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Navy Life Recalled In Magazine Of RCN. | terior of which was laced with painted canvass to keep the spray off. Every voyage began with all hands equipped with crockery and cutlery. But when the origi- All that, in navalese of 40 years nal issue became lost or broken, ago, was an invitation to a roast the hands would begin using the 'beef dinner on the mess deck of "'pusser's dirk" --their knives--as a Canadian navy vessel. Jargon cutlery, and turn to jam tins as of the day is recalled in The cups. Crowsnest monthly RCN maga- Each? trip also would begin zine. with fresh meat and vegetables. The bread barge was a wooden But when these ran out, the crew keg, fitted with brass bands and resorted to salt pork, corned beef -a' cirenlar wooden lid, in which and ship's biscuits, supplemented the mess ration of bread was by dried peas and beans. One kept. For some reason lost to an- preparation was known as hoosh tiquity, this particular keg -- corned beef prepared as a served double duty as a seat for hash with potatoes, and not to the "leading hand" in the mess. be confused with hooch. Holding up me end of the mess A y table ng the crawfords--steel, SALT REMOVAL tual. is U-shaped supports forming legs ne ro por hy na or ex and fastened to the deck head P'#"¢ 5 Way oy. Me LOWS. with ring bolts. The other end of "€*'* the table was hooked to the ship's side. were brought on deck and the BEEF IN HURRY | heads were removed. For sev- A straight rush was the simpl-'eral hours, salt water would be est preparation of a joint of beef, played over the contents to re- employed when time was short. move the brine and wash most The meat was placed in a baking of the salt from the pork. dish, some fat spread over it, Then the pork was dumped peeled potatoes placed around it, into a large "harness cask" and and the whole affair roasted. The filled with fresh water--again to dish got 'its name from the soak out as much of the salt as "straight rush" from the beef possible. It was allowed to stand screen fo the galley. for 24 hours, then was diced up And that brings up the beef into half-inch cubes, rolled in screen due to the lack of re- dough and boiled in a cloth frigeration aboard ship in the called "a steerage hammock." navy's early days, meat was kept| Usually it was served with a on the upper deck. Quarters of 'thick pea soup. beef and carcasses of mutton Incidentally, some casks of salt were suspended from hooks in- pork cracked open aboard RCN side a metal framework, the in-! ships during the First World War OTTAWA (CP) -- Pull up the bread barge and, be seated. Watch your knees on the craw- fords, There's your straight rush Now use the pusser's dirk to best advantage. It was kept in casks. When salt pork was to be issued, the casks were dated 1823 -- almost 100 years old. CLEANING RITUAL Cleanliness was a fetish of the executive officer aboard the RCN's first vessels Under crowded conditions, "per sonal cleanliness was so absolutely ne- cessary that a dirty sailor could be sentenced by a mock court to be led to the upper deck, stripped, and scrubbed with the stiff brushes used for cleaning woodwork. In addition to the daily routine of scrubbing down the wooden decks, on Saturdays came the chore of '"'holystoning." For this the deck was wetted, sand sprinkled over it, and all hands would drop to their knees and start scouring the teak with blocks of sandstone known as "holystones'"" or "bibles." Then breakfast would be served. After that, the paintwork would be washed with strongers or soojie. Surongers was a solu- tion of caustic soda and soft soap in fresh water. Soojie was a gentler mixture, using soft soap and a kind of soap powder that was the forerunner of modern detergents MORE JOBS LONDON (CP) Registered unemployed in Great Britain to- talled 341,000 on May 16, says the ministry of labor, a reduction of 50,000 in one month. J CHEATER NABBED LONDON (CP) -- A tax col- lector was sentenced to 15 months in jail here for claiming tax re-| lief for a wife and sister. He was unmarried, and his sister is supported by her son. SCUGOG ISLAND | SCUGOG ISLAND -- This past wees we have been celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the little Head Church. One hundred years takes us back to a world that was so dif- ferent in every way. We re- member with gratitude the con- tributions of the pioneers in| ¢ ai Press Corr erecting altars to the God ane . Father of our Lord Jesus Christ] WELLINGTON (CP)--A deep- throughout this vast land of Can-| seated custom in New Zealand is ada. We are indeed grateful to for the whole country to work or Mrs. Reta Reader for preparing Play at the same time. The habit a little booklet on the history of 1S 'coming increasingly - under those days on the Island, with fire. particular reference to the fam- One effect . of the custom is ilies who settled at the "Head". that the entire country shuts Sunday morning the service down for three weeks at Christ- was conducted by Rev. J. K.'mas and New Year because al Braham, with Rev. Prof. Kings-iworkers insist on taking their ley Joblin as gZuest speaker. | vacation at the same time as Grace United Church choir led|gthers. in song. Sunday evening the Uxbridge ti Junior Farmer Quartette led in song and guest speaker was Rev. John M. Smith. Monday evening thé third serv- ice was held, and at this- time Excerpts of the history of the church was read. Guest speaker! During the Sunday evening was