Lanud be

7-.

[In Print»

(overs fnuo tuauu LI :- I \llQfl ‘wiiipaiiv Lld i..ii.-ii.i laiiaur

.ii I .isi-ape: \li iiimi \ilut\

Ir|\-vi Ulitlt‘) 4i suuiii ii \niio-iallv

\.'ht‘f$0lv

A.-iii » sq» llltilllxnll \t-wwapen

OI hiiil i... t o i\«~l

Iv «oi ei in I-.l~.e

‘I ot pl im l'rmini-es III! I

l>\t.i; 4 "T 'rii:sii\i. orzc. 24, I957

Merry Christmas

'I‘lit-ie is ~iil‘.L‘IIllll\ iil--iiii t'i ll\I— ni.i\_ hit tilt‘ i'_\iiii' ~.iji \\i..il :'.i will tlt.'it \I'|'ll‘.\ ‘ii ’.:‘.l‘i":iIi '\ i lite \\llliI\ ‘'i ;i i\i-i~.tj. ‘ii «it It ~i‘«t siiiix i‘:;ii; .\_ll: .- ii.~u w’ .li i iilll) (.f:1l:4|I Iii liil i‘\<'t ‘i lit‘ " iiI\l (ll ttlll' s--<'iiI.i I‘\“ ~- ' ii! \ "i ' .~ Iii t"I\'-.tll‘l‘it'~\ .ii -i-ii-‘:13 _' iIllIt‘lt‘lII. .<i>iiii'tliiir_; iii.‘ -if tlir tiwlv 1'}. wine- lhiii: otltei-‘ii-» ii i’ riiii‘.--~ Il\ \\llil all iillt g «r-i»::. il;-.i:ipu=ii:t- fl}i'llI\' aiiil 1i.i Q.-.tl~i.-. ‘i..ii~lii'il \\itli the ~lxii-"

l'lii- i.\ii;il~ -f It‘ .ii I ii.iti~ .iiiil ili-iii l_\ i-i ‘i.~‘."."- -.:'«~::;' _ii~‘«~iile~ ai.«I i..itii-:- iv :,W..i_; fli~:ii'l\ en-ii .i~ i Iiii-": - -:--x \‘ ‘ll itii o’-l --‘-1 -‘-2). '. it .- -..i.i‘- :ic\\_ ;‘fl‘|I{!I[L.iiV:1Ir':‘.l‘IqI”‘['~Iiilil‘f ilit \'t‘l. l" ‘I’ s i‘ .i' \ i.iIt'. \\li.i'e\i-i it ':-.i\. w .i= ‘iii wiirltl (llI7\l4It‘. ii tl.-i 1 ti ‘ -l Ii’i' iiiiiiil that xi-.t:i’iii-x .’~i it 'i':~i:»‘ is l--‘ilt't' aliiue the tiiiiiii.t l I ‘ii-i ~l'iiiitiii'; Not the wrt -it l-~ m -'!;.i' is ll -‘rt-l>\ Illt’ HI)\l llt‘i‘ tit \llll| till’ Ifli‘ lit‘tl(‘t‘

that is a il\Ill-_f ti«i\lIl\t‘ iiii.ilit_\. that

ll‘Hll\i‘t‘lliI~‘ the LJ1LI'Cl'llt‘\\t'\ ili.it iii- vaile the limit. We who live Ill a innit ot abilit-

(‘I8flt't‘, where one of the liiggi-st econ- omic problems is \\liat to do about f00fI Sllt‘plllses'. ought to lit‘. Irv ma- terial stanrlarrls. the nierriest ple in the world, the Itltlxl contented. But we kiiow in our hearts that peace and gladiiess and coiitentmenl are not commodities \\'IlIt’Il can be bought and paid overlillcd market places. If there is one truth

P00-

Ior in

that our lltlth ccntur_v civilization has confirmed it surcl_y is that “:i man's life (‘(ill\‘I.\'tt“Ih not in the

things which he pos.<i~~sctli". And. as with the iiidividiiiil, so with the nation. It is exalted and l‘al.\(‘t'I tip not by multiplicit_v of things and szatlgets and .\t()i‘t‘Iltill\i‘s‘ filled with plenty but It_\' ,\'ltlt[lh‘ i'ii;Iiti~iiiisiitiss, “that which is i'ii.:ht and wise". This goes to the root of tilll‘ in. teriiatioiial piiililciiis as well. 'l‘oiIa_v, it would seem. the .\I‘t'lll'lI_\ of the free world rests on iiiiiiiitaiiiiiig an eqiiilibriiim of armed force agziiiist the threat of Soviet ‘d‘.I£,'l‘l’\'.\’ltlll. Yet the .sii_:iiit'i«'.'iiice ot the iei-eiit \.\'l‘(i coiilercricc in Paris ilt‘,~ not so much in its f‘l1ttlIl.'l.\'I.\ iiiioii this fact In lilt‘ Sll'ttll'_;L\‘ he \\ttl|

as

rezili/.'itiiiii_ llt‘\|‘l' ilt‘Ili]'(‘ that tliiiiiigh lllllllllli tIt‘\|l'f‘ and

iiiitli-i-st.iiittiiu:.

