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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-09-03, Page 6Notes from A Woman’s Workshop SEPTEMBER AGAIN When Jimmy goes gaily off to school he leaves mother with that ageless ache that every woman knows when she sees her- little son take his first step away froxn babyhood into the future where she can no longer follow. The future xs his alone to make ox' mar and in the days to come he must fight his way along many a rough path. So, sensibly, she real izes that sfcibe this must be, school is good for him. Every child gets to th© Place where he is tiring of his simple activities and school lends pur pose to his new interest^ It gives him that first taste of the world in which he must live and furnishes th© earliest design for personal adjust ment to community life, which is the secret of good eitUenship. Conceit and selfishness, shyness and timidity alike are usually found to respond to the rough-and-ready treatment administered by a bunch of candxd kiddies. -The Missus STARTING SCHOOL SULK AND HONEY THE EXETER TIMES.APVQCATE, THURSDAY MOSHING, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1942 LETTER BOX'"' —® ExeterBoys Overseas Thank Wartime Committee for Received Pte, W» Ballantyne on wrote: “Again tonight I your welcome box. aud chocolate bars spot, as w© seldom things ovex* here, I a sick Parcel? July 37 received. Those cookies sure hit th© ©Yen see those made a cup of chum and he good field with We with God bless a little boy who goes to school, His shiny Primer hugged’ against his breast. With cheeks scrubbed clean and in his l'ounded eyes' A baby wonder of the strange new quest. September, take him gently; he is small Whose sturdy form must battle with the blow Of mojming; make the red-gold leaves that fall A carpet where such little feet may go In safety. Sun, shine tenderly upon Th© forehead where his ’mother laid her kiss. It was a consecration; see that books May never rob her little son of this. Birds,, sing him softly; he has only known A lullaby; and little brook, clear When he is watching; never let know A stagnant secret; he is young dear. run him and su- up the we In our country With th© need for conserving gar, we at© suddenly brought shortly to the realization of vast amount of that substance have been using, we have been averaging two pounds per person per* week and digestive troubles have been on the increase. Certainly the pioneers who had ac cess to so little manufactured sweetening, and must have depend ed upon maple-sugar, could not have been so lavish in its use. The fruits of the temperate climate are not naturally sweet, but we have, to offset that, the starchy grains. In hot climates nature provides sugary fruits, such as dates, figs, and oranges. We can understand why “a land flowing with milk and honey” was a prize worth seeking. Honey was the only concentrated sweetening' and milk the most eas ily available food, in a hot climate where everything spoils so easily. This, too, would account for the common use of wine as an every day beverage in the lands of the Bible. The sweet grapes were easily grown and the juice could coffee fox* wishes me to thank you for put ting in the coffee. the boxes makes a good choice as everything is fine. This is the third box I have received. We have had nice weather and the flowex'S and hedges are beautiful- I am on com mando training now. It is nine months since I landed in England and we are very pleased to receive these gift packages,” * # ■*. Cpl, E. J. Wells wrote on July 28: “I received the parcel yester day that the War Tim© Committee sent, and it came just as you packed it—everything in good shape and just what we needed. A fellow sure is grateful when he receives such a parcel. It is hard to get enough tobacco but I have nothing to wor ry about, I am writing this with a respirator on as we have to wear them so long every week to get used to them.” Whoever packs * *. * W. K. Higgins wrote “Received the parcel Pray that he find within the strange scarcely be prevented from ferment the the he hand. wait- lived easy * four walls The smile close kin of tears, the heart grown wise In love of simple things, that shields, And laughter, laughtei- in ing eyes. He was a baby yesterday: By just my simple rote and rule; There—he is gone around the curve