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nsuNxoM AT CZmZSTMAS By HELEN PETRONE Janet opened the door to her •partment, thinking ai ihe did •o that it had been only a week •ince Craig and *he had shared thii apartment they called their ""ivory tower," named that be- cauie of its odd shape. It had been • itorage room until the hous- ing (hortage became prevalent. Then Old Mrs. Root, feeling sym- pathetic toward the plight of Janet and Craig Norris, newly married and homeless, had cleared h out, partitioned it of into two •mall rooms and rented it to them. That was just 13 months ago, Janet remembered, dropping her gloves on the table ani' lighting the lamp with the same gesture. They had been married only three weeks, just long enough to realize they were imposing on Craig's family who were cramped for quarters themselves. • • • Just a week ago they had the quarrel that had sent Craig from the apartment. It had been a blow to his pride from the day of their wedding that Janet should con- tinue working. She enjoyed her position in the advertising firm where the had risen from a clerk to copy writer m just two years. Since she left the house after Craig in the morning and return- ed before him at night, she never felt her working interfered in any way with h.r household duties. But friends had spoiled everything with their snide remarks about "poor Janet still working," and it was more than Craig could bear. "They think I can't support you I' he'd storm at her, but the more he pleaded the more adamant she had become. And now he was gone. « « « The whole thing seemed so un- important now. She glanced at the telephone, half-inclined to call him home, but her own recalci- trant nature refused to allow such a move. She turned on the radio Instead and pretended the tears that welled in her eyes at the â- trains of "Silent Night" were merely tears of weariness after the preparation of the office party that morning. Deliberately she opened the dresser drawer to put ifvay last night's Ironing. Her •ouvenir box loomed temptingly before her. Lifting the cover, she stared at the items she had col- lected: Craig's class ring, ex- changed for a diamond after their graduation from college; a press- ed orchid, one of those she had carried at her wedding; various cards, Christmas, anniversary, birthday, valentine. She picked «p a small gift card and read â- gain, "To my dear wife, Janet on our first Christmas." It was the card with the watch he had given her last year. * * * Trembling, she closed the box and turned quickly from the dress- er. She had been a fool, she de- cided. Without Craig, Christmas could never hold the same mean- ing for her as It once had. She didn't stop to lock the door for there was nothing of value any- one could steal from her. Even her $100 Christmas bonus lying on. the table went unnoticed. The one thing she must not lose was happiness, and that was no longer In her home with Craig gone. She hurried into her coat as she â- tarted breathlessly down the 3J4 flights of stairs. Tears coursed down her cheeks and she prayed with fanatic zest that she was not too late. As she reached the last flight of stairs, she crashed into • figure who was hurrying up, •• oblivious of his surroundings â- a she. She gasped at the impact, knt the man quickly regained his balance and caught her before she conld fall. "Janet I" he cried. » • » She looked at him almost in dis- belief. Then, throwing her arms â- bout him she gave vent to her tears. "Oh, Craigl Darling, I was Jnst coming for you." He kissed h er and held her tightly. "Janet, I've been such a fool. I didn't realize until tonight what an awful thing pride can be. Will you ever forgive me?" She sighed. "There's nothing to forgive, Craig. I was the one who was wrong. I'm going to quM my job right away." "No, you mustn't. I don't want to deprive you of any happiness and if you want to work, I'm not going to stop you." She laughed shakily. "We'll ar- gue that out later, shall we?" Arm in arm llicy climbed up the stairs. Different "Thi) It II ine she makes people V.ay^py <v'^erever she goes." "Vou mean 'whenever' I" CHRISTMAS DINNER MENU Tomato Juice with Parsley Garnish Roast Turkey with Rice Stuffing Mashed Potatoes Giblet Gravy Buttered Green Peas Cranberry Christinas Mold Honey Fig Pudding Beverage "Tis the season to be jolly and the air hums with festive plans for the coming yule- tide, but the big event will be, as always, Christ- mas dinner. You'll have tra- ditional turkey, or goose maybe, or chicken, or per- haps a roast of ^^^"d beef. You'll in- clude all the family favorites, of course, and here are some new ideas for trimmings for your Christmas dinner. • * ♦ Rice Stuffing )4 cup diced celery y^ cup chopped onion H cup fat 1 cup cookecd rice 2 tablespoons minced parsley 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon salt Yi cup water 3 cups oven-popped rice cereal Brown celery and onion in fat; â- tir in rice, parsley, seasonings and water. Crush cereal