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Zurich Herald, 1947-03-27, Page 6CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke Last Wednesday Bob and I drove to Malton and we were iust in time to see the back of Barbara • Ann Scott's fur coat disappear through the doorway of a Trans- Canada plane en route to Ottawa. It was a very nice coat! • What a difference a few minutes can make. "Just five minutes more" and we would 'have seen Barbara Ann just fine as there were very few people at the airport other than the official send-off commit- tee. * # # We' did so want to get a close- up view of her, particularly as we wanted to see if she were 'as natural and 'unaffected as she appears in the press pictures and reports and which I think is her greatest charm., But while we were disap- pointed it just couldn't be helped. \Ye left home in lots of time—that is for normal driving conditions. But we found they were anything but! Really the roads were terrible. In places the snowbanks were so high it was more like driving through a tunnel. Then there were parts of the road that were flood- ed and if neither of these condi- tions existed then the, road was so full. of pot -holes it would'` Have " made our • bones rattle' bad they not been so well covered! Had we driven fast enough to, reach gallon' on time I am sure, the old Mode! •A would have ,disintegrated pn the way. And we couldn't take a chance - on that — not even to see the. worlds champion skater. Not these • -days we couldn't. ... But the had a nice' drive home as we stuck to the highways, on the • •theory that in this case the longest way around would be the"sFiort est way home. Going over we - 'dro-ve across country. May I be forgiven if I say—"And how!" ' " All "tile side roads'" we• -• passed xcere open but the ploughs must • have done some awful shoving in - places. Our aw i...lane is still block- ed, . up near tI.e house. It wouldn't be but for the fact that the snow , piled up higher than the snow . fence. Of course it could be dug out but Partndt' always thinks the • snow gets away quicker during a thaw if it has been left alone. And by the way, we are really learning . the value of snow fencing. It not only keeps the snow back but it also prevents flooding. In a thaw the water stays behind the snow - bank and gets away underneath it without any fuss or inconven- ience. * * You know I can hardly believe that spring is almost upon us. The winter has seemed unbelievably short. I was :telling Partner the other day that I would really en- joy the 'winter if it were not for the weather. And if there were a few more hours in each . day , I would be .even better satisfied. * * * Oh dear, the radio is just telling us about the dreadful floods rag- ing in England and Scotland right now. And we know so well what those floods can do and the rapid- ity with which they can rise. I re- member going to see the floods about two miles front home when I was. about ten years Old. While I gazed in fascination at the swollen waters of the Stour River, flooding the low-lying houses on its banks, the streets behind me were suddenly flooded too and my way home was cut off. i had to wait until a temporary bridge was erected. That would be quite an adventure for me in those days. * * * You know I have often thought of those houses and the people liv- ing in them. The same thing hap- pened almost every, spring. The people knew it and yet as soon as the' waters subsided they were back in their homes again, cleaning up the mess and counting the cost. What makes people act that way? Is it indifference to danger or love_ of taking a chance. Maybe we all have a bit of the gambler's spirit if we did but know it, One of the commonest ways of tempting prov- idence these days is trying to beat one's gas supply. Why? Do we gain anything by it even suppos- ing we win? And we are far more likely to lose. And it certainly costs more to have gas brought to a stranded car than to buy it at a gas station. I know because I have had it happen once. Like so many other people I took a chance. I knew my supply was low but for some unexplainable reason I didn't want to stop until I reached Ham- ilton. And then, how stupid I felt! * * * And do you know what? I am just about freezing because I took a chance on not looking after the furnace until I would be through with this bit of typing. Works Both Ways The little moppet upon