Our Mailbag

Northern Advocate, 16 December 1943, Page 3

Our Mailbag

Isabel Amoore.—You are early with your Christmas greetings, Isabel, but many thanks. We send our best wishes to you. Neville Rowley.—Many thanks for the parcel of stamps. Neville. Every one helps, and you may be sure 1-10 help a lot. Mr. Gager.—Once again, many thanks for the stamps. They are a real help. Hilton Going.—And thank you for your stamps, Hilton. Sylvia Wilson.—Not forgetting Mother, who apparently is one of our friends, too. Many thanks to you both. We are well, but very busy, thank you. Houto Junior Red Cross.—Many thanks to you young folk at Houto. I am glad you find time to help us in this way. Long may your Junior tied Cross flourish. Doreen Buckley.—[ see we owe you a Merit Card, Doreen. Your two competitions got left together and one missed being judged at the right time. Many thanks for the stamps. Monica Perkins.—Glad you thought of saving the stamps from old letters. Old stamps, that is varieties .that are not.in present use. are often more valuable than new ones. I hope you have a nice time in the city when you go. I did. Winifred?—You forgot to put vour full name to the note, Winifred, and bv the time your letter was answered. I’d" forgotten the writing. Anyway, many thanks for the stamps. Nola Wilding.—Bed is a good place not to be for a long time, Nola, and I hope .von are improving. You do seem to have been knocking yourself about. Kupe had something like that once and he did not enjoy it a hit. We are p ret tv well at headquarters, except that the S.S.P. has a bad cold and has forgotten how to he hungry. Many thanks for the stamps. Doreen Jones.—-Your i>4o stamps were a great help. Doreen. How is school these days. 1 seem to remember putting your birthday in the list not so long ago. Have you and your brother grown beyond recognition?

Shirley Morgan—The S.P. is very fond of budgies, but he is also fond of cats and we have three. So I guess the budgie will have to he only a dream, or it would soon he a breakfast. They are fun though, aren't they, especially if they talk. What a lot of washing and ironing poor mother must have to do. She deserves a modal. Many thanks for the stamps. Helen Grantham.— A lamb won a prize at a calf dub? Gracious. No lambs in parades up our way. but a lot of. calves. Congratulations to the lamb, and many thanks for the stamps. Melba Sweeney.—Another of your long, newsy letters, Melba, f saw the prize list of the Sweet Pea Show, and was quite thrilled to see so many names I knew. P.y this time the exams and the Christmas Tree will both ho over. I hope you enjoyed the first as well as you did the last.. Happy Christmas fco yo.u all. Joy Morgan. — Many thanks . for the stamps, Joy. We are pretty well, and so is the weather when It remembers.