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' ■,^. " W--*: Poge Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. (HI;? (Ulinton Olt^onirU EsUbUsbed 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICXE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. txJrs are guided by « sense of broth erly love. Even our friends and relatives of the targe cities realize and admit that Christmas “back home” is the finest Christmas of all. And “back home” they’ll come, every year, every one of them, if they can. some disappointments, our military machine already has shown that it is well equipped and has the best morale of any force in the world. It is also clear that the adminis tration here has done a remarkable job in planning for war and has the answer ready to meet any contin- Thursdoy, December 25, rsr* %, CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1941 Two Christmas Stories From the Gospels According to St. Luke and St. Matthew. And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in swad dling clothes, and laid him in a man ger; because there was no room for them in the.^inn. And there were in the same coun try shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came unto them, and the glory of the Lord shone round aboitt them; and they were sore afraid spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comfort ed, because they are'not. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. Saying, Arise, and take the young child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead which sought the young child’s life. And he arose, and took the young child and His mother ,and came into ! the land of Israel. In ordinary times these facts might Igency. Congress is giving the admin- be considered unimportant. But in a,istraUon 100 per cent support in s^icken world ^at must come to j mshing through legislation which is adopt as its cardinal objective that essential for the carrying out of same mes^^of ^ristm^“Peace,pians. The rapidity with which it on Earth Good Will Toward Men”—j passed legislation to permit selectees the significance of the part we must to be sent to foreign soil is typical pky in shaping the future of man-iof the cooperaUon which can be ex- kind stands out in sharp reliM. In soipected from congress from now on. much of the world the individual, partisanship went out the window counts for little. In communities such j the day Japan dropped its first bomb as ours in America every human be-1 jp Hawhii. ine retains the rights and freedomi ah i ^ of the individual. ' - I AU plans of coi^ and its com- If we epitomize the true Christ-!'”^'*®*® winning the mas spirit, wi represent the truest of ineither co^ress nor the democratic ideals. And thus each of ?^^stration are losi^ ^ of the us has a sacred, yet simple, duty to pn^rving all that is perform. We must reaffirm our will of ow democraUc w^ of to continue being a peaceful neigh- H?®. our ^ standard of living. bor and a faithful friend. If we do this and do it in the divine spirit of Christmas, the world can continue to This was aptly expressed by Repre sentative Dou^ton, chairman of the ways and means committee of the look to us as the bulwark of highij®''^’;^^o in discussing new taxes ideals l^or 1942, said: This newspaper realizes that as aL must prese^e our cherished member of this community we have|°?®*® prmciplM, ^d warm the hearts our obligation to fulfilL We havel®^ our men who fight, by keeping the tried to be a “good neighbor and r'®*®® burning to the end that true griend” to all of you. We will i ^®^ will have something to come continue to be. And we know that in turn you have the same feeling to ward us. j With this faith uppermost in our hearts THE CHRONICLE wishes for .^nd the angel said unto them, Fehrl But when he heard that Archelaus I you an abundance of all the blessings not; for. behold, I bring you good; did reign in Judea in the room of his tidings of great joy, which shall be father Herod, he was afraid to go to all people. i thither: notwithstanding, beihf” For unto you is born this day in'warned of God in* a dream, he turn- the city of David a Saviour, which ed aside into the parts of Galilee: that will bring you- mas. -A Merry Christ- Christ the Lord. . .And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in THE NATIONAL SCENE And he came and dwelt in a city, called Nazareth: that it might be ful- filled which was spoken by the pro-j As Washington ScCS It swaddling clothes, lying in a rpanger. phets. He shall be called a Nazarene, .And suddenly there was with the!—Matthew 2:1-23. angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good ^jyjll .toward men. Story of Loved Christmas Carols .... , ., , . Here, in brief, are the stories of And It came to pass, as the angels .three of the best known and loved were gone away from them mto j Christmas carols: heaven, the shepherds said one toj Silent Night, Holy Night Let as now go even unto ^ little more than 123 years ago h .a lem and see this thing which | this song was heard for the first time. IS come to pa.ss, which the Lord hathjFar up in the mountains in the pro- made known unto us. j^jnee of Salzburg in what was then carae with hast^ and,the country of Austria,^ program found Mary, and Joseph, and thej^as to be rendered iirVtiny little babe lying in a manger. l^u^ch on Christmas Eve. Near the And when Uiey had sren it, they | time for the program to be rendered, abroad the saying ^ program of organ music and sing- v;hich was told them concerning this it was discovered that the organ ■. „ ♦ u .i * broken. No one could repair it. And all they that heard it won-'a^jj Washington, D. C., Dec. 23.