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T © _ mice. Huns Developed Wood Chemistry Clothes, Sugar, Fodder--All Derived From Wood It is not surprising that the Nazis went to war sublimely con: fident that the world that they proposed to Joot had not the re. motest chance of making a stand against. them, says the Winnipeg Free Press. They had, as. they thought," dverlooked nothing; pro- "visfon had been made, to meet every contingency, To protect themselves against shortages due to blockade they developed the technological aptitudes of their ex. perts to a degree that put at their «disposal a vast range of yesources. One of these resources en which they placed great rveli- ance was wood. A writer says: When thé Nazis came to power they turned to modern wood chem- Istry for the answer to the prob- Jem of waging war without ade- guate supplies of cotton, wool, ofl and rubber. It was good which confounded those international ex- perts who predicted that the cco- nomic blockade of Britain would force Germany to her knees. For Hitler's <oldieys are clad in ments largely woven from wood fibre, fed on wood sugar and wood proteins, just as German cattle are fed on wood-produced fodder; - wood-gus driven trucks, greased with lubricants extracted (rom tree-stumps, and run on Buna tires made from wood alcohol, transport German armies across the plains of Russia, while the Luftwaffe ope erates" planes and gliders tashion- ed from plywood. Forestry Experts Prepared Goering, as Reich forester, had the possibilities of the forests of Germany fully explored hefore the outbreak of wor; hut the Nazi prepavations as to suppli of wood did not Stop with this. Ger- man forest experts preceded, by months, the invading avmies which over-ran "Austria, Czechoslovakia, Polan, Rumania, Jugoslavia and the Baltic states. When the aries marched in, the forests were avail able for immediate exploitation. This was only one of the count- less fields in which the Nazis, in the six years following their ac- cession to power, toyed with fev. erish energy to prepare for the predestined "was. They were blisy everywhere, not alone in Germany but in every country in Europe, not only in Eurepe but every. where in the world where there was dirty. work fdr sneaks and spies to do. And all this went on for six years, much of it in the open, much of it advertised to the whole world by the shrieking voice of the madman, without attracting in the slightest degree (he atten- tion of the nations which weid marked ror destruction. What a eineh the conquest "of the world must have seemed to the heads of tho conspiracy when «they gather ed in August, 1939, to embark np- on the great adventure! But in January, 1943, things have a dif- ferent look. Government Cats Paid 6 Cents Daily In England many * cats are officially recognized as servants of the State. The Army, Admir- alty, and Post Office Depart- ments have for several decades had common, ordinary cats on their payrolls. In the Army they are useful in keeping the troop eamps clear of rats, and their pay is set at threepence (six cents) per day. The same salary is given the "government office cats." While all of these cats do prae- tically the same work, the post. office felines are rated somewhat more important than the others because it is their especial task to guard the mail sacks, for 'in ~the past much damage was done by the rats nibbling through the ~eacks and' destroying the mail. Britain is not the only Euro. pean country that has aquts on its payroll, France does likewise, ag does Belgium. In Fifince, how- ever, no cat is eligiblf for a gov- ernment job until=§fie has served an_apprenticeship® on a warship, for the rats on these vessels are wsually larger and more difficult to catch than ordinary rats and Thus, if she has proved nseful at sea she is retired to a land job as a promotion and may consider herself a veteran.' Women Prove They Can Keep A Secret Who said women can't. keep a secret? Well, more than 1,000 of them kept quiet for years about one of Britain's most vital secrets -- " radjo-location, : - Sir Robert Watsgn-Watt, inven-, tor, disclosed recently there were three stenographers on his staff a "decade ago when he started his experiments and gradually he let more and more in on the work - until, shortly before the war, more than 1,000 knew the details, "I have never known: any to reveal the secret," he said, "or even to give the slightest indica tion there is a secret to reveal" natural gar ALL-BRAN T0 Says Mrs. Joseph Pare, Montreal, Quebec: "I find kKELLOGG'S ALL. BRAN much more satisfactory than pills or powders. Nearly all our family suffered from constipation. powders, but relief was only tem- porary. Now we eat ALL-BRAN regularly and recomindid it to our friends." Instead of waiting until you suffer and then dosing yourself with NOW WE RECOMMEND 'ALL OUR FRIENDS Our friends suggested pills and< harsh purgatives, try ALL-BRAN'S "Better Way' to correct the cause. of constipation due to the lack of the right kind of "bulk" in the diet. Eat it ddily and drink plenty of water, but remember, ALL-BRAN doesn't work like a cathartic; it takes time. A1 L-BRAN is sold at your grocer's in wo convenient size packages; at restaurants in indi- vidual serving packages. Made by Kellogg's in London, Canada. hE ® SERIAL STORY BY GLORIA KAYE CHAPTER 1 Flaming skies were no novelty to Penny Kirk, She had seen London's inferno of * bursting bombs. She had raced against death in blazing France. Now Penny drove leisurely along a road canbdpied by heavens of red--but this was different. The glare in the skies was friend- ly, comforting, reflecting the glowing furnnces of the Kirk mills-- her "mills. This, Penny knew, was where she belonged. In all the years she had spent abroad she had never before thought of Kirktown as anything more than the setting for Grandfather John's stories of a career that had brought him excitingly from poverty to riches, Now the Kirk mills belonged to Penny. For the first time in the 23 years of her leisurely, lazy life, she felt a sense of respon- sibility, a sense that here she would find a constructive outlet for her energies, a meaning to living. She had been. sheltered, too carefully, by indulgent parents who had sought to protect her from harsh reality." They had never taken an intevest in the mills. Their life, and hers, had she would have to rebuild her life from foundations shattered by the thunder of war over Europe. * * - Penny felt as if she were rid- ing in a fabulously rosy toy. bal- loon. How different, she reflect- ed, from her last long ride through Irarce. There, too, the skies were red. Death and de- struction rode in the clouds that awful day. Penny shuddered, remembering that wild ride from her villa to the- safe haven of a port from which -she could embark for the United States, She had been crowded into an army car mancu- vered by a sullen poilu in uni- form. Her companions were a diplomat's heavy-set wife and a trench-coated correspondent. The diplomat's wife fainted regularly every five minutes. The __newspaperman betrayed his shaki- ~*ness by smoking a maddeningly endless chain of cigargtes. All about them were havo, destrue- tion, misery. . Penny had never realized how much the simple initials "U.S.A." could mean. Not until she had crossed the dangerous Atlantic in a blackened refugee ship. Not until she stood on deck and wept unashgimedly, with all the rest of the passengers, at sight of the Statue of Liberty, That trip had done something to Penny's point of view. Having Pierre create a new coiffure for her every week didn't scem so important. He would have called oe . ' . British Sailors Fociety The World's Oldest Sallor Welfare Organization Founded 1818--Soon After Trafalgar Operates in over one hufidred Saflor Institutes, Clubs, Havens, ALL OVER THE SEVEN SEAS In days like these earncstly appeals for help | Further information gladly - supplied G. M, SPEEDIE, Dominlon Sec'y. 50 Alberta Avenue - Toron(o RECTAL SORENESS AND PILE TORTURE, QUICKLY RELIEVED It you are troubled with. itching piles or rectal soreness, do not delay - treatment and run the risk of letting this condition become chronic. Any * itehing or soreness or painful pass- age of stool 1s nature's warning and proper treatnient should be secured . at once For this purpose get a package of Hem-Rold from any. druggist and use as directed, This formu) which 1s-used Internally 1s a small, easy to take tablet, will quickly relieve the itching and soreness and IN In healing tho sore tender spots, em-Hold 18 pleasant to use, Is. highly recommended and It seems the 'height of folly for any one to risk a painful and chronic pile condition when such a fing -rdmedy may be had at such a small cost. If you try Hem-Rold and are not entirely pleased with the results, your druggist will gladly return your money. JY 7a LUCKY been luxuriously idle, Now, alone, "I'm a Smitchbosrd | Yellevos oat frrita PENNY the way her naturally beautiful tresses now lay loosely on her shoulders "ter-r-r-ible!" . . -. . Her blue eyes had once ex- pressed a carefully affeeted bore. dom, a coolness and hauteur, Aboard ship she had discovered they could inspire confidence and warmth in frightened fellow pas. sengers, What good were formal evening gowns and a wardrobe that in- cluded the finest of Paris erea- * tions when a trench coat provided s0 niuch protection against the sea-sprayed winds? Sophisticated conversation meant nothing to youngsters who "had passed through nerve-shattering experi- ences, Mother Goose stories made them happy. So Penny learned to smile and to laugh, Her quict "thumbs up" inspired new courage in others, even when she "shared her "dread of what the next few minutes might bring. In New York, Penny had gone to only one cocktail party, It-was no good. She couldn't help cons trasting the false, forced gaicty of her placid friends with the natural laughter of the ship-board chil- dren who were so sincere in their appreciation of--her-halfsremem. bered stories. Without fanfare, without so much as a single newspaper intex- view, without posing for a single rotogravure picture, Penny had left New York, "I'm somebody new," she had told herself. "1 left the old Penelope Kirk in France, Now 1 had better go home --- really home -- and find myself again," * . . - The Kirk estate, overlooking a valley that was green along its upper slopes and bfown along the river that served the steel mills, was more beautiful than she had dreamed it would be. Kirktown nestled like a doll village 'down below. Late in the afternoon of her unheralded arrival, after caution ing the caretaker and his wife to tell no one she had come, Penny selected a gray roadster and started out for Kirktown, The winding road down to the river was pleasant, cool in lengthening shadows, As dusk deepened, the furnaces lit the somber skies witli an ever brightening glow. = The summer night was calm and peaceful, he roadster neared a fork in the road, One tangent stretched invitingly upward, toward a white building that dominated the street, and past little houses whose lights were just now beginning to blink, Another way reached downward - to the mills and the river, Penny chose the upward road. At the top of the hill, the white building she had noticed was framed in brilliant light that flooded frof hidden recesses in 'the shrubbery. Now Penny could ece the name above the entrance. "John Kirk Memoriol Auditori- um" she read. Penny stopped. She read the name again, "John Kirk Memorial Auditorium." How like Grandfather John to present 50 fine a gift to his town, - * * B Nothing she had ever experi- enced could equal Penny's thrill as she stood now, a tiny figure, . staring up at the gracefully col- onnaded edifice, so like a Grecian temple, © How appropriate, she . 'COUGHING COMES AT WRONG TIMES Thousands use Lymolds to op Embarrassment tor," write Ne and ACR Biss belred me aging t tickle, er em How ways carry them! go end of m\ oils soothes an hoarseness or incessant ing eni- : Bute 00s, Lr LEHR, Be ho IX on, Lee Most » 11 LYMOIDS In handy sie 10¢ and 25¢ boxes, If unobtainable, tend 10¢ in gtamps coin, to hunstil 115 Penn] Seen, Fonbarer ISSUE No, 5--43 [4 Street, Toronto, - know her, Penny realized, "heart. thought, At the foot of the hill stretched the giant, busy mills, making fiery sacrifice every night and all through the day to this shrine of their founder, For a long time Penny remained thus, in worshipfyl silence, oblive ious to the murmur of conversa. tion of strollers who passed by. Her awakening was rude, She heard a . bigger, vicious whose words she knew could not have been directed to her. But they seared her like