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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, i9. THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER : : J rage iv , i . x ; : : : I AS HE SEES THE HUMAN SIDE 0' LIFE SEVEN TIMES FOR A WITCH We were sitting by the fire. All at once he turned, put two fingers ud to his lips in a V-shape and squirted tobacco juice between them, the shot landiag directly be neath the fore-stick. Is he going to give the witch sign? I thought; but no, he only scat one time. There's a very few men left in Haywood county who do that any more, perhaps not more than half a dozen. But back in the muBtache- days there was quite a bit of this target-style spitting. Maybe some Beau Brummell would press back his elegant ( ? ) mustache and, with fore and middle fingers spread out, he would take aim at some small insect crawling on the ground and would "turn it's ; heels up" at a distance of several feet. Nicotine, you know, will do the trick. As to the origin of this out dated custom, Mr. Editor, there are two opinions. The sign of the presence of a witch was made by spitting between the two fingers seven times, and it could be a ves tige of this former witch sign. Others think it originated in the mustached-days when some men liked to keep their mustache ele gant and clean. I As to the witches, this county has been rid of 'em long ago; our Xoretathers killed most of 'em be fore the Civil war, and chased and shot at the remaining few so that they left out. My grandfather was a witch doctor, and I think he had several to his credit. Not that he killed them directly, but he pres cribed and made the silver bullets, which was the only kind of bullet that would kill a witch yes, sir ee! I think they learned about the silver bullets after John Wesley's day; it's a pity he didn't know about these wonderful witch extinguishers.' The mountains, cliffs and larger ' ' hills I still recall by name. And little changed the woods and brooks, Where I frolicked as a child; The same pine thickets where I roamed 1 And hunted Indians wild. But 'now so much is changed and new . My heart almost in pain, I said, "How true, how sadly true 'You can't go home again'." '. Except for land marks nature formed The familiar things were gone; Gone now the pond and willow trees, .. The shade trees on the lawn. But most of all my mind would dwell Where stood those cherished wall Home and loved ones, all that's dear, And memory oft recalls. Old homes, old friends of childhood days We should never once disdain: But though we keep these memories fresh, We can't go home again. YOU CANT GO HOME AGAIN" . I walked again an old loot path, My feet had often pressed And I was again a bare-foot boy, At home, contented, blessed. Some things long years ago I knew Remained almost the same; Bethel Baptist Sunday Group To Hold Meeting At Spring Hill Church - The third Sunday school conven tion of the nine Sunday schools in the Bethel group of the county wide organization of the Baptist association, will be held on Sunday afternoon, March 1, at 2:30 o'clock at the Spring Hill Baptist church. AH of the nine Superintendents of Sunday schools in the group, with officers, teachers, pastors and representatives from the nuDila are urged by the county superintend ent, R. E. Sentelle, to attend the meeting and take part on the pro gram. Visitors are also welcomed. Baptist Group Hold Meeting In Hazelwood Seven of the thirteen Sunday schools of the Baptist churches in the Waynesville group attended the meeting held in Hazelwood on Sunday afternoon at the Hazel wood Baptist church. Rev. W. L. Sorrells lead the de votional service, with Frank Un derwood, superintendent of the Sunday school, extending a wel come to the group. Rev. Frank Leatherwood spoke on "Churches and Sunday School Co-operating," and R. E. Sentelle, county superintendent, addressed the group on "Plans and Purposes of the Associational Sunday School Organization." Sunday school reports were made by the following superintendents in the area: Earle Messer, Waynes ville, Frank Underwood, Hazel- wood, Rev. Amos Peak, of Barber- ville, Frank Wood, of Rocky Branch, Mr. Colson, former super intendent of Ratcliffe Cove, Gordon Scruggs, of Allen's Creek, and George Troutman, of Pleasant Balsam, Mrs. Sam Knight discussed "Teacher Training," and Miss Ruth Wright spoke on "Cradle Roll Work,'" Vocal selections were giten by Charles Hyatt, James Brock, Virgil Hoglen and Edward Robinson. , The Parables by the Sea HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON 2-28 "Today we have a new pearl to add to the rosary of . memories: Pearl Harbor." Secretary of Navy Knox. 