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Grocery & Lunch
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Lower Main St. Phone 237
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So, we re glad when Christmas comes
because we can say in all sincerity
A Very Merry Christmas to all!
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THE* NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE FIVE
Chridtma* Plant,
Poinsett la, J^tanted j(
editor Statesman
The poinsettia, “The Christmas
Plant,*' takes its name from a bril
liant American statesman, Joel
Roberts Poinsett.
Poinsett was U.S. ambassador to
Mexico and a friend to several
A m e r i c a n presidents, yet he.
achieved his principal fame by in-j
troducing this Mexican plant to
American botanists. Upon his re
turn to his South Carolina home,,
Poinsett grew the unusual house
plant and was directly responsible
for its ensuing popularity in this
country.
The beautiful poinsettia thrives in
its native Mexico, but elsewhere
must be handled with care. Con-,
stant warmth is needed, with most j
experts recommending tempera-j
tures between 70 and 80 degrees j
during the day and no less than!
65 at night. Sudden changes in ;
temperature cause the plant tOi
drop its leaves.
The brilliantly colored flowers it
has at Christmas time, however,
make the poinsettia a decoration
“must" in most homes and is re--
ward enough for any effort needed
to make the plant thrive.
Early Controversy Over
Exact Christmas Date
The origin of many of our Christ
mas customs can be traced back
to prehistoric times, with some
pagan customs being modified to
fit into the Christian observances.
Even today, while December 25
is almost universally celebrated as
Christmas, some countries, such as
Armenia, celebrate ’it on January
6, the Epiphany, or spiritual birth
of Jesus.
There was considerable contfb-
versy in the early days of Chris
tianity as to whether the physical
birth or the spiritual birth of Jesus
should be celebrated. And those
who beUeved the spiritual birth
should be celebrated even dis
agreed among themselves about
the data, some holding that it took*
place on March 25, others that it
occurred on December 25.
The theologians finally < agreed
upon December 25 as the correct
date and such has been celebrated
since the year 354.
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JOHNSTON’S SERVICE STATION
1002 Friend St. Newberry, S. C.
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Mexican Custom j
Will Brighten
Christmas Party
If you’re planning a Christmas
party for the kiddies, why not,
brighten up the affair the Mexi
can way? Make plans .for a
“pinata" and we promise it wiHj
be the high spot of the gathering.’
Widely used in Mexico through- {
out the year, the pinata is busiest,
at Christmas time, during the Mex
ican Christmas Festival which
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lasts 21 days. It is constructed of
thin, fragile clay, filled with sweet
meats and trinkets, then suspend
ed from the ceiling as a form of
decoration.
Sometime during the gathering,
each of the guests is blindfolded
and given a stick which is bran
dished in the air until the pinata
is shattered and the delicious con
tents pour torth.
It’s a wonderful way to enter
tain the kiddies, but the game may
be—and often is—enjoyed by older
folks.
Merry Christmas!
DENNIS
Shoe Shop
1106 College St.
Newberry, S. C.
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serve again the birth of Him, it is time to find new faith and new hope in the true spirit of
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