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Show I Tuesday, December 28, 1948 THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH New Years Eve Is Watch Night : STflGEJ SCREEN 5RADI0 by VVNU Features. INEZ By GERHARD Rf'h-asH- A NNA STEN (with - is so In addition to secular celrhra tlons, many religious denomination! hold speriaf services on New' Year's Eve from 9 or 10 until 12 midnight The Methodist Episcopal church was the earliest to adopt this custom and they are called watch .c-- t ' ew V; hair and prav-blu- e eves) and so talented that she should never have left the screen. Fnrtu-luiiri- y her hi;!and, Ku,,-tKrenoo, her to an tar in his first iniirecn a n: produc'd, m, "Let's Live pcrsuadi-- I St. Georges New Year, enter newborn Ling ... , ,r ... Can vou tell us something of die tiding you bring? lo you carry happiness, Enough to lost die year?""-DJ you sing a song of jov To cost out doubt and feart Perhaps a halm for heartaches . on bring along with you; Perhaps a key to friendship1 To buoy us all year through. ad you welcome. New Year our dreams we trust with you, Fotp ttmg ills of all die past, we start the book anew. ,s ,?& Methodisl church in Philadelphia held its 178th watch night service. The church was founded In 17(19 and in 177C held what has been called the first Protestant church in services America. Many other churches are holding such watch night services today. ' 3. A ' j ?. v,. ' V""'h: i- , 4 5 V r Jib'! HUME . . .Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is shown as she arrived from Paris aboard the airliner Star of Michigan. Landing at La Guardia field, she d reports that she was a possibility for secretary of state. BACK f - 'V :4 ' v Twis iU- . vv - s brought Miss Sten to this country after she had made a brilliant reputation on the stage and screen in Europe. Nana, her first American picture, established her here, hut after making several more she retired in 1944. Theres the girl who should play the lead in Madame Bovary! The far - famed Philadelphia Mummers parade unfolds along e a stretch of Broad street each January 1. Just how a Miss America Is will be shown in 20th Century-Foxs Movietone short, Fair of Face and Form, with this years wiiYner,' Be Be Shdpp, and four runners up appearing under. Vyvyan Dutmer's direction. Art Linkletter says his House Party cast will be learning their ABC's when the program moves that network to 3 January after, four years on CBS. Art is still c', caki ng over the time when one of has school children guests said she wanted to be a cowgirl, explaining that a cowgirl differs from, a cowboy in that she cares for lady cows! . . ft Ingrid Bergman has a film the general public will never see. I( in the story of the making of Joan of Arc. The principals of the 16 mm. movie are hero stars. Whenever she was noi before the cameras she got hers out and went to work. Her interest in photography dates from her Stockholm childhood when her fathpr photographed her birthday parties. Beliefs Still Exist opposite Richard Hart, In and Bough. Hart was rushed to Hollywood when starring and given in Dark of the Moon, a long term contract. You saw him and in Green Dolphin Street Desire Me." But the movies proved a disappointing medium for him. as for so many stage actors the first time at least. Leaf school Women teachers have usually been shown on the screen os lain, bleak spinsters for far too iong. RKO has done something about it In "The Boy with Green l!u r" Barbara Hale, former model, plays a teacher. Jane and Peter Fonda, Henrys offspring, are going to make a lot of money. They are among the backers of Anne of the Thousand Days. the new p.n in which Rex Harrison, as Mi niy III. has scored such a ter r' fir success. The play is one of the best that has opened in N w York in a long fimeLand will probably run indefinitely. I A Sahu. now in Columbia's "Song of b din, has written his own story of the Indian jungle, "The Return of the Elephant Buy," and will mike it in the locale where he' did It will be done Klm.hnnt B'V. on a colossal scale, in color Sabu t b can nimbly make. the. for about one fifth of t .v it would cost here. s not. connected .with CBS "producer People, (nacs was Iho busiest man af rehearsal and broadcast. Mi,,iiM:, the ' a : regular assignments include umams as The F B. I. at e and War" and the New York p. I 'harmonic. But We. the Peo-- , f was important because of a on the program Dre. hv u.ei-- t s eh pi i Kit ten. his wife. ( iy s ,4 SO HSI)S Gil Stratton Jr.. heard on "The Great GiUersleeve" to a i a (Is ol rolei, has been cast lor a ft. tn eel pat in 20th Century-Fox'- s or. Celt eJere Cities to College ." . . . I uni Fairyinores "Mayor of the Irion.' ome on CHS hut more recent- I I mi 1HC. is set to he heard on ,Mu Paul Ijti alle's "Band of Amer-ii- j tual. in uniforms with i detked out I frets. . . . Patricia hi preen pea-ia- e Seal posed for 41 7 portrait studies while - making "1 he Fountainhead," . Boh e said to he an high. Hawk averages 264 words a minute ' es erv broadcast, . all-tim- . . 