Page 4 The Haileyburian New 'Flu Germ In Canada Health department officials con- 'firmed Tuesday, that a new strain of influenza virus has been found in Canada, but added that an ex- isting vaccine is effective against the virus. The department's laboratory of hygiene reported it has identified 'a new strain of Type B virus as the cause of an influenza outbreak in the Regina area. Dr. F. P. Nagler, chief of the virus laboratories, said the same strain was isolated at the Saskatch- ewan Provincial Laboratory in Re- gina. He said the same strain was detected recently in Florida. The strain was "closely related"' to Type B (Great Lakes) influen- za virus, which was. isolated in Michigan in 1957. Dr. Nagler said Type B vaccine is effective against the new. -strain and that Type B virus. does: not spread as quickly as the more com- mon Type A virus. Several schools were closed and visitors barred from hospitals -. in the Regina district because of the 'flu outbreak. Dr. Nagler said the incidence of influenza is normal in the rest of the country, accord- ing to his department's informa- tion. The new strain of influenza is re- ported to be on the wane in Regina but spreading in rural areas to the east and west of the city. Dr. Murray -Acker, director of the Saskatchewan Health Depart- ment's Regional Services Branch, was in Toronto Tuesday to obtain supplies of vaccine. Several schools in- the Resin rural health district were closed Tuesday as attendance in some Thursday, December 14, 1961 Paratus"' fittingly designates it as Helicopters of the Royal Canadian Navy's Helicopter Anti ILE ANGEL being 'ready for anything". NAVY'S VERSAT -Submarine. Squadron 50 are grouped together on the flight devk of £60 aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure before being lowered to the carcier's hangar decks. Hovering ove the group is.a-Sikosky: helicoptere: of the 'Navy's Utility Squadron: 21. The latter' squadron celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier this year and its Latin motto "Omnibussi " Helicopters-of these two veteran squadrons: have been used in anti-sub- marine training, search and rescue operations and in the last two years became seasoned forest fire a. when thy spent.many hours, . flying men and equipment to the fire-ridden areas on Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. _ "Nat. Defence. Photo,, Dry New Years Provincial Secretary Yarem- ko told the Legistature on Thursday that no banquet per- mits will be issued either for New. Year's Eve, which falls on a Sunday this year, or for the périod beginning at 12:01 a.m. New Year's Day. He said no other arrange- ments are being. made to ae- commodate organized party- goers over the holiday. dropped 90 per cent. Higher Insurance Rates Forcast for Some .Ontario car. drivers. will -have to. pay up to 15: per cent more for auto insurance next year. The 1962 auto-rate manual for Ontario of the Canadian Underwrit- 'ers Association shows -public Ha- 'bility insurance will be- up 15 per 'eent over 1961 for the largest cate- 'gory -- drivers over 25, accident- 'free for at least three years, who drive for pleasure. For $100,000 coverage on a single 'accident the rate is raised to $48 from $42. A spokesman for a local insur- -ance broker said that the changes in rates will be applicable; here and that on some cars it will be as much as 15 per cent. Increases will apply to policies is- sued or renewed in 1962 by associa- tion members. About half the auto insurance firms in Ontario belong to Canadian underwriters. One of the largest outside the association said Friday it plans no Jan. 1 increase but; like most firms, it adjusts:its rates each year: Disclosure: of the 'planned in- crease follows an_ interim report this week of the Ontario 'législa- ture's elect committee on car. in- surance, which recommended that New Year rates: be government-controlled.-. :. Association members will charge the over -- 25 Toronto driver who has been accident-free: for. three years, drives. for business and seeks $100,000 coverage $66 next year,.a 14-per cent boost over this. year's $58. Single male drivers-under 25 with: a no-accident record will pay $178 for $100,000 coverage -- a 14-per cent increase from $156. In Hamilton, the increase in the largest category will be to $44 from $42; for the business category to $60 from $58, and for the under-25 group to $163 from $156. For Lon- don, the first category rise* would be to $40 from $37, the second to $54 from $49, and the third to $147 from $134. Rural areas will- see fem rate: changes: : Collision rates are geuceatty un- Toronto, 'but some Toronto rates' have gone up as: much: as-22 'per cent. The ne piiicitiog said the increases were forced in the Toronto area by the increasing number of accidents and increasing amounts claimed.' Thank you for your support on December 4th. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Joyeux Noel, Merci a tout pour support decembre 4. Bonne Annee. A. M. Deraiche Origin of The rg cake you will eat this year-had its origins in-a.13th. century German convent. At about. the beginning of that century, a good nun. laboring~ in the convent kitchen produced what has been claimed to be the world's. first layer cake. | Presumably because of its -ori- gin, this cake. acquired a religious significance, and was-soon the re- quired -thing at such* events as christenings, weddings, and- coat erals.. It also 'gppeared i in various feprad on Holy: Days.-- at Christmas, 'for instance, moulded in the form" ofi a manger; ~.and . decorated ~ with: rspices and "fruits to represent the gifts of the Wise-men. This. Christmas cake -was 'prob- ably. the™ first: -"'special-eccasion"' cake, the 13th century ° forerunner of what is today-a thriving industry. The™ "special occasion" cake as it is produced: today could very well -be called the "every occasion" cake because . the list 'of. occasions - for which. one of these is made~has been. growing steadily ever since the ancient Chinese fashioned special pastry to appease the anger of the gods. Today's "specials" are designed and fashioned. by: experts who have perfected their art over a long per- iod of training and experience. Birthday cakes make up the bulk industry. The majority of them are made to mark the anniversaries of children -- and the one to be-_honor- ed often makes pointed suggestions as to. the exact.number of icing- fashioned cowboys and Indians who are to bein full gallop in:that area changed or lower in areas outside+of the Wild West represented by the Surface of the cake. The demands:on-the ancient Chin- -fese "special occasion"? expert were less exacting: His principal func- the -shape of human beings, as the. "'special occassion" cake made its appearance. The God of Fog, in particular, was notorious for his consumption the results of the change from pro- tein to pastry, it was an admitted improvement in the lot of 'those who would- otherwise have been east upon: the waters of any num- ber of fog-shrouded China rivers. | Bgyptians were others who pre- pared offerings in the form of spec- ial cakes for their gods, with the bination' of white flour ina leavened. The Romans. are in fact. generally aie cake. 'who- found the pea.and-the womani|, party was on: tion' was*to fashion the pastry in} had. been the case in China before} of such delicacies and, whatever | _/The early Romans, Greeks and | Egyptain deities preferring a com-} -dough that .was sweetened with} honey and flavoured -with spices.: } credited with originating the! wed- }-¢ - The "'special. oenastpn? cake also} : +} had--its.. day-in England,. where- in }.%.- Nun's 13th Century fakes SiF torge Desai iy Christmas Cake * A cake containing. live Pie wees sthe = job wished .on 'at \ Jeast .oxfe |nobleman's chef, but modern' cheds have rhade such' items as a tee 'foot high wedding" 'cakes, cakés,tor 'adnnual meetings 'decorated. aah miniatures. in 'icing: 'of all" company "cand. <a. range; of. ~other - : wide. ~and.. varied. 528, pie Night or Christmas cake was con- sidered a social necessity at family gatherings. Evidence at hand -indicates.it was here that the art of cake-icing be- gan .to -flower, with the status seekers of the times vying with one. another in the. fashioning of. the figures of men; animals and plants,' 'castles and. the like from what the. chroniclers of the day described asi "snow-white confectionery". ae - One. of. the many appealing: -cus-| 'toms related .to. the: Twelfth: Night,| cake. involved the: baking ofa: pea and a bean in each cake. The aman ¥ to ee ee? "Many of the. icing Cee -in Canada.received their trainingin - Europe: .To:see- them: at: workilis = to witness-the shigh point i in: thao. chition of-ati rt-that whose: piece of cake. contained- the; bean were. acclaimed the King and 2 , Queen .of Twelfth Night -- and the |:the | LEGION HALL, HAILEYBURY TES DECEMBER Bs oo $160.00 on 18 ninibere: 'or $10. 00 blackout ; SPONSORED 1 BY rlhat Ete Ledies Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion | Branch. 54 Elizabeth aceige i COUTTS shear = : CHRISTMAS. - : AND NEW YEAR CARDS 1 Helena Rubinstein Toles | Whithy' Ss 'Pharmacy. | = -Phone.OS 23211. a RRC TNE HARON U} Medieval - times: -a - - huge Tweltth ' §