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SEC. B, PAGE 2-The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 21,1972 HERE'S A STAR ... Jim Na bors, TV’s Comer Pyle of the U.S. Marine Corps, tops a Christmas tree with a photo of Bob Hope, veteran Christmas goodwill am bassador to American servicemen around the world. FINLAND CHRISTMAS Christmas in Finland is the biggest holiday of the year. It lasts from Christmas Eve through St. Stephens Day, De cember twenty sixth. In olden days it lasted right up to Twelfth Night, and even now Twelfth Night is a holiday, not so generally observed as the two and a half days of Christ mas, but still a holiday. Small Presents Will Please Most Adults Although adults rarely hang a stocking, small presents are use ful for additional gifts under the tree or when visiting on the holi day. Welcome gifts for a man would be a file box for collected business cards, a personalized coffee mug, a coin dispenser for car tolls or a miniature stapler for his briefcase. A Mother might like a lace- trimmed pincushion, a small tra vel “freshen up” kit or a shower hood that fits loosely over the en tire head to protect hair and makeup. Most of these prices will vary depending on the area and the store but none will be over two dollars. Cutting Costs On Last-Minute Gifts We never seem to have enough money for the kind of Christmas presents we want to buy - early or late. There are ways to keep cost down, even without time for sew ing or baking. Give someone special an item you already own which they have admired. Frame your children’s paint ings for their grandparents. Gift wrap a promise to a little girl to make an outfit for her Christmas doll. Buy fruit and pack handsome gift baskets using old baskets you have spray painted. Make attractive gift certificates offering your services during the coming year. Babysitting, chauf- feuring or helping an elderly friend with a spring garden are only a few samples. Alfred, Lord Tennyson The time draws near the birth of Christ: The moon is hid; the night is still; Answer each other in the mist. Four voices of four hamlets round, From far and near, on mead and moor, Swell out and fail, as if a door Were shut between me and the sound: Each voice four changes on the wind, That now dilate, and now decrease, Peace and goodwill, goodwill and peace, Peace and goodwill, to all mankind. Our wish? The loveliest, merriest Yule to you and the family. It’s a pleasure knowing and serving you. SeauUf 1513 Main St. Phone 276-1213 City Filling Station Telephone 276-4395 Newberry, S. C. Friend Street