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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-09-03, Page 3PHIL OSIFER 0,F LAZY MEADOWS By Harry .j, Boyle We had a letter in the mail the other day front a lady, who asked why there were no more yarns about Patricia Ann, According to her we k shonld write each week about the wee lady and forget all , about tbe other activities at Lazy Meadows. I con- fess that if I weren't afraid of boring the readers, I would be writing about Patricia Ann all the time. I think however about the doting parents who dominate a conversation with talking about their own child and . , . . and write about something else. Patricia Ann will be three years old during the first week of October. The time has gone mound swiftly since then it certainly doesn't seem three' years ' and yet 'when you look at her playing with her dolls and trying to master the stories in the picture books it isn't hard to realize that •sh.: is growing up . • . .half way in fact to the point where she'll have to strike off for a school and learn to live in this old world of ours. War had just started when she was born, In fact we didn't pay much at- tention to it in those days but now it dominates our lives. We see the young men of the neighbourhood going off to the armed forces and look down at the little golden-haired lassie , and wonder if tke struggle will be over by the time she is big enough to under- stand what it is all about. Right now however the burning problem with her is the stories in the books. It all started one day when I had occasion to go to the city on a trip. I was shopping around for something to take home with me and the clerk in the store suggested a book. It had lots of pictures and little nurs- ery rhymes about "Ride A Cock Horse to Ba:nbury Cross" and such like: Patricia Ann cottoned to the idea immediately. She wore, the book dog- eared and our patience to a frazzle be- cause no matter how often you recited the stories to her, she wanted to hear them once more. It was the first thing in the morning and an excellent excuse to use at night when she was- n't fussy aboUt having to go to bed. Growing rather tired of the repitition Mrs. Phil was in town 'one day and brought home a mammoth edition filled with all kinds of rhymes and little stories. We could read them a good deal without having to read the same thing over so often. The dolls were deserted for the stories. Having tired us out she would wait at the door and whenever one of the neighbors came in her first greet- ing was, "Read me a tory please." They didn't seem to mind. In fact I rather guessed that for many of them it was like taking an excursion back into their own happy childhood to read the stories once again. Last week I wandered into the "Five and Ten" in the village and saw a lurid covered booklet called "Peter Rabbit." Now in my early days Peter Rabbit was one of the most fascinating char- acters I ever encountered. confess that several of my neighbours looked amused when they met me idling along in the horse and buggy reading up on the adventures of Flopsy, Mop- sy and Cottontail, the good little rab- Buy War Savings Stamps front druggists, banks, post offices, telephone offices, de- partment stores, grocers, tobacconists and other retail stores. Certificates may b• purchased for immediate delivery in denominations of $5, $10, $25 from Banks., Trust Companies and Post Offices.. National War Finance Committee' 61-S Apply now for training for work in your District. Enrolment permitted under Se- .lective Service Act. NEW . 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May Lower Gas .Ration Ottawa—New regulations lowering the gasoline ration for those who use their cars for pleasure only are ex- pected to be announced within the next week or two it was learned here. World Wide News In Brief Form preparations of German and, British armies went on, behind a screen of minor actions. The R, A, F. torpedo planes found the cruiser, of the 7,547- ton Guiseppe 'Garibaldi • class in the waters off Antikythera Island, north- west of Crete, and attacked under heavy anti-airciift fire late on Wed- nesday night. Near by an oil tanker or large merchantman was attacked and believed hit. ne services for the Duke of 1‹..nt in St. George's Chapel. The Duchess of Kent entered the chapel "with the Queen and Queen Mary and the form- er helped.the Duchess up the step to her seat in the choir stalls, All three wore heavy crepe veils, The King, with tears in his eyes, moved forward and sprinkled earth upon the coffin as it descended slowly into the vaults. British Bag Two Axis Vessels LONDON British submarines in the Mediterranean, pursuing their campaign against German and Italian shipping, have sunk a large tanker and a large supply ship and scored torpedo hits on three other supply vessels, the Admiralty .411:101,111ed, U. S. Destroyer Sunk