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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-09-24, Page 7THURS. SEPT. 24; 1942 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS THIS MODEST CORNER DEDICATED TO T.I=IE POETS i-lere They Will Sing You Their Songs Soltietimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Iielpful and Inspiring. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING HE-.; ATH r.+�aov+�....+yw++s+vvwawkw6, R. A. F. . :.Hail -to the laddies• in the air, .From here, from. there, from every- where, Who proudly fly, who bravely. dare The cruel Hun, :The world looks on and says a prayer For every one. 1Well take our time, we're going to win, - We'll overthrow this mail of sin :His follow -dog named Muss -o -lin Is but atool, Today. he's sorry he came in' To Hitler's School And now an Oriental snake -A low advantage tries to take One day he'll find out his mistake Well lay him low; .Our, shells, our bombs will shortly break • O'er Tokio `Then R.A.F., hats off to you. • 'Though stern the task, you'll see it • through,. -And may your aim be ever true On land and -sea, .Xour faith in God, your will to'do, Shall set men free. John Beattie. AUTUMN. (Laurentian Hills) -Far flung her robe against the mel- lowed hills, When waning Summer casts her misty veil; A fitting background for her gypsy frills Of scarlet, amber —'midst a frost- . kissed trail :•Of glinting goidy "' where Autumn's beauty lent Her last brave venture ere her breath - lest glory spent. Eer golden leaves she flings in mad, gay dance Before the sombre pines in .bold de- fiance, ',Rimming a song — a haunting mel- • ody, -'On mystic harp front every frost -kis- sed tree. 'Verdun, Que, I{lara M, Whitehouse WINGS OVER DOVER -Oh, I remember Dover, When. the cliffs were chalky white, And grey fog from the North Sea, Cameriftin • in. at night; g dg , No wings above the Channel then, No blue searching light,' ••Oh, r remember Dover, And the hills beyond the town, `The little pathway through the woods, Cool and richly brown; • No blackout of the friendly streets, When the dark crone down. Oh, T remember Dover, And the long white quay 'The little children on the beach, And white sails at sea; And old man working at his nets• Felling tales to me. I shall go back to Dover, To the grey mist and the rain, And see the cottages once more, The little fields of grain; T shall walk softly by the califs, Above the Sea again. —Edna Jacques n Montreal 'Star. FIRST DAYS ittle Red schools on a country road, Andthose on a city street, like" are echoing once again To the marching of eager feet, ees with freckles and faces with smiles,' Sometimes a tear in the eye, ow and then there a new little girl Or a little boy starting to cry. 1 h the roadwinds far when it starts to school, fighting men in rations fora year. And it wanders through half, the -town, When a small boy chokes enr a hidden lump, That wants to go up, not down His toys are scattered about the house Yesterday he could play. But he washed) his face and he went. to school, When the loud bell rang to -day. He's finding a world that he didn't know, He'll laugh at each glad surprise After the: lump goes down a bit And the ,tears have left his eyes. The waiting toys are safe as safe, It's part of an old, old rule, Nobody Iikes to touch his toys When the last boy's gone to school. THE SEA IS EIS The sea is His; He made, it; Black gulf,,and, sunlit schoals Froni barrier bright to where the long_ Leagues of Atlantic roll; Small strait and ceaseless ocean He bade each one to be The sea is His; He made it— And England• keeps it free. By pair and stress and striving Beyond the nation's ken, By vigils stern when others slept By lives of many rnen, Through nights of storm, through dawnings Blacker than midnights be — This sea that God created England has kept it free. Count me the splendid captains Who sailed with courage high To chart the perilous ways unknown— Tell me where these men liel To light a path for ships to conte They moored at Dead Men's Quay; The sea is God's; He made it • — Anch these men kept it free. Oh, little land- of England; `: Oh, mother- of hearts too : brave; Men say this trust shall pass . from • thee Vsho guardest' Nelson's grave. Aye, but these braggarts yet shall learn The sea is God's—and England, England shall keep it free. R. E. Vernede IRIGG1IIRS AND FITTERS rr., s,re tha -Tuggers atm/ Fitters; we. are the Men on the Ground; Serving the Bombers and Fighters, 1-eeping thein airworthy; sound! We r, ti br � them god -speed, in thegloam- ing