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Thm-aday, M«y2f,1955 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Hyum Js Soni/g Q BY CLINT A BONNER Shall Be Showers Gospel songs still popular after nearly a century PbIM Stam wm eeltbntinc Hi 100th on “2!^ ,00 * dawned £ T* b ?f il011 ’ bde*"* immediately popu- !£, reviv * 1 *' »wept acroaa £a A J1^ “» ghfct. Uterary critics look down their Jioses at the worda and cooserv. 111 PMic. as do some at Stephen Po id.* * Neverthel elodies. Is Interest. ylters are Idea—> VMJV r ttan any other states. (Foster was from J® ■ few, -l7 be 9’d Rutaed Cross’* b from tte pen of Yrnuumtowa's Salvation Army worker Bmard, Cincinnati's William H. Doane S I "Almost Persuaded,” “Wonderful Words eC and a score more. Philadelphia's sindac irish man, WilUam Kirkpatrick. wroS^oSlS Omni i®*-J* 0 ®* and set to music "Jesus Saves.” Dwight L. Moody's singer. Ira Sankey, came from dm same 5?** Jo oiof foepel sonm and compose music for The Ninety and Nine." When Bite died la a rail- ^ *» Ohio another Pennsyhrsnian named ijm June* McGraotbin, took kit place aod became to Plan- Evangelist D. W. Whittle what Sankey “ to Moody. •f °*** dut more gospel song with Ohio and Pennsylvania m the latter.) incinnati's William r- W- —" —i -.'..CTimiiMM m miuaio a. UVMDC act to nrasle_ “Rescne the Perishing." “Safe in the Arms 1 Not" E. O. Excel! of “Count Stark County •n wrote “Jesus _ snd Tenderly." Pennsylvania Lights be From Clearfield Cnnntw PhOto BUs^wtS^Oet the a U f £E * in * er . MeOranahan. to set to music ^®il* **»• fospel hymns present a target for both the literary and music critic, for 73 years these son* have served a useful purpose and some ‘ a favored place while more scholarly faded into oblivion. The day may eo^ wvna fospel song will give way to another trend, hut among those that promise to stffl be popular when toe United States celebrates its second Itoth birth day. i» James McGranahan's musk to B Nathan’s *Tteie shell be showers of Messing:” This Is toe promise of Love; There sM be seasons refreshing. Sere hem toe Sevier above. —A a~ a ■ - - no ■nCFWBfl OT OmMmtf —• telgegam nmmlwIsiMb toe nST^Jm thflSleyB, Sound of obundones of rain. US, o ter* Grant to us now o refreshing, Corns, and now honor Thy Word “There shall be showers of bteslna^' Oh, toot today they might faN, Now at to God we're ranfstslng, New os on Jsfus we colli r Showers of Messing, Showers ef Mercv drops 'round us era foMng, But for too showers wi Horse Shoe Robinson, Upper South Carolina's First Historical Novel By WILLIAM C. LAKE (In Magazine Section of The State) This post winter, 136 years ago, a young man of 22 came to South Carolina from Maryland. He was John Pendelton Ken nedy, a graduate of Baltimore College, now the University of Maryland, and the author of “Horse Shoe Robinson,” a tale of South Carolina in 1780. It was first published in 1835 when Robinson was 40 years old. Ifee work has long since been out of print. In his visit to the western sec tion of South Carolina taioat of his time was spent in Union and Spartanburg counties, a part of old Ninety-Six District. This area saw much fighting during the Revolutionary War. Union coun ty was strongly invested with Tories. In this county lived Col. Thomas Fletchall, a kingpin for the Crown. Kennedy went first to Augus ta, Ga., where he purchased a horse for the purpose of touring the battlefieldis of upper South Carolina. He strapped a valise behind his saddle, threw a great coat upon it, and mounted the sorrel. Prom Augusta he headed for Edgefield, and from there he rode to Abbeville, thence to Pendle ton. From this point he began his tour of Spartanburg and Un ion counties. He became enchanted with this part of the country, saying: “My blood beat temperately Jwith the pulse of youth and health. I breathed the most de licious air in the world. My travel tended to the region of the most beautiful scenery.” The youthful author was now in Old Ninety-Six District where so many battles of the Revolu tion were fought. His course was still westward. “I journeyed alone,” he said, “for my horse and I had estab lished a confidential friend ship, and we amused ourselves with a great deal of pleasant con versation—in our way.” It was in the course of these travels that he met Horse Shoe Robinson, a soldier of the Rev olution, who Kennedy was to make the leading character in his novel. He described Robinson as “over six foot, with a broad chest and sinewy limbs. He was one of those iron forms that might be imagined almost bullet proof.” Kennedy's hero sat his horse well. “His saddle bow was forti fied by a brace of horsemen’s pistols stored away in large hols ters, covered with bear-skins.’’ Robinson was a native of Lancaster County where he own ed a little farm in the Waxhaw settlement At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War he had been a blacksmith. His first name was Galbraith but he soon acquired the sobriquet of “Horse Shoe Robinson.” In his travels Kennedy jour- SPARKLING TEA PUNCH Ideal for Summer Parties NOW THAT SUMMER APFROACHETH many minds will be thinking of cool drinks to quench the ffcmily thirst Iced tea is one beverage that’s hard to beat when it comes to drinking something that’s really cool and doesn’t leave • sweet cloying after-taste. For diet-minded gals, it’s superb because it has no calories to speak of. In addition, iced tea is wonderful as a base for party punches and, if you’re thinking in terms of a gradua tion party, or a shower for the bride-to-be, you’ll like this Sparkling Tea Punch with Blueberry bubbles. You start out by making the basic recipe for iced tea. TO make lead Tea: bring two quarts of freshly drawn cold l water to a full rolling boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and inynediately add fire tablespoons of loose tea (or 15 tee bags). Brew, uncovered four minutes. Stir and strain into pitcher. When reedy to serve poor into ice-filled glasses and serve with lemon —tri sugar. To makt the Peach: add 1 stick cinnamon and 10 whole cjoves to the water and bring to a boil Remote from heat and immediately add tea. brew, uncovered four minutes. Stir and attain Into punch bowl. Add % cup sugar and stir till dissolved. .Add one 6-ounce can lemonade concentrate, two cups cold wtoer, one quart ginger-ale and eee No. 2 can pineapple juice. Stir to blend. Place bloek of ice or ice cubes In bowl Add 1 cup culti vated blueberries. The ginger-ale will make the berries bounce bubbles. This recipe I and down ttfca bubbles. This recipe makes SS-M punch-cup Homemade cookies or petite fours ate nice with this pmch* makt tba occasion really fastive tit a littk ‘ on to the handle of each cup. (ANS) Woodlands Corporation, 295*3 ac res, bounded by lands of Cope land and Stone, for $5,906.00. E. P. and Mary Jones Boazman to Kenneth McCrary and Augus tus I. Ray, lot in Cross Hill Town ship on waters of Lake Green wood, for $150.00. Sam C! Curry to Arthur F. Dennis, lot on McDowell St, Laurens, for $0,500.00. W. R. McCuen, Jr., to Lola Babb, lot just off the old Lau- rens-Clinton highway, for $400. Minnie Finley to Billy E. Raye, lot on Caine St., Laurens, for $3.00, love and affection. Bessie D. Brown to Maidie H. Owens, lot in Watts Mills illage, for $1,100.00 and assumption of mortgage. • Marriage Licenses Issued Thomas Henry Case, Laurens, and Cora Mae McFadden, Lau rens. Melvin King, Waterloo, and Annie Mae Calhoun, Laurens. Maurice Ligon, Waterloo, and Louise Grant Waterloo. Arthur Caldwell, Clinton, and Lucille Caldwell, Clinton: James Mason Porter, Honea Path and Dorothy Mae Temple ton, Laurens. Harry Gasque Batson, Green ville, and Patsy Rae Cain, Lau rens. neyed along the waters of the Fair Forest Creek in Union aftd Spartanburg counties. He vis ited the battlefields of Fish Dam, Blackstock’s, Musgrove’s Mill and Kings Mountain. He talked with soldiers that fought in these battles and gained his informa tion from first hand. All this was to be material for the novel he was to write later. Kennedy’s vivid description of battles through the upper part of South Carolina, is borne out by modern historians. Most of his material came from Horse Shoe Robinson while it was fresh in Robinson’s mind. In the novel Kennedy dwells much upon the life of Mary Mus- grove, heroine of the Battle of Musgrove’s Mill. She was a daughter of Allen Musgrove, owner of the mill where this bat tle was JfougUt It rtSy’ije found in some of the public libraries of the state, but it is doubtful if many copies remain in private