Editorial Postscript
TPHIS has to be written as a postscript, because
* th?? rain of bricks the editor is presently dodg
ing didn't start until this week's editoristf page,
among (he first to go to press each week, already
Knd been printed. .
; Tf ever there was a time when peop!c needed
'oinothHig to give them a chuckle, it is 'u this pres.;
?"t time of tension. With that thought m'nd
The Press trie.1;, occasionally, to nuh'ish a light ed
itorial, something that maybe will make somebody
smile, and at the least will not be dead ?serious.
Seeking a .subject for something light, the idea
occurred : What could be more absurd than draft
ing people for civilian service, instead of for lh''
armed forces? It was so absurd, we reasoned. .such
a suggestion surely would strike somebody's funny
bone. Hence last week's editorial, "Draft Whom,
For What?" Not a line in it was intended /-/'riouslv.
Rut a lot -of pco'nlc. it sterns took it .-'seriously.
And. taking, it seriously, they didn't like it. And
we've been hearing from it this week-^and how !"
j It is another example of a strange thing about
editing a newspaper :
; Nearly always a newspaper gets in the worst
trouble when it is most innocent ? it gives offer. ?
when offense is least intended. Witness the editorial
in question last week !
The press is sorry that one failed to click with a
lot of people. We are sorrier still that the editorial
should have given unintentional offense.
But there always is a compensation : If Press
readers didn't get a chuckle out of the editorial,
maybe they will out of watching an innocent and
completely non-plussed editor dodging brickbats.
Not a line of the editorial was intended seriously
? but, boy, these bricks seem to be!
Breakfast
U Suggested As Time To
Entertain
Like every other meal, break
fast can be an important oc
casion during the Christmas
reason. With a great deal of
time already accounted for on
yeur calendar, a solution as to
how to entertain may be a
week-end breakfast. This early
.morning plan a'so may be Just
Tight for that something spe
cial for your family and holi
day house guests.
Hake bacon curls and eggs a
la goldenrod the famous center
of your meal. Serve the eggs in
pastery baskets for a tempting
change. Simply prepare bacon
curls in this manner: cut strips
of bacon in half, roll and fasten
with wooden picks. Place the
rolls in frying-pan and cook
over low heat. Pour off the drip
pings as they accumulate in the
pan. When cooked, remove the
picks and there are your clever
lltt'e bacon curls ready to sur
round the pastry baskets.
Prepare the egg baskets with
pastry cut into 4^-tnch rounds
baked in muffin pans. Add
chopped hard-cooked egg whites
to cream sauce and pour in the
baked cups, then sprinkle with
egg yolks pressed through a
sieve. Start this moi ning meal
with orange and grapefruit sec
tions.
-"Moto by J. /'. Bra ly
CHILDREN GREET SANTA ? The Christmas season got under way here in earnest last Saturday
with the arrival from the North Pole of that jolly old fellow who brings joy to the hearts of all children.
Note the expressions of the youngsters in the photo above. Arriving bv automobile, Santa was met at the
intersection of the Murphy and Georgia roads by the school band, which led a parade through the busi
ness sections. Later, Santa made a little talk to the children, who breathlessly followed him everywhere,
and tossed out goodies.
Drivers Whose Last Names
Start With R, S, T Have
Thres Days T o Get Licenses
Macon county automobile op
erators whose last names be
gin with the letters, R, S, or T,
have only three more days in
which to obtain new drivers' li
censes, and approximately COO
Farmers To Be Guests of John
Deere Dealer On December 16
% ^
"ONE HAPPY FAMILY"
TO BE FEATURE PICTURE
ON JOHN DEERE DAY
j A full length feature picture, "One Happy
Family," starring Don DeFore and Marjorle
'Reynolds, will highlight the parade of enter
tainment to be staked for farmers and their
families who attend the annual John Deere
'day show as guests of 'DILLARD BUILDERS
SUPPLY on Satmday, December 16th at the
Community School Building.
! "One Happy Family" tells the story of the
Lynns, who compose a typical, happy, small
town household until they are awarded the
title of "Family of the Year" in a contest con
> ducted by a national magazine. The new title
and the $10,000 In prize money they win con
? trlve to toss all the Lyons into a whirlpool of
comedy and excitement, and Mr. DeFore and
Miss Reynolds, as representatives of the mag
azine. go along for the swim. As entertaln
met, the picture rates a blue ribbon and will
provide the guests with a rollicking time.
?' Five oher new pictures are Included in
the fast-moving program, according to Mr.
Dil'ard. One of the films, "His Father's
Choice," features the likable Tom Gordon,
head of the memorable Oordon clan who
taught valuable lessons trimmed with humor
in previous John Deere pictures. Another of.
the films, "Oddities in Farming," offers some
thing new and different in its presentation of
unusual machines perfo ming unusual farm
v ing operations. "What's New for 1951," will
acquaint those In attendance with new John
Deere implements, and is su-e to prove of in
terest to every farmer and his family. " 'Mike'
on the Move" and "The AIl-American Team,"
the two with subjects close to the heart of
every farmer.
Admission will be by ticket and farmers
who have not yet received theirs may obtain
them by cal'lng In person at the Dillard
Builders Supply store at Dillard, Georgia.
Farmers are urged by Mr. Dillard to get their
tickets early. The show starts at 7:30. Free
Chicken Supper at 4:00 p. m.
persons still have not been ex
amined for new licenses, R. V.
Hooper, state highway license
examiner, said this week.
The licens? examiner is tn |
his office in the clerk of court's
office on Wednesdays only, leav- ;
ing only three more days ? De
cember 13, 20, 27 ? for vehicle
operators in the R-S-T category
to obtain licenses. Hours are
8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.
Mr. Hooper explained that
old licenses will not be valid
after December 31 and anyone
operating a vehiclc without a
new license after that date wil
be subject to arrest.
"At the present time," the
examiner said, "I am able to
examine o.ily 20 to 25 persons
a day, and from the looks of
the situation, it seems that a
few hundred people are going
to be without licenses."
He said also that vehicle op
erators in the A-B category
should check the expiration
dates on their license. A license
expires on the operator's birth
day, he explained, and persons
in the A-B category, whose
birthdays are in January, are
expected to renew their licenses
dti !<! er'bpi.
The law gives, he said, the
moiuii prior to the expnat.on
date for the operator to appear
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former residents, service men
?nd vomen ? this DAILY re- i
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Sunday cm/rr, 'imis
A survey ui lauii i t.Mu- nw |
shows that rural families who I
own cows drink three times as
much whole milk as farm fam
ilies who own none.
before an examiner for license I
renewal.
More fatal accidents occurred
at speeds of 31 to 40 miles per
hour during the first nine
months of 1950 than in any
other speed range, repo. ts the
North Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Order $12,000
Of Paid Town
Bonds Burned
Matured bonds with a far?
value of "12.000, were reduced
to ash", on. an order from the
Franklin board of aldermen r i
the board's monthly meeting
Monday night.
The ten-year bonds, which
had been paid and cancelled,
were issued by the Town ??*
Franklin, t.'ay 1, 1939 for street
and sid-walk improvements.
E. W. Long, town clerk, sug
?e fed that the board act on
destroying the worthless certl
icate3, ' exp'.aining that they
were taking up space in the
tr.wn office.
The board ordered Mayor
Pen ( ab - and Mr. Long to
d sro.se of the 12 bonds, each
v.th a maturity value of $1,000.
Tho mayor and clerk assured
the board tha1 the bonds would
be committed to the turnace at
the end of the meeting.
Mrs. Mack Franks attendc 1
the meeting to see if the board
had reached a decision con
cerning a proposed street. t">
run between Por er and Palm r
streets. Eoard raernb-irs an_re-0
to postpone any decision on tba
matter, in order to give it ur
ther study.
Dr. H. T. Horsley, town heal lj
officer, reported that the ^wn s
water supply and sewage dis
posal was satisfactory.
'Get In*
"I'll bet you ten dollars." saii
the elderly man to the boastful
athlete whose braggings was be
ginning to wear on the old
gentleman's nerves, "that I can
wheel something from one
streetlamp to another that you
aren't able to wheel back."
The local champ looked him
over. He thought of bags of ce
ment, bricks and old iron, and
concluded that whatever the
I stranger could do, he could do
| better. "Done," he said, "it's a
bet."
I The elderly man smiled, walk
ed over to the wheelbarrow and
wheeled it up beside the boast
er. "Get in."
GIFTS
Watch the happy fleam com" into Mom's eyes when she
first catches sight of the new shining, electric refrigerator,
range, toaster or broiler "untler the tree." These are gifts
every homemaker wants ^and appreciates. Give Mother a
"curremt" favorite this Chiistmas.
Buy Now for Christmas ? Take All Next Year to Pay ? Use
Our Budget Credit Plan? Easy, Convenient
MARTIN ELECTRIC CO.
Phone 107 Franklin, N. C