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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-07-25
JUNEAU BALL
PLAYERS LOSE
TO DETR0|TERS
Locals Unable to Connect
with Southpaw Offer
ings Last Night

OWAAiSAlAS anu ll1lOo-ll5 az VIZ ~ ~
southpaw pitching they have met
with this season, the Juneau Fire
Department All-Stars went down
before the U.S.S. Detroit baseball
team five to two last evening on
the Juneau ball grounds. The game,
a six inning affair, was played in
some dark misty weather and was
cramped by the intrusion of the
carnival tents in right field.
Both teams are dwelling for the
big nine inning contest tomorrow
and figured last nights fray as a
warm-up. Manager MacSpadden
Of the local squad, used all of the
several players which turned out in
order to get real line on his squad
for Sunday.
Spots Weakness
Mezenski, the sailors hurler, early
spotted the Juneau hitters' weak
ness on outside left-handed curves
and smartly concentrated on that
spot, had the local batters where
he wanted them until the last of the
sixth, when he let two doubles and
a single go for two runs. Captain
Rastin of the Navy team then gave
Juneau a look at his top flight
pitcher, Inman, sending him 10 the
mound with one away. Inlnan
famed the next hitter and gath
cred in pop fly for the last out
Hoa0 Scores Made
All the scores of the game were
made in the last frame; the sail
orS getting theirs on Jones double
followed by two strolls to fill the
sacks. The next hitter rolled to
McAlister on the mound who tossed
to Hawkins for force at home
Trying for double killing, Hawk
ms had to hurry his throw to first
and threw high, letting in one run
and the other baserunners advanc-
ing. DemastuS, the next hitter
popped to the hill for the second
out. Dennis walked to crowd the
paths again, and Inman got his
second single to drive in two run
nerS. CLOVIS singled to Picinini in
right, who juggled the ball long
enough to let in Dennis from third.
With two balls on the next batter,
Picinini, who had sunk the Navy
for the first four frames, returned
to the hill from right field, and
added two more balls to walk the
hitter, Jones, on his second trip
to the plate in the inning, walked
to fill the bags again, but the next
batter went down, shortstop to
first, for the third out.
Juneau's Markers
Picinini singled, Forsythe and
Gray doubled, to count Juneaus
two markers in the last half of the
chukker. A walk and a hit batter
filled the bags again with only one
out, and it looked as though the
home towners might even the count
but Inman got the next two bat
tiers as recounted, to end the rally
and the game; umpire Erskine call
ing because of darkness.
The first four innings showed
some mighty nice baseball, with
neither team threatening. McAlister
took the mound for Juneau the
flrst OF the fifth to give Picinini
rest. Two errors and single put
him in hole, but smart playing
nipped two runners at the plate
to keep the slate clean till the
sixth. Dennis and Rastin loked
best in the field for Detroit. Jones
showed Juneau its fastest fielding
of the year at shortstop, but was
a bit wild and missed an easy
one.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-07-25

COULD HAVE RUN FLAT RACE
Hardin is one of the outstanding
flat quarter milers in this coun-
try, having run the double furlong
in 1863 seconds. He has the speed,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-07-25

How to house some 100000 out
of-town visitors expected for the
1886 Games in August is causing
concern to the special committee
Evening star., 1936-12-19

Continues on Page B-s3
Evening star., 1936-12-19

How the Day Will Be Observed in Old and New Ma
tions With Customs Which Have Been Handed
Down From Ancient Days.

verse together. Disaster may come to
one who listens.
In Switzerland, Christmas eve Is
time when romance reigns supreme.
An unmarried son or daughter will be
seen to slip out into the clear Winter
night and, while the church bells are
ringing for midnight services, he or
she will drink three sips from each of
nine different fountains-an easy task
in this land of many springs. If the
spell works, the future mate will surely
be standing at the church door and a
regular courtship is usually begun.
AS every one in the village is aware of
this old custom, it isn't surprising that
the young people congregate hopefully
at the door of the church. each to
meet his or her future mate.
IN FRANCE. the children place
wooden shoes on the hearth to re-
ceive presents which "Bonhomme
Noer'-Father Christmas
Norwegian children have lot OF
fun, hunting their toys. which have
been tucked away in unexpected
places.
In Italy, presents are drawn from
THE Urn Of Fate" custom originat-
ing with the ancient Romans. There
Is great excitement at the drawing.
Some of the parcels are blanks. This
causes disappointment at first and
considerable mirth, for the little folks
do not understand that In the end
there will be gifts for all.
The jovial old Dutch settlers Of New
York brought with them across the
ocean many Of the observances Of the
fatherland. We Of the New World owe
our Santa Claus to them, for this jolly
old saint Is San Nicolas or st. Nicho-
las, the patron saint Of children.
Christmas-the season when all the
world is kin! A day Of peace and good
will.
Christmas! The perfume of spruce
and orange peel and hard candy and
wind blowing across the snow. Secrets.
Whispering. Laughter. Children in
scarlet cloaks marching in q process
sional up to the tree on the stage and
singing Peace on earth, good will to
men," In high. fragile voices that
break your heart Eith their beauty.
Evening star., 1936-12-19

