HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-12-25, Page 8ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS — CHRISTMAS EDITION
Three Kinds of Christmas .. .
The Christmas of years gone
by was one of joy and peace.
Before the big day, dad and
the children made an excursion
to the bush for the Christmas
tree. The long hike and drag-
ging the huge prize on a sled
wet hefty appetites. But moth-
er was prepared with plenty of
hot chocolate and giner cookies.
On Christmas morning, moth-
er was awake early to pop the
holiday goose into the wood -
stove oven. But the children
soon were up to find the gifts
bearing their names.
There were usually mittens
and scarves, candy and oranges
and perhaps even a toy. Gifts
were kept small because the
real treat was to follow.
Christmas dinner of that era
was the feast of the year. All
sorts of good •things made their
way to the family dinner table
not to reappear until next year.
There was •the juicy roast
goose accompanied by heaps of
white mashed potatoes and rich,
thick, brown gravy. Bowls of
buttered hot vegetables and
crisp salads were set upon the
table, spread with the best
white damask cloth in the
house.
Some of mom's special cran-
berry jelly sparkled do the cut -
glass bowl and trays of fresh
homemade bread and baking
powder biscuits lay waiting to
he eaten. Little glasses of rel-
ishes and sauces prepared at
canning time especially for this
occasion were given a place of
honor.
For dessert there was plum
A Christmas Prayer
With all the happy peacefulness of a child's
prayer, we greet you during this holy season.
GRAND BEND CLEANERS
Thelma and Jack Weldon and Staff
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May we extend to you our
warmest greetings and
good wishes for a
Merry Christmas to
z..• you and yours.
"
V. L BECKER & SONS
"Your International Harvester Dealer"
Phone 237-3242 --- Dashwood
pudding made from a cherished
recipe and topped with a sauce
as sweet as honey and as smooth
as milk.
There were cinnamon apples
and tangy glazed pears and
thick slices of walnut bread.
Just before the meal ended
and everyone t h o ugh t they
couldn't eat another bit, mother
would arrive with the Christmas
cake, baskets of nuts, plates of
homemade fudge and mugs of
hot, spicey apple cider.
The Christmas of today is one
of hustle and bustle.
Long before Christmas, people
are busily shopping for gifts
that will please their loved ones.
Children can expect talking
dolls, electric trains, motorized
building toys, elegant doll bug-
gies, speedy bicycles, complicat-
ed chemistry sets, figure skates
. the list goes on and on.
Mother might receive an au-
tomatic washer, a clothes dryer,
a hair dryer, flimsy lingerie, a
fur jacket, a diamond crested
watch.
Father .is dreaming of an out-
board motor, a movie camera,
a set of golf clubs, a tape re-
corder, a curling jacket, new
seat covers.
The expense of Christmas to-
day is astronomical compared
to that of yesteryear but no one
seems .to worry.
Christmas dinner may be eat-
en at some swank hotel where
mother will have nothing to
prepare and no washing up to
do. Or, if it is enjoyed at home,
it could be served on paper
plates before the television or
smorgasbord style in the recre-
ation room to prevent spills on
the new broadloom carpet.
After dinner, the family will
rush here and there delivering
gifts, extending greetings to
these missed with cards or hav-
ing coffee with dozens of neigh-
bords and friends.
In the evening, everything
must be .wisked into shape for
company coming. The children
are shoved off to bed, the hi-fi
is loaded with records and the
liquid refreshments are chilled
in the frig.
Christmas week through to
New Year's Day is filled to the
brim with things to do and
places to go. And when it is
over, people are worn to a fraz\
zle, deep in debt and far from
at peace with themselves, each
other or the world.
Tomorrow
The Christmas of tomorrow
could be artificial and strange.
Just what lies ahead for the
Christmas of tomorrow is dif-
ficult to determine. But if the
changes that have taken place
in the last 50 years are any in-
dication of the changes to come
in the next 50 years, it could
be quite a different holiday
than those we've seen to date.
During Christmas in the fu-
ture, families might find it nec-
essary to hire a financial wiz-
ard to juggle the books suffi-
ciently to allow for even higher
expenditures on gifts and holi-
day frills.
Secretaries might have to be
retained to take care of the
mailing of stacks of Christmas
cards, keep an agenda ,of.,up-
progress of parcels coming into
coming event and .record the
the home.
Trees, real live evergreen
trees, may be non-existant. In
their place will be fiberglass,
aluminum, styrofoam, man-made
creation that take an abstract
shape far removed from the
actual.
A Christmas holiday trip may
include a vacation on the moon
or a jaunt to Mars.
Who knows?
Hensall Kinsmen
Host Seniors
Hensall Kinsmen played hosts
to the senior citizens by treat-
ing them to a bus trip Wednes-
day evening, to view the lovely
Christmas decorations in Hen-
sall and Exeter. Thirty citizens
took :the trip and thoroughly
enjoyed it.
Following the trip they met
at •Hensall Public School where
entertainment was provided in-
cluding selections from the Glee
Club of the school under di-
rection of Lawrence Wein,
music supervisor of the school.
Santa was present and lunch
was served by the Kinette Club.
This was a project of Hensall
Kinsmen.
of Christmas fill the hearts
of you and yours, now cmd evermore.
DEICHERT MEAT MARKET
AND LOCKER SERVICE
Albert Deichert Clarence Rau
C��27"ZS
the season for merry making and
peace on earth with lots of good cheer. And
we're ringing. out with a sincere "thank
you" to all our wonderful customers for their
loyal patronage to us. A very
special Merry Christmas to all of von
DONALD OKE LTD.
General Contractor Zurich
"Specializing in All Types of Floor Coverings"
Broadloom Carpeting — Inlaids — Seamless Floors