The Clinton News Record, 1943-05-20, Page 7'THURS., .MAY, 20, 19'43
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
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Have you ever had a ride in an
=aeroplane? In imagination recently I
had a wonderful ride with a friend
Who had suddenly through bereave-
ment been called of a twelve hour
trip. •
We have stood at times on the
shore of a lake and have watched the
nun set and have noticed with joy the
reflection of the different hues on. the
surrounding sky and clouds, , what -a
beautiful sight!
On the aeroplane trip to which
reference has been made a storm was
snconnteeed and the plane .had to
soar above the Blonds. Such beauty
had to soar above the clouds. Such
beauty has never been seen on earth
The clouds were rolling and tossing
•and the sun shining .on them gave
them such a wonderful hue. Im-
agination in the distance could be
seen the City of Jerusalem. Then
as they sped along there was a break
in the clouds Which permitted the
observer to look through to another
-layer of clouds. These were not so
bright but were nevertheless beau-
tiful, As he watched, for an instant
thee was a space in both clouds and
-down, at least a thousand feet the
earth could be seen.
It is not a pity that we all have
-,rot the privilege of seeing this beau-
tiful sight? It may be some of us
'will have the opportunity, but if we
should not in this world -we will when
:all clouds have rolled away and we
reach that land of unsurpassed beauty
-These things cannot be adequately
•described but it gives one who has not
the privilege of going, some wender-
•fui thoughts with which to occupy
their mind. A$ •times we fail to xea-
lize that when a storm is visiting our
locality and the clouds are dull and
black that the sun is still shining and
that the upper side of the clouds are
beauty with which little else can cont -
As soon as a plane lands in the
flying field, ground men start to work
to repair anything which may need
attention. Then there 'is the re-
fueling process, for a plane cannot
go on without fuel. A forced landing
would be necessary and in all pro-
bility this would be where. it was not
convenient. The fuel is there ready
to do its work, but it has to be
brought into contact with the plane
before it can do any good.
Jesus Christ is our source of power.
He is willing and, ready to give us the
strength to 'carry on from day to
day but we must ask Him to, He will
not come into our lives unless we
want Him too, but how much joy
there is for us when we take Him as
our personal Saviour and journey
along each day with Him,
God's word is full of promises for
each one of us, but if we do not read
those promises we cannot expect to
receive any benefit from them, In
these huge trans- continental air
planes there is an inhaler, which one
can use. The instrument is in some
way plugged into •the waII. How
foolish a person would, be if they were
not breathing easily, to 'refuse to
follow the advice of the accompany-
ing nurse to help their breathing by
using' an inhaler. It is the same
thing in our spiritual lives. We daily
need God's help, but if we will not
read His inspired word and thus se-
cure Isis precious promises we must
take the result of our carelessness.
-Now perhaps more than at any
time in the history of the world we
need His word. Our young men and
w omen are going out to do battle for
us. Would that they were all secure
u nder His guidance! Many of them
are and are ready if He should, call
them at any time, but a great many
of them are still clinging to the world
followers of our
Earthly Ring to our homes. Enter
As we Iook at these by air liners tain them and than let them go away,
passing from landing field to the -perhaps never to return -without so
it means to be in one. _mach as reading a portion of God's
In spite of the fact that these are word to them. A friend writing re-
-many of these ships of the air en'oently said,"We have had two R.A.F.
route from one place to another, there 'boys staying•with us, My sister never
.are comparatively few accidents, We' fails to give them God's word, When
know •this is because of the careful they leave our bonne they may not
watch of every part of the plane again take the opportunity of listen -
'while it is on its way, ling to that ;Message," Are we .going
There are times when it might to be responsible for that life when
•seem safe to go on, but the pilot maybe God has meant that we should
knows there is something wrong and speak for Him.
