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! —- o — 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. — o— 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 SttSSUlâT ASTHMA 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. PCX» M O I W lA t o v f M A IU A IU I '« WMH A fM A M itf uwo H IA V A M Î A l « ( A t v »O lABfi M C O tìM M VAPORI U « ^ N t« « A A A M *| M A R M A I 0 I» IO M tC ìW O M VM A U MMt IM I M M s aU M C O M *A M T, (A C O S A < « A M DENTAL PLATES AMD ALL B R A N C H I! OF ‘Carrying Coals to Newcastle’ D E N T IS T R Y o n CREDIT TERM S rake t . 10. IS Maalk* la Far D r . H arry S imler , Üctdiit WISH» HOC.- 3» 4 LOR'JLLil’.'-UtUI 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. —— 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. O» Biikta I 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