... DIG FOR VICTORY Successful Meeting At Ilfracombe '' The need is urgent. We must grow more food. If you are prepared to do your share the Ilfracombe Council will not hesitate to do theirs, declared Mr. F. G. Reed, J.P., chairman of Ilfracombe Urban ...

... DIGGING FOR VICTORY Successful Exhibition At Shaldon Fruits of the dig for victory campaign in the Shaldon district were on view at the Undercliffe Hotel. War-time difficulties were swept aside by the 10/zal Horticultural Society, and their show of produce ...

... (Mrs. J. M. Phillips), are to be turned this week for the cultivation of vegetables. This marks the beginning of a Dig for Victory drive throughout the district. The work of ploughing up the lawns has been entrusted to Mr. W. J. R. Broad, a member ...

... dead before lifting. The precautions to take are described in Growmore Leaflet No. 63, Potato Blight on Farms. and Dig for Victory No. 17. obtainable free from the Ministry of Agriculture, Hotel Lindum, St. Annes, Lancashire. Potato blight also attacks ...

... County Council came in for criticism at Barnstaple Rural Council meeting on Friday during a discussion on the coming dig for victory campaign with a particular appeal to women and older children. Mr. W. Thomas said there was land adjoining the school ...

... where conditions permit, continue digging. On many soils it is absurd to try to dig hard frosty ground; besides being a waste of energy it may result broken tools, sprained muscles, and many bad words. As to digging in wet weather, it's better to go and ...

... about which could be used. By early application to the Council you will have ample time to prepare for the new season. Dig for Victory even more important from now on than it has ever been. Broad beans. Speaking of vegetables leads me to mention story ...

... under B—l. Golden Shred: 2. Adolf the Decorator; 3. Punch and Judy. Girls under 8— Doll: 2. 80-Peep. Boys under 12—1. Dig for Victory; 2, Bride and Bridegroom; 5, Spratts. Girls under 12—1. America; 2. Mary, Mary!: 3. The Navy. Girls under 15—1. Victorian ...

... monthly meeting of the British Legion. Mr. H. V. Read (hon. secretary) read letters from headquarters regarding pensions, dig for victory, etc., and Mr. W. J. Hearn was appointed delegate for the Otter Group Spring Conference. Mr. J. Casley (vice-chairman) ...

... allotment intended for day school playground enlargement has been taken over by the scholars, who are doing their bit in a dig for victory. Miss Ryall (headmistress) is assisted in the supervision by Mr. W. H. Crispin a school manager. For such a small parish ...

... plots still unclaimed. It to be hoped that, very shortly, a number of these will be taken up. On the question of digging for victory generally it delightful to note than there has been a tremendous access of strength to the ranks of amateur gardeners ...

... Decorated bicycles —1, H.M.S. Victory (Desmond Bluett); 2, Aeroplane (John Burley); highly commended (Winnie Trigger and June Cole). Decorated wheelbarrow or pram—l, Dog and Barrow (Miss Burnage); 2, Digging for Victory (Graham Prowse). Tableau, horse-drawn ...