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and love. It is the spirit the whole world needs most, If it were
to animate mankind In general and were to continue throughout
job me
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simple one ... We were to pre-
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the yettr, a new era of human experience would be ushered in,
But there are hearts in which it does not 'find
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b it came and stood over where
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' rare a three-minute talk about
a place, and
others in which it finds a place for a little while, onlay to
mangered Babe, or a beautiful stable, make a graceful ornament.
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Chri turas in Clinton" , .. Sounds
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after
a light snowfall . • .
triumph for a little Child born so long -ago, in the humblest
surroundings in a little unimporta»t, country.
To them Christmas is not on] y a holiday itis a Holy Day." A day
hallowed by the birth of .the Son of Gots, who became a man too,
easy doesn't it
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the young child was.
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BUT WHEN WE FINALLY set-
They also know the Christmas Star; but they see' it as the
ment which practically comes out
of the walls up at the Public
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fled down tohe story w t ri e ry '
School during the weeks before
Christmas. It' is the finest and most patent power moving the
s .n
' after ,the excitement "at Mi:
hearts of men .everywhere.
tion of God's inexplicable Love poured out on a love -hungry man -
mention how the, young ones
there sang the carols with such
Brown's store had died down
a
enthusiasm ... nor of the delight-
ful presents that everyone of them
poor, the sick and the unfortunate. At Christmastime, therefore,
it is especially fitting that these should be remembered.: And
little (by the way there are two
got from beneath the trees ...
this, of course, is especially a children's festival, the birthday
at Christmastide their joy and reassurance.
"letters to the editor" published
of a Child, and of One who loved children.
WE COULDN'T MENTION eith-
on page five this week, on the
For those who still retain the Sacrifice of the Mass as their
central act of worship of God; Christmas holds its even deeper,
er, how pretty the town looks,
especially to the visitor coming
Christ, that this Happy Christmas may be.the beginning of a
new understanding and accord among the nations of the world:
Brown story) ... We found that
a
that there may be greater spirit of tolerance, a new recognition :
of the rights' of man; and a greater concern' for the spiritual:
And when the y saw the
the job was not at all as easy as
May. Christ find his rightful place in all our homes and in `
all our hearts, this Christmas Da y'
alapearance of a helpless Babe, but under the form of bread- and
wine as He came at the Last Supper, many years later.
hall sports nor the matched
string or pea is which 'decks the
it looked ... Most particularly we
= Where shall we find the full
! ,o of Christmas?. Certain] of
not
top of the PUC building . , ,
were unable to pick and choose
the correct items to make it a
in the the greetings, the
M RCAF
star, they rejoiced with exceed'
real] story ;
WE HADN'T TIME TO TELL Or
tions, the hearty feasting them -
THERE
RE ARE SCI VERY MANY
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things going on in 'Clinton ati
Christmas time ... there are so,
many organizations doing good
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things for other people . hold -''t
ing' meetings ...planning parties
. There are so many apeclal
Christmas things goingon that we,
J ust hardly knew how to start...
And after wve had starteda we
r
thought. of •se many ways that
a
• And when theywould,
have perhaps been' better
A"� "'�• .n
e
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i.. and after it was recorded last
Sunday afternoon, we were very'.
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were come unto the . house
conscious that the whole thing
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could have been done much' better
if we had just done it over once>
more
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b •� they, Saw the young child
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• 41'E WOULD HAVE LIKED TO
mention; for instance, the pageant
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y t with .Mary his mother,and
that .wasso well performed- in
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Ontario Street United Church. last
{ Iw''
Sunday evening .. and' the young
people and their candle -lighting
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} << f ell down, and worshipped
service at Wesley -Willis United
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Church the same night We
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would have liked the radio listen -him;
ers to have heardabout the
and when they had
Christmas concerts that all of the
Sunday Schools held ... and the
baiting but 'so cute" way in
which the little folk presented
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a „ opened their treasures, they
their very first recitations
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WE WOULD VERY MUCII LIKEP
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resented 'unto -him gifts; �
to have described the decorations
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in Clinton . . , from the store
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window displays to the special
lighting effects some of the stores
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b •. n Q.. t a
gold and frankincense and
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have achieved: the Santa Claus on
the canopy at Beattie's furniture
store . , . and the trees up above
Pickett and Campbell's front door
, the really gay lights over the
now Graham service station on
Highway 4 ... and the twinkling
lights on all the trees in nearly all
LL10 houses ]n town . .
