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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, I944 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA SECTION C — PAGE SEVEN VA 4* .4" ti I To (M oar friends dd-thne wishes., H and H Machine and Welding Shop Willie and Jack Hawkins, Owners 1502 Martin Street Newberry, S. C. I ■<cn»ogtc«Ktgtgx^^;tgtg?€^tgtg4gsgtg^tgigsgtegigtcigtg^:<gtssgietg^g^igt€tgtgtgtgtgx<gtgtc fiS Midcti (y " ■■' V " ' ■ ■ MM wwwZ ;.v/i mssm K'jfe*:??:-: wX' •: iiiilri vX;t+i: : : ' |M .-:-J ■Xv ;:S>i : SR4i®S w May it brighten your holiday and last thru’the year i * I iM MmmM S.K?. .■.<■.<? ■ir-x-j-xvv.--: MILL’S GULF SERVICE j GULF PRODUCTS • j Ph. 276-9240—College and Harrington—Newberry j 1 Hi M- Peace ■■ hf-: f-is on wm •xS- Earth imsS m is & ... good will toward men! Wishing you a bright, happy holiday. Mrs. Essie Cook Mr. Orice Suit CLAMP’S 1402 MAIN ST. Jimmy Clamp Jim Clamp teecte*€t€i€{€*&etgteigtg!g a iltili m m i MS. mm m tfiz LIL I MK ' - glad giszting*. is zscuioni ! SUNRISE AUTO SUPPLY CO. 1310 College Street Newberry, S. C. Choose Your Business Gift f ith Core Probably the hardest gifts to choose during the holiday season are those which are necessary as a result of business relationships. Following are some basic hints which might be helpful in the selection and distribution of busi ness gifts. 1. Extravagant gifts smack of bribery. Thus it is often wise to keep your gifts of modest value in relation to the importance of each recipient — whether he be an employee, prospect or customer. 2. It is best to choose your gifts individually, considering the tastes of each group of recipients, or preferably, of each individual recipient. 3. High quality gifts that are useful, durable, and dependable are your best choices. 4. If possible personalize each gift with the recipient’s name or maybe just initials. i 5. Package each gift securely and attractively. 6. A personal note, greeting card or at least a special gift label should accompany each package. 7. If possible deliver each gift with a “flair” — personally or by messenger — and preferably to each recipient’s home rather than to his office. The key, then, to such gift- giving, would seem to be “Mo deration in good taste.” Mistletoe Tradition Is Somewhat Changed Today, mistletoe is brought into the house for use as a holi day decoration. Often, it is stra tegically placed, because it pro vides the privilege of a kiss from any pretty young lass who hap pens to stand beneath it. There’s nothing new about this kissing tradition, except one thing. There was a time when it was required a berry be removed each time a maiden was kissed beneath the mistletoe. When the berries were gone, so, too, was the kissing privilege. HOLIDAY ROBIN Today, there are many symbols we associate with Christmas — the tree, the Star of Bethlehem, tinsel, tree lights, the manger scene, holly, carolers and mistle toe, among others. Thus it is in teresting to note that, for some reason, the robin was often used as an illustration on cards of the Victorian era. SANTA SPOTS Santa has many homes-away- from-home and among them is a building in the foothills of Ver mont’s Green Mountains where each holiday season Santa is on hand to greet folks in the local community. The building is set amid pine trees at Putney, Vermont, and identified by large letters “S.C.” on the chimney. CANDLE CITY Richmond, Virginnia is build- j ing a reputation as the “City of Candlelight” through an annual loliday program which urges ocal residents and organizations ;o place an electric candle in the vindow during the Christmas icason. With few exceptions, the en- ire city cooperates. FIH^iF <2Gfl®n@ t IFKl&i Christopher Columbus, credited with having discovered America, is also believed to have been re sponsible for the first Christmas observance in this part Of the world. According to the story, the flagship Santa Maria beached on Christmas Eve and Columbus and his men were forced to work Christmas day to free the ship by stripping her of as much gear as possible and taking it aboard the Nina. The Nina, however, was