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card but the best-selling lines are packages at about $3. Packs of 20 or 25 identical cards are growing in popularity at the expense of boxes of assorted cards, 'It's a lazy man's way of doing his Christmas card shop- ping," said a retailer, "You pick out one design and you've got 20 or 25 cards." Contemporary cards -- those You can pay anywhere from|with cuie or sich muimor oi an) 4 five cents to $1 for a singlelof{-beat scene--have a special-!som: va added with the same fe- sult, MADE BY HAND Another good seller in both French and English Canada shows a@ village scene with the houses in gold on a blue back- ground, eee In, Quebec, there is good de- mand for hand-made 'cards by local artists which sell at. $3 10l 8 me Ht ae: Interest In Centennial Shown In Yuletide Cards By THE CANADIAN PRESS The spirit of Christmas 1966 « bringing out. the spirit of Canada's centennial 1967, Christmas card manufactur- ers say cards with scenes of local landmarks are selling well where they are available. "The strong trend toward this type of card 'probably reflects a growing interest in Canadiana and the association these cards have with the Centennial com- ing up next year," says a spokesman for Coutts Hall- mark, a major producer of Christmas cards, In Toronto, for example, available scenes include a re- production of a 1929 painting of the St. Lawrence market, St. ad Cathedral and Osgoode all, Several manufacturers report increasing popularity of the more costly, personalized card but add that the card with an uncluttered scene or drawing and a straightforward message is also favored. And traditional designs show- ing poinsettias, nativity scenes, holly and Christmas bells con- tinue to find a good market, Sometimes it's tricky to fig- ure out what will sell, For ex- ample, one card designed as an : experiment showed a show he mm iscene with birds barely visible APARTMENTS REPLACE SHANTY TOWNS | FOOTRALL yy FOOTBALL Iding material, sama of the 'buildings Soar inate cons tom: Abeasbh. im. France. the STANDINGS replacing the bidonvilles North Africa, where Arabs shanty towns are mostly of that has grown up on the flattened discarded ofl cans wood, the name caught on, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Final --(CP Photo) se <0 marae National League Eastern Conference Latin-American Riders ane es a Year's Leading Jockeys | 0 326 340 .643 Cleveland 0 403 259 .643 St. Louis 1 264 265 .615 Washington 0 351 355 .500 1964 and gave first call on Mélaaee Hd po oy services to John Galbreath,/New York 1 263 501.077 "But I want that title," he|owner of the Darby Dan Farm, | Western Conf ve said recently, "It's all I think! When Galbreath's highly\creen may . 0335 169 about--how many rides have lirated three-year-old Graustark/patimore 9 5 0 314.226 got today? What did Baeza orwas sidelined permanently Los Angeles & 6 0-289 19 Velasquez do yesterday. jearly in the season and with no|can Fran, 6 6 2320 395 I came close once before.| outstanding two-year-olds in the|Gnicago 7 2.284.272 But the racing officials wouldn't/narby Dan string, Baeza iinnesote 49 1209 304 recognize the 47 winners I had/hooked up with Neloy, It proved | netroit 1206 317 in Cuba that year." to be the richest one-two combi- Gomez, who lives in Toronto, |nation in the history of the! now admits he was wrong injsport, with horses trained by! refusing to answer the draft|Neloy winning around $2,500,-| call, Buffalo 49 Mi I ,, 000, 1 was young, I was wrong." Hooper brought Velasquez to|Boston popula ge gee ver: are r Vv students as long as the cuteness|to be has an overlay of sophistication, Pa oye ye ang a large, man wearing a a card that reads: |it's happy Christmas." of designs in the background, It was a slow-seller. Last year the scene was shoved into the background and one bird was moven to ine foreground, It sold like wildfire, This year a few more birds and "Have Here's where to find gifts for everyone CHRISTMAS. GIFT SPOTTER VM LCN ALN NNN ENN | MN HEN Holiday Fun Holiday Food Gifts for Everyone Ne ALE MT NNN A Make it a MERRIER CHRISTMAS with tasty APPLES from ALGOMA ORCHARDS SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT BOXES (All Varieties) VY bu., Ya bu, sizes ALGOMA ORCHARDS Gifts for the Home Gifts for Her The gift she wants... FASHION WIGS HAIRPIECES POSTICHES A gift certificate