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N ' / V ! f KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Wednesday, December 21,1966 trie Yule Stocking Is Jus! Legend Did a spinster hang up the first Christmas stocking? Leg end says yes, hut history says no—or at most, "Maybe.” St. Nicholas, a fourth century On one occasion, so legend say's, th<» gift landed in a stocking I hung by the fireplace to dry. bishop.'" -t'ccretly g.-ive .gifts of i uistorv casts a dubious "eye oni ;ol<l fer the fhmries of poor spin- this ••origin” of the Christmas ;tcw. i I's mettvod was to toss the i^gustom. The spinster DAgiAffA probably didn’t have a stocking—I HCvWll UQaII not in the fourth century. Santa's Beaid, Red Suit Are “in a miniature sleigh drawn by ;old down a chimney by night at Chi-islinas, Joy to the World y iy- , May the of His /T\ ‘s, ., birth warm May all the peace, happiness and blessings of this holy season be bestowed upon you and yours, A very Merry Christmas to one and all. Harris Funeral Home \ your hearts \ with joyous love. * V LIBERTY LOAN CORPORATION Don Falls, Charles W. Bolin, Judy White I Knitted form-fitting ’hosiery I w'as unknovvn until the thirteen- j th century. Earlier, people wrap ped cloth or rags around their feet as substitute for modern I stockings. j Even after William Lee in vented the stockings frame, a more efficient method of produc tion, in the late 1500’s, it was same time before the poor could afford to buy stockings. eight tiny reindeer.” In more recent years, St. Nich olas in his new guise as Santa Claus has journeyed to many w parts of the world, becoming tha most widely known of gift givi ers. ,. History makes one concession to the legend tellers. Paintings from Pompeii shaw that early Remans did wear some form of stockings, even before the birth of Christ. INFANT BAPTISM The infant son of Mr. arid Mrs. Bill Jones will be chris tened Sunday at the morning woiship services at First Pres byterian church. The child is grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Broadwater. - Largest of the deer family is the moose. . „ >* b;,5' • PEa:cE m CHRISTMS//,, ♦v 'Xhrough |he years, the everlasting beauty of Christinas sparks the spirit of mankind with joy anew and rekindles the hope for true peace in the world. May the deep meaning of His life be remembered to give ns guidance toward a common goal of brotherhood and love^ /'i Genial, jovial, red-cheeked and white-bearded. As any child can j tell you, that’s how Santa Claus ' looks. But the berteVblent giver of' presents has not always been pictured like this, nor has he al^ i ways traveled by sleigh or i brought his gifts on Christmas Eve. In fact, he has not always been named Saiita Claus! | “Santa Claus” is in truth a j child’s euphonic way of express- I ing the Dutch “Saint Nikolaas,”' or St. Nicholas, says The Ency- i clopedia Americana. I St. Nicholas, a fourth - cen-1 tury bishop, was later honored, in Europe, as a friend to ehil- j dren. Legend finds him making! his rounds on December 5th, the j eve of St. Nicholas Day, with gifts to reward children fpr goodJ behavior. i Instead of a jolly red suit, St. Nicholas wore a robe, or tabdrd, | and for that reason he really didn’t need a sleigh, or even a horse. His robe enabled him to travel from place to place, in stantly. In Holland, however, he was said to use a horse for his journ ey at night over the roofs. Dutch settlers brought St. Nich olas to the New World, where he gradually changed his name to Santa Claus and traded his horse and robe for reindeer arid a r^d 'suit. It was Clement C. Moore, in his poem “A Visit from St. Nicho las,” who ma.de Santa into a lolly elf “Saint Nick,” who rides 'With fond hopes that all yov holiday dreams come true, leo send you our best wiAes for a Merry Ghristmaa* Lynch Fumiture Doorways wear garlands of welcome... candles beckon .f jwith a hearty glow. The season of good cheer ► arrives, in all its friendly warmth. May the Joys of Christinas be yours! A Ready-Ifeed Concrete PLONK’S G7cnr **glad of ’^•ot joy'*^ihcrt BO fUlodthoditpluHrds ; with wonder that Chrietraoe bring the some love and peace to you cmd yours this Christmcui Day. MODERN CLEANERS E. C. (Abie) MARTIN. Owner If *
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