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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

umns of our local newspapers
almost every day until she came
here. She's only 20 and, since
[ see that you wonder what
brought her here, I'll tell you,
and the same story applies to
hundreds Of others. Less than
two months ago she marched
down to the train with him, for
he was going to the canton
ment.
"What could she do to help
| bring him back? She had been
a busy Red Cross worker max
ing bandages and other hospital
needs. She had the vision of
that work. But there were hun
dreds Of other girls and women
who could do that. Why
couldn t she do something that
would reach him before he
needed the Red Cross band
age?
"Why couldn' she work in
a factory and help make some
of the real sinews of war?
"She determined that she
could, so she came to us and we
put her at the lob she is now
working on. She doesn't want
advancement. Many times I
have tried to get her to accept
a place as supervisor over a
dozen of her fellow workers,
but her reply always is, I
would rather do this for it
keeps my hands and my mind
busy and [ feel that I am really
doing something to help win
this war; And this seems to be
the feeling Of most Of the
workers. -
"Meester, look!'
A dark, glistening face was
turned to me and from an up
raised hand, very coarse-the
hand of a woman to whom life
had given a heritage Of work
the hand Of woman whom you
| are most apt to meet securing
the halls of an office building in
the evening, or busting off some
mans desk-dangled a com
pleted mask.
"My boy Johnnie fight.
make thees for heem." There
was a touch Of exultation in her
voice-that touch of pride that
goes with motherhood when she
makes anything especial" fol
her boy.
War plays funny pranks-
maybe that mask would reach
John. The girl or woman who
makes masks in the Goodrich
plant takes particular pride in
her enlistment. Applications for
employment in this highly i'm
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

Set for a Hun onslaught. French
and American forces in Picardy
waiting for a gas wave to pass, the
Hun announcement Of attack.-Qn-
. ternational News Photo.)
has been modelled after a
sample mask which had been
received from Pershing's head
quarters two days before. 1t
was designed to successfully
combat the newest gas the Huns
are using.
I should tell you first Of all
that gas mask is not easy to
make, but that I found the sys-
tenn Of building them in this one
factory to have reached a state
of speed and efficiency that
would outrivaI the so-called
German efficiency. Our Ameri-
can girls are better and more
thorough workers. These are,
at least.
The woven fabric, from which
the masks are made, passes
through three distinct and i'm
portant operations before it
reaches the big machines which
perfectly cut it into the Is diff
ferent designs and pieces
But perhaps, thus far, the
most important operation was
the rubberizing of the fabric.
| This fortifes the fabric SO that
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04
Society Girls Are
Working for u. S.

But I was more interested in
the workers than [ was in the
mask, for I had now seen the
masks being made, had actually
held one in my own hands !;
yes, I had even slipped it over
my head and wished for a mir
ror to see whether my "boss"
would have recognized me if [
had walked up to the city desk
at that moment.
"But where did you get all
Of these young women?" I
asked the foreman, as [ gazed
down row after row, now and
then hesitating to study a face
that did not seem to be one of
an accustomed worker.
"They come from all walks
Of life,'' said the foreman.
"That one,' he continued,
pointing to a young woman,
] chad her name in society col
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04
First Big Order Turned
Out in Ten Days

A prominent Goodrich official
told me he attended a conference
in Washington, shortly after Amer
lea entered the war, at which army
and navy heads discussed gas
mask manufacture on large scale.
Scarcely two weeks later, he said,
a. government official visited the
Goodrich factory and brought with
him a sample mask of which the
government required $4,000 in ten
days.
"And you can bet that the gov
eminent had these masks within
ten days, although we had never
made one BEFORE" said the off
cial. at is gratifying to US to
feel that the government believed
that we were capable of this great
emergency"
1t is also matter Of interest
to note that Goodrich made the
first gas mask for Uncle Sam in
the present war, sS
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

about the walls telling, in their 81
lent manner, of the sacrifices that
are being made at the work tables
beneath them. No, there are no
slackers among these girls. At the
top of each list is this inscription:
"This is a 100 per cent Third Lib
erty Bond Department" and before
many more months roll by, these
will be replaced with Fourth Lib
erty Bond Honor Rolls of the 100
per cent kind. And the women and
girls are doing it.
Before leaving the factory, I
learned that the company had re-
ceived orders for gas masks reach
ing total of $4,000 and, in adj
dition to this, orders for small
parts in quantities from 100000 to
100000. And this is only one
Of the big factories making gas
masks.
At the present rate of produc-
ton this factory is building 5000
to 1000 per day, and I am told
that it is possible to turn out 5000
per day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

