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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-09-02, Page 6THE EXETER TIM&APYOOAT.^ THURSDAY MORNINa SEPTEMBER 19436 $ LETTER BOX Toour policyowners C-ZZ, * Life Insurance Representatives are friendly souls. That is why they have won and held the respept and confidence of 4,000,000 Canadian policyowners. The more you take your Life Insurance Representative into your confidence, the more helpful he can and will be to you, His advice and experience and that of his Company is always at your service. When your policy becomes due he will be “right on the job” to see that you or your beneficiaries are promptly taken care of. Representatives of the Confederation Life are men of the highest character and integrity. Planning Life Insurance with policyowners is iheir life work. Many of them have been at it for over twenty- five years, serving two and three generations of the same family. The next time our representative calls upon you, give him a friendly reception. You’ll find him a real man and a friendly soul besides. Confederation Life Association HEAD OFFICE ot hit with shrapnel in the back, just below the shoulder. It was not a big piece although I was in the hospital for two weeks, I had a nice rest, and boy was it great to get into the white sheets. The wound is healing up nicely. They took the stitches out, 10 of them, a few days ago, but the muscles are pretty stiff yet but they will come all right. It is pretty hot and sandy •.where we are, gets about 100 in ’the shade. The weather over home August 6tli, 1943. is Cool compared to here. I guess Dear Mother: j you know where we are fighting. I Well, this is a way over a month | can't say very much in the letter since I wrote my last letter; seems; because they are censored. We are ..j eigth army, and The Canadians . How is your I have lots lemons, or- pears and other I don't be going back to my or not when I get tell me after being put you in any regi- Following are extracts of an air mail letter received August 25 by Mrs. Adeline Johnson, of Hensall, from her son Pte. Gerald (Jerry) Johnson, wounded in action at Sici­ ly, July 18th with the Royal Cana­ dian Regiment. like years and I guess you will be attached to the wondering how I am. I’m all right I aren’t doing bad. row, in a rest camp getting over a I are doing a good job. wound I received on the 18th of Diarrhoea Dysentery THE MIXING BOWL By ANNE ALLAN Hydro Home Economtit fi F0RT1FY AGAINST SPOILAGE IN STORAGE OF HARVEST Hello Homemakers! Many vege-,and seal, tables and fruits may be preserved in their natural state for winter without canning or dehydrat- Foi’ this, properly constructed necessary. ’ Two methods are: the use of room in the basement of the and storage pits made out* storage space is favourite a cold house, doors. The well ventilated and dark, quate corner of the cellar with 2x4 spud­ ding and boarded both sides. Water­ proof building paper should be tacked horizontally from the top down across the studding. This will stop insulating material from sifting down, Then the space be­ tween the studding is filled with sawdust or other insulating ma- erial. A window is necessary to give ventilation but it should be shaded to keep out the light. Make a chute to cover one-half the win­ dow, extending it to within eight inches from the floor. This allows the cold air to come iu at the bottom and warm air to escape from the other half of the window. Slats or shelves should be used to keep food off the floor and permit air circulation. If the floor is con­ crete part of it may be covered with damp sand or peat moss to furnish needed humidity. Sprinkle some water on each day. Use a ther­ mometer and adjust the window each day to maintain a temperature of 32 to 40 degrees. Outdoor very well, but it is sometimes diffi­ cult to get them out in cold weather. Several pits are preferable to one large one, so that all the may be removed when it Storage places should be to prevent wilting. Covering a barrel with earth provides an outdoor storage Leaves will serve instead of The stave barrel is placed side, filled with trimmed storage cellar must be cool, An ade- room may be built in the pits keep vegetables vegetables is