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VOLUME XXIX
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929
Streets Aglow For Christmas
Business Section of City Transformed Into Beautiful Fairyland for
Holidays. Santa Claus Arrived Monday and Streets
Were Thronged To Welcome Him.
With the arriv^il of Santa Claus and
the turning of the business section
into a beautiful and vari-colored fairy
land, Clinton toqk on the real Christ
mas spirit Monday night.
It was primarily a big night for the
kiddies who, with their parents, turned
out en masse to\ meet and welcome
Saint Nicholas upon his arrival on the
six o’clock vestibule from Atlanta. As
he stepped from the train, the real
Christmas spirit seemed io descend
upon the city and hundreds of joyous
shouts went up from the great throng
of children as jolly old Santa, attired
in traditional red- costume, and with
flowing white beard, began mingling
with the boys and girls and promising
them many things, after which he pro
ceeded to the J. C. Penney Company’s
store where he had his headciixarters
for the evening, with Mr. Swanson
and his busy sales force.
Another big event of interest in con
nection with Santa’s arrival was the
turning on” of the brilliant Christmas
lights. The plan of decorating for the
holidays was recently approved by
city council and the water and light
committee instructed to proceed with
the work. The big globes on the white
way in the business section, had all
been tinted.to harmonize with the col
or scheme on the square. To add to
the Christmas setting, four streamers
heavily laden with red, yellow, green
and blue electric bulbs shining in fes
toons of lights, had been arranged
around the Confederate monument.
Two lovely Christmas trees just in
front of the union station, brightly
illuihinated in decorations, completed
the picture and made the occasion a
colorful and impressive one.
Many favorable expressions have
been heard on the beautiful decora
tions and the fine display that has
been made for the enjoyment of the
people of Clinton and this community
during the happy Yuletide season. The
lights will be turned on every night
at six o’clock and will remain lighted
alt night from now until Christmas.
Credit for the Christmas display is
due to Supt. Austin of the water and
light plant and his force (both white
and colored). The plan of decorating
was worked out by him and his force
labored untiringly for several days in
preparation for the happy occasion
Monday evening. The beauty of the
colorful scene each evening will add
to the joyfulness of the Christmas
season. To Mr. Austin and his force,
the community is indebted, and The
Chronicle has heard, and is still hear
ing, many expressions of appreciation
for those who made the lights pos
sible and gave Clinton for the first
time—a real Christmas appearance.
The lights are for the enjoyment of
the community. A reward will be paid
for any evidence sufficient to convict
persons for taking lights from the
Christmas trees or in any way abus
ing or interfering with the decora
tions.
How Are You Going To Keep Christmas?
By Edward Conradi, President, Florida State College for Women
The Christmas season is a holiday
season to celebrate a birthday. Nearly
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tv/o thousand years ago in an insig- ■
nificant little village and in very
humble circumstances there was born
a little baby boy. There had been born |
millions of boys before him and there j
have been born millions of boys since;
that time. We all know that. There is i
nothing exceptional in the birth of a
baby boy. However, the birth of this
boy was exceptional and has marked
an epoch in the history of the world.
There is nothing like it in the annals
of time. The name of the little village
where He was born has become a
household word around the world, and
the country in which He lived has be-
’ come sacred ground. The currents of
history have flowed differently fpr
•the past two thousands years because'
of Him, and the course of human!
events today is being charted by thej
light of His spirit and will continue ^
to be thus charted time without end. :
The choicest beauty in art and in;
literature is an expression of His spir-1
jt. The loftiest aspirations of the hu
man heart and the most sacred hopes
that inspire the human Will come from
the touch of His life. The loveliness]
of the life of the spirit which beauti
fies and sanctifies the human heart is
His very life. The richest joys of life
come from Him, and it is He who
goes with us when we go through the
“valley of the shadow of death” with
our loved ones, and hallows the pain
and the sorrow and transforms them
into an asset for nobler and holier
living.
This is the One whose birthday we
are about to celebrate. To celebrate
the day by going through some empty
and frivolous festivity of selfish sense
enjoyment without a spark of illumi-
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nation of the ‘higher life of the spirit j
would be a travesty. To celebrate the |
day with vulgar carousing, as is'
sometimes done, is not only out'"of all]
harmony with the occasion, but is a j
brutal expression of animalism. j
Now, liow are you going to keep|
Christmas ? Above all, let us celebrate j
Christmas by bringing the Spirit of]
Christmas into hearts of little
children. Let them have the joy, the
happiness and the cheer which is their
‘oirthright. Let their frolic and their
mirth be elevated and ennobled by a
touch of that spiritual beauty which
is always the very essence of life.
