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Thursday, December 24, 1959
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Wm. J. Bailey Ins. Agency
M. S. Bailey & Son Bankers Bldg.
PHONE 1246
We sincerely hope that this Christmas
rings in a new era of peace and good
will for all the world and much good
fortune and joy for you and your family.
NEWBERRY COUNTY BANK
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NATIVITY SCENE . . . The best known and most widely used of
all Christmas arrangements is the Nativity scene. Each year at
this time public squares, churches and the lawns of business firms
and private individuals are brightened by arrangements such as
the one shown above.
Toys Will Suit Age,
Interests ot 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 prefers
to play with Mother’s pots and
pans.
It happens, quite often, and poor
Dad never realizes that he has
made an unwise selection of toys
Quite often, he is slightly disturbed
because his child isn’t interested
in what he considers excellent
playthings
Toymakers are highly conscious
of the fact that children at various-
ages have different interests and
manufacture toys for specific age
groups. For the one-yeur-and-un-
der age group there are hundreds
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
around, including dolls, stuffed ani
mals. rubber and plasiic automo
biles and vehicles. Toys that can
be easily swallowed should be
avoided as well as building blocks,
which are just something to throw
and scatter about
Blocks, trucks, airplanes, boats,
simple puzzles and toys of this na
ture are suited to the interests of
pre-school children and it is usu
ally at this age that children begin
to see a distinction between tbys
for boys and toys for girls. Boys
begin to favor cowboy and Indian
outfits, girls choose dolls, frilly
playthings and small replicas of
household equipment such as
brooms, 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 excellent gift
Simple Christmas
Best for Children
Crowds of faces glowing with the
Christmas spirit, Santa with his
laughing eyes and hearty chuckle,
gifts you can use and some you
can’t—that’s a grownup’s-eye-view
of the holidays. \
A forest of legs, a frustrating
heap of things to touch and see
and an endless journey of being
pushed and pulled through a hot,
noisy plac£—that’s a child’s-eye-
view of the holidays.
If you give children a happier
view of the holidays they’ll give
you a happier one too.
First of all. avoid crowds with
your children. If they shop with
you, it’s best to take them imme
diately after a rest and not stay
too long. t
Preschool children often don’t
understand Santa Claus. Take
them to see him If they want to go
Forcing them to sit on his lap
often makes them cry and leaves
unpleasant memories because they
were frightened
Children often receive so many
gifts that they’re confused and
can’t decide which one to play
with first. After they open the
gifts, put some away for a rainy
day. See which they’d like to save
for later.
The holiday season will be a
pleasant time for your children if
you keep it simple.
BOARS 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.
D’ ring late September or Octo-
:>-t, 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 driven into
a net and captured.
Chasing the boar was a danger
ous sport for the animal was pos
sessed of a nasty temper and very
sharp teeth with which he could
easily wound and sometimes kill
the hunter and his dogs
But the fruits of the chase were
worth the effort and the bolder the
boar, the louder w’ere his praises
sung as\ his steaming head was
borne to the Christmas tabla.
PEACE ON EARTH . . . Pray
erful hands against background
of the Nativity scene reflect the
true spirit of the Christmas sea
son. when peace and goodness
are foremost in the thoughts of
mankind.
Here are some words from a famous Christmas message by Henry
Van Dyke (1825-1833):
“ . . . there is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day,
and that is keeping Christmas!”
These famous words have echoed through the years and yet, s^dly
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 down 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 couljl build a better world; a world
of peace and brotherhood and we would be keeping the spirit of
Christmas—forever—in our hearts.
-t*.y
The Christmos Befls
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their ojd familiar carols play;
And wild end sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth good will to men.
And though bow, as the day had
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The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled elong
The unbroken eong
Of peace on earth, feed will to flaw.
At you ttore holiday foods in your
fretter, you’ll too* time if you put
them in the pant in which you're go
ing to heat them.
To decorate a fruit cake, dip one
tide of candied fruit in tyrup and prett
it into the top of the fruit cake.
And in despair I bowed my head.
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hate 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—nor doth He sleep
The wrong shall fail
The right (prevail
With pence on earth, good will to
—Longfellow
BOY, OH. BOY ... If this
isn’t the biggest and brightest
candle this youngster ever dis
covered, it will do until some
future year when maturity will
bring the deeper significance of
this great holiday.
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CHRISTMAS
lJx means so much to us at this time of the year
to send you our sincerest wishes for a joyous
Yuletide. We hope your holiday will be filled with
good health, good cheer and spiritual satisfaction.
D. E. TRIBBLE CO.
Clinton, S. C.
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w, are glowing with warm
wishes to our faithful old friends and
our cherished new friends.
May this Christmas Season bring
happiness and joy, peace and
contentment to all.
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December 31,1959
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220 W. MAIN ST.
CLINTON, S. C.