—With all major news reports, both in news papers and over the radio, concerned almost entirely with the progress of the war—and with the people inter ested in little else but the war—leg islation which three weeks ago would have been considered of vital inter est to all df us is now being passed over as unimportant. Bills in congress and suggestions by government officials, which might result in freezing of wages, in dras tic price control, in curbs on the free dom of both capital and labor and in soaring taxes are all relegated to the background, so far as public opinion* is concerned, as we center all attention on the nfews from Japan, from Russia and r from Europe. For one thing*, the public is now back to after the war is won and over, the right of democratic peoples to live and move and have their be ing in a free world. “We will make any sacrifice we are called upon to make, but we must carry on business and production not in the usual way but to the highest point of volume and efficiency in both civilian and military produc tion. Certainly the congress”must enact a new tax bill to get more money, just as miich as we can get without dislocating our national economy.” > No one here considers it possible that the war can be lost, but there , J * .u .u 1.1. 1“"^ 3 terrible storm and blizzard f M Ik k M '^e'^lbeat upon the hills and mountains, , .u told hem by the she^erds lienee no chance to get help from ^ ^^® ut Mary kept all these things and city. It was a desperately disappoint- President Roosevelt and is dered them m her heart. jing Situation. B pon And the shepherds returned, glon- Gruber was the organist. He ,r i 1°’ 5" ‘hat something should be done, things that toey had heard and‘seen, He rushed to a priest, who evidently as it was told unto them —Luke 2:7-20. had some musical talent, or was at least poetical, and asked that a sim ple song be written—a song so sim ple that it might be learned by a congregation immediately — without RECORD OF THE BIR’TH Now when Jesus was bom in Beth lehem of Judea in the days of Herod} the king, behold, there came wise] The ministei^, Joseph Mohr, had I been out on an errand of mercy and men from the east to Jerusalem. ^"'!coming“*.owaM ^rvirigT..'.- glad to have him go as far as he wishes in using his full dictatorial powers under our war status. Right now there is greater unity behind the president than there probably has ever been behind the heed of any Democratic nation. Republicans, as well as Democrats, will no'longer listen to criticism of the president and his policies. They all realize that the future of America is. in his hands that our best hope for victory is “',"in^*rwarta3;;,^'by SJ Hii, ■ ‘°l“' O'' >«>>'. he ga2«i upon It from wh.n ti. f K .1 u a'® ocarby mouhtaui slope. He hur- eiedly wrote the words of the song ierusale^with hS ' ‘ Mr. Gruber set the words to m7- And when he had gathered all the Oe'emlng that he was doing chief priests and scribes of the peo ple together, he demanded of them where Christ should be bom. And they said unto him. In Beth lehem of Judea; for thus it is writ ten by the prophet. in following his dictates without anything more than “pinch-hitting” or taking care of a bad situation. It question. ’This attitude might be limited to actions in regard to war except for the fact that practically every gov ernmental action and every bill in troduced into congress has a “war angle.” Discussion at the meeting held was sung by the congregation, as they h®**® leaders of capital and labor, followed the strumming of a few | which in ordinary times would prob- chords on a guitar in the hands of !®^^y have been one long fight, Aow- pruber. / I®<1 clearly the desire of both groups A few days later the repair man I to put their personal benefits in the nf Came to fix' the broken ’ OTgan’and! background in order to make what of Judea art not the least among the,Qru2>er played the song merely to ®'^®>' sacrifices are necessary to per- princes of Judea; for out of thee shall'test out the orean. The renairman torm a miracle of production. To come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquiried of them diligently what time the star appeared. “And he sent them to Bethlehem, test out the organ. The repairman ^®rm a mmacie oi production was impressed, asked for a copy and i both groups, as well as to all gov- thus the song started on its road to ■ erttt^tent officials, _it is obvious that fame in 1818. It is now sung theltoe eyes of the nation are on prp- world rovmd. j 'luction and anjrthing which inter- O. Little Town *f Bethlehem I feres with it will be considered an This now famous song was com-|®®t treason. Public opinion is far coin nr. ^ u .. V P08®<* by the great PhiUp Brooks,!^ strong on this subject for any iHr th ^ - K dihgently ttjat prince of ministers, who served' “'‘^‘vidual or group to dare delay for the young child; and when ye ^ Boston. He had made a | P*'o<*uction. trip to Palestine and, of course, saw Doubts as to the strength of our have found Him, bring me word again ,that I may come and worship Him also. When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they re joiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary His mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they pre sented imto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a Bethlehem. It was evening time and he so enjoyed the sight of this quiet little town in the Judean hill coun try, that he wrote the verse to de scribe it, so that he might give the picture to a Sunday school class. It was to be used once only, but Lewis H. Redner, the organist in the church, set the words to music and now jhis. army and navy and our ability to produce faster toan our enemies have disappeared. Although we have met too, has become a world famous Christmas carol. Away In A Manger There is some question as to the compbser of this sOng. Many think that Martin Luther gave it to the world, for he was famed in his day as a musician, but others insist that Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Ohroolc Ixrondiitia may develop if your cough, chest cold, or acute bcoo- land dre^toat they shoi^ not re^^jt other hymn writer now to Herod, they departed mto their unknown. Luther pioneered in song own country another way. And when they w^ departed, be hold, the angel of the Lord appear eth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and Udee the young child and His mother, uid fiee ioto Egypt, and be thou there uhtlT I bring thee, word: for Herod will seek the youh^ child to destroy Him. When he arose, he took the young child and His mother'by night, and departed into Egypt. And was there tmtil the death of Herod: that ijt might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by tlM prophet saying, Out of Egypt have I called my Son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children^ that were in Bethl^em, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and un- writing, especially hymns for wor ship services. He organized his own children into a small choir, and gave impetus to the movement which has never stopped—^use of much singing in connection with church services. Today this hymn is played and sung in the Scandinavian countries, Hol land, anid other European coimtries, as weQ as in Ammica chitls Is not treated and you cannot af< ford to take a (dianoe with any medicine lees potent than Oreomulskm whldi ‘ it to the seat of the trouble to and expel germ laden and aid nature to soothe and I broochliu £eu raw, tender, taflamed mucous membranea Creomulslon blends beeefawood creo sote by i**>**^^ pcooees with» other tested medietnes for ooviha R contains nonarootiea No matter bow many njedicines you have trl^ tell your druggist to sell you a botOe of jOreufiuitifioTi with the under- the way It quick- permitting rest and haul your meoey D.' E. Tribble Cn. FUNERAL DIRECTORS I EMBALBfERS Lteeasad Bmbalaiora, Complete Modem Equipment Day nKme 94 Night Phones 24. tSS or 255 Clinton, 8. a are a great variety of opinions as to the time it will take to put Hitler & Co. out^of business. The estimates vary fr^ two to ten years, about three being the average. Interesting statistics are coming to light'to show the superiority of the Allies over the Axis. Among the most interesting figures, which sholild in dicate the eventual hopelessness of the Axis aims, are the figures on area and population of the chief warring powers. These show that the area covered by Allied naUons is over 30,000,000 square miles and that of the Axis nations is less than 1,000,- 000 squar miles. Even more conclu sive is the Allied populaticm ^ figures of over 1,000,000,000 as compared with the totsd Ajcis population of slightly over 250.000,000. MAGAZDnSS FOR GIFTS! Why net aelve year gift pn^Menm by giving magaainea Where twe er more of tho saase they aro te ho had al speolal See me for special offera JAMBS *W. CALDWELL ANNUAL MEEllNO Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Board ot Ooui unty Commissioners will be held, as provided by law, on Thursday, January 8, 1942. AU claims against Laurens County should be filed at the Supervisor’s o^ce on or before December 31, 1941, so that they may be checked and prepared for ap proval by the Board. R. L. TEAGUE, B. Y. CULBERTSON, Supervisor. Clerk. 8-4c MENDING TAPE^Fully transparent and flexible, seals without water. iOc roll Handy in home or office. Chronicle Publishing Co. RADIO REPAIRING COMPLETE LINE ef TUBES M. BOYD OWINGS (Al City Sales Ca. f i Saw Mone* PAY YOUR TAXK Before January 1st Without Penalty -'V T. Lane Monroe LAURENS COUNTY TREASURER <1* |i MO HD AY A* der, according to the time whidi he had diligently inquired of the wiaeT ignored; Net only at Christmas tfan^ To Our Friends In a typical riural American com munity like ours, that immortal Christoas message—*Teace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men”—^flnds its thiest meaning and its sincerest ap plications. For it is here that the individual really counts. Nowhere else are peo ple so willing to lend a'helping hand to a fellow men. No cry of distress remains Ainanswcred no plea lor ha^ men. Then was fiiMIHeJ that whidi was but throughout the yaar, every dap aetivitiss enr irtands and neigh* Gray ’al Hmne fffiyfw!. 8. C* FUNBMLDIIUBCTOHS BMBALBfEBS 41 U BIMiatt. OMAf and ?. PAMlSdttAff. Above all otlier things in our memory at this glad Yuletide is the thought of the splendid relations with friends of this organization who have made it possible for us to enjoy a very satisfactory year. The warm spirit of th^ Ha’’day occasion reminds us that ip our friends, not in our ledgers, do we hnd our real assds. There are many things that make us thankful thk ia our home, and for that.reason we de> sire to extend Season^s Greetings. Please accept the kind withes and sincere thanks of ail of ut. Best withes for a Joyous Christmas and a New Year of muck happineu, Good Health and Success for you and yours. 0FF1CBR8 M. J. MeFAUDEN, DIRBCIOIIS M. J. MsFADDEN B. B.BGTD fl. W. BUMBIBL J. F. FRATHBl W. W. BABBtt Vr. A. 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