Page 6 THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. es. WET H IR Christmas Is A Wonderful Season Christmas 1955 Christmas presents.” For sheer unadulterated gaiety, there is like wrapping Christmas nothing - “Let us be happy”... . And so one cold dreary afternoon, Mother said “Come, children, and we’ll wrap our presents with two small children. One hour later, after locating Grandma’s present un- der the stove, explaining at long Iéngth to a tearful Elaine why she couldn't keep cousin Susan’s spinning top, and rescuing Ward from cutting his throat on Uncle Bryan's knife, I was desperately trying to wrap the last gift on a two-by-four space by the kitchen sink. Ward sat on the table surrounded by crumpled paper trying to eat red and green rib- bon, the floor was littered with stickers, paper and ribbon and Elaine was happily affixing stickers to the stove, refrigera- tor and herself. Mother was mumbling to herself. I later discovered I had sev- eral extra parcels, and found the egg-beater, an old whistle and an orange gaily wrapped ready to give away. And then there are the other happy events such as making ‘shortbread with Ward dumping the cherries on the fiocr and mashing them to a sticky sodden mass while I was on the -phoze, and Elaine eating the delicious uncooked mixture until she had more shortbread inside her than in the cookie tin. Or going shopping and trying to balance Ward on one arm, hold my purehase with the other arm, and get my money out with the third arm; Ward screaming for the bright toys, Elaine beg- ging me to buy this, that and everything, and all of us being generally “ratty” in our heavy clothes in the warm stores. And like a lot of other moth- ers, I wonder what I’m going to do when I can’t threaten them with ‘‘be good, or Santa Claus won't come.” “Let nothing us dismay"... As I write this Monday night, the editor does indeed look for- ward with dismay to what the week holds. With a fourteen- page paper plump with Christ- mas greetings to produce, it looks like an around-the-clock effort to make Thursday's dead- line. Our boys in the back shop are probably dreading this Christ- mas week too; and that -feeling is no doubt geing duplicated by hundreds of employere and workers slike. Long hours, hard work, and rush, r Ul Christmas Day da are dead tired, It doesn't seem the right w to celebrate Christ’s birthd “Bring as glad tidings”... . With Elaine and Ward both in contact with the mumps two weeks ago, we sit anxlously won- dering what the weekend will ta Lanes fuyung. Pork fried rice, A peaceful, joyous holiday is our sincere wish for all, May good will and good fellowship be yours, THE LAKEVIEW CAFE We Invite You to Enjoy Our Chef’s Special SPECIAL GROUP DINNER OF CHINESE FOOD Dinner for five $9.00 Egg swirl soup, Chinese style deep fried egg roll, special fried rice, diced almond chicken chop cuey, pineapple sweet and sour pork sparerib. Dinner for four $7.00 Breaded almond chicken, special chow mein, pork fried rice, shrimp meat Dinner for three $5.00 Chicken chow mein, deep fried prawn, Chinese chop suey, pineapple sweet & sour pork sparerib, A LA CARTE Crushed almond deep fried chicken Deep fried jumbo prawn with sweet & sour sauce ..... Special fancy egg roll, shredded lettuce .... Dragon eye chicken, sweet sauce sweet & sour fish roll, r bring. Gently I press Elaine's ueck and enquire anxiously if it hurts, doee she ha: dache, does she feel hot? ‘The prospect of being in quar- antine with two sick children during the Christmas holidays is| Miss Mary Kartner, popular . = Base not exactly appealing. And I hate | Public Health Nurse here tor the to think of Elaine’s tragic dis-| past 2% years, left Frida é | OVER F EAE appointment if she isn’t able to go to her church concert. The costume is ready and waiting, and every day we explain a hun- dred times that the concert is not until Wednesday. B eareaaatyd a “Twas the Christmas” . . . night before Public Health Nurse Leaves for her home at Lulu Island. leave for England wher pects to stay for at least a year. was presented with a travelling | clock & parting itl. | i: EA In January, Miss Kartner will she ex- ee 0 == & d The staff of the offices in the orkowski Block entertained at farewell party for M Well, how does he get down the chimney, Mommy? It’s not big enough. And how do his reindeer run across the sky? And how can he carry enough parcels for everybody? Why does he wear a red coat? Are h whiskers real? “Goodwill towards men”... . I wonder how many of us in the rush of Christmas buying, Christmas cooking, and Christ- mas cleaning take the time to read their Christmas cards- Of- ten the sender picks them out with care, wishing the verse to convey a personal message to a dear friend. But too often we rip open the envelopes, glance at the name, groan sometimes when it is from someone we have crossed off our list, and then toss them aside. T usually read mine in Janu- ary as they are consigned, one by one, to the fire. une bo: approached the editor asking if we Wished to buy a Christmas tree. ‘‘No,” replied Clive in his annual buret of enthusiasm for PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY 1955 ESSAY CONTEST The sincere thanks of the Pulp and Paper Industry goes to all school principals and their teachers whose co- Operation helped make this, our ninth annual essay competition, an outstanding success. Professor F. M. Knapp, Mr. Howard T. Mitchell and Mr. E. W. Campbell, who acted as judges, were impressed by the high stand- ard of entries submitted. Very close judging was necessary" ° Our Yuletide best to all our friends to select the winners listed below. ... for a season packed with all the wonderful things that Christmas means! - . JunIOR Re = ist renda { Hobert: Lusted, ¢; H ; f A ‘ ° Pe 1st Sinieamesh igh sonestam aeneols Dawn F. Si if : usTon g encies ~ 2nd Anns A. Ratctifte, Kamloops, 2rd Prncaton fanengerinestons SSraloa ps Junior-Senior High reel KENNY — WALT — CLAUDE 3rd Gail C. Kenester, Creston, SI Eisen t+ Goresky, Castlegar, Prince Charles High School. Senlor High School. ZONE 2 tradition, “we take the kids and| JUNIOR SENIOR get our own,” And so Sunday, the only day available for the big adventure, dawned crisp and cold with the thermometer hovering around the 40 below mark. Father sat over his morning coffee mumbling about getting Christmas trees, awful weather, awful country, and why hadn't he bought one (inferring it was all our fault). We still haven’t one, and the chances of our ending up with a two-foot specimen on the radio jare looming strong. In spite of it all, ’tis a won- derful time of the year and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Gregorian Calendar Unified Our Timekeeping Our present calendar — the Gregorian was the first cal- endar to achieve any semblance 1st Retph Estensen, South West- minster, Queen Elizabeth High School, Charmian E. Westphal, Lad- 2nd per, Delta Junior-Senior High chooks 1st Normandie K. Burlison, Lad: er, Delta Juntor-Senlor High School. Carolyn P. Jones, Langloy, 2nd Conatey Sankar Sense BIS School, 3rd G2relyn R. Richards, South 3rq Gerbara J. Galbraith, Chilll- Burnaby, “McPherson Park : Junior High Schools Seiesie mnekcsanloeeh ZONE 3 SENIOR Geoffrey H. Mott, Vancouver, ASE Rienatarsamorvevane wen School, Wendy Kellond, Vancouver, me a od eae Sri ean eee 3rd Verneta L. Thompson, Van- ° Beverley Donaldson, Van- TO couver, John Oliver’ Mign 3rd Bever! Wicsilane Juntor-seaior School. High ZONE 4 ea _ SENIOR 5 Keith Howatt, Van- gt StepHanie €. Ockley, North ery, Wancouver Technical Vancouver, r High School, i High Schein ore Vancouver Ron Kydd, New Westminster, 2nd ome Lake Nigh Sekar At bate ea Cea e Le 3rd Patrick J. Coffey, New West- z * minster, JUNIOR = Bonnie L. Hztiday, Vancouver, Ist fentisas dallday. Vanes High Karen M. Gourley, Vancou 2nd Sonn Oliver Hie ae School, . JUNIOR “When the poor man came in sight I gave Royal City to see his delight !” ¢ Como Lake High 3rq Carol Maud Rice, Vancouver, St. Ann's Academy, ZONE 5 JUNIOR SENIOR Jacqueline A. Nichols, Victoria, Carolyn E. Wall a 1st aaaidewne sont dst smith, Ladysmnlth sunteys School. Senlor High Scheel. i Richard wi pound 6 2nd Berbara J. Coughtin, Westview, 4 2nd Fit ea jéson High School eae aie CANNED CREAM STYLE CORN — iver Juntor-Senior chool. * ©, Brammal ak Juni Royal “Senor Sharon J. Whetlams, Victoria, 3rd Senter Junior High School, of world unity on the time front. The coming of this calendar, instituted by Pope Gregory in 1582 Jaid the groundwork for aniversal celebration of New Year’s day. Europe, which for centuries had celebrated March 25 as the first day of the year, was the first to adopt the Gregorian cal- endar. But it was not a complete adoption until 1752 when Great Britain joined the other Europ- ean countries recognizing Janu- ary 1 as the first day of the year and instituting use of the Greg- orian calendar. Of course, the date of January 1 is not celebrated by everyone. The Jews observe a 10-day New Year season at the time of the autumn equinox. The Moslem calendar, which dates to 616 AD has 12 months that begin with the approximate new moon with- out any intercalculation to keep them geared to the seasonal equinoxes. And, the Gregorian, although it performed a great job of uni- fication, still doesn’t satisfy everyone that uses it. Periodic- ally some one comes torth with what they consider a better way of merking time. Christmas Was Once A Moveable Feast Christmas was once like Ras- ter in that it was a moveable fe » celebrated on a diiferent date each yesr St. Cyril, bishop of Jer is responsible tor establishment of the univereal date we cele- brate today. In 329 A.D., with the permission of Pope Junius 1, St. Cyril appointed a commission to determine, if possible, the pre- cise date of Christ’s nativity. The theologians of the Church finally agreed upon December 25, and since the year 354 this date has been celebrated, lem i all of you, whose friendship and loyalty have made this such a happy season for us, we send our warmest Holiday Greetings...and a sincere wish that the New Year may prove memorable for the many joys that it will bring to you and yours. from the Stat of the OVERWAITEA LTD. . Doug - Mildred - Pat - Barbara - Nora - Janet Lynne - Albert - Myrtle - Jim - Ken - Johnny e