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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1958-03-20, Page 2Lost Ring Found In Teapot A pretty 23 -year-old packer in a British factory, which exports thousands of teapots to America every week, discovered': to her, horror that her 'diamond ' and platinum engagement ring was missing recently. It must have fallen into one of the teapots, she decided. There was only one thing to do. Tear- fully she told her employer who promised: I'll organize a full- scale search for the -ring." Same 10;000 teapotsin the factory were systematically tip- ped upside down, but the ring could not be found. Undismayed, the girls obliging' employe sent cables to all his American a!ents. "Please search carefully all crates received from us," said the cables. Some time later came a reply from a New York firm; "En- gagement ring found. Returning it to -day by air parcel post." Said the delighted employer: "There seemed only a million - to -one chance of finding the missing ring, but the girl was so upset that.I was determined to. try everything." Many an engaged girl, many a young bride, has been haunted. by the fear that one day she may accidentally lose her rings. But it's surprising how many; girls have lost rings and recovered them in strange circumstances. The beautiful young bride of an architect was just waving good-bye to friends as the train left for their south coast honey- moon destination when sae realized that her valuable emer- ald engagement ring was miss- ing. She had changed it over to another finger before the wed- ding service. The girl did not panic but while the train roared on its way her mind was working furiously, Her husband, she swiftly decid- ed, must never know of her care- lessness, for he was touchy - tempered and she felt she could not bear to risk a reproach from him at this moment. But where could she have lost the ring? Her mind flew back to the events of the last few hours: the service, the crowded recep- tion and showered congratula- tions of relatives and friends, the icrambie to change into a going - away frock and the dash by car to the station. "Cold, darling?" he asked, as she drew on her gloves, scared lest he should notice that her engagement ring was missing. "A little," the fibbed, smiling rather wanly. He did not miss the ring until they were dining in their hotel restaurant that night. Then she told another little white lie, saying she had "taken it off for safety," but would wear it to -morrow if he wished her to do so. Next morning early, while he still slept, she slipped out of the hotel to wire three friends, urging them to search everywhere for the missing ring. Her chief bridesmaid found it, lying in a fold of her wedding dress which still lay on the bed at her flat where she had laid It when changing for the honey- moon journey. The bridesmaid hired a fast ear and sped with the ring fifty miles to the hotel, and arranged for it to be handed to the bride without her husband seeing. The story ends happily. The bride wore the ring later that day and her man never learned about its loss until she confessed they returned from the honey- moon recently. Like other wives who lose their wedding rings, an East sto Anglian woman did not want her husband to know of the loss. It happened twenty-five years ago small holding, and instead . of telling him she bought another ring just like it. Exactly a quarter of, a century laterher husband discovered his wife's secret. He was hard et. work on their smallholding re cently when he found the ring. An onion was growing through it. Yet another husband, at Rams- bury, Wiltshire, found his wife's' m long -lost diamond engagement ring while hoeing their garden path. And not long ago the wed- ding ring lost by a police serg- eant's wife in 1940 while she was gardening at Pocklington, York- shire, was found by the tenant who took over the house, while he was digging up plants, In the meantime • the sergeant and his wife had moved to Withernsea. At Filey, Yorkshire, they tell the even more remarkable story of a girl who went with a friend for a swim and changed in a bathing tent. • Returning home to lunch the girl missed her engagement ring. She rushed back to the bathing tent hoping to find it there but was unlucky. She gave the ring up for lost after pad- ding along the beach for hours in a hopeless search for it, Next day she chanced to mention the lost ring to a woman who was sitting at the same table with her in a tea-shop. "Wheredid you lose it?" ask- ed the woman. The girl told her, and described the ring, which had a most unusual design. The woman at once took a ring out of her handbag saying: "Is this it?" She explained to the amazed owner that her schoolboy son while wading that day had caught the ring fast on his little toe. He had brought it home to her. So within twenty-four hours of losing her ring in the North Sea the owner had it back on her finger, thanks to an aston- ishing coincidence. Six Ways To Improve Your - Sense Of Smell If you want to improve your sense of smell, here are six things expert sniffers say you should do: 1. Sniff frequently, at anything -flowers, trees, foods, wines, 2, Using only your nose, prac- tise distinguishing between ob- jects with similar scents. You might start with two varieties of cheese, then progress to things which smell even more alike. 