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Port Perry Star (1907-), 2 Apr 1942, p. 2

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nS CR = Cote ph / a psn 'Making Woolen Garments Last Some Advice On Care and Protection of Woolen Clothes What with the increased needs of the expanding armed forces, wool is apparently on its way out of the civilian scene, says The New York Times. When: existing stocks of woolen cloth are ex- hausted, it is likely that "woolen" fabries will consist of reprocessed wool and mixtures of wgbl with other yarns. / This year's Winter coat can be, like -new, of the Econ- kept looking almost however, if the advice Federal Bureau of Home / omics is followed, This instance where keeping up ap- pearances means economy. The coat, experts say, should be brush- ed thoroughly after each wearing in order to remove dust and dirt from the surface before it has a chance to be ground into the ma- terial. If you have a spare, let each coat hang a day or two , between weavings. This permits the wool fibres spring back into place. E J v * . to This would seem to be a good year for doing everything possible fo outwit the clothes moths, Hang- ing garments in the sun is stand- ard procedure, since sun kills moths and the unpleasant off- spring. It is important to re- member to. take clothing off the hangers and to brush under coat . collars and to turn packets inside out. Moths lurk in those spots as if they knew the sun could not reach them there. Airing and sunning are as uscful all year as in the Spring, since moths may always be in a heated house. 3 . . The safest thing to do, before packing winter garments away, is to have them dry cleaned. Spray- mg the surfaces or tucking moth balls into, pockets are steps to- © ward "protecting clothes, but the eprays evaporate quickly, and nuths seem to think the balls are there for them to play with. The only really sure method, says a member of the Dry Cleaners As- sociation, is to have the garment cicaned, then. immediately sealed into a mothproof bag. You know then that no moths have gone into the bag, and that none can get in, . But it does little good to hang clothing in moth bags if garments are taken out and worn and put back again. Once a garment is worn, it is no longer possible to know whether it is still mothless or not, and moths have no hesi- tancy abolt crashing an unsealed bag. 3 'Norse Posie On ~ Verge Of Famine Requisition Most Eggs and Milk Germans Fats, The Moscow radio quoted a Swedish newspaper in saying that Norway was on the verge of famine. "Norwegian , soldiers have not received a single gram of butter for many months, nor have they seen eggs or milk," the broad- cast said. "White flour can be. had only oy a doctor's prescription. "Northern Norway is in partic- ular hard straits, because of the absence of fuel and because stretches of coast water hyve been declared 'verboten' and fishing has practically stopped. "In Southern Norway, the site uation is no better. There ave reports that wild speculation in food products is flourishing throughout 'the area. The spec- ulators cater to the Quislingites ~ who receive official sums for their so-called activities. "Fats have completely disap- peared from the 'home market, for the Germans have. requisi- tioned large quantities. The Nor- wegian population is denied even __. the food products of harsh ne- - céssity, "Phere is not even herring __margerine to Be bought, all the remaining reserves of herring hav- ing been shipped to Germany. © "Now a new requisition of food "products, for the needs of the «German army of occupation has been announced. "It has also béen reported that a, few days ago Quisling issued orders for the confiscation of all articles made of nonferrous met- .als for the war needs of the Ger- man troops. Copper door handles, 'faucets, metal = rails, ete,, have been taken from offices, theatres '+ and private homes." i i Ivy voi Er If. your Ia Water English "ivy is rot © 7 ptriving, try the following system: - Wash the soil away from the ots and place roots In water in : i ox les of clear glass, } ddition. of & small plece of Ts aden st, ter "sweet", At Jeast once « week the water should be changed and leaves washed. is one. An id. Quality Guaranteed "SAL TEA ADA ---------------- ae ® SERIAL STORY MURDER IN CONVOY BY A.W. O'BRIEN LAST WEEK: The day before 20,000 soldiers are to leave Can- ada for England in convoy, naval commanders are called for a con- ference and told that there will be a Nazi spy among the troops and that utmost caution must be observed. Captains of the freight. ers that will be among the con. / voy are then called in and orders are issued for the sailing. The