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V 4 f â-  * • 4 CHRONICLES OF GINGKR FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke We are all ready for the Easter parade. Partner has had a long de- layed haircut ; Bob is home from the hospital with a nice new pair of crutches and a liberally autographed cast on his leg and foot and 1 have a new-old coat. And where shall we go, and on what boardwalk shad we parade? Well, we don't want tu make competition too keen so 1 rather fancy we shall not be \'ery far from home. » * â- â€¢ But 1 want to tell you a little more about that coat. 1 am i.ut sure of its «ge but 1 know it isn't less than fifteen years old. My mother-in- law sent it to me from England. I wore it for several years but it showed absolutely no sign of wear- ing out - not even the lining. It be- came frightfully out of date so I started using it for rough wear. P.Lsently several buttons were miss- ing; the lining of one sleeve was rip- ped loose; the inside of one pocket was stiff becouse of an accident with an egg.but the cloth was as good as ever. When not in use it hung in a cupboard reserved for clothes fit only lor bam chores. The only thing that saved it from destruction was the condition of the cloth and the fact that it was too out of date, and too shabby, for any of the clothing drives. This spring, during one of my housecleaning spells, the old coat came to light again. I tried it on . . . . it was just the right length. It was double-breasted and too tight, but changing it to a single-breasted style soon remedied that. The sleeve lining, I soon found, was really un- damaged except for the tearing apart at the stitching; the rest of the lin- ing and the cloth itself was almost as good as new, and there was ab- solutely no sign of moth. "Now where", I said to myself, "could one get a piece of cloth like that to- day? TTiis is obviously a job for â- fte cleaners." So that is what hap- pened. The other day 1 wore the coat for the first time. Partner raised his eyebrows - "1 like that coat on you," he said, "whore and when did you buy it?" So you see â-  keep a thing long en- ough and old fashions become new fashions. Not that I recommend keeping stuff around like that as a rule there is too much need of it abroad. Had I taken the time to look this coat over more carefully during the war it would probablj? be walking around in England by now â€" or maybe Russia. Thank goodness it is not in Russia anyway. » * * My, but it's a dull, dull day. Rain has evidently been falling steadily all night - and it is still raining. But Partner is feeling quite pleased vith himself. Yesterday morning al- though it was warm and sunny Part- ner said - "There's something com- ing, I'm sure • Tippy has been under my feet all morning. I think 1 had better get up on the roof and see what I can do about it." Tippy, 1 should explain, is our weather prophet. She is more scared of wind and thunderstorms than any dog 1 ever knew, so we always know hy her actions when a storm is brewing. Partner didn't wait for the weather to break - he got a can of tar and went after the holes in the kitchen roof, before he was through there was a slight sprinkling - prelude to a real down- pour - but not a drop of rain did we get in the kitchen. It is surpris- ing what a little patching at the right time can do. ♦ ' » ♦ One day last week I imagine most farmers were feeling somewhat jil tery. The weatherman had promised that the iemperature would drop to ten degrees above zero. That was Mke sounding the death-knell for winter Wheat and clover. And the 'Wheat Sodfced so promising. And then our fears were groundless. There was hardly enough frost to liarden the top of the ground. We didn't miird the weatherman being iwrong at A How to Care itac Good Paint Brush It isn't good economy to choose an inferior paint brush, any more than it is good economy to buy inferior paint. A good brush holds more paint, lasts much longer, Is less likely to leak or spatter, leaves a clean edge and gives a more uni- form finish â€" and besides, the bristles don't fall out. It is just as important to know how to take care of « good brush when you have it, as it is to get • good brush in the first place. Be- tween painting sessions, it should }>t suspended in linseed oil â€" with care taken to make sure that the kristles are not bent by tmachir^' the bottom of the container. If the brush is not to be used for a considerable time, it is well to wash it out with a solvent such as turpentine until It is fairly clean. Then give it a good washing with a mild soap