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Here, There and Everywhere
By SIG DIGREE
Customs of Christmas
As we go out© the final week be
fore Christmas, we are now in the
big flurry of activity which oulmi
in the celehra&ion of this
traditionally great <fay‘.
There ore few, if any, who don't
fook^forwaixl /to Christ2nas--dhild
fcextyre know, (are the most eager,
of course. Grownups, too, despite
their expressions f cynicism, or
despair at getting all the things
done 'beforehan d, or having enough
to go around, look forward to it.
People who have to work harder
because of it—merchants, store
personnel, bar.bers postal workers
9il performing a service of one
kind or another join in saying!
"I like Christmas”.
If is interesting to note some of
the customs of Christmas and how
they originated.
* * *
In the pagan world of the 4fh
Century, December 25 was already
« sacred day throughout the Ro
B*an Empire. It Dies Natalis
Ihvioti Solis, the Birthday of the
Unconquered Sun.
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No 03*0 knows for certain on
what day Christ was born, but a
very early Christian tradition said
it was December 25. After a care
ful ‘inquiry into available evidence,
Pope Julius 1 (337-352) decided
the traditional date was probably
the true one.
* * *
Many Christmas customs have
roots in pagan ceremonies,
* * *
Christmas celebrations became
so irreligious durng the Middle
Ages (that when the Puritans came
to power in England they forbade
all celebrations, both religious and
secular.
* * *
In New England, settled by the
Puritans, Christmas celebrations
were forbidden by law from 1659
until 1681.
* * *
Kissing under the mistletoe is
apparently an. English custom. It is
never found in other countries un
less Englishmen have settled there.
* * *
The custom of decorating trees at
Christmas came originally from
Germany.
The community Christmas tree
is a modem American custom. The
first was erected on Mount Wilson
in 1909 by the people of Pasadena,
California.
* * *
Christmas oaiixU only a little
more than 100 years old, come
from the Christmas pieces which
schoolboys produced. These were
carefully decorated sheets of pa
per on which the students wrote
sentences which served as greet
ings to their parents and a dis
play of their ability in the art of
writing.
; # Turkey, <a Christmas delicacy,
was unknown in Europe before
1542. Goose, or beef, or meat pies
were customary fare for the Christ
mas feast before then.
• * * *
In olden days, the traditional
Christmas drink was lambswoo!, a
mixture of hot ale, sugar, spices,
feasted apples to which
thick croam was sometimes added.
• * * *
You probably won’t be quaffing
any lambswool, as above, but ac
cording ito predictions, Americans
are expected to spend more than
560 million dollars on holiday gifts
of distilled spirits this Christinas.
Thanks, Fellows
(Editors Note: The following was
written by R4v. John Molletti, on
being 'presented with a gift, signed
simply, from the “Man on the
Street”.
Gee, thanks, fellows!
A lot of nice things have happen
ed to me in forty-some years, but
the gift from THE MAN ON THE
STREET stands alone as tribute to
be remembered. You couldn’t have
given me a more useful article
than the travel case—and you
couldn't have made me happier
with another kind of card.
We expect to miss Kodiak. It’s
real nice to think we might be miss
ed. Thanks again for everything.
Cub Scouts Meet
Next Wednesday
The Kodiak Cub Ccout Pack 213
will hold its Decentber pack meet
ing and (Christmas party on Wed
nesday, December 23, at 7:30 in the
gymnasium of the High School.
All the Cubs and their families
are urged to attend for an evening
o; song and fun. Santa Claus has
been invited, too.
Annual Christmas
Program Sunday
The annual Christmas program
will be presented at the Kodiak
‘Christian Center, Sunday evening
beginning at 7:30.
The services will begin with the
congregation singing the carols of
the Virgin born Son of God. The
program, “Three Gifts of Christ
mas” will begin with the children
of the younger classes. This will be
followed by a message from the
World of God, delivered by the
pastor.
Candy, nuts, apples, and oranges
will be given to all the smaller
children present.
Don’t go overboard on outdoor
decorations or your house and
yard will look like an arcade. If
you keep decorations and lights in
good harmony with the house and
landscaping, there is nothing that
makes the Christmas spirit more
evident.
Yule Doorway Should Convey Welcome
When you decorate your home
for Christmas, plan the doorway
decoration most carefully. For
the doorway should convey a feel
ing of welcome.
The kind of decoration may vary.
Evergreens, berries and cones
are traditional materials, but the
use of painted materials has be
come very popular.
In collecting evergreens, care
should be taken not to use those
that shed their needles. The
best are Ibalsam, pine, juniper and
crypto men a, wniie owners: suchas
magnolia and Scotch broom lend
themselves for attractive wreaths
and. swags.
Holly is a must. The English
holly is more beautful than native
American holly because of the
glossiness of the foliage and the
size of the berries.
in making a wreath the found
ation is the most important. The
best form is a wire hoop. Wind
it with strips of cloth cut one-inch
wide. Next wind green floral
tape around the cloth strips. This
gives a neat finish. Covering the
hoop in this manner holds the ev
ergreen in place while working on
the wreath.
The evergreens should be cut in
four-inch lengths. Using three
to a group, wire them to a hoop.
Place the first group at an angle on
the inside of the ring, and the third
in the middle. Continue this
grouping around the entire hoop.
The decorations for the wreath
are individual. The use of cones
or berries, or both, makes an int
eresting wreath. A bright red
bow of plastic weather-proof rib
Ibon is then added.
Another wreath suitable for
a doorway is a Della Robbia. The
foundation is a double wire frame
which may be obtained at a florist
shop. Fill the frame with damp
sphagnum moss, wrap it with green
florist paper, and tie it with green
cord to hold the paper around the
ring. •
Sunday School
Will Present
Christmas Theme
The Christmas program at the
Assembly -of God Church will be
presented December 20 at morning
service which begins at 10:30 a.m.
