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Volume 1, Issue 9 www.CaldwellJournal.com Free Thursday, November 27, 2014

My Most Memorable Thanksgiving and Christmastime

We have a very special Thanksgiving and Christmas time story in this week’s paper that was written by Granite Falls resident Vera Richards. Her story begins on page 12…

Chapel of Rest Thanksgiving Eve Service

This is a traditional candlelight Thanksgiving Eve service. The Chapel of Rest is over a century old and is included on the National Register of Historic Places, it rests in beautiful Happy Valley! Wednesday, November 26, 2014 @ 4:00 pm. The Chapel of Rest Church is located at 1964 HWY 268 in Lenoir (Happy Valley) just before the Patterson School. www.chapelofrest.org. In photo to left: Chapel of Rest.

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Message from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on page 31

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Carla Reid Named NC Chorus Teacher of the Year

By Caldwell County Schools...Congratulations to Carla Reid, chorus director at William Lenoir Middle School, who recently received The Richard Keasler Middle School Chorus Teacher of the Year Award presented by the North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA). Mrs. Reid has led William Lenoir Middle School Chorus to dis-tinction with a total of 38 Superior Performances at the NCMEA Music Performance Adjudication during her 15 years of teaching chorus in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Mrs. Reid will be recognized at the December 1, 2014 Board of Education meeting for her effective teaching and outstanding leadership that contrib-uted to her selection as The 2014 Richard Keasler Middle School Chorus Teacher of the Year.

Santa visits the Lenoir Downtown Christmas Festival this past Saturday, November 22. And,

below festival attendees enjoy a train ride.

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Caldwell Journal Weekly Recipe

Roasted Possum (try at your own risk!)

To roast opossum parboil, season with salt and pepper, chop the liver fine, to which add bread crumbs, 1 onion minced, a little parsley; moisten with water and use as forcemeat. While roasting pour a little hot water in with the drippings and baste frequently. Serve with spiced cherries and a gravy made by thinning the liquor in the pan with boiling water, if necessary, and thickening with browned flour. Some prefer apple sauce to serve with opossum, and it may be garnished with fried apples in circular slices, or served whole with a roast apple in the mouth, if so liked.

Stuffed Cauliflower

Pick over a fine cauliflower, and plunge it for a moment in boiling water. Look over it well again and remove any grit or insects. Put it head down-wards in a pan when you have already placed a good slice of fat bacon at the bottom and sides. In the holes between the pan and the vegetable put a stuffing of minced meat, with breadcrumbs, yolks of eggs, mushrooms, seasoning of the usual kinds, in fact, a good forcemeat. Press this well in, and pour over it a thin gravy. Let it cook gently, and when the gravy on the top has disappeared put a dish on the top of the saucepan, turn it upside down and slip the cauliflower out. Serve very hot.

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Attention Residents of Caldwell County

From the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office…We’ve had couple reports of someone calling eld-erly residents of the county saying they have war-rants for their arrest or a civil paper and saying the

resident needs to transfer money or to meet him some-where and give him cash to get out of the warrant or civil paper. The man is mention-ing Sheriff Alan Jones, or Chief Scott Brown, or Judge Bridges or the Clerk of Court Kim Clark….do not fall for this scam. Please understand that Sheriff Jones, Chief Brown, or any judge or any

other county official or anyone that works for these officials would ever make such a call or ask for money to serve any paper. Please call the appropri-ate law enforcement agency if someone calls you!

Caldwell Heritage Museum’s Coffee with the Curator

The Caldwell Heritage Museum’s next “Coffee with the Curator” will be at 10 a.m. on December 10, 2014. The facilitator will be John Hawkins, Director of the Museum, whose topic will be “Christmas Memories.” Everyone is invited to share their favorite Christmas memories. A dona-tion of $5.00 per person is suggested. The Caldwell Heritage Museum is located at 112 Vaiden St. SW behind Davenport School in down-town Lenoir. For additional information, contact John Hawkins, Museum Director at 828-758-4004. The Caldwell Heritage Museum is selling Cald-well County History DVD’s for $15 apiece. They now have five different DVD’s available and were all produced by the Caldwell Heritage Museum. They would be a great Christmas present for the history buff in your family and you will be support-ing the museum at the same time. Be sure to visit the Caldwell Heritage Museum website at: www.caldwellheritagemuseum.org.


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Caldwell Arts Council Invites High School Student Participation In Third

Annual High School Shakespeare Monologue Competition

By the Caldwell Arts Council...High school stu-dents from traditional, home and Christian schools in Caldwell and contiguous counties are invited to par-ticipate in the 3rd annual High School Shakespeare Monologue Competition sponsored by the Caldwell Arts Council and Caldwell County Schools. This competition is an exciting way for students to increase their appreciation for language and to dem-onstrate their mastery of public speaking. This year’s competitors are expected to memorize and recite a Shakespeare monologue of 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 minutes in length. Over $1,000 in cash awards will be presented. Details for participation are on the web-site: http://www.caldwellarts.com/227-shakespeare-monologue-competition/. Caldwell County students should contact their school’s office ASAP to determine the Shakespeare Monologue Competition coordinator in each school. Home school students and students from outside Caldwell County should contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828-754-2486 or [email protected]. Applications will be accepted now through March 6, 2015 – first come, first served on monologue selec-tion. The final competition will be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 4, 2015 at the JE Broyhill Civic Center. For further information, please contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828-754-2486 or [email protected].

