Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE NEWBERRY SUN Friday, December 26, 1947 OO d dkxiitmai § dah.jj.ij dpLXL±tma$ i a^7 It- is our Yuletide wish that you will spend a most exciting Christmas, one that contains an immeas urable amount of good cheer-May it be for you a good Christmas happy one. R. M. Lominack Hardware R. M. Lominack Forrest Lominack Henry Lominack Kirby Lominack J. W. Longshore Charlie Force Ida Davenport As we extend our good wishes to you for the Christmas Season, we are remembering all the nice things you have done for us in the past. B. C. Moore & Sons, Inc Inexpensive Gifts Can Be Made With Christmas Cards M OST of us have stored away in attic boxes and desk drawers, Christmas cards from last year and the year before that we just couldn't bear to throw away. These cards can be transformed into charming Christmas gifts with a little ingenuity and a minimum of time on your part. Lampshades are always welcome—and here's a novel idea for design* ing a special gift for a special person. If your friend is partial to floral ar rangements, New England farm scenes, cats—or whatever, select the cards accordingly. Take a plain parchment shade, brush entire outer surface with clear shellac and let dry partially. Meantime brush the back of the cards with shellac and expose to air for several minutes until shellac reaches a sticky consistency. Apply cards to appropriate spots and press EVEN THE FIRST . . . Since the first Christmas card was made, they have been saved and utilized for the making of artistic gifts. During and since the war the demand for the cards for those in hos pitals has reached a new high. Our wounded have been supplied with thousands of cards which they use in making gifts. down. Brush entire lampshade surface, including newly applied cards, with the shellac. Let dry. The shellacking process may be repeated any num ber of times as each application serves to increase the durability of the lampshade. Pierce holes, about an inch apart, around top and bottom edges; lace with ribbons. Wastebaskets, too. make attractive gifts. The cardboard variety, either oval or square in shape, can be secured in your local 5 and 10 or depart ment store. Cover with plain paper or gift wrapping. Shellac, mount cards. Re-shellac—as with the lampshade. Another trick! Select three cards of uniform size and theme—either religious, scenic or peasant, etc. Place them in inexpensive cardboard or wooden frames. Take a long strip of heavy satin ribbon with sewn-on bow at one end. Attach frames to ribbon in Victorian manner, i. e., one over the other. Then sew a hook on back of bow so ribbon may be hung from tlie wall. A useful and colorful gift for the man of the house—especially if he happens to be a pipe smoker—is the large box of kitchen matches artisti cally "camouflaged” so Mother won’t object to its presence in her newly "done over” living room. Cover all surfaces, with the exception of the sanded striking area, with strips of colorful designs taken from Christmas cards. Paste the cutout Christmas card designs on one or both of the large surfaces—shellac, allow to dry, and repeat process. One of the simplest to make, yet most effective small gifts, is the bookmark. Cut out, in rectangular shape, the Christmas card design oi your selection. Then tape a strip of good quality ribbon—either satin or grosgrain—to the back of the card so that the ribbon extends about three or four inches beyond its bottom edge. Scotch tape can be bought at most stationery and gift shops in colors, now, and it lends a more festive air than the usual transparent tape. It’s a good idea, *ao, to give the card a coat or two of shellac so it will resist fingerprints -nd smudging. Two blocks of wood, painted in pretty pastels, mounted with Christmas cards and shellacked are just the thing for the guest room bookends. In similar fashion wooden boxes can be "dressed up” with cutout floral Christmas card designs to serve as cigarette container*. HOME FOR SANTA CLAUS . . . Many cities in the United States, even those which do not have names associated with Christmas sym bols, erect Santa Claus villages during the holiday seasons. U'ACH year, thousands of letters in -L-' the U. S. are mailed from Beth lehem—Bethlehem, Pa.; Bethlehem, Md.; Bethlehem, Conn., and Beth lehem, N. H. These towns were named many, many years ago, and imaginative Americans the country over send in letters to be remailed bearing the symbolic postmark of Bethlehem. The story associated with the naming of Bethlehem. Pa., is espe cially moving. On Christmas Eve in 1741, it is said, Moravian pioneers who had come to the new world in search of religious freedom gath ered in a log cabin in the snow- swept Pennsylvania countryside. Thankful for their new refuge, they sang carols joyfully; then Nicholas Louis, Count Zinzendorf, took up a taper and led the gathering into the stables where a few cows and horses stirred. “Let us call our village also Beth lehem,” he said, and all agreed. From a humble beginning over 200 years ago, Bethlehem, Pa., is now a thriving industrial city of 62,000. Santa Claus also has been hon ored in the naming of American cities. The story of the christening of Santa Claus, Ind., contains an awesome note in keeping with Christmas Eve. The government had turned down the request of a little settlement in southern Indiana 100 years ago be cause an older town in the state bore the same name of Santa Fe. As the villagers gathered in cele bration of Christmas Eve, they pon dered a new name, finding each suggestion unsuitable as they turned it over in their minds In order to select the right one. In the midst of their delibera tions, a blinding light was seen out side. Rushing to the window, they saw a flaming star crash against a distant hill, leaving a crater that still can be seen today. Awed by the spectacle, the resi dents of the settlement considered the event as a special omen, and they gave their community the name of Santa Claus to commemo rate Christmas. WW—■ Ifiiw w—» m\ it won't be long now! Old Saint ^Nick has his reindeers hitched up and his sleigh loaded and his sack packed!! He's peepin' over our shoulders right now!!! He's on the way!!!! So, this is a good time to send It-;. pur Christmas greetirtgs to each of * ou. Best wishes to all! Maxwell Bros & Lindsay FURNITURE -