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V | THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 21, 1967—19 8nb tfje angel s^aib unto t^em, :f ear not; for bebolb, 1 bring you goob tib e g ingsf of great jop, toWcb <()aU be to | atl people. Luk«2:io | y@tt M(grty 1 Ckti§^mm To our host of friends and neighbors, we extend our very best wishes for a most joyous holiday, and offer our deep appreciation for your continued loyalty and good will. D. E. Tribble Company St. Nick Was Originally a Turk??? St. Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, born in the fifth century in Patara, Turkey, was a living legend during his lifetime because of his love of people and his char ities. Nicknamed fondly Noel Baba, he was known as*the saint of virgins, for helping poor and unmarried girls to secure dowries for mar riage. He was also the favorite of seamen. Even pirates re spected him because of his uncanny sixth sense about weather. His bones, befieved to have curative powers, were stolen from his tomb here and carried to Bari, Italy, 1087, where they still rest. Why is St. Nicholas asso ciated with Christmas? Festivities of St. Nicho las Day, which falls on Dec. 6, used to extend until Christmas time, and were so popular that finally the two were incorporated intc one — making St. Nicholas the symbol of Christmas. The St. Nicholas Festival found its way into the United States with Dutcl emigrants and St. Nicholas name gradually became Santa Claus. Bulgarian peasants eat sparrows on Christmas Eve so that they will have mu sic in their souls and will feel as if they have wings. The sparrows are caught in wheat fields weeks before Christmas, killed, and hung to dry under the house eaves. On Christmas Eve V hfiv are soaked, broiled. Don’t forget that chil dren love to receive Christ mas flower arrangements designed especially for them. Consider a child's- size tree fashioned of box wood and garlanded with carnations and silver beads, or even a flowering lollipop hush created to be eaten. USE CHRISTMAS SEALS • FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS EMPHYSEMA AIR POLLUTION .ay the true spirit of the holiday season bring blessings and joys to you and your family. May your hearts he forever light with faith, joy rl S* t SI*. % t AM \ Cox Home & Auto Supply, Inc. 'YES, VKGIKLV, EDITOR'S CLASSIC ANSWER IMS... Christmas Dinner oi the 19th Century Oysters On The Half Shell Game Soup Boiled White Fish Roast Goose (or Turkey) Boiled Potatoes MiaBhed Turnips Stewed Onions Boiled f^ice Lobster Salad Christmas Plum Pudding Mince Pie Orange Jelly Delicate Cakes Salted Almonds Confectionery Fruits Coffee plus assorted aperitifs, wines, liqueurs, etc. VSX&si&ss&sS&sM t SUM] tfti'r.'' tt u Sa Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright. ’Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar, Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia; Christ the Savmr is horn, Christ the Savior is horn. Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy fclCE* With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. ‘‘Dear Editor — Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus . '. .” ’ VIRGINIA, your little friends are Among. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe ex cept' they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. AH minds, Virginia, whether they he men’s or children’s, are little. In this great uni verse of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intel lect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intel ligence capable of grasp ing the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and gener osity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would he exting uished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well The cranberry ig alm09t not beliese in fames. You aa niac ^ a p ar j 0 { holiday might get your papa to hire feasti as the Blrd itse | f . men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus but, even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are thos6 that nei ther children nor men can aee. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there’ are unseen and un seeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the un seen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest meq that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. diatelf ai Christmas bell is that the finished deejra H k ¥ | W- i* V w • • a' $ * * *• f YORKSHIRE CHRISTMAS PIE Make a crust with sides and bottom thick and large enough to hold a turkey, goose, fowl, partridge, and pigeon, all boned. Season well and place the meat as close together as possible in the crust. Fill the spaces with woodcock, moor game, and any other wild fowl at hand. Add four pounds of butter, lay on a top layer of crust, and bake for at least four hours. , from an 18th Centurij cookbook. Sing hey! Sing hey! For Christmas Day; Twin mistletoe and holly. 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