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With' MAGAZINE to; Published at Nelson, gover\ °'\° uncial trading and educational centre of the Kootenay-Columbia area COLORED COMICS Vol. 66 - -3QN, B.C., CANADA-SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1967 10 Cents No. 206 Johnson Vis At Combat Headquarters KHORAT, Thailand (AP) - U.S. President Johnson visited American combat plane pilots at .hit air base Friday night. His trip here was shrouded in secrecy until well into the night, and there was speculation but no confirmation about his next slop on his trip home from Australia. There was some feeling he would stop at a secure base in South Vietnam and then possibly head for Rome and a private visit with Pope Paul, who called again Friday for a halt in the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam. Johnson sped to this American-built Thai air force base, 120 miles northeast of Bangkok, from Australia, where lie attended memorial services /or the late Prime Minister Harold E. Holt, his Vietnam war ally. POOR SUBSTITUTE Addressing the pilots, the 59- year-old president said: "I realize that an old man is a poor excuse for your wife and your family and your loved ones, but I wanted so much to be with you at Christmas. I want to look eacW or you in the eye." CONSTABLE CHARGED NEW WESTMINSTER <CP)- Burnaby RCMf constable Dar- ryle Splice will appear in m»g- istrate's court here Jan. 16 on a driving charge. Police charge he drove a police car without regard to safety, resulting in an accident that killed a woman driver. Khorat is home to a wing of the U.S. Air Force's F-105 Thun- derchiefs, workhbi»es in the war waged against North Vietnam's military' installations and supply lines. It is one of severaj bases on which about 35,000 Americans are engaged in little publicized war activity in Thailand. Johnson's visit emphasized the Thai role us an ally in the war, a role that Bangkok has preferred to minimize although about 2,000 Thai troops now are in South Vietnam. TEMPERATURES NELSON Toronto ....... Lethbridge Penticton ... Vancouver . Whitehorse Spokane 28 ^K 42 25 50 -12 87 19 26 -2 20 36 -18 26 .70 .14 .18 ?.0O The White House staff for hours sought to keep the trip to Khorat secret. The lid was put on flight plans even in Australia, but at an unannounced refuelling stop at Darwin. There obviously had been a leak, for a small crowd was on hand to welcome him. A dispatch from Rome said many persons there believed Johnson would show up at the Vatican today. A Vatican spokesman indicated there was a possibility of this. •RIGHT WILL PREVAIL' Johnson told pilots, staff officers and ground crew members at Khorat that each of them "should know right wilt prevail." J ftlJjjP "Through the,use of air power a mere handful of men—as mill- Wry forces are reckoned—are pinning down some 700,000 North Vietnamese," he said. Qiristtnas Hecnty Run for Legislation Ahead OTTAWA (CP) - A hefty bundle of major legislation.still to tie. dealt with could extend the current parliamentary session into late February ; or March. When the month-long Christmas recess began Thursday only seven off Prjme Minister -Pearson's 25 priority measures had passed. Another 13 were at various stages]in tie parliamen- f Missing Vancouver Woman Found Dead VANCOUVER (CP)-A ■ North Vancouver mother of three children was found slain Friday in bushland near Britannia Beach, 30 miles north of Vancouver. Two young North Vancouver men and a 16-year-old North Vancouver girl were held at Corvallis, Ore. for questioning In connection with the stabbing of Mrs. Rose Volet, 41-year-old wife of a North Vancouver fireman. They were arrested Thursday night in Corvallis and turned over to Marion County, Ore. authorities on a warrant charging them with unlawful sale of a vehicle. Marion County District Attorney Gary Gortmaker said the body of Mrs. Vollet had been found. James Sims, 19, and Isaac Darryl Frank, 20, were taken by Marion County Sheriff Thomas E. Bachelder to Van-' couver for questioning. The girl was held in the Marlon County juvenile detention centre. ^Lchristmas The police si id thi three were arrested after a tr o matching their descriptor traded the Vollet station ' /agon at a Wood- burn, Ore., si rvice [station for a sports car. Police said Die slalion wagon, registered to [Mrs. Vollet and her husband, John, Had its motor burned out. She had disappeared on Christmas shopping hip after taking her husband to work Tuesday. j Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined comment regarding charges. ' 'tary mil| while four (lave yet to be intr6duced./__ft^''';"' The J5th—a measure to increase postal rates—died an embarrassing death when the gQVM'TOnc>l.»olf.i'iiLISy|>ll^ aaf* guard and was besteii'bn a preliminary vdt*. *W^ / JRP Of 10,tes_i vital''measures set out in thi govertinjftit's legislate* planking in October, five have been passed, one remains in the miU.and four have not been inirajiiieti - On Hgjjpius,-side, Parliament has passed difficult, bills limiting, capital punishment and setting fa a department of. consume and corporate affairs. And some of the toughest bills still before it are. well on tile way to enactment, including the divorce reform bill and the broadcasting bill. STUDYING AHEAD SCjP But legislators have long and intensive study still ahead off several "gut" issues that will profoundly affect Canadians. Many of them are tied up in, *pha massive Criminal Code idments w'h i c h emerged "
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"^Christmas GRACE, ANNA, MICKEY, EVELYN, GWEN, LENY, DIAN. GRACEANNA beauty bar (TWO LOCATIONS) Nelson Phone 352-5733 — Crescent Valley 359-7451 ■eia^'eiaitetateieiat'siaiiaiig'g^'satisisig'eisiaiisx'tieaeists'tiiiijtinitisujj^^^i iiSiS'SiSiaasikftftjiSiSiaiJijijifcSiiiSifcSaaajviijifcMij,*},},!,},},},^^^,), CWstmos Blessing! r-rom This we wish you—hale and hearty health, tranquility of mind, happiness of spirit. Have a Merry Christmas! FIALA HALLGREN SYLVIA MILLER ANN HI5TED NORA GANITAS GARY BACON LYNN WIEKER FIALA'S for Beauty 815 Baker St. Ph. 352-5616 Nelson, B.C. W'si«'«i«i€«i«*it«i««iiiti»<»i<i«Mti(*ieif1c1,Wil<itW1,»l(,11,,wlt< _J Cards Have Clue To History of Gift Giver Greethg card history offers a clue to Santa evolution as a holiday symbol. The theme of Santa Claus was conspicuously absent from most nineteenth century Christmas cards, points out Miss Esther Mooney, curator of the Norcross Historical Collection. Early cards frequently favored children and flowers. When Santa did appear occasionally on a greeling card, It was generally in the form of a dour, rather sad-faced Father Christmas, robed in a monk's blue garb and long gray beard, or as "Saint Santa," a semi-religious figure developed by St. Nicholas. These were a far cry from the rotund, red-cheeked Santa depicted on Christmas greeting cards of today. The modern Santa, fat and friendly, began to emerge at the turn of the century, and about 1909 he appears on a Christmas card. Here he is shown mounted on a hobby horse rather than a reindeer-drawn sleigh. The card shows him wearing tht now-familiar red jacket, but his trousers still were blue. His stern expression, however, has given way to a slight whimsical smile, brightening his white- bearded, cherub-like face. The concept of the reindeer sleigh was a still later addition in greeting card history. The early Santa walked with a wheel- ^k^Ufmt&A^?, "QrOCKING: an article of ap- O P«rel Though known to tht Romans B.C., as proven by paintings at Pompeii, its indispensible employment originated much later in the colder climate of northern Europe, where in the 12th century stockings were made of chth. "In the time of Edward II of Bnghmd (1281,-1327) they assumed their present form, and at the courts of Spain and Italy in the 15th century enormous silk stockings sometimes furnished a substitute both for breeches and shoes. "Their domestic manufacture by knitting had become so welt established in England in the reign of Blteabeth I that a patent was refused to William Lee (1589), for invention o} a stocking frame. He consequently went to France and established a factory at Rouen." The foregoing ls from a 19th century encyclopedia published before Clement Clarke Moore's ringing poem, A Visit From St. Nicholas ("Twu the night before Christmas") and popular illustrators of Christmas customs were effecting acceptance by young and old of the stocking as the customary repository of Christmas gifts brought by St. Nicholas, Stnterklaas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Pere Noel. Appropriate footnotes to the quoted paragraphs would have explained: 1. Prior to introduction of the knitted, form-fitting hosiery of the 14th or 15th century, persons simply wrapped their feet in strips of cloth or rags before thrusting them into the boots, shoes, slippers, sandals or clogs. 2. William Lee was denied a patent in England because of organized pressure of hosiers in an early resistance of hand craftsmen to machinery and automation. 3. Poorer people simply were unable to afford knitted hosiery for some years after Lee and fellow inventors devised and developed the stocking frame and the attendant process of weaving woolen, cotton, linen, silk or other garments shaped for wear ankle length or wrist length. 4. The statement that stockings were practically unknown In warmer countries of Eurone even among th* rich, In tho early centuries of the Christian Era contradicts the most widely accepted of the legends of St. Nicholas. He, a 4th century bishop in Asia Minor, was said to have made periodic excursions incognito among his people, to see for himself their needs, with the result', that he provided beneficences for worthy Individuals anonymously, somewhat as the iater-day tellers of Arabian Nights tales had Haroun-al-Rashid do. Nicholas was credited particularly with kindly consideration for girls whose lack of dowries prevented their securing acceptable husbands. He was reputed to have tossed into the home of these purses with gold coins. In those days, the houses of poorer families had no windows, for glass was an expensive luxury and there were extra taxes upon windows. With doors closed to him, the good bishop was wont to use the low slung chimneys as the entre for his gifts into the hands of the worthy spinsters. He had reason to assume the gift would reach the unfortunately unmarried maid from the circumstance that, of course, in the poorer households the elder unmarried daughter was the slavey who tended the pots In the fireplace. It appears that on one occasion a purse fell into a stocking- barrow or carried his toys in a straw basket attached to his back, or rode a horse. WW «M«M«« «*.WWt*WtKHHHHH44HtcHt6t (totttt00 . . . and from this day forward, may you ever remember this thought: A HAPPY LIFE A happy life is to laugh often and to love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in everything; to give one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to hove played and laughed with enthusiasm and to have sung with exaltation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON <#> Christmas Tree Song r § „nit Grtuttoso. , t^aHlfHaallCHieHKlSHIJlCWHHWlCieiCHlaTlcmicnHWIWHiaKlalHHHHlall At the season of holly and mistletoe, it is our special pleasure to wish you" a Merry Christmas and to express our thanks ior your patronage throughout the year. Management and Staff WEST TRANSFER CO. Agents for Allied Van Lines 601 Front St. Nelion, B.C. Phone 352-3333 I »3i5.J,S,ai*5,3,J,S,S,3,J1S1>,5iS,3,s,>i»iJ,»i>,>,ji>1»,>,>,>1j|>,j1315,,,j|lii! Old CUMaaJb* rail. I. This tree was grown on Christmas day.Hail to mer -17 Christmas I Old and young to- pfjtTT j\} i nm j j fijaj-ij ti i tall ■ Pi^ii if 4-f^if w f \\\\Mi 4 tt tempo. I M UU Jr-ffigij V Ftob. ¥ f nr j m geth ■ er say, Hall to mer - ry Christmas I Bright tht col - ored ta - pen shine. ir^u^wjij -j wm* a tempo. |§ES f=\ -iii -i r ni rail. tt ttmfilr. D.C. Bail to bless- edChristnus! Bright to-day the love divine, Hail to blessed Christmas! This | (f\ j«jmj ^.^i't fr*J-^ rail. a tempo. D.C. H (51 -< 1 f r 11f -t p *i i j-^j^ -<|" i\^jT \ :| Gifts hang here for every one; Hail to happy Christmas! God gave man this day His Son. HaU to merry Christmas! Bright and light our Christmaa Tree Hail to joyful Christmas! Bright and light our hearts muBt be, HaU to joyful Christmas! Cho. Dance, then, chUdren, dance and sing, HaU to merry Christmas! All the merry chorus ring, HaU to merry Christmas! NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967—7 that had been hung by a fireplace to dry. The incident, following a series of similar surprise! for spinsters, excited such curiosity that the anonymous good Samaritan's identity became known, and after word of his charitable deeds got around, any unexpected gifts were said to be from St. Nicholas and the stocking. Thus it could be said the first person to hang up a Christmas stocking was a nice spinster in Myra, Bishop Nicholas' cathedral city. No name is given her in accounts and there are only conjectures whether the benefaction brought her a good husband. St. Nicholas would have been revered without this legend of the stocking, for he was the patron saint of mariners. Seamen who had weathered terrible storms in treacherous Asia Minor coastal waters made hjm and hia works known through the Mediterranean and wherever their vessels touched. Hence the story of his benefactions spread abroad. His fame waa well established in European tradition by the 13th century. That was when, It is indicated by the encyclopedia quoted above, stockings began assuming their present form. It could be assumed that any gentleman desirous of a lady's favor would reckon a pair of such luxurious garments as form-fit- Most often reprinted Christmas prose in English-speaking countries are Dick*. ens' Christmas Carol and Moore's A Visit from St Nicholas. Best known Christmas drawing is F. S. Manning's poignant sketch, The Empty Stocking (t). ting hosiery, which queens and the greatest ladies wore, to bo well received. Stockings hanging at fireplaces would have been gifts in themselves. Still, the stocking filled or unfilled did not become the universally accepted gift receptacle. In Netherlands days when the wooden clog was common foot wear of poorer families, and tn Prance, too, where tho sabot was the peasant shoe, these were placed beside fireplaces to receive gifts from Sinterklaas or Pere Noel. In Mexico and Central American republics, where tho climate makes fireplace chimneys big enough for a Jolly gift-bring- er quits unnecessary, gifts are concealed in pinatae hung from a ceiling. It remains an Armenian custom to suspend cloths lika slings from roofs, and whatever child wakes up to find his or her sling empty of raisins, wheat* and-honey cakes, coins or other gifts, ls certain to bo as sad a* the child tn tho well-known oldl drawing, "Tha Empty Stocking.* CHEERg Life expectancy in the United States of a woman ls 73. yeara and a man's 66.5. kNMMlMiMimiMiliMtMiSigmi) aiSiavajiMimisiMtSvaatasisi&Mari ««««ww*'«!<«««ts^i««t'««««'«'5'€'e'€'i's«'€'«is««!j'«iei«i«iMaS!saii =1 kh la Gfcfai dt this joyous time, when hope and good spirits are high, we express appreciation for your continued loyalty, and wish you the best of everything for Christmas as always. Thank you. ART RAVESTEIN GENERAL CONTRACTOR Phone 352-7433 Nelion, B.C, C*««WHWHK«WS««««t!M!tW««*«'«HHUtCT^HH:,(fw>tn!a;*ti * • Mm mm j_.z_y -j^i Tt Everywhere, Christmas carols ring out tailing the |oys of the season ... we add our best wlshas. From the Management and Staff cHmqpL Jjul-OaL BEAUTY SALON 576 Baker St. Nelson Ph. 352-33)3 <i«i<i*ifitic«!c««iciewic'«!s**!<i«*«(msisi«*i«nusai«i5**!«i«'«'«is's We're sending best wishes of tbe season to you and yours. Have a Merry Christmasl JOHN DE WHEEL ALIGNING Phone 352-6252 MlSlJlJaSHaSlSllaSUafcJaatafcjafcjafcj,, song, wishing JTMO Happy Holiday tenon and expressing sinter* ttranks for yow patronage. From the Management ond Staff HOOD'S ROSS ALLEN MOTORS AND RENAULT OF CANADA LTD. A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR <Ja>»>5]»cS:J*js»i*»i3ij >>R*aa*a»Jia*»sa*s>»&»aa*»5assaa&i»ai*i»,a!,»i>Sv>-,a,,i»>^,,,>^% r 8—NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967 Mow tltte New RlorttHs and Days Ctot Tlteir Mamcs CALENDAR comes from the calends, or first days of each month in the chronological system Romans evolved in centuries before the Christian era. Originally there were ten periods per annum, designated for gods and numbers: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Iunius (Junius), Quintilis, Sextilis, September. October, November, December. Later years were figured as twelve periods, corresponding to lunar cycles. But these all added up to 355 days, and the ltsy. day error in yearly accounting eventually necessitated a reform effected in Julius Caesar's time. This, too, proved inaccurate, and a second correction was put into effect in the 16 th century for Roman Catholic peoples by Pope Gregory III. But this Gregorian calendar was not adopted by predominantly Protestant nations until the 18th century, and not accepted generally around the world until later. Still, most of the Roman designations for the months survived the reforms or changes. Before the 7th Century, B.C., when the Roman calendar had ten months, the year was calculated to begin with Martius, named in tribute to the god Mars. Considering March as beginning of a year was logical in an area where the month brought a signal rebirth of nature after a deadness of winter. In expanding the calends to twelve, as astronomical knowledge grew, Janu- arius and Februarius were inserted between December and Martius, and January 1 marked the beginning of terms of consuls and other officials. Januarius was derivative of Janus, a two-headed deity assumed to look both backward and forward. Februarius came from the Latin Feb- ruare, time of expiation and purification, an early coefficient of Lent, for Romans in dutiful mood of repentance of excesses during the festive season of January. Before the Roman calendar was impressed by the Roman church upon the western world, the lunar cycle corre- S u n was hlghrst ot Saxon deities, hence the first day Monday origina- ted as MonaD- daefi, In a trib- Tuesday Rot that designation from Tiva. the Saxons' Wotan's-day, or Wednesday, honored the Saxons' Thorsday was orig- inalh T h o r's-ilay, for S a x o n d i i t v Friday waa named for Friga, the Saxon equivalent of Saturday derives from Saeter, god of water-power was Sunnandaeg. ut« to the moon, god of the skies, deity of combat. of air and light the Roman Venus. (note the wheel). sponding to March had—as did other months — a variety of names among peoples. To Saxons it was Lenctmonot, because then the length of days began to exceed that of nights. The Saxons' nomenclature for days came down to modern calendars via Saxon influences on the English language. The Roman reason for choosing Aprilis as a name for the month is debated. However, it was appropriate; the Latin word aperire means 'to open,' and this period was a time of the opening of buds and leaves in Rome. It is tradition that Maius honored the Majores, or upp~r division of the Roman Senate, and Iunius (Junius) the lower, or secondary division. As indicated above, our seventh month was originally Quintilis (fifth) in Roman calculation. During the rule of Julius Caesar, it was renamed in his honor. Another modest fellow, Augustus Caesar, was not adverse to a month's being named for him, provided it had as many days as Julius'. Therefore Sextilis became August. There have always been persons who oppose change, no matter how logical. Repeatedly, the Majores and Jutiiores tried to legislate new names for September, October, November, December. Germanicus, Antonius, Faustina, Her- culeus, Commodus, were proposed as substitutes. The people would have none of them. The august Augustus Caesar from a contemporary monument. Distributed by King features Syndicate Special Guardian of Children Long before Santa travelled by \ sleigh, St. Nicholas, special guardian of children, set forth on I foot, or rode by horse or donkey, | to bring gifts to European; homes. The good saint's day is December 6th, and "on the eve ot his i festival day," writes an Ency- clodepia Americana authority, "St. Nicholas makes his tour, I visiting palace and cottage. "The children place recep-i tacles for the gifts, which St. j Nicholas is expected to let fall I down the chimney. . . . Sometimes shoes are neatly polished for the purpose, at other times plates, or baskets, or stockings, or specially made shoes of porcelain. » "St. Nicholas' steed ... is not forgotten. For him the children put water and hay, or carrot or potato peeling, or a piece of bread in the shoe, or basket, or slocking. "In the morning from fhe tipped-over chairs and general disarray in the room it is evi dent that St. Nicholas has been present. "Replacing the oats, or hay, or carrot are found sweets and playthings for children who have been good. For bad children, rods are left, and the fodder is untouched." Heartiest Season's Greetings from "JJvl tJCaAMAjtml. Peebles Motor Inn NELSON'S DISTINCTIVE DOWNTOWN ACCOMMODATION CENTRE Caterers to Wedding Receptions, Conventions, Luncheons, Private Parties. Ifta**S>S,2aJiSrS,ii,S.;,>(»,S,S.S,»,3i},S!