The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1950, Page 3

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1950 —— — — — o — referee called a halt and awarded Robinson the victory via a techni- cal knockout. Robinson weighed 155'%, Villemain 164. Robinson had an [DOUGLAS Hi, MIKES ‘ e 1] g feated the Douglas High Schoo! HaShY American Negro! Nite Owls by 67 to 51. | Huskies, McCormick was credited PARIS, Dec. 23—®—Sugar ROb-|p, 0, was high man with 20 points boxing world today. Basketball is taking a holiday and pressive in his easy victory OVEr | a1s0 be a doubleheader, Dougla: munist press, which criticized him o played in the Douglas gym. The end came after 2:48 of the berg stopped the one-sided contest lefts and rights floored Villemain Another two-fisted flurry drop- Here are final scores of basket- but was plainly out on his feet. The High 30. Wyoming 88, Oregon 57. ROBINSON COLUMBIA LUMBER, | IMPERIALS, DEFEAT | In a doubleheader basketball | game played in the Douglas gym % last night, Columbia Lumber de- Huskies by a score of 47 to 30, and the Imperials triumphed over Mikes H High man for the Colimbians was Takes Easy Victory Over |, o ‘o e oo v Middleweight Villmain muies acco In the Imperial-Mikes game inson, world’s welterweight cham- for the Imperials and Aase was high pion, was tne toast of the French ., yor Mikes with 17 points. The flashy Negro fighting ma- |y, neyt scheduled game is on chine from New York looked 5o im- | pyeq4qy, January 2. That night wil French middleweight Robert Ville- prioh vs Arctics and Imperials ve main last night that even the Com- Columbia Lumber. The game will earlier, had nothing but praise for his performance. | ninth round of a scheduled 10- o RES OF rounder. French referee Robert Ves- after Robinson had sent his rival to the canvas. twice. A series of for an eight count only 45 seconds after the start of the round. i § ball games played last night: ped Villemaih again. The plucky Frenchman arose without a count, Columbia Lumber 47, Dougla Imperials 67, Mikes Nite Owls 51 Oregon State 61, Pittsburgh 36. Southern Cal. 55, Wash. State 47. Lewis and Clerk 73, Central Wash- easier time i i y ington 68. than in his first fight against Ville- main last June. o e Pacnf‘x‘c»Lumeran 54, College of the Pacific 42. The Freshman lost ‘a 15-round decision in the United States. An estimated 20,000 fans, one of the biggest in French boxing his- tory, gave Robinson a tremendous ovation although they were plainly disappointed that their countryman did not win. They paid a record 30,000,000 francs ($85,000) to see the bout. AMATEUR GOLFERS NAMED BY CROSBY FOR TOURNAMENT DEL MONTE, Calif., Dec. 23— —The list of amateur golfers in- vited to play in the $10,000 National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship, sponsored by Bing Crosby, was an- nounced today by Larry Crosby, general manager. | The list includes some of the great names of Hollywood, of base- ball, boxing and the football world —and some of the all-time great amateurs in the field of golf. It also includes the likes of Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney and Joe DiMaggio, all new names this year. There are many more. The tournament will be played on January 12, 1951, at Cypress Point Club, on Jan. 13 at Monterey Penin- | sula Country Club, and on Jan. 14, at the world famous Pebble Beach links. ‘The amateurs are paired with top professionals, such as Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Lloyd Mangrum, Jimmy Demaret and other noted players. MICHIGAN SQUAD Southern Oregon 79, Vanport 76. Montana 72, Whitworth 58. Columbia 176, Rice 63. Okla. A. and M. 62, Loyola (Los An- geles) 48. Duke 70, George Washington 67. Xavier (O) 92, North Carolina 58. Notre Dame 83, Purdue 70. Stanford 77, Michigan 66. Indiana 61, Butler 46. Illinois 75, Pennsylvania 65. Texas Christian 58, Okla. City 25 ‘Temple 75, Scranton 70. Towa State 68, Drake 54. DePaul 78, North Illinois 57. California 70, St. Mary’s 57. Texas 68, Louisiana State 53. Southern Methodist 60, Alabama 46 Texas A. and M. 50, Sam Houston 45 Arizona 90, Miss. Southern 56. Bowling Green 74, Ohio U. 69. Wm. and Mary 55, Morris-Harvey 54 San