The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1944, Page 40

PAGE FOUR o et ar e am—— fotototototototets RRRRRRIREFRERRAR AR RN RRRG PO NN GREETINGS 80 RARG 1th of the Yuletide is in our every all our friends this Christmas. May RR5 ones soon return safe and sound ther know Peace on Earth Lolw’s Beauty Shop N N NN VNN NN NN Lo VR A 2 5 TR 2t : I see the sparkling Christmas tree at home, The decorations hung with wisiful care, And know that as you fastened each in place, You wished (as much as 1) that | was there. For duty’s call ) ) ) 2} % know Preserving our RS é ; THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA And I will stuy until the job is done; But we who serve a road have come to SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1944 , SURNING GOOD LUCK | CANDLES IS ANCIENT | CHRISTMAS CUSTOM Try not to let Christmas go by | without burning two “good Iuck candles” bayberry candles, of course, with their pungent ince: They are as much a part of Ch mastide as the holly wreath or t evergreen tree, and the: no per- fume to equal the faint fragrance of the wax from real yberry shrubs. An old legend vows: That if love are separated at Christmas through some quarrel or misu standing, both burn a candle before midnight on Chri mas eve, the sweet incense will be wafted from one to t r and a joyous reunion effected. But whether that's true or not, all do know th; “A bayberry candle burned to the socket ‘Will bring luck to the house and gold to the pocket.” - e CHIMNEY AND we SANTA It is reported that Santa’s cus- tom of coming down the chimney on Christmas eve stems from an old English notion—that sweeping down the chimney at New Year’s was | necessary so that good luck could enter in. has brought me oversecs BRRRRRG traditions can be fun, 4 2 X { ; - | - "PEACE ARTH 3 [ ® But as the family is gathering And so you bravely trim the tree at home, ¢ = g 4 S To celebrate this holy Christmastide, And ! can sce it, though we're far apart, / 9 i % < 1, too, will be engrossed in contemplatio. For """‘_’9" improvisations over here j - q ”» ; 4 Qf the Star, still serving as a guide. 1 feel its warm refiection in my heart. | © ( OO D \X/l L L TOWA [2 D M E N el 14 T/4 Alice E. Hesse , Allied Force Headquariers, ltaly @ i [ ¥ ¥ 4 > i @ % 2 9 @ ) 25 S @ May this Christmas Meswsage 9 “ Nl Fimes P @ b, 9 “ A an eltish 1iftle old man who 1ived in | legendary tenacy of houses where § of Peace and Cheer 9 ? (HRISTMAS E{f 3 primarily cor e xujxd contentment prevailed. g!' g = 5 § 4 g 1e well-buing of th I he either avoided homes Bring You Lasting Happiness , 8 “ | ping them quiet and con- ntention ruled layed all ( ¢ I ANTA CLAUS them if the stable- gremlin-like tricks upon the ¢ ThrothOUt ‘he Yeor 9 s 9 ) { their d thereof. ? 5 cted their duties 1ereol. 4 9 il ST e mindgul o' § A ’5 ¢ Jule-Nisse was not exa Nisse's name and association with y and watchful ;5 ;5 55 ish version of Santa Cl Christmas probably stems from hi upon their good ;5 TI/AK k4 [ — s Christmas approaches. (9 [ 2 . 1 / \ ( ) A BBB ARG R PR R SRR RRRTE - 3 ;g In Santa’s name we bring you words ?; aaaca e m;fi ? lfi ¢f warm friendliness which wish % /f ?5 4 o you the best the season has to offer! ;, 55 % «/5 ;g If we number you amn;llg our cus- ;j (e 7 % y ;/) ¥ K tomers we especially wish to expr 24 16 l'/ our appreciation of your cooperative f 6 55 fig [ wartime spirit in accep!ing neces- ;} ‘g} ,/; 193 % sary curtailment of service. 4 G 14 @ iy ’ 14 b2 ® ; ® a9 14 o N V) ] 2 % R ‘ : ¢ f /) - - / L. G. FULTON CO. 1 b é M. ISAACS — Building Coniractor @8 5 1101 g CONTRACTORS % KERR 4 { 28 Write é&x\o&m\x&m\\r&\&x\mxxm&@r\mx\\«\c\vx\:ss@ MOLEEVRICENN BTN | OO0 o ( eatures Writer 22208 XOOOOC0000000 CUSTOMERS ¢ Wishing You Alla % MERRY (I a Happy and Prosperous NEW YEAR! 9 /) ® - ) Say what you will—there is something gfi about the spirit of Christmas that gets under a ;") ! 