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r georgetown herald a thomson mwstamm umitb nhucatiom swing th epmrnunlhea of qaorgatmrn ohn william norval umehousa hornby srewarfrown balllnafed aihgnw tarre com maflflaaammmjammbiamawawawavaiawvawawavawwv page 4 thursday dacambar 24th j59 a christmas editorial written by loyal phillips of the st petersburg evening independent today eight hundred milllonchristlerts the world over commemorate an avent which occurred two thousand years ego in manger in crowded judean village except for the crowds it was a soft mellow asian night like any other bethlehem night with the shepherds tending their flocks by moonlight in the fields nearby the infant came nto the world without fanfare and other than a single star which hung wtch fully over the town there was nothing to indicate anything out of the ordinary and then suddenly on a hillside there was a great light and far off swelling in heavenly harmony a million angtl voices chantea tke holy message glory to god in the highest and on earth peace to men of good will and yet the full meaning of the mir acle of the manger was not apparent to the villagers only mary the shepherds the wise men and perhaps few others with the wisdom of the ages sensed that a new king had been born in the city of da vid historians still argue over the precise date of jesus birth december 25th was not designated until several hundred years after the saviours crucifixion and resur reel ion the exact year is not known but this matters little the scriptural record of the nat vity is one of the greatest stories ever told and the significance is the heav enly enchantment which fell upon the earth with a promise of love and a prom ise of peace the result is the greatest single trad it on of western civ lization symbolized by the universal observance of christmas as the natal day of the son of god the christ mas sprit with all its mundane trappings has been one of the noblest express ons of our western culture certainly if the ancient and pr mit ve as ate world needed the bethlehem mes sage our modern world of automation and mag c formulas needs to receive its mean ing and recapture its divine stgnif cance much of today s fear and uncertamtly could be erased if mankind would accept and appreciate the man who gave his life that we m ght live who preached love instead of hate who spoke of forgiveness rather than vengeance the angel messenger brought t the shepherds good news of great joy trm christmas child brought a new concept of humility and love and a new hope for mank nd although the full meaning of the birth in the manger was obscure to all but a few at bethlehem we now know that christmas is not a fantasy eight hundred million people one out of every three persons on the earth now realize that it was a fact stranger than fiction it is history the his tory of a child with a human body and a d vine spirit whose miraculous birth brought a message that catetkave humanity from the ravages of greed prideand pre- ud ce today s challenge is stern because man is faced with the simple yet enorm ously difficult task of putting into practice what we know to be just right and true last year id her annual holiday mes sage britain s gracious queen told the world that christmas is the time to be grateful to those who add fullness to our lives and she added werl need the security that one gets from haotw an united family one day out of the year christmas gives eight hundred million christians around the globe something in commoi something warm and beautiful to share born also with the child was a new phllos ophy of life which has drawn men from all races and lands together m strong bonds of fellowship and love also to the manger came a new star an eternal beacon to light up the years with a guiding beam which will shine forever as a lifegiving torch to prevent our return to the dark ages with this christmas day comes an op portunity to rededicate our lives without being ashamed to the ageless trutns taught by the gentle nazarene and to remind ourselves that the fundamental things in this complicated age still are love tolerance gratitude a1fl9 faith twenty centuries have rolled by and we come to today yesterday s headlines bear tragic witness to our sore need to review thrnessage sot forth through the miracle of the manger everywhere frus trated discontented people w th more mat erial possessions than ever before desper ately seek new beliefs and a new order of things in asia afr ca and perhaps next door the invincible teach ngs of jesus his lessons in good will and love are actually decried as propaganda in too many pie oas the light of christ an ty burns feebly and its power goes unused yet today the angel s prom se of peace still holds and the star of hope st ii shines for all to see christmas is the annual and perennial prom se of un versa oy and peace which mankind can one day achieve through moral un ty and through universal love so with reverent apprec ation for the gift of the pr nee of peace on this day of all days we rededicate ourselves to the pleasant task of keeping chr stmas as we reflect on mans good fortune that a child was born in a stable in the long long ago we share with our underprivileged the ab undance of our bounty we also extend j ourselves by giving love and good wilt along with mater al th ngs today should be a day of happiness because it is a day for echoing around the earth the timeless call of the angel host for peace on earth wth oy unrestrained