The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
EVERYTHING Is LOVELY AND
THE GOOSE HANGS HIGH.

and Happy New Year Let try to believe everything is
there anything wrong with this Christmas unless be with
in ourselves When look back the year. it's minor
annoyances and buatons overshadowed by the really
bic blessings that loom up across the months We often
think of ourselves being deprived of many things yet
after all we should stop thinking ourselves poor peo
&c and orr blessnss and the growing ease of
life enjoy compared with the lot of parents all OF
wealthy indeed is true there are people who at
times through of unforeseen sortunes are worse
off We but it's the duty of all of us who have been spar
ed misfortune to come to their rescue and give hoera 70
&c. after ALL there are poor people part of the
country unless be poor the quality of our gratitude
fortune that We poor indeed fail to share
of it with those on whom misfortune has fallen we
not people, for we have all we need to eat clothes
to keep and comfortable place in which to live
have the esteem of friends the affection of relatives the
love of those of family to hearts and to
courage in renewed endeavor for the comfort and better
ment of others in the advancement of our society.
We are not poor people having all this, and with the
health and strength given whereby worthy
may win from the world living wage greater now than
any time in history We are not poor people we manage
that ae VI a @ y T d ta en-
ways here We ride long ways what have if
have faith and gratitude and the charity that makes love
to share with those who have met with nearned misfortune
Christmas season for many reasons seems always the
most important of the years events It's appeal begins with
childhood the infant in the cradle is the early object of the
giving inspires AS the child grows up it looks forward
Christmas with complete hope and faith and the long wait
ing the fument of anticipation contributes tremendously
to the growing individuals love and faith to his devotion to
and socitue for the webeing and happiness of others
Memories of Christmastide remain through ones life
time and mpeng force to bring back to old home
old friends old and the of tender memories
year after No matter the handicap of travel the diff
fculty of shedding business responsibilities the time
of the year when nothing allowed to stand in the way
this ageod pilgrimage back to first and finest shrine
the home of childhood.
It is added for appreciation of of
cury and comfort mediate upon the manner of
ing home in the old days less than lifetime ago. and within
the memory of many of Some would travel at Christ
masme long distance to stop at the nearest point by
railroad Then it would be necessary localities to
take boat and sometimes another boat and third
boat for tresome and cold and freu Journey sometimes
several days in duration In many great agr
cultural coasand the last lap and home attained by
slow ride sometimes in buggy often in twowheeled
cart oed muddy frozen rutted roads Later these
trails negotiated by fvver with tremendous
shaking of teeth and muscular that accompanied
one long after the return home from the holiday.
Remember the multitudinous preparations that were
made by the entire famiythe whole community at this
season There parties and separate Christmas
at church and at school There were turkey and chicken
shootngs candy pulngs and Dances hunting trips
forth.
In those long ago days the exchange of gifts was an
event of greater import than There meetings
of friends throughout the year communication than
In this time when may dial numbers
few minutes So gifts received with greater mani
festatons Of appreciation and pride; they treasured
and preserved for many years.
The visit back the old home to family and friends
was talked about long time in the year that followed Tr
y there never has been like Christmas and there
never VIII Ee We sometimes complain that Christmas has
become over commercalzed but be that may actiy-
lty continues to be stimulus to keep from forgetting
the values Of this tremendously important time of each year
Let EN- commerciaize all they wish merchants have to I've
We don't have to buy don't want to- and we ought NOT
TO buy something that is useless either for service