the legal rights Texas' 18-year-olds recently received
right to sign legally binding contracts.
this right received less publicity than some others,
affects older teens," Mrs. Doris Myers, home
specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension
Texas A&M University System, noted.
in the 18-21 year-old age groups will face increased
to buy items on installment or time-payment plans.
seniors have long beensubjected to strong sales
s for pots and pans, silver, china, life insurance and other
of 'adult life.' Now the pressure shifts to
and high school seniors."
Aug. 27, when someone under 21 signed a contract to
an item, the contract wasn't legally enforcable, the
The Clarendon Press, October 25, Page 11
8-year-olds warned Prce" cost in re
binding contract,'; , c ases
give farmers ,ns,ght o.. Green and Naomi Green made a business trip to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Catoe from El Paso visited Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rhoades.
dds will be held responsible as adults.
gers, on the other hand, have been considered
ardless of age--for some time in Texas."
Myers advised young adults to think carefully before
contracts for home furnishings, insurance, new or used
and items on installment plans.
x--rental leases also are binding, she added.
read--and understanda contract before signing it.
if any part isn't clear.
extremely important to know the total cost of an item,
credit--annual percentage rate and dollar cost.
determine penalty charges for late payments and
repossession for nonpayment is a possibility.
contract with blank spaces--or one filled out in
the specialist emphasized.
signing any contract, consider how much money you
as well as how much is spent for other things on a regular
Be sure some is left Over for emergencies.
'In contracts--as in voting and other majority-age
gal rights carry responsibilities."
George Shields of Lelia Lake was visited last week by
Garrigan, Mrs. Shields' mother. Mr. and Mrs. Roy
also visited. Both Mrs. Carrigan and the Wilsons are
New Orleans, Louisiana.
COLLEGE STATION--"Who's on first, what's on second?"
"Some farmers and ranchers may be in a quandary over the
present state of affairs, but the ball game hasn't changedmjust
the rules," says Cecil Parker, economist with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service.
"For the first time in a long while, agricultural producers find
themselves in a situation where both costs and prices are rising.
In recent years, production costs have risen while prices received
for agricultural products remained generally stable. But now
prices are also moving up and producers are finally seeing the
outcome of the ball game in a different light."
The Texas A&M University System economist points out that
farm prices, costs and demands for farm products have reached a
new plateau during the first half of 1973. But how long will this
situation continue?
Parker expects present conditions in the farm economics
picture to continue until at least 1975. "Record crops are
expected this year and in 1974 and there should be no drastic
change in domestic and foreign demands for agricultural
commodities during the next two years."
According to the economist, U.S. farmers could realize a gross
income of about $85 billion this year. This would be a 23
percent, or $19.5 billion, increase over 1972. Of course,
production expenses have also shown a record increase and
could be up about $12 billion by the end of the year.
During the first six months of 1973, costs of farm-originated
production inputs--feed, seed and feeder cattleaveraged 35
percent above the first half of 1972. At the same time, production
inputs of non-farm origin--fertilizer, fuel, equipment -- in-
creased only 7 percent during the first half of 1973 compared to
the same period last year.
What do the coming months hold as far as farm costs are
concerned?
"Record crops this fall should lower feed costs somewhat,"
believes Parker. "However, the prices of those input items not
originating on the farm will continue at a high level and may
even increase due to increased production costs."
Amarillo Tuesday.
Mrs. T. A. Nelson, Sr. and T. A. Nelson, Jr. from Phoenix,
Arizona visited Sunday morning with Mrs. Ollie Nelson and Mrs.
Bonnie Koontz.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mahaffey and Mrs. Kate Jones from
McLean had supper with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shannon in
Clarendon Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Pink Marshell from Clarendon visited Saturday
morning with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rhoades.
Miss Mary Clay from Canyon was home from West Tends
University this weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Nuford Dill made a business trip to Memphis
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mihaffey and Hugh visited Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Odom and Mr. and Mrs. Glynn
HeRon.
Mrs. Horace Green made a trip to Amarillo and Lubbock
Thursday. She brought Beth Green from Texas Tech back home
with her.
T. A. Nelson, Jr. from Phoenix, Arizona, spent several days
last week with his mother, Mrs. T. A. Nelson, and in Lelia Lake
with his sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Just and family and went
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Roades, Barry, and Rholmda from
Amarillo visited her daddy Clayde Butler and visited in the
Medical Center Nursing Home with Mrs. Austin Rhoades
Saturday and stopped by to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Rhoades.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shannon and sister, Mrs. Kate Jones from
McLean, visited in Saint Jo, Texas with his mother, Mrs.
Shannon.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Odom and family went to Guthrie
Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Benny Pettiet.
Mr. Rol/ert Partain visited Thursday with Mr. and Mrs.
Nuford Dill.
Mr. and M.Bemlo Green, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Green, Beth
Green Morris End Ben had dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Green's and Ellen's home Sunday.
MARRIAGE ANDTHE HOME About here the men are always saying, "Amenl AmenI",
while the women are accusing the Apostle Paul of being an old
bachelor who didn't know what he was talking about, and then
the Apostle says, "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ,
also loved the church, and gave hlmsd[ for it" [Eph. 5:25]. Now
men, that's a lot of level Christ died for the church. The Apostle
is saying that a man ought to love his wife enough to die for her if
necessary. This is a little more involved, fellows, than ruling the
little lady with a rod of iron. The word Paul used for "love"
means to put her before yourself. It means to prefer her before
yourself. It means to think of her before you think of yourself. It
means to consider her wishes, her desires, her comforts, before
you do your own.
And while you are catching your breath, men, the Apostle Paul
going
on up
there!"
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The home was the first institution of mankind and was
ordained by God himself. There has always been down through
the centuries a vast difference between the Biblical concept of
marriage and the home and the various cultures of the nations of
the world. This is no less true today. The Biblical concept of the
home has ceased to be the concept vf our modern American
culture if it ever was. To say the least, the Biblical concept is
greatly blurred through what we see today. The things the Bible
says about marriage and the .home sound strange to many
people.
The Apostle Paul discussed the Biblical concept of marriage
and the home with the Christian church of his day. He pointed
out that the Christian concept is distinctive. The Christian
home, according to the Apostle, is to be an example of the
teachings of Jesus Christ. The Christian home, 'being this, is
thereby different from the customs and culture of the times. This
wos so in the pagan culture of the Greek-Roman world. It is true
today [Epheslans 5:22-33].
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The Apostle Paul used Christ's love and concern for his church
as an example of the love and concern that the Christian home is
to demonstrate [Eph. 5:22-23]. He discusses the roles of the wife
and husband and in that order.
The wife is to submit herself to her husband as unto the Lord.
Most modern women, where this is concerned, say, "Now wait
just a minutel" The next statement of the Apostle even sounds
more preposterous to the modern woman: "For the hushend is
the head of the wife, even as Owlst is the head of the church."
He closes his discussion of the wife's role by saying, "And the
wife see that she reverence her husband." [v 33].
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Back the youth of Clarendon as
they seek to serve the Lord.
Friday evening services:
10:00 p.m. or following the
football game.
says, "So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He
that loveth his wife loveth hlmsoiL For no man ever yet hated hls
own flesh, but nourlsheth and chorisheth it..." [Eph. 5:2&29.]
Men, if you need an explanation of this, you're too immature to
be married. Let me spell it out for you anyway. It means that if
you hurt that little lady, you are destroying your own flesh.
Ladies, the Apostle Paul wasn't such an old blow-hard after
all, was he? You need to remember that the same Bible that tells
your husband to love you so much also tells you to submit
yourself to him in love (considering him first, putting him first,
thinking first of his welfare).
