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wondrous story of the Birth of Christ; it is the myths and legends
that have lived through centuries of telling and retelling;
it is the pleasure of giving, the joy of receiving. Best of all it is
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Santa Claus—the "Grand
Old Man" of Christmas hits
his stride at a near century
this year—and the old gen
tleman never looked better.
For it was back in 1863
that Cartoonist Thomas
Nast first created — on his
drawing board — the image
of Santa Claus as we know
him — full grown to his
white whiskers.
During the early Ws,
Nast was commissioned to
illustrate Clement Clark
Moore's poem "A Visit Prom
St Nicholas" ("The Night
before Christmas"). The
drawings he submitted
showed Santa Claus pretty
much as he looks today.
Nast had previously
achieved fame through his
famous political cartoons
that helped to smash Boss
Tweed's infamous "Tweed
Ring" in New York City.
So through the years —
and in spite of 98 hard
working Christmas seasons
— Santa Claus keeps
"young" for the youngsters
and the young in heart.
Twelfth Sight’
Traditional
Ynletide Fete
Twelfth Night, or Epi
phany, is marked with many
customs, ceremonies and
legends throughout the
world. French and Swiss
children, for example, look
forward to the pastry they
receive on-that day, in which
a bean, coin or china figure
is hidden. Whoever gets the
prize, is crowned king of the
family.
Epiphany means "ap
pearance" and commemo
rates the visit of the Three
Wise Men to the Infant
Jesus. Their arrival was
proof to believers that
Christ the Saviour was bora.
During the Middle Ages,
Epiphany or Twelfth Night,
was commemorated with
plays presented in churches.
Solemn observances largely
disappeared in Elizabethan
England, and this became
a time for revelry.
Shakespeare's "Twelfth
Night" reflects this mood.
Historians say it was prob
ably presented in a com
mand performance at White
hall Palace on January 6,
1601.
It is interesting to note
that January 6th was first
observed 4s Christ's birth
day. January 6th was the
day set aside as Epiphany,
to commemorate the com
ing of the Three Wise Men
and the first manifestations
of Christ to his followers.
Reunion And Feasting
Through the ages, Christmas
has always been a time of reunion
and feasting.
In this country, Christmas is
not considered complete unless
the entire family gathers at
“mom’s” or “grannie's.** Turkey
on the table is a tradition and, in
some sections, ham is considered
a menu necessity.
In the time of the Saxons, the
festive board was spread with a
“bord-cloth’* and the guests
waited impatiently for the two
specialties that marked Christ
mas: the peacock and the boar’s
bead.
Cranberries
Traditional
At Christinas
Cranberries, so much a part of
our holiday dining tradition, was
i-bimi, or “bitter berry” to the
Indians, who pounded the fruit
with meat into a paste called
pemmican; used cranberry poul
tices on wounds and used the
)uice as a red dye.
The Pilgrims, noting the ber
ries were a favorite food oi
cranes, called them craneberries,
and this eventually changed tc
cranberries.
Pioneer Grower
Cranberries were harvested
from wild vines until 1816, when
Henry Hall, a veteran of the Rev-
olution, transplanted wild vines
to a swampy site near Dennis,
Massachusetts. Hall had observed
that the choicest wild berries
were usually found in sandy areas,
so he spread sand over his fields
and produced an excellent crop.
Many other early plantings
failed, in Massachusetts and New
Jersey, before growers learned
that the cranberry would thrive
only under certain conditions.
Cranberry fields today are located
in bog areas with peat soil, the
fields are well-drained and can be
flooded to protect vines from cold
and control insects; sand is plen
tiful, and necessary to slow evapo
ration, provide & good medium for
root growth, and keep down
weeds.
Birds Welcome
Birds are welcome visitors to
cranberry bogs. Some bogs are
lined with birdhouses—homes for
swallows, which eat destructive
insects.
And with the birds, are the
bees, who also perform an im
portant service. Cranberry pollen
is too heavy to be carried by
wind, so bees are necessary to
pollinate the flowers.
Toys Not Different For
Children In Other Lands
kind of toys do children
in foreign countries like? Prettj
much the same as kids ii
America.
For instance, some popular toys
in France last Christmas were a
Davy Crockett watch and a cow
boy outfit of the type worn by a
leading TV star. For the girls,
dolls of course, and miniature
household appliances.
