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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 19S»
THE SPORTS CHATTERBOX
B7 tench OWENS
We
y<0Ut one end eAl, he|>pyiiney d«P®nd.
Iwlideys end e meiry Ghiietmas—
tney Sw*e brtnff you juiA edwA you
eranitod. For ithe enoouracinf eom-
nMOte erhioh occeeiooeHy reach our
ean in regnrd to our attempts to
fUl tUa efiaoe, appneeiatkm is'esein
Dick 'Meisky, recently elected 3L940i!
lootball cafptaan, ebould be one of the '
quiiyt’a cneinateys this winter. His'j
adept floor work and uncanny pass-jj
huf were a 'great help lent year. Cde-
_ man » due for his best year and
expresaed. Any aports scoops or j MeMHlan will be poliahing up on
Ula of news in the realm of athletics |those miraculous long shots* that vhe|
iHU be weioomed, yea thankfully re-jpulled Jaat year. !
neived, from any of our readers onj Speedy Matt Moore and Bob Ker-i
tbe “inside” of su<* matters. Idasha will he making strong bids for.
■*> ■ ja rust team position, ae' will Felton
Except for a few random college ^ ppg(i),igii^gr newcomer, George
tiaaketball games, the sports year inipg^i^ ^nd others. [
this section has come to a close. | « I
But on New Year’s Day, the various 1 Clemson’s newly named Countiy
bowl games will Ptart little 1940. Gentlemen are prepping with all their
off with a bang on the annual cycle might for their big gume in the Dal-j
of sports, which has very few pauses ^jas Cotton Bowl against the Boston
in this athletic nation of ours. 'F.agles on New Year’s day. Plans
Our ow'i Presbyterian ooHege, with have finally gone through for the |
ite year-round program of siKirta un-,t ansiK>rtation of the Tigers’ crack 1
der the experienced direction of Coach (>nli piatxwn and band way down thar 1
Walter Johnson, will jump into a to Texas. South Carolina will be rep- j
stiff baskethail schedule as soon as le.senled by many of its citizens whoi
the boys return fit/m their bom*‘s. vvill in* there for the kickoff . . Wel’ll
Except for thi* brief pause for mid- take Clemson by two touchdowns,
year exams, there probably will be Tennessee by one touchdown in the
few if any w<*eka durir^f the remain
d<‘r of the school year whidh will not
Hose Bowl, Texas A, and M. by two
touchilowns in the Sugar Bow
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contain two or three athletic con-1Missouri by one touchdown in the
tests on the P. C. schedule. The Orange Bowl . . . Rufus King, stellar
basketball, Im.sebaJl, and track pro-lend for Clinton high’s dhampionship
grams of C'linton high, Thonvwell ifootball team, received the blocking
[high, Clinton, Joanna, and Lydia mills
will add to the nianeroue contests in
and ,around Clinton. As we have
said before, aporta fans are bounti
fully bleaaed with an abundance of iturkeys beware!
well-played athletic games of altnotkl
trophy award'cd annuaJly by Super-
inten^nt W. FL Monts to t member
of the Red Devil team . . . Again,
best wishes for Christmas and let the
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Ckristmas Peace
m
NAZI LUXURY
LINER BURNS
any sport in season right here
Clinton.
But what of the 1940 Blue Stocking i
basketball team. What kind of mate-' (Continued from |>age one)
rial does their veteran coach, Lonnie bus did not take place within the
McMillian, have, and how many i American “neutrality beR” — a zone
games can he expect to win this which was estabHshad by joint action
year. Well, first of all, two of the'of American republka and whch at
}«re-re(|uisiU>s for a consMtmtly sue-.this point extends some •100 miles to
cpssful cage team are height and K«*a. The scene trf the Columbus’ sink-
numbers. .'sadly enough, the Blue ing was set at alout 400 miles out. .
Hose busketeers are rather short on The Columbus, thin! largest in the I
tMith. Naz imerrhant marine, sli|»p«sl out <if |
lAinky J. C. Coletnan, this year’s Veia Cruz last Thunalay with clear-
raptain, Mac Mo.Milian, CharUtshm’s anev pa|M‘rs which show«sl her desti-
euntributiori to th<* t|ijir>t. ami J. C. iiatHKi as Oslo, Norway,
tinffin, ve'.eian guard, prolably will She was heavily ladim with oil and
Is- th«‘ ill used of the fi>w' tall b«iys hud fissi supplo-s for a .’lO-^lay voy-
• •n the -i|iiii<l. and tlwy an* only age.
of Nvemge height for Um* h-Uer ro] ItuiH in IVJJ ut Ihinzig, the •‘ll.rts].
bge team- \s for th«* “niimIsTs” usi liner was «sie of the most luxuri-
Situation, thi> may mt he as ba«i as uus shi|>s afloat Recently ren«>vat<s)
we think. Ilowevi-r, th«‘ game re- for the West Imlies oriMse trade, she*
t|uin*« a <MroiMl team aknwMt on a fiar w«m km*wrn to thuusanda of Aim-ri
with the first t«*am in fa«t nsnpKi- cans.
tion the«e ilay« The day of the mm- .she was owned by tbe .North Ger
man Usim Is |»ai4. fur strat railing man and bad tied up a* Vera
of fouU and elmunatam «if the crnCrr- Crus after tbe war began to avoid
jump dtenambi that capable rmgprra rapturr. Hwrwuae <jd bm- age, line of-
be rrady to fill m C«HKb Umnie Mac finals eatimated her value at only
baa sevwml pnaniainc reaarvea w4w $2,000,000. j
may turn out fine, and again they* The Columbus dtsipfied S&O Ameri-
may not It is upon Ibeae man. larinly[can panaangarw at Havana after the'
unined and ineiperwwrad in varsUy war started and aped to haven at
baskethail, that tbe
Vera Cna.
We Wish You
I
The Happiness
Of the Season
Y ear after year the Christian World observes the anni
versary of Christ, sometimes with reverence, sometimes
with indifference, many thnes merely because it seems the
thing to do. Yet, only very casual consideration should make
it dear that there would be no Christmas at all but for the
coming of the Babe of Bethlehem. To all those who accept His
my.Rical birth the day is fraught with a significanoe that be
comes more impressive as faith in (Jod's goodness begins slow
ly to work Its miracles in the human heart. Without faith
founded on God’s promises, Christmas is shed of its meaning
and becomes only a pagan festival 'to be observed through ap
peal to th<? senses—by eating, drinking, merry-making and
the like.
But the miracle of the Nativity has nothing to do with the
j)leapurt*8 and revels of men, nor with the perpetuation of their
self-indulgence. It deals only with spiritual values many of
which yet remain unappreciated. Albeit others are slow’ly but
surely beginning to play irnportarrt parts in the lives of all
true believers. Who can Sense the scene in the stable at Beth
lehem that night over nineteen centuries ago without experi
encing emotions of love and pity? The Scriptures say that
there was no room for Him in the inn and that, therefore. He
found life in the lowly manger with cattle sharing His shelter.
We of today comfort ourselves with the thought that were He
to be born now we would quickly make ready for Him. Noth
ing would be too good for Him; no exertion wotild be too great
for Him. Yet, human nature is the same now as it has alwpys
been and the coldly indifferent hearts of the men and women
of Bethlehem on that cold atarry night so long ago would be
duplicated many times in any cRy of America, or, indeed, of
the world. We cannot applaud oumelves for worthy action that
we think we might perform; we can only be conscious of wor
thy actions that we do perform. We are not very different
from those who lived centuries ago and probably we would
act in similar circumstances just as they did. The advantage
that wc enjoy is that wRh the passing of the long centuries
since dhrist was bom we have come to understand at least
something of the hidden meaning of that first (^ristmas night.
He was only a little human being to those who visited the
seeqe of His birth ami to others who heard the story as it
|HiH<«e<i from mouth to mouth. We know now that He was more
than mortal, that “He came unto Hw own, and Hia own re-
ceiviil Mini not.” We kmrw that He was liom for a great mis
sion ihv salvation of the human race. We know s«iin«'thing of
th«‘ sinipli* hoim lift- He leii during His childhotKi ami early
inanhoiitl, and ae know, t«M», s>>in«‘Lhing of th«* -•••towi of H.-
later day- rulminating in ibe Tragedy (»f Calvary and of His
glorious Rs'siiriiTtion by which He i»|>fne«l wide the gut. a of
Heaven to mankiml. Me have been fortunate, imR'-d. to he
able to comprehend, if only in a «nal! wray. the true ini|Hirt of
the first t'hfistmas, ami with this umierstamiiiHr fre-'i ned
today on its anniv« mary ho% ran wv but open wkIs our hearts
to tAw messagt it brings ? Krtun churtdm all over the world
chimes wiU peal forth and votcaa will sing in commemorniton
of ike event. pra)ers of thanksgiving and joy for the Inipe of
MlvalMMi wlU ascend to the Aknigbiy and human hearta will
rtapond to the appealing inOaonre of lAie day. From midnight
qn through the hours the religiouB ehaenraiwe anil invite some
thing of the true t*hf4eUnas spin! mta the Simla oC mmi and
peace into rehellloas hearts.
Someone aaid not fcmg ago. “If it could only he Chnatmaa
ail the tifue. haw dtfferuat the world would he!” It can be
(Thrtaunaa every day of the year if we poor aeortals wotifd
ordy try to make it su. H ean be tAwneMnas “all the t*nse“ tf
wv keep deep in aur hearts the amamry of that liiile t'hild who
caiM into the world and heed liis short, sad life in order that
we might live eternally.
(The foregoing eras written by the late Mias l>uu Marie
Alexander, of The Newt and ('oorier staff, tlmrleeton. The
article was publiehad m that papar twelve years ago and The
Chronicle ukm the liberty of reproducing it today since it is
as appropriate now ae it wae theo).
UV have many ihingp to be thankful for at thiit happy
.Hea.Hon inrludinK the cuittainer!i and frientin we have btwn
privileireii to nerve.
