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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1958 THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina Page THREE Some Looks At Books By LOCKIE PARKER The reviewer takes a holiday and offers instead of the usual fare an account of one of the most remarkable Christmas celebrations on record. And we wish you all as Merry a Christmas as Paul Bunyan gave the lumberjacks. This tale of Paul Bunyan is entitled “Christmas On The Big Onion”: ^ Christmas must be properly observed even in his big rough-and- tumble logging camp, sp decided Paul Bunyan, the famous Big Boss of many an old time timber-cutting in the Wisconsin North Woods. He must have a real Christmas celebration for his lumberjacks. Paul had two thousand men in his camp on the Big Onion that winter, the winter of the Blue Snow. Some say that Paul got the idea of a Christmas celebration from a German fellow who came to his camp to sell hospital tickets j;o the men, while others assert that he borrowed the plan from a tract given to him by a wandering sky-pilot. But that is neither here nor ^ there, and of no great consequence, anyway. The day before Christ mas, so one of the old river pigs yarns, Paul shouldered his huge axe and strode forth into the woods to pick a suitable Christmas tree. With him went his favorite oxen, Babe and Benny. All three tramped through the pines toward the Pyramid Forty. Now thfi/-Pyramid Forty, in Section 37, was a forty of land shaped like a pyramid, with a heavy forest of timber on all of its sides. It was so high that to see to its top “took a week.’! Well, on the very crest of the Pyramid Forty, Paul found just the big pine that he wanted. With one mighty blow he felled this wood land giant. The oxen hauled it down the steep slope to camp. With the tree over his shoulder Paul waded out into the very cen ter of Pea Soup Lake and there set it up. It was a cold day and the water imediately froze about its butt and held fast. After Paul had set the tree in Pea Soup Lake, the great fir towered above all of the surrounding scenery. Paul now sumoned all of his handy men. With the help of Joe Muffraw, the camp cook, his camp foremein. Black Dan McDonald, and his favorite lumberjacks Jim Liverpool, Dutch Jake, Red Murphy, Yellow Head, Curley Charley and Patsy Ward, Bunyan set to work to properly decorate the tree. Muffraw and his colored assistants brought along from the big cook shanty three logging sleds loaded to their tops with choice hams. These Paul hkd decided to substitute for candles to illuminate the Christmas tree. Jim Liverpool, the famous jumper, who had once cleared Lake Superior in three and a half jumps, winning a Con gressional medal for his great feat, was ordered to jump into the tree and hang the hams from the limbs. Black Dan,^the foreman assisted Jim, Paul tossing the hams to them with sweeps of his mighty arm. A few of the hams they failed to catch, and greasy spots on the land scape of some northern counties show where these fell. These men set in to work hanging the hams in the early morning. So numerous were the branches and so thick the foliage of the tree that when two of Muffraw’s helpers went up with the men’s lunch at noon, they got lost. Joe had to send two of his big trained chip munks to trail the blacks. One never was found. These chipmunks Joe had jfed on prune stones thrown out. from the kitchen and they had in a few weeks grown as big and fierce as tigers. Big Ole, the camp blacksmith, was busy most of the morning with his sledge and punch punching holes in the doughnuts which were to be hung on the tree. Iron balls were painted a red color to repre sent cherries, or gilded to simulate oranges. These weighed twenty pounds apiece. A huge silvered ox-shoe was hung on the tip of the tree. Paul ordered ten thousand popcorn balls to be suspended from his Christmas tree. It was the duty of Joe Muffraw to fill this large order and Joe undertook the job without a whimper. He hit on the scheme of setting fire to three forties of timber slashings, and then throwing forty tons of shelled corn on the hot ashes. The noise of the popping com was deafening. When it was all popped Joe had old Brimstone Bill drive out, the big oxen, Babe and Benny. With old Bill speeding them up with a flow of his choicest cusswords. Babe kicked the popcorn into balls and Benny rolled them past Joe and C his assistants who shoveled molasses over the huge spheres as they went by. These popcorn balls were simply thrown into the tree and stuck on its branches where they hit. At these points some were un rolled to make popcorn strings and garlands and these were draped from limb to limb. It was a hustle and bustle all day long to get that big tree dressed