Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, May 23, 1946, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextZaftig". | *ife* -vi .nfci.;.s.u i--L« iMil ii /"\NE of the few places where people speak of thrift r —j " ' \b 7 with respect .. . Vermont, a small state pulling its \ fdflfiP mIT y.. <4% „ \ full share of weight with the rest of the nation and 1 (o making its own budget meet! Iflf / The world has marveled at Vermont’s scenic won- L vy / ders. Many have witnessed the spontaneous explo- . W sive splitting of quarry blocks at some of its quar- (/ I \. \ \ ries, where great blocks of granite suddenly snap X\*\ - \ loose with a sharp report. But the world should know V— — \ Vermont’s people, too. They wore first to express con- \ iv;v;* -4 v ljn\ N. / J Btitutional prohibition of all human slavery! They j were first in the nation to provide universal manhood /) suffrage, with voting not dependent upon property, ) »?«.»*«• owned or rented, or a specified yearly income. / ** jiffo (iTCII t J Vermont always hated slavery, and its legislatures .r* MONrpaitß adopted annual resolutions against it. Southern states r —■> —»«og-"— [ grew more angry each year. The Georgia legislature A requested President Pierce to employ enough able bodied Irishmen to dig a ditch around Vermont and \ float “the thing” out to the Atlantic ocean! A Virginia I km,!-g~ newspaper gravely commented that Vermont was “al- \ ways foremost in the path of infamy.” li|f* ( Years later, Robert T. Lincoln, son of the Great \ J Emancipator, came to Vermont to make his home at f V f~~ / Manchester. A marker now stands on the lot in Ben- j/ nington where William Lloyd Garrison lived, and where —> ‘ a “ J he edited the “Journal of the Times” early in the 19th I century. Also, Bennington was the birthplace of John ' A|l * / F. Winslow, builder of the "Monitor,” the steel ship of <alvin cooudce J)/ Civil war fame. J Vermont is a pleasant place. The climate is cool o—.M-rr^r>-[ and the atmosphere dry. The summer season, between frosts, is from 110 to 160 days, depending on location .•>, ' / and altitude. Evidences of the ice age still prevail in S3Bl6eS6Bai * I I rounded and grooved ledges, polished rock surfaces, * Ice-borne boulders and great deposits of unsorted sands, i 3 clays and gravels. The range of scenic interest is vast, ■ I with mountains and broad valleys, river and lakes, and 9I “ H ’" ,ro " S abundant forests. There will often be 10 feet of snow- fsX' Sfj)/ cover in the central part, and 34 to 46 inches of rain- UU-ll(' fall through the year. Lake Champlain is 120 miles long, and there are many others, including Lake Wil- lay \ loughby, Lake Dunmore and Silver- Lake. | From Mount Mansfield, 4,393 feet high, there is an excellent view of the White Mountains and Adiron dacks, with Lake Champlain visible BO miles away. Vermont has over 600 peaks with an altitude of 2,000 YEAR AROUND . . . Top picture shows canoeing on Lake Will oughby. Bottom is Toll Road House at the foot of Mt. Mansfield. feet or over. There are over 400 lakes in the state, and forests and forest parks cover over a half-mil lion acres. Hunting, trapping and fishing are always available to the rugged outdoor man. There are recreational activities In Vermont all through the year— ekilng into April, fishing and other vacationing from May to late fall, end touring and hunting to the open ing of the winter season. Tourists penetrate to every corner of the Lx*. .—...a*.' :. jSt* . A Vermont Sugar House For 12 Years Vermont Was Independent Republic r One of the outstanding features of (Vermont is that it existed as an in dependent republic, with Texas the only other state so distinguished. Vermont was claimed by both New York and New Hampshire, *nd was called by some the New Hampshire Grants. A convention of the settlers was held in the Cata mount tavern at Bennington in 1765 to discuss this controversy. Already the militia, known as the Green I state and each section has its scenic attractions. Vacationists find al most every kind of allure in Ver mont, including hiking on the fa mous Long Trail and horseback rid ing on the thousand-mile bridle trail system. Vermont is pre-eminently a dairy state, with beef, milk, butter and cheese as important, products. It is also well suited to diversified farm ing and fruit growing. Many sheep are raised there, and it was in Ver mont that the Morgan horse was developed. Both in quality and quantity Vermont leads all maple producing states with a normal yield of about 40 per cent of the total. The 35,000 bearing apple trees in the state’s orchards yield a product of notable quality. In industry Vermont is noted for lumber and lumber products, wool en mills, paper-making, marble, granite, slate, lime, asbestos, talc, soapstone, kaolin, ocher