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THE JOHNSTONIAN - SUN, SKLMA, N. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 SIX WILSON'S MILL NEWS CLUB MEETINGS PERSONALS ENTERTAINMENTS The following were guests of Mr. And Mrs. Paul Jones Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones, Jr., of Smithfield; Mrs. Garland Williams and Miss ' Hachel Jones, of Raleigh; Messers Harry Tabb and Dalton Sharpe, of .Wilmington. Mr,' Douglas Sloan is visiting his iister, Mrs. Ann Betts in Fayetteville. Miss Meta Barnes Uzzle, of Clay ton, spent the week end here. Mr. Dwaght Youngblood, of Wake forest College, is home for the holi day season. Mrs. Harry Wilson went to Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. Howard Mitchiner was called to Atlanta on account of the illness and death of his brother, Mr. Jimmie Mitchiner. Miss Frances Parrish, of Benson, Spent the week end with Mrs. Howard Mitchiner. Mr. and Mra. D. R. Johnson who have been in Newport News for some time have returned to their home here. Those attending the picture show in Smithfield Tuesday evening were: Misses Doris Parrish, Christine Jones and Mr. Willis Creech. Rev. McLeod Bryan filled his reg ular appointment at the Baptist Church Sunday. W M First Aid Room Supplied By Seniors Under the auspices of the senior class and Miss Wilma Williams, of the local school, a first-aid room has been equipped in one of the basement rooms. Cheerful looking drapes hang at the windows; a white bet, comfortable and attractive in furnishings; a dress er stand with equipment; chairs near by for an attendant make it a place where any teacher or student could be cared for until further medical care could be given. ACORNS" By MRS. CARL K. PARRISH "THE TIME DRAWS NEAR" The language in which the Nativity Is told in Luke is lyrical. With a story to tell such as the words convey, the words had to be great words, poetic and musical. For centuries fear and awe had trriDDed the heart of men. No wonder the shepherds are quoted as being afraid. How soothing the angel's words, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people." Men sine when they are happy, Soncr is an instinctive expression of joy. Tidings of joy! "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased!" Villages will be full of Christmas carols; cities will be filled with pro fessional choirs joining: in some dra msitic nerfnrmance to Droclaim the good tidings of great joy. Yes, the time draws near to sing nhnnt ;-t.Vift Kinir of men's hearts, to proclaim the good news as was told Ion asro to lowly men to shepherds near Bethlehem. And today it is the men who walk in humble ways that make and hold the glory of a con ouerine church. Christmas has always had a charm upon all who live in . Christendom, Christmas is not a day or a season it is a spirit. Under the influence of that spirit, humanity seems to give up old grudges, discard petty criti cisms. throw aside envying and re. venge. Rather one accepts his fellows as they are; namely, in the brother hood of affection and faith. Did you know that on the Christ mas of 1915 the English and German trenches were close enough together in some sections that the English soldiers could hear the German s diers singing Christmas carols ? Of course the language was different but the tunes were the same. They all joined in. The fighting ceased. The routine of battle was broken Christ mas had sway. Families observe Christmas in various ways. Some have the family Christmas tree; some follow the cus torn of reading Dickens' Christmas Carol aloud each year; others read various good Christmas stories and poems, and sing Christmas carols, One family has a custom of expecting each member of the family to do something original for Christmas day. A short service of worship at the Christmas dinner would be most impressive. How will you observe Christmas? The time draws near. CARTER'S GHAPEL CLUB MEETINGS PERSONALS ENTERTAINMENTS Miss Esther Thome is spending a few days with her. sister, Mrs. T. W. Carner, of Norfolk, Va. Miss Clarie Parnell of Durham Bpent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parnell. Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Thomas of near Micro also Visited them Sunday. Guests of Mrs. Hillard Flowers dur ing the week end were Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Barnes and son of Wilson County, and Mrs. Bob Hudgins and daughter, Ethel of Durham. Jodie Woodruff and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Polie Poole of Selma, Sunday. Miss Vara Carter is spending this Week with her jister Mrs. Max , Rhodes of Bailey. '' Floyd Woodruff spent the week end Vith Mr .and Mrs. Ernest Bass of Piney Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Sullivan and son, Charles Hugh, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Carner of Norfolk, Va. Miss Hazel Thome of Raleigh spent the week end with Martin Thome and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richardson at tended preaching at Pleasant Plains and Live Oak Sunday. Master Eugene Sutton is ill with the flu. : Y C C Birth Announcements Bom to Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Carner of Norfolk, Va., a daughter, Patricia Ann, on November 23. 1942. Mrs. Carner was formerly . Miss Mildred Thome of this community. Bom to Mr .and Mrs. Clarence Godwin of Selma, Route 2, a daugh ter, on December 12, 1942. Mrs. God win was formerly Miss Ethel Wheeler Of Micro. CC Small Parachute Found Huron Corbett spied somthing in a tree in th woods back of his home, so he cut the tree and found it to be a small parachute. It had written on it, property of United States Army. -CC- Christmas Tree There will be a Christmas tree and program at Carter's Chapel on Thursday night, Dec. 24. You are welcome to come and be with us. HOW I MADE TIME FLY I thought Christmas would never come The days stretched out so long. I fretted morning, noon and night, Till Mother said, "You're wrong. You've heard that pots will never boil When watched and watched each minute Get busy now for someone else Each day has pleasure in it." And so I did, I sewed for Sue A doll coat and ahat, I helped Grandmother dye some cloth To weave into a mat. I ran long errands, made a cake Oh, it was fun to do it, And do you know, Christmas was here . Almost before I knew it. Dorothy Lehman Sumerau A pound of scrap will stop a Jap. Letter From Soldier In Foreign Service Miss Blanche Mitchiner of Selma, is in receipt of a letter from her nephew, First Lieuten ant George W. isetheii, wnose home is in Wilmington, N. C, but who is now m Foreign Ser vice somewhere in Africa. The letter was directed to his home folks in Wilmington, who fur nished Miss Mitchiner with a copy, which reads as follows: Dear Folks: First of all, let me set ail your fears at ease. I'm well, and in excel lent spirits. I have an enormous shop building for the company. It is a brick build ing with concrete floors. I'm living in a brick barracks with running water and showers. There are two of us in the room. Our base work is most in teresting. We have an awful lot of work to do and we can handle the job. We don't see any of the action but we do see the results thereof. All out work is on damaged equipment. I haven't been into Cairo yet but I understand it is a most interesting city. '., The packages haven't arrived yet but we expect them any day. I am looking forward to them very eager ly. War is Hell, but right now our part of it is most interesting and en joyable. I have 110-V current in my room, so one of those small radios certainly would come in handy. There are plen ty of stations around here to listen to, although the music is about all I can enjoy. Some news is in English plus the propaganda from Italey and Germany. Now to answer some questions: the stuff I arranged to send home should be there by now, if not, write to 1st Lt. Sidney T. Keel, Base Shop.A.P.G., Maryland, and he can tell you what happened to it. My radio, guns and a lot of other stuff were to be shipped by the Quarter-master there. Next the insurance was to be taken from Louise E. Woodbury. I wrote him about it but didn't hear" a thing. Check up for me. I'm smoking a pipe altogether now, as American cigarettes . are almost legal tender , here. The natives will work all day for one cigarette. They are a funny lot, almost like a bunch of children in some ways, and like an imals in others. It looks like we will be here for quite a while, so I'm bed, ding down for a stay. When we reach a slack period, I will be able "to" do a little shopping and sight-seeing. I'm going to get everyone a gift.' It will be small. My room-mate here is in the signal corps, so after he gets his sta tion operating,.!! try to broadcast home. '" ' " , -, My company is still doing the best job in the battalion. I hope we will continue. I'm plenty proud of the out fit. We 11 work together to get the job done. The captured foreign equip ment we work on is very interesting. The Germans are a very ingenious people, mechanically. The stuff they use is remarkable. ine umcers' 14ud here is opening tonight and we're having a dance with the nurses on the Post. All this is seemingly out of place but we're so far behind the front that life is very peaceful. We work all day, play some and sleep at night. Luther Cartwright was killed the day before I left Aberdeen and I was unable to get to the funeral. He was home for the week-end, had just an nounced his engagement and wassa Captain. He was killed when his plane stalled just after his take-off. His family and friends were all there. It was a sad affair for all. I hope our boys at home in the Air Corps get. there alive.' .Tanks and planes are MONEY IN POULTRY ! What You Spend For Feed For Your Chickens Will Come Come Back To You With A Nice Profit On Your Investment. Girls, when they went out to swim, Once dressed like Mother Hubbard; Now they have a bolder whim; They dress more like her cupboard. 100 lb. BAG LAYING MASH ......... .... $3.25 100 lb. BAG GROWING MASH 100 lb. 100 lb. BAG STARTING and GROWING MASH.... BAG SCRATCH FEED . ........................... 100 lb. BAG BABY SCRATCH FEED ... .. 25 lb. BAG LAYING MASH ..... 25 lb. BAG GROWING MASH ... 3.50 3.50 2.75 2.95 .95 1,00 1.00 .75 .80 I 25 lb. BAG STARTING and GROWING MASH .... 25 lb. BAG SCRATCH FEED . 25 lb. BAG BABY SCRATCH We carry a complete line of all sizes and kinds of Chicken Feeds. See us before you buy again. "Make Our Store Your Store" Henry & Nordan . 4 SELMA, N. C We will dose Christmas Day and the day following. taking a big toll. If you don't recognize this paper, by the time it gets to you, it will have traveled around the world. This par ticular sheet has been across in your letter, Mother, and now it goes back in mine. We work six and a half days each week here and have a world of work to do, so I hope all the family undeiv stands why I write these long letters, when I can, to everyone. I try to answer all your questions and when I finally do, youH have more, I imagine. Anyway, shoot them to me and I'll answer what I can. If I get into Town, I'll send a cable to all. We get twenty-four service when it is not used for the military. , The desent is a surprisingly nice place; dry, dusty, cool and very in teresting to one who has not traveled much. The Camels roam around, wild You can get within a few feet of them before they run. Pop, this sheet came over in one of your letters. I took the Company out on a march the other day before we started working and we almost caught a camel. ; I am enclosing a couple of coins. The small ones are known as "Tiekies", and equal five cents. They are used in South Africa for fare on buses and phone calls, similar to our nickel. The larger one, is a "Piastre", equal to about four cents. I thought they might be interesting to you. South Africa was a most enjoyable place and very interesting. I wouldn't mind living there at all. It is most broadening to see how the rest of the world lives. .-- . I'm going to get a small camera and take a few pictures to show you after this is all over. The architecture here is beautiful. I can't describe it, but the people here are away ahead of us in modernistic design. Of course their building materials aren't as good as ours, but they certainly cre ate some beautiful buildines. And yet, I haven't seen any of those mys terious Eastern women of the Lamar typs, but I'm looking. Well, I've run out of paper and words. juove, uwnuik . ' (The above letter is dated Novem ber 21, 1942; postmarked November 23, 1942, and received on December 2, 1942). :.:. ' SAVE TrmmiEiE mMm A GOOD INVESTMENT The price Of a Vacu-Matic is only $4.00, and that will soon come back to you in the amount of gasoline saved, so you see it is a good investment from a monetary stand point, besides giving you more mileage for driving. -j Buy a Vacu-matic and place it on your car and you will still be able to do as much driving on 3 gallons of gas as you formerly did with 4 gallons. And VY- You will Save Money by using less gas. You will save yourself from worrying about whether your weekly al lowance of gasoline is going to hold out. Start Saving With a Vacu-Matic On Your Car New supply just received and are on display at the Office of The Johnstonian-Sun in Selma. E. W. WOMACK, jSales Representative. Johnstonian-Sun Headquarters For Vacu-Matics - To BringYour Hogs and Cattle to For Top Market Prices BUYING HOURS AS FOLLOWS: -Mondays through Fridays 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. Saturdays 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. Carolina Packers, Inc. Smithfield, N. 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