The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 14, 1945, Image 4
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Tree Use Traced
To Forest Legend
Legends dealing with the origin of
tile use of the Q^istmas tree go as
far back as the Tenth century when
George Jacob, the Arabian geogra
pher, declared that all of the trees in
the forest blossomed and bore fruit
^the night of our Lord's Nativity.
It is believed that Jacob's story
might have led to the later custom
of .hanging apples and fruits on
the evergreen tree, and, as is the
-'habit in certain parts of Europe, of
• using a blossoming cherry sapling in
the home as a Christmas tree.
One August Imgart introduced the
Christmas tree to America 100 years
ago in Wooster, Ohio, and, in so do-
ing,' preserved the tradition that had
bMn handed down in Germany. In
18S1, Rev. Henry C. Schwan, pastor
of Zion Lutheran church in Cleve-'
land, Ohio, put up the first Christ
mas tree in a church in this coun
try, for which he and his parishion
ers were severely denounc^ by Oth
er congregations.
One of the most beautiful legends
concerning the Christmas tree is the
ancient tale dealing with the forest
er and his household, who had Just
gathered around the fireside on
Christmas eve when they heard a
timid knock on the door.
The forester opened the door to
behold a little child shivering on the
steps. Touched by the child’s cold
and apparent exhaustion, the forest-
' er took him in. and he was wel
comed the adiole family and
warmed and fed. Later, the forest
er's son, Hans, gave up his bed to
the little child.
In the morning, the family was
awakened by the singing of a choir
of angels, and looking at their little
guest saw him standing transfigured
in their midst. They recognised him
as the Christ child. As the Lord
Jesus bade the family farewell, ^
broke off a branch fi^ a fir tree,
.set H in the earth, and said, “Be
hold, I have gladly reqpived your
kind gifts, and this is my gift to
you. Henceforth, this tree shall al
ways bear its fruits at Christmas
time and you' shall always have
alMmdance.’'
llie first community Christmas
tree was set up in Paris, France, hi
1840, but was not popularly accept
ed throughout the world until the
advent of el^tricity, when the light-
ing could be stabilized and proper
effect given to its display.
Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who
came to England in 1840 to wc^ the
young Victoria, is credited with
bringing the Christmas tree to the
British isles.
TMl CAMOtill CMtiOWlCH, CAMDUH, lOUTW OAllOWtWA. PAIDAV. DECffiltilti H ^
0 UTSTANDINO 4-H records in Better Methods, Dress Rerue, Can-
nine Achievement and Dairy Foods Demonstrations awards v^o-
grams have won 1944 state honors tor five South Carolina rural girls.
The winners, who were selected by the state club oflice, and brief
ontUnes of their records follow:
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In aeeordanee with an old cnsloai
whleh some say began when the
original it. NIeholas dropped a
fuse of gold down a fireplace and
tt aeeldenUlly landed in a stocking
hnng nearby, these youngsters hang
their stockhigs wttii the greatest
eare.
Huge Yule Log "Fire Once
Thought to Ward Off Evil
Centuries ago huge fires were built
in the great beronisl halls in Eng
land on Christmas eve and servants
brought in a log that was to hum
throughout the Christmas feasting.
It was customary to save a bra^
from each year's fire to light tiie
next one with. If the log was pn^
■erly bum^ it was believed that tte
devil was powerless to do any mis
chief to the household.
One story has it that stockings'
were originally hung by fireplaces
burning Yule logs In order to m\>-
sorb tte odor of the burning wood
n^ thus give Um wearer protection
from eviL ■
Several Santas
lhare are several Santas, including
iMs Krinid* *Bd St. Nick or Nieho>
laa. The original St Nick was a
bUmp udu) is said to have lived to
take part in the hiatorie Council of
Nice. This la dtopotad bp historians,
but he cerUinly-Jiued prior to the
reign of Justinian, in whose time
Severn! churches in Constantinople
were dedicated to St. Ificholaa.
Louise Buckles, It, of Salters,
received the Club Congress trip
award for her achievements in
the Westinghonse 4-H Better
Methods Electric award program.
The girl has been a 4-H Club
member for six years. Among
her better methods achievements
Louise built an electric chick-
brooder from one formerly heated
by kerosene, made five lamps
from miscellaneous parts, re
paired considerable electrical
equipment and made a test-light.
