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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-06-24, Page 7THURS., JUNE, 24, 1943 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS CARE OF CHILDREN What Kind of a Father are You .ss:,,r,M,,; By "PEG" "Dad, Dad, Dad," called eleven looked after by the wife was in fair :year old George. shape. There was no sign of any "Well, What do you want" place where, pleasure might be had. "b want to make a kite, bow will Altogether it was just such a place I do it?" as one might expect after hearing "Say, can't you see I am reading, the father speak to his son the way 'Get off about your work and stop he did. bothering me, If I get up after you you will wish you had not interrupt- ed me. You are always tormenting :me about something" So George, discouraged, and with a 'feeling that home was no place for .him, stepped out the back door and went down the street muttering to himself, I wish Dad would take some interest in me. Some way he does not seem to be like other fellows dads. 1 seem to have to get any pleasure I do away from home. I would like to putter around home, but I always seem to be doing something wrong•" He gave the familiar call to some other boy and together they roamed the streets till ,nearly ten o'clock. Then he went home to meet a still ''snore angry father, if such is deserv- ed to be called. George was jerked around the room and sent flying off to bed with a warming not to repeat the offence. Was it any wonder the lad telt there was nothing at home to interest him? Such is the early home life of many boys who in later years fill our penetentiaries. "Dad," said Jim, thesane aged boy in another home home. "Yes, son, what is it?" "I have been thinking I would like to build an aeroplane I am working on one at school and would enjoy building another model, would you mind helping me? You knew so much more about these 'things than I lts, "Yes, certainly, 1 will help your Just for a few minutes I would Iike to read the report of sthe Dieppe raid. I will just be about fifteen minutes, Could you amuse yourself with seine - thing and then we will go down and work at our benches. Strange as I the house again. Likely Fred had was passing through one of the stores I doneesomething, but I am so thank - to -day I saw plans for two er three!ful T have no memory like that in aeroplanes and thinking you might my 'life. A number of fathers do not 'be interested sometime I bought !sus, any attention to the boys at all. 'them. Perhaps Mother would like to you would hardly know thew belong - Now after switching the light 'on at the head of the stairs let us go down into the seond 'basement. Here there was a different scene altogether In one corner there was a place where Jim .•evidently entertained his friends for here were bats, balls, snow shoes, skies, tennis rackets, and other things in which a boy delights. Against the north wall was a long bench, which was divided into two parts and here the father and son took their places 'to study the plans. There was a rocking chair nearby on which the Mother sat to do her knit- ting and direct the carpenter work. Just how much attention was paid to her advice remained to be seen but her company was always welcomed and enjoyed. Jim had his own set of tools, but we hear his father telling him that he is getting on so well he will soon be able to use his tools. The father and son .studied the plans and decided what extra wood parts they would need. Here they spent the evening. Then they went up stairs, had their family 'worship and just before they separated for the night Jim said, "Dad, you do not know what it means to me to have a father- like you. Often after school some of the fellows and myself go for hike and I feel sorry for two or three of them, They seem to have no interest in their home.. They are afraid of being scolded when. they go in for their meals and they hurry right out again. The other day one of the boys got an awful thrashing from his fattier and the pood kid ran out the front door and his father after hint. He dragged hint back into come down and keep us company. She always says we cannot build any- thing without her. Will that be al- -right son?" "Yes, thank you Dad. I will help Mother and then we will all be ready together." The fathers in these two homes held • muchthe same positions and their salaries were similar. Now let us go into the basement ,of these two houses. In the first you had to go down •stairs to turn on the bulb which gave an indistinct light. The coal bins were half broken down and the cup- ` boards were anything but neat. The ask cans and contents were scattered pretty ,much on the floor. The past ed to them. When I tell them what good pals we are they will say "I do wish my dad would help me like that." I tell them you give me an allowance and I• try to get odd jobs after school so I can buy things for myself. Most of the boys