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SEC. A—PAGE 12—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C. Dec. 26th, 1968 Santa Claus welcomes visitors with holiday greetings at this home at 1924 Tanyard Street. (Sunphoto by Martin Armfield.) TURKISH STYLE. . .American servicemen take the spirit of Christmas with them wherever they go. Inventive airmen of the U. S. Air Force’s Air Defense Command, dressed one of their own. in Santa garb and sent him, with camels for reindeer and natives for escort to visit men on duty last Christmas day. RUFF IMPLEMENT COMPANY Highway 76 Route 2—Box 45 . STOCKING LEGEND A fourth-century bishop of Turkey, Saint Nicholas, was the real-life predecessor of San ta Claus. According to legend, he dropped a bag of gold coins down a chimney into a stock ing which a poor girl had hung by the fireplace to dry: hence our custom of hanging Christ mas stockings. GLOGG Glogg is as important as food to many Swedes. This traditional drink is made with claret wine, sweetened with su gar and flavored with almonds, raisins, dried orange peel, cin namon, cloves and cardamon. It is usually set afire before serving. COLUMBUS FIRST It is generally believed that Christopher Columbus was the first white man to celebrate New Years Day in the western hem isphere. On the island of Haiti, January first 1493, his ship pulled in for repairs. LOG MUST LAST In England and France, the Yule log is favored; in some districts of England, whole fam ilies go to the forest to sel ect their Yule Log. Pear, olive and applewood are considered best. Tradition says that the log must be large enough to last until New Years Day. For thousands of men and women serving overseas in the armed forces, Christmas will have to come in the form of a package from home. "Space Available Mail”, or SAM for short, is airlift ser vice provided by the Post Of fice Department for "surface prepaid mail addressed to, from or between overseas mil itary personnel.” There are four categories of SAM: First- class letter mail; sound-record ed persona 1 correspondence; newspapers and periodicals ad dressed to combat zone only (Vietnam and contiguous waters): and parcels (includ ing those with a letter attached) weighing no more than 5 pounds and measuring no more than 60 inches, combined length and girth. In mailing packages over seas, there are some prohib itions worth noting. It is a- gainst regulations to send cof fee, tobacco and currency to some destinations, so either don’t include these items or check with the Post Office. In fact, it’s a good idea to check with postal authorities what ever tne destinations of your package. Nothing perishable should be sent, of course. For packing the Post Office strongly recommends a double corrugated box, the kind you may get from a grocery store. Pack the box solidly, then stuff popped corn, shredded paper or excelsior between items. Use heavy brown wrapping paper on tne outside and tie with strong cord, whether or not you have used tape. If you wish to use the SAM service, you must take your package to the Post Office to be stamped. MERRY CHRISTMAS tXXA* * X XXX X x> xxxxx xx x # xx* *xx *XXX XX* X X* 4 * : ^: X f # # ♦ 84 5 f § f X # X , X # X X 8 u X J X * X * * 4 * I x m 8* y.y.yXXX til* MERRY CHRISTMAS C^UR gratitude and appreciation for your friend ship attaches a special warmth to these words of greeting. Your continued good will has made us fortunate beyond measure . . . and it is with special warmth that we greet you and offer you our most heartfelt wishes for a Merry Christmas. f 4 x: 4$? .# M. # % s. X X X X < $ X % ■% X X fc X X K X X X X X X X X 5 X 5 5 J 4 # # # # v* ^ ,,i; p % 5 ■* * * »or * X* KX x * XX xxx* W XXKX X x XXXX XXX* Farmers Ice and Fuel Company George W. Martin Maxie Graham Hance S. Long Tommie Moore Mrs. Geo. W. Martin O. T. Bedenbaugh Mrs. Cynthia Martin David Coleman James Kinard Mike Bedenbaugh James Burbage Willie McCullough