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PAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961 >nristmas Comes Out of Pagan Past December 25th marked an important date in the life of the pagans centuries ago, just as today thL lay is im portant to ah in the Chris tian world. The Sun Festival, one of the most imoortant rites in the pagan world, was marked ov this day and was followed by twelve days of a “high old time” aevoted to the expulsion of evil. Lighted torches, assorted bells and noisemakers, a hue and cry set up by the opulace, were supposed to rive away all demons, v itches and evil spirits. To minimize the impor tance of pagan festivals that lingered in the first centuries following the Birth of Christ, the early Christian leaders turned this into a Holy Day. In the Roman Julian cal endar, December 25th was figured as the day when the sun was “bom.” On this day the light lengthened, the sun rays became warmer, stronger — and the chill of winter would soon leave. The last day of this peri od — the twelfth Day, Jan uary 6th — marked the con clusion of these noisy rites. The festival, in the honor of the sun’s birthday, was a symbolic promise that crops and jcattle would thrive. In order to convert many non-believers from their worship of the sun to rever ence for Him, who was also the Son, was the reason that the early Christian leaders chose the day of December 25th for His birthday. Therefore, although reli gious historians have yet to determine Christ's actual birth date, the Christian world has celebrated our Saviour’s birth on Decem ber 25th since 375 A.D. ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE 1418 MAIN Holiday Notice Monday and Tuesday, December 25 & 26 Being CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS The Institutions Listed Below Will Not Be Open for Business The public is urged to take notice of this and arrange all business accordingly. Newberry County Bank Newberry Joanna The South Carolina National Bank The Bank of Commerce Prosperity Chapin Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n The State Building & Loan Association ns For Christmas At St. Luke’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Newberry will ob serve the traditional Christmas Eve Service Sunday night begin ning at 11:30 p.m. The service will begin with Christmas readings from Scripture followed by Christ mas hymns and carols. The read er will be Rayford Gambrell who is a Lay Reader in the Episcopal Church and a member of St. Luke’s. The organist will be Dana Sawyer, organist at the First Bap tist Church and a member of St. Luke’s. At midnight as Christmas Day begins, the Holy Communion Service will be observed. The Rev. Mr. John Pinckney, Archdeacon of the Diocese of Upper South Caro lina, will act as celebrant. The Christmas Eve Sermon will be preached by the Rev. Mr. Robert E. Long, Vicar of St. Luke’s. Eailier on. Christmas Eve at 5:00 p.m. the young people of St. Luke’s will present a Christmas Pageant. The pageant will act out the Christmas story as it is read by the Rev. Mr. Long. The pa geant will be accompanied by Christmas hymns and carols. Mrs. Edith Gallagher will be the or ganist for this service. During this service the children of St. Luke’s will offer their Advent Mite Boxes. This offering will be given to the mission work of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina. The young people participating in this pageant are Georgia Hunter as Mary, Jeffrey Cavanaugh as Joseph, Philip Rowe as the Inn keeper, Priscilla MacFarlane as Gabriel, Douglas MacFarlane, Jane Flenniken, and Billy Laird as Kings, Gary Pope, Michael Cavan augh, and Sandy Fretwell as the Attendants of the Kings, Su^an and Alice Gambrell as Angels, and Suzi Long, Roslyn Fretwell, Jimmy Flenniken, and Mac Mont gomery as Shepherds. In addition to these two tradi tional Christmas Eve Services, there will be worship services at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, Christmas Eve, and on Monday, Christmas Day. Visitors anad friends are cordially invited to worship with the congregation of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at any or all of these services. Keeping Time With; Sun Is Old Problem Sweethearts may be more in terested in the moon but for cen turies calendar makers have de voted plenty of attention to the sun. In fact, the sun caused the year 46 B.C. to have 445 days— the longest year in calendar his tory. The Roman Calendar, suppos edly created by Nuroa Pompilius, in the seventh century B.C., was revised several times. Yet, when Julius Caesar put his experts to work on the Julian calendar, they found the Roman calendar was two months behind the sun. This presented them a problem: they had tq catch up with the sun be fore the Julian calendar could take over as the official method of marking time. They solved the problem by adding two extra months to the year 46 B.C., inserting them be tween the months of November and