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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLWTON. S. C
TlwrsJoy> December 19, IWO
(St|p (Sltnton Ol^rontrlp
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TODAY... TOMORROW
By Don Robinson
NOTICE OF TAX SALE
By authority of a tax execution
handed me by the Treasurer of Lau
rens County, I Have levied on the
property hereinafter described and
! will sell at public outcry for cash,
STOCKBRIDGE—>Death ! either in or in, front, of the Court
Frank Parker Stockbridge, author House at Laurens, S. C., on Monday,
of this column for many years, miss- January 6, ‘1941, it being Salesday
ed a deadline this week for the first in January, the following described
Amanda Redflelii, the defaulting tax
payer.
All that tract, piece or parcel of
land lying and situate in Laurens
County,^ State of S. C., Mountville
school district, containing one hun
dred sixty nine (189) acres, more or
cates of election were prepared attll
•ent to the president of the U. S.
Senate, the secretary of the United
States and to the federal courts.
Other electors besides Hammond,
an elector-at-large, were Joe E. HaU
ctoif
of Gaffney, secretary of the electoi
who represented’ the Fifth congrea-
less, and known as the Tom ColejSidnal district; former Govehsor
place, bounded by lands now or for- j Duncan C. Heyward of Columbila,
merly of J. H. Coleman, H, E. Hitt,! elector-at-large; J. Herman Lights
time in his 50 years of reporting. He property, lying, being, and situate Ai' S. L. Moore and others. , i sey of Brunson, 1st district; Otis L.
tfad probably started writing his col- Laurens County, State of South Car-
umn. dictating it to a nu^e, wheniohoa, to wit:
the heart attack from which he was,
suffering overtook him and he died lot, piece or parcel of
suddenly.
CLINTON. S. C.. THIRSDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1940
All that
,land lying, beinig and situate in the
His column was an important tart. Town of Cross Hill, County of Lau-
‘ of his life. It was a means of self- .r®ns. State of S. C., bound^ on the
expression fof an intensely active, ^orth by D. R. Chapman,'south by
mind. It was an opportunity to pass! *0^ W. C. Bryson estate, on the
on the vast store of information ’ ®ast by Baptist church lot, west by
about America and American ways i Main stre^. ,
that he had gathered during 70 busy I Levied on as the property of the
years of living. To some people it is heirs to the estate of Mrs. M. E. Bry-
Some Don'ts for Christmas "'^as^ing^^^nothinr'^ a mental strain to write.' To Frank son. the. defajulting taxpayers
Here are a lew don t.s for Chr.st- ^ Stockbridge it would have been more ,
mas..iecomniend€*d by safety author- Ahead, the black opened, gradually a strain to hold back the things All that lot or parcel of land ly-
ilies: and majkstcally. lifting a curtain to he so fervently wanted to say. ‘ ing and situate in the Town of Clin-
1. Don't give .small children toys jjin^ouette a tall figure. The figure ♦ [ton, Laurens County, S. C., Contain-
invoh ing alcohol, kero.sene or gaso- jjimred and became clear, standing WRITING—Memory j ing three-eights (3-8) of an acre,
line engine.''. They may tip over and ^'lehed in a white spotlight of its Frank Stockbridge knew he was more or less, bounded now or for-
."'et the hou^e on fire.
2. Don't pei'mit .small children to
run electrical toy.-^ without the su-
pervi.->ion ot an adult.
3; Don’t pcTTrrtt' .'mrnll children to
n.se 1(>p ino\ ie projector.s without us-
own making, ' ' apt to die soon. His doctors had merly by lands of Sampson Johoson,
It's the statue! " a Yankee accent warned him that unless he gave up estate of Lewis Meadows and public
Levied on as the propery of Mrs.! Baughman of Wagner, 2nd district;
Lucy Goggans Austin, et al, heirs toi^. C. Mann of Pickens, 3rd district;
the esUte of S. H. Goggans, the de-l^r** T. KelleiAof Union, 4th de
faulting taxpayers. j trict, and C. L. Wheeler of Dillon,
Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to j 9th district.
pay for stamps and recording.
