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SECTION 2 PAGE TWO THE NEWBERKY SI 'N THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1967 A X X X INDES/Wrapi i: hristmas of the Holiday Spirit is reflected in two little words 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. x X £ £ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x Yates Heating and Refrigeration x X X X X X X X X X X X X Phone 206 £ x X X X 2025 Glenn Street NEWBERRY, S. C. The trimmed Christmas tree, as we know it today, is little more than a century and a half old, yet legends trace the origin of the tree back to earliest times. One legend concerns an early Christmas missionary, St. Wilfred, who once came upon a band of Druids preparing to make a human sacrifice under a large oak. According to the story, St. Wilfred had the tree cut down and almost immediately, a young fir tree sprang up in its place. The missionary seized the evidence and made the fir tree a symbol of new faith and thereafter the Druids set this symbol of immortality in the halls of their lodges at Christmastime, surrounding it with feasting and laugh ter and love. There is also the story of the Faithful Pine which sheltered the Hofcr Family during the flight to Egypt. With Herod’s soldiers in pursuit, it was still necessary that Mary rest awhile so they sought shelter in the low trunk of a huge fir tree. As the soldiers approached, the tree bent its branches to conceal the huddled little group. When the danger had passed, the baby Jesus blessed the old tree. Today, if you cut a pine cone lengthwise at Christmastime, you can still see the imprint of His little hand. Another legend holds that the first Christmas tree was really an apple tree. And, although the fir tree has long since replaced its pre decessor for Christmas use, the tinsel baubles we use on the tree are said representative of the fruit which for the earfy Christians sym bolized the fall of man in the Garden of Eden and his reclamation by the birth of the Saviour. It B t|. BRIGHT’S THE WORD . . . Santo, snow and bright lights, these are things that spell ont Christmas in the big city. EFFECTIVE DISPLAY . . . The story of the Nativity is itself a simple story and accordingly it doesn’t take a lot of fancy trim mings to create an effective Nativity scene. The one above was created with cardboard cutouts and straw, with a lighted tree for the background. Candles Surrounded By Various Legends Candles have long had their place in legends and in the observ ance of the holiday of Christmas. In Ireland on Christmas Eve a large candle was burned which' could be snuffed out only by on<j| named Mary. As the Irish put it: | “Who knows, on some Christmas Eve, Jesus and Mary and Joseph may come again, not to Palestine, but to the Holy Isle on the farther- est edge of Europe?” The first use of candles for Christmas is rtot ’’ecorded in th« annals of any nation but according to an old legend the “Christ Child Candle” is burned in the window to light His way if He makes aq earthly visitation and in atonement for the night of His birth when there was no room for Him. Children’s Task During the early days of ou»' country, animal fats were relative* ly scarce. The branches of the ba^ berry shrub were covered witH wax-giving berries and children were given the task of gathering the berries when candles had to be made so that the animal fats could be conserved. According to tradition, one wh« burned a bayberry candle on Christmas Eve of Christmas Day would have long life and a happy one. An old verse reads: “To learn your luck for the year they say. Burn a bayberry dip on Christmas Day. If the flame burns bright and the light shines clear. Good luck will be yours throughout the year.” Festive desserts play a big part in the celebration of the Christma» holiday and .no other treats are! more associated with this holiday! than plum pudding and mincei meat pie. ] The origin of the plum pudding is lost in history, but popular legend explains it this way: Once' upon a time, an Englisfe king went hunting on Christmas Eve. A sudden blizzard blocked the paths of the forest and the hunters became lost. One member of the party, the cook, was charged with j the task of preparing dinner from whatever food he could find. In desperation, he literally threw j “everything” Into the pot—the re- ! mains of a stag chopped into fine : bits, flour, bird s’ eggs, dried plums, ale, brandy, sugar and meat from some wild game. Soon, to his surprise and delight, he had a delicious, hot “pudding” and to this day, true plum puddings have all of these ingredients which our quick-witted hunter put into his cooking pot. Mince Meat Pie The tasty mince meat pie was originally devised by the Puritans as a religious offering and was served with a tiny figure of the Christ child in its center. The earliest known recipe dates from the reign of James I in the early 17th century. At that time the pie was filled with beef tongue, chop ped chicken, eggs, raisins, orang and lemon peelings, sugar an various spices. Nativity Theme Tops Card Illustrations The Nativity in erne is- by far the most popular of all Christmas card illustrations. Many are reproduc tions from the old masters, but each year others are created espe cially for the Christmas card in dustry.. Winter scenes are next in popu iarity. Some of these scenes aute back to the work of early mo . ' s but in recent years many n • / a; lists, such as Grandma have achieved fame in th - in d For over a century, American ar tists have aided the industry by painting Christmas themes or by selling reproduction rights to their works. aV A Wk* JSt J" « * \ V " r Wtu TO YOU . . m- Our good and treasured frtend w Ycu will be very much in our thoughts as we pause to observe the Christmas HolidaysJ I Your help and interest in making this a yearif of progress and accomplishment for us is deeply appreciated. - • . . . . / Y* ./ c '• ; . Our Christmas will be happier because you've been our friend, and from the bottom of our: > hearts we wish you a Merry Christmas. ? s t ’'r-'-.Y % r i: -r v> t mm mm i FARMERS ICE AND FUEL COMPANY GEORGE W. MARTIN, Manager •V •nVY ■ mm Phone 154 Newberry. m Merry Christinas • .V ino ings of “Pe«**v*0i uyfM ' -' • ■ hearts with renewal,; hope and Meee;yii| throughout the coming year. ::'xW wp A ? • o? CITY FILUNG STATION * “Next To The Postoffice and Just As Relu-Me” FRIEND STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. ^ X r*.: -