The Clinton News Record, 1943-01-28, Page 7THURS.,JAN.. 28, 1943;
THE CLINTONNEWS-RECORD
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TIIIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED .q
TO TIIE. POETS'.
here They Will Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad -But Always Helpful
and Inspiring
• SUNSET POINT
Like' to a gull' in lingering flight
Descending o'er the peaceful bay.
'The shadows of the 'coming night
in deepening lues about ine stray.
And far across the vast. expanse
Of water and celestial- sky,
'The cool clear evening airs enchanee
Its beauty to my wondering eye.
' The seen aglow with fiery flames
In regal splendour slowly nests,
.Yet in. the sky there still remains
An after glow that night- arrests.
Now as the last rays dip below
'The fat -flung margin of the lake,
I feel as though I really know
''Che vagrant soul of tnan's estate.
By Hal Rogers, Toronto.
The above poem wasinspired by
the beautiful view from Sunset Point
Bayfield, Ontario
• AN OLD FIRE' like a crumpled rose
Lies drowsing in the grate,
From roots to room the darkness
flows;
The hour is late
The Silver clock upon its shelf
Whispers softly to itself.
• And stair steps in the dial blue hall
Have wondrous words to say
-Although they do not speak at all
13y light of day.
So nark 'this truth 0 mark it
well:
Strange things come of mid-
night's spell!
A poet gnawing at his pen
In dead of night may find
This hour, unknown to sober men,.
Most gravely kind,
Its still, star -crusted seconds
teach
Quiet things the art of speech.
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DITTY BAGS
'What did your ditty bog bring to mind
Midst the roll of ship and the whist --
ling wind?
A farmhouse nestling beside a wood
The purling brook with leildeer's cry
A busy street cohere with friends he
stood.
Or field of grain that meets the sky,
' The shimmering Ieke-and the paddle's
drip.
Snow -laden trees and the trackless
white.
Storm clouds than banner the 'moun-
tain tip.
The Christmas feast and the candle
light.
For Mtn the carols; the merry jest.
The laughs and voices of friends so
dear, •
'Ile heat's his name when the food is
blest,,•
.J
•
Sees mother's eye and trembling tear
He aches with longing to see again
The scenes of home, his kin, his
friends
But knows for them it is not in vain
That he fights on'tillthe .fighting
ends.
BREAKFAST AT DAWN
"—And grant us, Lord, Thy grace
for day new-born." •
The rooms are grey With shadows
No lights, please—
Just let us watch the darkness turn
to - morn.
A glow shows where an eastern
hinge has swung,
The gates are widening slowly,
This orange square
Will make the table warm; and def-
... fodils
Are Iovely as soft laughter. Grape-
fruit — there —
A yellow poen singing, 'gainst brown
- plates.
0 let the coffee perk—it has more
soul
Than that disconsolate indifferent
drip. •
A line of light has found that cop -
1 per bowl;
And bronze and silvery lustre, glints
of brass.
Have lighted little beacons of surprise
Dear heart, the gates have opened.
All the gold.
Of Heaven's lamps shines through
and lights your eyes.
Let nothing screen this glory till it
dies.
"—Lord, we give thanks for these
rich . means of grace—
This day shall sing that glimpsed,
through dawn, Thy face."
--Lillian Collier Gray.
'BIRTHDAYS
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesdhy's child is full • of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,.
Friday's child is loving and giving
Saturday's child works hard for its
living,
And a child that is born- on the
• Sabbath day
Is fair and wise and good and gay. •
vT •
God is Goodness
'A secret sense of God's goodness is
by no means enough. Men should
snake solemn • and outward expres-
sions of it, when , they • receive His
creatures for their support;. a service
and homage not only due to Hint, but
profitable to themselves.—Dean Stan-
hope.
A BROADSIDE FROM HMS. "NL'LS_ON": i3iiITISH M
13ATTLESHIP
ALTA CONVOY.
CARE OF CHILDREN
0' s
INFLUENCE,:
.,..sass, . By By .,PEG".,...w•,,„.,n.,,•,•,�,.....,w,,......-r
There is' something very myster-
ious about a shadow but a well known
fact is that our own shadow is always
attached to us. The size of it de-
pends on just what position we are in
relation to the sun.
As we look into our lives we find
that our influence is just as closely at-
tached to usas is 'our, shadow. There
is no thought, no word or no action of
ours but has its influence somewhere
ori someone. -
There is something very solemn
about our influence. It can be either
for good or for evil; there is no mid-
dle way between. The worry part
is that each one of us carries his or
her own responsibility in connection
with it.
The following is a beautiful, true
story in connection with the present
cruel war.. -
Two soldiers were lying next each
other in a hospital. The one a young
man was very critically ,ill. Know-
ing. that the end was drawing near
be said to his companion in pain, "Do
you know how - we can be saved?”