In every part Of Spain. for at least
two weeks, song and dance and the
proverbial bull fight play important
parts in the Yuletide festivities. Ma
tivity plays are still performed in some
Of the old cities Of Spain.
THE merry tinkle Of bells! A dear
little Swiss mountain village al
most buried in sparkling snow. A
crescent tmoon-countless stars! Sleigh
riders hurrying home to celebrate the
gladdest season Of the year-Christ-
mas-when the Christkindli, the
Christ Child. walks on earth!
Down the narrow village approaches
a sleigh, drawn by six magnificent
reindeer. Its occupant, a radiant
angel-the Christkindli-the successor
Of Santa Claus, is surrounded by
Christmas trees of every size, gayly
decorated with the glittering orna-
ments dear to the hearts of children,
and laden with delicious home-baked
cookies. red apples. oranges and nuts.
With the aid of helpers. the angel,
Christkindli, one of the fair young
ladies Of the village, distributes these
trees. together with many packages Of
varying shapes and sizes. Not a house
Is forgotten!
On Christmas eve, the peasant folk
observe many of the old customs hand
ed down for generations.
Grandmother goes to the cellar for
the most perfect specimen Of an onion.
Cutting it in half, she peels OF IL
layers, one for each month of the year
to come, and in due rotation she fills
each one with salt. On the following
morning the family prepares an ad-
vance weather chart for the year-the
peehngs which contain damp salt in
dicate the rainy months and the peel
ings with dry salt stand for the fair
months.
To safeguard chickens from beasts
Of prey, mother goes to the chicken
coop and clips the wings of the fowl
before midnight. She must be careful
not to 60 within hearing distance of
the cattle stable, for the hour from
II to midnight isathe sacred time
when dumb beasts are able TO con-
Evening star., 1936-12-19

On the day before Christmas there
is the solemn occasion Of uprooting
the fir tree, grown for this very pur-
pose in their own garden. 1t Is then
planted in big green tub and placed
in the living room, ready for It's
Christmas decoration. After Twelfth
Night" it is replanted in the garden
for the next year.
On Christmas eve, lovely sound
of singing will come from outdoors,
and the children will exclaim: "Oh!
There are the Christmas waits"
Groups of young men and women go
the rounds of the town, singing
Christmas carols outside the door.
How clear their voices sound on the
cold night airl "God rest ye. merry
gentlemen, let nothing you dismay."
Christmas dinner is served in the
middle of the day and is very similar
to our feasting. with the exception that
the children are not permirfd to sit
at the table with their eiders. OF
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There are lots Of funny things on
rails, too. Take, for example, the
little dog house from which peer
the head and paws of Pluto. the dog,
with Donald Duck nicely balancing
the rear of the rail car. And there
are miniature men who, perpetuslly
smiling like good fellows, bend rhyth-
mically up and down as they propeI
their little hand car along the rails.
AS in yesteryear, there is the familiar
Toonerville trolley, more rakish than
ever, with a delightful passenger per-
sonnel peering through the windows.
Outside of the world of cartoon and
caricature there has been an effort
made to duplicate practically every
interest Of the adults larger world.
The life of the century is reflected
in this years toy crop. Take, for
example, the auto transport that,
with realistic efficiency, conveys four
Evening star., 1936-12-19
Bv Ethel NJ. Walsh.
A 8 CHRISTMAS comes around

