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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1949 THE NEWBERRY SUN ■■ . t cm ti ■ ■ mi - I,.i i ii nw in i ■HMmrmm, ,Trr 7»m ' iTSiriT?.' aa Licensed To Wed James Ross Hall, Prosperity to Ruth Evelyn Stoudemayer, Little Mountain. Louis Ray Wicker, Pomaria, to Minnie Nora Mayer, Pomaria. Boyd Alton Long, Prosperity, to Margaret Bledsoe, Newberry. Edgar Ray Cannon, Little Mountain, to Mavis Delene Moates, Prosperity. Ernest Edgar Jones, Daylight, Tenn., to Eliabeth Bledsoe, Newberry. Horace Eugene Nix, Enoree, to Ruth Williamson, Whitmire. Carl Baker, Whitmire, to Dor othy Steen, Whitmire. John Calvin Lindler, Whit mire, to Everette Jean Steen, Whitmire. Frank Richard Ruff, New berry, to Theresa Wise Thoma son, Newberry. Lonnie F. Fulmer, Prosperity, to Margaret Bedenbaugh, Lees- ville. Bruce D. Clark, Newberry, to Nancy Josephine Johnson, New berry. William Reid Perkins, New berry, to Patricia Bedenbaugh, Newberry. William Roberts Wise, New berry, to Doris Bouknight Vaughn, Newberry. Ralph Erskine Mills, Jr. New berry, to Annie Laurie Cole man, Newberry. Charles Lindy Oswald, .Co lumbia, to Evelyn Ruth Bick- ley, Newberry. Harvey Eugene Dowd, Joanna to Daisy Dees Jones, Joanna. Carl Wesley Mims, Newberry to Mary Ellen Spratt, New berry. Billy Gerald Harmon, New berry, to Angelyn Elizabeth Plampin, Newberry. Mark Boyd Berry, Saluda, to Katherine Alewine, Newberry. Wiliam Cary Fanning, Pom aria, to Annie Lou Mayer, Pom aria, Frank M. Ewart, Ocala, Fla., to Rose L. Winsdor, Ocala, Fla. $6000 Electrolux is paying over $6000 this year to the young man who will teach a worthy dependable mar ried man with serious ambition, for sales, service dep’t of large mfgr. You will get practical sales ed ucation (not theory) that no one can ever take away from you. Must oe able to stand strictest investiga tion. 'Three character refs, and car required. For personal interview right away, full time job open now. Write details to P. 0. Box 5112, Columbia, s. a Egg Named Joe A young pullet in Columbus, Georgia, laid an egg with its owner’s name, Joe, plainly marked on it. Joe must be pretty proud of his smart chicken. We are pretty proud of our smart employees, too. We believe you will like the courteous, business-like way in which they handle your insurance and finan cial business. PURCELLS “YOUR PRIVATE BANKER" Phone 197 NOTICE FOR BIDS Office of The Newberry County Board of Com missioners, Newberry, S. C., will receive sealed bids by 10:00 o’clock A.M. Tuesday January 3rd, 1950 for the following items to be used by Newberry County during the fonths of January, February and March 1950. Lumber, nails, tires, concrete pipe, repair parts, groceries, clothing (convice), janitor supplies, office supplies, books and equipment. Complete specifications on special forms may be obtained at the Supervisor’s office in the Newberry County Court House. All bids must be submitted on forms furnished. The right being reserved to reject any and all bids. S. W. SHEALY, Supervisor. NEWBERRY^? Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ^ OF NEWBERRY J. K. Willingham, Sec’y Newberry, S. C. Christopher Columbus was the first white man to celebrate New Year’s day In the western hemisphere. While his ships were being repaired on January 1, 1493, he enjoyed a sumptuous dinner with two savage monarchs on the island of Haiti. After his meal, historians say, the discoverer of America had his first smoke of tobacco. f&cdtaty t£e Ttcca Tfear (fact *4 0 ?<vi €L4 rfftciett Swfi* Everywhere throughout the world for thousands of years man has celebrated the passing of time. He has done so in various seasons and to the accompaniment of dif ferent customs — but always the holiday has been one of gladness and joy, of hope and brightness, of light and laughter. The history of the celebration of New Year’s day goes far back into antiquity. It is only in relatively recent times that New Year's day has been observed on January 1. The holiday has been a movable one and various races have marked It in different seasons. For Instance, the ancient Persians and Egyptians celebrated New Year’s on Septem ber 22, the autumnal equinox, while the Greeks did so at the winter solstice, December 21. The vernal equinox, March 22, marked the beginning of the year for the Jews. At the New Year season through the ages, man has taken new stock of himself, and has pledged himself to higher, finer things and has re solved that ere the year ends, he will have done those things which would move him nearer Utopia. New Year’s Day has always been actively celebrated in the United States and from Colonial times to the present it has been a day of great significance. Presidents have received the public at great re ceptions on that day, and the cus tom of visiting friends and rela tives is one which has survived until the present. New Year’s eve seems to be growing in popularity as a time of jollity and good fellowship and the average American feels lost unless he can “go somewhere" and “do something” on the turn of the year. Of the many legends and tra ditions which have grown around the significance of the New Year, the one most persistent is that what you do on the first day of the year will be an indication of what will happen in the months to follow. As an example, to open a bank account at New Year’s was con sidered lucky in old England. So deep-seated was the general belief in the “first thing" determin ing “future things” that even after the festival was declared a general holiday, many clung to their old- time beliefs, and to insure work for the coming year would set the pace by spending at least an hour or two in some useful