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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1945-07-26, Page 6The Perfect Thirst Quencher. Uncles, Aunts The County Council of Essex,• a county iii Southern England, has inaugurated a selretne: wiser-. by each child. in one of the Council's horses Ghali be unoffi- cially'adopted by an adult wino wilt visit his` "adopted" ° child and arrange • 'outings, holidays and gifts, This is, known as the "Uncles and Aunts" scheme. News For' Motorists Is. Not Very Good Production of new passenger automobilies after thefirst of the ' Year le still highly speculative as to quantity, says The New York Tinier, At best, however the number that can come off assembly lines . by July 1: 1946 would have to be multiplied many times, before' the demand could be met, By far the iat'gest proportion of the cars now in service, believed to be somewhat fewer than 24,000,- 000., are over age and running on. borrowed time. They are passing the point of usefulness in, large• numbers week by week. More than 700,000 ears are going to junk pile .annually. In addition,there will .be the demand, with high priority, for new automobiles by returning service then as 'well as a host of new buyers. tinder these condi- tions are since the interest of the nation requires that every possible car be kept in service, 'coatieued careful and conscien tions nrtinteuance and conserva- tion or the existing stockpile is imperative, -, 'Canadian Business Profiteering A Myth The. charge, frequently heard during recent election campaigns, that• Canadian business was mals ing undue profits as a result of the war, lies en answer in *the form of a report from the Bank of Canada, says the Brantford Ex- positor: As ,quoted„ by' the Winnipeg Free Press,' this report shows that, of ter examining nearly seven Mtn - eked typical Canadian companies, the Bank found that theft capital investment had increased since the war from '$ 3,900,000,000 to $4,- 100,000,000, 4;100,000,000, However net profits after taxes had been paid lncreas` ed from $204,000,000 to only $293,• 000,090. As the Winnipeg paper Points out,- the percentage of profit on capital invested has thus risen from six and seven -tenths per cent. Profits have been !tekl down to an insiginicant increase, .. de- spite a large new investment and turnover, by the. imprsition of • heavy taxes. The h tter have ris- ee three hundred and seventy-two per : cent. Where is the profiteer. kg here? Obvionsly it is a lig• meat of uninformed socialistic im- agination, NAT- IS DOING "Wood Sugar" Dr, Betgius, a leading German chemist, the inventor, among other things, of the process for uta- nufacturing gasoline from coal, deans. to have a process for ex- tracting a concentrated food sub- stance, Which he calls "wood so gar" from sawdust and other waste products of wood. Front this, in turn, a sort of yeast can be .made• This yeast is exception- ally rich in protein, and, Dr, iler- DID YOU KNOW that Maxwell House. Coffee is roasted evenly through and through by the re- markable"Radiant Roast" Process? You will enjoy this delicious,` fragrant coffee. Your grocer has it. HOTEL METROPOLE All Beautifully Furnished With Running Water. Rates: $1.50 'up NIAGARA FALLS OPPOSITE C.N.R, STATION THE BEST WAY T4 KILL FUSS —iak1mne eohWn L$SONworLYofAy otherily killer 1 The old reliable way.. for 6s years. The WILSON'S FLY PADS teased ISSUE 30-1945 gius suggests that it might be used as a diet supplement for the undernourished, peoples of Central Europe. Ile is t?ow trying` to' per- suade Allied occupation author- ities 'in Germany to set up .fac- tories for the extraction of edible substances from German forests. The idea is net as wild, as it might sound. Cellulose, the grin- clear component 'of :trees and ' other' plants, is chemically, speak- ' ing; a very close relativeof the starches and sugars ,which form the. main portion of our present diet. Grazing animals, • such as cat- tle and sheep, live almost entirely on the cellulose contained in grass and forage crops. It is altogether probable, therefore, that modern chemistry will soon be able to pro- duce .valuable foodstuffs from wood and sawdust. British Clear Sea Lane To ,Singapore A. British task force Is sweep- ing mines out of the invasion seaway leading to the Malay pe- niusula and Singapore, Tokyo radio reported recently. Tokyo said a task force of 166 warships, including two, ' aircraft carriers began cleating5uines out of waters southeast. of Car Nico- bar Island, 300 miles north of Sumatra. This is on the invasion route to the Malay peuinsula. Japanese are already evacuat- ing non-essential civilians from the Singapore naval base, at the tip of the peninsula, in .anticipation of an invation, Plant life furnishes- the oxygen which all animal life in the ocean must have to breathe, 4529 SiZE$ 14-20 32.42 Look trim 'and efficient, feet cobl as crisp lettuce; in a shirtwaist dress, Pattern 4620, Yoke is ex- tended to form smart cap sleeves. Pattern- 4529 comes in sizes 14, l8, 18, 20;. 32, 34, 86, 38, 40, 42. Size l.6 requires 2A yards 30 -itch fabric. Effective button trim. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps' cannot be accepted) for his pattern to Room 421, 73 Ade- laide St. truest, Toronto. Print plainly size, name, address, style lumber. CHAPTER , XI Roger looked: all 'around, bias, puzzled, then pretending to find her only after sa interval, he feigned -surprise, saluted briskly and said; "Ali; so you are the wlolred old witch who has ' the lovely princess shpt; up in . her castle! Free-herat once, beldame, or 1 shall be forced to draw upon your goblin guard and—" "Come up. here!" "1 come, 'madame." She heard' the clatter of his bopts;on the back stairway and 'almost before she could reacts the hall he was there, bright chocked, smelling of frost and tobacco; strong. of arm as he drew her to him and kissed her. • "Surprise!": he said, "Landed' at St.. Hubert in the middle of the • night," Why—why did you not -let me know?" "Military secret, my beloved aunt. But here I am,. Tante Mimi tied oh, so. glad, to be here! Please sit 'down and tell me all about everything - 'about your- self about your grand' gesture 01 playing fairy, godmother- to- the little exiles, about—" "About Meridel?" "Well — yea, about Meridel, Where is site?" "Gone." "Gone!" Roger -jumped up be- fore he had settled on the tush- ions; "You mean she Is not here? She has gone away? But-" * * 4 "Not far away in distance, Rog- er; but very, very far I ani afraid iu' relationship. Oh, darn it, why do things have to be the way they are! We were all so happy and • then—„ - "And then what? What hap- pened?" ' "She found out that Rudolph was only the butler. That big mouth blundering Guy' Winterside. came one day and . -- well; she learned the truth." "And she left you?" "That night. I didn't blame her. I. could understand just how she felt about it all, I forgot about her being a princess. I realized what she was, and . why she was--" "Were you ever in doubt about it? She is the 10vellest—" • "Yea, I know. Roger, I've missed them all terribly. Rudolph went with them. It was sad to see them go, It was pathetic somehow, They looked what they really were, ae. they stood in the hall that night, saying goodby to us — exiles, strangers in a strange land, four poor soma lost among the mil- lions," * 4 to "You should not have let them got You sbould•ltave made them" "You sit down. Here—" she handed him the letter she had Just received from Meridel, "1 think you'll like to "read that," "That's a grandletter, Tante Mimi," Roger came 10 her cud kissed her, "And did ahe ask for the picture of me or—" Ile saw the quick dart of mar dame's vivid eyes:. He looked at the .dresser where the photo of Michel need to stand. Blankly, at first, then witb eyes, narrowed in wondering question he stared at her. "Whose picture did you gine her?" t Michel's." "Mike's picture! Yougave ber his picture! But why in the world ' -_ mr "She had met him before — lu. the land she came from, to Grab. Sen, She had 'net him just once and then only briefly, yet—" * * * Roger's face was almost eullen, They Never Fail To Please • You don't have to live down below the border to take to these fluffy Down -South Biscuits, Smothered- with creamed ham, and served with garden -fresh soap beans, and a salad of cucumber slices and .. tomato cubes, they're the perfect setting for a not too heavy: yet satisfying summer -time dinner; Down -South Biscuits 11! cups flour • / teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon • baking powder %, cup all bran- teaspoon soda 1 cup sour create Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. ' Roll all -bran into fine erumbs and add to flour. Add cream and stir until dough is formed. Turn onto floured board and roll to % inch in thickness. Cut with small biscuit cutter and bake on greased baking sheet in hot oven (470 F,) about 10 minutes. Yield: 16 biscuits 2% inch diameter. Note; If biscuits are brushed with a mixture of egg yolk and 'water .before placing in the oven, they will have a golden brown glaze, • , 6 tablespoons butter Creamed Ham 8 tablespoons flour t3 cups dice 2/z cups diced choked ham ' A teaspoon salt r teaspoon Wor'cest'ershire sauce A teaspoon pepper Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler over direct heat. Stir in the floes, salt and pepper, Remove from, heat and add the thine slowly, stirring until well blended, Cook itt double boner until sauce thickens. Add bast and Worcestershire sauce and heat,, Serve on Down-Soutlt Biscuits, Serves 8, "I know," he; said. can tell you the whole 61,0iy, Ile came, he saw, !ie 'Conquered. He .made more of an impression on her in a few hours than l'could make inyears oi•• Gtr a lifetime.. On her, as, on you, and en,you as' on all women. That fatal charm. The fair-haired boy—" "Stop, Roger!" "Sorry, madame, I shouldn't have talkedlike that. Mike's a swell 'guy: He's got me beat every., way. ,,That's .why, wben 1 met. her, I thought: Welt, hero is 'otie time old';tioge. has the field to himself an a clear run ahead: l' — darn it, 1 love' her so, I thought in time, I, might - well, itseems that 1 was licked before 1 started, The lad, had got in aome of his finest Worlr ahead of me. She was 'in love with him *already. Yee — 1 'recall it .now; the first night 1, met her she spoke of aomeone'ahe"had met le that queer little country 01 hers. It never occurred to ,nae how could it? that it- Might have. been . friend. Mike. Well, I suppose 80011 be will come back to claim her. "R o g e,r — there's something more,— about, Michel" * o * "What more, Ma Tante?" 