Tha Our ” / TX ae N = Ng My Puritan grandmo and spun And prayed to God on Thanks. giving Day; Her soul content with a work well done And her heart too earnest for floasires ay. But I like to think that her irk- some load, Travail and labor and urge and goad, Was joy—because she was hew- ing a road A road that should be my way. N YF a trail And looked to God on Thanke« ving Day, w can I dare to shirk or fail, I who have such a debt to pay? rayer, t her torch in my hands, to dare To aon unsullied and straight a air The road that she made my Way. iL. MITCHELL THORNTON in Americon Agriculinrist HE Mortons had moved thelr big round dining room table into the living room by the fireplace just for the day. “The fire will be so cheerful for our Thanksgiving dinner and then we can sit around and listen to the radio,” sug- gested Corinne, the younger daughter, Mrs. Morton was trying bravely to hide the grief in her heart at the ab- sence, for the first time from their holiday table, of her son, Tom. There was an enforced air of cheer fulness as they all set to work to lay the forks and knives and make the cen- terplece of pumpkin and chrysanthe- mums. Tom had disappeared more or less mysteriously from the home town and Arranging the Centerpiece of Pump kin and Chrysanthemums. the family circle more than six months before and no one, not even his mother nor his sweetheart, Beth Arden, had heard a line from him. The fact that he was a temperamental lad and had been possessed with the belief that he was a round peg in a square hole had led all those who loved him to believe that he had merely disappeared of his own volition but had not met with ac- cident or foul play. When the big table was fairly groan- ing under its weight of food and the turkey lay brown and tempting on the platter in front of Mr. Morton's place there was not a member of the party who did not want to quote the trite old lines, “There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, but has one vacant chair” But no one sald a word about the ab sent Tom. “It is so nice to be included In your family party today,” sald Beth as she took her seat. “We couldn't think of anything else with your own family so far away,” said Mrs. Morton, kindly. A general discussion of drumsticks and turkey anatomy followed as each of the children tried to be polite and yet make it known to father which part he preferred. “Tom always liked the part that goes over the fence last,” piped up Johnny, the youngest Morton, regardless of the danger of bringing tears to his moth- er's eyes. “He did, dear,” said his mother with trembling voice. But she smiled “How about a little music while we eat, son,” sald the father after he had helped himself to what was left of the bird. David, the family radic enthusisst, was only too eager to tune {& some thing and drag forth from the alr some of his favorite music. “Nothing like a little good music to Jazz up a family party,” he said, turn. ing the dials with masterly hand, He got a station that advertised a good dinner program and resumed his seat. One plece of popular mosie followed another with announcements In be tween and it was not long before the Morton family had shaken off its haunt. ing loneliness for the absent Tom and was enjoying the program and the din. ner. Suddenly came a voice from the loud. speaker--a voice that startled every member of the family--and Beth. It PILGRIMS’ FAST DAY REVIOUS to the start of the Pil- grims from Leyden, Holland, on their trip to America, a solemn day of fasting was decreed, the day be fore leaving, the 21st day of July, 1620. After the landing in Ply- mouth, the Colonists experienced great hardships, and as a means of evidencing their reliance on Al mighty God a solemn day of fast Ing was proclaimed for Wednesday, the 16th day of July, 1028. On this day no food was partaken of from sunrise to sunset, but the entire day was spent in religious obsery- ince and prayer.—Washington Star, was, undoubtedly, Tom Morton's voice, “It's Tom!" sald every one. | “Listen!” said Mr. Morton ralsing | & silencing hand. The voice of the clearly into the room. “In the absence of P.N.D., our an- | nouncer for this hour, who wanted to | Join his family for Thanksgiving ture | key, 1 will make the announcements for W.F.K." “But what's he doing? How does he | wanderer came | rigible Johnny, “No one knows more than you do, | ” see, " "Anyone wishing to request special call Shopkins 8S88" Tom's voice said after a number of singers had done their bit. Mr. Morton rose quickly and went to the telephone in the rear hall The family seated around the dwin- dling dinner was breathless with Inter. est and excitement, By the smile she saw on Mr. Mor- ton's face and the trace of tears In his fine eyes, the mother knew that there was no bad pews of her son. Mr. Morton sat down before he told his story. Tom, it seems, had become dissatis- fied with his slow progress in the home town and was ashamed to keep on moving from one fallure to another and, In spite of what