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BOONE. NORTH CAROLINA. ■ ■ in 1 Attfr ft carnr to pros m those day*, there went out a decree from Caeaar Aaguatiu, that all the world should be taxed. . (And this taxing was ftr»t made when Cyrenlus waa governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, orolyoae la to Ma Mm city. And Joseph alaa vent ap trmm Gallilee. oat of the city of Nazareth, Into Judea, unto the elty of David, which I* called Bethlehem; (beeauie be waa of the bouse and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mwj, bis eapoaaed wifa, being great with child. And, «o tt waa, that while they were there, the day* were accomplished that the should be delivered/ Aad she brought forth bar first bora son, aad wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; became there was no room for them in the Inn. And there were In the same country shepherds abiding In the field, hooping waleh over their flocks by alfbt. And lo, the Angel of the Lord eame upon them, and the glory of the Lord round about diem; and they were sore afraid. i And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great Joy, which shall be to all people. For onto yon b born this day In the City of David, a Savior, Which la Christ the Lord And this shall be a sign ante you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped In swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly boat prais ing God, and saying. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. —From the Gospel according to St. Luke. ' 9 Dark Hours Dangerous If you retain a childish fear of the dark it may save yonr fife, the National Safety Council said 4oday—providing fear* ful enough to be extra careful vnmn driv ing at dusk or in darknesii. The Council, in its annual Christmas safety campaign, says that about 76 per cent of the fatal yuletide traffic accidents occur during the dark hours of 5 p. m. and 7 a. m. Darkness reduces vision and distorts per spective, the Council said. In addition, traffic is heavier in th« early twilight when workers are going home. Bad weather, haste, and holiday drinking also present extra hazards to both pedestrians and driv ers. "If drivers continue to 'Back the Attack on Traffic Accidents' by being extra care ful when driving at night, America may have one of its safest and happiest Christ mases," the .Council said. "During tlie first three-quarters of this year traffic deaths dropped 3 per cent from the same period for the previous year. If drivers can maintain this rate of improve ment, mare than 1,000 lives can be saved on the highway this year." History Of Christmas In the first few centuries of Christianity, there was no uniform celebration of Christ mas, because the exact date of the birth of Christ was unknown, say researchers for "Star of Bethlehem" at the Morehefd Planetarium in Chapel Hill. Churches variously celebrated the event on January 2, March 25 or 28, April 18 or 19 and May 20. The adoption of De cember 25 was decreed by Bishop Liberius of Rome in 354. This date was probably chosen because it coincided with the pagan festival of the winter solstice. The Romans observed Saturnalia, the feast of the god Saturn, between December 17 »nd December 24. The Germans, Gauls and Britons celebrat ed on December 25. The Norsemen held Yule feasts between December 25 and Jan uary 6. In the eastern part of the Christian world, festivities similar to those of Christmas were observed on January $ or Epiphany, which commemorate* the baptism of the Christ child. In the Middle Ages tb« Church opposed the traces of paganism surviving in the popular Christmas customs, and created special Christmas masses, to be performed at midnight, daybreak and morning. The Church also introduced nativity plays, Christmas carols and manger songs. ~ During the Restoration period la Bog land, the Puritans were so opposed to mer rymaking that they passed a law in 1099 forbidding th» observance of Chrlstmsw The Puritans of New England also for bade the celebration of Christmas. But these repressive measures didn't last long. The spirit of Christmas as now celebrated in English-speaking countries may partly be ascribed tf Charles Pickens. Several of his writings, particularly "A Christmas Carol," popularized the festival and gave it increased jollity. Burke Supports Nearer Route (The NmHtrikl) Burke County should fo all-out In the fight to get the Canton-Charlotte Intaratata Highway channeled through Elkln-StatesviUe-Mooi earille instead of lit Airy-Wtaatoa-Salem-Saliabury For a fact, mm the western route wont come through Burke, to it'a May to shrug it off and aay "why brtherf" • But the Stateaville-Mooreavllle route will come •one 80 miles cloaer to Morganton. It would feed thouaanda at taarists tat* aad through Burke, along with their crop »f greenbacks. More important ta Burke, though, la what It would do for Iwtaatrp. R wmM nn theaaandi of doltara • year In (hipping coats via track. 