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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1950 THE NEWBERRY SUN s ff /I s I s Kr/'s Kringle Isn't Really Santa Claus Popular notion seems to imply that Kris Kringle is a German term of endearment for Santa Claus. Just 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 crown and having big, golden wings. HOLY NIGHT We'll not remind you it's Christmas . . . no need for that. But we will remind you that your friendship and * patronage for this hrm are both truly dppreciated. REAGINS SHOE SHOP 1307 Main St. Phone 1278 | * DOLLIES ALL . . . Barbara Johnson (left) and Patricia Abel, both orphans, are In a virtual paradise, seated amid so many playmates. The dolls, more than 800 of them, were dressed by volunteer workers for distribution to charitable organizations a s Christmas gifts. — HAPPINESS CHEER w for Christmases to Come Fairfield Forest Products Go. This painting of the first Christmas was done by Feuer- stein, an Alsatian who taught at the Munich Academy of Art. Tradition off Poppy The poppy loaf, traditionally a part of Christmas Eve supper in Lithuania, is a small loaf made of bread dough and baked hard In a bread pan. When cool, the loaves are dipped In a solution made of water and sugar and ground poppy seed which is also used as a tradi tional holiday beverage. Tradition prescribes that the poppy seed should be ground tn an Iron kettle using an ax han dle as a mallet, and no Lithu anian would think of grinding seeds for the Christmas poppy loaves by any other method. 0t ^aheA *7* Hwut a yuU ■pHE YULE LOG is a tradition of ^ Christmas, but due to central heating and gas stoves it is becom ing a lost tradition in this country Few city dwellers have open grates or desire a log fire. And those living in the country find coal more efficient and less trou ble. However, for those who have a place to burn the yul? log and want one, tradition says it should be oak. ash. olive, apple or pine.. Further, the fire on which it is placed should be kindled from a brand saved from last year’s log, and that it should not be allowed to go out during the night. For those determined to have the yule log, the voice of exper ience says get hold of all the wood you can. Some kinds burn better than others, but reject none these days. Ash is highly praised by some and can be used without being seasoned. It burns quickly, but throws off great heat. Poplar, on the other hand, should be season ed or it will spark badly. Elm is condemned as undesir able, but can be used. It is slow to get burning, but lasts a long time and brightens up when it gets going. A few logs of birch, pine or fir will help it along. Beech and oak are .among the best logs. Beech is especially good, having a pleasant aroma and a steady glow. Oak has the outstanding merit of burning slow ly. If none of these are available, wood from ail kinds of fruit trees are prime favorites for the yule log because of their pleasant smell when burning. America Has Provided World With Poinsettia W HILE IT SEEMS rather odd, tt certainly is interesting that America has given the world its most beloved Christmas plant—the poinsettia. This plant, like so many others of our best flowers, is na tive to tropical America The flor ist has been able to propagate it and grow it in a small pot, so that, with its flaming red bracts or leaves, It makes a most desirable Christmas plant. There is a sentiment that goes with most Christmas plants — we hate to throw them away. What can be done with the poinsettia? Most of us figure that it is easier and cheaper to throw it away. However, if properly handled, it will bloom for you a second or even a third or fourth year. You can even propagate it, if you wish, and have more plants. Give the plant a resting period around the middle of February. The florist simpiy lays it under the benches, but you will probably put it in your basement Water it oc casionally — enough to keep the wood from wilting, but no more. Then, around the latter part of May or early in June, bring it out, cut it back rather severely, and re pot it. You can then put it outside if you wish in the shade of a tree or shrub, and water it enough to keep K growing. Of course, if you have a nice, warm, sandy spot, you might plant it right in the ground, but most of us prefer to leave it in the pot QluHVit n £4 jHanyew (2vh£. -tttj {aid OaornKu twtdC tliad- sta*J sea** y* a£*> / 4* Csotua. mm- ina K* **a4a*. / Ctct &6u. , 4td*r* - 4m? ma, I JZCur a/t tfa doa* ciiltUaii*' ar- ** daan. Cit-C&diuY Je-suJ. a And t£c& tg 0*4*46 ti/d U . petH-da* Jin tuas** Co Cox. adt/CSCee efae) In sending you this little Christ- ^ ! * /1 f mas message, we want you to \ ' know that your friendship is truly appreciated here. We shall do our best to merit your con tinued confidence in the future. . -IK / 4 /' v /, if DRIVE-IN THEATRE v\\ <o ft •L fO 41 (o wa To our customers . . . our friends and ... to our new customers, who in the coming years we trust will become old customers and old friends ... to all whose courtesy and friendships have made our Christmas more thoroughly enjoyable, we say sincerely and heartily. Merry Christmas. Farmers Ice & Fuel Company GEORGE W. MARTIN VANCE A. MARTIN JAMES KINARD R. B. DAWKINS LEROY WILUAMS FRED HENTZ JAMES O. RIVERS ANDREW LARK SIMPSON BURTON SR. DAVID COLEMAN TINY SCHUMPERT GEORGE O. GRAHAM MAXIE GRAHAM • JIM JONES S. B. DAVIS OZELL COUNTS 618 DRAYTON STREET PHONE 155