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CLINTON, S. O, DECEMBER 9. 1926
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“ATHLETIC NIGHT"
The Commercial, Rotary and Ki-
wanis clubs of the city are doing a
gracious thing in observing “athletic
night" next Tuesday in honor of the
football teams of Presbyterian college
and Thomwell Orphanage. After
closing their present football seasons
In such a biaxe of glory, it is entirely
appropriate that some recognition be
made of the wonderful gridiron re
cords by the two teams, and these
. TRUSTEES MEET TODAY
The announcement (hat the board
of trustees of the Presbyterian college
will meet today to consider the selec
tion of a new president is one of inter
est not only to Presbyterians, but to
all citisens of the town. Irrespective
of denomination, the people of Clinton
have long since looked upon the college
as a part of the town and one of ita
most valuable and outstanding assets.
Naturally, there is a community in
terest in the institution and its future
leadership, now that the time has ar
rived for a change in its presidency..
No. information has been given out
as to today’s conference and it Is
29 YEARS AGO
Items from "Our Monthly” of
1897, Dr. Wm. P. Jacobs, Editor.
A new department was made by the
organization of a Thomwell Alumni
Society. Beside the graduating class,
there were present Misses Mary and
Mattie Hellams, Miss Mamie Norris,
Miss Nannie Jones, Misses Tills Glenn,
Carrie Hipp, Manson, Patton, Frankie
Page and Mrs. Guy Copeland. All of
the above are teachers, or in school
as u> wears conxerence ana re “.work, except the Utter, and all full
hardly likely that a decision will of u* Orphans’ Seminary,
reached. For the pUce soon to be. ^ officer, el ected were: Mrs. Guy
\ seated by president Douglas, a nura-] Copeland, president: Miss Carrie Hipp,
her of prominent ministers and educa- .Jlitary^Miss Mamie Norris, vice-
president. One special object of this
society is to provide for sn annual re-
tors have been mentioned, but this is
all street talk and unofficial. The __ _ _
field of suitable men for the place will ^ion'of the Sem'iniry'graduates,
doubtless be surveyed by the board
from every angle and a vigorous ef
fort made to secure the right man for
this responsible position.
As an outsider, we are expressing
thd hope that the board will show
fine judgment in- its selection. The
Presbyterian college for the 'past ten
years has enjoyed a phenomenal
We lose Mr. Oswald Copeland from
our Sunday school and ChristUn En
deavor society. We are sure our New
berry brethren will find a good work
er in Bro. CopeUnd.
A most interesting occasion was the
growth and has forged ahead more gathering here at the exhibition of
than any other institution in the state, i the Seaboard Air Line Industrial
It is at this period of depression, how-jschool on July 9th. A picnic of five
ever, facing a critical situation with or six hundred persons was held in
a heavy indebtedness hanging over it the college park. A very handsome
that must soon be met if it is to con- dinner was provided for the multitude,
tinue to go forward. Regardless of The meeting was presided over by Dr.
'whom the board may elect as its pres-.Job J. Boozer and addresses were
ident, the financial problems cf the J made by Prof. Hart of Clemson Col-
ir.stitution must be reckoned with, and | lege, Rev. Dr. W. S. Bean of the
this calls for a strong, energetic lead-'Southern Presbyterian, Mr. Ennies of
er, a man with big ideas, the ability the Associated Press; Rev. Dr. Smith
to put them across, and a personality
that will enable him to raise money.
All of these facts, we are sure, the
organizations are to be congratulated board is mindful of a^iii will weigh
upon sponsoring the big banquet and carefully.
celebration. ' While today’s meeting is not expect-
There is nothing that-brings a town to ^ SQ, 1 t , in a " cation, it is hoped
or college more valuable advertising that 11 wlU result ,n something con-
of the Central Presbyterian; Rev. J.
B. Parrott and the chairman. The oc
casion was a very interesting one and
was worthy of the cause. The Sea
board Air Line Industrial exhibit was
in the line of the smaller industries,
better roads and better farms.
more
than good football teams; AH over
South Carolina, the wonderffl record
of P. C. is being talked, and though
a small institution by comparison
with others, the public more and more
is looking upon the Blue Stocking! , , ,
eleven as one of the big teams of the der a handlca P a ^ usually results in
crete. With Dr. Douglas leaving his! An interesting meeting has just
present post early in January, it isSdosed at the First Baptist church,
imperative that his successor be nan- Rev. J. B. Parrott, the pastor, con-
—ed and introduced into office a* the ducted the services which were well
earliest possible moment. A college attended,
or church without a leader, labors un
der
injury to the institution.
