The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 2

THE MEXIA DAILY NEWS. MffitlA. TEfcAS, THURSDAY. SEPT, TWO FREE IN THE Price Tags by Rufus E. Price to of the finer things of it has a daily paper.

ife are taken for granted. Civilized man desires them, but we do not stop know what both his- friends consider from where hey i and enemies and those income and what they cost. are doing. When hp One of these things is the 'accomplishes something worth- hometown newspaper. What vvhle he likt for hls fri nd ii, price tag would you place on A few towns the sixe of JMaxia have daily papers, but jmost of them do not.

Mexia itherefore is fortunate in that it through the medium of a reliable newspaper. Then. too. modern business finds that a newspaper is jnothm" short of a necessity. 10 Ibs.

or larger 24-HOUR SERVICE Jt is only natural that in the emergency of death the family should desire prompt at- jtentifjn and advice. To meet this need we maintain day and night service, with a responsible member of our organization always at hand to answer calls. It is only necessary to telephone our office to have jThe business man finds it advantageous to let the public know the business trends and also know what he has to offer the buying public. Likewise, the farmer and the housewife and the public in general find it worthwhile to know where certain commodities and items and certain! brands of merchandise may purchased and what the cost will be. The fact is that hamlet, town.

and city cinches the argument the newspaper is a neces- a newspaper? Did you know that the subscription price of a paper will not cover the cost of the paper, ink and of circulation, let alone thei cost of labor, operation of ma-j chinery, amortization of the: plant and a small interest on the capital investment How is this extra cost The answer is by revenues ob- lained from advertising, for without advertising the cost of a newspaper would be prohibitive. Once in a great while you will find some individual the notion that ing is a waste of money, butj lor every person who view you will find fifty Watercraft Answer to Previous Puzzle ACROSS 1 Sailing vessel 6 boat 11 Idolized 13 Freed from guilt 14 Smaller 15 Waver 16 Entity 17 Giver 20 Kgyptinn heiuldress ornament Ascetics Malaysian he shrewdest and liveliest men in the business world! are staunch advocates of; theory that advertising is not only a necessity, but that iti jays a handsome dividend to' Jie advertiser and renders a -eal service to the buying public. outrigger canoe 25 CnHu-dva 25 Stringed instrument 30 Auricles 31 Courtyard 32 Irish hike 33 Liq'uid measure 34 Ship's bottom 35 Also 38 Corrodes 39 Ocean vessel 42 Affirmative 45 Made mistakes 4fi Canadian provirfce (nb.) 49 Ascended 51 One who tears 53 Broadens 54 Coat part 55 Sly looks 56 Throws DOWN 1 Typo of rabbtiRc 2 Biblical garden 3 Hurl 4 Credits (ab.) 5 Pays'attention to 6 Odd job 7 of 9 Genus of birds 30 One of two 10 Sweet a rowboat secretion 37 Sheaves 12 Refuse 40 Years between 13 Hock 18 Born Europe Churches Lag Behind Those Of U.S. By LOUIS CASSELS LONDON (UPI) America's churches are in far healthier condition than those if Western Europe. sailing 8 Insects' 12 and 20 41 Roman 20 Artist's frames magistrate 21 Contouring machine 22 Pry 23 Uncommon 24 Trieste wine measures 27 Noun suilix 28 Tear 29 Flattens 42 Light sailing vessel 43 Great Lake 44 Lateral part 46 deck 47 Granular snow 48 Very (Fr.) SO Weight backs 35 Gull-like birds 52 Foot of fine in modern-day society.

One thing 1 especially like about a newspaper is its availability. In order to take advantage of a radio program or a TV program. I must make myself available at the time Davis Rites Set Friday And the authors of the U.S. holic cardinal. I For centuries these "established" churches have enjoyed varying degrees of official government sponsorship.

"The church lost touch with the people because it had a privileged status" said one Ca- Constitution deserve al least W( £)IX n-apiiitf today," part of the credit for this aid an Anglican bishop, "the That is the outstanding of elusion reached by this re the- public resentment which build up during the era when the church was identified porter after six weeks of visit-j jn peoplc mm ds as tin instru- ing churches and interviewing ment of thr iu jng ass in England, A cnu cnt have ne- Germany, Austria, v(i) surfm oni this Funeral services for Johnnie Davis of 107 North Herman street, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in St. John A.M.E. church with the Rev. D.

