Clinton News-Record, 1978-12-14, Page 6PAIGE 6 -,,CLINTON NEWS-RECQRD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
The greens we use for the Yuletide decoration
are steeped in traditions tha, go back for cen-
turies. Holly, with its b ght colors has
decorated mantels and doorw ys for yea and it
seems as though there al ays has been a
Christmas tree in the house. Hemlock trees are
probably the most tradition 1 evergreen used,
but these have generally given way to the more
popular pine and spruce today. The most in-
teresting of all Yuletide greens, however, is the
mistletoe.
Mistletoe, to us, means a chance to steal a kiss
which is a holdover of old Norse mythology. The
Norsemen dedicated mistletoe to their "goddess
of the hunt", so kissing a woman under it seems
a natural follow up. Other ancients; however,
were not so complacent as the Norse people
when it came to the unusual plant.
Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that saps the life
from its host tree. Then, since it can produce its
own food, it continues to grow and flourish on the
dead tree that sustained it in its early develop-
ment. Because of the unnatural way this plant
grew, people considered mistletoe to be a charm
against disease, witchcraft and infertility.
Ancient civilizations in as diverse areas as
England and Japan believed that barren women
would be able to conceive after eating mistletoe.
Some African tribes festooned themselves with
the plant in the belief that it would protect them
fronsinjury while the Swedes carved sword
handles from the branches to ward off witches.
Some Europeans wore corsages of mistletoe to
guarantee a successful hunt.
Mistletoe also played an important part in
religions.. The, Norsemen, as I mentioned before,
dedicated it to a goddess, but Christians thought
the plant was tainted with heathenism, and for
centuries it was banned from their churches. The
Druids, the nature priests of the Celts, believed
mistletoe to be a warm refuge for the woodland
spirits during the cold winter. They religiously
gathered clumps of the branches and hung them
in their homes and it is believed that this prac-
tice fostered modern day decorating practices.
The parasite also played a -part in medicine in
years gone by. A 17th century British physician
observed that the plant is "good for the grief of
itch, sores, toothache and the biting of mad dogs
and venomous beasts." European doctors, even
as late as the 17th century, believed mistletoe
could cure epilepsy. They reasoned that since the
plant attached itself so firmly to a tree that it
would not blow down, an epileptic could not fall
down if he consumed the plant regularly.
Whatever the reasons, I'm glad we use it as a
Christmas decoration. The bright green leaves
are a cheery note when most things at this time
of year are dull and shrouded in white. Oh yes,
I'm especially fond.of catching someone of the
opposite sex standing under a sprig of the
mysterious, traditional plant.
At the local lanes
YBC' +irFen ';,:' ,;::11
"Cooper's 'Kooks :ar6
first place with 47 points
and have a lead over the
second place team, The
Honkies who have 43.
The Bowlers
Anonymous have 35 and
The Untouchables follow
with 32. The Five
Fabulous Freak Outs
have 30 points and
J, o id-° pat #is°iar in'Iast
pi aee vwith 23 points.
Lynn Armstrong was
the top woman bowler.
She had the high single of
206, the- high triple of 550
and the high average of
199.
In the men's scoring,
Phil Cornish had the high
single of 311 and the high
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Mike Wedlock (43) of the GDCI junior Vikings directs a jump shot towards
the basket while Brian Pickard (12) and Bill Livingston (54) watch almost
helplessly. The game, the Huron -Perth conference opener, was won by
Goderich 63 -17. (photo by Dave Sykes)
tangs continue streak
The Clinton Mustangs
continued their winning
streak over the weekend,
beating Arthur 7-4 Friday
night in their only game
in the last week.
The Mustangs host
Hanover Friday night at
Goderich in an 8:30 p.m.
contest, as they try to
catch league -leading
Kincardine, and second
place Listowel.
Clinton has two games
on hand against Listowel,
and four against Kin-
cardine.
In last Friday night's
contest played in
Brussels, Arthur had a 1-0
lead after the firs period,
but Clinton jumped ahead
3-2 after two frames on a
pair of goals by „Steve
Arbour and , a single by
Phil Arthur.
In front of a solid
defence, the Mustangs
scored four more goals in
the third period to
Arthur's two, to win the
game going away.
Third period
marksmen were Phil
Arthur, Paul Priestap,
Bill Peters and Gary
Peters.
Arthur tried . to in-
timidate the Mustangs,
but instead, played
shorthanded much of the
time, picking up 67
minutes in penalties to
Clinton's 18.
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Derek Divok played a
steady game in net,
facing 20 shots, while the
Clinton forward bom-
barded Arthur's Steve
Clark with 47 shots.
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Ramblings
from the races
By Lois Gibbings
Laycock Lucy, owned
by Holmesville Valley
Farms of Clinton, had her
second win in a row and
her fifth of the year at
Western Fair Raceway in
London on Saturday
afternoon.
The four-year-old mare
by Armbro Idol-Verola
was driven by Verdun
Vanstone of Benmiller in
her 2:09 trip.From 36
starts in 1978 she has also
been second five times
and third on 10 occasions,
for earnings of $3,942.
Verdun also drove Boy B.
Hayfee to a fifth place
finish in the fifth race for
the same owner. She has
raced 28 times, with two
wins, six seconds and six
thirds, good for $3,181 this
year and $11,200 lifetime.
Randy McLean was
third with Captain Betty
for his father Bob
McLean of Goderich in
the fourth and had a fifth
driving True Mix for
Marion J. Powell of
Thamesford. H. O. (Bud)
Jerry was also fifth with
his pacer Ima Jerry in
the seventh. While racing
33 times this year; '-the
five-year-old mare by
Scarlet Wave -Excellent
Ima has won six races,
had five seconds and
three thirds for earnings
of $4,945.
Miss Blaze Mac was a
winner in 2:11.3 with Ray
McLean up for owners
Orville Workman of
Kippen, Lloyd Workman
and , Jack Harris at
Flamboro Raceway on
December 6. The
following night at the
same track,. Big, Bluff
was second for Bruce
Volland of Goderich.
At London on Friday
night, Bill Caldwell of
Clinton finished fourth
with Dillon Song for
owner Barry Elliott of
Kitchener. Bill Rapson of
Holmesville was third
with trotter Alpha Herb
which he trains for Ron
Taylor of Wroxeter.
Dennis Jewitt of
Clinton was fifth with Jo
Spinner at Flamboro the
same night.
Bobby Tar was first in
a 2:11.1 mile at Flamboro
with Terry Kerr on the
bike for owner Jim Riehl
of Goderich, for his sixth
win of the year on
Saturday night.
Dainty Meadow, owned
by Bob Vanstone,
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