2-3c C..W. WIER, Sheriff.
STATE'S ELECTORS
CAST EIGHT VOTES
FOR FDR, WALUCE
Columbia, Dec. 16 — President,
Roosevelt^ and Henry A. Wallace,
candidate ' for Vice-president, re
ceived South Carolina’s eight elec
toral votes Tuesday in the official i
balloting. • j
The eight electors, all Democrats
who received a majority of the votes 1
in the general election of Novembei'
WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRICING
—EXCEPT BAD
• CHRpNICLE PUBLISHING CO.
j 5, met in the office of the secretary j
shouted. The other pas.scngers all of his many activities his heart '"oad leading north from the Town of I of state, cast their ballot and col
looked and .said nothing. The ship was apt to give way. But he had a Clinton, and being a part of theiLew-
mo\ ed on. passion for living actively and a pas- is Meadows estate.
.\s they came abreast of the Stat- sipn for self-expressionN It would Levied on as the property of Billie
mg safety film which burns .slowly, Li^pj-ty, John, ffom .some for- .have been easier for him to give up Meadows, heir to the estate of Lewis
C)rdinaiy film burns explosivel.v and chord of his youth remem- eating than to give up writing. Meadows, the defaulting taxpayer.
givi(^11 .smoke and fumes which y —y ii,;e followed by The last time I 'saw him he was ♦'
others to become a poerh. A poem planning write a book about hisj All that tract or parcel of land ly-
mav eaust' death if inhaled.
•1. Don't use candles or light extra taught in the Lyceum, life. One title he had considered for mg and situate in Laurens County,
’es without bi'ing extiemelx caie- ir.any years ago. the book was, “The Presidents I S. C., containing 78 acres, morp or
I ir
till, I'specially ih regard to landles
on trees.'
5. Don't wear inllanimable cos
tumes. especially Santa Claus beards,
without fireproofing them.
(i Don't Use inflammable orna
ments and evergreen decorations.
He began to recite, mumbling to Have Known,” since he was an inti- less, bounded by lands now or for-
him.-elf at first, then, as memory mate of every man in the White merly of M. A. Sumerel, T. J. Weath-
freshentxi. louder, so that others House during this century. But he ers and others.
could hear. The passengers crowded said that his wife thought the book Levied on as the property of John
about him, drawn by some queer should be called, i‘‘No Mos.s—-The Bi- H. Bonds, the defaulting taxpayer.
words engraved in the bronze tablet during their entire life together, he All that lot, piece or parcel of land
lected $5 each.
. James S. Hammond of Columbia
served as president of the electors.
Following the balloting, certill-
Gray
Funeral Home
dinton, S. C. '
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EMBALMERS
Ambulance Service
Phones 41 and 399-J
L. RUSSELL GRAY and
V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mgrs.
inside the statue that Frapee had had always had so many irons in the lying and situate ^n the Town of
given America. His wife was cry- fire that they never were able to set- Clinton, Laurens County, S. C., con
ing. softly and to herself. He down in one place. taining one-half (t^) acre, more or
He came to the end. the last verse. The most remarkable thing about less, bounded on the north by lot of
Mr. Stockbridge’s keen mind was his vinie Smith and Jack Suber, 209 ft..
Moke It 0 Christmas
To Remember
Urging that everyone help to make The passengers, silent, listened ^
this a Christmas to remember in “Give me your tired, your poor, your memory. If he had wriUen^that book, east by lands of W, B. Owens’, 104 ft.[ J
years to come, Ruth Millet, author of ’ ->--1-* .* ,
an interesting column, “We, the-Wo
men," offers the following very time
ly and thought-provoking sugges
tions:
In a world at wai;—we have peace.
That is not a thing to feel ashamed
of; we can feel deeply grateful with
out being .selfi.sh.
Let’s be joyful, grateful, happy. i to^cl
lA't’s gather together . in famihes|
.and make this, even more than in
other years, a time for feeling close
to those we love.
