The Mail-Journal, Volume 1, Number 42, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 December 1962 — Page 4

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Balance Os Power: Farmers, Lawyers

Farmers and attorneys will again form the nucleus of both the House and Senate when the Indiana General Assembly convenes Jan. 10. This is the usual situation. Closing in are insurance and real estate men. Teachers and individuals closely related to unions are the only other two groups which have any strength in numbers. Among the 100 members of the House are 23 farmers, 21 attorneys, 13 insurance or real estate men, 9 with union backgrounds, 2 auto dealers, 2 funeral directors and others including a physician, dentist, chiropractor, housewife, service station operator, printer, hotel operator railroad employee, restaurant owner, civil engineer, drug store owner, bottler, radio and TV newscaster, bank officer, telephone company foreman, dry cleaning shop proprietor, mortgage banker, and three who call themselves “merchants.” In the 50-seat Senate will be 14 larmers, 14 attorneys, 8 real estate or insurance men, 4 teachers, 4 with union backgrounds, and 6. others including a physician, government employee, manufacturer, motor freight company owner, newspaper publisher, and drug store

Christmas Tree Fire Safety Tips

More than 50 million American families in thei next few days will, be buying Christmas trees and decorating them for the holiday season. Unless care is taken, this happy symbol of the holiday season can bring tragedy, warns the National Board of Fire Underwriters. 1— When you buy a Christmas tree, choose one which appears fresh. Before you buy the tree, run your hand over the needles to make sure they are firmly attached. If needles fall when brushed, the tree is dry and you should select another one. 2 — When you get the tree home, keep it outdoors until you are ready to decorate it. You can keep it fresh by standing it in a pail of water. 3 — You should wait until just before Christmas before setting up the tree. 4 — You should place the tree in the coolest part of the room, away from radiators, heaters and the fireplace. This will keep the tree from drying, and reduce the chance of fire. s—Your Christmas tree stand should be of the type equipped with a water container in which the trunk can rest. Fresh trees will “drink” a sizeable amount of water, and you should fill the water container daily. 6—Only flameproof decorations should be used on the tree—those made of glass,

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By JACK HART

Mr. Frantz has asked me to use this column this week to report on the 4-H program that was conducted in Kosciusko county during 1962. I am happy to do this as thej grain show held last week con- j eluded the county 4-H activities for the year, and a very successful year I might add. The 4-H enrollment was not as high as last year by some 25 members but our completion record was higher and that is important in any program. During 1962 we enrolled 1,113 club members between the ages of ‘lO and 21 in 2,550 projects. There were 1,025 members who completed their 4-H work. Many people believe that 4-H is a program for rural boys and girls but our figlures show that it is a program for 'all youngsters wherever they j live. In Kosciusko county this year there were 381 boys and 732 girls with 590 of them from 'rural non-farm homes and 109 'from urban homes (only Warsaw lean be classified as urban. The (ages of these young people varied too. There were 579 between 10 and 12 years, 394 between 13 and 15 years, and 140 of them 16 years and over. Since the bulk of the 4-H membership is in the younger age ■group it follows that the larger portion of the membership is in the first, second, and third year. Our records show 302 first year, J 256 second year, 181 third year, ( il7 fourth year, 79 fifth year, ■and 178 members with six or more I -

Thursday, December 13, 1962

EDITORIALS

years of club membership. It seems that almost every girl is interested in foods as 585 ' girls enrolled in this project. Clothing is also a popular project with 304 girls enrolled this year and probably the next most popular would be crafts with 252 boys and girls enrolled. Other popular projects were personality improvement, 152; swine, 139; junior leadership, 121; photography, 118; electric, 106; home furnishings, 96; wildlife, 79; beef cattle, 69; dairy, 62; | and horse and pony, 62. There are 1 37 different projects available to our 4-H members in this county and those listed above are only a few of them. Os course no program of this scope could be carried out without the assistance of devoted volunteer adult leaders. There are 37 different projects available to our 4-H members in this county and those listed above are only a few of them. Os course no program of this scope could be carried out without the assistance of devoted volunteer adult leaders, There are 37 men leaders and 51 women leaders m the 46 4-H clubs in the county. These leaders are the backbone of the program. These people wert recognized in a program in their honor on Nov. 27. Standing behind them are their local club committees made up of 3 or 4 parents or interested persons in the community. When you have ah opportunity, let them know how you feel about the work they’re doing with 4-H in your community. Did you know that both the Salk and the Sabin polio vaccines were developed solely with March Os Dimes funds? Join the 25th Anhiversary March of Dimes in January and fight crippling birth defects, arthritis and polio.

merchant. Also, as usual, attorneys grabbed off most of the positions of leadership. Speaker of the House Richard W. Guthrie; Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine, who will preside over the Senate; House majority leader Charles W. Edwards; Senate majority leader D. Russell Bontrager of Elkhart, and Senate minority leader Marshall Kizer are all attorneys. House minority leader Robert L. Rock is in the real estate and insurance business. Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee will be John Coppes, Nappanee manufacturer. Chairman of the Senate Finance Cohimittee will be Charles Maddox, a farmer. The party alignment gives the Republicans the edge, 56-44 in the House and 25-24 in the Senate. The number of attorneys in the legislature brings to mind the comment last summer of an Elkhart county township trustee, who was disgruntled after the state’s new auto assessment law was declared unconstitutional: “Maybe if we elect somebody besides lawyers, we’d get a constitutional law!”

metal or fire-resistant material. 7— Use only electric lights to illuminate! the tree and be sure to check light strings before placing them on the branches. Those with frayed wires should be thrown away. If you buy a new set, select a type that bears the Underwriters’ Laboritories label. 8 — The switch controlling the tree lights should be some distance from the tree. 9 — Electric trains — part of Christmas in many homes — should be set up away from the tree. Sparks from toy trains could be fire hazards. 10 — Lights on Christmas trees always should be turned off when everyone is away from home. 11 — Check the tree frequently for dryness. In particular, check tree needles near lights. If they have started to turn brittle, change the position of the lights. 12 — When needles become so dry they start falling, take the tree down at once and put it outdoors. 13 — When Christmas presents are opened, the gift wrappings you intend to keep should be folded and put away. Other paper, ribbon and boxes should be gathered up and thrown away promptly. 14 — Even if the tree still appears to be fresh, take it down the day after New Year’s. 15 — Merry Christmas!

Christmas Traditions And Customs (From The Lion, December 1962) Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the church, and it wasn’t until the fifth century that there was a consensus as to whether it should be marked on Jan. 6, Mar. 25 or Dec. 25. Some objected to festivities connected with Christ’s birth; Origen, one of the ancient church’s most distinguished theologians, complained that to do so would be “as if he were a king Pharoah.” December 25 was first mentioned as. the birth of Christ in a calendar published in 354.. Christmas customs themselves predate the church. Earliest source is the pagan feast and accompanying sun worship that marked the winter solstice. Ancient peoples in Europe, Egypt and Persia had elaborate ceremonies at the time of the solstice’s withdrawing sun to give the sun god strength and bring him back to life again. In 440, the church chose the winter solstice as the date of the birth of Christ. For several centuries this date was observed only with religious services, but as Christianity spread, pagan customs were absorbed. The pagan bonfire for the. sun god was retained in the form of yule logs and candles. Christmas ornaments trace back to the Romans, who decorated temples and homes with green boughs and flowers, made merry and gave gifts during the feast of Saturnalia; to the Druids who hung mistletoe in their 1

(hk drruj BY AMY ADAMS / 7

CHRISTMAS BIRTHDAY ISN’T MERRY

Dear Amy: My birthday is Christmas day and, frankly, I don’t like it. Because it’s a holiday and everyone in the family is off, my husband and I can’t celebrate by going out alone. We have to drag the whole gang with us. So to make it legal and official, I want to change my birth date to the week before or the week after. What do you think? I’m 47. Emma Dear Emma: I think it’s foolish. If you want to celebrate without the family, just do so the week before or after. My birthday is May 30th, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The more the merrier! Dear Amy: Why is it that every time you women get together you always wind up the conversation by talking about men? Max Dear Max: Sez who! • • • Dear Amy: My husband and I both turn to your part of the paper first and we enjoy it very much. One thing I can say about you, you have the guts to speak up and tell certain people off good. Referring to a letter you published, I don’t think a 28-year-old man is too old for a 17-year-old girl. My husband is ' ,f ’ and I’m 19. We have three children and we seem to be very happy. The only thing wrong is that he wants to sit home all the time and play with the kids and I want to go out. So I can tell that 17-year-old girl one thing: if it is hard for her to stay home now, she better stay away from this 28-year-old man. Mrs. J. Henceren Dear Amy: A few days ago I asked a girl for a date. She said that she would give me her answer the next day, and she did; the answer was NO. Now get this, she said her parents won’t let her go out with me. I’ve known this girl for a year and a half. I also met her parents and I think they are nice.

homes; to the Sakons who used, holly, ivy and bay. The first Christmas tree was; introduced by Boniface in the Sth century. An English missionary working in Germany, he replaced the custom of making sacrifices to the god Odin’s sacred oak with a fir tree adorned in tribute to the Christ child. Martin Luther, it’s believed, added candles to the tree. Queen Victoria’s consirt, Prince Albert, brought the custom to England, and German immigrants introduced the tree to the U. S. Christmas hymns, chants and litanies were first written in Latin. But in the 13th century Francis of Assisi encouraged development of more popularized types in an effort to bring Christmas to the people. He also introduced in 1224 the use of a nativity tableau in an Italian church. As early as the 6th century, the Roman church introduced the midnight mass and set apart the four Sundays preceding Christmas (the Advent season) for devotional preparation. Services in the Lutheran church were set for an early . hour to commemorate the shepherds who came in the morning as the first to worship Him. In medieval times, secular > Christmas celebrations lasted from Christmas eve to Epiphany, Jan. 6. In England from the 11th to 17th centuries, the celebration lasted for 12 days. Feudal lords held big parties for friends and household that included feasting, dancing, games. When Puritans gained power, they outlawed these ceieorations because of excesses practiced and it was many years ' before England again celebrated Christmas along secular lines. ' In the Netherlands and Bel- ’ gium, the feast of St. Nicholas is a children’s holiday celebrated 1 Dec. 6 and a religious holiday on * Dec. 25. Santa Claus, the contrac- ' tion for St. Nicholas (a third century bishop known for his gift- ’ giving) probably originated in the 1 Netherlands as the patron saint < of children. The kids leave their t wooden shoes filled with hay for t the saint’s white horse. Elsewhere, r Santa Claus is also known as Kris ; Kringle, La Befana, Yule Tom- s