Sti

~'li'c\.~cil. peace lllll.\l

lC\ci'_\ tIIt\\lIl|IlI_\' til agieciiieiit ltlllxl he ii\;iloi‘i-rl. iiiiticiii l_\' and t‘lltIIt‘.~\|_\. l~'oi-.-iic: l’iiiiiii .\Il|i- .\‘I. I the IItill~t‘ of

ister ..'llllt‘llt

tilt‘

slltlillltwl up

I.\'>llt‘ iii t‘.iii.lili.iii

('tiiiiiiioiis the other d.r\ \\llt‘ll he said: “To "‘~[tlt\\ ii g-.iiiiii.ig i-on- II(It‘lit tIl‘\llt' In Itliil siit i.iii_‘ititi,ititill-c (‘ill tilt‘ li.i~i~ ti‘ l ‘I ii,__- .ii.\il.‘.~ tlmi IIlf‘_\ ‘.‘ Ill ~lli-- I it , ,; liiiit \[)][':l Ill-‘ll I lot? i. ::i oiii \lIt‘IlI l”Vl.\"". iii 'I ~ ii .iliIlli‘.; til tIit' t'UIiiii=.' _;«i - li.'l.t'.'l oi goodwill in Iiii~ vi--_ ii‘

iiil‘ :~ ’iil .t t’tl‘;‘ll|li_\\4ili\ilf‘\\ litit til -‘:i l'i‘..“il. It I\ .i tiltiiii; IIti"t‘.‘l‘it to leave with will iiniilei-~

at Iill\ Illllf'_ as we l'f‘l‘.lIi the i-ioiiiise of the Ill~I (‘Iii'ist:ii:i\ ltttil'llll‘LI. aiiil Rlllli} it In If we (‘;lIt'Il hiit .iii echo til the mes 881:4‘ in Iilt‘ the t‘llllI'I'l‘i hells IfllllItllH\\_ lie «I \\t' -cclt liiither

Hill‘ iiwtl titiiililetl |I\l‘\

iiiiiiliiii; III

‘(‘2|\till tit‘ f‘\l'Il\f' loi [l‘]tlIt']ll}_::)

A Good Start

For _\i iirs Iiti\l‘l‘lllllt‘llI\ of coliti- trics nisiking up the Atliiiitic "com- miiiiity" have talkcil vaguely about the need for more liceilom of com- munii-;ition as an aid to better ciil- tuial iiiitlerstandiniz. (hie aspect of the proposed freedom would be It llackcning in passport require- mcnts. At the present time it is Qlmost as difficult for Britons and west Europeans as for Russians or Chinese to get into the L'nited ‘(ates even for short visits. Even Qnudlans havv to go through a of lnconvenien. red tape. The thing spplles to t-I.‘ other coun- exioept among members of tho Ithere restrictions

Eff: fﬁuardiaui

Well. one country has dccldcd to do .\t)ltlt’Illlfll.{ about it. A hill now the .\\\t‘(Il\ll lllt‘ tor travel aiiioiii; Sued--ii. l*‘iii-iiitl.

Ilt'flll'[' l’.ll’lli'lflit‘flt

would abolish pa~-p.-rt .~._\~t«-iii I)t'lllll.ll'I\’ l"iiiei_u.ii tti .iIl

t't)1lllIl‘lt‘\ would he l't‘ilLlIl‘t‘lI to turn

f\or\va_\ and

\i.~itors iiluiiiiiiig t‘lllt‘|' toii-'

ish a tt;l\~[)(ll't tor the point til en-

Il'_\ iii oiic t‘tilltlIl’} iillI_\ broiii Illt‘lt'

oii they could \I\lI the other three

t‘iilllltl‘lt‘\ withoiit h.iviii-4 to iltlIilt‘l .lIititlI

‘l‘liii.~. a start has Iti‘t‘ll flliltit‘

passport s and \ l\£l\.

Ile-

oie loiiu. it iii.t_\ he l)l‘(‘\IlIllt‘tI, oth- tilt‘ e.\aiii,'ili-

iIII|‘lII I

l<il|ti\\

er i'(illllIl‘lt‘\ ii will

the .\\\t‘tIl\Il

tll't'tl ll! iliie .‘iilll'\l' llii'lllIIt' It

Qt‘l‘ii‘l‘

it llltt) .\lllt‘iltI tar I'iiiti-il ixii't iIi\I'i_\ to liiippeii iilil

ti-ii.i-'ii>ii-

I I

III\' .\‘l.lIt'~ ‘rlllti IV.lll.iil.‘l.

iii tilts

alioii_ \lllt't‘ i'ii~liiiii~ iIIl|I It‘-

It

.‘.l‘.HIIlt'l

liiit ll

slrivltiiiis .ii~' l.~

not too lllIl<'Il to liope ti..

