The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959 Page: 5 of 20
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Three Sports, Rodeo, Musical
Will Flank Cotton Bowl Game
DALLAS—A jam-packed Cotton
Bowl Festival Week of entertain- !
rnent, sports and spectacle, will
lead up to the 1960 Cot on Bowl |
Football Clasic on New Year's
Day
There'll be more activities tiian |
ever before in the history of he
bowl K.tme for the enjoyment of |
Dallas visitors
The varied calendar of events I
includes tin- first National Finals
Rodeo, the musical comedy "My
Fair Lady," a mammoth parade,
college and high school basketba'l.
tennis and bowling tournaments,
the Texas Sports Hall ot Fanie
reremonies a style show for the
ladies and the Cotton Bowl Cat
nival
Th» hisim National Finals
Rodeo, the fir t “world series" of
rodeo, will be staged in the State
Fair livestock coliseum December
j 26-30, wi ,h
performance
1 ((time,
JTm6RR,yciiRisTn
and thanks to our friends and customers
GEE GROCERY & MARKET
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Each year we strive to find a new way
to express our thanks, but invariably
we come back to the most pleasant
wish of them all — Merry Christmas.
B.&A. AUTO PARTS
Highway 79, East — Rockdale
SEASON'S CRFlTINCS
WITH RECARDS AND
REST WISHES TO ALL
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M. & N. MINNOW FARM
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DIXIE THEATER
IN ROCKDALE
Proudly Presents these Wonderful Pictures
for Your Holiday Entertainment
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Fri , Sat , Dec 25-26
"Wonderful
Country"
ALL IN TECHNICOLOR
Robert Mitchum
Julie London
Sun., Mon , Toes,
Dec 27-28-29
"Pillow Talk"
Dorn Dav-Roek Hudson
Wed . Thurs , Dec. 30-31
'But Not for M«"
Clark Ouble-Lilli Palmer
Carroll ll^Ker-l^e J. Cobb
the laugh affair of the agesi
See Our New Veer's Eve Midnight Matinee
10 "go-i minos or
■ t 2 and 8 p in daily
The rodeo is the first in history
where the contestants are limited
to be qualified or money-winners
lot the entire vear.
"My Fair Lab," one of the
1 best-loved musical comeUies of
I .Ml tune, will have performances
«<t 8 30 p.in nignuy lA'cemoer to
January 2 with matinees at 2 30
p.m. December 30 and January
2
j The Cotton Bowl parade will get.
j imdei way at 10 30 a m Deeembei
|21 m Downtown Dallas, with more
than 30 bands and marching units,
the Cotton Bowl queen and
princesses and many elaborati
floats featuring tire theme ‘'Tex-
as Brag .”
Th> y -two lugli school cagn
teams will compete in the 20th,
annual basketball tournament
December 26, 28. 29, and 30. The
Southwest AAl Collegiae B<e
ketball tournament will pit eight
college teanv Deccmbei 28-30
The third annual Cot on Bowl
Junior Tenni; Tournament i--
slated for December 28-31 Nation-
al and regional bowling stars will
take part in the Cotton Bowl
Bowling Tourament at the Hap
Morse Bowling I ant s, December
12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27. 31, January
1 2, and 3
Many of the favorite rides' on
the million-dollar midway at Stale
Fair Park will be in operation
December 26-30
Other attracions will bo the
annual Texas Sports Hall of Fame
1 jncheon and fashion show for the
ladies, both slated for noon,
December 31.
(iliri>lma> Seals
Started in 1903
Ask the “man on the street”
who originat'd Christmas Seals
and his answer will probibl.v be,
"The National Tubercul,,vis As-
sociation.”
It's true that the first seals
sold in this country were for tho
purpose of raising money to help
stamp out tuberculosis—however
this occurred four years and
thousands of miles away from tho
point of origin.
The idea of seals for use in
charity fund raising was con-
ceived by • postal clerk in Den-
mark in 1903.
Linar Hollxiell mentioned his
plan to his fellow workers who
began to help him with entnusi-
The idea reached King Chris-
tian. who approved, and the im-
age of the Danish Queen I<ouiso
appeared on the first seals in
1904.