Let's remcMTiber every friend who
counts in our lives, if only with a
letter.
Let's do all that we can for the un
fortunate.
huddled masses about his life, I doubt if he ever south by W. B. Owens 209 ft on
Yearning to breathe free, the would have had to look at a refer- west'by„ Bell Street, 104 ft.
wretched refuse of your teeming ence. All the facts he’d ever have, Levied on as the property of John
shore • needed were catalogued in his mind. h. Thompson, the defaulting tax-
Send these, the homeless, tempest- I remember when someone asked' payer.
tost to me I him recently who was secretary of
I lift my lamp beside the golden | the treasury under Cleveland. He not
door.”
only named him—but for good meas-'
All that tract or parcel of land ly-
. I ■ 1 J » M 3Dd situate in Hunter Townshio
He was quiet a minute alter he had ure ^spieled off the names of every pn.mtv r in
finished. H,s wife, s„„ crying, other member of Cleveland's cabme.., Tr
CABEER-Edltorshlns BfdcJlbaug},°‘?rother/‘uTe
The curtain dropped on the Stat- Mr. Stockbridge was a small town Workman place, and Crawford I’ands r!
ue. and the great ship steamed ahead, boy who made good. Levied on as the property of A C
voice. He was born in Gardiner, Maine,' Mills, the defaulting taxpayer * *
touched his hahd. “Maybe,” he said,
Te not tod old.’* ^
“Why," saicl the Yankee
“it’s ^fter midnight!”
A man beside him shouted
ry Christmas!”
The great whistle roared.
in 1870. There he learned the print
"Mer- ing trade and when he was 24 years
remember the loneliness of ‘ ^
people who are too far from their The Child's Season
homes to reach them for Christmas, season of the year
and .share our own homes with them.
is here
- , ' mi. J tract piece or parcel of
old he became a reporter for The! land lying, being and situate in the
Buffalo (N.Y.) Express. Ever since i County of Lauras. State of S C
then, probably not a day has gone | containing 33 acres more or less
by that he hasn’t written something j bounded by lands of Mrs. Euphemia
for somebody. ^ ^ ^ i T- Bryson, Mrs. Nannie T. Blakely, J.
Among the jobs which he held dur- Mill^ Hunter and others
irt snare our own nomes wiin tnem. again when the children are the jng his career were; Editor of The nr. oe * «»•
l.ot s go to church, even if we have rnost important members of the fam- 'American Home Magazine (which he Marv F 'Riairai Miss
slaved away all year — grateful that chri^tma^ is essentiallv their f " a ^ ne.Mary E. Blakely and L. J. Blakely,
we'can worship as we Please. essentially their founded); eoitor of Popular Meehan- the/defaulting taxpayers.
1 in eclebraHon. ■ ics Magazine; president and manag-:
Let s put a light m every w indow, j^at is as it should be, with the ing editor of Thejfew York Evening
happy that we have no need to cower g^own-ups taking a back seat. To Mail; editor of The American Press Israel of land ly-
darkness. enthrone and pay homage to the chil-j magazine; and in an editorial ca-
Tk. rhri fmactim*. 1040 Christmas day is not only pacity he also worked , on The New ^hool district, Laui^ns
This IS Christmastime 1940 ^rid birth and rev- York Herald The New York Ameri-1 *^o*'tammg 15 acres
we in America are at peace. : erencing the Child who was bom of can and The New York Globe. Hei of
Annur nedfield and others.