g p d g t ing with a pat of affection • and pride; We hail then with jby at their hom- ing, as we haste in the dawn to their side; With eyes keen to. mark their.eondit- ion, "What luck, sir?" we eager- ly ask. Then the Pilot's "thumbs up" of eta tion returns us renewed to our task Serving the Bombers and ' Fighters, keeping them airworthy, sound; We ,who are Riggers and Fitters, we who are 'lien on the Ground! • Our names are not written ,in story, we wear not the purple -and -white; Yet -we still have a share 'in"his glory; whose work keeps the Pilot in flight! • And no matter where'er duty takes them—Wherever the war -planes are found — No Rigger or Fitter forsakes them; there always are Men en the Ground— Proud to be Riggers and Fitters; Proud to be Men on the Ground, Serving the Bombers and Fighters, keeping theme airworthy, sound! Montreal —Grace Pollard Vegetable garp etet ettlmvneen ny'cne Army and R.A.F. in Britain-now.eov- er 11,000: acres. Last year these gad - ens produced enough to last 70,000 S.. ,,,,........., BY "Dad, I don't want to go to, school this year," said fourteen year old Bob, "I want to get to work and earn some money" "Well son," replied the fath- er "It would be nice if you Were able to help yourself along a little but you are too young to leave school yet. The .law insists that you attenduntil you are sixteen, but out of school hours you will find many opportuni- ties to work. Ant sorry I cannot af- ford to send you to University, but even after you leave school you can continue your study and thus better fit yourself.for your life work: Int old, en times one could rise in the business world with very little education; but that is not the case today. Education Means a very great deal in one's fut- ure life ut-urelife "Boys and girls so often even after they get their entrance want to stop school and it takes a great deal of persuasion to 'keep then at it. If they do stop they regret it greatly in later years." -It is almost with a feeling of envy that those who are beyond school age watch the children as they start back after the summer holidays. Time and again we say "II wish I had my schooldays over again and I certain- ly would make better use of my time." Would we? The answer to that may be found in analyzing just what we are doing with our spare, time today. If we really mean that we will endea- vor to improve- our minds along the lines of education both as we go about our daily work and as we fill in the hours and moments not actually used in regular work. We can begin right now to take up some line of study. We, at tines say "What would be the use of Inc trying to study Algebra, Arithmetic or even any the languages I would never make any use of them i" Well perhaps' not but granting the truth of that you by study would be developing brain cells which have lain dormant for years and, as they are brought into play they will help those cells of which we do wish to snake use. Take for example the study fof astronomy. What more interesting sight is -there than that beheld as we look into. the Heavens. We agree with the Psalmist' who said "The Heavens declare the glory of God, and the fer- :nament showeth his handiwork" God has there placed a myriad of stars and planets and constellations. How little we know about them and what interesting and instructive hours we could speed if we would just gather a few of our friends together and make this a winter's study. With the know- ledge we have now many of us could not naine a single star let alone trace the constellation to which it belongs. co-ywbeny-e cmfwy cmfwyctnfwyww This is a wonderful pastime for the home when parents andchildren .can study indoors and in the early' evening hours. they can step outside and pick out the different star forynations. This will prove a common interest which may be the means of keeping the young people at home at nights. How many of us bothered to wit- ness the eclipse of the moon recently For some it h471 absolutely no inter- est. On family of amateur astronom- ers wakened the little nine year olds daughter that she too might share with their the result of the study which -they had been carrying on to- gether. Another helpful study during the winter evenings is that of the snow and snow flakes. One of the most beau- tiful things in all nature is the forma- tion of snow flakes, no two .of which' are alike. To observe this let us take a pi eecoalnnealtmccvtnfwypcmfwyy a piece of black cloth and place it where the snow will fall on it, then examine the beautiful lacy and intrl- Cate