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’'•V ' J- X I Thursdoy^ December 25,194r __ ; ■ CLINTON CHRONICi f CLINTON, S C r-i'- -7;. FLOOR SANDING We have bought a new sander and edger. Let os sand year floors, OU> or NEW. Call ns fw an esiinutte. Clinton Biuldars Supply Co. liione 15>J Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! BEU’S WARTIKNT STORE A i Q/. Q/< on ana 'N old-fashioned Christmas ... the land of a Christmas that helped make the gay 9t)’s gay... yes, the kind of a Christ- mias that the old family album could tell about so eloquently—that’s the Idnd^ of a Christmas we wish for you and yours. i We’re • for your - patrpna^ during the past year, and hope for a condnuanoe of our pleasant reladol^ C-W-S GUAMO company, INC. OUNTON. S. C. I r We cherish fhe thoughts of the f ine.friend- ships that hove been ours in the post and we desire to take this means of expressing our genuine thanks for your courtesies. We wish you the best of good things for Christmas and the New YeOr, cmr SALES CO. PET a ADAIR. Mtr. I m sE/ims‘ cMEEk JOEmmov ♦ To our mony Mondo gttd outtewor, thk Sooooii't MM «Miw fer ioy and hoppinoa By ToiiM dioughtfubMM you hovo MpM to , moho pur Qiitolmao a morry ono ond wo wMlMMopioryoifc Page T. ‘Old Christmas’ Is Best Despite Modem Trends ARTHA was dependable. Like a patient, wU]tof and uncom- plaining horse. Her life on her small farm was not different from a tread mill, always the same, day in and day out, month" after month, year after year. There had been a time adien Mar* tha was not alone. Hist was when her older sister Helen and her younger sister Nancy and her still younger brother Curt lived there at the farm. But that was a long time ago, longer still since their parmts had died. The sistera .were beauti ful and had married well, and Curt, possessed of burning ambitions, had left to make hja wsy in the world. Frequently they causw out to call, to **eat one of Maraa's wonderful dinners" and "get a breath of coun try air.” I It was on a Christmaa day that Nancy brought Baira Howaid out. "I knew you wouldn't mind, dar ling," she gushed. “Mr. Howard is a traveler and he’s lecturing in town tomorrow night." Marttia si^ed and nodded and looked up into Barre Howard’s tanned face, a face that was strong and kind, with eyes that held' a dreamy mystery in their depths. Btit no one would have dreamed that there were any thoughts in Mar tha’s head save those that centered around preparations for the Christ mas dinner. It was a sumptuous meaf, one of the best Martha had ever prepared. She knew a vague sort of pride at the way hWr guests attacked it Martha sat with the others at tha table after the dinner was over, lis tening to Barre Howard tell of his travels, of far away places he’d vis ited. He looked at her twice vdiile he talked, directly, penetratingly, and she flushed. After a whila Martha got up and began dcaring off tha table. No (me offend to help. She washed and driad the dishes and> stacked them away. And whan sha cams hack into tha living room, they were ready to go, an of them. After they left die cloaed the door and turned and mnt back into the kitchen. For a moment she stood in the center of the floor. ^ eiqiression camd into her face thkt was the un leashing of years and years of sup pressed desires. She took a <]uick step forward, seized a broom by its haikUe, swung it toward the ^elf of canned preserves with all her strength. Martha laughed, shrilly, piercing ly, and struck again. The shelf gave way this time, swinging on ona hinge. Half a hundred jars of vary ing size crashed to the floor. Dire<^y following there was an instant of silence, and in that in- atant a voice q>oke near the kitchen door. "In heaven’s name, what art you doing ttmt for?" Martha whiriad, and there, just in side the do<v, an amazed kxik oa his tanned face, stood Barre Howard. "Why?" aha cried passionately, "Why? Becaiiae it’s what Fve want ed to do for'lpars and years and yMuw ond It's just today Fva had tilt courage. Bacausa Miata this place, hate being cooped up here. Because Fm plahi and unattractive and can’t have the things my sisters have. Because Naacra ao selflah. Bacauaa she isn’t aatisfled with ona man, but wants another, the only •OA-l-l—" She stopped at last, brasthing hard, leaning heavily against the sink, guilty, ashamed of what she’d alm^ said. "I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. Real ly. If—if ttoira’s sohMtiiing you for got, XU help you M it" •*Thara’s nothing Fve forgotten." "Then—why did you come bockl •Mhp don’t you go sAd leave ms alone, like all thcwt|||rs do?" Bis syss were s|aa#apenetrating. a dreamy mystery h tMir depths. "Why do you think I came back?" he asked. "Why?" She bmshgd a hand acroas her eyes. Somti)% was stir ring inside of her, soqssthing she thought dead. "Whyf*” ghe repeat ed. "How should 1 keoWl” Why do you thlnltt’»'^e asked again. Barra