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The Seaforth News, 1941-03-27, Page 3THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941 THE SEAFORTH NEWS PAGE THREE Costs less than per average baking MADE. IN CANADA PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, RAVAGED BY BOMBS At'taciking ,only a few .hours after Ring George and Queen,- 'Elisabeth lead visited the city, the German air Bence rained high explosive and 'fire bombs on Plymouth during a recent night, The attack ,was officially described as one of the heaviest yet made on the city. IBomibs ravaged a number of entreats which had escaped damage in •previous attacks. Two surfaee shelt- ers received :direct hits. A movie theatre was set afire while the show was going on. The crowd £led out into ,latne-lit streets amid the thunder of bombs, '1'Ihe theatre thorned to the 'ground. The thousands of incendiaries drop- ped at 'the start of the raid were fol- lowed almost at once .by showers .of high explosives, Most of the city's pognaa'ion took to underground shelters !before the first bombs fell and h was not believ- ed 'casualties would prove heavy, Streets were littered.with ,broken derides, mortar, wood awl glass, Entire rows of homes lay in'rnms. ,1t least half of tate -10-odd house: in one street were enin'tabitaibls. Neigh- bors and relatives did all they could to care for the refugees, and remain- ing louses in the worst bit areas were crowded. It was estimated that about 10OlI0 incendiary ,bombs were dropped. Ex- plosive lbombs dropped, at times, at the rate of b2 a minute -720 an 'hour, Many fires were started, !bit they were -!brought under control within a lfew haters with aid of civilians and the heroic work of the fire spotting and fire 'fighting services. Three churches, three department stores and two hotels were among the many .buildings wrecked by fire or explosion. !-Many shops were in cremblin;g ruins, In one street Edward 'Kirks ran out 'to •help fireabamIb fighters when incendiary (bombs fedi , across from his home. He had hardly ,got out of doors before an explosive ,bonih made, a direct 'hit en his house. Six el'ere trapped inside, Two bodies were taken out. 'Kitike's wife and two wo- men friends who had taken shelter ,beneath a stairway, were inside. They were (believed dead gender the crushed stairs, - The windows of Lady Astor's house were .blown out by 'blasts cif explosive !bombs. Member of the ,House of Commons and also mayoress of Plymouth, Vis- coun'tess Astor had spent the clay in her mayoral capacity accompanying 'King and Queen. Viseonnut Astor, her husband, one of the richest peers in the Kingdom; was recovering frtitil du at their Buckimghanhshire home, "It !Started about 'S„3t), Lady Astor said. ”\\'e went out to -watch a ntag- ni'ricent sight. Bombs, incendiary and explosive, and Hares were everywhere in the sky and the guns were going off. "The raid did not strike our part of town first. dVe were in front watching when a high explosive Ibontib FRUITS TREE FRUITS. The leading . varieties of Apples. Pears, Cherries, Plurals, etc, Priced from 50 cents up, Strictly No. 1, 2 year trees. BUSH FRUITS. Complete assortm e n t of Raspberries, Blackberries, Currants,Gooseberries. Grapes, No. 1 stock at prices that will save you money. STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 15 outstanding varieties covering full season from early to late and including the overbearing varieties. Grown right and priced right - ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Mary Washington is the leading variety for both the home garden and commercial growing. Choice one and two year roots. Uar 511 page, illustrated catalogue listing neer 'see 1300 choice varieties of ornamentals and theal. Send for your copy to -clay. The McConnell Nursery CO. Port Burwell, Ont. ESTABLISHED 1912 blew Mit every window in the house. We were unhurt I was surprised int- er to lied myself covered by .broken glass "It is difficult to rentetniber just how things happened, but soon in- cendiary bombs began 'falling all around Three or four fell on the roof of our }mese and other houses ad- joining, '\Ve went up to the roof, poured on sand and water and ex- tinguished them, Later four or five others fell in front .and we ,pest out those. All of us, including the house- hold help, were kept !busy. When things were at their worst we went into shelter in thb cellar, but came oat to put out more incendiary bombs." SMALL LOANS By Arthur P. Reid in "Canadian Business," Mr, Reid is a soon of Mr, H. Reid of Seatforth. One of the oultsanding and trouble• sonic -features of our times is the in- crease of consumer indebtedness. While no exact figures are available, it has been estimated by experts 'that consumer indebtedness in Canada is at least one billion dollars. Not all of this debt is socialiy undesirable by any means. 'Our economy has been geared !to the time paynnrent idea and it is d'oulbtful if the ec'ono•ntic system roitid function without it. ']'here is no doubt that most of this debt can and will he repaid. Nor can -there he any doulbt that a great part of the deet incurred has raised the standard of li,vin:g of the popetation in general. Merchandise bought on credit pro- duces (benefit to those who buy it, those who sell it and 'those who man- ufacture it. It is the abuse of consum- er credit and not its proper use that creates 'grave !problems, !One of the chief vrf these abuses is the grantitrg of too pinch credit. The Domfriicn Bureau of ,Statistics estimates that Canada'; retailers car- ry more than 2,515 million dollars on their hooks 11 "open accounts" as compared with •233 million dollars outstanding in insta inen•t _ sales con- tracts. In the scramble among sellers of atttemrrhiles, radios, washing mach- ines, -Ger coats, jewellery, furniture and other merchandise to get the buyer name on 0 piece of paper, consideration is not often given to the total indebtedness cif the buyer. Tlie usual ,practice in sales financing is that each debt is .purchased -from the merchant by n finance 'company Nvhirh never heard of the buyer until 1 Buys his paper. In 'the minds of many people there is considerable confusion between in- stalment sales financing and the lend- ing. of small sums of ,money en a monthly repayment plan. There slio'ttid ,be no confusion. Bas- ically the purposes of the two types of (business are its far apart as the piles. Sales financings has become a device for increasing the sale of mods. Small -loans agencies eOil'tiia- Ile•s a source of cash- credit for wage earners and small salaried people, the majority of Whom, it is estimated, are without means for nbtainin-g ord- inary bank credit. Instalment - selling Creates dell, small -!Loans agencies, generally speaking, consolidate debts already created. Instahnen't selling increases the consumer indebtedness of the community. Small -Loans a_g- eaeies provide a means for diminis•h- nter Check Book We Are Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. • The Seaforth News SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, ing h. One of the larger cash lending, agencies fn the Dominion of Canada is Household Finance e Corporation, whose es ties e ilia orates the dis- tinction 'between these two types of ruisiness. This company neither on- rioys aiiicilors for Items nor has ag- reements with merchants or dealers whereby rustouters are referred for. ..isles financing, Every loan is the re- sult of voluntary application by the borrower for ,cash :and the 'company's sole business is the ]'ending of cash. !Cash Sending agencies like 'House- hold, meet and do take into account the aggregate debt If a family. They make a careful and personal ievestig- ation ibe{ore credit is granted. Such agencies arc actually the only credit- ors which analyze 'the family's condi- tion and attempt to .limit the amount of credit to the .family's capacity to re- pay. Frain 'borrowers' loan application, received by the company during •tn•any years past, it appears that the purpose for which most customers •use the stoney borrowed i -s to re -pay debts, in a great many rases numerous small debts, These debts have aerumcilated 'gradually and the average customer can only repay the aggregate amount by retaking periodic payments. It is seldom !practicable for the debtor to distritlettc small period payments per- iodically to many creditors. By bor- rowing from the company the custo- mer cnnsol'Irla1i' his total indebted- ness into one obligation which can he paid off .systematically within his power to save for that purpose. In such eases customers do not add -tis their ddhts, but rather shift the load 'from a number of creditors .to the company whose bnsfness it is to ex- tend credit. These delbts are medical, dental and hospital bills, taxes, real estate payments, fuel, clothing, trade - Smell's hills and similar obligations. In •!',ane of the remaining cases t111' loan creates new debts but these 'are created for purposes whir•- are com- pelling 'to the 'borrower. These pur- poses include !family needs, 'education. assistance for relatives, travel and vacation. The information supplied by customers also shows that the prin- cipal causes of borrowing include un- usual large expenditures temporary loss of income, and inability to save for ,periodic expenses. TESTED RECIPES THE VERSATILE POTATO Potatoes once every day is a good yule, but because they are everyday fare care should be observed so that they do not become monotonous Potatoes lend themselves to a wide variety of ways of serving. all of which stay be made inviting: petrfli- (Itis and inexpensive. The following recipes have beim tested by the Consumer Section, Marketing Service, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture. Every one is worth trying. Vegetable Pie with Potato Crust 2 tablespoons bacon fat 1 small onion 1 cup cooked carrots 1 cup cooked chopped potatoes 1 cup cooked peas 1 cup cooked string beans Salt and pepper Celery salt Melt fat. Add onion. Cook until clear. Add vegetables and I cup meat stock or milk and seasonings. Cover with potato crust. Bake 80 minutes at 350 degrees F. Potato Crust for Meat or Vegetable Pte 1 cup hot mashed potatoes 1s teaspoon salt 1 egg 5b enp flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoons melted fat Combine ingredients in order given, Roll mixture to about ?t inch thickness .on a floured board. Potato Pancakes 1 cup grated raw potatoes 1 tablespoon flour 3_ teaspoon salt Mix well. Drop mixture by spoon- fuls on a hot greased griddle. Turn when brown on one side. Patato Scones 1 cup Sour 1 cep -mashed potatoes 2 tablespoons fat ei cup milk -4 teaspons baking powder Sift dry ingredients. Add potatoes. Work fatinlightly. Add milk gradu- ally to make a soft dough. Turn on a floured board, Pat out to Se inch thickness. Cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake in a hot oven 15 minutes at 400 degrees F. Patato Cheese Soap 2 Cups milk 2 tablespoons lions 1 tablespoon butter 4 tablespoons cheese 1 cup maahed potatoes Melt butter. Add flour. Cook until frothy. Add cheese .and milk. Stir until thickened and smooth. Add Potatoes, Re -heat. Potato Puff—Cheese Meringue. 