>i>;>iJ1s!))i»,5i»,s,j1s,>15i9,>!3,Si»,>,s, Among the merry sights and sounds of Christmas, none is merrier than the ringing of bells. Since earliest times, the pealing of bells has announced important events, bolh happy and sad. The first use of bells to call Christians to worship took place, it's beileved, at Christmas in Italy, about 400 A.D. Tradition once held that Christ was born exactly at midnight. In medieval Britain, church bells tolled sadly during the hour before midnight on Christmas Eve. On the stroke of 12. a .joyous pealing announced the Miracle of Christmas. Today, church-spire bells and carillons ring out the glad tidings of Christmas. Season's Greetings Fireplace Role in Yule Festivities Together with little Miss Susan Mooney we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ALICE ond HELMETH' MAYERHOFER Ooq. }Lln, STUDIO NELSON, B.C. When Santa Claus comes sliding down the chimney on Christmas Eve, where will he land? j Right in the fireplace, an area ] that has been a traditional part of Christmas for more years than Santa has worn a red suit! Before the turn of the century, Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas, frequently wore a blue robe, although Clement Clarke Moore, in "A Visit From St. Nicholas," pictured him as "clad all in fur, from his head to his foot." But for centuries, the fireplace has been a treasured and often vital part of the; home. The fireplace as it exists today — that is, the firebox along Ihe wall, with a chimney Instead ot an open fire in the mid* die of the room, dates from about 1066. BUILT OF WOOD Early fireplaces were built of wood, or wicker, but they proved so dangerous that in the year 1419 the City of London decreed that henceforth | fireplaces be made of tiles, stone or plaster, under the penalty of being demolished. ;A greatly improved system of making tiles was adopted by the Dutch from the Spaniards following the Treaty of Breda in 1609, and paved the way for more elaborately decorated ceramics on fireplace facings, walls and mantels. fhe use of such tiles for-fireplaces soon spread to England, and then to the Colonies. Skilled Dutch craftsmen decorated ceramic tiles with designs of oranges, grapes, tulips, vases of flowers, ships; sea monsters, landscapes, horsemen and royal portraits. The English used similar pictures and added many charming: scenes designed by renowned ar-! fats, including Kate Greenaway, famed for her Christmas card designs. SET A PRECEDENT These tiles wire used both to line the fireplace and oh mantels and other surfacings, .setting a* precedent for modern fireplaces. In America,, the Pilgrims built crude stone fireplaces, then constructed their log huts around them. Today, as in those earlier years, ceramic . tije. remains a practical and decorative surfacing material for fireplaces, aftd the home owner has a far wider choice to work with than did early home builders. More than 250 different ceramic tile sizes, shapes and textures are supplied by American manufacturers, says the Tile Council of America. Just as in the early days, special decorative tiles give the fireplace a distinctive touch ef elegance to greet Santa when he arrives, via Ilie traditional route. AND OTHER 'SANTAS' Though Santa Claus is today's .most. popular. Christmas-season gifts giver, he still has plenty of help' In Northern Europe, many children await the arrival of St Nicholas, on the eve of Decern her 5. In Spain and Latin Amer ica.'the "Three Kings" tradition' ally bring gifts on Epiphany Eve: January 5. 3dii&sd&aai^ METAMORPHOSIS OF SANTA CLAUS, from St. Nicholas in a monk's blue robe, to jolly St. Nick in a bright red suit, can be traced in the history of Christmas greeting cards — witness this 1909 card. The gift giver here, who looks somewhat like the modern Santa Claus, wears a red jacket, but his trousers, like St. Nicholas' robe, are still blue, and he is mounted on a hobby horse rather than a reindeer-drawn sleigh — the historical result of the introduction into American folklore, by early Dutch settlers, of St. Nicholas on a horse. The 1909 Santa carries his gifts in a straw basket, which later became the Chrislmas sack of toys. Cards shown are from the Norcross Historical Collection. :«l('(!(<(IC!««l(«latltlCI(l(l(l(IC<fl(atlC<(lC«<CI«l(l(afl(l(a(aCI(l(lcl(l(tC«<(!(l Aou an<lj-&ace May your Christmas be blessed with the joy and peace of that Day, when the angels sang the glory of God wlwsc .Son hy sleeping ia a manger. yyiiladyl, JaAhwfL Shoppy 449 Baker St. Nelson, B.C. 1 *>**»*»<**»!*»>»l**»»*il»*»la»>l»l*»*Jl*»l»»»l>,»,ai,S,>,S, Season's Greetings From 0VLi NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967- Christmas Greens Set Festivity Scene BRIGHT ADDITION TO CHRISTMAS DECOR Customs From Far and Near Celebrating the happy holiday of Christmas is an almost universal custom, and many of the traditions belonging to the day Historical research reveals the eggnojr to* he the descendant of •nek-posset, a holiday drink designed to satisfy the palate and to warm souls In drafty castles. An Englishman, Sir Fleetwood Sheppard, described sack-posne1 in this 17th century calypso-style poemt A fcECIPE FOB ALL YOUNG LADIES THAT ARE DOING TO BE MARRIED. TO ' MAKE A SACK-POSSET From fam'd Barbadoes, on the western main, fetch sugar, ounces four; letch sack from Spain A pint; ani from Vie Eastern Indian Coast Nutmeg, the glory of our northern toast.- O'er flaming coals let them together heat, Til the all-conquering sack dissolve the sweet; O'er such another fire put e-ggs fast ten, New-horn from tread of cock and rump of hen; Stir them with steady hand and conscience pricking; To see the untimely end of ten fine chioken; From shining shelf take down the brazen skeltet, A quart of milk from gentle cow will fill it, When boit'ti and cold, put milts and sack to eggs, Vnite them firmly like the triple league, Md on the fire let them togetlter dwell TSU miss sing twlae—you must not kiss and tell: Each lad and lass take up a silver apoon, And full on fierceltl Vke a slurv'd dragoon. are - universal, too. Gift giving, merrymaking, gaily decorated trees and brightly glowing lights are holiday habits that have found their way to almost every corner of the globe. Along with the similarities in he way people observe Christmas go just as many differences, ''rom country to country, from .ity to city, from family to fatally; holiday customs vary, some- limes just enough to show the touch of individual imagination, and sometimes so greatly that it seems hard to believe the some day is being commemorated. GIFT GIVING ... It's traditional to receive gifts during the Yuletide season, but the time is not always December 25, and the gift-giver is not always Santa. One of the earliest Christmas giving times takes place in the Netherlands, according to the Book of Knowledge. Here, the children receive their gifts from St. Nicholas on December 5. The date, appropriately enough, is called St. Nicholas Eve, in honor of the real St. Nicholas, a fourth century bishop. Christmas gift giving in Italy comes on January 5, which is known as Epiphany Eve. The traditional gift giver is Befana. Legend says that Befana misdirected the wise men, and now she seeks to alone by going about the world doing good to children. In Scandinavian countries, the gifts are given on St. Lucy's Day, December 13. The time for gift giving in Puerto Rico and Spain is January 6, the day when, traditionally, the wise men came to Bethlehem. IN GERMANY . . . From Christmas trees to Christmas toys, many Chrislmas customs now universally observed came first from Germany. In the medieval town of Nuremberg, the highlight of the Christmas season is the "Christ- Scholar Had Doubts Of Christmas Poem " "I'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." With these lines begins the familiar poem, "A Visit From St. Nicholas." Today, this poem is a treasured part of the lore of Christmas, often quoted and published at the Yuletide season. Surprisingly, the poet who created it was far from proud of his work. A distinguished Biblical scholar and professor of divinity, Dr. Clement Clark Moore wrote the poem for the amusement of his children at Christmas in 1822. A visitor in the home at the time copied il and had it published a year later in the Troy, N.Y., Sentinel, The poem appeared anonymously, because Dr. Moore felt that he, as a professor of divinity, should not be associated with such "undignified" work. For more than 20 years, he refused to lake credit for the poem. In 1844 the poem was published and for the first time credited to its creator, Clement Clark Moore. kindlmarkt" or literally, Christ's Child's Fair. The "Christ Kind," or Christ Child, is the gift giver, and the culmination of the fair, on Christmas Eve, is a visit by the Christ Kind to the balcony of the historic church, the Frauen- kirche. Days of group carolling by Ihe children precede this event. FUN AND FEASTING . . . A merry, hearty least is traditional at Chrislmas, but the ingredients are not always the same. Norwegians might serve, instead of turkey and trimmings, codfish and pickled pork, while baked carp is a favored Christmas delicacy in Austria. Christmas dining customs change wilh time, too. History describes a "traditional" Christmas feast of seventeenth century Quebec, a feast that would be considered somewhat unusual today. Before each diner at the feast was placed a bowl of birchbark or polished basswood and a spoon of bark. The diners supplied their own knives, and there were no forks. . Into the bowl went first the appetizers — cornbread and a boiled mixture of eels, salmon and beans. The soup course was a rich meat broth, thickened with nuts. Vegetables included corn, peas and baked squash. The main course featured roast venison and squirrel pies, with baked wild pigeons, partridges, blackbirds, owls — all served together. Dessert consisted of cakes of maple sugar or sunflower seeds and nuts, topped with a sauce of boiled dried berries. LIGHTING UP . . . Since the Star shone on Bethlehem, lights have been a part of Christmas celebrations. Today, candlelight services are traditionally held by many churches at Christmas. From the welcoming wreath on the door to the Christmas tree glowing with lights and bedecked with packages, from the cheery poinsettia plant on the mantel or table to the sprig of mistletoe with its promises of kisses and laughter, greens and plants set the scene for holiday enjoyment. Many of the greens now used for Christmas decorations once adorned pagan rites, and were credited by the ancients with certain mystical powers and virtues. Today, using greens has become holiday custom, regardless of religious or symbolic significance. ABOUT TREES Perhaps the most common use of holiday greens is seen in the lively, decorated Christmas tree found in many homes at this time of year. There are many legends concerning the origin of Christmas trees. One belief is that the first Christmas tree was a palm tree brought from Egypt. The 12 parts of the palm were supposed to represent the 12 apostles, according to the editors of the Encyclopedia Americana. The use of pine and cedar Yule trees is generally thought to he of German derivation. The introduction of the evergreen Christmas tree came to English- speaking peoples after the marriage of Victoria of England to the German prince, Albert. MISTLETOE MAGIC Ancient followers of the Druid religion were the first to regard mistletoe as a sacred plant, say the editors of The New Book of Knowledge. They supposed it to have panacean virtues in warding off everything from witches to disease. Each year, about the time Christmas is celebrated today, there was a ceremonial rile in which Druid priests, using a golden sickle, cut the mistletoe leaves from the "sacred oak" and distributed them amongst the people. The Saxons also valued this plant: they were the first to call it mistletoe. To them, mistletoe symbolized everlasting peace. HOLLY IN LEGEND In the legend and lore of Christmas, holly has both a merry and melancholy significance. Fairies, so it is said, loved the holly. They found its leaves such a comforting shelter that evei after holly was cut from tht trees, they lingered about, allowing themselves to be carried indoors, where they protected the home from evil spirits. Later, Christian believers saw the thorny leaves and bright red berries of the holly as symbols of the Crown of Thorns and the sacrifice which the Christ Child, grown to manhood, made on Calvary. SY.MBOLIZING VICTORY In legend, the laurel and the bay have lold the story of victory and triumph since the days of ancient Greece. Ivy was the convivial green of pagan holidays, and was supposed to express the joyousness of Bacchus. The yew and the cyprus symbolize eternal life. r^TlteMglit Before Christmas ia-f^TBy' CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE 'Kftwas the night before Christmas, when all through the house J\ not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there; The. children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: "Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen! on, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blifaen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! now dash away! dash away! dash away all!" As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soo*" A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; -He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings: then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew like the down of a thistte. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight "HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A G06DN1GHT." 10—NELSON DAILY NEWS, $AT„ DEC. 23, 1967 Christmas Dolls ♦ ♦ Each Has a Story To Tell . —— — ' ' "" „ . — . "I*'* fun tn Bat a Hnll tnr Prvnt*'« r-rtl .nft.r>n ia ft 10th. I ' " ' ' ' UNSCRAMBLE THE ACTION IF YOU THINK SANTA'S choresa re limited to assembling toys and delivering them, take note of the mixed-up cartoon saga above. How quickly can you put the individual panels tn order? That! s to say. rearrange the panels so they make sense. Clue: The action Is pre-Christmas. paves the way for St. Nick's trip. Sk*S»»»ll*k**»»*»»»k*»»*»»ll*>>*»»>**»i>»»l*»M*» Peace on Earth As Ho brovght vs Peoce, may this holiday bring hope for all mankind. We. wish you a Christmas of wene joy. Management ond Staff Carmichael Sign & Paint Store 433 Josephine St. NELSON Phone 352-6244 1 •» 'I 'I :up •jo inn oi sjouc d alnvxiy "Siku Kim Ya Kuzuliwi Ma- ilaya A Furaha" is Merry Christmas to yon in . What African tongue? imta| kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkfth Lit iwr kwrt njoki k fhe splrituol Wesiinj Inspiration of thi season. Ami moy thi meoninj W Qiriilmai molts yosr holidays bright ■»*" • /* \ reace on Earth, Good WiU Toward M-eit MACS Home Furnishing! 461 Josephine St. Nelson, B.C. *»Ui>lfc>*»*S>gtSl»lSij!j>31»l3iJi>1»i»»,>i»1»1>1>1j1>j,fc)a,>lJl>tfcj1>,kjt;1 "It's fun to get a doll for Christmai," This statement comes from a real authority, who la a former Marine, a world traveler and international airline executive— and who is also a man who has more dolls than almost anybody except Santa Claus! Collector Samuel F. Pryor Is the founder of the International Doll Library In Greenwich, Conn., where more than 8000 dolls are gathered In fabulous variety. Begun In 1053 when he Inherit ed 300 dolls from a friend, the still-growing collection Includes hundreds of dolls searched out by Mr. Pryor himself, and It haB also been augmented by gifts from some of the thousands of visitors to the Doll Library hence Mr. Pryor's personal knowledge that a doll under the Christmas tree Is truly a source of delight. The Doll Library, so named because every doll has a story to tell. Is attractively housed in a 1792 barn, remodeled to pro. vide appropriate settings for the dolls. Visits to the Doll Library are by appointment only, Here, there are antique dolls historic dolls, craft dolls, religious dolls, dolls of every land and every era. The dolls Indeed have much to tell to the serious student of world history and world civilization, But to Mr. Pryor, Ihe Important thing about the dolls Is that they are objects of affection - cherished by little girls waiting for Santa, and by everyone who loves dolls, to play with and admire. Among the antique dolls In Mr. Pryor's collection Is a 19th- century beauty who turns her I head, flutters her eyelids, heaves her bosom and plays a lyre, to Ihe tune of a hidden music box.' Many other dolls in the Pryoi collection make it plain that mechanical accomplishments are by no means limited to the dolls of today. For Instance, a group of early American dolls Includes the "Autoperlpatetlkos" - a walking doll patented In 1862. Another kind of Ingenuity ls manifest In the craft dolls, lovingly fashioned by thoughtful hands from virtually any and every convenient material - pen wipers, shells, newspapers, wish bones, sponges, corn cobs, pine cones, plpecleaners, clay pipes, even an old potato masher. Among them are "Mr. and Mrs. Crab," dolls with (aces made from crab claws. These do-it-yourself dolls were featured In "Godey's Lady's Book" for May 1807, with illustration! of Mr. and Mrs. Crab and "how to" Instructions. Among the Library's little Inhabitants, dolls of other lands form a miniature United Nations. A turbaned Brazilian dancer, a Spanish matador with cape and sword, a Japanese geisha, a Belgian lady, a German tourist, an Arabian desert prince, an Argentinian gaucho — the list Is seemingly endless. Differences may divide nations — but not In the Doll Library. Mr. Pryor's dolls get an opportunity to enact the holiday spirit of peace and good will, all year. As a pastime, he likes to bring dolls of many nations together in friendly groups. FESTIVE DOLLS AND GUISE H. "Fritz" Farenholtz Alex McDonald Mist Celina Folsy Wayne Farenholtz Lawrence Porter MAC'S WELDING and Equipment Co. Ltd. 514 Railway St. Phon. 352-5301 DOLLS AND CHRISTMAS GO TOGETHER and this doll with her golden curls and golden harp seems to symbolize the happiness of the season. She's one of more than 8000 dolls in the Samuel F. Pryor International Doll Library, Greenwich, Conn. MHWWaUlHWStHaCaMSlnannu-, 'ei«l««alaMWaMH*'f***H««H*«H*HW'«>«'**«W«WH«aJUI«l«l«a Qiad CRristmas Tidings The time of peace and |oy has came to men, the light af happiness sheds Itt glow over us all. It's Christmastidel Our wish Is for you to share this joy . . . have a merry L Christmas! F. H. DOYLE DECORATING CENTRE 351 Baker St. Nelson Ph. 352-7311 »»»kkMlMlk»l»>*kk*kk*kkkkk»akkfc»l*kkkkk»,».:»,»,kfcfci tt(<«atic«««m««««*W4«4<«w«W««!