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Paee Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE V Thursday, December 28, 1950 ulljf (Clinton Qllfrnntrlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBUSHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail .Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks l ie cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROUNA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative; AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1950 Yule Business Good Clinton and this entire commun ity experienced a quiet, enjoyable' Christmas season with family din-' ners ;wrd reunions as the order of' the day. Local merchants reported lively holiday buying and an increase this year over last year. Several 1 reported that business far exceed-: rd what they expected. The largest crowd seen in the city in many years was on the streets Saturday doing their last minute buying. There was an un usual amount of trade throughout the day and until the business clos ing hours which had been extend ed. Clinton has been attractive and inviting for several weeks for Christmas. The Santa parade and the beautiful lights and decorations by the city made the public con scious to a large extent of Clinton as the “Christmas City," and dur ing the past few weeks many peo ple have been attracted here by the decorated streets and store win dows. The decorations showed thought, time and talent as well as expense, but they brought cheer, happiness and commendation to many passing through our midst. Saturday afternoon the streets in every direction, and the free park ing lots, were jammed with cars. A check-up showed there is no scarci ty of parking space and that there are outlets in all directions for handling heavy traffic. The parking meters b( ing put out of business for three days and covered with bags, was a nice courtesy to the public and helped stimulate buy ing It gave people an opportunity to go into stores and do their shop ping without being in a hurry to see if they had violated their time limit for parking, it helped make shopping pleasant and easy. Adequate parking facilities help draw people and trade to a town. .More free parking space is the need of most towns, rather than provid ing more revenue-producing met ers. We would suggest that the cour tesy be extended the public again for the Christmas rush next year. Cover up the coin collectors with bhgs bearing the greeting "Merry Christmas.” It will stimulate bus iness. Another Year Dawns A few days now and we will all be faced with a brand new year. We will pass the half mark of the twen tieth century, a fifty year period that has probably been unmatched in the world’s history. What this new year will hold for us none are privileged to know. We do know that it is a period of opportunity, of problems, at home and abroad, and it is pos sible that it will throw us into World War III. The Chronicle was established in 1900. which means that the paper is now entering its 51st year. The date on the first issue in January will change to Volume LI, Number 1. It has been published under its present management and ownership for 35 years. What will be written into the pages of the 365 new days we do not know. We do know that we have a full awareness of our respon sibility to the community and we are grateful to each one who has contributed a large or small part to the growth of the paper which has enabled us to offer an expanding service to those we are privileged to serve. The mistakes we have made dur ing the year now dying should stand out as a bold challenge to us all as we hang up the new calendar and start down another milestone. May we all profit by our past experi ences. The Chronicle has always keenly felt its responsibility to the commu nity of which it is a part. A news paper, as we have said before, is a peculiar institution, different from every other type of business. It is a community institution dedicated to service. If the publisher is honest, service will-come first, above money and everything else. You are under no obligation to support a newspa per in order to provide those who produce it a livelihood. You support the home newspaper because you feel it gives you full value for your money, because you feel it stands for those high and fine things in the community that count most for good citizenship. A newspaper that fails in this responsibility does not de serve to live. Readers come first with this news paper. their confidence and support must be held if circulalion is to be maintained. We are proud that our family of readers is constantly in creasing as we strive to produce for you an even better newspaper. The AAA rating given us by a national research rating bureau shows that we are discharging this important responsibility to our readers. Our Chronicle advertisers, with whom we have always enjoyed the very finest association will make it possible to put out a beter paper and so gam more readers and are ap preciated. The relationship of a newspaper and its advertisers is bas ically a co-operative business enter prise, beneficial and profitable to both. It is our job to produce a news paper that will be widely read in our trade area and