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(Continued on Page 5) Mrs. C. A. Reeves. Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Burgiss left Monday for a ten day trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Tom King and son, Tommy have returned to Washington, D. C., after a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fender. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Edwards have moved to Mrs. Blevins apartment in north town. Mr. and Mrs. Voscoe Edwards and sons, Jerry and Letcher, have returned from Twin Falls, Idaho, where their family resided for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Gwyn Truitt —went to Galax, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bumgar ner and children visited at Cres ton, a recent week end. Mrs. E. E. Caudill visited her sister, Mrs. J. D. M. Wagoner last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Edwards and sons have returned to Dela ware, Ohio, after a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Edwards. Cebert Wyatt, of Mt. Airy, spent last week with his mother, Mrs. Pearl Wyatt. Amos Wagoner, Jr., of West Jefferson, spent Sunday with his parents here. - Recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Weaver wen Rev. L. V. Bagley, of West Jeflenoa; Mrs. Hattie Barr, Pin ejr Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Warden, Sparta; and Mrs. Sal mon Smith, pi Peden. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wilkens, of Wtm Jefferson, were the week end gnests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mr. Hayes Dyer wept the week and with his parents at North 1M Rural Electrification Ad ministration approved loans to taling $3,420,000 to 14 borrowers in M Slates during the week of (Mobar C.10. OA festival was cslebrated at this ■ time of the year lon^ before it be-1 came the symbol of the Nativity | TKtt FALSE I 4 The first English Christmas celebra- • tion of which there is record was I held by: (a) Queen Elizabeth (b) King Arthur (c) King Charles (d)§ V .. I £tQpmt> «nl|nnti brcufM th* Otrutmaa tm u Aim America. I MUX I i Alms giving at Christmas time orig mated in the belief that:—(a) II is better to give than to recede tb) One should follow Christ’s sermons on giving to the poor (c) Christ sometimes came to the door dis guised as a beggar at this season and it was feared that he might be turned away unrecognized. The southern states use firecrackers at Christmas time. This is because those states were settled mostly by Spanish and French emigrants, who introduced the custom as originated^ in their countries^, TRIE - 0 0— M do im mI mm Mr. Mfech vu MMIIll MM: (a) Oototjr ft) Color* MO (#> Fries Mm croons of -M_^ 0-0_M M» op* OM OKm, 14) <p) •» »»»»»*) Mp MMt || «I>i t (1) -t (■) * muj. •* -a v in «i W t (») -f t»A!WJ i»K|» .mlij ■•tux 'I Cherry Lane News Misses Betty Sue Stamper and Martha Bell Shaw visited Miss Dorothy Lee Bennett recently. Mr. and Mrs. Orma Edwards and family and Mr. and Mrs. Fay Bennett visited friends in Maryland during Thanksgiving. Miss Betty Ann Miles spent last Saturday night with Doris Ann Blevins. Miss Anna Mae Miles, of Sparta, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miles during the holidays. Mr. Marshall Shore, of Yadkin ville, was guest of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Miles, last Sunday. Recent guests of Miss Vena SPARTA PIPES, INC. We are buying well trim med Ivy and Laurel burls for immediate delivery. Sparta Pipes Inc. SPARTA, N. C. TEL. 15 — SPARTA, N. C. Miles were Misses Lois Caudle, Anng Mae Miles and Carol Ble vins. Mr. Earlie Bryant enjoyed a* his guests, last Sunday Mr. Jfloyd Billings, Mr. Clayton Bennett and son, Clinton. Pvt. Jessie Holcomb, who has been stationed at Fort Jackson, Miss., recently received his dis charge and is now visiting his parents. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Bennett were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Orma Edwards and Mr. and Mrs, Fay Bennett. Come to Sparta to do your Christmas shopping. Obituary Sarah Ann Edwards Sarah Ann Andrews Edwards was born December 22, 1867 and departed this life November 22, 1947 making her stay on earth 79 years and 11 months. She was married to William Edwards on February 7, 1885. He preceded her in death eight years ago. To this union was born thirteen children, eleven which are living and two died when small. The children are as follow ing: Glen of Ohio; Vaughn, Mack and Mrs. G. E. Ham, of White head; Mrs. John Sturgill and Cary of Stratford; Clint, of Fries, VaJ; Mrs. E. D- Petty, Mrs . Boyd Caudill and Mrs. Homer Caudill, COLDS LIQUID MEDICINE IS BETTE! Sot split-MCOad NW of Cold Mtscrioi with 66 ,L. i fc — 00 - — — I 1-0 n| J 6m nlin ■ >L— 66 C 'as ottiiny Liyutw ■ tspu*o'lufl of. J COl0,f?if*WTI«> of Maryland. Two brothers, Mon roe and Johnnie Andrews: Also 41 grandchildren and 66 great grandchildren, and a host of re latives and friends. Sister Edwards professed a hope in Christ early in life and joined the church at Antioch where she remained a faithful member till death. t ___ Directory Of The Church Services SPARTA BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. F. G. Walker, Pastor N. D. Fox, Supt. Sunday School each Sunday, 10 Church service each Sunday, 11:00. B.T.U. 6:00 each Sunday evening. MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Fred Blevins, Pas top 10:00 a. m. Church Services: Mt. Carmel, First Sunday, 11:00 a. m. Bellview, Second Sunday, 11:00 a. m. Liberty Third Sunday, 11:00 a. m. NEW HOPE Rev. F. G. Walker, pastor Sunday School, 1:30 p. m. Mrs. Paul Swanson, Sunday j school superintendent. Preaching service, 1st. and 3rd. Sundays at 2:30 p. m. Evening Worship Service 8 p. m. SPARTA METHODIST CHURCH Rev. W. H. Yokely, Pastor Schedule of Services for die Methodist Church of Sparta, and the Sparta Circuit; Sparta Methodist church: Rev. W. H. Tokeley, Minister, Mr. C. R. Roe, S. S. Supt, Sunday School each Sunday at 10:00 A. M.: Church Services each 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11:00 A, M. each 2nd and 4th Sundays at 1M P. M. Sparta Circuit: Antioch—1st Sunday at 3:00 P. M. Cox Chapel—4 th Sunday at 11:30 A M.; 1st Sunday at 7:30 P. M. Piney Creek—2nd Sunday at 11:30 A M.; 4th Sunday at 3:00 P. M. Potato Creek—4th Sunday at 10:00 A M.; 2nd Sunday at 3:00 P. M. Shiloah—2nd Sunday at 10:00 A M.; 3rd Sunday at 7:30 P. M. Walnut Branch—3rd Sunday at 3:00 P. M. e.iu. d. nuuy - ciu. G. G. Caudill, Pastors Church service 3rd Sat. at 2 p. m and Sun. at 11 a. m. in each month. . WOODRUFF PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Elder Charlie Hall Church services each second Sat urday and Sunday, 11:00 a. m. REG. BAPTIST CHURCHES little'River Ash’d Big Springs, 2nd. Sat. and Sun. Doublte Spring, 1st Sat. and Sim. landmark, 4th Sat & Sun. Laurel Glen, 1st Sat. and Sun. Mountain View, 3rd Sat. and Sun. Mt Arat, 4th Sat and Sun. Mt. Carmel, 3rd Sat. and Sun. Mt. Olivet, 1st Sat. and Sun. New Bethel, 3rd Sat. and Sun. New Salem. 2nd Sat. and Sun. Pleasant Home, 3rd Sat. and Sun. Prather’s Creek, 2na Sat. & Sun. Roaring Gap, l?t Sat. and Sun. Saddle Mountain, 4th Sat. & Sun. South Fork, 4th Sat. & Sun. UNION BAPTIST CHURCHES Cherry Lane, 4th Sat. and Sun. Glade Creek, 1st Sat. and Sun. Liberty, 2nd Sat. and Sun. Mount Union, 1st Sat. and Sun. Pleasant Grove, 3rd Sat. and Sun Saddle Mt., 3rd Sat. and Sun. Whitehead, 2nd Sat. and Sim. Welcome Home 4th Sat. and Sun Pleasant Home, 2nd Sat. and Sun Meadow Ci'eek. 1st Saf and Sun. LAUREL SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Rev Kenneth Snyder, Pastor Van Miller, Supt. Sunday School each Sunday, at 10:00 a. m. Church service 1st and 3rd Saturday 8:09 p. m. 1st and 3rd Sunday morning at 11:00 a. m. OSBORNE MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH Turkey Knob Rev. E. B. Barton, Minuter Church service 1st. Sal night 8:00 p. m. and Sunday, 11:00 a m. and 3rd Sat. night, 8:00 p.m. | oThe Middles By Bob Karp* iv.