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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-12-23, Page 4Page 4 Luelivaw Sentilaela Manila ?9 eeember . 1991 -Pagbiaad weekly by Si9p l.,Star, Publishing (fid. .at 610 Campbell:W9r O L do cw, On . P.O, Bo). 40©©, UUckkcow, Ontaao GROG 2H0 Ra -2022: -Fox 011 4.28-429 %IP A up, -. UJ 11 t YO�lrl Thomas Th•rnpsgn 4 Advertising Ma ger Pat Livingston o Genesi Manager Edit "r - Subscription rates advance: LocnO Regular S u plus 1.26 G.S.$ o $19r Local Senior X15?° plus 1.05 O.S.`r Local Letter Carrier Gioderioh, Hanover, Listowel 9 S°° plus postage plus G.S.T Out -Of -Area (40 miles) X18°° plus pa Cage plus G.S.T. Ft reign + D.S.A. $60','' Publications mail registration n • . 0847 held at Lucknow, Ont. Changes f address, orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to be sent to Lutcknoiv Sentinel at the above address. Advertising is accepted on the condition that inthe event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. What I Think Christmas was like Fifty Years Ago I imagined myself as a little girl on Christmas 1941. We had to go far away to get our Christmas tree. When we got it we had to cut it down and put it on a sleigh and pull it back to our house. When we got home we would decorate our tree, but the only thing was that we didn't have very many decorations to put on it. It was nice, m a way, at Christ- mas hristmas because my mom made a lot of Christmas cookies, thattasted very good. would' not have any - TV, so we couldn't watch any 'Christmas . What Christmas was like 50 Years Ago . Christmas 50 years ago was dif- ferent than our Christmas. They had to make ornaments for their Christ- mas hristmas tree, but we don't. We buy ours in ,a store. They had to make their - Own presents because they didn't have a lot of money, like we do. And when they got a present they got an orange and they were happy. But when we get one or two presents some of us complain. And' that's not right. We've . got to be happy for what we get. Sometimes when they went to school they had to walk a long way. It was very cold. My Mom said she had to walk a long way to the bus. They wouldn't go to the driveway, All we have to do is get to the driveway, and they pick us up. We have it so easy. We're lucky. Meggan' Higgins Lucknow Christian specials. We could listen to the radio, though. We would also go to church on Christmas Day and learned about the birth of Jesus. We had a very' strong belief in Jesus. When it was Christmas we would _sit aroupd the Christmas tree and think about Jesus and St. Nicholas. We didn't like thinking about Black Peter though. We only got a little bit of pres- ents on Christmas. Hardly any. The people back there enjoyed Christ- mas hristmas but it was hard work. J26aelle Kuyvenhoven Grade 6 Lucknow Christian Another year comes to an end and with it I Celebrate having three years wider my belt as editor. I usually find myself rehashing the year's happenings when the end of December rolls around. This year my mind wandered back more than one year to the days when I was a teen. Can you - remember when you were 'younger thinking that a certain future year, seemed to be such a long distance off. I vividly recall in 1965 thinking. that 1990 was a million years away..Time has.a habit of slipping by quickly, especially more so the older we get. I find it hard 'to fathom that over two and one half decades have gone by and we are now on the eve 1992. If you could go back in time, would you change .anythin& in -0 your life? There is one thing I have often thought I would change, if given the chance. It would revolve around my education. I would have stmdied t be a lawyer. But, today, as. I' ponder that thought, I realize my life prbably would have been considerably different. Just. suppose I had become a lawyer. I doubt very much I would have married when I. did and maybe :not even who I did. `latus,, no Mr. Fixit and no Number One Son at least 'pot the ones I am blessed with today, If there was no Mr. Fixit, I wouldn't be living here and in turnas a city girl, wouldn't have had the pleasure of knowing what life in a small community is all about. Oh sure, there are some minor things that drive me crazy about small town living; but, on the whole, the good outweigh the bad. Life is never perfect! I wouldn't be sitting here putting_ my thougghts on paper`:to often I'd be thankful not to have this job, but really, it does give me a great sense of satisfaction 99% of the time. I am thankful for that, corisideriug the number of people who hate going to work each day And so I feel it only appropriate t say at thistiane ' Thanks - to all of ,yon who have contributed to my sense of satisfaction. To our readers, our advertisers, the schools, the churches, the. municipalities a you all contribute weekly to my enjoyment of this job. Each time I do the capsulized review of the year's papers, I realize we are basically a strong knit community - one that shares in each others joys and sorrows Where else, but in a small corn. munity such as ours, would we find the emotional support that gets us through the cruel Docks life deals us? I. extend my best wishes to you And o,. ;,,loved nes...f r.a^ joyous-- - Christmas. o~yous- -..