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He came to set all men free
He was sent to bring good will to all mankind
And to bring salvation to you and me.
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Christ’s coming, brought hope out of heaven
To lift up and fill with cheer
All those who had drifted so far away
And felt there was no one to care.
Editor and Publisher
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Receptionist and Bookkeeper
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Edgar R. Hays
Mrs. Edgar R. Hays ...
Mrs. Joyce Bennett
Mrs. Manie Crenshaw
On that Holy night in Bethlehem
Though the world was steeped in sin
The Baby Jesus came down to earth
Christ the Savior, God’s gift to men.
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village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in
another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until he was
thirty, and then for three years he was an itinerant preach-
er. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He
never owned a home. He never had a family. . . .
He never went to college. He never put his foot
inside a big city. He never traveled 200 miles from
the place where he was born. He never did one of the
things that usually accompany greatness. He had no
Credentials but himself. . ..
While he was still a young man the tide of public
opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. He was
turned over to his enemies. He went through the mockery of a
triaL •
He was nailed to the cross between two thieves.
While he was dying, his executioners gambled for the only
piece of property he had on earth, and that was his coat.
When he was dead he was laid in a borrowed grave
through the pity of a friend. Nineteen centuries wide have
eome and gone, and today he is the central figure of the
human race an* the leader of the column of progress. . . .
All the armies that ever marched and all the navies
that ever sailed, and all the parliaments that ever sat,
and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not
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THE NOCONA NEWS
Published Thursday of each week at Nocona, Texas
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In Him,P£ACE came down out of heaven
Dispelling all doubt and fear
He healed all the broken hearted
Caused strife and hatred to disappear.
Begt Wishes for Christmas
iVe’re delighted to have this opportunity
to send the season’s best wishes
to you. Have a Merry Christmas.
TROUBLE IN PANAMA
One of the dlstrublng devel-
opments in Washington these
days is the negotiation for a
new treaty concerning the
Panama Canal, especially that
part of the deal which con-
cerns how long It will be be-
fore we give up all our rights
to the canal.
The mere fact that the sub-
ject Is under consideration is
a major shocker to most of
us Americans. We are ter-
rified by the thought of what
can happen to our east-west
shipping, and even more so,
what can happen to our na-
tional security, if some gov-
ernment of the future denied
usuise of the canal.
We know, of course, that
Communists have their sub-
versive campaigns going
strong in the Latin Americas.
And we don’t need to be told
that Panama will become the
priority candidate for a take
over as soon as It becomes the
custodian of a piece of prop-
erty so vital to the economic
and military welfare of this
country.
The outlook is not stall Im-
proved by the fact that Pana-
ma’s present government is a
revolutionary regime with
little hope of stability. On its
own merit It Is hardly qual-
ified to assure that it can
maintain the conditions of the
treaty. And it is even less
qualified in view of the cer-
tainty that the Red conspiracy
would exploit its weakness in
order to take over. —“Con
Fette” in Muenster Enter-
prise.
accept the pastorate of the
Faith Baptist Church in Wel-
lington. Next Sunday will be
his last service st Montague
ind he and his family plan
to move to Wellington next
Rev. Saxon graduated from
Southwestern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary in Fort
Worth last year. Mrs. Saxon
has been employed in the office
of the county agents in Mon-
tague.
The Saxons have two daugh-
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“NATIONS ARE neither built nor sustained by miracles
riding white horses across the stage of-public life. They
are built on the honesty, integrity and worth of the indi-
vidual.” —R. D. Hofer.
As we.celebratethe Savior’s birthday
Let us manifest His matchless love
Lets make Christmas a time of rejoicing
Give ourselves to Him, the Father above
Ruth Oman
Christ still Is redeeming His people
Giving love so boundless and free
His peace fills the hearts of believers
Bringing hope that will last through eternity.
HISTORIC BILL FOR
WORKERS
“It seems to me to be a-
mazing that we here in the
United States who are so pre-
occupied and concerned with
individual liberties have so
long tolerated such a flagrant
abuse of individual liberty as
compulsory unionism, it is
time to stand up for free-
dom.”
Dec. 13, with Mrs. J. A.
Fooshee, Mrs. N. M. Flynt,
Mrs. B. R. Hutchins and Mrs.
Corinne Bell as hostesses for
the occasion. Refreshments
were served to Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Bourland, Mr. and Mrs.
A. V. Grant, Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Thrasher, Mr. and Mrs.
Hillard Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Martin, Mr. and Mrs. W.
P. Parker, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Allen of South
THINK DEFENSIVELY when you’re driving your car.
The Portland, Oregon, Traffic Safety Commission says to
yield If there’s any question about the right-of-way and
don’t let people get too close either front or rear. The
aggressive competitor is not a defensive driver.
ON SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS
We’ll take all the tax help
we can get but we fear the
good won’t last for long. Be-
fore the Ink was dry on the
President’s signature there
was already a hint that a
Federal sales tax was in the
offing, perhaps in 1972. Now
how does that strike you? We
have always felt that a sales
tax was the fairest tax pos-
sible in that everyone paid his
share according to his ability
to buy, but this one, as we
have seen it up to now, gives
us the jitters. Primarily it is
being considered as an aid
to education with the condition
that all school districts dis-
card the ad valorem tax as a
means of raising money for
school support and get their
help from the Federal govern-
ment’s sales tax fund. It is
almost too late now, but we
have to voice an objection to
getting school money from the
Government; with it would
come control of local schools,
and that means textbook con-
tent. With the socialist lib-
erals in Congress It would be
a short step from American
history as we have known it to
American history colored with
shots of socialism and a little
communism here and there.
We would probably find out
that George Washington was
the Fidel Castro of his day.
Let’s enjoy the tax break
we are receiving but keep a
weather eye on what Congress
will come up with next year
to get back what they are giv-
ing us now. Congress giveth
and Congress takethaway. We
don’t want anyone tampering
with this country’s freedoms;
one of the prime ways to do
It is by re-writing textbooks
and burying therein doctrines
alien to those established for
this Nation by Its founding
fathers. Educate a whole new
generation of people with
foreign beliefs and we have
destroyed the country. —Gene
Carter in Wise County Mes-
senger.
The giant tortoise has been
known to live as long as 300
years.
Hutchens,
Sparlln, Lea Newland, H. N.
Painter, R. L. Turner, Finis
Thylor, James Fenoglio, A. R.
Misses Willard
Hutchens, Gay Parker, Jane
and Cean Martin, Dottie Mar-
tin, and Scooter Newland,
Douglas Ray, Charles Taylor
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Elva Wall, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Abner Wall, this
week began her services as a
hostess for Central Air Linas.
DR. AND MRS. H. B.
WALLS are theproud parents
of a daughter, Patti Ann
Wallis, born Dec. 16 weighing
7 pounds, 3 ounces.
NOCONA TRUCK AND
TRACTOR’S annual Christ-
mas party was held at the
company store Thursday night
with 16 attending. Attending
were Mr. and Mrs. George
Roper, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Biaslous, Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Young, Mr. and Mrs. V. E.
Goodspeed, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene May, Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. McDaniel, Vickie Rotram- I
ble and Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Stone, owners.
Dec. 23, 1955
SEVERAL NOCONA foot-
ball players were given places
on the first team and honor-
able mention lists of the all-
district team which was
chosen and announced this
not voluntarily affiliate with, week. C
a back, was one of only two
who was unanimously chosen
for the all - district team.
Louie La Beau was also placed
on the first team as a com-
bination guard and tackle.
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“2. The woodcutter had
made no warning swings be-
fore striking the fatal blow.
“3. The Civil Liberties
Union stressed that, although
the act of eating Grandma may
and Barrett Sledge; Ends
Tommy Uselton and Jim
Pults and Guard Bill Lee.
HAVING COMPLETED her
training period and having re-
ceived her wings, Miss D’-
Steiger introduced legislation City Club House Monday night,
to kick off the first serious "
national right to work drive
in U. S. history last Nov. 17.
The Arizona lawmaker was
joined in a “special order”
of the House of Representa-
tives by 18 co-sponsors for
the historic bill. The Steiger
bill would amend the National
Labor Relations Act by de-
leting those provisions au-
thorizing compulsory union-
ism. Ernest Allen
Mr. Steiger, in introducing America, Mr. and Mrs. B. R.
the measure, emphasized that Hutchens, Mesdames I. J.
“this bill is not anti-labor
but pro-worker... It will not
interfere with a union’s right
to organize , nor its right Manley,
of collective bargaining....
This bill merely changes fed-
eral policy favoring com-
pulsory unionism to one fa-
voring voluntary union mem- and the hostesses,
bership in all 50 states...”
The action by Rep. Steiger
represents a complete rever-
sal of a trend that started
back in 1935 when Congress
took a radical step in au-
thorizing the forced unioni-
zation of workers who would
TO SUCCEED
The California - Pacific
Utilities Company comments
in their publication, “High
Spots,” “To laugh often and
much; to win the respect of in-
telligent people and the affec- •’
tion of children; to earn the
appreciation of ones critics
and endure the betrayal of
false friends; to appreciate
beauty; to find the best in
others; to leave the world a
bit better, whether by a healthy
child, a garden patch of a
redeemed social condition; to
know even one life has breath-
ed easier because you lived.
This is to have succeeded.”
have been in bad taste, the
wolf was only ‘doing his thing’
and thus didn’t deserve the
death penalty.
“4. The SDS contended that
killing Grandma should be
considered self - defense,
since she was over 30 and,
therefore, couldn’t be taken
seriously because the wolf was
trying to make love, not war.
“On the basis of these con-
siderations, it was decided
there was no valid basis for
charges against the wolf.
Moreover, the woodcutter was
indicted for un-agravated as-
sault with a deadly weapon.
"Several nights later, the
woodcutter’s cottage was
burned to the ground.
“One year from the date of
the incident at Grandma’s, her
cottage was made a shrine for
the wolf who had bled and died
there. All village officials
spoke at the dedication, but
it was Red Riding Hood who
gave the most touching trib-
ute.
“She said that while she had
been selfishly grateful for the
woodcutter’s intervention, she
realized in retrospect that he
had over - reacted. As she
knelt and placed a wreath in
honor of the brave wolf, there
wasn’t a dry eye in the whole
forest.” —Howe Enterprise.
1,1 j KF. 12:47-48
47 “And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to his will,
shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 “But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of
stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whom-
soever much is given, of him shall be much required;
and to whom men have committed much, of him they will
ask the more.”
The Christian religion is centered around the worth
and importance of the individual. By his own performance,
by his faith in the Iprd and adherence to His teachings
and values, each individual person can achieve his own
salvation. Jesus spoke the words above to illustrate the
factor of personal responsibility. Much will be expected
from those who have the ability and resources to lead and
serve well But, for them, also, the penalty should be heavy
for lack of concern, avoidance of duty and turning away
from the word of the Lord. By contrast, those who act in a
similar way, not by design, but simply through lack of the
ability and resources to do better, deserve little blame and
light punishment. In these simple words, we were given
a fundamental guide by which to gauge our own lives and
evaluate the actions of people and nations.
This Christmas Season the Lord’s words should have
special meaning for all Americans, We have, in freedom
and as responsible individuals, built a nation with un-
precedented power and capacity to advance the quality
of human life and the cause of peace on earth that is the
message of Christmas. Our people have moved among the
stars and have shared the experience with all the world.
They search for ways to end poverty and hunger from the
abundance and strength that is theirs. With restraint in
the use of immense military force, they seek the freedom,
not the territory or treasure, of other nations.
Let us be thankful for the strength that is ours and for the
spirit of the Lord living within us. Ours is not the easy
road, nor should it be. ". . .to whom men have com-
mitted much, of him they will ask the more.” So it is with
our nation and with our people.—E. HOFER & SONS
IN MEMORY OF ROSS KECK
Dear Daddy, how we all do miss you
As you’ve been with us all the while.
We know you have had lots of ^taches
We know you have had lots of pains,
But now you have won the v^°ry
A heavenly home you have gained.
So sleep and rest on Jesus’ breast
Your work on earth is done,
You’ve fought the fight
You’ve kept the faith
At last a crown you’ve won.
Yes, dear Daddy, you are gone
You’ll not have long to wait,
Until we’ll clasp your hand
Inside the Golden Gate.
Dear Daddy, how we miss you
You were a friend to us every one,
Always lending a helping hand
Trying to cheer us on.
His thoughts were so full of us
He never could forget,
And so we think where he is -
He must be watching yet.
Waiting until we all come home
Anxious if we are late,
Watching from Heaven’s window
Leaning from Heaven’s gate.
Dear Daddy, how sad and lonely it is
Since we had to give you up,
And so far away from us too,
We are left heartbroken
And don’t know what to do.
He told his loved ones he was ready to go
Nothing could be done,
And Jesus said unto him
The victory you have won.
A friend from us now is gone
His voice we loved is shield
A vacant place in o111- bo’o®
Which never can be filled.
Sadly missed by,
Wife, Children
and Family
and pay dues to, labor or-
ganizations. Experience has
shown this to be a boon for
union officials often at the
expense of the rank-and-file
worker.
We hope that the Steiger Other Indians given first team
right to work bill will win places were Daon Wall, back
enough support in Congress and Hardy Seay, tackle. The
for enactment, for compul- . coaches gave honorable men-
sory unionism infringes not tion to : Backs Jim Storey
only on economic liberty but ' " " '
political liberty as well. No
man’s employment should be
dependent on his membership
in a labor union or any other
organization.
We are not anti - union.
Unions should have every
right to existence, and they
have made valuable contri-
butions to the lot of the work-
ing man. But by the same
token, unions have no right to
compel membership as a pre-
requisite for employment by
the individual. Texas is one
of the 19 states now having
right to work laws—but a
similar statute at the federal
level is overdue. —Gaines-
ville Dally Register.
Dec. 24, 1948
IT WAS REPORTED Thurs-
day that Allie Strey, Govern-
ment trapper, has caught and
exterminated 168 wolves and
four bobcats during the period
of little more than a year -
ending with November - since
he started the work in this
county.
MISS COLETTA CHAND-
LER, sophomore, and daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Chandler of Nocona, was
elected FFA Sweetheart in a
contest that closed Thursday,
Dec. 16 at 1 p. m. Bonnie C.
Rich was second, Winnie
Hoover third, and Ethel Duck
was fourth in the contest.
MAYOR MACK THRASHER,
Roy Weiss and Aubrey Hunter
attended the Mayor’s 22nd
Senatorial District meeting at
Decatur Wednesday after-
noon, Dec. 15.
MRS. HILLARD MARTIN,
assisted by Mrs. W. P. Par-
ker, entertained members of
her Sunday school class Fri-
day night with a Christmas
party at her home. A beau-
tiful Christmas tree, dec-
orated with colored lights,
tinsel, ornaments, Santa Claus
and his reindeer added beauty
as well as color to the set-
ting. Under the tree was a
gift for each guest. Refresh-
ments were served to Sue
Caston, Patricia Bailey,
Patsy Butts, Rosa Lee Vaughn,
Carolyn Vaughn , Winston
Reed, Shirlene Priddy, Ken-
neth Price, Gay Parker, Sue
Bailey, Cean Martin, Donnie
Ray McCool, Robert Martin,
Dan Griffin, John Robert
Flynt, and Joyce Chupp.
MRS. L. R. SAWYER enter-
tained the Chapel Mound Home
Demonstration Club with a
Christmas party Wednesday,
Dec. 15, in her home. The
meeting was conducted by
Mrs. Bill Jackson. Mrs. Herb
Roberts was in charge of the
program. Refreshments were
served to Mrs. Bill Jackson,
Mrs. Ted Einmans, Mrs.
Lewis Hightower, Mrs. Lee
Ashcraft, Mrs. Clyde Beas-
ley, Mrs. Charley Burnett,
Mrs. William Murphy, Mrs.
John Duggan, Mrs. Herb Rob-
erts, Mrs. Archie Sawyer, and
the hostess.
THE CRAPE MYRTLE
—Cong. SamSteiger (R. Ariz.) GARDEN CLUB held their an-
With the above words, Rep. nual Christmas party at the
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD-
ANEW VERSION
If you have never read this
version of "Little Red Riding
Hood,” here is your oppor-
tunity:
“Once upon a time, in a far-
away country, there lived a
little girl called Red Riding
Hood. One day her mother
asked her to take a basket of
fruit to her grandmother, who
had been ill and lived alone
in a cottage in the forest
“It happened that a wolf was
lurking In the bushes and
over-heard the conversation.
He decided to take a short-
cut to the grandmother’s
house and get the goodies for
himself. The wolf killed the
grandmother, then dressed in
her nightgown and jumped into
bed to await the little girl.
“When she arrived he made
several nasty suggestions and
then tried to grab her. But
by this time the child was
very frightened and ran
icreaming from the cottage.
“A woodcutter, working
nearby, heard her cries and
rushed to the rescue. He killed
the wolf with his axe, there-
by saving Red Riding Hood’s
life. All the towns-people
proclaimed the woodcutter a
SUBSCRIPTION RATES hero.
1 year in Montague County S3.00 “But at the inquest, several
1 year outside Montague County .. 35.00 facts emerged:
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dence should be addressed to the Nocona News, Box 530,
Nocona, Texas 76355.
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