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She Oshawa Zines ~e Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1944--PAGE 4 First Christmas Story As Related In Gospels St. Matthew, 2, 1-11 Standard Revised Version Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the day of Herod, the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying: "Where is he that has been born king of the Jews, for we have seen his star in the east and have come to worship him." When Herod the king heard this he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, in Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, the land of Judea, are by no "means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you shall come a ruler who will govern by people Israel." Then Harold-summoned the wise men secretly, and ascertained from them what. time the star appeared, and sent them to Bethlehem, say- ing: Go and search diligently for the child, and when you found him, bring we word that I, too, may come and worship him." When they had heard the king, they went their way and lo, the star . which they had seen in the east went before them till it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star they re- joiced exceedingly with great joy, and going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother and they fell down and worshipped bim. Then, opening their treasures, "they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh, St. Luke 2, 8-18 Revised Standard Verson. And in that region there were shephards out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were filed with fear. And the angle said to them: "Be not afraid; for behold I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people, for to you, is born this day! in the city of David a Savior which® 5 is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign to you; you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angels a multitude of the heavenly host, praising and saying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased." When the angels went away from them into: heaven, the shep- herds said to one another: "Let us go over to Bethlehem to see' this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us." And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning the child, and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them, But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. True Spirit Of Christmas Christmas began traditionally as a season in which the peace and goodwill proclaimed on the first Christmas morning formed the focal points of the annual obser- vance of this central festival of the Christian world. No matter how much Christmas customs and habits have changed down through the centuries, from the humble giving of Good King Wenceslas down to the garish ostentation which is so common today, deep in the hearts of men and women there still remains the central theme of Christmas Day, rejoicing in the birth of "'a Savior, which is Christ the Lord." | : It is not difficult to be cynical about that Christmas theme in the modern world, when we have the spectacle of hate, brutality and bloodshed being enacted in places like South Vietnam, the Congo, and even in Mississipi. In these places, there are few signs of the Divine love impelling mankind to live in peace and goodwill with each other. Yet, in spite of these manifesta- tions which are the opposite of the gospel announced on that first Christmas morning, we do live in a world which is full of humanity, love, brotherliness and goodwill. This is seen in the bosom of those families which observe the Christ- mas festival in a spirit of love for the Babe of Bethlehem and one another. The true 'spirit is seen, also, in the actions of countless organiza- tions and groups which concentrate on helping to make the Christmas She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. ©. ROOKE, General Monager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times soneirnng The Oshawo Times (established AAR ond the itby' Gazette and Chronicle 1863) is published daily Sundays end Stetutory holidays excepted). Members Dally iation, The Canodian Press, oy Greuietion ond the Ontario Provincial Dailies A iati The C - Press af 4 ively itled t republication all news Sorte te Pu poner credited $0. or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des patches are also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. season a happier time for the sick and aged, for the unfortunate ones in our midst, and for little children without homes, who are inmates of institutions.' This outpouring of Christian feeling for the needy and distressed is a true demonstration that the real spirit of Christmas has penetrated many hearts. The spirit of Christmas is seen, too, in family reunions around the festive board. It is here that the festivities which make Christmas day one to be cherished as it comes around each year have their chief centre. Here, indeed, do we find that peace of mind and heart, and that goodwill which Christmas is intended to symbolize. So, on