Ford Escort makes list of worst new cars TORONTO (CP) — For the third year in a row, the popular Ford Escort has been named one of the worst new cars by the Automobile Pro- tection Association. In releasing the group's 18th annual list of best and worst cars for 1987, associ ation president Phil Edmon- ston admitted the Escort sells well in Canada but said he has probably received more complaints about the subcompact than any other car. Edmonston said com plaints about the car have included stalling, problems with starting and frequent and expensive engine re pairs. There have also been problems with suspension and the fuel and cooling sys: tems. Car manufacturers have long dismissed Edmonston's annual survey as being un scientific. However, Edmon ston says his consumer wat chdog agency ranks cars ba sed on complaints from its 25,000 members across Can ada and a survey of 200 in dependent service garages. He said there were “about 150 complaints, maybe more” about the Escort, which he termed “significant.” North American front wheel-drive vehicles, like the Escort, have long been one of Edmonston's targets. He has said the front-wheel-drive Tweed fashions resurface MONTREAL (CP) — Do you know your Donegal from your Linton? Tweed, a staple of the Canadian winter wardrobe, is resurfacing in bolder fashions this fall. The various names used on the famed wool fabries have always caused some confusion among buy. ers. Donegal tweed, for ex ample, originally referred to a fabric handwoven in County Donegal, Ireland. Now, it's any tweed with thick, usually colored, slubs that are part of the fabric. Linton is the trademark of Linton Tweed Ltd., a comp- any in Carlisle, England. The tweeds are famous for their softness and lightness and for their bright colors. Irish tweeds are made anywhere in Ireland and are distinguishable by a white warp and colored _ filling threads. Scottish tweeds were origi nally woven only in Scotland but now the term often applies to fabric woven with very nubby yarns. area system's better handling does not compensate for the increased purchase _ price lower durability and higher service costs. GIVES LIST Others that made Edmon ston's list of worst cars in clude: The Alliance, a compact made by American Motors Co.-Renault, that was cited for fuel ignition, engine, sus pension and transmission complaints. e General Motors compacts known as “J-cars,” including the Chevrolet Cavaliler, Bu ick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Firenza and Pontiac Sunbird Problems were noted with the rack and pinion steering, braking and premature paint peeling. © The Audi 4000 and 5000, which have had problems with sudden acceleration that is being cited as a cause of several deaths in the United States, said Edmonston. © The sporty Pontiac Fiero, which needs frequent and expensive brake service In compiling his survey, Edmonston, who first reach. 2d national_notice for his well-known Lewon-Aid buy ing guides, says he bases his evaluation on last year's models: and the first four months of the 1987 model year. For new models, asso- ciation staff rented cars for road tests and mechanical valuations, though Edmon ston added he never ree ommends a car in its first model year LIKES SOME FORDS Edmonston had praise for other Ford products, naming the LTD Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis as among the best in the large car category Edmonston cited the Dodge Colt from Chrysler, the Nissan Micra and two GM cars, Chevrolet Chevette and Pontiac Acadian, as among the best subcompact cars. As usual, Edmonston gen erally praited Japanese cars, particularly Toyota. The Toyota Corolla was named one of the best compact cars, while the Toyota Cressida, which sells for an average $26,000, was cited as one of the best luxury cars. Edmonston also had praise for the GM_ intermediate sized “G-body” cars, which includes the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Old smobile Cutlass Supreme and the Pontiac Grand Prix. 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The may be withdrawn at ony time NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT Full, complete and sole copyright in any printed mat ter produced by Castle News Lid. is vested in and belongs to Castle News Lid. provided howe: thot copyright in THAT PART AND THAT PART ONLY of any odvertisement prepored from repro proots engravings. etc. provided by the advertiser shall remain in and belong to the advertiser CASTLEGAR NEWS Established Aug. 7, 1947 Twice Weekly May 4. 1980 Incorporating the Mid-Week Mirror published from Sept. 12.1978 to Aug. 27. 1980 LV. (Les) CAMPBELL Publisher Aug. 7, 1947 to Feb. 15,1973 BURT CAMPBELL Publisher RON NORMAN, Editor PETER HARVEY, Plant Foreman. LIN. DA —KOSITSIN. Office Manager. GARY Ad vertising Monoger, HEATHER HADLEY Circulation Monoger, MICKEY READ Composing Room Foreman \ y THE COLANDER There are 12 months of the year, 12 Days of Christmas and 12 Apostles. It seems fitting, therefore, that a Christmas quiz — how much do you know about Yule lore and trad- itions — boast 12 probing your 1, What country is credited with having the first Christmas tree, and who introduced the Christ. mas tree to England? 2. Why is Dec. 26 called “Boxing Day” in England? 3. Who was the original Saint Nicholas. 