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MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
The Denison
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED PRESS
DENISON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959
VOLUME 32—NO. 24
Resolution by
Daniel on 2,342
traffic deaths
The growing list of deaths by
auto in Texas as Riven in a cur-
rent report from the governor of
Texas, hai caused a new appeal
for more careful driving. The
following resolution was issued
thjs week for Texas consumption:
WHEREAS, 2,342 people were
killed and 127,000 injured on
Texas streets and highways in
1958, and
WHEREAS, the Texas Traffic
Safety Council, the Governor's
Highway Safety Commission, the
Texas Safety Association, scores
of local traffic safety councils
and thousands of law enforcement
officials and citizens have joined
in the greatest traffic safety cru-
sade ever undertaken in Texas,
and
WHEREAS, the efforts of man
to end death and destruction on
the streets and highways of Texas
will not fully succeed until each
driver comes to realize that traf-
fic safety Ls a spiritual concern,
that the needless toll of death and
mfims
May the true spirit ol Christmas fill the
air . . . may the benefits linger on through*
out the holiday season and the year to come.
DAVIS ANIMAL HOSPITAL
2440 W. Morton
HO 5-4714
HELP HI
REHABILITATION
TIX AS RiHABILITATION CENTER
GONZALES WARM SPRINGS FOUNDATION
Santa rf^ected
It's difficult to understand, bui
the genial spirit of Christmas
Santa Claus himself, hasn't always
had it easy. There have been oc
casions when laws or traditions oi
regulations have put certain curb!
on the old gentleman. Here an
some examples:
In Newark, N. J., Santa Is re
quired to pass a stiff physical ex
animation before he can serve it
a department store. And even lliei
he is barred from kissing any ot
the children who perch upon hi?
kr.ee
In Charleston, S. C., charity San
tus have been forbidden to maki
a pitch on public streets on thi
grounds that children flocking in U
see them may create a traffic
injury is an abuse of Cod's most
precious gift, life itself, and a vio-
lation of the individual's moral
responsibility for driving safely
and in accordance with the law,
and,
WHERKAS, Texas clergymen
of all faiths have joined in stead-
ily increasing numbers in an ef-
fort to help make every motorist
more fully aware of his moral re-
sponsibilities while driving an au-
Slacmil and
wlikti during tills
Holiday Mason. May
Good Luck, Good
Haotdi and Good For
Ihm wilt upon you wk
day* af your (if*
HANAN INSURANCE AGENCY
GLEN A. (Babe) HANAN
112 Barrett Bldg. Phone HO 5-3050
TO EACH ONE OF YOU
FROM EACH ONE OF US!
We take this opportunity to give thanks for our
many blessings—one of the foremost being your
friendship. We trust it may continue to grow
through the years to come.
SEARS ST. GROCERY
AND MARKET
Billie McKinstry — Mary Armstrong
Phono HO 5-4338 531 W. Sears
AND A VERY
JOYOUS
NEW YEAR!
V. A. BRUNO
LUMBER
YARD
602 S CROCKETT
Phono HO 5-2005
hazard. And in Washington a few
years ago, when the postmnstei
general was asked to print a Snnt<
Claus stamp at Christmas time he
rejected the proposal with a scorn
ful, "I should say not!"
Outside the U.S.A., Santa nas
had trouble, too. In Montreal. Can-
ada. an influential organization
fought against holding of the city's
annual Santa Claus parade on the
ground that it was "merely a dis-
play of grotesque and vulgar buf-
foonery." A prominent journalist in
Rio de Janeiro fostered a move-
ment to do away with Santa Claus
'Papa Nueli in Brazil and substi-
tute a toy-bearing grandfather
Indian. In Mexico City the minister
of education recommended that the
Aztec god Quetzalcontl, instead of
St Nick, should bring gifis to chil-
dren.
In the field ot opinion, Santa has
encountered some detractors. A
Prof. Ivan E. McDougle, sociologist
at Goucher college, Baltimore, de-
clared: "The Santa Claus myth has
lived too long. Parents should sub-
stitute philosophy"—whatever that
is.
A Toronto psychiatrist got in his
blast. "It should be made clear to
children," he said, "that Santa
Claus is not necessarily a real man
any more than any other character
out of a story book."
Death's night before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the room
Not a creature was stirring—not even a bloom.
The caskets were lined by the fireplace with care,
And the fragrance of flowers covered the air.
Loved ones were gathered with tears in their eyeo
While the silence was torn by heartbroken cries.
Dressed in the gifts of our children so sweet,
Were Mama and I in eternity's sleep.
When up with the dawn we had jumped in the car
To visit with Grandma— a distance quite far.
Away through the country we'd sped like a flash,
Tore down the highway—a death-dealing crash!
Our blood on the crest of the hilltop so high
Gave a silent reminder for those passing by
That out in the darkness of a cold winter's night
Stood a grim, cloaked figure, ready to smite.
He was dressed all in black from his foot to his head
And his clothes were all tarnished with blood from the dead;
A long curved scythe he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a devil about to attack.
He was skinny and gaunt, a right vicious old elf,
And I screamed when I saw him, in spite of myself.
A blink of his eye, and a twist of my head,
Soon gave me to know I had plenty to dread;
He spoke not a word but went straight to his work
Adding us to his roll of nitwits and jerks.
More rapid than autos his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted, and called us by name:
"Now, Speeder! now Careless! now Honker! and Creepy!
On Passer! on, Weaver! on, Drinker and Sleepy!
To the top of the hill, to the end of the curve!
Now, dash away, dash away, show you got nerve!"
And then in a twinkling, I saw in my lights
The tingling, spine-chilling, most awesome of sights,
As I drew in my head, and was turning the wheel
Through the windshield and dash came the grinding of steel.
As dry leaves, that night, the wild auto did fly,
When we met with another to mount to the sky.
The stump of my pipe, it broke off in my teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled my head for a wreath.
So hear as I speak from death s darkened sill:
Slow down, my friend, pass not on that hill,
For he waits there ahead, omnipotent and cold
For the drivers, lax, in his arms to enfold.
Escape him you can't, if you must take the chance;
Death is the penalty—you know in advance.
For I heard him exclaim ere my eyes dimmed of sight,
"Careless driving to all and to all a good fright."
Sergeant Gene Brewer
Texas Department of Public Safety
to being severely disabled a per-
son must have 5 years (20 quart-
ers) of earnings credited to hi
social security record in the 10-
year (40 quarter) period before
becoming disabled.
Agricultural self - employment
income was first covered by so-
cial security in January l!).r>.r>.
Therefore, as of October 1959, a
farmer with no earnings other
than those from the farm can
meet this work requirement if he
lu. had creditable self-employ-
ment income for each year begin-
ning with 1955. As there is a 6-
month watinig period after a per-
son qualifies for disability bene-
fit.-,, anyone who met the require-
ment in October would get his
first check for the month of April
1900.
** '
in these
festive days
we extend to you
greetings for a
Merry Christmas
II. G. MANNING
YOUR CONOCO AGENT
208 East Sears
Phone HO 5-2992
Disabled farmers to
get relief through
social security aid
Are you a farmer so disabled
you are no longer able to manage
or operate your farm? You may
be eligible for disability benefits
under the social security program
if you are between 50 and 65
years of age, or have your earn-
ings record frozen if you are not
yet 50.
Charles J. Campbell, district
manager of the Sherman social se-
curity office pointed out that as
of October 1959 self-employed
farmers who are severly disabled
may qualify for disability insur-
ance benefits based on earnings
solely from the farm. In addition
tomobile,
NOW, THKREFORR, I, Price
Daniel, Governor of the State of
Texas, do hereby proclaim Sun-
day, December Hi, 1959, as Saf-
ety Sunday in Texas, and urge
every citizen of Texas to join in
this united religious campaign to
awaken in the conscience and
mind of every driver the realiza-
tion that negligence at the wheel
of an automobile is a transgres-
sion of God's own command "Thou
shait not kill."
I respectfully encourage the
pastor of every church in Texas
to remind each member of his per-
sonal and moral responsibility to
drive carefully and obey the traf-
fic laws as a protection of the
sanctity of human life.
Price Daniel,
Governor of Texas
AND a lAf fk ncw year
IT'S A PLEASURE . . . We take genuine pleasure in
putting aside the routine of business to send our
many friends warmest wishes for the holidays.
McCOY'S AUTO PARTS
C. F. (Clemo) McCoy, Jr.
Parts and Accessories for All Makes and Models
Dial HO 5-6526 1331 W. Morton St.
YULETIDK GKEKTtNGS
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May your every day be filled with gladness
in every way. Many thanks to you!
CITY PAINT STORE
211 West Main
Phone HO 5-1865
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WISHING YOU
AND YOURS
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MERRIEST OF
HOLl DAYS t Ik^iT
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FAMILY SHOE STORE
Hank Sutton, Manager
Telephone HO 5-2311
Edna Knight, Asst. Mgr.
314 West Main
Red Goose Shoes for Children
Grace Walker Shoes for Ladies
John C. Roberts Shoes for Men
DENISON, TEXAS
GREETINGS OF THE SEASON
We wish each one of our dear friends
and customers the merriest holiday ever.
WALTER CLARK and EMPLOYEES
WALTER CLARK SERVICE
STATION
519 S. Armstrong
Phone HO 5-3937
We |uit wanted to say that we'd 90 out
on a limb to with aach and every ona of
you the merriest of Yuletide Seatonil
HERB S ARMY STORE
HERB WASTIER
209 W. Main St.
Phone HO 5-1944
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