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THE fl'AYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22; 152
2;Jn? iFirst (Christmas
And it came to pass in these days, that
there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus,
that all the world should be raxed. And this
taxing was first made when Cyrenius was gov
ernor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every
one into hi.-, own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out
of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea unto the
city of David, which is called Bethlehem, to be
taxed with Man', his espoused wife, being great
with child.
And mj it 'was. that, while they were there,
the day's wen- accomplished that .-he ..-hould be
delivered, and .-he brought forth her first born
-on. and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and
laid -hi in in a mangel-; because there was no
loom i'oi- them in the inn.
And there were in the same, country .-hep-herds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over
their', tlock by night, and lo, the angel of the
Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord
shown around about them; and they were sore
afraid. The angel said unto them, fear not;
for I bring you good tidings of great joy. which
shall be to all people. For unto you is born
this day in the city of David, a Saviour which
is Christ, the Lord. And this shall be a sign
unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly hosts praising God
and saying, Glory to God on the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men. And it came
to pass as the angels were gone away from them
into heaven, the shepherds said one to another,
let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see
this thing which is come to pass, which the
Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary
and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger, and
when they had seen it, they made known abroad
the saying which was told them concerning this
child. And all they that heard it wondered at
those things which were told them by the shep
herds, but Mary kept all these things, and
pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the things that they had
heard and seen, as it was told unto them
Luke 2.
The farmers seem to have gotten a break
this year and are getting a fair price for their
tobacco crop. We always like to see peopl"
prosper and make money, but when a crop
brings a fair price there is the danger of grow
ing too much next year and flooding the market
and having to take a loss. A fair example of
this is the cotton farmers. They, failed to rea
lize that quality .rather- than quantity always
demanded a fair price. They went for .quantity
and now they are realizing that they made :i
mistake and should have cut down their acr
eage. So, right now, the tobacco farmers of
Western North Carolina would do well to take
into consideration that the quality should be
increased and not increase acreage to the ex
tent where their crops will be practically worth
less. It is better to grow an acre and make a
profit, than to grow ten acres and lose money.
Last year in this column, the week before
Christmas, we said, "Dear Santa, bring Way-,
nesville a fence for her football field." Well
the fence is up, but we didn't have in mind one
without any knot holes.
If we had the 95 million dollars England
paid this country the other day drawing 6 per
cent interest our income would be over $15,800
. a day. -
The snow that fell last Friday brought
happiness to some and misery to others.
CHRISTMAS
Christmas!, The very word conjures the
imagination of old and young. The spirit of
doing for otheis and giving is in the air. Even
the trees have caught his spirit of service and
want to be helpful to mankind.!
I: was just before Christmas that three
shapely evergreen trees, waving their branches
in the brteze on a rough mountain side began
talking among themselves about" doing some
thing worth-while this year." Their names
were Faith. Hope and Charity.
Faith said: "Well, even if we are isolated
here, I have faith in our being able to serve
sj.-nte useful purpose. Maybe each of us will
become a Christmas tree and be decorated with
gaily colored lights and tinsel for the jollifi
cation and happiness of some family. That
would be my idea of the spirit of Christmas.-'
"I want to be of service, too" said Hope.
"How thrilling it would be to grace a large room
in some institution for underpriviliged children
or old people, where my green foilage would be
decorated with brightly colored ornaments and
sparkling lights. Just think how much joy ana
cheer I could bring to those who are denied the
privilege of being with mothers and fathers,
friends and relatives. To make the occasion
complete, it would be my hope that many gaily
wrapped boxes and presents would be on hand
for distribution to the old and young things
that would remind them of happier days. That
is the spirit of Hope."
Charity felt even more charitable than her
sisters. She said: "I have ambitions to make
many thousands happy. I want to stand in
some public square to be gaily lighted to help
old and young, rich and poor, to enjoy and cele
brate the Yuletide season. If my wish could
come true. I would want great multitudes -to
gather around me and join in the singing of
carols for the glory of Christmas. Then there
would be Teace on earth. Good will toward
men.' "
Thus, Faith. Hope and Charity . exempt ify.
the real spirit of Christmas Selected.;
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.Vyche from Trinity Col'eg Durham ;
Mr. W:l; Francis from ths Lriversity
:" North Carolina, Chapel Hill; ar.d
Messrs. Je Turojhll ana Will Smath
ers from Washington arri Ls Uni
versity. Miss Hernia M'.-diord has been an
nounced as the winner of tne piano
the Co-iti-ir IVo i i 'v O-.reu.
Htr pictur.- appears this Meek v that
Courier readers way sec- what a fine
.-.king young lady she :s.
Mrs. Gem Smatheri anl little
dau;h;tr -tir.ve gon t- Mrs. Smather3'
old bom near Atlanta for the holi
days. .Mr. H. Q. McC rat-ken shipped eijcht
hundred doilar.- worth ot dressed
turkeys, ducks, and geese to the
.-. uthern market this week.
