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mvfl ft v i i i mi paok poor 1he acton free press y thursday december 13th 1bs4 i i 2tyr ffitvv prfbb guiriatmab tnrg the christmas secret gwendoline p clarke blest bethlehems bounties 1 somewhere unit star of bethlehem whicifdrew the mugutojp the bam still sparkles jllce a uadel upon ttoe greatest and thol least somewhere that song of bethlehem which heavens choir sweetly voiced 6uu echoes to the listening hearts that feared at first and then rejoiced somewhere that babe ot bethlehem born jowly to a manger hare still sheds on babes his halo bright enfolded to a mothers care somewhere those gilts the wise men brought pure gold and frankincense qther waa homc u was just shall know two days beforehand suu make gods needy glad of heartr- t a monw before christmas and so now young woman just do your very mens treasureladen are astir 1 for many previous weeks joarlan best to get well and strong because you hir bethlehems bounties wlnstanley had been to the hostilta1- i will need all the strength you can muster somewhere blest bethlehem s bounti wrn y nome to the dear to properly appreciate our secret when the star the song the babe t farm back to poor wor- you get it ried hal and last but not least to two excited little girls freda and jean who mc days went slowly by with the were so glad to have mother home again cn getting more excited every toour that they found it hard to keep as quiet uis soames who looked after the house as they had been told was necessary declared she would- have nothing ready mother was home again mother for christmas because those children would be- with them for- christmas plagued her so with their questions about nothing- else seemed to matter now es- first one thjig and then another but peclally after three weeks of uncertainty she said it with a smile because she when vhe doctors had been very doubt- would almost work her fingers to the ful as to when mrs wlnstanley would bone for mr wlnstanley whs had bed be able to leave the hospital a good friend to her times without num- it was while they were still in doubt ber gifts j still make earths poorest rich- toward god whose outstretched hand of love up lifts george albert simons festive dats abe here again by betty barclay the fruit cake is made and is now ripening the turkey for the festive board is still strutting being fed in a way that must surprise him christmas and new years are at hand and thj family table is about to groan under its eupply of goodies recipe books are being scanned for those succulent extras those delicious tidbits that add such a touch of happy surprise to the regulation holiday fare here are a few such surprises a cran berry mod to accompany the turkey moravian christmas cookies and choco late crisples for guests who drop in on christmas night a coconut fruit pie to serve as a change from the tradi tional mince and pumpkin pies of yule- tide cranberry mold l package lemonflavored gelatin h4 cups warm water vz cup finely cut celery fe cup drained canned crushed pine apple r 1 cup thick cranberry sauce dissolve gelatin in warm water chill when slightly thickened fold to re maining ingredients turn into mold chill until firm unmold on crisp let tuce garnish with mayonnaise servis 6 t moravian christmas cookies 34 cups sifted cake flour cup melted butter or other shorten ing 1 cup molasses heated cup brown sugar firmly packed teaspoon ginger teaspoon cloves i teaspoon cinnamon v4 teaspoon nutmeg 4 teaspoon allspice dash 6f salt teaspoon soda sift flour once measure combine butter and molasses add sugar spices salt and soda then add flour gradu- allyrmlxing well after each addition let stand in cold place a week or tw2 place small amount of dough on slightly floured board and roll paperthin cuir with floured cooky cutters in fancy shapes bake on greased baking sheet in moderate oven 375 degrees f 0 minutes these cookies keep indefinitely in closed tins makes 200 cookies chocolate crispees 1 square unsweetened chocolate melted v cup butter or other shortening cup sugar 1 egg unbeaten i cup sifted flour teaspoon vanilla cup nut meats finely chopped to melted chocolate add butter sugar egg flour and vanilla and beat well spread mixture in thin layer in two greased pans 8x8 inches sprinkle with nuts bake to hot oven 400 degrees f 1 12 to 15 minute while warm mark into 2inch squares cool and brtak into squares makes 2 dozen crisples coconut fruit pie cup sugar 6 tablespoons flour 4 teaspoon salt 1 egg yolk slightly beaten 1 cup water 1 cup canned pineapple juice 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 cups shredded coconut 1 baked 9lnch pie shell 4 slices canned pineapple cut to pieces combine sugar flour and salt in top of doubjelboiler add egg yolk then add water and pineapple juice gradually mixing thoroughly place over rapidly boiling water and cook ip minutes stir ring constantly remove from boiling water cool and add butter lemon juice and 1 cup coconut chill turn into pie shell sprinkle with remaining coc- nut arrange pineapple pieces on top that sixyearold jean had added to her prayers and please god you neednt bother bout santa claus tf only joull send my mummy home for christ i mas back in her own home mrs- wln stanley was quite content to rest quietly hour after hour on the daybed in the livingroom which had been fixed up for her special use have been away so long let me be wheie i can see and hear my family she begged when they spoke of putting her in her bedroom and so for the greater part of each