niels . . . In The Lion’s Den
Since co-operation is such an all-important word in the lives
alley folks, and since it was decided last time that all of us
led t© figure out a little bit more carefully, what we meant
he word, perhaps it needs a little more thinking about before
leave the subject.
Once we’ve got a definition of a word,jwe’re not going to
si very far nor very fast, unless we do some applying of that
ution in our daily living. Knowing what we mean when we
the word, won't help much unless we get out and show what
nean in that definition.
And there's plenty of room for a good practical demonstration
le word right in the everyday lives of all of us who live in the
For instance, last week the school announced a new list of
s and regulations for use of the gymnasium this year, together
an explanation of just why those particular rules and regu
ns must be enforced.
We who live in the Valley can make this school year one of
inest that they’ve ever had for the students of Palmer schools,
little cooperation with the school heads in the working out of
policy. Or we can make the lives of those school kids as mis
le as possible by a stubborn determination not to understand
school point of view and by refusing to co-operate with the
ol whenever we get the opportunity.
However it seems to me that there’s everything to gain and
ing to lose by an application of this familiar word and policy
le coming months. Those school students are going to be the
tiessmen and farmers who run the Valley a dozen years from
. and what we teach them this year in the way of working and
ing together in a co-operative unit is going to have a big
ing on how they undertake their community responsibilities
ie coming years.
Again, plans are in the making for the organization of a
lesome recreational program of athletics for the young men
women of the community. They’re getting the program under
without a great deal of financial backing, and they’re going
sed the active support and good will of every resident here .if
make that program function as it is planned.
Clubs of the community are planning winter work, with civic
evement goals as a part of their program. It will take the co
ation of all of us who live in the Valley, whether we are club
ibers or not, to help reach those goals which will benefit us
Construction on a Boy Scout building, continued work on the
ort, a possible Community Chest drive, and an endeavor to
•est government heads in Palmer as the site for a territorial
rculosis hospital all are a part of the winter plans of some
p or groups within Palmer.
We need to help, all of us, in the achievement of those goals,
e of us can help by active work within the clubs who sponsor
projects. Others will be asked only for the passive co-operation
pproval and a word of encouragement when the opportunity
It is only as we work co-operatively, and with encouragement
-ach other, that these plans which loom large in the future of
Valley, will materialize.
For us of the Valley, that word of encouragement and approval
jur neighbor, is an essential that must be remembered. Too
y of us, for too long now, have forgotten that part of the
cing definition of co-operation.
There can be no co-operation as long as we who work and earn
living in the Valley, are suspicious and wary of the motives of
3 who are working beside us in that same effort.
There can be no working together, when merchants and
nessmen eye each other askance, when every business trans
m is thought to be blind for underhanded maneuvering. The
s of suspicion which are sown in our minds each time a new
;avor is launched in the Valley, can only reap a harvest of dis
ion.
We need new enterprise in Palmer and the Matanuska Valley:
are growing here, and there is room for us all and to spare. We
ild £reet each newcomer gladly, happy in the thought that
; is another who joins with us in an expressed faith in the fu
of Matanuska. Together we should be able to work'for a better
ey in which we all can earn the living that we need in the way
which we are best fitted.
A hand reached down to help a newcomer up the first steps,
lat together we may all march ahead in a united group to work
the community goals ahead of us, is an investment that will
dividends for us and for our children.
Let us, then, this winter, begin to work out a pattern of living
ae co operative scheme, which will help us toward these small
s just ahead. Let us begin- to make a practical demonstration
policy of this word which comes so glibly to our tongues.
May we learn this winter, that an approving pat on the back
he man who works beside us, rather than a whispering cam
;n directed toward his possible motives in performing those
s, will make the pair of us happier.
And above all, may we begin to learn that co-operation is not
something that you do for me when I want you to do it, but
co-operation takes the two of us working together, all of the
to gain a goal that we both hope for. That’s a lesson it will
■ us a good many winters to learn, but we can begin the primer
ses of it right now.
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Inesday, October 1, 1947
Kitchen Katie
Tells Valley
Can you ever forget the mir
aculous odor of bread just warm
from the oven. No. Neither can
wd.
Today we are going to give
you a recipe for a different type
of bread that should be a joy to
the whole family.
You may not want to go into
regular weekly or bi-weekly
bakings to provide the entire
supply but today’s recipe will
provide you with a different
type of loaf that the entire fam
ily will enjoy. It’s not hard to
make .either.
CELERY OAT BREAD
1% cups rolled oats
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
% teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon celery seed
2 tablespoons fat
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
Spread two thirds of a cup
of rolled oats out on a board
and roll very fine with a rolling
pin. Sift together the flour, bak
ing powder and salt. Add all the
rolled oats and the celery seed.
Cream the fat. Add sugar and
cream until light and fluffy. Add
egg and beat thoroughly. Add
milk and dry ingredients all at
once and stir only enough to j
moisten dry ingredients. Turn!
into well greased loaf pan, and
bake in a moderate oven (350
375 degrees) for 35 minutes.
This makes one loaf.
That’s a good kind of bread
to have in these days of high
cost of protein. Rolled oats con
tribute protein, vitamins, miner
als and energy. Sandwiches
made of this bread are particu
larly good when filled with
softened cream cheese, peach
preserves, or chopped egg.
HELPFUL. HINTS
Bacon retains more of its thi
amin content if it is broiled
rather than fried.
Chopped or shredded corn
stalks are absorbent and make
just as good bedding as straw.
To melt paraffin for sealing
jars of jam or jelly, place it in
a saucepan in a container of
boiling water. It may catch fire
if heated over a direct flame.
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The Farmers Wife
If you can rise at five, while all the family
Sleeps sweetly, and leave it all to you,
And still can radiate a cheerful patience,
Nor call them till you’ve made your breakfast too;
If you can wait for them still sweetly smiling,
Nor worry if the food they criticize,
Or hot or tired don’t give way to frowning
Because the bread you’ve set has failed to rise.
If you can work and not make work your master,
Still cherish dreams and always play the game,
If you can see your menfolks scatter ashes,
And sweep them up, nor speak one word of blame,
If you can bear to see the floors you've polished
Tracked up by muddy shoes on careless feet,
Or see your bric-a-brac and china broken
And yet, when asked forgiveness, can be sweet.
If you can hang your line with all your washing,
And then go out and find it in the dirt,
And do it once more, as in the beginning,
And do not look too sour, or feel too hurt;
If you can give an hour to chatty neighbors,
Who waste your time, nor soon away are gone,
And hurry to replace those idle moments,
And so from morn to eve keep bravely on,
If you can wait on crowds and keep your temper,
And do not feel too cross or look too glum,
If you can hurry jvhen your feet are weary.
Yet do not rave too much, n,or keep too mum;
If you can fill each unreturning moment,
With sixty seconds worth of busy life,
Yours is a sweet and generous disposition,
And — what is more, you’ll make a farmer’s wife.
—Prince Edward Island Agriculturist.
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