The Huron Expositor, 1970-12-17, Page 25.•.0e.,••
Read the Advertisements — It's a Profitable Pastime;
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Look who's
here ... it's
jolly Santa,
with a sled full
of goodies. Among
them is a big •
bundle of thanks
just for you, from us.
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Larone's
BOOKS AND STATIONERY STORE
The Friendly Store in Seaforth — "the friendly town"
Seaforth Co-op will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and
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New Year's Day
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ay your Christmas dreams come •
true, and your hearth and home be filled
with happiness. To our patrons, warm thanks.
Your Board of Directors, The Management and Staff
SEAFORTH
FARMERS
Phone 527-0770 Seaforth
LLOYD STEWART, President ROBERT McMILLAN, Vice-President
EARL McSPADDEN, Secretary
DIRECTORS:
Wilfred Coleman, Ken Campbell, Gerald Van den Hengel, Oliver Pryce
GORDON ELLIOTT, Manager, Joe Murray, Tom Carter, Steve Lupel, Gordon Pryce, Jack
Sinclair, Mrs. Grace Coleman, Roy Elliott
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Dr. C. E. TOLL, B.A.. D. to .S., L.D.S.
(Formerly of Blyth and Trail, B.C.)
Graduate of University of Toronto, has commenced the
practice of genera' dentistry in Seaforth.
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For appointments call 527-1530
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AO Army' company had
erect to listen to their new ce -
mending officer. ',I want yo to
respect me as your leader," he
said, ,but if you've got any prob-
lems, feel free to talk with me
as if I were your father."
A voice boomed from the
rear: "Hey, pop, can I use the
jeep tonight?"
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Deck the halls
with Christmas
Greetings for
all. Good wishes
for a very
Merry Season.
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TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN, A GAILY-DECORATED TREE — and fun for all. This family holi-
day scene, recorded about 1850, represents many of the Christmas traditions most beloved today.
It is more than "an old-fashioned Christmas," for such customs as exchanging gifts and bringing
greenery indoors during the winter holidays originated in ancient times. "Modern" Christmas
celebrations combine traditions of many nations and eras, says the Eneyclopedia Americana.
McKILLOP FIRE INSURANCE
Phony 527,440 — Seaforth
History Proves It—Yule Season
Is Always a Memorable Time
For the children, this is the
very best Christmas that ever
was. The adults agree — but
still, they look back a little
wistfully at the Christmases
of yesteryear, with nostalgic
thoughts of "a good old-fash-
ioned Christmas," or of a spe-
cial Christmas memory.
Memories enhance the sea-
sonal joys, and with good rea-
son, for Christmas is a mem-
orable time. Since the first
Holy Night, some of the most
important events of both re-
ligious and secular history
have taken place at the Christ-
mas season.
A look at the past reveals
momentous occasions, joyous
or poignant, as well as many
of the little things that give
bygone times living meaning
— and all taking place on or
about Christmas Day.
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December 24, 400 A.D.
In Italy, in the fifth century
A.D., church bells rang on
Christmas Eve to call Chris-
tians to worship.
This seemingly simple event
had great significance, for it
meant that Christians could
worship in freedom, instead of
in • secret, as earlier suppres-
sion of Christianity had forced
them to do.
Decesizber 25, 600 A.D.
Traditionally, the first
Christmas feast in England
was held at the Round Table
of King Arthur. The actual
date is unknown, but refer-
ences to this legendary king
have been traced to 600 A.D,
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December 24, 1223
St. Francis of Assisi set up
the first creche or crib on
Christmas Eve, 1223, in the
mountain village of Grecchio,
Italy,
December 25, 1492
Christopher Columbus and
his crew celebrated the first
Christmas in the New World
in 1492. They were dinner
guests of an Indian chief, rul-
er of the island of Haiti.
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December 25, 1535
Beset by cold and hunger, in
fear of hostile Indians, the
French explorer Jacques Car-
tier and his band of 110 set-
tlers observed an early Cana-
dian Christmas at a fortress
near what is now the city of
Quebec, in 1535.