In addition she presented a radio
skit on rural electrification and
gave two demonstrations on bet
ter methods. She analyzed her
home method of doing the laun
dry and greatly simplified the job.
Through her interest In R..E. A.
hsr home has been electrified.
Louise serves as Junior leader of
hsr club and president of the
Williamsburg County 4-H organi-
BStion.
Dorothy Osnghman, 17, of Cam-
dsn, wins fop stats rating in the
1948 4-H Dress Revue. Hsr Club
Oongrsss trip sward Is provided
by the American Viscose Corpora
tion. Dorothy's winning outfit is
aa aqua, part’ wool and part rayon
dress which she will wear with
her brown winter eost and brown
aeesssoriss. Sbs also mads hsr
hat and bag. Total cost was |7 Jl.
State winners who participate in
the National 4-H Dress Revue
Presentation at the Chicago Club
Congress will receive a |26 U. 8.
Savings Bond. - -
Ann Jeffcoat, 18, of Springfield,
is the winner of the 1946 state
award of g Chicago Club Con
gress trip in the National 4-H
Canning. Achievement, provided
by the Kerr Glass Corp. During
six years In club work the girl
put up 2,634 Jars of vegetables,
fruits, meats, soups. Jams and Jel
lies. She won many placings on
her exhibits. Including 127.60 in
cash prizes. Much of ths food
came from her own garden. An
only daughter, Ann has carried
adult responsibilities in the home,
and has helped others with thdlr
canning.
South Carolina’s foam winners
In the 1946 National 4-H Dairy
Foods Demonstrattons are EMla
Evans, 16, and Elizabeth Carra-
way, 17, of Coward. Bach ra-'
celvee a |60 U. 8. Savings Bond
from the Kraft Foods Co. ^The
team’s demonstration was titled
*tCottage Cheese”. TW* purpose
of the demohstratlone was' to
show others good methods of
prefariag dairy products for all
ooeasiou, gain experienoe In pub-
lie speaking, and develop foM^
work and sportsmanship.
An of these aetlvltiee were oonduotod under the direction of tee
■xtehslon Servlee of tee State Agrleultural Ootlege aud U8DA ee-
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Notes. From Chamber
Of Cmamerce.,
The housing situation In Camden
has reached "h ' particularly acute
stage. Not only la there an extreme
shortage in the usnally popular furn
ished. apartment but dwellings of ev
ery description seem to be almost
completely unavailable. In addition,
buildings capable of housing business
enterprises are so scarce that several
new firms have had to discontinue' or
postpone their plans for opening in
Camden. Available office space also Is
practically non-existent. Many offices
are extremely crowded and in several
Instances more than one organization
is attempting to operate In the same
office.
On the surface this situation would
indicate a very healthy economic con
dition for Camden and Kerabaw
county. This being admittedly true,
there is one fact that should 1^ born
in mind: success is measured essen
tially by the progress thgt is made.
Unless some progress Is made, some
steps taken to remedy the housing
shortage and give these new people
and this new enterprise a chance to
become a part of our 'community, the
odds are that the economic sltuatloa
will not remain as healthy as it now
looks. People get tired of waking In
line when the line doesn’t do much
moving. The tendency Is to get Into
another queub that Is progressing.
Let us hope that the enterprising
citizens of Camden and Kershaw
county take advantage of their oppor-
tunlty to secure these new additions
to the community by taking steps to
provide the necessary housing space.
Plans for dwellings, hosiboes iiottBee,
and offices are Aolng forward rapidly
in many towns similar to Camden.
New structu^ are necessary In Cam
den but &n ^ efficient inventory of
present faculties would probably re
lieve the situation somewhat
Your Chamber of Commerce will be
glad to list all types of available
housing space. We have, many re
quests for various types of buildings
and rooms dally.
Back your Chamber of Commerce.
Ancient Romans liked to keep in
their houses, always before their
eyes, the wax masks of their ances
tors.
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MORE MONEY
in your pocket
THE EASY WAY ...
We don’t Itne your
suite witli monoy, but
you can saTO a lot by
bawinc us clean your •
clotbea.
