The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1965 — Page 16

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TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY — Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bitner, r 2 Syracuse, will celebrate the 45th anniversary of thru- marriage at 0 pen house for all their friends and relatives from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 19. at the Evangelical Vnited Brethren church on road 13 south of Syr-

Gas Holder To Be Razed; Marvel Os 'Roaring 20's*

The first waterless-type gas holder constructed in the United States —a Michigan City landmark —is to be torn down this fall. The million cubic foot capacity holder, built and opiated by Northern Indiana Public Service Company, was the marvel of its age when it was dedicated during the “roaring 20's.’’ Standing 136 feet high, the 16-sided balcony encircled structure was lauded by officials, the public, and visiting engineers from countries of the world as diverse as Egypt and Germany. A steel piston which sink* up and down ins.de the holder shell, sealed with a tar mixture and floating on top of the gas, was the innovation that replaced the earlier type holders where water was used to seal the gas inside the risers <rf the tank. The Michigan City holder was ;*lso different because of the three balconies girding the shell. Old-timers remember it was used as a navigational aid for boats seeking the Michigan City harbor until the even higher snwkestack <rf the Michigan City generating station was erected several years later.

Evergreen Is Undisputed Favorite In Christmas trees, its the spirit that counts. Almost anything can be — and is —a Christmas tree In Minneapolis. Minn., they even made a tree out of water pipes, fastened like spokes to a telephone pole, and appropriately decorated. In Wilmington. N C , a live oak more than 300 years old is adorned at the Yuletide with colorful ornaments and electric lights. In Indianapolis they decorate the 346~f00( Soldiers and Sailors Monument with electric candles and stars The US. National Christmas Tree, officially designated in 1936. is not an evergreen but a giant redwood, located tn Kings C.uiyvn ' National Park. Cale This unusual Christmas tree, called the ‘’General. Grant,” is 3,500 years old. Many families prefer the “permanent’ ’ Christmas tree, often made of aluminum. Desipte all this, the time-tested favorite tree is still the evergreen. Most people, if asked, would probably vote for the “fir tree." Actually. there are nearly 40 species of the popular fir tree, found in the mountainous regions of Central and Southern Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas and .North America. * A frequently - seen Christmas tree variety is the “balsam fir.” also called “Canada balsam" or “Balm of Gilead," according to the Encyclopedia Americana. This is ; one of, the most common trees of eastern North America, lending from Virginia and West Virginia in the United Slates to Labrador and Newfoundland. The balsam fir may grow to 40 or 50 feet tall. The southern fir is of about the same height and is found in the mountains of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Other American firs are essentially Western. They include the Pacific silver fir, the white fir. the grand fir. the Alpine fir, the red fir. the Shasta red fir and the noble fir. These firs may attain 250 feet in height. In Canada, the exporting of Christmas trees, including firs, pine and spruce, is important business. Seven provinces export trees, to countries as far away as Venezuela. PYTHIAN SISTERS ELECT OFFICERS The Syracuse Pythian Sisters. Loyal Temple 1® met for a chicken dinner at the Wawasee restaurant on Wednesday evening at 6:30. There was an exchange of gifts and a remembrance for the Pythian home. Mrs. Estella Swartz gave the table grace. Following the dinner, the group went to the Pythian hall for a business meeting and program. An

' acuse. Mr. and Mrs. Bitner were married i December 22, 1920. in Goshen. Mrs. Bitner was formerly Elva Vorhis, daughter of Harry and Freda Vorhis of Syracuse. The Bitners are the parents of one

In 1925 — the year it was dedic.»ted — its capacity represented a three-day supply of gas for the customers of the area. However, due to increases in the number of customers and the uses of presentday natural gas. engineers now sate the holder CM store gas for only a two-hour reserve. Also, the company’s underground storage facilities — capable of holding billions of cubic feet ’ — and increased pipeline capacity, have combined to make the aboveground holder all but unnecessary. The holder — officially a Bart-lett-Heyward waterless type lowpressure — is located on NIPSCo property bounded by U. S. Rt. 12, 4th street in Michigan City, the Northern Indiana Steel Company, and New York Central anti Monon Railroad property. i To be scrapped are 901,247 pounds <452 tons 1 of steel, plus the steel for the balcony railings, external and’ internal stairs, dome ventilator, values, piping and seven . tar pumps. AH erf the residual-gas was re- ; moved from the holder in late [ summer and soon bids will be let I for a contractor to demolish the I structure.

