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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-09-03, Page 6TIIE CLINTONNEWS-RECORD r J G ., SEPT.3, 1942 NOTE THESE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT YOUR ATION BOOK sa. 2/.444 ch.eade The new Ration Books No. 1, now being distributed, do NOT become valid and must not be used until Monday, September 7th, 1942. They will be good for the six months period commencing September 7th. DATES ON WHICH TEA, COFFEE AND SUGAR COUPONS BECOME VALID COUPONS NOS. 1 and 2: are valid September 7th, 1942 and thereafter COUPONS NOS. 3 dnd 4: are valid October 5th, 1942 and thereafter COUPONS NOS. 5 and' 6: are valid November 2nd, 1942 and thereafter COUPONS NOS. 7 and 8: we valid November 30th, 1942 and thereafter COUPONS NOS. 9 and 10: are valid December 28th, 1942 and thereafter COUPONS NOS. 11 and 12: are valid January 25th, 1943 and thereafter COUPON NO. 13: is valid February 22nd, 1943 and therepftey -o Each coupon is good for a two weeks' ration, and two coupons may be used - at a time to buy a supply for four 'reeks. u.'✓'� FY 164' • SUGAR COUPONS' The red coupons, unprinted with the word `Sugar'—the first page of coupons in the book—are the only Ones to be used for sugar, and they are to be used for sugar only. Each coupon is good for a two weeks' ration; that is, one pound of sugar. • TEA AND COFrEE COUPONS: The green coupons — the second page of coupons in the book—although marked 'Spare A'— are to be used for tea and/or coffee. Each coupon is good for a two weeks' ration of either tea OR coffee; that is, two ounces of tea OR eight ounces of coffee. Only the green coupons can be used for tea or coffee. • OTHER COUPONS: There are three other series of coupons in the book, namely `Spare B', `Spare C', and 'Spare D'. No use for these coupons has been designated. Do not -detach these coupons • from your book. DO NOT ISE DETACHABLE POSTCARD NOW The detachable return postcard at the back of the new Ration Book is intended for use when applying for your Ration Book No. 2. If this postcard is lost or used improperly, there may be complications and delays when the time comes to get the next book. DO NOT USE THE DETACHABLE POSTCARD UNTIL YOU ARE ADVISED TO DO 50. •' You must write your name and address in ink in the space pro- vidbd at the top of each sheet of coupons—and yon must write the serial number of your book in the space provided on the stub at the side of each sheet of coupons. All coupons must be detached in the presence, of the storekeeper. It is illegal for him to accept loose coupons. Penalties are provided for improper use of Ration Books. The inside front cover of your Ration Book shows the location of your neatest Ration office. Your enquiries should be addressed to that office. Always give serial number of your Ration Book when writing. OTTAWA W.P. 6 WOMEN IN WARTIME' MUST WORK TO. ORDER (continued' from page -3)' psychological to support the physical., What is the girl's aim in taking up was work, and what is she finding in t to developher talent or already expressed powers to make her a sud- eeu or failure under her new condi-, tiaras? If she is working against the grain because she would prefer to do ;something else, or if she is working under the rule of a person who delih- erately dislikes her and makes her life e burden to her, ,she will not limo - fit either physicaly or psychologically from her was work. But if, on the other handycare, is. taken by her superior officers h.i.the forces ar by her foremen in' factories, to find .out what her powers really are - or. if she does not get et well. "though obviously a sound worker, she is removed and put under a dif- ferent human 'authority — then she is, likely to do ;better than rn 'times• ei£ pease, because she is definitely, en-• larging her scope of work and . hem. independence as a humtan being No,manival+,or rintellectual work I?ussaa' has been found too hard for healthy women. They have 'become healthier, Brat they have exactly the ,same pay, privileges and hamar) rights as ',Heir men, as well as thein? constant companionship. It is true that they seldom fight, but they almost all shoot, and have used this acquirement either in, guerilla warfare with their men or whenever they. have needed to defend 'themselves or to attack the enemy. Women who feel themselves equally responsible, as well as equaly privil- eged with their brothers, will have their courage stimulated by extra calls upon it and will respond both physically and spiritually to this stim- ulus. The woman war -worker will not complain of having to work extremely hard or even of having to stand pain and risk ,provided that she feels she is being respected in her job just as a man would be respected in a• similar job. Hampering restrictions and special in privileges should alike be avoided making this new appeal to women; all they want. and what they are pre- pared to earn, is equal conditions. Women benefit by work just as men benefit; by it. They become braver and richer 'human •beings, better mates, more of afifty-fifty h• an .animal . 