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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-11-27, Page 311 1 • • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1941 THE MIXING' NM ay ANNE AttAN Hydro Homo a$cir,saalot "ANDY Hello Homemakers! Now the fes- tive season is approaching candy is m the new In hexes for Over- seas --fol a friend recovering from sn illness as a Christmas gilt. Everyone. cry one, big and lrttl .e— young and aid, loves to receive e candy. Incid- entally, candy has staying power and supplies a bit of quick energy. Candy is inexpensive and easy to make, and lately there has been a great demand for the use of crisp, crackling cereals as the bulky part in a lot of the new candies. Corn- flakes, shreds of whole wheat, puffed wheat and rice—and crisped rice --- all add honest -to -goodness food va- lue and they're easy to use. Com- bined with other simple ingredients —these tasty cereals replace costlier nutmeats—and are they good! It's great fun to make candy. But to make good candy -fudge that is creamily luscious and melts in your mouth—brittle candy—that is crack- ly and crunchy --there are certain rules that must be followed: :R - :R :K - :K 1. Use a standard recipe anis then measure the ingredients accurately. 2. L'se the constant heat of the electric element turned "low." Stir until sugar is dissolved. 3. The side of the saucepan should be free of sugar -and crystals. 4. Test the candy carefully. The candy thermometer gives the most accurate record of cooking,. 5. Where candy is cooled before beating, coal until you can touch the top of the candy with your finger, 6. Use adequate equipment --a large, straight -sided saucepan, -- a wooden spoon, a shallow square or rectangular pan for "poured" candy. a Y ! K Cold Water Test Very soft stage—Syrup can be formed into a ball under water but cannot be lifted up. Soft ball stage: Syrup can be rolled into a ball, removed from the water and hold shape when laid hi the pahn of the hand for about 34 minute. Firm ball stage—Syrup holds shape well as it goes into water and does not come to top. Hard ball stage -_ Syrup holds shape well, yet is plastic. Light crack stage—Syrup separ- ates into threads that are hard, not brittle in water. Hard crack stage—Syrup drops in threads in air, dropped from spoon at heighth of 6 - 12 inches. Threads should not bend. Caramel stage—Syrup di: colours from white to cream in water, :, 0 CHERRY -MALLOW SQUARES lb. fresh marshmallows 5-1/3 tablespoons butter 1 package of rice cereal r/ teaspoon vanilla ICOBAC FOR A' MILD;' COOL, SMOKE Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Assures Security for over One Million Fartneaas FL R. LONG, GODERICH District Agent CHIROPRACTOR Office — Commercial Hotel Electro Therapist — Massage Hours—Mon. and Thurs. after- noons and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation—Sun-ray treatment. BUS. 'TIME TABLE Leaves Sonforlh for Stral ford t Doily 8.05 arm. and 55.16 p.m, t.esr'es 8e5540111, for 0nderie, Hotly except Sunday and hot., 1.05 p.m and 7.40 p.m. Sun.. and bola, 1.00 p.m, endrlronto. Connection at .Stratford fos I> Dot Hamilton, Buffalo.. London,. Tavistock, Woodstock, Brantford li Agents: Clover's,. Commercial, Dick House AmoommoescairmuloomemR or ,nsmw Drained sliced maraschino cherries Place marshmallows and butterin saucepan and heat on the electric element turned "Low" until melted. Turn the contents of the 5 ounce package of cereal into a large bet- tered howl and add vanilla. Beat Marshmallow thoroughly and pour over cereal, stirring quickly. Add eherries and pour into a 10" square pia. Press e ss down firmly, using but,. term! fingertips. ENGLISH TOFI'11': 2 cups sugar 1.'.. cups light corns syrup 11.: cups cream 3 tablespoons butter 1 -teaspoon vanilla Dash of salt Put sugar, corn syrup, cream and salt into- a saucepan, Stir and heat slowly until the sugar is dissolved and boiling point is reached. Then, stir back and forth across the pan to prevent sticking or scorching. Cook to 244 degrees or until a firm hall is formed. Add butter and cook to the hard ball stage (252 degrees). Stir in vanilla and nuts, if desired, and pour into well -greased pan, When warm mark with a knife into squares. CREAM FONDANT 2 cups sugar 1 cup heavy cream ('s teaspoon eream of tartar Dash of salt Put sugar and cream into a sauce- pan, stir over a low heat until sugar is dissolved and boiling point is reached. Add cream of tartar and continue boiling, stirring