The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1938, Page 4

In Town By Sarah Jane Clark PpeC corner Stupid night Jim t store he before rnec a stran hty lonesom quse me, pleas Jim’s cheeks A1 meant to be fresh, really He turned corner and ente the doorway of his apartment Be saw the girl the third time e was just opening the door and goin e lived in the sam tai one-ro Then, what wa first Christmas His job here w hadn't dared to ask go home. Well i go to a show But when Jim got out onto Dela- ware Place he alw hanged hi mind. A snow had begun to fall rely snow with big flake | There was a bump and a crash as ‘an armful of packages landed on dhe sidewalk, s made a thic carpet on the Btreets and sic 1k already icy from the drizzle of the afternoon He hesitated a minute about start- ing out on such a night, then think- jng of the lonely room h: d just quitted, he shrugged shoul- %lers and started up . With his head dow through the snov with difficulty wind. Too late directly in fxc R bump, and a cr on packages landed Startled, Jim looked into the face of the girl he was th ; about #His face red with embarrassment #im picked up her bund Strange to say, the girl la amusedly. “Wny go aro nd dng into people tl way? qy luck, Christmas eve. to ! Jbindles all ttered, and ttle guefully, “some of them brok that's a shame. You must Jet me replace anything that * Jim insisted. “Really 1 sorry about thi w and Kow I'll never fc Jou den't let me do shepping with you. I gan, from Dubuque, working for th «Times.” “Well, I'm Joan $éen feeling sorry for squelched vou a while lad of a chance to eyes were L #her cheeks glowing fro 1 ‘Walk down the busy gwith a pretty girl, replacing smas decorations $mashed in the fal dowed to help put then Hater, w a lot bet fto a picture show nd when Joan's cheerful riendly motl peked the homesick lad to have dinner with them next day, Jim felt that he was no lor friendless er a Stranger in a big city d t Lhristmas was me of peace an ’ugd will, after 4 - - - CHRISTMAS WREATH ‘KINK' STARTED AS SHOEMAKE H # WINSLOW MILL fhrown cut of w Hactory closed la. Flenders came back to town and set himself up as Jeader of Maine'’s Christmas deco tion business. Flanders’ 3 started with a ball of string, some barrel hoops, some spruce boughs gnd a little ambition. Now he’s per- ‘fectzd a gadget that speeds up the wreath-making process by ten limt‘s.} Bhoemaking, he says, can't compare f0“the wreath business. 3 For Ch Author Of “Su Books To Gi A Survey By Mary Graham Bonner THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE fi)roscope “The stars incline but do not compel ve Children ristmas | | WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 1938 Mingled good and ill are seen in | ndown Stories” | AUTHOR | FOR ‘ SUMMING UP the u~puk]i|u|’ today, according tc | - astrology. The early morning is Stories From | | Gustav Tenggren has y ‘tunate for woriex it g Jlizabeth Little X s as | | fairly fortunate for women. i Woodruff ! childron | llustrated this nice ] | “mpjs j5 a lucky time for holiday — | | ’ oot | shopping. Many gems and art ob- | | i/\dmnu planning and | | jects will be purchased this year. | All About e Bl R R Business men will profit and trade S 1Cro “onklin| eng estingly describe n . Subways e ercsts | Gotetl and photo. | | will receive an impetus most promis- | | | graphed | ing for the new year. Heads of im- - ! portant enterprises are to enjoy suc- The Golden | Let Animal | Told ':','”l”"”;“}‘i(“l”‘ll‘l | cess. Young men of talent will be A ” TEve | ing and dignity froi ol v Ram lenborg ver 8w ot in demand s | ~—| | under this configuration real | 4 | Happily combining worth will count for much among Captain | ¢ imagination and ad- those wt eek professional open- Binnacle Peas enthusiast venture | those who seek prof al open-, | - ings. They must not expect favors | American girl or privileges through persons of in- " X jes in an English | | flyence. | Adventure Ross | ojder girl ERusatadiin fluenc { For A Song €l | el done o ¥ Those who have attained high po- | i | sitions in government or profession- | e story of an elk al careers may be suspicious anc Wapiti Pete | Hal Borland | Early 'teens | Absorbing, and beau- difficult to convince when appli | tifully written cants seek employment. Under thi E Sue Barton has been | isway caution will rule, for fear