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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22. 12K0
THE NEWBERRY SUN
RECENT BIRTHS
Mr.
Baby
Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gallman, Jr.
Baby Girl, 11-1-50
Mr. and Mrs. J. T Batson,Baby
Boy. 11-1-60
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Oliver,
Baby girl, 11-1-60
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Turn
er, Baby Boy, 11-4-60, Joanna
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Sternen,
berg. Baby Girl, 11-6-50, Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. S J. Ruff, Baby
Girl, 11-6-60
Baby
tain
Mr.
Baby
Mr
Baby
Mr.
Baby
Mr.
Baby
Mr.
Boy,
and Mrs. T. L. Miistead, Jr.
Girl, 11-6-50
and Mrs. C. G. Bowers,
Girl, 11-9-50 Little Moun-
and Mrs. S. VV. Boozer,
Boy, 11-9-50, Prosperity
and Mrs. J. S. Watters,
Girl, 11-9-50. Atlanta
and Mrs. R. VV’. Neel,
Girl, 11-10-50
and Mrs. E. O. Ringer, Jr.,
Girl, 11-11-50
and Mrs. D. L. Riley, Baby
11-12-50, Saluda
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about 30 who owns tractor, please send picture
of ractor" ain't nothing but practical!
Practically everybody knows that when you
handle your insurance with us, you get the best
coverage and the most efficient service - and - we
don't need a picture.
PURCELLS
"YOUR PRIVATE BANKER"
Phone 197
Mr.
and
Mrs. J F. Gilfillau
Babv
Girl.
11-10-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. J. P. Hickson.
Baby
Boy,
11-11-50
M r.
and
Mrs. W. E. Turner, Jr.,
Baby
Boy,
11-13-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. J. T. Dawkins
Baby
Girl.
11-13-50
Mr
and
Mrs. J. E. Rister,
Babv
Boy.
11-13-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. G. 1^. Warren,
Baby
Girl,
11-17-50 Prosperity
Mr.
and
Mrs. J. O. Zobel, Baby
Boy,
11-17-50, Chappells
Mr.
and
Mrs. E. C. Matthews,
Baby
Girl,
11-16-50, Saluda
Mr.
and
Mrs. J. N McEntire,
Babv
Bov.
11-18-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. H E. Bannister,
Babv
Boy,
11-19-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. H. C. Woodward,
Baby
Girl,
11-23-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. R. A. Martin,
Babv
Girl.
11-23-60, Silverstreet
Mr
and
Mrs. O. D. Eargle,
Ba hv
Boy.
11-24-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. E. L. Rivers,
Babv
11-24-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. G. J. Mundy,
Babv
Bov.
11-24-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. G. D. Hite, Baby
Boy,
11-26-50, Florence
Mr.
and
Mrs. R. E Willingham,
Baby
Girl.
11-26-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. W. E. Bulce,
Baby
Boy,
11-28-50
Mr.
and
Mrs. G. L. Brown,
Baby
Girl,
11-29-50, Joanna
Mr.
and
Mrs. James H. Shealy,
Baby
Girl,
Newberry, 11-30-50
City of Newberry,
S. C.
Statement
Year
of Receipts and Disbursements,
Ended September 30, 1950
Operating Fund
CASH ON HAND AND ON DEPOSIT, OCTOBER 1, 1949 $ 7,377.65
RECEIPTS:
Reai and personal property taxes—gross amount s 90,642.78
.Less; Liscoums allowed 4>oo3.0d
JNulia dona taxes cnarged oil *Ua.3j. 964.39
Net property taxes collected
ay,o/8.o9
Penalties on property taxes
.business licenses anu penalties
btate collected taxes ilium oiate ueparimeinsj _
nncs and lorxeituies
Lents
mnp.oyees retirement and willilioiding tax de
ductions
Parxing meter receipts
bunding inspection iecs ana miscellaneous city-
Llectric saies
Vv a ter saies
bewer service charges
. Water tap lees —-
Customers deposits, miscellaneous sales, etc
Reimbursement from bond Commission
Mollohon recreation land 1,500.00
yib.44
35,
20,0*3.00
b,xo*.od
10,575.91
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4 21.34
182,0*2.20
*43,109.01
14,069.80
4,830.00
i,*91.82
2,250.00
45o,l48.19
Total 462,555.84
DISBURSEMENTS;
Police department 38,978.96
h ire department 12,882.12
Health department 3,290.00
Street department 40,224.41
Trash and garbage department 29,159.89
Insurance and fidelity bonds 6,218.24
Public building—maintenance and repairs 1,025.56
Payments to Newberry Bond Commission - 58,660.00
Withholding taxes and S. C. retirement funds
paid 9,826.81
General and administrative 26,497.59
Parking meter expense 3,606.32
Repayment of bank loan 20,000.00
Electric department 130,064.24
Water department % 34,675.44
Sewer department 8,212.31
Utility joint expenses 12,163.73
Debt retirement—Utility bonds 18,836.00
New equipment 4,081.70
Customers deposits 166.00 458,569.32
CASH ON HAND AND ON DEPOSIT, SEPTEMBER 30,
1950 3,986.52
We have completed an audit of the books and records of the City of
Newberry, South Carolina, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1950
and have filed with the officers of the City our report thereon. The
foregoing is a summary of receipts and disbursements of the operating
fund shown therein, which, in our opinion, correctly reflects the cash
transactions for the period, October 1, 1949, though September 30, 1950.
J. W. HUNT & COMPANY
Columbia, S. C.
Novel*.her 29, 1950.
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The complete Audit may be inspected at the office of the City Clerk
and Treasurer.
By Shirley Sargent
G eorge walked quickly.
shoulders hunched inside his
worn windbreaker. What was it
» dad had said? “When you’re 14 the
judge will let you come to live with
me.” Well, he was only 10, but he
was on his way to live with dad.
He was running away That was
for sure, George thought angrily,
remembering Christmaa.
“I’m awfully sorry. George,"
mom had said unhappily, "but with
your brother sick and the doctor
bills and all. 1 won’t be able to
give you a bicycle "
“Aw, mom I didn’t get one last
year either because old Bud broke
his arm ”
And then mom had started to
cry until he had said, “It’s okay,
don’t worry ”
But it wasn’t okay George shiv
ered and poked his hands into his
pockets as he hurried along the
highway. Mom had given him a
pair of new shoes and a cowboy hat
for presents. Some Christmas!
They hadn’t had even a turkey.
They had to spend the money for
Bud’s medicine. Dad. now,
George’s mouth curved in a grin,
dad was going to give him a Shet
land pony. Nobody knew he had
seen dad last week.
“Sure wish you were going to be
with me for Christmas, to see your
"Ride, son?" a man yelled at
him. "I’m going to Nofax."
Shetland pony.” dad had talked
fast-like, “and New Year’s Day I
could take you to the football game. ^
Be fun, wouldn’t it? But then you’re
happy with your mother."
George stuck his thumb out.
hoping to catch a ride. He had
been happy, but then Bud got sick
and Christmas had turned out to
be just another day and he-’d got
to thinking that dad always kept
his promises. The pony would be
there waiting for him.
A motorcycle sputtered to • stop
ahead of him. “Want a ride, kid?”
George gripped the man’s leath
er jacket as they roared down the
highway At this rate he’d be at
dad’s in no time, if he could just
hold on It sure was cold! Cold and
there wasn’t any wood in the house
for mom Bud liked to be warm.
The wood would be too heavy for
mom to carry She was thin and
pale. “I’m not very strong.” she
had said, “it’s a good thing I have
you to depend on.” The motor
cycle lurched around a corner,
skidding to a stop. George nearly
fell off.
“End of the line, kid,” the man
helped him down. “It’s getting
dnrk, ypu’d better hurry home.”
