The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1952 Page: 15 of 28
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Ljitnas Tieei Can
[f,t to Many Uws i
L New Year'*
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«« « nrm. u>e the breu^o-
outdoor windowbox m2?*. “ f. ,
•oil in the box. Then pu*',V* I
•round them. Thi. will ^n.-Viy I
If *reenery •« wint. r ‘'
you must bum your Ch ut
mas tree, don’t toss it into V*
HOCKDALE (Tex.) REPORTFR—3B
Letters to Santa
and a piano for Christmas Pleas#
- bring my little cousin, Betsy Her-
ron a cowgirl suit and boots,
little Please bring all the girls and boya
ea to everywhere something and also
,u to my mother and daddy. Love,
road Sharon Anness, San Gabriel.
my brother, Nolan Jr., a 22 rifle
and a hunting knife. He’s 9 years
old. We will be glad to get any-
thing else you might have for us.
Don’t forget the other little boys
and girls. Lots of Love, James
Bland.
a number of things
with your Christmas
weW Year’s besides
r* , fir. for instance, it can
[ .hared in the back yard-
n » corner of the gar-
(jjpd as a bird feeder
K!lainder of the winter.
r , and little feed bags
^’JYed to the branches. A
f bfr 0f water should be
Hi beneath the tree and kept
P the birds will have a
. (Very day_
cut off the branches and
Lthem. curved ends up. over
* beds when the ground is ex-
Ff ^ evergreen mulch helps
J,t the soil from heaving dur-
By Anne O’Sullivan
I_I ES1TANT but determined, I
Ransome had brought his •
fiancee, Hilda, home for Christmas j
to his parents’ mountain r:r.?h
Now, on Christmas Eve, Bridget, I
his young school-teaching sister, I
and Gloria, his white-collar sister, '
sat in the pine-panelled living I
room, admiring the yet undeco- I
rated Christmas tree And Hilda 1
seemed to be getting along par- ^
ticularly well with Gloria, the am-
bitious, the contemptuous sister
whose city veneer denied her
•ArwtSoi
* ^‘cht
file of ^ n UP and make a
nre of it in a vacant lot.
Select Toys to Fit
Child s Age Level
hnAohHild 8 ChriStmas toy* should
be chosen with as much car- a«
you would buy h.s clothes—to * fl?*
his age level.
If the child is just learnirg to
walk and climb, give him play
° stimulatt‘ these ac
tivities H<* needs his first picture
book when he begins to talk, house-
keeping toys at about three when
he begins t0 want to help mother,
and crayons and scissors when he
'HIS MAY BE the post office's
biggest Christmas. The post-
master general estimates that
more Christmas mail—packages
and cards—will be handled in 1952
than in any previous year. With
this in mind, the post office de-
partment has hired extra employ-
ees and arranged for use of extra
trucks for the holiday period.
The post office is Santa Claus’
good right arm. It delivers gifts
and greetings throughout the
world, and it will do its best to
get them there by December 25—if
they are mailed on time.
Much Christmas mail going ov-
erseas is handled in cooperation
with the postal systems of other
nations. But in the United States
and its possessions, in If. 8.-
trusteed islands in the Pacific and
among U. S. servicemen in all
parts of the world, delivery of
holiday greetings is strictly a
United States affair.
Dear Santa: I want a football,
ind football suit. Your friend
Frank Halev, Jr.
Dear Santa I am a little girl 7
y* ns old and I have been good
1* a little girl can be. I would
ike a little Chihuahua puppy
HOLY GLASS . . . This stained
window Is in the church of
Oberndorf, Germany, where the
beloved Christmas carol. "Silent
Night, Holy Night." waa first
sung.
<~jreetinc)6
at
&l\riAtMa6
The army takes over, through its
army post office, for troops serv-
ing outside the United States, be
they in Germany. Korea, or some-
where on the way.
Best known special Christmas
business done by any post office
is that of Santa Claus. Indiana.
Wouldn’t you know it?" Gloria’s
voice rose sharply, complainingly.
Pa, armed with a lantern,
stamped in the back door, shed-
ding snow as he shook his heavy
jacket off. ’'Brrr, a real snow-
piling easterner, but the animals
are all right.”
"Did you check the fuse box.
Pa?” Ran asked.
"Not much use—the wind prob-
ably took care of a transformer.
What’s the matter boy? When you
were living at home we didn’t
even have electricity.”
