The Clinton News Record, 1940-08-22, Page 7T URS., AUGUST 22, 1940
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Here They Will Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful
and Inspiring.
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WHITE HERONS
They might be carved of alabaster,
So silent, so immobile, watchful in
the midday Ight,
Brooding and yet alert in haze of
oypress swamp
That glassily reflect their snowy
white,
Until some sound, some incautious
fall of foot
Or break of brush disrupts their
seeming reverie
And sends them up in sudden
squawking flight,
All angular, but lovely as only
startled birds can be,
Rising and gone in a brilliant storm
of plumage,
Winging above dark trees with warn-
ing cry;
They are transformed from dream to
action,
Electric and incredible against an
azure sky:
—.Frederick Ebright.
''THE FELLOW THAT CAN'T BE
DAUNTED
&cm. body said that it couldn't be
done,
But he, with a chuckle, replied
That "maybe it couldn't," but he
would be one
Who wouldn't say so till lie tried,
So he buckled right in, with a trace
of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid. it.
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be done — and he
did it.
`Sc.o ebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never
do that;
At least no one ever has done it."
But he took off his coat and he took
off his hat,
And the first thing he knew he'd
begun it;
'With the lift of his chin, and a 'bit
of a grin,
Without any doubting of quibbit,
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
?hat couldn't be done — and he
did it.
There are thousands to tell you it
cannot be done;
There are thousands to prophesy
failure;
There are thousands to point out to
you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail
you.
But just buckle in with a grin,
Then take off your coat and go
to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle
the thing
That "cannot he done"—and you'll
do it.
—Author Unknown.
WAR IN THE SPRING
Tell me not in mournful numbers
That Herr Hitler rules our Fate,
Let not dreams disturb our slumbers
That the Huns .are at the gate.
We are British, we are free-born,
We are of the bulldog breed,
We will face the flames of Hades
'Ere our Freedom we'll concede,.
"Then how can ratan die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods?"
Thus spake the brave Horatius
In those days of long ago,
As, with two bold fearless comrades
At "The Bridge' they faced the foe.
Fearlessly our sons and loved ones
Have responded to the Call,
Let us pray to God in Heaven
That our Flag may never fall.
If we cannot don the khaki
And re -cross the ocean's foam
We can "stand fast" on the Home
Front.
And keepbright the fires at Horne.
We enjoy a greater Freedom
Than the world has ever known,
We are garnering the harvest
That our sires of old had sown.
Let us then be up and going •
Following steps that they have trod,
And, though Hitler threatens ruin
FRIENDS FOR LIFE
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Ohristopher Lunt, one of the younger children evacuated from the
United Kingdom, was in a happy mood when he reached Van-
-vetiver alter travelling by. Canadian Pacific steamshipacross the
Atlantic and by Canadian >sacifie train across Canada. He is shown
:here saying good-bye to his new found pal, Porter George Living -
:stone, who took good care of him on his long train ride. Christopher
;had a grand time on the journey and is now safe from German
raiders, He will:rim whit friends on. the West Coast
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Have you ever been in deep anxiety pass book for that Bank, and to be
or trouble?; have you lain in bed
Perhaps ' for weeks or months with an
ahnost constant companion of pain;
have you gone down into the depths.
of despair? If you have there are
two sensations. Either one of which
will confront you. One is that dread-
ful feeling of being alone, an alone-
ness which nothing seems to pierce,
where every step of the way seems
dark before you. That is the way
of the non-Christian. Then, perhaps
more than at any other time in our
experience, (that is if we are Christ-
ians) we have the joy of knowing
that we have a companion who is
nearer to us than any Earthly being.
One who can give us comfort when
all Earthly friends fail.
The nearness of Christ to us is
something which we cannot under-
stand. We are told that He is near-
er to us than anything which science
has ever discovered. In that way
when we accept Him He becomes a
real part of our being and is so clos-
ely associated with us that even our
thoughts are subject to His will, if
we so desire. That is a condition
which we could hardly credit before
we accepted Him. We read in His
word that he shall give his angels
charge "over us" and that "under-
neath are the everlasting arms". We
are completely surrounded by His
loving care.
At time when people feel that
they are nearing the end of their
journey they worry and will tell you
that they do not want to go. out
alone. Have we, for one instant, any
right to think that the God who gives
us such abundant care throughout
our Earthly journey will, when the
final call comes, desert us and leave
us to go Through "the valley of the
shadow of death" alone. No. What-
ever is meant by passing into Eter-
nity we may rest assured that Jesus
Christ will go with us every step of
the way.
"Be not dismayed, whate'er betide,
God will take care of you."
The promises of God are true,
There are experiences in our Iives
when no Earthly friend can help us,
but we can always lay the responsib-
ility of His promises en. Him and He
will fulfill them without, fail. One
of these which should be daily in our
minds is found in Psalm 46-1 "God is
our refuge and strength, a very pres-
ent help in trouble." We, with count-
less others have tried that promise,;
have tested it and have found it true.'
In recent years especially we have
known cases (it may be it was a i
personal affair) where people have
invested money in some farm and
have received what they believed was
a bonifide signed agreement of its
safe return. The depression came and
on one sad day they learned that the
promises were not worth the paper
they were written on. What a dif-
ference this is to the promises of God,
every one of which has been tried
times without number and not in a
single instance has one been found
to fail.
Will we put our savings in the
"Bank of the Promises of God? What
comfort and security we will receive
from our investment. God does not
have to rely on the stability of any
other member of the firm. He alone
is responsible for the fulfilling of
His promises, and we have His as-
surance that they are bonifide, What
a privilege it is for us to have a
We tvi11 put out trust in God.
--Fred Young.
THE NEW CRUSADE
(To the Allies and all who are work -
to win the war)
I don't suppose your effigy in marble
or iu stone
With legs across to tell the world
the work that you have done
Will be enshrined in churches, like
the knights who gave their aid
To save the Holy Sepulchre in Eur-
ope's first Crusade.
But a tocsin bids you taken; you
hardly knew you slept.
Yea thought our precious heritage
was being safely kept,
So lately had your Fathers died, to
make a better world
O'er which the flag a freedom once
for all had been unfurled.
But an infidel more subtle than the
Saracen of old,
Is plotting to destroy this glorious
treasure that we hold,
And once again you face him, with
courage undismayed
Fighting for Faith, and Hope and
Love,
Knights of the New Crusadel
—E. It. Coles.
in blose co-operation with the mana-
ger. All we ,have to do is simply
to take the. Pass Book as he gives
it to us. When we deal with that
Bank we receive a cheque book of
promises, each one signed by Christ
Himself.' All that is required of us
ie to fill in the promise which we
wish to draw. No cheque has ever
been returned "not sufficient funds,"
One does not even need to go to
the Bank to get the Pass Book. God
is right beside •each one of us and
is ever ready to give it to us, will
we not accept it without any further
delay?
There are many times in our ex-
periences in Life when we feel that
we are walking in a shadow, but we
have no cause to feat. Psalm 91
tells us "He that dwelletb in the
secret place of the most high shall
abide under the shadow of the Al-
mighty. •
God. sometimes leads us into the
shadows. He has lessons for us to
learn which can only be impressed on
us there. Parents have been ,brought
to Him through tine death of a son
or daughter. Mothers and fathers
have accepted Him where their child
has gone astray and the only comfort
they could get was through His
guidance. Young people have come
to Him as a result of a serious ill-
ness or accident through which they
have been brought near to Death's
door; illness in the home where it
was feared that some member of the
family might be called away from
the Earthly life has been the means
of bringing parents, brothers or sis-
ters into His keeping, At that time
the question has arisen "If our loved
one had gone out into the next world
where would he or she have spent
Eternity?
People must not only live a good
life to be assured of an Eternity with
Jesus Christ, but they must have a
goodly life. It is necessary for them
to connect themselves with others
who are walking the narrow way; be
openly members of His church, and
from day to day do His bidding.
It is not sufficient to say "I hope
I ant one of Christ's followers." There
is no need for us to hope. We have
the promise of that co-operation in
the words "Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved," No
one knows whether we are real
Christians but Christ. and ourselves.
When we are saved we must realize
that we are saved not for a lazy life
but we are saved for service. No
matter in what condition in life we
are, we are able to do something to
help on the work of the Lord. Some
of the most wonderful lessens in
Christianity have been taught by
those who have lain for years on beds
of pain.
God has placed the solar system
in the sky, but were it not for the
fact that the shadows of night come
on with the twilight we would prac-
ticaIly never be able to see the plan-
ets and stars. So we need the shadow
to strengthen our spiritual lives.
God is near to us when we are
cheerful and happy and when we are
trying to help others, but He is also
near us, and how grieved He must be
when He sees us lose our tempers;
hears us say the unkind word; or do
things which are contrary to His
teaching. Let us be very careful how
we speak to, taut about, and act to-
wards others.
Cod is near us on bright days and
He is near us on clays when shadows
deepen, He wants to he our Guide
and is simply waiting for ns to asic
Him. Will we not doit right now?
"Never a trial that He is not there,
Never a burden that Ile does not
bear,
Never a sorrow that He does not
share,
Moment by moment I'm under His
care.
Moment by moment I'm kept in }tie
love,
Moment by moment I've light frnm
above,
Looking to Jesus till glory doth
shihe,
Moment by moment, 0 Lord, I atm
Thine."
Ver„
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Recipes
MUSTARD BEAN PICKLES
$ cups string beans, broken in
1 -inch pieces
4 green peppers, chopped
Place the string beans and the chop-
ped green peppers in a brine made
in the proportion of 12 cup salt to 1
quart water. Let the vegetables
stand in this brine overnight. Next
morning, drain and cover with fresh
water. Drain again and then cover
with a mixture of half vinegar and
half water. Let this stand. for 1
hour and then bring to the boiling
Point. Drain the vinegar mixture
from the vegetables, then cover them
with a mustard dressing and simmer
for 5 minutes. Pack into hot, ster-
ilized jars and seal at once. To make
the mustard dressing use:
2'¢. cups vinegar
11h cups water
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
1g. teaspoons tumerie
3 tablespoons powdered mustard
1,i teaspoons celery seed
Mix all dry ingredients. Heat the
vinegar and water together and add
this slowly to the dry ingredients,
working it to a smooth paste. Cook
in a double boiler until the mixture
thickens and then pour over the pre-
pared vegetables.
BEET RELISH.
1 quart chopped cocked beets
1 quart chopped cabbage
1 cup grated horseradish
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups vinegar
2 cups sugar
Cook the beets until tender, slip the
skins and chop the beets quite finely.
Chop the cabbage and mix together
with the beets and horseradish.
Sprinkle the mixture with the salt.
Scald the vinegar and dissolve the
sugar in this and then add to the
first mixture. Heat together and cook
until the vegetables are clear. Seal
at once in hot, sterilized jars, and
store when cooled in a cool, dry
place.
PEACH MUFFINS
2 cups flour
V teaspoon salt
1 egg
14 cup butter
3/ teaspoons baking powder
1!r cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup sliced peaches
Mix and sift flour, baking powder,
sugar and salt. Beat egg and milk
and add to sifted dry ingredients.
Add peaches. Stir as Tittle as pos-
sible to blend well. Bake in a mod-
erate oven (350 to 375 degrees F.)
25 ntimites--serve hot.
BLUEBERRY JAM
4 quarts blueberries
Sugar
Partially crush the blueberries in a
kettle, heat slowly until the juice
flows freely, then boil rapidly until
about one-half of the juice has evap-
orated, Measure the fruit mixture
add two-thirds cup of sugar for each
eup of juice and fruit. Cook rapid-
ly, stirring until a small portion
placed on a cold saucer will congeal,
Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
For a less seedy jam, sieve part of
the hot fruit before adding the sugar.
Yields about 14 (0 -oz.) glasses or 10
half-pint jars.
SUMMER SALAD
Gay color and delightful refresh-
ment are brought to the table when
you serve this salad designed espe-
cially for summer. The unusual
combination includes tomatoes pine-
apple, cucumber and green Pepper,
but it is a salad that you will want
to serve again.
Cut head lettuce into small pieces
and measure three to four cups, Scald
and peel tomatoes, slice then into
wedges and measure one cup. Com-
bine the lettuce and tomatoes with
two cups of pineapple cubes, one-
fourth cup of diced green peppers and
one-half cup of sliced cucumber.