pursuit. The first day of the year haa been more generally observed than any other holiday and over a longer period. Omens of good luck have always been associated with the new year, all founded more or less upon the belief that a supreme power was vested in some unseen deity who could bring good luck if properly appeased, or mete out punishments. The Romans named their new year in honor of Janus, the two- faced god, who had the power to look back over the past and also, in a prophetic way, could look into the future. He was represented with a key In his hand symbolising his power to open doors and gateways, and this holiday was one of great gayety lasting sev eral days. The festival was not observed In midwinter, but in the spring, when the Roman year began, and had only 10 months. Later, when two months were added to the calen dar, January and February were placed at the beginning of the year and New Year was celebrated on the first of January. The “first foot" — the first per son to enter the house on New Year’s day — plays a significant role in the family’s future fortunes, according to several old supersti tions concerning the beginning of a •new year. To bring good luck, the first ar rival must be a dark man, but if he also brings a gift and “carries in" more than he “takes out” then the house is assured peace and plenty for a whole year. The most auspicious gift as luck bringer is a lump of coal or a red herring. Isn't One New Year's Day Enough? TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF SIX Six New Year’s Days in one year? The New Year’s Day of January 1 comes twice a year. In that part of the Occident whence lies Amer ica and sundry other places, Jan uary 1 comes on January 1; but in that part of the Occident wherein the orthodox Greek faith prevails. January 1 fi.lls upon January 13. In China, the New Year falls upon February 8. Continuing in the east, if one reached Siam on April 1, he would discover he had arrived on New Year’s Day. Suppose the mythical traveler reached Arabia on September 4. He would find a great salaaming, gift-giving and a general air of. festivity. The reason: New Year’s Day, Mohammedan version. And that isn’t all. In Abyssinia, New Year’s Day falls upon Sep tember 10. In conclusion, were you in Jeru salem on October 3, you would have arrived in time to help celebrate New Year’s Day there—or Rosh Hoshana, as it is called, the Hebrew “head of the year.” GLOBAL OUTLOOK . . . When yon atop to think of It, the first day of 1950 probably is a good time to climb np on top of the world and take a look around. It might do a lot of good if enough people, including grown-ups, gave it a serious try. Romans Began Custom Of Gifts at New Year Some authorities claim that the invading Roman legions introduced the custom of gift-giving at New Year’s time into England by 'com mandeering,’ a la Caesar, gifts and sums of money from the populace. Medieval royalty, who were not as wealthy as they were reported to be, revived the custom as a means of replenishing the royal wardrobes, treasuries and even larders. Queen Elizabeth relied on the custom for new petticoats, mantles, silk stockings, bracelets, necklaces, precious jewels, etc. Peers, bishops, clerics, ladies- in-waiting, physicians, cooks, everybody contributed. Oliver Cromwell’s Puritan gov ernment outlawed the custom, but it was re-revived when the Stuarts were restored to the throne. Indi vidual circumstances governed the gift-giving among ordinary citi zens and, since common pins were expensive in those days, middle class gentlemen usually gave their wives and daughters pins or ‘pin money.’ Idiomatically, ’pin money* has survived the days of the expensive pin, while the custom of gift-giving at New Year’s time has deterior ated into obsolescence in England and the United States. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS (Continued from Opposite Page) I nearly overlooked Utah, but Utah had men there, as did Connecticut and Kentucky. Kentucky does not produce Colonels nowadays, as far as I know, but Connecticut is still the State of Insurance men and hard-headed citizens. Down the line I saw Cali fornia and Nebraska. Californ ia, producing nearly seven hun dred pounds of lint cotton per acre, is partly to blame for the overproduction of the staple. Those men have oil, minerals, fruits and everything else, and now want to take over the cot ton, in spite of Texas. The whole-hearted westerner is an attractive fellow to me, whether he be a Texan or a Californian. Nebraska! Let your mind go back. Nebraska and her il lustrious son, William Jennings Bryan. Bryan, the great Ne braskan, was a native of Illi nois, and became an eloquent sponsor of Miami. North Carolina had sons pres ent. as did Michigan, Delaware and Missouri. I say nothing of Missouri although it is remem bered for hounds which must be kicked around, and stubborn mules. Little Rhode Island had a delegate, as did Idaho, the land of big Irish Potatoes. How did the Irish put their name on American potatoes? They were found here apd carried to Ire land. Did I mention West Virginia? Well, both Virginia and West Virginia were there. Mr. Wiggins embodies suc cess, a striking carper, and j, Mac Rabb Jr. of Greenville was the attractive young citizen from our enterprising city pf Greenville, Mr. Rabb repre sented the South Carolina Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. He and I sat out the two days to gether on the front seat, taking it all in. North Dakota had some one there also. And Texas was there, very much there, for one of the speakers was a lady from Texas. She is Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby. I wondered about that “Culp.” Without consulting my friend, Historian Salley, I pre sume to suggest that “C-u-l-p'’ may be the same as “K-o-l-b," and that the K-o-l-b’s must be numerous throughout the world. It is my middle name, too. Mr. Salley will know. Now I remember that Okla homa was there, along with Montana. Montana, you know, is another of the States named by the Spaniards. They didn’t call it Montana, but Montanyer, which means mountainous. The little mark over the n is omit ted in English. But that is useless information, isn’t it? Wlhat matters is what they call it, as in the case of the town FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. Eleazer A New Giant Turkish tobacco has proved itself to be a practical crop for the upper Piedmont section of this area. Growing from a few small trial plantings some years ago, under the experienced su pervision of Clemson’s exten sion tobacco man, H. A. (McGee, with the cooperation of Duke University, the tobacco com panies, the Clemson Experi ment Section, and the local county agents, this new money crop has come to an area that needed it. Most work with it has been done in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens counties. To compare it with cotton, let’s take the five-year period 1942- 46, when these counties made good cotton crops. Then these four counties averaged plant ing 136,373 acres of cotton a year. And they averaged 340 pounds of iint per acre, Aj 28 cents n pound, that would give them 15 and a third million dollars a year from cotton. To get that much money add. ed to their farm income from this new source Clemson’s Bob Mattison, who is in charge of this Turkish tobacco develop ment, now figures that it would only take 18,373 acres of to bacco at 1,000 pounds per acre and 85c a pound, And a lot more of this 15 and a third million dollars would stay in the fanner’s pockets, too, as pointed out by Bob. For no fertilizer is used under this tobacco, and family labor is the main thing that goes into it. It is not a matter of growing this tobacco or cotton. It is Turkish tobacco and cotton. For they do not call for much labor at the same time, In fact they fit together pretty well. Much land has gone from cot ton in recent years. Yet these four counties still grow about 136,000 acres of it. Turkish to bacco on about 18 thousand acres of that land that has gone from cotton in these four coun ties would bring in as much as cotton does. The county agents in border counties to this area have had some demonstration of Bolivar, Tennessee, named for the renowned liberator, Si mon Bolivar, one of the most remarkable men in the cause of liberty and independence. plantings with it too. And it has done all Tight there also. We need other money crops. Here is one for which the field is wide open. For we grow it nowhere else in this country. Yet we use about 90 million pounds of it a year. I Do At a meeting the other day to read this stuff. Said they some farm folks said they liked saw it occasionally in their lo cal paper, and wished I’d write it regularly. Man, I do. It goes to every paper every week. Many pa pers run it regularly. But in some the ads get me rather fre quently. The editor has to eat too. But if you want this, let him know. He likes to know what his readers want. And there is usually some space left between the ads. Boy* Are Thai Way We were catching rabbits a bit faster than we could eat ’em. So the folks suggested that my brother and I throw our traps for a few days until we could catch up eating them. But that didn’t suit us. For It was a thrill every time we rounded the bend in the path or climbed up on the rail fence to see if the setter on each of our dozen boxes had fallen. The trapping was good and we didn’t want to stop, even for a day or so. So we fixed a place where we could keep ’em alive. One morning then we had withering frost, and the ground was all spewed up. The horse didn’t even break the ice where we crossed the branch. At th first box we had a rab bit. 1 rode behind my brother bareback on the horse; so he made me hold it. As long as I had kept my hands in his coat pockets it was all right. But that hand soon got numb, as I had to hold the rabbit out so it Wouldn’t scratch the horse. On down the valley we had another rabbit, and I had to hold that too by the hind legs in the other hand. We had good luck that morning and caught a third one. He held it, as I was loaded. Before we got back to the house I all but cried and told him I couldn’t hold on any longer. He threatened me with dire things if I let one of those rabbits get loose. And he hur ried the horse along, for his hand was about to freeze, too. That was my last trip with him until we caught up eating ’em and could again kill ’em as we caught ’em. Then we car ried them in a hunting sack and could keep our hands in our pockets, as the horse gal loped along the winding paths through the stone hills. A PRAYER LORD make me a chancel of Thy peace That where there is hatred—! may bring love, That where there is wrong—I may bring the spirit of for giveness, That where there is doscord—I may bring harmony, That where there is error—I may bring truth, That where there is doubt—I may bring faith, That where there is despair—I may bring hope, That where there are shadows —I may bring Thy light. That where there is sadness—! may bring joy. LORD, grant that I may seek rather To comfort—than to be com forted; To understand—than to be un derstood; To love—than to be loved; —. FOR It is by giving—that one re ceives; It is by self-forgetting—that one finds; It is by forgiving—that one is forgiven; It is by dying—that one awak ens to eternal life. 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