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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-06-26, Page 7Thursday, Juno 26th, 1941 .ULUU^LUL^J^..''XW-WW^W^ WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES- - * ' L .., ,■■■ L. . ■■ - , 4 Our fcooHtt^Mtr* tAtr*’j No changes recently made, in th* law of the Province of Ont* ario as It affects persons dy» Ing without Wills, • Changing financial conditions. • Changing laws, • Changing family, business and social relationships— Necessitate Changes in One's Will. Our experience in the administra­ tion of Estates may be of value to you to-day. the; STERLING TRUSTS ’ CORPORATION 172 BAY ST. TORONTO PRIZE WINNING 1941 VICTORY LOAN ESSAYS The following are the essays writ­ ten by local students which won the .local prizes. The winners were award­ ed the Advan'ce-Tiines cups, The es­ says were written in the interest of the 1941 Victory Loan and were for­ warded to be further judged in the Provincial contests. * $ * THE ISSUES AT STAKE IN THIS WAR — WHY CANADIANS SHOULD BUY VICTORY BONDS .By Isabel Lamb, Grade XII, Wing­ ham High School In every newspaper and over every Tadio station'many times a day we read and hear just what we are fight­ ing for in this greatest mass struggle in mankind’s history. When we get .■down to bold facts we realize that what is at stake is our very way of life. Our way of life which is freedom and individual tolerance, against Hit­ lerism which is slavery and contempt ■for the individual. You cannot voice words like “democracy” and “liberty”. They sound smug but they don’t bring forcibly home how very much we have to lose. Think of our revered in­ stitutions, bywords of the system un­ der which we live — things like elec­ tions, the uncensored press, freedom of religion and education. All these simply do not exist in the countries which'we are fighting. They have elections but they are the merest farces. It is not hard to decide how to vote when there is only one Party. Every word people read has been carefully passed upon by a group ■of perverts, headed in our major op­ position ..state by a depraved man whose every thought is coloured by an enormous" self-inspired grudge against mankind. t Parson Numiiller, alive or dead, is -an incontrovertible witness against the pagan interference with divine wor­ ship in the Reich. And who, of all peo­ ple, should be Minister of Education in Germany but a man whose only qualification for the position is his dis­ missal as a school teacher before the Nazi Gang tricked and mob-violenced their way into control of the country! Here in this country we have a gov” eminent responsible to ourselves; we can still read editorials critical of that government; we can still worship our own God in our own way; we can still go to schools whose prime purpose is not the instilling of blind Nationalism. With so very much to lose, does anyone need to ask why this Victory Bond Issue must be met and oversub­ scribed? We are at war in every sense of the word, and the oply way we can win is to give our boys the best there is in guns, tanks and planes, In order to obtain these, they have to be bought with money and the money must come from the people one way or another. Bluntly—it’s up to us. Jf we do not want to work for Hitler we have to do something about it. Lending our mon­ ey is the only alternative for a good many of us, and the satisfaction which comes from this is that we cannot lose a cent. Victory Bonds are as good as five dollar bills; in fact, better, because they pay interest. Unforgettable is the fact that if ’enough people do not lend their money, the government will be forced to take it, and needless to say we will not get it back either, That is what they mean by conscripting the wealth.” So with a full realization that we must sacrifice some comforts, let lus get behind the current drive and boost it far over the top, Canada itself is at stake; victory is worth any price. * .* WHY WE MUST BEAT HITLER AND WHY VICTORY BONDS HELP By Margaret Angus, Grade VIII, Wingham Public School. Canada at war! What does this mean to you? Does it mean your home, your motherland and your peo­ ple at war? Do you realize that this is your war too? It’s all very well for you to be venturesome or pessimistic about our war while sitting calmly in easy chairs at home, giving directions or asking why Britain doesn’t have ships here or aeroplanes there. Well, why doesn’t she? Do you think Bri­ tain is made of money? You, every in­ dividual in Canada, should and can help win this war by helping to pay its enormous costs. You can lend money to 'your country for. the dura­ tion of the war and hot only receive that money back but interest also. Surely each one of us realizes just what we are up against in this horrible war. We must keep it