Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t ( • MW mom I v-~' / j ^ ' '• • ■ ;* > « ’/ TEtB CUNTON CBaONICLE, • • • . . S.C THUH8DAY, DECEMBER 24, Tbt State <4 South CaroliBi^ ~ ^ Cottut/ of Launma.' ■ la Court of Common Pleas. TIm Federal Land Bank of Colum* Iria, plaintiff,'TB Ia L. Copeland, et al, Defendants. ' Pursuant to a Decree of the Court la tike above stated case, '1 will sell at irai^ outcrjr to the highest bidder, either in or in front of the Court Souee, at Laurens C. H., S. C., on Balea^y in January next, being Mon- rday* the 4th day of the month, during the legal hours W such sales, the fol lowing described property, to wit ‘WO ROOM IN THE W ./ By Dr. Walter L. Lingle,' ,t*resident of Davidson College, In Tke Christian Observer « % I It is significant that Luke, the b^oved physician, lAtould l»ve writ- terr~the fullest and most bea|rt»^“l account) of the l>irth of our Lord. It is eigrnifjcant, too, that he believed! al life. If we want peace must fol. low the % leaderthip of the Prince of Peace. It was refreshing to hear a great statesman talking that way o er the radio. Sometimes I wonder whether there All that certain piece, parcel or j mind as we approach the Christmas tract of land containing 205.9 acres,!reason: “And she brought forth in the’ Virgin birth.An oft-quoted is room for Him in our churches. That passage from his account comes to'may sound like a rtrahge suggestion. * ’ ■ But it was to a church, the rich city more or less, Ij^ng-being and situate on the Seaboard' Airline Railroad, about oe mile south from the Town of Mountville, in Cross Hill and Hun ter Townships, County of, Laurens. State of South Carolina, having such shape, metes, courses and distances will more fully appeai^by r«f«teirce her' fjrst born Son, and wrapped Him m swaddling clothes and laid Him in the nrmnger,i because there was no room for them in the inn.” No room for Mary* and the Chrisl Child in the inn! The. ian-keeper missed a marvelous opportunity that night. His inn would have been im- church of Laodicea, that Jesus sent this messagq; “Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me.” Do you catch the picture. There was a big, ,rich city church which was / to a plat thereof made by B. R. T. i mortalized and he himself might have Todd, Sunr^yo^* October let, 1919.1 received a rich blessing. Why did Being bounded on the north by Maithis he do it? He was not hostile to land; on the east by lands of M. B.,Mary and the Babe. He missed the Crisp, Bryson land, and Miller lands; opportunity 'iTmply because the inn on the South by Wasson land, and|was_already f^ull to overflowing and on the west by Lands of Mrs. Rosa I Caine, Crisp and Rasor, from which i'J is separated by the Seaboa^ Air line Railway. This being the tract’ of land heretofore conveyed to the said L. L- Copeland and C. W- Wier by M. F. Workman and E. F. Workman op, the 18th day of December, 1919, which deed has been filed for record, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Lau rens County. Terms of Sale: Cash. The success ful bidder, other than the Plaintiff herein; immediately Jipon the conclu sion of the bidding, shall deposit with the Clerk of Court the sum of five (57c) per cent of the amount of his bid as a guarantee'of his good faith in the bidding. The same to be applied to the purchase price upon his com plying with the terms of sale, other wise to be paid to Plaintiff for 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 j^ubsequent Salesday on the same terms, at risk of the defaulting pur chaser. The purchaser to pay for papers, Btamps and recording. No personal judgment being de manded, or given, against thte Defend ants for the amount due, the bidding will close on-th« day of sale and will not remain open thereafter. THOS. W. BENNETT, C. C. C. P. & G. S. Dated Dec. 14, 19S6.--31-3tcb. there was no room left for them. Does that suggest anything personal The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. In Court of Common Pleas. Federal Farm Mortgage Corpor ation, Plaintiff, vs Mrs. Blanche F. Rasor, et al, Defendants. Punuant to a Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will eell at public outcry to the highest bidder, either in or^^ip front of the Court House, at Laurens C. H., S. C., on Salesday in January next, being Mon day, the 4th day of the month, during the legral houra for such. sales, the following described property, to wit: All that certain tract of land, con taining seven* hundred and seventeen (717) acres, more or less, known as the “White Plains Place,” in Cross IHll township, Laureds County, State of South Carolina, on the public road from Cross Hill to Belfast, four miles northeast of the Town of Cross Hill, on the waters of Mudlick creek,.and now in the possession of Mrs. Blanche Rasor, Margaret Ra^x Williams, J. Henry Rasor, Jr., and William Fuller Rasor. Bounded on the north by the Bratton lands and lands of Jake Ra- ^r; on the west by Bratton lands, lands of Haskell Atchison and lands of George Christian; on the south by lands of the Federal Land Bank, lands of J. D. Witherspoon and lands of John Rudd estate; on the west by lands of the John Rudd estate and lands of Jake Rasor. Said tract of land is more particularly described according to a plat thereof prepared . byJ. R. rrawtord,nS^eyor, on the 17th day ^ Octo^r, 1933, and re corded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens County in Plat B<^k 3 at page 23. Copy of said pki now being on file with the Federal - Land Bank of (Columbia. ' / Terras-of Sale: Cash. The succ ful bidder, other than the Plajaiiff herein, immediately upon teeyCOTclu- sion of the bidding, shall depteit with the Clerk of Ck)urt the amn of five (6%) of the amount qf his bid as a guarantee of his gdM faith in the bidding. The same^ be applied to the purchase price upon his complying with the terms of sale, otherwise to be paid to Plaintiff for credit on the indebtedness. In the event the suc- oeasful bidder should fail to make to you? V - We are already -busy making our plans for the Christmas season. - In fact, our program is probably already overcrowded. We have planned one festivity after arwther. Perhaps we have not thought to leave a room the very best room, in our plans for Him. We are really supposed to'ob serve' the Christmas season in mem ory of His coming into the world. If we have left Him out of our plans it is not because we are hostile to Him, but because our days and hours and plans are so crowded with other things that~^there is no room left for Him. Let us examine our holi day plans and see whether they have left Him a place. If not, it is not yet too late. We‘can reconstruct our plans and programs and give Him the best place. It is the season when He should be in, the center of all our planning. Let u.s carry the thought a lit tle further. If the Christmas has no place in our home life it is not be cause we are unfrien<fly to Him. We admire Him and say beautiful things about Him, and even go to chui^ sometimes and sing hymns of praise to Him. But somehow He has been crowded out of our home life. The radio, the newspapers, the maga- zinee, the latest book, our social life, the automobile, the picture show, and a thousand other things have taken up «dl the spare moments in the home life and He has been crowded out. We cannot even find time to pause for a while each morn ing or evening and read a chapter from His gospels, sing a hymn of praise to His nam^, and offer a brief priyer. Life is too full. Thus we miss a greater opportunity and a greater bleeeing I than' the in^i-keep- ef'ever missed. There is not much place left for Him in our schools. We are studying so many other things that there is no,place left for Him. Because we haV^ developed such a curious idea of the relitiohship of Church and State, there are many places where His Name must n^^be so much as mentioned, in the schools. Business life is so crowded that pay us an unexpected vtett^en eoB^ge home-coming dsy and bring with him a friend or tyiro. When the came it fout^ ev^ry toom house'filled with qther guepte* If he ami his friends had come there would have been no room fo^ them, and it would not have been bocause we did not love him,but because all the rooms were already taken. / Perhaps that is a fair picture %f what goes on in our lives ai^ in om churches. We woidd not purposely crowd Hhn out for all the world, ana yet we unwittingly do it. The CJhrisi^i mas season is an appropriate time for j I taking stock. Is there rooro for Himh in our Mves, pur. homes, our business, { our schools, our public life, in our churches, ^and in all the ^relationships of our lives? If you have our “Presbyterian Hymnal” turn and re^ hymn 65. The words were written by the late Dr. A. J. McKelway, of our own Church. To me it is a very beautiful hymn. The We Smd Tb Our^ Friraids and Patients the Season’s Greetings At this season of the year we pause to acknowledge again the many inspiring messages of good will and friendship that have reached us during the FOUR TEEN YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ren dered our many friends and patients in CLINTON and THIS COMMUNITY. In gratitude we pledge to continue to meet the higher standard of professional services as an OPTO- METRIC EYE SPECIALIST. built in His Name. From Sabbath to . stailzBa' exnreas esmeciaMv Sabbath the mmberk of the church j hJ^Tbeen trying t^ay: FELDER SMITH, p. D. were meeting there and going through certain forms of worship, and all the while the Saviour was standing out- .side the fast closed door. He was ac tually knocking and calling" upon some one to let Him in. He even goes .so far as to suggest the one key that would open-^e door, and that was repentance. In the First Presbyterian church, Lynchburg, Virginia, there is a htmd- some stained glass window-facing.the pulpit. On the window is a ^painting representing the Saviour standing outside the closed door and knocking. It is a very beautiful and ve^ real istic picture. Somehow it has always helped . mC to preach with more Ear nestness as I have preached in that church^frl/m time to time. The paint ing helps the minister to realize that the Saviour standing at the closed doors of the churches and at the clos ed doors of individual hearts knock ing and seeking admission in order that He may have His rightful place in our churches and ini our lives, and that He may come in with all Hi* saving power. Our church programs are very full. There are all manner of days, organi zations and causes. I wonder -some- times whether we have left a lai^e enough place for Him, If we have crowded Him out it is not because we are hostile to Him. In fact, when we examine our hearts we sincerely believe that we love him. We may not love'Him as much>as we ought, but we can sincerely say with Peter of old: “Lord, Thou knowest all things. Thou knowest that we love ’niee.” The other day we received a* mes sage saying tlmt a member of our family whom we loved dearly might trying “O little Child of Bethlehem, Be earth Thy home today; Let glad good-will, with naught of ill. Rule in all hearts,-we jpray; Thy benediction bless us still. Abide with us alway. “O little CHiild of Bethlehem, Brother of all Thy blood. Make all mankind, with willing mind, One world-wide brotherhood. So earth shall be Thy diadem, 0 Child of Bethlehem.” , of DRS. SMITH & SMITH IMPROVING AT HOME R. W. Wade, well known local at torney, is. now recovering from an j illness which has kept him from his office the past several weeks. His j friends will be giad to know of his improved condition. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 19th day of January, 1937j^ He will render a final account of oiir acte an^ doing as Ex ecutors of the e.state*of W. A. Henry, deceased, in the office pf the Judge of Probate of Laurens county, at 11 o’clock a. m„ and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from i our trust as Executors. ) Any person indebted to said estate^ fsnfidtrPied and required to make pay- j ment on or before that date; and alli persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before) said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. H. D. HENRY, JOHN C. HBNRY, "" Executors. December 17, 1986.—l-14-4ch. Even as the spirit of good will , is increased at Christmas time so inay our associations, grow in mu tual accord and confidence. <r We have m^ny things to he thankful for and ap preciative of at this time and 'wk are mpst sincerely pleased to acknowledge every one. We want to say at this time— THANK ybV . one and all for youp^tronage during this year and we look toward in the hope of being privi leged to serve-your^ocery needs. •uch deposit, or should fail to comply there is not much room left for Him in the business world. When the late John J. Eagen, of Atlanta, a rare Christian business man, was made head of a large business cor poration, he suggested to his direc tors, that they try to run the busi ness of the corporation according to the principles taught by Jesus. The Associated Press got hold of the sug gestion and sent it broadcast over the country. ’In speaking to me a^ bout it afterwards Mr. Eagen said: “The thing that grieves me most is that it should be considered news You know news is the unusual th Like the Jnn-keeper, the business man who has no room for^Jesus is missing a great opportunity. In making our plans for jiexi year let us. give Him a larger^ace. ^ Him in our political Jife. If you will look at thoseMarge paintings in the rotunda or the Capitol at Washing ton, pqrtiaying gre*t, events in the eiarly^ife of America, you will see most of them sre of a rdigious ture. In the picture of Columbus discovering America', the Crbs^stands out conspicuously. In the next paint ing representing the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers,^ the Bible is one of the most conspicuous objects. A citizen of South America is’ rdported to have said that the main difference between South America and North America is the fact that the early settlers who came to South America came seeking jgqkk. while the early settlers who came to North America came seeking (jod. But that was with the terms of sale, the lands shall be re-sold on the same or some subse quent aalesday on the same terms, at riak of the defaulting purchaser. The purchaser to pay for papers, stamps and recordings No personal judgment being de manded, or given, against the Defend ants for the amount due, the bidding will eloM on the day of sale and will not remain open thereafter. THOS. W. BENNETT, C. C. C. P. A G. S. Dated Dac. 14« 1986.—81-Stcb. .. years ago. If a speaker in the Na- P. S. JEANBS DOT tional -Congress were to quote Je sus today asr an authority he would probably evoke a smile but little more. | My' heart wifiii gladdened a short time ago while I was listening to ■Lowell Thomas over the radio. He in troduced Honorable C. J. Hambro, president of the parliament of Nor way, who was in this country for a while in connection with the Ox ford Group movement. In his brief address over 4^ radio Mr. Hambro made a'distinct Christian appeal. He took the ground that dur only hope lor-'Wrid peace ia tSnteigli.the taadi- inga Jeana. He fe^ that we ahoukl gite Him and His taaehinga a lavger place in ottr natk>Dal\and intemat^- jj^UT yonraelf in this thrilling picture on ChriatniM morning! Can yon think of a gift that will bring •o much pleaanre to your famfly (to aay nothing of yourself) as a smart new 19S7 Foi^ V-8? And tUnk of the joy this beantifnl ear wiO bring to all of you long after Christmas is only a happy memory t For today's Fmrd V-8 is^far and away the finest Ford car yon have ever seen or driven. In addition to fresh new beanty,new pecf<Nrananee,new cdntfprt and safety, it gives yon the choice of ftso V-8 .eni^nes I An Im proved ^ Hi.P. engine tor hrilliani performance, plus increaged gasoline economy. And a new 60 H.P. engine fm* even greater gasoline eeonomy • • • at a new low price. See and drive these beautiful can sow—and kt nr show yon how very easy It is to have one tor nnder our special holiday purchase ptmu - Features, you’ll find in every 1937 Ford V-8! SmtmtukUr, Qmttim Em^mm «.. 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