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But remember that every regulation has been drafted by men who know what they are doing to meet a specific need. In the words of the song "Don't shoot, the man at the piano, he's doing his best." JOHN LADATT LIMITED London Canada A WEEKLY EDIT LOOKS AT Ottawa [IWO Of 1111 71114 `Some Seasonable Windfalls' Many interesting customs and special gifts of the Christmas season are due to novel legacies or endow- ments. It has frequently happened that people have had windfalls of fortune at Yuletide from unsuspected wealthy relatives, or friends, who have died. A favourite day for the distribution of gifts endowed thus, has been that of St. Thomas, which falls just four days before Christmas. There is a curious epitaph at Sud- bury to the memory of Mr. Carter to whom poor persons of that district have owed the annual gift, at Christ- mastide, of cloaks and coats. These are always given away on St. Thom- as's Day. Several feasts are annually provided for the. poor in the City of London, between St. Thomas and Christmas Day, out of funds which have been left by former Lord Mayors or noted livery men. There are also funds which provide a dowry for young women who are getting married at Christmas, and who have previously been "in service" within the City boundaries for five years, having good character and having given satisfac- tion. - One of the most novel gatherings in the City at this time. is that of the Father Christmas Convention. It is not, of course, a real Convention, but a good meal which was originated by a City man of means, Twelve cos- tumes of Father Christmas with tra- ditional sharIet cloaks and hoods, with white trimmings are provided, and 'the twelve guests must wear them at the feast. "To come into money" is the dream of many men and women; arid it rings a special thrill as a Christmas surprise, This has frequently happen- ed. It was at Yuletide that two Suf- folk working men learned that they were entitled to a fortune, which a relative named Taylor who had got rich on sugar plantations abroad, had left, Surprise For An Artist The season bronght just such a rich surprise to a struggling young artist, John Bishop, in London, who at the time was unemployed, He received a message from an American lawyer, that an uncle had died leaving him the whole of his estate, valued at six hundred thousand pounds. Bishop, who was only twenty six, had never met this uncle. I-/is own short life had. been adventurous and precarious, On leaving school lie realized his desire to go to sea and had worked his passage_ ott various boats round the world, lie had been shipwrecked three times. When he teturned to London it was with the intention of settling down and obtain- ing work as an artist or draughtsman, but he often found himself without a job and low in funds, That joyous "Christmas he spent enough out of money .advanced to en- able hint to eat, drink and clothe him- self 'well, and book his passage to America, Ito sailed as soon as the bu.c.A.FARMARI festive season was over to claim his great inheritance. By far the most 'sensational of Christmas-tide fortunes was that of Stephen ;Girard, who got rich out of supplying groceries and liquor to British and American troops, He also traded in the West Indies, and made loans on the grand scale. When he died on a Boxing Day it .was found that he was worth 11,800.000, and practically the whole of it was left for charities and endowments, including the foundation of a college for orphans for which nearly half-a-million pounds were provided. Nun Leaves Fortune Two Lancashire brothers came into a fortune of over two million francs in the most romantic circumstances at. Christmastide some years ago. Their father had been lost in the Crimea. His young daughter was adopted by a French gentleman. When her bene- factor died, she entered a convent and at her death it was found that she had left a fortune of over two million francs, to her two surviving brothers, then Lancashire factory operatives, • Rich charitable trust funds are in the hands of the City of London and. the Livery Companies, The old citi- zens who made these bequests and founded these trusts, did not forsee the time when London would outgrow the. City, and millions work within in the golden square mile, but live and sleep_ outside, Therefore, it has often been urged that these trusts should be re- vised by Act of Parliament, or at law, so that the benefits should be more widely distributed. As it is, some of the legacies, modest enough at the beginning, have accumulated year after year because of the difficulties, in these times, of complying with the conditions. But a large number of the famous citizens who endowed schools and hospitals and other charities did not forget also • to provide funds for the comfort of the poor at Christmas. Money For Marriage A winter stock of sea coal was pro- vided by the will of Sir John Allen, a 'mercer and Lord Mayor, for distri- bution