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"Joe Carter" Concludes Week
of Services at Presbyter- ;
ian Church
FORMER ELkIN CITIZEN
A meeting of more than ordi
nary interest has just been held
in the Elkln Presbyterian church.
A former citizen of the commun
ity, much loved by all and famil
iarly known to his many friends
simply as "Joe Carter," was the
minister.
A dozen years ago he lived in
the town as a lawyer, later as edit
or of the local paper, and always
as a friend of everybody, a food
checker player and a player In
the game of life. Finally when he
could no longer resist Ood's call
to direct service, he studied for
the ministry, and at the earnest
invitation of the congregation was
ordained and installed as pastor of
the Presbyterian church in Elkin.
Altho he only served as pastor
here for three ,years, the people
continued their warm affection
for him. Therefore as soon as the
new house of worship of the
church was completed this past
summer, the congregation at once
sought to persuade Mr. Carter to
come for a visit and to conduct a
meeting. But as he is now pastor
of a large and growing church in
South Carolina, and constantly in
demand as a popular speaker
through the days of the week, his
time was so fully dated up that
he gave very little hope of being
able to find time open for such a
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visit, much as he wished to come.
Steady and pressing invitations
however finally bore fruit, and he
was able to offer the rather un
propltious time of early Decem
ber. Happy to have him at all
however, this offer was promptly
accepted.
With the date, Mr. Carter ar
rived, though obliged to suffer
hardships of stormy travel to keep
his promise. His friends deeply ap
preciated his coming in the face
of many difficulties, and rallied
around him loyally. During the six
days of the meeting the little
church was frequently crowded to
the limit, despite freezing weather
and the pressure of business at
this year-end season. Morning and
evening every day earnest and
reverent attention was given to
the messages, and truly this was
well deserved. For every message
was thoroughly based on the
Scriptures, deeply spiritual, and
clothed in language of unusual
beauty and logical force. The en
tire community as well as from
miles away came together in fine
friendliness, and all who came
were blessed. The small church
feels greatly strengthened already,
and has definite expectations of
growth in membership and spirit
ual progress.
MISS LAURA MASTEN
INJURED IN FALL
Miss Laura Masten is in Hugh
Chatham Memorial hospital, suf
fering from a broken ankle su
stained in a fall early Saturday
morning at her home on East
Main Street. Miss Masten slip
ped on the icy ground and as a
result broke one bone in her left
ankle and dislocated the other
ne. She is resting as comfort
ably as could be expected.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
HOLIDAY PROGRAM
PLANNED BY CLUB
State Home Demonstration
Agent Suggests Plans for
Christmas Fun
SOMETHING FOR OTHERS
"Christmas is a season when
we should make every effort to
bring Joy to the community in
which we live," said Ruth Current;,
state home demonstration agent
at State College.
"As we make our plans, we
should look out for the children,
the young folks, and the older
ones as well. And remember we
often get more real pleasure out
of preparing for Christmas than
we do out of celebrating the day
itself."
In urging all home demonstra
tion clubs over the State to hold
Christmas programs, Miss Current
;uggested that several evenings of
3ntertainment will not be too
many. t
Christmas entertainments may
be held on different nights, with
a separate night for the Christ
mas tree exercises.
People living in the country can
get together a chorus of singers,
or perhaps a quartette, and on
Christmas eve or Christmas night
they can go from home to home,
3inging carols at each stop.
In towns, singers can arrange
to go around, pausing to sing in
front of each house where a light
ed candle is twinkling through a
window. Arrangements can be
made for families who wish to
hear the carols to place the can-
dies where they will be seen from
the street."
On Christmas day, why not
have the young folks take a few
"made-up" baskets to needy fam
ilies, or families where sickness
has interfered with Christmas
preparations Miss Current asked.
Or maybe there is some old cou
ple that would like to be taken
for a ride through the country, or
to visit some old friends, she con
tinued. There are so many things
to do, if one stops to look around
for them.
MOUNTAIN PARK IS TO
GIVE PLAY SATURDAY
On Saturday, December 18, at
7:30 P.M., members of the stud
ent body of Mountain Park high
school will present a play,
"Romance in a Boarding House",
in the school auditorium.
The play, a four act comedy
drama, promises to be thoroughly
enjoyable and amusing. The set
ting is in a boarding house in a
small town, with the Smith fam
ily, their boarders, and guests
providing many interesting and
amusing situations.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. A small admission fee
will be charged the proceeds to be
used for the benefit of the school.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE
TO FEATURE SERVICE
The singing of old Christmas
carols by both the adult and jun
ior choirs will feature the service
at the First Baptist church Sun
day at the evening hour of wor
ship at 7:30. The songs will be in
terspersed with readings by Miss
Blanche Dixon.
The following Wednesday eve
ning a pageant, "Christmas for
Christ" will be presented by the
Sunday school. This program will
also be at 7:30.
A cordial invitation is extended
by the church to everyone desir
ing to attend.
SLEET GIVES AUTOS
FIT HERE TUESDAY
Numerous minor auto mishaps
took place here, but no major ac
cidents were reported as the re
sult of sleet glazed streets which
greeted Elkin and this section as
well as other parts of the state
early Tuesday morning.
Many motorists left their cars
at home when they learned the
condition of the streets, but oth
ers ventured out , only to find
themselves helpless in a majority
of cases. Over 50 cars were strand
ed on Elk Spur street where it
parallels Big Elkin creek, due to
the ice.
Accidents amounted in the most
cases to dented fenders and scar
red paint as a result of the sleet.
RONDA CAGE TEAMS
DEFEAT UNION GROVE
Ronda Hi girls won their seven
th consecutive game Tuesday
evening by defeating Union
Grove 47 to 32 in an exciting cage
game.
Crater led the attack for Ronda
while Tutterson was outstanding
for Union Qrove.
The Ronda boys, having lost
only tp Elkin and once to Union
Grove earlier in the season, came
back strong in a final period bat
tle to nose out a 21 to 17 victory
over Union Grove. G. Pardue led
the scoring for Ronda while J.
White proved the .big star for
Union Grove.
No need to look further, we have all the answers for "Him"
and "Her" right here. Come in today and visit our Gift
Department. You're bound to find the gift you want.
Bath Powder—Compacts—Perfume
PERFUME Atomizers Bill Folds
SETS Ladies' Week-End Bags
Yardlev's Men ' B Gkdstone
Evening In Paris Schick E,ectric Razors
Dorothy Perkins Remington Pdrtable Typewriters
Houbigant's Pipes, Cigarettes, Cigars, Candy
' Christmas Cards
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LAYING FLOCKS
NEED SUNSHINE
Must Be Protected From
Drafts and Cold, Poultry
Expert Points Out
GREEN FEED IS GOOD
In winter, laying flocks need all
the sunshine they can get, said
C. P. Parrish, extension poultry
specialist at State College.
Flocks must be protected from
drafts and extreme cold, of course,
but when they don't get into the
sunshine, eggs laid during the
winter are less likely to hatch out
healthy chicks.
On mild days, the birds should
be given a chance to soak up all
the sunshine available, he contin
ued.
When green feed is to be had, it
should be included in the ration to
provide minerals and vitamins.
If succulent green feed is not
available, a. good grade of alfalfa
leaf meal or alfalfa hay and milk
products shdiild be added to the
ration.
A winter 1 ration for confined
breeding flocks should contain at
least five per cent of dried milk
products or its equivalent In semi
solid or liquid form.
Or a meat meal may be sub
stituted for the milk if the meal
contains enough dried whole liver
to make up two per cent or more
of the whole ration.
Parrish said that it has been
estimated that poultrymen and
hatcherymen of the United States
take an annual loss of more than
$14,000,000 from eggs that fail to
hatch.
Proper diet for the birds not
only increases the hatchability of
the eggs laid, but also increases
the health and vigor of chicks that
are hatched.
CONCERN FELT FOR
MEMBER PANAY CREW
Lumberton, Ebc. 13. —Concern
was felt here today over the safe
ty of Earnest Clayton Branch, 29,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Branch, of Lumberton, who was
a member of the crew of the gun
boat Panay, sunk by Japanese in
the Yangtze river.
Branch has served 14 years in
the navy and had been on the
Panay for a number of years. His
parents moved here from Proct
orville last spring.
LIBRARY HOURS
HERE CHANGED
Beginning Friday, December 17,
and continuing until further no
tice, the public library will be
open from one until five o'clock
each afternoon except Sunday. It
is believed that this will be a
more efficient service than the
morning and afternoon hours
heretofore observed.
Two new books, "Marie Antoin
ette," given by Miss Sarah Bap
tiste, and "Invitation to a Waltz"
given' by Mrs. A, O. Bryan, have
recently been received.
All citizens are urged to visit
and inspect the library and are
invited to use its facilities freely.
According to a recent traffic
survey, 18-foot roads are too nar
row for modern traffic, 20-foot
rodas are too narrow for a road
frequented by many wide trucks,
whereas 22-foot roads are quite
adequate for modern mixed traf
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