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â- Â«Wr;;"â€"'J*'^^ •*-'•''-*â-  rwMsnaaem -4t ifv CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke Last Wednesday Bob and I drove to Malton and we were just in time to see the back of Barbara Ann Scott's fur coat disappear through the doorway of a Trans- Canada plane en route to Ottawa. It was a very nice coati â-  What a difference a lew niinutei can make. "Just five mmutcs more" 'and wc would have seen Barbara Ann just fine as there were very few people at the airport other than the official send-off commit- tee. * • • We did so want to get a, close- up view of her, particularly as we wanted to see if she were as natural and unaffected as she appears in the press pictures and reports â€" and which 1 think is her greatest charm. But while we were disap- pointed it just couldn't be helped. We left home in lots of time â€" that is for normal driving conditioni. But we found they were anything but ! Kcally the roads were terrible. In places the snowbanks were so higli it was more like driving through a tunnel. Then there were parts of the road that were flood- ed and if neither of these condi- tions existed then the road was so full of pot-holes it would have made our bones rattle had they not been so well covered! Had we driven fast enough to reach Malton on time I am sure the old Model A would have disintegrated on the way. .And we couldn't t.ike a chance on that â€" not even to see the world's champion skater. Not these days we couldn't. But wc had a nice drive home at wc stuck to the highways, on the theory tliat in this case the longest way around would be the short- est way home. Going over we drove across country. May I be forgiven if I say â€" ".Xnd howl" All the side roads we passed were open but the ploughs must have done some awful shoving in places. Our own lane is still block- ed, up near the house. It wouldn't be but for the fact that the snow piled up higher than the snow fence. Of course it could be dug out but Partner always thinks the snow gets away quicker during a thaw if it has been left alone. And by the way, we are really learning the value of snow fencing. It not only keeps the snow back but it al.so prevents flooding. In a thaw the water stays behind the snow- bank and gets away underneath it without any fuss or inconven- ience. .* * • You know 1 can hardly believe that s|)ring is almost upon us. The winter has seemed unbelievably short. I was telling Partner the other day that I would really en- joy the winter if it were not for the weather. And if there were a few more hours in each day I would be even better satisfied. * • • Oh dear, the radio is just telling us about the drcadfid floods rag- ing in England and .Scotland right now. .And we know so well what those floods can do and the raiiid- ity with which they can rise. I re- tnembcr going to see the floodi about two miles from home when I was 'about ten years old. While I gazed in fascination at the swollen waters of tlic Stonr River, flooding the low-lying houses on its banks, the streets behind me were suddenly flooded too and ray way home was cut off. I had to wait until a temporary bridge wa» erected. That would be quite an adventure for me in those days. * * • You know I have often thought of those houses and the people liv- ing in them. The same thing hap- pened almost every spring. The people knew it and yet as soon as the wafers subsided they were back in their homes again, cleaning up the mess and counting the cost. What makes people act that way? Is it indifference to danger or love of taking a chance. Maybe wc all have a bit of the gambler's spirit if we did but know it. One of the commonest ways of tempting prov- idence these days fs trying to boat one's gas supply. Why? Do we gain anything by it even suppos- ing wc win? And wc arc far more likely to lose. And it certainly costs more to have gas brought to a stranded car than to buy it at a gas station. I know because i have had it happen once. I. ike so ni.iny other people I took a chance. I knew my supply was low but for some unexplainal)le reason I didn't want to stop until I reached ll;im- ilton. And then, how stupid I fell I * * « And do you know what? I am just about freezing because I took a chance on not looking after the furnace until I woiiM be tlinmgh with this bit of typing. Works Both Ways The little moppet upon going to bed always insisted that her bed- room door remain open. "Is it be- cause you want to let the light |n?" asked her mother. "No," came |he amazing response, "il'i to let put the dark." Canadian Art Marches On The oldest existing art society in Canada opened its '!''ith Annual Exhibition of members' and non- members' work on March Tth at the Art Gallery of Toronto and was attended by a record crowd of 1400 people. At the end of thii month a representative collection from the exhibition will begin a tour of other cities in the Dominion. The Ontario Soctcty of Artists has broken many a lance for the arts and artists of this .country since its first exhibition In 1872. The Royal Canadian Academy was organized at an O.S.A. meeting in 1870 and the development of a National Gallery, Art Gallery of Toronto and Ontario College of Art is the result of tireless effort of the Society. Catholicity !n Style The O.S.A. Annual Exhibition is NOT a members show (a fact that is too often misinterpreted) bui jin opportunity open to all painters and sculptors in Canada to submit their works along with members of the society for selection by the Selection and Hanging Committee. A new jury is elected each year. It is their responsibility not only to select some 150 works from an average of .000 works submitted but to uphold the highest possible standard in painting and sculpture from the academic to the abstract. It is both interesting and encour- aging to note that over 50 per cent of the work accepted and hung each year is the work of non-mem- bers. Contribution to Art Libraries A limited number of a very hand- some and important catalogue com- memorating this 75th Exhibition is now available tlirough The Ryer- son Press, 299 Queen West, Toronto. (Thin coverâ€" GOc. Stiff cover with .spineâ€" $1.00) Besides containing 18 reproductions of the contemporary work, the retrospect- ive section of the exhibition from 1872 is covered by the first com- plete history and aims of the Soci- ety by L. A. C, Panto, R.C.A., O.S.A. Badminton was played in India before it became popular in Eng- land in the 19th century. I ^i\s^j^is)msa mum I It's a far cry from the shapeless Mother Hubbard of yesteryear, this crisp Helen Morgan cotton house frock. Buttoned down the front, it has a narrow self belt and a perky bow tie at the neckline. I U. S. Naval Air Unit .\nNtvrr lo Pretlou* f'usal* ER.rsjEr xTo HORIZONTAL 1,7 Depicted is insigne of Scouimg Squadron . U S. na- val aviation 12 Pilots 13 Tips 15 Coarse file 16 Leaping creature 18 Roster 19 Was sick 21 Limbs 23 Epistle (ab) 25 Therefore 26 Whirlwind 27 Mother 29 Abundant 31 Snare 33 Self 34 Age 35 Lampreys 37 Equal 38 Right (ab.) 39 Symbol for tellurium 41 Father 42 Street (ab.) 43 Vended 45 Employers 48 Leo 50 Present month (ab.) 52 Pain 55 Rivers 57 Command 59 Irritate 60 Diminished VERTICAL 1 Vehicle 2 Narrow anlet 3 Bear 4 Devilish 5 Symbol for selenium 6 Grafted (her ) 7 Transpose tab ) 8 Defensive head covering 24 Sound in 9 Portuguese Washington money of 2 xl' T" 'ni' o _ Id to MICHAEL O'SHEA 44 Obscure 45 We Female horses "tG Portico account 28 Separated 10 Abstract being 30 Mountain 1 1 East 1 Fr ) 13 Symbol for calcium 14 Girl's name 17 Alleged force 20 Behold I 22 Universal language 23 Prince pass 32 Scotti-sh sheepfold 36 Rocks 37 Pompous show 47 Disfigurement 48 Type of boat 49 Native of (suffix) 51 Nova Scotia (ab.) 53 Hasten 54 Conclusion 40 Cloth measure 56 One (Scot.) 41 Hebrew letter 58 Regius Pro- 43 Rail bird lessor (ab.) 1 2 3 'i 5 b !_ J T 8 9 10 II \t m 13 m 15 i lb n w 16 11 20 Bi i\ li Z3 ZH U 25 ® 2b i U 28 l^ 30 Pi 31 33 ^s« 35 3b i a^ 31 36 31 HO HI s « 43 UM 1 H5 lb H/| Hft 4<i i 50 51 n 51 53 54 55 51. ^ 18 57 58 ^ feo -a TEEN TOWN TOPICS By BARRY fiflURKAR Have you ever found yourself in hot water over an innocent book title? Was a book title ever responsible for you being kicked out of your girl friend's house? Well, I'm in trouble â€" plenty. With Susie and her pop and it all goes back to a book title. Last night at Susie's, wc were sitting around shooting the guff, with nothing else to do, and I hap- pened to mention thai someone had left a copy of Betty MacDonald's "The Egg and I" at our place. This immediately brought forth the bright idea of boiling some eggs and painting them for Easter. It was my bright idea. "You get the eggs out from the bottom of the cupboard wliile I look for my old box of paints," suggested