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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1942-07-23, Page 6l_, rds et Animals 1iclart-Rending . Requests For .Extra Sugar Turned Down . Sty _ #,ke posjx hearties they smpiir' don't rate on .sugar rat- tion card. •.Doiib#n- the horse, Bi#fy the cat - C' : :Bonito the dog ' • may, be cute - Woks to their owners and as der to 'their . hearts as their own flesh. and ti1Q'od-but the Wartime' •prices land 'Trade Board is tough ,t+rs nails and has tuned thumbs dawn on owners who want' ration cards.. ter their ,pets,.:' • • No tooling, they haV'e had plenty. It heart-rending' 'requests, A !' dog •"fumed Rex vas' -placed• on ,one.. Ottawa_ appliebti_on_ Tori a tor, sugar tions.. A woman from-. , Toronto, • armed,--' "Mir Persue .ea-ge9 `to have bread and milk wijh.sugar On it awry ' morning.. Can't I , Please have a sugar ration for . kitty?" ' A Toronto span sent in'a regtiest 'to the rationing office:•. "I give my horse, •a lump of sugar every day :I can't understand' Why I can't get•.a supply, for But, animal, lovers needn't . feel ' .too: wounded, because unborn babies •don't rate either,' From all over;'Canada have come requests: "Could" Junior, expected.in two,• • . three or.four months, be entered on. a:ration, card?" , • , The answer is. always no. When the. baby is .born its pairents can l�ry xtra=rigor- -b 1tPlOingg -fan- ! special application card: All 'Requests Denied Sugar rationing. has meant .a lot • gf, ,headadhes"' for the hundreds • of Workers. who; are'. txying to •gait its 3ministrative machinery in 'roe tion -but it has •else been •a lot of laughs Hostesses have • Written' asking' • the board to rule that . the letters B.Y.O:RSC, be engraved On'•'formal Invitations, • signifying "bring your • town` ration' ,coupons" instead of BSP. . • . • . - . A mother in Vancouver %Grote a warm invitation to her daughter o visit and -'son-in-law in the east t them during, the ,summer, and. a , e ' : ' "Dont , . f=orget ,°to ',bring . your sugar: ration eards." Some of the questions regarding °agar rautionhig 'that pour into headquarters are palpable attempts to' obtain extra rations.. .Someone • In Toroato wrote: "I am, thinking' of going to live iii the backwoods • for .;a' year: -may I please 'have 49AQ 3i^+atir- iI iE---e{•r'9 SP -WY ;, .9. "Rice Krispies" is a regise tered trade mark of Kellogg Companyrtof Canada Lim - ted, for its brand of oven- poppedrice. Getsoinetoday! KRLSPiES SO CRISP TH-E1- C,R-A-C (—L-EIhl_ CREAM! • announce that his leave had been • cancelled and tha't he must report at once`" to the airfield. He hurried upstall s to get : his bag. Not, .for the w.oxid would' either his Mother or Carol have let him see, how depressed they, were as 11,e came bounding down. • "Goodbye; darling," said Mrs, Miniver, -"i"ake care of Yourself." "Don't worry about me," cried Vin. "Eighty-five per cent, in the test, you know.^ `}Te ttlened -to -kiss- •Carol, "Be good," he admonished herr Remember you're 'engaged. I say; you'd better not tell the old lady- not till 1 • get back. We'll go. hand in 'hand then and beard. the lioness • In her own rose gar- den!" 'The clock -..on• the bedroom table. showed. 2:15 a.m. a:s'the Miniver$ were awakened by the phone. Mrs. Miniver's ;eyes ',reflected her •un . effected festa. as;..Clem casae• belly • to her side. "It's . ail. right," ,lie said -the River Patrol:" "Clem you're not going out; . on the .river tonight?" she d,enianded, . "I must, darling," he answered.. "I'm on the Patrol." ' '"But what on earth can they . want?"she pursued. • . ' • • • • • "I can't. imagin.e," replied Clem,' ' seizing his clothes"But there's work• for everybody these .days:. •Clem was the'center of an.eerie, . tossing groups of boats, at.the pier