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PRINCE RUPERT DAILY ‘NEWS -

An independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding
of Prince Rupert.and Northern and Central British Columbia.
A member of The Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of '
- -Circulation—Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association

Rupert Daily News Limited

JOHN F. MAGOR Do |
‘President. on St a

‘G. P. WOODSIDE
General Manager
mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa

 

“') * WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 24, 1958

 

IPE is becoming more complex all

the ‘time. There have been almost
unbelievable advances in science, the
most modern labor saving devices im-
‘aginable are available to nearly every-
one for the’ home, our children appear
wise beyond their years to the point of
précocity and the pace of present-day
life leaves us little time for the simple,
happy things in life,

‘Christmas time provides us _ with
aniopportunity to slow the tempo of
our. ‘complicated lives, gives us a
chance to rest with our families.” The
simple but all-powerful ‘story: of the
first: Christmas is brought back to us,.
together with all the soul-lifting music
that has been written aboutit. ©

. ,Therefore, we feel it fitting that
together with wishing all our readers
a Joyous Christmas unmarred by mis-
hap, we repeat the oft-told story of
the miracle of J esus.

Taken from Matthew and Luke,
fron the Revised Standard Version of
the New Testament, the Christmas
Story from the Bible follows:

“In those days a decree went out
fi ‘om, Caesar Augustus that all the
wor Id should be enrolled... . And all

went.to be enrolled, each to his own
city. * And Joseph went up from Gali-
lee; from the city of Nazareth, to Ju-

me with child, And while they ¥ were |

iT has been pointed out: to. us, and

~yightly. so,. that..in the: post-election
editorial of December: 12, we used an
ilchosen metaphor in commenting on
the results of the election. In stating

 

_that- the -voters of Prince ‘Rupert:

showed that they could make up their’

own minds we said “It takes a good |

man or woman to. be able to sift the
gold from the dross when prospecting
and Prince Rupert electors yesterday
showed they were equal to the job of
sorting out city councilmen and what

bylaws were good for themselves, and

° The “gold from the dross” phrase,

réferrifig purely figuratively to both
the aldermanic election and the bylaw
issues, naturally hurt the feclings of
the losing candidates who resented
heing referred to as dross. This was
unfortunate as there is no person
more ‘kindly towards losers than we.-
All that was meant was, that despite
whatever hue and cry was raised and
issues debated,

no ‘one can argue

 

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“The miracle that lasts forever

there, the time came for her to be de-
livered. And she gave birth to her

first-born son and wrapped him in -

swaddling cloths, and laid him ina

manger, because there was no place

for them in the inn. , —

“And lo, the star which (the wise
men) had seen in the East went before
them, till it came to rest over the place
where the child was. When they saw
the star they rejoiced . . .-and going
into.the house they saw the child with
Mary his mother, and they fell ‘down
and. worshiped hin. Then, opening

their treasures, they offered him
‘gifts, gold and frankincense and
myrrh. .

“And j in-that region there were

shepherds out in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night. And

an angel of the Lord appeared to

them, and the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were. filled
with’ fear. ‘And the, angel . ‘said to
them, “Be not afraid; for behold I
bring you good news of a great joy
which will come.to all the people; for
to you is born this day in the city of

Davida Saviour, who is Christ the’

Lord. And this will be a sign for
you: you will find a babe wrapped in

. swaddling cloths and lying in a man-

ger.” And suddenly there was with

the angel a multitude of the heavenly
~ host. praising God and saying:

“Glory to God in the highest, and
on. earth | peace among men with whom
he is pleased!’ ”

 

one was slighted then we ‘humbly apol-
ogize,.as.no unkind. thought. or word .

to. individuals was Intended.

 

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COMPETING WITIT Santa Claus is Mrs. Leon-
ia D.. Garcia, wife of Phillipines president
» Carlos Garcia, who js standing by mountain
of gift bags in Manila. Presents will, be distrib-

uted at the traditional
sponsored by the first Jady.

  

   

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BETHLEHEM m—The, ‘little. town where
Christ was born is little. changed.

Bethlehem stands ona. “hill, 2,500 feet above -
.the sea. The military: frontier ‘between Israel

and Jordan is clese: by its ‘gates.

-The town’s stone, age-mellowed homes with
their round. balconies and. flat-topped roofs
line narrow, winding streets which | bear the
dust of cenfurias. vo

Bedouins from: the’ “east ‘and south stride
through the streets and market place wearing
the typical Arab headdress falling. over, their
neck and, shoulders and the wide- shouldered
cloaks.

Most of the 10,000 townspéople are Christian, .

descendants of the Crusaders or of . the Crus-
aders’ converts.

Near the centre of the town is the Church
of the Nativity, built above, the Srotto where
Christ was born.

There are no- factories,’ no jarge stores, few

hotels. The people of Bethlehem work‘ in .the
fields and vineyards or ag tinsmiths, ‘stone

-masons, carpenters or shoemakers. Whole fam--:

ilies make their living carving beads:and. other
religious articles from mother-of-pearl and
Olive wood for sale to tourists, the . town" Ss
number one business.

Beneath the church ofthe Nativity, ‘a Mos-
- Jem policeman stands. guard over the star.

