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all Barrie Examimr In Published by Canadian Newspaper Ltd183lyfleld Street Barrie Ontario PAGE Fob zSanid Claus TilURSDAY DECEMBER 1960 corronm Isjlncidental To Christmas Not Symbol The symbol of Sarita Claus domina bes the present day Christmas All forms of communication highlight the char acter of the jovial man elderly in ap pearance but perennially young at heart In our efforts to popularize this fig ure bringing gifts nothing small but things like household appliances or even new car we have lost sight of the significance of the origin of the Santa Claus fable We are tending to lose sight of the spirit of Christmas If we go back to the original story of Santa Claus and the stories of his various counterparts that exist in Eu rope we find that he was benevolent man who brought small gifts to child ten children who suffered all the ad verslties oi poverty In the years and with alarming rapidly in recent years this benevo lurlt man has become the symbol of giving to all ages and often we be come so preoccupied with this business of giving we seem or lose sight of the fact this is tlmeof rejoicing within the Christian Faith At this time of the year as Christ ians we celebrate the Birth of our Lord The word celebrate is inadequate for it carries with its sense of mister ing and conviviallty which is not in keeping with the spirit of the occasion Each year at Christmas we are filled with the wonderment of this great event we rejoice that it happened and at the same time we areaware of the sorrows that lie ahead for the Child born on that Day in Bethlehem Today we call Him Savior Yes indeed it is time for rejoicing Celebrating if you wish for there is nothing wrong in show of conviviallty and good willso long as we recognize that Santa Claus is an adjunct to Christmas and not to the symbol of Christmas Youthful Cdrol Singers An old custom common in many of the homelands of older residents who have not always lived in Canada has been revived here in increasing meas me in recent years We refer to groups of people going from house to house singing Christmas carols Generally such groups are young people from the va rious churches and usually theircaroi singing vlsltations are to the sick and the aged who are confined to their homes The young people generally gather at the church and set out all bundled up and carrying bells and ilashights and sometimes candles They are made most welcome in the homes they visit even though often tines they are fairly well snow covered Generally after their program of carol visitations is over they go to some home where they thaw out their physical beings even as their inner persons en Joy feeling of warm satisfaction Shutins always welcome visitors Vla lts by young people particularly at this time of the year are doubly welcome And for many to hear again the grand old carols sung with the enthusiasm of youth is most enjoyable experience These are busy days for young people And that they should be willing to take time out to add to the cheer of the sick and the aged is most commendable Opinions of Other Newspapers CANADIAN POTATOES ARE SOLD T0 CUBA Hamilton Spectator The Financial Post reports that someone tried in hide 2000 cnrloadr of New Bruns wick potatoes valued at $15 million shipped to Cuba Why the secrecy Was someone afraid the gruwerrwouid start hiking pounds of spuds ls something like aiinmpting to let on that an elephant gnlumpbing down file main street isnt there Potatoes evident ly have habit like the CAL gelling out of the bag Take for instance the care of the policeman now elfpoliceman of Ancnaier who pinched ibose murpbies Tint got quite lot of publicity in he end new APPROACH Guelph Mercury The church is now being called upon to play an important role in the prevention of alcohol ism and Ville rehabilitation of alcoholics and their families Alcoholism is an illnessand church leaders must recognize it as such This message was given to Anglican leaders at church conference by Dr Ebbe Hoff of Virginia Mcdlcal College clergyman have an essential role in increan public awareness of the need for menial DECEMBER 22 1940 More honors for the Plaxlon family of Barrie when Charles Percy Plaxion was named in the Supreme Court Bench He was senior counsel lo the department of juslice and has been appoint ed judge of theSupreme Courtrlietook the place of the late Mr Justice Nicol Jeffrey ill the inn dlvision Second only to Deputy Minister Edwards be was consldercdille depart ments ranking authority on constitutional law ills outstanding work