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/ ■:i' ■ -, * Pape Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday December 20, 1951 Substitute Santa Finds the Job Not Too Easy Did you ever wonder what «it would be like to be Santa Claus? Well, here’s the inside story.' It comes from Harry Harris, a re porter for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, a hardy soul who Kris Kringled at Gimbel’s Department store. Harry wanted to find out^how it felt to play Santa and to hear the j requests of thousands of tots who descended on Santa’s Gimbel igloo daily—and at the same time to pick up a human interest yarn for his pajper. So he called on S. Herbert Safer, the regular Santa at Gimbel’s, picked up a pillow for padding, whiting for the eyebrows, crimson rouge for the cheeks, a white mus tache and beard and this advice: “Don't promise too many things, for the kids will feel on Christmas that they’ve been double crossed. Don’t spend too much time with any one child, because 4.000 come through that line every day. "But don’t dismiss them too rap idly. either, because they'll W dis appointed. And take care that they don't see both of us at the same time. One Santa is the answer to a kid’s dreams, but two’s a crowd." Well, Harry took up his post and his first customer was five-year-old Donald Christie. Donald made it plain that he wanted no moderniz ing of Santa. “I don’t want you to come by airplane.” said he, ‘‘I want to see the reindeer.” Three-year-old Janet Stein had other ideas. She thought the gifts j would reach her faster by plane. | Then Janet got a little flustered and j turned to her mother: "Mommy, 1 what’s my name?” Reinforced with that information, she lit into Santa Claus: “A doll house and a gas station and a - - ” "That’s fine, Janet,” Harry said in his kindest voice, “and I’ll try to do my best.” Then came results like these: From Eleanore Potter, five: “A doll and a watch to look at.” From Mayrena MahshalL sev^n: “A doll house and two books-'-afT^-j kind you’ve got, sir.” *, By this time Harry was getting i hot under the collar and all over, j too. The weighty clothes were get- | ting weightier. Into the little enclosure popped 1 Jacob Potter, Jr., two. and Jacob promptly emitted a shriek of ter ror. “Shh,” Harry urged frantically. I’m Santa Claus. I’m not the bogey man.” But the more Harry talked, the more Jacob howled. Finally he ran away. By that time, Harry’s mustache was drooping and the unrouged portions of his face were getting redder and redder. Came more children. One wanted a “whatchamacallit” and Harry taxed his patience before he found out that was Sanskrit for a cowboy “Sint. From Michael Perpetua, three, Harry . got nothing but silence. Michael’s jaws moved and his eyes implored but not a sound came . forth. Harry’s voice was now husky, his ersatz mustache itched and he longed desperately for a turkish bath. “Just a minute,” he said to the next visitor, “my reindeer have to feed me — that is, I’ve got a pre vious appointment. You’ll have to excuse me - - - .” And off dashed Harry. Now, would you like/, to be Santa? turning their mistakes to fit into the great Divine plan. The hour had struck for the advent ihto the world of the Deliverer. With the kindly help of Elizabeth the Lord of mankind is ush^ed into this world amid the humblest surround ings. .Mother and Child were moved the next day into the more com fortable quarters of a Bethlehem home, but the birth had taken place in a stable with the companionship of the meek ox and the lowly ass, that animal on which He was to ride to His coronation. None may ever say that he has had more hum ble surroundings at birth. Ere the holy family left the stable shelter, humble men, the shep herds, come to give their best, their adoration. Later came representa tives of the world’s great and wise with their costly gifts, and the two extremes of society met around the Christ Child. In His birth, men who had never had anything in common before, shared together. Barriers have a way of breaking dowo in the presence of Christ. A troubled world today, tom by fac tions in society, among the nations, divisions within the church, should remember that first Christmas when men found a common ground on which all could meet. Here is a common ground on which the warring factions of the world can meet today. Here alone will they find eternal peace. The power of Christmas can melt down all lines of division. We have been defending the Christian way of life. We must do more. We must promote it. The Christ who knocked at the world’s door for admission 2,000 years ago is still knocking. The first Christinas message is still ours to give to the world. “Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth Peace and Good Will Toward Men.” FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 3rd day of January, 1952, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Administrator of the estate of L, T. Lawson in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens Coun ty, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final .dis- j charge from my trust as Adminis trator. Any person indebted to said es tate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven or be forever barred. RYAN F. LAWSON, Administrator. Clinton, .Sr C. Dec. 1, 1951. 4tc-w-27 , FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 28th day of December, 1951, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Guardian of the estate of Pascal M. Pitts in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Guardian. 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There is something in comparably sweet and pathetic about the recital of those events on that first Christmas eve when the tired and travel-worn couple en tered the little town of Bethlehem after a long and tiresome journey to try to find shelter for the' night. I have read mapy stories of, the happenings of this eventful night, some denouncing the Bethlehem inkeeper, others praising him. The Biblical narrative is bare of details here. The story which appeals to me most introduces Elizabeth, the wife of the Priest Zacharias, the mother of John the Baptist. She was an older cousin of Mary, who- had shared with her the prenatal announcement of the wonderful Child who was to be bom to her. j Elizabeth, only recently a moth er, in full sympathy with her younge^ cousin’s condition, has come to Bethlehem to await their arrival. The little village is crowd ed with those who have come back to register for the government tax lisfting. She finds the worried trav elers in the inn and immediately takes charge of the situation. No stranger in Bethlehem, she has many friends and acquaintances there. Not knowing the exact time of their arrival, she had not been able to make reservations, and the town is full. But she doe? know where there is d clean, dry, stable, where they can find refuge for the night. She is sure that she will be able to find better quarters for them on the morrow. Providence his a way of overrul ing the best laid plans of men, and i THE ► NCHANTMENT « / OF CHIU y \/ a r i •A Take the glowing association of loved ones and friends or the opportunity to express our sentiments of good wil I by word or by material gifts. Take a lot of little things — holly wreaths, brightly lighted Christmas trees, gaily wrapped packages, songs of joyous carolers or the soft'glow of candles — Each is ^symbolic or Christmas and every one of them fills part of the picture of the en- - # chantment of Christmas. 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