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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-02-27, Page 7mum., : `EBE 27, 1941 cafiez HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING PAGE 7 THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS • He;re They Will Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes Gay,Sometimes Sad -But Always Helpful and Inspiring. fiSIDELITY No bench -show ever had my dog, He's not the proper sort, ?or, like Ms tat., his pedigree Is very .ninth too short. He could not trace his ancestry; ' 'Twee plain for all to see That all his points were lacking Except his love for me. .He'd laugh and donee about in joy If I were gay and glad; He'd lay his head upon my hand In sympathy if sad. ;1{&I• leave his food to follow me Or stay, if "stay" I said, Obeying every spoken wish And even thoughts unsaid. He dashed before a car as he Ran out at my command; To show me that no fault was mine He tried to kiss my hand. / raised his head, his dimming eyes l:3eseedfied inc as in prayer. 'Go on ahead', old chap," I cried, ' lie waiting for sne-THERE'" .And when I reach the other shore I'm sure that I shall see A. balmy, little anongrel dog Who eaite to welcome hie. -C. Antoinette Weed in 'The World's Fair Anthology," 1939. FAREWELL TO THE RANCH (Tis California) Fair southern lands of trees and flowers, And winds that blow so fresh and free; Scene of such wholesome, happy hours, Now must I say farewell to thee! These lovely hills at dawn unfold, All day their moods are my de- light; They catch the sunset's latest gold, And stars adorn their crests at night. How I shall miss the call of quail, The sound of doves, the circling :hawks, The sight of deer along the trail, Feeding among the tall weed stalks. A thousand sunflowers dip and sway With green -gold mustard should - der -high. There's mist upon the hills today - And how I hate to say good-bye! -Marie Sales. TILE TALL AND QUIET PINES I dont kmow how they stand tonight, The pines at the back of the pasture hill, `.Cor the world between is buried in white And no trail crosses the hill tonight; Ent from knowing how they stood when still The country night Looked back at the moor On a midnight buried now in time, C know how they watch the clear moon's climb Tonight, and the air ground sharp with frost. Their courage will not be broken soon. :It is good to rely on the strength of these, .At a time when trails are still to be crossed 'To inow there are men who will not be lost, To know there are men have grown like trees. -Charles Malam DISCOVERY I thought I knew the man until I found That he had waded drifts to feed the quail Beneath his hedge, where he had cleared the ground And scattered wheat from his old musty pail. He seemed embarrassed when, at last, be saw That I was and there heard him talk- ing so • To birds around him. Then he said: "The thaw Is late ---and they were hungry in the snow!" It seemed to me some things were in his mind, Still shy as quail, though hungry as could be, ' 'That needed someone to come by and find And then keep secret his discovery He. drove hard bargains-and.I, must confess I'd.Teot stispeeted him of tenderness!: Glen Ward tresback. ENGLAND HAS SPOKEN IThe people of England have spoken; The day of their slumber is past; From the deeps of the spirit unshak- en Their might has awakened at last. Not as ,sheeep to the slaughter are driven, Not as slaves of a tyrant they come, Not blind in their ranks do they fol- low The intoxicant throb of the drum; But as free men ,they gird them for battle With laughter and anger and tears, Eyes wet but defiant and dauntless, They harvest the fruit of their years. They know why they fight, though you wonder If war has an answer worth while. They know with the wisdom of ages That banishes doubt with a smile. The soul of the people has. spoken That Freedom may live and not die, That the wings of the Beast shall be broken And swept from the storm -shatter- ed e&3. The shadows of hate 'and of terror Shall fade from the face of the deep; The hill -tops are bright with the morning; The lion has awakened from sleep! -By A. M. Stephen OLD LACE Halfway out of winter, Halfway into dust, Here's what the year deserted Here in the snow field, just This old Queen Anne's lace, powdered Like a wig of snow That sunlight shall devour Before more hours go, Here in the cold recesses In between the wind Only the root possesses What life was in the stem, But the empty seed shuck Is struck above the snow, And spring shall bear it under When slender new ones grow. -Elizabeth Jane Astley. CATALOGUE The February urge is in, The catalogue's beside me, And beautiful to look upon Are all the colored pages With marigolds'and,rhubarb chard And asters