slowly back and forth in oven, slow mo- tion, to prevent sticking. Cook to the soft ball stage, 238 degrees (not quite so much, you see, as the other fondants). Set aside at once to cool, sprinkle a dash of salt over the sur- face and when lukewarm beat and knead until creamy. Store in a cov- ered jar to ripen. K re CHOCOLATE POPPED CORN BALLS 3 quarts popped corn 1' cups sugar cup light corn syrup 1 cup water 3 oz. bitter chocolate 3 tablespoons butter or marg- arine ti teaspoon salt 1,4 teaspoon vanilla Prepare popped corn. Measure sugar, corn syrup and water putting them into one saucepan. Mix well. Put chocolate and fat in a pan over hot water to melt. Heat sugar, corn syrup and water slowly to boiling, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Af- ter that, boil briskly to the firm ball stage, 242 degrees, Remove front heat, stir slowly, into chocolate and butter mixture, add salt and vanilla. Mix with corn lightly. Shape into balls when cool enough to handle. This will snake twelve to fifteen balls CHRISTMAS JOYS 1 cup figs 1 cup pitted dates 1 cup candied orange peel 1 cup candied cherries 1 cup nuts or cereal 1 tablespoon lemon juice Force fruits through the food. chopper. Add lemon juice and knead until thoroughly mixed. Put on a board which has been lightly dusted with powdered sugar. Roll out to one -fourth -inch thickness. Cut in fancy shapes with small cutter. Cover and let 'stand in electric re- frigerator overnight. Ice with or- ange icing and decorate with bits of candied cherries, or dust with powd- ered sugar. * `Take A Tip: Candy should be stirred until su- gar is dissolved. Candy should not boil until sugar is dissolved. It de- pends on the kind of candy whether syrup should be stirred after boiling point is reached. Wipe down any sugar or crystal- lization before the boiling starts. For brittle candies—use a piece of wet cheesecloth tied around the tines of a fork. For fudge, etc, cover the pan for the first three or four minutes of boiling. Use a shallow bowl of chilled water for cold water test. Dip the spoon into the centre of the boiling syrup and drop about one-half tea- spoonful into cold water. Beating candy while hot tends to make for coarseness of grain. Pour caramel immediately after test, Overcooking- -produces brown color, - - QUESTION BOX Miss P. B. asks: What can I clo to new furniture which has turned dull this sum:mer,. to restore the lustre. Answer: Rub in raw linseed oil every week for a month or so, Mr. R. B. asks: How can peach stains be taken out of a white -shirt? Answer: Po not soul to the Taun- • TH1 SEAFOI Richard Fry, squally at hone with piano - of .gan. Has made frequent appearances on CBC's national network, and is at pre- sent being heard Monday to Sat- urday inclusive from the Ha]ifrax studios at 8.16 a.m. EDST. dry before you try a method of re- moval—soap sets stains in, Place the spot over a basin and put an elastic band below the rim of the dish to hold it firm. Then stand back and pour boiling water from a heighth of about 3 feet. Soak over night in sweet milk, Anne Allan invites you to write to her c/o The Seaforth News. Just send in your questions on homemak- ing problems and watch this little cornet- of the column for replies. Advises Moving Poles From Highways County Council Holds Closing Session of 1942 — Reports Presented. Treasurer A. 1-l. Erskine reported to the Huron county council last Wednesday that it appears there wil be a surplus in excess of $10,000 at the close of the year. TheChildren's Aid Society of Huron county is rated in category "C", entitling it receive a provincial grant of $1,000, it was revealed by H. T. Edwards, superintendent, when he submitted his report to the council last week. Reeve N, W. Trewartha, of Clin- ton, chairman of the Children's Shel- ter committee last year, said that the rating when started was "E". Next year it is hoped to raise it to category "13" and obtain the grant of $1,500. The only Children's Aid Society having the "A" grading is in Hamilton. During the past months the work has increased on account of the problems that a state of war produces, Mr. Edwards stated. Hur- on county' is fortunate and still has a record to be proud of in that her soldiers' families have carried on at home, without the moral support of the father, in a steady, normal man- ner. There were 14 children legally adopted this year, the highest num- ber in the history of the society. There are 52 wards, three of whom are in boarding homes; three older wards are married, and others are supporting themselves in positions. Mrs. M. Chafee, investigator for the Children's Aid Society, also ad- dressed the council briefly. 