<>M«!fW«v««««i«<(<C< MANAGEMENT and STAFF HIPPERSON HARDWARE CO. LTD. T l \i& May the OOy tO ■"■~Mpr~.n>Iri1rofHis il T.f 1 iv'/fV'V'- birth warm the W orld. '^q.. \your hearts •tj \ with V joyous love. HAND-CRAFTED yarn dolls dressed up In national coBtumes lend charm to holiday decorations. Dolls bearing Spanish, Japanese and Swiss modal of dress are suggested above; costumes of other lands may be researched at public libraries. Doll bodies are formed of approximately 30 turns of yarn on a 6-inch card; arms—15-16 turns on a <• inch card, Suggestions: Use dolls as trims on a miniature "international" tree. Include individual national flags. a««aMH<a«HaC«HHaSacl«aC««a«Hlt««HI«a|H«KH<l«a«l«'««'€aSa|'l«l«>laal iiliiit thr spiritual hlpi'iimjrt of ll|r aXljriutnmii annum lit uittli you anil jiintro. From the Management and Staff Poulin Agencies Ltd. Nelson, B.C. IkkkkkJlkfckkkkkSlkkJ.afcfcJiJikJikkakkkkkkSikkkkkkJikfc; ikkkkkkkkk »!*»!», Mhkfck«|-,2,)lk£lh»,k2ikkk»>kk»,},><ft»kkk 8CS5 s .^rr^^'^^s^^^^^^^^^^^^^^: Management and Staff ALGAR'S TIRE AND RETREADING SERVICE LTD. 524 Front St. Ph. 352-3591 i»Si?,»,»».>.>.j,5j,>,>.»i>i»i>i>,»>,>i>,>,>,»»J,>,»iai>,>,»>i>i»,>i»>,>,», To our loyal patrons wc cxprett our tincereit appreciation DARWIN'S PRODUCE and CONFECTIONERY Nelson. B.C. «'<'«IC'«CICWaC«tIIC<flClfIC««<(««IC'Ct(l(IC>«l<>C'<'(t«C«!(lC<«ac<c<«|[(l(i Christmas Greetings \ We offer best wishes snd sincere appreciation to all our friends on this Blessed Christmas. From Van NELSON STATIONERS and OFFICE EQUIPMENT Sales and Service 471 Baker St. Nelion, B.C. lkkkkk*kkk».k*kkk»fckkfcfc*,kfc»;kfckk».»*»kkkkkkkkkk ^■C«'<«<C<«>('4<C«'C«<<«I«'<««l«('aI'(IC'C«<<'('(«l«<«<(II«'C«'CI(l(a(l at Cbristmas We wish our friends snd neighbors all the blessings of this holy, h^ppy season. May the message of the first Christmas comfort and inspire you. EDEY'S SPORT and CYCLE SHOP Nelson ■'tkkkkkftkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkftkkkkkkkkkM ^viihnikiiubiii'lhfi January Christmas about (iThriatmae (l ; CHARLES DICKENS was in debt, as poor as the Crachits, when he wrote A Christmas Carol, in October, / 1843. It was an im- ^ZS^a. TJ mediate and profit- flf "~^r~\A able success. He W^ ^ Ihj wrote 12 other V? & ]§fe Christmas stories, (F<3J\ but none became ,$lfipl nkkkkKkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkar. Festivities used to go on from six to 18 days after New Year's coming Boar's head rite on old-time Twelfth Night in England. Wide Use of Breads at Christmas BREAKING BREAD Everywhere, a widespread use of breads and pastries is customary for the Christmas feast. This has its origin in pre- Christian and early-Christian customs of the agricultural nations of Eastern Europe, where peasants offered thanksgiving aflSf a$* ^8* ifcSSB- \ ■ h st/ m ! We're sending yoa a package of good wishes, brimming with cheery greetings for a warm and wonderful Yuletide, plus our many thanks for your loyalty and patronage throughout the year. Management and Staff Purple Lantern Restaurant 653 Baker St. Nelson Ph. 352-3411 for a good harvest, - usually of grain, during the winter season. Special holiday cakes were thought to bring good fortune and good health. More directly connected with the religious meaning of the season is the "Christ-bread" traditional in many countries. This is a long cake, and its shape is meant to symbolize the Christ Child wrapped in swaddling clothes. Both mince pie and plum pudding began as national' Christmas dishes in England.' Like the "Christ-bread," early mince,pies were baked in symbolic shape— an oblong meant to represent the manger. TOASTING THE HOLIDAY As today's punch or-eggnog By W. Y. FERROL mas behgln ■b0UIt *■» wNets Yt December 25. In The Netherlands, December 6, the calendar day of St. HAPPY NEW YEAR," in one Nicholas, is the occasion for gifts, language or another, is perhaps the oldest good - fellowship greeting in the world. But it has JN accordance with continued been spoken sincerely in different 1 prevalence of an old custom, months, in accordance with vary- December 12 is a day of special ing chronological calculations and significance in Mexico. It commem- religious customs. orates the apparition in 1531 of Our Formerly, in Christian as well as Lady of Guadalupe to an Indian in preceding Roman chronology, named Juan Diego. Many thousands the year was deemed to begin make a pilgrimage to the Basilica March 25, or approximately at the of Guadalupe near Mexico City on Spring Solstice. Quartodecimans, this day, and take back with them one sect of early Christians, ob- reverent relics and souvenirs. The served Christmas on the 25th of Christmas observance continues for March.Their assumption of the date nine days in accordance with the of Christ's Birth was based on nine-day journey of Mary with Pilate's recorded words and acts. Joseph from Nazareth to Bethle- Even after January 1 had become hem. (Children in some Latin fixed as New Year in the calendar American countries place hay or reforms effected for Catholics, other fodder under their beds to Christmas was observed at later attract and reward the camels of dates in Protestant countries. Ob- the Three Wise Men who came servances extended for 12 days bearing gifts on Epiphany, or Jan- from December 16 to January 6 uary 6.) Countless pimitas are bro- among some peoples. Shakespeare's ken—ptnotns being clay figurines play has made known everywhere resembling birds or animals stuffed associations of Twelfth Night in with fruits, nuts, candies, or cook- Old England, including feasting on ies in festive shapes, wild boar's head. The boar's head In the Philippines, devout Fili- ceremony, immortalized also in fie- pinos express the spirit of Christ- tion by Charles Dickens and Wash- mas for 22 days, with a series of ington Irving, is accounted a sur- masses, pageants and festival* vival of a Norse custom—transplan- which begin at dawn December 16 ted to Old England by Saxons— by a pealing of church bells, herald- which required sacrificing a boar at ing the first of a novena of dawn Yuletide feasts in honor of Freyr, masses. Many services begin at 4 Scandinavian god of plenty. Fes- a.m., thus the name, "Misa da tooned with holly, bay-leaves, and Gallo" (since the mass presumably rosemary, it was brought from the starts at the first cock's crow), fire to the table with ceremonial The lack of ecumenical unanimi- horn-playing and singing. ty in the past is emphasized by the After 1900, communicants of the fact that in Bethlehem, where Russian Orthodox Church observed Christ was born, Christmas has January 7 as Christmas (inasmuch been celebrated at three different as 13 days instead of 12 were cal- times—by Roman Catholics Decem- culated as the difference between ber 25, those of Greek Orthodox their old calendar and the new or faith on January 6, and Armenians Gregorian calendar followed by on January 18. But gradually ex- others), pressions of good will toward all It should also be mentioned that men, as exemplified by Christmas, in certain countries, festivities now have come to center around Decem- oommonly associated with Christ- ber 25. n NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967—11^ What vou should know' about (Christmas The Three Kings of Orient, the Magi I \ ' who brought the first Christmas gifts to I \^7 '* the Infant Jesus, were Melchior, king E' ■S/^a"" of Nubia, who brought gold; Caspar, r /f|' »\ \ king of Tarsus, who brought | myrrh; Balthazar, } king of Chaldea, who :j brought frankincense. \V wiiii'2iny^i^i'"fir}''»'>|l''"/jfvtyssil bowl attests, favorite beverages and friendly toasts go along with the good cheer and good feasting of the holiday. It all began with the English "wassail" bowl. The wassail, a holiday beverage of medieval times, was served hot in a large l«l€la!>a!iei«"<l«lCl!la!l«lta)It<l«latl€l«lfae!«t«!€!e'5<«!J«!«l«(€!«lailf!«HI15<S«'«l«l Peace,,* Good Will to All, at Christmastide. CHOQUETTE FUELS & Transfer Co. Ltd. Foot of Baker Nelson, B.C. «aen««ie«<«s<,,-«|s!<|awat>e|s'<'«*l«'s fl&BDHBS PLAZA© SERVICE BILL OPENSHAW and STAFF NELSON, B.C. Skm Ck'dm l/hh |_ great sincerity, we express our appreciation for our friendly association. Many you and yours have a holiday season abundantly filledw ith joy. From BILL APOSTOLIUK and Staff BILLS' MOTOR-IN LTD. 213 Baker St. Phone 352-3231 NELSON, B.C. iSijiSi>i>i9i?,9iS»iai>.?ja?iSi>ia»»ia5isiSi»iSi>iSiSi»st»i3aSiSiSi*iSi»a»iSt?i3i: We bring good tidings and glad greetings to you and your kin, with wishes for happy holidays and a Merry Christmas. From. Management and Staff Millar & Brown Ltd. 701 Front St. Nelson, B.C. Ph. 352-3521 bowl, and it was compounded of ale, apples, eggs, sugar and spices. The name comes from "Was means, "Your health," Gradually, the word "wassailing" began to mean any kind of Christmas revelry accompanied by a Haile," a Saxon greeting which festive beverage. MWtK!t'S«<2«'?'«>«^«'S<£«'.^«ieiCaWC!l!«^ The sounds of Christmas are happy sounds... the glorious ringing of church bells... the echo of merry voices 'midst the softly falling snow... and ow wishes to you: a Very Merry Christmas! McHardy Agencies Ltd. Insurance 554 Word St. Real Estate Nelson, B.C. Milt Ryalls — Doris Ryalls — Sylvia Brashear George Lambert — Connie Rhodes Time to wish all of oor good friends and loyal customers a merry holiday season full of peace and happineas. We extend oor heartfelt thanks to yoa and your familiar for your loyal patronage daring the year. From the Management and Staff Parkview Motors LTD. VOLKSWAGEN - RAMBLER DEALER MAIN OFFICE: 323 Nelson Ave. Ph. 352-5355 USED CAR LOT: 722 Baker St. Ph. 352-2713 aCl«a«^^<<*l«l«l«l«l<iP<iW<l*l««*lt'<'t<l«l«ltltt«a«'8ltl«l«<«<ltl<^l<l«la;a ;*ltataiaM!««l«aJ<»"«at«a(ac<ttW«ata(l(ieW<«al^ *c? W\ CHRIST^-' Ho-ho-ho! We're brimming wtth holiday happiness -and it's mostly because of you, our fine friends and customers. You've made us proud arid happy to serve you through a successful year. To you and your family, a Happy Holiday. 1 ¥ ■ I ■ i I ■ I I I I ■ »'^li8aMlSt»tM«lJl»l»l*l»l^8l»»M>*»»l»*»tJl*lfl^ Rudy Boates Bill Bonderud "Frenchy" Bouquet Mrs. Mary Stewart Ken Turner Jack Catenacci Ted Cartlidge BEE BUILDING SUPPLY LTD. 301 Baker St. Nelson, B.C. Phone 352-3135 Pelsnickle Featured In Pryor Doll Library Where there are dolls, there's i with "gifts" of lumps of coal the spirit of Christmas. In the Pryor International Doll Library at Greenwich, Conn., there are more than 8000 dolls, and, naturally, many of them suggest Christmas in a very special way — from creche figures Uiat symbolize t h e religious meaning of the holiday to a jolly Santa doll who wrinkles his dried apple face in a smile that sums up all the joys of the season. Prom a Christmas-season point of view, one of the most interesting dolls is a figure representing "Pelsnickle." Though little known to modern celebrants. Pelsnickle holds an important place in holiday lore. According to legend, he accompanied St. Nicholas as his servant and. while St. Nick rewarded good and switches The Doll Library's Pelsnickle sports Santa Claus whiskers, sports a coat of shaggy fur and holds a bundle of switches. While Pelsnickle and switches are usually associated, a study of Christmas lore reveals that In earlier legends he traditionally carried a birch cane, says Mrs. June Anderson Douglass, whose responsibilities as curator of the Pryor Doll Library include researching and cataloguing each doll. Like St. Nicholas, Pelsnickle was a European figure, known primarily in Holland and Germany. He came by his name very logically, since he was generally believed to wear a fur coat. "Pels" is the German word children with gifts, Pelsnickle I for fur. had the unwelcome task of pun-1 Today, the custom of having ishing naughty boys and girls' Pelsnickle appear at Christmas ^MMM M MRSlM \k 9. trimn Wt mm fcfc 5l Jt9l *J 9t v) fc m WI m m) m m m an wim 3) Wt mmm mmmf U». - —a,rlr,rl„1 r*.-araaaa hall r.1 ^—*W Hove a wonderful leaion lull of Joy. Thank you for your loyal patronage. Irene's Millinery & Dress Shop 569 Ward St.. Nelson Phone 352-3044 'atataamaiiaalnatialialatlcnnatnattnnifatatujataaiataMatainnnitatatn^atiiH; time is still observed in some Pennsylvania Dutch homes, according to the editors of The New Book of Knowledge. Lore, Legend Express Season's Happy Mood FIRST CARRIAGE The first horseless carriage with a fare meter was built by the Daimler Motor Co. and put to work on the streets of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1897. From home to home, from country to country, Vule celebrations abound. The happy traditions of gift giving, home decorating, carol singing, card sending, candle lighting and tree trimming express the merriment of the season. Popular folk customs of nation after nation have been absorb«d into Ihe international legend and lore of the Yuletide. Yet virtually every nalion — and every home and family, too — has its special way of celebrating Christmas, and its special memories of Christmas past. CARRYING IN STRAW Straw is a traditional part of Christmas celebrations in Sweden — in probable remebrance of the first Christmas when there was straw in the manger. While "carrying in the Christmas straw" is a tradition rather than a modern custom, Swedish people still make straw and wooden figures to hang on their Christmas trees. "SAN TAN LOU YIN" In Hong Kong, Santa Claus goes by the name of "San Tan You Lin." The Hong Kong department stores employ elderly men who are specially costumed for the season. Just like Santa Claus, MMBaMMMllMaaaMWMaMalMaaWMMI Ah mr apprnatii % maann nf pi art and gooii mill. mt gralrfully rrmrmbtr mtr mang ttitnits. Han Hjla gritting tarrg mtr btet mitAfte, anil jmr ltcartg tfjanku la • • nnt anh aU. CJwtfrtmad Id jkeriel We're sending our warmest wishes fo you ond your family for a very, merry Christmasl Thank you for your patronage. FROM THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF Stevenson Machinery Ltd. 510 Latimer St. mtnnv>i<t>t!tK_i Nelson Ph. 352-3561 San an You Lin is present for Ihe purpose of holding the young sters on his knee and listening to Iheir requests for gifts. LOG HAD CHARMS In ancient Germany, the Yule log was known as the "Christ- brand." One belief held that if the charred log was placed In a cornbin. it would act as a charm to ward off mice. If the weather turned stormy. the Christbrand was quickly brought back to the fire. While it burned, superstition said, the house was safe from lightning. GOING "MUMMING" Mumming" is a Yule custom that originated in early England. Mummers, masked and in costume, silently enacted ritual plays about the death of winter and the old year. The custom still survives In some parts of the world, although the plays are no longer performed. Today mummers usually strumental music. They are re- strumenatl music. They are rewarded with treats. One of the first Christmas cards ever published, a small (two by three-and-a-half inches I greeting printed in London in 1862 by Goodall and Son, features a robin presiding over a pastoral winter scene, framed by paper lace. 12—NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967 Christinas Cavalcade BymiET at the White House CREDIT two U.S. Presidents from evergreen hills of New England, Franklin Pierce and Calvin Coolidge, with being particularly notable advancers of the Christmas tree custom. A National Christmas Tree became an annual attraction at Washington in 1923, when President and Mrs. Coolidge had a huge spruce placed on the back lawn of the White House and made the lighting a public ceremony. Precedent had been set for Presidential recognition of this Christmas symbol back in 1855, when President Pierce invited the entire Sunday School membership at Mrs. Pierce's church in Washington for carol-singing and refreshments around an evergreen. There had been Merry Christmases, without trees, In earlier Presidential administrations. George and Martha Washington escaped from cramped quarters in rented houses at New York and Philadelphia during hia two terms, for family festivities at Mount Vernon. Their successors, John and Abigail Adams, .gave a party for a granddaughter, Susanna, the first Christmas in the new mansion in Washington. Adams' successor, the widower Thomas Jefferson, had gala parties for his seven grandchildren. He played violin accompaniments for dancing with a pet mockingbird perched on his shoulder. A few days before Christmas in 1835, young members of families of officials, diplomats, and others in Washington received notes, "The children of President Jackson's family request you to join them on Christmas Day at 4 o'clock, P.M., for a frolic in the East Room." The U.S. Marine Corps Band played lively airs for dances, Blind Man's Buff, Hide and Go Seek, Puss in the Corner and Spin the Plate, with the President as master-of-ceremomes. As a climax, "snowballs" were piled upon a table, to be seized upon and tossed at each other by the guests. They were of cotton, with pieces of candy as cores. Perhaps the most unique of Christmas gifts bestowed in a Presidential family was a new name. President Hayes' oldest son, christened Birchard with no middle name, was dissatisfied when of college age. While he was at Washington from Cornell for Christmas, an entry in the President's diary said, "I now offered him for his choice as a middle name Scott, Cook, Russell, etc. He chose Austin the maiden name of my grandmother. So Birchard Austin it shall be." . . . Benjamin Harrison introduced a new note in. Christmas observances at the White House by himself dressing up as Santa Claus and delivering gifts to his grandchildren and their guests. The tree custom has been maintained at the White House through all administrations, except for a brief interval when Theodore Roosevelt was President He, an ardent conservationist, opposed the cutting of any trees for this purpose until his own children intervened They caused Department of Agriculture officials to present the President with evidence that thinning out forests by cutting small trees made adjacent trees grow stronger and faster. Dolls Play Dual Role HAS DUAL ROLE Since ancient times, the doll has played a dual role, as toy and as religious symbol. Today's creche dolls, displayed as part of the manger scene in churches and homes, have historical counterparts in the dolls used as religious figures, or idols, by primitive peoples. Dolls fashioned of clay, stone or bone have been unearthed by archaeologists from tombs thousands of years old. Their presence in the tombs is thought to mean that the dolls were intended as idols. The word "doll", in fact, de rives from a Greek word, "eidolon," which means "idol." Historians say that, before the birth of Christ, Egyptian sun worshippers idolized a doll-like figure, or child, at the season of the year now celebrated as Christmas. The doll was meant to symbolize the coming "re- ] birth" of the sun in the spring. DRESSING DOLLS France, famed for Its fashions, early gave attention to dressing dolls known as "fashion babies." First created about 600 years ago, the "fashion babies" in later years became ambassadors for French styles. W*«aMI«aja«aJ*H!eHI<*H!g!