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y'ifr 1 ; iTIURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1940 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER WlsUng All A Very varw J A ' if, HI 'If t 4 1 The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 187 Waynesville, North Carolina Th County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS ..... ..-. Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year. In Havwuwi ("Vuintv Six Months, In Haywood County .1.50 76c 2.00 One Year, Outside Haywood County , ' , All bubscriptiong Payable In Advance Xnterad at the poet office at WayneerOle, V. 0., ae Bemad Olaae Mall Matter, aa provided under the Act of Man I, 187S, November to, 11)14. Obituary noticea, reaolutiona of reapeot, oarda oi and all noticea of entertainment lor profit, will be tor at the rate of one cent per word. thanks, charged Honh Carnlinn i 'MISS ASSOCIATION! NATIONAL 6DITORIAL- LWJlS$OCIATION f 311 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1941 Others- Clark Gable and Miss Carole Lombard, who are, as you know, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Gable in private life, send Christmas cards to their friends this year which are to be regarded as Christmas presents. These cards read: "We wish and send you the Merriest Christmas and the Happiest New Year possible. "This year your present has been sent to the needy, and we hope that you will join with us in helping those less fortu nate than we are. "CAROLE AND CLARK GABLE." Miss Mary Pickford writes to (her friends the following lovely letter: "This year instead of sending Christ mas presents to my friends, I am giving to those less fortunate in' worldly goods. It seems to me, with so much misery and suffering in the world, it is what we all should do. "For your gift I am sending checks to five people in pictures who are finding the going difficult. They will not know whom the checks are from, as they will he cashier's checks, but I am asking each one to write a note of acknowledgement and send it to the bank. I will forward these notes to you, and I am sure the knowledge that Christmas Day has been made a little bit happier for these deserv ing people will give you more pleasure than any gift I could find for you. "I am writing you in advance, hoping that if you are contemplating sending me anything you will instead direct it to some poor family or worthy charity. "My love and Christmas thoughts will be with you. As ever, "Faithfully yours, "MARY." Here in Waynesville, a group of young girls, about 14 and 15 years of age, for weeks had made preparations for a Christmas party. As soon as The Mountaineer published a list of 40 needy families, the girls of their own accord got together and decided to take their "party money" and cheer a family. Their request for a family was the first this news paper received. That is the true Christmas spirit. Perhaps we are reverting to the original idea of Christmas the Christ idea to give to people who need gifts rather than to those who do not need them. It it not related of Jesus? "And, behold, one came and said unto Him: Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Jesus said unto him, if thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven." Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ. We are not very sure about the exact date. But we are exceedingly sure about the spirit of the festival. The reason we celebrate Christ's birthday is because we are His followers or strive to be because we believe in His teachings because we make these teachings our relig ion and acknowldge Him as our Lord and Master. Then let us try to follow in His footsteps, and express in our lives the spirit of His doctrines. Our first duty and pleasure should be to give to the poor and to give quietly and help fully. There we have the Biblical injunction: "When thou doest thine alms, do not sound trumpet before thee, as the hyprocrites do, at they may have glory of men. But let not thy left hand know what thy t hand doeth." next 'pleasure should be to give to the children. Christmas should be a day of delight for them. That is in accord with the spirit of Christ's teaching, for he said: "Whoso shall receive one such little child in My name receiveth Me." . But let us notmereIy give to our own chil dren, but to those children who lack the things which our own children have in abundance the comforts and the joys which are neces sary to children's health and happiness. "Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say unto you, that in Heaven ' their angels do always behold the face of my Father." And when you have taken care of the needy and the children, then give freely of what you have left to those who will be spiritually and physically benefited by the gifts. And you, the giver, will be most benefited of all by the giving. In preaching to His disciples, Jesus said: "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you ' again.":'''."' . This is the Christmas season. That is the Christmas spirit. Give generously, give helpfully, give lovingly.-.'. Do not give coldly as an obligation. Do not give as a formality as an empty custom to those who do not need gifts. To them a Christmas card with an expres sion of good will is sufficient. It is the remembrance which counts the kindly thought the pleasant word. "It is not the weight Of jewel or plate, Or the fondle of silk or fur; Tis the spirit in which The gift is rich, As the gifts of the wise ones were, And we are not told Whose gift was gold, Or whose was the gift of myrrh.'' Give in honor of our dear Lord's natal day. Give in the spirit of His teaching. Give to do good. Give io promote happiness. Give to spread comfort and contentment. Give to establish an era of love and good will and peace on earth not only towards men but among men. This is a fateful Christmas. America holds in its strong and helpf ui hands much of the welfare of the peoples of the world. That welfare can only be established by gentleness and generosity, by liberality of thought as well as of deed. The spirit of Christ should be the spirit of 'America.. Give that others may live. Give to make life worth living. And remember the old Sanscrit proverb, when death softly closes your eyes, "All you can hold in your cold, dead hand Is what you have given away." For A Safe Christmas Here are a few don'ts" for a safe and Merry Christmas recommended by safety authorities: Don't give small children toys involving alcohol, kerosene or Igasoline engines. They may tip over and set the house on fire. Don't permit small children to run electri cal toys without the supervision of an adult. Don't wear inflamable costumes, especially ianta oiaus beards, without fireproofing them.. Don't use inflamable ornaments and ever green decorations together Don't use candles or lieht extra fires, with out being extremely careful, especially with canaies. : LVmt permit small children tn us tov movie projectors without using safety film wnicn burns slowly. Favorable Fractions We have been warned of many things that our country is not, but we must not overlook a few of the fractions that our countnr Is. With our present knowledge of what we have 1 1 .a m tnis nation, few of us would exchange our birthright. America has, through the past, by means of utilizing her resources and tnrougn the force of private enterprise, has accomplished her standing in th following America, with only l-15th of the world's popu lation, nas 5-4 of the world's autos ; 1-2 of the world's telephones; 1-2 of the world's radios; 1-3 of the world's railroads ; 2-3 of the world's banking resources; 1-5 of the world's sugar; 1-2 of the world's silk; 1-2 of the world's rub ber and 3-5 of the world's petroleum. The Reidsvffle Review. r More than 225,000 children under 15 years of age were injured in traffic accidents last year. . . .... . ; .. ... I m M I 1 w -JaBanw . K A i y id i i -mm nqi From The Folks On THE MOUNTAINEER v Vs r MARION T. BRIDGES Co-Publisher ' BOBBY COLKTTT Carrier Boy ea Ja. tti S tm aw ia" t if ' ; ' ' '.' :. ,: HARRY MIDDLETON Carrier Boy BILL RAY Carrier Boy latfie sceuggs Carrw fro V4S man OTIS BOLIN Carrier Boy 9 f r 4! 35
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