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CHRONICLES OF GI CES; FARM
By Gwendoline P. Clarice
A Happy New Year to you all
t. --and of course I wish you a very
happy time on this New Year's
Day itself.
To me Neiv Year's Day always
seems not so much the beginning
Of a new year as the wind-up of
the Christmas season — or in
some cases the grand finale, de-
pending upon how you observe it.;
1 have noticed that Canadians of
English extraction make more of
Christmas than New Year's where-
as to those of Scottish descent New
Year's seems to be the main .cele-
bration,
(Plea,e note: I said "Canadians
of cnglish extraction"—and by in-
ference, Canadians of Scottish de-
scent—not English or Scotch Can-
adians. 'We are now Canadian citi-
zens with no handles attached: In
fact, unless for specific reasons •
—
as in the instance I have given--
no
iven—no further information is necessary.
Of course we may still' be proud
of our origin but it need not del
tract 3n any way from our pride
in speaking of ourselves as Can-
adians).
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But back to our topic — the
observance of a brand new year.
To the children it is a time of
Mixed emotions. The glorious per-
iod , of expectancy is over. The
mysterious parcels have divulged
their secrets; a few tears have been
shed over dolls or toys that could
not stand up to the demand made
upon them; the hustle -bustle of
holiday preparationsare a thing of
the past; Christmas decorations
Ire beginning to look like "has-
beens"; all that is left of the Christ-
inas and New Year turkeys are the
bones in the stock -pot, and worst
of all—to the children, come visions
of an almost immediate return to
bench and desk at the school-
house. As one small person\was
heard to observe- "If only Christ-
mas would last forever!"
But for grownups—well, I sup-
pose we all indulge in optimistic
feelings about the New Year —
•very new year for that matter—
And hope it will be the best we
have, ever known. Sometimes we.
have been right, so—who knows—
We may be right again. This may
be the best year the world has
ever known. At any rate, we can
hope, can't we? "Hope springs
eternal in the human breast" Solite
day when we are all sufficiently
disinterested to hope for the right
things, something may really come
of it.
You know, I was thinking the
other day 'how thankful we should
be for the way in which some
things are arranged for our bene-
fit. Time, for instance. Imagine
how tiring it would be if - Time
were no( divided into yearc,months
an days — in which case there
would never he a New Year's Day
at all, \Ve say, "It is a long lane
that has no turning" but just drink
what a long year it would be that
had no ending. Time, endless time,
stretching out to Eternity.
But instead' of that we have our
calendar of days, weeks, and
mouths. 'Every day is a fresh be-
ginning" and then, as wc, reach
the (lawn 01 a new year, we theor-
etically shirt life again with a clean
sheet, with new ambition, enthusi-
asm and inspiration. \Ve look to
the future; the work and worries
of yesterday belong to the least.
We may possibly think to our-
selves—"In 1940 we certainly had
out troubles but 1047 will surely
bring us better luck." \Nell, who
knows, even those now living with
"in-laws" may even find a place
to call their own, And what a
break that would be that is un-
less the necessity of depending on
the older folk has become too much
of a habit already.
And on the farms what happens?
Well, at the first of the year there
are empty pens which the farmer
and his family view with the great-
est satisfaction. Pens that formerly,
housed turkeys, geese or chickens,
sometimes ' all three. Now, after
providing endless worts for their
owners they have gone the way
of all farm bird flesh, and, in their
place there is money to pay taxes,
to pay the feed bill --which, I can
assure you, is usually terrific —
but for all that there is also a little
to spare to start things moving
again for another year.
* * *
It's great life — this game of
farming. We work from dawn to
dark to get our poultry away, of-
ten vowing under our Wreath that
it will be the last wewill ever
raise — and then in a few short
weeks we start all over again. But
then we have to live, don't we?
And let me whisper this in your
ear: You and I know, don't we,
that once we have learnt to take
it on the chin, farming is really a
wonderful way to make a_ living,
Supposing we think that over for
the new year. Don't let us feel
sorry for ourselves — let us rather
pity the other fellow.
'Byel Once again—Happy New
Year, Everybody.
Beginning Next Week
AN EXCLUSIVE WEEKLY FEATURE
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CHINESE GIRD FOR SHOWDOWN WAR
As Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces consolidate . their
et:as.t,tit for a possible showdown civil war, Shansi, one of the
richest, Chinese provinces, looms as the likeliest battlefield: Warren
Lee, NEA -Acme photographer, recently completed a 3,000 -mile tour
there, found both sides busy strengthening their positions, with
government forces occupying the heart of Shansi, and Communists
1-old4nr, out ' •;; areas; from which they raid,
This combination watchtower and machine-gun blockhouse protects
nearby Shansi village. It was buiit by drafted labor,
Rarely photographed General He
Lung, leader of Communist forces
in Shansi province; poses outside
his headquarters. He is regarded
as strongly . anti-American.