«HHHItH!M!«tt!«HW!t*««*««>«'«IS'€'C'CH m Blah eman s Cathy Fischer, Hellen Armstrong, Clare and Flo Blakeman 446 Baker St. Nelion, B. C. l^HHHHHW'gHIIIH^HH^HU'lH^'SHHHHaSHa.tHHHlMHHHHnm As you ting out in Yuletiiie cheer, toe sing out with thanks for your patronage. We wish you a Merry Christmas From the Management and Staff PARAGON SUPPLIES LTD. 301 Victoria St. Nelson Ph. 352-2442 Best Wishes from Peggy Collinson at Tot>n-Teen Shop H»aaaat!»l9aMa*l*>*A*!?*3!?v?v: In the early American colonies, for instance, the arrival of a group of "fashion babies" from France was greeted with great excitement. For payment of an admission fee, Colonial women could see the dolls displayed, and observe the newest fashions. In miniature. WORKS OF ART The elaborate European dolls of the 17th and 18th centuries were the precious possessions of the very rich. Often, they were court dolls, prized by royalty. In times of war, these valuable dolls were treated like works of art — as indeed they were. Special arrangements were made to transport them to safety and a peaceful refuge for the duration of the war. | FOR EVERY CHILD During the past century, the doll has really come into its own, as a precious plaything for every little girl. Now the wonders of the doll world, once the province of kings, are at the disposal of "little mothers" in homes across the nation. From walking, talking, well- wardrobed creations of wonderful complexity to soft and cuddly rag dolls of sweetest simplicity, dolls timelessly delight little girls. For, yesterday or today, one thing Is certain. In every generation, packages from Santa evoke the same sparkle in young eyes, for a child's delight in a dream come true never changes. DOWN THE CHIMNEY Legend says lhat St. Nicholas and the Italian gift-giver, Befana, rang bells on their way down the chimney to deliver Yule gifts. VtW«*<M«««««iK««««««<(««««'C*«*W«*«*W««<KICi('l T; Cl We wish you, one and all a joyous, fun-filled holiday season. Thank You tor Your Support Since Our Opening. ... We Will Do Our Best to Offer Efficient Service in a Clean Atmosphere At Reasonable Prices. NELSON 66 SERVICE 902 Nelson Ave. Nelson, B.C. FRANK AMOROSO and Staff »i>lSl>l>i>i>l>>>>><>il>ll>ilai<>llall»lMalltallaMh>aitaat>i»i>>>illllll>lMl>iliMi' l«W<*MWW!Ca«a«a«!eaCI«l«at!gat!MIM«W«^ DI BELLA ELECTRIC LTD. and Staff 247 Baker St. HAPPY NEW YEAR Nelson, B.C. KtiCUKMIEMHHl I ThanJr You for Your Patronage Peterson's Sewing Service 533 Ward St. NELSON Ph. 352-3M6 l«l<lta(a(lM<(l<l(t(<««««4ltl(>(«««afl«lttW«««W4>(a(a(l(aaaaa|l(4l(l(!(l' GREETINGS ; really a pleasure to greet our many wonderful friends throughout the community with cheery wishes for a happy holiday season and with sincere thanks for valued patronage. MANAGEMENT and STAFF OVERWAITEA LTD. Nelson, B.C. Wheels Have Lasting Appeal IN EVERY AGE, wheel toys capture children's hearts. Today's youngsters thrill to Christmas gifts of miniature, motorized racing cars. More than a century ago, the wheels might have adorned a diminutive "horse-drawn" buggy of tin. But the thought is always the same; to please a child. AMONG THE FIRST to make playthings in quantity for American children were the tin-toy manufacturers of the 1850s, says Mary Childs Black, director of the Museum ol American Folk fot. Often, the tin toys were wheel toys, with delicate, open- spoked wheels repeated in a wide variety oi vehicles and styles. TIN-WHEELED TOYS pictured here are from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Barenholtz, Princeton, N.J. After founding their own toy firm in 1950, the Barenholtzes developed an interest in old as well as new toys. Their tin toy collection began in 1956, with a milk wagon painted blue — a gift to Mrs. aBrenholtz. h**»i»»»k}*>t»»>Si>»k»>i;h»»>*»»>>»!»Si>i»i»»isi»ift»t»»s*»i»is Dick Norris, Bruce Pelmore, John Towler United Investment Services Ltd. 719 Carbonate St. Nelson, B.C. l<l€aCire«'t!tl<IM**'€ie««W««*«*'€l«IMW««W««««**««W>«'<' Most Memorable Christmas No two Christmases are ever alike — but this one, surely, must be the most memorable of all. Each year it seems so, and each year it's true. Every Christmas is more delightful than the last, if only because it is enriched by one more memory of Christmas past. Memories and traditions mount up to make the Christmas customs of today. Most such customs began so long ago that their exact and accurate origin is hidden in the mists of time, and several theories may be put *«*««>< WfaMaCWaWMfe***:* I CHRISTMaS CHEER l<atatlM«IWtltlJI€««*«*««*'«,e«*WW,*«,«'««'«l<l«l««****ttlatl<>< * nmr -a. a...-, a. ___ _~m, _^ * ■af * * ifajr yotir holiday ie as cheerful and happy tu a child's Christmas Sve dreams. GREETINGS FROM C. W. HOOKER and STAFF Your STANDARD OIL AGENT Nelson, B.C. hla*»l>*Ml*»*Ml»l»*Ml»*M*»*Mt>l»l »»il§*M*»*»l.»»»».>>*»»»fc»k»»»»***»»^^ It's time for holly and mistletoe ... for fan with aiteh friends and family! Happy Holiday., all! Frank Carlson Carlson Refrigeration Equipment Sales and Service Nelson Ph. 352-S45S ll m m 9l *Hn *) «eWl*} m forward to explain why and how each custom developed. Happily, the wealth of legend and lore woven about Christmas is pleasing rather than confusing. Especially at this season, a touch of the magical and mystical is more to be welcomed than a deluge of precise factual detail, and one of the special charms of Christmas customs is the hint of mystery surrounding them. FOR DECORATION Candles, apples, colored papers — these were among the early tree ornaments. Later, individual countries developed their own tree-decorating ideas. Straw windmills and birdcages appeared on Lithuanian trees, while the Poles devised ornaments from feathers and ribbons. Tree decorations contributed by Scandinavian countries were as various as fish nets and miniature flags. The modern array of tree ornaments is vast and imaginative, but even so many families like to add their own personal, "old- fashioned" touch to the tree with decorations such as paper chains and strings of popcorn or cranberries. TALLEST TREE Tallest Christmas tree? In the U.S. the title probably goes to the Indianapolis, Ind., "tree" — the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. At Christmas, the 246-foot structure is decorated with electric candles and stars. i**m!atl€l««l(>C*l€'«<aI<t!«!e,«*'S>€<l mm •ton t-^pwl^ff /«'re speeding | you Christmas Greetings and hope that they find you gathered together with your loved ones enjoying the peace and happiness of this most beautiful of seasons. From the Management and Staff F. W. Woolworth Ltd. Nelion, B.C. meiwcct'ww*''1'1""*"'""""""""""""' 'We'll bask In the warm after-glo' of Christmas the year round because of your friendship! From the Management and Staff ANDY'S TIRE SHOP Phone 352-3727 Nelson, B.C. No Christmas 1 "Hear ye, hear ye! Christmas will not be celehrated. All who observe that abominable day will be severely punished!" An unlikely message for a town crier? Not in the time of Oliver Cromwell! Cromwell and his Puritan Party did indeed consider Christmas an "abominable day," and on December 24, 1653. they succeeded in getting the English Parliament to pass a law making Christmas celebrations of any kind illegal. Imprisonment or exile was the penalty for disobedience. A few days before Christmas town criers went through the streets warning against holiday celebrations. In England, the ban lasted eight years — and even longer in the United States. The belief that Christmas merry-making was sinful came to the New World with the Pilgrims. New England states outlawed Christmas observances until the middle of the nineteenth century. In Boston, for instance. Christmas was illegal until 1856! YULE (also Jul): Derived from Anglo- Saxon word for feast. A large, specially chosen log was brought with ceremony into the communal hall fireplace to heat and light up festivities. Northern Europeans preferred fruit woods; some insisted on ash or oak; and Scottish people, birch. By custom, a remnant was kept to kindle the following year's Yule log ceremoniously. White Christmas Traditional For a quarter of a century people have been sentimentally dreaming their way through a "White Christmas". It was in 1941, the black-clouded war years had already begun, when Hollywood released a motion picture entitled: "Holiday Inn". The star of this movie was the ever-popular crooner, Bing Crosby. But perhaps the real star of "Holiday Inn" was the song written especially for the movie by Irving Berlin: "White Christmas". Through the ensuing 25 years, over 100 versons of the song have been recorded by almost as many artists, yet "White Christmas" is synonymous with the j name of Bing Crosby. The poignant Christmas mes- j sage that's found In the song has made it popular 'round the world. It has been translated into Italian, French, Chinese, German, Spanish, Hungarian, the Scandinavian languages, several Polynesian tongues and even Swahill. aW<««K««HIC«ataaaa(aaaat!(at!(«ltl( afcfcfrfclifcKtiiafcalaMHifcMilaMafclaUfcaaafcfcmHHilaMilatiMHalaMa: ' ^t--'mm_ -**>*!■■""'- •*> Nelson Bowladrome Your Host EARL STROMME 515 Vernon St. :««««tea(l«<C<aII<>ctEa(H«ie!M«««««W«<f«><<(«W«l(<«>(<aWic«>et«(aCa(t «VMV* NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967—13 Romans Practical On Gift Giving "Christmas is getting too commercial!" This modern complaint, while It may have force, is somewhat lacking in originality. "1 hate the cralty arts of giving presents," said the witty Roman poet Martial, who lived and wrote from about 40 to 104 A.D. "Gifts are like hooks." His complaint was expressed in a series of poems written for a wealthy patron, at the time of the Saturnalia, the pagan festival from which came many Christmas customs. Martial, however, was not always averse to presents. After listing a large number of small gifts, such as toothpicks, figs, napkins, which had been delivered to him. he pointed out tha' it would have been much easier for the messenger to bring hirr "five pounds of silver plate." "Twelfth Cake" was a highlight of 16th century celebrations of Epiphany, January 6. From the finding of a bean and a pea baked into the cake, a king and queen of the day were chosen. P«l«l«a«>«l<asiall«l«lall<ltatl«lail)lici<ltl«atl«aaia€lallal'a;icl€lal«l«la;ial'a;«la;<l<t8^al Let tht spirit ef the season brighten your life and open your heart to joy. TIP-TOP SERVICE 1020 Hall Mines Rd. Nelson, B.C. Phona 352-7877 MiJtoJtMhSiJiMlMafcMiStkaaSaaM May Christmas bring you all the joys of the season and all the warm satisfactions of sincere friendships. We thank you for your generosity during the past year. From MARVIN THORNLEY, MIKE STRELIEFF, RON GORSLINE NELSON RADIATOR SHOP 516 Front St. Phone 352-5053 3*»JHlJtSl»Sv5l»aSi3a5t>t»l3a».3l9lJa»»l8i5l^^2iaat»l>lB>»lJt»*»f»B»iaiW' J3 Wil Kalyniuk — Wilma Kennedy Stern Faechina Wm. Kalyniuk Agencies Ltd. 534 Josephine St. Nelson Ph. 352-2425 'AeeffitfJ ' (J To you — the merriment that comes uith trimming the tree, waiting for Santa, opening his gifts. To you — a holiday season bright with good cheer and warm with good fellowship. And to you, our sincere and hearty thanks for your patronage. PALM DAIRIES LTD. Serving the East and West Kootenays 14—NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967 CANDLE: From early Christian days it has signified Jesus' words, "I am the Light of the World." . . . CAROL: Originally a folk-song accompaniment to a dance, it was transformed into a hymn of Christmas joy in middle-Europe about the 15th century . . . CHRISTMAS CARDS: Most used of all hundreds of varieties of commercialized greetings. IMMMMIMl Wtt/KW rYt\ay tht rhcery somtis of Christmai tarry with them the warmest fojs, and thanks ta you, am good frietds and i We Wish You A Merry Christmai and A Happy VIEW Year * From the Management and Staff Community Video J.F.K/s Last Christinas Message —at Pageant of Peace ceremonies VV ITH THE LIGHTING OF THIS TREE, which is an old ceremony in Washington and one which has been among the most important responsibilities of a good many Presidents of the United States, we initiate, in a formal way, the Christmas Season. We mark the festival of Christmas, which is the most sacred and hopeful day in our civilization. For nearly 2,000 years the message of Christmas, the message of peace and good will towards all men, has been the guiding star of our endeavors .. . Christmas is truly the universal holiday of all men. It is the day when all of us dedicate our thoughts to others; when all ars reminds that mercy and compassion are the enduring virtues; when all show, by small deeds and large and by acts, that it is more blessed to give than to receive. It is the day when we remind ourselves that man can and must live in peace with his neighbors and that it is the peacemakers who are truly blessed. In this year of 1962 we greet each other at Christmas with some special sense of the blessings of peace. This has been a year of peril when the peace has been sorely threatened. But it has been a year when peril was faced and when reason ruled. As a result, we may talk, at this Christmas, just a little bit more confidently of peace on earth, good will to men. As a result, the hopes of the American people are perhaps a little higher. We have much yet to do. We still need to ask that God bless everyone. But yet I think we can enter this season of good will with more than usual joy in our hearts . . . This (indicating the electric switch) was first pressed by President Coolidge in 1923 and sue- ceedingly by President Hoover, Vice President Curtis, by President Franklin Roosevelt on many occasions, by President Harry Truman, by President Eisenhower, by Vice President Johnson. I am delighted to be in that illustrious company and we therefore light the tree. NOTE: As indicated in the text, the ad- dress was made in 1962, eight days before Christmas. AT RIGHT: Facsimile of an actual signature of Mr. Kennedy's. JJAa. (/. £as«ams "? Washington Monument Is ss s spire pointing heavenward in background of the U.S. National Christmas Tree. The tree lit a walk for lovers as this photograph was taken. «*ft««!«!«!f!CHJ«<Cm«HHa(ap«lfS They Go Together . Feasting and Festivity During the Christmas season, merry sounds ring out, pleasing sights greet the eye — and tantalizing aromas fill the air. Good food is as much a part of holiday tradition as bells and carols, greens and gifts. At this festive time, people delight in serving their families and friends an abundance of choice foods. The custom probably began with the ancient winter festivals. In the course of time, naturally each nation developed its own treasured customs in connection with the Christmas dinner, say the editors of The New Book of Knowledge. SERVING THE "BIRD" On American tables, the center of attraction is usually the turkey. This custom has its origin in the English "Christmas 390 Baker St. Ph. 352-3322 Nelson, B.C. IW!«IHSt«W«<«<t*a*tfl«<«l«WPWaaW!|^ Blessings of Christmas "be Yours We wish yon al tha best for Christmas wMi aa extra measure of spiritual jo/, • from FRED WHITELEY'S SPORT SHOP MaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaasaaaaaamMiiamwiiaaaa bird" — usually a goose, capon or chicken, rather than a turkey. In medieval times, a large bird was standard fare at English Christmas dinners among the common people. In castle and manor, however, a "bird" wasn't always the main dish. To the tune of the old carol, "The Boar's Head in Hand I Bear," the boar's head was borne to the table in solemn procession. Then followed other courses — and what courses! The most lavish of dinners usually featured a boar's head. For a medieval feast, a typical menu included 17 main dishes — everything from roasted swan to a kid with a pudding in its bellyl ■«**'<'<<«<1'<<«H<««^l«*«*'*1*<it!«'<>4<!C<'t«H«-«*<tt'?'«>l HRISTMA£ It's Christmas ... families gather 'round the tree ... friends exchange greetings — and we extend our thanks and best wishes to all. Management and Staff HUME HOTEL 422 Vernon St Nelson, B.C. Phone 352-5311 The holiday season is here . . . and in the midst of all the merrymaking, we'd Eke to. e*tend best Irishes and greetings to our friends. GORDON SUTHERLAND and Family Phone 352-3919 Nelson, B.C. WtWWW^WWfWWWfWaJltlWSajlpjlMaMiiaM^ >»»!>B»i»i»i*>a»l»l»l»i>i»a»*>aSi»iSiStSi>i3i}v»,a9iSiSij!?i»s,3iJi»i»iSiSi>iSiaai vtm rfvj_t*f ' BeAt utliku +)fc MtUf. tftHiA, Glt^udmai cuulL From the MANAGEM7ENT and STAFF Nelson Home Furniture and Appliances Ltd. Nelson, B.C. !«*W«««lS««l«WlJ'«lSlatlCI<"«laIl«latl««'*"SI«<(«tS<aItSlt!SI«^«lja»lalllltlJ.l mhtf &*$¥ Here's wishing you a bright and merry Christmas and a Yuletide season sparkling with good cheer. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH NO. 51 402 Victoria St. Nelsan,B.C. »»**»aaV.:5.»l»l»l>l»lJl»l»l»B»Hl*»i>ili9aJl»l»Bjl»lSa>i>v>i»>i>i>iS)>i»iSl>,3i **<««*".,'-«W^«««««W««a«WW*<«««*«*«i«»W*Iiswl««!«i< «*«*««««««««««««««(WK«W««««««mra«<C>(t«l(lMa Hope you're endowed wltb all the joys of the season 1 The Management and Staff Wish You A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! T. D. ROSLING & SON "REAL ESTATE OUR ONLY BUSINESS" 568 Ward Street phone 352-3581 .>i»»i»i>a»i>l>l>.>1>,>,»,j,l,>,llfcl,»,»*»1»,s,»1ilfcfcfc>,fcfc»fcfcfc»fcBlj|Ml ,>lSi>1>i»1>.»,>lfc»,»,»1»,l,»,fcM*»,fcfcllfcfcfcfcfcfchfcfchfcM|fcfcfcKM May His Star, that guided the Wise Men on their way to the Manger, lead vs toward greater Jove, peace and fulffflment, A. W. MOORE and STAFF IMPERIAL OIL AGENT Phone 352-3713 UlMUMlMlMlMHiSaMi .May the peace and serenity of this holiday season dwell in the hearts of all. To our customers and friends, our greetings, good wishes and grateful thanks. From the Boys at CLARKS0N MOTORS 924 Nelson Ave. Nelson, B.C. •«««w«<««wwi«i«i«1cwi«ww1IWWWICIWW€1|1 «H*al Yule Season a Memorable Time !*«w*wi«*!««*!<nw»**i«ww*mw«*n«n>5*w'«*'«m*«n**'ew*n>«! BRYNLEY, RUSS and CLIFF BLACK KNIGHT BILLIARDS 533A Baker St. Nelson, B.C. |»»aaia5-.