and other products. Steel squares were in vented in Vermont and are still manufactured at St. Johnsbury. In recent years a growing num ber of writers and artists have made Vermont their permanent homes. Others spend a part of the year there. Dorothy Canfield Fish er, who loves her Arlington home, is one of the state’s authors. Robert Frost, the poet lives in Shaftsbury. Chester A. Arthur was the first native Vermonter to become Presi dent of the United States, later fol lowed to the White House by Calvin Coolidge of Plymouth. Adm. George Dewey, Levi P. Morton, John Deere, John B. Mansfield, Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Saxe, Joseph Smith, Alphonso Taft, Brigham Young and many other figures in history were born in Vermont. Mountain Boys, had come into being. At a convention in Westminster in 1777, Vermont was declared an in dependent state and the name of New Connecticut was adopted, but shortly afterward the name was changed to Vermont. Verd-Mont had been suggested several years earlier. The Green Mountain Boys took part in all the conflicts of the Revolution, and Bennington monu ment, 302 feet high, commemorates THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, PERRY, GEORGIA In Poultney, when a lad, Horace Greeley set type in a small print shop. Salmon P. Chase lived and studied law at Randolph. Peacham was the boyhood home of Thaddeus Stevens. Eugene Field, with rec ollections of his boyhood in New fane, based several of his poems on local life in Vermont. Few states have produced so many notables in all lines of endeavor as hardy, mountainous Vermont. Samuel Champlain, French ex plorer, was the first white man known to have seen any part of Vermont. When coming from Can ada, in 1609, he went up the long lake that bears his name. The first settlement in Vermont, though short lived, was also by the French, when Captain La Motte built a fort and a shrine on Isle La Motte. In 1690, Capt. Jacobus de Warm established an outpost on what is now Chimney Point. In general, however, Ver mont was a no-man’s land in the 17th and 18th centuries, a mere passageway for French and Indian raiding parties seeking the English farther south and east. From the earliest days, Vermont gave attention to primary education. The University of Vermont was chartered in 1791. Other institutions for higher education include Nor wich university, Northfield, the sec ond oldest military college in the na tion; Bennington college; Middle bury college; St. Michael’s, Win sooki; Trinity, Burlington. There are three normal schools and two junior colleges in the state. One of the crowning features of Vermont is the province of the Green mountains. Here are found the highest peaks—Killington, El len, Lincoln, Camel’s Hump, Mans field and Jay. The physical geog graphy of the state is diversified, however, with the Vermont lowland on the west and much rolling coun try eastward. The state’s geology is complex and extremely fascinat ing. Vermont is nicknamed “The Green Mountain State.” Its motto is “Freedom and Unity.” The state flower is the red clover; state bird, hermit thrush; state song, “Hail, Vermont.” MORTIMER R, PROCTOR Governor of Vermont the battle of Bennington. From 1777 to 1791 Vermont was a completely independent republic. When all the ancient disputes were settled, the state adopted the con stitution of the United States and was admitted as the 14th state—the first to be added to the original 13. The capital was established in Montpelier in 1805. Men of Vermont have a noble heritage, a love of liberty and in dependence that is deep-rooted, and full appreciation of human rights. IMPROVED ~ UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D, D. O I "Hie Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for May 26 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. FINDING A NEW SENSE OF VALUES LESSON TEXT—Luke 12:19, 20; 18:24-30; 19:1-10. MEMORY SELECTION—The kingdom oJ God is not meat and drink; but righteous ness. and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost —Romans 14:17. Money, riches, possessions—that’s what men are living and striving for in our day. It is going to seem a bit strange, but it will be very salutary to stress once again the eternal truth, best summarized by our Lord Jesus when he said, “A man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” (Luke 12:15). I. Don’t Depend on Riches (12:19, 20). The rich man increased in selfish ness as he increased in wealth. He began to feel secure because he had laid up much goods. Now he be came proud and boastful. He thought he saw years of comfort and ease ahead. Evidently he had not read, or did not believe, the words of Scripture, “Boast not thy self of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth” (Prov. 27:1; see also James 4:13- 17). Well, can a man depend on riches? The answer is no. They are here today and gone tomorrow. Man himself is here today and gone tomorrow. When he goes, he leaves all that he has unless he has invest ed it for God. Money is like a broken reed. The man who leans on it will not only fall, but will pierce himself through with many sorrows (I. Tim. 6:9, 10). Don’t depend on riches—they will miserably fail you in your hour of need. 11. Beware of the Snare of Riches (18:24-27). The rich young ruler had come running to Jesus to seek eternal life, but had turned away sorrowful when he found that a man cannot love money and love God at the same time. Jesus improved the opportunity to point out that it is impossible for a rich man to be saved, except as the grace of God gets hold of him and sets him free from dependence on his wealth. Apart from the grace of God, it is so easy for a rich man or woman to trust in riches, and to feel no need of God. Look again at I Timothy 6:9, 10 and you will see that even the de sire to be rich leads a man into a temptation and a snare. The man of God is warned to “flee these things; and follow after righteous ness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness,” and thus to be able to “fight the good fight of faith” (I Tim. 6:11, 12). We repeat that all this has a strange sound to modern ears, so accustomed to the worldly philos ophy of trust in things and in dol lars. We need to warn our young men and women about the awful danger of loving money. There is something infinitely bet ter than riches, and that is what we find in our next point. 111. Seek True Riches in Christ (18; 28-30). Peter and the other disciples had forsaken all the things of the world to follow Christ, and now as he re minds the Lord of that fact, he re ceives the assurance that there is a higher level of riches and reward for the loyal disciple. God will never be in debt to any one. There is no sacrifice made for his glory which does not find its glorious recompense, and no bur den borne for his sake which does not bring its rich reward. All this is not the result of some kind of a “deal” with God. We do not serve him because we expect a reward, but the assurance of the re ward is there to encourage and spur us on in life and service for him. The fact is, spiritual currency has far higher value than the gold and silver of this world. IV. Ask Christ to Deliver You From Riches (19:1-10). Zacchaeus was a man well versed in the devious ways of the extor tioner. He knew money, and how to make it. But he was not satis fied. He knew there was something more worth while than riches. His life was empty. He sought Jesus. One look from the Master and he knew that he must lay his sinful heart open be fore him in confession. Salvation came to Zacchaeus that day. Here, then, is the way to be de livered from the snare of riches— take Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord. He may then entrust riches to your care to use for him, but he will deliver you from a love for gold and from the folly of putting your trust in it. The person who lives for riches is lost (v. 10), caught in a snare (I Tim. 6:9, 10), trusting in some thing that will fail him when most needed (Luke 12:19, 20), and trust ing something which will keep him from God (Luke 18:24-27), unless there is grace to flee from it and turn to God. I. M Ilf OS Wedding Parties Need Light, Dainty Types of Food aJprajfeK rirBSWIT iPH ■' • • ’ WM aP||' * * If you’re serving at any of the wedding parties, see that all serv ice is of the finest. It’s time to bring the silver out of the moth balls, and to see that the best china is washed gently to sparkle on the wedding reception or breakfast tabic. Weddings always pose an inter esting refreshment problem because we do not face them every day. With shortages still very much evi dent, the problem is bound to be just a bit thick, especially if you happen to be personally involved. Then, too, if the wedding happens to be a big affair with showers and parties preced ing the big event, M most of us are apt to run out of /ATyTlx ideas pretty (jvVLX quickly. For this V jfl I /ffy^ reason, I’ve WJfJfpm f made up menu suggestions for Jpjf different types of * ' wedding refreshments, including the bridal shower. Everything is on the simple side, but if you choose, you can make it quite an event by garnishing the food attractively, as suggested. Menu I.—Bridal Shower Frosted Sandwich Loaf Molded Salad Relishes Raspberry Cream Parfait Dainty Cookies Coffee The dessert is an easy to fix num ber provided you’re stocked with fresh berries, ice cream and some currant jelly. Raspberry Cream Parfait. (Serves 6) H cup currant jelly 1 cup raspberries Vi cup whipping cream Vanilla ice cream Beat the jelly with a fork, fold in raspberries. Add whipped cream. Fill parfait glasses with alternate layers of the jelly mixture and ice cream. Garnish with whole berries. Menu ll.