Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1963 — Page 13

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1963

>y/ H. | v -jyiß *5 -/t> B vAJwiKHKyAf' I 7 ©aaasffms I i z vL May this be the /] happiest one ever! jl\ DAVIDSON BROS.

.. . , < ?V „ yHI. ; j# ' '-Wt ' v'V -<*gai ' Fjf RBR '»l- at "TW?S , *-** t ' i x \J|t«>Mfr^sJ3ssF3Kji i .. rwß.ll ■ ■ wvw 3nsr □sr ; x * VrV-'--«ArnF * « F lf3N£-WrS!ak , MERBY CHRiSIMHS Here comes Santa Claus with a pack full of cordial wishes for a Christmas that brings the best of everything to you JANI LYN "Tomorrow's Fashions Today" 119 N. 2nd Street Decatur, Ind. MWgs'l 11 to ' Q - Glad tidings to all and our * "3Hr TA warmest wishes for the hap- vL / piest of holidays. Please ac-*-WB cept our sincerest thanks for /jfIKK B your friendliness and patron* JjK, t ag« thi« P»Bt year. It has been a pleasure to serve you. 1 v>ivNSKF/^IkA z AS AFX3f J • /f/><lW . ■ _ ,Q .'..■ •■ • ■ ' ' . Meshberger Bros. Stone Corp. LINN GROVE, IND.

Yule Greenery Once Prohibited Love, the poets say, is like the wild rose briar and friendship like the holly tree. The similarity of love and wild rose briar may need proving but history records the use of holly as a symbol of goodwill and friendship even before the Christian era. Holly wreaths, sprays and twigs were used, too, in various rites throughout much of Europe in those early days. And large quantities of the shiny green foliage and red berries were brought indoors to brighten the scene during drab winter days. But even before the Romans set foot on English shores, the druids were using holly in their own pagan rites. Due to this pagan association, early Christian leaders opposed use of holly during the Christmas season. In fact, Christians were forbidden to decorate their homes with Christmas greenery during the mid-December Saturnalias revelries of the Roman Empire. Eventually, however, holly decorations became so well established and so popular they were given Christmas acceptance.

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IMmBEKh SEASONAL ... Every home becomes a brightly-lit castle at Christmas when outdoor decorations reflect the joy of the season. In many communities throughout the land, an award is made each year for the best outdoor theme and decorations. I Ct Santa isn’t the only one who is busy getting ready for Christmas. for weeks now, U.S. railroads have been making preparations to move the bulk of the more than 6,250,000,000 gift packages and greeting cards which the postal service will deliver during the holiday season. - For the railroads, this means numerous special crews and railroad equipment, just as the Post Office Department adds extra workers to keep the mail moving. To handle the anticipated record load of Christmas mail, the railroads expect to expedite the equivalent of more than 62,000 standard-size mail cars, each 60 feet long. This railroad equipment available to the Post Office Department is sufficient to provide, every day, hundreds of all-mail trains. The railroads also transport thousands of cars of express and freight loaded | with holiday merchandise. The holiday deluge represents only part of the railroads’ phenomenal year-round mail performance, in which they carry the bulk of the nation’s approximately 64 billion pieces. L WiiSj '*«£??*.’ Wk » S' * F- TOM 80-k - -X. jjL a TOWT vwiy ■ X‘> -X;, Bb ji W MSrrt NOW SEE HERE . . . Santa Claus, togged in his Christmas day dress, captures full attention of the younger set. They listen, patiently, for each wants his or her turn to tell Santa about the things most wanted under the Christmas tree.

*' ■&*** ■ t - / > 9 •** w a ««*«-■ ■, ♦ ■ '*• w Good FOR i I Christmas. ..jX JL Tis the season % ZJ C ’\ xjg when we pause to say “Thanks” to you, our friends, for \ffif our pleasant assoc iation IB during this past 1 year. Merry Christinas! &'V r i If BURKE'S IT Standard Service FIVE POINTS PHONE 3-3810

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