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Clinton News Record, 1944-01-27, Page 6• , • xpert 1nd5 MuLcfllflg an Aid in Vegetable Garden According to Dr. V. A. Tiedjens, associate professor of vegetable Pro- duction at Rutgers university, you can cut the necessary labor involved in the vegetable garden to a mini- mum by the application of a mulch. On areas where plants are to be set into the garden, the mulch may be applied as soon as the area is plowed and harrowed. Where seed is to be sown, the space may be mulched as soon as the. young plants are well above the ground. This treatment eliminates a large part of the weed control measures oth- erwise necessary. Dr. Tiedjens' experimental work with mulching has shown that the practice also results in better yields. With tomatoes, for exam- ple, some of the mulched plots have yielded almost twice as many to- matoes as plots where clean cultiva- tion was practiced. Bagasse, a by- product of sugar cane, was found tobe most effective on tomatoes. Other materials in the order of their suitability were found to be dry clover hay, wheat straw, salt hay and freshly cut green hay. Dr. Tied- jens recommends a layer two to four inches deep if hay is used, but says that two inches of finely cut ma- terial is usually enough. Three tons of straw to the acre will give good coverage, but this may have to be reinforced later. "Mulching also has other advan- tages," Dr. Tiedjens points out, "in that it keeps soil cool during hot weather, it prevents puddling during rainy seasons, and it also adds to the fertility of the soil." Gardener Can Plant Many Vegetables for Variety Some persons who try to depend on the home garden for all their fresh vegetables complain that there is not enough variety on the dinner table. The season usually starts with spinach, followed by a week or two of peas, then early beets and carrots, a few weeks of snap beans, and finally sweet corn, tomatoes, and cabbage. All these are tasty enough, but even the best lose their appeal if they appear on the table day after day. Planting some of the lesser known vegetables and repeated plantings of the fast-growing kinds will break the monotony. Do not fail to try some of the less - well -known vegetables. No garden- er should be without broccoli. The plants can be set late in April to last until August. A second planting made in July will yield until No. veznber. A row or two of bush lima beans and edible soybeans may be planted late in May. Kohlrabi can be grown throughout the summer. For a fall crop, plant cauliflower and brussels sprouts early in July and Chinese cabbage two weeks lat- er. The gardener may wish to try red cabbage and savoy cabbage along with Danish cabbage, as they are easy to grow and keep well in storage. 1 States Fax Incomes Revenues from state incbnie taxes have assumed new importance since the national economy has been geared to war, and they undoubted- ly will increase in amount and im- portance as revenues from excise taxes falloff. ' After reaching a high of nearly $400,000,000 in 1938, based on 1937 incomes, collections for 1939 fell to approximately $330,000,000. But in succeeding fiscal years income tax collections increased at an acceler- ated rate, passing the $400,000,000 znark in 1941 and the $500,00D,000 Mark in 1942, I It should be noted that individual State income tax collections made virtually no gains from 1941 to 1942, whereas corporation income taxes jumped from $153,000,000 to $269,- 000,000, an increase of 65 per cent, Spider's Fine Hair Silk Used in U. S. Bomb Sights The fine hair-like silk from the web of a spider common in Central America and the souther United States is used in bomb sights and optical instruments. It forms the reticle, or crosslines in the focus ot, the instrument, which' indicates to the bombardier when to drop the bombs, or to the submarine corn - mender when to fire the torpedo. Spider silk is used because it is exceedingly strong, is finer than silk-, worm silk,, and will return to its orig- inal shape after stretching. One square inch of silk woven together will support about 90,000 pounds. Hose made from it would be too sheer to see, and the thread is so fine that it would require nearly $100 worth of silk to make one pair of women's hose, although commer- cially it costs only $5 for 1,200 feet. It is not profitable to raise spiders for their sills because spiders feed on each other, and the business of keeping them isolated would be tre- mendous. It also requires special training to get the sills, which is often a bright buttercup yellow. The silk collector has a harness, and a saddle which will fit the spider and keep it from getting away. Then he touches a tiny stick to the spi- der's spinneret and pulls it away from the spider's :body gently. As he does so, the spider begins to spin. The collector attaches the thread to a reel and winds it up. The spider can spin about 200 feet at one time, Dr. Frost said. Manure ad Pruning WiII _ • Restore Life to Orchards According to a recent survey, fruit trees were found on more than: 95 per cent of the farms. However, many of these orchards have a run- down appearance owing to lack of. vigor. This defect can, be corrected by the application of manure and a moderate degree of pruning. Manure should be applied, at once, spread- ing it on the surface beneath the tree friarn the trunk to a little be- yond the ends of the branches in about double the amount used for general farm crops. Pruning should vary with species and ages of trees. Older apple' trees should be pruned moderately by (1) sawing out waterspouts, (2) removing weak, drooping laterals in the lower third of the tree and (3) thinning out the head by removing lateral branches. Young apple trees should be pruned lightly. Pears and cherries should be pruned very lit- tle. Peaches should be pruned more severely than apples. Rough, flaky bark should be scraped off the trunks and larger framework branches of older apple trees to kill the codling moth (apple worm) larvae hibernating beneath. A heavy file or rasp is a good tool to use for this work. The point of a file can be used to clean out rough bark in the crotches. Trees need to be sprayed several times during the season to control insects and diseases, Marines -Steeled Against Hardships at Guadalcanal The marines were steeled to en- dure the terrific tempo of their rec- ord siege of Guadalcanal by training which prepares them for any fight- ing conditions. In their main bivouac area many lived under tiny pup tents, some in caves, and a few in crudely constructed tin - roofed houses. All had fox -holes into which they burrowed while bombs and shells poured down. At the front they lived in slit trenches. By day, when it wasn't raining, the sun was so hot that the marines sweltered as they drew beads on the enemy. By night seepy, tropical rains chilled the men and left them lying in water and mud. Mosquitoes were inescapable. "You almost needed a blood transfusion when one got through with you," some ma- rines said. They slept fully clothed, rifles at hand. However, the marines managed some time for relaxation—swim- ming, fishing, card sessions, short- wave broadcasts from home, collect- ing souvenirs, and reading and writ- ing letters. For many days after the initial landing no mail carne. When it did, a post office was set up in an olds barn, probably the most popular building on the island. Days of mail arrival were banner ones. Sensitive to Frost Potatoes and sweet corn are sensi- tive to frost, but are not damaged as easily as tender crops such as beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, mel- ons, pumpkins and squash. The po- tatoes and corn will continue to grow even if the tips are nipped by light frost. Celery and cauli- flower also withstand some cold. The tender crops such as tomato and pepper plants should be set out only late in May after danger of killing • frost is past. Seeds of tender crops such as cucumbers, squash and mel- ons may be planted a little earlier than the plants are set out, as it will take several days for the seedlings to break through the ground. Gar- deners who have the time may wish to protect a few early plants with "hotkaps," baskets, or other covers. Assure Drivers' Responsibility Indiana law requires motorists in- volved in accidents to guarantee payment of damages and show financial ability, in the form of lia- bility insurance or bond, to pay dam- ages they may be charged with in the future. Utah motorists who fail to settle judgments for damages must, under a new state law, pro- vide proof of ability to pay in the future before they can pbtain driver licenses. The Oregon law is similar. Other legislation governing motor- iats includes a Nebraska measure passed by the legislature allowing fines up to $100 for a first conviction of reckless driving; and a Delaware measure defming as reckless driving violations of a' law requiring that ' motorists stop at intersection 'blink- er lights. Game Seek Flood Shelter Iowa conservation officers who re- cently evacuated people from flood- ed Missouri river bottoms, had a chance to observe first-hand the ef- fect of such floods on game. They report that wildlife on flooded areas does one of four things: It escapes to high ground, climbs trees, finds safety on floating logs, or