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il Egg Production Shows Increase Gains in January and Feb: ruary Shipments to- United \ Kingdom A 'phenomenal incre, so" in the winter production of Canadian eggs "was reported by the Agriculture Department as Dominion producers. marched towards fulfillment Yt heavy contractural obligations to the United Kingdom, . oe Officials sald the figures best "iN ghowing the . gain fn production * were those covering export of eggs. | ' In' January and February, 1941, 1,000,000 dozen eggs were shipped t6 the United Kingdom, In the /same two months this year, 6,750, 000 dozen! were shipped. The shipments already made this year and late in 1941 are part of a contract calling for 30,000,000% dozen, A "Ordinarily, February, with its storms and cold is the month that 1s most difficult in the way of maintaining egg production, and in allotting monthly export quotas for the year 1942, those for IFeb- ruary were made lower than for January," an -officlal said. "It has been a surprise to all that instead of being lower, the ° quantity of eggs offered to the spe- cial products board for. export and for breaking has not only exceed. ed the 'quota for February but in total quantity substantially exceed ed that of January." Britons To Have Dark Bread Only White bread and white buns, - cakes and biscuits soon will dis- appear in England, Lord Woolton, Food Minister, announced in the House of Lords. Replacing white flour products will be "national wheat meal " bread". - A He said that after April 6, po baker may 'produce white bread, 'and after April 20, thé ban on white cakes, biscuits and similar products will be effective. Millers, after March 23, must deliver at least three times more wheatmeal than white flour to licensed bakers, and after that bakers may not use more than © twenty-five per cent white flour in their products, ih gam The ban ended a long struggle over the necessity 'to conserve all shipping space and the average Britisher's love of white bread and- his distrust of anything + "brown" such as whole wheat, rye and similar flours, Even housewives who do their own baking will"bé unable to. pur- chase white flour when the pres- ent stocks are exhausted. It was pointed out that the ban: does not constitute bread rationing, a step the Government ~-is anxious to avoid because of its - possible effect on morale. Navy To Recruit Women For Service ~ Canada's "senior service, the Royal Canadian Navy, will shortly follow the examplé of the other -. "two fighting forces in recruiting women for service, Vice-Admiral Percy W. Nelles said recently. The Navy is the last of the three fighting services to form a women's auxiliary to assist with the lighter tasks, The Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division) and the Canadian Wo- men's Army Corps have already - been functioning for months, : Admiral Kelles said the capac- ities in which the women might serve would probably include shore wireless 'operators, clerks, 'writers, cooks, drivers, decoders, telephone operators, stenogra- [here and other shore duties. omen will not serve at sea. .. The uniform will be a navy blue and three or four types are under consideration for fitness and serviceability. Gold braid . will. probably designate officer's rank. ; No official estimate has been made of the number of women "likely to be recruited by. the new -serviee but fis thought ultimately 6,000 officers and ratings may be required; . : s O Excellent Judge Beverley Hills, Calif. is blessed - with a most excellent dispenser of Justice in the pérson of Judge Cecil D. Holland. He had before him the other day a young man 'who, in the spirit of that reckless youth which has a placggnow on the battlefield and abdve' it, but not on surface highways, had led the police a merry chase at eighty miles an hour, / several Judge Holland called the young man a tire saboteur, He told him _. he was not only guilty 6f wearing out his own 'rather precious tires, but also those on the patrol car which finally caught up to him, And so he handed the saboteur thirty days in jail--ten for speed- ing and twenty for rubbing out good rubber,--Chicago Sun, - sall, It will start at dawn. © ocean greyhounds and EN TEA @ SERIAL STORY MURDER IN CONVOY. - BY AW, O'BRIEN "I regret to state, "Gentlemen," sald the commodore presiding at . Troopship Convoy MX Conference, "that the British Intelligence has obtained positive information that a Nazi agent will be among the 20,000 troops sailing with us to- morrow. , . . " Across the expanse of mahogany table the Sea Dogs' bronzed faces failed to register any Only by their neglected cigar ashes and strained postures could "you detect the suppressed excito- ment among the gathering of Ca- nadian and British naval officers. Their goldbraided sleeves revealed three held the rank of captain. The speaker and one other were "Wavy Navy" 1914-18, who had taken voluntary demotion to commodore rank in _order to serve again. "This Nazi agent," the marble- faced commodore continued in a dull monotone, "is reported to be 'a member of one of the units. It is obviously