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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-09-21, Page 5st, 1955. WEDNESDAY,. PI 21st,1P55 THIS `Nt; •THAT THE LUCKNoW SEN rINusL,, • LUCKN'ow, oNTARIon ow Museum:Visit Rec.aiIs.Couritry�. • Store 'Cracker Barrel" Days By Rosemary . Thyme Office' , nee 97 ' rime •Itt welery. ►" p.m„ 28th. iesday. fitted :Roy • pley. rcE rs Ago ee 138 E..,. cord yon. Dr:: at _° at no ..:. vCE esting;: 1'• non,. • ranee ,bile Fire, ble. o; :""' ti w,e have become Particularly ' , y you could charge. 'interest,: and interested in museums. ,since our ! hacf 'some choice of ,aniount': etc. own. Bruce County one began to' but a • bill • would Simply mount •. take shape. Recently we visited and mount ' and mount until it the •I-luronia Museum, in Midland reached alarming;` ''proportions. aid had a 'very interestin time And •yo 'U • e ,. through it: - .. y u d, be .suprised haw in - p going ug.. suited people would be at having, , ' -interest'_ . _ ..-.__ T . So 'many`ihngs talo one•�tiacl added. t�o a long-stand;in g ANN iidin8. • • St.'. ,..:; • ,it was, 'a' most.• peculiar . thin that tdok e back • to the day.; • of • my youth in .a country general tore. In those ;days:, . the . `n s ,� , 61 Y. wi, tobacco, came in a 'sort of slab, marked off , in plugs that w'er cut. apart by 'a tobacco cutter of the • type bn: display in the mus- eum. There were • many other familiar. lodking .. objects, scale : and wooden', measures, 'etc., but it -was so ' long since I had seen, or tiought of, ;the tobacco cutter, that ;it stuck' in my': mind. • I was telling : , a ' friend' .of the various` things displayed •and she suggested that Some of my coun- try store memories might Make material for 'This 'n' That". Drawing.' Ahem out and' mulling 'them over in • my mind • I. canie to :the-eonel-usion that many -of -My memories were not too , happy . • s� many were ,colored ' by :the re- membrance of the `Charge -Its'. As.I thought alb Lit. people in con- nection with the store they Seem- ed 'to eem-ed"'to divide themselves: into' two .classes the .ones , who paid their grocery, bills and the ones', The. point ,that Most enraged •me was the .'fact that. we were :involved: in• this • credit . system whether' we liked it Or, riot.' We were, never, of course, asked; for' an out-and-out :loan, • •oh which g account: Yet ••w e would sPay.in-• s terbst eompouiideclAriOntlily after t'he first thirty..da •s. I n; . y; n . fact it g is. amazing ;,how touchy• .• eopie are abotit 'r'r receiving a. grocery bill Were at all ,,(pr,it was .amazing , We'll 'hope times, have changed).• I remember the mother' of •a' friend' of mine telling"me that s she always grudged. the Money to pay her •grocery. bill . .. , every- thing y thing' had• disappeared and there was nothing to show for it; One has' to '.be painfully tactful ' with customers• in case. you do. insult them,: and they: won't. pay at all unless you sue 'them which, of •course, ypu do onlyat a last .l resort, and seldom then. How- ever, since .this woman was not a customer. and' never, likely'. t b ;one, I' su jested. -that she -leo gg ,� , h at the' situation from he. poo Tooled .To. Repaiir All, Makes :Of' .Tractors Allis Chalmers• 'B"•' TRACTOK In A-1:: ConidatioTi;a' ONE` USED.' •>PLow . Sub-Soiiers lE'ajn -Breaker s Before Buying'. See • Us .'For PLOWS Sipreaders, ,Blowers` Forage-: Harvesters, Wagon Corn Pickers and :Huskers 'KINLOUGH GARAGE. W.'.:BRECKLES Phone 18-r-20,. Ripley THE HOME OF QUALITY SERVICE and Genuine JOHN DEERE PARTS H'ALDENBY ELECTRIC, MOTOR "SERVICE "Arin�t`ar� aud' Fiel:d:..:Wiidiiig► .11rushes, Bearings; -'Etc.': Repairs to Fractional and Yate, rral u liorsepowelc Motors, Also .Electric Fans, Vacuum;;,. Clippers•;.trills,.;Ete. BALI/ENTRY tutiviC. . ' Kinlough. ' Phone Ripley 111-r-29 X13P ebr-irlge► •�-•a you can worry abqut how to get it up' on your truck, instead of us worrying.' about the place go- ing up• in ,flames". That ended that episode, • I ,can • remember when '.1 was very' small, when a stage coach, horse-drawn, commuted between Lucknow and Goderich; manned by a. Mr, McConnell, 1 think. As, soon as he •came in the ,store he would reach into the .old-fashion- ed showcase, filled with old- fasha'oned'miixed: candy, and take out. a handful which.he proceed- ed -to -feed -to -our- big, collie,'wh'o, needless to say', would I'be Waiting eectantly for him' ever • y day. Since I started _ . in.with ; clbacco; 'this .