The Huron Expositor, 1976-12-23, Page 33HIJRON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 23k. MI
•
Sugar and Spice
by Bill Smiley
Christmas time
Seasons. Greetings To All
aulstmas Hours ,
Closed Dec. 24 at 4 p.m.
Open Deb. 27 at 8 A.M.
gleadbye, Colt•
. Goodbye, Elan
Goodbye, Most, used
machines. Here's a new
Arctic eat for only Sio90.00 It's the Lynx 20008, a
I-cylinder Cat,that's perfect for Mom or for the youngbter
who's Outgrown his Kitty Cat. (2000.T 2-cylinder model slightly extra,) p Wall your thoughts 'have run to Cat -
except the pr,lce come running in today, We've .got your Cat at ymir Dncel
L y-
•
G L
5-
SPORT) & RECREATION LIMPED •
Varna,Ontario Dial 519-262-5809
to
19
.14
SPECIAL EARLY BIRD.
SALE PRICES
ON SIMMONS MATTRESS
UNITS
SIMMONS
▪ DEEPSLEEP "SUPERB" MATTRESS
AND 130X -SPRING
'WIN. • • 3179.95 - FULL . $111-9.95r
.(,3'3" 6'3")
SLUMBER KING DELUXE MATVRESS AND BOX
"-FULL $269.9 A.,
SLUMBER KING .DELUXE • -
It QUEEN SIZE (60" x 80") $ 149.9 5
(4'6". x 6'3")
DRUM _
CABINET TABLE
REG. 5149.00
EARLY BIRD
SALE
LOW-DRAWER
COMMODE
REG. $129.00
E6RLY'BIRD
SALE•
$99. $79.
At.
Ac••
ENJOYING THE BANQUET — LOrhe Dennis,'Ieft,
president of the Seaf,orth Happy Citizens, was one of
the large crowd o sat down to a pre-Chrlstmas
banquet, provid by.the,Legion and Legioft Ladiet
Auxiliary last We nesday. Nora Maloney is at right.
(Expositor Photo)
hams
Price subject to change
INCLUDES: CUTTING
WRAPPING and QUICK
FREEZING
Free 'Oetivery
10 milo
gitANTIVIO
262 5839
BALL-MACAULAY
Seaforth 5274919
Clinton 482,3405 Henson 262408-
• Parriallatnon
Fitness.Ln your heart you know it's right.
McGREGOR
Top Quality.
BEEF
GOVERNMENT
INSPECTED
Whole, Beef .90
H"alf Beef .91
4
HOME FURNISHINGS
FLOOR' CQVEWINGS
be glad you did., B
There is no time of the year that passes
more quickly 'than the few weeks before
• Christmas.
One day it's only about the first week in
November.. The Christmas gift catalogues'
are just out, and Bing Crosby has barely
commenced' singing "I'm Dreaming etc.,
" and the Santa 'Claus parade is a few
`weeks off and the town's Christmas lights
, have just gone up, so you know that the
actual holiday is weeks, if not months, •in
the future.
Then, suddenly, you have about six
, dicey days to go, and you haven't bought
either tree or turkey, let alone gifts and
cards, and ydu know you're going , to be
flying like a-bat •out of hell to get ready for
the annual bacchanalia with which we
celebrate the birth of Christ. ,
And I guess maybe that's part of the fun
- going. slightly ape for a few days each
year, running around like a cat on a hot tin
roof, and spending money like a drunken
sailor, to coin a few brilliant, original
similes and metaphors.
Some peop le, and the rest of us detest
them, go around smugly in December
telling anyone' who will listen that they
have all their gifts bought and wrapped,
their cards dispatched , their plum pudding
made, and even their rotten tree up and
decorated.
' They're like the people in Alden
Nowlan's poem, who :set the, breakfast
table before 'going to bed, make the bed
before,going down to breakfast, have their
names and birthdates inscribed on their
. • tombstones before they die, with nothing to.
add but the date of death.
Perhaps they are admirable people, in a
way, -but I hate them. They are so busy
getting ready for tomorrow that they
ihaven!t time to enjoy today.
Like niost slobs, I comfort myself by .
constantly reassuring myself that truly
creative people are tardy, procrastinating ,
• and slovenly, that it takes a narrow mind to c,
have a tidy desk, that life is only a
reparation for death, which. is anything
bit neat, and that I wouldn't want to be " • Nobody got around to sorting out the
like those people for all the oil in Arabia.
Remember when it used to be all the tea in
China?
It's partly true, though. Every year, the -
Old Battleaxe and I plan to have a gracious
Christmas. We plan it in June, and then
forget all about it until Dec. 17th.
The plan goes something like this. The
cards' Will be purchased about September,
and with care. None of this, "Give me
three dozen of those• and threedozen of,
those red ones and ab out twent3, green °
ones."
Our , tree will be large, stately and
gorgeous, and will, be erected without
confusion or blasphemy' at least a week
before Christmas. • ,
Every gift will be c osen' with 'care,
about October, wrappe exquisitely, and
stored 'in the front hall loset.
Christmas dinner will be planned
carefully, so that there will be a minimum
•
of fuss. Turkey will be ordered anti
delivered at precisely the right moment.
