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fj 2 the stouffyiue tjusuhe toeuby demb 24 1957 lje tbitffsiil frtinut established i tw a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized as eoddu5s mail poatoffic dcpl ottawa issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada s350 elsewhere 450 c h nolan publisher jas thomas associate editor our editorial comment another christmas we are once more on the thresh old of that magical time christmas to the older ones among us it comes like a milestone along lifes journey from where they look backward quite a way and forward just a little to most parents christmas is their colourful opportunity to forget the financial struggles along the months and indulge in a generosity of giving to the children it is a time of unbounded anticipation their appe tite for surprise is never better and the carefree ring of their laughter never more musical then there are the sick and the shutins they cannot give and often their pain refuses to let them laugh but beyond the material blessings which christmas may bring to mill ions there are abiding spiritual benefits which can be conferred few would wish to take away from christmas even one small de gree of the sum total of happiness which is usually associated with it the world is poor enough in its good will and unselfishness without our making it the poorer even at this moment in many countries there is far too much talk of war hate and plans for the destruction of nations by the inventions of mans hand surely christmas is a new vibrant call to an old weary world to seek an eternally satisfying peace christmas is a time for remem bering the miracle of our saviours birth a time for rejoicing in his glorious message of peace on earth good will to all men believing and remembering all this we can give our presents then make them more worthy pass on our greetings then make them more genuine tell of our affection then make it more sincere and in so doing we can add significantly to the sum of our greatest need goodwill toward men fc looking forward it seems to me that many of us dwell too much on the past without anticipating the future our eyes are turned inward thomas carlyle ridiculed people who indulged in selfexamination and were constantly making resolutions he referred to them as people who had their eyes turned inward and thus became egotists and there are those who maintain that our divisions of time are purely arbitrary and that we do not turn corners or open new chapters of lifes book we ought to be grateful for anything which com pels us to look over the road we have so far travelled and fortify ourselves as well as we can for days to come when jonathan edwards came to the last day of the year he made the following resolutions i re solved to live with all my might while i do live never vto lose one moment of time but to improve it in the most profitable way i can i resolve never to do anything which i should despise or think meanly of in another person i resolve never to do anything i should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life these were pretty good resolutions thomas carlyle notwithstand ing another man who was given to mark the passage of time seriously was sir walter scott when he took his bride to lasswade cottage early in 1798 he showed her the garden and lawn he had decided to make it the sweetest spot on earth and it evidently was very beautiful and in this house he spent many of the happiest hours of his life and so he was a proud bridegroom as he showed his wife the beauty of that place in the centre of the garden was a sundial and according to the custom of that time he had engraven on it a favourite motto from the bible it consisted of three words the night cometh his bride was somewhat taken aback at what looked like a morbid thought but scott was not morbid as his wife found out but he realized that it could not always be noonday life could not be lived without serious thought and a keen sense of respon sibility it is interesting to remember that the great essayist dr samuel johnson had the same favourite motto as scott his biographer boswell says that he once caught sight of the doctors watchcase and on it were engraven the three words the night cometh johnson was given to making resolutions many of which he admitted were broken time and again but he still believed that the practice was a good one and he kept it up until the end every new year is a fresh opportunity and some selfexamination is a wholesome and sensible thing not that we are to sit down in nostalgic grief about what we might have done but rather we may understand how we can do better that is the most delightful thing about human beings that we all can extract victory out of defeat every single stroke of adversity can be changed into positive good living the lion is called the monarch of the jungle but a lion with a broken leg or some other misfortune has lost his monarchy and is defeated but a broken man may retrieve himself and even his misfortunes be turned into spiritual enrichment human beings grow in stature and strength by turning defeats into victories this is the opportunity of the new year we may profit even from the mistakes of the past fre quently we meet people who tell us how much better they could be if they could start all over again we doubt it there is nothing to be ashamed of in having broken resolutions yesterday is gone forever and there is nothing we can do about it when a storm blows a birds nest from a tree it immediately starts to build another one that thought has been a help to me we have today for resolutions plus action emer son said write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year no man has learned anything until he knows that every day is doomsday yesterdav is gone and tomorrow is veiled from us but today is real and may be made a stepping stone for better living it seem to me that too many people dwell too much on the past instead of anticipating the future livestock bedding from forest bedding or livestock may place shavings as poultry litter soon be a byproduct of the ontario woodlands as a result of research by the dept of lands and forests a machine has been developed which pro duces wood chips similar to puncr shavings they could re- beddlng for animals mulch paving for playgrounds and in other ways with less expense it is claimed department officials say one farmer is considering setting up a plant to make chips and male greenwood thursday dec 19th the farm forum meeting was held at the mclean home last monday night mr and mrs minaker were visitors in the city last sunday afternoon with her sister mr and mrs l parks of oshawa visited with her par ents p and mrs clarke last sunday a number from here attended the ontario county federation of agriculture meeting last fri day night at the halfway house at myrtle the evening auxiliary of the wms met on friday night in the basement of the church the evening wa met at the home of mrs wm pegg on wednesday dec 11th with mrs r jackman in charge of the worship service roll call was responded to with gifts for the shutins in our community the president mrs pegg con ducted the business period and rev mr h moore presided for the election of officers most of whom consented to act for an other year a demonstration on the making of christmas flow ers and corsages was given by mrs m pegg which created much interest lunch was serv ed by the hostess and cohost esses the afternoon wa met at the home of mrs m pegg last thursday with thirteen present the worship service was given by group 1 opening with the theme song hymn 312 scrip ture reading by mrs mclean lesson thoughts by mrs brown and prayer closing with hymn 308 the roll call was serve after the finishing up of the end