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Clinton News Record, 1945-08-30, Page 2You'll enn!Oy Our Orange Pekoe:lend 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. 4656 314ZE A refreshingly, new neckline, on - a classic shirtwaister, makes Pat- tern 4638 first choice for Fall wears Optonal` contrast for yokes and ,collar. Pattern 4056 is available in women's sizes: 34, `36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48,, G6. 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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' 725 auw�i%seCee -. It's soothing to. tired nerves to embroider this restful countryside scene ion e wall -panel. Do the easy stitches in wool or • cotton, This artistic wall hanging is pleasant to live with. Pattern 726 contains a transfer of a 15 x 19% - inch picture; color chart; stitches. Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for thisdresspattcrr to Wilson Needlecraft Dept„ Room 451, 731 Adelaide St. West, 'reroute, Print plainly pat- tern, number, your name and ad- , y the' rootii not so terribly big. So 1 hopefully .cut and, , Measured ,one, strip of. paper — 1 thought one' piece would ; be enough to expel 4.• went' with,„ Well, 1- wrestied With . that: piece, of evil. 'for nearly alt hour — pasting and repasting. At one; time I. hadit wrapped aroitiid me like a winding sheet and of course I finished up by tearing it into arty number of pieces.,in des- peration -I came downstairs and phoned a neighbor - "How do you; get one end of a strip 10, stay on a ceiling while you fix the. other?" 1 asked. Web, atter she. . had finished laughing at me she said — "You "just leave it for now and 1 will'come down after supper and help you." So that was that. The railing was done that night and Betty and 1 papered the walls next day„ It is• grand to have neighbours and, neices! . Another telephone call ,.. Bob; from delve town .... he was on parade and all ready, to move out to Camp Borden when his name - War called and. he 'was- sent back home again. "All's. well that .ends weir" — so, they say. 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,