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thursday september 3rd 1943 i t the acton free press page thrleb of interest to women 1he mixing bowl by an4t altah change chores to oflkkhs hollo homemoltors today etach of us ihould be seared to a hlrh de- raree of physical fitness clvlllnns can help win the war by developing more strength of body and mind throuah watching the foods they eat and the thine they do fatigue is too common an ailment despite tremendous food resources and medical facilities illness whittles down our production efficiency as we all know thousands have been re jected for active service duo to their lowhcalth standard so its easy to see thnt wc need to check up onour imblu lets chanffe chores to cheers by making our motto work while you work play while you play have eight hours sleep and rood food for your keep make sure of sufficient exorcise correct foods for your par ticular needs and healthful recrea tion doing your chores cheer is not only an emergency necessity but a longrange objective- for happy purposeful living nimutflrift menu cereal cooked in milk hnrd cooked egg toast coffee stenmed fish pens and cnullflowtfr whole whent bread fresh fruit cup fruit bread cheese fondue julienne salad mclbn tonst berry shortcnke ten fruit brown broad tup flour 1 tsp soda 1 tap salt 3- cups whole wheat flour cup ground dried prunes or raisins 3 tb butter l cup molasses iv cups buttermilk mix nnd sift the flour soda and salt nnd stir in the flour nnd prunes or raisins add molted butter and buttermilk to molasses pour into dry ingredients stirring only until monstened put into n greased loaf pan nbout a x 9 nnd bake in nn electric oven nt 150 degrees for 3 hour serve hot or cold cheesrt fondue 3 cup grated choesc 2 tsps fnt 1 cup milk 1 tsp snlt 3 eggs tsp mustard 1 cup broad crumb or earns high p6st cooked rice or leftover cereol beat egg yolks slightly odd mus tard crumbs snlt milk fat and cheese fold in beaten egg whites pour into n baking dish and cover with n wax paper steara for 50 mlns nnd brown in electric oen with top element turned to low or place on lowest shelf with top clement on julienne kabul arrnngt erjsp shredded lettuce endive or chtcor jn snlnd bowl put julienne thfn strips of beets in centre mi strips of cooked green benns nnd cubes of cucumber to gether adil to snlud bowl chill in electrli refrigerator sere with curr dressing take a tip cleaning sin kleetrtc it fr 1st rut or 1 jf thf machine does not nuto- mntknlh defrost turn the dial to de frost when the in is nbout v thick on the unit kemove ice cube trnys nnd wash in rlenr wnter 2 wjish interior of refrigerator nnd shelves with a new cheese cloth dipped in a solution of baking soda and wnter dr with nnothcr clean cloth 3 odors can usuallv bt removed by placing a saucer containing char coal or dr baking soda in the lower part 4 for oiling follow the mnnufni turors direction if unit is not her- metlcnlh sealed tiik question box mrs s a asks should the spring ot wns bean h removel before they nre canned answer bacteria are genernlu found inthis part but if the are young and tender it is not necessary mil b cutikh in therv-anvthtng- less expiimi hum lemon julie to prexent dlolnrniinn before tan ning answir lo te salt to each quart of witei t soffit lent to add to peeling wniir ann a 1 1 n unites ou to wilte to her can of iur a tow vwcr pnrss send iif our qtiesttniis on homenmk- ing urohlem and uatth this lolumn for leplies uhkitr japan pas mklbolknr tcin nwn owed australia l jbo ooii vu oooi ot wheat whep she ran amok and the debt to tin australian whent pool tins been pah out of japan s australian assets taken oer b australia london cp boxes in south london underground stations label led to cut hitlers throat aecve as collection centres for used razor blades h j main veteran railroad man with nation wide experience who has been promoted to the post of general superintendent of trans- porta tion canadian pacific rail way company with headquarters at montreal succeeding george t coleman retired undor the pension regulations afljcr49yearflpf service write him lots but dont look for long reply servicemen not permitted to tell much thats why you have nt heard from johnnie in navy for lonjr time paddy finucanes own last letter a fighting epic gallant british air ace had vis ion of quiet businem car eer some day but now to battle by frank lowe canadian prem staff writer ham fax cp wives mothers sweethearts if that- boy of yours in the roynl cnnndlan navy