do not get any allowance at all and they have nothing to work with. George says he asks his father to help him, but he will not do it. He is always busy reading or something and do you. know Dad I believe George 1s going out with a gang and they are gettingto trouble. •It has not come out yet, but he tells me little things. I wish he had a Dad like you and he and lie would have plenty of pleas- ure of a good sort without seeking bad company." "Well, Jim," replied his father, "It is nice of you to speak that way about me. When I looked at you just after you were born, in fact the first time I saw you I made up my mind that I was goin to make a pal of you. and I have tried to do it. You do not know, my boy, just how anuch pleas- ure I get out of being with you. Many fathers spend their evenings away from home. You have been a good boy Jim and I hope the Lord, whom we have made the 'head of this home will long .spare us together. Always feel Jinn that you can come to me and talk over any problem in your life. You have been a great joy to your dear mother and L • Fathers how are you treating your sons?, Take any group of boys .arid listen to them talk. They will vie with each other on the good qualities of their father. Even if it is a web known fact that he is not just what he ought to be his son will claim very high achievements for him. You will hear them straining their , voices to call louder than the other fellow, "My dad can do this --or my dad can do that. "Have, you given your son rea- son to be proud of you or does he just have to make up what he gives you credit for? At some time when the test call comes for you will your son look back on a home life, where you were dreaded; where you lived a life of selfishness or where you at times did things which brought •shame to your family; or will he in respect to your memory, bow bis head and say, "Well he was a good Dad?" • As a father youare day by day making an impression on the young lives in your home. Why not snake it the very highest you, with God's help, can attain. Then there is another thing, a good Christian father very often during the years of babyhood and early childhood has a greater influ- ence than even a mother, beautiful as that contact is. Fathers as you look into your own life have you any thing worth while to pass on to your son? Have you yourselves got the highest of all callings? Are you a servant of Christ or are you ashamed to speak that name which means so much in front of your faintly? Is your life such that people would think it strange that you and the Saviour of the world had anything in common. When you have passed into the great beyond will your sons be able to visualize that family altar in your your home, Dad leading in prayer asking God's guidance on the family as they go out about their play or work or will they have it to say "I never saw a Bible used in our home. I don't know whether there was one there or not? God pity such a home! . Your boys are going out to fight the enemy. Are 'you sending them away with no knowledge of t1 e Christ who can be their only guide and comfort 'in the days which lie ahead -of then? What if God should see fit to make their embarkation leave their final farewell to their loved ones here. 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To got your FREE copy of Eat -to, Work -to -Win,' " name send y ad- dress, clearly perintd,. to Nutrition for Victory's Box .• - 600, Toronto, Canada. *(The nutritional atatoema in "Pa do-1Prork-to-ll'bt" aro aeodaable lo Nutrition Services, Department. of Pensions and Nadeau!ilealsii, Otlawa„Jorelm Canadian Nutrition Programme.) COOKING PACE HEALTH fluence over, your sort's. Will you use it in the way God intended you should when He gave ' them ,'into your keep- ing? WHAT'S A BQY WORTH "Nobody knows what a boy is worth, A boy at his work or • play; A boy who whistles around the place, Or laughs in a artless way. N•obgdy knows, what a boy is worth, And the wordl must wait and see For every man in an honored place Is a boy that used to be.. Nobody knows what a boy is worth, A. boy with his face aglow, For hid in his heart there are secrets deep Not even the wisest know. Nobody knows what a boy is wbrth. A boy with his bare, white feet, So have a smile and a kindly word For every boy you meet." "PEG" THE MIXING BOWL Ay ANNE ALLAN y Hydro Home Economist SALAD DAYS -ARE HERE WITH VIOTORY GARDEN GREENS Hello Homemakers! This year's Iate planting season left us with more deterunination than ever to dig and tend our Victory Garden. "Interest" on our ground investment will soon fall due, and cool, refreshing garden greens will be ready for use. Dieteti- cally speaking, uncooked fruits and vegetables—straight Brom your own garden—bring to meals a supply of minerals, vitamins and bulk essential to good health. Fresh, crisp salads tempt the ap- petite and are easily and economically prepared, If you are using cooked