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THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
At Fort Benning
The Basis of Courage for the Future
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
finishing a
NEW YEAR
of Happiness
an J Success
1945
k We heartily believe in the New
Year tradition ... the ousting of
the old U make way for the new.
May 1945 light the way to new
pinnacles of achievement for
you, as well as to new goals of
health and contentment. Accept
our heartiest New Year wishes.
Central Cleaners
Mr. and Mrs. John Shelby
Phone 113
BEHIND THE ROAR AND CLAMO
OF THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION
IS THE AGE-OLD HUNGER FOR
"LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF
HAPPINESS."
SOME FIND HAPPINESS IN ONE
VAY; SOME IN ANOTHER.
WHATEVER YOUR IDEA OF HAPPI
NESS MAY BE. OUR HOPE FOR YOU
IS THAT DURING THIS YEAR OF OUR
LORD, 1745, YOU WILL COME
CLOSER TO ITS REALIZATION THAN
EVER BEFORE.
PERSONALITY BEAUTY SHOP
RUTH CRAIG, Owner
'hone 306 Main Street
k Freedom of Oppor
tunity is an American
heritage. It was this,
more than all else, that
made America great.
We hope that 1945
will offer each of you
more abundant means
of turning "the Ameri
can way" to better ac
count that each day
will bring you more
and richer blessings.
BARBER'S
ORCHARD
Phone 127
Y VVAR BONDS AND STAMPS
By NEWMAN CAMPBELL
(The International Uniform
Lesson on the above topic for
Dec. 31 is Matt. 16:13-20; II Pete
8:H-18; I John 3:1-3, the Golden
Text being I Cor. 15:58, "Where
fore, my beloved brethren, be ye
'teadfast, unmovable, always
abounding in the work of the
Lord, forasmuch as ye know that
your labor Is not vain in the
Lord.")
"THE BASIS of Courage for the
Future" is the subject of our lesson
today Do we ever think of Jesus
needing courage even as you and
I to go on with His earthly life ?
He knew that two months from
ihe time He was talking with His
disciples in Caesarea Philippi He
ivould be crucified, and the cer
eal knowledge that He would
rise from the dead did not miti
gate the knowledge that He would
die as a human being a very pain
ful death. We can picture Him
with the men whom He knew best,
and those with one exception,
Judas Lscarlot who loved Him
best.
Caesarea Philippi was far to the
north, at the foot of the Lebanon
mountains, In Palestine, in a place
noted for Its adolatrous worship,
and n.urt be distinguished from
Caesarta whioh was on the Medl
terrantan coast. Here Jesus and
His disciples talked together.
J.sus had boa preaching, per
forming rii!;v-les and living with
the people cf Palestine for over
t vo years; what did they think of
H!.n? Whom did they think He
was?
Jesus put the question to His
disciples, and they answered,
"Some say John the Baptist;
some, Elijah; and others Jeremiah
t: one of the prophets."
Asks His Disciples
Then He said, "But whom say
ye that I am?" And Peter, always
the spokesman for the twelve, an
swered, 'Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the Living Ood."
For the first time In the Scrip
ture record, Jesus called an Indi
vidual blessed. "Blessed art thou,
Simon Bar-jonah; for flash, and
blood bath not revealed it unto
thea, but My Father which la in
heaven.
"And I say also unto thee. Thai
thou art Peter, and upon this rock
I will build My ohureh; and the
gates of Hades shall not prevail
against It. .
"And I witt give thee the keya'
of the kingdom of heaven, and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven."
One commentator states chat It
would almost seem as If Jesus had
"asked the question with some
anxiety, as If Peter's immediate
and decisive reply was a Joy that
contained m It something of relief..
The Lord emphatically declared
that this confession of faith in His
Messiahshlp is not the outcome of
human Instruction, but must be a
revelation from God Himself."