3. Always sniff well before drinking and eating. As well as sharpening your sense of smell and your appetite, sniffing food makes it taste better. 4. If you work in surroundings with a definite smell, try to get away from them at least once during the day. Clearing your nasal passages of accustomed smells will keep you from being immune to all smells of that kini. 5. Take several deep breaths of fresh air ever day. They'll make your olfactory nerves tingle and, incidentally, improve the condi- tion ondition of your lungs and blood. 6. If you are worried about a seemingly permanent .loss of your sense of smell, see a doctor. The trouble may be a mucous coating over the olfactory nerves -a condition which can be cleared up by simple medical treatment. WHATZIT?-We might say, "Your guess is as good as ours;" but the man told us what it is. It's the rear view of one of four let engines that powers a big Boeing 707 jet airliner being readied for deliveryThe tubes are part of a noise suppressor, system which will muke the 145 -passenger,\ 600 -mil: -an -hour airliners as quiet as present piston -type planes. HOLLYWOOD FISH STORY -This fish story is a true one. Four 25 -pound Royal Chinook salmon were recently flown alive, complete with a "salmon -sitter°, from Portland, Ore., to Holly- wood for a fishing derby in a local cafe's private fish pond. It was the high point of a party for 25 ABC-TV stars. Here Kathy Nolan, who plays Kate in "The Real McCoys", express delight -or something -at the sight of the beauty that the chef is about to pop on the broiler. TABLE TMKS acme a "Home service work seems satisfying to me because it is work that helps -women learn to help themselves," said Mrs. Helen J. Mandigo, Home Ser- vice Director of the Gas Servici Company in Kansas City, Mo., national chairman of the Horne Economics in Business section of the American Home Eco- nomics Association, and presi- dent of the local Woman's Chamber of Commerce. Mrs, Mandigo, a slender bru- nette whose friendly smile makes many friends for her company, gave . 'enthusiastic praise to her assistants and said that she would like' to see more college girls take home eco- nomics. "Home economics is one thing women can always use -wheth- er they plan on it fora career or want to use it in their own homes," she added. Mrs. Man- digo herself is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a de- gree in Home Economics. The telephone question most often asked of Mrs. Mandigo is, "What can I cook for dinner in 15 to 20 minutes? I've been out. all day and am just now"begin-. ning to think of dinner." "Several of these calls come in every day about 4:30 or 5 o'clock," said Mrs. Mandigo. "We suggest a broiled dinner for a satisfying quickie. It the house- wife has lamb chops in the house, we suggest she put cooked peas under the chops in the broiler. Steak or hamburger can have whole cooked carrots put on the broiler beside them. For dessert we often suggest cake with a broiled icing. Would you like to have the recipe for our broiled icing -it's very pop- ular with our customers'?" Here is the recipe she gave -it is sufficient for an 8 -inch square cake. Broiled Icing 3 tablespoons melted butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons cream 4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sbredded coconut or nut meats Combine all ingredients and spread on cake while it is warm. Place cake under low broiler flame; broil until icing bubbles all over the surface, but do not permit to burn. * • * A smoked boneless shoulder butt (ham) served with spiced peaches and asparagus is deli- cious. Mrs. Mandigo suggested her special candied sweet pota- toes be served with this dinner. Candied Sweet Potatoes 11cups water 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons butter 3/4 teaspoon vanilla 3 large sweet potatoes Place all ingredients except sweet potatoes in a 10 -inch un- covered skillet and bring to a boil; add peeled, sliced sweet potatoes. Simmer, uncovered, for 11/2. hours. Serves four: o • • To roast a boneless shoulder butt, place fat -side -up on rack in open roasting pan. Roast in preheated 325° to 350° F. oven, Allow 40-45 minutes per pound. Just before butt is done, cover with glaze and brown in 400° F. oven about 15 minutes longer, * * * One of the simplest glazes is made with brown sugar and honey. Just cover butt with brown sugar sifted over it, then dribble liquid honey over it. Or cover butt with currant or cran- berry jelly. Or combine 3' cup sifted brown sugar with 1% tea- spoons dry mustard: If you'd like an unusual glaze, try this one: Kumquat Glaze 34 cup preserved kumquats with syrup, chopped 11•'2 teaspoons lemon juice Y/ teaspoon ginger Combine all ingredients and mix well, * a M