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Clean Up Kotzebue
The Division of Agriculture co
operates in a livestock predatory
control program with the Predatory
Control Service of the U.S. Fish 1
and Wildlife, the Alaska Depart- i
ment of Fish and Game, and the
Department of Health and Welfare. ,
A recent development on the rein
deer range in Kotzebue required
assistance in wolf control under
this program. The Brooks Range
caribou came closer to the rein
deer range than it ordinarily does
and with it brought a number of
wolves that killed native-owned
reindeer and scattered the herds.
Predatory Control Service took
better than 20 wolves on the rein
deer range; and as a result, the
wolf problem is now well in hand.
Under the Division of Agricul
ture Nunivak Reindeer Project,
1904 animals were slaughtered this
fall. Meat is now available in the
Fairbanks and Anchorage areas.
Two organizations are makisg spe
cialty products from reindeer such
as bologna, summer, polish sausage,
pepperoni, etc. For the first time in
a number of years all the hides
of the reindeer slaughtered have
been tanned. A number of them
have been made into useful gift
itms such as purses, gloves, shoes,
wallets, and hats. Some of these
are on display in the Palmer office
of the Division of Agriculture. Fur
ther information on any of these
products can be obtained from the
Area Land Operations Office, Bur
eau of Indian Affairs, Box 1751,
Juneau, Alaska.
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Vuletide Holiday (Greeting
There’s quite a story behind
hose Christmas greetings you’ll
)e sending and receiving by the
lozen this holiday season.
The earliest known holiday
greeting was actually a crude
.voodcut printed in 1450 in the
ithine Valley, Germany.
The card shows the Christmas
-hilei standing in the bow of an an
cient galley manned by angels,
kvith the Holy Mother seated at the
nast. The inscription reads “Here
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I come from Alexandria and bring
many good years to give generous
ly. I will give them for almost no
money and have only God’s love
for my reward.”
Sir Henry Cole, an Englishman,
is credited with publishing the
first “mass produced” Christmas
greeting. In 1843, he had an ar
tist. John Horsley, design a Christ
mas greeting for him because he
was “too busy to write to his
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friends at Christmas.” The card
carried the message: ‘‘A Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year
to You.”
Cole had 1,000 copies of the card
printed which showed a friendly
family party in progress, the old
sters with raised wine glasses in
a toast to the person receiving the
card.
Although Cole was hailed for
his idea of inventing the Christmas
card, his greeting met with severe
criticism because it showed chil
dren at the same table with wine
drinkers.
The first cards were unfolded
pasteboards printed in color. Late
in the 1850s and 60’s, cards were
die-stamped with designs combin
ing ornaments and lettering. Lar
ger cards became more popular
in the 1880s.
By then, the idea had been in
troduced into the United States.
Louis Prang, a prominent Boston
lithographer, looking for ways to
increase his business, began mak
ing Christmas cards in 1875.
Prang was an expert in the art
of what he called “chromolithog
raphy” and his work and reputa
tion was well established through
out Europe. By using slabs of a
particular limestone found only in
Bavaria, he printed pictures in
multi-colors, as many as 32 dif
ferent shades at times. He repro
ducer! them so perfectly that you
could scarcely tell them from the
original paintings.
Prang sponsored an art compe
tition to obtain his card designs
Within five years he was turning
out five million cards a year, and
! it wasn’t long before Prang card'
trimmed with silk fringe and lace
j also became known worldwide.
Although Prang gave up print
ing Christmas cards in the 1890s
he is credited with establishing
, in .America the joy of sending and
receiving Christmas cards, and is
known as the “father” of the Amer
ican Christmas card.
The first American Christmas
card, however, had been printed
, in 1853, when R. J. Pease, an
Albany, N. Y. dry goods merchant,
designed, printed and mailed a
j Christmas card which also served
as an advertisement for his pro
I ducts.
Tiie only Known remaining on
ginal of the Pease card is now
housed in the Rust Craft antique
greeting card collection.
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Alaska Marine Highway
JUNEAU — The Division of
Marine Transportation announced
reduced truck and truck-trailer
fares for the Southeast Alaska Ma
rine Highway System, effective
Dec. 5.
Division director Fred Mangan
said the lower tariffs give recogni
tion to the long-haul concept and
provide greater reductons for the
longer hauls, although lower fares
are provided throughout the
system.
The new tariffs also include the
fare of the driver and establish
rates on the basis of a five-foot
increment, rather than on a 10
foot increment, as in the present
schedule of fares.
Reductions ranged from 10V£
per cent on trips between Prince
Rupert, B.C., and Skagway, to ap
proximately IV4 per cent on fares
between Prince Rupert and Ket
chikan.
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