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Show VIRGIL By Len Kleit mam -- Cl The Home Workshop Holiday Fetes A Feeding Station for Birds Basically Same Feeding House Brings Birds to the Window Common Food,-Visit- s Mark of New Year f UMMWW6C6 - by Cloii S. Hoot WONDER JOMNNV IS countrle are basically similar, there are many interesting variations and special features. For example, the Kings honor list provides great Interest and excitement in England. In France end Germany, the holiday la marked by festivities resembling those in the United States, and the great cities, such as Paris, take on a carnival atmosphere on Years New By THE OLD GAFFER Qay Hunter have their little cottages all ready for them. Pattern eotta SSe. Order direct from PATTERN SERVICE Brewer 16 Bedlerd RUIe, New TerE Record Mileage The bureau of public roads says that in 1948 a new record of mileage for motor vehicles was set at 397,589,000.000 miles The vehicles included 33,394 000 passenger cars, 184,000 buses ind 7,379,000 truck and combinations. HOUSE FEEDING 5TATION WITH HEATED DR inkin FOUNTIAN ARE MADE WITH PATTERN 276 A ROBM AND A Grand Coulee Dam The Grand Coulee dam on the Eve. Potand, Lithuania, and Czechoslovakia observe New Year with a round of calls by the people, and with official recep lions. In these countries, tablet are piled high with food and drink and vast quantities of both are consumed on the eve of the new year as well aa on New Yeare Day. Gifts, too, are exchanged. A gold coin is baked In a cake In celebrant Year by New Greece. On New Year morning the cake la cut into a many slices 76 WORESBOP la While New Year celebration aU SUNNYSIDE Columbia already For Stuffino Coughs of ofColds how others By Bud Fisher as there are members of the family, and the one receiving the coin considered to have much good luck In store for him. Huge bonfires are built by peasants of Bulgaria aa a New Years greeting to their frienda in near-b- y villages. It Is an this day also that Bulgarians announce army promotion!. Carol Inring is an Important featnra af the Bulgarian celebrationa. In Sweden, one form of observance la that of high officials inscribing their names in a hugs book at tba palace of the king. This appears to be in lieu of an official reception. In this northern land it la the custom also to drive to' church in slelghi early on New Years morning. Torches ara carried to light Die way. like millions You know wonderfully effective Vicks VapoRub is when you rub it oa Now ...heres amazing, ivectal relief when that there's much coughing or stuffiness, choked-u- p feeling. Ita VapoRub In Steam instantly I . . . and1 It brings relief almost Put or 2 spoonfuls of VapoRub in vaporizer or bowl of boiling water. Then breathe In the soothing, medicated vapors. Every breath eases coughing spasms, makes breathing easier. And to prolong relief rub VapoRub on throat, chest and back. Use it in steam . . ,Rub it on, tool DOIIT YAIT UNTIL TOO LATE! Scotch Unrestrained In Hew By Arthur Pointer JITTER WHAT SURS.WT WE FOUHOTHE LITTLE RASCAL HOLD HlfAHERE Till YOU w I I'LL ATILSC CAO UIU IS THIS, A CR YING JAG Year's Joy. The Scotch, who react with restrained enthusiasm to Christmas, welcome the New Year with all the possible to Joy and merry-makin- g their usually taciturn nature. On New Year1 Eve the wassail bowl goes round and round, filled with savory liquid, nostalgically fragrant. Applea floating atop tha wassail bowl stir memories of the when boya switched tba trunks of fruit trees petitioning a good howling crop. Somehow the lamba wool," as the decoration of the wassail bowl often la called, seems reminiscent of young folks rushing to the nearest spring at the atroke of 12 to drink the cream of the well because the first to do so could expect good luck for the ensuing year. Handsel Monday t h e Monday after New Year Day is traditionally the big day for Scotch boya and girls. T'pf c ityuL DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER apple-howli- WYIDE AND By Bert Thoma U'OaY I' v ii p j CLOCK WATCHER . . . This Is a typical Ilollywood conception of what' the New Year ii like, but It probably wont make much difference to yoa In your celebration. And If yon cant think of anything good about 1919, Just remember that without It we wouldnt be having 1950. Feasting Holds Important Place in Holiday Rites Since both at borne and abroad feasting is so much a part of the New Year observance, it la Inter PONT THINK. I SHOULP STUDY TOO MUCH. MOM. MEM . HATE INTELLIGENT 1 - ' - WOMEN esting to know something of tba gastronomic trail of the seasonal dinners For instance, tha Amerl can In England on New Years Day would find the chief dish a reminder ol home, for it would be turkey, duck or goose. Tba chief difference would be tha plum pud ding. , river in Washington runs the worlds largest hydroelectric power plant with 1,208.009 inkilowatt capacity BIRDS AT YOUR WINDOW stalled and a total potential cado not go South pacity of 1,974,000 kilowatts. THE BIRDS thatwill the winter enjoy one of these feeding stations. See sketch Keep Posted on Vaises for details Thq robins returning In the spring will probably stop Ey Reading the Ads with you for the summer, if you . MUTT AND JEFF suvrn. PA THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH Tuesday, December 27, 1949 "Remember the III You Save May B -- NAnoNAi Your Own safety councii lc:kfat ViEtSi'J |