'ism and they ;find life far more fun. Nev- ertheless theft ev-ertheless.there :are, AVamen, and not a few of them, who hardly 'come up to this satisfactory 'standard, and whose power to function well in war work needs more careful supervision. pathfinders or ,professional types •- Girls who could have filled, the role of wife and anther quite successfully according to the standards of peace- time -but who never would have been may come severe croppers when for- ced out into the world away from their natural forcing -house -- the home. Wise .supervision should if pos- sible get these girls into the more sedentary and protected jobs. Women, -Under Naze, Would Lose Al,]• War and war conditions can only produce in ,people what they already have; or take asvay from them what they can do without. The essential value of a human being is a ,peace product ,since pian was obviously in- tended to produce life rather than to destroy it. Nevertheless, an enslaved life under the domination of skilled criminals has forced us all into the ranks against it. IPsychologically ''omen know that I'by the victory of the Nazis they would .lose everything. They would become once more — p,erhaps''for a thousand 'years--parol—driven ,chattel;, and de - 1 spised playthings. This is their war in a stronger- and even creeper sense than, it. is man's; They too mtrst:;fight • it to' the last 'ounce;and they must serve"man :to fight it by proeisag to him that the home'he is•riskiug his life to defend is kept by a woman he can, and most I respect. Extract Power From Sky. "'With New Wind -Turbine The ' greatest windmill' ever con- ceived' and ere"eted by man—a spec- tacular new '`scientific -marvel-is now' being rushed. to • completion on the summit of Grandpa's Knob near Rutland, Vt. It represents the most serious and ambitious attempt ever made by modern engineering genius to solve a -problem that long has intrigued and baffled scientists—how to har- ness the mighty power of the winds and convert it into cheap, usable electricity. This unique, streamlined, super - windmill, which will cost several hundred thousand dollars, is called an experimental wind -turbine b x e amental Palmer Cosslett Putnam, the youth- ful-looking outh fullooking and clever Boston engi- neer who designed it for the 5. Mor- gan -Smith company of York, Pa., co-sponsor of the project. Many eminent engineers and sci- entists studied the design of the wind -turbine, and it impressed them as being practicable and having great possibilities, with the result that it was constructed on a huge scale for the Central,Vermont Pub - lac Service corporation. Only wind -turbine of its size and kind in the United States, and the entire world probably, it may prove a most valuable as well as a revolu- tionary contribution to the develop- ment of the power industry in New England. Moreover, it may be a most important auxiliary for nation- al defense. , Autograph Hunters More Numerous in Hollywood Autograph'hunters have different. gnethods and ' habits in . different cities, say Hollywood motion pic- ture, stars. Every city has a dif- ferent species of signature stalker. New York people are seldom actu- ally on the hunt for celebritiesand their autographs. The theater is the main hunting grounds of New York autograph hunters. People in San Francisco admit they like motion picture celebrities, but they are not rabid fans. They are quiet and mannerly, nearly always say "thank you" after they've got the autographs they want. In Chicago, they are usually surprised to see stars on the streets. When theydo see a star, the welcome is warm and friendly. There are probably less autograph books in Chicago than elsewhere. Hollywood people, of course, are thoroughly movie conscious. They are also very vocal in their demands for auto- graphs. In spite of the prevalence of movie personalities in Hollywood, the fans never seem to tire of ac- quiring autographs. It is a calcu- lated hunt there instead of a casual thing as in other cities. Hollywood has more real autograph books than any other place, although numerous paper cups, candy sticks and en- velope 'backs creep into the day's autographing work. Santa Domingo Has Oldest Piece Mahogany Known Among the Hood$ til enter R1ttjl apputotuge of furniture.; sue ;tory of niahOgliii94 one of the most to1 �ulous in history. With leg: ends and records of its' use dating back 13'tE,6"Voy Vole s q 9Qrtez, to a development thai prod' egd a single piece of figninge., wig& has, to this day represented the ultimafe in design and craftsmanship, is a story of thrilling interest. According to research by George N. Lamb, director of the Mahogany Association, Inc., the earliest ma- hogany in existence today is a roughly hewn cross in the cathedral of Santo Domingo, which bears this legend: "This is the first sign plant- ed in the center of this field to mark the beginning of this magnificent temple in the year 1514." The cathedral, which was completed in 1550, has much carved mahogany still in splendid condition. It was not long after that piratical rovers of the sea were carrying this much -desired wood to Europe. One of the most unusual stories of a mahogany treasure trove is that of the 66 