The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1950, Page 10

PAGE 1\\ 0 THF [)AILY ALA%KA 1 MP. lRI‘ JUNEAU, ALASKA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23,1950 T T e T B T e B e Ty e b B D Ty e T Jan Ty ST P T e e B B T “\"(124 鑧 LONG WAY SINCE THE © ‘% DHLB VOERRRYYS MW(/II SEASON OF G000 WAL WELCOMED HERE The mistleto way from the days when it wa worshipped by the British Druids (7 "’_';““‘,';“,;“' A ; " e eI to its present status as a criming y kliler of forests. However, its us syt of loks, HORAL: EHRlS IS codwill survives to' ‘th ! Christmas intact from the pre- ~ Christian days of the ancient Scan dinavian light god, Balder, whost palace stood in the Milky Way. The beloved Balder, so the myth goes, was clain by a mistletoe ar- row but was restored to life at the intercession of the other gods. Cus tody of the mistletoe plant a ¥ then entrusted to the goddess of love who ordained that henceforth anyone passing’ beneath its bough should receive a kiss in token of love, not vengeance. As long as the mistletoe was held high it |could never be used as a power for evil. ey fi&ux b 13 % * K Lyt Holly and ivy have been identi- K fied with Christmas from very early times, 5 The past year was a very pleasant one es of Christmad * As you read the messo9 FET is issue, please for us and we sincerely appreciate throughout this Tl b Dl all you have done to make it so. b ith the true feeling of hich |t is May your every wish be fulfilled to complete accept ours Wi X offered. Vel . your happiness on this glad occasion, that's - sincerity B B e e T3 et our Christmas wish for you and yours. x We who clean your suits and (ho:: ¢ x X e wish )ou exce: We who press your skirts and slacks Of New Year’s blessings, DEL'VER!ES #= wish you st ! & | Thanks for buying JUNEAU — ¢ what we do here— 10 09 2and 4p.m, 8 Merry Christmas DOUGLAS — PHONE 704 : —Happy New Year! - - MEAT PHONE 60 T'.‘““gl e C'eafllers é’:’ M*’f“"fl} B B Lif trf%si T e B e e - £ X Copgig % 11 G2 R R To our faithtful old friends, to our devoted new friends and to those whose friendships we hope to earn—we wish a most cheerful Christmas and a New Year filled with all the good things in life— VNN SRS Health, Happiness and enduring Peace. 'We extend this greeting, not because it is Ay ayrd A the customary thing to do but because it is 2T, It has been a pleasure fo serve you in time;\‘ g ¥ . a sentiment genuinely felt, for as the years go by our appr| cia!}'on gone by and it is our sincere wish that we may v / i ) of cherished friendships becomes greater and greater. Y Yed) continue to have an opportunity to serve you in. yod the days to come. Merry Christmas to you, one and all. ALLEN and CURTIS SHATTUCK paRrees s §