hasnt written home for some time or if you t juu think his letters nre too short dont gotten chain of events comes bnck fltlt brendan paddy flnucano of the ttoynl air force gny nnd dauntless victor over 33 of hitters luftwnffo flew across the english channel july 14 a mllllontoone chance bullet from a gorman ma chinegun post struck his radiator and he nevor got home this story condensed by the associated press is believed to be the lost bit of writing he did before his death by filut brendan flnueane royal air foree i have been on about 50 sweeps and most of my victories hnvc been over france ive got my bag becauspjya been blessed with a pair of good eyes nnd hnvo lenrned to shoot straight ive not been shot down knock on wood nnd ive only once been bndly shot up i hope thnt doesnt sound too irish and for nil thnt ive got n lot to thnnk the pilots in my sec tion they nre austrnllnns nnd ive never mot n more loynl or gamer crowd of chaps t im sure that australia must be n grand country if its anything like its- pilots nnd after the war im go ing to see it no not flying or form ing i like n job with figures ac counting or auditing pilots are normal perhaps thnt doesnt sound much like n flghtor pilot but pilots nre perfectly normal people our chaps sometimes find they enht sleep what hnppens is this you come bnck from a show nnd find it very hnrd to remember what hap pened later when sleep is stealing over you some tiny link in the for- imaglne he is forgetting you and the same mny apply to your lad in the army or the air force- just sit down nnd think out what you generally sny in n letter nnd then check what he can sny vosi start perhaps with your ad dress then go on to talk nbout what n fine day it is after that you say the bo next door is now working in a munitions factory in the next town and prohahly spend n few paragraphs telling how mean somebody wns to yauyostordny then there might he n hit nbout clothes you hnvc bought nnd the big pnrt nbout the excitement thnt came your way recently described in minute detnil complete with he snlds and she snids after that a lot of miscellaneous chit chat of the town you will fill another page until you tall off with a signature then you remember something and along comes n page- long postscript maybe nbout a now job ou nre getting hev bestrirted j it s all great from fhe dearest lohuim to the all m lou- hut it isnt permitted for johnnie m tht nn when lie sits dow n to take lus pen in hand lie cannot putriiaivn ins address and must not mention amthlng nbout the weather even if ht hfts just lost both ears from frost- hit i and ids pal might he slated for a draft to timbuctoo but lie cant sm so in a letter about his host being bore well his boss the captain or nn officer censors the mnll before it lenves the ship so it mnybe wouldnt bo wise to rake the chop over the coals too severely as for clothes nnd the buying of new ones he knows too well that what lie is wearing a ear from toda so he cant whip nut any impnssioned prose on thnt theme ettement he has in plenh thats true but it wouldnt he wise to tell too much of it that is unless- he likes to get in rong and even his miscellaneous chit thnt must 1m edit ed with can a lot of the stuff he might pick up from his huddles in the mess decks would ik tut out of a letter and a lou of it he- would rat her not send home to a fond relative ant is far as the v s is toiuern- i uhoitt the new job lohnnie lias a job a big oiu for the dtuation ant that s uhat he is thinking about chronicles ot ginger farm j written stmtefadly for the acton fra fraw by gwkktdolinie p giarkk mmm instantly you nre fully nwnke nnd then the whole storj pieces itself to gether nnd you lie there sleep driven nwny reliving the comhnt you suf fer from mental indigestion the first necessity in combat is to see the other follow before he sees you ornt least before he gets the tnctlcnl ndvnntnge of you the sec ond is to hit him when you fire you mightnt have a second chnnce htnry of a right after n dogfight your section gots split nnd you must get together ngnln or tnck on to others the straggler is easy ment for a hunch of jerries luckily the chnps in m flight keep with me very well nnd we owe n lot to it on one occasion recently i saw a me dive on to one of my flight as j wpnt in niter him another me tailed in behind to at tack me but one of my flight went in after him soon hnlf n dozen of us were flying nt 100 mph in line astern everybody except the lender firing nt the chap in front of