1hursday july m 1m3 the acton frbbvbbbs page i of interest to women chiunncnb pkayim now i lay me down to sleep i pray the lord my soul to keep if this nights sleep should end in rest that is forever keep me blest within thy mercy may i be child of ory kingdom safe and free if i should wake within the night to see the sky all red with light and near the rooftops of the town with our own walls come crashing down though there be death within the may i not fear o lord to die if i should die before i wake i pray the lord my soul to take but shoum i live the long night through when i arise my work to do may i with courage seek to be not safe o lord not safe but free merrick p mccarthy twenty years ago at the vfcee press ef joly 5th ims there was more motoring on dom inion day than any previous first of july in history sixty candidates wrote at the ent rance examinations here last week thirtyone were from outsldeschools on tuesday afternoon the ladles of knox church womens missionary society were entertained at the home of mr and mrs morrison bannock- bum the vancouver sun of friday june 15th gives an interesting account of the wedding of dr arthur kenney of acton to edith francis simpson daughter of mr and mrs harvey c simpson of kenisdale council transferred 9150 to a sav ings account to provide for perpetual care of two plots at the cemetery them1xin6ii0wl yanmtauan brownwildfong at the metho dist parsonage acton on satur day june 30 1033 by rev charles hackett albert brown youngest son of mr and mrs g h brown acton to lillian wlkuong of dan ville griffinre3d at the home of the brides parents on wednesday june 27th 1923 by rev w h howard harold leslie griffin only son of mr and mrs smith griffin to jessie victoria daughter of mr and mrs robert reld of erin pied mccutcheon at the family rejl- dence lot 8 concession 3 erin township on monday july 2nd 1923 matthew mccutcheon in his 68th year how to cook pike for meatless day mention of pike causes many urgu ments some individuals profess to dislike pike in nny form either from the viewpoint of recreational finning or as a contribution to the cnmp or domestic table into the welter at debate enters ernie poole outdoors expert of the canadian national rail ways to contribute n good word for pike as a food fish fishermen should learn more about pike mr poole begins as in troductory to a catalogue of the plko family beginning with the common pike esox lucius and its aliases the great northern pike jackflsh and plain jack this species is the most widely distributed freshwater fish in canada being found even at arctic circle specimens taken have weighed up to fortyfive pounds ac cording to mr poole the other half of the family is the green pike esox retlculatus known under various local names such as chain pickerel eastern pickerel gross pike black pike and duckbilled pike its range lies within the waters of new bruns wick and those of the st lawrence valley and its tributaries in ontario its larger specimens weigh up to ten pounds all pike possess in varying degree swamp taste and odor and this is more pronounced in fish taken in southern or warmer waters but insists mr poole properly prepared and cooked pike makes good eating and here la his method and recipe use only the fillets skin the fish and cut fillets from both sides of the back bone it la the skin and back bone that have the swamp taste oak overnight in salted cold water this will harden the flesh and im prove the flavor dry well with a cloth if not for immediate cooking place in the icebox pike tastes best when fried mr poole adds and suggests this first dry the fish well and roll in flour or corn meal fasten a strip of bacon or fat pork to the fillet to bring out the flavor if butter la scarce use bacon fat for frying bring fat to boll dipping l lh so as to singe the sides when this has been done reduce the fire and cook slow ly in quebec there is no closed sea son for pike according to the manual prepared by the fish and game de partment of the canadian national railway some ontario waters have a closed season but in the northern area these fuh may be taken at any time up to a dally limit of eight re gardless of length helps to pludctsion lavndeung hello homemakersl laundering is an important job in the homemak ers schedule the experienced house wife especially today chooses new fabrics with an eye to their wearing qualities but proper laundering also plays an important part in making fabrics wear longer cleanliness is great morale builder which is worth thinking about as we survey the piles of family laundry that ac cumulate so quickly however wash ing can be taken in your stride if you the proper method right pre paratlon is half the battle right washing the other half sorting sorting comes first to save back strain have clothes hamper bench at your own level no need to stoop sorting clothes onto papers instead of floor prevents further soiling sort them according to soil color material stain stains the time to get rid