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was snowing heavily an
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age of 'Oberndorf, high up'
the valley of Saizach, For
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uhours t
twee �'Qx
and Jim roofs and streets
'were covered deep with the
ably fallen t
whiteness,
The young priest -,of the vul-
la church looked but at the
darkening sky. "A silent blan-
ket of is glorious for
snow g
h aEve," ' he remarked
�' rkst#rn,
"but I fear it will be hard for
many, of MY members to attend
the 1Vlidnight Miss tonight."
As he spoke, the figure of
Franz Cruber, the village school-
master emerged from out of the
failing whiteness and entered
the parsonage. "Father Josefr
Father, Joseif!" lie cried as he
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encountered •bhe young priest,
"It is indeed bad news that I
bring you. I have just come
from.e
the church, and 'the organ
is broken: We mush await for
the arrival of the organinakex
from the. neighboring village,
apd 1 fear that our Mass tonight
must be carried on without th;e
happy Christmas songs of the
children."
'The priest smiled , at the
hoolmaster. "Have no fear,
Franz," he replied. "We shall
nota be disappointed."
" B t we must have music,
Fatr," Franz insisted. "On
Christmas Eve one must have
music."
"We will have music," the
priest declared resolutely. "Even
though: the organNis**etc ill
i,i]dren you . ha taught oan
sing' some of;.0e, old; 'Qhrlstmas
songs . theY POW* IRV X,
Franz Gruber sll,'ook lead.
"I fear their outhful voids.,
cannot sing them without ;th9
aid • of th!. organ," '
A smile spread over the face
of the young priest. '">Then- we
shall sing' a new song," he de-
clared. .Just this afternoon I
watched the darkening, sky and
the softly falling snowflakes,
these words came to me."
Drawing the •schoolhnasterin-
to his study, the young priest
placed before him t'he words
of. that joyous Christmas " carol
that will never die:
'SSilent night, holy night,
,All is calm all is bright,
Round yon calm,
Mother and
Child;
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in' heavenly peace."
"Father Josef," said the
SchoOnast as • he Bread; the
p+4em,, "thu '�`o1'da° sln,g� emr,
+seliyes,_Ba ef' mu►sl seem► t '
Heat ,from heaven to 'fit them.;
eives 'Per ec !ly about your
a o ' and set
pQom. Y ma � ho, ru!Q ,
t•.omdown, own ,int wrtin'g before
th,Y
e speed away again;"
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That night behind the .altar.
t
rail.... near a.. eandlercoverel
Christmas . tree"' Fatter Joseph
lyjehr,n'orphan girl.who tend-
ed
the p4asta ,Home and .Franz
Gruber* Sangthat glorious'
Christmas carol for the first
time to `the parishioners of
Saint 'Nicholas. Fran Gtuber'
himself accompanied tom' little
groupon his „guitar.
After the storm had abated,.
an organ balder from Fuegen•
in-Zil'lerth'al came to Oberndorf
to repair the broken organ. As
he left the little village, he took
a copy' of the carol with him,
and from his hands it was pdss-
ed on to all mankind.
Since that Christmas night in
la it has""`b"aU e tlie-wori'rlAs'
best loved Christmas carol. In
every city and hamlet, in every
:.. 7 lo al hearts 'oin
4 " 1.!k.,,,+ �14 ".. . SJ, a .J 4/ 4 4 44,4..:4,'., .
C J,, .Harris. •''�• . „
fryn,t •e d stateanent
ue k�!ah era . .
is , that, to ntatnta n our uvtn',g
standards and 'om
-cbat unem-
P�"m.
a u.,
to ,,.•.. ent, Oanadians • Must be
.
competitive, must constantly
strive for greater prodw4'tivity.
is enera'U ation that 'may
e i' . a be e ood or not
easxlY mrsun�d x�t ,
f '>�ilY a p pp reeiated: In a bulletin
to:* its employees a Toronto
manufact rgi.g firm has put the
prapositib.n in clear, dollars -
and -cents terms. To be paid
more, the company explains, a
'worker has to produce more.
Its average, . hourly wages -and -
fringes , cost is $2.60; the aver-
age for all Canadian manufac-
turing ,is $2.35, but in many
other countries the cast pof
manufacturing, wages and em-.
ployee 'benefits is under $1.00
an hour
"I manMf aeturing 'T 1,r
mill. Products,"" stat! the b
lain, "the raw materia' we,l
cost .just •as much" as• they. ado
our many Canadian and torei
competitors. • But what a w1144..
of it difference our wages
i °the level • of
f .,ree, With re a to
ter, many, e0,14,
r.
�ently..Opera, at le
mite! We' pan t charge ;cif this canacitY a, .n
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are
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d7aerere in higher paces' to ing expansion plans` becaushhea,a;'.s
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our customers. They won't Fav shortages o s lied`sta
for it. They would buy e]sewll, have,to,hgrea,ec.le !s
where, 'ro kee • com etitive we on stepped up.•izmmigration, edu-'
P•P.
have to produce more .and bet- cation and job -retaining to solve
ter metal to, Take more and this problem:
together to ,. observe Christmas,
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better jobs." - Profits and capital are other
An accompanying chart gra- principal factors in ,our ability
'phically illustrated the point. to compete. Companies. must
Against the hourly wages be able to earn enough• and
fringes cost of • $2.36 in Can- keep enough for research and
adiari manufacturing, there are product developmient, enough
competitive costs; Sweden $1.44; to re -invest in modernization
West Germany $1.14; Great Brir and expansion of plant and
tain .96 cents; France 96 cents; equipment. Governancent pol
Belgium 93 cents; Switzerland icies on. taxation and on the
90 cents; Italy 90 cents; the formation and ernpiyment of
Netherlands 79 cents; Japan '7$ capital are of the greatest con -
cents, «.«...„
the joyous words of "Silent
Night, Holy Night" are sung.
.swni+ba,. , rgs••
ay t(It spiritual hlrnsingn aaf
flit 4111rtottiuto amine be iuitll gnu unit goons.
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'( ' f and once again
we pause to wish good friends all the special
joys and blessings of the season. May
your Day bring an' abundance of happiness and peace.
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CLEANERS
WEST STREET
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Joyful wishes and the very best
of holiday happiness to our many friends.
IERY
WEST STREET
M ay your Christmas be blessed with the joy
and peace of that Day, when the.
i n el sari '-the gtory"of l-whote-aart.— :__.
lay sleeping in a manger.
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Rejoice ` I
in His name
this Christmas Day.
May the spiri6
Of love f 11 your heart.
J' G
T�-IE SQUARE
HAMILTON STREET
-8192
it's Christmas •
.arid we'd like •
to extend our sin'dre wishes
to one and all• for an old-fashined
holiday filled with joy and
and cheer. May the
special happiness of the holia'ci
season be reflected
s
throughout the days to ;;�. � • '
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Santa is coiling with a sleighful of merriest Christmas wishes
for our nit -any' kind friends and all those they hold dear. We
hope your holiday will be an especially joyous one, holding
a wealth of ' happy hours. It has been both a privilege and a
pleasure to serve you, and 'we thank you for your most kind
patronage.
McGEE BROTHEP$ and ,STAFF