from becoming more 'frightful still by buying Victory Bonds to stamp out the maniac Hit­ ler, who threatens all mankind. Re­ peatedly he tries to break British mor­ ale but .he is doomed to failure. He is a pagan who teaches youth to love their state and not their God. He stamps and crushes freedom. He takes money from old folks and young alike until they are starving and helpless. Why? Because Hitler and a few of his henchmen like Himmler and Goer­ ing love the feel of power to destroy, love to be able to steal at will and love to rule with an iren hand. We see the persecution of all the weak and op­ pressed whom the Germans have cap­ tured. People are worked like slaves, A view of the Rainbow bridge at Niagara Falls which is now near­ ing completion. Workers are fast closing the gap between the Ameri­ can and Canadian sections, and the 950-foot arch that rises 20 storeys above the river will be completed in June. When the last section of the arch is in place, supporting cables will be removed. Towers at each end of the bridge will also be eliminated when the arch is complete. separated from their families and cruelly beaten to death. That is Nazi- ism! Will you let this go on? Don’t you feel selfish here in peace and quietness? Why not do your, bit. Through safe loans on Victory Bonds you can help your country and draw, interest too. The whole Dominion backs these loans. Think what this se­ curity means! No safer investment ex­ ists than Victory Bonds* What will Britain do with this mon­ ey loaned from bonds? She will buy guns, tanks, aeroplanes, ships and a thousand other kinds of modern equip­ ment. Is your son in the army? Do you not want him to have the best of equipment? In Germany money need­ ed is taken by force, while in Canada you are kindly asked to lend your money. The whole-hearted support of every willing and able citizen is needed to make this campaign a success. You will help bring peace and life to the whole world once more, so work and save, and b.uy Bonds for Victory! LETTERS FROM THE OLD LAND Editor’s Note: The following are ex­ tracts from letters received from Eng­ land. We are sure that our readers will be much interested in them as they show the determined spirit of the people of that bombed land. The first- letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Seddon arid the second by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wickstead. 104 Manchester Rd., Leigh Dear Folks: Well, here we are again. We were very pleased when we got your letter as we always wonder whether they have landed or not. Each time we get one from you the first words we say are “Well, old Hitler hasn’t sunk this one. Well, Nellie, I hope you are all quite well over there, as we are O.K. here butwwe have had a hellish week. I don’t think we have been in bed a whole night for nearly a fortnight. Last Thursday I am sure he came ov­ er with hundreds, and if'you could have seen us you would have had the best laugh you have had for a long time. He started about 12 and we had all gone to bed when off goes the sir­ ens. We stopped in bed for a little while till one big one landed by the work house. Well, Uj) we jumped and I said to Bill “It’s the station,” When I got up I could not find any of my clothes so I had to put Bill’s pants oil and tie them with string. Mary, that is Bill’s sister, had all her clothes under her arm. We were not long be­ fore we were dug in but you know Nellie we have some good laughs when it is all over. Fortnight tonight they dropped two, near to Tallie’s. She had her windows blown in, also her door, but Bessie’s were not touched. He wasted two land mines and killed no one, only blew the road up and damaged a lot of houses. Well, how are things in Canada? Have you got plenty of work. Here there is work for more than they can get. They are closing the mills and putting the work­ ers ott munitions. We have a lot of evacuees in Leigh from Liverpool. Some in the town hall and some in all the schools and they are very comfort­ able. Bill was out the other morning seeing them all settled down. I believe Liverpool is in a terrible state but it is not the docks so very much but the poor people’s homes. Never mind, he will meet his Waterloo before long. I am afraid he does not break the peo­ FORCING RAINBOW LINK BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CANADA ple’s spirit, he only makes them bitter as they are well prepared for all sorts of things. Is Wilfred staying in Can­ ada because if ever he is sent over to England you must tell him he knows where to come as we would all be very pleased to see him. We see Canadians in Leigh now and then and it always makes us think about you over there. Love for all, Nell, Bill and Eric. F.S.