In Collision WASHINGTON—The United Stat- es destroyer Ingraham has been sunk as the result of a collision in a fog in the Atlantic, the Navy Department announced. It was launched in Feb- ruary, 1941. Round Up 100 Enemy Agents NEWARK, N. J.,—Approximately 100 aliens were arrested by special ag- ents of the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation and local police in sweeping raids which started in nine Northern New Jersey counties, E. E. ConroY, assistant director of the F. B. I., nounced. are a fte No Dieppe Tip Off LONDON—The London Standard said that "there is no foundation whatsoever" for insuations appearing in some sections of the press during the last few days that because of a leakage of information the Germans had advance knowledge of the Canadian-led Commando raid on Dieppe and hence were able to tighten up their defences. "Security author- ities have proved, partly from detailed reports of the raid and partly from close interrogation of German prison- ers that the rumors are entirely false," said the Standard. known as the. Wartime Information' Board with Charles Vining, Montreal newsprint •exeeutive, as chairman. $0,000,000 Project .At Ortimlin Workmen are now starting the groundwork for a $2,000,000 construc- tion program -that will double the size of No, 4 Air Observers' School, Crumlin, it was learned from reliable sources, It is to be completed by next spring, Mail From Hong Kong Ottawa—National Defence Head- quarters announced that mail from the Far East and prisoners of war in Hong Kong had reached Ottawa was airmailed to next of kin as soon as it had been examined by censorship authorities. The mail arrived on the Swedish diplomatic exchange liner Gripsholm which reached New York with 69 Canadians from the Far East aboard. Smash Italian Cruiser CAIRO-Torpedo planes of. the R. A, F. have slammed their steel fish at another Italian cruiser, headquarters announced while the desert battle One survivor On Duke's Plane LONDON—What' happened to the Sunderland flying boat that carried the Duke of Kent to his death against a mountainside in the Scottish High- lands may be told by a flight-serge- ant who turned UP as the sole survivr or of the air crash in which it had been beleived all the crew perished, • He is Fit, Sgt, Andrew Jack, who was found dazedly stumbling through the heather. Allies Produce Secret Weapon LONDON—Gen, G, M. Barnes, h ead of the United States army ord- inance mission, said the British and Americans both are producing a sec- ret weapgn which will prove "a great surprise" to the Germans, Speaking after a tour ofBritish mun- itions factories, he declared that the United States and British armament production is -sufficient both in qual- ity and quantity for "the support of a full-sized army in any enterprise." New Information Board OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mac- Kenzie King announced the creation of a publicity directing body to be 111111.111MNIMMAIIIIIIII•1•••••••••••• OUR FAMILY went through hard times once. It taught us that you can't keep your independence without foresight and sacrifice. We learned what we could do without when we had to. So we know that a real nest-egg means more than just compulsory savings. It means all the War Savings Stamps and Cer- tificates we can lay our hands on. They're safe. And they're an invest- ment every Canadian should make. Why? Because they help equip our fighting men to protect everything we've got. And because, too, they pay back $5.00 for every $4.00 we put aside now. We've got to win this war no matter what it costs and we've got to prepare against the time when the boys come home. 4 Kings Among Kent Mourners WINDSOR, England—Four Kings— George VI of England, Haakon of Norway, George of Greece and Peter of Yugoslavia—and Queen Wilhel- mina of the Netherlands headed mourners Saturday at simple funeral Dr. Thomson To Head C. B. C. Ottawa—Appointment of Dr. J. S. Thomson, president of the University of Sasketchewan, as general manager of the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation was recommended by the CBC Board of Governors. He would take the place of Major Gladstone Murray, who has been appointed by the board to a new position as director-general of broadcasting for Canada, The re- commendation will go to the Domin- ion Government for action, Not Erempt For Mother-in-law Finance Minister J, L. Ilsley believ- es that supporting a mother-in-law is meritorious but it does not entitle a taxpayer to deduction from "income tax payments. The questions arose after Mr. Ilsley spoke to St. Cathar- ines workers outlining taxes in the new budget. Meatless Days Distant Meatless days for Canada, similar to those visualized for the United States by President Roosevelt, ap- peared a distant prospect, food admin- istration officials said. Mr. Roosevelt said a meatless day each week in the United States