solution and warm (not hot) water. Shake out excess water and wrap the bristles in paper so as to retain the original shape < ' â- ' â-  painting end of the ' h. In the days of King Alfred, much of England was bog or shallow swamp. AnKwrr to I'rr^iiMlN |*ux«fr U. S. Army Unit vpiE i No I^ Iy L. o u &1 Km^StRi HORIZONTAL I-Depicted is insigne of the U. S. Army 102nd 8 Garden shovel 12 Registered nurse (ab ) 13 Loud 14 Hawaiian bird 15 Half -em 18 Indonesian of Mindanao 18 Hangman's knots 20 Coin 21 Shout 23 Seines 24 Coffin stand 25 Scoff 27 Propel across a body of water 28 Low sand hill 29 Beams 30 Indian army (ab ) 31 Part of "be" 32 Above 34 Variable star 37 Bridges 38 Make into law 40FoV fear that 41 Royal Italian family name 45 Chew upon 46 Individual 47 Sleeping visions 49 Fish 50 Measure 51 Therefore 52 Operatic solos 54 Id est (ab ) 55 Public notice 56 Abuse VERTICAL 1 Carts 2 Mean 3 Whether 4 Male offspring 5 Press 6 Indian 7 Bird's home 8 Call for help at sea 9 Italian river 10 Restrains 1 1 Ingre.'iS 17 On the sheltered side 19 Electrical unit OR IP !=iC!lki;%:0UI[c4nraiai!C«railL=4 20 Breezy 22 Assuasive 24 Shining 26 Erects 27 Skeleton 32 Unclosed 33 Urn 41 Symbol for erbium 42 Line of iUBCtion 43 Ancient Irish capital 44 Man's name 35 Hindu queen 47 Period 36 Original name 48 Was seated of Nova Scotia 51 South 37 Slant ' Carolina (ab.) 39 Bird'.-, call 53 Senioi (ab ) TEEN-TOWN TOPICS By BARRY MURKAR ... TABLE TALKS .. The Popular Potato No matter how simply it is pre- pared you can never get tired of a good potato â€" that is, of course, if it is carefully cooked and served. Baked Potatoes are versatile. Bake them wi'h their skins on and prick them as soon as they ire removed from the heat; if you let the steam escape, you prevent the from be- coming soggy. Serve them plain, or with butter, or stuff them with left- o.er meats or vegetables, season to yr taste with h-rbs and spices ga' -e. Steamed Or steam them; the rule is "in their jacTcets." Serve unpeeled it po- tatoes are young and the skins bright, or peel anl doll in melted butter (bacon drippings vnll do the same trick), sprinkle with chopped parsley or -dill ^^r chives, or bright- en the color and taste with paprika or any herlj, su-:h as marjoram, for instance. You can deep-fry raw potatoes, either cut into pieces or sliced thin â€" or you can pan-fry them in plenty- of bacon drippings. Boiled in Jackets Boiling potatoes in their skins not only prevents wastage in peel- ing but conserves the goodness too. Scrub well, prick over with a fork. so salt can pentrate, barely cover with hot water in which you put one rounded tea-spoon of salt to each 2 lbs. vegetables. Boil steadi- ly, not vigorou. â- /, until just tender. (Test with thin metal skewer.) Drain dry. Serve as soon as pos- sible after cooking. When potatces are peeled before cooking use a potato peeler so that as lit'le as possible is wasted. Do not let them soak in water a long time before cooking. How to Whiten Potatoes \l 'his time of year certain varie- ties of potatoes may turn dark in color during cookir.g. This darken- ing may be remedied if a little lemo juice is squeezed over the drained vegetable in a proportion of a teaspoonful to each pound of potatoes and the , an gently shaken over the heat. A little vinegar may serve 'ifh the same purpose thcu^ 'i it is not quite as effective as lemon juice. Boiled To h Mash Even with careful cooking, to- wards the end of the season pota- toes are inclined to-, get mashy. Tfai. â-  a trial, but there is a remedy at hand, though you may need s leone to h^!p you. Lay ? clean tea-cloth over a basir and tip the potatoes with all their liquid into it. Hckling the two ends of the cloth, draw the long sides together and fold over and over till the potatoes are enclosed. Then twist the cloth in opposite directions till all water runs out. The potatoes will be in a light floury ball and clear liquid will Oe left in the bowl. King Arthur's knights sat at the ^'Ronnd Table" to indicate they were equal, no one ranking higher than another. Several weeks ago, we told yoa that we ..ould be writing a story on the case of Joe Smiley. This is a true story and Joe Smiley is the name we'll use for story pur- poses. The rea- son for writing the story at all, is to make you f e e I a s I did when I first heard it. After hearing the story behind Joe Sm-' ''s life, I knew I had a lot to be thankful for â€" and I think you will feel the same way. I first met Joe on a picnic at Niagara Falls a few years ago. We met on e train. To me, he was ju another guy wit' an office job and no