Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA —1 — The fireplace* still symbolic of warmth, secur ity, and family closeness. May your Christmas season burn bright with warmth and happiness and may His love djW your family close at this Holy Season. Cur thanks to you and Ghnsi was CLINTON - NEWBERRY NATURAL GAS AUTHORITY 1207 McKibben Street Newberry, S. C. GREETINGS! & DEAR FRIEND, Just a few lines to let you know we appreciate your loyal patronage, ana wisli you a very Merry Cliristmas! CLARENCE T. SUMMER, Inc. 1207 BOYCE STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. T HE CHRISTMAS season u one of bells Mildred kept telling herself this simple fact all morning as she worked behind the toy counter As noon drew near she found herself saying it through clenched teeth At one minute to twelve she made a grab for her hat and started for the door She had to get outside be fore the dinner bell rang! •‘Hello Millie! What’s the rush?” It was her friend Annie. Mil dred’s momentum carried the two of them through the big doors and into the street. Even there she could hear the muted sound of the noon bell within the store. “Those bells are driving me crazy!” she said as she put her aat on backwards. ‘‘I think bells are jolly. What would a wedding be without them?” WHAT THEY THING OF TEE WOMAN ’ROUND WORLD It is much easier to take care of a sack full of fleas than a woman. —Hungary. When buying a horse or taking a wife, shut your eyes and com mend yourself to the Lord.—Italy. Woman is a calamity; however, no house ought to be without this evil.— Iran. The tongue of a woman is a sword that never rusts.—Japan. A beautiful woman smiling just means a wallet weeping.—Italy. To take an eel bv it- ra i or r woman at her word leaves little in hand.—Sweden. It is safer to put out to sea in a leaking boat than to entrust a secret to a woman—Norwav. If a women were as big as she is good, a whole dress could be made out of a clover leaf.—Erin When three women agree, the stars will come out in broad day light.—India. Adam ate the apple and we ge .he eoohache.—France. Beware of a beautiful woman as you would of a red pepper.—Mex co. It is better to have a disordrely life than to take a wife.—Egypt. When a women whistles, seven churches tremble.—Cyechoslovaki... Where women are honored,there the gods are highly displeased.— Peru. F r sweetness, honey; fcr bit terness, a wife.—Chinn. Beat you wife with the butt end of an axe. If she falls down, sniffs nd gasps, she is lying. Give her some more.—Russia. (Those damn Reds again!—Ed.) SEED IS BIG BUSINESS #31 Forester Helped Teddy’s Boys Have Holiday Trae Franklin Pierce and Benji Narrison were among Prea known to have yule trees in White House. Theodore Roosevelt, TV value of the registered and a dedicated conservationist, —i J f fhe nc*» of trpps. for feAZ certified seed sold in South Caro lina is estimated to be 11 or 12 million dollars annually. South Carolina’s seed certification prog ram started in 1947. At that time, the value ofg certified and regis tered seed sold in the state was tn.evo.uvas of - million dollars. DA T ’F YOU ^AV tii--' 4 " 'uv T r>- u will disown the wish to earn the applause of men?—Persius. banned the use of trees, for fear indiscriminate cutting would de stroy the nation’s forests. His sons. Archie and Quentin, smuggled a tree into the House and were saved from parental disciplining only forester Gifford Pinchot con vinced the President tV 4 sel tive cutting of young e ra helps rather than harm> >.ie asts. -< About two o’clock a young wom an and her daughter ap proached the counter. “Tb it’s different,” said Mildred straightening her hat “I’ll trade you jobs,” said Mil dred. “Mr. Johnson wouldn’t let us do that. Even simple jobs like ours take a few days to learn; and this is Christmas Eve.” “Thank goodness for that An nie! I couldn't listen to bells for another whole day without going batty." Annie laughed. “It’s all in the mind. Bells are wonderful, espe cially at Christmas.” “Sure. But if one more kid runs around my counter pulling some fiendish contraption with bells on It—I’ll quit!” “And miss your Christmas bo nus? You’re kidding!” Ear Plugs But Mildred was serious. After lunch she bought some cotton to plug her ears. The bells had given her a slight headache. About two o’clock a woman and her young laughter approached the counter. “Do „ou sell toy xylophones, miss?” asked the woman. Mildred groaned. She’d pur posely hidden the noisy little in struments under the counter. She brought out a xylophone and held it up for the woman to admire. “This looks nice, doesn’t it?” she asked. “Well, isn’t there a hammer to go with it?” Mildred reluctantly produced a iammer. The woman smiled at her laughter. “Now I'll play Silent Night, dear.” The girl looked like she was ready to burst into laughter. Was this a joke? Mildred reached for the instrument. "You want to buy it?” she asked hopefully. “My daughter wants to try it.” The girl didn't seem to notice Mildred’s scowl. She touched the xylophone gingerly with the ham mer. “It’s beautiful!” she said, her eyes shining. “Beautiful?” asked Mildred. “Are you kidding?” “Oh mother, I’m the happiest girl in the world! What a marvel ous Christmas present!” MUdred’s jaw fell. “This?” she said picking up the toy to check the price. , Good Reason The woman laughed. “You don’t understand,miss. My daughter has really never heard ANYTHING until today. Her father and I have been saving to buy her a special kind of hearing-aid. That’s the present she’s talking about.” Mildred turned to the delighted girl “Have you ever heard a mu sic-box, honey?” The child shook her head. Ordi nary speech still puzzled her. Mildred brought out a music-box and wound it up. The little girl clapped her hands. Mildi ed proceeded to demon strate the other toys. She was on her knees pratting over a waddly- ciuck with bells on it when she saw Annie and Mr. Johnson watching her. “Aren’t bells wonderful?” she asked. Mr. Johnson shook his head sad ly. Annie began wiping her eyes. “Oh, now look! It’s not wha; you think. This little girl has i new hearing-aid and she’s hearing Christmas sounds for the firs' time.” “Oh,” they said in unison “Merry Christmas, little girl!” FIRST MUSIC BOX The first music box in the United States was manufactured in 1892 by the Regina Box Com pany a branch of a German firm. Music boxes were developed sometime after 1750 by the watch- makers of Switzerland. ea . -A- a.' -■ . li- s; ■ T VI KW,, • .«* ****‘»<-*y«,? r. ‘■1# y&M ' >;* v '3 1 % - As the Three Wise Men did long ago, let us in diis holy season look to the Star of Bethlehem for guidance toward lasting peace on earth. Fulmer Building Supplies PHONE 1628 WINDOW UNITS, DOORS, SCREENS. CABINETS 'EVERYTHING IN WOOD” NEWBERRY, S. C. 60 CALDWELL STREET