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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1966-10-19, Page 20PA • *• 4 • N .THE LUCKNOW LUCKNOW, ONTARIO SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Thani..sgivitig ,i s the best As * Canadian, wrhat is your favorite .holiday in the year? Think e refu'lly,, now, (N:a ob-' ieetiOrk to Yanks playing the Originally, our holidays had res overtones. Hence, the term boI - days; Christmas, Good 'Friday, Thanksgiving, 'Then We developed patriotic or, if ' you prefer -�- political. holidays.These include ' such stirring tib' as Dominion Day; now better known as The First of July British Empire and Carnmenwealth. and The Queen's Birthday; Armistice or Remem- brance Ila,}. Fans; we have, a few pure - tugan holidays tossed. illi labor O.,. Cxac ' Roney and . New Yearls Day: Well, let's start at the bottom,: and eliminate, Ca -Vic Holiday has no significance , whatever., It's the day on *bkh everyone � gets out of town for the weekend, except the local merchants, who are supposed to get a civic .holi- • but spend it 'working like mad at the service club. cant- aal,, raising money for ' some Worthy '.. cause. It isn't : even :„a' national .holiday, Big -city stores ignore if, , Labor lav, as' we all • know, tar from being 'a tribute to or- ,canted labor, is a'day on which nobody docs a tap of work, e "' +rept for getting . their kids ready for Vii, or Closing up the cot next a . s>sigsifrcauce is difficult to choose., We have D. - w a a..Day, of tom, .Once. it was a day of horse races, pie. Ries,' beat . excursion, '' and speeches iR the part. New it is - ndyiagly• i+ieset always Ian se a *s day sr :Friday: And-. we have .tart whatever -it- is -Day. in ;Nay,. It used' to be QUeeo Vktoria'S Dirthday In the n rnine trees were 'planted. For the rest of the eery, and night,. you 'bunted your fingers on..firecrackers and • your eye broarson roman: Candles- 1 guess at.we're supposed to do I now as, sit around and . think of Ora't` nmonwea brother • in Zambia. and mat or the. -Queen, *hose . arthday is in ' another month, 'or something? What we -actually do is open the or, go fishing: .. ..katal then Of course, there New Year's Day. Hangovers and broken resoluborta, Actua , • New Year's depend on how ter vent] ,you. first-footed it on the f a eyed g . eve. It can be. as beak as a beverage room. or raanbimetions as a rooster. But ahead of it 'there lie . three t cid, dark . dreary' .and Badlymonths n1 winter, • :r Tile two saddest holidays of. `the, year 'art branee Day and Goad da;v.nd,. app`roprn . . come, at the most chs - mal times. rd the year. • . Or: Nat filth tate sl .weeps-. the 9indoWs .and mothers weep. the fl ' daronp.ai• alt=mast and .' tate be s tall. The only :point to LIDAVt; that jump is he `gmc flat After . tile :,Heron rites have erased'.' old d 'tris gather rr a .sat a lie, emfiay rood food a'nr? . exid? hstet to the fl % tFdbif speaker to ring to t`nn4 c %In -: •. • their aw : aL wry . Good Ftina.3 60112.. nark' andbitter .' o gltm-tom. Ata.. satifr * sorrow told. ,told and .the end *Nit anti 17*. sett. - '. Christmas is another, thing. A season of peace ' and joy on earth with goodwill toward men, according to the ads and the - in- terminable, carols, -But,let's- he honest. By the time The Day has arrived, you ace baffled, bushed and broke. 