at Yueltide. Sir Andrew Judd, besides founding a school in 'Kent and almshouses in London, and endowing many charities, also provided a fund for coals all the year round. Ambrose Nicholas provided an endowment which should,. ensure 12 poor people having five sacks of coal annually. No fewer than five former Lord Mayors of London had the idea of endowing dowries for poor maids' marriages and three of such funds are still distributed to chosen Christmas brides, the other dowries being its- ually distributed in the summer,. There have been legacies, also, for those who should happen to be in the prisons at Christmas time; but here again, funds have accumulated, or their distribution has had to be varied owing to changing times and condi. tions. ]:nor instance, one Lord ;Mayor left money to give the prisoners in in Newgate, Ludgate, Marshalsea and. the King's Bench extra victuals to the value of ten shillings tit Christmas. But the prisons have not endured to these times, Old Bailey has taken •the place of Ncwgate, and the only prisoners there at any time are those making a !brief stay for. the purpose of trial. Ludgate and King's tench have Boise, The last moving record of the Marshalsea we have; is 14 "Little Dorrit." t Copyright; ,N.V,L1 'Thursday, Dec. 1$th, 1943 INGI AM ADVANCE-TIMES TOO LITTLE HAND. TOO LATE Disaster faces those who do not plan ahead! Remember the fall of France! 'Too Little and Too Late I This need not "describe your Fertilizer situation, if you act now. Good stocks of cured SI-TUR-GAIN Fertilize 'are in our plant BUT our labour situation is such that to get this Fertilizer distributed, shipping MUST START JANUARY ItIRST, Fertilizer Division, Toronto 9, Ontario. "-CIAO • Everyone realizes that we must grow maximum crops next year, so see .your SHUR-GAIN DEAL- ER at once. Tell him how much you need, and demand delivery in January or February. MAKE SURE OF YOUR ,FERTILIZER NOW! Canada Packers Limited, rind of 1 orange and 1 cup sugar and beat' until smooth, Add 2 tablespoons orange juice and 21/4 cups Sifted pastry flour sifted again with 2 teaspoons baking powder, Mix thoroughly, add- ing flour to make a dough that can be kneaded, Knead slightly ,and roll into a very:thin sheet, Shape with a small doughnut.cutter. With a large spatula carefully lift to a buttered baking sheet, brush over with egg white and sprinkle with finely-chopped green. Pistachio nuts, Bake in a moderate oven, at 325 degrees until delicately browned, Christmas Cookies Two cups brown sugar cup strained honey 1/3 u p butterour cups 1 teaspoon cinnamon % teaspoon cloves 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 • teaspoon grated lemon rind cup shredded citron % cup blanched and finely chopped almonds 1 egg 1 tablespoon milk 'Mix sugar and honey and cook over a low fire until sugar is dissolved, Add butter, lemon juice and rind and let cool. Mix and sift flour, spices, soda and a few grains of salt. Beat egg until light with milk and add to sugar mix- ture. Add dry mixture, nut's and citron.or ix M thoroughly and chill for an hour longer. Roll on lightly floured molding board into a thin sheet, ,Cut with fancy cutters and bake 15 minutes in a moderate oven (350 de- grees F.) Cranberry Bread Pudding 2 cups cranberries 3 to 4 cups coarse bread crumbs 1 tspn. cinnamon 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 4 tbspns, melted butter Cream Add sugar and water to cranberries and bring slowly to the boiling point. Cook about 10 minutes. Put a layer of crumbs in a well-buttered baking dish, add a layer of cranberries and cover with a layer of crumbs. Con- tinue layer for layer until all is used, making the last layer of crumbs,' Sprinkle cream over crumbs and bake 30 minutes in a moderately hot oven. Serve warm with whipped cream, English Plum Pudding Inexpensive 14 pound suet 1% cups brown sugar % cup milk 2 eggs, well beaten 1 cup seedless raisins 11/2 cups currants 1/3 cup sliced preserved orange peel 1/3 cup sliced preserved lemon peel % cup sliced citron peel 2 ounces blanched chopped al- monds (1/2 cup) 1 cup sifted cake or pastry flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt lh teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon Y4 teaspoon mace 1 cup stale (not hard) bread crumbs Mix together the suet, brown sugar and milk, Add the eggs. Mix the fruits, peels and nuts with % cup of the flour.. Mix and sift remaining flour with the soda, salt and spices. Add the fruit mixture, crumbs, and flour mixture to the suet mixture. Mix well and turn into a greased 11/2 quart mould. Cover and steam for 4 hours, Serve with , any desired sauce, Will make one fairly large pudding. Cranberry Relish 3 cups cranberries 3 oranges 3 cups brown sugar 3 cups seeded raisins % cup vinegar % teaspoon cloves % teaspoon cinnamon Cut the cranberries in halves and wash in strainer to remove as many of the seeds as possible, Drain, Add the orange pulp and the finely ehop- ped rind, sugar, raisins and vinegar. Cook slowly