davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
BY WILLIAM E. GILROY, D. D..
Editor of Advance
Text: Luke 12:3548

The topic of this lesson for young
people and adults is "Girded for
the New Year" It is essentially
a New Years lesson, and its theme
is faithfulness and watchfulness.
1t IS u custom at the turn of
the year, in the very hour of the
transition, to hold watch night
services" But more important
than watching the old year out
and the new year in is watchful-
ness all through the year. There
is no good lesson for New Year
that is not good for every day.
Almost inevitably we make good
resolutions at New Year. Too often
we forget about them, or fail to
keep them. But if they are really
good, and if they ought to be kept,
we should make a far better Job
OF keeping them if we could meet
each daWning day with the same
attitude and psychology with which
we meet a new year. After all, it
is not a New Year that is dawning,
put a new day, and the New Year
comes to us a day at a time.
+
The lesson of faithfulness and
watchfulness is given here by the
Great Teacher IN the parable of
the lord returning from the mari
age feast, with his servants not
knowing the hour of his return.
Will he find them wakeful, ready
to open the door straightway when
he knocks? Blessed, says Jesus,
are the servants whom their mas
ter will find watchful.
The parable might be applied to
the return of Jesus Himself, as
Lord and Master; but it is not
clear, that Jesus told it originally
for any reason but to teach and
emphasize the lesson of watchful-
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Community Christmas
Tree Programs Listed

The program of Christmas music
tonight from 8 to 9 o'clock at the
living Christmas tree at Hilton
Will be dedicated to Columbus
county. The public is cordially in
vited, and especially the citizens
of the neighboring county, J. E. L.
Wade, commissioner of public
works, said.
Monday night will feature Negro
Night at the tree, with candies
for the children. The program will
include Christmas carols by the
choir of the First Baptist church,
prayer by the Rev. J. D. Taylor,
pastor of the Chestnut street Pres
byterian church, a reading by
Jane Crawley Taylor, solo by
Esther Hall Palmer, and an ad-
dress by DR.. L. Upperman. George
W. Allen, Jr., will be master of
ceremonies. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
LUTHERAN

st. PaulS, Sixth and Market
streets, the Rev. Walter B. Freed,
pastor. Morning worship service II
a. M; Preparatory Service and Holy
Communion. Vespers 8 p. NJ; Holy
Communion, with sermon: "The
Christmas Aftermath" Baptismal
service 12:15 p. m. Sunday school,
with classes for all ages, $3.50. Luther
League $50. A cordial welcome
awaits the w%orshiper at st. Paul's
and a special invitation is extended
to strangers and visitors to worship
with us.
St. Matthews-919 North Fourth
street. Rev. Carl H. Fisher, pas
tor. Sunday school at 9:45 am.
Maurice Haskell, Supt. Morning
service at II am. Sermon by Rev.
Edwin F. Keever, D. D. Visitors
are cordially invited to worship
with us.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Mrs. W. T. DeVane, Jr., will
conduct ncn-denominational re-
ligious services this afternoon at
3 o'clock and tonight at 8 o'clock,
at the Castle Heights church, 18th
and Castle streets. Her subject
will be 1.-The Everlasting Light"
Special vocal and instrumental
selections will be rendered at the
night service. Singing will be led
by a large mixed chorus choir,
together with the Castle Heights
orchestra. The public is invited to
attend.
Sunday school will assemble at
2 p. m. to study the text "Ye can
not drink the cup Of the Lord and
the cup of devils; We cannot be
partakers of the Lords table and
of the table of devils" l Cor. TO-
81,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Hearst Art Treasures
To Be Sold In Stores

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-LR-Ber
nard F. Gimbel, president Of Gin
bells Brothers, Inc, and William R.
Price, vice president of the Inter
national Studio Art corporation,
signed a contract today for sale OF
art treasures formerly owned by
William Randolph Hearst.
DR.. Armand Hammer, president of
the Hammer galleries, who also
signed the contract and who will
conduct the sale, said the collection
did not include any art objects now
personally owned by the famous
publisher.
The contract signers said art au-
thorities considered the sale Of a
scope seldom if ever p%aralleled in
art history and that the collection
was valued at millions of dollars.
The sale will be held, starting
January 20, in two New York City
stores. The objects will be offered
at marked prices at Saks Fifth Ave-
nue. and Gimbel Brothers, Gimbel'
announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
SALVATION ARMY

The Citadel: 215 s. Front street.
Brigadier and Mrs. J. V. Breazeale,
officers in charge. Lieutenant Sara
Williams, assistant. Sunday school
10 a. m. Worship service II a.. m.
Young peoples meeting $50 p. m.
Open Air service 1880 p. m. Saliva
ton meeting 8 p. m. Prayer service,
Wednesday 7:45 p. M. Ladies Home
league, Thursday 7:30 p. m.
Wright Street Hall: 321 Wright
street. Open Air service, Friday 1880
p. m. Holiness meeting, Friday 8 p.
m. The public is invited to attend
these services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Wade Urges Motorists
To Display Port Tags

If citizens boost their c;tv som
everyone else will, according to
J. E. L. Wade, commissioner If
public works. Therefore, he has
available free of charge to all
Wilmington patriots a new kind of
city tag in the gold and black
featured in this years license
plates.
Across the curved top of the
tag are the words "Leading port
of North Carolina" with a modern
cargo steamer plying the water
below it. At the bottom whining.
ton" stands out clearly in gold
against a black background
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29

school meets at 9:45 a. m. We have
classes and departments for all ages.
Regular services of worship at II
a. m. and 1880 p. m. The pastor
will be in charge at both hours.
The young people will meet at $50
p. m. Prayer and praise services
each Wednesday evening at 1870
o'clock. There will be a Watchnight
service at the church, Tuesday night,
beginning at 1920 o'clock and con.
tinuing until after midnight. The
public is cordially invited to worship
with us in all these services.
There's a welcome for all at the
Tabernacle"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
METHODIST

Epworth, Fifth and. Bladen. g N
Phillips, pastor. Sunday school II
O'Clock, Rev. 2. v. Cowan, superin.
tendent; preaching by the pastor a,
IL o'clock, subject Of sermon SOY
Unspeakable." District Superintend
ent A. S. Parker will preach at
p. m. and hold the first quarterly
conference. All members of the
church are earnestly requested tc
be present. Services will be held at
the County Home at 8 p. m. Watch
night services will be held on Tues.
day night beginning at 11:15. The
public is cordially invited to worship
with us at all services.
Trinity: Market, at 18th street.
Robert l.. Jerome, minister. Church
school at 9:45 o'clock with a special
Christmas program by the chill
dren's division.
Morning worship with sermon by
the pastor on the subject, taking
Stock of Ourselves" The choir will
sing, Angel Voices" arranged by
ROSEMARY Hadler.
Vespers at 5 o'clock with sermon
by the pastor on the subject, "Tak-
ing a Chance for God" The choir
will sing, Joy to the World" ar
ranged by ROSEMARY Hadler.
The Young People -7ill meet at
6:15 o'clock.
A New Years Day service will
be held on Wednesday at 8 p. m.
with a sermon by the pastor. The
Watch-Night service formerly an.
nounced will not be held. A warm
welcome awaits all.
Federal Point: Two miles west of
Carolina Beach. W. A.. Tew, pastor.
Phone 950S. Church school at 1O:45
conducted by J.. w. Bowden. Fifth
Sunday services at 11:3o, with a New
Years sermon by the pastor. The
public is always invited to worship
with us. You will be given a cordial
welcome.
Wesley Memorial: Winter Park.
Rev. w. A. Tew, minister. Phone
9508. Church school conducted by
j. N. Needham at 10 o'clock. The
fifth Sunday. night union services
will be held at 1880 in the Baptist
church. Rev. r. M. Engle will de.
liver the message. Rev. R. H. Sat.
terrified will preside and Rev. w. A.
Tew will render the prayer. Every
one is urged to attend the union
services. The Young People will meet
Monday night at Z.
Grace-Corner Grace and Fourth
streets. Rev. J. F. Herbert, pastor.
9:45 am. Church school, A.. R.
Grove, general superintendent. II
am. Morning worship, message by
Miss Ida Hankins, missionary from
Grace church, to Korea. 7 and
7:15 pm. Young peoples meet.
ings. 8 pm. Evening worship, ser.
mon by the pastor. Tuesday eve.
ming at II o'clock a watch night
service will be held at G c G
church. The public is invited tc
this and all Grace services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church of Christ Scientist
18TH and Chestnut streets. Sun
day morning services at II O'Clock.
Subject of lesson sermon Chris
tan Science" Sunday school at 10
o'clock. Wednesday evening meet
ings at 8 o'clock, at these meet.
ings may be heard testimonies and
m a r k S on Christian Science.
Reading room at SO N. Third street,
in the Wallace building; this room
is open from 8 to S p. m. excep:
Sunday and holidays. The Bible and
all authorized Christian Science
literatue may d or OBJ
tanned. The public is cordially in
vited to attend all services and
visit the reading room.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
HOLINESS

