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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice at
Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Monday, December 24, 1945
Peace On Earlli
(Father A. Anabel)
For almost two thousand years the Christian world
has celebrated the feast of Christmas, the Birthday of
Christ. Traditionally, it has become the greatest feast
of civilized man, celebrated with song and story, with
food and drink, with gifts and feelings of kindliness and
generosity and good will.
It is the one time in the year when men and women
of any and every faith experience a religious thrill and
in visiting a Church feel, for a short time, at least, a lit
tle closer to God.
For the song of the angels rings in our ears, a song
sweeter than any the sirens ever sang, a song that prom
ises the greatest of happiness to men; “Glory to God in
the Highest, and on earth, peace to men of good will.”
“Peace to men of good will,” “Peace,” what a blessed
word it is! And on this Christmas, perhaps more than on
any other, it is a word that has a greater meaning, a
more profound depth than any other we can imagine.
The world has just seen the end of the most terrible
conflict in its checkered history. It has seen the down
fall of tyrants and dictators, the end of Gestapos and
concentration camps, the end of torture and slavery and
starvation. It has seen the dawn of a day when Peace
is not only* something desired by all nations, but some
thing that is absolutely necessary if humanity is to sur
vive on this earth. And all over the globe men and
women of all nations join in the common hope of Peace.
Since the dawn of history there has been no peace;
there has been but a succession of war and conflict,
each one bloodier and more cruel and more destructive
than the preceding one. And yet we dare to hope that
peace is within our grasp. Would to God this hope may
be realized!
But it is well for us to realize that the wonderful
promise which came in the song of the angels through
the night skies of Bethlehem, the promise of peace, came
coupled with another idea, that was contained in the
first part of the song, “Glory to God in the Highest.”
The whole idea of Christmas, the only thing about
Christmas that makes it worth while at all, is that
which Mary saw, which the shepherds recognized,
which the Magi knew as they knelt and adored; the
Godhead shining through the human frame of the tiny
infant, when they experienced the great union of God
with men. ,
“Glory to God in the Highest,” a chorus of praise at
the moment of God’s great humiliation, followed the
consequences to war-worn man, “Peace on earth to men
of good will.”
Man at war with God, man at war with himself, man
all restless is at last to be given peace if only he will
have it. It was not merely the Pax Romana (when the
whole world was at peace) that the angels announced,
it was a much greater Peace, a “Peace which the world
cannot give,” a Peace which only those know who pos
sess it, a Peace which comes only to those who are
closely united with the Infant Prince of Peace, Al
mighty God Himself.
And since we have tried everything else that might
conceivably bring peace, and in our trying, have mis
erably failed, the only course left to us, the only pos
sible source of peace in our time and in the future, is to
go back to the message of the angels, sung two thousand
years ago and start in giving to God, “Glory to God in
the Highest” and in so doing will experience the rest
of the angelic message, “Peace to men of good will.”
My Christmas Wishes To You
May Mary’s tender face,
Bend o’er you to embrace,
And lay within your arms her baby boy.
Oh! May He hold you dear,
And bless you all the year,
And flood your soul with hope and peace and joy.
And may His little Hands,
Whereon Creation stands,
Smooth from your path all grief and care away.
May He brim your life with joy,
Shutting out the world’s annoy
Till dawns the Eternal Christmas Day.
JUST STAV ON THAT *£AM!
WU
Local Items
Mrs. Ome McCarthy, teacher at
Teller arrived home to spend the
holidays with her husband and
son.
Friends of Harold <Bud) Harper
will be glad to learn he has re
covered from his operation suffi
ciently to return home and spend
and holiday.
Bernadette Amarok, who en
tered the University of Alaska
last fall, arrived home to spend
the holidays, and will return to
school next week.
The Dream Theater treated all
the children who attended the
theater with a bag of treats, con
taining candy, fruit and pop corn.
The management also closed the
theater during the Community
Christmas program so that all
children might take part in the
program in which so much was
planned for them.
The William McDonalds have
purchased the Charles O’Leary
home in Nome.
The Order of Eastern Star has
collected and mailed $220.00 to
the Infantile Paralysis Fund.