was on preparation of brief of file Labradorhnundary easel beautiful white glii service was held in Eur lon Avenue tinted Church An annual custom Wlih ilie Sund School Each pupil brought one or more gifts and the resulting harvest through the spirit ol selfasaclifice meant somem ar ilcies useful and suitable as gifts Thesc were mt to party at Eyrlg inlet for the children in IParagrophically One reason mechanical brain is far more efficient than human brain is that thereare noloose screws in its ea Elle lifiarrir Examiner Post Office Department only Sundays and military holiday rxrcpun WALLS Publisher and Gensrll luauu cannula WAIIEB Blisinesn himgel NBVILLh Banners Manlzin Editor noggin alrluEn Advenlsing nunan JOHN Human Clientuni Manner Subscription rate dllly by calnu 3M weekly Single copy or By null in Canada 5350 six mentor mm thren cinntba Outside candor $900 year Offices 425 University Avo Toronto 540 Curran direct Montreal 10 West Georgia Street Vancouver Member ur the Canadian Dauy Newspaper mu iishcrl Association Tlic Cnnadln Pm ann Audit Burcuu or Clrculauanr The Canadianiresa ls nxriunvaiywnuuen urns republication nu dispatched in Roper credited luit or he ssocilfed we enter and also tin or news published threlnl All rights lrepunll Homo lpecilldltplfchnlv flllflln nm reserve Tclcphoner Number 7Edllor1al Advertislnl their prices Anyway trying to conceal 100 mlllionfi ages stores besiiil programs and in the rehabiliiailouof he alcobo cs and their families Our clergyman can work in many my in iile prevenilon of alcoholics it can be through tlleir own church and its organizations or with file Alcoholism Research Foundation of Tornn 001wllmlir recognized meat the finest in the world The clergyman if they become active in the work of tile Alcoholism Resenrch Foundation can present different approach to the pro blem which is troubling many families in Guelph as if is throughout Canada IDLENESS COSTLY 10 TAXPAYEIIS Windsor Star it is small wonder governments are con cerned when private employers la ers costs the governments lcll means the taxpayers lot of money The FederalGovcrnment spent $40000000 in the fiscal year 195960 in payments to provinces and munlcpnliliesvln the way of unemployment assistancel This of course is atop what file provinces and the municipalities themselves have paid Private employers may save themselves money by dispensing with workers This sav ing all too often is at the expense of the lax payer News of Former Years lhatlonely spot The church was beautifully decorated through the work of two classes with an improvised manger on the platform where the guts were laid pageant of the Wise Men and the Shepherds rwos reverentiy presentedpnd solo sung by Miss Johnson DECEMEER 22 1935 Even back in those days bheJdllvlEYS had large assets tied up in scrap metal and material not in user According to Thomson manA Canadian National more than 52500000 was realized from the sale of scrap mn lerlnl and in addition $300000 material was made available for further use All avera oof 400 obsolete box cars week Werescrappe and Junk became available dollars JTIIB classifyin salvaging and sale of scrapbad grown to gigantic lproportions on railways and also large indus rles highly interesting and diver ng game spectatprs who had kill or friends mong the players wouidbe bas ketball with all rules suspendéd and with the players on roller skates Noldoubt Pravda will pick up this was decided undertake an headline from LS newspaper and make considerable propaganda of it Two Arrested for Scaiping Atomic bombs so simple they can be manufactured in bathtubs are predict ed Press report And theywould probably beeveh more explosive than vhome brew and gin made in bathtubs during the prohibition era In the horseandbuggy naysaman could kiss girl while driving without running any ris seysafeaturerwrlter getting hookedlfor life ha alert mind in order to live he andtlle average age declares psychologist If so the population of the walking deadis enormous of work BUT MB Hrs ll llllllllllmllllll wa l4 The Mdss Exodus Depletés Cuba Of ProfeSsional Men By JACK BEST Canadian Press StaffWrIIcr HAVANA CPD Havana businessman was driving down the wlde gentlycurving thor oughfare called the Malecon which skirts this city along the Florida Slrall if that were 40 miles wide instead of 90 he said geriuring in the general direction of Flor ida people would walk across it was his way of illustrating how anxious many people are to get out of Cuba country seeth ing with intrigue and kept stirred up by governmentinspired re ports that hostile elements abroad are about to launch an invasion in the last year according widely accepted esilmaics circu lating here between 200000 and 300000 Cubans have pulled but most of them going to file qniied States Each day long lines of people wall in front of the US Embassy to apply for visas The mass exodus has alsn made ilself felt at the Canadian Embassy unwilling to wait out the long delay in getting into the llniied States hundreds have turned in Canada instead MUST HAVE VISA Cuban does not require visa to enter Canada But his country forces the embassy into ihe visa business by insisting that he have one before permit ting him to obtain an airline ticket There is suspicion that some of those applying for Canadian visas do not really intend to go to Canada but plan to seek political asylum in the us once they arrive there ostensibly ill transit Others it is assumed plan to use Canada as spring board into thous The embassy tries to weed out these people Maliyog ihnseileelng censure peoplowllose pro ellles or burl nesses were an away lint dor Fidel Castros nationalization sand urbanreform decrees Oihr large numbers of professional menpeople the country can ill afford to lose MANY SATISFIED But whllo there is avidcni dis salisfzclionnmong mnny middle clasa Cubans the revolution is reaching the people it most wants to draw to its bannerthe young and Illr very poor Their bubbling enthusle is brought home in anyone who visits school housing develop ment or cooperative farm estnb llsbcu by the Castro regime The feeling was summed ll by woman at the Saiz Brat era coop form 100 miles west of Havana in Plnar del Rio province nnmed after two boys who died in the fight to overthrow former dictator Fulgcncio Batista Now We have everything lhanks to Fldel the woman saidShe was speaking in the llvlng room of neat three bedroom burl alow one of 120 homes built members of ibc coop wiibmcterlals supplied by file government The farm produces tobacco Residents say the homes will be paid for out of the cocps annual dividends FIGHT ILLITERACY Accomplishments in education are recognized Schools are be ing built all over the island is said that 45 per cent of the population used to be illiterate next year it is hoped the perA centsge will be down to five Former military compounds have been convorted into educa tion centres One of these is Libert Ciiy lust outside Ha vana ch in Batistns time was calledcamp Columbla Here mild itary barracks have been turned into classrooms and several hun dred children most from poor families are learnlng to read and write and in sing the glories of the revolution programs say that moreaslug the era are simply disenchanted with the revolutionary government Thermos repelled by the re gimes apparent drift rioward Marxism and blame for busi ness stagnation and and short ages Still others are fleeing because they think there is bound to be more bloodshed Among those who have left weilulforrned sources say are tarmac TO EDITOR EXPORT TRADE CONFERENCE ennuian BE ECCCESSFUL Ottawa Duo ill 1960 Enrly in November when Export Trade Promotion Cn ference wrote to you autiin lag the program which we had in mind and line purpose org which it was being undertaken am very to report incline response from Canadian business Was more than doublplwhot we had anti happy tohe ahlc pated and do you know necessb iated extending the conference for an additional week am canfldentlhzlt the work of the conference will greatly benefit the Canadian economy Well yes with one big exception the risk and want to thank you most sincerely onbehalf of the de parimenl and myselffor the contribution ll luau only newspaper made suc cess ours sincerely nonxcnoncn lIEESp Nil Critics chine governments amount of currency in circulation eight per cent each month in sperale altempt to finance valextended economic and so cial ventures is undercutting pew ples earnings and savings Another crlilclsm is that large numbers of small investors who puttheir money lnio real esiate to ensure an income for old age have had theirlnvestmenis wiped out The opponents doubl the ability or the government lo reimburse such people through oninly remittances as it has romlsed REPORT FROM II LCCHasNcw For Londons By MolNlYRE HOOD London England Conclpundlnl For TheBarrio Examiner LONDON farreaching program to give the young peep he of London vastlyAincreased no ciai andrecreational facilities has been announced by the Lon don County Council This pro gram means new deal for the youih of this great city The principles governing the scheme as announced by the council in valve in capital cost