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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-10-08, Page 7THURS. OCT. 8, 1942 THE CLINTONNEWS-RECORD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS PAGE 7 CARE OF CHIT2 R:EN COOING Make the most of your Tea.; use ?j/iLNCIf/atep THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes .Sad -But Always Helpful and Inspiring THE STAFF CLERK It's the soldier's right to grumble' When in billet or in line, When the raid becomesa fumble Or when things are going fine. But you've heard so many stories Of their life when danger lurks That, for one, we'll hear the wafflings Of a poor Staff Clerk. - We have heard about the sniper Calling down the heavies wrath, Of the bomber and the piper - Making fun' of Heinie's staff Yet, these heroes all do tremble When Lieutenants act the `Turk' But it's cursings of a General On a poor Staff Clerk. • Though the C.T. may be narrow And each shell hole filled with rain, ;Yet the narrowness of Red -Gaps , Sends a Staff Clerk quite insane. For it's . 'Type this!','Check --my- fig - uses' 'What's the strength of man at Kirk?' 'Oh -der bombs!' ;'Phone. Siglnalsr "D'amn You're a poor Staff Clerk. ;While they never take staff courses.,. They must know the Martial Law, Quote K.R. (Can.) on horses And ten thousand, items more; `G.R.O.'s and Ancient History' They can tell yon with a jerk. For the Modus Operandi Ask a poor Staff Clerk, When the guns have ceased to thun- der And the front line is no more; When Hitler sees his blunder And they stop this bloody war, What a life will be the private's -- - ;Lots of fun and little world But they'lI still be wanting state- ments From the poor Staff Clerk. When we've gained, the Iast objective OIf this life and get above' Where the soldiers stop their strap And do nought but sing of love ng.li! +ii Then their faithfulness to duty, And the jobs they did not shirk 'Will be entered in the Good Book By a poor Staff Clerk. KENT FRUIT HARVEST Garden of England Land of the red cherry. And the pink plum. Home of the apple orchard Where at this season Tapering fruit ladders Push their pronged arms Into the laden trees. `Men, women, children, Boys and girls All the village folk y Go fruit picking: Listen to their chatter and laughter. .Stirring the green leaves. II Robert E. ,Key A THANKSGIVING .Lord, for the erring thought" Not into evil wrought; Lord, for the wicked will :Betrayed and baffled stilt _For the heart from itself kept; Our Thanksgiving accept] For ignorant hopes that were Broken to our blind prayer; For pain, death, sorrow -sent Unto our chastisement; For all loss of seeming good: Quicken our gratitude. i_ --William Dean Howells. JERRY IS PRESIDENT Jerry is now the man in high com- mand Of all the Kinsman in our favored land, He is their leader prov'd and wor- thy too, And he belongs in heart and soul to you. So charge your glasses, drink, he is your own, A toast deserved to one so widely, known, - And d give to him this s wordy and Speak it loud: "God bless yon Jerry, of yourself self we're proud." You've done us honor, in your cir- cle wide, By being just the man who could provide In this great crisis, brains, and skill and poise Sufficient for the need of all you boys. • !-eerie. So, here's to you good luck! and great success. Throughout the year, and much of happiness! In your good work within your. world rotunda For youngsters and your "Milk for Britain Fund." —Wel'. Mark D.D., SellAl+erls iL''.�.'b Only quietness can be Master of disparity. - .Only stillness wait, and prove Abler than discordant move. Silence on a country hill Leaves the grass to .bend at will, And the humblest street may know Grandeur under soft white snow • • Sudden smile in lofty' room Breaks the altitudes of gloom -'While from speech of gentle, tongue Worlds of happiness are hung. Anneke Van Zindran v TWIN LIGHTS These lighthouses rise from a whae- haped scarp. That in turn rises from the bottom of the bay No beaeh nor ledge here; only the sheer; granite Resisting :the quarrelsome.waves that #toil 1 So strong are the cross-currents— About it. But in the greeny water, fastened to the scarp, Seaweed, eternalIy revelling in the turmoil. Grows; and tiny fishes, day and night; Dart through the sinuous mazes.. Roger Challis. Be Thankful Uuto. God HEALTH prayer- of Thanksgiving for a free country where the harvest is plenti- ful; where' wood and coal for winter' fires can still be