Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1958 — Page 21

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/till JMrjKZI Jb%S extend our warmest greetings with the hope that this Holiday Season brings you and yours a full measure of good health and happiness. May all the joys of Christmas remain with you throughout the coming New Year. Shell Bros. 905 N. Second St. Phone 3-4476 yy/ *° ou ’ rom ” Merry Christinas and a happy Holiday \ fiWag£ May your blessings multiply and your days i be full of the wonder i ao< * i°y °* living! ’ W' t||KL 1 * wlw E. F. Gass Store - ' Our best wishes, our ‘ ’ grateful thanks to all Mr B °° d Wen<ls ’ *. whose ,o y al patronage we Va,ue 50 hi ß h, y* felVlX you have a holiday SMBOn that ’ s happy ’ hearty and hM,th yi >■. GENE'S Mobil Service Bth & Monroe Streets

By Bhnn Buchter 'pHBBTAR of "Bright Days” sat 1 aloof ta her dressing room wearing a look of utter dejection and bewilderment. Rave notices had preceded the opening of the play and all connected with it had expected a smash hit on Broadway. n was over now, aD that remained of what had been no promising lay scattered about her, blasted by the critics rejection. It seemed unfair that success or t allure lay in the hands of a few men whom written word sounded a death knell. They had finished her career with the strokn of a pen, an quoting: NeU Bellalne has lent her magic. In her performance tonight she failed to lift the audience out of the present and into the seventeenth century. As a queen she was mediocre. The play, well written and directed, lost its interpretation due to the stars* inept presentation. A sad note on which to begin a New Year. Nell felt the sting of each word from the critics, for deep within herself aha knew them to be true. NeU Mt the sting of each word from the erttfcs for deep within beneifaho knew them to be true. The polo ttself had been dynamic in scope for she began young and aged through the yean. Oddly enough the early scones wept well, but as the aging sequence began she sensed her loop of control over the part. The reverse should have been the case, for Nell was fifty. Thirty-five years of giving her all to the theater and now to wind up as a has-beml No one would ever again bo willing to risk her in a nite The iteftatliig sense of failure increased as aha stared at her seif in the mirror. The heavy makeup aba had wom for this laet performance gave her an unreal, wltchllke appearance in the light of bar dr easing room. Great Dispute Her Nack wig was askew for she had warily sunk her head in her bands as she came off the stage. She tore it off now revealing her own rod Monde hair. Others were preparing to celebrate the holiday, she thought What would aha celebrate ? A New Year I Another start? The flowers mocked her, mute evidence of hick turned sour further emphasised by the quiet of the room. No clamor of fans beat at her door. No one cares for a hasbeen. Last year it had been different Accolades and an uncountable number of curtain calls had heralded her then. That was the theater: a bright star today; then She showered and dressed. Slinging her mink across her shoulders she studied herself. Dressed thusly she belied her age and often had been taken for in her early thrities. It didn’t matter! The sound of her heels were the only sound in the theater hall for she was the last to leave and they echoed as in a tomb. Pausing outside the stage door she looked hopefully for a taxi. She was startled to hear her name as a famaliar figure emerged from the crowd. "May I take you home, NeU?’’ Sound caught in her throat and she couldn’t speak. Johnny! Dear old Johnny. He had loved her since their youth. A warmth coursed through her momentarily, driving away her unhappiness. She Know The Answer She said, "Yea, I would like for you to. I suppose this is the end of the theater for me, John. I knew the day would come, but I didn’t know It would hurt quite so much. I’ve lost my magic! •You win always have magic for me, my dear.** Bbs lay her hand on his am and looking up at him felt the love he had for her. With that brief contact she knew what she must do. She knew surely, and without reservations, that she was ready to take on a new role, They entered his ear, leaving behind the theater, the crowd, and the holiday cnstta* A few days later a society writer spoke of NeU Btilalne, one time star: Nefi has taken on her eatfokthskqfwifaandherbapptaees is so evident to an that we Ww «agu»

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holiday few WISHES grwl Here's wishing you Wfjiam a holiday season aglow with all the $ good things S that help to make our lives brighter. y fVq r> i Reynolds Electric 840 N. 13th St. Phone 3-4497 “Complete Electrical Service”

BoliJau jheer > i right from jolly Santa himself... he’s bringing you a holiday season packed with fun and good fellowship. KENNY'S O. K. BARBER SHOP 706 W. Monroe Street

