HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-12-23, Page 3THTJR:S., DECEMBER 23rd, 1943
the Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow',
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Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Burns of
Toronto 'spent the week -end with
his •parents, Mr. and ' Mrs, • T. H:.•
.B urns.
,, Mrs. Arthur Stewart of -Detroit
is spending tlhholidays with her
• sister, •Mrs. • II. J. • Lindsay and
°Mr: Lindsay.
Mrs...P. M. Johnston is ill at
her horrie in the village with
pneumonia. Her .daughter, Mrs:1
'.Al G.use of Hamilton is with :her,
at present.
Mr. 'Albert' McQuoid who was:
iti with pneumonia at Winghaxn
Hospital for two weeks Was ' able
to leave the hospital this week;,
a:k d is .at•present' atthe home of
his daughter, Mrs. Warner
Smyth of ulross. •
Mrs. Wm.. Martin of St. Marys
-Visited last weel with Mrs. R.
T. Cameron.
Miss 'Belle Robertson- left this
weep for Toronto,: where she will
spend the next -couple of, .months.
Mrs. R. J. Cameron' left ori
Thursday. 'for Hamilton, where
ill will spend some time with
her daughter, :Mrs.. N. E. PusL.ell
..ind Mr Bushell.
1111 With Pnreumonia'
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Miss .Elizabeth, Henderson has
been ill since early last`week with
pneumonia, 'but pis making ..a fav=
arable recovery;. :although she
Will : not he., able 'to 'return- to .the
Express Office until after Christ -
SOME DIFFERENCE'
When Pa ' Is Sick
When 'Pa is sick, he's scared to,
death, • . •, •
An' 'Ma an' us jut hold .our'
breath; •
He drawls in bed an': puffs 'an'
grunts, ;
An' . does, 2.11 .kinds of . funny,
stunts.
He.. wants Dee Brown in mighty
quick, •
For when Pa's sick, be. awful.
sick.
sighs,
He talks so queer ,an'•. rolls ' his
eyes; •
.
Ma jumps an' runs, an' all of us,
- ! Must make no sound, or . raise no
cuss`
An' ".peace an' joy is mighty
aceerce;. y
When Pa •is.•.sick--it's, sornethin'
4u fierce., y '
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When Ma Is Sick ,
When' Ma is sick, she pegs away.
'She'•s quiet though, not much to
say; • •
She gcies right on . a-doin' ° things;
An? sometimes laughs or even'
sings; •
She . says she don't. seem .extra
well,
:But then,it's just a kinda spen.;
She'll be all right, 'to=rriorrow
• • sure,
An'- good Ole Sleep Will be the
cure. •
,An' .Pa, 'he sniffs .' and makes no
,.kick,
-For wornen •r - ck,
An' .Ma, she smiles, let's on she's
glad; '
When Ma is -sick; itain't so bad.
,
You ' don't stop playing because
jou grow old.: You grow. old be-
cause .you estop playing.
Middle - age :is that time in lifer
when you'd 'rather' not have a'
good time thann recover from it.
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Chri'-tnx-as 1943
(By the Publisher)
On the threshold of another ,Ch •i.stm'as :
eason,'_,:the . joy •and merriment • of: this. oc
• cPsion• cannot but •be' tempered , by' the trag-
• edies of the oast f-ur 'years' of • war, and :the
anxieties•_. of • the future. • • •-.
•From many, homes hgsbands, fathers, sons,
brothers, daughters, ,are spen;dirig their first,
second, third,. fourth and some •even their:.fifth
• Christmas in far. away places: Under • such cir-
cumstance's the salutation. "Merry .Christmas"
seejns. justTa bit oUt'of place. B,ut is it?•,,,Those
who can't join .the family circle will want• it
that way. Theirs will. be the most 'sincere and
heart-warming • greeting.; of all. And in 'their
hearts 'hopes' are, .high that' ere another year
passes their job will be done and the true .
• meaning -of. Christmas will replace "the hate •
• and bitterness of war. • ,
And "A Merry Christmas" •is• the way' those •
boys .who won't come back would• wish it also. • .
There- - is nothing more beautiful. in the
• phase$: of our life than -the spirit that pervades
th•r .whom' land at Christmas time., It is a spirit
• .that finds full expression' in the family circle, •
'yet overflows these closer 'relationships in ser-
vice and affection to those less fortunate.
It is the fime'•when the twinkli • eyes and'
joyous' laughter of 'children, .especially warms
the atmosphere of the home. The •time when
the spirit 'of Christmas setzes the hearts of
everyone and .for ' a. -brief spell at least, petti-
ness, 'jealousy and 'little meannesses are swept
away • by the, universal -salutation, "A Merry.
Christmas", and men's hearts are tii.ned to the
song of the, Herald 'Angels on that First, Christ-
mas morning: A
"Glory •to -God 'in 'the highest -
, Peace on earth, goodwill. toward men".
