The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
IA AIR
by TEX HANCOCK
NV yLADYS STOCKING

When il was announced recenliy
that a ship load of SILK from Ja
pan would not be allowed TO De
unloaded from a japanese steam
er at San Francisco it started
run FOR the stocking instead OF
a run IN the stocking. In SOME
places the ladies literally cla"eo
over one another at the silk nose
counter trying to buy in a supply
while silk hose were still aVall-
able.
Next to a woman's face we sup
pose her legs (pardon-limDs)
come in FOR the greatest amount
OF concern and attention. WE
suppose it is because she has got
ten the idea somewhere that the
peddle-extremity of her anatomy
attracts possibly as much atten-
ton from the male of the species
as does her face. We venture a
guess that in some instances
more.
In case you do not already know
the reason for this great rush
to the silk hose counter was that
my lady knows that any pair OF
legs, even the prettiest ones, looks
better incased in silk hose than
cotton ones-or nothing. And she
knows they will not be overlook
ed.
Her alarm concerning silk hose
shortage is possibly bit pre-ma-
ture. The silk cargo was permit
ted to be unloaded and there is
still a good supply already on
hand-enough to supply the de-
mands for while at least. And
the British gals have found a way
to spray the legs with some sort
of juice that makes them quite as
attractive as silk hose, and its
cheaper.
And il worse comes to worst
bare legs are in vogue-or the
cotton or wool sock can make a
smart outfit. If things come to
the bare facts and prove too
much for human kind to stand
there are still the high-top shoe
and the long skirt that may be
used to save the country.
A YEAR IN THE ARMY
The chances are that before this
is printed the question of wheth
Ell the years service in the army
shall be extended or not will have
been settled. Our guess is that
the extension of service will be
made. Our suspicion is that a
year ago when the one-year ac
ton was taken the members OF
congress had their fingers crossed
and knew that it would be more
than a year.
This is just another instance OF
being honest or dishonest with the
people. To have asked for more
than a years service a year ago
would have met with defeat. Once
you "get 'em in it isn't any trick
much, to keep them in. War is
war and armies can't be built for
war by turning the men out ev-
cry twelve months. Only we
should have. said so from the be.
ginning.
In our present world condition
military service for year is. about
like a sheriff telling a fellow if
he will plead guilty he will not
go to prison-he always goes.
NO WAR SONGS
To those of us who remember
the songs of the first World War
1t has been noticeable that the
second World War has produced
no stirring tunes thus far. Zip
perary," "Over There" Long,
Long Trail" "K-K-K-Katie," +"
Keep the Home Fires Burning"
"Yallar Ribbon" and many others
came into existence within a short
time. The music, the brass bands,
the uniforms-they all had a tre-
mendous appeal and whipped up a
great enthusiasm for the scrap.
That appeal and enthusiasm are
lacking in this war.
The general attitude seems to
be that there is a job ahead that
is going to have to be done and
We would like to get it over with
but have no enthusiasm for it.
And there is an absence of "the
glory of war" blah that we used