o | | graduated into a visit- criticism affects persons of promin | | Helen |ing nurse and her | |ence Jid’s [peesgetly | Older girls : | Sue Barton | Boylston | € \ problems vm](‘l(v n‘!lh Warning given that healtt | P iy nat- | {hould be safeguarded as epidemic 4 3 | | . - | lare prognosticated. Colds may be The Secret of| Sarah Lind | Older boys |Ranch life, mystery | |peculiarly dangerous to young anc ver Peak | say Schmidt | and girls | and a romance " | [gjq Ine | Plenty cciteme Persons whose birthdate it is have Wik S Edward P i . | Plenty of excitement ) The 7th Scout| SEward 1 | Active boys | {\“Gatisty eager scouts | | the augury of a year of crisis in - which plans culminate and change I € 2lig 1 little Sleek DRvia Mo Lt Adelgh g are numerous, Money may be inher- Stearns children story of an otter : ited by many of this birthdate Children born on this day are I was. And I couldn't wait to find imagination and easily succeed a Ch H t you!” writers l'lS mas But how did you ever trace us?”| James Lane Allen, novelist, wa Barbara asked. “I thought I left no born on this day 1849, Others whe A Yedr the clues. T thought you had deserted|have celebrated it as a birthday it me, when we found you weren't an clude Albert Payson Terhune, au- _— ‘accident case.” thor, 1872; Laura Bridgman, b i . “Deserted you? You? My poor and deaf teacher, 1829 By Edith Kirkwood child,” and he drew her close again (Copyrighted, 1938) “I did have a heck of a time, but - Tomorrows Chiistmas day, to-|01d Jack. the baggage man, finally SlLVER GlFTS O s day " littie Dor.|told me where you had moved to o gt e ranc- | But now we must get ready for last 'y was singing as sbe was DSIC” |vears Christmas. And next week WILL PROVE She'd stop to roll up the \h-v\nm“: 11 get out of this hovel.” Tom's D inually lipping down|Bffluence wes apparent.’ oy o tor_ the. dress was |the hovel, now that you are safely i et Balanbve vty dldar-nad toDled (BAXbare (R Ripeted, 5 A ; one that Helen, tWo yonts o ant to| “All right, Babs, old girl. But| Where are the gifts of last Christ- O, O e oo tired |S1OP Crying down my neck if you mas? Sh-sh—Don't ask it. But i MOBAe QTR R from cleaning | 3¢ really glad to have me back,”|you give silver this Christmas yc "":(’v”_' ’““ Rl pl'_":;'\" :1;.,(- # | but his tender kiss belied his joking know your gift will last thro Hush up, Dorothy. Mother *will | WOrds: many and many a Yuletide an be 1 in pretty, soon, and she'll e L B s g s thing about Christ-! | And whether the home be hum- = ‘Ii \:I,\l "]”:““‘ o % uggage | ble or haughty; cottage, apartmen s o ra i r E o i s or mansion, silver will have a che ; ' "“‘“' see “‘]‘l"""] (]‘\'::;”“:‘\‘““ I‘)‘(I:,‘ftsol\'es GI"S ished place. But do consider the 5 i R op e H H ' of home in makii your sele v responded philosophically ‘wm‘al'p_ S T e 1 “Don’t you remember last Christ- | e Daslerns mas, and how daddy didn’t come | s keeping with the family traditions home with our packages?’ }lvlvnl If it were for tradition—and Patterns may be suavely modern D eve. that even so little a | Whal the children all over the world o lavishly Rennaissance; sternl O B othy shoud forget that, | Would think of him—Santa Claus, Early American, or graciously Geor- T iy had nover been heard | ESau., most certainly would discard gian. For every period, there is a from since that Christmas. eve his bulging pack in favor of modern | pattern. And l!u‘n* are scores of Dorothy started to Teply, Hel: |luggage designs in keeping with the swift- O opt iy there comes| HOW he must sigh for a zipper paced living of today. O e and. the youngsters were |Pag 8 wardrobe trunk and a fitted | Exquisite handwrought trays of ¢ when she entered. Mrs. Bond, | ¢3¢, & traveling kit and a makeup 'silver may have matching pieces | box to keep his nose the right shade urns, pitchers, cream and sugar i and absorbed in her own anx- ious thoughts, did not heed their un- Mrs. Bond was roused by a knock at the door. let. Her apathy had de- at trait in them, and she unaware of what her sorrow doing to her children. She ied herself with the simple meal, and Dorethy’s faint, “Mother, is Santa coming tonight,” was the cause of her only break: “My poor baby, I'm afraid Santa doesn’t even s she sobbed. 