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‘ 77- f ■ ' I .. 7. ■ ■ t*X6B FOUR 1‘ ; .:/ TH^ CUW'lDX^ CMKUNiC to. CUN^VN, 8. c. I. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935 T iifr ((Iltnt0n (Hi^rantm v^. j: M^ubP IfM JL WILSON W, iUrRIS, Editor and PubUahar ' PnUishad Eiarj Tbnndaj By . THE CHRONICLE PUBUSHING COMPi^ Sabacription Bata (Payable In Ai^anaa): ^ Or.e year (1.50; Six Uontbs 75 cents; Threa Months 60 canta "3— Entered as Second ^lasa Mail Matter at the Post OMce Sit Clinton, S. C. fhe Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscHbers and readers-—tbe publiaheJ' witt at all times appreciate wis4 suggestions and kindly ad* vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest > when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonsrmous communications will not be noticed. This paper is qp^ responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. \ * ' waa ajTlij8<>P gf‘ and seryke.. message ono of peace, charity, un- selfiehiiess, and forgiveness. Go about doing good. Never mind the morrow. I Gatiln nothing tunics it can be shared. I Love thy neighbor as thyself. What ^ a spread of beiMity and happiness, his •birth in the manger has meant to the I world! - V ^ 4itat is recorded in the office of the ’Cle^ of Court" *for~ Laurens' County yin plat book 1 at phge 52, and 53; being bounded on the North by lands of Wess Holllng and McCrary lands; on the East^'by lands of Mrs. Sfattie S. Glenli, from which it is sep- s^ated by 4ha McCrary road; on the South by lands of Thomas P, Wior, Buf let us celebrate most within.our from which it is aeparafed by the Mc- hearts, and the more highly resolve,to Crarj’ road and on the Southwest by carry on the message which his min- lands of- Ralst^ S. Wier, from istry exampled. . . ^ ' which it is separated^ by the, Bun combe road. This being known as' tract No. 2 of the lands of't|ie estate] !»■ JUk Nobody’s Business ■*' By Gee McGee ol Thomas W. Wier, deceased, and aim be ing the same tract of land heretofore { It’s All In a Day's Work, So Says i , Mike , ideer mr. edditor: this is a wonderful age for a biz- ness man to show his beneverlent conveyed to the said G^rge R. Wiw by C. A. Power, Clerk of Court for I Laurens (bounty, by his deed dateif j 10th November, 1916, and duly re- I corded iri the office of the Clerk of j Court for Laurens County in book of {deeds 34, at page 101. T^rms of Sale: Cash. The success- CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935 . -w I OKJC. »ucct»»- jspirrit, and if his hart is in the right ful bidder, bther than the Plaintiff place, he has a chance to give away i4«i. The Christmas Story Herod, they departed unto their own country another way." »■ herein, immediately oipon the conclu- everthing ’he has got, at least everigjon of the bidding, sbail deposit with 10 days enduring a year. [the Clerk|of-Court the sum of five The foregoing verses quoted from-]™^®,*^® sck cwrxorwil ov«/l fWo WDO the world now celebrates and which is the greatest single event' in the his tory of the ages. And even the brief i^ord quoted , , . I from Luke and Matthew reveal tim went to e taxed, ®vei^ mission of Jesus Christ,— LUKE 2:1-20 - f “And it came to pass in those days that there went out ,a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world sthould be taxed. “(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria). "And all one in- his own city. —*r “And Jo.seph also went up from Galilee, out of the cit>r of Nazareth into Jmlea,. unto the city , of David, which" is called Bethlehem(Because he was of the house and lineage of David): “To be taxed with Mary his cs- Twast^l wife, being great with child. “And so it, was, that, while they wre thei-e, the days were accom- 7)lished that .she should be delivered. ".\nd she brought forth her first- >x>rn son, and wrapi)e<l him in swad dling clothes, and laid him in a man ger; b.ecau.se there wa.s no room for them in the inn. i “And thei-e were in the same coun try .