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lac tradition for generations?a
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Danger From Tree
Fire Ever Present
Although the Christmas tree la
one of the most picturesque Yu'.etide
ornaments, it is also one of the
most daiffeerous, with the threat of
j fire an ever present possibility.
Replacement of the candle by the
I electric light has removed some of I
the hazards formerly experienced.
! but danger still lurks from faulty
i connections or careless handling of
! bulbs and strings.
To minimize the fire hazard, the
i department of agriculture offers
two pertinent suggestions: First,
keep the tree well watered and.
second, fireproof it with ammonium
sulphate or calcium chloride.
To provide the tree with sufficient
water, cut the butt on a slant at
j least an inch above the original cut
' Keep the water level above the
! slashed surface. In purchasing a
j tree, always look for one that has
] been felled recently so that the
needles have not dried.
Fresh trees also are essential for
flame-proofing. In using ammonium
j sdlphate, a chemical content one!
fourth the weight of the tree should
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we uacu. mwr uisMjiving une ana a
half pints of the ammonium in a
: pound of water, slash the stem of
the tree and place it in the solution.
; Then, let the tree stand four to six
days in the solution for complete
absorption. Trees fireproofed in this
manner will not be ignited by an
i electric spark. ,
More than $6 billion had been
loaned to veterans under terms of
the G-I Bill for homes, farms and
businesses, according to a Veterans
Administration report for the end of
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AMD HIS HEWS
Or NSBO VALLEY
Let me correct. I didn't say Bob
McDanlel and his lady called to see (
me. I said Bob McDaniel and his
Buddy, Lee Jenkins, called to see me j
Wtil Dixon is moving soon out to '
Mr. Wray Williams' farm on the Waco
road, I am told. fc
B. J. Myers called to see your reporter
Sunday.
Mrs. Belk visited in Charlotte Mon *
day. '
Let me wish every one a glorious <
1 Christmas and a Happy New Year. <
Dear me?It's never so bad but '
what it could be worse?instead of
1 you riding the Devil, he could be ri- 1
j ding you. ' <
1 Did you know the tamous inven- j
! tor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney,
(Went broke in an effort to protect
his patents? But later made good by
making guns for the army.
} Do you know how long it Martin
Luther to translate the Bible? Only
nine years.
i A girl member of a bike club says
! they ride because it makes their
.legs beautiful. We all' like to see
'beautiful legs. Oh, Boy!!
I Get in the habit of pleasing every
J body and you can go just about
' where you please.
! The greatest blunder our nation
,'ever made was when they made diplomatic
relations with Soviet Rus;sia.
The Hggesi mistake of all time
i ?Joe.
Longer skirts will make the women
look taller this winter.
A clever young gentleman says
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lie's in such desperate straights that j I
lie's figuring on going to work, poor c
>oy.
The consumer pays the bill* ? al- i
ways it comes back to the consumer, i
Taxes consume a j
HPj> big item In t)ie '
price of evdry comm
modlty. When sue |'
buy food the tot?; ,
chant adds their 1
taxes, therefjfe, we
pay two pr*f*6 f?r
every thing we dent ,
ftpteal. Stealing will
always be popular
| with a lot j of us.
rhe big man seldom gets caught.
The little man can't get w with
what he hooks. The big man dbn't
:all it stealing?he Just totjk it away
from you. j
Some things changes a grpat heap
in a mighty short time in aIlls fast
age. 1 guess women change about
is little as anything else* In the
Creation we are told womhn was :
made after man and If Jrcu will be- j
lieve me?she is still aftir him. I,
One thing about wortiwt ? they j
can still think one way and talk .
another?Just as good a* ever.
When you come to think about
Evolution it ain't si\a a wonder
and mystery, because Jt takes fvo- j
lution a million yearn to change the ;
shape of an animalteto a man. A
woman can changejifmelf into a
f Vi i n or nf hooiitu Is* MI/aam mlnnlno
>>><*>^ VTA J ill IlilUU IC3. I
Just one trip to the diitg store after j
she gets out of the lddles ready-to- I
wear store does tHe Mck.
A girl and a car tip Very much |
alike. A good paint titb can conceal
the years but the Wfrt^les will tell j
the story.
The woman flddVw all for herself I
is often all by hendlfc
We trust our tnanr readers will excuse
us for talking ao much about
monkeyites and udpolitics. Maybe
we didn't spring from either monkeys
or tadpolesJbirt they have for
years been trying to force their dev. .
ilish stuff into air schools and colleges
but its a !p. God created man
for His own Glojy, if we have made
a mess of whatjie did for us. Why
some ofithe fair young lad- '
ies' legs don't freeze is beyond my
knowledge these cold days. Mine all
but freeze wrmped up good and ;
warm.
Mr. Beeman the assistant secre- :
tary of agrlctUure probably never
saw a farm ityjhis life and don't .
know how tbfipw. ,
Why did tie used to call the
Republican wfty the Negro party? j
What's wroljB* with our Southern j
darkies# Nojhflng, no not a thing, i
We adproytiate money for every- I
thing and tlfn take away the piti- 1
ful little sup celled Pensions from j
our old peroje that are in great ;
need and cfctervt to live just like '
any other imerican. It may be all
right to ekU the poor but it don't
look good. I
I was JU8(wonder if it is really so,'
a man I am told worth ten millions
dollars Is no happier than a poor
boy with orly one shirt, Just newly
married to the girl he loves. He
knows he's got a half million tied
up in that darling little wife. It's
heaven so long as It lasts. But I'd
rather first have the ten million and
then hinat the dear precious little 1
darling ar let her hunt me?I mean
my mom y.
I don' think It any harm to have J
money, put often money and that i
dear precious little darling we were !
speaking about both get gone. You :
are in f fix then. A poor man Is not
afraid ,of losing his money. If he i
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To?day. Pruihr 23.
ihould lose his dear little wife, he
ran get another one very aoon.
Well It's closing time. See you
text week. Let's have a good time
ind spend all the money we can get.
You never thought I'd be a poet:
iVhen all our mortal days are gone
my friend,
4nd we've come to the final end ray
friend.
It's not great wealth nor fame that
will count my friend?
It's not the great victory we've Won
while on this run*, my friend,
rhat really counts in life's battles
ray friend.
It's when the great judge calls at
the final End and writes your
name, my friend
It will be how we've played our part .
in life's games
my friend,
The Great Umpire will know then
my friend. " '
According to information from
the Federal Department of Agriculture
rats and mice account for a loss
of $200,000,000 worth of grain in this
country yearly based on the 1943
prices.
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The agriculture of the state of Ok
lahoma is varied, combining the pro <a
ductlon of both the north and south. ,
Corn, cotton and wheat are the lArg> ?
est among the many products of the
farms of the setate.
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The average World War II veteran
served.in the armed forces for ' >
about two and one-half years, Veter.
ans Administration estimates.
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WE GREET YOU
AT CHRISTMAS..
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trust to offer
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piness.evejy day of
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cvciy year.
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