the eve of this great festival, we ex- press our hopes that it truly be a day of happiness for all our readers, to whom we extend our hearty wishes for "A MERRY CHRIST- MAS." Other Editors' Views STUCK WITH NAZI (Buffalo Evening News) An interview with George Lin- coln Rockwell, head of the Amer- jean Nazi Party, over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recently raised an angry storm. In speak- ing over the network, he used all the vicious racial cliches that have made him infamous. The program has resulted in his being barred from Canada by Immigration Min- sister Rene Tremblay. An alert to prevent his entry has been dis- patched to all border points. The only trouble with the order is that the United States apparently is stuck with this swastika-banded disciple of the late Adolf Hitler. AN IRONIC COMMENT (London Free Press) Voters in South Waterloo contri- buted a ironic comment on the statement made in London by Char- les Templeton that the New Domo- cratic party is a dying force in Canadian politics. They elected Max Saltsman, a Galt alderman and From The Editorial Staff To All Our Readers -- A Merry Christmas THE CHRISTMAS STORY World's Greatest Need Is Peace And Goodwill ' By LOYAL PHILLIPS Publisher Ocala, ¥'!orida, Star-Banner Starting like a faint echo in the hills of a remote Roman Province, the Christmas story has become the most revolu- tionary challenge. since time began. It is doubtful whether mighty Caesar ever heard of Mary. and Joseph or of the good tidings brought to the shepherds by the angel chorus. Yet the tender blessed event heralded by the Star of Bethlehem has proven to be more revolutionary than the Hiroshima blast or Ranger Seven's trip to the moon. Like baubles on our Christ- mas tree, in terms Of infinity, nuclear war heads and space rockets are man-made devices which will in time be supplanted and obscured. The birth in. the manger and the angels' mes- sage will affect mankind throughout all eternity. What happened at Bethlehem repre- sented a divine offer of peace and good will not only in this age but for the hereafter. Fortunately for this and all future generations, the prom- ised Prince of Peace proved to be more than just an oriental monarch and more than just a Jewish messiah. He was the Church Women Snub Manifesto The Women's Board of the United Church of Canada, representing 250,000. women, we are glad to note, has not endorsed a manifesto -- a so- called Declaration by Canadian Women -- containing sharp criticism of the Canadian Broadcasting Ccrporation. The board has sent a letter to the 102 presbyterials of the Unit- ed Church stating this position. It declined endorsement on the grounds that statements in the declaration were too general, undocumented and too extreme; clear origin of the manifesto could not be traced; results of such criticism were more likely to be destructive than construc- tive. This is a constructive and thoughtful attitude that must be applauded. When any group goes off the deep end to sug- gest as the declaration did that its purpose, and by iniplication the purpose of all Canadian women, was "'to end the domin- ation of a minority who misuse the CBC to spread propaganda for perversion, pornography, tree love, blasphemy, dope, vio- Jence and crime", it is suspect on several counts, not the least of which is its colossal pre- sumption. (St, Thomas Times Journal) Son of God and his gift to the world is immortal testimony that there is a generous living Creator who feels deep concern for the welfare of all mankind. The miracle birth which was made known to a few shepherds marked the beginning of the Christian religion. However, the Bethlehem mystery unfolded into something far more signifi- cant and more dynamic than a new religious faith. The. Christ- mas story represents the be- ginning of Christian civilization, which we now know as the civilization of the west. Our calendars mark time according to His birth and our laws and rules of conduct are based on His teachings. It is proper of course that we celebrate the birth of our Saviour' with music, with gifts and with fellowship. Howgrer this 'Christmias let's 'obe deeper into' the Christmas 'story for guidance in handling our present problems at home and around the world. Beyond _ the lights, the carols and good cheer, what can Christmas bring to the modern world? Our troubled world needs many things today but the one thing we need above all else is good will, the kind of good will mentioned by the divine messenger over the Palestine hill tops. Today we find bitter- ness between nations and be- tween races - - between labor and management - - between liberals and conservatives and bitterness between neighbors. Perhaps we are forgetting that the sacred promise of peace which came during the holy night at Bethelem was directed to men of good will. The Christmas story carries a message of brotherhood and takes the form of a_ parable wherein the despised Samaritan aids the injured man who was ignored by a priest. The story is continued in the sermon on The