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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-07-29, Page 3zg 1,4 dj Pa, qU Ice cls; In in.. Ali Air oliiE pa pi •i Fre .ji 1.1 er,p peau vill fooF a r''(. the' his T]1 . eveG epee eon d. eyed. bapl 'lig]i I% ed. 11 gout, east',l learn i Canada's Favourite Tea 11 507 By KATHLEEN NORRIS 1 Synopsis for Preceding Instalments: Kidnapped by gangsters, then re- leased (after spending two nights im- prisoned in a deserted farmhouse), Sheila Carscadden and Peter McCann, son of a prominent New York jurist, found themselves in a strange •predic- ament. Their families insisted that they marry, regarding the episode as a wild escapade. Peter was engaged to another girl. In love with him for a time, Sheila no longer cared for him, and she ran away to avoid doing so. While she was working as a waitress le an Atlantic City hotel, the newspapers printed columns about the disappearance of "The Mystery Girl." Frank McCann, Peter's older brother, traced her and persuaded her to fly back to New York with him.- The im-The plane crashed' near Newark, the pilot was killed and Frank and Sheila were injured, Frank badly. When Sheila was reunited with her family her widowed mother, her brother,Joe and her crippled younger sister, An- gela—she was distressed to find her- self again the object of thinly -veiled speculation in the newspapers. Mean- while, at the McCann mansion, Frank was recovering from .his injuries. His fiancee, Bernadette Kennedy, unable to accept Frank's reason for seeing Sheila in Atlantic City, and divining that Frank loved Sheila, not her, re- nounced him. This she did at the McCann home in the, presence of the McCann and Carscadden families. Bursting into tears, Sheila asked: "Joe, you believe me, don't you?t' Sheila had half-heartedly agreed to this. She wouidi have preferred, her- self, to do nothing in regard to Prank. Without being able to analyze exactly how she felt, she sensed that there was mystery, there was provocation, aborit complete silence. But a nice -•iettecessas`suripry-e, Mice letter'; it end- ed everything, ,Everythsee +nom �uu ed, of course. But somehow, Sheila had had a feeling, deep in her heart, that there would be one more ,act. She wanted to see Frank once more —to be sure that everything was all right between him and Miss Kennedy, to close up their own sensational ex- perience with one little, friendly talk. But the manner in which Jae and . Ma had discussed 'the propriety of even a letter had shown Sheila plain- ly that the thought of a call was quite out of the question. So she had duti- fully written, almost as dictated by her authorities. The first day following the accident had been a time of strange lassitude and weariness to her. Sheila had lain on the big bed, in the centre room, dreamy and silent, or she had come out to take the kitchen rocker, listen- ing to the talk that had gone on about her, very gentle and sweet, but ap- parently broken in body and spirit, During these days the house had been fully of company. Every rela- tive and friend the Carscaddens had, and they were legion, had come in and out of the kitchen as if it were a clug. Marg're had come, panting from the stairs; Li!,zie had come; Neely and Lew had come. The tea- pot had never cooled, nor run dry, in this exciting time. After almort a week of it, Sheila had appeared suddenly to awaken. She had washed her hair, had put her wardrobe in order. The sensations, the thrills, were all over. Now for a job, and a stretch of unromantic duty. And first duty of all, and in another sense, last, the nice letter to Frank had been Written. Unexpectedly, and bringing all the -4- thrills back with a dizzying rush, Frank had instantly answered. Sheila's letter had been written on a Wednesday night; on Thursday afternoon, when she had been alone in the house, the postm"dn's whistle had drawn her down to the door and there had been the miracle! A letter from Frank., Sheila would not have believed that any six pencil- ed lines could be so wonderful. Seven lines, for he had written, "sitting up, for the first time," across the top. He was glad she was all right; it was fine getting her letter, and next time they tried flying they would take out -some insurance first. And he leas hers 'affectionately.• It was that last word that shook her to the depth of her soul and turned the whole world bright. Sheila had thought of nothing else from that moment but the prospect of seeing him. Instantly she had known that she must see him, and her life had centred about this meeting; she had gone no further in her thoughts. She would see Frank again; his dark face and his slow smile; they would talk together. The mere thought had made her happy, and she had floated in a world of dreams, awaiting the oppor- tunity to escape unquestioned from the house and go to her marvelous hour. After that, let him marry Miss Kennedy as soon as he liked! It was on this particular Sunday that she knew her chance had come. Her mother and Angela were going to church in the afternoon. Some special Lenten sermons