had; where hearty laughter of young and old can still beheard; and where citizens may worship on the Sabbath as ,they wish. Thanksgiving Day may be kept in the traditional way with family By "PEG" gatherings — but don't forget . to keep your home open too, to some of the lonely boys and girls in the war services. You will get a thrill 'from sharing your Thanksgiving dinner and serving the good old turkey in all his glory to some of these 'young At this season many are asking the .question. Does Thanksgiving Day mean anything to us this year? With the world in- such chaos have we very much for which to be thank- ful? - It is - really a disgraee .for us to allow such thoughts to dwell in aur minds. It may be that we, in this country have more to be thankful for to -day than we, have ever had. It is true that the world is experiencing one of the most trying times of history. Thousands 'of people of nearly every nationality have been tortured, killed or made prisoners. Before peace terms are eventually signed many more some even of .our own immediate family will be added to that list. ! r .-One of the most important things for which we " should be constantly returning thanks is the fact that the hoardes of the enemy have not swept over our Dominion, If we review the cohditions of the European Coun- tries during the last three years we will have plenty of cause for thank- fulness- es we compare their trials with the peace which we are enjoying Some grumble about extra work heavy taxes, lack of• light and heat- ing facilities, but were it not for th'e grace of God, our cities and towns would be wrecked. We would be standing beside our .dead, our streets would become battle fields, there would be no safety or happiness any where. How glad we should be to give our time and our money to hold back the enemy rather than have it taken from us by a cruelty which has been unsurpassed in the history of the world. We might quite easily be in the same position as Poland Czecho Slovakia, Norway, Denmark Greece, Russia and other countries. Anxiety and grief have come into many Canadian homes: but as a nat- ion we are practically untot{died. One of the most bountiful harvests of our time has been gainered in. We have been rationed in some things, but what does that matter we are not hungry as are thousands of others. We do not have to watch our loved ones grow thinner day after day and eventually lie down to rise no more in this world. As we looked at the wonderful display of food at our harvest home festivals our thoughts have travelled to those countries where famine, pestilance and starvation are rampant. It is well that the people there cannot see the luxury in which we are living.: They could rightly say, "Why this contrast? In the face of that can we dare say "Is there a God who will allow such things to go on. Many of us do not take the time to consider these cir- cumstances. Then too we should be thankful that our children are allowed to at- tend their school. , They do not have to separate from their homes and, :taken to outlying districts where they might be safe. Their faces have still a happy smile. They re- alize little, of what is going On. They know the meaning of play. Their regular routine has had very little interup tion, Financially many are better off now than they ever were before. May they 'look 'back over the years of de- pression which preceeded this awful wax and thank Gods that they will .be able to store by at ]east a little for the future, • • Another thing for whieh we should!, return thanks is that we belong to a Commonwealth of Nations whose King and Queen are God fearing and the heads of the government acknow- ledge -the supremacy of Jesus. Christ. We have season to return thanks, that we are allowed to worship God aswe wish. We do not •have,to go secretly . in order to pay homage to Hun. We know that He is with those who- love Him in all countries even in the ma'am whose rulers are rc- sponsibl-a for all this trouble and whose' people are , having to. suffer. There are Christian people there, but they must to. a ,large extent tor- ship their God in secret. We should thank God that; the spirit of the Lord so dwells in our hearts that we take the greater part of our pleasure in worshipping Him. Oan we all say that? If we could our churches would not be half empty as they are to -day. We wonder how God 'allows these things to happen. The wonder is that He permitted us to wander so "lc* far from Iiim'before He punished us. 