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PAGE TEN THE CNADIN ~TA~TifAM ~lW1~fATf7?T TM f%,Wf1 iacicout Dirthday Party Ilrings Fie nds Together Despite Terrors of War (BY Margaret Butcher) Here ia a tale you should rend. A tale of a simple littie birthday Party cnjoyed by ordinary cvery day folks during an English black-out. It indicates how the brave people of the island fortres are carrying an life's amenities in the midst of war. It was written SPeclally for the Free Press Her- ald and The Canadian Statesman. Reading, England.-I have been ta a party. A jally littlc affair for four of us. Our bnrristcr's ma- ther-in-law had a birthday. She Is seventy-onc, and it callcd for a trifle of celebration. No; nat a dinner. It doesn't run to dinners now. There mny be enaugh-nnd there generally la--but nobody reafly fecla like sitting up and wolflng somebody else's rations. Sa we have a meal at home, us- ually, and meet aiterwards, if Uhc houaehold la a smal anc. Rations, of course, go much furthcr in large familles, and if anc persan happens ta be absent there willl be ample. But this was a smnll affair and wc werc mutually tactrul.1 At nine 1 set off up the rond, hoping ta gaodness that I should not spend Uic ncxt twcnty min-, utes battering at wrong front doors, since ny torch-battery waa feeling fair from well that night. Stepping out la an adventure nowadays, I assure you, if anc lias ta maire Uic journcy alone. I pawcd my way with a wa]king- stick, howevcr, and locatcd Uic rlght house. Trhe door was open- cd and I slid into thc hall. 'You folk who trot brightly into at blaze of light don't know athing about Uhil Alladln's Cave busi-c ness! Halls arec fot what Uicy werc. There is usuafly a dim, blne light samewhere Up in thUic cciling, hcavily shaded; and anc's hast, pccring about under it, looks like somcbody at death's doar. Only ina chuckle and hand-clae arc able ta convince anc that he la flot on Uic point ai dissolution. fi 'You just hate ta thinir af what 0 y«u look like; and flot sa long &go, h getingmto that party frock, you1 fancied Uiat yau might eut ra- ther a dash. Sa much for human h vanit.ti fi ]Real SmeIl Of Home e He piaotcd ne round Uic furni- ~'turc ta Uic lounge-and how dif- ci ferent Uiat waa! Warm, rosy, with st thc real smeil of "home"; an open m baby-grand, ita rcys frn% A flowers in sparkling bowls; boak fi and deep armohairs. Samctizncs I p, Wonder if I shail ever have such things for my vcry own again? tl Ah, wellt it can't be hclpcd, can h M9? And there were twopopeti waiting: a lovely Young girl and g Uic elegant, white-haired Gran. ir We had mic , and we talked. How we talkcdi Not about Uice e EWur. It isadd, but we scldom taflk h about thecwar at these tics. it ai y colora aur Uioughts and opinions, 'w of course, but I hilnk we f cclla somchow, as if we want ta geït t down ta bedrock whcn we have w a reaI talk: down ta ideas and ei ideals. Down ta things which' hold aurý roots, and which cannat be shaken by all this rocking and a, rceling that la, going an around bi «Ôa. Wc talked about Uic value of st pesonal experience, Uic psycho- o1 logy of cruclty; about music, ec about booksa. And Uicn, at Uh i end, the war crcpt in-adirectly. su It was whcn Gran staod up by thec e fireplace and said: "'Wcll, this ac may be a horrible time ta live ul thraugh, but whcn I hear people nBy--as thcy do now and then- o that they wiah Uicy could have e livcd and'dicd years ago . .. well, it. I could shake thcm. I don't be- dge aU this anc moment ai my Tl Iwant ta go on living as fe long as I can, if only ta sce how -It all works out." Here her chin went up. fna U<M glad ta be part ai it!" she an aMd. dmi thi Surprlshag Folk tuv One ineets such surprising f olkr co at these little gathcrings; and Uicetvi whole point la that yau don't wl, know, at Uic time, that there la ill- anythlng unusual about themn. Pe You talir ta somebody about the vic allotment, or even about the wcn- tUi ther, and the whole Uiing scems just like parties might have been in Uic old days. There is noUiing at ail spectacular about thla stran- ger yau have just met, and Uic stranger certainly doesn't say anything remarirable. But, per- haps the followtag'dny, you lcarn