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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1947-03-20, Page 2CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke a.. AFTER THE STORM No need to tell you what storm, is there? You had your share of it too, didn't you? Of course by the time this gets into print the storm may be just a memory, but as I write the aftermath is still very much with tis. It was last Monday night when the fun really began around here. At that time Bob had gone to town with mail to post and to take in a show. He had the pleas- ure of walking home. My goodness, how the wind was blowing! By Tuesday morning the road, of course, was completely blocked. The storm continued all through the day and on into the night. It was no good putting out the milk because there was no chance of the truck picking it up. At the height of the storm a neighbor had a very sick cow and required the services of a veterinary sur- geon who said he would get there somehow. Later Bob was walking to town and met the "vet" on his way driving a horse and cutter. But at the first big drift it was ob- vious the horse just couldn't make it. Finally the "vet" unhitched the horse and led it over. Then Bob and another man who was there pushed the cutter over the drift themselves. The horse was hitched up again and away they went un- til they hit the next big drift, and thus the trip was made. The "vet" was in time to save •the cow but her twin calves were born dead. From that time on there wasn't another moving vehicle on the road that day. But there were plenty of stranded ones. Some where in the district a truck load- ed with citrus fruit was abandon- ed. And of course there were de- serted cars everywhere. During the afternoon two ploughs tried to open the road but, after getting a little way past our gate, they gave up and went back. * * * Hollywood Actor 0110ni1.ZO TAL running 1 Pictured 60 Boutnthlno' actor -singer, ney 62 He is one of Hollywood's 11 For 12 School dance 13 Skill 14 Upon 15 Sea eagle 16 Toward 17 2000 pounds 19 Hatchet 20 Negative 22 Was seated 25 Either 26 Postscript (ab.) 27 Accomplish 29 Calcium (symbol) 30 Equals 32 Come in 34 Palm l% 35 Southeas (ab.) 36 Spot 39 Abounds 42 Electrical engineer (ab.) 43 Half -elm 44 And (Latin) 45 Rough lava 46 Beverage 48 District at- torney tab.) 50 Battalion (ab.) 51 Force open 52 Editor (ab.) 54 Naked 57 Bushel (ab.) 58 Standing room only (ab.) 59 Style of vjatTICOAL 1 Military police (ab.) 2 Metal 3 Against 4 Top 5 Make a mistake 6 London (ab.) 7 Sign 8 Chapeau 9 God of love 10 Near 17 Apex 18 Native metal A R Atomer to Previous is"usete (DOGE AN E o N: A A D f=z e S E C U R E P A N -r R A -r E E F R A C IDES N S-NrA E S'L M LT GEN F. 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Dominion Methodist Church on To those who didn't know, it Metcalf street and the couch in the looked as if the road were open so sick room over a mile away. This that the next morning there were was r nly three Bell had the an - cars and trucks and then more cars der GrahamdemoBl had givenohistfirst came up the line until they met public the first big drift, then they back- invention in Philadelphia, ed into our driveway • and went home again. Naturally we were the only ones on the line who could •get to town, and we made the most of it—at least 'Bob did. Wednes- day morning he made several trips —took out two loads of chop, four cans of milk, two parcels for Eng- land, two crates of eggs and did various shopping jobs for the neighbours. * * * About 2.30 that afternoon there was great excitement. Another plough was on its way to buck the drifts. All the farmers on the line were out watching. I felt like go- ing myself but decided it would be more comfortable watching things from home with the aid of binoc- ulars. It is really a thrill to watch a snowplough at work—to see it chugging along, picking up power and speed as it goes, and then— wham—it hits the drift and you see • it bounce before coming to a com- plete stop. Then at it again—some- times gaining a foot, sometimes a yard, sometimes not even an inch. Will she make it, you wonder, or will she get stuck? Worse still— will something break? Which will triumph—nature or the mechanis- ed monster made by man? I watch- ed for over an hour and in that time it became obvious nature was losing out. Finally I could see the plough had made it. She was through t At least she was through the one big drift that I could see. I knew there were more farther up the line but I imagined the worst was over. Sure enough, in