Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA MARTIN FEED & SEED CO. | 630 CALDWELL STREET I S Phone 33 Newberry, S. C. » XT s? HENRY AND THE 24-INCHER BY SHIRLEY SARGEN Achievement Winners Are Announced -¥>• mm ■ «:••• THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, IS SSfTtiCj <* j j (Ilimhnas | I i S g i YOUR GOOD WILL | * NEWBERRY BARBER g * SHOP | * Caldwell Steet g YOU AND THANK YOU FOR kmoj wiflir upon the door mmi on the Christmas tree ffl® IFElKmiy IF®[LK to whom we can say ow © U D All are traditional with us to make our holidays complete. Thanks, also, for your fine consideration in the past. . . we'll strive to continue to be worthy of your confidence. TOM M, FELLERS Sheriff BURKE M. WISE Clerk of Court RALPH B. BLACK Auditor J. RAY DAWKINS Treasurer • -v H. B. HENDRIX Supervisor CARMAN BOUKNIGHT Commissioner Dist. 1 L ROSS GEORGE Commissioner Dist. 2 BEN F, DAWKINS Magistrate District 2 JESSE FRANK HAWKINS Senator STEVE C. GRIFFITH, Jr. Representative D. P. (JABBO) FOLK Representative H ENRY DUNCAN raced into the warm, lighted living room just ahead of his older bro- ihers, Harold and Herb. He stared at the red, chrome, two-wheeler bicycle under the tree. He had wanted one so badly. “Wow, a 24-incher and you’re only eight!” Harold was still tak ing in its gleaming • newness. “Come on, Henry. Ride it around the block.” The “No” was startled out ol Henry. The palms of his hands felt wet and his mouth dry. “Why not?” Herb and Harold were staring curiously. He couldn’t tell them. “It's still dark outside—” “Dope, it’s got a headlight, see?” Harold kicked the standard up and began wheeling the bike. “It's too cold.” Henry grasped at reasons. “Here,” Herb Insisted, “wear tny bathrobe.” m “Wow, a 24-incher and you’re only eight!” he exclaimed. “No, I don’t want to go. Not now.’’ Henry was hoarse, as des perate-sounding as he felt. “Be sides. here comes Mother and Dad.” “We’ll Just go around the block They won’t care,” Harold ex claimed excitedly. “Here, take the handle bars and we’ll...” Henry knocked his beautiful two wheeler flat. “No, I said. Can’t you understand English?” Dad said, “Henry, are you afraid of riding? Why?” “You'll laugh. You’ll all think I’m a coward.” “Henry, Henry!” Dad sounded sad. “You’re my boy and you’re only eight. I couldn’t laugh. Now tell me what happened.” Confession Then haltingly, between great, gulping sobs, Henry did. *T wanted a bike more than any thing and I kind of thought I’d get one, so I learned to ride to surprise you. Billy let me use his racer bike . . . and ... I was flashing along and I didn’t see this man opening his car door so I rammed into it. I landed in a hedge and now I’m scared. I don’t want to ride again. Ever.” “So that’s why your face is so scratched up,” Dad said gently. “Please, Dad, don’t make me ride,” Henry pleaded. He couldn’t, he just knew he couldn’t, and it hurt to fall. “Do I have to?” “No, Henry, not until you want to. No one will even mention rid ing. Let’s open our presents and have breakfast and a happy day. Okay?” “Okay.” Trying to Forget The family tore open packages excitedly, but Henry was quiet. His brothers ate enormous break fasts, but he didn’t finish what was on his plate. Afterwards Herb, without saying anything, nelped him wheel the red bike into the garage and shut the £oor on its newness. And then all Hen ry had to do was forget about it. but it was there just as surely as the scratches on his face. He stared at the garage door, swallowed, knotted his fists in his pockets and slowly, reluctantly walked down the driveway. Reso lutely he shoved the door open