tpsom Lion
Party Features Magician-Minister
Rev. Walter F. Crosby of
Trinity Christian Church, S^uth
Boston, Va.,Vas guest speafcer
at the annual Christmas party
of the Epsom Lions Club held
Thursday evening In the social
hall of Liberty Christian
Church.
A professional magician and
a minister, Rev. Crosby, intro
duced by Lion Willis Joiner,
entertained the Lions, their
wives and guests with tricks
of magic, each illustrating a
spiritual message.
Using various devices, he in
trigued his audience with dis
appearing acts and other feats
of magic, at the same time dis
cussing the importance of obed
ience to God, love of one's
fellowman, and living a true
Christian life. In one instance,
he used a card trick ln,ielling
the story of "The Creation."
Also, Rev. Crosby seemingly
turned an ordinary umbrella
into threads to Illustrate the
uselessness of man without
God.
As a conclusion to the pro
gram, he managed to pull from
a simple metal box, supposedly
empty, yards and yards of col
orful silk. The moral of this
act was that the Epsom Lions
Club through cooperation and
teamwork can go a long way
toward improving and bettering
that community.
President Kenneth Fuller pre
sided at the banquet. Pledge
of Allegiance to the flag was
led by Lioni Osman -Garrard,
following which Lion' Willis
Jcrtner gave the invocation
?+r\or to a turkey dinner.
Decorations throughout the
hall were appropriate to the
dhristmas season.
Tall twisters, Lion Nelson
Faulkner and Lion Sam South
erland, were busy throughout
the evening, affording much fun
and laughter.
Mrs. Robert Klttrell, soloist,
and Mrs. Nelson Faulkner,
pianist, presented musical
numbers: "It's Beginning To
Look Like Christmas," "Silver
Bells," and "White Christ
mas." They also led in group
singing of carols.
Special guests were recog
nized by Lion Bobby Moss.
They were Rev. and Mrs. 6tis
Bolder, Mr. and **rs. Clarence
In Fashion
Now
Winter coats are waim and
not as heavy as they were not
so long ago. New fabrics are
such that very lightweight
coats can be extremely com
fortable in very cold weather.
One remembers when cloth
coats for cold climates were
so heavy that the weight of
them was tiring to the person
who had to walk.
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Of course, those who could
afford a good fur coat did not
have this disadvantage
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Teenage Chat
By Mary Ann FlemiYig
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In our last ball game before
the Christmas holidays, our
boys were victorious over the
Townsvllle team. Tuesday night
Gold Sand will play at Aycock,
Townsvllle will play at Epsom,
Youngsville will play at Valden
Whitley, and Frankllnton will
play at Zeb Vance.
After Friday's pep rally, the
second Issue of The School
Daze was sold to the members
of the Loulsburg student body.
Some of the feature articles
Included the results of the sen
ior's analysis of their voca
tions, highlights of the home
coming weekend, and reports
on club activities. Emma Ruth
Birtholomew, as editor, and
the other members of Tier staff
should be congratulated.
Thursday night, the Louisburg
Junior and senior bands pre
sented a Christmas concert.
This month our band has
marched in both the Louisburg
and the Franklinton Christmas
parades and has represented
our school well.
Just as the Louisburg College
students returned to their
homes Friday, many of our
friends and former classmates
at L.H.S. arrived in Louisburg
last weekend.
Thought: "Virtue is the per
formance of pleasant actions."
? Woolf.
Pearce, Misses Adelaide and
Elizabeth Johnson, and wives
of the Lions.*
Lion E. C. "Blue" Edwards
welcomed the guests of the
evening.
Lions B. M. Newman, Nor
wood Wynne and Irwin Inscoe
distributed gifts to each of the
ladies present, then drew num
bers for many attractive door
prizes provided by merchants.
Kenneth Fuller expressed ap
preciation to Mrs. Foster and
other ladles furnishing ttie din
ner and to members of the com
mittee in charge of the table
decorations. He also offered
acknowledgments to others as
sisting in the program.
Rev. Otis Bolder closed- the
meeting with benediction.
Very Clear
Two women were standing in
the snow discussing the fuel
shortage.
"Yes, that's It," said one.
"If we'd have got the cold
winter in the summer when
it's warmer instead of hi the
winter, we'd be able7to do with
out a fire and save coal."
Winner
Named
BEST OF SHOW This two
niece outfit made by Mrs.