-.;eiii-i .'lIltIll w ill the eiiio-i';eiii-ii III. tit

ll.lIlttll\, lIlltIl‘l' ~itllll‘ -«-:t ill

.\I‘\'

a real "coiiiiiiiiiiit\'” .t'l tl'i‘t' gmliiii-.il Allil l‘t‘tIllltllllt‘ llllliill. to the -ticii;tli- the l'lliltllilI ltihric ot

eiiiiii; ot

t‘ilt It.

Be Careful!

itviii Yh limit In ii.ll'ttt'\’ .ltlil .\l.iirv

iiltiii-w .'l rds

Xiiw

\\lll

e i'lii l\lll.il\ .llI‘I

Il4IIlII.l_\\ iii.iii_\ git-i-gile go

tiilw .i t--w <I!'l.'li\'.\.

will tIl'l\t‘ lIl~‘tl'\l'I\t‘\ Illilllt‘ 'I‘hc~e illv‘ siiiiple lat-ts; tlicrc l\ no i_;

t‘llllI‘_L .lliilllI-I tliwiii .iiitl iiotliiiig airvoiie i‘.lll \ih\ \\llI <'ll.illi,1t‘ \\hi-tlii-i' he ivlIIt‘lI as a l'l‘\IlIl. llit oiic ltiiows;

but It

llli‘lll. or not ;iir\oiie will is Lzriiiilv priilialili-.

To .~a_\ that it tlii-_\ are it will he tIli‘ll‘ own liiiilt would he criii-l nou- seiise. It is hard eiioiigli to place the blame for the at-citleiiis foriiicr }ears; to sit in judgineiit on tomor- rom's tragedies would require more than human wisdom.

tif

All anyone can do is to plead with those who will he celehr.'itiiiL' t‘lirislmas. in their fasliioii. that they remember their respoii.~iliilit_\ —to themselves, to those they love and to those \\'llf).\t‘ lives will he in their keeping when the_v slide behind the driver's v\heel—and act accord- ingly.

EDITORIAL NOTES

There are no bad cliiltlicii to-

night!

0 i 0 Last iiiiiitite shoppiiig is \‘IllI (‘.\5t‘l1tlaI, but make it snappv.

o a "(lo _\oiir \\2l}, cat the fat, and

ilriiik the sweet. and seiitl portitiiis

unto them for whom iiotliiiig is prepared."——Nehemiah. i O

'I‘lie (‘liiiitwc do not ccli-lii';ite

t.'liri.~tmas. hilt the_v have a t‘hi'ist- mas proverb: Better do a l<iiirIiie.s.~ near home than go tar to hiirii iii- ('l‘Il.\(‘. oi vi t

Siigiir I)t't‘t.\ have been atliletl to of the

"ilt'~i<,:iialetl coiiiiiiiitllties‘ lIlltIt‘l' pr<»i_:i;iiii. .\'o iliiiilii_ t)(ililltlf‘\ \\ill he the next item

the list

floor [irlce

to he Illt'Ill(It‘(I.

or a ti (‘lii'i~tiiizi.s Il;i_\ seixi-es \\lII he held iii various cliiirc|ie~ lroiii mid-

ni;:ht oiiward. .\IJl_\' llli‘_\ he l.ti'_iil_\

.'lIll‘lltIt‘tI hv [tt'It]tit‘ Iilil-‘tivllli tliiil the; are xtlii peiiiiittcil to \.Ill\liiIl as theii tittlii-is hetoic tlieiii iii the ltllltl til the tree. ﬂ O Q .\It .I. \\ l’l~Ivii\;ili \‘£ll’iI.\ the

Iiti\I‘l'llltlt‘tll to hiiilil ;i tiiistttllltt‘ at

\\’esle_\\ille iii ill\ .‘.ci.it‘oiiiiill;iiiil t'llll\tIIllt‘tlt'_\. Siiicc hc l'i‘l‘.lllltI‘vI \\'oi'k< .\Iini~tcr Iilt‘t‘tl tli.it "the former fitt\'t‘l‘ttlt)1‘ltI lof \\Iilt'Il .\Ii:

I'lt‘l\"‘l\L'lII was ;i niciiilicii IillIt‘tI to Illllltl oiie, flt‘\tllIt‘ l(‘]tt‘£lI"=l i'etiiic\t.\". it \t‘t‘lll\‘ likiilv tli.it \\e~lc_\\ille will get its post tlIIlt‘t‘ soon. oi

How to e\tr;ii'l ilriiik w.'ilci' from the .'it t)t't'll[tlt"(I the attciitioii of for maii_v' Iii .-\iisti;ilia. a director of the .\'.ition- al .\flI.‘»lI‘t'lIf‘ R(‘\'t‘5ll't'h reports that he liiis solved the pro

