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Thursday, December 20, 1956 / 77 r HE CLINTON CHRONICLF Pare Nineteen HOLLAND’S FOOD CENTER Musgrove Street Jfust a friendly greeting to wish you and yours all the joys of a Merry Christmas^and a New Year full of healthy and happy days. / Geo. A. Copeland & Son HARDWARE ABOUT THAT STABLE Perhaps the most authentic du plication of the first manger scene waa-by- St, Francis of Assisi in the year 1200 The Stable of Bethelhem did not .in any way resemble the elaborate and decorative sce^ps which we see about us toiay, with greenery, bright lights, and plaster of Paris animals and adoring shepherds. There was no room in the inn that night, so Jesus was bo^n irv a stable; a crude shelter hewn into a rocky ledge of the Judean countryside. It was cold and dark and damp, and bare of ornaments. With our many modern con veniences of today, we find it hard to imagine that weary Judean travelers often spent the night in such caves, welcoming rather than disdaining joint tenancy with beasts because the breath of the cattle and the heat of their bodies provided a little warmth. The cave which was the birth place of the Saviour is now a grotto beneath Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, and though fas cinated by the simplicity of the original Nativity scene, Christia nity has still embellished it with comfort and ornamentation. Christkindli Visits Kids in Switzerland In Switzerland, it is not Santa dlaus, but Christkindli,' the Christ Child, who makes the rounds of Swiss homes on Christmas Eve The radiant angel is said to come from the North, traveling on a fairy-like sleigh, pulled by reindeer much like our S&nta. Christkindli brings good Swiss children a beau tiful tree, and many gifts Like Santa, he insists that little children be good at all times, and he ad monishes naughty youngsters. SANTA CLAUS TOWN . . Santa Clans, Indiana, the town with a famous postmark, is al ways hustling for months before Christmas rolls around. Santa can be found here, busy in his workshop of playing host to thousands of boys and girls from all over the country. Favoriti Carols Camo From Many Lands TTiree of our favorite carols were brought to us by early settlers • from European lands England contributed "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen." France gave US "Can- tique de Noel,” from Germany came “Away in a Manger.” “Adeste Fideles" belongs to no one country, but has been trans lated into 119 different languages and dialects Three Americans enriched our heritage of lovely carols. The ear liest contribution, “It Came Upojn a Midnight Clear” was made by Edmund H. Sears in 1849; Dr John Henry Hopkins, Jr., in 1859 com posed "We Three Kings of Orient Are" and in 1868 “O Little Town of Bethlehem" was written by Phillip Brooks PUCE MATS If you feel your Christmas cards are too pretty to throw away, make them into place mats Cardboard such as a shirt pasteboard makes a good base for them Paste the cards to >the cardboard with shel lac. Then coat the surface with one or more coats of thinned fresh, white sh^'ic. BACKYARD SPECIAL This electric locomotive Is de signed for use In the backyard and comes complete with tracks and all the trimmings. Toys for 1956 are designed to appeal to both boys and girls—and the train seems to have captured the attention of this young couple from New York City . Subscribe To THE CHRONICLE Phone 74 Include Safety in Holiday Planning Homes, churches, schools and places of business planning holi day parties should make flee safe- ,ty as much a part of those plans '‘as the decorations or refresh ments. Holiday parties often center around a Christmas tree—and be cause trees are extremely com bustible, these safety rules are suggested: 1. Don’t set the tree up near any stairway or elevator shaft which would provide a draft 2. The tree should not block a door or any exits. 3 Someone in authority should inspect the tree every day to de termine whether it should be left up for a longer time. 4. Be sure plenty of ashtrays are provided for smokers. Don’t allow smoking near the tree. * 5. See that all decorations in the room have been flameproofed. An added fire hazard exists If dresses, costumes or children's clothes made bf qet or gauze-like fabrics are worn. If it is impos sible to avoid wearing them, they should be made flame-resistant with the following solution. Mix 9 ounces of borax and 4 ounces of boric acid in a gallon of water Dip the fabric in this solution, wring by hand, then hang up to dry. Ironing does not affect the flame-resistance of the fabric, but the treatment must be repeated after each laundering. Choose Holiday Tree Wisely if You Hope To Transplant Later Are you buying this year's Christmas tree with the idea of planting it on the home grounds after the holidays? If so. be sure that you locate it properly. Chances are your earth- livTng frees as Norway spruce', Scotch pine and Douglas flr grow to proportions that make them un desirable as foundation plantings After planting where the ever green can achieve majestic ma turity. mulch with peat moss, hay or straw to prevent root freeze Holiday Centerpieces Easy, Fun to Arrange A little bit of imagination and work can transpose common arti- balled arid burlapped evergreens et*S into elaborate arid effective will have to suffer through the ex- holiday centerpieces Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Oflires at 200 Sooth Broad St. Phone 658 Office Hews »:H to l:X« cessive heat of your home for a week or ten days. If it survives this hurdle there is still the prob lem of selecting a funny, well- drained site where it won’t drown before spring Poor planting sites phis mid winter planting are certain to cause a v high mortality rate among these double-duty trees. Sandy or gravelly soils drain naturally^ and present no special problem. Planting in heavy clay Is another matter and may require the installation of drainage tiles Don’t be alarmed if your living tree sheds some of its needles in doors. Go ahead and plant it any way. Ensconced on a suitable site, the evergreen probably will begin sporting new greenery next grow ing season. Even if the tree looks a bit skeletonized in-early spring, have patience. Don’t remove it! Give it a chance to recuperate from its indoors ordeal and the shock of transplanting. It will prob ably come through with the de sired needles. , One thing to r£|nember:_ Sych Try setting up a mound of stairs with white plastic foam blocks Then set tall red candles on each step and insert sprigs*of holly or pine in the base for‘extra trim ming. Desserts can be as decorative as your centerpiece Make white snowball cakes with a small red candle set in eacl> one. and place them on a holly tray. Individual place decorations are easy and fun to make. Cut out cardboard stars and glue a H-inch strip of cardboard around the star outline. Paint or cover them with foil. Set candle in the middle of each star and fill the rest with peppermint mints or tiny metallic balls or similar things. Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST Phone 794 Laurens, S. C. YULET1DE GREETINGS Our sincere thanks to all our kind friends for their continued patronage and o out best wishes for a happy holiday. . C. & L. CONCRETE CO. W. C arolina Ave. v jhe pleasures of the Christmas Season ' are enhanced greatly by the knowledge that, here, m this community, -— - are the finest people on earth- We are grateful for the privilege • , trust Ve mav continue to of serein^ you and we trust w merit your thoughtfulness. Werry Christmas b you, our loyal friends. - : ’7'<a CITY OF CLINTON FRANK M. BOLAND, JR., War« One S. A. PITTS, Ward Two JOE IV TERRY, Mayor ALDERMEN: HARRY C. LAYTON, Ward Three JAMES P. SLOAN, Ward Four WOODROW L. WILSON. Ward Fi\e 4AMES C. CRAINE. Ward Six