By the very tragedies and heart -aches of
this :war, Christmas 1043 brings, new hope and .
promise • that the true • spirit :of Christmas. is
being reborn in the world; when peace on earth,
goodwill toward men, Will.becorne a reality.
ThSugh there be .sorrow, there is cpuse
.to be glad., .• • • '
• May yours be a Merry; Christmas, or in;
• hones that are sad and. lonely, flay you have .
• a deeper joy, "a, peace that passeth all under-
Standing".
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PAGE THREE
Recalls The 'hood. Old Days'
(By Old -Timer)
I long for the old pioneer days,_
when there were ne ceiling 'prices
on
our eats and drinks, not even•
a board, 'ceiling ,in some --of 'the
cabins. Then you • could . buy a
pound of. porterhouse Steak .for
10:cents with a churik of suet
thrown i'n to help to • fry it or
-three pounds of • round steak Lor
a quarter with a couple of lbs.
'of. "liver thrown, in' for dog and,
catfodder: You co'taild buy, a beef
•head ..for .10 dents, -shank for •1a'
•cents, , 'pork chop for ••'8 cents per
pound dr, genuirie.• park sausage
10 'Cents per pound. A :pig'•s head.•
cut .well, back to the shoulder
sold for 25 cents, 4 pig's hocks
for 12 .cents and 'lard.6 __cents- per out -a girl -partner- yoli--gerierally
any ceiling, • now for the drinks:
milk: 5 cents per quart, whiskey
$1°0.0 per gallon, 8 gallon keg of;
beer for $1,25. Dozen quart bot-
tles of Carling's or „Labatt's ale
f
or 90 cents. ' A quart of John
Dekyper Holland • gin $1:00 (oh
boy) and Yon could have a jolly
night without, paying -the govern-
'ment,.any tax and if you drank
the 'quart of John Dekyper you
couldn't, see the ceiling ••anyway
if there . had been one:»• •
Then • Cher -e was . the• °-cau.ntry
dance. Air you "ha•d .`to do to go
to •:ane of these, ,old country . hoe:
downs , was to.°.help; pay 'the
dier, '1 y.' dropping into the.. •hat
called the fiddler's change. If' you
went .to one of these dances with -
pound,
A quarter 'of .,lamb cost 50,
cents or. 5• pounds of :chicken for
25 rents.' A:real ,bar'nyard chick
en that hunted his odyn living
stole his eats' from the horses,
cows; .pigs, and•'roarned the field
for bugs' arid "'grasshoppers and
he • put ,'ori .flesh The • crate -fed
chicken of today is not in it with
the Shanghai rooster of pioneer.
days: aTo , eata chunk would give.
you• a • rooster. tonic that would
make you want to 'j uinp• up' on ' a
stump' and ..crow. The Shanghai
rooster of: Old, stood four feet
high,. cou'l'd 'eat •out•.•of' a barrel.
:and weighed 10 pounds. 'Bu' like
'the pioneer settler he's gone to
roost.
Ducks sold.' at 30 cents, geese'
,50 cents, ' t.urkPys 50 to 7.5 Cents,
eggs.. 8 cents a dozen, , butter 10
cents per pound, . bread 5 " cents
per loaf, ."potatoes. 25 cents per
bag., Turnips were not consider-
ed •food and were not• eaten un
less there was ,nothing :else.
So much for the eats vvit.hou
Truck Driver Has 985;196
.dropped' 5 cents, into the' hat. If
you hada partner you , generally
put in 10 cents. If• you were
"rushing"' a girl and engaged fo
her you generally showed off be-
fore 'the other .girls .'by'dropping
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25 cents. into .the, fiddler's hat,
Eats and drinks generaily, were
furnished . by the hostess • or.
brought' along by the girls. Fid-
dlers'.• jack -pots generally ,ran
ftom```$1.50 to $3.00. If the fiddler's
change was less than $1.50 he
generally ,Put " his fiddle • in his
box and went home mad:.There
was one oidatime fiddler, W,'alter
'Sturdy, who•never went back on
$1:50 He' always played "Sold
ier's Joy" for .a:,break-doviin. Then
there were other :fiddlers~ Hacky
• Bruce; . Harry Ward,_ Jack : Ryrie,
Paddie Welshand his brother
Miles Without Accident
Nine hundred andeighty-five
thousand, one hundred and
ninety-six miles' .without ''an ac-
cident! That is the magnificient
record of Transport Driver Har-
vey Kaster of Walkerton who,
for ,the second'year in succession,
has won the Legion of Safety tro
phy.
Kaster's unique contribution to
:safety on• Ontario highways,and
that of four other• drivers of ptib-
lic commercial vehicles, each of
whom has rolled ' up' move than
500,000 miles of accident -free
driving, was suitably rewarded
before a gathering of over 500
at the ,Annual Members' Dinner
of the Automotive Trarisport As-
•sociation of Ontario, which or-
ganization inaugurated and spon-
sored the Legion of Safety con-
test. Kaster was presented' the
coveted trophy and a substantial
cheque by Highways -Minister
George H Doucett, who warm]y°
complimented the tall, handsome,
35 -year-old Walkerton transport
driver and cited his . record as a
practical lesson in safety which
should be learned by every high-
way user.
