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This headpiece, which ,takes up almost the entire breadth of th, street, is typical of the Junkanoo
costume worn hyrevellers at the Yuletide Junkanoo. parades in the Bahamas. The 'costumes are
made with colourflul crepe papers. They are hand;ir,,de and -take months to complete.
Junkanoo Festival in Nassau
'Boxing Day treat for visitors
NASSAU. Bahamas -- Visi-
tors,.,.who want to see this
resort capital when it really
goes "native should he on hand
for the tradition -rich Junkanoo
Festival in the early morning
hours of Boxing Day (Decem-
ber 26) and New Year's Day,
Like Christmas Day, Boxing
' Day ,.is a holiday in the Baha=
mass. And the day has nothing
to do .with the glove• and the
ring as the 'tame might imply.
It's a traditional British holiday
started centuries ago when
English lords •:hoxed" their
• left -over Christmas goodies
and gave them, to servants on
December
Junkanoo is a kaleidoscope
of sound and spectac e corn m-
ing a hit of Mardi Gras. Mum-
m'er's Parade and ancient Afri-
can trihal rituals.
The celebration gets under-
way at about 3 a:m.. starting
"over.4 the hill" in Nassau's
native' quarter.
The cowbell, goat skin'drtim
andrumpet are key tnstru-
men s. hacked by the clicking
and clacking of lignum vitae
sticks, thq staceato rattle of
p.ehhle-filled "shak-shaky- and
the xylophonic tinkle of steel
drums, blending into the'Afro-
Bahamian beat known as
•'Goombay''.
But the real story on Junka-
noo is the 'costumes. Partici-
r1 34.a
their attire monthsin ad- ce
and eCicute the costumes e -
fully and with great secs y`..
Ond legend has it that the
fesus al was originated by a.
West African trihal chief
named John Canoe. Another is
that the term .came .from the
French "gens inconnus"--un=
known -people---_because of the
masks worn by .daicers which
hid their identities.
\owaday5- nca„one seems to
worry about the name or ori-
gin of the custom.
The people of Nassau are,
instead. already preparing for
the gaiety and the excitement
Or Hassan*JU,n.kanoo Festival.
Start feeding dairy
cattIe economically
More and more Ontario
:'dairy farmers are wondering
how to combat rising feed costs
and still keep milk production
high. "Feed cows according to
milk' produ'ctlon levels",
suggests Dr. G.K. MacLeod,
professor in the Animal 'and
Poultry Science Department at
the Ontario Agricultural
College. "While underfeeding
energy and protein causes the
milk production of high
producers to drop, ' the over-
condition of heifers and of cows
producing, less milk indicates
their. milk production would
not drop if they were given less
high energy feed."
If possible, feed each cow
grain according to its produc-
tion record and accepted
guidelines, such as those in the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food fact.sheets, "Feeding
for More Economical Milk
Production" (Order No. 74-
066) and "Guidelines for
Feeding Dairy Cattle" (Order
No. 74-020), available from
county and district agricultural
offices.
Christmas. tree
is life's story
BY WILLIAM BURTON
CO NESTOG A
JOURNALISM STUDENT
The Christmas tree could be
-,thought of as the tree of life
because of this legend of its
origination.
When Adam was dying from
the forbidden fruit he sent Seth
to the garden of Eden to beg for
Oil of Mercy. Seth found this to
be an impossibie task.
The guardian cherub gave
him a seed from . the Tree of
Life which Seth was comman-
ded to plant pn his father's
grave. After he had done soba
tree grew in that place.
This was the tree from which
Moses obtained his wonder
working rod. The tree was later
cut down and cast away.
The cross was made from
this tree that our Lord was
crucified upon. -
So it did, become the Tree of
Life,
"Remember though, when a
pound of grain costs as much
as, or more than, a pound 'of
milk nets, you should consider
restricting grain to all,' except
for the high producers", says
Dr. MacLeod; If labor and
housing requirements make in-
dividual feeding impossible,
feed cattle in groups; moving
them to lower grain groups as
their production drops.
Since goody quality forages
are usually the cheapest source
of ' nutrier'ts, feed them free
choice. The best quality forage
should go only to cows in peak
production. To balance forages
and grains, have them tested at
the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food feed
testing laboratory at the
University of Guelph. Further
information about feed testing
is available from county and
district agricultural- offices.
0
B.ruce c�mmunities
st�ndto lose revenue
1
The municipalities surroun
ding",the Bruce Nuclear Power
Development will lose over
$400,00u a year in tax revenues
once the power development is
completed unless some form of
regional government is in-
stituted in the area.
Sam Horton, project
manager at the Bruce NPD,
stated" at a press conference in
Kincardine Thursday after-
noon that grants under the
Power Corporations Adt would
be approximately $500,,000 a
year if both the nuclear, plants
and the additional heavy water
plants for the site go as plan-
ned.
