The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 25, 1958, Image 14
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THE CLUtTON CHRONIC'’
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Thursday, December 25, 1958
Our best wishes, our
grateful thanks to all
our good friends,
whose loyal patronage
we value so highly. May
you have a holiday
season that's
httfy, hearty a*d healthy I
DELL’S BEAUTY SHOPPE
DEl.I. AND BILL CRKWS
tKoltdatj^rritmg^
(V.r. and hearty rood wishes to our friends
sad neighbors. As you deck the halls with
boughs of holly... as you hark to joyful carols
...may the reason bring you much happiness.
SHIELD’S STUDIO
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e extend to all our sincere
wishes for a warm-hearted
Yuletide. May your holidays
be bright as the lights on the
tree... rich in peace, contentment
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and the presence of
friends and loved ones... and
radiant with the glory
that shines over all
during this joyous season.
M & W. AUTO SALES
300 WEST MAIN ST.
W. M. McMMsn J. D. WUUam*
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NATIVITY SCENE . . . The best known and most widely used of
all Christmas arranjeements is the Nativity seene. Each year at
this lime public squares, churches and the lawns of business firms
and private indix iduals are brightened by arrangements such as
the one shoxxn above
Toys Will Suit Age,
Interests of Child
If Carefully Chosen
Picture the sight of the proud
parent who sees to it that Santa
brings bundles of expensive and
intricate toys and soon after Christ
mas finds that little Junior prefer*
to play with Mothers pots and
pans
It happens, quite often, and poor
Dad never rc.di.-es that he has
made an unwise select. >n o' toys
Qv.i'e often, he .r -l 4 ;1> do’.jibed
because his child isn't in’- ested
in what he considers excellent
playthings
Toymakers are highly conscious
of the fact that children at various
ages have difTc.ent interests and
manufacture toys for specific age
groups For the one-year-and-un-
der age group there are hundieds
of excellent toys—soft, cuddly
bears, elephants and other animals
that can be squeezed to make
noises and sounds For this age
group, too. there are many floating
toys, most of which are made of
sponge, celluloid or plastic
Toys to Please
The child who has just learned
to walk, or is less than two years,
likes toys that he can pull or push
•round, including dolls, stuffed ani
mals. rubber and plasUc automo
biles and vehicles Toys that can
be easily swallowed should be
• voided as well as building blocks,
which are just something to throw
and scatter about
Blocks, trucks, airplanes, boats,
simple pussies and toys of this na
ture are suited to the interests of
pre school children and it ia usu
ally at this age that children begin
to see a distinction between toys
for boys and toys tor girls Boys
begin to favor cowboy and Indian
outfits, girls choose dolls, frilly
p!../things and small rephcaa of
household equipment such as
biooms. toy furniture and dishes
Boys in the four-year age group,
particularly if father is a “do-it-
yourself enthusiast, will like
small tool chests and workshop
equipment that will enable them to
Imitate their fathers
Creative Toys
Pre-school children are usually
Interested in creative things—
paints, crayons and modeling clay
A small, simply operated record
player also makes an exaellent gift
BOAR'S HEAD
Turkey dominates the American
holiday dinner menu but back in
the days of Medieval England it
was the boar's head which occu
pied the spot of honor at the Yule-
tide feasting table.
During late September or Octo
ber. bands of hunters using trained
boar-hounds pursued the ferocious
boar Once cornered by the hounds,
the wild animal was surrounded
and killed by spears or drived Into
a net and captured
Chasing the boar was a danger
ous sport tor the animal waa pos
sessed of a nasty tamper and very
sharp teeth with which he could
easily wound and sometimes kill
the hunter and his dogm.
But the fruits of the chase were
worth the effort and the bolder the
boar, the louder were his praises
sung as his steaming head was
borne to the Christmas table
PEACE ON EARTH . . . Pray-
erful hands against background
•f the Nativity sreae reflect the
true spirit ef the Christmas sea
son. when peace and goodness
are foremeet In the thenghts of
mankind.