until thick—about 15 minutes. Add the spices and cook 5 minutes longer, Bottle in small jars, DONALD B. BLUE .Experienced Auctioneer Licensed for Counties of HURON & BRUCE All sales Capably Handled. R. R. 1, Kincardine Phone: Ripley 30-24. MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most Modern machinery for the eke- cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display of monu- ments 'of any retail factory In Ontario. Ail finished by sand blast machines. Wei- import. our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rou gh._ You cam save all local deal- ers' agents' and middleman profits by Seeing us, E. J. Skelton & Son at West End Bridge- WALKERTON • Writfen specialty for the weekly newspapers of Canada Article No. 23 By Jim Greeblat At the Capital: Princess Juliana re- cently got back from a trip to the Netherlands West Indies, . . to keep the 200 odd government buildings trim and clean there is a staff of 1935 wo- men, and 262 men who do the job be- tween working hours. . bulldozers have been at work taking the top soil off five of the nine sites for the new Pensions and Health Rehabilitation centres for service men in Ottawa.. . five buildings expected ready for occupancy by Spring. W yk a: * * With the Dominion government bearing costs but provincial govern- ment co-operating, Ontario is getting two new trade training courses where men will be trained as instructors to be available for trade training of mem- bers of the armed forces after dis- Charge. Over 300 will be trained this winter. Included will be courses in cheese and butter making and as dairy men, Courses will be given in Ontar- io, Alberta, Saskatchewan,' Manitoba and Quebec, all told. WELLINGTON FIRE Insurance Company Est. 1840 An all Canadian Company which' has, faithfully served its policy holders for over a century . Head Office — Toronto H. C. MacLean. Insurance Agency Wingham DR.• R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29 A. H. McTAVISH, B.A. Teeswater, Ontario Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer Office: Gofton House, Wroceter 'say Thursday afternoon 1.20 to 4.30 .and by appointment. Phone — Teeswater 120J. Frederick A. Parker OSTEOPATH Offices: Centre St.; *Ingham Osteopathic and Elettric Treat. Montt, root Technique. *Moe Wit Wingham DR. W. M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURUEON Phone 19 W. A. CRAWFORD. M.D. Physician and Surgeon Located at the office of the late Dr. J. P. Kennedy, Phone 150 Wingham HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and Funeral ;Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service Phones: Day 109W. Night 109/. y. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE SOLD' A Thorough Knowledge of Farm Stoct Phone 23t, *Mein% • none of these. These figures will probably really junip in the post-war period when war savings go on a spree. * * * The Agricultural Supplies Board has done considerable in a new field, the production of dehydrated vegetables, It was in the late summer of 1942 that the British Ministry of Food intim- ated they were interested in the pur- chase of quite large quantities of de- hydrated vegetables, particularly po- tatoes, Besides they were needed for the Canadian armed forces. Before this our Board did some experimental work equipping five Canadian de- hydration plants, and thus it was pos- sible to meet the request from Great Britain, although the total quantity re- quired was not met because of delay in getting processing equipment for two extra plants. From the 1942 crops, however, processed vegetables were supplied to Britain and our own armed forces got potatoes (1,158 tons dried weight), cabbage, carrots, on- ions, turnips. In addition about 300 tons dried weight onions were dehy- drated by one plant here under direct contract with the British Food Min- istry, * 'I' Advice ' from the Department of Agriculture. While there is always a market for good seed of coarse grains, the probability is there may be a shortage in the spring of 1944, It is expedient that every farmer should protect his 1944 crop by making sure of his seed requirements before poten- tial seed supplies have been sold on the commercial market. BLYTH Sgt. Harold Wightman of 13arrie- field, spent the week-end with his Mother, Mrs. Laura Wightman.. There passed away suddenly on Sunday evening, Dec, 11th, Bobbie, J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money To Loan Office — Meyer Block, Wingham .J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Bonds, Investments & Mortgages Wingham Ontario J. A. 