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CiAyouraefiuro,
cChe peace of
Christmas lives anew
in song and story.
May your joys be many, as
are these thanks to you.
Knittinro; Centre
Mr. and Mrs. J. Amsing
moNrmx, pEppnEg
hristmas
Many names
In Greece Christmas is
piled "Genethlia," feast of
the Nativity,
Noel is, the term used. .for
Christmas in France
An Italian name for 0):Tist,
nlas is "Nativita" from Which
probably derived the Span-
isle "NaVidad,"
The German "iffeilige
Nacht"signifies "holy night,"
The likeliest derivation of
our .own "Christmas" is from. .
the Hebrew "mas" which
means tribute.
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Santatki*ot coming
A Christmas card mailed
by a police department reflects
the statistical increase of all
crimes:
Qn the cover, the card reads;
The Police Department regret-
fully announces that Santa is
not coming this year. Inside,
it explains. Nobody was good.
Merry Christmas, Your Police
Department.
ail our
customers,
best
wishes for
a Merry
Christmas.
We thank
`here's hoping that
Santa brings lots
of good things xl
your way!
Thank you.
To faithful friends old
and new, hearty thanks for your
good will and best wishes
for a wonderful holiday season.
it Dopiness
love, peace
surround us CO we
celebrate the Dinh 14
Orig., May lay be yours!
Christrnas to ail our friends.
Clinton Electric Shoo
W. CORNISH
Albert St. CLINTON Ph.: 482-6646
fatottite'
be Gift of the
littlarria$ tor
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A brand New Year is about to begin
and so we pause in our day-to-day busindss
to wish all you wonderful people good luck!
Your good will is highly valued.
ART'S SUPERTEST
89 Albert St. Clinton
Phone 482-7903
NOEL
Now is the time
to rejoice in
the blessings . .
and be moved by
the inspirational
meaning ... of
the season. And
to express sincere
thanks to each customer, whom
it has been a real pleasure to serve.
Glen Price and Staff
CLERE-VU AUTO WRECKERS
HOLMESVILLE — 482-3211
CLINTON
J. W. Counter Building Supplies
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Thanks
for your
generous consideration,
Merry Christmas/
o .'MERRY
cluilszo
Wishing you and
your family the happiest
of holidays.
1VIA AGEMENT AND STAFF OF
McAdam Hardware
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the beauty and spirit of
the season brings to mind
most wonderful gifts friend,
ship,, loyalty anti good wilt. We thank
Von for yours and wish you a Merry Christmas.
MR. AND MRS. ELLWOOD EPPS
AND STAFF
80 King St, CaNti514 482.9622
p ' • re. / vs.* •
Now's the
time to thank
you for
your continued
good will, and
wish you and your
family a happy holiday! .0
RUSSELL. JERVIS
rrll the jOys and blessings
of this glorious holiday seasori...
lis the tradition we treasure, Merry Chr stinas.
KINGSWELL WELDING
AND STAFF
Shop Closed Thuts,, Dec. 25 and Pri., bed. 26
And 'New Year's Day
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I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS.
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Liz old, familias aaloll play,
and wild and 6.074EL
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6 goa,fit f2octy, as. t1 day had a0112£
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Of peace on eaTtfi, Good men!
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nd mo,L. Litz 6..0129
Of peace on eattfi, flood will to men,"
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(With pea,. on Ea7.tiz, yood will to nzen!"
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, 1807-1882
COCONUT POTATO CANDY
3/4 cup cold mashed
potatoes (plain,
nothing added)
4 cups confectioners'
sugar
4 cups flake coconut
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 squares baking chocolate
Combine the mashed potato and confectioners' sugar
until well mixed. Add coconut, salt and vanilla. Blend well.
Press into lightly buttered 9 x 13 Inch pan. Melt chocolate
over hot water. Do not let the water boil; it will cause the
chocolate to be streaky. Pour melted chocolate over the
candy, making a thin layer. Cool until chocolate hardens
and candy is firm, then cut in squares.
Variation: Instead of pressing in pan, drop by teaspoon-
fuls on waxed paper, forming each bit into a l'haystack”.
Allow to stand uncovered for 30 minutes, then dip the
base of each one in melted chocolate. Place on waxed
paper-lined baking sheets and allow chocolate to harden. It
makes lots and lots, is simple and is good to eat. This is
a recipe children will enjoy making.
A Personal Gift
The most personal gift you.
can, MaiSe at Christmastime, , or
at any, other time, ts a gift of your blood.
The need for blood mounts
constantly as our population
growsand medical science
finds new and increasing uses
for blood. During this, Pertixt,
a heavier •demand for blood
may be created by Increasing
traffic accidents caused by
weather hazards fires often af-
fecting children, and by a rise
in seasonal illnesses.
adapted from the famous
story by a Henry
In the early years of the
20th century, twenty dollars
a week was considered quite
a decent salary. A furnished
flat could be had at eight
dollars a week. E very so, a
dollar and eighty-seven cents
seems, a very paltry sum, es-
pecially to a young wife des-
perately facing a forlorn
Christmas, just a day _away,
For Della Young it was
enough to drive her to tears;
she so wanted to buy a gift
for her young husband,
Jimmy, . and the prospect
was, to say the least, bleak,.
You see, Della could not
compromise with the occa-
sion. Only something "fine
and rare and sterling" would
do, for her"Jim.
Suddenly, amidst her tears,
she was struck by a thought.
Standing before the mirror
her eyes shone brilliantly but
her face suddenly lost its
color. She pulled down her
hair and let it fall to its full
length.
It was a gorgeous sight. In
fact Della's hair was one of
the two possessions the Jim
Youngs took a mighty pride
. . . the other was Jim's gold
watch that had been his
father's and his grand-
mother's.
And now Della's beautiful
hair fell about her shoulders
rippling and shining like a
cascade of brown waters. It
reached below her knee. The
thought that had penetrated
her mind was too horrid for
her to contemplate: She did
-ft up again quickly, A tear
dropped on the worn red
carpet.
But the thought persisted,
With grim determination she
put on her old brown jacket,
jammed her old brown hat
on her head, and with a
whirl of skirts sailed out the
door and down the steps to
the street.
In a few minutes she
stopped at a hair goods shop,
presided over by a Mine.
Sofronie. The madame' was
hard and cold, but she knew
a fine head of hair when she
saw it, She named her price:
twenty dollars.
Della accepted it quickly,
and raced off to ransack the
stores before they closed,
What is said to be "the
most famous Christmas Crib
in the world" is on view in
the Basilica of Saints Cosmas
and Damian, near the Coli-
seum in Rome. This presepe,
truly a work of art and the
only one of its kind, was cre-
ated in Naples over 200 years
ago. A certain S. Cataldo-
Perricelli and his wife, who•
had inherited the Crib from
ancestors, presented the
scene to the Third Order
Regular of St. Francis.
This unique display is 45
feet long, 21 feet wide, and
27 feet high, and contains
hundreds of wooden, hand-
carved figurines. They are
the work of several artists of
the 17th century, and portray
various phases of Neapolitan
life of that period.
.$11e, had to find Jim that Pox'.,
feet gift..
She found it;. a piginum fob chain exquisitely simple,
eminently worthy of Jim and
the Watch, Twenty one dol-
lars it cost her, but Della was
ecstatically happy. She was
warmed by the thought of
how Jim would be able to
properly inquire about the
time among' his peers, now
that he would have such a
fine chain.
When she got home she
heated the curling irons and
frizzled the remaining thatch
of hair hoping thereby to.
make the cropping less no-
ticeable.
Alas! When Jim came home
and looked at her, he was as
if struck dumb. Not furious,
not disappointed, but some-
how in a state of shock.
"Jim, dear," pleaded Della,
"don't look at me that way. I
had to do it! I couldn't find
you the right gift with the
little money I had. "And"
( brightening); . "my hair
grows fast! Say Merry Christ-
mas, and let's be happy."
Out of his trance Jim
seemed to wake. He enfOld-
ed his Della. Then he drew a
package out of his coat pock-
et and set it on the table,
"Take a look, Della .
then you'll see why you had
me going at first."
She quickly tore open the
package. There were the
Combs, the set of combs,
pure tortoise shell, with jew-
elled rims, that she had
craved for months without
the least hope of possession.
And now the tresses they
should have adorned were
gone! .
But she hugged them to
her bosom and managed to
say, again, "My hair grows
so fast, Jim! You'll seel"
Jim had not seen his pres-
ent. She held it out to him
eagerly. The precious metal
seemed to flash with a reflec-
tion of her own ardent
spirit.
"Give me your watch,
Jim," she-said. "I -want to see
• how it looks::
Jim tumbled down on the
couch and a flickering smile
wandered around his mouth,
"Dell," he said with a sigh,
"let's put our Christmas pres-
ents away for a while. Look,
The blue sky is alight with
stars, the moon, a comet, and
several angels hover. One is.
waking a shepherd who has
fallen asleep near his flock,
In the background are hills,
valleys, the river Jordan, and
lighted villages. On the bal-
cony of his palace is Herod,
pointing out to the Magi the
way to the manger in Beth-
lehem.
The surrounding scenes
portray life as it must have
been in Naples over two cen-
turies ago.
The most important part
of the Crib is, naturally, the
Holy Family. The Magi are
dressed in colorful Oriental
garments, and kneel before
the holy Infant, offering Him
rich gifts.
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MOST FAMOUS CHRISTMAS
CRIB IN BASILICA, ROME
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get the oney to buy your
nd now suppose
you put he chops on,"'
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people were, after all, the
wisest They are the magi