Zurich Herald, 1949-01-06, Page 3•
CANADA'S OWN BARBARA ANN` SHOWS THE BIG -
CITY FOLKS—Displaying the form that charmed judges and
spectators at the Olympic games, world's figure skating cham-
pion Barbara Ann Scott is "packing them in" at Radio City
Music Hall in New York, 'making her debut as a professional.
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A HAPPY NEW YEAR to
Everybody—and let me tell you, I
think you are the nicest people!
Yes, you must be, because the.
:readers of this column were so kind
en me this Christmas. I do appre-
(date your cards and letters and
hope to acknowledge each one of
them personally—but it takes time,
you know, so, until you hear from
ane further, you will please accept
my thanks this way.
I also want to tell you how much
it helps me to know that this column
gives you a little pleasure; to get
a letter now and then makes me
realize I am writing to real people
—some of you on farms like our-
selves; some in towns and cities;
and some, indeed, not in Canada
at all, but "across the line." And
here is rather a curious fact—more
of my reader -letters come from
the U.S.A. than from Canada—
folks who have moved • away and
still have the home -town paper
aent to them. Perhaps this column
helps to keep green in their mem-
ory the Canadian way of living,
especially on a farm. Perhaps you
too, raised chickens, fed calves,
eke acid eggs—or knew the joy of
having electricity after living with
coal -oil lamps year after year. Per-
haps you re -live with me the busy
summer days; the unexpected
threshings; the difficulties of enter-
taining with the season's work at
its peak—and yet loving it all and
not wanting to trade one week of
it for a salaried job in the city.
But time moves on and it sometimes
happens that force of circumstances
make it impossible for us to 'live
exactly where we wish or do just
exactly as we like. So, perhaps,
having made your choice, you find
yourself living a different life from
what you were used to. You are
• happy but yet you have memories
—memories that you cherish and
like to keep ... of an old home in
some part of Ontario — of which
xnaybe Ginger, Farxn reminds you
.. of helping Dad down at the
barn; orbringing home the Christ-
mas tree and trimming it for the
younger folk. Or perhaps, with a
New Year dawning, you remember
how you; tr•.udged off tosclsool again!,
through. show -filled roads to the
1ttle red''school-hoose it the line;'.
and you remember the day of "the
big storm" when Dad came after
you in the cutter, and corning home
the cutter upset when you struck
a fence -post which you couldn't
see because a huge drift had com-
pletely covered the fence.
And you remeinber how you knew
Mum would be trying to watch for
you coning through the blinding
snow—and how good it seemed to
come into the big, warm kitchen
where she was waiting with piping,
hof cocoa, made with half milk—
such. cocoa as you never tasted
before or since. And it probably
isn't a stream -lined kitchen that
you remember but one where there
was room for the whole family;
where Dacl would sit in his chair by
the stove, reading the weekly paper,
while Mum dished up a wonderful
meal of savoury soup and dump-
lings. Likely as not there wasn't
any hydro to ease the work for
Mum—but there .were several pairs
of willing hands! Of course you
don't want to go back to days
with no conveniences but yet some-
how it seems kind of nice to re-
member the soft glow of the big
coa-oil lamp in the centre of the
kitchen table.
And then after supper, because
there wasn't a car in the family, and
no show or dance to go to,' the
boys amused themselves with some •
carpenter work they were doing
down in the 'basement; and Mum
got out her mending, or 'set her
sponge for the bread next day, while
the girls did the dishes.
Today things are a little different.
In many homes there are conveni-
ences such as mother and grand-
mother never dreamed of . but
sometimes I get a-wondering—in
which era is, or was, the true
Golden Age? And what breed of
men and women will modern life.
produce? Sometimes we seem to
have our sense of values mixed.
Time of course marches on. There
is `nq .turning back—and we are
carried along in its forward march.
But . sometimes I wonder if we
couldn't satisfy ourselves with more
of the simpler joys of country life
— good books, magazines, papers
and neighbourly visits. Perhaps we
dont make too good a job of dis-
tinguishing `tile giold from, the dross.
That is just "ani tun`s—` perhaps it'
siiight do as;our:New• Year's! thought
for today. What do you think,
folks?
AT TAKES A. MAN TO BAIT PEAL PIES, GIRLS, Leland
McMillen of Oak Park feeds his prize winning apple pie to
runners-up in the National Farm and Garden shows contest.
Mrs. C..A.Hintz ()eft) won second prize while Mrs. H. Williams
!hushed third. McMilloat was only male contestant.
Three Bears and a
Long Tail Monkey
A Chimney Farm Story
Once upon a time, three little
bears lived in a wood all alone with-
out a father or mother. But they
had a very good time. They were
full of fun and curiosity, and one day
the smallest, who had most fun and
curiosity in him, fell into an old well
near the edge of the woods. There
wasn't much water left at the bot-
tom of .the well, but what there was
felt cold and wet, and the little bear
yelleppudly for help.
In vain his brothers bung sticks
over the edge. He conlcln't reach any
of them.
A friend of theirs, a monkey,
happened to be passing by when he
heard the excitement ands cause up
to see what it was all about.
"Oh, that's easy," he said. "Ea::Ii
of you cubs hold nae by a paw clown
the well as far as you can reach, and
the littlest hear can catch me by the
tail. You may have noticed that it's
exceptionally long."
No sooner said than daue.
The two little bears leaned way
steer; the monkey stretched out his
tail with all his might, and the
littlest bear caught hold of its end
with all his might. But what a time
they had pulling up so much weight
so far However; awes done at last,
and the monkey was thanked and •
the littlest bea'n�: rubbed dry:
"And now 'e'li have a party •tn
celebration," said one of the bears.
They wanted the party formal,
so they rolled five stones from the
farmer's wall, four to make chairs
and the biggest one for a table. The
table had a hollow place in it. This
they filled with spring water and
mashed roots and wintergreen ber-
ries and raspberries, and that was
their drink. As for their cups they'
used their own paws, which worked
pretty well.: They didn't have any
food, as there wasn't any. •
"This drink is delicious," said'the
monkey who was guest.
"Thank you," said the little bears.
"If we only had some cake to serve
with it!"
"No matter," said the monkey
politely, though he did not like cake.
Just as the party was going finely,
they heard a loud angry shout.
It was the farmer who was run-
ning towards them, waving his
pitckfork. He had seen the gap in
his wall where the five big stones
had been rolled away.
The three little bears and the
monkey gave one look and ran as
fast as their legs would carry them,
deep into the woods. The farmer
went back to the farm, where his
wife stood watching at the kitchen 1,
door.
"Yes, John," slie said, " I'saw you
chasing them, but wliat for I can't
imagine. They were all as nice and
quiet as any party I ever saw. I
wish our children behaved half as
well."
"They'd been breaking down any
wall," the farmer began still cross-
ly, but his wife interrupted him.
"Now, John, you know that wall
ihn'tisn't any good for anything
these days. You don't pasture the
cows either side of it. The poor little
creatures were just having a good
time and you've run them off."
"I guess 1 just forgott about not
mending that wall," said the farmer,
"Well, no use crying over spilt
milk."
He was really a very kindly man,
but he did have a quick temper.
His wife had an idea.
"John, I've been making dough-
nuts. Why don't you take a bag of
them down to where they were sit-
ting and leave it there? The smell
ought to bring them back."
So the-ii-armer very willingly took
.the doughnuts and left the bag on
the boulder table, and'no sooner was
his back turned than the three little
bears and the monkey stole back,
and sat down again, each on his
boulder chair. They smelled the
doughnuts and understood that the
farmer had hrought then a present.
So they dipped up their home-
made sarsaparilla twith one paw and
ate the doughtnuts with the other,
and- when the farmer looked back,
they waved warmly,. and the monkey
picked up a handkerchief and waved
it at the .end of his exceptionally
long tail.
i'acharius ',j'ansen invented the
first compound microscope about
1590;
Taxes
When an old South African native
was told he had to be taxed because
the government, like a father, pro-
tetted'him from enemies, cared for
him when , he was sick, fed him
when he was hungry, gave him an
education and, for these reasons,
needed money, the old native said:
"Yes, I understand. It is like
this: I • have a dog, and the dog le
hungry. He comes to me and begs
food.
"I say to him,••"\,3y .dear faithful
dog, I see you are very Hungry. I
am sorry •for you. I shall give you
meat.'
"I then take a knife, cut off the
dog's tail, give it to hint and say:
11ere, my faithful dog, be inneeirth-
r.t by this eke , of nirc!'.'"
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BLE TALKS
Sotne of these recipes 1 honestly
intended td include in this column
before the festive season–,.but,
somehow or other, there just didn't
hap'en to be room. Still, 1 don't
believe that there should be any
excuse for publishing them now, as
they're all guaranteed to have been
tried—tested—and found very good
indeed, Here is one for some easy -
to -make cookies that 1 know your
folks will enjoy.
Sour. Cream Cookies
1 ••up sugar
•7,4 cup shortening
".Kg
23.4 eups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon salt
34 cup cocoa
1 ':up sour cream
• Method
cream the sugar with the shorten-
ing !melted) and add the whole
egg. beaten until light and fluffy.
Sift together the flour, soda, salt
and cocoa. Add these dry ingredi
eats alternately with one cup sour
cream to your first mixture. Roll
out, cut, and hake in a moderate
oven.
* ,
Although these spicy raisin
squares are delicious when cold.
thev'rc even more so when served
warm. What's more, they can be
reheated—that is, providing they all
don't disappear the first time you
serve them. Recipe snakes from lS
to 24 squares. `<
Spicy Raisin 'Squares
i4 eup seedless raisins
cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
zw cup crushed pineapple,
drained
2;/ cups sifted flour
] teaspoon soda
Pi teaspoons cinnamon
1% teaspoons nutmeg
34 teaspoon Salt
cup sugar
r cup heavy .cream
Method
Cover raisins with boiling water
, and let stand 5 minutes. Drains and
stand on dry cloth or paper towel.
