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-t Page Six THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December-25, 1952? OO As the Holidays grow closer, we want to pause ? ' { ' i and say, “Thank You** CHANDLER’S GARAGE H, G, Chandler •mate. id ay EASON We have enjoyed serving you the past yeSr and hope we may have the privilege of doing so in 1953 FARMERS FEED & SEED STORE Your Purina Store ./n n 0, I'. CAROLINA SERVICE STATION A. A. Ramage, Jr. Texaco Products TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS MOORE’S SHOE STORE T HIS MAY BE the post office's biggest Christmas. The post master general estimates that more Christmas mail—packages and cards—will be handled in 1952 than in any previous year. With this in mind, the post office de partment has hired extra employ ees and arranged for use of extrg trucks for the holiday period. Hie post office is Santa Claus' good right arm. It delivers gifts and greetings throughout the world, and it will do its best to get them there by December 25—if they are mailed on time. Much Christmas mail going ov erseas is—handled- m cooperation with the postal systems of other nations. But in the United States and its possessions, in U. S.- trusteed islands in the Pacific and among U. S. servicemen in all parts of the world, delivery of holiday greetings is strictly a United States affair. The army takes over, through its r .. ’amiy - ing outside the United States, be they in Germany, Korea, or some where on the way. Best known special Christmas business done by any post office is that of Santa Claus, Indiana. .*nm**. We have enjoyed serving you the past year and hope we may have this privilege all during 1953. We wish for all our customers— / MERRY CHRISTMAS — HAPPY NEW YEAR ' —- BOLT GLASS . . . This stained window Is in the chnrch of Oberndorf, Germany, where the beloved Christmas caret, "Silent Night, Holy Night," was first -r ' IJour poindettia ^ WitUMoom / Yjext GirUtmad __ T HE POINSETTIA has long been a popular Christmas plant but probably few people have giv en much thought to the fact that it does come into bloom each year only at this season. The poinsettia is one of a group of plants known as short day .plants because it \yili bloom only in the season of the year with short day length periods, preferably 10 hours or less. That is why it is al ways in bloom during the Christ mas season and not during the summer. It could be prevented from blooming now by lengthening the daylight period to 15 hours by means of artificial lights. Flower growers have learned how to bring garden chrysanthe mums into bloom any month of the year by using shading cloth to shorten the days and artificial lights to lengthen the days. The chrysanthemum is also a short day plant. How can one keep a poinsettia plant until next season? After its usefulness is over, place it in the basement or some dry place where it will not freeze. Do not water it, or at least very little, and let the soil dry up. Next May bring the plant out, cut the stem back about two-thirds, wash the old soil off the roots and re-pot in new soil. , , McGee’s Drug Bay and Rosemary Christmas Tradition Bay ancL rosemary prlfce have also been represented among our Christmas plants from' tim£ im- ; > memorial. An ancient writer says: "Rosemarie and Baies that are most faire were stuck about the houses and the churches at the time of Christmas." According to tradition it was the bay tree, with its lance-like leaves and purple berries, that sheltered the holy family during a thunder storm. Accordingly it was believed ■ that lightning will never strike a bay tree. The association of the rosemary * plant with Christmas also goes back to the early childhood of our Lord, namely to the flight into Egypt to escape the wrath and jealousy of King Herod. Its branches are said to have held the little garments of the Christ- Child that were placed upon them by the Virgin Mother. Originally, its flowers were supposed to have been white, but'the plant changed the color of its blossoms to laven der, same as Mary’s cloak. I gloriously, happy, Christmas time is here again to inspire our memories, warm our hearts, and reveal to us the deep and rich meaning of life. We rejoice in the fact that we hove a part in the kindly, mel low atmosphere which is the Christmas Spirit. We turn aside from our daily cares to share the simple, wholesome joys of home and friends. We think less about ourselves and more about others and that is the spirit of Christmas. Merry Christmas - Happy New Year Industrial Supply Company >■ i m wm .mipiHMi MMWPIISi | •Pi i