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.HS CUNTON CBRONICLC, CUNTON. a C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11,19t0 Ulifr (Sltntan (EiirantrU BmabRshH 1909 WILSON W. HARIRIS, Editor and Publiihar Published Every Thur<sday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Ore year >1.50; Six Month’s 76 cenU; Three Months 60 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The ( hronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise sysegestions and kindly ad- vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its corre.^pondents. Christmas paper, an effort that could initial not have been possible except by the charge. The incoming pastor is well co-operation of our advertisers and *»d favoraWy known to the congre- , the untiring efforts of our own faith- »*tion of the local church, having 1 I only last year led in a series of revival W, hop, you will enjoy oar mas edition. 1 Today’s service at the First Metho- idist church marked the second leave taking as pastor by the Rev. Mr. Ma jor. Fourteen years ago, a'fter serving four years, he was appointed as a pre siding elder, and for 12 years he serv ed in this capacity at Rock Hill, Co lumbia and Greenwood. Two years ago he was returned to the Laurens church as its pastor. Again He is going from the local church'to the eldership, but u pastor of the newj The prerent schedule inoludes the fcltowing games, f’our more to pre cede Christinas have been scheduled but the dates are not avail^Ie: * Jan. 13—Wofford at CKnton. Jan. 14—Carolina at Columbia. Jan. 17—Erskine at Due West. Jan. 31*—Furman at Clinton. Feb. 1—Furman at Greenville. Feb. 7—Newberry at Clinton. Feb, 14—Ei^ne at Clinton. Feb. 17 and 18—Citadel at Clinton. Fc'b. 27—Wofford at Spartanburg. Feb.27—Wfoford at Spartanburg. 7 MAJOR CLOSES ‘ LAURENS WORK CUNTON, 8. C.. DECKMIIEK II. 1930 f’ATCH THE TRUE SPIRIT OF I felt lonely and discouraged as night CHRIST.MAS * uame on. At last they went to a At Chrirtmas play, and make good stable to find a place to sleep. Here pheer, ^ ® manger the Saviour of the world For ChriHtmas comes but once a year, was born. Methodiid Minister W’iil .Move To , Greenville As Presiding Elder. I Succeeded By Hodges. 1 l.aurens, Dec. 7.—The Rev, J. R. T. I Major today clos^ his pastorate with j jg official connection with the First Methodist church at a fare-1 g^d numerous other churches well service that was attended by an county. unusually large congregation. In ad- dition to the sermon by the retiring "Hi pastor, the Lord’s supper was ob-i Expect Good Cage ■served, and a special musical program given by the choir. The^ Rev. Mr. Major was appointed at the re(:ent session of the Upper South Carolina conference as presid ing elder of the Greenville district, which embraces many churches in I.Aurens county, including the Team At Presbyterian With Lonnie McMillian at the head of basketball this season, the pros pects of a cage team that betters those of the past few years seems pirjjt! certain at Presbyterian college. Last These lines were written four bun- This was a vCry lonely place indeed cnuich of I.aurens. The new ruling McMillian developed a rat team .l„.l year. a»o, by .n ,la,o»t forRot-! for Ih, Prinr, of l-oate to be bora.lder will move to v.“reity' \en poet, Thomas Tusser. .Prophets had been foretelling for|and will occupy the district parson-, I he s^n^d^ And can’t you picture the Christ- many years. People were expecting j aiff mui- celebration of his day-the cnor- him to come,'but in some very ^/imas muus Yule-log brought into the great way. Some thought he would m^e,^^^ ^ ._-i. a. hall from the forest to add warmth the kinK4 leave their thrones and him-j and light, the wreaths of holly and self bo the ruler. But he came as' ule is far from complete but several The Rev. G. H. Hodges comes from ’^e played before Christ-1 mistletoe, Christmas candles alight, a sweet, dear little babe, minstrel singers, meriy feasting at Now you wonder how the people the rough bouquet tiible! And withal | heard of his birth, in those long, long, —the glorious spirit of good fellow-1 jays when Jthere were no telephones ship and the sacred interpretation put! or telegraphs? Perhaps you think thc-' wnaJaii mi i*‘ ff aaeai-naii-iT Earihri-- Laurens church to succeed the Rev. Mr. Major. With his family he is expected to arrive Wednesday, and on next Sunday he will preach his ■« GILES BACK FROM . CONVENTION BIG mom. Good Will Men!” That spirit is no less Chevrolet will build and sell a mil' McMillian seems of the opinion that I the team will be slow on the floor. I Probably if this is true it will be off- I set by a well trained passing ma'’hine. I Captain Gosndl probably will be jat the pivot position. A. Copeland is I second choice and Pinson, last year’s I rat center, is a-Tival. Adarms, Wyatt in lead tha. «A>8L.fapJ announced publicly by the highest of-! Giles of the Giles Chevrolet'Cpmpany, in evidence ficiali or the richest people in town where Thursday with 600 other deal- today—and. the Christmas star is still and a holiday declared, I ers in this area he attended the tenth one of joy and lovel But not so. The first news of his Once a year comes the opportunity birth was told to people engaged in to each person to Iw born anew. No ■ very humble and low^y work, matter how weary, how self-centeied, ^ must have been a beautiful warm how narrow, how shriveled or how en-! grossed we have b«*come in the j Judi-a the shepherds were herding months pursuit of money, glory or suc-i (iheep. No doubt ihty were talk- cess, the ihance comes at Christmas! together about the big crowd in for all of us to become new men . Ugthighem that evening. Suddenly w omen. *he’ e ap,'c‘uri (I in the sky a bright j Sclfi^h gain may dominate oui lives lijjrht. The shepherds were afraid, for eleven months and two weeks, but, for the fortnight before Christmas at least unselfish love should be the tri-j umphant note. ! The king of the Chiistiiuis season i« the child. How much happier we all would be if v\e could grasp his carefree spirit and give of our love as unsllnlingly! The chiUl 1 uts hi.s heart into Christ- in IS and therefore he lakes a heart lull of love with him when the day is d ne. ( hiistmas is the time to remeinlHir all the big and little kindnesses which have been bestowed upon us through- not afraid; I bring you good tidings, of great joy which shall be to all, iwoide." Then he told them that Jesu.s hud been born in Bethlehem that they would find him, a babe,’ wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a ’manger with his mother, Mary. of 50 winter dealer meetings being conducted from roast to coast by the Chevrolet Motor Company. On this basis Mr. Giles declared Chevrolet sales in this section would be more than 25% greater than in 1930. Mr. Giles’ statement was based on .studies of current condition and sur veys of the future made by the Chev rolet Motor Company and announced at the (Columbia meeting by Mr. R. K. White, Advertising Manager of the Company, who directed the meeting. "The studies and surveys show that busines.s is improving and lO.'ll prom ises to be one of the best years we ever had”, Mr. Giles said. "Business is coming back, slowly but inevitably. forwards, while for fiiards there is Caidcey, Barrett, C!heatham. Dunlap, I Lynn and Copeland. About 20 men j are out for the team which is practic-' ing at night so that any men who ai^ { out for the boxing team may work out i in that sport in the afternoon. I NORRIS FINE CANDIES IN CHRISTMAS WRAPPERS In $1.00 and $1.50 the pound varieties, and mie,’twoBnd ttf>MerfWite#ste^ Novelty Gift Boxes for the children. f,; '4^ DRS. SMITH & SMITH Optometrists Also Fountain Pens, single and in sets. Lucretia Vanderbilt Perfume Sets. Coty’s Perfume Sets, $1.00 to $5.00. Compacts, Cutex Sets, etc. SPECIALISTS : Even Examined Gla.nnen UrcKcrlbed j 1.5 West Main Street Phone 101 ! Laboratory for Prompt Repair Scrvica; Clinton, a. C. Sadler-Owens Pharmacy Money is plentiful at cheap rates. Suddenly there appeared with the ‘Savings deposits are ahead of angel a boat of other angel.n singing Inventories in all lines “Glcry to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will to men.” After the angels were gone the SIJB.SCKIBE TO THE CHKO.MCLE TELEPHONE 100 TELEPHONE last' are at rock bottom and mills, factories and wholesalers report orders in creasing volume. jegtctcgcgtggftccggggqccgggtggcgggggggggggpgqd shei»herd« talked over the wondrous^ news. Then they hurried away to Bethlehem to .see if it wa.s true. “As for Chevrolet, our Compaily is one of the most stable in the indua- try. W'e have 400 more dealers than we had a year ago. We are better situated than ever before. Our used They then went out to tell others. car stocks kre at bottom. In the ^Tod also toW the newsr of his gift’ first ten monlbs this year bur organ- to the world by placing a new star^ ization sol^ 1,100,000 used cars, an all-time record. Our new car stocks out the year, and howev'er you remem- enough, there were Mary and ler it whether with an ^ Joseph and the little babe, Jesus. ( hrjstnius present or with a Ti,ey then went out to tell others, card rememlK'r it with loye^ _ With this in mind your gifts will not be coarseneil by any desire for displayj (fr to receive s<.melhing in return, and followed its shining rays until they,! are equally low. Our lO.*)! models are. it will be far better to send the simple found the “Babe of Bethlehem.”j larger and the finest and cheapest in] Christmas grinding than a showy f'ft j^pne wise men worahlpjied him and i Chevrolet hi.story. They are coming] Dress and Suit Sale • • Ctf • • • • This was the first Christmas. that lacks the ( hristmas spirit. | gifts of gold, myrrh and For no matter how much money j frankincense, you spend, you can give no more thaiC yt»ur friendship or love with each gift. The rich, happy beyond their de serts, should not let this day pas.