The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 25, 1941, Image 11
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CLINTON CHRONICi f CLINTON, S C
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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.
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Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
BEU’S WARTIKNT STORE
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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‘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.**
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... 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
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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
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* 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
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