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• ' ■ */ *■ 4. I THE CHRONICLE • t Strives To Be a Clean News- • • • • Z paper. Complete. Newaj, • • and Reliable. * VOLUME XXXII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932 MERRY CHRISTMAS TO 0 ^ "W «w w Clmton Loses \ Beloved Citizen Mrs. R. A. Steer Passes After Brief Illness. Many Gather for Funeral Rites At Firs! Pres byterian Church. I 1 -i Funeral services for Mrs. R. ' Steer werc held Tue.sday afternoon at | the First Presbyterian church with her pastor, Dr. D. J. \Vood.s. officiat- inpT, a.«sisted by the Rev. II. O. Cham bers. Interment follpwed in the ad-1 joining: churchyard with a larpe con- < course ,of friends gathered to pay tribute, and many beautiful ITofaFbf- : ferings were laid on her grave as a taken of the high esteem in which she was held. Mrs! Kteer passed away Monday af- | temoon following a critical pneu monia illness of several days. Her husband, who is confined to his home with an attack- of influenza from which he is now recovering, Was un-/ able to attend the service. “rMrf. Sfcer was a member of the First* Pi'csbytfnan church and a wo- man^of inkn^ fine-attributes. Tmlus- trious and energetic, she lovetl and served her home well,^ and w».< a valu able co-partner with her husband^in -■ the management of the ('linton Dairy,, one of the most modern and complete plants of its type in this section. HKe Mas.generous and kind to all, and hbld a warm place in the esteem ami aff**! - ' tions of those'With whom she was ac- tjuainied. Her death just on the eve - of Christmas brought^ unusual sorrow ‘ to friends and loveJ^ones and there are many to join with tht* family in .mourning h<*r tleath. . , | Mrs. Steer is survived by her hus band; two daughters, Mi-s. Robert Willnmon of Greenville, and Mrs. T. H. Horn of this place; two .•«»ns, R<»h- hie of this place, and R. D. Steer of I. a.icaster; four brothers, W. i*. Bald-j win, W. ('. Baldwin, H. L. Baldwin of; this city, and .lohn Bahlwin of I nion; two sisters, Mis. S. Dunlap of Leeds, and .Mr.s. ('. K. Meng id I'nion G HRISTMAS comes each vear with the same 4 glad message for one and all. It singles out neither the rich nor the wise, the proud nor the gre:rt, when bestowing its favors. Its giving is universal; it plays no special favorites, but car- ,.rits the same joy to all. In every land the bells ring out with the same joyous sound, and the music of the carols has the same happy ring. Christmas sends its joy into the homes of rich and poor, and its beautiful-spirit fills every heart with the same incomparable happiness. All the disappointments and cares of the year are for gotten in the truth and .beauty of the me.ssage it brings; for we feel and know that the Star is still shining, and that all is well with mankind. The love and good will and happiness that covers the I earth gives us the happy assurance that He who came into the world on that first Chri.stmas is / still with us until the end. So wilh Ihe pc.rXjicl_ confidence of little childrcni we partake of the happine.ss that Christmas .so generously Ix'stows, and renew our faith and'trust and youth each time that the Christmas bells ring out. — Katherine Kdelman. Laurens Solons Announce, Meet Three-pay Session Planned for Early January To Hear F'rom Taxpiiyers of County. j I.aurcn!5, Doc, 17.—..As a preliminary ! stop towards getting its bearings for j putting forth the pre-election econo- ' my program, the. Laurens county leg islative ilelt gation plans a threc-day session at the courthou.se early in January, when the state senator and house members, all new. will heai' from citizens and county officials as rto-the things neei-leU ami otl«*r it ings than can be cut oat hf the forthrooi- ing supply bill. j The delegation will be on hand, >t is announc'd, .lanua’-y ‘J.and 1. 'lie first day will lie devoted to a hearing ()f such citizen.s who care-,to express i 'themsehes on the economic policy to be pursued in framing the revenia and approjuiatien hills. The next two ; days will be open for hearings to be ' miuested at the hands of the various j county officials. I One of the items in the new pro- ! gram, it "has been imlicated, will ne the discontinuance of the fee system _,\vith county officers, and a reducti^m i of salaries all along the line. The state scnat(>r has said that he will ; change the present law in regard to I the (li.sposition of county convicts by „ fUiu iding tlial all, .of ..such, fag, sent to - THE MOST BEAUTIFUl. TONG The Story of a City That Cared—^and Proved That It Care^—By Making One Christmas t4te Happiest Christmas. Itswas ( hristma.s eve. Everywhere .