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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1960
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ROCKET AUTO SERVICE
GENERAL AUTO REPAIRS
Phone 2349 1223 McKibben St. Newberry, S. C.
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Biblical Star
Still Puzzles
Astronomers
The mystery of the Biblical Star
of Bethlehem has for centuries
intrigued scholars and astrono
mers.
Some scholars believe it may
have been a supernova, or ex
ploding star. Others think it might
have been a comet or perhaps a
conjunction of the bright planets
Jupiter and Saturn.
If it was a supernova in the
Milky Way, astronomers say, it
would have unquestionably filled
ancient stargazers with awe and
the feeling that a great event
might be taking place.
A “nova” implies a new star,
but actually is not. It is rather an
old star that suddenly flares up
in a display 20,000 to 50,000 times
brighter than the sun. A super
nova is about 100 million times
more brilliant than the sun.
Guest Star
Japanese and Chinese docu
ments report a “guest star,” so
bright it could be seen in daylight,
appeared in July, 1054. This, no
doubt, was a supernova, astrono
mers say.
Astronomers do not know what
causes a supernova. One theory
is that the star’s supply of hydro
gen becomes exhausted. As the
star contracts, the core tempera
ture rises to 110 million degrees
centigrade. The incredible tem
perature sets off helium - fusion
processes, and the star becomes
a huge nuclear fusion reactor
which eventually flies to pieces.
Christmas Music
Many are aware that the
famous hymn “Silent Night”
was written by Joseph Mohr,
a German priest, but the origin
of some of our other Christmas
music is not so well remem
bered. “O Come All Ye Faith
ful” is a Portuguese hymn
written in the thirteenth cen
tury. “Hark the Herald Angels
Sing,” and “Joy To the World”
were written by Englishmen,
Charles Wesley and Isaac
Watts, respectively.
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AND CONTENTMENT WILL ENTER
YOUR HOME AT CHRISTMASTIME.
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Newberry Lumber Co.
913 CLINE STREET NEWBERRY, S. C.
We will be closed Saturday through Monday, Dec. 24, 25 & 26 and will re
open Tuesday morning, Dec. 27. We will also be closed,Monday, January 2nd.
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By D. L. Alexander
H E stood in the middle of the
block with a group of chil-
§ ren about him. Passersby would
lanci at him and the children,
and go on their way smiling. He
was dressed in the regulation
Santa Claus uniform, whiskers
and all, and carried a small bell
in one hand. Across his front hung
a large cardboard with the letter
ing: “Christmas Bazaar open at
the Methodist Church.”
He had stood in the place, be
fore the Union Bank, all morning,
talking to the admiring children,
asking them what they wanted
him to bring them, laughing as
he promised their requests.
Strangers
Two men came down the street,
apparently window shopping. One
of them lingered in front of a
store, but the other proceeded
slowly onward. He glanced at
Santa Claus and the crowd and
without hesitating moved on.
Santa looked up shortly after
ward to see both men coming
through the crowd toward him.
He turned pale under his mask
as he recognized them and turned
about as if to go across the street.
At that moment a car came silent
ly up and the door was opened.
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It was the noon hour when Santa
took his station in front of the
bank.
“Inside, Mister,” one of the
men coming through the crowd
said.
Santa stepped into the car and
was whisked away leaving the
disappointed children behind.
It was the noon hour when Santa
again took his station in front of
the bank. A group of Watchful
kids immediately gathered, and
Santa began laughing and joking
with them. -
Intruders
A half hour went by, and a car
pulled to the curb behind Santa.
Two men alighted, cast searching
looks up and down the street, and
walked toward the bank door.
Santa raised one arm and began
ringing his bell. The four men
along the street came alive in
stantly and converged on him.
Santa turned to face the car be
hind him. Only one man was in it,
and the motor was running. Santa
pulled a gun and covered him.
“Hold it, Buddy. Cross your
hands on the steering wheel and
keep them there.”
“What’s coming off. Bill?” he
demanded.
“Bill isn’t here,” Santa replied.
“He’s at central station cooling
off his feet and answering ques
tions. I’m taking his place tempo
rarily.”
A minute later the crowd was
amazed to see the six men come
out «f the bank, two of them hand
cuffed. They went across the walk
to the car and two of the men and
the handcuffed men entered. San
ta Claus crowded into the front
seat, the gun still in his hand.
“To the central police station,”
he directed.
At the station Captain Hensley,
who had just come on duty, sat
behind the desk glowering at the
men lined before him.
“Who are you?” he asked Santa
Claus.
“Just a plain private eye by the
name of Richard Layne,” was the
answer.
“All right. Take that hideous
mask off.”
Layne removed it. “You see, its
this way, Cap. I was suspicious of
the Santa Claus in front of the
bank. I went inside and talked to
the cashier. He said the man had
been out front all day yesterday,
too, and he was uneasy. He said
what made him suspicious was
that the Methodist Church had
made no arrangements to hold a
Christmas Bazaar this year.
Prepared
“I then talked to my friend. De
tective Hammer, and we made
arrangements to guard the bank.”
“Where’s the loot?” asked Cap
tain Hensley.
“At the bank. They promised to
keep it intact for the prosecution.”
“Very well. That’s good work.”
He beamed at the men. “But what
do you get out of this,” he turned
to Layne.
“The bank said they would take
care of me,” was the answer.
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remain with you all year!
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934 MAIN ST.
PHONE 310
At Christmas may the blessings of
the Season be with you, and bring
you deep and abiding happiness.
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1109 Caldwell Street Phone 719
Newberry, South Carolina