Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<• • H SIS - ie Legend of the Bells Began , delightful legend surrounds the custom of bell>ring- at Christmas. Many years ago, so the story goes, j Uttle town of Locen, Holland, boasted two line bells At gave forth clear, lovely tones. Bat one night they rsteriously disappeared. In vain the townspeople rched for them; then, on Christmas Eve, at the 3ke of midnight, the familiar bell tones rang out. No one knew where the sound came from but each successive Christmas Eve the bells rang out over the Kttle town and their fame spread far and wide. m v * DECORATING CUSTOMS In Sweden, the living- room door is locked the day before Christmas, so no one can peek while the tree is being decorated. After f Christmas Eve feast, the door is opened to reveal a beautifully adorned tree with candles. On it and at its base are pretty packages of intricate shapes and sizes. In Norway, the Julenisse leaves gifts after the hearty Christmas eve meal of spe cial holiday dishes. The children must leave some thing for the Julenisse to eat and there is a special Christmas tree set out for the birds. f. Good Will N Toward Men At the season which symbolizes peace and good will, it seems especially filling to say “Thank you” to our fine patrons. Merry Christmas. GORDON’S SHOES Ckw.inc In Poland and Hungary, the first star must appear in the heavens Christmas Eve, before dinner can ba served. After dinner, the family gathers around the Christ mas tree; a prayer is said, carols sung and the pack ages opened. For Swiss children, it is the Chriskindli angel who comes driving six reindeer with a toy-filled sleigh to load the Christmas tree. While familiar carols are sung, the \vorld - famed Swiss bells add their music to the snowy scene. In Liberia palm trees an used as Christmas trees and such simple things as beads soap and dress material serve as decorations. CtCW.lNC. In Iceland, shrub branch es are tied to a stake to cre ate a Christmas tree and it is the Jola-Sveinar (nine good-natured goblins) who some down from their mountain workshop each Christmas to leave toys for all the children. And when the makeshift tree is light ed, the family sings carols with as much Christmas spirit as will be found in any land. 18—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C n B%c. 21, 1967 i. . i ! . • v Tie Racceens' Merry Christmas Party a WtU, Wild Affair For the wildest Christ-stretched himsoif to hIs full mas party ever, try invit- length to get a better view, ing some of the playful ani- Then suddenly, he digested mals that abound our many the message: food! state and national parks. with that he began to pull at the strings of food to tear them loose. It didn’t take more than a mo ment for the other mem bers of the family to follow suit. Soon more guests began to arrive. In the beginning of the party, each raccoon grabbed at the food indis criminately, trying to get One lover of wildlife, who ^ s . S e lives in a trailer at a park in strings that were tied to the California, decided to give ^ ood P ose d a problem. A rac- just such a Christmas party c °? n 8et ready to run for the raccoons that come ™ th hia P rize w £ en to his patio each evening °ther raccoon would grab for a snack on to the sprig to which it „ x • * j • was tied and snatch away l ni r e< L a S . 1X '^ 00 ^ the tasty morsel right from smoke bush with stnngs of der his „ ose colored lights, tinsel and , T .. ,■ , ornaments and hung an as- sortment of goodies a H long before the brainy ones around the lower half of the *> und a 8 ^ tl0n / 8 °on as improvised Christmas tree. ^ ey p H} ed eir .. . down, they bit off the The appetizing tidbits th rea( | an( j s0 avoided its consisted of doughnuts, ^j n g y an k e d off by a free cookies, breadsticks, pop- j oa( i er> who says animals corn balls and scraps of can . t reason? meat aU tied to the tree by Some of the raccoons long lengths of th ad. slipped away into the dark- When evening approached, ness to eat their food dry> he searched out a spot that others, not so shy, hurried would afford him the best i- 0 dun ^ their doughnuts or view and sat down to wait ro ii s i n the water pan pre fer the guests to arrive. vided, for raccoons lack suf- The first contingent ficient saliva to moisten dry showed up as soon as it be- food, came completely dark. It Qne by one, as appetites consisted of a father, mo- were s a tisfied the guests ther, and three half-grown departed, leaving a tree de- youngsters. pleted of food, a good many Advancing a few steps at of its ornaments and sev- a time, they finally entered eral branches off and scat- the lighted area and caught tered . . . signifying that full sight of the glittering the party was a complete tree. They all stopped short success full of wild enjoy- and the look on their ,pert ment.. masked faces was one of she^r amazement. Their coal black eyes began to pop as they studied this new phenomenon which now stood where they usually found just plain pans of food and water. Soon sensitive noses be gan to twitch, and one more adventurous than the rest OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. USE CHRONICLE CLASSIFIED ADS! • w o' w mem* ' "V* As the holiday season unfolds with all its merriment and magic, we send greetings in the good old-fashioned spirit of “dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh,” and wish you many memorable delights.To all our friends and customers, our hearty thanks for a year of good will. Bank of Clinton yYf am > *** ■ i , . y c- ** ■■■■■ t-;; fjx, message for Christmas T o you, our good friends and customers, ^ ; 1 v ‘ we’re extending warm wishes for a bright and merry holiday season abounding with good eheer, fellowship and foy. And, % J with deep appreciation, we send along our many thanlurfor your thoughtful consideration all year. Serving you has indeed been our deepest pleasure and privilege. Plaxfco Chevrolet Company Clinton Mills Store - Lydia Mills Store