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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, December 18, 1952
uJtff (Elintnu (ElirnnirU
Established 1900
x WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and PubUsher
HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant
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are not there. Nobody can conceive
or imagine all ):he wonders there
are unseen and unseeable in the
world. j
You tear apart the baby’s rattle
and see what makes the noise in-1
side, but there is a veil covering
the unseen world which not the 1
strongest man, 'nor even the united
strength of all the strongest men
that ever lived could tear apart.
Only faith, poetry, love, romance,
can push aside that curtain and
: view the picture the supernatural
j beauty and glory beyond. Is it real?
Ah, Virginia, in all this world
there is nothing else real and abid
ing.
No Santa Claus! Thank God he
! lives and lives forever. A thousand •
years from now, Virginia, nay ten
i times ten thouasand years from
, now, he will continue to make glad
! the heart of childhood.
Joanna News..
CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1952
Quote of the Month
To tiny Tim, who did not die,
he was a second father. He be
came as good a friend, as good a
(Continued from page eight)
j sies of entertaining.
, Native greens were used in pro-
~ , . ] i , . I fusion on the spacious front en- j
tible objects known and once ig- t ranec poreh and terrace, with
mted, it burns so rapidly that it is! white pine ropjng outlining me
virtuaHy impossible to extinguish, j wrought ^ raill a h hted
The board gives this timely ad.-| Christmas tree and a
snow man
, „„ vice — “Keep Christmas Merry, j™ r ,_ narr ,„ nt
** er . an ^ 800C * a m | n ai> , i Follow these safety rules and avoid , ' .
seed old c^ty knew It was al-, a (ire in your home during , h(! ! Thelmngand dining rooms
ways said of hun that he knew ,how , Vuletjde Feason:
to keep Christmas well, if any man j -
alive possessed the knowledge.) L Choose a small tree.
May that be truly said of all of us.” | dangerous than a large one.
2. Don’t set it up until a few
were done in blue, silver, gold and 1
| white, with the focal point being;
It s less the d j n j ng table. The table, over- 1
—Charles Dickens.
A White Christmas
The happiest season of all is up
on us again. Pleasant as it is to
dream of a “White Chistmas” w’ith
a
days before Christmas. Until then,
keep it outdoors.
3. Place it in the coolest part of
the house, away from fireplaces or
radiators. And don't let it block an
exit.
4. Stand it in water or use a live
laid in a white lace cloth, heldj
a mirrored arrangement in white
and green with a group of alabas
ter angels in front. On each side
were tall hand-made white candles
in elaborately decorated tallow
holders. The antique sideboard
held a woodland scene, all white,
on a massive silver waiter. The
pine paneled den was treated in
its carols and gifts, merry making
snd family reunions, the sparkling | ree planted in a tub of earth.
eyes of children delighting in San- j 5 pj ever use cotton or paper for! greens and red berries throughout
ta Claus and the wonderful Christ- decoration on or around the tree. I with less formal arrangements
mas trees, these things can never g ^ not put t j le electric trains ! than in other party rooms. The ser-
symbolizc the tremendous signifi- un der the tree. vice table in the pine paneled
cance of the day. 7 Use only electric lights never kitchen was covered A in a brown |
This war-worn, selfish, distract- candles and see that the wires are | an d cream colored cloth, with
t d world should welcome the not frayed. Be sure the wiring sets round w6oden tray holding a fruit
birthday of the Babe in whose for lights you choose are marked; arran g e ir»ent.
honor the angels came singing as having been inspected by Un-! Julian Bolick entertained the
T uace, and yet we have no peace. .
And as the season approaches
derwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. I group with a number of low coun-
8. Provide a switch som# dis- j * r y stories, told in dialect, follow-'
*ith hope and faith we should all tance from the tree for turning 1 * n g~ wiuch the traditional Christ-
cream of the White Christmas we. tree lights on and off. Don’t let mas refreshments, fruit cake, as-
\:sed to know. Christmas is > not them pile up near the tree,
simply retrospect. It is also pros- 9. Throw away all gift wrap
pect. There are sinister " forces in
• many - parts of - the • - earth ' which -
dream not of a coming Whiteness, up near the tree,
but who dream and plan for war, j 10. Do not leave tree lights bum-
and who even attribute black mo
tives to those who plan and hope
lor good will.
This is no time for panic and de-
m
been opened: (don’t let them pile
ing when no one is home.
11. If needles near
sorted nuts, and coffee were served
to the thirty odd guests. Mrs.
pings as soon jas the presents have j J am ^s Addjson and Mrs. Thad Mc-
HoStess
Crackin assisted the
serving.
Christmas Recital
Mrs. Carson Nabors will present :
the lights |. . , . , , .
turn brown, move the lights. 1 er music students in their Christ-
-1. .. — 12. When needles start to fall, recital Sa^ay evening at 8
pair, though we must admit that take the tree down and discard it J ' :30 at ,“ le J 0311113 cJ ub house. The j
the world picture from many sides
looks dark and discouraging. There
j.re still resistable tides and good
will in the world which are bound
to ultimately win. The very stars
public is cordially invited.
Wilh Our Sick
Friends of Mrs. Ed Hunnicutt
;n their courses fight for those who,,-.. ... * H *
e . . -1 Claus myth without question, but
■go on praying for and dreaming of - - - M .
a white Christmas.