‘fhepherds abiding in the field, ki>eping watch over their flocks by night. “And lo, the ange*! of the Ix)rd I ame upon them, and the glory„of the I.onl shown roun<l about them; and Ihi-y were .sore afraid. “And the angel said unto them, F<ai not: for, Iwhold f bring you goo<l tifiings of great joy, which shall i)e to all jH'opIe.' i; “For,unto you is'hoi n this day in the city of David a Saviour which i.s Christ the Ijord. \ “.And this shall Ik- a sign unto you; Ye shall flYid the babe wrapjHHl in rwaddling clothes, lying in a manger. “.And suddenly theiv was with the per centuhi (5%) of the amount of mike hig 5m as a guarantee of his good corry spondent, mr. rthe gospel of Luke and the gospel, brat bwf j faith in the bidding. The same to be of Matthew contain the i-ecord of the I ro^, enjoys ^1 of the {applied to the ptircha.se price upon birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, r’J*‘^ ^ ^ by peeplejhis complying with the terms of sale, _ . ' _ ^ ' - tif n/v Q o^kAiF m (w KjirI rv on#l /«l%«a t/ 1 ^ aI * __ a.. t__ »_• t\i * ? _ a •»» m tht Prince of Pence, nnd tne Saviourseeking help and (*arrity.!otherwfee'lo.'be paid to Plaintiff for of the world, the anniversary of which His mission to the rich and the poor, to the high and to the low, with equal import. This fact is. revealed in the bringing into the record of Herod the king, the. wise men with their treas ures, and the shepherds^ poor in the goods of this world and lowly in social j standing. And theFe is a lesson jn the fact that while the star guided the wise men to the birthplace of the Saviour of the world, it was lb the lowly shapherds that the angel apbke and announced the place of His birth, and it was to thase lowly shepherds that the angelic host sang of glory to God and peace to tnea. lost satturday was a fair example of the demands upon us mercantile folks, and we all take great pride in sharing.our'wealth with the .solicitors ansoforth. the followering is a dairy of my time last satturday betwixt 9 a. m. and 1 p. m.: 9:01 a^ m.—two ladies called and begged for a “ad" to be printed on ja|Date^Dec. 17, 1936 curtain for their scholl house which is in, another county. • 9:05 a. m.—three wimmen from up north and out west wanted to sell some magigy-zines to work their way thru colledge with. credit on the indebtedness. In the event the successful bidder should fail to make such deposit,, or should fail to comply with the terms of sale, the said lands shall be re-sold on the same or some .subsequent Salesday on the .same terms, at risk of the defaulting purchaser. The purchaser to -pay for papers, stamps and recording. * THOS. W. BENNETT, C. C. C. P. & G. S. l-2-3tcb. : WHY NOT SOLVE YOUR GIFT PROBLEM BY GIVING MAGA ZINES—ONE FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. JAMES W. CALDWELL Call 88 , 9:10 a. m.—two genterments come in and talked only 30 minnets about jl; itermite.s, 'and they garranteed that And so it has been thi oujath the ages | the .said* termites would eat up’ever fKof mcrKt wkon .Imiw <^'Viria« house in flat I'Ock within 2 yr. if they were, not killed by their process for only 300$. • they found thousands- of 1 same knawing on the sills of my beef market. since that night when. Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. He has dwelt Tmon? the lowly and the poor as well as among the high amd the rich. He has dwelt wherever the door of the human heart has been opened to Him. “Ik'hold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and 0|>eh the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." "" 9:34 a. m. — four sumiay scholl teci'hers staye<l in my offis 15 min- ncts trying to .sidl a nree “ad" to be {)rinted on a program of a all-day These are His words* Ha<i this! they th<>ught would be hell In | loving challenge of the Saviour of i cedar lane next .Sunday, this fine “ad" | mankind been accepted,' the world {could In* ha<r>for only 5$, and it was would not now be torn with unrest i nearly 2 inches square, and strife, hut, instead, contentment and peace would reign supreme. It matters not how many other means than thos<‘ that have been tried al- IF.ott u. m. a man took up the next 45 niinnets showing how his 100$ bur glar -alarm worked, an<i garrahteed .ingv Is Jl multitude of the heavenly be tried in the effort to that nol)()ddy would ever steal anny world problem.s and to bring order oht of chaos this goal will not be attained until th<* gentle challenge more Inn-f if i would install same. 10:30 a. m.