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The Clinton News Record, 1942-06-04, Page 7TitUUS., JUNE 4, 1114L nom, \;12J.1v 1v2.. .L 4.1 rt kJ i4.lJVLJJAIp, HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS A'I•POiWI\ VJID wh t,, n you ike tea! You will get best results both i:, quality and quantity if you carefully follow these slrnple directions: L Scald out the teapot to warm it. 2. Use a level teaspoonful of tea for each cup of tea to be served. a Use the exact amount of FRESH water you require and see that it is BOILING FURIOUSLY before you pour it into the pot. 4. Sleep FIVE MINUTES .Mt THIS MODEST CORNER 18 DEDICATED • I TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. WHAT ARE WE FIGHTINGFOR? What are we fighting for, the black print said? • And he stood staring like a man amazed, A crazy lilt of music running through his head. What are we fighting for? He knew so well 'That never again would life be less than sure, That never again would he need words to tell. First there was night that must be safe for sleep, And the thoughts of great men ever at his hand,. And light through windows, bright to fall hint hone ,,And promises that he was free to keep. What are we fighting for Mostly for love And the right to keep love ever safe from hate, -And no skies .that hien need be mas- ter of, And no words like "too little and too late." .Tie was a proud man now and taller than a tree, Ho heard his voice ring in the empty air: This is the war I'm fighting now for me, There is only one war ever, any- where. —John Ritchey. SONG OF A NIGHT WARDEN The moon is a silver shallop On a wind -ribbed sand -pit of cloudy in the tide of a night -blue river Where a star, with a wisp of shroud, Is floating alone, and waiting For the fast -dimming day to die In the deeps of the amber distance, And, out of the nearer sky. 'Then the moon will be launched and drifting With twilight under her keel, ;She will sail across dark to daylight *With the little star at her heel. She will lay white myths .on the water, And burnished tracks on the hill, And travel out through the morning Withthe small star 'fallowing still. —Kate Rennie Archer. THE DRUMS ert'the drums a -beating, and go your `wag's to war, 'Fling your strong young bodies where the bullet zooms and sings, the now we matter in the scheme of things that ares-- or' the lives of women are made of little things. Idren but a day ago ,you push use all aside en the jungle threatens, when the bugles blow; can send you bravely, we a t hrill with pride. t our hearts are mourning for he long ago. Fly the sapphire ocean, and into Asia come -- You will bum your journey on some woman's' heart. Women need no Empires—those were made for men— Men still start the fires that set the world alight; Women need the daily duties of the day, and then Happy waiting for their men to come back •home at night. When shall they be coming? Ask the sailor lady As his boat leaves' laden, on the Atlantic run; Ask the men .beleaguered) in some Asian town! Gird yourselves, ye mothers! This is just begun, Quit yourselves like women, for Duty has a face, Stern and bright and godlike, to guide us from afar; Listen to the trumpet, and march un- to your place; Set your house in order, and send your men to wars Toronto —E, Anne Ryan. LEI SELLER Under the fringed palm at the curb The Hawaiian woman sat on a low stool. Her brown fingers moving leisurely, Stringing the fragrant leis: Yellow ginger, like a circle of butter- flies: White jasmine ,like fallen' stars; Mid pink carnation, wreathed like clouds' at sunrise. As the blonde girls, beach -browned, Came laughing past with their sweet- hearts, The vendor held up the armloads of leis; And like a rainbow swaying, The bright burden trembled with fragrance. —M. M. hL SONG Cool as 'streams from mountain springs Air with liquid music sings'. Leaves disclose again their green Shapeliness across • the scene. Green flows over all the ground. Every rooftop drips with sound. Every blade and stem and tree Glistens, moist with mystery, While the robin and the wren Spill their fluid songs again. —Rabeet Wistrand, • HARVEST OF THIS NATION There is no time .of harvest in this nation. When leaves are fall'in'g in New Eng- land halls The fruit of Was ripens in the 'sun - I' ht, un-Iight, Burdens the bough and fills. There is no month of harvest Tai this nation. up in the Heavens, and make Dakota wheat is snug in' winter e eters your home, I around s'. florid"! 