The Lucknow Sentinel, 1956-07-25, Page 9WEDNESDAY, JULY 25th, 1950.
•
TETI z iCTCIENOW SENTINEL, LUCIS4NOW, ONTARIOs
•9
WAGE NIKE;
04144
._-- .0 DAYS -ONLY'
PP 2o4
Off on a trip ...:.,, or just 'week -end driving?
Take advantage of 'top B. F. Goodrich: Trade-
lVi allowances. Trade in on smooth riding, longer,.
mileage conventional or Tube-
ti
Iess•Tires.. ; today ,.
Ford. & Monarch;• Dealer
of
Phone 40, Luchnow.
•.R
ro,
Potents
'.Exhaustive tests liave'proven that the new Magic.
Action Faucet . will not drip or. leak. ' Yet this
' EMCO'-fashioned tap costs no' more than old-
fashioned taps. ' . •
* no.more''drip-stained basins and baths'
* no. more hot water waste.
* no'more washers to replace .•
*Easy To. Torn
* Easy To Clean
* Easy To Look At
Buy.' Matched sets for .Basin,:• $ath and Shower
•
Come in ' and see our full .11rie. .: g
-Of EMCO • Plumbing ' Equipment,
WTMthi I E A"D-SCti
'Phone 10 Lucknow: ..
ii r.amp mil werr wtit.
• Ert tpIr Brass Mfg. Co.• Li'rrdtee ' '
•Et 53'D�ReY
WE SAW SKYE E I N
THE 'HEBRIDES
By Agnes T..
Skye ---that scan ,f the• He-
brides so full of mystery and.
charm. It is sometimes called the
Wigged Isle because of 'its shape,
or' more familiarly . the. Isle ' of
•Mist. Rain and hist are an
tegral.-part'pf the island, but the
people don't !mind , "what's a bit'j 1
'of rain" they, Say. We .saw some '.
exquisite: weather effects..caused
by this pale gray mist hanging
over hills and ' moors; in com-
bination with the sun it created'
a delicate pinikish color of a fine
sunny. morning.
1
1
Skye is. remarkable,..in its con-
trasts, varying from break ,noors
to the grandest ' of :.mountain
scenery.. We . passed '404 g these.
• moors of blacken and ' heather
where a : struggling . croft 'is ' to l'
'be seen With its • few black faced
sheep aground the ' • door yard.
There are • always, the ruins of
:the stone pens .or sheep folds. . .
telling of the 'day sheep rearing •;•, .,, ,, ,� ,.�,,,�,, �„�„ „amu., :,, ,,. „,m., +„....,>., .. >_„ „....,,
Was one of the main industries loch, We climbed narrow stone
_ TO ATTEND: NORMAL
of 'Skye. steps, and :peered down intoe the
We stopped at an old "thatched dungeon,, a black hole no one 'Mrs. T.; Eli Morgan of •Tees-
cottage, stone and ,white -washed could get out of alive. The living' water, who taught' arts and crafts
with a huge peat ' pile at , the rooms : is huge, filled with all sorts ' in Lucknow Public School last ''
door l A :little further - along we of ' interesting things, ,and with . term, plans to attend Teachers'
saw men . and worries cutting deep"e'hsy • chairs and 'couches; College in Toronto, this 'fall,
peat. They used a 'long bandied and a grand view of the Wolin.: Mr Morgan, who has suffered
knife that ',cuts the : turf to a tains, table rock,and the loch. a series of heart attacks over the
depth o_f • several inches,•this_:s ,is:.,seen.-.from ,the, windows. --.,-,Past feiw years, as well as 4.,..,;,„„.
a upon : little fishing stroke, is a-: semi -invalid, 'al- _ ..r.
.then cut '.about a •foot iri' length, We came
arid laid alongside the ditch. villages like .Elgol, ,. or- 'on ;the though at present his condition
Then they are '•piled: up to dry moorsa cluster. of 'crofts with .a
and used in stoves , and 'fire few shaggy Highland cattle :graz-
places. ing. • We thought `'how lonely and:
We stayed at Vig,, a delightful 'desolate! But in .a twinkling the
hotel. not far • from Portree; the scene can change when the' sun
'capital of the . island •Q ur: -host . shines, and when the ;heather is.,NfcKIM=to Mr.. 'and Mrs. Alan
was ,a giant of a man, sandy- in .bloom even 'the sky takes on Emerson McKim, Jr., : ; at :Grace
haired, arid soft spoken 'with a a purple . haze • Hospital, Toronto, • on ` 'Friday,',
handlebar anustache. He show- : On the • way • home for tea • we . July 2Q, 1956,, a daughter, Eliza-
ed 'us the 'soft hand made ,scarves' passed a • man and woman out beth IC:hristena
and • sweaters .made on the island,
for a walk, • striding along .out
the .dye !processes: used, passed' mindful 'of the rain. Are. picked
I hereby proclaim
• A CIVIC HOLIDAY i' '
FOIA THE VILLAGE OF LUCKNOW i.
ands.
Call ,upon All . Citizens to observe :it as suc
A. W. Hamilton, .Reeve..
is : 'showing . some, improvement.
Eli ; was : deprived : of his' speech •`
by the paralytic seizure.
