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SEC. D, PAGE 4-The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C M Thursday, December 21,1972 Among the more frantic tasks of the approaching frantic sea son is the Christmas wrapping trauma. Organize this task to save your nerves and your pock- etbook. If you choose one color scheme and stick to it, your pack ages will look more individual and you won’t have ribbons and papers that don’t match each other. A large size roll of plastic tape in a heavy dispenser is a good in vestment. If you are fortunate to have one room where you can confine this operation, you won’t have to put everything away every time you stop. Tie-on tags don’t slither ofT the package leaving you to wonder who it was intended for. If you can find a place to hang the scissors in plain view, you won’t spend time hunting for them.. It is much less expensive and less troublesome to buy one very large roll of paper than to invest in costly packaged paper that turns out to have two square sheets which are usually too small for large packages. Also, large yardage belts of ribbon are more satisfactory and cheaper in the long run than ribbons mea sured in feet. A new-look Christmas wrapping scheme is black and white with a sharp color accent. White paper with a fine black stripe or black- and-white tied up with brilliant orange, canary yellow, acid green, or a favorite bright color of yours, will make a good looking package. Reminder: Always insure Christmas pack ages when mailing. Italians Toss Out the Old • Ring in the New The custom of tossing all one’s old possessions out the window on New Year’s Eve has been going on in Italy for generations. The streets of Italian cities on New Year’s Eve between 11 P.M. and 5 A.M. are among the noisiest and most dangerous places in the world. A blizzard of junk rains from windows. Families save* up bottles, chipped crockery, sinks, furniture, toilets - or you name it - to get rid of with a bang on New Year’s Eve. So, the old goes out the window. Injuries arc reported the morning after, though Italian authorities make appeals to the people to take it easy. Firecrackers, are increasingly popular - the louder the better. Although firecrackers are prohibited by law, police find it nearly impossible to ban the manufacture and sale, since many are home made. On New Year’s Day, everyone puts on something new - socks, shirts, neckties, scarves, handbags or whatever. The required dish to eat on January 1st is “zampone”. This is pigs feet stuffed with chopped and seasoned pork. The dish signifies abundance. C. T. Summer, Inc., Hardware 1207 Boyce St. Phone 276-2778 Newberry, S. C. Crowds arc always a part of holiday travel, no matter how you go. Plan your holiday trip for times when other people arc least likely to be traveling and to places others are least likely to visit. For example, on a major holi day like Christmas, most travel ers leave for their destination as soon as the work day ends the day before the holiday and return as close as possible to the end of the last free day. If you’re willing to forego a few hours of your hol iday, you could wait until late the night before or the following morning to leave; and if the place to go this holiday seems to be the sunny south of winter beach re sorts, you could select the moun tains instead, and probably find serenity. Santa’s Spirit All over our land, the spirit of Santa Claus still lives. For weeks before Christmas, countless in dividuals work unselfishly prepar ing holiday cheer for underpriv ileged children and adults. So, no matter what the good old Saint is called - Jule-nissen, Sankt Nik olaus, Sint Nicolaas, Santa Klaas, Father Christmas, Petit Jesus, Pore Noel, Befana, Kriss Kringle, or Krist Kindlein - his name is a synonym for unselfish giving. BONNE ANNEE” “HAPPY NEW YEAR in FRENCH FELIZ” ANO NUEVO” in SPANISH BUON CAPO D’ANNO” in ITALIAN EIN GLEUCKLICHES NEUES JAHR” in GERMAN RUFF IMPLEMENT COMPANY Highway 76 Route 2—Box 45 To all our friends and their families. We want to wish you the merriest Christmas ever and bounty of holiday cheer. HIGGINS APPLIANCE SERVICE 1215 Kinard St. Newberry, S. C. Phone 276-1384