will solve the problem of how to give a hairpiece.., WOODLYN - A Christmas Gift of Enduring Beauty Largest Selection of Tropical Fish in Town Many Rare Species Available For Christmas Giving ALSO MAKE A DATE TO Viste bee THE GEORGIAN Motor Hotel @ Fine foods served in a delightful festive atmos- A Gift That Keeps On Giving... A CABLE TV GIFT CERTIFICATE 10 Perfect Charinels OSHAWA CABLE TV 723-5278 East Mell Centre A great selection of acces- sories ond beautiful aquatic plants, We specialize in the complete installation and maintenance of aquariums for offices, hotel lobbies, and restourants, etc. OSHAWA AQUARIUMS To Celebrate 299 Simcoe Street South BEAUTY LOUNGE THE HOLIDAY SEASON | RR. No, 2, Whitby 725-4585 a1 Sites VEE iae Ride With A MERCURY TAXI TURKEYS STUCK ? Be A Christmas 725-4771 CAPONS "" " : Order Now for Christmas Belle" inva Holiday 14 ALBERT ST, FRANK HOAG STUCK for a Sees ae HAIRSTYLE. BY wa's Most Modern Taxi What about a oe Rossland Rd. West SUBSCRIPTION? Over 300 LES SALLAI Oshawa 725-6837 good wishes from you each @ recent graduate of Bruno's ore You can have the paper School ef Advanced Hair De- AILED to OUT OF TOWN sign. 4 FRIENDS or DELIVERED by Stylists Delores, Sallai carrier to FRIENDS or REL- and Ann. Borret ATIVES in OSHAWA and Specializing in Wigs ond 'Hoirpieces AREA, Call the CIRCULA- SALLAI TION DEPARTMENT ot 723- HAIR' STYLISTS 182 Simcoe St. §. 725-5581 - 3474 for full detoils, the most flattering feminine gift of HH PERFUMES @ Revlon @ Tabu -- By ORLO ROBERTSON By contrast, Gomez take for the year will be about $80,000, NEW YORK (CP) -- Latin- American jockeys, led by a Cuban with a big desire to be No, 1 and two cool, resourceful Panamanians, have forced United States - born riders to take a back seat in thorough- bred racing this year, Riders from south of the US, border--arriving in increasing numbers since controversial Manuel Ycaza found gold on United States tracks 10 years ago--have enjoyed their most successful year ever. Avelino Gomez, a 39-year-old Cuban who plies his trade in Canada and Mexico, is headed for the ampicesh phere, @ Top-flight entertainment you're sure to enjoy. @ Be sure to book your Christmas and New Year's reservations now, THE GEORGIAN Champlain and Thornton 723-4693 The Safe Way 857) 643 571 500 417 308 308 WISH YOURSELF MERRY CHRISTMAS with a new ECHO HOME L. N. BIRD REAL ESTATE LTD. 723-0321 668-8941 Tillie Ryan 728-2313 Lillian Cameron 668-6762 Tee rew ee we ee ee Oe WO eee we PARTY HELP Neat, efficient waitresses evailable. Banquets, Wed- dings, cocktail parties, Com- plete bar service. Catering arranged also, Reserve now for private Banquets, Wed- for New Year's, 576-1835, Denver American League Eastern Division WLT FA 9 ' 358 255 . | 315 288 | Pg Moi ate poy Md U.S, in 1965 after the jockey |New York 6 2329312. a Canadian citizen. jhad tied or equalled all Baeza's| Houston 411 0335 396. Gomes, Bassa and Velasquez records in Panama. |Miami 11 0 213 362, in number! are a study in contrasts, Baeza| Pincay, whose father still) Western Division 'orge Velas-lis cold and silent and, on the|tides in Venezuela, is a rider/Kansas City 11 2 1448276, i Ms Panamanian,| parade to the post, sits a, horse| With arms like a miniature full-/Oakland 8 5 1315 288, ffering the chief opposition|fike royalty. back, He made his debut last/San Diego 7 6 1335 284. after poker-faced Braulio Baeza} jf he has won, Gomez leaps|JUly 1 at Arlington Park. 410 0196 381, decided to take a vacation the/from his mount with arms ex- last month of the year. |tended. He smiles, bows and Gomez, forbidden to ride In} gestures to the crowd, To a the U.S. because he rejected a/jeering woman he once called; LIKE ARMCHAIR SHOPPING ? Phone 668-3311 For details on Gift Packs of SELECT APPLES RED WING ORCHARDS draft call during the Korean| "why aren't you home look- War, rode his 300th winner inling after your children? I'm do- Canada before departing at theling my job,"' end of November for Mexico) Velasquez, who does most of where he ran his total to 311)nis riding in California, figure -- Dec. 11, although riding/to be close to the $100,000 mark only three days a week. in earnings, Velasquez was the Meanwhile, Velasquez hasitop jockey at Atlantic City, been slowly closing in with &@|Monmouth Park and at Garden busy schedule at Tropical Park/State Park's spring meeting. in