—-Well, Nell, we will soon have the old-------------on the run. * # * 14 Richmond Mount, Headlingly, Geeds 6, May 3rd, 1941 My Dear Brother and Sister: I was more than pleased .to get your letter for it seemed a long time since I had heard from you but it is nice to hear from you and to know that you are both quite well, I am sending you a slip of paper of the funeral of the poor victims. It is very sad for every one, really everything seems to be very cruel. Things seem to be in a muddle, especially shopping, for one can not get this thing and then the bther. Eggs only two for six people a week. Cheese rationed on Monday, 1 oz. per person so just wonder if you would like to share my portion. No fruit, what an apple or an orange is like, well we could not tell you, and now they tell us no sugar for jam. It will be grand when one can shop and get all one wants. If we say a pound of anything the answer is “Sorry, only half.” I really cannot tell you what it is like, you cannot realize unless you are here. We get terrible raids although we in Leeds have a lot to be thankful for, we have not had it nearly as bad as other towns. Flymouth has had it ev­ ery night for a week. The people must be terrified of the shelling and bomb­ ing. I believe most of them go out in the open at night to be safe, but in a time like that I don’t think anywhere is safe. Coventry has had two very bad doses, worse than last November. I don’t know if Effie’s house has been damaged. I really have had no news from them but I had a letter from Alice and Harry. They escaped death [You Roll Them Better With! YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION Our 25 Point Scientific Examin­ ation enables us to give you Clear, Comfortable Vision F. F. HOMUTH Optometrist Phone 118 Harriston MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe­ cution of high-class work, We ask you to see the largest display .of monu­ ments of any retail factory in Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. We import all our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rough. You can save all local dcal- ;rs’, agents’ arid middleman profits by seeing us. E. 1 Skelton & Son at West End Bridge—WALKERTON by inches. They have lost their home completely, nothing saved, from what they say. I do not think they can get recompense from the government until after the war. I must be content and wait for news as they have no post of­ fice left I expect, only temporary. We do well to get what we do in the way of post, your letter came through this time, John, without being opened but had taken nearly five weeks. We have had some cold weather, in fact, we have had snow last week and it is the third of May, and not a leaf on any of the trees, no May flowers to hang ov­ er the doors. This week we get the clocks put forward another hour, so that makes us two hours ahead of the sun and makes it very cold in the morning. I had a letter from Jean last week, she is a corporal in .the Brownies and the twins have been on a play “Alice In Wonderland.” It would be nice to seem them again but we are asked not j to travel only when necessary. Hope to hear again soon. I thought my last letter might be feeding the fishes, and I do hope this one finds you real well, and that you have a successful season. Ever your loving sister, Len. Cheerio, all the best. BRITAIN MAY REQUIRE LARGE SUPPLY OF EGGS Indications are that Great Britain will require an increasingly large sup­ ply of eggs from Canada during the third year of the war. The Dominion Department of Agriculture believes it is now too late to prepare for this de­ mand through the purchase of baby chicks, but a great deal can be done by a careful selection and carrying ov­ er of all available laying stock. There is a noticeable tendency at the present time on the part of poultry producers to reduce laying flocks, the marketing of fowl being quite heavy during the first two weeks in June. While systematic culling is desirable at all times, the present situation would not appear to warrant heavy reduc­ tions. There has been no break in the price of eggs and all indications point to a | particularly strong egg market during the summer and fall of this year, While it is true that a great many yearlings we’re kept over last fall and in the ordinary course of events now is the time when two year olds, and birds that have completed their lay, should go to market. Poultry producers, how­ ever, would be well advised, to look over their yearling stock carefully and to retain for laying purposes all birds which are physically fit and in such condition as to insure a maximum egg production during the next twelve months. KEEP POTATO FOLIAGE COVERED WITH SPRAY Failure to spray potatoes consistent­ ly through the growing season last year cost Ontario farmers approxim­ ately $1,200,000, states J. T. Cassin, in charge of potato