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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.
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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.
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State Bank & Trust Co.
NEWBERRY, S. C.
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