Mount during which bless- ings were promised to peace- makers. At Calvary the story ended for a brief interlude but not before the crucified Saviour re- BIBLE THOUGHT "And Moses said, the people, among whom I am, are six hun- dred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month ... and the Lord said thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not." Numbers 11:21,23 It is not difficult for God to keep His word with one or a million. Whether it to save . Wied ct a \. Seeing the decorations on us from our sins or to save us from ourselves, 'Thy word: is truth." TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN RESS Dec, 24, 1964... The Treaty of Ghent, end- ing the War of 1812 between Britain and U.S., was signed at Ghent 150 years ago to- day--in 1814. The Americans declared war on June 18, 1812, accusing British ves- sels of violating American neutrality and _ territorial waters during the First Na- pojeonic War. After Na- poleon's defeat Britain took the offensive in the Ameri- can campaign but neither hower became commander- in-chief of Allied invasion forces in Europe during the Second World War. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1914--the first air raid on England took place, a Ger- man bomb exploding harm- lessly in a Dover garden; French artillery silenced German batteries on the Western Front; Allied troops in Belgium made slight ad- vances towards Ostend. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- quested God's forgiveness for his heartless tormentors. r By word and by precept the Prince of Peace taught that it is more important to be a good neighbor than to observe relig- ious rituals. In our self-sufficient com- placency we sometimes assume that our enlightened belief in the integrity of the individual and our insistence that a man is innocent until proven guilty come natural to intelligent men. But it is not so. All these humanitarian principles come to us from the story which began in the City of David and ended with the miraculous open- ing of a sealed tomb at Calvary. Today the world's rulers wrestle in vain with the prob- lem of human relations and we fall back on legislative pana- ceas and military alliances to establish mutual' respect be- tween men and nations. Yet for 2,000 years we have had before us the one golden rulé which could maintain peace and good will: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Truly the gift of God's Son was the love gift of the ages and anyone who harbors hate on this holy day is out of step with the season. Once more throught the eyes of hope we join the faithful Mary and Joseph - - the reven- ent shepherds and Magi - - in adoration -before the Babe in the manger. With them we seem to hear faint echoes of a heavenly choir singing "Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth Peace, good will toward Men," MAC'S MUSINGS Christmas Eve has come once More, and this year it has A very special meaning For me, because it is the First Christmas spent in Canada, surrounded by my Children and grandchildren, And my great-grandson For seven years during which I have been in Britain. The six Christmases I have Spent in Britain have been Filled with joy and delight, Whether spent with friends And relatives in Scotland, Or in an English home, And it has been interesting To note the spirit in which The true meaning of the Christmas festival is Celebrated over there This year J have missed The streets of London's West End, and the great Christmas tree from Norway Which yearly comes to stand On Trafalgar Square, where Thousands of people gather Every evening to listen to . Choirs singing their carols, But these outward symbols Of Christmas do not have The same impact as that Which comes from being at Home with one's family, Joining in the festivities Just as we used to do Before going to Britain. It makes a difference, too, To be back among the many Friends we used to visit At the Christmas season, And the associates of the » More OTTAWA REPORT ~ Party Leaders Take Respite By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The family Christ- mas party of a political leader surely seldom outnumbers his political party as represented in the House of Commons. But that will be the position when Social Credit. leader Bob Thompson and the Ralliement des Creditistes leader Real . Caoguette celebrate the Holy Day. Mr. Caouette, the only French-Canadian leading a fed- eral party today, will enjoy per- haps the most colorful celebra- tion, with its ure of the tra- ditional French Jour de |'An or New Year's Day and the Eng- lish Christmas. , He will start by attending midnight mass, going with -his family into his church at Rouyn as Christmas Eve draws to a close. In many ways the most beautiful and impressive cere- . mony of the church's year, in which three masses are cele- brated, the service lasts for about two and a half hours. Then the Caouette family, some 60 strong, will move to his big garage, gay with Christ- mas decorations and dominated by a arge brightly-lit-tree. Santa Claus, who