ships of the Spanish Armada, which were sunk by the British in 1588. The first large' shipment of mahogany to reach the shores of England still lies in the hulls of those ships on the bottom of the sea Echo of Past The "vanishing race" has taken on such a new lease of life, accord- ing to latest reports, tat by 1980 there will be as many Indians here as there were when Columbus land- ed in 1492. The number of "Redskins" at that time is generally set at 700,000 to 800,000. They were healthy and robust, but tuberculosis and other infectious diseases took a drastic toll in succeeding generations and for a time there were fears the race would soon be extinct. The abrupt change in trend is credited chiefly to improved med- ical care. Today there are about 360,000 Indians in this country and the number is growing steadily every year. All of which is emi-r nently fitting for a race whose con tribution to our history is such a notable one. Bomb Shelters Stimulate Patent Medicine Ads Patent medicine advertisements have more space in London papers than ever before. The war with its air-raid shelters has mana 4ie- rand, or inspspired pubhcity, for every sort of antiseptic, asep- t C 'ad gc: ^'-k1 quite unknown. In ariieb011Til,toys. Some have such names that a septi, tarn knowledge o �tetin,t q',^eek, and Vn $al1§1trit IS ulcers;.;y in dis &Per* their virtues, which arel cunnjngly reserved till the end of the announcement, They usuaffy begin by stating' simply that an "air problem con -3 fronts the public health authori-• ties." This air concerns the gases in the shelters and the problem is how to turn them into hydrogen and oxygen with the proper amounts of: nitrogen and carbon. "With winter," the reader is in- formed, "the air becomes more tainted—the carriers of infection in- creases," and so "all seekers of raid shelters should fortify them- selves with—which has the en-, dorsement of—" and thus the prob-: lem propounded in the introduction is solved. Abusing Use of Bromides Dangerous,, Says Doctor Don't take a' bromide unless you dolt on the order of your physician. That is the advice of Dr. William K. ; Keller, assistant professor of psychiatry, University of Louisville, and . head of the . psychopathic de- partment at the city hospital. He has seen , too many patients brought to the psychopathic: ward who are suffering from bromide in- toxication. The extreine cases are subject to most unpleasant hallu- cinations. Bromide intoxication is not a new discovery, Dr. Keller pointed out, but because of frequency of cases o intoxicationt is "worth- while to emphasize the potential danger in the use of bromides;" "The bromide is :a mild sedative end under the direction ofa'phy- sician can be used with impunity," au a 'of its he continued. - s o d. "Butbecause mildness its use is abused by the patient who' attempts to doctorhim- self." Dr. Keller referred particu- larly to the individual who stops frequently at the drug store for a dose of bromide "to settle his nerves." "I would not recommend the use of bromides to . get over a 'hang- over," Dr. Keller added. Early symptoms, according to the psychiatrist, are exaggerations of the sedative effect -slowness of thought, speech and .action, weak- ness and drowsiness. Then follow insomnia and • irrita- bility. There may or may not be a skin rash. Food is refused as well as fluids. If the bromide's 4osage is continued the subject's pupils be= come dilated, his motions tremu- 1 us, his memory goes bad he is sorientgted, depressed and prob-• ably will have fearful delusions. He may even Smoked Turkey Becomes Son Gets Mother's Ears One of the most remarkable op- erations in the annals of plastic sur- gery recently tools place in West- cliff -on -Sea, Essex, England. A mother's sacrifice has built a new face for her son. The mother is Mrs. Atkins and the son is Jimmy. As the result of an affliction, Jim- my could not speak properly. Jim- my has been going to a hospital for months for his face to be rebuilt with skin grafted from other parts of his body. Now his smile is no longer contorted but straight and jolly. But Jimmy had no ears so when his mother heard that he could be given ears, she pleaded with doctors to give him hers. So soon the final delicate operation of trans- ferring the mother's ears to her son will be carried out and Jimmy will be as good as new, doctors say. Young Face Moral Problem Educator Paul Landis of Wash. ington State has read over 1,000 in- timate autobiographies of college students and concludes "the young person of today faces more hard moral problems in his first 20 years than his grandparents faced in a lifetime." He; thinks it is harder to be good today. First, even persons 40 years old grew up in a pretty stable world with stable, 'well-defined standards of right and, wrong. Second, a yast- ly greater proportion of. young per- sons ,grew. to„maturity,: married and lived, in ;the home community: with the support of - home moral Stand - 'eras. • •Tldrd,” young 'people' were, then:.mbre bell -sufficient, felt more. confidence in the world about, them and felt they knew clearly what was New Auto Firm k es More and more foods are em brought into the smoked foods class. 1lllllikb those of other years that welt thbriughly treated with smoke to pt6auce a strong flavor, smoked delicacies now receive only enengll smoking to add a delicate, pungent taste which appeals to the appetite and gives variety to menus. Some of the newer smoked foods include turkey, cheese, game and oysters. A novelty food new on some mar- kets this year is good -quality Amer- ican cheese flavored by smoking over a hickory fire. Smoked turkey is another of the popular smoked foods. For years it was a rare delicacy cured by secret recipes known only to a few producers, and it sold at fancy prices. Recently, however, scientists have studied the Skilled Mechanic Though Blind process of curing and smoking tur- Clellen McMullen of Donora, Pe.,' keys as a means of helping the is ang expert automobile mechanic' farmer dispose of his surplus tur- though blind He has been blind d Garbage. Feeding Venture Grows in Larger Cities An agriculture venture of which .little is known has gradually grown into being' in this country in the past few years, This is'the-gar- bage feeding of hogs. While this las been going on for a long time, little significance has been given to it as a going business and one that annually amounts to thousands of dollars. This industry flourishes in the more populous cities and near the larger cities. Reports show that there are about 1,500,000 gar- bage fed hogs being marketed year- ly in this country. ° About half of, this number are fed annually and e Y garbage, the e xclusivel �on arba w other half are finished with more or less grain. There are about 3,00 garbage feeding establishments which feed from 100 to 800 hogs. 0 •' the total number about 400,000 hea are sold yearly to local butcher. in- their territories. Very few o these feeders themselves slaughte and sell pork. The greater percent age of these hogs go through ter mina. yards. While' garbage fe. hogs are not comparable to ou grain fed hogs, they do, when fin 'shed, make good pork. A goo, feeder will feed his garbage cooked mixed with some grain and befor the hogs are ready to market soul three weeks, will finish off on heavy grain ration. This type o hog will hang up as solid as th average hog but when Ise does no finish on a good grain ration the port does not set up and harden an is Much' disliked by the dealer, Most Beautiful Pest Is Bogus Flor dda `Orchi Thewafer lry aac1nth, with its go geous and fragrant pale violet, lila oz white blossoms, easily ranks - the most beautiful pest in the worl In the South, and especially in Flo ids, it has no rival for that dubiou hppgg a ft ag and botanist alik It is hard to classify these love blooms as nuisances when the snake such a brave showing as the stretch acre gn acre and mile fork abioss fres;. Water surface In fact these flowers are often m`1 taken for orchids by persons se ing them for the first time and th is why they have often been nic. named "water orchids." Probab no other massing of flowers is mot impressive since the plants gro luxuriantly in a wild and untend' state. Yet that is just the reason they a condemned by all practical peopl For these vigorous and untamed, n to say untameable plants are no choking thousands of square mil of good, open waters and lcillit fish, endangering bridges by pilin up against their supports and ge erally making important fresh w ter unnavigable. keys. Turkeys of 18 to 25 poun s free y g ve a esignation. since 1913 when a lime explosion —too large to roast in a modern in a steel plant cost him his eye-, home oven -are the best for smolt- ing modern sight He uses the "touch system" mg because the meat does not dry —to see what is wrong with motors. out as it does on smaller birds. He became a mechanic only after Smoked turkey is now taking its he became blind,.and He bought a car, place in appetizers, fillings for sand - took it apartwith additional wishes, and hot cooked meat dishes, work on cars of neighbors, he soon especially in hotels and restaurants, got a detailed knowledge of the workings of automobiles. McMullen explains that he sees just as much as others, except that his are all mental pictures. Instead of his eyes, his touch tells him what might be wrong. What he hears and feels helps him determine the trouble. He has a garage of his own in the rear of his home. He is a member of the state board of the Pennsyl- vania Federation of the Blind and in his spare time tries to lessen the burdens of other blind persons. • The `Joint's' Motto Bushy Barnes read in the paper that the U. S. Chamber of Com- merce "thinks every business ought• to have a creed"—some kind of a motto or declaration of independence —something you hang on the walla So he wrote himself one, one that he means to live up to and "maybe some other hot-dog stands will be interested." Here are some of his rules• There's nothing scrubly about a well -scrubbed joint. Hun- gry people have short tempers. If you gotta growl at 'em, feed 'em well first. The way I get rid of loafers is to keep bumming them for cigarettes. It's a funny thing about making change. You lose a customer if you shortchange him, and if you shortchange yourself; he won't come back either for fear he'll be recognized. Don't talk as much as you listen. If you gotta have noise, turn on the radio. Otis Skinner Otis Skinner was playing a matinee once at which there was present a group of young women from a fashionable dramatic school. Throughout the performance they chattered and giggled without a stop. This was quite disconcerting to Mr. Skinner and the other ,actors, • who found it well nigh impossible to get through their lines. When the performance was over, the girls were taken backstage to meet the famous actor. They gushed over him,and one girl said: "Oh, Mr. Skinner, vire enjoyed the play so very rnuchl You acted so magnificently! 'But there must be something'• wrong' with the theater's acoustics. There were times., when we .could hardly hear you. "That is strange," answered the actor. "I found not the least dip-. ficulty in hearing.: you ., No Fibbing Now, Girls: Taking its cue from a nationally advertised cigarette which adver- tised "It's nice to be fooled but it is better to know," the Seattle Transit company is going to know henceforth whether the boy or girl boarding a trolley or bus and hand- ing the conductor a reduced fare token is entitled to the reduction. The transit edmpany has adopted the novel scheme of having all school children submit to passport pictures. As each picture was taken, his or her name was print- ed on a small slate and inserted under the student's face. On a sec- ond slate appeared the name of each youngster's school. So now, if Marie Soanso of Whosit School boards a bus out of her school dis- trict and attempts to use the 21/2 - cent fare she would be entitled to in going to and from school, the operator will know she is fibbing. The passport also will make it im- possible for any but school chil- dren to get the benefit of the re- duced rate. Pictures were taken of some 30,000 pupils over the age of 15, and none of those below that age, presumably on the theory that children under that age are too young to scheme of ways to cheat the transit company. Caring for Feet Few things will work a hole in the heel of a stocking more quickly than a rough patch of skin on the area where the back of the shoe comes against the foot. Winter weather seems to encourage this roughness, and steps should be taken to minimize the damage it can do to the hosiery. Particular care of this part of the foot during the daily bath and spe- cial attention ` during the nightly beauty care, will, soften and smooth this troublesome.heel scaling. Bathe the feet well,. in warm, soapy water, letting them soak for a good five minutes. Then use a fairly stiff brush on the area. Rinse the feet well and dry thor- oughly with a clean, soft towel. Lubricate the heel section with e vaseline or cold cream, and wear light cotton anklets to bed so that the cream will stay on• the feet instead of on the sheets. If the entire leg gets scaly and rough in winter, follow the same course, but apply a hand lotion in• stead of the heavy erream to the legs, /louses Painted Light, Coolest Of definite interest to home o' ers who are planning to repaint t exteriors of .their homes are the stilts of a research program j conducted by the Bureau of Star ards, Making a study of protect against summer heat, the bore has just announced that panels c ered with white paint are cool. and those covered with lampblr are the warmest when exposed the sun. Their tests reveal t other colors, in the protect against solar heat, are intermed' between white and black. The bureau points out that dark paint will absorb almost much of the sun's radiation as bl and will increase the temperas markedly. Walls covered with light tint. paint were found to be only slig warmer than those covered ' white paints. 80,000,000 Ton Steel About 80,000,000 tons of Ameri steel will be used this year in fense production, and another 12, 000 tons will be shipped abro leaving 60,000,000 -odd tons for 'nestle civilian use. The Ameri Iron and Steel Institute says should be plenty; domestic s consumption in the record yea 1929 was only 57,500,000 tons. Normally almost two-tenths our steel production goes into m cars, more than one-tenth goes buildings and highways, a t each goes to the railroad and containers of all sizes from tin c to steel drums. The other half goes to machin and, tool makers, to miscellane manufacturers including airpl builders, to munitions factories, shipbuilders. Good Polishes There are good commercial ishes on the market for silver, br copper and pewter. Keep these gether in a handy basket or with one set of soft cloths for ap ing the polishes and another set clean ones for actual polishing poses. • Rubber gloves protect hands when using liquid .,polis and old cotton gloves should be It for use with dry pastes and polish Keep a bar of silver soap near sink, and use it for rubbing off o st![rns or other discal r ;ttions as t occur. If. flat silver used daily looked over as . it is ,washed, stains immediately removed, it dom becomes necessary to clean the flat silver at one time.. T only those pieces which have been in daily use will need rout polishing. A