going to bed always insisted that her bed- room door remain open, "Is it be- cause you want to let the light in?" asked her mother. "No," came She amazing response, "it's to let lint the dark," Canadian Art Marches On The oldest existing art society in Canada opened its 7: th Annual Exhibition of members' and non- members' work. on March 7th at the Art Gallery of Toronto and was attended by a record crowd of 1400 people. At the end of, this month a representative collection from the exhibition will begin a tour of other cities in the Dominion. The Ontario Society of Artists' has broken many a lance for the arts and artists of this country since its first exhibition in 1872. . The Royal Canadian Academy was organized at an O.S.A. meeting in 1870 and the development of a , National Gallery, Art Gallery of Toronto and Ontario College of Art is the result of tireless effort of the Society. • Catholicity in Style The O,S,A. Annual Exhibition is NOT a members show (a. fact that is too often misinterpreted) but an opportunity open to all painters and sculptors in Canada to submit their works along with members of the society for selection by the Selection and Hanging Committee.. A new jury is elected each year. It is their responsibility not only to select some 150 works from an average of 500 works submitted but to uphold the highest possible standard in painting and sculpture front the academic .to the abstract. It is- !loth interesting and encour- aginetd note that over 50 per cent of the -work accepted,,. and hung each year is the work of non-mem- bers. . Contribution to rArt Libraries A limited number of a very hand- some and important, catalogue,com- inemorating this -.75th• Exhibition is now available through The Ryer- son Press, 299 Queen West, Toronto. (Thin cover—GOc, Stiff cover with spine—$1.00) Besides'. containing 18 ,reproductions of the contemporary work, the retrospect- ive section of the exhibition' from 1872 is covered by . the first com- plete history and aims of the Sods' ety by L. A. .C.. Panto, R.C.A., O.S.A. . Badminton was. played in India before, it became popular. in Eng- land in the 19th century. Chat ZM i t 0/171)2 1 It's a far cry front the shapeless Mother Hubbard of yesteryear, this crisp Helen Morgan cotton [louse frock. Buttoned down the front, it has a narrow self belt and a perky bow tie at the neckline. I U.S. Nava! Air Unit HORIZONTAL 4 1,7. Depicted is 5 insigne of — Scouting 6 • Squadron --, U S. na- 7 val aviation 8 12 Pilots 13 Tips 15 Coarse File 16 Leaping creature 18 Roster 19 Was sick 21 Limbs 23 Epistle (ab ) 14 25 Therefore 17 26 Whirlwind 20 27 Mother 22 29 Abundant 31 Snare 23. 9 10 11 13 33 Self 34 Age 35 Lampreys 37 Equal 38 Right (ab.) 39 Symbol for tellurium 41 Father. 42 Street '(ab.) 43 Vended 45 Employers 48 Leo 50 Present month (ab.) 52 Pain 55 Rivers 57 Command 59 Irritate 60 Diminished VERTICAL 1 Vehicle 2 Narrow inlet 3 Bear Devilish Symbol for selenium Grafted (her) Transpose tab Defensive head covering Portuguese money of account Abstract being East I Fr ) Symbol for calcium Girl's name Alleged force Behold! Universal language Prince 24 Sound 'in Washington 27 Female horses 28 Separated '30 Mountain pass • -32 Scottish sheepfold 36 Rocks 37 Pompous show 40 Cloth measure 41 Hebrew letter 43 Rail bird 44 Obscure 45 We 46 Portico • 47 Disfigurement 48 Type of boat 49 Native of (suffix) 51 Nova Scotia (all) 53 Hasten • 54 Conclusion 56 One (Scot,) 58 Regius Pro- fessor (ab.) '• 1 2 3 5 6 iii 7 8'.9 "THAT'S 10 11 CAN YOU IMAGINES' -ii1' KIND OF A FOUNTAIN MY POP P01"— CBOT aN AN' JUST mu'nG OF 11; PINNSAg HE KIN WRITE. S'1VE YEARS WHAT (ACAMPft'iTh' •ARM HE`LL. 61AV1= �. fE75 1 PSN 1 WANT' 1 FOR. 1415 '`I; 16 Il • WHEN HF I N 0 ®f 'i 'i 1 m ;, BIRTH yr, rk � 19 lizo11111, !!!P� CED � [�t//./'�/ r.. { , 6f/Rll,CSllil?fl.' iiii ?lql' 4u/dNlya 111111 1;, Iii _.- ry ,—L..,..,, _ .... y a ��1 �.�,J � �.:- � n��t,! , .w c� .i., . ri, /~- iii '>•' �':.. 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It was my bright idea. "You get the eggs out from the bottom of the cupboard 'While • I look for my old box of paints," suggested Susie. I found six eggs in a bowl, and while Susie was rummaging around in the hall closet, I put them in a pan of water: After ten minutes at boiling point, I figured' they were hard enough. "We can give them to the neigh- bor's kids," offered Susie, return- ing with a battered box of paints. We then mixed several colors in a cup of water and dipped the' eggs. After this we painted stripes of yellow, green and red on them, set them back in the bowl and put them away in the cupboard to dry. * .