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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1953-12-24, Page 2° t 4tea"""z11 'BROINITitits ... N°'r. , J1 ;,, . •s 8 4o' etulolisw t) Ctrsrk A Happy New 'year to all the readers of this column. If the _old .year treated. you prett3' ,v, ell may 1954 be +even better. Or; if in 1953 you had more than your share of worry and trouble, may the wheel of fortune keep turn- ing until it brings you better luck for the future. In any case the New Year is always a time of hope, don't you think? We may scoff at the old-fashioned notions of turning over a new leaf; or making new year reso- lutions; or that queer idea of a new year being like a clean sheet of blotting paper. Yes, outwardly we may ridicule old conceptions of what a new year should sym- bolize but yet, deep down in our hearts, I believe many of us cling to the old traditions. We are glad to welcome a slate wiped clean; we determine that somehow we will do better this year than ever before; forget grudges and show greater con- sideration. We even make a few new year resolutions that we keep strictly to ourselves, not wanting to be teased or laughed at. , All in all New Year's is a pretty nice time — especially when we remember that it will be 358 days before Christmas comes again. Wonderful, isn't it? And don't you enjoy taking time out at New Year's for a quiet little session with your-. • self? To live again the Christmas just past; to remember the look of contentment on Grandpa's face because he was specially remembered. And the children . . what will they remember. most . • . toys, Santa Claus, the story of the Christ Child, or the Christmas feast? Or will it be Christmas evening they remem- ber, when, tired with playing they snuggle up on the chester- field and listen to the same rec- ord time and time again — a melody of Christmas carols. And there was Isabel and Win — the in-laws — who, at Christmas time forgot their differences after six weeks of not even being on speak- ing terms. And the' cards . the beautiful cards. There is time at New Year's to read them over agair — to enjoy the verses and the little personal notes. Sentimental, perhaps, but then at. Christmas . . surely one is aI-i. lowed a little sentiment at Christ mas. And to those of us who come from across the seas, we look back over the years to other Christmas and New Year cele- brations. And we wonder . . Wardrobe Wonder! • Four days out of seven, this is the dress you'll reach for! It's simple enough for the office, flat- tering lattering enough for a date! Fitted bodice above a flaring skirt makes your waist look thimble -size. Note the standup collar, buttoned sleeve. Sew this now! Pattern 4895: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40. Size 16 takes 51/4 yards 39 -inch fabric. This pattern, easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (350 in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAMii, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St. New Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 52 .:.. 1953 G• may,--r.�..y�-y--,�yy, may, �y,,�y, q. ty� y� �ryy �y a� gy,�yy, �y, �� a 1 t d ii r 4. F r 1 d t f to t r NrANWAr='�I: t !rj'�. e i' A i AN c�+i& �rw.l'� �t 91f . Of;`►1r 1-AVAN4'+! IP �� 'ri'+�ai'�.r� ir�r�s:'�rr;�,i�•:�r�, .��.:���fr:'�.;�.;�r:'�r;�,�•r Attb ;knot', nto Om Nrar Not: tagg lgtglM 'gigtaN liP igkiCCOMCCOMCotoOMJ MOO ititWthntlg , ligteCO C,r 'C'aYf• OMATS 841 could it be that a chicken had a different flavour then? We never have a turkey in our house now that can match Mother's roast chicken in delicacy of flavour. It was really a golden brown. And the dressing , .. Mother didn't use poultry seasoning that came out of a bottle or can. Mother's seasoning had to be real thyme and parsley, dried, but still retaining its original flavour. And there was bread sauce, flavoured with an onion stuck with cloves. Savoury link pork sausages surrounded the chicken on the platter. Cranberry sauce was unheard of but we had tart apple jelly that had just the right tang to off -set the rich giblet gravy. Then came the plum pudding, dark and appetising, a sprig of holly on top. and permission was always given even in teetotal families for sixpenny worth of brandy to be purchased to light up the Christmas pudding. Oh. the thrill of watching the danc- ing red -blue flames! And then came the dainty. individual mince pies, filled with Mother's own delectable mincemeat. And after that there were nuts, candies and fruit, until we were all, as my brother used to say, "com- fortably uncomfortable." Look- ing back it seems like a lot of food. But there wee six of :as to eat it, and never more than one chicken. Yet there was al- ways plenty left over for Boxing Day so I rather think our orgy was one of variety rather than quantity. New Year's we did not cele- brate at all except by going to the Watch Night service. Or, those of us who stayed at home would wait up purposely to hear the church bells ring in the New Year. It was a joyous