Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1955 — Page 12

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Youngsters Get What They Want BANTA CLAUS, Ind. (INS) — What American children want, they usually get. V That’s the report from a survey made by the Toy Manufacturers of the U.S.A., Inc,, which found the wish of the child to be the factor influencing two-thirds of American toy selections. The survey showed that 920 million dollars was spent for Christmas toys last year, and the pros-

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■'- ril? 1 ' ' ‘JLo all of you, whose friendship and loyalty have made this such a happy season for us, we send '“ our warmest Holiday Greetings...and a sincere wish that the New Year may prove memorable for / the many joys that it will bring to you and yours. I Z x ,- .. in—nun—., 4,/ ' ’ I" ’~' I H ’ '" I ’ w®*w.f - w jrjfcwt' 3: 'Sip? *ct // •' T ■ I liP* ; * .i*™r / ■■■ ■ ' x: ■ «>-- ;;: <- i - t«7>x**W // HP ! /'I ‘ O-- -"■• I - / ■ ' £\ h' ! // ' kZL.__._.__ ..._. £ i' // ■ (\ "fT* r* X7\ ZF/f ■ I /"}/)■/ Vi/ f i a/i ’ Vi* ..... * (JcX^ Lt'" 11 a t_ 4 - U I S U > / BEAVERS OIL SERVICE TYDOL VEEDOL - GASOLINE * MOTOR OIL

pee’s are good for a similar expenditure this coming Christmas. Annually the expenditure was over aJ billion in 1954. Hong Christmas Cards By International News Service You can display your Christmas CAt&t by stapling them' to rows of ribbon, then stapling the ribbon to the picture moulding and running it down the wall. Staple the other end to the baseboard.

Decorate Glassware By International News Service You can add extra sparkle to your Christinas dinner decor by using dimestore tumblers. Paint stick-shaped stars all over the smooth surface, using a very fine brush and enamels. Border designs are also good, or an all-over sprinkling of polka dots. Painting guests' names or date of the Christmas dinner on plain white cups or mugs make festive takehome items. Remember, a bottle of ordinary red nail polish goes a long way toward decorating accessories. Washington — American farmers grow about 200 kinds of plants while farmers around the world raise about 2,000 species.

GREETINGS. ok < rtJl Wu 1' /fli lk k May the blessings of the May the spirit of good first Christinas abide will to all men be your with you for all time. guiding faith forever. Smith Drug Co. J V ~ <. u . > I’ - ’Xc ...

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Education Plan CHICAGO (INS) — The Cook County Council of Amvets (Chieu ’0) has approved a plan of education for positive Americanism. The council said it hopes the plan will prevent what it called future repetition of "the shocking example of American Gia won over to communism by the Red Chinese." The council added: “Many of the POW’s knew too little about the United States and its ideals and traditions. They couldn't answer arguments in favor of communism with arguments in favor of Americanism because they kne.w very little about their America." New York leads‘the nation tn cabbage raising.

Christmas Wj? CUSTOMS ffi. y (nr-** /a\ 'itvk. /7i Many Christmas legends and customs are part of the folklore of our ancestors in all parts of the world. Many of them, too, are a mixture of early Christian and pagan observances which time and Christianity have given new meaning. Santa Claus, our American giver of gifts, is little known elsewhere tn the world. In Eastern and Southern Europe, it is the Wise Men who arrive bringing gifts. In Hungary the gifts come from the Angels, in Poland from the stars, in Greece. St. Basil is the gift-bearing patron saint. Popular tradition has it that the candle we place in our windows at Christmas is a custom originated by early Christiana to whom the candle represented the star that guided the Wise Men to the stable at Bethlehem One interesting legend tells of * shoemaker who, though poor, always placed a candle in his window at night to guide weary travelers, and so inspired the villagers that soon each window contained a lighted candle. The holly bush, long associated with Christmas, and with many legends was onee called the holy-buA, because in its natural state the berries ripen at Christmas time. The Wassail bowl, which today is Christmas punch, is said to have come to us from the ancient Saxons. Wassail was a word of greeting Which meant literally, "What Hails?”, or “How fare you?" At Christmas time, traditions of the Old World Live again. Pinatitas, doves and festive straw chains from South Europe; wheat sheaves, paper and carved wood from Scandinavian countries; angels, stars, Czechoslovakian bells and gold German stars are all bits of Old World charm that we re-create in our homes. "———ls i T 1 I “I don’t know that I can answer your question, son. but I’ll try. “The Christmas spirit . . . well, it’s something you can’t touch as you can the tree or feel as you do.,the cold and the wind and snow. It’s greater than the distance to a star or the silence of the night, more wonderful even than Santa Claus . . . "Oh. yes, Christmas trees and snow, presents and things, they’re all part of the Christmas spirit But these are things that we could have the whole year round without the Christmas spirit It's only at Christmastime that they . . . “Why? Well, it’s because the Christmas spirit sort of changes the way we look at things and the way we feel Little, everyday things, usyaßy so go off somewhere and are lost among the ■ Christmas tree lights or the eVergreen arches along Main Street We completely forget about ourselves as we gather presents for all our friends. Our troubles just seem to melt away. We buy gifts the year round for birthdays and anniversaries, its true, but it’s not the same. When the Christmas spirit moves us. we feel happy. We Just want everyone in the whole world ... “Is it being happy?" Not just being happy as such. It's being happy, and kind, and generous, full of peace, and, most important of all, being reverent, all at once. "Sure, like when we are in church. Outside the snow is deep and the midnight wind whistles through the trees. But inside there’s warmth and comfort and a quiet peacefulness that you don’t find anywhere else. Though just outside, the world, with its wind and snow and trees and stars and sky seems far removed. The flickering altar candles seem to be repeating a humble prayer in a language of their own Your heart swells inside you and suddenly you are warm to the very tip of your toes. It's then that you know . . . that you feel it . . . the true Christmas spirit With every breath you know that you are nearer and closer to Him . . . you know . God? Surely God. You knew it all the time. The Christmas spirit doesn't come from Santa, nor does it come to any man as a present It comes only when each of us. though we may have been careless or forgetful, reaffirm our faith in His presence and goodness and so strengthen OUr hopes to be with Him forever and forever. Then we have the Christmas Spirit the most wonderful feeling in the world. i J-'..:-'' •• V' ip f Ar’lL t at HA/ith happy memories of many pleasant friendships, wd extend our sincerest wishes for a joyous Christmas to all. WHY STORE Marion Robison Joe Mulligan Ralph Thomas

Wk Vi* ■ M ‘ jfcdhiSL. I : 'vT // If I*’ << I■■ : X-•-V-' I* PoKr-M? irfMlfflijL. r f 7 k. F it EASONS * I* / v fl May this joyous I . Christmas season bring you all the gifts of Happiness, Peace and Friendship. DECATUR READY-MIX Inc. East Oak & Fornax Street I T K *° our c h eiis h e <i K i friends we extend our 0 1 * sincere good wishes ■■ for a joyous Christmas • ■ .abounding in the blessings of good ///j | $ health and happiness, yy;... LORDS 127 N. 2nd St. Decatur, Ind. Cheerful 44olidac| ekl&l Xl I CDind if we pop I up with a “yule tide , wish for everybody? jR# | (Day your Christmas be a r-. * r” joyous one, remem- 1 | bered for years to come. I W®®' Mfc gMZ 158 S. 2nd St X.l PHONE 3-3030

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1955