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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C M Thursday, December 21, 1972-SEC. C, PAGE 9 Be A Donor Make A Gift Of Life This Christmas Volunteer blood donations always plunge to a very low level at Christmas. While donations decline during most other holiday periods too, the downtrend is acute at Christmas because we’re so busy with activities outside our normal routine and simply do not schedule ourselves to donate blood. The Red Cross blood program suffers a below demand shortage which results in postponment of all but the most urgent surgery needs, and at a time when the accident rate is skyrocketing. To combat the shortage the American Red Cross intensifies their program of collections in communities, and to hopefully pre vent dangerous emergencies. Meanwhile, it is time for us to check ourselves on what we can do. Vow to make a Christmas gift of your blood and get a friend (between ages 18 and 66) to go with you to contribute, too. Check the last time you donated, and, if you’re eligible, donate now. While you’re at it, join a blood “bank account’’ for your own — or dear one’s use whenever needed. You could save a life — You could also save thousands of dollars in a future emergency. Revaluate Toy Buying Policy This Year TOO OFTEN THE TOY buying is overdone. Parents unload eight or ten toys on their children and the children just can’t handle it, so says a doctor and director of a guidance clinic. He also said that many parents feel guilty if they don’t have numerous toys under the tree on Christmas morning. Some hints to ease the task for Christmas toy hunters: A toy should reflect the per sonality of the child. Don’t buy a set of tools for a child who has no interest in building things. Keep in mind the age of the child and consider his mental and emotional capabilities. Don’t give toys beyond his present abilities or potential. A toy should be fun! Don’t choose an educational toy that’s all work and no play. Toys that teach as well as amuse are the ideal gifts, accord ing to doctors. IT’S CHRISTMAS . . . Ham, fruits, nuts, a Christmas tree and tinsel, these are sights and aromas so much a part of Christmas. They are part of the Christmas that delights the hearts of childhood and remain among lifetime’s favored memories. ENGLAND "Merry % Christmas England is noted for the food traditions it has brought to Christmas. Henry VIII introduced the boar’s head served with an apple in its mouth to the dinner menu. It was brought to the festive board in ceremonial style while minstrels and choristers joined in the presentation. The special significance attached to the boar, dates back to pre-Christian his tory when it was offered to the goddess Frcya at the winter sol stice. Another favorite English dish for Christmas was the plum pud ding which originally began as a dish called “frumenty” consisting of boiled wheat, which was strain ed and combined with milk and egg yolks. Gradually new ingredi ents were added to spice it up but it was not until 1770 that it be came the culinary achievement known in recent times. Start New Year with Plan The shock of suddenly facing a forgotten Christmas bill, over extended credit or serious finan cial problems can be prevented with a simple family financial plan. When the entire financial pic ture is chartered on paper, the whole family should sit down and discuss where money should be spent—a' super vacation, or down payment on a house or new appliances and so on—as well as long term goals such as college money or retirement. After the choices have been made, a spending plan for the year can be drafted. Installments for future goals should be in cluded. Spirit of Christmas Found in Observance It is at this season that we may recover a sense of values, so easily lost in the world’s turmoil. By observing Christmas properly we discover what is precious and what is unimportant. We may learn, too, that happiness is al ways within our reach, since it depends on that which comes from within and above, not on the things of this world. Sometimes it seems that Christ mas has become too commercial ized, too much a time for mater ial things. Yet everyone may find a place in his heart, and in his home, for its true spirit. Love and kindness and the happiness one person may give another, these are the real objectives of our Christmas festivities. There fore a card of greeting, a spray of evergreen from the garden, a visit to a friend may bring more happiness than a costly gift. 8 s Again, at this season of the year we wish to voice our gratitude to our friends whom it is our pleasure to serve. We esteem the continued patronage of our custom ers—and the confidence manifested in us by so many of you Newberrians. May we say in all sincerity that it ever shall be our desire to foster the kindly relations which exist between us, and we believe no more fitting demonstration of our attitude can be made than to re-dedicate ourselves to the cause of quality, keep our standards high and strive to merchandise our store so that you may always be better served. Carpenter’s Newberry S