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1^: II By LOCKIE PARKER Some Looks At Books THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY, by Morey Bernstein (Doubleday $3.75). For a unique hypnotic adventure into “pre natal life,” The Search, should prove fairly interesting light reading. It is non-fiction, but, as tar as scientific, value is concern ed, its contributiofa is meager. Author Bernstein here reports wnai he discovers (after a few years’ delving into hypnotism from the days of his doubt) when he meets up with a subject who relates, in trance, details of, her •'former life” as an Irish girl. The extent of Bernstein’s own en thusiasm over this “new find” makes for verbosity rather than unprejudiced analysis; and as for scientific value or originality, ba sically it has neither. With the book comes a short phonograph record of the under- htypnosis interview of a Colorado wbman’s descent into “her” life of about 1850. In real life she is listed as Mrs. Ruth Simmons; and in her former, Bridey Murphy. Her whole glib commentary is put down in the book. Very many other pages bio graphically relate how Bernstein got into these amateur hypnotic and psychic experiments in the first place. Said Newsweek's page-long review on January 9, criticism will come chiefly from “how he found the supernatural, and <this) one-sided sutnmary of its ‘scientific proof.’ ” A ' 30-page appendix is giv en, with numerous references, on various aspects of hypnosis, extra-sensory perception, and even psychokinesis. This elemen tal adjunct is perhaps added to give an air of authority to the forepart. As to the actual possibility of “pre-natal regression,” that is more akin to reincarnation than to ordinary “age regression” techniques in hypnosis; and be lief in reincarnation, however sincerely held by some, is built on a much weaker foundation than Rxtra Sensory Perception. It therefore is less parsimonious than is the theory of clairvoyance of Mrs. Simmons’s, in my opinion. Even Bernstein, in his Appendix, discreetly omits reference to it. Essentially, then, this work represents a printed record of the author’s personally exciting ex perience, insubstantially support ed by such documentary proofs of Bridey’s murmurings as ought first to have been dug up from Irish archives. Bernstein admits —but not in the book—that Mrs. Simmons herself is part Irish. The book thus falls into the cate gory of an interesting true story rather than that of a significant contribution to the literature of psychical research. —W. E. COX, JR. JEOPARDY by Manfred Conte (Siloane $3.50). This is an exciting tale of counterfeiting in Europe after World War II. The fact that it is a translation seemS to slow it down at first, but as soon as one becomes accustomed to that, one follows with interest the for tunes of the engraver, Jules Fabre, who has and uses several other aliases. There are three love affairs in the book. Ameri can agents are alerted and join in the chase from Austria to Paris and then to Italy where the denoument comes. This can be recommended as an '“escape” novel with no attempts made at moralizing. —JANE H. TOWNE BORROW THE NIGHT by Helen Nielsen (Morrow $2.75). Here is a new and tense speci men of the “who-dun-it” with an unusual angle. Judge Ralph Ad dison receives a letter stating that he hai condemned an inno cent man and that on the day that man is to be executed—a week hence—^he, too, will die. The letter is signed “Mr. Justice.” For peculiarly poignant person al reasons his first thought is to keep this from his wife, so he burns the letter. But other letters follow daily and at last—just twenty-four hours before the time set for the execution—^the judge reports the matter to the district attorney and then turns detective himself in the com pany of a middle-aged cop, the cop who had arrested the con demned youth. Strange develop ments follow. The book ranks high Of its kind for pace, sustained suspense and a solution that is surprising from the facts but well substan tiated by a gradual revelation of individual motives and the/per sonal histories of the main char acters. 1956 GUIDE TO EUROPE AND Lt. Col. Arthur H. 'Marsh, |chap- lain of the 82nd Airborne Divi sion at Fort Bragg, will conduct the 11 a. no. service Sunday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church which is now without a regular rector. i An 8 a. m. service, previously announced, will not be held. The same schdule is expected to prevail for Sunday, January 29, it was announced—an 11 a. m. service conducted by the Fort Bragg chaplain and no 8 a. m. service. Christian Marks 1 , 1 9 'Dry Cleaning Decidedly Better' AT The Valet D. C. JENSEN Where Cleaning and Prices Are Better! IN FRATERNITY Gary Mattocks of Southern Pines is one of twenty-nine stu dents at East Carolina College who have been chosen for mem bership in the Sigma Rho Phi fra ternity on the campus. Founded during the 1954-1955 term at the college, the fraternity is both a social and a service organization. Max Cameron of Olivia was among those chosen. THE MEDITERRANEAN by Richard Joseph (DouMeday $5.95). This is no book for the arm-chair traveller, no dreamy descriptions of remote places where it might be fun to go some time but up-to-date, specific in formation on how to go to the high spots this year, when and where to stay plus good advice on budgeting both time and money. If you plan to go to the British Isles or Egypt, Finland or Portu gal or anywhere between, you can find a lot of useful informa tion in this book. It includes tem perature charts at various sea sons, advice on what to wear and mouth-watering descriptions of food that are another reasen for keeping the book from the arm chair traveller—it would bring him right out of the arm chair. Since Mr. Joseph has elected to cover so great a range of ter ritory, he has had to stick pretty much to the spots most favored by tourists, but he does stop now and then to tell those inter ested where and when they can find places where the flavor is purer such as the Verona Horse Fair in October and the grape- harvest festivals in the north Italian villages. PILOT ADVERTISING PAYS! D A N T E ' t ITALIAN RESTAURANT Southern Pines Closed Monday Open 5 p.m. Get the right hearing.ai&|^e fiVst tii|ie^:^; SONOtdN:E^il 'it ^ » SOUTHERN PINES PHARMACY REPRESENTATIVES EASTMAN, DILLON & CO. Members New York Stcjck Exchange 105 East Pennsylvania Avenue Southern Pines, N. C. Telephone: Southern Pines 2-3731 and 2-3781 Complete Investment and Brokerage Facilities Direct Wire to our Main Office in New York A. E. RHINEHART Resident Manager Consultations by appointment on Saturdays l^id Pinos Club Southern Pines Where Golf and Hospitality are Tradit! jnal Owned and Operated by THE COSGROVES Julius Boros, Professional Shop Sprott Bros. FURNITURE Co. Sanford, N. C. For Oualit'y Furniture and Carpet • Heritage-Henredon • Drexel • Continental • Mengel • Serta and Simmons Bedding • Craftique • Sprague & Carlton • Victorian • Kroehler • Lees Carpet (and all famous brands) • Chromcraft Dinettes SPROTT BROS. Saniord, N. C. 1485 Moore St. Tel. 3-6261 Get Better Sleep ON A BETTER MATTRESS Let us make your old mattress over like new! Any size, any type piade to order. 1 DAY SERVICE MRS. D. C. THOMAS Southern Pines Lee Bedding and Manufacturing Co. LAUREL HILL, N. C. Makers of “LAUREL QUEEN” BEDDING Lesson for January ZZ, 1956 pj OW can we tell whether a per- rj- son is a Christian or not? Is there anything that marks aU Christians? There is faith, of course; but only God can see faith itself. Jesus said: “By their fruits ye shall know them.” What kind of “fruits” should we look for, in others and in our selves, to see whether we are Christians? Only God is the final Judge. We should not be too quick to say brashly, “I know ...” Better say, “I have good reason to believe ...” So, what Dr- Foreman are the good reasons for believ ing that a person is a Christian? Sticking to our one chapter in Luke for this week, we can take note of three marks of a Chris tian, that is, of Jesus’ followers, those who take Tiis word as in order. They sound quite simple and ordinary; what is extraordin ary, what is specially Christian about them, is the thoroughgoing quality Jesus expects. Helpfulness Three marks which we^ can read ily see suggested, in this chapter of sayings of our Lord, are: Help fulness, humility, and honesty. Everyday qualities, aren’t they? In fact, you can’t get along with out them in the civilized world. Nobody likes a man who brags all the time. Nobody likes a man who never lends a hand to anybody in trouble. Nobody likes a man who can’t be trusted. Helpfulness, hu mility and honesty are not in themselves ispecially Christian at titudes. Jesus certainly did not in vent these qualities. They are foimd among people of many re ligions and of no religion. ' What Jesus did was to demand an ex traordinary high degree of these everyday virtues. First, as to helpfulness: Not only in the words quoted in Luke 14 but in many other ways and places, Jesus em phasizes how far his friends are expected to go. Most people are willing to help others, if it isn’t bothersome or expensive. Jesus’ idea of helpfulness was of some thing quite costly, something that calls for effort, self-sacrifice. Help fulness as he sees it is not just doing something for somebody who will do as muc)i for you. It means doing for people who never can pay you back. You can’t be sure you are helpfM as Christ was unless you are willing, as he was, to put out more for others than you are going to get back. Humility We all expect humility from other people, and we even practice it ourselves, in the form of cour tesy. For courtesy .is a form of humility,—“After you!” “Please,” “Thank you,” “Pardon me,” and the like, are humble expressions, when you come to think of it. But Jesus expects His disciples to be humble and not just