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(Eltnmtrb PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY . BY . CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. . WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher Entered at The Clinton Post Office as matter of the Second Class. Terms, of Subscriptions One year $1.50 Six months « . "irr- T i . » Three months 50 ie Chronicle seeks the co-opera- of its subscribers and readers— r Jse publishers will at all times appre ciate wise suggestions and kindly ad- rice. Payable in adrance. e Chronicle is not responsible for unsolicited manuscript which is plainly marked with the name and ress of the sender and accompanied for return, f paper is a reflection of this com munity^ especially of that part of this community which is most friendly' to these pages. Without y'bur friendly co-opera tion and encouragement, without y’our good suggestions, without yottr appreciatioa- of imt efforts, this paper could not be. So we feel close to you at this time. We want now, at this Christ mas time, to reflect back to y’ou, even though weakly, some part of the appreciation y'ou have given to us tTlTtfligh thrfraper. For we be- .75 lieve appreciation is the salt that savors the work of the world, and keeps it from going sad and stale. Also, this is a time of life-re viewing and love-getting and ideal-resolving. And we confess to our human mold and make-up. We have made mistakes; but we did not plan them out. They just came. So it comes that we resolve to do bigger and better things for the year to come. For we know that in so doing we shall flood new rivers of usefulness and happiness Make ail omittances to CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Clinton* S. C. NTON, S. C., DEC. 18, 1919 6 PAGES y Christmas to everybody. b Paper Next Week. rding to our regular cus- e will not send out an issue Chronicle next week, the take this opportunity of cmg our customers and ids for their patronage during the past year, and to wish for all our readers a most delightful Christmas season and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. W. W. Harris, Publisher. better and greater part of that great composite which is this com munity—the best community in the whole world. You have been a part of us, for which we are thankful. In return, we are hoping that the coming y'ear we may be more of a contribution to that composite which is YOU. Every shoulder to the .wheel. Clinton is on trial. Are you will ing to shirk your duty! It is a critical moment just now, a time when some fine community team work is needed. Lot’s make a glor ious success of the campaign. If we fall down we will always 1 be ashamed: of-onrselvesi “TOO HIGH*” SAYS JOHNDEE. Rockefeller Gets Reduction in New York Tax Estimate. New York, Dec. 12.—An estimated value of $1,000,000 is placed upon John D. Rockefeller’s furniture, jew elry, “horses and carriages” and oth er personal effects in New York In an itemized statement w'hich his attorney presented today in protest against the New York tax assessment of $5,000,- 000. His application for a reduction to $2,000,000 was granted. In addidtlon to personal effects, the statement gives \Mr. Rockefeller’s bank balances at “about $50,000” and his current bills as none. The value of the contents of his New York resi dence is placed at $20,000, while those Have You Renewed? Have you renewed ymur sub scription to The Chronicle? If not—today is a fine time to attend to it. Not only will you get the satisfaction of having The Chron icle come in your home during 1920, but you will also get a num ber entitling you to a chance at the forty dollars free to be given away Christmas Eve. If you have not renewed—do it right now as soon as you read these lines. Appreciated A npmber of our subscribers have congratulated us ou our Christian Edition of last week and have spoken of the enjoyment de rived from it. A letter on our desk just received this morning, reads, “The Chronicle last week was great. Congratulations on efforts. We couldn’t get >ut The Chronicle. ” Lind words, thrown occa- into a newspaper man’s ’appreciated. They spur ido better in the future. mr Old And The New 's, weeks and years slip water in a running ’ime’s great clock never moment. Relentlessly, le moments pass, and our ids are not able to retain r e cannot keep back the jars, but we can and should blessings they bring. Hold the lessons they have Keep the memory of their The years pass, but they their treasure with us, if our and hearts are open to re- them ; so as with one hand we farewell to the year that’s iclosing, let us stretch out the ^r hand to warmly greet and welcome the coming year and re solve to make it the best and hap piest in all our experiences. From You, Therefore to You We all carry about within us and as a very Vital part of what we have and are, a great many things that other people have con tributed. Success—whicAi is to say Hap piness—is a , composite th|ng. What you have, I have; what you are, I am. Every person is a composite of his friends. This paper is a composite of its friends. At this Christmas time the pub lisher of this paper and those asso ciated with him looks back over the year and realizes—cannot help realizing—how much this paper has been made by other people— how much we, hre a composite of ifs subscriber-friends and of its advertiser-friends. They, in real ity, have made the paper. you, Whoever you are, if you " or use this paper, are parf- [ in its success. You are a part : ifs composite. Each issue of this Clinton’s Golden Opportunity ‘ No undertaking on the part of Clinton in recent years can be of greater importance than the cam paign we arc now entering upon for the endowment of the Presby terian College and Thorn we 11 Or phanage. The proposition of rais ing one million dollars for an edu cational fund, of which Clinton is asked to give $75,000, presents a golden opportunity to our people, that, if neglected just at this time, can never be grasped again. To put up $75,000 and get back $625,- 000 and probably more, is a good sound business proposition that will be appreciated by every citi zen of average intelligence, and especially by the large property holders of the community. It is the supreme job before us right now, an undertaking that deserves and needs the interest and support of our entire citizenship. It should be thus tackled—as a community proposition and wc sincerely trust that our people will see it in this light and respond magnificently. Especially should . our property owners be concerned, because it means a greater development of the college and this means a great er enhancement of the city’s real estate values. Without the college and orphan age, Clinton would today be a small village instead of the pro gressive, hustling city it is. The city has grown up about these two institutions, and from their pres- ence herev-htts derived large divi dends. Now that we have grown greater and richer as a town and people, we are asked to come to the aid of our college in its desire to be of greater service to the com munity and State. The $125,000 to he raised for the Orphanage is needed for the endowment fund of this great institution and will can much to its future growth nd maintenance. Of the $500,000 for the college, about one-half will be applied !o the endowment and the oth^r half used for the erection of new buildings on the campus in order to make it greater and broader in its influence by extend ing ds development to larger and more useful lines of education. We are asked to make of it a great in stitution, to give it a strong finan cial footing. Could we put our money in a more worthy and de serving cause—Christian educa tion. As we have before said, espec ially to our men of wealth should the proposition appeal. They should show their interest by con tributing liberally and then the whole community will fall in line. If those among us who have most materially at stake in the future growth of the city fail to respond, then we can hope for little success from this drive. But we believe tjiey will respond and that the job will he put over in fine shape. We are confident that the cam paign is going to be a success. Clinton, with a most enviable rec ord for good works, cannot afford to go before the synod of South Carolina with a record of failure. If. our people are not sufficiently interested to put their money in our own institutions, how can we expect other towns anckeommuni- ties over the state to manifest an interest. Such an opportunity as we are now facing will never come again. The response that our people make is going to reflect thb real commun ity. And in a very large measure, the success of the campaign over the state is going to depend on what CHnton does. at $348,226, exclusive of $7,818 for furnishings of the Abeyton lodge there. The paintings owned by Mr. Rocke feller are valued at $80,000; horses and carriages at $20,000 and office equip ment at $6,000. One item in the sched ule was “about $6,000,000 borrowed money.” » Just a Few Days Until Xmas Buy Your Gifts Now-Buy Jewelry CARD OF THANKS. Wo beg to take this means of ex pressing our thanks and appleeia- tion for the valuable services rend ered by kind friends during the recent illness and death of our dear husband aYVd father. J. M. Bishop. 'Mrs. J. M. Bishop, Mrs. L. C. Duckett, Epps Bishop. J. H. Bishop, Oscar Bishop. REV. E. C. BAILEY HERE SUNDAY. Next Sunday morning in the Commercial Club rooms, Rev. E. C. Bailey of Edgefield will preach be fore the William Plumer Jacobs Memorial congregation. Mr. Bailey is well known to many Clinton folks and much liked, having grad uated at the Presbyterian College several years ago. Mr. Bailey has been invited to fill the pulpit on this occasion and his friends are glad that he is to return here for this occasion. The entire public is cordially invited to attend, the services beginning at tl iu nr:—?—— 1 :— : * On the following Sunday the 28th, Rev. H. Clark of Forsyth, Ga., will preach for the congrega tion. . ' ST*— ^ ll ^^l■^llln I THE TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Christ VBirthday ones again—juid the Poor House calling to us once more. When we sit down around our Christ mas fires, with those we love, those who love us, shall we feel the very flames bring a chill to our hearts becatise our ears were stopped to that call? Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he, also, shall cry but shall not be heard.—Prov. 21:13. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack, but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse,—Prov. 28:27. Or shall our Yule-logs blaze and glow with added warmth and brightness by reason of the fact that we “'had pity”? He that^iath pity upon the poor lend- eth unto Jehovah, and his good deed will He pay him again.—Prov. 19:17. He that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.—Prov. 14:21. He that oppresseth the poor reproach- eth his Maker, but he that hath mercy on the needv honoreth Him.—Prov. 14:31. Only some women, shriveled and old, And only some men who are prey of the cold; Cheeks that are shrunken, Eyes that are sunken, Lips that were never o’er bold; Only some old folk, sick, lonely and poor, Waiting for alms at your Poor House door.” ( % Any contribution, money, clothing, cotton to spin, fruit, candy, etc., or some little gift which no inmate of that abode ever expected to receive, may be left at Simpson’s Grocery Store to be carried to the County Home on Christmas Day. Clementina Stamps. DON’T FORGET US When you need any thing in the line of neat and attractive Planting. Pflestku-ed la 6 to 14 Dot* ’ if pazo onmicifr fsu« iPWe*. GIVE JEWELRY Something lasting and useful. Here you will find full displays of Jewel ry, Cut Glass, Sil verware, China— gifts suitable for every friend o r ^JEfitetive* i I This is the Christ mas Store of Clin ton for useful, beautiful and ap propriate gifts, so hurry to do your shopping at a store that is sufficiently ready for tht holi days. To aid Christmas Shoppers, we have prepared these lists of sugges tions which will help you in solving your gift problems: Gifts for the Young Lady Braclet Watches Pearl Necklaces Beaded Bags Im|)orted Beads Mesh Bags Cards and Coin Cases Ivory Toilet Sets Ivory Manicure Sets Ivory, single pieces Rings Brooches * t Fountain Pens Cameo Broaches Gifts for the Home Imported Japanese Oil Paintings Picture Frames Candle Sticks Silver Smoking Sets China Smoking Sets Glass Smoking Sets Mahogany Smoking Sets Silver, single pieces Cut Glass China . Clocks Sheffield Table Ware Gifts for the Young Men Scarf Pins Cuff Links Rings Gold Knives Charms Watch Chains V Watches —— „ Military Brushes Coat Brushes Hat Brushes Traveling Sets Fountain Pens J. B. FR0NTIS JEWELER BuyFumi- We are so busy this week sell ing Furniture we haven’t time c .. ... ..... _ a <* . to write an adv. We urge you to hurry and make your selec- > tions. Furniture makes an en joyable Gift for the whole fam ily and we have an excellent assortment ready for. you to se lect from. * •*. We extend Season’s Greetings and wish for all our customers a Happy and Enjoyable Christ mas. COMPANY The Home-Makers, Clinton, S, C. i I l '