Everells Church
Cantata on Sunday
A cantata, “The Christmas
Story will be presented Sunday
afternoon at 5:S0 o'clock at the
Everetts Baptist church. Bhe com
bined choirs of the Baptist and the
Christian churches, will sing un
der the direction of Mrs. Edith
Tarkington, director of music at
the Baptist Church.
Miss Lois Bailor will play the
organ and soiosists will be Miss
Bi ttAnne James Mis-, .i;,■ -■
.’iluiMi, 11. A. Ayer*, ,
James
the chorus.
* Pageant At the
Macedonia Church
A program of songs and music,
including a Christmas pageant,
will bo presented by members of
the Macedonia Christian Church
Tuesday night, Decembei 23, at
7 o’clock.
Members of the Macedonia
Bible School will be in tin cast
of the pageant, "The Starlighted
Path" I
The public is invited.
The Did Counselor -ay,- it lind<
a- though everything the ladiiv ac
quire is expensive except the hus- •
hand-c I hey cost nothing to start
with, can be used as long as desired ,
and can he cashed in for sizable |
alimony at any time.
Christmas Play
At Local Church
A Christmas drama based i>n
"The Legend of the Christmas
Rose" will be given at the First
Presbyterian Church, Sunday
night, December 21, at 7:30
o’clock.
Members uf the Presbyterian
church will make up the cast,
vA.,'h-, 1 u chv.t.dfptv-j
and Mrs. Ernest Carroway, Sr.,
will direct the play. I
T' setting of the drama is the j
ttie town of Bethlehem arid the
storv links the iiappenmgs ot the
first ■ Christmas with Joanna, •
daughtei of the chief shepherd of
the temple flock, and her desire
to serve the Saviour King.
Directed by Jack-Butler, the
choir will sing Christmas hymns
at the opening and closing of each
scene.
The public is invited to see the
play and are urged to arrive be
fore the curtain goes up at 7:30
o’clock.
Dins II hilr II riling Letlrr
To His Folks llork I hour
Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Frank
D'Emulm, has been notified that I
hei husband. .. Marine, was kill
ed in Korea b\ what his com
manding officer called a ”1.000,- 1
000-to-l shot.” D'Ermilio was sit-',
tine in a bunker writing home,
when he was hit by a sliver from
i mortar shell which passed
through a tiny observation slit in
the bunker.
VEP Employees'
Christmas Party
•-&
One hundred employes of the
Williamston office of the Virginia
Electric Power Company and
their guests gathered at the Wo
man's Club last night for the com
pany's annual Christmas party.
Santa Claus. who sounded
strangely like Wendell Peele of
»:>u •engineering departeswrl, nO-1
corned the guests and distributed
the humurous gifts the employes
had brought to exchange. He al
so introduced newcomers to the
yypen farpOv. These included
Mrs. James Wellbns who joined
the group as a bride and Simon
Lilley. husband of the former
Alice Peake, who is employed by
VEPCO. Other newcomers and
their husbands and wives intro
duced were Mrs. D. B. Manning
and Mr. Manning; E. H. Williams
•>nd Mrs. Williams; Wilforri Gril
fin and Mrs. Griffin; and C. Van
Wyck and Mrs. VanWvck.
Entertainment during the even
ing included a solo by Mrs Peggy
Harrison of the accounting de
partment accompanied at the pi
ano by Mrs. Bob Montifth, and
the singing of Christmas carols.
Following a turkey dinner serv - )
ed by the women of the Maple
Grove Christian church, the
guests danced to music provided
b\ a juke box.
The table was lighted by
candles and held traditional
Christmas greenery. A Christmas
tree was set up in the club room
and minature Reddy Kilowatts.
Big Jaycee Party
Tomorrow Night
Fifty children who might nut be
remembered on Christmas Eve
because of unfortunate circum
stances in their families will re
ceive their gifts Friday night di
rect from Santa himself.
Through the- efforts of the Wil
liamston Jay owns, • .vViiWren
will be picked up at then homes
and taken to the vulc-dccorated
Woman's Club for a party to in
clude, songs, game-;, refreshments
and Santa’s persona), appearance
Tuesday night a committee, o.i
Jaycees. directed by Harvey Bag
gett. chairman, completed sorting,
wrapping and labeling the gifts
Mr. Claus will deliver at the
party.
The party begins at 7:110 o'clock
with each Javcec member per
forming some task as ho'st and
Santa Claus will appeal at 8:30
o'clock.
After gifts have been distribut
ed and refreshments served, Jay
cee members will escort the child
ren back to their homes.
Wife: "How helpless you men
hit'! what would you do if there
were Mo wo.lien to ,,ew on your lull
tons foi you?"
Husband: "Hus ii occurred to
you. my deni, that if there wen i
lio women we men w ould 'need no
buttons 7”
trademark of VEPCO,’ wearing
Santa Claus hats and carrying
wreaths were in each window
THE KECOIH)
SPEAKS . . .
