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Show t 8 .Wednesday, Dec 20947 . Religious Rites Mark Bleak ; Christmasrin Eternal Giry- ROME (U.Ri -The pealing. of the bells of Rome' 365 churches will herald --. on Christmas : eve the Eternal city's rejoicing .or Jhe Child of Bethlehem and the sol emn observance tf the 1947th anniversary an-niversary of His birth.,-' ' ,j Christmas Is a religious holiday In Italy. Italian children, will attend at-tend early masses and be tucked Into, bed at twilight s-'Cl The big day for the children comes xm Jan. 6. There Is no Santa Claus In Jtaly but an old gray Minutic By. RUTH LOUISE PARTRIDGE Don't expect any sweetness: and light stuff from me this Christ-man. Christ-man. I'll leave that to people who haven't lived as long. While I don't object to your saying that "God's in His heaven,? I .will never admit that "All's right with the world." Whereas in 'Christ's1 time, there was only one Judas Iscariot to cope with, nineteen hundred -and forty-seven - years later, the planet Is crawling -with them. On the other hand. -there is the Friendship Train.- And "so it-goes. '';:.i: Was grateful for a little snow 'on Monday. A nice present for my forty-ninth birthday. With my un-flair for arithmetic, it is very discouraging to have to cope for a whole year with a number like forty-nine. I can neither add, subtract, sub-tract, multiply nor divide suchva number as forty-nine. I will be glad to reach fifty, next, year, for even such a oram as mine can cope with fifty, a nice round number than can be cut into fives; -tens. and is reasonable even with dec! mals. Three cheers for fifty. Went horseback riding with the boy from New York. Barked my shins getting on and off the tall est horse I ever saw, but on the other hand, we saw a doe and twin fauns. Worth it. Received a special delivery letter from Marge Swenson4and husband on my birthday. thought it would at least say they; were coming up for Christmas, but no. They are up to their old trieks. Told me they were send ing me something money couldn't buy. Their love. Well, I sent them a telegram saying that this year uiey couia Keep ineir love, ana send me the money. Sent.it night letter. I hope it got them but of bed at 3 a. m. Saw Karl Young down town in the rush. I said, "Well, Karl, is it worth it?"; and he said, "Nothing is worth it but we keep doing it just the same," which is certainly a lot of wisdom to be garnered by so YOUNG a man. That's a joke, son. Aunt Dorothy Richan came on my birthday, which was nice, nd my baby, brother Lyman fail) be here Christmas Eve. My'' baby Dtoiner Lyman is a natural-born clown, and we can use a lot of that sort of thing around .'here tnis year, even if he couldn't, help sing carols, which he can. A Miss Reynolds called to say she was a stranger here, with a new apartment (and a big heart,) and she wanted to share her Christmas. Could I suggest someone? some-one? After a bitter struggle with my baser nature, I referred her to Eloise Morley, and the welfare. I hope Miss Reynolds will come and see us, and not wait for the open house on New Year's Day. . Wanda Snow came over to pliy Strauss waltzes. We talked about the Christmases of days .a-gbne. She said they used to go out to the straw stacks in St. George before Christms, pick out the yellowest, longest, shiniest straws tbctrt in pieces and combine with colored paper to make Christmas tree trimmings. Some day I hope to be able to afford to have strings of PQP-corn and cranberries hanging hang-ing from a Christms tree as we used to do when the world -was young and un-progressive. So long folks, and a Merrie Christmas. Christ-mas. j; . ; Yellowstone National park, established es-tablished in 1879, was our first National park. , 'i i haired benevolent ' witch n. called Bef ana has for, centuries performed perform-ed Santa's work." r ; " "Jan.:- Is'-EnlDhany;- commemo rating, the tnight when the Three Wise f Men"; went ? star-led to: the stable of Bethlehem 40' adore; the Christ Child and bring Him gifts of gold, .myrrh and frankincenss Befana;- who" prefers the chim ney f entrance t like ; Santa. Claus, leaves tots; for rood, children on the kitchen' table; on ihe morning s Epiphany day 1848, wiU'oe Mtc ter- than the- last: two. years but still sad one for Italian children. War 4, and 'defeats are stair , felt throughout the nation and -prices are still, nigh. Toys are .almost 'prohibitive. A small doll -which:, would cost 50c In Arnerlca' costs." nearly $10 in Italy? :";. ChristmasstiUif wm mean -. j a bleak meal Jn' Italy J-With Europe's lowest, bread .ration-less than half a pound a day . and-with coal selling sell-ing at 100 : a: tori the 'poor will be lucky to. eat rather .than feast on'CUtrrias-'da'lj : v V 5 v The : teligious j ceworatjons e many ahd colorful in Rome . Pope Pius "XU rhimself. like- fthous ards or us bunops and priests, wui recite re-cite midnight mass at the. stroke of twelve. The pope will celebrate special low .mass for ( select group of. 200 from the Rome ard Vatican city diplomatic corps in the uathiidecbapeiiaa the second floor of the Apostolic palace. Three Masses Redted According to tradition, the poo-tiff poo-tiff -will' recite a. second mass im mediately after the first He then wilt recite 'a third and last mass in his private chapel adjoining the papal bedroom. Thousands always pack the nu merous churches of Rome to at tend midnight mass. The.. most favored and most crowded of the churches arethe Holy city s four basilicas St. Peter, St. John., St. Mary Major and St. John. The. latter" church, is generally the gathering of the so-called "Romans of .Rome,'! and after mass they climb the holy stairway on their knees, advancing slowly up the .stone' stairway which tradition tra-dition - claims ' is the same stair way Christ mounted to appear be fore Pontius Pilate. iicmnite Picnt ; , . . uosra urgEmzesisti!?; to Jest. Atomic : veenonsa-.. v& & PiircliDse Stcris Uidi Expansion ?V SALT LAKE CITY, Dec 24 U. purchase of the Kaiunite. plant in Salt Lake City , by the J. R. Simplot Co.- was expected : today to be the forerunner of as much as $3,000,000 in industrial expan cion in this area. . - . r. William J. O'Connor, president of the. Garfield Chemical Co.j n-nounced' n-nounced' todav:"thatv his '-firm would expand production of sulphuric sul-phuric acid 150 per cent to supply the Fertilizer Manufacturing, Co. 'In order to do this ,h said, between be-tween $3,000,000 and . $4,000,000 will be spent. ' , . t Approximately . x 0 ' additional persons would be sodded at- the plant to handle the increased pro-i ductlon, he said. Ciyii War Vet Waits 82 ' : Years for Medal .- SAMUELS, Ida., Dec. 24:(U.R) When Israel A. Broadsword celebrated cele-brated hit 101st birthday . here Tuesday he received a .belated gift from Uncle Sam one that was. 3 years and three wars over due. v r ' The civil war veteran" wak pre sented . with the civil war .service medal at his home by Maj. P. V. Smith, executive officer- of the University of Idaho ROTC unit. Rep. Abe Goff, R., Idan made an application to the war de partment for the medal last sum mer when he discovered the aged veteran had never received it The adjutant general, after check, ing Broadsword's records, author teed the award. Broadsword, undoubtedly the Only living Civil war veteran who had, not been so honored, said, "It's been a long wait but I have it now." THEY MOVED ALRIGHT!' HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 24 (U.fi) A bus driver was having the usual trouble his passengers wouldn't moved to . the rear. 1 ' Finally, in desperation, he threatened, "Move or I'll . open this limburger cheese sandwich.': .They moved! - - MIllioii-Dollar Rain Excites Editor -MACKSVTLLE. Kah. (U.K Leigh Abbey, country editor, snapped- his fingers at the news print shortage and put out an ex tra edition of his weekly Macks-ville Macks-ville Enterprise. Why? It rained. And that war news in drouth-stricken Stafford county. . Figuring he could skimp later. on to: make up the raid on his; newsprint stocks,. Abbey rushed the extra. Off the -press less thari 36 hours after the regular weekly week-ly edition.-; i He used - the biggest . type he : could find -to spread this farm cliche across the top of the front page: "MiUion Dollar Rain!" ffilliitirfM ...'...sHH ' in XMAI saew TWO BIG HITS i ' WASinNGT01, Dec. 23 W.f-(Joint;. task force seven has been The. atomic t energy commission oas set up an orgaruzationoo test atomic weapons at its super-secret proving ground in. mid-Paciflc-v ; ' .: A- new military unit known-asJ Ida nsme n ig h t a Riders Take To Automobiles K-i.'