4. At whom did the Spirit of Christmas Past clank its rusted chains in warning? What effect did this have? 5. Who were The Three Magi and what gifts are they traditionally credited with having brought the Christ child? 6. What American illus. trator first located Santa Claus’ headquarters at the North Pole? 7. In connection with Christmas celebrations, what is lamb's wool? 8. What were the ear. liest Christmas tree orna. ments? 9. Where is Grand father Frost an important figure in winter holiday celebrations? 10. What are plums?” 11. What is the deri tion of the abbreviation “Xmas” for “Christmas? 12. Can you name all eight of Santa's reindeer in “A Visit from Saint Nich. olas,” the immortal Christ. mas poem which begins “Twas the night before Christmas . . .?” ANSWERS 1. It is generally ackow ledged that the Christmas tree originated in Ger- many, and one lovely legend attributes the idea of decorating an evergreen to Martin Luther, who, gazing upon the starlit evening sky through a cur- tain of tree branches, ad- mired the scene's beauty so greatly that he decided “sugar TEST YOUR LEDGE OF CHRISTMAS to recreate it in his home, where he adorned a tree’ with a multitude of flicker. ing candles. It was the mid-19th cen. tury before the idea of a Christmas tree was popul- arized in England, thanks 2. Boxing Day, which is significant enough to be a Bank Holiday in the British Isles, has nothing to do with professional contact sports. Rather, it is the day when, by custom, the alms boxes, which have been filled during the weeks preceding Christmas, are opened and their contents distributed to the needy 3. St. Nicholas, Santa Claus’ prototype, was not originally a figure of fun and jollity, but a Bishop from Asia Minor, a histori. cal personage who dates from the third century AD, and to whom, after his death, various good deeds, some miraculous, were as cribed. The most famous of the tales of his acts recounts how St. Nicholas bestowed dowries on three sisters who were destined, be cause of their father’s pov erty, to a life of privation. On three successive nights, St. Nicholas secret- ly tossed a bag of gold down the chimney of the girls’ home, providing them with the means that otherwise they would have lacked to wed. St. Nicholas Day, Dec. 6, is celebrated particularly in the Netherlands, and it was the Dutch who brought him to the New World, when they settled Nieuw Amsterdam (New York, today). 4. Ebenezer » in Charles Dickens’ » “A Christmas Carol,” is visit- ed by the Spirit of Christ- mas Past who sternly warns him of the conse- quences of the miserly life he has led. He is reformed, thanks not only to the efforts of the Spirit of Christmas Past, but to those of the ghost of his dead partner, Jacob Marley, and to the offices of Tiny Tim, the crippled young son of Serooge's office clerk Bob Cratehit. 5. The Three Magi, the wise men who journeyed to Bethlehem guided by the light of a single star, are not named in the New Testament, nor are they identified as kings, nor is their number limited to three. Art and literature, how. ever, have had a profound effect on their identifica tion; thus Balthazar, Mel- chior and Gaspar are known around the world today as the adoring kings who brought the valuable gifts of gold, frank-incense and myrrh to the newly born Christ child in His manger. 6. Thomas Nast, whose drawing originally appear- ed in the popular American newspaper Harper's Week ly, has done much to in. fluence modern-day image of Santa, including locating his home in the snowy reaches of the North Pole. 1. The Christmas sea- son is traditionally associ- ated with hot, aleohol-laced punches, often served to carolers after they have finished a performance. In England, these punches were known collectively as 8. : Generally, early meats and fragrant red ap- ples. 9. In the Soviet Union, where the observance of religious holidays as such is not encouraged, Grand- father Frost has replaced Father Christmas as the central figure of the winter holiday season, bringing gifts to commemorate New Year's Day, a secular oc casion. 10. The “visions of sugar- plums” dancing in the heads of children dreaming in “A Visit from St. Nich- olas™ were almost certainly stimulating the dreamers’ taste buds as well. Sugar- plums, often crystalized fruits (not only plums), were gaily wrapped in silver foil. Though they originated earlier, they were popularized in Vie- torian England. 11. The “X” in “Xmas” is the Greek symbol for the letter “Chi,” the initial let- ter in Greek of Christ's name. Anglicized, “Xmas” is “Chmas,” — thus easily seen as simply an abbrevi- ation which gained curren- cy at least eight centuries ago. 12. No, Rudolph was not among them! In Clement Moore's famous poem, Santa names his eight reindeer as he urges them along in the following im- mortal lines: “Now Dasher! now Dancer! now Prancer! now Vixen!/On, Comet! on Cupid! on Donder and Blit- zen!” Toys Rocker Barbies Popples pound Puppies Hort Family Lego XMAS CARDS Box ed an Loose XMAS PARTY ACCESSORIES FOR THE MEN Pierre Cardin Blue Stratos English Leather Old Spice Revion Collegen Com- plex, used for wrinkles, to give that youthful look. Revion Touch and Glow Makeup, 57 ml for 35 ml. Price $6.95. 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