The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1946, Page 11

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7I 194() M i s ot i _, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA PAGE THREE we send to all our patrons and friends many good wishes that this ,AChristn/\a‘s‘be _the merriest of all time!) g JUNEAU PAINT & SUPPLY VIC and HENRIETTA POWER # A 8| ' EIIENNSTITIZIZURY &Mam%%wm&mmm & %fi&mfibfl‘%fi‘flfihfi?‘#&fi. - rrorp A Aifhm oh fhe @hristmas card custor is only a liffle over ope “} hundred ears “0ld, fhe sumbols we find on the cards each ear are rrcq m aflmmxs as old @Ih*.sw as me\F ON CHRISTMAS EVE, ENGLISH MAIDENS ~ ADORNED THEIR BEDS WITH HOLLY TO KEEP GOBLINS AWAY. AND SINCE BEES WERE SAID TO HUM CAROLS AT CYRISTMAS TIME, CHILDREN PLACED HOLLY ON THE HIVES TO WISH THE BEES A *MERRY CHRISTMAS / IF ENEMIES MET BENEATH MISTLETOE N THE FOREST THEY LAID DOWN ARMS AND “ CALLED A.DAY'5 TRUCE . LATER MISTLETOE WAS 5 HUNG OVER DOORWAYS AT % CHRISTMAS PLEDGING THOSE WHO ENTERED TO KEEP FRIENDSHIP AND PEACE ¥ ANDLES ..., AT CHRISTMAS, V'l/ 4 / '~ ENGLISH FARMERS USED TO s * LIGHT CANDLES AND PRAY GOD 7o - 70 BLESS THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR FIELDS ANP THEIR LIVESTOCK. AND CANDLE-MAKERS PRESENTED THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH FREE CANDLES, BY WAy 24 \ OFWISHING THEM A fl 1 et 'MERRY CHRISTMAS ,@}moas.. . ORIGINALLY ** A CAROL WAS A DANCE AND, LATER A DRINKING SONG. IN ENGLAND, WANDERING MUSICIANS BEGAN THE CUSTOM OF SINGING CAROLS AT CHRISTMAS BY GOING FROM DCOR TG DOOR AND, IN SONG, WISHING FOLKS HOLIDAY CHEER, GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. y %ELLS...,. IN EUROPE IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE DEVIL DIED WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN ; 50 FOR AN HOUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE BELLS WOLLD TOLL THE DEVILS DEATH KNELL. ~ AT MIDNIGHT IT CHANGED TO A JOYOUS PEAL, THE BELLS RINGING OUT A JOYFUI. MERRY CHRISTMAS d ND '50 THE CHRISTMAS CARDS WE SEND ARE MORE THAN GREETINGS ---THEY ARE AN EXPRESSION OF FRIENDSHIP, A BLESSING, A WISH THAT OTHERS MAY SHARE WITH US THE HAPPINESS OF THE YULETIDE . THEYARE OUR WAY OF PERPETUATING THE SPIBIT WHICH CHRISTMAS REPRESENTS. > Y eason’s X . & & g 7 3 4 and wreathed with helly! INSURANCE | Lea'diny By LYN CONNELLY A SONG which made its appear- { ance in 1942 entitled *'White *is in its fourth year n its way to permanent Christmas fa zing popularity of as” as a yuletide song reach its peak when a poll conducted to the favorite carol of servicemen revealed that 22 per cent of the votes went to this early war song written especially for the occasion by Irving Berlin, graduate of Tin Pan Alley The birth of the song was entire- ly by accident despite rumors to the contrary which attribute its conception 1o the war. Actually, it | was composed in 1940. A Hollywood | studio had an idea for a motion ple- fure to be called “Holiday Inn,"” co-starring Fred Astaire and Bing ¢ Crosby. The theme of the picture was based on the h Jlidays of the year and a song was needed to represent each hnlxday. Irving Ber- lin was contracted for the composi- tions, The picture, released in 1942, synonymous with our second time Christma: and in that r the song sold one million copies in four months. Although nothing is done on the part of the publishers to exploit the song, it automatically rings the cach year as the holiday or approaches. Berlin calls it his fa vorite song, with the exception of his “God Bless America” written during World War 1. “It's difficult to ct a song's future, Berlin, “‘but judging from i I would say *“White Christ a very good cha permanent song Christmas ca STRENGTH TO WRESTLER In Hclstein it is b(]l(vc(' that it is not only a cure for all green wounds, but that it will insure suc- cess in the chase and give strength to the wrestler, if mistletoe is worn 2 at this Year. % PR '%'%2@4&@’&"%@%%*%%’E%‘&’Kfi’%%*fifi G It is ¢ real pleasure to extend gréetings to you Chtistmas season and to wish the fullest measure of, happiness and successfut’ achievement in the New _ Let us press ahead with On this gay, spirited Christmas, our best wishes go to all our friends for the happiest and most joyous Christmas ever! And coupled with our sincere felicitations is a “thank you” for your appreciated patronage. A merry, merry Christmas to one and all! QEASTKA MUSIC W%Y Inc. 14 LILLIAN UGGEN (‘t R 9 R | i [PTE each of you We're in perfect harmony with the "spirit of the season, when we express our yuletide sentiments to everyone P we know. May your Christmas be jolly united energy and deter- mination toward the pin. nacle of success that lies ahead for our community, our nation ond each other, Heqrhesf Ch ristmas and MNew Year greetings to one and all, ALASKA COASTAL THE BLESSINGS fl// CHRISTMAS Is we herald the approach of another Christmas season, we count our blessings in good friends and pleasant associations. FETDVRXNNTH VAV L) = It is appropriate, then, that we extend our warmest greetings and add the hope that the coming year will be the best you have ever enjoyed and that from the experi- ences of the past we may gain strength for the problems of the future. FRANK HEINKE’S Stanley V. Grummett j AITRLENES General Repair JE T T T S e S R