'~ England gree - first-batch of local boys borne from . Japanese prison camps the other. : _ day. If she had sent a. Bold brick

. for

JANUARY 9, 1946

Don't bore midriii on boih sides.

A In all in hOW you do it. Btfihht mm ism bring out spare tires.

Iilt sia-n

bare fash ons and you don't have "

lines plane down. No woman wants to be deillflved 0!

o be. Bare cutouts and slashes will

"you your Rieibenesque pulchritude-and wouldn't every man prefer

to see well padded flesh bet/ween those cutouts and

skinny ribs? Select

Day The‘

‘as rather than

your best lines, horizontal or dngonsi to make bare fash- ions flattering to the thin or plump

body.

Life

of a British Housewife

i

My neighbour sent a very tasty- kin; cake to tihe “Welcome ; H a festivities with which our"

v age in the

the committee couldn't havethank- cd her more heartily-not so much

the cake. ea for the sacrifice Someone discover-

own her of cooking fats for two weeks and

their" shell-egg ration for about a

fortnight.

-Iiiotherwords,shehadused4 oas. of lard—tha ration is 1 oe- Der person per work-end two ems. Butasbothsheandherbrusband indicated that they thouflit it a

" privilege to entertain ex-P.O.W 's even vicariously. no "one embar- rassed by haw they were go o manage or s nex fourteen days. ‘

Britain have this fact that for the next few months at least their food

~siuatlori is likely in be wonsa not better than it was before the end of the war. Still, I must say all had a distinct shock last y when our y 4 on. of bacon- Derpereosiwassisdied to! oas (our 3 ors. of cheese having diminishedto2oas.) and: m of cooking fats with which the house

ould that our monthly . would remain and our weekly is. 3d. worth pf meat (including 2d. of canned meat) would still he a- , vailelble. with the usual weekly s -_oas.ofinargarineend Ion. of butter. More. we were positively grateful for the rise of 1- or. per week the tea ration bringing up to 2 ‘A oas each. (no one out- lidc Britain can realise what a stepper-up of morale a nice hot Jiupoftcehasbeenforstxyesr , to its people)-

‘Io Help ICOQO‘

But although we were told that on Novemberflisoiu- cuts in cheese

it Wind in transport.

hies a little-who wouidnti-espe

the newspapers reveal that most people realize how much worse off are the liberated countries.

rep-into their ration ".

Yet the daily round of thelaver-

housewife in Britain ls some-

like this. She comes down in the morning to a cold ‘Muse. for

splashed on hoax-dings everywhere)

she really must try and lliflit no fires liéntil it is really foo cold to

been . However. porridge I2 p0 lrpac . on from loose oatmeal)

L; one package everv eight weeks) i will follow. ' to school

The

(where they'll get a good ‘not. mid- day meal in the canteen), husband leaves for the office, and Isbs takes her shopping basket and prepares to spend the moi-runs in var ous queues. V

The Queue And The Quota

This wartime p‘. omanon now carried over to the peace. is one which bears more hardly on the housewife in Britain man almost

else. It is due partly to lied: of staff in the stores. and partly to shortages both in goods As the country's war machine turns over more com- ‘bietelv to peace this annoyance will lfieduaiiy cease to exist. but at the moment every restaurant he; its lunchtime queue. and even the moo shops have long lines. of patient people standing outside the closed doors every day from. per- ha/Ds, ‘I a.m At 9 a m_ the doors will be opened, at 9.30 they will be

cocking a d be ct- ‘ciosed again and s notice [hung i, ed. at the end of October. Sir enqoutslde "Day's quota sold -a.n w. the Minister of ibod hint» {allusion to the fact that every e in the House of Commons thatptoro receives a quota of its pne- morcfoods t VQIDBQDIIHWLI‘ eswhieharedividedupby

oritheraiiionfflealsc inf ‘tile-mans tolastthsweek. that bv November i,| ‘llhs housswifesctums home to

in Britain have been reduced in twelve months by over 1500.000 tons to help the liberated countries But no one g-nidges, th

too near to starvation es) -.