day she was in tne bright sunny living- room winning her way back to health and strength ith the help and com panionship of her husband and bene fitting conslderablyfrom the bright ind happi laughter of fieda and litte jean but when mother dozed as she did frequently voices w ere hushed and little feet ran lightly awajon pussytoes so that no unnecessary noise should lie allowed to disturb the sleeper when mother was strong enough to stand their- chatter the children eagerly discussed with her their plans for chrlstmas all but one plan and that they said was a big big secret daddy would laugh at uhelr eager faces and put his fingers to his hps if little jean was inclined to be too com municative how very mysterious we are smiled mother and you hal are you in the secret too yes yes cried jean it was daddy who early monday morning two days be fore christmas harold appeared in the livingroom obviously dressed for a trip to town why harold exclaimed marian to surprise where aie you going harold gently imprisoned one of her frail white hands in his own work- roughened ones and looking at her aft- xlousy he asked are you feeling all right marian deair strong enough to stand va little excitement because today you know is the day for your surprise and i am just going to town to get itijdovoj think you can stand it harold you big goose of course i can stand it good news will neveihtrrt me so trot out your surprise and let me see it but where are the children 2503 blind persons in ontario oy at the national general meeting of the canadlprf national institute for uio blind held this month the sixteenth annual roportcpvcrlng canada and newfoundland was presented review ing the icpoit foi onlnilo particularly we find that 2 503 blind pcisons re ide in this province out of a 1 lgistratum of 7110 foi canuda this includes all ages from infancy to the oldest icglstercd blind person who two weeks ago attained his 108th blithday analysing the regis tration figures it is noted that 25vi are 70 years of age and over 50 are be tween 21 and 70 years with the remain der of school age and under since the education of blind juveniles like the sighted is the responsibility of the pro vincial government the canadian na tional institute for the blind is con cerned chiefly with tne adult blind the institutes home teachers who are themselves without sight have been aptly called the frontline soldiers be cause they in most instances ape the first to help the newly blind person in his or her effort to regain confidence and independence in the face of one of the most discouraging experiences in life throughout the year under review 5 full time and 2 part time homc teach ers gave lessons to 144 blind persons in ontario they taught them to read and write biaillc or moon type to type write to make baskets of 11 descrip tions to cane chain to make leather irtlcles thonged around the edges to sew to knit and crochet when con- sderdng the field of employment it is stated that ihose past 70 arc unem ployable because of age while many between 21 and 70 years ot age suffer dlsublftlcs in addition to blindness which make employment impossible and others in this grotip are married women who are engaged jtijh their household and fjmly duties neertheless wreaths and garlands what a joy it is to come into a homc scented with spicy pine and hemlock so suggestive of yuletide that each room faiily shouts merry christmas and what a real pleasure too to- gather the greens and uspose them so that they express all the kindliness of the blesstj season intensifying the delights of tht friendliest period of the year i as garlands the aiious types of griins may dccoiitc windows and dooi or they may be massed on mantels o tables to make a flexible lope of grcenetv supply a fountain of heavy twine and to this attach the short sprays of pine hemlock oi spruce interspersed regular ly with clusters of laurel or for a mori decorative effect use the artificial berries w ith- the greens fine flexible wire is best for fastening the sprays in place another use foi greens is in the foun dation of window wreaths arrange tfrcr small sprays on a heavy wire founda- tion taking care to keep the wrcatn symmetrical small groups of red ber- baked goods ries regularly placed buch a decoration give character to whether ou are goiti to do your wn christmas baking or you save yourself all this work and fuss youll find our store ready to meet your requirements christmas cakes and christ mas baking are bur specialty fresh and complete stocks for the christmas baking will be found on our grocery shelves m edwards co bakers acton ontario to one and all a merry christmas for burns and scalds dr thomao eclectric oil will take the fire out of a burn or scald it should be at hand in every kitchen so hat it may be avail able at any time there is no prepara tion required just apply the oil to the burn or scald and the pain will abate and fn a short time cease altogether origin of carols tne origin of the christmas carol is lost in the mists of medieval times the institution of christmas had been more clearly established in the middle ages and farther backcarol meant soenj- thing moie than a rare partsong to i i nftioq nt he sung on christmas eve and at christ- employed in the factories or offices or mas dawn the word to italian carola the institute on news stands to various j r i in means balladdancer long ago a bal- cintres or on jobs located for them tncltf lad dance was performed by a numoer general industry by the institute t of young folks taking