.that he is carrying :human lives. Will "Stir rte, olr! stir me, Lord—I care
.he take any chances? No for was he' not how,
willing to do so and an accident But stir my heart in passion for the
should happen he in all probability' world;
too would lose his life. There is no Stir me to give, to go, but most to
'esxelessness in overhauling the mach-' pisy,
!Stir till the blood re.l banner be un -
.lust how can all this be compared' furled
to our daily lives? We are aepcesent- O'er'lancls that still in heathen dark -
ed by the airship. How foolish it nest be,
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Would be fou a pilot to start out O'er desert where no cross is Iifted
;without chart or compass or with- .high.
out' smirching the weather bureau to
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find out whether it was safe to take Stir are• oh! stir rte, Loid! Thy hear
off! was stirred
We are at liberty to live day after By love's intensest fire, till Thou
clay if we so desire without the guid- didst give
acre of out. Pilot. Jesus Christ' will Thine only son, Thy best beloved
not force us to follow Him i but He is dire,
always ready to help us. E'en to the dreadful cross, that 1
As these big planes reach their i might love
destination m safety so if we observe Stir me to give myself so back` to
the laws .o f God we will . at last have' Thee,
a safe, though undeserved entrance That Thou can'st give Thyself
into that Heavenly ,Realm where' again thro' me.
Christ reigns add where our Iovecl PEG
ones are ivaiting• for us: There we
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will be no longer buffeted abort by,
the winds of worry and trial which Soak sheets for 15 minutes in cool
we daily encannter in this world, water. Rot water sets •stains.
By ANNEALLAN
, H'ydro Home Economist
HOMEMAKERS VOLUNTEER
MEATLESS TUESDAYS
Hello Homemakers! Restaurants
and hotels must now observe meat-
less Tuesday, and many homemakers
are asking questions .about the •dish-
es the chefs are serving so they can
follow suit. It's a splendid idea be-
cause it will back the Government in
the effort to reduce meat consumption
and helps you to stretch your meat ra-
tion over the week.—especially if you
use soup as a starter for your meals.
One most important dish for Tues-
days is soybeans. Unlike the more fa-
miliar navy beans, soybeans are rich
in protein, low in starch (take• heed!
pudgy folk) and contain 10 to 12
times _as much fat as other kinds of
dry beans. For success in cooking,
soak soybeans overnight and cook
diem on "Low" heat in "soalcing"
water. We like them sprinkled with
salt and served plain, or with molas-
ses (if molasses is available) like
Boston Baked Beans,
Parsnips are the inexpensive vege-
table this week, If your family think
they .do not Iike them just mash your
parsnips along with the potatoes, or
cook them with carrots to otter a
nice, flavoursome dish with omelette
or fish, for your meatless Tuesday.
RECIPES
Soybean Casserole
2 cups soybeans, 1-4 cup diced salt
pork, 2 cups chopped celery; 2 tbs.
chopped onions, 6 'tbs.' flour, 2 cups
milk, 1 tb. salt, 1 cup buttered bread
crumbs,
Soak soybeans overnight, Let sim-
mer for 1 1-2 hours. Brown salt pork
in a frying pan. Add the celery and
onion and saute for about 5 minutes.
1 Add thickening made from the fioui,
milk and salt, and stir until it reaches
the boiling point. Stir in cooked beans
and pour mixture into a greased bak-
ing dish. Cover with buttered bread
(crumbs. Bake in a moderate oven
(350) for 30 minutes or until the
crumbs are brown.
Parsnips and Carrots
6-8 medium parsnips sliced, 8 med-
ium carrots sliced, 1-2 cup water, salt
and pepper, 3 tbs. neat dripping.
Put parsnips and carrots in. 'sauce-
pan with a tight -fitting lid and turn
Switch of electric element to "High,'
When steam flows from the vent,
turn to "Low" for 10 minutes unci
then off for 10 minutes, Drain. Season.
TAKE A TIP '
1. The Wartime Prices and Trade
Board has recently allowed four styles
and sizes of food choppers for house-
hold use—a asset to stretching meats
and using leftover.
2. Enamel -coated food choppers
need special rare. - They're 'weighty
so do not kaap them andhips the
enamel; be careful to remove gristle
and hard pieces to prevent "check-
ing.
3. Meat ,extenders shouldaid in
'managing the food budget.
4. Meat extenders should be chos-
en to increase the nutritive value of
the dish and the flavour. We suggest
cheese, spaghetti, noodles, dried
beans, milk sauces, cereals and bread
crumbs.
TIii3 QUESTION BOIL
Mrs. 13, A. asks: ".Flow much cereal
is added to minced meat?"
