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,d£i mmmM: '.«• 'WT mm " t sail PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1955 nn 1218 Collegpe Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. for. c* ■ !© COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS The story of Bethlehem is ages old, but ever fresh, for it is the story of God’s love for humanity: for God so loved the world that he gave his only son that through Him all might inherit eternal life. The son of God, entering this world and this life as the son of Mary was the son of the Highest and began his fruitful ministry as one specially born, conceived by the Holy Ghost, as The Apostle’s creed so clearly and succinct ly tells us; and, of course, as we read in Luke. The story begins with Zacharias, the priest, to whom the angel appeared, announcing the birth of a son, “who shall be great in the sight of the Lord . . . and many of the children shall be turned to the Lord their God ... to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” This son was to prepare the way fo£ the visit and ministry of Jesus Some time after the foretelling of the coming of John the Baptist the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, a virgin, and greeted her, “Hail, thou art favored; the Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women.” “Thou shalt bring forth a son; he shall be called the son of the Highest.” Mary asked - how this could be; and Gabriel answered “ . . . with . God nothing shall be impossible.” Mary then went to see'Elizabeth who was, to have a son —John—who, in turn, was to be the Messenger of Jesus. When Elizabeth greeted her as the mother of her Lord Mary said: “My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spiri bath rejoiced in God, my Saviour . . . henceforth all ge’ner ations shall call me blessed.” Zacharias, who recovered his speech when John was born said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He hath visited and redeemed his people. And thou, child, shall be called the prophet of the *High- est; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to pre pare his ways; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins; to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” And now we enter upon the familiar Christmas story: “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David; to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her first bom son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; be cause there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country 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 angel said unto them, Fear not; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. An 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 multitude of 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 see it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. ‘ And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was upon him. . # And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, ac cording to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation. Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy peo ple Israel.” ■if AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" ^ XITTLIJAM O. PRATHER. 466 N. Garland. Memphis, Tennessee, says y y that a few years ago he became so worried that he could not sleep; he lost his appetite and got behind in his work. This was a few month* after he was advanced to the job he now holds. One assistant manager resigned to keep from having a nervous breakdown, the next one had a nervous breakdown and the manger died from a heart attack before he had been his assistant a month Not having had any office experience, he was told that the quickest way to learn the work was to have all the mail come to his desk. He was out of town most of the time and the mail would pile up. Then he would get so worried he would not know what to do first. Nothing he tried helped him with his wor ries until one Sunday night at church the mfah»t+r was preaching from Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s book The Power of Positive Thinking. One of the verses in the scripture he quoted was “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden. X will CARNEGIE give you rest." He followed that advice and took his troubles to the Lord, asking to be helped in his many daily problems. The next morning when he went to hi* office, he assigned the mnfi to various ones. What they could not take care of he had put on hi* own desk. This he sorteg as to the most important and then took care of it in that order. The assigned mail he kept 19 with through the reading file. Now the work is being taken care of and he has no fear of a nervous breakdown. “A good example of what abundant capital and the ef ficiency developed in American industry will do for the public may be seen by comparing the prices of gasoline with wages during the past 50 years. As compared with 1903, the tank wagon price of gasoline has actually fallen about 10 per cei\t while during the same period of time, wages of common laborers, first class me chanics and oil refinery workers have arisen from about 1100 per cent to 1250 per cent. The price of gasoline has not risen