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Tiiuraday, Dtc—bcr 2, 1954 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pag* FHt Hput 3s Bum When They Ring die Qolden Bells A circus music muster writes a hymn Kigin b a few mhmtee drt*« tram Kirfcland It a few adanlaa wmI of Bgbu Elgin and Kbfclaad that a fotfotfen an and circa* performer sprat the feat dm of kfc « ym Hi* n*mt wtt Daniel A. (Dion)De IfartMll* who In hit better yean could do anything ... and had done everything. Aa a youth Dion De Mar be lie from hit native Erance. where ho waa bon at Seville In 1BUL to roam fee Arctic on a whale ahlp. in 1M7 he fought wife the Aamrtean Navy In the War. Aa actor, atnnar and mualrlan ho toured the continent When the North and South daahed In *1 he joined the Federala and played In the Sfacfe \ Altar fee war he went drew aa a mnaWaw and Bantam In USI to form nrha Barth'* Do MarbeDe organized hi* own ahow. Loaing hit tenta and other eoulp- ment In a fire In Canada fee aging ahowman Joined “Buffalo BUI- Cody to Organise fee femoua WOd Weal Show*. msmews • sterns ^wywssm sseu vrwwrp The* «w cell fie $mmt /•r***r. Am! «m eely reerh ftot (tor* by faUTi dtent Oe* by mm wfU fto* (to fmUU, Ttor* f dwtU wttb (to Wto* (toy rtof (to gMtm toKt /er ye* «wf m. |a and Old fOm of Ihe Elgin CourlerNewa recount that «m* to* Mb versatile entertainer was an accomplished abtght-oAliand artist, a one-man minstrel show, an aloqnsnt speaker -on any subject,- a poet and eoaanooar of popular ballads. On Sundays be sang In the Methodist choir. During the week he called Alcoholism Todov By Maxi* C. Collins. Director. Fairriew Alcoholic Rehabilita tion Center. Ridgeway. 8. C. e sin or a In 'uffT De Marbelle was nearing fere* score and tan end he wanted to leave something lasting. And he did. But, ns wife his more than 2b other he received not e dollar lor -When They King fee Golden Belle* In December, IMA Dion Delfarbell* went on to "dwell with fee hmnoftala” Infantry band, with Jamw A. Bailav’a whan Bailey went wife B) la fee -land beyond fee river.” Old sofctters of the G. A. R. buried him In Elgin and thtf ment placed a modwt la no other tribute. •.. wording -Dnan Major D. A. DeMuhoQ*. Ini” And there In Soldiers' Reserve aft the Bluff SShaaSSL left behind an , King commands the i rker aft hla grave. Them deleft ... Just the simple A. DeMsrbelle. • Mich, s' Beeerve at the Btaff Ih* spirit to be free .7? Wto* *er days tbatt Wtoe Is d—tk «m twmtly Wtoe (to JU*g «*■■*■<( (to (flrW (e to #fee| W***r **r« to mtgrnhb Istoe, ^tFu $AuU ruuck tAu$ tuuuty AtAutSp Wtoe (toy (tog (to geM*e btUt fer yen md m* wUt wSfwSfmW MMB## 0mw WwjWWSb WwS oeeVW V 3mmp Wtu shuXt m/v kjeuw thu Uussimu Of eer Faftor** nm*( rermtotg. Wtoe (toy ring (to geltoe toWi /er yen mad mm. Dmmft yen DeoT TW Ito _ In (to( f*r-*, fa*( ftsyend Wton (toy Hag lie i toer (to mmgmU ti glmry bMSmimb J* wmtf twmmt fmrmmmt id (to iltotoc Hew (Copyright 1M7 by Dkm De Marbelle) toto /w yea and me. Q. Is alcoholism sickness? A. Alcoholism is defined as the loss of control over “when" and "how much" one will drink. In other words, alcoholism is not a voluntary illness or disorder. As long as one who drinks can stop without help, he is not an alco holic. When he reaches the stage where he can only stop by the help of God, he has become an al coholic. Sin is defined as a voluntary wrong attitude towards God or other people. Sin is rebellion agains the will of God; a wrong relation towards God that exists by the choice of the sinner. Most evangelical faiths, I believe, ac cept this or a similar definition of sin. Q. Is it true that there is a small amount of alcohol, in the body of every person, whether he drinks or not? I have heard that this is so and would like to know. A. After 28 years I have al most lost the power to be surpris ed at any question, but this is a surprise. The* answer is NO. Etheyl alcohol is oxidized by the liver at the rate of about 3-4 oz. per hour. As soon as alcohol is taken into the stomach, it begins ti pass through the walls is taken up by the capillaries and thence enters into the main blood stream. The process continues as alcohol passes into the small in testine. The blood stream takes the alcohol to every part of the body, but the liver immediately begins to oxidize the alcohol. Etheyl alcohol (C2H5GH) is, changed to acetic aldehyde (CH- 3CHO) which in turn'is changed to acetic acid (CH3COOH) which can be burned by any cell of the body to supply roughly 20 per cent of the heat enegry needed. Inasmuch as the rate of oxidation is constant, going on day and night as long as alcohol is in the body, it