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3 e_--_----r I A -------- EY aT SEPSIS APSE SARE PTA CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM A Happy New Year to you all "and of course | wish you a very bappy time on this New Year's Day itself. To me New Year's Day always &cems not so much the beginning of a new year as the wind-up of the Christmas season -- or in some cases the grand finale, de- pending upon how you observe it, 1 have noticed that Canadians of English extraction make more of Christmas than New Year's where- as to those of Scottish descent New car's secs to be the main cele- bration. (Please note: 1 said "Canadians of cnglish extraction™--and by in- ference, Canadians of Scottish de- scent--not English or Scotch Cane adians. We are now Canadian citi- zens with no handles attached. In fact, unless for specific reasons-- as in the instance I have given-- no further information js necessary, Of course we may still be proud of our origin but it need not de- tract in any way from our pride In speaking of ourselves as Can- adians). N + * But back to our topic -- the observance of a brand new year, To the children it js a time of mixed emotions, The glorious per- fod of expectancy is over. The mysterious parcels have divulged their secrets; a few tears have been shed over dolls or toys that could not stand up to the demand made upon them; the hustle-bustle of holiday preparations are a thing of the past; Christmas decorations are beginning to look like '"has- beens"; all that is left of the Christ- mas and New Year turkeys are the bones in the stock-pot, and worst of all--to the children, come visions of an almost immediate return to bench and desk at the school- house. As one small person was heard to observe--"If only Christ- mas would last forever!" But for grownups--well, I sup- pose we all indulge in optimistic feelings about the New Year -- every new year for that matter-- and hope it will be the best we have ever known. Sometimes we have been right, so--who knows-- we may be right again. This may be the best year the world has ever known. At any rate, we can hope, can't we? "Hope springs eternal in the human breast." Some day when we are all sufficiently disinterested to hope for the right things, something may really come of it. You know, I was thinking the By Gwendoline P. Clarke other day how thankful we should be for the way in which some things are arranged for our bene- fit. Time, for instance. Imagine how tiring it would be if Time were not divided into years, months and days -- in which case there would never be a New Year's Day at all. We say, "It is a long lane that has no turning" but just think what a long year it would be that had no ending. Time, endless time, stretching out to Eternity, But instead of that we have our calendar of days, weeks, and months. "Every day is a fresh be- ginning" and then, as we reach the dawn of a new year, we theor- etically start life again with a clean sheet, with new ambition, enthusi- asm and inspiration. We look to the future; the work and worries of yesterday belong to the past. We may possibly think to our- selves--""In 1946 we certainly had our troubles but 1947 will surely bring us better luck." Well, who knows, even those now living with "in-laws" may even find a place to call their own. And what a break that would be -- that is un- less the necessity of depending on the older folk has become too much of a habit already. And on the farms what happens? Well, at the first of the vear there are empty pens which the farmer and his family view with the great- est satisfaction. Pens that formerly housed turkeys, geese or chickens, sometimes all three. Now, after providing endless work for their owners they have gone the way of all farm bird flesh, and, in their place there is money to pay taxes, to pay the feed bill--which, I can assure you, is usually terrific -- but for all that there is also a little to spare to start things moving again for another year. . * » It's great life -- this game of farming. We work from dawn to dark to get our poultry away, of- ten vowing under our mreath that it will be the last we will ever raise -- and then in a few short weeks we start all over again. But then we have to live, don't we? And let me whisper this in your ear: You and I know, don't we, that once we have learnt to take it on the chin, farming is really a wonderful way to make a living. Supposing we think that over for the new year. Don't let us feel sorry for ourselves -- let us rather pity the other fellow. Bye! Once again--Happy New Year, Everybody. Beginning Next Week AN EXCLUSIVE WEEKLY FEATURE Teen-Town Topics Newsy chatter of people and happenings that are of interest to young people By BARRY MURKAR Screen Actor i Answer 10 Previous