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This, That and the Other By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis i i i How are you feeling about Christmas this year? When first 1 began to hear dif ferent persons in different places say they had little or no Christmas spirit I felt somewhat like the poet who said, “Come, child of misfor tune, come hither; I’ll weep with thee, tear for tear.” But after I began thinking of what the real Christmas spirit is, I decided that if ever we need to possess it, this is the time. When I was a child we had a neighbor who was fond of singing in a loud unclassified voice: “Christmas comes but once a year; Drink eggnog and ’simmon beer; I get drunk then, I don’t keer.” And he felt that he was chock full and running over with Christ mas spirit. Then there’s the idea that get ting ready for Christmas means elaborate decorations, feasting, giv ing and receiving presents, having parties, taking trips. If we can’t key ourselves up to that pitch, we deplore not being in such mood. However, none of these things has over much to do with Christ mas spirit, which depends not up on material possessions, but upon intangibles. He whose birthday we are supposed to celebrate this month began with earthly life the journey which led from Bethle hem’s stable to Calvary- His spirit should be sought. All else is large ly superfluous, like embroidery which ornaments a wrap but adds nothing to its warmth. It might be well for us to read again that passage from last Sun day’s lesson which bids us “above all these things put on charity,” for there are many hungering through no fault of their own; many suffer ing who have done no wrong. It may be well if we find no joy in buying baubles for ourselves or for friends, IF we will donate to the starving what in ordinary times we would have spent for pleasure. We need not try to argue our selves or others into the Christ mas spirit; it comes with no roll of stirring drums, but with deeds of love and kindness. We might go on as if we were enjoying those deeds no matter how we feel—and then we might be surprised to find that the Christmas Spirit had come in a fulness never known before As I write this column I keep thinking ol Mrs W. L. Wiggs who was for some time my next door neighbor, and who died last Sun day night. Strangely, I find myself remembering little neighborly things instead of big, important happenings how nice she was the time Ted cut off all Francis’ curls; how she sent me vegetables; how she’d buy all the cloth for the costurm Eric and Will, Jr., need ed at Wakelon and I’d make both with her help. Will and Eric were in the same grade and usually had parts on the same programs. And the time Crystal went over to ask for ivy leaves to go in a center piece for the table when company was coming, and Mjs. Wiggs mis understood and said she had some thing to beat that and sent me a lot of celery, claiming she had more than she needed. Happy, friendly memories ,all of them, and treasured by me. In death like hers after long illness one can be resigned and say “For so Jlc giveth His beloved sleep.” THE ZEBULOH RECORD Volume XIX. Griffin, Chamblee Rotary Speakers Two weeks ago Durward Cham blee had the program, his subject being Thanksgiving. Durward gave a history of the first Thanks giving and how it was made one of the national holidays. We have today more to be thanksful for than the ones who first started the idea. If we wish to continue celebrating Thanksgiving we must win this war. Last Friday evening Rev. Georg? Griffin had the program. George used his program by a round table of questions. The Rotary mem bers were equally divided to see who could best answer these questions. A good many ques tions were asked about Rotary to learn how well the average mem be rwas informed. There were some catchy questions that fur nish much fun to all. Each side was counted a 50-50 of losses and gains. The Club enjoyed George’s pro gram as he brought us something of interest, informing and amus- j ing. The Club is still going strong and writing to the two absent members, Bob Sawyer and Ferd Davis. Their names are called every meeting to remind us of them. Woman’s Club The December meetings of the Woman’s Club and the Garden Club will be held together at the clubhouse on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 15, with the Garden Club giv ing the program. Feature of the occasion will be an address by Pas tor C. F Vale of the Methodist Church. This will be Mr. Vale’s first appearance before these or ganizations and it is hoped that all members may be present to hear him. Christmas decorations will be aranged by committees from the Garden Club and may serve as hints for others. Swashbuckler In Lather Over Soap Operas Never until recently did I get both barrels of the soap opera campaign. It occurred while I was living in beautiful, spacious, Portsmouth by the sea. A bit of liver we picked up at one of the local meat markets was eligible for a pension, but in some way got in the consumer’s.rne in stead of the social security row, .and, running true to form, that particular decrepit morsel was sold to me. ‘lt must have been some thing we ate,” said the little wife early the next morning, as we heaved and hoed. ‘‘l believe,” I acidly retorted, “you had some thing there ” ‘Yes,” she said, “but j it got away.” Next day we spent in bed re cuperating from a (so the doctor slight ptomaine attack. If that was slight, I ‘hope I never get a full broadside of the stuff. But that’s here and there. We lay as comfortably as possible, and since sleep was out of the ques tion, turned on the radio just as Meet Miss* Julia came on the air. Apparently Miss Julia and her program had needed airing for a good while, because confidentially —. Then came Sweet River, with the narrator oilily describing the scene for us. The author could have just signed his initials to that Zebulon, N. C., Friday, December 11,1942 CHURCH NEWS PAGEANT AT CHURCH The program of Missionary Night at the Baptist Church last Sunday was given as a pageant presented by young people of the church. Written to emphasize the importance of the Christmas of fering for foreign missions, the pageant was in four scenes. The first showed Miss Lottie Moon making known her decision to re sign as teacher in a Virginia school for girls and go to China as a mis sionary. Scene two told how Miss Moon refused because of the great need in her chosen field to come home for a much needed rest, pre ferring to remain with those who needed her so much. The third scene related some of the accom plishments of mission offerings for foreign lands and the fourth, with a home setting in our own country reiterated the meaning of Christ mas and the continued need of gifts to what is now called the Lot- j tie Moon offering that foreign mis sion work may progress. Miss Dorothy Brake was reader, | Mrs. George Griffin, director, Mrs ;, L. M. Massey was soloist with Mrs. J J. D. Horton at the organ. Taking ! part were Pastor Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Temple, Beth Massey, Anne Massey, Dorothy Glover, Nancy Whitley, Carolyn Massey, Edith Medlin, Georgia Ruth Ed dins, Judy Robertson, Rachel Bunn, Charles Horton, Roderick Horton, I James Debnam, Wilbur Conn, A. ■ V. Medlin, Billy Brantley. i > BAPTIST CHURCH Services for Sunday, Dec. 13: 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship. Sermon topic: “Watch Your Scrip ture Reading” ! 6:45 Young People meet 7:30 Baptismal Service METHODIST CHURCH 1 Pastor Vale announced the reg ‘ ular services here for next Sun > day. He preaches here in the morning and at Wendell at night. 1 episode, particularly if his name had been something like Philip Upchurch, signed P-U would have been swell. Just as that went the way of all along came Mother O’Neil who was slugging it out with a rival network matron named Ma Per kins. Danny’s wife was having a baby (as were most of the other soap opera female stars at that time) and she was in labor in fif teen minute instalments each day. I believe she gave birth to her child in something like two weeks flat, stepping gracefully aside for the bright announcer to inform us that Duz does everything. Evi dently it did. I later found that Danny’s wife had spent one week getting to the hospital and then it took three days to find her doc tor. I believe they finally had to borrow Dr. Brent call surgery, from The Road of Life program which came on an hour later. Dr. Hansen was in Switzerland in When a Girl Marries or Against the Storm, I forget which, at any rate I note from today’s program that he’s still trying to escape. He may get home for a duck dinner New Year’s Day, but it looks pret ty bad right now. Helpmate, brought by that stuff that cleans your bathtub 34 more Registration Date Is Set The following pertinent infor mation is quoted from a Proclama tion of the President of the United States: “The registration of male citi zens of the United States and other male persons, who shall have at tained the eighteenth anniversary of the day of their birth during the periods indicated below, shall take place in the United States between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p m. on the days hereinafter designated for their registration as follows: (a) Those who were born on or after July 1, 1924, but not after August 31, 1924, shall be register ed on any day during the week commencing Friday, December 11, 1942, and ending Thursday, De cember 17, 1942; (b) Those who were bom on or after September 1, 1924, but not after October 31, 1924, shall be registered on any day during the week commencing Friday, Decem ber 18, 1942, and ending Thurs day, December 