'Assuming that the county high- ways will remain within the esti- mates, and with the deficit at the County Home provided for in the general account, it would appear there will be a surplus in excess of $10,000," Treasurer A. H. Erskine told the council after submitting his finaneial statement ' covering the period from January 1 to October 31, 1941, and estimates for the bal- ance of the year. When you con- sider that this was accomplished af- ter providing for a new water sys- tem and a new fire alarm system at the County Home that were not in- cluded in the estimates it has betn a very good year," The administration of justice was lower than last year—about $2,000. Because of the closing of the shel- ter and the increased grant from the province through higher rating the Children's Aid Society will need approximately $1,000 less than last year. The total receipts in the gen- eral account from January 1 to Oct- ober 31 were $142,911.06, of which there is a bank balance of $495.01. The estimated surplus to the end of the year was set at $10,402.40. The county highways account showed a bank balance of $3,498.11 on Octo- ber 31; and the County Home of $787.48. A delegation from Clinton com- posed of W. L. Whyte, president of the service club, Alexander Haddy, president of the Canadian Legion, and Squadron Leader Warrington„ intorduced by Reeve R. J. Bow- man, addressed the council in sup- port of an appeal for a grant of 42,000 to equip the stage of the theatre of No. 31 Wireless School, RAF, at Clinton. Reeve D. L. Weir wanted to know what had already been clone for the school and Mr, Whyte said the Clinton club had granted 8250 towards equipment for the recrea- tion room. - :Reeve Bowman of the wardens committee considered it was not hurting anyone the amount of mon- ey spent to make the boys happier. Theme is 49,000 left of the $25,000 voted for war purposes, he said. Reeve B. FT. Tuckey, ni' Exeter, warned that the Centralia Airport will be making a like request mord urged that this should be given con- sideration when presented. Reeve Trewartha considered the Radio School at Clinton as very dif- ferent. Fie felt it would be -a fine Til NEWS international gesture. At a }edge inept log in (,}ins 011, hr said. el(1e man introduced himself as basing' • often Los Angeles; hor was -from Edmonton, and a third carne from England. Rev. D. 4. Lane. thaplain of No - 1 12: Elementary u•y Flyer e Training Sehoe I. Sky Hairbor, appeared be- fore the council to ask for a grant "i' 1e51puotui atol' 7700 for the pur. !elms, et the following: l' writing do s for the airinen'J,lounge a0otn; 1 desk h'mll one e 1 et I Ie w ,,hosts mac hue •; 0 unall refrigerator for the preservation of serum in the hu pital; item electric ho( -plates; -boks and hookcaseF. Two easy bh arts f «,r the hospital . ,.,lbSer Iptams Ito mood• .111a a roe:,. ,end uictlur- in sole('; of _the King and Queen for the hospital and oflieersyuute•rs IWere also stigg,,-•ted by Mr. Lane. ,who in the colIM. of his address said the recurvl for Sky Harbor -is unsurpassed in the. Dominion, only one fatal accident have been record- ed. The airport is operated by a it civil company and the managing, board is tied by regulations regard- , ing the purchase of the article:, he asked for. - I On motion of Reeves Weir and • Grain, the request was referred to the warden's committee. I -- A. H. Erskine and Reeve J. H. Scott were appointed to procure a suitable --memorial gift for Mrs. Leiper, in recognition of the fine services rendered to the county by her husband, the- late Warden James Leiper. The council accepted the in-- vitation of the Goderich board of trade to be present at the rural re- lations banquet Wednesday last. I - - THURSDAY'S MEETING Endorsing the -recommendation of the warden's committee, Huron county council at Goderich last Thursday approved of the sugges- tion than, the Department of Nation- al Defence build a destroyer for the Royal Canadian navy and christen it "Huron." Council also approved of the same coinmittee's request for an appropriation of $10(1 for equip- ment for the Canadian corvette "Goderich." The following other grants were made: Clinton Air Training Centre $1,- 800, to enlarge and equip the stage; Sky Harbor Airport, for furniture and hospital equipment. 