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THE PILQT—-Southeirn Pines. North Carolin^
Friday, April 21, 19S0
Poppy Day For
Veterans’ Aid
Set April 29
Mrs. Dan R. McNeill Wins Prize In Newspaper Contest
Everyone in Southern Pnies will
be given an opportunity to wear
a memorial poppy in honor of the
war dead on Poppy day, Saturday,
April 29, under plans for observ
ance of the day which were com
pleted at a meeting of the Sand
hills unit, American Legion aux
iliary, last week.
The observance will be directed
by Mrs. Virgil P. Clark, president
of the Auxiliary, who will be as
sisted by members of the organi
zation, and by high school girls
who will sell the poppies.
All contributions given for the
poppies will go to support Ameri
can Legion and Auxiliary welfare
work for disabled veterans and
needy children of veterans.
Poppies for the day have been
ordered from the Veterans hospi-
1 al at Fayetteville, where they are
being made by disabled waV vet
erans. They are crepe paper
replicas of the wild poppies which
bloomed “between the crosses,
row on row” in the War cemete
ries in France and Belgium, air^
which have become the memorial
flower of the English-speaking
world. Making the poppies pro
vides employment for thousands
of veterans unable to do other
work.
Mts. Dan R. McNeill has receiv
ed an autographed copy of Ful
ton Oursler’s popular book, “The
Greatest Story Ever Told,” pre
sented to her by Grady Cole as
a prize in a Charlotte News con
test.
The book, in condensed form, is
appearing serially in that paper,
and four contests are being run,
one for each unit of 10 chapters,
with a $25 war bond and nine
books being given in each con
test lor the 10 best letters sent in
regarding the chapters. Mrs. Mc
Neill’s winning entry was
Chapter 27 and her name appear
ed in the list of winners on April
6.
Mrs. McNeill has been asked to
share her winning entry, the body
of which follows: .
It seems to me that in the last
10 chapters of the story “The
Greatest Story Ever Told,” the
27th is filled with more signifi
cant events closely woven to
gether.
In the Upper Room, the wash
ing of the disciples feet by the
Master was of great importance,
for it taught them such a. wonder
ful lesson in humility. Jesus says
to them.': “If I then, being your
Lord and Master, have washed
your feet, you ought to wash one
another’s feet. For I have given
you an example.” He further
states that the servant is not
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greater than his lord. There must
be hidden meaning in this state
ment, for which of us would think
that the servant was greater than
the one whom he served? But
when we think this particular
event through, we know that The
Master, was willing to act as ser
vant; to humble Himself to give
them an example of loving serv
ice; to show them that He did not
feel too “great” to act as their
servant and show them they
should never put on a display of
“greatness.” He shows that he can
be their servant, but their Master
also. His significant sign when He
finished washing Judas’ feet, iS
filled with a depth of meaning
too, for He tells him that he
(Judas) is not wholly clean. Jesus
knows the “end from the begin
ning,” and that Judas will betray
Him, and tells him later, as they
dip the bread, that he “is the
one.”
After Judas went out and
crouches on the stairway, listen
ing, he hears the rites of the Last
Supper being partaken without
hte; hears the Master when He
says: “It is My Body; It is My
Blood; Do it in Commemoration
of Me.” Then, before they leave
for Gethsemane, Jesus says:
“Peace I leave with you. My
Peace I give unto you.—Let not
your heart be troubled.”
What chapter could be filled
with mere meaning? The great
lesson in humility, commemora
tion of the Last Supper, the Suf
fering Savoir telling His dearest
friends that He leaves His Peace
with them. Oh, what a Master,
what a Friend!
HOME FROM ARCTIC
Pinebluf f Troop
Wins Merit Badge
Contest For April
Large Number of
Awards Made At
Court of Honor
merit badge by his excellent de
livery of a talk on camping activ
ities of his troop.
An unusually large number of
rank advancements and merit
badges were awarded, with the
presentations being made by
scoutmasters. Outstanding among
the awards was that of the Gold
Palm to Arthur Rowe, of Aber
deen, already an Eagle Scout and
Bronze Palm winner.
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Will Hear National
Officer Speak
Wesley Stoltz,, of Southern
Pines, led-jn group singing, to ac
companiment by Mrs. L. D. Mc
Donald, also of Southern Pines.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by L. L. Hallman of Aber
deen, district commissioner, and
closed with the playing of taps by
Michael Lewis, U-year-old mem
ber of the host troop, presented as
undoubtedly one of the youngest
expert buglers in the country.
