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■» VOLUME XXXIV CLINTON, S. G., tHURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, WU NUMBER 50 ALL THE WORLOLOVES THE CHARAaER OF SANTA CUUS His Cominjir Is An Event of, Interest To Millions Everywhere. Stores of City Are Filled With Wares That Tell of Hfe El^rly Approach To Spread Joy and Happiness. Christipas will soon here and with 1 France, St. l^icholas is called 'Bon- the happy event will come Santf: l^omme Noel, or Pere Noel, meanin^r -.i. V 1 j j.# * T Good Noel ori Father Noel. In Ger- Claus with ms load of treasures. In ! v • I many the name is Knstkindlein or preparation for this day of daysjjj^^jj^ Krimfle. many local merchants stores have laid; Not only are older persons seciir- in a supply of delightful and appro-j injc pretty things for the children, hut priate thinjrs that are now being daily j the Christmas shopping ha* begun viewed in the windows by the little Un earnest, and stores are crowded folks who are all excited and wonder-!with persons hurrying here and there ing what Old Santa Claus will leave in order to secure presents for their in their stockings. ! families and friends. It seems prob- No other Christmas symbol has i able that the custom of exchanging such a hold on the youth oCthe world as the character of Santa Claus. Prob ably he originated in Holland and was transplanted to thjs country by the early Dutch Settlers. As St- Nicholas be is the patron saint of the children, a portly, jovial person who has found his way into the hearts of the little folks and is cherished lovingly by th^. According to iiT popular myth the desire to follow the example of presents at Christmas time came from thfe unselfishness of Christ. It is said, however, that the pagans exchanged gifts at their winter festivals. There wa.s a custom which may be respon sible for modern Christmas giving. It was know’n a.s the Priest’s box. Among the Romans it was customary for a prie^ to put a box on all outgoing he is supposed to sweep down from the| boat.s in which money had been placed 'North Pole driving his sleigh, laden; The box was^ sealed before the boat with gifts for good c*hildren,..to w’hjyph set out to sea. When l-he, boat re is hitched reindeer. The picture of our modern Santa ^laus p probably descril)ed in most picturesque fashion by Clement Stark Moore’s familiar poem: turned, the box was kept until Christ mas, when it was opened and the con tents distributed among the poor.. Lat er the Pi iest’s box was known as the Christmas box an<l those who had not was drcs.se^in fur from head to^’placed anything fn it came foriA’ard foot, •And his clothes were all tarnished with ashe.s and spot.” Fven the reindeer were named in this jiopu'xr tale of Christmas night: and offered gifts. People Sometimes think that ’the true significance of.Ohristmas day is overshadow'ed the stress placed on eve the buying of Christmas gifts. This, I however, is not a late develppmentf “Now I^asher, now I>ancer, X > Prancer and Vixeni. On now The Germans were so fond of thisx;us- jtom tiiat it became an obligation and lomet, on Cupid, on Dohder and j cases were known w'here men actual- iBlitzen!” ly the country St -this s^eason in The idea of having Santa Claus [order to escape gift giving. From come down the chimney may, be ex- Germany the custom spread over Eu- plained by an old English custom. It was supposed to bring good luck to sweep the chimney at that time. In rope and to America, until today we are drifting into the.habit mui-h. as the Germans did wers WILL FIGHT ^eFndayi CRIME WAVE €rs of State To sIoiif; Na-| ^nwide PoU On Retention of Calls for Divorcement From AppreheAstoiL Punish- Bankhead^ Cr^p L^w. South Carolina cotton growers wi participate in a nationwide, referen- ^dum on the Bankhead act at a special' election to be held Friday, Dec. 14 The voters' will answer only one ment and Detention of Crimi nals In Conference To Combat Jnderworld. ■■■'A Wa.shh^^on, Dec. 11.:—The attorney question, “Do you approve of out en- Ba^ikhead act.” On the ballots, which 1^ achieving the will be distributed by the cousty ™^®*’Policy eo-oper- agents at the variou.s polling places,if Roosevelt jthe act is explained as a law provid- night to aid in buying crime, ,ing for a proccs.sing tax on cotton; -Suggestions, ranging from an en- ' raised in excess of a certain .specified j barged Yedei'al enforcement agency to- allotment. 