The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1950 Page: 14 of 32
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950
THE CITIZENS JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS
ESTABLISHMENT 1879
Cnfland'l PufiUatU
Banned ChsUUmai
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Christmas was outlawed In Eng-
land by the Puritan government ot
England In 1643 and, although the
restoration of the Stuarts brought
a revival of Christmas customs and
traditions, Christmas never re-
gained its former prestige in Eng-
land.
It is observed religiously In the
churches and as a tlay for family
reunions and social gatherings, in
contrast to the lavish feasting and
boisterous merry-making of olden
times.
Merry-making and gift-giving
come in for their share, however,
on December 26 which i« Boxing
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Ng (yep, that's Ng) Is only 14
months old, and as result Is
playing hard to get with Santa.
She was «t a Christmas party
held for 450 underprivileged
Bowery children In New York.
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JOHNNY DECKER TEXACO STATION
Day. The origin of Boxing Day ante-
dates Christmas and can be traced
to the custom of gift-giving during
the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
In Christian liturgy December 28
is observed as the feast of St.
Stephen, the first Christian martyr,
and during the centuries when jour-
neymen and apprentices were in
the habit of levying upon their mas-
ters' customers, 'Christmas Boxes'
were collected on St. Stephen's day.
Thus, the children receive their
presents, in boxes, as do old serv-
ants, the postman, and everyone
else. And reminiscent of the Roman
Saturnalia, householders ^ dance
with the servants and, toward
evening, there is revelling in the
streets as groups of merry-make**
gather on street corners or ride
about London-town dancing on the
'flats' of trucks.
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Make the Covering Gay
When Wrapping Up Gifts
JJALF OF THE GIFT is the wrap-
as gay as the gift inside.
For the girl who likes to sew,
material for a dress in a fabric-
wrapped box, rick-rack for the rib-
bon and spools of thread with big
buttons for the decoration create an
unusual package. If you give yarn
for a sweater, use one skein for
the big bow.
Disguise a flat box of letter
paper as a desk pad. Use a real
blotter on top with corners of
metallic paper.
Why not use a necktie knot in
decorating the hwc containing a tie?
Fasten the ends of the ribbon under
the lid about V\ way down; bring to
center; tie the knot and shape the
ends tie fashion. Use a dark blue,
wine or green ribbon about one
and one-half inches wide. These are
attractive used on a striped or
plaid paper.
Or the package might resemble
a tiny suitcase wrapped in paper
with the ends bound in decorative
tape. Add a handle and identifica-
tion tag.
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Needed by ScoU
Oh flew fyjcciSi'i
Nobody goes to bed in Scotland on
December 31. There are too many
other things to do.
It is a great night for the youthf
who, reminiscent of ancient super-
sititions, go about switching the
trunks of fruit trees and petitioning
the gods of fertility for a "good
howling crop."
Before the advent of modern
plumbing, teen-agers made quite a
fuss about the "cream of the year"
which was the first draught drawn
Does Burning
Control Insect Pests?
Every fall the age old question
arises as to the benefits that may
be enjoyed by burning pastures,
woodlands and brush lands in an
effort to control hibernating in-
sect pests. The number one cot-
ton insect, the boll weevil, which
spends the winter in such quarters
can not be controlled by this prac-
tice. True enough, some hibernat-
ing weevils will perish by such
practice but only a very insignifi-
cant per cent of the total number
will be destroyed leaving enough
to cause damage the following
year. Other cotton insects such as
the boll worm, leafworm, thrips
and lice do not hibernate in such
quarters and absolutely no con-
trol of them can be expected by
this practice.
Ticks that are found in such
haunts are not destroyed by burn-
ing since they are down in the
moist decaying organic matter
that does not burn. Other .impor-
tant animals, parasites for the
most part do not hibernate in
such quarters and absolutely no
control of them can be expected
by this practice.
A large number of — beneficial
and harmless insects are destroyed
by burning such areas. These in-
sects help control other destruc-
tive pests and are of some benefit
as a source of food for birds. Their
presence therefore is desirable.
Call "Albert" for that dry clean-
ing service. Phone 404. Albert is
one of the Holt boys.
Merry Christmas
And a
from the nearest spring immediate-
ly after midnight and supposedly
entitled the drinker to anticipate a
'luckier' year.
The Wassail Bowl is, of course,
the center of adult festivities. Its
origin is lost In antiquity, but tradi-
tion has endowed the Wassail Bowl
with legendary romance. Is is orna-
mental in design and decorated with j
branches of greenery. The mixture [
within is warm and sweet, and wine j
is sometimes added to the ale and
sugar and spices.
After having enjoyed the cnncoc- j
tion within the home among inti-
mates at the stroke of midnight, the
Scots pile into wagons or sleighs,
with kettles full of the Wassail, |
muns, cheese and other food and I
set out to tour the community. The <
party stops at various houses and i
the refreshments go 'round at each
stop. Nobody pays the least atten- j
tion to the approaching dawn, be- j
cause nobody goes to bed on New
Year's Eve anyway.
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Joy be
gours this
Christmas
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BILL KENNEDY, PROP
ATLANTA
TEXAS
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Harrell, D. P. The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1950, newspaper, December 21, 1950; Atlanta, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth335809/m1/14/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.