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Zurich Herald, 1947-06-05, Page 2CHRONIC SINGE AES 0114 FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke A few weeks ago a friend of ours, getting up in years, and particularly fond of flowers, happened to men- tion that she had never seen the fatuous Rack Gardens in Hamilton. I could hardly believe it—it was al- most incredible that anyone so bless- ed with "green fingers" as my friend should miss seeing anything that would give her so much pleas- ure. But of course she had no way of malting the trip unless someone took her. Right away I promised that if we ever had a better car than the Model A, she would certainly see the Gardens. So that was my first trip with "the Greening," That, by the way, is my name for our latest car; and for two reasons—one be- cause it is green and the other be- cause—at present—it is the apple of my eye. * * * So away we went last Thursday— two elderly ladies and myself — and we saw the Rock 'Gardens in all their spring glory. It was a lovely day (actually!) and we wandered around to our heart's content, fol- lowing the winding paths among the rocks; climbing the stepping stones to higher levels; resting on the benches when we were tired; and watching the goldfish as they flash- ed through the water, no matter which way we looked. There were so many of them—far more than I had seen before. Either more had 'been put into the pools or they must mul- tiply very rapidly. • Of course we hadto get into con- versation with the gardeners and learned to our amazement that only two men are employed to look after the Gardens. How they ever keep them in such good condition I don't know. That day they were setting out bedding plants. A truck had just delivered them in flats—all kinds of annuals, and there must have been thousands of them. It just about gave me a backache to look at them! * * * As we chatted with the men I noticed a few roots of primroses in among the rocks. I drew attention 'to them and the head gardener said, "Yes, and those few loots are all that are left—too many people take a fancy to them and first thing we know they are nearly aII gone. Sure, there's a $50 fine for stealing roots or flowers, but a man can't have his eyes everywhere at once — there's a lot of people go through the gardens from one day to an- other." Doesn't that seem a crime? Why is it that some people glee way to such despicable pilfering and petty thiev- ing? It is hard to believe that peo- ple who love flowYetawould .be guilty of such meanness. a.l have always thought one of the characteristics of a person who really loves flowers is a desire to share them with other folk, not to thieve and destroy for selfish pleasure. * * * Upon our arrival home my first job was to visit a little bird pris- oner. In the forenoon I discovered a small bird sitting on the front step —I think it was a green linnet. It made no attempt to fly or run when ('approached and nestled quite hap- pily in my hand. So 1 put it in a large box covered with a window screen and supplied it with food and water. Evidently it had been stunned in some way and recovered during my absence because when 1 opened the box it took to its wings in no un- certain fashion. Free, happy little bird -1 was so glad I saved it from possible capture and death, Well, I didn't think I could do it, but 1 have. I mean 1 have written this whole column without once mentioning the weather! Which per- haps is just as well because anything 1 might have said wouldn't be print- ed—and we had week -end guests and ten for tea on Sunday. Seasoned and Baked Orchids a Delicacy Some day in the not too distant future, after you have returned home from a dinner or theatre party, your lady friend might take off that beautiful orchid and offer you a bite. Should this happen tcr•you, don't show your ignorance and be too sur- prised, advises The International Digest, because a group of botanists Of the New York Botanical Gardens recently returned from East Africa with a collection of over 10,000 strange plants, one of which was the edible orchid. Instead of growing on trees like the decorative species, it flourishes on the ground like any ordinary plant. The natives in East Africa dig there up, season, bake and eat them as a special delicacy. Now being cultivated in the green- houses of the New York Botanical Gardens, they may soon be available to the public. A Bouncing Baby And the baby who felt 35 feet without suffering serious , injury - should be pleased he had his spring nighty on. —Windsor Daily Star IAttacked Palau 1 mr HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured U, S. naval leader, Vice- Adml, Theo- dore S. — 51 9 Log float 52 13 Exist 14 Musical 1 drama ' 2 15 Auricles 3 16 Rant 4 18 French article 5 the U. 