n of year business by the president the rev mr moore conducted the election of offi cers all were returned to office except the literature secretary who is to be mrs john king- stone the flower committee mrs wm brown and mrs p wilson mrs m pegg was add ed to the press secretaries and mrs john brooks is to be quilt convener the janaury meeting is to be at mrs i mcleans miss carol webb entered the oshawa hospital on thursday to have the pin removed from her hip she expects to be home by christmas the christmas concert and tree put on by the school and sunday school on wednesday night was a decided success each and everyone doing their part well santa arrived at the end of the program and made all the children happy with their presents candy and or anges mr ross jackman supt of the ss acted as chairman mr joe pegg is expected home from flint mich for another two months to contin ue his work and studies here the family of mr walter wil son are installing a tv set in his house as a christmas pres ent mr wm mlddleton and herb had dinner one last week with john and mrs mlddleton master wayne elson who was in a car accident last week is improving slowly for parents only christmas paradox love came down at christmas love all lovely love divine love was born at christmas stars and angels gave the sign of all the poems about the nativity incarnate love which begins with these lines by christine rosetti is one of our favorites when as a homemak- er we feel rushed and uneasy about all the dities which are still undone which should be at tended to we pause and say these words over to ourselves they have a quieting effect we catch again a glimpse of the real meaning of christmas what might christmas mean to us this year if with our whole selves we would try to walk the road of the loving heart with jesus there are very few ad ults who do not know some in dividuals whom they find it difficult to like much less love in the sense of wishing the best for these persons there are few parents especially mothers be cause women are apt to be more personal than men who havje no bitter memories of being treated in a mean or shabby fashion but at christmas we are chal lenged to make a new beginning in ouf relationships which have become tangled we can try by the grace of god to love our enemies to return good for evil to pray for those who have wronged us christmas has been called the childrens day and it must be hard to catch the christmas spirit in a home where there are no little folk husbands and wives who have seen their love for each other flowering in the birth of a son or a daughter know the deep joy of this sea son but what of the little boys and girls who are hungry or cold or destitute in less for tunate areas or countries than by nancy leaver them in our giving through our churches or the red cross or the united nations or any other group which serves those in need but need can be spiritual as well as physical what of our fellow new canadians who must sometimes be longing for their homeland their own people and the place where they grew up christmas can be a very home sick time surely of all months of the year this is the one when we should throw open the doors of our homes and share our hospitality with these new comers if we dont know any new canadians likely our chil dren at school do and we might entertain a family some evening during the holidays we would remember too those who are ill or handicap ped or growing old and those who have known sorrow dur ing the past twelve months walt whitman once said be hold i do not give lectures or a little charity when i give i give myself no one wants free advice or cold charity but what heart is not touched by knowing at christmas that some one else cares the greatest gift we can give to our children is to make the christ childs birthday vivid by reading aloud the stories of the shepherds and the wise men and the holy family in our bi bles by singing the lovely christmas carols by worship ping as a family in the church of our choice then we may catch some of his spirit of love it is in loving not in being loved the heart is blest it is in giving not in seeking gifts we find our quest may we not only at christ mas but throughout the year show to our sons and daughters christmas day message arks 25th broadcast winnipeg and vancouver sing ing together on the air with an orchestra in montreal and at the close the bells of 12 churches across canada fust individually canadas richest properly over 90 percent of canadas forests arc owned by the public by far the greater part of the timbcrlands used by forest in dustry is administered by the provincial governments on be half of the people of canada the christmas day broad cast by the sovereign to all parts of the british common wealth marks its 25th anniver sary this year the late king george v broad- a11 thc as one voice cast the first one in 1932 there was no royal message in 193g the year of the abdication this year queen elizabeth is giving her message by television as well as radio to be carried by both british tv networks the queens first live television broadcast was made from ot tawa last oct 13 the day be fore she opened the new caria- 1 dian parliament on radio it is also the 25th anniversary of the eecs round- theworld christmas day pro grams an hourlong presenta tion that precedes tiie queens message the latter starting at 10 am est canadas contribu tion includes lester b pearson speaking from ottawa on canadian television the cbc has a halfhour prelude to the queens message a feature narrated by sir laurence oliv ier with music specially com posed and played by the royal philharmonic orchestra the 15 minutes taken by the queens television presentation in britain will be filled in on canadian tv by the direct radio broadcast illustrated by still photographs canadas own crosscountry radio christmas roundup christmas almanac will run from 1215 pm to 6 pm on the transcanada network the program will use more than a dozen commentators from new foundland vancouver and elles- mere island in the arctic highlights of the canadian christmas feature include choirs in halifax montreal toronto lmstmas v when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy may the radiance of christmas shin upon you as upon the wise men of yor fred alsop insurance agency stouffvilleontario it is reputed that the first christmas card as we now know it was dispatched in 1845 by w c dobson one of queen victorias favorite painters ours will we not remember i in our daily lives that we believe i in the christian paradox which might also have been called christmas paradox copyright and sell them at 40 to 80 cents per 50 and 70 pound bale the machine so far is fairly costly but it is believed that one doing custom work might find ready use in an area where conservation began canadas first step in conser vation took place shortly after the british conquest by a spe- cial enactment the choicest of pine and spruce trees were re served for use for naval con struction one of canadas continuing needs is more people there is still room for many millions more than we now have the best welcome we can give o those who come o canada from other countries is to have here a country where there are 1 political freedom 2 economic freedom 3 incentive for the ambitious a a legitimate reward for all willing and able to work we must be able to show newcomers that canada is a better as well as a bigger country than thc one they came from the steel company of canada limited montreal gananoque hamilton brantford toronto jt is on a note of sincere apprecia- tipn that we thank you for your pat ronage and wish much holiday joy and good cheer to you and your family 1 evelyn and harold spofford and staff spofford and co stouffville ontario