~. P595 TWO..- THE CHARLQTIELQ_WN . HGPALQTAT! r. _ _ THIS COUPON WORTH NEW LOWER PRICES! PERFECTION Qualify Unchanged! FIVE. CENTS on the urchase rocer's a vertised of a 1 lb. tin of Perfection Cocoa at your g price, if presented byjune 30, 1941. Clip, your grocer’! t y. Signature. ...2..;..I.-I.-...Z Dlllllii The Rowntree Company will allow you S e for this coupon, if presented on or before July 15, 1941. Sign below to certify that you have allowed customer five cents on this coupon in accordance fill in and cash at Inanolzol:unoun;lenoouoaolo with terms of offer. In — In u: — i- — g-'"T;f'" CL ' AGES AND E INTERESTING. LONDON. ~— British housewives corked attentive rats when A. V. Alrvandor. first lord of tho nrlmlr- nltv. explained wrentlt» in a nation- a1 hroarlrast. "You lfiflv have to 2o short on built". baron and cheest‘ but. you havP a. Trvbruk. Barda and Benchazi." He also prcsazeri a fur- ther tightening up of llIp frmrl sil- uatinn gent-rally heralding a. “return y, , to thc dav of simpler living. I So far, no British houscirlfe coitld in all sinrcrlty claim that. hcr iam- ily had ever to go completely short of any food since the war began. People who have suffered up to the $19191“. have done so throueh (car of shcrtazc rather than from short-age ltstlf. Until rrccnt wccks, there urn’ enouzh varied foods to ensure adequate and intezosfing meals even thouizh the rations on some items English Women Adapt Households t0 Needs EVER MANAGERS CONTRIVE TO MEET SHORT- _ KE OUT RATIONS - CONDITIONS t NOT SO IIIFIPICLYLT AS i 'I‘HE.\l -- BACK-TO-KITCl-IEN 'I‘REND were on in» small sldc. The lfflllblf‘ is that life was all too rasv before tho war disrupted 1m- norts to this rcuiltry. Mrs. Middle- class had an almrst. inrxhatrtible range of products to select from nuri could be as choosey as she pleased. even to the extent. of threatoniuz to change her ttades- men if they couldn't. give her just the blnncl she wanted. Back-to-Kitclicn ‘To-day. thlnrzs are different but not quite so difficult as some people would have you believe. 'I‘rue, the rations of butler, 022s and bacon have been geltfniz smalls-r and smaller as mole ships have been tor- pedoed or wcirchouses bombed. But. there still are reserves with vvlfch the clever manner can eke out hr"- rafious and bread, potatoes oatmeal and ca-"rots are plentiful wliilr the milk silpplv is adequate. Two women dksctlssiuq the food j problem offer an lnttémstlng study s, in psychology. One sees nothing l but the shortaze and the some- ‘ times ‘rksome dlfflcuties, untll she feele like bclllnz over: thc other finds no cause for grumbling. but; on the contrary feels that discover- ;, in: new ivays of cooking staples 1 , ‘ adds that much mote vest, to life ‘ ‘ _~ and helps the kitchen front no end, - usually cnncludiniz that we should he more than grateful for what. we _ have. i 'l‘hc trouble is that too maflY i‘ people are creatures of habit. De- ' l‘ prive some Entzksh people of their '1 eggs. bacon and marmalade for breakfast, their large meat. joints and an tmlimitcd supply of can- ned goods and they arr» lost. All those commodities, we have been 101d bv 110d Wcolton, the food minister. Wcrt- imnm-tcd in Yorke quantities from aboaid. War con- ditions naturally havo curtailed 1m- ports. The British housrwvifc. mu ZTt-"Imm- . _...__ .___'—t.. ._* ch as N. B.," Maritime Product. Dealer'sSlgrxalurm..;..:.-2.-;--2;....................