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PAGE SIX THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, MARCH llth, 1943 urban and rural centres. That was A C U NT R E I O Rworked out beforehand, with lee- Tyrone A O N R D T R ,way given the local distributingg chief because hie knew local con- The storm Saturday blocked SE Sditions better than the fellows in many roads and made it impos- Ottawa or Montreal. * *sible for a large number to at- The Story Behind Ration BooksI tend church. Sunday School was Do yu knw tat te Kig'swithdrawn. Do yu knw tat te Kig'sThere was no school Monday Pribookst tedmdlinration gras Protes tatedmdeivinration owing to the condition of the b wRiTTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE * w tween January 20th and 26th at Mr.Hwr TnctDxe f the rate of a million a day, wihrs. Ho wa ir rd onn acotDiie WE EKLV NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA thvisitedrithuhernsiste, Mrs. Archi L M REEULA, Eito ti ~ he istrbutonDomnio-wie, >'Virtue. JIAGEEBP<,Ed tCro heWSUN set for Feb. l9th to March lst. You Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phillip 4$wlrFT CURRENT SSACEA know yourself what was in each and children, and Miss Jean ____________ ook Thy wre n crtos o S"Phillip spent the week-end with RATONNG nc fo te CnaianPaifi, nd1 500 books each, banded in 50's. relatives near Coîborne. presîdent ce o the i growifangdAi- Tere had to be provision, I was "Cnrtltost r n We wxho think in terms of 50 rsdnofte gwi A- told, for additional sheets in reg- Cnrtltost r n chickens and four cows can hard- lrnes. He came out from Kent, ulative quantity, of course, for ~ ~ Mrs. Arthur Brent on celebrating thi ot-fifth wedding annivers- ly conceive the magnitude of the England, at sixteen and in 27 years underground soft coal miners and g» aer March rd task of planning and distributing reached his present job. He was daeisJs mgn h ealIW. Friday evening, March 5th, in 2 Rtin ralwy ler a Caplauininvolved, and stili in this set of Bowmanville Hospital, there pass- the millions of Nqumber 1908.on He iw on he Mlît ary Cross Montreal offices with its clatter ed to rest Mrs. Elias Trimm, after Bok hc o a rmyfor bravery in the first Great War, phnsteewa aitn a lingering illness. The funeral flot yet hav e when you read this. starting out as a buck private, 'poe hr a aitn il - was held Monday afternoon from over Canada, with decision and "Th i s rationing is somnething ending as a Major. He now serves clriy f uro..bt.n bsnc the family residence to Bowman- which af fe c ts without cost to his country. Taîl, crt ups u nasne~ ville Cemetery. Sympathy is ex- Sabout 12 million unobstrusive, baldish; o f any bedlam, a distribution of tended ta the bereaved ones. Speople 24 hours ical figures, big jobs, li as nm ration cards sa vast as to stultify __________ ever day" sride hetake "~thie imagination unless one was on ;'-'uieth- said L. B. the n scenelSetU Hamnpton Unin andasLocal Boarsi ainlStU As you know the No. 2 book rationing chief, You wondered why your Local was not mailed out, but you folks w sAIAR-TIME has reple t. fnNEW inhis Montreal Ration Board was set up, with its had to "came and get it". Some of Vupl-solasrlaeIfSCOLN S office. for-a-time inactivity. Now you us just hate to put ourselves out The. deliciaus flavour and fine quality B ajreRniGaeVI bJust a little probably know. It was ahl part of and the administration realized B ajreRnlGaeVI ba c k ground of a natiori.wide scheme to do a that. They realized also that Can- reanteseaser..aay ThSpfismtinheJio Mr. Unwin will tremendous job with the least dis- adians do not have to be Gestapo'd deserving yourchoice and preference. room. Eva Prescott read a story serve to show turbance and at a minimum of into anything, and are amenable "R W nGpy and 1". A story was rend- If we Light for Jesus". A poemi by me that these wheels revolving within wheels, they be, with a war on? ANa GafCan weySttn o h LB.Uwnwhy itlos toicst ottaxpayderThere ere wto ayn. A n wh shcoufntE W rdb vlnSae"en are being effic- Mr. Unwin's crew got going. Then John Bîack's real estate office, theHA Floor". Bruce Caverly led a game iently handled. It sounds a îittîe there had to be directives ta thlose government doesn't move John's SYR UP 'Pin the Pipe on Popeye". Annie whowoud d th acuaiwor inpreise toyor dorsep.