to talk hum ble. Are you a Christian at this point? A few questions are in order, to ask yourself. Am I al ways thinking that other people don’t appreciate me? Am I a lit tle sore because I don’t get the promotions I deserve? When I say, “What’s he got that I haven’t got?” Do I feel a little peevish, as if the answer I expect is “Noth ing”? Have I often been able to forget my own interests on be half of others? One of the most striking stories about Jesus is told by John, who records that Jesus, “knowing he came from God and was going to God,” took a towel and di^ the “menial” service that every one of his disciples Wc(s too proud to do. The highest is the humblest. Honesty Everybody knows that honesty is a good policy. But one mark of a Christian is that he wiU be honest at two points where (strangely enough) most people are least honest: that is, with himself and with God. The par ables' about counting the cost are really about the importance of facing the facts, admitting to yourself where you coine short. Human capacity for self-deception is astounding. Why a man takes himself for a sucker, in other words, is something hard to un derstand. But it is even more amazing that men will think they can “get by” with God. Those ex cuses made by the unwilling guests, in Jesus’ parable,—did they feel their host? Excuses of fered to God are worse than waste of time. (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education. Na> tional Council of the Churches of Christ In the U S. A. Released by Community l*ress Service.) • Schedule of the Moore County bookmobile for the week, Janu ary 23-27, has been announced as follows: Mionday—^Routh’s service sta tion, Hy. One north, 1:45 p. m.; across to Hy. 27 with stops at | Ralph Bennett and Macon Moses homes, 2 to 2:30; Cameron 2:30 , to 3:30; Walter McDonald home, j 3:40; Gilchrist and Collins homes, 4; Paul Thomas S. S., 4:15; Dun- rovin Cafe, 4:30. ) Tuesday—^Davis school, 1:30 p. m.; around talc mine, 2:30; Hy. 27 toward Biscoe with home stops, 2:45 to 3:30; Lisk and Davis homes, 4:30. Wlednesday — Highfalls school 10:30 a. m.; semi-annual meeting of Library Board at 4 p. m. in Carthage at home of Mrs. J. L. McGraw. Thursday — Carthage Library; 11:30 to 12:30; Nicholson home. SOOKSaGP Bennelt & Penna. Ave. Telephone 2-3211 Attend The Church of Your Choice Next Sunday begin- .^e rulet does S^%rbS s\eet Unes v,Vncb iS, he ^^feba^cter. us the H^he tried and sur ^ straig pointing n® gad to God. ^gasute • • • ® ,g uie ' pa*®f^eCburcbi8^ch whose 1 Ate y°"g\"ds'^nyontiit«' tnendousneeo ^ /I the church for AU . . . AU- FOR THE CHURCH character and good^cilizensF® reasons why ever sound attend services regu!?rly°Ld'’°“'‘^ port the Church ^ ““P' Day Sunday p° , Verses Mcnfy I 8 FrX ^^ ' Mark ^ I !:i Saturday.;; i 12-1 •■s Cowriisht 1966. K.ut«r Adv. ^rvicA StrMburs, V.. BROWNSON MEMORIAL CHURCH (Presbyterian) Cheves K. Ligon, Minister Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Wor ship service, 11 a.m. Women of the Church meeting, 8 p.m. Mon day following third Sunday. The Youth Fellowships meet at 7 o’clock each Sunday evening. Mid-week service, Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH New Hampshire Ave. Sunday Service, 11 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. Wednesday Service, 8 p.m. Reading Room in Church Build ing open Wednesday 3-5 p.m. MANLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Grover C. Currie, Minister Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service, 2nd and 3rd Sunday evenings, 7:30. Fourth Sunday morning, 11 a.m. Women of the Church meeting, 8 p.m., second Tuesday. Mid-week Service 'Thursday at 8 p.m. EMMANUEL CHURCH (Episcopal) Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Morning Service, 11 a.m. THE CHURCH OF WIDE FELLOWSHIP (Congregational) Cor. Bennett and New Hampshire Wofford C. Timmons, Minister Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Worship Service, 11 a.m. Sunday, 6:30 ^.m., Pilgrim Fel lowship (Young people). Sunday, 8:00 p.m.. The Forum. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH New York Ave. at South Ashe David Hoke Coon, Minister Bible School, 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Training Union, 7 p.m. Evening Worship, 8 p.m. Scout Troop 224, Monday, 7:30 p.m.; mid-week worship, Wednes day 7:30 p.m.; choir practice Wednesday 8:15 p.m. Missionary meeting, first and third Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Church and family suppers, second Thurs days, 7 p.m. ST. ANraONY'S (CathoUc) Vermont Ave. at Ashe Father Peter M. Denges Sunday masses 8 and 10:30 a.m.i Holy Day masses 7 and 9 a.m.; weekday mass at 8 a.m. Confes sions heard on Saturday between 5-6 and 7:30-8:30 pun. —This Space Donated in the GRAVES MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. CLARK & BRADSHAW SANDHILL DRUG CO. SHAW PAINT & WALLPAPER CO. CHARLES W. PICQUET
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