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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-12-24, Page 2PAGE 2—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, AR, l UESDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1974 u i1 G ;9J Once upon a time, there was a writer who liked to tell stories. Often he would link up the gvents in a story with some . contemporary ,happening. The writer was a Doctor named Luke. One of his best knownstories was about a pregnant girl at the time of the first Census: tt was a peculiar kind of Census. There were.. no mail -in -questionnaires. No Census -takers knocked on your door. As a matter of fact, it was the other way around - you knocked on the door of the Census -taker. If you insisted upon doing that to -day, yOu would likely scare the government out of its Cereus. However, the Census tak .rs• today have sophisticated Methods for collec- tng data and feeding it into computers along, with perysion cheques and the time tables of high school students. The government has more reason than ever to be scared out bf its Census. Canada has • a population of over twenty-two million. According to • ar- chaeologists, the whole thing got started by, Asian tribes who migrated across the Bering Strait. The way we treat the In- dians and Eskimos (the descendants of the Asian. Tribes) we seem to have lost our Bering. ° The world population is about .three billion. Every month, we -add another six million. We're pretty good at counting people but `we're beginning to get con- cerned about how we're going • to educate,.' clothe, feed and house them, provide medical care, social security, employment • and look after their gar- bage. In Bethlehem, right in the midst of that first Census, a young couple hada baby. While the whole country thought the important task was to count people, this child came into the world to tell us that people count. ° -Rt. Rev, Wilbur K. Howard • . t' f 1 It i a happy husbands and wives; their Christmas Not long ago I heard a little of Canada, special this ;year, though, and boyfriends, and any stray `j� irl Say her mother was t e Reprinted courtesy Emmanual United , because it will mean our eldest aunts, uncles, cousins or neigh- g son, Randy, will he home from hors who happen to' he alone hardest person on• her Christ - Church Newsletter. mss list for whom to buy a university for the holidays. We for the holidAys. have missed him all fall and it it is one gala occasion, with present. will he a real treat to have him lots and lots of good food "When I ask her .what she in the family fold for a couple (enough for. two meals); games wants, she only says I'm to he a of weeks,especially now, for the kids and the oldsters; ` good girl," the baffled daughter and merriment; went on„"What kind of a -gift is Christmas Eve- our family singini, one needs to make that? I.can"t wrap it and I can't will he in . Dashwood evervfhi�ng put it) under the tree. again...that's • grandma's night. Chr►istrn the greatest time of p And the little girl is so right. There's a special Christmas the year. 'The Most precious things Eyve service at the 'church there, In all, there should be about not be put a boxes and can- ana- annual tradition. Then after 60 members of the family plus not ed are much less church we go to grandma's some others. A picnic in Decem- wrtangible'but-'so much more Dear Readers, a c'>hurc h scene is lost amid the . -so much more important she's It really doesn't seem long basketball nets and the tum- thoughtful, kind, loving find since last Christmas. The older Kling' mats. But it will h.e patient. She's what:. every I. get the more quickly the mon- Christmas morning •and a ser- mother should •he. • the pass...and the more I realise vice to give thanks for the Son There's so much I could tell the value of today. • of God. That joy is certain to you about grandma. But I But I don't mind Christmas warm Op the surroundings and won't. 'Not too many would l I love fill heart; of all who attend ever helieve -me. Just take it coming arcane again. from me she is one grand lady; writ.iitg this column at Christ- with the true Christmas spirit, and a, large part of the reason mas, because it is the one Then it will he Christmas din- the Keller family gets the chance I, get all year. 