near the 'Sailing; Club. Flashlights shone back . and' forth like giant fireflies: One by one the' men ree- e ognized each other and exchanged 'Avoid Waste Wiled you make tea i'riquiries;, bat •no one knew what: the hurry call was' all about: • Ye'tre t-t�be�o�r=atrna , at daylight!" "exclaimed a farmer across the way. "'You' should 'ave. . ear ' my • m ssus .1_ I. V ER 11 S I . M I. H Adapted f'r`om the MGM ' Picture by HALSEY RAINES SYNOPSIS Propelled •suddenly from the peaceful, workaday, middle. •class World of their .own Kentish vil- lage into' the maelstrom of anoth- ee- fiorfd are illr..i,. M-i-niver-and:. u,. t'. • • . • e-Peenoir rettuest can :°further proof- that he actnally is going away 'for com- inercia7 . reasons: A elu'b woman• wrote that ' her elub was 'haying a garden party and that she had 'been asked to•. provide ;sugar — "May I have ex tra rations because the party is for charity." The answer wab • still l+o... 2 Glasses Of Milk Equal 20 Oranges • People get tired ; of • being :told to drink milk, but there are few ways of getting enough , calcium, without,. according to Nutrition, services, Department of Pensions and National -Health. Of course, • it ,will be quite -all -right- if,instead . • of drinking the two glasses, you eat: 26 pounds of beef,• or • 20' _ _ " Ilonnda of broccoli or 8 pounds- e. _ . e a - cites -sow - who m :son,•- Y, who has been at Oxford, must • go into 'the service. In .Vin's mind xis Just beginning 4. dawn a realize - 'tion that he is In love with Caro! Beldon, granddaughter of ;the vil-' lege ,"overlord," Lady Beldon. The two. younger Miniver children- are excited by blackout drills and oth- er wartime; precautions, . but fail to realize what it will mean to the world with which they are fam- iliar.' HREE stations to •t air Eng- lish again events It' er,,"elation ` ending:'-withe•a-eraere ominous feeling. "Well,.. great stuff. Congratulations!" " "Things'are• moving pretty fast," salad Vin. "Theme cult short the ""•:"co'ur'se:^eferg iteeightyeti,ue.° per,. cent in the ,.test; Dad,, -and a week's leave on thea strength of it." Despite the fact thae•Vinhad phoned both his mother and Carol about his visit, he, was . astonish- ed tq find them together when h$,-r;vo.d "'home H•e 'ran forward R Suggestions For Overseas Parcels Returned Officer Tells. What • To Put In Boxes The light layer cake or the cook' les yvliich looked $1) nice as they were being packaged to mail to a -warrior• on active' service will probably -by-crumbled-'bY the- time. be gets the parcel, Dat„ officer who has been. returned to Canada for •instructeral. duty after service in Britain,. remarked as he • offered advice on.what' to amid a, soldier. "Soldier$ get• good food, find • there is Iota of it," he remarked, "but tlit'y miss the luxury ''delica- cies they bad at home, .And they miss Some of'the sweets they used to •.have:: • P'One, •of the, mie et gifts for, a eoidier , overseas is the chocolate powder - -doioe up yin �aall- pack- ages; • All';the .soldier needs to' do :is mix. the powder with hot ' water and he has a niee• ch000lete drink,' already; sweetened. ' • "Concentrated fruit' juices' are 'very much •appreciated' because • • fruits are so scarce in England. • Some small tins of coneentrated drrange • juice,.;., for • instance, will make a gallon of orange drink. Fresh fruits of any kind cannot be • sent, by mail,,. but tins of fruits are, - :very. good,_ And soldiers also like • the • little packages of raisins and dates," he continued.. ' Tea Not Needed `'Fruit cakes • are a bit heavy and the lighter 'cakes get 'broken up liefOre-bhe-,sfsldiers ei=-t1�em The same with cookies. .But cheese 'wafers are very good. They,, ' d' i when I' come • • travel' 'better' and they're much . away.' What a flow!" , .lighter. They• fit