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The Seaforth News, 1960-01-14, Page 2Pay For Security Out Won't Accept It Walk down any country road in this region ` in late fall and Yonwill notice that one color predominates. It is blue, in all its varying shades. The hills in the distance are dark blue. Nearer at hand there is the chalky blue of wildberry canes.. Violet turnip tops dot the earth, Blue smoke rises from burning cornstalks and the last of the fall rubbish, The sky is a dramatic blue; the shadows are deep blue. The Amish farm women help with chores and field work in addition to their own heavy schedule in house, poultry yard, and dairy; yet most of them east about for some way to earn more money, A, larger flock of hens ]n egg production is one way. And Trina, always resourceful, has flats of mushrooms in her cellar that add to her income on market days, since housewives in town have found how superior in size. her mushrooms are. And this past spring she went into partnership with Anna and Hilda in an iris - root project that really pays, With a plot of ground no big- ger than a good - sized living room, the partners grew as many as a hundred different varieties of iris. The roots sell for fifty cents or more, and each bulb in- creases from two to ten times each season. There is a terrific demand for all the later hybrids, especially the pinks, the reds, the blacks, and the browns. Word has spread of the six-inch blooms the girls grow, some with red beards, others with ruffled edges, and people come miles to see and buy iris. And why this preoccupation with money -making among a sect whose needs cannot be as great as it they followed fashion's -dictates, or traveled far from home? The simple truth Is that the Amish economy has under- gone a radical change recently, and a)1 of them are feeling the pinch. This came about when Congress extended the Social Security system to include farm- ers. Instead of helping, it has worked a hardship on them. Such Bible passages as 1 Timo- thy 5:8 and others like it have always been their criterion for taking care of their own. How well they have succeeded in this is attested by the fact that re- cords show not a single case of an Amishman seeking aid outside his church, So, in their troubles with the Old Age and Survivors Insurance system, they are un- willing participants in an ex- panded security they did not need. Yet they mast pay up. The Amish Aid Society is church -directed, and it is to this fund that members turn in times of need. Members are assessed by the deacons according to their tax statements when the fund needs money, and the only call is for the care of the poor or for members who have suffered property damage. Before the society was established, help was given by individuals who contri- buted livestock, lumber, grain, clothing, canned goods, or what- ever was needed from their own supplies. The Aid Society pro- vides a much better way of help. Ing. But when Social Security payments are added to aid dues, the budget must be revised some- how. And the sad part is that the payments to the government will never be collected back in benefits. It Is not their "way." Amos told a recent gathering of Amish farmers, "Our fore- fathers came to America to es- cape the unbearable religious per- secution that resulted -because of their refusal to bear arms for any reason whatsoever. This we all know." And In his role of peacemaker he reminded them that, "In this country our wishes in this matter have been respect- ed. We call ourselves Apostles of TIME IS UP - Alfred Krupp, above, Gemansteel baron, may be allowed tc keep' his stee and coal hnldings by the weabrn allied officials, In 1954 he Nos given tive years to dis- pose of them, but the time is almost up and rte cannot find a buyer. He w€'e convicted of he'e'ng to arm Hitler by a war c-irv•m-s •tribunal after the war. Peace, and we have been allowed to do so. Through two world wars and lesser conflicts, our aversion .. to the bearing of arms has been respected by the government, "Aa Conscientious Objectors, we were allowed to make our contribution tothe cause in other ways. Our people served in hospitals and in many other ways. Many offer- ed themselves as human guinea pigs in the research for new and better ways to protect . human life, But we were allowed a special privilege when we were net required to bear arms. "Now we have a choice to make; We regret that the old order could not prevail, yet we should not question the new," One feels confident, listening to his serious, thoughtful state- ments, ,that even though the pinch is felt in every home, the payments to the government will be made in this community, writes Mabel Slack Shelton in The Christian Science Monitor. Amos and Eli plan toadd to their incomes this winter by sell- ing elhing off some timber. The small sawmill in this locality is owned by an Amish school leader who buys logs from the surrounding farmers. Trees are cut down with hand saws and the logs are dragged to the mill by horse- drawn sleds or wagons. The mill is a lively place, surrounded by logs and lumber and rutted sled paths. A gasoline engine furnishes power, saws whine, sawdust falls, and payments are in money. It means long days of hard work for the Zaugg men, this logging. But, as Amos says, "A man does the best he can." Meanwhile, Thanks gigiving (Danksagungsdawg) has come and gone, and there were many things for which to give thanks. A new cheese factory close at hand which will require milk from at least two thousand farmers in this part of thestate assures a good income from that quarter. And a visit to the plant made for an entertaining day re- cently. The very words "cheese fac- tory" somehow connote elfin jollity. And while the workers at the plant are certainly not elves, they