Page 12 The Frontiersman 1
Thursday, December 23, 1954
INQUIRIES INDICATE
BIG TOURIST SEASON
Hundreds of inquiries about
travel in Alaska are pouring in to
the office of the Alaska Visitors
Association during the winter
months, according to Bernice
Morgan, executive secretary of
the Association.
If the interest shown in this
correspondence is any indication
of the volume of tourist traffic
for the coming year, we can pre
dict a boom year for the 1955 Al
aska tourist season, she stated.
Any one who has information
about musical contributions made
by Alaskans, either in recordings, j
or printed form, are asked to
WTite this to the Juneau office of
the Alaska Visitors Association.
A survey of Alaskan music is be
ing made in the interest of tour- j
ist information.
LEGEND SAYS CHRISTMAS
TREES CAME FROM EGYPT
Legend has it that the Christ
mas tree originated in Egypt,
where the first trees used were
palm trees.
The Germans brought the tree
to America, however, as they also
introduced it to England. The
German Prince Albert, consort
of Queen Victoria, introduced the
first tree into England when he
had a tree for his young daughter.
Martin Luther is said to have
brought the first Christmas tree
indoors for decoration, early in
the 16th century.
When you faster, ornaments to
your tree this year you will be
commemorating a centruies-old
Arabian legend that relates how
plants blossomed and flowered
and trees miraculously bore rip
ened fruit or. the eve of the first
Christmas.
Christmas Rose Is
fallowed By Legend
1 The delicate beauty of the
Christmas-rose (helleborus niger)
is hallowed by legend. A poor shep
herd girl, the story goes, wept
bitterly as she watched the Wise
Men on their way to the Christ
Child bearing rich gifts when she
had nothing. An angel appeared
Upon learning the reason for the
girl’s distress, the angel caused
the ground to be carpeted with
shining white flowers. The young
shepherdess gathered some blos
soms. When she presented her
gift, the Infant smiled and as His
fingers touched the white flowers,
the petals became tinged wit!
pink.
KING SIZE . . . Letter of
"thanks" is mailed by 19-month
old triple amputee in Roxburv,
Mass, who received artificial
limbs in time to walk for 1953
Christmas celebration.
The first Christmas tree in San
Frarcisco was made in 1850 from
Douglas fir branches wired on a
stick by a German wine shop
proprietor.
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Wright's
Travel Agency
AT BERT'S DRUG STORE
ARE YOU TRAVELING ? ? ?
We are members of IATA, International
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point in the world.
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ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO
VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
PALMER. ALASKA
Agent for
MATANUSKA
ALASKA METAL BUILDINGS
Box 509 Fairbanks, Alaska
ecurity
By James G. Browne
Alaska District Manager, Social
Security
Administration, Room 519
Federal Building, Juneau
Q. How much can I earn with
out losing my monthly old-age in
surance benefits:
A.—Not over S75.00 in any one
rrftmth. Beginning on January 1,
1955, you may earn as much as
much as $1,200.00 in a calendar
year without losing benefits.
Q — Is there an age at which I
can earn all I wish and still re
ceive benefits?
A. \ es, when you reach age
75. Beginning on January i. 1955.
if you are age 72, you can earn
all you wish without loss of bene
fits.
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Q- Have old-age insurance
benefits increased?
A. Yes. A retired worker now
receives a minimum of $30.00 a
month with a maximum of S98.50.
A retired worked and wife may
receive as much as $147.80 per
month.
Q.—How can I apply for old
j age insurance benefits?
; A Call at or write to the Social
| Security Office, Juneau.
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HEALTH FOR ALL
The Forgotten Man
In this week between Christ
mas and New Year’s day the
nwspapers, radio, and TV are re
calling the events of the year just
ending. The trends are analyzed
and predications are made. In a
smaller way, families are going
through the same process which
comes to a head on New Year’s
Eve with resolutions for the
coming year.
While resolutions are still be
ing considered, may we enter a
plea for the forgotten man, Fath
er. Plenty of attention is paid to I
the health of the very young and
the very old, but the man in the
middle—the man who does the
world’s work and pays the bills—
is too often forgotten. He’s a
pretty important guy. If he does
ent keep well, we're all in trouble.
Let’s do a little analyzing to
find out whether he is keeping
well. One study made in indus
trial plants this past year indi
cates that a good many fathers
aren’t eating a healthy diet. It
was found that the majority were
having coffee and a roll for
breakfast, easing mid-mornir.g
hunger with high calorie snacks
like candy bars, grabbing a sand
wich and coffee for lunch. Malnu
trition ar.d obesity were entirely
too common. Only one square
meal a day, a diet low in pro
tective foods, such as milk, fruit
and green vegetables—it’s an in
i vitation to trouble.
And Father is having trouble,
. too. Statistics show that there is
more serious illness, more deaths 1
among men of middle years than
among women. They have more
tuberculosis, for instance- Yet we
know that a healthy, well-nour
ished person can usually fight
TB germs to a standstill.
If Father isn’t taking proper
care of his health, isn’t eating
right or getting enough sleep,
rest, and recreation, we can re
solve to do something about it.
It may take some managing to
help him take reasonable care of
his health and to get him to the ,
doctor’s office for the physical
examination and chest X-ray he
should have regularly. Possibly,
however, if Father is made to
realize that he is appreciated
more than just or.e day a year,
he’ll cooperate.
Over three-fourths of the na
tion’s Christmas trees come from
the states bordering Canada.
The manufacture of toys for
Christmas gifts and other uses
last year required approximately
130.000 tons of steel products -
from all sources. - j
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HOLIDAY CHEER
To all our friends
and customers — may
you enjoy the happiest
holiday season ever!
Valley Real Estate
Dick and Smitty
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...comes Ford's new styling
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And Ford's long, low Thunderbird-inspired lines are complemented
by exciting new interior styling—and many rich upholstery materials
never before used in an automobile.
In Ford’s new Fairlane, Customline, Mainline and
Station Wagon Series—you’ll see styling that was
inspired by the Thunderbird—the distinguished Ford
personal car that was received with so much enthu
siasm all over the nation. This styling is reflected in
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found in a-car—everywhere you look.
New Trigger-Torque Power
All three of Ford’s new engines are
the mightiest ever offered in Ford
Cars. All offer split-second Trigger
Torque performance. There’s a
162-h.p. Y-block V-8. A still
mightier 182-h.p. Y-block Special
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Plus all these ''worth-more” features
• New Speed-Trigger Fordomatic Drive*
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Look for our names and addresses in the Yellow Pages of your Phone Book
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