1mit 80 milea differenee ta getting m the high way woujd mean that musfc ruftha»wtn, and important (o |h« futare. tt woqM N • trrmgpdgys gtf in *ttr»cttag W industry to Burke County. So it's aomething worth fluting ta*. The Chamber of Commerce, city and county ofQtfaJ* pIm Valdeae town chiefs, are ta thors pitching. They know that the Federal Bureau of Roada doesn't have to accept the route picked by the State Highway Commiaalon—but ti» odda •re Di«M(Hwe that they will. . And the Highway Commtaalon'a chief engineer favora Um aaateru rout* (Mt. Airy-Wlnaton-Salia bury) But enough tolfca from North weetern North Carolina, working solidly together, can move the mountain. , , / . . ! . What can you dp? You can get in touch with four repreaentative, your aenator, your highway commiaaioner. Yo* can tell tow yog (Mi. what you want them t#do. They do pay attention. You can work with the Burke committee head ad to Oliver We*fc Eatra effort now can pay off Mar t* aactn tourist trad*, aarlaga for our precast Induatriea It can bring new Induatriea wit* now Jche wd new dollars. So a united and all-out campaipi to mm the Canton-Charlotte highway weet la the leaat Burke etoMto m afford. B},k_ , Stretch's Sketches By "STRETCH" ROLL1H8 "Dmr SunUi Clou* . . IF YOU THINK you've wen tb« following lines of verse before, you're right. Vou m them here. Happens to be « little ditty I composed m'self a few years ago, and I get a lot of mileage out of it around Christmas time. And since I haven't used it for a couple of years, and wiat with uf baring to get the paper out esrly and one thing and another, well .., It's my conception of what an impatient little boy, whose newly-acquired halo la becoming a trifle irksome aa be yearns to return to normal, might write in • second letter to S»aU Claus along about now. SECOND LETTER TO SANTA Dear Santa Claus: Please don't be aud T I write you one more letter; -Just thought you might be kind* glad to hear my liavior*! better. But Santa, hurry up an' come—. I'm tired o' bein' (»od! It'* oh, to vary wearisome Jus' doin' what I should! I muata't that an' mustn't t|iis, An' other things I must, Or Christm«i joys I'm sure to miss— I'm 'most about to buat! I hafta wash bebiad my ears, An' shine my shoes an' sueh. An' do my chores an' dry my tears 'F I hurt my self too mucb; An' make my bad up every day As neat as any pin. An' not be cross when I'm at play If I don't always win; , \ An' never pull the ole cat's tail, Or climb the big oak tree, An' never.la nay l«*son» fail To make at leaU * "ft"; An' not draw pictures on the wall. An' not pull sister's bair, An' not make anybody fall On skates left on tbe stair; An' not track mud an' not make noise. An' not make baby weep— An' not do anything ALL boys Do 'sept when they're asleep! An' that's the way it is, Saint Nick, ' From early morn til night; I hafts act Just like I'm sick— Can't even have a fight! Co, Santa, dear, please start your trip Real soon or—'though it's shockin'— I'm awful 'fraid I'll make a slip 'For* time to hang my stockin't ' From Early Democrat Files Sixty Yeart Ago December U, 1*M. Mud, mud mud, everywhere. The new coat of paint being put on the rc«i dence of M. B. Blackburn la adding much to ita appearance Juat In at Holaclaw'a a nice lot of ladlea' under vesta with aleeva and union auita, cheap. Kn. S«rah Green of Meat Cam# ha# gone to Knoxville, Teaa., to rewiv* nwdkal aid S. M. Given accompanied her. O. B. Dougherty will have hla griet mill In operation by Thursday. Hia customers will be aaaommodatod aad goad work is prevised. Juat aa aw go to preaa wa learn that Mr. Frank South of Sutherland died on Monday night. Newa reaches us that David Wilson of thia county, was murdered far hla swaey near Cran berry. Mitchell caunty. last Saturday night Wa da aat vouch far this state meat and hapa it la untrue. Wa aril) ha around after Xmaa to Procure all the Ivy root lands within 12 milea of Boone, for the plant. Owners of ivy land* can g«t their ivy brubbed free and thereby gave a great expeaee aad mak* grazing Unds la plage of fry lands The death pt lira W. p. Clarke, which occur red at BlowtoC Bock on Sunday of laat week waa Indeed a shock to l»er many friends She was the aaul of gaodneaa, gentioneae and ktndaeka and waa held to the highaat esteem by all