1 a I and diF and circle, and meat When berrypiekera wtslk the' 1•'3oridw but your mitt; orchard's CARE OF CHITLIR,EN wr++•..w COOKING Jack Li The Pilpit E e 4 wv.a,.Mw.nrwwm...grav%n By "PEG' - a,,•w,,,Na.,,ti,w�,,w,w.,,�w,•.,,,� Tack in the Pulpit Preaches: today Underthe green trees Just aver the way Fair is the canopy Oyer him seen Pencilled by natures hand Black, brown and green Green is his :surplice Green are his 'hands In his queer little pulpit. The little priest stands. Do these few lines bring back mem- ories? Do our thoughts travel back to the days when we left home early in the morning with a lunch pail and school; .bag and tramped along the road two, three and sometimes four miles to the Iittle country school house? Here during the course of our education we memorized those words, at least some of them, are re - And warm winds sound. This nation, wide and abundant, is a harvest. A thousand, thousand, men out of this soil Roam in a world of acres, following seasons, Knead' in this earth with toil, Labor the mines, thrust with the. gushing wells, Haul the nets of the salmon, long and limber Ride the herds in rolling dust clouds north, Take the snows for timber) This nation• is a harvest; and all races, Were ,sown and reaped to give this, nation men. Here in the friendly acres, here in the mountains, Here by the sea again, Here where all seasons mingle, all bloods mingle In a land fitly chosen to be mother. You who have asekd: "What har- vest?" You who are weary, Old and embattled ands bitter, here is your answer!. Where man says "Neighbor," and "Brother"! —Charles Malar. .. T11IS WEEK'S THOUGHT "They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide to overrun Large countries and in fields, great battles win, Great cities by assault: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, and burn, slaughters and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring or re- mote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerers, who leave behind Nothing but ruin wheresoe'er they rove, And all the flourishing works: of peace destroy; Then swell with pride, and must be titled gods, Great benefactors of mankind, de- livers , " —From Milton's "Paradise. Regained," Book III. WHAT HAVE WE DONE TODAY We shall do so much in the years to come, But what have we done today? We shall give our gold in a princely sum, Bnt what did we give today? We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, We shall plant a hope in the place of fear, We shall speak the words of love and cheer; But what did we speak today? We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,: But what have we been today? We shall bring each lonely life a smile? But what have we brought today? We shall give to truth a grander r birth, And to steadfast faith a deeper worth, We shall feed the hungering souls of earth; But what have we fed today? We shall reap such joys in the by - and -bye, But what have we sown. today? We shall build us mansions in the 'sky, But what have we built today 'Tis sweet hr idledreamto bask, But here •and now do we our task, Yes, this is the thing our soma must "What have we done today?" -Nixon iirkterman. called'. In spite 'of ;the chaotic' conditions of the world flowers seem to carry 'a .special and individmai meseake. This preacher of the flower in question sends forth a. note which he alone tan give. • Practically n5 one• who has lived in Ohmi'stian land can look at this hum- ble plant without visualizing the fam- ily pew in childhood's days. There we sat and listened', yes listened, for we were questioned when we went home. The sermons were much longer than they are now and there was no. announcement. "During the sing- ing of the last verse of the second hymn the children under twelve will retireto the lecture hall for the juin ior service." A minister recently in one of the larger churches said, "How much the parents missy who have not their children seated beside them throughout the service." Without be- ing critical one might add "and how much the children miss who have not the cherished memory of sitting be- side their mother or father during their early and tender years. Along with that comes the thought of the Lord's -Supper. There was no getting up and aging ,out previous to this part of the service. The ritual was explained to us but until it was believed that we fully understood the meaning of there "broken body and shed blood", we were not allowed to partake of this sacrament. We are led ..to wonder if our young people of today, when they join the chum* fully realize the significance ef this; beautiful ceremony commem- orating the death of Christ en the moss. Why? for some sin of His own? No, for. He was without sin, but He bore aur sins on the cress, We wonder. if the session of our churches are making it too easy for us to join the- church. The day of children being questioned in regard to the Bible by ministers and elders visiting in the homes seems to be a thing of the past, in fact at times the communion cards are taken to the different homes by some mem- ber of the elder's family and the ruin - lents would hardly know their elder if they saw him. One of God's earth- ly saints in addressing a meeting the other day sair, "It is as easy to join the church now as it is to tumble into bed" and we quite frequently hear the remark, "It is easier to join the church than it to get into a lodge." is it possible that these remarks can be tru? If it is it is high time that our ministers and the ruling men of the church should get in close com- munion with God and find out what is the matter with them that they al - Sow sueh things. The responsibility of •our young people who are church members us- ing the sabbath clay as a day of sport rests to a large extent on those who allowed them to join the chum)& and thus become representatives •',o£ Christ. Are the rulers of our chum ches taking their responsibility seri- ously enough? A,minister on being questioned on this said, "There are boards to look after the different de- partments of .the church, A minister can voice his.disapproval but the maj- ority carries, That 'being true then it is the duty of Christian church members to 'see that the men and wo- men holding these high offices are followers of the meek and lowly Jes- us. We can well believe that if this were the ease there would • be fewer church, members but there would be more churches' in which Olnaist would feel He could preside over the Lord's Supper. To the wonderment of many a man was elected to the eldership of 'a certain ,church. His wife re- marked, "Oh they wanted' him to be an elder' and he thought he'would," Are we holding an office in a church of any denomination to which we have not been called by -Christ.: If so et us just slip out of it until we feel that we are fitted) for that world Our eligi'ous work should be calling "not a profession." As members ef God's House let us da our 'best to elect to these high officers only those who will stand up for what is right. Be- cause we are friends with some one s no reason why we should elect them ,to supervise Christ's work. The following beautiful story is told"Ian the mild kirk I, have seen the Laird and the blacksmith of the village with Welders in, Mine • � tiaikl arminisltering together the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. They were equal before the Lord whom in hum- ility served." `MPNyN only to those who have charge of God's House but he speaks to every one whether saved or unsaved. The vast majority`'of people can talk so therefore these words apply to us. "By our words we shall be, justified our words we shall be condem- ned." Influence ddonsists not anly in what we do,' but else in those' things, which we leave undone. At times perhaps we talk too mudh, andatother times it may be we fail to 'say the .things Which God would want us to say, but we must always remember that we wlll;.be held accountable for all we door say. There are people to whom accord- ing to our judgement life has not been kind and yet how their lives have radiated sunshine. They know they can go to the source of all com- fort and there receive grace to show to the world that they are followers of Jesus Christ. Oh, the joy of studying Hie word; of carrying a portion of it with us during the day; and ef passing it en to some one who needs it. There are so many prom- ises to those who trust in Him! Some one said recently - "If we trust we do not worry and If we worry we do not trust." Influence is •one of the strongest lessons we man learn from: this little flower. Let each one of us determine that we will be a minister of God's Word. We may not be highly educa- ted, ducested, but we are entitled to the home of God in our hearts just as much as those who are. "How lovely are the faces of The men who talk with God,— Lit od-Lit with an innersureness of The path their feet have trod•; How gentle is the manner of A man who walks with Him! No strength can overcome him, an No cloud his courage dim, Keen are the hands and feet — oh yes -- Of those who wait His will, And clear as crystal mirrors, are The hearts His love can fill. Some lives are drew from doubt and fear While other merrily plod;. But lovely faces mark the men Who walk and talk with God. "PEG" TH ,MIXING BOWL By ANNE ALLAN Hydro Homo Economist SHOWERS FOR WARTIME BRIDES Hello Homemakers! The lovely old custom of giving showers for bridges may still be carried on in wartime, but remember to keep them practical and inexpensive as well as dainty'. We .suggest an Initial Chest shower. You might borrow a big cardboard box, give it a light coat of paint to harmonize with -your decorations, or trim it with crepe paper. Then turn the box upside down to house the gifts. OGit small holes in the top to form the initials of the bride and at the front to form a h'eartshaped lock. In each hole, put a nosegay of flowers with string attadhed below to a gift, Wild flowers or any garden blooms would be lovely. As the bride picks a nosegay, her assistant clips the string and produces a gift. What to give the bride- Some- thing she will need ;something that will last, something s'he wants. Use- ful articles include a recipe book or. file,. mending kit and, first-aid kit. SUGGESTED LUNCH Chicken • Salad Bouchees Assorted Sandwiches Strawberries with Heart