Here are some words from a famous Christmas message by Henry
Van Dyke (1825-1933):
“ . . . there is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day,
and that is keeping Christmas!”
TTiese famous words have echoed through the years and yet, sadly
enough, so many of us never learn the "secret” of keeping Christmas.
In the hearts of the majority. Christmas is a great holiday, a festive
occasion, a time of joy and peace, of sincere pleasure in the very
act of giving. There is a certain spirit about the preparation for and
the observance of the holiday. We follow the usual customs, we deco
rate and adorn our homes and firesides, and on this one day allow
our hearts to be filled with joy and peace. We hold the spirit of Christ
mas and we cherish it—until the bright lights come dowm and the tinsel
and glitter are discards.
Yet, how wonderful would be this world we live in if we could all
keep Christmas in our hearts—all year round; if we could fill our
hearts with love and do away with hatred and intolerance; If we
could shun false pride and be always considerate and understanding
in our relations with our fellow man; if we could replace the yearning
for the gold and pleasures of the world with the virtues of faith and
moral courage.
If we could do these things, we could build a bettor world; a world
of peace and brotherhood and we would be keeping the spirit of
Christmas—forever—in our hearts.
The Christmas Bells
I heard the bells 00 Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play;
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth good will to men.
And though how, as the day had
The belfrtoa of aO
Had
The 1
Of peace ea earth good wiQ to
And in despair I bowed my head.
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hfte is strong
And mock the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Then pealed the bells more loud and
deep
God is not dead—dot doth He sleep
The wrong shall fail
The right prevail
With peace on earth good will to
Small Towns
First to Light
Outdoor Trees
It was a small towm that first
thought of lighting an outdoor com
munity Christmas tree.
Four communities are believed
to have thought of the idea about
the same time—as early as 1913.
Two of them, McDonald and Ger
mantown, .were in Pennsylvania
Salem, Ore., decorated a large
Sitka spruce. Riverside, Calif.,
illuminated a large evergreen, an
Aracuria.
The first national Christmas tree
was in 1924 and was sponsored by
the American Forestry associa
tion. The event is now televised
every year for all parts of the
country to see.
The most spectacular outdoor
displays in the United States are
at the White House and Rocke
feller Center in New York The
New York display is possibly the
most elaborate in the world.
But it was the small towns that
first thought of the idea.
Today, nearly every community
in the land has some kind of
Christmas decorations. Many com
munities string colored lights
across the street and decorate
light posts with evergreens. Many
suspend bells and stars at street
Intersections and have dazzling
community trees.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ... Pall
•f Yale feed fellowship. “Btagle”
tries to areaae seme dUU la the
feMae heart ef “Gtogar.” Ginger.
goodwill seaaea or aet. caa’t get
ever her distract ef dogs
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Yule Seal Idea
V/as From Denmark
This year mUlkma of Amer
icans have received a letter from
their local chapter of the National
Tuberculosis association contain
ing Christmas seals, the adaaonal
reminder of the never-ending Ight
to stamp out the disease
(5 Tuning across
:he ages, the
Star 0/ Bethlehem is ever a
jeacon of hope and joy, guiding
ill to fulfillment of the divine
promise ... "Peace on Earth, Good Will
‘o Men." Let ue be glad of heart
. s we greet the holy Christmas season.
Laurens Federal Savings
AND LOAN AMMOCiATION
thi *. icu>'itv or a nation
or 1 r •, pi ,j !• i r
201 W. Main St.
Telephone 25012
WiA all the warmth of the Yuletide spirit, we extend
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16 rrtfyoae our rery best wishes for a holiday as bright and glowing as a
Christmas candle ...as joyously beautiful as the sound of church bells ringing
across the land. May the happiness of the season remain forever in your heart.
. s. mim * siiuiu.
Ota# OSmJmm
CASUAL AND SUMtUt MOO 000 00
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