December. •••••••••• Dean Manion WELCOME BELLS Bells welcome the New Year to Japan, ringing out 108 times at midnight on New Years Eve, re minding the people of the 108 commandments of Buddha. The people of Japan still observe many age-old customs with regard to the New Year. One of the most interesting is the practice of scat tering parched beans about the house, supposedly driving away evil influences and inviting good luck to enter. NEW YEAR MESSAGE The first cable across the Pa cific, between San Francisco and Honolulu, 2,600 miles, was com pleted January 1, 1903, when the cable ship SUverton arrived in Honolulu. The first message was sent that day and the cable was open for public use four days later. NOTICE FOR BIDS Office of the Newberry County Board of Commissioners, Newber ry, S. C. will receive sealed bids by 10 o’clock A. M., January 2nd, 1962 for the following items to be used by Newberiy county for sec ond six (6) months, 1961-1962. Lumber, nails, tires, concrete pipe repair parts, groceries, clo thing (convict), janitor supplies, office supplies, books and equip ment. Specifications on special forms may be obtained at the Supervis or’s office in the Court House. All bids should be submitted on forms furnished. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. 21-2t THE MANION : FORUM | •••••••♦•••♦••••••a We hear a lot these days about “extremists”, on both side-.; of center. Of course, how far to the right or left a specific persoi. or organization appears to the othor side, depends on the relative po sition of the parties. To those on the extreme “left” of center, a person or organization just right of center appears a long way off. In recent months there have been marked uprisings of conserv atism all over the country, and especially among the college-age population. This has been charac terized by some, including the president, as an “extremist” move ment. Another person annoyed by the conservative movement i s Khruschev, who commanded his American agents at a meeting in Moscow in December, 1960, to take a militant stand against this anti-Communist movement in the United States. The new Red manifesto, made public December 5th, 1960, order ed an attack on all such anti- Communist movements here, and gave the agents specific direct ions as to the means of accomp lishing this purpose. That was the first time any official directive of the Commun ist leaders ever specifically re ferred to the anti-Communist movement as a main danger to Communist progress^ especially the anti-Communist movement in the United State >. Communist agents here were ordered to des troy this movement. In July 1961, the Communist hierarchy for the second time, stressed the important project of directing an attack against the anti-Communist movement in the United States, and on July 29th, 1961, spelled out the tactics to be used against that movement. The Reds in that program, describe this anti-Communist movement as a reflection of the “extreme” dec adence of capitalist ideology. As the leaders of this country seem to drift towards the left, it forces those who oppose any cap itulation to the Communists here, to the right. This growing division of the American people is generat ed by the indifference of opinion about the source of the danger. The “rightists” believe that the danger is caused largely by the presence of Communist agents and sympathizers in this country, while those on the “left” believe there is no danger from the Com munist influence within this coun try, but that the danger, if any, is from Russia and its satellites. On the subject of negotiating with the Reds, in order to bring peace to the world, those who lean to the “leftist” side believe that we should negotiate at the “Sum- mit”_ and attempt to reach agree ment with the Russian leaders which would culminate in a treaty to insure peace. Those on the extreme “right” remember that Lenin is reported to have said of such treaties that they are “like a pie crust, made to be broken” and therefore see nothing to be gained by spending time negotiating for a peace trea ty with the Russians. In the case of any international agreement, there is nothing by way of protection of the agreement, except the basic mutuality of mor al conscience. On this side of the Iron curtain, such conscientious morality is recognized, and international ag reements are honored, but there is no such essential morality in the Kremlin. Often the very purpose of an agreement on the part of the Communists, is to tie the hands of the contracting party while they feel free to violate the agree ment any time they wish. What would we accomplish now by trying to negotiate a nuclei'- testing ban with the Russians while the fall-out from their rec ent testing in violation of the Geneva treaty is still floating over our heads? What assurance would another such treaty give us, when the current on was so flagrantly violated by the Sov iets? We were faithfully observ ing our pact, while the Russians were violating it. We cannot separate the danger as a danger “from within” and a danger “from without” to this country. The danger is one, united under a world-wide conspiracy of command and execution in every country of the world. “Leftists” and “Rightists” alike will be the victims. If the “Leftists” will just look about them honestly and clearly, they will see that the danger to our form of govern ment is not the threat from Mos cow, but the real action directed by Moscow presently being car ried out right in the midst of our own people. Only the efforts of those on the “extreme” right, has kept this danger contained. RITZ Theatre THURSDAY Barbara Steele John Richardson, Ivo Garrani, Black Sunday FRIDAY and SATURDAY Brian Keith, John Beal, James Drury, Ben Johnson, Ten Who Dared MONDAY and TUESDAY Twist Around the Clock NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera Miles, Charles Drake BACK STREET CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN Theatre FRIDAY and SATURDAY The Last Sunset Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dor othy Malone, Joseph Gotten, Also Cartoon—People Are Bunny SUNDAY Tammy Tell Me True Sandra Dee. John Gavin Added Colored Cartoon: MOUSE AND GARDEN. A series of services has been planned in connection with the celebration of the birth of the Saviour of the World at Mayer Memorial ^ church on Sunday and Monday. Following the regular Sunday school, the worship service will be held at 11 a.m. The Rev. Clarence K. Derrick D.D., pastor will use as his sermon topic “It’s a Raptu rous Command.” On the eve of Christ’s birthday at 7 p.m., an inspiring candle light service will be held. Special music will be rendered by the choir. Pastor Derrick has chosen as his topic. “The God-given Signs.” A Christmas Day service is planned for 10 a.m. on Mondayi? - “The Wonder of God’s Grace” is the sermon title Pastor Derrick will again preach. “In the midst of nil our gaiety this Christmas, let’s not forget the real purpose of the welcome anew into our hearts the Prince of Peace. Let us keep Christmas in its true spirit. We ; lijK invite you to come worship the Christ child with us. You are al ways welcome. Come.” MM season—to NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settlement of the estate of A. B. Miller, in the Prooate Court for Newberry County. S. C., on Thursday, the 28th day of December, 1961, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter ask for my discharge as Executrix of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of A. B. Miller, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified with the undersigned, and those in debted to the estate will please make payment likewise. Sula Sanford Miller, Executrix. Nov. 30, 1961 33-4tp Soft leather...and light as a feather! "CINDY" Powder Blue Kid Black Kid Other Styles from $4.95 V-; 1 c4n.der3on’3 Shoe Store — State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. To Whom These Presents May Concern: By authority of the tax laws of South Carolina and the various tax executions issued to me by the Treasurer of Newberry County, the following properties listed be low, have been seized and taken possession of and are hereby ad vertised to he sold for delinquent taxes plus charges therefor on January 2, 1961 (Tuesday) before the Newberry Couft House door, within the usual hours of public sales. Terms: Cash. All properties ad vertised will be sold as the prop erty assessed to and levied upon in the names of persons hereinaf ter listed. After sales a receipt will be giv en the purchaser but no title will be issued until after twelve months, if property is not redeem ed. 1 lot, 1 building, in tax district No. 1 0$, assessed in the name of Lilia Floyd Esl. 2 Lots, in tax district No. 1 OS, assessed in the name of Ruth Su- ber White. 17 Acyes, in tax district No. 2, assessed in the name of John Sat- terwhite Est. 25 acres, in tax district No. 3, i messed in the name of Alfred M.* Johnson Est. 4 Lots, 1 Building, in tax dist-*? rict No. 4, assessed in the namefj of E. T. “Tip” Osborne. 2 Acres, 1 Building, in tax dist rict No. 5, assessed in the name of-; Claude Graham. 28 Acres, in tax district No. 7, assessed in the name of J. Pat Livingston. W. B. HALF ACRE, Newberry County Delin quent Tax Collector. 34-3te NOTICE FOR BIDS Office of Newberry County Board of Commissioners, Newber ry, South Carolina, will receive sealed bids by 10 o’clock A. M. December 28, 1961 for the follow ing equipment to be installed in Clerk of Court’s office: One 48 roller shelf file. Further specifications may be secured. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISIONERS "WotWm $5000 GUARANTEE tftm Newberry Lumber Co., Inc. Authorized Representative For TERMINIX SERVICE 913 CLINE ST. TELEPHONE 56 Fresh Florida Naval Orangef U. S. Grade No. 1 Fresh Tangerines U. S. Grade No. 1 MOUNTAIN APPLES Buy Now For Christmas DICK SHEALY Intersection Highway 34 and 19 Bypass