work of the hand of the Master No artist on earth could design such delicate loveliness. These are studies which will cost us very little and- yet et theend of the season we will tea- lite how much more knowledge we have acquired. There are none of us, even although we may belong past school ag'e, who could not spend many profitable hours in the composition., and litera tore of our• language. We will soon realize we know little indeed about ` PEG'.. English. - When we ,attended . school we thought we could spell, some night at the tea table let us get out a spelling book and go around the family ask- ing the spelling of different words. We will be very much: surprised to 'know how,muohwe have forgotten. Take our standard poets and dramat- ists, who of us could tell the story of some of the simplest of Shakes - pear's plays, or who could) repeat that beautiful eleogy-of Grey commencing: "The curfew tolls the knell of par -t- ing day, - The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea The. ploughman homeward plods his weary way And leaves the world to darkness Ma to me." Or that oft repeated "Buriel of Moses" "By Nebo's lonely mountain • On this side, ordan's wave, In a vale in the land of Moab There lies a lonely grave" etc: Then too that sad pathetic poem of Robert Burns. "Thou lingering star with lessening ray, That lovest to greet the early morn Again thou usherest in the day My Mary from my soul was torn." In so many lines of work 'to -day there are "refresher courses" would it notbe greatly- to -our benefit and pleasure if we world just re -study some of these poems? They will bring back with them old memories of the days we sat in school and repeated these lines over and over. With that will come the thought of the faces of those who sat near us. Those were the happy days! Whysnot recall them now? There are• times when . even such studies as we have mentioned bring little comfort, to us -occasions when nothing but the word- of God can satis- fy us. As night closes in and sleep re- fuses to respond to' our beckon, when it may be pain will not allow us to I sing to rest, then -we review the Bible stories told to us in our childhood, the ' study we have made of His word in later years or the memorized verses of scripture. They will come baek to us and will keep us company. The tragedy is that in so many instances Bible study has been neglected. We have learned all the popular songs, but "Songs of David" have no part in our lives. Even although we cannot concentrate nearly so readily as we could as children yet by persistant ef- fort we can memorize and we will be comforted by the . wonderful words which Christ will give to us. As we plan - our winter's work let us make this one part. "Upon -the wreckage of thy yester- day ' Design the structure of to -morrow lay Strong corner -stones of purpose, and prepare Great blocks of wisdom cut from past despair. Shape mighty pillars of resolve, to set Deep in the tear -wet mortar: of re- gret Believe in God in thine own self believe All thou hest hoped for thou shalt yet achieve." • "PD,; fir THE MIXING O®VVL By ANNE ALLAN Hydro Home Economist HOW TO .SAVE ELECTRICITY IN THE HOME Hello Homemaker! The order of the Dominion Power Controller restricting the use ..of electricity, indicates the acute power situation.. However, the saving that is hoped' to be ' accomplished through this regulation is . only • a small portion; of the total required to meet the growing demands of war industries. Thousand of munition rnanufae tuners from the .little village machine shops to the huge indus- trial plants must push forward in the great crusade for Victory, By taking on the duty of "Elec- trical Power Warden ill the Home" each homemaker can do her share., Here are suggestions that will help you save electricity as well as keep your electrical equipment in service for the duration:. LIGHTS - Turn out the lights when you leave a room. Use lights only when and where necessary. Place tri'Iite or table lamp to enable several people to read or sew and the children to play games ort the floor. - Try to accomplish your job in the attic, cellar or '• clothes closet Thickly, and then shut dff the lights. Watch your porch,garage and hall lights, too. Keep lamps, reflectors - and shades clean so that no light will be wasted. Do not use decorative or coloured lamps as they absorb. light. RADIA Turn off the radio , unless you are listening to it. This`will save electricity as well as wear on your tubes. - HOT WATER H'EA,TER Turn tap off tight and have leaking or dripping