and nasturtiums, And zinnias and petunias And all my own aversion: ' Like dark green cucumbers, that pinch The heart and will not grow an inch; And bright tomatoes that can climb Every other bush but mine; And little gourd plants where I plead Just to grow one gourd from seed. These were mine, but I can look At the pictures in tine book And blind my -last year's reasoning, That washed its hands of gerdenieg. Elizabeth Jane Astley. THINK AND WIN If you think yon ave beaten -you are: If yob. think you dare not -you don't; If you like to win, but you think you can't, It's almost a cinch you won't, If you think you'll lose -you've lost, For out in the world we find Successhegiins with a fellow's will- It's all in the state of mind, If you think you are outclassed -you are, You've got to think to rise; You've got be very sure of yourself Before you can win' a prize. Life's battles do not always go But soon or late the one who wins To the faster or stronger one, Is the one who thinks he can. RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS H, Isabel Graham, Seaforth, has received congratulations from Anita Browne, founder of National Poetry Center, Radio City, New York City, on her unem "Goodbye". which was on exhibition on National Poetry Day, at the New York World's Fair and was awardod honorable mention by the judges as being "one of the best poems received from your state." Know Ourselves By "PEG" There is certainly no one, that is no human being, who knows each one of us better than we know ourselves. We look about us and see plenty of faults in other people, but we never consider associating those same faults with .ourselves. Let us just look at a few of our characteristics which make us dislik- ed by others. One thing is that we are not'suf- ficiently understanding. Something has happened which is displeasing to us. We cannot 'find the cause of the error or just who is to blame. We lose our temper over it and say things which are unkind. What good does it clo us? The mistake has been made and all our talking will not rectify it. It will only be the means of making a breach between former friends. When a thing is done no amount of arguing will undo it, so just accept the situation and make the best of it. We are all liable to make mistakes and if we watch it will not be long before we find someone who has been kind enough to overlook something which we have done wrong. So often we judge people forgetting the Bible admonition "Judge not, that ye be not judged". We have no right to judge anyone unless we know all particulars in connection with the question in point, a friend may find it necessary at the last minute to break an appointment, The reason may be a family affair which they do not care to talk about. It may be our plans are upset and perhaps we have just reason to be disappoint- ed but, let us accept their apology and forget about our discomfort. In all probability, if the truth were known, it is a disappointment to then also and added to that they have the trouble which caused theme to break the engagement so they are really in a worse state than we are, Do we belong to the class of steady wcrkers or do we undertake some church work, become very much en- thused over it and then all at once without any apparent reason begirt to stay away? It may be we are teach- ing a Sunday School class. We pre- pare .the lesson with profit to our- selves and enjoy teaching it. Then we become interested in some other line of work. We have not so much time to study nor to visit our scholars with a disastrous result to the class. There is such a thing as being too busy. We quite often take on work without counting the cost. It is a lot cadet to get into things than get out of them. When we undertake some wolf: for the Lord let us re- member we must put out best into it. He gave His life for us, and how little it takes to make us forget Ilim, for that is just exactly what we are doing when we refuse to help with His work. Like Peter, we are deny- ing Him - we are "following afar off." Many of our young men and women are joining the forces in de- fence of all that stands for right. They are doing it willingly, but how few comparatively are joinnng, the army of the King of Kings. If we had joined His forces long ago there would not now be any need of re- cruits in this war of hate. Christ's warriors are the soldiers of love. If we are away from hone do we keep our loved ones worrying because we da not write. The time will come all too soon, when we will have no home folks to write to. We some- times think "Olt they will know I am alright", but they do riot know and how auxidusly the parents particular- ly await news from those who are away from the home .shelter•. It may seem a small