Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1961 — Page 22

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' ewlfct. So*® 1 ' HOLIDAY GREETINGS May your home be aglow with all 7 the joy of the Christmas season. Mcßride & Son WELDING and ENGINEERING Route 3 Phone 3-8443 Ttary Christmas i /gTif^n M/r z *—9&—-L= t. bh jFv t r lo all of our many /Ms a* * friends, we extend * V'X ' | * a wonderful holiday season. Xfc: W- i *&'' '*» ■' x <W A R. E GANTZ PAINT SALES, DECORATING & NEON SIGN SERVICE Phone 3-2722 Decatur, Ind. K«|bk </ ’ • OL v,A|||g ' v ' -- ■/ Jr 4rIL. - f*V 1 f A' k /fL r <o?l A s F ■ EMi - wi . \„ >?-3B \ ■ BNKrll* 4g z '***^^l? ■' '-tf?* '■ '-/ / aX'>'< --■ — // t 'k B * ///frf/w//* i® ?VA-»r X >z> Duo Marine, Inc. DECATUR, IND.

DICKENS’ STYLE . . . Co*turned for the part, three caroL ers sing Christina* carols during New York City presentation * of life-size dioramas illustrating J Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas I Carol.’’ Trffc.'t.ffifc ; — i Holiday Season W i Time For Ulcers • The holiday season approaches t L and with it come toys, candy, fun ' and merriment for children. For I adults It usually brings over- • indulgence in rich foods and ■ spirits, shopping worries and— I alas —bills. While the total effect ’ for children is the happinesshighpoint of the year, for jpany adults the holiday season ihfeans tensions, gastric distress, and I debt It is not coincidental that- the Incidence of peptic ulcers takes a gradual upturn in October and remains higher than normal through the holiday season. There is little doubt in the minds of many medical investigators that the excesses of the winter holidays are contributing factors in the seasonal bumper crop of ulcers, Hard To Control Many holiday ulcers could be controlled if the victim were to , restrict his diet to bland, uninteresting foods—a task most difficult to achieve when the rest of the family is enjoying those huge and spicy Thanksgiving, Christmas 1 and New Year feasts. Another ; preventive measure would be a slow, relaxed pace—almost an im- i possibility when Christmas shopping must be done and bills must _ | be paid. Instead, most ulcer pa- i tients will turn to medical help. Consequently, doctors will be prescribing more drugs to cure and relieve ulcers in the next four ! months than at any other time of year. Some Os the most useful new drugs in ulcer treatment are tranquilizers to calm people down, (! nerve-blocking agents which slows the secretion of acid in the sto- - mach, and antacids, to neutralize 1 or deactivate the acid. Although 'Santa Claus may not , be able to give you a happy,, ulcerfree Christmas, it is now possible j that your doctor can. Fire Can Spoil O Happy Holiday Babbs Switch, Caribou and Billings can tell you that a happy i Christmas is a safe Christmas. Babbs Switch is a small Oklahoma community. On Christmas Eve, 1924, about 150 men, women * and children were gathered in the frame schoolhouse for the community’s biggest-evcr Christmas , party. A series of incidents—a Christmas tree branch brushed f against a candle, a kerosene laihp knocked off a table, and a stage curtain thrown on the (lamest —led i to a fire which destroyed the schoolhouse, killing 36 persons and injuring 40. -y In more recent years, church fires occurred in Billings, Mont., t and Caribou, Me. In Billings, an attendant lighting candles accidentally set fire to a large velvet curtain behind the altaj-. Fire spread to a combustible fibre-board ceiling. In Caribou, Christmas trees placed around an altar in the au- I ditorium of a church fed a blaze. ; They were ignited when a small ; ' girl knocked over a tree which fell on lighted candles nearby. And in Missouri, Christmas trees placed along the altar rail fed a blaze of undetermined origin. Keep Children Busy I As Holiday Nears Children get bored during the Christmas season. Sure, Christmas is a season of excitement for the young ones. The trouble is they get so excited waiting for Santa to come that they become impatient—and need something to occupy their time. The wise mother will give them something to do. ' Children enjoy making things with their hands. They are anxious to help deCorate the house •nd the tree. Many parents brush them aside, saying, “You are too little’’—and the children ere left with their boredom. Give the kids a chance to help. Put them to work with a cookie cutter. Draw simple designs on cardboard for them to cut out and color. Let them paint holiday messages on boiled eggs with water colors. They will be happier and, once you get them started, you will find that you have more tree time of your owb.

