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Ei SARL Eb ey phe LR Re a iy with whi waging curls ingly Ay Hout RE SN BG LI I i oy = op mother, oa 5 a ry Gd v "'Tis just spirits, ma'am kiss. Ae _ out before him. - now. and then "You havent yet, have you?" here and Ann She looked at wondering just how to broach the subject uppermost in her mind right ch battle, with the fingers of the brisk wind and his black eyes danced with mis- chief as he slid to a stop before his "Hi ya Toots!" gagingly and threw an arm around me " a him FERN AUBLE "Rod, dear," Mary Trent paused at the foot of the stairs as the inevi- table bang "of the front door an- nounced the unmistakable arrival of her 17-year old son. n . She turned and came toward him, a surge of pride welling up as it mvariably did 'when "she looked at her tall son, The tight, black cap of he everlast- rumpled was was He grinned en- effervescent her shoulders, giving her a quick { "Oh, Red," she said laughing in spite of herself, "you're impossible." struck a pose heavily. "Tis just me effervescent and sighed living room, where he sprawled down into a chair, his long legs stretched speculatively, _ She plunged in, "Rod, dear, your father wants you to ask Mr. Billings' daughter to the Festival Dance." Rod looked at her unbelievingly bolted. upright, tion in cvery line of his lanky frame. "What!" he exploded, "That drip!" asked his mother "N-not exactly, but I thought I'd drag Elly. Do 1 have. to, Mom?" "No, son, you don't have to, but it would be a very friendly gesture. After all, the Billings are fairly new indigna- clse asked. anyone Marie probably hasn't made many new friends." "That T can believe," he muttered darkly, a mental vision of his father's _ boss in his mind's cyc. He turned to his mother now, des- pair darkening his face. "Did Dad tea Mr, Billings that I'd take her?" "I'm-afraid he did, Rod. I'm sorry, a8 son, dt afterall, "you-haven't asked "anyone ¢lse and your father=would be pleased." "Nuts!" He shoved his hands deep in his pockets and kicked at the rug disconsolately, "Oh, all right, she's a creep, but tell Dad I'll give my all for the family." : The next three weeks sped by at an alarming rate, Rod, having called Anna Maric under pressure, reflected gloomily as he dressed for the dance. A half hour later, he was ringing the Billings' doorbeH. The door opened, and a swedl-faced wOpgn, twas smiling at him, "Oh, you must be Rod," she said, opening the door wide. "Come in, won't you? Auna Marje will he down in just a minute." , Rod stepped inside and. stood nerv- ously waiting for Anna Marie to come down. He looked up quickly as a faint sound reached him. He held the vision of loveliness descend- ing the stops, Her skin was as smooth and creamy white as the petals of a newly-opened magnolia. Her hair, caught up in a soft cluster of curls, was like a sheaf of sunbeams catizht and held by the gardenias he had sent her, under pressure from his mother. Her blue eyes were like cornflowers laughing at the dazed look on his face. "Jeepers! a dream-puss, no less, Rod breathed. And then, "Ready for the ratrace, beautiful?" The black lashes flew up and a smile curved the lovely, softly pink mouth. "Natch," 'was the retort and, to herself, Anna Marie added; "Glam- orpuss." Sour Milk Substitute What do you do when the recipe calls for milk and there is none at sour hand? Home cconomists suggest mak- ing up substitute by adding acid in the form of lemon "juice or vinegar to "sweet" milk. The usual rule is: Add one tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to one cup of milk. Stir and let stand about hali an hour. Then use as sour milk in biscuits, cornbread, brown bread, cake or other baked products. LAr Rules Dutch--Dutch Princess Juliana has been appointed Regent of the Netherlands. Her mother, 67-year-old Queen - Wilhelmina, ill with bronchitis, transferred all her royal powers to the princess. | Former Official HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured for- mer Canadian 61 Dined Defense Min- 62 Required ister J. L. =-- 63 He was in THe was ap- (ab.) 59 Point charge of a Answer (0 Previous Puzzle VXE-ADML MARC A literally stopped breathing as he be- ¥ i Photograph by your, Ful-O Pep Photographer ZURICH--Katherine Kalbfleisch, winner of the Lyons Club award for best decorated bicycle at the Zurich Fall Fair. Scems to me that we middle- agers have got to hand it to the younger gencration--they do know how to produce and raise beautifu' babies! 1f you oubt my world think of the new babies that you know: or of tlic onec-tothree year olds, look at them on the street, and admit it would be hard tg imagine healthier or better cared for babics in any generation. 