* * Everything was fine. We talked of the days when the kids Used to look for Easter bunnies and how our parents would hide Easter eggs and on Easter morning we would hunt all over the house for them. "The kids next door will have a great time when they find them," said' Susie, "they'll probably try to eat shells and all." Our conversation was interrupt- ed by a voice 'from the kitchen: "I'm hungry, where's my supper?" "It's just pop," 'whispered Susie, "lIe'a late getting home tonight." "For crying out loud, what's happened to these eggs?" roared a voice from the kitchen. "Oh my gosh," yelped Susie, "pop's on• a diet of eggs, and we've used them all." * * * We hurried into the kitchen, both quaking at the knees,. Her pop, flushed front anger, was bending over the kitchen table, ex- amining the colored eggs. He looked up as we entered; and the gleam in his eye made me quiver inside. "Whose—whose idea was this?" he demanded, "all I can eat is eggs and I come home hungry to find • [CS these—these," his words died amidst coughs and sputters. "Barry thought it would be—". "You," he 'cut in, "I might have known. If you aren't stuck in sthe driveway, 'you need a Jack to. fix a tire. Every time you come around. here something happens." "I—I didn't know about the ' diet," I gasped. "Honestly we only painted the eggs for something to . do, to put in the time." * :* • Her father sank into a chair, muttering and stroking his fore- head. "Run next door and try to' bor row two eggs," ordered Susie. •- I ran next door, and to the next and the next. Finally at the fourth house; 'the lady let• me, have a can of• powdered eggs. "Did you • have any luck?" ask- ed Susie, as. I came in out of breath. . "There's four eggs in there,' I replied, handing her the can. She got a bowl and started to take off the lid. Her father watched closely. As the lid came off and the powder started to come out, he roared at me, "Another of your smart alec tricks. Get out! get out!" • Susie followed"'ni..e to the door: • She was mad too. - "That was stupid of you," she said, "now I'll get it for letting you go to get the eggs." No use trying to explain, I thought. * * * 7n the way home, I thought of the evening's events. Do other guys get into. trouble like I do, I wondered. Jeepers, I'm always in a mess.. I know . what I'll do. I'll take up a dozen eggs tomorrow night and that will fix me with her pop. As I walked in the front door, I noticed a book lying on the table. "The Egg and I" was the title. Browsing through it, I noted the trouble the author had had with chickens and eggs. On the cover was a picture of the author. You and your eggs, I grumbled and trudged off to bed. Rocket Precautions Australia is tightening security precautions •for the rocket experi- ment range in central Australia. This move is an attempt to pre- vent repetition of the Canadian atom spy experience, when a num- ber ofpersons were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, Minister for Ex- ternal Affairs, told the House of Representatives at Canberra, Aus- tralia. • TA LE TAL 0 0 N * , Buy By Grade: Grading of foods under Dominion Government supervision and mark- ing of packages so that the con- sumer inay buy by grade, 'is of. definite assistance' t6' the Canadian homemaker. Grading is of value to her whether she knows about grade regulations or not, . but infinitely more so when she knows the grades for various products and looks for the grade mark before buying, '• • We. in, Canada.' enjoy , a special, privilege. Canada is the only country in the world where so many foods' are regularly graded and marked for the retail •li'uyer.: • The slogan "Bity by grade—buys With confidence", has been adopted. by the Dominion .Department . of Agriculture and the Borne Econo- mists ofn n r•'say . the Co su to Section that real economy as. well as satis- faction is the reward 'for' buying by..: grade. . .. Eggs sold in Canada are graded. The highest 'grade' Al eggs are the finest quality, obtainable. These:,are not' always 'available and are of course high in price. Grade A. eggs are also of excellent quality. Both, these grades have firm jellylike white ' which • hold its shape. They . are therefore