The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1942, Page 17

ron1550061 “(The greatest friend of ‘man, the | playfellow for e#r lighter moods and the protectof®f our homes and children.) . Collar—flat for a short-haired | dog, round for a long-haired one.| Christmas tree candles date back Leather leash [to the very earliest times in the Blanket, either knitted or woven.|Christian erd. The Yule candle, | Why not a house of his own for |of goodly size, lighted early Na- tivity scenes. If it's a small house pet—a rug or a pillow Several cans of dog food Sponge and dog sodp. Some big bath towels for drying Ball for plaything. CHRISTMAS CANI 28 \ristm Christmas Eve. In the entrance drive on a huge apartment building Shorty Cavendish huddled in a vain | attempt to protect himself from the COCRRIER; AR R AR PR B R RR IR RE R RRRIEIRR MAY YOUR CHRISTMAS BE HAPPY AND YOUR NEW YEAR PROSPEROUS. Juneau Insurance Agency STAN GRUMMETT O S A AR A (2OOOOOOONOOEYE T I e T I e e cold. His normally genial face was | pinched and drawn, and his roly- poly body shuddered as the *wind bit through his pitifully inadequate clothing Shorty was broke. now he had been streets, hoping and pr For six weeks tramping the ng to find |a job. Only the day before he had been turned out of his rooming house, his clothing and other pos- sessions confiscated by a sharp- tongued landlady. Yet what bothered him even more was the gnawing emptiness in the pit of his stomach. It was then his attention turned to thie two men on the corner. For some time they had stood regarding him, the younger man sometimes gesturing his way, the older one shaking his head. Shorty shrugged Maybe they were plainsclothes of- s . Anyway, he was going to hit them for a dime. He approached the men. “Do you happen to have an extra dime, Mister?” The older man reached into his pocket, drew forth a bill and hand- ed it to Shorty with a smile. “Mer- ry Christmas,” he said, then turned away. Shorty stared at the bill, his heart in his t at. Five dollars. The man must have made a mistake. But when he looked up his benefactor had melted into the crowd. Shorty remained undecided for a MERRY CHRISTMAS o and o Good A& | wasn't an error.’ Best wishes for the Holiday Season and a sincere wish that you and yours will continue throughout the coming year to enjoy excellent health. U AU DAIRIES, Inc. “Juno-Maid” Ice Cream and Pastentized Grade “A” Milk THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-JUNEAU ALASK/ be a bottle of lquor. I disagreed After we saw what you did do with it, we couldn't just walk away.” His eyes played briefly over Short then turned and walked as of swiftly as his half-frozen feet would permit toward the restaurant Through his mind was racing won- derful dream: fat little figure, and he cleared his He merged with the “crowd in |throat. “"Our lodge is giving a party front of a toy shop, felt himself |tonight for some children from the jammed tightly against the display | Clearview Orphanage. We need a window. A small boy and girl stood | man to act as Santa Claus beside him, their noses pressed to |you don’t mind my saying so, you'd the cold pane, staring in mingled | take the part splendidly. After that and icipation at the big red | wé could arrange to give you a job n on display. Then he noticed |as assistant janitor at our hall woman who stood behind them. | Would you be interested?” shabbily drésed, and on | “Int d?” Shorty r face was a look of despair, “Mister,” he said slowly The little girl glanced back, eyes | just offered me a ticket to heaeven.” shining Do you think Santa will L - oo -~ 'STOCKING ON " CHRISTMAS IS moment ns choked “you've - 5 77 . \c‘l: e OLD TRICK Christmas just wouldn't be Chri mas to American and girls without a visit from St. Nick According to history, St. Nicholas in real life was the Archbishop of | 2%’ ' | Myra and lived during the Fourth | b ; . E century. In the Middle | makes his first traditional | ance in the legends of the land. | One legend concerns St. NicHolas - . | eve, which originally was celebrat- kg ed on the sixth of December. Young | | 1adies, it seems, would hang up their | IS P ockings in hopes that St. Nicholas bring us that wagon, Mama?" she | goy1q fill them with dowries, After jasked. “That's all Jimmy and I|g gme St. Nick and the stocking- want, Just that wagon hanging custom was incorporated | The woman tried to into the celebration of Christmas {afraid not, darling | Another legend says that on Shortly suddenly realized that he | chyistmas eve the spirit of St. Nich- B8 freBto £0 on. Still bhe hestits olas rode across the land on a great But, Mama,® the white horse followed by hosts we wrote to him and innocents slain in Bethlehem by where we live now the order of Herod. Children of the Shorty stepped forward impulsive- ly. “Parden me, Madam,” he mur- | mured, pressed the precious five- | dollar bill into her hand, and walked quickly away. Not, however, before | he heard her gasp of