The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1944, Page 22

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1944 PAGE FOUR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Handy Man | rén oubReb OB R e | | tion the klngs had Aone. H R CCCG GG GGG e GG : A FRIENDLY THOUGHT OF reached Bethlehem when the star With Hearty Good Wishes Y I C U . disappeared and dawn filled the sky. fih for a L2 . She frantically asked the way to MERRY CHRISTMAS Bethlehem, but no one could tell AND A SAINT NICK LIVED IN ATHCENTURY On Christmas Eve, American chil- dren will be tucked snugly in their beds—while visions of sugarplums 1 . ‘Oh. Come. Let Us Adore Him!" her. And so La Befana has constantly traveled since that day, searching for the Christ Child, On the Epiph- any, 12 days after Christmas, she | goes from house to house, looking into the faces of bables. With each | | she leaves a gift, hoping that at last | | she will give her presents to the | Symbol of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, the Christmas Crib or “Presepio” is one of the most tlmcfl the Archbishop of Myra, he was re- e dance through their heads. Listen- ing breathlessly, they may hear sleighbells in the snow. Santa will .| be about, his pack laden with dolls and drums, painted carts and pic- ture bocks, and unrationed good cheer for young and old. ‘The real, live St. Nicholas was born in Asia Minor and lived during the Fourth century. The Dutch set- tlers brought many legends center- ing around him to America. He was an extraordinary studious youth * and, after’ his father died, much 4 | concerned about the fortune he had inherited. He, therefore, conceived the idea of supplying financially em- barrassed maidens with doweries, ‘ the young ladies having no idea i where the money came from. { In his youth, Nicholas visited the | Holy Land, and as a result, desired |to spend his life in a monastery. However, he was bidden to “Go on; | live among men . Later, as | henored customs of the Christian world. The Nativity scene, representing the manger-crib, with the infani | nowned for his graziousness, kind- | Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, wise men and others associated with the Bible story, is presented by 15 and understanding of children. means of marionette figures in thousands of U. S. churches each Christmastide. ‘ who created a group of modeled figures representative of the Nativity to teach the story of the birth of Christ. The ‘“‘Presepio,” shown above, is in the Church | vears to St. Francis of Ass the people who could not re: of All Saints in Forme PICK TOY THAT WILL HELP TO DEVELOP KID Safety features, durability, educa- | tional and recreational values tractiveness—these are the factors to consider in selecting a toy, ac- cording to Phyllis B. Davis, assist- ant extension specialist in child de- velopment and family relations at the New Jer college of agricul- ture, Rutgers University. It is also essential to consider whether the toy is sufficiently advanced for the child, or so far beyond him that he will tire of it before he is old enough to appreciate it. “A healthy, normal youngster ought to have a year-round diet of ne Friend To Ancther... s good a friend . . . as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town or borough, in the good 0ld world’’—A Christmas Carol. These words of Charles Dickens express exactly what this newspaper tries to be to the people of this community. Because it is during the season of Christmas that | the strength of friendships is most evident we | choose now as the time to express our resolve to | contimue to be worthy of the friendship you have shown us. In turn we wish. for you the most Merry Christ- mas you have ever had. Despite the anxiety and | worry which the war has brought to many of our homes in the past year, we urge you to remember | that the bells of Christmas were ringing long before the warriors of wrong rose up and they will be ringing still when the scars of this generation’s | conflict are healed and forgotten. | Make faith in such thought your closest compan: ion during this Christmasseason. *2 A S Let‘friendship and faith then kevnote our Christmas this year. With such solid foundations our wish for you is certain to ! become reality— to confuse and spoil him with a shower of toys at Christmas, when the stress should be on giving rather than on re ng,” Davis ad- vises parer he r idea is to give him his toys gradually through- out the year, as he is ready for them and needs them. A young child should have a variety of play things However, he'll only become distract- at- reach. time.” Just as there are different types of toys for each age level, so there are toys that serve different pur- | poses in each age group, Mrs. Da- vis points out. There are manipu- lative toys, toys for physical devel- opment, balan d skill, toys for | dramatic, imaginative play, toys to teach arts and handicrafts, and toys R R R R R R R R RN R R R R R R R R AR AR IR RRRRARARRRRARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR) 4 (¢ RRRRRRRRRRRRRRIRR 55 R 2P0 OO OF THE (ADLES BRIV HAPPINESS 1AL Q AR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRG ) e Simpkins Printing Company NELLIE and GEORGE G OO ) R R R RN RRRART The custom dates back 700 science, hobbies and pets. A child needs some of each in the form best adapted to his age level. Toys for babies should be selected prima from the stagdpoint of safety. They should have no sharp edges, no loose parts small enough | to be swallowed. Animals with eyes glued or pinned on, toys covered with poisonous paint or made of - CHRIST'S CHRISTMAS TREE CONCEALED HOLY FAMILY Mary, forced to rest during the Flight into Egypt, sought refuge within the hollow trunk of a huge pine tree. Towards evening when the sol- diers of Herod . approached, the tree: lowered its branches and con- cealed the Holy Family. The Infant Jesus blessed the old pine and, according to legend, by cutting a pine cone lengthwise, we may still see the imprint of His hand. | The feast of St. Nicholas, patron saint of Russia, is celebrated on the | sixth of December. On that day, | in many European countries, the children are visited by St. Nicholas play things—it’s a definite mistake | to encourage an interest in nature, |and given nuts, apples, candy ‘and small gifts, providing they have been well behaved throughout the year. | The modern American conception | of Santa Claus was first expressed | by Washington Irving who, in 1809, | deseribed him as a tubby, jolly little fellow speeding across the sky in a | reindeer-drawn sleigh. In 1822, using Irving's description and supplying additional details ed, destructive, and disorderly if glass or china are also taboo. The |from his own imagination, Clement too many toys are always within his | best choice is something that can | Clarke Moore told his children the All he needs are a few at a | be washed when it becomes soiled. | story of “The Visit of St. Nicholas.” | A year later, the poem was pub- lished in the Troy Sentinel. Many | years passed, however, before Dr. } Moore, being a professor of divinity, publicly acknowledged having writ- | ten the now famous poem, which has | been translated into several foreign | languages. | Thomas Nast, creator of the GOP elephant, the Tammany tiger and the Democratic donkey, apparently ressed Santa in his red suit through a series of sketches appear in Harp- er’s illustrated weekly. jtidksine e i dof S If there ever was a time when Jwe should be spendthrifts in senti- ment it is at Christmas. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) / ¥ i ~J% T s % LS AT DECEMBER 25th GOOD WISHES Christmas AND THE New Year Thibodeau's Cash and Carry Grocery PR RN RRRRRRRRRRRRRARRRRARRR WITH FOR DN 1% RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRN: 8 — With Cheery AR RSB OB AR ARG Christmas X RRRRRG BODDING Greetings for and the New Year TRANSFER Yo oNoNoNoNoNoNo o oo oY, OO - NONNONNNN oot ot ot otoNo oo o oo oo o o o o N o oo o o oo oo o Proof that a sailor is always a handy man to have around is fur- nished by these two girl workers at the Brooklyn navy Y.M.C.A. Here a kind-hearted sailor lends a helping. thumb to gift wrapping operations performed in one of the USO centers operated by thi “Y."” | WANDERING OLD LADY IS SANTA IN ITALY sSanta Clause doesn't visit children | in Italy. It isn’t because they are all naughty, but because there is no Santa Claus—in Ttaly. | No one runs down to a well-deco- rated tree on Christmas morning to lock for presents. Brightly colored flowers decorate the room instead of Christmas trees, and presents are not exchanged until January 6. On that night, an old, old lady, | La Befana, walks from house to house and leaves a present beside each little child she visits. to the Italian legend, La Befana was very busy sweeping her kitchen when several men dressed like kings stopped in front of her cottage. They asked her where Bethlehem was,' but. she had never heard of it. | The men told her about a baby | ich had been born in Bethlehem, and mentioned a star which had been guiding them. The old lady wished she could accompany them HAPPY NEW YEAR right child. W BTN FOR HOSTESS ! Hclidays mean more eniertaining for her. Make her feel the part of a charming and gracious hostess by giving her a beautiful black satin | housecoat, trimmed lavishly with | black lace and a finishing touch mi a heavy geld locket. oNNNNNNs 4;1,%%% HARBOR MARKET AJ‘ Christmas carols once again fill the air with the spirit o] Jriendliness and good wiil, we jomn 1 thy chorus to wish you and yours'a very Merry Christmas, <vith the sincere when they left her in search of the | jg infant Jesus. But La Befana stayed home. It was getting foo dark out, and be- | sides, the baby could wait until to- | morrow. Later that night she no- ticed the sky quivering with light. The clouds seemed to take the form of angels. All thought of sleep left | her. Rising, she carefully wrapped | two gifts for the Holy Baby, then' hope that the coming New Yegi will be one uf your happiest. aska Coastal Al Stz fd " Airlines PP P For