Faith Conies First
The first great lesson of cour
age for the future is faith. Faith
In God the Father and His Son
whose guidance we must seek in
the grave solutions of peace that
face the world after all the un
speakable cruelty and suffering
After nearly two thousand years,
the church of which Christ speaks
la still giving people hope and
courage and providing inspiration
for them to try to live the Christ
like life. Hades has not indeed
prevailed against It.
While we confidently expect
peace and happiness to come to
the Christian world, we must re
solve to do our part. As Peter
writes in his second epistle,
"Wherefore beloved, seeing that
ye look for such things, be dili
gent that ye may be found of Him
In peace, without spot, and blame
less." He concludes the epistle with
the words: "But grow in grace,
and In the knowledge of our Lord .
and Saviour Jesus Christ."
That Is the point of our lesson
on courage for the future, to be
lieve, to try In every possible way
to follow the Master In our every
action. Thus we cannot despair
These are the bases of courage
for the future.
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Distributed by King Festurei Syndicate, Inc.
Sunday, 31st, Will
Mark Special Event
At Baptist Church
Sunday, December 31, the last
day of the year, has been desig
nated by the Southern Baptist Con
vention as a Day of Contrition, Con
fession and Consecration, accord
ing to an announcement by Rev.
L. G. Elliott, pastor of the First
Baptist Church here.
Beginning at 1 :45 the Sunday
School officers and the Teachers of
the First Baptist Church here will
be in their places, on time, pre
pared in mind and heart and in a
spirit of deep reverence and conse
cration to direct the work. Un
less sickness prevents a person
from attending, every member of
the Sunday school is expected to
lie present.
The pastor and the choir will be
ready to lead the congregation in
the morning church worship at
11:00 o'clock. The sermon topic
will be. "Except These Abide in the
Ship," a message of encouragement
as the New Year is faced.
At the close of the morning hour
of worship there will be a brief
period of silence as the congrega
tion stands with bowed heads in
memory of those members who
have passed away during the year.
Training Union will be held at
0:30. At 7:I!0 Student Night at
Christmas will be observed, with
Miss Hatsie Freeman in charge of
the program in which a number of
students will take part. The
"Youth Choir" will furnish appro
priate music, and the pastor will
speak on the theme, "If I Be Lifted
UP" ,
During the past year the theme
of, "Thy Will Be Done" has been
followed through the program m
the Training Union activities and
programs.
The public is cordially invited to
attend anv of the foregoing or all
of the services at the church on
Sunday, December 31.
Lt. Sam M. McElroy
Wears 2nd Battle Star
Lt Sam M. McElroy, 22, son of
Mr. and Mrs. McElroy of Lake
Junaluska. veteran pilot, has been
authorized to war a second battle
star, according to recent informa
tion received at the bomber base
where he is serving overseas.
Lt McElrov received the award
as a member of a veteran 15th AAF
Liberator Bomber Group which has
flown numerous bombing missions
in direct support of the invasion
of southern France during August
and September.
The group is a veteran of many
missions and was previously award
ed a battle star for its participa
tion in the Italian Combat zone.
The battle stars are won on the
European-African-Middle Eastern
Theater ribbon.
Wife: "I didn't run after you be
fore we were married!"
Husband: ;'Listen, a trap doesn t
run after a mouse, but it catches it
just the same."
Sgt. John Bramlett,
Overseas 10 Months
Wins Battle Stars
Technical Sergeant John E.
Bramlett, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Bramlett, of Brevard College,
Brevard, formerly of Haywood
rountv. is now servincr as a clerk
with the unit controlling the Port
of Ltghorn, according to lnlorma
tion rereiveH from the Allied Force
Headquarters, Italy. This outfit
administers work that sends an
average of nearly 10,000 tons of
war supplies to tne lroni aauy.
Sc-t. Bramlett has been overseas
10 months and has been awarded
the good conduct medal. He also
wears the Mediterranean Theater
ribbon and two battle participation
t jirs
Men of his unit operated the
Port of Palermo, Sicily, before com
ing to Italv. Thev sent detach
ments to the Anzio Beachhead to
assist in ttie handling of supplies
for the Fifth Army in the early
weeks of the fight there and later
managed the embarkation of the
entire Seventh Army for the in
vasion of Southern France.
