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Radar 'Spy' Found
Nazis Unprepared
.A. secret spy trip by a leading
radar expert in 1937 assured'
Britain that Germany. bad- no radar
system other "own, it was disclosed
followieg'the lifting of the Anglo-,
American censorship on this
closely-guarded.'weapon, •
' Sir Robert Watson -Watt, radar
pioneer, and his wife were tent
on. a special journey to Germany
in the' guise of tourists: •They
carried the tourist's usual para-
phernalia ; of walking shoes and
Baedeker—plus • a pocket telescope
which looked like a flashlight..
They visited ancient churches
—taking a Particular interest in
the view form9le
t steeple
w h e r e Lady \\ratsou; Watt,
sketched. landscapes, au d Sir
Robert poked around in . the
churchyard looking fol• the
"graves" of the revered grand-
parents of afrie'nd."
Most' important; however, it.
now is. disclosed, they returned • to
▪ Britain, havingseen nothingmore
• than ar few ordinary, radio towers,
and some high tension wires=clone
of the equipment of a radar station
with whose appearance Sir Robert
was so',familiar.
Climate Note
Passengers on a Portland, Ore:,
bus sweltered and wondered MAY.
even with the windows open, it
was hotter In the bus than outside,:
says tate New York Times. Only
the driver, a discharged war vet-
eran,
eteran, remained 'cool and calm,
Finally. it was discovered that all
the heaters were going full blast;
the driver had` recently returned
front the South Pacitie and he was
more comfortable. than at any
time since he had come back from
tho tropics.
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ISUE 35--1945
How Can 1?
Ly Anne, .Ashley
•
Q, How can 'I draw out the• in-
sects 'in , lettuce, cabbage, or.
greens?
A. They can be drawn out when
preparing for the table or for
cooking by letting them remain in
cold, salt water for about 'an hour
before using,.
'` Q. lib* can I prevent whipped ,
cream from falling when it is not
used, immediately?”'
A. Dissolve 'a pinch of gelatine
in half 'teaspoon ofwater, and then
vein!, into the cream. •
Q. How can 1 prevent tears in'r
baby's, stockings, from safety pins?'
A. Try seiving loops of tape to
baby's st ckin a through Q g g which to:
fasten the safety, pins , of the.dia-
per,
Q. How can I fill the salt and
pepper cellars easily without epll•
ding?
'A. A funnel. for. this purpose is
the. best •method, butif none is
convenient; make one by using an.
old envelope, merely tearing off
a small portion of one corner for
the opening. •
Q, Hone can I' stimulate the
growth of the eyebrows?
A. Apply pure olive... oil with a •
small brush. Or apply vaseline be-
fore retiring. •
'Lights Of London
On Again Full Blast.
Londoners celebrated until the.
early morning hours as lights. In
.the British capital want on fall
blast for the first time in nearly six'
years,
The strict wartime blackout ended
May 23, but the return of peace-
time street lighting had been de-
layed to conserve fuel supplies and
to repair damages to the lighting..
system resulting front Gorman
bombings.
Picadilly Circus - the Times
Square of London—was the cen-
tre of activity as huge electric
signs in many colors -turned night ze
into day. The entire west end
glowed under a multitude of new
lights and in many sections there
were red, yellow and green street
lights—an experiment in pew fortes
of street illumination.
Londoners paraded the briglhtiy
lighted streets in vast numbers,
many of them dancing arm in arm
and singing. It was the first time
that many of the capital's thou-
sands of children ever -had seen the
city 'fully lighted,
Modern Etiquette
By Robertr Lee
1. Would it be permissible for;
a, man to pass in front • of ; a Wo-
nsan, in •order to, get out, ofan
automobile •on the 'curb, side?'
2, When giving a luncheon,
when should' the bread and butter
plates heput on the table?
3. What shotild" a hostess do if
a caller, refuses a cup of tea or
coffee?