"Yeah, well, we still got plenty
lanterns around?”
"Long as we got horsesense,
we’ll keep the lanterns ready.” it
! was Ma’s turn to laugh. "Likely
our lights'll be off two-three more
I times this winter.”
| "We can’t trim the tree, Pa.
when the light string won’t work,”
Gloria sounded petulant, dissatis-
fied. Was Hilda disappointed too?
| Ran wondered.
"Remember the times we
l trimmed the tree with popcorn 1
j balls and all?” Bridget asked, j
j "Let’s do it tonight, shall we, Ma?” j
“Why of course, Pa and I’d get j
I a sight of pleasure out of that. I
How about you. Hilda?"
“I’d like to help.” To Ran she !
sounded enthusiastic, but maybe .
it was just politeness.
“A sight more work too,” Gloria
pointed out. “Why you won't
move ...”
“I’ll need another lantern for the
kitchen, Pa, if I’m to string cran-
berries,” Bridget interrupted zest-
fully.
IT AN KNELT beside the deep fire
I' place, built by his great-
grandfather, to stir the coals. As
a boy he had risked burning him-
self to pop corn in a frying pan:
I now they had a long-handled pop-
per. The angry surge of wind re-
assured him in a strange way. Ho j
was at home. Safe and protected. |
If only Hilda could share his feel- J
ing for this place . . .
He leaned on his heels, whis- I
tling, as the kernels began to pop.
Santa's smiting countenance
f lights up the world on this
( IPT festive Holiday. We
join Santa in wishing one snd all a
Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Y***I
E. B. PACKAGE STORE
Ernest L. Boring — Phone 7753
4 is do :
i ,;jve
SAM S. WHITE
American General Life
Insurance Company
CAMERON. TEXAS
.ay the glad cheer of
Christmas witli its
spirit of wonderful w irmth
remain as a precious
token for all our friends,
We sincerely hope that this Christmas
you will receive a full share of
lasting good health and happiness.
EDNAS
CONFECTIONERY
throughout
the New Year.
^0 t is our sincere toish
—that all the exciting joy
and pleasar* surprises of Christmas morning
live with you every day of a Happy New Year.
TAYLOR
BUILDER'S
SUPPLY
from
HELEN S CHILDREN'S SHOP
Rockdale
(Jim) MILLER
Helen and Leona Noack
L. ALLEN
ATTORNEYS
ffe cannot help but think
of our many friend*
who have made the pasi
ynr »o worthwhile.
To all of them, we wish
i Merry Christmas and
i Hap; > Wj
Rockdale
We’re sending you loads of wishes of joy, good health and
good cheer for the Holiday Season . .. and
though they’re delivered on Christmas, they’re good
for all the days of the New Year.
“I wish you’d let me help,”
Hilda said.
“I wish you’d let me help,”
Hilda said, "Bridget sent me in
with a bowl, calt and butter.”
Ran moved aside, finding it nat-
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beside him. Her eyes sparkled and
her face was flushed in the fire-
light, but Ran missed his chance
to ask if sue were happy when
Bridget summoned them to string
popcorn.
Gloria held up a string of pop-
corn. "Not half so pretty as tin-
sel."
"Means more," Bridget said.
•’Seems like popcorn strings have a
special beauty—the kind you can’t
buy.”
Soon the Christmas tree was fes-
tooned with firings of popcorn and
cranberries. It looked beautiful to
Ran even before they moved pres-
ents underneath. He caught the
satisfaction on everyone’s face,
though Gloria still looked cynical.
Just then Hilda rushed out of the
room and went upstairs. When she
came back, she paused half-shyly
WPAwru'c nxpvirr ctiit
"unviiil o 1 nunnuL
The Christmas greetings
we send to you, hold every
good wish for a Joyous Holiday Season.
SUE
WE WILL BE
CLOSED
CHRISTMAS
DAY!
WELDING
MACHINING
and best wishes for a VERf MERRY CHRIST vl \S
*nd a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.
nd may we extend our sincere thanks for youi
0na^e and goodwill during the past year.
METALOCK
• METALLIZING
SINGER'S GRILL & A-l CAFE
• WINCH SERVICE
To Relieve
Misery oL
Vera and Tommy Thompson. Owners
Morton & whitehead
SHOE SHOP
TAYLOR, TEXAS
PHONE 230
Kt'Cif
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