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-~rJ \ ,i l*affe Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 18, 1952 The Christmas season starts with us about the first of December and is at flood tide by the tenth, the ladies on a tireless hunt for ap propriate gifts at the most appro priate prices. The little fellows will hear the old story of the Shep herds and the manger, the Wise men and the Star, the Mother Mary and the baby who was to be the Prince of Peace, the Redeemer, ' the way, the truth and the life.” We think of the Holy Land— Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, 'Capernaum, the Sea of Gallilee, the Jordan River—'because of asso ciation with the Son of God and His earthly ministry' of teaching, healing, and Salvation. Again, on Christmas Eve, Chris- tians make pilgrimage to the little town of Bethlehem, in the land of CHRISTMAS CARDS BUY THE BOX” ' f» evergreen 14 f«r >1.00 AS SEEN IN LIFE Decorated witfi gay sprays of colorful Christmas Evergreen, J. C. THOMAS Jeweler t- *• The Chiropractor And You DR. R. C. BOLEN CHIROPRACTIC FOR NERVOUSNESS Few people realize the tor tures endured by the person who is extremely nervous. Tho weakness and inability to re lax often experienced by those who are nervous gives rise to a feeling of frustration. While the use of drugs often offers some measure of relief it is much better to have the basic cause corrected so that the condition will clear up com pletely. The results obtained by Chi ropractic offer a most excel lent means of getting well of extreme nervousness and re maining well. Case History: Woman, age 27. Entrance complaints: ex treme!" nervousness, crying spells, unable to rest well, low vitality, felt tired upon awak- e n i n g . Previous treatment: Medical care and drugs for over a year. Chiropractic anal ysis located cause of trouble in upper portion of spine at base of skull. Chiropractic adjust ments were given to remove nerve pressure in this area. Prognosis: Good, case respond ed readily over a period of sev eral months. Conclusion: Re sults good, rests well, nervous ness cleared, marked increase in vitality. Subsequent check three years later showed con tinued good health and vital ity, nerves continue clear. Competent Chiropractic care corrects CAUSE. For what the modern Chiro practor can do to help you overcome your health prob lem, write or call The R. C. Bolen -Chiropractic Clinic Edward Arms Apt. Bldg. PHONE 9-6210 GREENWOOD, S. C. Hear Chiropractic Health Talks over WCRS at 7:07 A.M. Mon., Toes, Fri. and SaL OFFICE FOR COLORED 232 Hospital Street Honrs: 2 te 4 P. tt. Ruth and Rachel, of Isaac and Ish- mael, of David and Solomon. For nearly 2,000 years it has been rev ered as the birthplace of Jesus. It is only five miles from tne shiny star which marks the tradi tional site of the Christ Child’s birth to Calvary. A scant five miles—yet they mark the span of the Saviour’s life. Since Old Testament times—/or the tomb of Rachel lies beside this historic highway—the short road between Jesus’ place of birth and the scene of His agony has run like a white ribbon along the rough backbone of Judaea. But, just before Christmas, good : will to men triumphs over nundane j barriers. Iben church dignitaries, diplomats, and officials from Israel cross no man’s land, less than a third of a mile wide at this point, i to visit the scene of the first Christmas and there celebrate the birthday of our Lord. | Those who go to Bethlehem fr^mj the walled city, in the Jordan-con-J trolled part of divided Jerusalem.; I travel over a long new road which i writhes like a pale serpent through the wilderness, without touching Israel. From a spur of the Mount [ -of Olives this route looks down on| 1 the majestic expanse of time-tint- j ed walls which make Jerusalem j ‘the Golden’.. As it approaches Bethlehem, near the fields where shepherds watched their flocks by night, the road affords the finest ( possible ’ vtew r or the city of “the"' Nativity: From here, Bethlehem is a dream i city of shining stone houses, set on a high Judaean hill. Bethlehem is largely Christian, and much of its commerce has de pended on pilgrims. Like Bethlehem in Jordan, Naz areth in Israel attracts many Chris tian pilgrims The city of Jesus’ boyhood is largely a Christian Arab city patrolled by Christian police. I went to the synagogue where Jesus amazed His fellow townsmen into crying. "Whence hath this man this w’isdom .... Is not this the carpenter’s son?’ (Matthew 13:54-55). As Jesus then said, ‘A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country.’ Forgetting Christ was of the House of David, a bright-eyed. Jewess in our—party asked; ‘What was Jesus doing in a synagogue?’ .. .T" So conflicting currents of thought, confuse one in the land of three faiths. But to one of any faith, the Holy Land is still holy. Here Jew, Christian and Moslem have the geographical- setting- for their belief. Since the first Christmas Day, Christian teachings have circled the earth, far beyond the small area Jesus knew’. Actually, few carpenter’s sons in the Holy Land wander as far as He. But even if one includes the Egypt to whiclv His parents fled in fear, and the indeterminate spot on the Syro-Phoenician coast which I marked His northernmost ministry,! the area known to Christ was a j mere fraction of Bible Lands and - only a link patch on the map of | the world that now knows His ■ name. I The traditional site of the Gar den of Eden., in Mesopotania, is far . away. So are the mountains of Iran, known to Esther and Mor- i decai. Mount Ararat, where Noah’s Ark found harbor on a 16,946 foot mountain top, looks into Russia from Turkey. By land and sea, St. Paul travel ed as far as Malta and Rome. It was in Antioch, near Muaz Dag, that men were first called Chis- tians. The very word ‘Bible’ comes from Byblos (now Jubeil, in Lebanon), for papyrus gathered near that Phoenician port was the material on which the Word was recorded. It has been hard for pilgrims j to adjust themselvs to the realiza tion of their dreams. Even amid the gnarled old olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemiane (meaning Oil Press), the hum of motors on the Jericho road or the chatter of visitors thanking the guardian for tiny cards bearing olive leaves from the Garden may disturb one’s contemplation. Moses, Jesus, and Mdhammdd grerw up in a hard, inhospitable land which could not daunt their faiUh. Around the world, Jfekvs, Christians, and Moslems have car ried their dreams of a Holy Land. As Christmas time draws near, the age-old dream is renewed. Little children know the story. How mighty Augustus taxed this stub born Land. How honest, fearful citizens of David’s city crowded in to Bethlehem.- How a weary moth er laid her infant in a manger be cause they had no bed. Actually, Joseph and Mary were far more fortunate than those who had beds but could not sleep. For them, Christmas was only tax day. The first angelic Christmas car ol has burst the bounds of Bible Lands, to circle the earth, for it finds response in the hearts of men: ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men’. To men the world around, this heavenly song, this deathless dream, make tiny Palestine the Holy Land.” (I have quoted from the National Geopraphic Maga zine.) SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHEOiOCLI Truman Should Have Gone To Korea—Graham TOKYO, Dec. 13—Evangelist Billj Graham told a news conference Sat urday that if President Truman and Secretary of State Dean Acheion "had come over and spent some time, we might have solved this Korean thing 18 months ago.” He also told the conference that missionaries in the Far East "still idolize” Gen. MacArthur, who once headed the U. S. Far East Command. Graham said he would leave for Korea tomorrow for a two-week tour of U. N. war front positions. "I want to go from bunker to bunker,” he said. "On Christmas Day I am plan ning a service just as near to the front as I am allowed to go.” He also hopes to see Gen. James A. Van Fleet, commander of the U. S. Eighth Army, and President Sjmg- man Rhee of the Republic of Korea. C—»l>fa line, all the Utile needed far the eAoe. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. 74 r Employees of A&P To Share $2,000,000 Added Compensation Employees of the Great Atlantic 8c Pacific Tea Company throughout the country will Share more than two million dollars in pre-holiday compensation this year, it was an nounced this week by Ralph W. Burger, president of the food chain. Every employee with as much as six months service will receive a part of the annual fund voted by the company director s. Dis tribution was made December 12. The A&P chain operates a store here with R! H. Brown as manager. Dr. W. W. Adams VETERINARIAN <14 Mosgrove Streal Clinton, S. C, Phonos: Office 958 Residence 991-W T AVOID THE CHRISTMAS RUSH ON LONG DISTANCE DRIVE-IN THEATRE Thursday December 18 LET’S GO NAVY I>eo Gorcey and The Bowery Boys AN AMERICAN .. 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