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gf th acton fraa poss tuesday december 23 1v ckrijtptaj tkeufku christmas rolls around once each year and it i difficult to write anything new about an event that is observed in all part of the globe has been rhapsodized criticized celebrated and humbugged over the last i s centuries it is essentially a religious festival but secular meanings have been introduced which are now observed religiously by those who profess no religion we think of it as a tune to feast drink and be merry if chronicles of the past are accurate the annual celebration has been observed as a time of testimony to the fact christ was born into a world much like our own there was a housing shortage in bethlehem because the entire house of david gathered to enrol so they might be taxed think of the confusion today if all the jones gathered in one place to pa their tales facilities at ifiast would be taved and anyone hi armed late in a volkwacen might very well have to t3er in a stable cvol in the fields there were khcphwdt witching their sheep and an angol erf the lord appeared the sums got jt wowld be difficult n- find a sncidarn comwufin in this pari of cimkdajfl this time of jejir we think of thejbards as heme earth jitsuaical men vlo lived practical their entire live nut doors a imrih might he the modern equivalent he has the care of bvcttftos entrusted to him and a candid approach to the glotn tmacuf things of the world and suddenlj the gospel aartatwe snvs there was a multitude of the heaven hoe praising god asd singini naturally the shepherds were amazed who wouldnt be luke is the only writer of the gospels who fills in the background the birth of christ had on the neighborhood hes been accused of padding his account to add emphasis where other writers of the narrative has skipped the best argument against this reasoning of course is that the other writers didnt dispute it luke stuck to the facts through the rest of his gospel which hardly indicates a fiction writer at work the shepherds being working men there wasnt much opportunity to exercise their imagination it is doubtful if they all got the ulej of spinning a big yarn at once unless they had seen something beyond their oomprehendsion focal point of all lukes story of course centres on the kiliy lay inn in the manger it really doesnt nutter whether there were any other marvellous events happening because the mam event was in the manger there is the wonder of the otrtstmas story the simple things of the world are there to confound us the oiratian story is that christ chose to be horn in a stable and die on the cross the louest and meanest birth and death a person at that tune could suffer it strikes a blow at grand pretensions and high birth it says that circumstances dont really matter that poverty and other difficulties can be conquered by the human spirit so thats our christmas editorial for this year nothing new maybe but something that needs to be restated each season with the advent of christmas because the message gets pretty torn and tatty through the year editorial page jt4 i4e fene uwny the company of young ranarlutm a brainchild of lester pearaon when he was prime minister has fallen on evil days conceived as a way to encourage young people in isolated communities to better themselves and in this way make a better canada and to rehabilitate some whose potential is not being fully realized it was theoretically sound but didnt work out sunday the cbc public affairs television program revealed just how bad tlungi have become a young american in a position of responsibility revealed that he is a lenin communist follower that he joined the cyc because tlus was the best place for him to operate and tliat he lias no particular interest in the cyc program as such he was followed by a lady hothead a member of the governing committee who observed tliat the young radicals are the real part of the group and the establishment is at fault for not giving them then head saner voices on the directorate have asked tluit the government take over we think the group should be immediately disbanded written off as an experiment gone wrong monday the daily press informs us that the cyc has been fostering a group of oddballs living in a communal setup on one of the toronto islands helping an underground publication in the city to spread obscenities through the mad etc etc were this being done with private funds we would not condone it the fact that tax money is being used brings our blood to a boiling point now that our federal government knows what is going on we should expect un immediate termination to such foolishness the georgetown herald t country christmas sugar and spice b y i v as the gettingready forchrutmas tempo around our house increases from mild panic to wild hysteru i cant help thinking a long way back to the times when christmas was an experience to be anticipated