CURLUG « The Conveyor/Ambassador event

has past the half-way mrk and enthusiasm
is mounting as we go into the last lap.

in the Inter-Departmental competition, games
have been re-scheduled to include two games

on Sunday evenings, making a total of six
games per week in place of fours .
Department Standing as of Jano 2th:

| GLOSING DATE for entries in the Bell = A.I.
“I. Steel competition will be Jamuary 25th.

| Please be sure that your name is on the list
by this date, if you wish to curl in this

major event.

Department Played Yon Lest.
Mine rs 2 re)
Electric 2 2 )
| Retail Store 2 2 0
| Warehouse 1 I O .
| Secounting 3 % 6 (CU
| MAU? 2 | 1
Machine Shop 2 1 1
| Carpenter Shop 2 1 2:
| Garage 2 e) 12
| Time Office 2 0 2
| Surface i 0 rs
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| The School boys and girls ended their Pirst
| schedule with the Bailey rink on top with

four straight wins = Nice going, Keitho

curlers, they wish to challenge their mother
aS Well, as other ladies of the Glub who curl
in the afternoon, WISH GRANTED - Gome Wed.
afternoon, Jan» 27th when the students meet
their mothere on the ise at 2:30 p.m. This
game should be interesting = Come out and
watch the Younger beat/pley their Moms,

ERCINNERS in the ladies section are showing
great promise. By the end of the season we
might see some new skips, —
Keep up the good work, Gals.

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Pinee the younger set have now become expert

“ted with the sport, "Jabez" = whoever he

SPORT OF CURLING =~
For. the, sake. of. Piel rare are > not. a ata

is = penned several paragraphs for the. Van.i-
News-Herald to describe curling. This is
what he --or is she? - says of the same.

ORIGIN OF CURLING A number of years, histor
tells us, Englishmen used to go into Scot- |
land. to shoot deer, while Scotsmen went in-|
to England to shoot Englishmen. Later the
Scots cleverly improved on this method of |
exchange by inventing golf, a game desig- .
ned to mke Englishmen go out and shoot
themselves, at a very considerable saving

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in Seoteh deer and ammunition,

Scottish thrift is likewise said to be
responsible for the evolution of the sport |
known as “curling", a refrigerated form of ©
lawn bowling. According to the legend, 3 —
young Highlsnd bride was baking her first |
haggis for her husband when it suddenly -
rolled out of the oven and fell on his f foot),
removing it at the ankle, and proceeding
through the floor into the cellar, where it!
wrecked part of the foundation of the house!
(pronounced “hoos") . q

Being ea man of frugal habits, the husband.
salvaged the haggis, stuck a handle on it |
and thus became the father of the first
curling rock, His wife caught the first
train to Reno.

Today, curling is becoming increasingly
popular in Canada. Every winter more and
more men, most of them perfectly normal=
looking, middle-aged businessmen, respected.
members of their commnity, get together
in an alley of ice to throw rocks at one
another. One reason for this populars ty,
of course, iz that the prerequisites of
curling are simple. All you need is some
ice, a slug of Scotch, a dash of absinthe, |
and three other guys who are as nuts as you!

are, and, brother, you'll be PETE in

no time.

Ed. Note : Watch for more on curling, such

as how they became interested in brooms, a“
how to remove the rock.

° Qa s ° es e 98 °

An MWC was discussing feminine styles with |
an elderly male contestant on his Quiz
show. “I suppose," he said, “You remenber |
the waspline waists?" "Remember’}" snorted ;
the man, "That's whan I got stung$" — 1
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A Wout is a man who believes in life,
liberty and the happiness of pursuit man

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