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■xB V^ v ■ 5 >AY, DECEMBER 22,1927 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. ■-'fit tW CITATION FOE LETTERS ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carolina, . County of Laurent/ . By 0. G. Thompson, Probate Judge: Whereas Job M. Simpson made suit to me to grant him Letter of Adminis- . tration of the estate and effects of John H. Nabors. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said John RTfia- bors, deceased, that they be and ap pear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Laurens CouH House, Laurens, S. C., on the 28th day of December next, after publica- : tion hereof, at 11 o’clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 13th day of December, A. D., 1927. ~~ 0. G. JHOMPSON, 12-22-2tc J. P. L. C. COUNTY TftEASURER’8 NOTICE IfiT , ' ' ' \ u i* / A For colds, grip and flu take TRADK NARK Relieves the congestion, prevents complications, and hastens recovery. A refreshing way to say -Merry Christmas” The hooka of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year, 1927, at the Treasurer’s office from October 15th to December 31, 1927. After Decem ber 31, one peg cent will be added. Af ter Jahliary 31st, two per cent will be added, and after Feb. 28th, seven per cent will be added, until the 15th day of March, 1928, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township are requested to call for receipts in each ..of the sev eral townships in which the property is located. This is important, as ad ditional cost and penalty may be at tached. ' / All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (60) years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, ex cept old soldiers, who are exempt at fifty (50) years of age. Commutation Itoad Tax $1.50 in lieu of road duty. All able-bodied men between the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to road duty except those in. military service, school trustees, school teachers, ministers, and students. Dog Tax $1.25, which must be paid not later than January 31, 1928. Proper attention will be given those who wish to pay their taxes through the mail by check, money order, etc., giving name of township and number of school district. The tax levy is as follows: State Tax .... 5 Vi mills Ordinary County Tax 5VV mills Road and Bridge .* 5 Vi mills Railroad Bond 1 mill Jail Bonds .... V4 mill Road Bonds 11 mills Past Indebtedness 2 mills Statewide School (6-0-1) .... 4 mills Weak and High-Schools Vi mill Constitutional School 3 mills Announcing the Birth of a King and Savior I N PACT and fancy, walk by night the squat-walled streets of old-time Bethlehem. A bright star hangs above the bouse of David—the old Inn of Chimham. Homes are emptied. With fright and awe the people stand gat ing at the 'flaming herald. To the south and west a cloud of fire has lowered over the fields of Boas, where once Ruth glerfbed barley behind the reapers. The night, air Is burdened wkh silent melodies. The strange starlight mantles the tMage with a stranger happiness. Strange omens ciswd the hour. People are gathering down ly the old Inn. They stand In silent-:': lytii are as voiceless* as the night Only the few have dared to whisper. man comes out of the Inn. now ahd t a^ A Wreath and a Candle . Spoke Prom the Window AS pLEASE, lady, won’t you buy some Drink D<*idous and Refreshing Total 38 mills Laurens School Districts No. 1, Trinity Ridge 16Vi mills No. 2, Prospect 16 mills No. S^HBarksdale-Narnie 16Vi mills No. 4, Bailey 7 mills No. 5, Copeland-Fleming 8 mills No. 6, Oak Grove f... 6 mills No. 7, Watst Mills 8 mills No. 11, Laurens 22 mills | might then he presses his lips against neighbor’s ear and whispers: s “Stran ; gers from Nazareth—a child Is born." Now the people fall back to make room for a company of night watch ers from the sheep flocks, their be grimed faces bright with excitement and wonder.. They are from the Boar, hills. They tell excidedly the story of angels singing praises to God and an nouncing the birth of a King and Savior..-.They have come to see. Fol low them through the old house into the adjoining caves, where even meek eyed beasts share the wonder of the night There are the strangers from Nazareth, and there in the manger their new-born Child. The simple shepherds kneel before the Child and tell the story of the sky. They de clare the Child Is a King. ’ Scarcely are the shepherds gone be fore a slight commotion heralds the coming of bearded strangers, travel stained, but richly garbed. They had seen the star months before and they had followed from the east It was a king they had come to find. They bow down and worship. They pile gold be side the swaddled bnhe and tilt the cave with the odor of Incense. An el der from the synagogue brings a scroll i and reads, “And Mis name shall be ! called Counselor, the Mighty God. the i everlasting Father, the prince of j Peace.” Then understand—you have | witnessed the mightiest miracle of earth. Here Is the place where Dlvln- | ity became humanity that humanity ; become divinity.—William L. No. 12, Ova 11 Vi mills Toungs School District No. 2, Friendship 20 mills •No. 4, Bethany 16 mills No. 5, Grays 17 mills No. 6, Central 10 Vi mills No. 7, Youngs 17M} mills No. 8, Warrior Creek 15 mills No, 10, Lanford 22 mills No. 3B, Fountain Inn ..... .... 