~^in the city the light.s glittered. From windows . . . gay Christmas trei s gleamed . . . and in the air was ythat breathless (juiet . . . broken oc casionally i)y the clear .sound of a ( hi istmas horn. „ _ II* /N . • t.)n a dark street walked a man ami ^OttOJX-a ijOiL._biiiHj in hand. A ipiiet, jrenlle man wilh coniiiasj-^ionate eyes . . . and little hoy. .Aral as they walked they would fort Throughout South ..tup every little fait and bnik into the •icautiful, glowing windows ... to hi*ar the joyous laughter of children that would ring out suddenly. 'ihe boy exclaimed: “Isn’t it btauti- fu! . . . father?” ^ Tlie g'iilie man answered: “Yes, my boy. It i.s ail vety beautiful.” tixcitedly the boy jumpeil up ami *lo\vn. “What do you think is the most oeautiful of aU. father?” he asked. “The lights or the trees ... or the way the children laugh happily?” The kind man pondered. “None of these things do I think the most lH*autifiil, my son,” he .said. the • f most Blackwood Sees ;lon. Governor Believes Vigorous I- f- ^ fort Throughout South Be Made To Boost Prke. Columbia, Dec. 2'. reactions of other m^ny individur.ls to plan. Governor effort to !iu! 1 ini'j- — Analyzing the governors and his cotton relief l?lacV:wiH>d sa»il t-oday a vigorous suuthw' le effort to the staple fur higher pr.ee caleil. The South Carolina go.ern*»r has received communications from .-evci-a? cotton sate governors and scores cf private citizens in res|H>n.se to his re cent proposal for declaring a “cotton holiday” next yt*«r and holding the present supply of cotton for a “living -price'.” “From the interest thus far eX- pre.ssed,” he said, “the ind cat . a^e ‘that there will he put forth a vigor ous effort in every one of the c. tt»»n growung states to prevent tlk? ,-ale of cotton at sacrifice'prices.” He explained that his plan will be in Conformity with efforts of Senator E. I). Smith of South Carolina, and ‘‘The thing that I think l^eautiful . . . cannot Ik* seen “Oh!” said the hoy, disappointed. “Ibu.” he suggested, "can’t you tell me about it?” j •And as they walked on slowly, hand: in hand, the gentle man told him. I i "This ( ity, my .son, this fine and gracious (’ity- fouml that within it tlicie were thou.-'ards of unfortunate (M'Ople. People without work . . . peo ple that were sick and old . . . people who were hungry. People . . . who, when ( hristnia.s lime came, w’ouhl hav<* ho Christmas btcau.se they were so j'oor. ".And so lK.'Cau.se the need was so great . . • and there was .so much suf fering ... it touched the City’s heart. .Ami It decitletl that ainls of neeiJy one.s have a Christmas . . . hut the very happiest Chrislmiws they had ever known. "So the City .sent out a great cry tti all that livetl within it. .Ami this was their cry. , “ ‘Give—with thoughtfulness. Give I the state penitentiary, thus doi^ jaway wilh the county chaingang andj j the upkee|) of camps for the same. I And very early in the new session j of the general assembly, the senator ! has said that he will put through a i measure nnividing for the holding of HI»I,| I i, i ian election on the retention of the I rural police system in Laurens coun- pty.’He projivses t» let the people de-{ I ciile this~TsisUe, and the election may 1 be orderetl to be held before the li'gis- : lature adjcairns. The county has six rural officers who receive an annual 'salary of $1,■"»(«>. It may lie that the voters may be given the chiuce ; taming one-half of the force, j voting the entire system out. Cantata Service Lovely Occasion Constables Make Report On Raids Th«* cantata presi'iiteJ last Sumlay evening by th** choir of the Fiist Presbyterian church, a fitting ami in spiring jirelude to the rfaristnuis st>a .son, was attended by a large audience in spite the inclement weathe*', ami greatly enjoyed. ■ The rendition, “Holy Night,” coti all these thous-j jpj, „f \ hi ied Chri.-itma.s select ions, would not only ' mintsured up to the high staii 'an which has heerj set for such annua occasions m f.niner years under the direction of Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Jr., as organist. 'I be church was beautiful in graceful and iligiiified decorations, and the choir was attired in wliile ve.stments. \\<»ven through the enlise where you plea.se and through whom piograin ami inl(» the lovc*ly setti’ig, you please—hut give witKdUt hurting.’ “And &1L that lived within the CJty! responded. -And the idea grew and 1 grew. And they listened to the voict* | , ■'* 'of the City and they gave with Columbia, Dec. 17.- .Stale consta- iJioujfhtfulness. They found out what hies last month destroyed gal-tvias wanted . . . and gave what was' Ions of whiskey and 70,000^gallons of ^ji^it.,j_ They found out what was 1 a -mes!«nge--«tf great- tridhs con meted with the birth and ministry o TTirisl a.' the Savior of the world. Highway Forces At Cross Hill iv.a.