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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1972-11-30, Page 12HURON Exrcip1TOR, *WORTH, ON!.. NOV. 30, 1972 1752 Calendar • Set Christmas Date on Dec. 25 0(7012 95 MODEL 41006W Water resistant, precision jeweled movement, shock. resistant, sweep second. CARAVELLV by B U LOVA' ANSTEIT Jewellers Ltd. SIAFORTH — 527.1720 Remember! I t takes but a moment to place an Expositor Want Ad and be money in pocket. To advertise, just Dial Seaforth 52'7-0240. We know that our calen- dar today is a relatively modern institution. But do we realize that in- earliest times, Christmas was cele- brated on January 18? It is still so celebrated by the Armenian church. Later on, the date became January 6 — and it was only in 1752, with the final change to the Gregorian calendar, that the rearrangement of dates placed Christmas Day on December 25. Some church people in England were very indig- nant when this change took place — feeling that some- how they had been robbed of 11 days and the corre- sponding wages, Some of them tried to find out if the new date were correct by noting whether or not the tree called the Glastonbury Thorn (supposedly planted by Joseph of Arimathea) would- flower on the new date or the old. Sometimes the tree bloomed on one day and sometimes on •the oth- er, however, depending on the weather — so that sup- porters of both dates man- aged to keep up the quarrel for some time. SYLLABUB, ANYONE? That popular holiday- party drink known as egg- nog is a modern version of an old English drink called syllabub, which was a spiced mixture of wine and milk. ifs tit Meats Our Gift Department Is Well Stocked With A WIDE RANGE of SPECIAL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS Have a ROGERS MAJESTIC or a SANYO TELEVISION layed away while the selection is best. SANYO Model 91C17 Illustrated ONLY $469 .00 91C17 20" big value colour TV with AFT and solid state chrome crlcultry for bright, natural colour. Automatic degaussing. Keyed AGC to prevent Interference. Separate colour and tint. control. Up-Front Unlcone Speakers. F4 Audio Circuitry. Good viewing for the whole family. r. • ,?.r. CROWN HARDWARE 527- 1420 — Seaforth News of Huronview The homemakers class assisted with Monday afternoons activities along with the Goderich volunteers. Music for the occasion was supplied by Marie Flynn of Clinton, Mary Taylor, .-Norman Speir and Jerry Collins. Mrs. Earl Allen accompanied at the piano for the sing-a-long. Residents having November birthdays -Were honoured at a party on Wednesday afternoon. The' Gorrie and wrox- eter Womens Institute were hosts for the occasion and following the to and presentation of gifts, lunch was served to 150 residents and guests. Mrs. Gowdy was mistress of ceremonies, for the afternoon and, join- ed Mrs. Jack Ferguson for vocal duet numbers. Mrs. Gowdy conducted a sing-song accompanied by Mrs. John Freeman. Mrs. Mabel Edgar read a poem that had been written by Harvey Sperling. There were several mouth organ selections by Ed Gilman and violin instrumentals by Mrs. Ron McMichael accompanied by Mrs. Dalton Dickison. Miss Agnes Lawson, a former resident of Gorrie, who by the way is 97 years young, in a few well chosen words thanked those responsible for the party. Slide pictures of Europe were shown by Willa Taylor on Thursday Family Night. Mrs. Micanernie played several piano numbers during the evening. Mrs. Revell expressed the appreciation of the residents for the hour of entertainment. ANSWERS a -- OT a — a u — g u-1. q — 6 a -1, 3 — g 3 — c SCORING . 8 or better gives you an A; 5 to 7 is average. Less than that — return one Christmas present! a. • r — g — T _._n om R LOTS OF PROTEIN F Score Yourself On This Christmas Quiz See how well you can score on the answers to questions about Christmas and its customs! Then check the answers: 1. Research says that Christ's birthday occurred on: a) December 25 b) an uncertain date c) January 6 2. Sending Christmas cards is a custom that started in: a) Germany ' b) England c) the U. S. 3. Hanging mistletoe is a custom that began: a) in the 18th Century • b) in Scandinavia c) among the ancient Druids 4. Decorating a Christmas tree has its origin in: a) Germany b) Czechoslovakia c) Norway 5. The first people to set up a decorated Christmas tree in a public place were: a) Portuguese b) Flemish c) Americans 6. The custom of burning the Yule Log originated with: a) the Vikings b) the French c) the Slays 7. The meaning of the word "carol," as used in England in the Middle Ages, was: a) dancing b) singing c) dancing in a circle while singing 8. The use of the creche, or crib, as a Christmas symbol was introduced by: a) (the French b) the Italians c) the Swedes Mealtime Favorite. MILK St. Nicholas (ShAterklaas) riding in the Amsterdam parade, after arriving by boat. His horse is always