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1^ <» ». 2 <\ \^ «: ^ t % K At Early in 1948 pure aluminum foil, made in Canada, w ill be for sale in 10-inch widths in Canadian stores. Its uses are manv and varied. Paint brushes can be cleaned and wrapped in the airtifflit foil to keep tliem soft an! ile.xible ; for lunchc- or pic- nics it keeps sandwiches fresh and soft drinks cool. Packagrinff is easy, as no string or fasteners are needed. Blooms Indoors the Year Round There is a way, I have found, to have beauty in my kitchen and living rooms the whole year through, writes G.A.S. in the Christian Science Afonitor. Autumn leaves and late fall Sowers, carry me well through Octo- ber. By Novcmlier the small root- Ungs of myrtle and late petunias from the garden have grown and are blooming. Decetn.ber is taken care of with outdoor grcenaije of cedar and ever- greens. Also the pepper plants I Itarted last sprins; are really thriv- ing and add a touch of paiety as the holidays draw near. At Christmas an additional bit of c'amour is piven by the annual poinscttia from the ireen-house. New slips frum my old fuschia and geraniums should be blooming in January ard February and these are backed up by the colorful be- gonias. In March 1 start forcing beauty lor my rooms. Branches from the trimming of the cherry and apple trees are brou.i;ht in. placed in water In large, open-mouthed jars and given a. good strong light each day. We watch the woiulcriul transfor- â-  nation and soon the branches are a bower of fragrant bloom. Spring has been brought indixirs a few weeks ahead of time. » » * When the honeysuckle vines arc trimmed in the early spring, I care- fully save each br.iiich and force tbcm in a sunny window for early beauty indoors. Wc have been thrill- ed to have our rooms filled wiih the Kent of honeysuckle weeks before the bushes were more than turning (reen outside. The dark green foli- age of the honeysuckle keeps well for weeks indoors and is a delichtfnl floral piece when combined with roses or colun 'line. From here on the sunuiier garden flowers and roses supply all our ffloral needs and they are gorgeous and beautiful throughout the warm summer months. CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM TABLE TALKS By Gwendoline P. Clarke It may have been coincidence or it may be that the Federal Government has a perverted sense of humour, anjway a few weeks before Christ- mas there was a great amount of registered mail awaiting farmers at the various post offices throughout this county. It would be interesting to know how many farmers â€" or their wives â€" made a special trip down town to pick up this unexpected registered mail â€" and after they had signed for it, and after it had been handed through the wicket, what did they tind? Income Tax papers, no less! Oh. brother! Think of the heailaches they would bring ! All in the middle of Christmas pre- parations ; slap-bang at turkey and goose picking time, and when every- one was olraost too tired to think straight â€" along comes that reminder from the Government that when the poultry is ready for market they want a share of the nicking. But that isn't the worst headache. Tlic real trouble lies in the fact that so few farmers keep any books at all â€" niore's the pity. .And just to look at those income tax forms gets most of us liewildered. .\nd to have to deal with them when we are tired . . . Of coiir-e we have ourscUes to blame â€" but why? Because for so i!K ny years farmers couldn't even make ends meet so that income tax, they felt, was one thing that did not concern them at all. The govern- ment knew this :iud left them to sink or swim according to their ability. But during the war, and for some time after it, fanners were doing better ; they w ere able to catch up on their debts and to enjoy some of the privileges customary to their city cousins. During the war the govern- ment let well alone- it was more con- cerned in keeping the farms pro- ducing than in collecting income tax. But now it's a different story. The Department of Xal on.-xl Kex.nue knows there are some farn-crs who Governor .\nRwcr to PrevloUH PuzxIf BORIZONTAL 1 Pictured U. S. governor, 11 Worries 12 Oleum (ab.) 13 Disrobed 15 Ccanpetent 16 Drag 18 Dread 19 Pastry 20 Swamp 22 Theatrical si^ (ab.) 23 Whirlwind 24 Father as Upward 2/Et>istle (ab.) 28 Czars 30 Erects 32 Seine 33 Obtained 34 Pursuit 36 Foe 39 Sun god 40S«uuor (ab.) 41Bjne 45 Id est (ab.) 43 Eknploy 45 Abrupt SOFenlnine undergarment 51 Ado 53 English street car >4IUr 55 Wading bird STPart of "be^ 58 Pulls 59 He Is governor <rf VERTICAL 1 Iftrdrophobia 2 Shield bearing 3 Honey maker 4 Electrical term 5 Trip 6 Pahn leaf 7 Pound (ab.) 26 Spanish- 8 Dolt AJnerican 9 Native metals laborers 10 More precious 29 Collection of 11 Winning of all sayings tricks at cards 31 Consumed 14 Lets fall 34 Squeeze 16 Italian river 35 Hurry 17 Left side (ab.) 37 Optical 20 Conquers phenomenon 21 He is also a 38 12 months (Pl.) 24 Iron 44 Ireland IT •16 Note in