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a “For ‘nearly 2.000 years men have
elebrated the birth of Christ at Christ...

i mas.

ing not wisely but too well.

- But the central significance of Dec.
25 for: Christians is that it marks the .
‘birth of a’ Saviour sent by God to re-.
‘deem ‘mankind from ‘sin and to pro- _
jclaim a message of peace and goodwill :

ito all- people.

. The day was one of celebration”
even before the Christian era. Among .

the sun worshippers of the pegan era

it was celebrated as the time of the —
winter solstice. when the daylight be- ’

gan to grow longer. In Rome it was the
time ‘of the Saturnalia, a season: ‘ob-

served with merry-making and ex: .

change of presents.

The Christian
some of the pagan customs into its
own celebrations and these have been

‘ maintained, with periodical variations, -

during the cénturies since the birth of

Christ.

To. young. “Anglo-Saxon children,
Christnias 1 means’ the arrival of Santa

. Claus bearing gifts. The name is traced

-back to St. Nicholas, Pishop of Myra.

It is a time of rejoicing. of giving’
jand receiving gifts, of merry-making --
‘and i in many cases of eating’ and drink- _

“From this grew the eustom of giving
- presents in secret on the eve ‘of St.
‘Nicholas, Dec. 5, subsequently trans-

, countries carols are’ sung from door to

church adapted |

- need. '

in Licia, who died about 350. A. D. He
is the patron saint of Russia and the
protector of children, travellers, mer-
chants and scholars. '-

Legend has it that St. Nicholas sec.
retly bestowed dowries upon the three
daughters of an- impoverished citizen
whe had despaired of being ‘able to
obtain. suitable marriages for them.

ferred to Christmas Day.
‘Christmas is: traditionally a time

for families to gather together. Often).

itis “the oceasion for nostalgic mem-
ories of earlies Christmases. In some

door by street singers. |
Christmas, in- short. is .a time of
many moods, For some it brings happy
memories of the old days at home; for
some, sadness iu the. recall of stern
misfortunes; for some. it means gaiety
ata public resort; for some, a time of.
giving. and of sharing with those i in

. In this era, | when we. livei ina world
containing enough. nuclear weapons to
wipe. out. all human life, perhaps we.
should celebrate it most of all as a time
of peace and goodwill among's men,

‘rome of Vancouver, marathon

Blame: press for Olympics’ gall

It was also well known that
Jerome ran his last world
record time of 10 seconds six
years previous, now. was 29

_and his best time in inter-
‘national competition had been
10,2 in the 1964: Olympics at:

* Specially Written for

Terrace Omineca Herald:

By STERLING TAYLOR
The Canadian public’s ine
-ablilty to swallow the bitter
i gall of defeat by its amas
teur athletes in intexnational
avents can be traced to the
‘news media’s improper : out.
lines of perapective, —
. This became particularly
_ evident: during the 1963
Olymptes in Mexico City when
‘a. number. of Canadian ath.
letes exceeded their known
capabilities but wound up with.

out médals,

Most Canadian’ were dis.
appointed with the perform-
ances of. sprinter Harry Jee’

Tokyo.

onds, —

‘runner Andy Boychuk of Sar.

nia, Ont.,and swimmers Ralph '
Hutton of Ocean Falls, B.C,,

| and Elaine Tanner of Winnipeg

' and Vancouver,
‘The public's reasoning is

' Sound, Al? four athletes were
‘of international prominence

‘although Jerome and Boychuk .
were not considered of intere

‘nationat callbre. in: _ World
sport eireles,
: Reports of Jerome's pre. .
‘Olympic performances de=

tafled him.as a co-holder of
‘the world record in. the 100 |:
‘metres, bronze medallist at

the 1964 Olympics and gold '
‘medatlist at the 1966 British:

Empire Games and 1967 Pane
4+ American Games, = |

“list: at. the.

Tt was not pointed Out bee
forehand, however, that Jer.
“ome had little chance of win-_
ning & medal with-a time of
10,2 in Mexico because half.
the field in his event had une -
Official records of less than
10 ‘seconds and that it wal
virtually Impossible at his age
to run the required distance ir
his best-ever time of 10-sec.

‘Jerome went -through three
rounds of elimination 1 racesin .
Mexdco, running the final qual.

, lfying heat 'in'10.1 and thé final
‘in the same: time less than |.
three hours later. : ;

The times were his best
in: International _ competition
and almost phenomenal at his

_bge, All the public was aware
of, however, was that Jerome
finished seventh in the-final .

_ although he. exeeeded every | _

track and field expert's 6x... -
pectation as well as his own,
The ‘stoxy was much the

“same with Boychuk, The pub:

lic mew he. was, a gold medals

. the previous year, The news

Sarnia runner was not within
physical: reach of any of- the
top 12. marathoners ye the

world,

Boychuk finished Lith, cone
‘sidered an outstanding
achlevement by’ the experts,.

" but just another Canadian who
choked tothe averngo reader,

" But ‘the saddest 108s of all
was Tanner's failure to win
her: specialty. — 100 metre
backstroke — although she was
holder of the existing world
record and had been herald.
ed as the unbeatable Mighty.
Mouse foralmost three years,

The press and radio wera

‘ not amiss in the case of ‘Tan.
ner, : She was the best at
that distance as far as the
record books showed, She alae
‘swam one of her best races

. final in Mexico, Unfortun
ately, another ‘girl covered
: the distance faster than anyone
* ever did before and just frace
tions of a second quicker than

dee Cunningham, Henoaig Editor .

