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THE 8tJN December 25 being a Legal * Holiday, our Bank will not be open for business. SOUTH CAROLINA National Bank NOTICE ALL COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ON SATURDAY, December 25 Monday, December 27 and also on m SATURDAY, January 1st XotLeW TO ATTEND YOUTH CONVENTION IN ATLANTA Miss Constance Armfield will attend the Presbyterian Youth Convention on World Missions in Atlanta, Ga., next week. She leaves here Monday to attend the mid-winter meeting of the young people’s council of the sy nod of South Carolina in Greenville and goes on to Atlanta Tuesday. This youth convention which has been planned for almost a year gath ers Presbyterian young people from the entire Southern Presbyterian church. The two days program at the First Presbyterian church in Atlanta includes platform adresses by the church heads, discussion sections, a panel discussion, a program of sacred music, and exhibits. NEWBERRY-CITADEL DANCE HERE TUESDAY EVENING A beautiful social affair of the week was the annual Newberry-Citadel club dance Tuesday evening at the American Legion Hall. The hall was decorated in a color motif of blue and white, the Citadel colors. Streamers were arranged ov erhead and along the walls. Thef evening of dancnig to the music of the University Club men orches tra included a grand march lead by Miss Margaret McCaughrin and Wal lace Harmon, and fiye no breaks. Just before the dance, the Cidatel boys of the county with their dates, enjoyed a banquet at the Hotel Wise man. A delightful weekend party was the one given Friday morning when Mrs. J. E. Wiseman entertained members of the Once-A-Week bridge club. Mrs. Sloan Chapman was high score prize winner for the morning, with Mrs. T. L. Hicks winning second high score prize and Mrs. Thomas L. Pope winning the bingo award. Following the games Mrs. Wiseman served a salad course. TTS CHRISTMAS Listen to the sleigh bells ring, Hush I hear the children sing. Tis Christmas, Tis Christmas. To the rythm of little feet, Their songs are so sweet. Now they are on their way, Singing, “Where the Christ Child Lay”. Tis Christmas, Tis Christmas. The one day in all the year - That children hold so dear. They are happy as can be, The reason you can see. Tis Christmas, Tis Christmas. The happy season is here Good girls and boys have no fear. Old Sai.it Nick will fill your sock Near midnight by >the clock. Tis Christmas, Tis Christmas. Sing your Carols sweet and gay, You have been so good today. By Mrs. L. E. Werts Chit - Chat By CONSTANCE ARMHELD It will not be long before the merry bells ring out the,old and in the new The week before Christmas day and the week to follow finds Dame Society stepping out. Everyone’s calendar is filled, for a jolly good time and inum erable surprises are in store on all sides. And a very large number of children as well as families were made happy yesterday when the annual Community Christmas Tree was held at the First Baptist church. Through the untiring efforts of many of the city’s prominent women, the Tree was a huge success. However, _ I know those women felt that their efforts were quite Worthwhile when they saw the faces of the smaller children who came up to Santa Claus with wide open arms to receive beautifully de corated packages made up for them In the true sense of the phrase, those children’s faces were “wreathed in smiles.” I’ve never seen anything quite so beautiful. You were evidently one among the large number that attended the Christ mas cantata, “King All-Glorious”, at the Central Methodist church Sunday evening, given by the chior of that church. Didn’t you enjoy it? Didn’t the church look wonderful in its yule- tide decorations? The main credit for this exceptionally prepared and rendered cantata goes to the chior dir ector, Mrs. J. E. Wiseman. VISITORS TO THE SUN OFFICE Fred Weir calling for Christmas cards.. .Miss Rose Hamm bringing in notice for the paper...Mrs. J. H. Summer looking for a brief case... Box Counts bringing in add...Nook Langford in to see editor.. .Mrs. J. L. Feagle subscribing.... Houseal Nor ris purchasing legal forms... Jim mie Wiseman putting in order for job printing...Hub Quattlebaum telling of a bit of news.. .George Goodman, former publisher of the Daily Herald, visiting office after closing hours and playing a practical joke...Laura Nance McCaughrin stopping by Mrs. Pluma Booth and Miss Edna Mayer in to see society editor...A. P. Farris stopping by...Frank Sut ton making one of his rare visits. T. JEFFERSON WICKER Dies Tuesday After Long Illness T. Jefferson Wicker, 77, died at his home near Prosperity Tuesday after an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at Col ony Lutheran Church Wednesday af ternoon at 2:30 conducted by the Rev. M. L. Kester assisted by the Rev. R. D. Byrd. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr Wicker spent his entire life in farming. He was a member of Col ony Church. H« is survived by his widow, the former Miss Nannie Cook and one brother, H. P. Wicker. JOLLY STREET Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Boinest and son, Dover, N. J. are spending the holi days with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. B. Bionest, Sr. and friends. Preaching services at Bachman Chapel Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. V. L. Fulmer, New berry will preach. We wish the staff and all readers of The Sun a very merry Christmas. The Jolly Street school will stage its Christmas program Friday night, December 24th, at 7:45 p. m. The public is invited to attend. A merry time is predicted. A public tree ceremony will follow the exercise. Make Christmas happier for your friends by your gift from the tree. All gifts collected at the door. ) And on the subject of singing, tht silver tea given by the girls Glee Club of the Newberry high school Thurs day afternoon was such a nice affair and very intertaining, thanks to Miss Hamm who has done wonders with the group. About 100 attended the tea and heard a program of selections rendered by the trio and sextet of the glee club as well as by the entire club. Fo.- the first time, the singing girls appeared in their newly adopted uni forms—street length white tafetta frocks with small jackets of blue vel vet, and sashes and tiny buttons of the blue velvet. The Newberry high school colors 'are blue and white. Monday evening, two days after Christmas Day, is the date for an im. portant social event—the eighth an nual Christmas Ball given by the Eagles Club members of the Country Club of Newberry at the Country Club. The ball which promises to be a very colorful affair begins at 9:30. The Eagles club members of the Country Club are Roy Anderson, Theo Albrecht, Pete Coleman, Dave Hayes, Frank Sanders, Griffin Langford, Dave Blackwell, Otic Whitaker, Dick Mims, and J. H. Clary Jr. To assist in ringing out the old and in the new, local citizens will be stay ing up the evening of the 31st and morning of the 1st to see it well done and many will be “trucking” up to the Legion Hall for the annual Newberry Clemson dance which begins at 10 o’clock and ends, well, shall we say, sometimes during the wee hours of the morning. A midnight surprise is in store for the dancers at the stroke of 12 from the nearby town clock. The “sweet swing” orchestra, the Clemson Jungaleers, will furnish music for dancing of noise making. At the Christmas season there al ways come the tiny rumor of weddings to take place in the spiing. The girl in mind has a ring and we all begin to wonder. Well, a certain Newberry girl and a very lovable and sweet girl has a ring. She has been wearing it only a short time and she tells that the big event will come off in the spring. The girl has only lived here a short time. The boy in the case has lived here for years and is a young business man of the city. The wed ding will be of much interest far and wide and possibly, a great surprise to many as it was to me. Can you guess who it is ? ? But I will come out in the open about another wedding—one that will take place on Christmas day at noon— the Wedding of Miss Jeroldine Waites. Could you/ imagine a more ideal time for a wedding than Christmas Day noon? Jerry came here Sunday and will remain until the “date” at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. Edwin Stokes, where she is to be married. Only the immediate families of the couple will be present. Two more weddings that I know of are scheduled for this gala season. Miss Carolyn Ramage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allison Pow Ramage of Gary, will be married to Richard Young Workman of Clinton on Christ mas Day. Carolyn attended Newberry College... Miss Edna Beacham’s mar riage to John William Hinn Jr. of Whitmire takes place Sunday at the home of Edna’s parents in the city. AS the glad Day grows nearer and nearer, excitement piles higher and higher. Let’s think a wee bit about the origin of giving at Christmas for giving is the cause of real excitement. Let’s you and I think a little about when this date was celebrated as a Feast day on December 6 with the Solemnities (not feasting) continuing to December 28th—thus last fully three weeks. Whew! Just think of it! This feast day was in honor of an Old Boshop in the ancient Roman or Grecian church, called Saint Nicholas, who wasireconized as a patron of sailors, travelers, virgins, and child ren. There was a legend connected with this Old Saint, representing him, in one instance, as visiting on three successive nights, the home of a poor Nobleman (who was in pitiful dis tress as to the future prospects of his three unmarried daughters) which this Old Saint proceeded to relieve not by answering