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n / ■( / Page Six THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 25, 1952 Mill cum V'" We'll not remind you it's Christmos ... no need for that. But we will remind you that your friendship and patronage for this firm are both truly ' -4 appreciated. ’ Mecry Christmas _ All I Lydia Mills Store E welcome •> the good fellowship of the Christmos Sepson which ^nobles us to extend our cordiol greetings to our mony friends ond customers. I V « May the peace and joy of Christmas continue with you for many days to come. Prather-Simpson Furniture Company The Home Makers’ CHRISTMAS CHOIR ... Junior members of s church choir lift their voices in song during the annual Christmas candlelight service. Truly, they represent the spirit of Christmas. Quaint Rehearsal Of Christ's Birth Found in Old Carol “Auld Lang Syne” has become such an integral part of our mod ern New Year’s eve that no cele bration, however gay, would be complete without it. The music sheets for those nos- ' TaTgic strains simpIy 'sOy -TtOheiT- Bums—Scotch Air,” and Robert Burns generally is supposed to have written it after he had set tled. down on a farm and taken himself a wife, ^ following the sweeping success in 1778 of the sec ond edition of his “Poems.” Well and good, but Auld Lang Syne was not exclusively a Burns’ product, nor did he claim it to be. In a letter to George Thomson, a publisher, Bums explained: “It is an old song of olden times, which has never been in print. I took it down from an old man’s singing.” Modem scholarship has discov ered that Bums was wrong when he told Thomson ‘‘Auld Lang Syne” never had been in print. Its refrain, at least, was printed obscurely long before Burns heard his "old man singing.” Further, the original song often has been credited to Sir Robert Aytoun (1570-101). Aytoun was one of the earliest Scots to use the low land dialect as a literary medium. Multitudes of Americans dec ended from non-British stock are per petually mystified by this dialect, ' nor does & seem to make much sense in the standard English ~ translation. ’ ~ :_r= Regardless of its original author and origin, it was Bums who gave ‘‘Auld Lang Syne” its immortality. And though the bells now welcome the New Year with Joyous peals, symbelixing mankind’s hope for a bright future, the nostalgiast of “Auld Lang Syne” summarises an adherent reluctance to leave the security and friendship of the past and embark upon a future which, however promising, may not be more pleasant. Thus, it remains a part of the English speaking herit age to “Drink a cup of kindness yet For Auld Lang Syne.” Christmas Eve Memory Check Did Yon Remember . . . ... to take home a _ few extra toys? If you are expecting two or three neighborhood small fry to drop in, you can be sure six will show up. And three toys and six children do not enhance ‘‘Peace on Earth.” Did You Remember . . . . .% to check the Christmas tree lights? Not day before yesterday. Not last week. We mean right now. A few stores are still open and you can supply new ones. Did You Remember . . . . . . that you told all those people to drop in for refreshment tonight? Better check on the cake, cookies, soft drinks, and other goodies. Di''. You Remember . . . . . . those last minute Christmas cards? If not, you can send tele grams to friends too far away for cards to reach them by December 25. You can even have a messenger call at your house while the guests you invited in for snacks are there, and probably everybody will re member someone far away who should have a Christfnas*greeting. Did You Remember . . . ... to hang some kind of Christ mas decoration outside the‘house, so passing strangers may enjoy some of the Christmas glow that is in your home and reflect it around your town? Remember, everyone has a part in this Christ mas cheer, not just your small circle, and the more cheer you scatter, the more you will gather. ffirdt ChriAtmaA Card . *» • Was Created in 1842 Over 250 years ago English school children wrote Christmas expressions of good will called “Christmas pieces.” From this school chore came the gracious custom of sending Christmas cards. The first known Christmas card was created in 1842 in London by a young etcher named William Egky. In the United States, Louis Prang published the first Christ mas cards. During the 1870’s and 10's Prang produced thousands of beautiful cards and has become known as the grandfather of the business. 1 ..•.v.Xv£*F?v ND now, as you gather your loved ones and friends around you, we want to send our best wishes to each of you. At the same time, we say to you we appreciate your every courtesy the days past that it has been our privi lege to serve you. k . . .V;.v. .X;*:;*:: ;.v>? ,» H. D. Payne General Electric Appliances any Texaco Products l ^ *’ V\Y ' I i lu nsh the huppim -s >ld and nc\s triemK have us over the \tars, and at this joyous and heartwarming season gi'e you our siiuerest wishes for ( hnstmas Ilappiness. P)FST • U DU v. I WISHES FOR THE / SEASON V* Pepsi-Gola Bottling Company GREENVILLE. 8. C. / f « Y ■ Y * Y '-’w # ™ IBKiBK aa i ai i* l