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Young people's league at 6:30, and evening worship at 7:30. As one of the co-operating min isters in the Forward With Christ program the pastor will use as his subject Sunday, in the morn ing, "The One Unifying Force in the World." In the evening, "I Am The Son of God." This church is making every ef fort to increase its attendance for church school and for both morn ing and evening worship services during the months ahead. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON "Christ Jesus" will be the sub ject of the Lesson-Sermon at the 11 o'clock assembly hour in the Masonic Temple on Sunday morn ing, March 1st The Golden Text will be taken from Phillippians 4 :19, "God shall Supply ill ypur needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Among the citations which com prise the Lesson-Sermon will be the following from the Bible: "When Jesus came in to the coasts of Caesarea Phillippi, he asked his desciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the son of man am 7 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." Matthew 16:13-16. LONG'S CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH Lake Junaluska. Pastor, Miles McLean. Sunday school at 10 :4S with ft H. Terrell. suDerihtendenr. Church service at 12:00 with tfca topic of the sermon being "The Parable of the Talents." Tha an them by the choir will be "God Hath Spoken," by Wilson; and it will be directed by Charles Klopp witn miss Anna Glosser at, the piano. The board of steward will hnM their rearular monthlv mpoHnn. at 3:00 Sunday afternoon. ine League will meet at 7:00 with Miss Virginia McElroy as leader and the topic being "What Christ Means to Our Community." Wednesday evening recreation for young people. Thursday evening choir practice. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Waynesville, every Sunday 11 a. m. Bryson City, every"" 1st Sunday 8 a. m. Franklin, every 2nd and 4th Sunday 8 a. m. Cherokee, every 3rd Sunday 8 a. m. Murphy, every 6th Sunday (CWT) 7 a. m. PRIVATE TO MAJOR The late Edwin Denby, once Secretary of the Navy, joined the Marine Corps in World War I as a 47-year-old private and came out a major. When a Child Needs a Laxative I Your child should like this tasty liquid laxative and you should like the gtntU way Jt usually wakes up youngster's Uky intestines when five by the simple directions. SYRUP OP BLACK-DRAUGHT contains ths same principal ingre dient which has enabled its older brother BLACK-DRAUGHT to gtvo o many users such satisfying re lief for so many years I Perhaps that's why it usually gives a child such refreshing relief whan the familiar symptoms indi cate a laxative is needed. v SYRUP OP BLACK-DRAUGHT cornea in t sixes. The introductory also is 25c; ths economy six is 60c. By NEWMAN CAMPBELL (The International Uniform Lesson on the above topic for March 1 is Matthew 13; Mark 4:1-34; Luke 8:1-18. the Golden Text being John 7 '46, "Never man o spake.) A PARABLE is a story used to illustrate a certain point or moral. It is a story in which the incident - related never happened, yet it might have happened. Thus is a parable distinguished from a fa ble, which is a story told about something which could not have happened. Jesus talked to the multitude in parables, as mothers tell little stories to their children to make certain truths clear to them. In our story today. Jesus sat by the seaside, and when the crowd found him there. He entered a boat, and sitting in the boat, with the Interested multitude on the shore. He talked to them, telling His truths in parables. The first story told by our Lord was about a man who went into his field to sow grain. Some of the seeds, said Jesus, fell by the wayside and fowl? ate them; some fell onto stony places where there was not enough earth for them to grow in, and they died; some fen among weeds and thorns which choked them ; but others fell Into good ground and grew and made a good harvest. The disciples asked Jesus why He talked In parables, and He an swered: "It is given to you to know the mysteries of the king dom of heaven, but to them it is not given." He then explained to them that to some persons the truths He told would be like seeds dropped by the wayside, the evil things of life would catch them up ere they could sprout. To some others the truths could not pros per because there was no soil in the soul to nurture them. When trouble or persecution came,, the truth in their hearts would per ish.' ' Worldllness Choke Truth The 'deceitfulness of riches." the material things of the world, would distract others, these being the weeds that