into coarse crumbs; combine with rice mix- ture. Yield: 2J^ cups stuffing. Cranberry Christmas Mold 1 cup corn syrup 1 cup sugar 2 cups water 1 2-inch stick cinnamon 1 teaspoon whole cloves 4 cups f'-csh cranberries (2 lbs.) 2 envelopes plain unflavorcd gelatin W cup cold water Boil syrup, sugar, water and spices together for S minutes. Re- move-spices. Add cranberries, cook without stirring until cranberry skins pop open. Add gelatin, first softened in cold water; stir to dis- solve. Cool. Pour into IJ^ quart star-shaped mold; chill in refriger- ator until firm. Unmold, garnish with holly sprigs, if desired. Honey Fig Pudding J4 cup shortening Yi cup honey 1 egg V2 cup milk Vi cup bran 1 cup sifted flour % teaspoon soda % teaspoon salt 1 cup finely cut dried figs Blend shortening and honey. Add egg and beat well. Stir in milk and bran. Sift flour, soda and salt to- gether and add to first mixture witli figs. Mix thoroughly. Fill greased 1-quart mold Ji full, cover tightly and steam foi*2 hours. Serve with hard sauce or other pudding sauce. Makes 6 servings. Note: If figs are very dry, cover with boiling ivater and let steam 10 minutes; drain thoroughly be- fore cutting into pieces. CANADA DESTINED FOR LARGER WORLD ROL E-GEOR GE SPINNEY BANK OF MONTREAL PRESIDENT URGES VOLUNTARY CURB ON PRICE-RISES B of M Depositors Reach Record 1,600,000, Reports B, C. Gardner, General Manager Montreal, Dec. 1. â€" "Destiny has inc:;orably cast this country In a larger role," stated George W. Spinney, in his presidential speech today to the 130th annual meeting of the Bank of Montreal. Tempering his confidence in Canada's future with immediate considerations, Mr. Spinney made two urgent pleas in his address. One was directed to management and labor for "self-imposed restraint from charging what the traffic will bear," as an aid in curbing high prices, and the other was in favor of a "vigorous, imaginative and highly selective" immi- gration policy. Speaking at the same meeting, B. C. Gardner, general manager, reported a year of greater activity in all phases of bank operation, with depositors in Canadian branches topping the 1,600,000-mark, their funds in the B. of M. amounting to an all-time high of $1,783,000,000. Commercial loans In Canada amounted to $382,000,000, showing a marked increase over last vear's figure of $277,000,000 Self-Restraint Needed "The year has seen production and employment at high levels," Mr. Spinney declared. "Anything more unlike the widely feared post- war period of deflation and unem- ployment could hardly be imagined. "Indeed, many of our immediate and pressing problems are of an entirely diffe:ent nature, arising as they have out of Instabilities char- acteristic of a boom." Urging management and labor to help check swiftly-rising prices both in the individual and the community teK-lnterest, Mr. Spinney said that at i^ time iike the present, self- imposed resraint from charging what the traffic will bear, either for goods or the skill required to pro- duce them, is as necessary, as prac- tical and as prudent as fire insur- ance on a highly inflammable struc- ture." No group, representative of labor or industry, could afford to ignore this safeguard, he added. yrges More Immigration "If ever there was a time when Canada should press forward with an immigration program, that time it now," the president maintained. "An influx of new skills will be of immeasurable aid in bringing about the further development of our industrial capacity, and thus helping to overcome some of the instabilities that are the inevitable consequence of our present relative- ly small home market and our over- 'lependence on external trade." Referring to the slowness of re- covery abroad, particularly in Bri- tain, Mr. Spinney observed, "It is difficult for us in this comfortable country to realize the weariness and the frustration that are the legacies of ever deepening austerity. It Is necessary, I think, to remind our- selves that economic isolation is no more possible than its political •ounterpart. All of us on this conti- nent may well pray at this juncture for deliverance both from blindness of vision and from blindness of heart." Another factor retarding recovery was the practical consequences of popular fallacies, the speaker main-> tained, particularly "the doctrine that, by some magical formulae of monetary manipulation and state control, a community may indefin- itely consume more than it is able or willing to produce." General Manager's Address In his address to the aieeting, B. C. Gardner, general manager, re- marked on the B. of M.'s expanding post-war activities. He referred to the opening of 28 branches and sub- agencies, the increasing of staff to about 8,900 men and women, â- â-  compared with 8,400 last year and the adoption of improved operating techniques in handling routine transactions. Enlarging on the B. of M.'s part in the unprecedented expansion of Canadian peacetime trade abroad, Mr. Gardner said, "We have found by experience that in utilizing the services of banks which have been long established in their respective countries, we are able to provide our customers with unexcelled fa- cilities for conducting their import and export trade. Up-to-date in- formation and reports on condi- tions and regulations abroad are fully at the disposal of our custom- ers and are being increasingly availed of to facilitate their foreign operations." In his closing remarks, Mr. Gardner paid warm tribute to the staff. Noting that numerous re- turned veterans on the staff already occupied important posts, he added that many new entrants engaged since the wa were also veterans. Mr. Gardner paid special tribute to the women employees who com- prise some 56 per cent of the total staff. "The organization and arrange ments, relating to the development, the progress and the welfare of our staff arc under continuous and care- ful study," Mr. Gardner said. "I know of no feature of our business that has required more care and consideration over the past year." CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P Clarke Subconsciously, I suppose, we all realize that every home is a com- plete unit, and every member of the family apart of that unit ; what affects one affects the whole, and f whole is ai; important to one as the other. We ^realize this more clearly when someone in the family is called away nexpcctedly; becomes ill or has to attend to business away from home. Then there has to be a readjustment within the unit, other members of the family tak- ing over duties which 'the ill or absent one has been in the habit of doing. If one knows beforehand that such a change will take place ' preparations can be made to take care of it, but if it comes as a bolt from the blue then the degree of disorganization depends upon the ability of those concerned to rise to the occasion. » * » All of which leads up to the fact that Partner is still on the sick list and we have had a little experience along the lines I have mentioned. Normally Partner and the boys do the barn chores between them â€" the boys the heavy work and Partner the feeding. In the winter Partner also figures on looking after the poultry unassisted. And that, in case yon don't know, is no small job! When the boys are busy with a trucking job Partner will often say â€" "Never mind the night chores â€" I can manage. You go ahead with your trucking." But last week he took to his bed â€" only not that quick. For a day or two he insisted on going to the barn â€" thinking like the rest of us do, that the heavens would fall if we don't throw in our two cents' ViOrth to keep 'em up. In the enu he had to give in and the feeding of the cows and poultry depended then upon the tender mercies of the boys. One day the young cattle did quite a bit of jumping around much to Bob's bewilderment â€" until he realized he was still wear- ing his driving cap â€" a khaki colour service cap which the heifers felt had no business in their do- main. * * * The poultry was another worry. Bob looked after them before break- fast but he didn't realize how much attention they required during the day, so I was always shouting from th« backdoor â€" "Pick up the eggs i)efore you come in." One night the boys forgot to take a last look in the henhouse before supper â€" and I forgot to remind them â€" so there were six eggs frozen and cracked. If Partner had been on the job that wouldn't have happened. * ♦ » As for me I have been busy in the house â€" busy with my usual work, plus caring for Partner. But as soon as he was able Partner was anxious to do things to help me. So yesterday I said â€" "All right, I'm going to make some pies â€" you can peel the apples." It wasn't long before I saw Partner sort of straightening his back, even though he was sitting. Presently he said â€" "Good-night, how many pies are you making â€" haven't ' I peeled enough appU; yet?" I laughed as I answered â€" "Now maybe you'll understand why I think there is quite a bit of work to making apple pies. And you will noticesthey take far less time to eat than they do to make." » » ♦ < Came that night and I was busy darning socks â€" fine socks and oversocks. Partner watched for awhile then he said â€" "I used to darn my own socks in the army, let Bie have a shot at those heavy ones." So I handed him a pair of socks and he got along very nicely. His only comment was â€" "I don't know how you tell when to stop darning â€" after you get through with the holes it seems there are thin places all over the sock!" So with each doing a little of the other's work we learn something of each other's problems. That is thi way it should be, but. being human I know that is the way it won't be â€" not around here any- way I Partner will be out again next week and I expect he will take over Ihe feeding once again; the boys continue their trucking, and the heavy chores and I shall be left to battle alone with my-pies and socks. 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