'That leaves nothing else but - 'Thanksgiving. That's my choice, every year. It's the best Cana- - dian holiday, arid we, had a won- derful one- .this year. First, there are the physical delights:. Weather is ,usually fine -- brisk and bright, Scenery is magnificent; blue,- .bronae. and crimson, Blood ' bubbles in the veins, Fire ' feels good. Food tasteslike never before. Lungs lap clean air. Sleep is sweet; smooth • and as • dreamless- as whipped honey: And: 'then there's:the thanks- giving itself, Thanks for good health, Thanks I'm; alive. Thanks for children. Thanks for a good harvest, or fat beef, -or a steady job,. Thanks for a chance Co. go an • tieing through another 'year' of these other holidays until ' 1„ can say thanks again. AMBERLEY (:intended For Last .Week) - Walter Baker and son Edwin of Danville, Quebec spent the week end with his sister, Mrs Arthur Messenger and family and attended the plowing match. at Seaforth. Mrs and Mrs. 'Alfred Perkins of Danville also spent an evening with Mr. and Mrs.' Arthur. Messenger. Mr. and Mrs'. John MacDonald, Courtney and Corinne spent Sunday with Mr. and 'MrsW.3. Courtney Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs Walter Brown of Amberley were Mr. and Mrs: John; ;asek of London, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Young. of Goderich, Mr. ;and-. Mrs. Norval' Nesbitt. ' Dr and Mrs; Murray MacLennan and Dr. Norman of Wingharn , Miss Srenda.McLennan of Guelph, Mr:. • Rev. Harley Moore St. Helens Spealir '(kc, Helens .News). . - Anniversary services were held in St. Helens Church on Sunday. with Rev. Harley Moore of'leech- vine , leech-ville, a. former minister, as guest speaker, At the morning service,. Rev,. A, E, Willis, was soloist and' the choir sang an anthem with Terry•Wilson at.the' organ. The Wingham and District ,Harmony Men were guests at the evening service, Sunday visitors with Mrs., Don. Pannabecker and family were Mr. and Mrs. Ed' Snyder and Mr, and Mrs.. Mervyn Baer of 'Preston. ' Rev, and Mrs. Harley Ivtoore, John and Paul of Beechville were Sunday guests of Mr, and Mrs, . •RQss Errington and 'Mrs,' Don Panna- beckef . • Mr'. and Mrs; Arthur Bramhall of Waterdown• are visiting wiihMr .. and Mrs. Lorne Woods, Mr. and Mrs. John Fry.fogle of ` Paisley were Sunday visitors with • her parents., Mr. and Mrs,' Charles McDonald and Allan, • Miss Pearl Lidster and Mr. J. . . Smith of. Bothwell were Sunday visitors with Rev, and Mrs. B.F. Green and Gordon'. . Mr. and Mrs. Chester Taylor of W.ingharn visited ,with Mrs.. Laura McNeil and Elmer Woods. on Sun-/ day ,and attended. anniversary ser-- vices. Mrs; --Donald McDonald of White- church spent hite-church.spent a few days with her son, :Mr; . and Mrs.. Angus McDon- ald and. •family.: - • • - ' . Born = to Mr.' and Mrs, George Humphrey on October 12 in Wing- ham and District , Hospital , a dau- ghter,. a sister for 'Michael: Mr: and Mrs. George. Walker of :Wingham 'visited on' Sunday with Miss Lila Humphrey and attended anniversary:services. and Mrs. 'Eldon Bradley and John and Phyllis Bradley of Stratford. A. capacity crowd attended Pine River United.Chnrch on Sunday • The Middlekainp quartette sang two numbers.: Rev.. Harold Pillen's text was "If you think , • you will thank" FURROW QUEEN _ -. Amie:Stewart .father , Kennet'- c r ° Seaforth:;' Queen of the Furrow.it .: . the' International Piowing Match at Huron Counc,r a:.:, e:;. Seaforth congratulated by bet MJRKE1: ustom Butchering Mondays — Waja„ . aw 1 4:N. p.m. CAME., CAIVES aidLA#E8S ~EVERY—Di Y; tl'EPT SATURDAY, Ws de Curing and !rnakjng Beef, Pork and' Said. Wheat, Ha$ ' sr Quarter' ` . For toter, And Lower .Prices ' CaA Ripley your choice of one of these 1161 ford Farm Y&iicles RANCHERO RANGER BRONCO .You're a wirer all .d m way with a- FORD 60D0 TRACTOR. 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