2 them into bed, and they ) asleep, their pillows wet h their tears that Santa was not Too tired to sew, and in depre: . Mrs. Bond was from inert brooding by ) at the xist he door unheard of. No one ee her, for she had re- 1dly offers of assistance when her husband disappeared. She ignored the knoc When it came it was a ficant signal, two t rap repeated three times. Her husband’s knock! Qu with ved toward the door. Her finge trembling so that she could vering m ly turn the key. The door pened, and she gasped, “Tom!” as } sty well sed man ex- imed, “Barbara!” and took her n his arms. THen, after a long mbrace, he led her to the big chai he had just quitted, and drew her while they talked you Christmas eve to de minute shopping. i truck my head, and knocked me unconscious. I couldn’t remem- ber who I was or where I lived. I went to a hotel and after a few days got work a salesman. 1 teld boss my predicament. .and 1!:3 bhas been very kind. Today, She | excitement, ,she | But an| somehow and what usually kindly in nature and seriou in mind. Subjects of this sign hav Christmas shopping brought back to me who jof cherry! holders. And silver candlesticks be- long with Christmas as well as with weddings. | He would not have to worry about | snow, for virtually all the new lug- |gage is water-repellant and wash- |able. Nor about bumping into chim- for the new luggage is ultra able. Nor about tiring his re - oo COMMUNITY TRE ma American communities Christmas trees are erected In civie” each December in the main square neys, Lt deer, for bags and trunks and cas 2 e Bty innomes ol or street and the town’s Yule ac- | And what a zip modern luggage tivities center there. Many com- | would put in St. Nick's life! One Munities also string colored lights | fascinating style of bag has an A8long the streets during the sea- | outer pocket that zips all around in SO0 to accentuate the holiday spiirt | shape of an inverted U, with fit- | Usually the lighting of the com- | tings for toiletries munity tree or the special street { A big case actually almost zips in | lights is accompanied by a cere- ! two—one part to leave in the berth, MOnY inaugurating the Christmas one to take to the dressing room. Shopping season. Lights are removed Many of the traveling cases this mmediately after New Years Day | vear are made to stand on end and ~ T NOTICE {open accordingly, so suits on the piouo: dealers are advised they neat detachable hangers stay in i y - must have applications for new li- censes in the Clerk of the Court’s office not later than 3 p.m. Decem- ber 27, if they are to be approvea for the new year, as City Counci} will hold but one special meeting to act on licenses. ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Clerk of Court. place, wrinkleless. Much of the luggage comes with | detachable compartments. All is | designed to carry clothing plus ac- cessories plus toiletries plus coats, hats, shoes, and what-nots, each in its own niche, without a jar or a | crease. Some have little curtains| that zip up and down. —adv. , TUESDAY, DEC. 20, | 2 YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE DECEMBER 20, 1818 had leased the Ellin on Third and Gold streets H. V. Sully, undertaker of Doug- @ Building 938. JHappy PBirthday The Emplre eatends congratula- i tions and best wishes today, their V. C. Genn, head of the manual birthday anniversary .o the follow- training department and director mg: of athletics in the Juneau Public Schools last year, had been com- DECEMBER 20 missioned a Second Lieutenant in S. B. Sullivan the Artillery, according to a letter Donald Tyer received by George Oswell from his son Jack, who was attending school in Maryland J. E. Strue arrived with the crew f the Alaska Treadwell Gold Min- ing Company’s molydenite property it Shakan where they had discon- inued operations for the winter The Rev.'A. J. Rocatti was among hose ill with Spanish influenza The passengers from the Island who worked at Juneau, were accom- nodatingly taken to the mainland »y Captain Durgan, of the launch Thalia, which happened to be lyir it the Douglas float, owing to the act that the gas engine the shent would not work of Dr. L. P. Dawes was to return on the City of Seattle after a visit in the States, Eugene Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Nelson, was a passenger cheduled to arrive here on the City »f Seattle. John G. Brady Jr., son of the late yovernor Brady, was a or Juneau on the Admiral Watson n his way to his home in Sitka passenger Weather: Highest 32; lowest 32 loudy - LOOK and LEARN x ! By A. C. Gordon 1. What animal is noted for its rick of feigning death? 