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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-12-17, Page 7' THURS., DEC. .17,1942, 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 COOKING PAGE 7 HEAD H 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 SI- 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