Susie. I found six eggs in a bowl, a^nd while Susie was rummaging around in the hall closet, I put them in a pan of water. After ten minutes at boiling point, I figured they were hard enough. "We can give them to the neigh- bor's kids," offered Susie, return- ing with a battered box of paints. We then mixed several colors in a cup of water and dipped the eggs. After this we painted stripes of yellow, green and red on them, set them back in the bowl and put them away in the cupboard to dry. * « * Everything was fine. We talked of the days when the kids used to look for Easter bunnies and how our parents would hide Raster eggs and on Easter mornhig we would hunt all over the house for them. "The kids next door will have a great time when they find them," said Susie, "they'll probably try to eat shells and all." Our conversation was interrupt- ed by a voice from the kitchen: "I'm hungry, where's my supper?" "It's just pop," whispered Susie, "he's late getting home tonight." "For crying out loud, what's happened to these eggs?" roared a voice from the kitchen. "Oh my gosh," yelped Susie, "pop's on a diet of eggs, and we've used them all." • * • We hurried into the kitchen, both quaking at the knees. Her pop, flushed front anger, was bending over the kitchen table, ex- amining the colored eggs. He looked up as we entered, and the gleam in his eye made me (|inver insi<le. "Whose â€" whose idea was this?" he demanded, "all I can eat Is eggs and I come home hungry to find these â€" these," his words died amidst coughs and sputters. "Barry thought it would be â€" ". ''Vou," he cut in, "I might have known. If you aren't stuck in the driveway, you need a Jack to fix a tire. Every time you come around here something happens." "I â€" I didn't know about the diet," I gasped. "Honestly we only painted the eggs for something to do, to put in the time." ♦ • • Her father sank into a chair, muttering and stroking hU fore- head. "Run next door and try to bor- row two eggs," ordered Susie. I ran next door, and to the next and the next. Finally at the fourth house, the lady let me have a can of powdered eggs. "Did you have any luck?'' ask- ed Susie, as I came in out of breath. â- 'There's four eggs in there," I replied, handing her the can. She got a bowl and started to take off the lid. Her father watched closely. As the lid came off and rtie powder started to come out, he roared at me, ".\nother of your smart alec tricks. Get out! get out!" Susie followed me to the door. She was mad too. "That was stupid of you," she said, "now I'll get it for letting you go to get the eggs." No use trying to explain, I thought. * * • On the way home, I thought of the evening's events. Do other guys get into trouble like I do, I wondered. Jcepers, I'm always in a mess. 1 know what I'll do. I'll take up a dozen eggs tomorrow night and that will fix me with her pop. As I walked in the front door, 1 noticed a book lying on the table. "Tlie Egg and I" was the title. Browsing through it, I noted the trouble the author had had with chickens and eggs. On the cover was a picture of the author. You and your eggs, I grumbled and trudged off to bed. Rocket Precautions Australia is tightening security precautions for the rocket experi- ment range in central Australia. This move i.s an attempt to pre- vent repetition of the Canadian atom spy experience, when a num- ber of persons were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, Dr. Herbert \'. F.vatt, Minister for Ex- ternal Affairs, told the House of Representatives at Canberra, Aus- tralia. • • • TABLE TALKS ,.f , . . Buy By Grade . . . (irading of foods under Dominion Cjoveniment supervision and mark- ing ot packages so that the con- sumer may buy by grade, is of definite assistance to the Canadian homcniaker. Grading is of value to her whether she knows about grade regulations or not, but infinitely more so when she knows the gr.ides for various products and looks for the grade mark before buying. W c in Canada enjoy a special privilege. Canada is the only country in the world where so many foods are regularly graded and marked for t!ie retail buyer. The slogan "Buy by grade â€" buy with confidence", has been adopted by the Uominjon Department of Agriculture and the Home Econo- mists of the Consumer Section say that real economy as well as satis- faction is the reward for buying by grade. Eggs sold in Canada are graded. The liighest grade .