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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1943 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREF~ IN THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST From The Statesman Filics TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Fcbruary 1, 1918 Saturday was Candlemas Day and it was clear and cold, sa that people whose coal bin is low may console themnselves witb the fact that Bruin saw his shadow clearly and went back ta sleep and suck his paw for anather six weeks. Kenneth Cax bas gane ta To- ronto ta jain the Flying Corps. Mrs. Alex Edmandstone will re- eeive at the home o! her father, W. %îagman. Town officers for 1918 were: Clcrk, John Lyle; Treasurer, J. S. Maorcraft; Assessor, J. B. Whit- ing; Collector and Chie! Con- stable, Richard Jarvis; Night Con- stable, Walter Hall; Supt. Cem- etery, W. Bagnail; Fire Brigade Chie!, W. Edgar; Fire Engineer, A. Eastwood; Assistant, Gus Baun- saîl; Fireman steamer, Thas. Percy; Supt. Chemical, Herb Creeper; Stewards, Fire Hall, H. Creeper, T. Osborne; Canstables, S. Glanville, Archie Mathews, Thos. Heightan; Pound Keeper, Willard Caldwell; Truant Officer and Weed Inspector, Chie! Jarvis. Enfield: Myrtle and Mervin Hobbs have had cbicken pax... John Habbs bas bought the farm where he lives. .. Arthur Ormis- ton delivered a horse ta Part Perry. Hampton: School is stili clased on account o! shortage of! ..... John Elliott, merchant, died in bis 72nd year. His funeral took place from the residence ta Bible Christiart cemetery. An abituary may be expected next week. Solina: Eldad raised $85 for the Armenian Fund. . . Gea. Pascae bas returned from a prolonged visit at Drayton. Counties Council granted $300 ta Bowmanville Hogpital. M. J. Elliatt was elected pres- ident of West Durham Liberal- Conservative Association, other officers were Mrs. L. A. Tale, 1. T. Cbapman, Kirby; Jas. Nokes, Mrs. W. H. Martin, P. C. Trebil- cock and A. Tait. J. H. Devitt was re-nominated as candidate. FIFTY VEARS AGO February 8, 1893 Hampton: Mrs. Marsh is getting quite smart again... No change in the condition a! Mrs. Hurley... Mrs. Thos. Burrows bas gone ta Toronto ta receive medical treat- ment. New Haven: J. F. Wright last a valuable grunter by a passing train. . . It bas been represented ta us that a certain individual bas been trying ta induce aur sub- scribers ta stop The Statesman and take a nandescript Tory sheet. Newcastle: W. J. McCarty died o! typbaid fever. .. Thos Hutchi- son was kicked by a horse and lived only a few hours, bis re- mains were interred at Bethel... Crowds a! raughs were in tawn last week during the races. En! ield: The relatives a! Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Powell met at his residence and celebrated their tin wedding. . . At the res- idence o! Alexander Rass, Miss C. Ross and Mr. R. Hall, o! Brpak- lin, were made one by Rev. R. M. Phalen, in bis usual happy man- ner. Mount Vernon: Henry Abra- ham, Esq., sbipped a carload o! peas. Courtice: A. J. Courtice is pre- paring ta build a new, barn next summer. Braoklin: Constable Joseph Kempt daes nat intend resigning. Sauina: Mrs. John Reynolds is very ilI with pleurisy. . . Mrs. AI!fred Hogarth bas been quite sick with blood poisonîng. Cal. Cubitt bas been a member a! the Board o! Education in Bow- manville for about 38 ycars. J. S. Rundle, tax collector for Darlington, must have been faitb- ful ta bis trust, when in such bard times bis bill a!, abatement pre- sented ta the council was onlyi $19.05. Tyrane: Mrs. John Hadgson and Mrs. S. Dunn have been ail- i..... Wm. Wight made anather large shipment a! cattle from Burketon ta Toronto. . . Miss Campbell, Miss Brent, Miss E. Werry and Mr. A. Woadley are delegates ta the S. S. Convention at Bowmanvillc. Town officers for 1893 were: R. Windatt, Clerk; S. Burden, As- a'- spi à,. 900fr k4re PRESERVED, PACKED AND SHIPPED f Fa-mers, fishermen and stock-raîsers wou]d labour i vain ta suppiy food ta the United Nations, were ht not for the added labour of thase wio prepare, preserve, pack and ship the foad. Thousands of Canadian rnen and women are daing a znost necessary job of canverting live and raw products ta usable, transportable food for millions of llghting men and civilians overseas. In estimat- ing the value of variaus tasks in the total war effort, much credit shouid be given ta the workers in the canning, dehydration, curing, packing, refrigeraring and shipping industries. "Bacon for Britain'"? Yes, but also canned salmon and dried fruits and evaporated inilk for Britain and aur allies overseas. The Bank of Montreal is working