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PAGE TWO THE TYRRELL TRIBUNE GEORGE M. KELLEY, Jr. ' Editor On, Vo, r Sl Second Class VQL ~ 11 DECEMBER 19, 1940 NoTl A Letter To Santa Claus Dear Santa: We have always been told that ail good little bovs and W S tG y > U and tell you what the V would like for us and tfnn # N « W * 1S J V st u fi , ve days before you will visit T Slncerel y bebeve we haven’t been so very bad, will you please grant our humble request ? ' , bn . n ? t( ? us of Tyrrell a clean record of no highway and lavlsh u P°n us the acute sense of awareness r!i 1 j avelllng , the s reat and even small roadways, of thlui 6 dan^ r which can be made by Carelessness and the tnnli of taking a chance. Touch our. sense of value for the lives which may be in our hands, and accordingly assure us of another year without spilt blood and the sickening crash of on-rushing cars. When you come into the Southern Albemarle, dear Santa, you too will find that travelling may be difficult due to a marked lack of connecting links in our highway systems, bmce you are coming this way, wouldn’t it be possible to assure us of a bridge across the Alligator River, and a first class highway on into Swan Quarter? Os course this may be a big request, Saint Nick, but we feel that such would, justify your every effort. We are a patient people, and have tried to make the best of that which we have, but this would spur on our every effort to develop the great and natural beauties within this section. Can’t you see Columbia swelling into a bustling and busy cross roads for the Southern Albemarle, Manteo and its historic sig nificance opened to the great American public, and Hyde County playing host to thousands visiting its great wild fowl refuge? Ah, Santa ole fellow, even you would be surprised at what these roads would do for us. Bring to our hard working farmers the just deserts for their faithful and untiring efforts. Their’s has always been an essential and seemingly unrewarded lot. They are the ones who brave the elements—being scorched by the heat of the summer sun, and numbed by the icy blast of an angry winter—so that all men can eat health giving foods. By the sweat of their brows and the aching muscles within their bodies their existence is made or lost. Their faith in warm rain and life producing sunshine is sacred; their problems are great; their cry for aid feeble and oft un heard. Reward their efforts, dear Santa, with harvest re turns which will enable them to share in the comforts of this marvelous civilization. Again bless us with considerate and wise government, and sow the seeds of cooperative living within our hearts. Cause to bubble within our souls the true spirit of goodwill, the gallantry of doing good deeds, and the nobleness of useful living. Erase all our petty hatreds and inborn selfishness, and replace them with songs of cheer and the ability to get along with others. Endow us with the strength to offset the weaknesses which now serve to handicap our efforts, and re-affirm our faith in beauty and decency, and the master fulness of right over wrong as men make us worthy of the privilege of life. This is a long letter, Santa, but don’t consider our re quests as representative of greed or the blindness of child ish dreams. These things must come in our grasp for progress. The big things and the little things which we may have done at your displeasure since last Christmas stand as scars to our human weaknesses. These and our requests we place before you and all the beautiful things this yule season represents. Please judge them accord ingly. Your admirer, * Little Tyrrell. / p. S. You would make us mighty happy if you would also put in our stocking a Navy lighter-than-air base. Fire-crackers and Christmas Noticeable in our county—as well as throughout the Southland —the yule season invariably brings a boisterous, if not meaningless touch to the general spirit of peace and good will. From the first day of December until the new year is well on its way, the continuous and exasperating sound of fire-crackers fills the air. . To associate the meaning of Christmas with fireworks is to entirely misrepresent the sacredness of the season. Since this civilization first took foothold in the new world, fjiA yule season has always stood as a picture of bells ring ing out good cheer, rosy cheeked lads by the corner lamp post singing inspirational carols, and intimate family gath erings which words cannot describe. It is a picture which could only come about with a high standard of civilization based on cultural development and