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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1964 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE THREE I I 5 V i x X X X X X X X X X X X 2 2 X X We Thank You For Your Patronage DUNCAN’S FLORIST Pauline Duncan 1524 Main Street 1 x X 2 X X X 2: | Phone 276-5445 * fflms Blessims May love and hope dwell within your heart at Christmas and throughout the year ahead, Carolina Remnant Shop 2 I 1401 Main Street & Newberry, S. C. £ X IjuStuSaM. X X X X X X X 2 X 2 X 2 2 X X § X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 2 ‘God bless os ereryoner said Tiny Tim, tbe last of all. Dlclem Black's Radio and TV Service I 2 2 2 X X X X Phone 276-3794 g x x 1409 Main Street IN DISGUISE . • . Cecil, the Seasick Sea Serpent, a TV favo rite is featured in a quick-change disguise kit which includes eye glasses, mustaches, false teeth lion’s mane, hula skirt and othei similar items. THE PERSONAL TOUCH . In gift-giving, as in all other ; things, the ‘‘personal touch” is important. Often, the most appreciated j gifts are “home-made” and > their value is measured by the ! recipient not in terms of dol-1 lars and cents but in recogni- . tion of the time and effort that 1 went into preparation of the gift. Few of us, however, have either the time or the talent necessary to “make something” for everyone on our holiday list. And, with the wonderful selection of gifts available in local stores, it just isn’t neces sary. But we can still add the personal touch by putting a lit tle extra effort into gift wrap ping. To the very young, Christ mas is a time of bright little lights on a tree, of shiny glass ornaments and decorations, of filmy spun glass filaments, and of toys that have sharp, rough edges, and lots of candy, nuts and other rich edibles. All of ; this is part of Christmas . . . and this is fine—but a few pre- ! cautions should be taken to in sure a safe holiday. ; Old strings of lights for the ! Christmas tree should be exam- ! ined carefully. If worn-out ; bulbs are discarded, they should ; be put where youngsters can’t ■ get to them. i Glass ornaments and glass “angel hair” should be kept out of baby’s reach. The ornaments crumble readily into sharp sliv ers. Most manufacturers now avoid lead-based paint, but be sure the toys that come into your home do not bring the threat of lead poisoning when a child chews on the toy. Select toys with a minimum of sharp edges and avoid toys constructed of materials which are quick to burn—and see that the toys are large enough so that baby can’t swallow them. SEASONAL CHANGE The small town of Hartford, Kentucky is well-remembered by tourists because of a large sign on the outskirts of town. It reads: “Welcome to Hart ford, Ky., Home of 2000 Happy People and a Few Soreheads.” Visitors during the Christmas season last year were even more impressed. Above the large sign was an additional sign: “Even _ the Few Sore heads Wish You a Merry Christmas!” BIG TREES Annually, the most famous and most photographed Christmas trees in the United States are those erected on the White House lawn and at Rockefeller Center in New York. The 1953 White House tree, an Engelmann spruce se lected from the Kootenai National Forest in Montana, wns so large it had to be loaded on two flat cars for the trip to Washington. It was trimmed to 78 feet before being raised and decorated, yet was still the tallest ever used on the White House lawn. The Rock efeller Center tree that same year was 65 feet high and 35 feet in diameter at the base. It came from Maine and was selected only after an intensive nine-month search to find the most perfectly shaped tree possible. TREE CARE Many efforts have been made to chemically fire-proof the Christ mas tree. Such substances as as pirin, sugar and fruit acids in water have been tried—yet noth ing has proved as effective as plain water, which keeps the tree naturally moist and thus resistant to flame. The Right You can make holiday shop ping much less of a chore with a bit of planning, and the obvi ous starting point is a complete list of the individuals for whom presents are to be purchased. Once the list is completed, jot down beside each name the categories from which a gift for this individual may be selected. For example, if Uncle Fred is a stamp collector, likes to fish and is interested in Civil War history, note these facts beside his name and then do the same for others on the list. With such a list, you’ll find you can com plete your shopping much faster than you would if you marked only a single type of present beside each name. You save a lot of time looking and hunting for some particular item. And, if you are certain of the hob bies or interests of the intended recipient, your gift is certain to be appreciated. Rev. ROBERT H. HARPER THE CHEAT TRAIN ROBBERY T he caption brings to mind one of the greatest