\t‘il a l‘ti‘l\tIlti'lItit‘ cost has

.\t'lt‘llt l\IS _\I‘5lt‘\'. .\Icllioiii1ic. I-lxpeditioii

lilem. Ifl\ fIl'\I('t‘ l\ it 'still'' that Il\t"\

the ~iiri's i:i_vs to get flt'\lI watei fi‘nm the salt a at o The setting up of .i [lt‘l'ltl;ll‘llI‘l]f

IHHII‘ miwion at fltl:i'.i;i Jlntl the declared iiiteiitiiiii of the l‘ll‘lll\Il to send Fl mis- sion to (‘anada iii the spring are in- dications of strengthened trade l‘f‘- Iations between the two countries This in the long run will he profit- able for Canada as \H‘II as I()l"}L|‘ﬂ- sin. 0

"small but [it I‘i\ ci till"

I

-.vx.Q

For to: tiio"r"i:uya"aiii-lo hastening on . By prophets seen of

o - ' . Hhon,tba overqcirclint

years,

Shall cone the time

foretold, when the new

heaven

and earth shall own The Prince of Peace

their King,

And the whole world send back-the song which now the angels

. i-P - 'a--- .. -M-"‘ . .. ‘vi . .-

OVER AND ABOVE ALL

True Meaning

Rv lioyal Philli

The Independent, St.

\\e \.l\\ “Ix Star in the lfastv .iiiil \\e Iiilllt‘ to \l'orsliip lliin \IilIlllt‘\\' 2 2 \ the earth spins

hut f\ to the niauic iiioment of the 1llllll\l‘l'\£lI‘)‘ of t'hi'ist's birth we icz.irn iii the true iiieanhig of tlltl\Illl.‘l~. to adoriition of the .\on of (iod With our synibols. our i.ii~olv_ our gifts. and our re- \(‘l'\lt’f‘< we rekindle the

goodwill born 20 centur- a humble manger. a materialistic mod- crii world i-iiiri_vs a respite from l.\ ii; by the second hand of a (‘in-iv. and from the competitive \il‘.l.“.JI(‘ for an even higher liv- .ii_' standard Today we forget ﬂllillll local and world crises as‘ we hear echoes of the Angt-ls'i \l|t"l’\ over Bethlehem offering to I tli ei.-orl dtli e most precious gifts ‘ oi .-iil iiiiie eternal peace and] iiiiivi-i'~al will.

\i this hallowed hour our hearts and minds turn to the first (‘hrist-, iii.i-. as \\‘(\ reflect on the divine‘ piiiiiiise which (‘hrist came to tiiltill. It is comforting to know iii.-ii the everlasting Christmas- '..'III was not offered to any one: illtl\(‘ll race, nor to any one in-l tIi\.lIII.'ll. nor to any one nation. I ~ til‘i‘.,'IIl}lI Clirisinias inessage- \\.'i~ iiiezint for the entire world .iiiil no single human being is ex-

' .iI4 I

f I ‘I 'I'Ill-I flf..-U) TIDINGS To the lowly shepherds of the .tiiilezin IllII.\, the aiiuels sun: otit it c _i‘.irl lltllllﬂs To the \\I\f’ men iii IIH‘ I.tl‘ .iw.iv fli'ieii.', (hid \('n[ «i i"'l»15l“1lIIl'II\|EIl(lIlt)&-lllnttllI1(‘(" the tll‘t)llll\l'(l \It-ssiah had horn in llt-ihlehem The ll iiloiis e\periences of the then, or \I£lLZI. olfer con- iiioot that the t'liri~tmas iiii \iI._{(' wits iiicaiii to be univer- I

I II ’llfIl'f‘lI< of miles to the t‘.'l\I

‘ll the <}eii'ilc land of thc t‘.-ilil ilc.i'.- iii-.li H.'lI)_\Il)ll. the followers -i‘ /.llll‘.l\Il‘l' had been told to es- twit 'lie hirlh of a \Ie\\i;ih xi \lilt‘ti‘i\ ti|l- ll\ l|i:il the “l\(‘ ‘w ‘it '!tllll ‘lll‘ l~l.‘ist were giiitlctl ‘ii .I4l’ll\.tiI‘IIl li\ a \l.'|[‘ whit-ti

ii iicrl the birth of the King at

ii .li \x

d\\lllllt‘(I tli it \l.i:i

ill

foie

If‘i'll'lit'tI the \Il’\-IJIII :llItlllll‘\lI‘\ ot l‘tii -I tliiiiriu IIil‘tl' c.'ip ’..i\loii tifl1l‘vf'ill\ piior Ill of ’l‘lic\ re it» 4-ii i-l in their day a coiiipos

t' ltt:]fI iii- ‘ t~i- ii‘ l t

I’ iiiiii:

3 «

[I L’ " " ""‘ If/cl-t

iiiil

iii "l‘ lii .lt‘\lI\

OTTAWA REPORT

. Micah that he would be born in

of lllethlehem only I0 lnllt'\ away. llowever, the_v did not want fol

PS find him. Tlie_v were evil men l’Ht‘l'Sh|H‘flh. “0l'Idl who collaborated with ltome‘s

ile of three professions from to- tla_\'s society -- that of judge. the clergy and the teacher

ploilal ion The

i puppet - king in h_\'poci'itical ex-

nf the downtrodden

Appzireiitly several

required for the long trip by cam- el caravan to .lerusaIem since it the (‘hrist Child had been moved from the mang-

the time of the Wise .\len's arrival they came without hesitatoin be-

is known that

or into a house at

i.lews. high pric<ts lll their i blindness chose to ignore iioi on- _v the preachings of Isiah John the Baptist. But also thel government's oppression of the poverty stricken masses Jerus- alcm's religious leaders did not welcome the arrival of a Savi/ii “ho would expose tIl(‘lt‘ selfish scheming and drive ilii-in out of

w ecks we re

However,

‘ bring them out of a foreign and

l them all the way to Bethlehem

cause (Bod had spoken to them

in the language of astronomy. 1! me temple‘

To their shame the cold heari-

language they understood He

- i- l i l st-nt them a star to serve is I S: agguiiahrdi:::::ii,\.}h{:,‘,‘i(,.dix, t‘t)l’llpas.<. aiiidin: beam to 9 '

grasp the a lieailien Ian R GIFT OF LOVE

The Sa\ior's star which sought the Gentile Magi and led

powerless t

demonstrated clearly the God's 3° unable

L'lfI of love was sent to all men than living and yet fo be born. \'o racial characteristics, no geo- graphical barriers or distance. and no variation in time were recogni/.ed by the Giver of the great first Christmas gift. llnfortunalely s o m e lo greedy pursuit of their own sel- fish interests have tried to sup- press the principles of freedom and jllstl('(‘ which the Son of God hi-ought to the earth Rome's piip— pet-kinia llenod was sorely troub- i led when he heard the news that i wcaliliy \'Il‘i'ltt!t‘l‘< from far away I llabvlon had iourneyed for weeks

pised. but

FOR ALL offer. but

Rich Gentil juiced o\ er

The heai the Jutlean star in the

from knowing of His .‘\l‘l'l\'aI memory llerod is pltl(‘(l or des-

seeking. worshiping the Saviour, will be reiiieiubei't-d until the end of time.

significance of thc

realest event since the ciciiiioii of mg world. Just as the_v were

o prevent the l't)fllll'l‘—'.

the world In

to pre\ciil

the Wise \len for and serving

PEOPLES

The Shepherds had no gifts to

t h e y praised the

Saviour and worshipped Him The

es from the (lricnt rc- lhe birth of the \Ies-

sian and sliowered him willi lav- ish gifts. The Saviour is for the rich and the poor alike

cnly hosts .\lllL'lllL' in lli|I<_ the iii_\ \t(‘l‘ltillS east. the lliiiigs the

of the prophesied governor and‘ shepherd of Israel. the_v were al

to \\tIt\illtl the new born king of said to the Magi. iiie Child so i can wor- I

the .I(‘\\\ So he "(to l~‘iiid

sllltl lliin

But Herod did not wish to wor- Ife iiieaiii to mur- der Iliin bccaiise the Son of Righ- ,i'eprc~entcd jll\Il(‘(‘ which llll:!IlI inspire mass Ilerods riilhless- lll‘\\. IIo\\(‘\'(‘l‘. the Wise \Ien. fol- ItI\\'.ll‘.! fIl\lllf‘ l(‘{l(I0t'\lll[)‘ the tliiltl-Kiiiiz. v\'t)l\l]ippp|vd Him send \II[l|N‘(I iiwiiy without seem in one of the ‘ !;i~i tlc-pt-i'ale acts of his miscr- lsstlt‘(I the or- der to \I.'l\' every male infant un- llernd s bril-

slllp the ('Iiild letiiisiless

l't‘\l\t:'l|Il‘9 lo

lli-rod ‘l'lit‘n

llﬂfilll

:ihte icign, llcrod fIt‘l’ 2 ll) llelhlelieiii I.ll-I\. iliiiiiuli. could the .\'.'i\iiiiir because \I.ll‘) hail l.tl<en '(li‘t'ttlfIlflf.7 to \o\\

the \’('l'Ih(‘\

priests in .I('l‘lI\.'llt‘TT‘t knew where to tind the (‘twist (‘hilil bccaiisc t'lt'\ h.id been told In tht’ iiropliet

Christmas At Ottawa

_v a .\pt'cia| f‘orre:ponden

flllitﬂ Jl li.i .'i ll‘II

(l H r niitional capital t'hri<iiii:is Town for '\Illlt‘, poliliiiniis hau- tiii.i\i;i for the short l‘t‘t't-<5 c |\.'|l'II.'lllll‘llI.'lt‘\' session and t .lll.'llI.'I s lllll‘I (‘II\‘ is briefI_\ giv-

