The Lucknow Sentinel, 1950-12-07, Page 2rx
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THE LUCKNOW S. ENTINEL, LUCKI(QW, ,ONTARIO
' THURS., DECEMBER ,7tYi1950
WOMEN'SCOL/MN
THYMF1'' .....,•
' We are: wondering. hew deep
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has 'been the • snow ',around The
• Lucknow Sentinel's . immediate
coverage, We heard a good story
the other day A number of
commercial travellers were: Sit-
ting around ,the hotel, in a little
'' 'town to: the south, recoulnting
• their day's ,adventures' on the
snowy roads. One of them grunt-
ed
runt
ed "Huh, that's ` nethin'. 1 was
up around Lucknow and. Wing-•
'harm, and there aren't any ,roads;'
at all:, I. had' `to• leave my car
• .and ,take' off on foot: I , plodded:
along and suddenly my" .footwerit
-..clown, in a hole; and a . puff" of
smoke came. up at me , . ; I' was
*Walking on' top .:of' a house, and
se
t `• dow 'i , the '
Peed
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chrmne ..
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VhristmnaS decorations in. your
Windows. and on your' front doors
leek,anost `effective in such .snowy
Surroundings, don't they? • Hag 'a
huge' °spray of greens on .your
front door. • Paint some pine
cones; red, or w'lite,_ : or ,with. al-
uminum paint, twist some; : cord
through the top. of the cones and
fasten to the• branches of your
greens, or--tie-a• nurivher-of "cheat b
the greens in .a bunch,. Or mak
your. door look like' a hug
Christmas parcel .m • , with wid
bands of red crepe paper. from
top to bottom, and front side, to
side, • with a big' bow at th
Crossing.. We did that with our
dinner table one Year, used a
Plain paper 'tablecloth, and, at
decorative points on. the. "par-
cel?'
par
.cel?' • we used, Christmas cards
for seals. How:' do :you' display
3 our Chrls5tinas cards, other than
pile' on the ' "living 'room table?
Any new: ideas?
Would... you like 'a . re
Y couple
.eipes for Christmas, candies?.
Divinity- Piiffs 1 , cup. White
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back on the': stove and -let it bo
to the firm rn 'ball stage' (248. d.
'grees) 1/f eanwhile beat the syru
and egg White mixture,, continu
beating. after the :rest of the syru
is added,. until it is of a con
stituency to stand up in swirl
peaks;: when you drop it' from •
spoon ori waxed paper. The fia
voring' and any.trimmings.. gar
added with the last syrup, •Y'o
may' use 2 teaspoon vanilla,.'.an
'/x' cup .chopped red or green cher
ries, or. chopped pecans: or al
monds. We love them with c
ed raisins thei
r b seeded. �nc�
_ R r _..g e
or. with, one s ithein' i n
more, mind) little . drop ..of oil o
• pepperrnint . and enough gree
fruit coloring to: make it th
shade you desire -Be careful tha
you : don't get it .Tilrous. , If yo
can get someone to: help. With the
final beating' .tdivide'. into two
bowls, `arid .you have. two kinds
Out/ of,: one batch, ,
Turkish. Delight ..; 4' envel-
opes gelatine, . etip • cold water,' 4
cups- granulated .sugar, 1/4 • tea-
spoon `salt, 11/4 cups'boiling; water,
112 tsp. 'peppermint 'extract '(oil of
peppermint gives: 'truer •,flavor,
but be ' 'niig�gardly), 1, teaspoon
cinnamon. extract recd and green
, coloring.: Soften 'gelatine : in cold
water.:,Heat sugar; salt,,.and boil-
ing 'water to dboilir g point,. Add.
gelatine, and • stir until thorough-
Zy :d ssoved Cook slowly X15 min-.
utes.' Remove • from. fire, and div'
ide into' 2lbowls•' player 'Pile with
cinnarrion : and colorred: red: Color. the
other green and flavor with pep-
perani.nt.•. Of if you./prefer lei on
use 3. tablespoons lemon : juice,
and two teaspoons lemon extract.
Have 2;.pans 8'', x 4", rinse with
cold water, and':pour',in the candy
td 314 °inch depth. 'Let candy thick--
.en' for at least 12 hours' in .a" cold
place, but not. your''frig. -When
it .has stiffened, loosen.from the
ill
p
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sugar,. 11/2 cups. brown sugar,' r
cup 'light , • corn : syrup, iii • 'cup
water. 2 stiffly beaten •egg•'whites,>
f1ay.'oring. Boil, sugars, water and
syrup till .it , begins to •'. spin .a'
hair. Pour . abqut 'half over the
stiffly' beaten white, slovW'ly, beat-
ing tveh, so �th.at the .hot • syrup;
doesn't' cook the.egg into ,little
tough. lum 's: ' h just, '
g g tat you dust, can t
ibeat. •out. It' is well- to start pour-:
ing the. syrup after the boiling
u'bibles haves; subsie some
what. Put the` rest 4,6f the.' syrup
together. and let themhang, over
crossin
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edges. and pull: out on a board,
sprinkled with confecteiner's
sugar. Cut rrr ,cubes and roll in
the sugar.,;
ACKWARDS
THROUGH THE SEN'tIN. EL "FILES
••ixty `Years Ago
•J. Brurnpton was offering' $9,00
men's suits for $5.00. . •
.Walter Stewart was. Moving
his sawmill from Dungannon, to
Lucknow.
