The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-12-21, Page 19The Goderich Signal -Star, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1967
Mr 'tin_ Mrs Ben
S trq ug hanH onored
Former and present reeves, Straughan with a dozen • red
councillors andafficials a1Col. ? roses.
borne Tewnship and their wives Taking piart in the program
honOureci Ben Straug1411, forint. were Mit. Douglas McNeill and
ei clerk treasurer and collector Mrs. Ray Fisher who 1ed the
and Mrs. Straughan at abanquet group in the singing of Christ.
and presentation in the.Carlow A mas,songs, Miss Pat Durstwho
Hall December 2. favoured with two piano
selections and JohwIlardy who
Mr. Straughan was presented • showed slides of scenes in Col.
with a swivel rocker andMrs. bOrne Township.
CHRISTMAS
IIIISFIfS
Laughter
of children,
e*.C!
greetings of
friends, make a
-Merry Christmas!
Rest wishes.
HENDERSON'S BOOK STORE
. THE SQUARE
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With fond hopes that all
your 'holiday dreams come true, we
send \ ou our best wishes for a Merry Christmas.
What we
want from
Santa is
more treat
people like you!
Many, many thanks!
. W. J. DEN9MME,
FLOWER SHOP
THE SQUARE
47,
e•oice!
- this joyous time may we off4r
you groetings and,
- sincerest wishes for zi peaceful and happy
• holid0Y2 To vote and yourra....1.1144ry Christmas!
VIC WALDEN
TEXACO FUELS
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Achome for Christmas
A!, some' brilliant elod once
pointed out, Christmas comes
bUt once a year. And it's a
'jolly good thing it does,
Think of what we'd be like if
we didn't have •the glory of
Christmas to pull us out of the
bleak, little lives of selfishness,
misery and lonesliness.
Especially in these bracing
northern climes is Christmas a
necessity. It is cold, the nights
are long, and the festival pio-
vides a splash of color, wainith.
and love that enables us to
face the dreaded long winter
ahead.
Oh;tii admit it is a bit of a
drag, in some Ways, The gentle
day of joy has become the fo-
cus for a multitude of
irrelevancies.
There's the dam' tree to put
up, the ridiculous •cards to be
sent to neighbors you saw yes-
terday, the horrors of gift
shopping, and the stupid bird
to be stuffed, trussed, cooked
and eaten.
In addition to these trap-
pings, which make perfect
ladies swear and strong men
weep, there is the incredible
commercialization of the event,
in • every possible aspect. But
don't blame that on others.
You don't have to take part
unless you want to.
Admitting all this, there is a
magic in Christmas, in the
very woi.d, that still holds up.
There's a vast satisfaction, for
example, when you finally get
the tree to stand up with no
more than a 45 -degree list,
and it's all decorated, and you
realize that, despite what your
wife said, it's the best tree in
town.
When you sit down to write
those cards, you discover that
you still, have a great affection
for old -friends you haven't
seen for so long, and you wax
quite lyrical, and ask them to
visit you. Sometimes, alas, they
do.
And you must admit you feel
as though you'd climbed Ever-
est when you get that last
package wrapped and sit back
admiring your good taste in
gifts, paper and ribbons.
Then there's the turk. For a
number of years, this has been
my baby, at our house. And
when I've made the dressing,
trussed the brute and stuck it
in the oven, I feel something
akin to the pure pride and joy
of a woman who has produced
a real baby,
There's the fun of spinoff'
your kids rotten and putting .
yourself in hock for Ai
months. Christmas wouldn't be
the same if it didn't make you
a little reckless.
But ,perhaps the best things
about Christmas are the sim-
ples ones: There's , the won-
derful moment of peace and
quiet on Christmas Eve, when
everything is done, and the
stockings are hung and the fire
murmurs and the tree glows,
and• you talk warmly and lazily
of Christmas Past and Christ-
mas Present.
Then there's the church
service, with its ancient, sim-
ple story, so familiar, so real
bemuse you've known it all
your life. And the gastric
juices churning in your stom-
ach. And the post -church
salutations of "Merry Christ-
mas," really meaning it. •
And the opening of the pre-
sents, after church. There's
love in them. You realize this
daughter of yours tried to get
something really special for
her Dad. And this son of yours
spent his last five bucks on a
gift. Even though he'll beat
you for ten before the day is
over. And nothing fits your
wife, as usual.
• And, of course;- dinner. But
the time you enjoy this is
when you are 14, and 'have an
elastic stomach, not, when you
are 44, and have a dyspeptic
one.
