Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1964 — Page 22

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ftta |W | <Bpirit IjKJ ♦JJ 'Up fill your heart with mWL the greatest joy and peace. W ■ Merry Christmas, ' everyone. , \UrfW ’-tfcW E. F. GASS STORE • >* x. s '^jjKljk ' x -'*a (jjfirwtmiwtw, and once again we pause to wish good friends all the special joys and blessings of the season. May your D?y bring an abundance of happiness and peace. DIERKES IMPLEMENT SALES 341 N. 13th Street Decatur, Ind. TRULY HAPPY FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES, AND MAY PROSPERITY BE YOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO COME. STOCKMAN FARM SERVICE DECATUR, IND. Wf/WZI ® ICW.IHC. Ms |F • ... we sincerely thank you for your patronage. May the holidays be most happy for you. Parkway "66" Service Hi-Way* 27 8 224 Phon* 3-3682

A MINIATURES . . . Realistic miniature* of outfit* worn by Jungle fighter* and soldier* are excellent clothing for playtime. They’re Sanforized and guaranteed outgrown before outworn. HOLIDAY CLEAN-UP Don't discard those holiday shopping bags. Keep at least two of them for Christmas morning—one to hold the paper and ribbon you want to keep, one to hold the scraps to be thrown away. -I _ ■ HOLIDAY HOLLY Most of the holly cuttings used in American homes today are of the English variety, grown for the most part in the northwest -where climatic conditions are most favorable. Research has produced several strains of American holly said to be much hardier and superior in color, foliage and fruit. These bear such beguiling names as Merry Christmas, Santa Claus, Old Heavy Berry and Cronenbcrry. JERUSALEM CHERRY Flowering plants are ideal for Christmas and one of the more brilliant and less expensive pot plants is the Jerusalem cherry. Its round, red fruit is especially appropriate for the holiday season. It needs bright light and likes a cool temperature, no higher than 55 degrees at night for best results—although it does admirably even with a 65 degree night temperature. If the plant is allowed to wilt, or if cooking gas fumes fill the air, the fruit will drop. TREE IDEA An Idea that appears to be gaining in popularity is that of decorating a live tree with its roots wrapped in burlap. The tree can be kept fresh throughout the holidays, then planted outdoors. RING THE BELLS. In Switzerland, bell ringing is a Christmas tradition and each community prides itself on the harmony of its bells. The church bells of Zurich have rung in harmony for hundreds of years, each Christinas calling the faithful to church services. CHRISTKINO Dear to the heart of Swiss children is Christkind, personified by a girl in white, her face veiled and her head crowned in gold. Accompanied by othdt children dressed in white, Christkind carries her basket of gifts from house to house, her coming announced by a silvery bell. When she enters a house, the Christmas tree is lit and delighted children receive their presents. IN FRANCE Public Christmas trees are not so popular in France as in America, although they are found in many French homes, usually ornamented with candles and lights, tinsels and colored stars. Also popular is the traditional manger scene—small figures arranged in a fashion that characterizes the story of the Nativity. CHRISTMAS COOKIES Add sparkle to Christmas cookies the easy way. Roll out sugar or ginger cookie dough as directed and then sprinkle evenly with white or colored sugar, pressing it in slightly with a rolling pin. Cut out de-sired-shapes and bake the cookies. A■ • - th: wassail bowl “Wassail" derives from two Old English words, "waes’’ and "hale,’’ meaning “Be well." It was the custom in ancient England for tjie host to hand a new guest a cup of the beverage (a mixture of beer, spices and fruit juices) and say, "Waes hael!" In return, (the gues. bowed, touched his cup to the host’s, and replied “Drink hale!" or "Drink in health."

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1 Chris^ aS I Cm.mk. Iffl 1 % ZJhP*111 \\ \ g \ May the spirit of /// y / Il the season bless /// i /|| one and all. KNSSELECTRIC 226 N. 7th Street Decatur, Ind.

IWul Oo w ©’IO V * Th an k yo u < Tor your patronage. We hope to serve you throughout the new year! BRIEDE STUDIO & CAMERA SHOP 202 S. Second St, Decatur, Ind. Au yw //g\ * 1 ® ML-/ ML/ To all oar friends... old-time u'ishes. Decatur Public Library 122 S. Third Street L o Oe° 4 . ? » L ° ‘ * I • 0 0 • merry CHRISTMAS o @ o )| ’ ° eTO ALLI | VI ° “ A 0 ° IS / — TtLve good wishes galore for everyone at Christmas! And if our wishes come true, k you’ll enjoy the merriest holiday season ever. JESSIE NEWTON NORM POUOCK • MNM«K BMb

EARLY CARD What some Investigators believe to be the first card printed specifically as a Christmas card was the one designed in 1843 by J. C. Horsley for Sir Henry Cole. The card had one center illustration and two side panels. The center panel depicted an English family raising wine glasses to toast a missing friend. Scenes on the side panels showed the feeding of the hungry and clothing of the naked. It was the only card Sir Henry Cole ever had designed — reaction to the toasting scene from temper-ance-minded friends was far from what he had expected.

/ * ’* JSMiaPMBI .w* ■h 4 - TALKING CLOWN ... . Bozo the Clown has joined the growing family of talking dolls and toys designed to brighten young hearts. Bozo is a stuffed replica of the famous TV, movie and re . cording clown.

TREES A’ PLENTY The popularity of the family Christmas tree is found in the fact that approximately 45 million commercially-grown trees were sold in the United States last holiday season. This number does not include the small operator who cuts and sells trees locally, nor the hardy individuals who venture forth to chop down their own. ) . HOLIDAY HOLDOVERS In the year A.D. 601, when Pope Gregory I sent missionaries to convert the pagans, he wisely instructed them to allow converts to transfer the harmless features of pagan winter celebrations into the spiritual fabric of the Christmas observance. Mistletoe, the Yule log and the Wassail bowl are examples. In the Bth century, the missionary Boniface may have started the Christmas tree tradition when he persuaded the Teutons to accept an evergreen decorated in honor of the Christ Child and do away with worship of Odin’s sacred oak. HOME DECORATIONS Holiday decerations help emphasize the point that “There’s no place like home" at Christmas time. One good source of decorating ideas is a monthly magazine devoted to homemaking and fashions. Department stores are stocked with a variety of decorations and Mother Nature provides such materials as pine cones, green leaves, evergreens, berries, pods and nuts. EXTRA GIFT An "extra" and inexpensive gift certain to be appreciated by most youngsters is a supply of batteries. Most children receive one or more battery-powered toys for Christmas.

iBL <dMMi ||k ■ •<* *. ' 4®®* J * "' : '3T "'' ; y ? >| HAPPY GIRL ... First choice for most any young lady is a doll _. all her own. Modern dolls are flexible, sturdy, long-lasting and . nearly all of them can "talk.” ■e . • ’ < . ‘ ,

V \ 'MBu 'wishing you a holiday filled to brim with happiness! WALTER WIEGMANN AUCTIONEER g p I Decatur, Ind. f\ wWJr If Wfe, / J) May \ jKIiL icXcc 1I Ftp lp. w ess man ' < ' *^' s Christmas If and remain in our / hearts for all RS the days ,0 come. Lftj / lx’V wlWfcWßfeu John Brecht Jewelry 215 W. MONROE ST. CHRISTMASMEMORIES* ** Memories of a loved one —of a life to be worthily commemorated — such memories live < on in the beauty of an everlasting Rock of Ages /Own memorial. Plan now in this consecrated season '2l to hallow your loved o-— ’ resting place. LIBY MONUMENTS C27T? East Side of Decatur Cemetery | a <" Mcnroe Street Decatur, Indiana /Jj ft itt® MEMORIALS , /z _ Consult us for de- « US ;; ■ si & n suggestions - We at Liby Monuments wish to take this opportunity to thank the people of our community for the confidence placed in us in furnishing their family memorials. We also wish to extend to everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Dale Liby, Owner

/Ci hs Jb ©earn' W* B' ; /Z /1 fete O tovethe trappiest 1 j of holidays f © lyOfc.. s □a DECATUR AUTO PAIRT & TOP CO. .113 N. RUST ST. .... , 1

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1964