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it is a pleasure to say
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to wish you abundant
Joy at Christmastime.
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Gent’s Furnishings
COMPLIMENTS
At Christmastime
TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
MORRISON
FURNITURE COMPANY
To you
whose confidence
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CLINTON SERVICE STATION
GULF PRODUCTS
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Thursday December 20, 1951
Nations' Customs
Widely Varied
On Christmas Day
In nearly all of the civilized
world December 25 is a red letter
day. Peoples of all nationalities and
religions celebrate the birth of
Christ. The customs of the many
nations are aa varied as the peo
ples and their faiths are different.
In the Scandinavian countries, a
Christmas tree made of a sheaf of
wheat bound to a pole, is raised for
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the winter birds. In Norway, rice
pudding ;s always an Important
item on the menu for the Christmas
dinner. One almond is baked in the
pudding and the person who finds
the almond in his portion is always
the first to get married.
Chinese children make odd stock
ings by sewing three pieces of
muslin together, and hang them up
on Christmas Eve to hold the gifts
brought by Lan Khoong-Khoong,
which means “Nice Old Father” to
them, Santa Claus to us.
The “old-fashioned” American
Christmas, while reflecting the tra
ditions of many countries, most
closely resembles the traditional
English Christmas, complete with
plum pudding, mistletoe, carolers.
By Shirley Sargent
TJARLEY DAVIS was always
** wanting something. He knew
Christmas was only two weeks off,
but he just itched to buy a gondola
car for his electric train. One day
he ditched his little sister, Char
lene, and hurried down town. Ha
spent his entire monthly allowance
jand all hi$ sayings for a blue gon
dola car. Harley hoped his mother
wouldn’t be angry because he had
been gene all afternoon. He hoped.
Contrary to his expectations, Mrs.
Davis was jovial, teasing him, and
even, to his immense relief, keep
ing Charlene away from his pack-
cage. Charlene was five and a pest
to Harley, because he was nine
and grown up. Helping mother
with the dishes that night was al
most fun, Harley thought, she was
so friendly and nice. Then it hap
pened.
“Harley/ his mother said ten
derly, “Don’t tell me what you
bought unless you want to, but
what did you get for Charlene?"
Harley ,was stunned. He wished
she wouldn’t smile at him—couldn’t
she see he was trying to think?
“Nothing, mom,” he stammered,
“I bought a gondola car.”
“Oh,” she Wiped a plate slowly,.
“I thought you had been Christmas
shopping.”
Santa ClauS, Jndiana,
Received JamouS Mam*
Christmas tv*, 1882
Although many towns have names
directly or indirectly associated
with Christmas, there is but one
town named Santa Claus, in Indi
ana.
Except for a lucky break, the
town would have had another name
and hence would not have enjoyed
the annual fame that it gathers
around the Yuletide season.
The original intention to name
the town Santa Fe fell through
when the officials at Washington
suggested that the town be named
something else, since there was al
ready a Sante Fe in New Mexico.
On Christmas Eve, in 1882, the
citizens held a mass meeting to se
lect another name, but every one
proposed was discarded for one rea
son or another. The meeting was
about to break up when Santa
Claus, making his yearly visits in
the neighborhood, strode into get
warm. He was in costume and his
arrival put om^ pame in every
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And so the town was named
Santa Claus.
Christmas Carols Herald
Yuletide Immemorially
For centuries Christmas Carols
have heralded the Yuletide season
around the Christian world. Many of
them, slightly altered by changing
times and customs, have been
handed down from one generation to
another.
A great number probably were
lost because they were popular in
generations not adequately covered
by a written history.
Christmas Carols are of two main
types—religious and convivial. The
religious offer praise to the new
born and celebsate the birth of
Christ. The convivial exalt mirth
and the traditional feasting.
The latter is almost an invention
of our modern civilization, and few
“popular” Yuletide songs manage
to return year after year. “Jingle
Bells” is one notable exception.
“Silent Night,” “It Came Upon
the Midnight Clear”, and ”0 Come
All Ye Faithful” seem destined to
lost forever.
