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PAGE SIXTEEN THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1947 By HAROLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent Ottawa, Dec. 18--Two letters were read to the House of Com- mons last week. They did not dir- ectly concern affairs in Canada, yet they were disturbing. Members who listened were chilled with dis- may. ° They were read by Mr. Pouliot, of Quebec, who has apparently been in communication with many peo- ple in England, for he said he had so many similar letters he could not carry them in his pocket. The first letter: "Since receiving your very true letter in April I have written Mr. Strachey five times asking him to give us more of the food you so kindly send to this country, but all I get is excuses and no satisfaction. Well, my reason for writing to you this time is because I am asking you if it is possible for you and the Canadian Government to put a ban on Strachey for letting our food go to thousands of foreign restaurants and cafes while we in our miser- able homes see about one quarter of what you send. "Every foreigner in England is getting a better "deal / than any English person and I plead with you to demand that the food you send goes to the mothers and fam- ilies of England. My daughter of THERE OUGHT TO RE A LAW! By Al Fagaly and Harry Shorten ; u HINSDALE, ILL. Set Schedule For Skating At Harmony Rink MRS, KENNETH FLETCHER Correspondent Harmony, Dec. 17--The Harmony Welfare Association met with the board in Harmony Public School last evening, to see if some provi- sion could be made for evening 17 is a lovely girl but she has lost | skating a stone (14 pounds) in weight. She gets up and goes to work hungry and comes home hungry. "It is nothing but cuts and euts in our food. I can tell you nine mothers of ten are tired of trying to go on. Strachey is a dictator to this country and the whole rotten government with him. 'We have one rasher of bacon & week each. For the rest we starve, The best fed people in this country are the ggvernemnt and the foreign twisters but the real English are downtrodden and starved. 'I will close now, hoping so much that you and your gentlemen can make a'law that the food goes on our tables instead of to the wrong Peps. My daughter and husband have gone to work today on a slice of margarine each." And here is the second letter: "1 wrote to you some time ago and you so kindly answered, re- prised? ys of the sympathy you felt for us people having such a gov- ernment with so many incompetent men. * ... Heaven only knows what is going to happen to this country of ours. People are . Eva eryone has a gloomy cast about their faces. Day after day we feel hungry. Shortage of potatoes, pe- trol stopped for car owners, aged people getting less than anyone. God help our future generations if this sort of thing keeps on. "Christmas is approaching and we have nothing to look forward to. "Strachey bought nuts and resold at 10 shilling per pound; tanger- ines, five shillings; apples, 2 and six pence. So what are the little children going to get? I look at my five children and wonder why should they suffer. A few years back we had plenty to eat, however poor one was. Mr. Churchill never once got this country anywhere near the state it is in now, even when the enemy was on our back doorsteps." The same letter contained a clip- ping from the Lodnon Daily Ex- press which told of a Canadian en- gineer returning to Canada with- out the contracts he had sought. . He was also bringing home 180,000 pounds that he intended to spend in England. "I came over here from Canada four months ago with very large engineering contracts," he was quoted as saying, "I am going bac! empty-handed and sick to death of what I can only call muddling in- competence." SARTORIAL MENACE Ipswich, England -- (CP) -- Centre of an argument caused by his green trousers, yellow-and- red tle and light fawn coat, James Lynch was bound over for 12 months for disturbing the BLU BBO TEA Really delicious .-. | Previously it had been learned that the school board were not con- templating operating the rink after 5 o'clock in the afternoons. At a recent meeting when the Harmony Welfare Association was organized, recreation in its various aspects for old and young alike came up for discussion. Its chief concern at the present time was evening activity on the rink for every member of the family in the community. 'This includes of course, school section N- ¢ on the base line. After much careful thought and planning in an endeavour to work out a plan to provide a maximum of pleasure for all, the following schedule was detlded upon:--Four nights a week, namely Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights would be open to the public. The feeling of the meeting was that these nights might well be called "family nights" with mother and dad out there skating with the kids. Absolutely no hockey sticks will be allowed on the ice and there will be no charge made for skating. The rink light will go on at 7 o'clock andn be turned off at 9.30, thus 'al- lowing anmple time for removal of skates and everybody out of the building by ten o'clock. Can Arrange Private Parties With regard to Monday and Wednesday nights, on which there will be no skating, those wishing to arrange 'private skating parties, hockey practice, etc., should make arrangements with the HW.A, for tthe use of rink. In former years, lack of supervi- sion was felt to be a great handi- cap to the complete success of the rink and it is with this thought in mind that the Harmony Welfare Association have pledged themsel- ves to have the rink supervised - | while being used. Several public- spirited citizens have volunteered to! assume this responsibility when their turn comes up, but additional help will be required. On this, the success of the rink depends. We're glad to hear that George Drew, who is in the Oshawa hospi- tal, where he had a toe removed last week, is making as rapid pro- gress as can be expected: It may be two weeks before he will be walking again. Cub's Christmas Party An enjoyable evening was spent at the school Tuesday evening by young and old alike. First the Cubs had their Christmas party, and after an exchange of gifts, and receiving a bag of treats and ap- ples, the youngsters returned to their homes. the evening was However, "young" yet! The Cub executive held a short business meeting and then enjoyed themselyes with lunch of sandwiches, cake, cookies and "really good" coffee. More than this group enjoyed the "feast" too. The School trustees and the execu- tive of th Harmony Welfare Asso- ation were meeting together, and they also entered into the spirit of Christmas with the rest of the KITCHEN CUPBOARDS * MODERN DESIGNING SERVICE * KILN DRIED LUMBER + FREE ESTIMATES Phone 2410W HARLEIGH MFG. CO. 160 KING ST. WEST THE FASTEST WAY BETWEEN S cITiES TORONTO *A Round Trip Ticket Saves You 109, TELEPHONE ADELAIDE 5231 TORONTO OR YOUR TRAVEL AGENT * PASSENGER * AIR MAIL © AIR EXPRESS TRANS-LANADA 42. feo TRANSCONTINENTAL INTERNATIONAT LE LER adults. All in all, happy occasion. 26-YEAR THIRST it was a very wick, Scotland -- (OP)--Fisher- man James Sheer, 77, and Alexan- der Stephens, 65, '"dead-heated" for first place to the bar when the first public house here for 26 years, Home And School Association Shown Films MISS M. HORN Correspondent Hampton, Dec. 16--The Home and School Association held its monthly meeting at the school on Tuesday evening, Dec. 9, with a splendid attendance of adults and school children. The president, Will White, opened the meeting and conducted business items. O Canada was sung followed hy the Lord's Prayer. Cecil Carveth of Newcastle was present and showed a number of very enjoyable films which were much appreciated and were informative as well. Ross Met- calf of Base Line contributed en- joyable vocal numbers in his usual style, accompanied by his mother, and also two snappy piano solos and a mouth organ selection, with plano accompaniment by Miss M. Niddery. Mrs. K. Caverly with Miss Norah Horn at the piano con- ducted a sing-song of Christmas carols in which all joined heartily. At the close of the meeting the group in charge served sandwiches, and tarts with a cup of tea and a social time was spent together. The weather has been mild over the week-end with snow and rain Monday night which made slushy streets and roads on Tuesday. We offer hearty congratulations to one of our highly respected cou- ples--Mr, and Mrs. Bruce Ferguson who have reached their 50th wed- ding anniversary. A celebration in their honor was held at the home of Mrs. Fergtison's sister, Mrs. John was opened. Cowling and Mr. Cowling on Mon- day evening when many relatives were present. The sympathy of the Hampton people is extended to Mrs. Sidney Trewin and family of Enniskillen in the sudden passing of Mr. Tre- win whose burial took place at the north cemetery, Hampton, on Mon- day afternoon. A white gift service will be held in Sunday school on sunday next when gifts of money will be receiv- ed. In the evening our pastor will have a Christmas message and all are invited to come and join in the Christmas carols. Choir will fur- nish Christmas music. His many friends were pleased to see Mr. J. W. 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