By O.E. Cunningham
Waxhaw, Dec. 17—Sunday was a black December day but all the Sunday schools of Waxhaw were on the job. Monday the king of day smiles bright and cheerful, and the moving throng take up the round of duties with the dominant thought, “but another week until Christmas,” and again we celebrate the great gift of Eternal love. Shall we celebrate on the animal plane of drunk and gluttony, or on the spiritual hills of benefits and gratitude? Shall it be a time of simply exchanging presents, or a time of following the Divine example, and having the heart attuned to the glad melody and hope of the star and song of Bethlehem, when love, and mercy and help are given to the poor and needy.
And then the home-coming. How it thrills the heart of parents and children as they think of only a few more days and then the happy meeting in the home circle. Home, the Divine gift and unit of church and state. Mother, father, children, home and heaven. How rich and endearing are these words and yet how impoverished without Christian light and civilization.
“Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean, and the bounteous land. Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, make the earth an eden, like the Heaven above.” A few days ago some generous and thoughtful spirit suggested to the parishioners of Rev. E.W. Crowden that it would be a nice thing to put in the parsonage larder something for the family during Christmas. Well, sir, in response to the suggestion they came in from Heath Memorial, Bonds Grove, Pleasant Grove, Mineral Springs, and Flint Ridge, and put n so much in the parsonage store of just such good things as people of the country homes—they don’t live out of paper pokes—have and enjoy. And since that time Rev. and Mrs. Crowden have dismissed any thought or anxiety of having a supply of turkey, sausage, butter, sugar, eggs, fruits, vegetables and other good things for the table and family. I guess the next round will be us of Waxhaw at the bat.
Jan. the 10 is the time of the next coming of the Piedmont Lyceum number to Waxhaw. The character of the number will be that of music and drama.
Developing Pecan Orchard
Col. John L. Walkup and Richard T. Nesbit are Waxhawians that do not put their hands to the plow and look back. On Mr. Nesbit’s place beyond the Round Top church on the Monroe road, they are devoting the waste acres to the growth of pecan trees. These trees are set by line and rule, and with a landscaper’s eye, if the place for a tree happens to be in a gully, that gully must make a place for the tree. Hats off to these gentlemen for vision and enterprise. Paris, the beautiful city, is said to have 83,000 trees. Let’s take care of the trees and set more. Thanks to our Waxhaw ladies and Mr. Walkup for the trees in the center of town along the railroad. Let’s combine, like these men, ornaments and fruit when we can.
Our Mr. Harvey, the Mill Superintendent, and Miss Pearl Rodman tell us the work of installing new boilers, and repairing machinery at the Rodman Cotton Mill is nearly completed, and in a week or 10 days our town will be enlivened with the whistle and hum of machinery on full time. And welcome the cotton mill industry and product.
Mr. Dick Cuthbertson of No. 4, in the Union section, a farmer who has a good home and boards at the same place, was in town a day or so ago. Mr. Cuthbertson lives close to nature and keeps his eyes open. He remarks the beautiful foliage of the trees, and the thick shuck on the corn betoken some hard weather before the 21 of March.
Some Personals
Mr. Walter Taylor, who has been living in Waco, Texas, for the last 12 or 15 years, and who is a son of Mr. Tom W. Taylor of the Bond Grove section, is expected to arrive here with his family in a few days and will make home in the Bond’s Grove section.
Mrs. Jane Haigler of Monroe is visiting her children here for a while, Messrs. Charley and Lee Haigler, and son-in-law Mr. J.K. Starnes. Children and grand children having Christmas before it comes, because of the presence of “Grandma.”
Mrs. Sallie Osborne spent the weekend at the home of her father at Wadesboro. Saturday was a day of the father’s birthday honoring.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyce and little children of Houston spent the weekend here with Mr. and mrs. A.L. Loc, father and mother of Mrs. Boyce.
Miss Maggie Belk, who was sick for several days at the home of her father, Mr. R.J. Belk, is able to be out again, and greeting her friends.
Waxhaw congratulates all hands on her being on the “Jitney map.” We are on the line connecting Charlotte and Columbia, via Lancaster, Camden, etc. Thanks to Mr. J.E. McCain and possibly others for this convenience for the traveling public. Schedule: to Charlotte, to Lancaster, 2:20 o’clock.
Mr. F. Hoyt Cunningham was a visitor to Waxhaw Monday for a short while, on a business trip to Camden.
From the front page of the Monroe Journal, Dec. 18, 1923
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