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The Oshawa Cimes 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1963---PAGE 6 'Tidings Of Great Joy Shall Be To All People' r is fitting, on Christmas Eve, that we turn again to the history of Christ's birth -- the most in- spiring of all stories, and one that never wearies in the re-telling. Here it is, in the superb prose of the King James version, and taken from the Gospels according to St. Matthew and St. Luke: OW the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. : Then Joseph her husband, being a just.man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to' put her away privily. But while he thought on these things; behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is con- ceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophets, saying: Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and sha]! bring forth a son, and they shall call his name. Em- manuel, which being interpreted is, God with us... And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth. To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was' Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ND the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his sayig, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the ange! said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou has found favor with God. And behold, thou. shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. * He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his king- dom there shall And it in days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus,-that all the world should be taxed be no end... came to those pass And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Behlehem (because he was of the house and lineage of David) to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomp- lished that she should be delivered, being great . And she brought forth her first- born son, and wrapped him in swad- dling clothes, and laid him in a The Oshawa Cimes T. L. WILSON Cc. GWYN - The Oshawa Time mbir ne Oshawa Times (estoblished 187) by e and Chronicle (established 1863) published daily (Sundays and Stc ry holidays excepted) Members 'of Canadion Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Cano Press, Audit Bur of Circulation and the Association. The C entitled to the use despatched in the pe Associated Press or Mews published ther patches ore cisor Offices Th 8 9 425 University Avenue, 640. Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier Pickering. Bowmanville Albert, Maple Grow Liverpoo!, Taunton Orono, Leskard, Bro Cotumbus, Greenw Manchester 7 s 45c per week. 6 FG e nta outside carriers delivery areas 12 per year, Other Provinces 'and Commonwegith 15.00, VS.A. end, foreign 24.00, sher , Editor ond also the focal rights of special des- Toronto, ot Countries manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. ND there were in the same coun- try shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a man- ger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, LORY to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shapherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us, And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child, And all they that heard it won- dered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the. things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them... OW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the King, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Saying, Where is he that is born King of Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him... . And lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and. fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had _ opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myirhs . And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. Other Editors' Views EXCUSE FOR RIOT (Kingston Whig-Standard) The Grey Cup excuses almost anything. The spectacle of ordered strife which is a modern football game. (that is, "football" as played on this continent) obviously helps to sublimate the aggressive ten- dencies of thousands of people; it obviously also helps to unhinge the balance of thousands more. How many of the spectators really un- derstand the game and know the records of even the outstanding players? We. suspect that by far the majority of so-called "fans" are ignoramuses when it comes to.foot- ball. They are juveniles of adult age who will use any excuse for a riot. Bible Thought A man is not justified by works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. -- Galatians 2:16. The central fact in our relation _ to God is that our standing does not depend on what we can do for God but on what He has done for us. YH NNAUREE MOST DANGEROUS CURVE ON THE ROAD REPORT FROM U.K. Frosty Experience Imposes Caution By M. McINTYREE HOOD By M: McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON This will be a strange Christmas for me. It will be the first of six Christmases I } pent since coming over to nm as your London sspondent that I will have been alone with my wife in our own home for the festive day. In previous years, we have joined in family gath- erings up in Scotland, or, was the case on one occ have joined with an Engl family in their yuletide festiv- ities. But th ar we are not going to s yond the con- fines of our cwn home This is our own deci was made be f rible expe when we returned our Christmas holiday in Scot- land to find our wz pipes all frozen, with a subsequent flood ing.of the house when they were thawed out. And with the En- glish weather quite unpredict- able, we decided we could not YOUR HEALTH +) he the t 'year, home: from risk going awa ing our home MISS HOME TI It will be strange spending Christmas day alone by our- selves although we' will find a degree of Christmas joy in open- gall the parcels which have ved for us from Canada and glorying in their contents. Our dining room is a mass of color. coming from the display of the mass of lovely cards we have receivéd from' relatives and riends in Canada, the United States, and Europe, as well as from those in various parts of Britain It will -be natural for us, how- ever, to think back tomorrow to the happy Christmas seasons we spent in the midst of our own family b in Canada. before we became exiles in London. We recall how our children, with their life partners and our nine grandchildren, always used to come to our home in Oshawa on the Sunday nearest Christ- mas and spend a' glorious day with us. How we have missed that great family: . gathering since we came over here, and tended. Tests Show Pills Safely Effective By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: My family doctor prescribed birth control pills. for me. Recently I read that taking the. pills for two years which I have done, could possibly cause deformed babies. I am worried.