4350; the Navy League of Canada, $1,700. No action was taken on• a request from the Goderich Collegiate Insti- tute Rod Cross for a grant of $250. R. J. Bowman, acting chairman of the warden's committee, stated that reasonable assistance for all the war services had been the aim of the committee. A balance of $4,000 still remains of the $25,000 voted for this purpose in aJnusry. He ask- ed that all purchases for airport hospital and other equipment- be "O.K.'d" by the doctors and county tr'eaeurer. Reeve Watson had contended that the towns adjacent to the airports derive the greatest benefits. While he favored the donation to Sky Har- bor, he felt the ownership of the equipment should he retained by the county as had been done with the electric refrigerator donated to the empire service club at Goderich. Reeve N. W. Trewartha said: "Clinton is doing everything it can to entertain the boys, and the churches are spending a great deal of time doing so." He telt the rural sections do benefit and as the oper- ator of a faun he stated he had never sold as many cattle and lambs as he had this year. H. Patterson, county engineer, re- ported that 405,847.23 had been ex- pended on the county roads for maintenance - up to October; con- struction, $53,1168.98; general, $20,- 810.50. The standard adopted in Huron county when grading a road is to provide a clear line of vision of a 500 -foot minimum and greater where practicable over vertical curves. Horizontal curves are given a radius of 1,600 feet and ditches and side slopes are so constructed that there is a surface of about 50 feet on which a vehicle will not overturn. Poles Nullify Much Work "After building these roads, we then find this width studded with hydro and telephone poles so that much of the value of the work has been lost. Anyone so unfortunate as to lose control of his car and coll- ide with a hydro pole, not only may receive severe personal injuries and damage his vehicle, but will be sure to receive a bill from the Hydro for any damage to the pole. Pole lines on the roads are not only a hazard to the public but in the process of construction and maintenance the trees on the roadside are sadly mutilated and destroyed. All of our roadside work is made more costly by reason of the poles. This year it is estimated our machines would have done $6,000 worth of addition- al work had there been no poles, It would appear that the time '1s over- ripe for thorough. study of this situation. Such a study would in- volve the cost to the pole line com- panies for tree trimming and extra construction costs on account of trees on roads. These costs are not available to municipalities and such a study should be made by the De- partment of Highways so that the information could be of general use. It might be found that pole' lines should be, moved off the road allow- ance to a right-of-way purchased - from land- owners. It night 150 - found that road allow n,:s should - be widened 'tet proclde extra roost for trees rind pole:, and it should find that all extra cost to unune-ipal--- ities on account of pole, should be home by the company or commis - sem maintaining, the line so 1hart these extra costs would be iuet by the scrvires causing their:. "No weed spraying wits done this year, but the results of work. done in other years are apparent. Weeds such as chicory, oxeye d isy. etc., have beat almost completely wiped out in most places. 11 was not •x- peeted that bindweed wotl4i igt kill - td, as our solutions were nu, n'ntly '1rut,K, but wild carrot. 'ahiir reduced in al-non/it. still t onrinire. I1 would eppenr that the -oil Is li11e11 With Feeds of other carrot crop. that. grow from year to year, The power Mower purchased this year ha- done as lot ,I' good yolk it, el Larne the lead "les. lboit two n1 re .much 11,00'1.( -1500,11„il 1( d. -1n n,uovation ;-.1151 rant I,uild- n this county is being 5ised nt the c r•an i Rend' Airport. The ere- , t:,'515' of bituminous gs(i,n. a road with nitwit I , per cent of clay added is 'nixed in 55 pub: null and 1 per r c nt .0(541 dl and a n outs ,t w111,.,rte ,;(1d,;(1d0(5.rt. The at-phalt and water beeon e rnixrd and the clay absorbs the w 11,1' which carries the uwphalt to the elny particles and appears to coat there thoroughly. When compacted, the re ult is a waterproof slab of c•oti- s-moral& strength. I-havenot - yen determined that such a process is economical for use on our roads, but it is very interesting.” E. C. Beacom. Inspector of Public