^—two pretty high scholl of Him whose birth we celebrate at {girls was getting up monney for a 'host praising God, and saying, solve “Glory to God iiL the highest, and n catih pcjice, goo/1 will toward men. “Anil it came to pass, as^th^i* angels wen -gene away from them into hea ven, the shepherds said one to unoth- <-r, i.et us go now even unto Bethle- hrm, anil see this IhThg ivluch' is" c'ohie to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. “.And they came with haste, and fdund .Mary, and Joseph, and|the babe j lying in a manger. iSavioui' of humanity, has enterod fine livvei’, hamit, i*ggs and pork “And when-they had seen it, they theiv, will right world conditions and j chops” in tjieir song books for only this glad (’hristmas time has been accepted. It matters not how many Ilians anil movements horn in the brain -of man -still yet may he -set in^ motion in the effort to bring desired | page of same, conditions and rest of heart to hu-[ inanity, not until the door of the heart' n ;2.' annual of the mud ereek gramnier seholl for only "2$ [H*r year, in ad vance. evefboddy who i»aid 2$ would get "his tiaitio i*ole "down'ohTfhe'back a. m. — the Joplin memorial of humanity has been oi>ene<l and thejehureh was willing to print—“we sell made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child."" “And all they that heard It won dered at thos<‘ things which were toUl them by' the shepherds. “But .Maiy kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. "And the shepherds rotumed, glori fying and praising GikI for all the things (hat they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. rest of soul bt'come a realization. S$ i)er annums where werbiHldy who sings couUl road same. .M A ITHEW 2:1-12 .(uv whiwi lesus.was Inirn in Beth- “.N b'hrm of .ludt^ in the days of Herod the king, beholll there came wise men from the east Ao .lerysalem, ' “Saying. Where is he that Is born King of the .lews, for we have seen his star in the east, and aro come^to, worship , him. - - “When Herod the king had heard The Manger Message By George Matthew Adams 12:05 p. in. a nice-yankec was sell ing meinber.ships to the u. s. chambei of eomnu*rce which is fighting tlie dimmercrats for only 7$ for 2 years in advance, and no bizne.ss house ought to be w'ithout same. 12:10 Jl. in.—the 4 church members had fur Coats on only asked for It is so fitting that the one figure a sack of flour and a bucket of lard in all history who, has contributwl and liOc to help put on a oyster sup- more of iM'auty and happiness to the per by the moonbeams friday night, world than any other . should have. To Everybody I^AV this tfladsome sea son fill your cup of happiness to the brim and brniif you joyful remem brances each .of the .*>65 (lays of the New Year. -We Thank You VVe take this opportuniiy to thank our many friends and customers for their continued patronage in the past years, and assurer you that our efforts to please will merit your future busi ness. . AGAIN, WE SAY» MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR THE LEADER been born in the humblest of placi's, anil under the most extraordinary of ciroumstanecs,. long heraliUsl though these wero. the Inn. t There \yas no room in was too croyvded, with those who all my customers had gone ^mne by this time, we"enjoy hawing ehanee^i to help the m*edy, but enduring the jal>oVe day, we, hope the xmus seal It and the red cross arid the .salvation these, things^ be was^ ti‘<mble<l, ami all , jirobably had made their reservations Jerusalem with him. m advance. can imagine Mary and army and the orphanage and^the tag; selleiN and the otheri few, annual roll j caHc -more- tban wc THrF-thr-nthrr vis- ^ sitors. come again,-^ ewerbokldy jvho , . 1 11 .u i'L>seph leaving the door of that Inn .And when he had I'atheri'd all the^^.^^j.^ dow'n, and yet I can {wants annything. we are always glad chief priests and ^-i^^nbvs of the pwple' ^he joy of ..service in tHelto assist together, he dejfiiandisl of them where Ghrisi born. _ ’ ^he tc one ,^ho had his farm tow;n, as he looked at the , , , , . , , . expectant Mother and said: “1 have ehem of Judea; for thus..it is written ly the piophets, barn, where the cattle "And they said unto him, in Beth yoros trulie, mike Clark, rfd, corry spondent. “And thou, Bethlehem, in the land feed. tl /ft wr NOTICE OF SALE i'll be warm thero, I’ll make! .,f .I,.d..a. not th,- Ivasl ninonit-.^ comfortabU- as I can/ thc t.nm-cs of Juda; for out of then/ , womlcml how . that ,hall conjc a (rovemor, that .l.ail rulf host would have felt had he kflown I. "’V * u u u I ,/^-! ^Itat the ifi'eatest of the earth*was Thru. lle.