'WHPIWff WOp fh Over England and Scotland. In the villages of the plains and highlands, ancient Newr Year superstitions still exist. It is considered unlucky to wear old clothes on the New Year; bad luck falls on a house if anyone goes out before someone has entered. 11 the first comer first foot," the natives call it be a man, good luck will bless the house; if a woman or a man, the luck is evil. So widespread is this belief that in men many villages the of the community make it a regular business to go from house to house to "take the New Year in. In Herefordshire, at midnight, the girls rush to the spring. The one who gets the first drink, or the cream of the well," is sure of a O fair-haire- dark-haire- , V r- t y Mummers Parade Each New Year Mummers parade on New Years Eve is to Philadelphia what the' Mardi Gras is to New Orleans. The earliest settlers in the vicinity of present-daPhiladelphia were English abd Swedes. The English cherished the traditional Mummer play St. George and the Dragon," while the Swedes were fond of mas querading informally on New Years Eve. The two customs had merged long before the Revolution and il was cyffto-mareven among - the Quakers to extend hospitality to the masqueraders or give them a dole for refreshments. After the Revolution, George Washington reJaced St. George as the central figure of the festivities which continued along the path of spontaneity until 1886 when the pa fade was Sponsored by "the Silver Crown New Year's association. The municipal administration ofifi cially recognized the parade in 1901. and representative citizenry began turning out to watch and partici pate in the festivities. ... SILVER CRADLE Peter Milton, engraver and polisher, puts the finishing touches to the silver cradle for the christening cake of Britains royal baby. The work Is the creation of Col. J. Yi. Bell, a wounded English veteran. r - v - 1 d handsome husband. Unlucky, too, is the good woman who gives away a light on New Years day. Where a brand goes out, the evil fays come in. The most tender-heartewoman will see her neighbors shiver in a flreless house rather than give away a light on .the New Year. Mi 7011 DAINT this picture with your needle! A wowdland scene that looks lovely in any room in natural color; mainly single stitch. You can frame or just line this beautiful wall panel! Pattern 7011; transfer of panel 15 by 20 Inches. Our Needlework book will show you how to put your spare moments to good account. Its only 15 centa and has Illustrations of the beat designs. A free pattern is printed in the book. Sewing Circle Needleeraft Dept. 5M W. Randolph St. Chicago SO, Enclose 20 centa for pattern. No ni. Name. Address. For Little FeDows s With Big Colds... r, . grrAA i It has been the custom from the beginning ol the Republic for the President of the United States to welcome the New Year by holding a reception open to the general public. On the first New Year's Day after his inauguration, President Washington opened his home to receive the people. Throughout the seven years which Washington lived in Philadelphia, then the capital of the nation, he continued this custom. V'V'JJ ,T A rr rC:l SENSAJ10NAL SWIMMER . . . This Is Ronald Gora, sophomore sensation who recently cracked two Illinois state swim records. He attends Lane Tech high school In Chicago. Against an opbackstroke posing high school team, Gora raced through the free-styl- e In 28.7 seconds. Then he churned the event In 54.2. In practice sessions, Ronald has been clocked In record time in other events. 100-ya- i hi n" ;y IS W WINNER . . . Otto Matthea of Philadelphia Is pictured at the Roney Plaza hotel in Miami after he won the national open Individual bridge championship for . Frank Stranahan, Toledo, Ohio, amateur golf star GREAT START on the right and Stan Staszowski of Winsted, Conn., a rank outsider among the professional clan, turned in four under par 66s to pace a star studded field in the first round of the Miami open golf tournament. Here they are In front of the clubhouse scoreboard happily congratulating each other on their unusual opening rounds. PRODIGY . . . Susan , Lois Schwartz, 6, Is ahown rehearsing for her appearance with the Philadelphia symphony orchestra December 11. She has been studying the piano since she was four and was the youngest soloist ever to appear with the orchestra. two-face- r&t N'a Jfc Vr e was sought. J A decorated apples, were , frequent gifts exchanged among the poorer people. Ladies of fashion delighted in (pins, invented during the Sixteenth century to take the place of clumsy wooden skewers. Here we have the origin of our own pin money a gift of money given in place of pins. o Year. i Ak 4m : a a ?"L K V v Years Started Facts and Fancies Of New Years Day I ..Ztry-- r'-ff.