«h, reco'-ds at the goveinnr’s- office ami 10,5 an-ests two investigations wei e ma<lc. Raids numbere’lflTR; .stills ilestroy- van’ous states, but the present indi- ed, 50; galion.s of home brew* poured cation.s are that everything practi- oyt, JJ; automobile.^ confiscated, K; cable and reasonable will be done to- pounds of meal seized, dozens of ward holding of the present crop and fruit jars confi.scate<l, 113; ferment- reiluction of planting during IV.*!;;.” ers demolished, 364. other Southern leaders "for the pro- today showed; One hundred an ! fifty-, Anil then tection of cotton growers.” “This movehVeht,’’* he .<aid, “may Iw as.serUd in a different manner in the needed . . . and gave what was needed. they did this noble thing: . and those who Death Claims Laurens Safe Agc^ Woman! I* Carried Off Miss Emma J. Craw'ford, 1*0. mem-i Laurens, Dec. 18. The Western her* of one of the mo.'-t prominent! Telegraph company s office families of this section, died Tuesday j here was broken inte last night and a at the home of her nephew, J. Roy j ^OO-pound safe containing an undis- Crawford, with whom she had been! making her home for the past year. Funeral services were held from the Hopewell Methodist church yesterday morning at 11:30 o’clock, with many friends present^ pay their tribute. Miss Crawford was a gentlewoman of the old. school, endowed writh many lovely trait^ii^of character, a strong Christian faith, and full of good works. She was endeared to a an closed sum stolen. Apparently the thieves loaded the safe in a truck and made off wdth it over the snow-covered highways. The robbery was discovered when the offic*e opened for business Sunday. They stepped back . received . .did not even'know W'ho had given. “So no one wa.s overUmkeil - and no one was di.sap|»ointed — and no one wa.s .shamed.” He stop|H*d and^ turned his face up wards to the sky. “That’s the most beautiful thing,” he said slowly and reverently,” but you cannot see it.” The boy turned his face to the sky. “No,” he said, “I can’t see anything . but I hear something. Like a rush ing of w'ings.” “It is the Spirit of the City, the gentleman answered softly, “and it hovers over all of it.s desolate, unfor tunate ones tonight—saying: “ ‘You were poof . . . you were un fortunate . . . BUT I HAVE CARED. Several .-tale highw'ay im*n hu\e their loilgiiig tirel head(|iuviteis in a number of homes in (Toss Hill, while they are making surveys prt the ('ul- houn highway hetwei'u ( linton and the Saluda river in preparation for the hard surface, the contract foi- which was let .Nov. 15. .Many short ^curves and crook.s are to be .straight ened out ami other change.-^ made be fore the road is pavcii. .fust how -oon actual work on the road will begin has not yet been announced. More Cotton For Charity Is Voted Wa.shington, Dec. 10. — Without a dissenting vole, the house today jiass- j ed the Jone.s bill to allot the last 329.- ’ I have cared enough to forget myself' 600 bales of the ifovernment’s sLalili-1 ;. . . and think only of you ... my help- j zatibn cotton to the Red f’ross f ' less ones.’ ” ! relief distribution.. r9r WINS COVE! Ei) HONOR ; ,ONLY 40 MOTORISTS LOSE LICENSES CHRISTMAS AT BUSH RIVER 'The boy’s eyes glistened . . . and he j The measure now goes tp the sen- ’The Sunday school of the Bush wide j River Baptist church, assisted by the citeW of friends who will ieara wHhidiurch choir, will have their annual genuine soit5>w of her passi^. j “W’hite Christmas’* service Sunday Ti-e deceased is survived l^y one sis-' highW^Dec. 25, beginning at 7 o’clock, ter. Miss - Dollie Crawford, and rfThe public is cordially invited to at- '.HttaatefiiiwK ^ / w'hispered “It is THE MOST BEAU* ate where speedy approval wa: TiFUL THING-Tsnt it, father?” jeast. The gentle maif smiled mysterious ly, and clearly on the frbsty air rang: “It isr. . . as I would have it” And then hand in hand he and the boy passed down the street as a IT F’eay, da ighler of -Mr-! Mms .n 1 M . . \V. D. Pcay of thi.*: city, has been voted the“rno.it athletic” student fore- ‘ ' "■ —I Columbia, Dec. 17.—Only 40 moto* — had their licenses suspended in It was the second allotment of col- I Ojt Winthrop college, according to st the state* for driving while intoxicate J ton voted by the hoius^ for the ne ^dy. i recent issue of fhe Johnsonia.i, s^u- j(;ufii|g the last two weeks, as ciimpar- I.ast session 590,000 bales were turned ! dent publication. MLss I’eay is presi-' , ^ 'ov« to the Ro<l CroM in addi.io,. to, dent of the Winthtop Athletic aOHOcI- ti5.000.^|ii0 btiriheld of stabiIi7at:0M | ation and is winning many coveted November, the highway depaitinent llTgwrnriii tiihii -iiin.rif ii -ur'Mwni ^‘eported today. /;