Howard laughfd| d stood bafose her. and sudd«il| he look in his ejres was no lonfai nysteri eqa. It was like a piclii; ze.idil} iatirptetsd, telling her ad he ha<: Modernistic art and * architecture are very fine, but an old-fashkmed Christmas is still the best. Using the tri^ditional colors of red aad green as a basis, the occasion can be brought up-to-date with pretUr modem angels and worldly gnomes of plastic, tin and wood. Ideas for decorating the house re quire forethought andplanningi even tiiough the job itself must v^t for tile final hours, v Home decorators offer a few suggestions which will help homemakers to plan more at tractive Christmas dactorations. GOLD STANDARD—Broad, gold Christmas ribbon arill be the motif, looped extrava gantly in swags over the tree and caught up with chirrs of big gold Christmas baBa strung to gether. Light this tree witii an gold lights. Repeat the "theme of gold rib bon swags and gold balls for ta ble, mantel and window decorations. , SILVER BELLS—Shining silver bells of aU sizes spangled thickly over the tree wUl be different and festive for Christmas, especially with garlands of little shells paint ed silver and strung together. Or have evergreen wreaths with sil- ivered shells worked into them in stead of the usual holly berries or pine cones. FLASHES OF RED—An ever green tree splashed with huge red artificial poinset- tias ma<te into garlands, strings of cranberriat, red glass balls, then an adiite lights would be very festive in deed. eqweiany U complemented over the houae with avargreta boughs tied with vdiita ribbon and clusters of big red poinsettias. DELLA ROBBIA—An old idea that has a classic enduring beauty is tha use of smaU. perfect, real fruits entwined with Christmas grems to make gariands and wreaths for Christmas decorations. Especially decorative la a wreath like titis made on a stout frame iiM set with (mndlehcdders and suspend ed from above by stout cords of rib bons. Christmas Spirit Interrupts War DeepHa tha horror and suffering among World war aoldiais, tha apirit of Christmas was not kept out of tha trenches. In "A German Daaertar’s War E»- perienoa," tha author, an anti-gov- amment Socialist, tells of a Christ mas calabration on tha Argonna' front. "Christmas in the trenebest It was bitterly cold. We had procured a pine tree and decorated it with candles and cookiM. "At midnight tha adude lint of German soldiers began to aing Christmas songs in chorus. "The Froudi left tiieir trenches, and, quite overpowered with emo tion, stood with caps in han(L We exchanged gifts with the French- chocolate. cigarettes, etc. They were aU lau^iing, and so were we; why, we did not know. "AU around sUence reigned. The charm continued, and one scarcely dared to speak. Suddenly a shot rang out, then another. The speU was broken. AU rushed to their ri- fllea. Our Christmas was over." TOO BUST "1 shan hope to catdi you under the mistletoe Christmas tvs.*' "U you do, 1 warn you now, FU bt too hosgr to aaa you." Flrgt Sottlm in Virginia Had a Joyous Christmat Although titouaandi of mUet from their nattva bomta, the first ^gin- ians did whst tb» could to, observe Christmas day. But there were no women, no children and no families in those first few years. Despite this handicap. Captain John Smith writes "that the first Christmases were very merry. The extreme wind, rayne, frost and snow caused us to keep Christmas among ttie savages wheere we wetre never more marry, nor fed on more plag>- ty of good oysters, fish, flsah, wild fm and good bread, nor ntvtr had hatlir flna in England.** \ -.v ... brings to eoch of us on oppreciotion of those fine friendships oixl memories whi<:h rrxike life worth livir>g. Arxl so ot this giod Holiday Seoson, we exteird to you our cordial greetings ond wish for you ^both health ar>d happiness throughout oTt the coming yeor. McMiOan-Cooper Motor Co. DODGE — PLYMOUTH W. M. MeMiUan Lynn W. Cooper illiilic (jooO Glu’i’r forClirisimds ii'i Chiistmas Happiness to Ton / CyH£ fonndatioti of bnaiiieaa is friend ship, and the basis of all endnring f riendthips can be trac^ back to an event which oceniTed some two thou sand years ago. Eadi Qiristmastime it ghret ns a great deal of pleasore to extend our best vrishet and renew bur pledge of loyalty to those whose friendship we cherish. W e say now, with the'ntmost fer^ vor arid aincerity, may your Christmga be truly happy and abounding in joyonsneat. BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBINO AND HEATING SBRVKE PHONE 117 I r eHRISTMAS eREETINGS 1 '\ * At this stage of the Journey we would like to pause a imoBMnt and exchange a word ef good diecr with oar friends, aad costomeiu who drink the "giod drink** in the "big bottle.** So to you wholiave helped to the paat year a happy one we extend our beat wishas for a Merry ChriatnMs aad a Happy Near Year. PEPSI-CQU BOTTLING WORKS iVILLE, S. a - r -r ^ ■ 1 i I -/ —/ ri