so well, too, into. "I've got' three extractions at .. • the soldier's desire for a light nine -thirty!" , added the, village dentist,, who• had just ° come. wp. • Christ%e's have the tr.e Christies -Grahams are grand with cheese, jam, or any spread - delicious with dee, setts and beverages. You eau give. them to the baby with milk as a cereal, or .put•theln into the older children's school lunehee :. Christie's have the true "Graham" fh vor. -crisp, wholesome and tasty! latis •. Captain' Halliday, .whose duty''It.. was . to supervise "the 'gathering of the •local. volunteers and their craft, said merely that orders were to report np _ the . river at Rams - When ' Clem arrived at the •latter destination, a: thin,' menacing mist, half -enveloped the -"river•; ' he was eonar;e c of _a • startling 'number of boats all around hint. It -look ed .as •if there' might ,be a thous- and', most of'them thirty -footers or better, but of" varying' shapes, -designs and engine power.' ,Suddenly there loomed' up on the • •rives the dark hull' • of, a British destroyer. The voice , speaking ,from{ • the megaphdnne •r('t on�deck-. • CHAPTER T The German radio propaganda Cations' were''going full blast, try- ing to capitalize to the full on the ut..in France. The booming; cul - n 'ed voice •that came over the -was declaiming:. 'Attention, , England! Yodr Eng - h friend in Germany is here to speak to you of the great that are shaking the world. is • eight months. since: your gov- of Brussels sprouts or 17 pounds eminent declared -;-war. S:•nee--tlienr • of potatoes. All these things are the equivalent of approximately' two glasses of milk, . but what a . diet! On the other hand,. you'll get -the same amount by eating eight whole mgrapefruit or twenty oranges, but even on a hot day 'when citrus fruits seem' particu- larly refreshing, twenty oranges ° do seem rather a tall order, even if you can afford them. So, telt- Ing thesefacts into account, milk, apparently, is •the answer to cal- dum deficiency. -- Brockville Recorder and Times. 'Y' Aids Prisoners -In-28 --Countries— , ]fore than • 600 • war prisoner tamps and civilian internee, camps ID '28' countries and on five con- tinents have been served through' the War Prisoners' Aid division ef the Y. M. C. A., according to Br. Darius" Davis, Director of the division.• 'Speaking. In Toronto recently, 11x. Davie .said tri parte:. • ' "TheY. M. C. A. has been help- ing prisoners prepare for the fu - tare by making a thorough sur-" 'Vey 'of •edueatiopai needs in prison eeainps, 'by co-operating with the universities and other agencies to give books and grant credits -so that 'm'en may complete their uni' ',ern y ; , , e •. '- wanted professional study, and by i developing haneiic?atts, Publishing g roannals, acrd making available trade and vocational libraries.;': which" will enable men to return mime prepared to earn a living and serve, society; in new ways.' Mrs, .11. P. Plurnptre' of the Ca - median Red Cross "reported that 200,000 cards . have been received Irma prileoners who have. received pareels from Canada. tr 'France • has been utterly defeated, while your English expeditionary force is now' trapped . in a 'small area on. the •French coast, sur- rounded on` all sides. There can be no escape from this foredoomed graveyard. Your government not only conceals from you. the extent' of this disaster" but also withholds the -truth of the internal situation • in England. .There have 'already 'been seriOus riots • •in English eiti'es-"' The. bartender in the village tavern turned off the radio •with a snort of disgust. "E's' all wind and whitewash," he. exclaimed. Clem, who was on civilian de- fense -duty, Mad -hadratopped- '—for a drink, heard a familiar, 'excited 'voice from the doorway. • "Hello, tad!" it cried. "Vin!'