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Plea For Removal Of Jam Restrictions
Speaking at a meeting of Wokingham Rural Area Food Control Committee at
Wokingham on Monday, Mr. G. Heath, food executive officer, said there had been
nearly 2,000 applications for “jam sugar,” and the amounts asked for varied from 10
lbs. to 10 cwt. (hundredweight). They had been submitted to the Ministry of Food,
and the Ministry had suggested that in any case where the officer thought the amount
excessive, he should make a recommendation as to the amount he considered would
be applicable.
Mrs. Eva Jarvis contended that the Ministry had made a mistake in restricting it to
certain fruits. She thought they should have asked housewives what they would make
to put before their own families, including jam from marrow and rhubarb, and not
subject them to dictation by people who did not know. Many cottagers who needed
the extra sugar had no fruit trees in their gardens, but they had rhubarb and marrow.
Mr. Heath mentioned that there had been applications from eleven Women’s
Institutes, in all 44 tons was asked for through the committee.
After further discussion Mrs. Jarvis moved a resolution that representation be made
to the Minister of Food for sugar to be allowed for jam-making without any restriction
as to the kind of fruit or vegetables to be used, the quantity allotted to be according to
the size of the household or the amount of fruit or vegetables produced.—This was
seconded by Mr. J. Doe and carried unanimously.
In a report covering the past four months Mr. Heath said the total number of ration
books issued in the district was 34,012. He spoke warmly of the kindness which had
been shown to the staff of the Food Control Office, and said he was astounded by the
patience and sympathy shown by the public.

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Sat 1 June
DAY OF PRAYER
All churches were filled with devout congregations. At All Saints’ the Mayor and
Corporation attended the service at 10.30 a.m.

AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF WOKINGHAM
The Wokingham Hospital Committee are organising their annual house-to-house-
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collection on Sunday, June 2 . In the present circumstances money is needed more
than ever by the hospital authorities, and the committee appeal to the public to support
the boxes as ‘liberally’ as possible.

EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATED
The Palmer School celebrated Empire Day on Friday last week. The school,
including seniors and infants, assembled in the playground, and managers and
teachers, also parents and friends of the scholars, were very interested in the
proceedings. The rector, the Rev. G. Kenworthy, presided, and in a short address
referred to former boys of the school serving in H.M. Forces.

THE RITZ
For the early part of next week the film version of the famous stage farce, “French
Without Tears,” is being shown. Ray Milland and Ellen Drew are the stars. The
second feature is “Disputed Passage,” with John Howard, Dorothy Lamour and Akim
Tamiroff. “The Man They Could Not Hang,” the principal feature for the latter part of
the week, stars Boris Karloff. It unfolds the blood-curling story of a scientist who was

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