We desire to exiirenn to you our appreciation of the
nplendid |iatronaife accorded un, a patronage for u'hich
we earne.*itly thank you.
We liNik toward 1940 in the hope of being priviiegetl
to again .«»erve vour Furniture neeiin.
CITY SALES COMPANY
Pet B. Adair
ITS CHRISTMAS TIME!
And We Wish Everybody A
Joyful Christmas and A Bright
and Happy New Year
We deeply appreciate the privilege you have given* ua
during the year of serving you. We have tried earnestly
to merit your good will and patronage T)y faithful ser
vice. It shall ever be our constant aim to be worthy of
the confidence you place in us.
BELK’S DEPT. STORE
Mrs. M. M. Freeman '
Dies In Columbia
Mrs. Frances Carol)ni Freeman, M.
wife of .M. M. Freeman ai this city,
died at a Columbia hoapRal Monday
afternoon at 2 o’clock after a two
weeks’ illness.
Funeral airang-ment were inrom-
plotc, awaking the arrival of her sons
from Texas. The Chronicle was un
able last night when k wvnt to press
to ascertain tbe hour or place of tbe
service.
.Mrs. Kret*man was the daughter of
J. William and Frances I>avis Powell.
She was a grailuate of Columbia col
lege and hwl live<l the greater part
of her life in Oolumbia.
Six years lago Mr. and Mrs. Free
man and family moVt*d to Clinton dur
ing w'hksh time Mrs. Freshman haul
made many friends who were shock-'
ed and grieved to learn of her death.
She was a mem*ber of the First Pres
byterian church of this city and was,
always aotivc in church work. j
She is survived by her husband,
one daughter. Miss Frances Carolyn
FYeeman of Clinton; four sons, Lieut.
Moultrie Powell Freeman of Ssm An
tonio, Texas, Jvdian Wsdker Freeman i
of iWUas, Texas, James Ekhrsrd •
and Theodore Marion Freeman of
Clinton; f'our si^rs, Mrs. S. W.
Puckett, 'Mrs. W. Hiawapd StiUweU,
and Mrs. Cecil C. Subheidand, all of
Okumbia; Mrs. H. L. McIntosh of
Winston-Salem; five brothers, J. Dav
is Powell, W. Claude Po>v^I and
J. 'Bratton 'Powell, aH of Columbia;
H. WsAkeor Powell of Wlntton-Salem,
E; M. Powell of Unkm, and a num
ber of neiees and nephews.
Dr. Jack H. Yoimg
Has Operation
The friend, of Dr. Jack H. Younx
of this lORy, wifi regret to know lie is
a paitieRt in Providence hospital, Co
lumbia, witere fae underwent a serious
operation ton Toeaday. It was repost
ed yeaberday that he stood tbe opera-
tton^as well as could be expected but
is quite il.
I^. Young has been confined to his
borne several weeks. His wqde circle
of friends wifi be distiuased to legm
that he has again entesed a ftiospRal
and hope that his operation will effect
an eariy convalesoesKe.
GIVE ’THE CHRONICLE
FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
The Rumanian government has
placed a 12,500,000 contract for motor
ambulances and trudes.
In ^»te of the climate of Nor
way dectric refrigentoTs have been
mstailcd in over 25,000 homes.
Margaret Brent of Baltimore at
tained fame as the fliist sufftagetoc
by demanding a vote in the Maryland
assembly in 1B47.
W. J. BENJAMIN
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W'e will loan you money on your car or refinance your
car for you.
Our terma and rates are standard.
TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO.
, CHRYSLER — PLYMOUTH
Phone 119 Sales and Service Clinton. S. C.
And A
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
TO YOU
It haa been a pleasure to serve you during the past
year. We owe a debt of gratitude to our friends and
customers fnd desire to extend our thanks for your
patronage^and the many favors you have conferred
upon us since entering business.
We hope we may be privileged to serve you in
1940 and for many years to come.
JOE’S ESSO SERVICE STATION
JOE McDANIEU Prop.
To our frirndH and euxtoMors
wr take thix opportunity to xay
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
And may or add. our appre
ciation of your good will and
patronage during 1939.
Carolina
Sorvice Station
Wm. Brooka Owena. Prop.
COUGHS, COLDS
^osphene?
Pleasant, Effcctivt '
Vapor TMatBMBt Kattla Ytm
%m Teur
Gray
Funeral Home
Clinton. S. C.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
M.aiidM«
-EMBALMERS
AMbulsnee Serviss
Phonos 41 sad Sff-J
L. RUSSELL GRAY and
V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mgra.
Q. How much newaprint is used in
this country? W. L. X.
A. In 1938 spprozinBatoly 3,404>S&
tons cf aaweprint were used in the
Unitod
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To Our Friends
pUanre oi
May 9re have dm
you. one comI cdL oar
the good things that you
Poe your fine
md wk that t
yoo hi Um
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
Maxweli Bros. & Kinard
CLINTON-—TWO STORES—LAURENS