&*>l»»,a»SIia»l»»»»»»l»»*Si»!S»»»!fc»»ft*k*»»»3i*' For the children, this is the very best Christmas that ever was. The adults agree — but still, they look back a little wistfully at (tie Chrlstmases ot yesteryear, with nostalgic thoughts o[ "a good old-fashioned Christmas," or of a special Christmas memory. Memories enhance the seasonal joys, and with good reason, for Christmas is a memorable time. Since the first Holy Night, some of the most Important events of both religious and secular history have taken place at the Christmas season. A look at the past reveals momentous occasions, joyous or poignant, as well as many of the little things that give bygone times living meaning — and all taking place on or about Christmas Day. at aa aa DECEMBER 24, -Kill A.D, In Italy, In the fifth century A.D., church bells rang on Christmas Eve to call Christians to worship. This seemingly simple event had great significance, for it meant that Christians could worship in freedom, instead of in secret, as earlier suppression of Christianity had forced them to do. lll.itr.tion irom list Btllrtunn Atcbl.t DECEMBER 25, 600 A.D. Traditionally, the first Christmas feast in England was held at the Round Table of King Arthur. The actual date Is unknown, but references to this legendary king have been traced to 600 A.D. aa aa aa DECEMBER 24, 1223 St. Francis of Assist set up the first creche or crib on Christmas Eve, 1223, In the mountain village of Grecchlo. Italy. » aa aa DECEMBER 25, 1492 Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the New World in 1492 They were dinner guests of an Indian chief, ruler of tho Island of Haiti. * * aa DECEMBER 25, 1535 Beset by cold and hunger, in fear of hostile Indians, French explorer Jacques Cartier and his band of 110 settlers observed an early Canadian Christmas at a ROBIN LIVES IN HOLIDAY LEGEND What's a robin doing on a Christmas card? More familiar as a harbinger of spring, bobbing along with a fat worm in his mouth, the robin is nevertheless a centuries-old Christmas symbol. And one of the earliest Christmas cards, a 100- year-old English greeting, features an illustration of a robin on a snowbank. Because legend says the robin played a vital part in the first Christmas, Yuletide decorations and cards have long celebrated the cheery redbreast. This year's crop of Chrislmas cards included an assortment of robin designs, many depicting the bird at the manger scene. One card published for this year featured a retelling of the robin legend, reports Mrs. Jean- GjMfcfe nette Lee, design director for Hallmark cards. According to the legend, the Holy Family was not alone in Wl<ie««««««««l€'.6S*W«*«'.S«««««**«'*^««IC««W'-t'W«'ei FINNING TRACTOR and Equipment Co. Ltd. Nelson, B.C. U-a','Ca«'<l«l«<at'-«t«l«'«l«'J!'('«,«'t'«l««,a!«tt«'4!€!«'l'tl«!«l««'.elt;'t'at!5*«*lt'.' taking refuge in the stable at Bethlehem. Perched on a rafter, a small brown robin watched as the three Magi presented their gifts to the newborn Christ Child. The robin seemed to understand that something wondrous was happening. After the departure of the Magi, when the Holy Family was asleep, the robin noticed that the stable fire was dying. Only a few coals smoldered. In a valiant attempt to revive the flickering embers, the robin swooped down to fan the fire. Hovering above the coals, he flapped his wings, fanning the embers to life. As the fire burned brighter, flames singed Ihe robin's breast, scorching his brown feathers a brilliant red gold. Through the night he fanned the fire to keep the Child warm. Ever since, the robin has worn a red vest, symbolizing his gift. fortress near what Is now the city of Quebec, in 1533. The most precious of the scanty food supplies were set forth for a Christmas "feast" — In the courageous spirit that enabled the tiny band to hold out till spring. aa aa aa DECEMBER 24-25, 1620 December 1620 marked the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock. A site for the first home In the new settlement was selected on Christmas Eve, and on Christmas Day construction began. * aa aa DECEMBER 25, 1776 On December 25-26, 1776, George Washington crossed the Delaware. He surprised, and put to rout, Hessslan soldiers employed by George III. The surprise attack was greatly assisted by the fact that the Hessians were sleeping off the effects of their Christmas celebrating 1 DECEMBER 24, 1814 On Christmas Eve in 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was negotiated between the U.S. and Great Britain. This ended the War of 1812. • ' aa aa DECEMBER 24, 1871 First appearance of Verdi's opera, "Alda", took place on Christmas Eve, 1871, In Egypt. NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967—15 White Beard, Red Suit Are Recent Attire Genial, jovial, red ■ cheeked and white-bearded. As any child can tell you, that's how Santa Claus looks. But the benevolent giver of presents has not always been pictured like this, nor has he always travelled by sleigh or brought his gifts on Christmas Eve, In fact, he has not always been named Santa Claus I "Santa Claus" Is in truth a child's euphonic way of expressing the Dutch "Saint Nikolaas," or St. Nicholas, says The Encyclopedia Americana. St. Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop, was later honored, in Europe, as a friend to children. Legend finds him making his rounds on December 5th, the eve of St. Nicholas Day, with gifts to reward children for good behavior. Instead of a jolly red suit, St. Nicholas wore a robe, or tabard, and for that reason he really didn't need a sleigh, or even a horse. His robe enabled him to travel from place to place, Instantly. in Holland, however, he was said to use a horse for his journey at night over the roofs. Dutch settlers brought St. Nicholas to the New World, where he gradually changed his name to Santa Claus and traded his horse and robe for reindeer and a red suit. It was Clement C, Moore, In his poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas," who made Santa into a jolly elf "Saint Nick," who rides "in a miniature sleigh drawn by eight tiny reindeer." In more recent years, St. Nicholas in his new guise as Santa Claus has journeyed to many parts of the world, becoming the most widely known of gift givers. *^fc«laMala»a»l»i*.»>*»>Ja»i^**»i**ll**&fcM**»Mi*Si»!Si»a* a> 'Tis the night of the Savior's birth. His blessings be upon all of you. CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LTD. «fc***fc»»»»,*,»»»»»»»»,aS!S»fe»5,>,M.»aal&»i:»*»>l»!*2lS!»*l»! iflCUf, happiness abound in your borne on Christmas Day and fill the hours with love and contentment. From the Management and Staff Coleman Electric Ltd. Government Certified Class A Contractor Phone 332-3175 Nelson, B.C. :ltlt*l«*l«'-«l<«t««'<i<'4«^«*l«'*!Cltl«':'*t'«lal'*l«lll41«l««!at«'<ll'*^l<'aS' a /.t you tni yours, mi extend our cheeriest holiday greetings md our sincere thrtnks for your loyal patronage, valued friendship and good will. MUTUAL ItisttKANCt COHPA, Phone 352-7956 259 Baker St. Nelson '«IWa|aMlt!S!«»|*lM«W!«**«<«<«a««M^ W«*al1«a|ataaMaMa|!«aSlfl«ie!J!tajtelta«!aP^^ op eartb BIG PRODUCER New York state has a little more than one per cent of the nation's area, but It houses nine per cent of Its people and produces 10 per cent of its goods. <'Sa«a«l«alIISI<^ISI«l«IS^I«laiasa«l«lsatlal>titit!<i<ltl<ltl<lti<l<<l«lt.t)tlt)<)a|-| :' : / ftlerrji Oristmas ftulrttlie Ih lip tint* in jiaaa Ijappg ttiHtiga... an Bljarr mitlt as iliit. Sjtn»u| Bait! affaue a fflfrrtt QHfrialmaat From the Management and Staff CAMEO CAFE Nelson '■Slt'<«*'«*««'<««»««'*«lt!Ctt«lS«aC»a5«lI*l«!(lltleJ-J!(I-s-e!S<€l««i;: A ftttl measuri of joy is our Noel wish for you.' Your ZENITH Dealer VIDEO ELECTRONICS 394 Baker St. Nelson imtumtltltmsnisn'jialaciamaapjuaal' 1YIQIJ tttis Cfiristmas holiday bring you a bounty of blessings and happiness, including our very best wishes for a peaceful Yuletide... have the most wonderful Cftristmas ever! From the Management and Staff Kline's Motors Ltd. JEEP SALES AND SERVICE Ymir Rd. Nelson, B.C. Ph. 352-7238 Management and Staff Burns Building Materials Limited 602 Baker St. Nelson, B.C. 16—NELSON DAILY NEWS, SAT., DEC. 23, 1967 SNOW DECORATES YULE TREES ON BLUEBERRY-PAULSON SUMMIT Making Apple People for Family Fun aumtmnnaaWM uMmwwnwn GOOD CHEER GOOD WILL GOOD HEALTH GOOD LUCK Is the r'uletide Wish of Grize'le's Florists 509 Hoover St.—Ph. 352-2631 Golden Age of Christmas "Golden Age of made immortal, Ebenezernow agree, the It was the Christmas." The personal ex- Scrooge. Bob Cratchit and Tiny Cole-Horsley, designed and print change of good wishes, visiting Tim. The book was Charles ed in London in 1843. Only a homes to toast a friend's good Dickens' "A Christmas Carol,"; dozen of the original 1000 copies health, carol-singing, bringing in and the year was 1843. are known to exist, and two of the Yule log and great family; Appropriately, during this these, including the only unsign dinners were all in vogue. "Golden Age of Christmas," the ] ed and unposted specimen, are A new book was published that'now universally-popular custom part of the Hallmark Historical year. It told of Chrislmas goose:of sending Christmas greeting Collection, and plum pudding, of happy cards began. i Wlu-n not on display In mu- *2.**Si» | family parties. It presented, and| The very first card, authorities I seums and similar institutions, ::^J8i@igigikWGtiiGiV>^^ celebrated [ the collection is filed in a specially constructed vault at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Mo Sir Henry Cole, a wealthy London gentleman, and founder of lhe Victoria and Albeit Museum, asked his friend, John C. Hors- ley, noted artist and member of the Royal Academy, to design the now-famous card as an unusual means of expressing his kind wishes to friends at the holiday season. A message for Christmas To you, our good friends and I'IinIoiimtk, , we're extending warm wishes for a bright and merry holiday season abounding wilh good efii-er, fellowship and joy. And, wilh deep appreeiation, we send along our many lhank.s for your thoughtful consideration all yenr. Serving you has indeed been our deepest pleasure and privilege. Fun for the family on Christmas afternoon can start with peeling an apple — and making a doll. So says Mrs. Mona Belle Fahr- ney of Springfield, Mo., who ought to know. From the same start, peeling an apple, Mrs. Fahrney has won renown as a designer and creator of apple dolls. Making the dolls is a family project, in which she enlists the aid and enthusiasm of her husband, Ben. and her daughter, Dorothy. Apple dolls are in the tradition of making dolls from materials at hand, and they reflect the home craftsmanship of early America. Though craft specialists have revived the custom of making these dolls, they are still quite a novelty. And, says Mrs. Fahrney, apple dolls will always be unique, because no two heads turn out the same. Even though the features are identically carved in fresh apples, the final result cannot be known until Ilie apple heads have completely dried. In the Fahrney family, wire bodies for the dolls are constructed by Mr. Fahrney, while lhe apple heads are carved by Dorothy Fahrney Murphy, a portrait artist who is, in private life, Mrs. K. L. Murphy. Mrs. Fahrney completes the dolls, with unusual coslumes made according to patterns which she creates. Whatever the division of craftsmanship, any family group can easily make apple dolls, for holiday fun or year-round enjoyment, maintains Mrs. Fahrney. She offers the following instructions: Seilect firm apples — they make the best dolls. Peel apples and carve "faces" for doll heads. Put carved apples on sticks and insert sticks into holes punched in a coffee can or other container. Set this in a gran- iteware kettle. Place a lighted sulphur candle in a small dish and set it on a mound of damp sand, inside the kettle and alongside the apples. Cover kettle and leave apples inside until sulphur is burned up. This helps preserve color of the apples ,and kills APPLE DOLLS BECOME characters of olden times, as created and dressed by Mrs. Mona Belle Fahrney of Springfield, Mo. She favors old-fashioned prints for dresses, and bonnets with open crowns, to show a bun of yarn "hair." Apple men wear dark suspender pants, bright shirts and scarves. Musical instruments were made by Ben Fahrney. any insects which might be present. Remove apples and set to dry, indoors. This usually takes two weeks or longer. To further preserve the apple color, add clear nail polish to the faces, immediately afler apples are dry. Apple doll bodies can be constructed from wire and bits of wood. The wire should be sturdy, but flexible enough for arms and legs lhat can be bent at will, or made to stand or sit. Wire body, arms and legs are covered wilh cotton batting. Twist thread around batting and fasten to hold firmly. Attach apple head, still on stick, to body, securing with wire and glue. For hair, while yarn is glued to the apple head. Mrs. Fahrney recommends white - headed floral pins for eyes. Cut off the point, push pin into eye socket and paint the "iris." , Arms, hands and feet can be painted with flat white tinted with oil color for flesh tones, and toes of feet indicated with a brown pencil or painted on. Then, the apple dolls are ready for dressing. Mrs. Fahrney likes her apple dolls to be about nine inches high, and says they are "much cuter" that way. However, she designed a special Santa doll, larger in size, for display during lhe Christmas season at Myrtle's Ceramic Christmas Shop, on Melville Road in Springfield. wwnamnnmnnnnnnnnnm WHAT "NOEL" MEANS "Noel," the French word for Christmas, means "birthday," news," or "a shout of joy." >c<e!«tc:tc<c<c<ctetewiC!ai«>a'c<etc<(i<i4«Kit!<e^K:tc<c>K!<tKic>«<c>K<cM;'?'tr':'<i«'ai'a RutMictz V SIMPSONS-, 535 Baker St. JrtiSeV. :r-t.a*£ti&'iiifii Nelson, B.C. {or Christmas J Is here! One of the season's bright pleasures is exchanging holiday greetings. This pleasure is ours as we say, "Thanks" lo our many loyal customers. Ray Benedetti, Don Benedetti, Don Coleman, Al Euerby, Buster Wigg RED TOP TAXI Phone 352-7227 1»l»ia»l».SlMl»i»i»,S,S,SiftJ,Ji>»i»i>,>i>i»i>,>i»i»,Jl»»l»i»aSl»l»lSl>l>lll»l*». «««v««««t<««'ratt«w<s'g«!(««i(««««*«««ttu«««««*>(>cit,'a> Thanks for a Wonderful Year! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers and friends for their past patronage. We will do our utmost to serve you better this next year. Wishing You All the VERY BEST for the Coming Year From the Management and Staff DOWNTOWN TEXACO SERVICE SAM AMOROSO, Prop. 206 Baker St. Nelson, B.C. Phone 352-2724 mmil£jt*i»f *»*»*».s.»a»»»»a»*»»*>(a3,»&&»»»fck&»i»i3ij,»>i»isiM,s,s,», BEST WISHES FOR teSffia§ May your day be bright with the joys of [Jife Chrislmas. From the Management and Staff and Ann OLIVER'S Books and News Baker St. Nelson 431 Baker St. Phone 352-5033 *»sia»i»,si>i>,*ia>,SiS,siB13i>,j,j,aji i«>««««««Hi<((cw«ici«<cvic<cw«<«<cai>eteicieietci(!atctc<cictaiteiaitct«iaa<lt<i jsm—mi^- ^ - ~'H Well-loved carols fill the air as happily, we celebrate Ch'islmas. To one and all, our wishes for a season filled with the harmony of peace and joy. Ted Allen's Jewellery Trimmmg Ae tree, flanging np Stockings, exchanging greetings... treasured moments for all of us at this festive time. May we wish you many such, moments, and a happy holiday; NELSON, B. C. ■■■mm ■elson Slailji jNjhm weeKenD Nelson, B.C VOL. 17, No. 51 MaGazin j u il I f 1 ■ L ii 1 11 * 'ft Hi i i ill ; \ ' , 1 ! | ' 11 !• 1 5 M I i % 1 ihi fri | | Pi IE, ,* ' 1 HI* f » i ~ ^ ■■ Hi t • \ ijjill; j/1 UlMH Ifl »; AY w ,w/l 1 Jf ii\ CO ivieI to life tllr L? -V pagel 1 ' _ ^ ■'W.; ■'-•'■" ft 1 '?4 ■ ■■*" 11' ** \U. iVitrl « XmrM 'ft sH Effr. ^H VaWa ■ ' . 1§_U 14! fll ■; ■ jr. Jjjll k\sTm\sr ^mV Pv *• l ffft; fW * 1 / —- \VP ; . . -.-•- xm *• 'ikl'*- a ft * ■ ' "'"' CHRISTMAS EVE IN A SMALL TOWN ^ * — see page 2 Ia ' w1-. >.s.f: The little places with a mine of memories are hard to find, but at Christmai they are worth tooking jor. The Changeless Magic Of A Small Town Christmas Even though the years have gone by, the places remain much the same By Harry J. Boyle Illustrated by Bruce Johnson There's no police dispatcher but LU Hardy can cut in on the radio and relay messages. 2 - Weekend Magazine No. SI, 1967 -• f a.'*..' » ■ ■0^/^A THIRTY odd years ago my generation abdicated the farms and friendly hamlets of Canada for the cities. Droves of us made up a migration. Our suits were too big, our caps were conspicuous and we carried black, painted, cardboard suitcases. We went to school and war and work. Most of us stayed because the city was a kind of dream. Today lhe dream is hazy. The years have caught up and while Ihe reality of the city is hazy wilh pollution and annoying with noise, we've started dreaming about where we started. It's easy to remember the musty, salt smell of the Tantramar Marsh, the gentle beauty of prairie roses and the sounds of migrating birds in flyway refuges. A lone tree bedeck ed in color can make us ache for the Laurenlian and Haliburton highlands. Wood smoke can send a heart reeling for Ihe Cariboo Country or Jasper, or a nole in the whistling wind can bring an ache for salt-faded cottages in Fcr- rydalc or Seldom Come By. But the worst time of all is Christmas Eve! Every transplanted country person has a Christmas Eve memory of a small place. There was a magical transformation at that time. A pimple of houses and stores on the railroad line could become a bedazzling metropolis. It was a fairyland of lights, sleighs, bells, stores, presents, people and above all, the joy of wonderful anlicipation. Are Ihey still out there? As the noise increases .and the snow churns to black pulp on the crowded cily streets, we wonder about the little places and what is happening on Chrislmas Eve. Can there be anything but open space and a few super- farms remaining out beyond that tidal wave of conforming houses and black tarmacked shopping centres? Do they still have roads? They must, although lhe lava ribbons of superhighways ignore them. Not altogether, but there's a condescending note aboul I.OWETOWN — 3 MLS — GAS — FOOD — LODGING. The super- highwaymen who push Ihcir roads across swamps, fields and through forests so as to avoid any sign of habi- talion grudgingly admit the presence of the small places. If you're forced lo, you can get gas, food and accommodation down that narrow, misty road, but hurry back. This road goes lo big and important places. Small places are for sleeping! But small places do exist and they do have some of that magic on Christmas Eve. You have to get away from Ihe contaminating influence of suburbs and big cities and frontier-style, one- storey stores in shopping plazas. You have to find a Main street with a few gaps in it, like the irregular grin of a child wilh second teeth coming in. They've had a few casualties and one or two places were not replaced after the fire 40 years ago, before they bought the new pumper and engine for the volunteer fire department. Don't expect it to be exactly lhe same. There are changes but the Christmas lights look the same. They're strung from pole to pole to pole and droop across the centre and have pendants that are very much like the ones . . . that ... oh but they couldn't be. "Remember those lights?" "Yes but, surely . . ." "We had to replace quite a few but they're the same. Tom Wilson, in the hardware, was on the council and he found out the factory was going oul of business so he bought up their whole stock. We got enough to last . . . well ... I guess as long as this burgh will last." That's the chief of police. He was one of the ones who stayed. "What are you doing working The station is a deserted island — but there's still a passenger to pick up. Christmas Eve?" His car has a siren and a two-way radio. There's no central dispatcher because there's only one olher man on the force but Lil Hardy at Telephone Central