If death Takes a holiday on the
highways and streets on in Mar
tin County this holiday season, it
will be the first time sinee 1948
A year ago two lives were lost in
motor vehicle accidents in this
county One life was lost during
the corresponding period two
years :ig-■ :m, ' ■ -• 1...■ .■ • ;■ . ,•* 1-u
was snuffed out in 1949. During
the same pei md twenty-one per
sons were injured, several ot them
critically So fai in 1952 there
has h<',7i miiv one fatalitv on the
.iYfgTiu’.’iy s ■iTfViii.-. 'er.trnfv' "i nr -flctos
are certainly not very favorable
The talk about accidents is not
very pleasant, to be suie. but it
is timely to warn against grue
some potentialities
The following tabulations
offer a comparison of the ac
cident trend: first, by corres
ponding weeks in this year
and last and for each year to
the present time
Accidents In.i'd Killed Dam'ge
1932 11 0 0 $ 1.400
1951 5 t> 0 ’ 2,200
Comparisons To Date
1952 282 118 1 $87,925
1951 250 127 5 57,700
She: " 1'herc's one thing I ,\ ant
to tell you before you go nay fur
tiler."
Hei Date: "What's that'.”'
She; "Don't go any further.”
Sign at a cocktail bar: ".Mind
> our own d i /:/. iness.”
Christmas-1952
The Right Reverend ilenrv
Knox Sherrill. 1) I>,
Christmas is near! VvY are told
in advertisements the nureiu-r «.r
days remaining The Pest Office
reminds us to mail package
promptly. The show windows of
stores are filled to repletion
Lighted trees appear in city
squares and on suburban lawns.
Vet a,aid all tie. distraction and
hustle associated with the Christ
mas season, how mans of the mil
lions of oui peopli u ill is iiii nun i
the deep inward spiritual in.
i n •-'
Mere WF TiSHKimfe* Kffl at e VVitt
of all time The Word bee.inie
flesh and dwelt among us. In
Him was life, and the life was the
light of men. In a time of world
eonfusion and perplexity, when
many are anxious and overburd
oned. when others have lost their
ventral purpose and way. surely
at Christmastide comes the call
to repentance, to reeopseeration,
and to lhanksgiving»to God The
real Christmas is not to be found
in externals but within the human
heart. As we kneel at the table
"I the Lord on Christmas Day.
we learn one of the gn at lessons
at life, that they who wait upon
t h e L o r d wil 1 i onew t heir
strength.
So 1 wish you a Christmas in
which you will experience the
gifts of the Living Christ. Yes.
Christmas is mar This is the real
significance of that laet of the
calendar, Joy to the World1 The
I .ord is Come
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Robber And Cops
Al Same Shoppe
W hat is believed to have hern
one el the most badly-timed rob
beries ever planned was recently
brought to a speedy and unsuc
'Ossful conclusion in New York.
It so happened that a number of
polio had entered a candy store
to round up persons suspected ot
pole v operations.
-lust about the 1111iy theTfifffiP
Police detail had lined up sonic
-■- -u-pect- ; n \v -il’ned m ., 0,
cd man. who mnnutin-d that he
ho Ivlina up tin simp A, in
.(.. -
etn - the police stared at the
man in amazement
I In would-be robber was
equally amazed and even more
surprised as a number ol the
policemen swarmed over him in
■ in instant In laet. the diseonv
b-ioherated robber submitted
without resistance.
I l\r/Hi) inrnl ? (.irl II ill
Hurry Han Shv llotl Surd
S\ iii'i'v, Australia. A lit-year
old mil has announced that she
plans to man s' a man from whom
she \vui SI li.(>00 damatp's lor all
automobile accident. She was a
!'as. ■ him m Ins car when it over
I ni n. 11 Sh. mi IV red a i ractlircd
>’K1 • I• and scalp wound which
caused the loss u| part ol In r
left cat leas iny her with a pci
man nl seal .
Hia 111 l S expol Is next \ • a I
is a possibility.
IN MEMORIAL
In memory of Thomas Wil
liams who departed life Decem
ber If!. 1950.
Why did you have to go;
When we loved you so,
God knew best.
And has taken you to rest.
You've been gone two years to
day.
How we miss you is hard to say.
We still love you dear;
Even if you're with angels up
there.
You are always- with us. where
evei We roam
Though you ve gone to your
eternal home.
W ' h at ed en the Savior for
He ahled us t.i stand our sor
row and grief.
We do not hear your voice any
more:
We know you have gone for
sure.
Yen will always linger in our
hea rts.
Until we too depart.
Mrs, Virginia Williams and family
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TIES
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(lolor* Ami \\ liilris
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CHAMP HATS
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Odn*i>, #5.00
ROBES
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SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS
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QUILTED ROBES
$5.95 lo $16.50
LOVELY GOWNS
$2.95 lo $5.95
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BLOUSES
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