Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1957 — Page 18

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BULGARIAN HOLIDAY JB' 1 New Year’s Day U a great day tor Bulgarian children who receive their presents and small sums of I ’'.>’■','vfew fc money tn return for the gifts they -'' .' ceremoniously present .?' X Jt Teen-agers go visiting, and wish- K.MKmB tng neighbors a happy New Year. i expect treats and refreshments. k ; ' But unlike our "trick or treat" of Halloween, should the supply of goodies run short the situation Is I accepted graciously. I ■'■ Prayerfully, joyfulty, we greet JJM Christmas May the Christ Child’s 53 lr> message of love and hope z ’ |g gladden your heart and enrich your life. ER I I BAKNER’S BARBER SHOP ;■;- ■ . ■.■...;</,■.■■ .< •' ■ ‘ ■' / . Monroe, Ind. Phone 6-6690

THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. DECATUR. INDIANA

JOT TO THE YOUNG" One of the most beautiful aspects of Christmas Is the Joy that it brings to the hearts of the young, the shining anticipation that lights their merry eyes like candles. How old are you that you cannot remember the many times you lay quietly in the winter dark eagerly awaiting the anticipated hour of midnight? Did you ever tiptoe down the stairs, silently, cautiously, peeking around the corner to see if HE had been there? Can you not remember how all at once the days and hours of waiting were ended in the glorious realization that it was Christmas morning? Do you not recall how the world seemed different on that day, how your nostrils were filled with the aroma of pine and nuts, fruits and the fresh red paint of a wagon or the unsoiled newness of a fluffy doll? You are not so old that you cannot remember, nor so blind that you cannot see it in the eyes of your children. For it is there. It is a part of the spirit of Christmas and an important part For the moment it is the spirit of receiving, but tills will change with time as the spirit of giving and the truer meaning of Christmas become a reality. So let young hearts enjoy the coming of Christmas. Neither man nor time can change the idea of Christmas in the hearts of the very young, no more than they can alter the true meaning of the Christmas story. You can enjoy the fun of getting ready for Christmas by starting, early to make original gifts for those on your list who “already have everything” or are “so hard to buy for." You don't have to be a master craftsman to make attractive presents. Just let simplicity and color be your keynotes. As for materials, department stores and variety stores are filled with endless possibilities. You can. for instance, buy metal trays of all sizes that can be made distinctive with flowers or fruit, scrolls or scallops. Often the instructions, designs, and paint materials are packaged right with the trays. The ten-cent store will yield an array of kitchen canisters, cake tins, and wooden salad bowls that can be given decorative touches. They provide a wonderful way to highlight kitchen color schemes. I In decorating wooden salad bowls, put your designs on first, then give the bowl two or three coats of spar varnish which will provide aa odorless, tasteless coating. If you’ll take your ingenuity shopping, you’ll find many items, that will arouse your creative interest in other stores, too. There is an endless stream of closet accessories . . . hampers, shoe and hat stands, hat boxes, and clothes “haliers. And don’t overlook such gardening equipment as trowels, diggers and watering cans. They can all be perked. up with colorful enamel. For the younger set, a toy chest with storybook figures—or the child’s name—makes a welcome gift Such a box can be made from an old sea chest or a wooden storage locker. You may even find one in a store that sells unpainted furniture. ,

Old Legends Concern Magic Mule and Camel Among the many legends about Christmas that concern animals, two of the most interesting are the Magic Mule and the Camel of „.-Jesus - -—--I - - A Syrian legend says that a certain traveler tied his mule to a tree and went into an inn for refreshment on Epiphany Eve. Just at midnight, when the boughs of the tree bowed down in homage to the Holy Infant, the mule was caught up on the rebound and found cradled high up in the branches by its returning master. Another* legend holds that the youngest camel of the three ridden by the Wise Men was exhausted by the pressing journey and was blessed with immortality-by the baby Jesus as it lay moaning near j the Nativity scene.

W wuiiiw—tffj' i j| I jgp, « ' .-7 --n nuiiiMH i:rniiniiin:.i...... ....... - . = u WK ' | 1 1S i°y ous sca son, we take WMni ? great pleasure in thanking you K~aß*- r -<W | I f° r y° ur lo y al patronage • ’• and in wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Shell Bros. 1. —s , “■ ■ 905 N. Second St. r Phone 3M476.

White House Hasn't Always Had a Tree President Theodore Roosevelt, an early conservationist, once disapproved of Christmas trees and for several years forbade any being brought into the White House. But one year, his sons, Archie and Quentin, smuggled one in and set it up in Archie’s room. After the discovery, Gifford Pinchot, a great forester and conservationist who later became Governor of Pennsylvania, soothed T.R. by explaining that supervised and careful harvesting of Christmas trees —as thinnings—was good for the forests because it gave other trees room to grow. Ever since, the White House has I had an indoor tree. I

<f. i ' . • A tjk * * eace on Earth, , /J Good Will to Men." -■- May the blessed words — re-echo in every heart this Christmas, bringing joy to one and all. DECATUR INDUSTRIES _.. . 211 South Bth Street I s N /CZ/ . .xl K xtn Jfi Bt xV z /CZX 4/X f mh E * k f EE I 1 E * //£J K I i ■ jt | The pleasure is al! ours ff whert it comes to thanking our many 9 kind friends and patrons * ■ f f'" and wishing them the best of everything • . a throughout the holiday season! Dick’s TV Service D. C. “Dick” Amsbaugh 710 Dierkes Street PHONE 3-2096 ’ _ * * ' • ./ • _J jRF Hear ve. ~ I A z <lT; /x * >■" f \ ■ **”< mKtSKw :: e " f -( mF "x < JsMjW /«• >' i’a'lmrjood j If If ! ’»“’• W J xJ ljk^ w '' w ' B \ . wmMT' B’ 1 : W A C I J * ta * * Eagles Lodge iL—, ' —.■

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1957