can cut in on him and give him any messages. "George McKenzie. You know Red Dan McKenzie's boy. He went to the Mounties for a time but came home. He's ordinarily Ihe night man but his kids are small and I figure he should be home with them on a night like this. Besides I like working on Christmas Eve. My son works in Ottawa and the girl will be home in the morning. She's in Montreal. Kind of wish Joe. would come home and bring the grandchildren. Miss not having any kids around on Christmas Day." The car is warm and parked beside the town hall. The snow falls like Continued on next page The chief of police, one oj the ones who stayed, is perfect guide on Christmas Eve. Weekend Magazine No. SI, 1967 -3 Albert chases kids from the War Memorial, because it's a place jor respect. SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS Continued from preceding page goose feathers, drifting down lazily. The perfect way for a Christmas Eve. Chief Albert Prideau puts on the wipers and swaths a semi-circle of wet cleanness. "Listen." He cuts in on the police band and listens for a few minutes. They're busy. Cars and accidents and traffic jam-ups down on that snooty superhighway. He's proud of the radio. "Big help to us, you know." He doesn't explain. He obviously likes some kinds of progress. His office is still in the basement of the town hall in front of the Iwo cells. He has a wash basin of his own but has to use the Public Gents. The town council has been promising him a bathroom for years. It gets in Ihe estimates but when time comes to pare down the taxes it always seems to get taken out with a promise he'll get it for sure the following year. As Ihe car noses out down the main street there are changes. Several snowmobile contraptions, sassy looking and bright colored, and only an occasional sleigh. People stream back and forth across the street laughing and talking a lot. Out at the end of the main street as if it had been placed there by municipal purpose the one supermarket is full of people. Against the sky, barely within sighting distance, is the big bulk of the drive-in screen now closed and winter vacant. There are plenty of customers at Ihe supermarket but a lot still go to 4 - Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967 the gaunt, red brick building which says, MACDONALD'S DEPT. STORE EST'B 1889. They come because of habit and credit, and perhaps because there has been a Macdonald on the village council since 1901. It's sad in a way lo think that when Bert leaves council he'll be the last one. Both his sons are lawyers in Toronto. For a time people hoped Tom might come back and practise but he married a city girl, and as the chief notes, "It probably wouldn't work out. I think you have to be country bred to stay here." He excuses himself and leaves you in charge of law and order and the car and radio as he goes into Madeline's Ladies Wear Shoppe and comes out carrying a parcel. Several other red-necked countrymen come out at the same time wilh parcels. It's easy to guess their wives will be getting presents bought with the advice of Madeline Simpson. There's an understanding on Christmas Eve that men stay away from the men's wear department of Macdonald's so that women can do their gift shopping. The women avoid going to Madeline's shoppe. "Guess I'll slay away from the poolroom. Lots of kids down from school and I don't want lo spoil their fun. I can't see any harm in kids playing pool anyhow but there's an old ordinance here . . ." The recorded carols sound amazingly good from the radio and repair shop. It used to he a harness shop, and people actually bought red pompoms for their horse bridles to wear on Chrislmas Day. Zinneman's Bakery is crowded and the windows are all steamed up. "Should take your family home some of Fred's good bread. It's still a lot better than that wrapped stuff." The Lyceum movie thealre is forlorn. It's been boarded up since it yielded to the drive-in and television. "I miss the theatre," muses the policeman, "always could slip in and see the new shows. Some good ones too. Drive-in doesn't seem the same. I liked Ihe smell of that theatre." The door is open and he's oul of the car. The children with snowballs are chased from in front of the War Memorial. "That's one thing I won't stand for. I know it's been a long time bul I think the kids should be laught respect for a thing like lhat. I always make them skedaddle." The hockey rink is blaring wilh noise and blue with smoke. Who can enforce a NO SMOKING sign in a place like that? They're frying onions in the little refreshment stand. "Would you look al the length of those skirts?" He chuckles all lhe way out. "You know they tried to start a ruckus about these teeny skirts. Only a few old cranks but I lold lhe council I'd be damned if I would go around wilh a tape measure estimating those things. I'd get charged as a dirly old man or something." We look in at Lee's Cafe. The juke box vibrates with that wailing, thuntn- ing cacophony of modern music and denim-clad youngsters wilh pipestem legs are waving and Iwisling wilh girls wearing what seem lo be even shorler skirts than the ones at the rink. "Gotta use your head in a case like that. Charlie Lee's not complaining so why bolher them. I don't gel those dances. They just stand and shake at He collects a hamper from his town hall ojjice for a family with "slim pickings around this time of year." each other like snake charmers." Lots of service stations. Six on Main street and two on the way to lhe grist mill. They all seem lo be busy. There's almost as many service stations now as churches. Somebody calls out "Chiefy" and he waves. There are other voices here as well. These are foreign voices of red cheeked men and women with little processions of children that move a little diffidently as if they had an edge of fear. He waves to them and when hc speaks they all speak back. Something snaps in the moment that had stretched tight with a minor tension. "They're all back on the Ninth Concession or the River road. Came in and took up the land of the people who sold out when their families wenl away to work in the city. Gooil people. Very respectful and I think ;i little afraid of a uniform. I try to be a little extra pleasant wilh them. They're good people!" Old men sit in the lobby of the Queen's hotel. An unwatched television set with a ghostly, dancing and untuned image flares over the rumble of voices in the beverage room. Flowers came from children who would not he coming home "Have a beer, Chief." He shakes his head, but somehow hc has memories as well. For a few moments he stands in the hallway and smells the yeasty aroma and stares up the dark stairs. It's empty up there now because Ihe burly hydro and highway crews have gone home. The rooms are left wilh only memories ol the drummers with the fur-collared coats who smelled of toilet water ami came around to spend days with Ihe local merchants. The rooms where Ihey used to open their display trunks are now occupied by a barber shop and a cobbler. The Queen's is really only a shell around the beer parlor. Even the high-ceilinged dining room with the great potted plants has been closed in favor of a snack bar. He's quite a civic booster. "We got a florist now. Used to just have a Dutchman along the river with a green house but this fellow has a place over there where the smithy used to be. Quiet in the summer so hc sells antiques to the few tourists who wander in here. Busy now though." After a time he adds wistfully, "You know why he's so busy? He's making up flowers for sons and daughters who want them sent as apologies for not coming home. We got one from Ottawa. Nice flowers but the wife cried a bit. I told her it was only nalural for them to spend Christmas with his wife's folks." It's only a moment. He grins at the cracks of light showing through the shuttered windows of the Cribbage Club quarters of the Volunteer Firemen. "I expect every regulation of the liquor commission is being broken in there at this moment, but what the hell? It's Christmas Eve and they're good fellows, Saved the Presbyterian Church last year. Worked like Trojans. Of course the new engine is a really fine one. I'd show it to you only I don't want to disturb them." Lil Hardy cuts in on the radio and he swings around and goes back to the hockey rink. It settles down but he takes one boy to a corner and talks lo him for a time and the boy shrugs his shoulders and leaves. The stores are closing up and hc tries a few doors. The organ is playing at the Catholic Church before midnight mass and people are moving lowards it. A lot of headlights are coming up from Ihe side streets. Lee's coffee tastes good and he lakes a container in for Lil Hardy. He goes in Ihe Public Gents, tries the door of Ihe town hall and brings oul a hamper from his office. "We got a few people who find il slim pickings around this time ol year so the Businessmen's Club gives out baskets." He didn't elaborate. The railroad station is a dark, deserted island with no rails running lo it. "Gotta pick up a passenger." A white powdered lump at the door is roused. A man conies mumbling but without complaint and gets in the back seat. "I don't know what happened. I just felt tired, Bert, and sal down and I must have dozed off." The Chief assures him everything is "okay" and rolls down the window a bit. The beery smell is a litllc cloying. The porch light flicks on as he is helping the stumbling figure up the pathway to the little house. A white- haired woman is framed in Ihe open, lighted doorway. "Amy, just gave Pete a lift here." I can barely catch the words. "At the station?" "Yes, but it's Christmas Eve, Amy. Here's something we had left over and it'll only go to waste. I'd be obliged if you could use it." She thanks him with dignily and waits until hc is in the car before closing the door. "Pete's not a bad stick. Very little pension. Railroad had trouble with him. Gets a few pints in him now and he always ends up there waiting for those trains that are never going to come again. Nice woman, Amy!" The car noses along the straggling, back streets where tall, mysterious houses stand beside ones with fish- bowl windows disclosing people moving in party formations. It moves past The T in Christmas is still twisted, after all these years the deserted refreshment drive-in stand and zips up the road to lhe superhighway. He parks at the cutoff and switches on the provincial call band. The ribbons of light <ire never-ending as they stream in bolh directions. It seems as if there is even an earth vibration above that of the motor in the car. Horns are blowing, and trucks spread swaths of snow and slush. It has never seemed so frantically anxious, the whole thing punc- lualcd by the calling back and forth about life and death and accident on the police radio. There's an interrupting signal and he switches. "It's five to twelve, Albert, Merry Christmas." He answers, "Thanks Lil and Merry Chrislmas to you." He is turning the car around when he stops for a minute. Across the night comes the insistent - banshee wail of sirens. Hc closes it off by running up the window. "Boy, am I glad I'm here and not out there. Come on home with me. Have to wish the wife Merry Christmas. I'm on duty so you'll have to be the one to join her in Christmas egg- nog." A few stragglers were going to midnight mass but the street was almost deserted. The big glittering lighted sign with MERRY CHRISTMAS wilh the twisted letter T in it was still blazing. That was one thing lhat hadn't changed in spite of Tom Wilson buying out the whole stock of the factory. They mustn't have made any new T's because that's the way it was 30 odd years ago. Suddenly I felt better. Little places still have a magic about them, especially on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve a small town is a fairyland oj lights, sleifhs, bells, stores, presents, people and above all, says Boyle, the joy of wonderful anticipation^ Weekend Magazine No. 51,1967 - 5 -■-'- -c 1 •»• j ft THE VANISHING BREED Naturalists are working to save the peregrine falcon from extinction Story and photos by Dave Hancock THE FIRST TIME I crossed stormy Hecate Strait to go looking for the fabulous peregrine falcon (Falco pere- grinus) on the Queen Charlotte islands, 800 miles northwest of Vancouver, was 11 years ago. I was fresh out of high school and it was my first zoological expedition. Now I was looking for the long- winged birds again. But wiser aboul Ihem Ihis time, and sadder too, for in the intervening years their world population, from relatively safe numbers, had suffered a very serious decline. Extinction threatens Ihe peregrine falcon. Sponsored by the Brilish Columbia Fish and Wildlife Branch and the Rapior Research Foundation, we — Frank Beebe of the Provincial Museum, Don Blood, Ihe regional game biologist, and I — were out lo survey the breeding grounds of Ihe birds, count the number of breeding pairs in the area, investigate what effect Ihe annual harvest of falconers has, and collect 12 live falcons for breeding slock in order to learn the techniques of caplive propagation of Ihe species before it becomes extinct in Ihe wild. The federal fisheries department had loaned us one of its patrol boats with an experienced crew and a captain who knew the offshore islands like Ihe back of his hand. One and a half hours out of Masset, on the north coast of Graham island, and through narrow Skidegate Chan nel we were pleased to see Ihe open Pacific. We turned north. Al Marble island we briefly renewed acquaintance with two peregrine eyries we had charted before. After rounding Kenda- kun Point we dropped a skiff over for the fisheries guardian on Rennell Sound on the west coast of Graham island. Along Ihe north side of the . sound we located three new eyries. Don Blood readied the rifle. Frank Beebe and I watched as he raised it and fired inlo the sky. "There she is!" yelled Frank jubilantly. Scared by the loud sound, Ihe female falcon had taken to the air along with four bald eagles. We cruised on. The bow of our boal was eased up to each bluff that looked promising and a shot was fired. For the survey we had to find out where the falcons were breeding and how many young Ihey were producing. Then there was the chore of "banding" the young, placing an identification band of aluminum around one of ils legs which would aid us in determining their migration movements and longevity. We also wanted samples of what they were eating for analysis. Finally, (he time came when we actually had to climb eyries and collect some of the young falcons. One day, 40 feet down a very high cliff, I could see four tiny white fluff balls gazing up at me with hate in their eyes. However, after I descended they accepted me and their trust and ego were only slightly ruffled when I carefully placed Ihree of them in the special carrying sack. The fourth bird was banded and left in the eyrie so the biological sequence of events related with breeding would be complete for the adults. Some nests were not so rewarding. We spent six exhausting hours trying to descend into one particular eyrie to no avail. Readily visible yet protected by a 10-foot overhanging cliff, the young rested unperturbed at our approach. Another nest only contained the remains of a half-eaten crow. One couldn't help but be pleased, or at least satisfied, for crows seem to spend most of their time diving at perched falcons and eagles. Peregrine falcons the world over have greatly diminished in numbers. In North America they have been exterminated east of the Rocky Mountains. Only in the Arctic wastes and on the Queen Charlottes are they thought to be holding their own. The survey showed there were 50 to 60 pairs nesting on the islands. A few eyries where it was known that falconers had hunted for several years had not been productive during that time. Perhaps the birds had moved elsewhere. However, fish and wildlife authorities say that to date the falconry take seems to have had little damaging effect on the wild birds. They say that their policy of preservation of peregrines first, their use in research second, and falconers' harvest third, has proved successful. I suspect, however, that with the growing demands by falconers, control measures and restrictions will have lo increase. There is considerable hope for the preservation of peregrine falcons in the Raptor Research Foundation program of captive propagation. In it falconers can breed their own birds, and captive falcons can be used as a nucleus from which reintroduction into the wild can be made. It may sound pessimistic, but perhaps It's realistic to predict that peregrine falcons will probably have become extinct in the wild, in not much more than 10 years. The major reasons are destruction and disturbance of suitable nesting places and, especially, pollution of the environment. Every bird must have a suitable home and a poison-free food supply. Recent pesticide analysis studies of peregrine falcon eggs from the Queen Charlotte islands show high poison residue levels, largely due to poisons sprayed on the forest to kill insects. Equally discouraging results come from the fish and sea birds analyzed in the area. And the poisons in these prey species will eventually accumulate in the higher predators, such as the falcons, that eat them. The next time, therefore, you see a peregrine falcon winging over a mountain top or sitting on a falconer's glove, or swooping at a duck on a lagoon, look at it again — it is of a vanishing breed. < ^ For its size the peregrine falcon is perhaps the most powerful bird of prey. In last decade its world population has greatly decreased. Author (left) and Frank Beebe /£*► band on young peregrine to check on longevity, migration movement. Top Tomato From Potato Country Carol MacKinnon, a student nurse from Prince Edward Island, is the new Miss Canada Drawing by Graham Bardell "I FEEL LIKE Cinderella!" exclaimed Carol MacKinnon, the beautiful Summcrside, P.E.I., student nurse who is swinging into the new year as Miss Canada 1968. "I never really expected a small town girl like me to win a big city contest like this. But it's wonderful!" And she exploded with a smile as warm as a July sun on the island's popular Cavendish beach. The 19-year-old, brown-eyed, 110-pound beauty who stands five-feet-four won the crown in Toronto last November for poise, talent, and appearance. The award left her dry-eyed and dazzled. But the tears flowed later when she returned home and found the whole town wailing at the airport to greet her. One Islander said: "She's as great a product of this province as our world-famous potatoes." And that's the highest tribute a Spud Islander can pay. The night Carol won Ihe title her kid sister, Sandra, 12, put on all her big sister's jewelry to honor the occasion. Carol's parents were bewildered and proud. There is still some bewilderment at the modest MacKinnon home on Green street as to how to cope with the flood of gifls. They include a new car that Carol can't drive and a piano that she can't play. Miss Canada's big forte, besides her appearance, is public speaking and this came as a surprise to a lot of people, including Carol herself. "I never did any public speaking before, except at a teen-age show in Germany," she said. Carol, who was born in P.E.I., spent a considerable part of her life in Germany and France where her father was stationed and it was Ihere lhal she learned to speak French. After the family returned lo Prince Edward Island, Carol became a student in Ihe Prince Counly Nursing School. It was centennial year and a local service club prevailed on her to run in the Miss Summersidc contest. She won both this and the Miss Prince Edward Island crown and then on to Toronto as a Miss Canada contestant. Her appearance and her 35-25-35 figure had much to do with her victory. But her inborn talent as a public speaker enabled her to address the people of Canada on a subject dear to her. "I just wanted to get a general message across to the people and tell them we should all be proud to be Canadians," she said. "And that everything that divides us isn't as important as everything thai unites us." The bilingual speech impressed many listeners. Miss Canada will make one of the prettiest ambassadors Canada has ever sent abroad. Her travel itinerary includes trips to Europe, the United States, and three trips across Canada. After the New Year she will visit Czechoslovakia for two weeks and she's especially looking forward to this trip. "I've heard and read about Iron Curtain countries but I've never had the opportunity to see what they're really like," she said. Wherever she goes, she plans to tell people what a wonderful country Canada is. And, of course, she will put in a strong plug for Prince Edward Island. She has no plans to make her Miss Canada role a stepping stone lo a big city career. "The year is going to be full of excitement, tension and fun," she says. "But when it's all over I'm coming home to Summerside and take up my nursing career where I left off." Cyril Robinson Weekend Mogailna, 8 - Weekend Magazine No. 51,1967 The12-minute cigarette. t If you have the time Goldcrest has the taste You need time to enjoy Goldcrest: this is the twelve-minute cigarette. But if you have the time, Goldcrest has the taste. A smooth taste that comes from tobaccos specially selected for Goldcrest's 100 millimetre length. In fact, no other cigarette quite measures up- in length, in taste, in satisfaction. Goldcrest... available everywhere. Isn't it time you tried the 12-minute cigarette? ,,'A7 ••■'% ».