sound, and a familiar one right across England, from London's West- minster chimes to every little village church. We still think it is a better way to usher in the °Sno Snow — Little Kathy Roche demonstrates how she is going to have plenty of "clean" fun trimming the Christmas tree with soapsuds "snow" and "icicles!' - _Using plenty of soap and just a little water, she whipped therri' up with an eggbeater. The con- centrated suds harden quickly and last as long as the tree. New Year than the awful noise La, and rowdyism that passes for wri'or In New Year celebrations today. We dear p can do now is to wish you all, once again, a very Happy New Year. Since this column goes to press well ahead of time'I shall have to tell you about our Christ- mas and New Year festivities at a later date. "Dear Anne Hirst: What's the 'matter with the men nowadays? I've been working ever since I married four ye.ars ago. Two months ago I had a baby, and thought now I'd be able to stay home and care for it. "But no! My husband wants me to go back to work as soon as possible. He actually resents my staying home . . . It is not• that . I have to work; my husband makes a very good salary. It's just' that I worked for so long that now he takes for granted that I'll work for ever. "Where are the good old-fash- ioned men who marry a girl and want her to be home? So many men -seem to expect their wives . to getmat and work. (I'm not including those who are going to college, that's different.) "How can I convince my hus- - band that I've done my share, . and can stay home now? If I don't find a solution I'll go crazy. Discouraged." Your husband's attitude is * amazing and heartless. Most *.men expect to support their * wives, and take pride in it. * Complaints that reach me from * those who marry business girls * are usually that their wives in- * sist.on keeping their jobs, find- '° ing them more exciting than * any household routine. Conse- quently, they neglect their '' homes, feed their husbands * makeshift meals,• and entertain * them •wlitb glib recitals of what * happened at the office today, * 'Quoting from one recent let- * ter, "I married the girl because * I loved her, but I also expected * a real home and children. What * sort of marriage is this?" * Whatever reason a wife may *' have for wanting to stay home, * the.. noblest of them all is to * give her baby a mother's care * and loving. * Is your husband so devoid of * paternal emotion that he would * permit his child to be brought • up by strangers? Has he so little pride in his * offspring that he refuses it the * natural right of every baby to * the best care and training its * parents can provide? • * Is he so heartless as to value * the income you ''make. nt/r'e"' * than your happiness, so selfish 4' he would deny you woman's * greatest fulfillment? * Will he dare risk losing your * respect and affection by such * a cruel stand? * He should get down on his * knees and- thank his God that * you have given him a child to * carry on his name, and he * should cherish you always be- * cause you are eager to assume * a. mother's deepest responsibi- * lity. * I hope that reading this op- * inion will influence him to ac- * cept the obvious duty—and pri- * vilege—that awaits him, Engaged couples are usually wise enough nowadays to arrive at agreements before marriage as to the girl's place in her new home. How many misunderstand- ings can be avoided! Anne Hirst's ideas will help you both. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Shop Window NDAY SCIIOOL LESSON What's the queerest place you- ,: ,'v,e; ever slept in? How would you liketo sleep in a shop win- ; dow, in full view of passers-by? That's what a man did in Ho - ; hart, Tasmania, recently. He felt tired, so seeing a com- fetable-looking display bed in *-a furniture shop window, he •� Managed to get to it unobserved at, dusk. He undressed, got into ''''the bed, and settled down for the night. 'Imagine the astonishment of the policeman who was called to the shop window by business za is .who had spotted the mart 'lied as they went '• t•II work ext morning! Said the police later: "The man was still dozing when we carried him to our car." Ile was haled $10. Another man actually 'went to ' bed in the pulpit of an Essex parish church, having first tied his boots and socks to the altar rail. Peter Dunne, a famous Dub-. lin character, never slept in any bed at all during the last forty years of his life! He was em- ployed as a carrier and it was his habit to take his night's rest on top of his load. Said Dunne: "Whenever I've tried to sleep in a proper bed, I've always lain awake all night!" Kidnaped — Marion Joan Mc- Dowell, 17 -year-old Toronto citi- zen, subject of a province -wide. search by Canadian police. The girl was reported to have been kidnaped from the car of 19- . year-old James Wilson by a masked gunman. By Rev. R. 13 Warren, B.A., 13.D, Thy Kingdom Come Matthew 6:9-10; 28:16-20; John 17:18-21; Acts 1:6-8; Revelation 11:15b. Memory Selection: The