The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 27, 1956, Image 13
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956
THE NEWBERRY SUN
SECTION 3—PAGE 5
May happiness, peace and
contentment be in store for
all of mankind. May your
holiday be rich with the Spirit
that makes Christmas new
and wonderful each year.
s
The Bowers-Floyd Insurance
Agencies
A. J. BOWERS LOUIS C. FLOYD
MAMTF PARKS OVEEDA D. SHEALY
1107 Boyce Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
Personalize Your
Greeting Cards
You can personalize the greet-
gs you send to special friends by
making your own cards. Handmade
Christmas cards are fun to make,
send and receive and truly reflect
the personality of the sender.
One simple way to make cards
is to trace a design that reflects
your family personality or a sym
bol of the season on a block of lino
leum. Cut away all but the part
you want to print, dip this part
into colored ink, and stamp It on
a folded piece of good quality pa
per. Then hand-letter your holiday
message on the inside.
Other cards can be made by
painting, or by cutting pictures
and designs from last year’s cards
and putting them together In new
designs to make fresh, personal
ized greetings.
Santa, e4s We Know
J4im Tjoday, Created
dBy Tjwo famous Jien
Santa Claus, as we know him
today—jolly smile, round, red
cheeks and chunky figure—is the
Creation of two famous men.
The first was Clement Clark
Moore, author of “A Visit to St.
Nicholas,” better known to us as,
** ’Twas the Night Before Christ*
mas.” Moore actually described
Santa and gave him the famous
reindeer and sleigh.
The second man, who put the
actual likeness of Santa on paper
to illustrate Moore’s poem, was
Thomas Nast, a great cartoonist.
Nast drew the familiar, fat, mer
ry old fellow with red cheeks and
white beard, dressed in red, wear
ing a cap and boots, carrying a
pack of toys and smoking a short
pipe.
The artist then gave Santa a
spy-glass so that during the year
he might pick out the good chil
dren from the bad, and also a big
book in which to write their names
and keep records.
This conception of Santa Claus
first appeared in 1863. Since that
time the pictured Santa has been
the same, although the spy-glass
and pipe seem to have been
dropped by the way.
St. Francis Gave 1
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Much to Christmas
Some 400 years before Saint
Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, per
formed the many acts of generos
ity and kindness which made his
life a great legend and gave him
the “Santa Claus” character w«
know today, another Saint — St,
Francis of Assisi made other con
tributions to our celebration of
Christmas.
St. Francis lived in the small
Italian village of Garcia. In tha
year 1200 A.D., St. Francis ar
ranged the first manger scene in a
cave near the monastery where ho
lived. The scene was typical of tha^
at Bethlehem. There was a man
ger filled with hay, an ox and an,
ass. St. Francis and his followers,
celebrated mass at the cave and,
sang hymns in honor of the Christ]
Child.
Himself a lover of music, St,
Francis believed that the early
chants (written in Latin) were too
theological to be popular. He felt
that Christmas music should be re
ligious, yet should be more in keep-|
ing with the festivity spirit He i«
generally credited with being
influence behind the more mode
Christmas carols, which sprea
from Italy to France, from theroj
to Germany; then to England and]
elsewhere.
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Anger Is Gone
“Sis,” The boy’s shouted in uni
son, a happy shout with no trace
of anger.
“Hi Fellows. Meet my husband,
Bill.” Kathy’s aadiant smile lit up
her pale face.
“Husband?” The boy’s stood star
ing, dumbfounded.
Mom answered, “Yes husband.
Kathy’s been married for almost
two years. I knew it, but Kathy
hf d to keep it a secret on account
of her work. I guess you’re through
working now, but why didn’t you
tell me.” Mom turned accusing
eyes at Kathy.
Bill spoke up, “I wanted her too,
but she didn’t want you to worry.”
He handed Mom the pink bundle
and a wail came from it.
Kathy spoke quickly. “Mom, I’ve
been hospitalized for a month, for
fear I’d lose the baby. I'm sorry
about Christmas, no card, no word
but Bill has no mind for small de
tails.”
Bill smiled apologetically. “I was
so darn worried about Kathy, that
Christmas was over before I rea
lized it. The baby came two days
before Christmas an<^ it was touch
and go for them both.
Dad led Kathy to a chair and all
suddenly realized Kathy was not
her old perky self. Mom, holding
on tight to her grandchild, said,
“Nothing else matters, you’re here
now.” Giving the baby to Gramp,
she picked up Kathy's package,
handing it to her. The mystery of
the gift was revealed as Kathy
slipped on a fawn colored stole and
heard the masculine approval of
“Wow.”
Bill said, “Hey, we got presents
in the car and tons of baby stuff.”
Homemade Treats
Make Special Gifts
The Christmas season is tradi
tionally marked by tasty things to
eat. And good foods made in your
kitchen add a traditional note to
the celebration. Such gifts say
“Merry Christmas” with an espe
cially warm and personal touch.
From a practical standpoint, 1
they’re easy on the pocketbook,
too.
Many homemakers with a Ger
man heritage have treasured fam
ily recipes for beautiful marzipan
candy of lebkuchen, pfeffernusse,
and springerle cookies, for in
stance, that are perfect for shar
ing with friends at holiday time.
Or, perhaps, your family has its
own special recipe for famous
English plum pudding. Spiced gin
gerbread is undoubtedly a family
favorite if you’re of French de
scent.
But, whether it’s cookies, can
dies, puddings, fruit cakes, or jel
lies, homemade food gifts are easy
to make and delightful to receive.
THE TREE . . , Part of the joy in preparing tor Christmas
centers around the selection of a tree. These young residents ot
New York City are deciding between a long and a short pine for
their home.
Proper Tree Cuttings
Help Forests Grow
Cutting an evergreen for a Christ
mas tree is not a harmful practice,
so d^’t feel guilty about it. Even
the trees that- are sold in market
places were “harvested” as a crop
to give living room to regular
plantings.
Christmas trees are grown on
poorer forest soils and wet bog
areas where evergreens grow far
too slowly to produce a lumber or
pulpwood crop — thus Christmas
trees 'are the only profitable har
vest that can come off that land.
Some trees do come from top
lumber areas, but these are “thin
nings.” In growing trees as a crop
it is often necessary to thin out the
smaller trees so others will have
room to live and grow.
Thus it is that the “thinni"***
serve a number of uses: they
bring Christmas joy into the hom^;
prpvide income for the forester;
and serve as “life insurance" for
upcoming timber crops.
SUNNY CHRISTMAS . . . «'*
always Christmas at the little
post office at Christmas, Flor
ida, and about this time every
year thousands of packages popr
into Christmas, to be mailed
- again, under the famous post
mark of “Christmas, Florid*.”
Here, Santa gets an assist Irons
a young helper.
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follow in the
adoration of our
Let us give with our
Christmas to alU
the Christ Child was nestled in HSs
the hope of men in those days over
who wodd bring faith. Today, let
shepherd* of yesteryear. Let us
Christmas Day...if!s the Birthday of oua
oith oar energies, for peace oo earth.
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Joanna Cotton Mills Company!
JOANNA, SOUTH CAROLINA