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ilDAY DECEMBER 26, 1952
THE NEWBERRY SUN
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CHRISTMAS
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R. E. SUMMER AGENCY
1215 Friend Street Newberry
OUR 3U/ WISH
FOR YOU
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WILLINGHAM BROS. GARAGE
Oiin Willingham
Cut-Off Road
Earl Willingham
Phone 861-R
MISS HALFACRE HONORED
AT HOUSE WARMING
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Halfacre
honored Mr. Halfacre’s aunt. Miss
Lottye Lee Halfacre with a
“House Warming” Saturday night
December 13th at her apartment
on Johnstone street.
Miss Half acre, who moved last
week from the St. Phillips Com
munity in Newberry County, to an
4 apartment in the home of Mr. /and
Mrs. Halfacre on Johnstone street,
was remembered with many lovely
and useful gifts for her apartment,
by 25 of her relatives who were
invited for the occasion.
SUFFERS BROKEN HIP
The many friends of Miss Mar
garet Speake will be sorry to
learn that she suffered a broken
hip in a fall at her residence
last week.
She is now at the Newberry
County Memorial Hospital, where
she is undergoing treatment.
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May tliis happy Holiday Season bring
to you and yours merry-making Happiness
and every full measure of contentment.
All tHese tHings we wisH for you,
rememHering as we do all your past favors
and kindnesses to us, and recalling too,
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wHat a pleasure your friendsHip Has Heen.
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RCELLS
E. B. Purcell, President
Mrs. Troxelle H. Senn
Keitt Purcell, Vice Pres.
Mrs. Sara B. Franklin
Eugene C. Gary, Janitor
Mr. Ben P. Stewart
Mrs. Carolyn L. Wicker
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By Virginia W. Struble *
TT WAS SNOWING when Carrie
Stanton and her grandfather
changed from the large Overland
coach at Virginia City, Montana
Territory, to the jerky, which was
to take them north.
The driver, standing beside the
box-like coach, was a middle-aged
man, dressed in buffalo coat and
mittens. A hide-wrapped package
was pressed under his elbow.
Carrie approached the coach and
asked, “Will we get to Helena for
New Year’s?.*’
“The schedule says so,” he re
plied without looking at her.
“Are the roads very rough?’’ Her
lip trembled as she spoke.
“Rough enough,” he snapped.
“Don’t take it so hard, Miss Stan
ton,” said the young man on the
keat facing her. “That driver’s
called ‘Surly Sam.’ ”
About noon they changed to a
bobsled. Its bottom was full of
straw and there was a pile of
buffalo robes for cover.
Carrie found the familiar sled
preferable to the rocking chair
motion of the coach but the wind
stung her face. The passengers
-were soon covered with snow as
hard and dry as salt.
“Shall we try singing?” one of
the young men suggested with a
grin. “It might warm us up.” He
started “Home Sweet Home” and
Carrie joined in with a will.
“Shut up!” yelped the driver.
“Ye tliink this’s a singing’ school?”
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The young people grimaced and
one of the men called, “Hey Sam.
Where we goin’ ter spend the
night?”
^ “At Cedar Breaks.”
“It’s New Year’s eve, Sam. Why
strand us in the country?”
“I said Cedar Breaks.”
The cold penetrated their wraps
and Mr. Stanton called, “Driver,
you have an extra hide around
your treasure chest. Let us use it.
The treasure won’t suffer.”
“It’s my hide and I’m keeping
it.”
T HE PASSENGERS crouched
low in the box and were silent.
Darkness settled down as the
storm grew worse.
“Where is Cedar Breaks,” ^sked
Grandfather Stanton.
“It’s a way station ’tother side
o’ Whitehall, over a high range of
mountains. God forsaken place.”
“And in this weather,” mused
Mr. Stanton and said no more. A
While they hugged the stove in
the Whitehall station, the agent
said, “Better hole up here ’til
morning, Sam. Storm’s getting
worse. Ya might get lost.”
Sam’s face became more sullen
than ever. “We’re not stopping this
side o’ Cedar Breaks.”
They crowded back into the sled
and Sam drove up into the clouds.
It was a steady climb and the
horses showed the strain. They
floundered through drifts. Twice
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“Are the roads very rough?”
Her lips trembled as she spoke
the men had to get out and push.
Once a runner caught in a rock
and threw them all into a snow
bank.
“Cedar Breaks ahead,” one of
the men volunteered.
Carrie raised her head to look
at the dim light. The door burst
open and a small girl ran out,
jumping up and down in excite
ment. A man caught the lines Sam
threw to him, and, a woman stood
framed in the candle-lighted door
way.
Sam leaped from his seat, the
skin wrapped package in his hands.
“You’ve brought it! You’ve
brought it!” screamed the child.
Sam leaned over and offered the
package to her. She threw both
arms around his neck and hugged
him before she took it and Tan
into the hou.-e.
The passengers forgot their cold
and crowded about. Carrie knelt
before the child, whose eager fin
gers uncovered a large doll in a
fancy dress. She held it out toward
Carrie.
“Sam promised it to me for New
Year’s when I didn’t get nothin’
for Christmas,” she said shyly.
“Sam is my best friend!” Then,
clasping her doll tightly, §he hid
her face in her mother’s skirts.
The passengers busied them
selves with their overshoes.
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Our sincere appreciation of the
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congenial friendships and pleasant
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associations comes to you with the
Season's Greetings.
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GEORGE N. MARTIN
Radio and Television Service
Boyce Street—Opposite County Library
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with oil good wishes
for o glorious Holiday Season
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MAXWELL BROS. & LINDSAY
Main Street Newberry
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May all the joy of this
happy Holiday Season
be with you always.
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HELLER’S SERVICE STATION
2604 E. Main St. Ext. Newberry, S. C.
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While all of us catch our
breath after • very busy
Christmas Season, lot us
extend this one sincere
thought — have a huge,
happy Holiday, won't you?
LOMINICK’S DRUG STORE
1411 Main Street Newberry
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