The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 24, 1925, Image 1
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Throughout the World Great Religious, Charita
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■' Santa Claus la dtuddinc with old
time mirth as he prepares for his
yearly visit to the chimneys of the
world, > because reports to him have
indicated that this win be the best
Christinas since the Great War.
Old Nick apparently has not been
affected by the controversy on the
relative merits of the airship. The
latest statement from Lapland, trans
mitted via Copenhagen, said that he
would hold to tradition and use his
reindeer and sleigh for his annual
voyage around the globe.
The sleigh will carry its greatest
burden,, because of ha indicated in
crease in the baby population almost
everywhere, but Old Saint announced
he would take off promptly. He
started “hitching up" well in advance
v of former years.
He will find America wearing the
top hat and patent leather pumps of
prosperity in jaunty style. The situa
tion on the old continent is generally
improved. Prance still is bothered
with its franc, which performs like a
circus clown. England yet has pie
unemployment problem on its hands;
other foreign countries have their ail
ments. But with the signing of the
Locarno treaty there came an air of
peacefulness that overshadows them
and holds out encouragement to the
yuletide spirit.
The grand procession of dances and
parties, holiday festivities and society
affairs already is under way; foods
rich in contents ' and soaked with
Christmas lore are bring prepared for
the traditional Christmas dinner; the
call of home is heard around the world
and for many the trek has started.
From fireside to community hearth
the call of Christinas is evidenced in
an unparrallelled effort to carry the
spirit to others not so fortunate. Up
permost in Jdie reports from all Amer
ican cities was the poor, the forgot
ten. the inmate, the waif. In this
' 'respect the umilarity of
planned in more than seventy of the
country's largest cities indicated that
one hand may have directed the pro
gram.
The hand of charity went deep into
the pockets.
The Christ Morn will be observed in
all churches with appropriate sermon^.
Full voiced choirs and crowds on the
streets will send out silver carols that
will float through the vaulted domes
of cathedrals and the rafters of little
country houses of worship and even
through the magic ether by way of
the radio.
^Broadway, with its glittering lights,
actors and actresses and gay throngs,
has been giving Christmas benefit
performances. Several <if the New
'NYork newspapers sponsored most of
the shows. Debutantes and society
leaders have been conducting bazaars
r nd amateur theatricals. From these
- sources alone, officials estimate ap
proximately $1,000,000 would be
rcised.
This amount will only be a drop in
tke cheer-spreading bucket. The city
department of welfare will have it?
usual program of dinners and enter
tainments, while contributiors from
hundreds of individuals and charitable
organizations all combine to give New
York one of its typically pre-war
Christmases.
Last year, Wall Street distributed
$40,000,000 in Christmas bonuses
among its employes. Stockholders re
ceived millions in the form of eytra
and tncraaaad dividends and stock.
What happened their is expected to be
mas savings funds of approximately
$86,000,000. Reports from the other
dtlee showed that the issuance of
these deposits edriy was felt in the
shopping districts.
Hundreds of cities and towns will
have municipal Christmas tress. Chi
cago will take the lead in carol sing
ing when 1,600 members of the board
of trade and others join in broadcast
ing through thirty-five stations.
In Kansas City the mayor will have
a Christmas tree for the kids and one
of the newspapers has arranged for
Mr. Kringle to use the old-fashioned
reindeer and sled when he passes
through.
Max Reinhardt's “The Miracle,’’ will
begin a four weeks’ run in St. Louis
on Christmas Eve. In Milwaukee,
chimes from St. James Episcopal
church will be played and a sixty-
piece band will augment the carol
singers. Detroit, where the automo
biles are made, experienced a deluge
of Christmas buying.
Down in Texas, where many chil
dren never have seen snow, Hous
ton will plape its Christmas tree in
the city hall square and provide a
background of artifical snow. Here,
Santa was asked to discard his air
ship and use the reindeer and sled
instead. k
Denver’s carol singers will gather
in the civic center's Greek amphithea
ter, brilliantly lighted and festooned
with holly wreaths and spruce boughs,
to usher in the Christmas tide. Later
they will march through the streets.
Indianapolis has turned over its
municipal Christmas activities - to the
fire department and in each of the
city’s thirty-two stations there will be
a tree. Santa will spend some time
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THE CHRONICLE’S GREETING TO
ITS SUBSCRIBERS
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A S THE three wise men rode on that first Christmas
to find the manger-cradled Babe of Bethlehem,
they bore gifts on their sadle bows; gifts of gold,
frankincense and myrrh. And so the spirit of Christ
mas giving crept into the world’s heart.
The injunction was to go into the highways and by
ways and seek out the poor and distressed, the humble
and afflicted, the ragged children and the outcasts and
the aged, and in the name of Him who was born on
Christmas day, carry some sunshine into their lives.
Give unto the poor and afflicted and youFTiearts shall
glow with that peace which passeth understanding.
The two dominant characteristics of the Christmas
season are kindness, expressed by good will toward
men, and the inward joy wrought by kind acts, and
suggested by peace on earth. ‘The earth has grown
old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always
is young”, and with each recurring Yuletide we like to
think of the spiritual blessings brought to the children
of men on that first Christmas.
Our greeting to you is one of kindness in return
for the good will you have displayed toward us. Our
wish is that you may be filled with the fresh, clean
joys of the season and receive a liberal endowment of
that spirit which at this time rises like a mighty flood
over the world.
the pole ln each station a
deliver his gifts to the children.
Florida, the country's boom r state
and the real estate salesmen’s para
dise, is ready for a Christmas com
mensurate with the large amount of
business being transacted.
Throughout Dixie, cities, large and
small, the spirit is reported to have
had the effect of bringing to the
hearts of men the association of its
meaning with the origin of their creed.
In Berlin, twtelve theatres, including
the municipal opera, are giving mati
nee and evening performances of fairy
tales several times a week. More than
1.000,000 Christmas trees were cut in
the Hartz mountains despite the lux
ury tax.
Sweden shares Christmas giving
with its birds and animals. Next to
the Christmas tree a sheaf of oats
for the sparrows symbolizes the
Christmas spirit and in a tree or on
top of a pole in front of almost every
house the grain is tied up for the
birds to pick. On Christpms Eve, all
domestic animals are given an extra
ration of oats or a special tuft of
hay. *
Another ceremony is the noon day
meal when servants and masters eat
together in the kitchen, dipping their
bread in the same kettle where the
Christmas meat Is being cooked.
France, Spain, Belgium and the
ether countries will rival the gayety
of America in their celebrations.
President Greets Boys
and Girls In Special
Xmas Message.
Washington, Dec. 21.—President
Coolidge iq a Christmas greeting to
day to hoys and girls of the nation
pointed to the value of unselfishness,
obedience and Mlf-control.
The greeting was addressed ’To the
Boy Scouts, the Lone Scouts and 4-H
clubs:”
“As you are representatives of the
organisations of boys and girls of
America who live in or are interested
in the open country with which I come
into an oficial relation,” he said, “I
want to extend to all of you a Christ
mas greeting. It seems a very short
time ago that I was a boy and in the
midst of farm life myself helping to
do the chores at the farm, working in
the corn and potato fields, getting in
the hay in the spring time and doing
what most of you have never had an
opportunity to see—making maple
sugar. - .
I did not have any chance to profit
by joining a scout organization or a
4-H club. That chance ought to be
a great help to the boys and girls of
the present day. It brings them into
association with each other in a way
where they learn to think, not only of
themselves but of other people. It
teaches them to be unselfish. It tends
to obedience and gives them self-con
trol. '
“A very wise man gave this mottos
‘Do the duty that lies nearest you.’
It seems to me that this is the plan
of all your organizations. We need
never fear that we shall not be called
on to do great things in the future
if we do small things well at present^
It is the boy? and girls who work
hard at home, are those that make
the best record when they go away
from home. It is the boys and girls
who stand up well towards the head
of the class at school that will be
called on to hold the important places
in political and business life when
they go out into the world. 1
“There is a time for play as well
as a time for work. But even in play
‘ to critivW the art--of—.
TAX COLLECTIONS
NOT FAR BEHIND
SPECIAL SERVICE
FOR SUNDAY
State Trailing Scheol Chair Ta Give
Song
F
‘railing
Service in Thom well
orial Charch.
A service that promises to be en
joyable to all who attend is announc
ed for Sunday afternoon at 4:30 in the
Thomwell Memorial charch at the or
phanage. It will be a Christmas
musical program and will be rendered
by the choir of the State Training
School. Dr. Dudley Jones will have
charge of the service as the devotional
leader and the public is cordially in
vited to attend. The following appro
priate program will be rendered:
Processional—“O Come All Ye the
Faithful.”
“The Lord is in His Holy Temple.”
Creed—Lord’s Prayer.
Carol—“Joy to the World."
Gospel—Luke 2, 8 to 15.
Carol—“Good King Wenceslaa.”
Prayer—Response.
Cantata—“The Angel and the Star”
—Ira Wilson.
Sermon.
Carol—“The First NowelL”
Benediction.
Recessional—"Hark the Herald An
gels Sing.”
BAPTISTS PLAN
SPECIAL SERVICES
Rev. Ellis Fuller To Lead Evangelis
tic Campaign For Local Church
la February.
Announcement was made yesterday
by the Rev. Edward Long, pastor of
the First Baptist church of this city,
that the Rev. Ellis Fuller, D. D., o:
Atlanta, Ga^ has been secured to con
duct a series of evangelistic services
jin this church next February, the ex
act date , to be decided upon later.
Dr. Fuller will be cordially welcom
ed in Clinton where he graduated from
the Presbyterian College. Until re
cently he was pastor of Earle Street
Baptist church of Greenville, having
resigned to accept the place of super
intendent of the Evangelistic depart
ment of the Home Mission Board of
the Bontiuern Baptist convention. He
is one of the outstanding ministers of
his denomination and the local congre
gation ia delighted in having secured
his services to lead the approaching
campaign.
Miss Mary Steele left last Friday
for her hems in Waxhaw, N. C.
BANKS OF THE CITY TO
TAKE TWO HOLIDAYS
The banka of the city will take Fri
day and Saturday for the Christmas
holidays, opening again for business
Monday morning at the usual hours.
County Treasurer Finds That Tax Col
lections To Date Equal Those
of Last Year.
Taxpayers are not far behind in
their payment of state, county and
school district tapes for this year, ac
cording to Ross D. Young, county
treasurer. - In spite of the backward
crops, he said, it appears that tjie tax
payers are making their usual efforts
to meet their payments. This year
has been unusual, though, in one re
spect, he said, and that is in the
number of inquiries the taxpayers
are making without actually making
the payments. This, he said, may in
dicate concern on the part of many
that they will not be able to meet
their payments before the penalties
go on.
The collections to last Tuesday, said
Mr. Young, amounted to $36,866.86,
compared to $37,544.72 to the same
date last year or a deficiency of
$679.86.
The amount to be collected this
year according to figures furnished
the treasurer by the auditor is $532,-
923.95. The total amount last year
was $521,247.17. When the tax books
were closed in the spring approxi
mately $32,000 remained unpaid and
was placed in the hands of the sheriff
for collection through executions. Of
this balance $8,000 was turned over by
the treasurer at a settlement made
about a month ago and collections are
still going on. .
ANNUAL VESPER
SERVICE HELD
Church Packed for Program of Christ
mas Music at the Broad Street
Methodist Church. ;
The Christmas song service at North
Broad Street Methodist church last
Sunday afternoon at five o’clock, at
tracted a congregation that overflow
ed the auditorium and Sunday School
department several minutes before the
hour set for it to begin.
The program, arranged by Mr. John
Holt and Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Jr., or
ganist, was effectively and artistically
sung and furnished a delightful vesper
service. “The Heavenly Message”, the
story of the birth of Christ, furnished
the theme for the program. The
church was beautifully decorated with
holly, wreaths, evergreens and other
trimmings suitable for the occasion.
The choir was composed of the fol
lowing: First sopranos: Miss Hallett,
Miss Crawford, Miss Griffin, Miss
Bull; second sopranos: Miss Thomp
son, Miss Adair, Miss Brooker, Mrs.
Robinson; altos: Mrs. Wade, Mrs.
Pitts, Miss Parks; tenors: Mr. Rheney,
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Landrum; basses:
Mr. Story, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hollings
worth, Mr. Holt.
CIRCUIT SOLICITOR
REPORTS FOR YEAR
SIMPSON HEADS
KIWANIS CLUB
Well Known Business Man Is Elected
By Local Ki wan is ns As 1926
Leader.
W. H. Simpson, head of the Fuller-
Simpson Furniture Company, and one
of the city’s well known and popular
young business men, was on last
Thursday elected president of the
Clinton Kiwanis club for the year
1926. Mr. Simpson is one of the club’s
charter members and his election
brought general satisfaction to the
membership.
Larry B. Dillard was elected vice-
president, W. W. Harris the present
president, was named as trustee. Gil
bert Blakely was elected secretary-
treasurer. The board of directors
elected is composed of: Rev. Edward
Long, Dr. W. E. Hoy, B. L. King, C.
J. Killen, Pet B. Adair, Dr. J. tee
Young and T. D. Copeland.
The new officers will take charge
at Abe first meeting of the new
year.
During Past Year 114 Cases Were
Disposed of in Laurens County
Circuit Court.
One hundred and fourteen cases of
various kinds were disposed of in the
Laurens county circuit court, accord-
infi to his annual report which Solici
tor H. S. Blackwell has just complet
ed and filed with the attorney general.
The cases are divided as follows:
No bills, 3; nol pressed, 12; not
guilty, IS; mistrials, 5; convicted, 84.
Of the 114 cases, the largest rum-
ber was for violation of the prohioi-
tion laws. There were 35 cases of
this nature, 28 of which resulted in
conviction ,one resulted in a mistrial,
one was no bill, and five were nol
pressed. Larceny came n£l$Jn order
with 33 cases and thirty convictions
Assault and battery with intent to kill
came next with 12 cases.
In the entire district, composed of
Laurens, Abbeville, Newberry, and
Greenwood counties, there was « total
of 262 cases disposed of, as follows:
No bills, 43; not guilty, 23; guilty,
196.
The figures for the district do nrt
include mistrials or those cases which
were nol pressed from lack of evidence
Pastor of Lutheran Con
gregation Invites the
Public to be Present
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The following interesting announce
ment has been made by the Rev. Ml
R. Wingard, plstor of the local Luth
eran congregation:
“Next Sunday, December^?, ia ghiOff
to be i Red Letter day In the histery
of >the local Luthenn congregation.
At 8 o’clock Sunday afternoon we
will lay the corner-stone of the ne* N -
church now under construction. We
are expecting to have at this service
not only our own members, but many
of our friends of the other congrega
tions of Clinton; and we wish all our
friends could be with us on this speeill
occasion. A most cordial invitation is
hereby-given to all to join with us hi
the special service of next Sunday
afternoon.
“The local pastor, Rev. M. R. Wing
ard, will have charge of the service.
Messages of greetings will be brought
by Mayor J. F. Jacobs, and by Rev.
L. E. Wiggins, representative of the
local ministerial association, and the -
several denominations of Clinton. A
sermon appropriate for the occasion
will be preached by the Rev. J. H.
Black, D. D., of Columbia, the presi*
dent of the Lutheran Synod of Soi
Carolina.
“Because of the probable indei
Of the weather, these exercises will
held at the Masonic Temple, which at
present is our regular place of wor
ship. After these addresses, the con
gregation will adjourn to the new
building, one block away, for the lay
ing of the cornerstone.
“We wish to express appreciation for
the very real and splendid way in
which the Clinton people are proving
their friendship for us. We hope
many of you wiulgla4den us with your
presence at Sunday’s service.”
CHRIST STORY IS
TOLD IN SONG
well doing. Games are useful to train
the eye, the hand, the muscles and
bring the body more completely under
control of the mind. When this is
done, instead of being a waste of time,
play becomes a means of education.
“It is in all these boys and girls
are learning to be men and women to
be respectful to their parents, to be
patriotic to their country and to be
reverent to God. It is because of the
great chance that American boys and
girls have in all these directions that
to them more than to the youths of
any other country there should be a
merry Christmas.”
Members of First Presbyterian Church
Choir Render Delightful Christ-
S-V.
XMAS PLAY AT
TRAINING SCHOOL
“A Christmas Dream” To Be Present
ed By Pupils of Institution On
The Christmas story was beautiftftty
portrayed in song last Sunday even
ing by the choir of the First Presby
terian church under the directipn of
W. P. Jacobs. The sacred Christinas
cantata, “Son of the Highest,” was
the theme, and the program was pro
nounced as one of the most enjoyable
and appropriate ever presented before
a Clinton audience. Every seat was
taken in the auditorium and the large
crowd listened with rapt attention for
more than an hour to the beautiful
carols, rendered in an impressive man
ner. The rostrum was beautiful in its
decorations particularly for the child
ren’s “White Gifts” service in the
afternoon.
Mr. Marshall I)e4My of the Colum
bia Theological Seminary, presided
at the organ. The members of the
choir were: Misses Ruth Crawford,
Norma Hallett, Myra Leaman, Clara
Duckett, Nan Copeland, Mesdames B.
O. Whitten, H. A. Copeland, A. W.
Brice, and W. P. Jacobs, and Messrs.
P. C. BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE GIVEN
Blue
Next Tuesday Night.
Following an established custom, on
next Tuesday night, December 29th, ^ . „... D
at 7:30, the pupils of the State Train-i®' 9; wh,t ‘ cn . c - Killen, W. P.,
in* School will present their annual JacobE ami Barme Parrott '
Christmas entertainment to which the
public is very cordially invited.' The
program will be an Operetta, entitled
“A ChristmasJ)ream,” and this will
be followed by postlogue dancing and
pantomines. The children have been
quite busy practicing for the occasion
which is always a happy part of their
Christmas season, and which promis
es to be one of the enjoyable events
of next week.
Dr. B. O. Whitten and his associates
extend a most cordial invitation to the
friends of the institution to be pres
ent and it is hoped that local inter
est in the school and its work, will be
evidenced by an unusually large at
tendance of town friends. The enter
tainment will begin promptly at 7:30
and wHt be staged in the community
hall on the campus.
LAURENS-CUNTON
ROAD CONTRACT
Miss Pearl West is spending the
holidays at hor home in Newberry.
Work To Begin January 15. Con
struction of Asphaltic Concrete
and Will Cost $174,715.20.
The state highway department at
Columbia has officially notified W. R.
McCuen, secretary of the Laurens
County Highway commission, that the
contract of project number 29-A on
state highway number tfro has been
awarded to W. F. Bowe, Jr., and that
the work will begin January 15.
The construction of this project is
to be on asphaltic concrete surfacing,
according to the contract. The work
is to be completed in 1251 working
days. The project here referred to is
that section of highway number two
linking Laurens and Clinton, and is
C.241 miles in length. The contract
price is $1?4,715^0.
Stocking Quintet Has Schedule
of Eleven Gaines For the
Coming Season.
The Presbyterian College basket
ball schedule for the season 1926 has
been announced. The season will open
here on January 9th with the Pacific
mills, and every college in the state
will be met during the season. The
schedule is as follows:
January 9—Pacific Mills at Clinton.
'January 23—Clemson at Clinton.
January 26—Carolina at Columbia.
January 30—Citadel at Charleston.
February 1—College of Charleston
at Charleston.
February 2—Pacific Milis,at Colum
bia.
February 8—Clemson at Clemson.
February 9—Furman at Greenville.
February 16—College of Charlestoa-
at Clinton. ' . .
_ February 18—Wofford at Clinton.
February 25—Citadel at Clinton.
POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
The local postoffice will be closed
“air tight” on Christmas day. There
will be no opening of windows or city
deliveries of any kind and the public
is asked to bear this holiday in mind.
COTTON MILLS CLOSE
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The local cotton mills will sh
today at noon and remain cloaei
Monday morning, in order to
their employees the us.ud Christmas
; noli
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liday period.
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