Dreamers have ever
Yes — There Is
♦ ck c ♦ wil1 re g ret to,learn she is ill at her
Little children accept the Santa home on Mi ^ n and her
daughter, Mrs. Rodgers of Augus
ta, Ga.. is seriously ill at the Uni-
as they begin to grow older they
, ; begin to have doubts. One of them • v
f j- b * een f P : in 1897 wrote to the New York Sun ! p ^ m nH nr, i
neers of a divine discontent and t i ^ Willingham was ill and con-
thev own the future. Dreams have p. Tf 1 tt n 3 ^ ne< ^ home the first of the
caught the vision of a better day,! ■ p Ch h d Drinted a - an ^
('{ a juster order, of a cleaner, kind-' • , ♦ 1 v, P u . ♦
. , , . , . ... , , itonal article, has become almost
ner world. And so at this glad;^ fam<HK as Dr . Moore’s poem.
“Twas the Night Before Christ
mas.” At intervals, The Chronicle
publishes the letter dedicated to
Ybletide. regardless of the black-!
ness and misery which now hzfngs
over so many nations, and of the
anxiety with which we look at the _ .. , ,
discouraging Korean situation, «»<• - py. jlS.nSe'S ° aP '
tne anxiety and uncertainty with Here it is - •
which we face the future—we must
not stop dreaming for all mankind,
and of the peace on earth of which
the angels sang, and which can
come only to and through men of
good will.
It will do our souls good
dream of a White Christmas.
to
Drive With Care
With the Christmas holidays here
it is extremely important that ev
ery person taking hold of a steer
ing wheel drive carefully and with
caution. From a study of Yule sea
son traffic accidents the past three
years it is estimated there will be
a minimum of 1,500 highway fa
talities during the period between
Dear Editor—
I am eight years old. Some
of my little friends say there
is no ; Santa Claus. Papa says
“If you see it in the Sun it’s
so.” Please tell me the truth,
is there a Santa Claus?
—Virginia O’Hanlon.
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not believe except they
see. They think that nothing can
; be which is not comprehensible by
their little minds. All minds. Vir
ginia, whether they be men’s or
children’s, are little. In this great
T . u 0,4 t , , A __ universe of ours man is a mere in-
December 24 and January 1, 1953 ^ a n ant, in his intellect as com
This study has also shown most
dangerous holiday driving activi
ties, indicated by the following list:
Driving to and from local com
munity dances and parties;
Driving to or from office and
business parties;
Using the car for hurried last-
minute Christmas shopping;
pared with the boundless world
about him, as measured by the in
telligence capable of grasping the
whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as
love and generosity and devotion
exist, and you know that they
Unusually heavy use of the fam- and give to your life its
ily car by young people home for! blghest >° y - ^I how
the holidays, a nd i drear > r would 1)6 the world lf there
Taking holiday motor trips to
and from distant points.
Keep your driving at a minimum
during the season.
All who observe these rules have
a better chance of living to enjoy
“the Christmas holidays. Speeding,
recklessness, disregard for others,
and drunken driving are the main
causes for the slaughter of human
life that is increasing at an alarm
ing rate oil the highways.
Christmas Tree Don'ts
The Christmas tree is the center
(of holiday festivities in most Amer
ican hqmes, especially in millions
in which there are bappy, excited
little children. But it can easily be
come the center of tragedy through
carelessness, warns > the National
Board of Underwriters. Because a
fir tree is filled with pitch and res
in, it is one of the most combus-
was no Santa Claus! It would be
as dreary as if there were on Vir
ginias. There would be no child
like faith, then, no poetry, no ro
mance to make tolerable this exist
ence. We should have no enjoy
ment, except in sense and sight.
The eternal light with which child
hood fills the world would be ex
tinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe in fairies.
You might get your papa to hire
men to waitch in all the chimneys
on Christmas eve to catch Santa
Claus, but even if you did not see
Santa Claus coming down, what
would that prove? Nobody sees
Santa Claus, but that is no sign
that there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are
those that neither children nor
men can see. Did you ever see fair
ies dancing on the lawn? Of course
not, but thats no proof that they
week.
Mrs. Peggy Davenport was dis
missed from Joanna hospital Mon-
day z .
Miss Annelle Shealy underwent
an appendectomy Dec. 11th at the;^:
local hospital. ! jS
Gus Gary was dismissed from-lit
the local hospital Tuesday follow
ing treatment. Mr. Gary is recup
erating at the home of his sister in
Columbia.
On December 12th Baby Terry
Brown was admitted to Joanna
hospital. Terry is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Brown.
Mrs. Pearl Swygert underwent
surgery December 15th at the local
hospital.
Baby William R. Anderson III,
is a patient at the local hospital.
Mrs. Murlee Farmer has been a
patient at Joanna hospital since
Monday.
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Birth Announcement
Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hayes, Jr.,
announce the birth of a daughter,
Kathy Lee, December 12 at Joanna
hospital. Mrs. Hayes is the former
Miss Ethel Payton of Clinton.—
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GRATEFUL TO FRIENDS
We wish to thank our friends
here and elsewhere for their inter
est, acts of kindness and prayers
for our litle son and grandson,
Larry McSween, during his criti
cal illness the past several weeks.
We are happy to report he is satis
factorily recovering from his ill
ness.
For your kind expressions of
concern and prayers we are grate
ful and pray God’s richest blessings
upon each of you.
—REV AND MRS.
ALLEN MoSWEEN,
MR. AND MRS. LARRY
B. DILLARD.
DR. AND MRS. JOHN
MoSWEEN.
EASTERN STAR TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting of
the James B. Parrot chapter, Order
of the Eastern Star, will be held Fri
day evening, December 19, at :30 at
the Masonic hall.
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