. „
WE WOULD HAVE liked
CSI iSAL MA5 SPIRIT
THE FULL JOY OF CHRISTMAS
oneto hear about the gaily ilium-
mated candy cane which is on one
(By Ituv. H- C. Wilson, Minister of Wesley Willis United
Church, Clinton, and liolmesviue United Church)
)
($y Rev. J. Crrnl,Fun , Parisi, Priest Of 4t. JOSCpIi'S Roman
of the doors up on Vinegar Hill
incl about those truly fortun-
C111MISTAXAS 'as
Catholic CiTrel,, Clinton, and St. Michaels Roman
ate people in Clinton who have
is here again and it brings, it always does
to a multitude of people, the world over, a new spirit of kindliness
Catholic' Church, Myth)
evergreen trees growingg In their
front yards, all ready for Christ-
Iights We
and love. It is the spirit the whole world needs most, If it were
to animate mankind In general and were to continue throughout
For some, Christmas is simply a time of general celebration.
It means a rest from work; a season' of a parties,friendly
mas . , . did mention
the green trees which the Cham-
her
the yettr, a new era of human experience would be ushered in,
But there are hearts in which it does not 'find
gatherings, pretty decorations, and hearty feastin. A liste
star adds a finishing touch to a sparkling tree; the image of the
of Commerce had mounted on
each of the light standards down-
a place, and
others in which it finds a place for a little while, onlay to
mangered Babe, or a beautiful stable, make a graceful ornament.
town, but we couldn't take time
to tell how nice they looked
vanish away. But it might be said that almost all hearts are .
happier and better at this season than at. other. What a
But those who love the Christmastide for its deeper and
richer meanings P outward -things,
gs are not content. with just these outward thio
j
after
a light snowfall . • .
triumph for a little Child born so long -ago, in the humblest
surroundings in a little unimporta»t, country.
To them Christmas is not on] y a holiday itis a Holy Day." A day
hallowed by the birth of .the Son of Gots, who became a man too,
THERE' WAS NO TIME, either,
But the Child did' not remain a child, The arranger became
in order to redeem mankind.
to mention the feeling of excite-
a throne and the Child a King. His kingdom was in the hearts
They also know the Christmas Star; but they see' it as the
ment which practically comes out
of the walls up at the Public
of men, and is in the hearts of men today. It . is the chief
influence in the kindliness which has become associated with
manifestation of the vast creative, protective, redeeming, sanctify -
ing power of Almighty Good, who rules the created world, They
School during the weeks before
Christmas. It' is the finest and most patent power moving the
too have the Babe of Bethlehem, but to them He is the manifesta-
Christmas . . . and we couldn't
hearts of men .everywhere.
tion of God's inexplicable Love poured out on a love -hungry man -
mention how the, young ones
there sang the carols with such
The Child of Bethlehem became known as the friend of the
kind, They enter, in spirit, the Stable -cave, bowing low Ili
humility, knowing with shame their own pride as they stand in
enthusiasm ... nor of the delight-
ful presents that everyone of them
poor, the sick and the unfortunate. At Christmastime, therefore,
it is especially fitting that these should be remembered.: And
the presence of God's lowliness, shown forth in His having taken
our human nature. And in this Star, Child, and Stable they find
got from beneath the trees ...
this, of course, is especially a children's festival, the birthday
at Christmastide their joy and reassurance.
W W W
of a Child, and of One who loved children.