Francisco State 74, Fresnc State 63. Sporfs Briefs New York — The medical exami- ner’s office called the death of A (Sonny Boy) West, knocked out by Percy Bassett Thursday night. accidental. Philadelphia — Connie Mack, re- tired manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, celebrated his 88th birth- day. Coral Gables, Fla. — Joe Culmone, the nation’s leading jockey, re- turned to the saddlée at Tropica Park by booting home his 37lst winner this year, Blue Helmet ($3.80) in the fifth race. 10 TAKE WEEKEND = FIGHT DOPE DOUBLE WORKOUT . PASADENA, Calif,, Dec. 2—®—| a4 paris — Ray Robinson, 155%, Michigan’s football squad faces 2! New York, stopped Robert Ville- busy weekend but the California | i 164, France, 9. Bears will take things easy in '.helri At New York — Kid Gavilan N e DA Meh: it 1, ouns, cuimotited oo Ml i v York, 10. uled a double workout, with serim- |5 N TR TV L Gaarao, mage, again today for t:ebgig T‘.’: 125%, Los Angeles, outpointed Cecil champions from Ann Arbor, and|g.; THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA A. B. HALL; SPEAKER SYSTEM IS INSTALLED There will be skating tonight at A. B, Hall starting at 7:30 o'clock according to announcement made this forenoon. The new loud speaker system has arrived and will be in opera- tion tonight for the first time. All skaters are urged to be present. JOINSETTIA 15 AMERICAN GFT FOR YULE TIME § While it seems rather odd, it ertainly 'is interesting that Am- erica has given the world its most beloved Christmas plant—the poin- setta. This plant, like so many others of our best flowers, is nati to tropical America. The flo has been able to propogate it and grow it in a small pot, so that, SKATING TONIGHT AT | Bob See, University of Calif: field goal a-la football, but Aggie guard, du Oklahoma This Ain't Foothall ia guard, appears to be trying for a ctually tripped over Gale McArthur (21), | game at Berkeley, Calif, won by with its flaming red bracts or leaves, Oklahoma 36-35. See had tl nd knocked cut of him by the t makes a most desirable Christ-| fall. Other Aggie players are Norman Pilgrim (29) and Bob Reymour nas plant. (24). See’s teammate is John Ricksen (3). (# Wirephoto. There is a sentiment that goes — + with mest Christmas plants—we aate to throw them away. What oonmaker, 1167, Los Angeles, possibly a morning workout Sunday. i 10. They'll get a full holiday Christmas | Day. | The Golden Bears work today but | HO(KEY G AMES | will break camp temporarily to per- mit the players to spend the week- end at home. Men living in north- ern California will be flown home and the entire squad will re- assemble Tuesday morning. The Michigan program is subject to revision, incidentally, since Oster- baan has seen fit to switch plans from day to day, depending on the way he viewed developments. In the Pacific Coast Hockey League two games were played last night and here are the results: Seattle 3, Portland 1. Tacoma 3, Victoria 2. OIL NOTICE The Douglas Trucking Co., makes the following announcement: In As forlornly expected, a young|the future please check your oil epidemic of sniffles and upset di-|supply, as an extra charge of $1 gestive systems set in on the Mich- | will be made for deliveries on Sun- igan squad in full force today. The |days or holidays and after 6 p.m. on cause: the change in climate from |week-days. Douglas Trucking Co. midwest cold to California warmth. +(Adv.) TOM & JERRY Batter — Rum — Brandy At Percy’s 690-2t MILK DELIVERY—CHRISTMAS On Monday, Dec. 25, milk deliv- ery will be made at regular time, but only to those who have their bottles out. Only once over the routes, so have your bottles and tickets out! 689-2t MERRY CHRISTMAS. SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN’S LION'S CLUB Cabaret Dance at the Baranof Gold Room Sat. night. 