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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Games and Dolls Hold First Spot in 1 Santa9 s Toyland Busy With War Work, He Was Unable to Make New Metal Toys. The celebration of V--J Day didnt come soon enough to put Santa Claus toyland schedule to a peacetime basis. Although he will carry more than a $200,000,000 pack of playthings this Christmas, less than 8 per cent of the toys under Yule-tid- e trees will be of metal and most of these will be the simplest ' types of stamped-ou- t metal. There will be only a token showing of wheel toys,- electric trains and mechanical toys of metal, a survey of toyland supplies in- - How Christmas ETERNAL STAR Is Celebrated In Peacetime OF BETHLEHEM The Wise Men may have been the only ones who actually saw the Star of Bethlehem. Most Countries Will Honor Day With Their Local But: According to St. Matthew, when Herod heard that the Wise Men were seeking the Christ Child whose star they had seen in the east, he summoned the chief priests and scribes of the people and demanded of them where it had been predicted that the Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Beth- lehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet. St. Matthew 2:5. It was written by the prophet and nothing could prevent it. And after the Wise Men had been directed to Bethlehem by Herod: ". . . lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Matthew 2:9-1Apparently, even the Wise Men lost sight of the Star temporarily hence they rejoiced when it returned to their vision after they had departed from Herod. The Star of Bethlehem was neither kindled nor extinguished when Christ was born in Judea it was written by the prophet, it has vanquished every despot from Herod to Hitler and survived every tyranny and cruelty that evil men could think of: and the hearts of men, turning from foul memories and associations, have and shall rejoice in the eternal light of righteousness and peace. Yule Pageants. j well? Christmas is Christmas from one corner of the earth to the other. This year the day means something special, a period of thanksgiving for the end of a long bitter struggle. While most nations will celebrate the day in reverence to Christ, the customs vary in different countries and different regions. Modern girls adore spinning wheels Yep, four of them and a RELIGIOUS PARADE Great Swallower Fish Has an Extra Stomach spare. Nothing Extra So you Sweet Young Thing were in the army. Did you get a commission? He Nope, just straight pay. The great swallower a fish that is only nine inches long has an extra stomach to take care of food greater than the capacity of its normal stomach, scientists say. Wrapped up neatly inside the fish regular stomach is an elastic extra pouch, which expands like a balloon when the fish swallows an object larger than itself. The great swallower lives in deep water, 1,800 to 9,000 feet deep, and scientists are still wondering how it can stand the great pressure at that depth. 0. Simple Why is it that a girl can never catch a ball like a man? W ell, a mans much bigger . Giddap Why are you going to quit, Bill? Are your wages too low? The wages are all right, but out of a job. Im keeping a horse They say Bifkins married her because her uncle left her a million bucks. But he says hed have married her no matter who left it to her. 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W dicates, but better quality lines of wood and cardboard playthings are assured. Rubber toys are not expected to appear in any volume and plastic items will be limited to the same small quantities as last year due to material shortages. The brightest spot on toyland is the doll parade and the parlor game sector where there are reported to be good supplies of many old favorites like Camelot and Monopoly that children and parents can enjoy together, although cardboard and dye-climitations have made new items scarce. Classic card game, favorites like Rook, Pit and Crossword Lexicon have been produced in large volume, as they require a minimum of cardboard. Bonanza, combining the technique of Michigan and rummy, is another favorite that provides fun for all the family. Escape-typ- e games that are easy to learn ut Nations Christmas Tree Was Dedicated in 1925 The Nations Christmas Tree was so dedicated on Christmas Day, 1925. The tree, one of the Sequoia gigantea, is estimated to be 267 feet tall and is located in General Grant National park, 64 miles east of Fresno, Calif. Appropriate and ceremonies are held beneath the well-attend- ed tree each year, weather and er conditions permitting. oth- he lays in the manger within the cave where Christ was born. Dramatically the procession approaches; heralded by a single horseman, his banner streaming aloft. A corps of native police mounted upon fiery Arabian horses follows, and then another single horseman upon a prancing black steed carrying the cross on high; the patriarch in his . cardinal and ermine, mitred bishops, clergy in embroidered vestments and white robed acolytes swinging golden censers precede the jeweled pavilion For weeks prior to Christmas, the children of Colombia thrill to the painstaking preparations for a gloriVacas ous fireworks celebration. Locas, Crazy Cow, is the fireworks of the Christmas fiestas in each village square, when mW don fireproof garments and crawl into of the Holy Child. the wooden framework of a cow The procession enters the Church loaded down with sizzling firecrackof the Nativity. The public is not ers and glittering Roman candles. permitted to witness the actual placing of the effigy, as that part of the PARADE OF MASKS church built above the Cave of the Nativity is under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox church. On Christmas Eve, members of all denominations assemble to sing carols above the birthplace of the Holy Child before midnight mass is solemnized in the Church of the Nativity. In the regions of Unrasch, Switzerland, young people go from house to house wearing masks and elaborate headdresses, representing houses, 'ships and biblical scenes. Enormous cowbells are worn on a leather harness. These merrymakers dance and yodel until they are thrown a few coins. POLISH WIGILIA The Polish Wigilia, or Christmas The Last Supfeast, symbolizes per, and is the feature of their Christmas celebration. Twelve types of dishes, prepared in their individual style, are served only once a year and at this time. all the lands; with the hymn most Calling from all Churches throughout carol singers have become a most often heard, 6 Come, All Ye Faithful, Without the boys and girls Christmas. vital part of every communitys over the air, Christmas would and glngiwg in the Churches, in the homes In this country. has it that acquired lack the real spirit After the feqst, the lights are put out and bowls of nuts, raisins and fruits and Christmas cakes and candies are passed around and eaten by the tree in the flicker of the candles. spe- cial, soothing medicinal vapors. Stimulates chest and back surfaces like a wanning poultice. Soccer Popular For eight evenings before Christmas, there is a religious procession held in Mexico at the head of which the figures of Joseph and Mary are HOLD CHRISTMAS borne. A lightedof taper is carried by the group, and they each member go about the streets singing ChristIN mas songs. Admittance to a home is sought every night. On the ninth All Bethlehem turns out on Dethey are admitted and a recember 24 for the arrival of the Pa- evening conducted about ligious ceremony triarch of Jerusalem Cardinal of the straw-fille- d of the Christ manger who each year Child. the Holy Land brings to Bethlehem an ancient effigy of. the Infant Jesus, which CRAZY-COFIESTA Dolls a big favorite. Thats Yes, How? If Im the first fellow you ever kissed, how is it you kiss so well? If Im the first girl you ever kissed, how do you know I kiss so GOD yC3l? OfugCi yetmrsellff (or truck) this winter, you chains, too . . . because you may If you need your car need weed tire be stuck without them. 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