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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1963-12-19, Page 2SUGAR and SPICB By Bill Smiley_ We neurotics of the frantic twentieth century have a genius of sorts. We can take almost anything that is simple, clean and beautiful, and make it com- plex, sullied and garish mon- strosity. Almost anything, but not quite. We haven't quite ruined Christmas yet, But we have taken a day that was, for our an- cestors, a simple observance of the birth of Christ and turned it into gift -scrambling, card ex- changing, carol -jangling, tub - thumping several weeks, In the gold old days, the good old families rose early on Christmas day and went to church, where the parson gave them a two-hour appetizer. They then went home and took a nip of something to take off the chill. While the serv- ants were sweating in the kit- chen, preparing the vast dinner to come, the gentry took a bite of lunch. Then the ladies set off to distribute gifts to the poor, while the gentlement put their coat-tails to the fire and went after that chill again. That's your ancestors I'm talking about. Mine were among the people the ladies were tak- ing the food to. I can just see them, kicking the pigs under the bed when her ladyship came in, tugging their forelocks, scraping their feet, and saying, "F'ank yer, Milady, f'ank yer, Mum", as she pulled from her basket one of the geese that had died of disease, and one of last year's bottles of blackberry brandy that had gone vinegary. This Christmas, of course, my ancestors descendants will eat turkey until they resemble pur- ple pigs, while the descendants of Milady, who have managed to hang onto the manor house only by taking tourists through at a shilling a shot, will dine, in the only room of the big house they can afford to heat, on a small bit of brisket, and brussel sprouts. However, that's not what 1 started out to say. Well, de- spite all the wailing and throw- ing of hands in the air at the paganism and commercialism of Christmas today, I feel that we have failed, somehow. We haven't quite managed to ruin Christmas. HENSALL HOCKEY Minor hockey is alive in Hen - saki. Two teams have been en- tered in district competition. Bantams, coached by Kinsmen Doug Johnston; Midgets, coach- ed by George Parker, and man- aged by Kinsmen Bob Caldwell. Bantam Schedule Dec. 11—RCAF CLinton at Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Hensoll 18—Mitchell at Hensall 21—Hensall at Seatforth 8—Hensall at Zurich 15—Goderich at Hensall 18—Hensall at Goderich 20—Hensall at Mitchell 24—Hensall at -Clinton RCAF 29—Seaforth at Hensall p --rat tvgP sg le -gag: tetet tetoele?K-tatetKtKtg-tg+veg le3z al A ro rt9 w • Our Window display illuminated every evening PAGE TWO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1963 ZURICH Citizens NEWS HERB TURi HEIM -- Editor and Publisher e'UBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONTARIO Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for the payment of postage in cash. Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY ')NTTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 7 cents Member: and Getting Reary For Christmas At this time of year, there seems to be an air of secrecy around the home — oodles of pretty Christmas wrappers, tapes, seals and what have you. The only one around the house who is calm and serene is, (you guessed it), good ole "Pop__. Mother is excited about her son com- ing home from college; the kids are busy looking through the pages of the news- paper and circling the items they want Ma and Pa to pay special attention to. The daughter's boy friend is helping Ma with the Christmas parcelling, and with any chores that are needed—he's probably seeking moral support when he approaches Pa about a wedding or some- thing next year. But dear old Dad just sits back in his easy chair, puffing on his favorite pipe, amid the wreckage of what used to be home- sweet home before the Christmas season rolled around. No sense asking him what he wants for Christmas. No siree! He's just as tight lipped as a Chicago gam- bler at a crime investigation. All this, of course, leads straight to one thing — someone is getting a great thrill out of doing something for someone else. Yes, even "the old man". For beneath that air of nonchalance Pop is privately plotting to get Mom something special for Christmas. Behind all this is an even deeper sig- nificance—but few have had time to think of that angle yet—the rush and bustle of preparations is holding sway—Christmas will be here in a few short weeks. ' This is only the Christmas Season. (The Grenfell Sun) One Day At a Time ! An elderly woman with heavy house- hold cares saw the day when she could carry on no more. The burden became too great. Her strength was waning day by day, and each new day the duties for which she was responsible seemed to mount higher. One day the physician called, and seeing how little strength she had, told her she would have to give up for a little while, and she became a patient in a hos- pital. Only then did she realize how ex- hausted she was. After a few clays, she thought of the affairs at home, and became restless. "Doc- tor," she said, "how long will I have to lie here?" The answer was, "Only one day at a time." That was all he said, but it served to strengthen the virtue of patience in her. What a lesson those six magic words teach us! "How long shall I have to pore over books before I can go out and make money," "How long shall I have to slave in order that I may provide a livelihood for my family?" "How long shall I have to bend my back to pick and shovel to build highways?" "How long shall I have to stand before the flaming forge to create machinery for the world's work?" It is not a day's work that breaks us, but a week's work, and a month's work, and a year's work—all crowded into one day. The answer to all these questions is the same: "Only one day at a time". (The Morden Times) cs �azpP.arzk one. boliTumi .. , for popping corn, toasting marsh- mallows, or just plain reminiscing. They make a cosy picture too. But for honest - to -goodness home heating comfort, it's hard to beat CO-OP* Sunglo Fuel Oil. 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Witness groups of youngsters singing carols at homes for old people. Witness high school kids selling Christmas cards for UNICEF, to feed little, starving children abroad. 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