Answer: Add 2-3 cup quick -cooking
oatmeal, 1-2 cup water and seasoning
to 1 pound of ground meat. No egg is
necessary. This amount will make
12 small pleat balls.
Mrs. G, S. asks: "Why is cottage
cheese more difficult to make with
pasteurized milk?"
Answer: Due to low bacteria con-
tent. Purchase buttermilk to use as
a .starter; use 1-2 cup of buttermilk
for 2 cups milk:
Anne Allan invites you to write to
her % Clinton New Record. Send hi
your questions on homemaking prob-
lems and; watch this column for rep-
lies, 1
COOKING
P'•A►GE 7
COUPON PROBLEMS AS ANSWERED BY
LONDON RATION BOARD OFFICE
Due Dates for.
Ration • Coupons,
Here are the dates on which ration
coupona are due: ,
Butter coupons 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
are now usable; 12 - and 13 are• due
May 27. Coupons 6,, 7, 8, and 9 ex-
pire May 31.
Sugar, tea and coffee coupons 1,
2,3,4, 5, 6 are good; 7and 8are
due May 27. These coupons may be
used indefinitely.
The special blue coupons (spare B)
for one pound of sugar for 'home-
grown rhubarb is good until June 1.
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Resuming $ales of
• Seed Potatoes,
Sale of certified seed potatoes for.
any other use than planting until
June 5 is prohibited by the Wartime
Prices and Trade Board, states W.
`HaroId McPhillips, Prices and Supply
representative,
Sales of certified seed potatoes
were frozen May 10 but may now be
resulted provided they are used for
planting and that they are sold in
their original containers and carry a
Federal Department 01 Agriculture
tag as to certification.
Each seller of certified seed potat-
oes must obtain in writing from each
buyer, a statement that the potatoes
purchased are for use as seed only.
This statement must have the name
and address of both seller and buyer
and be kept on file for three months,
for inspection by the board.
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Meat Rationing is
Complicated Task
Meat rationing will be introduced
in Canada in May, Hon. 3. L. Ilsley,
Minister of Finance announced in the
House of Commons this month.
The Ration allowance for every
man, woman and child will be appro-
ximately two pounds per person per
weak, carcass weight. The brown "A"
coupons in the new ration book will
be used for treat.
"The proposed meat rationing
plan," Mr, Ilsley said, "will result in
a moderate reduction in the total con-
sumption of meat in Canada, but will
still allow a quantity of meat which is
aboye the minimum nutritional re-
quirements of an active adult male
worker. It will result in a more equit-
able distribution of supplies and will
make it possible to increase the quan-
tities which we can make available
for shipment overseas."
"I want to emphasize that meat ra-
tioning in a country like Canada is
a difficult and 'complicated work."
he concluded, "It will be made less
difficult with the wholehearted co-op-
eration of all groups in the commun-
ity. We lUivc hail that in a large mea -
i sure in the past and we confidently
'count upon it in the future,
One Hog Supplies Nine
One. 200 -lb bacon hog, dressed out
will supply sufficient; bacon for the
ration of nine people in Britain for
a year. The bacon ration for Britain
is one-quarter Ib. per person per
`week. Canada is sending 'a total of
705,912,000 pounds of perk products
to the British Ministry of Food in
1943; and "every bit of it is needed
just to maintain those British bacon
rations—not to increase them,"' a
spokesman of the Wartime Prices and
Trade Board -stated. That's one imp-
ortant reason for meat rationing; in
Canada. a
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Relaxing Regulations - On Farm Machinery.
Twelve items have been. added to
the group of five already exempt
from the Wartime Prices and Trade
Board order- which rations new farm
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machinery and equipment.
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Other. articles now - exempt are:
sickle knife grinders,' incubators' (100
egg: or under) brooders, pump, jacks,
wood, well pumps, barrel and cistern
pumps, churns, sprayers (six ,gallon
and under) wheelbarrows electric
fence controllers hand operated rrated seed-
, pe
=Mi-
lers, cultivators and weeders and hay
forks and their slings and attach-
ments. •
Price Board Facts
of Wartime Interest
Your questions will be answered by
the Women's Regional Advisory•C'om
mittee to the Consumer Branch, War-
time Prices and Trade Board, and
should be sent to 291 Dundas street,
London. - -
Q.—I want to buy seed for my farm
and it. char a already g I e y owe the mer-
chant on my charge account. May I
charge the seed if the merchant is
willing to sell it?