Guide's scale â- 17 Weight 48 Moist 49T>pe measure 50 Endure 52 Tier 54 Three times (comb, form^ CiG New Hamp- shire (ab.) 58 Deadhead (ab.) should be paying income ta.x and it is out to get them. So they throw out a dragnet, as it were, but when they haul it in the little fish have no trouble at all in slipping through. But the big fish â€" they are really caught! Only sometimes it turns out that the fish that look so big have really very little meat on them after all. Just a big frame and that's about all. * * * . Well, if the farmer wants to prove he is not a big fish the only way he can do it is by his own showing of income and expenditure. Of course it is too late now to catch up on 1946 records and be really accurate, but there is another year coming and in a few months returns should be m.ide for 1947. Why not sec to it at the proper time? For 1947 that, too. may be largely guesswork unless there are records to go by, but this is the begin- ning of another year and it is not too late to make a real effort towards keeping accounts for 194S. That is one new year's resolution we should makeâ€" and keep. The Department of .\griculture, most of the banks, and the Hydro Electric Commission all have little booklets published, free for the ask- ing, and, if followed, give a clear and concise picture of farm finances. They are not intended for day by day bookkeeping but rather lor monthly summaries and deal only with ex- penditure that is allowable on income tax returns. Of course to be able to make these summaries, daily or weekly accounts are also necessary â€" and for that purpose the little black notebook that so many farmers carry around in their iusdc pocket does very well! Fifty cents worth of black wire or a bottle of medicine for a sick cow doesn't amount to much at the time but such items added up over a twelvemonth pcritid can make all the difference on the expense side of a farm account hook. .-\nd yet how often they are forgotten. •' • • One person should l>e responsible for summarising accounts but every- one who docs any shopping should k-now what he or she spent insofar as farm expenditure is concerned, otherwise how can any record be preperly kept? But remember, sisters, tliis deiesn't apply to what we womenfolk spend on the hunse, the table or on cloth- ing! The go\crnnicnt isn't the least concerned with our person.il expenses. But remember this also all such expenditure nuist come from net income â€" that is what is left from farm income after expeudiiure is de- ducted. .Xud since a married man is allowed only $1200 untaxable income it doesn't leave much ninrg'n in which to play around. Two New Breads Orange Honey Bread 2 tablespoons shortening 1 cup honey* 1 egg 2 cups sifted enriched flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda M cup sour milk or buttermilk 1 cup rolled oats (quick or regular, uncooked) 1 tablespoon grated orange rind '-3 cup chopped nutmeats f j cup seedless raisins Cream shortening; gradually add honey, creaming thoroughly. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy. Sift together flour, salt and soda and add to creamed mixtured alter- nately with the milk. .\dd rolled oats, grated orange rind, chopped nutmeats and seedless raisins, stir- ring only enough to combine. Bake in a greased paper lined bread pan (4;'j X 8Vi inches) in a moderate oven. Cool thoroughly before slic- ing. *Corn syrup may be substituted for the honey. Chicken Com Bread 2 tablespoons chicken fat or other fat 1 to 2 cups diced cooked chicken or turkey* ^4 cup corn meal IVi cups sifted enriched flour '4 cup sugar (optional) M teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 beaten egg 1-4 cup milk 1 tablespoon minced parsley ;4 cup melted fat Melt the two tablespoons fat in a 7 X 11 inch baking pan. Spread chicken evenly over the bottom of this pan. Sift ingredients into bowl. .•\dd egg, milk parsley, stirring lightly; fold in the !4 cup melted fat. Pour batter over chicken, spreading evenly. Bake in a hot oven (425 dg. F.) 20 to 25 minutes. Invert on platter. Garnish with parsley and piniiento. Serve im- mediately with chicken or giblet gravy. *Tuna fish, salmon or canned lun- cheon meat may be used. Serve with so '.-relied cream sauce. TEEN TOWN TOPICS By BARRY MURKAR he almost bawled, skates in the worst believe tliere was world of getting As You Wish Fastidious Customer: "But I always like to see my bacon lean." Assistant: "Ccrlaiuly, madam. Backwards or forwards?" Rubber Glovss Afti r you have worn rubber gloves doing various household chores your hands may swell or per- spire from the e.xercise. The gloves are then often hard to roll off. A fjuic'c. simple way to loosen one without damaging the rubber in any way is to hold the hand un- der the cold water faucet and let the water r"ti under the glove cuff into the p.ihr! of the hand. This im- mediattiy . shrinks the hands and loosens tiie glove. It is t":eu easy to turn back over the IkviI and slip off. Once re- move(!. hold the glove up to drain the watt r out. But it is better to wait unt'l it is dry to turn the glove Kick to its normal .shape. We have never been told that we are greedyâ€" just tliat we like a lot. Well, I'm awfully sorry if I'm .greedy. Especial- ly when 1 rim into something like this : .