robberies of England and of all time..And it reminds us that crime does not pay and that ministers of Justice arise quickly on the path of the criminal. Some of the criminals who participated in the great robbery have already been ap prehended. Many Eire the ways in which criminals are detected. The tak ing of fingerprints if they can be found and many other ways are used to detect and run down the criminal. And the cooperation of police throughout the country and it might be said throughout the world may bring the offender to justice. When Jonah thought to put the whole length of the Med iterranean between himself and God, he found that God is at both ends of the Sea as he is every where in the universe he has made. When Moses urged the Israel ites to be faithful in a certain enterprise, he warned them against failure saying, “Be sure your sin will find you out.” Sin will find a man out, either in the glare of publicity before his fel lows or in the torture of his con science before the God he has of fended. So let us cling to the bet ter way that shall bring us to a place on the right hand of God in the judgment and the appro bation, “Well done.” BY LINDA NORRIS S IXTEEN years and 21 albums ago, the Freshmen were cre ated by four young men who be lieved in originality and fresh ness of song and style . . . That basic premise. on which the Freshmen were founded has nev er changed and through the years it has kept them at the to? among vocal groups . . . Funny How Time Slips Away is an ex ample of the group’s latest ap proach . . . They took several country and western motion pic ture and original songs and gave them to Jimmy Haskell and Shorty Rogers, two noted con temporary arrangers. The result was a new and fresh sound on the title tune in addi tion to Hold Me, Charade, ami Wake the Town and Tell the People . . . The last tune, an *>ld Freshmen favorite, Graduation Day, is exactly the same as the original arrangement with only the band treatment updated . . . These boys just go on and on with their good music, good taste and good arrangements. Throughout his 40-plus years as a bandleader. Red Nichols has been noted for the fine musicians he surrounds himself with—Glenn Miller, Jimmy and Tommy Dor- sey. Gene Krupa and Artie Shaw are only a few of those who joined Red during some of his playing dates . •. Blues and Old- Time Rags, on Capitol, is no ex ception to the Nichols* policy ... In it, Red introduces three new and talented Pennies, former members of Jack Teagarden and Woody Herman bands New Year Suitor On the first day of the New Year, it was custom for a young Dutch maiden to put on her best outfit, including a jeweled (ap, and sit in the front room of the family home, surrounded by her family treasures, awaiting the arrival of eligible suitors. Persona! Effort Makes A Good Year We come again to a New Year and there is one thing we can say about it with out fear of being questioned: for the first week or so of 1965, most of us will leave eraser marks on checks and letters after we mark out the 1964 to which we have become so accustomed and correct it to read 1965. Whatever else the New Year will bring is a matter of speculation. There are plenty of opinions, plenty of armchair experts who will give you a free forecast based on results of the recent elections, fluctuations of the stock market, and the price of a pound of sugar. The weatherman will tell you for sure there are some mighty cold days still ahead of us and that you can look for some sizzling weather come next summer. Most of us, however, are interested in the general outlook for 1965 only because we’d like to know how coming events are likely to affect our personal lives. If the economy holds up, there might be a chance to make something on a timely investment; if there’s likely to be a depression, we’d like to be among the first to salt something away in the sugar bowl. Recognizing that we. shall not be blessed with the power of foresight, the best approach to 1965 is through a deter mined effort to devote whatever talents and energies we possess to making it the best year ever. all our spirit of til© ©ndL Happ2r Schumpert’s 66 Service Station 1525 Main Street Newberry, S. C. meRRy chRistmas Ag-ain, at this season of the year we wish to voice our gratitude to our friends whom it is our pleasure to serve. We esteem the continued patronage of our custom ers—and the confidence manifested in us by so many of you Newberrians. May we say in all sincerity that it ever shall be our desire to foster the kindly relations which exist between us, and we believe no more fitting demonstration of our attitude can be made than to re-dedicate ourselves to the cause of quality, keep our standards high and strive to merchandise our store so that you may always be better served. Carpenters Newberry We will be closed all day Friday and Saturday, December 25th and 26th.