taps fixed. Use cold water to soak cooking utensils, " Stack cooking utensils up and wash them along with the dishes it the end of the meal. For the bath, run the cold water first, then Mai on the hot water to bring the temperature to lukewarm Do not wash under running tap. WASHING MACHINE Pill your washing machine only to the water line with hot water. Operate only long enough to re- move fabric soil- not stains) too. Use waren water in the first rinse only, Do not operate machine while using clothes wringer. ELECTRIC IRON Small articles of fine fabrics can be pressed while your iron is heating. • Don't let your iron get so hot that You • have to wait for it to cool. Clothes that only- need the dampness taken out can beprressecl after the iron is turned "Off". ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR ' Do not leave the refrigerator door open longer than necessary — or open it more frequently than you need — or let the condenser system become clogged with lint and dust. Defrost your refrigerator regu- larly — never allow more than . r1 to %inch of frost "to accumulate. Do not place refrigerator near the range — leave space around each side and at the top. Do not load the refrigerator with packages, and bottles and cans that may be stored on the pantry shelves Do not place warm foods in re- frigerator; wait till cool.. ELECTRIC RANGE Turn electric element to "Off" as soon as your tea kettle begins to sing, The heat stored- in the electric element will bring the water to boiling, - Don't boil.more water than you need, and keep the kettle free from lime. ELECTRIC TOASTER Do not leave toaster on continu- ally for staggered breakfasts. Use toaster only while making toast, OTHER SMALL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Use them only when the electric range is not in use and then only as necessary. CO6I1ING A small 'amount of warm tap water is sufficient for cooking vegetables. Do not boil potatoes and other vegetables violently gentler heat, uses less power and will .cook them even better. • Use flat-bottomed pots • .with close -fitting lids. • .,Always place small utensils on small electric element. Use "High" heat for as little` time as possible, then turn to "Low". Whenever possible use your well -cooker or steamer. To cook skillet meals, use your deep _fryer or skillet. ,Such meals mean a saving in electricity, since they require only a fruit cup; to . complete the meal. For example: Vegetable Medley, Flank Steahc; Creole, Vegetable Noodles, etc. Use a doubl r boiler to heat left- over products if possible, The lowers part can be used to cook eggs, tongue, etc. for use next day as devilled eggs, cold tongue, etc. Conserve power when usingthe oven by baking or roasting as many dishes as possible whenever it is cry Do not leave oven element on: till, the last minute. Make use of stored heat to finish the cooking. Eliminate reheating the meal -.• try to serve the family at one sit- ting whenever possible. Anne Allan invites you to write to her % Clinton News -Record. Send in your question on homemaking problems and watch this column for replies. • Hydro powers hundreds of plants that produce the weapons to bring peace. The tempo of the war effort is increasing �-: . More weapons must be produced ... As a result, the demand For electricity is intensified. Before the War... there was power to t`1 spare...Now, even With greatly increased ''. supplies... as a result of important new \ , developments, either completed or under construction ... a critical power shortage threatens our War effort. To meet this shortage, lights in streets, shops, show windows and signs are being strictly curtailedd or turnedout by Order � of the Dominion Power Controller. This however, Will provide only part of the saving necessary., these restrictions now? The effebt of the shorter hours of daylight and the seasonal changes in the use of electricity. during the Fall and Winter months together with added war load, impose greatly increased demands on present plants now loaded to capacity. ELECTRICITY MUST BE CONSERVED —UNTIL THE WAR IS WON Each one of us must do our "bit." In the home, office or shop, the "turning -on" of one unnecessary switch is a waste of r Hydro. Our War plants must have the power they need. Do your part -see that they get itl Save electricity today and every day in every way possible. Picture;shows a -. P wen ,anal blasted through ock lin important,"' parr of 'ehecenf ,Hydro:pow e;. �,,,davelbpmonr., _; HYDRO EL'ECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONiARIO