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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-07-04, Page 301 i4 Orrt ekes a Nicer Cool Drink SE o TEA BLUE BOOR het (' aceacek, D tees IKEA Service, enc. .Evening Alone Mrs. Jones telephoned frau the beauty parlor to say she was going to a movie after work and would not be 'home before 12 o'clock. She felt safe about the ,girls, she told Ruth, since she was with them, Ruth Was rather glad. It meant she -would not have to discuss Maude and Gracie Louise and the house and the work with Mrs. Jones before morning. Such of the evening as remained would y e•,her own. eesShe got; the two protesting ehil- dren to bed, saw that they were properly covered and turned out the light.. Their vicious quarrel- ing went on and on, but .she knew that she lacked the authority to put a stop to it, She would simp- ly have to ignore it. She wanted to read, but the two "property" books she had brought with her were an ad- vanced algebra and a Latin grain - maw. Neither seemed readable. Mrs. Jones' house held no hint of a library—no books, no per- iodicals .save a few soiled movie magazines stamped "Eila's Band Box." Ruth went upstairs again to the little room that she muse now call home. She thought she would suffocate with a dread of the fu- ture. She thought, "I must get myself a card from a public lib- rary. I must find things to do here in my room, because I'll be here all winterIt can't be as bad as I think it is tonight— or can it? I suppose there's bhousands of girls just as dreary as I am, just as lonely and bored—" Letter To John There was a stubby pencil in her purse. She fished it out, smoothed a piece of wrapping paper and began to write an tui- aginary letter to John McNeill. She wrote: • "Dearest John: I wonder if yotm'11 care when you come hone and find me gone? Or is that what you wanted to happen? I know it was dreadful for me to pretend to be what I was not. But the thing just happened. I suppose Elaine Chalmers will fascinate you when you see her. I think, dearest, she's come out to Ohio for that very purpose.' I called her a wasp and she called me a tramp. We were both right. How- ever, owever, I have a job now and have stopped wandering for a time. I'm taking (etre of a woman's house and two perfectly obnox- ious brats but it pays very well and I mean to make good at it. The little room where I live is comfortable and hideous. I'm lonely, dear, and not as brave as I thought I was. I'll love you forever. I'll love you forever. Yes, -I meant to write it twice. Ruth." Then she tore the letter into snail pieces and went to bed. at t * CHAPTER KXG John McNeill, arriving in Woxthville Thursday morning, took a taxi to his home. He let himself in with a leech key, de- posited his bags in the ,hall and helloed to Susie. When she came, on the run, from the back of the house he talked to her for a few minutes, giving her the detailed family news which she craved. Presently he looked at his watch and said, "Before I go to the factory I'm going over to the Hunter place," "You bettah i" Susie agreed. "Miss Elaine done come ovah here yestiddy to git news of you. She tell me to have Mr. John come to see her, minute he gits home." "'She diel, eh?" e wlainied John, pleased. Se she cared d enough to do that The World was just about right today. Susie said, "Lemme fix you some breakfast first!" "No," he shook his head, "I had bveaefas:t on the diner to cave Slow Burning CIGARETTE PAPERS NONE FINER MADE UBLE A romAT x ~r. ISSUE 21----'40 1) time." He went out of the house, whistling, and crossed the lawn. When he knocked et the front door. Bertha admitted hint. , She started violently at sight of him, aemembering something which she had temporarily banished to the dire recesses ,of her mind. John asked, "Is it too early for me to see Elaine, Bertha?" • The old woman stared at him queerly. He thought she had not heard and repeated the question. Bertha Gibbs, still silent, turn - .ed to look in the direction of the upper hall. He followed her gaze, but' it was not the girl for whom he waited. This one was a glamor- ous stranger. She wore smoke - gray satin lounging pajamas held at the waist with a heavy red sash. The sash swayed about her knees in rhythm wth her languid walk. Her hair was gold -brown. Her eyes were dark. She was very, very beautiful and she was smil- ing at him. "John McNeill!" said the girl, in a voice that was somehow ten- der in spite of its clipped tones. "Do you remember me?" John said, Elaine Chalmers." It was more of a statement than a greeting. He continued to stare at her, trying to think in his clear, deliberate way what her corning had meant to that other one. Al- most at once he suspected the thing that had happened. "Where is she?" he asked. "She Went Away" Elaine felt a stab of irritation. He had said the word "she" as he would have said "my darling." And he had said it urgently. Pen- ny was not going to speak, that was certain. She must answer him herself. "Do you mean the girl who was using my name?" she