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ristmas tree is an exciting symbol of this happy season but the setting up and trimming of the tree requires that great care be taken to prevent fire. Since the confers are oily and very inflammable, they should be kept out. of doors, under snow if pos- sible or given frequent sprinklings with water so that they will not dry out. When the tree is brought in- doors, the lower six to ten inches of the trunk should be cleared of small twigs and then stood in a con- tainer of water, so that the rest of the tree will retain some moisture. Decorative electric lights should be placed so that none of the little bulbs touches the tree or its leaves. Do not leave the Christmas tree lights on if you are leaving the house or retiring for the night. Those small electric lights can emit enough heat to set the tree needles on fire, and this could burn down the house. The Canadian Highway Safety Council points out that Canadian highways have a growing death toll over the holiday weekends and December is no excep tion. At a season that is supposed to be a happy one why not make your country a Christmas gift of a month's careful driving by obeying traffic rules, treating the other driver and pedestrian with courtesy and making sure your car is in top condition. You will grow to like the safer way of travelling. THE NEWS Che Spirit of Christmas. . . I enter the home of poverty, causing pale-faced children to open their eyes wide, in pleasant wonder .. . I cause the miser's clutched hand to relax, and thus paint a bright spot on his soul... I cause the aged to renew their youth and laugh in the old glad way... I keep romance alive in the heart of childhood, and brighten sleep with dreams woven of magic... I cause eager feet to climb dark stairways with filled baskets, leaving behind hearts amazed at the goodness of the world... I cause the prodigal to pause a moment on his wild, wasteful way, and send to anxious love some token that releases glad tears... tears which wash away the hard lines of sorrow. I enter dark prison cells reminding scarred manhood of what might have been, and pointing forward to good days yet tobe... I come softly into the still white home of pain, and lips that are too weak to speak, just tremble in silent, eloquent gratitude... In a thousand ways I cause the weary world to look up into the face of God, and for a little moment forget the things that are small and wretched. CHARLOTTE & WERNER TERRACE BAY MOTOR HOTEL _ BEAUTY AND BARBER SHOP eeeoe BEST WISHES AND MUCH JOY WE SEND TO YOU OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS! eH] Amel December 24, 1964