HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1947-07-17, Page 3CHRONICLES OF
GIN6ER FARM
By Gwendoline P. Clarke
,,.Partner went out a few minutes
ago to shut up the chickens. When
he returned he said—"Well, I guess
I just saw some of those flying
saucers!"
I looked at him, startled—"I don't
believe you—you didn't see any-
thing of the kind." But Partner's
cxpresion was inscrutable as he
continued—"Well, what I saw cer-
tainly answered the decription of
the "saucers." They were bright,
luminous objects, travelling at a
terrific speed until they finally dis-
appeared front sight. \'es, I think
I could be quite certain they were
flying saucers except that 1 recog-
nised thl m as fireflies!' And with
that closing remark he grinned.
That man .s . as long as I have
lived with himI still can't tell from
his e.ipression whether be is ser-
ious or kidding.
* * *
Here is another little story, only
in this case it happens to be true
and made me wonder how much of
what happens—or doesn't happen—
depends on pure, unadulterated
luck.
Partner had been out over ,the
creek coiling hay. He started at
the far end of the field so that if
he didn't finish he would not have
as far to go next time. This even-
tually brought him to the bank of
the creek, on the other side of which
the cattle were grazing. He heard
a heifer bawling and went to in-
vestigate. The heifer was all right
Int further up the creek he saw
one of the cows lying in rather a
suspicious way right on the edge
¢:f a deep water -hole. Hurrying
over Partner saw that she already
had a new-born calf. As he ap-
proached the calf was struggling
to get to its feet but was unsuccess-
ful and was gradually slipping clos-
er to the edge of the water -hole.
Inside of a few minutes it would
surely have fallen in and been
drowned. Of course Partner res-
cued the poor little thing and car-
ried it to a safer place. But it was
not only the calf's life that had
been in danger, there was also the
possibility, had the calf drowned,
that the fact of the cow having
calved might have been overlooked,
in. which case the cow wouldn't
have been milked at the right time
and might have developed milk
fever and died However, they say
most of the troubles in life that we
worry about are the ones that never
happen, so the cow and calf incident
is certainly another one to add to
the list. -
k * *.
C.B.--thank you very much for
your kind letter with its information
about the birds. i shall look for
the bird book you recommend next
time I ant in the city. I also hope
to answer your letter personally in
the very near future. And regard-
ing your question—I can assure you
i. am not kidding!
For the sake of my other readers
may I explain what I mean by
that reference to "kidding"? My
correspondent, "C.B." compliments
me on my powers of observation in
regard to birds and then adds—"Or
are you just kidding us?"
I was puzzled over that question
for awhile but finally came to the
conclusion that C.B.—and possibly
others—could get the idea that for
the sake of "copy" I might read up
something or other on bird life and
make a story of a. Believe me,
that is not so. Anything I describe
regarding birds or anything else for
that matter is what I have seen or
heard with my own eyes and ears,
V.
We Won!—They could hardly wait to phone the good news
home! Velma Richards and Sedley Mackie„Toronto, were two
of the 36 models selected from 350 applicants at the modelling
auditions for the round of Canadian National Exhibition fasti
ion shows. The models will receive a concentrated three weeks
model training course at no expense to themselves, under the
personal direction of Pasquale D'Angelo, '1 oronto School „f
Charm.
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By BARRY MURKAK
Since last week, summer fatal-
ities have soared to an alarming
degree. Despite the continued
warnings of press and radio, young
people—and older people — in-
sist on doing silly things while
in canoes or in the water. Already
it's been a record for summer trag-
edies—so watch yourself and take
the necessary precautions.
We've Done It Again
Following our article of a few
weeks ago on education vs. in-
fluence, we have had several com-
plaints and have been accused of
being pessimistic. Well, we won't
give in to anything we said and we
still feel that, wh.eri the time
conies, those looking for jobs will
find that what we said was true,
Prove we arc wrong then we'll
change our attitude.
Chillin, Chillin, How Could You?
