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THE WORlDS MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become
new. (11 Corinthians 5:17.) Read Galatians 6:1-10.
Last spring I received a letter from a lady, a widow, who lives in
a big city hundreds of miles from any relatives. She works to sdp-^
port herself. Two years ago sha underwent major surgery, follow
ed by a long period of recovery. As a young woman, she had been a
Christian, but later drifted away. Following the death of her hus
band about four years ago, she turned back to’God and the Church
^She wrote in her letter: “We. are having some wonderful Lenten
services at our church, and I am enjoying them so much I just love
rm little church. It is difficult for me to describe my feeling, but
somehow I feel the church is a part of me and wonder how I lived
without i# Life is now so different., No problem, seems difficult
any more. God is with me wherever I go. 'Loneliness is not bad any
more,' Illness and pain are easier to bear. I'm sure you understand "
Knowing Christ enables one to really iive
PRAYER
'*> Our Father, forgive us wherein we have tried to live
our own lives witho-ut Thee. Help us so to give our
selves to Thee that we may know Christ and the joy and
victory He alone can give. In His najne we pray. Amen.
, , THOUGHT.FOR THE DAY _
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Three Famous
Americans Born
New Yean Day
January 1. perennially celebrated
as the start of a new .year, is also •
the birthdate of Jhree famous
Americans.
On January 1. 1735. a boy was
born in Boston, Mass. Ho grew up
to be a silversmith and engraver,
designed and printed the first Con
tinental money and the first otticial
seal of the colonies An amateur
inventor, he discovered a process
for rolling sheet copper. But he
is most famous for a horse ride
he*made oh the night of April 18.
1775 His name: Paul Revere
Seventeen years later, in 1752. a
girl was born in Philadelphia on
the first day of the year She was
Betsy Ross—maker of the first
American flag On the same day
was born the great ‘poet—Philip
Freneau.
Other events that took" place on
January 1: George Washington at
Cambridge raised < for tTTe first
time the flag of the United Colo
nies. . 1776 Florida adopted the
constitution. 1887; Union of Ire
land and Great Britain. 1801; de-
Sousa discovered Rio de Janeiro,
1531: The United Nations Declara
tion signed^ 1942: the first Tourna-
ment of Roses. 1889
Wiih the advent of another year we might well be skeptical and
say, Why celebrate with such fervor and excitement’’ A good year
had to die so 1956 could be born.”
We might say this, but no one does. If 1955 was a good year, it
will be well remembered but few will dwell upon its passing. It must
give way to a bright new year bringing with it the profound impres
sion that we are again blessed with an invaluable supply of new days,
hours and minutes We hare found a new reservoir of time; time in
which to make plans, to do .things, to live and think.'and to make
our dreams Tome true.
Time is indeed the true coin of our mortal realm, a deeply personal
possession that each is free to spend, squander, sell, give away, devote
to the glory of God and to the causes of humanity. f
And though 1956 marks yet another milestone along the journey
of life that is all too short and quickly travelled, it is joyfully welcomed
a.- the giver of a new and magical handful of time With this magical
handful it is possible to defeat the worries of age; to conquer fear;
to see through the shadows of disillusionment
With unified determination and. with the help of God. this handful
of livii.e thK New/ Year 1956J can be recorded in the book of life
upon earth as a year of. achievement in murVs. hopeful que-st for a '
better world — where all nations and all people live together in joy,
peace and harm Ay. .
Girls Will Oppose
Whitmire Basketball
Team on January 5
a professional player and organ
ized her Arkansas Travelers in
1949.
Hazel Walker’s Arkansas Trav
elers will meet the fast Whitmire
men’s team m basketball in the
new’ Whitmire gym on Saturday
night. January 5, at 8 o’clock.
The Travelers have built up
quite a reputation over the coun
try as one of the best girls’ teams
in the business. They play only
men’s teams under men's rules,
and win better than 80 per cent of
their games.
The girls range in height from
5 ft 8 in., to 6 ft 2 in., and all are
/rom Arkansas and Mississippi.
During the past seven seasons
the team has played more than
^400 games, covering 45 states
and Mexico.
Hazel Walker is the*.owner,
manager, and coach of the team.
She is known as “Miss Basket
ball,” having been selected on the
All-American team for 11 years.
During her 14 years in amateur
basketbafl she played on five
championship teams. She is now
December 25th
Is Not Christmas
All Over the World
Shrolided in m'ystery and con
fusion for centuries the exact
date of the birt^ of Christ is still
unknown today, and as a result,
Christmas is celebrated at differ
ent times throughout the Chris
tian world.
