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VOLUME XXXII
CLINTON, S. C.„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932
. THE WORLD
CHARACTER
His CominR Is An Event of Interest To Millions Everywhere.
Stores of City Are Filled With Wares
That Tell of His Approach.
Christma? will soon be here and
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with the happy event will come Santa
Claus withj his* loads of treasures. In
preparation for this day of days,
many local stores have laid in a sup
ply of delightful and appropriate
things that are now being daily view
ed the -wMHh^wR Ly the Jittlc J^olks
who are all excited and wondering
what old Santa Claus will leave in
their stockings.
No other Christmas symbol has
such a hold on the youth of the world
as the character of Santa Claus. Prob
ably he originated in Holland and was
imported to this country by the early
Dutch settlers. As St. Nicholas or San
Nicholas he is the patron saint of the
children, a portly, jovial j>erson who
has found his way into the hearts of
the little folks and is cheri.shed lov
ingly by them. -According to a popu
lar myth he is supposed to sweep
down from the North driving his
sleigh, laden with gift.** for good chil
dren. to which i.'i hitclu*d?J'einde^r.
The picture of our modern Santa
Claus is probably described in most
picturesque fashion by Clenuivt Clark
Moore’s familiar i>oem:
“He was dressed in fur from his
head to foot,
.\nd his clothes wero all tarnished
. with ashes and soot.”
Kven the reindeer wero named in
this popular tale of Christmas Kve
night:
"Now Dasher I now Dancer 1 now
Pianeer and Viven!
On Comet, on Cupid, on Donder
and Blitzen!”
^ The idea of having Santa Claus
come down the chimney may be ex
plained by an old English custom. It
was supposed to bring good luck to
sweep the chimney at that time. In
Frtyice,^ St. A’icholas is called Bon-
homme Noel, or Pere Noel, .meaning
Good Noel or Father Noel. In Ger-'
many the name ,is Kristkindlein or
Kris Kringle. * ^
Not only are older persons securing
protty things for the children, but
the Christmas shopping has begun ip
earnest, and s^res are crow’ded with
persons hurrying here an(r~lhere~ifr
order to secure presents for their
famil'es and friends. It seems prob
able that the custom of exchanging
preseits at Christmas time came
from the dcsiro to follow the example
of the unselfishness of Christ. It is
<aid, however, that the pagans ex
changed gifts at their winter festi
vals.. Thero was a custom which may
be rosponsible for modern Christmas
giving. It wa^ known as the Priest’s
box. .\mong the Romans it was cus
tomary for a priest to put a box on
all outgoing* boats in which money
had been placed. The box was sealed
before the boat set out .to sea. When
the boat returned, the box was kept
until Chiistmas, when it was opened
•and the contents di;^tributed among
the poor. I.ater the Priest’s box \yas
known a.-J the Christmas box and those
who had not placed anything in it
epme forward and offered gifts.
- People sometimes think that the
true significance of Christmas day is
overahadowed by the stress placed on
the buying of Christmas gifts. This,
however, is not a late development.
The Germans were so fond of this
custt»m that it became an, obligation
and ca.ses were knowm where men ac
tually left the country at this..season
in order to escape gift giving. From
Germany the cu.stom spread over Eu
rope and to America, until today w'e
are drifting into he habit much as
the Germans did.
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NUMBER 60
UNITED STATES
FEELSUpOUND
Will Accept December W’’ar Debt
Payment From Great Britain.
Particular Importance Is At
tached To Speech of Cham
berlain. London Pleavcd.
Washington. Dec. 1.3. — The United
States will accept the Dec. 1,3 war
debt payment from Ix)ndon satisfied
that Great Britain fully understands
.Vmerica’s rofu.sal to be boun<l by any
condition.s. in receiving the $9r>,.550,-
.\fter a long series ,of conferences,
‘ m which the latest British note on
; the (juestion was carefully studied,
I Secretary Stimson said today :
“The negotiations with Great Brit-
jfin may Ik* re.garded as concluded so
far as the Dec. 1.') payment is con
cerned.”
