The Seaforth News, 1949-01-20, Page 7CANADA'S OWN BARBARA ANN SHOWS THE BIG -
CITY FOLKS—Displaying the form that charmed judges and
spectators at the Olyrnpic 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,
Cf6L 1NGERF
e wtot%n.e P. Cle„Ae
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to
Everybody—and let me tell you, I
think you are the nicest peoplet
Yes, you must be, because the
readers of this column were so kind
to me this Christmas. I do appre-
ciate your cards and letters and
hope to acknowledge each one of
them personally—but it takes time, .
you know, so, until you hear from
me 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 ale
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 ii 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
sent to them. Perhaps this column
helps to keep green in their mem-
cry the Canadian, way of living,
especially on a farm. Perhaps you
too, raised chickens, fed calves,
cler...ed 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 froth
what you were used to. Yon 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
maybe Ginger Farm reminds you
of helping Dad down at the
barn; or bringing home the Christ-
mas tree and trimming it for the
younger folk, Or perhaps, with a
New Year dawning, you remember
how you trudged off to school again,
through snow -filled roads to the
little red school -house up the line;
and you remember the day of "tile '.
b#g.storth" when Dad came after
you in the cutter, and coming 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 remember how you knew
Mum would be trying to watch for
you coming through the blinding
snow—and how good it seemed to
come into the big, warm kitchen
where she was waiting with piping,
hot 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 Dad 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 backto 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 suppey, 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.
Iii many hones 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 'no .turning back—and we are
carried along in its forward march.
'But sometimes 1 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
don't make too good a job of dis-'
tinguishing the gold from the dross.
That is just an idea—perhaps it
night do as our New Year's thought
for today. What do you think,
folks?
IT TAKES A MAN TO BAKE REAL 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.:4. Mintz (1 it) won second prize while Mrs. H. Williams
fin ished,third, McMill set 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
yelled loudly for help.
In vain his brothers hung sticks
over the edge. He coeldn't reach any
of them.
A friend of theirs, a monkey,
happened to be passing by when ne
heard the excitement and came up
to see what it was all about.
"Oh, that's easy." he .said. "Each
of you cubs hold me by a paw down
the well as far as you can reach, and
the littlest bear can catch me by the
tail. You may have noticed that it's
exceptionally long"
No sooner said than done.
The two little bears leaned way
over; 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, it was done at last,
and the monkey was thanked and
the littlest bear rubbed dry.
"And now we'll have a party ;n
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
an4� the biggest one for a table. The
taTile 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 natter," 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 u
fast as their legs would carry them,
deep into the woods. The fanner
went back to the farm, where his
wife stood watching at the kitchen
door.
"Yes, John," she said, "I saw you
chasing them, but what 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 my
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 I 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,
"JohnI've been making dough-
nuts. 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 farmer 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 brought them a present.
So they dipped up their home-
made sarsaparilla with 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.
Zacharias Jansen invented the
first compound microscope about
1590.
Taxes
When an old South African native
was told he had to be taxed because
the government, likea father, pro-
tected hint from enemies, cared for
himwhen he was sick, fed him
when he washungry, 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 is
hungry. He comes to Inc and begs
food.
"I sayto him, 'My dear faithful
dog, I see you are very hungry. I
am sorry for you. T shall give you
meat.'
"I then take a knife, cut oti' the
dog's tail, give it to him and say:
'Here, my faithful dog, he noerish-
rd by this i'i r is r of Inc:+t' "
x4Jr} 4 T
oe ll$,rti._ �j: ar clam Andrews.
Sonne of these recipes I honestly
intended to include in this column
before the festive season—but,
somehow or other, there just didn't
happen to be room, Still, I 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 I know your
folks will enjoy.
Sour Cream Cookies
1 cup sugar
3q cup shortening
1 egg
2% cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
54. teaspoon salt
cup cocoa
1 cup 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
ents alternately with one cup sour
cream to your first mixture. Roll
out, cut, and bake in a moderate
oven.
* * R
Although these spicy raisin
squares are delicious when cold,
they're 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 maltes from lS
to 24 squares.
Spicy Raisin Squares
34 cup seedless raisins
7/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar.
2 eggs
/ cup crushed pineapple,
drained
234 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon soda
134 teaspoons cinnamon
134 teaspoons nutmeg
54 teaspoon salt
14 cup sugar
34 cup heavy cream
Method
Cover raisins with boiling water
and let stand 5 minutes; Dram 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 'ingreased bak-
ing pans and pour a mixture of
34 cup sugar and 34 cup crease
over the top. Bake in hot oven -
400 degrees—for 20-25 minutes. Cut
into squares and serve warm,
Many of my rea.,r.s, 1 know,
butcher their own pork; 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
•dope, 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 beat.
Here's how to cook spare -ribs la
that good old way known as "sweet
sour."
Sweet -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
3 tablespoons kett:hup
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 rice,
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 his
antagonist gradually passing him
that he seized him•by the leg, and
both riders were obliged to dis-
mount and gombine their efforts to
separate the anhnalc.
THE ROYAL B lt` NK
OF CANADA
General Statement
30th November, 19,48
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 forbad
and doubtful debts
Bank premises
Liabilities of customers under acceptances and letters
of credit
Other assets
8 177,157, 400.06
1158,536,879,14
89,509,786.47
918,420,522.36
1136,626,725.57
56,534,207.84
X11.536 785,521,44
600,923,527.65
11,729,957,83
65,104,477.1.2
7,944,307 47
$2,222,487,786.511
• LIABILITIES
Notes in circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4,320,934,27
De-osits 2,067,488,996.81
Act.eptances and letters of credit outstanding. . . 65,104,477.12
Other liabilities 4,087,930.88
Total liabilities to the public . . . 82,141,002,339.08
Capital 35,000,000.00
Reserve Fund . 44,000,000.00
Dividends payable 952,655.37
Balance of Profit and Loss Account 1,532,792.06
$2,222,487,786.51
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Profits for the year ended 30th November, 1945, before Dominion
and provincial government taxes, but after cootnibodon to Staff .
Pension Fund, and after appropprbdons to Continggenccyy Reserves,
out of which Reserves provision for all bad and doubtful debts
has been made : • ^ • e c . . r $9 51'7,4 ,2,87
Less provision for Dominion and provincial govern-
tnenttaxes : s s e s s s i:. C t s $3,150,000.00
Lass provision for depredationof bank premises a 808,887.36 5,958,88748
45,558,545.51
Dividends at the rate of 41.00 pea absr.s t r 7 t r 1 t t r 5 t r: 2,500,000.00
Amount pied forward-''v5755557SSSISCS $6,038,545.91
Delmer of Frodt and lose Accts ne, 24th 3 ovombee, 2947 ter e 2,474,246.55
S 5,SA2,792.06
rreneforrrod se Resoles Rand , , ,. . . . . . .• . . • , . • . • 4,000,000.00
Balance of Profit read Lams Account, Kok Novennbea, 1948 s r r r 01,582,792.
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General lfkne*t