Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1957 — Page 26

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’ Ce*' - / i .■y“TWyffintl Vt swsons ft > -JV-P.ZM J <v-Q Byßy ? Good times, good cheer, SX’x' good fellowship... all these m\^K* r 7 /w *\ joys we wish for you this : // I x holiday season. PHIL L MACKLIN CO. 107 South Ist Street - -i—i — — ; -—. —, —; H—(|WHF j C/*lhw«’s Christmas music /4 Ji \ in the air and joy in enry 7(l' hMrt At this |lad time V ) ♦3 )/ we wish for all our \ friendsand \j/ \\\ neighbors / )A' fzW “• I ”” tawfelti : ■ f /■ # holidays ever! L x OlfeSt FRANZ ELECTRIC 317 Winchester St. Phone 3-3781 [S® tar nf"’*''* \ ; *1 f 2 3£L< .V — ■-' » IV KS3. W jy •-y r (g Re.-1 U.i/ '~ VI f ;roH ‘I JOHN DEERE 1,1 oeni« ■ ”.. i :.’ s ■ ■' *’ *'“■' ■" ' •.< ■ ’ ’ ' - - x-— “ T . J i ' ..• ■ •• *- - • . ■. i • SPRUNGER IMPLEMENT CO. MART ED MARVIN Wish You A Happy and Prosperous New Year. |»»in ’"“

President To Give Report To Nation Evidence Pointing To Withheld Facts By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent > WASHINGTON <UP> — A fair j question to President Eisenhower j right now would be: Who has a I better right to know than the people of the United States if their lives may soon be forfeit in fiery warfare? * That is a horrible thought fori the Christmas season. The jjues-l ■ tion arises, however, because of I considerable evidence that the ad-1 i ministration is suppressing some i national defense facts of appalling! I importance. f These facts are believed to be contained in what is called the Gaither report drafted by a committee headed by H. Rowan Gaither Jr„ a San Francisco attorney. It is a roundup on the comparative I production and striking power of i the United States and the Soviet ■ Union. The Gaither report is top secret. ! The President has refused to reveal its contents to the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee. ■ There has been, however, the inevitable leak. Over the weekend the Washington iD.C. > Post and Times Herald printed a copyrighted story asserting that the! I Gaither report portrayed the United States in the gravest danger m all of its history. A Chilling Word The paper said the report fore- i saw inevitable catastrophe for the ■ United States and its men, women ■ and children. I Catastrophe is a chilling word. Its dictionary meaning is: The ■ final event, usually of a calamI items or disastrous nature. There , is something especially grim about ‘that phrase; The final event! And. if the United States is. as | reported, in a period of its gravest ’ danger, then what great trials and : personal tragedies does the future I hold for the American people and how soon shall they be expected to come to pass? It is no reflection on the Washi ington Post and Times Herald to (report that the least satisfactory way of presenting such complex information and ideas to the public is thropgh what commonly is known as a leak. Leaked news is unofficial The reporter who obtains and • writes it usually has less than the time desirable for study of a complex document. A Factual Flavor More often than not. news which I leaks appears in more extravagant I WitjMiSn ft-oitld I by some of the qualifying fine I print in the official document. I There was a substantial and I factual flavor to the leaked ver- I sion of the Gaither report, however. and the citizens would be warranted now in believing the very worst of the nation's national defense and security posture until the situation can be proven to be otherwise. The Gaither report evidently includes statistical material, military estimates and defense data which properly must be top secret in the interests of national security. But the public which, after all, is hte proprietor of the United States’.' has'“a "right" ■fd~k?ibw‘‘ffie' extent of its jeopardy. The President, in his TV report to the nation tonight, probably will proclaim new defense spending needs accompanied by a call for the citizens to make sacrifices for the national defense. How are the voters to pass judgment if they do not know the national defense score? Creeling Cards Came To Us From England The thoughtful c-ujtom of sending cards to friends and relatives at Christmas comes down to us from England It is generally suggested by historians that the idea began with schoolboys away from home who wrote their Christmas letters on fancy paper and in fancy writing. There has been controversy through the years as to who sent the first lithographed cards. In 1941 a copy of an old Christmas card was found in the British museum and credit for the card was given to William Maw Egley, a 16-year old apprentice, in the year ■1842 - - Cole Gets Credit Later evidence, however, gave credit for the first card to Sir Henry Cole and lithographer John C. Horsley, in the year 1843. . Cards credited to Egley and Cole are quite similar. Each was etched in black and white and each shows drinking, dancing and holiday merriment scenes, and both carry holiday greetings Evidence that Egley was not the originator/comes from a framed copy of the Egley card which reportedly carries a note on the back in the apprentice's handwriting The note says Ute card was finished December 3. 1848 and is the "second ever published." Cole began sending out cards to all his friends in 1848, each card bearing the message, “A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." Although the cards brought fame and popularity to Cole, it was some twenty years before Christmas cm ds became very popular in Eng- , | land.