Pussle B HORIZONTAL cloth STANLEY Pi 58 Tree 12 hii 59 Diminutive >" 9 Before of Daniel 60 He has 10 Company appeared in a) res 11 Fish eggs 12 Light brown VERTICAL 16 Portion 37 Following 13 Soldiers' meal 1 Rip 17 Dine 38 Observe 15 Short sleep 2 Vase 18 Boy 44 Push 17 Make a 3 Musical note 19 Droop 48 Rough lava mistake 4 Highcards 21 American 47 News notice 18 Vanquished 5 Organ of poet 48 Sport ores smell 23 'Trangmits 49 Forenoon 20 Knock 6 British (ab.) 25Farm yields (ab.) 22 One (Beot.) 7 Djvistonof 28 Standard of 50 Provides with 23 South geological value America (ab.) time 30 Mimic 52 Age 24 Alternating g 12 months 33 Torrid 54 Beverage current (ab.) 12 Three in cards 34 Operatic solo 56 Half-em 26 International 13 Missouri (ab.) 35 Affirmative language 27 Classified 29 Part of furnace 31 Any 32 Opera (ab.) 33 Sturdy 36 Unlocks 39 Either 40 Southeast (ab.) 41 West Saxon (ab,) 42 Electrical engineer (ab.) 43 Point. 45 South Pacific island 50 Hatchet 81 Exist 83 Small particle 54 Skill 55 Native metal 57 Measure of 58 East Indies 14 Senior (ab.) 36 Possess (ab.) CHINESE GIRD FOR SHOWDOWN WAR As Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces consolidate their strength for a possible showdown civil war, Shansi, one of the richest Chinese provinces, looms as the likeliest battlefield. Warren Lee, NEA-Acme photographer, recently completed a 3,000-mile tour there, found both sides bpsy strengthening their positions, with government forces occupying the heart of Shansi, and Communists holding outlying areas, from which they raid. tefl fares This combinati Rarely photographed General Ho Lung, leader of Communist forces in Shansi province, poses outside his headquarters. He is regarded as strongly anti-American. Chat JR AN on watchtower and machine-gun blockh nearby Shansi village. It was built by drafted labor. 3 0 at iy SALA A ouse protects Apparently not yet in his 'teens, this youngster is one of many children with the Chinese govern- ment forces. With bayoneted rifle, he guards gate at Taiyuen, Shansi province. Highlights of the News East and West Accord In the fifteen months since V-J Day it has seemed as though there were insuperable obstacles in the way of agreement between the Eastern and Western Allies, says The New York Times. But last week, there came hope that some form of agreement was possible, It was restrained hope because of the great difficulties still in the path of full East-West accord. At the meetings of the foreign ministers this was accomplished. The first concrete steps were taken toward the return to normal peace- time relations in Europe by the completion of peace treaties for the satellite nations. The troublesome question of Trieste was settled. There was agreement on the prin- ciple of free commerce on the Dan- ube. A start was made on the peace treaties for Germany and Austria. At the meetings of the General Assembly this was accomplished: There was agreement to take steps toward the establishment of a sys- tem of disarmament, including control and inspection of atomic and other weapons. A Trusteeship Council was created and eight de- pendent areas were placed under its supervision. The Franco dic- tatorship in Spain was censured. Grain to Germany Asserting his determination to get enough food to Germany to prevent a collapse of the occupa- tion program, Robert P, Patterson, the United States Secretary of Wat, estimated the needs at 300,- +000 tons of grains monthly. He said that food stocks in the United States zone were at "ware- house-bottom", and the British zone could survive only if United States food 'shipments reached it. Ontario Mines Raise Pay Northesn Ontario mines posted notices of a wage increase of 10 cents an hour for hourly-rated employees. Mining mitn said the boost would bring earnings of the average miner to approximately $2,500 a year--the highest in his- tory. It was learned in Toronto that approximately 90 per cent of the mines in Northern Ontario as well as their neighbors in North-ivest- ern Quebec had granted the in- trease, One of the prime reasons for the iftrease was ta attract niofe men to the mining industry. If the mines can step up production they ean reduce overhead costs. Mail by Helicopter The most extensive experiment ever conducted in the use of hel- copters for speeding mail within metropolitan areas will go into operation in New York Jan. 6. For a month or more at least ten rotary-winged alrcraft will shuttle between major mail collec- tion depots in New York State, New Jereey, Connecticut and even between the city and ships at sea in an attempt to cut hours and possibly days from delivery times, Princess To Wed? There seemed to be no doubt in London that Princess Elizabeth of Britain would marry Prince Philip of Greece at some time in