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fad of our heart . . . but
jrrv marie a place of her
Cur heart when she took
d and said, "Aren’t my
Is flier lovely!” We have nevqr
parents and lovelier
... the greatest wish for
[ire happiness is that they
| be just as happy as "The
by and the Boss.” Then,
j, I suppose we Blue are Bird a little
j] to our own of
|s . , . any receiving line
beautiful with Miss
presence . . . She
part of our heart . . .
Dr’s. Scurry . . . you
out! She is going to be
your heart before long
just that kind of person,
plain envy you all
Might as well
, . The gifts were just
to describe and you
to see them to believe
tell you about them,
tilled the entire second
the home, overflowing
room down stairs . . .
one table filled with
... Vases .. . we
all . . . they were
modern . . . sterling
down to the very last !
that was my choice of |
second floor . . . some
we know came from
Grandmother’s
Please might we not
on the right hand
can't wait to see them
in their own homes ar
these lovely gifts. The
was one of the love
ever seen and the |
that he was going to
his piece of cake”
we saw to it that it
his pillow instead . . .
will not tell me
So that is that!
individual cakes serv
reception were snowy
with tiny cala lilies
[e blossoms so real you
l keep them instead of
m . . . the dainty sand
j. were pretty enough to
I instead of eating! Well,
jot Mding talked about reception anything
and . . .
jan indelible picture of
those lovely brides .. .
Mothers ... Gosh,
looked like sisters!
will tell you about a
we had this week from
Garden of Mr. Ben W.
it is really a victory
large box looks like
■ huge red tomatoes . . .
size and flavor . . . [in
with a beautiful, and j
Plant in the center .. .
that garnished the box
of something-or
did not know what,
p oss told us it was Run
• . . Seein’ is Believin’
!S the prettiest okra we
se en and we are grate
I Smith for his thought
's some • • • we seed just want that him
of okra
P u? • ■ and Yum! Yum!
• ,
■t al! i<. We are enjoy
I °f the nicest tomato
[ we have had this sea
Ni'e one slice of tomato
f f° r the bread but
. . .
f like more tomato
r • • • But here is the
r We have not done one
wEEPHf UP.
josh we must say our j
Be',"" utiUT' C : have »• »“•
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-E.\X COTTON
^ • n on <! \ the the seed fine after fibers cot
f n C!nne d, is used in the
°f smokeless powder
Plastic from whicti
No\v s ar 'e made. In
ptra quantities of the!
ssible R>'3de of linter j
■ To kpf P the war ef
"enk cotton grower
’
seed crushcrr
en !oreign
Tv,: for clean
1 8 il >ning and
K ( care _
<£(rtnttntcm Weto
Hie (’ovi K»on Star
(Georgia felMttffpI IMi
Woman Bitten
Black Wdow Spider
Mrs
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Mr-s. Jones was picking- beans in
her garden when the spider
her on the hand, bit
She was treated
at a local hospital.
DRIVE TO OPEN
j TOMORROW FOR
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CONTRIBUTIONS
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Methodist Church she will meet
with ... the
campaign workers at the
e aney Hotel at 7 P, M. The j
mee mg at the Church is open to !
the public and everyone is urged |
to attend and hear a vital message
on conditions in China where war I
has been raging for the past five I
years. j
Tomorrow morning the workers j
will start out to secure contribu
tions for the United China Relief
organization. Each of the volunteer
workers will be given a list of j
prospective donators and during j
the day will call on them for their j
donations. It is expected that the ;
drive will be completed in one day,
but should the total receipts be j
short of the $800.00 goal further
soheations will be made. j
The campaign for the Porter- j
dale community will be held next |
week end as will the campaign in
the schools. Each child, it was an
nounced, will be asked to donate
a definite sum to the cause.
The Newton County campaign,
part of a nation-wide drive, is be
ing carried on under the guidance
of a County committee, organiz
ed at a recent meeting called by j
Mayor S. L. Waites. The members
of this committee are: W. C. Me-1
Gahee, chairman. Miss Maud King,!
