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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 22, 1966 SEC. C — PAGE 5 Apples and evergreens from your own garden will make the perfect centerpiece for your hol iday dinner table. Remove the stems of eight shiny red apples and scoop out holes large enough for 5 inch candles. If you want your cen terpiece to last through the holidays, coat the apples with a clear laquer to prevent shriv eling. String the apples on a piece of heavy wire (14 gauge) about 38 inches long, spacing the apples evenly. Bend wire into a circle and secure both ends in one apple. You could, of course, just stand the apples in a circle. But the wire holds them securely, so that if some thing should bump into them they won't topple over. Fasten the candles with a few drops of melted wax. Cov er wire with sprigs of evergreen or strands of pine. For the center, choose the largest apple you can find, scoop out the stem, and wedge a tall candle in the hole by us ing springs of evergreen. You can achieve a color scheme to suit your holiday decor by the kind of apples you choose — red or yellow, or even green; by the kind of evergreens you use; and by the color of candles you select. Use red apples with red or white (or both) candles and ever greens such as cryptomeria, white pine, balsam; use yellow apples and yellow or white candles with yellowish-green foliage; green apples and blue candles with bluish-green ever greens. If there is a flickering in your fireplace, toss in a few scraps of apple peel and some twigs of evergreen — they will give a lovely aroma! DURABLE TOYS Toys for a child should be sturdy and made from durable materials. Children have an amazing ability to break play- tools. Also, paints should be non-toxic, and all edges, sur faces, and parts of toys should be well-finished. TREE PARTICULAR When picking out a tree, choose a fresh one. Stand the tree in water from the time you buy it until you dispose of it. Do not rely on chemical prep arations to "flame-proof” your tree. Set the tree away from radiators or fireplaces and nev er where it might block your escape in case of fire. ehold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his Manger Scenes The setting up of manger scenes of the Nativity has become a popular custom. The idea started in 1223, at Greccio, Italy. St. Francis of Assisi assembled such a scene with real people and live animals. He wanted to make the story of Christ’s birth real to his followers. This movement spread through Italy and to other lands, especially in Southern Europe, where manger scenes rather than the Christ mas trees formed the center of the holiday observance. In the United States each year more churches, clubs, and homes use displays, both indoor and out The Moravian family sets up an elaborate Christmas scene - the - "Putz” — which pictures not only the Holy Family, but also village scenes showing the life of the people. name Immanuel” . . . thus was the promise made, according to the book of Isaiah. "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger” . . . thus was the promised fulfilled, St. Luke tells us. Let us rejoice anew at the wondrous message of Christmas! Fulmer Building Supplies WINDOW UNITS — DOORS — SCREENS — CABINETS "EVERYTHING IN WOOD" PHONE 276-4333 60 CALDWELL STREET