* j TODA'I S PAl'ER without making happier some of those The ('hronicle, following an estab- for whom life has been less easy. You:ji»hod custom of long standing, pre- nee.l not gt» far today to find a sents its annual Christmas edition child with sorrowful, longing eyes, and today. It has requiriHl lots _of hard perhaps an outstretched hand. Don tl work and heavy expense to put it leave that hand empty. You will find easily some man or woman, old, cold and j.oor. Don’t pass without putting at least a moment’s brightnes.s into the tired faces and faded eye.s. The kindness of the indi vidual makes life possible in a world th.'.t i.s ha;d for so many. Do your in the hands of our large family of readers, but here it is. We hope therefore that the efforts of our force will be appreciated by you. With due modesty, we call your attention to the many special, at tractive and unusual features this is sue contains. There is a large and varied assortment of Christmas ma- out nearly two months in advance of i the customary time. i Our dealers are that much better | prepared for the late winter andj spring rush for business. There isj a normal replacement market of 3,-j 000,000 cars in America. That plus] the deferred buying that will show upi in 1931 promises an excellent year.j The first of the year will witness ai pronounced improvement. Next year should rank with the best years in automobile .selling." CARTER’S OUR COMPLETE STOCK OF SUITS AND DRESSES OFFERED AT THESE SALE PRICES. many least. .Ai.d do not forget—all you will eat, drink and make merry, that Christmas is, after all, Christ’s mass, and it does not mean squandering, folly, gluttony—but a hol^ and beau tiful thing! Then yours will be indeed “A Merry (hristmas.” share—big or little—give happiness to , . . if vou can-to one or two at consisting of holiday stones. ‘ verses, illustrations, etc., that will .^.^^lapputtl to old folks, middle-aged folks and little folks. These articles arc of beautiful thought and sentiment and are peculiarly appropriate for such an edition. Its news columns con tain the general world news, state,: county and city activities, our im-| posing list of regular features, thej going and coming of Clinton folks justj on the eve of the Yuletidc sea m. Itsj editorial columns carry CKristmasi THE FIRST CHRISTMAS Over n.neteen hundred years “f*'' thought. In short, today’s issue is! there liveil in the little town of Nasa-.a real honest-to-goodness Christmas relh, a humble carpenter and his wife,! paper. Mary. At thi.s time the ruler of the Roman empire, Augustus Caeaar, required all persons to pay taxes for the upkeep Its advertising columns contain equally as interesting and helpful ’^store nears” from many arell known merchants. These advertisements are of^ the kingdom. Joseph was a da- j carried as an investment for the holi- scendant of King David. Although he i day trade—tp inform you where to was living in Galilee, the law ra- j ghop and to urge your early attention quired h'm to go to Bethlehem in j to the task. In this day of keen com- Judea and pay his taxes. petition, the merchant wlio advertisas When it was time to pay the trib-' is the one that is most wide awake to Joseph took Mary with him on | your needs, the one best prepared to nte, the journey to Bethlehem. It was a tiresome journey. They were very weary when they reached the little town. Joseph wknt to the hotel to get a room erfaere they could reet. serve you, and the tiubUc doesn’t need to be re-told this truth. We call your attention to these advertise ments, their attrketiveness in Christ mas borders, illustrations and help- I ataxtad taking Blaok- Dran^iL thzaa yaaxa agOi my baahh was vary badt* wxitaa Mrs. G. C Canon, M6 Concord St, Bammiont TsKas, **1 aufflnad constantly fkum oonsHpatioa. 1 had baadacha when I got up in ths morally and I Mt dull and •tuggish. I hardly ata a meal that my fbod agnad with me. fnqsMntily I wo^ have gas on my atomadL and fslt awftiL *1 read WMmi BladoDran^d, nd I tbon^ it night help an Allsr I tmdtaksn its Uttls wfaQs, I Ml naoh hattar. tt raUavaa 1 knap it on X aood s laxathni wili hahn It In An thinn ynsn I as good iut r • i S ? i z ■ : I ! I £ ti Lot No. 1, Dress and Suit Sale $10.95 Lot No. 2, Dress and Suit Sale Lot No. 3, Dress and Suit Sale Lot No. 4, Dress and Suit Sale (Rayoir) Lot No. 5, Dress and Suit Sale (CoUmi Priato) Lot'No. 6, Dresa and Suit Sale (Cotton Prints) • •Of $2.95 Sl,95 Lot No. 7, Dresa and Suit Sale (LaSiB* airf ChiUna’s WaA Dnaacs) • 0 • • WONDERFUL VALUES IN DRESSES AND SUITS SALE NOW ON — AMaXna , ■* ■ T~* JLl. a Vi I; I ’ ■ ! I JOE L. CARTER