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Thursday, December 22,1960 TBE CLINTON CHRONICLE Tk very best of Holiday Wishes lo all our friends. PUTS SERVICE STATION COAL COMPANY to all our good /Hands CHANDLER’S GARAGE H. G. CHANDLER of Ckmfcnotl McCRARYS GULF SERVICE S. BROAD ST. Santa said to the reindeer, “It’s a real privilege to serve so many wonderful people." We are proud and thankful for die privilege of serving you, and we wish you a very happy bobdey. LEAGUE’S DAIRY In the days of the Saxons, “was- hail" was a popular greetlnf meaning "health to you." It later became a Yulctlde drinking toast, and cups of hot wassail were given to visiting Christmas carolers. Here is the recipe for a cherry bowl which will help extend a hearty welcome to your Christmas guests. CHRISTMAS WASSAIL t quarts sweet cider S whale claves 1 three-lack stick el chmamoa g whale aOsploe H eap light brawn anger Juice of C araagea (!• to M punch cups) Simmer the cider, apices and sugar for IS minutes. Let stand for IS hours. Then add orange Juice. Strain, reheat and aerve. Serve wassail hot from a large bowl and green cherries, orange slices or small baked apples float ing In It Place the bowl on a holly-trimmed tray. WHERE TIME STARTS The starting point of time la the Admiralty's date line, which curves test end west of the 180th mere- dian in such a way that it lies al ways in the ocean. Plrat to welcome each New Year are the residents of the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Just east of the line. From its starting point, the New Year moves westerly at the speed of 1,000 miles per hour. LAURENS HWY. V PHONE SS9 St. Francis Gave Much to Christmas Some 400 years before Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, per formed the many acts of generos ity and kindness which made his life a great legend and gave him the "Santa Claus" character we know today, another Saint —SL Francis of Assisi made other con tributions to our celebration of Christmas. St. Francis lived in the small Italian village of Garcia. In the year 1200 A.D., St Francis ar ranged the first manger scene in a cave near the monastery where he lived. The scene was typical of that at Bethlehem. There was a man ger filled with hay, an ox and an ass. St. Francis and his followers celebrated mass at the cave and sang hymns in honor of the Christ Child Himself a lover of music, St. Francis believed that the early , chants (written in LeUn) were too theological to be popular. He felt that Christmas music should be re ligious. yet should be more in keep ing with the festivity spirit. He Is generally credited with being the influence behind the more modern Christmas carols, which spread from Italy to France, from there to Germany; then to England and i elsewhere. CkriitmaA TJkouph JBtmutiful, Potential KilUr Your Christmas tree Is a beauti ful and necessary Christmas deco ration. It's also a potential killer. Decorative as It may be, your holi day tree is filled with pitch and resin—among the most combusti ble substances known. Here are some suggestions that will eliminate the dangers of a tree fire in your home this holidsy sea son: Choose a small tree. It's lees dangerous than a big one. Don't set it up until a few days before Christmas. Until then, keep it out doors. Place it in the coolest part of the house, well away from fire places and radiators. And don’t 1st it block an exit Stand it in water, or use a live tree planted in a tub. Never use eottton or paper for the decorations an or around the tree. Do not put electric trains under the tree. Uee only electric lights, never candles, and see that wire* are not frayed. Be sure that wiring sets for lights show they have been tested for safety. Provide a switch some dis tance from the tree for turning tree lights on and off. Don't plug or unplug them beneath the tree. Throw away all gift wrappings as soon as the presents have been opened. Don't let them pile up near the tree. Don't leave the lights burning when no one is home. If needles near the lights turn brown, move the lights. When needles start to tall, take the tree down and dis cord It • • * For happy holidays, see that children get at least their amotnt of strep Evergreens Mourning Symbols for Finns Evergreens are never used as decorations In the homes and churches of Finland because the Finns regard them as symbols of mourning At Christmas most homes where there are children suspend a ‘heaven" from the living room ceiling Such "heavens 1 ' consist of a cord framework covered with straw and different colors of paper ribbon, etc., and decorated with paper stars and silhouettes cut in various designs The effect, when reflecting the firelight and the can dles’ glow, is mysterious and fas cinating Candles are used profusely in the churches; the altars are banked and the windows are Oiled with them, so that before dawn on Christmas morning the churches beckon approaching worshippers like brilliant lanterns. Egyptians Pioneers In Study of Time The Egyptians were probably Og first to develop any “exact” metfe od of calculating tima—about 4.000 B.C. they devised a “«al> endar." The Christian on begins SR January I, in the middle of tho fourth year of the Ifitth Olympiad, the 751rd year of the building of Rome and in the 4714th year of tho Julian period. The Jewish calaadar roads >717 In relation to IBM AD., since so- cording to Jewish dogma and tradition the Creation antedated the birth of Christ approximately 2,741 years. The Jewish calendar was adopted during the 18th cen tury. Uae of the notation AD. (year of our Lord) was inaugurated In S7> by Charles in at Germany. FARADS OF FIREMEN Firemen have ahrrys been pop ular heroes hi Japan because the construction at Japanese homos them fire hazards go an feature of New Year's Day is lbs annual of fibs fir WHITE HOUSE TREES President Theodore Roosevelt, an ardent conservationist, once disapproved of Christmas trees and lor several years forbade any being brought Into the White Bouse. But one year his sons, Archie and Quentin, (mugglod ont in qnd •ei H up in Arthurs mem. After the discovery, Gifford Fiocbot, a great forester end eooaervattsnlst, soothed T. R. by explaining that SB- perviaed and careful harvesting,ef Christmas trees — as th bin tags — was good for the forests. Ever since, the White : bed an indoor tree. AMERICAN CAROLS Three of our loveliest Christmas carols were written by Americans. In 1849, Edmund H. Sears com posed "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” id in 1858 Dr. John Henry Hopkins Jr., composed “We Three Kings of Orient Are." '*0 Little Town of Bethlehem" was written in 18(58 hy Phillips Brooks. YOUNG’S GULF STATION N. Broad and Florida Sta. CARROLL YOUNG - 24-Hour Service CHARLES YOUNG and many thanks to all our good frianda and patrpna. PINSON’S HOME & AUTO SUPPLY 106 W. Main St. Clinton