His companion said, "No, I do not.
I don't bottler with religion, but there
is a deaconess coming in later on,
she will be able to telt you "Well"
replied the troubled one, "When I was
a little- lad I used to go to Sunday
School' and I learned the words of a
hyarut, , "Suffer .little children to
come unto ale". I am going to come
to him now". He drew the sheetsup
over hint and in v. few minutes had
left all earthly 'cares behind him.
Shortly afterwards the padre.
came through and the second soldier
told of the circumstances leading up
to the death of his mate.. Then he
became the enquirer and asked, "Do
you think he had a chance?" "No",
replied the padre "there was no
chance whatever about it. It was an
absolute certainty."-
That reality takes us back to out
very young clays when we attended
Sunday School. Being little tots we
sat on minaturc chairs while our
teacher taught us the words of
that beautiful hymn.
"When 'Mothers of Salem
Their children brought to Jesus,
The stern disciples drove thein back
And bade theta donut;;
But Jesus saw them ere they fled,
Anel sweetly smiled, and kindly said,
'Suffer little -children -
To mute unto me.
'For I will roceive theta
And fold them to lily boaoip
I'll, he a shepherd to those Iambs,
G drive thein not away;
For, if. their 'hearts to me they give,
They shall with me in „gory live,'
'Suffer little children
To conic unto mc."
Next to "Jesus loves ale" it was
Perhaps the first hymn we were tau-
ght, and we can still vitnalise the
kindly face of our teacheras she
explained to us the meaning of those
beautiful words, how that in the
sight of Jesus who died for us we
were all ehildren :and that no stat--
ter hew old we grew Ile was still
ready to i ocnivr, us into .lis arms.
In scene cases many years have
passed since ,then, It may bethat
teacher ,has been long inthe glory
leiter, but we still recall her teaching.
Was it not. n wonderful thing that
those lessons were the 'means of the
eonvet•sation of that young lad!
Many who have taught in Sunday
School have felt that their work was
o1 no, avail., That stony should be a
lesson to every teacher of God's
worst. That is those who are really_
and truly teachers.; Those who pre.
pare tlteit lesson with prayer, those
who bring rtheir individual scholars
to Cod, asking how he or she can be
a help to then. Unles's we are ready
an:d willing to teach under His direct-
ions then we should asst God's for-
giveness for attempting a work so
saacred as trying to lead little ones
to Hint. -In many instances to -day
men and. women are teaching a class
just so that the boy's and girls will
have a teacher, - Unless those teach-
ing His svord are seelly and truly con-
secrated Christians they are' adding
Picture Shows—A, broadside being fir- run the Axis gauntlet of fire and sin to sin by tryinglead
e t o someone.
ed from the formidable
guns of H. reach Malta. These are thr, guns the Ito Christ when they Have never
Nelson; British battleship which Italian navy was afraid to meet, foundim themselves, I3 i11SC VCS: ,Slloulld this
:helped to escort the latest •convoy to be' the cline with ally of tie let us go
to the superintendent of the Sunday
School and talk the matter over with
him.- If he is a real, true Christian
he will be a Meati help; to us, This
is a serious 'matter and must so -be
considered, No 'Christian work
should ever be undertaken without
quiet and persistent communion with
God. Then what a joy it is to dead
some one to Hint! Even, -if we have
prayed for God's bele, things at
tines :maty be discouraging, but if we,
God led, do our duty, at 'some time
God will lead those boys and girls to
Hint. What a joy it would be to the
teacher of that young soldier when
On her' record of work for Christ she
found the name of that boy added.
Are our teachers to=day enthusi
astie about their work, or do they
allow every little thing to come be-
tween'thent and the task they have
undertaken for their master. Do we
allow the heat, the cold, or tiredness,
perhaps brought on by being out late
Saturday night, to keep us from our
class.
A, teachers work for the next
Sunday really dates back .weeks be-
fore that. A real study of the years
Iessons should be in our thoughts
and under God's instruction we shou-
ld keep every child in our mind.
On Saturday night realizing that we
have a wonderful opportunity ahead
ofuson the niorrow'we should retire
early so as to be thoroughly rested
for our work the next day. Only as
we work along with Christ can we
expect to have results.
Then there is the thought : of how
the soldier in the other bed must.
have felt when he •realized that .ro-
ligion meant nothing to him and that
therefore he could be no help to a
comrade who was crossing the bridge
into eternity. We are liable it any
any time to be, confronted- with the
sante question. How' are we going ,to
answer it? Titere is no use of us
trying to reply unless we have God's
word to back our statements, if we
are to guard against a like situation
we must begin at once to make God's
word a part of our daily life. As we
Honestly do that we will more and
more grow in His Iikeness and be
able to in a humble way, show to the
world that we want others to enjoy
the wonderful' privilege we have.