Last September 1, the outfit's
first group took over the opera
tion of the Port Leghorn while
German Artillery shells were still
falling in the city. In addition to
regular nort functions, they set up
a large ship repair shop and a
small craft operating section 10
speed the unloading of Liberty
Ships arriving with ammunition
und nther hie-h Drioritv supplies.
The entire port was wrecked by
retreating Germans ana over n,
000 land mines were taken from
the dock area in one day.
PVT. JOE DAVIS, son of Rev.
and Mrs. J. Y. Davis, of Clyde,
R.F.D. No. 1, who entered the
service on April 7, of this year, is
now stationed at Fort Benning, Ga.
He was inducted at Camp Croft,
and from there was sent to Camp
Wheeler, Ga. He has wort the
Good Conduct Medal and six
medals for his expert record in the
artillery. Before entering the ser
vice he was a Haywood county
farmer. He has a brother, Cpl.
William C. Davis, who is now
serving with the armed forces in
Germany.
115th Machine Gun
Battalion To Honor
Cherry With Meet
The 115th Machine Gun Battalion
will hold a reunion in Raleigh on
January 3rd and 4th, with head
quarters at the Carolina Hotel,
according to the committee com
posed of John H. Stentelle, Oscar L.
Mills and Ben E. Douglas.
The reunion is to honor their
former Captain Robert Gregg
Cherry, who will take office on the
4th as Governor of North Carolina,
the first veteran of World War I
to attain this high honor. The
reunion is being held as a tribute
to their former officer as well as
a token of appreciation to the
people of the state or the honor
bestowed.
Man: "I'm the happiest man
alive. I've got the finest little wife
in the country."
Friend; "I'd be happy, too, if
mine was in the country."
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THE EAGLE STORES
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
In The Superior Court
North Carolina,
Haywood County.
RICHARD HOWELL
vs.
GLENDA HOWELL.
The defendant in the above en
titled action will take notice that
an action has been commenced in
the Superior Court of Haywood
County, North Carolina, for the
purpose of securing an absolute di
vorce from the defendant upon
statuatory grounds.
And said defendant will further
take notice that she is required to
appear before the clerk of the court
of said county at the court house
in Waynesville, North Carolina, on
4th day of January, 1945, and ans
wer or demur to said complaint fil
ed therein or the plaintiff will ap
ply for the relief demanded therein.
This the 4th day of December.
1944.
C. H. LEATHERWOOD,
Clerk of the superior court of
Haywod County, North Carolina
1404 Dec. 7-14-21-28.
1945
LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN f
We are going to have with
os soon a very promising
young man who come from
the Land of Nowhere, bat
who is going to take you
Somewhere. Yes, this young
feller is GOING PLACES
with you, in 1945.
At any rate, that is our
wish for yon, good friends, to
whom we owe so much, and
to whom we now pledge a
continuation of the best pos
sible service we know how to
fire.
CHARLIES PLACE
CXAtTE WOODARD, Manager
. East Waynesville
WELCOME 1945! We greet 1945 with
j fervor. For a new year, like a new day,
unfolds infinite possibilities.
May your New Year bring the realiza
tion of all your aspirations and hopes,
and your holiday be a day of
H GOOD CHEER H
WAYNESVILLE LAUNDRY
J. W. KILLIAN
Phone 205 Waynesville, N. C.
SHIP AHOY I
Here comes our shipload of
good wishes for a Happy
and Prosperous New Year
for every man, woman and
child in this community.
Farmers Exchange
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ketner
Phone 130-M
SEASONS GREETINGS
A HAPPY NEW YEAR. TO ALL
Wishing you a Happy
New Year
In so many joyful ways,
One that fills your
heart with gladness
Through a year of
happy days.
HAYWOOD CO.
General Contractors
i
Phone 539
Ben Sloan and
Sammy Bushnell
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