'Roger lit a clgarette, rested his head against the ehair back and closed his eyes. He was tired. He hadn't realised bow stiff and weary he. was until• this jolt had been hand- ed to him. Drat it, a man abould receive something better than 'this after flying across the Atlan- tic tlastic with a load of • politicians. "What more?" "1 don't know how to tell you . this, or whether it should -be told. It was the little ones, Rosine and Pol Martin." "You recall, that day the little Rosine would not eat? She had spied Michel's( picture. She' said nothing that day; but some time ,tater, Rosins and Poi Martin came to me and Rosine confessed that she had knocked ,the picture down and smashed the glass: with her heel, trampled up- on it" "When I asked her why" — Ma- dame's voice made Roger's eyes grow wide, brought a sudden chill to him, He leaned forward In his chair, his'bands clasped In trout of him — "site said that site had 'done it because he was the man, the German soldier, who had killed Bonhotnme Ftdcot," (To Be 'Continued) Modern Etiquette By Rebertr Lee Q, How can I make a solutioa for darkening the. . hair? A. Mix 2. ounces of bay ruin. 2 ounces glycerine, 2 ounces al - coiled, 10 ounces infusion of black tea The tea should be mixed. 1 ounce to 12 ounces of boiling water. Let the tea steep for 30 minutes, then cool, before adding tate other mixture, Q. Bow can T kill moths in a carpet or rug? A. Cover the place with a wet towel. Then apply a bot iron With the towel is dry. This kills both the moths and the eggs, Also, sprinkle with salt every week be. fore sweeping- 0 weepingQ How can I avoid ripping off Buttons in the clothes wringer? , A. Fold the buttons inside the garment and hold it flat as it is run through the wringer, Q, What is a substitute for vie negar wizen making salad, dress- ings? A. When slaking salad dressings or mint sauce; add the juice of a Menson. as an excellent substitute for vinegar. Q. How can L keep porch fur- niture in good condition? A. Before packing away scrub well with salt and water. Do not use 'soap. When thoroughly dry, wrap in hove:misers and pack away until next senitner. Advice To Farmers: Disinfect Seed Grain Disis£eeting seed grain to pro- tect it against"disease is the sub; ject of a bulletin just published by the Quebec department of ag- riculture, says. the St. *Thomas Times Journal: in spite of efforts to' entourage -rbc disinfection of seeding grain against smut and othertypes of disease,. tile loss incurred by such maladies . is, still too high on oats and barley crops. Investigation- made in the field show that smut exists in up to 50 per cent of sotue crops. Itt each ease the grail, in question had not been disinfected before sowing or if so, ,it had been improperly car - tried at. • - The new cereal guide is publish- ed in circular form on a good, sturdy paper ' -so that it pray be nailed to the wall of any ,shed 'for, use waren needed. Fanners' 'nay obtain a copy front their respective 'agronoinists who have been issued a plentiful supply,' They may also be obtained by writing to Information and Research Bureau of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, now Can 1? iy Anne Ashley '1. When a young woman has been introduced to an elderly woman, is it all right for the younger woman to walk away after talking , for a minute? 2, What is the correct war to serve Witte at a buffet supper? CHARTER CHAPEAU What next in women's headgear? Lynne Baggett of Hollywood models it above—a creation in- spired by. the United Nations Charter drawnupin San Francisco. It's a "charter" decorated with a symbolic quill pen. She wears a small replica' of the hat on her gloves. 3. Would it be all tight to use tinted calling cards? 4. If a daughter, who has no "mother, sends invitations for a dinner. should she include her father's name in the invitations? 5. When calling someone 051 the phone, should a girl say "This is Mary Jones," or, . "This is Miss Mary )ones." 6. Is it one of the duties of the hostess to stake an effort t0 keep conversation going? ANSWERS - 1. No; the elderly wether 'sitoull make the first move to leave. 2. Arrange tile bottles on the side- board. The host should then fill the glasses which are taken by the guests to their places, 3. They are not in good taste. The cards should 'be of white stock, good quality and engraved in black. 4. Yes, this is the correct thing to do 5. "This is Mary Jones." 8, Yes, if it becomes necessary to do 60. l�rer qv im Ant P Jksa��,1jMt�.�I Yr •S�^orr »wA,y`,a✓1 t ,„a-�y': wk..-''I1Itrail ,�',a �p •"v`,�rY 1 a I® AI a, a ,9 ep •. , a a �lrgal Iret!eie:441,111.1rtlr,top..*::47;:it:07,4:4 61' • Ij�j/r�y�►i►0rl�i f'a l8�iiabt4� . ' "l/li4.I%T1ts1•r1 764 corers feee[et Freshen up your hone for ram - mer witli this dainty fan chair set. Easily crocheted, easily cared for, it will save -precious upholstery, You'll want to make several of these sets, itt simple mesh and petal -. stitch; use on buffet, also. Patterer. 104 has directions. Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern- to Wilson Needlecraft Dept,, Room 421, 78 Adelaide St. West, Toronto: Print plainly pat- tern lumber, your name and ad- iress. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM ;