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> ■ PAGE 2—SECTION B THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1960 blitarij 4 m is * young man who was born in an obscure village, the 1 of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked carpenter shop until he was thirty, and then for three years he an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an He never owned a home. He never had a family. Ha never went to college. He never put his foot inside a big city. Ha never traveled 200 miles from the place where he was born. He narar did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He tiad no credentials but himself. While he was still a young man, the tide of public opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. He was turned over to his enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying, his executioners gambled for the only piece of property he had on earth, and that was his coat. . . . When he was dead, he was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend. Nineteen centuries have come and gone, and today he is the central figure of the human race and the leader of the column of progress. I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever sailed, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon the earth as has l^at ONE SOUTARY LIFE. —Author Unknow. Wrapping Hints Do you have trouble gift-wrap ping such items as vases and bottles? If so, aluminum foil will solve your problem. The foil molds easily to the shape and makes a very attractive package when set off with a pretty bow. Don’t Overdo It Be careful not to overdo youi outdoor decorations. Your houst and yard might end up looking like an amusement park. Even the most expensive decorations will have this effect if not used in good taste. Harmony and sim- licity are the key words in planning an attractive outdoor display. „ Make Candle Fit Often a candle is too large for the opening in the candlestick. To remedy this, dip the base of the candle in very hot water, then press it gently into the holder. Plant Your Tree Why not plant that living Christ mas tree after you are through with it this year? Be sure to get it in the ground as soon as pos sible after Christmas. The sooner it is planted, the better chance it will have to survive. Original Gift Want to give mother and her little girl an original gift? Make them both aprons of similar de sign and material. Make one for the doll, too. A Solution Christmas shopping bags always seem to fall over when set down. But there’s a solution. Place the top of a cardboard shoe box in the bottom of the bag. TOM M. FELLERS Sheriff BURKE M. WISE Clerk of Court RALPH B. BLACK Auditor J. RAY DAWKINS Treasurer E. MAXCY STONE Probate Judge GEORGE R. SUMMER Coroner JAMES D. BROWN Supt. of Education H. B. HENDRIX Supervisor-Elect CARMAN BOUKNIGHT Commissioner Dist. 1 L ROSS GEORGE Commissioner Dist. 2 BEN F. DAWKINS Magistrate Dist. 2 JESSE FRANK HAWKINS Senator-Elect STEVE C. GRIFFITH, JR. Representative-Elect D. P. (JABBO) FOLK Representative-Elect ©/a®' ■. (3'QPt? By Bertha R. Hudelson T HE Carson’s didn’t nm bills. That is, not many. They didn’t dare! They were paying for their small ranch type home by the month, for Junior’s appendecto my, and for Janie’s teeth straight ening. Besides house, life, and car insurance, church contributions, and taxes they had little money left for ordinary living, let alone for running bills at department, clothing, and other stores that dis play enticing wares for the weak. Weak in the sense that when there is not enough money for even nec essary things, spend anyway! On this special day in Decem ber, Phil and Lucy sat on their back steps mulling over a prob lem. They had, long ago, bought toys for the children’s Christmas. But they had forgotten someone. “Dad Carson. What can we give him?” “Socks, or Bermudas, I guess,” Phil suggested, relighting his pipe for the fourth time since begin ning their conversation. Phil had foregone cigarettes in order to stop one big money leak and re sorted to pipe smoking for con solation. The transition had been “We must give him something unusual, yet costing nearly noth ing—if possible.” difficult, for he was forever for getting to keep his pipe lighted. Money-Conscious Lucy, watching, remarked, “I’m even getting so money con scious that I’m glad when your pipe goes