the fu- ture, but announcement of the be- trothal was presumably withheld because of political complications in the present situation of Greece. Gulf in India Deepens Pandit Nehru, speaking in Be- nares, indicated the fixing of a still deeper gulf between his Congress party and both the Briti¢h and the Moslems. He declared that the constituent Assembly would pro- cliim the sovereign independence of India and would not submit its decisions to Brtiain. Voluntary Labor Peace In the labor fSeld, the eight-man Labor-Management Advisory Com- mittee of the United States Con- ciliation Service proposed a pro- gram designed to achieve a maxi- mum of industrial peace entirely through voluntary methods. Philip Murray, head of the CIO, asked general wage advances, saying that without them there would be 19,- 000,600 unemployed in the near future, Know Your Hockey Stars Probably the most amazin ) 4 thing about Bill Ezinicki, Toron- to's rookie right-winger, is his ap- parent Jekyl-Hyde hockey com- plex. On the ice whether it's Toronto, Osha- wa, Pittsburgh or Podunk Centre --young William has a few traits and character- Rai ade istics that you Bill Ezinicki might associate 1 : with Murder Right Wing Inc. But off the ice, egad, he is one of the most ge manly pleasant young fellfws you could mect. » . L loubt in the NI plays to win. As a junior, Ty There isn't any world that Wild en recall, he was probably the mosthe "booed" teen-ager to ever oper- ate around these parts. FEzinicki topped the "Hate Parade" every week. But in his own "gentle" way, Wild Bill kept playing hockey hard and fast -- and the records show that no matter what the fans or the opposition thought about him personally, Mr. Ezinicki's teams had the even more annoying habit of winding up as champions. Out in Winnipeg, where he was born on March 11, 1924, Ezinicki played on five successive champion- ship teams, He started out with Winnipeg Excelsiors in bantam competition and they won __the Manit6ba title two years ina roy, movdd up to midget company en Masse 1939- 40 and promptly won aX th\ hon- ors in that age bracket. . ® . Lzinicki switched to Winnipeg Rangers the next winter and the Rangers immediately acquired his championship complex. They won the Manitoba juvenile title two years in a row and in 1941-42, Wild Bill walked off as scoring cham- pion. They also thought co highly of him that season that they ele- vated him to the Ranger junior team and EFzinicki did so well that he wound up with the Oshawa Gen- erals the next season. Iis move East temporarily halted his cham- pionship «kein -- for the Generals after winning the Fastern honors, lost the 1042-43 Memorial Cup series to Winnipeg Rangers Wild Bill's old chums. The fact that he was a former (and we use the word advisedly) friend of theirs had no bearing on Ezinicki's hustl- ing play and he was the talk of the series--even though some of the talk was unprintable. The next year, 1043-44, Ezinicki and the Oshawa Generals wound up as Dominion champions, win- ning the Memorial Cup from Trail. All this time, Eddie Shore had managed to get a line on Ezinicki's future services, but the Leaf man- agement, probably on the theory that Wild Bill would be an ideal man to have playing with them in- stead of against them at some fu- ture date. bargained with Shore and gave him George Bootham and Don Webster in exchange for Ezzy, Ld » * Wild Bill started the 1944-45 sea- son with the Leafs and in no time, people who once booed him with all the gusto in their lungs were cheering him with just as much fervor. He played only eight games for the Leafs before going into Army Service, but in that time he scored one goal, had four assists--and 17 penalities! Last winter Ezzy started out with the Leafs but after playing a few games--and drawing several penalties-- he was sent to Pitte- burgh for seasoning. With the Hornets he played 27 games, scor- ed 9 goals and had 12 assists. When he was recalled by the Leafs on Feb. 10, there was a mass sigh of relief emanating from all Amer- ican League citics with the excep- tion of Pittsburgh, Aligned with Syl Apps and Nick Metz, Ezinicki turned out to be a mighty useful operator. He and Apps collaborated on some nifty scoring plays and Ezzy, on his own hook, has demonstrated that he is a pretty fair stick-hand- ler. His only fault in that respect R cmanly ad ... TABLE TALKS .. -- "The-Days-After"' Christmas is more than just an- other holiday. The glow of its candles and the warmth of its spirit linger with us for many days . it is the high light of the year. Its cheer is contagious and may be spread around our homes at this Yuletide season in many dif- ferent ways and places. It may be found on the mantel, in the win- dow, at the door and in the food. The colour combination of red