IN‘! UIIN‘ I” “J

en over to the children. In no coiintrv in the world are (I ‘dicn more devott-dlv loved

and iiitii‘t- i,icni'i'oiis|v \pl>lll‘d than licrc so it is appropriate that iiiiwiiere Ill the world is this an- nii.il iliildi'en's paitv more elab- t)l.l'I‘I\' and more whole hearted I\ til)\l'l\f‘fI

'l'i- the thildrcu of the lands of

tho (ltd World. ('hristmas is just one dm not in Fannda. it Is the ii:o-~iii;i~d higliliglil of the chil lIl’I‘n-. tear Mid nowhere is it tlltI‘f‘ |a\islil\ moi: lcngthilv or iiioic \3ltfIll~l\' observed‘ tan r i‘lit here in this capital

ll.i» «clebration of ('hr|st II the It mi \l\lfII\ alivc of all the var- ii-«I ttlslftftlh‘ which Immigrants l:.i 4' l)i’tiili.1hl lll ('.'InRlIR from IN? tilvl to-intr_v Thus when-as each |tillllIt\' of the old world has its i--n -pm-ial celebration on ' l)“tl gala day. we have various l‘IltllIl' groups repelling Ill thost old world customs In is one ('II\

There are forty nlne senior dip loiimtlr missons representing fnrcigri cmintrtesn ll Ottawa. Each of these missions ntlverri If It! ﬂu‘. embassy to celebrate Its own thrlutnins The wives and chil- dren ol '

J

.\it-holson t for The Guardian

niii lens for ering_ and at most

milies are

foreign-born

mission from their .‘lfl-DAY CIIRISTMAS The Hollander: start lI\‘ltIf‘s on 6th

Him to Egypt lll.\lf‘ll('ll(Ill< rcceiv-l (‘fl through an angel of ilie Lord

their national embassies the ciiiigi'.'itcd nationals and their fl- in\ited as . Thus the various compact little communities in Ot- tawa are frequently focussed t'hristmas around the diplomatic homeland.

lleccniber.

I Galilean did and what Ile \.l‘tl ' all serve to remind its that today ‘e commemorate the birth of the I Savior for all people everywlicrc. For nearly 2000 _\'(‘.'II\ artists have sought to e\pre~< Ill beati- tifiil pictures the .<lL£lllflf'.'lll(’t‘ f i (‘lirislmas. Ptltfls and (‘Ulllptl\t‘l'Si have struggled to fI(‘\t‘l'lI)t‘ the‘ words the exaltalion produced by ('hristnia<. To evcijv spot on the this wonderful day brin;.:s year new appreciation for _lll\‘Ilt'P_ charity crhood and renewed rcicrciicc for the Prince of Peace And I therein lies the hope of the world!

truth and

found

nel fIf‘\Il‘0_V .lost‘t)Il and

. This column fl Ipen In the div-ur

“ml “hwf urilv endorse an opinion of correo enfl

pond

TIIF. DARK!-IST ll0l'R Sir. Iluring this Iiiippy (‘blist- mas season II i- not tiziiie nat ural for its to IlLZIlIl_\' value this iimporiant event in the annals of

9 _ vcrv sig- niticant evils which have been a bolislied from the earth since the lime of ('hrist which we must appreciate very highly. First we have no King llcrnd on (‘brist- mas Day to massacre thousands of otir male children just in or

Kath

guests

dcr that he may urdcr the

- ('hrist child whoiu e deemed for 7

custom of going to midnight

mass on (‘hristmas I-Ive. and this is followed by gay and lengthy supper parties.

New Year's Eve ls alwav-< vig-

off the ff‘!- when

siiini Vicholas mils their homes ournusly ohservcd tw nrimn-iins.

here to bring gifts to good threaten bad drcn ‘If any‘ with his big stick. Saint Nicholas was Bishop of My- ra. in Asia. in the very early days

drcn and

and the many Oltawans of Scot- tish descent are especially true to their national customs on that evening. On

chU—

Year’: Day there Is

V of the (‘hristian church. and hlii I "III? P594‘? 0' |’lIh¢‘T “I” P70’

welcome custom of iiurprlse gifts i- and needy laid the off in tin: foiindation for our modern p " Ml’ 0 earlv Dutch settlers ed v-niii. and him up to an

the

3

lice The

locol, when official Ottawa puts‘ overs and puts on its Num ne" unifo

brought hls name acrou the At- hluds with the Governor-General

lantic to what is no

('ity. where "Santa Nl

shortened to "Santa

candles on

the singing of lwedleh Chrlatnu

carols. I-‘IENCII FIIRISTMAI

More the one-tlilrd of the popu- lation of Ottawa in Frenclv-Caaod- urn thoiiu.'nqhupupthclIhueI lvtlllnveunedho .

the Dutch parties open} _ _ (hp Swpdpg “mgr .1 ebrates lts own Christmas In its the Sewdiiih Embassy here on ' l.’lth December. to celebrate Salnt _ Th. mgiiiigm 0: (ho celebrate tltelr feast on lltli Swedlsli (‘hrlstmas is a girl drew tied in white. wearing

her head

up New Yon If his New Year‘: Day levee.

