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Ifoc/s ancf Fancies B. -Of New Year's Day New Tear's with its open houses, parties, exchanging of New Year's cards, horn tooting, Auld Lang Syne K&7>,. and New Year's resolutions, is one RrcjLj. |pf the oldest of celebrations. As a (holiday it has been observed since :ancient times, and has been marked (throughout history by the giving of Bgjf;; 'gifts and the exchange of greetings. The early Persians said "Happy ' (New Year!" with colored eggs. They regarded New Year's in much the same way we, today, regard Caster ? as a time of renewal of *11 things. And on New Year's Day, pagan Britons received branches of sacred mistletoe from their Druid 8g$rf* ipriests. < According to some authorities the tei>stom of gift-giving at New Year's originated in 747 B. C. when the Romans presented Tatius, king of the Sabines, with boughs from trees consecrated to Strenia, the $' goddess of strength. Consequently, New Year's gifts became known as "strenae" and were exchanged among friends and neighbors and exacted by emperors from their V subjects. The Emperor Claudius showed unprecedented concern for the "popull's" pocketbook by serving notice wo uie noman citizenry max we coat mi all "atrenae" given to him ahould not exceed a apecifled amount : While the observatioa of New . jLcar a uaiei iron wny rcrtiu time, the modern Torsion with Its noise ant celebration is a k vastly different affair than the B. C. period. Henry III of England, however, erasn't so considerate. He followed the Roman tradition of exacting New Year's gifts from his subjects, and this custom was carried on by .succeeding monarchs up until the time of Charles I. It was this practice which caused one of Henry VUI's most embarraseing momenta. One "Honest Old Latimer," instead of presenting his sovereign lord with the usual nurse of gold, gave him the New Testament with a leaf conspicuoush folded down, at Hebrews xm, d, which passage bore certain appropriateness to the monarch's domestic failings. Most noted for fabulous New Tear's ''hauls" was Good Quaen Bess. Her nraaanta ranged from | iewwl-ewAceidered petticoats to faW bed geesa ler the royal larder, i* However, when Oliver Cromwell aukl the Ihritans took over the ft Kngllsh government, they put an end to this extravagant practice, nly to have it revived later by the XOTW OWWtl. In Unite Old# England. the commoa Hew Tear's article of exchange amongst the ordinary fll?| was a pair of gloves. Octrseicmgy the gloves were accompanied bjr sums of' money which came tea be known as "glove j * - money." f- A alary is teoftd -d Sir Thomas More, lord-chanoeilor, who dadoed ?? . a case in favor ?f a certain young lady. On the follewing New Year's fz ' , Day, she sent tim a pair of gloves tertth 40 goM coins enclosed. Sir Thomas returned the coins with the Sallowing note: "Mistress, since it were against -good manners to return your New Year's gift, I am content to take your gloves, but as iv for the lining' I utterly refuse to take it." Pins, too, were a common New Year's gift at this time and the money accompanying them was re^ ferred to as "pin-money" ? hence our modern term. Today, in England and America, the practice of exchanging New Year's gifts is practically obsolete. But the spirit of hope and good will and resolution that characterizes the coming of the New Year is kept alive by the friendly and growing custom of exchanging New Year's cards with their colorful hoHrtnv symbols and hearty messages of Lincoln Issued Famous Emancipation January I. The Emancipation Proclamation' R:i. .was issued by Abraham Lincoln on f, %faw Year's Day. 1888. The Proclamation abolished slavery In those states and parts of agates which were in rebellion on &V- / plat date and. though other days Insa observed In various ports at mm country, January 1 is the data r'fMMMfanerally observed as Emaa* i| - ) b'M Dyeteage Kew Ygy?s -i -Ai jU " FATTBMOX OBOTB XlWI ' Akto ooBooorrs By Mr*. Thunnan Seisin I The Christmas Service will be he! at Pattereou Grove ehurch Sunday e eniog Dee. 22 at 7 o'clock. The er tire Sunday achool will be treated, a ter our paetor bringe us the messagi The Bev. and Mrs. W. A. Bobert will be pounded. So coma one, Oea ell. The regular Teachera' meeting an prayer aervieea will be held Wednei day night at 7 o'clock, Dee. 18 wit Bev. and Mra. W. A. Boberta of Shi by. Mrs. Wayne Putnam will be hoetei to her Sunday aehool class Satuda afternoon, Dee. 21. The young Married Ladies clas will have their Christmas Party Sal urday night, Dee. 21 at 7 o'elocl with Mra. Ira WrigEt who lives nea Bessemer City. Each member la, org ed to be present and bring a gift. Mrs. Eugene Patterson's Sunda School class will have a party Thui day night Dee. 19 at 6:30 at th school Louse. Mrs. Merle Seism and Mra. Grad Ssicm were joint hostesses to a she HELICOPTER . JSkClJJ^! i?y.Rgff/ . ^ Uh IT TLTS! Wind Llko a Top ? Up It Goos 50-100 Foot High Lands Hsolf Safoty *}&. 'a Shining Aluminum Durable Plastic Construction Reedy to St ?Am too pot It?oothleq to build. If yo? cm ipto top, you'll Sy Mm magic HsucorrE* m to is* foot Mph ... imU H circle end com* bock to you . . . Sy H for dbtooco record*... new thrill* o* every Stght . . . lend* ItteW etweyi rtohf <Jde up. tree offer creth or coreleo* herdUng, you cm ed|utt H to Sy opel* hi leo* * mleeta or to. Ideol Chtldirm SUt for Soy* S-ll Veer* RMADY $488 TO FLY Jb Shop by Moll TM* Chrirtme*. Mpptd mom dry order received. Add It* for MoU Order* KIN OB MOUNTAIN DKUO COMPANY t Treasw PARTIAL TOY CHECK LIST Dolls Doll Beds and Cradle Wood Burning Set "Ungar" Electr Unit, ideal for any Doll Furniture Kiddie Books Carom Boards \ Pull Toys Tea Sets ' j*. - I A ? ? - Ana many uiner Santa Glaus Extras * *v 7'V-- -'if'' 7 ' as were played And the newly naarrl-' ed couple wete prtxatM Will ' l(r' | ge selection of gift* tad' then fete were enjoyed by *11. I Mr., end Mrs. Herein Wright end d family, Mr. and Mra. Loyd TuVner v I had ea their Sunday gueeta Mr. and ' I Mr*. Clifford Queen, Mr. Sloan Wrlf | ght, Mr. and Mra Albert Logan and > I children and Mra TfcuraM Ba4ata( * Charlee and SftlL i\ I" -> y i / ?> * . /" I ^ i. n ~t H0$NTH* * * ?* ? All Children love toj TOYLAND Is the pi 8 Not only are there tl B? an ful toys for children, ocr&ft many new creations 1 v the children and Dad Recent shipment* ha ' * ; * so come in at once wl r ! * best. V. ' -V * M, i I' ' t^id* Smith' ^ -*y'# V. . .*? 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