who knew Mr.,,, i , , On laat Thursday VMM brothers (French) procured a lot from M. B. Blackburn for their ivy grab plant, aad the bill for (he lumber waa given tp F- M Hodges At this writing, a large amount of the lumber has bean delivered on the site and the company propoaea to have the factory la operation by January 18. The main bMil«M will he 114 a U feet and it la aald It will take 000 tone of Ivy atoola par month to bae» the factory at This fe Indeed a thlag of pitch late rest to our paopl* Th* lirfy fho waa MM near BtowtM Bat* an Monday <* laat week waa token baekfelfodiey Shoala. Caldwell opm*. to her mm f<r twriat The grave waa due. eotfja ittada, «l all ar rangements for the burial perfected at Blowing Rock, when her sons appeared oil tfce scene with a handsome casket She was placed within and removed at once. Fifteen Yeart Ago December 24, IMt. J. Edgar Brown, former city mail carrier and at preaent clerk in the local poatoffice, will be come postmaster here December II, it waa learn ed last Friday. He is to succeed W. G. Hartzog. who haa filled the post efficiently for the post eight years. Stamp number 10 in war ration book number oie will be good for the purchaae of three pounds of sugar from December n to January SI. The War Production Board Friday ordered work stopped immediately on the Blue Ridge Parkway In Tenneaaee, Alabama and Misaissippi, according to an A**°ciated Press dispatch from Washington. The Boone Tobpcco Board of Trade met last Wednesday and elected officers. Thoao reelect ed are: W. Jordan, president; Herman Wilcox, vice-president; S. C. Eggera. Secretary and Treas urer. The membership committee is compoaad of R. C. Coleman, S. C. Eggers and T. H. Covington. The arbitration committee: R. C. Coleman, J. L. Perkins and Fred Settle. Price Administrator Laos Henderson an nounced Saturday In Washington that gasoline sales will be remmed in the east at 13:01 a. m. Monday, with the cpwpdhs of all A, B, and C ration books good for three gsjloos In the case of the B and C books this is a' reduction of one gallon. Mas I .aura Ruth ifagaman of Woman's College, Oraonaboro, and Mr. J. B. Hagaman. Jr., student at the University of North Carolina, are spending the- Christmas holidays at thn bono of their parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Hagaman. Mr. Clopton Farthing, who I* a student in dMtistry at the University of Louigvllw, Louis- J vilfe, Ky, has arrived at the borne of hie parents. Br, and Mr*. J. C. Farthing, for the holiday*. Mr. WlUard Beaeh, for several years linotype operator on the Depioeent, relinquished kin job here Saturday and went to Watt Point, Va„ where It It employed by the Tidewater Review. KING STREET By ROB RTTER3 CHRISTMAS u a day of botneeami»g~-«n ingathering of youngsters from schools sod colleges, sod of relatives and their families from the far reaches of the country. ... It is a time whm the family reunites in a symphony of happiness and good cheer . .. when there's a candle in the window, and a flame on the hearth and woodaaofce in the air, and the pungent smell of a holiday kitchen ITS A TIME of selfishness and power politics, and of distrust and avarice, of basiness, awl of commerce and mass prodaettM, and the quest lor gold.... It's a time of hurry and haste aad confusion and tension, aad of weariness and rest. / ITS CHRISTMAS TREES, blazing and shining with garlands of bright lights. ... Ifs good neighbors saying hello and Merry Christmas and telephone calls from those away hoping we're happy. . . . It's mounds of Christmas cards from folks we know and have known bringing messages of cheer. . . It's letters to Santa Claus and the eager faces of the little children as they scan the chimney opening and wonder if Santa will be squeezed too much when his big tummy's forced into the fireplace. . . . And there are letters like this: "I'm writing because I'm scared you will miss me again.... I have five sisters and four brothers and mommy hasn't got any money, and daddy's job has played out... and we don't have much of anything at all. . . . We live upstairs now." . . And there are tears and broken dreams and skimpy living in a land of wasting crops. ITS CROWDED STREETS, bufy shoppers, blue noses pressed against toy shop windows, It's rain, sunshine, clouds and shadows. . . . Ifs good food, rich wine, warmth and cheer.,., It's J(idea, and Bethlehem and Joseph and Mary and the trek across the hills, when Caesar sent out his tax notice,.., It's, the Ian—crowded with politicians and their consorts, and feasting and merriment. . . . It's the stable and the Babe, and the birth of hope. CHRISTMAS IS FIRECRACKERS, fast automobiles, airplanes and stilled wheels in the factory and mill. ... It's the great bells in the lofty towers of the cathedrals, sounding the messages of peace, and the call from the belfry of a country church down the road. . . . It's gifts, and love and friendship and peace for a spell. . .. It's good friends, worn volumes, laughter and respect one for another. ITS FEAR and distrust and lack of direction as great nations cringe behind bristling armaments. . . . It's guided missiles and man-made satellites, and neuelear weapons. . .