would permit the free- ing of 30 to 40 cargo Ships, now used to transport meat. Chinese Capture Air-aase Chungking—The huge Chuhsien air- drome within 31/2 hours bomber flight of Japan, and the walled city itself have been recaptured and Chinese troops are pursuing fleeing Japanese soldiers to the East, Chinese news dispatches from the front reported. The Chinese Central News agency said the ecapture of Chuhsien gave the Chinese control of nearly 220 miles of the Chekiang Kiangsi Railway. bits and the little explorer; Peter, who managed to get himself into a peck of trouble by going into Mr. Mac- Gregors' garden when he should have been picking blackberries. I must confess that Patricia Ann shares my enthusiasm. In fact hers is even more avid and I know that I am losing my taste for Peter. I am afraid that after reading it aloud for another one hundred times that I will grow -very weary weary of hear- ing about bad little rabbit, But there's a sparkle in Patricia's eyes as he hugs her chin on her knees and curled up beside me on the sofa gives a chorus of "Ohs and Ahs" as we follow the path of adventure through the Mac- Gregor garden. be deferred until quite late in the autumn; but where the land is on the heavy side and inclined to be wet, dig- ging should be done before the aut- umn rains set in, states the Wartime Production Series Special Pamphlet on "Potato Culture", No. 40. Where the crop has been free from blight, it has been found that the digging catt be done to advantage during late September or early October. At any rate, digging should be done before the ground freezes during the nights. If late blight has been present, dig- ging had better be deferred until the latest possible date. Diseased tubers can then be easily detected and left in the 'field. Early digging of a diseased crop and piling on the field or -plac- ing in storage cellars encourages the spread of the disease to healthy tubers. The pamphlet may be obtained free on application from Publicity and Ex- tension Livisicm, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, Engaged To King's Cousin The ,mother of June Morris, dark- haired, 17 year-old canteen worker, said a newspaper report that her daughter is engaged to Hon. Gerald Lascelles, 18-year-old nephew of the King, is correct. "Yes they are en- gaged, and there is no thought of call- ing it off," said- the girl's mother. She added that "the way circumstan- ces are now, they will just have to wait until' Gerald is 21." A Bucking- ham Palace spokesman said, "I\really don't know anything at all about the story but I should not think it was true." Labor Reject C. C. F. Co-operation Winnipeg—The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada in 58th annual Convention here rejedted a suggestion it affiliate with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and decid- ed to remain independent of any poli- tical organization. HARVESTING POTATOES In harvesting potatoes, where the soil is well-drained and conditions are fairly ideal for the crop, digging can COURSES & Work Available Dominion - Provincial W A R Training Programme WOMEN & MEN WANTED -- In — Aircraft Woodwork and Frame Assembly Welding. Machine Shop and Draft- ing Inspection. Apply direct to: Mr, W. M. Prudham, Director Owen Sound Vocational School, Mr. W. A. McWilliams, Director seal Technical School, London. Mr. Frederick H. Pugh, Director K-W Vocational School, Kitchener, Ont.. SPECIAL FEMALE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNICIAN COURSE Applicants must have junior Matricula- tion or higher qualification, 6 months Course. (Chemicals & Synthetics) Apply direct to: Dr. J. A. dunton, Professor of Chemistry* University of Western Ontario, London, Otitatio. Machines are waiting for your guiding hand — DO IT NOW! Subsistence Paid Free Training Job Assured on successful graduation. Shot At Roosevelt's Son The first eye-witness account of hand-to-hand fighting in which United States Marines wiped out 350 Japan- ese on Makin Island in the Gilberts last week disclosed that the president's son, Major James Roosevelt, was shot at by snipers but was uninjured. Lord Bennett In Canada Lord Bennett, former Prime Minis- ter of Canada arrived in St. John, N, B., last week from New York and is visiting with his brother., Capt. Bon- aid V. Bennett, at Saekville. Lord Bennett arrived in New York by plane front trigland, Province of Ontario Good Wages paid to workers when transferred to Jab. For SPRCrAt COURSES Apply to T. H. SCOTT, Field Re Hotel Lon on. London, Ontario Conditions Hard At HOng long Jersey City—,Baul V. McLane, Can- adiart Government trade commission- er at Hong Kong, said hi a statement prepared on board the diplomatic liner Gripsholin that "it seems pretty defiti, he conditions are hard" in the Canad- We conform with all Orders4n-Coutcil specting Enlistment. 10111.1111111111110111•1410111111111111111111111