H. W. Pittman, Rev. Charles! I
Forester, V. Y. C. Eady, Belmont j
Dennis, R. O. Arnold, Dr. R. M
Paty and Mrs. R. M. Paty. j
Covington workers taking part
in the campaign are: Mrs. E. B.
Rogers and Mrs. N. S. Turner, co
chairmen, Mrs. Guy Rogers, Mrs.
W. C. MeGahee, Mrs. T. C. Mead
ors, Mrs. J. I. Alford, Mrs. T. G.
Ewann, Mrs. Moody Summers, Mrs
George Cochran, Mrs. S. J. More
cock, Mrs. Mollie Bolton, Mrs. R.
R. Fowler Jr., Mrs. C. D. Ramsey
Jr, Mrs. J. B. Weaver, Mif.
Florence Arnold, Mrs. H. B. Floyd
Mrs. Leon Cchen, Mrs. Tandy
Bush, Mrs. E. L. Stephenson and
Mrs. Godfrey Trammell.
The Porterdale workers, under j
H W. Pattman, W. chairman, C. Ivy, Miss are j
Miss Maude King, E.
Barbara Davis and Mrs. R.
Findley. I
Prof. Virgil Eady and Rev. ;
Charles Forester will conduct Communi- the J
campaign in the Oxford
ty, with Peyton Blake, serving m
Mansfield and Henry Anderson,
in the Starrsville community and
Mrs. Grady Smith at Newborn
It was pointed out that t e
funds collected are used to pur
supplies and equipment to
chase during the
aid China’s distressed j
present war. Ninty-three percent
of all monies collected are used
directly for this relief work. I
Major W. N. Pharr
Reported Missing i
In Pacific Action
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major last month, he was
t time .«.,*<■ » »
tingulshed Ftylnft Cro» » »»■
nection with hi. heroic action rn
the wahe Island battle, and aiao
-SsArs attack last Decem
of the Japanese squadron
ber as commander of his
at Hickman Field, Honolulu. Other
of action in which he par
scenes Battle
include the '
ticipated Gilbert Islam s ' ’
Marshall and .
and Wake Island Major i . <
vvs y four-motored B-24 born -
piloted a used by the fig *
<r, largest type
ing forces Ga..
He was born at Newborn, Newborn
and was a graduate of *
H.eh school and Mars Hill College
North Carolina. Prevl«n« Jo nw
n
rrtistment he had ' ived l '
vide five years, where t" a
{-cc'aied with If' uncle L. R. bams,
business.
STUDENTS WILL
I REGISTER FRIDAY
GYMNASIUM
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-‘Astern include; Miss Nina Mae
Snead, of Greenwood, S. C.; “iss
Doris West, of Crawfordville, Ga.,
and Miss Lokise Fowler, of Cov
ington.
Plans have also been made to
give more attention to mathma
; tics and science courses in the
high school.
The Porterdale school will
open tomorrow at 9 o’clock. The
day will be given over to regis
tration and regular work will be
gin on Monday, Miss Maud King,
principal announces.
Every child of school age is
earnestly requested to register on
Friday as it helps to make the
seat and book assignments easier,
All children who have reached
their sixth birthday or who will
be six by November, 15, can be en
roled in first grade.
Parents are asked not to bring
children for enrollment unless they
meet these age requirements,
The kindergarten will start on
the same day as the regular school
session. Enrollment in the kinder
garten must be limited to 35, so
the first to come will be enrolled.
Any child four years of age or
f ‘ Ve yearS ° f age 19 ellglble for „
klnder ^rten.
The nursery school will start
tomorrow also under the super
vision of Mrs. Claudia Burrus, who
has had charge of the nursery
school in Milledgeville for seven
years, Mrs. Burrus will have
several assistants. Children aged
two and three will be taken care
of from 8 to 4 o'clock every day.
The enrollment in this school
will be limited to 30 pupils,
Mr, H. W. Pittman, superin
tendent of all Bibb schools, is en
thusiastic over the plans for the
new year. The board of education
has allowed additional teachers to
take care of crowded conditions.