"PEG"
THE MIXING ItI WUL
By ANNE ALLAN
Hydro Homm Economist
MAKING SOUPS THE BACKBONE
-0F YOUR MEAL!
Hello, Homentakersl Why is it that
everyone utters a big "n -m -m" when
the family gathers around the table
'where big bowls of soup are steam-
ing. Is it the aroma and the chimneys
of steam from each gay bowl? And
there will be more exclamations -if
your soup is really good, How satisfy-
ing, how delicious soups can be sa-
'voured'with the simple seasonings ev-
ieiy homemaker 'can keep on her pan -
I try shelf. Serving hearty and whole
lsome soups often during the snappy,
cold weather. will benefit the health.
of your family—and your. budget. So
let's plan soups as a main course—en
'easy and satisfying meal.
The water in which vegetables
Are t
a e cooks d ref over vegetables,
es
,
scraps' of meat;meat stock, gravy,
left -over rice macaroni- these should
never, under any cir0unlstances be
wasted. Keen thein in a jar in your
electric refrigerator overnight.
As a good foundation for many am-
bitious
u-b itiotts soups use 2 pounds-: of neck
of mutton or shin of. veal. Hava.
the butcher saw the bonds into small
pieces. Cut up' the meat and brown
half of it along with a diced onion in
a little fat, This gives' better flav-
our and colour to stock soup. Soak
the 'remaining meat and bones in cold
water' about an hour. Then bring
COOKING
quickly to a boil, using "High" heat;
but turn .back to "Simmer" ' at this
point to steam :for about two hours.
An hour before removing from heat
add vegetables .and seasonings, using
a cup filled with sliced carrot, turnip,
onion and celery; a sprig of pars-
ley, one bay leaf and three pelmet --
corns. When done, skim off fat - and
drain. -The' possibilities of using this
stack are endless; add macaroni, nood-
les, rice, barley, beans, peas, lentils'
or sliced vegetables.
A Nutri-thrift,menu suggestion is:
a hearty bowl•bf soup accompanied by
cheese biscuits' or rolls, a dish of fruit
for dessert and milk as the beverage
unlessyou are selecting one of the
tasty cream soups given below.
RECIPES
Curried Onion and Rice 'ou
p,
2 tbs. baking fat, 1-2 cup finely
chopped onion, salt, 2 tbs. flour, 3-4
tsp. curry powder, 1-3 cup cooked
rice, 4 1-2 • cups milk, few grains
Pepper.
Add onion and. 1-2 teaspoon salt to
melted) fat. Cover and cook over low
heat until soft stirring constantly.
Turn electrie element to "Low" add
flour, curry powder and rice and mix
well. Add milk gradually and cook,
stirring constantly until thickened.
Season with salt and pepper. Six ser-
vings. -
Cream of Cabbage and Lentil Soup
3.4 cup dried lentils, 1-4 lb salt
pork, 1 tsp. salt, 1 1-2 cups finely
shredded cabbage, 1 tb. baking fat,
3 1-2 cups milk, few grains pepper.
Soakcthe lentils -overnight in' cold
water, Drain, add the diced salt pork
and 2 1.3 cups fresh water.: Cover and
cools until tenter, adding more water
if necessary, Add the salt near the
end of the cooking time. Drain and
boil down the liquid to about 1-2 cup,
Press lentils through a seive. Gook
the cabbage in the baking fat on
electric element turned "Low". Add
the milk, pepper, lentils, and, lentil
liquid. Add more salt if desired. Re-
heat. Six servings.
Clear Tomato Soup
1 qt brown soup stock, 2 1-2 cups
tomatoes, 1.2 tsp, pepper corns, 1'
small bay leaf, 3 cloves, 2 sprigs
thyme, 4 tbs. baking fat, 2 sprigs
parsley, 1-4 cuss each onion, carrot,
celery, raw ham (diced), salt, pep -
Cook onion, carrot, celery and ham
in baking fat five minutes, Add. to-
Iinatoes, peppercorns, bay leaf, cloves;
thyme and parsley, cover and cook
slowly one hour on small electric ele-
ment. Strain carefully, add hot stock
and season with salt and pepper.
(This recipe may be used for jellied
soup , or, for salad).
THE QUESTION BOX .
Mrs. N. G. Asks: "Is it all right to
slake sauerkraut at this time of year.?
How much salt is necessary and how
Iong should it stand before using?"