of road-—• ‘ Oh’ God bless little boys who go to school. . . * * * ~~ Deliydrate-d Butter New Zealand is dehydrated butter or dried butter fat. This development occurred when shipment of whey butter to Britain had ceased owing to want of refrigeration space. The dried butterfat is being exported to tain under contract. * * * CHICORY now producing Bri- who the cut- with Last week I watched a man was picking something along railway embankment. He was ting green leaves and went off quite a sackful. Curiosity got the better of me so I investigated and found that he had been gathering chicory. You know that ragged wayside weed sometimes called dust flower with its fringed blue flow er, so beautiful in distant patches? This plant is commonly used as a coffee substitute or a dulterant, but can anyone tell how it is prepared? Before very long glad to know some ly recipes for hot * * we may all be of the old home beverages. DRESS NOTES next year pay to buy can afford ing in a few hours. In a country where water is scarce and often not good, fruit alternative. juice was the natural * * * Missing cross the railroad track,He tried to Before the rushing train. They put the pieces in a sack, But couldn’t find a brain, * * * KETTLE AND PAN Saccharine as Sweetening Most of us know of the use saccharine in place of sugar in dia betic diets. Used sparingly, it has somewhat the same flavor without the dextrose content. It is, actual times .sweeter than sugar used teo"'generously, tastes Being a coal-tar derivative, is not too beneficial, but a of ly, 550 and if bitter. its use little might help in mixtures where we expect that extra sweetness not now allowed by the sugar- ration. A local druggist to whom I went for this information, says that the allowance of sugar is all we should have, from the standpoint of health, as sugar in excess is an irritant. Below you will find a. recipe that is quoted from the Globe & Mail, and which might prove' useful where,, pie seems indispensible: Wartime Apple Pie 5 medium-sized sliced, % small a few grains flour, not heaped too cinna- Then -add On the apples, teacup salt, 1 Signalman on July 28: this morning and wish to thank each member of the committee and all the people of the district foi’ what they are doing in supplying funds and packing parcels fox* us. ^..Thanks a million because we know it takes a lot of time and -money to send these parcels. I am now stationed with the Governor General’s Horse Guards from Toronto, with the wireless troop, but do not see the Exeter boys. I have seen more of England than the average Englishman does, as It as 29 .to re- we are constantly on the move, is a beautiful country. Cheerio, I must go gack to. work.” Trooper W. -C. Gutting on July 28 said: “Received parcel today and was glad to get it. We had air raids the last two nights. but that is all the excitement we get. Thanks to everybody for the parcels.” * * * Trooper -.Sam Bower on July wrote: “I cannot find words thank you for the parcel just ceived. Leeland Jory and Doug. Gould-say the same. We are sta tioned af a little village and the people are very friendly, giving us the privilege of helping ourselves to anything in their gardens. So fax* we have not seen any action except to see an old lady about sev enty riding on a bicycle. I hope the people of Exeter district, are all well. Exeter would look pretty good to us right now.” * * * On July 27th Driver G. A. Masse wrote: parcel, things and was * 'Thanks very much for the It contained just the right much 'appreciated. All the garment patterns used by either manufacturers or home dress- xnakers, must conform to the sim plification orders of the Wartime Prices and -Trade Board. With colors and designs sharply limited, there will be little change in these each season. If blue, for example, is good this year it will probably . be equally so and maybe the next. More than ever it will the best materials one and exercise the utmost care in making them up. Durability may be increased by reinforced shoul ders and waistlines, full-width, rip- j proof seams and carefully finished’ edges. With shortages In dry clean ing materials likely and curtailment of services already in effect, mater ial that can be cleaned with soap and water is a wise consideration wherever possible. Elimination of extra pockets, double and French sleeve