The Mansfield Schools will open
Monday morning at 9:30 o , clock, ^
D. E. Morris, superintendent an
nounced.
The list of Mansfield teachers
includes: Miss Virginia Hays, of
Mansfield, who will teach the first
an d second grades; Miss Lois
Robinson, third grade; Miss Lucil
i e Hawkins, of Rutledge, fourth
and fifth gracies, and Miss Annie
Garland, seventh grade.
High School teachers includes;
^D ss Caroline Ross, of Statham,
j_f 0me Economic teacher and Mrs.
Abercombie, principal.
E. L. Ficquett, superintendent
of tbe N ew ton County Schools,
sajd that all unitg j n the County
systern wou i d open Monday morn
ing. A complete list of teachers
for the individual schools was not
avai j ab ] e
The fall quarter of Emory
Junior College at Oxford will open
Tuesday> sept. 22, it was announp
p( , by Dean Geo rge S. Roach, di
vision executive.
One week will he devoted to
placemen t tests and the orientation
program for new students. College
sophomor es who register before
thp cloge of sum mer school will
rot be reqU j re d on the campus un
til Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Dean Roach said today that ar
rangements had been made to care
for the record number of students
enrolled for the faU quarter
The summer quarter of Emo
at Oxford will c ose tomorrow at
the end of the last examination, ac
cording to Dean Roach.
The summer quarter, first in 12
years at the local college, was
highly successful,, Dean Roach
said. The program this
was offered to enable young men
' '
°„Uon the time for their gra
^ to co-.p.o.te with O*
G „ ernm , nt the nalton,,
en , ergency .
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Severe Cut in Tire
Quota Is Predicted
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must; accept recapped tires, unless
g to the satisfaction of
l^^ocal board that his tires toe
unusuable from circum
_
not resulting Horn his
; s that the ve
‘ - ne glect; or excessive
must npe rate at
peed, to perform its normal func
v
ions. Administra
The Office of Price
on is doing- everything possible
. _ . SS ential vehicles operat
j hut b ‘ the wholehearted coope
f lh eenP rai public will be
' deciding *
, tactor. .
COVINCTON, GEORGIA
Newton County Oversubscribed Quota
In Campaign To Raise U. S. O. Funds
The local Post of the American Legion who
sponsored the drive to raise funds for the U. S. O.,
announces that it has collected a total of $1150.00,
being $250.00 more than it’s quota.
Special mention is given to all communities who
took part. All oversubscrebed and collected their
quota, especially Almon, Oxford, Covington Mills,
Porterdale, Mansfield, Newborn and Starrsville.
The Amercan Legion Post expresses its thanks
to all contributors and to the solicitors who fully and
I liberally gave their time to this worthy cause.
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The Fire Department at Fort
Gglethrope, Ga., this week was in
receipt of a letter of commenda
tion from Colonel .Archer L. Lereh,
Provost Marshall, for the energy,
interest and cooperation that they
are giving to the war effort.
V. E. Bouchillon, a former mem
ber of the Covington Fire De
partment is assistant chief of the
Fort Oglethrope Department. He
has served in that capacity for the
past 18 months.
Future Farmers
Close Meeting At
Jackson Lake Camp
(Continued from Page One)
citizenship medal presented by his
high school superintendent.
Other officers are Frank Dorris
of Douglasville, first vice presi
dent; Dan Dixon, of Clarkesville,
second vice president; Franklin
Tyrus, of Cairo, third vice presi
dent; Larry Cabe, of Carnesville,
secretary; Edmond Carter, of Zeb
ulon, treasurer; Alston Walker, of
Newington, reporter; T. G. Wal
ters, of Atlanta, executive secre
tary, and M. D. Mobley, state di
rector of vocational education, ad
visor.
filled with boyish enthusiasm to
do a man-sized job, 275 delegates
to the fourteenth annual Georgia
Future Farmer convention con
sidered what else they and their
buddies back home are going to do
to help win the war and to bring
a brighter day for agriculture in
this state.
