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Show THE Thursday, December 9, 1943 Crib Traditional Christmas Mark in Southern Europe f N'EPHI, UTAH TIMES-NEW- PAGE THREE Along the Road to Rome and Berlin 1 1rs. Xeulyii ed's Secret Didn't Help Matters Any 4 gj j if D MERfOf-GD-ROUH- 3 - 1 71 w rraS.ri C'Z:,:' Washington, V 1 I). C. PRESIDENT AM) NEWSPRINT Some of the President's newspaper friends who have been consistently for him over a long period of years are now suggesting that this is a good time to turn the other cheek regarding his constant feud with the press. They suggest that he personally could step into the cur-rent newsprint shortage and take a strong stand on an issue which seri-- , ously threatens one of the basic free-- i doms of the country freedom of the press. Actually, a good many bureaucrats have been nibbling at the newsprint problem, but no one has stepped in with any forthrightness to cut red tape and solve the problem. It now looks as if only the White House could do this. Not generally realized Is the fact that newsprint shortage Is due not so much to decreased woodpulp pro- duction in the Canadian forests, but to much greater use of cardboard and packing material in sending war supplies abroad. This is a terrific drain and, though U. S. publishers have patriotically cut their newsprint, they will have to cut to the bone unless energetic moves are made by the government. The plan put forward by newspaper executives friendly to the White House includes: 1. Greater use of war prisoners In the Canadian and Maine forests. 2. More equitable distribution of At newsprint among publishers. present, the papers with the big Sunday editions have scarcely suffered at all, being able to absorb their paper cuts out of their Sunday "fat." On the other hand, medium-size- d papers may have to take terrific punishment. 3. Stricter supervision of cuts by throw-awaydodgers, comic magazines and newsprint users who have not kept such accurate records of their past consumption. The newspaper industry has suffered by its past efficiency, having kept very accurate records. 4. More emphasis on the paper salvage campaign. At present, only 35 per cent of the nation's waste paper is being collected and salvaged. The waste paper reclaiming machinery is running at only 51 per cent of capacity. Approximately 6,000,000 tons of waste paper are normally collected and sold for paper board but now only two million. The newspapers stepped In and did a great job of collecting scrap iron when the nation needed it, but now, when the newspapers need newsprint, they themselves are somewhat handicapped in blowing their horn. What the White House will do remains to be seen. 1 & I t V 'mS&'' MflN - i - i . St. Francis received special per mission from the Pope to erect his 'Praesepe" in the village of Grec-!inear Assisi. This first Crib was in immediate sensation. Set up in i stable, it was complete with live inimals, etc. Greccio became for its Crib and miraculous tures were attributed to the proven-le- r of the animals. One of the most famous Cribs in iie world was built by the Capuchin nonks, the shrine of the Madonna Jelle Grazie, situated in a grotto n nd surrounded by galleries of cork giving a mountainous effect. Wooden figures, carved by he noted artists Gaggini and were arranged to move in procession to the Manger. Other telebrated Cribs include the one at Haserta, Italy,' where the most fa- o, Sar-linia- the Krippe at Oberammergau, where has the figure of the Christ-Chilbeen a possession of the Lange family for many generations. During the Renaissance the presentation of the Crib became increasingly elaborate. The figures were more realistic and richly dressed, the devotional shrines and processions becoming highly ornate pageants. Later, Naples was famed as the city of Cribs. Every church had its "Praesepe" and families erected evergreen shrines on the flat rooftops of their dwellings, the background being dominated by Vesuvius and the beautiful starlit sky. aeon lighting the candles often take on the form of a bulb neveriheless, they definitely contribute just the right touch of reverence and gaiety to the holiday season. True, the custom of lighting candles in remembrance of the Star of Bethlehem claims deep religious significance. But Christmas has also :ome to be a children's festival, and wherever there are children there is legend weaving. And there is s charming legend that long, long ago In Austria, there lived an old shoemaker in a little cottage on the edge of a village. Al though this humble man had very little, whether for himself or to share tt ( v. III mf: -- r ' ' a " - 4 kcM 'T S' t IS- - s s, v . sv LL w o ..i,, together and said: "Surely there is something different about him that he .s spared. What does he do mat we do not do? Perhaps it is his little candle. Let us, too, place lights in our windows." And the day the peasants took counsel was the day before Christmas, nd the first night the candles were set to burn in all the windows was Christmas Eve. When morning came It was as though a miracle had happened. A toft mantle of snow covered the village like a gentle blessing, but there was something more a new air of peace and hope. And before the sun had cast Its first bright gleam on the spire of the village, church there came a