him i got m hun just as m nearest pal got the hun on my tail and we won then three spitfires in the lend when we turned to fore the othei mes we found that several others had joined in but ns we fated them the turned and fled previous eficape the nenrest i ve been to being shot down wns when another pilot and i i hnpe for partners attacked n ju 88 the bomber went l down to sen level so thnt we could onl attack from above ip face of the fire of the jus rear guns we put thnt ju into tin sen alright hut i had to struggle home with mv nlr- crnft riddled with bullets nnd the undercnrrlnge shot away i forcelanded without the under carriage and was nono the worse for it but it wmsn t very nice at the time well as i said just now one dn i m planning to go to australia and audit books but hell never see australin thnt bullet in his radiator dropped his spitfire into the channel this is it chap he said then his radio was silent indeed site could run a railroad eail sen ice though jut 16 inmpi l tcpi j lust bef tilth birtluia infntmjjrx t intamr tfi innipeg t before m u inmpi i his 1 lomnv tnced a ruruiting sergeant he was lh and enlisted with tin itowil can adian engineer lonmi went over seas in julv and staved there 11 months before his real age was deter mined he wns sent home nnd dis charged from the armv with a year to go bofotv he can join again he is looking for a civilian job his father is petty officer w mcqueen on active service with the navy i onoon tcp mrs pin ill- uutld vent old rallwav emplovee is virtuilu a lai kof all trades su lirivts a tnuk a meihanual horse a horse anil drav and is a theikei wagon number taker weighbridgv at- tt udini timekeeper pen tei and foj mui sho could prohnhh handle the th rot th of in enrint too in a pint h smadks of crc1mueix im sticky nnd hot nnd tired nnd ive run away from the kitchen to got this column nt least started im hot because ive been standing over a hot flro im tired because ive boon on my feet without much lotup for over a week and im sticky becnuse i have just got through mnklng two boilings of jam why dont i wnsh well nntu rally i havo but sometlmo during the process of jamming i must have sploshed some on me i cant see it but every once in n while my hand or my nrm touches another sticky spot chnnge my dross not i ive got to go back pretty soon andclenn up the jnmmy pots nnd dishes and i dont want to make two dresses sticky one is quite enough ihnve nlso put down two basttots of plums and as i stacked them up ready to go down cellar i couldnt help but think bow lucky how unbellovonbty lucky we are to have the opportun ity to con nil this lovely fruit for our future use how can we grumble nbout hugnr rationing when we are still allowed enough to hut our fruit away this has been quite n week since t inst wrote inst tuesdny night about 11 15 if you plonse we got word the threshing mnchlne would bo moving in wednesdny night nnd would thresh nil dny thursday i dont need to tell you what i woi doing wednesdny thursdny forenoon we threshed in the bnrn after riln- ne th tenms nrrlved nnd we started in on thnt field thnt gnve pnrtner so much trouhle toj cut they had boon out nbout hnlf nn hour when i ttnw rnlndrops on the wlodowpnne oh denr we nre not going to get thnt field threshed nfter nil wns nnturnl- ly my first thought but the tenm kept going there were dark clouds to the north of us and sometimes the rain nlmost quit nnd sometimees it enme faster presently it came quite fnst for a little while nnd i thought now thev will hnvc jo quit from the kitchen window i watched part ner talking to the thresher nnd then even ns i wntched the rain stopped the sun enmo out nnd threshing con tinued in full swing we thought we were pretty lucky but inter when we henrd thnt just n few lots up the line where there wns nnotlior thresh ing in progress they hnd to quit on- tircl then we did begin to think the gods hnd fnvored us after supper the dishes wore done nnd the friend who had been helping me hnd taken her lenvo when the telephone rang it wns to tell mo n wire hnd been received which rend on our way home nnd wns sent by our soldier son on our way home mind you i knew whnt thnt meant he wns bringing his girl friend with him nnd they would prob- nbly nrrlve next morning and thev dhl nnd stnved until sundnj after noon well from the time we re ceived that w ire i hnd to do some stepping after the two of them nr rlved vt ell you know how it is there is so much to talk about so mam things to tell and then wjhen