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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1945-05-10, Page 6DUTCH WANT LAND Holland is going to ask for a slice of Germany to compensate for ruin caused by the Germans, says Foreign Minister, Dr. Eelco van. $leffens, above," in San Francisco for the United Nations Conference. Experts have estimated it would take 30 years for The Netherlands to reclaim all land saturated by salt water when the enemy cut the dikes. How Can I ? ? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I avoid 'breaking glassware? - A.' Crystal`glassware or dishes art less liable to break if they are placed on the stove in a pan of cold water and allowed to come to a boil. Let boil for about ten min- utes and then allow to cool in the same water. Q. How can 1avoid sticking pf starch? A. Starch will not stick if a drop Cleverest idea yeti Blouse is just one flat piece! Pull it over your head, wrap to pile front, and tie in a perky bowat waist, Pattern 4614 has separate dirndl skirt. Pattern, 4614 tome,. in misses` sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 16, skirt, 134 yds. 35 -hi.; Mouse. 1% yds. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Room 421, 73 Ade- laide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly size, name, address, style number. Men Are Working To Exhaustion Chronic fatigue and nervous ex- haustion are getting men down.. . down in health and down in resistence to cold and other ailments., Itis high time for a build up with Dr. Chase's .NERVE FOOD, the Vitamin B1 tonic. It will help to steady your nerves and help you to sleep better. - It will help you to digest your:,food and to regain energy and vigor., Ask for the new econ•, emy size bottle of Dr. Chase's; Nerve Food 60s.-430cts. 180s-$1.80 ISSUE 18-1848 or two of kerosene, or a little lard, is added to a 'small basin of starch and then allowed 'lo come to a •boil. Q. How can 1 poliolr 'damp shoes? A. When trying to 'polish damp shoes, or slippers, add a little .pa- rafin to the blacking and it will adhere: Q. How' can 1 test potatoes? A. Before buying the winter's supply of potatoes, test one 'to„see its quality, Cut, into halves'and then press together, and if juicy enough 'to stick together the pota- to is good. and 'can be bought' in quantity. Q. blow should faucets be clean - A, Try using lemon rinds, after squeezing outthe juice, for polish- ing nickel faucets. Rub thoroughly; then wash and polish with a dry cloth. The faucets will shine like new. Apple Pie Order:. Hepzibah Started It Our common expression; "In ap- ple-pie order,", gOes back to the days of the Puritans Hepzibah Morton, housekeeper of note, made a practice of baking several dozen apple pies on Saturday, says the Christian Science Monitor. These pies were supposed to last her fa- mily through' the coming week. Furthermore, she saw_ to it that they would stretch over the period for which they were intended. Be- fore placing it upon the pantry shelf, she labeled each pie with the name of the day on which it was to be eaten. With this ar- rangement complete, her pantry 1,-s said to be in apple-pie order. Apple-pie order is as good a thing today as it was •back in the time when housewives baked pies by the dozens. Moreover, it applies to many tbingr other than pies, If we have an orderly; apple- pie arrangement of our household affairs and effects we will save va- luable time and energy. It's good thing also to keep our clothes in apple-pie order. If our garments are carefully .brushed and. cleaned and put away in the pro- per places when not in use they will last longer and look better than if we are careless about them. Man -Made Rubber Has Come To Stay So many fantastic stories have been circulated about the , probable 'future of synthetic rubber, it is pleasing to get from Mr, Ellwood F. Riesing of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers a reliable estimate of its possibilities. It should be obvious that this substance is here to stay, and the chief question in everyone's mind is as to whether it can ever take .alae place entirely of the natural product, Fontments the Windsor Star. As Mr. Riesing points out, this will depend on the uses to which we wish to put it. For some pur- poses, it is actually superior to Tub- ber. ` For others it does not mea- sure up so well. Science however, ' has made such great strides in a remarkably short time,, it is reason- able to expect that whatever de- fects now exist will eventually be eliminated. 