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WH41TBY F-REE PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1974, PAGE 9 KALNINS ON 0e0.. CIIRISTMAS. il POST MGR TEM After Christmas and New Year's celebrations, what's there to be said? Weil, for -one thing, 1'm glad the mad, mad rush is over and 1 won't have to face it again - until next year, if I'm stili around. Mind you, 1 have nothing against Christmas and New Year's per se, but 1'm stili convinced that it's sheer madness to go through -ail the fuss and m uss, just for a couple of days of celebrations. Think of the gas you have burned by the time you visit'ail the shopping mails, think of the time spent in traffic jams, think of ail the money you have spent on things that wili be discarded perh;ips in*a week's time and, finally, think of ail the mental exhaustion tliat goes aiong with Christmas spirit. One must ask himself: "Is it worth going Îhrougli ail this madness ini order to please your closest friends and relatives?" As I see it, we have made a mockery out of a religious festival. We have gone overboard with gifts and presents and ail that goodwill cheer. We have almost kilied ourseives by consumning gallons of alcohol and Christmas cakes and ýturkeys. By the end of the day, we can hard- ly make it to the nearest washroom. In fact, some of us have to be taken to hospital for anti-digestion treatment. Ail in ail we have done it again. But, there is one bright spot worth preserving. lt's the actual meaning of Christmas - peace and prosperity on eartb. Further, Christmas seems to have a greater meaning for the children. In reality, it's THEIR day. But, we aduits, are going the wrong way about dispens- ing the true meanmng of Christmas. 1 would like to see the end of the commercialized Christmas, if this is ever possible. 1 doubt it. Anyway, 1 hope you ail had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We build Iôans, cut to measu re W Whatever miay be your need, whatever may be your capacity, when you reach to a mortgage, reach for the sounid, friendly miortgaging counsel of the people who have been customi building loans for peopleýlike you since 1889. Your V and G mortgage brings you more than the mioney you need. It brings you the confidence of knowing it has been expertiy cut to measure your requirernents. Member Canada Deposit Inisurance Corporation VICTORIAid GREY TrRUST COMPANY SINCE 18839 Lome Reed COURTICE-ALLIN I.D.A. PHARMACV 117 Brock St. N. 668-2394 Whitby SHORT'S I.D.A. PHARMACY 65 Baldwin St. 655-3301 Brooklin DR. A'S MINI-TALES The Wîingless .An gel Charles Lombard, president of Benson & Hedges (Can- ada) Limited, examines Whitby craftsman, Paul Wiliams' chess set and stand from the ballet "Checkmate" on display at the Canadian Guild of Crafts (Ontario) biennial exhibition, Entr'acte. Entr'acte which opened- at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto, November 12, is organized by the Çanadian Guild of'Crafts (Ontario) and is sponsored by Benson & Hedges (Canada) Limited. Thle show will remain at the O'Keefe Centre until Ianuary 14, 1974.- Chester was nlot really a bad angel. He was just a littie naughty sornetimes. He was so naughty that he lest his wings. They wouldn't stay on any more. "Yeu can have your wings back," They said, "if you help ten eilidren. You must bring back a tear and a laugh from each one." Se Chester went down to Earth te win back <hîs wipgs. In Ceyion ne found a boy crying. The boy's family had nothing to eat, and no money tô buy anything. Chester could work one miracle for each child. Se he made a huge mountain of rice. "We are rich! " cried the boy. He ran home te get his parents. But while he was gone, a storm came. The rain washed away ail the rice. The bywas sadder than ever., Then Chester got an idea. In a -flash he was in New York City. He whispered into thE mind of an editor of a boys' magazine. In the next issue. there was an ad telling people to send a quarter to the boy in Ceylon for a real Ceylonese stone. A mountain of quartera came in the mail. Ail the children in the VillagE gathered pebbles to send to the children in America. "We will neyer be hungry again!" laughed the boy. And-now Chester had one tear and on* laugh to take back to Heavea. Copyright AVS, Techuka Services, 1972., 4 --.4