Lightly toss the ingredients togeth-
er and chill. Add one-third cup of
French dressing just before serving.
Garnish with balls of cream ,cheese
and nuts.
PEACH JAM
Peel and chop enough ripe peaches
to make 8 cups of prepared fruit.
Place in large saucepan and add 3
enps granulated sugar and 3 cups
corn syprup. Stir over heat until.
mixture reaches boiling point. Sim-
mer, stirring frequently, until a few
drops of the mixture set when tested
on a cold plate. Let stand' a few
minutes, skim, then turn into Ster-
ilized jars. Cover at, once with a
thin film of hot paraffin, and when
cold, assure seal with additional
paraffin, 1
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If your teacloths are inclined to
leave bits of fluff on china and glass
when used for drying after washing-
up, adopt this simple plan and all
"fluffiness" will disappear: Wash all
teacloths thoroughly, giving them a
final rinse through thin starch. When
dry they will delight you with the
clean bright finish they give to china
and glass.
To reheat leftover cooked cereal,
add a little warm water, warm over
a low flame and beat until smooth
with a rotary egg beater to remove
lumps.
Roll biscuit dough thin enough to
cut double the number of biscuits
planned. Then butter onehalf the
rounds, place the other cut biscuits
on the buttered ones and bake. They
will break apart easily, and will be
deliciously rich.
For pies which are better eaten
cold, use milk as the liquid ingred-
bent in the crust. Pastry made with,
milk has more lasting crispness.
As soon as you have finished with
a saucepan put it to soak in cold
water. When you wash it, use hot
water with soda in it — unless it
is aluminum -- and wash it inside
and out, using soap powder or steel
wool if the food is sticking to it.
•
If you are worried because you
seem to have so much stale bread
lying about put all the pieces — out
into slices—into the oven with the
gas turned very low and leave for
several hours. (It is most economi-
cal to do this when you are cooking
something else in the oven).
Next time you clean your white
and brown, or white and black sport
shoes, apply the white cleaning fluid
with a small brush such as painters
use for oil paintings. The result is
far more neat than when using a,
sponge or cloth, and there is no
necessity for wiping splotches of
white off the, dark leather,
Cut table mats out of discarded
bathing caps, to save table tops. The
colors are very attractive. Of course
they cannot be used under hot dishes.
Try adding two whole cloves to a
vegetable soup, You'll find it gives a
delicious flavor.
qiieNpjor ui
YOUR VACATION PICTURES
Scenics and views are find—but don't overlook close-ups, fun pictures
and shots of the vacation group in holiday dress. Get variety in your
vacation record.
THIS is tate season of the year
when most of us turn our work
over to someone else, toss the fam-
ily luggage into the back of the ear,
and set off for green vacation pas-
tures. The camera, of course, goes
along—for without pictures, what
would we have to remember the
vacation by, and how could we
show our friends were we went and
what wo diel?
On the chance that they'll be
helpful, here are some hints for
your vacation picture -taking. First,
remember that the only good vacs-
tion record is a complete one. Not
Ault a shot here and there, snatched
in odd moments—but a truly well-
rounded picture -story of the fun,
the interesting places, the people
you met„ and the experiences you.
had.
Second, . take the .complete kit
with you. If you have' photo bulbs
and reflectors at home, tuck them
In a corner of one suitcase. There
may be opportunity for night shots,
at some interesting place where
you stay. Ie you have a tripod, slip
it in the car trunk or under the
seat. Maybe you won't use it at all
—and maybe it will be essential for
a twilight scenic that you're just
bound to get.
Another hint: take an adequate
film supply. That's very important
if you're going to out-of-the-way
spots, or it your camera takes an
unusual film size. It's no fun to get
stuck with an empty camera and
no film, right in mid -vacation.
In taking your pictures, seek va-
riety. Scenics and general views
are fine—but don't overlook close-
ups, shots of the group in vacation
attire,, pictures of unusual spots
you visit, even snaps of novel signs
and historical inscriptions. These
add interest and spice to the vaca-
tion album,
Those, then are the essentials—
variety in the pictures, a well-
rounded record, proper equipment,
and an, adequate film supply. And
herewith is my hearty wish that
this year's vacation is the best—
both for fun and for pictures—that.
you have ever hada
287 John van Guilder