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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-12-28, Page 6PAGE 6 TAE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TITURS:, ' DEC. 28 IRO`; •' ye+era r a rail=rli•r'SY�•m�y=liar'iii•:r'..r'a'��irrmrr' YOUR VI L:DANDMINE 0 R (copyright) to see us. We have now started -- g to owing several gifts we have re- ceivied—a large "clothing -centre" et our office for the women, where we have second-hand clothing, and its cleaning and repairs have given work by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD + to a few women. "Purchasing agent" ,'ab stili .'.�rVti'-r1'1'.1'h.ti'LY.ii�1Y.'.".'Y.'i'.•.1.`.".'.YLtiY.'LiiY.i'.'f„•."'.'r•�Witi'^. � My P g by I have seen a' letter written by a -woman., It Was meat intP.Y@Sting continues to keep erne busy and to — Anti the had the Legion of Hon- vastly improved of late, I'm enjoying ere fr in oro oL among r fu tli gi Working a cies woe g g g 1 several. that the Baron had come late, and we markets Igo to the wholesale sec - Austria. Indeed, I have scan tons, oral to thea ordinary 'rnar large Ia shops, of her' letters, each telling about' her discovered why: he had brought' theY g p ' n as ribbon of the Legion to doe xa a and get a discount for charitable work and life. on' the Continent b Bion decorata th works or bargain and. beat' them they v epresent troubled I Amerioa'in head of an organization ' 1; ar a down and finally ''return home relate to , the that hasbeen Y times, but the hotter from which I eon looking.afEet Jews m iu . a propose, toquote is the. only one Central Eu'rope. The'real investiture triumphant with 19 pairs of showy ovafor' example, as 'I did the other: day. available to me today. 1 have felt that will be made someewhere else later,�" in Y . readers are likely to be inter- but the Baron wanted to be the first YOU see, the Military Authorities commandeer all blankets and boats as carted. in• having the following record to -bring, the good news. > Whereupon fast as they're made,' and- therda an of France the plops •Amierioan was•:ltissed•tiy .all, •What goes on in Paris and Fra awful shortage of them, end :'so we in these present times. I proceed .tothe men present., you can imagine quote—from a family letter-,• not one hiss embsrrassntentl have to scrounge what we can get intended for publication. Canadian woman, who is now in Paris'Meeting all these people—all but four amuse me, and as the weather' has Germany, Poland, Czeehslovakia andlour, and the most exciting thing was mY Jaunts snore. Besides the old where we can get. 'it. What I don't know of the highways and byways of We are a marvellously international food and so-called shelter for the bargain in French, isn't worth know - The French Government provides Paris now, and of drivling a hard crowd, and also very "Dominion,". with „internees"- sometimes • a - disused big., two other Canadians, an Australian, and a British Indian. (There is also an Indo-Chinese girl here, so they al- But I promised to tell you about ways distinguish between "British" Paris' appearance: It is hardly black- arjd "French" Indian.) • And of course ed' out at all. The street lights are many' F)uropears countries .are repre- dinned, but cafes seem to let the rented •bit the gaps are also rather lights shine out of their doors quite noticeable—no•,Italians, : for example, opartly., We've had two air-raid no Dutch or Belgian, warnings ("Alerties") since I g o t Work continues the same as eater, here, both in the early dawn, and.the with its little daily changes. Pm still minute the sirens start the street on the hunt for boots and underwear. lights are all automatically turned Boots. ere. simply e, had. not to bad: any- out from some main switch — and 'which which is most Worrying. We then the 'streets do look like London! have already started delivery of. the But just this week they'e getting to. the -camps, and by next 20000 in Prance; and lastly, of week I• will. have nay permit' to travel, and we have a truck lent to us; so I expect to be able to .get; around and see: some. of the. cramps. We had a very -large .and import- ant comdmittee•,meeting one day this week with the representatives of all the organizations -Catholic, Jewish, "Austrian, German,.the Red Moss, and other societies that are general rath- er than .particplar, and the Minister of l;ulilie Health: was there, aid' also the Baron de Rothschild ,--a most