A 8 CHRISTMAS comes around
~ each year, the obligation to
- keep it strong and widespread,
even among those who give
small consideration to its spiritual
significance.
s. 1t is season rich in tenderness,
in the quiet beauty that pulls at the
heart strings and sets the soul to
singing.
Christmas has survived that pre-
occupation with affairs that leaves
little time for feeling. The plain truth
Of the matter is that the world is not
half so heartless as it appears to be.
Many pretend that they have become
too wise to be moved by lighted can
dies or stirred by children singing of
angels and shepherds, but in their
heart of hearts the old story is dear
to them, and many q worldly wise
man or woman often snifies behind
handkerchief while pretending to
stifie q sneeze.
It is not strange that the Christ
mas spirit finds expression in quaint
customs in almost every corner of the
globe.
Here in America we are familiar
with the impressive religious ceremon-
les in numberless churches; carols are
sung and lights glow on affairs bound
and wreathed with holly and spruce
Trees are set up and decorated In
homes Gifts are exchanged. Merry
children sing and dance and hosts
of men and women keep the day in
their hearts.
EVERY year travellers from all over
the world 60 to the Holy Land
to be among those who, on Christmas
day, throng the streets of the little
City of Bethlehem, nestled among flg
trees and olive orchards.
Bethlehem has changed In appear
ance since the birth of Christ 1t is
larger and better built, but the streets
are very narrow-made for foot trav-
elers, for donkeys and camels. Many
of the old buildings are still standing.
The great Church of the Nativity
|has been built as . memorial to Him
'vhoss earthly life began there.
Evening star., 1936-12-19

course, the beautiful plum pudding Is
brought into the dining room-all
ablaze and with the proverbial bit of
holly stuck in the top!
A great Yule log burns in the huge
fireplace, usually from sunset Christ
mas eve until after Christmas day.
A MONG the ancients in Spain,
dancing was part of the religious
service, but today 1t is rarely seen In
churches. In Seville, the people go to
the cathedral early in the afternoon to
secure places to view the Siexes, or
dances. This ceremony commences
about 5 o'clock Choristers and dancers
appear clad in the costume of pages
of the seventeenth century, and rev.
erently and with great earnestness
sing and dance stately ninuet. with
costant accompaniment. This Christ
mas dance at the close Of day is q
very impressive ceremony
Evening star., 1936-12-19

Sucn as literary ana geographical
games
That old world. by the way, has
come into a sudden share of popu.
larity. There are globes of all sizes,
from simple little colored globes OF
papier mache that spin on tin axes.
to elaborately mapped globes set upon
walnut stands between hemisphere
bands of dull beaten brass.
AN ART much practiced when
mother was a girl is enjoying a
revival this season. Beadcraft has
again come to the fore, and there are
looms simple or intricate with their
accompanying supplies of bright-col-
ored beads and strings.
Strangely enough, these sets are
more popular with boys than with
girls. store Santas tell us. and many
a young man has whispered the de-
sire into Santa's somewhat bedraggled
ear whiskers that he would like loom
this Christmas. so he can make
mother a bracelet"
There is enough, however. on hand
to keep the little ladies busy and ef-
fciently occupied. what with electric
kitchens. all manner of inducements
for beating up biscuits or trying a
hand at a cake, sewing kits and cleo
tric irons and ironing boards that
really know service in pressing little
clothes.
The miniature kitchens are some.
thing to make grandma gasp. If a
pioneer mother who drew water at
the spring and cooked the family meal
in a swinging kettle on an open
hearth could get glimpse of the
electric ranges. the complete enSer1.
bles of kitchen utensils in shiny and
serviceable aluminium, the perfectly
equipped miniature kitchen cabinets
and all the culinary paraphernalis
available today to the little girl who
wants to play house." she might we'll
wonder Whats the world coming
| to!"
It would no doubt have done her
sturdy but unluxurious soul good, too.
| to see what the modern miss calls a
comfortable home. Furniture as
adroitly designed, upholstered and as
highly polished as the pieces in the
family living room. but all built to
the scale of the little girl of the house,
may be had in this years toyland, as
in others. But this years furniture,
like this years vehicles, has kept pace
with the modern trend. Sofas and
chairs go modernistic for the juvenile
in as completely satisfying a manner
as the split-in- the -middle-divan moth
er just set under the Covurrubias
print. The design of the day has laid
its hand upon the world of miniature,
and little girls flounce past old-time
mission rockers and overstuffed dav.
exports with skirts swishing and in
| dignant pink noses aloft.
DOLLS' houses, by the same token,
are this year something to write
home about" They vary from q SIM
pie model of plywood but "A by 10
inches in size, that can be erected by
the little girl herself. to elaborate
miniature models of cottages, with
front yards paved in bright green
runners Of grass and tidy picket
fences inclosing yards big enough to
have tea party in.
The houses themselves are marvels
of ingenuity, with electric lights.
radiators, staircases, real windows
elaborately dressed In rufles and
chintz and furniture that rivals q
movie stars dressing room down TO
(ContinueS on Page B-s)
Evening star., 1936-12-19

