Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 SPOTLIGHTING C MMBPT William K. Bailey, 2, is the handsome son of Carding Assistant Super- | intendent and Mrs. William J. Bailey. Mrs. Bailey is a Plant No. 2 Spinning ! employee. WM4.. J* Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Panter are p Clinton Mills parents, are looking forwa season with them. Left to right are two of the Pantei Mirhnel Keith fi The Panter's other eP Olanda Renee, 1. Marvin is a Plant No. 2 Carding em] Our /hippiesI 1 " 'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house "Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse . TTnr ti/nll 1 HH vnnrc the happy poem that be| gins thus has been part of just about every American's Christmas ? but its Jj^ V M> modest author never Pk dreamed or intended it so. J He was a shy, scholarly professor, Clement C. )UR CHILDREN ft M Mr. and Mrs. Jasper McGinnis, P ployees respectively, are proud of thei Kenny and Kent Merideth, twin sons Sherry Anthony, daughter of Mr. and >roud of their children, and like all ird to a happy and joyous Christmas r's five children: Teresa Ann, 7; and lildren are Carl Lee, 5; Joel. 2; and ployee. ) ul('li(/(> Poem Moore, New York City, and he wrote the beloved lines in 1822 just to amuse his own children one Christmas Eve. They were delighted, and so was a ianuiy iriena, wno seni 11 10 me eauor of her home-town paper with no name signed to it. In the years that followed, many newspapers reprinted the poem anonymnnclv* if time nni iinfil 1 R17 fVtof f Vt n author's name became known. In the 1850's the poem began appearing in school books. Prof. Moore never sought or received royalties. CLOTHMAKER AT CHRISTMAS * lant No. 2 Spinning and Spooling emr three grandchildren. Left to right are q of Mr. and Mrs. A. K Merideth; and Mrs. Bobby Anthony. William Michael Bishop II is the handsome 9 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bishop. William's grandparents are Clinton Plant No. 1 Loom Technician Gholdie ^ Simmons and Plant No. 2 Weaver Mrs. Simmons. Michael's mother, Dixie, is a Clinton Plant No. 2 Weaving Service Operator. The poem has been printed in multi-millions of copies, translated into m ' almost every language Fa and into braille. An artist 1 t f of a century ago drew a ^ Saint Nick from Moore's ^ description? ( ms eyes, how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry. . . And the beard on his chin was white as the snow . .") and gave us a Santa Clans image which has endured these generations Merry ( Jiris_