masters are offered the oppor tunity to withdraw from the dan- gerous mission, but no one speaks . up. 2 . . . . CHAPTER II A> bull-voiced foghoim blared through the waterfront "haze. From a distance two bells elanged monotonously, With khaki coat collar turned up against the knife- edged wind, an Army licutenant stood leaning on the deck rail as the: blacked-out liner gently rose and fell at the dockside. The giant troopship had gone to sleep. - The only sounds that came to his ears other than the bleak fog signals were the occas- ional sound of a sentry's boot on the deck or a muffled command from the general divecton of the bridge. He couldn't sce more than a baseball throw in any direction, but the lieutenant knew a number JUMPER-FROCK FOR WAR WORKERS ¥ By Anne Adams Your new war work demands a pratéigal, washable: unifornt that will stand hard wear, You need. more. than one, so it must. be inexpensive too. Pattern 4926 was adapted by Anne Adams from' the women's defense uniform de- signed by . the Department of Agriculture, and can be made economically at home. The buts ton-front jumper. apron- slips-on- quickly over its own contrast blouse or over your dress, The pockets are 'set in the skirt scams to keep from tearing 'and the shoulder straps are cut in-one with the centre panel for the same reason. Make the blouse long or short-sleeved ~- wear the collar open or closed, Let the Sewing Instructor help you fin. ish quickly! #5 . Pattern' 4926 is! available in junior 'mids sizes 11, 18, 15 and 17; mises' and women's sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 32, 34, 86, 38 dire 16, jumper, takes 8 yards 36-inch fabric; blouse, 1% yards contrast. I : Send twenty cents (20¢) in coins (stamps canrob he 'accepts ed) for this Anne Adams pattern to 'Room 421, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto, Write plainly size, name, address and style number. _ possibilities. of camouflaged ocean greyhounds were hugging other piers. The last trainload of troops had pulled in 24 honxs ago and all men were now aboard. Endless thousands of small arm ammunition boxes had been stored in the holds. Shore leave passes had been refused, All was in readiness to sail. Strange, thought Lieutenant Rollins, he had been terribly im- patient about sailing until a few hours previously, The long monthy of rigorous camp training follow- ed by a hectic embarkation leave in Montreal had climaxed in his unit's allocation to this former Polish luxury liner, now known simply as "FT 9." That was three days ago and the letdown after all the activity and excitement had been terrific, But things were definitely picking up. The reason was a blond, certainly not more "than 24, slightly taller than aver- age, but eminently suitable for a six-foot officet. ' Lieutenant Rollins found him. self grinning in the darkness. The girl was evidently of the serious- minded type, but that dimple in her left cheek held interesting lle had noticed it when she was only half-way up the gangplank, and he was trying to make out the color of her eyes when che had looked at him squarely. . He had promptly raised a gloved hand to his service cap in an in- formal salute and added a wide smile for good measure. She gave him a short fleéting smile in re. turn but it was a somewhat dis- interested one, She stepped briskly from the gangplahk and onto *"B"" deck then marched along with the others to the stairway leading up to "A" deck. Licutenant Rollins' cyes followed her. She was un- doubtedly the prettiest of the 47 nursing sisters bound for a Cana- dian hospital in England. The amazing thing about it all was he knew he had met that girl: some- where before. It was quite un- thinkable, though, that die ap- = proach her, bow deeply, and say: "Pardon me, Sister, but haven't we met somewhere?' = 7 She would speak to him, of course. Would tell him a few casual facts about herself, He would name a féw places he had- been, She might suggest a few also. 'Then, in an awkward sort of way, he'd be forced to shrug, laugh lightly and give up. That would never do. He would bring up the previous meeting only after they were on cozy terms "Lieutenant Rollins, sir?' The young officer came out of" his reverie with a start. He turn. ed to find a sentry at salute, "Yes, I'm Mr, Rollins." "The 0. C. Troops would like you to come to his quarters im- mediately, sir." Licutenant Rollins felt his way through the darkness to the near- est entrance. He found the door handle and tugged it open to meet even inkier darkness. He reached forward and pushed aside the "heavy curtain so placed to pre veht light from showing when the door was opened, -- For-a moment he blinked into the corridor lights, then