The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959 Page: 4 of 20
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Many Familiar Legends
About Old Santa Claus
HOLIDAY LEGENDS ...
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AMD ALL GOOD WISHES
C. W. MOEHRING
INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE
Rockdale
You're Invited to
SPENCE CAFE
(Formerly McNielxl
For a Treat in Good Eating
• LUNCHES • HAMBURGERS
• CHILI • SANDWICHES
• STEW • PASTRIES
• STEAKS • BREAKFASTS
GOOD V COFFEE
Best Wishes for a Very
Merry Christmas
and «i r«* «v Year oI I’t'iii !■ ainl Hiippiiii's.s
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And may all the day?* that
God has Mill in store for
you be filled with every
Joy and Hapyine s.
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Asxe»*or and Collector of Taxes
MILAM COUNTY
Christmas Carries Interesting
Custom, Folklore Worldwide
St**ff P». #♦<-
CHARLIE DOSS JR. RIGHT) RECEIVES IGC AWARD
Award Presented by Russell Brooks
could l>e married and
>’d for
through the centuries the
jntries and when
r i-d they !
ried to other
tine xpert Ml gift* a
were attributed to him
Dutch children still wait for
Saint Nirhola* or ’’Sinterklitui” as
they full hint Me \c pictured a-- a
kindly, whl’ebearded bishop who
jut* • white hors*- over the house
to: ■ r ■ .1 If, Air ! I; ..'if' down
An
dl.
■hildn
Th
It i* pi rhis “Stn’erk Isiih,”
ht 'fit' o’ evi'f *.v "!• i r;y Dutch
lei ■, that we «iv«• thanks for
Santa < >i-t rn and methiKi of giv-
ing, f<ir the full white beard, rld-
jiu; over hou etopji arid, partially,
lor his name
Santa Claus had many other
forerunner-, orne who still bring
gift* in hi> place t»> rbildien in
other lands
er "anceslor" of Santa
rom Cl* rmuny “Christ
orrudirnes called "Kriss
If a little meswnyer fit
i t child Th».> same angel
ttie jflftKtvrr to the Swiss
i There the angel arrived
igh dro-A n bv * reindeer
/es, Santa's fine helpers,
e "imported" from Norway,
Dr ( lenient Clark Moore, ,t -em-
ary professor, wrote “A visit
an v Nn hoi.• * T) Night Be
(for** Christina* * for his children.
H<‘ vividly described Santa Claus,
I hi 111 g > 11 g tuKctiu.'i ail the many
I legends he knew
j In 1H« t, cartoonist Thomas Nast
I was cofnrm* toned to illuatrat*
Moore’s poem. Santa Claus, much
|,*s we ee htrn today pictured
If crv'<'•*'i. ,i (' nr ix* n, a - emerged!
from N.i'i drawing board ftti I
y< ir age In New York Cdv
Sin-e Then, thj* red arid white)
fellow known as Santa j
lift ’ i- bit! heart, the i
and ibundarit good-will
o 'tav and i imw quite
every child
Charlie Doss Jr.
Gets First IGC
Award of Merit
Charlie Do* .fr h;r been pr>
entcd the fir t reward of merit
• v« r iv i'h n Industrial Goner V-
Ing Company for loyal service
for six and one-half yern with the
company
The award wn presented to
Do 1 flu li D Brook(jen-
* ral iperin'endent of IGC Doss,
who recently retired, was ern-
l»loy‘*d f*<r more than 11 years
vith McAlc if'T F uel Company
h<-ri prior to the coming of Alcoa
and IGC
Do 4 worked primarily as a
purnp*T and a utility man in lhe
fuel department at the plant, it
i- explainer!
He alary received a television
set givr-n to him by his fellow
oiker in the department
Do W'i lx»rn on Novemiier 2,
j 1894 11< Ro< krlaie H>' plans to
n* nd mri' t of his future time
watching television, mainly base-
hall, and also fistimg, company
of fit i ds said
K-n a record of vour earning^.
Whf n you ask fo- • ■<«aal .ccurity
p.ivn * rtf .our social security of-
fice may i sk you how much you
have o .rm-d Your records will
b - proof.
All holiday* have legends,
curtorris ir.d folklore »oouat«d
witn tr.em but Chris max, pro-
h»niy na» more Ilian **b ot toe
others
III r,n air' i i ’J% t *>>
member* of Finnish families
must '.'iff- a steam bath before
she fes'ivitie, of Chris’ma Eve
-a gir.
In India, one week before the
noli day of Christmas, all ’he
A, nenian village that oba-rve
the holiday, fast by not eating
a n i rr.a I food On the L-t dav
the eat no food at all, unti.
they 'ake communion on Christ-
ina Eve
In Greece, special ioave> of
bread are baked for Christina
t. r h loat is marked with a c ross
on top a silver coin concealed
in each According to the cus-
tom. the person finding the coin
is divined for a prosperous nr*
year
!n Germany, the story i . told
(it fiow the silver pine coni- fc-
carne associated with Christ-
ina I>-gend ha- it that an old
'.orn^n wa climbing a m Ain-
•ain in G*-rmanv, to gatiier
pirif cone- for fuel An elf,
who had b*-en walking bmide
her, told her to take the ectn*-;
from under one particular tree,
aod then vanished Mystified,
tfi* woman gather the const*
under the one tree, and when
th*- old woman got home :he
found tii«*v hud turned to silver
In Bohemia, young girls be-
lieve that if they cut a hole in
;r.- ice <»n C fin urn*', rive *i<
Ghrislmas Music
Scored by Both
Handel and Bach
It’s strange but true: Two of
the most famous composers of
Christmas mu>u were both born
in the same year, 1685, lived for
many years within thirty miles of
each other—md yet they never
met!
