The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 26, 1968, Image 12
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.
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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