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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS:
Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful
and Inspiring
• HOMESICK
• Little homely lumber town, how near
yon seern teenight,
Tucked in beside the ancient hills,
that stretch such .miles, away!
Seagulls screamingon the beach, as
tides go slowly out, -
Smell of fir and cedar logs a -float-
ing in the bay. -
And the crowds' that gather at Man-
dy'e from the show—. .
•
Would that I could sit with them for
just a while tonight;
Bushmen swagger down the streets,
in boots and red-cheeked shirts,
Tang of winter's in the air, and how
the stars are bright!
Now the ferry's chugigng where war
vessels used to ride
Year and' years and long ago, 'when
the land, was new:
On the warms breast of Quebec an
ancient frigate rests,
In the monastery's still grounds; by
the water blue.
Lovely land, my heart goes out with a
yearning deep r.
For my loved, my native soil, tree-
stned through the years;
Homesick, I must turn my face back
to the city's lights,
Pushing memories aside, and press-
ing back the tears.
:hushing rivers, little streams, and
the eternal hills,
White •or bloodroot in the Spring,
red maple in tate Fall;
. If you've known a land like this, your
heart is always hers—
If you've loved a land so fair, she
will forever call.
' Toronto •=-43, Anne Ryan.
A HERO'S REQUEST
"Tonight, my God, I ask Thee no gifts
No powers to endure, no greater
strength
Than that which I now have, no
greater length
Of vision to penetrate beyond the
rifts
And see the stars. T asknot of Thee
that
My life be spared , , (Life has no
perils death
Cannot avoid ) and with my dying
breath
T shall not ask to rest on, Ararat ..."
A Soviet peasant rose up: from his
land,
In either hand a fused grenade. He
masked
His feat, for in his heart he felt the.
birth
Of Victory. Beneath the traction band
Of a Nazi tank he hurled hitnselff
He asked.
'That freedom shall not perish from
the earth.
J. Lieber.
No. 8, B. ds. G. School R.C:A.F.
Lethbridge, Alta.
WHAT DO I WANT
FOR CHRISTMAS?
':There's , little for myself I want ex-
cept the power of giving.
To those who want for •everything
that makes life worth the Iiving.
Iwant a shining fairy plane, all pack-
ed with glittering ,playthings.
Bananas too,aud oranges, and every
kind of gay things.
To carry just a touch of joy across
the broad Atlanic.
To little tear stained boys and girls
or ie that too romantic?.
I want a'great.big Lancaster or bet-
ter still, some clipper's.
'AR loaded down with solid meat or
tasty things like kippers:
With sugar, tea; • and marmalade, and
biscuits, cheese and salmon. T
With cigarettes and books and games
CARE OF,CHILDREN
Yes, that's my want for Christmas-
tide: no need to mention others;
It's just the want•that fills the hearts
of scores of wives and mothers.
Adelaide Pluinptre,
N;0 SANTA • CLAUS
If it be true, as some do say
That there's no Santa Claus
What is this spirit on the way
That never seems to pause
As Christmas chimes are sotutding
clear
Upon the frosty night,
In spreading splendid gifts of e4teer.
In every mortars. night?
What is this sense of glow divine
That comes to you and n'ie
When watching all that happy line
Of children round the tree?
Whence comes this mantling atm
phere
So full of sweet release
That fall neon us once a Year
And covers us with peace?
No Santa Claus? Oh, men of doubt,
Whence comes this sorry claim
Would you so fair a spirit flout
For reasons of a name?
Dear Santa Claus is everywhere.
Where hearts are true and kind
And where there's love of man 'tis
there
His presence rare we find.
—John, Iiendriek Bangs
SMUCII
....P„,«. By "PEG"
a 'continued to 'shout at kinin, "1 will
telephone the store and this will cost
you ,your job."
Tile poor lad picked himself up. He
was hurt. His knees were shinned
and his fairly decent sweater• -torn
"Oh" he cried "if my Daddy was only
here I would not have to be treated
like that." "Now it will take all I
have earned to pay for these parcels
It wouldn't matter if only mother was.
better."