The best foreign market for
French toys last year—the United
States. Best export items: box
wood chessmen; wooden darts
with turkey-feather tails and
steel points; perfect-scale minia
ture doll prams; and dolls them
selves.
USE PINE CONES
Pine cones are plentiful during
the outdoor season and are quite
popular for indoor Christmas dec
orations. Gathering and prepar
ing cones for the holiday season
can be fun.
Clean the cozies and, when dry,
spray them with shellac from an
aerosol can. The shellac not only
preserves the cones, but also
keeps them looking bright.
Aerosol 'Snows' Aid
To Novel Decorations
For the party-minded, aerosol
“snows” can be used in making
novel table decorations from such
simple materials as pine cones,
boughs, and sprigs of holly. Color
ful centerpieces for candlelight
suppers can be made with a short
length of birch log, drilled to
hold red candles, and then
sprayed with the snow.
With a little ingenuity and
imagination, the homemaker can
use the white and colored snows
in “spray painting ,t simple Christ
mas designs on window panes or
glass surfaces. Cut-out paper or
cardboard masks can be made
ior each color arec.
For best results, the aerosol
snow should be sprayed from a
distance of about 2b inches—the
greater distance, the fluffier the
deposit of simulated snow.
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Mount Of Beatitudes
Visited By Thousands
Thousands of visitors to Israel
each year visit the chapel on the
Mount of the Beatitudes in Lower
Galilee.
This Holy Land monument is
built on the site where Jesus
pronounced the Sermon on the
Mount: “Blessed are the poor,
blessed are the meek, blessed are
the merciful . . ."
From the chapel, the visitor
can retrace the footsteps of Jesus,
downward from the Mount of
Beatitudes to the Sea of Galilee,
where He performed the miracle
of the loaves and fishes, and
where He preached on the “Bread
of Life.**
ZTazareth and Cana are but a
short distance away.
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ABOUT NAZARETH
Nazareth, the chosen city and
one of Christendoms holiest
places, was once so insignifi
cant that the term “Nasarene,**
was applied to Jesus Christ in
derision. When Jesus caT-ed his
first disciples, Philip of Beth-
salda was chosen and Philip
happily informed Nathanael,
“We have discovered the One
about Whom our scriptures
speak. He is Jesus of Nasareth,
the son of Joseph.’* And Na
thanael replied, “Can anything
good come out of Nazareth?”
But when Nathanael came to
Jesus, Jesus spoke to him and
Nathanael exclaimed, “Thou
art the Son of God; Then art
the King of Israel.** Nathanael
returned to Nasareth In the
company of a few chosen disci
ples as Jesus was to begin His
ministry in the land He loved
so well.
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LIGHT OF HOPE . . . The
scene above will be as appro
priate as ever during tf e com
ing holiday season. T! * photo
graph, taken a few seasons a
shows Christmas lights gleam
ing across the iron curtain from
a tree erected by West Ber
liners at the Brandenburg Gate
(background), on the Soviet-
British border of the divided s
city. Every year, citisens of
West Berlin decorate a tree on
the border as a symbol of tope
to their Bed-dominated neigh
bors and a reminder that their
hard lot has not bean forgotten
by ti»e free world.
Swedish Holiday Season 2
Features ‘Lueia Day’
A Swedish custom of lo:
standing is the observance
Lucia Day on December 13.
celebration takes its name
St. Lucia, or Lucy, martyred
her faith and virginity in
cuse in 304 AD.
Pretty blonde girls compete
the honor of being elected
•‘Lucia*'—wi<h fair hair, good
position and high character
outstanding recommendations.
Wearing a traditional c
(long white robes and crowns
lighted candles) the “Lucia” v
the sick, leads carnivals, and
tends banquets and balls ac
panied by her “handmaidens.**
The ancient custom coincide!
with the winter solstice, when
sun swings toward the. earth
more and the days begin
lengthen.
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We wish you the Peace of Christmas and a home
filled with love and cheat this Holiday Season*
May you enjoy every blessing of a wonderful
Ynletide*
0RIBVIN6S
Newberry Lumber Co.
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NEWBERRY, S. C.
We will be closed Saturday through Tuesday, December 23, 25 & 26 and will reopen Wednesday
morning, December 27. We will also be closed Monday, January 1st-
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