Staff Sgt. Paul M. Fowler, son
of Harold M. Fowler, spent the
past month at his home here after
a year within the arctic circle. He
has been stationed at Skull Cliff, i
Alaska, north of Point Barrow,
one of the farthest of U. S. Army
outposts.
Sergeant Fowler left last week
for his new assignment in a quite
different climate, at Keesler Field,
Miss., where he will be radar
training instructor.
Mifs Francie Rowe of Washing
ton, D. C., first vice-president of
the Credit Women’s Breakfast
Clubs of North America, will be
the featured speaker at the North
Caroina clubs’ convention at the
Hollywood hotel here Sunday
through Tuesday, May 7-9.
She will speak at the Monday
luncheon and install the new of
ficers at the final session.
Upwards of 125- women, repre
senting 21 clubs, will participate
in the three-day gathering, which
is to be held in conjunction with
the 1950 convention of the N. C.
Merchants association.
Mrs. Mary Etta Johnson of
Troop 206, up-and-coming Pine-
bluff Boy Scout aggregation, won
honors at the April court of honor
Monday night for having earned
the largest number of merit
badges, “Merit Badge of the
Month,” in the preceding four-
week period. For this each mem
ber received a prize of a flint and
steel firemaking set. Members of
Troop 73 of Southern Pines and
Troop 68 of AberdeeA won merit
badge sashes for a second-place
tie.
Citizenship will be the “Badge
of the Month” for May, it was an
nounced by Voit Gilmore, ad
vancement chairman, who presid
ed over the well-attended meeting
held at the Page Memorial church
in Aberdeen. He introduced R.
F. Hoke Pollock, Southern Pines
attorney, pinch-hitting for Solici
tor W. A. Leland McKeithen in
briefing the boys on the meaning
of citizenship.
Mr. Pollock outlined the struc
ture of local, county, state and
federal government, and counsel
ed the Boy Scouts to take interest
in public affairs. A good citizen
is first of all an informed citizen,
he said, advising therh that a good
place to begin is with their own
town council. Interest in such
events as the coming primary
would help prepare them for the
duty and responsibility of the
vote, he said.
Another address of interest was
that made by Raymond Smith, a
member of the Pinebluff troop,
who earned his public speaking
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Winston-Saem, retiring president
of the N. C. ^ Credit Women’s
Breakfast Clubs, will preside.
Sessions will be held at the Hol
lywood hotel and Highland Pines
Inn.
Officers assisting Mrs. Johnson
include: Mrs. Hattie Melvin of
Greensboro, first vice-president;
Mrs. Mary James of Reidsville,
vice-president; Mrs.
Myrtle McGee of Concord, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Doris
O’Neal of Durham, treasurer; Mrs.
Violet Warner of Winston-Salem,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
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Salem, hi.5toi'ian; and Miss Ethel
Porter of Charlotte, parliamen
tarian.
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the Year” and presentation of
trophies for cutstanding accom-
pishments will be some of the
major items before the conven
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Climax School
Campaign April 29
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Kids at the Southern Pines ele
mentary school are getting ready
for their big bicycle parade, a fea
ture of their April safety cam
paign to be held next Saturday
afternoon, April 29.
Hour and route of the parade
will be announced next week,
said Miss Billie Williams, chair
man for the campaign in the
schools. In the meantime the
boys and girls are learning bicy
cle safety rules, with question
naire tests. Those passing the
tests get certificates of member
ship in the N. C. Bicycle club, a
bike “decal” and the right to ride
in the parade.
J. G. Womble, director of the
school band, has said his band
“positively will” be able to march
and play at the same time by
April 29, and will appear as a
marching unit.
O. D. Griffin, field supervisor
of the State Highway Safety Com
mission and executive secretemy
of the Southern Pines Safety
Council, is making talks to all the
elementary grades on street and
bicycle safety. The campaign is
being held in cooperation with the
Safety Council, which promotes a
different safety program each
month. I
I Safety films are being shown in
both the Southern Pines and West
Southern Pines schools.
A one-minute safety film was
shown Isist week at the Sunrise
theatre, and is at the Carolina
theater, through courtesy of the
management of both theaters co
operating with the school cam
paign.
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