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Urges Routine Eye Tests On Children Connection Between Eye-Strain; TV By DELOS SMITH United Press Science Editor NEW YORK (UP>-A survey of 19,280 school children produced a statistical connection between juvenile eye-strain and TV watching. The connection was strong enough for the health scientist who made the survey to recommend that in our TV age, all children should have routine vision tests "at least” twice a year. The survey was made in Cardiff, Wales, and was noteworthy because it was the first anywhere that was large enough to have statistical meaning. Dr. A. H. Griffith, health, officer of the city of Cardiff, divided the kids into two groups — those from homes with TV and those from homes without TV. TTie, numbers involved were large enough to create a presumption that if TV watching caused no eye-strain, cases of recognizable eye strain would total about the w same in each group. — Difference Not Significant He then counted the glasseswearers. In all. more TV kids wore glasses than TV - less kids, but the difference, was not enough to be "significant" statistically. When the children were sub-divid-ed into age groups, a "statistical significance” appeared among those 10 years old and older, and this was markedly increased in the group among children 11 years old and older. He pointed out that normally the growing eye-balls of children have a tendency toward nearsightedness. In his opinion children up to the age of eight "can usually-cope with eye - straining conditions without the ofltical efficiency of their eyes being impaired.” but in children over eight, eye strain can "accelerate and exaggerate” the near-sighted tendency. In TV-watching, he said, eye muscles undergo physical strain because "they are continuously endeavoring to adjust the optical system in order that a clear, easily interpreted image may be received on the retina. The visual object may be blurred, moving, “ flickering, or badly* illuminated.” Cardiff Reception Good TV reception in Cardiff is good, he said, because the transmitting tower is ■no more than 10 miles tsmpwbJrom -any* set .in-dbe-seity-.- 1 * fW' acknowledged that his survey fell short of proving that “television viewing does affect children’s vision.” "But,” he added, "the indirect evidence suggests this may be so. If we are to accept the findings at their face value then the effect of television viewing on children's eyesight is a serious matter. He felt that “the only explanation” for the survey results was that “many of the older school children watch television so often, so long and under such adverse conditions that it causes eye strain sufficient to impair the vision of some of them.” Parents should know of these . “possible dangers;” and they should see to it that children look at TV under the best condions. it he said. And optician? and ophthalmologists. when they are exj a mining the eyes of children, should ask questions about how [those eyes are used and under what circumstances. l® Bl v GREENERY Home owners can often get all the Yule greens they need by j wisely pruning their conifey trees and evergreen shrubs. There are five simple rules to follow when trimming branches and twigs for holiday decorations. (1) Thin the trees and shrubs for shape, always maintaining the natural contour of the plant (2) Do not cut more than 6 to 7 inches | from a branch. (3) If the tree has not been pruned for some time, take off every other branch. (4) Do not cut beyond the green : needles; otherwise this will not fill l.Jn_witii (5) Keep the I cut branches in a cool moist place , until ready for use. Ideal Greens Spruce, pine, hemlock, yew and aborvitae make ideal Christmas greens. Yew seems to hold up best ! yßroadleaf evergreens such as laurel, andromeda, boxwood and Japanese holly should be kept in water when used indoors, otherwise their leaves shrivel Roping used to frame a doorway can be made of pine, balsam, laurel, and hemlock. Any of the broadleaf evergreens, co-mingled with holly, balsam or yew, are ideal for wreaths. Good for indoor arrangements are barberry, firethorn, viburmum with its bright y red fruit, bayberry and drooping leucothoe.

this J° youß < fun and fe,Ovlt ’ r ’ we vs . t,ke Pleasure ,n extend- * Jl■•' / ® ur w * rme ’ t wishes to all our friends. May this happy holiday fill your homes and your f yhearts with all the blessI ings of Christmas . . . vjla IwKT warmth and good eheer. L T peace and good fellow»hip. To everyone, 1 11 A everywhere, we wish a JJ liJIV Yuletide to be long remembered for the fulIwvHj LeSf* Ailment of cherished C dreams. MURPHY BARBER SHOP 233 WEST MONROE STREET ■ — —— (fJ’i-.L •-j\C I I HL' H \ I \\l v r Lrv- D • I \1 I /B j B ' -----UJlere’s a happy, hearty $ ■ ~ <f7\ dt J . with for your Christmas cheer! '• Jfiiß And here’s a hope that Gy x y ' X4-!-. you ma y i°y now ant * in the com,n s Efo you we send the season’s ■ 'T est, and may you all be greatly nth fronds and felto^ship f ! - “ and with good things by the score. KOHNE z DRUG STORE t ■ ■■■■■! u—— / J V fl Zs / We send you our pI I ♦R. I F K ? sincerest wishes | P* |1 that your heart will • ■ I re i° ice * n r^e k° unt blessings > | i 1 IrE of a Merry Christmas. 0 1 11 ? ■ b I] 1 | M ! ■ * I i c , V LAWSON | PLUMBING—HEATING—SALES & SERVICE Monroe St. Phone 3-3626

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