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THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1957
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
Some Looks
At Books
By LOCKIE PARKER
FIFTEEN MODERN AMERI
CAN POETS edited by George
P. Elliott (Rhinehart $1.65). Poet
ry is a personal matter for most
of us. Nearly everyone cherishes
some poem or poems from which
they derive spiritual sustenance
whether the author be Shake
speare or Edgar Guest or even
when the author’s name is for
gotten. This testifies to the close
ness with which poetry speaks to
the individual spirit and warms
and encourages it as though a
comrade had been found in this
bewildering journey through life.
In view of this we can surely
welcome this inexpensive vol
ume in paper covers which gives
us the opportunity to make new
acquaintances among the poets
interpreting our life today. The
editor has wisely omitted such
older poets as Robert Frost and
Robinson Jeffers who have al
ready found their public and the
very new ones whose output is
not yet substantial. This is a
middle group of those whose
work has been accepted by crit
ics and literary magazines and
■who have published a fair
amount of verse.
There is range of style and
subject in the group, but the
trend seems to be away from the
cryptic and obscure to more di
rect communication with the
reader and to the age-old themes
of love and death, spring and
winter. Amid such variety each
man must find his own meat,
but I was moved by the verses of
Muriel Rukeyser with her poig
nant sense of human tragedy. A
sample is "Children’s Elegy"
where she writes of the war or
phans,
“That is what they say who
were broken off from love;
However long we were
loved, it was not long
enough. /
We were afraid of the broad
big policeman
of lions and tigers, the dark
hall and the moon.’’
Another poet that I was glad
to know better was Richard
■Eberhardt who has the true lyric
quality in such lines as these:
“This fevers me, this sun on
green.
On grass glowing, this young
spring.
The secret hallowing is come.
Regenerate sudden incarna-
, tion.”
The lines quoted are not the
best by these poets but the most
j quotable. Nor would I say that
these two were necessarily the
best poets—^let each reader find
his own.
BON VOYAGE by Maarijane
and Joseph Hayes (Random
$3.95). This book can be recom
mended for readers of almost
any age. The Willard family that
make the voyage are of varying
ages. There are the parents, a
youngish middle-aged couple
from Indiana. Then come the
three children—^Amy is twenty-
one; Elliott, eighteen; and Skip
per is twelve. Skipper is a won-
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into hot water but the most con
vincing of all the children.
Put such a family on the
Queen Mary on their first trip to
Europe and much is bound to
happen.
Mr? and Mrs. Hayes, the au
thors of this book, have written
many movie scripts in the last
ten years; and he is the author
of “The Desperate Hours,” which
[was a great success both as a
book and a movi^. Hence one is
not surprised to find unusual sit
uations that might well be de
picted on the screen. The sim
plest and most interesting of
them all is the description of a
day spent by this American fam
ily with a French farm family in
Normandy. Here the language is
no barrier when Harry Willard
gets out his harmonica to join
his host who is playing an ac
cordion.
I You will follow this family’s
adventures with interest for,
while they are not hilarious, they
are original and amusing,
j —JANE H. TOWNE
I THE OPPORTUNIST by Sam-
nel Youd (Harper $2.95). The
reader is advised to start this
book early in the evening, for
once you get into the middle of
the situation, you will find it
hard to put it down. It is truly
“a novel of suspense” and not the
less so because it is the unfolding
of a chEiracter rather than a plot
mystery that holds you in grow-
I ing curiosity, surprise, shock.
' In the beginning the book
seems as mild as a rural strear-
flowing through pleasant mea
dows—a middle-aged man man
euvers to get sent by the firrh’s
board to represent them at a cel
ebration in the town where he
lived as a child, a town he now
wants to see again. But the cur
rent of the stream quickens, the
water is roiled; for the implica
tions of this nostalgic act are not
so sweet as we learn more of
Frank Bates, his childhood and
I his climb upward. As the author
alternates scenes from Frank’s
early life with others from his
later career, the flow of the tale
grows grim and stormy and we
are swept by its current into a
whirlpool of emotions that are as
intense as any I have met in this
type of novel.