messenger riding to bring the great, glad news of peace. The church bells chimed and the people knelt In prayer and there was a feeling of Christmas glory such as there bad not been In many years. "It was the candles," they whispered. The peasants were awed. "They have guided the Christ Child to our doorsteps. We must never (gain fail to light candles on His Birthday." From such a long ago beginning this beautiful custom has become rery dear to our hearts. So dear In fact that year after year we light our candles on Christmas Eve, and year after year, the holiday greeting cards we exchange with our friends and loved ones carry the proud motif of the Christmas candle. And this year the candles will still burn bright, their light sending forth hope and cheer for the peaceful world that loon must come. There are scores of other legends surrounding the widespread use of landles at Christmas time and all of them have a simple beauty which ippeals to children and adults alike. The stories are told in every lan uage. v a n v . 1,11.1111m rli.,1f,nr - r X.. a w.or J - 3 Left: Max Factor, Hollywood make-u- p expert, advises women who will play Santa Claus to lower their voices, puff out their cheeks with cotton and put on false noses. The probable result is pictured. Center: Helen Traubel, American operatic star, is made np for her part in the Metropolitan Opera company's presentation of "Tristan und Isolde." Right: Miss Edith Brechter, a war worker, displays a battle-scarre-d Jap flag captured by U. S. troops on Guadalcanal and sent to her by her fiance as a birthday present. Eton Lads Curry Iron Horse Scoring Waterl )oy -- r;; 1m km - with others, his goodness of heart was such that each evening he placed in his window a lighted candle as a. sign of welcome to weary travelers TCho might be asking shelter. War came to the village and famine, yet the little light never wavered Each night it took its place to send forth its beam as a message of cheer to forlorn wayfarers. It was wintertime and the suffering was acute. Great hardships came. Sons died in battle. Animals starved for want of grain. Yet always, somehow the old shoemaker suffered less than others. It was almost as though there were a splendid charm upon ' ' ,.i..iif Lady Santa Claus: Opera Star: Jap War Trophy Neo-polit- At Christmas, millions of little candles suddenly spring into being all .;:.! These three soldiers are charged with the job of keeping up the tires on the fleet of cars used by of the Allied Fifth army in Italy. Shown with their repair car somewhere behind the front are Corp. Gordon Smith, Hilton, Va. (left), Corp. Morris Sigler, Hagerstown, Md. (center), and Pfc. Herman Muchleisen. Right: According to the sign these British engineers are 120 miles from Rome as they smooth out a road for units of the Fifth. The work of engineers gains In importance as the Germans attempt to retard the advancing Allies by blowing up bridges and destroying transportation facilities. Left: d jver it seems on Christmas trees, on so many of our Christmas cards. ji the shop windows and in our homes. In these days of fluorescent and- yt. , the headquarters mous Bambino in the world Is annually laid in the Manger amid traditional pomp and solemnity, and Charming Yule Legend Tells Story Of Village's First Christmas Candle Ji- s. If - The Christmas Crib is as traditionally a part of Christmas In southern Europe as is the Christmas tree in the northern countries. In France, it is the Creche or Cradle; in Italy, the or Manger; in Germany, Krippe or Crib; ' in Praesepe Czechoslovakia, Jeslicky; and in Spain, the Nacimiento or Nativity Scene. From the earliest years of Christianity priests and religious leaders interpreted the Bible by literal representation of plays, tableaux, etc., because of the lack of books and widespread inability to read. However, the first Crib was set up In 1223 hv St.. Francis Assisi. i. .11 ! : . -- VV'. JLi-rJ Yule Is Ancient Word f Tiny Watorboy William Andrews a football Eton schoolboys change their high hats and carefully styled suits for drama when be went into game overalls as they volunteer their services to clean railroad engines. A for his Texas Longhorns to scors with two drop kicks. (roup Is seen grooming an Iron horse at a depot in Slough. '" " i alrtiitiiixi'it tui r in (left) was the center of iii Nazis Burn, Wreck Towns; Then Flee King's Bathtub written as a book, "A Ship to Re member," by Alexander Griffin of the Philadelphia Record. For the first time It reveals the spectacular operation of the ship which carried General Doolittle's bombers within a stone's throw of Tokyo. Among other things, the navy okayed publication by Griffin of the fact that, at one time, the Hornet practically acted as a substitute for Henderson Field in the Solomons. That badly messed-u- p airport, on the night of October 14, 1942, had only five planes left and gasoline to send out only four. So the Hornet came alongside the Island, threw her planes Into action and. for 36 hours, substituted for Henderson Field. Even more astonishing la the revelation that, at one time during the low point in the South Pacific battle, the U. S. navy had only one aircraft carrier left undamaged in that entire expanse of water the Hornet. MERRY-GO-ROCN- Yule, ni-:'i- ! serious war between Bolivia and Paraguay in