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Local Finance Company
1008 Main Street
Newberry, South Carolina
Phone 697
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Wishes for a Happy
Holiday to Sack of 1 on!
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Newberry, S. C.
TOP CAT . . . This little kitty
perches happily on the head of
its wary owner, Eugene Power,
at a Uniondale, L. I., N. Y.,
after winning “nicest kitten”
title.
Rose pinks, blue green, char-
creuse and other pastel colors in
stead of holly ’-ed and ivy grey;
will add variety to holiday decova
tions in your home.
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Closest to mm is a child
New arrival on this earth.
So soon from Him at his birth,
Does, in his heart, God CXtol
Not in reason, but of soul —
Thus he knows what was meant
When The Child to us was sent.
Newberry Creamery
916 HARRINGTON STREET
NEWBERRY, S. C.
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From the dim ages of long ago
lave come many of the festive
.tes and customs of our Christmas
eason
The symbolic use of a tree dates
oack at least 4,000 years, when
Sgyptians celebrated in honor of
heir Sun God, in the month coi-
•esponding to our December. The}
relieved that the sun died every
light and was born again in the
norning, and that late December
md January brought the turning
roint, when the sun remained with
"hem a little bit longer e^ch day
This was a season of rejoicing, and
the palm trees became their sym
bol, as it put out a leaf every month
md the twelve leaves symbolized
the complete year.
A few thousand years later came
che feast of Saturnalia, also held
in December, but the tree the
Romans used was a tall conifer,
loaded with decorations. Roman
legions carried this symbolism ove>
the Alps into Gaul; and about 15
B. C. the tree was used in Yuletide
celebrations of the Germans.
Hundreds of years passed, and a
tree became the symbol of cekb
tions connected with the patron
^aint of Russia and of ch'ld en
Saint Nicholas, who in his lifetime
was Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor
AB0UT-I9U
It is ones again to observe the holiday of the New Year dawn-
teg; to joyfully celebrate the feet that we have come to another turn-
teg point in the recording of man's time on ear th.
According to custom, gaiety is the keynote of the New Year obser
vance. This Is the of year when we don’t mind letting our hair
down—or covering it up with a gaily-colored party hat For some
peculiar reason—as if we in some way personally contributed to the
feet year bn# been successfully concluded—we enjoy a
feeling of aocomplisfament Yet New Year's Day, like the greater hoi*
May of Christmas which it so closely follows, brings to us much more
another chance to be gay and happy with ourselves.
The New Year rightfully should be a time for reflection—not in the
nnetslrtn vela—but with a careful eye of appraisal. While it is wen
enough to "never look down" from the heights, the wise man-in-a-
teiny must look back over his shoulder from time te time if he is to
accurately estimate his progress and achievement
We are mostly happy with the arrival of a New Year becauee it is
ear nature to plan and to dream of better things in the future. We like
the chance to start again with "a clean slate" which provides plenty
ef room for the recording of new ambitions, new aims and nsw achieve
ments. But we sometimes forget that January 1 brings only a change
te the oalendar and the postmark on our letters. We are stfll the
person that we were on December 31.
If we are then to profit from the New Year 1950, we must determine
that our experiences during 1953—the accompHsbmstita, failures and
the thiny left undone—give some indication of our chanoes for success
during tb* year ntiesfl We can look to the future; but we must build
en the past.
We sincerely hope that 19M wM be a year of aoMovomen*, peace
and prosperity for us all.
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We # d like to gaily-bedeck your
Christmas tree with ornaments
of Health, Wealth, and Laughter!
Schumpert’s 66 Service Station
1525 Main Street
Newberry, S. C.
BIG EARS . . . Two sitatungas
inspect their new home at the
Washington, D. C„ xoo, after be
ing swapped off by Chicago’s
Brookfield Zoo.
As we celebrate the birth of
Christ, I am extending to each
of you the season’s greetings
and wish for you a new year of
peace and good will.
Your Congressman,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN DORN
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The Christmas season is tradi
tionally marked by tasty things to
eat. And food gifts made in your
kitchen add a personal note to the
celebration. Such gifts say “Merry
Christmas” with an especially
varm touch. From a practical
tandpoint, they’re easy on the
nocketbook, too.
Perhaps your family has some
pecial recipe for cookies, cakes or
puddings. Whatever it is, home-
nnde food gifts are easy to make
nd delightful to receive.
When wrapping food gifts, let
our imagination have a free rein.
Clever packages can be made from .
plastic refrigerator dishes, wicker
bread and cracker baskets, cookie
sheets, or a wooden cutting board.
Bayberry Candles
Have Long Been
Part Of Tradition
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To learn your Mb for tko year
they say,
Bum a bayberry dkp on Christ
mas day.
If the flame bums bright and the
light shines clear.
Good luck wta be yours through- >
out the year.
This old verse repeats the tradi
tion from the early years of our
country that burning a bayberry
candle on Christmas eve would in
sure one of a long and happy life.
The settlers of our country found
that the bayberry gave off a wax
that would make fine candles.
Since animal fats were important
as food and for other uses, it was
the bayberry candle that was used
as much as possible. It was usually
the task of the children to gather
the berries.
Candles have always been asso
ciated with Christmas and many
legends give them a place in the
observance of this holiday.
In Ireland, for instance, on
Christmas Eve a large candle was
burned which could be snuffed out
only by one named Mary.
Even today homes that never
use a candle, or have one about
during the rest of the year, have
mantels, windows and dining tables
decorated with them during the
holiday.
And on Christmas eve, with the
family gathered about the tree and
fireplace, nothing adds to the at
mosphere like the warm, soft glow
of Christmas candles.
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Safe Toys
Be sure this year that all the
toys you Rive children, or your
children receive, are safe. If they
are electrical be sure they carry
an inspection label.
Also take care in giving and re
ceiving toys requiring alcohol, kero
sene, gasoline, or carbide lamps.
They may be hazardous in juvenile
hands.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1988
GREETINGS—
ONE AND ALL
May your Christmas tree be
bright and gay, and heaped
with gifts and good cheer
for you, and all the family!
BAKER’S INSURANCE CO.
R. B. BAKER
Ida Mae Hawkins
B. A. BUDDIN
Mary Culler
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Jolly good wishes wV*
from all of us for a very
MERRY, HEART-WARMING
CHRISTMAS!
Clarence T. Summer, Inc.
1207 Boyce Street
Newberry, S. C.
11118)
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