quickly strode down to the suite at the far end. Over it hung a sign, "0. C. Troops." He knocked twice, "Come in!" Sil Colonel L, S. Stephenson, M..C., was scated before a desk. He looked absently al tlic young offi- © cer for A moment, "Oh yes, Lieutenant, I merely wanted to point out that it is after midnight _ and. unless -I--am- mis- taken there are sounds generally associated with singing coming from the direction of the bar. As orderly officer," he paused sug- gestively, "I must ask you to at- tend to the matter immediately, "Your will be held accountable - for an infraction of lightg-out regulations during your period on duty tonight and, by the way, I also have an underlined order to the effect that orderly officers- .are to report any unusual' ineid- ent, no matter how slight, that. comes within their notice or the Notice of the sentrics." | . The colonel turned to his paper.' Rollins saluted, 'wheeled smartly ~ and stepped out into the corridor, . The officers' bar was. having. difficulty getting closed - when Rollins pushed open' the glass doors, A "Break it up, boys," Rolling {n- . moved. terrupted, "the O. C.'s orders." A captain grinned from a stool at the bar, "Okay, Gregory, and-I'll bring along a Scotch in case you're chilly when you com: off watch at two." } Rollins winked his thanks, He and Captyin Sydney Tecs had been friends since the old rugby days at university. 'In fact, Syd recommended him for his com- _ mission with the Royal Westmount' . Regiment: after. he had obtained "his Officers Training Course Cer- tificate "A" Back out on deck it seemed in- creasingly chilly and lonely, Ro}- lins grumbled to himself as he started another. long tour of the ship to check on the sentries. All these precautions by thé Old Man seemed exaggerated, with the ship still beside a dock that .was heav- ily patrolled by military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, -. . -. It was about 12.30 when he en- tered the orderly room on the aft deck, He examined the orders for the next day and grinped widely, Lieutenant Harry Miley was hooked as orderly officer and, judging from his exuberation when the bar closed, it would be a painful session, Suddenly, he and the" sergeant working at the desk looked up at one another, They had both heard the noise--a low but un- niistakable running through the ships The sergeant jumped to his feet. . i "It's the engines, sir, We must be on our way!" ; The lieutenant sh-h-hed him, "Take it easy, sergeant. It will take hours before we . .,."" The door opened and & sentry entered. t "Lieutenant Rollins---quick? 1 was just on my way here a few seconds ago when I spotted two small flashes, followed by a third a moment later on 'A' 'deck-- seemed to be directly above the - main lounge on the port side, » : Rollins was hurrying out. "Now don't follow me. I'm going to try surprising whoever is up there!" He i The through the door and ran on his toes across an open stretch of deck .on the port side. There was no light showing on "A" deck. Slowly he made his way up the steel companion- way and lay flat on the top steps so that his eyes cleared the deck level. For. a few seconds the whole deck scemed to be immeysed in one big, 'black shadow. Then things took shape. He could make out the deck chairs stacked against the wall a few feet up. Beyond that there was a large emergency raft. In frent of the raft . . . Did that shadow move? The licutenant felt his eyes burning with the effort, - He was concentrating every ounce of vis- ion on that shadow. . Yes, it had It was'coming in-his di- rection, scemingly hugging the dark portion of the deck close to the wall, Rollins reached back gingerly "and unbuttohed his service hols- ter. Noiseles:ly he drew the pow- erful 45, On The shadow was no more than ten yards away now. "Halt where you are!" he bit out the command in low even tones, - "and lift your hands-- high!" (Continued Next Week) Length Of Marriage According To Scale Married life, says the Kitchener Record, continues to be the favor- ite theme of the jokesters, so it is not surprising to find that someone with keen powers of per- teption and a fair-sense of humor has compiled a matrimonial guide by means of which it is casy to judge how long any given couple has been married. Here is the yardstick, marked in days, weeks, months and years: 3 If he 'goes shopping. and ecar- ries all her parcels without a word--two months. If le listens intently to all-the details of the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club--under six months. If she tries so hard to persuade him to go ont with the boys for "an evening "aiid he doesn't go-- three months, . ¥ If he does~--over three months. If she believes she has married "the only man in the world"-- four days: 3 : If he finds all his buttons sewed on and his socks darned-- seven months, rie If she insists that he invite' his - mother down more often--three weeks, | If He calls her mother "an old dear' "and her father "a brick" ~~ three weeks, It she asks him to tell" her "about "the office"--five 'months If he complains about the steak being too well done--one year, f he would rather sit by the fire thin go' out--two' weeks or" 26 years: © ' 1 If they play every hole on the links and come | smiling--they are not marnpted at all, . aif rE D Another familiar 'sight on Broadway to go on account'/of war measures! "The Wrigley Spearmint sign on Times Square, New York City -- the largest of its kind jn the world -- is being dismantled. For the past six years this spectacular sign has thrilled the Broadway crowds. To see the Great White Way, and the Wrigley sign in particular because it was the largest, was one thing that thrilled the visitors, to New York from all over the world. _ The Wm. Wrigley Jr, Company decided to discontinue this beau- tiful sign strictly as an economic measure. It contained 85,000 lamps and consumed as high and 192 feet long. The sign was 75 feet much electric current as would be needed 'in illuminating a town of 10,000 population, For the last six months the Wrigley Company had replaced their entire advertising message on this huge Spectacular with copy pro- motin, they U. S. Defenze Bonds and Savings Stamps. s islike to see the sign demolished, but from an .economic stand<.«. point and in-an effort to help win the war, the officials of the Com- pany decided it was the right thing to do, today are ships, tanks, airplanes, and weapons of war takes lots of power, What .the country neéds guns, and to- produce these Saving Sugar For Munitions Of War . Reason Given For Sugar Ra. tioning by Sarnia Canadian- Observer -- . Canada understands that the government's call for voluntary rationing of sugar is a wartime 'measure but it is not generally understood why it is a wartime measure, Sugar is not being ra tioned here and in the United States, simply because of a short- age in the sugar cane crop. The real reason for the rationing is that sugar cane can produce either sugar molasses or edible sugar, that is the kind of sugar used In tea and "coffee. If too-much of the cane is used for edible, or eating sugar, then there is not so much available for sugar molasses. Both sugar molasses and edible sugar. come from the sante raw 'material sourée. * * * Now why this concern about the supply of sugar molasses? For the reason that the major source of ethyl alcohol is sugar And ethyl alcohol is required for munitions of war. and for thous- ands of chemicals used in war pro. duction, Fortune Magazine, which made. a survey of the, sugar situa- tion in the United States,-declares that "today's wars are fought lit- erally with sugar." Every time a 16-inch gun js fired, a fifth of an acre of sugar cane jg consumed "in the form of ethyl alcohol, and it will be remembered that ethyl alcohol comes, largely, from sugar molasses. Then, too, sugar fis encigy- for war workers and for fighting men, High test molasses is made di. rectly from sugar cane. [ts high sugar content, 78 per cent, makes a gallon go "hall again as far" fn making alcohol as does ordinary blackstirap molasses whichis a by-- product of sugar refining. * * - x7 Because of the demands of the war, it Is estimated 'that the United States' faces what is des cribed as a sugar shortage of from 500,000 to 1,000,000 tons. These de- mands arise from. the tremendovsy increased call for ethyl alcohol. Europe has striven to make itself sclf-sufiicient In' industrial alco- hol. It is made from potatoes 'and grains and to sone' extent Lon beets, Japan produced nearly enough sugar in Formosa, says this magazine, for her No doubt her drive in the South. west Pacific has as an objective the obtaining of sugar cane as . molasses, requirements. well as rubber and oil. Hence, when a Canadian Is re: fraining from the use of sugar, to a degree, he is not simply dieting or even merely being -self-sacrific: ing so that the fighting men can have plenty of sugar for their tea. He is giving up sugar so that ethyl alcohol may he made and so that 16-inch guns and other guns may be fired at tho Axis. Plea Is Renewed For Used Rubber Salvage officials, renewing their plea for all rubber that can be spared issued a list of useful salvage for the guidance of the general public. Articles listed include: Old tires including those used on the boat docks to, prevent damage to the boats, tires used as poultry troughs and garden borders, tires from' baby carriages and go-carts, all forms of door and floor mats, stair treads, hot water botltes, rubber sheeting, gloves, syringe bulbs, clothing such -as-baby caps, slickers, baby garments, foot- "wear, including rubebe soled ov- ershoes and tennis 'shoes, toys, dolls, balls, pucks,. football blad- ders, door stoppers and all other articles containing "live" rubber. Monkey In India Using Jap Tactics ni Angry monkeys, using Japanese tactics of fighting from treetops; have killed scores of Chinese lab- orers by dropping rocks on their heads as they worked on the new Sikang-Assam Highway which will replace the Burma Road as a main land supply route for China, the, United China Relief reported. T. Y. Lo, official of the Chi- nese Motion Picture Corporation, said the attacks took place in: the mountainous regions along. the border of Northern India. when the monkeys grew angry at in- trusion of laborers into regions never heiore inhabited by man. Lo said the "monkeys chatted' to cach other and then began a ser- ics of attacks which lasted a week, gathering' ammunition "at night and using it all day. Lo said that when he left China the laborers. were proiected /by- ~guards who "had -used clubs and pistols: to drive the monkeys to refuge in distant treetops, ISSUE 14--'42 Qi 2 __GRANDPA'S GOING TO, MOSCOW their grands , James and Pa land of Russ ) Admiral William H. Standley, U. 8. Ni, retired, and his wife tell d trick Byrne about t Admiral Standle a his post as new U, 8, ambassador he not-so-far off will leave Washington soon for Moscow, For this reason | OLD PINE COULEE RANCH 1} (Jodden's FINE CUT FAMOUS BRAND Founded in 1888 by one of the early West's most outstanding figures, the late W. R. Hull, the Pine Coulee Ranch was located near Nanton, Alberta, The brand 'is still in use by the Beaver Camp Ranch, BRAND OF THE 4 ---_ TABLE TALKS By SADIE B. CHAMBERS Easter Dinner Menu Grape Juice Cocktail Baked Ham Raisin. Sauce Nests of Creamed Mashed Potatoes filled with Green Peas . Spinach -- with hard cooked egg ga¥nish : Olive Salad Parker House Rolls Ice Cream -- Maple Syrup Sauce Angel Cake Beverage of Choice Just a few remarks and recipes for the Easter Dinner Menu, Firstly, I hope all homemakers still . have some of that home canned grape Juice made last autumn, Add 'a little orange juice and gingerale and it does give the juice an extra tang, I thought you would. like the traditional ham for Easter. Personally select your ham ae- cording. to your family's liking regarding size, amount of fat and lean meat, ete, Baking 'the ham seems to be preferred, so give it a long slow baking, Then, about 15 minutes . before serving, remove the rind and spread the fat with a brown sugar glaze. To 1 cup of brown sugar add 1% teaspoons mustard * and 1 teaspoon of ginger, Cloves may be placed in the ham in dia- mond shapes, gr some prefer to add 2 teaspoon of ground cloves -to. the sugar-mixture, Raisin Sauce: % cup Raising 1 cup Water 4 Cloves : %- cup Brown Sugar : 1 teaspoon Cornstarch 3% teaspoon Salt / 10 grains Pepper 1 tablespoon Butter "1 tdblespoon Lemon Juice 14 teaspoon Concentrated Meat Sauce. . Cover raisins with water and add cloves; and simmer for ten minutes. Remove cloves, add su- - gar; cornstarch, and salt and pep- per. mixed together. Stir -until slightly thickened and add. re- maining ingredients. Olive Salad 2 cups Cold: Boiled Rice 1 teaspoon Cloves % cup Chopped Ripe Olives 1 Green Pepper (shredded) 1 cup Green Peas ¥ teaspoon Salt and Paprika 1 cup Shredded Raw Cabbage % cup Chopped Celery. 5% Mayonnaise . HA Lettuce y ~ Mix all ingreiients together carefully, 'Senson to .aste with ~salt: and paprika: and moisten pith mayonnaise. Arrange 'on ettuce or watercress and garnigh with ring cut from green' pepper find small slices of pickled beets. .......Maple. Syrup. Sauce. . 1cup Maple Syrup 1. teaspoon Flour - 1 teaspoon Butter Melt the butter, add the flous and cook until frothy. Slowly add syrup and boil one minute, Serve hot or cold. May be used on . puddings as well as ice. cream, Mixs Chambers weleomes personal letters from Interested renderw. She Is: pleased to) receive sugwesilons on' topics for her column, and is Yn Jendy) to listen to your upet Peeven" Requests for recipes. or mpeelal wenus ave ih order, Ad drens our letters 10 "Miss Sadie 1. Chani- re, 73 West Adelaide: Street, Tos pS LJ Ey ronto," Send amped welfciddressed i%y envelope If you vw shan replys Replaces Tinfoil ~~ (A waste by-product of: alum- inum used 'in the 'manufactura of sea' markers for the air force will - now be used as a powder to cont a substitute foil in cigaret pae- kages, 7% Jes

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