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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-10-29, Page 7T OCT. 29,' 1942 THE CLINTON NEWS-ItECORD. THE HOUSEHOLD .ECONOMICS • PAGE -7 WOMAS • CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING PAG E HEALTH a THIS MODEM CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS • Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring KNEE-DEEP IN OCTOBER 'There's a strange fascination -About the kind of gold ' That gleams in the treetops, -blanifold But grasp it, if you will, And stuff it in a bin, There'll be just leaf dust When you go in, The memory of color Isseasier to keep; Knee-deep in October When the root's asleeu •Gather up the scarlets And the purples and brown. .),And make a mental mountain Where you can go down Te present is so fleeting. The best you can do .Is heap yourself with memories To come back to. Elizabeth Jane Astley HARBOR OF AUTUMN The sky is tensely stretched by stars above the boughs in shadows cold with frost upon their brittle spars, rigged brightly, yet prepared to fold and fall, when winter wind pipes high . and proves their anchorage in gale, The pines and firs assure supply ;below and keep their crafts full sail. Keith Thomas V SEARCHLIGHT BOTERY The plane, like a moving star. climbs through the night stinti lits shining wings are trapped with light, VbXiIti CHICKELP -Little Clipt melody, , I Running comnientarY "To falling leaves of yellow and Of red Marion Lee MOP BUTTERNUTS IN THE CREEK One side the creek was pasture, the other side was wall to keep the April freshets from flooding house and stall. And there the autumn garden . (with 'tommytoes" still red) was littered with the leaves the butternuts had shed. Dry from the rocky crevice, wet from the arm -deep creek, we hunted out the nuggets in earnest hide-and-seek. We garnered cheer for winter, knowing it was nigh by the soft and lovely blueprints of mare's tails in the sky. 'cs My memory of pasture in stony; stone the wall It's they who keep the garden who mellow stone and all. Louis Stoddard YOUR EYES ON THE GLORY OF GOD, "From now forward our eyes must be on different sights like Young Pilot Officer Alexander D. Angus, who died in training this year and wrote just before his death: " 'Saint and hero know this land In the days before our day: The glory that they sought and plan, n'd Is held at length within our hand, To bow or burgeon as we stand, Burst forth or fade away. • ' aitg!il " 'This, then, the lesson) that they taught, And teach to those who hear: Fight on, fight on, as we have fought For what we held most dear, And walk like a man where our red blood ran And sank in the hallow'd sod With feet on the earth which gave you birth. But your eye's on the,„ glory of God.' " COURTESY "PEG" The following story was told about Iznac Paderewski, perhaps the worlds most famous, pianist. One day he was asked to play in the home of an lin- , portant American. At the same soc- ial a negro was engaged to sing, but through some mistake his pianist did . not arrive. Noting the perdicament that the soloist was in Paderewski ',quietly went to the piano and played the required accompaniment. It might not have been thought strange .in that gathering if Paderewski had just allowed the negro to get through his accompaniment as best he could. Those who have had the great privil- .ege of hearing that wonderful pianist • feel that he is even higher in their estimation than he was before. A man who could entertain thousands • with his wonderful talent was not above helping a fellow entertainer out in his dilemma. He could, quite easily have thought "That man, is snot of my race, anyway I do not play •accompaniment, so no one, will expect 0.114.01.11,11%.11•WININN••••*•• drinking. Before he could make any apology the same aceid)ent happened in the hands of his hostess, Immed- iately she said to the attendant "Never ,put these turps on again they are too brittle for use." She did not consider the sacrifice of a cup too much to compensate for the peace of mind of her guest.. In all walks of life courtesy plays a very important part. Ralph Omer in one of his books says "Great deeds need no voice to proclaim *lean" So in connection with our every day life, our actions very, Often speak louder than any words, we could say would do. • A person does net necessarily need. to be meek 'and lowly in order _to be courteous. That quality is found not only in the officers of the Earthly King, but also thos,e who belong to the army of this Heavenly King, So often we feel that we have not time to be polite. Lack of time is no excuse for words or acts which mark us not a true anan or woman. Childs ren should be taught in their early years what it means to give and take to be respectful to their seniors and to aet in a way which will show that they have been taught. It is indeed nice to see young boys asking their dad just what he should do under certain circumstances and to see boys and girls follow the rules of Etiquette. They have to learn how to act in some way, and they might just as well learn the proper way. pastTheanddaygoafas111,manners should be Courtesy always carries. with R the thought of others and if we are not courteous, then we certainly have little thought of those with whozn we come in contact day after day, As we look at the life of our Saviour we can find not one single instance of any time in which He was too busy to do and say the proper thing in a way which was gentle and kind. Any one who spoke to Him never received a sharp an- aWer. Even to touch the hem of his garment brought a kindly response. Although very often tired yet Ho showed no irritation. Often He went away where He ,could be by Himself and thus- gain strength to carry on His work in the way His Heavenly Father would wish Him to. Where He