... IN line with the modem custom of of teaching young people the responsibilities of citizenship, the Rural District Council of Buckingham are co-operating with the local schools in a practical way. They invite schoolchildren (in this case from Buckingham Senior Mixed School) to attend their meetings, and encourage them to form their own Rural District Councils. The children went recently to a ...

... w r- u mi Ascot Was a Su ccess THE first wartime Ascot vas for many a glorious dr. y, a x course, some good racing ai. the and Queen present to signi thiii proval. Soldiers, sailors, rmei wounded men from hospita hat I day out, together with thousand civilian war workers. The a tual r was of no great importanc but was, was the relaxation in ie frtt that the day brought to so i .any pe Rapier's ...

... f s;' PRETin^LAIX^^ To me and please dorit think me vain- 'Utility sounded pretty Plain But there's no reason for self-pity This ' is just plain Pretty ...

... MAY 28, 1943 Triplex the safety glass fortnightly Mcl ILLUSTRATED SPORTINC AND DRAMATIC NEWS SPC; f &GOUMJT JTT ...

... The wise bird never catches anything- Coal For over three-quarters of a century J| Coal Tar Soap has remained q| the favourite soap for family use and in nurseries and schools. |gy Today its cleansing and protective Eg properties are also specially appre- K ciated by members of the forces on F service at home or abroad. in ...

... THE RANSOME TRACTOR with plough in use. This useful tractor and raw crop machine. There are attach ments for cultivating, ridging, potato lifting, disc harrow ing, etc. It can be used for bench work and spraying. THE TRUSTY TRACTOR with plough attached. To the swivelling draw-bar, cultivators, potato lifter, disc harrow Cambridge roller, etc., can be fitted. A bogie with seal for driver is ...

... Mainly for Women Victory Recipes, W.L.A. in the Making and Wren Photograohers THE Victory dishes, symbol ising a situation vaguely understood but universally ap preciated by the many who consume them, are occupying still more prominent and appro priately labelled places on hotel, restaurant and tea-shop menus. Kecent recipes, with conven tional names but made up fairly and attractively from ...

... COFFEE is one of the most important products of Brazil, and large shipments are exported to the coffee-drinking countries. In the year 1940-1 Brazil produced 20,850,000 bags each weighing 60 kilos (about 132 lb.). The country is well suited for coffee- growing, and plantations are taking the place of large areas of rough forest. The pictures show the prepara tion of land for a coffe e crop in ...

... Should We Have' a Standard Ball? A YORKSHIRE reader writes: The members of my club and I often have friendly arguments regarding the merits of different makes of golf balls. I think we are all agreed that the quality of balls should be standard. Other ball games have their standard balls, and we think golf should be the same. When I say standard,' the letter goes on, I mean that all the balls ...

... OLD customs die hard, and in a few West Country towns the Hobby-Horse still makes his appearance on May Day. The origin of the custom is unknown, but the Hobby-Horse was a popular attraction in the Middle Ages and has survived as a May Day institution at Padstow. The body of the horse is a large, tub-shaped framework covered with black tarpaulin. There is a small horse's head in front, but the ...

... FOLLOWING on the rally at Arundel Castle of the W.L.A. on May 9th, there was a rally, organised by Mrs. Kilian Konig, of members of the National Federation of the Young Farmers' Clubs. Its President, the Duke of Norfolk, took a very active part in the function, which grew from its modest programme to a most important West Sussex occasion. A novel feature was the judging by teams of young ...

... Ploughing for Victor/ PLOUGHING competitions, the countryside over have long been a feature of English outdoo life. They have been brought up to date it recent years by the introduction of machinery an other displays, with lectures by skilled demonstrator: Although these pleasant functions are partly recreative they serve an important purpose. The young me learn from their elders and, where ...