-...4 | I-__—-_“_‘-j——--—j-i4 iii SOME WOULD PAINT PROVES the American. had grown accusloflh‘ ed to a standatd of livihl: and ferri- intz consider-d luxurious hv ltht‘ more thrifty Fhlroprans. R-"achlng for a. can was. easy blit al=o molt? expensivc than making up a dsll and pmparintz fresh vccefaglcs, W th t-he- gradual dlsappearanr? of mam’ ready-to-Pat foods. wcnwn will have to return tn thcil" kitchens and tt-vlve some of the recipes chcrgshcd l by lllo mothers and izranduiothcrs before them. Rabbi! Inln Chlrkrn Entzlatltfs "I-‘oorl Czar" stated he was aware that sortie people had set. in. but. in most casts this only benefited them. So 1on2 as the fighting forces. lnuuititm makeis, atzrlcultilre workeis and people en- ‘RRLZPKI in ol-hcr essential work had plcntv of the body-buildlnu foods. the clviian populalloifs health would not. stiffer even if the had to do with less than they had 10-day. There would be fewer cakes and mastries. no ice cream and verv 11b- tle candv and chocolate, perhaps. until victoiy was in sight. but that was a small price to oav for free- dom. It's fun to go shopplnc- not know- ing what you are point: to find. A shopping list. ‘s not much help-you just. take what: you can izet. If you have a well-filled pocket-book, then you have a wider choice. bill. at a price. You will alwav find poultry and the more expensive fish like Dover soles and turbot obtainable. mainly because the average housewfe can- not afford them. As it is. the lowly cod and whiting cost. around two shillings a pound (about 40 cents). while other finer fish is almost double that Drlce. But if you are on a. reduced war- time salary. the name is to make rabbit. taste like chicken and cod like an expensive dish. and try out new ways of cooking notatoes. car- rots and oatmeal. ' Bread is plentiful-another reason for thankfulness. The government. is trying hard to put over the "for- tified" wholemeal bread idea. While the vltamine-consclous mudle-clas is ready to eat n certain quan- titv of thls- ivorkurz people still cling to white. bread. the whiter the butter and if possible, just out. of the oven. There may be a govern- ment order decrcelntz only 24-hour head be sold, but this measure won‘; It:- popular. Allfiuuate Food Some ouc had a brain wave late- ly end pitblished a. story that lux- ury feedlmz was ta cease and that: every one would be reduced t0 the same amount to be snent on food Prevent Chimney Fire by using GARBtl-OXIDE “The Monclon Fire Department uses Nu- Mac Carlin-Oxide to prevent Chimney fires . and I am convinced that if the citizens were ' using this product in their homes they would not have in worry about chimney fires-W. O'Blenes, Fire Chief, Moncton, Only 35c a package at our store. Try I package and become a Booster for a good The Rogers Hardware Company Limited .1 .2 Charlottetown, P.E.T. weekly. The Rmount indicated was ll A ISLAN DEBS ENT t .91.; ERTAINED AT FAREWELL PARTY -Gunrdliu| lngrnvlnl’. STAFF OF MULGRAVE MILITARY HOSPITAL uTANDlNG—-Left in Right-He. G. F. Wnye. lng. Ple. (f. G. MacAdam. SEATED — Citl- D White. On the eveninz of March 17th. the Staff of the Mulgrave I-llllturv Hos- uital at Port Hawkesbuxv were en- tertained at. the home of Mr. and liirs. Samuel McMasters. brevlous to their departure to another post of ,dtti.v. Aftcr the tzucsts had all as- sembled. they were ushered to the dlnlnlZ-IOOHI where a. bountiful chicken dinner awaited. them. Before roughly five dollars per person. This was directed mainly to clents of Mayfair lcsiaurantfi. but an of- ficial denial of any such measure had been issued. IVs almost as difficult to Dre- vent people who can do so from hoarding or buying up quaint-ties of food tzcgttened with shortage. to the detriment 0f the house- holder who has to live on a week- ly flay cheque. Every howewife, though, has her shelf or cuuboard hclrin: her supply of “lion rations." This was rcconnucndtci by tho government wlrch stipulated. however. that: 3R week’; sitpblv was adequate” and would sfe dnv fztmilv thrcuzh any siirrtacc cf pubic servces, s"ppcs- lnz this lohq-threalenrd ‘nvasicn was pllllNl off h" Hitler, Most wo- mcit finrl it difficult. not. to keen on add m: a little tnore to this s‘0rp "first in Ms“? lwi thev av told to l‘f‘l“ll1 in all faarqcss tw lens-fort- ituate lll 1l1b9is cf l.h~ community. Ritlouing m-iy become, more stringent; the ‘D"Ol7lc have ‘been warned that. the“ may have to tighten the " ‘c-“lts a. pzoczl d/Sal more uulll the‘ Ir-ril to 1h.