matter to us, but it means a great deal to them. Let us not be negligent along this line. As we go •on in life have we suf- ficient respect for our parents. In- stances have been known where young people have shown to the world that they were ashamed of their par:eats. May God grant that this may never be said of us. A another had a very high ideal for her son. She worked at washing and cleaning in order that she might send that boy to college. One day she got a chance to go to the city and called on him. He was quite•taken back for he had told many things which were untrue about his home. After she went away one of his chums iisid: "Who is that old woman?" The son replied: "That is the woman who does the washing and cleaning in our home. Mother, asked her to call." Under similar circumstances a young man was chosen to give the Validiet- ory address' for 'his class. When the exercises were over he and the prin- cipal of the school were seen wending they way through the crowd to the side of a timid, rather poorly -dressed elderly lady who was seated near the front. The young man bent over and e kissed her, Then he introduced the principal with the word: "I would like you to meet my mother, who through hard work at slavish tasks Made my graduation possible. I anis now going to care for her." To which class of young men or ;young women do We belong? ' Are we willing to give of ourselves to others? There are many incidents told along this line and so many can be recorded at this troublous time. We have all heard of the last ,ex- pedition of Captain Scott to the Ant- arctic and of the brave and heroic deed of Captain Oates, an officer of the Dragoons, Sick and exhausted he realized that he could go no furth- er. He knew that he was keeping his comrades back. One day he said to them: "I am just going outside and may be some time." He walked out into the blizzard and that was the last they saw of him. There was no audience to applaud his brave deed, but the world since then has given him its admiration. Many times we displease people by arguing about things which amount to very little. It is very distressing especially to an outsider to hear peo- ple argue. Strange as it may seem there are many people who cannot hear anyone make a statement but they feel they have to contradict it. If by any chance we have cultivated that habit, let us do our best to over- come it. • Another thing which distresses those who have to listen is to hear someone continually finding fault. Nothing ever seems to be done in the right way, and in the majority of cases it does not need to effect then et all. These are simply a few everyday oceurances which might well be ap- plied to each one of us, and if we will just look into our own lives we will see traces of theist. We can get rid of these character- istics, one and all. It may be we cannot do it in our own strength but we know we can always take them to the Lord in prayer, and we will conte out victorious and how much happier we will be. "Rave we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged! Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, Who can all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness:. Take it to the Lord in prayer. "PEG" International S. S. Lesson March 2nd Lesson: Luke 19:41-20:8. G.T. Luke 6:46. by REV. GORD.ON PEDDIE, B.A. 1. In verse 42 what does the little word "even" 'signify? Answer: It means; 'if even, in all the world, Jernsalem, the city of the chosen people of Israel, had only believed! But now the depth of the cin of Israel, and,. the breadth of human unbelief is seen in the fact that not even Jerusalemhas received her Saviour, (See John 1:10, 11). 2. What shotdd we learn from the de truction of Jerusalem as foretold lin verses 43 and 44? Answer: We ought to learn from the judgment passed upon Jerusalem what are the fearful consequences to ourselves and to all men, if we do not believe Christ's Word when Ile "visits nt" (v 44) with His Gospel. 3, What should we learn from Christ's casting out of the evildoers from the temple- (v 45, 46). Answer.: From this example (it was just one of many abuses in con- nection with the worship in the temple) we ought to learn that Christ is LORD of the temple, and that not only this particular evil, but every form of worsiiip not in agree- meat with God's Word stands under the judgment and wrath of the Lord Jesus Christ, (See Maris 7:7). 4. What should we learn from the fact that Christ refused to give to the chief priests and scribes and elders a direct, visible proof of His authority? (v 8). Answer: We ought to learn first, that Christ' is not on trial before men, but that it is we ourselves who are placed finder the necessity' of making a 'd:ecision by His Word (v 3); and second, that it is of the very nature of true faith not to demand proof from God, but to be willing to tante Hint at His Word. (2 or. 6:7; Hebrews 11:8, 27). Tested Recipes •?Hf . w»� 4 1H 0.".0.1.44:4-08 0.