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Free Press-News & Farmer, Thurs., Dec. 21, 1967
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Christmas ’67
We are all "prisoners of hope" ..
and hope is
"perhaps the chief happiness
this world affords."
For 1,500 years, men have celebrated the
day Jesus was born: 1,500, please note, not
I.967—Christmas was not widely observed
until 400 years after that birth in Bethle
hem, and was even suppressed, in Scotland
and New England, until some hundred years
ago.
For 1,500 years, the dream of 'peace on
earth" has fled the nightmare of reality:
not peace but savagery, not peace but
slaughter. And "good will toward men” has
rung hollow amidst the surrounding cor
ruptions of hatred.
This Christmas presents us with mock
eries no less melancholy.
The pictures that follow this page show
the Holy Land in all its fabled, timeless
beauty. They do not show the horror that
exploded there not long ago.
1967. In India, millions again moved to
ward starvation, and blood flowed over
sacred cows and a missing hair from Mo
hammed's beard. In Africa, obscene ward
heelers waged murder in the name of new
"national" glories. In China, an aging and
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Qi's Christmastime. The land is cloaked in white
serenity ... hearths are aglow with golden embers of warmth
and homeliness ... peace and happiness fill the air. With our deepest
appreciation for all the blessing bestowed upon us, we reach
out to our friends and neighbors to share with us the joys of this Holy Season.
THE BANK OF FOREST PARK
MEMBER FDIC
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surely mad Mao bathed his own faithful in
ghastly showers of blood. In Vietnam,
young Americans fought and bled and
killed and died. And in our own blessed, fa
vored land—convulsed by moral schisms,
sickened by kids who celebrate dirt and
drugs, riven by agonized discontents—we
are still haunted by the horror of recent
riots. Over the color of men’s skins. The
lunacies of city living. The filth of urban
slums. Crowned by a frightful rage that
grins, "Burn, baby, burn.”
Three stories open this issue: The Holy
Land; a young conscientious objector serv
ing—in Vietnam; and the quiet hunger of
some Negroes in Mississippi.
Does this disturb you, strike you as odd
for a Christmas issue? It would be odder if
we confined ourselves, this year, to trees
and tinsel and gingerbread men.
We can—we must—confront our darkest
moments as "prisoners of hope.” For hope,
as Samuel Johnson knew, may be "the chief
happiness which this word affords,"
THE EDITORS OF LOOK MAGAZINE
THIS PICTURE IS 50 years old. Prominent Atlanta lawyer George Bran
non is a heavy landowner in Clayton County. His sister, Mrs. Polly Cross,
is Worthy Matron, Eastern Star, and lives in the countv. Reading from
left to right: Sitting on running board is Carroll Jones,' First Cousin of
Mrs. Polly Cross; George Brannon, Father of Mrs. Polly Coss; J. Lonnie
Brannon, Uncle of Mrs. Polly Cross; Mrs. J. L. (Maggie) Brannon, Aunt
of Mrs. Polly Cross; Mrs. George W. (Beulah) Brannon, Mother of Mrs.
f Eggs produced on Georgia
farms during September are
estimated at 399 million or
23 million above' the pre
vious year, according to the
State Crop Reporting Serv
ice.
Morrow Children Attended
Young People's Concert
All the fifth and sixth
grade children and a few
children from the EMR Class
and their teachers at the
Morrow Elementary School
attended the Young Peo
ple's Concert, presented by
the Atlanta Symphony Or
chestra on December 7. The
concert was narrated and
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As the peace of this wonderful Christmas season
| settles, like freshly fallen snow, around your i '
home, we send you warm good wishes and joyous jm^ :;
nK^igS greetings .. . and with them, our most sincere :
gratitude for your kindness. Happy Holidays! i
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HARBIN’S DRIVE-IN AND RESTAURANT |
OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY — FOREST PARK
Polly Cross; Infant Is J. Wesley Brannon, Brother of Mrs. Polly Cross
sitting on fender is Hazel Brannon Rollins, First Cousin of Mrs Polly
S‘ oss i !? e, SP Pol, L B f annon Cross; Vera Brannon Robinson, Sister of
J'. ,rslol| y .CrossjManeßotler, friend of family; Ruth Brannon Barlow,
First Cousin of Mrs. Polly Cross; sitting on hood is Rev. Clifton W. Bran
d°h' " rother ot Mrs. Polly Cross; George E. Brannon, Brother of Mrs
Polly Cross; Carl Brannon, First Cousin of Mrs. Polly Cross.
conducted by Robert Shaw.
The entire program con
sisted of Russian Music
which Mr. Shaw made more
meaningful by discussing
the theme of each composi
tion and by setting up pur
poses for listening. A favorite
selection of the Morrow chil
dren was the "Russian
Sailor’s Dance” from "The
Red Poppy” by Gliere.
The Morrow PTA made
this concert possible by Se
curing the tickets for each
child. This was a special
project of the cultural arts
department of the PTA.
Most of these children had
never attended a live con
cert by a symphony orches
tra before. This was an en
riching and educational ex
perience for them. Those
that express a desire will be
allowed to attend the second
concert of the season in
February.
Miss Olive Matthews is
principal of the school and
Mrs. Eve Griffin is the music
consultant.
Pecan production in Geor
gia is forecast at 48 million
pounds, according to the
State Crop Reporting Serv
ice. The current estimate is
11 million pounds larger
than the 1966 crop. Produc
tion from improved varieties
is estimated at 38 million
pounds and from seedlings
at 10 million pounds.