he knew was not the right way to do it, he had left to try some work he had always felt would be in his line—managing a sort of spectacular advertising department for a large store. He had found a berth In a city near. by and had been very successful in conducting a radio studio for his firm, He had waited to let his family hear of him in just this way because he felt fe “Listen!” Said Silencing Mand. that it would make it a real Thanks giving for every one—most of all for him. “And he's on his way here now-—be here In an hour and a half,” finished the father, “And the turkey's tall is gone,” la mented Johnny. “Never mind. My son shall have a wonderful dinner and—oh, Beth, you will help us to try to hold him, now, won't you?" Beth nodded a little gulitily. Perhaps she had been partly to blame for his disappearance but she would make up for It now. Absence had taught her that she loved Tom. MoClure Newspaper Syndicate, ® “TWNU Service days, although all states observe New Year's day, Fourth of July and Christ mas, HANKSGIVING is a day of glory and substance. Such a day it was in the begin- ning and it is hoped it ever shall be. Its glory is the spirit of thankfulness that pervades the hearts of us i. all. The substance is the bountiful supply of food that is ours. Perhaps these are the reasons that Thanksgiving is particularly a family day, a day in which all of the family are thankful to be gathered under one roof once more. Thanksgiving day, ob- serves a writer in the Kansas City Star, One may follow the traditional menu for that day or one may improvise, us- Dinner the Bird Is Carved in the Kitchen. ing the turkey for the main theme building such variations of #Havors about it that you may have your own gastronomic symphony so perfectly planned that your guests will remem- i ber your Thanksgiving dinner, for the particular harmonies of color and table need not follow too closely the spirit of the day. Your decorations may be thoroughly wodern or traditional. as you please. The bowl of fruits as cen- terplece is the latter. It may flanked by such decorations as glass blown herons or silver pheasants. An Early Ameriean Thanksgiving Dinner, Roast Turkey Stuffed A Pair kens Stuffed and Boiled With Cabbage and a Piece of Lean Pork A Chicken Ple Potatoes, Squash, Onions Gravy and Gravy Sauce, Apple and Cranberry Sauce Oyster Sauce, Brown and While Bread Flum and Plain Pudding With Bweet Sauce Mince, Fumpkin and Apple Ples Cheoss "ous am Turnips Let Motto Be GOOD HEALTH BY DR. LLOYD ARNOLD Professor of Bacteriology and Preventive Medicine, University of 1linois, College of Medicine. YOU CAN PASTEURIZE MILK A city mother was telling a country mother how lucky she was that she could raise her baby where there was clean alr and open fields and sunshine, “I know these are important,” the country moth- er, “but you city people have teurized while we milk, our bables will get in the milk they drink.” The country mother was right. teurization of milk i= one of the great- est boons to health that the city offers children. Milk is one of man's best foods, but it is also a good food for germs. Germs grow well In milk, Milk from cattle certified to be free from disease and handled by persons free from disease Is good wholesome milk. but unless this certification of health has been made, then a family should not take any chances on milk that is used for drinking or in the preparation of uncooked food. Unpasteurized milk may of course be used safely In cooked or baked dishes. Milk, as stated above, is a food in which many kinds of germs thrive. Some of these are harmless to man, but, unfortunately, many are decidedly harmful. Among these are the tuber- typhoid fever, septic sore Pasteur that milk to a certain degree certain length of time, these discovered when he for a harmful destroyed and tb This iz the one used in the larce « bacteria were 16 t wis safe for drin { Yeivaee wing. pasteuriz ing plants in t In survey made seve iri thn FurizaLsInn 'y of the a pas. steps m time, : in the research labor University of [llinols we plan that worked out wonid allow for The vari complicated after a little that the routine is vers tainly much simpler some than the care would be, home teurization ns first You iy bat find Cer- seem the practice will simple and of less worri- a sick child We devised two simple temperature indicators chemicals that “clear” at the desired tempera By the first you can easily tell containing of coolness is reached and the milk in no longer safe for the baby The heat-telling indicator Is a saus 11 mm. In 41 of palmitic acid is placed. The cooling-point Indicator is a glass food, The modern hostess places very few viands on the table kitchen and served from that quarter, | tive dish that graces the board. Turkey jor any fowl may be prepared and | Chicken, duck, goose or any fine roast | may be served on Thanksgiving day. | Your purse, your appetite and the per. | sonal tastes of the family should be | considered. The First Harvest CR wae td 1 Dr haar a a er > he § Fo: Lg ! h ie & § f be : Hale, who Is the reputed nursery rhyme: “Mary lamb.” advocated the grant! eral holiday throughout ; : iZg Be if i 2 Thanksgiving day. This This bulb is filled with menthol, and the open end of the tube sealed, With these two tubes, a vacunm bot. tle of one quart capacity, and a pan of side lip to facilitate pouring of milk from pan into bottle, you are ready to into the pasteurization business, less than $3 ize more than one quart at a time. then eral quart better, Pasteurization technique: 1. Clean out vacuum bottle with hot with water about 160 degrees F. fill bottle with this water and let stand. 