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H SECTION B—PAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959 (Jlimta (Jlircr All of us staff and management — extend to you our wishes that every joy and blessing will be yours in the cheery holiday season — and, that its many pleasures will thrill your household. Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority 1207 McKibben tSreet Newberry, S. C. % x X X X X X X g X X X X X X X X £ X X X X i X € X »* • & mm -x x':* ' i ? HI :wci(iE'c««(tctc'ctc'«tc*'ctc«'re'ctete'c'gtct«rctce6'e*«tetc«te»c*tctctc<c'c<ctce«tc«: 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 X X X X X X X Ml MERR £ X X X CHRISTMAS the ChrUtmat bell* ' v ' out with a jo you A ££ag.e o/ good hope, d good all. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X £ £ £ r, «/r Yates Heating and Refrigeration | 2025 Glenn Street NEWBERRY, S. Phone 206 C. It is a good thing to observe Christ mas Day. The mere marking of times and seasons, when men agree to stop work and make merry together, is a wise and wholesome custom. It helps one to feel the supremacy of the com mon life over the individual life. Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs and the desires of little children; to remember the weak ness and loneliness of people who are growing old; to stop^isking how much your friends* love you and ask 3 our self whether you love them enough; to bear in mind the things that other people have to bear on their hearts; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open—are you willing to do these things even for a iayf Then you can keep Christmas. Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world— stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death—and that the blessed life which began in Beth lehem some 1906 years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas. And if you keep it for a day. why not always? —Henry Van Dyke CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Traditionally, the prepara tions for Christmas are quite feverish. Preparing the deco rations for the home and the tree, the extra hours that go into selecting and preparing good things to eat, the some times-perplexing problem of choosing the right gifts, and remembering everyone that we should—all of this has be come ^traditional.” And stUl, an afterglow to aU the merri ment, Christmas Day usually ushers in comparative peace and quiet, a time when in si lent reflection, the majority of us come face to face with the true meanings of Christmas and the spiritual blessings that attend the season. NATIVITY SCENE . . . This gigantic Nativity Scene was erected in front of a Chicago plant, which manufactures the displays for department stores and display companies. You can get an idea of the size of the figures in this display by com paring them with the children. Holiday Custom In Czechoslovakia, the Christ mas tree is the center of much attention during the holiday sea son. The tree is decorated with many candles, assorted candies, nuts and fruits and is surrounded with singing and dancing until the New Year at which time the chil dren eat the goodies before the head of the household discards the tree. Greek Tradition A traditional preparation in Greece is “Christpsomo” or “Bread of Christ.” Before bak ing this holiday treat, the house wife makes a hand print on the surface of the dough and it is said that the hand print is proof of the birth of Christ. IT’S STILL CHRISTMAS In Spain they say, “El Natal.” In Italy, it is ”11 Natal.” Hollanders say “Krest-Misse! ” In Germany, they refer to “Weisnachten.” In the English-speaking nations, it is called, “Christmas.” FOR PEACE ... A prayer for peace is the theme often re peated at Christmas. This is the time of year when we are all most aware of the need for “Peace on Earth” and good will to men. / W <v,} Piipp A greeting seems much warmer... a < x<r Wr wish more sincere © Good Friends still dearer when the Joyous Yule vm Nil is here—So to all frC L- •asa**:*.. A Merry Christmas! PURCELLS Newberry, South Carolina E. B. PURCELL, President KEITT PURCELL, Vice-President BEN P. STEWART, Secretary Sara B. Franklin Troxelle H. Senn Bobby Underwood Ann Carlton Louella Hamm