-4:414:44.4411 SALADS Salads are an attractive and nut- ritious addition to any meal at any season. Meals at this time . of year sometimes lack that zest which may well be supplied by an appetizing salad. The following recipes dor salads are recommended by the, Consumer Sec- tion, Dominion Department of Agri- culture: Golden Salad 1 cup of boiling water % cup cold, water 1 tablespoon gelatine VS. teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons' sugar % cup of vinegar 11%, cups grated raw carrots 1/s teaspoon grated onion Soak gelatine in % cup cold water Add boiling water. Add salt, sugar and vinegar. When. jelly begins to set fold in carrots and onion. Pour into small moulds. Chill. Tomato Cottage Cheese Salad 2 cups tomato juice 1 lemon jelly powder 1% cups cottage eheeese 1 cup chopped celery % cup chopped apple 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper Heat tomato juice to boiling. Adel, jelly powder. Add other ingredients. Pour into individual moulds, Chill Turn out on lettuce. Tomato Cabbage Salad 2 cups shredded cabbage 1 cup canned tomatoes 2 tablespoons vinegar % teaspoon catsup 1 teaspoon sugar a cup sour cream 1 teaspoon salt Mix tomatoes, vinegar, salt, catsup and sugar. . Pour over cabbage. Let stand 15 minutes. Just before serv- ing stir in sour cream. Baked Bean Salad 2 cups baked beans 1 cup shredded lettuce 2 tablespoons chili sauce 2 tablespoons chopped green pickle V cup salad dressing Mix well, Serve in lettuce cups. Jellied Meat 1 cup chopped cooked meat (pork, beef or veal.) 1 cup canned peas 1% tuns tomato juice % teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons chopped celery or '/a teaspoon celery salt 1 tablespoon gelatine ?!u cup of water Disolve gelatine in cold water, Heat tomato juice to Boling. Add gelatine. Stir until dissolved. Add other ingredients. Turn into a wet mould. Chill. "YOUR HOME STATION" C K N X 1200.kcs. WINGHAM, 250 metres WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY, FEB. 28th: 9.00 ant Piano Ramblings 6,00 p.m. George Wade 7.00 Landt Trio 8.00 Gulley -Jumpers SATURDAY, MARCH 1st: 9.30 a,m. Kiddies' Party 10.10 Charlie Kuntz 1.30 p.m. Ranch Boys 7.30 Barn Dance SUNDAY, MARCH 211c1: 11.00 a,m. United Church 2.00 pan. Triple -V Class 5.15 Tea Musicale 5.45 Clifford -on -the -Air 7.00 Presbyterian Church MONDAY, MARCH 3rd: 10.30 a,ni. Church of the Air 1.00 pan. Gene Autry 6.40 Down The Mall! 7.00 Evening Serenaders TUESDAY, MARCH 4th: 10.10 a.m. Charlie Kuntz 10.30 Church of the Air 7.00 pan. Novatones 8.30 "Good Luck" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5th: 9,00 a,m. Piano Ramblings 8.80 pan. Clark Johnson 9.00 Mart ICenny Orch. THURSDAY, MARCH 6th: 10.10 a.m. Charlie Kuntz 7.00 p.m.. Felix Knight 8.30• Grenadier Guards Band HEALTH Phil Osifer of Lazy ,•Y i eadows By harry J. Boyle " TELLING TIME" same time each morning . . and per - !form muck the same work every day. By the time you get through pulping the turnips or putting down the hay or feeding the hens or some other job, you know that the time has rolled around to the point where it's dinner- time. Telling the time is a combination of what your inner .man: and the out- er man have to say on the subject. The inner man is clamouring Inc "vit- ties" and the outer man watches for the signs. My grandfather carried a watch ev- ery day of his life. He had a little key in a pocket on the hib of his overalls and he used to religiously wind the watch every night when he went to bed. I've often seen someone stop him and say, "What time is it?" He would look at the sky scratch the side of his head, take the watch out and squint at it for a long time. I never thought anything about it, until one day I noticed that when he told the time there was five 'minutes differ- ence in what he said and what the watch told. I asked him and he Iaughed and said, "Heck, Phil, I never could tell what a watch tells. I've never been able to read time from a watch in my life. I can tell it within five minutes, but people don't believe you unless they see you looking at a watch." Country people are never much to go by clocks. In fact, I've found that few clocks in farm homes ever work, and the majority of watches carried by fermiers ase the machinery type that come at a dollar and a quarter delivered and tell time in a general sort of way. It's quite am interesting experiment to watch the way folks in the country tell time. Here at Lazy Meadows our kitchen clock has been a "hit and miss" affair for ages. Some clays it rusts