When it is all over and you
have time to reflect, you may or
may not feel that the author s
psychological explanations of his
characters are adequate but that
will not trouble you 'while you
are rushing through the pages
eager to find the whole truth
about this horrid but fascinating
man.
LITTLEST ONES, edited and
illustrated by Pelagie Doane
(Oxford $1.75). This appropriate
ly small and engaging volume
contains a score of verses about
the little creatures around us,
birds and butterflies, ladybugs
md caterpillars.
“A secret life goes on
Down on the grojind.
Where bugs with tiny feet
All scurry round.”
The more familiar anthology
poems are omitted, but these
verses are true poetry and in
clude such authors as Emily
Dickinson and Vachel Lindsay.
The illustrations—many in color
are gentle and in the spirit of
the book. They show children
watching and marveling over
these “littlest ones.”
Recommended for boys and
girls from four to eight.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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To All to Whom These Presents
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fice, that the Robbins Commis
sary, Inc., a corporation of this
State, whose principal office is sit
uated in the Town of Robbins,
County of Moore, State of North
Carolina (W. P. Saunders being
the agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon wfiom process may
be served), has complied with the
requirements of Chapter 55, Gen
eral Statutes, entitled “Corpora
tions,” preliminary to the issuing
of this Certificate of Dissolution:
Now therefore, I Thad Eure,
.Secretary of State of the State of
(North Carolina, do hereby certify
that the said corporation did, on
the 17th day of December, 1956,
file in my office a duly executed
and attested consent in writing to
the dissolution of said corporation,
executed by all the stockholders
thereof, which said consent and
the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are now or. file in my
■said office as provided bv law.
In testimony whereof, I have
hereto set my hand and affixed
mv official seal at Raleigh, this
17th day of December, A.D. 1956.
THAD EURE,
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BY DR. KENNETH J. FOREMAN
Backirroiind Scripture: Matthew 5-7.
Devotional Reading: Matthew 6:25-33.
Righteousness
Lesson for January 20, 1957
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n IGHTEOUSNESS is an old-
fashioned word. You almost
never see it outside the Bible. But
'-he thing itself is not old-fashioned,
you can see It outside the Bible,
learly everybody wants it himself
and everybody wants it for his
neighbors. Even criminals count
on it—in other people! The word
originally came (in the Bible)
from the Hebrew
word meaning
“straight.” To
this day every
body knows what
the difference
is between a
straight man and
a crooked one.
We mean the
same thing some
times when we Dr. Foreman
use only the first part of the word,
“right.” We like to be right, we
like to have the right people
around us. “He’s just not right”
is one of the worst things that can
be said about a man. A righteous
Person is one that is all that he
should be. He comes up to stand
ard, there is nothing shoddy or
make believe about him. To be
sure, some people don’t care about
this; but then some people don’t
care whether they are healthy or
clean.
Bstter Than the Best
One of the things Jesus said that
must have sounded surprising at
th6 time he said it, was that the
righiteousness of those who fol
lowed him must “exceed that of
the Pharisees.” Now the Phari
sees made a specialty of righteous
ness. They were super-good, or
aimed to be. They had money, and,
leisure, and they spent their time
thinking up ways to be better than
anybody. They were, so ,to speak,
the athletes of morality. They held
all the records for high jumps and
■)oie vaults to the top levels of
ighteousness. Nobody else even
tried to be as good as they were,
•'o it must have astonished every-
'od'^, not to mention shocking the
t’n. risees, when Jesus as good as
■. lid they were not up to the stand
ards of the kingdom of heaven. If
we look into what Jesus said by
way of explaining this astonishing
remark, however, we can see
three ways in which the Pharisees’
idea of what it is to be right—
right in the sight of God, that is
—comes short of the true ideal.
