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TH'USDAY JAN 23r, 197 - HE CNADIN STTESMN. BWMAVILLE .P.LlA JLV (. 'Ufl1F Dritain Can Make fil »D Dritain Can Take It The following article, written by Richard G. Lewis, publisher of the Canadlian. Broadcaster, ap- peared in the Jan. Il issue of that high-class, twice-a-month maga- zine publisbed in Toronto. It was wrîtten by Mr. Lewis follow- ing bis return trip by air to Eng- land to spend Christmas witb bis ;mother. On his return to Canada Mr. Lewis, a dynamic go-getter, breezed into The Statesman off- ice andi spent an bour with the editor relating some of bis obser- vations overseas. In view of the fact that many local people con- tinue to send parcels to England we sought permission, readdly granted, to republish the story for general information. Here it is: Here are a few reflections on current food problems, in the British Isles, resulting fromn my stay in Englanti over Christmas. The information contained, in this article is free for use by anyone who would like to belp acquaint the public wîth the truc state of affairs. This .is not a plea to senti foodi parcels, to starving Britons, be- i cause Britons are far from starv- ing. It is, rather, a suggestion to people who are sending or pro- pose sendîng gifts that they first Please return empty beer botties ta your nearest Brewers' Retail Store or phone for pick-up service. Refund price is 72e for 2 doz. pints, 600 for 1 doz, quarts. __ lelephone People Art Hard to Pieast e study the true situation end then select the contents of their par. cels accordingly. Great Britairi bas just beer through, a seven-year long bolo. caust. Even those who live! through those days of deatb can- not tell about it; tbose who, like me have had a fleeting glimpse at the ruins and the wreckage, nol only of buildings but of human frames as well, cannot find tht words. A winning prize fighter wbo has been down two or three times for the count o!f ine is not aware that he is suffering a natural re- action to the tension whén he drags hîs mauled, body into bed with a distinct feeling of frustra- tion. Just the same, John Bull is in a state of nervous exba4lstion but he does not realize it, any more than during the darkest days of war he knew that he was licked. It was, this characteristic of his which carried him through from 1939 to 1945. It is the same mul- ish quality which will see him, through his present problems, though these are the harder to solve because they are harder to define. It has been saîd that Britain only has herself to tbank for ber shortages, Lecause she persists in, sending the food she needs so badly herseif to even bungrier Europe. If you ask John Bull about this, he gets a little em- barrassed and, mutters something about European morale being es- sential to permanent peace. And he says it with the conviction of a man who has known want bim- self. Actually though it goes deeper than this. Charity cornes not so much from the rich who have neyer known want, but from those whose own memories are stirred by the sight of drawn cheeks and glassy eyes. But John Bull will not thank you if your gifts to him are sent in a spirit of charity. Easiiy the most acceptable part of the parcel you send. over will be your band-writing on the out- side label. There is no disguising the glow of far more than just pleasure when a parcel arrives. "A parcel for . .. for me? Who can it be from? Why its from Mary Smith ... Can you imagine her thinking of us after all these years?" The package is fondled and caressed until some cynic on a visit from Canada or somewhere says: "'Aren't you going to open the damn thing?" Tben they look a trifle self-con- scious because they have display- ed a little of the emotion they are feeling, and war bas taught them that human feelings must be hidden, at all costs. They st-art fumbling with the wrap- ping. Your offer of a pocket knife is waved aside. Long years fighting waste make them save even a piece of string. Finally it is opened. And there, before their eyes, is an array o! delicacies Lhey have not seen for years. I saw a parcel opened during, No matter how good the service is, telephone people are always keen to mnake it beter ... to beat their own record. We are breaking ail records with our $100,000,000 programmne for lines, switchboards and buildings. But more than equipment is requi.red - something mnoney can't buy. That is the pride every person in the company takes ini continuing to give the best service at the lowest cost. ® THE BELL TELEPHON-E COMPANY 0F CANADA my visit, and watched carefully. As the covering was removed.1 saw canned fruit, marmaladîe, le- mon extract, fruit cake and a tin of cookinig oil. Cries of delight emerged from the feminine mem- bers of the family, but nothing -was touched. Then, suddenly, one of them made a dive inLto ithe treasure and came up with -what do you tbink? Your gues6 will be wrong. It'was a ýfive cent bar of plain' mîlk choco- late! Following tbrough with the story of this particular parcel, Etwo items shared second place. 