Florida, With 287 victories before receiving a five-day sus-; YCAZA HAS COLOR Svtier BE THE LIFE OF THE CHRISTMAS PARTY Learn to play the guitar, bass, and drums, Lessons now avail- able, Age no barrier, Phone: 942-5282 --- 728-3892 ARTIST SUPPLIES Easels --- Oi! Paint Sets -- Canvas Boards ---- Mediums -- Books, ete. By Grum- bocher -- Reeves ---- Wind- sor Newton, Gifts for Everyone GIFT SUGGESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS ELMER'S GIVE * * * your pension Dec, 12, he had an out- side chance of catching the vet- eran Cuban, Baeza, however, sewed up the money-winning title before start- ing a vacation with record earn- ings of $2,909,687, Until he hung up his tack for the year, the 26 - year - old jockey from Panama also was in running .for the race -- winning champion- ship. He won 296 races with his 1,315 mounts, was second 219 times and third with 186 others. Baeza, who broke Bill Shoe- maker's seven-year hold on the money winning crown in 1965 with earnings of $2,582,702, can credit much of his increased bank account to the success/ by the Daily Racing Form, lists slightly more than 200 Latin Jockeys, Some have won more races, money but able' to match Ycaza for color. on the ground for a total of lmore than 500 davs, The Racing Manual, published Americans among the 1,500 few have won more none have been The 28-year-old Panamanian is not the hell-bent-for-leather rider he once was, but he still rides his share of big winners, It has been some time since Yeaza has been suspended, but in his early days his riding tac- tics so aroused the ire of rac- ing officials that he has been Baeza, Velasquez and 19-year- sreat, aged aboard Buckpasser and otherjold Laffit Pincay Jr,, the latest top horses trained by Eddie Ne-/of the Panama riding sensa- loy. He stands to make around tions, were all brought to this $300,000 this year as jockeys re-|country by thoroughbred owner ceive 10 per cent of the money|Fred Hooper. Baeza bought up won by their mounts, his contract from Hooper in Christmas Day Lonely Time On B.C. Lighthouse Island By RON SUDLOW | Sao . : ~p, _ |copters PINE ISLAND, B.C, (CP)--/ "since we have many friends Christmas Day can be pretty| and relatives we would like to lonely if you are stuck on &!be with at this time we would wind-swept little island off the|like to take our holidays over coast of British Columbia. the .Christmas season, but re- But after 10 years, you learn/lief is not usually available." to make the best of isolation But his childfen, Marian, 8, "We always hope for some and Rex Jr., 6, have learned mane coming atound Cari. oe bed Ys. ug -- at as, it sn't ha ed | s . y've plann R yet han' Rex _ ie ing et a. chickens. S t lecorations in the He is principal lighthouse! 7 keeper on Pine Island in Queen |chicken house," adds Mr, Charlotte Strait off the north)" Wren you live on Pine rites end of Vancouver Island. He/ vou do your Christmas shopping and his wife have been here 10/034." mare | "Christmas: cards and_pres- "In the past we have felt especially lonely at Christmas|°® '© be mailed out have , October, , » been on hand since but we have got used to it, a Sawn oh The cards are bought a year ahead, otherwise we can't He and his wife and two chil-'them early enough." wks: dren will have Christmas dinner! Other Christmas supplies, in- with the assistant lightkeeper/cluding the turkey, were or and his family. The visit will beldered in September and de brief because of working shifts. |}ivered during the second week A M-hour watch is maintained. | in December by a coast guard VISITORS UNLIKELY Fe be bes, i : | wn, ristmas That will be: the extent of/pay will be like other winter our social activity as we can'tidays on Pine Island It will g0 anywhere from here. probably be raining and blow- "Neither can anyone come ing hard here from elsewhere--at least} "I will rise at my usual time it is not practical to attemptiof about 4 a.m. and light fires vixits here in the winter. Seajcheck over the power plants ang weather conditions coast guard work boats or heli- makejlight and radio beacon befor lanflings here risky or impos jPassing the local: weather to the sible by any means other than'coast station at Bull Harbor," 4 whiskies are sently blended into every drop of Adams Private Stock. That full, rich flavour isn't easy. 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