'There is one certainty we will have to come back to God before this cruel war is over. Why will we keep on wandering farther away. We may rest - assured that we will be brought back if not in this would then in the Judgment which will follow our transgression front here to the Reahn beyond: One might go on'and on enumerat- ing .the things for which we have reason to be thankful. Chief among these, is the fact that God is still on the throne. SO often the question has been asked. "Is Hitler the Auto Christ?" Whether : he is or not should make no difference to us, God is supreme even above the auto Christ. It would be -a matter of time but in the End God will show Him- self the Ruler of the world' and Peace will again be restored. Many- of our homes will have vacant chairs, but they will have a feeling of pride that as Christ gave His life for His enem- ies so the men and women' of our country are thankful to be able to fight a. battle in order to give Christ- ianity first place in the world. We are able to say' "The Lord reigneth; Let the Earth rejoice." We should thank God for Himself and for all that His coming has meant to us. We look at the deves- tated countries and our heart felt sympathy goes oupt to the people there. That is no comparison to what the world would be if Christ had hot come. These things will bear our serious thought. God has . given us so much for which to be thankful. Can we pre- sent anything to Him for which He will give thanks. 'Yes we can and not only that we must if we expect to spend eternity with Him. We can give ourselves into His -Keeping. There is nothing that we need bring with us. He will not ask us whether we have money, education, beauty or anything else. All we need- to do is to "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and: thou shalt be saved." Could anything be more simple than that: If we could only ,realize what a difference it would make in our lives if we made Hint a Co-partner in all our work. There would no one left out. As Thanksgiving Day draws near - comes and passes by' will we not just thank Jesus Christ for all His goodness to us. First of all let us be so thankful that we have accepted Him. If we have not done so' will we not just now give our hearts to Hint and thus snake this. Thanks giving Day one of real thankfulness, "Father we thank Thee for the night And for the pleasant morning light; For rest and food and loving care, For all that makes the day so fair. Help us to do the things we should, To be to' others kind and good In -all we do, -in work or. play, To grow more loving every day. ' epEae V THE MIXING.BOWL By ANNE ALLAN Hydro Home f,onornrtt - THANKSGIVING Hello Homemaker! ?Don't miss the joy of a real old-fashioned Thanks- giving dinner even in -these war .days. Not in any . part of Europe, not in. Russia ••nor in the British Isles for that matter, can Thanksgiving be celebrated this year. So every Can- adian citizen should usher— in this old-time harvest feast with a sincere RECIPES Braised Capon 4 -pound fowl, cleaned and trussed; 2 slices fat salt pork, '/4 inch thick; 5 slices carrot, cubed; ;i. onion, sliced; 2 sprigs thyme;. -1 sprig parsley; 1 bay leaf; -2 obs. butter; '2 cups boiling water or :chicken stock. Try out pork. Strain fat, add carrot, onion, parsley and bay leaf. Gook 5 minutes, Add butter and fowl. Cook until surface is well browned, turning often. Place on trivet in deep pan, pour over fat, add water or stock. . Cover and bake in electric oven at 350 deg., until tender, adding more water if needed. Strain stock, remove fat, and use for sauce or gravy. Pumpkin Cream Pie Pastry for 9' inch pie, 2 eggs slightly beaten, 1/4 cup corn syrup, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 cup canned or cooked pumpkin, 1 tb. corn starch, tsp. salt, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. ginger, 11/4 cups rich milk. Line 9 inch pie pan with pastry; flute pastry edge. Bake in hot oven (450 deg. -F.) for 5 .min., remove from oven. To slightly beaten eggs add all the other ingredients, except 4 cup of milk. - Pour into partially baked shell; pour remaining 4 cup carefully -on top. Bake in an electric oven (450 deg. F.) for 10 min.; re- duce heat to 350 deg. and continue baking for30min, or until the'cen- tre comes out -clean. When cool, serve a tablespoon of whipped cream flavoured with orange flavouring with each