thev go out some dace vou just go like sixtv to got some work done nnd another men pre pared before thev return again sa- turdav morning son spent several hours on tin tractor getting it in fall ploughing that was while his girl friend wns catching up on some nrrears in sleep the j had beeji travelling all night hawing taken the night fler from montreal the time passed all too quicklv nnd before ou could turn around thev were on their wnv bnck again from three rivers quebec to ontnrio is a long trip but son seemed to think it was worthwhile nnd far be it from us to discourage him- every time he comes home we think it mnv be the last chance he will get in ten dnvs he will have been in the nrm a venr and w cer- tainlv think we are luekv to have hod him kept in cnnadn that long now we are more or less bark to nhrmal ngnin hut with nrrenrs of work to catch up partner has start ed drawing in grain again and as l have tntimattd hefort i am trving to et mv fruit dom and out of tht wnv i womftr rf cd link and bad lm k runs in ivtlis ou know how it is then ixli hints w in n nothing goes ught and then iuin vou striki a period whin things jut iem to tonit vour wav stem to hi in oiu of tin good link p i tiuis nist now an i in ihm mi im savine tuit with m finders ttosnd w hnvint had a skunk after out i hit kens this enr wi got watir without anv tiouhlt wln wi dnlird ami wi struik the onlv fjne dn in a wei k for- our threshing and hwt of all we havt had our son in canada for an un- usuallv long turn now i m going old traditions real diehards to british mp men mernberftftortt wear their hats often but have to on occasion old ctwtomfl recalled by noitoiar amaron canadian preiw rtaff writer london cp a member of the house of commons nt the height of an important debnte made a cockoj hat from his order paper nnd placed it on his hend two other members donned hnndkorchiefs knotted nt the corners ludicrous ns this may seen it wns done in all seriousness in an attempt to postpone n division on a point of order according to procedure rules nolrtu of order must bo raised by members seated nnd covered no hats were available so the order paper and handkerchiefs were used instead the business of wearing hats in the commons is but one of the many parliamentary traditions which hnvc been carried down through the yenrs in the old dnys it was customary for men to keep their bats an in clubs and other prlvnro meeting places for men only aflmlttd as favor and the commons technically is a privnto meeting the public is admit ted to parliamentary sessions as a favor not ns n right hnts were worn in the house until quite recent times but the custom now except in i special nses has been nbandonod pnrtlv in deference to women mem bers in keeping with the prlvncy of the i commons any member is entitled to i cnll out i spy strangers the words which order the public nnd everyone i who is not n member from the house i this right is never exercised how ever except to signnl the opening of n secrt t session j another pnrlinmentnrv custom which pultsv isitors is the procoduie nhout making speeches no one can speak w it hout first catching t he speakers tve nnd in theorv the j speaker inn prevent an m p from speaking dining nn entire session in prnetirehowrvor members send in theii names before a debate saving thev want to speak in it so the speakei will call them i old dayh a war debate thnt extended into the eorlv hours of the morning brought publicity to n commons cus tom dating hack to the days when footpnds infested the streets of west- 1 minster nnd ijimbeth debates then f often continued long after midnight and mnn members remained over night in the building rather thnn fnc the danger of thieves for those who wanted to go how ever the ushers raised n rnllvlng cry of who goes home nnd mustered members in bands for mutual protec tion highwnymen no longer roam londons streets jiut the ancient shout is still raised ns the house rises and the mace is borne away brazil expected i to give big aid to allied cause iferjpopuiation about four times canadas but includes strong axis nationalist groups rio de janeiro cp bra11 the first south american country to declnre wm on the axis jnpnn ex cluded is oxpected to lend mnterinl nnd moral aid of definite proportions to the allied line up this huge portuguese spenking nn- tlon biggest of the south americnn republics is nppioximntely 3022387 square miles in nren tins n popula tion of about 15 000000 borders on every south americnn countiy but chile nnd ecundor nnd tins n const line of nlmost 5000 miles to gunrd brazils nrmy consists of 100 000 regulnrs with 300 001 in reserve nnvy hns two hnttlohlpn two cruis ers 11 destroyers nnd four submar ines in addition to several smaller brazil hnd n poncellme nlr force of 3500 men is rapdly expanding that fore in ifthlft brazil entered the first grent war only south american nation to do so for the same renson it came into the present conflict ruthless ger man submarine attacks on brazilian vessels brazils contribution con slsted of n fleet detnehment sent to europenn waters n medunl mission nnd n number of nvintprs biggest pnit wns plnved on the food front top brnzlllnn is president otulio vnrgns definitely antiaxis bra zils immodinte problem is to keep a wnrv eve on strong axis nntlonnltst groups who hnve settled there bra zil hns nbout 1000 000 resident of german or italian extraction 100- 000 jnpnnese the latter represent the tnrgest japanese mlnoritv planted a n where in the world london cp london hns open- d n letrulting drive foi n citizen arm of thousands of men nnd wo men not nlrendy in the fighting or civil defence services nn i will train them in antiinvasion tattles and em ergency work but everybody was jolly nice two i1or with ideas would tell commando chief how to win war lincoln england tcpi romh- 1 stones erected b cromwell to mark i tlie graces of his fallen soldiers nr now being used to provide wnr ma terial the tombstones are clomps of trees grown on small hillocks whore cromwell fought some of his vhardejt battles hiv now k tu mv jommv duhe ti1f doctor pa8 bolton england cp a doc tors wife convicted of hoarding 1- 184 tins of food- was fined the equiva lent of 3285 oxford rngland icpi david n griffiths 14 and guv s wilkin u are two voung ft hows of this kent vitlnge with ideas for winning tht imjr ideas for helping the common dos and mnv vet i atth to pn si nt them personnllj to the thief ofiom- hined optrntions lard louis mount- imtten ai u matter of fact the ve alrend been to the admiralty once with their plans because lord loufs fixed on appointment for them nt their written request then lie was hur- rlediv called awny und couldnti see them all the hnve said about their plan is hint it would help the com mandos the bov s renched the admirnltv threequarters of an hour too enrlv for their appointment one went without hrtnkfast his appetite fulled j him at the protfpect of meeting my lord louis tht got sforas tin i room of laid louis flag h utennnt and in the ni t hour or so win in i ftroduted to a brigadier two tolomls fouf majors and ot her high of fit i s of tin ni and raf at a list ant npoitid one of the lads w also saw various admirals had a plan w h h wi thougtit would in lp id win the war and we aski d p rmission to put it bfun md i mus sni i tlu hovs i h hnvint ivn told tht ir pat nts aliout tin idi a i- trst tin v visiiid tin ad nutaltv on thiir own bv tin ir t ststtiiti t hi v got as far as a iilloml of mariiii s who studhd tin idi a with thtni 1 1 ju v hrought it in qufittioph i att t timptt ti w itli draw mus ind inapsi hit olonil talkid with th m about their s hool i if ndvistd uiem to join tin miw and assurerl them if anv thtrig win of their idea th v wud he inform t othfujr py t nkf a r 1 but when tlu bovs went home and henrd noticing more the wrote to lord louis himself n fourpage tpe i written letter lord louis said he d i see them and it turned out he could- nt but said the boys everybody was jolly nice and helpful roar tea kjavn tne feavotfiiktf- w tn salada carrolls lrbor drv grtwa giant fancy peas -f- 14 cbrtola prmniara sodas to picnic cot wax beans pork beans clarks soup sparkies qoakar pnlfd wkut mustard x donestle sbortonmx pit v supplies silver star 2 25c 2 2 i7c 3st 20c pi 7c it 16c crisco 3lb tm 05 tar pastry stiver aw sk i flour i cmrrolll ba1uno 1powoer 24lb bag bauarfadsc fosd meaties s n xc rulwia che o- 39e matches 3 sfe cutilfcst x i e brooms ck 43c odes soap super snd pki- w oats n wheat x rkfi xmc itltiaa bask carar u pam carauakes xms4e gnu valuy stmaiurd peas x u s3e shapplnv bags sc chipso pm 9 recipe with each bottle of certo bo whole mised pickling spice z5 xxx blended or spirit vinegar 4x mclarens fruit pectin icu ie okamkm oi i mkin onions le lb bac 29c 33c iaiuk si7k ilvoxs k1 rl whkr ceirrv iikarts lluwh 35c 10c srr our prifcon- duni frtwht lr appl toinaioe fuitnd veeuble prices good till saturday night only we reserve the right to limit quantities toj fondly requirements t