for the celebration. Some of the lumberjacks got pretty well tired out. Hels Helson, the Big Swede, fell asleep under its branches and Babe, the big Blue Ox, mistook his blonde head of hair for a bale of hay and ate it nearly bald before he awoke. Hels was forever suffering from ox bites. On Christmas eve, the light from the thousand blazing hams on Paul Bimyan’s tree was seen for two hundred miles away. That night two thousand lumberjacks from Paul’s Big Onion camp gathered on the ice about the big tree. It was time for merriment and rejoicing. French Pete brought his company of fiddlers, accordion and jew- harp players, there was a five-gallon jug of Kentucky tanglefoot and a two-foot plug of Star tobacco for every man, the gift of good Paul Bunyan. The singing, dancing and horseplay^ lasted for an entire week. No one thought of retiring to the bunkhouse. The big celebra tion might have lasted longer but the hams on the tree finally burn ed out. Of the lumberjacks who worked for Paul that memorable winter none who are now alive will ever forget the Christmas tree on the Big Onion. Donald G. Herring Back From Hospital Donald G. Herring returned early last week from the Veter ans Hospital at Oteen, accompan ied by his son, D. G. Herring, Jr., and daughter, Mrs. Will Stratton. He is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stratton near Niagara. Mr. Herring, who underwent an operation at the hospital, is re ported to be getting along well. His son left last week for his home in California. BY DR. KENNETH J. FOREMAN Bible Materiel: Mark 8:27—9:1. BeTotional Beadlngr: Acts 2:29-36. NOTICE OF lAND SALE Under and- by -virtue of the powers contained in and in exe cution of the duties imposed upon me by a certain judgment of the Superior Court of Moore County, North Carolina, entered in an action therein pending entitld “MOORE COUNTY vs'. Hrs. at Law of Ethel Cagle Patterson, Alton Patterson, Widow, Colon Patterson & wife Lucile Patterson, Edgar Patterson & wife Dorothy Patterson. I will on Monday, the 29th day of December, 1958, at 12 o’clock noon, at the Door of the Moore County Courthouse, in Carthage, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described lands and premises, to wit: Lot Number 5 & 6 in Westhaven Number 1, as des cribed in Deed Book 160 at page 341 & Map book 2-A at page 125, Public Registry for Moore County. ; The above property will be sold subject to all taxes that have ac crued since the year 1957, and I will require the successful bidder to deposit twenty per cent of his bid with the Clerk of Superior Court as evidence of good faith. This 28th day of November, 1958. W. Clement Barrett Commissioner. d4,ll,18,25c Is Jesus Lord? Lesson for December 38, 1958 J O NE SUMMER day at a resort town then called Caesarea Philippi, the great words were spoken. It was a turning point in the history of Jesus; it was a cen tral point in the history of the world. A small grroup Jf obscure men were asked a simple question by their leader, then almost as obscure as they were. “Who do you say that I am ?” An odd question, at first hearing. Who should he be, who could he be, but what he was ? Jesus was his Dr. Foreman name, a village called Nazareth once his home, more recently Capernaum. His occupation? Teacher, preacher, healer. A friend (it was said) of the lowest classes; at any rate he always seemed tc have time for them. O r\ ONI QUART UQUID iMeadowX ri i grade A pasteurized homogenized V I T A M I N D MILK OlSTRUUtlO Jieatricc Tfods yo- OCNERAl OFFICES CHICAGO, II Distributed by NIAGARA DAIRY Ph. Southern Pines OX 2-8775 IT'S SO EASY TO LOOK GOOD! DRY CLEANING KEEPS CLOTHES "IN THE TRIM" The Valet MRS. D. C. JENSEN Where Cleaning and Prices Are Better! "One Hundred Twenty Five South" For ANTIQUES See Our Christmas Exhibition 125 South Bennett Street If You're Looking For Quality Furniture and Carpet Shop at SPROTT BROS. FURNITURE CO. Sanford 148 S. Moore St. Nationally Advertised Brands • Drexel 9 Heritage • Henredon 0 GlobePaTlor 0 Thomasville Chair Co. 0 Victorian 0 Continental 0 Simmons and Serta Bedding 0 Lee-'s Carpets (also many other famous brands) 0 Chromcraft Dinettes We Invite You To Shop Without 'Obligation' To Buy! Get your Free Parking Meter Nickel from cashier, and re member there's plenty of park ing space on fhe new— wider Moore St. SPROTT BROS. SANFORD OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS 7:00 To 9:00 Telephone 3-6261 and 3-4911 “You Ar« tho Christ” These shabbily dressed friends o£ his, remember had never been tc a Christian church in their lives. None then existed. They had never heard or sung a hymn to Christ, never heard a benediction in hir name. They had not even hearr the expression “Jesus Christ.” Humanly speaking, they had no help in their answer. Humanly speaking, they could only have said.