Schools, South Huron, asked for re- presentation from the county coun- cil on the recently formed Huron County Library Association. Of the 27 libraries, 12 have enrolled. It is the purpose of the association to purchase books by a central com- times yearly to libraries in the as- sociation. Each library has agreed to pay its fee by donating the county grant. Children in the schools are reading more books, Mr. Beacom said. Almost every rural board has spent. .100 on books for the school library. FRIDAY Huron county council concluded the Novernbt r 10 50(011 at noon 0n. I slay, Before adjournment the pre- sentation of a handsome chain was made to Warden Percy Passmore, mute, along with at; address, Reeve 11. W. Tuckers presented the gift, and Reeve N. W. Trew•au'tha, reading the of the members for the "good judg- i meet. 00(1 tesv and :splendid serv- ices" rendered by Mr. Passmore. The warden briefly thanked the council The recommendation of the police committer' to pay the county con- stables $50 extra for Inaiuteuane,' for' 1941 was lost on division; but the second part of the clause, ask- ing next year's eouncil to consider an extra living. allowance for thee, Wil' endorsed, Reeve Tuckey argued an support of the reeommensation that main- tenance of cars had increased Since January. Gasoline alone had ad- vanced nine or 10 tents a gallon. High Constable Fox, t aced to speak, said the cost of meals had advanced from 50 to 75 cents. "This is a big county, and the men are working night and day," he concluded. A by-law was passer( last year setting the salaries of the constables at 4100 a month and 4650 a year each for allowance. The salary of they caretaker, Geo. James, Woe increased to 4100 a month. It was formerly 41190 a year. Reeve S. H. Whitmore was ap- pointed to the- county library ass- ociation. ss- oci Ltion. Repairs to the roof of the registry otlice and a check-up of the bot -water system, was authorized; also the purchase- of a chair for the tr.asur•errs office, and a typewrit, r for the crown attorney's Office, as reconunended by the property com- mittee. A report of the agricultural council was read. The financial state- ment of the junior extet,sion fund showed receipts of 4785.95. and a bank balance on October 3d of *181.10. The total receipts were 41,249.77, and expenditures 4403.- 41. A motion to appoint two corn - borer inspectors, one for the north end the other for the south part of the county at 60 cents per hour was carried, the clerk to advertise the positions and the applications to be submitted at the January session. The road commission's report was adopted, as follows: "The program of work as ap- proved at the June se.4sion has been carried out. In some instances the cost will appear higher than the estimate. but this i, occasioned by reason of the graveling having been included in the construction cost. Representatives of the RCAF re- quested improvement to the road from Centralia to the airport there. This road has been graded and drained and surfaced with 4,500 yards of gravel_ It would appear expedient to place a bituminous hard surface on this road nex year. We recommend that the road be- tween lots 5 and 6, concession 1, Stephen, from No. 4 highway to the main street of Centralia, a distance of about 60 rods, be added to the county road system, and that the section of the old London road from the road between lots 5 and 6, Stephen township, northerly and easterly across lots 6 and 7, con- cession 1, Stephen township, to No. 4 highway, be reverted to the town- ship. and that a by-law be passed giving effect to these damages. A number of unforeseen items of expenditure have been met and with increased prices, it may be that the road account will be a little over - expended, although thy exact c•on1i- tion cannot be determined nntil the end o1' the year. ,A high bridge abut- ment at Bemniller failed late in the year, and the final reconstruction was left until next year. Dining the winter, of it is found practicable, it is p101.10.04 to use our caterpillar and scraper cutting hills on the llveh-Goderich mad,. 