He piled his parcels into the wagon
and went back to the store to try to
explain te,,.his "boss" what had hap-
cl pelted.
"Daddy, could we each . have
quartet to buy -a Christmas gift for
Reggie and Mary. Their . Mother had
been•sick for quite a while and their
Daddy is overseas. They were saying
at school to -day that they were not
going to hang up , their- stockings
Their Mother had explained tothein
that although they get some money
(from the government, She had had
to spend so much in Doctor bills and
medicine that she could not ask Santa
Claus to conte, Reggie and Mary
are quite content to do without any-
thing as long as their mother is bet-
ter. We thought that if you wool
give each of us a quarter we could
get a couple of things for them."'
So spoke John the oldest, repre-
senting. the two children and two
adopted children of Jini Garland.
The father looked -at them and then
in a very stein voice said "No indee
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a
lI will not give you one cent to buy
anything for them. Their father had
no business to -sign up when he had
os -1 such a sickly wife and two children.
Let :then get on the best way they
can. Now get off to ,bed the four of
you. Christmas doesn't mean any-
thing to us. I ant sick and tired of
this same thing year after year. Yon
? need not write to Santa Claus for
he is not going to bring you anything,
The idea of squandering money the
way people do every year! We hav
come to the end of it in this house
The four children, who had mad
such plans for others, hurried to get
away from the parent who at time
was very hard to please.
John, the guardian of the fou
tried to comfort the other three b
-saying, "Sure Sonata Claus will com
Do you remember how George aske
Miss Stewart last Sunday if ther
was a Santa Claus. She told us t
look out of the window and see th
trees -blowing, Then she said we could
not see what was nuking the trees
blow, but we knew there was some
thing shaking them. So we see the
result of Santa's work. Don't worry
he will conte alright! I do wish we
could help Reggie and Mary. Maybe
it will turn out alright.
The father tired and weary from
his day's work, sat down in front of
the grate fire pondering the question
of business.
All at once John stood in front of
of him. His clothes were ragged but
clean and patched. The expression
on -ltis face was sad and troubled.
Under his arm he carried a few even-
ing papers. He was shivering with
the cold es he said "sir, would you
please buy a paper? I have .been
standing here for an hour and have
not sold any. My. Mother is sick and
We have very little to eat. I have a
sister and an adopted, brother and sis-
ter. My father went to war, He
did not have to go but he felt his
country needed him. . He went to do
his part so that we might be safe, He
was killed at Dieppe and I ata trying
a, to take his place. The money use get
from the government le soon usedup,
George rune errands for the grocer
after school. ' Jane looks after the
baby down the street. Rath the
youngest is -too small to work so she
CHRISTMAS - -
What mean the thoughts, that Christ-
mas brings
What mean the joys, the heart now
sings -
'Tis happiness to view Christ, Babe,
Goth's Christmas gift to earth convey
ed.
Make sure we catch the Truth Divine,
A Virgin pure made sacred shrine,
Brought forth the Babe in flesh as
than,
To show mankind God's wondrous
pian.:
The flesh but shows His image. We,
For thus He Came that we might see,
His spirit dwells in us Supreme,
We spirits too ever unseen.
Christmas is then a time for cheer,
And every day throughout the year,
The gift of gifts came forth this day
Spirit -Divine in fleshy clay,
So glad are we Christ cattle to earth
To manifest by fleshly birth,
God's Spirit is the man unseen
By flesh, is how this fact is seen.
LETTERS
Out of the shadows of our present
parting,,
Letters are lanterns on the mist
strewn trays
Letters are stars that, gleaming thr
the darkness
Matte beautiful the pattern of our
days.
Life grows more purposeful and has
new meaning,
Round the heart's doorway .flowers .Helps mother. Won't you please buy
grow,more gay my paper sir? "No I will not, Your
When letters—little links in chains . father had no business to go to war.,
of loving-- - 1He should have stayed at home ho
Then the scene changed and the,
father looked into the one room which
served as hone for the another and
the four children.
