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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C
Thursday, De^mber 21 # 1944
CHRISTMAS DAY
IN ACCOUNT WITH
OUR FRIENDS
OF THIS COMMUNITY
STATEMENT
1 HIS DAY FINDS
YOU WITH A CREDIT
° BALANCE OF
4
365
Days
of
HappiMss ^
For Next
Year
L. B. DILLARD
Gent's Furnishings
Tl'RKEY DINNER CHRISTMAS DAY
HOTEL CLINTON COFFEE
SHOPPE
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It is the season of the year to wish you and yours the
compliments of the Yuletide and we find it a pleasant task.
May we acknowledge your many kindnesses of the past...
ma\ we publicly thank you for your good-will and patronage.
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t\ e pledge our best efforts to serve you efficiently in the
coming year and respectfully solicit your continued friendship
and patronage.
PITTS SERVICE STATION
PITTS COAL CO.
\V. Rov Pitts
Phone 75
THE GAYEST' SEASON
OF THEM ALL—'
May we express our sincere good wishes to each
of you and your loved ones, and your friends—our
friends. You have been most cordial in your relations
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with us in the past and we are mindful of all past
favors when we say to you—, *
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
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CHANDLER & COOPER
GARAGE
Auto Repairing and Parts Phone 71
H. Grady Chandler T. Russell Cooper
Saint Nick Lived
In 4th Century
On Christmas Eve, American chil
dren will be tucked snugly in theii
beds—while .visions of sugarplum?
dance through their ..heads. „ Listen
ing breathlessly, they may hear
sleighbells in the snow. Santa will
be about, his pack laden with doll?
and drums, painted carts and pic
ture books, and uni aliened good
cheer for young and old.
The real, live St. Nicholas wa?
born in Asia Minor and lived during
the Fourth century. The Dutch set
tiers brought many legends center
ing around him to America. He wa?
an extraordinarily studious youth
and, after his father died, much
concerned about the fortune he had
inherited. He, therefore, conceived
the idea of supplying financially enp-
barrassed maidens with doweries.
the your.g ladies having no idea
where the money came from.
In his youth, Nicholas visited the
Holy Land, and as a result, de
sired to spend his life in a mon
astery. However, he was bidden
to “Go on; live among men . . .’ ,
Later, as the Archbishop of Myra,
he was renowned for his gracious
ness, kindness and understanding of
children.
The feast of St.- Nicholas, patron
saint of Russia, is celebrated on the
sixth of December. On that day,
in many European countries, the
children are visited by St. Nicholas
and given nuts, apples, candy and
small gifts, providing they have been
well behaved throughout the year.
The modern American conception
of Santa Claus was first expressed
by Washington Irving who, in 1
described him as a tubby, jolly little
fellow speeding across the sky in a
reindeer-drawn sleigh.
In 1822, using Irving’s description
and supplying additional details
from his own imagination, Clement
Clarke Moore told his children the
story of “The Visit of St. Nicholas.”
A year later, the poem was pub
lished in the Troy Sentinel. Many
years passed, however, before Dr.
Moore, being a professor of divinity,
publicly acknowledged having writ
ten the now famous poem, which has
been translated into several foreign
languages. '
Thomas Nast, creator of the GOP
elephant, the Tammany tiger and
the Democratic donkey, apparently
dressed Santa in his red suit through
a series of sketches appearing in
Harper’s illustrated weekly.
Welcome Gift
It is a woman’s war, too. And
for Christmas Santa brought this lit
tle lady the uniform of a Red Cross
nurse. The cape is blue. The uni
form is of white cotton with the
Red Cross emblem.
TWENTY CENTURIES
The birth of the Saviour did not,
then and there, establish peace
on earth and good will among
men. y
Caesar did not topple from his
pinnacle at the precise moment:
people continued to grumble
against his decrees and wonder
what new law would oppress them
next. Herod, king of Judea, did
not join the Wise Men in adora
tion of the Holy Child: but rath
er, authorized the slaughter of
the innocents in an attempt to
destroy Him.
But:
There were shepherds watch
ing over their flocks some two or
three miles from the Stable of
Bethlehem: the Angel of the Lord
appeared unto them: Wise Men,
having seen His Star in the East,
hastened to bring symbolic gifts
of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
On this Christmas day, we re
member the children in His Name
—for theirs is the Peace of to
morrow—and, hearing the carols
of good will above the present
turmoil, we are the shepherds of
Bethlehem.
Wandering Old Lady
Is Santa in Italy
Santa Claus doesn’t visit children
in Italy. It isn’t because they are all !
naughty, buT because there is no ,
Santa Cl?ius—in Italy.
No phe runs down to a well-deco
tree on Christmas morning to
look for presents. Brightly colored
flowers decorate the room instead
of Christmas trees, and presents are
not exchanged until January 6.
On that night, an old, old lady,
La Befana, walks from house to
house and leaves a present beside
each little child she visits.
Exactly 1,940 years ago, accord
ing to the Italian legend, La Befana
was very busy sweeping her kitchen
when several men dressed like kings
stopped in front of her cottage. They
asked her where Bethlehem was,
but she had never heard of it.
The men told her about a baby,
which had been born in Bethlehem,
and mentioned a star which had
been guiding them. The old lady
wished she could accompany them
when they left her in search of the
infant Jesus.
But La Befana stayed home. It
was getting too dark out, and be
sides,, the baby could wait until to
morrow. Later that night she no
ticed the sky quivering with light.
The clouds seemed to take the form
of angels. All thought of sleep left
her. Rising, she carefully wrapped
two gifts for the Holy Baby, then
ran out into the night in the direc
tion the kings had gone.
Fast as she hurried, she had not
reached Bethlehem when the star
disappeared and dawn filled the sky.
She frantically asked the way to
Bethlehem, but no one could tell
her.
And so La Befana has constantly
traveled since that day, searching
for the Christ Child. On the Epiph
any, 12 days after Christmas, she
goes from house to house, looking
into the faces of babies. With each
she leaves a gift, hoping that at last
she will give her presents to the
right child.
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Young Charmer
This eager youngster is all set to
turn her charms loose on Santa, and
with results that will leave his pack
considerably lighter in weight.
Decorative Shadows
To achieve a colorful decorative
effect, take a bowl of pine branches
and make it “spill” backward to
ward the wall. Bright light from
clear-glass Christmas lamps, either
bunched in a bowl or concealed
from view behind the bowl, create
the lovely shadow patterns pictured
The shadows may be tinted by add
ing one or more larger lamps of
contrasting color.
Boxing Days
In England, Boxing day—usually
December 26—formerly was the daj
when the old squires ' distributed
Christmas boxes to the help on then
estates. It has since become a son
of legalized blackmail—an exrusi
foi delivery boys, the postman an
others who have served you durin
^".c ve<>r to rnll «nd rnlleo* '• tiu
King for a Night at ’
Wassailing Tree Fete
“Here’? .*p thee
Old apple tree!
Whence thou mayti bud.
And whence thou mayti blow.
And whence thou mays! beat
Applet enow;
Hats full.
Caps full.
Bushels, bushels, tacks full.
And my pockets full too!
Huxza! Huzza!"
The rendering of this doggerel
rhyme, followed by the passing of
the cider jug;, was a popular feature
of Christmas during the middle 19th
century at Devonshire.
This completed, the male mem- j
bers of the party »discharged ©ms !
into a selected apple tree—said to
result in bumper apple crops.
The men would then knock at the
farm house door, guess as to the
kind of roast in the oven. The one
who guessed correctly was king for j
the night.
Place Ban on Christmas
Puritanism brought over with it In
the Mayflower the anti-Christmas
feelings.
In 1659 the general court of Mas
sachusetts, following the example of
the English parliament, enacted a
law providing: “anybody who is
found observing, by abstinence from
labor, feasting, or any other way, any
such day as Christmas, shall pay
fpr such offense five shillings.” The
law remained in effect until 1681.
The repeal, however, was bitter to
old Puritanisms, which kept up an
even protest down to the early part
of the present century.
Pious Custom
In the west of Ireland, Christmas
takes a pious note. A candle is left
burning in the window as a guide to
the Holy Family, should it be need
ing shelter. And food is left on the
table between meals in case any
souls from purgatory should revisit
their old homes.
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TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND CLIENTS WHOM
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WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
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SERVING IN THE PAST.
S. W. SUMEREL
/ETNA-IZER
JACOBS BLDG. Phone 80 CLINTON, S. C.
Life, Fire, Accident. Automobile and LiabUity Insurance, Bonds
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ITH all the sin
cerity in the world and with true
appreciation of the many courte
sies which have been extended us
in the past, we look forward to the
coming year with great anticipa
tion. In acknowledging your
courtesies, wt wish to present our
Holida/ Greeting and to wish you
a Season full of good hope, good
cheer and good fellowship.
m&M-m
COOPER MOTOR CO.
Sales—DODGE. PLYMOUTH—Service
Lynn W. Cooper, Proprietor
At Christmos time
we reolixe more than
trer the value of the
friendship and good
will of folks like you.
Tvu have been consid-
t. <ute of us in the past
u. .d we wish for you
coniimi?d success in
the future.
gSfwetms
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
...and...
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
May We Serve You Often In 1945
McMILLAN SERVICE STATION
W. M. McMillan, Prop.
UIISHIHG
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CHRIST
It is 1 trite way of expressing;
the season’s greetings to youj
our friends, but we know of no,
other words with which to con
vey our sincere feeling toward'
the people whom we have haH
the opportunity to serve.
It has been our pleasure, aiuT
it is with these thoughts in
mind that we fall back on the
old familiar “Merry Christmas’’
as a sentiment not surpassed,
and for which there can be no
substitute.
D. E. TRIBBLE COMPANY
BUILDING SUPPLIES