The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The Era and Express Tuesday Dec IAN W CAMPBELL AND STAFF SANTA LAND J Youd never convince the younger set but this photo shows the real Santa land Antalya In Southern Turkey capital of the province where St Nicholas was horn lived and became a legend 1600 years ago Snow and rein deer are never seen in this lush land on the shores of the Eastern Mediterranean where swimming on Christmas Day Is common FOR KIDS On The Funny Side Of The Street By Parker interesting legend tells of a shoe maker who though poor always placed a candle in his window at night to guide weary travelers and so inspired the villagers that soon each window contained a lighted candle The holly bush long associated with Christmas and with many legends was once called the holy- bush because in its natural state the berries ripen at Christmas time The Wassail bowl which today is Christmas punch is said to have come to us from the ancient Saxons Wassail was a word of greeting which meant literally What Hails or How fare you At Christmas time traditions mixture of early Christian and I of the Old World live again Pin- pagan observances which doves and festive straw and Christianity have given new chains South Europe wheat meaning sheaves paper and carved wood Santa our American from Scandinavian countries giver of gifts lime known angels stars Chechoslovakian Many Christmas legends and customs are part of the folklore of our ancestors in all parts of the world Many of them too arc a bell and gold German stars are all bits of Old World charm that elsewhere in the world In East- em and Southern Europe it is the Wise Men who arrive bring- we recreate in our homes gifts In Hungary the gifts come from the Angels in Poland from the stars in Greece St Basil is the giftbearing patron saint Popular tradition has it thai the candle we place in our many months I have been preparing an article which I in tended to have published under the heading Its A Womans World Last week picked up a copy Business Prof Services MISCELLANEOUS DRUG STORE NOTICE SUNDAY DEC 29 The BEST DRUG STORE STORE OPEN 5 PM DECEMBER 31 All open til 8 pm I NEW YEARS DAY CLOSED In cull REID ATKINSON TW 52175 JANUARY ALL STORES OPEN TILL PM MOWERS TRACTORV SALES VETERINARIAN DR VETERINARIAN St Phone DR J B BENNETT VETERINARIAN St Phone LEGAL INSURANCE Sanitary Contractor brains Cleaned and Repaired Septic Tanks Pumped 21lcur Service Church St North RICHMOND HIM Builders Contractors or Farmers No and No Hemlock Spruce And Pino Lumber Hough or Dressed Delivered on the job by truck Lumber Co Write for prices Port Ontario NORMAN W GREENS1DES Insurance Agencies Ltd LIFE FIRE AUTO CASUALTY INSURANCE AND COST AUTO FINANCING Timothy St Newmarket JOS P n AURORA PA Mutual Life of Canada INSURANCE JOHN E JARVIS Confederation Association Pension Lift ami Group Fire Automobile and Casualty Kagle St Newmarket PHONE 52591 INSURANCE House Contents Summer Cottages Business Family Liability Including Car to Off Rates Bill Timothy St NEWMARKET ONT PHONE 51141 PA CLARE C GREEN Barrister Solicitor and Notary Public Keswick Ontario Telephone Roches Point 301 FLOYD CORNER Qc Barrister Solicitor and Notary Public Aurora Ontario Telephone Aurora PA Res PA dows at Christmas is a custom originated by early Christians to whom the candle represented the of the and Express and that guided the Wise Men to right there before my eyes was I Bethlehem One a column by the same name written by Caroline Ion Gentlemen I ask you who more qualified to write an ar ticle about women Caroline Ion or me You are right at least I will give you the facts not to mention a few figures Without desire or intention to infringe on Carolines copy rights I am just going to quote for your approval a few ex cerpts from which had already written Ill bet there is not a married man in Newmarket who will dis agree with mc on this one How many times have you and your wife been invited out fori the evening and the first your wife said was havent got a thing to wear Yesterday I took a look in l our clothes closet How many hangers do you think were there Oranges For Christmas holding a garment each one Just How many do you lunged to my wife How many do you longed to me Just one think be- Just think A Barrister Solicitor Notary Public Etc AURORA PA 25 Wellington St Stiver Vale and BARRISTERS SOLICITORS NOTARIES K Stiver Joseph Vale J William llConi IMA MAIN ST Newmarket Ont A MILLS SOLICITOR and NOTARY PUBLIC 208A Main St Newmarket PHONE FOR RENT POWER TOOLS AND FLOOR SANDERS AND FINISHERS Fred Penrose Phone or TW Newmarket John ONTARIO LAM SURVEYOR Lane Newmarket Ontario Phono TW ACCOUNTANT THE NEWMARKET AND EXPRESS Phones 2332 and 2333 Accounts Also At Toronto Dominion Bunk The Bank requires your bill when you make payment CHARLES ST Between Queen and Davis Dr cast of Main to A A 252A Main St Chartered Accountant VIOLET ROBINSON NOTARY PUBLIC Conveyancing Insurance St Phone TW Newmarket do you think was hanging on my hanger Just an old vest with a piece cut out of it to J patch the pants am now wear ing How many times have you heard a woman say My hus band and I never had a cross word all of our married lift Lady you take this pencil you arc funnier than I ever hope to be Before we had a television set J I cut a hole through the wall into the house next door so could see the fights on Tuesday night Do you know that it was two years before I discovered that the people next door didnt even have a television set Fellows whats the good of me talking A woman always has the last thousand words Yesterday a girl asked me what a plan was As far as can figure it out it something a woman puts a posit on Then her husband will night figur- 1 May the spirit of the first Christmas nine brightly your heart A D SALES AND SERVICE LEONARD ROSENBERG Com ACCOUNIAHI Mill Mathews Dinsdale and Clark Barristers Solicitors Hay St Toronto Norman I Mathews Beatrice Stanley Hinsdale Allan J Clark TELEPHONE EMplre out how he is going to pay for it Fellows did you ever notice how those girls gorge them- selves at Christmas nibbling the turkey plum and chocolates Girls if you expect us men to watch your shape watch it yourself Just because your husband provides a sur plus of food you dont have to live beyond your seams Drive carefully the holidays The Newmarket and provincial police can enjoy the holidays with your help Dont take y chances Remember the farmer who milked in- cow during an air rani lie was left holding the hag Girls aint it the truth When you got married you never had a nickel Now youve got a nickel With apologies to Carol I Ion Once mas and you all gain a Merry Christ- a Happy New Year to DENTAL Cotsar Harper and Co Chattered Accountants MAIN ST NEWMARKET TELEPHONE J I Jackson Partner Telephone TW DR 0 NOBLE DENTIST Over Provincial Police office Office 52701 DR KELLY DENTIST i Main Street Newmarket Phone TW OPTIMISTS HAVE HANI INSTRUMENTS The Instruments of tin former bugle hand have been placed In the custody of the Newmarket Permission for this action was requested of the recreation commission Parker director of the Hoys band and council was noli fied by Utter on Dec The recreation commission let ter informed town council that the Optimist club Will turn in the old instruments and purchase new ones In the event that the Hoys hand Is disbanded I he commission is to have fust decision on the disposal of the instruments and council is to he notified the letter explained VOUIl CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A BETTER COMMUNITY Although Christinas is the cele bration of the birth of Jesus the mots of the observance go deeply into the folklore of the Druids Scandinavians a and Egyptians The Christmas seal has become an annual institution and offers at the Christmas season an for rich and poor alike to Corner of and Eagle St help in the tight against an en- Phone TW Newmarket dent enemy Tuberculosis DR C DENTIST Main St Newmarket Phone TW Dr J W Bartholomew DENTIST As carolers sing the joys oi Christmas wo chime in best wishes for you By Rowley MK OWENS extremely popular in He owns a big barn where the stock shows play each summer He even serves coffee and sandwiches to his guests when they drop in to watch one of the shows The truth is that Mr Owens is a lone ly old man who likes to surround himself with happy people Several years ago today when Christmas cheer abounded and glowing parlor windows warm ed the hearts of Mr Owens was lonelier than usual He had not even set up a tree that year what good was a tree without someone to admire it Christmas Eve and Mr Owens strolled down Main Street alone peering into the new shop win dows that were still lighted In front of the tencent store he saw voting Jim Harder Jim was watching the lights go out with an expression of dismay On his freckled face It be that bad my boy the old man said kindly Jim tried to smile when he saw Mr Owens Its bad enough Ill sure catch it from mom when I get home She sent me out to buy some Christmastree orna ments Tree ornaments At this hour Yes sir Last summer we had h fire in the woodshed ex plained Jim nothing serious but our Christmas stuff was de stroyed We forgot all about it until we set the tree up this mmning And you waited until now to buy ornaments Thats just it groaned Jim I left home over an hour ago Its just that welt Ive been looking in store windows and Problems Solved I understand said Mr Ow ens with a twinkle in his eye Used to do the same thing when 1 was a lad Never could figure out why clocks were invented Say Ive got an idea 1 have Mime old ornaments You have cried Jim eager ly On second thought Mr Ow ens went on dont think theyd do Too old most of them with cracked sides and hairpins stuck in their tups Had one box of good ones but 1 stepped on it Jim didnt smile He looked miserable Wait Mr Owens lay ing a hand on the boys shoulder Ive go it Youll have your Christmastree ornaments yet With Jim Haider striding hopefully beside him Mr Ow ens set Off at brisk tint thai i belied A happy smile played upon the wrinkled face lie was doing someone a favor at Christmas he was pan of the scene He joined Jim in a chorus of White Christmas Hiding Place When they recahed his place he surprised Jim by taking the path that led to the bam The boy followed Once inside he groped around until he located an old lantern Alter squeezing between dusty pi ops they reached a huge cheat I Mr Owens pulled out a drawer to revaJ several doen brightly colored halls Wow Theyre perfect cried Jim What are Mr Owens laughed Lets see now those plastic ones are plums and those pressed- paper ones are oranges This other drawer is full stars its all pint of the scenery I do hope youll bring them back after the holidays l sure will promised Jim with a big grin It was outside church the next morning that Jim approached him breathlessly We got tur key and youre going to get a drumstick Mr Now Jim you Newmarket JEWELLERS post OFFICE Mrs Harder came up l Jim to invite you to din ner explained Besides you must our beautiful or ange covered Christmas tree Or would you rather spend Christ mas day in that big lonely house of yours Mr Owens couldnt think of a single reason for not going I I reckon I would like to see thai tree he admitted l3 MANAGEMENT AND STAFF Eves Ladies Wear Ijou WtfinM We hop you have a very delightful Christmas surrounded devoted family and friends STELLA PHILLIPS SALON OF BEAUTY and Staff Our sincere thanks to good friends for their continued patronage Mo you enjoy o very me ry holiday NORA AND STAFF TOWN CASUALS it it m III