Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1964 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA SECTION C — PAGE FIVE ©SCW. INC. our very best wishes to you! *5 * * * 4$ R NEWBERRY AUTO SUPPLY GENERAL AUTO SUPPLIES 1211 McKibben St. NEWBERRY i Our Calendar Should Last For A Long Time Yet Every once in a while someone comes up with what they con sider a better method of mark ing time, yet experts believe our present Gregorian calendar will not likely be replaced for a long time to . come. Mathematicians estimate it will be accurate until at least 2500 A.D. People have always been fussy about time. Daylight Saving Time annually causes a stir in some sections of the country and things can get confusing for the indi vidual who lives near the edge of a time zone. Perhaps the first fairly accur ate calendar was devised by the Ancient Egyptians. It consisted of 12 periods of 30 days each, with five days added to the last period just to keep things straight. This method is somewhat sim ilar to the Gregorian Calendar, except that the Gregorian pro vides that years divisible by four, excluding the years numbering the centuries, shall have 366 days, and the century-marking years are leap years only if divisible by four after the ciphers have been removed. Leap years thusly make it un necessary for us to “tack on” those extra five days and keeps us in tune with the solar year, which actually consists of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds. As the experts say, we’re in good shape until 2500 A.D. Who can say what method of counting time will evolve by then? Per haps some will come up with a perfect method of marking time. Rose Oldest Of Gridiron Bowls TT used to be that any armchair sports fan could name without any difficulty the bowl games to be traditionally contested on New Year’s Day. In fact it was possible in previous years to watch part, if not all, of more than one of these great gridiron battles. Now they are numerous. The “daddy” of all the bowl games, however, is the fabulous Hose Bowl, which started as a supplement to the Tournament of Roses in 1902. Michigan wal loped Stanford 49-0 that year. Chariot races were substituted for football the following year and not until 1916 when Wash ington State beat Brown Univer sity did collegiate grid action at its finest return to the Tourna ment of Roses. Since that time the Rose Bowl has remained the number 1 New Year’s Day sports attraction, and besides the thousands who watch from their living-rooms, annually attracts crowds in ex cess of 100,000. Cannon Welcomed Russian New Year In pre-revolutionary Russia, booming cannon welcomed in the New Year and the evening of December 31, known as St. Syl vester’s Eve, was cause for great fun and enjoyment. It was custom for Russian boys to go from house to house en couraging everyone across the gulf from past to present. While so doing, they scattered oats and other grains in petition for a bountiful harvest. A mythical symbol was Ovsen, pictured astride a boar, symboli cally associated with pork served for New Year dinner and the symbolism of Ayran descent. MOON BOUND . . . Bill Dana of “The Bill Dana Show”, also known as Jose Jeminez, lias resolved to be first man on the moon. Santa obliged by bringing the space suit and rocket and Lorie Summers, ap propriately dressed for the occasions, is ready to help Bill fulfill his resolution. I W R THE CANDLE No one is quite sure, but some hold that the custom of having a Christmas candle comes to us from baronial days when a huge Yule candle was prepared to fur nish the light at the high table throughout the holiday festiv ities. DELINQUENT TAX SALE Farrow estate. r ED KEYES almost laughed out loud at the bitter reaction jf the other passengers when the driver told them the big bus was stranded in the small mountain community of Hillside. Ted didn’t care about the de lay. He wasn’t “going home” for Christmas as most of his fellow passengers were. He was -going tio King City to take a new job, and he had a week to get there. He followed the others.as they filed out of the bus and ran the short distance into the general atore, eager to escape the fury of the winter storm as quickly as possible. I Somber Group They gathered about the pot bellied stove, quiet, oblivious of one another, each wrapped in his own unhappy thoughts. A big man, elderly, yet straight as a ramrod, entered from a back room. Ted didn't care that the bus was delayed. “Welcome,, folks, welcome. Nice to have so much company on Christmas Eve. Ma’s putting on the big coffee pot and making some hot chocolate for the kid dies. Don’t go reaching for your wallets. This’ll be compliments ; of Ben Flowers, who wishes you ^one and all a Merry Christmas. If any of you want to make phone calls, reversing the charges, of i course, phone’s out there in the kitchen. Now, just make yourself to home.” There was a mad rush toward the kitchen. Ted found himself an unoccupied chair near the stove and relaxed. He was suddenly conscious of the fact that Ben Flowers was shoveling more coal into the stove and that the noise had awakened him. Two youngsters were sleeping on a pallet in one. corner. An old man puffed on his pipe on the opposite of the stove. No one else was in sight “Where is everyone?” “Gone to church. Little mission up the road. Minister came down and issued invitations to a special service. Tried to wake you, but you’re a sound sleeper, son. In fact, I had to slam this stove door five or six times