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X: +r'. fTiT \i ' PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C (Hlintnn (ClirnnirlF Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Eyery Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Ore year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The C hr nicle seeks the cooperat^ion of its subscribers and readers—the publishLv will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not TU?o ^*o rj Af . o Tnon fftP thA VIPWS OT OnlniOnS of be noticed. This paper is not ^etpcnsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. wise men worshipped him and gave him gifts of gold, myrrh and frankin cense. This was the first Christmas. THURSDAY, DECE^^ 1»29 CLINTON, S. C.. DECEMBER 12, 1929 16 PAGES I buyer, to the pleasure of the seller and for the relief of the overworked store I forces. j All the systematic work done in ad- ' vance of the rush to avoid the con- ; fusion that sometimes makes the horror and the TODAY’S PAPER The Chronicle, following an - estab lished custom of long standing, pre- Christmas ever a sents its annual Christmas edition to- j Christmas day one in which there is no day. It has required lots of hard work, rest and delight because one is all and heavy expense to put it in the tired out—will not be its best unless hands cf our large family of readers, there is a flavor of the Christmas but, here it is. We hope therefore that: spirit through it all. In the rush and the efforts of our force will be appre- confusion, if there must be such, in ciated by you. j the crowds that surge through the With due modesty, we call your at-' stores, in the jam and push of the tention to the many special, attractive ^ sireet throngs, take the Christmas les- and unusual features this issue con- son to heart for use in the advance tains. There is a large and varied as- days—and be pleasant. Be patient sortment of ('hristmas material, con- wUh the‘clerks and the delivery men; sisting of holidays stories, verses, il- be courteous to the folks you buy lustrations, etc., that will appeal to'from; be pleasant to the jostlers whe old folks, middle-aged folks and little almost knock the parcels from your folks. These articles are of beautiful, arms as they stumble, themselves thought and sentiment and are pecu-, package laden, on the street; use the liarly appropriate for such an edition.] smiie that helps everybody over every Its news columns contain the generaL stiessful time and some distressful FOOD The late Ji Ogden Armour once boasted publicly that he intended to control the world's food supply. The other day his estate was settled in (Chicago. There wasn’t enoagh money left to pay debts, by some $2,000,000! In Ogden Armour’s time it might have been possible for one man to send the price of food up or down as he willed. It is impossible today,-and it will be forever impossible when the food producers of the nation fully avail themselves of the opportunity to control their own markets, which is open to them under the Federal Farm Board act. * World news, state, county and city ac tivities, our imposing list of regular features, the going and coming of| Clinton folks, society happenings and! helpful ideas and hints to busy house- | wives just on the eve of the Yuletide season. Its editorial columns carry: Christmas thought. In short, today’s j issue is a real honest-to-goodness Chr.stmas paper. I Its advertising columns contain j times. Indeed, there are opportunities now for more effective and beneficient use of the Christmas spirit in its fine un- se’.fLh e::pre--i.:T than there will be after the day’s cli..u:; ic .. v. It will not be regarded by Santa Claus as in any way violative cf his rules of “don’t peep’’ to use “before” Christ mas the same cheer, the same unsel fishness, the same courtesy, the same equally as interesting and helpful thoughtfulness, the same spirit of “store news” from many well known “giving happiness” that you will use merchants. These advertisements are on Christmas day. carried a.s an investment for the holi- (by trade-to inform you whore tO| FIR^T CHRISTM'S shop and to urge your early a.tcnticn ^ to the ta^k. In this day of keen com-! Over nineteen hundrei years ago petition, the merchant who adverti:es there lived in the little town o RADIO Semebody has to pay for radio broadcasting. In England the listeners pay, by an annual tax on receiving sets, and the government controls the operation of the broadcasting stations. That is a system whiefi Americans would never tolerate. There is too much government regulation of the spoken word as well as of print, even now. In this country it is the advertisers V. ho pay for broadcasting. Advertising and the distribution of .news and information are a proper function of newspapers. Some news papers now operate broadcasting sta tions, and their programs are among "he best on the air. In the natural evo- ’.uticn of things, newspapers will some Jay take over all