24 mills Dials School Districts No. 1, Greenpond 8 mills No. 2, Eden 12% mills No. 3, Shiloh 12 mills J No. 5, Gray Court-Owings . ;v 20. mills ; No. L-3, Barksdale-Narnie. 16% millk; Gaston. (©. 1927. Wsstern Newspaper Onion.) Christmas Kaleidoscope ^HRISTMAS places a kaleido- No. 8, Merna -s. 12 mills jl And it's just as refreshing on any one of 365 other, occasions. Keep a few botdes on ice at home. Every botde sterilized. No Over 7 million a day Greenwood Coca-Cola Bottling Co. _ Greenwood, S. C. IT HAD TO GET TO BE GOOD WHERE IT IS Just Tottering/ So Weak "I was in a bad state of health and was going through a critical time of my life ” pays Mrs. Ella Scarborough, R. F. D. 6, Dothan, Ala. "Several dif ferent things were recommend ed to me, but I did not get any real relief until I began to take Cardui. "I was just as weak as could be. My legs were shaky, and often I would just totter around the house. I finally got so bad that I was in bed sever al weeks. "It was then that I began to take Cardui. I kept it up for quite a while, and at last I re gained my health. Cardui was certainly a friend to me in time of need. 1 "My health is splendid now, and I seldom have to use medicine, but I- gladly say a word about Cardui whenever I find a friend going through the same suffering which I en dured.” For sale by all druggista. f . fM 3-B, Fountain Inn 24 mills Sullivan School Districts No. 1, Princeton 18 mills No. 2, Mt. Bethel •.... 8 mills No. 3, Poplar Springs 20 mills No. 7, Brewerton 16 mills No. 17, Hickory Tavern .... 16 mills Railroad Tax 3 mills Waterloo Schpol Districts No. 1, Mt. Gallagher 12 mills No. 2, Bethel Grove .... 9 mills No. 3, Ekom 20 mills No. 4, Center Point 14 mills No. 5, Oakville .... 8 mills No. 6, Mount Pleasant v . 13 mills No. 7, Mt. Olive 16 mills No. 14, Waterloo 8 mills Cross Hill School Districts No. 13, Cross Hill 21% mills Hunter School Districts No. 3, Rock Bridge 6 mills No. 4, Wadsworth 8 mills No. 5, Clinton ♦.... 22 mills No. 6, Goldyille 4 mills No. 6, Goldville 4-mills No. 7, Belfast a .... 5 mills No. K-9, Kinards 8 mills No. R-42, Reederville 13 mills No. 16j Mountville .... 16 mills Jacks School Districts No. 1, No white school 4 mills No. 2, Shady Grove 11 mills No. 3, Renno 16 mills No. 4, No white school 3 mills | I No. 6, Odell’s .‘. 8 mills i I No. 7, Gariington 3 mills ][ j No. 15, Hurricane 6 mills Scuffletown School Districts No. 1, Long Branch 8 mills No. 2, Musgrove ' 8 mills No. 3, Langston 3 mills No. 4, Sandy Springs 4 mills No. 10, LanfortW 22% mills No. 12, Ora 11% mills Persons sending in lists of names to be taken off are requested to send them early and give the township and school district of each, as the Treas urer is very busy during the month of December. P.OSS D. YOUNG, tf County Treasurer. scope in my hand. Fan tastic desfirhs of rare coloring and exquisite form show them selves—pictures of people, and plqces, anil episodes—dreams unfulfilled . . . persons whom l have loved and lost pass be fore me. They all but speak. I seem to catch a distinctive note and a familiar ring of laughter. . . . places Teeming with sxreet memories and hal lowed associations come, too, and are gone! . . . Ghosts of unaccomplished desires, un solved problems, unattained goals, pass in review. ... It is Christmas! Joyous in Its present gladness, but thrice blessed in memories! A day in which music, If but the laugiiter of a child, is richer than royal feasts, and when a tried friend ship is more heartening than richest wine.—W. v T>. Penny- packer. ©. 1927, by Western Newspaper Union, tulips?" Ann Dawson, belle of her set, step ping briskly out of a department store, her arms filled wit’) Christmas pack ages, looked down Into tbe searching eyes of two poorly dad little girls. ’Tulips?” *he~' repeated, smiling. ”'Vliy, tulips are not due. yet You should have red roses, poinsettins, and holly at Christmas time." “Yes m. I know,” said the one car rying (he basket of wax flowers, “but we don’t know how to make anything hut tulips. They are all red, though, and Just a quarter for three." “I see.” said Anne. “Making some extra money, aren’t you, to buy some thin;: pretty for diuiuiub?" “No. nui’m.” answered the sister. "1 wish we could buy something pretty for mother, hut we are trying to get us some school shoes before time to go back after Christmas.” Anne’s eyes songht the children’s foot and her throat filled with a chok ing lump. ‘ “Why—why—yes. I’ll buy a dollar’s wo’-th. Will that help much?*’ “t.