The mother, weary and - worm, was
lying on a couch. . The place was.
clean but poorly heated. Little Ruth
had set the dishes on the table, hop-
ing that . the rest would bring some-
thing in for supper. When John carne
he had a loaf of bread under his arra
and, from his peeled he drew a tin of
tomato soup. Jane cane with tears
running down her cheeks. The bat-
ter which she was to have brought
was not forth eon'iing, The woman
for whom she worked,. had iso change
What a disappointments Then came
George footsore and weary. His boss
e had made hint pay for tate groceries
" which were spoiled. He brought a
e pound of lard from which the paper
had been torn. Well that would have
s to do for butter.
With their united efforts they' pre-
-, pared the supper, over which the
y mother asked the *sang. While
o they were partaking of their frugal
d ureal the mother as cheerfully as she
e could said "Tomorrow is Christmas
o Day" I had hoped eve might have
e something extra but as you see we
have no motley and there is not one
of us who .would want to run into
- debt. We :will pray that if God sees
fit He will provide something• for us.
We know He will look after us. Now
good -night dears. What would I ever
do without you? Daddy would want
us to stand by one another and you
are all a comfort to tae, We will get
on some way. I feel sure that God
will send Santa Claus,
Being reassurance with them, day look after you. Get out• of nit' way,
by day::- 1 Tell your sad tale, which likely is not
—Mary Eversley true, 'to someone who has ,more time
than I have to listen to it."
Next Jane came along wheeling a
VERSE FOR A CHILD'S BOOB '!large sized baby in a carriage, she
Child! Do riot throw thisb about. lc oot looked weary and undernourished.
baby was dying and she was try -
the cutting all the pictures out! Ing to comfort it. A well dre sed
Preserve it as your dearest treasure woman brushed past her, knocking
Child' have you never heard it said hen over,' "Get out of my way, You
That you'are heir of all the' ages' have no 'right ' to be pushing that
Why then, your hands were, never carriage on the side walk, "If that
made little brat is your brothels' get' him
To tear these beautiful thick pages!
home out of this or I will inform the
Your little hands were made to' alto .police. The likes of you should not be
like checkers or backgammon;
'To bear to those. "unlucky guys"
whose parcels never reach them -
.Some tokens clear the still have
Y a e
friends fresh' •.faith andhope to W
Tho better things and leave tee on the street at all." •
worse ones; • Then George passed pulling an ex -
hey , also
xhey,also may be used to shake
The Massive Paws of Rider Per -
Sons
And when your prayerscomplete the
day -
Darling, your little, tiny hands --.
ere also me,ad I think.i to pray
press, wagon. He went up to the door
of a house with some small ,bundles' P
in his arm. The' lady; -answered the n
bell when she saw who he was fairly,
yelled at him. "Don't you -know en -
ugh c
oto go to the back door? There
take that" ' she gave him a shove i
THE MXING BOWL
By ANNE ALLAN
Hydro Home Economist -
LETSPLANFORA -
"WHITE CH1tISTMAS!
Hello I otnentalters! Sparkling
frost or gleaming white snowbanks
put us in a different mood - yes,
Christmas. is in the air! Holidays are
on us all of a sudden. And the hap-
piest spot in all the .world at Christ-
mas should be the home..
Candle -lit windows, wreathed door-
ways, evergreen boughs - there are
so mangy ideas for a homemade
Christmas. Decorations can be sim-
ple and inexpensive yet lovely-. and
the whole fancily can have the fun of
helping, -
Let's start at the front door! Tie
a big red oilcloth bow or a Christmas
wreath on the floor. Then the front
hall: the children will he delighted to
snake' a vine with paper poinsettias
phare and there; to twist down the
stairway, rail. An archway between
rooms makes a grand place for a
display of green and red -- use one
Iarge picture nail at the top and tie
the decorations to a heavy green cord
across the top and down the sides,
The mantle' will still be the favourite
place to hang your stockings. But
'twill never do to hang precious rayon
or lisle hose this year—so make bags
or socks of red netting for everyone.