had many a jolly legend about their art of cheese. making. One of their most glee- ful tales was about how the first batch of cheese attempted in the bright, new plant turned out to be a mess. The finicky bacteria required to set a batch of cheese to "working" found the spick- and-span quarters too inhospita- ble. They refused to work. What to do? Everyone was frantic. Shelving and woodwork from an old plant were brought in haste, and even old, tangy cheese was smeared on the immaculate walls. The priming done, all waited feverishly while they ran through another batch of milk. Ta! Cheese! Driving home with samples.' of some unusually mild Camem- bert, Trina was led to say that it should go fine as an accom- paniment for lemon butter on hot toast. The evolution of cheese from milk, any kind of cheese ex- cept Schmierkaese, is a secret be- yond my ken. But I do know how my neighbors make lemon but- ter, that ambrosial spread. They combine three beaten eggs with two cups of sugar and three lemons, using the juice and grat- ed rind, and one-fourth pound of butter or margarine, and stir and cook the mixture over low heat until it thickens. We use it on toast, on tiny rolled pancakes, or even as a fill - Ing for white cake layers. And Trina was correct in thinking lemon butter might have an af- finity for mild, fresh cheese They go excellently together. When the Pennsylvania Dutch people say "spread" they mean Lattwaerrick, their' won rich, dark apple butter. To our way of thinking, lemon butter de- serves a title of its ownthat is as universal. The recipe is .over a hundred years old. Nearing home after our drive to the cheese factory, we could hear on the still evening air the putt -putt of Eli's little' "'one - lunger" gasoline engine. Bolted to a small, wheeled frame, it can be hitched by a belt to a corn sheller or a silage chopper, or to Trina's hand -power washing ma- chine. Rejected by others as too old-fashioned, it has somehow found favor with the Amish bis- hops, who allow its use. Basically it represents the same source of energy which they ,find worldly under the hood of a oar, yet if this has occurred to them they have found some way to over- look its implications. For this we are grateful. De- light in work for work's sake is an outstanding Amish trait, but there are limits to what one man can do in a day: So the sound of an outmoded engine is sweet to our ears, since we know it helps one who richly deserves help. And another day draws to its peaceful close in Amishland, HOT MONEY Three years was the prison term handed to a man in Mon- treal, for possessing fake money. Police found 10 bogus $10 bills hidden in a hotplate in the man's house, BIG FREEZE IS ON — The ice -coated tanker Taurus heads 'down the Chicago River in that city, after a cold, windy trip on the Great Lakes. The record cold • wave slowed Iron , ore carriers on the lakes as they raced, to the \steel mills before winter locked the ports. Saved From Death By Love Letter Suicide seemed the only way out of his troubles to a young Chinese as, •grim -faced, he sat alone in his shabby little ba- chelor room on the eighth floor of a Hong I{ong building re- cently, His girl friend had left him, he was out of a job and he rowed considerable rent. He knew it was the coward's way out, but he had made up his mind. He would climb out through the window on to the wide ledge and then drop to his death. The young man took a last glance round theuntidy room, his eyes resting for a few mp- ments on the portrait of his pretty but faithless girl friend which stood on the mantelpiece. Then slowly he ` clambered through the window on to the ledge. There he paused, appall- ed by the sight of the hundreds of busy people passing to and Jro along the main street below him. Then he suddenly remember- ed he had left the girl no fare- well note. But it was all right— he could scribble it here on the ledge, drop it back Into the room and then plunge to eter- nity on to the pavement below. He began to write the' note in pencil taking his time. The door of his room was locked. Nobody could stop him now. A few minutes could make no. difference. Suddenly he was startled to `{ hear a voice addressing -him from a window close to his. It had been silently opened by an official who was appealing to him to get back into his room. The young man shook his: head violently, finished theI note while the official still., pleaded with him and then said: "Please deliver this to the lady, whose name and address I have; written down." He stretched out his hand to, give it to the man. The official,' confident because his own legs' were being held firmly by a1 colleague, leaned more than: half way out of his window and, seizing the Chinese by the' wrists, pulled him to safety with one tremendous heave. There are many other true - life stories which , prove that suicide is not so easy to com- mit as some people seem to think. French police still chuckle over the sequel to the amazing but vain suicide attempts of a - smart and pretty showgirl not long ago. Why this redhead with the fiery temperament wanted to do away with herself remainsa mystery, but she cer- tainly tried hard. She was first spotted by a farm worker as she floundered iitt three feet of 'water- in a lone- ly stretch of river in Southern France. Amazed, he watched her stick her head under the water three times and swallow before coming, gasping, to the surface again. Plunging into the water, he. grabbed the girl and escorted her back to the farm. A week later she made an- other attempt in another river. This time a gendarme spotted her clothes on the bank and then saw her acting strangely in the water, He ordered her to coin out. She refused and call- ed out:- "Please leave me to drown myself!" It was only when he threatened to shoot her if