veg- etables, cook them whole, then dice,. season and serve them in your salad. Salad dressings fall into two main classes, mayonnaise and French dres- sing, but with dozens of variation's, After selecting your dressing, add sea- soning and flavouring. Whole wheat bread thin, dry toast cheese pastry sticks and unsweetened biscuits are favourite breads to ac- company salads. COUPON PROBLEMS AS ANSWERED BY LONDON RATION BOARD OFFICE :Price Board Facts of Wartime Interest Your questions will be answered by the Women's ,Regional Advisory Com- snittee to the Consumer Branch, War- time' Prices and Trade Board, and should be sent to 291 Dundas Street, London. Q. My doctor has outlined a spa - dal diet which includes liver. May I buy this meat without giving up ra- tion coupons? A. Yes. Anyone may buy liver with out coupons. It is not rationed. Q. Are stores allowed to raise the price of unrationed meat? A. Definitely not! If you have come across any such increases in price, may we please hear from you? We would like to turn the information over to the Board's investigation de- partment. Q. Does the price ceiling apply to the small store.? A. Yes. But remember, each store has its own ceiling price. You should not pay more for the same kind and quality than you paid at the same store during the basic period, Sept. 15 to Oct. 11, 1941. Price increases in some articles have been authorized by the Board in exceptional cases where costs were out of line with the basic period price. Q. Why is it that roasting chick- ens cost more than broilers at the present trite? A. Roasting chickens on sale now have been brought outof the cold storage and therefore storage char- ges are included in selling price. This is the packing season for broilers and only slight storage charges if any—are included in their price. Q. I am a fanner and hold no slau- ghtering permit. May I slaughter a calf and hog about the middle of July for our own family use? A. Yes, a farmer may slaughter livestock for his own use but after June 30. this year he must register with his local ration board before doing so. RECIPES Supper Salad 9 oz. package elbow macaroni cook- ed, 2 niediumAized onions minced, 4 raw carrots grated, 1 bunch radishes sliced, 4 stalks celery chopped, 1 head chicory. •Chill ingredients in electric refrig- erator. Toss together macaroni, onion, carrots, radishes and celery. Line ser- ving bow)' with chicory and add veges table mixture. Serve with Russian Dressing: 1 cup mayonnaise,' 2 table- spoons minced green pepper, 1 hard - cooked egg, chopped, 1-4 cup Ohili sauce. Plenty for Pets Under Rationing Food for pets should not be a source of worry to their owners, states the Spinach Salad 1 ib. raw spinach, 1 minced onion, 3 stalks celery chopped, 6 hard cook- ed eggs. Wash spinach thoroughly, remove tough stalks and chop. Add 'onion and celery. Arrange in serving bowl. C'ut. 5 or 6 slides froin the centre of the eggs and use the white rings for garnish. Chop yolks with remainder of eggs, Place egg -ring's on centre of salad. Serve with Bacon Dressing: 6 slices bacon, cut in small pieces; 1/ cup vinegar. Cook bacon slowly until crisp. Stir in the vine- gar. Beet and Kale Salad 2 cups julienne beets cooked, i4• cup :green onions chopped, 1 bunch kale, cheese. Marinate' beets, onions and kale in French Dressing and arrange on lettuce with cheeses , r/s cup salad oil, 11,s> tbs, lemon juice; i/• tsp. salt; tsp paprika; few drops condiment sauce. Place ingredients in bottle, cork tightly and shake until web blended. Chill thoroughly in elect- ric refrigerator. before using. TAKE A TIP: 1 DI 'i t . t‘: 3 not use imn'era oI oo. fie - Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in a special bulletin. Many of the common and ordinary sources of food supply for pets are not' available under ration- ing, but there is plenty' left to pro- vide a sustaining diet, they state. The Society cautions against any sudden change of diet. "The change over may be made :successfully and without harm if done gradually." Cats Anti dogs can be kept in good condition on a diet of commercial pet food moistened with pot liquor, water from cooked vegetables and mixed with table scraps. Spleens, lungs and entrails from fish and fowl and un- usable portions 'of rabbits and poul- try gad horse meat are available, the bulletin points out• v Big Words Come Under Rationing r Latest supply to come under ration- ing in Canada is the supply of big words. An announcement from Ottawa states that an order from the War- time Prices and Trade Board was idrawn up without a single "pursuant to," "whereas," or "appended hereto." offieials insist, however, that v the new order dealing with the"com- mencement, acquisition and expansion of business", will be enforceable. The move is a deliberate attempt to adopt a new form of expression of WPTB orders which will be easily under- stood, quently 1n salad dressings — it prevents the utilization of vita- min A. 2. Many prefer salt and lemon juice or salt, sweetening and lemon juice for dressing. Rhubarb juice or grapefruit juice may often be used in plate of Iemon juice in a recipe. 