Levi^ on as the property
ih'^w ago, but it is cle- contributed to many magazines and
^ y g vating the child of today to -his or newspapers, and is well-known
Ihonoh futurc^citizens among readers of The Saturday Eve-
though ihert is gieat misery andi^j country. ning Post. He wrote several books
siutteung in thu^-worltL which. - Nearly twenty cehturies ago Three the most'recent ones being “So This
would stop m a moment if within j Kjy^gj. g^g ^j^g g^gt guided js Florida,” written in 1938, and
our power. ^ j by a shining star, seeking the cradle “Hedging Against Inflation,” written
\Vt can't eliminate the suffering in of a new-born child. They follow- in 19J9. • j
war-toiii countries across the seas,^ ed the star to Bethlehem, and there. Always activ’e in politics, one of
but we can give our families and j before the manger in a stable w^he»e the most notable iobs he did was to
friend.' a happy day two in what I lay the infant Jesus, they laid the launch the campaign which led to ^
has been-^nd still is—a tragic year., precious gifts which their caravans! Woodrow Wilson’s going to the White IK
It-was The paying of House. - .. .
homage to an innocent little Child. -
It is peculiarly fitting that Christ-
i mas should be, above everything
i else.
of
Simple Economical
Home Loans
Oar long-term home loons ore available to
responsible citizens to help them buy, build or
refinance a home. No renewal expense. Small
monthly poyments . . . like rent . . . will bring
you DEBT FREE Home Ownership.
OUR CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE IS 4%,
PAYABLE' SEMI-ANNUALLY.
Each Account Insured Up To $5,0(|0
EDERAL5AVIN(3S
lAFND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Teteflioii* N*. 6
A Clinton Institution Serving; Clinton People Since 1909
fi
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IN
Useful ChrisEmas
)
-U ti.can.make it-a iime..of-light in a.,.had-T)raught.
year uf darkne.ss.
Christmas 1940-
A Harbor Scene
AMERICANISM—Understanding jl
Although Mr, Stockbridge has ■ i
the children’s especial day. j written on every conceivable subject, [i
What parent does not rejoice on this | as followers of this column know his
as the' greatest of all celebrations, in greatest interest has been in preserv-1'
Tlie great whistle roared _ .
ship beat through the snow to the: ^*^^8 at the feet of the little ing the Americfin way of life ... in
New York harbor. The pa-ssengers ^^*^*^ Kings of the East laid, defending our freedom, in trying
crowded to the rail. I theirs at the feet of One whom they .end class hatred and in protecting!^
' It had been a long trip, a harsh' >'^og'^‘zed as the world’s Saviour? I America against’foreign “isrns.” Be-|jg
trip. Bombs as they lelt South-' The Child was King in Bethlehem., cause of his close contact with the|j||
ampton. a torpedo attack on the sec-j^*^"' ^ season, the Child is King newspaper wbrld, the principle*oft a.^
onri dav, separated liom the convoy! ^Sain, and all the world lays treas-j fre^ press has always been one of his'Ilk’
ure at his feet. Those of us who passions. In 1931 he was made vice-jjil
are older should never forget this.
If we do, Christmas will lose much
of its^beauty and meaning. Neither
•shouW we overlook the truth that
the child of today will be the man!
GIFTS STYLED by MEN — for MEN
before'the week was out—zigzagging
acro;^.'- a wild Atlantic, harried -by
the sea, hunted by men. And now
it was over.
A man and a woman sat in the
main cabin, alone now, as they had
remained alone throughout the voy
age. Behind him was
passions. In 1931 he was made vice-|
president of a committee of leadings
newspaper men >vho organized for!’
the sole purpose of protecting the i'
free press. | j
His greatest personal quality was
perso
. or woman of tomorrow. We know i his understandihg of the other man’s
a ravished the chil5 will grow into some-|,viewpoint. Always fond of discussion,
I’ve heard him argue with people
whose political viewpoints were as
far apart frohi his as men’s thoughts
can and argue in'such a calm, in
Behind him
home, a concentration camp, a life-1 ihing different, but into what we
time of small gain.s piled one on the-* *‘*'rinot pull back the curtain to fore-
other for forty years, then swept p®®*. the child is supreme at
away overnight. Behind her, months , should delight
of
pan
waiting, months of not knowing, P^y homage and lay gifts at the i telligent way that he made a lasting!^
nic, heartbreak, despair. ' children at this glad sea-j impression on his opponent.'I im-r*
“John.” she said, “we’re almost . ! agine that he was one of the very
there.”
