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Meditation
Sow when Jesus was born n Bethlehem
of Judaea tn the days of Herod the king,
be/sold, there came wise men from the east
to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is
born King of the Jewsf For we have seen
bis star in the east, and tire come to worship
bim.
And when they were come into the
bouse, they saw the young child with Mary,
his mother, and fell down, and worshipped
him: and when they had opened their treas
ures. they presented unto him gifts: gold,
frankincense, and myrrh.
And being warned of God in a dream
that they should not return to Herod, they
departed into their own country another
?way.
St. Matthew 2:
C hristmas Seals
The sale of Christmas Seals in Cherokee
County is going rather well according to reports,
hut there are still some letters unheard from.
The folks who have not sent in their checks
realize the importance of the Christmas Seal
drive and fully intend to do their part and send
their checks.
But at this time of the year it is so easy to
put off little things like getting a donation in
the mail. We are all thinking about our own
Christmas plans and our hearts and minds are
filled with our own happiness.
That jov can be expanded just a little more
by helping others. There is no better way to give
assistance than through the purchase of Christ
mas seals.
Letters To
SANTA
Marble. N. C.
Dec. 11. 1952
Dear Santa Claus.
1 am a little boy 4 years old I have been very w ia _ . ,.w W1 , L_. [
Murphy. N. C.
Box 104
Dear Santa Claus,
good and I ?x>uld like for you to bring me a teddy 1 would like t0 a ^ doll with blond hair
bear, trucks, care, a capbuster. riding horse, and I would like a bi6 br'de ?W?1I. ? kitchen cabinet, a
some clothes, some oranges, apples, nuts and candy bi? P'a>house. a toy watch. Alice In Wonderland.
for Christmas and a s bedroom suits, a red book bag. a
Merry Christmas! Iittle toy store'
Your Friend. Sheilah Sneed
Howard Coffey l'm 5 years old.
Looking
Over
A Four-H
Clover
By FRANCES PITETT And M. B. WRIGHT
"THE GREEN YEARS"
"The Green Years" was the
theme of the Achievement
Program held Friday evening in
the Murphy Primary Auditorium
and sponsored by the County 4-H
Council. . * * ?
The famous - saying. "Wbed
we're green we grow," has its Im
portance to 4-H Clubbers. "Green"
symbolizes to them the "living."
The unique 4-H clover ddlA each
H in the four leaves is more than
"good luck" but the development
of Head, Heart, ? Hands, and
Health. S v! *-?.
Thanks to Tommy Moore, the
Wolf Creek A group, and Jeny
Ruth Smith fogily^r contribution
to the program through music.
We were glad to look back over
the year and know that the' fol
lowing boys and girls had achieve
ment in their work, and become
county winner* and .hade be
come district wifan^s: iickft Wil
son, meat animal; Billy Parker,
poultry; Ned Stewart, field crops;
Christine Elliot^ canning, garden
ing. district gardening; Shirley
Carver, clothing, district citizen
ship; James Smith, dairy achieve
ment; Charlie Mills, dairy calf;
Joy Collect, dairy foods team dem
onstration, health, district bsalth;
Barbara Barton, dairy foods team
demonstration, farm & home Elec
tric; Emma Jean Shields, dairy
foods demonstration, dress review,
food preparation, district dairy
foods; Ralph Jordan, farm & home
electric; Fred Van Horn, forestry,
public speaking, health, wildlife,
district public speaking; Jerry
Ruth Smith, poultry, rural arts
& recreation, district rural recre
ation; Clara Hughes, public spank
ing; Carol Elliott, wiUttfe; educa
tional exhibit, L.aui*a Bailey.
Claude Hurt, Billy Killlan, and
Juanlta Graham. And the high
honor of having Dorothy Shields,
I. F. Y. E. Delegate.
Mr. O. H. Phillips. Asst. State
4-H Leader, came breezing i in
from AshevlHe to attend our pro
gram with the cold wind but re
ceived a warm
I PERSONALS
I BY MRS. C. W. SAYAGE
i Mrs. Frank Pool will arrive Sat
urday to spend the Christmas holi
days with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cos
telio.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Burgess
spent last week end in Ash evil le.
Mrs. John Branham and small
son, Ruff in, of Raleigh spent a few
days here this week with Mrs. H.
Bueck. They were joined here
Wednesday by Mrs. J. Walter
Branham and son, Buricy, who
were ret u r n 1 n g from Warm
Springs, Ga., where Bucky has
been for a routine check-up. The
four of them returned to Raleigh
Thursday.
Mrs. Dixie and Miss Hattie Pal
mer were guests of friends in
Ashevllle last week end.
Mrs. Geraldlne Meadows wfU go
to Canton, Ohio this week end to
spend Christmas with her has
band.
H. Bueck attended the Haywood
County 4-ions Club party for
blind children held Sunday after
noon in Waynesvllle.