* .* . ■" ' *"ftf • • • • e *■• a ■ ^HH m? ■5 5 •••••• •• %% •(?j SP 0 & ■■^H K %• •••.:. •• // „••••• ••< Illustration by Georgine Slrathy CjHRistMAS Comes To White Fang "WHITE FANG," I said to my four-year-old daughter, "ChristmiaS will soon be here. Are you ready?" She looked up from the rug where she was happily stripping the peel from a banana. "Yes," she said. "Mommy bought me a mask and said I could wear your nightgown and go to the store with the doors what open themselves." "On Christmas?" I asked. "And I yell trick or trick," she said, "and I can cut up a pumpkin and I can frighten people." "Jenifer," I said. (That's her real name.) "Jenifer, are you certain about Christmas?" "Yes, that's when the Great Pumpkin ..." "Great balderdash!" I said. "It snows on Christmas. That's when ..." "That's when the Great Pumpkin gets covered with snow," she said, stepping on her banana. "Unmash that thing," I replied. "The Great Pumpkin has no connection with Christmas. On Christmas someone comes down the chimney. Now what does lhat mean," "I know, I know," she chortled, trying to stuff the banana back in its skin. Then she paused, "How does the Easter Bunny get on lhe roof.'" I mashed both the banana and peel but missed While Fang's hand. "How did the Easter Bunny get into this," I asked in what I like to think is a voice tinged with stern menace. She looked at me. "The Easter Bunny comes from the North Pole with a basket of toys on a reindeer. They're chocolate toys. They ..." "The Easter Bunny has no connection with Christmas," I cut in. "It snows on Christmas. That's when ..." "That's when the Easter Bunny gels covered with snow," she said, smugly. "Thai's when you are looking for trouble," I said. "And don't call on the Great Bunny or the Easter Pumpkin for help." "It's the Great Pumpkin and the Easter Bunny," she said, her two hands full of banana. "It's Santa Claus," I yelled. "He comes down the chimney. He comes on Christmas. He brings toys for good little girls and boys." I lingered on the good. "I knew that," she said, "but Mommy said Christmas was really important because of Baby Jesus." I looked at her, a slightly banana-covered child. "Oh," I said. "Mommy said that Christmas is important because Baby Jesus was born on Chrislmas day. She says Santa Claus is nice but I shouldn't forget Baby Jesus." And she wiped her banana hands on my chair. "Baby Jesus loves little girls and boys." she said. "Even me." "Even you," I said, "even you." Paul Rush Weekend Magazine *w~ y"& Andy O'Brien Says Hockey Tournaments Can Be Fun I Strathroy has adopted the Olympic pattern for its competition, and it's working out fine CTD.vruonv B^HBHr. For 512 boys who played in Strathroy Minor Olympics, it was an unforgettable centennial project. Some got to victors' platform (above) and all played at least seven games. Tourney brought home Olympic "meaning." Typical action sees (upper) Oakridge pee-wees pressing on St. Mary's goalie and (lower) Strathroy squirts (in dark sweaters) in exhibition game with California team. ON LOOKING back over Canada's innumerable and intriguing centennial year projects at local levels I'd be strongly tempted to vote a prime prize to the Strathroy Minor Olympics project — not just because of its success in 1967 that has prompted an encore in 1968 but more because of a pattern it has set for staging minor hockey tournaments everywhere in the world in communities ranging from tiny towns to major cities. In addition, it has served to bring home in spectacular fashion to young participants and adult observers the true Olympic "feel" in sport. In a nutshell: The old concept of minor tournaments, particularly the knock-out system of elimination, was replaced by the Olympic style round- robin system for points, with each team assured of seven games. And the entire tournament was a miniature version of what hockey entries will meet at the upcoming 1968 Grenoble Olympics, In the West Middlesex Memorial Arena that can (with standing room) handle one-third of Strathroy's total population of 6,000, it started with opening ceremonies on the ice and the lighting of the "Olympic Torch" erected in front of the arena to burn throughout the tournament (March 20-April 1). The same period in 1968 will see the second tourney held. The tourney's debut was set up in four divisions with eight teams accepted in each division from a radius of 65 miles of Strathroy which is about 25 miles west of London, Ont. A total of 512 youngsters played in 112 games. Local service clubs participated through the donation of trophies and championship crests for each division — gold, silver and bronze in each division in the Olympic tradition. In addition, every participant received a souvenir "Olympic" crest at the conclusion of each team's game with the host Strathroy club. The service club sponsorship was as follows: Squirts: Strathroy Jaycees; Pee-Wee: Strathroy Lions Club; Bantam: Strathroy Kiwanis; Midget: Strathroy Canadian Legion, Branch 116. An extra dash of hoopla was provided by squirt and pee-wee visiting teams from Pasadena, California, (in Canada as guests of the Oakridge Hockey Association) who played exhibition games. The Sarnia Indian Reserve bantam team wore ceremonial Indian dress off the ice. All-Star teams were picked in each division (using charts prepared by opposing coaches after each game in which they named the two outstanding players on the other team) by one knowledgeable hockey man. These teams played four topflight teams from St. Clair Shores, Michigan, on the closing Saturday night. Closing ceremonies saw an Olympic pedestal set up and all trophies and crests presented. President Ron McLeod of the Strathroy Minor Hockey Association tells me: "For others who may be thinking of adopting our plan, we were successful because (1) we kept the tournament on a fairly local basis, eliminating long travel and billeting headaches; (2) we had a minimum of complaints because teams weren't knocked out if they lost a first or second game and were less likely to get discouraged by minor irritations; (3) the players were fed adequately, on time and on the premises so coaches could keep track of them, and (4) we had a high level of officiating thanks to the voluntary aid of several Ontario Hockey Association officials." The volunteers totalled 148, including 30 refs and eight timekeepers and goal judges. Thirty mothers and 25 high school girls worked at the preparing and serving of food (featuring roast beef, ham and scalloped potatoes). And 22 minor hockey association members pitched in for odd jobs. Expenses? The whole tab for the tournament, including meals and ice- time, was $4,437. All expenses (except trophies and crests donated by service clubs) were covered by the entry fee of $20 per team (which included meals where a team played more than one game a day), program sales, novelty sates and sales of meals to adults who accompanied the teams. An ingenious wrinkle was introduced by a sub-committee on ticket sales. Each team was sent books of tickets which they could sell locally, retaining 25 percent of the receipts to cover their $20 entry fee. A hot souvenir sales item were the "Beanies" with the Olympic motif. Program ads, covering 31 pages, were bought by local merchants and industries. If all the above sounds like community fun, that's exactly what Strathroy had a lot of with their centennial project. As for the kids, they have even dropped the Strathroy from Strathroy Olympics. With crests proudly displayed on blazers, they're telling of incidents that begin: "When I played in the Olympics ..." < Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967 - 13 >-.HillHe^aaaaaaaaaaHHHKI^H.................HBHIl....HHHH.HIHIHilHHI Remembrance of Quebec Past A new book of folk sketches by Edmond-Joseph Massicotte portrays a simple joy in Christmas Massicotte at work EDMOND-JOSEPH MASSICOTTE knew the Quebec of the church and family when a habitant's life beat to the predictable rhythms of season and generation. Life's great celebrations were Christmas, Easter, marriage, birth, baptism, death and return to the Deity. Things are changing now, with economics and politics assuming more supreme roles. But the simple warmth and gaiety of the artist's lifetime (1875-1929) won't be forgotten. His genre drawings have been compiled, edited and published by Jeremiah L. Green of Ottawa wilh the help of a $4,500 Centennial Commission grant. Massicotte's warm remembrance of Quebec past includes The Return From Midnight Mass on a classic moonlit Christmas Eve wilh sleighs fanning out from the church to surrounding seigneuries. Neighbors dance and gossip away a cold winter night in A Social Evening In The Olden Time. The eating of The Traditional Twelfth Night Cake signalled the end of the holiday season. Whoever received the piece of cake containing the bean or pea was the king or queen of the feast. The next religious holiday, Shrove Tuesday In The Country, shows characters cavorting before a cottage, their final fling before Lent. The book, Our Canadians Of The Olden Time, will be published by R.B.T. Printing and Litho Co. Ltd. of Montreal. A limited edition for collectors will cost $100. The centennial edilion is available through booksellers for $12.50. Copyright © 1967, Jeremiah L Green & Co. t»S*!L i9Rf% '- 5 : r^t jsw * jh§fc& The Return From Midnight Mass im ■ & njy :M Ar./i, I* . Jli. fey .-•' . aaf /■fflhi -, - ■ m ■ iM^iij- i & '1'-' 'gjgW k ■ 1 ACCORDING TO Doyle There's A Partridge In A Deer Tree Christmas "tree" is decorated by Winnipeg taxidermist Ken Hawkins. ONE OF THE most unusual Christmas trees of the year — every year — is the one in this picture. It's made of 300 deer horns. Trimming it is Ken Hawkins who is, as you might guess, a taxidermist. Every December he puts together the antlers he has in his Winnipeg shop and then festoons Ihe strange "tree" with traditional decorations. "And recently I've added lo il an ornament that's traditional but unusual," Hawkins told me. "After hearing that song The Twelve Days Of Christmas, about the partridge in a pear tree, I decided to go traditional and I've topped it with a partridge — stuffed of course.!' Rapt Attention "Every Christmas Eve I used to think I was Ihe busiest person in the world," writes Nell Miller, of London, "until last Chrislmas Eve. That's when I actually saw someone busier. He was wrapping parcels on a bus. "He was young, in a business suit wilh engineer's boots," she says. "He appropriated the seat opposite me — a long seat meant for three passengers — opened his brief case, extracted gifts, gift wrap, sticky tape and scissors and frantically he set to work. "I was so concerned," she concludes, "about whether he'd swallow the scissors or lose the tape when the bus jolted lhat I rode away past my regular stop. Which made me busier than ever when I finally got home." Santa's Parade Peg Thomson, that Toronto housewife who kept an unopened Christmas present for 31 years, has once again broken with tradition. She asked Santa Claus what he wanted for Christmas. "As I watched the Santa Claus Parade I had a feeling thai Santa was depressed," she writes, "and I wondered what was bothering him. So I leased my hair, tucked a Frankenstein doll under my arm and lined up wilh Ihe kids. "When I reached Santa's knee hc looked at mc suspiciously, and said, 'Aren't you a bit old for Ihis son of thing?' So I lold him I just worry a lot, and I asked him what was worrying him. Was it because he wanted something special for Chrislmas? " 'I'm glad you asked that,' he said. 'It's a pleasant change from kids asking for space ships and shares in Bell Telephone. Well, I'll tell you. kid — I'm sick of combing peanut buller oul of my beard. And do you know what I've always had a hankering for? A blue suit. A blue suit with a belt in the back.' "But, Santa ..." I said. " 'Don't interrupt mc, kid. Do you know what I dream of every night? Instead of a long line of kids I dream of a long line of Bunny Girls all want ing to sit on Old Santa's lap.' "Gee, Santa," I said, "is there anything I can do?" "'Yes!' said Santa. 'You can get off my foot. And do you know something else, kid? Everybody likes a round, fat Santa. But they don't make their chimneys any bigger. It's like trying to squeeze Jackie Gleason into Audrey Hepburn's garter belt.' "Then the twinkle came back into Santa's eyes. 'You know, kid, I feel better already. There's nothing like getting something off your chest. Well, run along now, kid, there are hundreds of Bunny Girls — I mean kids — waiting to sit on my knee.' "As I left him he was Ho-ho-hoing and looking quite cheerful," concludes Peg Thomson's report. "But if anyone HAS an extra blue suit with a belt in the back I know just the man who wants one." Put A Sock In It "Anyone who thinks teen-age girls are more faddy about clothes than teen-age boys are," says Mrs. L. H., "doesn't have a teen-age boy. "I have just finished taking in a pair of trousers for Pete so they will be tight enough to be in fashion and also keep him eternally standing," she explains. "I have also finished mending the five pairs of socks he wears at one lime as that, too, is the fashion in his set. This requires very large shoes and limits the style. It also requires deft footwork on Pete's part, to keep his thick ankles out of the range of his father's vision. His father would, to put it mildly, prefer Pele to wear one pair at a time. Hc doesn't realize that if Pele did this he would at this point walk oul of his shoes with the first step forward." You Name. It, Merry Christmas lo Hasty Carroll and to Garland Green! And lhe same to Ihe owners of these other very special names: Crista! Bell, Crystal Champagne, Christmas Day (isn't that a lovely one?), Immaculate Joy and Bonnie Berry. And while I'm at it, cheery greetings to all the readers who cheered mc during the year with unusual names for my collection. Merry Christmas, EVERYONE! Doyle Klyn Weekend Magoilne Women'a Editor 16 - Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967 ■. ■-- 111 It - . ll "-*, Mm r WM m\s\\. , i V 1 1; i ft- ■ ' 1_ **r*^apt&r i ^4* IV-* • Lorna Singers (Mary) and Adrian Brook (Joseph), also on cover, with kings played by Lyle Wilson, John Wevers, Jack Rickoby, and shepherds. Nativity Story From The Middle Ages Shepherds, played by Stephen Tuttle, Donald Short, Leo Richard and Bob Patterson, double as prop men. Here they put up a set. THE ANNUAL church nativity play or pageant has become a touching but predictable event, with a cast of self- conscious children trying not to look at their parents and grandparents in the audience. Their wooden words, if any, are adapted from the King James version of the Bible. This Christmas season, Eglinton United Church in Toronto has taken a fresh look at the nativity story by going back some 600 years. The York cycle of mystery or miracle plays was first presented about 1350 in York, England, on the feast of Corpus Christi in early June. The plays covered the Bible from creation to last judgment. Since this took a little doing, they began "at a convenient time, that is to say at the mid hour between four and five of the clock in the morning" and ran until dark. Each scene or play was presented on a "pageant" or wagon pulled through the streets of the town. As time went on, a good deal of low comedy and slapstick was injected into them. So Corpus Christi, while basically serious, was far from solemn. For the people of York — and of other towns like Chester and Coventry which had their own mystery plays — it was a time of fun and excitement as well as a religious experience. Recently, the York cycle has been revived in York in a three-hour condensed version by Canon J. S. Purvis. It is from this adaptation that Eglinton United Church took the plays which make up the nativity story. They were separate "plays" since each episode was a self-contained unit presented by an appropriate guild of craftsmen or tradesmen. The goldsmiths did the episode of the three kings and their precious gifts. The tile thatchers did the scene in the thatched stable and the chandlers (candle makers) produced the scene of the shepherds at night, presumably because there was light involved in the form of the star. The anonymous authors saw the nativity story in terms of their own lives and environment so they told it in words that are direct, simple, and often homely. A modern audience often finds a fresh meaning to the story usually told in a stately and beautiful but over-familiar language. In keeping with the original instructions to the guilds, producer Ruth McAree and director Beth Lockerbie sought out "good players, well arrayed and well speaking" from the congregation and succeeded admirably. "The only problem," says Mrs. McAree, "was that we had to rehearse backwards, in a sense. We had to rehearse to be primitive." Also in keeping with the original plays, the sets and costumes were simple and medieval in spirit. "At first we thought the sets would cost at least $100," says Mrs. McAree, "but when we came down to it and scrounged a bit, it amounted to $1.40 — for some hooks and eyes and a bit of paint." This is not the first time Eglinton United Church. Mrs. McAree and Miss Lockerbie have used the mystery plays. Two years ago they did a highly successful production of Noyes Fludd (Noah's Flood) in an operatic version by Benjamin Britten. And, looking ahead a year or two, Mrs. McAree is thinking about a somewhat edited version of the often rowdy shepherds' play from the Chester mystery plays. Bill Brown Weekend Mogoilne Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967-17 EXPORT PLAIN or FILTER TIP CIGARETTES REGULAR AND KINGS BEEP "En! relief begins in minutes; brings new comfort from arthritic, rheumatic, muscular pain. You feel a tingling glow that .soothes. 