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THECLINTONCHRONICLE Warsday, December 26, 1946 (Clinton (Cl|rintrlP Moke It A Safe Christmas I Safety Couneils tell WILSON W. KARRIS. Editor and Pi HARRY C. LAYTON. Asslstan Published Every Thursday By . IE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY subscription Rate (Payable In' Advance): ■si i . M..:’. Matter .V. the I'e. t Otliee at C SOUTH CAROLINA that Christ- ■ t year’s most hszardous child, who trets under the ;e carefully with common to prevent accidents that may ruin not only your' Christmas but .. To help avert tragedy The Chroni- . Let the Christmns.spirit show itself i your attitude toward other driv-. Doh’t let those Christmas packages carrying obstruct your vision. tSCIUSi '' ^GREATER'WEEKLIES’^" 13 '’” ’.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26 Sljf Sramorlal Story As Recorded by Matthew j Check ydur home for anything that : might .cause an accident. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days! Use electric tree and window lights of Herod the king, behold there came wise men from the oast!—" 0 lighted candles, to Jerusalem, . [f 0 ?i2 ti X Saying. Where is he that is born King of the Jews, for we have: Keep flimsy Christmas decorations seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. erd wrappings away from the firc- Whon Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, , 0 ^ h d ^ And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the end that much of the sadnewand fhe people together, he demanded of them [where Christ should : grief that usually comes at Christ* And they said unto him. in Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it M^HHnepmphets. MERRY CHRISMASI a Governor. :o say Merry Christmas." Twice I have overheard that r( nark. And each time I have said rc As Recorded by Luke spirit of good w And thou. Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, i among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall < l hat shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the.wi of ihoni diligently what time the slat' appeared. I ~™nk uoo, there isn’t." And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search <lili-ip] c ^ "the'hea^of'a'ehild 5 "* gently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring: i t „ecds ho new slogan and no spe- me word again, that I may come and worship him also. jcial sales effort. No advertising agent When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, ca " l«nd new glamor to its ancient which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and. n "’ I P '^ j > ( ( i SIOCKI over where the young child was. jtheMin”’.,'thTs"^,.“of glowed'on W hen they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great i Galilee one holy night and now shed joy. their same steady light And when they were come into the house, they saw the young! ani1 perhaps a wiser wc child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him~ ” , , . .. . , . i Merry Christmas. Nor would we want and when they opened their treasures, they presented unto him l on( . gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. ! The tree you wilTdeek is And Ircing warned of God in a dream that they Should not re- •» all the trees of its kind that have turn to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. | I mas morning is the joy that has 1111- - - aa-se led the eyes of children since Christ- And it caine to pass in those days that there went out a decree! 1 from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. j, (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor‘to men. of Syria). Christmas is still Christmas. In a And all went to lie taxed, every one to his own city. | "' orl<l awr r with changes let us give Anti Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Na2a-! ,lla " k! ‘ ,or precious permanency! reth into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Beth-j 'r^' olg^" lehem: (Because he was of the house and lineage of David): ! To lie taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with' THE CHRONICLE sincerely Joins child. . Anti so it was, that, while they were there, the days were, ac complished that she should be delivered. . ■And she brought forth her firstborn son. and wrapped hil swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in field, keeping watch over their flocks by night.- And. lo. the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shown round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all.people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrap ped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angels a* multitude of heavenly host fiyaising God, and saying, ' Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them' into heaven, the shepherds said one to another. Let us g( even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and.Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known, abroad the say ing which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. . . But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told un(o Laurens Hotel Officers Named ident; J. C. Todd, vice-president; apd 'I*. C. Barksdale, secretaftr and treas- TJS of the stockhold- TRESPASS NOTICES for p farm land. Chronicle Pub. C ce on earth, good-will to: men! The hearth-stones of a continent, The households bom If peace on earth, good-will to men! Ind in despair I bowed my head; "For hate is strong "God is’ not dead The Wrong sht The Right prevail, doth he sleep! —Longfellow. Post Office To Close Wednesday day Wednesday. December 2S, In ob- L Roy Casque, proprietor of Royal retary and treasurer of the State TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS SINCERE GREETINGS We are grateful for your patronage and friendships, and trust we may have the pleasure of continuing to serve you in the future. WE PLEDGE OUR BEST ROYAL CLEANERS, Inc. BEAUTIFUL DRY CLEANING As we express our annual Christmas greeting, we are mindful of the countless blessings that have come our way during the year just closing, and we are truly grateful. We have enjoyed the blessings of friendships and asso ciations with thpsp whom we serve. 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