impractical at this late - date to start an investigation of the 20,000 soldiers, so he'll have to come along. sibly designed as a suicide chore-- most likely to get information to - the énemy In some fashion that -will bring about an attack on the convoy. « . "Sinking a troopship under full naval guard would tindoubtedly ° please Mr. Hitler no end. Your alertness at all times during the voyage should prevent any such unfortunate occurrence. Now , . ." the commodore fingered a sheaf of papers. "Now I have a surprise for you. there is lying -in the basin a large merchant ship convoy waiting to The 11 troopships will leave on a separate schedule later in the day and join the merchant men at a rendezvous as provided in your Sealed Orders and then take up Formation L . ." There was a murmur of protest. Thése Sea Dogs knew the perils of this unprecedented move--fast ponderous freighters milling around perhaps in a heavy sea. The commodore let the kettle boil before resum- ing: "it's unprecedented and thé Navy realizes the task lying ahead but it is all part of a plan the nature emotion, men--admirals of His mission is pos. ot which I am not at liberty to di. vulge, .I shall now usher in the captains of the werchantmen sail ing withesyou for the purpose of discussing convoy details." y -. . * The gold-hralded officers rose as a group of weather-beaten. skip- pers, many fidgeting in unaccus- tomed storched collars and wearing shiny blue serge suits, entered the board room. 8hyly they took the places offered them, and you could sense the common bonldl between these humble rulers of the plodding freighters and the neatly groomed commanders of the sleek warships. They were cooperating tictors in keeping the Atlantic lifeline open. The skippers to whom adventure had long since become roufine found supreme satisfaction In every cargo delivered. The naval officers, they knew, stood ready to die in their defense. A lieutenant. commander called the roll in crisp tones: . _ "Master Lowestoft, Landover Castle , . Master Peterson, Maid- stone-. , Master Tangmere, Dover Queen © Master Samuels, Chel- tenham Maid" .., . and as he did 80, each Master replied "Aye, aye, Sir!" . LJ] * Four mimeographed sheets were passed to each man in the room. They carried the names of the vessels, the time schedule of leav- Jing tho basin, the time gap that would result if any ship failed to - follow its preceding ship sharp on the minute, the course to be fol lowed after passing the submarine - gate, when the joint convoy would- form and what signal code was to be' followed in zig-zagging across the ocean. "The 'freighters take the outer lanes," tlie commodore stated in discussing the items, "to provide added "protection for the liners. In return you will be protected by the heaviest naval escort in his. tory!" The commander of the Atlantic Coast was then called upon to de- scribe the protective measures un- der his jurisdiction , . . the flights of Stranraer flying hoats that would be combing the inlets while the minesweepers worked ahead of the convoy out of the harbor . , the R. €. A. F. bomber-reconnals- sance planes flying almost to mid- ocean as-an anti-sub measure. He concluded by introducing Captain * Leedscourf, V.C., who would com: mand the escorting warships, «a so = Captain Leedscourt was amazing- ly unlike a naval hero who had won the Victoria Cross in 1917.for sink- ing an enemy battleship in its home harbor by tying a torpedo to the side of a motorboat and enter- ing under cover of darkness. Only about- 43, he wore old-fashoned "sldeboards" down each cheek. He flipped a white silk handkerchief from one sleeve and coughed Into it lightly before arising to begin semi-apologetically: id "It will be my job, gentlemen, to protect you it attacked ,. ." Without employing. a single ex- cess word he ouflined a/plan of action "that has already met with considerable success," He explained that it attacked by surface craft he "would -hit-with-the full force at my command while you must follow your Sealed Orders." > "And now you are asked to lis. ten more closely--this Is an fm. portant command -to' all cargo. carrying ships in the convoy as dann Et FENCE D She was irritable and cranky too! She didn't know that too much tea and coffee was giving her caffeine nerves , ., until someone suggested switching to Postum, That spelled . my doom." Ay fe. Me. T, N. Coffee Nerves ou suffer from jangled nerves and feel upset irtitable=try 2 and coffee, o caffeine effect on the heart or nerves, Get Postum from your grocer, rinking Postum in place of licious and economical, it has well as the troopships. If one or more of you should be attacked by a submarine, all other vessels must proceed-at- full speed AWAY from the torpedoed. ship or ships, leaving the survivors to their fate --temporarily at least. The purs pose is to curtail loss to an abso- lute minimum, Stationary ships would provide too good a target for even the. poorest of U-boat marksmen." % : : g The commodore tugged at (apt, } Leedscourl's sleeve. They whisper ed together for a fow seconds he- fore the captain spoke again: © "Ihave