1',e comnnnr,catioa friss the se.. com lain o1 the department of high way's. the ,,apolyees. of tills county_ are 110w in weal with the work,ou'n's compensation hoard. Ke. 0',,'ohdrone the (0.0. ship federation of J agriculture that u" 1•,0 ds bt plow,•5! this winunwe. recommend no action and that each municipal c 0tmeil advise the road con,nus.aion before plowing. begins, of .tiy roads i..1 their l0unac polity that they do not desire to have kept open, and thee wishes will be car- ried out: - PAGE THREE Donis ;.r 0�1:,7i1 Child . a p, Relieve Misery Improved Vicks Way Mothers, you will welcome the relief from misery that comes with a "VapoRub Massage." With this more thorough treat- ment, the poultice -and -vapor action of Vicks VapoRub more effectively PENETRATES irritated air passages with soothing medicinal vapors ... STIMULATES chest and back like a warming poultice or plaster, , . 5354515 RELIEVING misery right away! Results delight even old friends of VapoRub, TO GET a "VapoRub Massage" with ail its benefits — massage VapoRub for 3 minutes on IM- PORTANT 1118 -AREA OP BACK as well as throat and chest— spread a thick layer on chest, cover with a warmed cloth. BE SURE to use genuine, time -tested tames vAPORum. HURON TOP AGRICULTURAL. COUNTY IN ONTARIO "We can not beat Hitler by not doing things." J. A. Carroll, man- ager of the 1042 Internationalp low- ing match, speaking before a gath- ering of more than 200 representat- ive Huron county citizens last week atthe annual rural relations ban- quet at Goderich. He declared that the farmers must make up for the lack of man -power now prevailing by the more extensive use• of mach- inery; and he predicted that this war, regrettable as it is, would re- sult in great changes and improve- nesnts agriculture. "The time is coming when we ear. look forward to the hanging up of the pitchfork." he said. Mr. George Schaefer, of Goder- ich, presided. and called on Gordon McGavin, vice president of the Int- ernational Plowmen's Association, and vice president of North Huron Plowmen's Association, to introduce Mr. Carroll. 'You have the best agricultural county in that province," stated bar. Carroll, amici applause. "You are right up near the top in the produc- tion of grain and bacon. According to recent reports there were more bonuses paid in this county than in any other in the province. "When war was declared, agri- culturists were somewhat bewild- ered and we in this basic industry wondered if we would be able to do .anything. The=n we found we were asked for 600,000,000 pounds of bacon, 150,000,000 pounds of cheese, and (10.000,000 dozen eggs." Discus sing the problems of labor shortage facing the farmers of to- day. he assured his hearers that these would be solved. He -admitted the difficulty of getting prices ap- proaching parity with other pro- ducts. "There won't be enough man or woman power available to take the plan of the men who have left for active service, and to carry on the war effort machinery will have to her resorted to, he declared. Be- cause of the lack of parity many farmer, feel they cannot buy and pay for machines. Every effort must be made to overcome labor scarcity. He advised buying good seed as one solution, and putting all machines in good shape by an organized cam- paign. Parts should be procured now as next eyar they may not be avail- able. The International plowing match fits into a solution of these prob- lems, Mr. Carroll declared. "We cannot beat Hitler by not doing things. It may be necessary to can- cel some frivolous things of peace time, but not plowing matches and fairs." The former . offer splendid opportunities to see farrn machinery in operation. Great changes have been made in industry and agriculture. Wars are regrettable, but there never has been one that did not bring im- provement in these. "If agriculture needs one thing more than another, it is more prestige, more pride," the speaker stressed. "We need to take more pride in doing our farm jobs, and in doing them well." Competi- tions for the best -managed farms were advised as one means of work- ing toward this end. Other speakers were Mayor E. D. Brown, who extended a civic wel- come; Warden Passmore; Hugh Hill and J. A. Snider. who moved the vote of appreciation to Mr. Carroll; L. E. Cardiff, M.P., North Huron; .7. C. Shearer. Dr. McMaster, Sea - forth: J. D. Thomas and 4, F. Gill- espie, who moved as vote of thanks to the ladies, and Mrs. A. Straiton, who responded, and George. Laith- waite. Others at the head table were Mayor Cluff. Seaforth; Dr. Camp- bell. J. H. Kinkead, Goderich; A. E. Hockley; Norman Miller. William Quinn. president South Huron Plow- men's Association; J. W. Gamble, Mi. Van Egmond Sheriff Nelson Hill, -W. H 'Roberton. Rev. D..1. lane. G. 1 Parsons. Mr: and Mrs. Charles Me akura, _ y Sweet. 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