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SEC. A — PAGE 4 The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 22, 1966 New Year’s Day is the most important.January holiday, and the only one the entire world observes, regardless of race or religious belief. No doubt the greeting, " Happy New Year” in various languages has been most often heard around the globe. New Year’s Day is a legal holiday in all our states, the District of Columbia, C’anal Zone, Guam, lYierto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. ( There are no National Holidays in the United States; for each individ ual state has jurisdiction over the dates that it observes. The President and Congress can designate holidays "only for the District of Colombia and feder al employees, throughout the nation. ”) In early times such places as Cambodia, New Guinea, Peru, Burma, Babylon, Greece, there was a "period of sus pended animation”, observed with "fasting and austerity,” before the dawn of a new year. ITie Hebrews and the Natchez Indians in America also noted such,a time. Since the advent of a new year is symbolic of the fact that "Life is in the end victorious and that death is swallowed up forever” ( TheodoreGaster), the day has long been looked for ward to, and greeted with joy. Karly men rejoiced because na ture was taking on new life; they stopped work, and joined with families and friends in a season of good fellowship. (Quarrels were settled; friend ships, renewed; rich and poor greeted each other; and many persons observed religious rites on New Year’s Day. This holiday is the oldest one; and both primitive and civilized peoples have noted its arrival with some kind of fes tivity. Through the centuries, numerous traditions and cus toms have become associated wdth New Year’s Day; therefore, when we modern celebrate the day, we engage in some prac tices that are reminiscent of an tiquity. rRL'II CAKF.S Fruit cakes can be kept almost indefinitely if they’re properly wrapped and stored Simply sprinkling orange juice over the cake periodically keep', it from drying out and adds a touch of llavor as well. WHITE HOUSE 1 ,, - The first Christmas in the White House was celebrated by President and Mrs. John Ad ams, in the year 1800. The mansion was incomplete, the trails were still damp and the rooms were cold. Shivering guests remained only briefly. Pive years later, things were merrier and Thomas defjerson entertained guests with lively violin tunes. Young relatives o[ Andrew -Jackson made Christ mas of 1805 memorable for him when they filled his stocking with a corncob pipe, tobacco and trinliets. Young Tad Lincoln invited street children into the White House to share his Christmas dinner and his father allowed them to stay. Benjamin Har rison ordered the first Christ mas tree set up in the White House. Calvin Coohdge started the practice of lighting a deco- series of White House parties rated spruce on the White and gatherings for family, House lawn as the Nation's friends and staff. Mrs. Risen Christmas tree. Franklin D. hower usually wore a bright-red Roosevelt and his large family dress while presiding at holiday celebrated Christmas with a parties for her grandchildren. May you be blessed with every joy at Yuletide! BELFAST GROCERY AND SERVICE STATION Belfast Road & By-Pass 19 ClUUSl MAS DAY Pope Julius, about the year 349 A D , fixed December 25 as the date of Christmas. Two years later, after agreement on this date had been reached among church oflicials. some in favor of li'ing the date in Janu ary or March. Julius decreed that Christmas should therefore be celebrated on December 25. In the 6th century A D., the year 543, Christmas was made a legal holiday in Rome. But, even 100 years before that, the Roman gov ernment had required all the atres to close on Christmas day. Moving’s . . . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Almond who are newcomers to the city are making their home at 2535 Fair Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Bryant, Jr. are now residing at 1103 Purcell St. \ ©SCW. INC. To all of our customers: best wishes for a happy holiday. May our friendships continue. FRIENDLY CLEANERS 938 Friend St. Newberry, S. C. MAIN STREET Gather ’round the tree . . . let the tree lights and the orna ments reflect the merry joy of the season. The Christmas Tree is a wonderful old custom . . . and to us another treasured custom is that of extending best wishes of the season to all our friends and customers. We appre ciate your loyalty and continued friendship and will strive to continue to be worthy of it for years to come. CUj oMtlji it State Bank & Trust Co. NEWBERRY, S. C. y-y