Empty thread spools painted red
with water paint will hold sprigs of
pine upright like little trees for use
on tables and window sills. Christ-
mas bells make gay decorations in
doorways or hung from chandeliers.
Once started, alt'sotts of bright ideas
will come flocking to you,
RECIPES
Christmas Pudding
% Dnp butter, 14 cup corn syrup,
id cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, J14 tsps.
baking powder, 14 tsp. soda, 1/ tsp,
salt, 31 tsp. cinnantou, ?!i tap. cloves,
14 tsp. allspice, 1/ ,tsp. mace, 1%
cups flour, % cup buttermilk, 1 cup
chopped seedless raisins, 34, -cup chop-
ped citron, 1,1z cup chopped nuts (if
obtainable).
Cream the butter, add the syrup
and sugar gradually and cream thor-
oughly. Add the eggs and beat well.
Mixand sift the baking powder, soda,.
After seeing that they were wash- salt, spices and 1 cup of the flour and
ed the mother kissed each one. Sleep add to the burst mixture alternately
seemed to be long corning to then in with the 'bon and nuts. Stir inthe
their little stretcher beds behind the raisins, citron and which have
curtain, ]?recently John carne out been mixed with the remaining 'A
with two stockings of his own and one cup of hem Pour into a greased
w each of the others. `Mother" he mould, cover and steam for about 2
egg,
hours in well -cooker of electric range.
said "we have prayed that God would
send Santa Ohms if it was His will aerfe with Red Currant Sauce made
Daddy used to tell us that if we have as fe;
faith that our prayers will he answer- 1 egg' 3 tbs. sugar, few grains
salt,4 tsps, red currant juice, 1/ cup
ed wo should prepare ourselves for
the answer. I have brought one of
my stockings for you. Will it be all
right if I hang then around the
room." •
With tears in. her eyes this Christ-
ian mother said "yes George, you
have taught me a woiclsrful lesson,
Now good -night and God bless •you,"
As the another sat pondering the
future which seemed. very Clark she
heard steps along the hall and a
knock came to the door. After a
struggle. she admitted Mr. and Mrs.
Goforth and mother of Reggie and
Mary. They were ,carrying a tree and
many 'ninety in hamper.
They explained that they repre
sensed an organization which dealt
with cases such as theirs, where
families did not wish it known that
they were in need.
When_ they had Ie£t there was
every evidence that God lied, answer-
ed' the prayer of the ' Mother and
children. A Christian Doctor of
prominence was corning the day after
Christmas to see the Mother and she
was assured that there 'would be no
expense for her,
Jim Gardiner stirred and then rose
to his feet: "Hays you had a good
sleep dear" his wife asked him. "You
looked so tired:"
This. father, kind'of heart, aI'though
difficult to get on with at times re-
lied. "If ever I felt humiliated T 'do
oiv," He then told her tate request
of the children and his dream. 1 have
ertainly learned a lessen,"
The temsatfar into the night mak-
ng plans. Needless to say beside :the
gift of the childrena great deal more 1
went to the home of the man who in
teach«,them. For men that lose their fairylands, which scrub t hdown the steps, scat-
Hillaire Belled tering his parcels while the woman
whipping cream..
Beat the egg white until stiff and
add the sugar gradually after each
addition. Add the salt and red cur-
rant juice. Fold ; in the beaten egg
yolk and the whipped cream. Serves
6 to, S. -
Melting Moments
2 cups sifted pastry flour, 1 tsp.