1 state compacts for apprehending law- Eligible To Vote " Persons, eligible to vote must fall in at least one of the following classi fications, according to C. B. Cannon, county agent: Anyone who has signed the 1934- ”5 cotton reduction contract; anyone breakers, weix- receivtxi by. the 5001 men and women summontxl to Wh^h- ington by the attorney general, CunV?^ ming.s, to fashion weapons against ^ the underworld. While these pixiposals were being translated into resolutions, for. adop- who is or was eligible for cotton tax tion later, the delegates wereHold by exemption certificates in 1934; any person w’ho owns' and~has a right to produce cotton on' a cotton farm; any innson who sign.-v and files a wRness- fxl statement tf^tifying that he has ntado arrangements to produce cotton ■in 193.") (.shuie croppers particularly). cotton farm is defined by the agricultural adjustntent administra tion H.s any faiin on which cotton has hLM>D. p''oduri‘d—commercially—one—or more years since 1927. ' The polls will open. Frjtlay at 9 a, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the divi.s- ion of Tnvestigation: “No greater forward step could be taken by thi.s conference than a deter mined effort tfowartl the utter divorce- nunt of. politic.^ from the apprehen sion, the inini.shim-nt and the deten tion of criminals. Not until this .sepa- tuition has Ikhmi accomjil;shu<l, will law-bieakers lie foiced to obey our statutes.”' . ^he suggestion that states enter into coihpacts was advancixl hy Goi-- m.. and will close at 5 p. m. No count |,ion Doan, special attoimev of the ju-- will l>e mad4‘ until the following <lay. uico 'department. It wa.s'^ imme.liately Arrangements .have been made to I i„,|,„.sed hv Newton D.'sBakor former compile the results of the vote I svoretarv of war, and hy P-ter .1 Si'*- throughout the nation as soon as pos-l^.a,.,!!, president of the li*k'rnatioral sible hy one of the leading news dis-j Assmdation of ('hief.s of Polh-e tributing agencies. ^ *Siocanli said off the conventi-.n fifK>r that h<‘ expected evi-ntually to Board Upholds Mill Woiicers Clinton Cotton Mills Told By Textile Relations Body To Reinstate Four Strikers. Washington, Dec. 7. — The textile labor board today ordered tbe-plinton Cotton mill, of Clinton, S. C., to rein state four employees .affiliated with the United Te3rtile Workers of Amer ica. Unless the board is notified by De cember 15 that the company haa re instated the men, the board will cite the company to the NRA compliance division for-~Blue E^gle removal and to the justice department for prose cution. The four men, Paul E. Deen, T. J. State Teaches $769 Yearly Salaries Are Less Than Office Help of ERA Stsffr Ssys Ihv H. L. Fnlmer In Survey. Columbia, Ddc. 5.—A survey re leased by Dr. H. L. Fulmer of the state department of education shp^wed the average pay to South CetollTim teachers during 1933-34 was |64 a month, which he said was $5.50 less per month than the avera^ pay for ERA office employees. The statemeht, which, said the av erage salary dropped/from-^$968 in 1930-31 to $769 in 1933-34, pointed out that the teacher^ were paid an av erage of $2.90 a d^y; 'Or on]^ 50 cents a day mote than common labor under I.aurens Ready -T«d, Vote C. B. <'annon, I>aurens county farm see an '.mlarged ju.stioe (lep:irt ment in vestigative staff, equipiK'd with mod- CLINTON AGLOW FOR CHRISTMAS agent, said