First Pentecostal-North Second
and Parsley streets. Rev. l. D.
Dickens, pastor. Residence, Castle
Haynes Road, Box 201, City. Sun
day school, 10 a. m. B. A. Blake,
superintendent. Glasses for all ages
with friendly teachers. Morning
service at II o'clock. Sermon by
the pastor. Young peoples service
at $50 pm, Mrs. I. D. Dickens,
president. Evening service. at 7:3O
o'clock. Sermon by the pastor. Mid
week prayer service Wednesday at
1880 pm. The Friendly Workers
Circle will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Roland Hobbs, 919 NORTH
Fourth street, Friday at 7:30 pm.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us in all of our serv-
ices, I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
letter Will Direct
NYA Projects Here

The appointment of H. H. Jeter,
of Wilmington, to be supervisor of
NYA projects in New Hanover and
Brunswick counties, effective Jan.
l., was announced here yesterday by
Willard Haynes, of Burgaw, who
has been acting as supervisor for
these two counties.
Jeter was appointed by John A.
Lang, state National Youth admin
%istration director, of Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29

after Christmas. Celebration of the
holy Communion 8 a. m. The church
Inc church school Will join in at
1o:3o a. m. in a joint service in the
church. A pageant "Holy Night,
VIII De presented in the church at
1:3o p. m. on New Years Eve, Tues
day, December 81. A mission serv.
ice and celebration Of the Holy Com
munion will begin at 1880 D. m.
Members are urged to attend all the
of the church. Visitors ex.
TENDED a welcome to worship with
US.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
CONGREGATIONAL

Gregory: Seventh and Nun streets.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m.
The, morning service begins at Ills.
The pastor, the Rev. M. Williams,
will preach using for a subject "Who
Can Understand His Errors?" A re-
sumo of successes and failures dur
ing 1910 will be given. At the Yes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
| Want You Young
Mothers in N. T..
10 Know.
About this IMPROVED Vicks
Way that Relieves Misery Of
CHEST, COLDS
When your child is suffering

With a cold, get right after
misery. in a hurry. with a "VapoRub Massage"
This wonderful treatment perfected by Vicks
staff of Doctors-i a better way to use time-tested
Vlcks VapoRub and make its valuable poultice-
and-vapor action more effective. It's called the
"VapoRub Massage and it's remarkably simple,
remarkably quick.
First, you massage Vicks VapoRub for 3 minutes
on IMPORTANT Ri OF BACK as well as throat
and chest. Spread a thick layer on the chest and
cover with warmed cloth. Then let this MORE
THOROUGH treatment 60 to work!
1t eases irritation, coughing, muscular tightness
ar passages, makes breathing easier and so
selieves the child's misery, relieves you of worry!
oe SURE! To get the benefits of this improved Vicks
Deatment-good for both adults and children
use only genuine, time tested Vicks VapoRub.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

First Christian: Third and Ann
streets. James Lawson, B. D., min
lister. Sunday school 9:45. ]. L. SUIT
ton, superintendent. Morning wor-
ship II. Theme: "Forgetting." This
is a message for the last Sunday Of
the old year. Evening worship 7:3O.
Theme: Nazareth" The public is
cordially invited to attend our serv-
ices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
PRESBYTERIAN

~, LAG 1tOll l1
Storey, D. D., pastor. Mornins
worship at II am. Special music
sermon by Rev. J. M. Plowden
observance of Lords Supper. Eve
nlng worship at S pm. Special mu,
SIC. Sermon by Rev. Raleigf
Engle.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will oh.
serve its hour for Bible study anc
prayer from 10 to II o'clock or
Wednesday morning.
First: Corner Third and Orange
streets. Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour
D. D., pastor. Mrs. S. A. Troy
Jr., director of music. Miss Raw
Calhoun, director of religious edu.
cation. Sunday services: 10 a. m
Church school with graded classes
for all ages. 11:15 a.. m. Sacra.
ment of the Lords supper. Spe.
clal music by the choir. Z D. M
Family Afterglow service. Mon.
day: Z p. m. Meeting of the Boy
Scouts.
Everyone is cordially invited tc
these services.
Church of the Covenant. 18th and
Market streets. Rev. J. Harry Whit.
more, D.. D. minister. Miss Lucilla
White, director of religious educa-
ton. MI. Arthur John, director of
music. Church school at 9:45 o'clock.
Glasses for all ages. Morning wor.
ship at II o'clock. The sacrament
of the Lords Supper will be oh.
served at this hour. Family Night
service at $50 o'clock in the Kenan
building. Boy Scout meeting on next
Friday at 1880 o'clock. You are cor.
daily invited to worship at the
Church of the Covenant.
Pearsall Memorial: Rev. Raleigh
M. Engle, pastor. Sunday school at
10 a. m, Melzar Pearsall, superin.
tendent. Worship service with SER
mon by the pastor at II a. m. Young
Peoples league at 6:45 p. m.
Winter Park: Rev. Raleigh M.
Engle, pastor. Sunday school at 10
a.. m, John L. Lamb, superintendent.
Young Peoples league at 6:45 p. m.
The regular fifth Sunday union serv-
ice of the churches of Winter Park
will be held at the Baptist church
at 1880 p. m. Our pastor will preach
the sermon.
DelgadO: Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
with classes for all ages. w. c.
Scoggirs, superintendent. W. D.
McCaig teacher of the Mems Bible
class. Evening worship 1870 p. m.
with sermon by the pastor Rev. c.
c. Myers. Subject: Those f o r
Whom Christ Died." Coley Reynolds
in charge of the music. Mrs. Bell
Fowler teacher of the Women's
Bible class and musician. Come and
worship with us in these services.
Mcclure Memorials: Morning wor-
ship each Sunday at II o'clock with
sermon by the pastor, Rev. C. C.
Myers the subject will be, ct h e
Christian Conviction Concerning the
Bible. Sunday school 10 a. m. E. E.
Heath, superintendent. Glasses for
all ages. Mrs. w. A. Loften teacher
of the Adult Bible class.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
NON-SECTARIAN

Church of God-21st stree. a n d
Gibson avenue. Preaching at II
a m. and 1880 pm. Sermon sub
ject, 1.-THE Everlasting Gospel"
Everybody invited. J.. L. Taylor,
pastor. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29

per hour, 6 o'clock, a special chill
dren's program will be given under
the direction of the superintendent
Of the Sunday school. The public is
invited. There will be no watch
night service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
THE GIFT

GREENVILLE, S. c., Dec. 28.-
R-There's one father who is hav.
ing the time of his life with his
Christmas present to his son.. A 49,
year-old farmer walked into the
store and asked for an electric train
for his boy"
The clerk casually asked how old
the boy was.
"Twenty-three," was the answer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
CATHOLIC

st. Mary's-Masses on Sunday
at 8, and 10:30 o'clock. Masses dur
ing the week at Z o'clock. Holy
hour first Friday at 7 a.. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST

Tabernacle, Sixth and Ann streets.
John Franklin Warren, pastor. Bible
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29

A camel has twice the carrying
power of an OK.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
CHI u RCHES

snip at 8 O'clock. The entire serv.
ice Sunday evening will be con-
quoted by a group of college STU
uehts' nome for the holidays. The
SUBJECT for the service is Another
1ear-Another Opportunity" and
talks will be made by Miss Dor
otny Sasser, Miss Lola Mae John.
son and Alton Fales. The high
school choir will s..ag Send Out
Thy Light by Gounod.
We welcome all who wish to wor-
Ship with us. I
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-22
Don't Let Dogs
Run At Large,
Asks Health Officer
Bites OF 'Strays' Cause
Most Requests For Rabies
Treatments, He Says

Two out of every three persons
who are given the Pasteur treat
ment at the State Department of
Health to protect them against
rabies -hydrophobia- have been
bitten by "stray" or ownerless
dogs, according to department off,
Gals.
To give some idea of the danger
from "stray" or ownerless dogs, as
well as from other dogs allowed to
run at large, DIR. R. H. Riley, di-
rector of the State Department
said: "There is never any let-up to
the stream of persons who apply
at the headquarters of the depart
ment after they have been bitten
by dogs or other animals, for the
special treatment that will prevent
hydrophobia from developing.
According to our records, over
thousand persons living in or
near Baltimore city are bitten each
year; among them are a great
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-22
Washington Grove

Mrs. H. j. Walther has returned
home after visiting friends in
Portsmouth, Va.
Rev. and Mrs. r. N. Edwards
had as guest this week, Miss Lou
Use Waters of Washington. On
Sunday DR.. EdwardN preached at
his former church, Brookland, in
Washington.
Still another DR., Edwards is re-
siding in the Grove, but only tenn
porarily, We are sorry to say. DIR.
and, Mrs. Edwards and daughter,
Ruth, are occupying the Palmer
cottage for several weeks. 1t is in
teresting to note that this DIR. Ed
wards is brother of our present
minister and father of our former
pastor.
A message has been received
from the Cromelin family who are
spending the summer at Cape May,
N. j., that they are all having a
very gay time, but do miss the
Grove.
Mrs. Harry Farmer, after spend
ing some time visiting her sons
in Valhalla and Hastings-on-the-
Hudson, N. Y, is now visiting her
daughter at Madison, N. j. Later
in the week she will meet her sis
ter, Miss Grace Osborn, who has
been spending several days in New
York, and they will motor home
together.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Billhimer and
children have returned after spend
ing some time at the Worlds Fair
and touring New England.
Dickie Pippel returned home this
week from a visit with his cousin,
Thomas Seward, of Wayne, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Way and
family left on Saturday for their
vacation, which will be spent visit
ing relatives in Vermont.
The Misses Roberta, Helen AM
Dorothy Meade have returned from
several weeks visit with their
grandparents in Camden, N. j.
Miss Frances Jean Miller is
spending several weeks with her
cousin, Betty Billhimer.
Mrs. A. v. Law,or returned this
week after spending three weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Edwin
Winnie of West Lawn, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew He'll have
returned from a months visit to
Indiana.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-22

THE phrase Kentucky rifeman"
= is authentic, for ! have eaten the
venison that followed in the wake Of
Paul Derringer's unerring aim on
the trail of a deer.
In the last few years any number
Of batters have had a harder time
in the wake of his fast ball, curve
and control.
Paul Derringer has played lead
ing role in the Red drive for the last
two years, despite the fact that sew
en- years ago he was rated all
through and on his way over the
hill. That was the year that pitch
ing for both Cardinals and Reds he
won z games and lost q, for the
meager average of FOG, far below
tail-end form.
Six years after this dashing deba-
Gle Paul won Is and lost Z, one of
the most startling reversals I know
In all sport.
Paul Derringer was born in
Springfield, KY, "a years ago this
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-22
POTOMAC

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Robey and
Mrs. Blanche Collins entertained
on Monday evening in honor of the
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. S. Collins. Among the
guests were the Misses Edith and
Dorothy Robey of Falls Church,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Floyd
and son, Billy, Mr.. Agilvie, of
Rockville, and Miss Robin Nell Col
Inns, of Cumberland.
Mrs. Blanche Collins, Mrs. Lii
liam Gettings and party of
friends have returned after a trip
to the Worlds Fair in New York.
Mr.. H. H. MacCubbin has re-
turned to his home, Greenbank,
from Georgetown Hospital, where
ne has been patient for several
weeks.
The Potomac Methodist Church
loyalty month" is to be held dur
ing September. Every church
member is urged by the Rev. E. C.
Soper to attend at least one serv-
ice a week during this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Robey,
after visiting relatives in Cumber-
land, continued to Atlanta and
Norcroff, Ca, making a complete
tour of the Great Smoky Mountain
National Park and returning home
by way of Virginia. They visited
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Robey, parents
of Mr.. Robey.
Miss Lucille Clagett has recently
recovered from an appendectomy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude S. Watts
spent the weekend with their SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
MINER Hostetler.