baking soda, 2 tsps cream of tartar,
%tsp. salt, 1 cup baking 'fat, ed cup
(lightly' packed) brown sugar, 1 egg,
1 tsp. pure vanilla, citron peel:
Measure flour, and . add •baking
a, cream of tartar and salt. Cream
king fat slightly and gradually
blench in brown sugar.. Beat and add
egg. . Sift in dry. ingredients, about a
third at a time, combining after each
addition. Add vanilla. Mix in ad-
ditional flour, if necessary, to make
a dough which•inay be handled. Roll
small portions of mixture into balls
and decorate with slices of cite= peel
and cherries to represent holly. Bake
on greased pan in moderate electric
oven, 350.• deg., about 20 minutes,
TAKE A,, TRIP
1. The Dominion ' Power Controller
has stated' that oornamental'light-
ing will be permitted WITHIN
THE HOME' during the period of
sod
ba
"battle dress", was ' depending on,
others to see that his family was car-
ed for: while he, its the army of I?;ing,
was one of -the many thousands who
were defending our homes ' and our
freedbnn.
"In as mush as ye have done it un-
to
n.
to one of the least of these my breth
ern, ye have done it unto me." -
"PEG"
WA.Rdrm o. TRAVEL TIP NO. 4 -
et do
6 -ea ORO alifq
There's nothing we hike betters than
to see people enjoying their meals is.
the dining car enough to Linger over
then, We wouldn't Merz;• Jou
for anything, bot wartime travel
heavy and others .need your places
C PA NATEONAL
PP ASIdT$:LR$2T. 5S,aur aavmam 4..52=$3 .-,�...
December 24th to January lst,
inclusive. "Within the home"
does not include lighting of
Christmas trees 011 the front
lawn or any decorations not
strictly within the house. It does
not permit Christmas tree or
decorative lighting in stores er
any other place except "within
the home" -
2. D0 'NOT cover lamps with tissue
Paper — it may cause a fire.
3. Save electricity — clo not leave -
Christmas decorative lights on
longer than necessary.
4. Living room lights may be
turned off while everyone is chat-
ting. Decorative lights will give
enough brightness and be mucic,
more effective.
TIM QUBSTION BOX
Sorry! Due to lack of space thin' -
had to be omitted. Answers have
been nailed direct. - -
A
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CUWD
FAMILY HISTORY IN PACTURCS
eeileede
Writing the first letter to Santa Claus, Such pictures as this make the
family "history book" a treasure of memories.
AVH you ever kept a family his-
tory --in pictures? it's fun—
something you should try by all
means.,
Believe it or not, the most inter-
esting picture opportunities occur
right around home. Not big events,
but the little incidents that carry'
such 'a treasure of memories, if we
but record them. Youngsters grow-
ing up. Johnny oft to, school, swing-
ing his books • merrily on the strap.
Tina sitting down to dash off her
first letter to Santa Claus. The baby,
lord of the household, majestic -in
his bath ... and the puppy trying to
climb in with. hint. The first snow
roan of the winter ... and the first
flowers peeping out in the spring.
Small incidents, these , , so com-
monplace that we may not think of
them as picture possibilities. But
they are. Pictures of them tell a
story—a centinued.story of the fam-
ily and the home. It's' a story that
wo alk want to keep, for mentory's
Then, why not record that story—
with your camera? Iteep the camera
handy, keep it loaded with film --
and when you see a picture oppor-
tunity, snap it. when 30113ny-Is re-
pairing his bicycle et putting the
finishing touches on a new airplane
model, that's a picture chance.
When new curtains or draperies aro
being hung --when you're all toast-
ing marshmallows or popping- pop-
corn at tete fireplace—those am pic-
tures, too. Iu brief, any event that's
part of the family Iife is material'
for the family's "picture -history
book,
Sonne of four "family history" pic-
tures will be snapshots; others,
time exposures. Some will be easy
to get; others may take a bit of
strategy or planning. But don't let
that worry you. Get a simple hand-
book on picture -taking, and a'couple
of exposure. guides — they'll take
care of you, help you master un-
usual picture situations. The main
thing is to be Consistent in your
picture-taking—watchful for picture
chances, That's how you get good
shots—by keeping your eyes open
for them, -
This coming year, Inake a definite'
resolution: Decide you'll shoot' at
least one roll of pictures a'week, for
the family "history book." It's a
resolution that will' bring you rich
reward, its golden memories.
408 - John van Guilder