—“Who are you? Why, Jesus, of course, our friend and teacher, yes a prophet!” But one of those men spoke with more than human insight that day. “You are the Christ,” he said. A simple sentence: but so profound so filled with meaning that Patei himself did not then fully realize what he was saying, and all the volumes that have been written ! about it cannot say the last word, j For those were the words on which | the Christian church is built. Those j are the wor.ls which are the ke; to the future of mankind. The “confes.sion ’ or r..h'irmation cf f ' fisherman .Sim”n F"":-r o',- ;erm the Christian creed: it sets Jesus apart as unique in the human race; it proclaims him King of kings and Lord of all. Is Jesus Lord? “Christ” and “Lord” are very high titles for Jesus. Jesus himself .knew that some people spoke and would speak of him in this way without meaning a word of it. He made somewhat bitter fun of people who would come around calling him “Lord, Lord,” but never Usten- ed to what he taught and never did what he said to do. And that illus trates a curious point about the proposition “Jesus is the Christ” or “Jesus is Lord,”—they mean about the same thing—^namely that in a sense they are true, in a sense not true. It is true that Jesus is Lord by right, by Gods deslg;n and des tiny. It is true that he will reign. But is it true that he does reign? He is the Lord by right; but are his wishes respected, his commands obeyed, is he welcome in his own reedm ? How tbe World Moves At this time of the year, it >is good to ask the old question. Is the world growing better or worse ? Such a question cannot be answer ed unless there is some kind of a standard, some point of reference. The world may be growing more to suit you, or less so; that is not the point. The world is more com fortable than it used to be, more literate: but if every one on earth owned a coB^e diploma, would that mean the world was growing better by that much? A preacher would be inclined to take his church as a point of reference. If he has taken in lots of new members, that’s a sign the wwld is growing better fast But no, a church could be taking in members by the pew ful, and stiH actually be blocking the way to a better world. The point of roferwice here sug gested is this proposition, Jesus Is Lord, meant sincerely, and lived- by seriously. The world is grow ing better in so far as, and as fast as, the Lordship ,of Christ (which is always total by right) becomes total in fact. Is the world coming anywhere to recognize him as Lord of life? If the answer anywhere is Yes, more so than ever, then the world at that point is growing beb ter; if the answer is No, there the yrorld is g;rowing worse. Every man can well begin the questioning with himself; for each person is the one part of the world for which—^be it better or worse—^he alone will be called to account. (Based on ontlines copyrlslited by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in tho C. S. A. Beleased by Cfunmnnity Tress Servich.) NOTICE OF LAND SALE Under and by virtue of the powers' contained in and in exe cution of the duties imposed upon me by a certain judgment of the Superior Court of Moore County, North Carolina, entered in an action therein pending, entitled “MOORE COUNTY vs. Hrs. of Dr. 'Wm. H. Ross, Mayme N. Ross-'Walker, Administratrix, El- nora Troutman, Mary H. Stew art, Frank Ross et als. All per sons, firms & corporations having an interest in the real estate herein described. I will on Mon day, the 29th day of December, 1958, at 12 o’clock noon, at the Door of the Moore County Court house, in Carthage, North Caro lina, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following des cribed lands and premises, to wit: 1st. Lot number 4 in Block L&16. 2hd. 28|100 of an acre more or less adj. Lot No. 4 in Block L&16. The above, two tracts include an office building and the Ross residence in the Town of South ern Pines as described in Deed book 129 at page 114 and book 145 at page 379, Public Registry for Moore County, These properties will be sold subject to all taxes that may be due the Town of Southern Pines. The above property will be sold subject to all taxes that have ac crued since the year 1957 and I will require the successful bidder to deposit twenty per cent of his bid with the Clerk of Superioi; Court as evidence of good faith. This 26th. day of November, 1958. W. CLEMENT BARRETT Commissioner d4,11,18,25 Parkway Cleaners 141 E. Penn. Ave. SOUTHERN PINES 3-HOUR SERVICE For ihe Best in Cleaning and Pressing Call 0X5-7242 Eastman Dillon^ Union Securities & Co. Members New York Stock Exchange 105 East Pennsylvania Avenue Southern Pines, N. C. Telephone: Southern Pines OX 5-7311 