bands forming a placement pfflcer and operating con- j i i vif nd ins and singing as they danced man cession stands hi hospitals public ana 1 onetime famous carols hae been lost municipal buildings or industrial plants in addition 329 home workers bought they are gettmg ready to come to j suppllei at cos f om tne 1 de town with me goodbye dear we partment and the majorlty of tnesc wcre shall not be away very long tcd in the sae of their finished pro- an hour later harold wasjjack and i ducts the library loaned 13086 volumes wnen he came to her room marian couid see every nerve- was taut with excitement are you ready dear he asked and she felt his hand tremble as it held her own- all right freda open the door he cried instantly the door was opened wide marian gasped as sriejared lncredu- ously towards the- open floor for there before her very eyes stood her own dear mother and on either side a little both woids and music england is the home of the carol in prance there is little of it since the war what there is is confined laigely to remote rural villages the oldest carols date from 1 granddaughter tightly clasping grand- jean it was freda who silenced mas hand the little chatterbox and when they were mo oh mother she cried half safely out of mothers hearing it was sobbinr half la as she choklngy freda who reduced jean to tears by ttnlspered ltninb wo of weeome in telling her she was nothing but a baby less tlme than lt takes to tcll mo who coudnt be trusted to keep a and daughtei weie embracing each secret if you tell 111 nesnr never otaf ue r nappmess too complete for play with you again you shant have words but prlscnly marian began to my dollcarriage or my betsyann and cur i wont ever let you wear my red bead necklace any more with such di eful i threats lltt e jean was completely cowed and reduced to silence of course mothcr became very curious about the secret sometimes when the children were talking she would look up and surprise an expression of doubt and anxiety in her husbands eyes which he was never quite able to explain to her satisfaction oh hal it is so good to be homc she would often say with a sigh of m readers in the province and in addition 2143 copies of the courier a monthly braille magazine published by the in- fttute were sent to the blind readers desiring this periodical social service or af terc ire w as glv en 298 blind persons whose individual problems needed special attention and advice 372 blind persons were assisted with supplementary cash relief and over 200 more with relief in kind special services of 0 aried char acter were- extended to 1109 blind pe sons in the three residences oper- atedby the ontario division of the in- stuute in toronto and hamilton 60 bund men aid women without homes 01 tneir own lived hi eomfortabe home like surrounjingi the prevention of blindness depart ment of the institute enabled 348 persons v ith serious eye defects who were un able themselves to afford the necessary cure to receive the operation treatment but mother dear i cannot und or elus required with the result that stind how you got here and when did lr the majority of cacs their visionwu you come i cin hardly believe yu embossed types to 535 active blind middles ages and all of them re flect a deep religious feeling lattt day music of this kind is in lighter vein and sung to sprightlier airs watch the announcement soon of the 1 935 ford it will be startling to one and all a merry christmas norton motors phone 9 acton ontario watch the fords go by christmas bargains are really here you know you always said you never could stand the cross ing yes i know and i thought i nevc- cou d but it is surprising what one cin stand if one makes up ones mind to do a thing and i rea ly got along very uel because harold made arrangements for me to travel with frends of his vho wce returning after holidaying in happiness but it was seldom hal could england it s your husband you have lflnd words to answer her the terrible thank for thls trip my dear became fear of losing her was still too recent i nc wrote told me how oftcn vou an experience for nim to put to words hftd ca for mc wnen you were nl his relief at her return to him life and ne be me if lt were in any without marian was something not to way possible to come out and see you aftcr aftoeciative the young thing at the chrut- mas party had finished her second en core the old lady leaned towards her and said thank you so much for your songs my dear they took mc back to childhood days on my fathers farm there were times when you sang that i could shut my eyes and fairly hear the old front gate creaking ih the wind douglas egyptian liniment relieves toothache and neuralgia invaluable in cases of croup sore throat and quinsy keep a bottle handy k be thought of and of course he wanted this christmas to be so bright and joy ous that for marian her weeks of suf fering might in some measure be for gotten it was tuesday harold had been to town and now walked into the living- room with the mail in his hand marian s face brightened oh mai i m so glad you arc back so soon and i sec you have got the mail is there anything from mother yes dear a big fat luer it will surely take you all the rest of th0 diy to read lt a letter from gran oh mummy will you read it to us please i do love my grandma s letters cried freda walt dears wait let me see what there is in it first look here is a letter for each of you now you can run off and read your own letters while i read mine freda you help jean with her letter if she cannot