• Jnhn. .Welsh; George - Stuart and
mai'. more. But the, larger the
fiddlers' ;:change the. better they
played for the balance. -of' the
night. .
- • •All the ."ceiling" I• knew -of in
those . days was on the' Fiddler's
t . 'jack -pot. •
FORTY-FIVE AT
BLOOD. CLINIC
There were ,forty: -five donors
•at the •Red Cross clinic held 'here
on Wednesday, including 32 raen
and '.13 ladies; as follows: Mrs.
Kathleen, D. MacDonald, Miss
Hazel A. Culbert, Kenneth Mow-
biray, Charles R. Shaddick; Rex,
= Ostrander,' Gordon 'Fisher,
Mary Webster, MissElizabeth
MacDonald, Miss Margaret Salk-
eld, Robert Campbell, Jas. Coch-
rane, Dr. J. E. Little, James
Campbell, Harvey Houston, Mrs.
Ingrid Canham, Chas,:, G. Ander:
sort, Clifford Kilpatrick, • Mrs.
Sarah Collyer,, Ewart . Taylor,
Wir, Cook, . Duncan J: Parrish,
Mr's. Amber M. Popp, Otto H.
Popp, Rev. John W. Donaldson.
Mrs.' Katherine Jackson, Mrs.
Helen Kempton, Jaynes
Jas. W. Hamilton, Russell Irwin,
A. Cann, Orland Richards, Fred
Emberlin,• Mervin Avery, 'Albert
Campbell, •Llo'd McDougall, Mrs.
Emma Walden, W. B. Walden. V.
A. Mowbray, John McCharles,
Melv=n J. Morr isori, Brown
Smyi.1,. Miss Bernadean Alton,
Russell E. Alton, Albert B. Al
ton.
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For those who like a dish .of
st tistics, Kaster's . mileage is
_equivalent :to .mote_. than. .39%.
times the distance . 'around the
ea th's equator. Placing the av-
er ge 'car. driver's annual :'peace-
trine
peace-ti e . mileage. 'at 7,500 (it's con-'
siderably less now with gasoline
rationing) it would take him
rn- re than 131 years .to reach"
Ka' terfs ' mark, and, without acci-
dent,'
cci
de 't,' it must be remembered.
'Kaster's mileage has been rolled'
u inyears of drivin - an
p 18 ya g,
average' of 54,733 miles a year
or over 1,050' .tiles° per week,
Kaster, who • has been driving
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for' Hanover. Transport, Walker=
ton, for 'the past 11 years (he turn trip.; •
SEASON'S
G R EETINOS, , ..
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-Christmas is int the
•~ ; Holidays •' are. 1'iere _ Our
sincere • greeting is, that 'the ;a .
6 Yuletide Season may bring
you` much happiness- and
that "°the New Year may
hold in storea- full measure..':_
of all. good things.
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EROS:
PLANS MILLION -DOLLAR
FARM' PROD JCE MARKET
Legislation to authorize the er-
ection of a million -dollar termin-
al produce market in: Toronto as
a:,post-war project will be intro-
duced at' the next session of the
Legislature, : it was reported it
Queen's Park. •
Representations before the
Marketing, Distribution and Or-
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ganization Committee ' of the On-
tario Agricultural Committee of
Inquiry have emphasized the
need for new facilities. Since 4032
efforts to get a nevv'• terminal•
served by ' both major' railway*
companies have. failed 'chiefly be;
cause of financial considerations.
No* the present :Ontario gov-
ernment' intends • to ask the .Do -
Minion government for a grant ,
to cover . the capital cost of ac
° quiring - the hand and Construct-
ing the terminal. ,
It is"irnderstood that 'Agricul-
.
ture Minister :.Col. T. L. Kennedy
has already arranged 'the ' pre-
paration of a draft copy of the
necessary provincial legislation in
readiness for the •first session o�
the new House. •
Bargain Sale of Toys. The Store
with the Stock.' THE MARKET'
STORE.
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YULETIDE.
GREETINGS ..
6 Want to 'wish you Merry ti
Christmas,,
Candy Sale at the Store with the
-MARKET k. THE �MARKESTORE.I.
drove .'for a Stratford construct-
ion company prior to that time)
is now on the regular`run from
Walkerton to Toronto and return,
a nightly• round trip of 220 miles.
' Asked *hat his chief ambition
is, Kasten said to keep his' record
absolutely clear of accidents. He
is not excited' about -hearing the
million -mile mark, merely shrugs
it off with the remark that it's
his• wife who does the worrying,
especially if he is. late on a re -
I • Can't think of a thing to
say,
Guess there's nothing' any
better
Than the old wish any -
e way— ,
IN A Very Merry Christmas
and a• - 1
Happy New Year ik
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