McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-26


large labor turnover with the conse
quent disruption Of regular work.
every safeguard must be taken to
protect the standard of living and the
morale of the wage earners. Esbe
cially must great care be taken to
keep the age limit of those who enter
industry at high level, lest we rob
our future citizenship Of Its right to
growth and time for education. We
must also take knowledge Of the dan.
gers attendant upon the large entrance
Of women into heavy and hazardous
industries.
"The exigencies of war times should
not be made the occasion for the break.
Ing down Of those standards of hours
wages, and conditions of work which
are designed to protect the childhood,
the womanhood, and the motherhood
Of the present and the future.
Experts tell us 1t takes from six
to ten workers at home to keep one
soldier on the firing line In Europe.
Whatever, therefore, helps to mobilize,
distribute and energize those who do
the work of our war industries has
become as important factor In win
ming the war as the prowess of our
armies In the field or our navy on
the seas"
The war department has established
five central officers training camps, at
which civilians and enlisted men will
be trained for commissions in the Of
ficers' reserve corps. Infantry train
ing camps are located at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va; Camp Gordon, Allan
ia, Ga, and Camp Pike Little Rock,
Ark; field artillery at Camp Taylor,
Louisville, Ky, and machine gun at
Camp Hancock, Augusta Ga.
These training schools will be run
continuously, new class being admit
ted monthly. The course of training
will be four months at the infantry
and machine-gun schools and three
months at the field artillery school.
The schools are open to qualified en-
listed men in all branches of the serv-
ice except coast artillery, signal corps
and labor units. The number of civil
ians admitted will be limited.
To be eligible for admission candi-
dates must be between twenty years,
eight months and forty years; citizens
of the United States, and not born In
any Of the countries with which the
United States is at war or allies Of
such countries. Enlisted men must
have the moral, educational and ply
steal qualifications required of an Of
ficer.A Civilians must be graduates Of
a high school or have pursued an
equivalent course Of instruction, be of
good moral character, and have the re-
quired physical qualifications.
In addition to the above qualifica-
tons, candidates for the field artillery
must possess a thorough understanding
and working knowledge Of arithmetic,
and plane geometry. Trained civil, me-
chanical, electrical mining and archi-
tectural engineers are desired. Civilian
applicants will be certified by the army
officer on duty as professor Of military
science and tactics at the educational
nearest the residence of the
applicant.
A children's recreation drive is on
to continue during July and August,
under the auspices az the children's
bureau, department Of labor, and the
committee of the council of
defense. 1t will eliminate
In patriotic play week." September
II, In which the work of 100000
women In organizing recreation in
10000 communities will come to an
end.
"To be strong for victory the ma
ton must let her children play" said
Charles Frederick Weller, associate
secretary of the Fairgrounds and Rec
reation Association Of America. No
time nor money can be spared from
activities, but the win
ming of the war depends on man pow
er, and man power cannot be sustain
ed In any nation without health and
wholesofheness in the children.
Far worse than exhausting Ameri-
cas- financial capital would be the ex-
of child life, which Is man.
power capital.
England and France began as the
United States has been tempted to be-
yin--by letting the children pay too
heavily for the war In child labor. In
,reased delinquency overtaxed nerves,
weakened bodies. and premature
leaths, but England and France turned
% lift war burdens from the children
~ giving them chance to play. There
$ urgent need to give our boys and
girls an American square deal--thelr
safety valve of play"
The postal censorship board, post Of
Ice department. announces that trans
ators of Spanish are in demand at
Sew York and other port cities. These
positions are open to women who can
translate accurately and quickly.
Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, In charge
# the department of food production
md home economics Of the woman's
council of defense, gives
his advice to farmerettes: "Watch
our feet. Don't ignore footwear. You
must have good spinal column to
,eep up with a good job. The condi-
ion Of the spinal column depends
realty on the feet. Be picturesque II
'ou wish, but be sensible. Wear good
tout boots to preserve health"
Paper thread In n Denmark war suh-