The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 25, 1958, Image 7

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1J58 THE NEWBERRY SUN SEC. A—PAGE SEVEN Prosperity News Toro By Strife MRS. B. T. YOUNQ, Corrwspondtnt Mrs. P. E. Wise, Miss Phyllis Wise and Mrs. B. T. Young left Sunday to spend the week with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Scott in Athens, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Helton anc their two children of Keenans- ville, N. C. are visiting Mrs. Hel ton's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Ben M. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Shealy of Aiken spent the weekend with Mrs. Shealy’s father, D. A. Bed enbaugh and family. Mrs. Ruth Klar of Orchard Park, N. Y. is spending the Yule season with Mrs. Ruth Pugh. Mrs. Pugh, her guest, her mo ther, Mrs. Cora B. Stockman and her daughter, Lynda, will be with Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Stockman in Lone Star for Christmas Eve dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Quay Fellers, Mrs. Anna Fellers and Mrs. Henry Swayne spent Sunday in Columbia as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wise and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Camp and their three children, Mrs. W. L Campbell and her two children, will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price and their two children, Robin and Rene, of Winston-Salem, N. C. will arrive Wednesday to spend the holidays with Mrs. Price’s mother, Mrs. Robert W. Pugh. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Caughman and their son. Rusty, will spend the week end with Mrs. Pugh. Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt and Miss Joan Hunt of Alexandria, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie I Fee of Columbia, are spending the holiday season with Mrs. A. B. , Hunt and Mrs. Frances Spotts. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Fellers left Monday for Lewistown, Pa. to spend Christmas with their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Myers and their three daughters. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Thompson and their three children, Susan, Mike, and Faron, of Marietta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Paden and their two children, Gheryl Jean and Brenda, of Atlanta, Ga., will spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shealy. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bedenbaugh of Easley are spending the Christ mas vacation with Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bedenbaugh and Mrs. Maxcy Bedenbaugh. Miss Martha Counts of Savan nah, Ga., will spend Christmas and the weekend with her mother, Mrs. H. E. Counts. Sr. Mrs. Henry Swayne of Eliza beth City, N. C., and Miss Rosa Mae Mitchell of Blythewood are spending the holiday season with Mrs. L. J. Fellers. Mrs. R. T. Pugh is visiting her son, Graydon Pygh and family in Decatur, Ga. She will also visit her daughter, Mrs. Paul Schultz and Mr. Schultz in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Edmund and their small son, Arthur, of Asheville, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Taylor and son of Summer- ton, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs: W. E. Taylor. Miss Mary Langford of the North Augusta School is spending the Christmas holidays at her home here. Mrs. F. M. McMillan, Jr. of Lat- ta and F. M. McMillan III of Sa vannah, Ga. are spending the yule season with their mother anc grandmother, Mrs. L. W. Harmon. i fflzvvp Cfjriatmas Cooner’s, Inc. Newberry, S. C. Mrs. J. E. Wessinger was hos tess to the Christmas meeting of the Dogwood Garden Club Mon day afternoon. Lovely Christmas decorations were used in the party rooms. The decorated tree added a further festive spirit. Mrs. W. E. Hancock, vice presi dent, presided in the absence of the president, Mrs. James Counts. Mrs. Walter Hamm, read an article, “How to Keep the Holidays from Becoming a Headache.” Mrs. D. H. Hamm Sr., gleaner, read a poem, “The Innkeeper.” Mrs. Earl Bedenbaugh drew the lucky number for a prize, given by the recreation leader, Mrs. W. C. Barnes. The exchange of gifts was a highlight of the meeting. The hostess served a salad plate with- Russian tea. The December meeting of the Crepe Myrtle Garden Club was held Wednesday evening with Mrs. Elbert Shealy. Miss Evelyn Wes singer and Mrs. Jacob Amick were guests. The singing of Christmas carols crrmt’d on Page 4, Sec. A) s If y y y y y 3 Holy Land Continues To Attract Thousands Of Pilgrims During The Christmas Season HPORN by strife, tensions and bloodshed, divided by barbed- wire and a no-man’s land, with conflicting political currents and thoughts, the Holy Land at this time of year continues to hold for thousands of pilgrims the great secret of eternal peace and salva tion. From this hard, inhospitable !and, still struggling with conflicts that have existed for_thousands of years, the Jews,* Christians and Moslems have spread their beliefs. Although this conflict goes on con stantly, at this season of the year when Christians from throughout the world make their pilgrimages to Bethlehem, the tensions and reg ulation^ are somewhat relaxed. For a short time the hearts of most men sing: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Church of fee Nativity From Bethlehem to Jerusalem is five short miles. One might say five short miles from birth to Calvary for the Life that has meant more to humanity than any other. And along that road are many places of importance In Christ's life. To begta the journey from Bethlehem one most start, of course at the seme of the nativ ity. Here stands the impressive Church of the Nativity, the door way to which has bam narrowed so that only one person at a ttane may enter. Monks of many sects cars for the church and during recent years there’s been bitter controversy among them who shall have cus tody of difflerent ^sections. One may .enter