Lynn McDonald. Kansas
City. Mo., and- modeled1 by
her daughter. Nancy- rated
tops in the National Grange
All-CottoiV Sewing Contest
Mrs McDonald was awarded
an expense-paid trip for two
to Bermuda by the Grange
and the National Cotton
Council, plus other prizes.
LONNIE T. INSCOE
Lonnie Thecxlore Inscoe, 80,
of Rt. 3, Loulsburg, died Sun
day. He was a member of
Corinth Baptist Church and a
deacon for 54 years.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3 p.m. Monday at
Corinth Church by Rev. J. Mar
lon Rector, assisted by a form
er pastor, Rev. Billy D. Mar
tin. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
; Survivors include the widow,
Mrs. Maggie Jennings Inscoe;
one sister, Miss Ida Inscoe,
and one brother, Robert W.
Inscoe, both of Rt. 3, Loulsburg.
MISS SIDDIE G. WIGGINS
Franklinton -- Miss Siddle
Green Wiggins, Rt. 1,
Loulsburg, cMed Sunday. She
was a native of Franklin County
and a member of Flat Rock
Baptist Church.
Surviving Is one sister, Mrs.
Richard Ellington, of Youngs
vllle.
Funeral services were coh
d acted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at
Sandling Funeral -Chapel in
Franklinton by Rev. W. J. Tay
lor. Burial was in the Flat
Rock Church cemetery.
MRS. R06A SHADRACH
Funeral services for Mrs.
Rosa Ferguson Shadrach, 67,
of Kenmore Avenue, Loulsburg,
were held Saturday at 2 p.m.
at Loulsburg Baptist Church
wit)i Rev. AubreyS. Tomllnson
officiating. Burial followed in
Oak Grove Baptist Church Cem
etery.
Mrs*. Shadrach died Thurs
day afternoon at Duke Univer
sity Medical Center. Mrs.
Shadrach, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ferguson,
had been in declining health
for the past several months.
Survivors include thr^e
daughters, Miss Bessie Shad
rach of Loulsburg, Mrs. Julia
Edwards and Mrs. Algia Col
lins of Durham; four sisters,
Mrs. Callie May Peele, Mrs.
Virginia Carden and Mrs. An
nie Belle Melvin, all of Dur
ham, and Mrs. Nora Moore of
Loulsburg; two brothers, Mor
ris Ferguson of Durham and
Jack Ferguson of Loulsburg.
WALTER E. BRACKNELL
Franklinton--Walter E. (Pop)
Bracknell, 85, of Franklinton
died Thursday night in Raleigh.
He was a native of McCormick,
S. C., and was a retired mer
chant In the Mitchiners Cross
roads section. He was a veter
an of the Spanish-American
War He was -a member of
Ebenezer Methodist Church.
Surviving are four sons, Wal
ter E. Bracknell, Jr., of Frank
linton, James of Waterford,
Conn., Wallace of Winston
Salem and John Bracknell of
Richmond, Va.; and two daugh
ters, Mrs. Ethel Boggs and
Mrs. Ruth Brooks, both of
Richmond.
Funeral 'services were con
ducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Ebe
nezer Methodist Church by Rev.
H. L. Tenny and Rev. Thomas
Clark. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
JAMES M. McGHEE
James M. McGhee, 83, died
Saturday. ^Funeral services
were conducted Monday at
2 p.m. at Ransdell Chapel Bap
tist Church by the Rev. A. W.
Icard and the Rev. Coleman
Thomas. Burial was In the
church cemetery.
He Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. J. M. McGhee; two sons,
James W. of Salisbury and Wil
son B. of boutsburg; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Ernest Lester of
Brooker, Fla.; oro brother,
H. E. of St. Petersburg, Fla.;
one sister, Mrs. Bessie Capell
of Loulsburg; five grandchil
dren and two great-grandchil
dren.
JOSEPH H. ETHERIDGE
Frankllnton? Joseph H. Ethe
rldge, 66, of Gastonla died Fri
day at his home.
He was a native of Franklln
ton and had lived In Gastonla
for the plst 20 years.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs Mjrgaret Carpenter and
Mrs. Ruth Ross, both of Gas
tonla; two sons, Henry and v.'-'..
ter Etherldge, both ofGutonla;
and one sister, Mrs. Bessie
Hlght of Frankllnton.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday In Gastonla. Bur
ial was In the Morcanton Ceme
tery.
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What Do You Know About Christmas?
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By Clint Fuller
Soon the hurrying will be over.
Christmas will be here. More
preparation* Is made for this
one 24-hour period in our lives
each year than on all others
combined. No other day Is
so widely celebrated.