opened, left moist straw and THRILLING NIGHTS AS BOMBERS UWR ENGLAND 1?OR “WOMEN CAN STAND ANYTHING** J head of cabbage, 1 carrot, 1 green apple, 4 radishes, Jet*- tuee, *,4 teaspoon salt, salad dressing or mayonnaise. * Shred cabbage and carrot, chop apple and radishes, mix with salad naise. Serve in makes a good tomato salad, Season and dressing or mayon- lettuce cups, stuffing for This raw Spinach en Casserole 2 tablespoons butter, 1 table­ spoon flour, 1-8 teaspoon pep­ per, 14 teaspoon paprika, J teaspoon salt, % cup milk, 2 cups cooked spinach, 3 hard- cooked eggs, bread crumbs, grated cheese. Make white sauce by melting butter, adding flour, salt, pepper, and paprika and mixing well. Add milk slowly and bring to boiling point, stirring constantly to pre­ vent lumping. Add % cup grated cheese. Put a layer of spinach in bottom of butterd baking dish. Add a layer of sliced eggs. Pour some sauce over layers of spinach and eggs. Add more spinach, egg, sauce and top with crumbs mixed with a little grated cheese. This can be prepared several hours before meal time, covered and placed in electric, refrigerator until ready to serve. ♦ * » Specially written, for this newspaper By Margaret Butcher i* ♦ * READING, E’NG.—Last night I had a neW experience. At seven o’clock I got back to my lodgings feeling very sleepy end terribly hungry-—and less my half-pint as a ‘blood donor? (incidentally, I. feel fine, except for a bruised arm.' The bruise, I believe, is unusual, so I guess we'll have to overlook that.) So, one of these days, maybe, some fine, husky lad will be going around—-in your own tpwn. for all one can tell—with my English blood in his veins, Queer, isn’t it? The business took place in a schoolhouse near here, my friead the doctor having told me how I could be useful in this particular way. A small, but very motley',1 collection of people had arrived already, and we sat round on chairs; rather gloomily it must be admitted. Occasionally a door op­ ened and a V.A.D, called out three or four names. Through the door one caught glimpses of beds and gadgets. GOOD NEWS FOR TEA drinkers So many people in Canada drink tea that there will be a genuine feeling of satisfaction that more of it will be available for home rations after September 2nd. The Ration Board has decided this can be done because the safety of the sea route from Ceylon has so vastly improved. The millions of ‘SA LADA’ loyers have just cause for rejoicing. Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY w. BARRISTER, Money to Loan, GJadman) SOLICITOR, &c. Investments Made* Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and RENSA-LR J. W, MORLEY SOLICITOR i put on and then succes- of earth and leaves ace prevent freezing.’ You to cover to a depth of space, straw, on its (but not washed) vegetables such as carrots, salsify and potatoes. The lid is give layers added to may need four feet. One victory gardener recom­ mends the following method for storing cabbages. Pull and set the roots in the roots about 2 Bank the Cover well with leaves. a shallow trench, with earth. Erect a feet high around sides and top with RECIPES TAKE A Til* ItUse parsley while it’s fresh, not olily enhances the appearance but lends flavour as well. Eaten frequently it steps up the vitamin value of your meals, it it it to flower, carrots, Add green specks of it to fish. It Is especially appealing served in potato capbage or celery salad, just before the peas are cooked. Finally, are served on fruit sandwich plates and Use sprigs of in the soup pot, chop it and add to meat and fish loaves, sprinkle over salads, add a handful of it a dish of creamed potatoes, cauli- carrots, celery or turnips. Add some or wax beans tiny branches salad plates, meat platters. the question box Like a Rabbit a came and I There was and he look­ rabbit in au was completed, us into a cur- "Doesn’t it all look dreadfully sinister?" I observed to the woman seated beside me; and at that we livened up. My turn stepped blithely in. only one man, so far, ed surprisingly like aquarium. Soon the affair Another V.A.D, led tained off space lined with stret­ chers, and on these we lay down and were given cups of tea. I was rather intrigued to realize that the last time I