Reproductions Operate Mvs of Adult
Reflected Realm of Santa CausHome
Copied for JuvenleN Needs

with outfits designed to inspire every
little citizen with the fervent resolve
to become a member of Mr.. Hoover's
outfit.
BE a G-man" they inveigle the
youngster, Learn how to finger
print" And within the covers of the
box are displayed intriguing packages
of mystic powders that sifted onto
mystic paper will reveal in a mystic
manner duly imprinted thumb marks.
Join the G-men!" exhorts rival
box on the next shelf. and It makes
its invitation more exciting by a brace
Evening star., 1936-12-19

racks are given over to a display
of her wardrobe. so that any little
girl desiring to do so may clothe the
bisque choice of her heart in counter
parts of the patented designs Of little
Shirley's dresses and coats. We looked
about in somewhat anxious manner
for bisque or china echoes of the
royal romance figures. and we're re-
lieved to find that, to date, none
is in evidence.
The same. however. cannot be said
of the G-men. How those fellows get
about! Shelves and tables are laden
Evening star., 1936-12-19
All Are Kin When People of Nations Celebrate Time
When Peace and Good Will Dominate With
Supreme Touch of Sentiment.

The Grotto Of the Nativity. beneath
the Church of the Nativity. was orig
inally a natural cave. Today marble
slabs cover the floor and line the
walls and many brass lamps illumi-
nate pictures portraying the life of
Christ. At the east end of the cave
Is q bright silver star, inlaid in the
floor, with a Latin inscription which
tells that Here, of the Virgin Mary,
Jesus Christ Was Born"
A little to the right from the Pal
ace of the Star. and descending a few
steps, Is the Grotto of the Manger.
Here an altar has been built on the
place where the Wise Men presented
their gifts to the Holy Babe. These
three-the places of birth, the man
ger and the adoration-are all in the
Chapel of the Nativity.
In Bethlehem, Christmas Is primar-
lily a religious festival. It is not con-
cerned with the exchange of gifts or
with many of the Yuletide activities
in other lands.
Turkish soldiers line both sides of
the streets, to keep them open for
the procession of bishops, priests and
people, who carry banners and enor-
nous candles. and escort the Latin
Patriarch of Jerusalem into the Latin
Chapel of the Church of the Nativity.
Here the main entrance is 30 small 1t
can admit but one person at time,
and that one must stoop to enter.
Religious services are held all night
in the Latin Chapel.
NOWHERE is the Christmas festi-
val celebrated with more pomp
and merriment than In England.
Although the shops IN London are
as crowded. as interesting and as well
decorated as those of New York, peo-
pie in London are not In such q hurry
As our New Workers.
1t is considered great treat for
the boys and girls Of nearby towns
to journey up to London to see the
Christmas pantomimes. It is different
from anything ever seen by American
children. Plays are given with many
funny clowns, fat policemen. Punch
and Judy, Alice In Wonderland, and
Ali Bahia and the Forty Thieves
Evening star., 1936-12-19
By Lucy Salamanca.
SsTOOT-A-TOOOOOT-T
go the Christmas trains.
"Grr1ln1nhir crawl n o