general good taste. Fire-crackers are the well known source of celebration for heathen nations, they originated in such countries, and only recently made great inroads on the peace of America s yule season. Whether such is a direct slap at the progress of this civilization or not will be answered only by time, but it is indeed gratifying to note that throughout North Carolina statutes are being made to prohibit the excessive disturbances caused by these dangerous and annoying products of Orientalism. . If every town had such a rule the joyous season wou d take on a greater and more wholesome aspect. It would undoubtedly save some child from being seriously injured while playing with fire-crackers. The governing authori ties should consider this before another season is upon us. zzzsm JFleeting Moments Saturday is the shortest day in the year. The swiftness with which the day is brought to a close will go unnoticed by the vast majority of the people m b f dl marie and its direct effect on their lives will undoubtedly be meaningless and of no importance. To the thinking man, however, it brings the great object lesson of the fleeting swiftness of passing on the mind that the seasons F® dav wlff be the first day of wmter—and that even as tne shortest day in the year passes without note, so does life and the chances to accomplish that which is wort . b^ bl J®: This moment is here, and now it has passed because it waits f ° within every man which cjdte f< M 'the accomplishment of some one thing that win stand as an AVArlastine’ symbol of his creative spirit. It is a masterrui quiver of the soul which builds happy homes, great IS%S* worthy rewards. Our region «. , fnr such tributes of accomphshment. Its every nope tu rests on the continued struggle of its citizens towards such They must grasp the fleeting moments, make SSSML bewSSg gL rm. pr _ a W orthv reward for true effort, ana tnere s pieniy M willing to let useful moments sweep unnoticed mto oblivion. Improved I SUNDAY International II SCHOOL I LESSON -:- By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D. Dean of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for December 22 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lecttd and copyrighted by Xnternation j1 Cou.icil of Religious Education' used by oermission. SHARING THE SHEPHERDS’ JOY (Christmas Lesson) LESSON TEXT—Luke 2:8-20. GOLDEN TEXT—Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.—Luke 2:14. Tinsel and toys, snow and sleigh bells, crowded department stores and rushing throngs, gilts and greet ing cards, Christmas dinner and fel lowship with family and friends — is that all Christmas means to us? Al! these things are proper in their place—exciting and interesting—but they are not enough. They have never been enough and certainly they will not do this year, with a world in chaos. We need not lose any o? the thrilling enjoyment of Christmas by properly observing the day; in fact, we shall only en hance its meaning and bring out its real glory by keeping Christ at the heart of our Christmas. The opening verses of Luke 2 tell us of the coming of Mary with Jo seph to God’s appointed place at His appointed time for the coming into this world of His Son to be made flesh and dwell among us (John 1; 14). Our lesson tells us of I. Good Tidings of Great Joy (w. 8-14). God had good news for the people of this world and He gave it, as was His custom, to those who were faith fully discharging their humble duties (cf. Judg. 6:11. 12; I Kings 19:19). God is still ready to reveal His glory and grace in the “office, kitchen, mill, barn, school-room, and open field—places where people are at work on daily tasks” (Doug las). You need not be in the great church in a large city to meet Hirn on Christmas day. He will reveal Himself in all His beauty where you are, though you be in the humblest surroundings and as the most menial task. Look for Him! j Jesus came as a Saviour “The world did not want an adviser. The world had advised itself almost into hell. The world did not ask for a speculator. Everything that man 1 could do had been done, and men j sat in the darkness of their own i wisdom. The world did not want a ; reformer, a man who could change his outward and transient relations, an engineer that would continually devote his time (for appropriate re muneration) to the readjustment of the wheels and the pulleys and the various mechanical forces of soci ety. The world wanted a saviour” (Joseph Parker). Note that the army of heaven came to declare peace, not war; but only to those in “whom He is well pleased” (v. 14, R. V.). As long as men serve the devil and displease God, they will have no peace. 11. Great Faith and Consistent Action (vv. 15, 16). The shepherds did not say, "Let us now go and see if this thing has come to pass,” or “which we expect or hope will come to pass,” but said, “which is come to pass.” They went not to test God’s word, but in the assurance that they would “see” what had come to pass. Blessed faith! Let us too believe God’s word to us. But “faith without works is dead” (James 2:17). The shepherds might have made many excuses for not going but “they came” and “found” the Saviour. Perhaps you who read these words have failed at that point; you have not come to Jesus as your Saviour. No more appro priate time could be found to come than right now. Believe, then act on your faith. Some of us who are Christians need also to learn of the shepherds. We talk a great deal about our de votion to Christ. Especially at this Christmas season we render much “lip service” to Him. Let us make it real, and our lives virile and active for Him. 111. Good News for Meditation and Proclamation (vv. 17-20). The gospel is literally “good news.” What a blessed privilege It is to have such good pews in a day of evil tidings, of darkness and despair. There are two things we ought to do with the gospel of God’s redeem ing grace. We should make it known to the ends of the earth, but we should also do as Mary, “who kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.” We know she had special reasons for doing so. but may we not suggest that you too make this Christmas a time when you will ponder in your own heart what God has done for you in Christ? The shepherds also set us a Christ mas example, for they “made known abroad” the coming of the Saviour. Will you tell someone else today? Will you, like the shep herds, be “glorifying and praising God" this Christmas? You will if you, like them, go to the manger and meet Jesus. If you go to this world’s empty show of celebration, you will return empty (see v. 20). May the blessed peace of Christ be yours this Christmas, lhat is my wish from the heart to you. THE TYRRELL TRIBUNE LINEN THREAD CO. PUTS OUT A GREAT CALENDAR One of Most Exciting of Many Prints of Clipper Ships For 1941 One of the most exciting of many prints of clipper ships of the good old days, is the picture the Linen Thread Company of Balti more has put out for its 1941 calendar. It is a picture of the Clipper Dreadnaught, known as the “Wild boat of the Atlantic.” It is one of a glorious line of ships more than 80 years ago. Os all the ships in that glorious era, the clipper “Dreadnought” was one of the most colorful. Built at Newburyport, Massachu setts in 1853 by Currier and Town send for a group of prominent New Yorkers, she was launched the same year under command of Cap tain Samuel Samuels. Her ability to carry sail in the hardest blows, her splendid record in spite of rough weather, earned her the title “Wild Boat of the Atlantic.” In 1862 the Dreadnought pre formed one of the most amazing feats of maritime history. In a furr ious gale her rudder was torn a way, her captain injured. As she floundered helpless in heavy seas, the crew managed to rig a jury rudder. But that, too, was soon wrecked. At length Captain Sam uels decided on a bold mneuver to get to the Azores, 182 miles away. Fifty-two hours later the injured | A MERRY CHRISTMAS ] | IS OUR WISH FOR YOU | H There will be a delicious Turkey Dinner awaiting | | you here on the 25th | S COLUMBIA HOTEL j | MRS. J. E. NORRIS, Prop. Columbia, N. C. f tWHAT IS CHRISTMAS WITHOUT CANDY? 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Gordon Grant has always loved the sea. As a lad, he roamed the waterfront of his native San Fran ’ cisco. His happiest boyhood mom • ents were spent clambering over : the decks and riggings of the crack - clippers as they lay at anchor. One . of Grant’s best known paintings i was of “Old Ironsides.” Prints . were sold by the hundreds of . thousands to raise funds for the re s’ storation of that proud veteran of i the War of 1812. Today Gordon Grant is generally recognized as _! the foremost American marine ) artist. He pictured the Dread nought running before the wind, ‘ plunging along with characteris tic speed. Her mainsail is furled to allow the foresail to fill, her [ topmast “stun’s'l” on the port side : is being set. ’ » - BUFFALO CITY NEWS 9 * __ P j A Christmas program will be ! given at 7:30 o’clock on Saturday ! evening, December 21, at the East ‘ i Lake Holiness church. •! 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