690-2t Old fashionea Pomeanders at Nina's Nick Nack. 689-2t an be done with the poinsettia¥ Most of us figure that it is easier _(‘\i c/l’(fmgw wnd cheaper to throw it away. g ,g However, if properly handled, it w”f/' n will bloom for you a second or A e Gth even a third of fourth year. You | |ff SR gt an even propagate it, if you wish, K‘ {E;‘g}%—E’ ;‘ ind have more plants. Give the plant a resting period around the middle of February. The florist simply lays it under the - oAy 3 Be neonmi ndele- @ a manges; no enib for 1. e cat-1lo ane Cuiing, 40 Ba- by a-wakesBut littleGnd ESS A O B 30 O 3 J @ dod N deetGul ws I ask Thoe to stoy Cose by me for senches, but you will probably put BN == t in your basement. Water it oc- :asionally—enough to keep the wood rom wilting, but no more, Then, \round the latter part of May or 7 arly in June, bring it out, cut t back rather severely, and repot | t. You can then put it outside £ you wish in the shade of a tree or shrub, and water it enough to -,. = R T * = T -sus laid don i sumel, Teadd. XD stons s tho oy Lookat Bt onlompt e o vl s B o - aond lowdme, I o sy, Blaar all hy dean childrn i geep it growing. Of course, if you have a nice, warm, sandy jou might plant it right in 4 jround, but most cf us prefer to leave it in the pot. oo fom e HRISTMAS PROGRAM | ‘V’; K 3 T ; lnck Cy, o Lb-thy Lacd o-sus, - sbopoonm ) fai T And sty by my crad i Dlon-don €1a) Knd flE s 7o Heaven Lo Lire with S therd) 73 4 bl mo o onigh, ey PEE 2 BY MEMORIAL CHURCH | | SUNDAY EVENING 7:30 | T T S e s g ] The Memorial Presbyterian church Sunday School holds its Christmas program Sunday evening 1t 7:30. The Nativity Scene of the Christmas story will be told. Following is the program: song processional, “O Come All You Faithful” by the Sunday School, junior and adult choirs; poems by the primary children; the Nativity cene in shadows—Mary, Mary Jo- seph; Joseph, Tommy Abbott; an- gels, Beverly Jack, Marlee Visaya, Helen Abbott; shepherds, Jerry James, Johnny Willard; wisemen, Joe Peterson, Frank Peratrovich, Eddie Phillips; lighting, Roy Perat- rovich. WALTER DAMROSC DASSES AWAY, HOME NEW YORK, Dec. 23—(P~—Walter Damrosch, conductor and composer for more than half a century, died quantity was not satisfact of a heart attack last night at the | gonors were uncercmoniot age of 88. | formed of the situation. Exce_pt ff)r household help, he Was | \hen Henry 111 entcrtained a .a_lone in his three-story brown stone | thousand knights, peers, and as- home east of Central Park. sorted nobles who came to attend Damrosch for many years di- the Yuletide marriage of the Prin- rected the New York Symphony|cess Margaret, his majesty re- Orchestra, years during which he|ceived a royal Christmas gift of composed operatic and other music | 2,700 pounds, plus 600 fat oxen widely acclaimed in his adopted from the Archbishop of York. land. | With similar assistance, whether A calm, untheatrical conductor, | exhorted or given in the spirit of Damrosch used to delight audiences | Benerosity appropriate to the sea- with his habit of turning around | SO™ _ms maj‘esly could w.cll aftford at the end of a number he liked and | !0 _Bive Christmas feasts for the 7 é Once upon a medieval Yulet celebrated at Litchfield—and dur 200 tons of wine were consumed. Of course, the feudal set-up wherewithal for enece— \the lords received gifts from their tenants an¢ Kings received gifts |trom their nobles; and the gradu- \ated scale for giving and receiving was as weif ascertained as the quiddam honorarium of any bar- rister or physician. Queen Elizabeth received a large part of her wardrobe as gifts from tier courtiers, and if the quality or . the FSERSER RSN ah RS e ide, King Richard IIT of England ing the festivities 2,000 oxen and provided the great lords with the minster Hall in 1248, which lasted | a week. Striving to outdo his predeces- sors and give his successors some- thing to shoot at, Henry VIII kept one Yuletide at which the cost of gold cloth that was used amount to | €00 pounds alone. He had tents | erected and artificial gardens plotted within the spacious hall of his palace. Knights came out of the tents to joust in tournaments and fantastically dressed dancers, covered from head to foot with gay ribbon streamers, emerged from the gardens to entertain the guests. Preparation for the feasting on such occasions i€ perfectly appall- ing to epicures of the 20th century —and can only be vaguely compre- hended by considering that Rich- ard II normally employed 2,000 cooks to prepare food for the 10,000 persons who dined—irrespective of