SHE HAS POISE!
She entrusts all
lier clothes to ns bo-^.^
cause she knows we
do immadulato cloan-
inf, otaential to good
groominf.
SAY!!
Don’t threw away that Raincoat
just because it leaks...
We have just installed equipment nec^
essary for Re-Waterproofing Raincoats
... bring yours in today. /
QUAUTY CLEANERS
PHONE 112
Weekly News Xetta*
F^m Liberty Hill
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At the PresbytMian church Sunday
morning Lt Col. John Edward Ridh-
ards, U. S. Army Chaplain, on leave,
preached from the words Ton call
me Lord and Master”. He handled
bis theme in a most Interesting man
ner showing that he was not only
master of difficult conditions but
master of the temples but also master
of himself. Chaplain Richards will
preach here again on the fourth Sun
day of December.
Mrs. John O. Richardf has returned
from a visit to her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sauls,
of Manning.
Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Drennao are
spending sometime in Camden with
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Williams and fam
ily.
Capt. C. D. Cunningham Jr., spent
the week-end with his parents and
left on Monday for Chanufo Field, 111.,
to take a six months engineering
course. Miss Mary E. Cuanfogham
and John Thompson accompanied him
as far as Olenn Springs.
Mr. W. D. McDowall and sisfors of
Knights Hill visited relatives here
and attended church services on Sun
day. . ~ ^
Capt Stephen McCrae, U. S. C. stu
dent spent the week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. McCrae.
Mrs. A. C. Gureton has the misfor
tune to break the little toe on hew
left foot by colliding with a chair. '
Pfe .John Henry Clements left on
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Notes
New books at tee Camden Library
include: The Manatee”, Nancy
foruff; Ton aite>r’, Myron Brinig;
“The Bible andU&a Common Reader”,
Mary E. Chtse;' ‘’Beet Plays of 1944-
46”, Bums Mantle; 'llamor Hath It”,
Christopher Hale; “The Marriage of
Josephine”, Marjorie Conm.
New Juvenile books include: “The
Antique Cat”, Bianca Bradbury; “A
Book for Baby”, Ekther Braun; “Hull
*— Down for Action”, Anutrong
, Spwry; "Mystery in Blue”, Gertrude
Mallette; “The Mitch^”, Hilda van
Stockum. ^
'The library will be cloged Dee. 81-
29, reopening at two o’clock, Monday,
Dec. 8L .5
Friday for Fort Jackson, after spend
ing his furlough at home.
Mias Callie Jones Is recuperating at
home after taking treatment at a Co
lumbia hospitaL
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Doan SPILLS
ANNOUNCEMENT
We will be closed all day Christmas,
December 25.
M. & K. COFFEE SHOP
State Theatre
KERSHAW, S. C
FRIDAY, DEC. 14
“CONFUCT’
With
Humphrey Bogart and Alexis Smkh
. SATURDAY, DEC 15
’RED RIVER ROBINHOOD’
With
TIMB HOLT
SAT., DEC. IS, 10:30 p. m.
’’ROAD TO ALCAIHAZ”
With
Robert Lowery and June Storey
MON..TUES., DEC. 17-18
’’ENCHANTED COTTAGE”
With
Dorothy McGuire ft Robert Young
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19
’’MOLLY 4k ME”
With
Grade Fields and Monty Wooley
THURS.-FRI., DEC 20-21
’PRIDE OF THE MARINES’
With
John Garfield and Eleanor Parker
D«KALB PHARMACY —
PHONE 9S
Notice Ta The Public
Due to the decrease of demand for desirable loans and to
the fact that safe bonds eligible for bank investnient yield a
very low rate of income and further due to the increase in oper
ating expense, the undersigned banks are jointly fidopting the
following rules effective January 1,1946:
On all accounts (checking and savings) on which the bal
ance falls below $10(X).00 but not below $100.(X) during the
month, ten free checks will be allowed after which three cents
(3c) each for any additional checks will be charged. On all
accounts whose balance falls below $100.00 during the months
and on which more than two checks are w^’itten there will be a
Service Charge of seventy-five cents (76c) plus three cents (3c)
additional for. each check in excess of ten..
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Signed,
The Commercial National Bank
The First National Bank
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