out. Uses less tobacco and luckily the matches are tre& Yet the economical sock idfea leaves me cold,” and she shrug ged disdainfully. “Too ordinary. I don’t see why nice gifts for men are so expensive. If Dad were a woman, I could get a ritzy little pair of earrings, or a fancy hand kerchief, for not more than a dollar. That’s about all we can afford. As for Bermudas! You know Dad. He’d stick them in the fire rather than wear such “cock eyed stuff” as he calls them.” *‘Shaving lotion, then.” “He’d buy that himself. We must give him something unusual yet costing nearly nothing—if pos sible.” An Idea “He’s fond of jelly. And why not half a dozen glasses?” Lucy sug gested, happily, pleased that she had at last come up with an idea. “You know Mom Carson doesn’t make jelly any more, or can fruit, cr bake. She says she’s gradu ated from all that. From now on she’s taking things easy. And she deserves to, although I do feel a little sorry for Dad with his farm bringing up. To hear him tell it, his mother even fried chicken for breakfast. Sometimes he had fried chicken three meals a day. Not that I would want it, but he likes to eat. A habit formed when young, and, “they say,” habits grow stronger as one grows older. But the jelly wouldn’t do. Not homemade.” A Winner Phil suddenly took a long puff on his again-unlit pipe. “I know whatl You’re such a good cook, why not offer to bake him some pies? Any kind he likes. As many as he wants.” “Wonderful! Why didn’t I think of that?” “Because my brain happens to work a little faster than yours, my dear,” Phil said, smiling fond ly. “We’ll get a nice card and an nounce our gift What could be better?” “Nothing! But it’s a good thing you smiled when you made that brainy remark,” Lucy told him, smiling as fondly at him as he had at her. “Now for sweeping and dusting until 1982!” She leap ed to her feet and started into the house. Paul slowly stood up, groaning, “And me to work.” They went their different ways, unashamed of the gift they were to offer, and content, despite the problem of the high cost of living in the year of 1960. After all, there are satisfactory ways of beating it if you but use your brain. All the good things of the world are no further good to us than as they are of use; and of all we may heap up we enjoy only as much as we can use and no more. Give Toy Box The do-it-yourselfer who is handy with hammer and saw can come up with a good, per sonalized gift for his favorite youngster—a box to hold all the toys he will receive from others. Both the child and the parents will appreciate a toy chest large enough to hold the Christmas collection. For those not so handy with hammer and saw, an unpainted chest can be purchased inexpensively; a couple of coats of enamel will make it bright and the name stenciled on the front adds that “personal” touch. CHRISTMAS IDEAS Is your Christmas budget running low? Here are three excellent gift ideas that cost very little more th-n the time it takes you to make them. 1. Copies of favorite recipes can be put on file cards and made into a scrap book. 2. If there is a flower lover on your list, carefully selected bulbs and seeds would make an ideal gift. Bulbs can be packed in small cookie boxes or old egg cartons, covered with gay wrapping paper. 3. One group of gifts can be certificates of service such as baby sitting coupons. ryft s X s ML, wmm*' ‘Oh, Silent Night.” Caroling forth our * sincere best wishes for a beautiful Christmas. JIM’S JEWELRY Main Street—Newberry g * MARTIN’S USED CARS S JR | Telephone 4561 Prosperity, S. C. § I S 1ERRY CHRISTMAS 1/^—V- BILL’S GLASS SHOP 1311 Caldwell St. Phone 266 Newberry * - - ••4i -X .••Awri rv'- v. ■ 5 ’ ; 5 » 2%; : . >4;J f! ' p (M | I 18 isll • Kv.yv.y.-.vC-.v: mmm ■x-vx-x-sx-x-: fxxx; m REMEMBERING AT CHRISTMAS Snow scenes . . . frosty shining Christmas mornings .. . tinsel and the ^mell of pine ... all are part of the memories of Christmas in the past. These memories quicken the heart... make us eager for another Yuletide. Chief in our memory is the friendship of those we serve. It is our wish that in the future you will be able to look back on this Christmas as a memorable one; filled with a full measure of happiness and joy* Best Wishes of the Season m m Newberry Concrete Co. SUPERIOR READY-MIX CONCRETE TELEPHONE 703 844 FAIR ST. Newberry South Carolina RICHARD E. ADDISON, MANAGER