'We can count on the synthetic product, in time, surpas- sing its predecessor in usefulness: This is a way nu., -made things have. Once circmnstances com,rel scientists to go out and seek a 'sub- stitute for an essential 'material, they usually end up with something better, than the original, This ' does not Mean that man is superior to Nature. It simply ,shots that he is capable of learnin.; Nature's les- sons, . Veterans: Watch Out For Croaks One .piece' of .protection the serviceman most give himself. Keep out of the clutches of 'cranks, fool,s . racketeers ' and every kind of crook, warns the Financial Post. The crooks are already licking their chops over post-war possi`-- bilities for crookedness. The well-rireaning crackpots are rub- bing their lauds at the prospect., of partnerhips with veterans ` with their savings anti their gra- tuities. Some very ;serious and blatant instances of ,racketeering,, with the war veteran the victims,have comm to the attention of the Post. Particularly poisonous is thetrick of a few so-called ;"business brokers". who take over u vacant store, install a fey, dollars' worth of old equipment, then sell "the business" as "a going concern" at a handsome price. Canada needs . more small burl- nesses. Corning' up 111, an un- paralleled opportunity for launch- ing them. But watchout for crooks and crackpots. In a recent week 25,000- cases of canned foods were despatched by the Great Western Railway (Bri- tain) to the liberated areas. • LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM CHAPTER. I. Madame Fabre-Lssinpnantem- porarily finished admiring her wrinkled visage in the silver backed' hand glass, straightened her fine lace cap, hitched, her bed jacket up aroua.d tier bony shoulders and yelled, "Entree' in- a voice that • had often evoked applause in la Coieedie Francaise, in the best theatres of London and New York, She tried it again in a higher key • as_ the 'door was slowly- opeliing and, hiding her Voice with a lovely timbre :this morning, went on to curse the'.war, the,times, all things in general;' ,especially' life here at the 'Chateau, Philibert, now that all the servants had gone to fight or to do war work 'and 'there was left only this ancient jackass, Rudolph and the aged Florian; the gardener, who was deaf and sullen. Rudolph, entered with a' tray on' which were ,coffee in. a grand silver • pot, Tokay grapes,crescent rolls and a fresh copy- of La Presse. More war news to spoil her day. * *. _"Madame!" Rudolph stared at. her piteously, he'looked as, if he were 'about tei cry..Rtidolph,, who had been her butler theselast ten years, who in all • that time had lived behind a wall of silent servi- tude and respect-. The mask of the menial was gone now. She saw only an old man, tired, broken, • afraid. "What is it then, my old one? Do' not goggle like a Gaspe cod- fish; Rudolph,” said the old dame pettishly, "What' the devil is the natter with you?" "The paper, madame. The.-" "Oh, Lord, but the man is mad. What paper? 1 ktlow the wallpaper is ugly, - but •My husband would have a patte-,- of cupids and rose wreaths. Or do .you mean La Presse?" "S mean La Presse, madame. 1 mean-" s, Yes, it as stupid, But-" "This this, madame-" The butler's . shaking finger pointed to l the picture on the first page. It was that of a smiling pretty girl and two little ones, a boy and a tiny moppet with long thick curls. The caption said: "Princess Merl. del of Gratzen, with her little `cou- sins, 'Poi Martin and Roane, ar. rive 'in Quebec to seek refugetvith rich uncle in Canada," * * * Aladame looked from the picture to Rudolph and her thick gray- black brows, wriggled like cater. pillars. "So what?" she had ac- quired this elegancy froth the Am. erican radio, "So what?" "I, madam l" - Rudolph drew a deep breath and there was - oh, miracle! sWeat upon Isis fore- head - "I am the rich uncle in Ca- nada," `I come from Gratzen, madame,' continued ltuclbiph miserably. "There I was the Baron Rudi de Morpin. There I was-" "Alt-" Madame jerked herself higher up on the pillow and took an Egyptian cigarette from the ivory box on the taboret. Rudolph' lighten it for her. The glittering black eyes studied him through the smoke, 'Continues -baron:" He bowed stiffly. "It was a poor little country, Gratzen. We of' the ruling family had nothing. And 1 well, i was-" "You were . the -- what is it we say? - dark mutton." • * t* * Rudolph bowed his white head, "I was the ,black sheep madame. 1 was exiled. I was very young then I vowed to them ;all that 1 would become a great man, that I would be wealthy, that 1 would own a chateau that would make, the castle of Gratzen look like a cow -shed. Su, 'madame- " he faltered, He bit his lip, He looked miserably out at the great green park, the wonder - fail gardens and vast lawns of the Chateau ' Philibert, which the bis• cuitmade miltoiis of Jean Pierre _cutis iedee Need a chair -set in a hurry? The pineapple design in crochet is quick and so decorative in fan shape. Use as buffet or dresser sets, too. The pineapple design in crochet 'is so popular, Give your upholstery an inviting look with this set, Pat- tern, 685 has directions.; stitches. Send ; twenty-" cents in; coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for Dept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West Toronto, Print plaints pat- tern number, your name.' and ad- dress. Gosset had' created higi'tip litre in She loneliest part of the Lauren- tian 111 ountains. Ail this had come to jean Pierres widow, whom in youth he had adored on the stage as 'Mimi 15abre, Ah, he• bad adored his Mimi,, had little-rolypoly Jean Pierre, The memory of the way le had coved her, cherished her, watched over her, seen never a eiange in her in the years, made her; gentle no.— "Continue, my o ,."Continue, -my friend," she said. "I like to hear this — this phanta- sy." Rudolph drew himself. up. Fie was no longer' the butler — no need for that self-effacing mask any more - he was the Baron' de, Morpin. Baron' Rudi. "So, when 1 came tc, this grand place; this,Cha- teau Philiber*, ,I I made them think, those he Gratzen, that it was mine. I had pictures of, myself talc- en as I stood ,n the great doorway, in the park, by the 'mirror lake, in the grand salon. The under chant, feur was a good man with hi; ca- mera. Always I was dressed' in my • morning coat and striped trousers HIT a gentleman: 1 have letter pa-. per 'and envelopes with my name and crest and Chateau' Philibert, St. Didier des Montagnes, Quebec, on them. I never dreamed that 1 would be found' out: No one in. Gratzen ever' had money enough M come to America. Now little Meridel and these children, Pol Martin and Rosfne, come to hie for succor, for food, for shelter. To nae-" He turned away. "I shall pro- cure you some fresh coffee, ma - Janie, 1 ,ani song :-. so. sorry," "Bring some brandy,"' said ma- dame, "aiong adame,"along with the coffee," When Rudolph had gone she hopped muttiriug, out of , bed, a queer, skinnyold creature in bright crimson pyjamas. Old of face, old of body, with an unruly crown of curly white hair that 'gave her, with flat strangely young and vivid blade eyes, an elfin, gamin loofa as if she were iittle girl made up for a play to portray ` ail, old, old lady. Wltren Rudolph returned she was reclining on her chaise longue at ,the- door e; ening onto the bal- cony,^Wearing a morning gown .01 peach•colored, silk and blue milk, with great white pompons; "My successor, will' be' one, 1 , trust, who is no, a liar, the leader of a double life,' a, deceiver how- ever innocent of —, of helpless chil- dren." "Yes," said madame` absently. "Yes, we'll see that we . don't get any More kings its disguise or grand ;lamas masquerading 'as house boys." "But you will permit me tostay until the children come? It will not be easy to—" "Don't, be a fool, baronl 13on't . be a gross imbecile! Of course you' • will stay. When 1 spoke of your successor .I meant very simply -.a man to buttle, Yon, of course, will stay on." - "But how-" (To Be Continued) rows Her Own Mrs, Peter Giesbree-ht of . Chilli- wack, B; C. is an: enterprrising wo- man who believes in growing her own .silk stockings.. For, the last . two years, Mrs. Giesbrecht has supplied' her fam- ily with silk socks and stockings with , the silk front silkworms she raises on her own mulberry trees, Bread Basket Delight There's nothing like a batch of home-made Yeaet Rolls! Fresh, warm, and light, they're a classic favorite am.rng breadstuffs. Then why don't you make them more often? Let the family know that something special is in the offing as soon as they open the door and whiff that old fashioned fragrance of home-made bread baking. Save -A -Day Rolls are just what their name implies. You can mix the dough the day before and store it in refrigerator. When you're rea- dy to bake, take out just enough• dough for the rolls you want for one meal and use the rest another day. Comes meal time, it takes on- ly fifteen mif,ntes to bake a hot fresh batch of rolls while the rest of th8 food is being prepared.' This recipe for Bran Save -A -Day Rolls brings ' results that taste as good as they look_in the picture, Save -A -Day Rolls 34 cup shortening cup sugar 2 cups bran 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup boiling water 2 eggs, well beaten 2 cakes compressed yeast 1 cop rkewarm water 6 (or more', cups. sifted flour. Put shortening, sugar, bran and salt in large mixing bowl; add boiling water and stir until short- ening is -melted. Let stand until mixture is lukewarm, Add eggs and yeast which 'aas been softened in lukewarm water. Add half the flour and beat .until smooth;'. d remaining flour, mix well. Let rise until double in bulk; punch down. Form balls o'' dough to fill greased muffin pans about half full. Let rise in a warm ?lace until double in bulk. Bake in a moderately hot oyen (425 F,) about 15 minutes. CIIRONICLES of . GINGER FARM B Gwendolihe yP, Clarke r * _ .8 X Last Saturday •news was flashed around this continent that the war in Europe was oyer ,,,; that Ger- many, had capitulated ,,' agreed to unconditional' surrender,. By the time these words' are printed that news may be an accomplished fact, but last Saturday it was nothing more than a rumour a rumour that was Bike a dress rehearsal for the ,closing scene of the greatest dramatic' tragedy . of our time. A rehearsal which gave u$ some idea of what public reaction will be like when real news •of victory is announced to a waiting world. * * * • How did you feel about it? This is what happened here. Partner and'i were both tt home - quietly reading. Tire phone rang , .. a friend asked "Are you listening to the radio? .., No?,...