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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Many Illnesses Due
ToLock of Vitamins
No One Can Be Sure He Is
Getting Proper Diet.

NEW YORK.-"As long as ! don't
feel sick, why should l worry about
getting more vitamins"
A comprehensive, authoritative
answer to this oft-repeated question
is presented in recent issue OF the
Journal of the American Medical
Association.
A Journal article suggests an i'm
portant reason why few OF US viii
admit that we may be among the
three out of four Americans who
are administered. It is simply
that the deficiency disorders most
prevalent in this country are Dor
derline states of nutritive failure IN
which the person is neither grew
ously sick nor entirely WELL" writes
no less an authority than DR.. James
s. McLester. chairman Of the ANA
council on foods and nutrition and
member of the food and nutrition
board of the National Research
council.
1T has been shSwn," DR.. McLes-
ter states, that the earliest effects
of nutritive deficiency are not to be
found in the polyneuritis OF beriberi
or the bleeding gums of scruvy or
in the dermatitis of pellagra, but
rather in the mental depression,
nervous instability and other forms
of vague i'll health which almost al
ways come first.
Indeed, the seyerer, more out
spoken manifestations may remain
indefinitely in allegiance; the patient
is simply called neuraSthenic, or
such terms as inadequate personal
ity and constitutional inferiority are
applied. After watching these pa
tients, one is impressed by the truth
of the statement that no greater
catastrophe comes to man than the
loss of efficiency, the lack of initia-
tive and the mental depression
which accompany nutritive fail
ure."
DR.. McLester'S statements empha-
size once again that no one can safe
ly assume that he or she is getting
enough vitamins. So varied are the
ways in which vitamin deficiencies
influence the way we feel and act
that it flying in the face of medical
authority to dismiss the matter of
lack of vitamins with casual that
doesn't apply to me-"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Pleasure Driving Ban
In Effect in Britain

LONDON. - The British police
hereafter will halt motor cars to pre-
vent nonessential driving in the Brit
ish Isles for the duration of the war
Only doctors, midwives, nurses,
commercial travellers and others on
necessary errands will hereafter be
allowed on the streets and highways
in automobiles.
Even motorists who have saved
gasoline from their quarterly ration
will not be permitted to exhaust their
supply. The Boobies" have strict
orders to see that the government
decree is obeyed.
The ration for the quarter was
originally scheduled to end at the
close of September. The govern
ment therefore will be compelled to
refund a considerable part Of the
horsepower tax on machines now to
be laid up, as the license was paid
up till the end of September.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Soldiers Are Keeping
Them Guessing in Camp

CAMP BLANDING, Flare.
cruits arriving at the reception CEN
ter here are indicted into the "Keg
Club-keep 'em guessing" as a part
of their army life.
Each recruit is given a card warn
ing against loose talk and spread
ing rumors. 1t reads:
Il am member of the Keg Club
keep 'em guessing.
Realizing that anything military
/ repeat to. anyone will help the
Axis, hereby resolve not to men
ton any rumor or fact about troop
movements, status of equipment or
anything else to friend or stranger
for / realize that in doing so may
be endangering my own life, those
OF my buddies and those back home.
I'm going to-keep 'em guess
ing"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
They Were So Dumb That !
Policemen Grabbed The I

WILKES-BARRE, PAW. Ma
trolmen crept on hands and KIN ,es
to warehouse in an attempt to ,r-
prise a pair Of boys ransacking ne
place. One kicked in the door !, I'D
shouted: you're under arrestF
The boys kept right on working :
Themselves stunned, the cops e.
covered and grabbed the pair. ne
twisted free and wrote on pad
What's up?"
You're under arrest" the law f.
peated-in writing. It took a l r.
geant As minutes of heavy PEI Gil
work to book two deaf-mute brt n
ers on charges of burglary.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
See Consumers
InVast Buying
US. Chamber Reports Public
Planning Heavy Postwar
Purchase Of Goods.