Mrs. R. H. Foard, Mrs. J. B.
Gray and Miss Hattie Palmer were
in Atlanta last Saturday.
A. H. Myers and family ?f Try
on, Ga. were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Singleton and
family.
Mrs. Cora Watkins of Andrews
spent last week end with her soo
in-haw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe E. Ray and Becky Jo.
Mrs. A. M. Brittaln of Atlanta
visited her daughter, Mrs. G. W.
Cover in Andrews Sunday, and
came to Murphy Sunday night to
hear "The Messiah". She was a
supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bttei
Adams.
Mrs. Hugh Putnam left Satur
day for her home in Cherryville
after vending a few days here
with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Hoover
and family.
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Chatter
BY THE EDITOB
One of my favorite girl friends,
BETTY WEAVER, had a birthday
a few days ago and got herself a
male Parakeet as a present from
her parents. |
I know its a male Parakeet be-'
aur.' Betty told me she will have
U> teach it to talk. And whoever
heard of teaching a female any
thing how to talk?
Betty, who just turned 12. sent
over some birtbday cake. It was
delicious. 1 understand her grand
mother made it
STOCK AUCTION
I got my first look at a live
stock auction last Tuesday when
NOAH HEMBREE took me over
to ED KING'S barn. It was an
interesting sight.
1 learned a little about stock
sales, got my foot stepped on by
a heavy-footed calf, eiw Noah get
kicked in the knee by a frisky
little calf and learned how very
little a layman knows about live
stock.
Ed said he wasn't going to hold
a sale this coming Tuesday be
cause it will be so close to Christ
mas. However, business will go on
as usual Dec 30.
I'll be on had to see some more.
One of these days I'm going to
buy one of those critters just to
see how it feels. I've never owned
a cow. But Ed owns a goat. He
was highest bidder on a Billy that
showed up in the auction pen.
The Murphy Lions Glub Dime
Board will be out again Satur
day and Monday and Tuesday of
next week President BOB WHITE
said i
C. R. FREED will be captain of
:he group minding the board Fri
day D. MOODY heads it Satur
day. ALDEN COWARD is captain
Mcnday and W A. SINGLETON
v.ill be in charge Tuesday.
I'm going to be ringing that bell
from noon to 1 p. m. Tuesday apd
anyone who goes by me without
leaving some cash will get tripped.
The money is going for a worthy
cause. It will be used to boy foods
and gifts for baskets to be deliver
ed to fhe needy and blind. A
committee will meet at Burch
Motors 7 p. m. Tuesday. Dee. 23
to deliver the baskets.
Poet's Corner
BY NORA COBB SPRBUEB
The mistletoe cHngs to the tall
oak bough.
Houses are bedecked with holly
now? .
Friends and- loved ones rway fn
the wood
To gather,symbols that are under
atood.
Glorifying the season each year
wtth cheer.
Awakening hearts to hoftnear
near.
Visions of Bethlehem's star screws
Plash each year on the Okrfstaaa*
Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
sons. Harry and Sammy sj?
week end with relatives ii?
fViil ciViWbVb-in
TIIATII
7 and t ?
"SUBMARINE COMMAND"
"COMING ABOUND THE
MOUNTAIN"
JUST TUB ONCE"
Around Andrews
BY BUTH SUR&AYAGE
A importer sometimes get* In
hot water concerning the newt or
ack of news, and I was soundly
taken to task by C. S. FREEL, for
(ailing to write up a genuine sur
prise birthday party that he had
for the MRS. Mr. Freel was so
very proud of having been able
to pull something over on the lit
tle woman that he felt that he de
served a little recognition. And I
feel that he does, too
Everyone around Andrews is all
I excited about the big Christmas
! party to be held on the Berkshire
lawn next Tuesday night. I can't
imagine anything that would more
truly represent the Spirit of
Christmas than for all the people
of a community to gather together
in one place for the purpose of
singing carols and observing holi
day fellowship. I hope that abso
lutely everyone will be there
The genial and generous DOC
pinned sure-enough TWENTY
I DOLLAR BILLS on the Christmas
Cheer dime board Saturday. Now
! if the rest of us who have so much
I to be thankful for will dig In and
give as much as you possibly can.
the need of the Christmas Cheer
Fund will be met when the dime
board closes at 5:00 o'clock this
Saturday.
All the squeals and "Darlings" *
you're hearing on the streets at
Andrews means that the college
crowd is coming in. They just (eel
like hugging everyone in sight lor
what Can possibly be nicer than
seeing the home (oiks after an
absebce of several months or
v.eks? And what can possibly be
nicer than seeing them?
The response to the Chamber of
Commerce suggestion that we all
dress up (or Christmas has been
(or the n^ost part very rewarding.
Mdtiy people are stopping in
front of DAVIS DRUG STORE to
r.dmire Elizabeth's artistic touch.
