HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-05-01, Page 7THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1941
THE MIXING' BOWL
By ANNE ALLAN
Hydro Home Economist
Oatmeal
Hello Homemakers! If you thrill
to the narrow, at the skirl of the
pipes, you'll be sure to feel that one
of the best reasons for oatmeal ou
the menu, is that most stalwart
Scotchmen were raised on this nutri-
tious cereal.
a t e
A good hearty breakfast will satis-
fy and build up energy for the whole
day. A well made hot cereal seems
to "stick to the ribs" and a toasted
cereal bread matte the thought of a
hard job easier. Oatmeal may be
used for either.
Yes, oatmeal is an old-fashioned
ereal, but it's not always in a por-
ridge bowl, nowadays. If you are up-
to-date on nutrition you know how
important it is to have a supply of
this whole grain cereal, always on
hand. Use oatmeal and rolled oats in
pancakes, cookies, bread, biscuits,
Scotch meat cakes, puddings, etc.
and don't forget to bring porridge
up to date by hobnobbing it with
Australian raisins or maple syrup.
1 o t
All cereals are rich hi carbohyd-
rates which supply heat and energy.
But since there is no tisane building
value, we suggest adding milk—or
cooling in milk.
5 5 n
Rules for Tasty and Digestible
Cereals
(1) Allow enough water to swell and
soften all the starch.
(2) Cook cereal long enough to swell
starch and gotten the fibre present,
so that starch may be exposed to
the action of heat and water.
(3) Coarsely ground or unground
grains require more time to cook
than finely ground ones.
(4) Cereals may be boiled directly
over the heat; steamed, as in a
double boiler or cooked in e well -
cooker. The first method is quick-
est, but requires attention, to pre-
vent sticking, even when stirred
frequently. However, today the
modern electric range provides fast
heat to bring the water to the boil-
ing point quickly and then with
the closed element turned "off" the
cereal cooks. Au occasional stir
anti a tight -fitting cover is required,
(5) For each coup of oatmeal use 4
11 5 suppa of water,This nuke, `.
tote- cups, of perridge. 1+' you prefer
gaol, add more anle ... h i mush, l
les water is used.
161 Taste differs in the amount of
salt needed, but a P3af,, rule is 1
teaspoon ter each quart of water
used,
6 4, A:
Recipes
Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup sugar
t/. cup molasses
1 cup lard
2 eggs
1/.r. cup sweet milk
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoou ground cloves
14 teaspoon soda
1 cup chopped raisins sprinkled
with 2 tablesf oohs flour
2 cups oatmeal
Mix ingredients in the order given.
Melt the fat before adding it and
sift the soda and spices in the flour.
Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased
pans and bake in an electric oven.
(375-400 degrees F.).
Oatmeal Pancakes
1 egg
11/ cups cooked oatmeal
t4 cup rich milk
ei cup water
2 tablespoons melted butter
4, cup sifted bread flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Beat egg well and combine with
the sifted flour, salt and baking pow
der. Add the oatmeal, milk, water
and melted butter.
Preheat the electric waffle iron
and make as small waffles.
A heavy iron skillet may be used.
Preheat it, add a tittle fat, then turn-
ing the electric element to medium
pour pancake mixture on to form
paneakes of desired size. When bub-
bles show through the surface of the
pancake and the edges are set and
slightly brown, turn and cook on
other side. Serve hot with maple
syrup.
Oatmeal Bread
11/ cups boiling water
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup rolled oats
2 cakes compressed yeast
cr cup lukewarm water
la cup molasses
1/3 cup brown sugar.
5 cups sifted bread flour
Combine boiling water, salt, butter.
Stir in the roiled oats and let stand
until lukewarm (about 44 hour). Dis-
solve the yeast in lukewarm water;
add molasses, brown sugar and 1
cup floor. Beat until smooth.
Combine with the rolled oats mix-
ture, add remainiug flour and mix
well. Turn on to well -floured board
and knead until smooth and elastic
(about 10 minutes).
