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J v *■ -v •A * \ \ Poge Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 23, 1948 Thi- year, as we send our compliments of the seiison, we wish to include our thanks for the splendid patron- airo given us in the past. RUBY’S BEAUTY SHOP Phone 453 M rs. Ruby Ray Betty Boozer Mrs. B. F. (Mary) Copeland W$m CLINTON COACH CO. W. E. TURNER. Manager Clinton «L highest joys of Christmas come to us from the blessing of giving, we gather our humble share by giving our service to this community and our cordial and heartfelt wishes for your happiness. May the Spirit of the Nativity go with you throughout the coming year, and may your share of joy be brightened by the acknowl edgment of our appreciation of your past favors. AMD BEST WISHES FOR THE MEW YEAR * . I s , Eastside Greenhouse Mr. and Mrs. Brunson Asbill Mail Cartiers \,’ai!c Many Weary Miles * LOADED ... A familiar sight on the streets this time of year. He wishes he had Santa’s reindeer to help with the load. Give a thought to the foot-sore mail carrier, who probably trudges more weary miles during Christ- | mas week than does old St. Nick himself. His mailsack will be even heavier this year than in 1947. Last Decem ber, the nation's postal service de livered 5,000,000.000 pieces of mail. They expe'et to break that record j this Christmas. You can help spare your mail j carrier’s bunions—and incidentally j sneed delivery of your own Yule- tide letters, Christmas cards, and i packages—by hooding the Post Of fice Department’s suggestions: 1. Shop now—get your Christmas mail and packages off as early as possible. 2 Wrap your gifts carefully. Ad dress them plainly—Aunt Susie may be able to decipher your handwrit ing, but not all postmen edrry mag- ; nifying glasses and crystal balls. ! Register valuable letters. Insure valuable packages. 3. Be sure to put the full address on each piete of mail. Include city zone numbers. 4. Send your Christmas cards by first-class mail. Put a three-cent stamp on every Christmas card and ' seal the envelopes. They are more personal that w r ay, and if your friend has movetl, the card will be forwarded. Third-class mail doesn’t have that privilege. 5. Remember that Air Mail for letters and Christmas cards is only a nickel, and it will get them to dis- j tant points more quickly—especial ly if you slip up on Suggestion No. 1. * (' The bell, the world’s oldest and simplest musical instrument, is the world's most universal Yuletide symbol. Each nation has its individ ual symbols of Christmas, but the bell will be found somewhere in the traditions of every ong. Bell authorities claim that Pope Sabinianus gave us the first church bells in 604. The custom, has grown until there is no use of church bells so widely known as the ringing of the chimes to herald the advent of the birth of Christ. In recent years the ancient bell has “grown up” into the carillon, a highly sensitive instrument on which Christmas carols seem to find their most perfect expression. Yuletime Thoughts Heywood Broun once said, “Christ mas is not a date. It is a state of mind.” No man lives today who does not seek, in some way, to follow/ a guid ing star. f ' , t - It was Christ who, by his volun- 1 tary acceptance of the role of serv ant, has been elevated to the royal purple and seated at God’s right hand. At few, if any, times since Christ was born have all the people of the earth needed faith, trust, and peace as much as they do now. When we celebrate the birthday of Christ we ought not to think of Him only as a child. Those who think Christmas is only a festival about a child, for children, veer away from facing Him as an adult. > CHRISTMAS ‘PUTZ’ The Christmas “puts” is a decor ative feature in many Bethlehem. Pa., homes during the Yuletide season. It is a representation of the birth of the Christ Child in the stable at, Bethlehem in Judea The residents of Bethlehem. Pa., follow this custom, which was brought to this country by early Moravian settlers, and spend months arranging the exhibit. The word “putz” is short for the German “putzen” -meaning to ar range or decorate. Greenwood Coco-Cola Bottling Co GREENWOOD, S. C. fn) AND GOOJ WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR We welcome an oppor tunity to thank you for that measure of good will and confidence we enjoy from you. From this priceless asset—the good will of all we serve and those who serve us —we hope to draw in spiration for continued effort and for greater achievement in the years to come. We are happy if we have been of service to you, and trust that we mqy continue to merit your friendship and pa* tronage. C-W- Henderson Pitts Inez Young Odus L. Young \