- nylon is ovc‘. All hut the selfish and zrrrdv are pvmpa"cfi to "take" this. just as thcy hava taken the _ _ _ _ _ rations of luxurics. even of staple lost twuzht since tr‘cl.el~ TRllOllJlZ tome to destroy the mOYRIG of U115 l IJPOM. nation. SOUTHPORT SCHOOL Honor Roll for M-trch. Senior Department Grade X: -l. Hammond Kelly. 2. Robert Power. 3. Lois Henry. Grade IX:—l. Mary Tait. 2. Max- lon Power. 3. Margaret Mclllnls. Grade VII:——l. James Tait. Z. Ed- na Robertson. 3. Michelle Raymond. Highest Average: James Tait. 38.9 Der cent. Primary Department Grade _VI Srz-l. Eileen McIn- tirlls. 2. Edith Kelley. 3. Mary Mach- Grade VI Jrz-l. Gordon Wood. Grade Vz-l. Coleen Power, z, Francis McCarron. 3. Ella Macfn. nls. Grade IV:— 1. Calvin Wood, Dorothy Machln. 3. Blair Kelley. 2. Grade III Sr: -1. Georze Power. glgeen MacPherson. 3.~Adele Pip. Grade III Jrz-l. Mary Burr-jg, Grade II:»—1. Wilma. Meet)“ - aid. 2. Sylvia Flood. n Grade I Srz-l. Louise MCC-llu ron. 2. Florence Cahlll. Grade I Jrz-l. Jung Roper-gm; 2. June Plppey, HlBhesb Average, Eileen Macm- nls 95.2 per cent. Principal: Claude W. Wood. Assistant: Helen Mclnnls. CLYDE RIVER SCHOOL for January and February Eric MacPhall; a. Hilda MacNevln. Klnnon 3. Jessie ingot/an: Grade VII.~—1_ Doria 2. Ben Matheson. 2. Alexander MacNeil; MacKlnnon and Billy Gillespie equal. Grade IV.-1. lot-no MwLean Katherine Livingston. 04in Audrey Dun-och: 3 Belle N Grade III.-1.Erlc ma: t l IIXIOI’! . Morrison MacKinnon. Grade I.-1. Mervin MacPh Teacher (Mrs) Dan-sch. BUTI‘! ON CIIURUUILI. PORTSMOUTH. Bflfllsnd -—(OP) -Prlme Minister Churchill on a r6- cent tour gave a. half-smoked cigar to e Portsmouth dock worker u n. souvenir after chatting with him. KYLE-AYE... Bcfrtlflid —(OP) -- officer ln the merchant marine. trumped 4n miles through deep blissful snow ! drifts for his wedding. Malcolm Maeleod, a second BUH’ HAMSAVS ' THE RIGHT PAINT TD P NT lllihill Staff Sgt. II. B. Cutcllffe. Pie. L. R. Stanley, Pie. II. W. Kent- . W. Sinclair. Cpl. A. J. Poitier. He. G. L. Wnye. He. A. D. Inmon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly, ll 7a “Ho! Iron nnunkh. uthrma, g would: pull try this olmnle la- oxponllvo homo mlpo. (h! n value of II-OI - rlptlol from your deng- Illt. III It with n our! of wake. old the lulu II l Inn». We our u! lanllll. ‘D Ion loll IIII I llblnlpoonhl two liners day. Mun with]: ll bun- semifinal onrnleM-enlunrllrl rolultl ly relieved and ll you do not fool better. lI-o: Peucripthn will out you noth- lng lo try. You: none: refunded if It don no! help you. IO-II F polo: llvlqr uh u! nonhuman! by un- klnn Phat-nu"! and other loading lnnhu. “Atta” Pilots Do Men's Work Asl:_1i_lo Favors vly LOUIS V. HUNTER Clllldllll Puss Sh" Writer that their hands an and their voices softer these wonlen pilots of the Al: Tran- snort 511K111“? mlBht easily be men. Their uniform is the same. hours no obtained. If the puns an nol qulek- - Outdoor Seed Box Gives iiany Plants a seating themselves at the table a toast. was offered to the boys by Mrs. Olive Chevarle; which was later responded to by Pt/e. “Dlnty" Stanley. After the refreshments were served the table was cleared and me remainder of the evening was spent in ice-mes and social entertainment. Before leavinu the boys were attain Master in e capable manner rend the address. after which each mem- m ber of the Staff was presented with a suitable remembrance. which each one individually expressed his ap- preclatlon and after singing “For they are Jolly Good Fellows" every- one lelt feellnz they had spent u. very neasaut evenintz. The umsenta- tion was a remembrance from their 0T dilly 111st as lone and arduous as pea of the men and there are n0 v- Vllelea when it comes to quartz: or meals. Women and men ferry pilots meet and work on terms of ‘absolute equality. A legend of Wealth and glamor has obscured the daily work oi’ the MW Girls but. theirs Ls a Honor Roll of Clyde River School Grade 1x.-1. Joyce MiicPhall- z, Grade V111 $I‘.—I. Alma Mac- Grade vm (JrJ-l. Wanda m. Tvvfaelfllnnon: Grade V.-l. Florence MacDonald: 3, Phyllis _and atheoon. Grade II.-l. Everett ouleeple; 2, ee. Marguerite lcalled to order and Miss Kay Mc- 1940 BANNED LOBSTER SALES T0 ll. AVERAGE OVER 100 PEll BENT SUCCESSFUL EFFORT T0 EXPAND CANADIAN AND U.S. DEMAND FOR LOBSTER CANNERIES OUT- PUT—BIG HELP IN SERIOUS SITUATION CAUS- ED BY WAR-TIME LOSS OF BRITISH MARKET. friends in Port Hawkesbury. Confronted with the loss of thestates was not a big buyer. with British market. for canned lobster. the British market, lost. soon after Canada tackled t-he task of finding i-h.» war beg-an something had to widened outlets elsewhere for the be done to create new sales oppor- pazkers‘ 1940 output, and made attmitles of the canned lobster in- pretty good jc-b of it. Trade flgunesdustry was to carry on 1n 1940. and show that. the Daminionk- slunmrnts if the industry didn't carry on 1t of canned lobster to the United would follow inevitably that. a good States during the year were more malty Atlanta Coast fishermen- than twice as great as l-hp avezagesoma thousands of them-would lose annual exports to that, market 111a. major source of earnings. the four precedlniz vews. 1936-39. On the dollar glfle t-he 1940 business Control Plan in Brief What. was done to meet the sit- vrith the Unit/ed States showed a bcttemient of about 75 per cent. over the 4-year average. nation was briefly this: A plan pop- market which ularlv known as the "lobster con- increasing trol scheme" was put in motion un- The only other offered oonottunity of canned lobster stiles subwantiallydet" federal authority in the earlier l“Hitzbi-‘egfl-with cauraze. fqrtl- was l-lle domestic market and herepart of 1940: under this scheme the tude and often even with a sm'le. too- the business was expanded un- controller was authorized m pur- It. will take mrre than short der the fedieral ulan but. into opeia- chase from the packers a specified lion to meet the emergent. situation maximum quantity oi 1940 canned which had bsen created when Lon- lobster (uncle-i- certain conditions don. for reasons arislnz out of the as to price. quality. em.) and to wru- foilnd it. necessarv to shut theseek sale for it in whatever markets door against. lobster importatlons in he could develop. Packers were left Brtain. As a matter of fact. the quite at liberty of course, either m Canadian and United States mar-sell througih the controller or to do kets together have taken care olihelr own marketing; some exercis- the cnnners‘ output. although. ofed m... chglcp, some we Omar, A . course. the I940 pack was not BSsaIes organlzatlcn set up by the con- lurtze as it would have been 1l1ld6ff.l‘0ll€l'C3.‘1'l8d on promotional work Plitiqe-t-lme conditions. both in Canada and the United Statistically. this l5 the slvrv Ofstates. with aLn advertising cum- the increased business with the n-alzn in publications of XIEEIUII-Wldq United States: distribution a main feature of the effort undertaken in the Dominion. Average annual reports '36- The promotional work had two- ‘39 —Cwt.s —— —- -~ - -- 5.886 fold effect. It enabled the controll- Averoge annual valua - —$ 312.649 er b0 find sale in Canada and ac- ross t/he border for all the lobster EXDQrts in ‘40 — - - Cwls. 13.905 offered h‘m by the backers which Exports value in '40 - -$ 546-338 came up to requirements. Al: f-h same time by stunulatinz demand Inclvase in '40 over 4-year for canned lobster in the two coun- quantity average —- — 137% tries it widened selllri-iz opportuni- tles for those packers who handled '40 over 4-year their own markefln: instead of 0D- -- - -_ - - 140/}, eratlntz through the controller. Tnn net. result of the marlretin: and In pre-wm‘ days the Un‘ted Klng- sales development nlnn was that the dom bought bv far the tzrfvter Dart emerzencv was met and the fish- nf Canaries annual lobster pack. ermen and cancers had n. fair men- Sales in Canada in those davs were sure of success in what. had threat.