yesterday that final in- ern crime deteejion facilities, which structions had been given thb^chair-■ would he available to all local coin- men of the committees who are to^munities. conduct the Bankhead cotton act r^-j ITie day’s intensedy .sei'ious .session ^ ^ lerendum tomorrow. It is estimated | was enlivene<l by the challenge of Ed- Transfel'r^ Into Fairyland for Holidays ^Ith Brilliant Street j that 4,500 cotton piXKlucers are en-j ward R. ('ass, representing the Ame’-i- .Illumination Adding Beauty To ReUil Section. Great Crowd jt’tled tb vote in the Laurens county |can Pri.son association, to police offi- Gathers for Aipriva] of Santa Claus In His Triumphant March Tuesday Night. In spit* of th* «i(trein«ly cold Weather, the streets ^ were jammed Tuesday evening at 6:30 for the an nual visit of Santa Glaus to Clinton. Eager-eyed children, together with grown-ups, were-op the sceT»e to view the spectacle with joy and be-auty rampant as the great crowd caught a glimpse of the “grand ole man” from the North Pole. The big parade, headed by the 118th Infantry Band of l^ion, marched fh)m ^he college un^ North Broad on his gorgeous float. In his honor the light* were flashed on and again Clinton donned her Yuletide robes and announced that she was ready for the Christma.s celebration. election. Tenant cotton farmers, in-^cials attendng the conference to name eluding Negroes, who may qualify, which means eligibility, can vote as well as landlords. Mr. Cannon announced the town ship election committee, as follows: the “big shots” who he said were be hind notorious criminals, giving them financial and political support. Cass mentioned A1 Capone and “Dutch” Schultz as two who bad “big LAurens, at the courthousb — J. W. shot” backing and _a8.serte<l he would Tinsley, chairman,. John H. Towel's j pre.ss his challenge before the parley’s* and Sloan Mahon. resolutions committee. The city now presents the. picture of a beautiful vari-colored Fairyland, the decorations being much more elaborate than ever before. The big globes on the white way in the busi ness section have all been tinted to harmonize with the color scheme on; Hunter and Jacks, at Clinton—W. E. Into the meeting also, was hui lcd a Bell, chairman, George W^C-ojielandi virtual blanket c ndnnnation of pris- an<l Randolph Davis. Cross Hill, at Cross Hill — E. A. Adams, chairman, Sam l.eaman and C. S. Pinson, . ^ Waterloo, at Coker’s store —J. M. Broom, Lank Furr and L. M. Brewer, complained to the board that they had been ke^ out of their old jobs after tbe textile strike in September. They were members of the United Textile Workers. The board also found that the com pany had not “refused, failed or neg lected to bargain collectively with the representatives of its employee*,” :'|i» the union contended. - ^ the ERA. The average salaries paid teachers. street.and circled around the monu ment where Santa paused to greet the youngsters who had come out to greet and welcome him. In the pa rade were several attractive businens it was explained, were figured on-aj^®®^* suggesting tbe Yuletide sea- 12-month basis. »on. A beautiful float, deekting the Court Officers Make Seven Land Sales Clerk of Court T. W.^Beni>ett and Judge of Probate Ross'D. Young made court sales in seven cases Monday “The salary level has dropped al most to the bottom when compared to other states,” Dr. Fulmer said, adding that* salaries reached a new low figure during the year by a 26 per cent drop in the pay of white Christmas season, was entered by the Florida street* school, a number of children dressed in white costume be ing mounted upon'the truck, this be ing the outstandirvg exhibit in the line of march, excepting of course, Santa teaicbers and 1 to 19 per cent in that j himself, waving cheerily to the boys of negro teachers. girls. The float whieh bore the ' : [jolly visitor through the great crowd the square. - To add to the Christmas[Ghldeti/ chairman, J. Y. Smith and setting streamers heavily laden with red, yellow and green bulbs shine in on recreation activities, which includ ed football and I)usel>;ill gaims op:‘n to the public. The criticism, direc1.