broadcasting. is the one that is most wide awake to your needs, the one best prepared to serve you, and the public doesn’t need to be re-told this truth. We call your attention to these advertisements, their attractiveness in Christmas bor ders, illustrations and helpful sug gestions. They will solve your perplex ing problems, “What to Give and Where to Shop.” All in all, today’s issue is a real Christmas paper, an effort that could not have been possible except by the co-operation of our advertisers and the untiring efforts of our own faith ful force. We hope you will enjoy our Christ- ihas edition. ^ Nxz- ar.d his GOOD WILL The Christmas season is auspicious to charity and good will. Our thoughts and affections are pledged for a while to a common interest, in preparation for a fest/val whose sacred meaning and joyful observance are wide enough to include all mankind. We find once again, and perhaps with some sur prise, that we are brothers and sisters under the skin and are willing and eager to forget for a season the small jealousies and antagonisms that di vide us through the year. The grand name of charity deserves to be freed of its faint disfator" of areth. a humble carpenter wife, Mary. At this time the ruler of the Roman empire, .Augustus Caesar, required all persons to pay taxes for the upkeep of the kingdom. Joseph was a de scendant of King David. Although h? was living in Galilee, the law required him to go to Bethlehem in Judea to pay his taxes. When it was time to pay the trib ute. Joseph took Mary with him on the journey to Bethlehem. It w-as a tire some journey. They were very weary when tjiey reached the little town. Joseph went to the hotel to get a room where they could rest. But poor Jo seph was disappointed, for so many other people had come to the little town that day the rooms were all taken. No doubt Joseph and Mary felt lonely and discouraged as night came on. At last they went to a stable to find a place to sleep. Here in a man ger the Saviour of the world was born. This was a very lowly place indeed for the Prince of Peace to be born. Prophets had been foretelling his coming for many years. People were expecting him to come, but in some A’ery grand way. Some thought he would make the kings leave their thrones and himself be the ruler. But he came as a sweet, dear little babe. Now you wonder how the people RAILROADS Automobiles have been competing w’ith the railroads for twenty-five years, but average train speeds have not increased in that period. It took the airplane to stimulate the roada to higher speed. The Pennsyl vania railroad promises electric trains between Washington and New Ycrk at speeds of from 90 to 100 miles an hour. That is as fast as commercial airplanes can fly safely. Eventually all railroads will be op erated electrically between important centers and train speeds of 100 miles an hour will be common. CHICAGO Count Keyserling, the German trav eler and philosopher, says that Chi cago is the most typically American city. Raymond M. Hood, president of the New York Architectural League, told hia fellow-architects the, other night that they hadn’t seen any real American architecture until they had 'seen Chicago’s new’ skyscrapers. Every time I go back to Chicago I feel as if I were getting a fresh inocu lation of Americanism. No other city so completely expresses the American spirit of today. In no other city of which I know do the ordinary people have so many and such wonderful op portunities to get the most out of life. New’ York still looks to Europe and the past for its traditions and culture; Chicago is de'/eloping a culture of its own which will set the American standard for centuries to come. sentimentality cr careless and casual], ‘'7 7'" ''r rn u -,1. • J Ml' heard of his birth, in those long. long, generosity. True chanty is good will j , ^ i * days when there were no telephones or telegraphs? Perhaps you think so im- generosity. True charity is good tow.'xrd the good in others, and it serves bert in the partnership of in telligent knowledge. We cannot love the thing we do not know, and to un derstand our neighbof in his hopes and purposes is first essential to help ing him in his need. portant news as this would be an nounced publicly by the highest of ficials or the richest pecple in town and a holiday declared. But not so. The first news cf his The old proverb insisted that char- ^ '^as told to people engaged in ity begins at home, but this is no liign that it should stop there. Wider a very humble and lowly work. It must have been a beautiful warm knowledge has made the whole world hills of old Ju- kin and teaches us daily that our com-1 shepherds were herding their mon humanity knows no boundaries, j sheep. No doubt t^y were talking The season of good will, established big crowd in Beth- twenty centuries ago in a village iuj ^®^®”' ^bat evening. Suddenly there Palestine, encompasses now the world j ^P^^^ed in the sky a bright light. Jind its nations and does