libraries. Kenneay’s works also include the “Swallow Bam,” “Rob of the Bowl,” and “The Annals of Quodlibet.” He is said to have written one chapter of Thackery’s “The Vir ginian,” while on- a visit to Eng land. He is also credited with befriending Edgar Allan Poe on several occasions. ‘Horse Shoe Robinson” was dedicated to Washington Irvin. If you want to leam more about South Carolina’s part in the Revolutionary War read this stirring novel. Martin And Laws Receive 195 Grants Two prominent students of Presbyterian College have been awarded separate scholarships for graduate work in English next year. Carter Martin, of York, was awarded a Carnegie Foundation Scholarship in the amount of $1,500 to the Vandertilt Univer sity Graduate School. Three of these scholarships are awarded each year toy the Foundation. (Herbert Laws, of Cleveland, Tenn., was awarded a $600 schol arship to the University of Ten nessee. Both of these seniors will re ceive their Bachelor of Arts de gree at commencement exercises on June 6. following described property, to wit: “All that piece, parcel or lot of land, with the dwelling house thereon, situate, lying and being on a public paved road, known as the Craig Road, about three and one-half miles north of the Town of Clinton, in Scuffletown Town ship, Laurens County, State of South Carolina, containing one- half (%) acre, more or lees, and being bounded on the north by land now or formerly of Jimmie Lawson, one hundred and sixty- two (162) feet thereon; on the east by land now or formerly of W. C. Baldwin, from which it is separated by the said Craig Road, feree hundred and twenty- eight (328) feet thereon; on the south by land now or formerly of Jimmie Lawson, twenty-seven (27) feet thereon; and on the wcet by land now or formerly of Jim mie Lawson, three hundred and forty-four (344) feet thereon. The lot of land above described is the identical lot heretofore conveyed to Milford H. Wright and Lizzie Mae O’Shields Wright by Cecil Lawson by his deed dated May 13, 1952, and recorded on May 15, 1952, in Deed Book 105, at page 357, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens Coun ty, South Carolina.” TERMS OF SALE: Cash. The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff herein, immediately up- l on the conclusion of the bidding shall deposit with the Clerk of Court the sum of five per centum (5%) of the amount of the bid as a guarantee of his good faith in the bidding. The same to be ap plied to the purchase price upon his complying with the terms of sale, otherwise to be paid to Plaintiff for credit on the indebt edness. In the event the suc cessful bidder should fail to make huch deposit, or should fail to comply with the terms of sale, said lands shall be re-sold on the same or some subsequent Salesday on the same terms, at j risk of the defaulting purchaser, j The purchaser to pay for pa pers, stamps and recording. No personal or deficiency judg ment is demanded and the bid ding will not remain open after Page Fhro the sale but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. W E DUNLAP, C. C. C. P. & G. S. May 17, 1955 3c-o-J-2 Laurens Ready- Mix Concrete Economical and Convenient Phone 2710 Night Ph. 24546—Day Ph. 271#: LAURENS, S. C. PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE OF SALE Tho State of South Carolina. County of Laurons IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association, Plaintiff, vs Milford H. Wright, Norman A O’Shields, Milford H. Wright, Jr., Rachel E. Wright, Tommie Ruth O’Shields Nelson, Johnnie Melton O’Shields, Reba E. O’Shields, Mary Ann O'Shields, and Walter N. O’Shields, Defend ants. PURSUANT to a Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, either in or in front of the Court House, at Laurens C. H., S. C., on Salesday in June next, being Monday, the 6th day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the lO POINTS for Effective Advertising The South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce has forwarded to retail merchants and others in its member- ship throughout the State "TEN POINTS FOR NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING" which have brought a high measure of suc cess, prosperity and profit to a big retailer who spends a large portion of his advertising appropriation in good newspaper copy. THE RETAILER’S 10 POINTS ARE: 1. Advertise regularly. Every Issue of the paper takes my story to its readers. 