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M-ma THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1940 YES, THERE IS ROOM FOR HOPE ^^HBISTMAS (Mm* to ronow our cLUgotloa ot gratitude to the com munity which wo so gladly so nr o. We're grateful lor the patronage you hare given us in the months past and pledge anew to serve you faithfully in the future- GEO. N. MARTiN Radio & Sound Service 1526 Main St. Newberry o Cjre&tin f* We desire to extend to you Greetings of the Christmas Season and to express our sincere wishes for your prosperity in the coming year. May the cordial relations existing between us continue. Sunrise Auto Supply Co. JOBBERS - • DISTRIBUTORS Newberry, S. C. Somewhere in the beginning of the Bible it is said that “darkness brood ed over the earth.” How true that is today! Whether it be darkness Ttom the lack of sunshine or darkness as a result of the evil souls of men, it is, nevertheless, darkness — depressing daikness such as comes on a cloudy winter day when a mist is falling. There is light aplenty; light in the laughter of little children; light in the smile of saintly mothers; light in the fellowship of men—if, if only the pall of darkness rise and let the light thru. Two thousand) years ago a great light came to the world and that light still shines. When the din of war is over it will be there, as true and as steadfast as love itself. Wars come and wars go but the light of love and brotherhood and justice can not be stamped out by war’s ruth lessness. Mankind has nad a glimpse of the true way of life, and hope against a more perfect day will abide, no matter how dark the scene, becomes. No matter how many lose faith, there will always be those whose faith cannot be shaken. And though darkness broods over •the earth today, we approach a sea son when the reservoirs of faith can be refilled; a Short season when man kind seems to be drawn closer to the 'ideal. That this spirit is only pass ing is sad indeed, but the faithful re joice to see even a fleeting display of the better side of mankind. Yes, the picture this Christmas is a <^rk one, but we are not as those without hope. The principles of Christianity will prevail when man finally learns that it is only upon those principles that the great maj ority of mankind wants to live, or can live, in peace. MAY BUY POWER COMPANIES Columbia, Dec 20.—Governor Bur net R. Maybank announced today that negotiation for the purchase of sev eral electric power companies by the Santee-Cooper authority would take place at a meeting at his office next Tuesday. Auditors, bookkeepers and account ants who have been going over the companies’ properties for several months will attend. They have stud ied the South Carolina Utilities company of Conway, the South Car olina Electric and Gas company of Columbia and the Lexington Water Power company of Lexington. The authority, which expects to begin generating power from the $45,000,000 Santee-Cooper project in lower South Carolina by the end of 1941, would purchase these proper ties if it could obtain federal funds. £lnrg of (EIjriBtmafl A* Recorded in Luka 2:8-20 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 upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the an gel said unto them. Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all peo ple. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multi tude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the say ing which was told them concerning this Child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pond ered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and nraising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 140,000 MEN TO BE TRAINED IN THIS AREA ett, f Cl This is the season of the year when we welcome the opportunity to renew friendships and to express our appreciation for your cooperation which has made possible a very satisfactory year for us. May the Yuletide bring abundant joy to you and yours and may the New Year bring true health and happiness to each and every one of Yfeii. Claude W. Sanders SANTAGRAM HAPPY NEW YEAR DECEMBER 25th TO EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE '/ (ft HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL . STOP . YOUR HAPPINESS AT THIS GLAD SEASON MAKES OURS COMPLETE . STOP . BEST WISHES FOR A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY PROSPER OUS NEW YEAR. Pinkney N. Abrams Washington, Dec. 20.—The Caro- linas are becoming the scene of one of the greatest concentrations of mil itary man-power in the United States and Uncle Sam is spending millions of dollars to care for them. With Fort Bragg in North Caro lina and Fort Jackson in South Car olina, supplemented by a replace ment center at Spartanburg, S. C., an anti-aircraft firing range at Holly Ridge, N. C., and an air base at Charlotte, N. C., the army expects to ha/e approximately 138,500 soldiers on Carolina soil within a few months. North Carolina also is bidding for a marine firing range and the navy is looking over sites in that state for a lighter-than air scouting base. The marines already have a large contin gent at its base at Parris Island, S. C., which is being expanded, and the Charleston (S. C.) navy yard is live with activity. Army olficials estimate cnat even tually $55,000,000 will be spent on its facilities in the two states. Millions in contracts already have been awarded. Here is the lineup of anticipated expenditures to house Uncle Sam’s growing army: Fort Jackson, $18,000,000 for bar racks and other facilities to take care of 40,000 men. Fort Bragg, $18,000,000 to enlarge that post for a personnel of 60,000 soldiers by next July. Holly Ridge, $9,000,000 for 20,000 men; Spartanburg, $8,000,000 for 16,- 500 men, and Charlotte, $2,000,000 for 2,000 soldiers. Fort Bragg is one of the army’s permanent field artillery posts and Fort Jackson, where thousands of .