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I THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1958 THE NEWBERRY SUN SEC. B—PAGE SEVEN V At This Holy Time May die spiritual meaning of the season be wUn you this Gkristmd , *n.l bring its blessing TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Odorless Cleaners Phone 177 Newberry, S. C. : t J Prosperity Furniture Co. PROSPERITY, S. C. x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Kf X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X V a £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ % 'Zf<uvi Jliat 7* Save In all probability you will have completed your Christmas shop ping by the time you read this article, but you might put some of its suggestions to work next year. Did you prepare a holiday shop ping budget? Did you stick to it? Many people claim that Christ mas is too commercial. This, of course, is not necessarily true. But every year millions of people, filled with the holiday spirit of giving, spend far more money for gifts for friends and relatives than they can actually afford. It’s wise, therefore, to prepare a gift list well in advance of Christmas and really balance it against your budget. This way you can determine how much you can" spend for individual gifts without taxing your savings or putting a burden on your future income. Gifts that you make yourself are always appreciated because they are gifts of your time and effort. It is proper that the spirit of giving should be a part of Christ mas, but giving should be within the means to give. It is the gift that is important and not what it cost. Many people- are embarrassed when the holiday is over because they find they have given someone what they consider a “small” gift while they may have received something very costly. Be wise and have a really happy Christmas in the future. Buy with in your means and there will be no thought of those New Year bills nagging at you during the holiday. Christmas Cards Henry Cole, an Englishman, mailed the first Christmas cards in 1846. The cards bore the now fa mous greeting: ‘‘A Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Year to You.” The cards depicted a Vic torian family assembled at the Christmas feast. Christmas Outlawed Christmas was outlawed by the Puritan government of England in 1643. With the restoration of the Stuarts, Christmas customs and traditions were revived, but Christ- nas never regained its former pres tige in Great Britain. $<x4efr6. 'Pnavect , i¥l& (foeat t ?vt /Hi f 7ime In the long history of humanity there have been many love stories. The literature of the W'orld is full of them. But none approach that of Joseph and Mary! When Joseph and Mary were espoused—as we would say en gaged—Joseph was considered an old man and Mary a young girl. He was even thought of as being older than he actually was, because Joseph was a sedate, careful man who enjoyed the conversation and companionship of a group of se lected friends rather than boister ous pleasure. And he was a relig ious man, too. He was very much in love with Mary and he longed for his wed ding day. And then Mary told him what had come to pass. Here is where the great love Joseph had for Mary was proven to all mankind for all time. What was he to think? Such things just didn’t happen. He want ed desperately to believe, but at first he could not. He only knew that he would never make a public example of her. And even this would mean much criticism of him. Yet he was determined that he would protect Mary and the unborn child. He must have suffered great mental anguish as he thought about what he must do and how he would accomplish it. And he prayed! Then one night, after he had ex hausted himself with tortured thinking, he fell asleep and the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And when Joseph awoke, he did as the angel had bidden him and took Mary as his wife. There has never been such a great display of trust, faith and love. £ Christmas Giving The first Christmas gifts were those which the Wise Men carried to Bethlehem to lay before the Chirst Child in the manger. Their gifts, given in adoration, were precious items of the day—gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The lat ter two were gum resins used in medicines and perfumes. But, then as now, it is the spirit of giving rather than the gift itself that makes it most appreciated. LIGHT GIANT TREE—Thou sands of spectators gather every year In New York’s busy mid town area to witness the tra ditional lighting of Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree. Mil lions of others witness the event on television. Over 6,000 spark ling firefly lights and 24 flood lights set the tree ablaze with Yule colors. 1 MUllIlM SANTA’S HELPERS—Recalling the days when a Christmas tree could be had for a few strokes with an ax, these hardy Canadian youngsters drag their symbol of Yule cheer. Today, most Canadians, just as shoppers throughout the world, buy theirs at the local mar ket. Export of Christmas trees to the United States and Latin Ame»- ica has been booming in recent years. DOLLS, DOLLS, DOLLS—-For there will be a doll tbid touches to a group that will Yule little girl hi all t Here Santa puts the dilMrwm happy hristmas comes Once a Year and with it. Our Sincere for Lots of Good Cheer! ■ • V A- 1 •' & f §§p;v.‘<f iv > X, The Bank Of Commerce Browne & Counts, Agents PROSPERITY, SOUTH CAROLINA