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Show y! 'L m jColoradoTown Revives Ritual Of Log Burning CHRISTMAS MORNING ECSTASY l DALMER LAKE, COLO. Resi-- ! town dents of this oa the great Divide celebrate their modern Christmas in an old fash- toned way, by burning the tradi- tional yule log Each year the log is secretly cut, notched and tied with hempen cord, hidden among the trees and rocks awaiting the finder to whom goes the honor of dragging it into high-perche- d ' We hope the Christmas star shines bright for you, lighting your way to success and town. girl to deserve a doll UK this! Brown eyes, real hair, a pretty dress . . . n everything! good , happiness during the holiday season and the coming year. AREAL CHRISTMAS Victory Service By Vera Ashton And Garage DUCHESNE, UTAH lookit, lookit, Jimmie. ) Doesnt it look like a real baby? Just magine its for me! And little Sallys face was radiant with the imagined joy. Ah, thats nothin' but a doll! You girls! and Johnnies nose turned If you're lookin, up with disgust. just lookit that! and he pointed to a scooter that leaned proudly against the wall in the show winThat's what Santa Claus has dow. picked out for me. And Johnnies eyes shone. A man standing near them heard the words, and looked curiously at the ragged children. As he saw his wife approaching, the children started on, but not before he heard the boy say to his sister, "Its no use magimng anything this year. Aunt Meg doesnt even have a chimbley for Santa to crawl down, and he probably doesnt even know that daddy and mother arent here any more, and his brave little lip quivered. The man turned to his wife, who had just reached him. Madge, look I Hello, Santa! Sorry Im so late but Christmas is just around the corner and Id like to place my order. Bring me a doll, a teddy tear, a tricycle, a toy piano, a bag of candy, a new dress and a . . . Whats that, Santa? Have I been a good girl? Of course I have! Er . , . that Is, I hope I have. well-dresse- d Whats this? Another doll! Kind of hard to get it out. Wonder what else is in this big stocking . . . maybe its the candy I ordered from Santa Claus. May the joys of a season noted for its happiness be multiplied for you this Christmas. at that window. But her voice was shrill with a hysterical grief, as she exclaimed: Oh, Phil, I cant look at those toys. You know I cant. When little Elsie is dead, and we have no one to DUCHESNE , Look at that doll! Santa WAS here last night, wasnt he, mummy? Guess I must have been an awfully make Christmas for. But Madge, that is what I mean. We have someone to make a Christmas for. See those kids there, just going round the corner? They are the Mayne children, whose father were killed in that facWhee-e-e- ! Some tricycle Santa and mother fire month. Theyre living last tory left me. Theres so much to play with that I hardly know where to with their aunt, who already has start. Wouldnt it be nice If Christ- four children of her own, and her mas came every day? But maybe husband is only working part time that would be too much work for since the fire. He said no more Banta Claus, and, after all, maybe but watched his wife anxiously. Her look of grief turned slowly to Id get kind of tired, too. one of questioning and then pleasure. Well do it! she exclaimed In glad tones. I heard them tell each other what they wanted, Phil said joy- Last year for the first time Palmer Lake burned its yule log in the town hall, where local firemen built a huge stone fireplace wide enough to accommodate a four-foo- t log Previously the celebration was held in a private home where fewer guests could be accommodated. The hunt for the yule log starts at 1 p. m., when all participants are summoned by a bugle to meet in front of the hall. The yule log has a colorful history. In Scandinavia, where Thor, the god of thunder, was worshiped, great log fires were built along the rocky shores both at in and order to propitiate him for his rumbling wrath. When the early fathers substituted the feast of the Nativity for that of Mithra, the Persian sun god who was worshiped on December 25 in early Rome, a difbeferent note crept in. Yule-tidcame a time for feuds to cease. In England, before the Reformation, bringing in the yule log was aa important part of the Christmas festivities. The community usually gathered in the hall of the lord of the manor, where the log was kindled with due ceremony and all partook in the wassail cup, a sweet cider Savored with fruits and spices. mid-summ- A Mans Fortune is in his Head No Brains, No Fortune! A. Hollenbeck L. DUCHESNE, UTAH mid-wint- e tie boy and girl in our house, Phil Vigars replied, with a happy smile on his face. And he added, under his breath, as he gave his wife a mighty hug. This is a real Christmas, Madge. Im glad that there was plenty of room at this inn. May this Christmas season bless you and yours with all the good things in life; may success, happiness and health be yours in full measure. Granite Furniture Company Largest Native Mammal The Alaskan moose is the largest mammal native to North America. CLARENCE FOY, Mgr. Duchesne, Utah ously. So on Christmas We wish to take this opportunity to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and to express our appreciation of your patronage during the your happiest and most past year. ous! Another year Christmas . . . morning Sally and Johnnie were surprised to have an auto drive up in front of their Aunt Megs house, and have a fine big man ask them to go home with him to dinner. And there, when they had taken off their coats and hats, they found a lovely Christmas tree with a beautiful doll and a perfectly grand scooter, and a new suit for Johnnie and a dress for Sally which made her dress sparkle with another .... may it be joy- ' DUCHESNE Commercial fiJlurrau Club DUCHESNE, UTAH Here it is bedtime already. Ive had a busy day but I'm really not tired. Better go to bed, though, cause mummy says I should . . . and I really ought to be a good girl after this wonderful Christmas. Thanks a lot, Santa Claus! As 1939 draws to its end, we add our voices to the chorus of ever-swelli- Merry May this glorious Christmas season bring you contentment, happiness and good cheer. Christmas to you all! joy. We don't want you to go home, Mrs. Vigars said when the children began to talk about having to go, after the dinner of turkey and cranberry sauce and all the fixings. We want you to stay, don't we Phil? Indeed we do, for we need a lit- - Roy A. 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