The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1950, Page 13

g THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA PAGE FIVE \Y, DECEMBER 23, 1950 SANTA CLAUS DOE irees each year have been receiving ["tletoe saps the water and mineral | ANIMALS WARMED HOLY | ’u | u slidings, Christian peoples have ;fi‘iesiru("ble he kiss of death from the harmless | salts from the trees, starving them.| INFANT IN BETHLEH! 5 looking shrub. Despite mistletoe’s | to death. | 4 (hild However vicious and corrupt, the g fic popular reputation as the Yuletide — (HRISIMAS SEASO“ world today is far better than the a Claus, perhaps, M“fleloe YULF 1OG Many legends attribute the power | world of pagan times; familiarity )ke—or he would be better in- promoter of romance, it is a pub- — lic-enemy parasite in the wood- ! o of speech to birds and animais| IS Bom with the cross and crucifixior med on the quality of cigars. lands, killing off the trees that| From pagan Scandinavian Wor-|quring the midnight hour of Christ- SWEDISH (USTOM — abolished legal torture 1 ad if X THE FIRST S A CLAUY flame-thrower and atomic| ).y it host. of Thor comes the Yule 102, | pas Eve in recognition of the ERTRE e e g eIty i % cnergy — lethal instruments bor- | R ted with a brand from last|peacts who, sharing the stable of i ; v-~-\~un‘ n i 1‘: n.‘ ream ,0- a might sharme WSS Hant g S by ol rowed irom modern warfare—are| Australian foresters have finally year’s log. Bethlehem, warmed the Holy In-' Celebration of Lucia Day on De- \\}\x(x- (hn»t-m.\\ with l(:u\m‘le alrds ot - hute T viciow e firs B .\\.\\ ;\r. to that ancient symbol ¢/ resorted to the flame-thrower as a fant with their breath, | cember 13 inaugurates the Christ- and gifts, rrimnm and merrymak- | oo " B of Him who becam ": . 08 Myra, who peacemaking and love, the Christ- | quick executioner for the plant and | THEME CHANGES ) mas season in Sweden. It takes ing, the sparkling eyes of children | o0 T bl g rted ‘mystarious. mdCigHE SRR mas mistletoe, are using raido-active tracers, fur-| The Nativity theme in Christmas| To honor these traditions, Polish | its name from St. Lucia, or Lucy, delighting in Santa Claus and the | 75 ™ . 4 t 4 ieys In the fourth The 1 w1l battle front is Aus. nished by the U. S. atomic energy |carols gave way to the sentiment: [ children masquerade in animal cos- | martyred for her faith and virgin.| wonderful Christmas trees, these T s 6 Mx:m\“ bmx‘\v: e 1:; rimming th \ rich man who enjoyed givin: tralia too many valdable commission, to how the mis- | “Bring us in good ale.” tumes on Christmas Eve. ity in Syracuse in 304, AD., and|things never can symbolize the| A final step i - - — - 2 —— venerated by the church each De- tremendous significance of the day. | Christmas trec is frosting it with t gifts t he poor. One cember 13, The birth of the Saviour was the | fluffy snow. A simple and popular | his tricks was BEIETR 23 > o P d T By | E s 4 45‘?% SR TR ‘fla\gg‘g %’%Wm o 2 The prettiest: blond in every greatest event in the history of “wi form of snow is ordinary soap ito cottage home, office, factory, village and world, In spite of all the back- [ flake | town is elected a “Lucia” and vis-| its the sick, leads carnivals" and processions and attends banquets B8 | and balls accompanied by her “handmaidens.” ’ | The ancient custom coincides 1 E ® | with the winter solstice, when the 3 sun swings toward the earth once 'y & | more and the days begin to length- B e R Eee e e e | en In addition to beauty other | qualificaticns for “Lucias” or & “light queens” are fair hair, a nice PN dispesition and high character. g Dressed in long white robes, J | wearing crowns of lighted candles & | (the traditional costume for “Lu- | cias”) the girls present gifts and M | the traditional Lucy day coffee and / . | rolls to hospital patients, etc. The / | queen and her maidens, enthroned i/ é d /flg S 'Ti‘mes change and we with time P8|in a star spangled horse-drawn #M | chariot, lead festive processions Pt —but not so the age-old custom W | around the village squares and . )K/V of extending Christmas Greetings through city streets. | i | Parade participants depict alter- to those whose good will and | nate scenes from Sweden’s pic- Z dfl a@ - . " PN PR | turesque Lapland and the Wild| friendship we cherish and hope 4% | West of the United States, while to maintain. R O T N The Juneau Office #8 | folk tunes and American jazz. ot & - e s Vivian Johnson Bertha Brekhus Phyllis Eneberg '1-I||is year as always, we are M| In Holstein it is believed that it Anna Mae Ml.ll’th happy to send you the Greetings b e SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY : of thte season — with our sincere 8 | cess in the chase and give strength PN | to the wrestler, if mistletoe is worn. wishes for good health and joy at i e — Christmas time and throughout %fiwffl—}n—‘q—m T ST S fo D B D D i D the New Year. 4 iy \Bamn'\o, ¥ o - 2SN 5 £ ¥ K N S b o B 7 X X - ’3 S g g g v]vo'w g:t/_‘ld to br‘,?mcl ue u "e“ve Y lncllolov] wislh Ffor CHRISTMA S CAB COMPANY " PAMARAY CLUB and STAFF ! E.L "Red” HOLLOWAY g v g