had any task to do He put His whole being into it. He always finished up one work before He went on to the next. At times we allow ourselves to become so busy that we can hardly find time to say "Thank you" When we say our prayers we have plenty of time to ask for everything we want, but how seldom we find much time to say "thank you. There are only twenty-four hours in the day of each one of us. Christ had just the same length of time in His day and yet how kind .He was to every one who needed Him. A close follower of Christ said re- cently. "Is it not wonderful the fellowship there is between those who have accepted Christ as their Lord and faster?" There is always common bond of conversation that s the love of Him who gave Rim - elf for us. Many times, we have tried to erase mistake which we have written in nk but even at the best it has been rather an unsue,cesszful job, so at times we have been discourteous to me one and that strain can never e erased. One time on a crowded treet car a 'Mated, man sat for blocks and allowed an elderly lady to stand in front of lum. That is many years ago and that man has now gone on but his name is never mentioned to that lady or the friend who accomp- anied her but that incident comes to mind. Nothing can ever cover an act of discourtesy and further one never knows the harm) such a dread can do to not only us but to the work which we represent. People say that since the women got the franchise they must be considered' equal with the men. Well; maybe so, but when you feel in that mood just consider what you would think of any man who allowed your aged mother to stand either on a street car or bus. Some one has said, "There is no substitute for common sense," so too there is no substitute for courtesy. It is just ab easy to be courteous as it is to be rude. We would not like. to be considered tIA latter, but there is no inicirvay. • We must be one or the other. Train a child when he is young to be polite in the home and you will have no reason •to be ashen - a a so • b s me to play for him." Courtesy was part of make up of Paderewski and that was just another example of it. He was too great to bother 'about such details as race. It is said that tears came into the eyes of the soloist as he spoke of it afterwards. He considered that it was an honor to his race as well as to himself. Paderewski did not have to do that, and as we look back over our lives we can pick oast so many things which have ,happened to us, which people did not have to do. They have brought a great deal of pleas- ure to us and they were done simply bee:loss the people were kind they had been brought up or had learned in s can .1. wa t b cemrteous. There is an old story which gives a real exanirle •of courtesy. A noted man was making an afternoon cal: at the home of a lady with whom he Was not very well acquainted. To his embarrassment he broke a valu- able cup from which he had been ed of him in company. When you come to the end of an- other day Alnd you think of the things you have done Is there anything that can make you say: "I am glad—hl have helped some one"? It is not for the things for yourself you do, But for others „. that most will tell— By always keeping their good in view— As part of your own, as well. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour, as thyself," Ts the key, to a life worth while, For it opens •a door to peace and health And shuts to the things that .are vile. It makes me lie down in peace to sleep With a • conscience that's always clear, And faith with Your fellow -man to keeps As long as you're living here. "PEG" THE MIXING BOWL ly ANNE ALLAN Hydra Nemo itinerant IT'S HALLOWE'EN Hello Homemakers! Pass the doughnuts please! Such specialties as doughnuts, apples, pumpkin tarts, cider and popeceer are all that's necessary to remind your friends of fun on Hallowe'en. Stay-at-horne folks — that's just about all of us — will enjoy prepar- ing their own party, the informality and the jollity of the kitchen atmos- phere. And if some of the men or girls in uniform get late leave, they may come right into the kitchen, too, and make themselves at home. That's when the hilarity . starts—washing the apples, getting out the popper, bringing up the brown jug of eider— everyone helping. If the weatherman donates a nice evening, then the bonfire is the Per- fect place to make popcorn, toast cheese rolls and heat the eider on a crisp Fall evening. • REvCIPES Oyster and Tomato Stew 2 cups stewed tomatoes, 1 tb. chopped onion, 1.bay leaf, salt and pepper, 3 cups milk, 2 tbs. butter, 11/2 dozen oysters, % tsp eoda. Combine the tomatoes, onion, bay leaf, Ye, teaspoon salt and a few grains of pepper, in a saucepan. Cover and cook for 10 to 15 min. Remove the bay leaf. Scald the milk in a double boiler and add the butter. Cook the oysters in their own liquid in lower part of double over electric element turned Low urs: til the edges curl, Then combine with hot Milk. Just before serving stir in the tomatoes which have been mixed with the soda. Six servings. Sour Milk Doughnuts ' % cup corn syrup, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tbs. sour eream or ,shortening, 3, eggs, 1 cup sour milk, 14. tsp, soda, % tsp. baking powder, Va tsp. salt, Vs tsp. lemon extract, Mr tsp nutmeg, 41/2 cups flour (more or less). . Mix the slaw with the cream and add the beaten eggs and sour milk. Sift the other dry ingredients with one cup of flour and add to the first mixture. Add additional flour to make a dough just stiff enough to handle, Toss on a flavoured board, roll out, and cut. Fry in deep fat (360-370 deg. F.) Drain on unglazed Paper. Golden Glow Ice •Cream 1 cup dark corn syrup, 1 eup milk, Vs tap. salt, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 eup heavy cream. Combine corn syrup, milk, salt and vanilla. Beat