Plum pudding will be' baked and frozen,
probably in NovegjbeVeady.to be popped
in—the\ oven. •
Reco ds will be sorted and all set to go 14
on hi-f. There'll be carol singing, a fire in
the fir place, peace and gpodwill in all our
heart and jo`Y to the wdrld.
ouse will be full of lovable children,
and gentle Grandad, who will p lay with
each other, while the old lady and I sit
around benignly and smile and smile, with
our hearts overflowing. And we'll all go to
church on Christmas Day to get away from
the commercialism, and fevel in the True
Meaning of Christmas.
Somewhere between the planning and
the execution, something goes awry.
Maybe, it's because life is too complicated
to spend six months getting ready for a
three-day orgy.
Somehow, we're too busy with
Thajsgiving and Remembrance Day and,
the ey Cup and sewing Kinals pants, and
marking essays and bickering 'and making
up, to' make any preparations at all. •
Cards are last year's leftovers, plus a
few cheap extras;' sent out on Dec. 23rd.
I go out on the 24tIv and beat the snow
and ice off the third-Iasi skeleton in the
Christmas tree lot, and it` is-erected to the
accompaniment of oaths' 'When I try to nail
my finger to the floor, and screams of rage
and disgust when the dam' thing falls over
for the fourth time. ..
Gifts are purchased with all the careful r
. selection of passengers' on the Titanic
grabbing for lifebelts.
Only one string of to Christmas tree
lights works, and the sto?es are sold out of
replacements. . .
Somebody forgot to order the fresh-
killed turkey, and we wind up with a beast .
that was, frozen during the last Ice.Age. We
have to chop the guts out with a chisel.
Plum pudding? Forget it, We're all on a
diet. • ,)
records, and on Christmas Eve, instead of
We Three Kings of Orient, we get There'll
Be a Hot Time in the Old Town tonight,
with p ornographic veises by J akaloo
Shuffler and His Shifflers. Somebody has. '
loSt the book of carols.
There is no kindling,and the firewood is
wet. It smokes. The only peace in the house
is when you lock yourself in the bathrooth,
and the lock dOesn't work-, and the infants
wander in and say, "What are you doing,
Grandad?"
Grandchildren are incodTigible,' pulling •
over firescreen, floor lamp and Great
Grandad in a• muddle of breaking and
bawli ng, filling their diapers during
dinner, and demanding to stay up Until
midnight to ,see $. Claus.
We ne er make it to church because
were.. busy celebrating 'the birth of
Christ.
aybe.'nekt year.
-
LET YOURSELF.
GO DOWNHILL 4
Sen ►'or s
-enjoy
bonquot
There were 90 Senior Citizens-
present•at the banquet held in the
Canadian. Legion Hall on
Wednesday evening. The Ladies'
Auxiliary assisted by the young,
men of the Legion served a mist
beef dinner.
Following ,the meal, .Rev., tre`
Stewart gave a •splendid address.
Euchre was enjoyed when the
following persons won prizes:,
Ladies' • High, Mrs. Secord
McBrien; Lond Hands • Mrs.
Mabel Scott; Lots, Mrs. Greta
Kerr; Men's High, Les McClure;
Lone' Hands, James Kelly; Low
Ephriam Clarke.
Santa Claus 'in the person of
Olive Little presented cacti guest
with a gift of ,candy. OldestLady,
Mrs, David Papple; Oldest Man,
Ephrian Clarke.
6.
SAVE $ $ $
7-PIECE DINETTE SUITE "PONDEROSA"
Utile and 4 Chairs — Buffet and
Hutch, Solid Birch Construction.
74'100 Suite Complete as shown,,
EARLY.BIRb
PRICE
55
)1,
A
STARTING TUESDAY, DEC. 2
SOF Ay,81 '. CHAIR- '
Style is as pictured above,. Brown, Black, and
Green crossstripe pattern on a. tan background.
REGULAR assiLoo
• EARLY. BIRD
SALE •
$449.
a
Ball & Mutch Ltd:
Home Furnishin%
01 ,FINEST 'QUALITY HOME FURNISHINGS:
HERE ARE JUST:074,FE* EXpAPLES. OF,THE SAVINGS.: •
FOR THE LIVING. goo* ,
All 7 Pieces FOR'THE •
KITCHEN
& DINING AREA
.WELSH BUFFET
& HUTCH
One Only! Solid Elm
By Thibault
$374.00
LIST $ 24
7, Piece Casual
Living Room Group
A great new fashion look in today's casual
styling - offering super comfort and the latest
styling. This 7 'Piece "Sling" group is designed
for your Living Room or Den.,All wood trim is
dark pine finish. 7 Piece Group• consists of 3-
seater, sofa with button design, matching chair
and ottoman. Plus 2-Seater Love Seat. To
co‘mplte the group you get matching .tabies, in'
dark pine .finish, one coffee table and 2 end
tables. Truly # great grouping just for you..
4
MANUF. LIST
$950
,699
Many more specials, for every room in your house. Shop Early ..
this is' one of the most outstanding Furniture Sales Events in• the county!-
We do not "create" Sales with merchandise that does not measure up to
$699. our regular" high-'quality standards. go come in and look us over ...
. . .
etch Ltd.
CARPETING . •
Harms :Furnishings • •
71 Albert Streeti, 0(4°6 . 482-49,05
We offer free delivery within a fifty mik radius of Clinton
4":17-17
Notice to Our •
CUSTOMERS
Our December 31st
Year end
is fast
• approaching
We ask for your cooperation
in checking any outstanding
balances and for your
remittance to reach Us
, before '
December 31 St , 1 976