help merchants and others sell goods by bringing old and new customers into their stores. There is no substitute for newspaper advertising, it is recognized by the country’s largest advertisers as the most effective and reasonable med ium in cost that can be used. What your customers read and see makes a lasting impression. To aid our ad vertisers in making their messages attractive we offer without cost one of the best mat advertising services that can be bought. We anticipate the same pleasant relationships with our advertisers, local and national, in the year which lies ahead. In our mechanical department, both the newspaper and commercial print ing. improvements are being made, and new equipment added to serve our customers more efficiently. Our combination newspaper-pr i n t i n g plant enables us to serve our custo mers better, to give the town a bet ter newspaper at lower cost to ad vertisers and subscribers, and so to all four groups—readers, advertisers, commercial printing customers, and our loyal employees, we are indebt ed in many ways and wish for all of you a new’ year filled with hap piness and success. The Chronicle rededicates itself to service for 1951 and stands ready to do its part. We reaffirm our faith and confidence in the community and its people. We say Happy New Year to each of you. Curiosity, Mope Qreet Mew y[ear Mand in Mand Curiosity and superstition always have greeted the New Year hand in hand with mankind’s bright hope for the future. In olden times, families sought a glimpse into the year just begin ning by observing the ‘dipping’ Qustom. With his eyes closed, the head of the house opened the fam ily Bible and indicated a passage with his finger; the text, solemnly read and interpreted by the family, was indicative of the luck—good or bad—that was in Store.' Probably one of the most wide spread superstitions concerned the "first-footer,” the first person to cross the threshold on New Year’s morning. Women and light-haired men were considered unlucky "first-footers,” as were people who walked pigeon-toed. In some villages, the superstition was taken so seriously that a dark haired man was "given the first- footer job and, going from house to house, he would be the first per son to cross the threshold, thus preserving the good fortune of the communuity. Anglo - Saxons, believing that something might happen when the New Year burst in often climbed upon the roof on New Year’s Eve so as to have a good view of any such event. And we moderns make as much noise as possible, presumably be cause our primitive ancestors be lieved that noise would keep evil influences at a distance. fia Slumiesi Sontjl A ceded Lf Sooti Oh Aqua yean'l Coe Nobody goes to bed in Scotland on December 31. There are too many other things to do. It it a great night for the youths who, reminiscent of ancient super stitions, go about switching the trunks of fruit trees and petitioning the gods of fertility for a "good howling crop." Before the advent of modern plumbing, teen-agers made quite a fuss about the "cream of the year" which was the first draught drawn GOLD THEATRE JOANNA, S. C. Moraine Shown—19 A. ML Monday, Wednesday, Friday Matinee—S P. M. Monday, Wednesday, Friday Night Shows—6:30 and !:$• Every Night Admission S5c (29c pins 6e tax) Children under 12—9s Thurs.-Fri. Dec. 28-29 So Young So Bad Paul Henried Sat. Dec. 30 The Arizona Cowboy Rex Allen and I Was a Shoplifter Mon.-Tues. Jan. 1-2 Louise Ronald Reagan Ruth Hussey In Color ' Wed. Jan. 3 Bombadier Pat O'Brien ALSO CASH NIGHT — NEXT — Kansas Raiders Auddy Morphy from the nearest spring immediate- ! ly after midnight and supposedly entitled the drinker to anticipato a Muckier’ year. The Wassail Bowl is, of course, the center of adult festivities. Ita origin is lost in antiquity, but tradi tion has endowed the Wassail Bowl with legendary romance. It is orna mental in design and decorated with branches of greenery. The mixture within is warm and sweet, and wine is sometimes added to the ale and sugar and spices. After having enjoyed the concoc-’ tion within the home among inti mates at the stroke of midnight, the Scots pile into wagons or sleighs, with kettles full of the Wassail, muna, cheese and other food and set out to tour the community. The party stops at various houses and the refreshments go ’round at each stop. Nobody pays the least atten- tioM to the approaching dawn, be cause nobody goes to bed on New Year’s Eve anyway. New Year in Bulgaria New Year’s Day is a great day for Bulgarian children who receive their presents and small sums of money in return for the gifts they ceremoniously present. Teen-agers go visiting and, wish ing neighbors a happy New Year, expect treats and refreshments. But unlike our ‘trick or treat’ of Halloween, should the supply of goodies run short, the situation is accepted graciously. Th9 Lonf9St Y9ar The year we now refer to as 46 B. C., was the longest year in calendar history. It contained 445 days, and for a very good reason. Nnma Pompilins supposedly created the Roman calendar in the seventh century B. C. This calendar was revised several times bat by Julius Caesar's time, it was two months behind the san. 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