4 + » If you agree with me then can you offer any explanation? I have thought about it a lot and wondered--wondered because many of us have been in the habit of deploring the freedom of our younger folk, predicting terrible "calamitics to posterity as a result of the late hours that are more or less habitual with the younger generation; of the running around to heaven knows where for sake of a dance or a show. Yes, and the drinkink that we have heard about, and the smoking we have seen, and the ever present promis- cuity--it all adds up to something dire results. With that in mind and by all the laws of reasoning present day babies should be stunted, weak- ly, ancamic. As you know they are anything but. Why aren't they--what answer? is the * * * No doubt you will have your theory just as I have mine. It may be right or it may be 'wrong. For what it is worth, I think the ex- planation lics in the matter-of-fact attitude 'of our young married folk. They are realists. They discuss free- ly what used to be strickly hush- hush a generation ago. They know the answers. They know what's what and where they are going. After marriage they seem to grow up and when the young wife s¢al- ises a baby may be on the way she consults her doctor as a matter of course; puts herself in his care, has regular examinations and thus assures the baby the best in pre- natal care. There is no false mod- esty about the young parents-to-be; they lead a normal social life as they know it. Havipg a baby is just something they take in their stride, at the same time they do that far the . we have been sure would produce CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke E] usually has a way of evening up the score or the human race, in its ignorance, would have died out long ago. * * * 'Yes, there are advantages and disadvantages to almost everything tion. The Department is building a new highway past our farm-- and we have reason to know. The work has been going on for some I thought I would save my com- ments until the evidence was near- er home. The road is being widened way by taking seventcen feet off farmland either side of the road. Up until now I don't think any of us realised the work that build- ing a 'highway involves. . Along this road there are bull- dozers, skrapers, graders, tractors, rollers and I don't know know how many dump trucks working on a four-mile stretch of road. Men are hard at it twelve hours a day--in- cluding our son Bob. Hills are be- ing levelled, hollows filled in; trees that have taken years to grow toppl- "ed over by a few shoves from the bulldozer. On one farm two steam shovels are loading trucks with top soil from the land. Culverts and bridges are being rebuilt; hydro and telephone poles moved back; mail boxes propped up anywhere at all. - At night it is quite a sight-- there to know sometimes whether things are coming or going as the big machines have headlamps fore and aft the red and green lights on "the trucks weaving their way in . more about this next ,week. New Sibsiavice' May Be Cure for * Whooping Cough A new anti-biotic (a sub stance produced by a living body which has : destructive or in- hilutory effect on a micro-organ- ism) discovered by research work- ers in Britain may prove a cure for 43 Anger 44 Australian =. bird 45 Pint (ab.) '49 Pair (ab.) At a distan Silver (symbol) 40 Speed contests 46 Print measure '48 Editor (ab.) #1 Italian river ce )J8 Kind of tree 18 Rhode Island "dous __ strides times resulted, in' a reluctance to consult a doctor- at the right ime. Medical science has made tremen- 's but 'the human factor remains of the utmost. im- portance. The first move is still up to tha patient. The modern moher 'apparently realises this better than her mother and grandmother, consults her doctor carly and better babies are a direct result, Maybe in that way the swiit moving tempo of our young folk is counter-balanced. Mother Nature 1 1 and that applies to. more than family afia' =. Right now it applics, specifically to. highway - construc- time but further up the line sg, to the width of a three-lane high- | are lights everywhere. It is hard. and out. You will. probably hear - ... TABLE TALKS .... On "Regular" List Here are two timely recipes that you will add to your "regular" list if you try them once. The kidney stew with cereal dumplings makes an ideal dish when steaks and chops . are unobtainable" Made with 40% bran flakes they have a flavor "well worth remembering, As for the souffle, well, it turns a simple dinner into a feast. It's a favorite you will serve proudly-- easy to prepare yet tasty and full of good, important 'food values. oF Kidney Stew with Cereal Dumplings "pound beef, veal, lamb, or pork kidneys 2 tablespoons butter. or other fat 4 tablespoons- flour 2 cups water Ys cup minced onions 1 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper Y4 teaspoon Worcestershire 1 recipe Cereal Dumplings Wash kidneys thoroughly. Split in halves lengthwise and remove fat and tubes. Soak in cold salted water ¥2 to 2 hours; rinse, drain, sauce old or large, cover with cold water, bring slowly to a boil, and drain. Cut kidneys in %-inch slices. Sauté kidney slices in fat 3 minutes. Add flour and cook 3 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Add water, cnions, and seasonings and bring to simmering point. Add Cereal Dumplings. Cover and sim- mer. 15 minutes. Serve immediate- ly. Makes 5 to 6 servings. Cereal Dumplings Zz eup milk 1 tablespoon shortening 4 teaspoon salt Dash of. pepper cups 40% bran flakes, finely crushed "a 1 tablespoon 'minced onion Scald milk and. add shortening. Remove: from fire. Add salt, pep- per, cand egg, mixing well. Add flakes and onion, and 'mix thor: oughly. Shape into 1l-inch balls. Drop dumplings into simmering Kidney Stew, cover and simmer 15 minutes. Makes 15 dumplings. Grape-Nuts Flakes Souffle 2 tablespoons butter or other fat 3 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk . : 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten 3 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten 1 cup Grapé-Nuts Flakes Take Spots Out With Cornstarch Grandmother turned to her pantry shelf in. many minor household emergencies and we can do so similarly today. So say textile chem- ists. First of all, there's cornstarche and cornmeal. They are exellent "for absorbing liquids spilled on rugs, upholstery, or mattresses, when it is not feasible to wash or soak the damaged article. Pour the cornstarch. or cornmeal over the stain- immediately to keep the liquid from soaking in 'and spreading. Other spot removers may be used afterwards, if necessary, to take out any Temaining traces of stain. : * * a Food and some other sfains on upholstery, mattresses, and blan- kets aften yield toa thick paste of cornstarch and water. Just let it dry on, then brush off, repeating the process until the spot disap- pears. A similar paste of cornstarch and cleaning fluid is helpful in re- moving grease spots, soot, or smoke. Treat soot or smoke marks lightly, shaking on the cornstarch, and then and dry thoroughly. If kidneys are ° Melt butter in saucepan. Add flour and stir to a smooth paste. Add milk gradually, stirring con- stantly, and continue cooking and stirring until thickened. Cool slight- ly; add cgg yolks, salt, and pepper and blend. Fold in egg. whites and Grape-Nuts Flakes, Turn into in pan of hot water and bake in moderate oven (350 "degrees F.) 40 minutes, or until firm. immediately with cheese, tomato, celery, 'mushroom, or onion sauce, Makes 4 to 6 servings. ; greased shallow baking dish. Place: Serve' »* Too Busy "Can I "borrow your carpet-beat- er?" : : "Sorry, no--he's busy in the gar- den." w OUCH! MY HEAD! You can quickly relieve pains of neuralgia, bad days, lo grippe, etc, with \ MATHIEU'S en 5 D), Pa 6 TABLETS 10¢ TABLETS 50¢ HEADACHE TABLETS \ Biggest Pulp Drive in History--A logger fixes dynamite to a stick to break a log jam on the St. Maurice River, Quebec Province, Canada, in the greatest pulpwood drive in the Do- minion's history--12,000,000 logs floated Canada is now the principal source for U.S. users, since form- er; sources--Estonia,- Latvia, Lithuania--are now part of Rus- sia, and Finland ceded almost half her pulpwood territory to Russia under the Finnish-Russian peace treaty. to Lake Tuque. 'Leave 'Em Home, Say Baby-Sitters--Drive-ins are unfair to organized baby-sitting, say these youthful members of the "profession," picketing an outdoor theatre to protest such theatre-advertised conveniences as "We warm baby's bottle." Their demonstration was not without results, as some patrons a I fia '9 1¥ YOURE THINKING av : YOU'LL HAVE TO REDUCE (Reloansd by Tre Bed Bratieats, Ton) I wAlsTLINE | 0 &. pL.) pointed by the Canadian -- . scem to get the idea that parentage whooping cough. Hitherto there brushing soot and starch off to- took down phone numbers. and promised the sitters future government VERTICAL brings with it responsibility--and has-been no real cure for this {gether ] _ employment, } : of ---- ~ 1 Beam of light 24 Long fish utensil in the majority of cases the young complaint which causes ' more » TIA : a EF 12 Winglike part 2 Beverages . 26 Iridium 45 Stance folk measure up to that respons- eaths among children than any If it's an acid stajn, . that you Gimp : -13 Native metal 3 Musical note (symbol) 47 Female ibility- Of course there do seem other his. Jitease, : have to deal with, which may. dis- GIRLS! WOMEN! 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