One of the earliest record is
found in a book written by Tip-
polytus in 202 A D.. which states
that Jesus was born in Bethlehem
“on Wednesday, December 25, in
the 42nd year of Augustus '’
Another ancient manuscript,
the Calendar of Philocalus, which
appeared in 354 A. D.. tells us: “In
the Year One After Christ the
Lord Jesus was born on Decem
ber 25, a Friday, and the 15th day
of the New Moon.” -
However according to astrono
my, in the year 1 A D.. December
25 fell on Sunday.
, In most countries of Western
Europe December 6 is celebrated
and begins a long holiday season
Superstitions,
Traditions Mark
New Year Scene
Traditions and superstitions have
long been a part of the New Year
scope around the world.
The Chinese believe one must
pay up all 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-foot
er.'' the first person to enter a
household on New Year's morning.
In early daysy women and hght-
haired men were considered ' un
lucky'' first-footers.
Ancient custom in Japan 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 hv the wind,. - —
Peasant familie»in various parts
of the world oncT* 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 twelve
months ahead
^ Ql’AUTY
^SPECIALIZING LEADS TO
High
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Because of its attractive and orderly appe^a^e. and bccausa
of our excellent stocks, it mi^ht be presurfed that our pticea
for prescriptions are high.
This it not true.
Our prescription prices are definitely fair. Specializing in
prescriptions makes real savings possible. Our large volume
nelpa to keep our stocks always fresh and clean, and our
prices in line with the service rendered
Bring your prescriptions to this store with full confidence.
You are assured of professional integrity, fair prices and
beat quality—always.
HOWARD’S PHARMACY
“Yoor Retail Store”
Lincoln Proclamation
Issued on New Year’s
On New Year's day. 186jjf Presi
dent Lincoln issued a proclama
tion freeing the slaves in states
and parts of states where the peo
ple were then in rebellion.
The areas designated were Ar
kansas, Texas, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina and large
parts of Louisiana and Virginia.
Tennessee was excepted from the
proclamation, although the Union
armies were far from complete
success in their task of bringing
it under government control.
The Emancipation Proclamation
did not abolish slavery. That was
accomplished by the thirteenth
amendment, which went into ef
fect Dec. 18. 1865.
New Year Day Double
Holiday in Haiti °
For Latin America’s Republic of
Haiti. January 1 marks not only
the beginning of a new year, but
also the anniversary of its inde
pendence It was on January 1.
1804, that Jean Jacques Dessalines
formally declared the island's
freedom from France and the
adoption of the Indian name of
“Haiti" for the new nation
In defying the great Napo eon
and winning its freedom from
France, Haiti became the second
nation of the Western hemisphere
to win independence as well as the
first and only French-speaking fe
public of the New World
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, December 27, 1956
A SCRAMBLE OF 1/ALUES FOR EVERYONE-A STORE-FULL OFSEAR-EWP EXCITE/WE/VI AND SAYINGS
SAVE ON DRESSES
ONE GROUP
BETTER DRESSES
V2 Price
Values
to $19.95
You must see these beautiful holiday and dress-up
dresses. Most junior, misses and half sizes.
$
REGULAR VALUES TO $29.95
" ALL WOOL COATS
$17
Sizes 7-15
8-18
Cashmere blends, wool tweeds, plushes
, Be here earlv for these!
CLEARANCE OF
FALL HATS
Vi Price
Better millinery w”h i c h
originally sold up to $8.95.
ONE GROUP
ORLON
. CARDIGANS
2.88
Values tt> $4.98
Most sizes!
ALL WOOL
SKIRTS
Values to $4.98—
2.88
I
Values to $7.95—
: 4.88
A tiny price for these
wanted skirts.
Regular $14.95 Value
NYLON .
TOPPERS
$10
Sizes 8-18
Wonderful styles and
Colors.
SAVINGS FOR
THE HOME
STATE PRIDE
BLANKETS
$10.95 Value
7.77
4 pounds of deep fleecy nap.
7 decorator colors. ^
DOUBLE PLAID
BLANKETS — $3.88 ,
CLEARANCE OF
CURTAINS
2*88 pr.
Values to $4.98 pair.
Nylons, organdies. WTtites
pastels.
BETTER
BEDSPREADS
5.88
Doubles or Twins
Values to $9.95. Wonderful
selection of patterns and
* colors.
Bath Mat Sets
$1.88
Values to $2.98
Throw Rugs
2 for $1
Regular 98c
Luncheon Cloths
: $2.00
Values to $3.98
SAVINGS FOR MEN
SPECIAL CLEARANCE!