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Q E joys liberty 32 Twisted 12 Czars 33 Blood vessel 17 Type of fur 36 Lean 19 Poet 37 Hops' kiln 21 Negative word38'Nobleman 22 Any 40 Therefore 23 Kitchen 42 Denomination utensils 43 Hawaiian 26 Orchestra precipice 27 Make a 45 By way of mistake 46 Insane 29 Pulsate 48 Measure 30 Over (contr.) 49 Near 31 Work 50 We 1 T By BARRY MURKAR A programme of questions and answers by Elizabeth Woodward for teenagers from Buffalo's WI{BW at 11, Saturday mornings, is worth hearing. titre sat in the barber's chair last week when it was on and enjoyed every minute of it. Just be- fore that, there is another teen- ager programme with lots of jive music corning in from Chicago — also on the saine station. Mark it down. * There is a great deal of talk these days about safety and cutting • down the death toll from motor acci- dents. Some teen-agers, when be- hind the wheel, seem to develop a case of heavy -foot and the posts and pedestrians go flying by in. a hurry. We can help by driving care- fully, riding our bikes carefully and avoiding jay -walking. Some of the olders could help a -lot if they would leave that BOTTLE at home where it belongs. * * * A number of tcencrs we have heard about are leaving for the re- sorts to work during the summer. We understand that most of the jobs handed out to teeners at these places don't pay a lot of money, but they do pay off in good food, a good time—and you do meet some nice people. One fellow we know heads for Banff. There is a spot where most any teen-ager could work with pleasure, especially when Paramount of Hollywood sends up a fellow like Bing Crosby to make a picture. The picture that Bing made at Banff last year is scheduled to be releas- "Prettiest of all"—that's your tot in this complete set of easy -to -make clothes. Pattern 4932 has 'a frothy frock, "boo-ful" bonnet, slip and panties. Lace, ric rac optional. Pattern 4932, toddlers' sizes 6 mos., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years. Size 2, dress, 14 yards 35 -inch fabric. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Room 421, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto. Print plainly .SlZ1'., NAME, Al) - ,DRESS, STYLE NUMBER, ICS ed this fall. Done in technicolor, "The Emperor's Waltz" is supposed to be one of Crosby's best. - * * ,F Apparently we cause. the kid brother a little embarrassment at times. It seems that quite a number' of his fellow students at Scarboro Collegiate get around to reading this column every week. As soon as they hear the name Murkar they ask if he is a brother to the mutt that writes Teen -Town Topics. He says it's only kidding, but stilt makes his neck feel warm. Well, that is the way it goes. Any person attempting. to write a column will find that, - there is always someone ready to criticize and, often as not, they don't know what they are talking about. * * * The other day we read where the land -sailors were getting their yachts, dinghy's, launches aid what- nots ready to go, down to the lake in ships. We went down to the local bay and there they were.' Men and. boys and the odd woman all busy painting and caulking. It made us feel that summer was here. Out on the bay fishermen sat huddled in small punts, and the odd picnic bas- ketcould be seen. But getting back to the boats. Over on the end, a boy of about 8 years was varnishing a small boat with one sail on it. He stated it was a Moth and that he raced it on the bay every year. Ap- parently they make boats these days for all shapes and sizes which re- minds us that a lady, who came home recently on the Queen Eliza- beth, was very disappointed with the ship and