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EXAMINER WANT AD mum DECEMBER 23 1948 mm Christmas bands iii pliillxil pushed PANY AND STAFF scnt holiday COAT STORE Sign otvthe Bear shepherds certain II mmmzxuxmnmnahnmmmna xc5liti iu came an empire out lof Ltglii plants and Wilderncsscs Time was IIIUIr nzcanmg then in giChristmds With the Pioneers AND IHeld Deep Religious Meaning hrlstnmi on the IEUIIIWZ its new But llul dull mic from curl was in marked contrast to the pic ihc liBIIl of The Book concerning country watching llltll flocks by night Thc gmxwhgh jsnhludw the cicsciNss the rims lthc irginizy the new world and in thoc days suiiichow Night and lllllllllll you slccpiiig lhc faith 0n llihll as lt the MR AND MRS VANIERVEER 3133333h23429a232re343h2 and from MISS MARION HARRIS MISS DORIS WHITING MRS ERNEST SMITH MISS MARY GRAHAM PH WEAYMOUTH Child Street Barrie aaazazzmazmazahumhammxamsomnaamsn gold and fizmkincensc Homemade slcds nnd companimcnt Jingle Bells Jingle Bells church or schoolhouse whcrc chil dren recited their picccs and sung songs about the birth of the Christ Santa would hand out mos quitobar sacks of candy golden orimgc or an apple to VCllCll one and childhood rupture would make that incagcr oflciing truly gift of sleighs skimmed over the snowy country sidewith sleigh bclls jingling ac to the caroling of Except in the foicstrggionAs few ils lumiva people inadc one fccl that limo had stood still Chiislmas seemed much lllrll to that first Iiristmas liiosc blcnk plains could be the lints llll Wis Min crossed this lllt villiiigc Illt trail lbrcziklrs was that of the Wise Men pionccr folks would gather in crude littlc more ldoil that can say THE BARRIE EXAMINER ONTA CANADA spuic probably era treasured than any modeii gr IL sleep and perhaps rcq no diaper Clllidlvll who ItCUiVLd slatr pencil or ii shellbox lilth affaiu cowde wrth shell and co mgr 11382liiill mirror vb ihc sixcruii faxorilcs of mm For goodies iin Clixanus war Ofllpltlf Willinil its par pup corn and IUDLS of main v3 tally In rare cases thui ought be it buy of candy In the lSUlliIril minis ll wasnt so cosy to gather with onvs noignv burs to Celebrate Thu xclt vuhts in the lupinr and brim caught III sudden storm on Ihr pioiiccr triiils spelled lKillIl Christmas in some places meant bobslvd ridc or pcrhups squirrel strips of bllglll ch acumen AT CHRISTMAS By HELEN PETRONE Janet opened the door to her apartmcut thinking as she did so II had been only week sinCc rang and had shared Ilinl Hmmmm mp my mm ricia xii lamInk consisimg courses louver named that because of its ld shape it harem storage in until lllcVIIollnillg shoring amc pliViilclEl Then old Mi liooi IfillIlg syinpzilheiic towelu 13w plight of Jun Eliill inig Nur in iy iiiariicd and homeless Llyillld it out pazlilioncd ll oil niio two small rooms and round II in lhcm That nliil Il jlil 13 months ruiniibcicd dropping hci xii on the Illblt and lighting the llIIll With lhv siimc gesture Ihcy llLl btall iiiuiiicd only thrcc wicks Just long criuught to realize lhiy wric imposing on Craigs iiiiuily who utn cramped for itlrlllJIi themselves iiidc dance often followed by turlicyi dinner costing 25 cents Gifts if any generally were in the form of utilitarian mittens the women lhcrumight be ii piece of intricate handiwork to some enterprising friend had dc votcd her spare time for months Throughout the holidayseason candle burned in the attic window guiding latefaring lruvclcrs to shelter the Star of Bethlehem on the frontier Christmas tree custom of their forefathers re pmammmamzammzzaaaazatha 33Wm33thak3gt231 birth of the Christ 33 if if ii BARRIE ii To all of land patrons in Barrie randdis lldren enjoyed the sight of But railways they hung up their stockings an old It was lucky boy who awoke Chiislmasnnominguo fmd ancw jackknife in his stocking lucky girl who received string of beads or calico doll from Santa Claus ator Legend has it that when Christ was born and Satan died the bells in the churches weie rung At ex actly midnight the tolling changed to joyful peat announcing the In the dark chambers high above thcrturmoil and strife of human life dwelt the Apostles of Peace whose salutations were never welcome as atlhe time of the great winter feasts of Christmas