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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-03-12, Page 3A V 4 • 4 r * r 94 `7771777.. ••1 -471,7 r 17,1!.,r 74' r71,71i" 1-CouribIrt (Continued from. Page 2) 'phenea there 'el'aft tad** 410,i• er Canada, With deelfrion and Claylty, of purpose but aa nbaence oiatiYhdr/ lam, a distrthlitien, of reitiOlk'Oarcle wast as to athltifY Tin Wi- keas one was on the scene. . As you know the No. '2.book was ef mailed it, but Yepti 'folhe had to: "come and get ft." $.,'010.„ O Of u134.: hate to 'put aild' the 40:4 ministration. realised that. They rti' alized 'that Canadians do not have le be Gesta,po'd,lato anythlnge and are amenable to reason. And why sheuld- sit they be, with a War on? If we Want to play dilmmy fn the back John Black's real estate Office, the government doesut move John's prem- ises to your doorstep. So, Mr. Un - win's outfit wasn't a bit disturbed about Caoadian consumeme feaction to this deoision. Distribution is Complex They had: to be sure' that every-, Owe' of 500 people had at least one distributing centre; that cities of 100,- 000 or more had Offices located strat- egically to accommodate busypeople, to avoid bottle -necks, even going so far as to issue instructions that dore in the places decided on were can- veniently located •to avoid congestion. We wouldn't think of things like that out our way. Do you know I was ev- en shown how instructions were sent out.on-how the /tables were to be ar- ranged to handle people quicklY. The administration, for instance, had to figure out such things as re- turn•of cards from ration book No, 1, which- were handed in before you got a new one; and the green sheets for tea and Coffee which were jerked out from children's books. Each and ev- ery book, card or sheet has to be accounted for to etr.wd letting any un-. scrupulous person get their hands on them. Volunteer Workers Dollar Savers . ... Mr. Unwin told of the vast number Of volunteer workers necessary to put the jab over.., Reports coming- to this office, analyzed ,and bird's -eye - viewed for his benefit, show that Can- adians responded and saved the na- tion millions of dollars which can be converted to tanks, planes, guns and other instruments of war. "The suc- cess of the whole Scheme will de- pend'," he said, "upon the resourceful- ness and on the hard work which ev- eryone contributes." They rely on Cross Ileadquallers rrxe.17.4. (By Walter R. Legge) There is a large :Wilding in the heart �t LOndon. in Which band or ;busy WOrkeiii,- Many of ihent vizi- ter; dO 'their utihOst to help alleviate the miseries ettlised by the war. It is Canadian Red Cross Headquar- ters, List Augtist the ea,O.Olan edi- tors wOnt thitre and were ehoNirn softie of the' work in progress. These Headquartera, occupy five' stories of ft Winding loaned to the Red Cross by Lord Crichley. The of- fices overlook Berkeley Square, a spot made famous in song and drama, which would scarcely be recognized by those who knew it in peace time. The iron railing around the square has been made into munitions. This railing was a famous Georgian relic over -three hundred years old. The grass has all been trampled down and trenches have added to the Beene of desolation. 'Several 'buildings in the immediate vicinity have been struck. Lady` WH- lingdon's house on one corner of the square has suffered a direct hit. , Inside the Red Cross Building, how- ever, everythin.g ie clean and well or- dered and the work goes on with quiet efficiency. Crates of supplies are being unload- ed, sorted, listed,' and Stored away.in their proper places; or made into ship- ments to fill requisitions.. Few people realize the amount of ters of consumer rationing. ' As an outsider looking in, I felt they had evolved a system which aim- ed at simplicity combined with effec- tive control. , I didn't think I had to bother these People with questions on. the why and wherefore of rationing. The neces- sity is plain logic and doesn't take any ,Undue reasoning. In prevreriOs and following articles the picture of Canada's wartime per- sonal and collective economy is paint- ed just as factually as I can make it from on the spot. If you or I want to criticize methods, that's a demo- cratic privilege. So hop to it if you feel the urge. But at least you are getting a little of the background, I that, here in this Montreal headquar- hope. • 1 YOU'RE CLEVER TO MAKE SUCH MARVELOUS BREAD I'M CLEVER TO USE SUCH MARVELOUS YEAST! FATS SALVAGE Fats salvage is a "duration" proposition for Canadian house- wives. In the upper left picture an attractive young housewife be- gins the long trip from kitchen front to