white, said to be in memory of the white horse of Odin. Photo courtesy Netherlands Information Service 9. Exchanging gifts for Christmas was nil; '0) *practiced until: a) 800 A.D. b) the latter part of 19th Century c) about 200 years ago 10. The character of Santa Claus was first known as: a) Father Christmas b) St. Nicholas c) Pere Noel Marzipan: Fame& Holiday Sweet Marzipan, which is basi- cally a simple combination of almonds and sugar, is considered the peerless con- fection for holiday tables, all over Europe. It appears in many forms — not only exquisite bonbons, usually shaped into fruits and veg- etables, but also as the deli- cious bittersweet ingredient in all sorts of cakes and cookies and pastries. Marzipan has an ancient history, having been cre- SIM .f -ff SERVE MILK Christmas and all Through the Year! MAPLE LEAF MILK A Miracle Food . . . A Marvellous Drink ! • You get a double bonus of taste and health in every glass of milk. Rich, cream-in-every-drop flavor; extra helpings of body-building vitamins, minerals and complete proteins. Drink more milk! It's the tasty way to better health. MAPLE LEAF \ DAIRY • SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS and EVERY DAY Maple Leaf Dairy Products are available at: SUPERTEST SNACK BAR Public Relations Officer (John D. Baker,) Branch 156 The following is an account of the Anzio Beach head, and the recollections and impres- sions as told by Frank Sills, Mayor of Seaforth. the anzio beach head John Baker asked me if there was any particular event in World War 11 in which I was involved that might be of interest to others. I thought of several but settled on a well known one - the Anzio Beach head. At the time this took place I was part of a Radar trouble shooting unit in Italy with the result that it necessitated me going up to the Beach head on two occasions. The first for a week and the second for a month. My association was very round about s I was R.C.A.F. attached to R. F. u it, at. tached td the m an 64th Fighter wing in the American 5th Army and also attached to the Mediterranean Air Force, De- sert Air Force and Tactical Air Force - very pretentious sound- ing, but these are typical ser- ' vice designations. The Anzio Beach head was originally made by the combined British and American forces with the purpose of cutting off the German supply line on Highway 6, (more commonly known as the Via Roma) leading from Rome to Naples. At the time the Allies held the city of Naples but the Axis held the_ land to the north. The Allied landing took place at Nettuno about twenty miles south, of Rome where they cut the High- way, but when reinforcements came for the Germans the Allies were forced to retreat - back to the low lying land to' the west and there a stalemate developed for several months. The land held by the Allies was a semi circle with an arc of approximately seven miles and the sea at' their back. It was R decided to hold- this area at all cost with the result that it was virtually covered with military equipment including some seven hundred guns varying from Bofor guns used as artillery to heavy artillery pieces. (The Bofor was primarily used as an Anti Air- craft gun, but because of its low trajectory it could also ,be used as ground artillery). The Ger- mans held the surrounding high ground with a terrific advantage with the result the Allies came up with the idea of an artificial fog to cover the area during the day- time. This was accomplished by means of some type of smudge pots set in strategic posi- tions. The day time was re-. latively quiet with sporadic firing from the Allied artillery; some firing from naval guns that stood off shore and the low level bomb- ing by Mitchell bombers. The Germans were content with fir- . ing shells at the supply Ships just off shore,, lobbing shells into an ammunition dump or supply dump and also dropping anti- personnel bombs that burst into many fragments just over head. Night-time was a different matter with every Allied gun firing prac- tically all night and the infantry busy with night raids. It was very much like a grand and glor- ious fire works display with the Bofor guns in particular adding to the show because every fifth shell was a tracer. My first trip up was by Land- ing Craft Tank which was cap- able of carrying three or four tanks and very similar to a self propelled scow that has a mech- anical ramp for a bow and could run right up to the beach. Be- cause the Germans held all the ' land immediately north of Naples we left the Naples harbour at sundown, and during the next twelve hours we circled out to sea and back into Anzio. This time I spent a week on the south- ern sector held by the Ameri- cans. I left by L.S.T. (Land- ing Ship Tank) which is more of a sea going "ship carrying a good size crew, a large mechanical ramp for a bow, a large hold that would hold many