BORN. .
down from one generationto'an-
other as a legacy: '
We visited Portree a, peaceful
w
little ton';' sheltered by Raosay.
It • had' stattering of , white -
up; Katie,' one; ‘•of • the maids, who
had been spending an hour . at,
'her home a. `couple of Miles tip
,.the ,road.' ••
As we sat around. the open fire,
washed houses, and shops facing l drinki ng tea -and munlching.'' oat
the Sound ;One can buy all. kinds !cakes we were, told Skye Chas. no :
of souvenirs at the shops by thel poverty;. ,poor'' perhaps ;by .some
pier, .':where the 'local Aeople coti-. of our standards, b'ut the people
gregat'e , to see the boats come are happy and contented: •
and go. • While we •,stood on the pier
• Near Portree. we• saw the Spot! at Portree waiting for the ferry.
tip take, us ' across ` .the Kyle, I'
kept >thinking „of that.' stirring
song. "T'he' • Road to the'•'Isles"
that is: sung with sixth feeling.
where Flora' ' McDonaldlanded
with "Bonnie 'Prince Charlie"'
disguised' .as 'a:.servant .girl 'after.
fleeing' from Scotland , following.
ADVICE TO DRINKERS. ON
MAKING YOUR WIFE. RICH
If you °cannot' absolutely re-'
fra'in . from drinking,' . start .a
saloon' : in, .your'' own home. Be.
the . only customer •and • you. will '
not have 'to.: buy a license:, Give
.your wife,:$12.00 to buy' as gallon,.;
of whiskey." .There are 128:snorts
:in .a. gallon., Buy,,' all your drinks
froth • your • wife at '40 .•dents, a
'shot. and in, four ,days. when the
gallon • is `gone, your wife ; will
have $39.20 to put in. the bank
:and . $12.0.0 to buy. another gal -
Culloden Kingslbur'gh H•o s•
u .e 'b ion: •, -
y �th�e 1VZaLeods," :and McDonalds, If you live 16 years and" " buy
which sheltered 4um has gone;.) the J IeKinnons" and Nicolsons, all your booze from your wife, •
r afield . or re- and . then; die with snakes'. in your
beloved; island. boots„ she will have '$35,750.40 •ori
. but the story . is told. over and when they are
over. .turtling to thei
We saw the spelndjd• mountain , •
scenery. the • graceful __Storx__Rock, '
With ',the ?`Old Man of . S:torr"; Thi- l ctt ter w1io s ":41C-87 e a k.s
one of its pinnacles 160 feet high
that lookslike an' old man...The
Red •.. Bills--=•Glarnaig': and:' Mars:
.cow, and 'Blaven, the outpost of
the Cuillins, : with its• dark ridges:
rising' above Loch S1apin't Blaven
is _a: mecca of mounta'iri climbers,.
although 'for years •"Sgurr Tian
Gillian". was :the only mountain.
seriously attempted; but other
peaks' have now come into', their
ov'vn. The Cuillins, those •'giants
-Of the. island, :purple or blue and•
.often mist.,' covered, •.starid' in' a
jagged outline ' against the sky,
and are dark and forbidding, or
beautiful' when the: sun shines,
and the Iheathea' in abloom.
The • wind was cold, ' 'and . the
rain .came the second. ' day 'of our
stay, but we went out anyway.
We, passedchildrenon their' way
to' schoolwho' stoppe• . an. 'rav-.
ed,„fan ” an: old' woman buttoned
in a raincoat, and wearing fur-
trimmed galoshes..
Two , trucks• passed us piled
high with •great chunks . of 'a
shard rock -like substance. Our•
driver, a true •".Heilarider" tolcl,
us that we women would soon
be .using ` some of that, • He ex-.
plai'ned that it was a particular
kind. of clay used in,, the manu-'
f-actr�-�� =oi-.=cosmetics;:: ancL .s1�p
Ped to many .parts of the world.
We wandered through .'Dun
vegan .Castle., home of Dame
lo;:ra•--McLeod, Chieftain -of .-the
McLeod clan. The 'Castle which
dates back 'to the 13th. century
is beautifully situated on' a tall
cliff at the entrance of a sea
•
straight from' the shoulder would:
be- more interesting if : his . re-
marks started a . littlt •• higher up.
deposit, , enough ko bury • you re
speetably, bring: T up ,,-your cliiid
ren, buy a house and lot; marry •
a decent • .man and 'forget she ever
knew you.
Lake Huron and 'Georgian Bay
'for . Andy Robinson. Trophy
IN ' KINCARDINE TOWN HALL
0
„
4
•
• IV
4
•
r•
•A
;
•
,1
et
j4
1.0
•
�w.
OLD TIME ' DANCE
with, Mac's Old Time Fiddlers
In Kincardine :Beach, Pavilion
ONE ADMISSION ONLY Adults, 75e, Children 25e'
Old Time Square Dance to npetition
• CONTESTANT APPLICATION. FORMS ON REQUEST
Spbriso1red by
I cDonald Branch, 183,. Canadian Legion:
._._ . __ '!ory" Gregg,_.Master :"of :.Ceremonies____, .
"Skipper" • Neil McKinnon, Floor. Map'ager
. `'. PROCEEDS FOR WELFARE 'WORK
•
. ,
• ,
4
l 4