willi thrilling delight to be savored when it arrives rather than the inane exhausting scramble it has become in these affluent times first real indication of christmas was the buying of the turkey in my home town there was an annual turkey fair late in november bxcittng for youngsters farmers brought their turkeys to town freshkilled and plucked but with heads feet and insides still there housewives wandered among the turkeys looking for the perfect bird pinching poking sniffing then it was hung in the woodshed by the feel at the right time u was brought in the pinfeathers plucked with care head and feet chopped off and insides removed then the scent of homemade dressing filled the air it was a real turkey today we elbow and shove our way along the meat counter gazing at a row of pallid yellow white lumps wrapped in plastic legs neatly tucked in they all look the tame and they all taste the some wet paper but we are secure in the knowledge that we dont liave to disembowel them that they are eviscer ited and that the giblets are in a nice little bag tucked inside the frozen carcass 1 cant quite believe tliat they have ever been real turkeys that have walked and eaten and fought and mated getting the tree was the next ttep you went out into the country with your kid brother walked half a mile into the bush and selected a beautiful spruce one cutting the other watching for the farmer you dragged and carried it sometimes two miles home there was a great sense of satisfaction today we go down to a christmas tree lot fumble through a pile of halffrozen crumby scotch pines select the least misshapen take it home and when it thaws discover that the frozen tide has a jj pkctca frw the pam pp the length of your arm in it tins is after forking over a small ransom there is a great sense of dissatisfaction decorations in those days were simple inexpensive but just right strings of red paper bells venerable but cheery sitings of red and green curled crepe paper all over the house the uce itself had icicles and some colored balls a few wealthy people had colored lights on top was a homemade angel today on decorations alone some people spend what would hase fed a family in those days for two months fancy candles storebought wreaths of ersatz holly colored lights everywhere inside and out trees that are almost hidden from the naked eye by festoons of fnbbery buying gifts in those day s was simple compared to the frenetic business u is today there was scarcely any money then and everybody needed something so it was long underwear or a handknit sweater socks or gloves may be a few real luxuries like a 59cent game of snakes and ladders or a book ten dollars didnt go far even then today people almost go around the bend trying to find something for other people who have everything or can buy it nobody makes a gift they buy them they havent time because of the christmas rush clothes that dont pit eightdollar toys that last five minutes a hundred dollars worth of ski equipment hut isnt the right kind christmas eve then was carols around the piano mother stuffing the turkey lads lo bed early quivering with excitement stockingstuffing time for the adults a quiet chat with a little despair that there wauit money for skates and new winter coats and things like that today its frantic lastminute shopping and wrapping of gifts entertaining people who have managed to finish their ratrace we goi to bed at 4 a m last year after receiving carollers and others and believe it or noi we had frozen chicken pies for christmas dinner hope im not getting maudlin but christmas used to be merry now its just hairy tpl i ohj- intermediate b champions 1b3s1b3s and executlm an pictured at jf the door of the old anma front row lift to right ezio mario frank trv norm i tlbtllpb frank holmes haifa woods but morten ban baylias rum brush second 1 row bin talbot prselow johnny brush ello marxo george moloari jack kesstnar vie rumley manager doug dawklna lome minute walters frank gibbons ell matter g a oiut editor ed ryan arena secretary back row w g mlddleton secretary johnny 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hriiiii and ink nd iron nervct iron nerve yet i hive to bruih out every navel and vjme wee la there ire icadt of them dont the gjrlt get tcuet so no i do it to their photograph i but why do you have to do it at all savelt are obwene avelt are obuene but everybody hai a navel they re bom with them you might uy yet i know that and you know that even advertising executives know everybody hat a navel but thete ad guyt are always cull of fjjt i gueu they fifjre that if theyre revealing certain sections of anatomy they ve got to wonocal something elte to even up the score and keep the aitavt and the court off their backs im certainly not going to argue with them obliterating navel crept my stoouch filled very interesting hmnvnra why dont lhy iuti pop little putty in the cavity to to tpcitk