serving. - Spiced Loaf Cake (eggless) 1 cup sour milk, 1 cup corn syrup, 214 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 tsp. salt, 11/4 tsps. baking soda, 2 -tsps. ginger, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1, tsp. cloves, '/4 cup melted shortening. - Method: Combine sour milk and corn syrup. Sift the dry ingredients; stir vigorously; - add melted shorten- ing. Pour into,loaf pan 9 in. by 6 in. by 3 in. lined -with - waxed paper and greased.' Bake in electric' oven at 350 deg. for 30 min. May be. baked with roast turkey for supper meal. TAKE A TRIP 1. Save leftover, cooked breakfast cereal to serve for next day's supper. Slice cold cereal and fry until ,brown. Serve with cheese sauce. It's real good. 2. Remember to use a dry cloth to remove warm glass dishes from the oven. A damp cloth may Cause the utensil to crack. ... THE QUESTION BOX Mrs. D. Mc, asks: "Recipe for ser- ving rine cucumbers as a vegetable." Answer:, Cucumbers in cream. 6 medium: cucumbers, r/ tb. fat, i1 lbs. butter, is/a tbs. flour,. 12 cups milk,_ 1/ tsp. salt, 1 tb. chopped' parsley, dash of paprika, pepper, mace._ Peel cucumbers, quarter and re- move seeds. Gut in half. - Cook in boiling water, salted, with fat. added. When tender, drain saving the liquid. Melt the butter, .blend' in flour and let bubble gently for 3 min. Slowly. add the milk. Cock and stir until thickened; add seasoning and heat pour over cucumbers and sprinkle with parsley. - Mrs, M. G. suggests: "Crisp 'top- pings for your fruit puddings. Wheat flakes, cornflakes or rice flakes, or a mixture of these,: saves a third' of the sugar required." Anne Allan' invites you to write to her % Clinton News -Record, Send in your questions on homemaking' prob leas and watch this column for re- plies, Ask Your C -I -L Point Dealer! • Repair men are scarce and busy these days, so, when things need fixing in your home, your C -I -L Paint Dealer will help you. In addition to selling top-quality C -I -L Paints, he is a handyman • himself. With his help you can fix everything • from a gadget to a thingamabob. • Get This Nevar' Book Now your C -I -L Paint Dealer has a new aid for the amateur home repair man... the "C -I -L HOME REPAIR GUIDE." This 16 -page booklet contains hundreds of tips on how to do odd jobs around the home. Every householder will be glad to have this helpful book on hand. Ask your C -I -L Paint Dealer for your free copy, 558 SUTTER CSL PERDUE C -I -L PAINTS FOR LASTING PROTECTION SNAPSHOT GUILD GUILD HOW 'TO SEE PICTURES, . Develop a sincere interest In people, study the work of other photos- raphers, and work toward a definite objective, and you'll soon find it's easy to make excellent snapshots like this. - JUST the other day a friend of mine who is interested in photog- raphy came to with a question. "What's all this business about being able to see pictures?" he asked. "Is it something abstract, or is it a definite ability which any phM tographer can develop?" Well, I assured him that there is such a thing as an ability to see pictures, and any photographer who wants to develop it can do so in short order. There are just three simple steps. First, you must study people be- cause you will have to draw upon them for many of your picture sub- jects. Learn to look upon your friends and acquaintances, as well as people in public, with an apprais- ing eye. Watch the things they do, .note the way they sit, walk, talk, and note the effect of light on them from various angles. It will be an interesting experiment; and photo- graphically profitable if you try to determine when yoursubjects would make the best pictures. Next, study other pictures and try to equal or surpass them. You'll find good material in the popular pie- ture magazines, the phetographid magazines, and even general or, fashion publications. By Studying them you'll keep'up with what others 'aro doing, and you'll' Cor rainly get many ideas you might apply to your own photography. Finally, I'd suggest that you give yourself a picture -making objective. That niay seem to have no oonnec. tion with your ability to see pie+ tures, but the point is that whem you give yourself something definite to accomplish --or use your oalne>•a... as a means of telling a story in pie. tures—then you will find that you "see" pictures far more readily than if you bave no particular puts pose in mind. Give yourself an objective today, and start shooting! 391 John van Guilder