Post by fwx on Aug 10, 2012 20:53:36 GMT 12
Doing some research on ice cream, and came across this.
From Papers Past, Auckland Star, 8 November 1944
AT GUADALCANAR
BEACH REST CENTRE
FOR USE OF N.Z. FORCES
(0.C.) WELLINGTON, this day.
A report received yesterday by the National Patriotic Fund Board from Squadron-Leader J. R. Herbert, its commissioner with No. 1 Islands Group, R.N.Z.A.F., gives details of patriotic supplies that have been provided to meet requirements arising from the extension of the scope of R.N.Z.A.F. operations in the Pacific. The report also deals with steps taken to cater for naval personnel and the use that is being made of Camp Tui, the beach rest centre established at Guadalcanar recently by the board in co-operation with the R.N.Z.A.F.
Recent activities have involved the transportation of a considerable quantity of patriotic supplies for Air Force personnel. These have included a variety of useful articles for personal use, canteen supplies, Y.M.C.A. equipment, motion picture projectors and sports gear. The newspaper and magazine activities have also been expanded. Success of the Club The object of the beach rest centre is to provide three days' leave approximately every four months for sixty airmen and five officers. At the present time camp buildings are being used temporarily, there being accommodation for fifty airmen, but a large native-style club is now under construction. "There are splendid swimming facilities available," states Squadron-Leader Herbert. "Everything possible is being done by the staff, which is provided by the Air (Force, to make the men's stay at the camp most enjoyable. The meals, nicely served, are excellent, and plenty of iced cordial is available. Provision has also been made for yachting, tennis, badminton and volley ball. The success of the club has exceeded our most optimistic expectations and is already proving of the utmost value in catering for the welfare of the men. An ice cream plant has been installed and supplies of ice cream are not only provided for the camp, but are also flown to the more forward areas in special containers. The ice cream, which is manufactured from a prepared New Zealand product, is firstclass." (I believe this was Tip Top Ice Cream co. mix shipped up from Auckland - see below)
Reference is made to steps that have been taken to make additional provision for the welfare of New Zealand naval personnel and to picnic afternoons arranged at Camp Tui for men of both the New Zealand and Royal Navies. Some of the men from a British warship told the commissioner that the ice cream they had at the camp was the first they had sampled for several years.
Each man was presented with a gift parcel from the people of New Zealand. Gift Parcels Appreciated Referring to patriotic gift parcels, the report says: "Despite all statements to the contrary, these parcels are a much appreciated gift. In the base areas it would be true to say that the rations are excellent. This, combined with an excellent canteen service, makes the need for extra foodstuffs not so necessary. It is a fact, however, that if w'e inadvertently overlook distributing a parcel to an airman, we receive a very urgent request for an issue."
The newspaper service instituted by the board keeps the airmen in the group in touch with events at home. In seven months 35,763 copies of daily newspapers, 7793 copies of weekly publications and 18,469 magazines were distributed. A recent addition to the daily newspaper service was the distribution of copies of 18 of the main New Zealand provincial papers, which, the commissioner reports, are eagerly sought after and appreciated.
An advertisement for Tip Top Ice Cream in the Auckland Star, October 1944:
JUNGLE FIGHTERS IN ACTION EAT ICE CREAM
One of the recorded strange facts of this war is the authentic story of jungle fighters in the Solomons enjoying cooling, refreshing Ice Cream. The Ice Cream mix was supplied by the Tip-Top Ice Cream Company, whose products are so well known to Aucklanders, and was completed "on the spot" by the Allied canteen authorities. The comment was made that ''although the fighters achieved both tasks satisfactorily, licking the Tip- Top Ice Cream was a much more enjoyable matter than licking the foe." Needless to say, both were "licked" thoroughly. Aucklanders agree that as an energy builder as well as a morale builder, Tip-Top Ice Cream is unequalled.
From Papers Past, Auckland Star, 8 November 1944
AT GUADALCANAR
BEACH REST CENTRE
FOR USE OF N.Z. FORCES
(0.C.) WELLINGTON, this day.
A report received yesterday by the National Patriotic Fund Board from Squadron-Leader J. R. Herbert, its commissioner with No. 1 Islands Group, R.N.Z.A.F., gives details of patriotic supplies that have been provided to meet requirements arising from the extension of the scope of R.N.Z.A.F. operations in the Pacific. The report also deals with steps taken to cater for naval personnel and the use that is being made of Camp Tui, the beach rest centre established at Guadalcanar recently by the board in co-operation with the R.N.Z.A.F.
Recent activities have involved the transportation of a considerable quantity of patriotic supplies for Air Force personnel. These have included a variety of useful articles for personal use, canteen supplies, Y.M.C.A. equipment, motion picture projectors and sports gear. The newspaper and magazine activities have also been expanded. Success of the Club The object of the beach rest centre is to provide three days' leave approximately every four months for sixty airmen and five officers. At the present time camp buildings are being used temporarily, there being accommodation for fifty airmen, but a large native-style club is now under construction. "There are splendid swimming facilities available," states Squadron-Leader Herbert. "Everything possible is being done by the staff, which is provided by the Air (Force, to make the men's stay at the camp most enjoyable. The meals, nicely served, are excellent, and plenty of iced cordial is available. Provision has also been made for yachting, tennis, badminton and volley ball. The success of the club has exceeded our most optimistic expectations and is already proving of the utmost value in catering for the welfare of the men. An ice cream plant has been installed and supplies of ice cream are not only provided for the camp, but are also flown to the more forward areas in special containers. The ice cream, which is manufactured from a prepared New Zealand product, is firstclass." (I believe this was Tip Top Ice Cream co. mix shipped up from Auckland - see below)
Reference is made to steps that have been taken to make additional provision for the welfare of New Zealand naval personnel and to picnic afternoons arranged at Camp Tui for men of both the New Zealand and Royal Navies. Some of the men from a British warship told the commissioner that the ice cream they had at the camp was the first they had sampled for several years.
Each man was presented with a gift parcel from the people of New Zealand. Gift Parcels Appreciated Referring to patriotic gift parcels, the report says: "Despite all statements to the contrary, these parcels are a much appreciated gift. In the base areas it would be true to say that the rations are excellent. This, combined with an excellent canteen service, makes the need for extra foodstuffs not so necessary. It is a fact, however, that if w'e inadvertently overlook distributing a parcel to an airman, we receive a very urgent request for an issue."
The newspaper service instituted by the board keeps the airmen in the group in touch with events at home. In seven months 35,763 copies of daily newspapers, 7793 copies of weekly publications and 18,469 magazines were distributed. A recent addition to the daily newspaper service was the distribution of copies of 18 of the main New Zealand provincial papers, which, the commissioner reports, are eagerly sought after and appreciated.
An advertisement for Tip Top Ice Cream in the Auckland Star, October 1944:
JUNGLE FIGHTERS IN ACTION EAT ICE CREAM
One of the recorded strange facts of this war is the authentic story of jungle fighters in the Solomons enjoying cooling, refreshing Ice Cream. The Ice Cream mix was supplied by the Tip-Top Ice Cream Company, whose products are so well known to Aucklanders, and was completed "on the spot" by the Allied canteen authorities. The comment was made that ''although the fighters achieved both tasks satisfactorily, licking the Tip- Top Ice Cream was a much more enjoyable matter than licking the foe." Needless to say, both were "licked" thoroughly. Aucklanders agree that as an energy builder as well as a morale builder, Tip-Top Ice Cream is unequalled.
Um, no, don't ask my wife for an opinion on that ...