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The holiday whirl is about us
again and before it is all over
some of us may feel like stretch
ing out on the sofa beneath a sign:
■“Do not disturb until December 25,
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But, let’s face it. The common
casualty at this time of the year
is—Mom. Who gets stuck with the
job of doing all the “fixing,” of
food, of decorations, of practically
everything? You guessed it—the
first one up in the mornings and
usually the last to retire at night
—Mom.
Most of us could pave the way
for a more enjoyable Christmas
this year and a happier New Year,
by making an early resolution. It
could be done with the simple de
termination to help make Mom's
Christmas an easier one. It might
be done by dividing up some of
Mom’s “extra” duties and assign
ing a share to each member of
the family.
Christmas is a holy season and
a time of good will. Poor Mom,
though, is usually so tired she
doesn’t even have time to think,
much less relax and enjoy the
spiritual blessings of the season.
Saint Nicholas
Was Bishop Of Myra
Saint Nicholas lived some 1600
years ago in Turkey where he was
for 17 years Bishop of Myra. To
day, the place is known as Demre,
province of Antalya—where his
church may still be found and one
may yet hear of the generous acts
which made his life a great legend
•and gave him the “Santa Claus”
character we all know today.
It is said that Saint Nicholas, a
man of great virtue and piety, be- i
came the patron saint of boys I
when he restored to life the sons 1
of a rich Asiatic, who had been
murdered by a robber-innkeeper
while they were enroute to school
at Athens. It is said that he was
warned of the crime in a dream,
but was unable to reach the inn ,
In time to prevent the murders. !
He restored the boys to life !
through prayer and the murderer *
confessed his«.crimc.
GSiS SupesMSs1t:'ons
Eafing Of Mince Pies
Many writers say the mince pis
originated in Germany, while oth
ers claim that its beginning is lost
Jn the annals of history. Nonethe
less, it was an essential part of <
the Yuletide celebration in early
England.
• Old superstitions held that any
person refusing to eat mince pie
would be unlucky for the coming
year. Should he accept the invi
tation, and partake of mince pie
testing the holiday season, he
,wouid have the same number of
happy months during the year as
the number of houses at which he
ate mince pie.
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Christmas Was Once
A Movable Feast
Christmas was once like Easter
in that it was a movable feast,
celebrated on a different date each
year.
St. Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem, is
.responsible for establishment of
the universal date we celebrate
today. In 337 A.D., with the per
mission of Pope Junius 1, St. Cyril
appointed a commission to deter
mine, if possible, the precise date
of Christ’s nativity. The theologi
ans of the Church finally agreed
•upon December 25, and since the
year 354 this date has been cele
brated.
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May Form Credit
Union Association
C. Ivan Branton, representing
the Matar.uska Valley Federal
Credit Union, attended a meet
ing of 14 credit unions, held in
Anchorage last week. The 14
units, all located in the greater
Archorage area, represent about
one and one half million dollars
;n share accounts.
The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss the possibility of formi
ng an association of credit un
ions, in which ideas, trends, and
mutual benefits would be ex
changed. The initial meeting was
termed a success and will be the
fore-runner to subsequent meet
ings at a later date
NURSES HEAR OF
NEW TECHNIQUES
Mrs. Marian McIntyre present
ed modern surgical nursing as a
subject at the December 17 meet
ing of the Matanuska Valley Nur
ses Association. Illustrating Tier
talk with a demonstration of pre
parations and equipment, Mrs
McIntyre showed the latest trends
in surgical nursing.
The next regular meeting of
the local nursing group will be
held at the Health Center on Jan
uary 28, at which time another
speaker will be scheduled. All
nurses in the valley are invited
to attend.
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Whole
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SOCIAL CALENDAR
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 23
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24
MERCHANT S’ CHRISTMAS
PARTY--All valley children
ages pre-school thru grade 5.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25
CHRISTMAS DAY
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CAR
LIFT, sponsored by Moose
lodge.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28
CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
Clerk’s office, 7:30 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church, 7
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29
B. P. O. ELKS, Elks lodge, 8 p.m.
WAS1LLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24
BOY SCOUTS. Wasilla School.
.3:30 p.m....
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY CLUB, Wasilla library,
8 p.m.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 28
WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
Community Hall, 8 p.m.
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29
WASILLA GIRL SCOUTS AND
BROWNIES
COMMERCIAL - PERSONAL
1955 SCHOOL TAX
NOW DUE AND PAYABLE
The Territorial School Tax of
$5.00 for 1955 is now due and
payable. The tax is due after
January 1 of each year and be
comes delinquent after December
1.
All male and female persons,
over 21 years of age and under
55, must pay the tax. The only ex
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ceptions are: Unemployed fe
males; active military or naval
personnel, insane persons, and
permanently injured who are un
able to earn a living.
The tax may be paid at the of
fice of U. S. Commissioner Dor
othy B. Saxton, or withheld from
employees pay and paid by the
employer.
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at this season
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