Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 1 Pure Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 24, 1953 i v To Oil Our Friends and Customers YOUNG’S PHARMACY “The Old Reliable” IS hristmas ROYAL CLEANERS, INC. Your Patronage Is Appreciated In sendinc \ou this little Christ- a i mas message, v»e nant vou to know that your friendship is ( I truly appreciated here. \Je shall do our best to merit your con- I \ 1 tinued confidence in the future. , IRBY HOLLAND GROCERY Sloan Street The Very Best of the HflPP 1 ! Will 1 ) mn to you from us. ...;: ::.. •••eeoe» fW TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. YOUR OLDSMOBILE DEALER Sales — Service Dr.~ Paid Tribute In Dental Journal A page in the South Carolina Dental Journal for November was devoted to a picturb and tribute to Dr. T. L. Timmerman, Laurens den tist, whose death occurred there Oct. 23rd. Dr Timmerman was well known in Clinton by numerous friends. “One of the finest exponents of friendship, loyalty and cheerfulness it has been our good fortune to know,” the tribute said of him. Continuing, it said: “His active interest in dental af fairs and the conscientious and cap able manner in which he performed every tasjc assigned to him soon made him one of the best known as well as best liked dentists in our state. He practiced his profession in the same manner that he lived. He was the 61st president of the! Association (1931-32) and performed i a most valuable service in the coun-' cils of the Association. "Tim” was a noble citizen, high toned and proudly honorable in every word, thought and deed. Truly the profession has lost one of its noblest members and one who reflected much credit upon dentistry’ by his loyalty to his pro fession and friends.” Santa's Mail ; Often Ends As Dead Letters By HARMAN W. NICHOLS Washington—The letter was from an eight-year-old boy. It read: “Dear Santa: I’ve been a fairly good boy. What I want for Christinas is a pair of handcuffs, a knife, some slippers and a raincoat.” The lad then crossed out the handcuffs and the knife, and added: i “I have been a little bad. We are I poor. But I could sure use espec- l lally the raincoat.” I ran upon the letter in going through Santa’s mail at the dead ! letter office. I pledge myself each ■ year not to mention names or ad-J dresses. The Post Office demands I it, for reasons obvious. The letters this year seem a littl# different from past Christmases. I went through a couple or so hun dred of them. The 1953 kids seem a little less interested in space ships and simi- lar-'things for themselves and a lit tle more interested in “please don’t forget Mama and Papa.” A lot of the kids also asked for things for “other kids in the neigh borhood.” And there was surpris- I ingly often a theme of, "Well, if you don’t get around to me, that’s all right. Take care of some little kid who needs it more.” Some of the letters, naturally, were out of this world. One little fellow' who signed him self “Danny,” asked for a full col lection of mechanical toys-^and even gave the prices. He started out with a "12 1-2 inch truck— $ 69. A jeep—for farm purpoes—$2.89.” Danny even did Santa’s mathemat ics for him. The bill came to $17.- 53. Plus a pair of “workin’ boots” for Danny’s pop. One woman let the three eldest boys of her family write their own letters. One wanted, among other things, a bulldozer, a trailer truck, a dump truck—all of the toy type, presumably. Another boy wanted a : scooter, a third a telephone set, but the little one wanted nothing but a turtle, "for me and my pals.” A litle girl named “Katey” wrote that all she needs is a bed full of dolls. She lisfed them, one to 10. One a blonde, one a brown-blonde, one a red-head, and a black-head, and so forth But she added: 1 “Please, Santa, please send me a barrel of doll food. The kind that will fit all kinds of hair. And please put it in a package that will keep. And while you are at it, please send something for Mama and Daddy and neighbors to eat. They are ; hungry, too ” / ♦ IRONING OVER BUTTONS Fold a turkisn towel into sev- ''eral thicknesses and lay the gar ment upon it, buttons down. Iron the garment on wrongside. The buttons will sink into the towel and the work will be smoothly finished. BOILED MILK If a pinch of soda is stirred into milk that is to be boiled it willj keep the milk from curdling. The Holly Corsage Continued from page one) dishes in the kitchen sink and I tracked popcorn on the linoleum floor. ’ I Then there was the matter of car oling by moonlight on Christmas Eve. Year after year the same busy men managed to find a wagon or truck for us youngsters to use. It couldn’t have been much fun start ing and stopping the truck, payifig for the gasoline, calling to the kids to be careful and not push each other into the street. But by the magic of Christmas, these men managed to make it seem as though they were having fun, too. By the wonderful blessing of choice, - each of us has within his own power to set the atmosphere for his own Christmas celebration. There are thorns on the holly i leaves, but there is beauty too. MERRY Rl SIMAS asid rtota !)ti Cb/uitm&i cufoin) Just twelve short months 090 we were soyinq "Merry Christmas" to our friends and neighbors and now it's time once again to express our best wishes to each of you. May every joy be yours. George A. Copeland 6k Son HARDWARE AND A HEARTY “THANK YOU”FOR YOUR PATRONAGE AND GOOD WILL Burts’ Ready-to-Wear J. C. Todd Grocery We Deeply Appreciate Your Thoughtfulness and Patronage During the Year Now Closing Rowland’s Radio &tTV Service S. Broad Extension Phone 430