shaped Cookies' Chilled Punch Bouchees 1e cup butter 15 cup boiling water 12 cup bread flour 2 eggs, unbeaten Add butter to the boiling water in a saveepan, that is placed on small electric element tensed to Medium Add flour all at once and stir vigor- ously until ballforme in the centre of pan. Romove from range, beat in eggs orlle at a time, Mixture should be very stiff when it is drop- ped froom .e spoon on to a greased cookie sheet. Bake in electric oven ' The Sack in, the .pulpit speaks not at 375 degrees for 35.45 mins., or un- HEALTH til done (as it depends upon sire of puffs). Makes 6 large . oe 18 tiny ones. When cool, split and add chicken salads ' - t Initial Sandwiches Spread a triangle of , bread -with a mushroom filling ,without season- ing. With a pastry tube filled with plain ,cream cheese write the first initial of your guests or of the bride. Blossom. Sandwiches - Butter: a circle of bread and with a table knife shape pink creamed cheese into petals with a eircular motion. Sprinkle a • little yellow grated cheese -in the centre. Diamond Ring Sandwiches Use ren Iles ,of bread with a small circle taken; out the centre. Spread with butter and spiced tomato soup. With a pastry tube filled with a mix- ture of mashed cooled egg yolks maek a thick circle. Top in one place with a triangle of hard -cooked egg white dipped in salad oil dressing. Pink Macaroon's 1 egg white Red coloring 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup shredded (coconut 1 cup cornflakes 1/2 tsp. almond extract Add 3 drops of red colouring to egg white. Beat until stiff, not dry. Sift in sugar and fold in coconut, corn- flakes and extract. Drop from tip of spoon on greased baking sheet. Bake in electric oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. TAI{F, TIP 1. A substitute for a pastry tube is easily made with a :small piece of canvas sewn in a funnel shape. 2. Puff Paste or Bouchees are cook ed when the product is free from beads of moisture. ' 3. Egg -yolk filling may be surpris- ingly seasoned, with prepared mustard or table sauce. 4. The bitterness of a chopped sweet pepper filling is eliminated by wringing the diced pepper in a 1 FROM ,BANKS • POST OFFICES DEPARTMENT STORES • DRUGGISTS GROCERS • TOBACCONISTS BOOR STORES and other RETAIL STORES 225 piece of cheese cloth before bei made into a spread, THE QUESTION BOX Mr's. 5, W. asks: "Resin 'Rhubarb Punch'." Answer: Rhubarb Punch 1 diced rhubarb. 1 qt. water 11/2 cups sugar 1/a cup orange juice 4 tbs. lemon juice Crushed ice Charged water or ginger ale. Add water to rhubarb and coo until soft. Squeeze through doubt thicknes's 'of cheesecloth, add, sugar stir until sugar is dissolved, brin to boiling point ,add fruit juices an salt. Bottle to keep in sterilized con Miners. Add an equal amount 0 charged water or ginger ale. Ann Allan invites you to write her % Clinton News-Reeord. Sen in your questions on homemakin problems and watch this column fo replies. v WHAT YOUR WAR SAVINGS STAMPS CAN ACCOMPLIS $5 will let a soldier fight for yo with 100 rounds of rifle ammunition gl=SNAPSFIOi GUILD GETTING SI;IARPER PICTURES Much of the appeal of this,aplendid snapshot Iles in the fact that every- thing from the foreground to the horizon 1s sharply in focus. Strive for all-over sharpness in your snapshots. SHARPNESS in every picture, with relatively few exceptions, is ex- tremely important to its success. It is, I think, something we should all strive to attain. And fortunately it's not difficult to achieve. The way I see it,sharpness id a photograph depends principally up- on three things: First, a steady cam- era; second, correct focusing; and third, correct exposure. Get those down pat and you'll have little trouble in your picture making. But let's take those points one by one. First, the important matter of camera steadiness. To achieve this goal you must praetipe . handling your camera until you are absolute- ly,'familiar with Its operation. Or, betteryet, get• the tripod habit. Plac- i'ng -yodr careers ob tripod 'every time you take a picture, or at least -eatingit:againstaitem su4port.p'ill mean sharperpictures consistently. Next, there's the matter of corn sect focusing. If you don't have a range finder on your camera • or amongits accessories, measure the distance from camera to subject carefully, especially with close-ups, Or, try pacing it off. If you know the length of your average step you can quickly estimate distances with Con- siderable accuracy. Whatever you do, don't guess. The third important point is cor- rect exposure., Always choose the smallest lens aperture so that you'll get maximum depth of field. And don't try to hand -hold your camera when using a shutter speed slower than 1/25 second. Most people can, for all practical purposes, hand -hold ;exposures of 1/25. Second, but ycd'll ogre r 1/10 getlsgrper0second picturesexposu if youres vieas, y1/6Gowl" minimum. , 376 John ran Guilder