that thla quiet, smilmng, dear per- son has been through unimagin- able horrors-maybc ta London, or Plymouth or in some much- battered town, and yau feel ai- most as if you have beqi chatting with a ghast-ar a hera out of anc of the great sagas. It's an uncanny sensation. There la that nice wornan wha took me out one evcning in Uic car, one of those vcry, very rare joy-rides that sametirnes happen niter weeks of gasaline-savmng. Her twa childrcn and hier husband wcrc there, and we prowled around picklng blackberrics -as if we hadn't a care in the warld. Later she told me the stary: why they are living in an nll-too-small furnished bungalow. These people were right in the thick of the Battie of Britain. For hours one night Uicy crouchcd in a closet under Uic stairs, not having had tirne ta get out ta Uic shelter. They could not lic down; there was scarcely room ta breathe. And outside bell roared and raged, and every naw and then the walls shook wiUi the crashes. London was pandemon- ium. Once she crawlcd out on lier banda and knces to fetch food, feeling hier way ta Uic larder. and grabbing anything she could reach; clawing at the shelves in the darkness, dcafened by Uic drcadful noise.-1 Took Then AUIlnl Aiter a long whilc Uic±e was ai silence; a knock was heard an tUic doar. She crept out, and Uiere s'as a werdcn. Her hanse, lic toldt ler, was practically Uic only oanc .eft an that aide for hall a block.r Outsidc she could sec Uic glere afi fires, and she lierd Uic crying t of children. There was a great hole ta Uic rond. The thing was lire a niglitmarc. "Oh, bring Uic poor deers inf here, do!" she begged him; and im the t eapd- Te ho=swas soon e fileld wtli oUirasudfrighten- ed kiddies, ail homneless. "Our elcctric liglit had gane, ai aouse," she said ta me, "but, by t orne fluke, rny gas stove stills workcd. Sa I set toand made tea.u Ail niglit long I was making tea for Uiem. Thcy were s0 grateful,0 poor things." i Yct she laoks trim and dainty, t, bat brave waman. Samehow shee bas gat tagether some pretty things for herself and Uic little girl. She works itheUicgrden and in Uic bungalow, laoking sane andb wholesome, and nobady would ever imagine that sucli tliiifgs had happencd ta hier. 'She grew very angry-and then laugheçl a lot- whien a caw got t thUicgerden, u last monUi, and dcvoured Uic let- u tces. "And alter ail the trouble M we'd taken" she said, "ta keeP r yven Uic dog aut!" s Reckountg laComing That la what I1 like about lier ' and lier kmnd. Tliey taslat upon ti eing sane and wholcsame; they rr Wil appreciate thc nonsense ai - )rdinary things. Nobody la allaw- ri fd ta gucas wliat Uiey think at ri Jmes-wfor Uiink thcy must, as- ff .redly. The anc Uiing which, h vally maddena them la carning I icross somebody who wan't face d ip ta it: Uic brced of poor fool li vha resents any changes ta lis 'w hrler lice, who hasn't been blitz- W~ ¶d and lia no imagination about a] oi t.We atml have a few lilce that; fi [ce Uittle private isalationists. i liank goodncss there arc only a p, ew. Thcy still want Uicir tins ofg âneapple and Uicir afternoan laps; Uic question of shipping; m id the fact Uiat certain folkr 1c aust work about at ail hours ai su he day (even at the risk ai dia- th urbing Uicm) have not yct per- ci olated. But yau shauld sec Uic hie witcli of neiglibars' eycbraws or rien Uicy taire their celebratcd th 1-hcaltli out for a bit ai a walk! dE ersanally, I have a hanppy con- dr iction that, whcn ail Uiis la over, fi ire will be a subtlc reckoning. ICHRISTMAS PUDDING PREVIRW. .1 Mr cook-house magie the services agree sas James Morgan, top chef Of 1the Canadian National Railways dining cars mixes the more than two score mngrdlients required to make 24,000 individual helpings of pudding to be servcd on trains dtiring the Christmas seasan. Two tons of pudding are needed ta fil that order and as men of the Navy, Army and Air Force thentravelling will have their share, representatives of thie services were invitèd ta sce the job get under way. They crowded Chef Morgan but did not cramp'bis style and this seasan's four thousand pounds of puddin' mnaterial were asuembled and cooked in a work space 12 feet long by 30 inches wide - the kitchen of a