soWi1 liam Auld tells in his traditions SO 54H lmulllcrs or lltlllitlllilll boots For But fwithall thcsc hardy folks had as much fun as their great grimdsons and daughters who again this year will cclcbratc by exchanging elaborate gifts dancing 10 namc7bandsricastmg with nu worries that tomorrow there may be nothing in the clcctric refriger ff WlSanta Claus Trades Sleigh tor Plane TransCanada Airlines reports that 650 pounds of toys were flown from Canada to Havana Cuba during the week ended December to ensure their arrival in time for the Christmas trade In addi tion 2357 pounds of toys from Britain and Franco worcwbrgught to Canada by iiiTluring Septem ber October and November Canadian toys will contribute to the happiness of children in many countries during the Christmas season There is wide assortment that meets the hearts desire of boys and girls in all age groups and supplies in most lines are am ple Prices are competitive enab ling Canadian producers to capturc larger share of the toy counters than their competitors in Britain the United States and other coun tries It is estimated that the ra tio of Canadian to foreign toys for sale here is eight to one The present position of Canada as producer of toys was achieved by the consolidation of gains made curing tlilasl war TIEWIWSTIT struggled hard in prewar years against formidable competition from Germany Japan and the Uni ted States Canada has benefited from the virtual elimination of the rst two from the toy field Smalltoy factories and other plants engaged principally in the manufacture of other products mushroomed almost overnight While there were app oximl there are now about 350 though many of these are producing toys Just wch ago they had the ouaiirl that had sent Craig from Illt apziilinciil It had been blow in his pridc from the day of their adding that Janet should contin uc working She enjoyed her posi lioii in the ilcrliiiig firm where shc had risen from clerk to copy iilcr in just two years Since she felt ilu housv iiftcr Craig in the morning and rulorncd before him ill night shc nowr felt her work ing iiilcrlcrcd in any way with her liousvliultl dulits llut friciids had spoich cwrything llll their rcmiirks about poor Janet slill Working and if was moic llinn raig could bcur They think cant support youi hcd storm of her but tho morc lic plciidcd thc morn adamant she had become And now he was gone The whole thing scorned so un imporlnnt now Slic glnnccd at tho tricphonc Iizilfinclimdlo call him which night to cat this broad theyperform miracleplays Thcy She sat down at the window and looked out at the dark starlcss sky home but her own recalcitrant na1 ture refused to allow such move She turned on the radio instead ii 11 lictcn dleliLlQillSJlmIJlLCl ed in her eyes at the strains of Silent Night were merely tears of wcarincss after the preparation of the office party that morning Dcliberatcly she opened the dres Ecr drawer to put away last nights ironing Her souvenir box loomed temptineg before her Lifting the cover she stared at the items she had collected Craigs class ring exchanged for diamond after their graduation from college pressed orchid oncof thOSe she had carried at her wedding vari ous cards Christmas anniversary birthday valentine She picked up small gift card and read again To my dear wife Janct on our rst Christmas It was the card with theiwatclii he had given her last year iMany Old Customs iorlilmlux and Uiiiatc cling to the iuciluas Us corms l2 days lat rnucll ago Ukrainians Hold to it BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND gm THE NEW YEAR Nesbitt Refrigeration Service Iloisch oi lch soup is genttally wasxmumnmhunnnunnnnnum GREAT FIRE REQUIRE MUCE CARE The inat Fire of London in Gardenias require plenty of heat ll 16623 destroyed H200 houses and and moisture in the growing scu le rliiurlicgt including St Pauls son and must be kept lltl from Cathcdi ail insects UHlthal churches both Greek3 Lilltlclll Julian cal idar so their in than ours or on January Christmas Evi is celebrach will traditional Ceremony and festivuy The Holy Supper or Swiala Weei in inciizory of the ii MK1wiltItllCNKKIKKKKKKIWKEHKEKKM WISHING AIIiOur Customers and Friends VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and