and there stood the bike. His hands were clammy as he wheeled it out. I’ll fall off, he told himself fiercely; that’s the worst thing that can happen. Henry was two-thirds of the way down the driveway when Herb’s shout, “Quick, everybody, look!” made him swerve just enough so that he sailed off to land on the grass. He was on his feet before his excited family closed in on him. “Are you all right?” Dad asked quickly. Henry was bending over his line new bike. “Sure. Gee, Herb, look what you made me do to my bike! It’s scratched.” Dad righted the bike. “Now climb on and try again. Okay?” “Okay,” Henry nodded. And, suddenly, everything about Christ mas was better than okay. It was terrific. _ _ NOT SO LONG AGO Christmas is centuries-old, but the observance as we know It today is somewhat young. The Puritans and Pilgrims considered Christmas an ille gal hoUday. As late as 1855, It was a legal workday In many American cities and those who refused to work lost their jobs. By MRS. A. H. COUNTS The Newberry County winners in the 1961 4-H aw T ard program received medals Saturday morning in a meeting at the Newberry Armory and were presented by Ol- lie Donkle, assistant farm agent, and Miss Ann Stewart, assistant home demonstration agent. They were as follows: boys achievement, Kinney Caldwell, Prosperity; overall achievement, Cynthia Lake, Silverstreet, and Mike Brown, Prosperity; beautifi cation of home grounds, Lambert Chandler, Wayne Satterwhite and William Satteiwhire, all of New berry, and Hubert Kinard of Pros perity, beef; Barbara Dawkins, Debra Caldwell and Marlene Har mon, all of Prosperity, and Linda Chandler, Newberry, canning, Liz zie Mae Berry, Newberry, Linda Long and Tommy Wicker, both of Pomaria, Clothing; Steve Love lace, Prosperity, Alice Bedenbaugh and Robert DeHart of Newberry, dairy; Barbara Daw T kins, Prosper ity, dress revue; Charles Mayer, Little Mountain, electricity; Alvin Killian, Newberry, entomology; Olin Dorroh, Silverstreet, Bobby Lominick, Pomaria. and Wayne Satterwhite, Newberry, field crops; Barbara Dorroh, Silver- treet, -Barbara Rawds and Julia Ann Cromer, Pomaria, food and nutrition. Also, Linda Chandler, Newber ry, home economics; Emily Boozer and Judith Halfacre, Prosperity, Bobby Lominick, Pomaria, and Wayne Satterwhite, Newberry, leadership; Alan Bickley, Newber ry, recreation; Stanley Griffin, Pomaria, Mike Brown, Prosperity, Don Craps, Kinards, and Roger Longshore, Silverstreet, safeCy. Also, Michael Satterwhite, New berry, swine; Olin Dorroh, Silver- street, Hayne Boozer and Wayne Boozer, Prosperity, tractor; Ken ney Caldwell, Prosperity, and Debra Caldwell, Prosperity, citi zenship. Junior awards donated by the Newberry County Farm Bureau were presented to Harry Harmon, Pomaria, dairy; Wayne shore, Newberry, garden; Sease, Newberry, swine; Cromer, Pomaria, safety; Galiman, Newberry and Koon, Pomaria, electric; Kinard, Newberry, beef, and J< Long, Newberry, field crops. Mr. Donkle and Miss Stewart were assisted in the presentation by H. M. Harmon Jr. of the Farm Bureau. Following the awarding of med als Mr. and Mrs. Charlie S. Moss and children of Greenville assist ed with the entertainment feature of the program. Junior electric award was pre sented Ronnie Cromer of Pom The award, an electric drill, donated by Duke Power Compai (Continued on Page 7) i! « *|P /SB ♦ 1 * s the Yule tide 1 - f x&vx'.-r-x-'-x. . . season draws near 9 we wish you lots of old-time holiday cheer. Prosperity Lumber ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER TELEPHONE 468! PROSPERITY, SOUTH CAROLINA :-1 -i* mi lllpl * ; ' i ••. i ‘ - 1 ^ m