unable to take all of the men on board and those who remained behind in a fort named the spot La Navidad, in * honor of Nativity. the Christmas in England The first Christmas in England is believed to have been observed in the year 521, at the time King Arthur was celebrating his vic tory marking the recapture of York. Guests, including the national heroes, were gathered about the famous Round.Table where they feasted to the music of wandering minstrels. SH# INDOOR FUN... Toys this season are designed to provide hours of indoor fun for young sters. In addition to the al ways popular electric trains, manufacturers offer a variety of electric and battery oper ated toys, including automo bile sets, complete with vehi cles, highways and dangerous intersections. Holly Subject Of Many Superstitions Holly has long been the sub ject of many superstitions. Some ancients believed it had magic charms and would protect them from dangers. Early Britons con sidered it unlucky, however, to bring holly into the house before Christmas Eve. It was also be lieved that smooth leaves on the holly indicated the wife would “rule” the household during the year ahead; rough leaves indi cated the husband would be the “boss.” Proper Care Gives Life To Poinsettia Should you receive a poinsettia plant, or purchase one for the holidays, here are some tips on proper care of this Christmas favorite. Be sure to place the plant in. a sunny window, well away from drafts and excessive heat. A mod erate temperatune of about 70 degrees is recommended. Examine soil around the plant twice daily and keep it uniformly moist. Apply enough water to wet the soil to the bottom, when it starts to dry out. K&i HARD TO SEE . . . Camou flaged boy and gun blend in with surroundings. Guerilla gun set, completely camou- flaged, was inspired by Viet Nam operations. THE USED CHRISTMAS TREE You can do several things with your Christmas tree after you take it down. One good idea it to use it as a bird feeder, tying suet and other treats, with a con tainer of water placed beneath. You can also cut off the branch es and place them, curved end up, over flower beds when the ground is exposed. This will pre vent heaving of soils during al ternate freezing and thawing. Such heaving sometimes forces bulbs and roots of perennials from the ground. Longer branches can be “plant ed” as windbreaks to protect out door plantings such as boxwood, azalea, yew, rhododendron and juniper. Tot’s Accident Led To Lights For Tree Some reports have it that the “birth” of Christmas tree lights can be attributed to a little boy who crawled under his Christmas tree and turned over a candle which in turn singed the tot’s hair. The child’s father, a telephone man, decided to do away with the pandles and replace then with several dozen switchboard lamps soldered to wires and cor ered with brightly colored paper The end result, then, we>*« safer brighter lights which rt placed candles on Christma* trees. WHITE CHRISTMAS Snow scenes are traditional greeting card subjects and many times before the holiday arrives we overhear someone express the hope that it will be a “White Christinas.” It is almost certain, however, that there was no snow in Beth lehem on the night that Christ was born. If anything, there could have been rain, as Decem ber 25 falls in the midst of the rainy season in Bethlehem. s Hi. m Once again find hope renew by the star of Bethlehem. LONG & SUHUMPERT GROCERY GROCERIES & SEA FOOD 1001 Friend Street Phone 276-2074 @ I Way the goodycheer of the festiue season yours throughout a glad new year. Jv.- '< *'**1 M. AND MRS. TOM LEWIS ms mum CHRISTMAS IT Ltl & U i5\§©na am® ■—■ - • * -7^ -r** <- :ra®gfflOP§ u® ms BO® GREETINGS The State Building & Loan Ass’n 1117 BOYCE STREET OFFICERS Ralph B. Baker, President J. Dave Caldwell, Vice President Pinckney N. Abrams, Sec'y-Treas. Mrs. Doris S. SetzLer, Asst. Sec'y-Treas. Mrs. Aliene A. Reeves, Teller Mrs. Juanita B. Fulmer, Teller NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA DIRECTORS Thomas H. Pope Ralph B. Baker J .Dave Caldwell Louis C. Floyd R. Aubrey Harley ^ Pinckney N. Abrams