." exclaimed his father, whirling. ' Where did you spiiii'g from?",. • "Belbam. Airfield," answered the boy." !Tye been transferred." He' bolted boyishly chivalric in his • natty pilot officer's, uniform: "Belham!" cried Clem. "Why, you're oh- the doorstep'." . ' "Yes, isn't it grand?" comment- ed Vin. "You don't know the half Of it." 1 -le pointed proudly' to his officer's tiesignation; "See that?" "So soon?" exclaimed his fath- thing in the world, turned' simply and. kissed hire. "See theteh,"-exulted Vin,"when he had recovered some of his' poise, pointing • to his insignia. "Nowyou're ready for. — real flying?'' :asked..Mrs, Miniver tense- ly. „ Vin smiled. "Not only for real. flying," he said, "but real - "He .stopped, short,. realizing' he might be 'blundering. , "Fighting,". said Mrs. Miniver, ending the sentence. In het mind's eye wast per small. son, of yester- . day. An. no'w1 here he was, still of 'teen age, ' going out to join the armored knights of the sky.' At .dinner, Clem disbursed the• news shat Gladys, the maid, was to leave the household the next ' day having joined •the Women's Auxiliary Air, Force. Then, with total unexpectedness, Toby turned to his father and said: "Is Vin going to marry ,Carol?" . • •' Vin almost chocked on the .gen-, erous helping of food in his mouth. Mrs. Miniver quickly tried to change the subject. Toby repeat- ed his query, this time directly to Vin. .• "Well, Toby,". said Vin, .flushing, "I haven't had the nerve' to ask her yet"' • "Why not?" asked,'t'obreit'You're brave, ;aren't you?" ` "Oh, Toby, don't be` Silly!" cut in Judy. "Gentlemen don't propose when they're eating!" :• Carol turned seriously to the children: "Toby," she said, ''Why not, ask me if i'fn going to marry Vin?" "Are you?" asked Toby, happy be -t eeeatrter- of all eyes. "If he asks 'me," ',,said Carol softly: "I say, • I'ni pot going to, stand for that," ' said Vin; rising with an awkward gesture, "Carol, I• meant to wait for a moonlit night and all that, but now well -, look, will you marry me?" Carol leaned over and gently kissed him. Then Mrs. Miniver k'i'ssed her. ? , , "My, dear, I'm very happy," she said.' "You're both terribly . young, but nowadays--" • • •. • The ringing telephone was for °Vin. • He returned to the table to . "Attention, . everyone. rt; ea': e "Your destination is Dunkirk! As you know, the British Expedition- ary ,Force .is trapped between the enemy and the sea. Four hundred thousand men are crowded on the beaches, under bombardment from artillery and planes. 'Their only chance to escape annihilation rests with you. It's my" duty to tell yon that the effort is not without risk You're asked to crd.ss forty miles of open sea, many of you in small snack -at night before turning. in. For these light snacks cheese is greatly appreciated and so are all kinds of .jam, "Cigarettes are alway ' welcome. They're hard to • get. ut not se. many persons send pipe. tobacco as send cigarettes, and •the tobac•i -en is • just -as -bard -to -get -in Eng --- land and. just 'as •appreciatedd. "Some. people, send large quan- tities of tea, but that's not neces- sary. Small packets of tea .are a1 right, but the .soldier .usually, geth all the tea he wants in England and it's quite good: Coffee is quite another matter; the .coffee in Eng- land.is not.'so good as here and tins of Coffee would, go. over big with almost any soldier." Matches Forbidden ltn Ottawa, Postmaster -General TABLE TALKS Nutritious Summer° Salads Some women have. ,a tendency. to serve the lightest of salads dur•• ing hot weather. With ordinary, meals, this is ideal, for our bodies o not require as many calories, in sununer as hi winter, But how about making 'the salad more nutritious and serving it as the •rain -course, dish? This