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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, December 22, 19C6 i V. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE from mil *U.. ■ tu** UtJcmSi* ta you! SUNSHINE CLEANERS ^<n T^e 'tyauttytteM, [ * Good wishes burn brightly this festive Season! To all of you, the happiest of holidays. Merry Christmas! CUNTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Half the fun of Christ mas for small-fry is the joy of making things. The tree ornament most prized by the entire family is of ten the construction-paper chain the baby made! Let your children stencil a green paper Christmas tree, affix it to a wall, and paste on it the cards they receive. Or encourage them to <jlr:aw a gigantic sock on ornamental wrapping pa per. Mounted on cardboard and pasted to j^n open- end box, it holds pine boughs, bells, gift packag es, Christmas ornaments and bows to make a very welcome decoration for the front door. Several delightful after noons can be passed in making a “gingerbread house” for the Christmas table centerpiece. First, fashion a hip-roof cottage of cardboard. (A deep box bottom is ideal for the four walls, a folded shirt card board for the roof. Tape triangular “gables^’ to two opposite box “walls”). Next, cover the entire structure with butter ic ing. Outline windows with 'gumdrops; make chimney of large round gumdi’op notched to fit oyer ridge pole. The roof can be shingled wfth overlapping chocolate nonpareils, and an'oblong cookie makes a marvelous door. Thick sugar syrup brushed on a flat cardboard and dusted with Sparkling granulated Sugar makes an ideal snowy “landscape” for your fairy-tale house. Or namented evergreen shap ed cookies make a fitting “forest.” A wire coat hanger, twisted into an interesting shape and brightened with gilt paint, makes a mobile when hung with gilded pine cones, paper angels, ornaments, and aluminum foil cut-outs. Milk cartons minus tops make jumbo gift candles! Knot a lengthwise cord through the bottom, fiil with -melted paraffin, and let set, making sure cord remains tautly upright. Tear off cardboard, and the children can stud it with sequins or foil stars. PEACES • @*CW.IMC. o. . TO ALL AT CHRISTMAS! Nationwide Insurance Co. 3" The yule log is an old and honored Christmas tradition, It has almost vanished from our holiday celebration. The Vikings introduced the yule log to Great Britain. They burned it to honor the God Thor. The custom -was adopted by the English as part of the Christmas festivities. The very best log'lhat could be found was brought into the house and placed in their large fireplace. The fire’was lit and the servants of the house gathered with their master. The coming of Christmas was celebrated with much singing and celebrating. *■ • The custom of those days was to celebrate the holiday sea son twelve full days and the log burned the er.the time. At the end of the twelve days any fragments of the log that remained were carefully collected to be used again the following year to kindle the new Yule log. ***'' l *‘ .. .and abundance in your home! Poole’s Beauty Salon let u6 teet fob a tfi&iinp ,. r - t : - fwace on eabth. SEet tU fi/UMj fix that cfcap. ] t&iien men taill lfoe~ \ >- : . V- • # topetfiek in Aa/wnony. , — . • •• CITIZENS FEDERAL \ 1! fii TRIPLE 600E> WISHES TO YOU! No matter how many times you may say it, there’s one wish that always comes straight from the heart. .. "Merry Christmas!” May the holiday season be truly merry for you, your friends and your family. We’re glad to have had your patron age in the past ami look forward to serving you again. LAWSON IX SYRIA The holiday season in Syria differs from that in most countries. It begins on St. Barbara’s day, Dec. 4th and continues until Epiph any, .Ian. 6th. St. Barbara was outstanding in good ness. This eve, sacred to her memory, a table of sweet meats is arranged, prepared from nuts, sugar, honey, and wheat, the latter in memory of the dead and signifying the resurrection of the soul. Spruce Or Fir? If you plan to keep a tree for just a few days, the Nor way spruce is very well shaped, has good color and is perhaps your best buy. Its one failing is that is sheds its needles rather quickly. Any of 'file long needle pines such as the balsam fir & douglas fir, last much longer but are more" ex pensive. Select the tree that'has pyramidal shape, branches that come well down to the base, and with abundant foliage. May your holiday be bright with the glow of friendship! Ace’s Auto Repair eyc$...tlie sound ot church hells chiming ...the gladsome joy of voices raised ia i - , •; . ; v carol singing... the spii^t-lifting, heart warming story of the Bafhe of Bethlehem . * * all these are part of Christmas, and our Yulctide wish for yam Is that you may enjoy .all the blessings of this happy, holy season in fullest measure. CLINTON