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Legion of Decency:
TV Movie Ratings

Danger Island ~ Fox, 1889 - Al.
5 pm, Chan. 4 Edward, My
Son MGM, 1949 = B. (Objec-
ton: suggestive sequence; re-
fleets the acceptability of di-
vorce.)
1920 pm, Chan. 10 - East Side
of Heaven - Universal, 1889 -
1925 pm, Chan. 6 Cowboy
Quarterback - Warmers, 1889 -
! am, Chan. 6 Kansas City
Princess - MIRA.
1:10 am, Chan. 4 - Yank on the
Burma Road - MGM, 1912 -
Al.
THURSDAY, APRIL Is
S pm, Chan. 4 - Edward, My
Son IN - MGM, 1s4g = B. Job
lection: suggestive sequences;
reflects the acceptability of di-
8 pm, Chan. 10 - Retreat, Hell
Warmers, 1852 - Al.
11:20 pm, Chan. 10 Road to
Glory = Fox, 1887 - All.
11:25 pm, Chan. 6 That Mans
Here Again First National,
1 am, Chan. 6 Everybody's
Hobby = Warmers, 1899 - Al.
1:10 am, Chan. 4 - Faithful In
My Fashion - MGM, 1946-AI.
FRIDAY, APRIL n
$3.50 am, Chan. 10 Mystery
Woman - MIRA.
S pm, Chan. 4 The Golden
Fleeing - MGM, 1910 = Al.
11:20 pm, Chan. 10 Heaven
Can Wait - Fox, 1913 All.
observation: the film contains
Installations of what are pre-
scented in the story as incidents
of the future life.)
11:25 pm, Chan. 6 - st. Louis
Kids - NRA.
/ am, Chan. 6 - Window from
Monte Carlo - Warmers, 1887 -
All.
ITO am, Chan. d Dancing
Coed - MGM, 1889 - All.
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ITO am, Chan. 4 Easter Pa
rade MGM, 1948 - Al.
SATURDAY, APRIL a.
2:3O pm, Chan. g. California
Mail - Warmers, 1887 - Al.
Q pm. Chan. 4 Soldiers of For.
tune = Fox, 1855 B. (Objec-
ton: reflects the acceptability
of divorced
11:25 pm, Chan. 10 The Last
Command - Republic, 1855
11:3O pm. Chan. 4 - Sealed Cargo
-RKO, 1851 - Al.
1 am, Chan. 6 - Love Begins at
20 = Warmers, 1887 = Al.
SUNDAY, APRIL AZ
Peri > RKo, 1851 Al.
! Lady Lady wa Warmers, 1885 All.
11:2O pm, Chan. 4 = Easter Pa
rade - MGM, 194S - Al.
11:25 pm, Chan. 6 - Million Dol
lar Baby - Warmers, 1941
11 60 pm. Chan. 10 Invaders
from Mars Fox, 1858 = All.
MONDAY, APRIL 73
S.5U d.ul.3 1ItdIl. ~ MdBIiiIiCGilb
Brute = Universal, 1887 - All.
5 pm, Chan. 4 Random Har-
vest u - MGM, 1912 = All.
1920 pm, Chan. 10 Under
cover Man = VA, 1913 - Al.
11:25 pm, Chan. 6 Hi Nellie
-NRA.
Ito am, Chan. 4 - Lucky Night
MGM, 1889 = B.
TUESDAY, APRIL ~
$50 am, Chan. 10 Frontier
Badmen - Universal, 1913 Al.
5 pm, Chan. 4 Random Har-
vest 0D - MGM, 1912 All.
11:20 pm, Chan. 10 - The Bitter
Tea of General Yen - NRA.
11:25 pm, Chan. 6 - Dark Horse
Universal, 1916 Al.
ITO am, Chan. 1.-The Emperor's
C~andlesticks - MGM, 1887 - Al.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS
$50 am, Chan. 10 - Mr.. Moto
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Films Radio
] EN- 3 INN en-
HICHLICHTS

1890 am, Chan 6-The
Christophers.
1915 am, Chan. 6-The
Sacred Heart Program pre-
sents' Thanks be to God"
Father William j. Driscoll is
the speaker.
II am, Chan a. Televised
Mass-Joseph Cardinal Rit-
ter, Archbishop of st. Louis,
celebrates Mass, The music is
a Puccini Mass which was dis
covered in 1852.
1880 am, Chan. 6 The
Triumphant Hour-The fam
Gus Family Theater film, in
which many stars tell the story
of Christ'S resurrection.
1900 noon, Chan 4-Crisis
Blue Army Television pre-
sents what Does Russia
Want?"
2:30 pm, Chan. 6 ~ Reve-
lations-An Interpretation of
the Apocalypse of st. John.
S p.m., Chan a - The Way
OF the Cross-Traces the path
that Jesus walked. Filmed in
the Holy Land without actors.
SUNDAY RADIO
8 I'm, WTvN The Ave
Maria Program presents HE
is Risen"
9:l5 am, VEINS The
Sacred Heart Program.
1915 am, Welt Newark
The Sacred Heart Program.
1880 am, WRFD - The
Sacred Heart Program.
1880 pm, WLW - The
Catholic Hour.
4:30 p.my WIoI, Portsmouth
Georgetown Univer-
sity Forum.
Gas pm, WJER, Dover
The Sacred Heart Program.
$50 pm, WRFD-FM-The
Christopher Program.
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Letters

Continued from Page a.
with Father Cronin. | don't
know how to describe my
feelings but / do know that
my ideals in this regard have
been shattered.
AS for me, | still prize my
American Legion membership
with its ultra-patriotism, and
| agree with Walter Winchell
that There is no wrong way
to fight Communism"
| also agree with whoever
it was who said "Be careful
what you ask for, because you
are liable to get it," Well, we
got it with Harvard, Mrs.
Roosevelt and a few others
thrown in.
Fl. P. McNally
GAINESVILLE
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Yardstick ...

Continued from page q
field of economics. Their
modest, but very important
purpose is to dramatize the
fact that poverty dismal,
dreary and seemingly almost
hopeless poverty is still
very, very widespread in this
the most affluent society in
the history of the world.
A careful reading of these
two books by Harrington and
Kolko will not only help TO
make Americans more acute
Iy conscious Of this tragic
problem. II should also help
to create a greater interest in
the general field of econom-
les, for presumably once a
person has become sensitive
ly aware Of the widespread
extent of involuntary poverty
i'm the United States he will
want to learn more about
ways and means of doing
something about it. And this
is merely another way Of say
ing that he will want to learn
more about the science of
economics.
Needless to add. the aca-
demic study of economics
will not of itself lead to eff
fective action against the
evil Of involuntary poverty.
AS Professor Harvey Bresler
Of Wilkes Barre College
points out in a recent review
of Harrington's book in The
Nation, there is no real hope
that we can abolish pow
erty in the United States
without something to gal.
vanize the conscience of our
too-affluent society" But this,
he concludes S, implies a
moral reappraisaI which is
hard to envisage in the fore
seeable future"
Lei us hope that American
Catholics will take the initia-
tive in demonstrating that
MIR. Bresler's estimate Of the
American social conscience is
overly pessimistic.
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Inter-Faith
Film Listing

Daily film lisfings by
fhe lnter-Fa itf Film Conn
Imittee can be found in the
Columbus Cit izen-JoUr.
nal and Dispatch.
FAMILY
CRAND-Search for Para
disc.
AIRPORT, ccc. AUTO
3 Stooges Meet Hercules, I'm
derwater City.
GARDEN FRIDAY only
The Story of Ruth, Con-
spiracy of Hearts.
GARDEN Saturday only,
matinee also) Wizard of
Baghdad, Tarzan the Ape
man.
STATE Westerville) Sat
urday matinee also)-Pinoc-
chic, Bear Country.
TEENS
HUNTS CINESTAGE - Ell
Cid.
PALAcE-State Fair.
BOULEVARD, cLEvE, ES-
oUIRE, CLINTON, IVES
MONT Saturday matinee al
so)-The Magic Sword, Mighty
Ursis.
WEST FIFTH, EAsTsIDE
MARKHAM
18TH AVENUE, ~soUTH-The
Magic Sword, Mighty Ursis.
DRExEL-The Swan, Flow
er Drum Song.
SOUTHERN Saturday only
Flower Drum Song, Prince
Valiant.
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DAILY Nv

@fNAA
7:45 s.m., Chan. l0-Tom
Ryan Reports-Ryan and a To-
cal clergyman discuss issues
of the day.
DAILY RADIO
II Noon, Wioi, Portsmouth
Christopher thought for the
day.
l1:55 p.m., WLW-Night
prayers from st. Mary Semin-
airy.
FRIDAY Tv
pm, Chan. 34-The Chris
tophers.
SATURDAY RADIO
6:25 pm, WPAY, Ports
m'outh-The Ave Maria Pro-
gram.
SUNDAY TV
8:l5 am, Chan 4-Church-
WayS-Film of st. Charles
Seminary will be featured
with interviews OF young men
entering the priesthood. Spe-
cial guest, interviewed by Bud
ellis, is Monsignor George
T. WOLF, rector.
$3.50 am, Chan. 10-The
Christophers.
$50 am, Chan. 10 The
Hour of st. Francis "And
Never Walk Alone" is the
story of a man in a spiritual
rut who joins a group which
tries to live the spirit of st.
Francis.
10 am, Chan. 10 The
Hound of Heaven-A cantata
by Maurice Jacobson, based on
Francis Thompson's poem, is
performed by the Peloquin
Chorale.
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Tomatoes, like other warm
season crops, should not be
planted until the danger of
frost has passed. This is usual
ly around midway in central
Ohio, about one week earlier
in Southern Ohio, and about
one TO two weeks later in north.
ern Ohio.
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MOTION PICTURE cLAssIFlcA.
TON RY NATIONAL LEGION or
DEcENCY: Al Morally Unob1ec-
tionable for All; All Morally I'm
Objectionable for Adults; B Moral
" Objectionable In Part for All;
C Condemned. MIRA - No Rating
Available.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
$50 am, Chan. 10 Track the
Man Down (Br.) Republic, 1856
All.
5 pm, Chan. 4 ~ Take Me Out
to the Ball Game = MGM, 1919
Al.
11:2O pm, Chan. 10 1 Wonder
Who's kissing Her Now Fox,
1947-AI.
11:25 pm, Chan. 6 - Harold Teen
-NRA.
/ am, Chan. 6 - Am a Thief
NRA.
Evening star., 1962-04-19

ling with the Eastertide crush,
were jolted yesterday by a re-
port that Sir Winston Churchill
would be among the pilgrims.
Sir Winston is now reported
aboard the yacht Christina at
Beirut.
The Governor, Lord Mayor
of the city and top army Off
GERS hurried with British Con-
sui James Walsh to the airport
where a special detachment Of
tanks was hastily drawn up for
Sir Winston's security. They
waited for one hour while the
control tower radioed an in
coming Jordan Airways plane
only to learn the statesman
was not aboard.
The divided city, where Arab
and Israeli troops face each
other across the battlements
of old walls and the barbed
wire Of no-man's land. was
calm this EaStertide as it has
been for the past year.
Christian visitors were per-
mitted to enter Arab Jerusalem
through the Mandelbaum Gate
for the Easter ceremonies.
Evening star., 1962-04-19
Throngs in Jerusalem
For Easter Ceremonies

JERUSALEM, Jordan Sec
ton. April 19 (AP).-Hundreds
of Christian pilgrims flocked
to Jerusalem today-the day of
the Last Supper-to celebrate
Easter in the ancient walled
city.
Turbaned copts from Egypt
and Greek Cypriots in billow-
ing pantaloons jostled with
American and European tour
lists outside the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre-the most hal
lowed spot in Christendom.
Heavy rains spattered on the
twisting stone streets as the
acting patriarch of Jerusalem.
in golden robes, entered the
church for a pontifical high
mass.
Before a marble basilica
housing the vault where most
SectS believe Jesus was en-
tombed, liveried dragomen SOL
emnly raped the stone floor
with staffs in the candlelit
procession of the Blessed Sac
rament.
The ceremony was one of
many held by different sects in
Jerusalem churches today,
Thursday, while Mos
lem residents squeezed through
Evening star., 1962-04-19

NV. The Rev. Ralph Campbell. author
will conduct 9 crueifixion service.
1918 p.m.-Paulist Seminarians will
conduct annual outdoor Way of the
Cross" service sponsored By the catho-
lie Evidence Guild. at Seventh street
and PennsylVania avenue Sc.
I2-I5 p.m.-Frist Trinity Lutheran
Church. Fourth and : streets NV.
1915 pm. Calvary Lutheran
chTScha Silver Spring;
Church Arlington. Va. One hour Good
p.m.SChrist Lutheran Church
EouEteenth and q streets Sc. with
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
participants. holds union service. The
Rev; Clarkson 3; Banes Of Anaeostis
i D.m.-chrit Lutheran Church,
sixteenth and Gallatin streets NV,
with holy communion.
p.m.-Pilgrim Lutheran Church,
Bethesda. viii conduct Q German serV-
ice with holy communion.
p.m.-Concordia Lutheran Church.
ruler Heights road. Triangle-Wood-
i p.n.-Immanue Lutheran Church.
Alexandria. Va.
Evening star., 1962-04-19

crowds of visitors in the bazaars
and alleyways.
The dark and gradually COL
lapSing Church Of the Holy
Sepulchre will resound to cere-
monies marking Christ's last
days on earth for another 10
days this year. Because of
calendar differences, the Greek
Orthodox and other Eastern
churches, whose rituals are
even more colorful, celebrate
Easter on April 90.
But hundreds of Eastern be-
levers already are packing the
hotels and houses of the city
and rubbing arms with hooded
friarS from the West, French
nuns and reverent laymen
carrying prayerbooks and cam
eraS.
Jordan officials, busily cop
Evening star., 1962-04-19
Maryland U. Junior
Wins Scholarship

Jay F. Morris, a University OF
Maryland junior has received a
Colortone Medallion as the
outstanding Maryland Public
Relations student. The medal
lion, representing the first an
nual $500 Colortone Press
Scholarship. was presented by
Alphons j. Hack, president of
Colortone Press.
Mr.. Morris is the son of Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. I. Sewell Morris
of 2S09 Valley drive, Alexandria,
Va.
Evening star., 1962-04-19
Thousands WiIIAttend,
Good Friday Services

Thousands of Washington worhipers will attend
cal Good Friday services tomorrow commemoratng the day
Christ died the Cross
Good Friday regarded by Christians the saddest day
history and tradonay observe it by fasting and mourning
Numerous churches throughout the Metropotan Area will
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15

Elsie Jones and Queenie Hills
honored Mrs. Williams and MIR,
Jones with an appropriate pro-
gram. Hazel Taylor presented
them with Honor Membership
Certificates from the Chapter
Mae S. Young and Estaleen
Long. assisted by Inez Rogers,
pianist. rendered duet, Tell
Me Why" Pearl Wright and
Lorena Ganus presented girls
from the chapter to the honor
ed guests.
The local chapter received
compliments from each visiting
chapter for the way and man
ner in which the affairs of the
chapter were conducted. Mil
dred H. Burroughs responded
to the chapters and extended a
welcome for future visits.
Estaleen Long was appointed
oy the Grand Chapter to serve
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15
O.E.S. Meets

Tabor City Chapter 24O Ord
er of Eastern Star 20. E. So
entertained their District De-
putty Grand Matron Mary Will
liamS of Burgaw, N. c., and
Harvey Jones, Wilmington. ".
c., Deputy Grand Patron. at a
dinner given at the Ell Rancho
Restaurant August at 600
P. Nj. Mildren H. Burroughs
welcomed the guests. The in
vocation was given by Harvey
Jones. After the dinner, a pro-
gram was presented by Alene
Long with local members TAX
ing part. Other guests attend
ing the dinner were: Elsie
Jones, and Viola Hardison,
Wilmington, N. c.; Rena and
Sigmond Butler. Dunn, N. c.:
and Virginia Williams, Bur-
gaw, N. c.
At 800 P. NJ. Mary Williams
and Harvey Jones, District De-
putty Matron and Patron of the
4th District of Grand Chapter
N. c. Order of Eastern Star,
made their official visit to the
local chapter in the Masonic
Hall
After observing the work of
the chapter, each addressed the
group. Mrs. Williams presented
the outline of work for the
new year and especially stress
ed the need for expansion of
the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home for the AGED AT Green's
boro, N. c. She also emphaSiz-
ed the Educational Loan Fund,
which is open to qualified
young people desiring to enter
some phase of religious work.
Mr.. Jones mentioned ways to
improve the Order, using love
and cooperation as the most
effective means.
Mildred Burroughs, w. NJ,
announced that all the refresh
ment group chairmen would
meet with her August 20 at
800 o'clock in the Masonic
Hall to decide on ways and
means to raise money for the
projects. plus helping to furn-
ish the kitchen and dining hall
of the new Masonic Building.
Mamie Ray, program chm,
assisted by Mildred Burroughs,
Pearl Wright, Alene Long, Lo-
rena Ganus, Faye Barker,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15
Canady Involved In
Whiteville Collision

j. c. Canady. 48-year-old-
man, of Ri. 3, Tabor City
escaped without injury from a
minor wreck Monday morning
III Whiteville. The driver of
the other car, Linda Register
OF Rt. 4, Whitevillc. ran into
the rear OF the Canady car,
causing an estimated SIS dam
age TO the Canady'S car. The
Register vehicle sustained "a
bout SITS worth of damages.
A charge of following too
close was filed against Linda
Register.
Canady was attempting TO
back into a parking space when
the Register woman hit the
rear of his car.
The Register woman COM
planned OF being injured ana
was taken TO Columbus County
Hospital. Her condition was
listed as "all right" but she
stayed at the hospital for OBJ
ServatiOn.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15
CONTINUED From Page n

Continued From Page ID
Jaye Moore said with one of her
frequent, spontaneous giggles.
And l lost some of my
Southern accent" she recalls.
Wrong Place
When asked what was the
most unusual thing that hap
pened to her. she readily re-
piled, THE subway rides. One
day. my roommate and 1 took
a subway from Greenwich Vii
large on our way back to the
Residence Club. Both of us
were new in the city and we
got off at the wrong place.
Imagine our surprise when we
discovered we were in the
Bowery. Thoughts of being in
volved in a gang war or dis
appearing from sight forever
ran through my mind. l tried
to act brave, but my roommate
was literally scared stiff"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15

as Library Chmn. Tor 18th Dis
trict and B. Frank Young Ok
ford Orphanage Easter Fund
for 4th District.
A group of members are
planning to attend the Annual
Rob Morris Day Program and
picnic at the Masonic and East
ern Star Home, Greensboro, N.
c., August 3 0.
On Sept. 3 the local chapter
will observe Rob Morris Day
Program. Founder of o. E. S.
Faye Barker will serve as pro-
gram chmn.
Chapters represented at the
meeting were Whiteville, Will
mington. Burgaw, Lumbee.
Fair Bluff.
VERNE Wright. refreshment
chairman for the evening, as
sisted by Pearl Wright. served
refreshments to the group.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15
Obituary

Glencie l.. HARRISON. 20. re-
tired Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road clerk who resided at 4O8
WrightSville Avenue died Mon
Gay morning. August 6. at
James Walker Memorial Hos
pital after an etended illness.
He was a native of Columbus
County. He was the son of the
late Haynes and Mary Cox
HARRISON. He was bborn near
Tabor City October rs. 1891.
He was a member of the
Temple Baptist Church and St
Johns Lodge of the AT & AM.
\ Veteran of World War |. he
served with the United States
Marine Corps.
Final rites for Glencie Har-
relSon were held Tuesday. Au-
gust 7, from Coolies Oleandar
Chapel by DR.. w. d. Morris.
lnlerme"' followed in the Oak
Active pallbra fcrS were y. C..
and Donald Currie. Miles and
Ted Williams. James Il Davis
and Herbert G Davis, Jr. Hon.
crazy pa.IbCarcrS Wera n;cE,b-
crS of the hirl'S Bible Class of
Temple Ea;I,i Chu,t':.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15
Nine Horny Girls
In HonorS Program

Nine Horny Iouny glris are
included among the 255 upper
claSsmen TO participate in the
honors program for gifted
students at Winthrop College
during the coming year.
These Horny girls are joyce
Lynda Brown. Mary Kathryn
Davis. Marian Sims Hart.
Katharine Ann Hughes. Mari
lyn Ann Miller. Doris Gail
Stevens. Billie Mae Wood. all
of Conway: Carolyn Collins.
Longs: and Gerry Davis Guycr.
Windy Hill Beach.
This brings the total number
of students who have been in
vited to take part in the pro-
gram to 1856.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15

This viii be the third wear
of Wimthrop'S hOuurs program
which permits the gifted stu
dent To dehc more deeply AND
Independents IN her courses
than would be possible in
classes taught in the traulauu.
manner.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. ErSkine Young
and children, Brenda, and
Jaye, recently visited points of
interest both pleaSure-wiSe and
educationally in the states OF
North Carolina, Virginia, Dis
rict of Columbia, Maryland,
delaware, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, Connecti-
cult, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky. and
West Virginia. Besides these
parts of our own country, the
foungS also visited Canada.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15

mother and cN'iire>N rri he
oldest aud yOungeS VIII be
recognized.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-08-15

WANTED - Full-time janitor
and yard man. Write Box 1868.
Tabor City for details.
Tabor City tribune., 1962-12-12

day as long the great yule log burned.
The latter half of the eighteenth
century saw a swing of attention to
the realm of economics and politics
and religious controversies became of
less Importance. The fact that Eng
lish and Hessian troops celebrated
Christmas during the Revolutionary
War may have added patriotic note
to the denominational controversy.
Delaware River the night of Decem-
ber 25, 1776, to surprise and defeat
the Hessian troops stationed at Tren-
ton, n. j. In the opinion of one writer,
Washington's bold venture succeeded
because the Hessians were enjoying
their customary Christmas revels and
failed to maintain the usual watch
and patrols.
However, denominational opposi-
tion to the ecclesiastic observance of
Christmas continued into the second
half of the, nineteenth century An
account in the New York Daily Times
for December 26, 1855 read:
THE churches of the Presbyter-
ians. Baptists and Methodists
were not open on Dec. 25 except
where some Mission Schools had
a celebration They do not accept
the day as Holy One, but the
Episcopalian, Catholic and Ger
man Churches were all open. In
side they were decked with
evergreenS."
In the twentieth century, II denomi-
nations have embraced Christmas
widely both as religious and as a
social celebration Today men women
and children in every Christian land
crowd into churches to give their
thanks. More than one fourth of the
worlds population - about 800 mil
lion people profess some form of
Christian faith.
The splendor and beauty cf Christ
mas observances is very different
from the humble stable in Bethlehem
where Christ was born; but the mes
sage He brought to the world is the
same - GLORY be to God in the
highest; and on earth peace, good
will toward men,"
Tabor City tribune., 1962-12-12
Editorials S..


Celebration of Christmas - the
most widely observed religious holi-
day of the modern world - was at
one time illegal in early American
history.
Colonial New England did not cele-
brate Christmas, according to re-
searchers at Compton's Pictured En-
cyclopedia, because the stern Puritan
colonistS believed that such activities
were wholly pagan and forbade them
by law. Christmas came to the Ameri-
can colonies while it was the subject
OF strenuous controversy in England.
English Puritans condemned it as
"poplSh' and the secular celebration
as "wanton Baccanalian FEAST
Opposition of the English Puritans
to festivals eliminated in an act of
Parliament in 1647 which abolished
the observance of Christmas. Easter
and Whitsuntide. This was echoed in
the American colonies in 1859 when
Purltans enacted a law in the general
court of Massachusetts, to punish those
who kept Christmas
The law read "Whosoever shall be
found observing any such day as
Christmas or the like, either by fore
bearing of labor, feasting, or in any
other way shall be subject to
a fine of five shillings."
The law was repealed in 1851 but
many of the Puritans were not recon-
ciled to this action. Secular reveling
at Christmas had often interfered with
religious devotions and offended the
Purltan's moral sense. This intensi-
fled their sectarian hostility to the
religious observance of Christmas -
an attitude they maintained for the
better part of two centuries in parts
of New England.
The fun-loving Dutch coloniStS of
New Amsterdam however. celebrated
Christmas as their chief holiday. They
brought the old customs from their
homeland, especially the Christmas
storking and observance of the feast
day of st. Nicholas.
In the Southern colonies. the plant
erS celebrated the yuletide with feast
ing, singing, and dancing. On many
plantations slaves were given Il holi-