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VOLUME 19—NUMBER 35 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By Doris A. Sanders JOY TO THE WORLD I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a better looking or nicer group than the ten members of the Boys Choir, pictured in the center of this page, singing with enthus iasm “Joy to The World!” For making this picture possible, I wish to thank the people of the Lutheran Church of the Redeem er for allowing me to pose the group in front of that altar and for the use of the choir robes, to Miss Juanita Hitt for having the boys there and robed, and to the singers who are left to right, first row, Richard Stevens, Mike Hamilton, Kenneth Harmon, Phil Trefsgar, Harry Moose, Jr; back row, Sidney Kibler, James Lomi- nack, Ben Rook, Mike Click and Bruce Clamp. HOME DECORATIONS On this page you will see pho tos of two outside home decora tions. These were not chosen be cause they were more beautiful than others—it would be hard for me to pick a winner from among the hundreds of beautifully deco rated homes. I did think, though, they would show up in a picture to better advantage than some others. As I rode around looking at the decorations, some of the homes looked so bleak, with no signs outside of the approaching Christmas season. How nice it would be if the lines of “For Christmas” by Rachel Field were true: “Now not a window small or big But wears a w'reath of holly sprig.” Many of us can’t afford elabor ate decorations, but we do have a small tree inside for the babies and a little cluster of jinglebells on the front door. Even the smallest decoration will tell oth ers that you are aware of the Yule season. GREETINGS! In our Christmas Greetings iach year, your favorite merchant wrings you his greeting. You will find these messages sincere and inspiring and I know you will mjoy reading each of them while jrou are relaxing in your favor ite easy chair on Christmas Day. This will be the last issue of Fhe Sun for 1956. Your next Sun- saper will reach you on January k 1957. Newberry Boys To Perform The Newberry Boys Choir, con sisting of 75 youngsters from the fourth through seventh grades in the city schools, has received an invitation to present a program at the convention of the Southern division, National Music Educa tor’s Conference, to be held in Miami, Fla. beginning on April 26th. Only four groups from throughout the State were rec ommended by the State Board of Control of the South . Carolina Music Educators Association to perform at the convention. The other groups were the Winthrop choir, the Sumter high school band under the direction of Jas. Pritchard, formerly of Newberry, and the All-State band. It has not been learned whether these groups have received an invita tion. The Newberry Boy’s choir, di- ected by Miss Juanita Hitt, has become increasingly popular since its organization seven years ago. The boys have appeared in many programs at various schools, in cluding the Spring Festival held at the high school in 1956 under the direction of Dr. Harry Robert Wilson. On December 5th they sang carols at the Christmas Decorations Tea. They have ap peared on WFBC-TV as winners of a talent contest, and Sunday presented a half-hour program over WIS-TV, Columbia. They are scheduled to perform at the State Teacher’s convention i n Columbia in February, and also at the meeting of the Newberry County Education association in February. At all Music festivals which the group has attended at Win throp college, as well as the Mus ic Festival in Newberry last spring, the choir has received top ratings. Notification of the invitation was received by Miss Hitt Friday morning, from Miss PoUy Gibbs, head of the music department at Louisiana State university, Baton Rouge. Miss Gibbs wrote: “Your little boy’s choir is in vited to present a program at the Convention of the Southern Div ision, Music Education National Convention, in Miami. The con vention dates are April 26-30.” Miss Hitt stated today that the invitation will be accepted, al though no definite arrangements have been made yet for the trip. “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing” World War 3 Not In 1957: Babson DeVore Service Franklin Pierce DeVore, 74, died Thursday afternoon at the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital after a long period of de clining health. He was born in Edgefield County, the son of the late Elias L. and Martha Outz DeVore. He was a rural letter carried for 15 years after which he operated a grocery store for a number of years. He was a member of Cen tral Methodist Church where he served for 25 years'as a steward. Mr. DeVore was the first secre tary of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce. Funeral services were con ducted at 3 p. m. Friday at Whit aker Funeral Home by the Rev. Melvin E. Derrick. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. “ Deck The Halls .. V) THANKS—AGAIN Each of us appreciates the things done for us throughout the year but we do not always express our thanks. The Christmas sea son is usually the time when we mentally revive friendships of the past and make an effort to atone for our past neglect. At The Sun, we are no differ ent. We have not taken time out during the year to thank you for your continued support of and kindnesses for The Sun and those of* us who bring it to you. We can only hope that our efforts to serve you have in some meas ure shown our appreciation. Our associations with you have madd the past year a good one. We look forward with pleasure to the year ahead. With this message is the hope that you will enjoy your Christ mas and that your happiness and good fortune in the next year will surpass any year previous. Mr. and Mrs. McBeth Sprouse and sons, Randy and Kerry, of Knoxville, Tenn. are spending the holidays in Newberry with Mrs. mse's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Summer on Harper street, will also visit Mr. Sprouse’s its in Charleston during the sk. and Mrs. David Lazar, of >, HI. arrived Saturday to the Yule holidays with Mrs. pazwffibs, |fr. and Mrs. j, Padgett on Harrington Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa. Claus— He Lives, And He Lives Forever Home of R. R. by Doris A R. Bruner, Jr . Sanders.) 1731 Johnstone, St. (! (“The Virginia Letter” will never grow old. It will live as long as -the celebration of Christmas exists in this country. The Newberry Sun is pleased to reprint each year the letter from Virginia O’Hanlon to the editor of The New York Sun, and his re ply.—Ed.) Here is what Virginia wrote: “Dear Editor: “I am eight years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says if you see it in The Sun, it’s so. Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? “Virginia O’Hanlon, 115 West 59th St., New York.” The editor replied in this man ner: “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been af fected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not be lieve except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensive by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in the in tellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. “Yes, Virginia, ' there is a Santa Claus. He exists as cer tainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no San^a Claus! It would be as' dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. “Not believe in Santa .Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! Yon might get yonr Papa to hire men to watch all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to ,«itch Santa Ctsiu? but even if they did not see Santa Clans coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neith er children or men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders, there are unseen and unseeable in the world. “You tear £part the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world II which not the strongest men that ever lived Could tear apart. Only faith, farey, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Vir ginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.” “No Santa Claus! Thank. God! He lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.” “Angels From The Realm” i I ? # * r VgSeWDr, 3. E. Nichals, 2217 College Slff| Doris A. Sanders.) I* i '1' / unTT mii By ROGER W. BABSON (Special to The Sun) Both presidential candidates, in their pre-election speeches, prom ised Peace, Prosperity, and Prog ress. They stated that they must do this in order to enforce the Employment Act of 1946. This is the basis of my Outlook for 1957, tempered of course by Russia. v 1. World War III will not start in 1957. 2. 1957 will witness gradually increasing inflation. 3. Manufacturers will be faced with higher costs for both ma terials and labor. 4. All businesses will be con fronted by increased competition, both within their own industries and from other industries. 5. More advertising will be nec essary in 1957 if profits of manu facturers and retailers are to equal those of 1956. 6. failures will increase, in 1957, both as to numbers and lia bilities. Thousands of small con cerns will be wiped out. One or two of the largest corporations will face bankruptcy or re-organi zation. 7. Cost of living will rise slight ly during 1957. v _ ^ -/* 8. Most labor unions will hesi tate to make public fights for higher wages, but will work for shorter hours, pensions, and “fringes.” 9. Europe must pay so much more for oil that it will have less money for purchasing other goods. 10. Unexpected events will pc- cur during 1957; however, as a whole, business will remain fair, but with srrfaller profits. MONEY OUTLOOK 11. As foreign countries must pay in gold or dollars . for oil, their industries will be handicap ped, unemployment will increase, and pressure for aid from the United States will be greater. 12. The Federal Reserve Board will not relax its restrictions so long as we have full employment in the United States; but if un employment increases we'may ex pect a/relaxation. I am very glad Mr. Robert Cutler will again be Mr. Eisenhower’s adviser. 13. Owing to the tremendous numbers of employees, suppliers, and retailers dependent upon the large corporations, these will bs first to receive bank funds. 14. Many plans for expansions of plants, by both big business and little business, will be post poned. Most corporations will find it difficult to get new short term money at any price in quan tity; while long-term finaiicing will be too expensive. 15. Tight money will cause state, municipal, arid town govern ments to postpone plans for building roads, schools, and hos pitals except in cases* where the Federal Government pays most of the costs. This will put a damper on many lines of business. 16. Owing to these increased money rates, state, municipal, and town bonds, although tax free, have been declining rapidly in price. Most financial advisers forecast much lower prices for such securities. It is possible that- the postponement of such build ing plans may so diminish de mand for such money that these non-taxable bonds will sell at higher prices before the year is out. This postponement may al so reduce the price of steel and other materials. j 17. The money managers for each corporation, large and small, will now arrange their financing needs for two years by either se curing the necessary funds now or reducing their requests. 18. Prices of ' bonds will not recover so quickly as the non-taxables. I forecast lower prices for most corporation bonds. 19. Many of the smaller newer corporations will be disappointed by secure funds during 1957, except by selling convertible preferred stocks on terms very favorable to investors. It is well to issue such securities when money rates are low because the advantages continue for many years; but not- when money is tight, as such se curities then tie up the borrower J for a long number of years at high rates.' 20. This means that 1957 will be a good year for investors to switch from low-yield stocks to attractive bond issues. REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK 21. Home building, corporate expansion, .and municipal im provements will decline in 1957. Therefore, it will not be a good year for speculating in real es tate. 22. Interest rates on mortgages will be higher in 1957. Loans not. “federally” guaranteed will re quire larger margins. 23. Real estate in large cities • will continue inactive with de clining prices due to lack of park ing facilities. 24. Suburban real estate will , * continue active, but fewer new houses will be built. Houses will be for, sale; by executive* 1iriM§ have lost their weU-paid jobs. 25. Purchasers will give more ‘ <. attention to the size of the lots than to the houses. Better loca tions can be secured)by buying existing houses. Modem kitchen* will become a “must.” 26. Acreage near proposed shop ping centers will be excellent for speculation. The automobile win continue to raise havoc with real estate prices, helping some loca tions and hurting others. 27. New inventions in connec tion with heating, lighting, and ' other features will make most old er houses obsolete. 28. Large commercial farms will continue prosperous. Small farms on the fringes of cities will be more valuable. Tha outlying medium-sized farms will be ex pensive to operate and hard to sell. 29. The nearness to schools, churches, stores* and bus routes .. will become a more important fac tor in the re-sale, of homes. 30. Those wishing to own a well- ! located home to occupy will find 1957 a good year to buy or build; but a dangerous year’for specula tion. STOCK MARKET OUTLOOK 31. It is foolish for anyone to now forecast the stock market | for 1957. The Dow-Jones Indus trial Average, now around 490, j may decline to 400 or advance t* x : 600 during 1957. y • 32. All investors will want : v' < “safety,” but wise investors will . first decide whether they air* , want “income” ,or “profit” Only by luck can /you obtain all three features with certainty during ^ / 1967. ; 1 ■ . ■ . , v • v ( • y 33. Investors can buy, during 1957, well-seasoned preferred L stocks (preferably cumulative) . " which will give, with safety, u yield of near 6%. I will gladly send, free of charge, a list of such to any reader.so request* ■ ing. * 34. During 1967 good utility v" stocks should be attractive for y yield and marketability. The de- : mand for electricity will continue for increase throughout 1957. 35. The above two recommen dations apply to those in moder ate income tax brackets. The In vestor in medium er high brack ets will buy during 1967 non-tax- yl able «tate, municipal, or town 0^ bonds carrying “full faith and V credit.” Taxes will gradually in-" ' crease during 1957, and on-tax- 4y able bonds will -be mure inf AtfSp mand from wise investors. 36. I am not now prepared t* t advise readers who do not car*! for income, but only for profit A* ‘ the |Dow«|on** >>: msm