—Spinster Luncheon Consomme with Lemon Slices Creamed Chicken with Toasted Almonds Orange Salad Thin Melba Toast Individual Meringues with Ice Cream Mints Beverage How to do: Prepare consomme ahead of time; heat when ready to serve. For cas f fy serole, use large AtJl pieces of white jHB meat, rich cream sauce and top ■i with slivered, SfPt \ toasted almonds. 1 The oran S e salad may be molded; it’s good with a honey french dressing. Tint the meringues pink and serve with ice cream or whole, sugared berries. LYNN SAYS Taste Teasers: For a summery touch to a consomme noodle soup, add 1 chopped hard-cooked egg to each four servings. Sprinkle croutons with grated, nippy cheese and serve them with - soup or vegetable juice as a first course. Two tablespoons of chopped pickle relish adds zip to any mac aroni or noodle and cheese dish. Add the relish before baking. Season steaks * with a sauce made by mixing chili sauce, grat ed onion, Worcestershire sauce and a bit of mustard together. Pour over the steak just before it finishes broiling. Halves of canned peaches filled with cream cheese mixed with chopped bits of ginger or slivered almonds are delicious served on a bed of greens. Sprinkle grated cheese on to mato juice before serving for a nippy taste. • A LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENUS Salmon Souffle Lemon White Sauce Broccoli Parsleyed Potatoes Apple Cole Slaw Bran Muffins Beverage Strawberry Fluff Pie Menu lll.—Wedding Breakfast. Iced, diced fruit in Melon Shell Creamed Sweetbreads or Chicken with Mushrooms Buttered Asparagus Ripe Olives Tiny Muffins Endive Salad Ice Cream Bride’s Cake Beverage Mints I’ve found an excellent recipe for creamed chicken which is basic. You may vary it as you see fit, add ing pimiehto and mushrooms or even substituting sweetbreads, par boiled, for part of the chicken. Creamed Chicken. (Serves 6) 1 4-pound chicken or fowl 8 small white onions 1 bay leaf 2 teaspoons salt Va teaspoon pepper Vi cup chicken fat, butter or substitute Vi cup flour 1 cup chicken broth IVi cups rich milk Simmer chicken and onions ih boiling water to cover. Add season ings and cook until tender. Re move chicken from broth and cool. Skim fat off broth and reserve; strain broth, reserving onions and broth. Cut chicken into pieces. Melt chicken fat in top of double boil er, blend in flour and stir in broth and milk. Cook until thickened while stirring. Add oniohs and chicken. Heat and season further if necessary. Serve in toast cup or patty shells or large silver casserole. i Menu IV.—Daytime Reception. Assorted Sandwiches Chicken Mousse Shrimp in Tomato Aspic Oysters or Crabmeat a la Newburg in Patty Shells Frozen Fruit Salad with Fresh Orange Segments and Berries Bride’s Cake Bisque Tortoni Decorated Mints Coffee How to do: Everything in this menu is served cold except the hot oysters or crab meat dish and the beverage. Prepare these cold things ahead of time while you ys J 2 * J P set the table. K Leave the hot dish until last. The bride’s cake may be homemade or ordered de pending upon the amount of work involved. Many guests will prefer taking the cake home, so it is Acces sary to serve a dessert like Bisque Tortoni: Bisque Tortoni. (Serves 15 to 18) 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin 1 tablespoon cold water 1 cup sugar or light corn syrup Vt cup cold water Vi, teaspoon salt 6 egg yolks Vi cup crushed macaroons or dry cake crumbs Vi cup chopped nut meats Vi cup chopped blanched almonds 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups heavy cream, whipped Soften gelatin in water 5 minutes. Boil sugar, water and salt until syrup spins a thread (230 degrees). Pour slowly over beaten egg yolks, stirring constantly. Add softened gelatin and stir until dissolved. Cool. Fold in macaroons and nut meats. Add whipped cream. Pour into crin kled paper cups, place in freezer tray and freeze. Note: 1 cup chopped maraschino cherries may also be added for ex tra flavor and color. laaMb.>/’... jJiF' wi"- , * Jr A molded loaf is a good way to serve a main dish at the Shower and Spinster Luncheon. Or, if you pre fer, the jellied salad may be mold ed in a loaf pan and served as il lustrated. Parsley bordered sauce is in the gravy boat. Menu V.—Simple Reception. Finger Sandwiches Tiny Cakes Dainty Cookies Bride’s Cake Coffee How to do: Make sandwiches as dainty as possible and wrap in waxed paper to keep moist. Serve everything as beautifully as possi ble on white damask with silva* service. Eeleaied by Western Newspaper Union.