didn't think it was near- ly as nice as she had been told it was. * * * 'Well, next week, we are heading for the north country for a week's holidays. Oh boy, will I lap that up? Swimming, fishing and hiking and I can get up when I feel like it. The editor thinks that I have a lot of nerve pleading for time off for a rest, but then editors sometimes get' in those moods. We tried to get Billy Rose to do a guest column, but he refuses: And so did Roly Young and Jim Coleman. Well, anyway, Susie wanted to do a column for me so stand by. Don't let on that 1 ask- ed those other people first—she may be annoyed and 1 can get into trou- ble easy enough. By for now, and we'll be back with you the week after next. Featherbedding Union featherbedding has reached a new peak on the Japanese rail- roads, where there are 40,8 employ- ees for each anile of track compared with six in the U.S., says Newsweek. Both the Government and the occu- pation officials accept the situation, vigorously defended by the unions, as a form of work relief. TABLE TALKS Strawberries a4 . According to facilities available and taking into account personal tastes, strawberries may be frozen, canned or made up into jam. If there is a quick-freezing locker plant in your community, frozen strawberries will most probably be your choice since in freezing, the color, flavour and shape are so well retained that it is a joy to have frozen berries to serve out of season. Some varieties of strawberries freeze more successfully than others, so it is recommended to check with your provincial Department of Agri- culture for the varieties suitable in your district. Based on their exten- sive cxpetimental work 'on freezing strawberries, the home economists of the Consumer Section, Dominion Department of Agriculture, say that only fruit of a high quality should be frozen. The strawberries must be ripe but firm, and at the ideal stage of maturity for immediate table use. Speed and care in preparing and handling the fruit are very import- ant. To prevent the fruit from loos- ing its original flavour, appearance and texture, a small quantity only should be prepared at one time for freezing. * * The strawberries are washed and sorted before being hulled; then they are packed either whole or sliced in cold, medium syrup to cover or in dry sugar. A medium syrup is made with 1 cup of sugar arid 1 cup wa- ter. For dry sugar use 4 lbs. of pre- pared fruit, about 12 cups to one pound of sugar (2 cups). The packed containers should be frozen immediately after packing. If they are to be frozen and stored in a locker plant, each container, as it is packed, should be placed in a re- frigerator or very cold place until all containers are ready and then taken to the locker plant without de- lay. * a• Homemakers who do not have . freezing facilities are interested in the best recommended method for canning strawberries. The recom- mendations for preparing arid hand- ling the strawberries are the same for canning as for freezing. There are two methods recom- mended for canning strawberries, the Cold Pack method and the Hot Pack method using the same strength of syrup, that is a medium one which is made using equal amounts of sugar and water. Cold Pack The syrup is made, Method the washed and hulled strawberries are added and slowly brought to the boil and simmered for 1 minute. The kettle is then covered, removed front the heat and allowed to stand for one hour. Then the sealers are packed, leaving 'the required ,.lteadspace of a half-inch and sealed according to the type of sealer used. The processing is done in the boiling water bath, pint seal- ers are processed 15 minutes and quart sealers 20 minutes. *r * Hot Pock The syrup is brought to 112ethod the boil in the kettle, then the strawberries are added, the kettle 'covered and removed from the heat and allowed to stand for one hour. The strawberries in the syrup are then brought to the boil, packed hot, with the required head - space` and then processed for 15 minutes for both pint and quart sealers in the boiling water bath. Shortage of Teapots Upsets Government The Socialist regime in England has come to its crucial test. There _is a shortage of teapots. A Laborite member complained bitterly