special feasting — at his expense every day. remarking: ;poor like the one given xfi'hs “Now, wasn't that a honey.” _ | FAIRBANKS BOUND Mr. and Mrs. Rudy P. Hill of Fairbanks arrived in Juneau yes- terday from Seattle, homeward | bound for Christmas. They were accompanied by Raymond A. Peck, | Seattle architect. Peck is the de- signer for a 144-unit apartment | house that Hill is building at Sec-| ond and Lacey streets in Fairbanks. | They are at the Baranof Hotel. ' Newspaper AL LUBCKE BACK | Al Lubcke, Highway Patrol offi- | cer at Haines, arrived here yester- | day from Ketchikan where he had been on temporary duty. He will be | at the Baranof Hotel for a couple of weeks. CAROL SINGING SUN. The public is invited to partici- pate in carol singing at the Baranof Bubble Room from 4:30 to 6:30 Sun- day, Edward J. O’Brien, manager reminded people today. Fred Dunn and Pat Carroll are slated to be song leaders and are whipping up a “Santa Claus quartet.” Song sheets will be provided. DR. WEHLER HERE Dr. Andrew J. Wehler from Mt. Edgecumbe arrived from Anchorage yesterday and is stopping at the Baranof Hotel, There is no subsitute for Don't forget fo measure your oil for the double holidays. THANK YOU, RELIABLE TRANSI'ER, ART McKINNON. Adveriising! NOTICE Due to increased cost of operating our ; business, it is necessary to raise the price of oil hauling fo $4.00 per load, beginning January Ist, 1951. which sheltered the Holy Family :W n uom‘ during the flight to Egypt is less Ho“m | well known perhaps, but so very S SR . A S Shaving Cream PAGE THRERE | Collins & Geddes PLUMBING & HEATING " P e v | sentative of the fruit which for the | woRlD S (HRISIMAS | early Christians symbolized the fall | of man in the Garden of Eden and | his reclamation by the birth of LEGENDS NUMEROUS e | Christmas holly is represent the master of the house. | supposed to First Class Work—All Work Guaranteed Multitudinous legends ciaim numerable origins for the Christ- in- 3 mas tree. One bett own legend | Christmas ivy is supposed to re| tree. One better known legend |resent the mistress of the house. (R N concerns an early Christian mis- T e | ¥ | sionary, sometimes identified as| Kenstnglon Bldg. (At Cliy NISES ) Toys with small removable parts can be dangerous as baby will be tempted to put them in his mouth, St. Wilfred, who once came upon! P. O. Box 258 Phone 1039 agroup of Druids preparing to make a human sacrifice under a large| oak. | He had the oak cut down and, as | it fell, a young fir tree sprang up | in its place. The missionary seized the evidence and made the fir tree| a symbol of the new faith: hence- | forth, the tribesmen were to set| symbol of immortality in the of their lodges at Christmas- time and surround it with feasting and love and the laughter of chil- dren. The legend of the Faithful Pine EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT i OPTOMETRIST § Second and Franklin Juneau i PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS charming and touched by the my ticism appropriate to the anl\il\] theme, With Herod’s soldiers in pursuit, Mary simply had to rest awhile and sought shelter within the hol- | low trunk of a huge pine tree. As the soldiers approached, the tree | bent its branches to conceal the | huddled little group. When the| danger had passed the baby Jesus | blessed the old tree. And if you | cut a pine cone lengthwise a%! Christmastime, you can still see | the imprint of His little hand. When You Think About Tom and Jerrys Thini: About Percy’s Tom and Jerry Batters Tom and Jerry Mixes Rums -— Brandies Tom and Jerry Rum and Brandy (40% Rum — 609, Brandy) PERCY’S X o ] Nor has legend overlooked the bright baubles which bedeck our | modern Christmas trees, The first | Christmas tree was really an ap- | ple tree, according to legends C“l‘l lected by Florence B. Robinson. | And, although the fir tree long since has supplanted its predeces- sor for Christmas use, the popul s the repre- For faster, closer shaves, comfort, too.:: cet GLIDER Brushless FECEN AN S S What a Difference! THERE’S a decided dif- ference between Property Damage Insurance and Colilision Insurance. 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