Complete Investment and Brokerage Facilities Direct Wire to our Main Office in New York A. E. RHINEHART Resident Manager Consultations by appointment on Saturdays Wishes You Happy Holidays 180 West Penn. OX 2-3211 Attend The Church of Your Choice Next Sunday A New Year... A New Way '0^ Go To Ghiirch Sunday What will you be doing when the clock strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve? Celebrating? Celebrating what? The death of the old year and the birth of the new? Why ? Didn’t the year past measure up to your expectations? Are you glad to be rid of it? If so— what makes you think next year is going to be any better ? Only you can lay the foundation for a better future ^with God’s help! If you are to be a better person, if next year is to be a better year, you must include God in your planning. , - , Here is the opportunity of a New Year! Let us go to the House of the Lord! Let us give thanks to Him for what has been and ask His blessing upon what is to be. What more perfect beginning could there be to any year? Copyright .19581 Keister Adv. Service, Strasburg, Va. THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . . ALL FOR THE CHURCH factor The Church is the greatest earth for the building of character and good citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without a strong Church, neither democracy nor Civilization can survive. There are four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and support the Church. They are; (1) For his own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake of the Church itself, which needs his moral and material support. Plan to go to church regularly and read your Bible daily. Day Sunday Monday Tuesday WedneMay Thursday Friday Saturday Book Chapter Verses John 4 1-26 John 4 27-42 Hebrews 11 1-16 Hebrews U 17-40 Psalms 90 Psalms n Ecclesiastes 3 l-Il EMMANUEL CHURCH (Episcopal) East Massachusetts Are. Martin Caldwell* Rector Hply Communion, 8 a.m. (First Sundays and Holy Days, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.) Family Service, 9:30 a.m. Church School, 10 a.m. Morning Service, 11 a.m. Young Peoples' Service League, 6 p.m. Holy Communion, Wednesdays and Holy bays, 10 a.m. and Friday, 9 :30. Saturday—6 p.m. Penance. THE CHURCH OF WIDE FELLOWSHIP (Congregational) Cor. Bennett and New Hampshire C^ar) E. Wallace, Minister , Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Worship Service, 11 a.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m.. Pilgrim Fellowship (Young People). Sunday, 8:00 p.m.. The Forum. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH New York Ave. at South Ashe St. Maynard Mangum, Minister Bible School, 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Training Union, 6:30 p.m. Evening Wor ship, 7 :30 p.m. Youth Fellowship, 8:30 p.m. Scout Troop 224, Monday, 7:30 p.m.; mid-week worship, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.; ohPir practice Wednesday 8:15 P:™* . Missionary meeting, first and third Tues days, 8 p.m. Church and family suppers, second Thursday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH New Hampshire Avenue Sunday Service, 11 a.m; . Sunday School, 11 a.m. * - Wednesday Service, 8 p.m. Reading Room in Church Building open Wednesday 3-5 p.m. MANLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Malcolm Anderten. Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Serv- ice 11 a.m. Women of the Church meeting, 8 p.m., second Tues. Mid-week Service on Thursday, 7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thurs days 8 p.m. Men of the Church meeting, 8 p.m. fourth Wednesday. ^This Space Donated in the Interest of the Churches by— JACKSON MOTORS. Inc. ST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC Vermont Ashe. Sunday Masses: 8 and 10:30 a.m.: Daily Mass 8:10 a.m. Holy Day Masses, 7 & 9 a.m.; Confessions, Saturday, 6:0O to 6:30 p.m.: 7:30 to 8 p.m, « Men’s Club Meetings; Ist & 3rd Fridays 8 p.m. . J Women's Club meetings: Ist Monday, 8 p.m. „ Boy Scout Troop No. 873. Tuesday eve ning 7:30 p.m. j « Gkl Scout Troop No. 118, Monday, 3 p.m. , BROWNSON MEMORIAL CHURCH (Presbyterian) Cheves K. Ligon, Minister Sunday School 9 :46 a.m. Worship serv ice, IL a.m. Women of the Church meet ing, 8 p.m. Monday following thiril Sun*10X4 The Youth Fellowships meet at 7 o^cIock each Sunday evening. Mid-week service, Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. METHODIST CHURCH Midland Road Robert L. Bame, Minister Church School, 9:45 a.m. Worship Service, 11 a.m. MYF 6 p.m.. Junior Fellowship, 6 p.m. WSCS meets each third Monday, Methodist men meet third Thursday. CLARK & BRADSHAW SANDHILL DRUG CO. SHAW PAINT & WALLPAPER CO. MODERN MARKET W. E. BIus UNITED TELEPHONE GO. 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