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ber comes closer. There are varâ€" ious schools of thought about the anmual observance and conflict ing opinions about how and how not to celebrate it. But one thing is certain. It will be celebrated, and it is up to the individual to decide what he will or will not who would entirely eradicate gift giving â€" but would not this strip Christmas of something unâ€" ique which began with the first Christmas when gifts were faction involved in giving to someone, somewhere, who might not otherwise receive! A little lad in Hong Kong perhaps, an There are scores of humanitarâ€" ian organizations who will gladâ€" ly pass along your donation to those who will turn it into someâ€" thing tangible: CARE, UNICEF, Toronto‘s SCOTT Mission, WORLD VISION, GRENFELL MEDICAL MISSION in Labraâ€" dor and Newfoundland to menâ€" tion but a few. Donations to such places are a literal fulfilâ€" ment of the Scriptural observaâ€" tion that it is more blessed to give than to receive. We have heard the custom of decorating for Yuletide deplorâ€" ed, and the use of a tree branâ€" ded as being of pagan origin. Maybe it is, but on the other hand, Christ said "I am the light of the world," and to me a fir tree shining with little lights is symbolical of His greatâ€" er light. I think it‘s wonderful that people care enough to take the time and make the effort to create these oases of Christmas dwindle and the 25th of Decemâ€" brought to the Babe of Bethieâ€" hem? Doesn‘t it greatly depend on your own motives in giving? five dollar record and I‘ll give you a book of equal value, then the matter may be argued. But think of the joy and satisâ€" exchange basis of you give me a orphaned child in Korea or an impoverished family right here Evidences of Christmas are inâ€" LOMnie toOg9sS . ____ ... and BIG DEARS too WATERLOO SQUARE 8H 4â€"5123 C€HILDRENES WEA R nnmp-mmmr.nw!u“!m Exchange or Refund Always . . . Free Gift Wrapping. Open Thursday and Friday until 0 pm. Where I Sit IF YOU WAIT TILL You May Be Held Responsible If Our by CLARA BERNBARDT The day hefllh“ and does hemflhleqlcldll.. what you‘d prefer; So shop right mu-.mn:r'.' You may not get Shelves Burst, SO SHOP NOW birthday, changing drebuess inâ€" to a special loveliness reserved only for this time of year. Even plaza, we can turn off our menâ€" tal ears! uunity is on fete for Chriat‘s beneath it a gift for which we had longed and dreamed â€" perâ€" haps a flaxen haired doll, a pair of skates or a little white fur muff? All too soon life‘s grave problems and disappointments intrude, and it is good to have complete unless we heard Hanâ€" Christmas, the deathless strains of Franz Gruber‘s Silent Night which we first learned at Sunâ€" day School and sang as we marâ€" ched in to church the night the Christmas program was presenâ€" ted, and all the lights were darâ€" kened and only the lights from the tall tree down by the altar the glowing candle is a remindâ€" own touch of magic to the scene. Oh, I‘m a Chrismas fan all right and in a world of uncertainties, it‘s good to know we can depend on Christmas once a year, every ories to look back upon. long aisle. As we _u_'e' older, we del‘s Messiah on the radio or record player. True, a good bit of musical (?) trash is also aâ€" vailable, but we don‘t really And the smells of Christmas! The delicious aroma of bubbiâ€" ing mince pies, the crusty tang of roasting turkey, not to forget the scent of cedar wood or apâ€" ple boughs when the fireplace years, some of our happiest and most vivid memories invoive the Christmases of yesteryear. Who C we know Him. 5 Santa paid a visit to the memâ€" bers of St. Louis Parish Cathâ€" olic Women‘s League and brought a gift for everyone at their December meeting and Christmas party. A brightly lit Christmas tree and gay Christâ€" mas trimmings decorated the stage and hall. Carols were sung to the piano accompaniment of Mre. Aune. Leonard. Sandwiches and Christmas cookies were serâ€" ved at refreshment time. At the business meeting beâ€" fhore the Christmas party, Fathâ€" er C. J. Weiss, spiritual director told the members that St. Louis parish will welcome the third visit of the "Pilgrim Statue of our Lady of Fatime, on Decemâ€" ber~ 10th and 1ith. Special serâ€" vices will be held, and a sermon will be delivered by Father Patâ€" rick Moore, S. M. F. Conveners reported 17 visits were made to hospitals by Mrs. Anne Beingessner and eightyâ€" one hours were spent in sewing Mrs. William Bird, recent winner of the Christopher course award, repeated her talk to the members. Her subject was ‘"‘The Role of the Christian Woman in today‘s society." Around and About Cameras «» 1195 â€" 16.50 MURRAY‘S STUDIO Flash Schneider‘s Vac Pack Smoked Cottage CC Bologna o. Order Your Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri. Till 9 p.m. Free Delivery Phone 7444241 Local Women‘s Groups Hold Christmas Activities splashedlhiftfromacwhn‘mlcismode!m Lalande. The nightie shift in and purple on a white background is made of acetate and nylon. It is washable, and sample of bright new night attire availâ€" FREIBURGER‘S FOOD MARKET 92 King St. S., able this winter.