obvloutly lit you dont know the his and outi of the ferrule form divine you mean ljuctly not all navelisre concave wu must say young man that yours it a challenging as well as a slumjating occupation u this your first job no i started as a sex remover a un remover yes down in ilia movie department i spent a whole tummei removing sex from movie adt and replacing it with three ouettion marks you know and the single owl the third v wwld without and now you obliterate navels that t it muter tcu me do you like your present work frankly ive had a belly full of it it would teem from the foregoing tliat there might be an opening for someone soon in the navel profession which is only one of the many exciting possibilities for job hunters strange about your own job isnt if one day there n nothing like it you wouldn t trade it fo anyone elus next day youd hand it to the first person who came along read recently where a new york store posted a guard at the eicalalot to prevent people wearing the new nuxi coat from mingling themselves- others have posted ugnt warning mix t- waring shoppers to ho lit their hems apparently the maxi scarves ar just as treacherous as anyone who has experienced tut breakneck xt when you step on the end of your scaxf tied round your throat will agree so if you end up with a nuxi under the yule tree watch yourself by i3 means speajung of chrotmis 1 hope you ail have a merry one stick to your lett ard raid ysp tfi ttobdsy teajoa two pounds bghtef psrsr 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free pita thursday december 2z 1949 coal pi almoit proved fatal around midnight monday uhen mr and mrs wilfred robertson were almost completely overcome in their home on peel st six acton young people hid a miraculous escape from senoui injury or fatality early sunday morning in a car colhuon on the queen elizabeth way mrs dirk van goojen was the most senoudy injured suffering lacerauons of the knee and all the others were badly bruised duk van gooren mr and mrs elwood johnston mm jean llirus and ml kerwtn mcphail on saturday evening the junior band were hosts to their parents at a party and concert in the town hall main item on the ptogram wai the concert by the band wlikh u is hoped will gradually fill the places vacated in the senior acton boys and guls band on the program the fiveyearold daughter of alex ucltaac played a baritone solo emmerson baxter give a cornel solo and blair hotchen gave a cornet solo in the iht and miu gym tournaments at the y there are 44 participating in the midget and junior classes leading scorers are wayne cume bmmerson baxter garry dawkins helen luxton marilyn sigtworth marilyn woods lorraine tyler john cunningham russell aibic bill mccull wayne aibic peggy oakes joan hodge betty mae lambert first skating in the arena last week resident of churchill distnet for over so years mrs margaret sophia watson rued in st josephs hospital guelph in her 82nd year a lifelong resident of nasiagaweya mm pearl c bell died in guelph hospital at 64 years of age rain and miserable weather are the chief topics of conversation 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press thursday december 25 1919 the beardmore companys treat to the children of the employees has for years been a feature of chrlitmastlde which has brought gladness and comfort to the hundreds of girls and boys who have been fortunate enough to have their names on the companys lists on tuesday afternoon back issues at three odock 239 duldren of the employees of acton tanning co assembled at the town hail there were chnumii trees and decorations and tables laden with christmas goodies at 3 jo santa clsus append the stage curtains rose and the big decorated tree burst into a blare of scuiullating many colored lights mr charles musgrove of toronto struck up the maple leaf forever on the piano and all the children sang santa clsus splendidly impersonated by mr john wood then ditlnbuted gifts united by mr torrance bearmore mr nelson garden and a corps of workers every child present received a box containing a woollen sweater or sweater coal a toque and a pair of woollen mitts on lop was a generous bag of candies the children were ushered in orderly parade to the tables a chrutmas cracker lay at every plate these were shot off and the gaudy headdresses donned a sumptuous repast was served as the children left for home they were presented with a big orange and a banana the chief workers of the day were mr and mrs a o t beardmore mr and mrs gordon beardmore mr and mrs john clarke and daughters and mr bilks toronto the acton free press ii phone 8533010 bosinass and editorial offtu m 1h maj hifclietiiai mfv vimdmv m w wjwkv u ail omevmt ufrsssjw bt tfsf atatvl iumtjj fti cahuuion tm cwua turf owma satrtaa tgi tyi i hatjfripi l jhwrn a wawhsv wuatav -mil- a will 4 u is meal fl ajfirtl ft i mm to nw mm m a iaipfcrf imimrajifh omtd dm li fcstaw immsstmt e r j v