Place dough in a warmed greased
bowl; brush surface with melted
butter and let rise in the warming
closet of electric range. It is best to
place chopping board on the bottom
of drawer if utensil is tin or allude -
um. Let rise until double in bulk
(about 2 hours).
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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
Remove dough to a lightly floured pensions. all those pet
bond the I'm it out; divide Mkt 2 would be of little value for defence,
pales. leave for "u minutes coy Plat crouton could be interpreted as
ctcd eth•ip, into 2 loaves and place
in &teased pans. Brush 'with fuelled 1 coercive gesture to Persuade the
butter and let rise until double in 'taxis 1.0 hold their lraurl in the in -
hum )about 1 hour.) Bake In all tiler lief that the Turks would fight, but
trio twee at 475 degrees for 40.45 ou the; other hand, it night well be
minutes, 11Iakes 2 loaves --1 lb. each. dictated by the Turkish eToys eager -
Tons semI
TO GET G000 LAWN nese to fight whether the civil heads
BEGINI WORK EARLY like it or not. They are still imbued
with the spirit of Ataturk.
One purpose of early spring lawn I How important Turkey's ultimate
operations is to repair as soon as decision is to the Nazis is indicated
possible any injury that may have 1 by the action of the Goebbel's prop -
occurred during the winter to dev-
elop a dense. deep-rooted, healthy
turf which will withstand summer
heat and drought and resist the en-
oroachment of warm weather weeds.
To wait until the season is well ad-
vanced to undertake improvement
measures may prove too late to de-
rive the highest benefit from treat-
ment, says J, H. Boyce, Division of
Forage Plante, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa.
If a white cottony or dirty grayish
growth known as suow mould ap-
pears ou the turf, it should be
broken up by raking or brushing
with a stiff broom, because it will
seriously Injure the ttuf if permit-
ted to remain.
As soon as the surface of the lawn
agenda machine. Today reports are
circulating throughout Europe—but
without any official foundation, of
course,—that negottations had been
opened for a German -Turkish non-
aggression or friendship pact, that
the notorious von Papen, German
Ambassador to Turkey, conferred
frequently with General Inonu and
leading members of the Turkish
Cabinet,
Of course, such conversations have
been going on, but not necessarily
about a nonaggression pact. But if
the Nazis have made such a proposal
the Turks will not be such fools as to
fail to recognize it for what it is. It
is the beginning of a process that
has become 'familiar to the Czechs,
the Poles, the Roumanians, and the
becomes sufficiently dry, a thorough Bulgarians. Ili every case the
raking should be given to remove "friendly" move bas been the prelim -
Mary to demands For aid to the
Axis, and in every case the people
who have been gullible enough to be-
lieve the Nazi promises have in the
lent mixture for this purpose con- end found themselves completely un -
stets of 80 per cent Kentucky blue der Nazi domination.
grass and 20 per cent colonial bent. Turkey must be weighing a num-
Red Top may he substituted for part ber of Russian factors these days,
or all of the colonial bent. White and it is not impossible that she al -
clover seed may replace 5 per cent ready has an agreement with the
of the Kentucky blue grass, if that' Soviet for concerted action. Cer-
species is desired in the lawn. In re- tainly, Stalinist diplomacy is on the
seeding, the soil should first be thor-, move, and while, as a result of the
oughly scarified by raking, the seed,Russia-Japan agreement, its actions
broadcast ever the area and lightly are being interpreted in Japan and
raked in, followed by a ligllt rolling. i Germany as favorable to the Axis,
If a dry period follows reseeding, the Soviet protest to Hungary
water' should be applied in sufficient against its invasion of Yugoslavia
quantity to prevent the reseeded and its slurried conclusion of a pact
area drying out. When watering, it is of friendship with the latter immed-
essential to be caretul to use a fine iately before the German began their
spray so that the seed will not be thrust can only be interpreted as de -
uncovered and washed away. 1 signed to curb the Nazis. The Sov-
A suitable program of fertilization iet's Transcaucasion interests would
is necessary for the maintenance of be directly affeoted by any Nazi
satisfactory lawns. The spring appli.' move borough Turkey and Stalin
cation is extremely important and could hardly stand idle while some
should be made just before active of his rich provinces were menaced.
growth begins. There are a number
of good lawn fertilizers on the mar -
dead grass, leaves and other debris.
At this tithe any bare and thin areas
should be reseeded with a good mix-
ture of Grade No. 1 seed, An excel-
ket which will produce satisfactory A woman's voice was heard from
results if applied• at the recommend- the steps of a crowded car: "Oh, get
ed rates. Unless applied before act- ite dear; someone will give you a
ive growth begins, the fertilizer seat," The next moment two young
should be watered immediately atter women entered. The men in the car
application to prevent burning. Hand read papers sternly. Those who had
weeding should start just as soon as none pretended to be asleep. The
the weeds tau be recognized. 1 too.certain women glared in vain.
The lawn should receive one roll- The car went on tor half a mile, then
Ing in the early spring to counteract a man alighted.
the heaving which has occurred due "There's room for one," said the
to freezing and thawing, and the conductor.
troller should be just heavy enough "Don't take it, dear," said one
to , accomplish this purpose. The young woman, "some man will want
time when this rolling is done should it" In the moment of defeat she tri-
be carefully chosen and will depend umphed.
on the conditions of the soil. If the
soil is too dry, the roller will have
no effect and if too moist the soil
will be puddled, Circulars on the ,
construction and care of lawns are
available at the Division of Forage
Plants, Experimental Farms Service,
Dominion Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa.
If Ataturk 'Were Alive, Turks
Would Se Fighting Now
(Front Montreal Star)
As the Battle of the Balkans
develops and German -Italian columns i
continue their thrust Into Egypt, the
position of Turkey becomes import-
ant in both Axis and Allied strategy,
It the two Nazi movements now ill
progress are the pincer -like thrust
toward Suez that was suggested here
yesterday, then the attitude to Turk-
ey becomes of paramount importance.
for German troops are on her Euro-
peen border and her territory forms
the land bridge between Europe and'
the Near East and to Suez and Egypt.
Will Turkey fight? It Kemal Atte •
turk were still alive there would be'.
no need to aslc the question. Inform-
ed correspondents long ago deciared1
Ataturk intended to move. the mo-
ment Germany entered Bulgaria. He
had the whole Turkish nation behind
him and the' Turk, a doughty fighter,
as British forces in the last war ap-
preciated, would have given an ex-
cellent account of himselt in fanat- 1
teal defence of his homeland.
Perhaps he will still fight, although
the successors of Ataturk, led by
laonu, have pursued a hesitant poi -1
icy completely, at variance with the
dashing diplomatic and military I
courage of the former dictator. But
there is evidence that even these/
hesitant men are preparing to fight
When the moment is reached for de-
cision. When German forces cut
through the Greek' army to reach the
Aegean at Alexanciropoulous, Turkey
was immediately menaced and began
pi'eparatioes for defence. Some of
the civil population was withdrawn
from Istanbul—the aged, young or-
phans, persons in receipt of civil
PAGE SEVEN
MINUTE MINIATURES
Brief Backgrounds In the
Careers of Canada's
Captains In War
1tllAR.-ADMIRAL PERCY NELLES,
R,C,N„ Chief of the Naval Staff.
Young man in command of a
young navy , Rear -Admiral Percy
Walker Nelles at 48 is Canada's
Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman
of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in
the severest struggle of the Empire's
long history. The man on the street
is beginning to be aware of what
this country and indeed the entire
empire owe to the foresight and
energy of this brilliant and modest
officer during the peace -time years
directly preceding this war, The
foundation he laid made possible the
amazing accomplishments that start-
ed with the drop of the bat when
war was declared,
Since his appointment in 1934 10
succeed Commodore Hose as chief
of naval staff, Admiral Nelles had
visualized the role his little navy
must play, that of a skeleton organ-
ization that must be planned to act
as an instrument of expansion the
moment the war clouds gathering on
the horizon should break into the in-
evitable storm. He is said to have
known personally by name every
vessel afloat in Canada, private, mer-
chant, pleasure craft, sailboat or
launch, and what wartime role each
could be made to play.