line, and some days it stops and starts and, runs fast or slow depending a good deal on the way it feels. But Mrs. Phil has long ceased to depend on the clock for titrne. In the morning she always knows when it's ten o'clock by the telephone. Just as regular, as San be the tele- phone rings three longs and two shorts as Tabitha Maby calls up Mrs. Higgins for the gossip of the neigh- bourhood. Of course that's the gen- eral call for folks on our line to all pick up the receivers and listen. It makes you laugh to see the way they always carefully place one hand over the mouthpiece and then slip the re- ceiver off the hook, so's no one will snow they are listening. Yet every- body on the line knows that every- body else listens. That's only one example of the ways to tell the time. In the sum- mertime it's gauged by the way the sunlight comes in the window. • It's twelve o'clock when it hits the rug in front of the stove , . . and in the afternoon it's five o'clock when the sun hits that bare worn spot in front of the sideboard. She has variations for the time of year and on dull days, you can always depend on the mailman . . . because he has prided himself art being at our box at a quarter of three every fine day for , the past thirteen years. Have you ever watched a mean plowing on a cold, Fall day? He'll tramp back and forth . . back and forth . . with his head bent to escape' the driving force of a cold, Pall rain ami then you'll see him stop . at the end of a furrow . . pull out I his watch whether it's going or not . look at the horses . . take his hat partly off, and scratch his head, ! and then make one or two more fur- rows more as the case may be, and unhitch. He'll water the horses, feed them . , stop to wash in the back wood shed and be in the house at the stroke of twelve, Telling time when you're doing cho'ies is largely from force of habit. , You usually get to the barn at the I Rate on handwritten or Tpyewritten Communications' Complaints have been received by the Department from business firths respecting postage clue charges on unsealed letters received by them. The senders of such letters are ap- parently under the impression that if the envelopes are not sealed, only ie postage is required, with the result that the letters are rated double the deficient postage which the address- ees must pay. Postmasters are, therefore request- ed to take every available opportun- ity of advising patrons of their off- ices that handwritten or typewritten communications are liable to the let- ter rates of postage regardless of whether they are enclosed in sealed or open envelopes. The advertisements are printed fox your convenience. They inform and save your time, energy and money. eSPdASHOT MCA ILD PICTURING THE HOUSE Automobile headlights provided the illumination for this novel picture of the house, taken with a time exposure on high speed film. ALMOST everybody has taken pictures of the house in the daytime --but how about a picture at night? All you need is a location where the camera won't be dis- turbed, and, of course, a camera that can be set for a time exposure., Naturally, the house must be lighted in some manner -either by automobile headlights, by street lights, by, moonlight, or other means, The light doesn't have to be extremely strong -if it is weak- er, you just expose for a longer time -but the illumination should be fairly even on the side of the house 'that you picture. For just a portion of the house, youcan use .a. flash bulb, if your camera has a fast lens and is load, ed with high speed film. For ex- ample, if you have an f/4.5 leas, the. flash can be used 40 or 50 feet from the house, with just one medium- sized ftash.bulb in a good reflector. Automobile headlights provide tine illumination for a single -story. house, 11 the car 7s parked carefully. The exposure will vary, according to the distance of the car from the house and the brightness of the lights; so it is best to take several shots, increasing the exposure time in each case. Moonlight shots are easier to take than you tray imagine. On a clear night, with full moon, an. average exposure is 100 minutes, with a box camera and'isverage speed iilm. I1 there is snow on the house roof and on the ground, this time can be out in half, And, of coarse, if you use high speed film less exposure is re- quired. Remember that for all time exposures, the camera must be placed on a' firm, solid support. Another interesting stunt is to , take a -short time exposure of the house Net at dusk, when there is still some light is the sky but the . house lights show up brightly. Only a few seconds' exposure will be needed for such a shot, and It will! add 'interest to yoursnapshot eol-1 leetlan. ' 314 John van Guilder t'