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Mr. ad Mn, a N. Willis, of
Uarn Hill have announced the en
gagement of their daughter, Mies
OrpW Willi of Waington, D.
C, and Man HH1 to Henry Har-
oU Mmtt weaMngton, u.
C, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Franklin Demrsko of Shaookdn,
Pa.
. The wedktng is planned for De
cember 28. .
HZlfcX. LOT , k
London. England .Jumee Kir-
by, , 44, noticing a ' house which
had bees, vacant for a kmc time,
fraudulently had Mmaelf entered
a the owner In the borough land
register. He then proceeded to
ell both the houae and land to
ouetomer, who haa since resold it.
The real owner, Mrs. Kathleen
f.rv who hadn't been able toi
rent the house since 1940 because
it was in bad repair, agreed to let
the transactions stand and the
land Registry Office paid her $2,
280 as compensation. Kirby ii
serving a year in jail for stealing
the house and lot
r Port Pierce, PU. When 8
Coot alligator waddled - onto the
diamond during boya Pony
Leea-us baseball game, there waa
an immediate uproar which ' sub-
aided only after a team manager,
Ken Gordy, managed to lasso and
tie the alligator and turn him
over to the police.
Superstitions,
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MARSHALL, N. C
Traditions
Mark
Year Scene
Traditions and superstitions have
long been a part of the New Year
scene around the world.
The Chinese believe one must
pay up aU their debts if the New
Year is to be a successful one. The
English, on the other hand, consid
er it a good idea to start a savings
account on January 1, since what
you do on the New Year's Day is
indicative of what you will do the
rest of the year.
One of the most widespread su
perstitions concerns the "first-footer,"
the first person to enter a
household on New Year's morning.
In early dsys, women and light
haired men were considered "un
lucky" first-footers.
Ancient custom in Jspan was to
scatter parched beans about the
house, supposedly driving away
evil influences and inviting good
luck to enter.
The Romans were accustomed to
hanging tiny masks of Bacchus up
on trees and vines, the idea being
to impart fertility to every side of
the tree to which the masks were
turned by the wind.
Peasant families in various parts
of the world once baked special
cakes for the New Year. The cake
was dashed against the door and
as the family members gathered
up the pieces to eat them they
prayed that neither hunger nor
want should enter the house during
the new year.
In olden times some families al
so sought a glimpse into the New
Year by "dipping" into the Bible.
The head of the family, with his
eyes closed, opened, the family
Bible and indicated a passage with
his finger. The text, read and inter
preted was supposed to be indica
tive of the luck good or bad -that
would be in store during the twelvaj
months ahead.
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fenderaess'; 1
Meat tenderness is inherited In
animals and can be paaaed on to
succeeding generations through
selective breeding, report research
era with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. Scientists of the De-
DO YOU OWN AN
AMERICAN FLAG?
I '.a Ariuultiml Rosea
I nlM are studying the hetit
bJIity of tenderness aa one ap
proach to the production of sjf.
Ifhala that will constantly produce
tender wmlSSS
Although no extensive advances
Do you own an American flag?
The Disabled American Veter
ans said today that a canvass of
homes in this community would
show that those who possess the
symbol of our country would be
in the minority, a situation which
they feel shows a lack of patri
otic spirit in peacetime Americs.
Don West, Commander of the
Madison County Chapter No. 42,
appealed to local residents to dis
play our flag on all national holidays.
The DAV commander said his
organization feels that if every
patriotic American would display
a flag on the next suitable occa
sion, it would show a faith in our
way of Mfe that might prove very
discouraging to those disloyal
Americans who seek to propagate
Communist beliefs in our country.
"DAV members have fought
and bled for, the privilege of
planting our flag oh a piece of
war-torn ground which they have
won at great coat," said Command
er West "Now in peacetime we
have the priceless privilege of
flying 'Old Glory whenever we
wish, and far too few take ad
vantage of that opportunity."
A resolution was unanimously
adopted recently by the national
DAV convention urging that funds
be appropriated by the State and
Federal Governments for supply
ing and maintaining American
flags for display in all Federal
and state courtrooms and build
ings. , .
"Every business and family
should make provision in their
budget for purchasing and caring
for an American flag," said Mr.
West
have) yet been undo to the devel
opment of mora tender beef by ee
leotion and breeding, - the Depart
ment researchers ' are optimistic
about the possibility of improving
meat tendernees quality of larger
animals through breeding programs.
They are also trying to develop
a quick, reliable test for tender
ness that can be used on live an
imals. One method now being
explored involves biopsy samples
taking samples of live muscle
tissue tor ', laboratory analysis.
Such a test would make slaughter
unMeeseary, ;- and animala show
int deetraMe towJernean charac
teristics could be used as breeding
stock: ; -""v' ' ?
Tendernees experimenta at the
Agricultural ; Research Center in
Paltaville, .j Maryland, have been
made so far chiefly with robMts,
and to lesser extent with beef cat-
tie. Tenderness in rabbit was
found to have a "hertoebil.ty
factor" of about 63 per cent, end
in beef cattle about 41 per cent
These percentages represent the
degree to which tenderness is 'de
termined by gentic differences.
Other factors, which also influ
ence mwt t
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FRIDAYS
THE L P. ROSERTS
BUILDING.
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Old. fashioned but Mill from
the heart - best wishes from
us to you- fof all year
through.
1957
Hilliard Teague
REGISTER OF DEEDS
and
Mrs. Francea Ramsey
Deputy Clerk
J' happy new year
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MARSHALL, N.C
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C. J. Wild
Mae Fleming
Robert R Chandler
Charles E. Mashburn
John O. Corbett
E. C. Teague
S. A. Ramsey
Mrs. Annie May White
Dr. Hoyt Blackwell
Carl Cody
J. H. Sprinkle Jr.
Frank T. Moore
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