- relatlve-lw small and t-he United ened to be a. disastrous veal-- High- Waters Inc7ease in average fishing lCEIVlt-v of the cut. Oom- year for sport’. Fshlniz 1n the Cana- dian east. According to reports w the Dominion Department. of Fish- eries. angling was better in both New Brunswick and Nova. Scotla than 1n t-he previous year. and larg- er catches of both salmon aml qrllse We've taken. New Brunswick. mecca of thou- sands of salmon anglers each year. both resident and non-resident, showed a decided increase in catch ln all rivers save the Kennebecasls. which in recent years has shown little activity as a salmon river. On the Mlmmlchl. fish reached upper wateis earlier than tisual and ex- cellent fishlmz was secured. The ‘Iloblque River had a flue season- with July and A ust. giving part- icularly good mg nq results. On other streams general fishing condi- tions were good with heavy rains earlv 1n the season bringing the water; up to fleshet. level and no ttaontribtrtlng largely to increased runs. On the Mlramlohi Nashwaak. and Toblque Rivers. and the St. John River System. o. total of ll.- 206 salmon 1nd 11,215 grilbg were landed b the sport. flshennen. This reproach s vain of 3.462 salmon T613?‘ 6.766 gTIIBe over the cstdiee of Similar conditions prevailed on Nova Scotia. salmon rlversln Cape Breton Island fishing vies na: tlctilar- y good on the famzus M rgare! River WILD fish taken averaging eleven pounds in weight as compared with an eight-pound avenue in the re- ceding year. On the Eastern ova Scott: mainland there was n con- siderable increase in the number of f take-n with some streams mak- ing p notable recovery from unsatis- factory conditions o1 vioug yen-e. On the western mnln and the Med- way River produced the greatest umber of salmon and showed on increase of 300 of these its]. euc- oessfullv landed. as commuted with ducttve of fine fishing. KING COMMENDS WOMAN'S DEEDS LONDON. March 24 -(CP) Mia G. Aueutt, an sLr raid ward- en, treasures a. personal letter from the King commending her for eon- spfcuous devotion to duty, The letter was sent. following an intensive air raid during October An anti-aircraft shell hit a shelter containing a man, his wife and their two children. One child was killed and the other seriously in- lured. Miss Aucutt recovered the body. rescued the other ch11 and admin- istered first ski unll urivsl of n stretcher party. Then she helped remove the parents from the wreck- ed shelter. YOUNG HOME GUARD! t old youth of this Scottish 15-year-old buy; in England. WORLD'S OLDIST TWINS! COPENHAGEN -—(OPl — Jensen. Denmark 95th birthday. ant commercially as the Pacific ul- mon fisheries u! to British Col- Ilntllllv nevertheless 8w vln a ecu-j Jm’ '4" 91.‘. i... .4 s1derab1¢_ part4 in T thamcommercla-l ' mercial salmon fishing f; carried atmctor in 1930 < . Sin e the sh h Meant’ Good SJVSMSSALmrlflfwafiamlfiwlfiltilfi a‘: h0g1? M31 enraged Stir-B? f w}; the f; h l “n. h H. Q W65 e f5 331111011 Catches fill3v§lfvaci°li° ttuudlcfilvfi,‘ ‘Slim wan-n to hon we Al: Ministry's _____ likewise ha... not-able salmon l- first flu: navixawrl. cert/time. salmon angle,‘ mmd 1940 a good ing streams visited annually y fierpfnl-her is Bir Robert. Gower. many "knights of tho, rod" and pro- EDINBURGH -(CP) -A ll-yenir. c by claims he is the youngest. member of the Home Guam In Great Bri- tain. refuting similar claims of two Mrs. Krievane Hansen mg Mrs. Karen clflmlng to be the