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wish for you every prosperity in the
New Year.
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FRESH snow crunched un
der Dick Wright's shoes
as he stomped into the wait
ing room.
Old Peter was still there,
still minding his telegraph
key as he htfd when Dick was
a boy. But now it was Christ
mas; now Dick was home
from the city, a succssful young
architect
As he walked up to old Peter's
grilled ticket window, Dick recalled
the last time he stood in this station.
Two and a half years ago, it was,
the day after Jean had left for New
York in search of a career.
"Just can't stand Marysville," she
had told him. "You'll understand,
Dick, won't you?"
He had forgotten as beg he could.
Nothing in Marysville for him then,
either. There had been a quick de
cision, a closing of half-open doors,
a tearful good-by to his parents and
then—off to the city. It was odd
how a blow like that could give a
fellow determination. Today, just
30 months later, he was coming back
home with a career already carved
out.
Old Pete looked up from his sheaf
of train orders.
"Well, Richard!" he cried. "Glad
to see you, boy, and a Merry Christ
mas! Your folks know you're com
ln'?"
"Merry Christmas to you, Pete!"
Dick answered. It was rice, at
that, to see a familiar face. "Mind
if I use your 'phone? I caught an
early train and I)ad wasn't expect
ing me until tonight"
A few minutes later the old fam
ily car was carrying him home. His
Dad looked older, and a mite wor
"Heard from Jean, son?" he asked.
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ried. Something was on his mind.
"Heard from Jean, son?" he final
ly asked.
"No, Pop," he answered truthful
ly. The house loomed up ahead now.
"Why do you ask?"
"Oh, just wonderin', son, that's
all. Forget it There's Mother wav
in' at us up yonder!"
But Dick couldn't forget it. Marys
ville and Jean were like ham and
eggs. He thought about her when he
stopped at the drugstore that night—
they used to drink sodas there.
Maybe Dick was looking for more
of those memories next morning
when he started out alone on skis
for Murray's hill. They used to
play there in the winter, he and
Jean.
"Forget it, you imbecile!" he
snapped at himself. "That's a closed
chapter in your life!"
It was a couple of hours later that
he saw her. Skiing down Murray's
hill for the last time he rounded
Horseshoe bend to find Jean direct
ly in his path! There was a shriek,
a thud, and then four feet sticking
out of a snowdrift
"Jean!" he cried, unstrapping his
skis and running to help her. "Are
you hurt?"
It was rathfer unromantic, per
haps, pulling her out feet first. But
she laughed at him and fell down
again, pifiling him after her.
"You're going to get your face
washed for that Mr. Wright" she
cried.
He came up sputtering to find her
suddenly serious.
"Dick dear," she said, "I was
wrong. Mother wrote that you'd be
home for Christmas and—well, 1
had to come too. It's you and
Marysville that I want not New
York. This morning when I saw
you going past our house, I some
how knew that I should go with you.
Not just today, Dick, but always!"
It was like ham and eggs, Dick
thought only the next day was
Christmas—and Christmas meant
turkey!
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Beginning of the New Tear
Various dates were used in differ
ent countries, for the beginning of a
year, but America followed the Eng
lish custom of using the d*e of
most early Christian countries—
about the beginning of the ecclesi
astical year. The Gregorian calen
dar, establishing January 1 as the
beginning of the year, was adopt
ed by England and her colonies in
1752.
Draft Boards
Advised to
Be Liberal
Raleigh, Dec. 19—State selec
tive service officials told members
of North Carolina's, draft appeal
boards today that they could "af
ford to be liberal in interpreting
regulations."
The appeal board members met
in executive session, but selective
service officials said the meeting
was devoted largely to an explan
ation of procedure. It was point
ed out that only 800,000 of the
16,000,000 registrants in the
United States would be called to
duty during the first year of the
draft, and that consequently it
would "not be necessary to dis
rupt any homes or any busi
nesses."
Governor Hoey, in a brief
speech, praised the board mem
bers for their patriotism. Gov
ernor-elect Broughton said he
was pleased with the manner in
which the draft machinery had
functioned in North Carolina.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
trator of the estate of Dr. Hugh
Parks, late of Surry County, this
is to notify all persons holding
claims against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned
within one year from date of this
notice or satne will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All per
sons owing said estate will make
immediate settlement with R. W.
Parks or W. M. Allen, Attorney.
This the 3rd day of December,
1940.
R. W. PARKS,
Administrator of Dr. Hugh Parks.
W. M. Allen, Attorney. l-9c
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Produced by HOWARD BENEDICT Directed by LESLIE GOODWINS.
Scretn play by Nathansel West
Rubinoff i|nd His Orchestra • News Admission 10c-30c
Friday-Saturday, Matinee and Night—
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Last Chapter Red Ryder Serial
Ray Whitley Comedy - Cartoon—"Tom Thumb in Trouble"
Admission 10c-30c
COMING JANUARY 2-"KNim ROOCNE—ALL AMERICAN"
OVER A MILLION
CHEVROLETS IN 1940
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Monday-Tuesday, Matinee and Night—
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With Uncle Dave Macon-and His Son Dorris
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys,
With Rachael—George Dewey Hay, the Sol
emn Old Judge.
Comedy - News Regular Admission 10c-30c
New Year's Day, Matinee and Night—
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Serial
Admission 10c-15c
' Thursday, December 26, 1940