had been on this spot it was for an amateur performance of that amusing play/Housemaster.' After a time, one by one, we were promoted to chairs, our arms strap­ ped with plaster, and tender in­ quiries made as to how we felt. Nobody had fainted thus far. No­ body did. The man didn’t look too happy, and one of his worries was that he hadn’t worn his shirt ‘with the collar to match,’ "Have you really got with a collar to match?” ed. "Well, don’t talk about loudly; you’ll be burgled.” a shirt I inquir- too Good at Shouting1 Cover frame them, earth. asks for Supper Plate cooked egg slices In macaroni and parsley Sardines with lemon, potato cucumbers dipped in sour tomato slices. Green onions, cooked green tomatoes stuffed with cot- Office, Miiin Street, EXETER, ONT. to do other ‘made were: Ours this time! There is a terrific sense of drama in that sound; if I were a poet I should have something about it. The night I looked out before I the blackout’, and there they formation after formation, at such an enormous height that they look­ ed like tiny birds in the sunset sky—all going of to justify our stubborn hopes at the time of Dun­ kerque, when we felt so wretched (naturally enough!) but knew, in our bones, that we weren’t really licked. I expect many of us in this little country stood at or in the roads, peering our spirits at the salute, guess you have to be here ize just how we feel, We bloodthirsty people, but you can't bring folks up on a sense of jus­ tice and' then not expect it to ■function at a time like this, can you? Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTIST Offices, Morley Block EXETER, ONT- Closed Wednesday Afternoon Windows up witn Well, I to real- aren't a Dr, H. H. Cowen, L.D.S., D.D.S.. DENTAL SURGEON Office Next to the Hydro Shop Main Street, Exeter Office 3 6w Telephones Res. 36j Closed! Wednesday Afternoons C. E. ZURBRIGG Optometrist at Exeter Open every week day except Wednesday More Like Himself subject of the dare say I shall the problem by meantime he is ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Rhone 57-13 Dashwood R.R. No. 1, DASHWOOD ) was a nice man. and . to see him to the top In view of his was rather amusing. t be much except moral sup- 1 told him, "but I’m very So we If you are suddenly attacked with diarrhoea, dysentery, colic, cramps or pains in the stomach or bowels, or any looseness of the bowels do not waste valuable time, but at once pro­ cure a bottle of Dr. Fowler’s Ex­ tract of Wild Strawberry and see how quickly it will give you relief. "When you use <fDr. Fowler’s” you are not experimenting with some new and untried remedy, but one that has stood the test of time; one that has been on the market for the past 94 years. Beware of substi­ tutes. They may be dangerous to your health. Get ‘‘Dr. Fowler’s” and feel safe. The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. garden coming along, of fresh fruit, grapes, anges, peaches, fruits; boy, are they good, know if I will own regiment better. They } wounded they t ment that needs reinforcements when you go to the front lines, but I wi’l j be in the Canadian Army. Hope I can go to my own regiment though. It will be awhile yet before I get back. I was only in action 8 days when I got it. It wag quite an ex­ perience, better not to say too much. I hate to talk about it. Brings back memories. This writing is awful but I am trying to write on the back of a tin plate, and it’s not very good, kind of wobly. me, mother, the main thin, all right. Well, so long for now. Your loving son Jerry. Dixie Relish (2 quarts) 1 cup chopped red peppers, cup chopped .green peppers, cup chopped seed, seed, 14 vinegar, onion, 1 cup 2 tablespoons 1 tablespoon cup sugar, 2 2£ tablespoons peppers in medium brine Don't worry about g is I’m 1 1 chopped cabbage, mustard celery cups salt Soak for 24 hours. Freshen in cold water 1 to 2 hours. Drain and chop. Mix chopped vegetables and let stand in crock over night. Pack into jars. Cover with vinegar and seasonings. Partially seal. Process in a hot I water bath for 10 minutes. Remove Mrs. J. F. suggestions. Answer: (1) Hard tomato jelly, salad, celery sticks and lettuce. (2) salad, cream, (3) beans, tage cheese. (4) Jellied pork hocks, cauli­ flower