Rev. D. M. Buttars, Also service many lovely gifts were bringing greetings from sister dedicated in memory of friends churches were: Rev. E, S Lin- who have gone. stead of Port Perr United ? o a oki : Church; Rev. Walter Crawiord. ga houiis, the sefvice un Moy Port Perry Pentecostal Church; peld in the tea room adjoining Mr. William Parry, very soon to the Head church, and anniver- be ordained, Presbyterian church gary cake and tea were served. pastor; Rev, R. S. Cooper of Greenbank; Rev, Eustice Mc- GOLDEN. JUBILEE Neill of Seagrave. This Saturday, to celebrate the Music for the evening was a Golden Jubilee of the Girl Guides, vocal duet by Florence Fralick Port Perry and Scugog com- and Joan Aldred, and vocal solo panies of Brownies and -Guides by Mrs. David Weldon of Osh- are spending the day at Camp awa. Samac, where games, swimming Wednesday evening was the and then supper will. be enjoyed Centennial supper held in the by about 160 girls. basement of Grace United Sunday, June 26, will be church Cuurch. Both WA's of the island parade for all the Guides, Brown- going together and having a very: ies, Cubs and Scouts of the island. successful supper. Mrs. Marray McLaren opened Many old friends and neighbors her home and lovely grounds for mot during these past few days the Flower tea in aid of her WA and happy times remembered. group, last week. By J. C. GRAHAM Ant This also is responsible for a ght shut-down at weekends. The five-day week is taken literally in New Zealand -- people work only five days and on the same five days. {keeper attacked by numerous industrial day noticed a figure in white tie! N. Zealand Outlook Comes Under Fire THE OSHAWA TIMES, Mondey, June 20, 1960 19 and tails, leaning motionless over the phone. Thinking it was a drunk, he moved in to make an arrest. The wax figure was un- damaged, except for a small mark on one hand. The effigy, worth £500, was 'epirited out of the famous mu- Any attempt to extend activi- and economic authorities, but ties to Saturday and Sunday with little impact on opinion. comes under strong challenge Increasing assaults continue, from employers and employees however. The latest attack alike. For instance, if a sub- comes fromm H. P. Ralph, presi- urban store operated by an/cenf of the Hutt Valley Chamber owner-salesman wishes fo open of Commerce. Saturday. mornings he comes ili oc CALLS IT WASTE under the hostility of all sfores "One of the factors contribute Which employ lavor ing to this wasteful condition is The law prevents such a store- y oxient to which the Monday- from opening outside to-Friday five-day week has by Monday to Friday hours and in- j,pi and regulation become so formation laid by rivals brings rigidly part of our social and prosecutipns for any who seek to... ° defy the regulations. The pattern of personal buying _ Only a-limited range of stores had been greatly 'influenced by is permitted to open Saturdays these conditions. The average economic structure." 'and Sundays--chiefly small dair- person had no opportunity for ies selling milk, ice cream, milk shopping or other buying except shakes and similar lines. on crowded late shopping night In recent years, hey have won on Fridays, when shops remain permission to sell a limited open until 9 p.m. range of packaged foods and Ralph said a staggered five- other urgent needs which might day week worked well in other be required on weekends as a countries and only a rigid out- result of an emergency. But any look in" New Zealand ruled out a extension of the list is bitterly similar flexible arrangement. . opposed by stores which sell the m_---- items concerned on Mondays to Fridays. y EMERGENCIES ONLY Even pharmacies find great difficulty in obtaining permission to open outside set hours, One such store is allowed to open to serve a wide area with emerg- gency drugs and other supplies, Saturday opening by depart- ment stores is unknown. Nor are By ALVIN STEINKOPF banks, dentists, law yers, or other LONDON (AP) Somebody professional offices open Satur- oa Antony Armstrong - Jones days. Doctors attend urgent from Mme. Tussaud"s waxworks, cases, but do not open their on Jeft "him" propped up in a rooms for normal consultations. telephone booth A policeman on patrol early to- 'Wax Dummy i Tussaud"s The whole principle has been Stolen From | | READ seum Friday night just before Armstrong - Jones and Princess Margaret returned Saturday from their Caribbean honeymoon. Tony's wax figured vanished Friday night, and one Scotland Yard theory is that the thieves got into the place as paying customers, waited until closing time, then took up. dummy-like positions among the wax figures until the guard made his final check. In the waxworks the life-like ONTARIO HOSPITAL 19th BIRTHDAY? --keep insured! figures stand about all over the place. Police think there must have been at least two thieves to carry away the 165 pound dummy. "It's the first time anything like this has happened fo wus since the exhibition was opened | in 1802," said a museum official, = {James Catney. * Tony - in - the - flesh, friends reported, was amused. tl. MERCHANTS OPPOSED LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (CP)--A traffic committee suggestion that 4 a downtown area be blocked to traffic and turned into a shop- ping mall was rejected by city council. Aldermen said mer- chants were opposed to the idea. INSURANCE longer insured under your parent's Hospitol Insurance Certificate. 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