2. What country’'s ruler is callec The Son of Heaven” 3. Who was the wife of V iam hakespeare 4. What is the chemical symbol or geld? 5. Where does port wine get its rame? ANSWERS 1. The opossum 2. Japan 3. Anne Hathaway 4. Au 5. m Oporto, a city al, where this wine was fir PR T AN JUNEAU N ) )\ N N N ) N ! N N \ N { \ ) N ) N ) ) N N N \ N i ! ) N ) ) N { ! E ! ! ) )\ e | And all pack the maximum of ccntents into the minimum of space, with creases in neither garment nor brow, Standard luggage comes in vari-| ous pieces of matching pattern; | | this Christmas, an overnight bag with its luxurious fitting: next Christmas, a combination hat, shoe iand accessory case, perhaps; the next a miniature wardrobe which i\ull hold the contents of any cl()sc!l {in one-tenth the space | - - - ! | R ANTI-COMMUNIST FLAGS | REPLACE BELOVED SANTA 1 IN JAPAN'S CHRISTMAS i { | TOKYO.—Santa Claus has been | | banished from Japan, much to the | sorrow of thousands of boys and | girls who had come to love the pa- tron saint of Christmas. A home | ministry ordinance now forbids the 1 festival manner of celebrat- tian nation, has been celebrating | the day with growing ardor annu- | ally, with department stores featur- ng Santa Clauses similar to the American variety. But now shop- pkeepers have announced that in-| stead of the usual decorations their | ablishments will display Japan-} se, German and Italian flags, rep-| | resenting the three leading anti-| | communist nations. OLYMPIA, WASHI | | | | Delicious Christmas Stollen at the | Peerless-Bakery, Friday and Satur- dny. 4 8dv. % OLYMPIA BREWING COMPANY y & . Season S GI‘ ceungs May you and yours find rich enjoyment in this season and throughout the coming year NGTON, U.S. A, MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR “The Corner Drug Store” R. R. HERMANN Helen Isaak W. E. Leydel - DALY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. lf Cordon w “She is home today." at heme today.” Often Mispronounced: Lullaby. Pronounce lul-a-bi, u as in up, a as in ask unstressed, i as in bite (not as in bit), accent first syllable. ds Often Misused: Do not say. Say, “She Often Misspelled: Freeze (to con- geal). Frieze (a fabric; also a kind of architecture) Synonyms ful, licit, valid Word Study: “Use a word three s and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering Legal, legalized, law- legitimate, authorized, one word each day. Today's word Instability; want of firmnes in- security. “The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregu- larity of our lives."—Stanislaus . —— M ODERN ETIQUETTE # By Roberta Lee Q. Is it rude for a person to begin putting . on his wraps before the last curtain falls at the theater? A. Yes; it is rude and inconsid- erate. If it is absolutely necessary tc leave before the final curtain, | robably to catch a certain train, cne should leave as quickly and quietly as possible, and then put on the wra, the back of the the- Q. When a bride has no parents or near relatives, who should be asked to “give her away A n old friend of the family, perhaps a close friend of her father. Q. What should one say when one wishes to be excused from the table before the others have fin- ished eating? A Will you excuse me, please?” DA DRUG CO. Siuds Gt M SEE] | MERRY CHRISTMAS —means the same thing in any language: ILL FIND YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVE NES BLESSED WITH OF OWNED AND OPERATED BY W.D.GROSS AT THIS SEASON WE OBTAIN Greai Pleasure from Expressing Our Appreciation to Our Friends and Patrons for Their Part in Our Prosperity of the Year Past. WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY and FORTUNATE 1939 . . . . and suggest for Your Merrier Chrisimas Our Fresh Stock of Ready- PREPARED STOCK FISH (LUTEFISH) and remind you that we believe no feast is really complete with- out FRESH-GROUND MANNING'S COFFEE ASK ABOUT OUR NEW CASH DISCOUNT PLAN Gastineau Grocery SAM PAUL — Phones 37 and 722 More Than 30 Years on Gastineau Channel The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars ey TELEPHONE—5I Request our tellers for NEW CURRENCY and Special CHRISTMAS CHECKS First National Bank * JUNEAU—ALASKA ]