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Lucknow Seitlnel, Wednesday, December I9i 19 • • Pagi
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True spirit of the season
With all the hustleand bust)e of the Christmas season,
snaking it almost impossible to' enjoy the simpler joys of
Christmas, one has to wonder why it is .people year after
year permit :themselves to be taken' inby the commercial .
aspect of Christmas. It ':has. • to be our inborn sense' of
parity, making it impossible for us to ignore that will to
give, to find just the right'toy for our child,to find that
something special to put under the tree for. a loved one this
Christmas.
But take .a moment this Christmas to: think about the
commercialism of the season; the bill of goods we've been
sold•)by all the flashy advertisements. Stop to consider .the
1 true meaning of giving at Christmas and take the time to
talk about it with .our children. .
As parents who .grew up . receiving, everything our
parents ,could give us, because they grew up during the
depression and they wanted us. to have it all, we continue
this brand of giving to our children. Because our parents
gave unselfishly to us, we want to do the same for our own
children. But stop to consider r that Christmas, as well as a
celebration of the birth of Jesus, The Messiah, is a season-
to observe' the real meaning `of giying.
It isn't Jesus' birth or that he came to save mankind as
Christians believe that makes Christmas so special. The
real message' is that God thought so much of man, he gave
. his only son that manmight be saved. The gift of Jesus is
the real meaning of Christmas.' • ,
No.matter how much. our child wants a Cabbage Patch'
doll or your wife would love a pair of diamond earrings or
you husband .would enjoy a skidoo,. such a gift ' cannot
express the true meaning ,of giving. Ratherthe true gift is
a sacrifice ' you make . to give and the gift' must be
something the person desperately needs.
Take a moment to consider how we all can give with real
meaning this Christmas., Perhaps .you can take the time to
make a new friend, as the Lucknow .Kinettes have
suggested, by taking a small present to the nursing home..
- and
ome.-
and spending sometime witha resident who is elderly and
alone this Christmas' season. . . . '
Perhaps we can teach the. child who has 'a Cabbage
Patch doll and wants a "preemie'.' this Christmas, that she
will receive her. "preemie if she is willing to give her own
doll to another child who has no doll, for no little girl; needs
two Cabbage Patch children.
Perhaps a family can' decide to ' spend a little less on .
.presents. for each other this . Christmas, because the
remainder will be their family donation to the hunger relief
fund °for thechildren of Ethiopia. '
Take the time this Christmas: to teach your children. the
real meaning of Christmas and make this your real gift to
your children , this season. Explain . that "My Christmas '
Wish" does not necessarily mean the present I want under.
the tree Christmas morning, but it might also mean my
wish for peace, .my wish that the children in • Africa • have
food to eat, my wish that an older person does not have to
spend Christmas alone in an institution. '
It is never too• soon in a young child's life to teach the
. real meaning of. •Christmas. Set an :example for your
children by taking time tQ discuss as a family, how you will
give one gift this. Christmas, which trulyexpresses the real '
meaning of Christmas, the true meaning of giving.
A blessed Christmas to all our readers and a Christmas
that captures the true spirit of the season.
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S9 • Some ehildren were ecstatic with ,the,opportunity. to sit on Santai knee when he: visited
Gl� t+Gl. s VlSlt Lucknow on Saturday, while others just weren't' too eure. Clockwise from the , upper left,
visiting with ' Santa are Courlaey Vanlljjk, Jacqueline Hackett, John Van illepenbeek, and Ryan Hackett.
• - : , (Photos by Sharon MU]
Towards the end. of August,. the lumber
mill was completed. Grant the blacksmith
had installed all the , shafts, pulleys, and
the huge saw which would rip into the logs.
There was also a smaller saw for cutting
the lumber into various sizes, and a drum
like contraption with numerous blades, for.
planing any wood requiring a smoother
finish.
The largest section of equipment, fabric-
ated 'piece, by piece, was a testimony to
Grant's skill and ingenuity. It was a long,
table like structure for accominodating
even the largest diameter tree trunks, and
equipped with.'a spiked'chain.. The speed of
the latter was adjusted by a clever ratchet
mechanism, which advanced or retarded
the movement of the logs against the saw
blade, according to the hardness of ,the
wood.
There was some delay however, before
the mill could be placed in operation. The
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excavation of .the mill pond was not yet
completed. Most of the men employed on
that particular aspect of the project had
been called away to more important work -
the harvest.
Thewater for the mill reservoir was to be.
taken from a small creek and after passing
through the waterwheel or spillway, would
be returned to the creek a little further
downstream.. • Teddy Murdoch engaged
himself in digging the outlet channel from
the mill to the stream. The input channel
was already completed, except for a small
section which, for the time being, prevent
ed water from flowing info, the pond. At the
beginning of September, some men came
back from the fields, and the excavation
for the pond was completed.
The owner ofthe mill and new bride,
Lucy Murdoch, had no experience in
business, and was grateful for any advice
given by her friend KathleenJamieson - the
REDTREES
by Don Campbell
most clever and astute business person in
the community. Kathleen explained the
necessity to let everybody know for miles
around that the mill would be receptive to
all business.
"The more . people. gossip about your
enterprise, the more business you ate
likely to get," Kathleen told Lucy. "At the
day of the opening, you will need to attract
as many people as possible. The• best way
to do that is to put on a free meal and be
generous with the whiskey!"
There was great excitement when Lucy
Murdoch announced a feast to celebrate
the opening of the mill. • Posters were
printed in Bolton ' Town and fastened to
trees, posts and buildings in prominent
locations throughout the countryside. The
read: "Come to the Grand Opening of th
Redtrees Lumber Mill on Saturday, Sep
ember 17. Free food and drink for every
body! Music, dancing and other entertain
ment. Make it a family outing!"
And make it a family outing they did
by the hundreds. Redtrees was invaded
The Irish came from Albion, and it seem
that Bolton Town was emptied of people o
that . day. Prom Mono Mills and th
surrounding area they came on horsebtel;
wagon and on foot - crowds of 'people of a'
kinds, shapes and sizes.,
"Hope they got lots to eat on' drink,'
and Irishman was heard to say. "I neve
seen so many people wantin' to be enter;
twined,. so I haven't - unless it were, at
hangin'."
A. large crowd gathered around the mil
); and especially at the millpond, where man
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