Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-01
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F A R Is H
S 7 R EET
By PERCY GREENE

NIGHT: Well, Christmas is past
and by the time you see this New
Years Eve, the time for making
resolutions will also have passed
and lot f folks will have done
made the resolutions by which
any given number of them pro-
portionately who made the resolu-
tions you choose to estimate are
supposed to regulate their lives and
it's affairs for the coming year.
The worth of New Year Resolu-
tions have always been a subject
of violent debate among Parish
Streeters and / heard it over our
Fish & Beer this past Saturday
night even though it was the time
of Turkey and Cranberry Sauce.
Knowing the very, very, low esti-
mate which the average Parish
Streeter has of the New Year Reso-
luton for Aunt Haggar's Chillun's
here, there, and everywhere. We
are still mostly being judged by
how we look and act, and the
judgment made by others about US
on this score is making or break
ing US according to the way in
which the Judgment is made. Up
to the Year of our Lord, 1854, say,
since the beginning of the time
when kids started to wearing long
pants before they could hardly
walk instead of putting them on
when they reached eighteen, and
when little gals started to painting
their lips as soon as they could
stand up to a mirrow, the judg-
ment on how we looked and act in
public amt been good. So, in spite
of the sour estimate of the Parish
Streeters | am going to offer this
as a New Year Resolution most
needed and likely to produce the
best results in proportion as it is
followed when made: | RESOLVE
THAT | WILL BY MY PUBLIC
CONDUCT DO EVERYTHING IN
MY POWER TO WIN LASTING
RESPECT IF NOT ADMIRATION
FOR MY PEOPLE HERE, THERE
AND EVERYWHERE.
CHRISTMAS WEEKS SAD
NOTE: Slick Huddlestons hail fell
low well-met among Parish Street
ers of all classes, young guy who
had before him promising career
as building contractor, with sew
eral large buildings to his credit,
including CARROTS on North Far
ish Street, the Modern Cleaners
of Lynch, and the DR.. Miller Build
ing around the corner on Dalton,
came down with a mental disorder.
Contrary to reports otherwise he is
being treated at his home and Doc
tors believe he will come around
okay after a period of rest and
relaxation from contracting cares.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS: l just
heard about the Hi-Y Club from up
at Greenville sending Christmas
Gifts for fourteen boys down at
Oakley, and the books sent down
by McClendon Music and Book
Store of Jackson. The President
of the Greenville Hi-Y Club is
Joseph Knox, brother of Mr.. Knox
of Knox Wells Appliance Company,
and McClendon's Music and Book
Store is owned by ]. c. McClendon,
Grand Master of King Hiram Ma
sonic Grand Lodge.
TOO LATE TO BE SORRY: The
story they tell me about the fellow
going to the Skin Game with $500
in his pocket for his Christmas
money who kept telling his friend
81 don't believe oughta GO to that
game" and after he'd go broke
started frying about how he hated
that he didn't follow his own mind.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: ~ hate
to be defended in a newspaper. AS
long as all that is said, is said
against me, I feel certain assur-
ance of success. But as soon as
honeyed words of praise are spoken
for me, l feel as one that lies I'M
protected before his enemles.-
R. w. Emerson.