's skin, whether he likes it or not. - 9 )id Santa Claus plays on the heartstrings 9 until the purse strings are so completely untied ] that even the fattest pocketbook has some dif- g y regaining its health again. We have been 9 many timés. So have you. I you feel 5 = ?é we do about it, you wouldn’t miss 55 ’-:il’m “F TIMES it takes e WA itmas | UMM osierisies i takes fun any circumstances. . . 9 &k i<tmas to break the shell that disguises b2 . So, in'the old time American spirit of the 9 the spirit of Christmas to break U B ond ?', Holidays, we wish you the best of Health, Hap- §fi é our real selves . . . so we take this opportunity to s ‘ g piness ang Prosperity for the Holidays and for - 9 Efi this message as a friendly handshake and to express 2, many days to come. % 4 25 @ appreciation of your kindly consideration of our firm. é % 99 . 4 3 fl ’2 If your Christmas is as happy as we wish for y?u’ ?; ;'; © you will be happy indeed. You will have everything ; ?; 55 you desire, and a lot more to help make others happy. ; ?f E/ It is our hope that you will enjoy success, good health, éfl : p H 0 N E 2 2 ff % and more happiness. 4 A ) 1 4 b G @ YELLOW CAB ' . P 4ls § ~ o\% * COMPANY | o 4 | | Juneau Plumbing and Heating Co. § PR DT T PP e Tl RISTMAS and &4 ) pected heir- ’ buy another to replace it (She final- » ly found what he wanted, even to -my girl the prettiest flowers you can J a Claus for ations r the w Look for b 1y any week-day and you will find her flanked by lingerie, mountains of 1 whatnot in a department_ store, 1 N ts for mothers, wives s of soldiers, sailors Thousands in Pacific b e areas delegate ch they cant do ass through enlist her help as United rvice men’s shopper in the 2 is employed. you think they buy ked blue-eyed Betty with a little grin. “Black underwear for nd sweethearts. They buy stacks of it, and all kinds of other lingerie too. Their next favor- ite is a kit and t purses or wallets. Then, they love musical powder boxes and the tune most of miniature perfum York d uropear er to do a job wt ys she filled 7,000 service orders last Christmas and xpects to do much more this year. In her work she has helped patch up a lot of quarrels, learned of 5 ragedies, kept a lot of secrets. N ordered number of gifts last year for his ex- and died the day after he was born. (When she learned that Betty cried.) ... A sergeant in the European war theatre wrote that he had broken his mother’s rocking chair as a child and wanted her to chintz cushions of the right color.) ... A captain wrote from Italy, “My girl and T have had a row. I want to fix it up. Here’s a check for $75. Get her something nice in jewelry.” And then a little later, “Thanks a lot. But it didn't do any good." . .. }# A corporal wrote from England, “Get Al find” And then, before she could fill the order-“Never mind those flowers. Buy me a flashlight in- stead.” Most service men for whom Betty shops write her extravagant thanks. | tian observance of December 25 as Christmas before the fifth century. There is, in fact, no record to indi- cate what date Jesus was born. Va- rious researchers have set the day as January 6, March 25, May 20, April 19 and November 17. In order to win Christian converts away from their observance of the pagan mid- winter festival, eerly churchmen induced them to observe the birth of Christ Jesus at that time instead. ¥ [Thus in time December 25 came to § be established as Christmas. | m‘%w I VICTORY BAR BILL KARKI—Proprietor’