WE COULDN'T MENTION eith-
It is the Christmas prayer of all men, who acknowledge
For those who still retain the Sacrifice of the Mass as their
central act of worship of God; Christmas holds its even deeper,
er, how pretty the town looks,
especially to the visitor coming
Christ, that this Happy Christmas may be.the beginning of a
new understanding and accord among the nations of the world:
original meaning. Christmas, for them, finds its focal point in
the Mass offered on Christ's Birthday; In the Mass, through which
from the north . and of the
brightly coloured lights on either
that there may be greater spirit of tolerance, a new recognition :
of the rights' of man; and a greater concern' for the spiritual:
He enters their midst again as truly as He entered the world' on
that first Christmas morn. Yet now He comes not under the
side • .. nor of the gay string of
bead. at the
May. Christ find his rightful place in all our homes and in `
all our hearts, this Christmas Da y'
alapearance of a helpless Babe, but under the form of bread- and
wine as He came at the Last Supper, many years later.
hall sports nor the matched
string or pea is which 'decks the
= Where shall we find the full
! ,o of Christmas?. Certain] of
not
top of the PUC building . , ,
Judge Fingland Is Reviewing Officer
in the the greetings, the
M RCAF
Station gatherings, the pretty decora-
WE HADN'T TIME TO TELL Or
tions, the hearty feasting them -
myrrh.
"Christmas Day Program On CFFL
Warden of Huron County W. J. Dale, Hullett Township, and
Wilma Dinnin, editor of the News -Record, pose here with Jack
Illman, production manager, and Jim Stanley, chief operator of
CFPL Radio, London, as they completed preparation for a broad-
cast on the afternoon of Christmas Day, between 3 ande4 o'clock.
Recorded at Wesley -Willis United Church, "with the assistance of
the Men's' Choir of that church, and their director M. R. Rennie,
Seaforth, the ten-minute long program will be part of the "Christ
mas Chronicles" hour which will Include music and messages
from six counties in Western Ontario. • (News -Record Photo)
Santa s visit, when the ver Scotch q 7 `r' the ex merely
y 3 neves or these are mere ��♦ �������s OK ®� Spending
Bannockburn lads led the man pression, not' the source `
from the north ri ht up to the of true Christmas joy:
town hall, where little Canadians ; Like the Magi of, old tyho
of English, Irish, Scotch, German, a
French, Dutch, Polish, acid many ,
other ancestries gathered for his * ,:
coming . nor could we tell of
Santa's visit to RCAF Station
Clinton yesterday afternoon
THERE WAS NO TIME TO tel] r s
Of the
pillar of colour which. the:
men in blue have made of the tall
silo at RCAF Station Clinton, nor' }: „
br the gleaming white cross at
It's
top nor of the prancingb�+k:4.
of 'Santa and his sleigh as he s ,
mounts and of the buildings near
the road . .nor of the dozens ,,�:°'� f,.:'f,1 �� �i•<., ', `i
of lighted trees, tall and small.
which decorate the Station and
the houses of Adastral Park . iso �?s z
NOR WAS THERE TIME to ,tell�4F
of the season's gaiety at the Hurons
Coounty Home just outside of Clin-
ton
lin- is ' • , x;'.
d all'of the visits which
are made to the boys and girls
there . .
AND WE FELT VERY BADLY,
indeed, ,that there was' .not time
for all of these things. for all
xr,r. s�tsb,;r,
of this is Christmas lir Clinton , .
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And thea
vena, and the skating, �, .� � � �. • ,
and the dances, and the home par-
ties' all of it is part ofz' 'fix
Christmas as we know '
at .. ,and
It is a very wonderful time of
year indeed .
(Continued on Page 12)
The Weather
195.4 ' 1953
high Low High Low
Dec. 1:6 31 11 24 14
17 35- 7 20 1 The reviewing officer, Judge Frank FIn land Clinton Ss' seen in ti
l8 36 29 24 0 on the occasion of the graduation of Telece unicat' sues ng the Guard
ion Officers Course at RCAF Stat
19 30 16 28 19 With Judge Fingland are Group Captain H. C. Ashdown, CD, MBE, Commanding Office
20 19 - 7 36 94 Station Clinton (left) and. F/L N. K. Young, Guard Commander. The graduates were:
21 13 -12 36 34 Allard, Chicoutimi, Que.; F/O Evans, Newtownards, Northern Ireland;'F/O`F. M, Ham
22 25 0 35 25 fax, N.S.; F/O W. S. Howie, Montreal; F/O G. R. Kierstead;-.saint John, N.B.; F/O C
snots,: 3 ins. Snow 6 ins. Amherst, N.S.; r/O J. S. Stolle, Vancouver,'B.C.; F/O kl. J. N. -Van :Bureil, Nault ,Ma
I Rain; .13 ins, B. Weick, Ocean Falls, B.C, (RC
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sought beyond the beatify of
the Star in the .East, and found.