and green creates that festive feeling, The 'home economists of the Sensumer Section, Dominion De- ment of Agriculture have a few\ colourful suggestions, for the dayd that follow Christmas. When planning meals for this period, it L_isAvell to keep in mind those cloy- ed appetites, Dinner for '"Days-After" Tomato Juice Cocktail - Yyletide Tongue in Cranberry Sauce Scalloped Potatoes Beans or Peas Apple and Cabbage Salad Lemon Snow Holly Sauce Cookies Tea } Coffee About twenty minutes before the potatoes are cooked, sprinkle the top with grated cheese ©. Lit adds a tangy flavour. To give a holi- day flavour and appearance to an every-day dessert a few drops of oil of peppermint may be added to the Lemon Snow, which has been tinted a delicate green with food colouring. pa was a tendency to stickhandle once too often and Apps found himself forced to get in position at least twice before he could get Ezzy to part with the puck. A good yell, generally did the trick, Bill is still having the same trou- ble this year but it is hoped that he will eliminate that bad habit, » * » In addition to hockey, Wild Bill is also quite a golicr--and a cham- pion, too. He won the Central Manitoba Open tournament at Winnipeg with a <izzling 65 in 1945 and last summer reached the semi-finals of the Canadion Amia- teur Tournament. Hel be 23 years of age on March 11, <tands 5107, weighs 170 and is single. He keeps himself in tip-top shape, does muscle-build ing exercises every day and takes his hockey and his golf seriously at all times. Ezinicki, incidentally, is Polish. British Use Radar Device To Locate Oil Prospectors sometimes spend huge Sus of money in drilling for oil without getting economic re- sults. Tt is interesting, therefore, to learn that the new British de- vice of radar is being employed to attain this purpose. An area of 2,000 square miles has been marked out on the sea around the Bahamas. Equipped with a div- ing chamber and gravity, meter, and using radar to plot their posi- tion, crews are mapping rock and sand formations far helow the <hol. low ocean bed -- seeking all the clues they can find before sinking perhaps half a million dollars into a well-drilling project. The diving bell takes a researcher down to the ocean floor and allows him to use a meter, which registers delicate variations in the pull of gravity, thus indicating the type of rock beneath the ocean bed and whether or not it is oil-hearing. There is also expectation that this may be used to locate gold and other valuable minerals below the ground. If such a thing be pos- sible, it will he of incalculable benefit to Canada. Surtace ex- plorations are often misleading, dis- appointing the promoters after spending stockholders' money on development. Tf radar can deter- mine whether there is paying gold or not In a claim, it will revolution- ze mining and prevent the wast- age of untold millions of dollars, Business Business: An ancient activity once run by the people who owned it. ' --Wall Street Journal. Yuletide Tongue 134 lbs. beef tongue, fresh or pickled 1 teaspoon pickling spice, tied in cheesecloth bag 1 onion 1 carred celery stalks J4 cup brown sugar cup molasses cup vinegar cup water teaspoon whole cloves inch stick cinnamon cups cranberries SX NERY) CANTONS Wash tongue, cover with boiling salted water, if fresh. Add no salt to pickled tongue. Add pickling spice, onion, carrot and celery stalks. Simmer until tender, about 8 to 4 hours. Remove skin while still hot and trim. Combine sugar, molasses, vinegar, water and spices. Bring to boiling point. Pick over and wash cranberries. Add to syrup and cook slowly until tender. Put through sieve. Place tongue in shallow pan, and over it pour the spiced cranberry sauce. Bake in a moderate oven 330 deg. IY. for 35 to 40 minutes, basting irequently to form a glaze. Six servings. I"olly Sauce £2 tablespoons sugar teaspoon cornstarch Pinch of salt £2 egg yolks teaspoon vanilla cups milk cup maraschino cherries, coarsely chapped -- RY EAN SANEON Mix cornstarch, salt and milk (1 cup). Heat in double boiler. Beat egg yolks slightly with remaining milk. Add slowly to the hot milk, stirring constantly. Cook until the mixture is thick and will coat a spoon (about 10 minutes), Remove from heat, add flavouring and cher- rics. Six servings. Crunchy Peanut Cookies 17 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 14 teaspoon salt 1 egg 17 teaspoon vanilla 1 'cup sifted all-purpose flour © or 1 cup plus 2 tbsps. sifted pastry flour 14 teaspoon baking soda 12 teaspoon baking powder 142 cup cornflakes 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats 34 cup peanuts (skins left on) Cream shortening, sugar and salt. Add egg and vanilla, and beat un- til cream. 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