^1 eggs are the finest quality obtainable. These are not always available and are of course high in price. Grade A eggs are also of excellent tiuality. Both these grades have firm jellylike white which hold its shape. They arc therefore perfect for poaching or frying as well*as cooking in the shell. Grades B and C â€" have less firm wliites which spread when the shell is broken. Some homemakers boast that they always buy the best. Grading of commercially canned fruit and vegetables makes it better buying in many cases to usf the lower grade. To have the most suitable product for the special purpose, and at a low cost, is real economy. Fancy Quality canned fruits and vegetables arc as nearly perfect as possible and therefore are to be used where appearance is- import- ant. Company desserts or salads are beautiful when fancy products are used. For family use in regular meals Choice Quality products are very satisfactory as they are good in appearance and tender and flavourful but not necessarily uni- form in size or colour of pieces. Standard quality - lacks uniformity. Pieces may be broken but food value is equal to the higher grades. Baked Crispy Pears 5 canned pears (Choice quality) f-4 cup corn or wheat flakes 6 teaspoons red jelly (apple or red currant) li cup juice from pears Drain pears â€" roll each piece in cereal flakes, place hollow side up in a greased baking dish. In centre of each put 1 teaspoon of jelly. Pour juice around pears. Bake in a moderately hot oven 375 deg. F. 15 minutes or until browned. Corn and Cheese Souffle 4 tablespoons fat '4 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt Few grains pepper *â-  1 cup milk 1 cup grated cheese 4 egg yolks 2 cups corn (Standard quality) 4 egg white* Melt fat, add flour, salt an4 pepper. Add grated cheese and stir until melted. Pour over beatea egg yolks, add corn and mix welL Fold in stiffly beaten egg white*. Pour into greased casserole. Oven- poach in a moderate oven 350 deg. F. until setâ€" about 50 minutes. Serves six. Communists Claim 17,009,000 in World Communists throughout the world now total 17,009,000 dele- gates to the Conference of British Empire Communist Parties were told in London. England. Charts prepared by the Com- munist Party of Great Britain and displayed at Conference headquar- ters said 56 countries had parties which, though not necessarily call- ing themselves Communist, were based on the teachings of Marx, Engels, ^enin, and Stalin. Soviet Russia, the charts said, has 6„000,000 Communists, Italy, 2,200,000, the United States. 74,000, and Great Britain 43,000. Iristantine, BRINGS '^ fastreuefL ' f 9 TABIITS 9«* AU »• ONI* •«'^ 0«U0$TO«II . tfi l^ DoWs Befyrei\ H your nose ever fills ^J^i\ up with stuffy ttan-gH0ih slent congestion â€" "ti^^ next time put a little "y^/^ Va-tro-nol in each nostril. Quickly con- gestion is relieved, breatliing is easier. Va-tro-nol works riglit where troubls Is to relieve distress of head colds. Try Itl Works fine! You'll like it' VICKS VA-TRO-NOL CINNAMON BUNS RICH, SPICY Recipe Dissolve 1 tsp. sugar in J^ c. lukewarm water; add 1 ea- velope Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast. Let mixture stand 10 min. Then stir well. Scald \i c. milk, add 3 tbs. short- ening, li c. sugar, }^ tsp. salt; cool to lukewarm. Add 1 c. sifted flour to make a batter. Add yeast mixture and 1 beaten egg; beat well. Add 2li c. sifted flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead lightly, place in greased bowl. Coyer; set in warm place, free from draft. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours. Wheo light punch dough down; roll out into oblong piece, about M" thick. Brush with 3 tbs. melted shortening or butter. Sprinkle with % c. brown sugar, 1}^ tsps. cinnamon, ^ c. raisins. Roll up length- wise in a tight roll; cut in 1" slices. Place cut-side up, 1" apart in greased shallow baking pan. Cover; let rise in warm place until light, about 1 hour. Bake in 425°1''. oven about 20 minutes. REG'LAR FELLERS â€" Endurance Test /^THP.T'5^^ / -m' klNO OF 1 A fOtiNTAIN \ ^^^ ' t mA N U 1 â€"t iN-rnooucina L mmusmi ill moo m /riY POP N / GOT ONE { POR. HIS ^jjj ,, \ BIRTHDAY' / 'â- â- ^ , '^^^k/mfik ^â- , ^^£ ^' €^ %â-  AN" JOSr THINK- OF IT, PINHCAtJ HE KIN WRrrE HV6 years WITHOUT flEFlLUNS IT • By GENE BYRNES I X^^CAN MOU INW3INE \ / WHAT A CRAMP lt\ TH" ) 1 ARf«^ HE'LL MAVEâ€" \ WHEN HE GETS \ FINISHED f T J 4