T s Phone 2633 PAGE FOUR Aist JY * es gmmmmmmmmwmwmmwg We â€"value this opportunity toâ€" wish you... . : /Merry Christmas: and a 3 m« _ AMB PORCULINES ADVANCE, TiMMIiND, ONTARIO DTEA Y ~Christmas With The Pioneers ~ *Held Deep Religious Meaning Except in the forest regions, few children enjoyed the s i.g h t of a Christmas tree. But always they hung up their stockings, an old custom of their forefathers. Home â€" made sleds and sleighs skimmed over the snowy countryside church or schoolhouse where chilâ€" dren recited their pieces and sang songs about the birth of the Christ Child. Santa would hand out mosâ€" ment to the caroling of "Jingle Bells." ment to teh caroling of "Jingle Bells." orange or an apple to each one, and childhood rapture would make that meager offering truly a gift of gold and frankincense, It was a lucky boy who awoke Christmas morning to find a new jackâ€"knife in his stocking; a lucky girl who received a string of beads dance, often followed by a turkey To one and all of OurCustomersI{ and â€" Friends A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a â€"HAPPY NEW YEAR «ui al $ The Management and Staff of dinnerâ€" costing â€" 25â€" cents. Gifts, if any,â€" genérally were in theform of utilitarian mittens, mufâ€" flers or homeâ€"made boots. For the women . there might be a piece of intricate handiwork to which â€" some enterprising friend had devoted her spare time for months. But withall these hardy folks had as much fun as their greatâ€"grandâ€" sons and daughters who again this year will celebrate exchanging elaborate gifts, dancing to name bands, feasting with no worries that tomorrow ‘there may be ~nothing in the electric refrigerator. Throughout the holiday season a candle burned in the window, guiding lateâ€"faring travelers to shelâ€" ter â€" the Star of Bethlehem on the frontier. y 110 Pine St. South yCY Phone 130 '- ) toages en ol ie oi ol ol allh es ol l lt i old tds ce olE ie lt Oe lc ol Cl 5 ggggggggggggggg@ All that makes for a merry, merry Christmas. . . .the voices of carol singérs filling the air, the bellsâ€"pealing melodiously, the holly wreaths hanging in the windows. . . .all these things plus joy and happiness in your heart we sincérely[hope is yours on this glorious holiday. At this time we would thank the public for coâ€"operation and goodâ€"will throughout the year, and for the patienceâ€"and kindness shown under difficult coï¬diti'ons, also ing one and all To One and all ‘of Our Customers and : Fnends : MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR °. °> The Managenient and Staff FRANK FELDMAN DRY GOODS STORE ~~ Holiday Season in se s Apamg .A 4 $A C 63 (Est. 1912) For the Phones 300â€"3100 G )ï¬ï¬‚f’q w € .‘ i _’l‘ E’) r.’** % es $<