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Once upon n time Christmas was t upecinl day when one chosen star shone brightly in the sky to mark the place where Christ was born. Our civilization has progressed since that day of garb of robes and gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Today we speed along with modern conveniences. often never lifting our eyes to the horizon outlined with sky- scrapers. Our Christmas festivities have grown from that previous religious oc- cssion to include busy shopping sprees. parties and a gay exhausting time. , Canada ie a fortunate country in having so many millions of a c rea of farm land, which can provide her citi- aana with all the food they require and leave a surplus to be sold abroad. She ia unfortunate in having many of the beat farms situated near the large cit- be. As the population explosion force. people outside the city limits. fauna be- eeme housing developments and are for ever lost to agricultural production. The farms that remain productive are Mill doomed, for their value has increa- aed to the point that no purchasing far- mer could realize an adequate return on hie investment. As the process of urban growth Ind rural destruction continues. one may speculate on whether one's grand- children or great-grandchildren will en- joy the kindly fruits of the earth now available in abundance to Canadians of Our JrisiUt celebrations are fine News Christmas " All! tEltlEl. HARDWARE (Waterloo) ltd. " KING s. PHONE 742-310: E. HONSBERGER & SONS LTD. Ndliljogotu SH 3-4114 CUFF Km - Ian.- " Ad.atAahq a“: h MI TtMt-ttot " I“. The Wan-loo Chm-kit. Water!” County. olduz In!“ now-pupa. devoted to the inure.“ ot the Twin Cities ard Wade. County. office. at 104 King Btmet South. Watarioo lumber of the Canadian Weakly Newspaper aanoeiatimn. Vanishing Fruits tlt The Earth Yattiati-rdlliitaat" mums 'tlt and acceptable if only we remember one thing . . . What level are we on? The personal level where we are wor- rying about how expensive . gift we should buy, or what dteu we will wear to the party? These we can find uny- This Christmas, let us remember the gift of love and grace that was born for us. Remember to dress our- selves with the beauty that Christ gives to life. Lift your eyes to the wonders to life. Lift your eyes to the wonders of the Heavens, singing praises to your the present day. Will they know the ne- light of tasting the spring'a first straw- berry shortcake. the richness of cherry pie with ice cream, corn on the cob. sun-ripened peaches and tomatoea and the McIntoshee, snows and spies that round out the gastronomic calendar? If these delicacies are still known in Canada a hundred years hence, they may well be only importation' from the southern states and will certainly lack the flavor that only Canadian soil and climate can impart. tausureuuitihs kammml The direction of progreu la irreve ersible and one can do nothing but lam- ent the scare it leaves in its wake. One consolation for one's descendant: is that they will never know what they are missing. No description can ever convey a lost flavor any more than a newspaper critique can be a eubstitute for hearing a musical performance or eeeing a painting or eculpture. Tho Mungmnt and Sh“ La Will they know the de- 'OUtt GREETINGS to on MANY mews AND PATRONS . . . GRAND “out Bridgeport Christmas Day In Pictures Photographers' Corner ell-Mm” day is, without . doubt. the will!“ of the W" Inc we: kindly pieture-taking. yum. snub-rents. attrtts and uncles will be starting in the wee early hours of the day to take memorable memes and snapshots of family nannies on this most exciting day of the Excellent picture-taking oppor- tunities abound everywhere on Grim: day with the gala dec- orations. Christmas tree orna- meets, the gay colorful parcels, the bright Christmas cards on the mantle. the day almost “cries out" for snapshots and mention in colon The day is chock-full of warm, intimate menu. like pictures of the chi]. VATICL” CAL? Petit'" ILMIIA OWL”. [WCNINIIz " KIM "I... WM, WWI", ’oroll WI m 0905"” AN Ims‘m FOR TERMS or I TO " YEARS W! on” 70' "ut WITH "INCI'Al AND INTER!!! GUARANTEED. A"I0m "tnr" INVES'MEN' Ash at Any of Our , Constituent!) Located Ollie-n wmmoo TRUST GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 'r8, Gui Vimmo m1 -.L_,. 8. 