just been reminded, gen. ters commands « trawler ,." He . looked around the room. A deep voice boomed from the far. corner: "Aye, sir, I command the Loch Lomohd." : please the captain, / "My compliments, sir, to your- self and the goods Loch Lomond. I'm sure any -vessel bearing so stout a name would relish the task I have in mind. Would you volun. teer to sail at the extreme rear of the convoy and pause to pick up any" survivors in case of emerge ency? It is barely possible that a submarine would risk staying be- hind long enough to attack a traw- ler--that and the lowness of your vessel in the water would make the target a poor one for him. However, it is entirely voluntary and I cannot , , ." The old tar was on his beaming like a harvest moon: "On behalf of the Loch Lomond, sir, I accept the post, She's always happy to help out the Navy!" . . feet, The voom echoed with deep- throated, good-natured laughter. The friendly rivalry between the two services was never so superb. ly evident. The captain flashed a smile at the commodore. "And the Navy is grateful," his tone sobered. "In conclusion, I must point out to youn that should your vessel or vessels. be over should faulty navigation or bad weather cause you to lag behind the convey, you must proceed as best you can to whatever port yon may choose. The escort's duty is . PERT HOME OR SPORT FROCK . 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White pique with red pockets, yoke and belt would be 80 vivacious -- use the square neckline shown, Gathers _ instead of darts above the waist are optional, also long sleeves. -, , Let the Sewing Instructor help you if you're not expert with your needle, Pattern 4008 is available in misses'. and women's sizes 14, 16, = 18, 20, 32, 84, 36, 88, 40 and 42. fabric, Send twenty cents (20¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this Annie Adams pattern to Room 421, 78 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, ~~ Write plainly size, name, address and style number, v tlemen; that one' of you ship was - The Scot's rleh burr seemed to, taken by serious engine trouble, or "ly add the «~8ize 16 takes 814 yards 36-inch - to remain with the malin convoy and stragglers cannot be given pro- tection. "Somewhere around mid-ocean, a heavy escort from the Royal Navy ~probably accompanied by an air craft carrier, will meet the con- voy. They will relieve the Royal Canadian Navy escort as well as some of the Royal Navy ships as- sigued to special Huties from that point." : et Sea . . . . The commodore took over. "+ "There. is only one more matter this conference, | to bring You are before utider strictest secrecy orders in being informed that we" have good reason' to: belleve a very forceful attempt is to be made by the enemy at'some time during {his crossing to attack the convoy --and particularly the troopships, "I cannot divulge 'any further de- tails but the information is suffi. ciently urgent to prompt an order from the Admiralty that all freigh- ter captains be given full oppor. tunity to withdraw from the con. voy without any reflection upon themselves, If they remain they must do so under complete auth- ority of the escort command and be prepared to sacrifice themselves, if need be, for the safety of the troopships.. If any desire to with- draw, please do so now." He looked around the room. No one moved. A salty smile wrinkled the captain's "sideboards™: "In which circumstance, gentle- men, | find nothing further to oe- cupy this conference's attention other than the happier business ot joining in a toast to our safe pas- sage together. If you will all step into the lounge, yon will find the essential liquids awaiting your pleasure." (Continued next week.) By SADIE B. CHAMBERS MAPLE SYRUP TRIFLES Brigitt sunny days, moderately cold at night, then gradually mild- er--all this is synonymous: with maple syrup days, After a long and monotonous winter nothing is quite 80 refreshing as maple syrup and the many appetizing dishes ft BUEZests, Homemade bread and butter or rolls, accompanied by maple syrup is not bad fare and is an excellent way to frtroduce this favorite Canadian spring delicacy, Prob- ably - the next thing whicl comes to our. minds is pancaaes and walfles. As a request for waffles has been waiting for sometime, we will give it here. WHOLE WHEAT WAFFLES 3; cup whole wheat flour 3, cup sifted white flour (postry) 15 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons haking powder 3 egg yolks 3 egg whites stiffly beaten 1 cup milk 1, cup cream 4 tablespoons melted butter Twice sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Then mix thoroughly with the whole wheat flour. Beat egg yolks well, mix with the milk and gdd to dry in- gredients. After mixthgd- thorough- melted~DHtter; mix again and fold in egg whites stift- ly beaten. Bake on hot waffle iron which has been oiled with olive oil. MAPLE SYRUP SAUCE Of course plain maple syrup served with these well-buttered waffles is always a relish, but for variety here {is your requested sauce. " Two-thirds cup maple syrup, 14 cups brown sugar,. one-third cup - water, 4 tablespoons