The motor has not released the
horse from war service. Being III
dispensable, it, too, must be pro-
Observation-Disclosures & Underwood
Photo.)
to touch a gas mask, to make a
gas mask, to know that there is
something that has the proper
ties Of life and death, to be it's
maker-that is infinite!
There is a psychology about
gas mask manufacture. As you
pick one up, Imagination
glimpses a khaki-clad figure
"out there with gas shell
bursting and gas wave advanc-
ing and a tremor runs through
you. Suppose his gas mask had
a leak?
Never fear. So long as women
make the gas masks there will
never be a leak.
When word went leaping
across the English channel, in
April Of 1915, that the Hun had
flooded the British lines with an
insidious green cloud that sent
men "west' in commissions and
agony, British history wrote
into its romantic pages more
than a new epoch in warfare
it chronicled the age Of the
fighting woman. From that mo-
ment woman became a part of
the Cline"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04
By T. N. T.
IS AM here to see how the
q gas masks for the Amer

66 AM here to see how thel
gas masks for the Amer
lean army are being|
made" | said to the doormanI
as [ entered The B. E. Goodrich
Rubber Co. factory, at Akron,
Ohio. "But-" he began, and
before he had gone further, I
had supplied him with my Gre
dentials and in few moments
a guide appeared.
The, doorman was evidently
accustomed to greeting people
who wanted to see what [ had
come to see, for, as we dis
appeared down the long cor
ridor [ could feel him looking
doubtfully after me, even tho
the "big chiefs" upstairs had
0. KID my presence.
/ soon learned that my guide
knew little or nothing about
; gas masks, except that he did
know where they were made.
AS we entered one of the long
rooms on a high floor Of one Of
the factory buildings, the fore
man accepted my passport
with a hearty hand-clasp and a
smile.
cit is good to be able to talk
to someone about what we are
doing here,'' he said, "for it is
very seldom that visitors are
admitted. You see, we are kept
very busy, and shall have to
hurry through he continued
in an apologize tone.
The moment [ had entered
the room l detected the clean,
fresh odor of the khaki-colored
rubberized fabric and the hum
dreds Of cement pots which
stood at attention before the
workers. The hum of the big
stitching machines reminded me
of a huge clock that was tick
ing at the rate of a thousand
seconds a minute.
t'Here is one that has just
passed the final inspection" the
foreman advised, holding W
one of the finished masks. III
is the very latest model"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04
Masks Change Often
lust Like Fashions

"But aren't they all alike?"
I inquired.
"No, these are quite different
from the first ones which we
made" he continued.
| soon learned that General
Pershing, on the outskirts Of
Paris, is the real dictator of the
type of the Sammies gas head
! gear. The one I was holding
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04
All Goes Back
to Uncle Sam

But these patriotic young women
are doing more than working for
Uncle Sam. They are saving for
him and loaning their money to
help win the war. Great, long
Liberty Bond Honor Rolls hang
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

portant branch of the service
come from all parts of the
country. Women are willing to
give up the comforts Of their
front porch for place in this
field. Knitting needles and
socks become prosaic things
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

would readily Jn1nK SO IL you
saw the huge steel rolls forcing
the almost liquid rubber into
the pores Of the fabric.
Many Operations
Needed for Safety
From the cutting or stamp
ing machines, thousands Of each
individual piece are loaded
upon small electric driven
| trucks and their trailers and
these pass down the aisles
among the girl workers, dis
tributing great quantities of
each piece to the groups which
use them in assembling the
masks.
For instance, in the very be-
ginning, the girls who begin the
assembly of the masks are
given two pieces which have
been cut and marked so that
errors are almost impossible.
These are assembled with rub
Der cement. The mask then
passes rapidly to the next group
where another part is added.
Inspection between operations
safeguard against the possibil-
| ity of any defective masks
reaching the Sammies in
France.
After seeing all this, the re-
manning operations (for there
are 20 in all, in making a gas
mask appeared to be nothing
unusual for I had become &C
customed to seeing each detail
carefully and quickly carried
ont
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

Thousands of Women
Who Never Worked
Before Are TOiling iEl1
Akron Factory MaMingI
Gas Masks for Sam
mics.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-04

it will resist the Huns gas. You
would readily think so if you
saw the huge steel rolls forcing
the almost liquid rubber into
the pores Of the fabric.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
CKNTRR POINT cTRcLETs