another couple of hours the line was open—at least to one-way traf- fic. And after that the road was alive with traffic. There were cars, trucks, sleighs and cutters, all on their way to town. You would think they had all been waiting against a red light. Since then the road, of course, has been widened out so that trav- elling conditions are practically normal icr this time of year. But not so on other roads. On what is known as the Third and Fourth Line roads are still blocked. Farmers carry— chicken feed on their shoulders across the fields, others trudge home laden with groceries and bread. Many fam- ilies have not seen any mail for a week. One man who was in hos- pital and well enough to go home had no way of getting there. There have been the usual stories of shortage of bread and other com- modities but I have yet to hear of any real hardship suffered as a result of the storm—no race with the stork; no tragedies occuring through lack of a doctor; and, thank goodness, no telephone or flower failure. We, hi this district, have much to be thankful for. And on Wednesday' 1 saw a crow] Today there are patches of bare ground around the house, 'Scan spring be far behind?." TABLE TALKS The Final Bite Don't belittle dessert — the final bite that can make or mar a meal. Serve a dessert that is really a Jewel. Right now, with red, yellow and green winter apples vieing for our selection, you have a wonderful opportunity to feature regal des- serts. Baked apples are always tempting. Baked apples with crumble topping are not only tempting but nutritious and de- licious too. Try this dish for that final bite of perfection. Baked Apples with Crumble Topping 3 large apples, cored and cut in halves 5 tablespoons honey % cup water 2 tablespoons butter or margarine teaspoon salt % teaspoon cinnamon Ya cup chopped nut meats 1 cup corn toasties Arrange apple halves in baking dish and spread each half with 1 teaspoon of the honey. Add enough water to cowl' bottom of baking dish (about % cup). Cover and bake in hot oven (400° F.) 20 min- utes. Combine butter, remaining 8 tablespoons honey, salt, and cinna- mon in saucepan andmix well. Cook and stir over low •heat until mixture bubbles. Add nuts and cereal flakes and mix lightly. Spread cereal mixture over tops of apples. Return to oven and bake, uncovered, 20 minutes longer, or until apples are tender. Makes 6 servings.-----.�^-- By GENE BYRNES TEEN -TOWN T PIC By BARRY MURKAR Recent winner of the Baritone with the band. ('ne winner will Class under age t&i at the K:iwan- receive •$15 and the teller a record album. By May, when all but two is Musical Festival, Toronto, was Peter Kaiser of Pickering, w o of the tern -age vocalists have been has been making a name for himself eliminated, the grand winner will in music circles. be presented with a -$100. The Following the contest, Peter was chance for a professional debut will asked to sing over radio station also be• given the winter. He or CF 1:B along with several •other she will sing with the Hallman winners and he made two broad- band on a trans -Canada network casts over that station in the same and again with the• Canadian Caval - week. Competing against seven cade radio programme. Winners - others, he was if lily compliment- will be selected each night by the ed for his presentation. students attending Casa Loma. If Peter has been studying voice you happen to be in Toronto on for several years now and since he a Friday p.m., drop in and watch first took an interest in singing, has the show.- * e been in front of audiences on many .occasions. • A teen-ager the other day asked Recently, station CKDO of Osh- me if it was easy to get a job avva presented a fifteen minute writing a column. The answer is program made up La songs written no. Theo she asked me if it was by two men of Whitby, Ontario, easy to write- a • column. The and Pete; along with a young lady answer is still no. of Osha*a, was invited to present "Well then, what is nice about the songs. Those in the know pre- it?" she asked. diet he has a great 'future ahead of "Pay day and the occasional him, so hats off to Peter Kaiser, compliment," I replied. young. baritone of _ ickering. * * - * * * • * If you have any news, you would Teeners of Halifa.., thousands like to see in this space, pass it strong, are going atter the music along to Teen -Topics at Box 13, union—and no- fooling. Spokes- Pickering, Ont. men down there say that the music union won't let them use non-union aptay members on their radio broadcasts. The gang say they will put the -- union