Mr.-.. K. J. Hyatt arrived tnis week
"im X'-va.la on a v.-;t to . i- uuv-ent-
Mr. and Mrs. S J. Shelter.. '
Miss Annie Hyatt returr.e i Monday
fn-m an extended visit to hel :rotr.er
i . rV.-.-J Hyatt, in i -if i ,-t M: -
-'lyatt -.ha visite'd in New V'-rk; At-1
- - t ii:y and Ba-'.ti.v.' re. ;
KEEPING CHRISTMAS
Are you willing to stoop down and consider
the needs and the desires of little children;
To remember the weakness, the lonliness
of people who are growing old;
To bear in mind the things that other peo
ple have to bear on their hearts;
To try to understand what those who live
in the same house with you really want, with
out waiting for them to tell you;
To trim your lamp so that it will give more
light and less smoke, and to carry it in front
so that your shadow will fall behind you;
To make a grave for your ugly thoughts
and a garden for your kindly feelings with the
gate open are you willing to do these things
even for a day ?
Then you can keep Christmas.
Are you willing to believe that love is the
strongest thing in the world stronger than
hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death
and that the blessed life that began in Bethle
hem nineteen hundred years ago is the image
and brightness of the Eternal?
Then you can keep Christmas.
And if you can keep it for a day, why not
always ?
Kut you can never keep i; alone. Henry
Van Dvke.
QUA C K S
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Of course, we all agree that it is better to
give than to receive, but we feel that only the
other man should practice it.
Xo doubt, Santa Claus will be in the red
again this year, or maybe he'll be wearing over
alls. Y
A pessimist is the man who hated to see
the snow because then the world around him
was no longer blue.
Women talked less yesterday than any
other day in the year. From now on you'll hear
more from them. Short days are not so bad
after all, eh?'
The modern version of Christmas a day on
which to rest after working ourselves down
wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
Probably one reason the fellow who tried
to hold up the Senate the other day with a gun
did not scare the members much is because they
are accustomed to doing a little shooting them
selves bull shooting.
It is just about this time of year that col
umnists begin their annual remarks about the
weather warming up because of the surplus
amount of hot-air coming in from Congress at
Washington. They'll perhaps say all the talk
about ice-cold beer brought the snow last week.
The tourists are -forever praising
the b; amy of this section during the
summer . ....of course it is beautiful
then, . . . but I do wish, .they . could
have seen our country Saturday even
ing or Sunday morning . . the whole
of it was covered with ice and snow
the country was truly decorated to
display the Christmas spirit.. . ... it
was one beautiful mass covered with
a single sparkling jewel , . the wires
of all kinds covered with ice were
more beautiful than any artificial
decorations. . . the trees- many brok.
en and all others bending under their
additional load of snow and ice, seem
ed more majestic than at any other
season of the year . . . even the
linemen and land owners wi'l soon
forget their broken line; and trees,
but they not soon forget the beauty
that was ours during the last few
days. .How grateful I am for my early
Christmas gift that was left in my
'rattle-trap" the other day'-. . I just
left my car on fne street for a few
minute and returned to find a nice
umbrella left for m-' ... or was it
all a mistake . you know military
men never carry one of these tineas
and wouldn't the boys enjoy seeing
me go up the street carrying a new
model -green umjorella. . I prefer the
rain, thank you . . . so come here
orderely and tell the press and the
gift will be returned upon request and
proper indentification. .'.. .
In this time of depression many
child rr-n will suffer for ' lack on edu
cation . . just the" other dav I heard
a man who has a daughter in col-i
lege say that he did not know 'whether. '
it was worth all the time and monevl
or not that many, ooys and. girls
with college, educations were without
work. , . Many are with 'ho work, but
they can certainly read more enter
taining literature m their leizurt
time. . . ihey can hear and .- under-
stand .. are more out of work with
college degrees than: there are with-
cut tr.em: . . It. .has been well
. stated that, bridges and roads can wait
k,,- ,.U;!,J ' .
wui Liuiuien caimoi. ...
iou have seen the three wise monk.
e-ys holding down papers in the office
but did you . know that their names
were Mizara. Kikazara, and Mazara?
, . . Di'l you know "that- Casey Jones'
l .an was from. Memphis. Tenn. to Can
ton. Miss., and that he received his
"nick-name'' Casey on account of the
the name of his home town. Cayce,
Ky . . . .
I can go no place- thank goodness,
without seeing and feeling the Christ
mas spirit . . the stores are decor
ated to catch the eye of the many
"Santa Clauses." that will .10 doubt
'oe in town to get their part uf the
Christmas. Even though "Mr. De
pression" will ride along in the
sleigh, I am sure that the old spirit
will prevail this 25th as it always has
in the past. . . All of our stores are
pcau'iyully decorated, but the one
that make me take the Christmas
fpirit and causes me to see if I have
a "thin coin" is Mrs. Allen's cake . . .
that one with the thick chocolate . 1
that 13 my idea of decoration . , . .'
nothing wasted . . it can be eaten
after Christmas like colored eggs af
ter Easter. . .