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\f K To you and yom, wt ' extend warmest wishes for a holiday season that findi you t y all wreathed in happy smiles. . DEUTUI HDOSTRIES / 211 South Bth Street ■ • . •—smwnsm-mswn

Il >■ * — II I i ...rfi I BrMMkUGftM •« A WFULLY sorry, Maty X*e ■**but I couldn’t possibly. tn invited to my oousta’s for ChristIM» ' MM of those family things X cotfid manage to take you along/ "Oh, bo,” Mary Loo Holland replied emphatically. "Thanks anyway.” Marge was the sixth aha had aaked to have Christmas dlnnei with her. All had other plana. Shi didn’t know anybody rise to ask In the aix months she’d been lx the city Mary Lee hadn't made many friends—hadn’t tried to. She had her job and her apartment That waa enough. She liked being alone. Yet aha hadn’t wanted to oat Christmas dinner alone. Leaving the bus, she was racing toward the office building when ahe worked, head down to keep the rain from beating into her face, when ahe whammed into the back of a young man going the name direction. He turned and said, "Hi! Visibility getting near aero, eh?” Mary Lee recognized Marvin Kingsley who worked at the earns place ahe did. He’d smiled at her. They’d talked a few times. But she hadn’t bothered to cultivate masculine friendships. “Sorry I bumped yon," she apologized. “No harm done. Here, let’s duck in out of this rain." They ducked into a convenient case. Preeenttybe naked, "Whet are you doing Christmas day?” They ehatted. Outride rato feU stoadSy. Presently Marvin said, "How about touching hare today with me ?- “That would be nice," "Sea yon at twelve, than. Leek, rate's slacking. Leite aaake a na Lunch With Marvin * Later, seated opposite him at a table in the case, Mary Lao wondered If she’d made a mistake In ignoring her co-workers. Presently he asked casually, “What are you doing Christmas .day?” “Nothing,” she answered. "Not going home ?” "I haven’t any home.” "No family?" “Well—hardly any. Pm an only child. Mother’s th San Francisco, Father in New Orleans.” "Hound* rousth." "No—X liked it. Families are too much bother." "But gt Christmas.. .* "Yea—that’s a little different, I aaked some friends to lunch with me downtown. They're tied up—with these family things." He nodded understandingly. “Why not have dinner with me?” “You mean you’re alone too? It wouldn’t interfere with anything ? ” "Not a thing. It’s tough being alone at Christmas. I know. Where do you live?" “1029 Dexter.” "See you, then, at twelve, Christmas Day.” Christmas morning Mary Loo put on the blue velvet dress her mother had sent In her father's package had been a string of pearis. At twelve Marvin came. “Merry Christmas,” he cried. “My, you look sweU.” "All right for where wo’re going?” “Perfect” He drove toward the residential section of the city. “Aren’t we going downtown?” ventured Mary Lee “Not ads time.” "But I thought.. “I know what you thought” Ho stopped before a sprawly, ranchtypo house. "I want you to see my home—meet my folks." A Family Christmas In a moment Mary Loo was in the house, bring Introduced to a lady and a dintinguished-looking man. Marvin called them "Mother and Dad." no house was full at people—gay, laughing, well-dressed. He designated them the family. There was a huge tree. Carols poured from a record player. It was lata when Marvin dually drove her Boom. They were almost them before ha spoke: "Forgive me?” • “IM cm thank you Instead," answered softly. "for the most wonderful Christmas Tvs ever had. X. guess Pro been missing some*Yes. Something Td like to brip yea fin4-and free? always. 1 MMtaft sur accM now. Mw Mte t bat-may X. see you again soon?" “Phase do,” she nodded, apcaj

We’re singing out our wannest wishes \ to you for a Holiday richly reward- / i ing in good cheer and happiness. / RIVERSIDE GARAGE 126 East Monroe Street .

Arir je? May you enjoy a Christmas LW JO 1 f fzl nwy holiday as full ’ i of joy and A **A<l*rr M iV .> good cheer as V WV R:?Z di -I*. -*•> X ■/>>>• W v- your lree is full > • of sparkling ornaments. >• ‘ v - < i BILL’S CORNER “CITY NEWS AGENCY*’ Corner Second & Monroe Streets

■ <wUA ■- / a v • A f whz^g>ai■. > I* $ J&m and hearty good wishes to our friends ' I and neighbors. As you deck the halls with boughs of holly...as you hark to joyful caroto ... may the season bring you much happiness. JANI LYN “Tomorrow’s Fashions Today” 119 N. 2nd Street Decatur Ind. - •-

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