trucks or tanks lashed down to the deck and also in the open, on the top deck, many more vehicles could be lashed down. The next time I went up to relieve a bomb happy sergeant on a ten Centimetre Radar station. (Bomb happy, suffering from nervous exhaustion). This time I had a driver and lorry. We were put ashore. Then the ship backed off and was unload- ed by ungainly looking amphi- bious vehicles called Duks. My orders were to proceed to a Radar Station that was supposed to be located up the road on the left hand side. In the artificial fog We kept going until a British soldier stepped out to challenge us. He asked where we were going, so I told him. His reply was witou'd better turn around Chum because the J ernes area, just a hundred yards around the , corner". We did just what he advised, found our spot in the British sector and settled in. Myself and another sergeant picked a likely spot in an old ditch and built a dugout in the . best World War 1 tradition. We' filled two-hundred and fifty bags of sand, covered the roof with scrounged wood and sand bags which we camouflaged - had our own little parapet walled entrance and felt as snug as a bug in a rug. At first it was a little disconcerting at night time be.k cause of the presence of a Bofor gun just twenty yards to our right and a heavy battery of American artillery one hundred and fifty yards to the rear. Our station was about fifty yards to our left with a food dump about one hund- red yards past that. , front)!, about one hundred and fifty yards was an ammunition dump so we had plenty of company. it is amazing how the human body adjusts to varying con- ditions. You couldn't find a finer bunch of fellows and they took 4 everything in their stride. Eventually the Allies broke through the Liri Valley with the help of the Canadian tanks of the Eighth Army, to relieve Anzio, but just before they ar- rived I left on the last L.S.T. The whole thing was some- thing I'll always remember, hope I haven't bored you because no doubt many others had simi- lar and much more interesting experiences. However, one thing really sticks in my mind and that was seeing some of the German prisoners that were just four- teen and fifteen year old boys who fought with fanatic des- peration. They missed so much of the care free joy of the young growing up. Many~ thanks to Comrade Frank Sills for taking time out from his busy schedule to tell us something of his experiences, thanks also to Comrade Ed. Daly for sharing with us some of his experiences. Now Navy and Army lets hear from you, don't let the Air Force get ahead of you. PAST EVENTS Bingo last Friday night at- tracted eighty-three players. Prizes to the value of $325.00 were won. COMING EVENTS • Friday Dec. 1st, Bingo as usual at the Legion Hall. Thursday Dec. 7th, Executive - meeting commencing at 8:30p.m. Thursday Dec. 14th, General meeting. There will be a film shown during the evening so come on out and mix business with pleasure. Sunday Dec. 17th Christmas party for the children and a visit from Santa Claus. Remember the Early Bird campaign for membership. Pay your membership fees before Dec. 30th for 1973 and you might be a winner. Property Transfers Recent property transfers made through the real estate office of Joseph McConnell in- clude: The block of stores and ap- artment building on Main St. S., Seaforth, owned by Mrs. John Bach, to Mr. Lloyd Eisler, Sea- forth. The Walter Edward residence on, Railway Street, Seaforth, to James Scarrow, R.R. Seaforth. The Lloyd Eisler residence on Market St., Seaforth to Mr. John Van Loon, Logan Township. ated by the Persians and Egyptians shortly after the birth of Christ. It has al- ways been associated with elaborate dishes and deco- rations, especially at Christ- mas. Then, bakeries display cakes and cookies trimmed with holly leaves and fig- ures of Santa Claus in col- ored marzipan some of the fine patisseries create elab- orate sculptured displays showing entire scenes. CONSUMERS' CORNER All those fibers! Shopping for clothing or fabric could be more complicated- than it already is. There are Over 700 trade names for many- lectured fibers. Fortunately, these .trade names belong to one of 22 geri- eric or "family groups." A- mong the families are polyesters, acrylics, nylons, rayons and silks.^ Each family group cov- ers a class of fibers that dif- fers greatly from those in other groups. They differ in chem- ical composition as well as physi- cal properties such as strength, resilience-, softness, absorbency and resistance to sunlight. This labeling, be generic or family name makes it easier for you to know what you are buying and what you can expect from your purchase. The Federal Trade Commis- sion (FTC) requires that tex- tiles be labeled as to perettnt- age by weight or fiber co nte-t and that the generic or no e% name be included with the tt e name,