4 a SWEAR TERM ERLOO TRUST iiiiiids COMPANY 'ite (hen - and Mom and Dad, too - unwrapping their an. and mumbling lot more under the tree. All day long members of the family will find interesting situ- ations at which to aim the cam- era. After the opening of the presents there's the trying on ot new clothing, examining new toys and dolls. Someone will want to get a shot of the new sleigh being tried out in the back yard. The coming and going of guests, their arms loaded with gifts. also is a must. And then of course there is the his turkey dinner with unlimited possibili- ties. 9L: From start to Enid. Pet) mu belong: to the mate" and the hen pictures you get will tretts-tumteatett “catch can rather than am the chil- drau to you in the with! od - excitement. The aetivitiea that happen naturally wilt provide more than mad: picture um- tiem. Also, lake tuna using the camera so that everyone in the Hamil: above In in your pinata waits, or anything else in the background that could bonnet the and) back irrto the lem and spoil the picture. Shoot at an Ill- gle to such my backgrounds. And here’s one more tip'. Be up early baton the children at- rive on the scene. What more exciting picture could you get than the children with eyesi- popping zooming into the living mom to catch I first glimpse of their Chrimnu stockings and toys. Add to these simple rules I slurp eye and a quick hand Mr your magic ttrrmula of a Christ- mas portrait no artist could paint - and one you'll treasure the rest of your life. m" Tuilon al, Shop Inside The Heated Mall Over, 'tttt Night Except Saturday be laid In. OTTAWA - - State beret-r1 and Home We! J. ' W. “than!" has bacon. 1 Common “whit". Which h a mu Wetting development toe ttim and foe the Common. It he: moved Opposition Leader mandate: to acknowledge a few due no: "I hove never heard the honorehle gentleman spreading the chum " he h. done Mu." It provided this exchange last week: Mr. Diefenbaker: “I feel that the (redistribution) bill would not be given first reading " thin time." Mr. Piekerstrillt “I am only too happy to comply with the equation of the right honorable garnttemart." i In opposition. Jack Pickeratriil wu e surprise Decline in the In: Parliament. They used to In}?! if him. Then they begun to listen. In the previous Liberal (Overnment. he displayed signs of ”tog-nee and ho nude mistakes so that some of his misstatements were monumental. Opposition proved humbling to Jack Pickeruill Ind before long former Prime Minister Dio- fenbnker Wu culling him "Piek of the Pack". Them was just a trace of affection. He's had some difficult times this session. espec- ially at the start. There is still no doubt about his par- tisanship. One famed Parliamentarian says he bu the beat and the worst of the qualities of a Common: man. That has at least some degree of truth in it. But the best of his own personal qualities have been required to deal with the problems of a minority House. He com. siders the most urgent matter to be simply getting the business through. To that end, he meets with the rep- resentatives of the other parties once or twice a week. He feels the cooperation has been good. A bill J. W. Piekeragiil considers of prime import. Inc. is the one on redistribution. This is to set. up the office of a redistribution commissioner and to define " duties. It is to establish eteetoral boundaries come missions in the provinces to report on their respective federal representation and reteiete.S'l?.,.'? Pg it,,.'.'.'. 1908!!! "_""""'" .uu 'm""'"."'""""--'-" - get the job out of the hands of the members of Parlia- ment and into more independent perspective. Here is Jack Piekersgill'ts tentative timetable for what will follow thereafter: It should be considered to set up the commissions by about Feb. I. It would appear that under the pro- cedures envisaged in this legislation the reports would be available early in 1965. A further two or three months would be required to implement those findings [in legislation, establishing the new constituency boun- daries. . I . I ,L:._ -..ca Ross Klopp Swift passage of the current u mean a genernl election could be held the new distribution in the autumn of legislntion Wu enacted by April or ear - . _. ALA ._-... u...,,'.. a; 5W!" passage u; we can..." ._.,.___,,, mean a generel election could be held on the belie of the new distribution in the autumn of 1965. But if the legislntion wee enacted by April or early May of 1964, a general election on the new basis could be held no earlier than the spring of 1966. -» - ‘II l _ -__ AI--5;-- That does not mean at all there Will be no succum- until then. What it means is that if there was an elec- tion before then. it would be on the basis of the present boundaries. q . o o 0 There are various items of business that Jack Pick- ersgill looks forward to in 1964. He thinks Parlinment will be able to get ahead with the new contributory old age pension plan "without any further snags and dif- ficulties" in the '",',,:ti,.'g Parliamentary session. He talks about a new natio a1 fisheries program "similar to what is being done for the farmers, and that's never been done before for the fishermen." To that end, I federal-provincial conference will be held in Ottawa in the week of Jan. 20. It's important to every province, says Jack Pickersgill. . . " c-., " alumni“ Inc] " says Jucn I IUnv-Ay°--.. "There are very big fisheries in Manitoba I berta and there's even some commercial fishing katchewan," he says. The Ottawa Scene . Huberduhon ITO. up..- -- -- __ at mean at all there will be no election it means is that if there was en elec- it would be on the basis of the present the current 1aris1tfior! opulq Ladies Sportswear and Al- , in Su-