drowns. Near the Missouri bluffs, much of the game population reached higher ground, but loss by drowning was great in the bottoms. Many cotton- tail rabbits were observed crouch- ing on floating logs. Some trees pre- sented strange sights, harboring such species as ground' sqtdrrels, mice, woodchucks, quail, pheasants and skunks. Fie jackrabbits sought refuge on the narrow right-of-way of a rail- road—the only land above water for miles. Each train would send the rabbits scurrying ahead until, ex- hausted, they would jump to one aide to allow the train to pass, Equip Armies With Trees Five mature trees are required to equip every man in our armed forces. One is needed for his liv- ing quarters, mess hall, chapel and recreational facilities. Another pro- vides the wooden crates necessary in shipping him food, clothing, guns, tanks and ammunition. Wood from the three remaining trees is used for , making necessary equipment used in waging modern warfare; wood cellulose in high explosives, wood in training planes, wood in gun stocks, shipyards, factories, and many other essential items. By the end of 1942 some 20 million trees were said to have been in the war industry, backing up our fighting forces. If these trees were standing 10 abreast and 10 feet apart they would reach from New York to San Francisco. T Military est qu pment In Box 78° Below Zero In a man-made Arctic at North- western uniarersity's Technological institute, engineers are making tests of military equipment in tempera- tures 78 degrees below zero. The tests are conducted in a newly completed "low temperature room" which makes the North pole's 50 degrees below seem almost balmy by comparison. The room, which is large enough to accommodate a tank, produces temperatures be- lieved by scientists to be the low- est ever attained for full-scale re- search. The cold is so intense that water poured from a glass turns to ice cryatals before it strikes the floor and immediately builds up into the form of a stalagmite. Many metals be- come brittle and break like glass when subjected to the low tempera- tures of the room. Research engi- neers don heavy fur -lined suits when entering the sub -polar temperatures to conduct tests. Although the huge ice box has just been placed hi operation, it is already being used to develop and perfect polar equipment for Ameri- can fighting men, a new self-con- tained heating unit for heating air- plane engines and cabins in *the Arctic, being among the first tested. States Cut Income Taxes The 25 pr cent cut in New York's individual income tax payments, by far the largest in the United States, offset increased collections in other states to hold down the 1942 total individual income tax collections. Iowa followed in 1943 with a 50 per cent cut, while South Dakota and West Virginia repealed their laws this year. South Dakota, however, will collect on 1942 'income. Ore- gon has made several changes in its laws which, it is estimated, will re- duce taxes on 1943 income in that state by as much as a third. The tendency for income tax col- lections to rise in the future will be offset by several factors. Legisla- tures of states with large cash bal- ances may repeal taxes or slash rates. Deduction of federal taxes, permitted in most states levying the state income tax, will have an ad- verse effect on collections, particu- larly in states which derive large revenues from taxing corporate M - come, although the full effect of re- cent increases will not be felt until 1944. More and more potential tax- payers are entering the armed forces, thereby reducing their tax- able income almost to the vanishing Painful Sound For a point of reference the threshold of immediately painful sound varies between 112 and 129 decibels, depending on the frequens cy (a, decibel is a unit of hearing, one decibel being the least intensity of sound at which any given note can be heard). The higher the fre- quency the lower the threshold of painful sound. An airplane propel- ler has an intensity level of approxi- mately 120 decibels. A rivet ham- mer or a chipping hammer may be, estimated at 115 to 140 decibels, depending on the distance from the hammer at which the noise level is, taken. In comparison, conversation- al speech at 10 to 20 feet varies from 06 to 30 decibels. U. S. Produces Camphor The United States today uses more than 5,000,000 pounds of camphor a year—and practically all of it comes from our Southern pine trees. The largest requirement is for the so- called technical grade for manufac- ture of cellulose nitrate plastics, used in making pen and pencil sets, heels for women's shoes, photo- graphic film and some war prod- ucts. More than 1,000,000 pounds of the USP grade of camphor are used, principally in the pharmaceutical field. Less than a decade ago, Ja- pan had a monopoly on natural cam- phor, distilled from the wood of camphor trees grown on the island of Formosa. Cucumbers Like Loam Due to the prevalence of insects and diseases, the growing of cucum- bers is a little difficult. Do not plant cucumbers on land that has been recently used for melons, pumpkins, squash or cucutribers, as this increases the danger from in- sects and disease.. Cucumbers can be grown on almost any good soil, but a sandy loam is 'ideal. Good drainage, together with moisture - holding power, is essential in soils on which cucumbers are to be grown. To grow cucumbers of good quality and that yield heavily, it is necessary to provide a complete diet, through application of a coin- pIete plant food. r.armer flou1d ieep boolcs To Figure Incoine Taxes The , unportance of keepiug rec- ords was impressed upon farm fain - dies who made their first federal income tax returns this year. Ac- curate records throu'ghout the year eliminate guesshig items of income and expenditure, or the tedious task of searching for receipts or scat- tered memoranda to determine the taxable income and deductions. Income on a farm subject to, tax includes all cash and value of .mer- chandise received from sale of live- stock, livestock products, crops and other sources, together with cash and value of •znerchandise received for' work and other services out- side of the farm. All AAA pay- ments received should 'be included, Deductions allowable in determin- ing the net farm business profit in- clude cost of livestock, livestock products, and crops purchaned which are sold within the year. If de- sired, depreciation may be taken also on livestock for'work, breeding, os dairy purposes. An ordinary and necessary expenses in feeding and raising livestock, as well as other disbursements in crop production, and cultivating and processing should be included. Depreciation on fawn buildings, (except residence), permanent improvements, machin- ery and equipment should not be overlooked. Depreciation on small orchards, usual charge on small tools, death losses of purchased live- stock, and state, county, school, poll and gasoline taxes, as well as auto and truck licenses are proper de- ductions. This Moth's Sporty Chap; Trims Cocoon With Color The "case -making" moth isn't an ordinary pest. He's a sporty chap with a flair for color in his raiment. And in some of your classy woolens he looks quite expensive at times. According to cedar chest manu- facturers who have had him under the microscope on occasion, 4 he's really the Beau Brummel of the clothes moth family that annually eats up millions of dollars of the public's best woolens and furs. The microscope wielders explain that this particular moth spins a portable case about himself and rarely leaves his protective cover- ing during the larvae stages. When he feeds he carries the case with him, It's a sort of miniature mail- ing tube arrangement. When he wants to rest he pulls in his head and „front sections and snuggles down to digest choice bits of a wool sweater or coat, which you may have left hanging within easy reach. Wool being a fattening moth food, he eventually finds his case too snug for comfort and slit- ting his wrap-around here and there he inserts triangular gores of some of the flashy colors found in your wardrobe. In other words, he uses part of the material he gets from your clothes to make the altera- tions necessary in his own. Attacks Cucumber The striped cucumber beetle is the most troublesome insect that at- tacks the cucumber. To control, dust with calcium arsenate mixed with gypsum. Make the first dust- ing over the hill when the seedlings coming through the soil cause the ground to crack. Then follow with a series of dustings, three days apart. As few as five dustings may suffice, although often it is wise to continue until 15 have been made, At each application, dust the mid- dle of the hill and growing tips of vines. If you have no dust gun or other applicator, a perforated tin can will serve the purpose. Pick Cucumbers Often Cucumbers planted from June 1 to 10 will begin to produce fruits in late July or early August, It is important that fruits be harvested every one to four days because any maturing 'fruits reduce the produc- tion of new blossoms materially. While tests show the total yield will be larger if picked every second, third, or fourth day, the largest per- centage of pickling size is secured if picked every day. To keep vines bearing, fruits should be removed before they have attained two inches in