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As the bells ring out in
welcome to 1956, may
they hail the beginning
of a year abounding in
the good things of life
for you and yours. Hap
py New Year.
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TO OUR MANY FRIENDS IN
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A JOYFUL 1956
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NEW YEAR
1956
to all the folks in
our home town
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May
each day
bring you
greater joy
TOST’S SERVICE
SOME folks liked Mayor Ful
crum, and some didn’t, but if
election day had been January
2nd, he’d have won by a whopping
big margin,
Mollie Nesbitt had lived in Hill
crest nearly eleven years before
we found out about her sister
Elsie, We heard the news from
Mrs. Parker, who seemed a wee
bit ashamed for not having dis
covered it earlier.
“Imagine!” exclaimed the talk
ative Mrs. Parker, as we wrapped
the last of the New Year decora
tions in the Hillcrest Town Hall.
“The poor soul hasn’t seen Elsie
in more than ten years.”
“Why?” asked Mayor Fulcrum.
“Mollie says her sister lives out
west; guess she just can’t afford
to buy a round-trip ticket.” ^
“She works at Phil’s Diner, 5
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“She works at Phil’s Diner,
doesn’t she,” mumbled the
mayor.
doesn’t she?” mumbled the mayor,
stuffing Christmas candy into his
mouth. “Phil pays her, I pre
sume.”
“She’s always helping someone,”
said young Mrs. Rogers with a
frown, as she reached for the
mayor’s candy bowl. “Whenever
any one of us needs a baby sitter
we think of Mollie Nesbitt. When
the children want a sucker, or
kite-string, or pick up a sliver—it’s
always Mollie Nesbitt.”
“Why doesn’t she call her sister
on the phone?” asked the mayor.
Then, turning his back on our little
group, he strode off in search of
new tid-bits.
Good Idea
a "No! No!” cried Mrs. Parker as
? Mrs. Rogers raised the bowl men
s acingly above her head.
? Mrs. Rogers grinned. "I wouldn’t
\ throw it—not really. Besides, I
f think his honor has a good idea.
Why not have Mollie call her sis
ter?—at our expense. I think we
all owe her a holiday gift.”
We all heartily agreed. The may
or himself said that the plan was
a dandy when we told him about
it. He promised to write to Elsie
to make sure she’d be home when
the call came through; it wouldn’t
be a surprise, or a present, if
Elsie weren’t at the other end of
the line on New Year’s Eve.
When Mollie Nesbitt left Phil’s
Diner on New Year’s Eve it was
snowing. When she reached home
it was snowing harder. By the
time she opened the front door to
admit our joyous delegation a reg
5 ular blizzard was under way. We
! charged the telephone, carrying
I Mollie with us. She let out a squeal
! of delight when we told her that
5 she’d soon be talking to Elsie. Her
l eyes grew bright with anticipation
I when Mrs. Parker placed the call.
» Then Mrs. Parker clipped our
| chatter. Her face was grim as she
j faced us:
5 "Martha Weeks says the lines
1 are down. Big snow storm out
S west. We’ll not be able to talk to
2 Elsie tonight.”
i We were stunned. Mollie sat still
jj for awhile, trying not to look too
5 disappointed. A bit later she
l trotted into the kitchen for a tray
| of cookies, but they stuck in our
1 throats.
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[ “Someone’s coming up the
| walk,” said Mrs. Parker. "Looks
[ like Mayor Fulcrum but it’s hard
! to tell with all this snow. It is the
2 mayor—and there’s a lady with
l him!”
I Mollie opened the door—then let
( out a cry that brought us all to
f our feet. "Elsie! Oh what a won
! derful present!” And she threw
| her arms around her sister’s neck.
5 "Happy New Year, mayor!” I
[ cried, grasping his hand warmly.
i "You sure brightened things up
[ around here. Whatever made you
5 decide to bring Elsie to Hillcrest?”
"Well, I ran into Mollie last week
! at the post-office, where she was
| mailing a package to Elsie. Slu
was sending hearing-aid batteries.
Thinking that Elsie might be too
hard of hearing to carry on a
phone conversation, I enclosed a
round trip train ticket in my
letter.”
“She’s not wearing a hearing aid
now,” I said.
“Never did. The batteries were
for Mollie’s uncle.”
New Year Day Double
Holiday in Haiti
For Latin America’s Republic of
Haiti, January 1 marks not only
the beginning of a new year, but
also the anniversary of its inde
pendence. It was on January 1,
1804, that Jean Jacques DessalineSj
formally declared the island's
freedom from France and the
adoption <pof the Indian name of
“Haiti” for the new nation.
In defying the great Napoleon j
and winning its freedom from j
France, Haiti became the second j
nation of the Western hemisphere j
to win independence as well as the j
first and only French-speaking re-]
public of the New World.
May your
dreams come true
in the coming year
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Here’s hoping that in 1956, “your ship comes in” . . .
richly laden with dreams come true, wishes fulfilled
? and aims achieved. Included in its cargo may you find
a generous measure of good health, good cheer and
l happiness to complete the picture of a memorable
jj year. To all our friends and neighbors goes this deeply
f felt wish for 1956.
FRONTIER CAFE
HOWARD AND EVA
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for every
day. ^
FRONTIER BAR AND LIQUOR STORE
STEVE AND SALLY WARD