During the war they were buov- have found than) s points. a

ed on bv the hope that when cit-

at. we've been -She oursely

iiunch, usually tired out- for one ‘thing she Zms had to search the neighbourhood for soc/p w ich seems to be scarce this month

smiles her basket on the kitchen table-dried file (lucky tic .n of condensed full-cream milk (to

ftcihilnp (Wfhn in an aim-m, would lhelri eke out the weekly 2 pints of

most of their rationing troubles

are likely to continue-we limtases of food. c! fat. f of iicmsehold soap or S us. ef toilet soal i: one ‘s ration

person for one month and when the house- hw- mil-band's 1v». biflgett- problem of the week when

wife has small chiivdmi she oftm runs Gilt of it before the month l! ever), natlmml ucgmamv In mnl and coke make it inevitable. She grum-

But tcrlav they realize that these would have cost 4 points but rid has the

mined

she

children tothink of: 1 lb. ' tinned sslmo

lowest grade, l2 points Her 20 monthly points Rene. and it

fresh milk) 8 points

will be the meal. ration 1hr four veers this has remained at ls. it! worm a week (of which 3d. worth

Quite passionate offers come from famil-

an advertisement in her four-page

Also, she is ‘careful. so she decides‘

e if it is made

will do to pio- Vlde a good foundation, and omelet- tes made of drlet eggs (me ration

her

i

IKE. Islander Gate Railway Promotion

MOBTRIAL. Que. Jan. _ A. McDonald. a native of Laura‘ P. E. L, has been appointed gdn- era superintendent seeping gm]

'1 I Ber department Canadian National Railway, at Winnipeg. "l Jurisdiction over slee lng and d" s car services of te west- ern reglomgaccordlng to an Qi- nouncement by W. . den, manager. I-fe was formerly super- inten Ell! IlMplflg 511d dining cm- department. for Ontario district and Grand Trunk western lines, with offices at-Toronto. - William Aeneas McDonald was born at Sourle. P. I. 1., in l8M. and joined the railway as assistant nun. ,. , sleeping and dining car ‘department at nipeg in i913. He was made storekeeper two years later at‘ Edmonton. then held various positions at Prince Rupert, B. 0., and Edmonton until , 1m when he was promoted agent

at Montreal. He became assistant wperlntendent at Edmonton the “allowing year and held the prisi- lon at Toronto and Montreal until being appointed superintendent at Toronto.

Rights Restored to» African Tribe

o the _ was killed in the rebellion. staged as a motest oiminst the annexation oif Bech- uanaland by the whites. Rcbsnyane Tote is the new chief of the Batiilaroshe was discovered only dtcr a l by ficials of the native affairs de- partment. They found him work- ins at his trade as watchmaker in Vryburg.

At a. largely-attended and color- ful ceremony on the edge of hie Kalahari Desert near Kufllmfln the now at was installed by the

for Native Affairs, W.J G. Mcars, who presented him with a flpamed certificate of approval

ially at thequeues, but the lettarshi ‘mm a“ 0mm mnumsm-m‘ m“

Kovemmcnt.

Part of the ceremony was the traditional pointing-out cf the new chief by the headmen and elders of the tribe. who placed a leopard

who off-er w who “mini skin c-ver and installed zum in i d’ German ld- _ dg-IQNW- ti" "Wh “wimwtiln office. 'I'he new chief has ad

ministrative Jurisdiction over his tribal Portion of the Kuruman dis- trict and he can picside over all trials except those for minder. treason and nape.

