The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 21, 1967, Image 19
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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 21, 1967—19
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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.
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CHRISTMAS
SEALS
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.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
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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.
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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.
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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.
For friendship glows
In winter snows,
And so let’s all be jolly!
— Anonymous
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)ur heart
felt wish for you:
May a bright star
blaze a clear path
to wisdom, happiness
and contentment at
this glad Christmastidel
POOLE’S
Beauty Salon
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Our warmest wishes to you and your family for a v .
holiday season thaFs brimming with glad times
and good fellowship. May your blessings be
many/ enriching your days and bringing you joy.
The Torrington Company
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Ithnislmas
jin the snowy hush of a
^ winter landscape, a church
steeple seeks the sky
.... and we see the quiet
contentment of Christmas, spreading
its joys everywhere. That your
joys be many, is our holiday
wish for our valued
•vw'r*
i friends and customers.
W. C. DOBBINS INSURANCE
AGENCY
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