The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-23
DECEMBER 2s, 1922.
CHRISTMAS GREETING TO ALI

each and every subscriber. We have
decided to take two days, Monday and
Tuesday, for our holiday You will
get your next Times on Wednesday
December 27. The fact that after the
Christmas rush the business house
will not be advertising on the day fol-
lowing Christmas day, and the fact
that our men have few holidays dur
ing the year, lead US to the idea that
we may as well take two days off as
not You will get your next paper
Wednesday, December 27.
We sincerely trust that every one
of our subscribers will have very
happy Christmas, and that none will
be neglected ty old Santa Claus.
The year has been trying for many.
Farmers, merchants and textile work
ers have been face to face with ad-
verse conditions in unsatisfactory
business and low wages. We are now
in the very midst of our battle against
the boil weevil. We arc rapidly ad-
irsting ourselves to the new condi-
tions, and, in the end we will find
great improvement in agriculture and
all business.
Trying years, such as the one we
rave just gone through, develop mucn
E:eanness, much littleness i human
nature. Debtors are not al.
ways fair to their cred, Or, credltr,s
are often harsh and unjust and us
picion and mistrust are much in evil
dence upon such seasons as we have
gone through this year.
Much of the trouble is psychological
"a thing that is created in the hui
man mind. One dfffortufiate. ,sss7
pressed business man, in the run of
day, puts the fear of failure into
many others. One harsh, unmerciful
act on the part of creditor throws
confusion into many debtors, and so
it goes.
Taking it all in all, Union County
has much for which to be thankful
this happy Christmas season. We
have an abundance Of food. Most of
US have reasonably good clothes. We
have community that is noted for
it's spirit of charity. Union County
is good county in which to live, and
the condition grows better year by
year.
If there can be brought to pass the
multiplication of small farms; if the
diversifcation already begun can be
carried forward, our future is one
that may well bring joy to our hearts.
The Times editor has much for
which to give thanks, not the least
of the seasons being good health and
a will to work. "The old man" has.
or will, in a few days, have reached
his 53rd birthday. The work as edi-
tor is one Of real joy. If he could
choose his occupation in heaven, and
they have newspapers there, he would
choose to edit d clean daily newspaper
six days in the week and preach to a
real, live church every Sunday forever
and ever. Who knows but what thew
have newspapers in heaven? Yon
cannot prove that they dc not. It
may be wireless, paperless intanei-
bic sheet, but it will be an agency
for distributing the news, we believe.
Anyway, for this mortal life we ask |
for TO better employment. Of course. !
when the money runs low, and we
have to scuffle about for the dough"
to make the wheels go, it sometimes
grows bit irksome. Sometimes,
when we inadvertently get upon
somebody's toes, and get therefor a
tongue lashing,' it does not feel so
good. But that does not often hap
pen. If we listened to suggestions we
would be forever firing away at some
grievance that somebody has and
wants us to vent. But we steer clear
OF such, as much as in us lies. AS we
grow older we have less complaint
and more praise for people. We find i,
that the experiences Of the years JUS
tiies the conclusion that it is often
better to win victory by diplomacy I
than by open war {
The Times is not all that we desire ,
o make it. Our income Is SO limited
hat we dare not put forward many
cal plans for making better paper.
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