He nodded absently.
“John,” she said, “we’re not too
old. to start again.”
He looked at his hands, withered
under old
ANNUAL* MEETING
' Notice is hereby given that the an-
nual meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners will be held, as pro-
caiiouseS’ the strength g against Laurens
gone from them, the marks remain- county should be filed at the Super-
few men who ever had been able tb
get another man to change his min^
about politics.
ing. He said nothing.
visor’s office on or before Dec. 31,
LOSS—Philoaophy
During these time, with the world
in a turmoil and America having to
make ^uch mmnentous decisions, it is
a severe loss to fill of us not to be
LEATHER LUGGAGE
Bags
$1.00 to $5.95 .
Week-End Bags
$6.95
Gladstone Bags
$7.95 to $12.50
Travel Bags
$5.95 to $10.00
HANDKERCHIEFS
3c to 25c
Linen Handkerdiiefs
25c 35c 50c
.Fancy Handkerchiefs
«. lOc and 25c
• TI^
50c and' *$1.00
Wodl
50c to $1.85
UNDERWEAR
' Shirts and Shorts
25c to 50c
GLOVES. .
$1.25 to $3.50
ROBES
$2.95 to $12.50
» SWEATERS
kl.95 to $3.95
LEATHER JACKETS
$7^5 to $13.95
HOUSE SUPPERS
$1.50 to $3.00
• SUITS
Cnrlee fonr piece suits *
$29.50
HUNTING COATS, CAPS
'Coats
$3.95 and $5.00 "
Caps
41.00
Merit three-piece salts
$22.30
CoUege Roe three-piece salts
$14.95 to $18M
TOP COATS
Cnrlee Cette
$14.9$ to $24.50
Presently he rose and stretched out ,Q.n :
his hand to help her •Come," he | uie “">** “»•“»<>" «“ wisdom «,d
said, and they went out on deck. Board
T^e snow was still falling, but R. L. TEAGUE, Supervisor,
kmder now, blanketing down m j g y CULBERTSON
caressing, graceful sweeps. The shipj ' ’ (^jg^k *
J moved into the narrows, creaking' !— ^
drearily as it relaxed from SPECIAL
pounding of the seas. | Life Magasine, $S.6t per year —
Ahead, a glow seemed to appear!good nltll December li.
in the night and someone said; j Fortnne |7.75—good
leaned forvrard, ■
“That’s it!”
The passengers
but the glow faded.-A little bustle*
rose and died. The whistle roared
again. The night closd in as the
ship edged down the channel.
ITie man was holding on to* a
stanchion, leaning far over the side.
"John,” the woman said, “Be care
ful John!”
He patted her band, and a strange
bopr welled up inside her-- For so
till January 7.
JABIE9 W. CALDWELL
UDIES^
Have your Cleaning dope Thxbugh
Water White Solvent. ' -
RlirUAKIAKI'^
common sense of Frank StocAridge.
We need Americans- of his type to
guide us.
But if Frank Stockbridge could
read this column I imagine he*d
smile at that idea. For it has always
been his firm Belief that the strenfth
of America U founded on the united:
•desire of all of us for freedom aa#
democracy—that so long as a laife
group wants to preserve Treedfoa
^^ve everything else nothing cap
ever take teat freedom away froM'
us. That's probably true, but big
job te^at men like ftemk “
can do today is to keep
home fires to see /to it «
buititei brighter than ever. ^
SHOES
Crashy Spoare
$5.00 I6.S5
Merit Gaate
$16.95 io $22.50
-lAlOi
Raw Aliep
$1.9rto $4.00
Marx Ceaia
$UJS *
SCARFS
SHIRTS
$1.00 to $2.50
BELTS and BUCKLES
50c and $1,00
SUSPENDERS *
25c to $1.00
GARTERS
25c to 50c
TROUSERS ‘
$2.95 4o $6.95
RAIN COATS
$SJS to $7.50
GLASS COAT^
$5,95
SOCKS
UfhterMkkt
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