! The Southerq Presbyterian announc
es that the lease of the paper for the
state and one Chat must be reckoned
with. Likewise, the dashing, fight
ing eleven of TUornwell has won a
scat in the hall of fame by its unbeat- l * Miru w,tl ^ «t>ie w select a strong j aco b3. Dr. Bean, who has so ably
able record thus far, and if tomorrow’s man or * f presidency, and that the the paper since it was brought
game with Mullins results in a victory,!will continue to march for- to Clinton> did not put in a bid for it
ward in the years to come as it has Effortl| were made to retain him in
80 / na f? ,f, ~ nt ;y ^ ro, " r ^ *u Uic past the editorial chair, without success,
under the able leadership of President j -
Douglas.
! An interesting baptismal
the curtain will ring dewn upon the
team with a perfect record. It should
be noted also, that the Thornwell
teams of the past few years have made
valuable contributions to the P. C.
teams and such will continue for years
Alcng with thousands of others, The eRauing year> 8 into the hands
Chronicle expresses the hope that the of Revs j F Jacobs and Wm States
board will be able to select a strong j acoba
man for the presidency, and that the
college will continue to march for
ward in the years to come as it has
to come. It is therefore quite appro- +
priate that the little Presbyterian
brothers should be dined and honored
by the side of their large Presbyterian
brothers.
The occasion next Tuesday evening
promises to be an outstanding gather
ing and is calculated to cement the
town and boys closer together and to
create a fine irapresion over the state.
It comes as a grand climax at the close
of a strenuous and successful season
for the two splendid teams.
service
was held in the Presbyterian church
on the evening of the second Sabbath.
Four “mother’s darlings" and “fath-
: En Passant •
THE CITY’S HEALTH
When R. A. Steer, well known dairy-
appeared before city council
Tuesday evening with a plea for the
passage of a sanitation law, he was
seeing farther than his own personal
er’s joys" were presented and dedicat-
♦ W. W. H. ♦ ed to the Lord; the; children of Mr.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ eoo.e+ooooeooo+ooooo . an d Mrs. Geo. A. Copeland, and Mr.
_. . . , ’ _ — - ' and Mrs. Hale Shands.
This is the time of the year when
the hardest job many of us have is to
keep the coal bin filled.
\t tfc% recent town election Dr. W.
Shands was chosen Intendent, and
“As a man thinketh, so is he," un
less his wife changes his mind.
At
A.
Messrs. John Hopkins, T. R. Owens,
E. C. Briggs and G. A. Copeland as
.wardens. These gentlemen will have
e . . .. . ’a very grave responsibility resting on
Some Ittopl. think th»t ,t ^ Without f«.r or f.vor, thi.
M«««l t, cite than to adv,™. , ho „ |d ^ ^
„ . . I liquor selling and see that the State
Honie brew caa be made, of coarae. Uwi obeye<l io ^ Banne ,. xy,
but it isn l f.t to dnnk af.er it is t own has at least a thousand men, wo-
ma< * e * • men and children in it who will bless
Santa Claus To
Arrive Thursday
Sants Claus will arrive in Clinton
next Thursday on the 2 o’clock train
from Atlanta and will make his head
quarters while in the city at the Bee
Hive. The jubilant youth of the city,
who now have their whole hearts cen
tered on his approach, are invited to
be on hand and see the old gentleman
end share with, him the spirit of
Christmas at the Bee Hive. Upon his
arrival he will be met by auto and.
every high honor shown Mr. St. Nick
upon his first appearance in the city
for the holidays. All children are in
vited to be present to greet him.
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STOCKS - BONDS - REAL ESTATE
LOANS NEGOTIATED
You can’t always tell, sometimes
the man works at night, and then
intoresto and was striking at ai^ssue j again that is what he tells his wife,
that affects the health of the entire.
No sort of excuse will atone for a
job poorly done. If it is worth doing
at all it is worth doing well.
:them for so doing.
imunity. In his remarks before
cr uddl. Hr. Steer pointed out the need
of milk regulations and the employ
ment by the city of a capable inspec
tor to give the people official and
accurate information as to what kind
of milk they are gett : ng, thereby giv
ing protection not only to the dairy-! 8pend money,
men, but to 4he lives of our people i
and especially the babies and little • T be modern
Another cause for the depression in
business is that so many people seem
to think it is a capital offense to
We must not omit to add that our
stay in Statesville with the family of
Mr. J. W. Copeland was one of the
most delightful experiences of the
year.