First of all, the Pharisees were
interested in action only. Now acts
are very important. But as Jesus
explained it, actions come from in
ner attitudes, and where the atti
tude is wrong, acts are likely to
be wrong too. True righteousness,
or rightness, begins and has its
roots in “the heart,” the inner life,
where thoughts begin. The truly
right person will not be content
with making a' good showing, he
wants to be right even if it never
shows.
No Fences for Love
So the rightness Jesus demands
goes deeper than what satisfied the
Pharisees, ancient or modern. But
he pointed out another difference.
Jesus’ ideal (which is God’s ideal)
of rightness is also broader than
the Pharisees’ brand. They loved
their friends, they would do a
great deal for those who did a lot
for them. Jesus pointed out that
anybody not a complete fool will
do as much. “You scratch my
back and I’ll scratch yours” is a
philosophy almost anybody can un
derstand. Loving people who love
you — and no others — is like ex
changing presents at Christmas
time. Some people “give” a great
many presents, at least they wrap
them up and distribute them; but
they don’t give a thing unless they
expect to get a present in return.
The Pharisees, ancient and mod
ern, know what love is; but they
put a fence around it. They do not
“waste” love on those who do not
in some way pay them - for it.
Jesus went all the way—so far
that to this day few of us dare to
follow him. Love your enemies, he
said. Love is good; the Pharisees
were on the right track. But love
must have no horizons.
Why Be Good?
The kind of rightness God wants
has another sure mark: it has the
right motive. The Pharisees
wanted to be right so as to be ad
mired by other men. But true
rightness has just one motive: to
be like our Father in heaven. To
wish to be God,—to “play God,” is
wicked; but it is not wicked, it is
the very heart of the truly good
life, to love God sc much, and
know him so well (and never so
well as in Cihrist) that one can
tliink of nothing better than to be
like lum. All other motives fail,
some time; but this one motive
carries the secret of the power of
God’s true saints.
, J;J on o’l ine copyrighted by the
.)kvisiGn of Christian Education, Na-
icnal Oowncii of the Churches of Christ
uT ill'' U. S. A. Released by Community
Press Service.)
Tuesday, 22—^Rouths Service
Station, 10; Sam Taylor, 10:15;
Lewis Marion, 10:30; Cameron
School, 10:45; Cameron, 11:15-
12:15; Wade Collins, 12:30; Miss
Mcirgaret Gilchrist, 12:45; Walter
McDonald, 1; Paul TTiomas Sta
tion, 1:30.
Wedrtesdas'-, 23—^Douhs Chapel
Rt., Arnold Thomas, 10; Clyde
McKenzie, 10:15; Elmer Vest,
10:30; Mrs. Frances Scarboro, 11;
R. L. Blake, 11:30; W. E. Jackson,
12; Robert Blake, 12:15; Clyde
Auman, 12:30; Landis Cox, 12:45;
Mrs. Sutphin, 1; Frank Cox, 1:30.
Thursday, 24 — Westmoore
School, 10:30; Roland Nall, 11:30;
Charles Stutts, 12; Arthur Bald
win, 12:30; C. C. Cole, 12:45; Da
vis School, 1:15; Enlees Grill,
1:45; Carthage, 2:30.
Friday, 25 — Murdocksville
Road: Dan Lewis, 10; W. R. Dun
lap, 10:15; Miss Margaret Mc
Kenzie, 10:30; Tom Clayton,
10:45; Mrs. A. Rice, 11:15; Mrs.
Ethel Blajck, 1](:30; Edward
Black, 11:45; Earl Monroe, 12:15;
Mrs. Helen Neff, 12:45; Coy Mc
Kenzie, 1; R. E. Lea, 1:30; J. V.
Cole, 1:45; H. E. Blue, 2; Ira
Garrison, 2:15; M. L, McGuirt,
2:30.
Page THREE
There are approximately 1,500
irrigation systems in operation in
North Carolina today, compared
with 30 such systems 10 years
ago.
Tropical storms in recent years
have deposited as much as 22
inches of rainfall in some areas
of North Carolina within a 24-
hour period.
