E] THE ERWIN CHATTER
HHiiHIl Vol. 111, No. 12
Easter Is a Time of Beginning
Again — for Joy
by Frances M. Cagney
Once again we stand in the pro
tective shadow of the Cross, await
ing the dawn of Easter. To the
Christian world, now even more
than ever before, anxiously seek
ing the path of permanent peace
and brotherhood, Easter is a day
of hope and spiritual restoration.
"I am the Resurrection and the
Life: he *hat believeth in Me,
though he were dead, yet shall he
live: and whosoever liveth and be
lieveth in Me shall never die."
These words represent the religious
significance of Easter. Down
through the centuries they have in
spired men to live justly and to die
bravely, secure in the belief that
death is but a prelude to ever
lasting life. Yet, long before the
birth of Christianity, man looked to
his pagan gods for the secret of
life and immortality. Evidence of
his ancient beliefs can still be found
in our modern observance of
Easter.
The word "Easter" is derived
from Eastre, Anglo-Saxon goddess
of Spring, and many of our Easter
customs originated in the festivals
held in her honor. Since Spring
was the start of the solar year,
when the earth itself stirred into
blossom and all things were re
newed, it was fitting that old gar
ments should be discarded in favor
of new, that the hearth fires should
be newly lighted, and that life
should have a new beginning. Sym
bolic of this beginning was the
egg, long considered by the ancients
to hold the secret of life. These
were exchanged as a mark of
friendship and a token of good
wishes for the coming year. In
time, it became the practice to
color them, imitating the brilliant
hues of Spring flowers. Today,
colored eggs remain a bright part
of our Easter pageant.
The adoption of the rabbit as a
symbol of Easter seems to be based
on a rather whimsical legend, prob
ably of Teutonic origin, that rab
bits lay eggs on Easter eve. To
the children of today, the rabbit is
a kind of animal Santa Claus, who
brings them baskets of candied
eggs and other goodies to be found
on Easter morning.
The idea of Easter fashions ap
pears to have had its beginning in
the fourth century under the
of the Roman emporer, Constantine
the Great. Extremely fond of dis
play and gaudy ostentation, his de-
crees gave to the Easter observance
much of its regal pomp and cere
-4 mony. The richness and elegance
of his personal Easter attire, de
signed to impress his subjects, only
inspired them to follow his ex
ample. Although they could not
hope to equal the grandeur of their
emperor, it became an established
practice to wear one's very best on
Easter Sunday, and this custom
survives in the colorful Easter Pa
rade of today.
From this brief outline it can be
seen that Easter is both a religious
holiday and a Spring festival. As
such it carries a message of prom
ise to all mankind. It is a time
of beginning again, a time when
all things are renewed, when hope
stirs in a blade of grass or a bud
ding tree. It is a time when man's
faith is reborn and be looks be
yond th'j Easter sunrise into a new
and better day.
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Wornang' Club Holds
White Elephant Sale
A white elephant sale was a high
light in the March meeting of the
Woman's Club held in the Ladies
Parlor of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. C. L. Isley and Mrs. J. E.
McNeeley revealed unsuspected tal
ents as auctioneers and gleaned
twelves dollars from the members
in their sales for the treasury of the
club.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mrs. M. A. Carpenter and Mrs. L.
J. Davis.
After the customary ritual and
business, Mrs. Isley, chairman of
the ways and means committee an
nounced that the Kidnap Breakfast
and the Silver Tea postposed from
February would both be held in
the near future.
The topic "Home Beautifieatioii"
was the program theme for the
garden division of the home de
partment of the club. Mrs. W. P.
Price read Tennyson's poem,
"Early Spring." Mrs. J. L. James
read a pamphlet especially pre
pared for Club members on flower
gardening. A poem, "Your Seed
Blow Into My Garden," closed that
part of the program.
A contest on trees was conducted
with Mrs. A. T. Lewis winning.
Mrs. McNeely then sang "Trees"
accompanied by Miss Mariola Craw-
Mrs. M. A. Carpenter, Mrs L. J.
ford.
Members have announced their
plans for spring planting and
named varieties of flowers avail
able for exchanges.
The elub welcomed Mrs. M. C.
Wilds as a new member. lee box
cake topped with whipped cream
and coffee was served by the host
esses of the 17 members and one
visitor.
Those present were Mrs. M. M.
Calhoun, Mrs. I. H. Huske, Mrs.
M. H. Hoyle, Mrs. R. D. Jenkins,
Mrs. E. C. Tatum, Mrs. C. W.
Shepherd, Mrs. H. V. Royster, Mrs.
W. P. Price, Mrs. J. L. James, Mrs.
A. T. Lewis, Mrs. C. L. Islev, Mrs.
Davis and Misses Awa Clayton,
J. E. McNeely, Mrs. M. C. Wilds ;
Eula Reavis and Mariola Crawford.
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BOYS' AND GIKLS BASKETBALL TEAMS ABE VICT
Members of the boys' squad are left to right, front row —J
son, Bob Jordan and J. W. McClannon; Second row—Davit
Miller. Girls' basketball team pictured left to right, Barbai
leen Crotts, Betty Sue Webb and Doris McClamrock; second
and Allie Canupp.
COOLEEMEE, N. C., MARCH, 1948
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CHS Boys and Girls Take Top
Honors In Davie
Cooleemee High School made a
clean sweep of the Davie County
Tournament Saturday, February 28,
by winning two games from Ad
vance and two games from Farm
ington.
The Cooleemee "B" girls started
the ball rolling by taking the first
game from Advance with a close
score of 31-27. Next, the Coolee
mee "B" boys took the title from
Farmington by the score of 35-19.
Then came the varsity contests.
The Cooleemee varsity girls, by
playing the best ball of the season,
defeated the strong Advance team
with a final score of 43-39. The
varsity boys clinched the tourna
ment by taking the final game from
Farmington with the score of 44-
33.
High individual scoring was the
order of the night. Margaret Dan-
iels topped everything in sight with
a 36-point barrage, while Davis
bucketed 23 for Advance. Mc-
Clannon who was high scorer for
the varsity boys chalked up 26-
points.
AN EASTEK THOUGHT
by Albert Thompson
"Why seek ye the living among
the dead."
On this Easter season let's com
memorate it by seeking for and
doing those things that will help
us live an abundant life, thus
proving that we believe in a living
Lord. We can get spiritual help
and inspiration by going to church.
Let all of us attend a church of
our choice.
ItS IN DAVIE COUNTY CAGE TOURNAMENT—
e Cuthrell, Louie Beck, Honny Foster, Hayden Ben-
Page, Bud MeOlamrock, Bithard Beck and Sonny
I Jean Spiilman, Peggy Daniels, Jean Wagner, Kfttb
row—Mabel Angell, Janet Tatum, Margaret Daniels
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Cooleemee Music
Club Studies
Modern Opera
"A Modern Galaxy" was the title
of the chapter from the study book
whieh et the theme for the study of
modern opera whieh was the topic
of the program for the February
meeting of the Cooleemse Club. The
meeting opened with the singing of
the Federation Hymn and the Pray
er of Petition. During the busi
ness meeting presided overy by the
president Mrs. J. L. James, a letter
of thanks from the veterans hos
pital which received the shipment
of records from this club, was read.
Miss Mary Lee McMahan gave
an interesting and informative re
view of the chapter from the study
book. A piano solo —Sonata Opus
10 No. 1 by Beethoven played by
David Milholen and a vocal solo,
"Were My Song With Wings Pro
vided," sung by Peggy Brinegar,
accompanied by Margaret Kirk.
And a piano solo march from "Of
the Three Oranges" by Piokofieff,
played by Maragaret Kirk made up
the enjoyable program planned by
Miss Kirk.
Attractive and delicious refresh
ments using the theme of George
Washington's birthday were served
by the Rev. and Mrs. W. A.. Jenk
the meeting in the Ladies Parlor
ins who were host and hostess to
in the Mthodist Church.
Glee Club Participates
in District Contest
The Cooleemee Glee Club entered
the District Music Contest in
Winston-Balem, Friday, March 12.
The purpose of the contest is for
comparison of the local school chor
uses with other schools in the dis
trict having the same rating. Coo
leemee entered the Class C compe
tition as the High School falls in
that enrollement class. Last year's
entry received a rating of very
good.
The P.T.A. made it possible for
them to enter this recital.
Senior Class Play is
Rollicking Comedy
A three-act comedy, "Sis Perk
ins," was presented by the Senior
Class of the High School on Satur
day evening, March 13.
Starring in the play was Kath
leen Crotts in the tile role of Sis.
Ann Ridenhour played Mrs. Chand
ler; Billie Jean Josey took part as
Marcia Chandler; Peggy Daniel as
Lydia LaSalle; Mabel Angel as El
vira Sniffkins; and Jean Eason as
Violet Astor.
J. N. Tutterow played the male
lead as Baldwin Chandler. Carl
Chappell played Carter, the butler;
Henry Shof the part of Count Gas
ton de Long; and Bill Shoaf was
Jay Shuyler.
Ceremony Launches .
New Baptist Building
The contract for the new Bap
tist Church here was signed by the
trustees this month and likewise by
the contractor. The work on the
new building is expected to begin
soon. Trustees are E. C. Tatum,
chairman, Miss Kathryn Barnes, J.
L. James, W. H. Spillman and J.
F. Davis.
A ground-breaking ceremony,
planned earlier, took place on
March 14. This will be a significant
date for it was a year ago that the
Church burned to the ground. Spe
cial music for this oecaasion waa
provided by demonstration of a
new tower music system. Bells and
chimes were simulated so that one
heard the muaie as if played on
large earillonic bells. *
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