world. have celebrated their --J xJ “um-f job in which an ounoc of firlt outweighs n. ton of glamor. Qua ltles that ob- 18-"11 thtlr admission as ferry pilots are unusual flying skill, steadiness. Pflllence and reliability 1n all cir- lll'f""tavr'es~ and the will to work bard and obey orders. Social dis- tinction and colorful background mean nothing to the Selection BWM l! the applicants ‘ ro- duoe the right sort of pilot's log- PROMINENT NAMES Lois Butler. wife of the chairman of the d; Havllland Aircraft Com- pany has been flying since 1928. Hon. Mrs. Dbllglfls Falrweather. Lord Runclmaxfs daughter. was o. professional instructor. training Civil Air Guard pupils at Renfrew. for a year before the war. Mona. Flrledlander. Whose father l; a, banker. was one of the first wcmen to qualify as a cmntneieial pilot and second class air navigator. Miss Fitedlmrler has worked for a com- mercial aviation company and flew u c. practice target. for unit; of the Observer Corps These tl-meg women, with their 22 companions. are dallv sharing the rigors and dangers and discipline of active service 1n the A. T. A. The women who ferries say. a. twin-engined Airspeed Oxford 110m the factory to an RAF. training school ls as truely on active servfoe as R. A. 1". pupils who. ln the same machine. will learn to pilot a twin-engined Wellington or Manchester bomber on night raid» over Germany. Nine of the ferry-women. all of whom are between the ages of 22 and 45. are married and four have husbands serving with f-he Forces. Captain Grace Brown has a. son. of 11. She is 43 and has been flying f0r seven years. In this war she was th, first woman to pilot. an airplane to the French war zone. ANOTHER MOTHER VETERAN “(labial-Ii Wilfred Croesley has a son of 12. Her logbooks show 2,000 hours- -much more than the m- qulred inimum of 250 hours. An Q flewbailc BXDert. she u the daught- er of Dr. Ernest Hamrlsson who at.- tiended at the blrtth of the St. Neotg quadruplets. Winifred flew their daily milk suppfes. Another doctor's daughter ls Cap- tain Gabrielle Patterson. She Is 34 and has one son. Like many others in her section she has compted ln King's Cup air races. She founded the National Women‘; AlrtResez-ve at Romford and was examiner on the panel oi the British Guild of Pilots and Air Navigators. mptaixi Potiline Gower A.T.A. Commend- mt. had Amv Johnson as her in- PRE-WAR INSTRUUTORS Scotland's first woman flyl in. stnlctur is also in the fez-w am. She i; Margaret. Cunnlston. 26 and her father in a lecturer at. Glasgow University. Rosemary Rees. mother Dre-wu- irmtnlclnr with A.T.A.. Ls 34. In 1938 she flew her own machfiie to glee. hoelovmklo. with Christmas ham rs for dlsfrlbtitlon to refugee mm , Marion Wilberforce is 38 and married. In 11 years‘ pre-wau- fly- ing she logged more than 1.000 hours. Sir George‘ Arthur Oizllvle. Ibrbes. ‘British M ‘st/er to Cuba. i; her father. Also flying with A.T.A. are Audrey Bale Barker. the British [Hing m. MabhGlasnwhohubeenl g all over Europe and northern rica since 1034. and Joan Hughes. who took her "A" lloenoe on her 17th birthdey- -not quite six years 9.30. KINGSTON W. I. The regular mmttfly meeting of Klntuton W. I. was held at the home of M11. Beecher Campbell on Much 6th with lit members and 4 vlsltcre present. The meeting opened b singing institute Carol, followed y Crud in unison. The minutes of Ilsa n-eet-lng were rend and adopted. It we; decided to buy one more war saving certificate. Mrs Albert Glow reported having visited schrol. Paper towels And 1.150 towel to keep fountain clean are needed and it. wu moved to secure same. Committee pointed school, Mrs G Bsrrett, in Van Livingston, let Mn. Albert 01w. Mlu 5 . Jemett Docherty. Mrs. c, Barrett, bets Vneok Redctouuidalsqqilll Firming the Soil The usefulness of a. “flu ” or seed- box is not. confined to the early spring, when seeds may be