,However, the present
municipal structure will
prevent the distribution of the
maximum pliant in ,the area.
"Unger the act, a municipality
can r'et;eive only 50 percent of
its° tax revenue from a hydro
grant in lieu of taxes. Mr. Hor-
ton stated that Ontario Hydro
.will be paying.'nearly the
maximum • rant allowed un • er
[OCALSH
(Intended for last .week)
Mrs. Prank MacLennan
returned home Sunday from
hospital in London where she
had been a patient.
Mr. Don Wylds is spending
the winter in Ripley with Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Wylds.
Mr. and Mrs. K.L. MacKen-
zie spent the American
Thanksgiving holiday weekend
in Ohio with friends. ,
Mr: and Mrs. Doug' Martyn
and Ainsley were in London
where Mr. Martyn and Ainsley
both had surgery and as well
Mr. Martyn's mother, :Mrs.
Isobelle Martyr' of Ripley was
hospitalized.
Mr. ' and Mrs. Ewan
MacLean visited in London
with Mrs. Isobelle Martyn who
was hospitalized there.
Among those' attending the
Sudbury London Hockey game
in London on Sunday were Mr.
Ewan MacLean.
Merry Christmas to all and
thanks to all who were helpful
in producing this column.
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problems being experienced by
J,,,•;.,I morli,•tp 1itu". 1,4 rho tot.jt
grant mould he distributed un-
der a restructured government
Which would not be affected by
the ,t► percent limit. ,
The Power Corporations Act
calk t"ur Hydro to pay,,: ,an
assessment of $8 a kquare foot
ut flour space.. which when com-
tned with the municipalities'
mill rale, produces the samount
of grant ttr.be paid in lieu of
taxes,
Mr..Horton -made his corn-
ments on regional government
in a question and answer
period that followed -his
description of the reaction of
Bruce municipalities to the
Dillon report.
He stated that Hydro 'of -
ficin lb had, met with Fill
municipalities affected by the
Bruce, except for Kincardine
and Southampton, and that the
general impression was that the
impact of the Bruce NPD was
much larger than that
.. e •.� b the Dillon Re . ort.
to have been reached this
month. However, things have
fallen behind schedule and
there will he no answers until
well into the new• year.
Watering
planters save
house plants
Watering of houseplants is
easy to forget. One solution' for
the owner with thirsty plants •is
self watering planters. These
are now available at many
plant and garden centers in a
wide range of sizes, shapes, and
colors to enhance any home:
"Self -watering containers
come with a detailed `set of
directions to make home plant
care easier," says Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
BRUCE MACDONALD 1
ELECTRIC
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Introducing
your newly
appointed
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end who
offers you
the hest in auto, life, and
home insurance:
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30 Kingston St.
Goderich, Ont.
524-7551
t e power corporation act to
Bruce Township in 1975. Bruce
Township will receive well over
$100,000 in 1975. it received
$56,750 in 1973 and $.118,075
in 1974.
Mr. Horton agreed4 .that
regional, government might be
the ideal solution to the money
Kir4-ca-rdine officials met
Monday night with Ontario
Hydro concerning the report
hut the meeting was held in
camera and the press was not
allowed to attend.
A solution to • the impact
problems affecting the area was
Hughes. The majority are made
from rigid plastic and are con-
structed so that plants can be
potted straight into them.
Watering is done through
capillary systems that draw' .r
water up from the reservoirs
below.
l.ikca good ne�ighb.or,
State -Farm is there
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gat you don't know about you
water heater may shock you.
0
A blast of cold water may wake you up
• to it. The fact is, it may be time to replace
your present gas water heater with a new
Gulfstream, But chances are, you'll wait
until your present one develops a leak,
and then do something about it.
But long before then, it may be cost-
ing you time and convenience, because
your present one may simply not be
delivering hot water when you need it.
Most often, this is caused by the dish-
, washer, clothes washer, and additional
family you didn't have when your
was installed. ;
.,4 .
So today, when you need" hot water
more often, your old system can't
keep up.
Remember. A larger storage tank
doesn't necessarily supply a;larger
volume of hot water.
Gulfstream natural gas water
beaters work on the principle of fast
reheatingof water, rather than storage.
So you may draw off hot water when
required, hour after hour, instead of
waiting for large volumes of water to
heat up.
What we're saying is simple. When
it comes to replacing your present
system, remember Gulfstream. You can
lease one, or buy one, depending on
your choice.
You'll find it's an economical and
efficient way to have hot water on hand
whenyouneed it.
But then, if,you've owned a
Gulfstream water heater before, that
won't come as a shock 'to you.
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