«'d espwially at Sing Sing, came from .Miss Dorothy Fiooks oT Peekskill, N. Y. Dui'ing the recent campaign, .Miss Krooks, candi date fort congress, clialivngcd M,i:s. .lohrw H. Wharton. Sullivan, at Hickory Tavern — John the entire business district in fes-jPat Maililen, chairman; R, A. Nash | P cafiklin I). Roosevelt to a joint dc toons of lights. An ad<titional tree,-ml H. 0. Abercrombie. — bate.r brilliantly illuminated has been added at the monument, while the merchants abd'tnisiness bouses for the first time have small cedar trees vari-colored in Dials, at Gray Court-r-Roy White, chairman, J. M. Willis and B. V, Gray. Youngs, at R. A. Harris’ store — Wallace Martin, chairman, ^fic.hard their decorations in front of their i Harris and C. R. Bobo. respective businesses. The lovely tree*, the large star placed on top of A re.solution, introduced by Bymes MacI>onald of the National Institution o{ Public Affaii-s, called on the dele gates to “aiou.se in youth an attitude of active antagoni.sm and abhorrence of crime and criminal.s.” Hoover empliatically told the con- P. C. Glee Chib I gaily trimmed. Standing up in order -sfs [that the tiniest of'bis-admirers might - V^U v/H M Om*| see him, the venerable gentleman jdres.sed in red had a smile on his face and happy words of welcome for^the Scuffletown, at Betsil’s store, San _ _ _ dy Springs .school — N. .L Amlersoti, the^moriumVn't/ ftnd the" thousands of j.thairman, J. G. .Roy ami Bi-yan Gooil-1 ference that “I am he le to ixqiort lights covering the business blpcksiwin. ^ j piogieH-s, ’ complete the Christmas picture and ’ ; " j "John Dillinger, the'flag-be^rer of make the city distinctive in its artis-| Egldci* | lawle.ssness, is dead, he said, ‘killed tic and unusual decoi'ation featuies. i Few towns anywhere thi.*i year will be was covered with white material and more Christmas-like, more lovely, than Clinton. The decorations are, made possible To Speak Sunday ;Hy federal bullets. The Pre.sbyterian college glee club, under the direction of Prof, S. M. morning, December .sales day, as Jol- Huntley, left Tuesday on a trjp in the lows: E. W. Wallace, adm. of estate of W. Wallace vs W. W. Wallace, Jr., Mrs. E. W. Boyd, et al, 77 acres in Youngs township, _ sold to M. K. Setzler for $1,000. Charles' G. Garrett vs Queenie Sax on Williafms, et al, 73.51 acres near Owiogs, sold to 0, L. Long, Atty., for '|1,«00. V. M. Babb vs J. L. Mahaffey, Jr., and M. R. Mahaffey as executors of tba will of J. E. Mahaffey, two tracts' of land in Dials township aggregating 400 acres, sold to the plaintiff for< $4,667. First CATolinas Jt Stock Land Bank vs'Clara Lanford, et al, 15L acres in Cross Hill Township, sold to A. E. 'CleTeland, Agt., for $1,750. Elizabeth Boyce vs B. Frank Owens, et al, two tracts of land near Crbee Hni, sold aa follows: Tract No. L 86.5 acres sold to I. G. Hill for tlJdffO; i «p» Nance for $2560; also lot in Cross Hill, sold to J. H. Nance for $805. Probate Judge In settlement of the eathte of G. M. Hanna, lot in Cross 'Hill, sold to J. W. Haana, for 1345; 216 acres of land sold to L. L. Hanna for $P,335. In settlement of ^ eeti^ of J. SqMeU.Patterson, two tracts*of land, 60 aersa fmd tbe other of 5S acre*, eokl tp R. T. Wilsdn, Atty., for Hie children who gathered close in order that they might not only see, but hear “ ‘Pretty Boy’^Floyd, who for ycar.s laughed at the law, lies in his giave dead of gunshot wounds inflicted in open battle by our specijiJ agents. “The career of ‘Haby P''ace’ .Nelson is'pxer; he die<l of 17 bullet wounds while two of the fine.st m<'n I ever Rev. Fritz C. Beach, the new pre- through the cooperation of. the City-aiding elder of the Greenville