In vitali- request for a pas-a- mount chief. made some time ago

l

newspaper inserted by the Min- g m, wvemmmt_ m 3 11m istry of Furl and POW" (and .2... um despite the soiuiiasmagii

w . ill chill V16- " an; dN-n Queen

warns her of "The lluel Famine. 1 mam“ w Ocal-Falr Shares for all Birlgt now friends. ‘The tribe. therefore. y K156955317 111 11011118 - should be forgiven and granted

more freedom as well as the right. to restorg tribailsm and ancient customs

ls now coined beef) for everyone over five yearscfageand 7d. worth .for every child under. What the "housewife will get for this de- Dcnds. not so much on choice, but 0n the supplies available at the butchers where she is registered. ‘Phc better and dearer cuts meat mean less in quantity and, therefore, no one wants them-tho cheapest. outs of steak. for example. cost 10d. a lb; other grades go up to 2/2d. a lb. But although in -th-s cheaper cuts there is a very large quantity of bone these can be used for stewing so that, with the can- ned meat. the careful housewife can get through moat of the week, sav to ‘Thursday, with her ration On the other hand. for the one- pei-scn household the problem is often acute very early in the weak. The children's vetum to tea proves that. in spits of a hearty lunch at school, their appetites are pa . Bread. thank heaven. is unrationed but no mar- garine or butter ration will with- stand their demands. so it is bread jam or. perhaps. tin of sar-

ed and filling. even for those youthful and demandln

shoa need mending. Clothes are an ever-present worry. for 36 ccupvns for an adult must last a veer. and those twelve mOtilill

Y coupons must be used to replace household require- ments. A winter coat or s. suit takes l8 coupons each. shoes ‘I coupons, a pair of fully-fashioned stockings 3 ~28 out of 3d gone. and 8 is a vay small number to keep against possible contingen- cies. Fbrlainatciy. all children rc- celve 10 extra‘ coupons and al children between 13 ‘/-. and 31g-

“ z. hild under l3 l-ii

>4

“or-old get l0 plus 20 vi oreover. if a c

ig’. 3 a" . i???

dines. After. that cocoa. unraiionv

csniiuiauniiniiii

nu '_"" " u for wt :1 was“ w INC ll adv“; "n. l’

00038 for Photographs.

UONF ‘Uunggllllflllfl LIII ISN-

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gin/tsp“ or TIlADE Annual "Mk loam “ii-ii

“WEEK or rump" Service atBP. M. iiiZionChurdi Ind 1 Meeting of (ii-formic. town Branch of the Bible Society.

Preacher: Rev. '1'. E. McLennau. 1-9-11.

FUNERAL, SERVICES-The (u. nersl of Mr. William T. Coady was held yesterday morning from the residence of his son. Mr. A. R. Ccsdy, 11p Hllisboro Street, to the Church of the Most Holy 3e. deem“ where Requiem Hi h Mass Was celebrated by Rev. . Mann, 9553- TM- P811 bearers were: Messrs. Ambrose Wand, John Cum. 151(9)’. JOY"! 008d)’. Samuel Cous- 1118. ‘Ted Oorlsh and Ambrose Mc- Millan. Service at the grave was mndllclfld b? Rev. Edward Bald- win, 0.88.3.

BURIAL YESTERDAY - The funeral oi Mr. Daniel Hughes was held yellfirdfly morning from Frank Henriessefs Funeral Home to St. Patrick's Church, Fort Aug. ustus, where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. L. Callag-

st the grave. The pail bearers were five sons of the deceased: Messrs. Wilfred, Fabien, Daniel, Edwin and William and a nephew, Chester Hughes. Interment was in the church cemetery.

W. M. S. MEETIINQ-‘Fhc Janu- of the I-Iafn. ton W. M, S. met it the home of rs. Warren Ferguson on Wednesday, January 2nd, with the President , esiding. An impressive ‘worship service was carried was sung followed by the

The secretaries present one very interesting reports and ve mem- bers paid their annual fees. The

treasurer reported that the alloc-

ation been suoc Y y inst. It

was decided to continue the use. of

mite boxes by er

. 1t

d to ne t e study» on Africa until the February meet . The annual report was filled (Jill . Next meeting is to be held at the home oi’ rs. Clayton Morr n. er was given by . J af which benediction given the President closed the meeting. lovely iundh wast hen served by the hostess and a very pleasant social hour was enjoyed.

I Pefionals

Major Earl G. MacLeod has re- turned to Halifax after spending a thirty-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allison MscLeocl.