with ail war-tinie industries and their workers by suppiying the kind of banking service needed-through hundreds of conveniencly located branches. EDISON MAZDA LAMPS sessor; M. Porter, Collector; Thos. Burden, Treasurer; D. Truccott, Supt. Cemetery; R. Jarvis, Chief Constable; Geo. Dawney, Joe Hal- pany, G. D. Fletcher, Ward Con- stables; Thos. Hoar, Chief, Fire Brigade; Geo. C. Harness, Engin- eer; Thos. Tapson, Assistant; G. D. Fletcher, Steward Alert Co.; W. J. Todgham, Steward S.W. Ca.; J. C. Noswarthy, Jas. Heal, Thas. Darch, Fence viewers; Thos Long, Pound keeper; R. Jarvis, Truant officer. Departmnent of Labour National War Labour Board General Order The Dominion Bureau of Statistics has found that the cost of living index number for january 2, 1943, is 117.1 (adjusted index 116.2) as compared with the cost of living index number for juIy 2. 1942, of 117.9 (adjusted index 117). The Wartime Wages Control Order, P. C. 5963, provides in Section 48 (iv): "the amount of the bonus shai l ot be changed wiiess flic cost of living Index numiber bas changed one whoie point or more slnce the iast generai order of the Board requlring an increase or decrease I the amount thereof." The index nuxnbcr fot having changed by anc whole point or more since july 2, 1942, pursuant ta the provisions of P. C. 5963 as stated, the National War Labour Board orders that the terxps af its General Order dated August 4, 1942, shall continue ta apply for the period February 15, 1943, to May 15, 1943, subject ta the right of employers or employees ta apply ta a War Labour Board for authorization of payment of such an ainount of cost of living bonus as a Board may determine ta be "fair and reasonable," under the provisions of the Order. HUMPHREY MITCHELL Chairmian. National War Labour Board Ottawa, Canada February 4. 1943 Ration Book Reissue Would FUI 9 Box Cars Ration administration officiais of the prices board today termed as "probably the biggest printing job ever tackled in Canada" the pro- duction of the new ration books which are soon to be issued to Canadians. Ton companies were engaged by the King's Printers to publish the 17-page book with its specially- dyed sheets of green, pink, orchid, buff and gray paper, the Prices Board saîd. The new book contains six more pages than the old and differs froni it chiefly in that the design of each coupon is more clearly de- fined and printed on both sides, with a pattern which includes a small maple leaf in each corner. "The special dyes will be diffi- cuit, if flot impossible, to dupli- cate or copy," the Board said. "When detached from the page, the single coupon resembles a stam p. "Twelve million copies are be- ing issued. Weighing 270 tons, they would fi nine box cars. Piled singly, the books would reach eleven miles in the air. and their 144,000,000 pages would form a rîbbon more than 3 ½/ inches wide stretching five times across Canada." Each book contains one green sheet of tea and coffee coupons, one pink sheet of sugar coupons, two purpie sheets of butter cou- pons. four buff sheets of spare "A," one blue sheet of spare ", two gray sheets of spare "C," one sheet of instructions regarding canning sugar, one application for canning sugar, a return postcard and chan ge-of -address card. "Before receiving the new book, consumners of rationed commodi- ties must fili in the detachable card at the back of ration book No. 1," the board said. "This card must be completed with name and address; and age if under 16 years; serial number o! the book and sig- nature of the holder; and must be presented with the present ration book to those in charge o! dis- tribution throughout Canada be- tween Feb. 19 and March 1. "Tea-coffee and sugar coupons have the dates when they become due printed on the back. The first of each becames good on March 6. Butter coupons are dateless, as are the sp3are coupons. "Ail persans requiring new books must present the first ra- tion book ta their nearest distri- bution office together with the de- tachable application card properly completed. Aduit membèrs o! the 'hausehold may obtain the books for themselves, children and oth- er members of the household. The first ration books will be returned with the new books ta the appli- cant. "According ta present plans, distribution chiefs apnointed by local ration boards will set up as many offices as necessary in ur- ban and rural centres." MERCHANT HAS RIGHT TO REFUSE TO SELL The practice of some retailers of "rationing" certain commodit- ies to cansumers with the state- ment that the display of goods on a counter does not put the mer- chant under any obligation to seli, is upheld by the Wartime Px'ices and Trade Board. The question has been raised whether a retaîler couid legally refuse ta sell merchandise in bis store ta anyone who wanted to buy. Other rulings by the Board's legal branch are: 1. At ordinary law, no persan need enter into any contract to buy or seIl unless hie wants to do s0. 