'FOX Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist. RADIO= EQUIPMENT. COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICE. Phone 191. K. M. MacLENNAN Veterinary Surgeon Office—Victoria St, *est. Formerly the Hayden Itesidente PHONE 196 *Ingham, .t4 Ontario dearly loved son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watt, aged 22 years. Service will be held at his late home (Wed- nesday) to-day, in charge of Rev, A. Sinclair, pastor of the United Church. Interment in Union Cemetery, Hullet. Mrs. Henny Playter, one of the eld- est citizens, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl McLean, in her 84 year. Her husband prede- ceased her several years. One daugh- ter, with whom she made her home. Service will be held at her late home on Wednesday in charge of Rev. A. Sinclair with interment in Union Cemetery. A number of our citizens are con- fined to their, homes with a mild type of flu. Mrs. Ed. Taylor of Stratford is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Hilborn. Mr. Taylor has received the appointment of C.N.R. section fore- man at Ethel and are moving their household effects this week. The annual White Gift• service will be held on Sunday evening in the United Church. Mrs. Mabel ArmStrong visited with friends in Toronto this week. Owing to the severe cold weather, the turnip plant has ceased operations, SWEET THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS TIME Economical Fruit Cake One egg (or yolks of 2), 1 cup mo- lasses, 1 tablespoon melted butter, 1/2 'up 'boiling water, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, % teaspoon cloves 2 cups flour, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1 cup raisins (boiled a few minutes and well drained). Bake in long loaf tin in moderate oven, Cover with icing. Raisin' Cake Two cups seedless raisins, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup water, % cup shortening, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, % teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon soda,' % teaspoon baking powder, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla. You can use lard or any shortening you prefer. Put sugar, water, raisins, shortening and salt in saucepan. Bring to the boiling point and boil three minutes. Cool. When cool acid soda dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water, Beat well and add flour mixed and sifted with spices and baking powder. Mix thoroughly and add vanilla. Turn into an oiled and floured loaf cake pan and bake forty minutes in a moderate oven, The following icing uses no eggs and is soft and creamy: Icing One cup confectioners' sugar, 2 tea- spoons powdered cocoa, 2 dessert- spoon cold coffee infusion, 2 table- spoons butter, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Mix and ,sift sugar and cocoa. Cream butter and gradually beat in part of sugar. Add one spoonful of coffee, vanilla and remaining sugar. Mix thoroughly, adding coffee to make `of spreading consistency. Spread the cake while it is slightly warm. - Cherry Cake One small cup white sugar, % lb. butter, 3 eggs, 2 cups flour, juice and rind l/s lemon, slightly rounded tea- spoon baking powder, 1I4 cup or more randied cherries, cut in half, Cream butter and sugar; drop each egg separately into creamed better and sugar and beat after each addi- tion, Add flour, baking powder, lemon juice and rind and 'cherries, Batter will be very'stiff, so spread with knife In pan, Bake is slow oven for an hour, .tf kept in covered tin, this cake keeps ,alinott indefinitely. Orange cookies Cream cup butter, add the grated To answer a query: Charitable or religious organizations may sell gifts of jams and jellies providing these organizations first get permission from their local ration board. Permission may only be granted with the under- standing that anyone buying them will not have to surrender coupons. This concession, the Consumers Branch W. P. T. B., informs me, only applies to gifts of these rationed commodities received from consumers. Merchants or others who are not consumers will not be allowed to make gifts of any rationed commodities to these organiz- ations. * • * * * The Dominion Bureau of Statistics says that the supplies of feed grain in. Canada, in terms of supply per grain- consuming animal unit, are more than enough to keep the existing livestock population during the crop year 1943- 44. Because all the surplus is in the three prairie proVinces, the distribu- tion problem is not as satisfactory as the volume. Hay consuming .animals are well supplied with hay and fodder, but with respect 'to high-protein sup- plements the supply is not so good and may affect adversely output of certain important products. The ,government is looking ahead by establishing a "Food Bank" in eastern, Canada in case of emergency and if terrible weather conditions like last winter should hamper transportation. Be- sides, several schemes including freight assistance and revised draw- backs on western wheat for livestock feeding should help. * * An interesting item gleaned from the 1941 census of Canada is that 87 per cent of Canadian occupied dwell- ings had radios, 40 per cent had tele- phones, 24 per cent owned vacuum cleaners and 87 per cent had automo- biles. About eleven per cent had all of these modern things while in 17% of the occupied ,dwellings they had Business and Professional Directory 1.1