Apparently not yet in his 'teens,
this youngster is one of many
children with the Chinese govern-
ment forces. With bayoneted
rifle, he guards gate at Taiyuen,
Shansi province.
Highlights of t
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East and West Accord
In the fifteen months since V -J
Day it has seemed as though there
were insuperable obstacles in the
way of agreement between the
Eastern and Western Allies, says
The New York Times. But last
week, there cane hope that some
form of agreement was possible.
It was restrained hope because of
the great difficulties still in the
path of full East -\Vest accord.
At the meetings of the foreign
ministers this was accomplished.
The first concrete steps were taken
toward the return to normal peace-
time relations in Europe by the
completion of peace treaties for the
satellite nations, The troublesome
question of Trieste was settled.
There was agreement on the prin-
ciple of free commerce on the Dan-
ube. A start was made on the
peace treaties for Germany and
Austria.
At the meetings of the General
Assembly this was accomplished:
There was agreement to take steps
toward the establishment of a sys-
tem of disarmament, including
control and inspection of atomic
and other weapons. A Trusteeship
Council was created and eight de-
pendent areas were placed, under.
its supervision. The Franco dic-
tatorship in Spain was censured.
Grain to Germany
Asserting his determination to
get enough foqd to Germany to
prevent a collapse of tite occupa-
tion program, Robert P. Patterson,
the United States Secretary of
War, estimated the needs at 300,-
000 tons of grains monthly.
He said that food stocks in the
United States zone ' were at "ware
house -bottom", and,3the British zone
could survive only if United States
food shipments reached it.
Mail by Helicopter •
The most extensive experiment
ever conducted in the use of heli-
copters for speeding mail within
metropolitan areas will go into
operation in New York Jan. 6.
For a month or more at least
ten rotary -winged aircraft will
shuttle between major mail' collec-
tion depots in New York State,.
New Jersey, Connectiicut and even
between the city and strips at sea
in an attempt to cut hours and
possibly days from delivery times.
Princess To Wed?
There seemed to be no doubt in
London that Princess Elizabeth of
Britain would marry Prince Philip
of Greece at some time in the fu-
ture, but announcement of the be-
trothal was presumably withheld
because of political complications in
the present situation of Greece,
Gulf in India Deepens
Pandit Nehru, speaking in Be -
nares, indicated the fixing of a still
deeper gulf between his Congress
party and both the British and the
Moslems. He declared that the
constituent Assembly would pro-
claim the sovereign independence
of India and would not submit its
decisions to Brtiain,
Voluntary Labor Peace
In the labor field, the eight -man
Labor -Management Advisory Com-
mittee of the United States Con-
ciliation Service proposed a pro-
gram designed to achieve a maxi -
Intuit of industrial peace entirely
through voluntary methods. Philip
Murray, head of the ClO, asked
general wage advances, saying that
without then therewould be 10,-
000,000 unemployed in the near
future.
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TABLE TALKS a •
"The -Days -After"
Christmas is more than just an-
other holiday. The glow of ' its
• candles aIld • the warmth of its
spirit linger with us for many days
, it is the high light of the year.
Its cheer is contagious and may
be spread around our hones at
this Yuletide season in many dif-
ferent ways and places., It may be
found on the mantel, in the win-
dow, at the door and in the food.
The colour combination of red and
green creates that festive feeling.
The hone econonusts of the
Consumer Section, Dominion De-
partntettt of Agriculture have a
few colourful suggestions, for the
days that follow Citristntas, When
planning meals for this period, it
is well to keep in mind those cloy-
ed appetites.
Dinner for "Days -After"
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Yuletide Tongue in Cranberry
Sauce
Scalloped Potatoes Beans or Peas
Apple and Cabbage Salad
Lemon Snow Holly Sauce
Cookies
Tea Coffee
About twenty minutes before the
potatoes are cooked, sprinkle the
top with grated cheese ... it adds
a tangy flavour. To give a holi-
day flavour and appearance to an
every -day dessert a fete drops of
oil of peppermint may be added
to the Lenton Snow, which has
been tinted a delicate green with
food colouring.