must follow that there cannot be any alcohol in the body unless alcohol is taken into the body at the rate of approximate ly 3-4 oz. pure alcohol per hour, or more. Q. I have heard that alcohol re mains in the body 30 days or more. Is this true. A. See explanation above. Ev en after a heavy drinking bout all pure alcohol is gone from the body in 48 hours or a little rriore. Your informant’s confusion aris es from the fact that it often takes as much as. 30 days for the mind and body to clear after a drinking bout. This is due to complex factors related to the drinking of alcohol, but is not due to pure alcohol being in the blood stream. Among Clinton contributors to Fairview are; Bank of Clinton, D. B. Smith, Baldwin Appliance Co., Baldwin Motor Co., Mc Gee’s Drug Store, M. S. Bailey 8c Son, Bankers. 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Telephone 22271 « The Proportions Of Christmas inniiiiiiitttnMMWiitiiiiitttMiiitiitnwiMttMtmaMiiafttwmwmwMBBMMMm Enjoy the modem, the Light refreshment The Light Refreshment No Finer at Any Price! PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. ‘ GRKENVILLK, & C. (In December Issue ol the Christian Herald) By RUTH C. KERMAN EVER SINCE I was a little girl I have wanted to possess for my vety own a set of nativity figures to use on top of the bookcase at Christmastime. In a colorful market of a town in Central America my husband and I were privileged to makg such a pur chase for our home. In the doing we had an adventure which taught us anew to keep the ac companiments of Christmas down to size and to exalt the Christ of Christmas. Since our search took us into the native market, we set out armed with a phrase of three words written down on a hotel envelope by the friendly man at the desk. He told us that what we were looking for was called in his language, Mesterio para Na- cimiento. It never occurred to us that in late October it would be difficult to find Christmas items on display. In our cross-country trip in America, we had already seen in small tos^ns and large the signs in the stores, “Shop early—buy your Christmas cards and gifts now." But there was no indication of any Christmas activity in the booths nor in the temporary dis plays where women sat on the ground with their colorful woven shawls and reed baskets bulging with red and green fruits. We had veen advised to seek the flower section, where seasonal goods were also sold. So, speak ing the universally understood “Hello,” and hearing in return, “Buenas dias,” we pushed our way through mounds of red gladioli. Always there was a shaking of heads. One shop keeper even pointed to a calen dar, indicating I was certainly cut of step with the season even to think of trying to buy a Christmas article in October. But we continued to ask, and to be turned away. At the far comer of the square, we were attracted to a little shop by the sound of squawking chick ens in a basket. We turned in past a smiling dark-skinned lad of around six and his little sister of four who sat outdoors eating a piece of brown tortilla. They bounced to their feet and fol lowed us, while their mother concluded her bargaining with i customer. On the shelves of tlw shop were rows of little figurines. Once more I said, “Mesterio para Nacimiento," and the eyes of the woman shopkeeper this time lighted with appreciation. She turned to reach to the high est shelf of her little store and as my eye followed her hand I nod ded delightedly to my husband On the top shelf was a set of five pieces: the familiar figure of the beloved Child in the manger, an adoring mother, the kneeling father, patient burro and the gentle cow. Apparently the shopkeeper loved this set, and when it had not sold the year before, she had not packed it away, but kept it on display where she could en joy it. There*was not a speck of dust on any of the'figures, de spite the dirt and confusion of the market. As her hands caress- ,ed the pieces, turning them over to me, I could sense how much i she hated to part with them. When I asked, “Cuanto?"