Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1957 — Page 28

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v’ We’re heading your way Christman ever. May your holiday be brim- W---» A min* over with rood cheer and gaiety aa wall ) M the «vietor joys „. . J<O < xk\ peace, contentment and iKsXVix deeply fen napplneu. We hope that you all > enjoy a very Merry Chriatmaa and a New • . Year blessed with rood /.I gSßfe%, *y health, rood fellowship. Jd wB and rood fortune. REYNOLDS ELECTRIC 840 N. 13th St. Phone 3-4497 “Complete Electrical Service” » — Christmas means so many things: a gaily decorated tree, brightly wrapped packages, a warm fire burning in the fireplace, stockings being hung h?r Santa Claus, beloved old carols . . . but most of all a spirit of love and peace ... the glorious message of that first Christmas. May all these joys be yours. KIMI’ELS MR STORE «-■ ’ * -• * O' . ♦■ . .., -•-. • K. W MerryChristinas - — zr ‘ i ' JMI 1 r 1 • As the arise men came to Bethlehem, may the spirit of Christmas come to you and yours . . . filling your hearts with its wonder and warmth and renewing your joy in its message of peace and good will among men! • ' .. Decatur Auto Supply 135 South Ist Street

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. ». ■ ■ — WHAT 00 YOU SEE AT CHRISTMAS? JSStaIBIJrM . j JI There are a lot of things about Christmas that everybody sees. The colored lights. The Christmas trees. The store decorations. The counters filled with dazzling gifts. Homes decorated, streets decorated. Everybody sees Christmas cards, bells, and street corner Santas. There are carol singers, mistletoe, holly and evergreen wreaths. We see hurryipg crowds of shoppers, enlarged toy departments in stores, overloaded mail trucks, express packages piled high beside the trains. We see fires in the hearth, stockings hung with care, tables laden with good things to eat. And . they are all a part of Christmas. But all of these things are often too easy for us to see. Perhaps this year we should look extra hard for the "Spirit of Christmas.” Lets look for the great amount of good in all people; it shines best at Christmas time. Let's look at the faces of little children for the real happiness of ’Christmas. Let's look out for the needs of less fortunate people, the shut-ins, the lonely, the unfortunate. And this year, let’s try once again to see the real meaning of Christmas—its religious significance Its message of peace and hope for the world. Let’s really see Christmas this year. FESTIVE 1 1 Festive desserts play a big part ; in the celebration of the Christmas holiday, and. no r o.tbgr ..treats., ax* . ~ more associated with this holiday than plum pudding and mince - meat pie. The origin of the plum pudding is lost in history, but popular legend explains it this way: Once upon a time, an English >lng went hunting on Christmas Eve. A sudden blizzard blocked the paths of the forest and became lost One member of the party, the cook, was charged with the task of preparing dinner from whatever food he could find. In desperation, he literally threw "everything" into the pot—the remains of a stag chopped Into fine bits, flour, bi rd S’ ..egg t, dried plums, ale, brandy, sugar and meat from some wild game. Soon, to his surprise and delight, he had a delicious, hot "pudding" and to • this day, true plum puddings have all of these ingredients which our quick-witted hunter put Into his cooking pot. Mince Meat Pie The tasty mince meat pie was originally devised by the Puritans, as a religious offering and was served with a tiny figure of the Christ child In Its center. The earliest known recipe dates from the reign of James I in the early 17th century. At that time the pie was filled with beef tongue, chopj ped chicken, eggs, raisins, orange and lemon peelings, sugar and various spices. . >

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v ll ? bbb v NOEL Glad greetings to you! We’re coming your way with a sleigh-load of good wishes for your holiday happiness. Here's hoping all the heart-warming, old-fashioned joys of the season will be abundantly yours. HOME LAUNDRY 127 South 9th Street . . Meet t TlMF’k V fl b fiwM fg/. VZ ■ W sincerely wish for h B PP* neßß °f K f heart and deepest joy of spirit. . * KOCHER LUMBER & COAL CO. 102 N, Ist Street Phone 3-3131 THE cum B JSa Sl« y'x </ a | y MERRY CHRISTMAS / '‘‘A— 1 > ■ \ j . David C. Kaye ■ -———,rn I <WH3I.. Julia Jackson - Gayle Custer - Flossie Bogner Kaye’s Shoe Store “QUALITY FOOTWEAR” 4-doors South of Bank * Decatur, Ind.