in everyday life is Real's brother, will dis- tribute presents to everyone. As the highlight of this Reveil- lon, a huge Christmas dinner will be consumed, consisting of the traditional Quebec '"'tor- tieres" or pork pies, as well as the English turkey. These will be followed by a wide selection of fruit cakes, fruit and other desserts. Then comes the singing, as all will join in the well-known Christmas songs, ranging from carols such as "Il est ne, le divin enfant" and old Quebec songs like "Mon beau sapin'" (my pretty Christmas tree), to mod- ern favorites including "White Christmas."' While the older people talk, the children will play with their new toys until around 9 a.m., when English - speaking Cana- dian families are just starting their Christmas Day, the Caou- ette family will Jay their sleepy heads on their pillows. QUEEN'S PARK Far away at. Red Deer, Al- berta, the family of Bob Thomp- son will have only 7 a.m. on their clocks, When they get up, they will all find gifts for them under the Christmas Tree. Then the family, Bob and his wife Hazel, their eight children,, the husband of their eldest daughter Grace and her young son Kevin, will all go to church. Around 3 p.m. they will sit down to their oy A dinner, Prime Minister Pearson will celebrate Christmas Day in Ot- tawa, happy to have his diplo- mat son, Geoffrey, with his wife and five children back in Ot- tawa after seven years serving in Paris and Mexico City. New Democrat leader Tommy Douglas was hampered in mak- ing his Christmas plans by the uncertainty as to when Parlia- ment would adjourn, His hope was to travel west with Mrs. Douglas, and celebrate the holi- day in his constituency at Burn- aby, B.C, Both his daughters are married, and a family re- union was hot practicable. WELFARE FOR MINISTER John Diefenbaker had laid plans to fly to Tobago on the Wednesday before Christmas, together with Mrs. Diefenbaker and his brother Elmer. For him, the Christmas and New Year holiday would be 10 days in the Tropics, far from the snow of Parliament Hill--where of course in recent days the snow is the only thing which has been pure and crisp and deep. Health Minister Judy La- Marsh, detained in Ottawa by Parliament and cabinet meet- ings, planned to entertain her brother, his wife and their three children to Christmas dinner at her home at Niagara Falls. "It generally takes me two weeks to get all set for Christ- mas, but this year I will have to do it in two days," she told me. Decorating the house, pre- paring the oyster stuffing for the turkey, wrapping presents for her guests, and getting the wooziness of the Long Session out of her head will keep her sprinting up to the post. A Happy Christmas to them all! Need More Men Like Macaulay By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Love that Bob Macaulay. He's gone from here but he still keeps stirring things up. "had ex-minister-of-everything keeps popping up in the news. He talked of running for mayor of Toronto. Didn't, but managed to tell the city what kind of a mayor it should have. He warned -- or predicted-- that Japanese industry was get- ting ready to move into Ontario. And scared all the old blue- bloods in the country half to death. Now he has taken a wham at our education system. He says it stifles children; doesn't en- courage their natural creative bent; doesn't let them go; it over-disciplines them. 1,000,000 MACAULAYS? What a horrible thought. for this festive season! Is Mr. Macaulay the model for the model Macaulay educa- tion? We have 1,300,000 school chil- dren in Ontario. Should we raise them in this model. More than a 1,000,000 Macaulays? Just think, 4 We would have more than a 1,000,000 M's to run everything. What and who would there be to run? - than 1,000,000 super- bosses. And nothing or nobody to boss. a 1,000,000 cooks broth. BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO December 24, 1949 Bill Hamilton of Oshawa was chosen a member of the Cana- dian Cycling team to participate in the British Empire Games at Auckland, N.Z. and no A war memorial containing the names of 1,300 pupils and staff members of OCVI, who served in Second World War, was unveiled by Mrs. Maurice G. Hart. Assisting in the cere- mony were W. George Rapley, A. E. O'Neill, Rev. H. D. Clever- don, and Eric Aldwinckle, who designed the memorial. Elsie Sheremeta and David jonevan were mamed as the outstanding pupils of the year at OCVI, 30 YEARS AGO December 24, 1934 W. BE. N. Sinclair, KC, an- nounced his intention of being a candidate for mayor for a third term, Cyril Johnston was the enter- tainer at the Oshawa Rotary When Bob was minister of energy in no time at all he wrote a book on nuclear power. Imagine. 