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PROCLAMATION
TO TheCitizens
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1 Hereby Declare
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BOXING DAY
Monday, December 27th, 1976
A CIVIC and PUBLIC HOLIDAY
And CaII Upon All Citizens To Govern Themselves Accordingly
D.J. (Deb) ShewfeltllAayor
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PAGE 22—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23,,1976
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1urrow'Y[
This nostalgia craze is,getting a bit thick.
Who needs it? Who needs to be told about the good old
days when, if the truth were known, they were worse than
today..
Duck -cut kids and leather jackets and zoot suits and male
chauvinism and rampant racism and jitney dancing have
gone the way of 'all flesh and I don't particularly enjoy
' being reminded of their existence..
Reminuisancing, I call it. It is a nuisance. .
Which is why I think Christmas these days is just as
good or even better than. it was in .those misnamed good
old.days.
We have a -great time.at Christmas. It'.s a fancily affair
at our place. The married daughters come home with
their handsome husbands and ,the house rings to the laugh-
ter and the' tears of•three'beautiful grandchildren.
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We don'thave a two -car garage — in fact, we haven't
even got a garage - but we do have a two -tree Christmas.
'We set up a small one decorated for the children in the
family room, - >
It's set up off the floor and twinkles constantly throughout
the yuletide season. We decorate it together and, although
some' think of a Christmas tree as a pagan, tradition, we
always have a star or an angel at the top to remind us
of Whose birthday we are celebrating. -
• The second tree is in the livingroom and this is where
all the presents are arranged. It is usually a work of art
• because my'"wife is the artistic one in the family and she
takes a proprietary interest in the big tree. Throughout
the. season the youngsters peer cautiously through . the
packages trying to find .how many. have their names on
them.. The guessing -gamer; go right through until
Christmas morning when we all gather around the tree.
As father and. grandfather. I have the wonderful'
privilege of handing out the presents.. This is a two -fold
pleasure. While the presents are :being 'opened and all
that wonderful Christmas,packaging is building ankle-deep
on the floor, I can -hear the joyous expressions coming -
from around the room as gifts are opened..
In addition. because .I'm ..handing.out the presents,
Letters are appreciated by. eob Trotter. Eldale Rd . Elmira. Ont N3B 2C7 ar,
I'm too busy to open. my .own. Consequently, 'I'm the
,last one to open my gifts and relish the occasion.
Christmas Eve is an exciting time as well. For the past
10 or a dozen years, we have sponsored an Irish coffee •
party at our place on Christmas Eve and many old friends
we haven't seen for weeks or even months -turn up at that
party. .
Christmas night is a relaxing time. The older people join
in playing the games the ehildren received as presents and
we sometimes end the evening in feigned, fierce competi-
tion With the young ones:
The animals, of course, get special treatment. The old
dog, now almost 19 years old and hardly able to drag his
rear :end around, gets a special meal.• The cat, who is also
well past middle age,. gets an extra helping,
She - the cat — 'is learning to walk-on` three legs these
days. She lost an argument early in November with the
fan belt. and blade on the car and had to have her leg,am
putated. I never cease to be amazed at the resiliency and
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adaptation of animals. She had a tough time for a few weeks
but gets around now.
The horses, too, get an extra scoop of oats•and a whole,
bale of hay each. It's a great feeling to trudge out to the
barn Christmas day and have them nicker a welcome as
the frosty air flows steamily from- 'their nostrils. They
wait patiently while. the corral gate is opened and cavort
crazily in the snow making. rude. noises and kicking at--
the
tthe air.
Farmers with livestock must feel: a special kinship to
their animals at Christmastime. So many of Christ's para-
bles involved animals and He chose a stable for His birth
place. •
We never forget the real reason for celebrating Christ
mas. It is a joyous, sometimes hectic, but wonderfully
lave -filled time of year.
You can reminisce about. -Christmases past if you wish
hut, as for me and. my house, we'll. continue to cherish •
Christmas today and look forward to even better times in
the future.
Have a merry Christmas, friends, and may God shower
you with .His richest blessings.
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"The 25.6 percent increase •
in rural Hydro rates is going..
to have a very serious ncl to
some c6ses., crippling• effect
on Ontario farmers," - said
Peter Hannam, president of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, in reaction to a
recent announcement by
Ontario Hydro.
"It . is no heli to farmers
that 'this increase is blessed
by the _ Anti -Inflation Board
and, therefore, presumably
only reflects increased costs
of production," Hannam said.
"Not only does the A. I.
Board not grant farmers
increased •prices to off -set
their increased costs .of -
production, • but farmers,
during the past year; have
been taking a severe drop in
net income.
"B.ut,....even. _leaving that:..
aside, farmers are, in fact,
now paying too much for their
hydro. Not only do they pay
more- -than—the urban—rate,
they, even pay more than their
non-farm rural neighbours.
There is no justification for
this discrimination," Han-
narn added.
r'And this5 6 per-:eeni
increase is greater than the
approximately : 20 per cent
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Cheques on the. way.
'The Honourable William Newman, Minister : of
Agriculture for Ontario,. announced Tuesday, December
14 that the Beef Calf Income Stabilization payment would
be $63.42 per cow enrolled, less a $5.00 premium, for a net
of $58.42 per cow enrolled.
The average calculated calf price for Ontario was
$33.42, and with the stabilized price of $50.00 this leaves a
differential of $16:58. Payment is on the basis of 16.58 x
450 lb. calf x 85 per cent calving rate.
This works out to $63.42 per cow enrolled, Less the 55.00
premium.
' Cheques are being written and payment can be ex-
pected by year end; says Stanley J. Paquette, Associate.
Agricultural Representative for Huron County.
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