This last British no^e, received last
night, said Britain’s previous as.ser-
tion that the December payment
^uTd be regirffTcd as an instairnVeht
urn a new settlement, tnTir arrived at
later, was merely its own declaration
of purpose an<l wa.^ not meant to bind
tht* United States.
I.ondtm Is Pleased
London, Dec. 13.—Wa ddn..
Brui,<’i
'i.n’': de-
re.'erva-
Wants Bin Cur~"
Three Millions
Local
Highly Rated
Budi^et Committee Favors Dras-; Thornwell Orphanage Film Se-
tic Pruning In State Expenses, j lected By Magazine As One of
Amount Set At $6,485,000. i Ten Best In World for 1932.
HELP THE COMMCNITY’S EMPTY STOC'KI
ND
There are a nuiYJh<rr 6? children ia|Claus for the little ones unlcssVthoj^c
this community ^who will wake
Christmas morning to the heart-
community ^who will wake on of 'us'xvho care, l^lp to make it so. /^To^ht
Here is ah opportunity for yoit totchrnmi
morning
breaking tragedy of childhood — Th**
Empty Stocking—unless there is a re
sponse to the appeal that is being
Hi also gladly receive contributions
he lund to be turned over to the
mmittee. The chapter is asking the
support and assistance of all organi-
I zations in the city in this undertaking.
Humanity calls. Study the accom-
Columbia, Dec. 11. — State ajipro-
priations recommende<l by the budget
commission for 193d total Jft.df'o.OOi),
“Movie Makers,”-'~w^l-known pic
ture magazine, selects each year what
it considers the ten best amateur pic-
do a good deed—to enter'into thb real
spirit of Christmas. You can do this
bv a small contribution to assist in
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made by tive local Red Cross chapter j bringing happiness to~Tonic hoy or
for the community’s destitute fam.-nrirl or unforlunaU* man or woman,
lies. ’ ' The appeal is one to the community’s
•The Empty Stocking Fund:’ v
one purpo.se—to .shed joy and happi- Time i.s short and the:'e remain only' wwvw wrolv. nut what- tno.se^
ness into the lives and hearts of the I a few days in which to ad. Send a | who are not .so fortunate? Are you
communHy s poor. A careful invest!• i dollar bill, oi ^wuutevei you maj 1^’" * ^oing lt> It't Christmas he ju.st another
gation by the Red Cross has revealed sire to give, food, clothing, bedding, . f r th* ’
.several homes, white ami colored, discarded toyi^. etc., to .Mrs. T. I), .lar; * o «pi . ^
panying picture. You have a comfort
able home, well prepai'ed meals, loved
one.s and adoring children to make life
where poverty and privation iirevail. j cobs, Mrs. B. (). Whitten, or any mem-1 ^ Tragedy qf the I.mpty Stock-j
In these homes there will be no Santa i her of the He I Cross. The Chronicle j ing.” ,
(Jovernor Blackwood, chief budget of- tures in America. Out of nearly one
ficer, announced tonight.
thou.sand pi^Uouas considered this
The governor said the total recom- year, the Thornwell orphanage pro-
mended, a slash of nearly SUI.OOO.tHiO, duction, “A Day At Thornwell,” was
from 1932 general appropriations,. selected as one of the ten best,
represented “as nearly a balanced! The following article on the award,
budget as it i.s possible to arrive at taken from the December issue of
at this time.” Movie Makers,” w’ill be read with in-
The commission estimated 193.3 rev-'terest by the friends of the institu-
enues, applicable, to general appropri-! tion:
aliens, at $b.r>00,00«. Thi.s would make I ‘‘The staff of ‘Movie Makers’ is
recommended expenditures $1.3,000 again proud to present it.s .selection
less than anticiiwted income. of the year’.s ten best amateur films.
The 1932 appropriations bill was In accordance with the custom inau-
approximately $9,400.(Mi0. The gover- guraUd in Decemlier 1930, each year
nor did not announce what itenps were' ‘Movie .Makers’ ’ .staff surveys a list
trimmed to bring the recommended, of all the amateur films its members
appropriations for next year to the have .seen during the year and from
$6,485,000 figure. i this makes a .selection of ten which.
