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The Seaforth News, 1948-01-15, Page 7Kat INV Happy Christmas in a New Land—A family of nine who fled Poland and wandered 1,200 miles by horses and wagon to escape the Russ ians are spending a happy holiday with Mr. and Mrs. John Oswald at R.R. 2, Petersburg, five miles southwest of Kitchener. They are Mr. and Mrs Ferdinand Oswald (back row, left), their six children and Mrs Marie Oswald (seat ed), mother of the Oswald men. Mr. and Mrs John Osaiald, with whom their refugee kin are now living, are in the back row in front of the tree. WATCH FOR OUR MW BEGINNING NEXT WEEK Bees Help Increase Clover Seed Yield Experiments have been under- taken at the Dominion Experiment- al Station, Prince George, B.C., to determine the value and the need for bees in the seed production of alsike clover. It was found that where honey bees were present the yield of alsike seed was twenty times as high as where no bees were present. In the fields where both native wild bees and honey bees a re present in large numbers the seed yield of alsike was four times as high as . here only the honey bees were evailable for pollination. The result shows the value of honey bees in the seed production of this erop, and indicates that beekeeping could well be adopted in conjunc- tion with alsike seed production against the time when native pollin- ating insects may be reduced to insufficient numbers. CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke You know how we always think the test part of going away is the coming $Jome? In just that same way don't you think the best part of Christmas and New Year's is the well -it's -all- over feeling that you get 3n January? So many weeks we have ridden the crest of a wave—a wave of prepar- ing, of giving and receiing; of go- ing and coming; of over -indulgence in Christmas fare—that to find our selves once more in calm waters, as it were, is some:la:1g we can reaay ap- reciate—in fact we remember with relief that it is vow eleven mouths until Christmas I * * And after tee Chralmat tree is divested of its trimmings and come to its inglono i end of providing little extra kindling wood, and the Christmas cards are looked over and read over again, and then stored away—because we don't know what else to do with them—the Christmas gifts put into regular use, if that is possible, and rliildren returning unwillingly to school—then begirt; the 'housewife's brief spell of Para- dise. There will be other busy times, she is sure, some of the family will inevitably develop winter colds and coughs—but we hope nothing worse --but right now is the after season hill, and we have time to enjoy the monotony of ordinary everyday work. * * * • Ycs, we can restl Seems to me heard e chorus of protests following that last remark. "Rest," I hear you say—"rest, with all there is to do in this house!" All right .... all right . I know you are busy—so am 1 for that matter—but you know it is quite possible to rest as we work. "Rest is not quitting the busy career, rest is the fitting of self to one's sphere." * * * Rushing around COMM natural to • Red Marshal HORIZONTAL 1,5 Pictured marshal of the First Ukrainian Army 10 Condition 11 Poetry term 13 Vegetable 14 Senses 15 Drill 17Long fish 18 Bone 19 Toward 21 Llxlvium 22 Writing fluid 24 Beverage 26 Speed contest 28 On the ocean 31 Hawaiian Islands (ab.) 32 Exclamation 33 34 35 37 39 41 42 44 40 47 50 52 54 55 57 80 • • VERTICAL 1 Type style 2 Advance guard 3 Near 4 His name is often in the 5 Outfit 6 Hops' kiln 7 New Mexico (ab.) 8 Recede 9 Stringed musical instruments 10 Observe l2Weep 13 Exist 16 Electrical engineer (ab) 18 All right (ab.) Answer to Previous Pnule R I3 aff E Rst a r-• ip • r• --g-'1,: OM - • ". P1 M 0 NM A P - • lOREt - s ROBERT sat -VIM C • 'e I.0BLOODMEW N E_ 0. E.-• *- 06 MA -14M6a1MOMIAe.aa'ma, s 1 Ry- - . g.,, 0 .g.ta • ..I.. 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' , • / 1.1 , I City in Illincis Trivalent Wrecks Paaustrasvar a‘ . 57 58 1 ' youth; it is part of its restless ener- gy, but too often this same sort of almost perpetual motion continues through life with nerves being the main motive power driving us on when common sense is telling us to stop, or at least slow lip, We women, I think, are the worst offenders. And why? Because we let our families be- come too dependent upon Mother do- ing this and Mother fixing that. And believe me, I have noticed that that same situation is reaching alarming proportions in the present acute housing shortage. It exists in the country as well as in urban districts. Married couples live with their par ents, grandchildren come along, and it is gill "Mother" who bears. the brunt of the load. In sorne:?zas'iNlia young married bread -win aec ahas,• a job away from home. AndaiWir who is it that gets his breakfasttisd en- dures his early morning grouchiness? You know as well as I do, don't you? Mother has always looked after her children so she goes right on with the job, irrespective of wives, husbands and grandchildren. And the children, in the great major- ity of cases, unthinkingly allow her to do it. * * Honestly, I just about see red when I notice the weariness of so many not -so -young women these days and I know it is because they are over-worked, over tired and too good to their families. 