." iATLANTA.;vG'a: tUKKa Kllix Klait, Knights; once. knowh 'for their swift horses with ; the blazing-eyes, now ride in automobiles On - their cross-burning1 expeditions." expedi-tions." v. 'fi'-: ' ''-i''t -The new mode of. transportation transporta-tion has the -approval , of; Grand Dragon Samuel Green of Atlanta. - The nights rldersusuallyf make their trips en masse, although the Klan ; charter., has been--revoked A motorcade of 50 to .70 cars load ed with robed Klahsmen has been observed : frequently In "cent weeks winding., along-, Georgia foads in, the nieht. The caravan of JClan cars is led by an automo-f bile bearing a large American nag and, a red cross. ,. created to. develop the, new., out door laboratory on. Emwetok and conduct ."routine experiments and tests.'jV This army-navy-air fore? group ' will w. provide the ships, pianes and . troops necessary lot the tests.- '"," "." J' The scientific work at the proving.-' ground . will" be, .under the supervision of ,the commission it- self... Dr. Darol K. - Froman, 41- yearld , former . Denver university univer-sity huclear pbysldsV will head a staff crawn largely from scientists of- the, Los Alamos, Nt'M4 lafcora-torv. lafcora-torv. " t j - . ' .' The -.commission gaverjiohint as to!when th first, atomic testa OVERTIME PARKING. FREE FOR -CHRISTMAS - PACIFIC GRO VE, CaV, Decv4 (U.R)--MotorIsts who parked over- At . 4 M . Jll : .-..'Aa.h ume waay. lounu mcir cars ged 'with a: , ticket from police sayine:" - i ' . :,. . ;Tbis one's on . Pacific : Grovew Merry Christmas." - . , , " The 'ticket warned a secord greeting recant summons. J; "Gashouse Kids In Hollywood" PLUSHY "Daiiiet h ? Boone" witn X' " . GEO. O'BRIEN , - V Have Your Riigs. Cleaned By ROMNEY RUG AND FURNITURE CLEANERS Phone 056-Rl Provo RFD. 1. Box 569 SCOOP OF THE WEEK FOR YOUR MILKSHAKE OR MALTS stop At 'J-i: TOPPS DRIVE-INN ' : Stb WEST FIRST NORTH i Practically every-basic metal is deposited within the borders of j the United States. - f Western Distributing Co, nfiihl si -hum SPECIAL 2 BIG HOLIDAY DANCES Xmas Eve. Dec 24 Xhias Nite Dec 25 . The Tdlfc of The Town' 5 , : Utah County's . ' Most Popular' Ballroom . " ; y. . Dancing Every Saturday & Holiday 5; "THE TALK OF TbWN BAND" ly Director I ..:. m ydcalist , . Mgr.. ; Reed -Johnson " " : Barbara Daley. ." . Ralph LatsenA i v. vrr '7 y J-itEGViXn prices ' '.'er ' V i' - of '- ' - - mm X si in Robert RisKin's HI (II IU with KEUT SSimi IIEtt SPJUXS .Wallace rcno - Ksis iccr.:Et -1 , Hriltci Li Prs&stl s 13! .. Umi W III &UUI film MC.' ; - asuufiiraiiiMtwi-H -i 1 ' li , " V iNow Flaying xy will be held, bit Enlwetok;The lsJ. land, .situated- On the 'Marshal chainj will .become 'oh of . the most heavily guarded areas in the world and win be closed to representatives repre-sentatives of .the United Rations. -'-The -new- military organization will be . under' the command ol Lt. Gen John E. Hulk He win' be assisted by Rear-Adm. William. S. Parsons, .the navy's: director1 of atomic, defense, 1 and Maj; i Gen, William E. Kepner, . chief of. the air force's special weapons' group; - Brig"; Gen. Claude B.' Feren-baugh,1 Feren-baugh,1 now . serving . with r army sround forces headquarters in the Pacific; will be chief .of staff -of s the task force. , ' , -,,. ( .- r . TOMORROW! f"- ' A y 1 TJVO . L; VL I yr.Tbxm rack J rrrr boat Misa - 7 ; v. h I? PLUS THIS 2ND HIT SsSf SMBBIW MMSIHIM AND WHAT AN' afFAanwAst , 1. r-i h n k a i d n u v j PBAKieis ntrmon if IAH STOCIWIlt IVI AIOEM ENDS, TONIGHT : "CHRISTMAS EVE" ' and "WHEN A GIRLS BEAUTIFUL Tfcketa' Now on Sale for Our New Years Eve Show -' ; 75c Inc. Tax eats Not Reserved , ' - r ' - TAie jScerd Staff ahf3IamgemeM : Wi&Aea i to Express to Our Many Friends and Patrons -: , A Merry Xmds - Starting Tomorrow Ohfldimas Day Playing' Continuous from'4 2 :30 p. m. . "StL Thafhaptry-lucky" musicry with i cast that just X.) v r ' & ti - jpAi an DONALD DUCK CKARLK McCARTKt mortimer sum tUCXCTKOUSS-t r v aisraiautm sy sko saoio eicruiu !-..-. msm rANcr eownswe-.-ioe soootoutw.trnsur vas Special Xmas Eve Program run me screen: - i,v, , "IIONETJIOONJ.; ; 4 .S.'. . SHIRLEY .TEMPLE 4" s. . : and . , - FRANCtiOT'TDNE' ; t "And?; . t' .'t-.,j: . t s-' Zane Gray, i m.r H Tantai Rim . ' 1 On the Stae at 930 . : "CHRISTMAS CAROLS" j VS.. . v ' to,be sung'byfthe lovely . 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