The whole School will present a
play “Life In Christ”. A one act
play “A Heavenly Quiz” will be
given by a group of children. “The
Christmas Heart’*, a playette,, will'
'be given by five ladies.
Miss Goldie Runyon will toe'
guest of -the Charles Hirschys dur-'
mg the Christmas holidays, arriv
ing in Kodiak December 24. Miss
Runyon is teaching school in the1
Eimendorf A.F.B. School. While1
•here she wild teach a Bible Study'
course “The Church Begins” at the1
Assembly of God Church.
• ...
To make a candle last longer,]
coat all but the wick with soapi
suds and let dry in the holder be-1
fore lighting. Candles so treat*]
ed wild neither smoke nor drip. - 1
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The foundation, material sftoul<
be boxwood or ivy leavei. Th«
boxwood can be stuck through th<
moss, but because the ivy stems ar<
soft, it is better to wire a tooth
pack to them so they can penetrate
the moss. Follow the same pat
tern as in making the other wreath
Groups of grapes, small apple*
nuts, cones or any small fruit ma;
be used to decorate the wreath
These are fastened by use :«
toothpicks or smaii wire (hairpins
The wreartih should be given a coa
of alcohol-thinned shellac to keei
the fruit fresh-looking. Blue rib
bon should be used for it is tradi
tionally Della Robbia. /
A swag of pine branches com
ined with styrofoam snowballs am
a large rosette of one-inch red am
green ribbon is a good oombina
tion to use for a white doorway
The snowballs are mounted or
long chenille stems which may bi
found at a florist shop.
A good swag for !a dark doorwaj
Santa Claus is a garbled Amer
ican version of San Nicholas,
the Dutch name for a Roman Cath
olic bishop who became the patron
saint of schoolboys during the
Middle Ages, according to World
Encyclopedia.
Aluminum foil is the answer to
wtnappin gifts that are hand to
wrap, such as vases and bottles.
The foil molds easily to the shape.
Just dress it up with a pretty bow.
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Getting a living Christmas tree
this year? The© don't keep it in
the house long after Christmas.
The sooner it is planted, the bet
ter chance it will survive.
To delight a Httle girl and her
mother, make both aprons of sim
ilar designs, out of identical ma
terial. And then to cap the stunt
make the chad's doll an apron
too.
is made *by wiring two long branch
es together, placing them so .that
the ends point in opposite direc
tions. At the center, a few pine
cones can be ‘placed so that they
follow the line of the pine branch
es. Other evergreens, such as ce
dar may be used to add contrast.
A bow of red plastic ribbons com
pletes the swtag.
Bowling League
Elks League
Honest Johns 42 14
Penny Pinchers 34 18
Roosters 31% 24%
Antlers 30 26
. Lecturing Knights 30 26
Paul Bunyons 29% 26%
* Pin Toppetrs 28 28
; BiLko Specials 24% 31%
! Esquires 23 29
Heav-A-Beads 17 31
5 Fiddlers 19% 36%
Clubbers 17 35
Hi game: Lester, 254; Hi game
i hdcp, Lester, 265; Hi ser. Lester
r 643; Hi ser., hdcp, Lester, 676.
[ Emblem Club
: Mecca 49 Room 35% 16%
► Mecca 49 Room 25% 16%
* Breakers S. S. 33 19
> King Crabs 31 21
Kraft’s Super Mkit 28% 23%
Breakers Liquor 26 26
^ Knudsens 25% 26%
, Orpheum Flickers 25 27
City Market 25 27
Ship’s Tavern 24 28
Mecca Cab 21 31
' Naughtons 20 32
Chini-ak Chicks 18% 33%
High game, scr. and hdcp, Nita
Nelson, 201-237; High series sct.
and hdcp., Nita Nelson, 509-617;
High team game, scr and hdcp.,
Kraft’s Super Mkt., 763-922; High
team seriries, scr., Mecca 49 Room
team series, scr., Mecca 49 Room
City Mkt., 2640.
Commercial
Breakers 37 23
Mecc.a 35 #5
Schlitz 35 25
Heidelberg 33 27
B & B 33 27
Chase and Copsey 31 29
Town Club ‘ 30 30
Kodiak Telephone 28 32
National Guard 28 32
Loran Station 24 36
Sportland 23 37
Chiniak Warriors 23 37
Hi game; Belcher, 236; Hi game,
-hdcp; Belcher, 251; Hi ser., Wittick
560; Hi ser, hdcp, Gieker, 614.
Mixed (Doubles
TEAM STANDING Won Lost
No-Chots 37 15
Rock-N-Bolflers 31% 20%
Seagrams Seven 30 22
B. B. Shots 28 24
Unger-Veerman . 26 26
Dickow - Richardson 26 26
McLinn - Snyder 25 27
Gaitfcer Snipes 24 28
Sin Petters 24 28
Sarum & Co. 20% 31%
Huer - Anderson 20% 31%
Dinheads . 19% 32%
. High game scr., men:* R. Panchot
234; women: L. Lester, 213; High
game hdcp., men: P. Anderson,
250; wmn: L. Lester,246; Hi series,
scr., men: R. Panchot: 605: women:
V. Panchot, 547; High series, hdcp.
men: J. Nosrich, 627; women: L.
Lester, 646.
Merchants
Merchants Bowling League
KODIAK INSCRANCE36 12
D and A 30 18
ROADRUNNBRS 27 21
KRAFTS 25 23
KODIAK AIRWAYS 24% 23%
ALASKA PACKERS 23 25
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