Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1955 — Page 14

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THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

J— It was December 23, 1818 in a tiny mountain village in Austria. The night was cold and clear and a heavenly canopy of stars stretched over a peaceful earth as far as the eye could see. Father Joseph Mohr, a young parish priest had just administered the last rites to a dying woman. Walking thoughtfully homeward, he looked down at the twinkling lights of the village and the bright stars above. A soul was about to depart from this world, to sleep forever in heavenly peace. Tomorrow at midnight the village and the Christian world would reverently observe the greatest birth—the Nativity that took place that holy night so long ago. How sad, the young priest thought, that the church organ was broken and the musical program for the holiday services had been cancelled. Franz Gruber the organist, had suggested they find a simple melody that could be sung to the accompaniment of a guitar. .Give him the words, he’d said, and he would compose the music. Give him the words . . . and there would be music. As he thought of birth and life and death and looked down upon the sleepy, starlit village below. Father Mohr found these words. They wing the praises of the Holy Infant born to the world, and we wonder if they do not also ask for the dtparted soul "rest in peace." Thus came the famous “Silent Night, Holy Night" Franz Gruber, true to his word, put Father Mohr's words to music that will endure till the end of time. '

I X~"X • Z Z. qfttf * / fl * a / / ’ IZ^ L if O * The progress of Christianity — and our civilization as well-*has been accompanied by the far-reaching message of the bells —bells that -eall 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 cathedral towers, the bells tell of joy and peace and call to the world to come and «dore. Older themselves than the story they tell at Christmas, bells were first used to sound the 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 tiis 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 because of ownership changes or to be recast They last crossed the Atlantic in 1865. I --- ~~ the ancient gleam JgF 2 of the Eastern Star Cl brighten your heart on wk jJf Christmas Day. . *®-A At ilwi ’4® / z 7 ® KOHNE DRUG STORE

Children Expect Realistic Toys Santa's helpers, the toymakers of America, made something like S9OO million worth of toys last year, using up a fabulous supply of plastics, paints and lacquers, adhesives and other new materials developed by industrial chemistry. Toy "consumers—America's precocious children—have come to demand a realism in toys that was unheard of a few years ago. If a youngster gets a toy automoblA. it must look like one of the latest styles he sees on the highways, a jet airplane must look like the pictures he sees in magazines. Most little girls won't look a second time at any doll that doesn't cry, walk, have washable hair and a wardrobe that ranges from evening clothes to a bikini bathing suit Expected to be big hits among toys this Christmas season are all various types of “do-it-yourself" kits for youngsters of all ages—kits they can use to make practically everything from atomic submarines, to 1955 model sports cars. In addition to do-it-yourself packages for advanced children, most manufacturers this year also are furnishing the completely assembled toy for the younger set

I I; » viz /J e ca g Sr sis I Many Thanks! I v For Your Patronage @ KAYE’S I SHOE STORE g DAVID KAYE £ g JOHN KABLE —— FLOSSIE BOGNER — g ■BBIBBiaSBSBBMSBBMBOaSBa««SBBaSBaBMBS»BSaiaBBB«BBnaBBBSSBBBBBBBBBBSaSHBamMBBSB«BBB«mBaBBBnSSnBBaBaBaSSBBBaOBHaBmMMSWaiB«aB«BBBBBaSBBBna«SinaB«B«B»B«BBSBBBaBBSSaS«BBBBB«aC«BBBB««B» /I Zy I "v Ta) We extend to our many good friends a sincere wish for a Yuletide laden with a wealth of the good . things in life. May every day be filled with the blessings of good health, happiness and warm friendships. , f // L f I ; ' ■EO HOLTHOUSE - SCHULTE & CO. “Decatur’s Store For Men & Boys” RK&W x >

® / tlMsfe jK Mwn ■ 'N*. / X 1 a ' a A AK. ' fl Wo f■„ . Our heartfelt good *' wishes for this joyous Ldfei* season to all of our wonderful friends. Jr • B HAPPY HOURS ROLLER RINK Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Miller

FRIDAY,' DECEMBER 23, 1955