After the dishes, which are a
real pain in the posterior, 'be-
cause. all you want to do is
sleep, some carol singing re-
stores the spirit. And the old
carols sound like new.
This year, we're .having a
quiet family Christmas, after
many years of having a large,
fairly noisy one. Hugh said he
was coming home for Christ-
mas, even if he was in Aus-
tralia.
It may• be' a mess, because
we fight a lot in our family.
But not at Christmas time.
May you all have the Christ-
mas I hope we'll have.
rA-YdrrioWit--11-7Y, A I
RESERVE NOW
FOR THE GALA
NEW YEARS' EVE
PARTY.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31st
MAITLAND COUNTRY CLUB
• 9:30 P.M. TO ?.
Dance to the music of the Winjammers and mit'',
a hot buffet dinner — $10 per cr:uple — Cn!y a
limited number of tickets are available. Telcphone
5247421 for rzservaticns.
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SANDY'S
BARBER • SHOP
32 Hamilton Street
SANDY and STAN PROFIT wish to thank all their cus-
s.
tomers for their patronage throughout the yaar, and wish
1$ them, their families, and friends . . .
• A Very Merry Christmas
And A Guid New Year Tae Yin An' A'
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CHRISTA/AS.
We hope Santa leaves some room in
your stocking for our, wish of happy
times for you and yours. Merry Christnias!
GORD'S SPORTS AND
. CYCLE
BAYFIELD ROA)) . 524-9061
The annual Meeting of -
Anglican Church Women held
at, St, Qeorgets Parish Hall
fitmted off with a dessert and
tea served by Mrs. William
White and Mrs.'1)X,O. Mend%
The president, Mrs. E F. sale
opened the meeting with the
usual prayers, after the singing
of a hymn. Following a short
business 'session, the annual
reports were- given by various
menibera.
• The secretary gave a sum.
wary of the year's work. The
Girls Auxiliary and Junior Aux.
iliaries had a successful year.
'The report given by the in.
fant and pre.school secretary
was also satisfactory. • Many •
calls were made on the sick and
shut.ins.
Mohawk Institute, Brantford
was remembered with knitted'
goods and other articles., The
prayer partner received his -
Christmas donation and a thank
you letter was read..
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Financially, the treasurer re.
ported that all commitments had
eP,resident
been .met. large number of
church calendars had been sold
and the Living Message still
had many subscriptions,
°The following officers for
1968 were installed by the
Rector, the Rev. Q,O. Russell;
past president, Mrs. F, Hunt;
president,IVIrs. E. F, Sale; first
vice-president, Mrs, D.E.Q.
Blemin; second vice-president,
Mrs. A. Palmer; secretary and
• press secretary, Mrs. DI
Wilson; treasurer, Mrs, Reg
Needham; educational secre.
tary and calendar convener,
Mrs. D.E.P. Slemin; envelope
secretary and tea convener,
Mrs. William White; dorcas
secretarf and prayer partner
secretary;- Mrs. F. Hunt; social
service secretary, Mrs. H.B.M.
Tichborne; Living Message
secretary, Mrs. "V. White;
•leaders'Mrs. G. Russell and
Mrs. Robert Needham; Infant
and pre-school 'secretary, Mrs.
William Bradley and MIs. Ken
Sowerby; pianist, Mrs. G. Love;
telephone conveher, Mrs:T. Ed.
ward•Pritchard.
As carolers
sing their
Happy
Christmas
songs, we
add our
voices to
wish you
good cheer.
BRINDLEY TRANSPORT
contentment of a snowy
•landscape, moy you and yours have
serene, peacefulness of Blessed Christmas,
SAM AND STEVE ARGYLE
ARGYLE MARINE & SMALL ENGINES
May your
hearts be happy
and your Christmas
merry.
The Management and Staff
• E. EIREFAR.KLEVI.FRIDG,'
•nue for us
to speed very
warm wishes, for
the Yuletide. Holiday
to you. May your day be
bright with -joy' and merril91__ent
shared with your loved ones. We.
hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
GRAF 6LHIARRIS
BL
Everywhere, Christmas carols
ring out telling the joys of the season .
We add our best wishes.
CH RTSTAA AS
RE ET1 Niqs
As the Three Wise Men brought gifts
to the Manger, so may this holiday
season bring to you rpeace and joy.
HURON AUTOMOTIVE
. SUPPLY
HURON ROAD
101
In the happy spirit of the
holiday cheer that abounds, may
we offer sincere wishes for a
Merry Christmas to all our friends.
THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF'OF
THE
MAJOR STORE
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