started indoors. or in the hotbed and cold- ame. Even after danger of frost 1s over, and seeds might. be sown directly in the around. it will still my to um the seed-box for the very small seeds, like netunlas". and for vari- etles of both flowers and vegetables which require to be transplanted. The seed-box is under closer ob- servation than even a seed- : it may be carried to a shady spot dur- ing an excessively warm spell. can be kebt where the hose 1s han- dy. and soaked daily. The seedllnz plants may be kent tzrowintz without a check, and. when they are readv to move. transn antlntz may be tnore easily _D€l‘fOl'm€d by carrying the flat duectly to the spot. where the plants are to be set out. ‘The management. of the "flat." is the same, whether it. be used out:- doors or indoors. The standard sizes range from 12 x 18 to 14 x 20 inches. 4 inches deep. They are nailed together loosely. and it. is not necessary to bore holes 1h the bot- tom for dalnaze. as excess water will escape through the cracks. The flat- should be filled with a l ncxt. month to be answered with a. joke, Next. meeting place, Mrs. Ira Auld. Meeting closed sitter which. lunch was served by the hf-sress asslstxd by Mirs. Edtzar Newscn, and Interpreting The War Bq KIRKE L. SIMPSON Associated Press Staff Writer Germany's action in extentilutz her proclaimed war zone to waters off Greenland seems more of a defiant, gesture against. the United States aicl-for-Britaln bollcv than a realis- tlc move. Inclusion of Iceland 1n the Ger- man blockade area on the theory that. it ls belntz used as a trans- shlnment base, where Britain-bound cargoes are relayed from American to British merchantmen. does no -make sense. tlon offered ln rlln. Officials in Washington deny that. United States ships have been R0- lng to Iceland. Moreover. the ab- sence in either Iceland or Green- land nort facilities for unlolullniz and re-loadinz heavy cargoes would make British use of the Dorts for trans-shipment. purposes unllkelv- It would only lengthen considerably the time required to xet. carton f0 Britain. Nor does 1t. seem likely that the British Admiralty would establish a shinpinoz base of anv import-anvil that close to Norwegian harbours and fjords. the certain lurkinn lilac- es of German surface raiders long-range submarines. If Russian cargo era-ft use the North Atlantic route to Murmflnsk to any extent. which is doubtful. the Nazi declaration might‘. be more an- noying to Moscow t an to the Unit- ed States or Britain. It. throws a slnk-on-siizht. threat: nthwart every sea, approach to Murmansk. includ- ing Denmark strait. between Iceland and Greenland. Berlin may mind. amontl other thinils. 1n 91'0- clalmlniz the blockade extension. 1t. mifht be o. sort of left-banded 1'6- ta. atlon for Russian intervention the Balkan situation to oDDmo N! manoeuvres. ' BURMNS BULWARKB ARE BTRENGTIIENED RANGOON. MaxchJA —(CP) — Burma, along whose frontier: lie territories within the sphere of Japanese influence. Ls strengthen- ing its defences against. hostilities that may develop in the Far East. ' Burma provides oi1. Including large quantities of aviation spirit, for Royal Air Force unlle operat- ing east. of Suez. Tin. lead, zine and tungsten an produced and there have been increased 0x901“ of teak. essential for naval con- structlon. The Indian army La still the back- bone of Burma defence. but. this former Indian nrovinoe, no chiefly for its rice and teak ex- ports, bu s mall Army. navy Ind alr force of its own. operating on a wartime in. The Burma Defence Force con- sists of tour regular battalions of the Burma Rifles, with a fifth be- ing raised; technical units recent.- Be 1939. Conditions were faveureblq, I 1mm‘, by senerallv throughout- the Province the mmlbfll. $2.00 Government. ly raised, includln suppers and with hlflh Waki- conditions pemut- mt. vu; received. One new mem- miners, ordnance, sgnala and trans- ilng a sood ascent. of salmon early wu welcomed. 