The composers were Johann
S< ba tian Bach and George Fred-
erick Handel
Handel’s “Messiah” will be
heard, at least in part, in numer-
ous church* - arid schools through-
out the country “Jov to the
World'' i- taken from the Mes-
siah " The musical theme of
"While Shepherd* Watched Their
Flocks' also comes from this mas-
ter.
From Bach's “Christmas Ora-
torio" come the themes of several
i ther well know chorale* He i*
also the compo er of "How Bright-
ly Beams the Mornihg Star ”
Mach and Handel both proved
themnelves master* of Christmas
rnusu that is beautiful and easily
enjoyed.
will see their future husbands
reflected in the water
In Mexico, every home erects
an ai*ar with a "pesetsra a re-
pre entation ot the Nativity, m
preparation ror tm- pouda.
Posada mean* a resting place
aod commemorates the journey
of Mary and Joseph and tn* ir
ab'-mo to find lodging* for the-
me mor able rugnt In addition,
ewry horra- must be decorated
arid ready to receive gut- .« by
December 18, in preparation for
th*- following nine days which
are usually filled with great
festivity.
When the Puritans settled ir.
America, the whole idea of cele-
brating Christmas was frowned
upon in New Engiand. It was ho
bitterly opposed that in 18i9 a
law was passed in Massachuset-
ts which read:
Whosoever shall be found
observing anv such day as
Christmas or the like, ei:hr*r by
forebeanng of labor, feasting
in any other way, shall be fined
5 shillings."
Ah th*- Puritan influence wore
off and more and more immi-
grant* came to America, the
celebration of Christmas bt*< urne
a mixture of the customs and
traditions of many coun.rie*
One unusual custom, oart of
the holiday festivities of the
early We«t, wa* hooting :r.-
wishbone from the holtdav tur-
key, which wa placed on a p*>!e or
tree and the men took t .in*
shooting a: it
According to -.»- * «uiiK/ii. «
true split of the w ishbone pro-
phesied good health n.irvest
and fortune for the new - ir
for the sharpshooter
A common belief is tha* t i: * *
probably is the origin of the pre-
sent day custom of making a
wish before splitting the wi*n-
bone
AT THE HOSPITAL
ADMITTED
Mrs Harvey Holley, J C Hay-
i ma' Mrs C A Jensen. Billy Joe
! Had<k < Mrs Calvin Estepp. Clar-
dir.e McGregor, Amanda L*h .
I Wiie ,n. D>. .vi Brown. Blanche
McKee, Miss Bolivar Carlyle. J T
■ h l>eij: i C >rr. M F N H.<d-
j dox Andre* Cortez Mrs Joy Todd,
Cindy \j i Martin. Frank Muster.
dismissed
Mrs Calvin Y. tepp Mrs Har-
| vev Hu)lev and baby, Joneli Smith,
j \lrs. Shclbv Srnitn ar , u<>u><
p.r*»w n. Amanda L-*rj. Cluniin*'
McGregor, Blancne McKte and
baby. Tom Holaman. J C Hay-
' man, D< bra Can
BIRTHS
Boy t<> Mr and Mrs. Harvey
Holley
Girl to Withie and Blanche Mc-
Kee
garbed
( 1*1 UfA
hrri
IMiro|H*iin Kamil\
\rcf»mil- for I ivc
(rla— I huamcni-
The fragile bubble of glass
with which we adorn our Christ-
ina* tie* ate l.<rg Iv a family j
industry in Europe, especially
Germany, find a!.*** in Japan
In t <* tiny village that < mg to
the so', p mountainxid* . wholf
fa mi lie *m «>*•• in t ii« - process of j
turiufui < u' C'hriHtma'i decoration
■ ’I'’ ’ l *i xiittjit-p itixi '.irxin'm ill *- |
th> • xi« sivc prop*rti« ol • rt< n
l.imllte th* pattern- h,*nd*‘d i
down fidm father to son, for*
< untunes unchanged.
t mg a flam*-, the fa’.h'T cart*- j
fully blows the thin gla s tubing I
t*> the t!< ired -liftpe with th*‘ aid :
ot miii on mold Hjs son !>•- I
moves th*' hot ornament to the
cooliric table N* -1 the mother j
Silver ’h*" inside, and the daugh-
ter apply p.nnferi design*.
^reelinqs!
re spirit of the season prompts us to
Express to you opprec iation of our pleosont
bus ness reiotions durmg the past year and
to most heortily wish you 0 very Merry
Chnstmos avnd Hoppmess and Prosperity
^or tiDe New Yeor.
CITY FOOD MARKET
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JOE PELZEL
HOMER DOSS
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..rand Bless
our Friends
on this 4
Christmas Day
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PLUMBING
And Best
Wishes from
The Rockdale Reporter
W. H. Cook*
BUI Cook*
H*1ob 8**lk*
Joyc* Dy*r
H—ry Tfkv
B*k F*nt*r
Edw«r<l Boanda
Sam Summ*ra
W*nd*l Dyer
Roland Lawaon
Bobby Bound*
Huyo Elli*on
Irma Dunnin^ton
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959, newspaper, December 24, 1959; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694205/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.