It you have any leftover butt, use it just as you would ham in recipes, since it is smoked pork. Here are simple and quick ways to -use leftover ham. Quick 'n' Easy Ham and Potatoes 2 cups finely cubed cooked butt 4 medium potatoes Z tablespoons butter 1 Oup milk or chicken bouillon Pare and cut potatoes into 1 -inch cubes. Pat potatoes dry, Melt butter in skillet. Add po- tato cubes and Stir and heat until cubes are lightly browned (about 5 minutes). Add milk' and ham, stir to blend. Cover and cook slowly for 5 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking ' until all milk is absorbed. Serve hot. Serves four to six, Another easy dish 'made with leftover ham is : this ham and noodle skillet. Serve it: hot. Ham and Noodle Skillet 2 cups small strips of cooked ham 4 ounces broad noodles 1 teaspoon finely chopped onion 1 teaspoon celery seed 2 cups tomato juice . Shredded cheese Boil together noodles, onion, celery seed, and tomato juice 8-10 minutes, Add ham. Stir and heat. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Serves four to five. 5' s Serve these ham• patties with a jelly sauce made by combin- ing cup currant jelly with 1 tablespoon .warm water;, beat. Spoon over hot ham patties. Ram Patty -Cakes 2 cups cooked ham in small bits. 4 cups (10 slices) soft bread crumbs 13/4 cups milk / teaspoon dry mustard a/ teaspoon curry powder (op- tional) 1 egg, slightly beaten 2 tablespoons shortening Stir and cook together in saucepan the bread crumbs, milk and seasonings until thick. Beat in egg. Stir in ham and blend. Heat shortening in skillet, Drop ham mixture by rounded table-, spoons to form patties in hot, fat. Brown on both sides, LITTLE DOG .DIDN'T LAUGH Every time there was an in- coming 'phone call at a Leicester house the bell remained silent, but the householder's dog attach- ed to an outside drainpipe, bark- ed loudly. Subsequent examination by engineers revealed that a tele- phone wire was "shorting" on the drain pipe; instead of the . telephone bell ringing the shock was transmitted to the dog, which set up barking. Obey the traffic signs .- they are placed there for YOUR. SAFETY. Fluoridation vs. Freedom It never occurs to most of the good people who so enthusiasti- cally push the fluoridation of public water supplies 'that they are denying anyone's rights. 'l'hey believe fluoridation is beneficial. so they wish to spread It as far as possible. The same, of course, could be said of he- lievers in any proposed cure for physical or mental ills, ?tut few' try to compel the whole com- munity to accept their remedy. The fact is than mullions' of people dc' not tJant their water supply doctored, Some dentists point out that it is an un- scientific method. Tests have shown that there are variations of ns much as 20 to. 1 in the amounts of water imbibed by. individuals, according to weather and personal habit. Excessive dosage is declared dangerous. Others object that the method Is wasteful. Only 1-200 or less Of the water treated reaches the target - children under 10. There is also controversy about the. effect of fluorides on adults. In '70 American cities fluorida- tion has beers voted out after be- ing imposed by officials. There is, moreover, opposition on another important ground. Christian Scientists object to flu- oridation because they rely on prayer for prevention and cure. They believe that fluoridation's compulsory medication infringes. the United States Constitution's protection of religious freedom. There is no valid reason for denying the rights of objectors." It is feasible for anyone who wishes fluoridation to obtain it by adding prescribed dosages in the form of liquid or tablets to water, milk, or fruit juices. The objection to this from fluorida- tion enthusiasts is that "not enough people will do it," This is paternalism, unconscious though it be. If thiswere not the real urge, those who think fluoridation should be provided at public expense would pro- pose that towns and cities mere- ly make supplies available for those who wish to use them. Earnest people seeking - by their own lights - to do good might well re-examine their own purpose. Do they really wish to deny a basic American right, freedom of choice? From Tha Christian Science Monitor. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS -The USS Gudgeon, above, has become the first American submarine to sail around the world -and it sailed for 80 days, naturally. The Gudgeon's eight officers and 75 enlisted men visited more ports (see Newsmap below) than most bluejackets dream of visiting in their entire service careers. The sub left its home base at Pearl Harbor last July 8 to a normal tour of duty in Far Eastern waters. It was later decided to send her home via the long scenic route. Elapsed lime for the trip was 150 days. However, Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Bryce, Tex., pointed out that its actual sailing time between ports was only 80 days. On returning to Pearl Harbor the Gudgeon was greeted by a Navy band, which played "Around the World in 80 Days", naturally.