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It is said that years ago a French
nobleman was spending a few days
in Paris. One night as he sat in
a certain part of the city, he was
charmed by the music of the
nightingales. He then thought of
his own vast estate, with its love
ly parks, and wondered sadly why
no nightingales spilled out their
heavenly music there. When he re
turned he discovered the reason.
His parks were infested by birds
of prey, screaming hawks and the
hooting owls. He therefore set
hunters to work destroying these
evil birds until not one was left.
Then, one night, he heard the song
of a lone nightingale. The next
night there were others, and today
his once songless parks are known
at the Garden of the-Nightingales.
What a marvelous transforma
tion was wrought in this garden
and how beautiful was the result.
Similarly, we are now in the sea
son when transformations in our
own lives should be, and often
times are, more easily accomplish
ed than at any other time of the
year, for Christmas means har
mony and good will; it means un
selfish, tender and sacrificial love.
Our search for eternal happiness
begins and ends when we come
into possession of the love this
season commemorates. Hence,
with the very atmosphere itself
permeated with man’s thoughtful
ness of his fellowman, his noblest
moments of- unselfishness should
easily capture forever an inward
spiritual happiness, transforming
his life into a beautiful Garden
of Symphony with angelic voices
proclaiming the peace that abides
within his soul.
And, in the words of Josh Bill
ings; “If you ever find happiness
by hunting for it, you will find it
as the old woman did her lost
spectacles: safe on her own nose
all the time.’’ —Robert L. Pugh.
Angels, From the
Realms
Angels, fi'om the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o’er all the
earth;
Ye, who sang creation’s story.
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth:
Shepherds in the field abiding.
Watching o’er your flocks by
night;
God with man is now residing,
Yonder shines the infant light;
Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations,
Ye have seen His natal star.
—James Montgomery
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NATURE’S OWN—Billy Benners was willing to risk his
neck to get a close-up photo of icicles hanging from the
eaves of Christ Episcopal church. He managed the assign
ment without mishap, and here readers of The Mirror are
privileged to see tl\e beautiful and unique results of his
efforts.
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to get seedlings of the new peach
variety, Marcus, released by the
N. C. Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion this fall?
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QUESTION: Production of cigar
ettes in 1959 is expected to be
about three per cent greater than
1958. Does this mean that the do
mestic use of flue-cured tobacco
will increase, also?
ANSWER: No. Domestic use of
flue-cured tobacco for the year
1958-59 will be about the same as
for the previous year. Use of to
bacco did not increase with in
creased cigarette output because
rtlore filter cigarettes are being
made, the tobacco leaf is being used
more completely, and some adjust
ments have been made in the size
of cigarettes.
QUESTION: What is the purpose
of the egg referendum scheduled
for April 2, 1960?
ANSWER; To give Tar Heel egg
producers an opportunity to as
sess themselves a penny a hen to
finance a producer promotion pro
gram. The penny-a-hen will be col
lected on each hen handled by proc
essing plants in North Carolina.
The money will be used to estab
lish an office with an executive
secretary to promote and advei’-
tise North Carolina eggs and to rep
resent North Carolina egg produc
ers.
QUESTION: Is it still possible
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