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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1950-11-23, Page 2i PAGE TW THE LUCKNOW SENTI T] L+ UCN OW, ONTARIO • ' THURS., NOVEMBER, .23rd, 1950: WOMSN'S. GOL:U11 J h: -By "!ROSEMARY THYME" Christmasis how many shop- ping days distant. leo don't tell me. I don't want to know. Every day the voice -of the • radio so in- forms us, • but, I just , don't listen. Axe you . one . of • those fore thoughted persons who start in, August and buy. a couple of gifts a month from the on? , Not for Me. One year I , did decide that would avoid this last minute tush of ..buyixig'and wrapping, and had my gifts all ready, wrap-. • and a11abou. bet , t two. weeks before. Those bwow weeks I *as ->v torn,. with doubt , ."Maybe Mary, wont like,that,.at'' all ..;I shpuld have: .got such ' .and such . for so ..and,.: o" And.I'd see the very s , . v . thing in a shop: window,. and "so reasonable" •* or there would ,„be the smartesl. ideas for , things to make,•.iri a magazine. I bought to read in .all. this leisure I •found. myself with. •, BwChristinas I .*as s so disgusted ,with e eiyt ing had got, didn't I even want to -keep them for , myself. Now, as ~then my bright.- ideas :'begin to rk .: about December .19th, and min then on.. • w ' f the whirr o the sewing machine is heardin the den, .and, the . click of., the .knit ting needles, by.. the fireside; You. burn the-.midnightv,'attage, * and your own energy, but, to me; , it's. a `lotto fun". I'm not ac1v'ocating everyone doing as . I do . I. stillthink the Christmasshop- ping early: is better .; i f. you. can do it: • *.*;'* *. But this I do do . make my Christrrias; cake in geodtime. And I'm' • NOT going to ,give .:you ••. ;a recipe. Year after!• year rI • make a cake • . or maybe two, a white fruit 'cake .and a dark .one: Mostly • : I• think . it'• is 'a good cake, and.. my :husband says 'it is,•I • take a cohunk of. my another's and give 'it to my sisters;:and I; take a chunk' to my husbands mother's. Never ` yet .• has . anyone . asked *Me for my recipe, though they all. say,:: "Oh,• I. caii',t' make a good white fruit ; cake". I will 'tell • yeti' how to • make , an almond .icing though. Only don't. do .: that toQ = long in advance. Bake ,a .medium sized;: sweet, potato. When • .it ,'•is Well :done; remove`it` from the, skin, .and :while it is still hot, .stir in as much icing sugar as it will take up, to make it of spreadin g. •consistent,;; It will take quite a lot, so don't have too big a, pot=ate. Then : add almond flavoring to :taste : it < takes • a: lot.of: that too, .;and you just ' have to keen tasting as .. you add. Finely. chopped almonds; too, if you like.•, • A family favorite 'pudding at our house ishot gingerbread with orange and raisin sauce. Make your gingerbread from your •fav orite.recipe •,. ,' here is the sauce ... serves 6 ..r Boil ? : cup raisins, in two cups water until soft, add juice and rind of one' oraxige. Blend i/a cup. sugar With two: tablespoons. • cornstarch, a cup cold 'water, Thicken raisin mixture. Add dab. of' butter, dash of••salt Iron.iri the molasses, and iron in the raisins:' .Got to think of things like that, you• know;. Here's .the new • idea for 'Eri day's salad. .Cranberriesare.in• now, No •doubt.' you make that. delicious relish for meats, or to eat with toast . cranberries, raw, and oranges, put through the food •chopper.Sweeten with sugar shouldn't wonder ,if' honey'd be nice/We'll try it. We• had' cab- bage 'salad, with a .snowapple,. skin, too, , of course, chopped'' in, and ' we had. ,about two . table. Ispoonsful, maybe more,' of . cran-- berry., ,relish left:, Into the .salad it • went. $ure. and the . leftovers do . make ; food' interesting: `P:ARAMOUNT•• The . Paramount , Women's In- stitute. n-stitute• meeting • was, held. at the hone of lilts. Walter Dexter; In. theabsence.'of the president, Mrs. James Ketchabarw'took.the chair. The ' Minutes were read by Mrs. Robert Reid ":Mrs Robt :.Hamil- tongave the current events. The bale ,was to 'be ' packed •;at the home of. Mrs.John. Elphick on• Tuesday for "Save '.,the' Children. Fund:• Mrs: • Warren ` Wylds• won the 'draw, Readings .were given: by ' Mrs. Ensign, Mrs. Jas, Web 'stet, • Mrs. ', W. Webster and Mrs. Warren Wyids.;: The : December meeting is to be held at the home of Mrs... John Elphiek on Decern- ber:'.13th. '; . , ; • Mr.. , Donald* Hamilton' spent .a couple of days' in . Toronto _ at the :Winter Fair... ' Mx: and . Mrs, •' Ronald 'Hender- son of Hamilton, Flt Sgt. and Mrs. Lloyd Henderson and' child- ren ;sof Calgary. •visited With Mr. and Mrs; ":J: ' Henderson. Lloyd • as beim ' transferr t ,_. . er airport near Montreal,_, and',Is be- ing accompanied by r s. Hen- derson'•and' family. Y• ovince eek -End Service Between BARRIE ' and GODERICH, via An sCam P BYTUAR Bets,.lt. •A, GRANT The fuilkral of Mrs. R. A. Grant was held at Johnstone's Funeral Home on Ttiesclay`of last week, .andwas largely attended as a. • fitting tribute to ' a lovely lady., who. was • a lifelong resident of Ashfield. Township, .and had en- deared herself to a wide ' circle of friends and acquaintances. An invalid for six • years from a paralytic stroke; Mrs. Grant's. death occurred' on Sunday, Nov- ember 12th in: Goderich' Hospi- tar where ' she had.. beensince early in August. The immediate cause. of . her • death was 'pneu- monia. ;' Mrs. • Grant suffered a series of paralytic strokes that finall y• ' ender ed lien completely r helpless and.; speechless; ,During her:long. illness she had had ' all. the care • and attention' that a de- voted husb'ancl, .family. and nurses could give her, , Mrs. Grant was . 71 „years and 5 : Months ofage to, the day of her death. She,was .formerly Bar.- bara ,Farrish.• and .:was born. -In Ashfield Township, being .. one of a family of ten children of David Farrish 'and 'Annie Dickson. • Almost 49 years ago :she Mar- ried R. A. Grant of Con. 12, Ash- field who survives witha faxn.-` ily of 'five, Jim of Chicago; Mrs. Frank .MacLennan (Annie); Loch_ alsh; • Mrs. Ben Chisholni (Bes. sie), Gdderich Mrs, • Eldon John - sten (Salina), Toronto, Mrs. Carl Pollock (Jean), Ripley • The Grant family was sadly . be- reaved On three •prewious;occas ions. A. daughter Isobel, Mrs. Les- lie Wardell, died during the polie. epidemic. sortie, nine .•years!, :ago; a': son ,David was . drowned • about. 25 years, ago in ' the : "Carding Mill pond .in' Lueknow-. at, 'the' .age of 15, and on' the day that -he. completed 'his Second. year at Lticknow Continuation J. School and 'a year 'ago last. January a son Allan died suddenly . at his home in Ashfield; 'two. years to the . day ,after' his wife and young son' were killed :in: a car -train, crash near. Kincardine: • Of Mrs: ' G'rant's family three• brothers and one "'sister survive, John Farrish of ••Lucknow; Wil fred' ;of' Ashfield, 'Dave of', Se- mans, Sask., and Mrs `Milinie. Horne Of .Toronto. She was: pre deceased by; three. brothers, :Tom, Bob and 'George. of Semans; and by two; sisters, Mrs. Angus Mc Diarmid .(Bess). ;cif 'Nile and Mrs. John-.1VtcLeod (Maggie) ''`of, Au- burn-. , '" The ,funeral. service',• was ,coil Mrs. N icholson and,'. Mrs, lames Pipe of town,' Mrs, James .Mac- Intosh of Wingham; Mrs. Omens and Mrs, Pesha of Detroit. Mr, Reid was a Baptist ,and the fun- eral service at the Cranston fun- eral home on Saturday afternoon was conducted by Rev.. , A; 'E, Saver., Baptist minister of South- ampton. The . interment. was ' In Maitland Cemetery, the: palibear- ers .being James Campbell, Earl a Raithby, .James `Webster, Ray - ' a _. y ' mond • Whitmore, M;ilvert Reid and John Currie:• WEDD:ING BELLS TAYLOR-McGEE St, George's. Anglican Church chapel,,: Goderich, was the scene •of a' pretty, double ring' ceremony on, Saturday, ,Novernber Ilth at 2. P.M., when: Rev. B. H.. Farr united , in 'marriage Maxine Mur- iel; daughter of Mr: and :Mrs. -Al- bert. McGee; . R. • R.. '1, Dungannon, and • Mr; William Harold Taylor, son' of Mr, ':and: Mrs,. Chester' Tay- lor; R. R. 2, Lucknow. The bride, given in• marriage -by her father, 'looked lovely in a gown of ,ivory • satin with off.the-shoulder neck - ,line filled in•;with•.sheer net bon; dered • with lace edging. •The full skirt •extended'`,inte•'a . train and.. she ' wore a :' fingertip 'veil .; ar- ranged' wi a headdress of mat- ch in g sati nd • lace edged d with • seed pearls, Her bouquet was of red Better Time• rows with white satib streamers knotted tted . with rosebuds, Mrs.Ernes Hill, Lon- don, sister of the (bride, was .mat- ron of honor, wearing a gown of fuchsia .silkvelvet with match- ing braided halo and carrying a. cascade bouquet of yellow and white mums: • Murray Taylor,, brother of the groom, was :best rnan. • After the wedding a, reception, ' was held for the 'immediate fam- ilies at the Park House, Goder ich; the brides motherreceiving. in a navy •.gabardine suit. with, corsage; of pp,.ink, carnations, and being : asSist' 4 by. ' t11e� groom's (_. g ed ,� mother wearing, a cinnamon, crepe dreas and a corsage of deep pink Carnations. Later , thea Couple ,motored. to •.. Toronto and points, -east. The bride's, travelling -costume Was a grey , pic-and ,pic suit trimmed. withblack velvet, ed to •with; 'a pp , lbrown , muskrat fur coat. Pink accessories` and a corsage of pink roses. completed her ;costume:: Qn their return Mr' and. Mrs. Taylor, will reside in Wingham.. • • Prior. to. her marriage the bride was a recipient of many lovely and useful gifts when a rnisceh laneous ,shower.' was. held in her. honor. at • the ,home of Miss Beat- rice MacDinald, : Wingham, with. Mrs Ken Shrill -ions. assisting. 11 tic • •y ev: ' ac 'lona pf Presbyterian Church of which WS.. Grant was :a. mem-• ber. Iritermennt was in Lochalsh Cemetery; the pallbearers being Lorne ' Farrish, Elliott • Sandy,.. • • Vernie : Hainilton, Roy,McKay, John Cowan and: Dick: est .. Borden); Creemore, 'Flesherton, Durham, Han- over; Walkerton,•'Rwersdale, Kinloss, Kinlough, Lucknow, Belfast, Dungannon, Nile, Carlow and termed>late points. ' � • . ' For TICKETS and FURTHER INFORMATION CONSULT YOUR LOCAL AGENT: • Lucknow—Mason's Blue Sunoco Station Dungannon—Dungannon Bakery , BelfastGeneral Store I Holyrood-Service Station E 1,.• Kinlough-Ceneral ' Store ' and Service Station Kinloss—General Store. Riversdale=-General. Store EXPRESS PA J . RE' C -' ES ,A SPECIALTY'. ���j�YP�iI�(f�l►(>.�1YrY311liY�►i1�1�Or►YYiayt)et/YiY>,�tllYilir�[♦►0aliipali 1 - • HARVEY REID The death of Harvey. Reid, for- merly'.of West. Wawanosh but t a resident ' of Goderich- the last three and a half years, occu'rred in Alexandra Hospital on Thurs.- - day, November 9th,, after a long illness; Mr - Reid . was in his • 69th year; He is survived by• his wife, 'the former Etta Currie . of • East Wawanosh, and by two brothers,• John Reid of town, and Samuel, of Lueknow, . and ` five sisters, .. )CKNOW-HIGH--.SC-HOO -- :- OWN. HALL. LUCKNOW TH'U'RSDAY; DECEMBER• 7th FRIDAY. •DECEMBER 8th B .. Program.: Includes Two•Plays. • Cabin Boy and The; ; Well.., by; Baarrie vi�th•pPermission. of. Samuel French • Glee Club .. Athletics,. Glee and 'Band 'Numbers.. s ADMISSION 50c - Tickets Reserved at.`McKim's:'.. WHERE .ARE :THE CRITICS ON NOMINATION': DAY? The • critics have , gone from the countryr store, •Where each. evening they sat land discussed• ' The' slipshod ',ways of 'their coon= •cil of four,'; • ' ' . And why the township went'' "bust". It is plain to see; those critics. • said; That the •courieilmen didn't knew. ho* • Or else didn't care if ' the over - .mow. :, .♦ , .... a B,aised the taxes higher than now. The 'concession 'reads had awful '• ruts . ••. • Andthe sideroads' were no better; That council, gang with .theta. "why's and, buts" . _ Have made the. taxes ,greater• and greater... Now, in the garage each day and night The critics have chosen to gather` To talk of mistakes, no matter' ' •how slight, And even :Warne the council %kir • weather!' Yet ask• the''si,cali.ed • experts, if they Would ''stand" to run for elec •tion," And they will claim on noniina titin day • They have., business in another +i-tY�r►tY'rrew„'t3wi�Yrwi( i;. ,directiotir • • The smile of a shut-in' who knows you luzven't forgotten,:,' ' ,• The rash of fere•trilcks;answering a frantic • ,call c. • The daily ordering of food Jot the • f aatily meal,. 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