'These were a can of peaches, tand, believe it or not, littie bun- 1 dles of face tissue which bac been used to fill in the cracks in the box. Cake flour, pudding smix in various styles receivec rpassing attention, and I got ont dlue when someone said: "May- be they are short of rice too." It is almost impossible to be- *lieve it, but there are children ini England, children who are old enough to read and write, whc ihave neyer tasted canned peach- tes, dates or drîed figs, and who, up to a year ago, had neyer seen, 1much less eaten a banana. The current cheese and butter rations are something like two ounces a Lweek. Eggs corne one a month. .Even dried eggs, which people iassure you uinconvincingly are 1"just like real scrambled ones" oare scare and cost precious "points" when they are obtain- able at all. One of the most stringent phas- es Of rationîng is clothing. The plain fact is that you just don't get a new suit or a new dress, because either of these items us- es up just about all the coupons you have, and, you are going to need them for garments designed to promote warmth rather than glamor. Britons were neyer a- dept at heating their homes, and shortage of coal, gas, wood. and electric power make "woolies" an essential for the ruggedest frame. Such articles, with accent on the wool content, should probably rank Number 1 on your Gift Parade. There is a popular idea that when we send over articles wbich are rationed, the recipient has to surrender coupons. This is comn- pletely false, and this applies not only to clothes but to all commod- ities. Another misconception which shoulcl be exploded is the tendency to refrain from sending articles on which duty is likely to be charged. Generally speak- ing, Britons are not broke. Most shortages' are lack of goods, not money. It is an odds on 'bet that your relatives or friends will cheerfully pay the duty or pur- chase tax on a piece of materjal to make a new dress or some ta- ble delicacy to brîghten a dull menu, than go witbout them. Cig- arettes are proba'bly the only ex- ception, and., althougb they are dreafully scarce and iniquitously expensive, we should advise against sending them without asking first. Summing up the food situation, remember first that sugar is in very short supply andl pudding mixes and, other preparations whîch need sugar are really not useful unless you are able to send the sugar along with them. There may be exceptions, but it was Our observation that tea and coffee rations' are adequate. Chocolate on the other band would be a pop- ular beverage if it were obtain- able, and stands bigh on the gift list provided you send the sweet- ened variety. Ordinary cocoa as far as I could gather can be taken or left alone. A surprisingly vital commodity is candy, especially chocdlates, plain or fancy. My surprise at the importance of "sweets?' was heightened wben I learned that the ration is 16 ounces a month. I had' not been there a week. though, when I found myself munching whatever was avail- able along with the rest of them, andi realized that they contain alimentary qualities which are missing from regular diets. So do not be discouraged. fromn en- closing candy in your parcels. The ration seems higher than it really is.*1 Canned meats are most wel- corne, while fish is in reasonably good supply. Cheese is always acceptable and so is powdered mllk. Vegetables seem obtain- able, but soups, packaged or can- ned are both popular and nour- ishing. Candy peel, glace cher- ries, raisins, currants, apricots and other fruits, whether canned or dried, wiIl be eagerly received. Rice, semolina and tapioca are also on the wanted list. As re- gards clothing emphasis is on warmth for underclothes and bright colors for outer ones. Wo- men will rave over frilis, and a new tie costs one precious cou- pon. Don't send electric heaters, toasters or other such articles, as their voltages are different from ours. Don't send vitamin pilîs. Send luxuries. Even if he was really hungry. our British friend would resent it if we appeared sorry for him. But he is flot hungry, and as to sympathy, my refiect.ion would be that while he enjoys indulging in his traditional right to grumble, he is really rather proud to be con- tributing in some way he does flot quite understand to helping his country regain her .lost trade by concentrating on exports. And so may I repeat, this is flot a plea to send. food parcels to starving Britons, because Britons are far from starvîng. It is ra- ther a suggestion that if we are sending parcels, it would be nice if we sent articles which would brighten the tables and the lives which have grown temporarily a littie duli, and, more important than anything else, remind them that we are rememberîng them. 1 Tc -opMonoy tek For quick relidfrom Iltchi&cuW iby oscu.m d'aloo Maq&P'mansd otbsrI [ot Umad q alas N. Allison Re-I.ctd President Union 189 At the annual meeting of Local Union No. 189, United Rubber Workers of America, President Norman Allison was continued in office for 1947. He has been iii at his home for some time, unable to attend recent meetings. Mr. Ai- son is also Deputy Reeve of Bow- manville which gives him a seat on the United Counties Council at Cobourg. The complete slate of officers and Stewards of the union for the current year is as follows: President, N. Allison; vice-pres- ident, I. M. Hobbs; secretary, H. Henning; treaýurer, E. J. Gibbs; Executive Board, N. Allison, I. M. Hobbs, H. Henning, E. J. Gibbs, E. Wood, W. Bate, H. Kelly, F. Hoop- er, W. Hackney, E. Sheehan and S. Murdock. Bargaining Committee, N. Ahli- son, I. M. Hobbs, S. Murdock, W. Bate, F. Hooper; sentinel, George Perfect; guide, B. Hunt; trustees, E. A. Jones, A. Crombie and Miss R. Bate; press correspondent, E. A. Jones; recreation committee chairman, J. Coyle; sick com. chairman, Neli Wilson- property committee chairman, W. Hackney; Oshawa and District Labor Coun- cil, Nell Wilson, E. A. Jones, and H. Kelly; alternates, E. Foran and C. Woodward; District No. 6 Coun- cil, N. Allison, I. M. Hobbs, H. Henning, E. J. Gi'bbs and W. Hackney; safety and compensa- ti.on committee chairman, H. Hen- ning; representative on Goodyear safety committee, H. Hennîng. Stewards: Milîs, calenders, refiners and asbestos: G. Clarke, R. Oke and E. Foran; hose dept., 0. Hooper, C. Oke, G. Dilling and Frank Purdy; belts (Mr. Oke's), J. Coyle and H. Collacutt; mats and run- ning boards, F. Lane; molded goods, lst floor, J. Coole; molded g-oods, 2nd floor, W. Barrett; girls, 2nd floor, Neli Wilson; engineer- ing depts., except carpenter shop, W. Hackney; carpenter shop, fire hose, shipping and stock room, A. Clarke; porter service and receiv- Jng room, Geo. Perfect; labora- tory and cafeteria, H. Davies; fan belts, U. Stephens and E. Wood. Third Straight Year Reserve Championship Goes to R. McLaughlin A recent Hoîstein-Friesian news release which lis'ts the AIl- Canadian annual awards for the black-and'.-white breed, once again finds Elmcroft Farms Herd in the top brackets. For the third straight year, R. Ray, McLaughlin figures in the Get-of-Sire award of the Reserve Ali-Canadian Championship. The winning an- imals are the progeny of the fa- mous McLaughlin herd sire Mont- vie Monogram. Mr. McLaugblin also received honorable mention for Ali-Canadian in the Produce of Dam Class from Elm Sylvia Colantha sired by Monogram and in the class for two-year-old hei- fers on Elmcroft Rose M., also from Monogram. The All.Canadian Reserve group was shown jointly by Mr. McLaughlin and Bert Thornton, Thamesford, purchaser of win- ners sirecL by Monogram. The contest, sponsored by the Hol- stein-Friesian Journal, attracts entries from all across Canada. Other district wînners were G. H. Walker and Son, Port Perry, who won the Reserve Ail-Cana- dian on a heifer caîf and Thos. H. Flett, Oshawa, who won honor- able mention on a yearling heif- er. Majority bonors feil to On- tario breeders. Rooted, ideas keep your think- ing in ruts. The prejudýices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are all blindly accepted, the sec- ond willfully preferred.-Ban- LEFIOVERS TRANSFORMED Last night's leftover roast makes tonight's "Magic" Meut Rolis 2 tbe. mof t butter 1 eu: chopped Ieftover meut 2' bs hopped onlons 2 cupi flour 4 top. Magie Baklng Powder A tep. alt 4 tbe. hortenlng %4 cup tlit, or half milk and water Mlx meut, onlon, butter. 'Sif t to- gether dry ingrclients, mix la shortenlng; addiliquid to make acf t dough. Turn on floured board; knead Iightly. Rolli j Inch thick, spread with meat mixture. Roil like Jeliy roll, eut In &lices. Bake on baking sheet in bot oven (475' F.) for about 14 minutes. Serve with tomato sauce. 'j I I IT Breslin's have for years been recognizedas the district's leading pant store. To-day our reputation still stands and we offer to the public sound values at popular *prices and our guarantee of complete satisfaction or money retunded. Clear cut patterns in smart herringbone designs of good wearing cloths especially adapted for men and students who want contrasting colors to wear with sport jackets. $9,050 DONEAI Always a popular pant and recognized by past performance as a hard wearing fabric and everybody 's favourite. $7*Oo WORSTEDS A good wearing light-weight worsted trouser in brown or navy. Emart stripped patterns. A high class trouser at a low price, $7e00 0 COTTONADES For the working man wanting a tougli wearing, good looking work pant, this pant is just what you're looking for. 0f heavy weight grey stripped cottonade. Bizes 30 to 42. $2099 $16,050 SPORT SLACHKS Rounds tooth checks in the smartest looking slackz we have seen in a long time. Double pleats with slide fasteners. Corne in green, brown and bine. Bizes 29 to 38. $13o50 /~ f ~ -~ . LOUGSIA MENS FINE SOCKS Fine Ribbed Botany Wool Bocks for men. Al Sizes. Solid Shades. $1.2s MEN'S WORK SOCKS Extra heavy grey all-wool jWork Socks. ý 79e M Imm TWEEDS ENGLISH WORSTEDS As rare as Roses in January are these fine all-wool wo*ited trousers for men. 0f imported English Worsteds, having double pleats and slide fasteners. In smart greys and chalk stripe patterns. THUfflDAY, JAN. 23rd, 1947 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. ONTAÈIO PAGE Tfflm 0 0 0 0