a hot iron pressed - against her flesh. "John Kirk Memorial Audito- rium! They should have shapea it into a heart of stone. That's what John Kirk was yeally like. The poor devils wha sweated and sickened and died to build this thing! They lived in ratlioles and "dressed in rags so he could have the glory of a pretty mavble pal- ace to show them how puny they really are." * . * Slowly Penny turned to face the speaker. Her cheeks were flushed with angér. = Her tongue was ready to lash out in biting rebuttal, Then she stopped, and stared in wide-eyed amazement. Jim Vickers? It couldn't be! There was no mistaking him, The last time Penny had geen Jim Vickers had been several years earlier in Paris. He hadn't changed at all, What strange coincidence had brought this tall, broad - shouldered, tweed - suited man to Kirktown? She knew that round, boyish face. She knew his searching, troubled blue-cyes. Jim Vickers, apple-cheeked, good-humored, ace correspondent for a New York newspaper, had been ¢ familiar figure in her circle abroad, He passed within a few inches of her, but showed no sign ot recognition, Of course he wouldn't She had been much younger then, She had changed. % 'Strangely, as if she were listen- ing to a hazy voice in an impos- sible nightmare, she heard Jim Vickers say: "The Kirks were a pretty sel- fish breed. 1 met John Kirk's granddaughter abroad, A little snip of a 'spoiled brat without an ounce of common sense in her head. She owns the Kirk mills now." Penny felt lonely and sick at Should she risk further disillusionment by visiting the mills and the town named for her family? Would she find the Kirk name a disgrace rather than a proud heritage? Wouldn't it be better to rediscover herself in some gentler way? "I'll sleep on it," she decided, driving slowly, thoughtfully home. (Continued Next Week) Mustard Poultice On Paper. Napkin Where illness has developed which requires the application of mustard poultices, an excellent method is to spread the mustard "mixture on a thin paper table nap- kin. Put a second one over the mustard snd put them between a folded piece of cheesecloth or thin flannel or cotton, After the poul- tice is removed, the paper con- taining it can be thrown away, and it is a simple matter to wash out the covering cloth so it can be used again and again, To make the poultice, mix two or more tablespoons of flour to one of mustard, with enough water to form a smooth paste, Spread it over the paper napkin to form a six by eight-inch ree- tangle, and after greasing the skin with vaseline, leave the poul- tice on the chest, back, or what- ever part of the body is in pain or congested, for 10 to 20 min- utes until the skin turns a deep pink color, Mustard is very effec- tive when used as a poultice, and- this is. the most convenient way to prepare one, Sailors of Empire "Meet In London For over a century the Sailors of the Empire and their friends have been invited by the Lord Mayor of London to meet with him at the Mansion House, The 123rd Annupl Meeting was held there recently, The Lord Mayor, in keeping with all the dignity and bearing of his high and anci. ent office presided and was sup= ported by a distinguished com. pany. The" Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Sykes, the Honorary Treasurer of the Society, referred to the. heavy expenditure involved in the war commitments of the Society and the obligations resting on the Society, which 'would have to be met after the war, for the. rein- statement of many. of the prop- erties that have been rented or requisitioned and adapted to meet the present needs. These obliga- tions made it of Amportance that sufficient of the funds should be regerved to provide what may be required, and Sir Frederick urged the supporters of the Society to have the suggestion much- in mind. In' a cordial reference to the generosity and" valuable hon- orary services of $4 Ines of voices " Attractive daughters of the Nile are Princesses Ferial, 4, and Fawzia, 3, children of King Farouk and Queen Farida of Egypt. the Society, he mentioned speci- ally The British War Relief Soci- ety of the U.S.A., the Merchant Navy Fund of Capetown, and the Canadian Red Cross Society. Pointers On Making Sheets Last