which wlll run into millions of dollars In fact the total cost of the pro gram is not yet apparent as it is 20 be spread over period of years But the primary proposu als for the construction of youth service buildingduring the next two years calls for all expendi ture of over $575000i Here are the general oblilnes of what the London Colmly Coun POLITICAL SCENE Christina Greetings To Civic Officials By MILAN KéBCOK Exminer Report With the Christmas season in full swing we would like todoin in the spirit and my from the regular poiiiicaianaiyois In our business when contacts in high placu are necessary we would like to send Christmas greetings to some of the people own who make our working lives IN CITY BALL constant scene of activity several key figures there are always willing to cooperute to the fullest to give Barrie citizemthe detail behind the news City Manager Walloral soft spoken authori tative man is called upon many times by various city officialaas well as the press tociarlfy some intricate problem on municipal law He has clarified many Ito rles which we in turn have passed to the public In the City Hall front office Ben Straughau the young City Clerk faces most of the ratepayers at least once year lie hears all complaints explains affects of city legislation drafts bylaws and prepares council agendas among many other duties We are grateful to Mr straughan who neverfalls to inform the press or councllnleeting who issues agendas beforehand so that valuable background in formation can be gleaned before the meeting wlll2N MATTERS concerning taxation and finance seem insurmountabe to us0lty Treasurer Jack Gable is ready and willing to cast some light Mr Gable has indeed spent many hours explaining Barrlee taxation setup to us so we could pass this information on to the reader KEN JOHNSON Planning Board Secretary must cer tainly not go unmentioned His cooperatlon to the press is most valuable All planning or zoning quest ions appear at the Planning Board before going on to the council By getting these questions before they Appear in the chambers we are enabled to do considerable re seach 011 the lsaue In the Police Department we can give sincere greetings to Chief Ed Tschlrhart and staff Sergeant Alec McGetrick without whose cooperatlon our news gatherlng concerning fast moving Police items would be difficult indeed Just next door to the Cop Shop is the Barrie Fire Department headed by Chief Roland Irwin Mr Irwin deserves vote of thanks for his fine coopera tion which many times was needed during very prer slng times WE WOULD like to note that it is with the help of these people and others too numerous to mention that we are able to give our readers accurate news quickly It is not onlya service to the press that is facili tated by this cooperetion it is seryicc to all our area and on behalf of our readers and ourselves we wish our contacts joyous welldeserved holiday Deal Youth ell proposes to do far its young people Establish about 60 youth clit res equippedwilll stage gymnas ium vcrkshopf domestic science rooms and if possible floodlit playgrounds Provide more and bigger cent res for indoor and outdoor gam es and sports including some where the emphasis will be on water pursuits hillwalking and camping Provide better pay and pros pools for youth workers wlih training schemes and refresher courses for those who join the servi The whole administration of youth service will be revised and strengthened with the principal London youth officer having und or him as assistants four senior youth olficers and 27 youlh of liners According to the LCC announ cement the plan is designed to give renewed sense of urgen cy vitality and purpose and dir eciion to social and recreative facilities for young people in London The whole plan ls based on the urgent need for such extension and improvement of facilitias The report addsl Voluntary bodies will hnvo an essential and major cuntribufi tion towards making the plan success it should be joint ooh erprisa in which all resources are pooled and in which there are on particular spheres of in fluence bllt single common task Youngpeople themselves will be challenged and encour aged to make the maximum com tribullon Outlinlng some of the details of the proposalsthe report says that youth clubs will have main club room of about 1500 square feet for dancing talking and light refreshments with gamesrourn lounge and small workshop BIBLE THOUGHT His praise is not from men bui from GodRomans 229 We care so much about what men think of us But lire opinion that counts is God v23 dismal onsruo anon