2. I make every ad look like mine. Years ago I adopted a distinctive style and have stuck to it. I use plenty of white space; my ads are never hard to read. 3. I put into newspaper advertising a definite proportion of my gross sales. I fix this at the beginning of the year. My rule is to make H 3 per cent of the previous year’s gross, with more if special conditions justify it. 4. I brighten my ads with frequent illustrations—either humorous or practical. 5. I am careful never to over-emphasime. When I make claims, I back them up with reasons. Then when 1 really have an unusual bargain people believe me when I “whoop *er up a little.” 6. I think advertising all the time. I buy goads that will advertise well. 7. I get good display for my ads by aeeiag that the copy is in the newspaper office in plenty of time. I do this by having a definite hour to writs the copy. 8. Whenever possible, I carry nationally goods that are advertised in my horns paper. I fea ture them. Sometimes they give ms a —‘« ILm ’ mar gin than fly-by-night concerns, hut I find that I soil faster and make more money In the end, besides pleasing more customers. 9. I always plan my window and counter displays t# link up with my newspaper advertising. Each halpa the other. 10. My salespeople back up my advertising. They often help with suggestions for it, and I try t# sss to it that they always read It. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS 74 - FOR CONSISTENT RESULTS USE - The Chronicle “An AAA Newspaper Everybody Read*” The following public records were filed last week in the office of the Clerk of Court of Laurens County; Proparty Transfan E. P. and Mary Jones Bozeman to H. B. Scott, lot on Lake Green wood, for $450.00. Administrator of Veterans’ Af fairs to Minnie W. Heinkel and Billy Mae Heinkel, lot in Watts Heights, Laurens, for $4,500.00. E. P. and Mary Jones Bozeman to W. H. McCrary, lot on Lake Greenwood for $450.00. * Mrs. Ethel Y. Holloway, et al, to William R. .Gamtorell, lot on S. C. Highway No. 72, for $750.00. C. M. McDaniel Company to Roy W. Baughman, lots on State Highway No. 37, for $600.00. L. B. Dukes to J. T. Hollings worth, 720 acres bounded by lands of the Estate of S. L. Moore, for $14,400.00. J. D. Robins to Maxie P. Haw kins and Mrs. Lucy O. Hawkins, 1.23 acres on Lake Greenwood, for $392.00. E. P. and Mary J. Boazman to H. T. Simmons and W. S. Weir, lot on Lake Greenwood, for $100. E. P. and Mary J. Boazman to H. T. Simmons and W. S. Weir, lot on Lake Greenwood for $100. Sara R. Blankenship to T. M. Hutchins, lot on Walker Avenue, Laurens, for $820.69. Margaret M. McDaniel to Otis and Janie Cunningham .two lots on the Old Milton Road, for $200. Buford B. Orr to Marion Lee Wasson, lot on Lake Greenwood, for $4,75030. Joe H. Bonds ot Daniel P. Kir by and Helen S. Kirby, lot on Reeder St., Joanna, for $8,500.00. Joe H. Bonds to H. E. Hunni- cutt and Beatrice R. Hunnicutt, lot near Joanna for $6,500. 00. Niles C. Clark and Agnes A. Clark to J. Willie Watts, lot In Waterloo Township, for $300.00. Robert J. Sommer and Mauda-i line W. Sommer to Ruppert .C. Campbell, 143-24 acres in School: District 4 (I^urens), for $6,150. Dorothy S. Gray, indivdually and as Administratrix of estate of Cecil Gray, deceased, to Ells P. Wasson, 93.9 acres in Waterloo Township, for $750.00. Andrew Nance to Willie D. Pinson and E. W. Pinson, 2 1-2 acres in the Town of Cross Hill, for $4,000.00. nioniwell Orphanage to Gair Now Dodge Custom Royal Lancer. Other Dodge models priced below many models in the "lowest price held. Some things you can see right away that tell you this is the year of the btg Dodge move. (Sales have doubled over last year!) You can stack the new Dodge up against other cars in its field, and see how much larger and more luxurious it is: Up to 9 inches longer than competition. You can see the distinction ot new Dodge styling, with eager lines that are stealing the “OH’s” from the costliest cars. The swept-back sweep-around windshield.The “sparkle” of twin-jet taillights and three- tone color combinations. 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