â€"TNS Photo Christmas Pow!l Now WINTER‘S NIGHT : All set for bedâ€"time in a flowered. 40 King St, South Waterloo OPP. Waterico Square oo ormmem ns $s > 45{ Ls. 69¢ Mrs. Roy Hergott, Maryhill, was appointed convener of the ladies auxiliary to Mount Cenaâ€" cle Retreat House, Hamilton. The auxiliary will hold their annual Christmas dinner for the cadets at the ship on Monday, December 23 at 6:30 p.m. The December meeting of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary to R.C.S.C.C. ‘‘Warspite" was held at the Navâ€" al Reserve building. Eighteen members were present. Three new members, Mrs. A. C. Goebel, Mrs. E. W. Wick and The Helena Feasby Women‘s Institute held their monthly meeâ€" ting at the home of Mrs. Nyle Eby, with the Canadian Industâ€" ries committee in charge. Mr, Chapman, assistant to the general manager at Canadian Generalâ€"Tower Itd. in Galt, desâ€" cribed that company‘s work with plastics. He exhibited many new and delightful fabrics, which are made in three basic ways, i.e. molding, extruding and calâ€" are made in three basic v i.e. molding, extruding and endering. When viny]l film i mi to foam, jute, line cofton, and then embossed , many beautiful an endering. When viny] film is laâ€" i to foam, jute, linen or % and then embossed and , many beautiful and inâ€" expensive fabrics are produced. A letter was read from Fort Providence in Great Slave Lake, where an institute, formed three years ago, meets for sewing, MIRRORS WATERL OO GLASS and MIRROR 7 Dupont St. (opp. Post Office) Everything In Glass were memâ€" frame for a group of pictures. Use simple floral prints clipped from a magazine for your picâ€" tures. Then take pieces of hardâ€" board or plywood about four to six inches larger than each picâ€" ture, and cover with gingham in a colour that harmonizes or conâ€" trasts, pleasingly with the main colours in the picture. The fabric can be glued to the board or stapled on the wrong side. Glue your picture in the center of the board. As throw pillows have come back in favour recently, anyone handy with a needle could easily make an interesting selection of these. Made in cotton, it is highâ€" ly recommended that you slipâ€" cover them â€" â€" this way they can ents but also can cut down the usual December expenses. Inexpensive fabric can be the magic ingredient that gives a distinctive look to your gifts. Gay checked cotton gingham, BRIGHT IDEA â€" â€" Attractive picâ€" tures for a den or bedroom can be created inexpensively with cotton fabric. Here, gay checked gingham is gived or stapled to hardboard to provide an unusuâ€" al "frame" for a floral picture cut from a magazine. ... ... on the market, One of cane, interlock a strip of red rickrack â€"with a strip of white, continuing to the length desired. Baste the rickrack together. Add a red ribbon bow to the cane, tacking it on with a tiny silver decorated with muitiâ€" mm-vu remove the decorated trees and save for next yeer. This al can be made round. RICKRACK CANDY CANE piace mats with gay cotton rickâ€" Press interlocked rickrack flat. bell. Stitch or glue the rickrack canes on desired item. Christmas is a wonderful time for people with originality to be creative. There are so m an y gifts that can be made which not easily Re laundered. bership consists of 24 Indian woâ€" men and several white women. These women can use books, at an elementary reading level, and used clothing, with which they make quilts. Summeary day for the dessert course is scheduled for Dec. 3 in Tona Hall, with Mrs. Merle Wilmer as guest speaker. A Safety Competition is being held for people of 16 â€" 30 years of age. The W. I. Christmas Party will be held on Dec. 27 at Plains Bright Idea For Christmas «doue thusly: Tabe a plain oloused cloth and sew on Reflect Your Good Taste Christmas motifs gow arket. One of the most x\ _ Toy Buying Hints: For® Christmas ww uytlr.fl-."u-y.l are going to make an aero ys, our j ‘:-."c"l‘n.nu i namn AlF e‘ ® twask. auly are the count . proceeds to make his own pecâ€" ats stotked with ‘"poor‘ toys . uliar abstraction of a borse and ”*7-& *Is on his ‘way to learning to $ toys, blocks and pegs, al Every day fathers spend two into this category. on CBIFS e ertscene Wprenhitnanyl er pistols which don‘t hold _ will make but also HOW he water. Every day grandmoth _ wi) make it Poster naints. joy of doing it, finishing it conquering it. According to the work done at the Institute of Child Study, the child has three stages of learning at play. A little later he is ready for toys with which he can decide upon his own goal. For insâ€" tance, given Dinky toys