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FRlDAY,' DEC. 24, 1954

- Merry Christmas To AII

ttGod rest you merry gentlemen," are welcome words to many at this time. Not a great deal of rest is required, however, to recover from the frantic preparation for Christmas when it is possible to spend Christmas eve at home making the more intimate preparations for the childrens Christmas morning. The veriest Scrooge would be heartened to have a hand in mak- ing tomorrow a joyful event for the young- sters.

All over the world the Christmas lights are twinkling and soon the Christmas bells will ring out their happy message. gifts which have been given out of generous love are reminders of that greatest of gift to mankind. It is scarcely possible to over estimate the value of keeping up the traditions of the Christmas season.

Families are reunited, who may be far apart for the rest of the year. Friends far apart think of one another and of how they are spending Christmas day. The church celebrates one of its greatest and certainly its most happy festival.

That, the world is at peace is a very special reason for being glad this Christ- mas eve. It is a blessing all too often mis- sing during the past two thousand years. The day will certainly come when war as we know it will cease- That will not mean, however, that man will any the less need the peace which this season ,offers. The rulers of the world can be wise or foolish, but whatever becomes of the kingdoms of the world, the Kingdom offered at Christ- mas is the one that matters most of all.

The Guardian extends greetings to its readers, young and old and wishes them a lvierry Christmas and all that should go with it.

The Late Dr. Dougan

The death yesterday of Dr. F. C. Dougani

has come as a great shock to his thousands of friends and acquaintances, not only in his native province but throughout East- orn Canada. As the very efficient and pop- ular presiding judge and starter at harness racing, and commentator par excellence, his services were in demand all over the Maritlmes and particularly during Old Home Week in Charlottetown. He took a leading part also in promoting hockey and other athletic sports, giving of his time and energy without stint to these activities.

For many years a leading member of the dental profession, Dr. Dougan was equally prominent in public affairs, having served several terms as City Councillor, and con- tested two provincial general elections as a Liberal candidate for the Fifth District of Queens. .

Though confined to hospital for the past few days, his serious condition was not generally known. His virile personality, and the many ways in which he was connected with the life of the community and Prov- ince, make it difficult for our citizens to realize that he has passed away.

To his widow and relatives, bereaved at this Christmas season, The Guardian tend- crs sincere sympathy.

Breeding Bigger Lobsters

Giant lobsters, taken well at sea and whighing up to 25 pounds, are the key to an experiment undertaken jointly by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the State of Massachusetts. According to the National Geographic Society, a dozen or so of the big fellows were delivered last summer to the Massachusetts hatchery near New Bedford. The scientists in charge are trying to coax them to set up housekeep- ing with smaller coastal lobsters, in which event their progeny might inherit some of their stature.

” In the old days, lobstermen working a Kl-"ii-50-mile-wide strip of water along the Atilntlc coast from Labrador to Delaware bought really big lobsters in their pots. ffowadays they rarely find one weighing you than 10 pounds. The average is from three-and-a-half pounds. Tile giants .111 taken today In otter trawls, developed ' fin fishing, on the fishing banks of the ' , Atlantic and off the Virginia Capes.

more than 40 pounds. Their ' claws could never a "man's arm.

prey for

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the lobster-'s worst enemy. A big cod can! easily crush an eight-inch lobster in its pow- erful jaws-

Life is easier for a lobster grown to a foot in length, but throughout its life, it has an average of two dangerous periods a year. This is when the lobster sheds its. shell, which it must. do each time it getsi too big for the old one. Until a new shell hardens, the lobster is defenseless. Many are caught in the softshell stage by an enemy and never reach their possible life expectancy of 50 years. Preferably lob- sters go to market alive. Able to live but a short while out of water, they used to be eaten only in coastal areas. Now they travel long distances by air, packed in special containers that keep, them damp, cool and kicking. This, of course, is no news to our local lobster men, who are do- ing a profitable business in this line. But if breeding for size can be developed suc- cessfully, it may mark a new phase in the lobster industry and the whole Atlantic coastal area will benefit.