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But a day later, another boy asked her for a date and she accepted. This guy never met her parents before in his whole cottonpicken’ life. When I first met her mother, I just about went out of my mind. I actually mistook her for my girlfriend’s sister. But the point is why can she go out with other boys and not go out with me. Also do you think that it would be wise to take out other girls although she is the jealous type? Worried Dear Worried: The excuse she used for not dating you doesn’t sound kosher to me, but I guess it was the best she could think of at that time. Certainly date others. What’s good for her is just as good for you! • • • Dear Amy: I am a woman of 62 and I have 5 lovely children. After they were married I was so very lonely. I met a man who seemed to like me. We kept company for 5 years before we married. But it didn’t work out at all. He is a wealthy man and has a married daughter who lives very close by who interfered with our happiness. I tried so hard to please him and make a go of our marriage because I thought a lot of him and he was a good companion. Now I am alone again. He still wants to see me but I don’t want to see him. Please advise me if I am being fair with myself. W. O. S. Dear W. O. S.: Whether you are being fair with yourself depends on whether he is willing to be fair with you. Since you both want to resume your marriage, do so . . . with the provision that you live far enough away from his daughter so that she can’t interfere with your happiness. Good luck! • « * Please address all letters to: AMY ADAMS c/o THIS NEWSPAPER For a personal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

ten, and ten, and Christkindli. In France and Scotland, many I Christmas customs are observed on New Year’s day. Parties are held at Epiphany. In Italy, too, Epiphany is the occasion for parties and gift-giving. Instead of a Christmas tree, Italians have a Presipio, or miniature representation of the nativity. Starting on Dec. 16, groups of Mexican families re-enact the search for shelter by Mary and Joseph, each night meeting in a different home. Carrying candles and an image of Mary and Joseph, they go to the door of each room in the, house and plead for entry; at the last room, they are admitted and there sing their thanks. In Brazil, Christmas comes at midsummer and is marked with carnivals, flower decorations, fireworks, picnics, fiestas and boating excursions, as well as religious observances. Gifts are given both at Christmas and Epiphany. The first holiday card was designed and etched in England by 16-year-old William Maw Egley, Jr., on Dec. 9, 1842. Many religions at first frowned on the sending of Christmas cards and it was not until 1875 that the cards went on public sale in the U. S. Sidney Loses Two Games Sidney dropped two games over last week end to spoil their record of 4 wins in 5 starts. On Friday night Etna Green beat the Wildcats by a score of 60 to 40 at the Claypool gym. Jerry Sparks led the scoring for Sidney with 11 points while T. Feldman of Etna Green was top scorer with 12. Sidney won the opener 46-43. Again on Saturday night Gerald Van Meter’s Milford Trojans handed the Wildcats their third defeat of the season. Milford was ahead at the end of every quarter and won by a score of 79 to 61. Tom Holderread of Milford and Jerry Sparks of Sidney tied for scoring honors with 26 points

each. Stephenson finished with 16 and Groves with' 12 for the winners while Jerry Walther was the closest to Sparks for Sidney with 11. Milford won the second team game 40 to 37. The scoring was as follows: Sidney — Whittaker 2 2 2, Fruit 10 0, Sparks 10 6 4, Walther 515, Davis 02 2, John Rose 33 3, Parrett 215, Jr. Rose 0 0 2. Totals 23, 15, and 23. • Milford — Dewart 10 4, Stevenson 6 14, Zimmerman 33 2, Groves 36 5, Gerber 32 3, Mishler 012 Holderman 11 43, Stump 214. Totals 29, 21 and 24. Mrs. Eston Clayton WMA President Nearly 30 Years The Women’s Missionary Assocition of Zion Chapel U. B. church met Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the House of Friendship for a luncheon and Christmas party. Featured was the presentation of a gold bookmark to Mrs. Eston Clayton as a tribute to her service as president of this organization for nearly 30 years. The meeting began with a luncheon which was attended by 11 WMA members, 12 children and three men. Mrs. Sherman Deaton gave the Christmas lesson which was on missions in Jamaica and Honduras. WMA president Mrs. Clayton presided at the business meeting after which a gift exchange was held.

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