The most enjoyment I've had in my
many days' was- at the Furman Glee
uiud concert . , all was excellent
we are fortunate in obtaining such
entertainment . . , why, or why
couldn't we have had the orchestra
IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?
Some years ago a little New Yorn girl wrote the edi
tor of the Xew York Sun asking if there wa.- a Sanra
Claus. He replied with an editorial. "Is There A Santa
Claus?" which has become a clas-ic:
"Virginia, your little friend? aie wrong. They have
been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They
think that nothing can be wheih is not comprehensible
by their little mind.-. All minds, VIRGINIA, whether
they be men's or children's, are littie. In this great uni
verse of ours man is a mere insect, an ant in his intellect,
as compared with the boundless world about him, as meas
ured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole
truth and knowledge.
Yes. Virginia, there is a SANTA CLAUS. He exists
as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exists,
and you know that they abound and give to your life its
highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the
world if there were no SANTA CLAUS! It would be as
dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no
child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make
tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment,
except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which
childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in SANTA CLAUS! You might as well
not believe in fairies! You might get you papa to hire
men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to
catch SANTA CLAUS, but even if they did not see
SANTA CLAUS coming down, what would that prove?
Nobody sees SANTA CLAUS, but that is no sign that
there is no SANTA CLAUS. The most real things in
the world are those that neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course
not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen
.and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what
makes the noNe in.-ide, but there is a veil covering the
:n-een world which j not the strongest, man, nor even
the united st: ?ngth of all the strongest men that ever
lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love
romance can push aside that curtain and view and pic
ture the supernatural beauty and glory beyond. Is it all
real? Ah. Virginia, in all this world there is nothing
else real and abiding,
"No SANTA CLAUS ? Thank God ! he lives, and he
lives forever. A thousand years from now. Virginia, nay
ten times ten thousand years from now. he will continue
to make glad the heart of childhood."
III!
play for a dance? , . . I would like
to hear the same program again to.
night ,.. . and I'm still trying to
think who that brunette was that sat
two rows behind me . . . how tiisa
greeble it is to know some one but
be unable to recall who it is and when
and where you met them. . .
As I read: "Within the last twelve
months the Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners in one North
taronna county nas inaugurated a
system which added 4 000 new tax
payers and $5,000,000 in new tax
property to tax books to lighten the
load on thousands already there.". . .
Honor Roll: The twenty-two in the
high school who made 'A's for the
first semester. Jeffrie Freeman, Pearle
Felmet and Margaret Ashton trying
for the debating team at Cullowhee. .
i'aiton. Reeves, and Greenwood play
ing excellent ball at Ashovil!" . .
and one Waynes villo jfir! not . using
ne -ivurq cute last weeK. . . .
The most beautiful word in our
lansuage-cantata .. the' -opposite-cat?.
.-...
I have often noticed that bars used
your farmers to mak- an opening
in their fences are often moved from
place to. place , . . one. tim-; the top
iiai- i.l (day will' find i sel;' 011 the bot
" m ... the same of s.tveiety v . . . .
iamilia- drift from place t) piac? as
Father Tins,, cu'- y?ars ifrcm our1
' -ief r.istt rv. . , ..
Briefs: Wonder what Mr. Robin
Eon's plans are for the future . . .he
and Rev. Wade Johnson are similar
in appearance. . . I believe that
pleasure and success can be obtained
by the same person. . . People should
not destroy magazines, etc . . .they
should be passed on to others who
are not so fortunate. . . Miss Jennie
Towles walks more than any other
woman in the county . . she has some
crockery that has a history since Wil
liam the Conquerer . . and eome N.
C. money dated 1780. . . Which would
a boy appreciate more for a gift, a
knife or testament? . . Prohibition
will be repealed, but it will be a back
ward step in the march of civiliza.
tion. . Some day when we are crowd
ed for land- tobacco growing will be
strictly forbidden and the law will be
easily and rigidly, enforced. . . .
Please send complete information on
how a mountaineer can go north and
return in a few weeks' with a yankee
brogue . . carefully explain ' . how
"never heard tell of" and going a
hunting" is forgotttii. ... Many
people in ou r county h we Walked or
ridden miles for Camel but the name
is not spelled like th's . . some o!
these people don't s; -oke. . . The
theme song of mar i- WaynesviUe
boys should be "Say .It Isn't So." . . .
And remember "friends to have a
Merry Christmas and .v Hannv Xew
Year.
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Keep right on telling the story of Santa Claus to the
children and try to believe in it yourself if you can.
It won't hurt you a little bit. JBut now that you have
forgotten to purchase a present for Uncle George or
Aunt Jane or somebody else, pause and reflect upon
the fact that at this store you can purchase some
thoroughly dependable comfort-giving article that
will make a most acceptable Xmas gift.
Alexander's Drug Store
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