cuffs and reduction of pleats and tucks will make ironing and ,pressing easier. Meeting the curtailment of use of elastic—4t has been cut to 50 per cent of its former ments—neat darts mean a smoother, little more labor, garments and children's clothes. To a great extent the home dress maker will find herself on the way back to the pro-elastic, pre-zipper period, but the more she can help In making her own and her family's clothing the greater will he her satisfactfmi that she Is releasing ad ditional man and machine power lor the struggle for victory. use in most gar- and gussets will neater fit, if a iu many under Four or peeled and corn syrup, tablespoon much, 1 small piece butter mon or nutmeg flavor, as much saccharine as will go very end of a teaspoon. Mix all together in corn then taste it to see if it is enough. It not, add a little more saccharine, not too much or it ‘Will be bitter. Mix well with sliced apples. Make your usual pie crust, and bake as usual. Mrs. Aitkin’s Saccharine Pickles 1 gallon cider vinegar 2 drams or 120 grains saccharine 1 cup salt % cup dry mustard pound white mustard seed 1 ounce celery seed 1 ounce curry powder ounce turmeric 4 cups honey or corn syrup Mix the above ingredients crock. As cucumbers teach the desired Size wipe and drop into the liquid. Stir occasionally and keep the pickles well under the mixture. Apple Chutney 12 apples 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 % tsp % tsp, Wash, not peel ion, celery and raisins, and pepper, stirring often, tents, in sterilized jars. #■ ♦ It isJthe glory ahd merit of soiw men to write well, and of others not to write at all.-—La Bruyere, cups cider vinegar cup raisins tbsp, salt tsp, ground ginger tsp. cinnamon large onion stalks celery cups sugar pepper ground quarter apples. syrup, sweet in a cloves and core, but do Chop apples, on- Add vinegar Cook slowly 1 hour, Add other ingred- Cook until very thick. Seal * * England, July 29 Dear Friends: Many thanks cel I received yesterday which you mailed on the 27th of June. There is so much mail being lost that we are lucky to get anything any more, so what we do get is doubly ap preciated. So again thanks much for your gift, IA29194 Cornish, R, 2nd C.D.O.W., C.A.A.F. for the lovely par- ever so * . * Ralph R., Cornish July 29 X THEFT mPBMIC t SWEEPS FOREST Forest had a series of robberies over the week-end. The Forest Creamery was entered and accord ing to an inventory of the butter storage, 250 pounds of buttex1 were taken. Four other places were en tered between Saturday evening and Sunday, The William Pepper and Co. garage and foundry was entered by the back door, which was jim mied. According to Mr. Pepper, although a quantity of U-inch tires, tubes, belting and other equipment was at hand, nothing was taken. The ‘ ‘ flee was not touched. E. H. Matthews’ King rage was entered by th© on the we$ft side and although sev eral hundred dollars’ worth of tires were on the display floor, none were taken. The rolltop desk was pried open and every drawer pried open but nothing was "'removed. .The safe was not touched. Mr. Matthews discovered the break-in on Sunday when he went to the garage during the morning. The Standard Printing Company office was entered by the removal of a back window screen but noth ing was taken from the premises, ers, it just smells, as if you walked into a flower shop. I figure I am with a pretty outfit over here. I am with a unit and we supply other units spar© parts tor their vehicles, have about twenty-seven lorry? bins in them that we carry small parts in, and about ten or twelve that we carry bigger parts iu. The units send or bring in their orders and we fill them and deliver them. It is surprising how much stuff we turn out of this park in a day. Borne days we issue from three to fouri hundred pounds’' worth .of spare handle everything from to complete motor as- parts. We tire valves sem biles. When we we have a mil© route by the army, a radius of about fifty miles, part I like best about it is that you are put in the field. Out here we have our work to do each day and there is nothing <to take" your mind off it and when it is like that the days seem to pass quickly. The war department allows us to take a truck within a radius of fifteen miles to get entertainment twice a weBk and besides that the people of the