Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SECTION B—PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1969 Holiday If we had but one u>ish this Christmas - it would be that every little wish of yours would come true for you ... THE BOWERS-FLOYD INSURANCE AGENCIES $ *? A. J. BOWERS MAMIE A. PARKES 1107 Boyce Street Newberry, South Carolina Santa pauses with his pack to join us in wishing you the merriest of holidays! May it be filled to overflowing with love, hope, and every happiness. HAMM HARDWARE CO. PROSPERITY, S. C. i * * A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A § *5 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A LOUIS C. FLOYD OVEEDA D. SHEALY I I A A £ £ A A £ A A A A A A A A i A £ A A A A £ A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A £ £ A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A £ A A A 1 i Jflap tfje spirit of Cfjristmas | be to it I) pou altoaps. | ROCKET AUTO SERVICE S GENERAL AUTO REPAIRS v § Phone 2349 1223 McKibben St. Newberry, S. C. if if To all our many friends and customers— may you enjoy the happiest holiday ever! SERVICE FINANCE CO. CHARLIE ALTMAN, Manager if if s If s? if if if if If M “Bob” Harvey, Asst. Mgr. 1506 Main Street Judy Jones, Cashier Phone 1158 Newberry, S. C. GRttriNGS Our entire stuff wishes you a very merry, merry Christmas EPTING AUTOMOTIVE, INC. £ £ £ i A A I £ A ! s A % I If If If If If If If If If If If If If If 2505 E. Main St. Phones 924 & 696 Newberry, S. C. £ tc^^^^^^^^^^ciec^teietetctctctctetetctetstcietKteictctcteictctftctctctKtctcti » s A if s 5 if If If If if if I if If If if § s if if if if if if if if if if if If If I | If If If A A A A A £ A & s A Map pour Ctirtetmasi tie t&te calm anb bright! WHITAKER FUNERAL HOME College Street Phone 270 Newberry, S. C. Fruits, nuts, cookies and sweets delight the hearts of children everywhere at Christmas. Here, with a bow to our 50th state. Is the recipe for a hot bread which should be of interest to the fami ly cook: Hawaiian Nut Bread (Makes 1 loaf) 2 eggs X cup sugar X cup melted shortening 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup crushed canned pineapple (do not drain) Beat eggs and sugar together; add shortening. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to first mix ture and blend. Add nuts and pineapple. Stir just enough to combine. Pour batter into a greased 4x8-inch loaf pan. Bake in a moderate (350°F.) oven for one hour. Let loaf cool thoroughly before slicing. TIME FOR PEACE As fits the holy Christmas birth. Be this, good friends our carol still— Be peace on earth, be peace on earth. To men of gentle will. —Thackery. Mince Pie The first mince pies v T ere pat terned in oblong shape, after the manger in which Christ was born. The crust of the pie represents the gold brought by the three wise men, the many spices rep resent the frankincense and myrrh. % First Lighted Tree The first electrically*” lighted Christmas tree in this country is believed to have been the one placed in the lobby of San Fran cisco’s Palace Hotel in 1896. It had 500 lights and attracted wide spread attention. YULE CUSTOMS In Scandanavian families, all shoes are placed together on Christmas day—In the be lief that this will cause har monious living through the coming year. In Ireland, it is traditional that only a woman named Mary snuff the candles on Christmas Eve. In some countries, such as Nova Sco tia, it is believed that bad luck will come if the Christmas tree is taken down before the end of New Year’s Day. HoUday Stockings We cannot be definitely sure how the custom of hanging stockings at Christmas began, but almost certainly it is as sociated with St. Nicholas. According to one story, St. Nicholas dropped some money down the chimney of a poor but proud nobleman and the money fell into stockings that had been hung by the fire to dry. Other writers credit the cus tom of hanging stockings to the fact that the Hollanders be lieved St. Nicholas rode a horse on his gift-giving trips and ac cordingly they would put out their wooden shoes filled with carrots or other treats for the horse. DAY DREAMING . . . Christ mas Eve finds veteran singer- actor Dennis Day asleep on the job of filling Yule stockings. Actually, Dennis, apparently nev er got any farther than putting up one or two stockings. Oh, well, may be the real Santa will wake him up when he slides down the chimney. First Observance The first Christmas observ ance in this country took place shortly after Columbus discov ered America. The Santa Ma ria was beached on Christmas and Columbus and his men were unable to free her. The ship was stripped of as much gear as possible and when the . Nina was unable to accommo date all of the Santa Maria’s crew, some of them were left behind in a fort, that in honor of the season was called Le Na- vidad, the Nativity.