SELICA NEWS
BY MRS. WARD BREEDLOVE
Mrs. Clarence Whitmire, who is
making her home With her parents
at Winston-Salem while Mr. Whit
mire is in the army service, visited
friends and relatives here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Galloway,
of Enoree, S. C., visited Mr. Gal
loway’s sister, Mrs. Tom McKin
ney and Mr. McKinney Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ashe had as
guests Sunday Joseph and Ferry
Middleton, uncles of Mrs. Ashe,
and Ottis Parker, of Jackson coun
ty.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunne and
Miss Ruby Dunne visited Mrs.
Dunne’s mother, Mrs. Joe Stancell,
at Pickens, S. C., Sunday.
David Garren, who is in the
army, is home on furlough.
Mrs. Avery McCall has been
seriously ill. The doctor says she
will have to have an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom McKinney
visited Mrs. McKinney’s parents at
Dacusville, S. C., recently. They
were accompanied by Mr. McKin
ney’s mother, Mrs. J. M. McKin
ney, on the trip.
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Unto Us
a
Child Is Born
Unto us a Child is born, unto us a
Son is given; and the government
shall be upon His shoulder; and His
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The Mighty God, The
Everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.—Isa. 9:6.
For hearts, if true and lowly,
The manger-cradles are,
Where comes the Christ-guest holy,
With love, the guiding Star.
—Anon.
Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward
men.—Luke 2:14.
It isn’t far to Bethlehem town!
It’s anywhere that Christ come*
down
And finds in people’s friendly face
A welcome and abiding place;
The road to Bethlehem runs right
through
The homes of folks like me and you.
—Madeleine S. Miller.
Unto you is born this day in the
City of David, a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.—Luke 2:11.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play.
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
—Longfellow.
The Nazis now have a female
department of the Gestapo wateh
German women. Its leader is
known as “Frau Himmler.”
OLD TOXAWAY
By MYRTLE AIEEN
Cpl. and Mrs. Arthur Aiken and
daughter, Martha Jean, arrived
here last week from Camp For
rest, Tenn., where Cpl. Aiken re
ceived a medical discharge from
the army, after serving over three
years in different parts of the
United States. They are at present
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Pierce Aiken.
Pfc. Mack Cantrell, who has
been on maneuvers in Tennessee,
for some time, is spending his 15
day furlough visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cantrell.
Pvt. Elford Chapman, who is
stationed somewhere in New Jer
sey, is on a furlough here with his
wife and baby at the home of her
parents.
Cpl. Richmond Powell, of Fort
Jackson, S. C., visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Powell, a few
jdays last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Whitmird,
of Tryon, were weekend visitors
of the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce Aiken, and family.
They were accompanied on their
! return home by her brother, How
ard Aiken, who will visit in Tryon
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Meece and
children >vere Sunday visitors in
this community.
Preaching Sundays at the Old
Toxaway church have been chang
ed from the second and fourth
Sundays to the first and third
Sunday afternoons at 2:30 o’clock.
We’ve found that efforts to buy
cheap apples and oranges have
proved fruitless.
The American Indians are be
lieved to have come originally
from Asia.
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“One Week Nearer To Victory”
** A ND moreover, this is New I
••• Year’s eve,” said Wallace, ]
as If that ought to settle the matter, j
‘‘Cheer up. Let’s go to the Officers’
Club and join in the fun.” , j
George Martin shook his head. Be- |
fore he could welcome the approach !
of another year he had a trouble
some decision to make. The crowd
ed streets, the milling people, the
babbling groups headed for Times ;
Square—none of these signs of the
coming of 1944 had power to lift
him from his depression. His voice
was solemn.
‘‘Look at my problem from the,
personal angle,” he said. ‘‘Tell me, >
Wallace, how would you feel if you
had been told you couldn’t return
to the school ship after the holi- '
days?”
“I’d feel bad, naturally. But not
as if the world had come to an end.”
“You’re not a sailor,” returned j
Martin “You don’t understand what j
the school ship gets to mean to a J
fellow. It gets in the blood . . .
under a man’s skin.”
He listened carefully as Martin
continued: “You should have seen
Doyle’s face when the Cadet Council
told him he was through. It went
white. It’s not only the way a fel
low feels about it himself, it’s a fel
low’s family ...” ^
W’allace was saying: “The school
ship’s not the only place of its kind
in the world. A fellow can still work
his way up from the fo’c’sle, you
know, and become just as good an !
officer.”
They were walking along a water
front street, now, past seamen’s
lodging houses. A row of men stood
in line before the doorway of a
Sailors’ Mission.
“Shipping’s bad,” volunteered one
of the men. "No more ships. Can’t
get a job for love nor money. Got
a cigarette?”
Martin pulled a package of them
from his pocket, offered it. The ‘
“You’re to report back to the school
ship January 3.*’
sailor took a cigarette eagerly, wait
ed for a light. “Thanks, buddy.’’
“See what a fellow’s up against?”
Martin said. “Even old-timers can't
get ships. A youngster would have
no chance at all." ^
At the next stand he purchased a
newspaper. He stood under a neon
sign and opened it to the Want ads.
“Look. Here are your shore jobs.
Wanted: an office boy. Must run
elevator. Wanted: boy to distribute
handbills. Wanted: soda clerk. Are
these anything for a fellow who
really wants a sea career—a mer
chant officer’s career, the whole
world ahead of him, and a captain’s
berth at the end?” He threw down
the newspaper. “I’ve made up my
mind. Come with me,” he said.
At a small hotel for sailors, he
turned in and inquired: “Doyle stop
ping here? Thomas Doyle?”
The clerk thumbed through the
register. “Number 1215.”
