HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-04-17, Page 5WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1963
THE I c1CIIOW SENTINEL WCKNOW, ONTARIO '
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PAGE FIVE
GAR
and
SPICE
B� Bill Smile
I 'don't knrow what :w.s like
for ' 'a11 y`ou 'folks: in inland
'Itowns, ibut this is a ,rugged time
:cot .yea'r . for ';the 1housew fe. in
these:`parts, near ' the .waters .of
the Great Lakes. •
Rigtht. ` about •now our women-
folk should Abe .coming. into 'their:
!own. In most aocalit es, the. lad-
des; bless and a praise there, are,
• 'working like beavers, ' •groan•ing.
like fgalhley slaves„ hounding ,their•
husbands,.chastising. their child-
ren, and .generally. .making life
untbearab.e, , for r arll abtut ,them;.
It's house -Cleaning time:
But in this neck 'of': the ••woods, •
tldngs• ere,„..different. The gals„
work just as ''hard,.. beef • just as
bitterly, 'and••; turn things• just
as ' topsy=turvy '': as, their inland
sisters. But nobody pays any at.:
tention to them:: At least none
of, .the males in .the family do.
Only the few women with ,t+h'e
foMMg.ht to get ,at their: spring
cleaninng, ' early in, • March get
inrush ' reactron around'. here.
Those who leave :•'it until •the lee.'
goes; -'out of the :creeks ` might. 'as
well forget. about getting any.
.ihelp, . attention ..or ' sympathy;
Women caref utfy lay : their
plans. "to , have the 'ol'd Aman; he:lp.
them paper a room •on his qday.
off, Comes 'the time,. She ,gets.
all •..the junk out to do .the job,
turns around to call .him, and
he isn't 'there, 'He's couple or
ten miles. .away watching the.
rainbow .trout trying to.. 'juixrp•
the' falls, .or .mucking about ttthe.
banks of a 'stream iooking..ft '.
speckled,or splashing about at.
the .mouth of creek seeking some
sign'” of the smelt 'running.
He arrives home • about fol. -1r
prin.: The 'old liady:haas. just wasth:
ed the paste off•. her hands;
b'rushed the cobwebs out: of . her
hair, and put• •adh.esive tape on,
the, ':scrape she got, ,on cher' 'el-
bowwhen'she 'fell off :the step-
ladder,
te -
ladder .,'She's •s sitting .do iv�;n•p
• with
a • strong cup of' tea, trying` to
tell hers • to be reasanalble.,
;trying, 'to 'muster enough 'strength
to beginn 'peeling the • potatoes'
for dinner. •
.'L-et's get---at-that job,o ,kiddo,"'
he , cries jauntily, his • face glow-
ing from fresh air and the • three
beers :he' stopped ',off for on .the
way home: • • .' •
'We'll • never get that 'Paper-
ing done' sitting around drinking
tea, will we?" As. this is .a fain
Ily type column, I, shall ' draw a
discreet veil over ' Abe' rest of'
the Wile- '
But this is only the , first
phase rlh thespring ,hardships of
the lakeside gladies. They've al-
most goat used to it,. over the
years. • They realize ,,t "OP It.
Yourself" •is, mare' than, a slogan.
It's as way • of .life The reah••pr-
deal lies ahead. �l
sThis '-:commences ' when . the
.smelt actually : start ,to' run,• acid,
'the"Perch are running "right an
their aheels..'The girls 'don't ;Mind
their men gaing- &melting at '1
a.m., and crawling •unto bed with
them, cold• .and hdamp; a'baut f 'ur
in the Morning, They've gigot. us- .
ed to going idown .to get break
•fast'.and finding. a ,1.0 -quart ,,pail
'of smelt sitting in the • Middle
of 'the 'kitchen, ,to 'be cleaned.
' . They are not really idismayed;
.about.standing over a hot ;stove.
.fdr a, •cebuple ofthours frying, snellt
fumes wreathing '• their . rosy ,fa-.
cep, While the'.'family works its
way through about ' 20 pounds
of the wee crisp beauties- like • :a
Seboal. 'of •'porpoise ;cleaving ' its
way through a •+gaggl;e • 'of .,her,r-
ing;_' .This: is :, routine. '-
But, there comes • a breaking
-point After this smelt -nonsense
has been going on: for., about 1-0
days, even the old ' man and the
kids turn •a bit green when some
1iod suuggests, a *lice feed 'of
smelt." ,And .that's about the : time
it. usually happens; . One day the
lady of the .house answers' the
doorbell, anti there stands one of
the 'neighbours;
s safest heating
• It's the world' • system—completely nameless. •
r heatin • system—cannot create dust • so
. tit s cleaner than any other . • g y yste: ° . •..m - ca • dust, o �
soot or dirt of any'kind...