Governor Blackwood announced the in the unanimous opinion of the whole
total of the commission’s recommon- staff, are the most outstanding. While
dation.s upon his return from Char-] this cI)oice is made on an entirely in-
lotte where today he attended exer- formal basis, without rules or a set
ci.ses in observance of the anniversary i technique of judging, it does repre-
of the founding of the Duke endow-■ sent the considered determination of
ment^ " . ovie .Makers’ ’ staff. Because of this
The buciget com^iii^^n, wT^ hasTa nd^becau.-ie of the fact fhatThe' films
been working on its ri933 recommen- i listed are cho.sen from nearly a thou-
4»tion.H for ^veral weeks, completed : sand conuileled picture^ tepresenta-
its work last week. It adjourned with- i live of the best amateur work in the
out announcing its total at the time. ; world, we believe the .selection to have
In ad'lition to Governor Blackwood,' significant value. Certainly, no con-
who is ex-officip chairman, > other Uest or competition has ever repre
members of the commission are Xev-isonted so piany amateur pictures,
ille Bennett, of Marlboro county,! “The films chosen, by ‘Movie .Mak-
chairman of the house ways and^ers’ ’ staff as ten best for 1932 are:
means committee, and S. Mortimer I. , . ‘Thornwell Orphanage,’ one of the
Ward, of Georgetown, chairman of best amateur welfare pictures ever
the senate finance committee, imade, filmed by Willis Osborn, ACL.
The commission’s recommendations j “ ‘Thornwell Orphanage,’ planned
will be submitted to the legislature,! and made by W’illis Osborn, is a film
which meets January 10, for guidance study of Thornwell orphanage, show-
in turning out the appropriations bill, ing the scholastic, industrial and re-
The money measure is written by , ligious training of the youngsters
the house ways and means committee.* there and presenting a subtle argu-
The legislators usually spend many ment for its support. This is a diffi-
weeks in debate on the bill. Various cult subject because of the problem
ehangea generally are made before it of selecting significant and coherent
is finally approved. i action ^rbm among the endless possi-
The commission’s recommendations i bilities. Most welfara films are too
were reached after an extended se-j discuraive and too general in treat-
ries of hearings at which various de- ment to secure the effect desired. Mr.
partments and agencies appeared to j Oiborn has succeeded in avoiding this
present their 1933 money needs. Upon]and has produced a.film as coherent
completion of these hearings, theiand informative as it is well photo
commission spent several weeks can-[ graphed.” ^
vassing the state’s financial situation j — ^
and drafting iu report. | (Cantata Sundav
Governor Blackwood did not make | ^
public details of the report, annotmc-!
ing only the total of the recommend-1
ed expenditures. | annual Christmas cantata will
: Ibe given by tHe children of the State
Mrs. W. R. Blakely has returned Uj Training school at 6:00 p. ml, Sun-
her home in Williamston after visiting day, Dec. 18. The public is cordially
hWr sister, Mrs. John T. Blakely, the invited. Those attending are request-
past several days. ed to be on time.
Kiwanis Club , Court Hears
' Names Leaders^ Rasor Appeal
Special Music
For Christmas
vision li*» thi*
tii ns acvonip'invipi' tlu- t> .s'mont of
i the <lfl)t installnu-nt 'i'hu'.-•.day, in
the light of the t*xplan:itoi y note sent
j ' efore tlawn to<lay. was wc'Cviined in
ininisteriah (juarters tonili'ht.
In the lobbies of I’arliatr. nt th-. de
cision was hniletl us nuuking the end
of the exchange of notes and the be
ginning of diplomatic negotiut ons
during which the entire debts subject,
can be brought uniter review.
In this connection, satisfaction was
expressed a)L the fact that Great Brit
ain has as America’s ambassador An
drew Mellon, who is known to like
England, who sent his son to England
to be e<lucated, and who once before
assumed a mission here and intimat
ed in public utterances that Great
Britain is entitHnt-to eertafn speciaL '
consitlerations.
The government is certain to c
in for criticism by the influentiail e ;-
tremi.st section, which believes, *
will loudly say, that~pu~vnieht’ ‘sTibdli^
Ik* accompanied by a, notif;ca.ion
which, like Roe's ra\en, would s y
“Nevermore.”