Cream shortening and one cup
sugar till light and fluffy. Add
beaten eggs, raisins and pineapple.
Sift together the dry ingredients and
blend thoroughly with the first mix-
ture. Spread thinly in greased bak-
ing pans and pour a mixture of
34 cup sugar and 34 cup cream
over the top. Bake in hot oven -
400 degrees—for 20-25 minutes. Cwt
into squares and serve warm.
Many of ian ria „ r, 1 know,
butcher their ul4n por,:: and a few
hints regarding that particular deli-
cacy may not be amiss 'round about
r The big thing about pork, of
is thorough cooking—and
1 ally mean THOROUGH.
Pink pork is what you SHOULD
NEVER serve—it must be well
done, right through to the bone.
But that doesn't mean over -cook-
ing. • The rules for roasting call
for pork placed—fat side up—in
an open pan, then a moderate oven
(350 degrees) and 35 minutes bak-
ing per pound. Trying to brown
roast pork at — say— 500 degrees
means a lot of waste because, more
than any other meat, pork shrinks
under high heat.
Here's how to cook spare -ribs its
that food old way known as :"sweet,
sour."
tweet -Sour Spareribs
2' lbs: spareribs
1 tablespoon shortening
2 teaspoons salt
1 eup hot water
4 tablespoons corn starch
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
a tablespoons ketchup
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup cubed pineapple
34 cup chopped green pepper
or celery
Method
Cut meat in strips between the
bones. Brown in hot shortening,
cover and simmer for an hour and
a .half. Drain off any excess fat,
add salt and water. Combine corn
starch with sugar, stir in vinegar„
ketchup and pineapple juice. Pour
over ribs. Bring to steaming, then
add pineapple and green pepper or
celery. Heat thoroughly and serve.
Extra good with steamed rile,
Will To Win
A horse called Forrester present-
ed a remarkable illustration of how
thoroughly racers enter into the
spirit of the course. Forrester had
won many a hardly contested race,
but in an evil hour was matched
against an extraordinary horse
called Elephant. Around the course
they raced neck and neck, but just
before the finish Elephant pulled
slightly ahead. Forrester, finding all
.his efforts to recover the ground
ineffectual, made one desperate
plunge, seized his antagonist by the
jaw, and could scarcely be forced
to quit his hold. A similar incident
occurred when a fine horse was
rendered so frantic at finding hie
antagonist gradually passing him
that he seized him by the leg, and
both riders were obliged to dis-
mount and combine their • efforts to
separate the animals.
General Statement
30th November, 1948
ASSETS
Notes of and deposits with Bank of Canada . , .
Other cash and bank balances
Notes of and cheques on other banks .. ..
Government and other public securities, not exceeding
market value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other bonds and stocks, not exceeding market value
Call and short loans, fully secured
Total quick assets
Other loans and discounts, after full provision for bad
and doubtful debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bank premises .. . .. e . e • • •
Liabilities of customers under acceptances a.nd letters
of credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
Other assets -
LIABILITIES
Notes in circulation . . .
De'-osits. . . . . • . . . . . . . . .
Acceptances and letters of credit outstanding,
Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
•
Total liabilities to the pnbi.ie
Capital . . . . . . . .
Reserve Fund .
• Dividends payable . . . . . . . . . .
Balance of Profit and Loss Account .• . . . . . .
$ 177,157,400.04
138,536,879.14
89, 509, 786.47
918,420,522.36
136,626,725.57
56,5 34,207.84
*1,536,785,521.44
600,923,527,65
11,729,957.83
65,104,477.12
7,944,302.47
$2,222,487,786.51
4,320,934.27
2,067,488,996.81
65,104,477.12
4,087,930.811
$2,141,002,339.08
35,000,000.00 .
44,000,000.00
952,655.37 •
1,5 32,792.06
!2,222,487,786.511
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
iF'arofitc for the year ended 30th November, 1948, before Dominion
and neovincial government taires, but after contribution to Sniff
Pension Fund, and after appro rimtlons so Contingency Reserves,
out of which Reserves provision for all bad and doubtful debts
Inas been made ; ;;. t t t . z , . ; $9,517,432.87
Less provision for Dominion andprovbsdal govern -
mem taxes ; t t tilt c `r : c: t t $3,1.50,000.00
Less provision for depreciation of bank premises : 808,887.36 3,958,887.16
$5,558,545.511
5,500,000.00
Dividends at: the rate of $1.00 per there ; s t vs silt 17
Amount carried forward . t t 7 r e u IF s s s s s s
Valance of Pre& sand Lops Account, 11117 s Novetnbes, 11947 t s t
e $2,058,545.5%
t l,474,246.55
$ 3,532,792.06
franeferrod to 7toan:v* A1111Iv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000,000.00
Balautwee e'f Pro& end Lanes Account, 5c4 N veaebeae, 1948 i
gvotoory G, DOBSON,
Paealdent
$1,532,792,06
IAMBS WAR,
Geral Manager