Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-27
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
]. ID. c. PARTY

Gee it's swell to be in a home"
remarked one of the 25 service men
at the party given Sunday by the
Imperial Desert corps at Rancho
Donean. home of Mrs. I. w. Dom
ohue, colonel oI the corps.
Members of the corps brought
friends out Sunday for an informal
affair, service men from Camp See
ley and Camp FL Centre, and in
addition, Mrs. w j. Thornburg on
duty at the service mems canteen
that afternoon. took five homesick
men out to the rSncn to give them
a little of that home atmosphere
they were missing so badly.
Here the group enjoyed dancing
Mrs. Donohue has had part of the
patio cemented over to make
grand dance floor and also the re-
freshmentS of ice cream and cake
which Mrs. Donohue served. In
fact, the men had such a good time
that Mrs. Donohue invited them TO
remain for an impromptu supper,
making coffee and assembling sand
wiches from whatever she happened
to have on hand at the time.
From time TO time the Imperial
Desert corps will sponsor similar
parties at Rancho Donean which is
an ideal spot for such gatherings
with its outdoor fireplace, dance
floor, and facilities for outdoor
games.
CANTEEN BOOSTER
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin c. Wahl had
real tribute paid the Servicemen's
canteen recently when OH a motor
trip farther north they picked up
q soldier and asked him where he
was from. He told them and de-
scribed several of his trips to I'M
perial Valley-saying of FL Centre
You know the people there are
swell-theyre so friendly-and that
canteen is the best I've been in
verywhere-They're so nice to you
when you come in, so cordial and
so friendly they make. you feel as
if you'd known them long time"
Similar praise came from marine !
from the east who said of all the
canteenS he had been in, this and
the Chicago one were the best. And
that is praise indeed for ChicagoS
canteen is nationally known, occu-
pving a number of floors in a huge |
building, with name orcheStraS sup |
plying dance music and with every |
comfort and convenience for the !
men that money can buy.
FOOD RATIONING
With sugar rationed, coffee and |
meat about to be, the experience OF |
other countries in the food line are
of interest, and the following ac-
count by G. H. Sallans, United Press |
staff correspondent, gives picture |
of feeding a population in war time
as he saw it after an extended stay !
in Great Britain. Upon his return |
to Canada, he told this story OF |
what the British are eating after |
1000 days of war.
MONTREAL, Oct. 27 = (UP( -
Britain is learning how to feed |
her children and her fighters, her |
workers and families, in a proper |
way. She is learning because the
war made her learn.
In three years of war, Britain has
learned to grow more food and i'm
port less and to distribute it so that !
every man. woman and child gets
enough.
with u.s." said Lord Woolton,
Minister of Food lis question
of feeding the people what they
need rather than diverting our |
time to the i:.ler inequalities CT life.
Everyone in this country knows he
can take his ration book and get
what he needs. Even in the blitz,
we never failed to deliver the ra-
tions."
The average British family has
learned that is easier to feed eight
persons than two, under the British
system, so children are welcome ad-
ditions and many bombed-oLt vic
time are paying guests-at govern
ment-fixed rates.
Each person is allowed about one
pound of fresh meat, including
bone, each week. But with eight
sets of raticn coupons, the house
wife can get her Sunday roast and
dole it out over several days, with
judicious planning to include meat
pies and other dishes. Cheese ra-
tions are generous, and fish, tripe
and Sausages are not rationed, ana
help vary the menu. Each adult
gets tin of egg pCwder equal 10
l2 eggs} a month and there are al
oWanceS for other proteinS.
The entire family eats national
bread, a grayish loaf which con-
tains 85 per cent of the wheat nu-
triment. Former white bread con-
tanned only 73 per cent.
Kosher meat and margarine are
provided for Jews and vegetarians
NAV turn in these meat and bacon +
ration conupons and get II ounces
of cheese q week instead
Some invalids receive extra eggs
and milk. EXpectant mothers nave
IN extra pint CT milk a day and
four times the normal egg allot-
ment. -
Children have ccme into their
own. There are no signs OF rick
cts or undernouiShment because
rhool children get 3i4 pints of
milk week and those under 6
get seven pints a week.
Until they are years old, chill
dren get codliver oil for vitamins |
A (tc aid vision) and d Ito pre-
vent ricketts,. They are given
standardized orange juice for vita
min c (scurvv preventive) and can
have four times the normal egg |
ration npd bolf tbp normal meat |