work for the Ontario Dept, of Agriculture, Toronto. Mr. Cassin points out that average produc­ tion for the 147,000 acres potatoes grown in Ontario last year was but 77 bushels as compared with the average of 98 bushels over the past ten years. “Many growers who kept potato fol­ iage covered with the proper sprays last year harvested good crops yield­ ing from 150 to 200 bushels per acre,” said Mr. Cassin. “The timely use of arsenates and Bordeaux will protect the plants from insect pests and late blight caused by continuous wet wea­ ther/’ The time to commence spraying for fleabeetles is when the plants are from four to six inches high, says Mr. Cas­ sin, Arsenate and Bordeaux should be applied regularly to repel attacks from potato bugs, leaf hoppers and late blight. Arsenate is required only for protection from flealbeetles and potato bugs. Bordeaux mixture repels leaf hoppers and gives protection from late blight. Every farmer growing potatoes in commercial quantities will be interest­ ed in obtaining Bulletin No. 390 of the Ont. Dept, of Agriculture, “Successful Potato Production in Ontario.” It may be obtained from the Agricultural Re- presenative in your county. TESTED RECIPES RHUBARB Homemakers throughout " Canada are thinking seriously about their re­ sponsibilities these days. They realize that efficient management of the home will count in meeting increased taxes and higher costs of household essent­ ials, and that on them largely depends the extent to which family contribu­ tions can 'be -made to the national war treasury for the war program. Care in buying and prevention of waste are attracting the attention of the homemaker. Food is given first consideration, because in .most instanc­ es it is the largest item of family ex­ penditure. Food purchases are best made according to a pattern, one that will supply appetizing, nourishing nieals, at a satisfactory cost. One way of assuring this is by buying and using freely the products which are abund­ ant on the market. The season is just beginning for many Canadian foods, asparagus and rhubarb being' the harb­ ingers of other good things to follow. Even the most palatable food may soon become unpopular if served too often in the same way. Rhubarb is no exception, so it is well to use some in­ genuity in preparing it for the table. That is, if you are going to make best use of rhubarb while it is plentiful. The Consumer Section, Marketing Service, Dominion Department of Ag­ riculture, recommends the following- tested recipes: Baked Rhubarb 4 cups rhubarb, cut in 1 or 2 inch pieces 1 cup sugar Prepare rhubarb. Mix with sugar and let stand for 1 hour. Bake in a covered baking dish in moderate oven, or^cook in top part of double boiler, until rhubarb is tender. Rhubarb Pie 3 cups diced rhubarb 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour J/s tsp. salt 2 tbsps. -butter Vi cup raisins may be added Combine rimbarb, sugar, flour and salt. Fill pastry-lined pie pan, dot with butter and adjust top crust. Bake in hot oven (450°F.) 10 minutes, then in, moderate oven (350°F.) about So minutes, Makes 9” pie. For variation use strips of pastry, placed criss-cross, as top crust of pie. Pastry zi cup lard ,2 cup boiling water Vs tsp. salt 3 cups pastry flour w' Cream lard. Stir in- (boiling wW, Add flour and salt, mixing it in quicV ly* using a knife. Chill thoroughly fore wiling. Makes 3 -single crusts, Rhubarb Tapioca % cup -honey 4 cups rhubarb—cut in 1 inch pieces 4 tbsps. quick cooking tapioca Cpmine ingredients in top of double boiler. Cook, covered, for 20 minutes. Chill. Serve with custard sauce or whipped cream. Scalloped Rhubarb 2 cups soft bread crumbs 2 tablespoons butter* 3 cups rhubarb cut in small pieces H cup seedless raisins Vs cup granulated sugar 2 tbsps. water Mix crumbs and melted butter to­ gether. Place Vs crumbs in bottom of casserole® or baking dish. Cover with half of rhubarb, sugar, water and rais­ ins. Sprinkle with crumbs, then add. remaining fruit, sugar and water. Cov­ er with crumbs, Cover dish and b3ke in moderate oven 375° F. for 30 min­ utes. Remove cover and bake until tender and crumbs brown. Serve with hard sauce or cream. BRAIN-TEASERS 1. If you were given a pampel- mouse what would you do with it? — (a) plant it; (b) kill it; (c) eat it.' 2. Brimstone and treacle is an un­ pleasant medicine for girls and boys. What is brimstone? 3. A currier is? — (a) leatherwork- (b) one who makes curry; (c) official messenger; (d) two-wheeler vehicle. 4. In what countries are these vol­ canoes? (a) Kilauea; (b) Stromboli; (c) Etna; (d) Popocatepetl. 5. For what were these noted? — Aurora, Croesus, Adonis. Answer to Brain-Teasers on Page: Two HERE'S 1 PROOF THAT WE GIVE YOU MORE FOR YOUR WHEN YOU BUY B. F. 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