dining car parked in the yards et Monial - Ieavimg scant clearance for'tout caoks. The photograph shows,' left ta right, Signalman Merrill Rumsca, RCNVR; Chief Instructor Chef. James Morgan, CNR; A/C-I Joaeph Clark. RCAF:; and Drummer MeLean Anderson. RCASC. It la going ta be gaod, I give you rny word. There la anc thing I have heard which taterests me - which, I thinir, wauld taterest anybody who enjays a realhome: that is tic fact that Uic "real home," in a blitzcd ares,'liardly exista any mare, in anc sense. As a fricnd said ta me last wecir, "It's anc af the mast iniuriating thitgs-thc muddlc. You'vc fia ides. Even if your liause hasn't been touchcd you have ta be ready, and Uic furniture la ail over Uic place." Attics ai course, have ta be clear- ed; and, ta addition, so many folir have stared frienda' treasures for thcrn. One secs up-cnded couches in the iritchen, bed ithUiclounge, trunirs and stuff pilcd along bath sides of cor'ridors. A woman who used ta be Uousc-praud just can't bear ta thinir about it! SUe goes on mairing tUe best af Uic picirle, forcing lierseli ta become accus- tomed ta living as if she werc camping out an a railway-station. Count Our Blessiagu Yct how fortunate wc have ceen, alter ail, cansidcrtag what has Uappencd tao otcej. (No, that isn't untinvcly boaating. It la aa blesstag for wicli many ai us are properly thanirful. It has given us a "lbreather" sud time ta pick up more strength and courage for what mny lie ahcnd ai us. I have no patience with the 'tauch waad' chool wha arc afraid ta admit whcn lucir cornes theirway!) The wretched Czechs now under mar- ial lnw; people bcing shot and nastsacred ail over Uic continent -and we may still speair aur ninds, cnjoy aur fair shere ai ations,-patter about an aur allat- nents. And with it ail wc are Laving p wanderful Indisu Sum- mer. Alter wecirs ai wrctchcd, dull weathcr there have been.de- iclous days sud warm, evenings with clear, lovely sunsets. Who would not be thsukiul? But the llotment. ... There is sad ncws :f Uic patataca, for .we have Uic nest crop ai wirewarm, fsucy, h the annals. The Gardcning Partner, envelopcd ta a cloud ai gloom, lias been licaviag out Uic iuds ta the manner ai a broiren ian. "And naw wc'vc got Uiat ot out," Uc observes darirly, "It ;ppase Uic pesta will rush across ;e path and fasten on Uic arti- -okes." Will Uiey? Do Uiey? I iave no notion: but I ar nont )ptirnistic. Anl over tUe field< hcre arc brokcn-looking resi- lnts hcavtag out spuda, sa anc Iraws a spot ai selfial confort rm that. "I know naw," says the G.P., c lcantag disconsolately on lite spade, «"why fermera arc always peasinlats. I've neyer understaod them before." Wdl, I suppose fia experience la wasted if it widcns one's sympathies! But I don't think Ir'i tel him that. It migbt nat be*taa well receiyed. IMMIGRANTS AND EDUCATION. SUBJECT AT INSTITUTE Tfie outatanding feature ai Uic Bowmanvipe cWamen's Institute meeting lfeld ta tUe Parish Hall an Thursday afternoan was a fine educational addrcss an Canadian- izztion sud Immigration given byr Mrs. L. J. C. Langs tanlier custom- ary clever sud charrning manmer. Bcginning with U. E. Loyalista as' Uic first immigrants af import- ance, the speaker mcntioned that some af these werc highly cdu- cated sud an asset ta Uic couintry. The first great wave ai immi- gain.especially ta Western Cndbegan ta late 1800 sud ta early 1900 when Uit bile n ai railroads cncourage i e tltag . of laImM. Revltil European countries beginnirig about 1920 also encauragcd in- migration sud. nunbers ai immi- grants were admitted ta this country irrespective ai their poli- tical views. Mrs. Langs gave the number af different nationalities we have ta Canada sud their qualifications for becarng good citizens. Continuing, she synopsizcd chapters from "'Twilight ai Lib- erty" written by Wataon Kirircon- nell who la an eminent autharity oni Immigration. She also quatcd from "The New Canadian Loyal- ista" wrltten by John Murray Gibbon. Mrs. Ross Grant, accornpanicd by Mrs. W. C. Worirman, sang twa beautiful solos, sud Carl Bac nc- cornpnnied by lis sister Fay Bac played two violin numbers nast acccptably.