The youngsters roared approval
when Robert Strickland, of At
lanta, chairman of the Georgia
Agricultural Council said ‘‘you
boys can and will make Georgia a
Garden of Eden.” Dr. Paul W.
Chapman, dean of the College of
Agriculture at the University of
Georgia, also spoke on the pro
gln m t
'
As . if expanded , , ,. livestock, . . poul
try , and. , projects . . „„„ not
y crop are
enough to contribute ., . to . 1ha the war
effort, Georgia members of the
Future Farmers of American or
ganization are setting a terrific
pace for the city companions to
follow in buying war bonds and
collecting vital scrap materials.
Mr. Walters, state supervisor
of agricultural education and ex
ecutive FFA secretary, reported
Georgia’s young "more farmers
purchased than $40,000
worth of war bonds and stamps
Thev y have collected 73 ’pounds 139 pounds
^ ubbel% 3 810 ,407 of
! n’714 ’ nounds of burlap
^ ^ pQUnds of rags .
delegates, officers of FFA
£ throughout Georgia, met
I own camp on Jac ksoD
a ' e » ° Q P «ion=
° f the week j lon « meeting were
held in a newly constructed rock
as * e ™ bly ,1
Th rld d , ,,
j -? reat h ® ““J* ^° rs a nH d ° y nnnester g ' S with
f
j responsibility. ‘ The other
for leadership and
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Maintaining “America” is going
to run the world” when the war
is won, he said the “world today
is just a big,dry sponge” ready
to “soak up” youthful, unselfish
leadership as typified by members
of the Future Farmer organiza
j G on.
Mr. Strickland, who also is
pres ident of the Trust Company
of Georgia, told the group that
businessmen are moving to aid
j the { arm situation ‘‘for their own
sake He reminded the teen
| age audience of the need for soil
j conservation, diversification and
agricultural independence.
<*You boys will restore agricul
tural supremacy to Georgia," he
said, "but you will have more
do thin FFA members in some
1 .tbeiGstates. v« wi.i,y.ur spirit,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27,1942.
FfUTnC r in VlffftrV
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Mail . . „ Available . „ . At
Post Office Here
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dress of the person to whom the
message is sent in the panel pro
cided therefor above the space for
the message. It is preferable to
print the address in large black
letters. Enclosures must not be
placed in the letters.
V-Mail letters are photographed
on micro-film by automatic ma
chines at the rate of 2,000 to 2,500
per hour and the film rolls con
taining 1,500 letters each are tran
smitted to destinations. Reproduc
tions are then made by other auto
matic machines and delivered to
the addressee in individual sealed
window penalty envelopes.
When V-Mail letters are address
ed places where micro-film equip
ment is not in operation, the
letters are transmitted to destina
tion in original form by the most
expeditious means available. Even
in these instances savings in
weight and space are accomplish
ed since there are approximately
97 V-Mail letters in a pound,
whereas, ordinary letters average
40 per pound.
The War, Navy and Post Office
Departments all cooperated in
veloping this Service, largely with
a view to decreasing the volume
of mail to be carried overseas and
providing an expeditious service.
The public is urged to use it at
every opportunity, Postmaster
Stephenson concluded.
Allied Planes In
Pacific Smash At
Japanese Convoy
(Continued from Page One)
Arthur s headquarters smashed . . at ,
an east-bound Japanese 1 convoy.
The entire picture of the spread- ,
mg 6 conflict , was far , from . corn
£ ete but attered , . .
f *
e a ' y ® r ” an 'j 0 ™
l1 ^ . s us ra lan eacqu. t .
made 1<: clear that
riskin S a heavy ^ or }' OT [ ° f ‘ ts .
Beet in a desperate t effort to d,s
lod S e American Marines from
their hard-won positions in the
Solomons.