- Christmas. May we all find peace within ourselves, our world and be blessed with the love of our family and friends. Merry Christmas! WI -IAT D`0 I HAv,E FOR FARMERS TN15 YEAR? NOTNIN t Tl-leY wee f3A. i GNAT 00 I NAve. RSR ME firTh m` ie ., PoLITICAL CLV Es? rEELS LI KE. LoT5A STUFF,/ Christmas in Holland My Grandmother and I were talking together. My grandmother told me what Christmas was like fifty years ago. This is what she said. On December 5th we , put out wooden shoes. We put out hay and carrots for Saint Nick's horse. In the morning there were candies, toys and games in our shoes. On December 25th we went, to church. On December 26th it was my ' favourite day. We had a big Sunday School concert. There was a tree in front of the church. The Christmas story was read. Everyone did Bible verses by memory. There was carol singing. After, we got a book, an orange and hot chocolate. Everyone -came to the church. When we got home we had ham, raisin bread and pudding. I fell asleep on Grandmas' lap dreaming about Christmas Past in Holland. Benjamin deBoer, Grade 5, LCPS Said it with flowers o The Luck- ndiw Fire Company did a nice and Christmas -like thing when they sent a pretty bouquet of fresh flowers to all the. "shut ins" in town on Christmas morning. There is in every community a number of elderly people and invalids who are unable to leave the house, and to these the gift ' from the Firemen added brightness and cheerfulness to the day. We are sure that the recipients are' most grateful. New uses for waste o It has been customary hitherto to burn the hulls of rice discarded in the process of preparing the cereal for market , no use for them being known. Now, however, means have been found for turning this waste mateialto valuable account. One hundred tons of rice hulls, by the applicatidn of high heat after washing and boiling, can be made to yield seventy-five tons of cellulose for the manufac- ture of paper, linoleum and other products, including paraffin, acetic acid and hydrogen gas. The impor- tance of this discovery may be judged from the fact that nearly one-third of the total rice crop, by weight, consists of hulls. 50 years ago December 25, 1941 Had, fortunate escape - Mrs. G.A. Newton had a.fortunate escape from serious injury late one after- noon last week, She had disposed of a dental chair owned by her late husband and was awaiting a transport to call and pick it up. Mrs. Newton moved it too near the head of the stairs and down it tumbled, taking her with it. When ENTINEL MEMOIRS the tumble ended Mrs. Newton was helplessly pinned down by the heavy chair, and for half an hour her calls for help went unheard. Mrs. Morgan Henderson finally heard her calls, and although unable to move the chair, soon secured help to free Mrs. Newton, who suffered a severe gash in her leg as well as other minor injuries. Letters arriving - Letters were receivedthis past week from several local boys who arrived overseas late in November., Among these were letters from Kenneth Cameron, Hugh Conning, Jim Webster and Ayh icr Aitchison. The boys generally report a pleasant and uneventful crossing. They seem well pleased with what they already seen of Scotland and England; report the food good and the blackouts a real experience. In Aylmer's letter, he said he found - water one of the most difficult things to secure, as fire fighting needs take first place in importance to a bath. The "Iron Man's" Record a It was six years ago last week that Murray Murdoch completed his 500th successive National League hockey.• game to definitely become the "Iron Man" of hockey. He stretched this record to six, hundred games before retiring from the "fig Time'. Six hundred consecutive games is a record that may stand for all time in that strenuous sport. Murray was born in Lucknow and in the local arena is, a big banner that proclaims Lucknow as the home of Murray Murdoch, the iron man of hockey. Have you ever thought what Christmas was like 50 years ago? Well I have. I thing the toys would be very different. First of all, you would not get a Nintendo or a Computer or a ghetto. You'd get a normal wooden toy such as a rocking chair, a wooden car of a doll. They wouldn't have artificial trees. Probably, they would ' go to the bush, cut down a tree and decorate it with homemade or- naments. Some ornaments might included popcorn on a string, candles and other homemade things. Now don't you thing Christmas was fun S© years ago even though Nintendo wasn't invented?