3 egg yolks Ye toaepoon salt % teaapoom popper % teaspoon marts 41.s eups hot tnashed potatoes. 51 cup milk 1 tablespoons butter 15f tablespoons corn syrup et cup grated cheese 3 egg whites Melt butter and add to potatoes. Beat egg yolks until very light. Add milk, seasonings and potatoes, ].heat until very fluffy. Turn into a greased baking dish. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add corn syrup and '1a cup cheese. Pile on potatoes. SPrinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 15 min utea in a moderate oven 01' at 300, degrees F. EVE DEFIES ADOLPH ,Before they left England for Buen- os Aires, eighteen mannequins dis- played to a group of South American diplomats the models specially de signed !by nine London Fashion houses for presentation in Argentina. Brazil and Llru'guay, This, the first London Fashion Col- lection, gees out triunnphaot from the sticks of the 'blitz. Time 'bombs isolated for a time the samples of the fabrics assembled for a preliminary seler'tion. 'Highexplosives damaged their new quarters; and. after the samples had been rescued intact from the debris, the fabrics were 'fin- ally chosen to an orchestra of sirens, planes and bombs, Nett, the City fires destroyed cer- tain of the fabrics. These were re- placed. Then rine imantrfactnrer- had to salve his material from a ware- house wrecked in Manchester. Throughout the tsinter's alerts the organizers of 'the 'Collection, 'brentght together by the British Colour Coun- cil, leave !net in a iheauty parlour, hi railway .stations, taverns and cellars. Never have there been such odds against anyone 'delivering the ;goods.' They have done 1 nn time, and it was a proud assembly which et last, in Mayfair salon, saw in strict sec- recy the final rehearsal of completed models, Among those 'there were itis Excellency Dr. Tomas le Breton. the Argentine Amt'hassador, and iia - demoiselle le !Breton: His Excell- ency the Uruguayan Minister, Senor Don Daniel Castellanos, and Ma- dame de Castellanos; Madame Mon - es de Atragao, the wife of His Ex- cellency the Brazilian Ambassador and Senor a Flores Piren. !Commer- cial Attache t«, the Argentine Em- 'bassy, , Bus Driver--"Mada.m, that child will have to pay half fare. He is over five years old." Gob's Wife ---"But he can't he, I've only been married four years." Bus Driver—'Never mind the con- fessions. Let's have the money," Here is Arthur W. Holmes. the CBC engineer who went to war with a suitcase. That was back in Decent- ber, 1939. when Art and Bob Bow- man stepped aboard the flagship which led the first Canadian division to the battle front. Today they share the honor of having been the first Canadians on the scene to cover the war and in the 15 mouths since they landed in Britain they have shared other honors and many adventures. GOES YOUR NOSE FILL UP, SPOIL SLEEP? IDPURPOSE MEDICINE If your nose fills up, makes breath- ing difficult, spoils sleep—put 3 -pur- pose Vicks Va-tro nol up each nostril. Va-tro-nol does 3 important things for you: (1) shr nks swollen mem- branes; (2) soothes irritation; (3) helps flush out nasal passages, clearing clogging mucus, relieving transient congestion. It brings more comfort, makes breathing easier, invites sleep. When a CoZd Threatens use Va-tro-nol at first sniffle or sneeze. MKS:, Helps to prevent colds developing. VA'TR*'N011c Little Girl—"t can make toast like - mother can,', Visitor—"How do you make toast, my dear?" Little - Gh•1—"First you put it on the stove and burn it and then you put it in the sink and scrape it." "My sweetie puts everything he has into 115 work," boasted the blonde. And her cede' girl friend sneered, "Oh, so he makes ham- burgers." It was father's birthday and mother had bought him a new tie, "I wonder what would best with it?" she eried coyly as she held it MP. Father eyed the many -colored hor- ror and replied briefly: - "A beard!, How Nazis Use "Homely Women" For Spies Pretty women spies nearly always got into trouble, so the Nazis are giving undercover jobs to unattract- ive women. Read. . .in The American Weekly with the Match 30 issue of The Detroit Sunday Tfines..,how a homely housewife's arrest by the British revealed this radical depart- ure in spying. Be sure to get The Detroit Sunday Times this week and every week. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Assures Security for over One Million Partners H. R. LONG, GODERICH District Agent "THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKED," D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Office — Commercial Hotel Electro Therapist — Massage Hours—Mon. and Thurs. after- noons and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION ey manipulation—Sun-ray treatment. Phone 227. BUS TIME TABLE Leaves Seaforth for Stratford: Daily 5,95 a,m. and 5.15 p.m. Leaves Seaforth for Goderich: Daily except Sunday and poi., 1.09 5.m. and 7,40 p.m. Sun. and bol., 1.05 p.m. and 0.90 p.m_ Connection at Stratford for Toronto, Hamilton, Buffalo. London, Detroit, Tavistock, 'Woodstock, Brantford Agents: Queen's. Commercial, Dick House J GALLOP'S GARAGE GE SEAFORTH Chrysler, Plymouth and Fargo Dealer Come in and see the new, Plymouth car and Fargo Truck We alto Have a Service Truck—if you have Ear trouble, phone 179 and we will come promptly PHONE 179. All Repairs Strictly Cash. 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