The death occurred of . John
Camiof Westin
ero n Wan�vanosh •
his 75th year. lie settled on Lot
18, Com:" 1, West Wawanosh
the year' 1848;, when his residence
wsis on the only • open roadto
the northern part .of the 'Town-
:ship; and ` became a° stopping
Place, •for a great . number, of set-
tiers in search. oferown land.
•You :could' get ,a 'good, second
hand buggy. from ' T. ,.:Hildred for
.$15.00 :and he'd .• deal •it out in•
wood' or hay.. '
Council let the contraetfor'. the.
installing. of • eight 1500 •candle
power arc electric lights on main
street frown .Ross to Havelock to
be lighted 280 • nights a, year. at
a. cost of $1.20, a. night. If light-
ing ,was required over and above
the. 280 .nights it, was to be at,
the same. rate. (No explanation
was :offered as, to why they were
not'.te be in ;use 365.nights,)
.L--uck•now-riterchantS-decldez to
close . their stores • at.
7.00' .pari
each 'night, except Saurday when
they. remained ••open ,to" 9.30. The
-merchants • deciding upon these
hours were .D.R
.. . lgeltitos'h, W
J, Brurnptan, T. Detior, F.. Grun-
dy;.Wm.Connell, Berry, & Little,
J.
Grenache, J. Peart,
A: E ,Brasher,; W. H. Smith., . E:.
J. Smith,. R.:•Prector., 'Mrs..,Mur
chison, '-Cameron, Murdoch. and:.
.Co. The Sentinelcommented
"We neve} could' See. any.; goed
reason • why 'our • storekeepers
should be cainpellede-to, keep open;:
Until ' all ' hours • of :the .night: 'to
accomodate a few .people who in
variably make it a :point.to al
Good luck .See you_' next week.
ways be late in' doing their shop
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next
titrie. ,',Same station.
ROiSE1VLARY T•HYIVIE..
P.S.-I'm getting a terrific;`kiele
out of doing this,. but •I'ni begin-
nirig to •be: bothered.: Does_ any-
one :else enjoy it? Even the pub-
Usher: : remains silent. '
'But .. ;Hurrah, Sorneonwrote
and asked me for my: recipes, for.
Christmas- Cake (recognized, me
through .all, this 'persiflage).
About the : cake • recipes, it was
just.: to save ,rny 'face, though, Sure
f knew it.
(The Pulblisher would welcori e•
comments on and suggestions ;for
this column, .and. would 'be 'glad`
to receive queries, household.
hints and recipes,••which:'will be'
passed on''to the , writer.).
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its
WATCH. FOR
now Fri
l'S''' :
TO. BE,GIVEN AWAY.ABSOLUUTELY FREE
GET ONE FREE CHANCE,.
*T11 EVERY $1 O0 PURCHASE'
, MADE • IN. THISSTORE:
, Also As A Second Gift
. Beautiful' Fruit Basket
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SEE THESE ON DISPLAY ON SATURDAY
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ping",
Thirty -Five Years' Ago
Mrs Joseph' -Hanna died of a
.fractured skull,. received. when
she leaped from the ,buggy .'as
. the horse ran •away. Mrs. Han-
na__ ''young son, whom she tos5Pc1
from. the buggy, was unhurt. ':Mr..
Hanna` ns,anaged • to bring the
horse. ,toga' halt 'a little. farther
on..
• Following • a recruiting; meeting
in.the'Fam'ily Theatre five young
men signed :up for . service= --Her-
bert .and. *Harry Chisholm, Geo.
Abbott, Charles. Piercy and Gor-
don `McKenzie:',.'
An' -,invalid and great' sufferer
for five. years;, the. death. "of; Mrs.
Jaynes Hendersonoccurred • at
in ; Lucknow in late
September.: •
.;Mr. • and Mrs. D. Campbell re-
ceived word 'of the death' of ,their
• son=iri law, • H ':D.. McMahon, who
was killed when• struck by a
train, in Manitoba:, •
Miss Mabel. J. Aitnn, daughter
of Mr. ancI Mrs: Dari Alton, died.
in .her . 27th year;. ,
Annie Isabel, .daughter .of .Mr.