Jacob Rns, Danish-born Am-
erican, saw these seal; on let-
lei and package: arriving u> this
country from Denmark.
In 1907, a magazine article,
which Riis wrote about seals, at-
tracted the attention of a Red
Cross worker, Mr Emily Bissell.
She wa . concerned about the late
ol a small sanitoriurr. and decided
to use the idea in its behalf.
The first seal in America, de-
signed bv Mis; Bissell, wa. a
wreath of holl.v encircling the
words "Merry Christmas "
She promptly had 50,000 of
them printed, but had no way of
selling them. The aid of a colum-
nist on a Philadelphia newspaper
was enlisted. Within a few we< k:
S3,000 was collected
The following year, a nation-
wide sale wa- held It wa sup
ported by pubh'-afion* ai d group
all over the country and sponsor-
ed by the American Red Cros* and
the National Tuberculosis Associa-
tion.
Today, thousands of dollar are
laised each year by th< sale of
thi: one seal. Dozens of other
groups, too, have taken up the
idea and many kinds of vital
charity work are now aided by the
ah' of seals.
Hunters who go outside their
own county are wm mil t.iivrjr muni
have a game license, which sells
for $3.15 N<> license is required
for persons over 65 oi under 17.
However, they do need deer tags,
which can tie obtained from local
hcense dealers.
Wise And Foolish Men
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And may we add our
thanks for your patronage
ROY ARMSTRONG
TEXACO STATION
ROCKDALE
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TODAY... MAYHEM
(Reprodjced through Special P«rminion of Ch«rl*i Broolo and The Birmmqhem, AU., Newi by the Gover-
nor'* Highway Safety Commission.)
CONTROVERSIES BEHIND FAMILIAR
S()iS(, ‘12l> I VS or
What'' An electric adding ma-
chine with subtraction for only
VI69 50' That’s right. At the
Reporter Office; phone 5838
Who would ever associate con-
troversy with such a simple and
delightful poem as “The Twelve
Days of Christmas?”
However, as the Christmas so.i-
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Texas Farmers
COLLEGE STATION—A guide
for estimating the return to labor
and management and a listing of
resources needed for a $2,500
labor-management income in Cen-
tral and East Texas ha befn re-
leased by the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service
It should be especially helpful
to persons now farming or ranch-
ing or contemplating doing so in
these areas. The guide was writ-
ten by Torn E Prater, extension
farm management s p e e i a 1 i s t;
Sidney L Jenkins, extension agent
in farm management and other
Texas A AM personnel.
Ten enterprises are budgeted,
with a goal ot $2,500 estimated
return to taboi management ex
cept with feeder pig . Prater -aid
Enterprise considered are: cow-
calf <beef operation*, timber,,
timber-beef sheep, f'ecdei pigs,
slaughter hog . rornm* rriai egg
production, bioilei , turke s and
dairy cattle
Estimated expenses and esti-
mated income from the 10 opera
tions are also listed and space m
provided for you to estimate the
value of your particular operation,
and compare it with the guide
r,si imni.es wt'i r uijimiii-i! fiOin.
research data and other source*
that are applicable to the en-
terprise in these area The esti-
mates shot M be used a a guide,
with adjustmnts in a particular
- if nation, Prater added
< orPaet your local county agent
for a copy or writ* the Agricul-
tural Information Office, Texas
A AM College Station. Ask for
M P-380
son approaches, the gift-- mention-
ed in thi traditional poem .are
bound to arouse good-natur*xi de-
Why? Simply became the ordei
of the much talkcd-about. gift -
that “my true love sent to me"
have be»*n shuffled since the poem
wa first penned many years ago.
