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h i i rosy cheeks sparkling eyes happy voices children in anticipation of everything thpt christmas brings the family tree stacks of presents bells ringing out sweet carols stockings filled with goodies santa clausand the solemnity of each tiny creche watchingthe delight the awe the wonder in a childs face is knowing the spirit of christmas to all pur sincere greetings of the season plus our gratitude and thanks from the staff ft kit dowding henry devesu don ryder kay dills hartley coles dorothy rognvaldson oral norton ill marshall murray scoyne bob mecarfhur dora ryder wilf duval wilf mceachern george var john cunningham terry wilson art hawes bob marshall henry harbors bui stuckey john mcnabb john masales r h elliott mrs g a dills dave dills als printing and publishing company limited mmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm t i 1 8 i i for christina enjoyment at christmastime nostalgia for the good old days is as prevalent aa turkey and trim mings decorations and gifts eve had more fan or so the feeling goes dur- lng good oldfashioned christmases when life was simpler and according to tra- dltion the snow drifts were always piled high the foods for feasting were always home grown and homecooked the gifts and decoration always loringly bandmade and the tree itself always chopped down by the head of the boose on a personal foray to some hillside or lot christmas nostalgia has even been known to affect beads of state to be specific a president of the united states it was everyones duty the president felt to make christmas merry he and his family be declared were go ing to have an oldfashioned christmas tree it happened in 1891 a search through recent newspapers or even through recent history would provide no details however about this resolve for the president was benjamin harrison who on december 22 in 1891 an nounced to reporters his plan for a good oldfashioned christmas moat people thoughts turn to of yore would certainly settle for a date much later than 1m1 as the um4 when the good oldfashioned christ mas bad ceased to exist but if the spirit of an old- fashioned christmas didnt vanish as early as president harrison feared it bad when did ft go or has it really dis appeared forever most of all an oldfash ioned christmas is made up of traditions even in northern climates only hope luck and the weatherman can say each year whether the traditional snow drifts will be forthcom ing other traditions however may not necessarily belong only to the past not ah store bought preparing foods for feasting was doubtless fun and hard work in the good old days but not all christmas cookies candies and fruit cakes today are store bought many a family cherishes the tradition of having the children help mother as the holiday goodies are concocted even the readyprepared foods nave their traditions for instance somer families deliver gift packages of cakes or candies to friends when they make christmas callsi 5 others set forth a table of treats in the borne ready to share with callers the same la tme of that good old days habit of mak ing gifts in this new day of increasing interest in sewing many lovingly homecrafted gifts are foundunder christ mas trees and yesterdays mom would no doubt have been glad to trade her treadle sewing machine for one of to days electric models cant chop tree while dad may not be able to chop down a tree for the family conservationists of our good old forests wouldnt approve a look at any place where trees are sold in the days before christmas reveals that choosing the tree is still a personal allfamily matter involving plenty of oldfash ioned fun almost every nostalgic dream of christmas long ago seems to have its counterpart in the present and all the while new traditions are build ing up as each family each community creates and treas ures its customs in another 70 years per haps some public figure may say its time to get back to the good old ways of celebrat ing christmas 80 have an oldfashioned christmas now the- christians world win hem this light of moat a the at least christ was in the religion an hewn out center of rr 4