surrounding territory put on a dance for u$- once a week. The Y.M.C.A, has been very good to us, too. They supply the bays with a radio and any musical instru ment they wish. They also bring a moving ^iqture machine into the camp once a week and they send a mobile canteen in twice a week. So that makes something for us to do almost every night of the week. Well, it is getting late, and it will soon be time for the black-out. When we first got here blackout time was at eleven and it went up as late as eleven-twenty, but now it is back to ten-thirty. That is one thing we really miss over here and the get are are delivering the stuff route that is called a It covers The no one can send us—that is bright lights. ' We will have to them back for ourselves and we sure going to try hard. Thanking you once again for lovely parcel, I remain ' Yours truly, M. E. Harness A34966 Rte, M. E. Harness, 10th Can. Div. Fid. Pk., R.C.O.C., C.A.O.S., England. the large safe situated in the of- street ga- large door Sale of War Savings Certificates for Huron in montfi of June Statistics of the sale of War Sav ings Certificates in Huron County by Post Offices for the month of June, 1942: Blyth ............................$ 404,00 Brussels ..... ....... 464.00 Ethel ............................... 112,00 Bluevale .......... 96.00 Walton ........ 7 92 jO'O Clinton ..................• 1,300,00' Bayfield. .................. .... 116.'00 Londesboro ...........„...................36.00 Varna ........... 84.00 Exeter ................ 1,248,00 Dashwood .......................... • 96.00 Grand , Bend ........6iSj.OO Kirkton 172.00 Crejliton ..................... BBSjQiQ Goderich 4,476.00 Dungannon ........... 76.00; Port Albert ............................20?00 Auburn and Kintail ..............300.00 Hensall ............................. 972.00 Kippen ............................: 260,00 Seaforth ,...... ’ 1,248.00 Brucefield ....,..... . 196,OO- Egxnondville ................ 24.00 Wingham ..............................1,80'4.00 Belgrave ......... 72.00 Fordwich ...... ................. 144.00 Gorrie .......................... 300.00 Wroxeter ..................................128.00 Belmore .................,.(M 28.00 Zurich ............... 508,00 Georgte HL Jefferson, f Secretary, Huron County Unit England, Dear Mr. Creech: I received your most parcel yesterday. It couldn’ come at any better time—just a few days before pay day. Not that pay day means a great deal to a man when you are out'in 'the field the way we are just now. We are about four miles from any place where /eu can buy anything to eat other than tea and cakes, you feel good to get things in it that you can make yourself a going to bed, because that is the only time you really feel hungry, •We have been getting good meals since we have been out in the field. We always get potatoes and a second vegetable, with some kind of meat or fish. They have quite a joke about the sausages we get in this country though. They say when they get one that they don’t know whether to is so much meat. This is once you get used the summertime anyway, not far from the south coast and down in this part of the-country, and in fact, all over the country, there are a great many roses and flowers of all sorts grown. You of ten see little cottages covered with ' roses. When you are driving along through the country and you run Into a part where there are flow-! for year.1 welcome 't have It just makes a parcel with can eat. You lunch before .* * * Canadian Military "H.Q., ’ London, England, July 28, 1942 Exetei’ District War Time Board, Deal* Mr. Creech: I was more than pleased to re ceive another very acceptable par cel from Exeter district today. I cannot express my gratitude for your continued kindness to me. As the period of my being away from home lengthens , from weeks to months to almost a year, I can assure you my appreciation increas es correspondingly. You will be glad to know that each of the ar ticles contained in the box is most useful and that I heartily agree with the policy of sending the ci- i garettes to a pool. There are al ways some people to spoil a good thing and it is just as well to re duce the temptation to a minimum. With the exception of one or two alarms, London has not had any untoward excitement lately. The people over here are grad ually becoming