THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1948
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We’d like to tell each of you personally that we
wish you a Season of Good Cheer—but we can t see
all of. you. So here goes for a Merry Christmas to
Everybody.
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"I WAS A GOOD GIRL ALL TEAR" ... It looks as though Santa
believes her, too. Right now Santa Is basy with millions of Inter
views like this, but he's expected to stay on schedule and arrive
here December 25.
Reading Yuletide Stories
Adds to Family Christmas
T HE reading of literature’s most
loved Christmas stories, includ
ing the Gospels, is one of the best
ways for a family to prepare for the
day itself.
A family reading session, planned
for the last few days before Christ
mas, will make it easier for the
children to stand the tension of
waiting and will add meaning and
happy family memories to the oc
casion.
Christmas is, first of all, religious,
and the New Testament accounts of
the birth of Jesus ought always to
be read first. Both the Christmas
tales of Matthew and Luke are
beautiful poetry and literature.
Perhaps the most famous Christ
mas book in the world, after the
Gospels, is Dickens “A Christmas
Carol,” written in 1843. It Is a
tale which will be told and retold
as long as there is Christmas. It is
profound enough for the most adult
taste and it is sUll a children’s
classic.
Henry Van Dyke’s “The Other
Wise Man,” is another story which
has become a Christmas classic.
It tells of a fourth wise man who
saw the star rising and set out
to follow it. The great desire of
this pilgrim was denied, yet ful
filled in the denial.
For a good, unoffensive funny
story about Christmas try “How
Come Christmas?” by Roark Brad
ford. It concerns the efforts of a
group of Negroes to decide which
came first, Santa Claus or the little
Lord Jesus.
Probably the most famous Ameri
can Christmas tale is Kate Douglas
Wiggin’s “The Birds’ Christmas
Carol." There are other American
Christmas stories well worth read
ing, though, such as Louisa May
Alcott’s “Christmas at Orchard
House” and Vincent Starrett’s
“Snow for Christmas.” Christopher
Morley’s “The Worst Christmas
Story” happens to be almost one
of the best.
These are just a few of the pos
sibilities for a literary Christmas
menu. When it is selected and
served to the family circle, have
the fireplace going and the tree
lights on.
Gift Suggestions
Christmas always brihgs the prob
lem of what to give him or her.
The best way to solve this problem
is to first think of the things he or
she likes to do. Then, buy a gift
that will be suitable for the per
son’s activities.
Here are some suggestions. Even
if the person has one of these items
he’ll not mind having another one.
FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE
GAMES—cards, chess or checkers,
ash trays, score pads and pencils,
a card table cover, a book about a
favorite game.
IF SHE LIKES TO SEW—em
broidery package of stamped ma
terial complete with threads and
directions, pinking shears, a sweat
er stretcher, press cloth and tailor’s
cushions, workbag, dress or blouse
material, wool and needles.
FOR TRAVELERS — luggage,
compact mending or cleaning kit,
• camera, film, portable radio,
travel iron, flashlight-tipped nencil
or key holder, compact shaving kit
THE OUTDOOR TYPE—hand-
tied flies, tennis balls in tins, golf
balls, nylon fish lines, ski wax,
wool socks, new set of mittens for
the golf clubs, bright caps and
jackets.
THE GARDENER—garden gloves,
shears, picking basket, a set of
stakes, a new book about garden
ing, hand sprayer, a peaked cap.
THE YOUNGER SET—her first
permanent watches, £razy sports
shirts, his first shaving kit, dancing
lessons, their first piece of luggage
with their names on it, start her on
a set of silver, books about his
hobby or some equipment for it
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Once upon a time—according to
Harz mountain legend—a poor
miner’s wife was gathering pine
cones in the forest. It was just be
fore Christmas, her husband was
ill, and there was no money in the
house for food. So, she gathered the
cones and sold them to the villagers
for kindling—obtaining enough for
the day’s necessities.
One morning while she was look
ing for such cones, a little imp
jumped out of a huge fir tree.
“Here, here are the biggest,
driest cones of all! Take these,”
he shrieked, jumping up and down
excitedly.
Suddenly, there was such a show
er of cones that the poor woman was
frightened. She tried to run away,
but could not move until the little
imp had filled her basket. And, hav
ing started home, the basket grew
heavier and heavier—she wished
the elf hadn’t disappeared, he
might have helped her.
When she finally reached her hut,
she called the children to help 'car
ry the basket inside. Emptying the
basket, they found that every cone
was made of solid silver.
Commemorating these legendary
silver cones, gilded pine cones are
sold in modem stores, to decorate
our homes—to burn and crackle
gaily in our Christmas fires.
Some Safety Rules
For Holiday Season
It only takes a small amount of
carelessness to turn the joyful
Christmas holiday into a tragic
event. The Christmas tree is the
danger spot. There are a few
simple precautions that will assure
a safe and merry Christmas.
Never bum real candles on your
tree.
Don’t risk using frayed cords and
broken plugs.
Avoid placing powerful lamp
bulbs near fancy ornaments, syn
thetic materials, paper or cotton.
Don’t go away and leave your
tree lighted.
Be very careful when smoking
around Christmas package wrap
ping materiaL
Secure the tree by wires to the
wall so that tiny tots will not be
able to bump or pull it over.
Place your tree so that, standing
or fallen, it cannot block a doorway
which might be needed to escape
from the room.
If you go in for elaborate decora
tions, better make sure they’re all
made of incombustible materiaL
FlameprOofed materials can be pur
chased at many stores. Insist on
them.
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May the Holiday Season
bring to you all the pleasant
moments so necessary for a
Joyful Christmas
Silent Night
The famous Christmas hymn, “Si
lent night, holy night,” was writ
ten in Obendorf, one of Austria’s
loveliest villages, on Christmas Eve,
1818, by the local clergyman, who
took the words to the home of the
village organist the same night,
where they were immediately set
to the well-known tune.
Gilder & Weeks
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