2 the clean stopper In the pan. the cow. temperature of milk up slowly, stirring constantly with a clean spoon 5. When the Indicator becomes transparent, the temperature of the from stove immediately and take out indieator with the spoon. vacuum bottle. 7. Pour the hot milk Into the bot tle. Seal with stopper. 8 Set the bottle in a warm cupboard in the kitchen. 9. Do not use this milk until it has stood in the vacuum bottle for at least one hour. 10. When ready to use the milk, hold one end of Indicator No. 2 In the hand milk in the bottle. Hold for two to four minutes. If the milk is above 115, the bulb will clear. If below, it will g & i 8 i £55 i i th § : HOME HAPPINESS “Would you marry for wealth?” “No,” answered Miss Cayenne, *1 couldn't think of being bothered with & person who Is constantly worried about his income tax." Recognition “Do you think we ought to recog nize Russia ¥' “I don’t know,” answered Senator Sorghum, “Russians shouldn't expect to be mistaken for Santa Claus sim- ply because they wear large whis Tribute to Grandpop Employer—Rather strange, Fred, that your grandfather should be bur led on the day that the ball game is | in town. | Fred—Yes, good old grandpa—a | sportsman to the end, “Why are you rushing about lke this “I'm trying my husband.” “Had any io get offers?” Montreal No Imagination There “Most { the trouble we have Sure Would er—H ine Of Sweaty wale BLISSFUL IGNORANCE ner last night? The baseball ig over™ ' xhm ' " ns yet. Burned Kid *I want to let you in on the ground floor,” sald the enthusiastic slicker. “Nothing doing,” replied the in tended victim. “1 learned from one experience that all those you down into the celiar.” cois— Blissful Ignorance Tommy came home ! the other day and said: “Mother, | we've got a poor teacher, Why, she | doesn't even know a horse.” “Oh,” sald mother. “What makes | you think that, Tommy? “Well, I did a drawing of a horse and she asked me what it was" | Ashington Collleries Magazine The Bargain Hunter “When does the next train leave for Chicago?” she asked, "At 2:50, madam,” replied the sta | tion agent. “Make it 2:48 and I'll take 18.” she | sald absent-mindedly. -~ Pathfinder | Magazine. Pursuit of Knowledge “Is your boy Josh learning much in college?” *I don't know,” answered Farmer Corntossel. “Judging by some of | his favorite magazines, I'm inclined | to think he has found out .a lot of things he's keepin’ to hisself.” Joint Account “What's a Joint account, pop?” “It's an account where one person does the depositing and the other | the withdrawing."—Vancouver Prov. Ince, Does Awav With “Awkward Age” PATTERN 1978 This 1s a frock for what used to be called the “awkward age”—the years between eight and sixteen, Styles like this have made It one of the most attractive feminine ages, The mode] Is as young as youth, but de. signed with the skill of a woman's dress, Look at the front of that bod. ice with its nicked vest lines empha. sized by cleverly placed buttons! See the way the panel idea Is prolonged in the seams of the skirt! Don't you like the sleeves?—they ean be short or long. And please don't overlook Size 12 takes % yard step-by-step 2 11.211 ans incinded nd FIFTEEN CENTS ( in 8 {coins preferred) for 1 ad. SURE * and Firiet Se 15c) itlern, ! niy name, number. BE SIZE, erg to Sewing Circle 243 West York City. ARddress ore Department h Street, New : Sev. 3 ! entlee: CRIMSON GULCH IN LINE “What do you want with a school asked the traveling sales house 7” man, “We don't want an ordinary school house,” answered Cactus Joe. “Were going to start a college and issue | diplomas.” “Why be so ambitious? “For the sake of our politics. No body seems able to get a good job rowadays unless he's some kind of fn college professor, — Washington Star, Were Beauties, Too Magistrate—The policeman i { that you and your wife had some { words. Accused—I had some, sir, but 1} didn’t get a chance to use them. | New York Journal A Sure Sign Mother—So you thihk your young man's intentions are serious? Daughter—Yes, mother. He is be ginning to let me pay when we gn out.—Washington Post. HER FAILING “Is she able to keep a cook?" “Pecuniarily, yes. Diplomatical- ly, no Explanation “There goes that Mr. Sharp, I won der how he made all his money I" “Heaven knows I" “Ah, that must be why he always looks so worried.”
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