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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.
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, 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.
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.
ESTHER H. PITTS,
Guardian.
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A Beautiful Story
By REV. HERBERT SPAUGH, D. D.,
“Everyday Counselor”
There is no more beautiful Christ
mas story than that of the first
Christmas eve. I can never find
anything better to write than that
each year. 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
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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-
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chantment of Christmas.
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And to the people of our community espe
cially: May you and yours enjoy this Christmas
day to the fullest • • • and we sincerely hope
, that your fondest wishes may be realized in
the coming year!
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Manufacturers of Quality Shade Cloths
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