--Mrs. B.G. The phrase "could . possibly cause" is rather vague and can mean anything or nothing. What are the facts? The U.S. Public Health Serv- ice and many other investiga- tive groups have tested these pills and found them.to be safe. I know of no report that they have caused any deformed ba- bies. The' pills are: relatively new. They 'have been under extensive testing in Puerto Rico for five years, and that is long enough to give us a fair idea of the drugs involved. Yet obviously five years can- not reveal what effect the pills may have if used for 10 or 20 years. We can reasonably ex- pect them to continue to act in the same fashion. Nevertheless, there could be some unexpected reaction, but there is no visible reason to think that this will oc- cur. To provide a generous margin of safety, the manufacturer first specified a limit of two years Just recently, however, this limit has been increased to four years. Some gynecologists be- lieve that four years is a more realistic length of time, still without rificing safety I can't 'say that indefinite use of' these pills is warranted. It will take time to find that out. I do not feel that you any reason for alarm, but Is gest that you discuss the sub- ject with your. doctor The concept of these. pills, from the outset, has not been to prevent pregnancy altogether but rather to provide a means of planned parenthood From ail we have been able to learn to date, this is an ef- fé ctive and S ife meth } We should continue to be waichful and we will I sa but I have scant patience with people who con P 3 fuse matters by imagining things that might happen with- out any evidence to suggest that anything harmful will occur, Dear Dr. Molner: What is the difference between diverticulosis and diverticutitis?--R.L. "Osis" means that an out- pouching exists, usually in the lower bowel. If it becomes in- flamed, the result is the "itis' form. Just having the "'osis" is rarely of much consequence to you; the "itis" needs attention. BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 24, 1943 Wesley R ott, Chief of the Oshawa F dartment, was elected by acclamation for the fourth successive term as presi- dent of the Oshawa Branch 43, Canadian Legion Oshawa Board of Education decided to increase fire insur- ance on all school property by 20 per cent. This would bring the total up to $960,000 Over 400 former OCVI stu- dents and teachers were serv- ing in the armed forces over- seas. Twenty members had made the supreme, sacrifice. Among those who received their commission as second lie! tenant at the Canadian Officers' Training Centre at Brockville were David McKibbin, Roger Conant and John Miller, all of Oshawa and Ian special Miss Frances Gage Alger were. awarded prizes as being the most out standing girl and boy in the uating class at OCVI com- mencement William D. Cornett and Ken- neth Phin, two Oshawa and dis- trict students at Queen's Uni- versity, were chosen among the tanding nts n North out America. to have their biographies listed in the annual publication of American 'col- leges and universities. this year we shall miss it more than ever, not merely because we shall be spending the day alone tomorrow,' but also be- cause we will not be in Canada to welcome into the family circle the latest new arrival, our first great grandchild, our grand-daughter Joan's baby son. That is an experience which will have to wait for a later date. COMES FROM WITHIN But we do not want our friends and: readers in many parts of Canada to imagine that we are feeling sorry for our- selves at having to spend this Christmas day alone, After all, the trie expression of Christ- mas joy comes from within one's own heart and mind, and not from outside. The meaning the Christmas message be- comes more real when we think of it and talk of it over our Christmas dinner for two. As we do so, all round us are symbols that many scores of people whom we are happy to call friends have been and will be thinking of us, and although we are separated in body by a waste of land and sea, yet we wlli be together in spirit, join- ing with each other in an ex- change of the traditional Christ- mas message which has so poig- nant an appeal in a troubled world. "Peace on earth, good- will to men" So as we spend our Christmas here on the outskirts of London, we do want all our friends and readers in Canada to know that they are close to us in.mind and spirit,.and that we send to them, as we have -done before, our heartfelt greeting: "A Merry Christmas to all of you." OTTAWA REPORT Members Pile Up Heavy Travel Bill By PATRICK NICHULSON OTTAWA -- Whatever Santa Claus may deliver down the chimneys of Canadian homes on the eve of Christmas, he has certainly already done very well by Canada's members of Par- liament. But of course the Ca- nadian taxpayer, who must foot this bill, should be the recipient of the gratitude. In fact, when the total of that bill and the reasons for it be- come known, the Canadian tax- payer will understandably emit a howl of protest. Nobody can reasonably deny that the responsible task of gov- erning Canada and auditing that government calls for able and experienced representatives in our Parliament. Nobody can reasonably deny that worthy representatives are worthy of their hire. But there are sound grounds for questioning the eth- ics of giving an 80 per cent in- QUEEN'S PARK # ment that the commissioners of crease to candidates who ap- plied for a more lowly paid job; and there are equally sound grounds for asking why. our law- makers, alone in Canada, should be permitted to draw a non- accountable tax free expense al- lowance. IS IT A RACKET But something more question- able remains to be brought to light. This is the new provision of unlimited