~ O. o th foousproocf ~Host read a story "Jesus's Com- Horatio Alger. At 51, Mr. Unwin wowudd h culwr npeie ayu ortp a n fte mu rdc f.Il" ftrer whioh Elizabeth Lar. is vice-president in charge of fin- cities and towns from Sydney, Mr. Unwin's outfit wasn't a bit Th AAASAC OPN mtd aie anasooccm nidb ______________ _N.S.. to Victoria, B.C. disturbed about Canadian con- TeCND SA OP NY, fe ajruieesasooatthepano. Ab Just imagine the confusion-not sumers' reaction to this decision.M aoreRnlathepn.A to even think of your own feelings, _______________ story by Mary Lou Widdicombe, if you had corne in from the farmý Distribution is Complex -* . "The Robbit's Servant". A story ~~~ ~on a blustery day and some in~- They had to be sure that every genset o e n ofewas given by Elizabeth Laramie, efficient, if patriotic, volunteer town of 500 people had at leastgre htsfreandcfe "Once Is Enough". Collection 64 4. ~ àworker got your card aIl bailed one distributing centre; that cities which were jerked out from child- cents. up. But ail this had been taken of 100,000 or more had offices la- ren's books. Each and every The Junior Commandos met on care of while you sat out the cated strategically to accommo- book, card or sheet has to be ac- February 26, with the president, winter around the pot-bellied date busy people, to avoid bottle- counted for toavdîetn an Marjorie Rundle in charge. Col- ~ V' stov. Th Disribuing hiefap-necks, even going sa far as to issu unscrupulous pro e hi lection was taken up and the 01 pointed by your own Local Ration instructions that doors in the hands on them. treasurer's report was read by M Board had definîte instructions on places decided on were conveni- Elizabeth Budicky. Mrs. Laramie every tiny phase of the operation, ently located to avoid congestion. Volunteer Workers Dollar Savers conducted the business period. and sa did the other volunteer We wouldn't think of things like Mr. Unwin toid of the vast num- Marjorie Rundle took Charge of workers who are doing, or did, that out our way. Do you know I ber of volunteer workers neces- the program. Irene Richardson something which is their contri- was even shown how instructions sary to put the~ job over. Reports read a story, "Holîdays Draw JACK HUDSON, Orono; bution to the war effort. Just were sent out on how the tables coming to bis office, analyzed and Near". Jean Kersey and Joan think of it: ahl these folks work- were to be arranged to handie bird's-eye-viewed for bis benefit, Craig sang, "The Doughnut Song". Wilfred Richardson, Pontypool; ing without remuneration. That's people quickly._ show that Canadians responded Elizabeth Budicky read ."Say". the home front for you. It means The administration, for instance, and saved the nation millions of Marjorie Rundltè played a piano F. L. BYAM. Tyrone; or a big saving to the taxpayer, too. had to figure out such things as dollars which can be converted to solo "Neckereien". Annabelle Mr. Unwin told of the different return of cards from ration book tanks, planes, guns and other ini-Adcock and Marjorie Rundie sang A. W. GLENNEY, Newcastle sets of conditions which bad to be No. 1, which were handed ln be- struments of war. "The success of a duet "America" with Miss Mac- provided for in distribution for fore you got a new one; and the the whole scheme will depend," Millan accompanying them on the he said, "upon the resourcefulness piano. Ail Senior girls sang "Al and on the bard work which Through The Night", accompan- everyone contributes." They rely ied by Miss MacMillan. Michael on that, here in this Montreal Sherba read and ahl boys sang headquarters of consumer ration- "Hymn for the Airmen" accomp- ing. anied by Marjorie Rundie. Rud-B th il As an outsider looking in, I felt olph Budicky read "The Snow- B t ed they had evoived a system which fiake Fairy". Marlon Kersey asked ____ aimed at simpiicity combined with riddles and tangue twisters. Mar- Th ebrofteBhsd effective control. jorie Rundie played a piano solo ThmebrofteBhsa I didn't think I had to bother " Gazzette". Marion Kersey read Community Club met in the these people with questions on the " Unchanged". The program ended school Friday night for their why and wherefore of rationîng. by singing "God Save The King", March meeting. Mr. Hoar was The necessity is plain logic and after which the Schooi Prayer was chairman for a very interesting does't tke ay udue easomg.repeated in unison. doesprevîous anuduefoiloing ar-Ahoewof Hampton pupils are program. Beth Miller had charge ticles the picture of Canada's ww- hm with the 'flu. of the devotionai which consisted time personal and collective econ- of a Scripture reading and a story. W A R N IN *G or antdjs as factually BuktnMs rgtldi omnt aI a aei rmon the spot. singing which was much enjoyed CANADA FACES A W OOD -FUEL FAMINE ilege. Saohop to it if you feel the Orillia, at home. . . LAC Roy Brent piayed a piano duet. Mr. urge. Bta es youar getting Carter, R.C.A.F., i spending two L. Coombes favoured with a vin- a ittie of the background, I hope. weeks' leave at home. . . LjBdr. lin solo. Mrs. A. F. Gardner, guest NEXT W INTER This is the Fourth of a Series Wallace Breck, Petawawa, at sekro h vnncoea of Articles by Mr. Greenblat home. . . Mrs. L. J. Gatcheil andspaerothevngcses Mrs. E. V. Gatcheli were called her subject. "The Lady wîth the ÀAREYOUoneof he Cnadan ousholdrs ho urnd feces dor.