because vast amounts of capital under very able management have been invested in continuous research and more efficient equipment. The great abilities of a comparatively few industrial man agers backed by the savings of the people are responsible for this enormous increase in well-being. This story would never have been written had not another group of extraordinary men working with the savings of people been developing the automobile industry. Without the freedom that existed up to the early years of this^century, the enormous progress of the gasoline, auto mobile and countless other industries would not have been made. Inflation, the x suppression of initiative, the substitu tion of government control for freedom or any interfer ence with the urge of constructive men to think, to dream, to dare and to do will destroy it. It might be more accurate to say, have already destroyed it, to a far greater degree than we realize. Those who advocate more political spending and more government and who foment ill will toward the men who have been outstandingly successful in developing large en terprises, are performing great disservice to the American people. If their philosophy prevails—if they are able, by the coercive power of government, -to bring about a redistri bution of wealth to the point where saving is discouraged and our ablest men are unable to function freely, the stand ard of living will decline. We need more capital, and the only way to get it is to practice economy and protect the saver in the right to enjoy the fruits of his frugality. We need to develop able man agers who can think out better and cheaper ways of getting things done. To do this we must allow them to enjoy sub stantial rewards for the great effort, skill, application and dedication necessary to perform this essential work. If they earn fortunes themselves, it Will be because the benefits conferred upon the rest of us are at least a hundred times greater. The electrical energy producing industry’s record is even far better than the oil industry in reducing its production costs and prices to the people. D EBATES in school districts all over the land are now prob ably going on as delegates to the White House Conference on Edu cation spread the word of the discussions which led to the adop tion of the resolutions, mandat ing the Congress, insofar as the 2,000 delegates were concerned, for a program of increased fed eral aid to the public schools, the majority favoring grants-in-aid. While this form of federal par ticipation is directly in conflict with recommendations of the Hoo ver Report and of the President’s Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the delegate vote for federal participation in grants to the states for education was on a basis of more than two to one. It will be remembered that dur ing the last, session of the Con gress, President Eisenhower*« edu cational program called for setting up a state school building agency with an appropriation of $6 bil lions to build schools for lease- purchase to local public school units, together with $200 million in grants to be matched by the states where school districts were too poor to qualify for loans. How ever, this bill did not get out of the committee. It now remains to be seen wha the taxpayers think of the pro posals contained in the resolutipn adopted by the delegates to the educational conference, which in cluded such points as: 1 Reorganization of school dis tricts, 69,000 of them, on the basis of modern means of communica tion and geographical manageabil ity, instead of the present horse- and-buggy concept; 2—Reexamination of the state local taxing powers for school pur- *9 And now to the readers of my Spectator letters; to the officials of the State, County and Municipalities, our Sen ators and Representatives in Congress; and to those fine men and women who encourage me to write and speak over the radio; and to all my brethren of the press and of the radio and of the TV, I express my best wishes for a Joyful Christmas, full of good cheer and full of remembrance of all the mercies and blessings which have attended our way. This great occasion of song brings to us a deep sense of fellowship with all mankind and inspires our kindly thought and helping hand for our brethren in distress. w This an" That Argentina’s last -minute brought to S3 the nm her of na tions participating in the 1956 Win ter Olympic games at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, January 26 to February 5 • . . Ellsworth Vines, former National Amateur Tennis champion who became a pro at the age of 31, la now professional at the Inwood Country Club at Cedarhnrst, on Long Island . , . A committee of civic and business leaders in Cleveland has been appointed to make a study of the (acilities needed for the Paa- American games there hi 1959. The committee will review existing sports facilities offered for the femes and recommend which should be used and where new structures should be built . . . The most lopsided score in profession al football came in a 1946 cham pionship playoff game In which the Chicago Bears walloped the Washington Redskins 73-6 ... In ♦he four-game World Series of 1928, Babe Ruth got 19 hits In 16 trips to the plate, chalking up the rec ord batting average for the World ■ L*.