2. Advertising in a catalogue is simPly an invitation to send an order, and the order itself is mere- ]Y an offer ta buy, which the mer- chant can accept or refuse as he chooses. Famous last words: "I will do no such thing. It's not in the contract." Sa many people have forgotten how ta burn waod for household fuel that the Connecticut Forest Association bas issued a bulletin on that subi ect. Cook the cabbage in the bakingi fat on electric element turned "Low." Add the milk, pepper, lentîls and lentil liquid. Add more saIt if desired. Reheat. Six serv- ings. Clear Tomato Soup One quart brown soup stock, 2 1-2 cups tamatoes, .1-2 tsp. pep- THE MIXING BOW[ Dy ANNE ALLAN ilydro Home Economist MAKING SOUFS THE BACK- BONE ÔF YOUR MEAL! Hello, Hamemakers! Wby is it everyone utters a big "u-m-m" when the !amily gathers around the table wbere big bowls o! soup are steaming. Is it the aroma and the chimneys a! steam from each gay bowl? And there will be mare exclamations - if your soup is really good. Hôw satisfying, bow deliciaus soups can be savaured with the simple seasanings every homemaker can keep on ber pan- try shel!. Serving hearty and wholcsame soups o!ten during the snappy, cald weatber will benefit the bealth af your family - and your budget. Sa let's plan soups as a main course - an easy and satisfying meal. The water in wbicb vegetables are cooked, left-over vegetables, scraps a! meat, meat stock, gravy, lcft-ovcr rice, macaroni - these should neyer, under any circum- stances, be wasted. Keep them in a jar in your electric refrigerator avernigbt. As a goad faundation for many nutritiaus soups use twa pounds o! neck a! muttan or shin o! veal. Have the butcher saw the banes into small pieces. Cut up the meat and brown half o! it along with a diced onian in a little fat. This gives better flavour and colour ta stock soup. Soak the remaining meat and bancs in cald watcr about an haur. Then bring quick- ly ta a bail, using "High" heat, but turn back ta "Simmer"I at this point ta stcam for about two hours. An bour before rcmoving from heat, add vegetables and seasonings, using a cup filled with diced carrat, turnip, onian and cclery; a sprig a! parsley, anc bay lea! and tbrcc peppercorns. Whcn donc, skîmi off fat and drain., The possibilities o! using this stock are cndless; add macaroni, noodles, rice, barlcy, beans, pcas, lentils or sliced vegetables. A Nutri-tbri!t menu suggestion is: A hearty bowl o! soup accom- panied by cheesc biscuits or rails, a dish o! fruit for dessert and milk as the beverage unless you are selecting one o! the tasty crcam saups given below: RECIPES Curried Onion and Rice Soup Two tbs. baking fat, bal! cup finely chopped anian, sait, 2 tbs. flour, 3-4 tsp. curry pawder, 1-3 cup cooked rice, 4 1-2 cups milk, fcw grains pepper. Add onion and 1-2 teaspaon o! saît ta meltcd fat. Caver and cook avcr law hcat until soft, stir- ring constantly. Turn clectric element ta "Law"; add flour, cur- ry pawder and rice and mix well. Add milk gradually and cook, stirrîng canstantly until thicken- cd. Scason with saît and papper. Six servings. Cream of Cabbage & Lentil Soup Three-quarters cup dried lentils, 1-4 lb. saît park, 1 tsp. saIt, 1 1-2 cups finely shredded cabbage, 11 tb. baking fat, 3 1-2 cups milk,j few grains pepper.1 Soak the lentils overnight ini cold watcr. Drain, add the diced saIt park and 2 1-2 cups fresh water. Caver and coak until ten-1 der, adding more watcr if neces- sary. Add the saît near the end1 o! the caoking time. Drain and bail down the liquid ta about 1-21 cup. Press lentils through a sieve.( Soldier's Letter Lieut Wm. G. James, l4tb Armny Tank Rge., Canadian Army Overseas, Dec. 27, 1942. Dear Folks: My first Christmas away from home wasn't too bad, of course it was nothing like being at home. First of all, on the 24th we :e- ceived hundreds af letters and parcels. That, I think, was one of the main highlights of Christ- mas, or anytime of the year,- especially wben you haven't re- ceived any mail for some time. I think I must have lost a few let- ters. Now a little about aur Christ- mas. Thursday -afternoon our squadron entertained about 70 kids at a party. We had some ,Mickey Mouse and Popeye films and a Punch and Judy show. They bad a lunch for them and gave them chocolate bars and candies that the boys volunteered