This isn't all. The Apostle says that when you leave home to
get married that you ought to really leave home: "For this cause
shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall he Joined uato
his wife, and they two shall he one flesh" [Eph. 5:31]. This
means that you leave room and dad and all the kiss-and-kin. Your
wife is first. That man you married comes first. You two are
starting a new home, a new family unit. To go running back to
mom and dad every time a little trouble comes up is taboo. It also
says that mom and dad ought to keep their nose out of their kids
business, fusses, and marriage problems and let them work
them out for themselves. Parents with good intentions have
caused a lot of divorces.
Does all of this sound strange to you? This is the Biblical
concept of marrige and home building. This is what the Christian
home is to be. This is how it is to operate. This is how Christian
husbands and wives are to relate to each other. Those who
operate in this fashion seldom have to see a lawyer or a marriage
counselor. Things work themselves out in an atmosphere of love
and devotion of the husband for his wife and the wife for her
husband.
Why not try it God's way? You might be surprised at the
results.
Saturday evening services:
8:00 p.m. - followed by fun,
refreshments, games.
Sunday services:
Ooug Yarbrough
Music Leader
11:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Sandwiches in the Fellowship
Hall.at 5:00 p.m.
Rev. Burton Mclarmon
Mr. and Mrs. Doss Finley visited in Clarendon Saturday with
Mrs. Lillie Knox.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Porter and James from Skellytown
visited this weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Benny Clay and Mary.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Reid from Claude visited Friday morning
with Mr. and Mrs. Nuford Dill.
Mr. and Mrs. ethel Elliott visited in Amarillo Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Bronson.
Mrs. James Hall from Clarendon visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Green and Ellen Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dane Perdue and Kathren from Levelland spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mahaffey. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mahaffey and Hugh visited them Saturday evening, then
the H. S. Mahaffeys and the Dane Perdues went to Canyon
Sunday to see Miss Dana Perdue, who is in school at West
Texas.
Mrs. Eudora Joyner of Amarillo came Sunday morning and is
spendinga few days with her mother and sister, Mrs. Ollie
Nelson and Mrs. Bonnie Koontz.
Mrs. Ben Lovell from Goodnight visited Friday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Nuford Dill.
Mr. and Mrs; Doss Finley and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rhoades
went to Claude to visit and play eighty-eight with Mr. and Mrs.
John Butler Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendle Cumble and girls from Amarillo spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Bible.
Gale Gray from FarweU was home over the weekend.
Morris and Ben Green from Amarillo spent the weekend with-
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Green and Ellen.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mahaffey had dinner in Clarendon with
Mr. and Mrs. Louis McLaughlin and Nancy Friday.
The AshLola Needle Club met Thursday, October 18th, with
five members and one visitor. The hostess served jello, whip
cream, cookies, coffee and iced tea to mesdames Clara Finley,
Addirene Mahaffey, Ismnell Gray, Sue Rhoades and Veda
Mahaffey. Our next meeting will be Thursday, November 1 st, in
the home of the hostess, Mrs. Clara Finley.
There will be a forty-two party and covered dish supper at the
Ashtola Community Center Saturday, October 27th. Hostesses
will be Mrs. H. S. Mahaffey and Mrs. John Butler. We will eat at
7:30 p.m.
Will see you all next week.
Steer
This
Butch Strickland
Youth Activities Leader
Way
By Roddy Klinnert
When two ears meet on a nmamw mountain road, the driver
coming down should back up -- It's safer than backing down.
S@e@S
Drivers who pass the standard vls/on test may have other
visual problems -- such as faulty depth perception, glare
blindness or tunnel vision -- that crmfle driving troubles.
New ear owners: remove the price sticker from side window
as soon as pouible. Sticker edvertlsos n brand-new ear with a
brand-new spare tire in the trunk -- ready cash for a thief.
Attention brides: in some states, you have to provide
marriage certiflesto for proof before you can put your new
name on a driver's license.
If you habitmdly take turns too buR, your tires may become
prematurely scuffed.
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If your tires aren't as pod as they should he, come to
Reddy's 06 for a good buy on new ones. Protect yourself with
fine rubber on your ear.
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Highway 287 East
Clarendon, Texas
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