The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1942, Page 10

e v ] e The Ship . . . TheOwner . . . The Master . . . and the Crew . . . wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2% Motorship ESTEBETH Davis Transportation Company iR BEEEBBOEPBEBRBBEBIE S P T L 1 U R R LR S The Shattuck Agency Wishes You A Merry Christmas e Now, while the holiday season is in full swing, with genuine ap- preciation and thanks for the pleasure of our business relations during the past years, we desire to express this wishfoyou . . . May the coming year be one of complete fulfillment of every hope, continued good will and the great- est prosperity, and may you have the MERRIEST OF MERRY CHRISTMASES. The Shattuck Agency PHONE 249 Insurance Bonds THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Modern Toys Foster Spirit Of Fair Play Christmas gifts designed to pro mote greater use of the imagination 1ong children in the five to eight- year-old group have been planned by toymakers throughout the nation. Encouraging the spirit of inde- pendence and fostering group cre- ative play, the new type toys teach the youngsters to think for them- selve During the five to eight-year-old period when children are making the transition from babyhood to re School days begin for them wise, thoughtful parent selects toys for them which stimulate group play. Dull, to those chiidren, are the toys that obviously teach a les- son. But intefesting are the toys that teach a lesson under the guise of fun and not in the classroom Mathematies can be fun if the youngster applies it to counting change for customers in his make- believe store at home. After being in the classroom all day, children want to release all the nervous energy within them. Toys such as tricyel nall scooters and junior bikes are helpful for the guid- ance of all such young exuberance B e A KE/EPING FIT DURING LONG VOYAGE—Exe JUNEAU, ALASKA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1942 rcises like these are needed to keep sailors fit during a long voyage. Here sailors on the fantail of a cruiser get a workout under direction of bos'n’s maie stauding en ventlator, HAPPINESS IN THE HOME ON CHRISTMAS DAY By . LOUIST C. HASTINGS Christmas is here and no matter how tragic a state the world is in, no matter how difficult the home problems happen to be, we mothers must strive to keep the little world around us happy and sane. Feeling strongly the spirit of goodwill toward others is one means of preserving this tranquility. It means of character all who enjoy it There different ways of doing good in our small corner of the world. One is through services of love. No matter how young the child is, little lessons of Kkindness and helpfulness are always in or- der. The that results is its own We who selves in day of our must have special éxperiences along these lines, otherwise our sacri- fices may increase their selfishness and mean for them “me, myself, first, last and always,” which when developed is a difficult attitude of mind to change. It is a simple thing during the Christmas season to teach the joys of thinking of others. When even the tiny children make trimmings for the wristmas tree they can be made to understand that they are serving others. But the prefer- ences of different members of the fgmily must be considered in order that this consciousness may be reached: Mothers should allow the children to share in trimming the tree. There is happiness for the adults, it is true, in' seeing the sur- prise and hearing the exclama- tions when the tree they have trimmed is first seen, but sharing is the keynote of “home together- ness.” Children who do not share in this way miss something bgautiful I think the mother should always plan to have the children make some of their gifts at Christmas, or else provide gifts that mean a sacrifice of some sort. One delightful as well as educa- tional feature which our children should have an opportunity to share is giving the birds a Christ- mas feast experience children meet is recorded in their subconscious minds, and each ex- perience does its part in laying the foundation stones of character. Feeding the feathered friends dur- ing the cold Christmas holidays will benefit the children quite as much as the birds A little tree decorated with wired peorn and cranberrie gestion for this project molded in inuffin tins wire ¢ad hung up in will delight chickadees. Suet fas ened to the tree trunks will be food for the woodpeckers and nut- hatches. The empty skins of grape- fruit with wire handles may be filled with prepared wild birdseed becomes a growth for are happiness reward are parents give of our- every folks ourselves yet little spite of lives, is one sug- Melted suet, wound with the trees, and hung for the seedeaters. We are always happy when we make happiness for our Iriends— and the birds are among our friends—whether we are grown-up, or only five or six years old. v LETTER OPENER We suggest you simplify “his” office work by giving him a leather desk set that includes shears and a letter opener. Special feature of ! the opener is the magnifying glass | in the handle, which proves help- ful in reading addresses and sig- natures. DAY FOR CHILD, CHRISTMAS DAY December the 25th is the Day the Child It is upon.this day of days that and lit- speak countless men and women tle children barely able to their language utter the great re- joicing. For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given. Even those who hold creeds in which there is no Christmas feel the splendor of that cry and those who have no formal creed at all, still know there is one of the 365 portions of the year which is es- sentially the Day of the Child It is the day when even the most unsentimental adult long since con- gealed and hardened by the years, can hear in his heart, the foot- steps of the little ones. Today they are running about as eagerly a1l over the world pattering to see what good gifts been received, ardent hope any young on day may have with a rts can feel the austere scien- tist who has almost «quit heliev- ing in the very laws of astronomy which recently seemed as-sure and stable, but which now seem dis- solving in a mist of relativity this careful professional skeptic becomes as a child himself, and considers it hard indeed if he can- this 3, that g Santa Claus, godfather of the the not believe in bearded [fairy children Almighty God, heavenly Father who hast blessed us with the joy and care of children. Give us light and strength so to train them that they may love whatsoever things are true and pure and lovely and for good report.” For on this day of the we all remember that the most precious gift we can bestow upon our children is a capacity for feel- ing just such tender and generous and helpful emotions as today stir in the breasts of all good men and women Child ->e SPORTSMAN CUTS TREE CORRECTLY The true sportsman of the woods, when cutting Christmas trees (after | obtaining permission), will not cut | trees so close to the highway that | their felling will mar the roadside beauty. He will, when possible, | take his trees from crowded | clumps, wheré thinning will lx-no-; fit other trees, and he will not chop and chop until he hn;\lls" finds the tree he fants, leaving | the others to die and d out, charms Bven the White House puts on an extra decoration for the Yule holi- days. The tree here is just ouside the main entrance of the Presi- dent’s home. - - LUCK CHARM Does he believe in Give him a St good luck Christo- causing a summertime fire hazard. pher coin knife. These clever knives B BUY DI NSE BONDS | mag be worn on key as watch charm or chain, DO DD e MEEERIRNY BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! 4 4 & FRED HENNING Complete Men's Outfitter