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tii t stourwje towns ihniey dettobar 21 1961 some thoughts on christmas the bi5s buildup of the vear emotionally commercially ra in a religious sense always precedes the holiday were jus get tins into a week when we run all tak it 2sv and ret on the oars a little this flowennz of goodwill and happiness a n d charity has an effect on all of us and act as a pep rallv for those ideas that make life worthwhile after all no matter how many worries we have they et shelved for awhile while we become a little more human if proof was needed that christmas fills a deep human need then observe that this noli- day and the thought and spirit associated with it has prevailed for almost two thousand years thais two thousand times when kindness took a new lease on life its been said before but a reissue always helps a little less money spent on expensive gifts and a little more time on trying to do something christian would help us all every min istcr has some names nf people who could use a little cheer right now were grateful if youve found these articles of our informative we hope the commercials have been accepted as well as the other information as our hones thoughts which they are the streets and highways are filled this week with the cars of shoppers and party goers some of whom have been celebrating the accident tragedies hat hap pen at christmas are always the most tragic of the year dont let one happen to you and incidentally merry christmas hhi patrick motors ltd slouffville balsam ml zion mrs b jamieson the mens club me in the church basement monday dec 11 and the following officers were elected president mr donald tamieson vice pres mr earl disney sec treasurer mr grant jones the wa met last wednesday at the home of mrs b jamie- son the meeting opened witn a christmas worship taken by the president and ended with a duel silent nighl by mrs donald jamicson and mrs jack empringham business follow ed a rrf it was announced that the inaugural church service for the new womens organiza tion would be january 14 re ports were given and the fol- lowing officers wore elected tor the new organization pres mrs lloyd wilson vice pres mrs lxrre jones sect mrs b- jamieson treas mrs jack empringham pianists mrs w j harbron and mrs geo picket sick and visitation committee mrs geo wilson and mrs lew- is jones nominating comm j mrs leslie harbron and mrs lome jones parsonage comm mrs percy jones and mrs t j jordan business comm mrs j ralph jones and mrs w car son member to the board of i stewards mrs jack empring ham the meeting dosed with short worship by rev t fleet- ham mr and mrs orr graham gormley sanders and beach your friendly ba dealer stouffville ttappy holidays thank you for jour loyalty and good will throughout the year stouffvillc creamery co and staff mcry tlm swmk joyv v of christmas fill hoarto of yon and 70ms now and arauuore- claremont co op tjrrainc mclcod allan rcdshaw allan robertson fiord symes gord spcncelsy frank co dos benson jar backirs gases purai wc sing out j greetings to you warmly wishing you a joyous christmas stouffvillc floral co and staff and daughters attended a party at utica hall friday night in honour of mr and mrs frank lynde of ashburn who celebrat ed iheir 13ih wedding anniver sary mr and mrs b jamieson and mr and mrs donald jamieson and karen had dinner saturday nighl wiih mr and mrs elmer jamieson at islington the annual ss christmas tree will be held on saturday night dec 23rd and a special christmas church service sun day dec 21th a i 230 pm rihgwood there will be carol by the juniors on dec 24th also a film the christmas spirit at the sunday evening service mr russel grove called on mr g gower on tuesday and on wednesday mr and mrs jacob m grove and miss ada grove children and adults enjoyed the christmas program prepar ed by mrs norman nigh and put on by the children on fri day nighl mrs leo niddery of aurora spent a few days last week with her son mr and mrs nigh and family mr and mrs ernest matthews of toronto had dinner on wed nesday evening with the nighs mr and mrs walter pipher visited their son murray and family scarboro on sunday find true meaning for happy christmas i am come that you might have life and have it more abun dantly in these words are the true meaning ot christmas jesus him self said it for the son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost the birth of the infant saviour is more than the birth of a child it is the fulfillment of the prom ise of god the happiest christmas of all will belong to those who reach out with their heart for the true spirit of christmas have a merry christmas thank you so much for be ing one of oor customers reesors marmill ltd s may the joy the peace and beauty of the first glad christ mas night fill your heart with rich contentment ind make your new year bright a merry christmas to the staff and all our readers the united missionary church was well tilled on friday even ing for the annual sunday school programme a very fine programme was presented mr and mrs robert wood of farnborough hams eng have arrived to visit their son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs gerald f woods and grandsons roddy and gary for a month a white gifi service was held on sunday evening in rhe unit ed missionary church mr and mrs leo zonnekeyn have welcomed iheir third grand daughter horn to mr and mrs leroy heise mr and mrs ross baker of grimsby renewed acquaintances here on saturday mr jos jones is consider ably improved from his recent illness miss sheila wilcox arrived home from art college at hali- 1 lax xs es tuesday crrir2 to spend the holiday season with her parents mr and mrs- c r wilcox the evening wms of the j j united missionary church will j j meet on friday night dec 29 j j rather than on the usual night i i which falls on christmas d3y j this will be reorganization miss ruth henderson enter- lained her oak ridges sunday i schol cla for dinner on satur- da v night mistletoe is plant of many characters boys are fond of mistletoe be cause of its power to invite a kiss from a pretty girl- birds like mis tletoe too for a different reason the vvhiteberricd plant serves as winter food for mockingbirds robins and waxwings these small birds are responsible for the spread of the damaging parasite after eating the berries the birds clean their beaks on the trees firmly planting the mistletoe seeds ihey do not eat tne tap roots of the seedling pierces the tendcrest portions of the tree young branches or buds and the tree sap is drawn into the thick leaves and trans lucent berries of the guest plant iejoice he is born in bethlehem we wish you and yours great peace and joy from ail of us at 5t0bffhlie bmeby a note of cheer for a very merry christmas maple iejsf djuby we wish you the gift of joy this christmastime scandia landscaping main st stouffill christmas giving in england dates from the reign of henry vii when christmas boxes and new year gifts were a common enactment of loyalty from their subjects 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