G eorge plodded on. He
felt uneasy with the dark set
tling about him. Cars rushed by
with their headlights shining. The
last thing mom had asked him, be
fore she went back to work at
noon, was to buy some light bulbs.
He wondered if Bud was all right.
Mom wouldn’t be home until six,
but she had told George he could
play outdoors, if he would check up
on Bud once in a while.
He shivered. What if Bud got
scared and got out of bed? Some
times the little guy didn’t use his
head. George felt worse and worse
as he remembered how mom trust
ed him to take care of Bud.
(“Ride, son?” a man yelled at
him “I’m going to Nofax, if that’ll
help you.”)
Nofax was where dad lived,
where the pony was, near the foot
ball stadium. But George hesitated,
thinking of Bud all alone and
scared. “Thanks, mister," he
started toward the car slowly, then
stopped and ran across the high
way.
“Hey, where are you going?"
the man ran after George, catch
ing him by the shoulder.
George tried to twist away. "I
changed my mind.” he gasped. I’m
going back this way."
*TU drive you there,” the man
hustled him into the car.
George relaxed as the car sped
toward home, grateful that the
man didn’t ask questions. He could
hardly wait to see mom and Bud.
“Made any New Year’s resolu
tions?" Le man asked.
“Yeah,” George grinned at the
understanding stranger, “I’m never
going to run away again. That’s for
sural"
A CCORDING to the familiar old
carol, St. Joseph was an old
man. He probably was consider
ably older than Mary,' but people
may have thought of him as being
older than he actually was because
he enjoyed earnest conversation
and the companionship of selected
friends rather than boisterous
pleasures
When Joseph thought of Mary,
he forgot the difference in their
ages she was the girl he had
waited for, his beloved. They were
t* -.j •. -or. as we would say, en
gaged—which was almost as of
ficial as being married. His heart
soared on wings of the approach
ing wedding day, and then
What Mary insisted had come to
pass, simply could not be! Joseph
anted' desperately to believe
Mary, but such things just didn’t
happen, and if they did, they hap
pened .to somebody else.
Much as he loved Mary, Joseph
was a righteous and God-fearing
man and while he couldn’t even
think of making her a public ex
ample, he had just about made up
his mind to put her away privily
That is. he thought he had made
up his mind. In his heart, he knew
he couldn’t; what would become
of her of her child. . .
Then one night, after he had ex
hausted himself with tortured
thinking, he fell asleep and the
angel of the Lord appeared to him
in a dream: saying,
"Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not . . ."
And when Joseph awoke, ho
did aa the angel had bidden
him, and took Mary aa hia
lawful'and cherished wife.
“Fear not.” the angel spoke un
to Joseph.
“Fear not,” the angel had de
clared unto Mary.
“Fear not,” the angel said unto
the shepherds of Bethlehem.
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Christmas Candles
Have Been Used
By Many Peoples
It would be astonishing, indeed,
if no candles appeared in homes
throughout the nation on Christ
mas Eve The legend which sur
rounds the custom is believed to
have started in Ireland.
There on Christmas Eve a large
candle was burned which could be
snuffed out only by one named
Mary. As the Irish put it; “Who
knows, on some Christmas Eve.
Jesus and Mary and Joseph may
come again, not to Palestine, but
to the Holy Isle on the fartherest
edge of Europe?”
Their first use for Christmas It
not recorded in the annals of any
nation, but that the “Christ Child
Candle", burned in the window of
Christmas Eve is. according to an
old legend, placed there to light
Hi* way if He makes an earthly
visitation and in atonement tor the
night of His birth when there was no
room for Him.
Also among the legends is one'
about bayberry candles burned on
Christmas.
During the early history of our
country, animal fats were relative
ly scarce. The branches of the bay-
berry shrub were covered with wax
giving berries and children were
given the task of gathering the ber
ries when candles had to be made
so that the animal fats could be con-
terved.