1 saw one of our ministers
standby .quietly in front of CITI
ZEN'S BANK AND TRUST CO.
window the other night, obviously
enjoying the scene there.
The green and white trees in
the A and P Store make a trip
there mighty Christmasy.
And there are more and more
and more.
I noticed a jolly little Santa
just ready to step down the chim
ney out at HAROLD KATZA
MAN'S
The gayly trimmed tree on the
second floor of the WILLIAM
WALKER residence looks well
from the main street.
And I can sit in my living room
and catch a glimse of the twinkl
ing colored lights in REBCE'S
MOTOR#CO. window.
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Creole's Cash Grocery
BRIGHTER THAN NEW!
Hembree's Market
CHRISTMAS DECORATION
CONTEST
Application Form
Mail to Scout Office
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NAME
UDPSS
Lava A Roof (Check One) Window & Door
? Roles:
1.?Application must be filed.
2.?Decoration must be up befoce Dec. 18 and application
filed.
J?Decorations Must Be Visible From Street.
4?Home must be inside town Knots.
THIS CHRISTMAS
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GIVE SECURITY........
WITH A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Ypu'll find this' the convenient answer to
many a gift problem! You may open a gift
aticourit with any amount in the names of
relatives, employees, or youngsters. Make
this the year to give "Gifts of Thrift"
RnR
Andrew*, N. C
Murphy, Nf. C.
BY DR. KENNETH J. FOREMAN
IlKifTtEl: MitUtv I.
DEVOTIONAL READING
God With U$
Lessee l?f December'*!, IN*
WHAT does Christmas meanf It
ti all wrapped up in one of the
words describing Jesus, one of the
less familiar names: Emmanuel
(Or Immanuel; the Bible spells it
bothways.) It means GOD WITH US
The Christian religion Is not the
only religion that believes in God.
Many authorities believe that with
out belief in some kind of god.
there is no religion. But a man can
wonder about God, or believe that
there must be a god of some kind,
ail his life long, and be no better
man for all that. Cruel, lying men
have worshipped cruel, lying gods
and they grew all the worse for it
To Live Where We Live
However, some of the higher re
ligions have had sublime ideas
about God, indeed maity ideas
which a Christian will agree are
true.TheRomans
understood there
is a justice on
high; their gods
would see and
reward the Just.
But few Romans
ever loved their
gods The more
lofty their ideas
of God were, the
less they loved Dr. Foreman
and the more
they were afraid A holy god (they
supposed) must be the enemy of
all sinners. In many religions, not
the Roman alrne there have b -en
stories of gods who (like the Cana
dian police) would always "get
(heir man " "Vour sin will find you
out" is a verse in the Old Testa
ment which many another religion
could have echoed
In contrast to all this, the coming
of Christ means that God is with
us. not against us. He has come
lc live where we live, to be on our
side
The ba/e belief. "God is." brings
little comfort. Mount Everest is.
and so is the South Pole But the
mountain and the pole are cold and
far away. Most men who seek
them perish Only the Christian
religion knows of a God who came
to earth and still comes to mskr
lis home in the hearts of men of
mod-will
? ? ? a
Spelling God Out
When we ?>& "God ii ? person"
we can be misunderstood, and we
can quickly get Into thought
tengtes. But if we ask the que*
, tion. If God were a human being.
[ what sort of person would he be.
: we have not only asked a very tm
i portant question, but we can under
| stand the answer: it la Jesus. He
: is the translation of God into bu
' man language.
We needed that translation, to*.
Jesus was not born into a world ef
athksts: far from tt There were
"gods" everywhere. There were
(Ktie mean gods and little nasty
gods, and they did no one any good.
There were vast gods ef wrath,
and there were high serene gods
wbb went their ways in the sky
Hke great airliners, easting fleet
shadows on the farms beneath but
not-knowing nor earing who i
Hve down there.
Bo Shall Save Hb People
Emmanuel means more then that
God bos visited his people. Tour
old aunt may come tor a visit and
stay tor two weeks, and all that
time never offer a word ef com
plaint or criticism. She Ma you do
as you ploaso, she gives the chil
dren candy and sho balps your
wtto wttb the cooking-and she knits
you a muffler.
Soma people think God ts tike
that, a sort of handy deity around
the houso. a god who win hand ont
we ears to aak for. "God
God cornea to visit us In Christ. ?
Is not s visit ef curiosity. It was no
sentimental Journey God took to
Bethlehem. Ood is with as; but
not to ud our
no* to hash us up to anything i
everything we may take a
tod*
He Is wtth us to do what-wo ess
never do by ourselves or tor our
' selves: namely to save us from
ourselves What the beat of Imag
inary gods could never do. what
the Utile gods (even If they had
been real) would never do. the true
God has done Could be have dene
tt In beovenT We do not know
What ere do know is that our Ood
had something to do for us ?n
earth; and that ts why Christ came
to Beth] them