The note sent to \Vashing*on tod-ay
»|si,.nified there had been n.) elia i/o
in the basic British j^'olicy of caivv!-
lation of the war debts, with ? a.-
R. L. Plaxico To Attain Head Or- Three Convicted Gross Hill .Men Ghoir of First Presbyterian
ments to he made inder i)i'otes‘
with reservations until that goal,
at least a revi.sion of the debts.
lH*en achieved.
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iranization. Associate Officers
and Directors Also Elected.
Ask New Trial Before Hijjh
Tribunai. Sav Trial Unfair.
Church To I’resent '‘roKram Aolfo
Xc\t Sunday Evening. ' | Omiin /\SKS
A ,....,eran, If rh,i„„,aJ Foc Farmcrs’Vicws
^ music, will be presented at the First! ,
appeals for new trials for three j 1‘resbyterian church next Sunday eve-;:;! W ashington, Dec. Mh .'^enato** L.
n sentenced to life impri.sonment ning at 7:30 under the direction of'^^* ^oiith. Democrat, South ( aioI:na.
the organist, .Mr.s. J. K. Jacobs. Jr. ' "’“nts to know what the man in the
The cantata will be entitleil, “Holy about his cotton bil..
been filling the unexpireil preaiilent’s tenceswen* J. Henry R:i.*<>r and La- Night,” by Ashford, and will consist* ^ i»ublic appeal today for
term caused by the removal of Dr. F. than .-and Eugene ('lisji, convicted at '»f beauliriil ('hristmas selections. A cotton prodiu'ers t(» win* or write
R. I,, riax'co w-as chosen as pre-i-
dent of the (’linton Kiwanis club for
the coming year at the annual election
of officers held at the meeting and
luncheon at the Hotel Clinton last
Thursday evening. Mr. Plaxico has
Columbia, Dec. 12. The state su-
jiieme court today heard arguments
on
men sentenced to life impr
and one under a s(*ntcnce of death.
,.The three aiipealing from life sen-
of
L W’ebb from the city, and was a.gain j Ijiurens
selected by the membership as the|dation to mercy
new year's leiider. C. Rasor, iige<i
Other officers named to serve with i man and father
and the following board of dircc- murdering his 17-year-old wife at Sy’oil Burdette; altVis; .Mr-ii. Joe Car-, year by i
him are: John. Holland Hunter, vice-
president; D. (k Heustess, secretary-
treasurer; Rex F*hilli]>s, district trus
tee;
Wr t K ^vopelawl—AV^. R r-Ander-
.son, \V. W. Harris, J. H. Pitts, Jr.,
H. S, Finley, Gillx*rt Blakely and Dr.
A."E. Spencer.
mui der with recommen- cordial invitation is extended the pub-
in the slaying of \V. lie to attend this special service.
Cross Hiil busine.ss The choir will consist of: Sopranos:
of Henry. Mrs. .Marsh.nll Brown, .Mrs. W.
Brice, .Mr.s. .Silas Bailey, .Mi.ss Clara
Ducki^t, .Mrs. W. P. Jacobs. .Mrs. John
Mc.Sween, Mrsr Ha'rry~''-!Wilkes,^ M}
In the othd- case, a new trial was
.sought for Heniy B. Elliott,,^Jr., 19,
Horry county farnie*-, convicted of
kopfe - wear (ir4H*iv -S<*a AfirU -tv tiu-, IL- - D.
him about th<* legislation !.*.* has ju.'l
introduced.
'Phe bill would allow l‘**(!eral pur
chase of 10,000,000 liules of this
year’s crop to be carried over for fu
ture disposition. Coton I’r.rmeis who
would agree_U)^ciit thei ■ production
73 |ipn- duTitlre al-
from, .the ,fe,<t-
and senli*need to be electrocuted.
\V. Rasor yus beaten to death
at his honie at Cross M ill the ^ight of
rcX'rs will take cnarge t 19,'H. His son. Hcniy, and
after the annual celebration of “la-,»he ('ri.«ps were convicted at Uuiens
dies night” on the 20th. ^ P'^‘viou.s mistilal.
