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Bagel Ca eee lg == Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont, by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 DUNN STREET NORTH Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager S. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Bill Cotton, Editorial PHONE 1298 IT SEEMS TO ME By P. W. Thompson How quickly the year has sped by. It seems hardly more than a few months ago that we 'were | celebrating Christmas, and now | the season is with us again. As we have pointed out before, this; great feast of the Christian world exercises an influence that far ex- ceeds its duration. Christmas it Thursday, December 21st., 1950 Peace On Earth! Goodwill Toward Men! The exchange of gifts at Christmas between members of families and friends is tangible evidence of the spirit of goodwill and peaceful love that donor and recipient feel at this time of the year. But in the giving of our gifts we should alw: ly in our minds and hearts the reason, or the example for such gifts. It was the Magi, the Wise Men, of the Nativity story who set us the example of gift giving at Christmas. If, in the giving of our gifts, we remem- ber the gifts of the Magi and what each gift stood for, we shall all be reminded of the One to whose cradle and who by His birth d through faith to live that the gifts are said the first gifts were brought, made it possible for mankin according to the precepts symbolize. A year ago we ended our Christmas editorial with "Let us all, this Christmas, bring the ho asks of us only that we re- on for Christmas." We wrote this because times were most troubled, the Christmas story seemed to seeking. This year this phrase. Guest to our table wi member Him as being the reas and the promise of contain the solution we were all the world stands on the brink of calamity. Even more adults, while they can hardly |again, with all e should give consideration to the us to make certain that we g to the example set for us gure of the Christmas story. But more than just putting Christ back into our Christmas is needed. We said last year also, "Let us Christ back not only into Christmas but into » If we can do this successfully, gain the desire of all free peoples so perfectly expressed for all time by the Angel of the Lord which appeared to the shepherds h Good Will Toward Men: than last year, Ww necessity for each one of individually live accordin: by the central fi all put every day of our lives. then the world may yet -- Peace On Eart] ays retain constant- self lasts just a day, but the fes- tive season is spread over a good : two weeks. And the influence of jown har tail Christmas leavens a good portion [helping has oe Matt of the year. Many old traditions and | family. Thi customs have been abandomed in i the course of the mighty changes |according the world has undergone during jaccording the past halfcentury. But we | How pit need not fear that such a fate will |pregnant vil overtake Christmas. Its religious children, er significance is far too great for |her needs! that, It has entrenched itself too |simple rul: firmly in people's minds and liv-jwe have i es. Can anyone imagine a year her in her without Christmas? People Will pave the v hail the day with gladness and |ture. What I festivities of some kind no matter |that the spin rate er following the overtake the world. in the wo fore December 25 the child leads a life of glorious anticipation of the wonderful day, and all the |to dull this br priceless gifts he's going to. find |year. There in his stocking or at the foot of |than ever befor the Christmas tree. At that time lall it stands fo of life Santa Claus and his rein- peace on earth deer are very real indeed. The | So let us greet Share this ectasy, can enjoy the |the great day very considerable pleasure of |be trimmed, the making it possible for the child- |gay wrapping ren. For young, old and middie- |horiored hymn aged Christmas offers a joyous [out; lst there experience. riment and eo» As we prepare to celebrate this greetings. Le Christmas of 1950, terrible spec. |of this preciou tres hover over the world, which (hope that tie is more troubled than at any time [may one da) since the last great war ended. It [that men will would be futile to deny the gravity [gether in peace of the world outlook, or to try [warfare will v and ignore the cruelty and wreteh- forever. And edness and fear that engulf large (3nd to the portions of humanity. But let us [World at li not permit the surrounding gloom A Mer what perils and disasters may |force is still reatest. paver But it is the children, above all | As you kno sey, 1 not others, who enjoy Christmas. To [much of a sof © but this lit the little folks the season is a tle family has hed my hearty golden time of rare surprises and Yours sincerely, delights. For several weeks be- a A Gratifying Result A snow of ballots marked "No" fell in Oakville Monday night to bury the three by-laws under a thick blanket of electoral disapproval. That Sunday Sport was laid low, was' in pattern and character with other centres in the province which, the week before, had also blasted this en- croachment on the Sabbath. 