t m pi v JElm3 SB j J l r s I J SI Br 1 asp Tj 5 BF The Newmarket Era and Express Monday Dec Page through the year ft ITS WONDER that Saint Kick la especially gen- to North American people History proves that they have ekwe a tot for Saint Nick fliey have given him a new name a new face and figure and a new means of transportation- The original European version of Saint Nick pictured him as a tall angular man who rode on a bony gray mare Both the and Saint Nick looked as If they hadnt had a good meal in some time The early English settlers in the United Slates started giving Saint Nicholas his New Look The English children adopted the legendary Christmas figure from the Dutch but the English children had trouble pronounc ing Saint Some how the name changed to Santa and finally it was corrupted to Santa However this was only the beginning In Washington Irving his Knickerbockers History of New York wrote of the Saint as the guardian of New York City Irving described Saint Nick as a jolly fellow with a broadbrimmed hat and huge breeches lie taught Saint Nick smoke a long pipe and in the story replaced his shuffling hay burner with a trim wagon A short time later Saint Ni cholas transportation was aided by Clement Moore in his famous poem The Visit from Saint Nicholas written in Moore a of divinity in a New York theological semin ary gave Saint Nick a sleigh twinkling eyes cheeks like roses like a cherry and a round little belly Todays Santa is by no means streamlined but he is a far cry from the lean ascetic somberly dressed fellow who for centuries on Christmas Eve guided his mare through the streets of Europe GAMES FOR ALL MAKE CHRISTMAS FAMILY PARTY Christmas is the time for fam ily gettogethers One of the best ways to make these gath erings memorable for all con cerned is to engage in games which the whole group can play A nice one to start off with would be a Sugar Plum Hunt Have one member of the fam ily hide Christmas candies ahead of time In various nooks and corners around the house At a given signal everyone starts hunting and gathering the pieces The one who gathers the greatest number would be given a prize The Christmas Puzzle is an other good one to get things go ing Look through some maga zines which are filled with pic tures of Santa at this time of year Cut out enough of these to go around paste them on stiff cardboard and cut them into pieces Then put each group of pieces in a separate paper bag At the signal every one opens a bag and starts put ting the puzzle together The Scramble Contest is good for a group with older children in it This is simply a contest to see who can un scramble a group of words the fastest Just for fun see if you can work out the following astha gosiknet eric and ANCIENT CHURCH BELLS STILL SUMMON A pair of ancient church bells brought to Mich from Bavaria shortly after was founded as an Indian mission has been calling the congregation of St to Christmas eve services for j more than a years percent of the resi dents of the small community are members of the church earning the village the title of the most Christian community in the United States has never had a crime of violence and far as residents can remember no one has been jailed over a per iod of years The only visi tors to the lockup transi ents given a nights lodging Cedars For Lebanon Are Well Protected By Religion On a shelflike plateau feet above the Mediterranean the worlds oldest Christmas trees stand where theyve stood for centuries The cedars anon of them are protected religion and law from harm the hands of either the or the Christians The magnificent trees that of the nativity were ven erated as among trees long before had her first king Some of them have a girth of feet and a branch circum ference of 300 In the days of the conquerors thousands of conscripted Hebrew workers were sent into the to take to Jerusalem cedar trees without number the re sult of one of the first building contracts between Hiram of Phoenecia and King Solomon Today however the trees are protected by law and the de partment of agriculture of the government sponsors the plant ing of seedlings so that the giant cedars will grow forever wilt many itat you already i we would like to add our May ttis be a very Merry Christmas for you may New Year be one of happiness prosperity SHOE REPAIR t is Olay the Peace bleu May ike Christmas love possess ycuy May the Faith of Christmas guide you May the Christmas Hope provide you With A Merry Christina And A Happy New Yea m m JACK AND JHi SHOPPC his may you and in your and joy in your heart And may New Year hold for you a full health and fortune Roy Church Carl Gordon Frank J A Perks and Family sincere appreciation of our pleasant relationship through the past extend a wish to you our patrons a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yearl WARD AND CO DAWSONS Specialty Shoppe AND STAFF A Mi a t CHRISTMAS feeding From all ox to all our friends Tins greeting extended For a very Merry Chris a No Year that is splendid NEWMARKET GRILL AND STAFF Raymond iFZA ji jK i GREETINGS AND I BEST WISHES for the NEW YEAR GIBBONS TRANSPORT CYRIL GIBHOXS AND STAFF HARRY ROY May the true spirit of Christmas born with Him in the manger two thousand years ago puce and hop to you aud your now and always