... Dig For Victory Another aspect of agriculture which the lighter evenings has brought into orominence is the cultivation of allotments. This is job which must not left to the townsman alone. The countryman has his own contribution to make—as many rural ...

... SEAMEN DIG FOR VICTORY NOT content with helping to defend the ships carrying food to this country, the men of the Maritime Regiment devote much of their leisure on land between voyages cultivating an allotment for food production. Their enthusiasm is ...

... Doing their bit for the country and farmer.—Members of Inverness Girl sowing potatoes in the Inverness “dig for victory” scheme. (“Weekly Journal” Copyright.) ...

... Schoolboys Do More Digging Aberdeenshire schoolboys have more than tripled their output in the Dig for Victory - campaign since the war began. In 1938-39 the area under cultivation in school gardens in the county was 4.8 acres. In 1939-40 it was 12.7 ...

... Gunn, town (jlerk depute. (“Weekly Journal’’ copyright.) New W.R.I. Officials SO rf-eat has been the response to the “Dig for Victory •campaign in Scotland during the past three years that saturation point is now reached, and growers must concentrate ...

... more than last year. But one of the most remarkable features is the fact that, despite all that has been said about the Dig for Victory campaign. it has not been possible to form a gardening class Only about half a dozen persons have indicated a desire for ...

... plotholder, in many cases plots have been taken over by people only this year in a real patriotic manner to help in the dig for victory campaign. Some of them, too. have been carried on by womenfolk whose husbands are in the Forces.” Another holder who had ...

... and Miss Murray, Lonach, as Press secretary. After lunch at the British Restaurant, many of the delegates visited the “Dig for Victory” Exhibition at the Music Hall, where the Federation had a stall displaying bottled fruits and vegetable jams, pickles ...

... track. The line was cleared in the late afternoon. Turriff to Dig for Victory There was a good attendance at a lecture and film show in the Picture House. Turriff, under “The Dig for Victory Campaign.” Addresses were given by ex- Provost E. W. Watt, Aberdeen ...

... R. Gauld (“Roman Soldier”); 2 Mr Jas. Corbett (“ Spaniard ”); 3 Mr Jas. Duncan (“Beefeater”). Original—l Mr Dawson (“Dig for Victory ”); 2 Mr Jas. Sorrie Black- Out”); 5 Mr Haggerty (Pirate”). Home-made dress—l Mr Connon (“Mexican”); 2 Mr Thackray (“Turk”) ...

... are now no longer observed. ALLOTMENTS RENTS On the proposal of Baillie Mitchell the rents for allotments under the “Dig for Victory” scheme were fixed at 1/- per 100 square yards to those who had already had their first-year rent free in accordance with ...

... Allotments Committee, left this thought with over 600 people who crowded the Macßobert Hall, Aberdeen, on Monday night at a “Dig for Victory” propaganda meeting. Hitler, he said, was planning to defeat Britain by invasion or starvation, or by both. They had to ...