The teeners of the Bracebridge
area certainly didn't win any ad-
miration from this department
with their recent display of ga-ga
over the two characters who fig-
ured in the inquest held there. We
are referring to the bobby-soxers
who besieged Kettlewell and Bar-
rie for autographs when they left
the court room. It seems the babes
must have mistaken them for
something from Hollywood or
else they are not very particular
about who signs their little .black
books. Personally we feel that
the parents again are to be partly
blamed for this display. As the
crown said at the time: "If par-
ents want to let them conte, that
is their business. To make heroes
of two men such as Kettlewell
and Barrie is nothing short of
disgusting in our estimation." •
if not, then I give credit where
credit is due. 1 am genuinely in-
terested in birds and regret that
I know so little about them. For
that reason your information, C.B.
is very acceptable and I thank you
for your trouble.
Not Fair
"So you deceived your husband!"
exclaimed the judge.
"No, your honor," was the reply.
"I -Ie deceived nee."
"Explain, please." •
"Fie said he was going out of tows
and he didn't go."
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governor,
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9 Lamb
111 Rejoinder
13 Tapioca -like
food
15 Entangle
16 Genuine
17 Type of nut
19 Constellation
21 Shop
22 Kind of tide
23 Royal Italian
framily. name
24 Affirm
28 Wicked
31 Cognomens
33 Prattle
34 To one side
35 Brazilian state.
38 rootlike part
39 Muse of
poetry
41 Fashion
43 Frighten
45 Stellar body
46 Driver of a
team of homes
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2 Beautify
3 Simple
4 3'aesimile (ab. )
5 Exclamations
6 Harvests
7 Remove
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11 Uncommon
12 Symbol for
tantalum
14 Separate
15 He is gover-
nor of —
11 Sewing
implements
20 Opera (ab.)
25 Ornamental
flower vessel
28 Princes
27 Edit
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28 Symbol for
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29 Phantasm
30 Newspaper
paragraph
32 Caterpillar
hairs
33 Hard blow
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36 Symbol for
actinium
37 Corrosive
accretion
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Correspond—It's Worth It
Teen clubs in the U.S. have a
lot of fun corresponding with each
other, which no doubt can be in-
teresting and a lot of -fun. Those
many teen clubs in the south end
of the province could write to
members in the north end, An ex-
change of ideas on club program-
mes and projects is well worth
while, as you may find a real in-
teresting pen -pal, Jusi send your
notes along tr the president of the
teen -club of the town and they
will be well received—we hetcha.
Help :Those Service Clubs
We would like to suggest to
your teen club that you give assist-
ance, when possible, to the service
club or clubs ir' your town. Wheth-
er it be Rotary, Lions. Kiwanis it
Kinsmen, they can possibly use
members of your club to good ad-
vantage from time to time. By so
lending a bane to those who arc
t ging to help others, your club
will be doing a great service, and
a little work along with the fun
is often to the advantage of every-
ore—so offer your assistance to
the local service club president. If
by any chance you take part in
any scheme in your own town, let
us know about it.
Jack Miner .and the Birds •
We have always taken an inter
est in the wo"lc, of the late Jack
Miner—and now of his son,. Manly
F. Miner. In 1922, ..Jack Miner
wrote .a book called, "Jack Miner
and the Birds" and in '32 he4i:rote
"Jack Miner on Current Topics."
Now we have' a memorial edition
of jack Miner and the Birds.
There are twenty of Jack Miner's
best stories in this book and we
think that every teener will be
pleased to read it. The book is
j» • t off the press and will no doubt
be in your library soon—so ask
for it. We think one of the nicest
things ever said of Jack Miner came
from our JPrime Minister of Can-
ada: "Jack Miner has rendered our
cc untry great services. The in-
spiration he has given young and
ole of many lands by his life and
work will live after hint,"
Dick Tracy Back on Screen
The square -jawed detective,
Dick Tracy will be back on the
screen soon in the third of a ser-
ies, woven around the exploits of
the famous comic strip character.
Appearing with him in "Dick
Tracy's Dilemma" will be his girl
friend Tess Trueheart, his assist-
ant Pat Patton nad his pal, Vit-
amin Flintheart, the broken down
old actor. The kids will eagerly
await this one.
A Mistake Somewhere
A friend asked us the other day
why we didn't welcome letters, \Ve
were very surprised to hear this
and hastily rectified any such
idea. We welcome letters of any
sort, as we have mentioned sev-
eral times. If you have a sugges
tion, any news or even just a
friendly letter, we'll be pleased to
hear from you. Send your com-
ments to this column at Pickering,
Ont. One thing we have been try-
ing to do, is to get news of the
various dubs. To date it has been
a hard job. We think that we have
hit on an idea that will work and
will have it in order by fall.