1,000,000 books on power, and nobody to read them. He became minister of eco- nomics and development. In no time there was a trade crusade, and salesmen running all over the world. Imagine 1,000,000 trade cru- sades. Sell, sell, sell, sell, .., but what? NO 1,000,000 But still love that Bob. He's needed... . / And more like him. He's needed here. He's a dreamer and an ideal- ist and he's bright and he's-a fighter and a crusader--some- one once said he was an NDP'er with gold knuckles. What he has to say probably will help our education system. Give it a bit of a kick. But we couldn't stand a 1,000,000 of him. We would starve to death. Everybody would be thinking and nobody farming and run- ning the machines and fixing tires on cars and serving meals in restaurants. ' The day may come when we're completely automated and all we'll have to do is think. But that day is a few corners away yet. And, in the mean- time, our education system has to develop our children for the day of today. Much as we may not like it we still all have to do some chore work--even, we suspect, Mr. Macaulay. POINTED PARAGRAPHS People who wonder where the old-fashioned hard winters have gone should send a few inquiries out to Alberta and Saskatche- wan. The drive to "curb" drinking drivers would be 100 per cent effective if the cars were left in the garage rather than at the curb. There is one useful thing about automation -- it provides after- dinner orators with a subject for their oratory. a i, i * WRITE... MATRIC NICHOLSON TO PATRICK NI . The Edftor, : os, The Oshawa Times. ae Sir: After reading Mr. Wichal- son's repo. your paper Te- - garding Mr, Thompson's : Africa, and certain facts : myself, I felt it my duty to set. the record st . a a In his article he stated that all I was, was the president of the Alberta Fish and Game As- sociation of Irma, Alberta, po ulation, 425, 'The' fact is that t represent 57,000 le and 4 done so since 1958, " three times, with a majority. I success! af a large farm in that area and pave gene man be Sand m- munity over the past ears, Why Mr. Nicholson te ear tack me personally is more than I know, : ee. Regarding the Thom safari to Africa, the first i od tion of this was when I read, in the Montreal Gazette, that Mr. Thompson was in Africa representing the Canadian ernment. I would like to make it clear, at this point that I have no objections to Mr. Thompson pen Mg hel if he could do Canada, or the people, any > I am certain that he is ox better versed on African affairs, than on Canadian affairs. His contribution--to-parliament--cer- tainly wouldn't be missed as he has voted for the Liberal gov- ernment on every occasion, ex- cept one. On that day they had a conference on the floor of the House, 'to make sure that his vote was not needed. It is my duty, as a member of Her Majesty's loyal opposition to see that government opera- tions are carried out in the proper manner, especially when they are spending the taxpayer's money. On Wednesday, Novem- ber 18, I asked the minister of external affairs if Mr. Thomp- son was representing the Cana- dian governmnet, and if so had an order-in-council been passed approving this appointment, The minister, with a pathetic look in his eye, glanced at the speaker, and the speaker ruled me out pf order. Later on in the day, dur- ing interim supply, I again brought the matter up, asking the minister of external affairs the same question. There were fourteen cabinet ministers in the House at the time and you could see from their amazement that they knew nothing of this ap- pointment. The minister could not give the answer to this ques- tion and passed it off. The next day, having had all night to sleep on the matter, he told the House that Mr. Thompson was going to Africa to free the hos+ tages. It was amusing to find that most of Mr, Thompson's colleagues did not know that he was. going, and yet Mr. Nichol- son admits that the trip was planned three months before, It is interesting to point out here that "Time" magazine mentioned Mr. 'Thompson's safari, in a recent issue. They wrote that Mr. Thompson had not been briefed by the depart- ment of external affairs, and yet Mr. Nicholson claims that he was. Mr. Martin's reply, when asked about Mr. Thomp- son's em! was: "Well, he talked to: me." . I feel that we have senior officers in external affairs quife capable of looking after the problems on foreign policy, and I feel it is my duty to get an- swers from the minister of ex- ternal affairs regarding the spending of the taxpayer's money. CLIFFORD §. SMALLWOOD MP for Battle River-Camrose. CANADIAN LEADER 'Premier Lesage's speech at the St. Lawrence College fune- tion in Quebec City over the weekend establishes him more firmly than ever as a great fig- ure in the total Canadian scene of 1964. The years have made it crystal clear that his aspira- tions for Quebec depend upon his aspirations for Canada as a whole. Our optimism is not weakened by such incidents as Mr. Rene Levesque declaring to an Amer- ican audience that he is a '"'po- tential separatist". Everybody is potentially something else. Until definitions become precise we have other things to worry about. : (Montreal Star) PAPER MISSED?. - Call : 723-3783 © to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES OEL We join in wishing you a Happy Yuletide. May the' season bring much happiness. 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