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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 22, 1966 SEC. A — PAGE 5 Thorn Tree Blooms In England, D.C. A phenomenon occurs every Christmas, not known by many, that may be wit nessed by anyone in the Cathedral of the Close in Washington, D.C. or Glas tonbury, Somerset, Eng land. It is the story of the Holy Thorn Tree that blossoms in England every December 2.")th and in Washington some time during the same month. The legend relates that two days before Christmas, St. Joseph of Arimathea ap proached Glastonbury. He carried with him the Holy Grail used at the Last Sup per. As St. Joseph came to ward the town, he stopped to rest on the crest of a hill. He drove his staff into the ground and it took root immediately. The next day, Christmas Eve, it had become a Thorn Tree and was covered with blossoms. Old Fashioned Christmas Tree If you want to celebrate your Christmas in the 1890’s tradition, it’s not as difficult as you might think. For the top of the tree, you can cut a star out of gold construction paper. You can also cut chains from the same paper to string along the branches. Or if you prefer, make your strings of popcorn and cranberries. Then you should have loads of cookies, candies, and gilded nuts. Star-shaped cookies, gingerbread men, and Beech-Nut sours—hard candies that capture the turn-of- the-century flavor — any of these would do just fine. You can put the sours in little transparent bags and attach them to the tree. You can also use the candies to stuff gifts and fill stockings with. And if you want a real Gay Nineties touch, you can just fill a dish with sours, and keep it standing on a foyer table for your Christmas guests. Also, your Gay Nineties Christ mas wouldn’t be complete with out at least a half dozen cornu copias on your tree. To make these, simply take colored con struction paper, preferably gold and silver, roll it into a cone, and attach the ends together with masking tape. Then you punch two holes in the top rim through which you thread a piece of red or green string. With the string you attach your cornucopia to the tree, and once you fill it to the brim with Beech-Nut sours, you have a delightful (and tasty) Christmas decoration. Then, if you want to go all the way to make your Christmas tree an old-fashioned one, you can try to locate some 1890’s toys to put under it. Say, a hobby horse, carousel — or maybe a Teddy Bear. Santa’s Suit We don’t know Santa’s work ing schedule, but Santa Claus Outfitters of Newark, N.J. be gin each July making Santa suits for the big selling months of November and December. Santa’s suit comes complete with beard and wig and the company sells to all kinds of Santas — department store, church, civic organization — and the suburban Santa, the local resident chosen to go house to house as St. Nicholas. To You Yours % AS WE ENTER THE S3rd YEAR OF SERVICE TO OUR fine customers, we pledge to you that we shall make every effort to continue to merit the confidence and support which you have given us in the past. IT GIVES US GREAT PLEASURE TO DO THIS, because we fully realize your friendship, goodwill, and patronage have made it possilbe for us to serve successfully the people of this area ever since the first "horseless carriages" began to appear on our streets. AS WE APPROACH THIS GLAD HOLIDAY SEASON, we pause to wish you and your family the happiest Christmas and the most pros perous New Year you have ever experienced. Again—we wish You and Yours . . . A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! Smith Motor Co. C. M. SMITH YOUR DEPENDABLE DODGE DEALER 1309 COLLEGE STREET—NEWBERRY, S. C. Phones: Sales: 276-3622—Service 276-3621