One old account ol the poem has
the gilt for the ninth day, for ex-
■ mple a "nine drummers drum-
ming,” while another ha- the gift
for the same day as 'nine ladies
dancing;” one anthology indicate s
the first day’s gift as a “parrot in
a juniper tree- yd another el aim
it wa? " i partridge* iri a pe ar tree* ”
It would appear that . orneone* has
taken the- liberty ol “poetic
license’" with the poem, whose .m-
thor is anonymous
One- thing on which all cun
agree, however, is that the' gifts
are peculiar Maybe the author
wished to remain unknown on pur-
pose? Who would want to take
credit for dreaming up .such a
conglomeration of gift- to "end to
someone dear at Christmas time'’
For the bene-fit of those not fa-
miliar with this delightful poem,
whose- serves grow on you as the
gilts add up each day between
Christmas and “Twelfth Night,"
whem the Three- Wise Men appear-
ed to the Christ Chile!, the final
summarizing verse in one popular
version re ad
The twelfth flay of Chri -tm.r my
true.* love • nt to m<- Twelve drum-
mer* drumming, eleven pipers
piping, ten lord a leaping, nine-
ladies mincing, cigm maids a-miik-
ing, seven swan vimming, six
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Ceilly birds, three French hens, two
turtle' doves, and a pur bridge m a
pear tree.
What an a .ortrra nt to have un-
der your Christrr.a free-!
FOR SAL*- . in 1 Srapler for
only $2 95 with 500 staples Frees
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UNITED STEEL WORKERS
LOCAL 4895
ROCKDALE TEXAS
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1'Vrlilizf‘i* Mon*
Valin*. KHicirncy
COI.I.EGF: STATION An ap-
jili ation of limestone can meun
more e-e onomlcal crop production
and cfficie nt use of fertilizer, says
W L Bennett, ml chemist for the
Texas Agricultural Extension Ser-
vlet*.
Fertilizer applied on acid soils
can give disappointing result .
Prodijeti m will continue low and
the return for money invested in
fertilizei also will be low, Bennett
advises.
Where lime is needed, economic
returns may range from two to
11vi* dollars for each dollar spent
for limestone. Some farmers,
points out the chemist, have re-
ceived even higher returns. Others
have received less, especially
where lirn< tone wa applied on
area:, not deficient in lime If lime
i* needed, it will increase plant
growth by causing favorable
chemical, physical and biological
changes in the soil These changes,
continues Bennett, also result, in
a mote efficient, uptake and use of
fertilizer nutrients by plants.
To more accurately determine
lime tone need nnd whether or
not an application would prove
profitable, Bennett, suggests that
i "il ample be taken from areas
where a lime deficiency is sus-
pected. If fertilizer has not been
go ing the response ' Xpected, th<-
la k of limestone could be the
limiting factor.
Bennett points out that soil sam-
ples taken now can be handled by
thi laboratory in about two weeks
1.111w t/uiu ,,11..,, |, i.„, ,,mI
to get an application of limestorn’
on the soil, if it is needed, w**ll
ahead of next spring’s crops.
Reporter ad; gets the grape*.
PIN OAK CAMP
No. 222 W. O. W.
2nd Thursday Night
L. E. Gary, C. C.
E. M. Bounds, F. S.
Merry Christmas
As the Holidays grow closer, we just want to pause
and say Thank you" for the favors you have shown
us.
We send our sincerest wishes for your happiness
and prosperity, and want you to know we truly ap-
preciate your confidence and goodwill.
We will strvie to so serve that our friendship will
grow and jp'nw.
HEAVEN-TO-SEVENTEEN
FOR. A
VERY HAPPY ’ #
HOLIDAY SEASON
and thanks for your patronage. We look
forward to serving you in the New Year.
MODERN BEAUTY SHOP
Molly® Tulloch
Pearl Jones
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j'reefJFigs
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()nre again, wc say
to you ''Merry
( hrisfmas” anil ailil
our genuine appre-
ciation for all the
nice things you’ve
done for us!
EILAND S SHOE SHOP
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Eiland
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BLACKBURN'S
SINCLAIR
STATION
Cliff Blackburn
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS,
FRIENDS...
and thank you
> for your kind
patronage this past year.
Call HI 6-5488 Anytime You Need
TV AND RADIO SERVICE
Our wrvice it complete and our prices are low.
all work guaranteed.
DAVENPORT RADIO & TV
Shopping Center We Giee 8HH Green Stamp*
Clarence Davenport and Son
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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/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.