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Opunake Times, 24 December 1946, Page 2

MESSAGE Metro-Gbldwyn>Maycr Star To me Christmas will if|||S!:!-', '/llPlftss always remain the symbol of an un:hakeable ideal. . It is permanent, old. . . . yet each year vitally new. In this changing, pro- |""' v gressive world, with its wonders of science, and constant search for the new and startling, Christmas stands immutable. Gently, it lays a restraining hand on our giddy pace, giving us time to catch our moral and spiritual breath, and revitalize our thinking. The star that shines on the gaily decorated tree is more than an ornament: it is the indicator of our true north, the glittering reminder of the star which centuries ago led to that first Christmas miracle. To-day, more than ever, we-need the guidance of that star for children of'the world. To th*m is the future. Let us build for them at this joyous season a world of make-believe, a merry Christmas to become the basis for a happy future. From our own storehouse of memory. ... the warmth and colour of remembered joys, carols in hushed streets, the atmosphere of a home where truly peace on earth has come to men. . . let us begin their storehouse for the future. To it each succeeding year will add its measure of treasured memories, the warmth and spiritual comfort of Christmas, old, but