she did not obey him that she emerged. -"I try so hard, but always I start to swim when I begin to swallow water," she complained. She made no more attempts to die. Today she is happily mar- ried to a French peasant. They have three daughters — all good swimmers! Despondent because an army pension he had applied for had not come through, a Swansea man decided to hang himself. But the old rope he was using broke suddenly. This made him reflect and abandon the attempt. Next mor ni n g the post brought his Tong -awaited letter awarding him $300 down and a pension of $10 a week, As the last notes of the High Mass echoed round Notre -Dame Cathedral a few weeks ago, a gaunt young Italian student put a pistol to his chest and fired, Priests and tourists rushed to the wounded man and a doctor was called. Later he told his story, saying his heart was broken by a lovely woman with whom he had come to Paris. She had left him soon after their arrival. For days he had vainly searched the streets for the woman he loved. In his pocket was a letter and her photograph. Said . the letter: ".My heart breaks; I cannot sup- port this pain much longer." The young lover survived. It was the first time anyone had tried to commit suicide in the cathedral's 700 - year - old pre- cincts. Later, holy water was sprin- kledon the spot. Grief, shame, remorse and ex- cessive :poverty — these are the main causesof attempted sui- cides, according. to Dr, Harry M. Warren, of New York. He ought to. know, for hehas sav- ed 30,000 people from `suicide through his national Save -A - Life .League. It has been oper- ating since 1907. TAIL BIRD Sheriff Alvin Davis said roos- ter' would be the main course at the Dothan, Ala, jail because he. had ,received so many com- plaints from prisoners about the rooster crowing before' daylight. ISSUER 1960 Table Talks By Jane Andrews Some cold winter day, you may feel that the very best food you can think of is oxtail stew. OXTAIL STEW 2 oxtails 3-4 small onions, cut 3-4 carrots, out 2 cups diced yellow turnips Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon cornstarch Cook oxtails 3-4 hours or un- til tender, in enough water to cover. About 1_hour before ox- tails are done, add vegetables. Season, Thicken with the corn- starch mixed with a little water. Serve with potatoes., * * EGGPLANT -OYSTER CASSEROLE 1 medium eggplant, peeled and sliced V -inch thick 3 medium tomatoes, peeled and thinly sliced Si pound Cheddar cheese,. grated 1 small can (434 ounces) oysters ' 34 cup fine dry bread crumbs 2 tablespoons melted butter In a greased 9 x 9 -inch -square baking dish, alternate layers of eggplant, tomatoes, and cheese, making 3 layers. Drain oysters, keeping liquid, and chop oysters. Sprinkle oysters over top and pOur liquid over them. Toss bread crumbs in the melted but- ter and top casserole with them. Bake at 375' F. for 1.hr. Serves 6. * * * SALMO1lCASSERQLE 2 tbsps. butter 2 tbsps. dour 1 tsp. dry mustard Vs tsp. salt 14 tsp. pepper 1 o. milk 2 c. drained salmon 2 tbsps. lemon juice 1 c. diced celery 2 tbsp, chopped pimonte (optional) 1 es soft bread crumbs 2 tbsps, melted butter Melt butter in top of double boiler over low heat. Add flour, mustard, salt and pepper, Stir. until smooth. Slowly add- milk. Placeover boiling water. Cook until thiels, stirring constantly, liemove skin and bones from saln:ion, Add flaked salmon, lents on juice, celery and pimento to white, sauce. Mix well Spoor into buttered one -quart casser- ole. Mix crumbs with melted but- ter. Top salmon mix with but- tered crumbs. Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees for half an hour. Serve, hot. * * * In response to a request from a reader of the Christian Science Monitor for ald-fashioned banana pudding, Marian Parks Grey, sent this one which, she say, "originated in the South." OLD-FASHIONED BANANA PUDDING 1 cup banana pulp Vs cup brown sugar 1/ cup molasses (maple syrup may be used instead) 2 egg yolks,,,beaten light Vs teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup light cream Peel and remove coarse fiber from banana. Press through ricer. Combine other ingredients and add banana pulp as soon as it is prepared. Cook in buttered individual custard cups set in at pan of.hot water,. Serve cold. * * * If you prefer a banana pud- ding made with gelatin, try this one sent in by Carole P Lewis. BANANA PUDDING 3 bananas 1 tablespoon gelatin 2 tablespoons water 3 cup boiling water' 344 cup sugar 2 teaspoons lemon juice 3 egg whites. 3 teaspoon salt 1 cup cream, whipped 3 teaspoon vanilla Mash , bananas lightly with fork. Soak gelatin in the 2 table- spoons water; dissolve in the boiling water. Stir until dis- solved. COol. Stir in the banana pulp and lemon juice. Chill un- til 'mixture begins to thicken. Whip. Beat egg white with salt until stiff. Fold into gelatin mix- ture. Top • with the whipped cream to which vanilla has been added, Big Fish A fisherman's paradise where fish grow up to ten times their normal size has been discovered in a patch of the Pacific Ocean off Central America. A team of American marine biologists, now investigating the area, believe that the waters there may contain some ingredi- ent that will benefit mankind, Marlin caught in these waters, where northern and southern ocean currents meet; have weigll- ed up to 2,500 lb., whereas a nor- mal marlin will weigh only 250 lb. AMERICAN IN PARIS — While her father -in -low meets with the head* of western nations, Barbara Eisenhower visits the Red Cross center at Quail de Valmy, Paris. figgir WESTERN BIG FOUR MEET — Meeting in Paris' Elysee Palace, the heads of West Germany, U.S., Great Britain and Frans* meet to discuss world affairs and the projected conference with Russia, From lefts Konrad Adenauer, Dwight Eisen- hower, Harold Macmillan end Charles de Gaulle.