The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-24
GROWING TREES, LIGHTS, ADD 10
 CHRISTMAS SCENE

this Yule season of 1948 in Juneau.
 Nature started it, with feathery snow to enhance her original handi- work.
 Improving on Nature, storm or no storm, Juneauites braved fur ries, domestic hazards ct al, to ornament the outdoors. besides the cozy indoor trees and window candles" (modern style).
 Last night two Empire report CTS made the rounds, sparks fly ing as auto wheels spun on some difficult hills.
 The Chamber of Commerce, on it's judging rounds tonight, will find several outstanding entries, designed and wired in dramatic de- tail, besides the many homes which have Christmas trees glowing behind shining windows, many of them with outlined doorways, and marquee decorations.
 Most elaborate displays are these:
 On the low, rambling home of Walter J. Stutte, at Ninth and c Streets, Santa Claus, in almost life-size cutout, rides the ridge pole, complete with present filled sacks, chimneys and reindeer. A 14-foot growing tree is brilliantly illuminated, anG five-foot red candles burn at opposite sides of the yard
 At the home on Eleventh Street (712, to be exact where the door knockser says "The Blackwells," |" Vance Blackwell admitted to trim ming the doorway (spruce and fir boughs and vari-colored lights on a chickenwire base); to installing the five-foot red candles-really construction lights-and decorating the backyard tree (illuminated But Mrs. Blackwell seemed to know all about the decoTations, too.
 Along the hill, overlooking Gas tineau Channel, a tree some 30 feet high is a glowing multi-colored beacon for miles around. It is in the yard of the home on West Eighth Avenue, shared by Mrs. James Monagle and her son-in- law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Olav Lillegraven.
 Tn the Waynor Tract district, the Dick Garrison residence is bright with strings of colored lights out lining the doorway and windows. Small trees flank each side of the doorway of the Carson Lawrence home, and Milton Furness has a small tree on top of his porch.
 Shining on the Scatter Tract hill, is a large tree in the yard of the L. L. Winter home, and a large lighted tree glows from the top of the Seventh Street hill in Elton Engstroms yard.
 Among the many homes that have colored lights festooning their doorways are: Mrs. Gertrude Bog gan, James Orme, Leroy West, Rev. Ralph Baker and J. Knutsen.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Seegert, who reside on Willoughby Avenue, have lighted display showing angels bending over the Infant Jesus.
 Decorated trees are placed in the yards of many Juneau homes.
 Among the residences displaying Christmas trees are J. F. Mullen, Dr. Joseph Rude, Robert Rice, John Klingbeil, Mrs. Mildred R. Hermann, Leonard Holmquist, T. J. Jacobson.
 Hugh Wade, on Basin Road, has entwined colored lights throughout l his hedge, Dr. William Whitehead I has strung lights on the balcony of his home. Arnot Hendrick- son has colored lights on his house, and Oscar Lundquist an attractive ly decorated tree in his yard. l J. P. Christensen has lighted l star on his house near the Small Boat Harbor, and at the home | of George Shaw a blue-coloreo cross is displayed.
 One of the most outstanding acc orations is a giant Santa Claus which decorates the front door o1 the Eugene Wood residence on Kennedy Street. The Santa Claus is painted on oilcloth and has gay red suit and long cotton whlsk- CTS. Strings of colored lights around the porch light up St. Nick.