4,' If a man has asked a . girl
for permission to call and she has
declined, should he ask her again
at some other time?
5. Is it correct for parents to
introduce their children to adults,?
6. What is the proper position
to place a butter knife• on the but
ter plate?
ANSWERS
1, Yes, and it also safer than
getting out on the traffic hide. Of
course it would,. be more: con-
venient , for the driver to get out
on the left side, 2. Before -the,
guests euter the diaingrootit,• 3.
The hostess should accept the
refusal and not make the- offer a'
second time, 4, ,That depends en-
tirely upon the mannerin wlii'ch
she refused' his first request. FIC.
must use his best judgment• as to
whether . tlie girl really cares' to
extend the friendship. 5. Yes, and
it is 'excellent training. Well-bred
Parents should do so- at every op-
portunity. 0. Diagonally across the
rim of the plate.
Auntie: "How did Jimmy get on
in his history exam?"
Mother: "Not: very well, but it
wasn't Itis fault.- They asked him
thinks that• happened `before the
poor boy was born." ,
DREAM -TURNS' REAL
For nearly. 15 years, Dr. Syngman
Rhee, above, has been president
of the proyisional government of
Korea. For . most tof that time he
has headeda mission.•
'in Washing-
ton
ashington seeking U.S. aidfor his Kon
can independence campaign so
that his government might take
over. Two years ago the United
Nations pledged his country inde-
pendence. With Japan beaten, Dr.
Rhee'd dream nears reality
BRITAIN'SANTI-INVASION DEFENCES
Round patches of oil on the surface of the sea grow larger. They
will enlarge to form a . continuous strip, when they will be ignited.
Oil is projected into the sea from shore pipelines.
sr
stiS'S VS;
dge
As the patches of oil on the surface of the sea merge into one
another to form a continuous strip; the strip is ignited at several
points, and -the oil begins to burn. Soon it will be one continuous
wall of fire. Pictures have now been released -showing how Britain
prepared a fiery reception for the Germans had they attempted in-
vasion:"Oil Defences" capable of setting the Channel ablaze were
evolved - billowing smoke towering above this barrier a secondary „
line of inshore oil defences (known as Fougasae) was organized,
C.W.A.C.'s REVIEWED
' ;':.
f'f�z z:F4 -.x
Conducting his first,inspectidn of troops since
p returning, from. over-
seas, MAJ.-GEN, B. M. HOFFMEISTF,R, C.B., C B;E:; D.S.O.,
and' two, Bars; Commander. 'af'the " Canadian Army Pacific Force,
recentlyreviewed C,W;A:C: personnel of the 2nd Echelon, C.A.P.F.
at Brockville, Ont. ' Gen. I-Ioffineister is shown here -inspecting' the
ranks, The' inspedtion coincided with the 4th Anniversary of : the ;
C.W.A.C. organization. •
LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM
_,CHAPTER XVI.
"What's in the wind, Peter? Any
idea?" '
"All, wenn' Roget'!ooked at the
cigar blue sky and thought, of
Meridel's :eyes and closed his. own.
It' would be good' to fly 'again; to
-range the: heavens wide' and free.
"By the way," said Peter Ays-
cough. "I heard ,they found that
ritzy station wagoof yours aban-
doned at Sainte-Barbe, not far
•from 'the border.- The fugitives
grabbed some farmer's truck there
sand ' took it almost to the ,line
_ And they're over, I guess. They
seeem to have vanished into thin
air."
"I thought they'd get away.
Nervy beggars;" •
"It's a devil of a note— That
Kehl -Captain Manfred Kehl —
a . big shot Nazi; the other lad,
Faber, was a hell -raiser too. No
Mid of trouble with him in the
camp;. I heard' f1oin a chap who
did duty there, They'll find some
pale in the States, you may be
sure. I suppose they'll turn up
next in Tobruk."