flowerets, raw carrot strips and shredded endive with horse­ radish dressing. (5) Rice and veal jellied, currant jelly, mixed vegetable ’ salad and nasturtium leaves. (6) Cold beef, jellied horseradish, cabbage and chard salad, and radish­ es. A nutri-thrift meal is out with rolls, bread or tea fruit in season and milk, milk or tea. Strenuous ■would enjoy a bowl of hot begin their supper. rounded biscuits, butter­ workers soup to rarer; /w'r /r ms mum $By Tt-Jos No. 13 mum/stop/ h STOP WfMT?, g r- .1' 11 w <* =$&& ■ 1 JlVASnve FAT/ / WHY /V G£RMW>'..k. Vzz itsi; < He fered hill, sizes shan’1 port," I told him, "but I’m good at shouting for help.” 1 set off. "Don’t you feel a bit odd your­ self ” he asked. "Why, bless you!" I told him. "Women can stand anything." He looked all right when parted, without incident. haven’t felt any ill effects, shall treasure You’ booklet I came away, who gets my I slept so I never heard our night. ount of work today, into the gain, and have just .had another enormous meal off the Allotment. For the first time in my life I’m having enough vegetables: no more nonsense of two spoonfuls of green peas and then away goes the dish. Now I sit down to a large dish all to myself with a dollop .of margarine on the top and a spoon to eat with. That’s the way! I confess now that this has always been my private pipe­ dream. The dentist (who has been having one of his periodic goes at me) says my gums have never been, so healthy and when I told him that I live ‘like a peasant, these days’ he replied. "Well, have the answer." So I rationing hasn’t done us I of Of- the our contrasting "I we so I hope he got home As for me, I and I the neat little ‘Thank they gave me when Good luck to the lad half-pint* soundly after it ‘Alert’ in I have done my usual that the am- bar- there yott fancy that any harm. J FO£ YMSTWe FATS ) TWY MC/ST i G££/QCVDAT£C> ££ A .............................................................. Ilium nwfint.1 I I .■■■> JWgw: /•&Neatly Caine True came true z* 7 WASTBBATS ABSWCSOBBA / TO MAKS £XPLOSW£S,MUM./D ' OW2 BUTCHS# WILL BUY THSM. XW£> /W LOTS OB /fc :4. * c % %• & ✓-7 NOW Maying ;•»«« .Mfr.ssh || % : I FATS FIRE GUNS Fat salvage is a front we all can fight on. From waste fats is made glycerine, vital in­ gredient of explosives. So save every scrap of cooking fat you can. Utilize drippings instead ofbought fat for your own cooking. Collectfats you cannot cook With in tin cans and sell to your butcher or give to voluntary fat Salvage organizations. This is a Vital war job where all can help! JOHN LABATT LIMITED London Canada .........................................I ■ nd...—.... My worst fears nearly the other evening. I was cycling back from one of those Red Cross sketching bouts, pack on back, complete with easel, and my eye­ shade on, when I heard heavy breathing coming up behind me. It was our excellent YP. C, Parker, helmet and all. “Oh—er—good evening!" he said. "I didn’t recognize you. I thought it must be somebody dropped out of an airplane.” "Ah!" I replied. “Mr. A. told me that I should be arrested, sooner or later, as a parachutist. P.O, Parker chuckled, jolly, plump, tell him it evening.” Happily, I These are us. I lie In bed, reading before going to sleep and, so often there Is that endless droning over­ head as the bombers pass along. chuckley man), nearly happened 0 (He is a "You this am still at large, thrilling nights a for bit The Gardening Partner, after his long and tiresome illness, is getting better, Now he potters out and does non-strenuous things with a hoe, while I rack my brains privately, on the autumn digging. I find a solution to then; and in the getting much, much more like .him­ self, bless him. I knew it tain yesterday. All this I has been showing a grim ; wonted cheerfulness, but day I caught him standing path, leaning on. the hoe veying his domain with distaste, sharp, I bark. "I’ve worse," knew he his secret joy he has found a ne& kind of spot on the tomato leaves, and suspects the presence of hor­ rid deseases and hitherto unheard of pests. The fact that I have had all those heaped dishes of peas makes no impression on him. Yes, I’m so glad he's getting better. He is very pickled by the reception of a letter