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'! 14-0RONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22, 1976 Course in stop smoking scheduled VENEZIA Restaurant ' HWY 115 and 35 1 Mile South of OrOno Phone 983-5651 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK We Specialize in: Pizza - Meals ALSO Weekend Specials National Education Week on smoking is to be held Jan. 9 to. 15, under the auspices of the Canadian Council on Smoking and Health. • As one of its projects, the Durham Region Lung Assoc- . iatibri (DRLA), Cancer Society Society and Heart Foundation will be conducting a Smoking Withdrawal course at the R.S. McLaughlin Collegiate, starting starting Jan. 10. "We feel this will be an excellent date for those making making New Year's resolutions to stop smokirtg, and we will do our best to help them," says Madeline Collins, executive director of DRLA. There may be a limit on the number to be accommodated this year. happenings Those Christmas trends ONE KILLED IN CAR-BUS ACCIDENT About 8:20 Tuesday morning an accident between a school bus and a car on the fourth line of Scugog Township near Blackstock claimed the life of Patricia Joan Hall, 31, of Janetville. The deceased was travelling in a car driven by Frederick Appleton, 30, of Janetville travelling south when they were hit by a school bus travelling east a'nd driven by Oliver Rohm 1 . 55, of Nestleton. Mr. appleton was taken to Scarborough Hospital where he is in serious condition. Charges are pending. ELDORADO TO CLEANUP DUMP SITE On Monday Eldorado announced that they would cleanup their dump site at Port Granby and in a statement has said it has taken eight steps to control danger of contamination at the site. One step was to alter refinery procedures to eliminate the disposal of liquid, wastes as well as to construct a ditch and a sub-surface drain to intercept groundwater. The firm did not say if they would be closing the dump as of January 31st, 1977 as recommended by the Atomic Energy Control Board. ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT There are, as everyone is .well aware, only two shopping days left before Christmas. WINNERS ORONO FIGURE SKATING CHRISTMAS DRAW HELD DECEMBER 19th , 1st prize, Raggedy Ann Doll, won by Mrs. Fran Lunn, Orono; 2nd prize, Christmas Centrepiece, donated by Jan's Florist, won by Mr. Peter McCullough, Orono ; 3rd prize, Christmas Cake, made and donated by Roberta Nesbit, won by Mrs. Maureen Van Schuik, R.R. 1, Orono. The money made from this draw will be donated to the new arena-community centre fund.. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a success. RECORD BEEF CONSUMPTION'. V As 1976 draws close to the end it appears beef compsumption set a new record high - about 110 pounds per capita. This compares with a level of around 90 lbs. in the early 70's and about 70 lbs. just 15 years ago. While the bèef industry has a record of growth, that growth in most recent years has not returned a profit to all segments. Thus it is conceivable per capita consumption levels may have about peaked for this particular cycle. NO MONDAY BUS SERVICE School buses in the Clarke Tpwhship area did not operate Monday morning due to the dangerous icy conditions * of the area roads. SIGN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT The negotiating Committee^ for the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education and the Elementary School Teachers on Monday night signed a memorandum of agreements which will now be presented to the full Board and teachers for ratification sometime early in the new year. The third negotiator was present at the meeting on Monday. The Elementary teachers turned down a former offer of the Boa: a some weeks ago which was followed jiy a second fact-finder's report. OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY M & M Confectionary will be the only business in town to remain open on Christmas day and evening. *0, % -'NM'. -<"y U 'V h KÉ '• ■=' ;nv"i . (tG'to.V..'.. toMm-".: '■ IHIi% -?Z;. >'■ 4 <*> •. y> ■ -ï 1 ■ CHRISTMAS CARDS Christmas greeting cards came into use in the, 1840's when Sir Henry' Cole used them to replace his usual Christmas letter to friends arid relatives. By thé 1860's sending Christmas Christmas cards'had caught on in England and goon spread to North America, present day cards are available in thous- ounds of varieties or design and. are printed in many different languages as well. EXCHANGING GIFTS The, exchange of gifts was inspired' by the Three Wise Men with their gifts of frankincese, gold and myrrh. The practice of gift, giving caught on,in the middle ages, and, is still with tis, as most January charge account statements statements will confirtn. THE CHRISTMAS TREE ' Yet another facet of the Christmas'scene with obscure origins, the custom of erecting erecting and decorating a Christmas Christmas tree has been with us a long time. Germany helped to popularize popularize the Christmas tree more than any other country. Later when the custom spread to England it became a most important part of the Christmas Christmas celebration. It is difficult to imagine Christinas without a tree to spread warmth and joy on the scene. ' The symbols and customs of Christmas are far too many and varied to cover completely completely in this writing. You may wonder what the symbols and customs of Christmas have to do with the Ministry of Natural Resources. Resources. It is through the wise use and management of our natural resources that we are able to enjoy a bountiful Christmas season. Christmas cards and gift wrap, even the sheet music for our carols, started - out as a living renewable resource in our _ forests. Christpias trees ale an obvious natural resource'. Many of the plas,tics used in decoration or gift manufacture manufacture contain chemicals derived derived from our natural resources. resources. Even vanillin used to flavour our Christmas ice cream comes from our forest trees. THE CHRISTMAS STAR A most important symbol of Christmas, the star, refers to the star that The Three Wise Men followed to Bethlehem. The star shone brilliantly in the sky ovér Christ's birthplace birthplace and served as a guiding light for the Wise Men. Today's star decorations come in many shapes and colours, but all are symbolic of that one star that the Three Wise Men followed. THE CHRISTMAS CRECHE Creation of the first Christmas Christmas creche is atributed to St. Francis of Assissi. In 1223, he used a creche scene to more • vividly illustrate the birth of Christ for the peasants attending attending Mass. The Christmas creche is part of thé festive season in many countries today. The creche is displayed in all forms from a simple "under the tree" scene to live Nativity pageants enacted with real people and animals, in elaboratore costumes and settings. CHRISTMAS CAROLS From the French word "cargle" which originally meant a ring dance accompanied accompanied by singing, the dance tunes evolved to become carols.. The carols were soon popular all over Europe, and new carols were created as the popularity spread. English colonists introduced introduced their carols to North America and also initiated "caroling in the streets", a ■ custom which is . still a ■ popular part of Christmas in , many places. MISTLETOE • Kissing under the mistletoe is a Christmas custom whose origins are somewhat obscure. obscure. One theory attributes the origin of this custom 'to the Ancient Druids. Another holds that the'Scandinavians considered Mistletoe a symbol symbol of peace and enemies meeting under the mistletoe would declare a truce for the day, sealed with a kiss. Howe er the cUstom started, started, really isn't important, but it certainly. is an enjoyable part of Christmas. « e