Longer Making sheets last longer be- comes the duty of every wartime household, For this reason Con- sumer Information Service has suggested a number of ways to extend their wear, v Sheets should be washiedas soon as possible after use. Is and acids on the skin's surface will shorten the life of sheets, All traces of soap should be rinsed out- completely. Also they should not be subjected to strong, caustic bleaches. They should be dried evenly without pulling. In ironing too hot an 'iron should be avoided, and care should be taken that the folds are not pressed at all, As a matter of fact to save electrie power -and time it is better to press only the top three or four feet. jai Beds should be made properly. Edges smoothed under the- mat- tress get less abrasive wear than bunched-under edges. They should also not be yanked off tho . bed, but should be loosened first, + A mattress pad between the - sheet and mattress will lengthen the sheet's life. Sheets should never be used-to bundle up the weekly ivashing. . That's what laundry bags are for. ------------ Soil beneath nearly half the surface of Russia is permanently frozen, according to a Moscow re- port. A SLIP FOR MATRONS 4 3 ~~ . By Anne Adams Here's a slip style designed especially for the larger figure! Anne. Adams has given Pattern 4239 front and back panels for smooth lines. The built-up straps form one piece with cach panel. For extra easc and comfort, the side bodice sections are bias cut. Pattern 4239 is available in wo- nen's sizes 86, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 60, 52. Size 36 takes 2% yards 39-inch; 8% yards lace edg- ing. i Send twenty cents. (20¢) in coins (stamps cannot' be accept™ ed) for this Anne Adams pattern to Room 421, 78 Adelaide St, West, Toronto, Write plainly size, name, address and style number," / ~ . ' TABLE TALKS SADIE B. CHAMBERS Our Garden Friends Vegetables are among our best friends, More vegetables on the table mean fewer medicine bottles in the cupboard. The best tonics come from such simple cheap vegetables as, spinach, carrots, beet grgens, dandelion greens, beans, any potatoes, ete, The best laxatives also come from - thése sources. Vegetables are rich in the substances which we 'need for good teeth, good blood and for regulating the activity of the body, Vegetables also furnish the bulk which is necessary for the healthy regular action of the - intestinal tract. - The very common statement that "potatoes are all starch' is not true. Because they can be eaten in fairly large quantities, they furnish the body with con- siderable iron and they also pro- vide one of the important regu- lating materials necessary. for re- sistance to disease, for growth, for healthy gums and strong bones, Tomatoes also provide this same regulating substance. In the spring, when old vege- tables are very poor in quality and new ones-are expensive it is better to buy canned varieties such as peas, beans, corn and beets. Let us watch Mrs. Economy and Mrs. Extravagance go shopping for 50 cents worth of fresh vege- tables in early winter, Mrs, Economy shops around and decides that carrots, cabbage and turnips will give the biggest return for her money. Mrs. Extravagance sces some tomatoes and decides to hive to- mato sandwiches instead of both- ering to cook a meal, Mrs. Economy 1 can tomatoes . wee 12¢ 4 lbs. carrots . . 8c 4 lbs. cabbage (2 small) . 10c ay 30c Mrs. Extravagance 1 1h. tomatoes 30¢ 30¢ Mrs. Economy obtained: 20 times the energy value, 11 times "the material for re- pair and muscle building,, 40 times the amount of mineral needed for strong teeth and bones, . 17 times the amount of min- eral needed for blood byilding. |___ Many people do not like vege- tables.because they are frequently | poorly prepared. Here are some of the reasons why the children refuse one of the most important and valuable foods in the diet: 1. Overcooking - -- this. ruins flavor and appearance and makes the vegetables soggy, mushy, or otherwise unpleasant in texture, 2, Poor seasoning -- lack of seasoning fréquently makes vege- tables flat in taste. 