the jungles of the Gran Chaco. Last week, the presidents of Paraguay and Bolivia met at the border of the two countries in the Chaco, erected a large cross, and pledged themselves and their countries to everlasting peace. The bitterness which animated these two South American countries has been wiped away, and they are Good Neighbors in every sense of the word. Some diplomats hope this incident Is a forecast that the bitterness actuating the enemies of World War II may likewise be eliminated after the passage of time. ft Wheeler Irish Light Candle to as another name for the Guide Christ Child Christmas season, is of great anold An Irish legend tells that some tiquity and its actual derivation Is times on Christmas Eve Mary and Some matter of dispute. Hill the Christ Child wander abroad seek philologists hold to the theory that Ing shelter. Fearful lest they miehl the term Is derived from the Anglo-Saxo- n seek In vain, as they did In Bethle "hweol" (wheel). They be- hem long ago, a lighted candle is wheel Is related to the placed In every window to guirlc the lieve irroneous primitive conception of them to a place of refuge. Then the circular path described by the are left burning through the un during iU annual Journey around gleaming into the darkness. guJ ing any wanderer. the earth. GOOD NEIGHBOR PEACE Ten years ago, there was a very Don't fool with a cold! Neglected, It may easily develop Into a more serious condition. Rest avoid exposure. And for cold miseries, get l Grove's Cold Tablets. They're like a doctor's prescription that is, a multiple medicine. Work on all these symptoms of a cold . . . headache body aches fever nasal stuffiness. Why Just suffer aionft? Take Grove's Cold Tablets exactly as directed. Ask your drugftlst for Grove'sCold Tablets for fifty years known to millions aa "Bromo Quinine" Cold Tablets! us-ia- Save Money Gel Larfe Economy Size When you see news photos ot soldiers "off duty" in camp or benotice how hind the battle-line- s often you'll see them smoking a cigarette. There's a good reason for that. Army officials say that cigarettes are an appreciable factor in maintaining morale and the soldiers themselves add that a carton of cigarettes from home is always welcome. What brand? Well, sales records in Post Ex changes and Canteens show that Camels are the favorite cigarette with men in all the services. Though there are Post Office restrictions on packages to overseas Army men, you can still send Camels to soldiers in the U. S., and to Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen wherever they are. Adv. Jgiip fT nw Yjfi : V,' A 1 I I gi 1 J Ji l Recommended D0CTRS Helps tone up adult systems helps children build sound teeth, strong bones Light From Distant Stars The amount of light that reaches the eye from some distant stars is INSIDE STORY OF nORNET The navy department has okayed squivalent to the light coming publication of the Inside story of the from a candle six miles away. famous airplane carrier Hornet, l r Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed were silent as the train bore them swiftly homewards at the end of their honeymoon. Mr. Newlywed had spent every available penny on the holiday and his next pay day was a full two weeks ofT. But as they nrared home the young wife gave a merry laugh. With a frown her husband asked the cause of her merriment. "I'm going to tell you a secret that wili cheer you up, Billy," she said. "Before we went away I hid a ten dollar bill in the pantry." "Yes," moaned the dejected spouse, "I know. I found it." jfjrr Mr 'I Corp. Willl.m Pol-l- n of Chicago, III., tries the hot water faucet on one of King Mr tor Emmanuel's tubs pass through a burning Retreating Nail, riding in a Crimean village as they hurry to prevent the Russian from cloning off In the royal palars sear Naples, the peninsula of Crimea. A meeting between President Roosevelt, Pre- Italy. The tub appears small but mier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill was believed Imminent as Rus- the palace Is considered the world's third largest. sian armies near the Polish frontier. half-trac- k, MacMillan, Farm Jour- nal candidate for President, arrived in Wisconsin two days after Willklel ft OPA will soon hoist prices for essential war commodities being produced by small war contractors. This Is to compensate the contractors for higher labor costs, ft The Truman committee has received reports of "sanctioned loitering" In the naval torpedo plant at Alexandria, Va. ft Washington Is interested in U. S. Judge "Jefly" O'Oonnor's proposal to punish the Germans by making them ttf-- in each country until they build up all th property they havs damaged. SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER toka Military raqulramantt avail-atha major portion of rubber supplies far f Iras (for planes, trucks, and othar war vehicles), treads far tanks, beats, balloaas, raincoats, pontons, shoes, surgical supplies, and hundreds of ether essential military Items. Thafs why patriotic civilians take tha restrictions on their rubber uie In aa understandbl ing spirit. According to the court historian to Philip II, and recorded m 1615, Columbus was credited with having found natives bounding rubami ber play bolls (1490-150to have brought soma back front Hitponlola to Queen Isabella. BsEGooirich |