The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 21, 1950, Image 27
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Thursday, December 21, 1950
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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0 WISH you o very Merry
Christmos ond to express the
hope thot our present cordiol
relations moy continue for
many years to come. It is our
desire thot you will enjoy the
Sfeoson of Christmas, its fine
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friendly associations and its
thouahtful tokens of esteem.
You hove been consid
erate ond generous
with your patronage
ond we ore truly grate
ful for these courtesies.
Merry Christmos to
one ond oil.
Sunshine Gleaners
H. F. Blalock — Gary Holcombe
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SINCERE
At the Christines bells
ring out to herald the op*
prooch of another Yule-
tide, we are reminded of
the many pleasant associa
tions enjoyed during the
past year. In appreciation
of your friendships may
we extend our very best
Christinas Wishes.
Eastside Greenhouse
J!jucia ~bay Starts
Christmas Season
Jn Swedish Custom
Celebration of Lucia day on De
cember 13 inaugurates the Christ'
mas season in Sweden. It takes its
name from St. Lucia, or Lucy,
martyred for her faith and virgini
ty in Syracuse in 304, A. D., and
venerated by the church each De
cember 13.
The prettiest blonde in every
home, office, factory, village and
town is elected a “Lucia” and
visits the sick, leads carnivals and
processions and attends banquets
and balls accompanied by her
“handmaidens.”
The ancient custom coincides
with the winter solstice, when the
sun swings toward the earth once
more and the days begin to length
en.
In addition to beauty, other
qualifications for “Lucias” or
“light queens” are fair hair, a
nice disposition and high charac
ter.
Dressed in long white robes,
wearing crowns of lighted candles
(the traditional costume for “Lu
cias”) the girls present gifts and
the traditional Lucy day coffee
and rolls to hospital patients, etc.
The queen and her maidens, en
throned in a star spangled horse-
drawn chariot lead festive proces
sions around the village squares
and through city streets.
Parade participants depict alter
nate scenes from Sweden’s pic
turesque Lapland and the Wild
West of the United States, while
musicians in multi-colored cos
tume alternate playing northern
folk tunes and American jazz.
Cnfland'd PutUasU
BaHHtid CltAidtmaA'
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Christmas was outlawed in Eng
land by the Puritan government of
England in 1643 and, although the
restoration of the Stuarts brought
a revival of Christmas customs and
traditions, Christmas never re
gained its former prestige in Eng
land.
It is observed religiously in the
churches and as a day for family
reunions and social gatherings, in
contrast to the lavish feasting and
boisterous merry-making of olden
times.
Merry-making and gift-giving
come in for their share, however,
on December 26 which is Boxing
Day. The origin of Boxing Day ante
dates Christmas and can be traced
to the custom of gift-giving during
the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
In Christian liturgy December A6
is observed as the feast of ST
Stephen, the first Christian naactyr,
and during the centuries when jour
neymen and apprenctites were in
the habit of levying upon their mas
ters’ customers, ‘Christmas Boxes’
were collected on St. Stephen’s day.
Thus, the children receive their
presents, in boxes, as do old serv
ants, the postman, and everyone
else. And reminiscent of the Roman
Saturnalia, householders dance
with the servants' ar.d, toward
evening, there is revelling in the
streets as groups of merry-makers
gather on street corners or ride
about London-town dancing on the
‘flats’ of trucks.
Soap Flake Snow
Trimming the Christmas tree with
fluffy snow is easy if you use soap
flakes. It won’t melt either.
Here’s how it’s done: Use three
or four cups of soap flakes to one
cup of warm water. Beat wit£ elec
tric beater or hand beater until
smooth and fluffy. Then spread im
mediately over branches of tree,
scattering it on with hands.
For sparkle, spread on some arti
ficial glistening snow.
CurriM’ and Ivts Cards
Commercial production of
Christmas cards In the United
States began about 1835 with
the founding and developing of
the partnership of Currier and
Ives In New Turk.
For more than a century
American painters have aided
the Industry by painting Christ
mas themes oo order or by sell
ing reproduction rights to the art
which Is now conservatively
estimated as worth S16,M0,M0
annually.
The favorite Nativity theme
is represented by hundreds of
interpretations. Winter scenes
are next In popularity, some of
them dating back to the Puri
tans of New England, the Ger
man fordsts whence SL Nicho
las emerged, and even to the
Inxids of pre-Christian Eng
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That the approach of 'L
another Christmas season
y will bring with it . 1,v
loads of good cheer and
happiness for each of you /
our friends and customers:
Maxwell Bros. & Wilkes Inc.
Phone 257
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Clinton, S. C.
ECAUSC ore proud to eofl y*u
our friend, we extend to you ond yours
every good with we con think of for
the Christmos seoson. It Is good to
hove known you ond to serve you. We
ore groteful, not only from the stond*
point of the good business we hove
enjoyed, but from the knowledge thot
our greotest osset is the host of friends
who remoin with us yeor otter year.
We wish you o most pleasant ond
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memorable Christmos.
Giles Chevrolet Co., Inc.
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