As George Martin entered the
room, Doyle sprang to his feet. He
had been stretched out on the nar
row bunk, his face buried in the
pillow.
“I heard you hadn’t gone home,
Doyle,” said Martin.
Doyle’s eyes were swollen and
red. “I thought I’d rather stay here,
siij . . . until after the holidays.
Then I thought I’d get a ship—or a
shore job. I couldn’t face them at
home, sir ... I just couldn’t.”
Martin took out his watch. “If
you can get out to the airport by
one o’clock, you’ll catch a night
plane to Bangor. That’s where you
live, isn’t it? Got enough money?”
“Yes, I have. But ...”
“Do as you’re told,” said Martin.
“Your case has been up for con
sideration since the holidays started
last week. I’ve been thinking it
over carefully, and will veto the ac
tion o< the Cadet Council. You’re
to report back to the school ship on
January third, with the others. It’ll
be up to you to make good. Those
are orders.” #
The boy’s face was radiant "Hap
py New Year, sir! That’s all I need
ed, sir, to change the whole world
for me—another chance at the school
ship!”
“Funny old world,” said George
Martin, superintendent of the Nauti
cal Training School, as he rejoined
his friend in the lobby. “Another
chance at the school ship . . . that’s
all Doyle needed to face New Year.”
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TURKEY CREEK
By MISS EMMA ORR
The Lower District Singing con- ^
vention will be held at Turkey
Creek church Sunday afternoon at 1
2:30 o clock, the president, Arnold 1
Brown, has announced. Everyone ^
is invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Conley, of *
Baltimore, Md., recently visited (
the former’s mother, Mrs. Kizzie
Burrell, and Mr. and Mrs. Wade i
Lyday here. Mrs. Conley spent <
several days in Texas with her <
daughter before her visit here. She 1
was joined here by Mr. Conley to
return home. s
Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Parris and i
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Jake <
Parris at Pisgah Forest Sunday.
Mrs. Johnnie Alexander had as
her guests one day last week Mrs. 1
Jim Lyday and Miss Nona Alex- <
ander, of Pisgah Forest.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillie Wilson and
children, of Enon, visited in this *
community Sunday.
Several in this section killed |
hogs last week, which is good in \
this meat shortage.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brown and j
daughter, Mary Ann, of Newton, |
are spending several days here j
with the former’s parents, Mr. j
and Mrs. S. V. Brown.
Henderson Writes
Interesting Letter
From Pacific Area j
By T. C. HENDERSON
Pvt. Thomas Claxton Henderson, !
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hen- !
derson, who left the United States j
some time ago going east, is now |
in service in some foreign field. I
In a letter to his former pastor, j
Rev. N. H. Chapman, he says in
part, “I have been having some !
new experiences, as would be ex- !
pected of a boy in a foreign coun- i
try. I have seen some exceedingly j
beautiful scenery and some very
fine architecture. On the other
hand, I have seen people who have
been living in extreme poverty.
“I witnessed today the baptism
of a boy who received Christ as
his Savior while crossing the
ocean. There is a young preacher i
in our company who has had quite ;
an influence with some of the
boys. Several of us at times have
gotten together to study the Bible.
“I hope the work at Oak Grove
Baptist church is getting along
fine. I am a strong believer in
religious freedom. I think it would
be difficult or impossible to have
a world where there is freedom if
the people are wicked. In other
words, I believe the winning of
the lost to Christ means a lot
toward obtaining the freedom we
so much desire.”
PERSONAL NEWS
Pfc. and Mrs. Theodore Hoxit,
who have been located at Boise,
Idaho, for the past year, spent last
veek here with Mrs. Hoxit’s fa
ther, Watha Fisher. They started
on their return to Idaho last Sun
day. They were accompanied by
Watha and Hillie Fisher, who have i
gone west for work and will prob- |
ably remain out there for quite j
awhile.
Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson j
and children and Mrs. K. K. Miller j
visited Mrs. Belzie Nicholson, of j
Oakland, last Sunday afternoon.
Pfc. Lee Reid spent his furlough j
here last week with his parents, j
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Reid, and j
then left to report at Fort Jack
son, from where he will be trans
ferred to another field.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Moore of the j
Silversteen section of Gloucester, j
irere visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
'• W. Henderson last Sunday.
Mrs. Berry Robinson, of
Lryon, were week-end visitors with
brother Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas, of
J?ke Toxaway, spent Saturday
ught with Mr. Thomas’ parents
kfr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Thomas.
Mrs. Janie Henderson and Miss
toretta Moore visited C. C. Hall
>f Lake Toxaway Saturday.
Mrs. Lelia Lee of Strother, S. C.,
ind her daughter-in-law, Mrs!
Charles W. Lee, visited the form
a’s mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Mil
er, one day last week.
Rev. Clyde S. McCall is to preach
it Oak Grove Baptist church here
it the 11 o’clock service next Sun
lay.
It takes 65 trains to move a di
vision of 15,000 men and its
iquipment.
BLANTYRE NEWS
BY MRS. ADA REED
John Reed visited his sister,
Miss Ella Reid, at East Flat Rock,
Sunday afternoon. Miss Reid has
been ill, but is considerably im
proved now.
Mr. and Mrs. Low Davis and
family, who recently moved to
Fort Valley, Ga., have moved back
to Blantyre and Mr. and Mrs.
Claud Davis are now occupying one
of the Beechbrook cottages.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cline and
son, Burrel, of North Brevard,
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Justus
and Mrs. John Reed Sunday.
Mr. Kelly, of Hendersonville,
was in this section recently.
The Sistine chapel, private
chapel of the popes in the Vatican,
was built for Sixtus IV in 1473.
Phcmes
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