LET'S SEE Mow . . . Checking the Christmas IM with Santa la an important task. No need to risk the chance that Santo might bring the wrong things or not know exactly where to come on Christmas night. Holiday Cooking Should Be Planned Fun’s a-poppin* in the kitchen during the holiday season. Much of the preholiday fun comes in deciding what to serve, but this often means extra work. Plan your holiday cooking so that you can do much of the prepa- ' ration well ahead of time—make pies, breads and prepare_towl and store them in the freezer. You can make salads 24 hours before serving, and you ean prepare cranberry jelly at any convenient time. Since you want to save your energy so that you’ll be in good spirits for the holidays, recruit the helping hands of your family. List things to do, and let them choose their jobs. You'll have better cooperation that way. They will want to help and share in what should be s' family tradition. Holidays are more meaningful to your children If you let them have I a hand In the preparations. Os course you’ll adapt their jobs to their ages and abilities. ' i 'First-Footer' Brings Luck to Household Probably one of the most widespread off the- early New Year’s superstitions concerned the "firstfooter,” the first person to Cross the threshold on New Year morning. Women and light-haired men were considered unlucky "firstfooters," as were people who walked pigeon-toed. In some villages the superstition was taken so seriously that a darkhaired man was given the job of acting as first-footer. Going from house to house, he would be first to cross over the threshold, thus preserving the .good fortune of the Community. Anglo-Saxons, believing that something might happen when the New Year burst in, often climbed upon the roof on New Year’s Eve so as to have a good view of any such event And we moderns manage to make plenty of noise, presumably because our primitive ancestors believed that noise would keep evil Influences at a distance. Dickens’ Manuscript Brought High Price Only a few years ago, a previously unpublished Dickens’ manuscript, ’The Life of Our Lord," was presented to the world. This simple, moving narrative had been written by Dickens 100 years earlier for the exclusive enjoyment of his children and because he felt such deep veneration and reverence for the life and lessons of our Saviour, Dickens had left instructions that this particular manuscript never be commercialized. It was never made public until the year 1933, after the death of Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, the author’s youngest child. Literary Prize 1 Purchased by the London Dally ' Mail,for the staggering amount of s2lo,ooo—or, sls per word, the manuscript became a literary i event of the first magnitude, des- , fined to be read and cherished forever wherever thoughtful parents, like Dickens, want their children to know something about the history of Jesus Christ For, according to pickens: "Everybody ought to know about i Him. No one ever lived who was so good, so kind, so gentle, and so ; sorry for people who did wrong of were in any way ill and miserable, as He was. "And as he is now tn Heaven, where we all hope to go, and all meet each other after we are dead, and there be happy always together, you can never think what a good place heaven is, without knowing who He was and what He did.” Holiday Treats Pies for the holiday party can be “trimmed” to add to the festivity of the occasion. With a mince pie, cut a star opening in the center and place smfrU. red candles In the pie so each wedge will have one. Form a circle of whipped cream around a chocolate pie, then place a small candy cane where each wedge will be. I It will make a big hit at a chlli dren’s Yulelide party.

1 1 ... 11 1 ZT"" g Qttatimqb JU Our dearest holiday wish for 3 you to celebrate a goo.d old fashioned Christmas . . . sur- g rounded by all your loved ones j //>\\ H .. . renewing old friendships - . . . partaking of the joys of — fit giving ahd receiving ... inspired anew by all the heartlifting wonder of this Day of Days! -iOaMoSI I» * MOW BARBER SHOP 129 Madison St. Phone 3-2714 "Noel! Noel!” In song and story, the wonderful message of Christmas lives anew and fills our hearts with "Peace, Good Will to All Men.” May you celebrate Christmas both merrily and \prayerfully, in the good oldfashioned way. SANITARY MARKET 747 Mercer Avenue 9 . ** > tl T” We’re all aglow with warm wishes to one and all for their merriest Christmas ever ... a happy holiday, bright with long-lasting blessings of love and friendship, good health, good luck and good cheer. ADAMS-JAY - WELLS NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSN. ' Thomas E. Williams. Sec’y-Treas. Room No. 5, K. of C. Bldg. Decatur. Ind. PHONE 3-3784 i——— 11 I ———■ ' i -

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