— “How much?” — the price the named was the exact figure I happened to have in my purse for this purchase. I took out a bill and handed it to her across the table. She wip ed her hand across a strand of dark hair on her perspiring fore head and looked at me intently as though she knew I understood how much she would miss the figure of Mary with the blue cape over her white robe. The little children were rum maging now through big wicker the boy came up from the bot tom with a tiny white angel, a golden scrollin hand. Little sis ter popped up . with a woolly lamb and shepherd boy attached to the same green ceramic base. My husband reached for coins in his pocket to pay for the angels and shepherds. What else did the scene need’ I wondered. Suddenly I wished I could remember the Spanish words for “three kings.” Then I saw in her side case three tall kings, tucked away behind faded crepe paper flowers. I pointed to them. "Cuanto?” A frown crossed her face and she shook her head. I put an other bill on the counter and mo tioned toward the three tall fig ures of kings on camels, their golden turbans and rich blue am! red robes glittering against the be-jerwelled boxes on the animals they were riding. Again the woman shook her head. When my husband started to reach for them, thinking perhaps they were out of her arm’s reach, e spoke a torrent of Spanish, her disapproval, at least, clearly in telligible. Suddenly she was silent. Tak ing one of the kings, *he placed th figure beside the beaytiful ] ^ manger scene in front of Vne. * Then she picked up the king and held it behind her, hiding it from my sight. She brought the king back again to the- scene, and again immediately removed it, putting it behind her again, and this time barricading herself against the adobe wall of her lit tle shop. What queer actions, I thought. Doesn’t she want to make a sale? Then in a moment of clarity, I understood what it was she was trying to tell me. Plainly, this woman who tood before me with eager face and work-vgorn hands wag saying ."Don’t buy these three kings to go with this lovely manger set. an’t you see that the kings are BIGGER than the other figures’ Don’t you know that if you do this, you will have your eyes always on the kings and their presents ,and never see the Child?” Her face framed a radiant smile when I humbly managed to say, ‘Gracias, Senora,” and she knew I understopd. She put her hftftd on my arm and held' me there while she motioned to her young son and spoke to him in rapid Spanish. He placed a chair on a bo and began to climb until I feared for his safety on came with a package wrapped in the makeshift ladder. Down he newspaper. Inside was an as sortment of kings, each carrying a gift. And as she had known they would be, each king was in proppr size in relation to my oth er figures. Happily she sighed, as she pocketed the small .change which these figures commanded, appar ently oblivious to the larger bills she might have had for the gar ish kings. Hat in hanft, my hus band stood by my side looking at the Mesterio para Nacimiento which we would be carrying over a narrow gauge railroad, on ocean-going steamer ,and finally in our own family car back to our home. As I picked up the package, I spoke the two words of our own language which are understand able in almost any country— “Merry Christmas.” There came back from the lips of the shopkeeper and her chil dren immediately the reply, “Fe lix Navidad.” I hear its echo now as I ar range the manger scene on top of the bookcase in our California home. I am putting it in place so that as I do my shopping this, year I may be reminded to keep the true proportions o fthis mist important of days. This year I will pay proper hbnor to die true King of Chriat- 698*578 Vehicles Registered In South Carolina Columbia, Nov. 23—Motor hide registrations totaled 698,578 for the 1953-54 license year through Sept. 25, an increase of approximately 13,000 over the comparable period of last year, the State Highway Department has announced. The largest increase was in the number of automobiles register, ed. At the end of the 1952-53 li censing period, 438,064 automo biles were licensed. The iden tical period of the 1953^4 year, calculated through Sept 25, ac counted for the licensing of 550,- 131 automobiles. Trucks increased by slightly over 1,000, with 124,373 register ed through Sept. 25 of the 1952 53 year and 125,663 during the same period of the 1953-54 year. Increases were also indicated in the numbers of house trailers and school buses. Trailers and semi.- trailers, commercial buses, motorcycles, and scooters decreased in num ber. The number of dealer dem onstration registrations issued, however, increased from 8,033 in 1952-53 to 8,234 in 1953-54. /£/*? THATMOee POtYffi Pf/? POMP OP CAP. MUMS tOW 6£r 'prrpA ptett-up'past /p V t £V£fi P&O tr AsMemoMe/- of Me cMMen: tl/P£ THAT 6fi£A7£fi SAf£7y W W£tPtPP eOPYAPP #?AM£ 7oe£W£Pw<w£mtPcrmr Gray Funeral Home Clinton. S C. FI SKR W. DIRECTORS ...And EMRAI.MERS E’honrs 11 and 399-.I \n!5l I t VO 'si R\ ICF I . R( SSI I I C.R W and V. FAIlKS AD VIR, On. Mxrs. / t/Pf 70 S££ AU 4 P£AtP£PS. 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