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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1948-12-16, Page 6• Ser CHRONICLES O GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke "Sosnetnies you wonder at the cruel tricks that Fate can play. And we certainly wondered this morning, In fact the whoi.e neigh- borhood was shocked when it woke up to find a big bank barn near here, with practically all its con- tents burnt to the ground. Also burst were about a dozen cows and heifers, some pigs and over three hundred hens, In other words not only did the farmer suffer the loss of his barn and livestock but also the source of his weekly income. Tte pity of it is, the farmer in question was a young war veteran who served with distinction in the R.C.A.F, The war being over he, with his young wife and baby, set- tled down to what showed every promise of being a successful ca- reer as a farmer. And now this. Can you imagine the sheer ter- ror of getting up in the morning to find your barn a blazing in- £er-ol For that is what happened in this case. No one knows how the fire started—the young farm er got up to begin his day's work —and there was the fire. The loss is ail the more unfortunate when equipment and building materials are so hard to get—and at such a price. r: x * That all-important subject of price brings us around again to the latest price increases—soap, tex- tiles, leather goods, fats and oils. When the price increases were first announced I just about saw red—especially when Mayor Saun: ders, of Toronto, announced his de- termination to keep the price of milk down, if at all possible. I won- der if he knows that the farm population, as well as urban, has to pay all those other increases too. Art 1 we need something to pay wit. . Well, after a while I began to cool off and I finally carne to the conclusion that possibly the up- swing in prices might result in a levelling off period, and also bring about a possible reduction in the spending money of the young fry, which would certainly be for their ultimate good. * * * Imagine this: A friend of mine who often stops in at a tearoom told me that time after time she has seen high school youngsters come in after school, order a "coke", sandwiches or sundae — possibly all three—and spend any- where from fifteen to forty-five cents eacbi Seeess.._..r"- __en__ able that teen-agers should have money to spend so freely. How can they possibly learn to appreciate its value—and how do the parents stand it? No wonder there is such a hue and cry for higher salaries and wages if the fortnightly cheque, or weekly pay envelope, has to provide so generously for the youngsters' spending money. The wisdom of cutting the gar- ment to fit the cloth must surely be out of date, giving way to mod- ern methods of pulling and stretch- ing the cloth every which -way to get all _the garments one desires. At the same time one cannot help feeling sorry for the kids because it will be hard for them to under- stand and to make, adjustments when this easy -conte, easy -go pe- riod comes to an end—as come it sorely will. * * * But of course the young folk are not the only offenders. I suppose we have all developed an "I Want" personality to a greater or less de- gree. Beverley Baxter gave a good illustration of this last week in his address to the Canadian Club in Toronto, which no doubt some of you heard—I hope so, anyway. Comparing the difference in the presenr standard of living in Eng- land and on the North American continent Alt-. Baxter said— "In England necessities have be- come almost luxuries, whereas in Canada and the United States of America luxuries have become ne- cessities!" * * x< Back to the subject of price de- control. From what I have gather- ed high prices a -e not expected to last very long and you will have noticed that most of them are things that women have to deal with—so it is up to us, isn't it la- dies? For a while we can bake less, buy fewer cakes and cookies, patch and darn and make -over a little longer. And if you should want proof that I practice what T preach you should just see partner's over- alls! ver- alIst Holland to Brazil According to an agreement con- cluded between the Netherlands and Brazilian authorities 1,000 Ducth families are allowed to Migrate to Brazil to settle on farms. tach migratory family will take Aire cows from iso -hand to Brazil with them. a r U. S. Army Groep AlYiee►er tee Br+avressq rum*. HORIZONTAL metal (ab.) 1,6 Depicted 13 53 insigne of i1. 54 Grab S. Army -- 55 Lower Division WI1 Escaped — 10 Oleum (ab.) 2 Greek tab.) 11 Uncommon 3 Kind or meat Shout19 Icelandic 34 For fear that 13 Like 5 Shout 12 Ever (contr.) 4 Journey folklore 35 More facile hse who 38 Pillar 15 Indian coin 6 Pedal 3l fano leather 38 Retain 17 More soothing extremltiee 19 Cloth measure 7 Noun suffix 23 It is the -- 40 Snare 8 Railroad (ab.) of a U. S. 41 Army order 9 Greater in Army group (ab.) height 25 Public 42 Destruction 10 Poems storehouse 43 Hideous giant 14 Runner ate 26 Moral 46 It is (contr.) snow attitudes 47 Torrid 16 Seize with the 31 Venturesome 50 Sun god teeth 32 English 52 New Hemp - 18 Accomplish statesman shire (ab.) 20 Redact 22 Scheme 23 Unoccupied 24 Caterpillar hairs 26 Finished 27 Slight depression 28 Czar ,29 Symbol for sodium 30 Exclamation 31 Having depth 33 Gaze amorously 36 Monk 37 Move furtively . 