` Then you bad better turns -it on - it sounds as if the war is really over," So we turned it on and 1 don't need to tell you 'what we heard - the announcer concluded his newscast by saying -- "We will interrupt this program from . time to lime to bring you further news." Well, the same news and the same concluding announce- ment was given aboet every ten ,.minutes, * * Partner became frankly scepti-' cal. I wanted to believe the broad-, cast was based on authentic infor- mation but even at that I couldn't work up any great enthusiasm. Even if the news were true 1 didn't feel as if I could get really excited. It left me with a peculiar numb- ness - and I have spoken to friends since who felt just the same. way - so different front the sense of elation which I remember as be- ing pretty general at the conclu- sion (?) of the last war. I suppose when one has kept one's- fears and emotions under rigid control for so many years it is impossible to turn them loose, as it were, at: amo- ment's notice. Queer, isn't it, that even at a most serious time, a comic' element often scenes to find its way in. Even last Saturday, there were one or two little incidents in connec- tion with the peace' rfintours that were really amusing - than is if one could' see the funny side oft things. * * * There 'was a political meeting in town •that night. 1 thought of it directly 1, heard the peace rumours and Wondered if the news 'would filter through to the convention hall, and if so what would happen. I don't know whether it did or not but this little gem was overheard in-one'of the stores. Said one eus- tomer to another - "Say, we in t got word that .the war in Europe is over. I doiy't know whether it 's right or not - but anyway "don't let on I told you. We're not saying anything about it until after the meeting, If they got wind of that bit of news in the hall there wouldn't be anyone left to hear the speakers!" Olt - oh ... politics again. * Well, there is one rumour 1 woul& like to hear - and that is a rumour to the effect that warm, dry weather is on the way. Even if it were only a rumour I would still like to hear it. It would at least give one a cheery feeling. while it lasted. Last week 'was Just about the limit. I think 1945 should godown in history as "the year of 'the monsoon spring". Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee 1, When trying to reach some- one on the telephone, and the per- son is not there, should one ask that he call, or should one call again? , 2. Is it wise to wire or write in advance for hotel accommodations when going on a vacation? 3. What would be considered the supreme accomplishment of a hos- tess? 4. When interrupted in the mid- dle of a business conversation by the telephone, is it all right to ask the person t0 "hold the line"? 5. When a man takes a woman to rinner, should Ise give her order to the waiter before giving his own? 6. Who should act as hostess when a woman's club is giving a luncheon? ANFWERS 1. It is better to feave your name and number and ask that he call you. 2. Yes, it is wise to do so, to `avoid possible disappointment; and one should ask for a prompt reply: 3. To give a perfect dinner, 4. It 1s better to explain and ask 'if you may -call again in a few minutes, 5, Yes, always, 6. The president of the club. JOYFUL ACCLAIM greets the hostess who serves de- licii►us, stimulating- Max- well house Coffee. Avail- . able at your grocer's in an All Purpose Grind that suits any type o£ coffee maker. CANADIANS TESTED EQUIPMENT 1N WIN'T'ER MANOEUVRES • During t the Pass winter, troops s of the .tet Canadian Army, made ;up of various arms of service •have• been on }rattle exercises in the region of North Prince Albert Sask„ to determine the mobility of troops and equipment under winter conditions, . Upper left: A ration box and a petrol tin do for a barber chair in a ten}ed barber shop. Upper right: A "casualty" being towedinto a Field Dressing Station on a specially -built ski -sled. Bottom left: A camp site of an infantry '.>rigade workshop of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical'Engineers with camouflage nets against a snow backgroud and lower Brigadier G. A. 1tH. Trudeau, takes the salute as ski troopers march past upon completion of the battle scheme.