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Times-Advocote December 29, 1982
• • .
At least this column on time
In mid-December, I decid-
ed I should write this column
because between Christmas
and New years I probably
would not have the time nor.
the inclination to sit down and
type.
If everything goes accor-
ding to tradition,I will spend
wslr
followed by dinner at my
sister' and brother-in-law's.
The traditional turkey, dress-
ing, potatoes, pudfiing, etc.
would make me say "I won't
need more food for a week."
But, knowing me, I was pro-
bably nibbling crackers and
cheese, grapes and chocolates
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Lynette Kramer, Deanne Ballantyne, Jennifer Eifert, Liso Hendrick and Karen Hort-
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Presbyterian churches
combine for services
By 1MRS. ROBERT LAING
Cromarty
The organist, Mary F. Dow
played a medley of Christmas
music to introduce the carol
service at Cromarty Church
Sunday evening. As the pro-
cessional hymn, 0 Come All
1'e Faithful. was'sung, choirs
from Exeter. Hensall. and
Cromarty Presbyterian chur-
ches entered at the back of
the church and took their
places in the choir loft.
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Christmas were read by
Larry Gardiner.. Keith
Strang, Pearl James, Tom
Laing. Margaret Strang,
Roberta Templeman. Dennis
Elliott. Murray Taylor, and
the Rev. Kenneth Knight.
A massed choir from the
three congregations sang 0
Holy Night. and eachchoir
gave one number, Croarty's
being The Dream That Came
True; Hensall's, the Peace
Carol : and Exeter's, the First
Noel, with Susan Moore•and
• Mary Dougall taking the solo
parts.
Theoffering was received
by the ushers Dean Elliott ..
and .Richard Templeman.
Rev. K. Knight read a medita-
tion on Light as Cromarty,
elders John Scott and Larry
Gardiner lit the candles from
the Christ Candle on the com-
munion table and passed the
light to the congregation..
As each person had his can-
dle lit by the one beside him.
the darkened church -began to
glow with a, beautiful soft
light. In this light, the prayers
of the people were given by
Carol Ann Scott; Robert Bell,
Wanda Martyn, Jean'Carey,
Ken Oke, and Pat Pollock.
Following the singing of Joy
to the World, Cromarty Chir
members served lunch ani a
social hour was enjoyed.
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By Elaine Townshend
the'week of December 27 suf-
• fering the .effects of over -
eating while trying to ex-
change some Christmas gifts
and writing New Year's let
ters that are intended to be
Christmas letters.
I probably •cheated on
Christmas Eve by breaking
into the box of chocolates I
had been craving for several
;weeks. �.
Christmas Day would begin
with breakfast at my parents, •
before the afternoon was
over. .1It's .a shame to leave
.those goodies untouched.) '
In preparation for New
Years Eve and New Years
Day, I'Il' probably spend
much of the week nibbling on
any goodies that happened to
survive the Christmas
onslaught.
This week I'll also enjoy the
gifts I received. and I'll
possibly have to exchange a
few presents -that I bought.
Wrong size, wrong colour,
-
MR. AND MRS. STEPHENHOLLIS
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Patrick Hollis went to Daytona
Beach for their honeymoon after their November wed-
ding at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, in Guelph,
where the Rev. Steve Stinson officiated. The bride is
the former Alice Jean Brown, of Guelph, daughter of
Mrs. Lillian Brown of Grand Bend. The groom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hollis, Guelph.Mary!Lou Bilcke.
was the matron of honor and bridesmaids were Sue
Ann Flegg and Susan Hollis, Joe Pellizzori was the
groom's best man and ushering the guests were
Michael Hollis, Guelph and Eric Brown, London. The
reception was held at the Italian Canadian Club in
Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis are making their home in
Guelph..
11.
I used to be the type that
was . too timid to complain
about anything. if I didn't like
service: at one shop, I just
didn't go back, if I didn't like
the food at a particular
restaurant I just didn't eat
there again. But then televi-
sion shows such as
Marketplace and. advice in
the newspapers convinced me
that complaining was part of •
good "consumerism". I
gradually changed my at-
titude until 'I was able to
speak up about a product or
food. or service, and voice my
complaints.
When the milk went sour
before the date on the carton.
I took it' back. When -
upholstery fabric wore out
before its time. 1 wrote a let-
ter' to the manufacturer.
• When the seams of a dress
unravelled, I took* it hack to
the store and asked for a
credit. When the trunk of my
two year old Mustang started
to rust; I complained. When a
new tea kettle leaked, I took
it back and asked to exchange
it.
' In most cases. the com-
plaining paid off - food was
replaced. exchanges made.
credit given. Even my trunk
lid was replaced and painted.
Occasionally however, com-
ments and letters were
ignored.
I have noticed that there is
a relationship between' the
seriousness of the complaint
and the treatment given in
response. If the complaint is
something relatively minor
such as sour milk. the carton
is usually cheerfully.ceplaced.
