ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS PAGE SEVEN Ftern Al Triangle the coat, the dress, the hat +-for clothes that can be worn anywhere with complete assurance, these three can always be found in complete harmony at The Singer Store Phone 222 Abbotsford Seta Good Table e on Little Money There’s no mystery about how to do it—smart house wives have found Roberts’ the headquarters for truly fine mé€ats for years. And our prices are kept in tune with your pocket book, too! ene Roberts’ Meat Market Abbotsford Phone 56 Mechanic and Electrician Plumbing Heating Installations Under Home Improvement or Standard Finance Plans. Ask for Estimates, Details JACK A. WEIR Abbotsford Phone 34M Now is the time to sockets! Be sure to choose the right size lamp for each fixture and achieve eye safety! Stock up on lamp globes— fill those empty sockets now, for light means better better fill those empty sight. :—See The News for Business Stationery—: A PACE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO M. S. A. WOMEN LOCAL NEWS FASHION NOTES RECIPES © HINTS © MOVIE NEWS ENTS RO TORT RED CROSS Views Wott Two hours after the first bomb- ing of London when officials turned “in despair” to the Canad- jan Red Cross offices in London, truck loads of food, clothing and blankets were poured into the city. One father kissed the bundle of blankets given him for his fam- “I want the people of Canada to know that their gifts have reach- ed the firing lines thzgugh the Red Cross," cables B. EB, Astbury of London's organized relief forces, “If London individually could send a personal message, I am sure it would be like Tiny Tim's “God Bless us Everyone.” PRISONERS OF WAR W. J. Cairns, Toronto, assistant national Red Cross Commissioner, who has been at the Pacific Coast for the last fortnight, speaking on behalf of the national Red Cross $5,000,000 campaign, states that it will take 120 volunteer Red Cross workers six days a week to pack the 10,000 food parcels which the Canadian Red Cross has agreed to supply for British prisoners of war in Germany. The cost will be $1,500,000 a year. This is one of the reasons why the Red Cross is making an appeal for funds. SERVE ON HOME FRONT The Canadian Red Cross has answered evéry emergency call of the British Red Cross. You will agree that no request to help the Motherland should be refused. This is your opportunity to serve on the home front. Give to the Red Cross canvasser now. HELP MANY REFUGEES Hundreds of refugees have fled from German-inyaded countries to the protection of the British flag. The Canadian Red Cross has been asked for 500,000 articles of cloth- ing for these. The Red Cross neéds money for this. RED CROSS COMFORTS For six months, Canada’s over- MATSQUI P.-T.A. AIDS FUND A meeting of the P-~T.A. wWas held in the Matsqui elementary school with the executive as host- esses. There was a full attendance of teachers. Miss Doris Heath showed a film on. game life in B.C. The P.-T.A. is going to spon- sor a whist drive for the Library Fund They are also paying half the expenses of the Lutheran Par- lors for the baby clinics. ENTERTAIN SUMAS PRAIRIE SOCIAL CLUB Mrs. W. Buchanan and Mrs. D. Buchanan were joint-hostesses at the home of the former on Thurs- day afternoon to members of the Sumas Prairie Social! Club. Mrs. Wakefield was in the chair dur- ing a short business meeting. Two contests were part of the after- noon’s entertainment in which prize-winners were Mrs. T. Lind- say, Mrs. F. Aish, Mrs, E. Austin Jr., and Mrs. P. Starr, RED CROSS WORKERS @ RESUME MEETINGS The Ridgedale Red Cross Auxil- jiary thas resumed its meetings. Meetings for work will be the first and third Thursdays of each month at the home of Mrs. Nel- son Gurney. Officers are: Presi- dent, Mrs. John Reid; secretary- treasurer, Mrs. Geo. Beharrell; working committee, Mrs, Gurney, Mrs. B. Sanders, Mrs R, Machell. seas forces have been receiving comforts from home throygh the Canadian Red Cross, ranging from smokes to eats as well as the hundreds of thousands of Pairs of socks distributed to the troops at home and abroad. Each week 50,000 cigarettes, 200 pounds of tobacco and 1200 cakes of maple sugar are shipped to Bri- tain. Twenty carlots of Canadian Twenty carloads of Canadian evaporated or canned apples have been shipped overseas by the Can- adian Red Cross for the use of soldiers and British refugees. ... TESTED ) RECIPES... PICKLE TIME Pickles add zest to the meal. There are many old stand-bys, but some new combinations and fla- vours are always interesting. The following recipes have been tested by the Consumer Section, Domin- ion Department of Agriculture: Whole Green Tomatoes 1 gallon small green tomatoes 2 cups cider vinegar -4 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon mixed pickle spice 1 teaspoon celery seed 10 whole cloves Cook tomatoes 12 minutes in boil- ing water, a few at a time. Re- move each tomato carefully, drain thoroughly, and place in jars. Make a syrup of other ingredients, Boil 5 minutes. Strain over tomatoes. Seal tightly. Uncooked Vegetable Salad Pickle 1 peck ripe tomatoes 2 large sweet red peppers 2 large sweet green peppers Broadcasting Flier Identified By Canadian Girl Unidentified in a broadcast from England a Canadian pilot in the RAF. was quoted as saying that When he flew a bomber over Ger- many he was “thinking of Edith Boddy in Peterboro, Ont.” Miss Boddy, who missed the broadcast by three minutes, nevertheless knew Who he was: Pilot Officer D. Ross Allen (LEFT). They went to high Behool togéther and worked for the Same firm after graduation, “I could throw the radio out the win- dow,” exclaimed Miss Boddy when she heard she had missed the pro- Bram. (RIGHT), she studies his Picture. Pilot Officer Allen, 23, sete Peterboro in July, 1939, to join the R.A.F. in England. cups chopped onions stalks celery ‘cups salt tablespoons cloves tablespoons pepper corns teaspoon mixed pickle spice teaspoon celery seed quarts vinegar cups sugar Pee] and chop tomatoes. Chop Peppers, celery and onion coarsely. Mix vegetables, add salt, and let stand overnight. Boil vinegar, sugar and spices 5 minutes. Let stand overnight. Drain vegetables thoroughly. Mix with strained vinegar syrup. Pour into steri- lized jars and seal. This makes an excellent salad for winter use if jellied with plain gelatine. If used as a relish, excess juice may be poured off and used as season- ing for tomato cocktail. Ice Pickles 4 quarts thinly sliced cucumbers 1 cup thinly sliced small onions 1 green pepper cut in small pieces % cup salt Pickle Mixture 2 cups sugar % teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon mustard seed 1 stick cinnamon 10 cloves 2% cups vinegar Mix vegetables. Arrange in layers, sprinkle each layer with salt and crushed ice or ice cubes, Let stand Ce 3 hours. Drain thoroughly. Boil syrup 5 minutes. Remove cinna- Mon and cloves. Add vegetables and heat to scalding (do not boil) PROCEEDS FROM ANNUAL DANCE TO AID RED CROSS Ninth annual dance sponsored by the Sumas Co-operative Assoc- jation is announced for Friday, Oct. 11, in the Whatcom Road hall. Ambassaders Orchestra of Vancouver will provide old-time and modern music and there will be a caller for the former tunes. Proceeds of the dance, it is an- nounced, will be donated to the Red Cross, Engagements Mr. and Mrs. Thos. D. Edwards of Abbotsford wish to announce the t of their y F4 daughter, Jean Arrol Fraser, to Mr. John Edward Phillips of Montreal, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Phillips of Abbotsford. The wedding will take place in the Gardenville United Church manse, Montreal, on Friday, Oct. 25. "8 8 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Leavitt of Upper Sumas announce the forth- coming marriage of their only daughter, Elizabeth Jane, to Mr. Victor Tessaro, second son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Tessaro of Abbots- ford. The wedding will take place Saturday evening at 8:15, October 19, in St. Matthew’s Anglican Chureh, Abbotsford. Today's Fashions Let ‘‘ALF’’ Do Your Baking Children and Adults like Alf’s Milk Loaf and hostesses throughout the M.S.A. are turning to Alf’s Cakes and pastries, saving time and work and providing guests with some- thing new. Available from our trucks or at Jackson's Confectionery ALF’S BAKERY Alfred Smallenberg Phone 219 Abbotsford see se ses ese se ses ese se se sesese sess HENDERSON FUNERAL HOME ABBOTSFORD, B.C. Phone 134 Harvey Henderson, Mgr, DAY & NIGHT SERVICE ————————— LISTEN TO THE NEW LIGHT UP & LISTEN CLUB MILTON J. CROSS, M.C. THE REVELLERS RAMONA DEEP RIVER BOYS BILL JOHNSON THE BLUE FLAMES FELIX KNIGHT THE NOVATONES THE VASS FAMILY THE LANDT TRIO JEAN ELLINGTON PEG LA '‘CENTRA GWEN ‘WILLIAMS AL and LEE REISER and other Headline Artists. : 7:20 p.m Monday — Tuesday — Wednesday Thursday — Friday By VERA WINSTON IT’S ALL ashoré now when sea- shore resorts put up their shut- ters and go into hibernation until next summer. Just the same it's nice to remember the sea by wear- ing a middy dress. Here's a middy blouse frock in fine flannel of a rich burgundy red. The sailor collar, yoke and sleeves have white braid trim- ming. The skirt has 3-inch box- pleats stitched down half way. tre back of blouse has lacing led in a strong bow. CHWK “Voice of the Fraser Valley” CHILLIWACK Stop at the Sign of the for * TEXACO PRODUCTS Red Indian, Aviation, Havoline and Texaco Oils Sky Chief and Fire Chief Gas Tires — Tubes GENERAL REPAIRS eee —JOHN OEUVRAY— On the Highway in Abbotsford Pupils taught privately or in Mrs. L. F. Lobban, A.T.C.M. VOICE PRODUCTION Festivals and Examinations. Telephone Abbotsford 210X class. Prepared for Concert, Do you do your washing THIS WAY? 3p or the ROYAL CITY LAUNDRY WAY Agents: Weir's Drugs, Abbotsford Red & White, Aldergrove Fill sterilized jars and seal at once. Winter Salad 1 cauliflower 4 cabbage 1 cucumber (large, 1 quart onions 1 quart green tomatoes 2 heads celery 2 quarts vinegar 1 cup flour 8 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon celery seed 4% cup mustard Prepare all vegetables by putting them through the food chopper. Allow to stand in salt brine over- night. Then boil for 10 minutes in brine and strain. Boil vinegar, mix flour, brown sugar, mustard, turmeric and celery seed in enough cold vinegar to make a_ paste. Add to hot vinegar and boll until it begins to thicken. Pour over vegetables. ‘Mix well and bottle.