Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FRIDAY. DKCEMTiER 1951 TOE NEWBERRY SUN oknt ^ ^ * M 8 I ] At Chriitmo*, more thon any other occasion, we need to rev erently pause, gratefully ac knowledging the countless bless ings thot have been ours — Among these we find one that is always treasured—your friend ship. We are truly grateful and trust that we may continue to merit these associations for many years to come. Glory to God in the high est, and on Earth Peace, Good Will toward men. Luke 2:14 College Street Texaco Station Leroy Wilson William Newbold Tommy Folk Joseph Mathis 1301 College Street Newberry \a* SEASON’S GREETINGS m Mi i PSr ' ’Hr’ a C.D.C01EJUAN COMPANY DlSTtVIBUTOrVS PURE OIL PRODUCTS N€l0ft€h&Y. S a N T I CAKOLIDA PURE OIL PRODUCTS GEORGE STEPHENS DUDLE GRIFFIN EUGENE WICKER HUBERT GRAHAM MYRA TREFSGAR JOE CLAMP TOMMY LIPSCOMB (CHRIST! REI By Hand McCurdy Weld TEAN KNEW that Hawk«ye, the J utore detective, was keeping his eyes on Jinuny, and she couldn’t help feeling worried. Jean and Jimmy were engaged. They were going to be married as soon as Jimmy got a raise. They both worked in the Mammoth Store and were saving everything they could to buy furniture for their future home. Hawkeye was exactly like the de tectives made famous by the movies. Hard, gimlet eyes, black Cigars, derby tilted on his head.i It was his boast that nobody ever got by with stealing in this store. It was this boast that had given him the nickname of Hawkeye. But why, oh, why should he sus- ( pect Jimmy of doing anything wrong? It was true his salary was] ■mall, but he would be promoted soon, Jean was sure of that. Jean had had a wistful hope that they might have a Christmas wed-, ding, but Jimmy’s raise hadn’t come through. In the meantime, they were carefully budgeting their combined sauries and had bought an expensive piece of electrical equipment for their home. That had been a thrill. When they were married Jimmy was determined that Jean shouldn’t F AIRY TALES and Christmas stories are a Yuletide tradition. It is thus fitting that the story which promises to be America’s most popular and long-lived fairy tale is related to the Christmas season. Once upon a time there was a reindeer with a built-in flashlight bulb for a nose. You know, Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer. From a small beginning in 1938, the little animal with the built-in beacon has become as familiar as Humpty- Dumpty and Cinderella to young sters everywhere. First invented as a sales give away promotion for Montgomery Ward by Robert L. May, Rudolph was featured in man£ free booklets before he become associated with Christmas. Songwriter Johnny Marks ^'ed the title “Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer*’, so be wrote a song about it. He was so sure he had a success that he started his own Publishing company, using “Rudolph’’ as his first release. Gene Autry made the initial re cording, and that one record sold 2,000,000 copies. Last year, there were 16 different recordings of the song for sale, ranging from boogie-woogie by Sugar Chile Robinson to Bing Cros by, and cowboy singers. v € w ; J ' Old Hawkeye had seen her hand Jimmy a long flat pack age one day. work. Jimmy himself had been brought up in a wonderful home, with many advantages, but it had all been lost. Jean had come up the hard way. She’d been orphaned and had gone to work at fifteen. But they were getting along fine n6w and had wonderful hopes of soon really belonging to each other. Jimmy’s salary as head of the notion department in the base ment wasn’t large, but Jean knew he’d get a better one soon. Business was brisk and steady since it was now the week before Christmas Day. Jean and Jimmy walked home together when the store closed, as they usually did, almost too tired for a movie or a walk along the river. They didn’t allow themselves many pleasures and sometimes were^o tired, they just said goodnight at the door of Jean’s rooming house. Jimmy lived a number of blocks further down the street. But they’d always have a little time together when the store closed. Once every week Jean would say, “Did you bring your bundle?” And Jimmy would say he simply couldn’t. But Jean would laugh at him teasingly. “Honestly, Jimmy, I want to do it for you,” and at last he’d give in. I EAN HADN’T the slightest idea that old Hawkeye had seen her hand Jimmy a long, flat package one day when he’d been working late In the stock-room. She’d done this before since it was the most convenient way. And Hawkeye was always snooping around. He’d even overheard Jean and Jimmy talking one day. Jean was saying, “You must bring the things to me. It’s helping us to get ahead. And no body will ever know.” Jimmy had said, “But, honey, it’s not right.” Jean had laughed. “I only do it because I love you. You know that.” Jimmy’s voice was husky with love. “You’re .so sweet, Jean. I believe you’d do anything for me.” And all the time Hawkeye was keeping his gimlet eyes on Jimmy. But Jean knew he hadn’t done anything wrong. And then the next time Jean handed Jimmy the long flattish package (Jimmy was working late that night again), they both felt a heavy hand on their shoulders. Hawkeye said, “You two kids come with me.” He took them to Mr. Purvis, the store owner. “It’s a clean case, boss.” Hawkeye opened the pack age. “Ha, shirts. Just what I thought. She steals them for him.” Mr. Purvis said tiredly, “They’re Hot new. They’re freshly laun dered.” Jimmy’s face was crimson, but Jean said proudly, “We’re engaged, Mr. Purvis, and Jimmy has to have so many clean shirts. It’s so dusty in the basement, so I launder hem for him.” Well, it "’as a clean case st that, and whc.. ..as more Jimmy received his promotion right then and there, and Mr. Purvis gave them three days off, so they had a Christmas wedding after alL ... A HERALD OF THE KING . . . ZJree Jbecoration Jfa4 cAncient Source 3n edrabian J^egend When you fasten the ornaments to your Christmas tree this year you will be commemorating a centuries- old Arabian legend that relates how plants blossomed and flowered and trees miraculously bore ripened fruit on the eve of the first Christ mas. In fact, the Christmas tree itself stems from the story of a Scandina vian “sacred” tree and Martin Luther, a German, is said to have brought the first one indoors and decorated it for the Yule season in the early 16th century. These are only two of more than a score Of legends from which today's Christmas symbols and cus toms stem. According to Jeannette Lee, who has probed their origin for nearly a dozen years, the American Christmas symbols—from candles and bells to kissing under the mis tletoe—have no common nationality. They.have come from all parts of the world. Mrs. Lee, who is supervisor of creative art for a greeting card company, constantly utilizes the traditions and emblems of the fee tival as ornaments for Christmas cards and is just as constantly searching for new ones. This year, for example, the bright-colored tree ornaments are in high vogue as decorative devices on Christmas cards. Christmas Helps World's Economy Many people, with the total e: ception of children, have come to believe that Christmas has become too commercial. In a spiritual sense, ' this is true to some extent. Economically, however, no other holiday or festive season contrib utes so much to the welfare of the world. Christmas has hardly passed into the new year before thousands are at work on toys and myriads of other Christmas specialties for the next holiday. Each year, as the lights of Christmas trees twinkle on a wintry night, how many of us think of the millions who have gained employment through the Christmas shopping industry? And yet, “too commercial” may be an overstatement Is it too wrong, once a year, to make the dominate theme one of giving, rath er than of receiving? Christmas, and the spirit of Christmas, has en dured wars and great chaos through centuries as a time of joyousness and happiness, and giving has al ways b^^n m important part of the festivities The p*~.ure of the family united, with presents opened, and children wrapped in the joyousness of Child hood’s greatest emotion is still, and Will remain, the Christmas story. AND BEST WISHE