dis and the Merchants association. The'trict, will preac^ at Broad Street lights are for the enjoyment.of the en-j Methodist church next Sunday morn- tire community abd the public is asked Ing at 11 o’clock, ii is yinnounced by'knew'gave their own clean lives that not to removey-tibuse or. interfere with'the pastor. Dr, J. C. Roper. Imme-jthey might serve society .hy ending them in any way as they are turned on I diately after ’the service the first his filthy onei. - ' every ni^ht to remain lighted untibQuarterly conference will be held. ! “Wilbur Underhill no longer cariiea after ChrwtmasT ^ public generally and all Metho-jthe name of the tri-state terror. — : dists will be interested in hearing Mr.i’''^“He is gone a.s well as such*Imen as lower part of the state, to last until ihe had to say, the beginning of the Christmas holi-f 'Center <)f att^tion in the color- days. Concerta will be givep in Dillon, mounted Mullins, - Conway, Kmg%troe, All ^official, members of ^iba-^Homer Van Meter, Tommy ('an oil -church aro expected to remain afie*jand bthers. That is'progre.ss.” and Lake City. The program include twelve num bers by the club, with a variety of sacred, Negro spiritual and secular selectio'ffii.r The orchestra is headed by “Shoisty”' Mb^nald, who plays his saxapbone as\^ leads tbe ten-piece unit. County Ginning Off 3356- Bales In Layrens county 17,606 bales of cotton w«re ginned from the 1934 crop prior to Dec. 1, miMording to a report" issued yesterday by the county special Llagpnt A>r the department of commerce census bureau. For -the same period Tract No.'2, 120 acres aoM to C.'-D.'iast year 21,462 bales hMl been ginned. showing a decrease so far this year of 3,856 bake. SORGEE GOES FREE Talmage Sorgee," of Laurens, con victed of maastiaghter in Septirmber, 1983, had hfa sev^year sentence commuted .last week by Governor Blacl^pod to two years andjthe un> " portion of the twe year* sua- preaching for the business session. Laurens Business None wa.-^ a supei man, HooV'er said.- “They killed from ambush,” he assert- 4*d. “They numJered wTTh machine guns. They were pi’otected by steel „ ve.sts. .Any person living a life of hid- »'den debau^eries and robbing and * killing to make friends along.his rot- I.aurens, Dec. 5.—At its December ten path by strewing favors is not a ! meeting held Tuesday night in Com- hero.” munity hall, the Lauren* ^sines.sj In a different tone, he named the ' league -elected officers for anotheri fedeial agents who weu* L.il.q in g-'. i year and arranged for a special-boost-1 battles with gangsters — Raynior, 1 Ier .meeting January• 29, whep C. 0, ' Caffrej% who had died in the Kansas Kcuster, business manager of the Charotte, N. C., Chamber, of Com merce, will be guest speaker. The City massacre; W, Carter Baum, Sam uel P. Cowley and Herman E. Hollis, the latter two victims of “Baby Fac ” j newly elected officers of the league Nelson, ■who will take office January 1 ar€:.| “They were soldiers, fighting side (Cecil P. Roper, president; C. B. Can-,by side with other brave and honor- ’ non, vice-president; directors, T. L. ^ able soldiers of the divi.sion in a war Monrw, H. D. Gray, Herman. S. Boyd, i against the enemy of the people,” he and R. B. Terry. At a meeting of the'said, “Yet, soldiers though they were hoard of directors, L. i>C. Barksdale'in the service of the nation, they twas rfe-elected as secretary. W. C. T U. TO MR^rr The Woman’s Christian Temper ance union will meet Friday-afternoon at 3:30 at the home^f Mrs. L. R. Lynn. The program will be in charge of the ladies of the A. R. P. churCh. fought without the supporting influ- (^nceiT^whlCb are the usual lot of sol diery..,.,---' ^ There was no martial roll of drums 8.4>uoy up their spirits as they went to face their death, no crash of cym bals, no ^are of bugles nor burst truippets-'Minly the vicious rattk of i" fCoatiautd on page two) . I. I. ft, . . r.n