow. Mary Lou told him of her misted connections. "Here. Eddie, look at this!” a red , cap interrupted her story. He was ' leading a three-year-old child, a 1 dear little girl with big blue eyes ' and yellow curls. "What are you doing with the kid? Is she lost?" Eddie asked sharply, turning away from Mary Lou. “Might as well be. She came in from Denver, in charge of the stewardess They missed the train north, and the stewardess Is celebrating Christmas by having her appendix out, emergency case. They told me to turn the kid over to you,” the boy grinned as he handed her over to the chief usher. Eddie took her clumsily. “See here, what can a bachelor like me do with a kid like this?” He looked appealingly at Mary Lou. Mary Lou's eyes filled with tears. Then she held out her arms toward the youngster. "What is your name, dear?” she asked. “Annette Pollard. I am three years old and I am going from Chey- ; enne to Rio. Wisconsin, to my grandma Pollard. My daddy Is there.” It was a lesson she had been taught. Mary Lou held her close. “I had a little girl almost as old as Annette when she died,” she said brokenly to Eddie. “Let me keep the child Uj Mary Lou heard the voice of Annette's father. tonight, and take her to her home. I missed the same tram she did " Eddie studied her face. What he saw satisfied him Still he hesitated for a moment. "That sounds good to me. But I'd better get the conductor to authorize it." IT WAS soon decided that Mary Loti should keep her. But she must not leave the station. “It won't be very comfortable for you, ma'am, but the kid can curl up on a bench here and be dead to the world In no time. There are some rocking chairs In the far room there. Why. of course there are some cots there, and baby beds.” “We ought to telephone the child's relatives." Mary Lou suggested. “Os course we should. Here Is the address and telephone number You do it for me. will you. please, ma'am? I've got my last minute shopping to do. I'm mighty glad you came in on this train Eddie'll take the kid while you telephone to Rio." "id the conductor was off. after turning over the child's money to Mary Lou. But not until Mary Lou had made him promise to send a big doll back for the child's Christmas. "We'll let Annette say hello to her daddy herself, if she wants to," Mary Lou exclaimed. And so it was done. Mary Lou heard the voice of Annette’s father, tense with concern, and then joyful as he realized whom his baby was and heard her childish treble over the phone "Her mother’s parents sent her back here to have Christmas with me Hgr moth er died two years ago," he added. The sun was shining dazzlingly bright the next morning when the train stopped at Rio. The red-haired man who was waiting expectantly on the platform bad only time to thank Mary Lou, and get her ad dress, before the train pulled out leaving him holding Annette as she waved a good-by to Mary Lou. But the trip home was much eas ler. Mary Lou forgot the burning pain at the loss of her own little daughter, the aching loneliness since her own husband’s death, as she remembered the soft kiss of the baby lips of the motherless child who had been In her charge the night before. And the look In the face of Annette's daddy made her sure she would see Annette soon.

— I ASF AG HEROES Helping Make Your Yuletide A Happy One ■l< r ! W ■ JL Z y Since last spring they've been painting toy wagons and putting eyes in baby dolls, Jost to make your family happy Clsrist- | mas morning! SgjEglr' At home ami abroad they work long hour* to guarantee delivery by Christmas morning. bgMMMttMHdUMWaM Thrv start several week* before (Jiristmas each year, cutting evergreens in the north woods and shipping them to far away romers to brighten up a living room on Christmas. » Miss Ella Butner <>• W instonSalem, N. C.. works all year making randies for the Moravian church Chrialmas lovefeasts. jO s’ 4 !! MV JUll Ml Each autumn ami early winter i« roundup time on turkey ranches, where birds are shipped to Market in time to reach your dining room table Christmas day. Tyrol inn Village Folk Have Odd Yule Ritei VIENNA — Bimple mlnd*d. devout folk of the Tyrol have grotesque Christmas customs At Innsbruck, for Instance, they celebrate the Lord's birthday by wearing masks of animals, tn another section the Chnstmas tree Is carved out of wood and elaborately decorated. A third extraordinary custom la the wearing of towering headpieces which are brought out only on the December holiday.

* ewseia• • nova Z ;, A Thig '* th* tea,on of The year when we welcome the opportunity to renew friendships end te express our appreciation for your cooperation / / which has made possible a very satisfactory y«* f 01 /i q May the Yuletide bring abundant joy to you > \jtW LdcAt y our * fh* New Year bring true / a health and happiness to each and every one of you. Hon-E-Krust Bailing Company DECATI'R. INI). 4 joipeud Vcef To each and all of our many friends •* / wish te say, “Season's Greeting”... Wo 'L_ gratefully acknowledge the many courtesies shown us end the many evidences of good .. will that have made our associations with FviJpph you so enjoyable. May you have a Seaton of great joy and a New Year of Happiness and Health. ’ THE KETTLE Bob & “Chuck” Cook *»■?**.. — .. - — . .. - -w»- — - ■ Cordial WetM Wukin Ijau A Mwuf And we Hvfn , t Meß the CkAUimag lon a timc yet that ie didn,t g,ve " us a pleasant experience. Qneat Mar.y yeani Each v car ** art ‘ mortf «p---preciative of the friendships and patronage that has been ours. Each Yuletide season has found us more determined to serve you better during the com* ing year. , 1 This year is no exception. We arc truly grateful and fully aware of your part in the progress of this organ!* zation. We value your continued good-will and trust that we may merit it for 10L many more years to come. MESHBERGER BROS. STONE CO. LINN GROVE INI>.