• You et ustam-comfort in every room—electric heating offers you a
separate thermostat in each,:room:
• Easy to install -.no furnace or fuel tank.
• No annual maintenance .costs—nothing to clean, no 'filters' to replace,
electric heating,s truly a carefree systems
Reduced: operating costs in many •municipalities ,the rate ;for electric:
heating' ha.b..ee, , n reduced as much as 30% during thelast..2 years.
s
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e electric heating: contractor.- or;
Cali your'.qualifi . • •
,,4rv�,j•�Ert.���;E�.ECrr� �Y
SIGNMENT STACKER SALE
MONDAY, MAY 6th
At :30 Palm
Accommodat on for 500 Head
Luekno�r C � mmunity dales Barn
BERT MacINTOSH
"Thought you • migtht.. like a
little treat," be grins, • •and .steps
aside to displ'a. y 'proudly 'a'bushel
+basket • overflowing .. With un'
cleaned smelt."
That is the day. the- Manof
the • house' ootries ,home.' tfroan1
:•work .too` find . this srne1t net •rip-
ped 'to riibhbons, his chest :high
waders ' ctrepped into' ltwo.,inch
Sigtiares; • sixty !pou:ruds of ':smelt
rotting . in -'a. heap on'..the front
porch;'• and his Wife .facing ,-'a
Suit, entered by the neighbor,
•for .assault 'with! .a deadly
pan; ,namely, a smelt:.
, Langside W.M S.'. , '
The ..Langside W.M.S. Met' ;on
T'hursd'ay, April' .: 11th atthe
home of Mrs: 'Gordon Wall. The.
President 'opend the .meeting
With the call .to Worship and
everyone repeating ' the
.Purpose. Mrs. Lloyd' Moffat •.apt
•ed las. secretary. .for the . Easter,
.Service, which included,. hhhyrnns,
an Easter message, ;given by Mrs:
Stewart 'MacGillivray ' .!and. Mrs
George :Conlon Scripture was
taken by Mrs Orr with Mrs.
Gordon==Wa11 leading'• in pr-ayer
Mrs Everett Whytcek .gave the
"Easter meditation.A Life Mem-
hbership ,Certificate was '''present-,
ed. to Mrs...Wesley Young '!by Mrs.
Lloyd 'Moffat On ibehalf ' of the
:Society'. Mrs.: Young -expressed
thanks as .this was •.th'e :.first.,
meeting. 'the ' roll .Call Was an-'
swered Iby • payment of lees.
Greetings were read ' from . the
new ' Presbyteri'al -President. A
nu niber�of ladies expressed
thank ,for cards .'and. flowers.
Mrs. Orr .offered Ito. donate the
study . +book for the 'C.O;C. Mrs:;
Wesley 'Young vvas' named as
Welcome and. Welfare' :Secretar.
, i]l
TThenext-�rrieetrt�g• ;wi be he
at tithe:, home • of Mrs.•• Orr. The.
meeting closed . .with• ,prayer .•
South Kinloss W.M.S.
Mrs, ' :Harold • :Caampbell was
hostess 'to South-. Kinloss W.M.S.
en• the. comlbin'ed • rnonthly,
'•,h •
4meeting 'and. the .Easter'. Tlaark-
off'ei i.ng ,meeting was held in her
.houne. ','Mrs. Fraser 'MacKinnon
presided' and • after business mat-
ters were . dealt with, • roll 'call
was answered (y ,a Bible verse
'witch "angels"."A short study: on'
the Synoptic ^,gdstpe s , withh. • dis
cussion (was given On the life of
Doctor: ' Luke, the "beloved
.physician' 'Whose ' gospel has
.been -called . the , most beautiful
story • everwritten, was given.
Mrs. MacKinnon ': called upon
Mrs. W. Shpeir Of Brtisse•ls, Pres
,byteri•al .president, to bring a'
ti.essage. She expressed; her
pleasure in „ meeting so Many.