butter, 1 tea- spoon vanilla, 6 tablespoons heavy cream. Boil first four irgredients until sauce is a heavy syrup. Cool; add vanilla and cream, WHIPPED CREAM SAUCE Another very delectable sauce is whipped cream to which has been added grated maple syrup, This also makes a splendid addition to cake lcing. i MAPLE BAVARIAN 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine 13 cup cold water 1 cup milk 2 vgs yolks 14 teaspoon salt 1% cup maple syrup 14 cup chopped nut meats 1 cup heavy cream Soften the gelatine in the cold water. Scald the milk over hot water and add a small amount olg it slowly to the egg yolks. Return to the milk 'remaining in -the double boiler and cook until the mixture coats the spoon. In the meantime stir in the salt and maple syrup, Cool, and when mix- ture begins to thicken fold in the nutmeats and the cream, whipped. Place in individual molds and chill thoroughly. - Miss Chambers welcomes personal letters from Interested renders, She Is plensed to recelve suggestions on toples for her column, nnd Is even ready to listen to your "pet "peeves" Requests for recipes or specinl menus nre In order, Address our letters to "Miss Sadie D, Cham. ers, 73 West Adelnlde Street, To ronto." Send stamped self-nddressed envelope If you wish a reply. Industrial casualties are just as serious as killed: and wounded soldiers, sailors and fliers, Satisfy those active appetites with good steaming-hot soup and a generous plateful of Christie's Premium Soda Crackers! They're always dependably fresh and so crisp and tasty, At your grocers, salted or plain. Get the econ- : omical 2-pound package. Serve - with soups, salads, apreads--auy "food or beverage, i Christie's PREMIUM SODA CRACKERS Value Of Service Teach Our Youth Students of Appleby College Urged To Plan Lives of Usefulness "This world's problems will never be solved by taking the atti- tude, 'Every man for himself', J. M. Macdonnell, chairman of the board of trustees of Queen's Uni- versity, and president of the Na- tional Trust company, declared in Oakville last week. He was addressing the boys of Appleby college on "Responsibilities and Privileges of Democracy." (Apple- by is a private school, situated on the shores of Lake Ontavio, near Oakville.) ~ . "Not only during the war, but when peace comes, we shall have such formidable problems only by a vast deal of public spir- ited devotion to the common good shall we come through," Dr. Mac- donnell said. "We have allowed "ourselves to regard the state not as something we work for, but as something we should get some- thing from. That must all be changed." The speaker's advice to the stu- dents was to study the lives of the world's great leaders -- past that and present. "You boys are be- ing taught while still young what democracy really means, a thing many older folks still don't know," lie stated. "You have the advan- tage of living at a residential school with its own community life resembling the larger life outside. Some of you already ex- Made pH J tl We've heard from a naval of- ficer who got promoted recently, which necessitated a re-shuffling of his 'insignia. When his stars were removed, he found, on the back of each, a label reading "Made in Japan", He sent one to us, for evidence. You can come and look at it, but we wouldn't part" with it for any- thing.--New Yorker, Greatest Producer The gross value of all com- modities produced on Canadian farms in 1941 is estimated at $1,- 375,066,000- highest since 1929 ----eompared with. $1,259,377,000 in 1940, Eire will permit the entry into the country of only 80,000 hats, hoods, shapes and caps for women ana girls between January 1 and June 30 of this year. TASTY ALL-BRAN BACON MUFFINS Meals, like women, need glamour even in wartime! home made muffins. . vitamin and mineral score. wl a wl i i For dull meals the miracle worker is a batch of sweet-smelling, golden brown Made with 'bran they contribute to the day's But when chopped bacon is added to the ingredients they have a flavor and a taste that are unforgettable, 1 The recipe is simple . . 2 tablespoons shortening 14 cup sugar egg 1 cup All-Bran 1 . just follow it and success is vours! All.Bran Bacon Muffins "cup milk -1 cup flour 4 teaspoon salt 2% teaspoons baking powder © cup crisp, diced bacon Cream shortening and sugar thoroughly; add egy and beat well, Stir in All-Bran and milk; let soak until most of moisture is taken up. Sift flour with salt 'and baking powder; add to first mixture and stir only until flour disappears, Ill greased muffin pans two- "thirds full and bake in moderately hot oven (100°F.) about 30 min- utes, Yield: 8 large muffins (3 inches in dinmeter) or 12 small muf- fins (2% inches in diameter). Note: When sour milk or butter milk is used instead of sweet milk, reduce baking powder to one teaspoon and add '2 teaspoon soda. FREE hake, CEH FINE COLOURED PICTURES FOR CROWN BRAND SYRUP LABELS _ BRITAIN'S FIGHTING 3 PLANES AND WARSHIPS" A On attenctive 8" x (07 mounts, ench with a description of the War machine portrayed. Every true Canadian will prize them ort"? 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