The new officers will take charge I ‘riopt.
Bnmin, .Mrs. Horace Payne;
Dr. B. (). Whitten, Charles
eassres: W. P. Jacobs, Harry
T. D. Jacobs.
Masons Name jc
New Officers
Christmas Play
At Lydia Tonight
tenors'IJ^opply of 1(1.00(1,'too bales. The
qj^jith* farmer would be- given the average
Wilkes' ! pfivv* for wbicb-Uus^urplos was even-,
■’|tuHir>CQr.ld. 3
; .Smith* is confuli-nt th.-ii taking thi.s
amount off the 1!*32 market would
The following officers were elected
and installed Friday night to serve
Campbell Ixnlge No, 44, A, F, M.,
for the ensuing year:
T. C. Johnson, worshipful master.
J. A. Hamlin, senior warden.
Dennis Sowers^ junior warden..
F. M. Boland, treasurer.
V, P. Adair, secretary.
W. D. Adair, senior deacon.
H. J. Eargle, junior deacon.
M. W. Adams and J. M. Fulmer,
stewards.
Chas. S. Lankford, tiler.
0. L. Long, of Laurens, the allor-
ney.yin arguing before the .supreme
court for a new trinl, said public opin
ion was so inflamed when they were
tried they did not receive a fair trial.*
Ixmg said footprints were found
under a window of the jury n»oni
while the jury w'as deliberating nt the present a Christmas operetta, “The j
first trial and that a juror believeil to Toys That Had To Wait.”, The public
! have caused the mistrial was threat-; cordially invited,
ened. The “be.st'' people’’ of La'uren.s
ral.se tin* prii-e of colton .nnd bring an
increased price next yeai‘ through the
crop pnxliiction plan.
On Thursday evening at 7:30 the! Men To Meet
children of Lydia Mill school will i
Friday Night
wanted to ostracize the juror, l.,ong;
claimed.
Also noting other exception, the at
torney argued j^jhlic feeling had not .
subsided when the second trial was.
held on that Judge (-. C. Featberstpne
erred in not granting continuance. j
Solicitor Homer ,S, Blackwell, and -
R. E. Babb assisting-him, opposed the!
new trial, arguing the three men did I
receive a fair trial.
At Training School
GINNINGS SHOW
I.ARGE DECREASE
City Schools
Close Friday
The Christmas holiday season for
the pupils of the city schools will be
gin Friday and continue for a period
of two weeks until January 2nd. The
orphanage schools will close on the \ yesterday by R. Stanton Blakely, gov
23rd for their holiday period. / emment reporter. (
eie'
Cotton ginnings m I^aurens county ■
to December 1st were 13,212 bales
less than the same date last year, ac-1
cording to the figures made publit
Class work at Presbyterian e<dl
terminates next Tuesday for the holi
days.
The figures were 23,828 this year
compared with 37,044 , to the same |
date in 1931. — |
Aids To Help
Prevent "Flu”
•A health authority states that
many case.s of influenza may be
prevented by following thc.se
four suggestions:
“First — By staying out of
crowd.s.
“.Second — By drinking large
quantities of water and fruit
juices. ' _
“Third—By keeping the intes
tinal tract regulated by the use
of very mi'd laxatives.
“Fourth —By getting an
abundant supply of fresh air
and preventing undue chilling
of the body.”
The regular monthly meeting of-
the men of the First Pie.sbyterian
church will be held Friday night at 7
o’clock in the church dining depart-^
i ment. .An interesting program has
* been atranged for the meeting, and
'the ladies in charge will .-jerve a tur-
' key .supper. All men of the congrega-
' tion are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
’White Christmas’
Program Sunday
On Sunday afternoon. Doc. IS, at
the Broad Street Methodi.st ejum'b
“MThite Christmas" exei-cises -will bti
observed. The pageant, “The Shep
herd’s Vision,” will be prosented. The
gifts received will be u.sed for the lo-
^ needy and the offering for Ep-
worth orphanage. A special invitation
is extended the general public to aW
tend this vesper service.
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