A time to rejoice

over the distance during the ‘|

= LEAVE rt! ME, ANDY,

BILL FIX ITIN A TIFE BES
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THERE'S ONE BORN
EVERY MINUTE !

- Over the ages, and through con-
tinued usage, old wives. tales,

Btories suddenly and erroneously.
are accepted by many “‘as fact,’*

Typical. of the many areas
where ‘misconceptions are ace
cepted “as fact” is the one deale
ing with alcohol, . its effect’ on
man, its “benefits’* and tts “hn.
zards,”’ :

With alcohol being credited as

has prepared a list of intéyecting
"facta! which are actually mise
conceptions, =! *. S

‘These . “Tnlsconcoptioas ahd
their corrections arene follows:

- MISCONCEPTION:. A. person
is not under the. influence of
alcohol until he -has lost all
clearness of intellect,.. selfcon-
trol and motor control,
CORRECTION: He 1s. under
the influence. when he loses any
control that he would otherwise
possess, .
“MISCONCEPTION: Aleohol: is
a stimulant,

pressant.

good for snake-bite.
CORRECTION; Aleohot ‘does

the condition worse,
as drunk on beer as by drinking

same amount of alechol,

CORRECTION: The ‘large
amount of water slows theabsorp<
tion rate of the alcohol in beer,

drunk,

- MISCONCEPTION: You will
get drunker by switching drinks,
CORRECTION: Assuming they
all contain the same. amount of
water, it doesn't make any dif-
ference.

‘MISCONCEPTION: Eating
onlons or’ garlic. will interfere
with the breath test for alcohol,
CORRECTION: The breath test
is specifie for alcohol, Other |-
substances do not interfere. ap

Tanner,

_|preciably.

backwood curas for. {lls-and tall | :

& major contributing factor toa | h
large number. oftraffic fatalities,
the B,C, Automobile Agsociation | '

CORRECTION: Alcohol is ade-|
MISCONCEPTION: Alcohol is

nothirg for ‘snakebite. Ifa par : -
son is in shock it could make | ; .

MISCONCEPTION: You will get ‘
other drinks that contain the}

therefore, one would not ket as|-

_ Booze won't help snake-bite,
even though they say it’s so’

* MISCONCEPTION: Alcohol is
notan anesthetic, .

* CORRECTION: It ie, It is
related to ether, chloroform and

others,
MISCONCEPTION: An hour

after drinking two (2) highballs

is 5 blenty of tims to allow for ture

SET eC TION It takes about
three hours to oxidize this much
tole ‘(one ounce of pure alco.
tr

MISCONCEPTION: One drink
sometimes helps to make one

more alert. and sharpen. kame of} .
‘ the Senses, *
* CORRECTION: :: .s ‘gometines

‘makes the drinker fee! that way,
but as lite as .04 per cent of
alcohol in the ‘blood may reduce
jiaval peuity as much as wearing
ark glasses after sundown, «:
‘MISCONCEPTION:
water. the morning after coritum-
ing considerable wine will |
produce intoxication,

CORRECTION:

cated.

MISCONCEPTION: A couple
of shots of whisky will keep you
marmer in very low tempera»

CORRECTION: Yow ll only
feel warmer. because the supers
fictal capillaries dilate, This
dilation actually causes a more
rapid loss of body heat,
- , MISCONCEPTION: Motor con-
trol or co-ordination is the first
to So Wher intoxicated,

CORRECTION: Loss ‘of judg-

cism are tho first.to go.
MISCONCEPTION: " Knowing

one must drive, a ‘person can

or at least quit. when he. feels
the effects,:.:
_ CORRECTION;
on it, Judgment and inhibition

are, the first to zo when drink=
ng. :

© Kip Fate Syed, he, Tha ta -

LAFF -A- DAY.

Oe. wm

m Games :

We're drumming « al our bent
: Wuletide winhen oe

_ media failed to note that tho

cA moat & bountial
holiday is. our wish for vious
“-ohertehed f friendships |
beppy Tauuttor of hiappy children a
and the good will of all men. a
Have the, morrieat ot alt Shrtatmaae

oc) THE EDITOR |

. Editor, Herald ;

I wish toe ress ‘on behalf
-of The Canadian National institute
for the Blind my sincere grati-
tude and appreciation for the
splendid coverage your paper,
has given -in the use of our came
paien material,

T wish also to thank the people
who worked go diligently tomake
this drive a success, all can

“pRUGS 'N
“EVERYTHING |.
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cama. an | a

our continued iintere

sua, will-ald.us:in our ser.
vices. tothe, blind:and Preven-
tion of Elindness Program in ayour
area, °

I know I express: the’ senti.
ments of. ‘everyone at CNIB fn
our sincere appreciation for your:

‘The person| §
may become sick but not Intoxls

ment and ability of: self-critis| |

generally have only one drink, |

Don’t depend |.

auch a great success. . .
George Gibbs,

vassers who participated and of ;
Field Representative
CNIB

eourse to the general public who}
go generously supported the CNIB) -

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