Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1951 — Page 14

AS- '' ' ■Mi i . ~r ft pffltß fir /?/ ~y , \ v>z\ - •••.,. I c% the curtain begins to draw across J : ■ A / ’ '• the old year, we pray that the spirit of Christmas be kept in the hearts of men not only this ■ ' ° ne Aw day. for with Christmas in our hearts , J|KC nothing in life could ever guencb the joy or dim the light of our peace. l®a WYSS SINCLAIR SERVICE ««- * ' - - —.i, j - ■ v „ ij. I . - j ■ ?• -• ■ > - ■ ■ \ ' u - ■- j j -■■ , ; m . Z . y 7 / ?z> Zy CT; / /i /I/'//.(fifiy / 11// / / / »> Wi /m JwMW '/, . M>»l z£> w l JQ& y .» V AJt v >p" z'—Z| n JqHMKr ’*• ••-•h _ ****** **•* ' f / <** x *^: jZ - Z A <nj‘ ... -•- A zstap^ix. gws?Fj*; x r.-;~ ■ £|, fe> bbw A&A.- x<‘ ,^"‘^'- 1 ; jj^Q 1 A A l Z ‘ ■ • • •'* /9 C/kriStlHdS is upon US, „ and we cannot help but feel grateful to our many friends who haoe helped make the past so worthwhile and whose k 1 i ■ ' . * f 1 confidence in us gives added strength and promise to the future. ' t r jjr . • * * ' •’ ' • k . <_ ' 1 In fullest gratitude we extend our sincerest wishes for A Joyous Holiday Season, v / Peffrie Oil Company \ ■■■ ■ . . •

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s ■ J, Vg *7/ *\Z r\ trough ’ the years IT’S LITTLE WONDER that Saint Nick is especially generous to the American people. History proves that the Americans have done a lot for Saint Nlckl / They have given him a new name, a new face and figure, and * new means of transportation. The j original European version Os Saint Nick pictured him as a tall angular man who rode on a bony gray mare. Both the horse and Saint Nick looked as if they hadn’t had a good meal in some time. ? The early English settlers in thi« country started Saint Nicholas his "New Look.” The English children adopted the legendary figure from the Dutch, ibut the English children had trouble pronouncing “Saint Nickolous.” the. name changed to ("Sarita Kalouf," and finally it was to “Sianta Claus.” | However, this was only the beginning. In 1809 Washington Irving, jjn his “Knickerbocker’s History of New York,” wrote of the Saint as the guardian of New York City. Irving described Saint Nick as a jolly fellow with a broad-brimmed hat and huge breeches. He taught Saint Nick to smoke a long pipe, iand, in the story, replaced his shuffliog hay-burner with a trim ' wagon. i A short time later, Saint Nicholas’ ? transportation was aided by ? Clement Moore in his famous poem, r"lJhe Visit from Saint Nicholas," written in 1882. Moore, a professor ■of divinity in a New York theologiical seminary, gave Saint Nick a sleigh, twinkling eyes, cheeks like roses, nose like a cherry, and a ; round little belly. ! Today’s Saqta Claus is by no ’ means streamlined, but he is a £far cry from the lean, ascetic, somberly dressed fellow who, for ceniturles. on Christmas Eve, guided ‘his mare through the streets of 1 Europe. ■ i declare of oCeL anon b <Jdatv •I .’.•:<" j ■ ’ »/' \ • . j f On a Shelf-like plateau, 600 feet ’,|above the Mediterranean, the qidest trees stand where they have stood for centuries. cedars of Lebanon, 400 of them, are protected by religion and .law from harm at the hands of Neither the Moslems or the Maronite | The magnificent trees “that sing ’of the nativity” were venerated as monarchs among.trees long before ;Judah had -■ her first king. Sorrie of them have a girth of 40 feet and a 'branch circumference of 300. t In the days of the conquerors of conscripted Hebrew workers were sent into the Leba■nons’ to take to Jerusalem “cedar ’trees without number”; the result of one of the first building contracts, Hiram of Phoenecia and Solomon. \ ’ Today, however, the trees are protected by law and the department bf agriculture of the government sponsors the planting of seedlings, jso that the giant cedars will grow forever/ Sf. Francis Made First Crib in Cave '. St. Francis of Assisi is believed to have originated the cus'tom of displaying the Christ in a crib at Christmas time. ’ He is reported once to have said to one of his followers: "I wish to celebrate holy Christmas night with you. In the woods near the cloister you will find a cave where we phall arrange a manger filled with hay. We shall have an ox and an ass just as at Bethlehem. I wish to see how poor and miserable the Infant Saviour became for us. - So at midnight, in the small Italian village of Garcia, in the year |2OO, St. Francis and his followers celebrated mass at the cave and tang hymns in honor of the Christ Jhild. | v . z jp fi t • FL MSI m MMCo*? ’ MMKgJrC ’Wam aiMurWMT • ■/' —r— ’ ■ life—s'M i AN AGE-OLD RETOLD , . ... "She brought forth her first* f born Son, and wrapped him in l’ |i swaddling clothes, and laid Him I tn a manger."

Origin of Gift-Giving Told in Many Versions There are many interesting ver* sions as to how the custom of gift giving at Christmas time started. Some believe that it all came from ancient England, where it was once custom to hang kissing rings ih the great halliT These rings were decorated with mistletoe «and were the key for a pleasant holiday pasl time. It U daid that the young knights and ladies would come to the kissing rings with Christmas roses for their secret sweetheart. This started it iaU. Now gift giving ds traditional. PlFlXfgS few ’V j 4- * jMMHF , DEVOTION . . Christmas is not so much a time of receiving as it Is a time for giving. These children, In their prayers, are giving by far the best gift Os them all—themselves. St. Nick’s Spirit It is thought that St. Nicholas died about 345 A.D., and for 30 days following his festival day his genial spirit roamed &he earth, filling the hearts of mankind with love and generosity. He \gave the gifts without 7 ' thought of return—the true spirit of “St Nicholas and Christmas. Small Amount of Plant Food Will Keep Needles on Tret If you have the type of a holder that permits the tree, trunk to rest in water, you will find that a small amount of plant food dissolved in the water will aid in retaining the needles on the tree, and keep the rieedles green. If you use a pebble or rock-filled pail to support the tree, cover the pebbles or rock with a plant food solution. r _ Use one teaspoonful of plant food, powdered form, Ao each gallon of water in the container, or use one plant food tablet to each gallon.

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' _ ~IZ * w .-- 1 / j* Come, all ye faithful, X. Joyful and triumphant, j wwtoe ye... come ye to - Bethlehem 1 r>' j v JF wM. dMBuKyWMRa I■ ■ y , .W' <—-r ■ l ' - v . -'>• . v - 7 v — __ V ■ ■; < M ! a f TID'NGS T : ' J/ \h ' The joyous peals of Yuletide bells find tbeir cheerful echo in greetings to our friends for a very Merry Christmas and a bright Happy New Year. ■'<-■ ■ ''' X ' ■ Myers Popcorn Shack

SATTTRDAY, DECEMBER 22*. 1951