travel expenses on top of the tax free allowance for expenses. Prime Minister Pearson, in- troducing the new pay bill last July, glossed over his proposal to "pay to members of the Sen- ate and House of Commons such actual transportation and travel- ling expenses and telecommuni- cations expenses as the Senate and House of Commons may or- der." On October 10, this was followed up by the announce- No Immediate Tax Changes Expected BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--A speech made by Premier Robarts in Hamilton carried a warning that taxes would be going up. The speech has been widely interpreted as indicating that in- creases would be put through in this coming year. This could be true but there was nothing in the speech which positively said as much. It could equally be taken that while tax increases were inevit- able eventually, they would not be decided on until after the current round of fiscal talks with Ottawa. The next federal - provincial conference is not until March and the chances are that no finality will be reached then. So that major increases still could be held off for quite some time. There was @ suspicion, in fact, that as well an advance warn- TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 24, 1963 .. Two Christmas Eve train wrecks--one in New Zea- land. and the other in Czechoslovakia claimed a total of 239 lives 10 years ago today -- in 1953. The New Zealand wreck killed 136 persons when the train, earrying holiday travellers and groups bound for Auck- land to see Queen Elizabeth during her visit there, plunged from a_ broken bridge into a flooded river. The Czech disaster took 103 lives when the Balkan Ex- press collided with a pas- senger train in Moravia. 1814--The Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the war of 1812-14 between Britain and the United States. 1948 -- Canada formally recognized the state of Is- rael. Co. The scene is set for gladness and cheer... 90 we send our brightest wishes with a happy "Thank you" for allowing us to serve you, Toronto-Peterborough Transport 38 PRINCE ST., OSHAWA Ltd. 723-9521 ing to the public this key speech of Mr. Robarts also was a mes- sage to his party supporters. The message: I will be tougher in:the future. There has been some: grum- bling in PC ranks about the at- titude of sweet reasonableness that Mr. Robarts has displayed with Ottawa. To some of us Mr. Robarts has been displaying statesmanship, but statesmanship doesn't make sense to many political follow- ers. And a leader must keep his followers happy. Being the man he is Mr. Ro- barts probably will continue to be essentially reasonable in his dealings with the federal gov- ernment. But he may bark a bit more in the future. And that essentially was what he was doing in this speech, along with warning the public that the cost ef government is continuing to go up. THIS WINTER Insofar as the prospect of tax increases this winter is con- cerned, it is still hard to see how Mr. Robarts can put in any major changes while. the com- mittee on taxation is conducting héarings. The need for money this com- ing year should not be so desper- ate that the government must get further revenue. It probably can carry on for another year without very great strain. And it might be wise to do so. The taxation committee . ap- pears to be doing a good job and it probably will come up with recommendations which will make it politically easier for the government to raise taxes. interna] economy of the House of Commons had authorized the payment to MPs of travelling P. expenses "between their place of residence or their constitu- * ency and Ottawa as may be re- quired for the performance of their duties as members of the ; House, if such expenses shall have been incurred in travelling by common carrier and do not exceed the cost of air transpor- tation economy fares and if the claims made are supported by receipted vouchers."" This new freedom of the gir has set off such a spate of par- liamentary travel that the air lines are booming in this field. The full cost to the taxpayers won't be known until a full year's accounts are available; but it sure will soar above the $58,158 or average of $219 per © MP which the taxpayers re- funded for MPs travel last year. WEEK-ENDS OUT WEST MPs who have previously sat out the lost weekends at Ottawa rather than foot their own travel bill are now finding that their duties call them home each weekend or almost as often. Joining the Thursday - to-Tues- day club on Parliament Hill, they fly home to distant points at the taxpayers' expense. Sam- ple: Ottawa-Edmonton economy class return $192, Those MPs who don't lavishly use this new bonanza have sometimes been chided by their winging col- leagues for showing them up by their modesty. "IT am terribly shocked," said one observer on Parliament Hill. "After all, what did they get $6,000 a year tax free for" "When one gets a pay in- crease. of $8,000 a year, one gets to spend money like a drunken sailor,"' quipped another, adding "'and fly all round Canada drunk or sober, especially if the cost is paid by someone else.' MPs should return home more often than their rail-bound fa- thers were able to do. The air- liner adds a new dimension to democracy by permitting this. But one senses a suspicion here that MPs are enjoying this new toy a little too much. Are all their weekend journeys really necessary Must the House al- ways have such a shamefully thin attendance as has been caused by recent absenteeism Responsible MPs are unhappy about their free-flying fellows, and the taxpayer will soon: be, PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "Report Small Babies Caused by Smoking."" -- Three Rivers (Mich.) Commercial. The re port, of course, is in error. "In both the animal and plant worlds, living under adverse conditions makes for harder and longer life."'--Sciénce note. This is at least particularly true of human beings in one re- spect, in that married men out- live single ones. Ronald W. Bilsky, D.C, CHIROPRACTOR @ Workmen's Compensation Injuries @ Spinal Dise Conditions 100 King St. E. 728-5156 110 KING E., OSHAWA -W.B. White Insurance Ltd. l aff We lift our voices to rejoice anew in the age-old wonder of Christmas. May your home be / enriched by every joy and blessing of this happiest of holiday seasons. 725-3579