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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1943-4-7, Page 21LiZE T Y i C EALTH Hundreds of women enlist °nn ` Nutrition for Victory" Drive a a . brine health and stamina to families . p a especially war workers! You too, can play an important part in this vital national need. Health and stamina are needed now for Victory ... always for full happiness. Government surveys reveal that even those who can afford the best are often ill -fed, according to the standards of true nutrition. Here is an opportunity of' learning an easy and interesting way to improve your family's health, through better nutrition ... an opportunity of getting your copy of the booklet 'Eat -to -Work -to -Win", at absolutely no cost. So don't delay ! Send for your FREE copy NOW ! *(The,utritio,ral statements hi 'Eat-ta-IV'rk-to-Bin" are acceptable to NatritOftawa fame Canadian Nations ProgNational Flos!!b, Itodmil '"' et acopcoven /°.nt-0Wp k-j0- �a wsdsp d,© tonoj0 °uprtnseaory'�, elaarlY:¢co 11onto, j. siva 66" ° .lot pox t,0 Conodn. Sponsored by THB BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) incise interests of nutrition and health as an aid to Victory. THE BOMBER PRESS IN GREAT BRITAIN Another in a series of articles written by W. R. Legge and C. Y. Charters, who represented the Can- adian Weekly Newspapers Associa- tion in a recent tour overseas. WOMEN'S WORK IN WARTIME ENGLAND By Waiter R. Legge The way the women of England are ail working cannot but' arouse the admiration of everyone. They are not only working in factories, or in the women's divisions of the arm- ed forces, but they are acting as clerks in offices, banks, hotels, and stores, as bellboys, porters, guards On the railways, fire watchers, .ticket collectors or conductors on trams and buses, farm labourers, and even policemen. In America there is only one man in charge of a bus, and he cjllects tickets or nares, and acts froth as chauffeur and conductor. In Eng land land all the buses are built so that the chauffeur sits in a little compartment by himself, almost over the engine. If • he were to collect the fares, the buses would all have to be rebuilt. The ticket collectors are all women, and so are many of the drivers, In the cities omnibuses have re- placed trams years ago in most cases. Nearly all the conductors are women, and it is very hard work. Such a thing as paying the fare when entering a bus or tram is apparently unknown over there. There ere hundredsvaluable ;ic g t � ;a � Na ,�• of val lpc a" material production saes and Paper iu war Tfioso74h a,i;l:;q. are used in Plane production and explosives • Troy,, 1 ' vya.:Airu ta By carefully salvaging every bit of scrap metal, old rags and every bone and scrap ,of paper, you axe providing your country with valuable war material and funds for local war work. Keep at it! Today and every days rerilembexi Every scrap counts! ISSUED RV DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES CLEAN OUTAND 'CLEANUP""i1N lUTLER 0 They do not have a Rat fare of two pence or three pence, but a gradu- I ated rape which may be anything from one penny up through all the balripamee to sax or seven Name. This .weans that the women have to find out where you are going, calculate the fare, select the proper ticket from a large double bank of tickets which -they carry on a holder, make change, .and go through both decks of the bus, which means running continuously up and down the, stairs, Usually the bus is crowded which makes' it that much more difficult for them. With so many .strangers in England, they have to keep answering such suet - Mons as how to reach different points. They also have to watch where they are, call out the steps, signal to start and stop the bus, and ,make sure that some stranger does not go past his or her destination. The women on the buses really work hard. A large number of women alt doing fire watching duties. This usually means staying up all night and • patrolling roofs. • and alleys. When a 'Canadian looks over the skyline of English towns and cities, the first thing that strikes him is the a.peparance of the English roofs which are usually cut up with all kinds of turrets and chimney pots. Every building has anywhere up to a dozen. or more of .these chimney pots. They add considerably to the difficlties o2 properly patrolling the roofs. Ladders are often kept on the roofs so that any part oeii be quickly reaohed. This work is most important dur- ing raids. Prompt handling of in- cendiaries on these roofs makes the difference between little damage and staggering losses. About the time that the B,mber Press. arrived in England, the lion, Herbert Nboraison made au appeal for ninny thousands of ala wo- men. fire watchers, There was a great deal of criticism at the time, as it was felt that this work was 'too hard and dangerous for women, But the answer was that more than double the nunuger asked fir. volar' Leered. It showed the detea'lnin• ation of the women of England to do everything they could to help In war work. i The following appeal appeared in the September issue of the pariah magazine of St. Maly Redcliffe Church, Bristol, "Without question the greatest material treasure. in Bristol is St. Mary Redcliffe Church, I now ask the women of Bristol if they will help In guarding it against fire. We want two, at least, and three better still, to be on duty every night, There is perfectly possible work for women to do, and they will not be asked to attempt what only men can do, Women be- tween.17 and rill will Ilse welcomed, and if you arrange with a frfond of friends to take on one night a week you will be doing groat service: Now is the time to Strengthen .our band of watchers before the winter begins." It must be remembered that in all probability, the women who take oti this work will do it in .iuldtttoa 'to" working et their regal/sr - occupation all day, At all the Air Police stations that we visited there were_WAAtr's doing ii.e cooking, '.issuing the (MsheA; wafting on table, operating the tele, Athos and radio' controls, and doing' Clerical and other work. Women appear to be doing nearly everything on. the railways except i THE BRUSSELS POST MR. T. A. PUMPHREY is a war worker. He began to feel dizzy, nervous and all in— always constipated. An inactive liver was the cause —Fruit -e -tines quickly made him well. Buck up yoterliver with Fruit -a -tines, Canada's Largest Selling Liver Tablets. driving the engines. Most of tlis guards at the station are women, and they may also be seen handling trucks with express and baggage. Incidentally, the traveller to Eng- land today is expected to look after his own bagagge, not only while on the trains, but also in the hotels. The mobile canteens, so many of which have been provided by various organizations nud municipalities in Canada, South Africa, Australia and other parts of the British Common- wealth, are operated by women. end their heroism during each blitz will make a glorious story iu history. The nursing profession has always been an honoured one, and the. nurses in this war are upholding all their traditions. It would be impossible to tell of all 1 4, the varied jobs that women in Eng- land are doing today in addition. to those mentioned already, such as looking after babies, while their mothers are working in munition factories and other places, collecting salvage, helping in canteens and soldiers' hostels, and, if unable to do anything else, entertaining troops In their own. homes, The outstanding characteristics of the wameu of 'England today are their cheerful acceptance of added burdens, and their sincere desire to do something to help. Above all they are a wonderful inspI ation to WEDNESDAY, APRIL 725, :1947 it You plight be the next y tiiu of fire—fire that cqn Fuiekly destroy your hose, our business, your property, your whole life's work. Let Piot Insurance accept the risks ready and quick to my any just claim, The cost ig very low. We write Pilot Insurance to cover selected risks hi Automobile, Fire, Personal Property Floater, Burglary, Plattless, Pub- lic Lability and other general insurance, WALTER SCOTT — BRUSSELS Representing their men. Without the efforts of the women, the story of the progress of the War might very probably have been entirely different today. Given a New Category Wiughau. Advance: "Some of the fathers who have sons In the army are of the opinion that they are as good as their lads who are on serv- ice. One of these is charlie Roberts of the Western Foundry whose son 4.41"'R!♦a444 d,.483•4'444♦♦i♦♦♦4N♦♦ e.4' s Q� s♦N;i4N♦M♦ N♦T4 'oil is an officer in the 99th Battery (A.F.) at :Petawawa. 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