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[DOMINION
IIOTEL - Zurich
ROSS and MARG. JOHNSTON
The ancient Persians gave their
friends eggs on -New Year's Day,
according to The World Book
Encyclopedia. The hatching of eggs
symbolized the beginning of a new
life.
George R. Hardman
Attending
AT MILT OESCH
SHOE STORE
ZURICH - 1304
R.GE T.iIR.:is
The World Book Encyclopedia
reveals that Queen Elizabeth I
buiof pairs of richly temboide ed hundredsad
bejeweled gloves through the cus-
tom of New Year's gifts.
Individual 30 years
Attention Experience
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MON., DEC. 29
10 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
YOUR FEET MARE YOU CRANKY?
With the Chronic, Nagging Pain that Foot Arch Trouble
can cause, many feel that ordinary tasks mount up to Big
Problems. Help your feet, help your circulation with Comfort_
Bringing reliable Miracle Foot Aid. "A Spring in every step."
See Mr. Hardman on Monday, December 29, for complete per-
sonal explanation.
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Peth 'i -tar
TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND
THEIR FAMILIES, TO OUR
CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS,
TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH
WE OPERATE AND TO ALL
CANADIANS.
THE
STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA
LIMITED
MONTREAL GANANOQUE HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO
to
"Let's Not Put
Christ Back
In Christmas"
Every year about this time, well.
meaning merchants, billboard own-
ers
and special groups donate free'
advertising space to the message,
"Let's put Christ back into Christ-
mas." The Rev. J. Franklin Chid-
sey, writing in December 20 is-
sue. of Saturday Night says, "No
Let's leave it as it is. Let's give
gifts, celebrate and enjoy each
other's friendship."
"People who urge a purely re-
ligious Christmas seem more con-
cerned with promoting Orthodox
Christianity than peace and good
will for all society. A holiday at
this time of year is not, and never
has been the exclusive possession
of Orthodox Christianity. Just a-
bout every society known to his-
tory has celebrated mid -winter
festivities close to the winter sols-
tice of the sun—December 21st.
Originally, when Ronie was Ch-
ristianized, the church endeavour-
ed to stop the Pagan festival of
Saturnalia, which was a time of
feasting and giving of gaily wrap=
hurcd hfmade the wifts. Unable se move so,o do f n-
corporating the feast with "Ch-
ristmas". The date was chosen
quite arbitrarily to cover Saturn-
alia, since no record of the act-
ual birth date of Christ exists,
either in the Bible or in the - re-
cords of the Imperial Roman Em-
pire.
As Christianity spread across,
Europe, each converted country
had its own December festival to
celebrate the turning point of win-
ter and the coming of spring..
Thus Christianity, by combining
all these festivals, got such things
as the "Christmas Tree" from
Germany; the Yule Log frorri
Scandinavia; Candles from the
Jewish religion and Mistletoe from
the ancient Druids of England.
People of other religions don't
want to be excluded from this
time of goodwill, but Christian
claims make many feel like intru-
ders. Quite rightly they object
to the Orthodox `celebrate our
way or not at all" .attitude. Let
us not exclude people in Christ's
Name. Let us say "Happy Boli
day" to people of all faiths at this
time of peace on earth and good-
will to all men."
BINGO
GODERICH
PAVILION
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
at 8.30 p.m.
Sponsored by Goderich Lions
Club for Welfare
Admission: $1.00
NO BINGO DECEMBER
24th or 31st
RESUME JANUARY 7
trita
NEW YEAR'S
EVE
DANCE
AT THE
OLD FORGE
BAYFIELD
(Now Under New Managemtent)'
DANCING 10 to ?fl i
MODERN and OLD 'TIME .�
MUSIC BY
Grant Edighoffer
And His
MELODIE MASTERS
With Vocals by Jo Ann
ADMISSION: $1.00
Hats and H or
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