- x Mb at r . & , ;V y. ,t ; kola S';, ww DEFENSE . . . Huge coastal defense guns became as obsolete as the bow and arrow with the development of the airplane. at Fort Fuston, bum vo oeiena San Francisco bay. ThiaJig Is in the process of being cut up for scrap. The gun Is 69 feet long and weight approximately 270 tons. The barrel Is being cut Into five-fosections, each weighing about 23 tons. OBSOLLTE FLEES . . . Count Heinrich von Einsicdel, great grandson of Otto von Bismark, haa quit hit Job as editor of the Russian licensed Tagliscbe Rundschau and fled to the western sector. He haa been arrested In the G. S. tone several times before. New Years with its open houses, parties, exchanging of New Years cards, horn tooting, Auld Lang Syne and New Year's resolutions, is one of the oldest celebrations. As a holiday it has been observed since ancient times, and has been marked throughout history by the giving of gifts and the! exchange of greetings and good wishes. girl. more opportunities orery year for the graduate ns pub- December 31. In Germany and Belgium the morning of St. Sylvester's Day is commemorated religiously, while the afternoon and evening are de voted to various kinds of horseplay in anticipation of the coming New ;. ek4 l.tt Janus was worshiped as the guardian of trade and shipping and he was the inventor of agriculture. , Satires, co Urge The feast of St Sylvester, who was Pope from 314 A. D. until his teatb-i335v - is- - observed- - by- Abe Roman and Anglican' churches on k beginning of the year was sacred to Janus arid, a .festival, in, his "honor called Angonia was celebrated. At the beginning of any im porters or cabs were at the Waver-vicThe 50 Centuries Ago New Years has been observed as a holiday, either civil or religious, for the last 5,000 years. Nearly everywhere and at all periods It has been a day of rejoicing and of gift giving; and history tells us that in Babylon. 3.000 years before the Christian era. the day was sacred to Marduk, the solar god,, of whom it was believed that all other gods were but various Hall's iader 35, graduate and opfB lo girl Saint SylvestcrS Feast Day Marks End of Year ....The- - name .January ..,.is-- . derived from the god. Janus. He was originally-thgod of 'tight and day. However, he gradually became the gpd of the beginning of New IN A GROWING bigh-tcbo- lished m 1598, tell how every tenant at the dawn of the New Year presented his lord with a fat capon; and Ben Jonson, in his Christmas introduces among his cast Masque New Years gift In of characters a blue coal, serving man like, with an orange and a sprig of rosemary on his head. Oranges and nutmeg, gilded and y kk Graduates ol CHOOSE YOUR CAREER Pins Once Prized As New Year Gift Scotland. For Ancient God 1 PROFESSION! Bishop January Named myjP At midnight on New Years Eve, custom demands that gentlemen kiss the nearest lady. Heres a fine example of army-nav- y cooperation. YSr'.iorJk In the memoirs of Lord Langdale by Sir T. D. Hardy, it is recounted how just at 12 oclock, wherever you may happen to be, you proceed to kiss the nearest girl by way of a New Year greeting. In Scotland, no work was done on New Years as late as 1904. No . ' 'I 1 High-Scho- The custom of interchanging purely platonic New Year kisses started things. home Mother . . . the remedy you can Use to relieve distress of nls cold Is warming, comforting Vicks VapoRub. If you rub It on at bedtime. It works even while the child tleeptf Aqd oiten by morning the worst miseries of his cold are gone. Try It. Get the one and only Vicks VapoRubl - Began In Scotland porters or crabs were at the Waver-lstation in Edinburgh, and a visiting noble lord had to wend his way to his hotel in a milk cart. 1 1948. New Year Kisses in I best-kno- Public Reception At White House Coieen Gray wili make her stage debut ,vA five-mil- The picked v LIFTS BAN . . . For the records, James Petrlllo, bead of the American Federation of Musicians, signed a new contract with recording companies in his offices following the decision of Attorney Genera Tom Clark that clauses pertaining to the musicians welfare fund were not contrary to law. This means that orchestras once more can begin to make recordings of musical hits. Petrlllo Is shown giving the victory sign with Samuel R. Rosenbaum who has been named a trustee of the welfare fund. i i yfowwiieimT j. m Strange New Year pooh-poohe- .r? wV- T KJ LLCOME to you. - In Pretty Woodland Scene Wele, frrj A t pF vjj night services. pretty honey-blond- e PAGE THREB beat preparation ffor both career and marriage. aak for non Information at the hospital here you would like to enter nuriing. tlovTo Relieve Bi'cnshitis Creotnulsioo relieves promptly because it goes right to the sea! of the trouble o help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to tell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are lo have vour monev back. CREOMULSION for Coughs.Chest Colds, Bronchitis May Warn of Disordered Kidney Action Modern life with ita hurry and worry. Irregular habit, Improper eating and drinking ita risk of exposure and infection throwa heavy strain on ths work of ths kidneys. They are apt to bscoms over-taxand fail to filter excess acid and other impurities from ths blood. You may suffer nagging backache, headache, diaamese, getting op nighta, paina, swelling feel conatantiy tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs of kidney or bladder disorder are some timet burning, scanty or too frequent urination. PfH. Doans help tho Try Doeu excess body kidneys to pass off harmful waste. They have bad more than half u of public approval. Are recomeentury mended by grateful usart everywhere Ask goer eaigkhor leg |