understand it letters from mrs wlnstanleys mother to england were always a delight to the family and so lt was with eager anticipation that marlon and harold read her last long letter mrs meadows lived to kent with her bachelor son she was a woman who had always led an active life and now at seventy years old showed mslgn of losing interest in her work or her family of children and grandchildren why hall exclaimed marian mothcr seems to know all about your secret too you must have made grreat preparations for mother to know when she is so far away what can it be and when shnll i know halyou big tease cant you give mc one little hint as to what your secret is not one but i will tell you tni you all and you will remember before your illness you so often asked me to come and i had a nice little nestegg in th bank that would pay my way but i was foolish my dear i didnt want to spend the money t wanted to have something to leave you when i died lt has been almost an obsession with m but now the money is half gone and there will probably be nojhlng for you at my death but i am not worrying my annuity supplies my daily wants and i i can give more happiness to my children by spending rather than bv saving then spend i will dear mothcr how glad i am you came how much rather would i have you with me now than a fortune after you are gone hqwlittle money reallv counts while i was in the hospital i learned so many thngs my prospective of life became completely changed the little things that used to seem so al- important dont worry mc any more i know now that the love and laughter of little children jlhusbands tender care the beauty of sacrificial mother- love and the rebirth of the christ- child in our hearts each year these are the things that really county how glad i am you are really here mother and oh what a beautiful christmas we shall have ou are just one of the loveliest surprises i ever had and it was certainly the tiling that you and hal nnd the children could possibly have done for mc thats good said hal as he enter ed the room with the children saved blinded solders in ontario numbeung 70 were givui aftercare and other ser- vices by the institute under arrange ment with the department of pensions aid national health v all tlis work last year cost lj3ol3 60 i whlc direct cash benefits to bljid peop e so yed through earnings from employ- rient locitid or provided by the instl- tu e or cash iclef amounted to over 237 485 00 in addition uch services as library hotle teaching aftercare pre- vention etc were given without oharge since 1923 the institute has advocated 1 government allowances or pensions for the unemployable blind particularly i those past middle life du lng the pisl year a united request on behalf of the blind has been accomplished and sym pathetic cons deration has been gven by both dominion and provincial govern ment representatives it is hoped legis lative enactment will soon be effected a particular boon to blind voters is the right they now enjoy to choose a sighted relative or friend to accompany them into the privacy of the polling booth to assist them in marking their ballot at dominion elections in on tario manitoba and prince edward if land the blind voter enjoys this privil ege for provincial and municipal elec tions as well the institute was in- strumental in bringing about these amendments to the election acts the deficit on the yeirs operations in ontaro amounted to 12 71474 the canadian national institute for the blind is a phllanfirop c organization de pendent on voluntiry contributions f om the general public for the greacr mea sure of its support a symons hardware children s sleighs- finish at steering sleighs in natural finish at tobo gans natural finish 6 to 8 foot at in natural wagons for the little chap steel disc wheels with rubber tires larger wagons priced according to size 39c 59c 98c 125 349 395 249 skating yout fits r boys and girls hockey skate outfits sizes 1 1 to 1 c c m tube skates or from sizes 2 to 5 for mens and ladies sues from 6 to 10 for hockey sticks and sho 295 33 365 25c 35c 50c authorized dealers for aladdin lamps and supplies electric christmas tree sets 98c 135 225 stock of spare bulbs electric irons complete with cord 2 49 electric upright toasters 295 sandwich toasters t 265 and 295 electrrc percolators a fq fljo oc complete with cord p 0 jud beautiful readingkamps 4 95 warming pads at 395 our silverware stock is complete 1995 a spoonful of vinegar put into the water in which meats o fowls arc boiled makes them tender god always give us more than we asu for j why no he doesnvat least not always but way do you ask cos i specially asked god to senj my mummy home for christmas and u we i did but he sent us a grandma too i special for christmas 5piece stiver service with tray for cream and sugar with tray cake plates nt bread trays at pie servers casseroles candlesticks at carvers3 pieces knife stainless steel fork and steel with ivory handle bird cage special bird cage arid stand ivory and brown trim f6r ik 450 219 249 2 4i 3 05 200 295 arc so glad you like pur surprise and think thifcavas verj kind of god dont ill tell you right now tfic children kept you mummy our secret jolly well freda smiled happily while litte jean looked up at her mother with big serious prayer lnd more to do with the success wont have to wait until christmas tay d cycs as s queried mummy doto j of jourecret tian any of us know marian kissed the little serious fac bless you my darling perhaps your 595 james symoh l 5 mill street acton ontar1 o