British Use
Radar Device
To Locate Oil
Prospectors sometimes spend
huge sums of money in drilling for
oil without getting economic re-
sults. It is interesting, therefore,
to learn that the new British de-
vice of radar is being employed to
attain this purpose.
An area of 2,000 square miles has
been marked out on the sea around
the Bahamas. Equipped with a div-
ing chamber and gravity meter,
and using radar to plot their posi-
tion, crews are mapping rock and
sand formations far below the shal-
low ocean bed — seeking all the
clues they can find before sinking
perhaps half a million dollars into
a well -drilling project. The diving
bell takes a researcher down to the
ocean floor and allows him to use
a meter, which registers delicate
variations in the pall of gravity,
thus indicating the type of rock
beneath the ocean bed and whether
or not it is oil-bearing.
There is also expectation that this
may be used to locate gold and
other valuable minerals below the
ground. If such a thing be pos-
sible, it will be of incalculable
benefit to Canada. Surface ex-
plorations
xplorations are often misleading, dis-
appointing the promoters after
spending stockholders' money on
development. If radar can deter-
mine whether there is paying gold
or not in a claim, it will revolution-
ize mining and prevent the wast-
age of untold millions of dollars.
Noisy Scarecrow
Latest wrinkle in the cornfield
for use against grain -gobbling
birds is an automatic exploding
scarecrow which ignites a carbide
gas charge every three minutes.
The blast is sufficient to discour-
age birds within a 10 -acre radius,
according to Business \Veek.
Ontario Mines Raise Pay
Northern Ontario nines posted
notices of a wage increase of 10
cents an hour for hourly -rated
employees. Mining Wren said the
boost would bring earnings of the
average miner to approximately
$2,500 a year --the highest in his-
tory.
It was learned in Toronto that
approximately 90 per cent of the
mines in Northern Ontario as well
as their neighbors in North-west-
ern Quebec had granted the in-
crease.
One of the prince reasons for the
increase was to attract more men
to the mining industry. If the
mines can step up production they
can reduce overhead costs.
Yuletide Tongue
12A lbs. beef tongue, fresh or
pickled •
1 teaspoon pickling spice, tied in
cheesecloth bag
1 onion
1 carrot
2 celery stalks
3/3 brown sugar
cup molasses
4 cup vinegar
cup water.
% teaspoon whole cloves
1% inch stick cinnamon
2 cups cranberries
Wash tongue, cover with boiling
salted water, if fresh. Add 110 salt
to pickled tongue. Add pickling
spice, onion, carrot and celery
stalks. Simmer until tender, about
8 to 4 hours. Remove slain while
still hot and trim, Combine sugar,
molasses, vinegar, water and spices.
Bring to boiling point. Pick over
and wash cranberries. Add to
syrup and cook slowly until tender.
Put through sieve. Place tongue in
shallow pan, and over it pour the
spiced cranberry sauce. Bake in a
moderate oven 330 deg. F. for 35 to
40 minutes, basting frequently to
form a glaze. Sit servings.
Holly Sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Pinch of salt
2 egg yolks
teaspoon vanilla
11,4 cups milk
cup maraschino cherries
coarsely chopped
Mix cornstarch. salt and milk (1
cup). Heat in double boiler. Beat
egg yolks slightly with remaining
milk. Add slowly to the hot milk,
stirring constantly. Cook until the
mixture is thick and will coat a
spoon (about 10 minutes). Remove
from heat, add flavouring and cher-
ries. Six servings.
Crunchy Peanut Cookies
3' cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
teaspoon salt
1 egg
34 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
or
1 cup plus 2 tbsps. sifted pastry
flour
• TA teaspoon baking soda
34 teaspoon baking powder
34 cup cornflakes
1 cup quick -cooking rolled oats
cup peanuts (skins left on)
Cream shortening, sugar and salt.
Add egg and vanilla, and beat un-
til cream. Sift together the flour,
soda and baking powder. Add corn
flakes and rolled oats. Add dry
ingredients to first mixture. Lastly
add the peanuts. Drop by spoon-
fuls on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 F. for 15 minutes.
Yield: 3 dozen cookies,
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ACHES...
Backache is often caused by lazy kidney
action. When kidneys get out of order excess
acids and poisons remain in the system. Then
backache, headache, rheumatic pain, dis-
turbed rest or that 'tired out' feeling may
soon follow. To help keep your kidneys
working properly—use Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Tune -tested, popular, safe, non -habit-form-
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box with the red band. Sold everywhere. 135
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