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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 20, 1945
Number 51
ter was in an o'ld stable, which had
been built in a natural hollow, or
cave, on me hillside; The stable was
in darkness.. The. deep breathing of
sleeping cattlei cows and donkeys
warmed the|c^iH air. Hay was strewn
about anH with the aid of his lan
tern, Joseph soon made a comfortable
place for them to sleep.
However, the dim light of his lan
tern was soon overpowered by a great
illumination from heaven. The old
stable was presently filled with light,
and beams as radiant as the
shone all about. A won
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derful thinp I t0 * iye Bnta,n jhate\|or stimulants many
ilrl haH Kppn ! are necessar y keer/ world trade been
for Great Britain already frtd that
our relations with that .nation have
been, for too long a period, a matter
of all “give’’ and no “take." * They
point out that although the agreement
is called a "mutual-aid agreement,"
it is actually a “British aid agree
ment" and they favpr asking the
British for major tt^de concessions
before approving the document.
However, there is a strong group
in congress—probably a majority
I group—which fdwU that it is essen
tial to the well-qeing $f the nation
ish empire, they feel it is definitely war? Particularly, what are we go
to our interest to write off the huge ing to do about loans to Russia?
lend-lease debt as "paid for by vie- j Chester Bowles, head of the OPA,
tory” rather than try to collect when has been making a feverish drive to
they know that actual Collection is convince his opponents—particularly
impossible. leaders of big business—that it would
As for the four billion dollar loan, be disastrous to abandon price con-
there is less opposition to that be- trol until supplies of goods begin to
cause the trade agreements on which equal demand. In a speech before the
it is based should definitely aid our National Association of Manufactur-
nation by helping us to have an out- ers, he said that OPA controls had
let for excess goods and surplus farm saved the people of this country *>*>
had happened, a little child had been
products.
But one question arises here on
billion dollars
months
during the last IS
without continued
hut [that,
occasions which has not so farr price control, we could still lose many
functioning and to hav*
answered,namely: If we are Ifillions of dollars through inflation.
bom and Mary His mother had wrap-; *r v r: ,, .T “ nU - and | going to write- off the Briti^ lend- 1 The Price Control ret, which gives
neH Him in «oft swaddlincr Clothes :the Br,t,sh colonies continue to play lease and are going to mj^a huge the OPA its power, expires next June.
and laid* 1 H !m to 1 manger. The gen- ‘ Because 1 loan ,to Great Bn,am, what are we VuNTON “obSliiSr
tie rustle of wings was heard in the ° f the bankru P t PositioiJ of the Brit-J going to do for our other Allies in the) The Newspaper Everybody Read*
air and snowy white angels hovered
over the manger. With joyous song
they greeted the little messenger of 1
mercy and love—the Christ Child—
whom God had sent to the world; the
little King who had been born in a
lowly stable and laid in a cradle of
hay.
The Star of Bethlehem
memm'--
w--
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The sleeping hills were now flood-!
ed with celestial splendor. An angel
of the Lord, in an intense sheath of
; light, came from heaven and surpris
ed a group of shepherds near the an- I
cient watchtower of Eder, announc
ing to them the birth of the Holy
Child. Multitudes of angels sped the i
sky, spreading tidings of joy afar, i
Music rang throughout the land, mu
sic of the angel host. The great gos
pel anthem fell upon the earth in all
j its divine beauty and thrilling force,
Glory to God in the highest, and on
The little village of Bethlehem,
hardly more than a half mile wide,
and only a single street in length,
had houses of white stone with small
domes, and were snuggled in the dark i
foliage of olive trees. Fig groves and J
vineyards adorned the rocky terraces j
close by. It was a land which held |
many sacred memories. There was I
the spot where Jacob had his first!
great grief, when his beloved wife
Rachel was buried; and yonder Were
the fields where Ruth, in the early
days of Israel, had come to reap
barley and walk with Naomi, in the
evenings, beside a gentle brook. It
was to this land that Joseph and Mary
were coming, the early home of their
own great grandfather David, who
had kept his father’s sheep on these
very hills and had learned to sing
the songs of praise to God.
The ascent to the town, over the;
dusty glare of grey limestone hills, ;
was the last of their journey and was j
scf steep Lhk Mary had to alightffrom
her donkey and go up on fo&t. tfjij.es-
ently passing through a low gate, she
and Joseph were at last in the moun
tain town of Bethlehem.
