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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-03-04, Page 2WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1953. this’n’that V t of in to by ROSEMARY THYME THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW. ONTARIO LOOK I NG B ACkWAR DS THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES Today you’d swear that spring is here, not even just abound the' corner. If . you are completely ■ domestically minded you will be looking askance at the “shadmv cf winter” on your woodwork end . walls, »jand : p^^ to< your eyebrows ih thpuseclean^ • ing by now ,. (I’ll bet my next door neighbor giets a good start!), If you are. ndt too, domestically aninded, yoti‘w411’feel (as’ I do) that‘.this 7,is too nice a day to" $stay inside, so.you’ll dash through all the necessary jobs, such as feeding the family, and “go for a nice long walk. I’m going to . make a pie, 'a peanutTbutter chiffon pie, and take it to a friend “who ‘is not well. A pie is the nicest thing to take to a housekeeper who is ill, and still struggling to keep going . I know ... this same . friend brought me one when. I " Thad; mumps in the early winter/ i and so did -three other \ friends. ‘ ' <r " • • Sixty Years Ago •' Warden James Byran was giv en a rousing welcome On his re turn from County Council. He was met at the-depot iby. the Band and a large gathering and was serenaded “despite the - pitch holes’7to the, town hall Where congratulations were extended by a number who were t calledon for speeches.. Jimmy Hunter add ed a vocal touch with his rendi tion of “Bonnie Prince Charlie”* The roof of Davis* sawmill at Paramount collapsed under the weight of snow, A double wedding was solemn ized at the home , of James Smith, Con. 12; West Wawanosh, when his two daughters were wed; Jennie to John G. Buchan nan qf Bay City and Jessie to D. R. Buchannan of North ; Dakota. Bridesmaids were Miss Annie Middleton and Miss Lizzie Law- ©nd so did -three other friends. Never were such welcome gifts. Helen is very fond of the. flavor ; of peanut-butter, so I hope she . enjoys my pie.. . We used to go for long rambles in the woods in the fail, often driving quite a distance first. When we got hungry-we’d, stop at a little country sto^e and buy a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut (butter and a bottle of milk. How good it tasted! So much better tRhn sandwiches you ‘ made up carefully at home! But one day ■we couldn’t find a country store, ^^-^dy^sMve-drove^lromeward”^we' grew more and more Tiungry. There were nine of us in the car, and everyone started wishing for :'Lpeanut butter _sandwiches, ~etc., etc. I had a yearning for the crusts, both crusts, from a loaf of freshly-baked homemade bread. Dorothy thought she’d enjoy that too. Everyone had expressed a desire but Lillian, who gave a long sigh and said, . “Me . . . I’d settle for a nice juicy worm be tween , two , pieces of bark”. ' Peanut Butter Chiffon Rte: 1 envelope unflavored gelatin pow- . dre, 1 cup cold Water, 2 egg yolks well beaten, ■% cup sugar or light ^corn~ syrup“^H;sp“saltr % cup peanut butter, 2 egg whites, % lisp, vanilla, ' 1 baked pie shell. Soften gelatin iri 44 cup; cold water. Combine egg yolks, of the sugar or syrup, % cup cold •water and salt, in top. of double boiler. Blend well. Add gelatine. ; Place over boiling water. Beat constantly with rotary beater un til thick and fluffy: Cool. Place peanut butter jn a bowl, add re maining water gradually. Beat till smooth.Add egg yolk mixture and vanilla. Blend with beater. Chill., until.slightly thickened.' Beat egg whites until foamy. Add remainng sugar or. corn syrup gradually, beating until stiff. Fold into peanut butter mixture. Turn into baked pie shell or crumb crust. Chill until firm. If desired, to serve, top. with. finely chopped nuts, whipped cream or whipped evaporate! milk. . Our WA. had a Valentine Tea and bake sale last -week. Every thing looked so nice Td like to tell you about it J;_.The_tea_tablesQand-decorations. were most attractive. The table centres wei:e contrived from small paper cups, crepe paper^ pipe cleaners, gumdrops and par affin wax'. Small paper cups were partly filled with melted wax. Pipe cleaners, were stuck into the wax 'When partly set, and stood up like the. stems of flow ers. Red heart-shaped gumefrops son. ~~ / - -7 j Mitchell Bros, were. advertis ing for 300,000 feet of fnaple logs at $8.00 per thousand. Reeve Alex Stewart Of West Wawanosh received word that his brother, Dy. Farquhar, Stewart, had died of injuries received near Chicago when his buggy was struck by a train. Village officials were appoint ed, as follows: clerk, Hugh Mor.-.' prison; treas.,' G. A. Siddall; as sessor, W.' H. Smith; collector, John N. Ross; weigh Master, T. Lawrence. James Sharp, 55, was instantly killed near Whitechurch when ■struck on the head By' a heavy limb. He was. taking out timber for Founds sawmill. He left a wife-and-nine-ehildren——■. .. Angus McQuaig had a gang of men taking out square timbers in T. Somerville’s bush near St. Helens. •/../ ■.. . ..' -./" .'•/ Thirty-Five Years AgOr A barking dog aroused Will and Calvin1 Towle of Paramount in time for them to extinguish a fire Which had broken out in the home. ••< • . The fuel situation, was so acute tfiatcthe Village Council set up a supply committee charged with the distribution of all coal ship? ments/receiycd, iby .local dealers. All orders were investigated be fore delivery was made. R. J. Cameron informed Coun cil he wished to, be, relieved of his duties as constable as he was considering going West. L.