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SEC. B—PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C. Dec. 26th, 1968 if'X BE A SOLVENT SANTA- PLAN A little advance planning can help you enjoy the holi day season as you should, without having to reach down the chimney of your bank. Keep a "Yule log”—a day by day record of Christmas expenses which can serve as a brake on this year’s spend ing and act as a guide to fu ture Christmas budgeting. To do this, decide the to tal amount you can spend on gifts, this sum, divided by the people on your list, represents your average gift outlay. You can adjust this figure upward or downward for different per sons, just so you stay within your total gift outlay. This does not mean, how ever, that you must ban an oc cassional splurge. Realist ically, your Christmas budget should be like any other sound and practical account of money: it must be controlled— by you reins. By allowing for the unexpected expense in your "Yule log”, you can avoid one of the costly mistakes many Christmas shoppers make: o- verspending on every item pur chased. By obtaining buying infor mation, then comparing items, prices and stores, and by avoid ing the last minute rush this Christmas, you too can be one of the Three Wise Men. With Candies and Nuts Chocolate Pin wheel For Holiday 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/8 cup milk 2 1-oz. squares melted chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups chopped nuts (optional) Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks and beat. Add the vanilla and milk alternately with the dry ingredients (and nuts, if desired). Divide the dough in two parts and add the melted chocolate to one part. Chill 2 hours. Roll each part out into two rectangles about one fourth inch thick. Place chocolate dough on top of the white, and roll up in jelly-roll fashion. Wrap in wax paper and store in refrig erator overnite. Slice the cookies about one-eighth inch thick and bake at 375 degrees about 10 minutes. Be careful not to overbake. If well wrapped, the dough can be kept in the refrigerator for a week or more. $) tew. INC May love’s kindly glow brighten your home at Christmas H. M. Hentz & Son PULPWOOD DEALER Phone 276-4270 Newberry, S. C. Popular Cards Mostly Religious The Partridge in The Pear Tree is being replaced in pop ularity by Christmas cards with a religious motif. Of all the familiar and well-loved images that adorn the new Christmas cards, the favorite is one that recalls the Christmas story with its message of hope. Whether a card is illustrated in the formal style of a Ren aissance painter or with the simplicity of primitive modern art, the manger in Bethlehem strikes a responsive chord wherever it is seen. Legends of the Christmas season from all over the world emerge from the themes drawn on Christmas cards. Their beauty is enriched with vivid, contemporary colorings and textures. The most popular flowering plant for Christmas, according to many florists, is the Poin- settia. The plant was brought to the United States more than 125 years ago from Mexico by Dr. Joel Poinsett, who was the American ambassador to that country. According to one legend, a poor Mexican girl, who was heartbroken because she had nothing of beauty or value to offer the Virgin Mary, plucked some weeds from the side of the road and placed them at the foot of the holy statue. The plants were mir aculously transformed into the scarlet brilliance that we as sociate with the poinsettia today. In Mexico, many people still call the flower "Flor de Noche Buena”—the flower of the Holy Night. CkiAM *7o you and yours, we extend our cheeriest holiday greetings and our sincere thanks for your loyal patronage, valued friendship and good will. WILSON’S FURNITURE Phone 276-1151 1223 McKibben Street Newberry, South Carolina