from our local Allotments Board, asking him if he would like, to enter for a prize. "They tell you," he said, with another hor­ rible laugh, "that even if you don’t get a prize you’ll get some good advice." His guess is that the judges would advise us to take up Art instead. After that I cycled home wih my pack filled with young beans and excellent pota­ toes, so there are no complaints on my side. Suddenly he bitter laugh: never seen he said; and let <1 it for cer- time lie and un- yester- : on the and sur- that out kind old one of looking at that I was well on the mend. To Never Missed a Month I started writing these to Canada; and I missed a single month, never reached you, I Looking through my diary of work I find that it is nearly three years since news-letters have never Some have know, but they always started from here. Now and then there hasn't been any news to speak of: the ary but fan lot of news, but a g< ed experience: blitzes, varied work, varied ac­ quaintances. various abodes—and a general lack of -comfort and that we used to hear so But who cares? I it any different. I’d back, when all this just ordin­ things; politic- Not a ;ood bit of mix­ nights in London work, various ordinary chatter of an body about ordinary I never set out to be a or a journalist, did I? ‘living space’ much about, wouldn’t have hate to look is over, and see myself as one of those unreal creatures whose one ambition was that the war ‘should not make any difference.’ The few of these odd creatures which re­ main are in a bit of a mess al­ ready: their old standard of values has been whipped away from them and they haven’t formed any new ones. . Their minds have dried up, I have just seen one go down the road, with a cross-grained face under a smart new ‘squander-bug' hat. She is off to' be arrogant patronizing to the grocer, I pect, and to ask him rations favorite question of hers, I’ve iced.) to wear herself out with weeding and tinkering among the flower­ beds, You know the type: "I must have flowers and nice things round me,” When V ventured to suggest that a few rows of peas,, and a hen-run mightjoe a sensible addition to that gard^fi it, was very coldly received, Obviously—so said the chilly blue eyes—I am no lady. I do hope you don’t mind?' and sus- the A not- Then she will come back 'when are to be increased. FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P.O. or RING 138 WM. H. SMITH licensed For Huron Special training property’s true Graduate of American Auction College Terms Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed Credit on P.O. or Phone 43-2 AUCTIONEER and Middlesex assures you of you#- value on sale <lay. USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ont. Pres........ THOS. G. BALLANTYNE R.R. 1, Woodham Vice-Pres........ WM. A. HAMILTON R.R. 1, Cromarty DIRECTORS W H. COATES ................... Exeter JOHN HACKNEY .... Kirkton, R. 1 ANGUS SINCLAIR .... Mitchell R. 1 JOHN McGRATH ..... Dubiln, Ont. AGENTS JOHN ESSERY ........ ALVIN L. HARRIS THOS. SCOTT .......... B. Centralia Mitchell Cromarty SECRETARY-TREASURER W. F. BEAVERS ............ Exeter GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter Hot Dog to Appear Only in Plain Bread Fancy Roll Covering Ordered Out For Duration will have to be dished up slices of plain bread instead odd-shaped bung in vogue The hot dog and the hamburger—> as they’re generally known—-have become war casualties according to a despatch from Ottawa, From Sept. 13 on, and probably for the duration, hot dogs and ham­ burgers between of the now. The Prices Board, in consultation with the baking industry, decided there ought to be further simplifica­ tion of bakery products as a measure. A new order .goes effect September 13 and hot rolls, hamburger rolls, Vienna and Parkerhouse rolls are wiped out, G. Cecil Morrison, the board’s of bakery products, long to rolls as Cecil Morrison, administrator said it takes five times as turn a bag of flour into into plain bread. Carried on through all war' intd dog rolls the dif­ ferent varieties of bung and rolls ahd fancy cakes, a considerable In- crease in baking production with- out increased equipment or labor will be accomplished, he added, Shy1 yon Saw it in the Times* Advocate,