The counterattack fully cx
pected by the Navy already has
brought bombing or torpedoing of
more than a half dozen Japanese
shi P s in tbe Solomons phis the
•‘Amffhng of two transports and d -
struction of a gunboat off sou •
eastern New Guinea.
The damaged vessels included
one Iar S e and one SItia “ a ' TCTatt
carrier. Only eight carriers were
known to have been part of th<?
enemy fleet before Pearl Harbor
Qtherg undollbte dly have
been added secretly. Six Japanese
carriers were sunk in previous
actions, including four in the Mid
-T • ~ prob.V
ei end three other* d,™ S
there and off the Aleutian Island..
leadership and knowledge you can
and will make Georgia a garden
0 f Eden.”
W. Ax Maddox, a former voca
tional agriculture agent, is camp
director. Various FFA chapters
meet at the site during the surn
mer. After business sessions the
youngsters sang, played ball and
attended movies. .
Ralph McGill, executive editor
of the Atlanta Constitution, was
made honorary member of the
National Association of Future
Farmers of America, last Friday.
The honor carried with it a de
gree and a gold key.
Mr. McGill was voted this award
last fall, but was unable to be
- present at the Kansas City mee -
mg to accept it. He is one of
three men in the nation to receive
fit-
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Lieutenant James W. Lassiter,
serving with Army Air Force, who
was recently promoted to the rank
of First Lieutenant. Before enter
ing the Army in June, 1941, Lieut.
Lassiter received his B. S. degree
from the University of Georgia,
where he was active in Campus
Activities, earning the following
honors: Alpha Zeta; Aghon; Phi
Eta Sigma; Blue Key; Phi Kappa
Phi; Vice-President Saddle and
Sirloin; Ag Club Honor Key; Bus
iness Manager Georgia Agricul
turist; Dean’s List ’37, '38, ’39, ’40;
and Cavalry Officer’s Club. Lt.
Lassiter is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Lassiter, Sr., of this
County.
KIWANIANS TO
HEAR SPEAKER
AT MEET TODAY
(Continued from Page One)
United States we have ever heard.”
He called the address "an electri
fying challenge to the smug, apa
thetic, and the whining citizens of
a nation at war.”
Taking editor Dennis's cue, the
Kiwanis program committee,
Fleming Touchstone, current
chairman, began immediately, on
July 6, to try to secure Mrs.
Branch to speak to the Kiwanis
Club.
Much favorable comment has
come in from over the state where
Mrs. Branch has spoken in the in
terest of the war pr'ogram. She
is forceful, persuasive and withal
sincere in her enthusiastic presen
tation of a message all local citi
zens should hear.
And it is now possible for all
the citizens to hear Mrs. Bradich
Tuesday evening at 8:30 at the Me
thodist Church in Covington. She
has consented to remain over for
the Mass Meeting sponsored by the
committee on China War Relief,
of which Mrs. R. M. Paty of
Porterdale and Mr. W. C. MeGahee
are co-chairmen. Details of that
meeting are amply reported in this
issue of the News.
President Eady of the Kiwanis
Club, commenting on these two
speaking engagements of Mrs.
Branch’s in Covington said, "I am
most enthusiastic about Mrs.
Branch’s visit to the Kiwanis Club
and- am especially pleased that we
are able to get her to remain over
for the great Mass Meeting of the
citjzens of Covington and sur
, rounding communities.’’ Then he
; ^ consjder it something of
a triumph for the Kiwanis program
committee to be able to get a
; kgr Qf such force> who is so
; . n demand; andhe adde ,i
j t ificanUy , "I hope Mrs. Branch
^ able to snitch at least a tiny
bornb be fore she left the war zone
^ china j think perhaps we all
need to hear the sound of an ex
bomb ..
! Oxford Mother Is
j Anxiously Waiting
For Son's Return
f
(Continued from Page One)
to Japan with the consular serv
ice. Then he came back to the
State Depaitment. But after three
Washington, Turner was 1
yeaFS in
made consul in Darien, Manchu
ria; and from Darien, he went to
Tokyo as second secretary to the
embassy. Since Pearl Harbor,
Turner has been interned.
Last year Turner brought his
wife and two children to America.
They are now living in Middle
burg, Va. But last night, Turner's
wife was in New York to meet
the boat, and his mother was in
Atlanta nervously awaiting her
son’s voice over long distance.
A chimney that becomes too hot
to hold one’s hand against should
be carefully inspected and repair
ed by a reliable mason.
SACRIFICE GADGETS SO
OUR SOLDIERS MAY HAVE GUNS
The Home Front Gives Up Automobiles, Tires
And Many Other Items For America's War Effort.
BY EVELYN DAY.
Every day we Americans hear talk about a "second
front” and while a second front would prove of great
value from a military standpoint, there is another front
on which every individual can serve.
It is not a front where the war is fought with planes,
tanks and guns. It’s a front where we make sacrifices of
many luxuries and some necessities in order that the men
on the firing lines might have the equipment to bring the
war to a successful conclusion.
It’s the "Home Front” where we sacrifice gadgets so
that we may make guns.
"But there is one front and one
battle where everyone In the Unit- j
ed states—every man, woman, and
child—is in action, and will he pri
vileged to remain in action
throughout this war. That front is
right here at home, in our daily
lives and in our daily tasks. Here
at home everyone will have the
privilege of making whatever self
denial is necessary, not only to
supply our fighting men but to
keep the economic structure of our
country fortified and secure dur
ing the war and after the war.
“This will require the abandon
ment not only of luxuries but of
many other creature comforts.’’
Thus spoke^ out* President in a
recent fireside chat.
Now, Mr. and Mrs. Covington,
would you like to know a few of
the things we shall do without and
WHY?
At the head of the list we place
new automobiles. We need, the
metal that went into the autos, the
machines that made them, and the
men who have to know how to
build them to make: tanks, planes,
jeeps, shells, and guns, guns, guns!
There's enough steel used in, mak
ing one auto to make 26 heavy
machine guns. And how about the
new Tires we are doing without?
All but 3 percent of our rubber
came from areas now Axis-control
led or from which shipments are
now uncertain. Perhaps we won’t
grumble about those retreads when
we realize that 7 auto tires use the
the rubber for one bomber tire.
New typewriters are a thing of
the past. Why? Mainly, the skill
that made typewriters must now
make small arms. More rtietal,
more man-hours, and more rna
chine-hours go jnto one typewriter
than into one Garand rifle.
Men in civilian clothes aren’t
saying much about those cuffless
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Agricultural News
By County Agent
(Continued from Page One)
and Mr. Barnes has been the buy
er each time.
J. H. Dalton and Charlie Knight
ginned their cotton at Spear s Gin
in Mansfield. J. H, Dalton had
one bale weighing 500 lbs. which
graded Strict Low Middling. Char
lie Knight two bales weighing 500
and 453 pounds which graded
Middling. The three bales were
bought bv A. E. Hays at 19 cents.
It is fine to have the first cot
ton in the county ginned but
since this race is now over lets
think about the qualitv of the cot
ton we will market. Green damn
cotton can not be properly ginned.
If cotton is In poor condition the
best ginner at the best gin cannot
gin it without cutting the cotton.
Cotton that is cut or rough ginned i
will not bring top prices at the j
warehouse.
Cotton should be picked as free
of tra<yi as possible. Foreign mat
ter in the lint cotton and the gin
preparation determines the grade
Of course the stains and spots also
enter into the picture when the
price is determined.
Are you planning to harvest
snme lespedeza seed on your farm
tb j s yea r? Cow peas brought
a fancy price this year, let’s have
some to sell next year.
Robert McIntosh has good pros
oects for a heavy crop of sericea
lespedeza seed. There are many
other good fields of this cro*i over
^ be coun t y . This is a good crop
and '* ere w ill be a demand for
tR ese seed for several years as
more farmers are seeing the splen
did results of this crop each year.
