By Maud McCurdy Welch
rTTI WAS TRYING to forget it
was Christmas. Last Christmas
^ere had been Jimmy and a ring
on her linger. Then there was a
girl named Ann and everything was
over. Patti had packed up and coma
to this part of the sity to live,
j So there were no holly wreaths
or Christmas trees in Pattl's Pie
and Bake Shop just off one of the
bustling avenues. There was only
Pattl with her brown curls and
mellow brown eyes and the . long
rowti of pics and cakes in the
show-cases.
; Pebple came from all over to buy
Patti' s cakes and ptas and drink
her coffee. There was the little |
old lady who sold magazines on
the corner, who camp in every day.
She was the first to come in on
Christmas Day, and she was lug
ging a big wreath of holly and
mistletoe. "Hang it in the window,
dearie," she said. *
Pattl looked at the wreath and ?
sick pain caught at her heart.
Then there was the telephone
operator who worked in a branch'
exchange* and later the little boy
who always stopped by from school.
Ho had such sad blue eyfes it
made Pattl's heart ache. Pattl
always gavthlm a huge slice of pic
When he saw* the wreath his
e^cs brightened. "Gee, that's
pretty."
and he ate it with relish, but the
sad bewilderment of his eyes ijever
seemed to go away.
When he saw the wreath, his
eyes brightened, -"ftee, t h n V s
pretty. You goin' to have a Christ-.'
mas tree too. Mis' Patti?" i
Pattl Started to say no, but
choked. Instead she askvd^ "Don't
you have a Christmas tree, Tom
my?" ,
He shook his head Patti said, her
voice still choky, "Then we'll have
on# here. You can help me trim it."
In no time at ail the tree was
up and they were trimming it. -In'
spite of her stern efforts, ? Patti
was conscious of a slow excitement. |
Tommy asked if she believed in |
that Kris Kringle stuff, and she
had to stop to think before answer
ing. At last she said, "Yes, Tommy,
I? I think I do. Kris Kringle may
be Just a symbol, but he's really
alive in the hearts and spirits of
hundreds of people all over the
world." '
Tommy's blue eyes grew bright.
"Then do you think If I told him
I only wanted my daddy back,
and nothing else, he would bring
him back to us? My mommy told
him to go, but she didrt't mean It.
Now she's sick, but If Daddy would
come back, we'd both be happy
and she'd be well."
An idea was slowly dawning in
Patti's mind. "We'll see what we
can do, Tommy," she promised.
Pattl hurried like mad and got a
personal ad. In the late edition of
one of the big dailies. It read:
"Mr. Thomas Baker, please call
at Patti's Pie & Cake Shop at
once."
PA'rn WAITED and Waited. The
little shop was brightly lighted
and the Christmas tree was a beau
tiful sight t& see.
But no one came. Everything had
been sold, so Pattl was putting out .
the lights when a tall young man
walked in. He said, "I iriay be the
Thomas Baker you're looking for.
Of course I don't know.
Patti just felt it in her bones that
he was the right one. She said,
"Do you have a wife by the name
of Margaret and a little boy named
Tommy?"
"Yos. yes, I do."
"Then you're the right Thomas |
Baker. They, want you to come
home."
"Are you sure Margaret wants
me toi>?" The young man's eyes
were suddenly full of hope.
Patti nodded. "I'm very sure,"
and the young man thanked her,
turned to go and almost collided
^rith another tall young man who
had just come In. He was looking
?t Patti with his whole heart in his
eyes. "The minute I saw that per
sonal, I was sure it was you. No
one ever fcpettetl Patty with an "i"
as you do." Then he reached for
her hands. "PaUi, won't you forgive
me for thinking I could ever love
another gixi'r Won t you let me put
this rln? *? here it belongiJ"
Patti choked up wira happl- |
ness as he flipped the ring on her
finger, "Finding you is like a
Christmas miracle," he whispered
as he took her in his arms.
About 275,000 farm families
have obtained loans from the
Farmers -Home Administration
during the past 12 months. Some
of the most successful borrower#
have Increased their crop pro
duction from 40 to 60 per cent perj
acre as a result of the loans:
Production of fresh vegetables
Ihls fall was about 10 per cent
lower than a year earlier.
Giover Baptist Church To Preset
Christmas Cantata-Pageant Sunday
. ,
' By Lola Faye Hofdin !
The First Baptist Church of
Grover plans' to present a Canta
ta-Pageant on Sunday evening
December 23, at t O'clock.
The text is written by Mattie B.
Shannon and the music by For
rest G. Walter.
There was a joint officers'
meeting Thursday evening at the
Presbyterian- Church for the pur
pose of examining the newly
elected officers prior to their or
dinatlon and Installation Sunday.
The Annie Armstrong Circle
met In the church Tuesday Pe
cember 11, the topic of the pro
gram was "Let us Worship and
Bow Down". Those taking part
on the program were: Mrs.
'Bub He rnd on, Mrs. Bil
Camp, Mrs. Jack He rnd on
Mrs. Charles Queen and
Miss Annie Randall. Each
member took a covered dish sup
per. Instead of exchanging gifts,
the members gave an offering to
provide for underprivileged .chil
dren s In Grover School Lunch
room.
" The W. M. S. met Monday In
the church basement. The inspir
ing talk of Miss Coleman was
given by the recorder. The talk
was the one that Miss Coleman
gave In Shelby for the Day of
Prayer, December 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tedder an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Hilda Marie, on December 12 at
Gaffney Hospital.
Mrs. Holmes Harry entertained
Circle No. 2 of the Presbyterian
Women of the Church Monday
evening.
Jim Montgomery, USA , is
spending a furlough with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Montgomery,
Carl Reynolds, of the Army
Medlyl Corps at Fort Bragg, is
s pending a leave .with his wife.
The Intermediate R. A's met
Monday evening at the home of
Tommy Keeter in-Grover.
Cpl. !and Mrs. J. F. Harry of
Fort Bennlng, Georgia, are now
spending a furlough at home be
fore leaving for over teas duty.
Students have started conning
home for the Christmas holidays.
Those home now are: James Mc
Ginnis, from Wake-Forest, Ellis
Tate and Annette Harry, from
Gardner- Webb.
Mr. Frank Jackson of neaV
G rover passed away on Friday at
}.?* '.tome. T?e funeral vu held
Ln the bome on Sunday afternoon
and then the body was sent to
Schenectady, New York, for
burial. ;
. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Qulnn, of
Spartanburg, S. C., visited Mrs.
Quinn's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Byers, over the weekend.
Mrs. Charlie Martin has return
ed to her home in Burlington af
ter spending several weeks with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Watterson. Mr. Watterson's con
dition hasn't improved.
Mrs. Iva W. BlacK, from Char
lotte, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Watterson.
Those visiting Alex Sheppard
Sunday were Prank Sheppard,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hambrlght,
and Dewitt Patterson. Mr. Shep
pard's condition has improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Nunnery
and daughter, Deborah, of Char
lotte, visited Mrs. R. E. Ham
brlght, Sunday. Grover, Jr., re
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Rambling Sketches Of
Oak Grove News
By, Mrs. William Wright -
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Ran
dall and daughter of Hickory,
were recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Randell
Rev. C. C. Crow of Shelby was
the Sunday dinner guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Riley Allen and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bell, Giles,
Betty, and Gail, Mary Wright,
Peggy and Bob were Sunday af
ternoon visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bell and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Blanton.
Miss Duckworth, French teach
er of Beth-Ware school. Messrs.
Walter Ware of Charlotte and
Dean Costner of Penley's Chapel
' ' ' 1 ' ? " _???
turned with his parents after vis
iting with his grandmother for a
week.
> Ok Ch Ok CK O ?? ? ? ' ?
were visitors lor the morning
worship service at the Ipcal
church Sunday morning.
We had one new member added
to our church Sunday morning,
Mrs. Laura Wolfe, mother of
Mrs. Stokes Wrights, Joined by
letter. I wish everybody that
reads this list of news a Merry
Christmas and a prosperous New
Year. $
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Lovelace
spent a few days the past week
with their daughter, Mrs. Pearl
Ware and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stacy and
sons of Long Creek were Satur
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Bell and children. .
Mr. Bobby Randall of State col
lege is spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
Randall.
Mrs. Stokes Wright, Mrs. Lau
ra Wolfe, and Mrs. William
Wright visited In the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Wolfe aad
Miss Mary Pearl of the Beulah
section Sunday afternoon. Other
visitors in the Wolfe home were
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Wolfe of Gas
tonia, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wolfe
of Shelby, and Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Goforth of Stony Point.
Miss Carolyn Bell was the Sat
urday night guest of Miss Helen
Thornburg. "VvvVv
flHSyi Wray Thornburg speaffcMfc
few days in Tampa, Fla., recent*
? Farmers in Granville County,
one of the State's oldest tobacco
counties are rapidly turning to
livestock and dairy enterprises as
important sourses of supplement
ary income..
Aromatic tobacco is grown in
23 coynties of North Carolina. ;
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