Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, December 14, 1944
Befana’s Legend Christmas Trees Are
Of Many 1 arieties
Lives On in Italy
B ria n s was sweeping h er thresh
old when the W ise M en passed on
th eir w ay to B ethleh em — and Be-
fana finished h er sw eeping before
she thought about going to B e th le
hem. F in a lly she blew out h er can
dle, latched h er door and, clutching
h er basket of treasures, she set out
to follow the W ise M en,
A straw doll and a la rg e seed—
these w ere B efan a's treasures The
larg e seed had been h e r own baby's
b all and. long ago, chubby hands
had fondled the s tra w doll whose
va rm e n t she had m ade fro m a piece
of h er wedding dresa. H ad net the
shepherd told her the L ittle K in g
was a poor child? As she h u rried
onw ard, B efan a visualized the L it
tle K ing fondling h er m e a g e r tre as
ures.
Alas! night passed and m orning
cam e; then night again, and there
was no one fro m whom she m ig ht
ask the way. When the S t * r dis
appeared Befana knew th at, having
hesitated, she would search fo re v e r
w ithout finding the C h rist Child.
In Ita ly , L a Befana goes fro m
house to house b earing gifts to c h il
dren on E p ip h an y eve. H e r counter
p art. Russian Babouska. knocks on
each door w ith h er staff and, e n te r
ing. holds a candle to the faces of
sleeping children. She slips a toy
beneath th eir pillows and h u rries on.
alw ays hoping she is b earing gifts
to the Babe of B ethlehem whom she
has n eve r found.
Sweepers of A rm ageddon! let there
be toys this C h ristm as— lest the m ag- '
ic hour passes, lest both sweepers
and broken dream s of childhood jo in ;
the w anderings of Befana.
Flyers Map Bad Luck for Japanese
T h e spruces a re the least desirable
of the trees used fo r C h ristm as. The
fo liag e is sharp pointed and it is the
first C h ristm as tre e to shed Its nee
If that rlnse-and-rlsk policy has
been curried to un extreme in
cleuning the coffee pot, und you
have sour milk you can’t use, put
it in the coffeepot, leuving the
gadgets in place. Allow to stand
a duy or two, then pour out, und
thut awful brown will tlruln uwuy
with it. Wash the pot well with
soapy water, scald thoroughly und
allow to ulr. It's good us new!
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If a small article lias fallen into
some hurd-to-get-ut place, use u
wud of chewing gum stuck on the
end of u long stick to get ut it.
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Do you have nn old eye-gluss
cuse around that isn’t in use?
Employ it us u red und blue ru-
tion token holder.
d les
The fir, som etim es called the b al
sam fir. is the ideal C h ristm as tree
and has been so revered for years.
I t resem bles the spruce except that
the needles a re not sharp pointed
and th e tree becomes golden brown
before if sheds its leaves or needles.
T h e Douglas fir is also com m only
used as a C h ristm as tree. T he nee
dles a re flat and smooth to the touch. 1
I t can be identified by a n um ber of
buds a t the tip of the branches,
w hich cause the needles to bend
aside, changing the re g u la r com b
lik e ap pearance of the tw ig. This
tre e has cones w hich a re short ap
pendages on each scale.
H em lock, w hile used as a C h ris t
m as tree, is objectionable because
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tree or a packed stocking, the c a ta
logue has suggestions fo r ev ery
m e m b e r of the fa m ily .
F o r m o th er, sister or the “ best
g a l” the catalogue lists perfum es,
je w e lry , compacts and o ther w om
en's niceties— a ll of them the very
best.
The A P O soldier can buy a tie,
shaving k it, key chain and other
item s fo r dad and Bud. Books, p la y
ing cards, luggage, c ig a re tte cases
and other w elcom e gifts are listed
ic the catalogue for re la tives and
friends.
N a tu r a lly th ere is a ch ild re n ’ s sec
tion w ith dolls and other toys. Con
sideration is also given to the old
holiday g ift re lia b le, candy.
The
a rm y
exchange
service’s
c la im to being the biggest Santa
Claus is borne out by the 360,000 o r
ders handled last C hristm as, ac
cording to the A rm y Tim es.
But even this la rg e to tal w ill be
sm a ll f r y com pared to the 1,500,000
to 2,000,000 orders expected this
y e a r.
O peratin g on a nonprofit basis, the
a rm y exchange g ift service isn’t just
a holiday organization. I t provides
gifts fo r ev ery occasion— b irthdays,
M o th e r’s d ay, E a s te r and any other
tim e a soldier feels lik e sending a
g ift to someone.
TO O G E N E R O U S
A 40-year-old w om an stood on
a N ew Y o rk subway p latform
during the afternoon rush period
peeling bills off a thick ro ll and
tossing them to a q u ic k ly ' gath
ered crow d w ith the cheery c ry :
“ A M e r r y C hristm as. H ave lots
of lu c k .’’
