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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1948-08-06, Page 7s 4 0:0^0, 41*tldls 3 'ooh AND RATIONING Everybody in Canada is greatly in- terest** ilea' the• food situation in. Eng- land and nntn.y mmillcting :stories have been told;. Here is what I.',found. Ona of the most repparkable etas es . sia4,e I was 'here in 1942 is found u the shops. Where windows were absolutely bare in 194 ,-ttex. are fill- ed with merchandise of all.. kinds to- day, Stores which in 1942 were al- most empty with large sections, rop- gasolene. control, 1auilding control; rent Control, etc, ' • • ' 43 ,oe the ratiane jboalfs are receive ed the neweamer may think he can start out to buy titinfe, What a Opel. You can only buy meat,. amilk, butter', eggs,•' bacon, sugar, jam..•, ebeese, at a store where you ztave•regletered, and it. Is' difficult „to change rggistra- tion trot; one titore 't4 another. Thus you leave to take whatever your ' rerehantcares to give you, pr, what he, bac* hand, and you • can- 'not an'not go to another store without a good reason and going through much ed tape, Therefore if you think your ea on, are groaruus muses ,,uv wow v+ 1 goods. ' i But here is the rula: These goods are most difficult to buy due to the 1 mass of red tape and. restrictions, ,for 1 rationing in England .ia *a fearful thing to experience. English, people are tied down by restrictions and , bureaucratic rules and regulations to an unbelievable extent. • I confess that I cannot understand much of it, but I find that many peo- ple who have been here ever since , before the war are just as, puzzled as 1 am. . First thing on arrival at Blackpool my wife and I had to go to the cen- , trial food control office to get our ration' books, for one cannot get along without them. , It took de a whole morning to stand in line, get national registration cards, sign numbers of forms, most of which we knew' nothing about, and ; finally receive books and coupons for meat, preserves, sugar, cheese, but- , ter and fats, bacon, eggs, milk, cloth- • ing, bread, tea, soaps, points for cer- eals, canned goods, sweets, and sev- eral other things. The clerical work in filling our forms, cutting off expired portions, etc., is tremendous. There must be an enormous waste of manpower ov- er this rationing for there are offices with large staffs in all except the smallest places. In addition, there is fuel control, ,LEGAL , McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. Paatriek D. McConnell - H. Glenn Hays SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 A. W. SlT EERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. SPA.F'ORTH • ONTARIO Phone 173, Seaforth MEDICAL ' • r SEAFORTH CLINIC DR. E. A. McMASTER, M.B. Physician DR. P: L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Office hours daily, except Wednes- day: 1.30 -,5. p.m., ,7 - 9 p.m. Appointments for consultation may be made in advance. JOHN A. GORWILL, BA., M.D. Physician and Surgeon A IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J Seaforth MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat Rhone 90-W- Seaforth . DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. e Late assistant New York Opthal- mel and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos- pital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Seaforth. 53 Waterloo Street South, Stratford. JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 - Hensall 40l8z52 DR. J. A. MacLEAN Physician and Surgeon Phone 134 • - Hensel]. VETERINARY J, 0. TURNBULL, D.V.M., V.S. Main Street - '' Seaforth PHONE 105 AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Coun- ties. Prieea reasonable; satisfaction guaranteed. For information, etc., write or phone HAROLD JACKSON, 14 on ,661, Sea - forth; R.R. 4, Seaforth. EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed AuctlOneer Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates by phoning 203, Clin- ton. Charges moderate and satisfac- tion guaranteed. 4142x52 C.N.R. TIME TABLE GOING EAST (Morning) A.M. Goder4eh (leave) 5.40 Seaforth 6,20 Stratford (arrive) 7.16 (Afternoon) P.M. 1ederich (leave) 3.00 Seaforth • 3.4e Stratford (arrive) 4.40 GOING WEST (Morning) A.M. Strat{'erd (lettere) 10.45 Seaforth 11.86 Goderich (arrive) 12.10 (Afternoon) P.M. Stmttord (leave) 9.35 P4sOtrtIt 10.0 ckatetiat, (rttriVe) ..... r12.00 auteher is not giving you fair treat- nent, about the only way you Gan inprove matters is by trying tocar- y favour with hien. There are some few things- that are neither rationed nor sold on paints, such as fish,, fresh vegetables and a ew tinned articles such as fish and neat pastes, soups, etc., but in many lases the store has a sign over them eading, "Reserved for our regular ustomers." Although there is plenty of tinned oods in the stores, no one Can buy Duch of it fdr each person only re- eives128 points a month and 28 Points vill only buy a very little. Here is vhat is needed in points on some ommon items: Salmon, 32 points a ;in; sardines, 2 points a tin; fruit :oclotail, 20. points a tin; peas, 5 points a can; beans, 12 points a can; oda biscuits (or cream crackers as hey are called), 4 points a pound; :hocolate biscuits, 16 points a pound; lain biscuits, 4 •points a pound; jelly owder, 4 points a package, and oth- r things in proportion, so that• the purchaser seriously studies just how re will use the slim allotment of points that he is given. Bread and cake are sold on "bread rnit" .points, and 36 a month is al - owed each person. A loaf of bread •equires 4 "BU's" and the loaves look pretty small to a Canadian. Where chickens are kept, the egg ations for every •mewber of the fam- ly must be surrendered and 2 pounds �f chicken meal is allowed for each erson's egg rations, so even the thickens have to go short. On sweets, the ration is 12 ounces 1 month with an occasional increase :o 16 ounces. One lady told me that • he had saved up her sweets coupons n order to buy a couple of pounds of undies +for her daughter who was re - ming to boarding school,only to Ind that the coupons had expired the previous Saturday. She told me, "I Ewimoiw's Busmuss by As a rule, the most inter- esting and successful people are those who have inquiring minds. They are always ready to learn more — from all sources, including other people. Questions are keys to in- formation that cannot be discovered in any other way. And you will get worthwhile information from people in all walks of life — if you are not too proud to ask for it. Moreover, I find that peo- ple invariably "open up" readily in response to a query about their work, hobbies or some other subjects about which I have reason to sus- pect that they know a lot. I try to summarize what I have learned. This, I find, helps me to remember the' facts more clearly. Use ydtrr powers of observ- ation. You will find it a surpringly big help in building for future success and enjoyment of life! Your life insurance agent is trained to answer your ques- tions about an Insurance pro- gram to meet your particular needs. If you ask him for ad- vice, he will give it gladly. 19 Motet aui rt ei TORONTO LOCATED en WIDE SPADINA AVE. At College Street A whole day's sightseeing within walk - Ng detanns. Convenient to highways from oil ports of entry. Rli%E a►' $z.Od43.5O Debi. $4:00.97.00 - WE AbVI$E AN EARLY RESERVATION A. M. PCWMELLL. Presidia* This is a unique view of the Vampire, jet-propelled aircraft which is the latest fighter aircraft of the Royal Canadian Airforce, Regular and Auxiliary. New aircrew trainees In s'the airforce, who are selected to be fighter pilots, are scheduled to fly with "The Vampire" in the final stages of their train- ing. Several of theses aircraft recently flew the Atlantic piloted by R.A.F. pilots. was ready to sit down and cry." It is with fuel that the people really suffer. The first two.weeks after we arrived, it was quite cold, with frost nearly' every night. The English houses have a real chill in them, and the people huddle, around 0 tiny grate fire. The fuel allowance in the north is 5,600 pounds a year and in the south 3,808 pounds. The English homes have a real chill even in late spring and must be pret- ty grim in midwinter. Electricity and gas are also in very short supply. Gasoline is supposed to be so sev- erely rationed that only essential driving can be done. • The gasoline rationing has been the most difficult to enforce and there is a remarkably large number of cars on the streets and roads which seem to prove that there is considerable disregard of the regulations. Tourists are supposed to receive special consideration, but • we found there is a catch to that also. To get this tourist allowance, it is necessary to either bring your own car into Bri- tain or else buy one to take home with you. Although my brother-in-law had a car standing idle, and we were bona -fide tourists, we could not get an allowance to drive in his car, It looks to an outsider, as if ra- tioning has been retained over long and when we arrived we noticed a tremendous agitation to relax restric- tions on certain articles, . notably shoes, dry goods, and clothes. It was reliably reported that warehouses were bulging with merchandise that people have no 'coupons to buy. There is more fresh fruit available, but bananas are only sold on allot- ment and are only sold for children. The days when eggs were obtain- able at about one egg a month• seem to be over, and while still not plenti- ful, are obtainable in small quantities. This, we were told. 'is a seasonable condition. The meat ration is pitifully small. Our hosts last week bought their week's allowance of meat, for the whole family and ourselves, and we ate it all at one meal. It was a small roast of about two pounds. We are told that most people do the same thing, as it is foolish to try- and spread it over several meals. Bacon allowance is two ounces per person per week which is only about two small slices. While the above would tend to show that there is not much to eat in England today, the fact is that ev- erybody gets plenty to eat. The Eng- lish still eat at least four times a day, for no one seems to be able to dis- pense with afternoon tea at about 4.30 p.m. - But the Teal trouble is there is too much monotony about the meals, which are too starchy. There is too much bread, plain cake and vegdtables and not enough variety. I have been staying at the homes of relatives all the time I have been in England, but have eaten some lunches, dinners or teas at hotels. In all the homes, the housewives complain that it is extremely diffi- cult to make appetizing dishes out of the same ingredients, day after day. In the •hotels and restaurants the average meal consist of a thick soup, which seems to be made with some starchy powder; a woefully small piece of mutton; beef or fish, or a meat pie made of ground -up meat, and an overly Iarge helping of pota- toes, and some kind of vegetable, us- ually calLbage, cauliflower or greens; and a dessert usually made of some kind of cake or steamed pudding, with a custard sauce. Tea or coffee is not included with the meal, but may be purchased separately. Chicken is not rationed but is ex- tremely scarce and very expensive, so It is •seldom seen. Therefore, the best things for Cana- dians to include in parcels to friends or relatives in England are canned chicken, pork products, salmon, or other fish, sugar, cheese, raisins or currants (which are absolutely Unob- tainable), jams and jellies if in tins. Butter arrives in excellent condition if packed in air -tight tins. Second-hand clothes in good condi- tion also are welcomed and very few people are too proud or fastidious not to be happy to wear discarded clothes received from friends in Canada, pro- vided of course that they are in fairly good condition. Soap is also welcomed as the soap allowance is only three ounces a week of all kinds, and the quality is poor. "Well, dear, and what did mam- ma's little •baby 'learn in school to - "I learnt two kids not to call' me `mamnla'e little 'baby's" \\CCS •t. by ottawa observer As this column appears. the Nation- al Liberal Convention will be open- ing. No ,political event in recent years has stirred public interest so much as this National Party Conven- tion. Over 250 newsmen represent- ing all Canada's major daily papers, and a large number of weekly papers .and radio stations are attending. No better indication could be given of the position of this convention as a matter of national significance, The Prime Minister opens the con- vention ands gives his major address on the second day. Speculation on what he will say fills a large part of political gossip in the Capital city. Provincial Elections While many are still trying to find the real meaning behind the victory of the "Union Nationale" government in Quebec, there is also great inter- est in the Alberta provincial cam- paign. The Alberta Social Credit govern- ment has dropped all the policies which the public regarded as financial unorthodoxp, particularly the nation- al dividend of $25.00 per month for everyone, 'Phis has resulted in some internal party friction aithodgh opin- ions as to the extent of this division vary greatly. The prospects of the party at the ,polis depend on this and on the advance made by the Liberal party under its new aggressive young leader, Harper Prowse. The C.C.F. Tarty is not expected to gain any rural seats after its heavy losses in Saskatchewan. Our New Partner Canadian interest in Newfoundland has been greatly heightened by the prospect of it joining Canada as a tenth province. While imanye would like to have seen a large majority for joining Canada than the 6,000 given, it is difficult to see how the will of this majority can be disregard'ed. Three hundred and twenty thousand people live in Newfoundland. It has 1,300 settlements with not more than ten boasting 5,000 population. Gener- ations of battling with the elements in tiny isolated villages have given to the Newfoundlander a capacity for hard work and ingenuity. The New- foundlander generally is a jack of all trades and a master of (fishing. As seamen they have always been' class- ed amongthe best "small boat men in the wrld." Second in importance in the indus- tries of Newfoundland is pulp and paper. Over 10,000 people are em- ployed by it. About half this number dig iron ore under the sea -floor at Bell Island; the balance—the labor- ers of the St. John's waterfront, the civil servants and a very few farm- ers. Altogether a brave, happy breed whom Canadians will be glad to wel- come as partners. Saskatchewan Finals The result in the two deferred elec- tions in Northern Saskatchewan is recognized hero as another severe re- buff to the Socialist Government. This gives the opposition under Liberal Leader Tucker twenty-one seats in a house of fifty-two. This result came in spite of a highly financial campaign by the Socialists who even went so far as to use civil servants• to try to hold these seats. The trappers, woodsmen, miners and farmers of the North -refused to be bought or coerced: disease is a hazard, the difficulty may be overcome by providing adequate washroom facilities and proper skin cleaners. Active promotion of health habits will not only reduce the num- ber of skin disorders in industry but will also result in higher standards in the home and community. Food Cravings There is a common superstition that a person should eat whatever he has a craving for since it shows the system needs it. Craving for acids supposedly means the body needs acids; craving for sweets •means the body needs sugar. Dire results are said to follow if the craving is not satisfied, especially in a pregnant woman. Nutrition experts point out that these beliefs are •fallacies and that cravings are no guide to body needs. They can more safely be ig- nored than indulged. First -Aid Training The benefits of first-aid training have been demonstrated many times in schools, offices and factories. Ev- en in so-called "white-collar occupa- tions" the number of minor emerg- encies requiring trained assistance is large. Without prompt and adequate treatment, they may be -dangerous. In factories, mills and mines the inci- dence of serious accidents is higher and the need for trained first aid workers is more apparent. Even in the home, a knowledge of first-aid may often be invaluable when acci- dents occur. Skin Sanitation Industrial health er4 erts. estimate that every year more than One per cent of all workers stiffer ,from occu- pational akin diseases. Much of this is preventable and the taajerity' of eases own he avoided by the mainten- ance of .personal clew:dineas. Vii} tbefie industries. *here ficial?atflti.aj Holiday Health City dwellers who move to the country during the summer are often not fully aware of the dangers of un- safe drinking water or unpasteurized milk. Living most of the year where their food supplies are rigorously protected, they fall easy prey to food and water -borne diseases when these safeguards are not present A knowl- edge of simple precautionary meas- ures could save much discomfort and danger. Campers should always boil drinking water from doubtful sourc- es, and, if pasteurized milk is not available, should pasteurize it them- selves by bringing it to a boil and le, shit ;tiv tet , „„ liar s $uCeO of 'i+p1 'wll ere tete Iaao9ie lye OU eee• f004 ai4 4119 -',4V40, and Atipkih `iwpit k 4r,4"i 09#0,4 1,7 eetir it din r x:* t1i,e beat is .e� iodine xs +Blhes�lltna��b) r:rid and' goitre is, very r •re.}4f ih ions• •ten remPte Rr'tTi alaau ital� to receive sigralkAnt 43U441" f" • dirge frOM t1 a sea,, igelit#e?; Inore oonxanon 7Ca;e0O610,'Uy. in irria areas, it is wise to' use Salt•tleat,=• iodized, nute'itienieta li'ay, IoidiZesl' salt is usually more eepeneive than: common salt but -cane •sboulct be talc- en to use this variety at all times. ' Mental Health Mental illness, with its masny tylpefe and gradations, is not something that: can be pinpointed like diphtheria., Or a broken leg, In tact, mental hea1t%i experts -say, the behaviour of the men- tally ill is only an exaggeration Of normal mental mechanisms. They differ from the rest of us only in des gree, not in kind. The vast majority of mentally ill persons, the :psycho - neurotics, are victims of a series of emotional 'upsets and quite likely vic- tims of faulty childhood training as well and need sympathetic under- standing and competent clinical treat- ment to help them .back to mental health. FOR DEAD 011 rimsAtii ::D . ANIMA 6. WATCH DAILY PAPERS FOR CURRENT PRICES Young Man: "I Elsie your oldest sister? Who comes after her?" Girl; "Two or three other guys besides you." PHONE COLL SURGE DAIRY 'M Hot Water, Ts J. B. HIGGIN:S PHONE 138 SEAFO.RTH Authorized Surge .Service Dealer. , THIIR Bono TO Two million or more.motorists from the States visit us each year r . . thousands of them just for the beauty of our Ontario countryside. Let's see to it that our hospitality matches the perfection of our lakes and. hills. • IT'S EVERY. BODY'S BUSINESS,' Ontario profits almost as much from tourist business as from gold raining. It's up to us to X.:cep this busihess growing. Every tourist dollar is shared this way: 1. Hotels; 2.Stores; 3. Restaurants; 4. Taxes, etc.; 5. Amusements; 6. -Garages. "Let's make them want to come Back!" PLANNING A HOLIDAY? Tuna in "Ontario Holiday" Thursday, Friday and Saturday PUBLISHED. IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY JOIN LABATT LIMITED C.P.A. TO FLY PACIFIC Canadian Pacific Air Lines has been granted permission for regular pas- senger and cargo flights on the two trans-Packfic rontes shown in the above map, adding a total of 14,420 air services. Now on order for \the routes are pressurized four -engined !Canadair planes, with a capacity of 40 passengers and three tons of car- go, mail or express. They will be Manned by experienced trans -ocean C.P.A. pilots—Canadian Pacific inaug- tirated wartime trans-Atlantic bom.ber delivery; eights it 1940 atid many of its pilots later flew tour years with the Perry Command and have since returned to the company. Operation- al and servicing headquarters, will be at Vancouver with the C.P.A.'s do- mestic overhaul work, now being car- ried out there, being transferred to Edmonton. Canadian Pacific, experi- enced in transJPacific travel since 1886, already has an extensive traffic organization in the coutariel the new flights will Serve, which Maces it in a position to start operatitine With a minimum of delay and with ne Watta• eXpendittire of 0014(139n doilare abroad. Regular Bights will probablY, start by next summer; it is felt that an early start is essential if thei Dominion's 'position: in the field of Oriental trade, as well as intern'ationat air tranSport, is to be developed aii4 maintained. Prom Veneta:Vet' to, Syli ney, by' way of Honolulu., Canton itt. land and Fiji is 7,865 Mlles, and the Great !Circle route Vancouverdtodiaki Itong i§ 6,55g miles. New Zeilaant *oh be served with a branch Serviee Rd*, ing the through Vanconiter0r4110