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AU comnmunications imust b. scooupanie 1>7 the nae and adde of.1the. uuter. Articles for pub- te Jusure #pome ssla cumUntleu»S.. Pssolutlons of condolence. carde of tbanks, obitu- &rIeS. .ot1ces ef enterixalnne or other affairoq uliere au admittance cbarge lu pubflshel. wRl be charged at rulradvertwDUgrates. SGrade Séparation Wil Sae Life Over 1900 years ago was fiirst published the Christnîas message of peace and good- ~vl.Sitîce that day thereý have been many %Var.- with their attendant C'/rWsmas destruction of life and Good-Wil property. But no0 one ivpuld..tbiink- of denying ýthe fact that of recmit years the war against %var lias miade noticeable headway. And is flot the expectation justifiable that a feiv generations miore ivili see the end of war as an instrument. of -settlinginter- national disputes? 'ro.what extent, las tlhe message of good-%viiihccomfi an actualityv? Obviously peace and gopdý%vil1 are vitally related. if the gospel of peace lias -gaiiied, acceptanc e. so bias the gospel of good-will. Betweeil nations at peace Nvitlî onîe another thiere will naturally exist a feeling niuch akin to good-will. But good-%vill, especially active good-will, deinands a bebiavior, not nlierely% an. attitude. And this behavior is flot byv any mneans so )revalenit at present as to" he easily noted. 0f ail the virtues good-will is the id- est in range and most effective in, action*.' When a mian bas good-will. towards an- other, he is fot nîerely ising bhim iveli; he is actualiy behaving in that way to- wards him. A person pf good-will gives to the needy flot vague indefinite proffers of assistance, but real material help. That is the kind that will1 be most welcomie this; that the high school olflcials have used many and various means of restraining their students from this reprehensible con- duct. 'Stili the depredations continue, We therefore believe that.the board of. education and superintendent are wholly *Requcsts have been. receiv ed ini numiber by the editor praying that lie impress up- on municipal, officiais the advisability of. Publicppstponing al: public improvenients that eni- IMprnovements tail1additionai tax upo n the citizens of the com- munity. One, letter goes to the extent of suggesting postponemetit for five.years of aIl major: inprovements. We are convinced that our.Village pffi- cials are 'not proceeding, blindly ini tlis matter.. It is unnecessary to, caution thein concerning expenditures. The tendency, partiéularly in recent months, bas been, strongly in the direction of écononîy. It is our conviction that they wili continuie along this, cour se in the interest of lighteaî- ing,1 insofar as possible, the heavv burden) --Iponi the taxpayer. Projection of public improvemlents, ou the otherhand, bas been suggested as the mneans of aileviating the unenîplpyinent sitatin.It is difficuit for the average man on the. street to determiine just how far the municipal authorities should pro- .ceed with such project s.. Largeiy, the financial embarrassuient of the variouis villages is due to the inability to obtain., back taxes-notablv thpse due for 1928 and 1929. Public inîprovenients, carried through or projected, have had little to do. wîtb the unfortunate situation. WTe hope and feel confident that the Vil- lage authorities will exercise care and -Sound judgînent in the inatter of public, i nîprovements. Suggestions frm takpavers slîould -be comnîunicated -directlv to these> officialI's. 'I1hey must and, will 1w guided bv public opinion- affic BE SURE TO w r a p your Christnspcae CURELYtaspcge print the addresses PLAINLY mail thepackages EAIRLY! Jo îw,/Icre a imorfer sields yrom mnis alarnis 1 I >hssed Chilid ivith haIoed brozi. She lifts. The icorId'.r Rede'mption in her tender arms. 0 »aotlécr, )apqt! F'ouarloy holds mach of pain. .Ind pro phccy of comning bitter m'e. j sce y'o!Ikuecil, ami clasp.Hirn.close fagein! I lopin. bto shieId filmi from the, future>ý so. OCliîld d thie Aglow abotpeVour head *tiIi 1hts the earth, esad gilds a uarrow twv. IThe sony Qiat edsoed round Vour tiny bed Syili - rings lihroupIo U.t the werId, on Chrîst mes -A dele Jordan Tarr, Wihinettu'. MI ique: l'oexpiess appreciation of that perfect îiicture: tht north short sul"urbs'offer when Christ- mas pride in, the commwatity definesitself as the îïightly array of color is turned on, and we pause t(> admire: the individual efforts of the, ones we would thank for titeir leve of beauty' and their generous gif NORTH SHORE ON CHIRISTMAS EVE, THE FIR'TREES WE HAVE PLANTED-- AND ONES 'rHAT GREW- WHEN INDIANS MARKED A TR.AIL FROM TEPEE DOWN TO BEACH- CAST, MULTI-COLORED SHADOWS FROM THEIR LIGHTS TÉHAT RADIATE LIKE RAINBOW TINTEI) STARS L'PON THE FROSTED'SIINER 0F C 1 1AN SNOW. AND OTHER IGHTS' THAT REACH LIEGOLDEN DAGGERS TO DEFY AlI! NIGHTS, HELP US TO VISION THROUGH TUHLI GLEAMING >CASEMENTS- TUJE PLEASANTNESS OF HOMES! -Inez Marvin, .Dec. 12, '31. 'If there ib anytbing in a namie,"' suggests OUr: musing night editor, "the persons wbo are so cragy about Clark G able, should get out the dust cloth; repair to the'library, and get dlown Nathaniel Haw- thorne's classic, 'The Hlouse of Seven Gables,. *'Howieve, adinirers' of the newly. rise 1n star wilI probably agree that one Gable is enougb." after 1E Sa - there ll stay 'til thse irit of May-- Vve had ail 1I tailt of *inotre -Delta. (Florida, flot 'California) Trhere is Yet tini to purchasea goodly supply of ChrstuasSeas.Any schnool hild wIlI provide '«n. -MIQUE.