size. Avoid careless picking as this tears and breaks the vines. Oil Deposits By finding the microscopic pat- tern of various kinds of rocks, a sci- entist has discovered that certain kinds of rocks or sands, formed dur- ing mountain -making motions of the earth, produce the type of oil found in California. Milder motions of the earth produce the oil-bearing sand of the eastern United States and most of the Gulf coast. In relatively quiet periods of the earth's evolu- tion oil rock or sand is formed which now gives us the oil of most inactive. Silk Raised in America During Early Colonial Era Wartime clamp in the world's aills trade has revived interest in do- mestic silk culture on a commercial scale. An experiment is on in New Jersey where 4,000 cocoons are feed- ing on a' plantation of mulberry trees. The silk yield has been com- pared to the best foreign products. Novel as the idea of a home-bred silk industry may seem, silk cul- ture made news in America more than three centuries ago, and silk figured as an American export long before the nation was born. A "directive" from the Colonial Assembly, in 1623, required the planting of mulberry trees. An act passed in 1656 rated silk the most profitable product of the colonies. By' that act "every planter who should fail to plant at least ten mulberry trees for every hundred acres of land in his possession" was pena- lized ten pounds of tobacco. This hint with teeth in it must have stirred action on the home front, for in 1828 the secretary of the treasury was writing about the growth and manufacture of silk. Vir- ginia was the first proving ground of silk culture in America. The first silk exportation is' credited to Geor- gia. Eight pounds of raw silk were shipped from Savannah to England in 1735. A year later Georgia's trustees noted in their manuscript books: "The raw silk from Geor- gia, organized by Sir Thomas Lombe, was made into a piece of silk and presented to the queen." Green Lumber Durable For Farm Construction Farmers who cannot get seasoned lumber for buildings may make farm structures of unseasoned timber from their own woodlots, with the knowledge that these buildings will last. Hundreds of farm buildings made of ,green lumber are still standing after scores of years of service. Farm barns to pig -pens, these struc- tures have filled a need which might never have been filled if farmers had waited for seasoned materials. Either softwoods or hardwoods can be used. After the logs have been cut and sawed, the lumber should be piled at least a foot off the ground, with spacers between layers, and covered with roofing paper, old boards, or straw, to pre- vent warping and checking. Green lumber used in vertical sid- ing will last well. A few months after a building is completed, joints should be inspected and nails should be reset or added if necessary. The buildings can be painted after they have been in service for one year. Use Dynamite for Clearance About 5,000,000 pounds of dyna- mite are used annually for agricul- tural purposes such as ditching, land clearing, drainage, irrigation, stump blasting and road construction in lumber camps. One farm use of this highly mobile and versatile engi- neering tool Is for tree planting for orchards in clay soils. Small charges, one-fourth to one-half pound, placed at a depth of about 30 inches, are fired when the ground is dry. This loosens the surround- ing soil so thoroughly that when the young tree is planted its root -growth is greatly facilitated, and the tree often comes into bearing a year or two earlier than those planted in holes not so treated. Frost Hits Cucumbers Cucumbers are very susceptible to frost injury and planting in the open must be delayed until danger of frost is past. Paper caps or cov- ers may be used to protect the young plants, and by this method a week to ten days may be gained in earliness of planting. The soil should be fairly warm before seed is planted. Some growers follow the practice of planting three lots of seed, planting the first lot ten days or two weeks before the date of the last killing frost, the second lot a week later, and the third after both the first and second lots have ap- peared above the ground. If the first planting is not lost, it gives an extra -early crop. Curculios Feed on Fruit just after plums, cherries and peaches are through blooming, the plum curculio appears, This is a small, hard -shelled beetle that scars and deforms fruit and lays eggs that hatch into grubs which feed inside the fruit. Found in most orchards east of the Rocky mountains, these beetles have the habit of dropping to the ground when disturbed. If a canvas or sheet is placed beneath