•rather',, gruesome memory conies to mind, We had in. 'the neighborhood :the • dirtiest old` man who ever lived, I''rn. sure Though I know she died in the poor house, 1 haven't the 'faint- est : ,remembrance as to.'' whether he • paid• his 'grgcery bill' or not! •. What I do remember ' was 'the sinking sensation I 'felt in the Pit of my stomach when I went, in the store and .there was "Old Hutch", tobacco juice . slobbering over his chin. If he was com- pletely out of tobacco; At wasn't quite so bad,...but if he had had one last bite: to work:On it 'was o pretty grim! ;When be was coxn- k gleteiy--out—of °—"ehewvs'' - is was quite a'.- tolbacco at' once,.' •and the point of .the ;game was not to give' it• to him until you were ready to ease him out of • the door. It was a battle of wits, and I'M not sure that the !best man' always won. I remeiri'ber • another colorful old ehappy whose weakness was cheese.. 'Uncle Billy 'wasn't too clean, either''.: • as. baths go but he "did, at least, ' wash Mace and hands regularly. He was a character, good-hearted, full of tall tales and .hearth laughter; When he would: come:. in the store hewould Seat" 'himself ehni fortab1 . in' an arra, chair (I 'wen- der what became of it), and. `order •uprhis 'poun d of cheese • "old, now, mind ' ouo .. 'and y. � . , the better", 'Then he' WOuld pro- ceed: to. , eat ,the, Whole pound while he leisurely 'remembered the rest of his. needs which would include another pound . of chee$e to nubble at home. 'He was a nat- ural with a `fiddle',' ashe called it; . and' on summer evenings he would sit out on' his'little stoop, his ,fiddle ` would .sing,' his feet mark time, andhis mop of gray curls would cut' loose and. dance too. .. . iColorful days of the Molasses keg. and "cracker barrel, though, • truth: to: •tell;`I do not remember this • much reinern�b'ered .red barrel- at- a11:: I: `remerriber. the' r• grocer's., viewpoint: . "even • if. she hadnothing to show for it, she could still realize ..that .she had dined, and upped, while he 71 the poor Ma:. hadn't even that satisfaction she and her family.•had eaten and he had paid.. - He had, of course .: `paid,'`T- mean ,Sortie people had such pe; culiar ' ideas. •I• remember •my Mother bringing' an• old ',lady -*into the house, for. a cup IA tea',: after she had finished her' shopping "in the store, and was waiting for transportation home. She`enjoy:•ed her "tea; while ' telling mother tha she couldn't; 'afford tea. 'It's al_. right for you. You::. don't have to• pay for it" It 'wouldn't. have ac co'in•plislied a thing' to , 'explain thatwe we Certainly did: She would still have been conkinced'that the' big . trucks unloaded' :the tea and soap, etc.; at: our 'door, . and : that, . was all ,there was to keeping a .store. .. t. If is ;rather.' amusing to.' look 'back ' r there was the family;' who :always ,beughtin •the';''town from the 'grocer of their own.par- ticul.ar religion until cash. was scarce. Then it 'was ` Charge it" at ,the. corner. •However. lie al=, ways did pay "eventually, .which was more than, could be said.for too• many others. He would 'sell sortie cattle,,,ay his..bill, and'we'•d .sec n� marc of"•then ,:until funds ran • low. Arid there was one head- f il:y e ;er• lways veiy, : insulted: when 'their .semi-. annual bill •went in,: Then they scurrired around for another plate. ° to 'get .credit -and met us on the street With heads - high and avert- etf glances. Slee' was the woman who .always told us, haw •. much more cheaply she :could buy this or that particular• thing'.in town,. and on' being - 'asked wily she 'didn't- buy there, answered r.eas- onably.'enough, "They don't give credit". ''Then there were •the.. pople "'who ' begged -A :ride to: town ,:wtth• us, bought: their, groc- eries an .•',expec e• . us ..to rive. thenrtfle extrri mile:home. And there was, the chap who used to .bring .his 40 -gallon• gaso line tank and•, leave 'it. on. the store verandah for. the, oil- 'truck to fill when it called. W'e •didn't• have ' pumps.,, arid if he had had. the :truck call at ,his place, he Would have to had. to; pay for it, This way we, paid. Thalt was bad• enough,' but it Would sit .on' the veranda•h in the: hot••sun for days,. and one's insurance do4in'..t. eo-ver that„so'rt"..ot ih:i- --My, • ter' and I Usedto get yery. annoy- er. aboit• this, and argue with dad Apia it, but he always .had ai soft,spot for..the pc�cml;c. who �" cettldhn't nnake ends meet, and the. Os -menace; Vis :we' •`fort it, •:con' ttnued. ,Until, finally ane 'day' M'ary''s =patience -was exhausted - and she delivered an ultimatum,. "Next time you leave . ,that' tank. on the verandah, I'n4 going "to • PAGE 1i'IVF r i f buggy whips and the axe handles, the fly poison, the huge pot-bellied stove ' and: the oil lamps, and oftenelection arguments Waxing hat That was before' the days, of soft drinks in. coolers and rrieat and fresh veg- etables in gleaming meat count- ers. Time marches Pm. ST HELENS . Mr. G. A. Webb is a . patient in Wingham Hospital, • Rally Day will be ..observed :in ,the TTnited, ur- cli.rne-x tr- .Sutid with: service .commencin�g;at a,m standard.. tune.' Y�. :Mrs," W... E. Gordon observed her 89th- birthday• at' the , ,$a er Private Hospital' on Friday• when • friends enjoyed a birthday cake and a cup of tea with cher. . Mr. and Mtn. Mel Brown and 13ob+Murdie 9f .Kitchener were week -end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. R. )Voods and Mrs. Mutdie. Misses Lois and Ruth Webb were. home from Stratford for' the week=end..'. • " Rev.'.. G. P. Parsons, a. ;repres- • entative of the Bible Society will show the ,picture "45. ,Trogar; Street" in : the: United ,Church on Tuesday. evening, September 2 th• at 8:30 Everyone is invited. Murray Gaunt resumed his studies • ;at the O.A,C;, G+uelph; this week; • Certain uninformed orunscrupulous door -too -door; salesmen may try .to obtain your money by tricks . or misrepresentation. t. BE:' ARE HESE'METHODS:. . ` They may conduct ` "trick tests," such as boiling soda or misusing steel „wool, to scare u:housewives into throwing away or trading•in. perfectly,good.aluminum utensils in favour of a different prod tinct. ' Do not ' be misled tricksI 2.. They may''clai>sz>! falsely that their cooking utensils are of a Well.: known n brand -or Make. The answer is: Look for •' `the• -trade° mark, After ;rears .of:sccept'ance-of i I.uminum in millions of -Cin„ ad.ian Homes and in Hospitals, it seems odd that old myths w,• are still aired by some salesmen' of competitive. products. The. National. Resc arch Council,' Ottawa; state : "leo harm• ful effect tothe .Health is incurred 14); : the use of aluminum cooking utensils." The Amierican; Medical Association "We believe that the propaganda againstahnninurn comes'from quaekS, crank e and faddists, oz from those who put out cooking utensils male' of other 'Hares than aluminum!." '• •• The National :Cancer •Ynstijute, of .Canada: "A considerable aniount..of public con►'f4ision has been caused by allggations . : against aluminum. The action.. of those: who continue to' " disseminate such false information is to be condemned.. P. If someone approaches:• you, using the• above. `methods, +"�:- ,. p t t 1fi ecurin "'the i iiiite the .salesman the , Compiny. represents. ...and reportths• infrnlation to- ,r. iii BAY 'STREET, TORONTO pito Ns -04434 "Anything that is legztintate will:stanct investigation" d nonaprcifi corpora -port, tnairttasnecl y repreaentaily buainees. practices and dependalak lad' ertising,and' .ee11i N. . Better 'Bueineaa BureAux''do not endorEe or recommend aimp1 give ike fine. buerkie 8rrnfe y"ro • top ratite fir-� ng. any produci or 'proposition. bttl LL `�11„ ''ltrt'r' � ' � r�� : 1►:,:i ��" Rayl �' ti.�.1f 11► af:.. a�'.y: •R+l� : `r4*r Ar•.