perfect. for, poaching or' frying as well as cooking in the shell. Grades B and C—have less firm whites• which spread when the 'shell is. broken '' Some hoinemakers boast that they always buy the best:' Grading. of commercially canned fruit and vegetables makes it better buying ' ' in many cases to use the lower • grade. To 'have 'the most suitable product for the special purpose, and at a low -• cost, - is real economy.. Fancy Quality canned fruits and.:' vegetables are as nearly, perfect as possible and therefore are to 'be •• used where, appearance is import- ant. Company desserts or salads are beautiful when'.fancy pi•odiicts are used: For .family use iri'regular• meals Choice. Quality 'produc:ts are very satisfactory as' they are good in appearance •and tender end" flavourful but not necessarily uni- form in size or colour' of pieces. Standard quality 'lacks itnjformity.• Pieces - may be' broken but food value is equal to• the higher grades. Baked Crispy Pears 6 canned pears (Choice -quality) '3/4 cup corn or wheat flakes. 6 teaspoons red jelly (apple'or red currant) ' . • . S/2 cup juice from pears •Drain pears—roll each piece in cereal flakes, place hollow side. up in a greased baking dish. In centre of each put 1 teaspoon ofjelly. . Pour juice around pears. - Bake in a moderately, hot oven 375 deg. F. 15 minutes or until browned. , Corn and Cheese Souffle . 4 tablespoons fat 4 tablespoons flour , . '1 teaspoon salt Few grains'pepper 1 cup milk • 1 cup grated cheese . •. 4 egg yolks 2 cups corn '(Standard quality) 4 egg whites Melt fat, add flour, salt and pepper, Add grated cheese and stir ,until melted. Pour over beaten egg yolks, add corn and mix well, Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into greased casserole. Oven• poach in a moderate oven .350 deg. F. until set—about 50 minutes, Serves six. Communists Claim 17,009,000 in world Communists , th rough o u t the world now total 17,009,000 dele- gates to the' Conference of British Empire „Communist Parties were told in London, England. Chart: prepared by the Com- 4munist Party -of Great Britain and displayed at Conference headquar- ters said 56, countries ,had parties which, though not necessarily call- ing themselves. Communist, were based on the teachings of Marx, Engels; ._,enin, and Stalin. Soviet'. Russia, the charts said, has 6„000,000 Communists, Italy, 2,200,000,''the United States, 74,000, and Great Britain 43,000. If your nose ever fhs !fid next time put a little d6 Va-tro-nol'in each. nostril. Quickly con- ' gestion is relieved, breathing is easier. • Va-tro-nol works right where trouble is to relieve distress of head colds. Try it!. 'Works line! You'll like itt up with stuffy tram-,$REpf siert con estiou— NU V -T y;: . SFr :: Recipe Dissolve 1 tsp. sugar in % c. Lukewarm water; add 1 en- velope Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast. Let mixture stand 10 min. Then stir well. Scald c. milk, add 3 tbs. short- ening, X c. sugar, % tsp. salt; cool to lukewarm. Add 1 c. sifted flour to make a batter. Add yeast mixture and 1 beaten egg; beat well. Add 2% c. sifted flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead lightly, place in greased bowl. Cover; set in warm place, free from draft. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours. When light punch dough down; roll out into oblong piece, about X” thick. Brush with 3 tbs. melted shortening or butter. Sprinkle with % c. brown sugar, I% tsps. cinnamon, c. raisins. Roll up length- wise in a tight roll; cut in 1" slices. Place cut -side lap, 1" apart in greased shallow baking pan. Cover; let rise in warm place until light, about 1 hour. Bake in 425°F. oven about 20 minutes. , REG'LAR FELLERS—Endurance Test By GENE BYRNES "THAT'S CAN YOU IMAGINES' -ii1' KIND OF A FOUNTAIN MY POP P01"— CBOT aN AN' JUST mu'nG OF 11; PINNSAg HE KIN WRITE. S'1VE YEARS WHAT (ACAMPft'iTh' •ARM HE`LL. 61AV1= �. fE75 PSN 1 WANT' 1 FOR. 1415 ta�• WI CIiOUY REFILLING 1 t •' WHEN HF I N 0 ®f /pNrnoaucrNb _ m ;, BIRTH yr, rk � !!!P� CED � [�t//./'�/ r.. { , 6f/Rll,CSllil?fl.' iiii ?lql' 4u/dNlya 111111 1;, Iii _.- ry ,—L..,..,, _ .... y a ��1 �.�,J � �.:- � n��t,! , .w c� .i., . ri, /~- iii '>•' �':.. 4. tw ,P kl: I ��i �t,LRix�,f �. // .� ,�,` f ". !�' �, t 'N," .,''A„ � �'.� 'n .,, , , I�r y Sx---~'' ^ r. i d: Cry A / �dr� ` / '��',�"r`'111011161;• ) !`$"1:1 •� �1 R` `IW ler f. ITreJd D11 k',,. . tl,, fnnetVOA- /•Lvy� ry