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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1962
HOLIDAY HARVEST . . . Headed for their few days of glory,
hundreds of Christmas trees are stacked on a giant sled by woodsmen
on a tree farm near Duluth, Minnesota. The firm ships more than a
million and a half black spruce Christmas trees thronghont the U.S.
and the world. More than 40 million evergreens of all sizes and
shapes will be sold in the U.S. this season.
Hope anew was born for
all mankind that night
in Bethlehem - may all
your hopes be fulfilled
this Christmas season.
CARTER’S Flowers & Gifts
1532 Main St. — Newberry, S. C. — Ph. 276-3543
We sincerely hope that each of you
enjoys a heavenly, blessed Christmas.
Schumpert s 66 Service Station
1525 Main Street
Newberry, S. C
Thorn Tree
Blooms In
England, D.C.
A phenomenon occurs
every Christmas, not known
by many, that may be wit
nessed by anyone in the
Cathedral of the Close in
Washington, D.C. or Glas
tonbury, Somerset, Eng
land.
It is the story of the Holy
Thorn Tree that blossoms in
England every December
25th and in Washington
some time during the same
month.
The legend relates that
two days before Christmas,
St. Joseph of Arimathea ap
proached Glastonbury. He
carried with him the Holy
Grail'used at the Last Sup
per.
As St. Joseph came to
ward the town, he stopped
to rest on the crest of a
hill. He drove his staff intr
the ground and it took roc
immediately.
3 Holiday 'HY
Can Be Bested
H-urry, h-aste and h-ustle. Holi
days and the 3 “H’s” really go
together. And they often interfere
with another “H”—hospitality,
says May me Schoonover, Exten
sion Nutritionist, University of
Wyoming.
Her recommendation for a holi
day without haste—dhurry—hustle
and with time for hospitality? It
takes a little doing and planning,
but is well worth the effort. Here
are her suggestions:
... Stack the pantry shelf with
canned meats for sand
wiches and nibblings.
... Store extra cheese and dips
in the refrigerator.
,.. Add extra boxes of fancy
crackers to your usual sup
ply.
... Bake some plain and fancy
cookies and store them in
the refrigerator in closed
containers.
... Make a dessert that you
can freeze or store in re
frigerator.
Cleaning Up After
Christmas Is Easy
Opening Christmas packages is
fim—cleaning up afterward can
be quite a chore.
So, before Christmas morning,
gather together the following sim
ple clean-up materials:
1. Two large shopping bags:
one for paper and ribbon you
want to keep, and one for scraps
to be thrown away.
2. Whisk broom and dust pan.
(Try tying a pine cone and sprig
of holly on these everyday helpers
to give them a holiday look).
3. A bottle of pine cleaner with
a sponge, for crushed candy cane
or spilled beverages.
Store your holiday clean-up
equipment in one of the shopping
bags and tuck away in the closet
where you’re hiding Christmas
presents.
REAL V.I.P We always
knew Santa was a Very Im
portant Person. Here he is
getting the full treatment from
a bevy of beauties at Sara
sota, Florida. The jolly old
fellow likes to look his best
and the girls are really giv
ing him the works.
GREAT TREE
North Carolina claims the
living Christmas tree with the
greatest limb spread—a 300-
year-old live oak, about 90 feet
tall, at Wilmington. It has a
branch spread of 110 feet and
a trunk circumference of 15
feet. It grows in Hilton Park.
At Christmas time, it dis
plays 7,000 colored lights and
tons of Spanish moss.
HAPPY HOLIDAY
A happier Christmas and a
brighter New Year are upcoming
for those who do not engage in
excesses—financial or physical—
during the holiday season. Plan
gift-buying and Christmas spend
ing that is well within the income;
don’t overwork, overeat, or over
exert yourself needlessly.
Caroling, Mass
Are Traditional
In the mountain regions of
Western Austria, entire villages
join in carol singing on Christmas
Eve. Beginning with the family
living farthest from the village
church, torch-bearing carolers
form a procession. At each house
along the way greetings of
I “Froehliche Weihnachten” are ex
changed, and the inhabitants fall
in line. Eventually, the whole
population is part of the parade
as it arrives at the ckurch steps
in time for Midnight Mass.
Christmas Eve carol-singing
and Midnight Mass are also a
part of the British holiday tradi
tion. The custom of hanging up
mistletoe dates back to the
Druids, who used the plant in
their religious rites. Burning the
Yule log is another custom bor
rowed by the British from the
Vikings, who first burned it in
honor of their god Thor.