delight | He stood on the curb, unaware of the freezing wind, as happy a | had ever been in his life. Tonight he would sleep in the city jail | a common tramp. But tonight had done something would always be proud. A hand settled on his shoulder. | He turned, recognized the gray-hair- ed man who had given him the money. For an instant Shorty was frightened. “I'm sorry, sir,” he said . “I want- ed to tell you of your error right away, but you left before I could I haven't the money now.” The man smiled. “Don't over that,” he said quietly. | boys appear- North- mile. “I'm he ted pleaded, | told him | boy We the he he | of which he| W Northland filled their wooden shoes with oats for the Saint’s horse and set them outside of the door; in the morning, providing the children had been good, the oats were gone worry org | “Then, what . . . ? “My companion ana t made you the subject of a wager,” the man | explained. “He claimed the first thing you would buy if you put | apples. children, the and husbands, and even the the girls were getting tco much the wives your hands on some money would | best of things; so, they all joined |{ JUNEAU WATER All A Very Merry Christmas * and if | the shoes were filled with nuts and | & Eventually, the boys and younger @ srandparents, decided ' RRRE RRRRRRRRRRRRG }vm* International Society of Stock- ing-hangers | Our ancestor | America, where he ha and fat and jovial white horse for ei deer, and his pack |and bigger. This year Santa's pack may |minus a few luxury products and | mechanical gadgets, but that doesn’t matter as long as there are mamma dolls, sleds and drums and picture | books; toys for the children Brown I¢ d his ¢ magic bulged rein- big | 1 heard the bélls on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, “And wild and sweet The words repeat | Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And thought ot as the day had come, | The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along _ The unbroken song | Of peace on earth, good-will to men! } Till, ringing, swinging on its way, The world revolved from night to day A voice, a chime, A chant sublime Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South And with the sound The carols drowned 0f peace on earth, good-will to men! It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And made _forlorn The households born 0f peace on earth, good-will to men! And in despair I bowed my head | “There is no peace on earth,” I suid; “For hate is strong And mocks the song PAGE FIVE e e———- How Happy Pierre Paid For His Special Yule Gift Many touching, snd very human stories about Christmas and the Christ Child are being told and read at this time of the year. | One of them, related recently by ® movie producer in Hollywood who steted he heard it at a little French shurch in his West coast town, fits | & very well with the spirit of Christ- was, According to the story repeated, a member of a sectarian order was erecting a little vignette of the | tvity scene. A short time after th scone was erected, the tiny figure of the Christ Child was missing. The loss was reported immediate- Iy to the rector of the parish who eame hurrying to the scene of what looked like a theft. On the way back, feeling very sad because of the loss, he was almost struck by a boy in a little red wagon, rushing down the street. The rector knew | the happy little boy very well. He was Pierre, the local Baker's son. Just as he was about to speak to fim he suddenly noticed the missing fgure in the boy “It was you, Pierre,” he cried, “who stole the Christ Child.” Pierre, silent, said nothing Mung his head. After being scolded and asked | why he took the figure, the tot be- gan to stammer: “I wanted a red | wagon, this wagon, for Christmas. I prayed for it in His name, telling him a ride in it. For it is His birth- day, you know.” The kind rector, tears in his eyes, had not words of reproof, but kind- ness for thoughtful little Pierre. “I'm sorry, son, that I didn't un- derstand. You are quite right. 1t is His birthday. You have giveh Him more than any Magi ever gave to Him on the day of his birth, many, many years ago.” and 0j peace on earth, goodwill to men!” | Then pealed the bells more loud and deep, od is not dead; nor doth He slecp! The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men!™ —Henry Wadsworth Longfcllow. BUY DEFENSE BONDS % 4 / 9 I 14 HAPPIEST IDAY SEASON Once agaiv a Christ- ) D D o o N O 2 o o oNoty /) 9 /) g (/ /l mas! May its mes- sage of peace and hap- piness abide with you throughout the Yule Season of 1942, and carry its benign in- fluence to you and yours. ROYAL CAFE C. and F. CARRILLO ) /) ) 14 4 /// RRRARARR XI5 RRERRRRRRIRRRS 5 \ WISH YOU ALL THE JOYS OF A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS DAY and .A HAPPY NEW YEAR! * SABIN’S The Men's Store 14 “ 916 918 14 @ 5/ @ fierry Christmas and Best wislles for 1943 PAUL BLOEDHORN JEWELER ORI WATCHMAKER SOOOOE DOOOOOOY R 2 22 22 2 22222 aa e aaad bl