The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1944, Page 34

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA First Close-Up Piciure of V-2 Bomb ‘And aDoll... Sp— The gayest and friendliest sea« son of the year is at hand! o . ‘ 4 g g » : pour all their Christmas desires into | Santa’s ears. And chances are ex- ceptionally good that he will heed them—he looks completely capli-, Year. ot ; < i 5, X 5N x i : : vated by the girls. H. J. YURMAN i FURRIER Empire Want-ads bring results! DOUGLAS DRUG STORE /| o Miey R s VAL and ALICE POOR 2 : : . : L ke Merry Christmas to one and all and a very Hapvpy New 7 ) T ) g 7 > i S SOOOOCY " diers examine wreckage of a German V-2 rocket bomb which fell in Belgium and was not completely de- stroyed. Engine which is believed to be fed by a mix ture of liguid aid with either oxygen or alcohol, is at left. This is the first picture of a V-12 bomb to reac h this country. (AP Wirephoto via Signal Corps Radio- photo). | who will be in service ail-over the world after the war and you will see that there is plenty of need for the | work to go on.” | Mrs. Morgan is no figure-head | president. She always had a deep | interest in art and takes a keen | Spirit of Christmas Shines Afar, in Jungles ’ g I interest in each triptych and its de- sign. She spends a large part of | D rI 'h each day in supervising the triptych | program i the committee head- | quarters. This fall she and her i committee have made & special drive | the triptychs as the answer to all | to supply a number of fighting units | those needs. with triptychs in time for Christmas OLD-TIME AMERICAN CHRISTMAS By ADELAIDE KERR AP Newsfeatures Writer D O D N N NN NN NN NN NN Ve ’I;IE airline pionctret] I)y Alaskans * . to give Alaolm service wishes its many friends in the territory. .. A MERRY CHRISTMAS 3 \\ o A \HIQ’PY NEW YEAR (, PRI RRRRI R R RR R R RRI AR R R RR R R IR AR RRRIRRRRRRT THEY CAN REMAKE THE WHOLE WORLD WILL STILL RING AROUND ITI NORTH TRANSFER COMPANY 2 ) {/ 4 4 /) ) ) 5 ) (/ ) ) ) ) (’3 ) (/ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) A 7) ) ) ) ) ) 5 ) / ?fi 9 () ) g (’ (J 9 ;/ e | “That was more than two years Christmas Eve on a United States | ggo, Since then we have supplied destroyer, ploughing through the | 300 original triptychs and 200 smaller cific, battle bent. Fifty of Uncle reproductions for Sam? s are gathered in the ' the armed forces. The 300 originals mess half faces scrubbed, hair fresh- | were painted by very fine artists ly brushed. The engines throb, the | who worked for a nominal sum that | steam pipes hiss, as they kneel for an | arely covered the cost of paints. | hour of worship. The room is cold The committee supplies the triptychs and gray and bare, except for one d ones for the army and metal splash of color at the end of a r00m | ones for the navy. And the whole —a triptych (altar-piece in three | thing is supported by subscription. sections) standing on a table covered | Army and navy chaplains let us with a white cloth. TIts panels shoW | know their needs and we have a flhUOHV;O.\' t‘m"lrmu““l!(‘ h:\rb]m'l ;Uld triptych painted especially for them. | above hovers the Madonna, holding | .ppese trintvehs g the Christ child surrounded by | ,im eoe tHIPIYChS, Wwhich are port- angels, As the flickering candles | ,oyocinere to services anywhere, light its brilliant reds and blues and | b, ~CEICE K0 B e ou have ol gold, the bare little rcom becommes a | cpe 1 Gutl wome won't end. with chapel, filled with the spitit of G obor T yoult aagwith Christmas peace. people | opening prayer and the| 5 young voices rise in a chant | e g e -“‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful ¢ > A e Many a scene like that will be | enacted on Christmas Eve in me,le,",f desert and mountain pass — all of 5 them centered around a colorful portable triptych. Behind those S triptychs stands the Citizens Com- mittee for the Army and Navy, and (e behind it a woman. | ¢ She is Mrs. Junius Morgan, daugh- (5 ter-in-law of the late Wall Street g tycoon, J. P. Morgan. Her husband, (¢ a former vice-president of J. P. Mor- gan and Company, is now on leave as a captain in the navy Mrs. Morgan, brown-| blueeyed, is President of the Cit- izens Committee for the Army and Navy, originally founded as a re- gional group of New York and New Jersey citizens who wished to be of service to the U. S. Army 27th Division, and later extended to a national organization. “The triptychs started as a result of a visit I made to an army camp,” said Mrs. Morgan in the committee’s New York dquarters recently. “I asked what we citizens could do for the soldiers and was told they need- ed beauty and wanted something which would mean tradition. The subject of their religious services came into conversation too. And later, on the trip home I thought of 2 a -] RRRRRIRK RERRRRRRRRRRG AR R AR R R RRRR IR R RRRRRRR R R R R R R R R AR R AR R AR R R R R AR R AR AR AR R R RN R RR IR R RRE R RN RERRRFRE Stork on Way. be Americans! B [ PAULETTE GODDARD of the screen and her husband, Capt. Burgess Meredith, are expecting a visit | from the stork next spring, the actress has revealed 8o her friends. Former wife of Comedian | Charles Chaplin, Paulctte- was Chank God O Gfre mericans This year, more than ever before, we are truly appreciative of the fact that we are Americans. It gives us a better understanding of the Christmas season and its significance. It gives us a bettér understanding of our friends. their problems and their happiness. We are glad we are a part of this glorious country and have a share in its great priv- ileges. We are grateful that it is our lot to servic As a result of their work, will worship before them on ristmas Eve in United States German battlefields, African ts, Alaskan ‘snows and South Sea Island jungles. e, CHRISTMAS BROUGHT JESTERS Medieval kings used to have fools and jesters to amuse them. Later, however, the wearers of the cap and bells were not the exclusive posses- sion of kings and queens, princes, counts, barons and bishop, for the fashion of keeping buffoons passed from sovereigns to corporations and private individuals. These jesters ere then brought into rel during the Christmas seas retained to brighten up the hall and kitchen with their witty sayings and practical jokes L S S Py AR R RRRRRRRRRRN AR R RRRRRR R R R R IR RRR RN RARRRRRARRS (L RRRZG o S R NN NN SN NoNoo\5 000 QOO N N N s N o o o o o N A e A A A A AN AN % HOME GROCERY o ] Juneau, Alaska N N0 2 o P NN NN NN o N NN NN o NN VoL NV NN NN VoV oYX o NoNON oY OO N0 007 As @ small token of our high esteem for the people whom we sexve, we send these words of Greetings. We place an im- measurable value on your friéndship and trust that we may merit its continuance. We renew our pledge of the service which wé constantly strive to render; and take this occasion to send you our very best ‘wishes for a happy Christmas and a New Year filled with oll the' good things of life, JOHN HERMLE (L PP TP TP TP PALPI PP AMERICAN MEA'i' Co. e e oSy s L LS e S e e B S e e e ARG EOBEBOEDO000CC0O0000000000000000000000000000CY | married last May. 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