There is no occasion in a child’s life
when a touch of the spiritual can be
planted into the heart with greater ef
fectiveness, with greater sacredness,
and with more touching beauty than
at Christmas.
Let me ask you—Can you loo\ into
the heart of a child and see there a
hunger for joy, see there a divine
presence which thirsts for every spark
of the spirit which our Heavenly
Father gladly sends through your
heart into the child’s heart?
Can you look into the adult heart,
even though cluttered up with the
rubbish of the work-a-day world, and
see there the presence of God which
can and will express itself in heroic
and saintly virtue?
Can you go under the dome of hea
ven on Christmas night, or any other
night, and see the “marks of God”
amongst the stars, and in the earth,
in the trees aud in the flowers, in the
mountains and in the valleys?
Can you go into the quietness of
your own study or your own room,
away from the hurly-burly of the day,
and see the presence of God in a liber
al and aspiring mind and in a forgiv
ing heart that has a boundless faith
in the cause of Christ?
Can you go to your task in the
morning and place in the backgpround
your selfish de.sires and place in the
foreground your own conviction to live
Jesus’ law of love in every relation
ship and in every transaction?
And with it all,'can you see that
your neighbor is just about like you
with the same joys and the same sor
rows, with the same hopes and the
same aspirations, with the same hun
ger for the finer human touch which
in its essence is the life and the light
of the Spirit?
If you can do this, you can celebrate
Christmas—you are qualifying to be
a real ambassador of the Spirit.
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Ihe candle mother lit
And went way down the hall,
And peeked in at the Christmas
tree
So*very straight and tall
Tm sure I saw old Santa there
Just outside was his sled—
But right then mother came along
dnd took me hack to bed.
—by Irene Weslhroch
in Cegjper's Farmer
DOCTOR WINSHIP
SPEAKS SATURDAY
Thornwell Pupils
R. 0. T. C. Unit
Visit Atlanta
Is Inspected
Twelve boys and girls of the or- j Major Ward E. Duvall, R. 0. T. C.
phanage, spent the week-end in At-1 officer of the Fourth Corps area, with
lanta where th“y weitt by special in-! headquarters in Atlanta, reviewed the
vitation to present a Christmas page^f^ttalion at Presbyterian college last
ant. In the morning at the Sunday Friday morning, ^le major expressed
#»i^'fchool hour, the young people gave i h^self as being impressed and pfeas-
leir program at the Central Presby-
t Irian church, and in the evening at
Christian Endeavor exercises they
sared at the ^First Presbyterian
ed with the improvement over last
year, and bestowed many compli
ments upon the P. C. cadets and their
instructors, as well as upon the excel-
rch. Their programs were enthusi- j condition of the armory and its
ically received by large congrega- equipment. ,
tions at both places, and the young
folks most, royally entertained in At
lanta homes. The children were ac
companied by Miss Anne Hamiter,
Miss Annie Lou Miller, Rev. S. P.
Bowles and F. M. Stutts.
Noted Boston Educator To Address
Teachers of County. Interesting
Program Arranged.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Laurens County Teachers’ association
will be held at the Laurens high school
building Saturday morning, Dec. 14,
at ten o’cldek. The program which has
been arranged promises to be one of
the most interesting of the year. In
the high school department S. C.
Gambrell, of the Gray Court-Owings
high school, will lead a discussion
dealing with thrift among teachers.
In the intermediate grades department
a member of the Clinton city school
staff will lead a discussion dealing
with methods and procedure in the
teching of reading. A member of
the Cross Hill school faculty will lead
a similar discussion dealing with the
same subject in the primary depart
ment, and Mrs. B. L. Jones, of the
Laurens city school, will lead a dis
cussion on the same subject in the
first grade department.
The County Teachers’ association
feels it a distinct honor to have again
as a guest and speaker Dr. A. E. Win-
ship of Boston, Mass. Dr. Winship is
an internationally known educator. He
has been in the field for the past
sixty years, and it i« useless to say
that his passion for education has not
been dimmed by the fleeting years. He
is still vigorous at eighty-five years
of age, and travels extensively to
speak before educational conventions
in this and other countries. Dr. Win-
ship’s subject Saturday will deal with
some phase of vocational education.
His,address will be given promptly at
eleven o’clock.