let us resolve anew that whatever we may lose among the centuries we will keep christmas down the ages year by year has come the message first heard on the hillside which needs remembering today in all lands and in all tongues more than ever bmoie ptace on farth oood will toward men g d grant it may be sol ttcay may the c j of ch jstmas cos inon your home a wa glow of oy of hope end of love this is the herald s earnest wish for you as we say to each and all a very merry christmas m yrar1 aq easts1de westside all around the summit echoes pram the me the herem bee eah ifm the ceimuniqfr christmas- tree in georgetown satur day afternoon eclipsed pre vious years when santa claus distributed 823 bags of candy he was escorted to the corner of vain and milt its by the lome rifles d scottish band and the fire brigade mr n h brown performed duties of santa clau winners in the nyaj child ren popularity contest at mac coxmajcks drug store were girts r1u rltohie bet ty henney june ulcken jean brooks susie coleman mary appleysjdjlaaertlrahani dor othy foggqr huff man teddy sugger junmie cummins buddy bousklll biu tennant bui mefarland doug sargent and albert carter other contestants will receive a consolation prize of smiles n chuckles chocolates i e the election of officers credit lodge no 218 af and ailon friday dec 14tta resulted as follows w m a c rohinson rpi q dobson sw id p cncbton jw w ford chaplin wgo thompson tress dr b gouop eereury 0 for 8d k mo fcensle jd k k vonag n j saofetd ss w leslie js tc langdon tyler 0 t mckay e mining board 0 font w tvl vans e y barredough g dooaon council held one of their last meetings or the year a special session tues dec l 18th members present major v gibbons reeve cleave and councillors c h cummlng a b parr and a- ft speight georgetown herald published by thomson newspeamffs limited 21 main st south georgetown ontario welter c irshn managing editor gerfleld u mcolrvuy production soperintenden office staff aileen bradley terry barley john ouivier advertising plant staff l y clark dare hastings b baskervule tom curisn 1 member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontario division of the cwna when vuu write a week i j talk as piercing as his eyes co- column and christmas is upon tin hawerth whose drawings jou and vou are just getting are as shaggy and interesting oer the flue and its loo late as his eyebrows tommy lee to do anjthur sensible except the last soft spoken mayor in hit the sack satan lurks i canada paul gormiey the most ah he smirks whv don t elaboratelydisguised beatnik you reprint one from last north of th st lawrence sea- christmas thi d never know way and all tha rest of yoo the difference characters hall with boughs of mahogany old boy haven t got around to answering your last four let ten haven t got around to get ting a present off for your son my dear nephew but well be thinking of ou sweating and racked by fever as we sit down to our turke m the mid dle of our crisp december day finally to all of you who road this column may you know peace end oy en this christmas may you remember why you are celebrating this day may i wish you with all my heart marry christmas 1 i i i i christmas and new years train hamilton cancellations oucvtlle toronto morrritkg trains noj 74 and 76 leaving hamilton 6 h ajtl tea 7 ao em arriving toronto 7 js ajn and 8 30 am ev trams noa 79 and 81 leaving toronto 320 pan and 6 20pm arriving hamilton 6 40 p nv and 7 40 pos shortly aftar old nick has said his piece and th sinister sweetness of tb idea is soak ing in another advocate speaks up from the bottom of th stairs the old lady suggests why don t you reprint an old christmas column aront you ever coming to bed nobody has time to read it anyway around christmas besides theyd never rtmtmbtr they d reed it before aftar all ifs not exactly deathless pros you know j t t eiemeaiaw stresses safety at christmas since this is the season when small children are particularly apt to be poking into all sorts of odd corners at home the home economics service of the ontario depl of agriculture reminds parents to keep such things as drugs poisons and cleaning compounds well out of reach bottles boxes pills capsules powders and potions of any kind present an irresist able temptation to youngsters to help keep tire hazards to a minimum buy a fresh tree anchor it securrely in a con tainer ot water and keep the water supply replenished every day e sure yon tree is oat of the lines of traffic away from the fireplace and not in a door way christmas trees have been known to topple over in dor- ways and block exits then check the tree light to make sure they sre in good repair sockets should be tight and all the insulation inucl exposed tires and damaged plugs are danger signals make sure yoa dont plug too many lights or fixtures into a single wall out let an overloaded circuit can r a stuck dont joaidoors when ger of shock if tree lights remain on for too don t let christmas wrapping long a period they may be accumulate where a careless 1 come overheated and dry the match or cigarette spark could tree out adding to the danger cause it to burst into dame of fire toffifiot aimcosn hum uithe culf or srumonk vs once tob scooj of smmrkk- murder mid cmmibmkm i am pr them both on th thai it hum l a f no 1 if i i had it imsclf but i it frequ n the companv of old nick when i feel like a fling not whin he does and 1 m too stutbom to admit that m wife has cex had a good idea in her entire existence ifs difficult to