The Pioneers of Alaska Igloo
No. 1, Nome, have collected nearly
$700.00 for the Christmas Cheer
Fund for the Pioneer Home at
Sitka.
Lt. Stanley R. Morgan, former
Officer in Charge of the local of
fice of the Alaska Communications
System, is leaving the service to
enter business life in Nome. Mas
ter Sergeant C. J. Wofter succeeds
him as Operator in Charge.
Robert Scott, son of Mr. and
Nomeites
Around the world
Aben Shallit, formerly with the
Bureau of M'nes and stationed in
Nome, writes from Sasebo, Kyu
shu, Japan, where he is with the
Navy, that although he has trav
eled to many lands, there is no
place that looks more like home
than Nome.
R. J. Sommers is spending the
i holidays in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Lloyd Heberlee’s are now
located in Anchorage.
The Harry Springsteens are
building a home in Deer Lodge,
Montana.
Fritz Mebes is still sunning him
self in San Diego, but longs for
the good old days in Nome.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. J. Reed, now
in their eighties, are basking in
the sun in San Deigo.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Baker are
spending the holidays at Arling
ton, Wash., and plan to be back
by the New Year.
Cameron Newman, having com
pleted his service with the Navy
is home in Seattle, again.
The Russels, teachers of Shish
Mrs. Tolbert Scott, arrived home
yesterday to spend the holidays
with his family.
Wilbur Tweet plans to leave for
Teller today to join his family for
the holidays.
Mrs. W. MacDonald, who has
' been in Fairbanks for medical at
tention, arrived home Friday eve
ning after a two week’s absence.
DRE A M
THEATRE
NOME. ALASKA
1 Show. Dec. 24 and 25. 7:30 P.M.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
“GOING MY WAY”
BING CROSBY
RISE STEVENS
BARRY FITZGERALD
And "BUYING A DOG"
i
1 Show, Dec. 26 and 27, 7:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“CINDERELLA
SWINGS IT”
GUY KIBBEE.
GLORIA WARREN
And "BOOMTOWN. D. C."
2 Shows, Dec. 28, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY
“MOUNTAIN RHYTHM”
WEAVER BROTHERS & ELVIRY
LYNN MERRICK
And "JUNGLE GIRL." No. 6
1 Show, Dec. 29, 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
“PRIDE OF THE
YANKEES”
GARY COOPER.
TERESA WRIGHT
And "TOUCHDOWN TARS"
2 Shows. Dec. 30, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
1 SUNDAY
“MINESWEEPER”
RICHARD ARLEN,
JEAN PARKER
Also 'POPULAR SCIENCE. No. V
maref, are now located at Hyda
burg, Alaska.
Paul McCarthy writes from
Pullman, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Cutting (Au
drey Henderson> are living in An
j chorage.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Hass of
Fair Oaks, Calif., say that son
Bob, born in Nome, is now in the
Field Artillery and stationed in
Korea.
; Kevin Walsh will spend Christ
man, but not a white one, at
Samar in the Philippines.
Walter Dowd is in Japan.
Ray Decker, formerly with the
Alaska Airlines, was married a
few days ago in Seattle.
J. D. Davidson, of the U. S. Ma
rines, now a civilian, will spend
Christmas with his wife, the
former Jeanne Mozee, and their
child in Seattle.
Mr. William Bloom, former
principal of Nome Territorial
School, and his family call Okana
gan, Wash., their home these days.
Elnora Benewa, formerly sta
tioned here with the Bureau of In
dian Affairs, and retired, has been
on active duty in the understaffed
hospital at Gladstone, Ore.
Frederick Bockman, injured in
the Italian campaign, has recent
ly been released from the hospital
and will spend Christmas in
Georgia with his sister, Judith
I Callahan.
Roger Bockman is stationed at
Batangas, just out of Manila.
H. B. Ames, of Guinan and
Ames, who mined on Glacier
Creek, is manager of the Seattle
First National Bank, Yakima
branch.
Miss Elsie Simonson, nurse of
the M. C. Hospital, has returned
| from overseas Army nursing, and 4
will spend Christmas in Seattle.