24, 1942; (c) Those who were bom on or after November 1, 1924, but not after December 31 r 1924, shall bs registerede on any day during the period commencing Saturday, De cember 26, 1942, and ending Thursday, December 31, 1942; (d) During the continuance of the present war, those who were born on or after January 1, 1925, shall be registered on the day they attain the eighteenth anniversary of the date of their birth; provided, that if such anniversary falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, their registration shall take place on the day following that is not a Sunday or legal holiday.” Registration place: local Board office. CLASS MEETING POSTPONED The regular meeting of the Se nior Fidelis Class was postponed from last Monday night to a date to be decided next Sunday. times than something else, was having one heck of a time with man trouble, and that afternoon they caught Portia Facing Life again with a forty-four in one hand, her son in the other, and her dead husband at her feet. Larry Noble’s backstage wife, now war wife, was still telling Larry Goodbye (a continuation of the preceding four days) and Pig Sister was having one heck of a time deciding whether to marry Joe Doaks or Howard Ricks, I be lieve she finally married Joe post humously when the President gave the Navy Cross. By the time The Ba-bers at the Sky Ranch, just over the hill from San Francisco, got through with us, we were nervous wrecks, chewing on what was left- of our cuticles. I heard last Sunday night that the youny man who for the past seven years has. played the part of 6-year-old Dickie Barber has been drafted. If he sticks by uncle Sam like he has his sponsor, Uncle has a find! • “What was that question? Do I still listen to them things? Who, me?” Well, to put it in the words of one of my current favorites, now starring in Pepper Young’s Family— “Yes”. Number 19 Christmas Play At School Sunday A Christmas Pageant will be presented December 13th at 4:30 p.m. in the Wakelon High School Auditorium- The Pageant, “The Nativity Story,” by Virginia Moffat, will feature the following characters: Reader, Eloise Bobbitt; Angel, Mary Fisher Finch; Mary, Eliza beth Ehrie; Joseph, Harold Pippin; Three Kings, Earl Pierce, Fred Pippin, and Charles Horton. Children from the Primary and Grammar Grades will compose the Angel and Shepherd Groups. Special singing wil be present ed by the Glee Club, Primary and Grammar Grades. Also on the program will be singing by the congregation of Christmas songs. All parents and friends are urged to attend and participate in the program which has become an annual event through the years. Allies On Offense As War Rolls On Allied forces, on the offensive in nearly every battle arena over the world, have smashed to the sea at another point south of Gona in New Guinea, have battered German and Italian cities with ever-increasing numbers of bomb ers .have put the Germans very much on the defensive in Russia, and are fighting a purely holding \ action in - Tunisia. Nevertheless, despite the daily ■news reports of more successes, Unite dNations victories have been comparatively small except for the great North African coup. The Russian General Timo shenko, taking advantage of Hit ler’s withdrawing his firstline troops to give them a winter’s rest, has smashed through inferior Hungarian and Roumanian troops in a number of places, but as yet has made little important gains. The British First Army, abfy backed by American troops, has lost vitally-needed control of the air over Tunisia, giving German dive-bombers a chance to get in hard blows at our already extend ed supply lines. Until the British and Americans gain complete con trol of the air, they can never ex pect to break the Nazi grip on the seaport of Tunis and Bzerti, which bar the way to an attack on Rom mel’s rear in Lybia. The ease with which the slow German dive bombers, which are easy prey for our fast fighters, are operating is indicative of the small size of the present Allied Air Force in North Africa. The Marines in the Solomons, unhampered now by fear of the Japanese navy, are continuing the necessarily slow operations jf mopping up the remaining Japs on the island of Guadalcanal. The area held by the Marines, how ever, is still small when compared with the vast areas of Jap-held jungles which cover the island. When the proposed new air field is completed, cargo planes will be able to ferry additional troops, guns, and ammunition to the force* there with no danger from Jap submarines which infest these waters- MacArthur’s men are working with better equipment in New Guinea. Using heavy guns, 155 millimeter howitzers ferried by air 1,500 miles from Australia, they are giving the Japs no rest. These guns can throw shells five Continued on back page.
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