*. It's bombers, jets, submarines, marching men, and college and university men and women con centrating on techniques of wholesale human destruc tion, in a glorious world in which there is so much for which to live. . .. It's the primitivenesc of the Jungle, the hate of the savage, the snarl of the tiger, brought up-to-date. . . . It's the lust of Napoleon, the greed of Alexander, the vjcipfsngm of Hitler and the irrespon slblKv of. a lynching party, as the world envisions another maelstrom of blood and of fire, and of the carnage of death. . . . It's hate rampant and love incarnate. — IT'S THE FAITH OF A LITTLE CHILD and the doubts of frustrated old men. , . . It's the birthdate of our Blessed Lord, the ministry of the Prince of Peace, and the glow of hope which has lighted the centuries. . . . It's tinsel and glitter, layishness, frugality, generosity and greed. ... It's millions of voices singing songs of praise and deliverance. . . . It's merriment and frills and furbelows, and packages underneath piles of bright ribbon. . . . It's shouted Merry Christmas greetings along the streets and in the shops. ... It's'folks wanting to know how's the family. . . . It's shepherds keeping watch over their flocks and the glorious chorus of the Heavenly hosts. ITS CHRISTMAS . . . and Its beginnings, and its everlastlngness, and the Naaarine, and the words which glow even In the darkest night If s the toll and the travail, and the hesitancy, the fear, the interludes of rapture and Joy, the faltering step* of the maimed, and the march of the strong, as the travelers move, with uncertainty and doubt, and faith and hope, toward His star. So This Is New York • By NORTH CALLAHAN Christmas in New York is a msny-sided thing. • It Is a tin* of splendor iueh u only this city can offer, yet It is also a time of sim plicity because so many of us come from small towns or the country and at this time of the year especially, our minds and hearts return to childhood scenes. Mine for instance was mainly that of a coey country home and • farm whieh' furnished all the de lights that any Christmas needs —or needed then, at least. Among the many joyous activities «rss that of going Into the fields and woods, hunting for and cutting doVn the Christmas tree. Its arrival m the midst ef the delicious foot prepa rations was a gala thing, and later it served a* the festive center of , a celebration replete with real stockings filled with apples and oranges and simple stk* candy among the few little toys, and all before" a cheerful roaring fire place before wt>ich we dreamed and thought also of Him (of whom this holiday was named . Vera. Christmas is * («r erf from that boyhood home. New York Is a wonderland of bright lights snd gay <*!•* In many sections of the tar-flung city, color fnl overhead lights festoon the streets much ss they probably do in ytmr own town. The decora Uom reach k brilliant climax on midtown 9th Avenue where from 34th Street* to Central Park the atreet U ablaze with gorgeous mo tif, particularly in the store win dow* where every kind of Tule ' pageant imaginable la cleverly portrayed. Hare are found sedate candle types as well as lifelike, moving figures of dolia and elves and Santa Clauses in a real Mother Goose fantaaia which no aubway strike or bad weather can keep us ktde away from. Often the streets become choked with folks who stop to g*ae st this madway ef delights and the taxis them selves have to slow down, sa their drivers lust gripe a»d gape. In Rockefeller Canter, choristen caml out the Christmas music above the picturaeqaa Ice skstlng rink and Wfore the world's big feet Christmas tree. TVs is really Just Main Street made over on a lane scale. Impressions of the Season: mak ing our way along 9th Avenue with the ahildrea and trying to see juet a sampling of the many merry thing* i . listening to Prof Thom aa p. BoMnson at the New York Historical Society tail Interesting ly of Christmas customs in the United States. . . chatting with (Continued on pace eight)
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