- Mrs. G. Mnhood sud group werc conveners ai this excellent pro- gram and they nisa servcd ta and dainty reircalimenta. The vate ai thanka ta Mrs. Langs, ta lic artists sud ta Uic group ta charge was maved by Mrs. C. Robinson. Ten dollars was voted ta Uic Ccderatcd Womcn's Institute Red Cross Balniret Fund. Mrs. Fred Baker, wool canven- er, reported 1 sweater, 4 prs. sax, aprs. mritta 2 helmeta, 2 scaris ad 2 nero caps had been knlttcd during the month. She Dailces UeaLa i h ..but then sh.'s I.arned how to keop herseif fit *A common obstacle ta doing thinga well Try starting ecd day with crisp, appe. -whother at work or play-is a alggs tizmg Post's Bran Flakes. You'l love, system. Tousanda have iL They feel îheir fine, nut-like flavour. If this docr tired, Ibtless-cant put their bout foot flot readfily rdieve the trouble, sec a forward. physician. Slvggish System Slows You Up Do Thi t. Help Prevent ft Sluggish system often reaulta from a lack of bulk in the diet. Such cases should yield to Post's Bran Flakes. They provide natw-al bulk that keepo food waaIes movipg. HOAN FIAKES ~? WITH OTHER PARTS Of WHEAT & 1 WOULD'NTMýS MY MORNING SOWL 0F POS" mIRAN. FLAKE5 FOIt AMYTIINC.. THIY TASTE SIMPLY DELICIOUS AND TifEYIRE SICNAA NE LP IN KEEPING FIT THE MIXINO IIOW[ Dy ANHE ALLAN Hydre Nom* Iuon.,ist Homenmde Chrlhtmas Gits Hello Homemakers! If you ta- tend ta maire same ai your giftz this ycar, wc haye a few hclpful suggestions. Maire use of mna- teniais yau'vc "stowed away," -and youlql have a lot af fun n thUi dotag. Remember yaur favorite rag doll? Rat Dol The body of a Uirty-incli doll requires onc-half yard of 86" widc cottan material. Brown or ydllow yarn will be ncedcd for Uic hair and brown envbroidcry thrend for the eyc-browa and lashes, blue for the cycsansd rcd for nase and mouth. Finely cut maga maire good stufitg. A dreas for thia doll requires three-quartcrs ai a yard of ginghnam anc -quarter yard ai white material for Uic apron. The body and hend will have a séam ail the- way nraund the sides. The pieces sliould be eut Sa that the licnd isan 8-inch circle and the body la 10 taches long. Stltch tagether (inside-aut) an your clcctric scwing machine, leavtag n thrcc-tach apening. Turn, stuf and scw the opcntag by hand. Encli arn and each leg is also cut witb a scam anl Uic way around. The arm pieces should nicasure 42/ inéhes acrass and 12 inclies in length. The leg -)ieces should measure 4% taches across and 13 taches in length. Mark thc eycs, nase and mouth before you embroider themn. Tint the checirs and handa with crayon. Cut Uic dress kimnono style and gather it together wbi string at necir and wrlst banda. Maire n straiglit cut apron and scw on a pateli. Kitche Boo.k Enda The autoniatic clectric iran has taken the place ai Uic antique. flat iran which was nvost ciii- dient in camparisan wiUi Uic iran ai today. But paint Uiceaiçi irons suitable ta your«color scheme sud the chidren will be ircen ta put their books back bctwecn their own bok ends. Book Covers For the children's boaok, sew an oilcloth caver using a long stiteli. Adjustment af tUe stiteli on. an elcctric sewing machine ls a sim- ple quarter tuyn ai the labcllcd screw. G ay Aprons The sturdy material irom flour or ieed bags la well worth con- sidering here. Aprona may beo made amart and calarful with a iew trimnuings. A flour bag 34 or 36 taches wldc sud 27 taches miu Will maire a waiat-line apron and a bib witli a hlter around the necir ta hold up Uic bib. Plan trinmmings from Uic odds sud ends ta yaur scrap bag. Just a band ai print acrosa Uic bottoin ai the apron abave Uic hem, sud tUe same widtli uscd far the waist band wil be cnaugh ta please a big or littie girl. Applqued Biba Make a bib for thc baby with a cut-out aiflier favorite nursery figure as an attraction. It cala be eaiyshimred around Uic necir, uigthe gathering foot attacli- ment ai Uic clcctric sewing ma- chine. Colourcd Uircad may be uscd ta maire any design in a jiify with Uic zigZag gadget. Child's Own Cushon A briglit mcd heart-shaped cu- sion la a favorite with llttle girls. They arc ta style for aid sud young agata. Yau cana have expert finlalies if youptthe binder attachinent ta wark when- ever yau use bias btading for trImming. Chili!'