A.—Yes, because the seed is pur-
chased exclusively for your business
as a fernier. All goods purchased by
a farmer for use solely in his busi-
ness as a farmer would be exempt
from the Consumer Credit order. Of
course, this does not apply to farm
machinery,
Q.—I want to buy a team of horses
and the dealer tells me I must pay
him one-third of the purchase price
lir cash. Do ',have to?
A.— Yes, because the horses are
goods under the WPTB order. All
goods must have one-third down be -
for delivery on any time sale,
Q.•—What does "squirreline, dyed
rabbit" marked on a fur coat mean?
A.—.To protect customers who are
buying fur coats, the WPTB has
ruled that merchants must specify
from what animal the fur has come.
"Squirreline" is rabbit.
Q.—Owing to illness .we wish to
rent our .home furnished for a period
of not more than three months. I
have a tenant willing to accept our
terms. May I do this without consult-
ing the rent board?
A.—It will • be necessary for you to
make application for fixation of the
rent for the accommodation mention-
ed in your letter. Your application
should be trade through the office of
the Regional Rentals officer, Bell
i3uilding, 291 Dundee St., London.
Q.—I made application for a tract-
or which I need badly because I am
short of help. I have been advised
by the company to whom I applied
that they cannot supply the machine.
What shall I do?
A.—The supply of tractors is ap-
parently very much short of the de-
mand. You could try, however, to
find some other farm machine corn-
pany which manufactures tractors
and perhaps locate one through them,
It is understood, of course, that you
may not buy a tractor without a writ-
ten permit from the WPTB.
Meat Builds Tissue
Food economists explain that peo-
ple who request extra meat rations
because they are workers in heavy
duties are not aware that meat is a
source of protein which builds tissue.
It is not a straight energy food. To
provide extra heat and energy, one
must eat sugars and starches, rather
than meats, for the main function of
meat is to rebuild tissue, it was ex-
plained.
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To Limit. Mark-up on
Early Vegetables
High mark-ups beingtaken by
some importers and retailers have
caused the rapid rises in prices in
early spring vegetables in recent
weeks, Wartime Prices and Trade
Board officials` announce.
An 'order establishing a strict
mark-up eontr•oI on these vegetables
will be announce0,, shortly. The vege-
tables will . include lettuce, - tomatoes,
celery, cabbage, carrots, green peas
and green or wax beans. -
Ontario. Towns to Plan
Place in Aviation
Thursday, May 27th, will see the
first combined effort on the part of
over one hundred Ontario ccnnnunit
ies to plan their place on the post-
war aviation map,t when a, meeting
sponsored - by the Aeronautical Insti-
tute of Canada will be, held at the
Royal York Hotel, .'Toronto, commen-
cing at 1.80 pan.
Many `communities have already
done considerable work on the matter
HEALTH ..
of airport development, with the ' co-
operation of The Aeronautical Insti-
tute. In many cases, airport sites
have been set up to work with the
Institute in the 'development of ac-
tual plans for run -ways and build-
ings.
The tendency, through the.devel-
opment of larger and larger aircraft
has been to have fewer and fewer
ports of call on main line, runs, and
the Municipal Branch of the.Aeronau-
tical Institute has been working out
plans for the development of feeder
services which will bring the advan-
tages of aviation to every community.
It is expected that aviation will bring
about decentralization of light indus-
try particularly, and that no longer
wiill this section of industry feel it
necessary to locate in a few large
centres.
The Ontario communities are so
close to the most•thickly populated
centres in the United States that an
enormous increase in tourist 'traffic
is envisaged, the impulse of which will
be felt not only by those communities
which offer tourist attractions by by
every centre in Canada because of the
demand which will he created for
nearly every type of food, service and
equipment. The development of On-
tario's winter resort possibilities will
receive enormous impetus; as will, of
course, the summer tourist traffic.
The meeting will be climaxed by
an address given by Mr. 0. H. -Dick-
ens, Vice President and General Man -
ago: of Canadian Air Lines, now op-
erating the greatest mileage of Air-
ways in Canada, and Mr. Dickens will
tell what an extension of Aviation
will mean in the post war reconstruc-
tion period in, -helping to keep Cana-
dians busy, and how all communities,
both large and small, will benefit
from the development of our sky-
ways.
