Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1953 — Page 22

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BHrA W • i / VWBfcilw Ba »> I ’XwB Brz /Tfl JSUII xyß Bt JEk/3?w <A Th 11 diristmastiae I - E|g May yo< experience the glori- [ j ous feeling of peace and brotherly love ~ | this Holiday Season. p U ■ Hi rfl ■S ® Ha COMMERCIAL PRINT SHOP ,„ w u^.—-,- —. r*--- —*— —-r ?,r"' . V 1 May all the joys of the season dwell Wjas, •i° y our heart and in your home X on lr^strna * an d throughout | J\ V ; g■' . \ tfiWv - • / - | / ; !lr j J •■kl [ DECATUR LUMBER CO.

- < v y Z|X . > j \ ( Xf w\ vF" i BMP '✓jx «VC W-. JgK f I I jllong with our warm Christmas Greetings 1 / we send to you and tiiose dear to you every good \ U ' —T~ / wish for a joyous season tilled with good health, % > good sheer, and contentment. And may your > g Holiday happiness extend throughout the New Year. 1 | < CAL E. PETERSON | I J CLOTHIER f 1. I 7 M

Christmas Card Idea Originated By Englishman ' Christmas cards are so much a part of the modern Yule season that one seldom stops to wonder how the idea originated and by whom. * This simple idea of wishing your friends a Merry Christmas brought honor and knighthood to th* originator. Henry Cole, a middleclass Englishman. Cole mailed his cards on a December day in 1846. The cards depicted a Victorian family assembled at the festive board and the traditional Christmas custom of giving to the poor. They also bore the now-classic greeting: “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you." He had a thousand of the cards struck off by a lithograph. . They were such a success that plain Henry Cole subsequently became Sir Henry Cole. The cards we send today, however, a tar cry from those mailed by Cole. The cards you send and receive this year will be designed by famous names in contemporary art, ! An American shopping for cards this year may select scenes painted by such famous people as Winston Churchill, Britain’s prime minister and famed amateur artist, and Grandma Moses, one of America’s most famous artists. The demand for cards Is so great that many companies spend their entire time in designing and producing them for the holiday season. Most Beloved Carol Is 'Silent Night' The most beloved carol of the many that are sung in all parts of the world is "Silent Night” that simple and tender German sbng. Its origin was unknown for many years. Recent research, however, disclosed that it was written by Joseph Mohr, an assistant priest in Oberndorf in South Germany. The melody was composed by a schoolmaster. Franz Gruber. The poet and the composer were part of the choir that sang the card for the first time on Christmas Eve in the Oberndorf church in 1818. The night it was sung the small church’s organ was out of order and the choir sang to the accompaniment of a guitar. Since then the carol has been sung to the tune of almost every musical instrument in the world * and in the languages of nearly all men. Gain And Loss FORT WORTH. Tex.. UP — W B. Floyd, 38-year-old ex-convict, agreed to plead guilty to gurglary charges and receive a four-year sentence. Before entering his plea, he asked to be excusd to go to the rest room. Officers caught up with him several days and he received five years.

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By Shirley Sargent !(«T ABSOLUTELY refuse to cook i * another Christmas dinner,” I Sarah Kilbyo announced firmly, hardly' daring to look at her startled husband. J j But Paul didn’t argue at alt "We’ll go out,” he agreed, ‘Til bet you spent four or five hours in the kitchen when we had the relatives for Thanksgiving. You missed all the fun.” f ‘‘You fnean go to a restaurant?" | Ten-year-old Peter made tiie words | sound evit "Guy, who wants to I do that?" 1 "I do,” his seven-year-old I Jean, rallied unexpectedly. "Then II won't have to set the table!" Sarah picked up her three-year-old. "Would you like to go to a restaurant for Christmas dinner. Kit?" Kit stared soberly at her. "Do they have drumsticks?" “Sure.” ■ j "Okay, I'll go." "Looks like you’re outvoted, Peter,” Sarah smiled. **Yes, I do. It won't be like Christmas to eat out." "You just like the easy part, son,” Paul said, "and mother has A' ■ A ; • • Ist __ Sarah picked up her three-year-old. “Would you like to go to a restaurant for Christmas dinner. Kit?” all the hard work to do. This year we’ll make it a retd holiday for her.” Christmas was on a Thursday and, that afternoon, long after the last exciting package had been opened, the Kilbyos drove to a nearby restaurant Peter looked across the table, "Sure seems funny not to have Uncle Tom an' the rest of the"' family with us.” "The ’rest of the family' adds up ! to fifteen people,” Paul remarked ! tdryly, "at |2.50 per plate." I Peter didn’t say any more, but ; Sarah knew how be felt. It did seem odd, almost lonesome, to ■ see only five of them around the 1 ' table and she missed watching • • Paul carve the turkey. When their » • orders came, the turkey slices J I were already on their plates, al-! 'though Kit had his drumstick. ! J "I wanted white meat," Jean! said, "an' they gave me dark! jmeat!" Quickly, Sarah gave Jean some ! of her white meat The turkey was • good, but the dressing wasn’t nearly as moist as she could make and the gravy seemed a trifle greasy. Neither Paul nor Peter ate as much as they would have at home. "Just think," Sarah said cheerfully, "no dishes to wash and wipe.” “No leftovers either,” Jean complained. ■'Yeah, no turkey sandwiches or anything,” Peter growled. "Golly, mom, you could make better pie than this.” "At $2.50 a plate," Paul said loudly, "and you kids have the nerve to ■ "Shhh, quiet, dear,” Sarah tried to hush him, "people are looking. at us.” "It's like eating in a goldfish bowl,” he said quietly. Just then Kit’s pie went flying off the table and he let out a howl that echoed around the dining room. Now everybody was looking at them and laughing with Paul and Sarah. But Peter and Jean were blushing, embarrassed to be the center of so much attention-good-natured or not. Only Kit really enjoyed the confusion as two waitresses cleaned up the spilled I pie and brought him a new piece. A la mode, this time. "Hey, look," he yelled delightedly. “I get ice cream too!" Again the people at surrounding tables laughed, but Sarah was as redfaced as her children. "Honestly,” she sputtered. "if I’d I known ..." =7 | “Next time," Paul interrupted : grimly, “we’ll get a private diningroom.” 7 ; \ . r 1 "Next time, Tm staying homo, ! even if I hafta eat shredded wheat,” Peter said defiantly. Sarah laughed, "There isn’t going to be any next time here. Peter was right, it doesn’t seem ilike Christmas to eat out There’s nothing to look forward to. nothing left over and it isn’t as good as . homo cooking. Next time, we’ll have all the relatives at our house.” "But the work," Paul protested. *Oh. nuts to the work. I hardly knew what to do with myself this , morning. What do you say, kids?” I Jean just grinned, but Peter said. ‘I toy fine. I'll even help with the dishes." I ■ -x iA Merry Christmas To All

■ r n Reason’s twK (jreetinqs W < to AiiW M[ay yours be a holiday overflowing with happiness and good cheer. KOCHER LUMBER & COAL CO. ■r» r tur lOTtea S wMa • - It is with Wral \ friends ow wishes lor a- 4 Wl |loriovs W | LEE HARDWARE —— . * i . -.. w er a Cliri.slmasVW ( X Make merry, be happy,. have fun for f I this is Holiday time! " I There’s joy in the air, *<>'** I warmth in our hearts— 1 I and a very Merry \ / ‘ Christmas on our lips. \ k/ LOSE BARBER SHOP

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1953