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We raise our voices with the carolers
to sing the praises of this happy
season. A joyful Christmas to all!
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YET?
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in the U.S.A. ,we suggest you do so
immediately. We can still accept or-
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plus some other old favorites
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MEMORIALS
OPEN DAILY
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Inquiries, are invited — Telephone Numbers:
EXETER 235-0620 CLINTON 482-9421
SEAFORTH: Contact Willis Dundas
Or Bill Pinder 527.1382 BO. 527-1750.
May the
meaning of
the dove of
peace fill the
hearts of
all men this day.
HAROLD CONNELL
Supertest Agent
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Clinton
(Contributed by Rev. T. Edwin Hancock, Egmondville
United Church)
Christmas is the story of the time God came down
to earth in a special way in Bethlehem's baby. And
Christianity at its best has been a down-to-earth
religion ever since.
Christmas is an undeniable down-to-earth fact
that has tremendously influenced the course of human
history, as it proclaims the real and down-to-earth
entrance of God into the world through His son
Jesus Christ.
What is more down-to-earth that this familiar
Christmas scene - a mother and a baby, shepherds
gazing into a manger bed? And here, says Christmas,
God is to be found; here He is most accessible and
most available to man. God, says the Christmas
story, is not to be found primarily apart from man
and apart from huma n experience, but rather He
is to be found in man and within human experience.
Former Premier Khrushchev of Russia poked
fun and ridicule at religion with the snide obser-
vation that the two Russian astronauts, Gargarin and
Titov failed to see God while they were orbiting
around the earth in their space capsule. And, sup-
posedly, this is a kind of proof that God doesn't
exist.
You see, his astronauts were looking for God in
the wrong way and in the wrong places. They were
looking in far away places" for that which is near
'at hand. If they would really find God - God as He
is Most meaningfully and redemptively available to
man - then, with the Wise Men of Old, they should
come to Bethlehem's manger and worship the Christ
child.
(Contributed by Rev. H. J. Laragh, St.James'
Roman Catholic Church)
God so loved the world that He sent His only be-
gotten Son.
This is what our Holy Faith teaches us is the mean-
ing of Christmas.
God loves the world very much, to do this.
God loves each of us very much to do this for us.
Can we believe this?
I think we can. If we believe in Christmas, we have to
believe it.
God has shardd His love and mercy with us.
And that is why we share our joy of Christmas with
others.
And it is God's love for us and the world we are
sharing
When we wish each other the Season's Greetings.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY.
God is not to be found in a localized sense,
floating around on "cloud nine" or perched on the
point of a star, waving at astronauts as they orbit
around the earth in outer space. For God is spirit
and the spirit of God is to be found most meaning-
fully in human personality in general and in the human
personality of Jesus Christ in particular, in the
"Word , become flesh who dwelt among us, full of
grace and truth." In Bethlehem's baby, in the man
from Nazareth, in Calvary's Cross, we find the near
side of God most adequately.
That little Child from Bethlehem -
He was a King indeed!
For He came down from heaven above
To help a world in need.
Yes, he came down from heaven above t ring
us a down-to-earth religion. 0 come, let done him. Christ the Lord!
Christmas Holly
Has Long Tradition
David and Ann Wray, both in battery-driven wheelchairs,
posed together for this picture recently at their parents'
home in Brockville. In spite of having muscular dystrophy,
David is studying at Carleton University and Ann is at York
University.. They credit The Ability Fund (March of Dimes)
for helping t o get them there. The campaign in aid of the
Fund is sponsored in Seaforth by the members of the Rebekah
Lodge.
The Christmas
Messages
Holly, a traditional Christmas
decoration in .many Canadian
homes, once occupied a unique
place in the superstitions, myths
and folklore of pagan Europe.
pagans of western Europe
brought sprays of the bright-
berried plant into their homes
so that tiny, friendly fairies liv-
ing in nearby forests could find
a winter refuge.
In Britain, the Druids used
holly branches in their
ceremonies.
Ancient Romans used holly
at the festival of Saturnalia.
This festival, held each Decem-
ber about the time of the winter
solstice, honored Saturn, Roman
god of seed time and harvest.
Later, early Roman Christia-
ns adopted the custom of decor-
ating with holly, perhaps to make
themselves less conspicuous
among their hostile neighbors,
but more likely simply to mark
the birth of Christ.
Today holly is used in dec-
`White Christmas'
Is Traditional
As Plum Pudding
For a quarter of a century
people have been sentimental-
ly dreaming their way through
a `White Christmas."
It was' in 1941, the black-
clouded war years had already
begun, when Hollywood re-
leased a motion picture en-
titled: "Holiday Inn." The star
of this movie was the ever-
popular crooner, Bing Crosby.
But perhaps the real star of
"Holiday Inn" was the song
written especially for the
movie by Irving Berlin: "White
christmas."
Through the ensuing 25
years, over 100 versions of the
song have been recorded by
almost as many artists, yet
"White Christmas" is synony-
mous with the name of Bing
Crosby.
The poignant Christmas
message that's found in the
song has made it popular
'round the world. It has been
translated into Italian, French,
Chinese, German, Spanish,
Hungarian, the Scandinavian
languages, several Polynesian
tongues and even Swahili,
Trees Live and Bloom
In Legends of Yuletide
Almost every kind of tree
has a legend relating it to the
Nativity or the life of Christ.
The cherry tree, says "The
Cherry Tree Carol," bent down
its boughs for Mary to pluck
the fruit.
The Glastonbury Thorn
blooms at Christmas because,
legend says, St. Joseph of
Arimathea, on his arrival in
England, drove his staff into
the ground, while he was car-
rying the Holy Grail, the chal-
ice used at the last supper.
The staff took root and grew
into a thorn tree.
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orative wreaths, garlands and
sprays in many Canadian homes
during the Christmas festival
season,
The holly plant,. despite its
rugged appearance, is not a hardy
tree by Canadian winter stand-
ards. In fact, in Canada it will
only thrive on Vancouver Is-
land and some coastal sections
of B.C.
Because of this, a small and
highly-specialized industry has
developed on the west coast to
serve all of Canada.
- About three dozen growers
are involved in the annual holly
harvest and most of these op-
erate on a part-time basis.
Many new and attractive
variations of holly have been
developed in recent years, but the
dark green holly leaves with lots
of bright red berries are still the
Canadian favorite.
"Growers raise the English
holly, mostly the green leaf
prickly type or the variegated
type," says J.H.Crossley of the
Canada Agriculture Research
Station at Saanichton, B.C.
The harvest extends from No-
vember 15 to mid-December.
During this period the
branches must be gathered,
sorted, treated with a hormone
and packaged in plastic bags and
moistureproof boxes to preserve
natural freshness, he explains.
Numerous trials have taught
growers the technique of pre-
serving the natura 1 beauty of
holly.
At one time, holly shipped
over long distances would often
arrive with berries, leaves and
branches separated. Growers
solved this problem by dipping the
holly in a hormone called napth
thalene acetic acid.
The problems of poorly
colored berries and dryness re-
sulting from shipping and retail
store display were solved by
lowering the temperature, rais-
ing the humidity and keeping
retail display time to a minimum.
Mr. Crossley says customers
should keep their holly in a re-
frigerator until needed and then
place it in fresh water, just as
they would treat any cut flower.
If this is done, holly can be
enjoyed for many days.
Rejoice! Rejoice! The
Savior of mankind is born
again, to all the peoples of the
world. May the kindness, charity
and good will of Christmastime be yours.
Clinton Community
Credit Union
Phone 482-3467