In those days, the simplicity of life
made the passing wayfarer welcome
in the homes. To brirfg water at once
to wash ‘ the traveler’s feet, dusty
with the Eastern sandals, was an
act of courtesy. Food and lodging for
himself and his beasts were provided,
and the traveler was made to feel
that he was under the sacred pro
tection of his host. However, when
Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem
every house was filled, for travelers
had been journeying there in great
numbers because of the census. Even
the Inn, which was a crude building,
consisting of a single empty room,
on the floor of which a traveler could
spread his carpet for sleep, was filled
to overflowing.
| earth peace, good w r ill toward men.’’
The only place they could find shel-
We look forward to sending you our , sincere good
wishes for a happy holiday season. It is a pleasure to us
because it gives us an- opportunity to thank you for all
you have done for this firm.
You have been liberal in your patronage, your frjend-
ship and good-will — the combination of which spells
progress for any organization. So we say, “Thank You.”
MAY THE YULETIDE SEASON, WITH ALL ITS
SPIRIT OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP, BRING GREAT
JOY TO YOU AND ABUNDANT PROSPERITY
IN THE COMING YEAR.
Smith’
s Pharmacy
The Rexall Store” *
L. K. BISHOP
W. M. WALKER
The shepherds ran up the steep road
to Bethlehem and seeing the star
that God had placed over the stable,
found the King of Glory and wor
shipped Him with adoration pouring
from their hearts.
The same star that burned over
the sacred manger that night had
brought other men from a far off
country; Wise Men from the East.
They, too* had seen the sign in the
sky, heralding the birth pf a King.
The star had guided them over moun
tain, valley and parched deserts, till
at last they reached Bethlehem. Their
camels walked one by one through 1
the narrow streets, bearing their rich j
burden, for these Snen were kings of j
great wealth. The star pointed to the i
stable; the camels knelt before the
open door and the Wise Men unload-
a I
ed the treasures they .had brought; j
boxes of gold, sweet perfumes and
rare spices. They laid their gifts at 1
the feet of the smiling infant in the
manger, and fell upon their knees in
fervent worship of Jesus the Saviour.
As Washington Sees It..
THE NATIONAL SCENE
It looks as though congress is
going to do something about labor
legislation in order to forc^, unions
to accept responsibility for their
actions and to use thefy strike
weapon wjth greater ckre. Al
though congress has carefully a-
voided such legislatuj|n up to the
present, it is now expected to go
ahead since it knows it has the
backing of President Truman. The
attack on the President, made by
Philip Murray, head of the CIO,
appears to be encouraging on-the-
fence congressmen to support the
President. Mr. Murray, by his at
tack, has lost face with a con
siderable number of his former
supporters in congress. His state
ment accusing Mr. Truman of
“cowardice" in proposing legisla
tion to curb union activities stir- *
red up great resentment here <arid
sent Mr. Murray’s popularity rat
ing plummetiiTg down to the unen-
■ viable level held by John L. Lewis
during the war.
Washington, December 18. - The
agreement made Jby Secretary Byrnes
and Secretary Vinson to write - off
25 billion dollars of lend-lease as a
Christmas present to Great Britain,
and at the same time to lend our ally
fou^billion dollars at less than 2 per
cent interest, is meeting with consid
erable opposition in congress—but it
appears at this writing that the ag
reement will probably go through.
Discussion of the agreement has
mads it clear that there is a rather
strong anti-British bloc in congress
which believes we have done too much
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VOLUMES OF GOOD UIIEE
TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS WHOM WE
HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING . . .
Our Entire Organization Wishes to Thank You for Your Patr
and Good-will the Past Year.
Chaney’s Dress Shopoe
CLINTON — LAURENS MRS. ETHEL CHANEY\ P
Prop.
RE TIIWKITI,
CHRISTMAS
A* we look about at H*l« glad leaioit of the year, w« find mofiy
things for which to b* thankful.
First, we ore glad that we are Americans, free to enjoy life,
end live in • land where freedom is the heritage of everyone. We are
grateful for this privilege.
Thankful ore w* that have friends whose associations w* treo-
Sure„immeasurably. It is comforting to know these ere lasting friend
ships, cemented by the esperiences we hove had together, in times
that ara good and in times when it is difficult to express one's feel
ings in order that w* might share the disappointments and sorrows
of our friends.
h is gratifying ta ba a part of this community., to participate
la its progress ond to watch its forward development.
W* ara thankful for tha patronage you have given os, tv*^.
mindful of your consideration and your understanding of our efforts
ta sarva yea. avaa though caaditions sometimes moke it difficult
for as to maintain tha high standard that has always been oar policy.
1,
Wa ara glad it's Christmas and trust yours will be one #f
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
J. C. THOMAS
“It’s Time That Counts”
CLINTON, S. C. PHONE 89
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