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A Brand Name a a maker's reputation BRAND NAMKS FOUNDATION. INC. 18 • Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967 \i weeKenD °MaGazinE The Art Of The Matter Artist Bruce Johnson, who has illustrated Harry J. Boyle's feature on Christmas in a small town in this issue (page 2), has attracted favorable attention from our readers on many occasions. He first appeared in this magazine more than 10 years ago with a picture essay on restaurants in Toronto. More recently his work for us has dealt with his own family and the turning of the seasons at his place in the Chaleauguay valley near Franklin Centre, Quebec. Farewell To Summer, which appeared in our Oct. 7 issue, featured his young daughter Odette's reaction to autumn. It was a feature which brought an extra-large run of mail. "I think my favorite letter," says the 41-year-old Johnson, "was from the woman who was pleased to see that the art she had known as a girl 50 years ago was returning. I don't think she would have been pleased to know I was once quite abstract. But I have become happier in my work since my return to more representational art." Toronto-born, Johnson claims distinction as being one of the few expelled from the Ontario school system. He spent his 16th birthday on the Atlantic as a merchant seaman and his 19th birthday as a discharged R.C.A.F. aerial gunner. After the war, Bruce, who had always drawn, apprenticed himself to a Toronto engraving house as a student artist. He never had any formal art education, learning as he worked in a series of commercial illustration studios and advertising agencies. After his marriage, he moved to Montreal and set up shop as a freelance illustrator. His work has won prizes at Montreal and Toronto art directors' shows and the most recent Weekend art spread on Odette won a commendation from the New York Illustrators' Show. He enjoys the bucolic splendor of his country abode, and he has Ed McNally — another Weekend illustrator — as his closest neighbor. The countryside and his four children serve as his inspiration for the small amount of private work he can sandwich between his commissions. "I go sketching like any other artist," Johnson says. "Anything that comes into my view. But my biggest enjoyment comes from sketching my kids and the scene around me. The whole thing is always changing and offers me something new every time I look at it." We feel that we have been fortunate in being able to get the very best of the Canadian illustrators to do work for Weekend Magazine and Johnson and McNally are good examples. Others whose illustrations we have been proud to have (in some instances their .first magazine work appeared in Weekend) include Duncan Macpherson, the great Toronto cartoonist; the late Oscar Cahen; Graham Bardell, an inventive artist who does excellent decorative items; Allan Mardon, who now works in Connecticut; Normand Hudon, the great French-Canadian caricaturist; Georgine Strathy, a top fashion artist who does children so well (page 10 in this issue); and Jack Tremblay, who currently is illustrator for our Greg Clark stories. That is an arbitrary selection. It simply underlines the fact that it is a lot easier to produce a good-looking magazine when there is talent of this sort to draw upon. editorial Director 0 Bruce Johnson (2-*-L Weekend Magazine No. 51,1967 - 19 Buffet food for New Year's Eve includes Veal Tetrazzini, Grape Punch and Cranberry-Mandarin Salad. Add tossed salad, breads and cheeses. Bring in The New Year With A Buffet IT'S TIME to think of the celebration to end the old year and welcome the new. A big part of that celebration is the food. And if you're celebrating at home you'll want food that isn't a big production. You'll want to be around to welcome the new year, too. So here are some suggestions for things which go well on a buffet table. Most of these can be prepared well ahead of time. Our Veal Tetrazzini looks complicated, bul it isn't. The veal can be cooked and cut up the day before. And the whole dish can be assembled and refrigerated the morning of the party. Shortly before serving time all that's left to do is pop the baking dishes into the oven and in a few minutes there will be plenty of an espe cially tasty veal and spaghetti dish for your guests. This dish, Cranberry-Mandarin Salad, and your favorite tossed green salad plus breads and cheese may be all you need lo serve. There arc also recipes here for taste- tempters — Chicken Liver Pate and Tuna Pate — and two fruit punches. . Recipes on page 23 20 ■ Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967 ■■■■■■■■Iaarns If your family finds that most cold drinks are not so hot, try new Salada Orange* It's in a glass by itself* What separates new Salada Orange from most other drinks is its taste. The bright taste of fresh oranges comes from the locked- in goodness of fruit-flavoured crystals. Just add them to cold water and you've got it made: a delicious, refreshing orange drink your whole family will enjoy at breakfast, and throughout the day. And because of added Vitamin C, new Salada Orange is good for them, too. Pick up a handy, economical, 2-pouch package soon. See if your family doesn't find that, for a cold drink, new Salada Orange is pretty hot. SALADA/SHIRRIFF QUALITY FOODS [ Salatlu Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967 - 21 New Nescafe the first instant coffee with fresh-ground flavour We've discovered something so good.. .we've changed our process, our label andevenourjar. C.2 ^*a^i^*.J^iS^-,F i instant coffee ^-- ■ 1\ New Nescafe is pre-perked for you naturally, like you'd . perk coffee, gently not too long, to give you the deep, rich satisfying flavour and aroma of fresh-ground coffee. You can see the difference. smell the difference... taste the difference. The granules are bigger, richer, darker. Like fresh-ground coffee. Try a jar of new Nescafe soon. The minute you open it you'll know what we are talking about. - ****** ^^i£h» *T** © v^to &1b New , M Ordinary Nescafe .gd a.1^ instant Big, rich, Jl B^ The granules dark granules 1 S* -is BR are powdery... like |*W* |m3| not as dark as fresh-ground -'Jft^ji, Pi '' ''•> • new Nescafe. coffee jkHj 22' Weekend Magazine No. 51, 1967 GOOD FOOD Continued from page 20 VEAL TETRAZZINI 3 lb. boned shoulder of veal 2 carrots, cut up 1 large onion, cut in half 2 stalks celery (with leaves), cut in large pieces 1 tbsp, salt 4 whole peppercorns 1 small bay leaf Pinch tarragon Boiling water 16-oz. pkg. spaghetti 'A cup butter 'A cup finely-chopped onion Vi cup finely-chopped celery 'A cup finely-chopped green pepper I clove garlic, crushed I cup sliced jresh mushrooms 'A cup flour I'A tsp.salt V2 tsp. pepper 3 cups veal stock (lejt from cooking veal earlier) 3A cup light cream 'A cup sherry 'A cup slivered pimento 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 cups Vi -inch bread cubes Put piece of veal in large kettle. Add carrots, onion halves, stalks of celery, 1 tbsp. salt, peppercorns, bay leaf, tarragon and cover with boiling water. Bring to a boil, turn down heat, cover and simmer until meat is very tender, about 2 hours. Let meat stand in liquid until it is cold then lift out and cut into small ('/2-inch) cubes. Strain stock and measure out 3 cups (add a little water if necessary). Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 12 x 8 x 2-inch baking dishes. Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water as directed on package. Drain. Heal butter in medium-sized saucepan. Add chopped onion, chopped celery, green pepper and garlic. Cook gently, stirring, 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook gently, stirring, 2 minutes more. Sprinkle in flour, IVi tsp. salt and pepper and stir to blend. Remove from heat and add veal stock all ai once, stirring to blend. Return to moderate heat and cook, stirring, until thickened and smooth. Stir a little of hot mixture into cream and pour it back into the saucepan. Add sherry and pimento and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Put 'A of the spaghetti in the bottom of each of the baking dishes, spreading it out to cover the bottom. Top with a quarter of the veal cubes, a quarter of the sauce and a quarter of the cheese. Repeat layers of spaghetti, veal and sauce in each of the dishes. Sprinkle each with 1 cup of the bread cubes and some of remaining cheese. Bake 30 minutes or until bubbling and browned on top. (Serves 12.) Note: The veal can be cooked a day ahead and the whole dish assembled and refrigerated the morning of the party. Remove the dishes from the refrigerator a little while before pulling them in the oven to let the baking pans warm up and allow about 15 minutes extra baking time. You may use I cup light cream in place of cream and sherry if desired. TUNA PAT£ 1 envelope (1 tbsp.) unflavored gelatin 'A cup cold water 2 tbsp. dry sherry 1-oz. can tuna, drained and rinsed quickly under hot water 1 tbsp. lemon juice I tsp. seasoned salt '/s tsp. dill weed Dash Tabasco 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese (room temperature) 'A tsp. unjlavored gelatin Y. cup tomato sauce 1 chicken bouillon cube Crackers Add envelope of gelatin to cold waler and let stand 5 minutes. Set in a pan of boiling water and heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in sherry. Combine tuna, lemon juice, seasoned salt, dill weed, Tabasco and gelatin mixture in blender and blend until smooth, stopping the blender and scraping down with a rubber scraper often. Add cream cheese, a small piece at a time, and blend after each addition, Butter a small bowl or mould and press mixture into it. Chill several hours. Turn out on serving plate. Add ' i tsp. gelatin to tomato sauce and let stand 5 minutes. Add bouillon cube, set in a pan of hot water and heat until gelatin and bouillon cube are dissolved. Chill until slightly thickened and pour over pate\ Chill until set. Serve with crackers. Note: If you don't have a blender mash the tuna very well with a fork (until it is almost a paste) and blend in other ingredients thoroughly. GRAPE PUNCH 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 6 whole cloves 3 sticks cinnamon 1 tbsp. chopped preserved ginger I tbsp. grated orange rind V. cup orange juice, chilled 1'A cups bottled grape juice, chilled >A cup lemon juice 3 cups strong cold tea Combine sugar, water, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and orange rind in saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes. Strain and chill. Combine spiced syrup with all remaining ingredients at serving time and pour over ice. (Makes about 12 punch cup servings.) OYSTER-TUNA BAKE 3 eggs 2 cups milk 2 cups sojt bread crumbs 1 tsp. salt Va tsp. cayenne W tsp. dry mustard Dash pepper Two 7-oz. cans tuna, drained and rinsed Three 5-oz. cans oysters, drained I large green pepper, slivered 1 large onion, chopped 'A cup fine dry bread crumbs 'A cup melted butter Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12 x 7V4 x 2 inches baking dish. Beat eggs. Stir in milk, bread crumbs, salt, cayenne, mustard and pepper. Flake tuna and blend into egg mixture along with oysters, green pepper and onion. Pour into prepared casserole. Combine bread crumbs and butter and sprinkle over top. Bake about 30 minutes or until mixture is set and nicely browned on top. (Serves 6 to 8.) SPICED CRANBERRY PUNCH 4 cups apple juice 'A cup liquid honey 1 cup blanched whole almonds 1 cup raisins Grated rind of 2 oranges 12 whole cloves 1 stick cinnamon 4 cups bottled cranberry juice cocktail, chilled 1 qt. lemon-lime flavored soft drink, chilled Ice Combine apple juice, honey, almonds, raisins, orange rind, cloves and cinnamon in saucepan and simmer 30 minutes. Cool. Strain. Return almonds to strained liquid and discard remaining. Chill apple juice mixture. Combine apple juice mixture, cranberry juice and soft drink at serving time and pour over ice. (Makes about 16 punch cup servings.) CHICKEN LIVER PATE 'A cup chicken fat OR butter 'A lb. chicken livers 1 medium onion, finely grated 2 hard-cooked eggs 1 tsp.salt 'At tsp. pepper 1 tbsp. red table wine Crackers Heat fat or butter in heavy skillet. Add chicken livers and cook gently, stirring, until lightly browned. Add onion and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Cut one of the hard-cooked eggs in half and remove and set aside the yolk. Chop the white and the remaining egg and add to cooked chicken livers along with salt, pepper and wine. Mash together with a fork or blend in blender until smooth. Butter a small bowl and press the mixture firmly into it. Chill well. Unmould on plate at serving time. Press saved egg yolk through a sieve over top of pate to garnish. Surround with crackers and serve immediately. CRANBERRY-MANDARIN SALAD 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail Two 3-oz. pkg. orange jelly powder Two 10-oz. cans mandarin oranges Red jood coloring 2 cups commercial sour cream 'A cup chopped walnuts Lettuce Heat cranberry juice cocktail to boiling. Remove from heat and add jelly powders. Stir until dissolved. Drain mandarin oranges very well, saving juice. Measure out Vi cup of the juice and add to gelatin mixture. Add a few drops of food coloring to make a good red color. Chill gelatin until beginning to thicken. Cut mandarin orange sections into halves. Add to gelatin along with cream and nuts. Fold together. Pour into 2-qt. mould and chill until firm. Unmould on lettuce at serving time. (Serves 8.)< MARGO OLIVER'S WEEKEND MAGAZINE COOK BOOK Here at last! The cook book thousands of her readers have been asking for. Now available, almost 500 recipes, all cross-indexed, personally selected and tested by Margo Oliver in Weekend Magazine's test kitchen. 10 Days Free Examination Mr. Mrs. Miss. FILL IN AND MAIL COUPON TODAY Montreal Standard Publishing Co. Ltd., 127 Sunrise Ave., Toronto 16, Ont. City_ _Zone_ _Prov.. 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I never get a Chrisfmas or a birthday present that works!" 'Whaf economy/ When fhe wife complains fhaf everyone has seen all her old clofhes, just move fo a new fown!" "It's my Christmas present to my family... J fhoughf if was the least I could do for such nice people!" Think over what I told you needs scientists, doctors, engineers!. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23,1967 WEEKEND COMIC SECTION ^^^^W9 aWaa^WMBaaaaaaaaayUiy^P^aaaaaaBBP^B 5^^ Lh/WRAH/ PART2 LIRA HAP NOT BEEN ABLE 10 SLEEP BECAUSE SHE WAS WORRIEPABOUT WINNIE AND SNOWFLAKE. SHE KNEW THAT THE BLIZZARD WOULD KEEP EVERYONE SNOWBOUNDAND THAT EVEN THE RIDING MASTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SET TO THE STABLES. 00 BEFORE PAWN, SHE GOT UP SHE SCRIBBLED A NOTE TO HER PAPPyANDMOMMV TELLING THEM WHERESUE WAS GOING. THEN SHE PUT ON HER CLOTHES ANP HEP WARM MUFFLER ANP MAPE HER WAY TO THE STABLES. I' T WAS TOUGH GOING BUT WITH HER SN0W3HO6S, LAURA MADE IT WITH LOTS i OF HUFFING AND PUFFING THROUGH v' THE SNOW. ^____£—rr~y _ FHE 6AWTHATSHE HAP BEEN RIGHT TO WORRY. THE HORSES WERE WHINNYINGAND SNORTING BECAUSE THEY WERE LONELY ANP HUNGRY. ESPECIALLY, SHE COULPSEE THAT THE LITTLE SHED, WHERE WINNIE AND SNOWFLAKE LIVED, WAS BEGINNING TO SAG UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW, It was dark when laura's father and mother were able to 6et to the barn with some food, and there, they met the riding master, who also had taken all ray to make h is way to the ranch. HU6H1E WAS PELI6HTEP WHEN HE SAW THAT LAURA HAP SAVED THE MARE ANDHERCOLT. ISOMENTS LATER, THE SMALL BARN COLLAPSED ANP ONLY BECAUSE OF LAURA THE LIVES OF WINNIE ANP SNOWFLAKE WERE SPARED. LAURA WATERED AND FED I ALL THE REST OF THE HORSES AND WORKED i IN THE BARN THROUGHOUT THE LONG PAY SHE WAS SO BUSY THATSHE EVEN FORGOT i THAT IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE. lilAURA FELL ASLEEP THINKING ABOUT SANTA CLAUS AND .THE LITTLE STABLE IN BETHLE- ' HEM AND HOW MUCH LIKE .THEN IT SEEMED RIGHT NOW. TJSgg??- lUT INSTEAD OF BECOMING AFRAID, LAURA SET TO WORK. SHE CLEARED THE SNOW FROM THE STABLE POORS ANI? THEN UEP THE MARE AND HER LITTLE^ " COLT INTO THE BIG BARN- IJHE SNOW WAS TOO HIGH FOR THEM TO GO BACK HOME. SO ALL OFTHEAA SETTLEP AROUND THE LITTLE STOVE IN THE TACK ROOM TOSPEND THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. ' C« P*-1JIW|^^ r JHEN LAURA WOKE UP ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, SHE FOUND THE MOST WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENTSHE HAD EVER HOPED FOR HER IN HER ENTIRE LIFE. HER PADDY ANP MOMMY AND HU6HIE HAD TIEPA RIBBON AROUNDSNOWFLAKE'S NECK AND ON IT WASA CARP WHICHSAID: "TO LAURA, A SNOWFLAKE FOR CHRISTMAS." 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L0N6(t)AVFR0M)lHAVENO HOME,THEV f IPeAlOHAT CANBEYERVlHESTALKINS PEPRESSINjS.. a about??? /•c om SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23,1967 WEEKFND COMIC SECTION _x MnMDAY.DECEMBBt&tlMr WEEKEND COMIC SECTION PATTERNS Snoppy Details A YOUTHFUL design wilh pert front pleats becomes a cheerful addition to your little girl's wardrobe when sparked with button 'rims and a peter- pan col lor. No. 1346 with PHOTO- GUIDE is in sizes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 6 years. Size 4, l'/i yards of 39-inch. Youthful Simplicity CASUAL comfort for the mature figure can be yours with this generously shaped fashion sporting a rounded collar, smart button closing and a multi-gored skirt. No. 13S4 with PHOTO-GUIDE h in sizes 36 to 52, bust 38 to 54. Site 38, 40 bust, 4ft yards of 35-inch. - \ Instant Flattery ALWAYS graceful rounded neckline is complimented by the gently flaring skir.t loosely tied ot the waist. No. 1363 with PHOTOGUIOE is in sizes 10 to 20, bust 31 to 40. Size 12,32 bust, short sleeves, V/4 jrardsof 39-inch. Dress patterns send 60c each with your name, address, pattern n aod size to Patterns (care ot this newspaper), 231 St. James 5trcet W., Montreal, Quebec. EMY TO KNIT Pet's Coxy Cover KEEP CHILL winds away from your pet with this cozy sweater! It's fun to knit this turtle-neck cover-up. Pattern No. 5215 has knit directions for sizes 8 to 20 inches in back length inclusive. TO ORDER Needlework patterns send 50c each with name, address, pattern number and size to Polly-Patterns '■ (care ef this newspaper), 231 St. James .Stmt W. Montreal, POLLY 5 POINTERS DEAR POLLY-Before closing my top load washer, after using it, I wipe the moisture off th* lid and. then put six or eight paper towels in the machine next to the agitator to absorb any moisture and damp odors. Oo not forget to remove them before doing the next wash. --ELNA DEAR POLLY—I wrapped all the poles in my closets with that pretty adhesive backed paper. 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