The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1953 Page: 7 of 24
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Thursday, December 24, 1953
THE EDNA HERALD
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Whiskey will not age in a glass
container.
Cowboys call horseshoe pitch-
ing “barnyard golf”.
Gutenberg was the first to
print from movable type.
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Alexandria, Egypt was- found
ed by Alexander the Great.
LIONS
ROAR
All of us — staff and management — extend to you
our wishes that every joy and blessing will be yours
In the cheery holiday season — and, that its many
pleasures will thrill your household,
SLAVIK FLOOR COVERINGS
AND APPLIANCES
SLAVIK FUNERAL HOME
The Lions Club’s party for the
j children of Lions, held recently,
i attracted the largest crowd in his-
! tory of the club. The large throng
| overflowed the Legion'Hall.
A splendid turkey dinner with
i all the trimmings was served by
Mrs. Frank Marek.
Santa Claus, in the person of
Walter Ray Cook, appeared and
presented gift packages of toys,
candy and fruit to each child
present. The club’s sweetheart
Mary Denard, also was presented
a gift, a clock radio,
i Miss Denard led the group in
singing Christmas songs.
Claudius Branch was master
of ceremonies for the brief pro-
gram.
II modernizing
Thin Plywood Faces Can Make Flush
Door From Panel Type; Here’s How
Even the most battered old panel door can be converted to a
smart, modern Hush door with plywood by following the slops out-
lined in the photographs below from Home Modernizing magazine.
It's much cheaper than it new (lush door and just as handsome, pro-
vided the job is done right. Make sure the old door is sound.
FROM US
TO YOU ON K
CHRISTMAS *
May all the joys
ol the season oe
delivered io you
at this happy me!
KOZELSKY
BUICK CO.
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CITIZENS
STATE BANK
CANADO
BIKINI CHRISTMAS . . . They
may not have snow, hut It's
Christmas in Miami Beach, too.
Hilda Estevcs gels into the Yule
spirit by decorating a pool-side
tree. Helper Is Ellen Sweet.
Start by removing old hard-j Remove bad surface Irregulnri-
ware. For a thorough modern!*- ties, then spread a coat of glue
ing job, plan to replace it with a one to two inches wide all around
more modern type. | the edge of the door.
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Fut a aheet of M-lneh plywood I Sand the plywood faces, par-
in place, nail It and countersink ! tienlarly the spots where you have
tiie nails. Drill holes for new j lilled In nail holes. Cdve the faces
hardware and Install it. | any finish you prefer.
$6 CofC Dues Set
So Membership
Would Reach All
Finance Chairman C. S. Simons!
of the Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce said this week that i
minimum dues investments were
set at only $6 for membership
for 1954 so that every citizen
could be a part of the develop- i
ment. of the future of Jackson
County. This amount will be suf j
fieient to meet the adopted bud-
get only if tlie membership goal
of 1,000 members is reached.
Chairman Chester Evans of the j
membership drive committee
said to date 91 members have
pledged their $6 and that some I
comment had been made that ;
dues were more. Evans said that
where a business or an individ !
ual wanted to give greater sup- j
port it was always acceptable. In
fart, Evans said many businesses
are taking multi-memberships!
out and still investing less than |
they have in former years.
The assistance to be given the
chamber from the County Board
of Development has given every |
citizen an opportunity to be a
member and to support finan
cially his chamber without it be |
ing a burden financially.
Evans requested citizens to
help busy business men over the
county who arc working for the
1,000 members to mail their $6
into the chamber office as soon
as possible.
Good to Fair Year
Is Predicted by
Manufacturers
In the eyes of chief executives
of Texas’ inithufaetu-ing firms,
1954 will be a good to fair year
for Texas business, unless major
problems facing all business up-
set the economic applecart.
These findings were revealed in
a poll of 60 directors of the Texas
Manufacturers Association and
were announced by Ed Burris
of Houston, TMA's executive vice-
president.
Strong reassurane toward a
favorable business outlook in
.the prevailing tone of. the TMA
year and business survey, as ex
ecutives were almost evenly di
vided In their opinions on the
outlook for Texas business gen
orally—29 for a good year to 31
for fair. They voied 28 "good”,
20 “fair" and three "poor” for
their own businesses.
Executives feel that adjust
ment to the buyers' market is
the biggest problem confronting
business, with labor and anti
business taxes second and third
in the parade of problems. Any
one of the three could shake Un-
economic balance because the
line between profits and losses
is being drawn more finely.
Joseph Proved His
Love for Mary,
Mother of Jesus
Joseph, the oibte relates, had to
prove his faith in and love for
Mary before they were married.
It Is one of the great love stories
of all times.
When Joseph thought of Mary,
he forgot the difference in their
ages: she was the girl he had
waited for, his beloved. They were
espoused- or, as we would say, en-
gaged which was almost as of-
ficial ns being married. His heart
soared on wings of the approach-
ing wedding day. and then . . .
What Mary insisted had come to
pass, simply could not be! Joseph
wanted desperately to believe
Mary, but such things just didn't
happen, and if they did, they hap-
pened to somebody else.
Much as he loved Mary, Joseph
was a righteous and God fearing
man and while he couldn't even
think of making her n public ex-
ample, he had just about made up
his mind to put her away privily.
That is. he thought he had made
up his mind.. In his heart, he knew
he couldn't; what would become
of her ... of her child . , .
Then one night, after he had ex-
hausted himself with tortured
thinking, he fell asleep and the
angel of the Lord appeared to him
in a dream; saying.
"Joseph, thou son of Dat'id,
fear not ...”
And when Joseph awoke, he
did as the angel had hidden him,
and look Mary as his lawlul and
cherished wile.
■'Fear not,” the angel spoke un-
to Joseph.
■'Fear not,” the angel had de-
clared unto Mary.
“Fear not,” the angel spoke un-
the shepherds of Bethlehem.
Leonardo (It- Vinci, the fa
mous painter, was a sculptor,
architect, engineer, philosopher
and psysicist
David Livingston’s body was j
carried through Africa for ten!
months so he might be buried in
England.
Household furniture decorated;
with the pomegrante and tulip {
motifs were first used by the
"Pennsylvania Dutch”.
Due to weather conditions, it
is more difficult to fly from Eu-
rope to America than rfom Amer-
ica to Europe.
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Wiieij people believed the
world flat, they said it rested on
four elephants and the elephants
rested on a turtle.
fn the spirit of Him
Whose Day this it — we »ty
to you -— May the blesiinga
of Chriitmaj guide you and
bide with v ci, aiwayal
B & K ICE
& LOCKER SERVICE
REMEMBER . . . Last year at this time our soldiers were fight-
ing In Korea. Using discarded 105-mrn shells, these three GI’b
spell out "Happy New Year” in the snow somewhere in Korea.
Birth of the Savior
Was Greatest Event
In World's History
Pleasant ns it is to dream of a
"White Christmas” with its enrols
and gifts, feasting and merry-
making. the sparkling eyes of chil-
dren delighting In Santa Claus and
the wonderful Christmas trees,
these things never can symbolize
the tremendous significance of the
(lay.
The birth nf the Saviour was the
greatest event in the history of the
world. In spite of all the baek-
slidings, Christian peoples have
proved fill .Oil '■ lead! I.v
However vicious arid corrupt,
the world today is far better than
the world of pagan times; fa-
miliarity with the cross and cruci-
fixion has abolished legal tortures
and much cruelty -and, If given a
chance, might shame us into ban-
ishing the curse of International
viciousm-ss for the sake of Him
who became the Saviour of Man-
kind.
Puritans Outlawed
Yule as Frivolous
Tlie Puritan government of Eng-
land outlawed Christmas in 1043.
With the restoration of the Stuarts
Christmas customs and traditions
were revived, but Christmas never
regained its former prestigo in
England.
It la observed religiously In the
churches and aH a day for family
reunions and social gatherings, in
contrast to the lavish feasting and
boisterous merry-making of olden
time.
Merry-making and gift-giving
come In for their share, however,
on December 28 which Is Boxing
Day. The origin of Boxing Day
antedates Christmas and, can be
traced to the custom of gift-giving
during the Roman festival of Satur-
i rialia.
In Christian liturgy December 28
is observed as the feast of St.
Stephen, the first Christian martyr,
and during the centuries when
Journeymen and apprentices were
in the habit of levying upon their
masters’ customers, "Christmas
Boxes’’ were collected on St.
Stephen’s day.
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Give- what you have. To some
one it may be better than you,
dare to think -Henry W. Long |
fellow
James Whistler signed his cor-
respondence arid paintings with a
small drawing of a butterfly.
Our thoughts, like good angels, fly to you
on Christmas to wish you every blessing of
this happy season.
R. A. DRAKE
The Store for Men and Boys
A SONG
FOR CHRISTMAS
Sam* old tong, but always new —
Merry Chritfmat — to all of youl
SIMONS INSURANCE CO.
EDNA TRACTOR CO.
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Evans, Chester. The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1953, newspaper, December 24, 1953; Edna, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth763712/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jackson County Memorial Library.