The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 10, No. 16, Ed. 1, Friday, December 26, 1947 Page: 10
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BETTY JANE threw her purse at
a chair and sat down heavily on
lb bed
She wore her father shirt and
her brothers blue Jeani a costume
ahe adopted a year before with
Woody Andersons permission
Whats the matter dear She
Jumped as the words cut the si
l jce but she didnt turn She didnt
7ant her mother to know anything
was amiss not yet anyway And
then suddenly the tears came like
angry flood waters bursting through
si barrier unable to be restrained
any longer
Mrs MUler was careful to keep a
atraight face as she wiped her
16yearold daughters face with her
handkerchief Why dear Did
Lance upset you
Betty Jane shook her head vehe
ssently Why did mother always
think her brother was to blame for
Gotb you look wonderful like
tblsl
her tears Grown women never
cried over their brothers Its what
Lance saw not what he did Betty
aald In a burst of confidence As-
her mother waited she continued
wretchedly He saw Woody buy-
ing a bottle ot cologne Cologne
mother Imagine He was so glib
when he told me I looked cute In
Jeans and now hes twotiming me
with some fluffy female who actually
uses cologne Oh how can men be
to beastly
Darling how do you know the
cologne Isnt for you Maybe Woody
thinks youve outgrown your Jeans
He knows what I think of these
pink and white girls who use that
horrible concoction He wouldnt
dare get me any And besides I al-
ready told him I wanted roller skates
for Christmas I have to be
ready for the new rink thats open-
Ing next month dont I I thoughl
Woody and I would be going togeth-
er but now thats all over She
threw her arms around her mother
and cried tragically Oh mother
rtl never smile again I definitely
wont
This time Mrs Miller smiled over
her daughters head She well rec
agnized the stage Betty Jane was
going through and decided she must
take a hand Youre sure the co-
logne wouldnt be for a sister or a
cousin
He hasnt a female In the family
and his mother never uses it so
who else could It possibly be for
Ill bet Its for Eslelle Bryan AU
the other fellows like her but Woody
used to say she was too fragile Oh
mother how hes deceived me
TJEn mother arose Well dry
your eyes Betty dear Its
Christmas Eve and you want to be
happy today Woody will probably
come over with your roller skates to-
night and well surprise him If he
likes fragile girls hell get one
Betty Jane sat up straight
Mother nol Not that horrible blue
dress you bought mel
You wosh up and put that dress
on Betty
Well wait tor you downstairs
With that Mrs Miller closed the
door on her tomboy daughter and
hurried downstairs As she reached
the bottom step the doorbell rang
and she admitted Woody Anderson
lanky boy with unruly red hair
and freckles marching In perfect for-
mation over the bridge of his nose
lie was clutching a box obviously
containing the roller skates request-
ed by Betty Jane
Shell be right down Mrs Mill-
er Informed him then left him alone
tor the surprise
It came a halfhour later when
3ctty Jane made her appearance
Ihe blue dress looked even better
han the had hoped It would
Gosh Betty Janel Woody con
tributed to the conversation The
cmilo broadened For me
Woody the osked nodding toward
the box Is It cologne Lance saw
ypu < buying some So casual so
indifferent
Ub gosh no Betty Jane Gee
jtdu asked for skates and I got them
tor
you I bought cologne for Miss
Lindsay the English teacher that
helped me with my essay for that
contest
Howtweet of you She stepped
down Into the living room and ac-
cepted lha bo from Woody Thank
you the aald gravely Yctori
it under the tree
aeeV I didnt think Id ever like
yai dressed up at a girl Betty
ha gulped Estelle looked so awful
Attd I was proud to have you run
Around with me Inblue jeans butI
jgoah you o61 wonderful like thlslJ
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World Calendar Would
Stabilize Holidays
Important dates would bs itabll
Izcd by the 12month world calen-
dar with provision made for the
extra day left over from the 62
week year in ordinary years and
the two days In leap year
Easter would be stabilized as
Sunday April 8 each year one day
removed from the date of the Res-
urrection April 9 AD 30 Christ-
mas would be pegged on December
25 a Monday to provide a long
week end
Wherever feasible holidays would
be established on Mondays to pre-
vent disruptions caused by their ob-
servance during the week
The extra day in ordinary years
would follow December 30 the end
of the year and be known merely
as Year Day January 1 would then
follow In leap years Saturday
June 30 would be followed by Satur-
day Leap Day then Sunday July 1
Many business Interests have fa-
vored the world calendar because
of the contention that it provides for
a better distribution of business
days In each quarter
Magnesium Production
Magnesium metal first was pro-
duced commercially In Germany
about 1913 Its principal use then
was for photographic lighting the
powdered metal yielding an intense
white light on Ignition
HEMPHILL COUNT NEWS CANADIAN TEXAS
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It was ence the custom in Britain
to extend gifts on New Years
The ancient drulds presented
branches of th e sacred mistletoe
and the Saxons observed the day
with gifts and festivities
The Roman custom of honoring
tne emperor with gifts was intro-
duced In England during the time
of Henry III Good Queen Bess was
said to have obtained most of the
Jewels and attire of her wardrobe
from New Year donors
Under the gift custom prevailing
during the Tudor and Stuart dynas-
ties ladles received expensive
gloves and pins Sometimes these
gifts were wrapped in money and
from this practice we derived the
term pin money
The young ladies In the receiving
line smiling coyly with every little
movement would present each
comer with some little memento of
the occasion Maybe a silken badge
a card with mottoes a metal sou-
venir Pinning these on the lapels
they would then saunter Into the
front and back parlor to flatter their
hosts ego
Wealthier hosts would have an or-
chestra and as the crowd thinned
the gay young blades would swirl
their lynxlike lady friends around
to the lilting strains of The Picture
That Is Turned to the Wall or In
the Baggage Coach Ahead
May yowi GkuUmai SecUon La Ifiifldl
Earl Rhea
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itminotm Trout
The rainbow trout cSlor is gen-
erally a greenish blue sometimes
purplish sides are pinkish and pro-
fusely spotted with small black
spots which are most numerous
above the lateral line Its natural
habitat is In the mountain streams
of the Pacific coast especially those
In California The rainbow trout is
known to be of a migratory nature
Hold Their Oil
Contiary to a commonly held be-
lief no oil Is tost from soybeans
during their storage before process-
Ing recert research has proven
More Fay Less Work
The average work week in the
United States has been shortened
about three hours every 10 years
since 1850
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Move the lure slowly through the
water when fishing for pike They
are deliberate flsh apparently Ilk
Ing to think things over before at
tacklng their prey But they olsq
are capable of great speed and are
able easily to seize any lure that may
attract their attention When using
live bait give the pike plenty or-
e to swallow the lure
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 10, No. 16, Ed. 1, Friday, December 26, 1947, newspaper, December 26, 1947; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47534/m1/10/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.