J. r. Maddox was trading in Mena
Friday.
Win Maddox is recovering from a
relapse Of FLU"
John Lively went TO Hatfield Tues
day with a load of cotton.
Mrs. j. NJ. Day is seriously i'll with
pneumonia following the FLU
Mrs. J. r. Turner Of Potter was
the guest Of Mrs. ]. NJ Day Sunday,
Mrs. G. B. Chamblin and Miss Ollie
Chamblin were in Rocky trading Sat
urday
NoIla Cummings and family moved
Monday to the VIII Allen farm near
Rocky.
Irwin Crawford made 4 trip TO the
vicinity of Hatfield last week looking
for a location
Herbert Walker and family of
Potter spent Sunday at the home of
c. r. Outright.
Whit Sargent and family visited
the Lee Harrison and viii Maddox
families here last week.
VIM. Patton, Curtis Patton and
wife and Mrs Amanda Moore were
trading IN Mena Friday.
Mrs 5. O. Shepherd of Potter came
Saturday for a visit at the homes of
J. R. Handy and Lee Shepherd
Lee Harrison and family will leave
the last Of this week for a new home
recently purchased near Texarkana.
Mr.. Burner and family who occupy
the Featherst0ne place visited at the
home of Curtis Patton Sunday even
ing.
The Lee Harrison sale was well at
tended last Wednesday, and things
sold well considering the day being
very disagreeable.
Willis Outright has been wrest-
ling with typhoid fever following
"flu." His condition is considerably
improved
G. F. Chamblin has had a hard
seige of 'fiu" which is being follow
ed by typhoid fever. He has been
very sick for three weeks.
Isaac Saurbaugh and David Chamb-
I'm were trading in Mena Tuesday.
Payton Earnest and family are NOV
ing to the place vacated by Lee ffar-
rison.
Among those from this place who
were trading in Mena Saturday were
the following; Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Veteto. VIM. Brown. J. E. Mckinney
and G. r. Outright.
Our school board held a meeting
Thursday for the transaction of bust
ness pertaining to our school. Ii was
decided to postpone having school for
month on account of the prevalence
of the "fiu.r
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05

her SISTER. Mrs AssirsW paAsels. Sat
ursiay night and SUNDAY.
Fountain MeCazlsy WRITES frea'
aOver there that Frarse CARR haai
candle to the Z. :. A.
Mrs. vona Hunkex An& sAsl.igen
came down frorn Cove Saturday 10
visit her parents. Nj An& Mrs. San
ford.
The pie supper THURSDAY night for
the benefit OF = Christmas tree brou
SSS.Ss. We expect to have big
Christmas
Mart and Edward Lowery Of Big
Heart, Ok. visited their brother W.
M. Lowery last week. They made
the trip IN an Overland car.
One more Polk county boy has been
killed in France and one wounded
Barney Simon died Of wounds receiv-
ed in his jaw while in action. He lived
near Bog Springs Jim. Armstrong
was wounded very seriously about
the time Of Simon's death. having
been shot once in the breast and twice
in the side. This brings Polk coun-
tvs number to four deaths reported
here last week. Sloan
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
ALDER LEAVES

J. ]. Cotton Of Egger was thru
this vicinity Monday buying cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Edwards at
tended church at Little Hope Satur-
day.
Frank Tudor and daughter of Mt.
Ida are guests at the c. R. Lawrence
home.
Jesse Fountain marketed eggs at
Opal Monday along with bunch of
raw furs.
d. w Davis and family made q
trip to Mena Tuesday after winter
supplies
W R. Lackey Of Opal was here
Tuesday in quest Of cattle and cot
ton pickers.
Miss Ida Furguson who has been
attending school at Magnolia has re-
turned home.
VIII Robertson and family of Big
Fork visited at the home Of W. L.
Alternately Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. T. Roberts OF Dali
las were down one day last week TO
move their poultry and hogs to their
new location.
Mack Barber Of Opal was caller
at the Wldener home Sunday bringing
word that his brother, Jack, had been
wounded while swatting Huns, and is
now westward bound.
Alvin Davis and Miss Rosie Hoop
er, two popular young people Of this
vicinity, were married Sunday, Nov
emher %. Squire j A. Newman of
Big Fork performing the ceremony.
Jim Williams and Perry Reynolds
of Caney and William Philpot Of
Redwood were in this locality Sun
day with their all-over- Arkansas
smiles.
And here is a tear
And there is a bier
Twas place Somewhere
In France "0ver There.
Such heroism the world can't surpass
Garry on Garry on" was his theme
Then today, cold as clay
Yet death is only a dream.
Careless Poet
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
ALT ALPTNES