7 That the two liquor by-laws were defeated, is most gratifying to this paper as we had consistently stated our belief that such emporiums would not be an asset to this community. The emphatic vote which backed up this assessment of the matter, to us in- dicates that residents of Oakville are still proponder- ently family people, who want to preserve the town from becoming a mecca for drinkers from other places. We believe in progress for the Oakville dis- trict and the votes for the hospital and arena were such. As a matter of fact, the vote against the liquor outlets is progress in the right direction too. That Lachlan McArthur and Fred Turner topped the polls for council is another indication of the good judgment of Oakville voters. These men are exper- ienced in council work, and on their records deserved the pat on the back this vote gave them. We are pleased that Ross Gibson was elected, for he is also experienced. To the three new members, Ralph Wake- ly, George Davis and Del Carrothers we offer congrat- ulations. They have taken on a responsible task, and we believe they will prove themselves capable admin- istrators of the town's affairs. We hope that Mr. Bonus and Mr. Allen will be among the contenders for council seats next year. They should not allow their defeat in their first try to mean that Oakville voters do not approve of them . . . the voters just knew the others better, or considered that they would make the best council this year. Try again next year, for sure. Community Asset The enlarged Linbrook School was officially opened on Tuesday night. Residents of the area now have 'a school second to none in the province for their children to 'attend. The building also shows that a school need not be a building which offends the eye. 8 . We all probably remember the schools of our younger days. They were usually square boxes of red brick with all the appeal of a penitentiary. The Lin- brook school shows what imaginative architecture, combining with up-to-date educational government departments' requirements, can accomplish. Children who go to school in a building such as Linbrook have a pleasant spot in which to work, with facilities that preclude the old difficulties of schools hampering their progress. Everything required for the advancement of education in the Linbrook area is available. In planning this: addition to the school, school board members and taxpayers in the area felt they were making a large enough school for many years to come. Already their vision of the future of this area has been proved to be smaller than the actual condition will be in the near future. But the same situation is faced by the school hoard in the other areas of Trafalgar and in Oakville. We are confident that the board will solve each of these in turn, and that their actions will be as suit- able and wise as they were in the case of Linbrook. We congratulate the board on the new school. We also congratulate the parents in the area. They have a school to be proud of, and from personal experience we know the teaching staff is the equal of the school in effectiveness. > Pzddirng C -FTE We urge all our readers not to miss Be: week. She has put the need of the Mati well that we feel there is little we n mas time is a poor season to find your dire need. A sharing of the happin which will be known by other famili tunate one, should make the pleasure all Donations may be sent to Bill |S 7 The Toronto Daily Star or in Do it today. Make the spirit of _ a family which has suffered a There is an arena in a town ac be down! A pun is always inexcusable, but (I Arena is supplied with every pie for completion, while another tow except for the Oh! so vital comp ing, is a consoling thought to put to bad weather the Christmas sk for apparenly won't materialize. F arena isn't far off--and that first oll be it on January 2nd. Anyway, every A youngster asked us yesterda the street and explained he. thous! know, if there was a Santa Claus. We were him a truthful and resounding "Yes! for Claus, we told him, is the spirit of all thing gracious and honest--and for that reason i Claus that trims the Christmas tree with else would do it, but the spirit we all call Xmas festivities are starting to stir--but be suic--yo= don't stir more 'of them when you're driving than you can handle. The best rule of all, of course, is the old one--If you drive don't drink! Let's all think it over. Toronto is to have a compulsory test for alcohol in a driv- er's blood who has the smell-on his breath, when involved in an accident. That's a fine thing . . . and came about as a re: sult of a decision of the Supreme Court. It also reminds us that a Christmas can be spoiled for a number of people if drivers try and mix gasoline and liquor. They don't mix worth mentioning. If you drive don't drink . .. if you drink, don't drive. 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