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>-V x V - X .. / ^ N THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Seven BIKTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES NOTED '1 1 The Chronicle Extends Greetln*» To Those Whose Birthdays jmd Anniversaries Occur This Week. Mabry McCrary celebrated a ; birthday December 24. Harry Robert League, son of Mr., and Mrs. Harry League, is celebrat-! ing his sixth, birthday today. Sandra Ruth Davis, daughter of uth Da .Mr. and Mrs. \ViU;am f)avis, is cele-, brating her sixth birthday today. Sgt. and Mrs. Calvin Morton of this city and the Panama Canal Zone, ob- : , served their wedding anniversary !. i December 24. . Mrs. Morton is the tfomner Mis§ Elsde John.son. < i ^Today’s^ wedding anniversaries in- - I elude Mr! and Mrs. B. F. Wingard and Mr. and-Mrs. LumaS Lake. • j Mr; and Mrs. Irvin H. Ford of | Avon Park, Fla., Observed their ' ifirst wedding anniversary december '27. Mrs. Ford was befor'e marriage 1 ' 1 Miss Pearl HeU of this city. . -J Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Motes of'Ab- ;; beville, celebrated their first wad-1 ding anniversary December 28. Richard Edward Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walters, will celebrate bis first birthday Jan. 5. firH-ris K. Covington, Jr., little son of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Covington of Montoe, N. C., will be one year old ; January *5. Mrs. Covington is th*^ former Miss Catherine Blakely'* of this city. Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Spoon, Jr., observed their first’ wedding .an niversary December 25. Clyde H. McCrary, Sr., will ob serve a britfidqy January 6, and his ‘ son, BiBy, the 5th. _ Tomorrow, January 2. is the wed-: .ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. | L. C. Single*. R. P. Wilder'has a birthday Jan uary. 7. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Young will observe a* wedding anniversary Jan uary 5. \ Andy B. Young,-Jr., is observing a birthday tod^y. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Marion Nabors will *\ • observe their wedding anniversary tomorrow. *' L. H. Bagwell will celebrate a birthday Saturday, January 3. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Adair will ob serve a wedding anniversary Sunday, January 4. ■ January .6th birthdays wifi include Mrs. J. H.' Von Hollen, F. C. Pin son, Karl Johnson, Mrs. A. B. Gallo way, Sr., and Major Willard L. Jones, now stationed in Germany. Mr. and Mrs.' P. B. Adair will ob serve their wedding anniversary Sat urday, January 3. * Mr.' and Mrs: Grady Simpson ob- sreved the*r wedding anniversary De cember 24. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Roddy will ob serve their Uth wedding anniversary January 6. Little Miles and Giles Lawson, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Miles L. Lawson, will be two years-old Janu ary 6. ,Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baldwin are observing their first wedding anni versary foday. . — mm P m -<'• •• i Many Unique New ' , Still Exist in Year Customs Foreign Countries 4 Scotland Young Scotchmen used to wait eagerly for the first stroke of twelve marking the coming of the New Year. As the bell in the church steeple began to toll, each would rush to the door of Ms beloved’s home, to be the first to cross her threshold. The girl would listen for j “The first foot’s entering step. TJiat spdden on the floor is welcome heard, Ere Pushing maids have braided up their hair; The laugh, the hearty kiss, the good New Year, T Pronounced with honest warmth." * In Scptland, as in most northern European countries, it is an old be lief that spirits, both good and evil, are peculiarly active on New Year’s Eve. On the stroke of midnight, ac cording to the ancient superstition, all genii were in motion and could be exorcised by approprjale words. Good genii were called hilhnen or “hoghmen” in the dialect of Scot land, and evil spirits called trolls. Mummers used to warder about the | Syria The great day of fun and feasting in Syria is NewjYears, hot Christ mas. On New ^far’s Day they ex change presents, and children -go about from .door to door giving the greeting of the season, and expect ing gifts of candy and money. % > streets, wearing masks and carry ing cudgels, reciting this doggerel verse, in ah effort to attract the good “hogomanay” and to drive off the evil “trollolay”— “Hogomanay, Trollolay, Gie o’ your white bread, I’ll hae nane.o’. your grey—’’ — ^.Scotch NevLEear’s Toast Here’s to the ^ear that’s awa’l We’ll drink it, in strong and in sma’; And to each bonny lassie that we dearly loo’ed, In the days o’ the year that’s awa’l Here’s to the friend we can trust. When the sorrows of adversity blaw; , Who can join iif our song, and be nearest our heart, Nor depart— IV* the year that’s awa’l Italy t* Celebration of New Year’s Day seems to have arisen in Italy in the early Midd’e Ages. In the year 546 a bishop reproved his people for the drinking, feasting, and general wild time that they were indulging in on a holy day—the Feast of the Cir cumcision of Christ, eight days after Christmas. -He told them to turn their backs on “the old, profane apd evil 1 ways of paganism.’’. In the later Middle Ages the observances of the day grew more spiritual, through the elVorts of St. Gregory Thuumaturgus and St. Gregory the Great B^ore • going to bed on New Year’s Eye a Syrian child sets out a howl of \Vater and a dish of wheat for the refreshment of the camel who is supposed to bring him gifts. Accordihg to legend; the camel was the youngest of the animals bearing the Wise Men, and it fell down ex hausted by the strenuous journey. The Christ Child, seeing this, blessed the animal and conferred immortality upon it. In Lebanon it is a “magic mule” who bears the gif.s of the season. * . Hungary One of the quaintest New Year’s customs is the visit of the chimney sweeps in Hungarian towns. The sweep knocks at the door with his broom, and the householders snatch a straw or two from it. These are tied with a ribbon and kept as a good luck charm during the year. To touch a pig an New Year’s Eve, brings good luck, according to Hungarian tradition. In the princi pal restaurants and cafes of Buda pest they release a pig at midnight; and there is much merriment as the diners try to touch the squealing animal as it races among the tables. Czechoslovakia In’- Czechoslovakia they forecast the future by little “lightboats”— nut shells filled with wax and float ing cn water, a wick burning in each shell. If the boaKfloats toward the center, its owner will, take a journey during, the New Year. If two boats come'together, the^ own ers will be married within the year. HERE I AM! 1&48 has arrived in a burst of glory, but how it leaves will depend on each of us. With all hope and our cooperation to make 1948 the best year the world has ever seen. THIS YEAR * Build on resolve, and not upon regret. The structure of thy future. Do not grope Among ^he shadows of old sins, but* let Thine . own soul’s light shine on the path of hope And dissipate the darkness. Waste no tears Upon - the blotted record of lost y$ars. But turn the leaf, and smile, 0, smile, to see • ' The fair, white pages that remain to thee. CARD OFJTHANKS We wish to thank the friendsand relatives of Mrs. John D. Dominick for the floraJ^Tributes and all other I kindneSses^shown during her illness and death. —THE FAMILY. SHOW CARD INK for Christmas- all colors. Chronide Publishing Co. ■ * ' v 1c ■ ' x ‘' . • * • > ’sAnnual The Outstanding Event of the Year! 83 Ladies’ , COATS 52 Ladies 1 suits 1-2 PRICE " * 1-2 PRICE i . » , V - * o ^ One Group Ladies’ AH Ladies’ DRESSES HATS 1-2 PRICE 1-2 PRICiF, 1"£a L IVlVJLi L lYl vJU CHILDREN’S PLASTIC ONE. 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