Whitehorse Daily Star from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada • 1

ma CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE YUKON TERRITORY Vol. 45. No. 52. WHITEHORSE, YUKON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1945 Subscription $3.00 Year.

-HjLi 5 WHITEHORSE INCLUDED IN NATION-WIDE CHRISTMAS HOOK-UP OVER C. B. C. GENERAL PATTON LAID TO REST IN LUXEMBOURG AFTER SIMPLE MILITARY RITES Funeral services for the late George S. Patton.

were performed by chaplains in with striking Mrs. Patton, two army Episcopal Heidelberg Sunday military simplicity. the widow, and her For the first time in its history Whitehorse was included in the nation-wide hook-up over the CRC network on Christmas Day. And through the courtesy of the local CFWH radio station the people of Whitehorse were afforded the pleasure and enjoyment of listening in on the one-hour "White Christmas" program from coast to coast. The various poirlt contacted were alternated from west to east and the reception was excellent.

When the time arrived for Whitehorse to "go on the air' the radio audienec throughout the Dominion, heard the choir of Christ Church (The Old Log Church) singing "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" which it certainly brother, Frederick L'. Ayer of Boston were the only members of the family in atendance. After the service the remains passed through a mile-long route to the railway depot, which was lined with 600tt American soldiers, and taken to the American Cemetery in Luxembourg to be placed to rest among ten thousand other American graves marked with a white cross. TO ALL OUR FRIENDS BOTH NEAR AND FAR We all have much to be thankful for during 1945, and much to look forward to in the New Year. May 1946 be rich in blessings and a banner year for everybody.

THE WHITEHORSE STAR. i CANADIAN PACIFIC AIR LINES MAKE ALL DELIVERIES ON TIME. was nere in tne norm, xicin me setting and the carol were most ap- CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT H. M. KING GEORGE URGES YOUTH MAINTAIN i FAITH IN LIFE CHRIST CHURCH DREW LARGE CONGREGATIONS.

propria! and we trust were as enjoyable to the radio audience throughout Canada as they certainly were for us here in Whitehorse. Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Hildebrande, both veterans of the late war and the latter bride from England, in a briief talk contrasted this Christmas with Christmas under war conditions.

They were followed by Mrs. 'Francis E. Harbottle, a resident of the Yukon for the past forty years, I It is gratifying to know that not-! withstanding the heavy demands made upon it at this particular season of the year, not only for pas-isenger service but also for air express, the Canadian Pacific Air staff in Whitehorse were able to enjoy their Christmas turke i in peace and "in the knowledge that all air passengers had been dispatch- ed to their respective destinations The annual carol service held in 'Christ Church (The Old Log' Church) last Sunday and, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather that day, with a bitter cold wind blowing incessantly, there was a large congregation at the evening service." As in former yeaifs the church was appropriately decorated for tho occasion. The carols and so well rendered by the choir were much enjoyed and appreciated. On Monday evening the church held its first Christmas Eve choral communion at'ended by a congregation which filled the church.

The Rev. Canon L. G. Chappell. L.

Rector of Christ of on time anci mat every piece ot air express to Carmacks, Selkirk, Mayo In his Christmas Day broadcast to the world, His Majesty King George appealed to youth to maintain faith in life despite the savagery of war and stressed the necessity for a better understanding of brotherhood. In these homelands of the British peoples we still possess the things that make life Faith in these things held us in brotherhood through all trials and has carried us to victory. Perhaps a better understanding of that brotherhood is the most precious of all. the gains that remain for us after these hard years. For youth he had a special message.

"You have grown up" stated His Majesty "in a world at war, in which your fine spirit of service has been devoted to a single purpose and Dawson had likewise reached its destination on time. This was an excellent record of the efficient service which the local staff of the C. P. A. is rendering throughout the Yukon.

We understand the Christmas air express was exceedingly heavy this year. observed in the early days in the Yukon. The whole program, from coast to coast, was typical of how Christmas was being observed throughout the nine provinces and was made the more entertaining by contrasts which gave to the radio audience a most realistic picture of the times and the occasion. The CBC are certainly to be highly commended for their excellent program and for the efficient manner in which it was produced and put on de- ficiated at these services and livered inspiring addresses. U.

RED CROSS CLUB OPEN HOUSE CHRISTMAS The open house held by the U. S. Red Cross Club at their headquarters on Fourth Avenue on Christmas the overthrow and destructon of our enemies. You have known the! world only as a world of strife and Do not judge life by what CANADIAN-BRITISH AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE. have seen of it in the grimness was an outstanding social evem.

waste of war, nor vet by the i The invitation being extended to you i and the air. It is interesting to note that the program was beamed to England and overseas so that loved ones over there were afforded facilities for listening in and enjoying the pro-, gram along with we in Canada. For the Whitehorse residents the i whole program was made available through the facilitiies of our 'local radio station CFWH by relay to CJCA (owned and operated by the! i confusion of the first years of peace, local residents, as well as the U. S. Have faith in life at its best ana Army personnel and civilians, nearly bring to it your courage, your hopes everybody in town called there I and your sense of humor.

Home during the afternoon to enjoy the 'life, as we all remember at Christ- club's hospitality and to extend theli mas, is life at its best. There, in the personal greetings over the local trust and love of rjarents and child- I radio statiion CFWH. A bi-lateral Canadian British agreement, signed last week, provides a weekly seating capacity for the North Atlantic air passenger service of 3d0 each way for the two operators Trans-Canada Air Lines and British Overseas Airways. The fares have also been reduced from $525 to $375 each way. The Mom-real airport at Dorval is designated the Canadian terminal and airport at Hearthrow near London, now how men and nations ren we learn too may live peace." together in unity and Edmonton Journal) in Edmonton where the CBC hook-up was completed.

This was made possible through the co-operation ot the S. Signals Battalion who This fine gesture on the part of the Red Cross Club was most commendable and appreciated by us all The best thanks of the resdents of Whitehorse is extended to the Club members and to all those who took part in making the necessary arrangements for such an enjoyab't event. be- i under construction, the British ter- have charee of the land lines minal. In the meantime passengers to Britain will land at Prestwick airport in Scotland and thence shuttled, free of charge, to London. t-iveen Whitehorse and Edmonton.

Messrs. M. V. Dahlgren, engineer, rnd Douglas S. Greig the announcer of CJCA, journeyed from Edmonton to Whitehorse to superintend the hook-up and consequently were absent from their homes on Christmas Day.

We in Whitehorse much appreciate the services they rend APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS MASS SERVICES HELD AT SACRED HEART CHURCH As in former years the usual Christmas services were held in Sacred Heart Church here. On Christmas Eve Pontificial Hish Mass was celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Bishop J. L.

Coudert, O.M.I., assist- ed by the priests attached to the church, and choir. Christmas morning Low Mass was celebrated every half hour from 8.30 to 11 a. m. The services were largely attended by I Faithful in this community. tailed on their part in making all the necessary arrangements.

It must have been an arduous task which was performed with the In a message iissued Monday Finance Minister Isley hinted that war savngs certificates and stamps would contnue to be sold at least until the fall of 1946. It has been that some plan of organized saving be carried out after the, final instalments on the Ninth Victory Loan have been paid. Mr. Ilsley states that the matter is receiving careful consideration. en- greatest efficiency and much ap ered and the sacrifices thereby preciated by us all.

It certainly was an outstanding event, and an added attraction to the Christmas festivities to all of us here in the north this year. tailed and also that of the 843rd U. S. Signals, Battalion-. A word of praise is also due to Major McGrail and the members of his staff for the extra work which the program en-.