election of officers for the coming yMir was held wdh the following results ME C. Mrs. Agnes Stiffler; E. S., Mrs. Catherine Babcock; E J, Mrs. Herbert Blue; manager. Mrs. Bebon Crafton; secretary, Mrs. Ethel Grubb; treasurer. Mrs Zerola Zook; guard Mr*. Artie Long; protector, Mrs. William Whetten; past chief, Mrs. Nelson Hoover;- pianist, Mrs. Orlie Brown: assistant, Mrs. Blue: alteristic. Mrs. Doris Mohler; staff captain. Mrs. Lee Poyser; assistant, Mrs. Marguerite Forrest; trustees. Mass Florence Moore. Mrs. Ella Unrue and Mrs. Clarence Snyder. The delegate to district convention is Mrs Zook Her alternate is Mrs. Stiffler The delegate to Grand Temple is Mrs. Zook and alternate, Mrs. Babcock. During the social period handkerchief showers were given for Mrs. Unrue and Mrs Brown, for faithful service performed as president and secretary of the Pythian club. A Christmas program followed with a reading of the Christmas Story by Mrs. Unrue and the singing of Christmas carols, accompanied by Mrs. Brown. Temple dosed by all joining hands and singing “Blest Be the T;e Tbit Bnds”, accompanied by Mrs Blue Farewell was said to Mrs. Elizabeth Pollock who leaves for a winter in Florida in a week. There were 21 present.

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son. Gerald, Syracuse: and three I daughters. Mrs. Gaylord (Evelyn) Jones, Syracuse. Mrs. Clair (Phyllis) Archer, Cromwell, and Mrs. Raymond (Fredonna) Custer, Leesburg. The couple has 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Unique Holiday Message Begins Greeting Cards

It was the “Golden Age of Christ-1 mas.” The personal exchange of good wishes, visiting homes to toast < a friend's good health, carol-sing-ing, bringing in the Yule log and great family dinners were all in ; vogue. - A new book was published that year. It told of Christmas goose . and plum pudding, of happy family I parties. It presented, and made : immortal. Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob i Cratchit and Tiny Tim. The book I was Charles Dickens' "A Christ- < mas Carol,” and the year was ’ 1843. [I Appropriately. during this “Gold- . en Age of Christmas.’ the now uni- : v ersally-popular custom of sending • < Christmas greeting cards began, ] The very first card, authorities . now agree, is the celebrated Cole- i

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Omens Dim Yule Spirit “Merry Christmas? Not always, according to some ancient beliefs once associated with the day. Take, for instance, the old belief that cattle and other stable animals were given die power of speech on Christmas Eve. Any person who heard the animals speak would die within a year, so superstition said. Somber omens of death were read into still other Yuletide legends. When die Yule burned, bystanders were told to watch the shadow’s on the walls. If the shadows of any persons appeared to be headless, this supposedly meant death for those persons, again within a year. Salt was also said to have the power of forecasting life or death, when used in connection with Christmas. The test could be made by. leaving a small mound of salt on the table on Christmas Eve. If the salt melted during the night, that. too. meant death within 12 months. If the salt remained unmelted, the forecast was for a long and healthy life.

Horsley, designed, and printed in London in 1843. Only a dozen of the original 1,000 copies are known to exist, and two of these, including the only unsigned and unposted specimen, are part of the Hallmark Historical Collection. When not on display in museums and similar institutions, the Collection is filed in a specially constructed vault at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. Mo. j Sir Henry Cole, a wealthy Lon-< don gentleman, and founder of die Victoria and Albert Museum, asked his friend, John C. Horsley, noted artist and member of the Royal Academy, to design the now-famous card as an unusual means of expressing his kind wishes to friends ( at the holiday season.

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