far downtown on Eighteenth Street drew them away from home; Joe of course, would be somewhere with Cecilia. The presum- ption had been that Sheila would spend the afternoon quietly resting; nothing had been said ...aabout it, simply. because . there had seemed to Sbb o -.to c -o �o.,. paesnlbhle .t7a�r--a eii a �t But Angela . and lues. Garscadden were no sooner out of the house than Sheila was dressing. She trembled for sheer joy as she put on her best clothes. They were not handsome clothes, but the blue coat had been brushed and pressed by her own hands, and there was another dark - blue hat, Looking at herself in the cramped little mirror over the side- board, she knew she had never look- ed any better. No subway today. It was the first day of real spring. Winter could come back again, but today was languid and sweet and soft, with blue in the sky, and florists' windows bursting with new blossoms and free- sias, lilac and liliies, Roses were everywhere; potted little red roses, on feathery light branches. Sheila took the elevated road, and sat looking out of a window, only half sensing what she saw and heard: Children, rnacl with spring, were run- ning and screamingins the streets bo - low her. Church bells rang, and the whistles of boats sounded newly sweet and soft from the river. Win- dows were open today; the world was all abroad. Some of the walking wo- men carried small sheaves of blessed palm, and some of the men had little crosses of it pinned on their coats. Sheila walked• from the elevated train to the McCann house' steadily, yet without any hurry. She was going to see Frank; nothing could keep her from seeing Frank; there was no need for haste. The day was singing in her heart like a glorious song; it was a thrilling day, and yet it was a soft `day, too, filled with languorous charm. (To be Continued.) Canadian 1Produtts • *.•+ *olei "Traveller Declared Ot Ler Derain,. ions Are Over -Shadowing Can., acia; Back Cron Six "F teals$', Visit to England. ST. THOMAS. ,Canada is falling'; down badly in advertising its farms products and in getting the Eriti$l2 people "'Canadiao-mthded", according' to Major F, R, Palmer, who has I'd - turned from a six weeks' visit to the. Old Land. "Only in Paris was 1 told that Cam adian apples were used;" said Major Palmer. "In London, it was ' South African raw fruit, New Zealand cheese and butter, and Australian canned goods, raisins and wines. Can- ada may be doing a biE export busi- ness to the British Isles but a Cana- dian certainly doesn't get that im- pression on a visit. You seldom see Canadian goods on display and rarely hear mention of them. ); think the ono thing that Canada needs is a good, brisk advertising campaign in the Old Country." Major Palmer spent a very jrusY time while overseas—it was six weeks of novelty and also of rather poignant memories, for three days were spent in the beautiful cemeteries, where -thousands of Canadian soldiers sleep, around the Vimy Memorial, Major Palmer re -visited the Vimy bat- tleground almost 20 years to a day after he crawled up the old trail, wounded.- He walked that trail again on his visit to the cemeteries last month. It is the same trail that he remembered so well.' Major Palmer flew to and from Paris,. making the. 185 -mile trip across the Channel in 90 minutes. He -marvelled at the. marked progress that aviation hae. made in England and on the Contin- ent as compared with Canada. Among the highlight of his oiyer seas visit were attendance at the royal garden party at Buckingham lace ,grounds, when he was greet. by King George VI and enjoyed five.mi;lute talk with Earl Stanley the : former premier; at- danaa at the Aldershot Military too when he was guest of honor a dinner 'given by the Nortlium- erland Fusiliers; and a short trip q Scotland, He brought Home many age of dried heather for his Scot- >h friends as mementoes of this •Major Palmer also attended the oyal Air Force Show, the Interna- anal Horse Show, and the King's re• i.ew of the ex -service men was a Post impressive sight, he 'said. The -service next were one and one - au " hours passing the reviewing and, marching, twenty abreast, Railway Electrification e' Major Palmer was greatly interest- d in the rapid strides being made et lingland in the electrification of steam railways. Larger depots are 1eing built to accommodate the long- er trains. .everywhere .he saw signs Of this progress. The South -Eastern Railway ,is electrified out as far as Wimbledon. At the Leeds Military Tattoo, Major Palmer watched the staging of an imitation aerial raid, just one of the many evidences of the preparedness in the British Isles for the possible visit of an air fleet front a hostile nation. s There is no doubt- that the British people are preparing for any war emergencies that may arise, yet none appeared to be unduly alarmed; Ma- jor Palmer reported. Instructions are being given in the use of gas masks and the proper things for people to do in event of air raids. At the nir show he was lianded a pamphlet, dis tributed by the Peace At Any Price organization, uring British people to resist all municipal and national regulations and to decline to take part in anti -gas drills. UNIQUE BED BLOCKS DESIGN NO. 5006 What homemaker has an over -supply of patchwork quilts? She may have an abundance but never enough!! Here we offer four pf our most attractive designs. Crazy Ann—Sunbonnet Baby—Scottie —Rose and Sunflower. A quilt -of any of these designs would be attractive for any bedroom and simple to make. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Wrlite your name and address plainly, giving number of pattern wanted. Enclose 20 cents in stamps or coin (coin preferred), wrap it carefully and address your order to Mayfair Pattern Service, Room 421, 78 West Adelaide Street, Toronto. Breeds l i g N w Race Of Trees in Canad Hoping To Get Poplar to Mature In Fifteen Years OTTAWA.—A new race of trees is being. bred in Canada. D. A. Mac- donald, assistant Dominion forester, declared experiments give promise of a new, fast-growing, tough poplar. tree specially.suited to the needs of the payer and match industries. For the past year or so r"r. C. Heimburger, of the Dominion Fores- try Service, who is described by fel- low workers as one of the world's most eminent experts on forestry genetics, has been cross -breeding Morpheus' "Greatest Domain seeee e 4 This dormitory, the largest in the world, is located at .the Porte de Versailles, Paris. In it w 11 sleep the 25,000 gymnasts who will compete in four different stadiums at the Paris Exposition. poplars to produce a tree combining the desirable characteristics of sev- eral species. Encouraging results have been ob- tained, Mr. Macdonald said, with hy- brids possessing the fast-growing qualities of the Carolina poplar and the toughness of certain European varieties. The Carolina poplar reached rua- turity in 12 or 15 years, but is sus- ceptible to rot at the centre. The slower growing. European trees have the, advantage of remaining firm throughout. Because the natural period of poll- ination varies with different species, little or no cross-pollination ocours among them in nature and most of them retain the same characteristics as their wild primeval forbears. Demand- by match companies for poplar trees that wottici mature in about 15 years .and retain firm cen- tres led to the experiments in cross- i)ree iii g, Mr. Macdonald said, • but a ready market is available to the lumber trade in the paper -snaking in- dustry and the building program in Great Britain has created increased overseas demand. Dr. Heimburger is now in Europe studying different • types of poplar that might be crossed with North American trees in further experi- ments. Rooster "Mothers" Chicks "Mother" to a bunch of bantam chicks owned by Floyd Paul, or,Seat- tle, is their father. When the midget hen died, with the babies seven days old',' the rooster promptly took charge. "He scratches feed for them and even hovers over them at night," said raw. "But he can't cluck like a hen and insists on crowing," i T WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FLAVOR The Horne Corner By ELEANOR DALE All Ready for the Currant Crop Do you remember the old fable of the ant and the grasshopper? The grasshopper took the laziest way through summer, tasting any enjoy- ing to the full each garden fruit as it ripened... but the little ant put some away for the days when fresh fruits would be gone. Winter came, and the grasshopper went hungry; but the wise little ant reaped her re- ward, as she gazed with pride at ber .plentiful stores! The moral of that little tale is so obvious that it needs no elaboration and a word to the wives is sufficient. A little extra work and foresight now will repay you well later on. Luckily all fruits don't ripen at the same time, which makes it possible for the housewife to do up a batch at a time, quickly and easily as the dif- ferent fruits come on the market. Each month has its own particular harvest and right now currants are at their ripest and best. There are two kinds of currants, red and black and now is the time to do something about storing up their flavour and colour for the winter. Either kind makes a wonderfully flavoursome jelly but the red is per- haps better from the standpoint of colour. However, the following recipe can be used for either black or red currant jelly, so take your choice—or better still, snake both and then you can't miss out. Red or Black Currant Jelly 5 cups (2% lbs.) juice 7 cups (3y2 lbs.) sugar 1 bottle fruit pectin. With red currants, crush about 4 pounds fully ripe fruit and add 1 cup water. If black currants are used, crush about 3 pounds fully ripe fruit and add '3 cups water. To prepare juice, bring mixture to a .boil, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. =utaop.%Zxn,t .;ur,sl7�u r�rc3ti-tar �haa,iH:el. Measure sugar and juice into large saucepan and mix. Bring to a boll over hottest fire and at once add bot- tled fruit pectin, stirring constantly. Then bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1/g minute. Remove from fire; skim, pour quickly. Paraffin hot jelly at once. Makes about 11 eight - ounce glasses. Making jams and jellies is a tradi- tion with most housewives but with• the new, modern short boil methods of making them, 3t becomes an ad- venture too. There is a glorious thrill, and satisfaction in having a cupboard filled with a rainbow of jellies and jams. In grandmother's day, there were quite a few fruits which could not be made in jam or jelly because they did not contain enough pectin to jell. And even those that would jell, had to be used before they were ripe, to catch enough pectin to make a firm jelly. But nowadays, that worry is all over. There is no fruit that can't be used and all because of bottled fruit pec- tin. It provides just the right amount of pectin to make any fruit jell and also makes it possible to use the ,• short boil method. This does away with long hours over a liot stove and the great waste of fruit, sugar, colour and flavour that naturally followed, when fruit had to be boiled and boil- ed before it was ready to. be bottled. Wonderful flavour combinations are possible too, which bring zest and dis- tinction to the jam cupboard. Have you tried raspberry and currant jam? It combines those two incomparable fruits in a jam—with the result that you have all the choice characteris- tics of each fruit blending together to create an entirely new and individual flavour. VA cups (21/4 lbs.) prepared fruit 7 cups (3 lbs.) sugar ea bottle fruit pectin. To prepare fruit, crush about 11/2 pounds fully ripe currants. Remove seeds and skins by sieving. Crush about 1 quart fully ripe red raspber- ries. Combine fruits. Measure sugar into large kettle. Add prepared fruit, filling up last cup 'Tale's a'itix' .– if„ r PeCiMantly'TiefYir :.:_.__. and while boiling. Boil hard 1 min- ute. Remove from fire and stir in fruit pe tin. Skim, pour quickly. Paraffin hot jam , at once, Makes about 11 eight -ounce glasses. Perfect Gni Is Growing Taller She Is Also Increasing Her Weight, According To Experts Modern women are growing plump- er, according to word from London, Eng. Dress sizes which were regarded as standards a year ago are no longer accurate. There is no return to the full figures of before the war, but the craze for slim "plank -like" figures has definitely waned. 4 inches; weight, 114 pounds; bust, 34 inches; waist, 26 inches. Heights are also being increased. Instead of the 5 -foot 4 -inch average of 1934 or so, women today average 5 feet 6 inches in height, according to the new dress "stock -size measure- ments. Broad shoulders and fairly slender hips give the best effect with modern clothes. The swagger coats will how- ever, disguise any discrepancy of hip measurements as long as the should- ers are broad enough to carry the "swing" of the swagger cut. In contrast to this new trend to- wards larger sizes comes the measure- ments of an 18 -year-old modern Ven- us, Miss Barbara Allen. She has been chosen to represent the perfect wo- man in a physical health film, What w''�'„L Incfvg�rc sts wG�iii est? The three major forces which guide the lives of women, according to an analysis made by the girls at the Columbia School of Journalism and reported by Alice Hughes, are: Women's primary interest is to get a man—and if not to keep him, then to replace him with some more de- sirable one. Their secondary concern is to keep themselves looking young, beautiful and charming. Third, they are interested in ba- bies and children. Anna Steese Richardson does not support the analysis of the college girls. This experienced'investigator, after many trips across the country, says that "women are now most con- cerned with, first, preservation and rejuvenation of their faces and. bodies; second, with active pleasures such as dancing, sports, trips, games and home entertainment; and third, bridge, though with some less fury than in the past; and fourth, she found modest absorption in cultural and civic affairs." l cs field Writes Poem to Sailors SAT)THAMPTON.—Poet Laureate John Masefield dedicated "a little poem—not an ode" to the sailors of merchantmen and fishing fleets at the opening of Great Britain's first Marchant Navy Week. The brief poem was as follows: They dare all weathers in all climes and seas, In every end of ship; and risks they run Are all the greatest underneath the sun. Their fortune is as flinty as their bread. Some truces nature grants them, never peace; The ,work they do is hourly undone. By them we make our money and are fed, Let England, doing justice, honor these. An exhibition designed to give a complete picture of the Empire's merchant marine was the feature of the Merchant Navy Week celebration. During the week five large liners, including the Queen Mary and the Tquitania, are to be opened for pub- lic inspection as will be the battle- ship Resolution and the new cruiser Southampton'. BLACKHEADS Blackheads simply dissolve and dis- appear by this one simple, safe and sure method. Get two ounces of peroxine powder from any drug store, sprinkle it on a hot, wet cloth, rub the face gent! ---every blackhead will be gone. Have a Hollywood complexion. Issue No. 31—'37 D-2