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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-11-25, Page 6• Huron Warden Jack Alexander of Winghani was honored at the recent annual banquet of Huron Plowmen's Association, held at 0. SaWord. Mr. Alexander was presented with the speeial trophy for the best performan.ce in the busin- essmen's class by Ken Stewart, association president. Reeve Roy Pattison of East Wawanosh Township was pre- sented with a pail of oats by Mr. Alexander, apparently because he had proven himself a better grower of grain than a plowman. Jim Armstrong of R.B. 4, Wingha.na, vice president of Huron Plowmen, presented a tractor umbrella to John Clark, R,,R.„ 5, Goderich, for having the best crown and finish. The prize was donated by Ruppel'iGarag.e of Gownanstown. Mrs. Irma Pryce of Walton received a fur rug, crystal and other prizes along with the trophy for the Queen of the Furrow. Mrs. Pryce competed against five other entrants to gain the county title and placed second at the International Plowing Match competing against 10 other county representatives. Gordon McGavin, OPA direc- tor for Huron, Presented the T. Eaton Co. prize to John Leeming of Walton. riatrailirigartf ENT WORKS ' All Types of CEMETERY MEMORIALS OPEN DAILY T. PRYDE & SON Inquiries are invited — Telephone Numbers: EXETER 235-0620 CLINTON 482-9421 SEAFORTH: Contact Willis Dundas Or Bill Pinder 527-1382 — Bus. 527.1750 • For Its sixth annual set of special Christmas stamps, the British Post Office has chosen designs reproducing nativity scenes from the stained glass windows inCanterbury Cathedral, The 7 1/2 p stamp, the highest of the three values, shows the "Ride of the Magi". The stamps - the first British Christmas issue in decimal values - went on sale on October 13. Christmas Season For Special Issue Stamps That Delight Collectors Round World • •Ideal accompaniment to any table . . . luncheon, tea or, dinner napkins in a linenor facial quality imprinted with your name in gold, silo-er or black. choose from a wide assortment of colors and styles. ' 50 from 100 from 3.65 4175 BOOK MATcni-Es Wide range of colors. Personalized book matches in a a vaster Empire than has been', a 'quotation from the Song of Empire 4tvhich SiCLewis Morris composed in honour of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in1887. The story is told that the issue was originally planned for' November 9, the birthday of the Prince of-Wales. It is said that when a postal official informed Queen Victoria that the stamp would also mark the Prince's birthday she asked jealously, 'Which prince?' To which the official tactfully replied, 'Why Madam- the Prince of Peace, of course.' And so XMAS 1898 came to be inscribed' on the stamp. Be that as it may, Imperial perkily Postage was introduced on Christmas Day 1898 and the stamp was released on December 7. It was remarkable in that it was printed in three colours involving two printing processes. The black was recess-printed while the red and blue were typo- graphed. The Empire was coloured in bright red and some- what more was thus shaded than should have been at.the time, for the whole of southern Africa was shown in that colour, though another four years elapsed be- fore this became a fact. Apart from this solitary occasion no Commonwealth country issued special Christmas stamps until 1957 when Australia introduced two stamps symbolizing the spirit of Christmas. Australia has issued special stamps each Christmas since then. Austral- ia's dependency, Norfolk Island,- has issued Christmas stamps since 1961. Up to 1966 these stamps were similar in design to the Australian Issues but since then distinctive designs have been used. New Zealand followed Aus- tralia in 1960, with an annual issue reproducing" Old Master paintings of the Nativity or the Adorations of the Magi andShep- herds. An ,exception was the stamp of 1964 which commem- orated the 150th anniversary of the first Christmas celebrated in New Zealand. The stamp depicted •mo•••••••••0•••••••••.•••.".......0....so.••••••.;*•..... 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Bruce McCall of the Brussels Livestock Sales spoke of "The Straight Furrow", relating his remarks to the attitude of most toward the young people of today. Too many; he said, are prone to equate newness with wrong- ness, forgetting that the young people of today have a higher standard ot education than has ever been known before. "The young people upset we older ones sometimes because they are sat- isfied to show themselves nethe best way they know, which often does not agree with our ideas," he said. Mr. McCall told his audience that if they were alert, they would find the young people really the same today as those of 30 to 50 years ago. "Then opporty,ifties meant challenges and it is the same today," Mr. McCall said. "Atheism never gave mean- ing to a man's life on earth and we must pass on to the young people our belief of an enduring faith. Young people today defy wars and seek peace, knowing this is a country which has enjoyed a much greater fre'edom and greater opportunities than many others." Mr. MdCall showed a ready wit in telling humorous stories about some in the audience before moving on to hiS topic. Gordon McGavin of Wal- ton thanked him for speaking. Mr. McGavin commented that there has been some mention of interest in plowing matches dyipg out. He expressed the opinion that this is not so, using the. success of the International and the Huron County matches and the attendance at the banquet as illustrations of the continuing interest. Hensall Livestock Saler SALES EVERY THURSDAY AT 2:00 P.M. • All classes of Livestock COMPETENCE CONFIDENCE' COMPETITION Victor -lack Doug Hargreaves Riddell- Riddell 482-7511 237-343.1 237-3576 " Clinton Dashwood Dashwood the Rev. Samuel Marsden preach- ing the Christmas message to the Maoris at the Bay of Islands in 1814. SieCe 1970 New Zealand has issued three different Christ- mas stamps, reprodecine stained glass windows. asio religious art found irrNew Zealand churches. Canada re-introduced Christ- ' mas stamps in 1964. Two stamps showed a typical family gazing up at the Nativity star. In subse- quent years stamps- have featured the gifts of gold, frank- incense and myrrh brought by the Magi (1965), the Praying Hands by Albrecht Durer (1966), carol singers (1967), Eskimo carvings (1968), and children of the world in prayer (1969). Last, year no fewer than eleven stamps were released - five 51 and 61 and one 15 - all reproducing children's paintings of Christmas themes. Four stamps were released on October 6 this year, with a uni- form snowflake notif designed by Lisl Levinsohn. The two lowest values were recess-printed while the 10 and 15¢ stamps were pro- duced in a-combination.iat recess and, lithography - rather like the stamp of 1898. Since the Tnic1-19605 the issue of Christmas stamps has spread to many other•Common- • wealth countries. Both Malawi and Malta began such issues in 1964. Other Commonviealth countries- which now release Christmas stamps' include the Gilbert and Ellice ISlands ' the Cayman Islands, the Cook Is- lands, Montserrat, $t. Vinceet, Dominica, Antigua, Gibraltar, the Channel• Islands, Guyana and Samoa. Appropriately Christmas stamps are also produced annually by Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. The first Of these, showing a mosaic of an angel, appeared in 1969. Last year two stamps reproduced the Ansidei Modanna by Raphael and the Virgin and Child with St. John by Morando,. This year the Adoration of the Shepherds attri- buted to the 17th century. School of Seville and Guido Reni's in- terpretation of the same subject are shown on 6 and 20d stamps respectively. Outside the Commonwealth, Christmas stamps are now issued by the' United States, Cuba, the' Vatidan and Spain, and other, countries; such as Austria, Ger- • many, Hungary and the former • Belgian- Congo have issued them at various times. Insures:, *Town Dwellings 'All Classes of Farm Property • Summer Cottages • Churches, Halls RR 1, St. Mania' RR 2, Dublin RR 2, Staffa RR 4, Mitchell Christmas stamps now appear in many countries and have become a popular feature of Britain's special issues. This year's series of three stamps was issued on October 13 - In good time for use on overseas mail from Britain - and should find a ready place in philatelic collections thrdughout the world. The multi-colour stamps de- pict nativity' scenes from a stained glass window in Canter- bury Cathedral. The 2 1/2 p shows the "Dream of the Magi", the 3p the "Adoration Of the Magi" and the 7 1/2 p the "Ride of the Magi", - all fine examples rof 12th century stained glass. The stamps were designed by Clarke/Clement/Hughes, a team working in Maidstone, England, not far from Canterbury._It was their first stamp commission for the British Post Office. To complement the stamps, a philatelic wall chart has been produced. Designed by Peter Gauld, this features the stained glass theme, showing other examples ,from Canterbury, and bear§ the' full set of Christmas stamps. This year's Christmas air letter sheet features stylised doves of peace and seasonal greetings in English, French, Spanish and German. Canadian collectors can obtain mint stamps and the other item's from the British Post Office Philatelic Bureau, Water- loo Place, Edinburgh, EH' IAB. The stamps are also available in a presentation pack. A number of. recent British special issues have been combined in a collec- tor's pack which makes an ideal Christmas gift fel- enthusiasts. Britiain introdtided special Christmas:,,, air letters in 1965 and first issued seasonal stamps in 1966. These showed paintings by young children, but other issues have had a more traditional approach, repro- ducing works of art based on Christmas subjects. Last year '5" miniatures taken from a medieval illuminated manuscript, the De Lisle Psalter, were chosen. ' The world's first Christmas stamp appeared in Canada more than '70 years ago quite by chance. The Canadian postal .authorities reduced their imperial postage rate from three to two cents in December- 1898 and to mark the' occasion a commemorative Stamp, designed by fhe Post- master General, Sir William Mu- lock, was released., It depicted a map-of the world" With the British Empire picked out in red and bore the stirring legend 'We hold Choice of colors 4.35 • 0 • t. • • Usborne 8 Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company I-TEAD OFFICE — EXETER 235-0350 I Extended Coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling objects, liability, etc.) is also availabl - DI RECTORS AND ADJUSTERS. 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