Answer: Yes. Use I lb of pure salt
(not iodized) for 40 lbs cabbage, Be
sure salt is evenly distributed through.
the cabbage: When the crock is nearly
full, mese cabbage down with an en-
amel .or heavy porcelain plate, Keep
Weighted ' down and allow to stand for
several days until cabbage looks grey-
white. Set crock in a cooler place to
prevent any more scum forming. Mel-
ted wax may be poured over it at the
the end of a week and the crock -of
sauerkraut left. for 1 month before
using.
Anne IAllatt invites yo`n to write to
her % Clinton News -Record. Send in
your questionson homemaking pro-
blems and watch this 'column for
replies..
V
TO ANAIaMAN'S MOTHER
By Anita Irving in the "Blue Bell" -
She's not just anyone's Mother,
For her son's dressed in Air Force
Blue
He's the pride of her heart you'll dis-
cover
He's one of "the brave and the
true."
There's something about her that tells
you
In words just' as plain as tho' said;
There's something that tells, as it
spells, too,
All the pride and the joy and the
dread, '
All the pride in her heart
for her
HEALTH
stalwart son,
Who is bervingliis country and her,
All the joy in his conquests and life
just begun,
But beneath it all dread seems to
stir: .,
A. dread of the horrors and dangers
of war,
• A. dread .of a fathomless kind;
For it reaches right down to the inn-
ermost _core
nn-ermost_core •
0'f her heart and her soul and her
mind: -
On her face is a smile that forever
stays bright 1
itis his, buttons all polished with
Care,
For that's "doing her bit —in this hor-
rible fight '
And he lilies her to keep it right
there.
Some people say "how canshe do
it?„
"Carry on" happy -faced, full of fun
Go to shows, read tier books, work and
play, sing and knit. -
But she has to 'till bis job is done.,
Oh yes, there are hundreds of. mothers
Of airmen like hers; brave and true,
And her heart takes a pride in those
others
For they all fight for red, white
and blue.
V
600 Young Chickens ;
Destroyed by Fire
When fire broke out in the brooder
room of the Hogarth Chick Hatchery
on Sunday morning about 600 young
chickens were destroyed. The fire
alarm was sounded about 10.45 and
neighbors and firemen rushed to ,the
scene, The brooder -room is situated
in a frame building attached to the
rear of the Hogarth home. The flames
had gained considerable headway when
the firemen arrived but were soon
brought under control. A dense smoke
had filled the building and home. The
incubators in an adjoining part of the
building were not damaged. —Exeter
Tines -Advocate.
CUPS WITHOUT HANDLES
From now on, for the duration, no
more cups: well be made with handles,
on them. It seems that the handles
have all to be put on by •hand and -
require additional labour. Well, the
Chinese have no handles on their cups
and they certainly know their tea -
drinking.
V
Humidity
I do not 'know that there is any-
thing except it be humidity, which is •
so valuable asan incident of educe
tion -as accuracy. And aceuraey can
be taught. Direct lies .told to the ,
world are as dust in the balance when
-
svoight against the falsehood of in-
accuracy. These are the fatal things
and they are all -prevailing. I scarcely
care what is taught to the young if it
will but 'implant in then the habit of
accuracy.—Arthur Helps.
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COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Fall is the best of all seasons for color photography. Get a roll of color
film, and start your fail snapshoottng now.
WITH all the beauty and, drama
r r that can be packed into photog-
raphy, it's still verydifficult to find
any black -and -white picture which
measures up to a' good natural -color
snapshot. And without doubt that's
one of the main reasons why color
photography is becoming ever more
popular these days.
Another reason', of.course, is that
it's just as easy to make *fine color
pictures as good black -and -white.
snapshots. So, now that fall is here,
why don't; you load your camerawith
color illm' and tastefull advantage
of the brilliant seasonal coloring.
Technically 'speaking, you have
just a few simple things to do, First
yeti, should teed the instruction sheet
that, comes with your illm. That's
important,'evon if you've taken color
pictures before because the .two ma-
jor types of color film have different
reactions and characteristics—and
color ism differs radically from
black -and -white.
Next, watch your exposures care-
fully. Correct exposure is absolutely
vital to, good color photography; so
follow' all exposure - recommenda-
tions implicitly. With 35 -num. or
sheet color film or the regular or
outdoor type, the correct exposure
for a crisp, clear, sunny day is 1/50
second at 8/6.3, or 1/25 second at
8/8. But, with roll type color film of
slue type that gives you a color neg-
ative, the basin exposure is 1/50
second at 1/11.
Finally, watch the lighting. The
best possible light for color photog-
raphy is midmorning or midafter-
noon sunshine on a bright, clear
day. Front or "flat";lighting when
the sun is behind the camera, as in
our illustration, will give you the -
best results.
Color photography is really fasci-,
noting. Try, it once --Fen eure you'll
he quickly convinced,
402 John van Guilder