E] THE ERWIN CHATTERHHiiHIl Vol. 111, No. 12 COOLEEMEE, N. C., MARCH, 1948

Easter Is a Time ofBeginningAgain? for Joy

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Once again we stand in the pro-tective shadow of the Cross, await-ing the dawn of Easter. To theChristian world, now even morethan ever before, anxiously seek-ing the path of permanent peaceand brotherhood, Easter is a dayof hope and spiritual restoration.

"I am the Resurrection and theLife: he *hat believeth in Me,though he were dead, yet shall helive: and whosoever liveth and be-lieveth in Me shall never die."These words represent the religioussignificance of Easter. Downthrough the centuries they have in-spired men to live justly and to diebravely, secure in the belief thatdeath is but a prelude to ever-lasting life. Yet, long before thebirth of Christianity, man looked tohis pagan gods for the secret oflife and immortality. Evidence ofhis ancient beliefs can still be foundin our modern observance ofEaster.

Wornang' Club HoldsWhite Elephant Sale

A white elephant sale was a high-light in the March meeting of theWoman's Club held in the LadiesParlor of the Methodist Church.Mrs. C. L. Isley and Mrs. J. E.McNeeley revealed unsuspected tal-ents as auctioneers and gleanedtwelves dollars from the membersin their sales for the treasury of theclub.

Hostesses for the meeting wereMrs. M. A. Carpenter and Mrs. L.J. Davis.

After the customary ritual andbusiness, Mrs. Isley, chairman ofthe ways and means committee an-

nounced that the Kidnap Breakfastand the Silver Tea postposed fromFebruary would both be held inthe near future.

The topic "Home Beautifieatioii"was the program theme for thegarden division of the home de-partment of the club. Mrs. W. P.Price read Tennyson's poem,"Early Spring." Mrs. J. L. Jamesread a pamphlet especially pre-pared for Club members on flowergardening. A poem, "Your SeedBlow Into My Garden," closed thatpart of the program.

The word "Easter" is derivedfrom Eastre, Anglo-Saxon goddessof Spring, and many of our Eastercustoms originated in the festivalsheld in her honor. Since Springwas the start of the solar year,when the earth itself stirred intoblossom and all things were re-newed, it was fitting that old gar-ments should be discarded in favorof new, that the hearth fires shouldbe newly lighted, and that lifeshould have a new beginning. Sym-bolic of this beginning was theegg, long considered by the ancientsto hold the secret of life. Thesewere exchanged as a mark offriendship and a token of goodwishes for the coming year. Intime, it became the practice tocolor them, imitating the brillianthues of Spring flowers. Today,colored eggs remain a bright partof our Easter pageant.

The adoption of the rabbit as a

symbol of Easter seems to be basedon a rather whimsical legend, prob-ably of Teutonic origin, that rab-bits lay eggs on Easter eve. Tothe children of today, the rabbit isa kind of animal Santa Claus, whobrings them baskets of candiedeggs and other goodies to be foundon Easter morning.

The idea of Easter fashions ap-

pears to have had its beginning inthe fourth century under theof the Roman emporer, Constantinethe Great. Extremely fond of dis-play and gaudy ostentation, his de-

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A contest on trees was conductedwith 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 theirplans for spring planting andnamed varieties of flowers avail-able for exchanges.

The elub welcomed Mrs. M. C.Wilds as a new member. lee boxcake topped with whipped creamand coffee was served by the host-esses of the 17 members and onevisitor.

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.

crees gave to the Easter observancemuch of its regal pomp and cere-

-4 mony. The richness and eleganceof his personal Easter attire, de-signed to impress his subjects, onlyinspired them to follow his ex-ample. Although they could nothope to equal the grandeur of theiremperor, it became an establishedpractice to wear one's very best on

Easter Sunday, and this customsurvives in the colorful Easter Pa-rade of today.

From this brief outline it can beseen that Easter is both a religiousholiday and a Spring festival. Assuch it carries a message of prom-ise to all mankind. It is a timeof beginning again, a time whenall things are renewed, when hopestirs in a blade of grass or a bud-ding tree. It is a time when man'sfaith is reborn and be looks be-yond th'j Easter sunrise into a newand better day.

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Cooleemee MusicClub StudiesModern Opera

"A Modern Galaxy" was the titleof the chapter from the study bookwhieh et the theme for the study ofmodern opera whieh was the topicof the program for the Februarymeeting of the Cooleemse Club. Themeeting opened with the singing ofthe Federation Hymn and the Pray-er of Petition. During the busi-ness meeting presided overy by thepresident Mrs. J. L. James, a letterof thanks from the veterans hos-pital which received the shipmentof records from this club, was read.

Miss Mary Lee McMahan gavean interesting and informative re-view of the chapter from the studybook. A piano solo ?Sonata Opus10 No. 1 by Beethoven played byDavid 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 "Ofthe Three Oranges" by Piokofieff,played by Maragaret Kirk made upthe enjoyable program planned byMiss Kirk.

Attractive and delicious refresh-ments using the theme of GeorgeWashington's birthday were servedby the Rev. and Mrs. W. A.. Jenk-the meeting in the Ladies Parlorins who were host and hostess toin the Mthodist Church.

Glee Club Participatesin District Contest

The Cooleemee Glee Club enteredthe District Music Contest inWinston-Balem, Friday, March 12.

The purpose of the contest is forcomparison 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 inthat enrollement class. Last year'sentry received a rating of verygood.

The P.T.A. made it possible forthem to enter this recital.

Senior Class Play isRollicking Comedy

A three-act comedy, "Sis Perk-ins," was presented by the SeniorClass 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 asMarcia Chandler; Peggy Daniel asLydia LaSalle; Mabel Angel as El-vira Sniffkins; and Jean Eason asViolet Astor.

J. N. Tutterow played the malelead as Baldwin Chandler. CarlChappell played Carter, the butler;Henry Shof the part of Count Gas-ton de Long; and Bill Shoaf wasJay Shuyler.

Ceremony Launches .New Baptist Building

The contract for the new Bap-tist Church here was signed by thetrustees this month and likewise bythe contractor. The work on thenew building is expected to beginsoon. 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 onMarch 14. This will be a significantdate for it was a year ago that theChurch burned to the ground. Spe-cial music for this oecaasion waaprovided by demonstration of anew tower music system. Bells andchimes were simulated so that oneheard the muaie as if played onlarge earillonic bells.

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CHS Boys and Girls Take TopHonors In Davie

Cooleemee High School made aclean sweep of the Davie CountyTournament Saturday, February 28,by winning two games from Ad-vance and two games from Farm-ington.

The Cooleemee "B" girls startedthe ball rolling by taking the firstgame from Advance with a closescore of 31-27. Next, the Coolee-mee "B" boys took the title fromFarmington by the score of 35-19.

Then came the varsity contests.The Cooleemee varsity girls, byplaying the best ball of the season,defeated the strong Advance teamwith a final score of 43-39. Thevarsity boys clinched the tourna-ment by taking the final game fromFarmington with the score of 44-33.

iels topped everything in sight witha 36-point barrage, while Davisbucketed 23 for Advance. Mc-Clannon who was high scorer forthe varsity boys chalked up 26-

points.

High individual scoring was theorder of the night. Margaret Dan-

AN EASTEK THOUGHT

by Albert Thompson

"Why seek ye the living amongthe dead."

On this Easter season let's com-

memorate it by seeking for anddoing those things that will helpus live an abundant life, thusproving that we believe in a livingLord. We can get spiritual helpand inspiration by going to church.Let all of us attend a church ofour choice.

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