Auxiliary members in a iomme'
setting arid, enumerated some of
bf
the objectives set hbefore• ;tihe
Society this ;ear. ' She asked' fdr
renewed loyalty for !Brayer
iri the ' responsibilities`' of • heroffice•' ' ,Mrs. • S.'. Cthislett ' had•
charge of the prayer. circle. Mrs.
Douglas Grahani introditee,d • the.
«nest shpeaker; Mrs,. Alwin• Mun-
dell who' :brought ' an- Easter
Message' in a most interesting
way, ;S:he talked abc'ut dotting
'vwhat• • the 'can to' further the'
Lord's work ; t home tar abroad
by. going . or givniiig:.:or ;praying.
We ,must not shrink from. diffi-
cult things. If Mary, the • Lord's
mother' had stayed` away from
the crucifixion, she would •have
-missed. :one of"Christ's:; utteran-`:
ces which •rev'ealled His •love, and
care. We. Should be messengers
.for ..Chr'ist in' the fau ily cireie'
and ' ';the xei'g(h�borhoad.• Good.
books •are, an essential for • the.
(home andd, for." the children.
'Christian .literature is • a -cryng
need on most foreign fields;• Mrs.
W.: °F°' MacDonald than'ked' The
guests._ 4presd�ath�err i
re�m:em�braandnces:'Mehters. SandyrMaweth-
:Leod, .',accompanied by 'Mrs. H.
Buckton, sang ;`The old. . Rugged
Cross." . Mrs:.: Currie Colwell, '
Mrs.. Leonard MacInnes . and Mrs.:.
Chislett •assisted'..the hostess ,with'',
.serving ' lunch. •
Hackett's U,C W
Christ is ,Risen was : the •'therrie
for Haakett's• U.C.W..•. When bheY,
met. on ..Tuesday 'afternoon at' the:
home of Mrs:. Tom Hackett, Jr.
of Lucicnow. Mrs. Alex Hackett.
presided.. The devootian was ta-
ken 6'y Mrs. Jim Neispn follow- -`
ed *by prayer )by ;Mrs Cliff
Menary. Mrs, B1ake Alton' fav-
ored with •a'plane" 'nuuri+b'er. Mrs..
Jim ::Nelson. and 'Mrs.. " Gordon
Kaiser , gave talks ion the Pres
yteria lid ...at 'Goderlah. Mrs.
Jim- Nelson, gave ':a ' reading on
Easter. Fourteen answered„ the
roll gall. with .an Easter verse.
An :invitation :was read • ;from
Dungannon. • U.C.W.. for • 'their
'Easte'r , Thasnkbffering. 'There is
`to • ibe • a bazaar at the .next Meet
ing along with an apron 'contest.
The . visiting . •Committee re=
ported '5 ...calls, Th. e ' study book
was! react- bbyrne1Hackett..
Hymn 85 was • sung foll'owed hbyl >
prayer by MPs. ` Kaiser. Mrs.
Donald Hackett and Mrs. Blake'
Alton served a . dainty lhunoh.,
Zion, U.0 W •
•The . Zion. U C:W met at the
;home:: 'of ,Mrs. '. Peter 'Cook „for
their • April • meeting.. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles Andersen,
opened' the , meeting • and the
Easter , hymn "Christ ;the ' Lord
is ,Risen TO -day'' '`was ,sung. 20
ladies answered the roll call,
with, the name of a missionary..
Tihe ; worship period was taken
hby, Mrs. Rlcibert Helm and •Mrs.
Lorne: 'Cook. Mrs. Gordon Kirk=
land pled. it . Blble Study, ,The
study •book ,..ohalpter was given
by Mrs. • Nelson • .Raynard.' Mrs.'
John Gardner . sang an, Easter•:
solo. Mrs, ` Wilkins'Sr. gave a
.talk on.. her trip' • to . 'Bermuda,
which was enjoyed, .Mrs. Robert
Helm read an Easter'poem.. Mrs
G.drdon, Kirkland, display.eil the
supply work that is .ready. .to 'be
:sent,. to •headquarters ' in May..
The aprons for. the neat bazaar
'were 'brought., in to, this meeting
and ,judged. 'and. Che prizes vent
to Mrs, ' Gordon 'Kirkland, Mrs.
thanes¢ .Wilkins' and Mfrs: Russel'
Swan, The Meeting was closed
with pi ayer'. by Mrs. Kaiser.
Lunch was served ..by the hostess'
.assisted by Mrs, Nelson Raynard
and Mrs, frank Ritchie,
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