Started An Avalanche

Authorities credit William Maw Egley ,with being the first man in the world who Iever mailed a Christmas card. Mr. Egley was a young man who lived in a London garret and it was in 1842 that he hit upon the notion of capturing the spirit of Christ- mas, fixing it upon a piece of pasteboard and posting it off to his friends. He made a card showing a happy family banquet: he sketched one depicting skaters and another illustrating part of a Christmas panto- mime. Other ideas came to him. He made a hundred cards altogether and across each one he printed an identical message: A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

In the hundred-odd years that have elapsed since Mr. Egley started the whole thing, assuming of course that the learned experts are correct and that he really did start it, other men and women have wrack- ed their brains, with increasing difficulty as the years went by, to think up novel designs in which to clothe their Christmas wishes.

Today a million descendants of Egley's brainchildren are arranged in cheery phal- anxes across the mantels and sideboards -and windowsills of Canadian homes. Their variety seems happily infinite and some of them would no doubt make their prototypes seem a bit dull by comparison. But there is one respect in which there has been no 1 improvement, because William Egley left no room for improvement The eight words he printed so painstakingly across his cards said all, and still say all, that any Christmas card can say.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Christmas Eve. 0 O I

A Christmas present for Premier Men- des-France will be 48 quarts of milk from branches of the American Dairy Associa- tion. Like some other gifts, however, it will be a bit late, arriving in Paris Decem- ber 30th.

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Vasco da Gama, Portuguese navigator, died this date' 1524. In 1497 he was sent by Prince Henry of Portugal to round the Cape of Good Hope. He did so and con- tinued his voyage across the Indian Ocean to Calicut. A Portuguese colony was es- tablished there but da Gama was twice more called upon to make the voyage to restore order and respect for Portuguese lauthority.

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The Army has taken steps to ensure that there will be no "lonely" or forgotten soldiers at any Canadian Army camp or station at home or abroad this Christmas. In Korea, Japan, Germany, Indo-China, the United Kingdom, and at all camps in Canada iincluding several isolated stations in the far inorth, special Christmas menus will include turkey and all the traditional Yuletide trimmings.

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As he prepares to journey to Peiping to discuss the case of the imprisoned American flyers Dag I-Iammarskjold, Secretary-Gen- eral of the United Nations, asks the Amer- ican press to refrain from predicting failure of his mission before it gets well under way. That is one way in which all of us can help Mr. Hammarskjold in a task the outcome of which will prove whether or not the U.N.O., without threatening force, is powerful enough to persuade a violator of intema- tlonal law to listen to reason.

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The integrity of Pharaoh Cheop's fu- neral director has been vindicated after pll. Last May a young Egyptian archaeologist discovered what he believed to be the solar boat provided to escort the ancient ruler through Heaven in company of the god Ra. Later an American searcher gave out that the alleged boat was probably nothing more than a simulated craft quite incap- sble of sailing on such a long and arduous voyage. Newcomer word that the Amer-

fsom crossed timbers and sails to ropes con-

loan was mistaken. Everything is there In:

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nmnomo aasus BACK INTO. CHRISTMAS

Slr,-Do we mean that Jesus has baen expelled from his own day? Yes, in blunt words, that Is what. it means. The world as such has no place for Jesus. In many quarters Christmas has been turn- ed into a mere holiday. a day for recreation and sports. A few drinking people may endure the pressure for a whole year, but when the holiday season comes, the urge becomes too heavy. and they feel they must celebrate.

But throughout America a re- action ls coming. The better judg- ment and the better impulses of Christian people begin to domin- ate. They are beginning to look back and recall how beautifully Jesus lived, and how courageously He died, not because He had no die, but. because He loved man- kind. He wanted to reveal the Father's love. The movement to put Jesus back into His own place is taking on large proportions. Let. us hope and pray earnest- ly. that with our help this will indeed come to pass.

I am, Sir, etc.. W. I. GREEN Stanley Bridle.

DRIVE IAFELY

Sir,-With mingled feelings of shame and hope we have read the recent appeals in our local papers for careful driving-shame that such appeals are necessary and hope that the powers that be are at last waking up to the evil that is rendering these appeals necessary-

Every man (and woman) knows that he or she should not drink. either in a car or out of it. and every official knows that some of them will drink as long as they can get. the liquor.