011, I know it is not so easy for the young folk either—but they at least have youth on their side—youth and the hope of a home .of their own at some future time. Surely it should be possible for young and old to realise some of the difficulties peculiar to each and thus come to a fairer family agreement regarding work and responsibility. * * Our little Whisky is, at present, quite a distraction to serious think- ing. She is tearing around the room like a wild thing—now here, now there in and out around the furniture and then back to her newest "teaser" —an empty spool hung by a string from the handle of the door, If you have a kitten and want it to play just try that little trick some time. It is as good as a circus to watch. BOBBY SOX By Marty Links "For some reason my intuition tells me he'd be an ideal boy-friendt" TEM -TOWN TOPICS =_-- Bv BARRY mURKA Many times during the- past year,: we , have been asked, who Susie is? People ask is she real? Is she a figment of th e imagination? Do those Susie stories ever ma- terialize? The an- swer to them all is YES. The only. Susie story that was, written last • year, that didn't • actually happen was the one Su ie herself wrote, when we were up north on holidays. * * * There are many incidents that hap- • pen in the life of your reporter and Susie that never appear in print. The reason being,: that few people would • believe them. For example we went over to Susie's house the night after . she had the Christmas tree up and decorates'. Trying to help, we got down under the tree to plug in the lights. In so doing, we pulled the tree over with a thundering crash! • Susie came running to find yours truly hurled under green branches with his you -know -what protruding with icicles and snow decorating it, and making s beautiful picture. Do you believe that? We didn't think so, but its the truth * * * Then, a few weeks ago, we took Susie for a ride in the country. Now. we we happen to be one of those unfor- tunates who were blessed with bad teeth as a child; even though mother fed us on milk and fruit juices, etc. Well, we now support an upper plate of store food -mashers. Getting back to the story, Susie and I were riding along, both of us munching away at apples. A piece of apple skin got lodged in my throat. I started to hack and choke. "I—I", I gasped, "will try and get home and get a drink". But the choking got worse and I was getting blue in the face. Finally I pulled up on the edge of the road. "Hit me on the Back," I yelled at Susie, jumping out of the door, and at the same time jamming the set of molars in my pocket. I coughed! Susie slapped my back! Finally the piece of apple skin gave ground and up it came. "Whew" I grinned at Susie, forgetting to put the teeth back. Susie looked; her eyes popped out and she pointed at mar mouth, "Where are they? What happened to them?" she cried. Sud- denly I thought of my gaping, gummy grin, and promptly slapped the arti- ficial chewers back into place. Now., don't say it—that one is true, too.. • * * * One reader asked, why do you al- ways make Susie appear to be cross and out of sorts. She always seems to be mad at you or something, and almost always talks to you in a sar- castic manner. 'Well, dear reader, to tell you the truth, I only write about the messes that Susie and I get into. Actually we have a lot of fun and have many memories of good times — and a scrap book to prove it. You may remember the story about the bike hilcc, the flat tire and the rain. Those things happened and we have pictures here to prove it. As a matter of fact, the taxi driver who brought us home always greets us with—"well, It looks like a nice day for a hike, I think it's going to ram." Susie is not really as cross or hard to get along with as I make her ap- pear to be. Why, In fact, last Christ- mas she gave me a watch, and this year she gave me a cigar. Hrnrnmm, there's something wrong there some place, Oh, well, she probably was broke. * * * Looking back over last year's files we notice a number of Susie stories. The first was in March; about the Egg and I. Then in April we re- ported on the sucker fishing. The next was in June and this was written by the little lady herself. She tried to expose me, but it was all a line of guff. In August we did a story on our sailing experience. 'What a day that was! Then in September it Was the bike hike. And in October we helped put up venetian blinds. That was the last of Susie for last year. Well, as we told :you a few lines back, she's a great kid, You'll hear more of her this year too. Why, just now, she brought us a cup of ' tea and a toasted bacon. And another thing, dear reader, those stories were really on the level. So the next time You read a Susie story, stop wonder- ing about her. She really exists and howl She just belted me over the ear for writing this. I didn't notice her standing there reading over my shoulder. I hereby retract what I said. Ain't she ignorant? TABL j'ALKS 1S 1 Good Eating The Scotch Way In the lowlands of Scotland the lassies once wore broad bonnets called scones, Whether these bonnets gave their name to the buns,. or whether the buns inspired the bonnets was never recorded by the Scotch. Either way, scones make superlative eating, especially when ready -to -eat bran is used to give them a nut -like taste. For a festive touch, use cranberries as a filling for these tasty thong] es. Jelly Scones 1'4 cups sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon ealt 1 tablespoon sugar ,aa cup ready -to -eat bran 34 cup shortening 2 eggs aaa cup light cream 34 cup cranberry sauce or your favorite jam or jelly. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and sugar; add bran. Cut in shortening. Separate one egg; beat the egg white slightly, then measure out 1 tablespoon and keep for glaze. Beat remaining eggs and add to first mixture with cream, Stir until. 'dough follows fork around bow!'. Roll out on lightly floured board to /-inch thickness; cut into 254 inch squares. Place 1 teaspoon cran- berry sauce in centre of each square; fold diagonally and press points together. Moisten edges, crimp with fork, Brush with re- served egg white; sprinkle with sugar. Bake in hot oven (450 dg. F.) about 12 minutes. Yield: 12 scones. The King's Coaches Neither of the two principal car- riages used in the Royal weeding procession was originally intended for Royal use. The Glass Coach was made in 1881 by John W. Peters, to the order of the Lord Mayor -elect of London, Sir Whitaker Ellis. It was bought by the Crown in 1911 for use at the Coronation of King George V, and mince then it has been used by Royal brides. It is so called because there is rather less wood in its bodywork than in the other coaches of the Royal Mews. It is rather less ornate than the Irish State Coach. This coach, once the property of a Lord Mayor of Dublin, was admired and bought by Queen Victoria during a visit to Ireland in 1852 It is normally used by the King for the opening of Parliament. The State Coach proper, which was built in 1761, weighs four tons and is, of course, unsuitable for a trotting. procession. 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