Born in Brantford, Ontario, Nelles
is the son of Brigadier General
Charles M. Nelles. His mother was
one of those rare "grandee dames"
of army circles, a woman whom the
ranks revered Of het' two only
children, the younger, Norman Can
ningham Nelles, was killed itt action
at Ypres, in 1915.
Admiral Nelles was educated at
Lakefleld Preparatory school and Tri-
nity College School, Port Hope.
When Admiral Kingsmill came back
to Canada from England to organize
a Canadian Navy in 1908, second
youth to sign up on the strength was
Percy Nelles, age 16. He has come
right through the entire life of the
navy, front the days when his pre-
liminary training was done on a
fisheries protection service vessel, to
the acquisition of the "N.iobe," and
the gradual achievement of a small
fleet of our own. Nelles attended the
Itoyitl Naval College, Greeuwtch. and
followed the usual "courses of instruc-
tion for officers of the Royal Navy
till he was commissioned a Lieuten-
ant. Nelles began the last war at-
tached to Admiral Craddock's flag-
ship in American and West Indies
waters. Later in H.M.S. "Antrim" he
saw continual service convoying
Canadian troops and war supplies
from Halifax to the Clyde. After the
war ended, his service sheet shows
11110 continually returning to Loddon
for further study, staff work at the
Admiralty, service with the Fleet,
training step by step in the sante
pattern as officers of the Royal
'You Rol Them BetterWi
Navy. He had the remarkable experi-
ence in 1929 of being the first asci.
only officer of the Canadiau Navy
ever to command a British cruiser
when he served as acting captain of
the "Dragon." His promotion to
Rear -Admiral came in 1938,
BRITAIN'S BULLDOGS
Give the Lie To the U -Boats
Boasts
The bulldog, national emblem of
Britain, is now proving a valuable
source of funds for Britain's war.
chest He was one of many breeds
of dogs exported from the United.
Kingdom last year, Over 500 were
shipped abroad, their value totalling
over £25,000.
Britain, the acknowledged dog-
breeding centre of the world, ship-
ped nearly ail -'the popular breeds
last year. The animals ranged be
value from £10 to £1000 each, and
included such dogs as the terriers—
fox, bull, Cairn, Airedale and Kerry
Blue—as well as pointers, setters,
English springers, elkhounds, grey-
hounds and big dogs like the Great
Dane and mastiff.
They were shipped through one of
the world-famous British organise,
tions which look afterthe interest of
overseas dog -lovers, acting on tbeir
behalf in the selection, purchase ani
shipment of all kinds of livestock.
Despite German boasts of 17 -Boat
sinkings only £20 was paid out by
the insurance underwriters during
the year for dogs lost at sea by
enemy action.
"You must pull out every hair of
that trick mustache so it won't grow
in again!"
"I'm afraid that it will take a lot
of pluck o11 my part!"
Byng Whitteker, a member* -of .lie
CPA announce staff •in Toronto.
is a native of Eastern Ontario sine
1• to nty-S000li.
"tWe know, evety-one.af us, that .in
the end ens will be well,"
,Last October, a 14 -year- 'old Eng-
lish :sohodi girl loiroadcast these words
to ,the. ,British .children Who had ,been
send to 'temporary homes in America
and the (Empire. The speaker was the
%Princess 'E'lize beth, heir to the Brit-
ish throne.
rit-ish'throne. Her listeners were the
•Children shown here, and ,many more
who have no doulbt :in their twelve
young hearts that "to the end all ,wile
Ibe well".
And in the meantime, while moth-
ers and 'fathers and :friends .preserve
their shining hour at home, North
A'merica's young 'war guests are gain-
ing in ,health, experience and learn-
ing, and forming a valuable link bet-
ween (Britain and This continent
The happy scenes presented in the
CBIC"s pictures represent moments in
recent broadcasts of tChildren 'Coif-
ing Home". From the cities of 'Ceti-
ada, once each month the CBC tar-
ries the moires of British children to
their parents in 1Britain. Another
broadcast will Ibe (presented on Sun-
day, IMay 4 at '1 to 'Lee p.m. EDS
over the national network of the ,CBC.