3. Lack of care in preparation --thorough cleaning, careful par- ing and careful dicing or cutting make the vegetables more attrac- tive." Mrs, Extravagance's children do not like many of 'the common vegetables. When: she prepares them they are usually tasteless, watery and unattractive in ap- pearance, Her. family 'rarely tastes them and the rest go in the garbage. hE Mrs, Economy on the other 'hand realizes that care in pre- paration is as important as care in' buying, so she carefully fol- lows the 1ules, some of which will bé& given in the next issue. -- Mins Chambhera welcomes personnal letters from Interested renders She Is plensed to recelve Suggestions on topless for her column, and Is ¥a ready to fiaten' (0 your pet veeven." Ilequesis for reclpes or apecin) menus nre ln order. Address - Jou: lettefn to "Minn Sndle i. Cham. tn, 71 West ronto," Sénd atnmped self-uddreased _envelbpe If you wih @ renik. NO "SORE-HEADS" NO SORE THROATS Survey Shows Gallant : Women of Britain Take | Aspirin to Give Quick Relief «The thousands of British women now Working in war plants are termined not to let sore throats fevers, and colds get them "down," Production must keep up, . , and arecent government survey showed how British women dre counting on Aspirin, to help'them carry on. Aspirin was named as one of the three leading drug items British women want for health and morale, And this is easy to understand , , , for generations have proved that Aspirin is one of the safest, most dependable analgesics known, An Aspirin gargle for sore throat , relieves pain and rawness, almost at once, Aspirin taken with water relieves the headache of colds , , , muscularachesand distress, Aspirin costs less than 1¢ a tablet in the economy bottle , . . 50 always keep it handy for quick relief, : Made in Canada, "Aspirin" is the trademark of The Bayer Com- pany, Limited. If you don't sce the Bayer cross on each tablet, it isn't Aspirin, Don't Turn Rayon Hosiery While Wet The importance of handling rayon stockings gently when washing them is reflected in the advice of hosiery experts who warn against turning them inside out while wet, Rayon is known to lose much of its strength in water. Daily washing in a mild, tepid suds eliminates the necessity for rub- bing. After several rinses mois- ture should be removed by wrap- ping in a towgl, then hanging to dry for 48 hours away from direct "heat or sunlight. y re Cotton fcet and welt "on rayon legs are recommended as good combinations for durability. Darn- ing thin spots before the threads: break will also prolong wear, Germany's Most Precious Treasure The German Army newspaper Dic Wehrmacht, describing the formation 3% years ago of a "very special battalion" of the German army, consisting of pick- 'ed men from all branches, 'equip- -ped with the finest weapons, said, according to a British broodeast: "The very special job of this battalion is to guard from al dangers the most precious treas- ure the German people possess," The treasure, the paper said, is Adolf Hitlex, Britons Get One: Egg Each Month 'Fresh eggs, as rare as sirloin steaks, return to ordinary con- sumers this month a token basis, Ordinary consum- ers will get one fresh egg a month. Priority classes, including nursing mothers, invalids and in- fants, will get 12 a month. Pow- dered egg rations remain 12 a person monthly, The cheese allotment was cut from eight to six ounces weekly, 8 OLD TIME QUILT PATTERNS Also 1 twelve-inch quilting pattern cotton and print for fifteen-inch "Bear's Paw Block as illustratedy for 25 as illustrated. 57 pieces of cents, postpaid. Th LoL i EAN PRINT BUTTERFLIES ALL COT OUT... READY TO APPLIMVE [IN © QUILTS AN ; INTRO TIONG Laid COLONIAL GUILT No L , 80x 820 OAANT Fone Grn . OVER-BUYING OF COAL UNFAIR TO COMMUNITY elsé In your community. So be patient as far as your full winter's requirements are concerned for, when, the presen! rush is over, every householder will. have some coal in his bin and dealers will be able to catch up with 'the de mand and fill' your future orders promptly, And when 'specify 'blue = coal, Then you'll bo sure of better heat all winter ana you'll save money, tno. Why "not ask your nearest 'blue coal' delalde Street, To. dealer for further Information. Phone him today, . on at least . "Buying up all the coal in nen AR meang that you deprive-someone"™s ordering; '* ~ Pe a.