1t discussion took port; and six battalions or the Bur- in the year. Plenty of water also pueogboui. weighing t? but. ma. Frontier Force to which a made for xooq uDflwninI °°"d“"°n' m not decided u. a. mu seventh a being added. There are l" b0"! N0" 5w"! Md N"? 15ml“ ' collection 24 cents for cumin: also the Burma auxiliary forca mck- Kclraamoommiitee farnntmontn and the Bur-ms territorial force. Commercifl ellmvh fhmrmn an uvtmm. newer. When u» we: begun three local were active. too 5nd while Atllnflc Two oontale were t on bv n. vessels were taken over for mine- "lmm “Mm! l" “M- l! 4mm" Id I Mrs. Juries aweepin: duties and a Burma» Royal MIW im- Y final Newman Beer. Pmer wu filled in by Mrs. ‘Naval volunteer reserve was crut- ia. Rel by Mrs. A. ed. Several mval patrol craft nre In. Boll ab DIM emulated. A Dunn. amt-hr? t choice fruit Yet. 1t is the explana- mV mH-who has always had p.11 have had that. in . _ MARCH 27, 1941 u ‘N? Safe Start spa s... . . t; Ready i0 Transplant fine loam. urefemblv sifted to get. out. all lumps. The coarse soil luay be placed in the bottom. but only flue soil should be used on top, ‘ Whirl 569111111125 are grown in an outdoor box. it is not. necessary to transplant them into pots before settiruz them directly in the garden, But precautions should be taken to avoid crowdlm so that the tiny blunts mflv arrow as sturdy a5 m. slblc before they are utoved. with the coarser seeds. sow thlnlv in routs 2 inches apart. and ivheu the seed- lings anbeax thin out so that each It stands alone without croit-dinz- With the finer seeds. it will heln to broad- cast the seed rather than sowing in rows. Take a separate flat for each variety and scatter the seeds over the whole box. Thev will have more room to irrow this wav. ‘Transplanting may be done as soon as plants have made true leaves. This means the second ualr of leaves to anbear, If they are left in the box Ionizer than this. they should be thinned out. if necessary, and allowed to develop without re- straint from crowdinz. “Slow zermluatlnt; subiects are usually best handled in a flit or flower not. which cnn be given reg- ular care untll the seedlings MJDEBI‘, air squadron has been formed as a volunteer foroe for local defence. Grapes For Home Use (Experimental Farms Net's) The mane is a favourite fruttbotb for eating and for various culinary uses, such as jelly, unfermvnied juice. and wine. The vine. under congenial growing tsondltlons. ls deco rooted aznd lone lived. 11s culture is axe old and well known. For homo use where the reouinerueutsare not so exacting u in commercial uro- ductlun. the grave can be KY0")! under a wide range of soil and cli- matic conditions. provided use is made of suitabe varieties and tho vines Riven owner care. says A- Mann. Dominion Experimental 51*- tlon, Sununerland. B.C. In the home garden that; has mf- flclent room a few grave vines 511W“ be izrown in order that the faulllY mav have an amnle suuplv oi this arletles Very : bell Early. Diamond. Sheri deratelv Hardyi M11513!" sens. Pearl of Csaba. b For lists of varieties sulfa le Station. the Cen tawa. WOMEN'S CAREER RLAISING ORPIIIDS sun/mm‘. NL hr lavish" fin“; _ . ., . . .. (CP) Dolls tzc ‘the orchid‘ she wants. _ 5m She helps raise and cart- lvl r-e 000 orchid lants in the lliecllllo? _ in which s e and her brotherhn“ herited a half interest from if father. _ Doris has been fascinated by flip chlds since the day when. B5 1 V” [lg gm just big enough to 1W" 2h, d a table top, she watchrd 0- ~ As soon as she was old cnouiillqzl: began to work with. lllilllls- fled’ with a big water-proof "P“‘fj;_. w. ver her frock. she Spends howwmt Cg dBY 81110111 lhP ovntl" [Nltll till ROBUSI MANN m INNER FITNESS y... ‘.1 ‘AK! film's “tun SALT . N l i rm"; m/zvs [vs/er MOW