Fine sunshiney days for December
w. o. Bowen killed beef the first
Of the week.
Mrs. +. Morris spent Monday at
the Goodman home.
NJ. B. Goodman was trading IN
Womble Monday.
Jesse Dooley and Frank Baker
were over at Womble Monday.
r. N. Moore and " O. Bowen baled
hay at the 'sKiser" farm Monday.
F. F. Edwards with Joe Rowton
took cotton to the Mena market Mon
day.
r. N. Moore was assisting ]. ".
Dooley in moving to his farm Tues
day.
Rev John T. Barr Of Wombe, win
preach at "Union" next Thursday
night
J. W. Dooley and family moved
Tuesday to their farm on Hates
Kreek"
Gaylon Lively and family have
moved over across the mountain at
"Caddo."
Miss Ruth White spent Monday
night with Miss Mamye Reecer at
RED Hill"
Mrs. Henry Morris is spending q
few days with her mother, Mrs. Muir
ply at Opal.
S. H. Spake and daughters, Miss
Ada and Mrs. Hugh Cox, traded at
Big Fork Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Moore were
dinner guests Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Stamey.
Ora Holmes and jim Lively hauled
out household goods from Mena last
week for the former.
Joe and Alex Hughes are making
bolts for Geo. Walden near Black
Springs mill. No. 2.
Miss LYNNE Spake of Hates Kreek
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Ethyle and Florynee Beck.
Hugh Cox went over TO " I" foiiIiiih 5ilss
Sunday to be at the home of his
brother, Reece, who, with his family
are down with the "flu."
G. v. Beck and family moved near
Big Fork last week, having traded
places with w. j. Bates. Mr.. Bates
moved to the Rcek farm.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
BIG FORK BITS


J. B. Lilies of this place was at
Mena Sunday.
DR.. 1: A. Simpson has bought the
). B. Lilies auto.
There are. but few cases of influ-
enza in Big Fork.
Tom and James Spake of Alder
were here Sunday.
Born last week to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Cox Of Slatington, fine boy.
I. H. Jones Of Cedar Lawn were at
Slatington one day last week.
9. V. Beck and R. T. Putnam made
business trip to Mena Friday.
Mrs. Amanda Lilies went to Heath
Valley to spend few days this week
Born, the 29th, to Mr.. and Mrs
Steve Heath Of Heath Valley, a boy
G. W. Heath and son, Steve. OF
Heath Valley were in Big Fork Sun
day
Church services will be held at Mil
Creek next Sunday instead of al
Pleasant Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Standridge
and family of Gerty, Ok, are here
visiting relatives.
w. j. Bates of Big Fork and G.. "
Beck of Alder have exchanged farms
Both moved last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. NJ. Heath and
family of Butcher Knife visited Sat
urday night at the w. S. Bates home
at Big Fork.
Mr.. and Mrs Corda Cox of Stating
ton visited Saturday night with Mrs.
Cox's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ
Taylor, at Butcher Knife
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Coughror
Of Mill Creek were guests at Mrs.
Coughron's parents. Mr. and Mrs. H
NJ. Fowler, Of Big Fork.
Geo. F. Bates, better known as
Frank Bates, who volunteered in the
i army early nthe summer, is now ir
his grave somewhere in France. The
message came to his parents at Big
Fork Friday Frank was one among
our best boys, and gave his life for
liberty His mother is very i'll at this
time.
Two Jumpers.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
RANSOM RAMBLEs

chas. Lloyd is reported sick with
the flu
r A. Thomas is on the sick list
this week.
Bascom Finger was here from
/ Mena Saturday
Attorney Billingsley. of DeQueen,
transacted legal business here Friday
Rev. J. V. Kelley came Sunday to
fill his regular appointment st this
place
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Payne re-
turned to 0kmulgee Friday, after a
weeks visit with relatives.
Messrs. Walter Brumley, Jim Ste
phens and win Whittenherg Of Nun
ley were baling hay for John Dood
last week.
Mrs. B. Gibson held a sale of her
household effects Saturday. She con-
templates spending the winter in
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Gatlin and
children and Miss Lee Stokes were
visiting Sunday afternoon with Mr..
and Mrs. Bril- Mount.
Mr.. and Mrs. J K. Mount and son.
Bril-, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Bradshaw.
Mrs. John McKeen and daughter
Helen, John Dodd. Prof. ". r Shinn
and daughter. Maye, were among
those trading in Mena Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
PDAN FOR RED CROSS
CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL

The following named persons are
requested TO meet at the Red Cross
headquarters in Mena on December
2, 1918, at / p. m. to organize and get
ready for the coming drive for the
Red Cross Christmas Roll Gail. AT
the meeting there will be full in
structions given you for the cam
paign.
Mena-Chairman transportation
committee, Ira o. Smith: ciaairsnan
publicity committee, T. ]. wiIbanks:
chairman speakers committee. DR.. L,
w. B. Long; chapter roll call cashier,
Mrs I. r. Jones, Jr.; Christmas roll
call manager. Mena branch. Nrs
Minnie L. Welch.
Grannis Branch-Alex CoyIe.
Wickes Branch-E. w. Handy.
Vanderyoort Branch B. P. Lich-
lyter.
Cove Braneh-Fred w. Gray.
Hatfield Branch-D. E. MYERS
Acorn Branch. c. Garland.
Board Camp Branch-E. Perry.
BIC Fork Branch-M. B. Fried.
Egger Branch-Dr. E. C. Heron
Respectfully.
~ Martiny,
Chairman Christmas Roll Call. Poll
county Chapter 4. r. G.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
wICKs
clum Keykendall is sick

Clum Keykendall is sick.
Ike Mcdonald has the "flu.'
Darr Thomas went 70 Mena Satur-
day.
Col. Jett has moved into his new
house.
Mrs. L. G. Cole of Grannis was
here Monday.
Marteel Jett went to Texarkana to
spend Thanksgiving.
John Jett and family went to De-
Queen Sunday evening.
Miss Flossie Rogers of Mena be-
gan school at Bunch Monday.
Grandma Burnham of Mena spent
Sunday night and Monday here.
Bert Higginbottom and Roy Rose
autoed TO DeQueen Friday afternoon
Mr., and Mrs. Sam McCurley autoed
up from Grannis Monday on business
Ben McCauley was in from Baker
Springs Friday getting his winter
supplies.
Mr.. and Mrs John Render of Cove
have moved back to their old home
in Wickes.
Josephine Bunch and Emma Settles
visited Sunday and Sunday night
with Mabel Black.
w. Oldham left for Tulsa, Ok. Sat
urday. He win visit friends and look
for work while there.
Mrs. Henry May Of Cove visited
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
EGGER ECHOES

Bro. Kelly and wife spent Monday
night with friends at Highland.
Dir. and Mrs. Oscar Wood of Yoca-
ma spent Saturday night in this vi
cinity.
T. j. Barton, H. Philpot and sister.
Mrs Eta Thornton, all traded in
Mena Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Standridge
Of Allen, Ok, are visiting relatives
at this place
Dir. and hrs. 4. Price Of near Mid
way spent Saturday night at the
L. Wimberly home.
The singing at the home Of w. w.
Philpct Saturday night was highly
enjoyed by all
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Bratcher are
making preparations to move to
Mena this week.
r. E. Lee and wife and mother Of
Waters spent Thursday night at the
home of ID. II. Lee.
Richard Wimberly and Roy Phil
pot left Sunday for Fort Smith to
attend school there
There was Thanksgiving service
held at the Methodist church Thurs
day night. A short program was
rendered after which tables were ar
ranged and a 55Sssas;ful Thanksgiving
supper was spread The fraternal
spirit ran high. The evening was
greatly enjoyed BY all.
Dew Drops.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-05
POTTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Lawthers have
moyed TO Potter.
Miss Hazel Jones visited with Mena
friends the latter part Of this week.
Miss Ola Maxwell spent Sunday
night ard Monday with Potter
friends
Mrs Harvey johnson went Mon
dav for few days visit with rela-
tlves near Center Point.
John Robb and Miss Alice John
son were visitors at the s. 0. Shep-
herd home Sunday afternoon.
ID. l.. Rowe came down on No.
Sunday to transact business and Wis
il with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. S. o. Shepherd is spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs j. r.
Handy and other relatives near
Rocky.
Mrs. Jim Turner was a visitor at
the j. NJ. Day home near Freedom
Sunday.
Thanksgiving exercises at the
sehol house were found plenty Of
good things to eat, and large crowd
to enjoy eating also. The Give-A
Bushel sale brought over $500.
Our Epworth League was well at
tended Sunday evening, every one
taking part. Let's all try to be there
next time and help all we can for the
aphaild.ng of the League, o'clock is
the time set to meet.
Miss Maezelle Grassland returned
to Mena Sunday afternoon after
a few days visit with home folks.
Jones. Stella Murphy and Laura
Hunsaker went to Mena Thursday
afternoon.
Misses Estelle Walker, Pearlis
Murphy, Genolia Patterson and Eva
May Pugh and Messrs. Dave Hunsak,
err, Ivan Gam, Lawrence Owens
Clarence Pirtle, Hubert and Hubert
Turner took a trip to Hatfield on 9
truck Thursday afternoon, which wa:
enjoyed by all.