ADORATION OF THE SHEP
HERDS . . . This striking sculp
tural work was done by Andrea
del Verrocchio (1435-1488) of
Florence, Italy, and is in the
National Gallery of Art In Wasb-
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Chrisitmas and a bright New Year to each and
every one of you.
We are grateful beyond words for your
friendship and for your confidence. We assure
you we will strive, as in the past, to serve you
in the best manner possible.
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May the New Year bring you a full measure
of good health, prosperity and happiness.
S. W. SUMEREL
AGENT — AETNA LIFE
Clinton, S. C.
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Harley was stunned. He
wished she wouldn’t smile at
hini.
“I guess I spent all my money;
I guess I sort of forgot about Christ
mas presents,” Harley hung his
head.
“Yes, I guess you did,” she an
swered and that was all she said
about it, but he felt terrible. He
didn’t even unwrap his new car.
Gee, he’d really pulled a dumb
trick this time, Harley thought
miserably. He’d always bought
them presents, but he’d completely
torgotten it. Well, he’d have to
earn some money; oven his piggy
bank was empty. He earned n
quarter the next morning shoveling
snow, but he had to take cere at
Charlene most of the time.
‘LIE TRIED to get e job the next
** day, with no luck, and when he
found a dime in the snow Charlene
grabbed it, yelling “Finders keep
ers . . .” He was so furious, he
felt like choking her. Instead he
made her a big snow house on
the sidewalk, right in everybody’s
way, but people didn’t seem to
mind. Then the apartment lady
with her little girls stopped to ad
mire it.
“How old are you, Harley?’ ’she
asked.
“Nine,” he said proudly.
*T wonder,” she smiled, “I won
der if you could take care of my
little girls this afternoon?
Harley started to tell her gosh
no, but she interrupted, saying
she’d pay him 25c an hour. Harley
was so surprised he leaned against
the snow house, knocking part of
it down. “Why sure, I’d be glad
to,” he said.
Harley worked hard that after
noon, doing everything three little
girls could think of and he could
build. Once in a while the lady
would wave to him from the apart
ment window, but he was usually
too busy to look up. She paid him
a whole dollar and asked if be
would take care of the children
again the next day. Harley, tired
as he was, managed to say “Yes.”
His mother teased him about being
a baby sitter, and was he going
to charge her for taking care of
Charlene? Harley didn’t mind; aft
er all he had a cash capital of
$1.29.
Although it rained the following
day, Harley earned another dollar
taking care of the little girls in the
apartment
That afternoon, with his mother’s
blessing, he went Christmas shop
ping. He felt proud to pay for the
presents with money he had
earned. He had the packages gift-
wrapped and put them under the
tree without telling his mother
what he had gotten.
Christmas morning the floor was
littered with gay papers, children’s
toys and Harley’s electric train.
He opened the box and put the
gondola on the track. It looked
keen.
Then mother handed him another
package. ‘T bought you a gon
dola car a long time ago,” she ex-
olained, “But of course I had to
velum it. I think you’ve earned
inis, it!QU?h.”
Harley ;nnned at his mother as
he peeled the paper off. He knew
.'lu»t i ** nieart. “A tank carV’ (
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May your
be as satisfying
os a HOLIDAY EVENING
MERRY CHRISTMAS —
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
BURRISS-HARRISON
FURNITURE COMPANY
West Pitts Street
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INCERE apprecia
tion of congenial
friendships and *
pleasant associa
tions come to you
with the Season's
Greetings and all
good wishes for a
ME1212Y
G+2ISTMAS
“ BEAUTY
CLINTON — JOANNA
Olive Dixon, Mary Copeland, Hazel Holcombe
Olive Couch
In the spirit of friendliness and
good cheer, we thank you for jronr many
JQfJS favors and sincerely wish you an old-
fashioned Yuletide.
'MKISTMAS
McMillan’s
SERVICE STATION
W. M. McMillan
SINCLAIR PRODUCTS
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