-.'• Tteu. mwvou ]ButgekA CAN'T <30I vouxtrstoc/1 fro Miss-rue | PAIETV—ITS A MUG BUO' voua DATES Yoka.*: monO Hoa^SANcyy/JS ru_ae , ■ ■ ■■X(g«3MriN.f Christmas Held Twice Yearly If children instead of their par ents were allowed to choose the family homesite. the tiny flstvng vil lage of Rodanthe, N. C., would be come a metropolis overnight Here’s a place they celebrate two Christmases eveiy year. Santa Claus, bis reindeer scam pering over the sands of North Carolina's Outer banks, makes his first stop^ in Rodanthe during his annual world tour o* the r.ight of December 24. Hardly have the chil dren recovered from their oversup ply of candy and wild duck when Santa returns in tir*e for "Old Christmas." which for hundreds Of years Rodantheans have celebrated on January'5. This time, however, Santa is accompanied by a menac ing ogre, known as "Old Buck,” _ ■-* who takes ear* of the bad children while Santa administers to the food. the historical background of “Old Christmas" Is uncertain. It may be • throwback to the Gregorian calen dar or It may hare started aa a celebration of the Twelfth Night When the wise men came to BetUe hem bearing gifts tar the Christ ehn*—that somehow get off sched ule a gg». Elsewhere the Twelfth Night U celctoM^ &nwr. t~ But those celebrations ere tar dif ferent from RodantheV "bid Christ mas,** which only in recent years has been supplemented by die ob servance of December 25. Abbreviation, Xmas Of Greek Origin There has been much unfavorable comment on the abbreviated form for Christmas that is commonly used. Many think it inappropriate and undignified to use the shortened form, Xmas. The explanation of its origin is that the initial letter of the Greek name for Christ is X and the coin cidence of its eruiciform shape led to an early adoption of this letter as the figure and symbol of Christ. X Is frequently found on walls of the catacombs. When the early Chris tians wished to make a representa tion of the Trinity, they would place either a cross or an X beside the names of the Father and the Holy Ghost. From this came the short ened form Xmas, instead of Christ mas. The poinsettia has no Christmas legend and its adoption as a symbol or decoration for . Christmas la of recent origin. In Spain it is known as the flor de noche-buene, and is connected with the sentiment of Christmas. Its beautiful flaming star is one of the favorite Howers of the Christmas season, and its use as an indoor deo oration Is universal. Legends of Holly Many beliefs are connected with the Christmas holly: Legends relate that the crown of thorns was plaited from the holly. me wnue Dernes turning red like drops of blood aft er the crucifixion. It is said that whoever brings the holly into the house first, either husband or wife, is the one who will rule in the ensuing year. Pop manv vpnr* , the superstition persisted that hol ly was hateful to witches. It was placed on doors spd windows to keep out evil spirt*. > , Reduce Christmas Hazards With Care To avoid tragic Christmas acd dents In the home, the Fire Protec tion institute Issues these precau tionary tips: Wolf Miss Betty Andrews, of Win ston-Salem, spent the Thanks giving holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Andrews. Miss Ruth Absher spent Sun day with her parents, Mr. and tylrs. Bill Absher. Mr. Claude Andrews is improv ing from a recent auto wreck. Those visiting him during the week end included: Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Williams and ' children; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Atwood and son; Ray, Clinton and Richard Andrews, and Bill Ahsher and daughter, Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Andrews Mr. and Mr*. Hort Ayers, last Mias Laura Andrews spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Var den Sadler and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Crouse have moved to their :iome at Pine Sv. air.p. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the kind sym pathy and generous floral offer ings extended to us during the passing of our son, Jerry Joe Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cald well. For Quick Results, Use The News’ CLASSIFIED ADS 1 1 RATES Minimum of 35c per tone of not more than 25 word*. For each additional word over 25, 2c per word. All “hoped" classified ads are minimum of 58e. Cards of Thanks, 5de. Memorials and Obituaries, 51.50 minimum. Terms: Cash. Everybody Reads The Classifieds TO BUT — TO SELL TO RENT — TO FIND FOR SALE — Two A-Model Fords with five new tires for each car and in good condition. Coy Love, Route 2, Sparta, N. C. 12-4-2tp FOR SALE — 1% ton Ford truck stake bed with cattle rack. In excellent condition. Lonnie South' era, Sparta, N. C- 12-11-ltp -—-“TWfflCK of sale ,.I witt otter-for *ale at Public Auction to the highest bidder oh the premises on the 19th day of December, 1947, at 10:00 A. M., all the personal property be longing to the estate of C. L Rector, consisting of household furniture. I will also sell one tract of land containing 88 acres, more or less, situated in Alle ghany County, North Carolina, and adjoining U. S. Highway No. 21, and the lands of Fred Blev ins, Daniel Wagoner, Ruff Mox ley> and others. , Terms: Cadi on day of sale. This 24th day of November, 1947. * HOMER RECtOR, Admin istrator of C. L. Rector. ll-27-3tc SUP COVERS and DRAP ERIES made to Order. Trimz Imperial and United Wall Paper. Pittsburgh paint—Gifts . . Toy*. . . on sale at THE GALAX DEC ORATING SHOP, E. Center St. Galax, Va. 3-8-ft LOST—One white hound dog wi,ta lemon ears, some lemon col or at root of tail, small crop off one ear. If found please notify D. A. Bare, Laurel Springs, and receive liberal reward. 12-4-2tp WANTED — A small farm with buildings, on school bus and mail route, also in good cultivation shape. N. G. Presnell, Route 1, J Box 65, Sogrta, N. C. i?-S-Stt»' HOSIERY BARGAINS ANKLETS—II pairs for $1.00, regular 29c value. For girls or ladles. Cuff to*, assort ed colors. LADIES’ HOSE—4 for $1.00. 9Sc value. Choice ml seal sheer nail no rayon, a foil. team^ service st cotton. Fall S^f 1. Oa^^vaSe^ieifo^ J weight, long style or short elastie top. Assorted colors. LADIES' RAYON PANTIES—S prs. for $1.00. AH elastic waist, 69c value._ MEN’S DRESS SOX—6 pairs for $1.00. 39c value. Fine rayon, long style, os short elastic topi Assort ed colors. Hosiery are slight imperfecta Please state sizes wanted. Satisfaction Guaranteed!! No C O. D.’s We pay parcel post Southern Sales Company P. O. Box 2029 Dept 63K Knoxville, Tennessee ll-S-Tte Boilers. Saw Mills. Wood Work ing and Road Building Machin ery, Well Drilling Machinery, Gasoline Engines, etc. R. P. John son, Wytheville, Va.. tf-T ,WANTED—RADIOS to repair, sB makes. We have a complete stock of parts to fit any make o* mo- , del. We will do your work while •mu wait W. L Porter A Co, B'umitere. Galax. Va tf-e FOR SALE — Oak slabs in stovewood length. If interested write W. S. McKnight Glade Valley, N. C. 12-4-3tp WANTED—Boys and girls, for beauty culture training. New classes starting. -6. I. approved. North Wilkesboro School of Beautv Culture, North Wilkes boro. N. O 10-2-tkc Sparta Business Directory Belt’s Dept. Store “We Sell It For Less’ Sparta, N. C. Reins-Sturdtvanl Funeral Hom6 PHONE 100 »U1 Monuments SEE D. F. Sturdivant 85 N. C. Join The 1
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