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Santa's coming along spreading lots of holiday cheer. And, he's delivering special thanks to our nice friends. SCANLON MOTORS 4 wishing you lots of joy and laughter to remember all year. Richard's Beauty Studio (WEERY (GRe€TINGS We're building a bonanza of holiday wishes for all our friends in the community. Thank you and happy holidays. LAKE SCUGOG LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED Sending Greetings Perhaps even more than the giving of gifts, the sending of Christinas greetings symbol izes the seasonal spirit of good will The personal exchange of rood wishes at holiday time is a custom' that's older, prob- ably, than Christmas itself. In ancient winter festivals the renewal of the earth at the coming of spring was linked with the renewal of friend- ships Though greetings and Christmas have long been as- sociated, the printed greeting card is a relative newcomer to the Yule scene introduced little more than a century ago. Nowadays, Christmas greeting cards go out by the billions, carrying their messages of "happy holiday" and "best wishes." In the glad tradition of sending greetings, today's edi- tion of this newspaper pre- sents the special greetings of local merchants, as they ex- press their good wishes and gratitude to customers and friends. Burning the Log From a miraculous Star to a tiny candle, gleaming lights have cast a glow over holiday festivities for centuries. Pagan sun-worshippers lit candles and kindled fires at winter festivals to help the re- turning sun gain strength. -- Traditional for both light and warmth is the blazing Yule log. Like all "Christmas lights," it has both a religious and a festive significance in holiday lore. Because legend says that the Christ Child was washed and dressed beside an ash wood fire. the people of early Eng- land always had Yule logs of ash wood Ash had a practical aspect, too, because it was the mly green wood which would burn The Yule log of England and continental Europe was often believed to have mystical pow- crs to protect the home. To o1ve this protection, the Yule log had to be kept burning all through the 12 days of Christ- mas . Later, the "blazing Yule" was primarily associated with the feasting and festivity of the winter holidays. Ringing Bells Among the merry sights anc sounds of Christmas, none is merrier than the ringing of bells. Since earliest times, the pealing of bells has announcec important events, both happ! and sad. The first use of bell to call Christians to worship took place, it's believed, at Christmas in Italy, about 400 AD. Tradition once held that Christ was born exactly at midnight. In medieval Britain, church bells tolled sadly dur- ing the hour before midnight on Christmas Eve. On the stroke of 12, a joyous pealing announced the Miracle of Christmas. Santa is taking Ok stock of our le: season's wishes . to our many DOWSON'S Red & White A happy season to you, | with greetings and good wishes from us, BEACOCK'S HARDWARE BLACKSTOCK GREETINGS PORT PERRY MINOR Hockey Association EXTENDS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ITS TEAMS AND TOURNAMENT SPONSORS . 4 BEARE MOTORS LTD.--Port Perry DALE BOLTON CARPENTER CONTRACTOR-- R.R. No. 2, Seagrave JOHN BALLARD LUMBER--Port Perry CANADIAN TIRE ASSOCIATE STORE--Port Perry CANADIAN TIRE ASSOCIATE STORE-- Port Perry CLUB ANNRENE--R.R. No. 3, Port Perry D.R. BRONSON CONSTRUCTION LTD. Port Perry EMMERSON INSURANCE AGENCY--Port Perry EMIEL'S PLACE, Port Perry W. FRANK REAL ESTATE--Port Perry GRIEVE'S GULF STATION--Port Perry GRANT MENZIES MOTORS LTD.--Whitby HAINES SERVICE STATION (ESSO) R.R. No. 1, Blackstock E SCUGOG LUMBER CO. LTD.--Port Perry MELMONT FARMS (Neil T. Malcolm) R.R. No. 1, Blackstock MERSCO 5c to $1.00 STORE--Port Perry PORT PERRY LIONS CLUB PORT PERRY KINSMEN CLUB PEEL'S POULTRY FARM LTD.--Port Perry ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION (Branch 419)-- Port Perry GEORGE STONE REAL ESTATE Lid.-- Port Perry SWEETMAN'S GENERAL STORE (Gulf) Port Perry UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS (Local 222) ~ Oshawa WHITE FEATHER FARMS (Nick Wouters) R. R. No. 3, Port Perry WARRINER LODGE No. 75 INDEPENDENT WARRINER LODGE NO. 75 Independent Order of Oddfellows--Port Perry ZERING PONTIAC - BUICK LTD.--Port Perry SPECIAL THANKS TO CAM MACMASTER & ELMER LEE FOR THEIR DONATION OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP BANNERS. L & H i { A { oy i ! { ' i | i i L i »- { . [3 1 L H ES [ | fi . i > L i » r 1 § n 4 ! { tH b= i 4 { R= | r 1 / i » (