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« fZjT J fi />■ ■ /;<& /TS. X • X -X ' OHERS&XI w jj 7tew&enmico. M wHrSWB Stewart's Bakery , “'X f7jg( y*r A /It* fN. w t . XJ-VW'zw n dBl ii( T Best wishes for a joyous Noel to all our wonderful friends. FRANZ ELECTRIC 317 Winchester St. Phone 3-3781 Im IfcSSiWNilh a Z ''U aXz l| flg i a X / iY I ■ b : 1 >4- v' HM OUR CHRISTMAS PRAYER FOR YOU AND YOURS May your happiness be so great that you treasure forever the many wondrous memories of this Christmas. Riverside Garage

Cranberries Traditional At Christmas Cranberries, so much a part of our holiday dining tradition, was i-bimi, or “bitter berry'" to the Indians, who pounded the fruit with meat into a paste called pemmican; used cranberry poultices on wounds and used the juice as a red dye, The Pilgrims, noting the berries were a favorite food of cranes, called them craneberries, and this eventually changed to cranberries. Pioneer Grower Cranberries were harvested from wild vines until 1816, when Henry Hall, a veteran of the Revolution, transplanted wild vines to a swampy site near Dennis, Massachusetts. Hall had observed that the choicest wild berries were usually found in sandy areas, so he spread sand over his fields and produced an excellent crop. Many other early plantings failed, in Massachusetts and New Jersey, before growers learned that the cranberry would thrive only under certain conditions. Cranberry fields today are located in bog areas with peat soil, the fields are well-drained and can be flooded to protect vines from cold and control insects; sand is plentiful, and necessary to slow evaporation, provide a good medium for root growth, and keep down weeds. Birds Welcome Birds are welcome visitors to cranberry bogs. Some bogs are lined with birdhouses—homes for swallows, which eat destructive insects. And with the birds,; are the bees, who also perform an important service. Cranberry pollen is too heavy to be carried by wind, so bees are necessary to pollinate the flowers. Aerosol 'Snows* Aid I To Novel Decoration? ! For the party-minded, aerosol , "snows” can be used in making novel table decorations from such simple materials as pine cones, boughs, and sprigs of holly. Colorful centerpieces for candlelight suppers can be made with a short length of birch log, drilled to hold red candles, and then sprayed with the snow. With a little ingenuity and imagination, the homemaker can use the white and colored snows in “spray painting” simple Christmas designs on window panes or glass Surfaces. Cut-out paper or cardbggrd masks can be made for each color area. For best results, the aerosol snow should be sprayed from a distance of about 2.' f inches —the greater distance, the fluffier the de posit of simulated snow. But when George came out of Mr. Potter’s office a few minutes later his face was ashen. “What’s the matter?” asked Pete. “He did it!” said George dazedly. “He actually FIRED me!” Pete’s face fell. “I didn’t think he was that mad." Start Looking “He was very calm,” said George. “He didn’t tell me that I’m through in so many words. He just advised me to take a month off to look around for something better.” “Didn’t you try to defend yourself?” “I’m not begging anyone for a Job!” snapped George. “I still can’.t/understand why he’s letting you go. Say, tomorrow's New Year’s Eve. Why don’t you come out with me and Millie and we’ll have a good time?” “Without Jean? No thank you!” “Well, brooding won’t do you any good. You’re supposed to forget all your cares and worries and start the new year with a clean slate. Want me to ask Millie to get in touch with Jean?” “Sure, that’d be just dandy. Give Jean a few laughs while you’re at it! Tell her I’m out of work too. Tell her that the hot -'"water heater went haywire. Tell her everything!” It was after eight when he got home. The light in the front room window startled him. He was sure he hadn’t left any lights on. He climbed the stairs stealthily and peeked between the slats of the Venetian blinds. Jean’s father was playing chess with "another man! The nerve of them! George charged into the front hall and stopped short. “Mr. Potter? What are you doing here?” “Hello Nielson! Your wife invited me. Say, your father-iil-law plays a good game. Ever play chess, boy?” George nodded. •’Where’s Jean?” "In the kitchen mixing some drinks. By the way, I’m sorry about yesterday morning, Niel- - son. Had to do it, you know.” Jean’s father looked up. “Jean invited Mr. Potter to look at the hardware store, George. He agrees with me; you can double your income if you take the Store.” “So that’s it!" Anger swept •trough him. Then he noticed ' Jean smiling at him from the doorway. “You tricked me!” he said a» •usinsly. -a-

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