Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1958 — Page 12

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■ —" MBestWishes'ft* 'We'd like to chime in with Mj&k F 1 ' many thanks and I f wishes for holiday v&fJ*-. lif .....r-'" •. fe h°y W <&£» J • you whose loyal Tk patronage we ||| Xfk m value so highly. A • V* f®: 1 ' s " .< wHI 0/1* Erma Krug* Manager LORDS 127 N. 2nd St. Decatur, Ind.

ir ii i, * • At Christmas TyjL *' it f J ' May this Christmas Season I t V uff. your spirits, warm your heart F ' .>*..:<#*' * jRa and bring you untold joy and happiness. f ~ . Decatur Dry Cleaners 209 W. Jefferson St. Phone 3-3206 KK X v- • /jpsgis-7 ' BRffirSM Maar s- JBNFh MBrigSMCFW. mkjA' dh fJhis is the time of year when we take account of our assets. Among them all, we find none nearly so valuable as the confidence and good will of our patrons. To them go our hearty thanks and warmest holiday wishes. Thomas Realty Auction and Securities Co. GEORGE C. THOMAS ' JAMES BEERY Realtor Madison Street Auctioneer

pnAvtd tyuat /4U In the long history of humanity there have been many love stories, j The literature of the world is full of them. But none approach that of Joseph and Mary! When Joseph and Mary were 'espoused— as we would say engaged—Joseph was considered an old man and Mary a young girl. Me was even thought of as being older than he actually was, because Joseph was a sedate, careful man who enjoyed the conversation and companionship of a group of selected friends rather than boisterous pleasure. And he was a religious man, too. He was very much in love with Mary and he longed for his wedding day. And then Mary told him what had come to pass. Here is where the great love Joseph had for Mary was proven to all mankind for all time. What was he to think? Such things just didn’t happen. He wanted desperately to believe, but at first he could not. He only knew that he would never make a public example of her. And even this would mean much criticism of him. Yet he was determined that he would protect Mary and the unborn child. He must have suffered great mental anguish as he thought about what he must do and how ho would accomplish it And he prayed! Then one night, after he had exhausted himself with tortured thinking, he fell asleep and the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And when Joseph awoke, he did as the angel had bidden him and took Mary as his wife. There has never been such a great display of trust, faith and love.

THE DECATUB, DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR. INDIANA

! ; %s< RevoltW J By Shirley Sargent j MI WANTA bike for Christmas,” 1 Terry Applegate said positive- ! ly, “a 26 tocher.” “Why dontcha ask for a rocket ship while you’re at it?” Hartley was fourteen, two vast years older than his brother. ”1 wanta 28 incher and then you can have my 24 J incher.” “That old beat-up job!” Terry's I red-headed temper was bitingly i vocal. “You couldn’t sell that for junk since it got run over.” “Oh, you two make me tired with all your arguing,” Marcia Applegate tossed her blond pigtails disgustedly. She was ten-and-a-half, blond, pretty and knew her own mind. “Now I’m not asking for expensive things with Daddy working only half time. I just wanta dollhouse and some new clothes for Bunny Baby and a parakeet and “And all I want,” Mrs. Applegate sighed wearily as she glanced up from her pile of ironing, “is peace and quiet! I wanta, I wanta!” I /V All f Y is I “AD I want,” Mr. Applegate said, “is -jeace and quiet.” “Well, Mom," Terry complained, "Christmas is only a week away and you've got to make plans.” “Hartley, fill the sprinkler bottle, will you please?’’ Mrs. Applegate surveyed her three children with a jaundiced eye. “You're old enough to know Santa Claus is for little children and, as Marcia mentioned, your father is only working half time so he couldn’t fill the bill even if he wanted to. Don’t any of you remember what Christmas really means?" A Real Present “Sure,” Hartley said, “we’re celebrating Christ’s birthday." “That’s right and Christ didn’t go around saying T wanta.’" Marcia interrupted excitedly. "No, He found out what people wanted and needed and gave it to them.” Mrs. Applegate almost scorched a shirt in her delight at such a discerning answer. “What are we supposed to do about it?” Terry demanded angrily. “Forget that we want anything?” “Not entirely, though you might as well cross off your grandiose dreams for something more practical; Daddy and I simply can’t afford bikes and playhouses this year. You might try thinking about others for a change.” They grumbled awhile, then the three Applegate youngsters began thinking and talking excitedly ■ among themselves. They asked for last year’s Christmas cards and an advance on their allowances. Hartley and Terry got jobs shoveling snow and banked their earnings in an empty jar. Terry spent half his time counting it lovingly though Mrs. Applegate hated to see him caress the grubby coins. Finally, three days before Christmas, she and her husband were invited by a formal, misspelled invitation to a council of Christmas. The kitchen table was cleared and the children sat around it soberly. The money jar was in the middle. Christmas For Others Marcia was official spokesman. “We decided Mother’s right, so this year we want to observe Christmas as Christ might have by bringing happiness to others.” Her speech concluded, she grinned, “Besides it’s really more fun. Now here’s the scrapbooks I've made for the Children’s Hospital. See I used old Christmas cards la one and magazine pictures in the other.” “I’ve been fixing up toys,” Terry explained. “Old yo-yos, bean bags —though you’ll have to help me Mother, the sewing’s awful hard — and stuffed balls.” Mrs. Applegate felt her husband’s hand take hers firmly under cover of the table. She hadn’t dreamed of such heartwarming results in her revolt against "I wanta.” "What do you have to report, Hartley?’’.The pride in Mr. Applegate’s voice was evident. “Well, you know that old man who sells papers at the corner? He gets pretty cold in that little stand '‘’money to buy him an electric heater." Mrs. Applegate winked the tears of pride back. “Doesn’t'look like there’ll be milch peace and quiet around here, but all I want really is happiness and you three have already given that to us.”

'Pnefwte fyrt fytle 7o Save In all probability you will have completed your Christmas shoppint by the time you read thia article, but you might put some of its suggestions to work next year. Did ypu prepare a holiday shopping budget? Did you stlek<to it? Many people claim that Christmas Is too commercial. This, of course, is not necessarily true. But every year millions of people, filled with the holiday spirit of giving, spend far more money for gifts for friends and relatives than they can actually afford. It’a wise, therefore, to prepare a gift list well in advance of Christmas and really balance it against your budget This way you can determine how much you can spend for individual gifts without taxing your savings or putting a burden on your future income. Gifts that you make yourself are always appreciated because they are gifts of youp time and effort It is proper that the spirit of giving should be a part of Christmas, but giving should be within the means to give. It is the gift that is important and not what it cost v Many people are embarrassed when the holiday is over because they find they have given someone what they consider a “small” gift while they may have received something very«aostly. Be wise and have a really happy Christmas in the future. Buy within your means and there will be no thought of those New Year bills nagging at you during the holiday. A Christmas card finally was delivered to a woman in Bradley Beach, N. J. It had been mailed from Oxnard, | Calif., <2 years ago.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1958.;