3. Other greens available for fla- vouring and for variety are mint arid sweet marjoram (found by creeks),beet tops, nasturtium lea- ves, tender dandelion leaves, etc. 4. Salad greens are meat coupon savers. With salad you can serve a creamed soup, hard -cooked egg (sliced or devilled) a piece of cheese or custard for desert, or milk for a beverage to maintain a balanced meal. - T1IE QUESTION BOX Mrs. 3, B. asks: Method of Can- ning Asparagus. Answer: Selecttender stalks. Wash thoroughly, using a stiff brush. Be sure that no soil is lodged under the scales. Stand upright in 2 inches of boiling water. Cook uncovered 4 to 5 minutes. Pack boiling hot into jars. Pack stalk tips up, except .in centre of jar where 2 or 3 stalks may be packed tips down. To each pint add teaspoon salt, Add the boiling liquid in which the asparagus was cooked, filling jars to within Vo, inch of top. Boiling water may be used to make up. the amount ' of liquid required. Seal and process in water bath 'for 3 hours. Cool quickly. To the many readers asking about Canning: watch for the Column to follow or write for Bnllet!n. ':We are not recommending sacehrine for frequent use in any food. Anne Allan invites you to write to herr % Clinton' News=,Record. Send in Iyour questions on homemaking prob- lems and watch this column for re- plies. Y No Coupons Needed for Meat Sandwiches When buying sandwiches or meat pies to take out, no meat coupons need be surrendered by purchasers, the Rataion Administration of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board an- nounces. Ration Coupons Falling Due Here are the dates on which ration coupons are due: Butter coupons 12, 13, 14 and 15 are now valid. They expire Tune 30. Nos. 16 and I7 are due today and expire July 31. Sugar, tea and coffee coupons 1 to 8 are valid. Nos. 9 and 10 are due today. They are good until declared invalid by the Ration Administration. Meat coupons (brown spare "A") marked 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are good. Nos. 1 to 3 expire June 30. Nos. 4 and 5 expire July 31. Canadians to Pay Less for Oranges Canadianswill pay less for orang- es as the result of a change in the basis of subsidy on imports of this fruit announces the Wartime Prices and Trade Board's food administra- tion. Officials of the Board said the price reduction might range ' frons about two cents a dozen on small sizes to as much as se"ver cents a doz- en on large oranges. July 1st. Holiday Dominion Day w11I be celebrated July lst, this year, instead of the first Monday of July as previously determined, under an order -in -coun- cil passed by Cabinet Council. It took some time before a decision was reached on the matter. Who remembers elven the new fath- er, 00 being told it was triplets, promptly fainted instead of rushing forth for more ration book*? Germans and Italians have made 58 attacks on British hospital ships thus far in the war. They never pass up a chance to prove their savagery. With further refinements of the R. A. F. blockbuster, the German war factory may have its choice of being granulated, pulverized or drip ground. CONTROLLING SKY TONE • A medium yellow filter was used to darken the sky time and improve the general contrasts of this fine snapshot. TN OUTDOOR snapshots the mood of praetidally every picture is keyed to theOneor color of the sky. Dead white skies in prints, for example, usually produce harsh and contrasty effects. Light gray skies seem natural and pleasing. While dark, almost black, sky tones give an extremely dramatic effect. \ Control of sky tone, therefore, Is very important to ail photographers whether amateur or professional. And since sky One is principally con- trolled by the use of filters, every' photographer should learn some- thing about thein. Generally speaking, yellow filters are those most often used to con• trot the color tone of the sky in pictures made on -blank-and-white Jilin. For Instance, a light yellow filter produces what is known as "partial correction." In other words, it darkens a blue sky slightly and Helps to accentuate clouds. Bat if you want what is considered a more natural sky tone, as in our illustra- tion, a more heavily colored filter— such as the medium yellow—should be used. A medium yellow filter is really the best all-around choice for out- door picture making, It will darken the sky to a pleasant medium gray tone, and make the clouds stand out crisp and white. But the deep yellow gives much stronger sky tones. When it is used, the ,sky will register as a very dark gray. Filters will work well for you, and give you a wide range of effects, if you use them intelligently. Give them a chance, because they are stepping stones to better photography. 403 John van Guilder