The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1964 Page: 4 of 18
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PAGE FOUR — SECTION ONE
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, SHAMROCK, TEXAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1964
Time goes on and on, yet red and green continue as the most
popular colors of Christmas. One can find no legendary or historical
reason, and many assume that it has something to do with the
green holly with its red berries. On the other hand, it just may be
that these bright colors are so popular because they are the brightest
of shades.
More and more other colors, particularly dark blue, white or
silver and red gold are being used for holiday decorations, it’s true.
Yet, they have a long way to go before they threaten the popularity
of red and green. _
CHRISTKIND
Dear to the heart of Swiss chil-
dren is Christkind, personified by
a girl in white, her face veiled
and her head crowned in gold.
Accompanied by other children
dressed in white, Christkind car-
ries her basket of gifts from
house to house, her coming an-
nounced by a silvery bell. When
she enters a house, the Christ-
mas tree is lit and delighted chil-
dren receive their presents.
AEROSOL AIDS
A variety of aerosol products
are available to help with the
Christmas decorations. Push-
button artificial snow Bprays
make it easy to put the holiday
touch on Christmas trees, win-
dows, wreaths, and table settings.
A clear lacquer spray is also
useful. Spray tree ornaments
with this type spray and they will
acquire a higher gloss and be
better protected against break-
age.
KITE LIGHTS ... A small gift for a favorite youngster might
be suggested in night lights which feature favorite cartoon char-
acters. They plug right into wall outlet, provide just the right
amount of light.
HOME DECORATIONS
Holiday decorations help em-
phasize the point that "There's
no place like home" at Christmas
time. One good source of decorat-
ing ideas is a monthly magazine
devoted to homemaking and fash-
ions. Department stores are
stocked with a variety of decora-
tions and Mother Nature provides
such materials as pine cones,
green leaves, evergreens, berries,
pods and nuts.
EXTRA GIFT
An "extra” and inexpensive gift
certain to be appreciated by most
youngsters is a supply of bat-
teries. Most children receive one
or more battery-powered toys for
Christmas.
French Observance
Features Manger Scene
Many French homes have not
only the Christmas tree but as
well the traditional Creche, or
manger scene, populated with
terra cotta figures called santons.
Midnight Mass is a tradition with
French Catholics and when they
return home they take part in
the Revelllon, an elaborate feast
of many courses. Before retiring,
French children place their shoes
near the fireplace in anticipation
of a visit from "Fere Noel.”
GEORGE A. & LOLA L WEEMS
LINDA & FRANCES
IN MEXICO
During the holiday season In
Mexico, the greeting is “Feliz
Navidad” and almost every homo
boasts a nacimento, or creche.
gome are elaborate, many are
simple and homemade, yet each
is a manger scene complete with
the traditional figures of Jesus,
Mary, Joseph, the Three Wise
Men, shepherds, animals and the
Star of Bethlehem.
The Wonderment of
Christinas
/vfrty the peace and happiness
of the Yuletide be youxs today.
LEWIS GIFT SHOPS NO. 1 & 2
AND SINCLAIR SERVICE STATIONS
EAST & WEST HIGHWAY 66
JVLay we express our appreciation
for our pleasant association and
extend our sincere wislies for
A TRULY JOYOUS
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HARDY’S RESTAURANT
WEST HIGHWAY 66
FUN FOR ALL . . . Strat-
egy games offer fun for old
and young alike and most on
the market are designed to
provide pleasure for players
from age 6 to adult.
BIG TREES
Annually, the most famous and
most photographed Christmas
trees in the United States are
those erected on the White House
lawn and at Rockefeller Center in
New York. The 1958 White House
tree, an Engclmann spruce se-
lected from the Kootenai National
Forest in Montana, was so large
it had to be loaded on two flat-
cars for the trip to Washington.
It was trimmed to 78 feet before
being raised and decorated, yet
was still the tallest ever used on
the White House lawn. The Rock-
efeller Center tree that same year
was 65 feet high and 35 feet in
diameter at the base. It came
from Maine and was selected only
after an intensive nine-month
search to find the most perfectly
shaped tree possible.
SEASONAL CHANGE
The small town of Hartford,
Kentucky is wellrememberfd
by tourists because of a large
sign on the outskirts of town.
It reads! "Welcome to Hart-
ford, Ky., Home of 2090 Happy
People and a Few Soreheads."
Visitors during the Christmas
season last year were even
more impressed. Above the
large sign was an additional
sign: “Even the Few Sore-
heads Wish You a Merry
Christmas!"
LARGEST CHURCH
St. Feter’s, in Rome, is the
largest church in Christendom
and i? built over the tomb of the
Apostle Peter. At Christmas, in
the year 1950, Pope Pius XII
an:; junced that excavators had
found Peter's tomb, a simple
grave buried beneath the debris
of altars and other shrines placed
over it since his martyrdom about
A.D. 67.
EVERGREEN LEGENDS
Long before the Christian era,
Egyptians celebrated the winter
solstice (shortest day of the year)
by bringing green date palms into
their homes as a symbol of the
triumph of life over death. Rais-
ing of an evergreen bough was a
traditional part of the Roman ob-
servance of the Feast of Saturn.
THE PINATA
Pinatas are a necessary part of
tny holiday party In Mexico. Tra-
ditionally, the pinata is a clay |
jug, with no particular shape,
which is filled with fruit, candy,
pesos, and a variety of small gifts.
It is suspended from the ceiling.
Children are blindfolded and
given a stick, the pinata is swung
back and forth and the fun is on
as the merrymakers try to smash
the jug and send the goodies
tumbling down.
TREES A' PLENTY
The popularity of the family
Christmas tree is found in the
fact that approximately 45 mil-
lion commercially-grown trees
were sold in the United States
last holiday season. This num-
ber does not Include the small
operator who cuts and sells
trees locally, nor the hardy in-
dividuals who venture forth to
chop down their own.
CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Add sparkle to Christmas
cookies the easy way. Roll out
sugar or ginger cookie dough
as directed and then sprinkle
evenly with white or colored
sugar, pressing it in slightly
with a rolling pin. Cut out de-
sired shapes and bake the
cookies.
ANIMAL YACKERS... Larry,
the Lion and Crackers, the talk-
ing parrot add a new dimension
to talking dolls and cuddly ani-
mals. Each has a vocabulary of
11 phrases and talks freely at the
mere pull of a string.
HOLIDAY HOLDOVERS
In the year A.D. 601, when
Pope Gregory I sent missionaries
to convert the pagans, he wisely
instructed them to allow converts
to transfer the harmless features
of pagan winter celebrations into
the spiritual fabric of the Christ-
mas observance. Mistletoe, the
Yule log and the Wassail bowl
are examples. In the 8th century,
the missionary Boniface may have
started the Christmas tree tradi-
tion when he persuaded the Teu-
tons to accept an evergreen deco-
rated in honor of the Christ CMld
and do away with worship of
Odin's sacred oak.
IN FRANCE
Public Christmas trees are not
so popular in France as in Amer-
ica, although they are found in
many French homes, usually or-
namented with candles and lights,
tinsels and colored stars. Also
popular is the traditional manger
scene—small figures arranged in
a fashion that characterizes the
story of the Nativity.
THE WASSAIL BOWL
"Wassail” derives from two Old
English words, “waes” and "hale,”
meaning "Be well.” It was the
custom in ancient England for
the host to hand a new guest a
cup of the beverage (a mixture
of beer, spices and fruit juices)
and say, “Waes hael!” In return,
the guest bowed, touched his cup
to the host’s, and replied "Drink
hale!” or “Drink in health.”
Joyous
WHITES AUTO STORE
FIRES AND FLIES ... There’s
always been an affinity between
smali boys and airplanes and the
modern lad is no exception. Plane
shown is a rocket-firing, cannon-
nosed Airacobra. It flashes a navi-
gation light to warn approaching
aircraft, fires rockets from under
its wings.
“THE CRICKET”
Charles Dickens is best re-
membered for “The Christmas
Carol”—but this was not the
most popular of his Christmas
stories during his lifetime. An
instant hit with the public was
“The Cricket on the Hearth,”
a touching story of a father’s
attempts to shield his blind
daughter from the realities of
life. Shortly after it appeared
In 1845, some 12 different thea-
tres In London were present-
ing dramatic versions of “The
Cricket.”
GONE TO WORK
Each Christmas week the Geor-
gia Power Company of Valdosta,
Georgia, decorates its glass-walled
lobby with a beautiful Christmas
tree and a Santa who sits by the
tree and waves and smiles to all
who go by. On Christmas Eve,
Santa has disappeared. On the
chair is a sign bearing this mes-
sage, “Sorry—this is my busy
night. Santa Claus.”
MAKING MUSIC ... Mu-
sical toys come in all shapes
and sizes. Pretty young lady
shown above is surrounded by
four which feature favorite TV
and movie cartoon characters,
make music at the turn of a
crank.
SANTA’S VILLAGE
Santa Claus, Indiana and Christ-
mas, Florida pop into the news
each Christmas season, and
throughout the year are visited
by thousands of tourists. Away
out West, in the San Bernardino
mountains not too far from Los
Angeles, California, the star of
popularity is fast rising for San-
ta’s Village, a replica of the
North Pole home of Santa Claus,
complete with plenty of snow
during the winter months . . .
and including, of course, Santa
himself, his elves, animals, toys,
candy, and a 20-passenger sleigh.
MASTERPIECE ... The above
painting, “The Nativity,” by Ger-
ard David, from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Jules S. Bache
Collection, is one of 300 master-
pieces of painting featured in the
widely-acclaimed color TV pres-
entation “The Coming of Christ.”
First shown in 1960, this program
was repeated last year. It tells
the story of Christ and his minis-
try, bringing to life in a striking
realistic still-pictures-in-action
technique masterpieces of paint-
ing of the late Middle Ages and
the Renaissance.
Austrian Carols
In Western Austria it is the
custom for entire villages to join
in the singing of carols on Christ-
mas Eve. In a unique torch par-
ade, families join one another
marching to the village, with
torch-bearing carolers joining all
along the way. Eventually, the
whole population is part of the
procession which ends at the
village church.
WINTER FESTIVALS
Tn ancient times, December 25
was the date of the Mithraic rite
of the birth of the sun — a fes-
tival in honor of Mithras, the Per-
sian god of light. The Teutonic
tribes in Northern Europe also
had a winter festival — the win-
ter solstice — which marked the
rebirth of the sun. So did the
Romans — whose saturnalia, held
about the same time, was a
season of rejoicing and feasting.
EARLY CARD
What some investigators be-
lieve to be the first card print-
ed specifically as a Christmas
card was the one designed in
1843 by J. C. Horsley for Sir
Henry Cole. The card had one
center illustration and two side
panels. The center panel de-
picted an English family rais-
ing wine glasses to toast a
missing friend. Scenes on the
side panels showed the feed-
ing of the hungry and clothing
of the naked. It was the only
card Sir Henry Cole ever had
designed — reaction to the
toasting scene from temper-
ance-minded friends was far
from what he had expected.
TALKING CLOWN . . . Bozo
the Clown has joined the growing
family of talking dolls and toys
designed to brighten young
hearts. Bozo is a stuffed replica
of the famous TV, movie and re-
cording clown.
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1964, newspaper, December 24, 1964; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth530024/m1/4/?q=%221964~%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shamrock Public Library.