to wake you.” “Why?” “Just thought you might give me a hand. I ain’t as young as I | used to be, I found that out Come along, will you?” The Tree Ted followed the man through the kitchen. The old man pointed to a Christmas tree resting against the back porch. “Cut that tree and brought it down from the hill. Tuckered me out, for sure. Help me get it in, will you?” “You’re putting up a tree on Christmas morning?” “Yep, first one in several years. Me and ma sorta got out of the habit, son, not having any folks or any youngsters about. Now, this stopover that is such a bother to you is a real occasion for us. We just gotta have a tree, son, and that’s all there is to it” Like Christmas After that, it was just like Christmas. Ted and Ben Flowers finished the tree, then retired to the kitchen to drink coffee and watch Mrs. Flowers prepare a Christmas meal —turkey, dress ing, cranberries, all the things Ted remembered as part of Christmas during his childhood days. The church-goers returned to 'find that Mrs. Flowers had wrapped a small gift for each l one—actually two gifts were left over, because she had erred in her count of those in attendance, i No one seemed to notice. It was an unusual Christmas dinner—served in the early morn ing, on paper plates. Ted always remembered how everyone had eaten heartily and had happily said goodbye to the old couple at the country store. Someday soon he would write the Fosters and tell them that they’d made quite a scene in King City when the bus roared into town with all of the passengers singing Christ mas Carols and shouting “Merry Christmas” to everyone in sight. SWISS TREAT A special holiday treat for the Swiss is “birewegge”, a pear cake which contains a spicy, flavorful concentrate from air-dried pears mixed with raisins and re sembling a shiny loaf of bread. Also traditional is a Christmas j cookie, the “Tirggel,” said to * have originated as an early Ger- ! man sacrificial cake. 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 be sold for delinquent taxes plus charges therefor on January, 4, 1965, before the New berry County Court 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 sale a receipt will be giv en the purchaser but no title will j be issued until after 12 months, if property is not redeemed. 1 lot, 1 building District No. 1, assessed in the name of Carolina 35 acres, 1 building, District No. los, assessed in the name of Hack Hendrix. 1 lot, 1 building, District No. los assessed in the name of Walter Nobles. 1 lot, 1 building, District No. 2, assessed in the name of Future Home Owners, Inc. (Robinson property.) 1 lot, 1 building, District No. 2, assessed in the name of Future | Home Owners Inc. (Neal prop-; erty.) j 1 lot, 1 building District No. 2, assessed in the name of Future Home Owners Inc. (Smith prop erty.) 1 lot, 1 building, District No. 2, assessed in the name of Future Home Owners. (Billups property.) 1 lot, 1 building, Tax District No. 2, assessed in the name of Future Home Owners Inc. (Shel ton property—also Boyd.) 1 lot, 1 building, Tax District No. 2, assessed in the name of Wise Homes Inc. (Devenport property.) 4 acres, 1 building, Tax District No. 2, assessed in the name of James Patrick Livingston. 1 lot, 1 building, Tax District No. 2, assessed in the name of Mrs. Bessie D. Kelly. 28 acres, Tax District No. 7, assessed in the name of J. Pat Livingston. 115 acres, 1 building, Tax Dis trict No. 7, assessed in the name of George Monts. 1 lot, 1 building, Tax District No. 7, assessed in the name of Future Home Owners Inc. (Sims Property.) 1 lot, 1 building, Tax District No. 7, assessed in the name of Clara L. Speight. 1 lot, District No. 4, assessed in ‘he name of David and Lillian Bernice Rutherford. W. B. HALFACRE, Newberry County Delinquent Tax Collector. 12-17-3t Palm Tret Favorite In Southern Lands The palm is a favorite for yule- tide decorating in southern cli mates. In this respect many imtherners are quick to polar out that palm was the commoo tree, not the pine, in Bethlehem where Christ was bom Palm trees are lighted and dec orated in much the same manner that Northerners light their out door spruces and pines. To avoid damage and accidents lights are usually strung under the midrib of ea^h palm frond, and sta» and other ornaments are not at tached to new tips or unopened center buds. GIFT TIP For a new, unique lady's gift; buy a large plastic-covered dish and fill it with cotton powder puffs. Decorate the cover of tho dish with a pattern of shells or fish scales dyed pastel colon; Q o o o. o o oo 4 Oo wm Xvi.'-x-x-: o WMm a\ 11 IflllBMBa A 111 O.O] vyy* • may it be filled with every happiness! To You and Yours AS WE ENTER THE 51st YEAR OF SERVICE to our fine customers, we pledge to you that we shall make every effort to continue to merit the confidence and support which you have given us in the past. IT GIVES US GREAT PLEASURE to do this, because we fully realize your friendship, goodwill, and patron age have made it possible for us to serve successfully the people of this area ever since the first horseless carriages began to appear on our streets. As we approach this glad holiday season, we pause to wish you and your family the happiest Christmas and the most prosperous New Year you have ever exper ienced. Again—We Wish You And Yours . . . A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! Smith Motor Co. C. M. SMITH, Manager NEWBERRY, S. C. YOUR DEPENDABLE DODGE DEALER 1309 COLLEGE STREET Phones: Sales 276-3622—Service 276-3621