-Cpl. John Kennedy, Bound ary East, was decorated with the Military Medal and bar. He had been at <the. front for twenty-two months without a scratch. In Room IV of Lucknow Pub lic School, L G. Sherriff was teaching, the , £pUbwing,. students, A. Reid, B. Murdie, C. McKen- drick, Q. Douglas, L. Spindler, V. McQuillin, S; Burns, J. Cain, J. McCallum, W. ,Treleaven, R.' Mathers, K. Hill, T. Blitzstein, D. Mitchell, M McCallum, H. Thompson, G. Hodgiris/ H. Blitz- stein,7 A. Johnston, W, Huston, M. . McLean, R. Andrew, M. Web ster, A. Murdie, A. s Irwin, W. Thompson, E. Nivins, I. Rathwell, F. Andrew^ FrCaih7“Rt, Howey, Henry D. Woods was advertis ing tea at 30c, raisins 10c, and 6 cakes of soap for 25c. Dp Valens of Saskatoon was .............. visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mac Donald. . Rev, Jphn Calvin McKay Nairn, iScotland, was married Free North Church, Inverness Mary Rachel McKenzie, M.A. Twenty Years Ago . Mrs, David Girvin of Dungan- non observed her 91st birthday. Bob Thompson, 19-year-old stu dent at the School for the. Deaf at Bejleville., was playing hockey with the Belleville O.H.A. jun iors. Mrs. W. J/ pouglas was presi dent of the Women’s Institute. \ Harold, Thompson" bought the Blaekhorse • store' from Sam Hal- denby and operated prior to him. ! by Herb Carter. Elvin McQuillin/ 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mc Quillin, died in Goderich Hospi tal of peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. His broth er, Constable Roy McQuillin, had been shot to death about two years before in. Toronto by John Brockenshire. " „ Mrs. Mabel May of London, daughter of Joe Wilson of West Wawanosh; died: at the age of 40. Steele C. MacKenzie was ap pointed agency supervisor, of the Dominion Life Assurance Co. InM' keeping with the general depression-years practise, the sal ary of Village Clerk Joseph Ag new was reduced by TO, percent. Bert Ward, town handyman, was receiving $12.50 a month. Two high school students, Bill MacKenzie and Florence McQuil lin, both suffered . fractured .ankles... ; Malcolm McMillan died at his home in Lucknow in his 58th .year. , k' - Ten Years Aw Mr. ahd Mrs. N. E. .Bushell and Jean moved to Hamilton, where Nels was employed with C.I.L. - With Russia at grips with Ger many, a Canadian campaign was launched known at “The Aid To Russia” fund and was receiving generous donations .locally of cash and clothing. • Death came to Mrs. Alf Ritchie and Angius McKenzie. - Miss Dorothy Douglas left to do mission work in British GuianaJ--—^!.-"’1-— Mrss. Tyndall Robinson bought f the’ idraner Angus McKinnon 1 : home in Lucknow, - . Wilfred McCarthy succeeded George^ Stuart as president of the* West Wawanosh Fire Insur ance Co. A. D./ Culbert yvas appointed Ashfield assessor. Gordon Staffers was home on, vacation from St, John’s, New foundland, where he was with the Bank of Montreal. . Volunteer workers were busy issuing the No. 2 ration book. Pilot Officer George Andrew McQuillin of St. Helens was re- • ported missing bn air operations in> midtJanuary, . ' Rev. J. H. Geoghegaiv was transferred from Stra*hroy to W’oodstock. Mrs, Janies Webster returned to her home after six weeks’ treatment in London- for 7 a hip" fracture suffered the previous summer. " Angus McKenzie of Premier, B.C.; was visiting his" brother Alex who was ill in Wingham Hospital. Angus* went, West in 1891, was attracted to Alaska by the lure of gold and lived at. Dawson for 20, years. -w & Stars' // ■ < , \ . presentone- I and white ones, made a flower like effect. The cups were cov-» ered with fluted red and white crepe paper. On the walls, were huge red hearts, the edges.frilled with white crepe paper. The bake tables were loaded with good things. Ypu know how it is . . * Mrs. Brown is famous fOr .Jher rolls; Mrs. Smith makes the most delicious, . tarts; Mrs. Jdnes’ luscious looking layer <?ake wquld make you forget all about your calories; Mrs. .Black’s apple- pie would melt in your mopth. I think teas and bake sales are great fun. You dd Work hard too . . I know that . . . but it is so good for women to work together ’ in this way. A delightful camar aderie develops over the minor emergencies, the tea kettle that won’t boil when the need for* the t^a--is desperate, and you disr . cover a .fuse is blown, the for gotten sugar, the spilled cream. Something always happens be hind the scenes. , . r At the tea tables we had heaps of delectable fancy sandwiches, ribbon ones with egg and chop ped meat and lettuce, etc.- They make the most delicious hiock olives out of cherries here; I’m certainly going to find out how it is donei. ‘ .‘tell ydu about it in June., Among the small cakes was a delicious wersiofr of^drea'ni cake.’ Along With 'the familiar flav'ors of my dream cake , was a distihet flavor of pineapple. Perhaps hyou have been doing this, but it was; new . to me. I’m going #to try adding "'some crushed pineapple next .time .1 makg, it. Perhaps some of you don’t make dream cake; Recipe next ;week. Space is up. , - i VIMPLEMENTSAND EQUIPMENT... New or used ~ to save you time and labour. DtAlHMC • • tiling, ing disposal i0"® «»»• of hoSl bi «brejf. e ot m°K rooms o» Check your needs and discuss your financing requirements With us. 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