in their place once I" ..d for all. What steps they will actually take has not b en disclo. ed, 1 ut the spokesman stated that if they get together and decide to stay away from dances .here ion bands play (and where don't they play) the dances will be de.ided flop for lack of attendance. Well, that's one case where :' lo ks as if a teener union is going to fight a union. Canada To Set Up Nine New Weather Stations in Arctic Striving to unlock' still further secrets of her northland wastes, Canada is moving to establish nine new Arctic weather stations—some within a few hundred miles of the North Pole—which in the next five years may make possible long- range forecasting on an accurate basis. Following her wartime pattern, the Dominion will embark on the new venture arm -in -arm with the United States, with whom she has collaborated in such northern de- velopments as the northwest stag- ing route and the Alaska highway, and, in peacetime, such projects as the present cold weather tests at • Churchill. Announcement of the weather stations, made in the Commons recently by Reconstruction. Minister Howe, made it clear the Dominion plans to extend into the interna- tional field the key meteorological position she attained through the war and her strategic role in avia- tion. Besides posing new technical problems of transportation and supply, the nine stations—two at least of which will be within the Arctic circle—will reach into what meteorologists have come to re- gard as "Canada's weather factory." Fond Parents Often Indiscreet Despite 'constant warnings by child psychologists and others in- tereSted in child training, one the greatest faults with many proud young parents is that they recount the misdemeanors of their off- spring within the hearing of the young offenders, says The Owen Sound Sun -Times. Often the of- fending boy or girl sits nearby as Mother tells how he or she got into some particularly bad piece of mischief, The child tries to look a bit shamefaced about it all, but with a slowly growing pride quite apparent as the story proceeds. No matter how the parent tries to keep stern facial expressions and tone of voice, more often than not a show of amusement is easily re- cognizable both on the part of the one relating the incident and the listener. Such is often the case even when one parent is reporting the incident to the other. The wise parents make no mention of such matters in the hearing of the of- fending children. Perhaps the mat- ter was not of any great import, but, in the child's mind, it may well become another achievement rather than another transgression. * .* * There is a story appearing in the current issue of the Ladies Home Journal (we ad it occas- ionally to see the table displays) called "The Heller." As the edi- tor's note at the to stat :5, it will no doubt shock a grc t many par- ents by its prc...ntation of the way e read the story carefully, We some of young America lives. We not shocked—just mildly disgusted The story was so true to "re, we felt ashamed to ad••at that all too many of us live the type of life portrayed there. Fortunately the most of us are not of the character depcted in the story, but neverthe- less, many of us should smarten .up and realize that life' is only ghat e make it. ? suegest that all teeners read "The Heller" and then size up the situation as it affects you personally. After reading it, you may want to make, some advance New Year resolu- tions. * * * These Fridays until mid-May are red letter days for would-be cro- oners and warblers of Toronto's younger set. Art Hallam, the ge- nial maestro of Casa Loma, has started a weekly contest in which a boy and girl vocalist from one of the Toronto schools will sing Light switches, keyholes, lamps, and alarm clocks can now be made easy to find in the dark by the use of "Atomic Dots." Coated with po- lonium and made with an adhesive base, they stick, without moisten- ing, to almost any surface and glow in the dark. Revamped Ramp One of the large air lines will soon be sporting something new —a revamped ramp. An innova- tion in air travel, the passenger loading ramp will fold into the plane while in flight. WHAT A BREAK! It"cs the same Superb Max- well House Coffee blend in either the Super - Vacuum Tin (Drip of Regular Grind) or the Glassine -lined ' ag (All Purpose Grind) . 00all • 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. Time -tested, popular, safe, non -habit-form- ing. Demand Dodd's Kidney Pills, in the blue box with the red band. 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