the tree and the tree then jarred with a padded pole or mallet, many of the beetles can be caught and de- stroyed. Jarring is best done in the cool of the morning when insects are of the mid-continent, and east Texas. Says Desert Isn't sand Desert shieks and sirens and even the famed Foreign Legion have been debunked. And now conies a Uni- versity of Illinois chemist debunk- ing the Tunisian desert itself. The desert isn't sand at all, says Lieut, John Cressman. It's powdered dirt, powdered fine as face powder, and only a few inches deep. Beneath that - is a solid clay, very solid, says the chemist, who analyticallydescnibes the desert as an excellent battle- ground for mechanized war and not good for anything else. Poor man's Fertilizer A fall of snow in late spring is a "poor man's fertilizer." The old saying is "Snow is the poor man's manure." Snow is particularly beneficial in early winter and late spring to insulate and protect plants from the effects of alternate frees- ing and thawing that heaves up the crown and breaks it loose from the roots. Snow at any time adds wa- ter and raises soil temperature or checks the penetration of cold and is a very desinable cover; but is 01 greatest benefit dining alternate freezing and thawing periods in the spring when soil is full of moisture. Economists Say Farmers' Income Isn't All Profit City residents who pay high re tail prices for food and who read newspaper stories condemning the farrn bloc in congres,s are likely to id get the ea that owning a farm is the next best thing to having a pipe- line into the Fort Knox gold re- serve, but rural economist§ declare there are many ways of getting rich faster than by farming. During the first quarter, farm- ers actually were receiving for farm products only an average of 10.9 per cent more purchasing pow- er for their goods than they re- ceived in 1910-14. Farm prices have risen more than 10,9 per cent but so have farm labor costs and prices for goods which the farmer must buy to continue operations. Ohio farmers who had nothing but grain and hay to sell in the past year had less purchasing power than they would have obtained by selling the, same products in 1910-14. Livestock producers enjoyed the greatest eco- nomic advantage, but most of Ohio's livestockmen produce quite a large part of the grain fed to their ani- mals so the gain Made on livestock sales was partly lost in the produc- tion of feed. City consumers do not look behind the price they pay over the retail counter, and fail to consider that farmers now get an average of only 52 cents out of each dollar the buyer pays for food at retail. The other 48 cents of each dollar is added to the price that the farmer was paid for producing the food and hauling it to market. Rabbits Are Good Source Of Food; Easy to Raise Rabbits are a good wartime source of meat, because the animals pro- duce rapidly, because they can be raised in small numbers and be- cause they can easily be taken care of by the average family. The domestic rabbit is noted for producing meat at a rapid and eco- nomical rate, utilizing much food about the home which otherwise would be wasted. Three or four does, if properly handled, will sup- ply ample rabbit meat for the av- erage family. One doe, given proper food and care, should produce during a year's time about 18 to 24 young. The young, if properly fed, will weigh 31/2 to 4 pounds at two months of age. Rabbits are ravenous eaters, and this ability to consume large amounts of feed in proportion to their weight enables them to grow at a rapid rate and to produce meat economically. t Mahogany Grows 10 Tropics Mahogany grows only in fairly specific areas. One is the West In- dies, particularly Cuba, Santo Do- mingo and Jamaica, with the same variety occurring in small quanti- ties in the southern tip of Florida. On the American continent mahog- any ranges from southern Mexico, northern Guatemala and British Honduras through Central America to northern Colombia and Venezuela. About 20 years ago mahogany was found on rivers tributary to the up- per Amazon in Brazil and Peru, Af- rican mahogany is produced on the Ivory Coast, the Gold Coast and in Nigeria in West Africa and is found in certain parts of East Africa. Woods alleged to be mahogany but corning from other than these re- gions, are not genuine mahogany. House Fly Harms Herds Production of dairy herds may be lowered as much as 50 per cent when the stable, or biting house- fly, becomes abundant. The most practical means of control is elimi- nation of breeding places. Straw and peanut litter to be used for bedding should be baled or otherwise stored in a dry place. If dry storage space