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“General Thanksgiving”


Dr. Herb Says….Take These Steps To Health

The Outside May Tell You the Inside

Looking on the outside may tell you what is happening on the inside. For instance, your skin color can tell you many things about the inside of your body. Dark spots on the face, neck, hand and arms can indicate that the liver and pancreas are not working correctly. Yellow skin can mean a sick, toxic liver. A white pale skin may indicate a sluggish spleen and anemia. An ashy, pasty skin could mean cancer. White spots on the skin can be a B vitamin deficiency, while dark areas on the skin cam mean a Vitamin C deficiency. Along with color, the shape of your skin can tell you about your insides. Whistle lines around the mouth can be a B vitamin deficiency. Vertical lines between the eye brows can mean a below normal liver function, and mal-absorbing intestine. If the vertical lines appear in the earlobe, it may spell out heart trouble. Wrinkles on the forehead indicate too much stress, and low adrenal glands. Oily fore-head means too much protein eating. Your eyes could also let you know of things on the inside. Dark circles under the eyes may indicate digestive problems. Puffy eyes could mean a kidney problem. Squinting eyes could be a Vitamin A de-ficiency. Weak eyes can come from eating too much salt. Eye floaters can come from eating too much protein and a B-6 deficiency.

Hyssop (Whole Plant)

Botanical name: Hyssopus officinalis. Medicinal properties: aromatic, sudorific, pectoral, expecto-rant, febrifuge, anthelmintic, aperients. Hyssop is an old Bible remedy. David knew the benefits to be derived from its use. He drew the most wonderful lessons from it, which he used in showing the cleansing of the body from sin, for he said, “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be whiter than snow.” (Psalm 51:7) Hyssop, in connection with the proper use of water and deep breathing, is a most wonderful body cleanser. It is valuable in quinsy, asthma, colds, la grippe, and all chest infections. Also loosens phlegm in the lungs and throat. Hyssop is excellent for children and infant’s diseases, such as sore throat and quinsy and can be applied as a compress and used as a gargle. In fevers, give a glassful every hour of a tea made by simmering a tablespoonful of the herb in a pint of boiling water for ten minutes. It will start perspiration, relieve the kidneys and bladder, and is slightly laxative. Hyssop increases the circulation of the blood and will reduce blood pressure. Excellent blood regulator and is a fine tonic when the sys-tem is in a weakened condition. It is excellent for scrofula, gravel, and various stomach troubles, jaun-dice, dropsy, and for the spleen. It has a splendid effect on the mucous lining of the stomach and bow-els. It is good for cough and shortness of breath and is also a fine remedy for epilepsy and fits in con-nection with other hygienic measures. It will expel worms. The leaves applied to inflammations and bruises remove the pain and discoloration. Effective for insect stings and bites and kills body lice. Soak the herb fifteen minutes in boiling water and place in a cloth for use a poultice. Hyssop is good intermittent fever and other fevers. Hyssop tea is an excellent remedy for eye trouble. It should be used in an eye cup. For general use, steep a heaping teaspoonful to a cup of boiling water for twenty minutes. Take from one to three cups a day, a large swallow at a time. Children less according to age.

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Fasting

One or two days of fasting per week will do more good than all the medicine in the world. Many people take bunches of medicine and still have no relief from their symp-toms. A person who eats until ill should fast until well. Fasting is a wonderful, inexpen-sive benefit to your health. Just relax and rest and with no cost nature will do all the repairs necessary if you will only consent. Many people think that they cannot fast, they have to eat. Jesus never sinned, and He fasted. The first test given to Mankind, Adam and Eve, was about eating. The first temptation presented to Jesus was about eating. Moses fasted, Elijah fasted, David fasted, Daniel fasted, Paul fasted, if Adam and Eve had fasted that day, we would not be in this sinful mess we are in. Most regular drug doctors will tell you that fasting is starvation. Thinking that fasting is starvation reveals ignorance of the functions of the human body. Fasting is allowing the body to rest from continuously processing food, and catch up on elimination. Most people put more into the body than comes out. There is an accumulation of toxins in the body. Imagine over many years how many toxins get in the glands, joints, and all throughout the body. People are faithful to take showers, and clean the outside of the body, but seldom ever clean the inside. If you decide to fast, and it is a decision, mind over the body, who is boss your mind or your stomach? It is important that you do not put anything into your mouth until the fast is broken, but water. The first three days the body is adjusting and just getting used to the idea. Day four and onward, the body begins to clean the toxins out. The body will devour from one to one-half pounds of toxins per day. It begins with unwanted materials first such as tumors, pimples, cysts, etc. This is bloodless surgery. Then the body will begin to work on the adipose or fat deposits. This is where the over-weight person becomes happy. If you are one hundred percent faithful and do not even taste or chew on anything but water until your fast is finished, you will have success. In other words, do not cheat. Your body is either processing food, or cleaning itself. If you continuously eat, it is continuously processing food, and never gets a chance to cleanse itself. Fasting can bring about healing and weight loss, whichever is needed. When fasting, your body now has no food to process, so it gets busy with the long-over-due house cleaning. This throws a lot of toxic materials out of the cells into the blood stream. In the beginning you may experience headache, dizziness and weakness. This is not from the lack of food but from the toxic blood. If you do not let this get you down, and continue, in about one week or ten days you will feel better than you have ever felt before. The largest part of cleansing has passed by and you feel great.

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One Day Fast

Fasting is really good for you. It allows the body to rest from processing food, and the body can do some cleaning on the inside. One day is easy. If you get hungry, your mind is in charge, not your stomach. A one day fast is a total of 36 hours. You go from afternoon when you start, until the morning following the day after the day you started, without eating. During the time you fast, drink plenty of fluids, so your body will have liquids to remove toxin. Take one gallon of water, drink out of it 10oz. Put in the gallon of water 8 oz. cherry concentrate, 8 oz. lemon juice, 8 oz. pomegranate concentrate, or 8 oz. Elderberry concentrate and one heaping tablespoon of cayenne pepper. Shake and mix it up each time before you drink any of it. All day, drink some of the mix every time you feel like you want something to eat or drink. If you want extra to drink, drink all the water you want. Do not eat extra before the fast, and take it easy eating coming off the fast. Be sure and drink all of the mix. Anybody can do a one day fast. Do it one day each week.

Do You Lap Or Sip Your Water?

Animals that eat meat lap water with their tongue. Animals that do not eat meat, but only vegetation, sip their water. How do you drink water, do you lap it or sip it? Some people have been told that they have to eat meat to make them strong. Meat actually takes away your energy in order to digest it. One time, two colleges were contesting meat eaters against vegetarians for endurance. The meat eaters could hold their arms out from the shoulders for fifteen minutes, while some vegetarians endured up to an hour. In comparing medical records of meat eaters to vegetarians, meat eaters have more and sooner joint problems. They have more cancer. They have more heart attacks. The average life span of a meat eater to a vegetarian is fif-teen years less. People have been misinformed that they have to have meat to get their protein. A pound of lentils has more protein than a pound of meat. Nuts, seeds, beans, greens are all good sources of protein. Meat, nor anything animal has no fiber. Fiber is important to help you stay regular and clean toxins from your body. How can meat be eaten without taking the life of some animal? The original diet that God gave us was “every herb bearing seed.” If you are going to eat meat do like the other ani-mals, and lap your water.

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Apple A Day

There are more than 1400 varieties of apples. Apples will help constipation and diarrhea. Apples taste good. Apples are good infection fighters. Apples are good to use to combat flu and colds. Apples are good to prevent tooth decay. Apples are good liver cleansers. Apples are high in pectin fiber, which helps maintain proper cholesterol levels. Apples are good to keep a healthy gall-bladder. Apple Vinegar is good for burns, itching, dandruff, body odor, and foot fungus. Apples are good to curb the appetite. Apples are good for energy. Now, you are not supposed to snack in between meals, but if you do, and do not get a habit doing it, just once in a while, then apples are good for snacks; and, also berries and melons. Do not eat anything at night. Eat the whole apple, peeing, and seeds, all but the stem. Apples are good to kick the smoking habit. Eat the apple instead of lighting up a cigar.

Mr. Cabbage & Family

Cabbage and its family are good foods for you to eat. The cabbage family includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, red, green, Savoy cabbage, cauliflower, collards and kale, kohlrabi, mustard greens, and white mustard. Cabbage and its family can help you to be healthy and not have can-cer. Research has shown that they contain sulfur and histidine, and choline and inosotol which inhibit the growth of tumors and cancer in the colon area. Cabbage juice has been used to heal ulcers in the stomach. Cabbage and its family will lower bad cholesterol, which can cause harden-ing of the arteries. So, people who eat, on a regular diet, cabbage and its family, can help prevent cancer, and circulation problems. Cabbage, and its family helps increase waste elimination move-ments. Studies have shown that people who eat more cabbage have less yeast problems, and women had less PMS occurrence. Cabbage is a good source of antioxidant vitamins. Antioxidants help slow aging, and prevent deterioration of the body. Cabbage and family have nutrients to help build the body and cleanse the blood. Cabbage and family is a good source of iron tonic for those who need to build their blood. Besides main minerals, such as calcium and iron, they are a good source of trace minerals; a good one is sulphur, which helps improvement of the skin. It is better to eat cabbage and its family raw. All of them taste good, and are very nourishing.






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Sometimes, I go in memory back down a winding, dusty road to my childhood homeplace of so long ago. I think of the carefree warm autumn days when my brother, Joe and I ran barefoot through the meadows, and the soft, gentle breeze blowing in the wind. We played hide and seek among the big, shady oak trees in our yard, and the shouts of gaiety and laughter are re-echoing through my mind.

Joe and I were reared in a weathered frame cotton mill house near an old mill pond.

I remember so vividly my most memorable Thanksgiving and Christmastime when I was growing up. I was probably in my eighth year and Joe was four. When I left the schoolhouse on Wednesday at noon, the sun was shining brightly. But much to my surprise when I awaken on Thanksgiving morning and looked out the window, I shivered instinctively at what I saw. The snow was swirling down heavily and had already accumulated about 2 inches on the ground.

I quickly awaken Joe, and we dressed hurriedly and rushed to the kitchen, where the warmth from the wood-burning cook stove was very cheerful. A big pot of steaming oatmeal was on the stove top, and Moma gave each of us a big bowl full, a hot biscuit, and butter and molasses, and a tall glass of milk.

After breakfast, Moma saw us looking longingly out the window at the feathery snowflakes coming down. She admonished us ever so slightly, but she also knew our heart’s desire was to rush eagerly out-side. She helped us dress warmly in two layers of clothing, galoshes, Joe with his aviator cap buttoned snugly under his chin, and I with a toboggan pulled down over my ears.

Just several weeks earlier, we had moved our playhouse from under the oak trees in the yard to Dad’s old car shed. We trudged up a slight hill in the snow till we came to the shed, which was partially ob-scured from the house. We rushed inside and removed our outer coats and hung them on a peg. A feel-ing of joy and exhilaration swept over us as we surveyed the playhouse of our dreams.

My eyes immediately fell on our miniature table. It was made from a discarded old milk bench, and a colorful cloth was draped over it, and my tea set was proudly displayed. The stove and cooking pots were a gift from Santa Claus the previous Christmas. We gathered pebbles from the yard for our make-believe bean pot. Oh, we just couldn’t wait to make mud pies to put in our scalloped pie tin shells.