Little: iown m slightly

changed |

marking the spot where: Christ. WAS jbarn.- The.

silver’star set'in the stone floor of ‘the. yock- » 7

yhewn grotto has been ‘guarded hight and: aay.
since 1875, Each regime +o rule Bethlehem has «:
‘continud the ‘practice... °. )

 

 

- Because of calendar’ dtterences, Christmas ‘4 ot

is celebrated in Bethlehem ' tdaree timeés—ane.

-~tor Roman Catholics and~ other - ‘Western |
churches, one for Orthodox churches, and one ~
for the Armenians. ‘These’ three’ groups share,
-but jealously so, the Grotto of the Nativity. .

On Christmas Eve, as the ‘West knows ° Jt,
the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem comes : the
short distance from the Israeli ity to Bethle-
hem. There he conducts a.ritual that .has “-becn .
observed without interruption for 612° years.
"It dates back to the Fourth Century. :

’ At 10:30 tonight, he takes. his “place at the |
altar of the Church of: St. Catherine, adjoining:
the Orthodox Churhe of the Nativity. —

The Patriarh celebrates the pontifical high
mass at midnight. At the ‘moment of consecra- "

‘tion, a huge star blazes over the altar,.a ‘ehijd- :

ren’s choir breaks into “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,”
and bells ring throughout the’ town.

In the early hours of Christmas, . the Pat-
-Tiarch leads a procession: into: the Grotto of
_the Nativity, carrying ‘a. Statue of the: Infant «

Jesus. He places the Babe first on. the silver ,

Star. and then in a manger,

stamped. on dhe star ter,’ lated

  

7 ily.” Finally she. got out and

she said to her yeteran serv-

rive. +

‘you, ma‘am,” she replied. “I’ve
been wanting. to do that-to -

. Jast 20 years.” ”

“The lighter side

From) Reader's Digest

 

 

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her | engine,
ile"behind sher\an impatient”
citizen: -hanked ‘his horn stead-’

walked ° back. .
“Tm awfully sorry,
don’t. séem, Able: start my!
car.” she told the driver of the .
other car. “Id: you'll go.up there
and start it: for:me, I'l stay .

here and” lean’ on: your horn.”

 

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Smythe - was making

Mrs.
final arrangements for an.
elaborate - reception. . “Nora,”

ant; “for. the: first half-hour |
1. ‘want you to stand at the
drawing-room door and all
the. guests’, Dames as they ar- -

‘Nora's face “dit: up. “Thank -

some of. your friends for the

   
    
 
    
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 

 

 

      
 
 

Children’s. Festival

 

All Aboard & Gé

‘Some people will £0. to any length | to get an
original Christmas greeting.

President Eisenhower's

000,000-a-word peace and-

$1,-%

goodwill message .from- -space ~
will be a hard one for the Rus-: &

sians to top.
There ‘are only a. ‘few ‘more:

launching..days before -CHrist- y
if the Soviet !
Union. will have time to hoist :

mas. JI doubt.

¢

Khrushchev and a choir: of :
Cossacks: aloft te serenade. us -

with .carols .or. drinking .songs.

Chances are’ that. President

Eisenhower's voice will. con-
tinue for some time yet to or-

_bit the earth in lone. and eerie

splendor.’

So far, the conversation be-
tween the president and the
world, has been’ one-sided.
When they install a receiving

set-in the satellite, ariy-ham -

radio operator on earth may
be able to: talk to the man up-
stairs.

The American achievement »

is a scientific and propaganda ,
- miracle

which can nut’ be
diminished by flippant talk,

.. The triumph. will be com-
plete ‘when..the rocket men
succeed in liftinip--net,, only
President Eisenhower but the
entire corps of Washington

correspondents into orbit for —

the first cosmic press confer-
ence in history.

Then al) the people -of the
earth, and perhaps the things
on Mars and Venus, too, will
be able to hear the president
making “off - the - record”
statements.

The messages have ‘been
bland and heart-warming, so
far. But when do we get the
commercial? The next voice
we hear may be that of an an-
nouncey, ‘saying: “Vote Re-
publican,” or “What's good for

   

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Cartoon by: Jack Mnanhelm,

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‘versity of
. says today's chauffeured chil-

General Motors is
NATO.”

All the inhabitants of the

- universe, including the think-

ing spiders and the walking
vegetables: . ‘the’ farthest
_ planets, may: onecone a captive
“audience for election speeches,

good for.

from. which there will be no.

escape.

Thoroug h check

From The . 90. Citizen

 

A. thorough examination of.

railway freight rates is needed
and it should “decide whether
the old 1899 (Crowsnest Pass)
agreement (on grain rates)
has outrun its usefulness, and

_ whether or not a new system

is required. to bring all sec-

tions of traffic“into the same
Jurisdiction for
Purposes. if .a change involves

rate-making

specia] subsidies either to-the
railways or the wheat growers,
‘Jet the inguiring body say so.

 

Make ‘fem walk
me From The
port “AY thar. -News-Chronicle
_ If there aren't buses- -4o.haul
children to school,

vice given by psychologists,

- physica] training experts and

officiala. of parent - teacher

| groups. is to make the young-

sters walk instead of being
driven around In autos, Psy-
chologist A, E. Cox of the Uni-
British Columbia

dren are a part of the pattern
of evolution that might-even-
tually result in a physically
useless, high-headed human
race, '

parents~
_ drive them. It’s all wrong. Ad-

 

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