he will be heartâ€"broken and frustrated until such buyers can tell the worthwhile toy from the worthâ€" less. Then out of the worth while toys he must be educated to buy the wise toy for the inâ€" dividual child. Most people when toy buying dinating. They mean learning to create, to entertain oneself, to invent, to play socially with others. With such things as puzzles, the child is learning a valuable lesson, the lesson of doing something for the sheer When he is very young he enjoys toys which are selfâ€"exâ€" planatory, where the goal is selfâ€"evident. Such toys include peg boards of all types, nestâ€" ing barrels, tins and blocks, Such wasted effort and monâ€" ey need not be. But thousands of dollars will continue every year to be dumped into Canâ€" adian garbage tins unjess parâ€" it be fun?" use their own adult standards of what is fun and often buy what they can enjoy surreptitâ€" lously or what they were deniâ€" ed in childhood. a child. They mean learning. They mean learning motor skills like balancing and coâ€"orâ€" ents and uncles and aunts and thing or two about toyâ€"buying. lie unused or break five minâ€" utes after the child receives Haberdashers For Toys That Last FOF 1095 Ildl Ldoal . WP 110 King St. S. in Waterioo Nee e oo . o Emanee e o e l T ", ue RRneeapiils. 100 0 Sute io 4 B c C 2 sls * M ind h B ® % ® ,"‘4“{“.' yÂ¥ * > * a C _ Ts 7 L Tailors & Gentlemen of fashion repute will be pleased with the colors chosen by the proprietor in this collection of gift shirts designed for the leigure life. Early selection is advised. Ross Klopp For instance, a mother finds her child trying to fit the tops on all her pots and pans. He is working hard at developing coâ€" ordination. This is her cue. She buys or tells Uncle Don to buy which will provide fum for him while he learns this valuable tested for their‘ versatility, their play value, their durabilâ€" ity, their stimulative value. If a toy does not come up to the high standards of the nursery school, then it does not stay on the shelves. will also have a great deal to do with the success of your exâ€" pedition. Avoid if you can, stores which do massâ€"buying. Try the small specialized toy shops where the clerk is the owner. In some of these small toy shops you will find people to wait on you who are intenâ€" sely interested in toys, know something about toys and who are just as concerned with the right toy for you as they are with the bell on their cash regâ€" by observing him at play. If you are outside the family cirâ€" cle, you might consult his parâ€" ents for suggestions. If you are still in a quandary as to the "right" toy for the child, why not take a look at cher. The toys in good nursery boasts as its clerks and exâ€"nurâ€" sery school teacher and an enâ€" and al construction materials fall into this group. When you set out to buy a toy it is therefore most necesâ€" sary that you know the stage, capabilities of the child for whom you buy. If you are his Waterioo Square Mai Open Every Night Till 9 P.M. For have «hiÂ¥ * T he soâ€"called &r toys have boomed in last few years. Valuabie as they are, they are not always the answer. There are other good places where toys can be found. Try the bhardware store. Childâ€" ren love flashlights, measuring tapes, ticket punches, locks, screws, nuts and boits. There are many things in the kitchenâ€" wares to delight the heart of the little girl who is busy playâ€" gineer with has turned to in gineer w has turne grows older these buildings inâ€" volve more planning. Poster paints, too, grow with the child. At first he just puts paint on paper. Then gradually he sets goals for himself and says, ‘‘Today 1 will paint that grader we saw on Erb street." quiring physical effort, a baseâ€" ball and bat or a pair of skates will often change this sKuation. On the other hand, toys can create problems. If a child has too many toys, he can learn from none. He will never thorâ€" oughly exhaust the possibilities and challenges of one toy. Miss Dorothy MacKenzie of A good toy often grows with the child. A poor toy does not. A windâ€"up monkey that climbs a stick is very funny for the first five minutes. But the child can‘t change it himself, he probably can‘t wind it himself and quite likely it will he brokâ€" en in two days. other construction sets can last for years. They grow with the child, be it boy or girl. When he is tiny be builds elementary things with his sets and as he toys overâ€"excite the child. She feels that many of today‘s children are overâ€"stimulated with the quantity of toys and not stimulated enough with idâ€" eas of what he can do with the materials and toys he already toy can solve a particular has. stimulate the child by showing him what else he might do with a toy so that he can progress to the next stage of working But raw matertals of play "It is up to us," she says, #4 °ty Ladies‘ Sportswear away