'(ﬁ This In a souvenlr of French col- onlal tlmeu. Ottawa’: Chinatown always cel-

kolnun" Claus."

the Uliralnlnnl an- uary. Just one month after the six llnted -Hollander: started It all.

who nah BI! before that wlnd-up to the holiday season comes around. the polltlclans will be back to work. the children will have gone to

school once more. d the world‘: lolllu

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PUBLIC FORUM 7

Should Be Both

‘Merry And Safe

By Herman N. Bundei-cl. M.D. Here's I holiday recipe may come in handy.

that I

Take hall I glass’ of warm. wI- -

ter, add a leaspoonlul of sodium bicarbonate and mix well. Then. drink it slowly and lie down

I‘h’ simple formula should help relieve that troublesome in- digestion so many of you are go- ing to experience during the next -few days

with candy. cookies and other goodies available in every house- hold, most of you are bound to eat too much of everything And you know how you always stuff yourself on that turkey dinner on New Year's Day. too.

L‘S!C. DON'T ABl‘.~ll-I Miltl dl\(‘0lllI0l‘I such as indi- gvslltlfl. unfortiinalely, iiia_\ not

be the only holitlay woes. The foods in lbeinst-l\e.~. _voii must understand. are not harmful I have explained time and time . its the abuse. not the use.

()ver-indiili.:ence is the real vil~ Iain Eating too iiiucli food ac- tually strains _voiir heart. kidiicys liver and even the blood \(‘\\t‘I.\ addition to waicliiiii: youi voii Iti'l\l also wiitcli \t)lll' \\'ilh lhc (‘\t’|t(‘llI(‘llI ot the liolidays. \t'l') f w wt you, I dart- s’a_v_ will L‘t‘I _vour it-i.:iilai‘ eight hours of sleep cacti ll.‘.'I.lI.

(EET .-\.\ll’l.l'I REST

It s iiitlit‘ iliipiii‘l1tiil |li.iiI t'\t‘l tturiii: these llt‘l'Ill' tl.iv~ tor vou to ‘_‘t" ample t‘1‘\I (it'l to Ilt‘II a- e:1rl_v' as you l‘£lll and I(|b(' a few

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iiiiiiiilcs e\ei‘_v day to sit t‘Iti\\lI and relax

Jusi rt-nieiiilici' that iii.iii\ of you are about ilic ~;iine a.'c as Santa t'l;iii~ .\iid Ilt‘ is no xtllllll-I chicken

So Like ll I’.I\\ tliiriii: IIll\ jot tlllx IltiIltIil\ \k‘tl\llIl Iloiil eat too fllll('Il. don't [ll.‘l\ too h.ii<l |)ri\c can-l'iitl\ and IlI't‘\\ w.i"iiil\

In short. have a lit-iilihv and safe as \\cll an a .\It‘l'l') (‘brist- iiiasl Ql'E.\‘Tl()\' .\\'l) \\.\‘\\HR

\Ill .\re tioi oil liealiiieiils for tile st'.'tl]i of any beiieiil"

Answer The lll.'l\\,’lJl‘ eiiiplo_v- ed iiiidoiibtetll_\' helps to slllllul ate the scalp. .'llIIlttlll.1ll the hot oil in lI\(‘If mu) not do any good.

..¢s‘_‘¢° ﬂedémwz

(‘A ROI.

What sweeter mu sic can we I

Thaii a -aiol for to Nlllll The birth of this our heavenly ' n "

I

Awake the voice! Awake the string:

We see him come. and l\lI(l\\ lilm 0ll'.<.

Who with his siiiishiiie and his

s ow ers Tiiriis all the patient ground to lowers.

Dark and dull ll|l_'llI. fly hence

awa). And give the honor to this day. That secs l)eccmber turned to

. av, If we niay ask the reason. say;

5 The l'IHl‘llll;.‘ of the woitil is come,’

And fit it is we find a room

As‘

To welcome him The nobler part

Of all the house here Is the heart’

Which we will L'l\€‘ him and be- qiieatli This‘ holly and this l\_\’ wii-nth.

To do him honor who \ our King. And Lord of all this l'(‘\('IIlflllf - Ifohert llci'i'iik lIti47i

The Age Old Story

Let us walk honestly. as In the day; not In rioting and drunken- ness. not in cliaiiilit-ring and wan- tonness. not in strife and envying.