in Commons that he had tried unsuccessfully in 11 stores to buy one. The parliamentary secre- tary of the Board of Tiade couldn't tell him where. Thus the issue is joined. Everyone knows an Englishman must have his tea, Without it he becomes unman- ageable. Unless the Socialists find some pots, and find them fast, their government may discover itself up- set. Even now, it may, be said to be teetering. Tubeless Tires • Tubes may be as obsolete as spokes on the automobile wheels of the future, says the B. F. Goodrich James J. Newman, Goodrich vice- president, has announced the Bevel-' optnent of tubeless tires of rayon cord construction, and reported the new disks were being used on a taxicab fleet in a midwestern city, on state police cruisers and on some . private passenger cars. Advantages of the new tires claimed by the company include safe- ty'•features of puncture -sealing inner tubes, improved riding qualities, high bruise resistance and retention of air pressure. CIGARETTE PAPERS Famous Pre -War Quality The only Cigarette Paper MADE IN FRANCE on sale in Canada 111 BLUE COVER PURE WHITE Free Burning Double Book Automatic 100 Leaves For EASY ROLLING use a ZIG-ZAG CIGARETTE ROLLER 2 5c. ROLL YOUR OWN BETTER CIGARETTES w/TSH :z CIGARETTE TOBACCO WHEN YOU'RE LOW ON ENERGY ONLYLI U S BRISK TASTING TEA GIVES YOU THAT ® You've never had a cup of tea like Lipton's— it's so delicious, so rich, so full-bodied, and, above all, so exhilarating! That's Lipton's iLAVOR-LIFT —and only Lipton's has it. For it's the blend that makes Lipton's—and Lipton's who make the blend. You'll notice this amazing yLAvoU-LIFT with your very first cup of Lipton's brush -tasting tea. You'll say it's wonderful , , , wonderful anytime, morning, noon and night. Try it! Ask for Lipton's the tea with the la -Avon -Lira; at your grocer's today! Copyrlglt 1047 Ttzos, J, Lipton Limited • THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE LIPTON'S TEA ffR.BR/SKWS "ONE CUP OR TWO.,. I.IPi'OO TEA BAGS FOR YOU !" _ __ REG'LAR FELLERS—Shock-Proof Service BY GENE BYRNES 56. '' GIVE. M. A 7 S • 910 II '.`' i " HAND WITH THIS OLE MA'TTR_ESS I WAN` TO PUT IT ON Th. WAGON! 1 NOW T' 6e.T SOME WHAT'S PILLERS AN' TH' BIGCD BIG " .SFA CUSHIONS! IDEA? , ,-,} `"' 411 SAFETY FIRST BUTCH-- 1 GOTTA DO A ERRAND! 1 Q;OTt'A GO NoopE,NAPOLE:5 AN PICK UP A HAFFA DOZEN m: HID UNDER TH' / C[1UN7f .R FOEGGS R. mommA1 16 '',,, •,.• s ..• Wl. ° :' sem z�-. 11Y rat,.. .� ���.. it 4 18 o°l-� F�,'' s �, lone "ate: 9 z0 22 n23 3' f 24 Pett tO.: .... 'aamaaa, 28 N MI 30 '11111111 • 35 36Join ,Fl.t37 41 �,,fi 42 i;iµ3 s . } 44 45 1;! 4b 121P -Al 41 1 48 49 So !� • 52 1 T By BARRY MURKAR A programme of questions and answers by Elizabeth Woodward for teenagers from Buffalo's WI{BW at 11, Saturday mornings, is worth hearing. titre sat in the barber's chair last week when it was on and enjoyed every minute of it. Just be- fore that, there is another teen- ager programme with lots of jive music corning in from Chicago — also on the saine station. Mark it down. * There is a great deal of talk these days about safety and cutting • down the death toll from motor acci- dents. Some teen-agers, when be- hind the wheel, seem to develop a case of heavy -foot and the posts and pedestrians go flying by in. a hurry. We can help by driving care- fully, riding our bikes carefully and avoiding jay -walking. Some of the olders could help a -lot if they would leave that BOTTLE at home where it belongs. * * * A number of tcencrs we have heard about are leaving for the re- sorts to work during the summer. We understand that most of the jobs handed out to teeners at these places don't pay a lot of money, but they do pay off in good food, a good time—and you do meet some nice people. One fellow we know heads for Banff. There is a spot where most any teen-ager could work with pleasure, especially when Paramount of Hollywood sends up a fellow like Bing Crosby to make a picture. The picture that Bing made at Banff last year is scheduled to be releas- "Prettiest of all"—that's your tot in this complete set of easy -to -make clothes. Pattern 4932 has 'a frothy frock, "boo-ful" bonnet, slip and panties. Lace, ric rac optional. Pattern 4932, toddlers' sizes 6 mos., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years. Size 2, dress, 14 yards 35 -inch fabric. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Room 421, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto. Print plainly .SlZ1'., NAME, Al) - ,DRESS, STYLE NUMBER, ICS ed this fall. Done in technicolor, "The Emperor's Waltz" is supposed to be one of Crosby's best. - * * ,F Apparently we cause. the kid brother a little embarrassment at times. It seems that quite a number' of his fellow students at Scarboro Collegiate get around to reading this column every week. As soon as they hear the name Murkar they ask if he is a brother to the mutt that writes Teen -Town Topics. He says it's only kidding, but stilt makes his neck feel warm. Well, that is the way it goes. Any person attempting. to write a column will find that, - there is always someone ready to criticize and, often as not, they don't know what they are talking about. * * * The other day we read where the land -sailors were getting their yachts, dinghy's, launches aid what- nots ready to go, down to the lake in ships. We went down to the local bay and there they were.' Men and. boys and the odd woman all busy painting and caulking. It made us feel that summer was here. Out on the bay fishermen sat huddled in small punts, and the odd picnic bas- ketcould be seen. But getting back to the boats. Over on the end, a boy of about 8 years was varnishing a small boat with one sail on it. He stated it was a Moth and that he raced it on the bay every year. Ap- parently they make boats these days for all shapes and sizes which re- minds us that a lady, who came home recently on the Queen Eliza- beth, was very disappointed with the ship and didn't think it was near- ly as nice as she had been told it was. * * * 'Well, next week, we are heading for the north country for a week's holidays. Oh boy, will I lap that up? Swimming, fishing and hiking and I can get up when I feel like it. The editor thinks that I have a lot of nerve pleading for time off for a rest, but then editors sometimes get' in those moods. We tried to get Billy Rose to do a guest column, but he refuses: And so did Roly Young and Jim Coleman. Well, anyway, Susie wanted to do a column for me so stand by. Don't let on that 1 ask- ed those other people first—she may be annoyed and 1 can get into trou- ble easy enough. By for now, and we'll be back with you the week after next. Featherbedding Union featherbedding has reached a new peak on the Japanese rail- roads, where there are 40,8 employ- ees for each anile of track compared with six in the U.S., says Newsweek. Both the Government and the occu- pation officials accept the situation, vigorously defended by the unions, as a form of work relief. TABLE TALKS Strawberries a4 . According to facilities available and taking into account personal tastes, strawberries may be frozen, canned or made up into jam. If there is a quick-freezing locker plant in your community, frozen strawberries will most probably be your choice since in freezing, the color, flavour and shape are so well retained that it is a joy to have frozen berries to serve out of season. Some varieties of strawberries freeze more successfully than others, so it is recommended to check with your provincial Department of Agri- culture for the varieties suitable in your district. Based on their exten- sive cxpetimental work 'on freezing strawberries, the home economists of the Consumer Section, Dominion Department of Agriculture, say that only fruit of a high quality should be frozen. The strawberries must be ripe but firm, and at the ideal stage of maturity for immediate table use. Speed and care in preparing and handling the fruit are very import- ant. To prevent the fruit from loos- ing its original flavour, appearance and texture, a small quantity only should be prepared at one time for freezing. * * The strawberries are washed and sorted before being hulled; then they are packed either whole or sliced in cold, medium syrup to cover or in dry sugar. A medium syrup is made with 1 cup of sugar arid 1 cup wa- ter. For dry sugar use 4 lbs. of pre- pared fruit, about 12 cups to one pound of sugar (2 cups). The packed containers should be frozen immediately after