‘h. yes’m,” from both shuultune- om-ly. Their eyes sought each other’s In happy anticipation while Anne, struggling with her packages, clumsily extracted the bill from her purse. “Now tell me where you live, little tulip makers. I might want some more of them sometime,” taking the buneb held out tp her. The address w* s care fully noted, and thoughtfully Anne stood watching the children as they became lost In the street crowd. For the first time, her eyes had been opened to a new life. Next day n rap on the door of a cottage in a poor section of the city brought an answer from one of the flower girls. No one was In sight, but as the door opened a big car was seen moving away and on the porch was a large well-filled basket ornamented with polly and one big red caudle. When tlie basket was taken Inside and examined many useful gifts for mother and tlie girls were disclosed as well ns a generous supply of fruit, nuts and candy. The card rend: “I shall drive hy on Christmas night. If you are happy let the wreath and lighted candle speak from your win dows.” Was the candle burning? And did the wreath adorn the other front win dow? Well, yes; and the bright faces within tlie well-lighted room brought to Anne Dawson far greater Joy than the handsome gifts that were hers on Christmas morning.—Lily Rutherford Morris. (©. 19(27. WeaUrn Nc-wnpapcr Union.) CS-WfeO, *4 m Yuo’ve just got three days in to have your dothes deaned for— ■. T £ -.•yva \gm Telephone 28—This Morning! m We thank our customers for their good will and patronage of the past year. Accept our hearty wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Buchanan’s m I “Kle&ners Who Klean” Phone No. 28 :: dil gift? for the motorist — Christmas Dolls T UK modern Christmas doll, so dear to the hearts of lit- tie maids of all nations, had its A sturdy tire—with its-safety Non-Skid tread—what could be a more appropriate gift for the motorist at this season! origin in the days of long, long ♦!! Warns of Christmas Celebration Dangers ' Unless people are more cautious during tlie holiday season than they have been in previous years, there will be an unusually large number of home accidents, predicts the National Safety council, which is endeavoring to make tlie celebration of Christmas not only a merry but also a sa#^ festival. Scores of children were blinded during Christrhas week last year by shots from air rifles, used in all sec tions of the country, and through the explosion of fireworks. ago. Dolls were once regarded as sacred objects, and the- word “dolT is believed to be a cor ruption of the word “idol.” The dolls or idols of early days were carved out of wood or bone, and the dolls of later days were probably reproductions of the idols, used in worship. . Dolls are comparatively mod ern playthings in this country, and the oldest museum spec!- ^ mens only go hack -to Quejtui i. Anne’s days, before which time there are no records of their use. by British children. They -u were introduced from Flanders, and were called “Flanders ba- l)! hies,’’ or “childroh’s bubies.*’— V,1 Montreal Star. 41 And to know that your gift is a Firestone Gum-Dipped Tire is to realize that its value is many times inpreas^d. Gum-Dipping makes for extra strength and endurance— qualities that serve most effectively on every highway. The very low prices of Firestone Gum-Dipped Tires now, make them more than ever an item to be considered in the selection of Christmas gifts. Come in and let’s r talk this over today! ■ Company; FORD DEALER a 1 Al* • ^ « -♦ « ^ ^ ^ . __ « ^» J When Animals Kneel TAKB 1 CARDUI PURELY .VEGETABLE TONIC What Do P. S. JEANES Do? There are many quaint animal superstitions connected with t’hrist- mas night One of them is the legend that the oxen kneel In their stalls to worship the infant Christ at midnight on His birthday. Russian Christmas Table % i In il:e center of his Christmas table the Russian peasant places a bundle ! of straw, symbolic of the manger ! and. before tlie meal, each guest draws from the bundle a blade of , straw, tlie one who draws the longest i being destined to live the longest. St. Nicholas St Nicholas, as the patron saint ot Christmas, seems to have been adopt ed hy America: Father Christmas Is Indigenous to Britain.. Santa Clans to Genn. ny. and Kriss Krlngle to llol land hut they all seen) to he va ianfs cf the best-named.—Montreal Star. For Christmas Table SEED GRAINS OF ALL KINDS See us for what you need. We are offering Barley, Rye, Seed Wheat, Texas, Apeler and 100 to 1 Oats. We invite all farmers to call and see us and let us serve you. Our prices are right and your business will be appreciat-’i ed. / Nothing more striking could be chosen as a decoration for the Christ mas table than a pair of silver pea cocks or tL farge pheasant either In silver plate or In pottery. An Old Christmas Custom . Blessing the apple trees IjTT Christ mas enstom still observed In the Eng gllsh counties of Sussex and Devon •hire Farmers' Exchange Christmas in Italy T. J. BLALOCK, Prop. Clinton, 3. C. In souUiern Italy a Novena is begun nine days before Christmas, apd Utile nipdels representing the nativity are built In village homes. Candles Are Dangerous Mui.-li.s should always he Wepi oui of tlie reach of children ntid paren;?- should he especially cautious around the holiday season when there is so much extra inflammable materials in -the house, suggests the national safe ty council. ae Christmas Greeting Cards Christmas greeting cards will cost this country $55,000,000, and that do,*> not take into account the time lost in trying to remember to whom they should be sent • Make Some One Happy , Make some one’s Clirislmss merry and yonr own will cnnMor Itself 212 WHITES 50 lbs. 50 lbs. G RAIN only won’t do. Neither will mash alone do. 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