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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1963 a * x X X X X X i X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X I X X X X X X g g ^ Wishes To Our Friends r May all the joys He came to bring Within your hearts forever ring! BAKER’S INSURANCE CO. 1 I x X g § R. B. BAKER Ida Mae Hawkins 1111 Boyce St. B. A. BUDDIN Helen Darby Newberry, S. C. Mllll IMAM ROYAL CLEANERS 'BEAUTIFUL DRY CLEANING" I 107 Caldwell Street Newberry, S. C. x g X X % X I X X X X g X g. X X g 1 s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X g g X X X X X X X X X X X X X g X X I g g St. Francis of Assissi is remem bered as a great friend to ani mals. Traditionally, he gave extra food to domestic animals because he wanted “all creation to share in Yuletide happiness.” He is also given credit for authorship of this Christmas prayer: Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be con soled as to console; To be understood, as to under stand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we re ceive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Mother’s Aid: Get Kids Busy At Play The last few days before Christ mas are probably the busiest of the year for the average house wife—and her task is not easier because of the excitement the coming holiday generates among the children in the household. Mother will find it easier to get things done if she first takes the time to give the children some thing interesting to do and get them from underfoot. Pre-school youngsters, for ex ample, will greatly enjoy soap painting. It’s easy. Add a small amount of water to soap flakes or granulated soap and whip thoroughly. Using dry paper, children can make designs with the fingers, as is done in finger painting. You may be able to gather all the yuletide greenery you need, without harm, by pruning the trees and shrubs around the house. Holly, pine and hemlock can withstand heavy pruning. Every second or third branch of a pine, hemlock or spruce can be re moved if the tree has not been thinned for some time. Some times a rather long “inside” branch of holly, fir or pine that does little for a tree’s appear ance can be removed. Yew lends itself to artful dec orations. Andromeda, magnolia, euonymus, puracantha, coton- easter, ivy and abelia will pro vide a variety of Yule greens. Boxwood is excellent, but should be snipped gently. Christmas time pruning, judi ciously done, will improve health and appearance of tree or shrub. Best time to gather greenery is when the tempera ture is above 40 degrees. | HOLIDAY CAROLES Don’t deny yourself a candle light atmosphere at Christmas if such is your desire. Just re member that the candle repre sents a potential fire hazard. Never place lighted candles on a Christmas tree, or in the window. Do not use them in any manner with decorations that are flammable. Light them only in rooms where someone will be able to watch them closely. Extinguish candles whenever you leave the room or the house. WINTER SOLSTICE Today’s Yule Log, other Christ mas fires, even our tree lights, are thought by some to hark back to the days when our remote an cestors built huge fires during the brief daylight of the Winter solstice because they feared the waning sun might darken for ever. When the days began to grow longer, there were great celebrations by these ancients, who felt that their earthly fires had helped revive the sun. YULE LOG The Yule log figured promi nently in the inauguration of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” A huge log was selected by men and, which children sitting atop the log, they brought it upon their shoulders from the forest. The log was set afire and kept burning for twelve days, at the end of which time the fire was quenched and a portion of the log saved to kindle a new log the following year. South of the Border It’s Posadas af Christmas Santa Claus, the Christmas tree and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein deer don’t mean much to folks south of the border. And because they don’t visitors to Phoenix, Arizona, and the Valley of the Sun can enjoy some unusual and delightful Yuletide treats. The traditional method of greet ing Christmas in Mexico is by means of posadas and pinatas. Both can easily be seen in the Mexican sections of communities around Phoenix or in border com munities such as Nogales just a few hours drive south of the Ari zona sun-fun capital. Colorful Posadas The posadas—among the most colorful of all Mexican celebra tions — emphasize the religious aspect of the holiday. They begin about nine days before Christmas. A couple representing Joseph and Mary—usually accompanied by a donkey and pilgrims (who are really guests) — re-enact the search for lodgings prior to Christ’s birth. Carrying lighted candles, they sing beseeching songs, asking for shelter. The hosts pretend, for a while, that they won’t supply lodgings. Then —as all hope seems gone—they relent. The singers and guests enter, and the party begins. It’s a festive time, and usually includes a Pinata. This is espe cially so if there are children in the group. The piece de resistence is a large papier-mache container which may take the form of a large animal, bird, person or other shape. Inside are candy, nuts, toys and other treats, and the entire thing is suspended by a movable string above the heads of the guests. Guests are blind folded, and one by one try to hit the container with a stick. Since the “stocking” is manipulated out of reach, there’s always much laughter at each futile swing. Fi nally, though, one of the guests manages to get in a good whack —and there’s a gay scramble for the goodies as they cascade over the floor. Traditional Dish Climax of the posadas is mid night mass on Christmas eve. It’s an emotional experience cher ished by many travelers. Then, to the tune of ringing bells, cele brants go home to a traditional dinner of revoltijo, a dish consist ing of potatoes, shrimp, chili, rosemary, prickly pear and what ever else the family can afford. The festivities on the border may easily be seen by hopping a bus or renting a U-drive car for the three and one-half hour drive from Phoenix to Nogales. Not only do they form an unusual part of the Christmas holidays but they add spice to the myriad of other events like the Copper Bowl game and warm sun-filled days that make the Phoenix Christmas sea son one of the gayest times of the year. Appliance Gift Should Please To make a hit with an appli ance gift, think first of the needs of the recipient. Too often, gift buyers make the mistake of selecting what they themselves would like or need. An electric fry pan is a practical gift—unless there is already one in the family. An electric can opener is usually a fine gift—but it’s not too much appreciated by the family that uses little canned ioods or has no place to put the appliance. A portable stove may be a good gift for an apartment dweller, yet will have little value to the family which boasts a thermostatically controlled range. BIRDS AND BEES Cranberry growers know all about the birds and the bees. And, many of us might not enjoy this holiday fruit if such were not true. Cranberry growers build homes for swallows near their cranberry bogs. The birds eat destructive insects which would harm the crop. Bees perform another valua ble service—pollination. Cran berry pollen is too heavy to be carried by the wind, so bees pollinate the flowers. Growers have found that the number of bees present per acre of ber ries has a direct bearing on the cranberry crop. SEASONAL ... Every home becomes a brightly-lit castle at Christ mas when outdoor decorations reflect the joy of the season. In many communities throughout the land, an award is made each year for the best outdoor theme and decorations. Give Cranberry Relish A Try Cranberry sauce sets well on almost every Christmas table. How ever, there are other fine ways to feature cranberries. Why not try a fresh, raw cranberry relish with your Christmas turkey, ham or chicken? The flavor complements any meat and adds a welcome touch to the festive table. CRANBERRY RELISH 2 oranges 2 to 3 cups sugar 1 lemon 2 pounds of cranberries 2 apples Wash and peel oranges and lemon. Wash and quarter apples, re moving all seeds. Wash cranberries. Grind fruit together, including some orange and lemon peel. Add sugar to desired sweetness. Mix well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.