king- doms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 11:15. It is to be noted that in the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples, the petition, 'Thy king- dom come', precedes 'Give us this day our daily . bread'. But how many of us actually place the interests of the kingdom above our own needs. Jesus said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you". Matt, 6:33. But it is not enough to pray. We must go and teach. In India the number of unbelievers is increasing daily. The population is increasing so rapidly that the spread of Christianity is not keeping pace with it. Jesus prayed that his disciples might be sanctified producing a.. oneness which would' lead the world to believe on Him. Com plete dedication to God and purification of one's heart leads to oneness with ' those . of, like • mind. Empowered by the " Holy Spirit it is our task to send the • message 'of the gospel through: - out the world. The early church sets us an example of what God can do through His people. We need the Holy Spirit to cleanse the church today from'• its pet- tishness and its fault-finding. Only as we are endued with power from on high can we hope to see the strongholds of Satan overthrown. The lesson closes with a note' of assurance that the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord ,and .of e His Christ. Sometimes we are tempted to wonder if righteous- ness ighteous ness will prevail. It will prevail: Jesus Christ will reign for; ever. and .ever. .. SHOCHED BISHOP When Dr. A. M. Ramsay, .Bis- hop of Durham, interrogated one of his clergy not long ago, he found that the clergyman was unable to . recite the Ten Coin- mandments by heart. "I was very shocked," confessed the Bishop. If a . hundred adults in the street were stopped and ques- tioned, it is doubtful whether any of them would be able to repeat,. the Commandments. ' The only one that most people know is the eleventh: "Thou shalt not be found out." Can YOU recite then? ar Grandfather Hives A Swarm Of Bees I leaned against the ladder and looked up at Grandfather. He'd swiped the bee hat out from under his arm, and was holding the open end of the veil around the little hole as the bees swarmed out. There were still more bees coming out of the hole after the veil had become a sackful. I'd been so interested that I'd forgotten . to go down any farther. Grande father closed the mouth of the veil and slacked his rope off • enough to let it slip a foot or so. "Go on down, Ralphie! Go on down!" he told me. "Your old grampa's got 'em. Cal'late the queen's somewheres in the hat." When he was far enough down to hook his free arm around the ladder rung, Grandfather un- tied the safety rope and let it fall. All around him, the air was thick with. bees, brit he seemed to pay no attention to them as he came slowly, rung by rung. As his foot reached the ground, he let out a long breath, and half whispered, "There, by gor- ry, Ralphiel Guess we showed Mein what kind of logs makes wide shingles." He lifted the cover, and dumped part of the bees into the hive. Then he knelt, placed the throat of the veil before the stoop of the bee- hive, and stepped back. "Sit you down, Ralphie," he said, as he stepped over to a • big stump: "Sit you down with your old grampa and let's mark ,'em for spell. Happen I got .,the queen on the inside, they'll all follow• her in." The sun had gone down. The sky, through the branches of the trees, was still bright blue, but light was spreading through the woods. A thrush, from some- where toward the meadow, sang her evening song. Frogs tuned their' fiddles in the swale along the brook. From higher up the ridge, a crow cawed three, even- ly spaced, harsh notes. They were gone, for a moment. Then, when the wdods across the val- ley'echoed them back, there was • music in them. Listening to the twilight sounds, I'd forgotten all about the .:bees till Grandfather whispered. "Curious . "" bees: Mark how they're . a piling up in front of the hive?" After sit- ting': -quiet a few minutes, he wex}t;•of: ° "Was all men as res- pecting of the Almighty as bees . is of their queen, there'd be no call fox neither j ails nor court- : houses.t'' "Why didn't they sting you wheee you went up there with- out your bee veil on?" I asked him. "Corry! Why would they?" he asked. ""It's the cool of the even- ing, and I wa'n't scairt of 'em. Bees won't generally sting you lest you'x'e' scairt. Cal'late they smell the scare on you, same as a dog does." - From "The Fields of Horne" by Ralph Moody. ARIA TO EUROPE WINTER SAILINGS TQ BRITISH PORTS: First Class from $192 Tourist Class from $140 At Thrift -Season Rates ROUND TRIP FOR AS LITTLL AS $2330 TO FRENCH PORTS: First Class from $217.50 Tourist Class from $155 VESSEL ASCANIA QUEEN MARY PARTHIA FRANCONIA SAMARIA QUEEN MARY ASCANIA SCYTHIA QUEEN MARY FRANCONIA MEDIA SAMARIA QUEEN MARY QUEEN ELIZABETH SCYTHIA QUEEN MARY From NEW YORK Fri. DEC. 18 Wed. DEC. 23 Thurs. DEC. 24 Sat, JAN. 2 (1954) Wed. 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