more for the j ® shepherds were afraid. An angel peace and unity of mankind than any, ^Pob® to them and said, “Be not institutions or agencies of our own j > I bring you good tidings of lashioning. For knowledge is now in-1 ^®®^ which shall be to all people.” ifcreased, and it is knowledge that ^®®” b® told them that Jesus had leads to understanding, which is the i be®n bom in Bethlehem; that they backbone of charity and the sure foun- * babe, wrapped in dation of good will that at this season encompasses the world. swaddling clothes lying in a manger with* his mother, Mary. Suddenly there appeared with the angel a host of other angels singing Glory to God in the highest and on THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT “It’s, only eleven days, the shortest days in the year, till Christmas.” In a ®®^b peace, good will to men.” practical way it is well to remember, . ^b® angels were gone the that the chief festival of the Christian 1 shepherds talked over the wondrorus world is only a little way down the ^ ”®^‘ ^ben they hurried away to road. Santa Claus’ outline is almost i "®thlehem to see if it w’as true. Sure visible over the chimneyed horizon, | ®>'*®'^Kb, there were Mary and Joseph DIRIGIBLES Airplanes stir man’s pride in hu manity’s achievement of what the birds have always known. Airships like the Los Angeles or the Graf Zep pelin, stir the imagination with some thing like awe. They resemble noth ing else on earth. They migd^t be vis itors from another planet. It is possible that the discovery that man can ride through the air suspended from a bubble of gas will prove in a hundred years to. be more important that the invention of the airplane. Dirigibles will get bigger and bigger, safer and safer. Already :hey can navigate where planes are forced down. A Zeppelin 1,200 feet long is being built at Akron. That is large? than the largest water-borne ship. The dirigibles of the future will bear the same relation to the airplane that the motorbus does to the ordi nary passenger automobile, or that the ocean liner does to the speed boat Perhaps a combination of the principles of the two t^ypes of aircraft may some day duplace both as we now know them. DRS. SMITH & SMITH Optometrists the sound of the tinkle of his sleigh- t^ells is nearly audible. It is a time 'for doing what there is to be done in preparation for the holiday. Shopping early is a good piece of business, early .in the moml^ of each shopping day. It will be to the advantage of the and the little babe,.Jesus. They then went out to tell others. God also told the news of his gift to the world by placing a new star in the sky. The wise men saw it and fol lowed its shining rays until they, too, found the “Babe of Bethlehem.” These SPECIALISTS Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed 15 West Main Street Phone 191 Laboratory for Prompt Repair Service Clinton, S. C. WHAT DO P. S. JEANES DO? Useful Christmas Gifts Make this the “Happiest Christmas” you have ever had by giving something to wear or some thing in Floor Covering and Luggage. Something for Men, Women and Children Suits of Clothes Gprters Table Linen and Overcoat or Top Coat Belts Napkins Hats Suspenders Walking Cane Bath Robes Bedroom Slippers Pod Spreads r^e^’s Oxfords Overshoes Blankets Paj^r.17.3 Rubber Boots Coir.forts Underwear Collar Bag Art Squares Shirts Collars Rugs Sweaters Tennis Shoes Hall Runners Rain Coats Bill Folds Ladies’ Slippers Caps Whisk Brooms Children’s Shoes Scarfs Hair Brushes Parasols Gloves Combs Fancy Work H indkerchiefs Umbrellas Gowns Sox Suspender and Garter Purses r>Iesli Bags Sets Football Extra Trousers Ladies’ Coats Boys’ Suits JVunks Suit Cases Hand Bags Hat Boxes Ladies’ Dresses Hair Ornaments Boys’ Long Pants Boys’ Knee Panti Costume Jewelry Little Boys’ Pants Week-end Cases Hosiery Aviator Caps Neckwear Towels 3-Ik Pillows Gifts for Baby Soft-sole Shoes Sweaters Teddy Bear Suits Wool Booties Novelties I f ont W’raps Crib Blankets Caps Sox, Stockings Santa Claus Says Shop Early — And Here! Copelanci-Stone Co. Phene 17 *‘One Price To All’ Clinten, S. C. O'CLOCK COFFEE Hie world’s largest aellinf cof- fee. More pounds sold than |||^ ^ any other brand. ^•4 - 4 SUGAR lb. SVaC BUTTER Cut fresh from the tub 45e GRAND- , 1' MOTHER’S BREAD FuU pound wrapp^ loaf 7c A&P Fancy APPLE SAUCE No. 2 can lOC r SOUR PITTED CHERRIES ^ can 25c Pitted Dates pkg. 22c A&P Currants . .. .pkg. 19c Layer Figs . . . • • • 23c Layer Raisins ... .2 tbs. 25c Pecan Stuffed Dates lb. 29c Keystone Mince Meat lb. 19c Cranberry Sauce * 25c A&P Pumpkin ^ 14c Plum Pudding 32c Chocolate. L.®- $1.89 Grandmother’s* Fruit Cake lb. 2 t Mixed Nuts ..tb. 25c Almonds Ih. 43c Brazil Nuts ..tb. 19c Pecans tb. 43c Walnuts tb. 33c PANCAKE or BUCKWHEAT FLOUR Cream Drops Liberty Creams Gum Dix^m Assorted Choralates V Aunt Jemima’s Ib^ 19e 2 Pkgs ^ SYRUP «. 25c PALMOLIVE SOAP 3 cakes 20c f Old Dutch Clcasiser 2 cans 15c 1 AtI-ANTIC & P/i icnric m < i f - V ’s ms i -.•r-.'v-'fv-