more and more aware of Canada’s war effort and I am sure we can all feel very proud in deed. When the opportune time ’ comes old Hitler will find we have used oui’ time well. This is one of my nights -to work so I will have to run along. I did want you to know that your par cel arrived ' safely and • I am indeed most grateful. Will you please con vey my thanks to the committee. Yours sincerely, C. B, Gladman Lieut, C. B. Gladman, Can. "Military Headquarters, London, England. * ■*. * England, Aug. 6th Exeter War Time Board: ■' *' I wish to thank you all very kindly for the very nice gift box which I received safe and’ in good condition. Everything in the box was very nice. You are doing good work for -the boys over here. Lots of good wishes to you, W. H. Dickey Pte. W. H. Dickey, Perth Regt. (M.) C.A„ Can, Army Overseas. ' • « • England, Aug. 2nd Exetei* War Time Board: I have received the parcel spilt me by the Exeter District War Time Board. I wish to thank ydu all Very much for^ your kindness In send ing parcels to cheer the boys so manymiles ahd hemes. Best of luck Yours away from who are friends 0 t fry it bread really or toast it. There mixed ifi with the a great country to it. That Is in We are to all, sincerely, Corporal A9447 Cpl. Wright, S.P., 1st Div, Supply Company, No. 3 Company, R.O.A.S.C,, Can. Army Overseas- Wright “How old Bill these days?” ask ed one club member of another, ~ “Ob, he’s much better since -his operation, “was the reply from the second member. “Operation? I didn’t know he’d had one.” “Oh, haven't you heard about it? They’ve removed a brass rail that has been pressing against his foot * 1 4 H .The new Ration Books No. 1, now"being distributed, do NOT become valid‘and must not be used until Monday, September 7th, 1942. They will be good for the six months period commencing September 7th. •’ /. 9 DATES ON WHICH TEA-,. COFFEE. AND • SUGAR COUPONS BECOME VALID 1942 and thereafter 1942 and thereafter 1942 and thereafter 1942 1942 1943 1943 COUPONS COUPONS COUPONS COUPONS COUPONS COUPONS COUPON NO. 13: NOS. 1 and NOS. 3 and NOS, 5 and NOS., 7 and NOS. 9 ond NOS. 11 and 2: are valid September 7th, 4: are valid October 5th, 6: are yolid November 2nd, 8: are valid November 30th, 10: are valid December 28th, 12: are- valid January 25th, is valid February 22nd, and thereafter and thereafter and thereafter and thereafter Each coupon is good for a two weeks' ration, and two coupons may be used at a time to buy a supply for four weeks. • SUGAR COUPONS ■ The red coupons, imprinted with the word 'Sugar’—the first page of coupons in the book—are the only ones to be used for sugar, and they are to be used for sugar only. Each coupon is good for a two weeks’ ration; tfiatisj one pound of sugar. * TEA AND COFFEE COUPONS: The green coupons — the second page of coupons in the book—although marked 'Spare A’— are to be used for tea and/or coffee. Each coupon is good for a two weeks’ ration of either tea OR coffee; that is, two ounces of tea OR eight ounces of coffee. Only the green coupons can be used for tea or coffee. > ’ o x. OTHER COUPONS ■ There are three other series of coupons in the book, namely 'Spare B’, 'Spare C’, and 'Spare D’, No use for * these coupons Has been designated. Do not detach these couppns from your book. y DO NOT (JSE DETACHABLE POSTCARD NOW The detachable return postcard at the back of the new Ration Book is intended for use when applying for your ^Ration Book No. 2. if this postcard is lost or used improperly, there may be complications and delays when the time comes to get the next book. DO NOT USE THE DETACHABLE POSTCARD UNTIL YOUthe next book. DO NOT USE THE ARE ADVISED TO DO SO. You must write your name and address in ink in the space pro vided0 at the top of each sheet of coupons—and you must write the serial number of ypui booh ip the space provided on the stub at the side, of each sheet of coupons. All coupons must be detached in the presence of the storekeeper. It is illegal for him to accept loose coupons. • Penalties are provided for improper use of Ration Books. ■4 The inside front cover of'youf Ration Book shows the 10Cyttion of you;- nearest Ration office. Your enquiries should be addressed to that office# Always give serial number of your Ration Book when writing. TH E WA RTIM E PRICES A N0.TR A DE BOA R D< OTTAWA W.P. 6 sat* & f