Dad had brought us tow tiny stools from the mill which made perfect seats for us. My baby doll and bed were in a corner of the shed, and I even had a scrap of colorful patchwork quilt for the bed. We had found an abandoned old rocking chair, and this was perfect to rock and cuddle the doll.

A small crate was our dresser, and we even had a mirror over it. A tiny pail of water was on the dresser, and along side of it was bent-up tea kettle from Moma's kitchen. Nearby was a broom made from broom sedge to sweep the bare earthen floor.

While the snowstorm raged outside, we played ever so contentedly together. All too soon Moma called us in a loud voice to come in and get warm. Moma looked up and smiled at us, but her face seemed flushed from the heat of the stove. She had smudge of flour on her cheek and forehead. Moma had her hands I the dough bowl making biscuits for our dinner. She beckoned for us to sit near t he stove, and I could feel the warmth from the stove radiate throughout my body.

Dad worked in the cotton mill 11 hours a day – from 6 till 6 and an hour for dinner. Thanksgiving din-ner was on the table when he arrived around 11:30. When Dad came into the kitchen, he sniffed appre-ciatively at the delicious aroma wafting in the air.

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We bowed our heads in silent prayer for the bountiful Thanksgiving dinner set before us, and for the privilege and joy of us all gathering around the kitchen table.

Moma had a tender, savory beef stew (with the soup bone still intact) steamed green cabbage, white soup beans, mashed potatoes, beet pickles, and the most delicious sweet potato pie with marshmallows toasted on the top, hot buttered biscuits, and cold milk. (In a few days, she would take the left-over beef and make her famous beef vegetable soup). It was not like the traditional Thanksgiving dinner we have today, but it sure tasted good to us, and we ate to our heart’s content.

Soon we were bundled up to brave the storm once again. The snow was deeper now and we had to walk more carefully back to the shed. Joe immediately went to a far corner of the shed where he had stored a few toys. A big, red truck caught his eye, and he began to push it back and forth on the earthen floor. Later, he found an airplane kit, and I noticed how patiently he worked assembling it together. Joe was always very good working with his hands.

Believe it or not, it wasn’t long till he came bouncing back to our playhouse. I glanced at him now and then and he had that certain sparkle in his eyes. We were so happy and engrossed in our playhouse, till time literally stood still for us on that Thanksgiving Day of so long ago.

The old car shed had been built with old boards from the mill and had darkened with age. There were a few cracks between the boards that had been chinked very well, and I notice a faint trace of snow filter through. Now, as I look back, the shed was probably quite cold, but we were young and not aware of any discomfort. We felt cozy and secure from the storm.

We finally became conscious that Moma was anxiously calling us, but we were reluctant to leave our beloved playhouse. The snow was quite deep now so Moma came to meet us and assist us into the house. As we entered the sitting room the small coal stove was warm and cozy. The doors to the other rooms were closed as the stove would heat only one room. The fire from the kitchen range had long since gone out.

Dad was tired from his long hours spent at the mill, and he sat dozing before the stove. Moma was bus-tling around the stove baking cornbread in an iron skillet on the stove top. After the bread was golden brown, she turned it over to brown the other side. The beef stew was warming on the stove, and as I recall we ate our left-over vegetables and sweet potato pie cold. We were in the depression years, and as I reflect back to that day, we were truly blest to have plentiful food on our table.

After supper, we hovered around the radio listening to the news and other programs. I dare say we were not considered a very talkative family however, we were a close-knit one. We thoroughly enjoyed the hours we spent together and the warm, companionship we shared as a family. Joe and I were sur-rounded by our parent’s deep affection, and a strong feeling of love we all had for one another.

Needless to say, I will always cherish that particular Thanksgiving Day as my most memorable one. I will remember and treasure always the special togetherness Joe and I shared in that unforgettable snow storm and playhouse of yesteryear. All too soon it was time for bed. The bedroom was icy cold, and I snuggled way down deep in the featherbed, and soon was fast asleep.

The Christmas season was upon us, and the Saturday before Christmas was very mild just like an Indian summer day.



The snow had long since melted from the raging snow storm we had at Thanksgiving. My parents’ raked leaves all morning. Joe and I helped somewhat, but we may have been more of a hindrance than helpful. Anyway, it was wonderful being outside on such a gorgeous day.

After dinner, Dad worked on his Model T Ford. Joe loved to hand him the tools he needed. The Ford cost $500.00 new and was Dad’s pride and joy. His wages from the mill were only $5.00 to $7.00 a week. Needless to say, he had to save for quite a long spell to be able to buy the Model T Ford.

Moma had taken the butter churn to the front porch where it was cooler. Even now, I can hear the sound of the dasher against the sides of the churn. She let me churn from time to time, and when she had finished, I watched her remove the butter from the milk and press it down and heaped up firmly in a butter mold. Today, when I think of that day, I think of the Bible (Luke 6:38), “Give, it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over.) Moma sold butter, milk and eggs to friends and she sure always gave good measure.

Dad and Joe were now playing baseball, and they seemed to be enjoying the game immensely. Moma was finished with churning and I saw her reach for her embroidery basket, and I knew this was her way of relaxing. All at once, I had such an overwhelming desire to get away by myself for a while. Dad saw me leaving with my story book and cushion, and he knew I was going somewhere to read. He said he would call me later in the evening, and we would go to the woods to choose a Christmas tree. There was a big field of broom sedge at the back of the house, and I leisurely strolled right into the heart of the field, and propped down on the soft cushion.

The high, golden broom sedge encompassed me all around, and was a perfect windbreaker. The atmos-phere was warm and comfortable, and this was my secret hideaway place, and I was literally secluded from everyone. I could just sit and daydream forever, as the stillness wrapped itself around me. I opened my book and began to read of far, far away places. I was just literally caught up into the pure enchantment of it all.

Suddenly, I was brought back to the present with whoops of spontaneous laughter from the yard. Some of Joe’s friends had joined in the ball game, and they were having a good time. I heard someone say, “Strike two”, what ever that meant. I immediately forgot about them and was transported back to those wonderful and enchanted places in my book. Oh, how much I enjoy reading. To me, this is one of God’s greatest gifts. I have cataracts and retina problems now, and my vision is greatly impaired.

I don’t know how much time had elapsed, when I heard Dad yell and say it was time to pick out our Christmas tree. I bounded to my feet and began to run. I swirled around suddenly there was just no way I could run in a broom sedge field.

Soon, Dad, Joe and I were walking through the meadow to the woods. Dotting the countryside were bunches of wildflowers. I saw Black-eyed Susans, Queen Anne’s lace and goldenrod. We saw several rabbits and one squirrel, but they darted through the undergrowth when they saw us. We entered the woods and walked on the soft carpet of pine needles for a while till we came to a small clearing. Much to our astonishment there stood a perfect cedar tree. We all cried out in unison, “that’s the one.”

Dad told us when we had finished our evening chores and supper was over, we could trim the tree. Dad split wood for the cook stove, and Joe and I carried the wood to the wood box in the kitchen, he also milked our jersey cow, and fetched a bucket of coal for the coal stove to warm us during the cold night.

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Water was drawn from the well. By the way, on extremely cold nights a skim of ice froze in the water bucket. The long-handled dipper was used by all of us. I remember on several occasions, the dipper froze to the sides of the bucket. After we had eaten our left over vegetables from dinner and a delicious apple pie, we all gathered in the sitting room to trim the tree. Dad assembled the tree for us near the fireplace and in front of a window.

Joe and I could hardly contain the excitement that welled up inside of us and spilled over. We began eagerly to loop garlands of red, green, and silver Christmas roping all around the tree. Here and there were placed ornaments that Moma had saved for years. They were so beautiful and fragile, (oh, how I wished we had kept those – they would be so priceless today.) Last, we took the icicles and generously sprinkled them on the tree. We stepped back to observe our handiwork. When I think back to those moments, my heart overflows with love for my family.

When Dad reached for his well-worn and frayed song book, I was overcome with joy. I knew we would-n’t have to go to bed just yet. Moma sang alto and Dad soprano, their voices blended well together as they sang those old hymns. Sometimes, if they didn’t know the tune, they would sing the notes till they could get back in harmony. My parents encouraged Joe and me to sing along with them. We would always join in whenever we knew the words.

During the long, winter evenings, we had several choices of entertainment. I sure looked forward to our old-fashioned sing-a-longs. We also hovered around the radio listening to the news and other pro-grams. The Amos and Andy Show was my favorite program and I also like Lum and Abner.

Dad and Joe enjoyed sitting around the stove playing a good game of checkers, while Moma and I worked on our embroidery. She was very patient in teaching me to make neat stitches. We also shared a love for reading on those winter nights. As I look back to that particular Saturday night, I remember how relaxing it was just to sit back and listen to the Grand Ole Opry, and enjoy the closeness of our fam-ily. Some of my fondest memories are woven around those long, winter nights, and the warm compan-ionships we shared.

Finally, it was Christmas Eve, and Momma had place a huge, red belt with streamers over the fireplace. Sprigs of holly with glistening red berries decorated the fireboard. Our long, woolen stockings were hung one on each side of the fireplace. Our Christmas tree at the window looked very dazzling and fes-tive. Moma had several pitches of holly throughout the room.

Moma came from the kitchen with a plate of tea cakes. A few days before, she had baked several dozen and wrapped them in a pillowcase to keep them fresh. (The tea cakes were similar to the sugar cookies we have today.) She gave us several cookies and a glass of milk. We sat close to the stove and munched ever so contentedly on the cookies, and I was daydreaming of Santa’s visit in the morning. Soon it was time for bed. I took one last look around the room at the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and the warm “Christmasy” atmosphere that filled the room.

On Christmas morning Joe and I bounced out of bed almost at the same time, as we ran barefoot to the sitting room. We gazed in wonderment around the room. Santa had left my gifts on one side of the fire-place and Joe’s on the other. Propped against the hearth was the prettiest baby doll I had ever seen. She was dressed in a pink dress and bonnet, and little black shoes. I just couldn’t wait to hold and cud-dle her in my arms. There was also a big, illustrated story book, and I was already becoming absorbed in going through the pages.



I glanced around at Joe and he had that little smile hovering around the corners of his mouth. Hi was bounding around with his gun and holster on that Santa had left him. I could tell how pleased he was with his handsome ball glove he was trying on and he had received a new ball too. (When Joe was around 2 years old, Dad had meticulously whittled him a ball bat out of very good wood and had sanded it to perfection.) Oh, how he loved that ball bat. He sure loved to play ball whenever he had someone to play with.

Under the Christmas tree were presents wrapped in brown paper and tied with Christmas colorful rop-ing. We all opened our presents and were so glad to receive the much needed clothes for the long winter days ahead. Last, but not least we emptied our stockings and we each had an orange, tangerine, apple, nuts, and candy. This was indeed a treat from Santa Claus – we didn’t have oranges and tangerines during the year. After breakfast, we were allowed to play with our toys for a while.

All too soon, it was time to go to my grandparent’s home for our Christmas dinner. Our Model T Ford was parked in the yard. We stepped on the running board and climbed into the Ford, all except Dad he went to the front of the Ford and vigorously cranked to get the car in motion. As a child, I was always fascinated by the isinglass window curtains that kept out the cold air. (The cars back then didn’t have windows) When the Ford finally started, we were off and running over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we went.

Sometime later we rounded a curve and there perched on a lovely plateau was my Grandparent’s old homestead. Today, I can look back and envision the big, rambling, weathered shingled, boards dark-ened with age, and the L-shaped porch. I can see the wide panoramic view of rich farmland, the old barn with horse stalls and cowsheds, the chicken house, hog pen, granary, car shed, and the corn crib. When we came into the yard, chickens scattered in all directions. Old Jack, grandpa’s faithful dog, came running to greet us and almost knocked Joe down.

I noticed at once the cedar boughs and holly entwined, and fastened securely around the posts on the porch. The tiny snowflakes and holly berries glistened in the sunlight. (Grandma had mixed flour and salt with water, and had sprinkled in tiny droplets on the cedar boughs to make it look like snow.)

As we entered the sitting room, a fire was burning brightly in the huge rock fireplace. A beautiful holly Christmas tree stood near by and the most tantalizing aroma coming from the kitchen. Dad was the second eldest in a family of 13 children. Needless to say, the house was soon overflowing with relatives and spilling out to the big front porch. Very small children were playing in the yard too. The fun-loving boisterous laughter reverberated throughout the house. It sure sounded as though everyone was having a very Merry Christmas.

Grandma soon came to the doorway of the big dining room and called us to dinner. By the time Grandma finished the blessing, and I had waited in line a while, I was famished. But surely it was worth it when I saw the bountiful Christmas dinner set before us. To the best of my recollection, there was a huge pot of chicken and dumplings, baked ham from Grandpa’s smokehouse, beet pickles, four or five large bowls of steaming vegetables, cornbread browned and crunchy to perfection, and of course plenty of cold milk. She had a large aluminum dishpan full of yeast bread cut in big wedges, apple pies, sweet potato and pumpkin pies, and a cake stacked with dried fruit.

As many as could gathered around the long dining table, and others sat at the table in the kitchen. I remember sitting on the floor with some other children and a long bench served as our table.

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After we had eaten dinner, the men and boys walked down to the cow pasture to play baseball. The men always looked forward to a good game of ball whenever our families gathered together. The women sat by the fire reminiscing of the good ole days. We girls strolled ever so leisurely out to the granary. We found Grandpa’s hammer and old shoe last and that kept us busy for quite a while cracking walnuts. We even got peanuts from Grandpa’s bin where he kept them stored. I sure hoped he wouldn’t be too angry with us.

We decided to walk down to the cow pasture and watch them play ball. We passed the “ole tater hole” that Grandpa had dug out under a hill like a cave to store his winter vegetables. I loved to stand by the open wooden door and peer into the darkness of the cave and to smell the pungent scent. He had stored turnips, sweet potatoes, and cabbage to last during the winter.

Just before we arrived at the pasture, we walked across a quaint old foot bridge that spanned a very deep gully. I was fascinated as a child walking across this bridge that my Grandfather had built. We stood at the edge of the pasture and enjoyed seeing them play. Their enthusiasm knew no bounds and was contagious to the rest of us. Dark was upon us when the ballgame was over, and we all trooped up to the house to say our goodbyes to our relatives till another gathering of our big family. As I reflect back to that Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays of bygone days, my heart is warmed by those nostal-gic moments, and they will forever be etched in my memory.

Dad left in the springtime of my life when his beautiful red roses were in full bloom and everything was bursting into life. Moma joined him years later on a beautiful, hot summer’s day. Now, this autumn on a perfectly blue and cloudless, October day, Joe was reunited with Moma and dad to be with them for-ever. I am now in the winter of my life. As I write these lines I am in my seventy-fifth year, and the un-forgettable past is unfolding and being recaptured.

As I think back to those endearing days of yesteryear, I can see a light in the window, and table set in splendor, Moma, Dad and Joe are all standing by the open door, and there is such a longing in me for all of us to be reunited and to gather once again around the kitchen table at suppertime.

As my Christmas story comes to an end, I think of Moma and Dad and the good raising they gave Joe and me. We were taught to go to church, and they were firm believers in the old adage, “Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.” They taught us that the greatest Christmas gift of all comes from the heart, and I hope I have captured for you the true spirit of the Holiday season. A flicker of ten-derness and wistfulness sweeps over me, when I think of how much I loved them.

Even though Joe is not with us this Christmas, he is with us in spirit, and will forever be in our hearts. I am so appreciative and thankful to be surrounded by Joe’s big, loving family this Christmas, and I have a deep and abiding love for every one of them.

If I close my eyes, and listen ever so intently, I can hear re-echoing down through the years, a childish little voice of a 2 year old, tow-haired, grey-eyed baby brother say, “Tetch a ball, Daddy, tetch a ball.”

By Vera Richards… Dedicated to the Joe Richards Family In Loving Memory of my brother Joe


Scammers Use Caller ID to Pose as Cops

By the North Carolina Department of Justice / Roy Cooper, Attorney General…Caller ID is help-ful, but it isn’t foolproof. In fact, tech-savvy scammers can use it to pose as legitimate businesses or even the police to try to fool you.

In a scam reported in Rockingham County this week, a business owner got a call from someone claim-ing to be with the IRS. The caller said she owed back taxes and needed to pay them immediately, similar to other fraudulent calls we’ve warned you about recently. The business owner became suspicious and hung up.

The woman’s phone rang again, and this time Caller ID indicated that the call was coming from the Rockingham Police Department. When she picked up the phone, the caller threatened to arrest her if she did not pay the phony taxes.

This kind of scam, where crooks make it appear that their calls or emails come from another telephone number or email account, is called “spoofing.” Fraudsters may spoof the number for your power com-pany, your bank, your local government or law enforcement. This means you can’t rely on Caller ID to provide accurate information about who is calling you.

If you get a call and have questions about whether or not it is coming from the company or government agency listed on your Caller ID, hang up and call the business or agency back at a number you know to be valid.

If you spot a scam, report it to the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division by calling 1-877-5-NO-SCAM or visiting our website at www.ncdoj.gov.

This message brought to you on behalf of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper.

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Caldwell Arts Council Announces Tenth Annual Middle School Poetry

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By the Caldwell Arts Council…Middle school students from traditional, home and Christian schools in Caldwell County are invited to partici-pate in the 10th annual Middle School Poetry Reci-tation Competition sponsored by the Caldwell Arts Council and Caldwell County Schools. Recitation is an exciting way for students to in-crease their appreciation for language and to dem-onstrate their mastery of public speaking. This year’s competitors are expected to memorize and recite a poem by a poet born prior to 1900. Over $1,000 in cash awards will be presented. De-tails for participation are on the website: http://www.caldwellarts.com/61-recitation-competition/. Students should contact their school’s office ASAP to determine the Recitation Competition coordinator in each school. Home school students should contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828-754-2486 or [email protected]. Applications will be accepted now through Janu-ary 30, 2015 - first come, first served with poem selection. The final competition will be held at 9:30 a.m. February 28, 2015 at the Caldwell County Educa-tion Center. For further information, please contact the Cald-well Arts Council at 828-754-2486 or [email protected]


Teacher Turnover Rate Decreases in 2013-2014

By Caldwell County Schools...North Carolina’s teacher turnover percentage decreased slightly in 2013-14 to 14.12 percent (13,557 teachers), and Caldwell County Schools made the Top 10 list for the lowest teacher turnover rates. The report re-flects the time period from March 2013 to March 2014. Local district turnover rates ranged from a high of 34.3 percent in Washington County to a low of 6 percent in Clay County. Caldwell County’s rate of 8.38% fell below the state rate and contin-ued to show a decrease from the 2012 report. Teachers in Caldwell County who left their position indicated that they were electing to teach in an-other area, retired or chose to serve in an adminis-trative position. "We believe our efforts to nurture and build mo-rale in our teaching cadre have been influential in keeping our employees in the Caldwell County Schools," said Superintendent Dr. Steve Stone. "The school district provides professional develop-ment and encourages teaches to seek opportunities beyond what we offer. We also offer teachers the latitude to collaborate with their peers within the district, to become trainers for their colleagues, and we encourage involvement in administrative training if they are interested in moving outside the classroom." The State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction have a number of initiatives in place to help recruit and retain teachers including alternative entry licensure routes, beginning teacher support programs and 12 percent pay in-crease for National Board Certification and Troops to Teachers.


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Caldwell County Health Department Thanks Public Health Heroes Public Health Thank You Day, November 24, 2014

By the Caldwell County Health Department…On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Caldwell County Health Department joins Research!America and leading U.S. public health organizations to rec-ognize public health professionals who go above and beyond to protect the health of all Americans.

Public Health Thank You Day 2014 honors all those unsung heroes who keep our drinking water safe and air clean, develop vaccines, track and investigate infections, and protect us against threats to our health such as influenza, the Ebola and Enterovirus D68 outbreaks and natural disasters.

These unsung heroes who protect the nation's health throughout the year include environmental health specialists, doctors, nurses, health educators, nutritionists, dentists and a variety of support staff. “Public Health Thank You Day reminds us of the invaluable contributions of those who work selfishly and in sometimes dangerous conditions to ensure that Americans are protected from health threats,” said Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research!America. “Their lifesaving efforts should be com-mended each and every day.”

Recent outbreaks have shown us that in spite of the challenges and risks, public health professionals continue to dedicate their time and energy to combat disease and maintain a healthy environment for Americans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and various institutions within our public health infrastructure have come together to address recent outbreaks, and public health professionals are tackling these threats head-on—as they do with other health challenges on a daily basis.

Research!America’s Public Health Thank You Day partners include Caldwell County Health Depart-ment, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Society for Public Health Education, Univer-sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Pub-lic Health, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Cancer Society. More information and materials can be found at www.publichealththankyouday.org.

About Caldwell County Health Department The health department provides a multitude of services including acute and family care, prenatal and maternal health, dental care for children with Medicaid, clinical services for primary care, pediatric care as well as communicable disease and STD testing. In addition, the Caldwell County Health Department offers family planning services, breast & cervical cancer control programs, vaccines & annual school physicals. All of this and much more is available at the Caldwell County Health Department, where their mission is to Promote, Protect & Improve the health of Caldwell County.

About Research!America Research!America is the nation’s largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, it is supported by member organizations that represent more than 125 million Americans. For more information, visit www.researchamerica.org.

Turning the Tables on Telemarketers

By Attorney General Roy Cooper…Despite all of the ways that crooks now use computers and the Internet to steal, the telephone still provides an easy way for con artists to reach you and try to rip you off. Telemar-keters are using technology to bombard many consumers with repeated calls and disguise where they’re call-ing from, but technology is now available that could give us a way to fight back. Many of us signed up for the Do Not Call Registry to cut down on unwanted sales calls, and the overall num-ber of telemarketing calls declined as legitimate businesses looked for other ways to reach us. Unfortunately some scammers and shady companies are willing to break the law. My office received more than 3,200 written complaints about Do Not Call violations in the first nine months of 2014. Calls pitching medical alert systems and home alarm systems were among the top sources of com-plaints. Many of these are machine-dialed, pre-recorded telemarketing calls commonly known as robocalls, which are illegal in North Carolina under most circumstances. Our Consumer Protection Division has been able to use consumers’ complaints to identify the culprits behind some illegal robocalls and take action to shut them down, even though the callers often use technology to make themselves hard to locate. It’s time to use technology to turn the tables on these unwanted callers by blocking their calls. Robocall blocking technology is available today, and I am urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow phone companies to use it to better protect consumers. While you’re probably frustrated by unwanted telemarketing calls, especially if you’ve signed up for the Do Not Call Registry but still get calls, some North Carolinians have lost hundreds or even thousands of dollars to telemarketing scammers. Con artists working for telemarketing fraud rings, usually based out of the country, may call claiming you’ve won a prize but need to send money to pay fees before you can receive it. Or they’ll pretend to be your power company and threaten to cut off your electricity if you don’t pay them immediately. Telemarketing fraudsters will even masquerade as government officials and try to bully you into paying phony taxes. Shady telemarketers use technology to manipulate (or “spoof”) Caller ID so that it looks like their calls are coming from a company you do business with, a local phone number, or even the IRS or police. The result is you can’t rely on Caller ID to help you decide whether or not a call is legitimate. More than 3,600 North Carolinians filed complaints about telemarketing scams with my office so far in 2014, more than we received in all of 2013. Fortunately, the vast majority of them came from people who did-n’t fall for the scam they were reporting. But far too many people did lose money or give up personal informa-tion. Scammers are also using a new way to get victims to send them money. They used to tell their victims to send money by wire service, but today victims are often asked to use reloadable debit cards such as Green Dot MoneyPaks. Telemarketing fraud rings located anywhere in the world can easily transfer to themselves the cash you have placed onto a prepaid card by simply asking you to scratch off and read to them the numbers the back. To protect yourself, remember: · Never share personal information with anyone who calls you on the phone, no matter who they claim to be. · Don’t fall for scams that try to get you to send money immediately, even if the caller claims it’s needed to

pay a power bill that’s overdue or help a loved one in distress. · With robocalls, never “press 1” for more information or to stop the calls. Pressing a number verifies that

your telephone number is valid and will likely lead to more calls. · Don’t rely on Caller ID to tell you if a call is legitimate. · Place your home and mobile telephone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry by visiting www.donotcall.gov

or call 1-888-382-1222 from the number you wish to register. · Help us shut down telemarketing violators by reporting them to my office at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM or

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Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation Declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday

By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and health-

ful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from

which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail

to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of

Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes

seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all

nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has pre-

vailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly con-

tracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength

from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or

the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as

of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily in-

creased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and

the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect con-

tinuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal

hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while deal-

ing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and

proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one

voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United

States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and ob-

serve the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father

who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly

due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our

national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become wid-

ows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged,

and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to

restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, har-

mony, tranquility and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be af-

fixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

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Obituaries

Joyce Harris Koker Granite Falls - Joyce Harris Koker, Age 77 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 16, 2014 at Camelot Manor Nursing Home in Granite Falls. She was born February 20, 1933, daughter of the late Jennings Herndon Harris and Birdie Minton Harris. Mrs. Koker was of the Baptist faith and worked as a knitter for several hosiery mills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Koker. Mrs. Koker is survived by three sons: Bobby Dean Scronce, Timothy Scronce both of Hickory. Steve Scronce of Granite Falls. Two daughters: Delbra Davis of Charlotte and Jennifer Parker of Hickory. Her grandchildren are Amy Smith, Robert Davis, Brooke Davis, Sara Rutherford, Justin Scronce, Aus-tin Scronce, Avery Scronce, Anthony Jones and Alli-son Jones. A Celebration of her life will be held Saturday, No-vember 22, 20144 at 11:00 am in the Chapel at Mackie Funeral Home in Granite Falls with Reverend Randy Smith officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at Mackie Funeral Home. A private graveside service will held at a later date. Mackie Funeral Home is serving the family. You may view the obituary online at www.mackiefh.com.

Ruth Price Moorehead Hickory - Ruth Delores Price Moorehead, age 85, of Hickory passed away, November 20, 2014 at Catawba Regional Hospice. She was born March 22, 1929, daughter of the late John and Linna Price. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband James Leroy Moorehead; one daugh-ter, Emma Lou Rhom; one grandchild, Edward James Collins; three brothers, Richard, Wilbert and Francis Price; three sisters, Hazel, Emma, and Mary. She is survived by one son, Jackie Emmett Moore-head of Lumberton, NC and one daughter, Lolietta Avetta and husband, Anthony of Icard; one sister Pat Price Foley of PA; twelve grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at Mackie Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Petrea officiating. Mackie Funeral Home is serving the family. You may view the obituary online at www.mackiefh.com.

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Cards arrive unexpectedly; imagine your friend who’s down going to the mailbox and finding you in printed form.

Cards say what you feel; your personal passion expressed in just a few words of comfort and en-couragement.

Cards travel; they go where you may not be able to go and simply show up with hope.

Cards never sleep; they are always awake and alert to serve the one to whom they were sent.

Cards are inexpensive; for the price of a soft drink one can buy a nice card that will last much longer than the soda and be much more needed.

Cards don’t demand; they ask nothing in return for their mission.

They’re simply glad to help! So here’s an idea; send a couple of cards to someone hurting and de-pressed or just plain lonely. You’ll feel better and the receiver may recover from their dilemma.

Send a card today.

We invite you to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at 699 Pleasant Hill Road in Lenoir. Call 828-726-6564 for more information.

God Bless You, Pastor John Gray


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