-o,l. when he h«'t pnv,ly ^hout to be born within the sound of rall.Kl he wise men, in,,,ur,ul of them hi* voice-one who was de.stined t'o be d,h|r...,tl.v what time ^e star ap-. ..,h^, s.viour.of the world." Jie.aroi . . a, ^ , d *ui u so it wa^s that Christ was'bon / And he sent them to Bethle.hera. jh^j hShrbl. and said; (h, senreh Jtl-Kintl)* .bode came simple shepherds. .,no lor the youn* child; and when ye haTO v.;.,, „,on from the (arst to bring gilk found him, bring me woi-d again, that'..,, bomage to this Bab. 1 may come and worship him also “When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which tikey «atv in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where t)ie young child w’as. “When they saw the star, they re- ii.iceij with exceeding great joy. homage and~his Mother; there^*‘^ext to when, the cattle fed. Now, as we celebrate that gi’eat event „in our Christmas day, we are reminded that his advent into the world meant peace and good will to all men, whether rich oF poor, of high or low e.staie.' And for these nearly 2,000 years the message that that life "And’when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with*'^xpros^sed-at birth stTu 'goesf on. We -jiJlary his mother, and fell down and 4ove^ to give at this time as a symbol . wOrsMpped him; and when they open- of the un.selfishnes.s of that life, and their--treaaurea, they presented,of its complete enveWpment ' unto him gifts; gold, and frankin- ««ne«, and myrrh. ‘'And being warned of God in a dmm thit they should not return to At no time durnig'any year-are the hearlsrof people so wash^ and made clean M'^t this Cbiistihas ti”'e. The State of South Carolina, j Cuonty of Laurens. In Court of Common Pleas The Federal Land Bank of Colum bia. Plaintiff, vs Alex O’Daniel and W.illard’Jones. Defendants. '' ‘Pill'suant to a'Deci-ee of the Court ri the above stateil ija.se, I will sell at public outcry tp the highest bidder ?ither in or in front of the Court' House, at Laurons ,C. H., S. C., on Sajestlay in JanUkry, 1936 next, being* Monday the 6th day of the month, during the legal hour$ for such sales,, the following describki property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land -containing eighty-five and four tenths (85 4-10) acres, more j or les-^ t.::in.*, lying and being on ^ the Bin ci ni'.'f Road about one and one-ha * from the town of Ren- no, Jacks Township, in Laurens county, of South Carolina, hav- wttdv- -hspci. metes,- codrs^s wid distances as will moi% fully appear by reference to a plat thereof made by _J. Roy Crawford, Surveyor, on ^'Ttbmber 18, 19 and 21, 1916, which s ERVlNG yoiTMMnng the. past year has been a distinct pleasure, and in appreciation for your pat ronage and good will, we wish .to say— Christmas May the Yule Bells ring out to you joys you’ve never know’n before,,apd may their echo of friemill ness _a^nd good Kiheer re sound io your household every day of the coming year. Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRISI* Clinton, S. C. ••/ We Wish You All ' A • ^ ’ Meny Christmas and a, Bright, Hap|>y New Year Christmas has rnany significances. Among them, to us, is the opportunity of thanking the good foUu we have been privileged to serve, and to wish for you the full measure of hap^ness you deserve. We .appreciate your patronage, your good will aiHi conitnued interest. ' t We hope that’ we may continue to serve you agree ably for many years to come. Our hope is that your deal ing with us has been as nlea.sant as ours has been with you. . • „ I ^ : SUMEREL’S DEPT* STORE v*./ 0 We Pauw At This Glad Season To Say “THANK YOU” We appreciate, more than we can tell you, the .Yer>’ pleasing patronage that you gave us in 1935. We try each day to show you that we want and ap preciate your business by the .service we render. We seek the pleasure and privilege of serving you again in 1936, promising a continuance of earnest efforts to please. f • , * .Car<dina Service Station Brooks Owens, Mgr. >/ Oijx SemoAt cfood (HJii-fits ONCE AGAIN WE TAKE PLEASURE IN EXTEND ING OUR MANY FRIENDS ANDV CUSTOMERS , Happiest Christinas Greetings ...and... Best Wishes For the New Year MAKE THE NEW YEAR COMPLETE BY DRIVING ONE OF OUR Buicks T^ontiacs ~ Oldsmobiles COMPLETE SERVICE Thomason Motor Company Laurens, S.C. ^orovj,? thri^VmA X X Wishing , For You and Yours A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR We are grateful for your many favors and good will ing the past year and hope that we may-be honored igain with your patronage in 1936. dur CliAtoh, S. C. \-\