The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1950, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT 1 HRISIMAS TREE 110 DIE | Season’s IS 150 YEARS OLD | IN Greetings i IN THIS COUNTRY x| TO "R | A Christmas tree will be put up in two out of every three American All Qur Loyal Friends homes this year, Yet the trimmed and Christmas tree, it is known to- Customers A MERRY STMAS i e | PARTY FIRE AMARILLO, Tex., Dec. 23—P— in this country. Ten feeble old people, trapped os The Pilgrims forbade Christmas they laughed over Christmas pre- celebrations on the grounds they sents, died late yesterday in a blaze were pagan. A Massachusetts law . that devoured their barn-like bar- in 1689 subjected anyone to a fine!racks home. who observed the day by feasting,| It was the worst fire in the Texas refraining from work or in any| Panhandle’s history. | ther manner. All the victims were bedridden. It was not until near the end | Three were blind. the American Revolution “I guess I've lost them alll” cried | that the' Christmas tree took | Mrs, J. W. Wright, attendant in hold. German immigrants, |charge of the barracks. homesick for the tradition of |have saved them.” their native land, put them up. | Then she collapsed. The custom of the lighted Christ-| Byt she had saved oné patient. mas tree, some historians tell, or- | Another saved himself. A visitor—a iginated with Martin Luther. Hé| woman badly burned trying to save was fascinated by evergreen trees,|her stepmother—also got out. Those glistening with starlit-snow, point-|four were the only survivors' of the ing to the heavens at Christmas | parracks. The visitor was the only time. So he brought an evergreen one jnjyred. tree into his house and lighted ‘tl Thirty five patients in other units Bar-B-0 g - & | with candles for his children. |of the four-unit frame and stucco ) Another old German legend cred- | ponie were saved 3 2 2 DR N, ey o) R L rigi | and taken to an VI NEVEIIZ Y VENEIEMEMENEIMEIEURY | 1ts St Boniface with the origin of | amaring hospital for temporary - the Christmas tree. Having con-|...e verted some oak tree-worshipping e D, 7207 27 2 S W N 5 R N N NS D 2 L) ol Rescue workers dug for hor RS e.‘f@*nf\::-@%?’g?m-\‘ g urs in Druids to Christianity, he t00k| gaygness before they freed the last CHR Jailh of and A HAPPY NEW YEAR S EEREEEEE ), 1‘1‘\‘;1“ x‘x;w mmlf:;esg Cfl‘“s ;‘::]“ nrx“ body from the gutted barracks, part :‘lurgmsldc‘pu b |of the Walker convalescent home & '.X'nke o ?}slx miles northeast of here. said, “into your homes as a sign of your new worship, Celebrate God's power no more with shameful rites, but in *he sanctity of your| ith laughter and love.” (By Associated Press) ‘ The nation’s fly with the |gadg|'_ slod Christmas travel | . in h was in full swnig today and the first hours there was a| ® heavy toll on the highways. | Forty-one persons lost their lives| in violent accidents since 6 p.m. e (local time) Friday. Thirty-eight o were killed on highways. } : The National Safety Council es-| e timates 440 persons may be killed o/ in traffic accidents over the thrce- | ¢ day Christmas holiday. . . : MOOSE CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS TREE PARTY IS TONIGHT Youngsters of the members of the ® | Loyal Order of Moose, eagerly awaii the hour of 7:30 o'clock tonight when the annual Childrens’ Christ- mas Tree Party will be held in the Moose Lodge. One of the big nts for the children in the year the Christmas Party has been long planned and great preparations have been un- | der way to make this year’s party one of the best ever. Santa Claus will be there in per- to greet each youngster, and son the parents and Lodge members homes W TOM & JERRY Batter — Rum —- Prancy ercy’s 690--1 Can't-kick-off-scuffs at Nina's| 689-2t Go by Clipper* " SEATTLE @ Seattle is only a few hours away by big four-engine Clip- per. En route yot enjoy good food, relaxing lounge seats, traditional Clipper service. Convenient daily service to Seattle . . . frequent Clipper flights to key cities inside Alaska. For fares and reserva- tions, call Pan American at... Baranof Hotel