EVERGREEN SYMBOLS
l<ong before the Christmas
era, evergreens were used in
traditional ceremonies. Egyp
tians, celebrating the winter
solstice (shortest day of the
year) brought green date palms
into their homes as a symbol
of “life triumphant over
death."
The evergreen bough was
used by the Romans in their
observance of the feast of Sa
turn. The Druids believed that
a sprig of evergreen in the
house meant eternal life; early
Scandinavians paid homage to
the fir tree; Norsemen Saw in
evergreens the revival of their
son god, Balder.
BY THE ROAD ... The lit
tle church by the side of the
road may still be found from
one end of the country to the
other. And, of course, the
bells always ring loudest and
clearest on Christmas morn
ing.
Follow Rules For Lights
On Outdoor Evergreens
Outdoor evergreen trees can be
safely decorated with Christmas
lights if a few simple guidelines
are followed to avoid needle
scorch.
Needles of yew, arborvitae,
chamaecyparis and hemlock are
sensitive to heat from bulbs. Pine,
spruce and fir require the same
precaution.
Bulbs of 15 wattage are suf
ficient. Never let the bulbs touch
the needles. Hang sockets down
ward to prevent water and snow
from collecting in them. Use rub
ber-jacketed or lacquered cord to
connect the lights. Periodically
check the position of the lights
because winds may shift their
nnsitinn
PRESEPIO
In sunny Italy, where the Christ
mas tree is almost unkown, the
presepio, or creche, plays an im
portant role in the celebration of
the birth of Christ. Italian fami
lies frequently give over entire
rooms of their homes to the prese
pio. When completed, it may con
tain as many as a thousand fig
ures.
Italian youngsters put their
shoes by the fireplace on January
6th, the Night of the Epiphany,
instead of on Christmas Eve. That
date marks the arrival of “Be-
fana,” the good witch who comes
down the chimney on a broom to
fill the shoes left out for her.
Good children receive candy
and gifts; the naughty ones find
only coal in their shoes.
Feeder in Backyard Helps
Share Yule With Birds
Share Christmas with the birds.
If yon have no backyard feeder,
trim an outdoor tree for them.
Pine cones dipped in suet or
peanut butter can be attached to
branches. Balls of suet and strings
of popcorn or cranberries can be
hung from a tree. Bits of apple
and grated carrot, even pie crust,
'k-y donuts and crumbs will be
welcomed by the birds.
A coconut shell shaped as a
container holding sunflower and
other bird seed can be fixed to
a branch. Don’t put the food too
far inside a tree or birds may
harm their branches while feed-
mg. Once you start feeding birds,
keep it up all winter. Provide
vater. too.
Bluejays, woodpeckers, nut-
natche?, chicadees, warblers and
brown creepers ar* meat eaters.
Cardim’s juncos, sparrows and
finches like vegetable seeds.
TO YOU and
YOURS...
1309 COLLEGE STREET
AS WE ENTER THE 50th YEAR of Service to our fine customers, we
pledge to you that we shall make every effort to continue to merit the
confidence and support which you have given us in the past.
IT GIVES US GREAT PLEASURE to do this, because we
i
fully realize your friendship, goodwill, and patronage have made it
possible for us to serve successfully the people in this area ever since
the first horseless carriages began to appear on our streets.
AS WE APPROACH this glad holiday season, we pause
to wish you and your family the happiest Christmas and the most pros
perous New Year you have ever experienced.
AGAIN — WE WISH YOU AND YOURS
A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!
SMITH MOTOR CO.
YOUR DEPENDABLE DODGE DEALER
C. M. SMITH, Manageir
Phones: Sales 276-3622 — Service 276-3621
NEWBERRY, S. C.
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We wish you a Merry Christmas ... but '
even more, we wish you a Christmas filled with
the quiet peace that is the Real Christmas.
We hope your Christmas is made up
of those gentle, happy moments
which we all treasure so highly, which
never seems to fade or tarnish
or be forgotten . . . the kind
of Christmas that is priceless
down through the years.
Newberry County Bank
JOE M. ROBERTS, Executive Vice President and Cashier
NEWBERRY BRANCH:
Luther D. Long George Rodelsperger
Martha Ann Kinard Mollie Dowd
Joan Bobb
JOANNA BRANCH:
Clyde Tindall, Manager
Linda Turner Frances Evans
Marilyn Ray