Mr, and Mrs. Allan Pursey and little daughter Shirley, have re- turned to their home after a very ifieasant visit at Mcdford, Mass.. Wihile there tihe visited many of their friends an relatives.

After a very enjoyable holiday in Souris River Misses Joan How- lett and May MacKinnon have re- turned to the City to continue their studies at P. W. C.

The Misses Phyllis Landrigau and Eliscn MacKenzie who have been spending the holidays at. their homes in Cambridge and Vernon River hav resumed their studies in P. W.

Mr. Gerald Gallant left recently in resume his studies in Mmicine at the University of Montreal after spending the Christmas holidays with lils parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gallant, Wellington, and friends iii Summerside and Charlottetown.

Miss Pauline Henderson. (LWA 0., Fernwood, who has recently re- turned from Ottawa whsre she is stationed, is spending a few day! with her cousin, Mrs. Harold Croc- kett, Summerside.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Muttart. North Carleton, and Mr. Hubert Muttsrt of Chciton, have left for Hyde Park Mass. to visit their brother Wilbert who is very ill.

Mr. Hubert Muttart, who has been employed in Amherst for the past five years, has accepted a position in B. John. N- B" all" his return from U. s. A.

Miss Mary MacKenzie, of the Department of English, Mcqili University,’ who has been spending the holidays with her brother and slsier-ln-lsw. Mr. and Mrs. W. MacKenzle at her old home m Flat River, returned to Montreal by plane yesterday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Don. M. "Lonfl- worth and little son "Jimmy have returned to their home in Guelph. Ontario. after sllendlnil a hH-DDY holiday season with Mrs. Ioni- worthh parents, Mr. and Mrs- Colby E. Lewis of Freetown, P. E. . biothers In and g1; also meeting many friends and neighbour!- 4

MQCIIA-NT NAVY CLUB NOW IOIB YEARS OLD

e

m“ n; Navy 01's: celebrated its f birthday with a BBC b. adcast from the clubs

was found-ed. at the

"Bincet

hieigiit of the leil blits. the club hasen seamen all overtlie its week

“Qualifier- as... becuiie a firm favorite in

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN

hi". who also conducted service e1

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In Magus-lam

Mu. snobs MacLEAN

Angus MacLean, a resident of Lowell, Massachusetts, for nearly half o. century, making his homo at 15 Durant Street, in that city, passed away 'l‘hu.rsday January 3rd, at St. oseph's Hos ital, Low- i, Mass, after a long l ness, aged 66 years, He was born in Charlotte- town, the son of -Maicoim and Sarah MacLean, For many years Mr. MacLean had been emp oyed by the John A. Simpson Contract- ing Company of Lowell as General Foreman, until his retirement about eight years ago.

e lie-survived by four daughters, Miss Linda G. MacLean of Lowell; Miss Edith S. MacLean of Asbury Park, New‘ Jersey; Mrs. Leo J. also of Lowell; one ; two grandsons, Harold MacLean 0nd William C. MacLean. all of Lowell; one sister, Mrs. Mary MacDonald of Charlottetown; four brothers, Alexander MacLcan, Dun- can MacLean, Joilm MacLcan and Hugh MacLean all of Charlotte- gown; nd several nieces and nep-

ews.

Eimeral services were held at the Morse Fimsral Home, Lowell, Sun- day afternoon (January 6th) at 2.30 o'clock and were la sly at- tended. Rev. Taplm J. W siade. Ph.D., pastor of the Firth S Baptist Church of Lowell, official» ed. William Hoyle presided at the organ. ‘Ilhere were many flowers. In ermcnt took place in the family lot 111 Edson Cemetery. Lowei, Edscn Cemetery, Lowell, where the committal prayers were read by Rev. Dr ade.

‘in Memos-ism

MISS ANNE NELSON

The Lord gave, the Lord iukcth

away; blessed be the name cl the Lord. There passed into iier_ eternal home on Dec. 11, 45. Miss Anne Nelson in her 89th year, at the P. E. Island Hospital. The deceas- ed had always enjoyed good health until a few months before hr-i de- mise. She had lived in the L. S. for a number of years and had numerous friends there as well as on Prince Edward Island, where she was horn and where she lived for the last. twenty years._ She was possessed of a wonderful Christian character, a great lover of the Bible, and was a prayerful student of it to the last. She was a devoted and faithful mambo-I of Si. Paul's Anglican Ciiiirch; liar interest. iii the church unri i-wr-if- ulsriy in Branch A. of Si. Pauls W.A. set an example for 200d which will be long remembered-

There are icft to mourn. one sister, Mrs. Jss. Burke, Wilh whom shc reside-d, also i1 numlici‘ of nieces and nvDhPW-s. ilirec sisters and ‘tjhikee brothers having piedc- cease or.

A short service was held at the home, followed by service in Cher- ry Valley Anglican Church, both services balm! ¢°"d\lCl9d_ by A ‘hi’ Rev, Major Fowiow, HSSISILUIL at. Si. Paul's. All that was iiiorlnl of our departed friend was laid to rest in the church cemetery f0 R-

walt the glorious resurrccfion “$1111 pallbearers were McSsrs- Jenkins,

rlioc. Georsl‘ 53.2.1’; geuers, Wm. Jenkins, Sinn- ley Vessey. Vernon Jenkins- SOUTII AFRICA PLANS WAR- ON TUBERCULOSIS DURBAN. South Africa. Jim, '1 ._. (or) - Plans for a nation-wide attack on tuberculosis have been announced by Wall-ll Mini-m‘ H- G. Lawrence. ‘Ifhe mouosals have 11m made b“ LAC National Health Advisory Committee which was av- pointed durin3 the last session of parliament and a special T- B- cilivisiion will bc created in the public health department. ‘Phi: training of nurses and other assistants is to begin at once in exbtlim! TB. hoslflta-ls and suit- able military hospitals will be taken over and equipped It is hoped that ainonl those soon to be ac- be the Springfield Mil- liary Hospital in Durban. In these hospitals mass radiogrnpuwiil be organised.

f" men who Bonfire

Beaulieu and Miss Louise E. Mac- _ out. H min 101 Le bo

an ih . granddaughter, Juditih Ann Beau- haw, But the minute rm nee I

wife, _ "I

commas

The Mulberry Bush

by HELEN TOPPING MILLII

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CIIAIIII. IV Vlriflnla. shut banal! in the bathroom and sank on the e of the tub. ieanins her f on the lain of the wash

co poree bowl. Her head was tiuobbing. her heart hurt to agony. She did love Mike. If she sent him away, she knew her ‘heart would so. . after. ‘

Mike shouted. "Hey, thero- et a move on!" and-she lot up stlf y and shad her sudden garments and hungthcm onthesliowerzodto dry. Then die scrubbed her chili- ed flfia with a towel. but on some boyish Dyiamas of yellow silk and a green flannel robe and slippers- and opened the door.

his arms and inia checked, . “Oh Ginny!

O . Gin .

Blindly. needlessly knowing that iihiis was madness. this sweet dan- der. and not caring at all. Virginia went into his arms.

Afffil‘ 811i interval that never cams quite clear in Virginia's mind later, they at: the steaks, and the soup that had simmered until We" W85 only s scant bowlfui left. drank the coffee and looked at each other with eyes that were sfiii a little dazed. And than Mike, RaLherlnE Virginia up In his arms, rocking her in a biz chair with her head tucked down against the hard feel cf his collar bone, told her his news.

"I have to 8o to South America Ginny Bill telephoned this mom- lnR~Elil Foster. my = dp Bate manager. I'll have to go A d I can't take vou with m»: But I'll have three days in New York and I can take vou there ‘Iiii-ee day, Gin-fly dkiing—a t-hrceday honey- B10011

V. But Mike-South America! You'll be gone—how long?" “Only God and Bill Foster know —s.nd I'm not sure that Bill

won't wait for a boat-I'll emne flyins back to you."

‘The minute he Wls free! Mikp, who had always been free. Who was holding tight to his freedom —sh.a shut her attain-st the sour. stern of common sense.