sr/’* V* uMt • rinpfcißi u)AjoU> 3hJmkd about Prehistoric Lore. DEL RIO, TEXAS.—Accord ing to the scientists, who have a great way of naming earthly phenomena without in quiring into the wishes of the phenomena, we are now living in a terrestrial era known as the Hollocene period. This will be news to a lot of peo ple who rather suspected we were living through a stage which might be called Chaos. Still, it’s no won- wj. ' - * -*J|' der that the word I - hasn’t got around BjfeNßaßrjF generally yet, be cause this present era is quite a young 1» , era as eras go. It’s merely a few mil which, to our true geologist, is the | rv j„ g. c o bb same as yesterday. Mention a few million years to him and he’ll say “phew!” and just snap his fingers—like that. I wonder if the authorities would pardon a suggestion from a poor ignoramus whose acquaintance with geology is largely limited to two of its surface phases, namely: Reg ular paved roads and those derned detours. When we consider most of the humorous illustrations and the bulk of the humorous text printed in the average smart magazine of today, and the even spicier lines heard in smart modern plays, wouldn’t it be more fitting to call it, not the Holocene, but the Ob scene period? • • • The Law’s Long Arm. nr HE long arm of the law—it’s a 1 grand phrase, isn’t it? So mouth filling, so satisfying to the honest citizen’s soul! ; It conjures up visions of unrelent ing warfare against crime, inevita ble punishment for the guilty. It’s 'the-bunk! It’s the bunk because of crooked lawyers; venal policemen; compla cent prosecutors; soft-hearted or corrupted jurors; witnesses, bribed or intimidated; the law’s delays; reversals of fair verdicts on foolish technicalities; a false sentimentali ty which forgets the widow and or phan of the victim and thinks only of the family of the killer; most often of all, abuse of the powers to commute and to pardon and to pa role. These days, when I see a sen tenced offender handcuffed to a 1 officer, I find myself saying to my self, “Chances are that fellow, lit erally or figuratively, is wearinp that decoration only temporarily.’ * m • The Passing Tears. LIVERY newborn year is a rosy prospect just as nearly every dying year is a dun-colored dis appointment. But without revived hope what could we look forward to except being measured for a shroud? It seems only yesterday when 1937 was busting in, a radiant, bouncing baby-child, his arms burdened. w:th promises, bless his little soul! After several false starts, happy days were here again. Nobody was aim ing to remodel the Supreme court. Senator Ashurst told ns so, and didn’t he know? He didn’t. Secretary Wallace, tiigl.tly assist ed by Divine Providence, w aid im mediately have the crop jituatiar. well in hand. Grass wet'll grow only in the street leading to tf.t almshouse. The Wall Street boyr were expecting two suckeus m ev ery pot. And the song cf the uulbdJ was heard in the land—ah. the buli bull! Within the 12-month the Republi can party again would be a going concern. Well, if it’s a going con cern, the question is, where? And now, laden with future gifts, comes 1938. How time flics! Why, before you know it, Si&tie will be old enough to take a job with the radio and Buzzie wiH be signing testimo nials. » • « Gambling Houses. A ONCE famous card-sharp—not reformed, but retired—said to me: “Show me a professional gam bling house where the roulette wheel isn’t crooked, where any otli er mechanical device is on the square, where the operatives from the bosses on down won’t skin a customer—call him a sucker, if you want to; the terms are interchange able—and Til drop dead from shock, because no such outfit ever existed nor ever will, not so long as games can be tricked, as all of them can, and gamblers are out for the coin, jas they naturally are, and the hand 'is quicker than the eye, which it is.” > “But how about the mathematical percentage in favor of the bank— isn’t that enough?" I asked, i “How about the mathematical percentage of crooked law-enforce ment officers who have to be bribed?’’ he countered. “There’s never enough coining in to satisfy those babies.” ■ nVIN S. COBB ft Copyright—WNU S»rvlc«. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson By REV. HAP O'. O L LUNDQUIST, Dean of the Mg Bible Institute Ci t* .>to. © Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for December 19 THE BIRTH OF JESUS LISSON TEXT—Luke 2:8-20. GOLDEN TEXT—For unto you is bom this day in the city ol David a Saviour, which la Chriat the Lord.—Luke 2:11. PRIMARY TOPIC—When Jeaus Came. JUNIOR TOPIC—When Jesus Came. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC— Hie Birth of Our Saviour. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC— God’s Gift of a Saviour. Few indeed are the stories that will bear retelling or the books that are worth re-reading. Rare is the song that we care to hear more than once. How significant then that we come to the observance of Christ mas each year with hearts full of delight in the story of the birth of Jesus, eager again to hear the ac count from God’s Word, and to lis ten with attentive souls for the sound of the angel’s song in the Christmas music. The birth of our Lord as the in carnate Saviour of men is still front page, headline news, even in 1937. The glad tidings of his coming still color the thinking and living of a world that has gone far from him, that lives today in hatred and en mity, even while outwardly recall ing the coming of the One who was to bring peace on earth. We have even gone so far that men feel that the way to promote peace is to use the sword. Until the Prince oi Peace himself shall reign there may be no other way. But let us be certain at this Christmas time that the tender baby hand from the cradle at Bethlehem has reached our hearts and lives, bringing us peace with God and good will toward men. » The first seven verses of our chap ter relate the coming of Mary with Joseph to God’s appointed place at his appointed time, for the entrance into this world of the Son of God as the “Word” that “was made flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Our lesson opens with the proclama tion of the blessed good news to the theoherds in the field. I. “Unto Ton Is Born . a Saviour” (w. 8-14). • Christ was a great teacher, one whom the common people heard gladly, “for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes” (Mark 1:22). He was a leader among men, and lived a life which was an example beyond that of any man. But mark it well, this was not the central and essential purpose of his coming. He came as a Saviour. His mother was told be fore his birth that she should “call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21). It is not enough to be among the countless thousands who superficial ly observe Christmas with greetings and gifts. We must with the shep herds go and present ourselves in personal devotion to him. If you have not met the Lord Jesus as your* own personal Saviour do it now. And if you know him, make this a Christ mas in whicli Christ is supreme. 11. “Let Us Now Go ... and See” (vv. 15, 16). Their fear changed to assurance by the words of the angel, the shep herds at once “go” and “see.” Would that all those who heard to day did likewise. The shepherds might well have found all manner of excuses for not going. They had sheep to care for, they were not prepared for a journey. No, the urge was upon them “and they came with haste . . . and found” Jesus. 111. “When They Had Seen . . . They Made Known” (w. 17-20). Mary the mother of Jesus had special reason to ponder these things in her heart. But the shep herds “returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen.”. “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so” (Ps. 107:2). When we have found the Lord Jesus we must not simply rejoice in the satisfaction and peace that has come to our own souls. We are saved to serve. The normal expression of the new life in Christ is the proclamation of the gospel to the ends of the earth. Only in that spirit do we truly keep Christmas! To every one that sees these lines —whether editor, typesetter, or proofreader—whether a reader in the midst of the clamor of the great city or in the quiet of a distant coun tryside, whether old or young, whether well or on a sickbed, wheth er alone, far from family and friends, or in the bosom of your family, the writer of these lines extends in the name of Christ a most learty good wish for a blessed Christmas. (fi) K. A. WHITFIELD, Distributor BsgtiMUDt N. C. SHELLED WALNUTS ARE WIDELY USED Extracting Kernels Is Likely To Pay A Few Nuts Should Be Planted Raleigh— Black walnut kernels are in demand at high class grocery stores, confectionery stores and bakeries and cracking the walnuts to obtain kernels for sale may be developed as a profitable home in dustry, believes R. W. Graeber ex tension forester at State college. “There is a big crop of black wal nuts this season,” Graeber says, “all of these should be saved. If the nuts are gathered and hulled soon after falling, the surplus may be stored for market next year withn out loss of color or flavor. The kernels are delicious and much in demand. Graeber pointed out the present decided lack of good walnut timber in the state and says that every landowner would do well to plant a few nuts about in odd corners on the farm. The walnut likes a rich, loam soil such as may be found in fence corners, along the .edge of the field, and about the barn yard or home grounds. The tree makes a welcome shade in summer and adds to the attractiveness of the farmstead. EVA Readings 50c A true pftimiM |« Bora I MpWVBjM in different from others. Because not only reed your life like ■JLIVJ s Book. But also help yon out of your trouble* For I’ YrV instance. what good B Yf S would It do you simply M to Bt told you Bid a IHeSSmI rlTal or enemy in your path unlaaa you vara told now to oeerenma them; or la east you wanted to win the love of a certain one. would you Be satisfied lust how to Be told of lit Or would yon not rithei know now yoo could win your desire (a feet it doea no good (imply to oe told your troubles l am able to point out the path to success and hap olnesa I will toll you the troth, good bad on all affairs of Ufa. auah at •oea. marriage eourtahtp. divorce, haalth. lawaulta. inheritance and boat new tranaaetlopa of SU .binds Tall you actual facta of past preaant and 'uturt You wig. find me a gifted reader and superior to any otbtr reader you hare erer consulted Help guaran teed or ao face accepted Irarybody welcome Readings dally and Sunday t to 1:38 Separate room for colored Permanently located,