Roger. deep in his heart. did not
know whether to be, glad or sorry
that Michel had • escaped. For a
white lie had thought, with Tante
Mitni, that perhaps a bullet from
a pursuer's gun would be the best
answer to it all. Now he did not .
know, .Iits own,itahpiness was'..so
great, so wondrous. 'Perhaps the
Auierieans, this time,' would grant
no bail, would take the men and
hold thein prisoners until the war
was over. Ctrtainly.'it would be.
foolhardy to let triose two escape.
Web. anyway, it wasn't lits worry
any more,
* * *
The ch4dren had presented Pe-
ter Ay,coubh with a huge basket
or ribbon -candy, barley toys, bon-
bons, fruit and nuts, which he con-
. sunned Happily along the way at the
constant hazard of 'wrecking the
machine stud breaking their necks,
"It will be a relief, to get up hi
the air again, Pete," said Roger
as they slewcd away from the edge
of a gully and grazed a telephone
pole on the other side of the road,
"So safe up there."
"It is r, bit slippery, sir. Gosh,
you- mutt have had 1:: swell time
at your aunt's place, if this is a
sample of it. Was that pretty girl
the princess?"
"Yes—that was 'the princess."
"Boy! She looked it, War surely
has it compensations,"
"Yes," said Roger wryly. "It's
been a, great .war for the Fabres.
We'll all be sorry t'o!see it enol,"
Ile fell si'ent thinkijtg of that last
lovely picture he had taken away
with him, the bright' faces of the
children, tuadame's burning black
eyes and the pride in +them •and the
tears that were like jc3cis_fn the
eyes of• Mei•idel. Behind them the
gray wells of the chateau; behind it
the bills crowned with the dark
green beauty of the; spruce trees'
and the pines.
*. * 0;
Your deal remembered face, he
thought. Nothing shall dini the
memory of it for 'me -dot the
mountains and the seas between;
not,years it I- should be kept away
from you that lotig;tnot eternity.
But I'il come back 'tovou, Meridel.
I know' 1 was not 'first in. your -
heart, hie came' there once for a
little while arid ,possbssed it, and
he does not easily let go. I'm sorry
the end for hill) had to be like this,
so dark, so shamefully dark, I
would rather have bested him in
fair fight or at leabt, have had
the chance to fight, even had I
lost. There's something hollow
about this victory, something that.
robs itof its savor.
Dreaming thus, he dozed oil and
it, was not until they had rolled into
the outlying districts of the city
where , Ayscongh had a chance to
do some really fancy driving, that
he awakened ---east as 'their front
fender grazed the mighty bumper
of a ti9tck,
"Did I miss much, Pete?"
"You have no idea, sir," Pete
grinned, cheerfully, "An men, espe
cially 'truck drivers, will remem-
ber the passing of Peter Ayscough,"
"With a blessing, I'll bet,"
"Well, I did hear some of them
mention names that go with bless-
ings, though their faces belied their'
words. But .I do my best, my very '
_hest; and do it- every day. Always
the' first to spring to arms at the
Call' of'd'uty. 'that's rte, Pete."
• �* * *.
Gradually, quiet descended on the
greathouse as the. .laughter, the
busy tongues were stilled by sleep.
Rudolph, the incorrigible, went to
the kitcheii,sooa.after dinner, to sit
in the• chair he loved, to talk grave-
ly with Gesner and tlie cook and,
"Florian and the other domestics, of
Wars and the aftermath of war, of
his own experience, iti- the.'araly of
France, in. the First World 'Velar.
lie spoke of the great generals of
history, of the first great Churchill,,
Corporal John, Duke of Marlbor-
ough; of Prince Eugene,_of Napole-
on, Wellington and. Blucher:. He
Loved kitchens, did Rudolph,. were
they of castles, inns or. cottages.