Phone 106 WORLD'S MOST EXPERIENCED AIRLINE May you celebrate this Christmas With joy and good cheer And continue its pleasures Throughout the New Year. THOMAS HARDWARE CO. 202 2N, salddodlod e d, as well and will have gifts for There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising! BsEEEs soseosesERseseseaRseea g 0 ———— | FROM ANCHORAGE and Mrs. R. L. Parrish of are stopping at the Ho- " PAN AMERICAN Wortp AIRWAYS *Trude Mork, Pan American Worid dirways, Ina. L o P o o T BB R Mr. Anchora tel Juneau, LARSON HERE Norman D. Larson of Pelican is staying at the Hotel Juneau for over Christmas. | TOM & JERRY Batter Rum — Brandy IS THE WISH OF THE BOYS who sell and deliver your DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Circulation Harvey Clausen Bob Murray Doug Boyd David Argetsinger Peter Argetsinger Bob Pegues Bob Kohlhase Peter McDowell Ernie Kronquist Dick Pegues Bob Brown John Vavalis Bob Harris Les Swanson Frank Baxter Dale Hillerman Jerry Rosenberger W GEO. LANG Jeweler . . . Photo P oocooaeees [} BRI DR AR RINDIDDIDIEN 3 ; SUNFLOWER REMOVED o CHRISTMAS | Y | offspring “I should | | Two-year-old Patricia Fredelake smiles from. her hospital bed after surgeons had removed a miniature sunflower plant from her lung. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fredelake of Offerle, Kas., took their daughter to Kansas City, Mo, for removal of a “foreign object,” shown by x-rays. Surgeons used a broncho- scope to remove the sunflower seed which had sent up a lusty sprout and had developed roots. » Wirephoto. P. 0. PARCEL POST WINDOW BE OPEN UNTIL 5P.M. TODAY The Juneau public is again re- minded that the Post Office parcel post window will be open today until 5 p.m. All parcels received in the postoffice to date are on the shelves and ready for delivery. Any- one expecting packages are asked to call at the window by 5 o'clock today as 'the post office closed over Sunday and Christma Day, Monday. TO HAINI The Rev. R. R. Armstrong, field representative of ti:e Presbyterian Beard of Mission ill go to Haines to conduct Christmas services ther FROM PELICAN Cscar Dolers of Pelican is at the Hotel Jun over the holidays. BETHEL VISITORS Wilma Bennington and Elizabeth Kaneroff of Bethel are guests at the Baranof Hotel. MEASURE s were in dance The word carol a ring, be- for a ring OWL SAY! PUT ON THE CHAINS, CHum -BEFORE YOU WIT THE ROAD- OR YOU'RE LIABLE TO WT T WITH YOUR KiS5ER ! IN DANCE Christmas ol neasure at first. comes frem ‘“coroll cause the song was AKER grapher will be THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA |ELKS CHRISTMAS MATINEE-SANTA'S VISIT IS TODAY As the Empire goes to press the long line of youngsters is forming | at the Capitol Theatre for the big | annual Elks Christmas matinee for | the youngsters of Juneau. The show | scheduled ‘to start at 1:00 o'clock | | will be presented to a packed house. | | Adults might accompany their to the entrance door! but they were not permitted to at- tend the show as every seat was | reserved for the children. | | Following the show Santa Claus | awaits the youngsters across the! street from the Theatre in the ! spacious auditorium of the Elks! | Lodge. To this event the parents| | are permitted to accompany young- | ler children. Santa Claus, in fine ‘,feme for the season of the year | when he reigns, eagerly awaits Lhei young folks with a bag full of goodies for each and every one of | | them, » ENROUTE TO MIAMI Bill Hammer, who is with the| | Alaska Road Commission at Gxenn»i allen, is on two months’ leave. He| ijust returnéd from Tenakee where he had been visiting for several days | {and plans to leave for Miami, Fior- | | ida, to soak up some sunshine. Ham- | {mer has lived in the Copper River | {country for the past 40 years. He is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. FROM YAKUTAT J. W. Booth and Karl E. Aho, both of Yakutat, are at the Gas- tineau Hotel. | The Nugget Shop will be open| to accommodate late shoppers from | 12 to 4 Sunday afternoon. Make your own Center-piece a| ‘Mmg-tree Christmas tree. 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