Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SECTION C—PAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN THUKSDAY, DECEMER 22, 1955 0, COME LET US ADORE HIM May the peace and happiness of Christmas yours today and every day. SEARS CATALOG SALES OFFICE 1211 MAIN STREET PHONE 1702 NEWBERRY, S. C. On this magnificent occasion let us remind ourselves again that we should maintain the true spirit of Christmas throughout the months to come. WHITAKER FLOOR COVERING 1011 CALDWELL STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. It adds much to the enjoyment of the season to extend to our friends and customers our best wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS.. • CAROLINA REMNANT SHOP Mrs. B. P. Ringer W. H. LEWIS, Manager Mrs. R. G. Carroll Mrs. Marie Farr PEACE ON EARTH . . . Music is an important part of Christmas observances everywhere and there is something about the spirit of Christmas that makes young voices sing out loud and clear, with a heart full of Joy. i^J: The old joke about Dad “monop olizing” Junior's train is ceasing to be a joke, according to some toy producers, who contend, that this year there will be toys for adults under some Christmas trees. Mr. Jay V. Zimmerman, presi dent of the ( largest hand puppet makers in the world, recently told toy buyers and salesmen that “toys made specifically for adults to play with will eventually exceed the present popularity of children’s toys.” This may sound a little unbe lievable and optimistic (for the toy industry), but Mr. Zimmerman says the theory is neither radical or new. “For centuries,” he says, “man has been playing with his children’s toys under the guise it was for Junior’s sake, but that's a lot of toywash. They enjoy playing with their kid’s toys, but they're too ashamed to admit it.” Right or wrong, several major toy companies are producing spe cific adult toys this year. We’ll just have to wait and see how many Dads receive some of them as presents from Santa. SINGING SANTA ... It seems that Santa Claus is everywhere this time of year. In this photo he is shown unloading some of the more than 11,000 Christmas trees shipped from Canada to the United States. EVERGREENS rea ^ rite The evergreen bough, mistletoe and holly used as Christmas deco rations have been associated with ceremony and curious custom for thousands of years. Ancient Romans raised an ever green branch at the December festival of Saturnalia, honoring the god of sowing. Long before the Christian era, Tuetons and Scandinavians held the mistletoe sacred and hung it over their doorway* as charms. They also worshipped the dak and their priestly Druids brought in a great Yule log at the feast of the winter solstice and lighted it from a brand of the log of the year before. In parts of Europe the first trees used for Christmas decorations were dormant branches of fruit trees. They were brought indoors several weeks before Christmas and forced into, bloom by Christ mas time. Holly, *the subject of many superstitions, was also used because its prickly leaves were thought to represent the Saviour’s crown and its red berries drops of blood. In parts of Sicily an olive tree is decorated today with oranges. In some countries flowers are used instead of evergreens, in keeping with a story told all over medieval Europe that on the night of the Nativity the trees of the forest, though cloaked in ice and snow, burst into bloom and bore fruit. All over the world this Christmas each country will celebrate the occasion in its traditional way. Three Famous Americans Bom New Year's Day January 1, perennially celebrated as the start of a new year, is also the birthdate of three famous Americans. On January 1, 1735, a boy was born in Boston, Mass. He grew up to be a silversmith and engraver, designed and printed the first Con tinental money and the first official seal of the colonies. An amateur inventor, he discovered a process for rolling sheet copper. But he is most famous for a horse ride he made on the night of April 18, 1775. His name: Paul Revere. Seventeen years later, in 1752, a girl was bom in Philadelphia on the first day of the year. She was Betsy Ross—maker of the first American flag. On the same day was bora the great poet—Philip Freneau. Other events that took place on January 1: George Washington at Cambridge .raised for the first time the flag of the United Colo nies, 1779; Florida adopted the constitution, 1887; Union of Ire land and Great Britain, 1801; de- Sousa discovered Rio de Janeiro, 1531; Tike United Nations Declara tion signed, 1842; the first Tourna ment of Roses, 1889. New YeOr'Celebration Popular in England The English have always had a big time on New Year's Eve. When the Puritan government abolished Christmas and abso lutely forbade any celebration of that day, the English vented all their holiday spirit on the New Year. Although restoration of the Stu arts brought about a revival of Christmas customs and traditions, the New Year celebration never faded in popularity, surviving Puritanism and later, in 1752 the switch to the Gregorian calendar when the date of its observance was changed from March 25 to January 1. CALENDAR FROM ROME The word Calendar comes down to us from Ancient Rome. The priests called the people together on the first day of every month, known as the Calends, to announce the sacred days and festivals to be observed during the month. The people checked the days on their "fasti”, marking the important feasts in red. You'll get foods of greetings, we're sure, and we hope you do! A word of good cheer, the thoughts of being remembered by our friends, odd greatly to the joy of Christmas and we're hoping you will re ceive many happy remembrances and expressions of friendships tnat will bring-you an * of joyousness this Yuletide O • th :Y RICHARD L. BAKER FURNITURE 1404-06 Main Street RICHARD L. BAKER Mrsi Ralph Boazman J. Harold Stone Willie Tucker Telephone 94 W. Roy Anderson Raymond Smith . * •' • ^ • 5 ^ 1.' ' I Ji- > -< r - : < > , , ' ■/. ' " ? ■ ... ,:V -■ '■ ■ *" ; 'i % t ’ &3SS l ...' Y, : C .. ... • . . , - V • ' v- '• . ■ . ‘ r- 6 , v- . *v’'. . * ' ■ 1 "i ■ * ... ■ s jr ■' t: - - J; f • » The foundatiofi of all business is friendship. AmA with each Christmas it gives us great pleasure to extend our very best wishes to those whose friendship we treasure. t * . . May your Christmas truly be a happy one. FROM THE EMPLOYEES OF Shealy Motor Company NEWBERRY, S. C. PROSPERITY, S. C. .