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HOLDING PAGE ONE
Matthew’s luncheon for Jesus
furnished the third “news” sensa
tion. It was not at all the kind of
affair which a religious teacher
would be expected to approve. De
cidedly it was good-natured and
noisy.
No theological test was applied
in limiting the invitation. No one
stood at the en
trance to demand:
“What is your
belief regarding
the birth of Jes
us?” Or, “Have
you or have you
not been baptiz
ed?” The doors
were flung wide,
and, along with
the disciples and
the respectable
folks, a swarm of
Bruce Birton
publicans and sinners trooped in.
“Outrageous,” grunted the wor
thy folk. “Surely if this teacher
had any moral standards he never
would eat with such rabble.”
They were shocked; but he was
not. That he had condemned him
self according to their formula
worried him not a whit. His liking
for folks overran all social bound
aries; he just could not seem to
remember that some people are
nice people, proper people, and
so. ,ie are not.
“Come, come,” he exclaimed to
the Pharisees, “won’t you ever get
over nagging at me because I eat
with these outsiders? Who needs
the doctor most—they that are
well or they that are sick?”
“And here’s another thing to
think about,” he added. “You lay
so much stress on forms and creeds
and occasions—do you suppose God
cares about all that ? What do you
think he meant when he said: ‘I
will have mercy and not sacrifice?’
Take that home and puzzle over
It.”
“Defends publicans and sinners
... Jesus of Nazareth Welcomes
Them at Lunch . . . Rebukes Prom
inent Pharisees . . . “Creeds Un
important,” He says. “God Wants
Mercy Not Sacrifice.”
A fourth story for page one. You
may be sure it was carried into
hundreds of homes during the next
few weeks, and formed the basis
for many long evening’s discus
sion.
As the meal drew to its close
there came a dramatic interrup
tion—a ruler of the city made his
way slowly to the head of the table
and stood silent, bowed by the ter
rible weight of his grief. That
morning he had sat at his daugh
ter’s bedside, clasping her frail
white hand in his, watching the
flutter of the pulse, trying by the
force of his longing to hold that
little life back from the precipice.
And at last the doctors had told
him that it was useless any more
to hope. So he had come, this rul
er, to the strange young man
whose deeds of healing were the
sensation of the day.
Was it too late? The ruler had
thought so when he entered the
door; but a3 hi stood in that
splendid presence a new thrilling
conviction gripped him:
"Master, my daughter is even
bow dead," he exclaimed, “but
come and lay your hand on her and
she will live."
Jesus rose and went with him.
Rep. Marland, of Okla., has in
troduced a bill in congress to pro
hibit interstate shipment of oil pro
duced in violation of State conser
vation laws.
Omnibus Bill Does
Not Change Members
Halifax Co. Board
Raleigh, April 26—No changes
were made in the names of mem
bers of the Halifax county board
of education when the omnibus
bill naming the boards in the 100
counties was taken up in the House
of Representatives last Friday.
Changes were made in probably 20
counties from the original names,
often the, result of local fights.
The measure goes to the Senate
this week, and it is likely that
other changes will be made, local
fights finding their way to the
floor of the Senate.
One name, Mrs. Helen Alston
Allen, appears on the omnibus pen
sion roll bill, naming Confederate
veterans and their widows as eli
gible for pensions, from Halifax
county. —The names presented
have to be passed upon by the
county penson board and the State
board of pensions, however, before
they are placed on the roll.
MONDAY NIGHT CLUB
The Monday Night Bridge Club
was entertained by Mrs. Howard
Pruden. Progressive contract was
played at three tables. After six
progressions the scores were col
lected and Mrs. Frank Hawley was
found to hold high. A salad course
was served at ten-fifteen. Those
playing were: Mesdames Frank
Hawley, Paul Heydenrich, Julian
Allsbrook, Carroll Wilson, Alfred
Martin, Cooper Grizzard, George
Hayes, Misses Lucille Carlon, Ruth
Transou, Margaret Clark, Martha
Caddock and Hart Sheridan.
Gov. Clyde Herring signed Iowa’s
beer bill April 15th.
Dr. Robt. S. Carroll, of Asheville,
recently addressed the Southern
Society for Philosophy and Psy
chology at Washington, D. C.
DONT FORGET I
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SMITHS
Service Stations
Local Girls Are
Invited To Attend
Cotton Festival
Two Roanoke Rapids girls—Miss
Maria Long and Miss Virginia
Shaw are included in the list of
more than 200 social leaders from
70 North Carolina towns who have
been tendered invitations to spon
sor North Carolina’s first State
wide Cotton Festival, to be held in
Raleigh, Friday, May 19th, in con
nection with National Cotton Week
observance.
An elaborate program of enter
tainment has been planned for the
sponsors, their marshals, and other
dignitaries who will attend the
event. They will ride in a cotton
parade, visit the State College Tex
tile School, attend a tea to be giv
en by the entertainment commit
tee, and be guests at the cotton
style show. Later sponsors and
their marshals will appear in the
figure and be guests of honor at
the Cotton Ball, expected to be one
of fhe brilliant events of the sea
son. Hay Kyser and his famous :
North Carolina orchestra have been
obtained to furnish the music at
the Cotton Ball.
Mrs. J. C. B. Ehringhaus is hon- j
orary chairman of the Cotton Fes
tival, whieh has been endorsed by
prominent individuals and organi
zations interested in the increased
use of cotton and cotton products.
Gov. Paul V. McNutt, of Indiana,
is prematurely gray. |
Weldon Supt. Guest
Of Hi School P. T. A.
Last Thursday Aft.
The last regular meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association of the
Roanoke Rapids High School was
held on Thursday afternoon, April
20, in the vocational building.
A very helpful and instructive
talk on “Citizenship” was given by
Albert W. Oakes, of Weldon.
Due to the unfavorable weather,
the attendance was not as large as
usual. Miss Omara Daniel’s fifth
grade was awarded a potted plant
for receiving the most attendance
votes.
The Argentine Government has
accepted Pres. Roosevelt’s invita
tion to send a representative to dis
cuss economic problems.
The stomach of a cow recent
ly butchered in Pennsylvania, con
tained two quarters, a nickle, seven
pennies, a rusty screw and several
pieces of metal.
There are nearly 20,000 police in
the City of New York, exceeding
the total population of Augusta,
Maine, Billings, Mont., or Ruth
land, Vt.
400 policemen were on guard at
the Mexico City railway station to
prevent Communist demonstrations
when Ambassador Josephus Dani
els arrived.
OVERHEARD ON THE CLOTHESLINE:
A HANES UNDERSHIRT gives another the razz
berry. Because even though a HANES costs only
twenty-five cents, it hasn’t any respect for shirts
that shrivel in the wash-tub. HANES is elastic-knit.
It snaps and clings coolly into place without any
rubbing or snubbing. And the length of HANES
Shirts is a long story. They go so far inside your
shorts, that no matter how much you stretch and
reach they won’t creep up and bunch! If you don’t
Know a nAM.ii oeaier,
please write P. H.
Hanes Knitting Co.,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Here’s the combed-yara
Hanes for
25‘
Others — luxurious
Lisles, Durenes, and Ray
ons— only 35c and 50c.
Hanes SHORTS are cut
with the crotch in mind
—and made so they won’t
clutch! Guaranteed fast
colors. Only
25c 35c 50c
Hanes Union Suits start at 50c. The Sanforized "1
(pre-shrunk) Samsonbak is only.J
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Pontiac is big, and it rir'es
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seats are wider and deeper
and more comfortable. New
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Pontiac’s modem Straight
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