As people scram bled m a d ly for
the m oney, policem en stopped the
fun w ith the ru lin g that the w om
an could do w hat she w anted to
w ith h er m oney but th at her m an
n er of d istribu tion constituted dis
o rd e rly conduct.
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An easy way to coat doughnuts
with sugar is to place them in a
paper suck with powdered sugur.
Shuking the bug will do the rest.
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Adjust (he cover of the Ironing
board onto the board while it is
still wet after washing. It will
then fit tight.
P rogressive p arties have become
popular as a fe a tu re of the N ew
Y e a r's joyous celebrations.
Four,
five or m o re fa m ilie s jo in together
and in v ite guests to m e et at one of
the homes. A punch or lig h t refresh
m e n t can be served a t the first
hom e, a few gam es, and then on to
the second hom e. E a c h hom e in tu rn
provides some fo rm of en tertain
m ent, gam es o r re fre sh m en t. The
p a rty can tak e place on N e w Y e a r ’s
d ay, or N ew Y e a r ’s eve. ending
w ith the daw n of a new ye ar.
M a n y d iffe ren t gam es can be
played. One called “ M ix e d Resolu
tions” w ill fill the b ill for fu n -m a k
ing in a m ix e d crow d of a ll ages.
Gnessing T im e .
Anyone can e s tim ate the length of
a second, but few people know how
long two or th ree m inutes w ill last.
H a v e the guests sit in a circle
around the room and announce th at
you a re going to ask th em to esti
m a te the am ou n t of tim e it takes
fo r th ree m inutes to pass.
C lap yo u r hands when the th ree
m inutes is to start. To p re v e n t the
guests fro m counting out the tim e
to them selves, pass around some
refresh m en ts, o r i f someone can
p la y the piano, sing a song they a ll
know. T his w ill not la s t m o re than
a m in u te or tw o, b u t it w ill th ro w
the p layers off count.
Soon the
guests w ill begin to ca ll off the th ree
m inutes. A p rize can be given the
w inner.
T ru e or F a ls e .
Another g am e is s im ila r to m a n y
of the ra d io contests o r p rogram s,
tru e or false, or do you know the
answ er. H a v e a set of questions
s ta rt the guessing contests.
The
questions should be of g en era l in
terest.
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Since
Tots
QUINTUPLETS
always use this for
CHEST COLDS
M e m b e rs of the U . S. A rm y E n g in e e r P etro le u m D is trib u tin g co m p an y a re shown unloading a irp la n e of
pipes fro m In d ia to be used in the building of the In d ia -B u rm a -C h in a pipe lin e. The line w ill re lie v e the load
of the road as w ell as the a ir force in fu rn ishin g the essential gas needed fo r planes a tta c k in g the Jap
strongholds.
SPARs All-Out for V-Bonds
Answer Eisenhower
V To Promptly
Relievo Cooghhtg
<f Make Breathing Easier
Y Break Up Cesgestioe ha Upper
Bronchial Tract, Nosa, Throat
Whenever the Quintuplets eateh cold —
their cheats, throats and backs are im
mediately rubbed with Mueterole. I t
must ns coop I
Mueterole gives ouch prompt relief
because it s more than just a "aalvo.**
It's what eo many Doctors and N unes
call a modrrn counter-irritant. Mueterola
not only relieves coughs, aoro throat«,
aching muscles due to cheat colds but
atao helps brrak tip rongesfios in upper
bronchial tract, none and throat.
M uaterole is wonderf til for grown-upe,
too! And so much easier to apply than
a mustard plaster. Ready lor in riant use
— Just rub it onl "No fiu tl No muss,
with MutltroU."
IN 3 ST R E N G T H S: Children’s Mild
Aluaterole, Regular and E itra Strong.
MUSTEROLF
RUNDOWN?
E v e r y state in the Union w ith a S P A R on d uty in W ashington, D. C.,
was represented when the Sixth W a r Loan ro ll w as ca lle d a t U . S. coast
g uard h ead q u a rte rs. M o re than 85 per cent of the enlisted S P A R s through
out the co u ntry bought bonds d u rin g the last w a r bond c a m p a ig n , and
hope to b e tte r this record durin g the Sixth Bond d riv e . In ad d itio n to
in d iv id u a lly signing up fo r bonds, these S P A R s h a v e aid ed m a te r ia lly in
the c a m p aig n in d rive s conducted in W ashington as w ell as o ther cities
w here th ey a re stationed.
T h is “ hand p ack er*’ enables a e ri
a l gunners and a m m u n itio n plant
test gunners to lin k ten c a rtrid g e s at
a tim e into belts of an y length, to
help supply the a m m u n itio n needed
by G e n e ra l Elsenh ow er and his figh t
ing G I troops in E u ro p e .