$25,598 On. Hydro Rewiring
the Source of all beauty, the
Christ Child, we must seek first
According to Chairman 14, R.
Hawkins the Ontario Hydro has
financed by a debenture issue and
from 'funds estimated to become
the Babe of Bethlehem, ana-.
then, and only then, will our
approved an ex enditure by the
Clanton PUC ot�'y25,59$ for ex-
available.
Mr;Hawkins reported that ap-.
Christmas joy be unconfined.
tensions and improvements to the
proval was given. to Clinton's de -
electrical distribution system dur-,
benture issue for $15,000 to pro-
Pliss Elizabeth Cooper, pupil' at
1119 1951-55. The program will be
vide part of the funds required,
Noire Dame Academy Is visiting
hei grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Tre-
Rates Higher
er
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leaven.
At the same time, offset in-
I
o
Phone ���� �OU]r
ci eased operating costs, and the
Mr, and Mrs. William Town-
send, Souris, Man., were weekend
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carrying charges of the debenture
issue, approval also was given for
guests with the latter sister and
limband, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
N
1`i�HW,,99 ViSits
increases in its retail rates in ac-
cordance with the schedule sub
Colclough; Mr. and Mrs. Town-mitted
send flew to Toronto to. celebrate
At Christmas �g �,
to Ontario Hydro. All kilo=
att
uUefbilledDecember
their 50th Wedding anniversary on
1,1954,areto b atnthe
December 14 with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
It's not too late yet to send a
new .rates.
This program of extensions and
Fred Townsend and. family, To-
gift subscription of the Clinton
News -Record to
imphis rrogra will enable the PUC
ron a,
someone on your
to give its customers• improved
gift list. We will send out a card
electrical service and meet the
announcing your gift to -day, along needs of the growing community..
With a copy of this week's News- O
I Q Record, bringing your Christmas Ball -Macaulay
Ltd.greetings, along with those of
many other• folk in Clinton. I -lave Stab Party
4c a word, minimum 75e There is no better gift than that Ball -Macaulay Limited of Sea-
of the home paper, which brings forth and Clinton held a "
Wednesday, Dee. 29 -- Euchre party for
the news of home every weep to
and Dance, 'Varna Town Hall. .their staffs of both towns in the
Harry Norris and the Ranch Boys. someone who N away. For our Commercial Inti last week. This,
Sponsored by LOL 1035. Adonis_ last-minute shopping, buy I;&' lift was the second annual Christmas t
sion 50c, Prizes galore, 51b that lasts all year—a subscription
Thursday, Dee. 30 — Dance in to the News -Record. Party which Ball-lyracaulay has
Londesboro Community Ball, Nor- During this ,coming weekend, held for their employees, and there
ris Orchestra, 9 to 1. p.m Admin- you may have visitors at your were 19 adults with lune childreb G
Lad 50c; Spoisors: Tuckersmith Home. Perhaps you are .going out. present.
Ladies' Club. 51b 01' town to celebrate Christmas. Following g n n
Friday, Dec. 3.1 — Annual New g a goose f os served
Year's Eve Dance - fun for all. Wouldn't you like to read about it under the direction in host parlour in the Clinton News -Record next g a games
di evening a parlour
Fish' and Game Club House, Ad- week? If you would, just drop us
mission 75c. 51-2-b a line by mail, put a note in the games, including .an musical chairs
Fun galore pit the New Year's letter slot beside. the door' of the 'was eiajoyed, and the children also
Eve dance in the ,Crystal Palace, office 'or i' were treated to a visit from Santa
you prefer, phone Claus, who distributed
Mitchell, The entire Night Hawk Clinton 4, We 'will be .glad to gifts.
band will play 'for dancing from print the news of your ristmas °
10 till 2. .Hats, horns etc. Ple'tlse visiting, or of Christmas parties Harris and Davi
]Vote: The regular weekly dance which d Oakes, Uri!,
you h� held or attended, versity of Toronto are with their
is on Thursday, December 23 In- Just let us know. We'll do the parents, Dr. and Mrs. We. A. Oakes,
stead of Friday. 50-1-2-b I rest. for the Christmas vacation.
ter