cream until thick but not stiff; gradually fold in syrup mixture. Pour into tray of electric refrigerator and set cold control for fast freezing; freeze until firm • • Ontario industries produce approximately one. half of Canada's•total war output. And electricity is the driving force that powers thousands of machines that produce the weapons of war. Today ... more and more electricity is required to meet the expanding demands of our war effort. Present sources of this vital power supply are taxed to the limit ... there is not enough for every need, Our war industries core first. Electricity must be conserved. From the day war started, Hydro Engineers were keenly aware that additional electrical power would be °Henget. In spite of the difficulties imposed by a scarcity of materials, equipment and labour greatly increased quantities of electricity have been provided. But .. even with these important new developments ... an acute power shortage threatenli our war effort today. Our munition plants must have all the power they need. Everyone cart help them get it by reducing their consumption of electricity to a minimum,. . by conserving Hydro power wherever possible. Watch ail the switches.. in your home, office or shop . turn them 'off' when not needed. Rememberl While individual savings may seem small, collectively they become a tremendous flood of power to meet the needs of our war produdion. Save electricity at all times. INVEST IN VICTORY...SAVE ELECTRICITY! 'Nothing matters now but Witory"--OuyVictorritonds • throughout (1 to 2 hours). Remove mixture to chilled bowl, break in pieces with wooden sPooh; beat with, rotary or electric beater until smooth but not melted. Return quickly to refrigerator tray' and continue freez- ing until firm. Makes 5 to 6 serv- ings. • TAKE TRW Making Doughnuts,: • 1. If the fat is the right tempera- • ture for dorighthits, an inch cube of brehtl will brown in N to 55 seconds. If too cool, doughnuts • absorb fat. if to hot, they will brown before sufficiently risen. 2, The dough should be soft enough to handle — not too Stiff. 3. Do not put too many into the hot fatat once. They should come to the top quickly 4. Avoid turning more than once except Sour Milk Doughnuts. 5. DraM doughnuts on unglazed paper. THE QUESTION BOX •Miss M. P ask R good sauce for bbiled spaghetti." lAbissver: • Mexican Tomato Sauce 1 onion finely chopped, 2 tbs. bak- ing fat, 1 red pepper, 1 green pepper, vz clove, garlic (optional), 2 threat- oes peeled And diced, 1 tsp. Worcester shire Sauce, 1 tb. 'celery diced' fine, salt and pepper. Cook oniop in fat 5 minutes, Add other ingredients and cook ori elec- trio element turned Low 12 minutes. Mrs. B. W. asks: "What causes a fish sauce to curdle?" AneWer: It is probably the egg whites cooking before the mixture 1110111111•MI=1111111.11, ,ornmh.. is blended. Always beat the hot mix- ture slowly into the beaten eggs. • Mrs, C. P. and Km J. J. :Answers on sacehrine have been -mailed to you direct. Anne Allan invites you to write to her % Clinton News -Record. Send in your questions on homemaking problems and watch this column for replies. Red Cross Began in 1859 On Battlefield of Napoleon III Chance sometimes, plays an impres- sive role in the unfolding of great historic events. So it was in the founding of the lied Coss which today is •bringing succour and comfort and mercy to countless thousands, in all theatres of war. It was by the purest chance that Henri Hurler% when touring ttal3r isa 1859 at the outbreak of the war be- . een Austrian an . anco- ar man forces, happened within sound of the battle on the hill of Solferino just south of Lake Garda. Within six hours, after the fighting had ceased and the armies, had moved on to other battle- field % he visited the now historic hillside and found the place covered with dead and dying men, the air filled with the screams of the wound- ed, many calling for water, for their, loved one, and for help that wai un- available. Dunant' was horrified. He quickly rounded up peasant girls and women and able bodied' men he Could find and brought thein out to the battle- field with drinking water and cloth for bandaging'. Under his dynamic in - fluence, the peasants fdled thtt homes and churches with the wound- ed dug graves for those killed out, right. This is probably the first time in European history that friends and foes were given equal help. In spite of his efforts and those of the two counntry doctors he wart able to locate, great numbers of the 10,000 wounded were dying in the hot June weather, and he therefore decid- ed on a very bold stroke. He succeed- ed in reaching the headquarters of Napoleon 111, commander of the Franco -Sardinian army, and persuad- ed him to release all Austrian medic- al men who had been made prisoners in order that they might return with him to treat the wounded of both arm- ies. There on the plains a Lombardy, therefore, Dunant succeeded itt prom. oting• one of the outstanding achieve- ments in the hitsory of ehivalry—the recognition of the principle that me- dical personnel and services in the battle zone should give impartial hu- manitarian treatment to the wounded of friend and foe alike. This conception which was sc; born today finds.'its fruition in the great international conventions, promoted by the Red Cross and subscribed to by nearly every nation in the world, under which our •sick and wounded and our men who are prisoners of war are today assured, of scientific and humanitarian treatment Malta, strategic British Island no longer than Martha's Vineyard, has re- sisted Axis attack for nearly. three years with the enemy fifty-eight miles away, and the nearest British base 1,000 miles across the sea. Malta has had more bad more than 2,600 air raid alerts, and has d‘stroyed or damaged at least '720 Axis aircraft.