'to he ner,. topped off with an open in- reputation' ie for being such a myself 'and say those• things vitation to our friends to drop which are really on my mind. by in the evening for some close-knit happy group all year-. This is my amnia,' -therapy Keller hospitality' roundOf .ourse, I have some other session, I guess one could say. Early Boxing Day morning, res• for being tremendously Christmas will he much the the family car is packed with same this •year as it 0 5 been our apportionment of goodies thart�kful this Christmas., In for all the years I've been a for the Christmas celebration fact, when I sit down and think housewife and mother. For" the in •!Dashwood. This the day as hard as I can, I find _very lit- Kellers, Christmas means going when we rent the hall in the tle . to complain about..,.and to ' churrh to - ,w•orship the.. • villa-ke- and. the._ whole _Keller tit's one genuine reason for Ne���horn King, the Babe who brood gets together 'for dinner being happy, I suppose. m nhood to die on and fun The Keller brood in - God has blessed me with a grew toa lovin husband, great kids, ,a Calvary for the sine of the eludes grandma, her • three g whole,,world,..and being with daughters and eight sons, their comfortable home. -good health, •our en ire. ami y•. s a rewarding job and a host of Minister, Emmanuel�United Church true friends. Could any woman time, a peaceful time. �' children, their children's ask for more? Ottawa; Moderator, The United Church ist , las . is all the more husbands -and wives, girlfriends VRAIFlQD CIIRCULATION 'M #Ate f,W ° Vie &Derich SIGNAL -STAR The County Town Newspaper of Huron Founded In 1848 and published every Thursday at Goderich, Ontario Member of the CWNA and OWNA Adve1I8tng rates on request. Subscriptions payable in advance $1000 in Canada, 511,50 in all coun- tries other than Canada, single copies 25 cents. 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WILLIAMS—advertising representative house to mill around the her: valuable• crowded rooms with the rest of 1♦;yerytime 1 wg s ist-� If more people could only the clan, admire the tree, sing a mss column, I haritvethiSomChreme• learn that giving of themselves few carols, exchange some giftM tell me that our family sound: -s the whole year round is' the and nibble on the goodies that, like a happy one. It is. I think hest whole anyone can receive. only grandma can provide. maybe 'ii is because we have g Christmas morning this year, one of the most tremendous in- Husbands don't need to go in - we'll 'be in church here in fluences any family could hock to buy their wives Goderich, As tlternhers of the have.•.a Christian mother and diamonds, Much more lasting is trust, understanding, new Lutheran rttission in town grandmother with more love in devotion and faithfulness. Berea hv•the VI star • we wil111))(-, he her heart than most other Children don't have to save Having our first Christmas mor- women I know, their allowances to buy their ning worship here: The services Grandma isn't a university moms and dads linens and tape held ti's the gymnasium at graduate. She isn't a fash�one decks. of greater worth is 1Zohertvot'i,� School, and to he plate, hhe isn't wealthy. Sh sure some of the atmosphere of isn't famous. But what she is is obedience, honor, loyalty, ac - are ceptance oT parental guidelines and appreciating love that is shown in a hundred ways and returning it in double measure. _Christmas is going sour for man:,, many folks I think. That's because we've beep led to helieve that Christmas is get- ting...getting everything on your list and more. Not so. Christmas is giving. Happiness •is giing...giving of one's presence, not presents. God gave Himself to us on that first Christmas. - May your Christmas joy last BB Shirleo J Keller. - year round..„May you discover that Christ was the reason for the first Christ- mas...and He is still the secret of a Christmas glow that en- dures a lifetime. .May you and your family learn that having each other is • the hest gift you will ever receive...and it is giving of our- selves that increases . life's pleasures to the fullest. God bless each one of us this Christmas 1974.,•arid give '.us lasting peace. In answer Dear Editor; I must say that I am pleased atthe opportunity to respond to Mervyn Hoy's letter of last week. I will admit that there was a' period in human evolution when' there was a need to kill for survival. I believe, however, that we have advanced considerably since that time. We are now able to cultivate and manufae- ture all that we require for food and cl6thing. I am sure that animals were not "placed here ori earth only, for their beauty” any • more than were human beings. I do feel, though, that it is a heinous action to take the life of any living creature. I'm sure Mr. Hoy would agree that it cannot be "right" to kill one species of animal, and "wrong" to kill another. Therefore, if' one con dones the Slaughter of cattle; how can he then object tci the hunting of deer? In regard to Mr, Hoy's ad- vfre that I "pack away "(my) fur coats" and "bypass the meat counter" while shopping; I can lay only that his sarcasm has backfired. Had he directed that statement to practically anyone else in the country, his ,argument would have been valid. 1, myself, however, neither wear fur norather,. nor ear the flesh of aninnpls. If I did such things I would not be so hypocritical as to cors-, demo killing. Please, do not misu-n Ierstand me, It is not my intention to push my beliefs on other people, In this case, however, I have no choice other than to defend myself., Sincerely, Diane E. McGee Concerned Dear Editor: I would like to draw the at- tention of the businessmen of Goderich - certainly not all bf them, because I know not all (continued -ori page 3)