The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 23, 1948, Image 24
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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
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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
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Eastside Greenhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Brunson Asbill
Mail Cartiers \,’ai!c
Many Weary Miles
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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.
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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.
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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
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