particular worries. Brother, I was wrong about him. That boy could certainly cover up a lot of inner feelings with that smile of his. » » « .It seems that Joe lives with his mom a d dad. That's not unusual, but Joe's dad happens to be a chronic drinker. By trade he is an interior decorator. He makes good money, but it doesn't mean a thing to Jo. or his mom. When- ever his pop finishes a particular job, he disappears for four or five days. Eventually he comes home unshaven, unkempt and usually sick. He lays around the house for days on end and then he goes on an- ot':.r job and the story is repeated again. As I mentioned earlier, Joe is an ordinary guy with an ordinary job. He''l probably always be an ordinary guy with an ordin- ary job and like many of his fellow men, he fell in love. He wanted to get married <- id that was quite a struggle on the money he was making. First off, the girl he was to team up with decided she want- ed a baby-grand piano. Well you can see what a help that was to Joe. The worst of it was. she couldn't play the piano. * * • Well sir, Joe talked his mother in J letting bun have two rooms in the upstairs of her house. Now. Joe has been working for about 10 y -rs. When he first started work- ing, he bought a house for his mom. He knew she would never have a home of her own unless he did. He took -a . lortgage on the place and • still paying for it. His mother said he could have the two rooms upstairs at the back of the house for a nifty little piece of rent. You can see where Joe is taking a beat- ing on a deal like that â€" paying a big rent for two rooms in a home he is buying. * • * Well that is the way it goes. One day before he was married, Joe was looking around in the cellar. He found a small table. Ex- . .lining it closely, he could see that if it was scraped down and refinished it would make a nice end- table. His mother said he could have it, so he went to work with the sandi; r and elbov grease. One day the father came home with a few under his belt â€" just enough to put him in that helpful mood. He took Joe'a half finished table and started lathering it up with dark varnish stain. It didn't matter that Joe wanted a light color, or that it wasn't sanded down enough for staining. HaJf way thrcgh the varnish job, the father got fed up with it â€" angry is the word. He sent the table flying against the wall, knocking off two legs and cracking it half way hrough. Joe felt bad about it, but got over the deal in time. Eventually he was married. Happy? Well Joe says he is, but then that is what he ould say anyway. He's been mar- ried four months and his wife has been in the hospital three times with this, and that and the other. His drunken father keeps trying to mess up his life by interfering in all his affairs, .^t Christmas the father and a few of his cronies borrowed Joe's car without asking for it. Two hours later, it was smashed beycid recognition. * . * * There is more to the story than that. His wife too, he learned too late, is Iso a chronic drinker. He went with her for three years and never knew her to touch a drop. She nags him from the time he gets home until he goes to work about having to live in two rooms. She nags about his small salary and about not having a lot of new clothes. His mother thinks he should start paying more rent and for the past few months his father hasn't worked at all. Every time his pop can corner him in the hall, he tries to make a touch. The roof almost goes off when he doesn't get it. * * « The other day, I walked into Joe Smiley's office. He was busy going through a pile of papers. When I called out a greeting, he came over wit' a smile on his face and the warm handshake I had not felt for several years. ' took him to lunch and we had a chat about a lot of things. He told me he was getting along well. He was happily married, he said, and had big plans for the future. He hasn't any idea that I know his real story. Big plans for the future? Yea!., sure. Why nott.; There's always the chance a fellow may get a break. There is a guy , who really deserves one. - .~;J You know what 1 mean now? If- a fellow like Joe Smiley can be happy (or try to be) and make plans for the future, what kick have I coining? How about you, friend? Feel the same as I do? CHANBE .fUFE? Are you Roing through the functional •middle age' period peculiar to women (38 to 52 yrs.)? Does thia make you suiTer from hot flashes, feel to nervoua, hi^- strung, tired? Then do try Lydia E. Pinkham'a vegetable Compound to relievo such syniptoma. 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