OUR YESTERDAYS tl-‘rnm The Guardian Files) TWI-If\'T\'-I-'I\'l-I \'F..-\RS AGO tDec. . l9‘l‘.‘i

The final ftll‘(‘I||lL' ef the ycar of the Siiniincrsidc Town t'oiinclI held oi Tbiii's:iv evening In the t‘ouni-il ('h.'iinbcr '\la_vor .\Ianson Df‘I‘\lt'I(‘d (tIl|ll(‘lIltll‘\ pre- sent were .\cliiirniaii, Phillips. Kelly and ti rad _\. (‘oiincil|or .\'cliiii‘riiao on beliulfiil himself and his fellow (‘tlllll('IIItil‘< thank-

veal‘. f‘f)l1LIl'ﬂIllIRIf‘d the manner turned out

on chairman tor in which each had

would be his rival ruler

Again under the criminals were cross which was the most death lnstitutcd the world nation: and mn.\t humane form of death. It will also not be long until the whole world will have abolished the death penalty

charitable Institutions are founded on the principles of Christ‘: teachings. Perhaps the most important con-aideratlnn of all Is that in place '

tator King llcrod. we have the , .

o n s. mocrat lc body. to help some the troubles of the world; even as it did four- teen months ago in the Sue: cris- ' Yes. and - tribute to

F

in the llglit of history to state that the world‘: was the day those crucified ()ur Lo . y . as free men. be true to that llizht that shone In many year: no. I am. Sir. etc. HARRY PIIDIAI Alborton. RR.

NOTES BY

THE WAY

It Is I strange thlu people n a rule don't brag too much bout their home town umll If- ter they have moved away from ll.-«OIIIIWI Times-Gazette

ll Jackson Mlclln I lblef steal! all the records from the juke box. Whether or not a jury wouId~con- \'ll't depends on whether he sold them or broke t.hem.—Wlnnip¢g Tribune

There's nothing new under the hat. The chlgnon. becoming on popular with present day women. . was first introduced y French‘ women as a hair style as far back as l780.——Stralford Beacon- llerald

dn's economic with that of the 19305 is anipii ‘iproof of the arrant nonsense i.i -depression talk. Government-. iii

Tutu slow Ind nbdve sea In.

cl at the South Pole. but buiicd under a mile and one-lialf of ice and snow; Not much market for I mlneral rlghta until the ice melts. --Ottawa Journal

We are all In favor of thtm

schools which teach young IH(Ilt‘5 I now to be charming. altliouigli we think the girls should be \\i.ll'll(‘(; that there is a limit to the ainouni

man (‘Ell

Hamilton Spectator

A simple comparison of (‘aim posllion t o if a \

‘here are at least three types id e much more _ . _ _ "I h’“"'“d°my ph°"°‘"ph f“' ilnnypiferventive YneIh()d(S).‘pﬁIfll((I'“Iil: cit-rs the music lover who wants coumry is buumssed by M5.

the authentic reproduction of mu- sical tones, the mad scientist who endlessly with

t guards such as unemployment in tsurance which. incidentally. \\,1\

""I"‘”'"‘l'“”‘ d 'h «Ker of 0d: iinlroduced to a 8(lB by a toii. IlU|l)ll1l(’ll\. ran ht ehs “mine mu_ lservntive government. -- L'ali_{.'iiy soiiiit s. . o ou _ t e 1 Her.”

sic lovers are in the great ma- ioi-ii_v although some of the most dangerous mad-scientist cases be- ;:an that way.B- randon Sun

the duties of his committee. I

The pupils in Grade Seven of the \uIllIll(‘l'.\l(l(‘ High School. up- on ilic stiizgt-siion of their teach-

ulation of Antartica added scientists worltini; on

Washington's p('f‘l"£l‘llIiIIlllll i.-ressman. who influx. Some people are <"lIl(‘iIlI‘.

To the permanent penguin pup- Iii-i\e hccn In eriiational (ieoplrvsical Xi-ai iiiii cts and ow H i_iroiiii iii

f(il'\(‘(‘ a I(I||| l~'

pi-V \1i_,g 1-jiiipt Tgmiin, gave an buying lots on the moon .iiiii f‘\lllI)iII(Ill of their handiwork at Mars. find 50 \f‘|‘." I'IM‘I\ till-cut the (‘liristiiias closing last Thurs- “III l|l\(‘-‘I Ill 0“ I|'tIi~‘|‘~ III \II

tl.‘l_\. The girls work consisted of I iit-etllt-work of all kinds. while the l iims P\Illt)lt9(I articles of excel-

lent (‘lt'lIIsfTlaflsIllp. I

wa (‘itizen

artica. with better hope of .;i-i lug their mom-y‘s worth Ulla

Tl-IN YEARS AGO tDH‘. 24. 1947)

and coiiipare this Christmas season‘: \.’|lf‘§ with those of last year. all the larger houses are report- ed lo be well satisfied with this _veai"s (‘hristmas trade. On the other hand poultry dealers said that tiirkcys and geese were mov ing slowly with ducks and chick- en selling much more easily. ‘ The freighter “ anndlan High- lander" s been loading

$

the past few days. clears this morning for Norfolk, Virglnimi The ship has taken on a cargo of 100.000 bushels of seed ta-i

toes shipped by local dealers. I

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