%to Toronto due to the serious ill- Lamp", and graphically portrayed h ad t kep wrm ii hiswiner' su-zeo wac9rness of their mother. . . Mrs. J. the life and work of Florence .r adeven flooring tke ami hswne' u-eowahr Tyrone Choir Honours Gatcheil with friends ln Oshawa Nightingale. This was very ap- Or perhaps you are one of the lucky ones who just managed to scrape Leader and Nis Wife : - r .Wilasa ishm rpiaei h onho h e in Havelock. through? Due ta the storm over the week- In eche cas, yu wll wnt o b preare fo nex witerwhengreterThe home of Mr. and Mrs. Gor- end, no church service was held la ithr cseyouwil wat t beprpard fr nit intr wen reaefdon Brent was the scene of a and a number of men working in bardships loom unless you take immediate action. happy gathering Tuesday, March Oshawa had t0 take the train The shortage already has affected many communities ... total stocks of 2nd, when Tyrone choir -met pre- home from Myrtle. dry wood are nearly exhausted . .. in somne places the small supply of green sumably for practice but in reality Congratulations to Harold Wil- to celebrate the leader's forty- son, R.C.A.F., who received bis wood cut for next winter is being used now to meet the presefit eiflergeflcy. fifth wedding day. The company wings and also a commission hast was called to order and Mrs. Rus- Friday. His mother, Mrs. A. Wil- Throughout most of Canada, fuel-wood is obtained flot far frbmn where it is sell Wright read the following ad- son attended the Wings Parade consumed. Its production and distribution are the business of local citizens. dress: at Ayhmer Service Fhying Train- The Dominion Government recognizes that the wood-fuel shortage is Mr. and Mrs. Brent: We have ing School. s0 serious that even with the full co-operatbon of everyone in affected corn- gathered here this evening in a The W.A. ladies hehd another I friendiy sort of way. We did not quilting iast week at the home munities an adequate supply is flot assured. Accordingly, it bas been decided wish you to think we had for- of Mrs. J. Carter. to stimulate the output of wood-fuel by assisting those normally engaged gotten the anniversdry of your forty-fifth wedding day. We in its production and distribution. To this end, the following measures couid not let this occasion pass will be adopted by without showing in some smallSO R way our appreciation of your work la the choir. You, Mr. Brent, SIMPLE iA subsîdy of $ 1.00 per cord will be paid to dealers on ail have been connected with theTHO comria ulwodcnratdfo n uto rbefore choir for a great many years, la SORE TR I commrcil fel-oodconractd fr ad ct o orfact since earhy manhood. Your lune 30, 1943, and heid co dealers' account on that date. task, no doubt, now, is more stren- uous, for the choir of to-day is 2 [he Coal Controiler has been authorized to arrange in his here to-day and gone to-morrow. . has handy, buit-ii discretion for the payaient of such portion of the transportation But you have always measured up; I neyer once have we seen you _____________________ costs as he considers proper in respect of fuei-wood, partîcul. without that pheasing smile .and arlin cses her ales t ro crppies, find it ncesry lasnçxpesin.o tr YOU'LL serve the family a delià lunch served by the hadiles brought Evrone Who tries Robin Hood the pleasant event to a close with BOW anvie likes crhem and sa wil you. Sal tecorwishing Mr. and Mrs. ~ y*Igoesfo os TH EA T E T O U II N N U P Ywedded life. n~.5 OT-32 tionourabl e C. D. l-owe, Mnister The British are attempting to IDaiI, W.F.1 alleviate "stomach boredom," due to monotony of food, by having PHONE 446 more fascinating murais painted on restaurant walls. qqA CUP 0F NUTRITION"Y mtne COCO/I Cross drive. Mr. Coombes played 1 conducted a game another selection. Mrs. Wright 1 served. and lunch was ).d Flour Mills Limited THURSDAY, MARCH Ilth, 1943 PAGE SIX THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO