Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1955 — Page 31

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CHRISMS I' Tjhe season of rejoicement is here and w« extend to you our sincerest wishes \ for a cheerful and k •/ O fol peaceful Yuittide. WW M & W AUTO SALES I . . 703 North 13th Street . 11 ■'■ '■■’ ' " '' — * ~”2 T — -——— W. with you | j / •II the joy» | //y 11. at . wonderful Christmas ' ’ S i ! ?<'x RlmTO can brnij !■ Bl > I I 3 lx r *•*••*“ '' ••>•-• *• V. V.'. ■ S .'MhSMW THE MAIER HIDE & FUR CO. 710 West Monroe Street Z ' V"‘x?**** l "*\ ♦ / ~ \ 'We hope this glorious /fl t season is TtyJJ IJJ f'"^. W / [ * %k. filled with I V' ■ f: J/ . good held, our many friends. \ i * “ * ■ >■ Jfe Jw MORRIS’BARBER SHOP 129 Madison St. Phone 3-2714 *■'// —“ y m J 3 <r >*?•“ SKI **s>”■ V ' RIVERSIDE GARAGE

g VALUABLE *« |& GIFT . < By Janet Hall EVERYONE was so nice, Kathle Carter thought as she remembered the Christmas gifts she had received last year. So many of her friends, neighbors, and relatives had remembered her. I’d' love to buy something for. them all, Kathie thought, but she knew it was impossible. She had only saved enough for a gift to her parents. She had tried to get a sales job, but she had discovered she was too late. There were no jobs left “Your relatives and neighbors don’t expect you to give them gifts,” her mother said. ‘Td like to give them all some little thing.” “When you’re older you can return their thoughtfulness.” After supper Kathie went to • Aunt ‘Betty's an<| Uncle Ted’s house to return a book. “Hi, Kathie," Aunt Betty greeted. “I’m doing dishes so come on out in the kitchen.” ‘T've been hoping to make some fruitcakes for Christmas gifts, but I don’t know whether I can do it this year,” Aunt Betty said. “The By the end of the week Betty had baked the cakes and packed them in tin boxes. children seem to take up all my time.” “Your fruitcakes are delicious.” “They’re a lot of work, though. Cutting up the fruit and chopping I nuts .takes nearly a day.” “I’ll .help you,” Kathie volunteered. 14 can come around after school and prepare the nuts and fruit and you can use them whenever you want.” For two afternoons Kathie chopped nuts and cut citrus fruit. By the end of the week Betty had baked the cakes and packed them in tin boxes. Busy Week The rest of the week was a busy ' one for Kathie. Mrs. Mason asked her to take care of the children Saturday so that she could go into town to shop. Miss White, a shutin who lived down the street, asked Kathie. if she would select some Christmas cards for her and , help her address them. Two days before Christmas Mrs. Cummings asked Kathie to I tend her children for the afternoon while she went shopping. After Kathie got them interested in games, she saw a list on the bulletin board headed “Things to do.” The list outlined the tasks Mrs. Cummings had to do durI ing Christmas week: clean house, bake cookies, wrap packages, write cards and so many other things. Kathie got out the cookbook and found some recipes for Christmas cookies. When she finished mixing she wrapped each mound of dough in waxed paper and put it in the freezer. As Kathie wrapped her mother's and father's gift, she felt depressed. for she knew all the people she loved so dearly were going to give to her. She had nothing to give in return. Appreciation Christmas -morning Kathie noticed there were several cards among her gifts. She opened the first one which was written In the spidery hand that she identij—fied as Miss White's penmanship. , “Dear Kathie: < “Thank you so much for your valuable gift. Time in our lives is so important and you gav’e me such- a generous piece of your life that I wish to thank you for it.” There were other letters, too. “Dear Kathie: I would never I have fruitcakes if it wasn’t for your help”—“l know the children will be pleased with the lovely way you wrapped their gifts. Thank you for your time. The cookies- were wonderful*’ With Mrs. Mason’s gift there was !a note thanking Kathie for her gift of time. Kathie had to blink away the tears when she finished reading the- notes. “You . see, Kathie, you gave something that is most valuable —your time,""’ her father explained.

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1— What Is the original meaning' of the word “Christmas"? • A 2— What was the Yule Log? 3— Was Christmas always celebrated on Dec. 25? 4— Who wrote the immortal story, A Christmas Carol ? 5— By what name is Santa Claus Ln England? B—Who is generally credited with originating the idea of the Christmas tree? 7_W’hy is Martin Luther’s name cjosely associated with the Christmas tree? 8— Was Christmas always a general for merrymaking ? 9— From whom did the idea of mistletoe decoration derive? 10— What two dishes are generally associated in England with Christmas? \ 11— Who was the "Lord of Misrule” during Christmas jollifications in the Middle Ages? 12— Is the custom of giving Christmas gifts a general one throughout the Christian world?

71]any e£anyu.ayeS soin CJoyeHier Jn JJofy praise As the angels sang on that first Christmas night, so will there be singing in the village of Bethlehem in this year of 1955. Bethlehem caroling is in many languages. An Arab choir will join with the voices of tourists and pilgrims in a simple outdoor service. Jn a grotto which might have been the sheepfold 'for the watching shepherds, the Christmas story will be read from the Gospel of St Luke. The stone buildings and churches of Bethlehem will be filled with thousands of pilgrims* who have journeyed here for a pontifical mass at midnight in St Catherine’s Chapel and the procession which later leads down a flight of stone stairs to grotto beneath the Church of the Nativity According to tradition, nearly 2.000 years old. the grotto is the . site of the stable where Jesus was ' born when Joseph and Mary could find no room at the inn During the ceremony an infant figure of Christ is placed first on a silver star, then in a manger in a wooden crib where it will remain ■ until the feast of Epiphany. On both sides' of the Israel-Jor-dan border, a short distance from Bethlehem, tent cities are set up : to facilitate border crossing formalities for almost 2,000 Christians living in Israel and temporary Christian residents of Israel traveling to Bethlehem for Christmas. The formalities do not take much time. In one tent, pilgrims get j stamps for their permits; in another. their luggage is checked; ‘ finally their money is changed. Then they cross the border, i Bethlehem-bound, just as was Mary and Joseph on a similar night long, long ago. and just as are fervent travelers from all parts of the world in this year of 1955 Japanese Women Use. Cornelia Oil TOKYO (INS) — Western-style i beauty salons and permanent ! waves have taken over the coif- ; sure of the Japanese woman, but ' one old custom still lingers on —the use of camelia oil. For centuries, the oil of the camelia tree 'has been an essential 1 part of a Japanese woman's hair--do. -. * j ? It brings out the “gloss" and ! helps keep the hair in place. Most of the camelia oil of "tsu-

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13— What is a creche? 14— Who is generally Credited with being the origi* nal "Santa Claus”? 15— What was the ancient name for Christmas Eve? 15—From whence was the name "Santa Claus*' derived ? 17— Were Christmas and New Year’s Day ever the same? / 18— What is the title of the best-beloved poem about Christmas Eve? 19 — Who wrote the poem? 20— What were the names of the eight reindeer mentioned in this famous poem ? 21— What are the traditional Christmastide colors?' 22— Who was the first artist to depict Santa Claus as we know him? 23— What is the Christmas-berry ? 24 — Can you translate into English the titles of these two Christmas carols— O Tannenbaum and Stille Nacht? 25— What wert the names of the Three Kings or Wise Men from the East who came to venerate the Christ Child? r

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1— The Mass of Christ 2— A huge log used to start the hearth fire on Christmas Eve, in medieval times. 3— No. Before the Fifth Century, it is believed, various dates were assigned to the festival. 4— Charles Dickens in 1841 5— Father Christmaa 6— Boniface, an English missionary to Germany, in the Eighth 1 century. 7— He is credited with originating the idea of placing lighted candles in the tree. 8— No. For the first several centuries of our era. Christmas was strictly a religious holiday. 9— The Druids, who decorated their homes with mistletoe on special occasions. 10— Roast goose and plum pudding. 11— He was the appointed director of Yuletide merrymaking. He was usually assisted by a clown called a "jester.” 12— No. The custom is largely confined to countries of Teutonic origin. ■fcl Ik * ,■ A fe"'' ’S‘*' V K . ■ - FLORIDA STYLE . . . Sure, it’s Christmas in Florida, too. But white sand must substitute for snow, a sea-grape for an evergreen, but what’s the difference when two such expert and lovely decorators are on the scene. baki-abura” comes from the tiny island of Oshima in Tokyo Bay. The women of Oshima, with their long black, camelia-oiled tresses, are reputed to be among the best-looking in Japan. Radio Safety LONDON (INS) — Walkie-talkie radios will be used to prevent traffic jams in London's Covent Garden market and in the London docks area. The British Transport Commission announced that as a

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13— The realistic tableaux of the Nativity. 14— SL Nicholas, bishop of Myra in Lydia 15— The Eve of St. Nicholaa 16 — Santa Claus is an American* ization of the Dutch San Nico* laas, meaning St. Nicholaa 17— The Angles of ancient Briton began their year on Dec. 25. 18 — A Visit From St. Nicholas, better known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. 19— Clement Clarke Moore. 20— Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blitzen. 21— Red and green. 22— Thomas Nast, famed American cartoonist, is believed the first to depict Santa as a jolly, bearded old fellow. 23— An American shrub, used in some . parts of the United States as a Yuletide decoration. 24— Oh, Firtree and Silent Night. 25— Melchior, Gaspar and Baltasar. result of successful experiments of vehicle control by radio in London and provincial cities, a two-way radio system is being adopted by British Road Services to control their trucks operating in the congested market and docks district. The tallest Christmas tree on record was a 212 foot Douglas fir set up in 1950 in Northgate, a suburb of Seattle. Washingtfjp It displayed 3.500 colored lights

p 1/jli >rll !y ill ’ ® IMff i I H® H I With hopeful hearts, Ix| It | kt US ra^SC ° Ur V °' CeS | in prayer that soon all L 7 * BE™ people everywhere will 4 /jr/ come to know and love * the true Spirit of ..._. — -- • t Christmas . . > the joy / J at comes * n S^ v^n S as well as receiving. ' 'I--; Cal R Petal • ‘ ", r-_ CLOTHIER ' V . ■ \

Sf tidings of wm J Jy the first Noel 5 z /r ' J As proclaimed by the herald angels upon a midnight clear, TBffgSaFgw may the message of Peace on HLpy' Earth, Good Will toward Men Ky enter your heart and inspire ’ <! 'F kjT you anew with the true spirit wl Christmas. GILLIG & DOAN W V I FUNERAL HOME W Phone 3-3314 Decatur, Ind. - f ---- fl Vfffl UIW CHRISMS ™ , 1 Il Lay the spirit of ■. . sl J 4 this |oyous season Si — remain with you always.* i•» » ' <i'g A V w xw If jOggs p 'ZJfflFv -k Oftt® lßS / IK j&cfil I ■ MR. & MRS. JOHN KINTZ 7 and family

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