How Food Prices Have Risen
He Saw Tokyo Afire
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It You “ Tlrs Easily ", have low resistance to
colds and minor ills—due to lack of the
Vital Elements—natural A 4 D V itamins
—try taking good-tasting Scott’s Emul
sion daily the year aroundl National sur
vey shows m any doctors recommend
Scott’s to help build up resistance, bring
back energy and stamina I Buy Scott’s
today—at all druggists I
IT'S GOOD-TASTING
Spell Backwards.
A good old-fashioned spelling bee
m a y prove of interest, h ow ever, one
in which the spelling is done b ack
w ards, usually creates m o re in te r
est.
A little com p etition w ill enliven the
gam e, so a rra n g e the guests Into
two or th ree team s, then te ll them
the rules. E a c h contestant w ill be
e lim in a te d fro m the g am e when he
m akes his miss, and the first tea m
to be spelled down loses the gam e.
T £ L £ FACT
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HOW SOME FOOD PRICES HAVE
GONE UP SINCE 1939
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Another Time.
O utdoor Decorations
B efore the e ra of ele c tric lights,
m en w ere obliged to confine the ex
pression of th e ir C h ristm as sp irit
indoors. S ym bo lizin g this sp irit w ere
the becandled indoor tree, sprigs of
h olly, g a ily w rapped gifts, and the
com m on g ree tin g card .
C a m e the ad ven t of the colorful
m u ltip le b urnin g C h ristm as - tre e
lam p s lik e glow ing jew els on a
strin g . C a m e “ p ro je c to r” lam ps de
signed fo r outdoor flood and spot
lig h tin g. T h e custom of expressing
the Y u le s p irit outside has grown.
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TOUR ORU OOttl BORÌ N O I M A «
M P M B U N P B O O U ttt w a t t !
T h e y ta lk it o ver, lo w er photos and load them up. u pp er photo, fo r a tta c k s th at rep aid In p a rt the debt owed
the Japs fo r th e ir surprise atta c k on P e a rl H a rb o r.
c a rry tons of destruction on each trip into the
land of the "s ettin g su n ." F e w m edals are a w a rd e d , but the hits a re effe ctive .
Festive Games
Provide for a
Real Home Party
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T he biggest Santa Claus of them of the shedding of its fo liag e when
A hem lock is dis
a ll. the a rm y exchange service, has kept indoors.
started its “ do your C h ristm as shop tinguished by havin g two w hite lines
ping e a rly " cam p aig n — and by ear-1 on the lo w e r side of each of its n a r
row , n eed lelike leaves.
ly it m eans rig h t now.
Pines have n e v e r been a fa v o rite
F o r overseas Joes, who ca n 't join
C h ristm as tre e. To those who do
the N ig h t-B e fo re-C h ris tm as d e p a rt
not desire the conventional and are
m e n t store crowds, the exchange
content w ith an in fo rm a l or irre g u
service has issued its “ C h ristm as
la r grow th, they prove satisfac
g ift suggestions" catalo gu e.’ ’
tory. Pines a re distinguished by h av
T h e catalogue's No. 1 ite m is w a r
ing n eed lelike leaves which are as
bonds, fo r a hom e, fo r fa m ily , for
sociated in clusters of th ree and
education— but for those who w ant
five.
to contribute tow ard a g ift bedecked
The red cedars, w hich produce
b erries ra th e r than cones, are sel
dom used as C h ristm as trees ex
cept in neighborhoods w here they
grow w ild.
T h e fo liag e is ra th e r
p ric k ly but is v e ry s m a ll and scale
like.
p la y
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Army Exchange Is
Biggest Santa Claus
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OUSEHOLD
T h e n am e of this contest is also
" T im e .” P re p a re the slips of paper,
w ritin g on each a d iffe ren t v a rie ty
of tim e , such as K illin g T im e , B eat
ing T im e , Saving T im e , M a rk in g
T im e , F a th e r T im e , Losing T im e ,
M a rc h of T im e , N ic k of T im e , W altz
T im e, N ig h t T im e , S u m m e r T im e ,
etc. M a k e tw o copies of each slip.
G iv e one each to the w om en and
place the o th e r set in a h a t fo r the
men to d raw . T h e m en then d em
onstrate in p a n to m im e the kind of
tim e he represents, so each g irl
can id e n tify h e r p artn er.
FRUITS &
VEGETABLES
EGGS
DAIRY
PRODUCTS
MEATS
CEREAL.
BAKERY
PRODUCTS
C h a rt shows how the food p rices have risen in the U n ite d States since
1939, despite p ric e co n tro l, ceiling s and g e n e ra l e ffo rt to e q u alize liv in g
costs and w ages. T h e new session of congress w ill see s e v e ra l bills
presented to re m e d y the condition. S ev eral b ills a lre a d y c a ll fo r in
creased w ages fo r fe d e ra l em ployees.
M aJ. Jack J . C atton of G le n d ale ,
C a lif., one of the pilots o f the first
B-29s to ra id Tokyo , lan ded a t Sal-
pan w ith G e n e ra l H a n s ell, re p o rt
ing th a t hits had set T o kyo a fire .
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