Widow of Luke White
Visits In Ketchikan
With Son and Daughter
(The Alaska Weekly)
Mrs. Teenie White, 86, widow
of the late Luke White of Nome,
has gone to Ketchikan for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Bertha
McKay, city dark, and her son,
Ben White. Mr. White and Gen
eral Jimmy Doolittle became ac
quainted on the beach at Nome
when very small and Doolittle in
his story tells of the scrap the two
“kids” had at that time.
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BROKEN ORNAMENTS
CAN BE REUSED
Don’t let that broken Christmas
tree bulb get away with it! Make
it serve its decorative purposes
anyway—and without a drain on
your budget!
Here’s how: Pick up the frag
ments with a piece of wet cotton.
Cut stars or other snazzy designs
from cardboard; then cover the
cut-outs with shellac.
While shellac Is still wet, sprin
kle the cut-out with the frag
ments, attach strings to each one
and attach to the tree.
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Holly Gift Determines
Ruler Of Household,
Says Old Superstition
Husbands and wives! Attention!
There is an old superstition about
holly that will interest you. It was
a belief of the ancients that the
first to bring Christmas holly into
the house, either husband or wife,
would be the one to rule the
household during the ensuing year.
But don’t put >too much stock in
the belief. Like other Christmas
legends, the truth might be lost
in history.
The Druids were great admirers
of the holly plant. They believed
that its evergreen leaves attested
to the fact that it was never de
serted by the sun, and was there
fore sacred.
Legends have related how the
crown of thorns was plaited from
holly. The leaves of the plant
were white until the Crucifixion,
after which they turned a deep,
blood-red.
A holly wreath placed on the
door is believed enough to fright
en away even the boldest witches.
Send a Christmas “Nugget” to
your friends in the States!
y~JERRY CHRISTMAS ^
‘Merry Christmas’
M — for the mistletoe, merry and
bright,
E — for the evergreen, Santa’s de
light;
R — for the room where we hang
up the hose,
R — for the ribbons, for Rudolph’s
red nose;
Y — for the youngsters who scur
ry to bed,
C — fo'r the candy canes, yellow
and red;
H — for the holly that shines thru
the pane,
R — for the reindeer we look for
in vain;
I — for the ice on sea, river and
hill,
S — for the stockings for Santa
to fill;
T — for the tinsel that hangs on
the tree,
M — for the music of laughter and
glee;
A — for the absent friends, for
all we hold dear,
S — for the season’s glad greetings
of cheer.
‘Christkindli’ Takes Place
Of Santa In Switzerland
Santa Claus plays a very insig
nificant part in the Swiss celebra
tion ctf Christmas, observed mostly
on December 24. It is “Christ
kindli” (the Christ Child) who
makes the rounds of Swiss homes
on Christmas Eve.
This radiant angel is said to
have come from the North, travel
ing on a fairy-like sleigh pulled
by reindeer, much in the fashion
of our Canta. Christkindli brings
good Swiss children a beautiful
tree and many gifts. Like Santa,
he stresses obedience and admon
ishes naughty youngsters.
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The JOYS of
May they last forever
.. . our wish for yew
and your loved ones.
LESLIE
' A.
STEVENS