is not available proper stacking in the field at threshing time, and keeping the base of the stack free of loose straw or litter will greatly reduce stable fly breeding. Manure and soiled bedding should be spread on the field at least once weekly or stored in dry bins. X -Ray Food Relatively little known are X-ray's links with the food industry, yet it is a practical, fast, and remunera- tive inspection tool. X-ray looks at an orange, or a berry pie, or a box of candy, and tells an immediate and important story. Accurate and shockproof, the units are built into conveyor systems. The application began with special equipment for a candy manufacturer who was hay- ing trouble eliminating foreign ma- terials from his product. Work with citrus fruit growers followed. X-ray quickly shows up crystallization, frost damage, blossom -end decline and puffiness. Plant Lice Plant lice are probably the most common and destructive vegetable pests. They attack almost all crops, especially turnips, radishes, mus- tard, cabbage and other similar plants. They may be controlled by using a 5 per cent rotenone -sulphur mixture, or nicotine sulfate, as a spray or dust. Begin as soon as the pests appear and throughly cover the lower surface of the leaves. These t actually hit by the insecticide. In addition, destroy stalks as soon as the crop is harvested in order to eliminate breeding pla,-e for lice and bugs. Books for the Navy Leagtte- The people of Ontario and the ehildren , eipeeially in the smaller towns and cities and the country ansa, have come through splendidly in the matter of reading matter for our sail- ors," stated Col. Arthur E. Kirkpa.t.. rick, Dominion Director of Comforts, Navy League, to -day, "and we pans on the sailors thanks to them. Since Christmas Day we have re, ceived 75 cartons., 50 of them in one day, from country schools and front our own branches throughout the Province. These are now sorted And on the way to our sailors at sea and ashore. "When the difficulties of transpor.„ tation, coupled with winter weather in the country are remembered it will be seen that this contribution repro, sents a very splendid effort both on the part of our branch members and the country school children, "he said, "Many cartons too, collected ancl, delivered ithrough Aritish-Amqican, Oil Co., stations arrived just before Christmas and were dispatched in time to be of use in our merchant seamen clubs for junior naval offie. era. "Good clean novels and decent mags azines of recent vintage, in addition, to digests and National Geographies are the kind most appreciated by the - men, according to reports received, while the demand for engineering and scientific books—both basic and modern—continues heavy. "These can be taken to any ,of 91.c 92 branches in the Provinge. v WE GO THIS WAY BUT ONCE We go this way but once; ah, never, never mine, So why not make the journey well worth -while. Giving to those who travel on with us A helping hand, a word of cheer, a smile? We go this way but once; ah, never more Can we go back along the selfsame way, To get more out of life, undo the wrongs, Or speak love's words we knew but did not stay. We go this way but once; then let us make - The road we travel blossomy encl. sweet With helpful, kindly deeds and tender words Soothing the path of .bruited and.. stumbling feet. V WORDS What should I have said, when my boy went overseas With that grin on his face and that glint on his gun? What were the words to use la midst of hours like these? What should I have found to say to my stalwart 'son? What words should I have used tcr make him see more clearly All that's in my mind, and all that, would have alone— How my love for him grew daily, monthly, yearly? For there's so much one would say to a soldier son! The train began to move, our hands touched in parting. - He leaned from the window, while I was forced to run— His eyes looked in mine as mine with tears were smarting; And all I could say was, "Good. luck! God bless you, son!" PHILIP F. WHITTEN", —In The New York Tinlag, v ---- NOCTURNE Etching in silver On an evening sky, Wings dipped in vibrant dusk, Scoring the graying- fields of earth Where swallows fly; Away, away To follow the pathway of the sun The quiet, lovely footfalls Of retreating day. A „soaring ecstacy Weaving its melody In silent music, chaste as Schumann's Lied, A Karsavina dancing "Les Sylphides." The darkness reaches up to gather in • The first reluctant start This transient hostage to the far Eternal boundaries of man, wings homing Through the night, Leaving Its secret with the moon And with the, stars, the poetry ,of • Cl.pEvelyn Cook R. 0, A, P. (W. 11.) C'entralia,