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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
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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.
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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
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