The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1935, Page 30

“Luella,” said her mother with a warning look, “take your hand out | of those raisins and finish paring the | es for my pies.” ut, I've done most a bushel al- ready,” giggled the guilty young- ‘S'pose you have! How many pies do you figure you children eat? Besides, Christmas time we have to have extras for folks coming Mercy me,” she continued, “It's time for Joel to be home from the church bazaar! Look at that snow!™ Mrs. Dodge opened the cold closet and peered with secret delight at the fast filling shelves. “Sally, you better help Luella with the apples, we'ré almost finished with the baking; and how if your father e R “Mether! Mother!” Shouted Joel, Bcunding Inte the House would bring the turkey, I could stuff | ctuff it tonight.” She glanced toward the kitchen windcw— “My stars! Here comes old Emil Cooper! I just give him a jug of that new cider and a mince pie, when he’s going home.” | Mrs. Dodge had a bountiful na- ture. She anticipated Emil Cooper | and the many other hangers-on, who always showed up around Christmas time; while the supply of pies and puddings grew less and less as the visitors departed. “Father’s coming!” cried the chil- dren and they ran to the door ex- sitedly to meet him, followed by Mrs, Dodge. But a look of perplexity spread over her face. “Where's the turkey?” she gasped. “Fact is—" Y.I(':‘lt,nl:d Mr. Dodge, “I—I gave it to Ned Blake on the way home—for his poor family. Mo~ ther—I couldn't, couldn’t help it.” “Well,” sighed Mrs. Dodge, with: a crestfallen face. “I guess they need it: all right—and we still have the ham.” A light quick step sounded on Lhe‘ snowy porch. “Mother! Mother!” shouted Joel, sounding into the house with a bun- ile than himself. “See! See what I have! I won the big 25-pound | turkay at ‘the bazaar!" “Why son!” exclaimed Mr. Dodge, | that turkey is twice the size of the 12 we gave away.” ———————— YOUR CHRISTMAS PLEASURE Your when your Christmas duty is done. - SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! NEW FUEL FOR BRITISH NAVY LONDON, Dec. 21.—Britain’s flegt soon may be burning petrol made from coal. Auto dealers already have | Eought it, unknowingly, in a mixture with a well known fuel. A $15,000000 plant in northeast England, for the making of oils by hydrogenation of coal, has been plac- ed in full operation. | Two thousand men will be direct- ly employed in the expected annual ‘pmdumon of 45,000,000 gallons. | Two hours after a lump of coal | enters the labyrinth of machinery flhd tubes it has been transformed | into fine oil ready for use. Govern- | ment officials look to this new pro- unrisumas pleasure is due | cess to help rejuvenate the stagnant [cml areas of the northeast,country. - SHOP FIRST! N JUNFAU, F‘ - ) ) ) - . -] ] - - - - " - ] SoQmeMore We’re Wishing Yon A MERRY CHRISTMAS New Shattuck Building May Your Christmas Day Be Merry and Bright . ..and Your New Year a Happy SRS EREN S i ey " 81 & The B. DY SV N VN VBTV Y SNV SN Y VN B VS