asked, look- ing regretful and letting her smile fade to a sad little ghost of a smile. "Yes," replied John McNeill sharply. "She went away yesterday morning soon after I carne," El- aine eaid. "It seemed best. She flew into quite a rage before she left—" "A rage?" John repeated blank- ly. "Yes," said Elaine sighing. "There was no use trying to rea- son with her. Girls of that type— girls who live by their wits, you know—are primitive and sly and not at all reasonable. They evade you—" John replied, coldly courteous, "Slee was not primitive and not sly. You roust be thinking of some one else. One of your ac- quaintances at Grape -1st -le pos- sibly." Elaine blushed. She was fur- ious, but she must keep the fact concealed. When she'd whipped this small town hero into line there'd be time enough, to pun- ish hinm. then. Her expression re- mained persistently sweet and re- gretful. "I could have turned her over to the police, of course," she reminded biro. "But I didn't. I even offered her money. She refused it without even thanking me. Don't you think you're being a little unfair to . blame me for anything, John? After all, the girl was an adventuress. She was even walking off in my clothes." "Because site was cold!", John McNeill whipped out. "And weren't they your cast-off cloth- es?" Elaine shrugged. "They were not hers, at least." "Whore did she go?" John de- manded. "How am I to find her"" The Unexpected ' Elaine's eyebrows shot up. She had not expected quite this be- .havi•or. She had counted on hes beauty, her personality, the im- portance of her presence here, all uniting to dazzle John McNeill, She had expected hiin to inquire for the girl, of course; his tole- gram bad shown that he'd had quite a little whirl with her. But she'd not expet'ted. this single- ttracked determination of his to find her again. Elaine thought, "I haven't reached hizn, I don't believe I've really caught his at- tcntion 2' There he stood tower- ing over her, looking et her and yet riot seeing her, Blaming her. Suspecting her. She was morn than angry. She was a little bit frightemze d. "Where did she go?" John de. mended again, lie 'tur'rred t:, Ber- tha Gibbs, so that the geestion'inm. Headache For The Milliners Counter-attack 011 Hatiese Trend Now Being Planned Do you alwa's wear a hat on the street?' If you don't you're part of the hatless trend, and the cause of sleepless nights for milliners,. The trend has cut into millinery sales. In the New 'York area, wherd. 10 per cent. of women's. hats are manufactured, milliners say that three quarters of a million fewer hats were sold in early menthe of 1940 than in the same period last year. They're taking steps. ;The Millin- ery Stabilization Committee, to which most of them belong, has set up a bureau to find the cause of the hatless trend and to combat it. Why don't you wear a hat when you should, they'd like to know? The milliners are doing something about it, They've enlisted the sup- port of dealers, movie producers and college boys. They say the mov- ie people promise to make film stars wear hats more often. College boys are writing pro -hat editorials in campus newspapers, saying men don't like hatless women, "We ..re starting a girlcott against girls who boycott hats." Maternal Toll Shows Decrease Fewer Canadian Mothers Are Dying at ChildbirthSurvey Shows The maternal death rate in Can- ada last year was the lowest on re- cord at 4.2 each 1,000 live births, the Maternal Welfare Committee reported at the annual convention of the Canadian Medical Associa- tion. Three undesignated provinces had a death rate of less than three each per 1,000, and there was reduction in all provinces for deaths of new- born babies, the report stated. The committee said that results of a, pregnancy survey which has been conducted in Manitoba during the last two years likely will be re- ported to the Dominion Council of Health this fall. More than 20,000 cases were covered in the survey. She First Flew In 89th Year Mrs: James. Mansfield, .ef To- ronto, Celebrated Birthday by Flying to Ottawa by The Trans -Canada _Airlines TORONTO, June 21 --- A new re• coed for air travel in Canada was get last week when Mrs, James Mansfield, of Toronto, stepped on board a Trans -Canada Airliner for the first time. Born just omse year before the turn of the half -way mark of the 18th century, Mrs. Mansfield remade her initial air trip at' the 89th year. She is the oldest passenger yet to be carried by the Trans -Canada Air Lines, . Mrs. Mansfield flew to Ottawa on the 6 o'clock evening plane, see companiad by her daughter, Miss Hilda Mansfield, who was also making her first flights Mrs. Mans- field decided to take the trip fol. lowing the enthusiastic deseripe tions of her son, A, L. Mansfield, of Ottawa, who "commutes" regu- larly between the Capital and Ton onto. He convinced his mother that she was missing a great tin'ili by not taking the trip and he was at the. Ottawa airport to help her to alight. A MODERN WOMAN According to another son, S. J. Mansfield, secretary -treasurer of the Miller Services, Ltd., Toronto, - his mother is one of 'he most mod- ern of women. lnjoying perfect health, Mrs. Mansfield is an ardent believer in the "daily dozen" morn- ing exercises, in which she touches her toes with ease, but during the summer she never misses a daily plunge at the summer home, on Sturgeon Lake. Mrs. Mansfield tra- velled on the old Grand Trunk Rail- way when it war a novelty. She had her first ride in the automobile when people rushed to windows, or stood on the curb and goggled at a passing car. Now, she is rounding out her travel experience of novel- ties. on the railway and the highway by taking to time airway — ust 89 years young. The gross value of commod- ities produced on Canadian farms in 1939 is estimated at $1,170,- 943i000 as compared with $1,- 062,645,000, the revised estimate for. ,1938. FILET DOILY WITH MEXICAN BORDER yY Design No. X 181 This mesh doily is of natural colored crochet cotton, and the double crochet border is created in yellow, blue, red and green. Pattern No. X 181 contains list of materials needed, illustraticn of stitches and complete instructions. To order this pattern, send 20 cents in coin or stamps to Carol Aimes, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. clouded her, too. "Where is she?" Bertha's eyes were lowered. She twisted a corner of her apron, said miserably, "I didn't give her your letter, Mr. John, I'm to blame as well as Miss Elaine. We don't know where she's gone." Saner Than Any In the wretched silence that fol- lowed some one cane clown the stairway. They all turned and saw Duncan Hunter, wearing a top coat and carrying hat, gloves and handbag. "Ann I intruding?" he asked. "No, Uncle Duncan," Elaine said. "This is John McNeill." The two men looked at each other and John's eyes narrowed in leis white, tense. face. He re- called a car wedged between a fence and a tree and a thin -faced ratan smoking a cigaret on the running board. Duncan Hunter said, "I knew you when you were a little shav- er. But I've seen you since. A few days ago you passed me out on the road after Ird had a slight accident. You offered to help" (To Be Continued) Shortened Great leritnin i shortening army eases s two merles in order to sieve. mat tzar- Secretary An- thony Eden hos announced, Fashion Flashes Good-looking trouser fashions are shown tor lounging wear. These employ both the pilo fabrics and the twill cloths, one of the latter appearing with very good effect iu an indoor play slacks outfit by Bre gance, made of Indian Earth serge, the fitted top, just below the waist- line, shaped well to the figure by a wide -lapped surplice buttoned well under each arra. Wide wale corduroy in bright red for the jacket and beige for the slacks and shorts is a novel fabric choice for a three-piece sports set. The jacket is in slim box silhouette slashed at the side seams. Several fashion- houses endorse gays, mainly elephant, and light taupe tones. Some dark green Is seen, mainly an olive shade, and there a representation of violet in parma and amethyst casts. "MIDDLE -ACE" WOMEN - HEED MIS ADVICEIl Thousands of women go stn fl ing thru "trying times" with Lydia re Pinithamn's Vegetable compound—famous tor over 60 years lit re- lieving female lune - tonal 'troubles. Try 10 THIS COLORFUL RESORT .. 4r,, halters north of 11[v>tatreaal .. on bake Ste. .%deie , , .. swimming ..' tennis artlacr, ue#lvl I,aeaatlnms, and Spoelnl facilities for fonaillex .. , aAe•. cldoalty >toorlero inrnisbed throughout in native Aaunaliea u7ftk > private batt,.males aam low VA $' 1,tO per rveetc,single —» Il,aneriii•aasa WPM for bkit., 'I!ItA7 CAil,AN'J BCfesse Ste. Adele en bout, B L E T A L r J By SADIE B. CHAMBERS elpfu� Hints For Hot Weather All homemakers face many dif- ficult problems, as they try cheer- fully to go about their tasks, in the hot trying days which are sure to be with us in the next few weeks Menu -planning can be made much simpler if you organ- ize your work systematically. Firstly, a word as to your sup- plies. Whether for company, es- pecially the unexpected guests, or for just the ordinary family needs, a carefully stocked pan- try, refrigerator or whatever means you have for food storage will help simplify the tasks as nothing else. This storing can be very economically done by care- ful . planning and personal selec- tion. A few extra supplies should be added each week, with your regular ordering, which keeps within the budget. This can com- mence some weeks before, Consider these items when making out your list:—a variety of canned cream soups; one or two varieties of canned fish; po- tato chips; gelatine jelly pow- ders; junket; a few canned vege- tables. Of course the vegetables will not be required as frequent- ly as the other items because you will be having on hand the luscious fresh vegetables, which are appearing, new ones each day. Of course you will try always to have on' hand fresh lettuce, pars- ley, watercress with a sprinkle of onions and radishes. No doubt most of you will have most of these in your gardens and for those gardens let us be truly thankful. What a joy to pick one's own vegetables moist with dew! Please note, that most of the supplies named' can be made ready with a minimum amount of labor and previous preparation. Of course you will have on hand too a supply of salad dressing (which can be made some day as you are preparing a meal) that your supply will not be exhaust- ed. Do not neglect to add some of the cheese productions, which are so nutritious and add that in- comparable touch to so many dif- ferent dishes. To simplify your work and also reduce your cooking budget al- ways make an extra pie shell or two and some tart shells. • These will be all ready for fresh fruit and whipped cream which make the most delicious of the quickly prepared desserts. Another hint valuable to you: have ready in containers (prob- ably jelly glasses, covered, and each carefully marked) the fol- lowing:—chopped nuts or (rolled) grated cheese, rolled cracker crumbs, bread crumbs dried and rolled. These will keep perfectly if your containers have tightly fitted covers and will be worth their weight in gold, as you pre- pare many of your menus con- taining some one of the follow- ing. 'Then again remember, that pie -paste prepared and kept ready in refrigerator for rolling, when- ever needed and cookie dough can be made the night or day before and 'kept in the sane manner. Both these are invaluable helps in simplifying your daily tasks. Now for a few recipes, which are diffcrent— Potato Salad 8 cups cooked potato diced 1 cult finely chopped celery 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon chopped pimento 1 extra tablespoon pimento 14 cup chopped ripe olives Boiled salad dressing Salt and pepper Crisp watercress glic'es of hard cooked egg Tu preparhi • potatoes for die- ing do not boil thele llmttil they are so tender that they break too esaily. Drain, cool and dice neat- ly. .Add celery, onion, olive and pimento. Moisten with salad dressing, which should be the thick rices variety; season to in- dividual taste with salt and pep- per. Chill thoroughly. Moisten with additional dressing and pile in a bowl lined with crisp water. cress (or lettuce). Spread on top the extra pimento and cover with skied hard boiled eggs. Salads to be palatable must be served very eold, and always remember the better the dressing the better the salad. Tuna Omelette 4 eggs ee cup flaked tuna One-eighth teaspoon salt ee cup milk 2 tablespoons butter One-eighth teaspoon pepper. Beat the egg yolks until thick, add the tuna and the milk, add the seasoning. Fold in lightly the whites of the eggs, which have been previously beaten quite stiff. Turn into frying pan, which has had a little melted butter added running around to grease well. Have the pan very hot, then re- duce as mxiture is placed in pan. Cook until the omelette is set and a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean. Fold and serve at once on hot platter. May be served if desired with any of the sauces.. Soft Gingerbread 2 and one-third cups pastry flour 32 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ei teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon baking soda ye teaspoon nutmeg 8 tablespoons butter % cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 14 cup molasses 1 cap buttermilk Measure the flour and add the spices. Cream the butter and grad- ually blend in the sugar. Beat and add the eggs. Then add moi - asses and combine well. Sift in the dry ingredients alternately with the sour milk (in which the soda has been dissolved) cone billing after each addition. Turn into 81r2 inch square pan. Bake in moderate oven for 40 minutes. Serve with whipped cream. Maple Icing 1 cup granulated sugar, ''ii. cape cocoa, 4 tablespoons butter, 'ta, cup whole milk, Y teaspoon maple flavoring, 31; teaspoon van- illa, pinch of baking powder. Combine sugar, cocoa, butter and milk. Stir over heat until sugar has dissolved. Then bring to boil for 2 minutes. Cool slight- ly, then add the baking uowder. Chill. Beat until creamy and fluffy. READERS WRITE IN! ' Miss Chambers welcomes per- sonal letters from interested readers. She is pleased to receive suggestions on topics for her column, and is even ready to lis- ten to your "pet peeves." Re- quests for recipes or special menus are in order. Address your letters to "Miss Sadie E. Cham- ers, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto." Send stamped, self- addressed envelope if you wish a reply. Clean Milking A farmer should put on a ('lean pair of overalls before milking a cow, the Ontario Health Officers' Association was told by Frank Cote, a food inspector for the Ontario department of health. "Squirting milk on each hand to moisten it before milking ie no longer to be tolerated," he warned. "Send With Confidence" for the finest DRY CLEANING your money can buy 3 PC. PPLAIN SPRING Coats---. !LAIiN:1 PC: tb ess�es— -. 58e10ubfully l ane() ;& i'1`eased Free insurance On All Garinents to and Fro,,; Our Factory. s. 4 a 1 1 4 1 1 w a i 4 e .-.i 4 4 4