According to tradition, *one who
burned a bayberry candle on Christ
mas Eve or Christmas Day would
have long life and a happy one.
An old verse reads:
"To learn yon luck for tho year
they say.
Burn a bayberry dip on Christ*
mas day.
If the flame burns bright and
the light shines clear.
Good luck will be yours through
out the year."
Hawaiian Christmas
Is Elaborate Affair
Although many Hawaiians have
seen ice only as frozen in mechani
cal refrigerators, the trees used by
the Islanders for Christmas decora
tions are painted white to simulate
snow
Christmas dinner is an elaborate
affair, enjoyed in the privacy of
the home behind locked doors and
drawn blinds Any open-house hos
pitality is an economic impossibili
ty; if the shades were not drawn
and the doors not locked, homes
would be invaded by hordes of
stranger*—all expecting food and
drink.
Gift-&ivtr.g is the order of the
day as everyone exchanges inex
pensive presents.- Even the ser
vants in hotels expect and recaiva
gifts from over-night guests.
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Legends Associate Mule,
Gentle Camel of Jesus
With Gift-Giving Custom
Syrian legends have associated
the Magic Mule and the GentR
Camel of Jesus with gift-giving, foi
reasons that are at once different
and yet similar in their associatior
with the Christ Child
It seems a certain traveler tied
his mule to a tree when he went
into an inn for refreshment on*
Epiphany Eve Just at midnight,
when the boughs of the tree bowed
down in bomage to the Holy In
fant. the "mule was caught up on
the rebound and found cradled
high up m the branches by its re
turning master
The jOf gest camel of the three
ridden the Wise_ Men was ex
hausted by the pressing journey
and was blessed with immortality
by the baby Jesus as it lay moan
ing near the Nativity scene.
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STOCKED UP FOR THE NEW YEAR . . Why a kitten stuffed
Inside an old sock should symbolise the New Year Is anybody’s
guess. The baby, however, la a surer thing. He’s ready to get up
on his two chubby feet and aay "Happy New Tear, everybody.”
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Accustomed as we are to celebrating New Year's day on the
first of January, we are apt to agree with Charles Lamb that “No
one ever regarded the First of January with indifference.” N
But on second thought—or perhaps because we would like to
pick on Mr. Lamb a little because
our English teachers warned us
that we couldn’t possibly amount
to anything if we didn’t like the
Essays of Elia—we venture a few
observations. _>
To begin with, prior to Septem
ber 14. 1752, England and her
American colonies regarded Janu
ary 1 with indifference, at least as
far as New Year was concerned,
because New Year’s day was ob
served on March 25
For that matter; many peoples
who continue to use the Gregorian
calendar still solemnize traditional
feasts, including New Year, in ac
cordance with ancient calendars
not at all congruent with th*- one
presented to the world by Pope
Gregory XIII in 1582. For exam
ple:
The Jews observe a 10-day New
Year season at the time of the
autumn equinox. The observances
begin on Rosh Hashana and end
on Yom Kippur- Rosh Hashana
commemorates the Day of Crea
tion and is also the annual day of
Judgment, with that judgment be
ing irrevocably sealed on Yom
Kippur (the Day of Atonement);
therefore, the spirit of penance
dominates the solemnities.
Penance is also a feature gof
Hindu observances, solemnized in
accordance with the ancient
calendar during the spring
ox.
The Moslem calendar (dating
from 626, A D.) is unique: the 12
months of the year begin with the
approximate new moon without
any intercalation to keep them
geared to the seasonal equip xes
Thus, the months—and New Years,
too—retrograde through the entire
year in about 33years
Going back prior to England’s
adopt on P the Gregorian cat-mlar
in 1752, Mr. Lamb’s own grand
father could have told him—and
probably did—about the flagons of
ale which went round on Naw
Year’s eve, March 24-25.
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everyone o Joyous Holidojr. That
time is here again, so here's our wish
for o Merry Christmas.
J. DAVE CALDWELL
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