Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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—- WISHING FOR ALL OUR FRIENDS THE VERY BEST OF HOUDAYS. AMERICAN GRANWOOD FLOORING CO., Inc. MAY THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS LIFT THE HEARTS OF ALL MEN. WE THANK OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS . . . HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALU Cox Home & Auto Supply, Inc. Choose Your Business Gift With Care Probably the hardest lifts to choose during the holiday season are those which are necessary as a result of business relationships. Following are some basic hints which might be helpful in the selection and distribution of busi ness gifts. 1. Extravagant gifts smack of bribery. Thus it is often wise to keep your gifts of modest value in relation to the importance of each recipient — whether he be an employee, prospect or customer. 1 It is best to choose your gifts individually, considering the tastes of each group of recipients, or preferably, of each individual recipient 3. High quality gifts that are useful, durable, and dependable are your best choices. 4. If possible personalize each gift with the recipient’s name or maybe just initials. 5. Package each gift securely and attractively. 6. A personal note, greeting card or at least a special gift label should accompany each package. T. If possible deliver each gift with a Hair" — personally or by preferably to iilay the joys of Gltristmas be yours. Poole’s Beauty Salon Gordon's Home owners can often fat all the Yule greens they need by wisely pruning their conifer trees and evergreen shrubs. There are five simple rules to follow when trimming branches and twigs for holiday decorations. (1) Thin the trees and shrubs for shape, always maintaining the natural contour of the plant (1) Do not cut more, than S to T inches from a branch. (3) If the tree has not been pruned for some time, take off every other branch. (4) Do not cut beyond the green needles; otherwise this will not fill in with new growth. (5) Keep the cut branches in a cool moist place until ready for use. to his office. The key, then, la such gift- giving, would seem to ba “Mo deration in food taste." aim gKKBOgffKlAg Christopher Columbus, credited with having discovered America, is also believed to have been re sponsible for the first Christmas observance in this part of the world. According to the story, the flagship Santa Maria beached on Christmas Eve and Columbus and his men were forced to work Christmas day to fret the ship by stripping her of as much fear as possible and taking it aboard the Nina. The Nina, however, was unable to take all of the men on board and those who remained behind in a fort named the spot La Navidad, In honor of the Nativity. Spruce, pine, hemlock, yew and aborvitae make ideal Christmas greens. Yew seems to hold up best. Broadleaf evergreens such as lau rel, andromeda, boxwood and Japanese holly should be kept in water when used Indoors, other wise their leaves shrivel. Roping used to frame a door way can be made of pine, balsam, tori ana hemlock. Any tt ttt broadleaf evergreens, ee-mtofled with hoBy, balsam or yewi are iths. Good for Moot re barberry, fire thorn, vlburatum with its bright red fruit, beyberry and drooping for If minutes. Let stand for ■train, reheat and hot from a large orange tog M It Place tl boDy-trimmed trey. WHERE TIME STMTS The starting point af time Is toe admiralty's data Una, which curves east and west af toe 130th mere- flan in such e way that It Uea al ways to the Year ff toe ief af um Ckfiiimms firm, Vkttfk (frrrrrf*/"', PmUntiml Yeur ratten. It's also e Decorative as It may day tree la filled resin—emostg toe bis substances Here are wffl dtatinato the Are In your tea a tees ITe tern dangerous toan a Mf sue. Don't set U up until a tew days Christmas. Until tom, heap It dome. Place it In toe of the house, weD It block an autt It hi water, ar um • tom tree planted in a tub. Haver um eotttou or peper for the deeoratteaa cu or around the tree. Da not put electric trains under Um tree. Um only electric lights, end am that wire Be sure that wiring sets lor lights toow they have • Jr IVVide ■ SWlvda from the tree to tree lights on and off. Don't away aB gift aeon as the praemti Don’t lot them pOo up i Don't leave toe tights ■a one te faB, tab* tot card It • • For happy boBdays, am get at tout their fl ivergreens Mourning iymbots for Films u symbol* of Evergreens are .secretions to tourcho* of Finns regard mourning At Christmas most homes there are children suspend 'lieaven” from toe Being m ceiling Such "heavens” consist a cord framework covered straw end different cotore of FUN FOX ALL ... Mrad- egy games after fun for eld and yenng alike and meat an the market are designed to provide pleasure for players from aft • to adult The Good Witch Visits Itoly's Young It is on January 8, the Feast of the Epiphany, and not on Christmas Eve that Italian chil dren place their shoes by the fireplace. The shoes are placed in anticipation of the arrival of “Befana”, the good witch, who comes down the chimney on a broom to fill the shoes left out for her — sweets for the gord youngsters, coal in the s..c ti u the naughty. CHaton, S. C* ThurteUy, December 1 24, 19f4 Whiteford’s TO ^EVERYONE •ee TYlay the bells ring out glad tidings. HALLMARK SHIRT CO. a ef The trees stand tice mute sentries, shouldering thdr burden of snow. No creature stirs, no wind whispers, no twig snaps, no bird cala, Silently, heart to heart, may Man experience like communion this Christmastime. * Torrington Company