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NUMBER 50
WAHS GRANTS
BOND APPEAL
South Carolina, where, on account of
failure of crops, there is actual s-jf-
fering and this delay will prevent ef
forts for giving epiployment where it
is sorely needed at this time.
“In my opinion, this oroer can only
Tesult in further delay. I feel confi
dent the matter will be dismissed by
the Supreme court of the United
States as soon as it is submitted as ic
is entirely, in my opinion, a state
opinion, a
matter and the decision of the en banc
be re
united
Christmas Tree At
Renno Wednesda}
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I In Large .Majority of Cases Property
j Was Bought By the Sherifif
I for State’s .Account.
j Laurens, Dec. 6.—Sheriff Owens
■ sold at auction Monday morning for
I delinquent taxes IdO different lots and
tracts of land situated in various parts
^ of the county ranging in size from a
’ Small lot to one tract of over 5,000
acres. In all but 18 cases, the property
I was bid in by the sheriff for the state
at sums equalling the taxes due
j through the year 1927. The sales did
j not include taxes for 1928.
The clerk of court and trustees of
estates made'the following sales:
Federal Land Bank vs Mrs. Hattie
On Wednesday night, Dec. 18, at
8:00 o’clock, the pupils of the Renno’e. Brown, et al., 92 1-4 acreV inlLis-
school will
Schools To Close
Luncheon will be served at twelve
Chief Justice Signs Writ of Er
ror On Spartanburg Petition
and $65,000,000 Road Bill Now
Goes To Highest Court.
Columbia, Dec. 10. — Building of
South Carolina’s highway system un
der the $65,000,000 bond act will !«
held up until the Supreme court of the
United States decides upon the legali
ty of the measure passed by the 1929
general assembly.
A writ of error, asked by J. H.
Munro, Spartanburg attorney, who ap
peared before the Supreme court to
day for Clarence Johnson and others
of Spartanburg, was signed by Chief
Justice R. C. Watts here today. At,
appeal bond of $5,000 was posted.
Those making the appeal claim the
.act invalid due to the fact that it was
not submitted to the taxpayers of the
state and therefore was in violation
of Section 14 of the federal Constitu
tion.
The Supreme court, sitting en banc,
on October 12 declared the act consti
tutional. Since that time opponents of
the measure have considered appeal-
4ng to the highest court, but definite
action was ngt taketf until today.
Chief Justice W’atts said he signed
the order because he considered it his
legal duty. There is no law against
making such an appeal, he said.
Granting of the appeal automatical
ly stopped the sale of $10,000,000 in
road bonds, advertised for December
17 by the highway department. What
plans the highway department has for
road building between now and the
time the United States Supreme court
passes on the measure were not di
vulged.
Governor Richards’ comment, when
informed of the action taken, was that
“this is likely to prove the greatest
blow the state has suffered in years.”
“I am very much disappointed and
I feel that a great majority of the
people of South Carolina are greatly
disappointed for the reason that this
order not only interferes with and de
lays the work on the highwa/s which
is absolutely necessary but it also in
terferes with our efforts to supply
work for the unemployed,” the govef-
T^m^said. "There are many places in
court of South Carolina will
spected and upheld by the
States Supreme court.
“It is to be regretted, particularly
just at this time when the individual
states and the federal governmert are
making a concerted effort in behalf
I of public construction, this being of
material benefit to the masses, that
j the most progressive measure that
I has ever been put forward in South
i Carolina, should be further delayed.
I The completion of the state highway
I system at the earliest possible date
j is of paramount importance and is
the earnest desire of a large majority
' of the people of South Carolina,”
160 LAND TRACTS
SOLD FOR TAXES
present a play, “The, bon section, sold to 0. L. Long, at-
Troubles of the Shoe Family.” There' iorney, for $975.
will be a Christmas tree immediately t n
' acre§^ in i oungs township, sold to
Eric Martin, for $5,100.
In the settlement of the Harley
For Two Weeks Franks estate, part of which was be-
. queathed to charitable institutions, 324
The Christmas holiday season for tracts was bid in by C.
the Clinton public schools, will begin secretary of the Baptist
on Friday, Dec. 20th, and continue state.convention,
for a two weeks period. The schools $6,400.
will resume work on Jan. 6th. * ! case qf Mrs. Mattie Mae Ar-
■ — i nold vs J. D, Donnan, .Adm. of the
o’clock under the direction of Miss 1 estate of Lucy T. Sloan, 75 acres
.Ayers’ home economics class of the' were bought by R. E. Babb, attorney,
Gray Court-Owings high school. ! for $620.
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