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cmmsttma gifts nrk ie 0 nationals win the day in model parliament elections when sanu kurotu japanese for santa claus opens hu big on chrlstitasi kvc a slranc smell may fill the air far some japanese villagers consider it extremely good luck lo uive fish as christmas presents in spain uilts are exchanged on january oth in honor of kpiph- any to celebrate the arrival of three wise hen at bethlehem adults in franco exchange sifts on now years day hut the impatient younji try are vlsltvd by pre noel on christmas eve just like their american cousins the german hild finds candy and nuts in his slockini or a potato dcpcndiiu upon his ftport to santa italian children put out their shoes to ptfcrly await prccnls from a female vcrson of santa claus called la bkkana who vidinti broomstick brinus gifts tu eo children and ashes to bad ones while waiting or befana who comes on jan oth italian children and their elders traw small uifts on christmas eve from a jar called the urn of fair in sweden the east of st luticia on december 13lh ushers in the christmas season each community chooses a lovely lu- 4cia queen to represent the young uirl martyred for her rel igion centuries before in unc- icnt home the chosen queen is feted and entertained royal ly in families with daughters thmuttlmut sweden the pret tiest is traditionally chosen as lucia hcrvfiift is to wait on everyone elieipr the day the systematicbrittsh long ago established december 2fith as boxing day otthis pug ilistic sounding occasion serv- anls and tradespeople all over england are given boxes of mo ney in token appreciation for their ierviceii christmas isnt christmas without presents said a con cerned amy in the classic lit tle women and tradition bears her statement out whatever the present canadians agree with amys sentiment with ubour issues develop ment of northern resources and prison reform among main party planks a hard fought el ection took place in georgetown last week it was the annual contest am ong student members of the na tional and dominion parties at the high school and the nation als garnered 04 of the vote lo win the day j their win means that they will send ten representatives to model parliament in march with the dominion sending five theparliamcnt which will con vcne in central wei secondary school is mainly tax schools in halton and peel counties but other areas arc invited last year there was ah attendance of 200 llcprcsentativei of he two parties were allowed to visit his tory classrooms in the school during the campaign to present their story each time there was a question and answer per iod giving students a good back ground in topical canadian questions posters and other ad vertising material was used ef tensively too successful members of the national party elected are doug stephens simon perrott nick shortcut pou francis tim per rott colleen cummins heather macdoncld mike murdy phil white and bill adcock why wo tciv f christmas d gifts a l- the best way to understand j the feast of christmas is in the f i terms of a gift we spend 364 days in getting christmas wc spend in giving the kreater part of the year we inflate our ego awb insist on our rights on christmas day wc deflate our cjjo to bring happiness lo others the reason we give on christ mas day is because wc too have received a gift tho gift of god to man in which he humbled himself so completely as to veil his glory and his power the divine babe did not come into this world as one would walk into a museum to sec other artists he came into the world as a painter into his own studio his entrance was 1 into the world that he had made we give gills at christmas because w ic a u is the birthday ot god is the form of man in order that man might lie like unto god when ever wc give gifts vc tear off tho price tag so that there will b- nov proportion between the gift of the lover and the love of a giver v time for joy christmas tlie time for joy the time for s happin ess limefop love give generously of kindness and friendship during this ho ly season during christmastidc over nineteen hundred years ago three oriental kings followed a wondrous star to a little town of bethlehem where they lie- stowed glorious gifts upon the tiny christ child during this beautif srnsnn this vei let our star of love shino brightly and bear gifts of joy and friend ship to family friends and ac- qualttranccs boui near and far the first noel no one knows who wrote the first noel it first appeared in print in 1883 in a book cal led christmas carols ancient and modern and is believed to be very old the author of god rest ye merry gentlemen also is un known but he lived before shakespeare dominion representatives at parliament will be john ithey dave warren bob uarber bob howson and ian ifccormlck choose their leaders san francisco san wascucos firat tree was made in 18s0 from dougus fir branches wired to a stick by a german wine proprietor muoby and care for balsam douglas fir scotch pine and white spruce are the most popular trees in the east in the midsouth its the long- needled pine favorites in the west arc firs and cypresses opularity varies from region to region whes choosing a christmas tree select it for beauty frag- grance and lasting needles bal- ii and douglas firs have those qualities their dark green soft at tip needles will remain as long as two or three woclcs indoors a norway spruce make an idem outdoor christmas- lire indoors it has a tendency to sited rather quickly a white spruce on the other hand is bet ter for indoor uw if it is not cut too early in the season its bluishgreen needles distinguish it from a norway spruce bed pine is gaining in popularity but its needles arc too soft to hold ornaments it dots how- ever make good greens for de- coratiiiis sticky fresh decorate it and add writer each day as well as sprinkle the i branches when you set up the tree make sure tho stump will con tinue to take up plenty of moisture anchor the tree in a stand filled with sand to which water can be added daily check tho needles every day if they turn brown in tho vicin ity of christmas lights move the lights if needle begin to drop heavily lake the troc down at once a dried out tree is a distinct hazard never place the tree near a fireplace- moklnj tand or where it may block the exit of a room make sure the decora tions arc flameproof or fire proof the herald angels sing charles wesley brother of john wesley wrote the words to hark the herald angels sing in 1730 in his first ver sion the caro began hark how all the wcjkln rings accord ing to legend ruu a finger across the butt of the tree before buying it it its sticky with sap its still quite fresh a stump of fl or t inches long will allow- atabili ity when the tree is set up and give drinking area to soak up parlies will meet in cauctntnwarer when the tree is brought home cut a diagonal ontvinch slice from the stump and peel back tho baric another inch now place the tree in a bucket of water you may add a cup of sugar of syrup keep the tree outside until you or ready to ju1 joys that you desire all blessing that god may bestow we pry will be yours this christmas j mcnamara jewellers cec mcnamara irene graff florence renahan page 7 thatoaorobtowm hbrald tuesday dec 24th a friandly with to you for th yulotid hoping you and yours hava a merff chrlttmatl don houston plumbing and heating 8772504 y and sincere thanks from barbara claudette and kay kays beauty salon 19 main sircar north 87729 bl v a very merry christmas to all i ashgrove welding fred barnes r r 2 goorgalown 8779334 the christmas candle i i will light the candle of fellowship this christmas i know that the experiences of unity in human relations are more compelling than the concepts the fears the prejudices which t divide despite the tendency to feel my race superior my nation the greatest nation my faith the true faith i must beat down the boundaries of my exclusiveness until my sense of separateness is completely enveloped in a sense of fellowship there must be free and easy access by all to all the rich i resources accumulated by groups j i and individuals in years of living and p experiencing i will light- r thecandle of fellowship this i christmas a candle that must burn all the year long v x j abitibi provincial paper ltd georgetown ontario omr cluulmul auoaj it m nil mil r iv hnxtj tw1 t i inl jovnuynj nprjihj mrtok o tyrf b nn ya