He, who was ,to- the. manner born,"
found his greatest, ease and happi-
ness' in the inglenook. -
Madame and Ie'Ieridel shared the
fire in the roost upstairs. It had:
been a., good' day. The events of
last night had not faded, antmore
than the wine stain on the taupe
carpet. But 'the', beauties ' of the
day had taken sotue of 'the ugliness
from them; the sweet and gentle
spirit, the love that had pervaded
the house' had driven .those dark
shadows into hiding and both of
them prayed, the old (ady,and'the
young alid ..in : whose, cyeg',: the
dreams refused to die, that •they
would not come again.
"You sent Roger away happy
this
time," :aid madame. "Never 'be-
fore have I seen hint, go so ganly
leave so much that he lovedbe-
hind and depart singing, But it
was so day. I think he rust have
taken something very pre
away with hint."
* 0 0
tt
cions
Meridet- colored, looked at her
hand to it he had kissed.. 'Some-
thing very small I think, madame.
He asked for my love and I told
him it was freely given."
Theold lady looked at her
shrewdly for a moment; then at
the fite. She rubbed her chin on
the gleatnittg knoll of her stick.
"Freely,' yes," she said after a
moment. 'Sometimecs, I know, it
is not in uur power to give as
we should like to give.'
"And is not that selfishness,
madame?"
The thin shoulders shrugged,
"Say, rather, it is human nature
—
a perverse, stubborn, sometimes
hateful thing, Logic stops at 'hu-
man hater-, Why do we do the
things we do, !tele? Why'should we
cause pain to those who loveus
most? Roger adores you, but you
know what it is' in love—alae who
loves, one who permits herself to
be loved; 1t is like that ill any
match. There is no balance: One
gives, the 'other takes. Olt, 1 have
seent it often, "offal."
"You til:nk it is like that with-
with Roger and me?"
"Isn't it?'
"I--" site coverd her face with
• her heeds. "1 clo not kuotir, Olt, he
is so fine. lie is what you call a
noble knight. I awl nothing.' By
accident of birth I was taught to
consider myself something for d
while, No, now. Where is cry no.
bility compared with his, with that
of so inane thousands of sten like
him—kings, princes, .knights—"
(Tc' Be Continued)
Nave You ilei!: -rd?
Little Johnny;"Let's 'pray
we are married."
Little Tommy; "Can't; ma
said we must keep quiet." ;-
The .rejected. suitor. WAS malting:
his final plea.
What," he asked, "ltas this fel-
low got that I haven't "
Aud the girt answered''Ilte.
--o -
John,' 1 hope 1 didn't see you.-
smiling at that girl,"
"1 hope you didn't, my dear.'?.
Tommy: "Mother; if baby swat,
lowed some tadpoles would it kill
him?"
Mother: "It !night, dear."
Tommy: "But, it basn't, mother."
A swarm of bees held up a Bri-
tish flight mission when they set-
tled Inside a bombing plane,
CHRONi1CLES
of GINGER ,. FARE
By.
Gwendoline P. Clarke'
Already, V. J; Day. seems, aeons
away, since time coiner now,
measured by events, rather than
by days .or weeks.
Strangely enough,: Y; J. Day eo•.
!tickled with the termination of
our son's thirty day -furlough and
we had toed hopes when the good
'news broke it might facilitate his
discharge which' lie' had applied
for, since his,' dad is no' longer
able to carry on alone. •
But could .he get it,— or even
an extension or leave'? The answer
fs no a thousand` times no". But
neither was bis''reguest rejected
so I suppose all She letters, papers
and affidavits ;are lying ' forgotten
ii some little' pigeon hole' until
someone gets around to digging
them' out, Apparently:tlte only way
au ordinary spidtes ,eau -earn re-
. cognition from his superiors is to.
g6 AWOL. And theft Ito finds- out
in 'pe burry how much the army
needs him and how determined it
la to get him back. Not that son.
Bob has ever tried anything 'quite
so -drastic — toomuch depends on
him 'for him to take any chalices
like that, There Is so much work-
waiting to be done at home.