Mr. C. C. Little is now local editor
of the Clinton Gazette. We welcome
Mr. Little to the corps editorial.
A very interesting event in the his-
_ __ — girl can make fudge tory of the Presbyterian church was !
The lequi-st from Mr. Steer. j nnd mayonnaise dressing, but young the beautiful church wedding on the I
we hope, wul be considered. The may- married people can’t live on those two evening of Nov. 10th, in which Rev.
° r _ W “J nStrUCted to .^ inf0rm , ; t ti0 . n th n «* Geo. H. Comelson of. Malvern. Aria, j
: was united in marriage with Miss Em-1
A normal boy’s ambition is to be- ma Floride Bailey, daughter of Mr. j
come a big man. And it is the ambj- : and Mrs. M. S. Bailey of Clinton. The
to ordinances in other towns affect
ing sanitation conditions and present
them ai the next council meeting.
They ^should be g*ven an intelligent. tion of most big men to reduce their church was beautifully decorated and
weight. the evening was delightful, a mass of
! expectant friends filled the building*
consideration.
The suggestion of Mr. Steer that
all milk offered in the city should be The old-fashioned actress who used from ceiling to floor, the music was a
inspected, should go still further and to get publicity by having her dis- • gem, and everybody was happy. AU
include all kinds of meats and fish nionds stolen now shoots her husband parties have our cordial congratula-
offered for sale. All cattle should be instead. tions.
inspected for diseases before being! j
killed and allowed to be placed on sale.' If you don’t want to go to a for- j Mr. C. B. Adams, an elder of Shady
A capable and experienced health of- tune teller, you ean learn all about Grove church, died in Clinton on Nov.
fieer, not a mere job seeker, should your past, present and future by run- ;7th, and was buried on Monday at
Reflset
Thought”
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• - * # • •
You’ll find them here in the highest
quality. A gift shop full of lovely things
for Christmas giving.
Cards
not a
be employed by the city to head this ning for office,
important work, but the problem is t _
out of finance. The city hn. no money , Y<m
ind it is requiring every dollar of tax 1
Shady Grove church. Rev. W. P. Ja-
* cobs, officiating. Mr. Adams had
believe it, but there. been in feeble health for five or s.’x
the history of this years. He was a kind friend, a good
* — was a time in the history of this years. He was a kind friend, a good
money and other revenue it can secure wb en children went to bed neighbor, and a devoted husband and
u> apph on its interest and notes of eight after supper instead of going to father,
indebtedness. Likewise, the city needs; mo vies
an adequate fire department costing
approximately $15^)00, but where is
tbe money coming from ? A munici
There are two things that it doesn’t
It was a lovely occasion on the 18th
of December, and the church
was
pal building, to properly care for all 60 “Y *o°d to worry about—those beautifully decorated. Mr. Alex O’Dan-
departments of the citiy's business is thjlt Y 0 « can help and those that you ;iel of Raleigh, and Hiss Mary Lou
cant help.
a pressing med but no funds are avail
able. c
There is nothing as important to'a
community as its health, and yet _ ^
proper sanitation and health regula- : his' automobile in order to "make a
tions in- our city are given little, if payment on his home.
aau, attention. The health of a city i
Ms children is far more important I _ —j
paved streets or other municipal' , Whan to worrjyug about
yet we are neglecting . ^ weather ’ 66 thankful that yon are
Ibis need nbovedi others. T^ere ^ *™*I*J^* •P—
ny things that the people of Clin- a legislature an3
need to interest themselves in, and of ^ ** M “ k>B
in the forefront is
Young, daughter of our deacon. Dr.
John W. Young, were the bridegroom
__ ... . . # and bride. The scene was a brilliant
The world u, yet to keu of loM . -n* only rod thing .boot K wm.
n youn, moo puttiof . mortw oo the rogrot w. .11 felt in portin' with
the bride. Mr. and Mrs. O’Daniel went
northward on a bridal tour, but will
make their home in Raleigh.
Jim?
health
Why not put first things
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following officers have been
elected by the Christian Endeavor So-
.eiety of the Presbyterian church to
jaervn for the year: C. C. Little, pres-
• j ident; John Simpson, vice-president;
Man ia a wonder. Re cute down Miss Maggie Dillard,
trees in order to build a city, and then Libby Spencer,
to make a park. tary; Tom M. Watts, treasurer.
■ ’C. « *• V • ’ -
Our tables are loaded down—4 card lor
every taste.-
Come in and browze around.
“Scatter Sunshine With, Greeting Cards
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