the grotto, traditional scene of the birth of Christ There are two roads from Beth lehem to Jerusalem now. On one just outside the city is Rachel’s tomb. This road is closed and pil grims must go by the new one which passes the Milk Grotto, near the Church of the Nativity, where tradition says a few drops from Mary’s breast fell to the chalky floor. Years ago mothers wanted the chalk which they believed would insure them adequate milk for their infants. On this route one gets the first glimpse of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. From this ancient grove, where Jesus prayed and ’ wept over Jerusalem, the city re flect the sunlight in rays of gold and its beauty is breath-taking. From here one sees the wall built by Herod and Just beyond It, with in the city, the Dome of the Rock which tradition says marks the place where Solomon built his temple and Jeremiah hid the Ark of the Covenant. Moslems say Mo hammed ascended to heaven from this spot. Near here Is the Garden of Gethseuaaae where Jesus prayed the night before he was killed. Today the garden Is eared for by Franciscan fathers wife great love and devotion, hi It are olive tress said to. data from fee time of Christ's entry into fee Golden City. It Is a place of i where great temples have stood for centuries. David erected here his altar to God and his son, Solomon, erected the great temple which Nebuchad nezzar destroyed in 586 B. C. In another temple on this spot Christ, at the age of twelve, dis cussed religion with the elders. Here, too, shortly before his cruci fixion, he threw the money changers out of the temple. Temple after temple has been built here to be destroyed and then rebuilt. Christ foretold the destruction of the temple from which he chased the money changera The Romans destroyed it, along with the rest of Jeru salem, In 70 A. D. In the seventh century the Arabs erected a mosque on the spot and later the Dome of Rock which is the third holiest place In Islam today. And from inside the Dung Gate can be seen the holiest of places in Christendom—the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, erected over the place where Christ was crucified and buried. A number of different Christian orders have shrines at the church. It is much like it was when com pleted In the twelfth century by the Crusaders. The agony the Holy City has ex perienced is beyond description. Jesus predicted the destruction of Jerusalem. It is written in St Mark: “And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what man ner of stones and what buildings are here!” “And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great build ings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” And again the account is related in St. Luke: "And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, “As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in Near here, too, la the tomb of Mary, mother of Christ. It is said feat fee first Christian martyr was stoned to death by the wall of Jerusalem, a short distance away. One can not enter the city today as Christ did on his way to Cal vary. The Golden Gate is blocked. One must enter by the Dung Gate into fee North African Quarter which was damaged by shells dur ing the Palestine War. Upon entering the city one Is overcome with Its magnificence and religious meaning. Close at hand now is the Dome, which was first seen from the Mount of Olives. One of the traditions of the church is that the keys are kept by a Moslem of the family of f Nusaibeh. This custom has been in practice since thf time of Saladin, who was Sultan of Egypt and Syria from 1174 to 1193. Supposedly by letting the family of Nusaibeh keep the keys to the church it will keep peace among the many Christian factions. “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem let my right hand forget her cun ning." This passage from fee Bible aecme te sum up fee feeling of man tried toward Jerusalem. tee three xeUg- fee otty will forever More blood has been shed end more sorrow felt in this Golden City than any other on earth. At least five times it has been utterly Garden of Gefesemane which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” So the strife in the Holy City continues today, but it shall re main sacred to Christians, Jews and Moslems for all time. FIRST CABLE The first cable across the Pacific between San Francisco and Hono lulu, 2,600 miles was completed on January 1, 1903 and the first mes sage sent that same day. The cable was played out by the “Sil- verton” a cable ship which de parted from San Francisco, Dec. 14, 1902 and arrived at Honolulu on January 1, 1903, the seme day the first message was sent. As this year comes to a / close, we want to express our thanks for your loyal patronage and our wish that your Christmas will be the most joyous you have ever known... Haile’s Truck Stop HIGHWAY 19 & 76 J. G. HAILE E. E. RINGER NEWBERRY, S. C. (We Will Be Closed Christmas Day) islrc^frfci a £ Christinas Greetings To All EPTING AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2505 E. Main St. Phones 924 & 696 Newberry, S. C. Seaatut 'a flieeUapt It’s such a pleasure to say thank you to our many friends and customers at Christmas. May this Yule be filled with wonder and happiness for everyone. . , . Carolina Remnant Shop WM. H. LEWIS MRS. MARIE FARR MRS. MATTIE CARROLL MRS. B. P. RINGER K-l S? 5* I? 55? if Sf s? 5? S? & Sf Sf I? 195$ TAX NOTICE After the Close of Business BELK-BEARD COMPANY 1318 Main Street Newberry, S. C. on f\' / \ ©f) Silent JJigfjt iRap pour Christmas tie tins calm anb brtgfjt! BOOZER & NICHOLS Phonograph Company 1105 Caldwell St. Newberry, S. C. JANUARY 2, 1959 A ONE PER CENT PENALTY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL UNPAID 1958 TAXES J. RAY DAWKINS, County Treasurer T. Roy Summer, Inc. The Man’s Shop T. Roy Summer, Jr. Mrs. T. Roy Summer, Sr. Mrs. T. Roy Summer, Jr. Lester Lee Bedenbaugh John W. Derrick, Jr. * Jim Cook Betsy Summer umci