. Dreser Set Sucli an inexpensîve gif t (for their own dresser) Uclps mother in Uic neyer qeasing problcm - pride in tidineas durlng erly .training. Use Pieces'ai worn out sheets. or pieces fram toa-smal ,rgandy dresses. Finish wlth cal- ,ored picottag or hcmn-stitcliing. The hernatitcher ai Uic elactric scwing machine ia a simple device v4hich saves time. Electric scwing machines arc ai vital importance in these busy3 baya. Many liomemairers who1 have neyer used tUe ncw modela have learncd how ta do good worir wthaut expenience. Warir- ng h fo1teWedCrosa or tUic Bn-t tlah War Vlctlm groups teaches r you the proiessional trickrs and Take a Tf p ý«When Imparted citrus fruits are opensive ln wtater, serve sub- stitutes. Tumnipusud cabbage- 'finely shredded in salads are ex- 'collent. Frults--canncd by Uic electrlc aven method-a p p 1 o s, bernies, clfiepls, 1pluW~, peaclies; penns, etc., give you full vitarnin content. Mako it a nule, ta serve anc raw vogetable or cannai ta- mataes, and plain fruit-once a day. Question Box Mrs. J. C. askra: "Haw can we heat aur bathroom - withaut ,plugging in an clectrio heater?"p Answer: Electrodes, encased ta glass. Funiber details have been mailed Mrs. J. C. Mrs. C. Mc.ais: "H-Iw osu I serve baircd onlons'a new way?" Answcn: Taire a amall plece out af Uic centre and f111 Uic peoled onlons wlth catsup, ilavorcd wlth honey. Place ln an uncavered greased casserole. Baie iani electric aven at 3500. (Use 3 tbs. ,haney ta lialf-cup catsup). Anme Allan invites yau ta write hem olo The Statesman. Just send Lni your questions on homemai- lng problenis sud watch tis littIe torner ai Uic coluan. for replies. GENUINE SCOTCH HOSPITALITY FOR MEN OVERSEAS Carpt. 'eiFlChirman Wa ServcesComntt~faiBowman- VilIle Lions Club, lias givren us permission ta publiali a letter lie has received fram "The Liaon Club-For Men ai Ail Branches af H. M. Farces," locatcd at 73 North Fredericr St., Glasgow, C.1, Scotland. The letter follows: Dear Mr. O'Neill, ,Handa acrosa Uic Sea! Thanks a huaand for yaur mindly letter af 29tU September 1941 just re- ceived. We arceflot aponsorcd by any Canadian Club, end tUe idea saunds grent ta us. We will fron ta-day gladly sc- cept your intcrest, sud haspitality ai n Scottish nature will be showercd on nny lads you may sen ta us. We arc proud ai aur heritage here sud prouder stili ai thase ladp af aur Dominions who have corne so fer ta ahane with us ta the'defence ai those thinga whlch have been handed ta us by aur farebears. This Club sîcepa aver anc hun- drcd sud sixty ecd night, bas a comiartably iurnishcd lounge, twa large games mooma suana a- teen. Oen night sd day for Uic boys aifte Services, Army, Navy sud Air Force. Mny Canadiana on their leave have been with us sud sarne ai aur staff remember vcry well, Gunner Stan Beckett. Wc arrange home Uaspitality, niglita at theatres an cinemas, trips to tUe Threc Lochs (Loch Lamand, Loch Long sud Gare- lacU 1-anything at ail ta which we thinir tUe lads arc intercsted. Encli Sunday niglit wc provide a firat clasa concert ta Uic lounge, 7.30 p.m. ta 9 p.m. Wc shaîl prpvide, as wc did lait ycar , anothef Christmas dinner with accompanying iestivlty. The mare Canadiana, Uic heartier tUe welcorne. Oteetinga ta your Club, Sir, and tUe thanira di iy exeoutive and nyseli for yaur kindly sponsor- sip-A fine bacing toalal here In Uic front lUne. Yours sicercly, Major W. Pettlgrew, Han'y. Secmetary. Ordor your counter checir books Lt Tlie Statesman office. Every manxisx rich or poor ac-f Faith is a kind of winged In- cording ta the proportion between t dllect. The great worknlen of bis desires and his enjoyments.- hiry have been men who be- Johnson. J heved like giants-Parkhurst. TH.E FMI! SOF LONG LIFE - MLIII Canado's utrength l . your strength, youre and your fellow citiiens. By sciving y@u con turn y@ur sh.ength into effective power for wa.' or peace. Sav*wg lu mrevitanow tdm ever b.for. tus Wise ta anticipate the needs of tomorrow, rather thon satisfy the impulses of today. You acquire.ca thrift habit, bringlng ai constructiv, force int your life and in a broado.' sense - into Canada es ca whole. Scnw ai you co-lrthe ia urgent Whng ta dol1 - i:m : r' jn;e ý4 :- * p If" il - THE CANADIAN STATES> MAN. BOWMANVrii- . 1-p- nw,&izirr%