ALL WOOL SUITS
$25
Values
to $39.95 _
Flannels, Tweeds, Worsteds. Broken sizes.
Regulars, longs and shorts.
GABARDINE SUITS ONLY $18.
REGULAR $24.95 VALUE SPORT COATS—$14 <
■ i n., ft
REGULAR $10.95 VALUE
ALL WOOL SLACKS
Sizes .
28- 40
Medium, light &nd charcoal.
ALL WOOL WORSTEDS ONLY $9
OTHER SLACKS, VALUES TO $7.95—NOW $4
*
ONE GROUP
DRESS and
SPORT SHIRTS
$2
Values to $3.98
Solids, plaids, checks A
wonderful assortment. S.,
M., L.
REGULAR $13.75
SUEDE
JACKETS
$10
Beautiful colors.
Sizes 36-44.
SPECIAL CLEARANCE!
ALL WOOL
TOPCOATS
$20
Values to $34.56
Tweeds and gabs. Regulars
and longs. 36-42. Regular
$19.50 Suburban Coats $15.
REGULAR $14.95
CORDUROY
COATS
$5
Hurry for these! Broken
sizes 36-42.
ACCESSORY VALUES
REGULAR $1.00
COSTUME
JEWELRY
2 for SI
Buy Now! Save!
60 Gauge, 15 Denier
NYLONS
2 prs. $1
Values to $1.29 pair
CLEARANCE
FALL BAGS
Values to $4.98—
12
Values to $2.98—
99c
NYLON
DRESS GLOVES
88c pr.
Values ot $1.98 pair
FABRIC BARGAINS
BETTER
MATERIALS
C yd.
74
Values to $1.49 yard
• Rayon Failles
• Burlington’s Amadine
• Rayon Flannels
• Chinabee
• Queenswear Suitings
Regular 79c. to 98c Yard
• Ginghams • Taffetas
• Tweeds • Suitings
• Pongees ^ • Prints
C yd. ^
weeds
‘ongees "S
44
Regular 39c to 69c Yard
PRINTS
25c yd.
SAVINGS FOR GIRLS
WINTER COATS
10-88
Values to $19.95.
Sizes 7 -14
Values to $12.95 only $8.88
REGULAR $10.95
All Wool Toppers
6.88
t
Sizes 7 -14
CLEARANCE OF
CAR COATS
$5
Regular $7.95
Regular $5.95 Corduroy Coats
only $3. Sizes 7-14.
REGULAR $3.98 VALUE
DRESSES
2-88
Sizes 3-6x; 7-14
BOYS WEAR CLEARANCE
REGULAR $3.98 VALUE
Corduroy Pants
$1
Sizes 2-8
Extfa heavy and warm. Stock
up now!
WARM-LINED
JACKETS
3.88
$4.98 value. Sizes 4-12.
REGULAR $1.49 VALUE
FLANNEL SHIRTS
$1
Sizes 2-16
Full cut. Bright plaids. Buy
several at this low price!
REGULAR $14.95 VALUE
SUITS
$10
Broken sizes. 4-16.
GIFT SHOP
Special Clearance
Reg. $5.95 Value
LAMPS . . , . . $3.88
1
32-Pc. Set
DINNERWARE
. . $7
X.
$7.95 Value
CARD TABLES
< /
. $5
$3.98 Value
HASSOCKS . .
$2.88
IMPORTED BRASS
$3.98 Value
PLANTERS.
$2.88
C
CLEARANCE OF SHOES
MEN’S
Regular $7.95 to $10.95
DRESS SHOES
$6pr.
A wonderful buy! Blacks, tans.
Broken sizes, 6-12.
CHILDREN’S
OXFORDS and
LOAFERS
$1.88-$2.88 pr.
$2.98 to $4.98 values. Tans,
blacks. Broken sizes 8 */ 2 -3.
WOMEN’S
DRESS SHOES
$5pr.'
• Values to $10.95 pair. 5-10.
Women’s Valentine Luxurious
SKIN SHOES
9.44 pr.
Regular $15.95 to $19.95 values.
Broken sizes, 5-10; AA-B.
WOMEN’S
PARIS FASHION
BUSKIN FLATS
2.88 pr. .
Values to $4.98 pair. Tans,
blacks. 5-10.
WOMEN’S
OXFORDS and
LOAFERS
2.88 pr.
Values to ( $6.95 pair. 5-10
TOY$
NOW
REDUCED
25%
to .
r
■i 50% ■
Be Smart... Buy Now
For Their Birthday or
For Next Christmas