from their parcels. Everybody seemed to enjoy it immensely. Two little boys attached themselves to me 50 I really had my hands full running around with them. Our billets were decorated with holly that we picked from some of the trees around here. My sergeant and a LiCpi. were ;n charge of the decorating. They did a marvellous job. Christmas day we started off with an egg for breakfast which was a treat in itself. Our next duty was ta visit our troops and give out a littie Christmas cheer for them. Our big job for the day was taking over guard duties and fatigues for the men. At 12 a'clock I think the wbale squadron turned out ta watch the officers take aver the guard. They really enjoyed seeing somebody else on duty for a change. For dinner the men had saup, turkey and pork, vegetables, - mince pie, plum pudding, fruit, candies, lots o! beer and cigar- ettes. From the saund a! tbings tbey reafly cnjoyed themselves. When we were relieved of guard, the sergeants came down ta aur mess for a little Christmas cheer. When they left we went down ta R.H.Q. mess with the other of- ficers la the regiment. The Colonel was the guest at aur squadron mess dinner which startcd about 8 o'clack. Our din- ner was vcry much the same as the boys' only aur turkey had been banging a little langer. I still don't like the old English cus- tom o! banging fowl a couple months before eating it. The last item on aur Christmas program was late supper with some local friends. Altogether it was quite a day and we bad a good time. I can assure you. too, that your par- cels and letters helpcd a lot ta make it a Very Merry ClIristmas. To-day I'm on duty so have a chance ta catch Up oni some o! my letters. Again many thanks for all your kindness and with love toa ah, Another letter from Will dated Jan. 15th rcads: We are, as yau know, nat allowcd to say wbat we ve been doing but take it from me I've really been working. Mail bas been fairly good, but 1 received 4 parcels that were damaged by carbon tetrachloride la a fire. Hawever it was just the food and chocolate that was dam- aged. Thanks a million for send- ing the camera and l'Il send yau some pictures sbortly. Would also be glad ta receive more pictures of the folks o)ack home. Papers have been good but I've lest a lot of Statesmans some place. Last nigbt we went ta an ail-Canadian vaudeville show. It was real]y good and far abead of the English Variety shows. Probably the swing band. had samething ta do with it. After the show, I ran into Jack Cameron and bis brother. I just about feil through the floor seeing some Bowmanville boys. Tomorraw nigbt we are having a gathering af Bawmanville boys. l'Il tell yau who were there and what we did in the next letter. Would you mind sending mare cigarettes as I think some must have been lest. (Yes, tbey were lest as we received notice from manufacturers ta that effect). This letter is very short but IlI write more next time. Lave, Will. Virtually any election means the voting of dislikes as well as de- sires. Even where nothing else is ta be gained by it the individual voter may find satisfaction in registering his pratest against samething or a collection of things. But votes o! this character can have their value. While appar- ently negative they may serve the purpase o! constructive criticism by jalting public officials into a shift of policies.-From the Kan- sas City Times. HEARD ON THE STREET. If Carter 's can 't make goad bread-then na one can." "They 've been making it for twa genera- tions, and practice makes perfect you knaw. " Eat Carter's Bread MADE IN BOWMANVILLE -FRESH FROM OVEN TO YOU- III.-'-' MILKL Yes, babies are stili cry- ing for it. As long as "Daddy" continues to furnish it, lie knows he's doing his best to give them the start they al need. And parents, you wouid do weii to follow ini your children's footsteps. Try a glass of milk today when you give it to the baby. Sec how refreshed it makes you feel! Order It Today From- Bowma nvîIIe Dairy 'PHONE 446 mare scum faorming. Meited wax may be poured over it at the end of a week and the crack of sauer- kraut left for one month before using. Anne Allan invites you ta, write ta her care of The Statesman. Send in your questions on home- making problems and watch this calurnn for replies. -1 ~ BAUXKOF MON TREAL "A BANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOSE' MODERN, EXPERIENCI!D BANKING SERVICE....... the ouifcome of 123 Year' Succesfud Opration S4~TE~ Bowmanville Branch: F. 0. McILVEEN, Manager -b- 1 PAGE THREK THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1943 THE QANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO