IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
Buy your Garden Club
Cook Book at the Cherokee
Scout Office.
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use in over 3,000 hospitals.
Proven in use by millions.
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functional constipation SENOKOT
Granules are not a harsh irri
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of tne lari
nerves of the large bowel for
comfortable evacuation. Their ac
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rect dose of SENOKOT Granules
at bedtime and *ou may expect
gentle overnight relief Cocou
flavored SENOKOT Granules are
delicious plain, in water, milk cr
sprinkled on cereal or ice cream
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Murphy I C.
Christmas Observance
Was Illegal In Early
American Times
Celebration of Christmas
the most widely observed re
ligious holiday of the modern
world ? was at one time il
legal In early American his
tory.
Colonial New England did
not celebrate Christmas, ac
cording to researchers at
Compton's Pictured En
cyclopedia. because the stern
Puritan colonists believed that
such activities were wholly
pagan and forbade them by law
Christinas came to the
American colonies while it
was the subject of strenuous
controversy in England. En
glish puritans condemned it
as "popish" and the secular
celebration as "wanton Bac
chanalian feast."
Opposition of the English
Puritans to festivals culmin
ated in an act of Parliament
in 1647 which abolished the
observance of Christmas,
Easter and Whitsuntide. This
was echoed in the American
colonies in 1659 when Puri
tans enacted a law in the
general court of Mas
sachusetts to punish those who
"kept Christmas."
The law read "Whosoever
shall be found observing any
such day as Christmas or the
like, either by forebearing of
labor, feasting, or in any other
way ?haU ba subject ?o a
fine of five shillings."
The law was repealed In
1681 but many of the Puritans
were not reconciled to this
action* Secular reveling at
Christmas had often Interfer
ed with religious devotions and
offended the Puritan's moral
sense. This Intensified their
sectarian hostility to the re
ligious observance of Christ
mas ? an attitude they main
tained for the better part of
two centurlea la parts of New
England.
The fun-loving Dutch colon
ists of New Amsterdam, how
ever. celebratedChrlstmas as
their chief holiday. They
brought the old customs from
their homeland,especially the
Christmas stocking and obser
vance of the feast day of St.
Nicholas.
In the Southern colonies,
the planters celebrated the
yulectde with feasting, singing
and dancing. On many planta
tions slaves were given a holi
day as long as the great yule
log burned.
The latter half of the eight
eenth century saw a swing of
attention to the realm of ec
onomics and politics and
religious controversies be
came of less importance. The
fact that English and Hessian
troops celebrated Christmas
during the Revolutionary War
may have added a patriotic
note to the denominational
controversy.
General Washington crossed
the Deleware River n the
night of December 25, 1776
to surprise and defeat the
Hessian troops stationed at
Trenton, N. J. In the opinion
of one writer, Washington's
bold venture succeeded be
cause the Hessians were en
joying their customary
Christmas revels andfailedto
maintain the usual watch and
patrols.
However, denominational
opposition to the ecclesiastic
observance of Christmas con
tinued Into the second half of
the nineteenth century. An
account in the New York Dally
Times for December 26, 1855
read: "The churches of the
Presbyterians, Baptists, and
Methodists were not open on
Dec. 25 except were some
Mission Schools had a cele
bration. They do not accept
the day as a Holy One, but
the Episcopalian, Catholic and
German Churches were all
open. Inside they were decked
with evergreens."
In the twentieth century, all
denominations have embraced
Christmas widely both as a
religious and as a social cele
bration. Today, men, women
and children in every Christ
Ian land crowd into churches
b give their thanks. More than
one fourth of the world's popu
lation about 8-- million people
profess some form of Christ
ian faith.
The splendor and beauty of
Christmas . observances Is
very dlfferentfrom the humble
stable In Bethlehem where
Christ was born; but the mes
sage he brought B the world
Is the same ? "Glory be m
God In the highest; and on
earth peace, good will B
ward men."
Ed Davis, 82,
Of Route 3,
Dies In Hospital
Edgar Earl Davis, 82, of
Rt, 3, Murphy, died Wednesday
morning, Dec. 11, at 1 a.m.
in a local hospital.
He was a member of HI
wassee Baptist Church. His
first wife, Mrs. Mabel Pal
mer, preceded him in death
In January, 1931.
Survivors Include his wid
ow, Mrs. Sally Kate Frlcks
Davis; two daughters, Mrs.
Charles Beavers of Blairs
vllle, Ga.; and Mrs. Alice
Davis of the home; two sons,
Sam L. and John C. Davis,
both of Murphy; two daugh
ters by his first wife, Mrs.
O. J. Peevy, and Mrs. Lee
Thompson of Waldboro, S. C.;
and three sons, Frank D.,
and Robert E? of Canton, N.
C.; and James L. Davis of
Cartersville, Ga.; one bro
ther, Fred Davis; seventeen
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Arrangement, under the
direction of Town son Funeral
Home were Incomplete on
Wednesday.
Cherokee Scout fk Clay County
Progress, Thurs., Dec. 20, 1962
NOTICE
SALE, POSSESSION, AND SHOOTING
OF FIRE CRACKERS
IS A CRIME !
State Law and Ordinances of the Town of Murphy prohibit
the sale, possession, or use of fire crackers.
G.S. 14 410:
"It shall be unlawful for any individual, firm, partner
ship or corporation to manufacture, purchase, sell, deal
in, transport, possess, receive, advertise, use or cause
to be discharged any pyrotechnics of any description
whatsoever within the State of North Carolina.
"Possession of Pyrotechnics (Fire Crackers) by any
person shall be prima facie evidence that such pyro
technics are kept for purchases in violation of this ar
ticle."
Protests from many of the citizens of Murphy have re
sulted in the Board of Commissioners of the Town of
Murphy instructing the Town Policemen to arrest any and
all persons violating the above law.
THE
EMPTY
STOCKING...
THERE'S A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR
"present" missing from your Christmas stocking
this year, but it is not our fault. We tried to put
it there.
More than a year ago we asked permission, as
present laws require, to make a deep reduction
in the prices we charge for hauling grain into
and within the South. These lower prices would
have saved you?the people of the South-some
$37 million in transportation costs this year, and
every future year. This is money that belongs to
you.
Despite this great saving to the families of the
South?to everyone who eats bread, meat, poul
try, eggs-our request to lower freight charges
on grain has yet to be granted. A few selfish in
terests (largely waterway barge operators) who
profit?at your expense-seek to keep railroad
freight rates high. They have done and are doing
everything possible to block us because our lower
prices would reduce their high profits. But we
have a duty to serve you well at the lowest pos
sible cost and we will not shirk that duty. We will
continue our efforts until these rates are put into
effect.
We're not Santa Claus. Our lower prices will
save you money?they will make money for our
railroad, too. In the public interest, it is high time
that we be allowed to stuff your stocking with
these enormous savings in transportation costs?
not just at Christmas time, but the year around!
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
WASHINGTON. DC. SOUfHHN SttVtS THE SOUTH -1JL
ATTEND CHURCH
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UNDAY
Firtt Mothodlat Church
Volloy Rlvur Avunuu
Cloth W. Bon ton, Pattor
Pree Methodist Church
Volley River Avenue
0. K. A. House, Pester
M??*loh Episcopal Church
Poochtraa Street
Hamilton C. Wittor, Pastor
Murphy Presbyterian Church
Valley Rlvar Avanua
Rohurt A. Potter, Pastor
Ufc'V'T
St. Williams Catholic Chapel
Andrews Road
Father Raymond Dehen, Pastor
First Baptist Church
Psachtrsa Strsat
William J. Thompson, Pastor
These Religious Messages Are Published Under The Auspices Of The
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