C. Echols, pastor of Ford Chapel Primitive Baptist church, offi-; ail the facilities of our service I the program or telecast andjciating. at your command. 'have to be where a radio or! Burial will be in the Mexia This also applies to Ambu-; television set is. Negro cemetery under direct- lance Service.

We know how ot so jjh handle the sick or injured; I may be busy js they should be handled. We "rives or I mav be newspaper, jion of when it out of Dorsev-Keatts Funeral Death occurred Monday at 5 are quite familiar with the ar-'Yet. when I have the time or! am Sne was a native of the of the various hos- -hen I return, my paper yle community and was a pitals throughout the country waiting for me. and I can en-i member the Primitive Bap- land quite often can be it "just the same. church lin getting patients located But what about the cost ofj 'surviving are a daughter, a newspaper? Did it ever occur! Mrs Sarah Freeman, Mexia; a they are supposed to! be.

We take our work seriously you what it costs to publish sister land will always be helpful in" ianv wav we can. The Riddle Funeral Home Tel. GY6-2131 MEXIA, TEXAS Fire Auto Life INSURANCE Town and Country REAL ESTATE Leonard Tidwell 6-'0661 American and Italy. oun dini; fathers saw swelled U. S.

church 1 oflhK S.rieJr',: 1 S1 it should be noted, there is one dominant church. In Eng- of Eng- Austria, i in Ger- clause which government to aid, Jchurch. land, it is the Church land; in France and the Catholic Church; many, the Lutheran Carnival Group To Meet Tonight A special meeting will be i called for committee members of the Labor Day Carnival Thursday, September 3. at 7:30 p.m. in the Dunbar auditorium.

Purpose of the meeting is to make last-minute plans for the Carnival. We are urging all committee members to be present, W. D. Dunn, principal. Mrs.

Bessie Dixon, Mexia; a brother, Nadie Giddings. Amarillo: a niece, Mrs. Cecille Bradley. Los Angeles. and four grandchildren.

leorge Fourth most common metaljWashington of South Amen- in the crust of the earth is ti-jca," liberated five South Am- tanium. erican countries. Church Chooses 'Queen Day' The carnation was selected nfs official flower for Mother's Day because it was the favorite ot Anna Jarvis' mother, in whose honor the first Mother's Day celebration was held in 1907. tfL TEXAS Drive-In Theatre Fairfield, Texas Lasl Time Tonight Compulsion Friday and Saturday Plus COOPER'S i i troii O.A M.J. ww.

PICNIC HAMS Grade FRYERS 2'A Ibs AND OVER Ib. Ib. Chosen "Queen for a Day" at Church of God in Christ 'was Mrs. Ruth Johnson. Money raised during the test will go to the church choir for its trip to the District Convention at Hillsboro.

Sept. 14. The contest ended la.st Sunday in Cameron Chapel. The is the Rev. A.

R. i son. Mexia business firms who contributed to the event are as follows: Duke and Ayres. K. Woiens, Gafford Furniture.

Marvin's Style Shop. Henderson Electric. Western I Auto. J. I.

Riddle and Goodyear. LaMode Dress Shop, Sinclair's. Perry Broil hers. Cooper's Super Market. Turner's Cleaners, Pastime Jirn Barber Shop.

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BBl ea Although the formal celebration of Mother's Day is on- ly a little more than 50 years! old. the origin of the event can be to ancient times. Each year, Romans honored the mother-goddness Hilar- while the early Greeks I'worshipped Cybele, mother of the gods. Armstrong Inlaid LINOLEUM Yin's 1 and Vinyl ASBESTOS TILE VENETIAN BLINDS METAL AWNINGS See the New Decorator Textures in WINDOW SHADES GAFFORD FURNITURE CO. Phone GY6-3863 WK BEEF or PORK pound beautiful HARVEST LANE STAINLESS STEEL TABLEWARE Get as many as three pieces free with each purchase of 50 Ibs.

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