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The Newmarket Era and Express Tuesday Dec S S NO 2 Kll KEELE ST NORTH NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING AT TO CONSIDER WITH TRUSTEES SELECTION OF FOR NEW SCHOOL Burt Era and Express Classifieds bring results CHRISTMAS TOALL NEWMARKET To everyone we with a very joyous Holiday Seaonone that will long be treasured for in many happy memorie BERT AND MINNIE AND STAFF BUDS STUDIOS warmest wishes to you and for a house full of love and hap pine all through ih holiday season- Old Martin By Conrad NANCY MILLER aged ten had twelve Christmas cards left when she reached the last house the street She decided to try her luck with Old Martin She mounted the steps of the ag ing deteriorating red brick house and rang the bell For a long moment she felt the urge to run but the thought of the surprise if she should sell the old man was too strong She waited there shaking and suddenly the door was opened Well what do you want The tall old man glared down at her Im Nancy Miller I Ive got- Come in Come in Youll freeze out the house Nancys heart leaped She was inside and that was some thing selling Christmas cards to help the church Would you Old Martin snorted I thought Id seen you before You pes tered me last year and the year before And now youre here again What makes you think Ill buy your cards I havent before No But I thought maybe youd change your mind The other kids The other children Humph Why dont they come here with their cards Theyre afraid eh Im Old Martin the meanest man in town Nancy smiled up at him dont think so Well Ill buy the box of cards just to get rid of you But mind you dont ever come again Memories Nancy left and the old man stared at the door wondering if he had really bought the cards to get rid of her Could it be that she with shining eyes and long golden hair and warm smile reminded him of another little girl much like her She who had left her widower fa ther bereaved for the second time within year Meanwhile Nancy raced to ward the ministers house with the great news Late that night in the red brick house the old man spread the cards on a table and glanced over the warm and happy greet ings In the right hand comer of each card he noticed a tiny red and white Santa Claus Sen timental rubbish he snorted and replaced the cards in the en velopes The next morning he discover ed that the ancient wall paper in the backhall had loosened and a large strip was hanging He could fix that he decided and realize some return for the dollar he had given Nancy He spread glue over the faces of the cards and used them to patch the torn wall paper Christmas for Old Martin was to be no different than it had been for the past thirty years He would receive no gifts and he would give none It was not as easy as it had been the past many The memory of the little girl who had visited him the day before blended with the memory of the little girl of thirty years before She too had looked forward to Christmas with all the excite ment and wideeyed wonder of childhood A light burned late in the old house Usual Holiday Most everyone in town ex cept Old Martin received a share of Christmas greetings He got only one that from a little girl Eleven needy people re ceived cards with no signature and each card was accompanied by a five dollar bill The face of every card was rough as though something had been pasted to it and then removed Nancy received the twelfth card in care of her fathers gar age and though she recognized it as of the style she had sold she couldnt recall to whom she had sold it It contained a ten dollar bill Christmas Eve an old man knelt and prayed for the first time in thirty years but from the outside the old brick house look ed the same as usual Superstitions Traditions Mark It was December 23 in a village in Austria The night was cold and clear ant canopy of stars stretched over a peaceful earth could see Father Joseph Mohr a young I had just adminis tered the last rites to a dying home ward he looked down at the the village and the bright stars above A soul depart from this world to sleep forever in hcavenlvrrow at midnight the village and the Christian observe the greatest birth the Nativity that night so long How sad the young priest organ was broken and the musical program services had been cancelled Franz Gruber the orgigested they find a simple melody that could be sung of a guitar Give him the words hed said anompose the music Give him the words and As he thought of birth and and looked down upon the sleepy starlit village found these words They sing the praises of thborn to the world and we wonder if they do not soul rest in peace Thus came the famous Night Franz Gruber true to his word put to music that will endure till the end of time Burning of trees on Twelfth Night is an outgrowth of the spe cial observance by early Chris tians on the last day of a twelve- day celebration of the Feast of the of Christ POP WALKS WALKERS GROCERY HOLLAND FLORIDA STYLE Sure its Christmas In Florida too But white sand must substitute for Know a seagrape for an ever green but whats the difference when two such expert and lovely decorator are on the scene May every holiday joy come your way able I SANDERS Ladles Wear Dry Goods Main St Phone TV net Hall was so nice though as she re Christmas gifts last year So friends neighbors I had remembered buy something for thought but as impossible She enough for a gift She had tried to but she had dis- too late There left and neighbors you to give them said give them all ing re older you can Kathic went to and Uncle Teds a book Aunt Betty greet- dishes so come kitchen hoping to make for Christmas nt know whether mar Aunt Betty seem to time ikes are delicious it of work though e fruit and chop- nearly a day Kathic volun- come around af- prepare the nuts you can use them want Kathic and cut citrus end of the week the cakes and tin boxes the week wan a atiiif Mrs Mason take care of the day so thai she Own to shop Miss who lived down Kathie if she some Christmas and help her ad- before Christmas s to for the went shopping jot them interest ed saw a list on the headed Things list outlined the nmings had to do las week Okies wrap yds and so New Year Scene Traditions and superstitions have long been a part of the New Year scene around the world The Chinese believe one must pay up all their debts if the New Year is to be a successful one The English on the other hand con sider it a good idea to start a sav ings account on January since what you do on the New Years Day is indicative of what you will do the rest of the year One of the most widespread su perstitions concerns the first- footer the first person to enter a household on New Years morn ing In early days women and lighthaired men were considered unlucky firstfooters Ancient custom in Japan was to scatter parched beans about the house supposedly driving away evil influences and inviting good luck to enter The Romans were accustomed to hanging tiny masks of Bacchus upon trees and vines the idea be ing to impart fertility to every side of the tree to which the masks were turned by the wind Peasant families in various parts of the world once baked special cakes for the New Year The cake was dashed against the door and as the family members gathered up the pieces to eat them they prayed that neither hunger nor want should enter the house during the new year In olden times some families also sought a glimpse into the Year by dipping into the Bible The head of the family with his eyes closed opened the family Bible and indicated a passage with his finger The text read and indicative of the luck good or bad that would be in store during the twelve months ahead clean pack- many the cookbook recipes for ties When she she wrapped dough in waxed It in the freezer rapped her mo- gift she felt knew all the I so dearly were to her She had in return truing Kathie no ire several cards i She opened the was written in that she wishes to you for a holiday sea son that is an open door to all good things PHONE NEWMARKET MAIN ST so much for gift Time in important and a generous life that wish it letters too iI would never fruitcakes if it help know be pleased with you wrapped you for your were wonder ful With Mrs Masons gift there was a note thanking Kathie for her gift of time Kathie had to blink away the tears when she finished reading the notes You see Kathie you gave something that is most valuable your time her father ex plained Shop At JOHN MORNINGS DRUG STORE St Aurora For Friendly Personal Service Telephone AURORA eason best wishes i and may you count this Christmas among your very happisst may its spirit long dwell in your home and your heart BACKACHE MaybeWarninq is often emit J by kidney action kidney get out of and wastes remain in Then disturbed rest or that tire and heavyheaded may soon follow Thats the time to take Kidney Pills stimulate the to normal action Then feel better sleep betterswork belter Cel Kidney now Boyd PE NEWMARKET STAFF JACK FRASER STORES LTD DIAL 52331 FOR CLASSIFIEDS Have a wonderful holiday lime friends and neighbor Here hoping that your Christ- mas will be the merriest and brightest ever LTD REAL ESTATE Iih in- NEWMARKET ALEX DREW HOOD CLARENCE KESWICK BOB ARMSTRONG NOBLE FAIR MRS