TABLE TALKS
Soar Milk, Cream
Sometimes in summer when re-
frigerating facilities are not what
one would wish they were, milk
and cream sour. This soured milk
or cream should be put to good
use, not thrown away, because it
still contains the valuable nutri-
ents of the fresh product. Sour
mills and cream can both be used
in cooking.
Soar cream seasoned with a
little vinegar or lemon juice, salt
and pepper is excellent on salad
greens. It also makes a delicious,
rich and fluffy pastry and every-
one agrees that there is nothing
much better than sour cream.,cakes
and cookies.
Other uses to which sour cream
may ;well be put are to enrich the
' gravy served with certain meat or
fish dishes and to make sauces
for vegetables. The home econo
n,?ists of *the Consumer..;. Section,
Dominion Department of Agri-
culture offer the following recipes
using sour cream or milk.
Horseradish Sour Cream Sauce
3 cup heavy sour cream
Vs teaspoon; salt
1 'teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons grated horse-
radish
Whip the sour cream, add the
salt and sugar, then gradually stir
in the horseradish. Mix well and
serve with meat. Yield 2 cups.
Sour Cream Salad Dressing
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
=C teaspoon salt
r teaspoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons sugar
TA cup `cider vinegar
Few drops of Worcestershire
sauce.
Teat the eggs until very light,
add the sour cream and the other
ingredients. Cook in top of double
boiler, stirring constantly until
thickened, about 20 minutes. Yield
1 cup,
Sour Cream Muffins
11/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon balding powder
%u, teaspoon baking soda
% teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon melted butter
Sift • dry ingredients together.
Add beaten egg, sour cream and
Melted butter Fill greased muffin
tins 2-3 full and hake in a hot
oven, 4000F. for 25 minutes. Yield
10 medium-sized muffins.
Freezing Cherries (Sour)
Choose firm, ripe cherries.
Wash, stern and pit. Pack in cold
medium syrup to cover. To make
medium syrup; allow 1 cup sugar
to 1 cup water. This will make
about 11 cups syrup. Cherries
;may also be packed in dry sugar
using 4 pounds prepared fruit
(about 9 cups) to 1 pound sugar
(2 cups).
Canning Cherries
Syrup to use—
Sweet cherries -1 tin; 1 cup sugar
to 2 cups water.
Sour cherries—medium, 1 cup
sugar to 1 cup water.
Cold pack method—'Wash, stem,
pit if desired. Pack, cover with boil-
ing syrup, leaving headspace. Pro-
cess in boiling water bath—pints .20
minutes, quarts 25 minutes OR in
thermostatically controlled oven at
2750F. glass sealers only—pints 30
minutes quarts 35 mins. Hot pack—
Process in boiling water bath—
Wash, stem, pit if desired. Bring to
boil in syrup and simmer . 3 min-
utes. Pack hot, leaving headspace.
Process in boiling water bath—
pints and quarts -15 minutes; in
oven—pints and quarts -20 min-
utes.
Swiss Air Force
Switzerland, determined to es-
tablish a modern, efficient air
force, has placed an order for 75
British single -seat jet fighters at
a cost of 512,000,000.
The Swiss government saysathat
a gigantic revolution is taking
place in the method of aircraft
propulsion, i nd especially great
progress has been made in Great
Britain.
Just Testing
7 he clectr•ic.ian was puszicd. •
"Hey, he calhd to his assistant.
"Put your hand on one of those
wires." 7 he assistant did as he was •
told, "Feel anything?" "No"
"Good!" said the electrician. "1
wasn't sure which was which ; don't
touch the other or you'll drop dead."
More Sugar Far U.K. .
Britain's sugar ration will be
increased irom 8 to 10 ounces
weekly from July 20, the British
Food Ministry announces.
Increase has been made possible
by the gradual improvement in
the world supply of which Britain
has not failed to obtain its proper
share, the Ministry added.
TELL YOUR FAMILY you
intend to make Maxwell
House your regular coffee.
They'll all love it because
it's Blended by Experts for
Extra-smooth.2 extra full"
bodied flavor.
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