Invitations have been sent to‘ the
,Mayors of every municipality in On-
tario with a population exceeding
1,000 and it is expected that `Council
and Board of Trade members will at-
tend in gratifying numbers,
Big Increase in
'Canned Vegetables
The pack of canned vegetables in
1942 was 16,547,776 cases compared
with the six-year, average (1986-41)
01( 9,084,529 cases, according to the
annualreportof the Canning Sec-
tion,
ewtion, Fruit and Vegetable Division,
Dominion Department of Agriculture.
One of the main factors for last
year's large pack was the big quantity
of peas canned --3,671,486 cases, ape
patently a record for all time in Can-
ada. The corn pack also increased
from 1,746,950 cases in 1941 to 1,810,
991 cases in 1942. Owingto poor wea-
ther conditions and lack of help both
to the grower and to the canner there
was a considerable drop in canned
tomatoes and tomato juice from 3,-
339,494 cases of canned tomatoes in
1941 to 2,228,247 cases in 1942; and
from 2,538,684 cases of tomato juice'
in •1941 to 2,014, cases in 1942.
The 1942 fruit pack, in view of the
fact that canned apples and apple
sauce were not packed due to contain-
er restrictions was exceptionally good - -
the preliminary estimate placing it at
1,815,000 cases. It is slightly below
the six-year average (1936-41) of
1,910,268 cases. In 1942 a total of
185,000 cases of fortified apple juice
was packed for the armed forces.
Shortage of fruit pulps, particularly
strawberry and raspberry, resulted in
a lower production of pure jam in
1942.
Due to the restriction on tin plate
the peels of ready -to -serve soups was
prohibited. This resulted in a drop of
about 1,000,000 cases in 1942, the
product packed being condensed soup.
Only small quantities of beets, ear-
ro'ts, and baked beans were canned in
1942, and these wore destined for 'army
navy and air force canteens.
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Children Get Meat Ration
Meat rationing in Canada affects
every Canadian equally, "from the
cradle to the grave," Wartime Prices
and Trade Board announcements have
shown. Infants will be entitled to
their weekly ration because meat en-
ters into their diet after they are a
few months old,
qkeNAP5ijOT CUW
PHOTOGRAPHIC INVENTORY
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A few snapshots of your home, Tike this for instance, may be of great
value In establishing insurance claims if disaster strikes.
DISASTRR, whether it strikes in
the form of flre, bombs, high
winds, or floods, is a dismaying
thing. And even though your prop-
erty may be protested by insur-
ance, did you ever realize that
photography may help in the sub-
sequent adjustment and recon-
struction? Believe me, that's not
fiction—it's fact.
What's the answer? A little per-
sonal documentary photography,
that's all. Just make a photo-
graphic inventory of your personal
property, store the prints and neg-,
atives;in a safe spot, -'not in
your home . . Then if disaster
strikes you'll have evidence which
a
will go a long way In establishing
g
your insurance claims where de-
struction has occurred.
Begin your inventory with sone
,good snapshots of ' your house.
Choose a good sunny day, so that
there'll be lots of detail evident,
and then make three or four pho-
tographs to 'show all =tarter as-
pects and landscaping. The date
and other pertinent information
should be written..on the bash.
Next, make a series of interior
photographs, like the picture above,
to show all furnishings and valu-
able possessions. Two pictures, of
each room are usually sufficient, al-
though in some cases three are
necessary to show all the .furnish-
ings. You: may want to make indi-
vidual -pictures. of especially value
able objects, but in general don't
worry too much about how the,
room looks—the important thing is
to show all articles plainly and
clearly.
Rooms with subdued light re-
quire about 80 seconds' exposure
at 1/16 when your - camera is
loaded with very fast panchromatic
firm. Brightly 'lighted rooms re-
quire about 8 seconds' exposure at
8/16. But i8 you're ever in doubt
about correct exposure, make three
negatives of each scene—one each
at 8 seconds, 30 second's, and , 2
minutes at 1/18. I4 your camera is
loaded with "chrome" typo slim,
double those exposures. One of
them is almost certain to give you
satisfactory yeeults.
386', John van Guilder