39 Mineral rocks 40 Edible rootstock 44 Existence 45 Iniquity 46 Boxlike vessel for holding cattle fodder 48 Cravat 49 Symbol for thoron 50 Narrow inlet 51 Important T ELT TOPICS By BARRY MURKAR A bright light shone in my eyes, I slowly moved them forward until they moved up close again. Then he nodded to Baldy. * * * Baldy glared at rne, which made me feel sick away down inside. He got up from the table and walked around behind me. Slowly he let the cards Pall over me Iike water from a shower. "These cards and dice belong. to those who gamble," Chisel shouted at me, "they are yours to keep for- ever." "I. want to get out of here. Let me go," Y cried. I twisted an4 writhed, but the ropes held me tight in the chair. "Little boy doesn't look so smart now Chisel. He looks scared, 'and h' should be. Now we'll give him the gambler's rub down." They moved in close and untied the ropes that held me. Chisel_, duo Then' twisted my arm behind • me. I kicked and lunged out. Suddenly everything went black and a new picture came into focus. "What are ' you doing on the floor, son? You have your father and everyone else in the house awake." * * * I turned suddenly and there was my mother, standing in the door- way of my bedroom. I got up off the floor feeling very foolish. "I had a—had a very bad dream." "You must have had," said my mother. "The whole house shook when you hit the floor." "I did a bad thing today mother," I confessed. "A guy told me if I gave him a dollar, he would bet it on a horse for me and I would get three dollars back. I dreamt that I was in a room with two tough men and they had dice and cards. They kept telling me little boys should never gamble — then ' they tried to beat me up. Gee mom, that could happen to anyone. Boy, I'll never gamble again." ,,taking the Paces of the two men across the table blur and seem un- natural. One of the men was bald and a deep red scar on the right side of his face was livid in the whiteness of the light. The other man wore a brown fedora above a sharp featured face. They looked:, tough and ready for anything—and' at the moment for me. The bald man was shuffling cards—the kind you play bridge with. He turned them face up and placed them in a line in front of him. The chisel face was rattling. a pair of dice in his left hand and every so often made a move as if to throw them in my face. I was scared. Little boys should never gamble," said the chisel face, "never gamble at anytime, no mat- ter how good ,are,• ti.,e_ e dris" FT.• verrr--over` cUose —fa: me, and as I tried to move back, I found niy arms and legs securely tied to the chair on which I was sitting. "V\rhy did you gamble, little boy?" asked Baldy, "didn't you know it was a bad thing to do?" "But I didn't mean to—" "Shut up, little boy." Chisel face reached down into his pocket and pulled out a bottle of coke. He held it in his hand, looking at it for a moment, theft held it out to me. As I reached for it, he slowly pulled it back. "Bad boys should be made to sweat a little," he cracked. "You look very warm under those lights and I'll bet you're thirsty. You are . thirsty, aren't you, little boy?" "Yes," I replied meekly. "You're h u n g r y too. Very hungry." Chisel Pace then reached down and pulled out a chicken sandwich, and began to eat, snaking soft munchy sounds and putting on a face of satisfaction. "What would you like most, little boy?" asked Baldy. "I want to go hone," I replied. "Ha, ha," he gargled. "Get that, Chisel, little boy wants to go home." * * * "You gambled today little boy. You should never have done that. Those who gamble pay a penalty, especially those "Little Boys" who gamble. It never pays off. You know that now, don't you? You wish you had never tried to make that dollar triple itself. You're sweating little boy. You're paying for your misdeeds now." Chisel then sat back on his chair and caressingly fondled his dice. He held them up to eye level and More Ice, Faster 1' h e conventional method of freezing ice is slow and expensive because of the extremely low heat conductivity of bout water and ice. Now a machine has been developed that will freeze ice more than 100 times faster than present conven- tional methods. A thin lay of ice is formed over a revolving core, of drum and is continuously scraped off. The ice nay' be used in flake form or, by simple pressure, molded into ice cubes or cakes of any de. sired size. TABLE TALKS Supper in a Casserole There are several invariable rules for casserole cookers. The sauce should be flavorable, the mixture should be substantial. It should be topped with something "crispable" such as bread or crackers crumbs, cereal' flakes, potatoes or bacon. Navy Bean Royal 1 cup white navy beans 3 cups cold water 1/1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons mild -flavored fat 3 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons chopped onion IA cup grated cheese 1 egg 2 cup soft bread crumbs 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (optional) Pick over,wash. and soak beans overnight in, cold water to cover. Drain. Simmer in salted water un - tit tender, about 2 hours. Drain and mash. Melt fat in a saucepan, blend in flour, add milk gradually, stirring until thickened. Add onion and all but two tablespoon of cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Stir in beaten egg yolk, bread crumbs, parsley and beans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg white. Turn into a greased casserole and sprinkle the remaining 2 table- spoons of cheese on top. Set in a an of hot water and oven - poach in a moderate oven, 2iSO deg. F, for 30 minutes. Six servings. Corn, Tomato Casserole 2 tablespoons fat cup finely chopped onion 1 cup ground left -over cooked meat 1,4 teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons flour 2 cups canned tomatoes 2 cups whole kernel corn 1 teaspoon brown sugar 34 teaspoon curry powder or a few grains of cayeen3 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon paprika VA teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional) Melt fl ' add nion and cools un- til "ender Add meat and brown. Add flour and blend thoroughly. Add tjmatoes and corn. Continue cooking, stirring cons.antly thickened. Add sugar, curry pow- der, -salt, paprika and Worcester- shire sauce. Turn into a later greased casserole or baking dish and top with baking powde, bis- cuits. Bake in a hof oven 425 deg. 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