reduces yila+ur 'calories still more, • keeps front ' over -heating your home, makes it easy to, prepare \a • meal, :and 'gives a decided. change., .Summer greens may be combined with such . healthful foods as chopped meats, eggs, and •cook6d, dried Lima, beans to.torm. deserts of delicious salads" of 'this t_ kind. :_._Most .of the.:: ingredienta,. called for in the following recipes, are already in your. stock. Harlequin Salad d -Limas fa cupfuls chopped tongue or ham 3 hard-boiled eg°gs,i sliced 1" tomato, • peeled ancj�;,sliced 'A. cup .chopped pickles % cup French dressing 1 head lettuce Sour cream 'or mayonnaise salad, tnsS�ng q �– L 111E"''"^%��:.'f,'-•4'.�"�-" 1 , cup-•rKoeked; d -r -ie --- • Have Many Uses 1016 leen —. .rccbwc,n scs.;cc we Detainable li.gatids • will be confis- cated and the senders of . them Prosecuted unless the practice is stopped immediately.- He, said that tags recent ,shipment thirty. sacks of mail, including parcel mail for Canadian forces 'abroad; were de- stroyed by ' fire wich originated• from matchesigniting in a parcel ' sent to, a soldier. "Persons mail - lug matches are impairing the wad effort, he said, "for not only may • the -.cause destructionand loss to the mails,' but may• occasion a' dis- astrous fire at sea. The destruc- tion of soldiers' mail, strikes a bl rw at the morale of• our 'farces, .who are eagerly awaiting' the 'arrival of fetters and parcels from home:" .Put your scrap bag to work. With tide help of these gay ap- plique motifs let it decorate Year linens or add a touch of color to the kiddies' clothes. , Pattern 1016 contains applique pattern pieces of .7 motifs ranging from, 2%• ,x 3% to 5'/a x S'/z inches; direr-' HONEY When you have honey to sell, send a sample to us. We can offer ceiling prices. Containers loaned or returned to you., • ' MacFEET"ER •.CREA,MER'Y. 52 JARRVIS STREET. .,TORONTO• tions. . Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Write .plainly pattern number, your name and address. ISSUE it Dionne Family To Have $50,00, Home.- Contract for the .building 'of the home Which will,hopse• the;•Dionne Quintuplets and -their family was let in North Bay recently. . • Successful tender, described .as • "in the neighborhood of •$50,000," was submitted by the Laberge Luniber Company ofSudbury. :When the residence is complet- ed,. the Quints will leave their'. nursery and move into the new• home with their parents and other sisters and brothers. Munition Workers , Become Redheads, • Swedish women workingi'in. certain munitions plant have all become redhead.% according to" the Stockholm radio. Chemicals'at the . plant "affect the substance in the, ha'in" and turns it red,' a broadcast record- ed said. ' "But unfortunately for the men who may have chosen their, giisls foetheir red hair, they may wake • Up one day to fin& them blondes or brunettes ,again,' as the red Cold? disappears as soon as the women stop working around the dangerous explosives." . bbate that are far from seaworthy. Shore guns and 'enemy ,a'ireraft are going to make : it hot for you. Any of you who .wish to withdraw may ROUP LAdIE$ O VETEA CONSER *1(0 COFFEE' Try Different Drink at Neither coffee nor tett were serv- ed, as is •the usual custom: at the quarterlymeeting of the local Ladies -Aid,. but an.excellent beverage was need, and the •, guests commented. upon its delicious flavor. The presi- dent explained that the ban on tea and coffee was in deference, to the request:-o€:the Government. Express- ing3satisfactio at the success' of the • experiment, tike chairman said Postum,-tire beverage used, ---had taken less sugar than:would have. been used for tea and coffee. It bad ebst less than either tea or coffee and so was a, saving to the treasury, as well as a saving on tea, coffee, sugar. C • Whether it's a meeting of a society, or' a. meal in you: own home,.Postufn provides the easy' way to conserve tea and .coffee. Grand, • hearten avoor-* COfl tai: --So with French dressing, let 'stand ' 1 hour in, a • cold place. Pile on a bed of lettuce and garnish with • the sliced tomato. Savory Lima: Salad, 2 . cups cooked, dried Limas , vita cup 'finely cut celery: 2 • small green.. onions. • •2 tablpoons chopped green pepp hard-cooke:d•eggs 2 • ••tablespoons chopped Pimiento. 1 cucumber, sliced 1 • tablespoon chopped parsley. Combine all ingredients and mix vslith highly seasoned French dressing. • Arrange on lettuce leaves. Cauliflower• Orange Salad % cup shredded raw cauli- -floWor, 3 orang�s, cut in small pieces % cup diced Celery • 3 tablespoons minced green . pepper • • .. Salt 'and onion juice.to taste Oonibine ingredients in order given and chill. Place on 'indivi-. dual plates on a salad green and 'serve With favorite salad dressing. Serves -G. do •so now." No one. moved. Tota.l•silence prevailed. Mans of f thp sne re p ed eyes, even in the dim light, 'spark- led deftanoe. • • "Verycoda" resumed lite vliica. "You will' put to sea ,it oke.. Smaller boats Without c6mpaesses will endeavor, to follow '.in the' wake.(of larger ,e,hips. Every mb-.' went Counts. Good leek to you." (Continued• Next ' Week) • 4 oz., sire makes 50 cups 8 oz. size makes 100 cups Chaplain ,For Ukrainian- , • Canadians of Orthodox . - Faith Very Rev. S. W. •Sawchuk, df Winnipeg, president of consistory . and administrator of the Ukrain- ian -Orthodox Church of Canada hair been recently appointed army eliai;lain with the"rank of honor- ary r4aptasn. Captain ,3awchuk will minister to the numerous raa ian= rth d of theIlk x n O o 0 soldiers rite. His only son is serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. .1 An average of more than 1,000 telegraphic, cable and wireless messages are handled each work- ing day by the Department of! Munitions and ',Supply, • 1, Health. In ,Ontario • Improve l By War Public health in Ontario is.,bn- proving is a direct result of the .war,. medical' authorities .said . in an informal survey. Doctors said workers are eat- -" ing . better 'food, calling on their 'doctor and dentist before emerg- encies, arise and are more healthy than ever before. ' Dr. Bernard T. McGhie,' deputy, Minister of Health, said the, pub-. . Iic is' becoming • incre,asingly 'more health -minded and .far more re- ceptive. to. .health instruction. • Communicable diseases. have increased in number • since the start of the war,ebut thele are not • a vital factor in; estimating the • public health 'of the province, authorities said.• Driving Ram Tank {Needs Strong Arne On smooth ground a 'Ram •tank rides like. a heavily loaded .truck - 'hilt when going over rough coun- try, deep -ditches, trees, •rocks, it rolls • and pitches like •a canoe in rough water./ &, A tank driver' has to be right on the job all the 'time and use -. the muscles of bath legs and both arms. The , big levers, which steer • the Rams and change their gears take• a man to shove them. There is no, such, thing as one -arm or one -finger driving in a tank. The 'steering levers, are "simply brakes which stop the tracks on one side or the other and so bring the • tank around, The, driver sits with the two •steeshrlg 'ewers be- tween his lege,-,one foot on the •clutch and the Other on the ac- - eC14ti"rircii.- l*e-gear .sl6ift Is at. Lis -...s_ lelt. He drives e3 byo. when order its ac- tion -because be can see little through ,hlsi narrow alitof glass. The tank comriiander, who Is us uatly• also the-. 'wireless .operator, bas „a periscope through Which -he can survey the landscape and ' gives the • driver orders at'er the telephone although he is only feVI.1 feet away.