The true meaning of Christ
mas, of course, is to mark
the anniversary of the birth of
the Christ child. The universal
feeling of good will by
Christians toward their fellow
men is never more prevalent
than at Chrlstniastlme.
But, where did all the cus
toms originate that manifest
themselves into our observance
of this day? Why do we... some
of us... kiss under the mistletoe?
'What is the meaning of the use
of holly? Why does Santa Claus
wear a red suit? Why not a
black one or a green or a white
one?" How did he get into our
New World lives?
Wh^ give gifts? Why decorate
a tree? Why not paint a pole
instead? And who first hung
their stockings up for Christ
mas? Or were they just hung
there on the mantel to dry?
These and many other ques
tions continue to plague histor
ians. Some have reasonable
arvswers, but most are clothed
in myth.
Kissing under the mistletoe
Is said to have begun with the
Romans. The plant was a sym
bol of peace, and when enemies
met under the mistletoe, they
were expected to pause and
embrace each other. Ameri
cans, being somewhat more
praotlcal, found a more in
teresting, if not better, use for
this ancient ritual
Holly Is used to signify the
blood of Christ and His crown
of thorns. The polnsetta, a
Mexican plant brought to this
country by the first American
Minister to that country, Joel
Polnsetta, in 1836, i is another
popular Christmas bloom.
Santa's red suit Is a figment
of the mind of cartoonist Thom
as Nast, who, in 1836 first
drew the Jolly old gent wearing
a bright red suit. Some say
the idea came from the famed
poem, "A Visit from St. Nicho
las," by Dr. Clement Moore
of New York, who wrote the
poem in 1822.
It was Washington Irving,
famous American writer, who
placed Santa with reindeer and
sleigh, although some say it
started many ye^rs^ago when
the custom moved from Asia
Minor through Europe int?'
Scandinavia, that he picked up
this identification.
The legend is that a 4th Cen
tury monk Is credited with
starting the custom of decorat
ing a tree in observance of the
birth of Christ. St. Boniface,
living in what is now Germany,
began the custom to help end
human sacrifices to Odin's sa
cred oak In the heavily wooded
section^ northern Europe.
It was the Dutch who brought
San Nlcolaas (Sinter Klaas, for
short) to the New World. It
too soon became Americanized
to Santa Claus.
It was Louis Prang, a Ger
man immigrant who lived In
Roxbury, Mass., who is credit
ed with starting that fine old
American custom of sending
greeting cards, back in 1873,
when he printed his first one.
By 1881, he was turning out
five million. There Is no esti
mate on today's total. Most
any postman agrees he alone
carries five million each
Christmas.
One of the most revered
Christmas customs is the re
enactment of the Nativity
scene. Started several hun
dred years earlier, it became
popular in the 13th Century
because of the actions of St.
Francis of Assist. He drama
tized the scene at Greccio,
Italy, in 1224. Since there were
few books at that time, pil
grims came from far away
to view the scene and gain
meaning to the story of Christ
mas. At such gatherings, St.
Francis led 4hem in songs,
and thus began the custom of
caroling at Christmastime.
December 25 became the date
set for the observance of
Christmas in , 353 A.D. This
is the date when the feast of
the Nativity was first observed
in Rome. Pope Julius had de
clared the date in 849 A.D. No
record is available to show
what happened in the four years
between the two dates.
It is believed that it took
much of this time to gain
agreement among church lead
ers on the date. It became a
legal holiday In Rome In the
year 543 A.D.
It Is generally celebrated in
the United States as a legal
holiday. There are many new
customs being oriented into the
old each year. The custom
of outdoor decorations, such a s#
lighting and wreaths are rela
tively new. The drawing of
names by ?mall groups of chil
dren or In large families has
grown from necessity in many
cases.
The shooting of fireworks,
though prohibited in many
places, has long been a cus^
torn in the South. In the "North,
this is seldom done, except on
the 4th of July.
Letters to Santa Claus, pa
rades and many other commer
cial aspects of the holiday that
have crept into the traditional
customs will some day be as
remote of origin as many of
the earlier ones are today.
But one custom remains a
favorite of most. That Is the
cheery exchange of greetings
during the Yuletlde season.
Merry Christmas.
Corrected Diagnosis
At Atlantic City--" Mo says
he ran Into a vaudeville team
who explained that they weren't
working on account of sinus
trouble."
" Yeah/' said the sale half
of the act, "nobody will sign
us."
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