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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1950)
ME PLATTSIROUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAUO Pnmp All A Christmas Story (From the Platter) Full of frolic and fun and glee; "2" were the stockings he hung Just where old Santa would see. "3" words he said as he woke. Three glad words, " Tis Christ mas day"! --4" minutes it took him to dress, As the stars were fading away. 'b" bounds and he reached the stockings That hung the wide fireplace beside; "6" glad shouts of joy did he give As the welcome gifts he espied. "7" presents he found books and toys, A bat, ball and gun that would shoot, "8" kinds of eoodies to eat. Nut3 and fine candies and fruit. A "9" hours he was sick from -feasting On the good things he got and then . "10" days had scarcely passed by Ere he wished it was Christmas again. For a dramatic holiday ar rangement, lighting specialists suggest you hang a large spray of Christmas greens, entwined with Christmas tree lights on the wall above a table, chest of drawers or mantel. Use blue bulbs, and a glit tering polka-dot sequin bow 10 match. Fasten tiny silver balls be tween the branches and com plete the setting with a pair of tall blue tapers. Journal Want Ads Fay! m To thank you as we" would like to is far beyond us. For if we had no friends like you there would be no firm like ours. "Our sincere thanks for the association and pat JruQacejrkh.wbichwe have. been favored. Ye Faithful (From the Platter) It was late Christmas Eve in France, and from theri quiet home, the good monks gathered together under the stars, ready to march to the little church among the hills where they were to worship the Christ Child at the midnight service, called a mass. Long they had waited for this holy night, the most blessed of all the year, and when the last, brown-robed monk took his place in the processional, all was in readiness. Slowlv thev began to wind over the quiel hillside, their tall, flickering torches lighting the rugged pathway. At the head of the long line, tall Brother John began to sing the Latin song, "O Come, All Ye Faithful." the monks joining heartily in the beautiful Christ mas hymn. How their voices rang out in the clear, starry night, more than two hundred years ago! And how ' tfrtiAoe of ill n'no" rm t o c xira sing this fine old Christmas song when the festive season comes round. No one knows who wrote the words. The music is an old Latin hvmn, born somewhere in France. This stirring "O Come, i All Ye Faithful" is sung by more people than any other Christ mas Mantel Decorations For Moderns C DOWELS r jJ& ' If you're looking for a change from the traditional, Christmas decorating schemes, try flank ing your mantel with a pair of glowing modern, stylized trees like those shown above. As you can see by the draw ings in the lower half of the sketch above, these "trees" 'are fashioned from dowel stocks, fastened to wooden discs or hlrwlr ' Rt.rincr.s nf miiltinlo i i o - . sons in;u nits ever come Christmas tree lights wrapped down to us. It has been trans lated into more than one hun dred and twenty different lan guages so that all people every where may sing It. Minor Pontiai "Your Pontiac Dealer" 627 Avenue A Thone 255 Kris Kringle Isn't 4 Really Santa Claus ; Popular notion seems to imply that Kris Kringle is a German term of endearment for Santa Claus. Jus what motivates this idea is not at all clear, since Kris Kringle is really a modification of Christkind who, although endowed by German legend as a gift-giver, resembles Santa Claus not in the least. Santa Claus, as we know him in America, never really caught on in Germany. St Nicholas" comes around on his liturgical feast day December 6 with his pockets bulging with candy and nuts and trinkets. Well and good, but Ger man parents maintain, as did their predecessors of the Reformation era, that the central idea of Christ , mas, the' birth of Jesus, should dominate the observances. Nor is Christkind depicted as the Infant Jesus, himself, but rather as his messenger and gift-bearer who comes to earth at Christmastime to bring happiness to good chil dren. The Christkind is usually represented as a child dressed in white robes, wearing a golden crcwn and having big, golden wings. around the dowels are held in place with electrical tape. Size, of course, is governed by your own taste and mantel. The trees shown above were covered with cones of Christ mas wrapping paper. The paper, however, must be heavy enough to hold its shape, yet transpar ent enough to allow the glow of colored light to snine tnrougn. .Whether you use single or triple cone coverings, be sure that tha bulbs do not touch the paper and, make them large enough to allow some circula tion of air so that the heat from the bulb does not scorch the paper covering. For smaller trees, use alumi num foil covering which has a pierced design to form interest ing light patterns. Christmas Mass , ; Midnight Mass on Christmas , Eve Is the event ot the year In ; Rome. Every Roman Catholic church In the Holy City Is crowded with men, women and children anxious to tee the processions. t of church officials In their i splendid robes. The larger the ; church, the more beautiful the i sight. And, of course, the ser j vice at St. Peter'a Is the most ; magnificent In the world. ! At St. Peter's all the men present are required to wear evening clothes and the ladies . must be dressed In black, thus : offsetting the brilliant beauty of the robes. Even the guards on , duty are attired In elegant red ; and white uniforms. ! Christmas SEARL' S. DAVIS STEPHEN M. DAVIS Plattsmouth State Bank Building mm I Hum's I i .-gig i ft T7a J! ' r' "tfc VVwVIKV?? S Holiday hospitality starts In the front hallway, so plan a spe cial arrangement to greet guests' eyes as they step through your front doorway. A lighted bell suspended over a bouquet of Christmas greens on the hall table is an easy-to-do, Inexpensive holiday decora tion. Use plastic, fireproof papier mache or a foil bell, wire It with a regular house hold size socket or an extension cord, as shown in the sketch at the left. Use a 25-watt bulb in s red, green, yel low or blue for a glowing col or eirect. or u 60 or 100-wau siivprpd bowl bulb In a porce lain socket for a subtle indirect lighting effect. Ymir indoor Christmas trae can play an important role in your exterior qecoraung scneme n you piace it prominently in, front of a large window. If you're put ting up your outdoor decora firms earlv. nlan to make the 53gg lighted tree the final touch to- your over-all decor; I mg plan. say poiiday lignung specialists, For an unusual holiday touch. tuck a string of Christmas tree bulbs Inside a tall vase and fill with silvery poiittias or fresn greens The lights in side the vase will create colorful glow to compliment the gentle flicker of traditional cnristmas candies. Wreaths, artificial candy canes, a Christmas stocking or evergreen .sprays any doorway decoration will be prettier' if you plan to light it. Lighting specialists suggest that one of the easiest and most effective ways to light your doorway is with a 150-watt projector spot or flood light. These weather-proof bulbs can be used in commercially The First Nowell (From the Platter) Was there ever a lovelier carol in all the world than "The First Nowell"? It means "The First Christmas" and is one of the very oldest songs ever written about the coming or the King oi Israel. This carol is so old that no record can be found of who wrote it or where It came from. There are some who believe it to be French, for it is said that the carol was first printed in France, and often we find it called "The First Noel." Others tell us that it came from England, and was given the name, "The First Nowell . Perhaps it was sung by the shepherds themselves as they tended their sheep on the great open plains, stopping to gaze in wonder at the cnnstmas star that suddenly' shone over . their heads in the silent night. The carol tells the story of the coming of the angels to the shepherds, proclaiming the birth of the Christ Child. It is said that in olden times, the shepherds sang the verses, and from the heavens, the angels answered with the chorus: "Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, " Born is the King of Israel". Class of '52 Selects Junior Class Rings During the Junior Class meet ing the students selected the Stvlemaster ring which was de signed by the Josten Company or Saint Paul, Minnesota. The college ring, a larger sized ring, was available to the Jun ior Class for the first time this year. It was a popular ring among the boys. The committee which selected a representative number of ring styles from which the class made its selections were the Junior Class Officers. 'Here are a few tips on taking indoor holiday pictures: When shooting anv interiors, follow the same general rules as for exterior photographs, leav ing all the room lights on and even lighting a floodbulb in the room to give some detail of the room surroundings. Indoor shots, if no supple mentary lighting is used, can be very disappointing since even a 10 or 20-second exposure may show nothing but points of light on the negative, with the bar est suggestion of other detail. A quick and easy way to be sure m a !-Timt;"aLi oi detail on an PI HMIira interior of a Christmas tree for example, is to give a 10-sec-o n d . exposure for the lights and then flash a flashbulb in the direction of the tree before shutting the camera shutter. The print will not convey the exact impression that the light ed tree in a darKened room gives to the eye, but it will show de tail. Perhaps the best on any of these things is to try them several ways, with and without flash, and outdoors with and without c o n siderable light after sundown. And, don't forget the wealth of pic ture material available at New Year's par ties. Flash is Ideal, for it en ables one to circulate and get candid shots. 1 "m : i i .TO EACH OF YOU I Woster Shoe Store k Shoes For'Alr-The Family M i l Deer, cattle, rabbits, mice and certain other animals are re pelled from garden and orchard crops by the taste of a new harmless spray. available holders, easily con- eealed in near er" by shrubbery or i " placed at one! side of the door, as shown in the sketch on the left. When colored lighting effects are wanted, use color caps, available i n H many electrical or hardware stores. If you pre fer to make your own, tempo rary filters can be fashioned from regular theatrical gelatin, water-proofed . by dipping in clear lacquer. to all offyou whom we have been of service in the past: Welshimer Store ' E. J. Richey ' Lumber and Coal Christmas is the time of year when we give special thought to those who mean the. most to us. During this cheerful Holiday Season, we pause in our everyday tasks to re flect on the pleasant associations and privilege of being of service to you. -We take this occasion to wish yon and yours the very best Christmas ever and a New Year complete with happi ness and prosperity. emmm