writ some thing sincere and original about christmas because there is on story repeated every year that makes every other piece of lit ereture about christmas look feeble in comparison so this year i m going to make it aim pie and ust say marry christ mes to e whole lot of people to thuse r 0 leu en whose letters are a great plea sure to recc c uoe criticisms and encouragement are salutorj and warming just f r example v illiam orahai i re urcd rail roader ol wini ptg for his bla ts of frcih ar hugh rer guson former ewspaperman of r londa tor hi clipping and comments andrew gal low a retired bji kcr til toronto for his inch reeoi si rue t n of thirty past to all th odds and sods everywhere with whom i v consistently refused to ax change christma cards lika punchy nice english lad who was in my squadron overseas got a card from cornwall three years in a row and never ans wered like tony of california with whom i shared a hilarious and hazardous journey from po land to the lovely sight of a canadian tank and crew com plete with sweet caps in wes tern germany and all the rest of you characters in australia and alberta balfast and bule wayo i never was much of a cardanswerer ralph dav1es a cis fa accountant and auditor 122 guelph georgetown tr 73331 office hours 9 a m 5 p m londas to fyidav wallace thompson 3rd division court clark a commissjonar tr 7m t for ixpert eyi care consult i o t walker oculist prescriptions filled hearing aid glesses 12 main st s brampton gl j4474 res gl 16243 hours 9 am 6pm daih fnda 9am to 9 p m eenmgs be appointment maurice manderson qc barrister fc solicitor 41 mill st tr 71444 roxy theatre bldg t m broth r n i bo south america para ii ar deck the at a rough gues there ar new musical tot5 about 250 000 people who read like real thing this column at a dime each mu ic hath charm sa the tor m and tuppence pit and am st h t t turem b been heed 30 000 lo send you all a card after cretul muds 1 decided f dcv not to do it it isn t tht i don t m nsl menti ever placed pn th s nat ion s to shelc both in appearance and sound the new mumcil tovs are more like the real thing nan a plajthinj this christmas for example t r i tar and ukuleles lever hoskin chartered accountants 51 main n brampton ulendale 14824 44 victoria bt toronto phone bil 40131 s m faibish ro optometrist mcnamara jewellers georgetown tofflvuskuerba barrister solicitor notary 36 main s tr 74531 dr williams bldg 1 hae the monc its just the thought of licking all hose i stamps obviously it s pretty cheap to drop from 30000 to a mere merry christmas to one and a m nielsen 1 dc nd doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy fir appoint tr 73612 lady attendant j lb4 guelph no 7 hwj robt it hamilton r0 optometrist n eyes examined for appoint tr 73971 60 main street georgetown ti dale bennett and latimer barristers a solfchoft leroy dale qc 191456 a bennett qc 193056 i douglas v latimer trisngle 73381 23 mill st georgetown ell in my column so i ii have to single out e few with the hope that theyll repeat it to ell their friends end all their friends will repeat itigllshspeaking great booming merry chris- tmas- mrm christ m in rece m since the adent of rock singers mho accomnanv serves on such instruments xylophones are fun for 3 jears nroll them frubia i j ij ayioptiones are fun for oun e aj wmi 2 rsters and oldsters too because ngllhitking world is one mmrumoms come t dr j burns milne dhntu it- rtm i ray mill sl tr 72871 georqetown animal cunic c w savers dvm 106 guelph street clinic open 7pm 9pm mcml tuis wed fri 1 afternoons by j an nus sixes shape and forms wind instruments such as clarinets saxophones tubas arnold rathbun life insurance at esute analysis sun dpi op canada 12 gower cl georgetown tr 747w hewson ord and helson lolkitors 39 main st s beside knox church 120 guelph st hunter bldgp hwj george c7hews0n john d ord frederick a helson tr 70 tr 741781 so ft a illl vill i mil i us iu j all my fnends in the weekly trutndcts p m newspaper business just fnr example fearlcw george cado- gan of the durham chronicle and his wife elda enc mac donald of the glcngarrv news the last of the bigtimc spend era pete and leila hvidsten of uxbridgt the nightowls who publish the timcsjournal in mccuaig of the renfrew advance biggest hunting and fishing liar north of the rio grande rev john mcnabb and alison of the alliston herald a clear case of the pulpit s gain beting the newspapers los and all you other characters to all the public relations boys who have suffered my pre- sllshtiy mst for a ron ei wtwee poetry is es waccame m ma maia eo ritty aa wj rosedale floral flowers for all occasions- arran9manti coros a spaciaky aji flowers rd funeral designs 32 albert t 7 29s2 fwe wire flowers dr john r kerry 1 practice of dentistry xray triatigle 73641 main st georgeto vn dr p w w kuryuowicz practice ef dentistry tr 73641 13 main n georgetown prank pitch ucensetf auctioneer prompt service pa box 413 tr 73864 georgetown t w c arr ontario lend su georgetown ont- res 81 pr obariea dr office guelph st telephone tr t3900 dr k w fwkcauley dcnt1st 8 main street north tr 74341 tf p rl vi n t chimney fires use wre chief chemkal chimney cleeneri to eliminate soot and scale from your stoves and pipes tfie smaller the flute the more soot and carbon for ue la oil coal and wood tired anils for sale at halton coop idmllll monuments pouock campku designs on bequest l tnapact ear wore 11 graeoarood cematar phone sha 82 nater street north g a it robert wbetdvm ueaassrair