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* Yes, Sonny, we do it all the time!
Mommie holds you in her lap. And
that nice, friendly doctor gets the needle
ready. Then ... OUCH! And there’s
one less disease for you to worry about.
If only it were that easy to protect you
from some of the other diseases that in
fest the world . . . the plagues that eat
away man’s moral and spiritual fibre.
But religion can’t be injected with a
needle!
So it requires •wise parents, and Christian
homes, and worshipping families, and vig
orous churches to get you ready for a noble,
happy life.
Better take it up Sunday with your folks:
ISN’T IT TIME FOR ALL OF US TO
GO TO CHURCH?
the church for au . , .
all for the church
The Church is me greatest iac-
fw on earth lor the building ol
character and good citizenship It
H a storehouse of spiritual values.
Without a strong Church, neither
democracy nor • civilization can
sumve. Hiere are lour sound
reasons why every person should
rtlend services regularly and sup-
port the Church. They are: (1)
children s solce. (3) For the sake
ol his community and nation. (4)
which needs his moral and ma-
tertal support. Plan to go ,o
&bTe dany.“‘"‘’' your
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Monday.... Psalms
Tuesday... Proverbs
Wednesd’y. Jroverbs
Thursday.. .Luke
Luke a
Saturday... Luke *
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BROWNSON MEMORIAL
CHURCH (Presbyterian)
Cheves K. Ligon, Minister
Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Wor
ship service, 11 a.m. Women of
the Church meeting, 8 p.m. Mon
day following third Sunday.
The Youth Fellowships meet at
7 o’clock each Sunday evening.
Mid-week service, Wednesday,
7:15 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
New Hampshire Ave.
Sunday Service, 11 a.m.
Sunday School, 11 a.m.
Wednesday Service, 8 p.m.
Reading Room in Church Build
ing open Wednesday 3-5 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF WIDE
FELLOWSHIP (Congregational)
Cor. Bennett and New Hampshire
Wofford C. Timmons, Minister
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Pilgrim Fel
lowship (Young people).
Sunday, 8:00 p.m.. The Forum.
EMMANUE4' CHURCH
(Episcopal)
East Massachusetts Ave.
Martin Caldwell, Rector
Holy Communion, 8 a.m. (First
Sundays and Holy Days, 8 a.m.
and 11 a.m.)
Family Service, 9:30 a.m.
Church School, 10 a.m.
Morning Service, 11 a.m.
Young Peoples’ Service League,
6 p. m.
Holy Communion, Wednesdays
and Holy Days, 10 a.m. and Fri
day, 9:30.
Saturday—6 p. m. Penance.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
New York Ave. at South Ashe
David Hoke Coon, Minister
Bible School, 9:45 a.m. Worship'
11 a.m. Training Union, 7 p.m.
Evening Worship, 8 p.m.
Scout Troop 224, Monday, 7:30
p.m.; mid-week worship, Wednes
day 7:30 p.m.; choir practice
Wednesday 8:15 p.m.
Missionary meeting, first and
third Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Church
and family suppers, second Thurs
days, 7 p.m.
MANLY PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Grover C. Currie. Minister
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service, 2nd and 3r6
Sunday evenings, 7:30. Fourth
Sunday morning, 11 a.m.
Women of the Church meeting.
8 p.m., second Tuesday.
Mid-week service Thursday at
o p.m.
ST ANTHONY'S (Catholic)
Vermont Ave. at Ashe
Father Peter Denges
Sunday masses 8 and 10:30 am :
Holy Day masses 7 and 9 a.ni.:
weekday mass at 8 a.m. Confer
sions heard on Saturday between
5-6 and 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Southern pines
METHODIST CHURCH
Robert L. Bame, Minister
(Services held temporarily at
Civic Club, Ashe Street)
Church School, 9:45 a m.
Worship Service, 11 a. m.;
W. S. C. S. meets each first Tues
day at 8 p. m.
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