battle front, by salvaging her waste fats. She strains it into a wide-mouthed tin. In the upper right a pound •of waste fat is turned into the neighborhood butcher. In the lower left picture a worker calmly pours liquid T.N.T., made from salvaged kitchen fats, into anti-aircraft shells. Finally, bombs made in Canada and filled with explosives through kitchen co-opera- tion, drop on enemy targets. work accomplished by the Red 0ross, not only in quantity, but in variety. We saw them ,making up special par- cels for prisoners 'of war, supplies for hospitals and for sick and wounded, articles for babies of men on active service, replacements of articles lost by men who had ibreen shot down, tor- pedoed or bombed, and many other urgent needs. It is possible in some eases, 'that the very lives of prisoners of war in enemy hands has depended upon the parcels supplied by the Red Cross. Each prisoner is allowed one parcel of food weekly. These parcels sup- plied by the Red Cross weigh approxi- mately eleven pounds. In addition, the prisoners are allowed a quarterly parcel from the next-of-kin. They told us that parcels to pris- oners in Germany are getting through to them fairly well' and that they are now getting through to prisoners in Italy much better than they were pre- viously. The Red Cross received many re- quests for special articles. Every..ef- fort is made to supply them if pos.- sible and if they are allowed to be sent. We were shown one letter re- ceived from Flying Officer Bruce Daw- son Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Campbell, of Pointe Claire, J Que., asking for elementary and advanced text books on algebra and trigonome- try. This shows that many prisoners are anxious to put their enforced idle- ness to as good use as possible. Those at work in the Red Cross Headquarters went to great pains to show us around and answer our 'ques- tions.. One of them was Lady Ellison, who is doing work in the prisoners' department. She did similar work during the last war. While looking at the boxes of goods sent over from local Red Cross groups ir. Canada we were told that soldiers have an aversion to mitts, and usually will not wear then. As a result those sent over from Canada have to be made over into gloves. Tke great need was stressed for N'h Critili01‘ 1605MU0U0VOUNO5 FES c011t EtPt. OSWES. _ lienz a a. cket-e4-cia/i, Wei; 90‘. 0,t `7P(41 Cad There is a seriona shortage of Vats and Bones in ana and the only way in which this shortage can be overcome is by the day-to-day saving of every spoon- - ful oi dripping, every fat and e piece of scrap very bone, cooked, uncooked or dry • , . Vats make glycerine and glycerine makes high. explosives—exploives ix ta to boeib the Axis partners—Adolph, Benito, Iola, sink their 13 -boats, deatioy thenks. Bones produce indestrY. fat. Also glue tm war le S -11011AT YOU DO Save every Wad of waste driPpin. I1/411 may be mixed together. Strain through an ordinary metal strainer into a clean wide-mouthed can. De eat use a glass or paper container. Keep ip a refrigerator or .a cool place until. you have collected a pound or More Save all pieces oi left -over scrap tat from your tneatl (cooked or uncooked). Keep separate from your drippings. Keep scrap tate and - MPPiti • bones in a cool place. SCRAP fi \ IMRE IS HOW TO DISPOSE OF FATS AND BONES The Meat Dealers of Canada an a patriotic effort, are co-operating with the Government in this all-important war Work by contributing their collection facilities. Now you can dispose of your Fats and Bones in. any one of the following' ways: SAVE ,,:: .,......--„,.....t .0ii rovq r-wts a- ` • ' / 'CAI-, e 80/YES' , • i ' '.. "" ' L",— C'Ig5 . • ' .. "; 1 Tann' MEAT DEALERS will pay you the established price pe pound for your fat dripping and your scrap fat. You can keep this money for yourself or— , • 2 YOU CAN TURN THE PROCEEDS over to your focal Voluntary Salvage Committee and/or to a regiPored local War Charity. . . :'•uRIPPitis6, ihatFE, ,51_rUP rAT5 3 YOU CAN DONATE your Fats and Bones 4 YOU CAN CONTINUE to place out your .to your local -Voluntary Salvage Committee in fate and bones for collection by your Street any place where they collect them, or— Cleaning Department where such a aystem is in existence., Every spoonful oidripping,, every piece of fat and every bone, cooked, un- cooked, or dry, =iodise owed. It's a day-to-day job. ?our contribution may seem small and unimportant, but oven one ounce of fat dripping per person per week will give us 36,000,000 pounds of Fit each year for yilyomine• colide4, Rediasecastitt-- *au* siotartai ethifestiiy needed/ THIS CAMPAIGN I FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT'. .OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES NATIONAL SALVAGE DIVISION - • - 1' turtle-neck sweaters, gloves, and sea- men's socks. Last named are also used by airmen. On some shelves were more unusual items, such as maple sugar, and other supplies made in Canada. .time sup- plies 'Were -being assembled to replace kits lost by soldiers at Dieppe. A constant supply of comforts to all services of the Canadian Foreesis being delivered. Every week, on a regular delivery basis by Red Cross: transport( and thence through the us- ual channels of supply, thousands of woollen comforts are ,being issued to the troops. Every week, invalid del- icacies, hospital supplies, cigarettes, chewing gum, games, pipes, etc., are being sent to General Hospitals,- Cas- ualty Clearing Stations, Field Ambu- lances, and to R.A.F. and civilian hos- pitals where Canadian patients may be. A huge visitors' service is maintain- ed throughout England and. Scotland. 'Canadian Red Cross visitors .(all vol- untary) maintainZaily contact' with Canadian patients in Canadfan Army, and British and Scottish hospitals, see that they get needed supplies, shop for them, and sometimes even write letters for them: Visitors' reports, in detail, are sent weekly: to Berkele3b Square, where information is collat- ed, and,,when necessary, letters are written to next-of-kin in Canada.. Handicrafts at all 'aanadian Gener- al Hospitals are supervised entirely by the Canadian Red,:Cross. Staffs at all the hOspitals furnish materials for rug -making and leather' work, and teach patients how to make the art- icles. The patients, pay for the cost - of the materials, and are allowed t9 make a small profit out. of their handiwork. The Relief Department at Berkeley *Square ships out on an average fifty thousand civilian relief • articles of clothing per week. The Canadian Junior Red Cross sup; ports and has adopted eiglit residen- tial War Nurseries in England,and supplies clothing for the youthful in- mates. Three more such nurseries are shortly tobe acidpted..- Less' than one hundred years ago, the' sufferings of wounded soldiers and prisoners were intensified by lack- of care and utter neglect. Today, thanks to the Red Cross, there is a 'tremen- dous change. One cannot help but be impressed 'by the strides taken since the International Red' Cross was or- ganized by drafted at a confer- ence in Geneva in 1863. The Canadien Red Cross Headquar- ters in London is a reservoir into which pours supplies produced by small groups all across Canada. Thence in turn they are spread over a vast territory to fi11 a wide range of needs. No wonder it is a busy spot. Fat Collection Must Continue (Continued from Page 2) Wright) who were recently; married. Progressive euohre wee enjoyed with seven tables in Plityt"Mrs. Revington, of Lucau won the prik.e for high. A comedy Elkit by Mrs, McAvory and Miss Sanders and seieral readings by Miss Sanders were very greatly ap- preciated. The -bride and groom were called forward and presented with numerous lovely gifts for which the groom on behalf of himself and, kis wife, made a fitting reply. A dainty luneb was served at the close.—Exe- ter Advocate -Times. Returning 'Jo Alaska Sgt. Pilot Cliff Hicks left Thursday last for Ottawa following a short visit with his mother, Mrs. Laurette Hicks, of Centralia. Cliff IiB returning to Alaska where he is stationed with the R.O.A.F. For seven 'months in , that northern clime he did not see a wo- man of any kind.—Exeter Advocate - Times. Wins Promotion Capt. J. M. Harvey, officer com- manding the military hoepital at Red' Deer, Alta., and son of Mrs. J. B. Har- vey, of Exeter, has been promoted to the rank of Major. Major Harvey, before assuming comma- nd of the Red, Deer Hospital, was in '<Marge of the military hospital at Edmonton: Prior to his enlistment he was a physician and surgeon at ORO, Alta. — Exeter Advocate -Times. Lt. McKague Underwent Operation Lieut. James M. McKague recently underwent an operation for the' re- moval of his appendix in the Kingston General Hospital. He is the son of Mrs. Andrew McKague, Culross, and a member of the 99th Battery. Prior to his enlistment he practiced as a veterinary surgeon here. Jim's many friends wish him a , speedy recovery. He was taking a course at Kingston when it was found necessary, to rie- move his appendix.—Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Silver Wedding,Anniversary February 26th marked the silver - wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Speir when about forty friends and neighbors assembled to, do honor to the happy occasion. Games, euchre and community singing were enjoyed during the early part of the evening. After lunch Mrs. Ken Shurrie pro- posed a toaatato the bride and groom of twenty-five years. Gifts of silver- ware and a lace cloth were concealed Fat, collection remains a vitally im- portant war job in Canada. As far back as 1930 Germany made the .cul7 lection of fats eompulsor'y. Germany's great weakness, even in th,ose before - Hitler days, was the lack of animal, vegetables, and fish oils. Fat traps were placed on all sewers in Ger- many, and many legal actions were brought against housewives accused of wasting fats in their household. Canadians in the past had an abund- ance of fats and became extravagant in their use. Nowadays when glycer- ine is so urgently needed for muni- tions—nitri-glyCerine for explosives and for other war jobs—fats play a definite part in the winning of the w a r. If all waste fats are carefully saved, poured into clean wide-mouthed cans, :tell as so';, coffee. or Sven tobacco and lam in a eool, place, the re- quired.amounts of fat will be realized. An Edinburgh 'woman walked into a war savings pavilion .and laid her hoard on the table with a decisive firnmass. "I've been saving this up to divorce my husband," she said, "bet I've Made up my mind now- to deal with Hitler first!" in boxes prettily deeerated to rePeea- ent a throe -tier wedding, cake, few well, -Chosen words •Mr. and Mrs. Speir thanked their friends for the lovely and usefill gifts. The honored couple were also the recipients of a beautiful silver tea service and sil- ver embossed tray, the gift of the family.—Brussels Post. High Scchool Boys Sing at Lions Meet The Lions Club met Friday evening in the Hicks House and had as guests three young, soloists, Glenn Carroll, Murray McGill and Dick Fruin, Who rendered a group of three numbers, accompanied by Miss Eleanor Camp- bell, who played for community aing- tfig as well.—Mitchell Advocate. Presentation To Cpl. Lawson At the close of the evening service in St. Paul's Anglican Church, last, Sunday night, about thirty members of the choir and congregation gather- ed at the home of the choir leader, Mrs. Harry Bartliff. The gathering was held to honor Corporal Maurice LaVfoli;'of414T,gy gpAeffragi: 14;111,Yit mite. while sithtikte04t ter itt which pi,e tion was Written *ie.* the members of t119,.' read, by Col, MI T. Ranee, A 10 gift Was presented •by, Ws, -po Cpl. Lawson replied: Plia# in singing, "U'or He's a pfly 1: Fellow." A social half -lamp, and injite fet luncheon brought the evening4..., a close.—Clinton News -Record. Mrs. de Fashion (at children's par,- ty): "Marguerite!" Nuraemaid: "Yes, madam?" Mrs. de Fashion: "It's time for u$ to go home. Which of these children - is mine?" • Mrs. Rinks: "How's 'yolk daugh- ter's golf?" Mrs. Jinks: "She says she* going round in less and less every week." Mrs. /3inks: "I don't doubt that. II asked about her golf." Thin Girls Learn The way to better health Thin girls are learning that they can sharpen their appetites and improve digestion by the use of Dr. Chase's Nerve FoOd — the vitamin tonic. To be sure of not missing the usual after -meal treatment they buy the new, economy size bottle of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food and keep it on the dieing table along with the salt and pepper shakers. The increased supply of vitamin and food minerals help§ them to get relief from tired feelings, nervous spells and irritability and to know again the ioy of healthful - Whether in war work or other occupations they find that they have -the pep and energy which is essential for efficiency and success. Ask for the new, economy size bottle of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. Food Fort. NEW PEP DEChfases Nerve AND ENERGY The RED CROSS is a link between - him and home! • Just imagine what it would be like if there were no Red Cross. In times of war there would be no way of knowing what had happened to men Missing in battle . no way of telling men in enemy prison camps that they were remembered by loved ones at home. ELECTRICITY IS A WAR WEAPON So that there will be no "forgotten men" among Canadians captured by,the enemy, the Canaaian Red Cross ships thousands—of parcels overseas every week. Each parcel contains nourishing food and tasty comforts needed by men to whom the barest necessities have become luxuries. These messengers from "home" relieve the loneliness, the con- Rnement, the monotony of prison camp routine. Eachparcel costs S2.50 . more than ever are needed thit year. How pony will you send? THE CANADIAN RED CROSS., NEEDS $10,000,000 FOR 1943 • OPEN YOUR PURSE... NOM THE HYDRO -ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO '