Clinton News Record, 1955-12-22, Page 10PAGE TEN
Clinton News -Record
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and
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EDITOR: WILMA D. DINNIN
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1955
CLINTON NEWS-ltECORD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1955
"CHRIST" IN CHRISTMAS
(Contributed)
CHILDREN LOVE a birthday party. Atter
being scrubbed until their faces shine,. they start
out, little :girls with their frilly dresses, little
boys with their hairall slicked back looking
for all the world like the cherubs they are not.
They refuse to start for the party, though, until
they have their presents. They must be nicely
gift wrapped too.
Children enjoy giving presents as much as
they enjoy receiving them. They have not yet
become sophisticated. They are as natural as
can be. At Christmas -time adults become child-
ren
hildren again. They take off their wrappings and
unashamed do the natural childlike things. Look-
ing for appropriate gifts becomes a national
passion. We get a lot of honestto-goodness
fun making other people happy, and by giving
gifts to all sorts of good causes as well: as to
our friends,
Christmas is the time of the year when we
can be supremely happy. It commemorates the
great event in history, the birth of• the founder
of Christianity. It is a birthday holiday, and
a time when the child spirit reigns -supreme.
Through the years certain customs, `
prac-
tices and goings-on which have no connection
with Christmas have In the public mind become
associated with its celebration. These have often
obscured the real meaning of the Holy Day.
But more and more, thoughtful men and wo-
men are coming to realize the religious signifi-
cance of time celebration. Make Christmas
Christian. Be careful of your habits, avoid' all
extravagances. Cut out all drinking. Drinking
is dangerous and might easily be the cause of
unhappiness' and sorrow. What a Christmas
for the family if the father and mother are
sleeping off the effects of a party when Santa
Claus conies!
When all is said and done Christmas is
basically and profoundly a religious experience.
It celebrates not only the birth of a child but
the birth of an idea. Peace, the greatest need
in the world, is in short supply. So is unselfish-
ness. We can help build up reserves. Christ-.
mas can be Christian without being stuffy.
Churches will; be telling us to put Christ into
Christmas and to make Christmas Christian.
Well, why not!
BAN STUDENTS' SELLING CAMPAIGNS
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
BOTH PUBLIC and High School Boards
in Durham have put an end to selling cam-
paigns by students. It has become a common
practice for school students to go into the
Christmas card or magazine selling business,
to raise money for their student associations.
In banning future sales campaigns, several
reasons were given by the board, The Durham
Chronicle says: "Exploitation of the children
by industry was mentioned. Tensions among
the students over salesmanship ability, tempta-
tions to .youngsters in having sums of money
WITH OUR B
A LONG-TIME FRIEND of ours last week
requested a re -print of "The Christmas edit-
orial" and we surprised ourselves as well as
he, with the answer, "Do you mean -Virginia?"
Of course that was the one our friend meant,
for it has become a true classic.
Written by Francis Pharcellus Church in
the New York Sun in 1897, in reply to a
IS THERE
Virginia, your little friends are wrong.
They have been affected by the scepticism
of a sceptical age,
They do not believe except they see.
They think that nothing can be which is
not comprehensible by their little minds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be
men's or children's,` are little.
In this great universe of ours, man is a
mere insect, an ant .in his intellect, as com-
pared with the boundless . worlds about him,
as measured by the intelligence capable of
grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and gen-
erosity and devotion exist, and you know that
they abound and give to your life its highest
beauty and joy.
Alas! how dreary would be the world if
there were no Santa Claus!
It would be as dreary as if there were
no Virginias.
There would be no childlike faith ° then,
no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this
existence.
We should have no enjoyment, except in
sense and sight.
The eternal light with which childhood fills
the world wouldbe extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus!
You might as well not believe in fairies,
You might, get your papa to hire inen to
watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve
to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not
see Santa Claus coming down, what, would
that prove?
Nobody sees Santa Claus but that is no
sign that there is no Santa Claus.
The most real things in the world are
those that neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn?
Of course - not, but that's no proof that
they are not there.
Nobody can conceive or imagine all, the
wonders that are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
Muggs
and
Skeeter
in the school, nuisance to parents and the fact
that the school's job is education, were among
the arguments presented."
"We agree with the school boards," says
the Wiarton Echo in commenting upon this,
"but think they might have added blackmail
to the reasons. What else is it when your
son or daughter cones home and puts the
finger on you for a sale, saying: "But, Mom,
all, the other kids' mothers are buying a sub-
scription from them. I'll be the only one.
You just have to."
EST WISHES
tearful letter from a wee Virginia, whose
slightly older friends had teased her, saying,
"Santa Claus isn't real", this editorial makes
fine pre -Christmas reading for even the, oldest
of "children".
With our compliments, and the best of
Christmas wishes, we therefore give you,
again -"Virginia".
A SANTA CLAUS?
You tear apart the baby's rattle and see
what makes the noise inside, but there is a
veil covering the unseen world which not the
strongest man, nor even the united strength
of all the strongest men that ever lived, could
tear apart.