of stains is before washing different stains re quire different treatment make sure each stain gets proper treat ment softening water half the homemakcrs in ontario struggle with the hard water prob lem if water is soft soap makes suds if water is hard soap makes curds to soften water we use a fine mild soap for silks and rayons lees expensive softners are used for the general wash too much softener yellows clothes and makes them holey softeners are alkaline and of vary ng strength watorvarlesin degree of hardness making a test necessary to find amount of softener required fill a pall with warm water add 2 tablespoons of softener and then dip out half a jarful add boap and shake a little if curd forms there is not enough softener add an other tablespoon and test washing soda is rather strong for fine fabrics but good for the gen eral wash borax is very mild but not so efficient use for fine laundry household ammonia is satis factory in either powder or liquid form soaping the water flakes granules and chlpa come ready for work bar soap uhould bo shredded or shaved to get your moneys worth in cleansing powder always dissolve soap thoroughly be fore you put the clothes in dont try to economize by buying inferior brands of soap for best results measure soap next monday try ad ding 3 cup soap to your tub of soft ened water and agitate for amlnute or so then stick a ruler in to see if there is a twoinch depth of suds you may even need 144 cups soap for a big washing machine but measure soaking soak clothes in cool water with or without soap for is minutes longer it saves time and wear collar bands and childrens play suits will wash mora easily if soap la rubbed into the worst spots with a small brush while soaking a tip for busy war workers soak ovoralls in salt and water washing follow directions as to amount of clothes to put in your washing ma chine the amount varies from 6 to 8 lbs as a guide 4 to 6 sheets or table cloths weigh 6 or 7 lbs never put in more clothes than will circu late easily hot water temperature 140 de- greesv is an excellent bleach wash slightly soiled clothes 5 minutes moderately soiled 10 minutes and to remove stubborn dlrti is minutes washing clothes too long defeats its purpose it drives the dirt back in and makes clothes dingy besides it wastes electricity rinsing to speed up wringing lap each succeeding article when part way through wring clothes right into a large tub filled with hot softened water for first rinse we do stress a second rinse thor oughness at this point pays big divi dends in soft white clothes your second rinse water need not be soft ened some homemakers recom mend blueing water or a third rinse clothes well wrung and hung are halfironed and lets hope for a bright day so your clothes can be hung outdoors anne allan invites you to write to her care of tarn acroar fan puss send in your questions on homemak- lng problems and watch this column for replies jemi chronicles ol ginger farm is wrtttoa specially fee the aetaw free prtise by gwendoline p clarke mem what will you say if i tell you that i put two chickens in the oven alive just a little while ago oh but you couldnt that would be awful isnt that what you said but then you dont know the whole story you see a thunderstorm came up quite suddenly and when the sky began to darken i thought i had better make some attempt at getting my chickens into the brooder house rain was something they had never seen or felt since they had been running loose so they saw no reason why they should be shut up in the middle of the day some went home all right others took shelter in an old pen near by but there were two crazy little chicks that went everywhere but where i wanted them to at last i got dligusted and left them to find shelter where they could thinking they might do better if i were not there to chase them the storm lasted about halfanhour and the rain was quite heavy when i went back to the pen i found two halfdrowned chickens right out in the open although there were places quite handy where they could have taken cover thy were no trouble to catch that time for they were just about at their last gasp what to do with them was quite a problem as there was no fire any where suddenly i remembered an old oll stove oven which i use as b sort of little cupboard so i wrapped the chickens in an old sweater put them in the oven with the door slight ly open lit the stove and kept the flame low an i possibly could pretty soon thochlckd bcganto show some sign o life now they are getting quite chirpy although they are not yet iilly warmed through isnt it surprising whet a little heat will do for all kinds of young life the sunday school lesson for sunday july 4th god in the making of a na tion era of moses a people in distress golden text they cried and their cry came up unto god by reason of the bondage ex 2 23 lesson text ex 1011 2 2325 time 17501612 b c place egypt exposition l israel in the school of prosperity 68 the hlstoryof a long period of tune