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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956
THE NEWBERRY SUN
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and customers. May this
joyous season be filled with
contentment and happiness.
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BY SHIRLEY SARGENT
ANNA LEE OSENBERG faced
three facts as she studied her
reflection with critical blue eyes.
She was 26, unmarried and it would
presently be New Year's Eve. If
only Ralph were here. The mirror
in her rented room supplied further
vital statistics—blond hair worn
long, a firm, curving mouth and
good bones. “And what,” she ques
tioned aloud, “do good bones have
to do with fun and games on New
Year’s Eve?”
The hall telephone shrilled and
Anna l^.ee ran to answer. “Hello?
Oh, yes, Joyce.”
“Look, Lee, I’m awfully sorry
but I can’t go to the show with you
tonight.” Joyce sounded uncom
fortable. “I . . . uh . . . something
else came up. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be,” Anna Lee said. “My
plans have changed too, so have
fun and I’ll see you at work.” She
hung up quickly not wanting her
voice to give her away. It. didn’t
take much imagination to figure
what had come up for Joyce. A
date and that was fine, only she
wished that she had one too. She
went back to. her room and sank
down on the bed. She knew she
was pretty; knew too, now, that
Joyce sounded uncomforta*
ble. “I . • . uh . . . something
else came up. I’m sorry.”
she had been choosey about her
dates. Through her early twenties,
there had been plenty of men and
the phone at home had rung con
stantly.
She remembered how telephone
calls had dwindled as the bachelors
thinned out. Maybe she’d been too
particular, but she wanted certain
qualities in her man; thought may-
Egyptians Among First
To 'Measure' Time
The ancient Egyptians were
among the first people to figure
out any “exact” measurement of
time. Their calendar of 365 days
was divided into 12 periods of 30
days each, with the remaining five
days tacked on to the last period
or month without any provision
for leap years.
Actually, the solar year consists
of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes
and 46 seconds. Consequently, a
well-ordered system of iTeap Years
is necessary to keep the calendar
and the solar equinoxes congruent.
The Gregorian calendar, devised
and presented to the world in 1582
by Pope Gregory XIII, provides
that years divisible by four—ex
clusive of the years numbering the
centuries—shall have 366 days, and
the century marking years shall be
leap years only if they are divisi
ble by four after the ciphers have
been removed.
This system guarantees the ac-
1 curacy of the Gregorian calendar
until, at least. 2500 A.D.
U. S. Among Last to
Welcome New Year
The United States, accustomed
to being a world leader in many
things, will always be an also-ran
to Father Time until—and unless
—something is done to change our
present method of counting the
days, hours and years.
Father time serves up the New
Year to Australia, Asia, Africa,
Europe and most of South Ameri
ca before he gets around to the
first of our citizens in Maine. He
then takes three more hours to
give Californians a bright New
Year, and it’s two hours after that
that residents of Alaska get their
first look at 1957.
When the year 1957 is bom, near
Wellington, New Zealand, it will
be 7 a.m. December 31, in New
York City (EST). Three hours
later the New Year will arrive in
Yokahama, Japan, and in two
more hours it will have reached
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limply
When the roar of the crowds
welcomes 1957 along Times Square
in New York City, the New Year
will be eight hours old in Moscow,
six hours old in Paris; three hours
old in London and two hours old in
Buenos Aires.
Traditions Surround
New Year’s Day
Of the many legends and tradi
tions which have grown around the
significance of the New Year, the
one that is perhaps most popular
suggests that whatever you do on
the first day of the year will be
an indication of what will happen
in the months to follow.
As an example, to open a bank
account at New Year’s was con
sidered lucky in old England.
The early Scots believed that it
was possible to foretell the events
of a coming year by turning to the
Bible on New Year’s Day.
It was long a custom to place the
sacred book upon a table and open
it at random, placing one finger
May the meaning of Christmas be
deeper, its friendships stronger and
its hopes brighter as it comes
to you this year.
GREETINGS
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Lest we lose sight of the true
meaning of Christmas,
wouldn't it be well at this time
to rededicate ourselves to the
teachings of Christ?
May each of us maintain the
true spirit of Christmas
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in the days to come —
to all our friends.
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PROSPERITY, S. C.
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be she’d found them in Ralph
Cooke. But Ralph was a salesman
—farm implements—and was gone
for two weeks.
The telephone rang again. Could
she baby sit? “I’m terribly sorry,”
Anna Lee didn’t hesitate, “but l^S
New Year’s Eve and you know
what that means.”
What did it mean? she wondered
again in her room. Well, it cer
tainly didn’t mean she had to stay
here- She dressed in an attractive
jumper outfit and her good, long
red coat. She would find a way to
celebrate. And she stilled the voice
that questioned what she was cele
brating.
Happy People
After dinner in a small Italian
place, she decided to take a walk
down the main streets. At first she
was glad, as the sidewalks seemed
thronged with happy people.
Then a little girl, looking at the
same window display that Anna
Lee was, asked, “Where’s your
daddy?”
A well-dressed, middle-aged cou
ple were admiring some jewelry.
“We must go, Frank,” the woman
said, “if we’re to be at home by
midnight.”
“Excuse me,” the man brushed
Anna Lee’s arm. “Wait, haven’t
we met before?”
Anna Lee felt herself growing
tight. Really, in front of his wife!
“Of course,” the woman beamed
suddenly, “we know you from your
picture.”
“My picture?”
“Our son, Ralph, has your photo
graph and we’ve been wanting to
meet you. How nice you are in
person.”
“Do come home with us. We’re
just ready to see the New Year in
—or are you waiting for some
one?” the man said.
“No, I’m alone, but I wouldn’t
want to intrude.”
Pleasant Feeling
They fairly swept her off with
them. It was their pleasure. They
were Cookes. Come in. Anna Lee
liked it and them and their home.
They talked of Ralph, but not en
tirely.
Then it was twelve and a new
day, a new year, a new chance.
Mr. Cooke insisted on driving her
home and invited her to Sunday
dinner. Anna Lee went upstairs.
She had set out because she
couldn’t bear a quiet evening and
that was what she had found, but
with good company. She sighed,
then yawned hugely. What would
Ralph think of this ''hance encoun
ter? She found herself really car
ing what Ralph thought.
She was 26, unmarried and It
was a brand new year. What would
she be by next New Year’s Eve?
Anna Lee went to bed thoughtfully.
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and in the worth while things of life. May we ever practice
in all its glory and magnificence, be one of genuine
to carry on
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