"Grrumph" growl the
Christmas bears. Mamma!
Mamma" the Christmas dolls pro-
nounce politely, with the accent nicely
placed IN the last syllable. Surely, in
ell the history of Christmas. never
has there been a world of reality re-
created so completely, so authentically
in miniature, as in this years world
OF Christmas toys.
Realism is the keynote, and from
the somber-eyed babies who wait,
chubby knees eternally folded, to be
lifted from wicker baSsinets, to the
speeding, Streamlined monsters of the
rails which careen around corners,
headlights ablaze and whistles footing
no detail has been overlooked that
might cause sister or Junior to raise
duizzical eyebrows with the comment:
But that's not the way they really
are! Those aren't real!"
Everything's real. Too, too real. one
would say in contemplating some of
the menagerie members Of this years
Christmas ZOOS From the perennial
and chubby bears to miniature replicas
of Santa's Steeds themselves, one
might almost conduct a lesson In
zoology right from the nursery floor
this season with the toys now avail
able in toylsnd as models. AS for the
woofs OF the little wee dogs and the
deep basso growls of the great big
dogs and the squeals of baby pigs
ftnA n1t nlxir 1f
hens-well, only on the doorstep or in
the barnyard itself would one find
rival.
The dog. as ever, holds the Kings
place in the animal world of make
believe. This Christmas he may be
likeness of Pekingese to fairly
terrifying replica of a mastiff. And
ell the appurtenances of dogdom are
available for the toy dog, just as they
are for his original brother. Dog
houses and baskets of wicker, leashes,
fancy collars and harnesses. hand
painted water dishes, no less, and some
of the trickiest Christmas stockings,
stuffed plumb full of succulent make
believe bones.
THE junior world isn't even half
step out of line with the grown
ups, when it comes to modernity.
From roller skates to bicycles, from
bicycles to airplanes. everything is
'streamlined. And one enterprising
toy firm announces that it will take
"trade-ins" on old-model trains, so
that the little man of the house may
enjoy the latest model without too
big a strain on dads purse. Old
model engines are also taken in and
reconditioned for purchasers whose
pocketbooks don't come up to the
twentieth century models, that look
like silver cartridges shot from q
gun as they roar around their intricate
tracks. pull up at modern, perfectly
equipped stations along the way, slow
down for perfect little switch lights
that fash red or green, hum through
realistic tunnels topped with trees and
hills and valleys ribbed with foot
paths and finally pull their Pullman
coaches, their observation cars and
miniature diners into great glass sta
ton houses or turn into sheds where
they may be backed onto other rails
or sent skimming out upon more
devious routes in another direction.
And, for the convenience, perhaps, Of
the grown-ups, remote control with
every outfit.
Evening star., 1936-12-19

cars By means of sturv truck Be-
hind there Is skee platform for
running the cars of the transport.
The street scene in any city at
S pm. could be duplicated in trolley
lines, trucks, passenger automobiles,
buses, even the occasional horse
drawn wagon of the milkman or ex-
press company, in the wheeled vehicles
of the toy shop shelves. And each
model has been cleverly redesigned
for the season. keeping pace with ad-
vances as reflected in the workaday
world,
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MORE noticeably than ever. this
season one ran see reflection
of the days news in the toys that
entrance the children. While Shirley
Temple holds her own in the movie
circles, her charming little replica
grins ingratiatingly from every con-
ceivable corner Here is Shirley, held
up by a steel rod at her neck, display
ing what is perhaps the most elab-
orately dressed doll ever conceived.
Curls and dimples much in evidence,
Shirley appears on the tops of games,
on book covers, in bars of soap. Whole
Evening star., 1936-12-19

Of guns, a book Of rules" some in
formation about kidnapers and other
stimulating appurtenances.
For those with pinter's ink in their
blood are all manner of printing sets
that really work and are thrilling little
miniatures of those fascinating giants
that serve the art And there are all
kinds of typewriters, from baby mod
els that work by means of dial. but
really turn out very legible letter.
to the de luxe models that noiselessly
and in clear-cut type tap out the
printed word upon page.
There are, in fact, large assortments
of instructive and educational toys
this season, including still more elab-
crate editions of chemistry and physics
sets, to which have been added miner
alogy collections, botany collections,
butterfly collections. stamp collections
and games with an educational basis,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-20
WEAVER TAKES
Up LOCAL IVA
JOBELICIbILITY
Feels Certain This County
Omitted; Is Investigate
ing Reason

Congressman Zebulon Weaver
has advised M. M. Redden, chair
man of the county Democratic
executive committee, that he is
certain that this county was omit
ted from the list Of counties from
which IVA workmen will be
drawn, and that he is Investigate
ing and will advise further in the
matter.
Congressman Weaver was con-
suited in the matter by Mr.. Red
den after application instructions
were received. These instructions
omitted Henderson county from
the list of North Carolina coun-
ties from which applications
would be received for work on
three iva dam projects.