interesting character and a wonder- ful man; slab his niece, a pretty and beautiful dressed young Austrian building, but more often old barns, and :straw palliasses to- sleep on; but most of the men lack blankets, warms underclothes;• socksr and heavy boots. Anything I 'say about the conditions is not YOUR E STATE If you want a prompt, economical, business- like administration of your estate, name as your EXECUTOR - THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION 372 BAY ST.,TORONTO TO OVER 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE meant in any way to reflect on the Fren�eh 'Government: They, poor things, are nearly beside themselves with all the problems they have on their hands first and foremost tate billeting and feeding and clothing of their own armies; then cantor sites equipment and food for the Spanisli refugees, of whom there are still over "enemy stricter about private house lights.course, the enemy aliens". Their The gas -masks they have here are interment camp policy and arrange- quite different from the English ones. m'ents lire, I imagine', very much like They are supplied to us in cardboard boxes, about 7 inches by 5, by 5 inches deep, and the idea is that you buy a case to cover your box. In England you are supposed to carry your .mask all the time, but you can't be made to; they are not heavy, only the "western trout" (here it is called a bit of 'a i uisance. But here they're the( "eastern front"), all of whom in round tin cases, 15 inches long also have to be temporarily housed and 5 inches across quite huge in camps. So far no foreigner may' things and very heavy; also very have permission to• vlisit the inter-' ugly—battleshipsgrey colour. Very ment camps, but they have made an few people carry them. But the most exception in my ease. (It'. is really 'i ironfeal thing about them is that touching how much they admire the they were all supplied after the English, and what they will do for Proctectorate from Czechoslovakia — us; they remarked as regard's any ie, manufactured under some German permit, "Oh, well, the English are control, and exported with German really Frenoh?'!). consent! The French have to buy When all the "enemy alien" nien their masks; we don't in England. were interned when the war was There are quite a few soldiers our own in the last war—except that we didn't have hundreds of thousands of other refugees besides - Oh, and I quite forgot to mention their own . evacuees .(women and children) old mens and thesick) from started, no provision was made for their wives and children', and their plight is pitiful, and they are one of our biggest jobs. We act as a clear- ing house, take the "odd" cases that tone of the city --an the surface any - don't fit into recognized categories way— is gay and nonchalant and (for instance, "stateless" people, or "business as usual". Movies and Poles married to Germans, or lace theatres and the Opera all going versa, and such cases). As it turns strong. The only thing that is for -- out, the Czechs are not too badly bidden -1 can't think why—is public off at all, as they were able to en- 'dances. The soldiers on leave are list, so that their wives and children iveryfed up about that. One sees get military separation allowances, solvers* few children, but some schools we don't have many of them corning:have reopened, but heaps of dogs and about always, but even they don't givle me the same sense of military ubiquitousness that ithe soldibxs in Prague did, for instance. The whole ksilt Niii9t; r2rlormirt ort;pthrlredImm+'airaipmvsibrtt9u`imsablor r8rst iwavabt4i , Cn 9d PRICE ADVANCE We have been notified of an increase in price on Underwood Portable Typewriters One Junior Model now in stock at the old price - $45.00 A small down payment and balance on equally low monthly terms. PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING PURCHASING AS WE CANNOT GUARANTEE PRICES FOR THE NEW YEAR The U!illtoIi NewsR000Fd1 <P. tHtdiRiZClEatfltg'.diE+ l2 q+4t ¢,°6R MIC8C—t3'8 2 tR VtG Pb 'U►G '(y 0 Y►G e ,�y,�,.�� t:: .' ''.c?ilsJ �S:J 1►S:I�Jr:�►1:7cw►�':'��ZSJaJr:?►SJr,?IOLJi cats -more than ever I think! There e in n 1' are no • land,'you know. But, alas, how many houses, apartments, hotels and small shops 'are closed till the end of hostilities!'I walked along the Champs` Elysees one afternoon, and there everything Was- -apparent—ly—"rich. and flourishing" ' and one vWouldcertainly never think that there Was a war on. The two, differences that strike •t3se eye most readily between London and Paris are the very few sandbags one sees here. Only some of the most precious museums, palaces or church- es hurches are sandbagged, and you never see them on' the streets whereas London is completely sandbagged — shops, offices, and even many houses; and the other differences 4s the lack of notices—where the nearest shelter is, what to do at an ai-raid warning, What the warning will sound like, what the "all clear"- will soundlike, where the nearest first-aid post is; that London wants - ambulance driv- ers oat fire service, Or first-aid; :dr many other things; "Keep Cheerful' and Busy"; there is no end to the notices on every wall, hoarding.. or shop window. Here in Paris every Siouse that has a cellar has.'a discreet notice, "Shelter here for per- sons", but otherwise you see no notices at all. One sees a few women bus -conductors and a few women Policemen. On the whole I would say that life is much more normal here than in Landon. I told you before of the little rest- aurants we'd been to. I have now added "Knam", the Russian one, a Polish one, and "Guadeanrus' , a Franco-Russian one. The 'night I went to Knam it was very funny. The orchestra was playing soft music when two English officers carne in, whereuponthey immediately, without even . a pause, broke into "Tipper- ary, greatly to the embarrassment of the officers. I think the gobd men thought it was a National Anthem. The letter from *Mehl havie quot- ed contained a good deal more, yet I have'given enough of its contents to let my readers get a good under- standing of what's going on in 'Paris. THE TRUE WILL AND TESTAMENT cf Adolph Atilia .Alexander Napoleon Wilhelm HITLER Mis-Leader of the German People Breaker of Promises, Conquerer of the World, (Britain and France permitting) Friend of the Union of Soviet Social- ist Republics. Witnesses: Joseph (Ananias) Geobbels, Herman (Tubby) Goering, Joachim n (Foxy) von Ribbentrop. THIS IS THE LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of me, Adolph Atilla Alexander Napoleon Wilhelm Hitler, being of unsound mind and feeling that my end is near. I GIVE AND BEQUEATH to the German people the enmity of the en- tire world, caused by any acts of ag- gression; all my stores of guns and ammunition ,to' be spread on their bread instead of butter; and the cer- tainty of defeat by the British and French Armies, Navies and Air Forces. TO my faithful friend and partner in crime, Herman Goering, a compre- hensive collection of asbestos uni- forms, to be worn when he joins me in the warm place to which I expect to go shortly. . TO my publicity agent, Joseph Goebbels, the inmates of all the lun- atic asyhus and idiots' holies in Germany — perhaps they will believe his propaganda. TO the head of my secret police and torturer -in -chief, Heinrich Himm- ler, -a model concentration, camp for. his own private and exclusive use, fully manned by Storm-troopers, who will see that he samples himself all the tortures he has inflicted on others. TO all the comedians orf the world, my moustache and forelock. May they put on a better show than I did, TO the public refuse department, all the remaining copies of "Mein Kampf." TO my new friend, Joseph Stalin, a bound volume containing verbatim reports of all my speeches against Bolshevism. —Exchange. WHEN CHRISTMAS FIRST CELEBRATED The earliest celebration of the birth of Obrist, December 25' of each year, took place in the Fourth Century, and the custom spread from the western to the eastern 'church. Before that date the commemoration of Christ's nativity and baptiem took place Jan- uary 6th, First mention of Christmas is found in a Roman document known' as the "Philoca)ian 'calendar," d!ar," in the year 354 and the first English cele- bration of the' festival was in 598, wihete St. Augustine baptized 10,000 converts. In 567, the Council of Tours, France, declared a 12 -day festival from Oluistmas to Epiphany, and later from 991 to 1016, the laws of Ethelred' ordained that .all strife should cease at Christmas, In Ger- many, Christmas was established in 813 by the Synod: of Mainz, and in Norway by Ring Hadalton the Good, in 950. CHRISTMAS CANDLES 8ymbotiu of the Star Se. en" by Wise Men In CGe N;ut. The candle is the true rymbn) of Christmas.; its flickering taper shin- ing, on the sill of the city house or the country cottage sends;_ out the message of