Duplicate
lr' onthly
i lateens
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Charge Fortes, standard sizes to lit
Ledgers. white or colors.
It will pay you to see our samples.
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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
Remove dough to a lightly floured pensions. all those pet
bond the I'm it out; divide Mkt 2 would be of little value for defence,
pales. leave for "u minutes coy Plat crouton could be interpreted as
ctcd eth•ip, into 2 loaves and place
in &teased pans. Brush 'with fuelled 1 coercive gesture to Persuade the
butter and let rise until double in 'taxis 1.0 hold their lraurl in the in -
hum )about 1 hour.) Bake In all tiler lief that the Turks would fight, but
trio twee at 475 degrees for 40.45 ou the; other hand, it night well be
minutes, 11Iakes 2 loaves --1 lb. each. dictated by the Turkish eToys eager -
Tons semI
TO GET G000 LAWN nese to fight whether the civil heads
BEGINI WORK EARLY like it or not. They are still imbued
with the spirit of Ataturk.
One purpose of early spring lawn I How important Turkey's ultimate
operations is to repair as soon as decision is to the Nazis is indicated
possible any injury that may have 1 by the action of the Goebbel's prop -
occurred during the winter to dev-
elop a dense. deep-rooted, healthy
turf which will withstand summer
heat and drought and resist the en-
oroachment of warm weather weeds.
To wait until the season is well ad-
vanced to undertake improvement
measures may prove too late to de-
rive the highest benefit from treat-
ment, says J, H. Boyce, Division of
Forage Plante, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa.
If a white cottony or dirty grayish
growth known as suow mould ap-
pears ou the turf, it should be
broken up by raking or brushing
with a stiff broom, because it will
seriously Injure the ttuf if permit-
ted to remain.
As soon as the surface of the lawn
agenda machine. Today reports are
circulating throughout Europe—but
without any official foundation, of
course,—that negottations had been
opened for a German -Turkish non-
aggression or friendship pact, that
the notorious von Papen, German
Ambassador to Turkey, conferred
frequently with General Inonu and
leading members of the Turkish
Cabinet,
Of course, such conversations have
been going on, but not necessarily
about a nonaggression pact. But if
the Nazis have made such a proposal
the Turks will not be such fools as to
fail to recognize it for what it is. It
is the beginning of a process that
has become 'familiar to the Czechs,
the Poles, the Roumanians, and the
becomes sufficiently dry, a thorough Bulgarians. Ili every case the
raking should be given to remove "friendly" move bas been the prelim -
Mary to demands For aid to the
Axis, and in every case the people
who have been gullible enough to be-
lieve the Nazi promises have in the
lent mixture for this purpose con- end found themselves completely un -
stets of 80 per cent Kentucky blue der Nazi domination.
grass and 20 per cent colonial bent. Turkey must be weighing a num-
Red Top may he substituted for part ber of Russian factors these days,
or all of the colonial bent. White and it is not impossible that she al -
clover seed may replace 5 per cent ready has an agreement with the
of the Kentucky blue grass, if that' Soviet for concerted action. Cer-
species is desired in the lawn. In re- tainly, Stalinist diplomacy is on the
seeding, the soil should first be thor-, move, and while, as a result of the
oughly scarified by raking, the seed,Russia-Japan agreement, its actions
broadcast ever the area and lightly are being interpreted in Japan and
raked in, followed by a ligllt rolling. i Germany as favorable to the Axis,
If a dry period follows reseeding, the Soviet protest to Hungary
water' should be applied in sufficient against its invasion of Yugoslavia
quantity to prevent the reseeded and its slurried conclusion of a pact
area drying out. When watering, it is of friendship with the latter immed-
essential to be caretul to use a fine iately before the German began their
spray so that the seed will not be thrust can only be interpreted as de -
uncovered and washed away. 1 signed to curb the Nazis. The Sov-
A suitable program of fertilization iet's Transcaucasion interests would
is necessary for the maintenance of be directly affeoted by any Nazi
satisfactory lawns. The spring appli.' move borough Turkey and Stalin
cation is extremely important and could hardly stand idle while some
should be made just before active of his rich provinces were menaced.
growth begins. There are a number
of good lawn fertilizers on the mar -
dead grass, leaves and other debris.
At this tithe any bare and thin areas
should be reseeded with a good mix-
ture of Grade No. 1 seed, An excel-
ket which will produce satisfactory A woman's voice was heard from
results if applied• at the recommend- the steps of a crowded car: "Oh, get
ed rates. Unless applied before act- ite dear; someone will give you a
ive growth begins, the fertilizer seat," The next moment two young
should be watered immediately atter women entered. The men in the car
application to prevent burning. Hand read papers sternly. Those who had
weeding should start just as soon as none pretended to be asleep. The
the weeds tau be recognized. 1 too.certain women glared in vain.
The lawn should receive one roll- The car went on tor half a mile, then
Ing in the early spring to counteract a man alighted.
the heaving which has occurred due "There's room for one," said the
to freezing and thawing, and the conductor.
troller should be just heavy enough "Don't take it, dear," said one
to , accomplish this purpose. The young woman, "some man will want
time when this rolling is done should it" In the moment of defeat she tri-
be carefully chosen and will depend umphed.
on the conditions of the soil. If the
soil is too dry, the roller will have
no effect and if too moist the soil
will be puddled, Circulars on the ,
construction and care of lawns are
available at the Division of Forage
Plants, Experimental Farms Service,
Dominion Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa.
If Ataturk 'Were Alive, Turks
Would Se Fighting Now
(Front Montreal Star)
As the Battle of the Balkans
develops and German -Italian columns i
continue their thrust Into Egypt, the
position of Turkey becomes import-
ant in both Axis and Allied strategy,
It the two Nazi movements now ill
progress are the pincer -like thrust
toward Suez that was suggested here
yesterday, then the attitude to Turk-
ey becomes of paramount importance.
for German troops are on her Euro-
peen border and her territory forms
the land bridge between Europe and'
the Near East and to Suez and Egypt.
Will Turkey fight? It Kemal Atte •
turk were still alive there would be'.
no need to aslc the question. Inform-
ed correspondents long ago deciared1
Ataturk intended to move. the mo-
ment Germany entered Bulgaria. He
had the whole Turkish nation behind
him and the' Turk, a doughty fighter,
as British forces in the last war ap-
preciated, would have given an ex-
cellent account of himselt in fanat- 1
teal defence of his homeland.
Perhaps he will still fight, although
the successors of Ataturk, led by
laonu, have pursued a hesitant poi -1
icy completely, at variance with the
dashing diplomatic and military I
courage of the former dictator. But
there is evidence that even these/
hesitant men are preparing to fight
When the moment is reached for de-
cision. When German forces cut
through the Greek' army to reach the
Aegean at Alexanciropoulous, Turkey
was immediately menaced and began
pi'eparatioes for defence. Some of
the civil population was withdrawn
from Istanbul—the aged, young or-
phans, persons in receipt of civil
PAGE SEVEN
MINUTE MINIATURES
Brief Backgrounds In the
Careers of Canada's
Captains In War
1tllAR.-ADMIRAL PERCY NELLES,
R,C,N„ Chief of the Naval Staff.
Young man in command of a
young navy , Rear -Admiral Percy
Walker Nelles at 48 is Canada's
Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman
of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in
the severest struggle of the Empire's
long history. The man on the street
is beginning to be aware of what
this country and indeed the entire
empire owe to the foresight and
energy of this brilliant and modest
officer during the peace -time years
directly preceding this war, The
foundation he laid made possible the
amazing accomplishments that start-
ed with the drop of the bat when
war was declared,
Since his appointment in 1934 10
succeed Commodore Hose as chief
of naval staff, Admiral Nelles had
visualized the role his little navy
must play, that of a skeleton organ-
ization that must be planned to act
as an instrument of expansion the
moment the war clouds gathering on
the horizon should break into the in-
evitable storm. He is said to have
known personally by name every
vessel afloat in Canada, private, mer-
chant, pleasure craft, sailboat or
launch, and what wartime role each
could be made to play.
Born in Brantford, Ontario, Nelles
is the son of Brigadier General
Charles M. Nelles. His mother was
one of those rare "grandee dames"
of army circles, a woman whom the
ranks revered Of het' two only
children, the younger, Norman Can
ningham Nelles, was killed itt action
at Ypres, in 1915.
Admiral Nelles was educated at
Lakefleld Preparatory school and Tri-
nity College School, Port Hope.
When Admiral Kingsmill came back
to Canada from England to organize
a Canadian Navy in 1908, second
youth to sign up on the strength was
Percy Nelles, age 16. He has come
right through the entire life of the
navy, front the days when his pre-
liminary training was done on a
fisheries protection service vessel, to
the acquisition of the "N.iobe," and
the gradual achievement of a small
fleet of our own. Nelles attended the
Itoyitl Naval College, Greeuwtch. and
followed the usual "courses of instruc-
tion for officers of the Royal Navy
till he was commissioned a Lieuten-
ant. Nelles began the last war at-
tached to Admiral Craddock's flag-
ship in American and West Indies
waters. Later in H.M.S. "Antrim" he
saw continual service convoying
Canadian troops and war supplies
from Halifax to the Clyde. After the
war ended, his service sheet shows
11110 continually returning to Loddon
for further study, staff work at the
Admiralty, service with the Fleet,
training step by step in the sante
pattern as officers of the Royal
'You Rol Them BetterWi
Navy. He had the remarkable experi-
ence in 1929 of being the first asci.
only officer of the Canadiau Navy
ever to command a British cruiser
when he served as acting captain of
the "Dragon." His promotion to
Rear -Admiral came in 1938,
BRITAIN'S BULLDOGS
Give the Lie To the U -Boats
Boasts
The bulldog, national emblem of
Britain, is now proving a valuable
source of funds for Britain's war.
chest He was one of many breeds
of dogs exported from the United.
Kingdom last year, Over 500 were
shipped abroad, their value totalling
over £25,000.
Britain, the acknowledged dog-
breeding centre of the world, ship-
ped nearly ail -'the popular breeds
last year. The animals ranged be
value from £10 to £1000 each, and
included such dogs as the terriers—
fox, bull, Cairn, Airedale and Kerry
Blue—as well as pointers, setters,
English springers, elkhounds, grey-
hounds and big dogs like the Great
Dane and mastiff.
They were shipped through one of
the world-famous British organise,
tions which look afterthe interest of
overseas dog -lovers, acting on tbeir
behalf in the selection, purchase ani
shipment of all kinds of livestock.
Despite German boasts of 17 -Boat
sinkings only £20 was paid out by
the insurance underwriters during
the year for dogs lost at sea by
enemy action.
"You must pull out every hair of
that trick mustache so it won't grow
in again!"
"I'm afraid that it will take a lot
of pluck o11 my part!"
Byng Whitteker, a member* -of .lie
CPA announce staff •in Toronto.
is a native of Eastern Ontario sine
1• to nty-S000li.
"tWe know, evety-one.af us, that .in
the end ens will be well,"
,Last October, a 14 -year- 'old Eng-
lish :sohodi girl loiroadcast these words
to ,the. ,British .children Who had ,been
send to 'temporary homes in America
and the (Empire. The speaker was the
%Princess 'E'lize beth, heir to the Brit-
ish throne.
rit-ish'throne. Her listeners were the
•Children shown here, and ,many more
who have no doulbt :in their twelve
young hearts that "to the end all ,wile
Ibe well".
And in the meantime, while moth-
ers and 'fathers and :friends .preserve
their shining hour at home, North
A'merica's young 'war guests are gain-
ing in ,health, experience and learn-
ing, and forming a valuable link bet-
ween (Britain and This continent
The happy scenes presented in the
CBIC"s pictures represent moments in
recent broadcasts of tChildren 'Coif-
ing Home". From the cities of 'Ceti-
ada, once each month the CBC tar-
ries the moires of British children to
their parents in 1Britain. Another
broadcast will Ibe (presented on Sun-
day, IMay 4 at '1 to 'Lee p.m. EDS
over the national network of the ,CBC.