Recently the radio forecast: "One hundred Canadians will die in the Christmas driving." No doubt many of these deaths will be due to drink-

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Everyone who drinks before driv- in; is a potential breaker of the law: "Thou shalt. not. kill." -

How inadequate it. is tot advise anyone to take a drink of coffee be- fore driving home. in order to counteract the liquor already con- sumed, knowing that anyone who decides to take A drink of liquor, in so doing accepts responsibility for anrymlng he may do under the in- fluence of that dzl-ink! -

"Drlve carefully” we are urged, "the life you save may be your own". Alas, so often it is the drink- ing driver who escapes. while some worthy citizen pays with his life for the other man's indulgence.

some rules and axioms for Christmas (and any other time):

1. Never take a drink of liquor. before driving or after driving or at any other time.

11. Thou shalt not kill.

III. God has made man his brother's keeper.

IV. He who takes a drink of liq- uor accepts responslbility for what.- ever he does under the influence of that drink.

V. .-.."Noi' drunkards...shI1l in- herit the Kingdom of God."

VI. "Wine is I mocker. strong drink is raging. and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."

VII. If you never take the first drink, you will never be I dnmkard.

VIII. If you never take the first drink you will never miss it.

We are, sit, eta.

WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ANCE UNIIGV ldltah 3. Clark.

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sir,-We would do poorly without the part the shepherds play in the Christmas story. The good news was told them in plain language be- cause they were unletmed and poor. so wealth and teaming are not absolutely necessary in finding Christ. nut. in tho port taken by the three wise man, we see the ence of wealth and learning below an hlndnnoo. but rather a help. This is quite unusual and interest- utiology and

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FROM THE HYMN TO THE NATIVITY

But. peaceful was the night wherein the Prince of light

His reign of peace upon the earth

began:

The windes with wonder whist, smoothly the waters kiat. Whispering new joys to the mllde

ocean.

Who now hath quite forgot to rave,

While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave.

such mustck (as 'tis said)

Before was never made,

But. when of old the sons of morn- ing sung,

While the Creator Great

His constellations set,

And the well-ball-1nc't. world on

hinges hung,

cast. the dark

deep.

bid the weltting waves their

cozy channel keep.

Ring out ye crystal spheres,

Once bless our human cars,

(If ye have power to touch our senses so)

And let your silver chime

Move in melodious time;

And let the bass of I-leav'ns deep organ blow,

And with your nlnefold harmony

Make up full consort. no the Angelic symphony.

Yea. Truth, and Justice then

will down return to men.

Th' ena.mel'd arms of the rain-bow wearing,

And Mercy set between. ,

Thron'd in Celestial sheen,

With radimt feet. the tlssued clouds down steal-ing,

And I-Iesv'n Is at some festival.

will open wide the gates of her high Palace Hall.

--John Milton, (1600-1674).

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their long journey. The eastern people were always better students than we in the west. They seem to have been expecting guidance and when tzhelr star appeared above

The Age Old Story

Therefore, my brethren dearly Ms loved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast. In the Lord. my dearly beloved . . . miolce In the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unw all men. The Lord In at hand.

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the horizon, they were ready W follow the gleam.

There is a star for each of us to follow. A very small portion of our tlme spent in locating it, will bring large results. We have 16 hours every day and if 16 minutes. of each day were spent in concentrating on the subject. we would also find our- selves following the gleam. or in modern language, we would "be on the beam". One minute in every sixty; but still many say--there is no time.

Father Keller of New York in his book "Three Minutes A Day" would make our daily search still easier, as he prepares 365 lessons containing a Scripture text, a short prayer and B. sermonctte and says, Follow this and you will be per- manently helped.

How much easier it would become

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Last night 1 spent an hour or so reaming Join an old book of christ- mas additions and custom: luld picked out one of the more inter- esting stories for this column. It tells how the people of Burgundy used to spend Christmas in the middle 19th century; probably the customs haven't. changed very much.