these “maiden prayers” but simply throwing in through their window each night, a purse of gold— as “purchase money”—wasn’t it? Long afterwards, this custom of giving was adopted and used upon Jesus Christ’s birthday, December 26, and too, the Dutch name, “Sant Nico laus” has been reduced to the English, “Santa Claus”, but with the giving of gifts widely broadened to, not only maidens and children, but numerous friends and special kin. And to this legend has been added that most mar- veleous fable entitled, “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, it being one of the most wonderful and idealistic tales that was ever told, perhaps se cond to Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” And too, it might be said to be on a par with the story of the Christ Child in the respect of cultivating the spirit of the “golden Rule” which substance is the beautiful spirit of unselfishness and of giving pleasure to others, the sweetest pleasure of all unless ’tis the love of a mother for her babe. So let’s all get busy and get some of this sweetest of all pleasures at this season. Church of Redeemer E. Bryan Keisler, pastor At the service last Sunday morn ing the following were installed as members of the Council for a period of three years: A. H. Dickert, Mc- Keene Hutchinson, Dr. E. H. Kibler, R. C. Neel, Sr., and Gerald Pay sin ger. They will assume office on Jan. 1st. They will succeed the following whose term of office expires December 31st and who are not eligible to re- election; Roy L. Ballentine, B. V. Chapman, L. F. Fischer, H. W. Schum- pert, C. B. Spinks. The church bulletin for las Sunday carried a paragraph expressing the deep and genuine gratitude of Mrs. Keisler and the pastor for the many generous gifts and other expressions j of good will which they have received | j recently from the members of the congregation. Such expression was! elicited especially because of the i “Pounding” last FYiday afternoon and ; j of the beautiful gift to Mrs. Keisler j while she was a patient in the local j 1 hospital recently. announced that a brief church ser vice will be held on Christmas morn ing at 7:00. The members of the con gregation are urged to attend. The public is cordially invited. On n-.xt Sunday afternoon at 5:00 the tv a choirs of the congregation and ti e Sunday school will render a Christmas program- The congregation expresses its de light in having many of its members who most of the year are in other sections to spend the holidays here. It is hoped that they will avail them selves of every opportunity of wor shipping in their church durinsr the season, and especially of receiving the. Holy Communion on January 2. A most delightful surprise was ex perienced at the parsonage of the Church of the Redeemer last Friday afternoon when many of the good peo ple of the congregation came laden with their own and the contributions of others to the parsonage pantry. Pastor Keisler last Sunday morning expressed for himself and Mrs. Keis ler their heartfelt appreciation for all the many kindnesses from the cong regation which they have recently been the recipients. On Christmas morning at 7:00 a special Christmas service will be held in the church of the Redeemer. Pas tor Keisler, in making the announce ment, says that it was decided to hold the service after several in quiries had been made concerning it. He adds that his entire membership is urged to attend and that the gen eral public is most cordially invited. EXCHANGE BANK LANDS FOR SALE The receiver of The Exchange Bank offers the following real estate for sale: The Wallace house and lot on College street; Johnstone lands on paved road from Newberry to Po- maria, subdivided into tracts contain ing 48.28 acres, 50.69 acres and 59.80 acres; the Boyd place, at Boyd’s cros sing, on two railroads and public highway from Newberry to Pros perity. Call on the undersigned for prices etc. H. C. HOLLOWAY, Receiver Merry Christmas! Everyone! The Seasons Qreetings ' < ** and may you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year LOMINICKS Drug Store Encouragement by a goodly num- J ber fo inquiries concerning an early | service on Christmas morning it is ~=r-= And Such It Will Be With Plenty of Good Eats from Senn's Box Fancy Winesap APPLES at $1.95 Good Stayman Apples peck 35c Fancy Box Apples doz 20c, 25c, 30c, 50c Fancy Barrel Apples doz 12c, 15c, 20c NUTS! NUTS! NUTS! Pecans lb 10c, 15c, 20< Brazil Nuts 25c Walnuts 20cfi ORANGES dz 12c, 15c, 20c, 30c Red Grapes 3 lbs 25c Bash Pears dz 25c Chocolate CANDY 5 lb box $1.00 1 lb Choc. Cherries 25c | Two pound box Stick 25c Raisins 7oz box 5c 115 oz Seedless 10c | Also Layer Raisins BIG ASSORTMENT FIREWORKS LETTUCE CEI.BRY CRANBERRIES PORK HAMS lb 23c | PORK CHOPS lb 2Sc | PORK SAUSAGE 25c Veal Chops 20 and 25c | Mixed sausage 15c Round steak 25c J. Claud Senn 1006 MAIN STREET