Only faith, fancy, poetry. love, romance,
can push aside that curtain, and view and
picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond.
Is it all real?
Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus!
Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever,
A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay
ten times ten thousand years from now, he
will continue to make glad the heart of child-
hood.
"THIS OLD CAR"
(Sung to the tune of a, popular song, this
little ditty can mean quite a bit to a family'
at Christmas. It was taken from a newspaper
advertisement by one of our readers.)
HAVE YOU DECIDED
WHAT YOU WANT
FOR CHRISTMAS;
SKEETER?
YES,
CRAMPS,,,
ANEW
BICYCLE;
This old car once knew some children
This old ear once knew a wife
This old car once knew a husband
And a merry family life,
But this faintly's trips are over;
Picked a dangerous spot to pass,
Then they saw the death's angel peek
Through the broken windshield' glass.
Ain't gonna need this ear no longer,
Ain't gonna need this car no more;
Had no time to fix the brakes up,
Had no time to fix the door.
Had no time to fix the stearin'
Or to drive with more restraint;
Ain't _gonna need thiscar no longer,
They've been taken to meet the saints.
GRANDMA J
WAS
CONSIDERING
GETTING YOU
SOMETHING
-� ELSE."
N YOU
L ME WHAT
1T' IS?
APPLE OF DISCORD
From Our Early Files
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, December 16, 1915
Dr. Axon is having new dental
parlours over Mayor Jackson's
store and will move in the near
future: '
C. W. Robb, who has been . a
teacher at CCS for the past coup-
le of years has resigned to take
a better position at the new tech-
nical school at Toronto.
Leo Flynn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Domnick Flynn, Hallett, is the
new junior at the Royal Bank,
Clinton.
Mrs, John Wiseman left this
week to spend a few days with old
friends at Toronto.
Oliver Johnson was calling on
his old friends last week.
Miss 0. Cooper entertained her
lady friends on Wednesday even-
ing.
Miss Jennie Holmes spent a few
days in Goderich last week,
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, December 16, 1915
A. J. Tyndall was the winner of
the watch in the guessing contest
put on by W. H. Hellyar last
week, He came within a few sec-
onds or the time the watch ran.
Mr, and Mrs, John Brown, Step-
hen Township received the ap-
pointment of I{eeper and Matron
of the House of Refuge at the
December meeting of County
Council last week.
H. S. Chapman attended the as-
sises in Goderich.
Rev. C. E. Jeakins, formerly
rector of St. Paul's Church, is now
in England doing service as an
army chaplain with the rank of
Captain.
T. H. Hardy has again joined
the Knitting Company as packer,
the position resigned by Morley
Counter who enlisted in the 161st
Battalion.
Mrs. Rachel Shrank and Mass
Rae Neilans have accepted posit-
ions as teachers in the new knit-
ting mill being opened in Kincar-
dine.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, December 18, 1930
A. F. Cudmore, Harold Fremlin
and J. J. Smith are attending
county court in Goderich this week
as members of the Grand Jury.
Hon, George S. Henry was
sworn in as Prime Minister of On-
tario on Tuesday.
Misses Jennie and Rose Teb-
butt spent the weekend with rel-
atives in Goderich.
Mrs. Earl O'Neil, Halifax, N,S.,
arrived last week to visit her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Schoenhals.
Miss Evelyn Hall, of • Toronto
University arrivedhome yesterday
evening for the Christmas holi-
days.
Mrs. A. D. Beaton and her
daughter, Miss Louise Beaton,
motored up from Toronto and
spent the weekend in town.
Hugh Ball, who was so severely
burned a few weeks ago awing to
the explosion of a lamp, has re-
turned from Clinton Hospital and
is recovering nicely. His father,
who had his hands burned in put-
ting out the fire, is almost well
again.
The ,cobalt bomb which was de-
veloped by Canadians and first
used in the Cancer Clinic in Lon-
don, Ontario, has proventa be one
of the most effective methods of
administering' radiation to ,deep-
seated turners..
CONFIDENTIALLY, SITE NO, THANKS,
WANTS TO GIVE YOU CRAMPS,
A GIFT CERTIFICATE I'LL TAKE
FOR A BALLROOM THE BICYCLE
DANCING COURSE: FOR CHRISTMAS„
10 Years Ago
CLINTON 'NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, December 13,, 1945
Mr, and Mrs. W. E. Perdue,
Mrs. Jack Perdue, Galt, and little
son, Raymond; Mr. and Mrs. Adel -
bed Gardiner, Goderich township,
motored to London on Saturday
to welcome and bring home the
former's son, Gunner. Donald E.
Perdue, who has served three
years in the Central Mediterran-
ean theatre and North West Eur-
ope.
Ross Merrill has just opened a
new radio and electrical repair
shop in the quarters on King
Street, 'formerly occupied by
Frank Fingland, K.C., barrister.
The business will be known as
Merrill Radio and Electric.
John Derry, resident of Clinton
for more than half a century is
celebrating his 93rd birthday on
Sunday next, December 18.
Huron County Crop Improve-
ment Association was organized at
a meeting here on Friday after-
noon.
Members of the armed forces
returning home include: Charles
McMichael, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Percy McMichael, Clinton and
Joseph Steep, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed, Steepe.
Rev. R. M. P. Bulteel rector of
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Clin-
ton, has been appointed acting
Rural Dean of Huron.
Sgt. J. D. "Doug" Thorndike
arrived home this week having
sailed on the liner "Queen Eliza-
beth which docked at New York
last Friday.
Clinton Colts are drawn in OHA
Intermediate B group with. Tavis
took, Woodstock Legion, Ingersoll
and Seaforth.
Levis Contracting Co. is remod-
elling its building on Isaac Street,
Twelve inches of snow fell in
Clinton during the past week.
Knocked down by an automobile
on Victoria Street at the Commer-
cial Inn on Tuesday, Miss Susie
Powell was rushed to Clinton Pub-
lic Hospital. She stiffered head
injuries and was attended by Dr.
W. A. Oakes, Her condition is
not believed to be serious.
Recent studies of. Canadian In-
dians sponsored by the Canadian
Cancer Society show that Indians
have less skin cancer than do
whites. The probable explanation
of this is that the pigment in the
skin of Indians is a protection
against the ultra -violet rays of the
sun. Negroes are also less sus-
ceptible to skin cancer..
a
Quick Caia.achan
Quiz
1, Of the four Atlantic prov-
inces,; which has the largest
area?
2. Farmers •qf which .province
have made the largest cap-
ital investment in lands, im-
lements and live stock?
3. How many persons leave
Canada annually to take up
U,S. residence?
4. What is the origin of the
name Yukon?
5. Canadians pay what form of
indirect taxation?
ANSWERS: 5. Excise and sales
taxes, excise and custom; duties,.
to a total of about $1.5 billion a
year, Only the federal govern-
ment nvay `collect indirect taxes.
3. Nearly 40,000. 1. Newfound-
land;; including Labrador it .is
nearly three times the area of
other .three combined. 4. It an
Indian word, meaning "river.." 2.
Ontario.
Material prepared by the editors
of Quick. Canadian Facts, the
pocket,annual of facts. about Can-
ada.
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The original Christmas Story
comes from the Bible. In an age
wading knee-deep in commercial-
ism this fact is sometimes obscur
ed,
"The First Noel" carolled by
the angels to "shepherds abiding
in the fields, keeping watch over
their flocks by night", the journey
of the wise -men bringing :treasures
to present . to a new,born King,
the housing problem of Mary and
Joseph who found "no room in
the into" for the birth of the baby
Jesus, all so familiar to the world
today, find their origin in the Holy
Scriptures.
The earliest Christmas hymns,
the greatest of all time, came out
of the Christmas Story contained
in the Bible. These are used
around the world today, through-
out the year, not only at this fest-
ival of the church.
It is interesting to note that
they are all found in the Gospel
according to St. Luke:
"The Ave Maria" -Luke 1: 28-33
"The Magnificat"--Luke 1: 46-55
"The Benedictus"-Luke 1: 68-799
"The Gloria in Excelsis" --
Luke
Luke 2:14
"The Nunc Dimittis"-
Luke 2:29-32
The origin of giving gifts at
Christanasgoes back not only to
the presents offered beside the
manger -bed, but to God's own giv-
ing of "His only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth on Hine'
should "not perish but have ever-
lasting life." This life is the key-
note of the Christmas Story and
of the Bible always and every-
where.
Suggested readings for the week:
Sunday Romans 8: 14-39
The Editor,
Clinton News -Record
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year! ,
-T. R, WALKER
328 Bannock Street,
Denver, Colorado.
THANKS
The Editor,
Clinton News -Record,
Dear Sirs:
Please find enclosed subscript-
ion to "The News -Record." We
beth enjoy reading your paper so
much and want to thank Miss
Dinnin for the wonderful write-
up on Huron County Fruit Grow-
ers. We have heard so many com-
ments in this regard.
With kindest regards to all the
staff,
Yours very truly,
Mr. and Mrs. William McGuire
Bayiiield, Ontario,
R.R. No. 2
November 30, 1955
RECEIVES PAPER
The Editor,
Clinton News -Record,
Dear Sirs:
Enektsed find money order for
$2.50 for which kindly renew my
subscription to the News -Record.
I look forward to the coming of
your paper, each week.
Kindly check the address -
sometimes it goes to 22 Welland
Vale Rd. - instead of 22 Welland
Ave,
Thanking you
MRS. R. J. DRAPER
Apt. 1,
22 Welland Ave,
St., Catharines,
November 28, 1955.
Monday Romans 12: 1-21
Tuesday I John 4: 1-21
Wednesday Isaiah 9: 2-7
Thursday Isaiah 11: 1-9
Friday Isaiah 53: 1-12
Saturday John 1: 1-18
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