-X small boy we know, of about 8 years found a brand new pair of skates under his Christinas I r e e. He was so happy He waiued those way, but he didn't a chance in the them. His family were verj', very poor â€" that was the reason he didn't hope to have a new pair of skates. The -day after Christ- mas he went down to the local pond with a gang of kids. One of the group was struggling along with an old broken hockey stick. He had no skates. When fjuestioned about it, he admitted that his folks had no money for such things for him. Well, the first poor l>oy put on the new sk:ites ; he flew around the ice three or fo\ir times, then went and took them off. He handed them to the second poor boy whose eyes nearly bulged out of his head. "What's the idea?", he asked. The first boy turned his back, and biting his lip to hold back the tears and trying to swallow the lump in his throat, he replied, ".•Xw. I hate skatin' "'. .-Xnd off home he went. .\nd a fathead like me has tlie gall to complain because the oranges in my stockng were not as larce as last year's. Now Ain't That Ducky? It was with a great deal of as- tonishment that we read recently that the Liquor Control Board was ar ranging to have their numerous out- lets remain open evenings for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. So again we say, now ain't that just too ducky for words? I wonder how many of those holiday deaths could be traced to drunken drivers ? We'll probably never know. But this very minute many people are suffer- ing the tortures of having loved ones suddenly taken from them, and many of them in the cruelest manner. If only we could say what we felt like saying, there wouldn't be a politician in Canada that wouldn't be sutTering from scorched ears. -__ _ The New Year "'^â- ** Last year I decided not to make any new resolutions and, as a result, I didn't break any. It's to be the same thing this year. However we have plans that we hope to carrv- out. For example: Some time ago we told you of a surprise we had for you. We still have, and hope to see the little plan go through ver\' shortly. We would also like to extend a personal invitation (by this medium) to each and everyone of you. who read this column, to write a newsy letter to Teen-Town Topics. N'ow the idea is simply this: We' feel that there are a lot of interesting things happening to you and around you that would make interesting reading. If you happen to have a correspon- dent for this column in vour town. you could pass along a few leads to him or her; but there are many towns where tliis column appears that have no T.T.T. reporters. We are anxious to hear from you and hope that you will favour us with a letter about some newsy event in your locality. Our sincere and most grateful thanks to the many kind friends who sent cards at Christmas. They were swell. Oh yes, and a great big thanks to the friend who gave us two dozen peppermint candy canes. Some we ate. some we used to decorate the tree and some we broke â€" when we pulled the tree over tr>'ing to plug in the lights. Quiet please! We know what you are thinking. Once again â€" thanks a million, everyone. Keep Poinsettias For Next Christinas Christmas poinsettias may be saved after the "flowers" have died and. with a little care, will blixira the following Winter. The with- ered "flowers" are cut off and the amount of water reduced. From the first of February until May the plants are not watered. In May. when the weather is settled and all danger of frost is past, the poinsettias are pruned back hard and repotted in a mix- ture of loamy soil, sand and a very Httle bonemcal. and placed in a shady place for the summer. They are pruned again before the first of .'August, if too much growth is made. The cuttings, too, may be plant- ed, as they often root easily if kept moist and will make blooming-size plants in a short time. .•\dd a little salt to the first water in which spinach is washed. It will not have to be washed nearlv so many times. MOST MOTHERS DO THIS If Baby HasACold ^ AT lEDTIME rub thrut, chest, back with VacoRub. Re- lief-bringing action atarts right away... WOIKS FOR HOURS white child sleeps. Often by morning most distress of the cold is eased. B est-known home remedy you can use to relieve distress of children's colds is comforting Vicks VapoRub. Even while you rub it on, â- VapoRub starts to workHo ease distress... and It keeps on working during the night. No wonder most mothers do this when a i cold strikes. Tonight,try ^ VapoRub WHEN VISITING TORONTO THE MAKE YOUR HOME AT WARWICK HOTEL K^t.-.v looni witli baUi. hower and radio. CENTRAL Rates from $2.00 single I'trmnncnt «Tj«»t» Invltwi. E:(cellest Cu'atn« MODERN Cor. 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