"Every year at the approach of the Advent reason people refresh

, their memories, clear their throats

and begin preludtng, in the long evenings by the fireside, those carols whose invariable and eternal theme is the coming of the Men- siah. They take from old closets pamphlets, little collections be- grimed with dust. and smoke. to which the press, and sometimes the pen, has consigned these songs. They gossip, they gad about, they sit together by the fireside, some- times at one house, sometimes at another. taking turns In paying for the chestnuts and the white wine. but singing with one com- mon volce the praises of the Little Jesus. "There are very few vlillages which do not. hear some of these curious canticles shouted in their streets, to the nasal drone of bag- pipes. In this case the minimal comes as a reinforcement to. the singers at the fireside; he brings and adds his touch of joy (spon- taneous or mercenary, it. matters little which) to the joy which breathes around the hearth-atone; and when the voices vibrate wnd resound, one voice more is always welcome. There it is not the the purity of the notes which makes the concert. but the quantity - non qualltas, sed quantitas.

"Then (to finish at once with the mlmtrel) when the Bavlour has at length been born in the manger, and the beautiful Christ- mas Eve is passed. the rustic piper makes his way around the houses, where every one compliments and thanks him. and, moreover, gives him in small coin the price of the shrill notes with which he has enlivened the evening entertain- manta.

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"More or less until Christmas Eve all goes on in this way among our devout singers. But this famous eve once come, the scale is pitched upon a higher key: the closing evening must be a memoliable one.

for our clergyman to drive convict- ion lnto our heads and hearts every Lord's day, if we gave the ground some cultivation through the week. And we would do well to ask if the wise men's gifts in gold had reference to their desire to feed and clothe the needly, and if their presentation of incense and myrrh showed that they were men of prayer. Incense is a symbol of pray- er. One thing we may conclude. is. that they followed divine guidance many times before they followed the star to Bethlehem. am, sir. etc. ARC MACKENZIE Kenslngtoo

The supper finished. I circle gum. ers around the hearth, which 1. arranged and set in order this evening after I particular fashion, and which at I later hour of an evening is to become the object of special interest to the children.

"On the burning bnlnda an emu. mous log has been placed; it is called the "suche." the Yule-log. .l..ook you,' they say to tho children, til you are good this evening Noel will ruin down sugar plums in tho nighw And the children sit de- murely, keeping as quiet as their turbulent little nature; will allow The groups of other persons. not always as orderly as the children, seize this good opportunity to sur- render themselves with men) hearts and boisterous voices to tho chantsd worship of the minculoln Noel.

"For this final solemnlt they have kept the most powerful. ch. most. enthusiastic. the most electri- fying carols. Noell Noel! Noel! This magic word resound: on all sides; it. seasons every sauce. it is served up with: every course. of the thousands of cantlcles which are heard on this famous eve, 99 in a 100 begin and end with this word: which is. one may say, their Alpha and Omega. their crown and footstool.

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"This last. evening the merry. making la prolonged. Instead cl retiring at ten or eleven o'clock, as is generally done on all the preceding evenings. they wait for the make of midnight; this word sufficiently proclaims to what can- mony they are going to repair. For ten minutes or A quarter of an hour the bell: have been coiling with A triple-bob-major; and each one, furnished with I littlotapcs streaked with various colors (tho Christmas candle) goes through the cmwded streets, when the lanterns are dancing like W1ll-o'- thc-Wisps. at the impatient sum- mom of the multltudlnous chimes. It in tho Midnight Mus. Once in- side the Church. they hour with piety the Mass, emblematic of Int coming of the Messiah.

"Then. in tumult and grout huts, they return homewud. always is numerous groups; they salute the Yule-log; they pay homage to tho hearth; they sit down at table) and. amid songs which revel-berth louder than ever, make this meal of after-Christmas. so long lookod for. so cherished. no Joyous, no noisy, and which it has been thought fit to call. Rloulznon.

"Rmslgnon goes on mu-l-lly .. sometimes far into the morning hours - nevertheless. Krudunlly throats grow hosilc, stomachs are filled, the Yule-log burns out, and at last the hour arrives when such one, as best. he may, regain: his domicile and his bed. Among other things ,he has a good indigestion for the morrow.

"Previous to this. can has bun taken to place in the slippers. or wooden shoes of the children, the sugar-plums. which shall be fa! them, on their waklns. tho Wel- come fruits of the Christmal log. Noel! Noell Noel!"

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