O. W. Porter will cut a seven
cere field of kudzu Tuesday morn
ing beginning at 9;30 o’clock. He
will be glad to have any farmer
present to see the method of cut- {
ting. Interested farmers may go i
to farm of Mr. Porter or meet (
at my offiee Tuesday morning,
SECOND SECTION OF
YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
5c SINGLE COPY
trousers and other unique styles,
They know that Uncle Sam needs
these materials, especially wool, to
ciothe and warm our fighting men.
THE CUFFS FROM TWENTY
ONE MEN’S SUITS USE AS
MUCH WOOL AS ONE ARMY
UNIFORM.
Mr. and Mrs. Covington are
finding these things harder to
buy: Hundreds of articles of iron,
steel, cooper, brass, lead, tin, alum
inum, including more than 400
articles of iron and steel alone. It
includes metal things' ranging
from roller coasters to dinner
bells, spittoons to door mats, vot
ing machines to lawn mowers. It
also includes such metal-using
things as radios, vacuum cleaners,
refrigerators, washing machines,
and outboard motors. And Miss
Covington is finding certain kinds
of jewelry and adornment hard to
get. You know, of course, we need
the iron and steel for guns, tanks,
planes, and ships. We need the
copper and brass for cartridges
and shells. We need lead for bul
lets to kill enemies. We need tin
for soldering war machines and
for preserving fighters’ food.
ENOUGH STEEL GOES INTO
ONE WASHING MACHINE TO
MAKE SIX THREE-I N C H
SHELLS FOR A 75 MM. FIELD
HOWITZER.
It isn’t as easy to get toothpaste
and shaving cream in tin and lead
tubes because we lost the source
af three-quarters of our tin sup
ply when we lost Malaya.
Why are the girls painting their
legs to look like stockings? In
stead of criticizing you’ll regard
this as a patroitic gesture when
you remember that as much SILK
GOES INTO ONE PARACHUTE
AS GOES INTO MORE THAN
H>0 PAIRS OF SILK STOCK
\ INGS. And Nylon that would make
36 pairs of stockings is needed
tor the shroud lines of one para
chute.
If you can’t rind that rubber
raincoat you want, you’ll fdel very
much an American after you know
that the rubber was used in a gas
mask.
Mr. and Mrs. Covington have
not yet found these things hard
to buy but there’s not as much as
they’d like to have: Razors and
blades because the steel is needed
for fins for bombs. Leather goods.
We need more leather for our
armies. Fighting men wear out
leather fast. A pair of Army
shoes takes twice the amount that
goes into a pair of men’s dress ox
fords. Woolens. We need more
clothing for our Armies. It takes
100 pounds of wool a year to keep
a fighter clothed. It takes ALL
THE WOOL THAT GOES INTO
25 AVERAGE BLANKETS TO
EQUIP AND CLOTHE A SOLD
IER A YEAR.
We will appreciate our vitamin
A preparations now that they will
be hard to get. We must share our
vitamin A concentrates with the
children of our Allies, their par
ents, and their defenders. Lack of
vitamin-bearing foods endangers
their lives. A NIGHT FIGHTER
NEEDS 5,000 UNITS OF VITA
MIN ”,V’ A DAY.
Last, but certainly not least, are
the things we are having a scar
city of and must share with one
another: SUGAR. Some of our
sources of sugar have been cut off
by the war and some sugarcane is
used to make industrial alcohol.
The most important reason for
sugar rationing is shortage of ships
and the congestion of our inland
transportation. THE ALCOHOL
EQUIVALENT OF A POUND OF
SUGAR WOULD GIVE US 4/
SHOTS AT THE JAPS. GASO
LINE. A fully loaded Flying
Fortress uses as much gasoline in
an hour as Mr. and Mrs. Coving
ton’s auto does in six months.
So there you are folks. Whether
you know it or not, you are main
taining a front right here in your
"daily lives and daily tasks.”
WITH EVERY SELF-DENIAL
YOU ARE SAYING TO SOME
BOY FAR AW /Y : “I'M JjlEHIND
YOU, SOLDIE!^”^) If
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