IBOSPEBOUS NIFTYNINE TO BE BATTERSBY BROS Haulage Phone 5284 hhlhlhbmlkMhhhhhhnhhhhllhlIhhhhlhhhhlhhlml ItKKKKERIKKKKKQKKKKKIIKIKWKKNHWKMKQKW CHRISTMAS GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES a3106330t3006lllhiilltluihlillthllhilhhhlmI gm Pnunuwmxuttlwma served and stuffed cabbage lled with millet or to Varcniki some thing likc the Italian ravioli also is usual course Dessert consists of special pudding called kutyn made of whcot poppy sccds and honey During the Christmas Eve sup pcr sonic member of every Ukrai nian family throws handful of kutyn or pudding at the ceiling If it sticks the coming year will be prosperous and happy one After supper plate of braided bread called kolach is left on the table betwccn two lighted candles Legend says that the spirits of the familys dead will return at mid FOR THECOMING YEAR EARL ROWE RWKQKIKIRKOCKKKCKKINMIQKEKKKWIKQ The Ukrainian Christmas festival lasts three days In the villages lKKKWQKIKIKKKKKKNKKKKIKKIIKKWKKIKKIKKKKKKQKGKK ingersknownAasKolyadnikygo from house to house singing the Kolyadky folksongs relating the birth of Christ and the events of his life They usually carry man ger with them and in some cases snsors GRHHTHGs BEST or GOOD WISHES run CHRISTMAS AND riir new YEAR MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF wavering are rcwzlrdcd by gifts of food or Q5 tears Oh Craig Darling was just coming for you He kissed her and held her tight ly Janet Ive been such fool didnt renliio until tonight what an awful thing pride can be Will you ever forgive me She sighed Theres nothing to forgive Craig was the one who was wrong Im going to quit my job right away No you mustnt dont want to eprlvckyewofrany happinessmndr if you want to work Im not going to stop you She laughed shakily Well ar gue that out latershall we Arm in arm theyjclimbcdup the stairs ORIENTAL ART The art of enamclling origina ted in western Asia LIMITED chevroierefoiamouie Frigidaire mammalsanmmumnwmmnnmmunmm lt5MWBEKEEKKEKWEQEKKQQKKKKKKWEKCm Trembling she closed the box and turned quickly from the dres ser She had been fool she decid ed Without Craig Christmas could never hold the same meaningfor her asit once had She didnt stop to lock the door for there was nothing of value anyonecould steal from her Even her $100 Christmas bonus lying on the table went un noticed The one thing she must oc wa appiness an was no longerinherkhome with Craig gone She hurried into her coat as she started breathlessly down the ights of stairs Tears down hercheeks and she prayed with fanatic zest that shewas not too late As she reached the last ight of stairs she crashed into Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep Their ocks oflambs and Sheep To whom Gods angels did ap pear Which put the shepherds in great fear Prepare and go the angels said To Bethlehem be not afraid feeding gure who was huigryingv up as oblivious of his surroundings as she ltShe gasped at the impact but the man quickly regained his bail ance and caught her before she could fall Janet he cried Sl1e looked at him almost in dis belief abouthimshegaye fu imp there youll ndthis happy m9 ill rlprinely babe sweet Jesus vborn we express our sincere monks don very cry seasonibring you with dill its againhave thepleasure cf serving you NW durihgihtdmihg l949 and may it be for youall itrictn whohave helped make not year 5chszqu CHRISTMAS HAPPYNEWYEAR Aims Giving Cutoml AChristmac Charity at Christmas origi nated gin th belief that the Christ came sometimes to the door dis guised 88 beng during the holi day season and ltgwas feared that he might be turned away unrecog nized There irlnmvolig legend that tellsbf the Christ child going from dear to dooronChiiistmasEve in Search thosewlio wereukindy and coursed Then throwing her arms 9t lmsrgihrld 90eidshihgi off into lastminute gift scrambls ing of happy surprises graham feastlader tables the hearty greeting of family reunions we wont to take minuteat time to give youour sincerest wishes for Merry Merry Happy MemoryMaking Christ mas iiiAcoBiR63mm ioroiisj GREETINGS CHRISTMAS ANOTHE COMING liirw YEAII mm leserving for aid and often he was turned away from the door This story est was to plead ed toalms giving on Christmas Eve and it was hatafbeggar was refused