.and: Mrs,. Wm.' MacPherson. of
Kinloss, ;died at the . age .of 41/z.
years, • •
Alex Stewart of St. Helens died
from. a heart:attack attack on October
12th. .Another -St. Helen's resi-
dent;.' W .E Gordon,: :died _ sud-
denly on October 8th.,
Letters home from HuntleY,
Gordon .and'`Herb Miller indica••
fed they: were seeing, their share
of.front line fighting,:
Luck itesideri"ts"-contributed`
REG McGrEE'S' large alurninum-
$2,000 to' the British Red.•Cross
Fund in. ,a "Trafalgar Day" can-
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Vass;
• Mr.George Matheson was Pre-'
sented with a ':lovely 'Bible by
'the staff of the Pr..esbyterian;
Sunday School: of which' he had
been superintendent for forty
years, and; Was still filling the
position devotedly.
Twenty Years Ago.
Luc no�u Villei
k., age �.coun l de-.
cided 'to hold'' an early nomrna;
,tion meeting in ,November, The
by-law was; later repealed.
Alex'. Sriibh., and Miss Isobel
Chesnuti representing the ,Luck-.
now• J. F and'J. I...lost°• out to;
.a,. Paisley debating `team.
• Mita z MacMillan • died at. ••. his
farm ho'm : in Kinloss.
The death of Elliott .Miller oc
curred suddenly,' when it •wag.
thought'; he.: was improving,. from
an • attack of phlebitis ,resulting
from. 'a, knee injury suffered ,in';
a .tug.' .of war on Fair :Day;
The death occurred.':ofMary'
Elizabeth : Finnigan, 15 -Year-old.,,
•daughter. Of 'Mr..•and Mrs. Rice
-ard' Finnigan of West 'Wawanosh:`
;The; officialopening was held.
.of • the .new.. school, .ra.orth' of
Whitechurch,; S.S.,: No:` 1Q,, Kin,
,friss. Ch, airman .of, the .Board was
J:. B.. .11:Torrisen, . Frank . -Henry
'gave an ,historical :sketch, of the
school . section since the . ;first
.school was built in .1863.
• The congregation. of Ashfield
P esbyterian ; . Church presented
a :gift to Donald 'MacLean befor,_• •
he left:'for a : trip.. to California.
Ten. Years :Ago
Alex. MacKenzie joined " the
Bill Kennedy ;of' Huron Toy; n-
ship ;bagged. a 4001b.' black i bear•
in, Bruce' Peninsula.'
T.E.„Henderson shipped 18:
cars of ''•cattle, numbering: ,340
head:
• :John' Mochrie died• suddenly at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth 'Balls.
ay St :Helens
Mrs. Ida ` Flynn , donated a
•han.dinade lace altar cloth toy the.
'United •Churcl. 'iii rnemory of: lief,
mother;: Mrs. Robert ' Graham.
Ewan_ A Moore of Victoria; a:
grandson of: Mrs. Ewen Mac-
Kenzie -;:f Lucknow,' Was' one of
31 survivors when: thetCana•dian..
destroyer, Margaree was ;sunk 'in •
the North Atlantic. 'He was” a;
member of the' crewe:bof° the
Fraser: vrhen it was sunk the:
previous' -June 'off ' the French
coast
Ed ; V. ' Hoffman 'sold out • his
stock of men's and .'.boys'. wear
to accept a position With `a cloth
izrg house':
Mr. ',and Mrs. James 1V1cNain,
of Ashfield celebrated their•
golden wedding...
Jphn 1VIalioch's red brick home
on Con. 7; Ashfield', Was destroy-
ed by fir.e.'.
The Maple :Leaf 'Aircraft Corgi.
potation . "was grooming ,their •
plant" for a 'government 'inspec-
tion. inspection.
'I'lie death ', Of Mrs. Sohn •A.'
Murdoch,'. formierly Mary Jana
Ketchabaw, occurred : in Goder-;
ich Hospital in her ,39th year:
Miss Mary Rathwell died sud=
denly ,at South Porcupine..
Ted Howey 'recei•vedabounty`"°
cheque for $180 from Kinloss
Township • for destroying nine
'Wild' dogs';,- •._ _
sheeted. barn n on the forrher „Pt.
,Albert airport Site, is 'being used
this winter, as a rink: by Port
Albert skaters and hockey play-
ers.
Diner: Cold .soup again, 1. • seep
Waiter, (about . to' serve soup):
How do you, know, sir;? You ha,v-•
en't had any. yet";
" Diner: Oh •no„: but'1. see' you
aren't scalding your thumb..
Since Confederation the Con-
servative party has areas eight
national "elections, the Liberal
Party:has wen twelve, •
• During 1949 Canada's flour
mills produced' 19,956,00p barrels,'
of flour. °
The.'pepulatieli of the province
of Newfoundland is 321,171, about
• one fourth the. populat}ri. •of.
Greater .Montreal.