‘American boys trained in 1917 and 1918 for service overseas, appears destined to become a permanent army center. The Charlotte air base probably will be in existence for a long time and Spartanburg and Holly Ridge appear to be planned for the “dur ation”—or until the United States feels it can ease up a bit in its mili tary preparedness program. Trainees chosen in the selective service draft will make up the bulk of the manpower, although there will be a good number of old-time soldiers. The trainees will be trained as in dividual soldiers in recruit training detachments, the army explained, to gether with Regular Army and Na tional Guard recruits. This phase of their training— which will be done in Carolina— will include instruction in first aid and military hygiene, military law, military courtesy, and discipline, dis mounted and possibly mounted' drill, | the care, employment and mainten ance of clothing, equipment and weapons, marksmanship and the use of individual weapons, defense against gas and air attacks, physical training, marching, camping, biv ouacs and other subjects. The army describes the objective of this training as “the production of efficient, energetic, self-reliant and physically hardened spiders.” Facilities at the training centers will include barracks, mess halls, headquarters buildings, infirmaries, post exchanges, guardhouses, class rooms and recreational buildings. Spending two weeks with Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Calcote and family on Calhoun street is their nephew, Ron ald Calcote of Mississippi, who is a student at Presbyteriain Junior College, Maxton, N. C. TEXTILES BOOMED BY DEFENSE WORK Charlotte, Dec, 19.—Spindle and loom sang a song of growing hope rod optimism throughout the textile belt of the Carolinas today as nat ional defense orders pumped new life into the veins of this region’s long-ailing major industry. Operations reached a peak not at tained in years except perhaps for a short-lived spurt in 1937. More and more mills were adding a third shift, a procedure that was anathe ma to some leaders of the industry when the main problem was to curb over production. Here and there plants that had been idle for months were reopening for business. And since the manufacture of tex tiles is the major industry, all other lines of business felt the quickening effect of its revival. The Duke Power company, for instance, which serves more than half the spindles of the two states, announced this week a $3,000,000 addition to a steam-electric plant already under construction at a cost of $6,000,000, to meet the growing demands for power. Sees Greatest Business Governor-elect J. M. Broughton, of North Carolina, who will take of fice next month, expressed a note of optimism in an interview this week, predicted that the state would enter 1941 “with unsurpassed business and industrial activity and a chance to reap rich reward from national de fense building.” “Our state will have less unem ployment than at any time in the last ten years—perhaps any tiiwe in history,” he said. Broughton, of course, was not con sidering the government orders for textile products only but included other federal expenditures in de veloping Fort Bragg into one of the largest military establishments in the country, the construction of an anti-aircraft base and other facili ties near Wilmington, and possibly other military and defense projects. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT COSTS WOMAN $5,200 Boston, Dec. 20.—Giving a ride to a hitch-hiker because the Christmas season made her feel “charitable” cost a Roxbury beauty shop operator $5,200, she told police today—money intended for a fur coat, a diamond ring and a South American cruise. Mrs. Dorothy L. Millette, 40, said she picked up a youth of about 23 while driving through Brookline on her way to deposit the sum in a bank. Quiet and well-mannered, the boy had little to talk about except the weather. When ho left the car after a brief ride, Mrs. Millette said, he mumbled thanks and added “I hope you have a Merry Christjjias.” A few blocks further on the driver discovered that her black leather bag containing the money was gone. PUI LED PEPPERMINT CANDY At every crossroads store in the South as in mojt other sections of the country, big striped pepper mint sticks are still displayed prominently on candy counters. Always a favorite, a homemade variety of peppermint that the whole family will liki is Pulled Peppermint Candy 214 cups sugar 1 cup water 2 tablespoons corn syrup 2 tablespoons margarine peppermint flavoring green coloring Put the sugar, water, corn syrup and cottonseed oil margarine in a saucepan over moderate heat and stir until dissolved. Cover and cook to long thread stage (248- 254* F.). Pour into pans which have been greased with cottonseed oil mar garine, and let coo! only until it can be handled; then pull, adding peppermint flavoring and a little green coloring, if desired. While still soft pull in strips the size of little finger, and cut into de sired lengths, dropping on waxed paper. Let stand until hard. The longer this candy stands, the creamier the sticks will become. It can be stored in airtight tin boxes. Yields about 1'/« pounds. Other favorite Southern recipes are presented in a large, full-color, 100-page free cook book, “100 Southern Recipes.” Send to Na tional Cotton Council, Box 18, Memphis, Tenn. \* \\a“ -art 1 vs r o** Goodyear Service Stores ' 1413 Main St. Phone 275 HO LI DAY GREETINGS in OnsL cuuL OIL ■ ... from every member of this organization. We are pleased if we have been of service to you ct any time in the past and invite you to call on us at any time in the future. Lake’s Machine Shop HE SEASON OF GOOD CHEER ...finds us mindful of the good things that have come our way during the past year. The fine friendships ... the excellent patronage ... both have been instrumental in enabling us to have a most successful year ... so please accept our thanks for every thing. Friendly Beauty Salon We /e wish you a Merry Christmas and extend to you our be& wishes for a Happy and 'Prosp erously*/year. ‘‘tnn Newberry Monument Co. J. B. Coward, Prop.