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Holiday Main Line with a load
of old fashioned greetings to
say 'Thanks, Friends!" for your past
patronage, and to hope you'll have
A GAY AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS:
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THE NEWBERRY SUN
SECTION 3 PAGE ONE
SITTING ON TOP . . . Literal
ly on top Of the world, that’s the
picture here. This may or may
not be the case for everyone,
but at least the New Year offers
the chance for a fresh start.
MAKING
Grandmother’s way of making
snow for evergreen branches is
still a good and economical way to
dress up holiday decorations.
Use plenty of soap chips or flakes
in a little water. Beat lightly with
a wire mesh spoon just long enough
to get a nice, thick foam and
smear on the needles and stems.
Allow to dry and you have a beau
tiful winter woodland scene.
Christmas Day
The date of December 25, as the
birthday of Jesus, and hence,
Christmas, has been generally ob
served in most Christian nations
since the fourth and fifth centuries.
Prior to the fourth century, Chris
tians observed only Epiphany (the
commemoration of the Baptism)
and Easter with festivals and r»
ligious rites.
Lucia Day Celebration
Opens Sweden's Season
Celebration of Lucia Day on De
cember 13 inaugurates the Christ
mas season in Sweden. It takes its
name from St. Lucia, or Lucy,
martyred for her faith and vir
ginity in Syracuse in 304 A.D. and
venerated by the church each De
cember 13.
The prettiest blonde in every
home, office, factory, village and
town is elected a “Lucia” and
visits the sick, leads carnivals and
processions and attends banquets
and balls accompanied by her
“handmaidens.”
The ancient custom coincides
with the winter solstice, when the
sun swings toward the earth once
more and the days begin to
lengthen.
UNIQUE CALENDAR
The Moslem calendar is unique:
the 12 months of the year begin
with the approximate new moon
without any intercalation to keep
them geared to the seasonal equi
noxes. Thus the months, and New
Years, too—retrograde through the
entire year in about 33% years.
The Wassail Bowl
The Wassail Bowl is the center
of adult festivities in Scotland. Its
origin is lost in antiquity, but tra
dition has endowed the Wassail
Bowl with legendary romance. It
is ornamental in design and deco
rated with branches of greenery.
The mixture within is warm and
sweet, and wine is sometimes
added to the ale and sugar and
spices.
BULGARIAN HOLIDAY
New Year’s Day is a great day
for Bulgarian children who receive
their presents and small sums of
money in return for the gifts they
ceremoniously present.
Teen-agers go visiting, and wish
ing neighbors a happy New Year,
expect treats and refreshments.
But unlike our “trick or treat” of
Halloween, should the supply of
goodies run short, the situation is
accepted graciously
No Observance
The Puritans of Mass, bay col
ony had a law that imposed fines
for observance of Christmas and
Gov. Bradford once issued a state
ment publicly ridiculing certain
young men who declined to work
on Dec. 25, “ye day called Christ
mas.”
Trimmtd Tree Brought
T> Us by Germans
A Christmas tree will be put up
in two out of every three American
homes this year. Yet the trimmed
tree, as we know and use it today,
is only about 150 years old in this
country.
The Pilgrims forbade Christmas
celebrations on the grounds they
were pagan. A Massachusetts law
in 1689 subjected anyone to a fine
who observed the day by feasting,
refraining from work or in any
other manner.
It was not until near the end o<
the American Revolution that the
Christmas tree took hold. German
immigrants, homesick for the tra
dition of their native land, put
them up. '
Holiday Decorations
Instead of the conventional
wreath on the outside of your doo?
why not string some bells and trew
ornaments on narrow baby ribbon
and hang from a huge red bow? ,
Make your door and window
frames bright and cheerful by
framing them with ribbon an<l
sprigs of holly. Hang the ribbon in
festoons across the curtains and tig
at the sides in wide sash bows for
colorful effect.
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RADITIONALLY we associate with Christmas, all our hopes and wishes for
a world of peace and friendship among people at home and abroad. May we,
therefore, express our sincere appreciation for having both your friendship and
your good will. You have been most considerate of our firm and we trust we
may continue to merit your consideration in the future.
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WELL, NOW . . . This young
lad, representing 1958, seems
about to expound for one and
all, so let’s all pause for a mo
ment and listen to find out what
the bright. New Year has in
store for us.
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fortune and increased prosperity. Thank you
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J» Diive Caldwell, Vice-President
Pinckney N. Abrams, Secy-Treaf*.
Hire, Dorla S, Seialer, Aast Sec. Ti^afa.
Mre. Martha N. Folk, Cashier
Newberry, S. C.
DIRECTORS
Ralph B. Baker
,T. Dave Caldwell
Pinckney N. Abrams
Louis C. Floyd
H. Aubrey Harley
Thomas It. Pope
Whitaker Funeral Home
Grady Broome
Wilson Johnson
Carrie Lylea
Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Whitaker
Roy Doggett, Jr. and Claire Whitaker
1704 College Street
Newberry, S. C.
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Bill Adams
Fr*d Bishop