packing. If they are to be frozen and stored in a locker plant, each container, as it is packed, should be placed in a re- frigerator or very cold place until all containers are ready and then taken to the locker plant without de- lay. * a• Homemakers who do not have . freezing facilities are interested in the best recommended method for canning strawberries. The recom- mendations for preparing arid hand- ling the strawberries are the same for canning as for freezing. There are two methods recom- mended for canning strawberries, the Cold Pack method and the Hot Pack method using the same strength of syrup, that is a medium one which is made using equal amounts of sugar and water. Cold Pack The syrup is made, Method the washed and hulled strawberries are added and slowly brought to the boil and simmered for 1 minute. The kettle is then covered, removed front the heat and allowed to stand for one hour. Then the sealers are packed, leaving 'the required ,.lteadspace of a half-inch and sealed according to the type of sealer used. The processing is done in the boiling water bath, pint seal- ers are processed 15 minutes and quart sealers 20 minutes. *r * Hot Pock The syrup is brought to 112ethod the boil in the kettle, then the strawberries are added, the kettle 'covered and removed from the heat and allowed to stand for one hour. The strawberries in the syrup are then brought to the boil, packed hot, with the required head - space` and then processed for 15 minutes for both pint and quart sealers in the boiling water bath. Shortage of Teapots Upsets Government The Socialist regime in England has come to its crucial test. There _is a shortage of teapots. A Laborite member complained bitterly in Commons that he had tried unsuccessfully in 11 stores to buy one. The parliamentary secre- tary of the Board of Tiade couldn't tell him where. Thus the issue is joined. Everyone knows an Englishman must have his tea, Without it he becomes unman- ageable. Unless the Socialists find some pots, and find them fast, their government may discover itself up- set. Even now, it may, be said to be teetering. Tubeless Tires • Tubes may be as obsolete as spokes on the automobile wheels of the future, says the B. F. Goodrich James J. Newman, Goodrich vice- president, has announced the Bevel-' optnent of tubeless tires of rayon cord construction, and reported the new disks were being used on a taxicab fleet in a midwestern city, on state police cruisers and on some . private passenger cars. Advantages of the new tires claimed by the company include safe- ty'•features of puncture -sealing inner tubes, improved riding qualities, high bruise resistance and retention of air pressure. CIGARETTE PAPERS Famous Pre -War Quality The only Cigarette Paper MADE IN FRANCE on sale in Canada 111 BLUE COVER PURE WHITE Free Burning Double Book Automatic 100 Leaves For EASY ROLLING use a ZIG-ZAG CIGARETTE ROLLER 2 5c. ROLL YOUR OWN BETTER CIGARETTES w/TSH :z CIGARETTE TOBACCO WHEN YOU'RE LOW ON ENERGY ONLYLI U S BRISK TASTING TEA GIVES YOU THAT ® You've never had a cup of tea like Lipton's— it's so delicious, so rich, so full-bodied, and, above all, so exhilarating! That's Lipton's iLAVOR-LIFT —and only Lipton's has it. For it's the blend that makes Lipton's—and Lipton's who make the blend. You'll notice this amazing yLAvoU-LIFT with your very first cup of Lipton's brush -tasting tea. You'll say it's wonderful , , , wonderful anytime, morning, noon and night. Try it! Ask for Lipton's the tea with the la -Avon -Lira; at your grocer's today! Copyrlglt 1047 Ttzos, J, Lipton Limited • THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE LIPTON'S TEA ffR.BR/SKWS "ONE CUP OR TWO.,. I.IPi'OO TEA BAGS FOR YOU !" _ __ REG'LAR FELLERS—Shock-Proof Service BY GENE BYRNES '' GIVE. M. A ' I '.`' i " HAND WITH THIS OLE MA'TTR_ESS I WAN` TO PUT IT ON Th. WAGON! 1 NOW T' 6e.T SOME WHAT'S PILLERS AN' TH' BIGCD BIG " .SFA CUSHIONS! IDEA? , ,-,} `"' r -� SAFETY FIRST BUTCH-- 1 GOTTA DO A ERRAND! 1 Q;OTt'A GO NoopE,NAPOLE:5 AN PICK UP A HAFFA DOZEN m: HID UNDER TH' / C[1UN7f .R FOEGGS R. mommA1 k1 ,i /}✓( r''�.. S :. a!� % '',,, •,.• s ..• Wl. ° :' sem z�-. ,..,0 ,, � �.10,-:-...:,- P� 1, 4I rat,.. .� ���.. it 4 _.� o°l-� F�,'' s �, lone