The most precious of the
scanty food supplies were set
Farmers who raise broiler
chickens can improve profits by
switching off the lights in their
broiler barns for three-hour
periods, then turning them back
on for an hour.
This management system not
only saves lighting costs, but also
increases feed efficiency and
reduces mortality.
Researchers in British
Colembia reported earlier this
year that alternating pdflods of
darkness with light was
significantly better than keeping
the lights on around the clock.
And now they have con-
firmed their initial results
through a second set of
experiments.
The work was done by Dr.
Roger Buckland of the Canada
Agriculture Research Station at
Agassiz, B.C., and H. C.
Gasperdone of the Poultry
Branch, British Columbia
9epartment of Agriculture.
They ran the second set of
experiments in broiler barns at
Abbotsford, B. C. using 3,400
week-old chicks.The experiment
lasted six weeks.
At the same time, Dr.
Buckland and Mr. Gasperdone
compared different densities of
housing, giving one group of
chicks one square foot per bird,
the other, half a square foot per
bird.
They found that the extra
space produced heavier.
individual chicks and more
Grade A carcasses, mainly
because the bird with more
space had better fleshing and
fewer bruises. Birds grown at
one-half a square foot produced
almost twice as much broiler
meat per unit of floor space. A
density falling betireen these
two extremes would likely be
the most practical.
"A density closer to one
square foot per bird than half a
square foot per bird would likely
forth for a Christmas "feast"
— in the courageous spirit that
enabled the tiny band to hold
out till spring.
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December 24-25,1620
December 1620 marked the
landing of the Mayflower at
Plymouth Rock. A site for the
first home in the new settle-
ment was selected on Christ-
mas Eve, and on Christmas
Day construction began.
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December 24, 1814
On Christmas Eve in 1814,
the Treaty of Ghent was nego-
tiated between the U. S. and
Great Britain, This ended the
War of 1812.
be best to prevent losses due to
lighter birds and a drop in
grade," says Dr. Buckland.
"The results indicate that
further work should be
undertaken to improve
ventilation and management
techniques for growing broilers
at high densities.
"It is likely that
improvements in these areas
would lead to higher body
weights and more Grade A
carcasses for birds grown under
high density conditions."
Some of the details of the
experiment may be of help to
broiler producers.
Lighting in the experiment
was 0,4 to 0.8 footcandles at
floor level; all birds were under a
24-hour lighting system until
they were a week old. Then the
experiment began with half of
the chicks switched to
alternating periods of one hour
of light followed by three hours
of darkness. The chicks were
given a free choice of all the
food and water they wished to
consume.
The mortality rate for birds
on the 24-hour lighting system
wa's 4.95 per cent compared to
2.49 per cent for the others;
they ate 2.19 pounds of feed per
pound of gain compared to 2.09
pounds of feed for the birds on
the system of alternating light
and darkness. No real effect of
lighting system on body weight
was found with those on 24 hours
of light weighing 1,569 grams and
those on intermittent light weigh-
ing 1,575 grams at seven weeks.
The comparison of floor
space showed the birds with one
square foot each weighed 1,609
grams 2.t the end of seven weeks
compared to 1,553 for those with
half a square foot of space.Those
with the additional space graded
83.3 per cent Grade A compared
to '75.7 per cent Grade A for
the more crowded birds.
Phone 527.0270
Cutting Off Lights
Can Aid Profits
eeful
fellow
brings our
holiday wishes
and many
thanks for
all your
trust.
This frosty
SEAFORTH JEWELLERS
Seaforth
We join Santa in wishing you un-
limited mileage of holiday joys.
Many thanks for your confidence.
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Greet your guests with the traditional favourite for holiday festivities.
Order your supply of our rich, wholesome, ready-to-serve eggnog.
-NOTICE-
No Delivery FRIDAY, DEC. 25th or Boxing Day,
SATURDAY, DEC. 26th.
Maple Leaf Products available at all times at
SUPERTEST SNACK BAR