We .have threshing to do, oats
to draw inand barley to eut —
and son Bob, because a wire from,
headquartera has been held up'
some place, is on draft for Camp
Borden! Partner ,ten't able to cut
the . barley; we can't draw in oats
until we 1\ave threshed; and we
can't thresh until Bob gets back
honte to look alter things. And the
threshing machine Is on the line
and will probably. want -to move in
sometime tomorrow. We' are also
afraid to leave the, house very long
In ease "long distance" • should
call. If 1 have to go out 1 generally
warn Partner' to listen for the
phone., But that idea doesn't work
too well because hegenerally falls
'asleep it be is left•iu'the house too•
long alone. I tell him his guardian-
ship is parallel to that of King Al-
fred and the'cakea,
* * *
Since I had to be •in the house
so much lately 1 thought it•might
be a good Edea to get, a room pap-
ered .— a' job that hag been hang-
ing tiro 'for some time. Our young
niece 'Betty Is staying with us so
it occurred tei me that with her
help I night even be able to paper
the ceiling — a job I have never
yet tackled alone.
The ceiling Was low enough that
I could reach it from a chair mud'
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Another telephone call ,.. Bob;
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TABLE.. TALKS
Canned Peaches
Front Canada's' Kitchen, in, the
Dominion .Department Ot Ancient.
'tare come: these tested methods
for canniug ,peaches.
Yield—One 20 lb. crate et
peaches,. yields about.19 quarts al
canned fruit. One' 6 quart Imo
.(heaped) basket, 10 lbs., 'yields
about 5 goarts of fruit.
Quantity of Syrup -It: peaches
are ripe they are quite 'sweet and
require very little sugar. Either
a thin or very thin syrup. Is Belt -
20 Ib, crate
Thin -16 eups water to 8 cups
sugar,
Very Thin -15 curia water to 6
cups sugar.
6 qt. Jeno basket
Thin -8 cups 'water to 4 eups
sugar.
Very Thin -7% cups water to
23 cups sugar.
Bring sugar and water to boiling
point; akim.
Peaches—Hot Pack
Prepare syrup, Blanch peaches,
remove skins, halve and pit; slice
H desired, Drop in' brine (1 tea-
spoon salt to 1 quart cold water)
to preserve colour, Drain. Sim-
mer• 6 minutes in syrup. Pack at
once in clean hot Jars; halved
peaches cut -side down.
Leave headspacef
Screw and spring top sealers
and cans=Va in.
Vacqum sealers--% in.
Remove .air bubbles by running
a knife down and around Inside 'of
container. Partially seal screw
-and spring top sealers. Seal las
'
•euum sealers.
Process- in boiling water bath:
Pints and 20 oz. cans -15 min.
Quarts and 28 oz. cans -20 inin,
Cool tin cans quickly under•, cold
water. Cool glass containers away
from draughts: do not invert;
Sugarless Canned Peaches
Blanch peaches, remove skins,
pit and allee, .Drop in brine (1 tea.'
spoon salt to 1 quart cold water)
to preserve colour. Drain. Heat
slowly in just enough 'water to
prevent sticking, until juice begins
to flow, about 3 to 6 miutes. Peek
a oce In clean hot sealers. . Pack
down , until juice covers fruit.
Leave headspace:
Screw and spring 'top
and cans -Y, in,
Vacuum sealera—l%s in.
Removeair bubbles by running
a knife down and around inside
of container. Partially seal screw
anal spl'ing - top sealers. Seal va-
enurnt sealers and tin cans.
Process in boiling water bath:
Pints stud 20 oz, cans -20 min.
Quarts and 28 oz. cans -26 thin.
Cool tin cans quickly under cold
water,- Cool glass containers away
from draughts; do not invert.
sealers
YANKS IN PARIS CELEBRATE PEACE
Piling aboard a passing jeep, American G,L's and a ' Wag ride
through :the streets of Paris, .waving Allied' Plage and cheering the
end of the war,