Hut, if you have a major
complaint - such as wanting
to entertain some friends at a
fancy restaurant and finding
out that many of some items
on . the menu are . not
available,\the waiter is rude
and inconsiderate, and the
service is painfully slow - you
probably won't get much
response to your complaint.
In any case, Many pro -
Mary's
musings
By Mary Alderson
prietors will thank you for
drawing the problem to their
attention, and will do their
'best to remedy the situation.
And with that kind of en-
•couragement; one will con-
tinue making complaints.
• Until something happens to
intimidate you, and set you
.back . to where you. were
afraid to speak out. And un- .
fortunately, it was my own
mistake.
I went to the cupboard to
get a new jar of mayonnaise
and:took off the lid. I was just
about to dip the spoon in. .
:.when I noticed green fuzzy
mould growing on the top of
the salad dressing. -"That's
going right back to the store."
1 said to myself. The next day.
1 marched self•righteously in-
to the store with the evidence
under my arm. The mould
.was right there for everyone
to see, and the store was
about to give me a new• jar.
But then they noticed that the
price sticker was different
from the one they normally
use. The jar was not purchas-
ed in their store and the
were able to prove it:
I was thoroughly embar-
rassed and left red-faced and
apologizing. 1 still don't know
where that jar of mayonnaise
came from arid how it ended
up in my cupboard - butit did
make a quick trip into the
garbage can. and I began to
question the policy of
complaining.
. Then the other night, I
heard Gordon Sinclair lectur-
ing Canadians for being a na-
tion of "bitchers". Maybe he's
right. : f know I'm going to
think twice before I make any
more complaints:
Over
80` club
Mrs. Clara Hoffman, Ex-
eter will be 81 years old on
January 4, 198.3.
wrong kind are mistakes that
are easily made, . but
sometimes hard to correct.
One thing puzzles me. Why
does the one -size -fits -all hat
not fit the head I bought it for?
This week is also a chance
to catch up on some letter
writing. My intentions are
always good. Along with the
Christmas cards I sent to
friends and relatives who 1
haven't written to since last
year, I will include a long
newsy letter.
Inevitably, in a panic to get
cards to their destinations
before Christmas, the letter is
reduced to`a "Hope you have
a good Christmas" or "Best
wishes for the New Year."
This is also a good week to
ponder New Year's resolu-
tions. Increasing letter
writing, making more phone
calls and doing more visiting
are good ideas:
Improving my cooking by
practicing sounds logical, and
balancing my budgetmore
successfully is essential.
1 should have more pa-
tience with my car on those
cold winter mornings, and I
should not let dirty dishes pile
up in the sink the way 1 have
been lately.
Throug(r 1983, I should
remember upcoming
holidays and get my columns
• in early instead of adding to.
the editor's last minute holi-
day rush. • .
. But the most logical resolu-
tion of all is the one that states
I will not make 'any resolu-
tions. It saves me from feel-
ing guilty when I break all the
other so-called resolutions.
Trite though it may sound,
the only way I can think of to
conclude a New Year's col-
umn is to simply wish each of
you all the best in 1983:
Women at Kirkton
choose new slate
By. MRS. HAROLD DAVIS
Kirkton
The Christmas meeting of
Kirkton U.C.W. was held at
the church December ath.
Mrs. Robert Ratcliffe and
Mrs. Norman Amos had
charge of the Christmas wor-
ship service.
Guest soloist Mrs. Ruthig of
St. Marys sang two lovely
solos. Several Christmas
hymns were sung, Mrs.
Adrian Van Roessel had
musical numbers.
Each member present told
of their first Christmas where
it was spent; what they
remember about a . special
Christmas and where they
will spend it this year`
President Mrs. Ray
Paynter welcomed everyone
to the meeting and read
"Road to Christmas".
The treasurer reported we
had a successful talent sale
and bake sale in November:
Mrs. George Burgin was in
charge of nominations and
Mrs. Wallace Selves gave the.
report as follows.
Past president: Mrs.
George Burgin; president
Mrs. Ray Paynter; vice presi-
dent Mrs. Bob Marshall ;
secretary Mrs. Ronald
Denham; assistant secretary
Mrs. Larry Selves; treasurer
Mrs. Ray Heard; assistant
Mrs. Clayton Ross; leader-
ship and development
chairperson is Mrs. Al
Eveleigh; corresponding
secretary and communica=
tions co-ordinator is Mrs.
Roger Urquhart. '
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Paul
spent 'Christmas with their
daughter, Dr. Terri Paul and
her husband, Steve Simms at
Boston, Massachusetts
• Mr: and Mrs. Dennis
Donahue, Mississauga and
Miss Heather Urquhart,
Toronto spent a few days with
their parents Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Urquhart and John.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ballard
and Craig, Mississauga, and
Mr.' and Mrs. Keith Stephen
and family, Anderson and
Jim Siddall, Kirkton were ,
Sunday visitors with 'Mr. and
Mrs. Rea Stephen.
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