is compressed into verse 7 what had been intended as a temporary sojourn in egypt during the famine gen 45 911 466 had prolonged itself into a stay of over three centuries but this long sojourn was necessary if the israelites were to conquer canaan time and opportunity were needed for the development of strong and mighty host of fighting men in the fertile plain of goshen enjoying the favor of josephs royal patron they prospered exceediiirly and multiplied rapidly the seventy that came down with jacob went up out or egypt 600o0o men strong plus women and children ex 1237 this marvelous increase was sure be forehand god had promised it to jacob gen 463 there is to be a similar remarkable increase of israel in the future ezek 3610 11 37 38 3726 jcr 3222 egypt as the mistress of the then civilised world was an excellent training school for these wandering desert nomads in the aria and crafts of settled life but this prosperity was not an unmixed blessing it seldom is along with the culture of egypt they absorbed much that was undesirable and which threatened the integrity of their life they became infected as well as edu cated infected with the prevailing polytheism of the land cf josh 24 14 ezek 208 they forgot the god of their fathers ii israel in the school of bondage 914 communion with god in the soli tude of canaan made a prince of israel gen 3228 conformity to the world amid the splendors of egypt mode israel n slave some thirty years after the death of joseph 6 a revolution brought into power n now dynasty of kings josephs invaluable services to people j and country gcn 414649 5457 471326 were forgotten short lived and ephemetal is the worlds gratitude to its benefactors and snv- and speaking of heat we have cer- j lours tho king is dead long live tnlnly had our share of it just lately the king is always the cry the new havent we each night i would think pharaoh looked with a it out he eye on fleshpats of which they were all too fond ex 103 but the very extremity of their suffering served to recall gods promises to their fathers and kept alive their determination to escape in prosperity israel forgot god in adversity they remembered him and cod heard their groanlngs and remembering his covenant with abraham looked down and gave re lief there is not a cry or sorro on earth that is not heard in heaven not all do if tomorrow is another hot day i dont believe i can stand it but each tomorrow alwaytt was a hot day and im still alive to tell the tnle in fact it htm been a very buty wtok around hero although partner hnunt booh able to stmt haying nu lie want ed to teh weeks ago he sent the mower away to be overhauled nnd re paired but well you know what the unnuslmllnted bloc of hebrew aliens so strongly entrenched throughout his kingdom v 7 and in possession of the bout district of the realm gon 4711 moreover goshen was in the direct path of n possible invader from the north and he feared that in cake of n war they might desert to itlfl en emlcs ho resolved on n strong nn its like trylhg to cot anything done tlonnllstlc policy to deal wisely these days i doubt if the mower with them they wore stripped of yns ever looked at until n few days ago and then the parts that wars needed couldnt be got however we finally received word lint it won ready and then partner and i went to town and brought the mower home behind the car partner looked niter the mower while i drove the cara 8 m p h all the way and the rocket that mower made on the road was enough to wake the dead there is still plenty of discussion- and a good deal of dissatisfaction among country women in particular about the allotment of sugar we are to receive for canning i wonder how much good grumbling will dot you cant get sugar out of the air any more than you can get water out of a dryawell mind you i think this sugar business might have been handled a whole lot better more sugar beets could surely have been grown in canada to increase our raw sugar supply but it is too late to think about that now all we can do is make the best of a bad job for the present and hope that the govern ment will show a little more foresight next year it doesnt seem reason able that canada should depend on imported sugar for fourfifths of her supply while in britain the home grown sugar beets yield the whole of the domesttcbugar ration by com parison it looks as if we have a nigger in our woodpile somewhere but we mustnt let our fruits go to waste just because we have so tittle sdgar if we have fruit of any kind on the farm or in the garden we might just as well take a chance on it and can it without sugar it will keep if i the jars are properly sterilized and i i mean sterilized not just scalded since i started the sterilization method i never have anything spoil in case there are some who dont know this little trick heres how you do it put rubber rings on sealers torn sealers upside down in mshpan or kettle in which has been placed about two inches of cold water bring to boil and continue boiling about 15 minutes and your jars are ready sealer tops and rings can also be pucectin kettle in between the jars use sterilized kitchen tongs to lift tops in fact dont touch any part of the jar with ybur hands after ster ilization has been completed that is other than the outside their lucrative positions and drafted into the forced labor of his brick kilns and field drudgery their labor was so profitable to this bullderklng v lib that he made up his mind to crush out their spirit and reduce them to a permanent state of peonage his first plan to wear them out by hard labor having failed v 12 he sec retly ordered their male children to be killed at birth vs 1622 and when this scheme failed too he con ceived such a disgust and loathing for them was grieved that he openly ordered them destroyed v 22 the next pharaoh was still more cruel and hated them still more there was no abatement from their perse cution no cessation from grinding toll they sank into a condition of degraded animalism from which there seemed no escape iii god remembers his covenant with abraham 22325 pharaoh made the mistake so many men do he left god out of his calcu lations matt 2229 ps 1271 and so they were bound to fall his wise schemes were foolishness in he sight of god 1 cor 319 jos 315 he had a plan and a purpose but a greater king than he had also a plan and a purpose everything must fall that is against that pur pose god had not forgotten his people in the hour of their darkest degradation a child was born who was destined under god to be their deliverer and pharaohs brutal edict of extermination but served to open the way for this deliverance ch 21- 11 god makes use of the devils cunningly devised schemes to further his purposes gen 1513 14 464 his delays are usually because his people are not ready and it was so with israel in egypt before god could carry out his great plans for them there were lessons they needed to learn and trial was a better schoolmaster for this purpose than prosperity on the anvil of suffering under the hammer of affliction their souls became moulded and disciplined to the point where he could work with them they learned patience hope faith in god dependence on him and their common suffering welded them together into sofhel sense of national consciousness had life in egypt continued to be easy and pleasant they probably would have settled down amid the he was one of those fathers who believed in trying to answer any questions put by his son so he did his bert when the younger asked what are ancestors daddy well my boy he replied tm one of your ancestors and your grandfather is another then daddy why do people brag about themt weeklys news l burns up axis quote flrosa monlgmrtry fat can- ssjuan ill ii tpwb paper gcto wide orctualioo arthur onl cp watch for world news in those letters to the hometown from the boys overseas the arthur enterprise in a letter from lac philip passmore in north africa told how gen sir bernard montgomery said to a group of air men the allies would bomb italy until we blot them out and they scream for mercy that was news the canadian press picked it up for its coasttocoast wires and relayed it to the associated press who carried it all over the united states and theres no doubt it has burned the ears of hitler and mussolini longjbe- f ore now british want utility hose london cp britains folk dont care much for seamless stockings wholesalers and retailers report a glut of them that they have supplies of this type of stocking which they simply cannot sell the board of trade said it believed women- were keeping their clothing coupons for sales of utility stockings which are semifashioned women bma8s hats london cp the auxiliary territorial service has invaded the hut jealously guarded preserve ef the army the general staff more than 20 atjs brass hats have re placed army officers in thirdgrade staff jobs 7750000 canadians cant be wrong in canadian towns and villages with populations from 1000 to 10000 live 7750000 people 6996 of canadian retail business is transacted on the main streets of these towns and villages the shopping guide of these 7750- 000 people is the home town newspaper the community paper serving their towns successful merchants on the main street of the towns and villages who are enjoying their full share of the 69 per cent of retail business realize the benefit of ad vertising the secret of the real success being enjoyed by advertisers using the home town newspaper lies in the fact that the community newspaper and only the local newspaper can offer the sales- making friendly introduction which builds regular users of a product each and every week the people of this area read the messages of local advertisers they are ready and willing to buy on main street if the message of the advertiser is sufficiently inviting this vast audience is waiting what have you to tell them put your message to them in the acton free pres the only economical advertising medium in the acton district j