- Ipiljt 1 * : v • . ilK ' ■'<>. -- • TRIPLE CHAMP . . . “Sugar** Ray Robinson, 35, came back from 31-month retirement to again become middleweight champion by knocking out fa vored Carl “Bobo” Olson, 27, in round two in Chicago’s Stadium. Robinson regained title be lost to Randy Turpin In July, 1951, and took back two months later. CROSSWORD PUZZLE PUZZLE No. S74 LABOR MEETS NAM . . George Meany (left) ly merged AFL-CIO shakes hands with Charles R. chairman of National Association of of SUgh, Jr. which ACROSS 1 Animal 6 Mutilate 10 Part of church 14 Rugged crest of mountain range 15 Wine measure of Trieste 16 Duck 17 Has ascended 18 Narrate 19 Covers with pitch 90 Geometric figure S3 Ancient country of Italy •4 Persian title 25 Blotch 26 Kind of well 30 A fray 34 Scorch S5 Stinging Insect 86 Kind of car 87 Socky nlnnacle 88 Tobuild 40 Cask 41 Goes la 44 fish eggs 45 Simple 46 Village community In Java 417 Deletion* 40 Sedate 52 ... Vegas 53 Made glad 60 WeU venti lated 61 Sliver coin of Morocco 64 Fruit of oak 65 Girl’s name 66 9th hurricane of 1955 67 Mother of Perseus 68 Tall marsh g rass eating vessel 70 Feminine name DOWN 1 Prohibits 2 Great Lake 3 Armed galley of old North men 4 Kind of boat 5 Game 6 Bright saying 7 Form of “to be” 8 Recess in shore 9 Island In Med iterranean 10 Was in har mony with 11 Fruit 12 Hindu woman’s garment 13 Bride of Lohengrin 81 Division of clan 83 Hoar frost 23 Scoffed 27 29 31 River ot Europe Kind of pastry (pi.) Combining form: aircraft After awhile 32 To harden 33 Anglo-Saxon slaves 36 Purloins 39 The heart (anat.) 42 Attempted 43 Rodents 45 Melodious 48 Salt-covered plain where lake has evaporated 50 Eagle’s nest 51 Simpleton 53 Mass of sand cemented on sea bottom 54 Cord 55 Sea eagle 57 India fishing boat 58 Family name of the E rani tea (Bib.) 59 To cut. after snick 62 Feminine name 63 Meadow Answer te Pauls Ne. STS DEL! rtir CEE I3CO EEIj EE O CE EBC CO nco un (ICE CEE MCE i n g i o n X/1 m loses, and removal of legal and even state constitutional restric- ions on borrowing or bonding for school purposes; { 3— ’That each state should base its tnving power for schools on property through an equalized as sessed valuation on basis of state wide uniform standards, and adop tion of more scientific methods to insure fairness in assessment pro cedures; 4— That federal aid should be granted only on demonstrated need, and that such aid should never become a deterrent to,state and local initiative, or in any way provide for federal control over educational use of the funds in the school districts; 5— That no funds be provided fbr non-public educational inatitup tions, although there was some sentiment expressed for federal aid;, to private schools along health and safety lines;. 6— That problem of financing is not lack of capacity to support education adequately, but a lack of national determination to apply enough of our available resources to do the job; 7 That there is a need to re examine, and do it periodically, the allocation of tax funds at all levels of government; It was pointed out that In re cent years there has been a great er trend toward state, rather than local support for public schools, which now ranges from 86% In one state to only 6% in another, but that as state support has in creased, the local share of the total cost of education has de clined from 80% in 1934 to 56% in 1954, but the dollar amount has increased. Can yon tell me what It ooete to nm the United Nations annually? a—The 1956 budget (or UN total 846,278,000. about $600,000 less than in 1955. Included is $3,000,000. the sixth Installment on the interest-free loan of $65,000,000 advanced by the United States toward constric tion of the UN building, l -How many war are there in the US? "■p>- -Veterans Administrations says as of October 1955 there were 22,05L* 000 veterans of all wars. • What is the new brake regnlatisn adopted by Interstate Commerce Commission on Interstate tracks to prevent accidents? Essentially the regulation is designed to provide a braking system on tractors and trailer combinations which would limit the failure of any part of the brake system to a single axle and would permit the driver to retain control of the vehicle. •Can yon give a comparison an farm prioes and retail food prices? In November farm prices were 7% below a year ago. Retail prices in food tor third quarter of 1955 were 1% below the same period last year. If Alaska or Hawaii are admitted te the aMon as states win they be on an equal basis with all other states? a—Yea. The constitution does not recognize any inequalities in state hood. q—What was the size of the original U. 8. A—A chief justice and four associate justices. v Q—Has any justice declined appointment as chief justice of the Court? A—Yes. William Cushing in 1796, Q—How many acres of public lands are there in- the United States? A—As of a recent date there were 169,506,842 acres of vacant lands in the U.' S. proper. In addition there were 250,000,000 acres i Alaska. From the Seville Chronicle, Se ville, Ohio: A cold war which we sometimes seem to be losing stretches into its tenth year . . the cost of living still appears to outstrip income . . . it , looks like insurance, taxes, and Christmas bills will an come due at the «*mc time this yea^ Life hardly worth the struggle any more, does it? Our hearts bleed as we look at the plight of the average in this community. Only a 2i over 90 per cent of them own or are buying the home in which they live; there is only slightly than one automobile per family here. Some men must work such long hours that they have no time to garden, and are forced to buy I * quarter of 4-H beef to put in that new deep-freeze so that their famflies may survive the winter. And what of our children (more commonly referred to as “juvenile delinquents)? Despite the fact that in Medina ~ M««« from othw «JII join us today, ti real pity In their eyes tor Average American. ... s • vs year we pita County last yc spent almost aa much per cap! tor schools as we did tor whisky (beer Is extra), the little buggers can’t spell. Us parints ain’t gittin no retera at all for are good mooy; why don’t they teech them kids sumtiling usful? Yes, things have come to a pretty peas, and we suppose that if our Pilgrim forefathers could nal. Extra, Iowa: A box ceries representing housewife’s weekly fc might not at first glance particularly representative rest. (But a comparison of a lar selection of groceries of vintage would quickly changes and advances lit __ _ of revolutionary. Fresh fruits vegetables once obtainable <. in season from local growers now universally available the ‘ ’round at reasonable high speed distribution the use of refrigi but eliminated s< on food supplies. In addition to ety and quality, can buy another modity at her local that is time. In 1925, hours to prepare a day’s food family of tour. Using the great variety of highly processed mod em foods now available, the same job can be done in 1 One of the newer frozen food line are dinners with all the prepared and ready to heat and serve. HOMOOMNItOR By Fran Pochter - • i I G REAT preparations were afoot to honor Pastor Lane, a de sire to pay homage to the gentle- naan who had taken over their unall parish when they had been ieft bereft. They were well aware that their church had little to of fer in the way of a comfortable living or monetary gain, so were overwhelmed to learn that the well known Rev. Lane bad agreed to come. Many wondered why had left the large wealthy to service them? Upon their arrival, it was that his wife was stylishly and his fine tailored clothes spoke for the fact that they had hem used to luxuries. Many felt that their poor ways might be distaste ful to the Pastor and' his lady. At their first social meeting, Mrs. Lane dispelled their fears saying graciously, “It was like coming home, as she had grown up in a parish such as theirs and her Dad had been the Town Pastor.** Pastor Lane bad also won their hearts by his praise of their work and their evident faith, judged by the number in attendance at their first meeting. They had thought the Pastor and his wife to- be childless, but he in one of his ser mons had touched on the willful ness of children and his outward show of emotion as he had talked had made them feel that some tragedy had occurred in his path, and that at one time they had a child. The first year anniversary of his arrival was near and out of grat itude for his ever constant vigil when their needs were great, felt that they wanted to make this a memorable occasion. They had planned a large dinner and had purchased tor him a television. They delegated Mary Brown who had become fast friends with El len, the Pastor’s wife. 7Tlen appeared startled but vtl that it would give her bus* id pleasure^ Their daughter had entered the entertainment world and the Reverend He had Immediately hasty words but she out of sight and they where she was. Mary armed with tfc Melody, promised to gd to City and try and locate her. was thrilled to learn by of ttie girl’s name her dress. She was that she recorded Mel.Lane. Her meeting lady went off very weU. brought her up to date, teU-i of her father's change ofi :es. pointing out that he ’• had left town shortly after she; had and that in their small town,; they had no sets. j The night of tike dinner. Lane sat down to a turkey that rivaled that of any hotel. Mrs. Lane’s eyes twinkled as she awaited the big surprise of the evening, but both experienced a ; warm feeling of tenderness to ward these kindly people. The din ner over. Rev. Lane got up, pre paring to thank them. 'They waved; him down, informing him there was more to come. It was time- for the unveiling of the set and noti a whisper had reached the pastor i and his wile that it must be turned on exactly at eight. The curtains were drawn back,! Yhe hall darkened and the set lit up. On the screen appeared a ; lovely young lady whose startling resemblance to her mother startled the watchers as much aS it did! the pastor. Her voice rang out, singing her dad’s favorite piece, “Moonlight Maddonna.” He rose chokingly crying, “Mel ody” only to sit down suddenly feeling weak as he saw a spot light appear next to the set and Melody standing there in person,, singing with herself. Sobs were heard as the last; notes filled the air to i it a dry eye to the room as the pianist tbs sacred by playing, “Lord, - —