The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 22, 1966, Image 50
SEC. C — PAGE 14
The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 22, 1966
Caroling - snowmen sing for passers-by the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Epting on Johnstone Street. The scene,
incomplete when the photograph was made, also fea
tures tall red candles and evergreens. (Sunphoto)
Outdoor Shrubs
For Decorations
Many trees and shrubs, per
haps some in your own yard,
produce attractive foliage suit
able for holiday decorations.
Some can be brought in the
home for trim, others can be
decorated for outside.
Foliage plants include Mag
nolia, pine, hemlock, Chinese
fir, cryptomeria, pittosporium
and aucuba gold dust.
Popular shrubs include
Carolberry, Snowberry, vari
eties of roses, such as Rose
Multifora, also many assort
ments of Viburnums and
Fuonymus.
American holly is best
known, but there are others,
such as Yaupon, Deciduous
holly, Chinese holly and
Knglish holly.
Try decorating any one of
these that you have in your
yard. Bring some in your
house, perhaps an assortment
of branches, or brighten up
your yard with lights on
shrubs.
THE FIRST CABLE
The first message was cabled
across the Pacific on .January
1, 1903. The cable ship "Sil-
verton” arrived in Honolulu on
that date after successfully lay
ing down 2,600 miles of cable
from San Francisco to Hono
lulu.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
W t* lake* great Jay at this
time to express our sineere
thanks to our nianv friends!
CAROL M. HIPP, CONTRACTOR
Phone 276-1734—Newberry, S. C.
2522 E. Main Street—Res. 1335 Ebenezer Road
New Year Gifts
Custom of Old
The giving of presents on
New Year's Day is an old habit.
Some say it started first to
propitiate the gods, then the
rulers, later the lawmakers. Fi
nally, it was practiced for self
ish reasons only, in many
cases. Some sources claim this
started in southern Asia, before
the time of Christ, while others
attribute the idea to the Ro
mans. The practice was men
tioned by such writers as Taci
tus and Suetonius. Julius
Ceasar once declared he had
dreamed that Roman senators
were presenting him gifts on
the first day of the new year.
The notorius Caligula used
to stand in the hall of his pal
ace on New Year’s Day to col
lect offerings from his subjects.
This became such a "racket"
in Italy, that, in 458, Pope Leo
the Great abolished thecustom,
declaring it a "relic of heathen
superstition".
Ancient Egyptians had a
special New Year’s gift,
an earthenware flask (with a
neck shaped like a lily ), called
a "pilgrim’s bottle." On it was
an inscription — a wish that
the receiver would have only
good fortune in the New Year.
The New Year’s greeting
card is really a form of gift;
this custom is credited to the
Chinese, who have sent such
cards for over a thousand
years.
Christmas Cards
The volume of Christmas
cards we mail today amounts
to an estimated 150 million
dollars. In addition to that,
the mailing amounts to about
50 million.
COLONIAL CHRISTMAS
Little is recorded in the his
tories of Christmas in Colonial
Times. This is because the his
tory is more often concerned
with wars and politics. The col
onists in Virginia, Maryland
and Georgia brought over the
English customs whereas in
New York, New Jersey, Pen
nsylvania, and Delaware, the
customs came from Holland,
Sweden, and Germany. The
quakers near Philadelphia did
not observe holidays, and in.
New England, the whole idea
of Christmas was frownea
upon.
CHRISTMAS
is a time for
As Santa comes to your stocking . . . we
hope he stretches it a size or two with good
things. Whatever your heart’s desire at
this Yuletide . . . may you receive it in
abundance! Our special wish is that we
may continue to have the pleasure of serv
ing you in the days to come.
KIRK PONTIAC - CADILLAC CO.
2100 NANCE STREET
NEWBERRY, S. C.