peace on earth" quite as tench as the chime of Christmas tells. No Christmas tree' Is complete untll the candles;;v;h8ther of :wax or of eleetric'lights. have been fastened •,o its boughs. A charming elderly lady gives each child In the neighborhood every year a '1Twelfth Night" candle This is a very large' cathedral candle, which is to be lighted on Christmas eve and placed on the window -sill set in a wreanh of belly and so placed that las (lame burns at the center of a Christmas wreath 'hanging in the window.' It is then kept 'burning every evening until the eve of Twelfth `,Nfgllt, January 5th. The Twelfth Night eve; the unburned por- tion of the candle and all the Christ mas greens are placed in the open fireplace and consumed, , this ending the. Christmas season. The•signiflcanoe of 'this pretty rite is as'follows: The candle issymbolic of the•star which the wise men saw In the East, and It is kept shining througb the twelve days during Which the wise men 'were 'following the Star on thelr'Journey-to the man- ager .where the' young Child lay, Children especially love this beau- tiful custom of having a lighted can- dle represent the Christmas star,/and id' *some of the 'homes- where the Twelfth Night candle is kept burn- ing; each' child 'cares. for the candle tor an evening, all taking turns The candle is" lighted, the wreath lowered to encircle its flame, and when the child goes' to' bed it le his duty to blow the candle out. A SAFE HOLIDAY Accidents May Easily Happen Unless Cam is Observed. Here are some "Safety First" hintsfollow:— for Christman and the days that Give your children all the toys they need and all you can afford but buy wisely. Be sure that tiny tots aren't given small articles that they can swallow or inhale. Look out tor pins in cheap dolls. Youngsters love Christmas trees but hundreds of fires take place every year because of carelessness, such as using candles; failure to place the tree on a firm base and rtstng tissue or crepe- paper for decorating pur- poses. Non - inflammable snowflakes shook'. take place of paper and cot- ton. Electric lamps should be substi- tuted for candles, When trimming the tree, use a step -ladder, not a rocking chair or box. Wrapping paper and excelsior should be disposed of immediately. Dispose of the tree before the se- cond clay of January as when it has dried out, it is highly inflaflmmable. EIUSB MOSS ON CARDS. Available to Fortunate Ones Who Live Near loo Sea. Girls wbo live by the sea have many Christmas resources. Irish moss inalces the best blanc mange and the moss of commerce is not to he com- pared to that which has been select- ed and carefully dried. You may purchase cards In the ;hops, but why not add the unique touch by making your own, using the more delicate seaweeds? As soon as taken from the sea, place the weeds in a dish of water and arrange them on the card by slipping it under the water and lit- erally floating the weed into posi- tion; then place the card between sets of clean blotting paper and dry under pressure. No paste is needed as the weeds contain a sticky sub- stance. SORETAING ABOUT CAROLS. In 1521 Wynken de Worde print- ed the first known set of Christmas carols. The carol was originally a joyous dance, a sign of liberation from the religious austerity of the Puritan era. Percy Dearmer, writing in "The Ox- ford Book of Carols," says, "The carol, by forsaking the timeless con- templative melodies of the church, began the era of modern music, which throughout has been based on the dance." The word "carol" is from "can. tare," to sing, and "rola" a joyful Interjection. RED A CHTFRI' COLOR. Red is regarded as the most cheer. Cul of all calors. It is said to react the most quickly on the optic nerve. Decorations available at the winter solstice include holly, the berries of which are red. It grew to be the custom to use holly and berries of a similar nature in preparing for the festival of Christmas. By virtue of the association of ideas red came to be connected with the Christmas season. How to Light the Tree. To combine in equal proportions red and green lights of equal bright- ness on your Christmas tree is an assault on the eyesight. The result suggests traffic signals gone mad, Two parts of green to one of red may be used more effectively. Record Private Christmas, Tree. The biggest private Christmas tree ever seen in Britain was one which the Duke Of Norfolk had cut from his own estate. It stood 70 feet high, weighed nearly four tons, and bore on branches presents to the ialuo'of $22,500. TINY TIM'S TOAST "God bless us ev'ry one!" Dear Tina, Your words bring hope and cheer To hopeless hearts and needy homes At Christmas time each year. "God bless us ev'ry one! How sweet The message. May it be The vital thought of love and joy On every Christman tree. "God bless us ev'ry one!" said he Let us unite with him And help the world to understand The toast of Tiny Tim. -James I, Hughes. Stranger In Town By Sarah Jane Clark TsTIM saw Joan first as she stopped in at Du Vall'sgrocery. "Mother' wants a T -hone teak the kind she always gets, and•a pound of bacon." Her voice was that delightfully husky kind. Jim, having finished' his purchase, got out his money slowly, counted up the amount of his purchases and looked over his change carefully be- fore hepocketed it. She Iooked like a grand girl. He wished he knew her. But he was a stranger in the big city, and he'd have to wait. Couldn't rush things with a girl like that. And perhaps she had a boy friend already. Un- consciously he slowed down at the corner of his apartment building. Stupid, to have to eat all alone, the night before Christmas'. Jim turned to look back at the store he had just left, and found that the girl had overtaken him, "Hello, there, you going my way?" he asked. I'm a stranger here, and it's mighty lonesome at Christmas-" But the girl, with a cool, "Ex- cuse me, please," hurried on, Jim's cheeks burned. "He hadn't meant to be fresh, really. He turned the corner and entered the doorway of his apartment. Then he saw the girl the third time. She was just opening the door and going up the stairs. She lived in the same building with him! , He ate his solitary supper in his one - room kitchenette apartment. Then, what was there to do? His first Christmas away from home. His job here was so new that he hadn't dared to ask for time off to go home. Well, he supposed he could go to a show. But when Jim got out onto Dela- ware Place he almost changed his mind. A snow had begun to fall, a heavy leisurely snow with big flakes lie F8' Tree By Henry Harding HERE was verylittle sunlight in the forest, Thetree s, re s'wc so big, all the grown up trees. The little fir tree stretched himself, . and tried to imagine himself hs full grown. Looking up at the sky and - the stars and the moon, he listened to the big trees talk, "Isna' the moon bright tonight," one,, would., say; and there would be a gentle - rustling of their leaves as the'treesi would shake their heads in agree- ment.. "I'm afraid you're going• to be - stunted, because there is soomuch: shade here," a littlesquirrel•said to.• the fir one 'day as he jumped into. its branches and brushed 'the .. top- limbs oplimbs with his bushy tail. "Its takes sunlight to make anything- grow••• strong and tall." So the little fir tree stretchedchim- self up, and kept his head !pointed.' up toward the spot of sunlight' he„ saw clear up through the mazeof heavy tree growth, He could be. straight and upstanding, even if -he hadn't grown tall. Today the ground was all covered. with the snow which stayed white in the forest. All but a few birds.' had gone south. Every once in a., whilethere was the sound of steel.l striking against wood, and- infre quently a crashing sound of falling: trees. The tall trees began to tremble, "The woodcutters are out. But this.; is a funny time of year," one mor. a There was a bump and a crash as au armful of packages Ianded on the sidewalk. that made a thick carpet on the streets and sidewalks, already icy from the drizzle of the afternoon. He hesitated a minute about start- ing out on such a night, then think- ing of the lonely room he had just quitted, he shrugged his shoul- ders and started up the street, With his head down he trudged through the snow, plowing his way with difficulty against the strong wind. Too late he saw a dark figure directly in front of him. There was a bump, and a crash as an armful of packages landed on the sidewalk, Startled, Jim looked into the face of the girl he was thinking about. His face red with embarrassment, Jim picked up her bundles. His apology was quite incoherent. Strange to say, the girl laughed amusedly. "Why go around barg- ing areing into people this way? It's just my luck, Christmas eve, to have my bundles all scattered, and," a little ruefully, "some of them broken." • "Say, that's a shame. You must let me replace anything that's brok- en," Jiin insisted. "Really I'm aw- fully sorry about this. I was fac- ing the snow and had my head down. I'll never forgive myself if you don't • let me do this last minute shopping with you. I am Jim Sheridan, from Dubuque, working for the Times," "Well, I'm Joan Siegfred. I've been feeling sorry for the way I squelched you a while ago. So I'm glad of a chance to say so." Her eyes were bright and sparkling. Walking down the busy streets with a pretty girl, replacing Christ- mas decorations that had been smashed in the fall, and being al-, lowed to help put them on the tree later, was a lot better than going to a picture show alone. And when Joan's cheerful, friendly mother asked the homesick lad to have dinner with them next day, Jim felt that he was no longer a friendless stranger in a big city, and that Christmas was a time of peace and good will, after all, Christmas on the Highway CHICAGO.—With traffic increased by the Christmas rush, more Amer- ican lives were lost in automobile accidents during the month of De- cember, 1936, than in the Revolu- tionary war. But last December, in a campaign led by the National Safety council, the toll was reduced by 400 lives, But still 3,890 people were killed that month. Pedestri- ans and motorists alike were re- sponsible for this "field day" of the grim reaper. People are often less cautious during the holiday season. Ino the constant exchange of gifts between Junior Red Ciosds brandies all over the world, Canadian children last year received thousands of let- ters from foreign members and 522 consignments of parcels. Thirty-two countries participated in the ex- change with. Canadian children, rang - Mg from Australia to Latvia and from the Philippines t Sweden, "1 never saw a more beauti ui ; tree," he said. "1t seems to glow."' mured to the others. Then one of the little snow birds spoke. "Have - you forgotten that every year they come to cut Christmas trees?" "What are Christmas trees?" the little fir asked. "Oh, they cut down the trees and take them in the house, and put candles on them so they look like stars, and spangles that look like snow shining in the moonlight. And the people sing songs and give each other gifts, and it is a time of being:, glad," the little snow bird twittered. "Ole, I wish they would take me," the little tree cried in excitement. "I'd love to see it all. I'd love to make. people happy. But I'm too little," and he sighed unhappily. "Sh! Let's all be quiet," one of the tall trees exclaimed. "The woodsmen are coming near us. We must be quiet so they won't notice us. Then we won't be cut down and left to die." But in spite, of their silence, the. men drew near. They looked at the trees, and' -one of them said: "Oh, these are all too tall. No house or church could hold them. Let's get on." Just then a little lad who was• riding in the sled, called to his fa- ther.: •"Dad, can we find a little tree• for sister? Couldn't we find a cute• little tree to put in her very own room?" "Ho! Hol" laughed a big rough man. "In her own room? No little - girl will stay in her room on Christ- mas day!" The lad's father answered, sadly: "Yes, my little girl will. She had, infantile paralysis last summer, and/ hasn't been able to walk since. Sure- ly, son, we'll ELd a little tree for- her." orher." "Here I am, here 1 am I come - and get me," the little fir tree called out lustily. And the little boy turned, and saw the branches trembling, and the little snowbird flying away. "Why, dad, there is a cute little• tree over there. Such a beautifu): straight tree. Wouldn't that do?"' he called. The Man got out from the sled. He walked to the tree and fondled it: gently. "I never saw a more beauti- ful tree. It seems to glow. Molly - will love it," he said with a smile. The little tree was so happy that he didn't feel the ,blows from the - ax that cut him to the ground. And when they put him into the sled, he - was still happy. The little boy called to his father: "It sounds as if the little tree was singing when the, wind blows through its branches." And the little tree laughed delight- edly. TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN NOMINATIONS REEVE: Chester Mawhinney, Ed- ward Lamport, Alonzo McCann. DEPUTY -REEVE: Edward Lam-. port; Roy Rata, Thomas Love, Ed- mond Shapton. COUNCILLORS: Roy Ratz, Nelson. Schenk, Thomas Love, Edmund Shap- ton, Arthur J. Amy, Herman Powe,,, Harold Walper.