Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-08-27
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BY PERCY GREENE

BY PERCY GREENE
PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: Some of the Old Tymers
was going thru with their fish and
beer with such rapidity to find the
need to find means to slow up bith,
for the purpose of continuing TO
occupy the table, and to save fur
Their inroads on the weekly fortune
less the continued indulgence be
made to affect the Sunday morning
contribution, and other contingents,
not excluding the preachers salary,
when somebody started to repeat
ing some Old Sayings, and how
back in the old days such says
used to be repeated in the pres
ence of the young and less sophis-
ticated with great meaning and
lasting impression. Somebody then
said something about the old folks
used to look at a pair of breeches
that needed patching and say, "A
stitch in time, saves nine," and go
ahead with the patching. This was
in the days when perhaps Zane
Gray got the inspir alton for that
character he created called "Hon-
orable Patches" Nowadays, kids
don't wear patches. Not because
they're too proud and won't and
not because time done wore out
the meaning of that Old time Say
ing, "a stitch in time saves nine,"
but more because their mama's
amt got no time, and don't know
how to do no patching. Then some
body else bring up that old saying
about, "A bird in the hand, is
worth two in the bush," for my
money that 1.-TWO" would be a car
load. Listening l started to think
ing about them old time sayings,
and what is being reported in the
papers about folks being laid off
from the work, and the complaints
hear about money getting scarce
from folks who used to wave it in
the air, and take nightly plunge
to the tune of "Let The Good Times
Roll" From what seems to be
going on the. Good Times is sure
done rolled, and the most of US
who still got job and a little
change in the mattress, the post
office, and bank, and other places
of safe keeping, before the good
times roll too far away better get
us selves hep to what the old folks
mean when they used to say, "A
stitch in time saves nine"-and
"A bird in the hand is better than
two in the BUSH"
ALONG THE OLE AVE: The
Knox Furniture and Appliance
Company has gone out of business
and we hear that the owner Mr.
Knox is now partner in an up
and coming cosmetics firm
Mrs. Sanders, of the Millinery &C.
quiring the place in the rear Of
the building for storage space be-
cause Of expanding business
The Watch Repair man in a new
location underneath the office Cd
the Jackson Advocate and Mr.
Wells Of The Furniture Store with
the wrinkles in his forehead con.
templating new worlds to con.
ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW
Bob Garrett, the we'll known Cos.
metics maker who suffered his
first stroke not too long ago hac
another last week, accompanied by
loss Of speech and is in a local
hospital in a critical condition :,
Edward Lee, the hotel man, is moi
being seen much since a collapse
a few days ago ]. /. and D. D.
Shepherd, who folks who know
him looks at and says, well, he'll
go on forever. :.
HEARD IN PASSING: That
that certain young fellow who has
had two good looking and talented
wives, has about waited too late
to try to make It up with the last
one /. She wanted to, q while
ago but from what I hear