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VOLUME XXXII
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO 0
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Clmton Loses
\ Beloved Citizen
Mrs. R. A. Steer Passes After
Brief Illness. Many Gather for
Funeral Rites At Firs! Pres
byterian Church.
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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
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HRISTMAS comes each vear with the same
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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
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earth gives us the happy assurance that He who
came into the world on that first Chri.stmas is
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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
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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
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"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..
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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
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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
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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.
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