would choke out the truth fn some hearts. But to those who, like the disciples, had pure understanding hearts, the word would multiply and bear fruit "some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." "The kingdom of heaven" is like a grain of mustard seed, said Jesus. It is one of the tiniest of seeds, but becomes a great herb, and later "a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof." The Kingdom of Heaven, was also likened to leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, and the whole was leavened. Anyone who has seen the effect of yeast on a large quantity of bread . mixture, can appreciate this parable. The Kingdom of Heaven is also like a treasure hid in a field, "the which when a man hath found, he hideth and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field." Burying Their Treasures In olden times men who had to leave home hid their treasures in holes in the earth. Sometimes they died while away, and the treasure could not be located. A law was passed that when it was found it should belong to the owner of the land. God s truth is likened to this treasure which when .a man found, he sold everything else he had to buy it. How much more is this truth worth to men than earthly treasure!. A. similar parable U the one about the man who found the pearl of great price, and sold his all to purchase it. The last parable in this 13th chapter of Matthew, tells of the fishers who cast their nets and drew up many fish of all kinds, both good and bad. The sorters on the shore threw away the Inedible varieties and saved the good. "So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from the Just," said Jesus. When Jesus went to his old home and entered into the syna gogue to preach, his old neigh bors heard Him with amazement, saying, "Is not this the carpen ter's sort. . . Whence then hath this man all these things?'' And they were offended with Him. Jesus said, "A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house." and He refrained from doing mir acles in Nazareth because of their lack of faith. Let us look Into our own hearts. Is there within us the soil In which , will grow and blossom truth, righteousness : and love, such as the world needs in its present unhappy state? Can we follow the Master through perse cution and suffering, striving al ways to live for His glory for Truth and Righteousness -v. Manv Farms Dn Countv Lack Home Grown Foof Local Cagers To Play Last Game Of Season Plavine the last game of the basketball season the local eager are scheduled to meet the Canton basketballers on the local court this Friday night. This game is more than just an From the last Federal eJ eomes proof that a lare. iTn .1 TT , o Bitot Vi ra m uaywooa CoilM wiftirmf ttarAortm ma.... . 1 " b ", -", flop, chickens. The 1940 census, l 'that there arm alio . county. " 111 M - - i also I that 321 farms , - "iiiiom i dens, 452 farms did not w cow, 1295 farms had no h, 413 were without a single cku "This is the first war-tim,t of farm people," Dean I. q. ordinary game. ' Aside from the I oi oiaie oouege, declared, 1 iaci mat it is me moi. gauic v - - garden. the season, the locals are out to!"" one cow, and some hoe, , .. .. .. . .1 a I .hi.Vuna Than. 1. 601 avenge tne victory inai tne vanion ,v-.vw. ie an vital team pulled on tnem in tneir last encounter. . Coach Weatherby assures us that the locals will do their best to make it the best game of the sea son.,'-."." Masonic Lodge Officers To Be Hosts Of Banquet The officers of Waynesville Lodge, Number 259, A- F. and A. M., will give a banquet for the members on Friday night, March 6th, at 8 o'clock. The affair will be given in the dining room on the second floor of the Masonic Tem ple, with an interesting program to follow the serving of supper. All members of the lodge are urged to attend. The following make up the com mittee on arrangements. W. A. Abel, W. H. Owen, and J. S. Davis. the health and welfarA . people. Our farm families 3 ... "lcy can euj ., . .. vi ,,uc nation, our allies in th6 fight for W rrt. 1 .1 ii . -"smi jue iitob uj me larm war is the production of iu uliici icaucta oi the V Agricultural Extension Sp;1' eluding Howard Clapp, countyiJ flimnf MV thai- fn. r 1 j ami uii'rg q county generally are deficiei nome proauciion oi such tial food products as ''e-H tables, milk, pork, poultry and Hazelwood P. T. A Group Meets Tuesday The Hazelwnnd Pgm.i m Association will meet at the J i uwunj evening-, March, 3 o'clock. The program will , around the theme of the W All members are urged h AVERTED BLOODSHED -The late Major General Smedley D. 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