WASHINGTON. - The people of
this country are even now looking
forward to a vast purchase of goods
after the war ends, the u. S. Cham
Der OF Commerce announces as the
result of preliminary survey.
Called a pilot canvass" to be
followed later by more intensive
research, the survey showed that
people wanted new homes, new
automobiles, home improvements
and conveniences, electric irons,
washing machines, refrigerators
and other articles tending to make
living more comfortable.
Twelve per cent Of the families
interviewed said that they would
buy automobiles; II per cent want
ed washing machines and 10 per
cent desired mechanical refrigera-
tors. About ! in 80 said that they
would buy new home.
Three out of ten homeowners said
that they would make repairs and
Improvements in their homes as
soon after the war as possible. OF
these, 10 per cent would paint the
outside of their houses; 10 per cent
want interior decoration; 9 per cent
would remodel one or more bath
rooms; z per cent would modernize
their kitchens; z per cent mentioned
furnaces, oil burners or other heat
ing installations, and per cent as
serted they would add rooms, either
by remodeling or expansion.
Looks to Future Job Needs.
Eric A. Johnston, chamber presi-
dent, stated that while the first Job
was to win the war quickly, the or
ganization must realize that when
peace comes we shall have to turn
to the everyday task of supplying
the nations accumulated wants and
in doing so furnish jobs for the mil
lions who will be released from the
armed services and from war pro-
duction."
I'VE hope" Mr.. Johnston contin-
ued, ito ascertain facts that will
make easier the huge re-employ-
ment task that will follow the end
ing of the war Theories have their
proper place in postwar planning,
but the problems that peace will
bring to American industry and to
the country as whole will be solved
only on a foundation of facts.
THE coming survey is divided
into two phases-consumer research
and specific industrial research.
First to be analysed will be the post
war market. Then, the market
analysis will be translated into
terms Of raw materials, plant capac-
ity, machine tools and labor re-
quired to meet the demands of con-
sumers.s
Public Demand Shown.
The chamber decided to under
take the project on comprehensive
national basis after the test survey
had disclosed that:
The public seems to be acutely
conscious of things it would like to
buy and almost certainly would buy
within the next six months if the
war should end tomorrow.
Four-fifths Of the persons inter-
viewed said that they were now
ready to make one or more major
purchases of certain specified arti-
cles il il were not for the war.
The test survey also revealed that
most persons, on the basis Of pres
ent savings, were not counting on
buying for cash.
IF the limited results Of the pre-
liminary test should prove typical
of the nation as a WHOLE" said Mr..
Johnston, ''the American habit Of
installment buying will continue to
be a major factor in large consum-
er purchases.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Coast Guard Enlists
Mounted Beach Patrol

WASHINGTON.-The coast guard
is going to have its cavalry.
1t announced today that it is seek
ing horsemen living near Atlantic
or Gulf coast for a newly organized
mounted beach patrol. Volunteers
will be enrolled in the temporary re-
serve, instructed in their duties
and provided with arms and uni
forms.
The coast guard also is asking
horse owners who can't join the pa
trolls to make their mounts availa-
bic to riders who can.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Soldiers Mascot Given
Lesson in White Liquids

FORT RICHARDSON, ALASKA
Molly, the yearling Kenai cow
moose adopted as a mascot by a
company of soldiers here, apparent
ly thought the outfits cook had be-
come uncommonly careless when
she spotted large bucket of white
liquid standing on the mess-hall
steps.
Having been raised on milk, she
unhesitatingly plunged her elongat-
ed muzzle into the bucket, and, keep
ing wary eye on the mess-hall
door, began to drink. One gulp was
plenty. The bucket contained white
paint.
The veterinary reports Molly viii
recover.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Fat Mans Club Now Just
Club in Hungry France

VlCHY.-France's prewar "Cent
Kllos" club has relaxed its rules be-
cause its members can no longer
make the weight requirement un-
der drastic rationing regulations.
Before the war, the club rigidly
enforced its rule that nobody who
did not weigh 100 Kilograms, or 22O
pounds, could belong. Many famous
gourmets were members.
Now, it was said, some members
have lost as much as ITO pounds,
and if the weight rule were enforced
the membership would be decimat-
ed.
1t was estimated that active men,
bers had lost an aggregate of up
ward OF one and one-half tons.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Dancer Exempted From
War DUTY by British

EDINBURGH.-On condition that
ne continue his present occupation,
Raymond OFarrell, conscientious
oblector, today remains exempt
from war service.
The Edinburgh Tribunal granted
exemption when O'Farren pleaded:
i feel that in my own profession
l am doing an immense amount of
good by keeping people alive to
beauty in these times"
His job?-ballet dancer.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
British Diners Chided
For Toying With Bre Z

LONDON.-Great Britain's { Cd
minister, Lord Woolton, denoun ed
thoughtless Briton's who, conscit IS
" ''toy" with bread or rolls ser ed
in homes or restaurants.
eff you saw, as see every d y,
the sinking of ships, and if you I'D
the imagination to think Of the en-
and their families involved in tn Sc
sinkings," he declared, you we Id
not toy with bread"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Many Ships Sally
! Without Convex
Newspaper Man Tells Alb, ut
Three Trips in Vessels
Unescorted.


Washington report losses to D.
voys, they do not give many Diet Us
about the cargoes of men and a.
terial which arrive in safety, desI te
Axis submarines and war plar
This is particularly true regard sp
the ships which make safe voya ss
alone. Martin Moore, Of the D. w
Telegraph of London, who has m he
three unprotected voyages, VT IS
about them 10 his paper from 60
lombo, the principal seaport in q ~
lon-clearing house for war supplies
to India-as follows: =
i am not going to tell stories of
being torpedoed or dive-bombed or
mined or fired on by enemy raiders.
I cannot tell these stories beca, Sc
no such experiences have happes I'd
to me in all the 1900 miles I h, We
travelled. Nor can I describe b W
naval escorts saved us from tn ,e
dangers, because l have ne or
sailed in convoy.
This is story Of the ships at
get through alone. There are m; ~
hundreds of them on the seas Is
day, carrying Allied aircraft I'd
tanks and guns and munitions to-
the theaters of war. If every ca 20
waited for convoy these suppl es
would be seriously delayed.
Precautions Taken.
There is nothing spectacular in
their lonely voyages. The ma al
authorities who plot their cours IS,
and within a narrow margin he
naval command knows every ~
the whereabouts of every merch 1T
ship voyaging in its area.
The most careful precautions &c
taken to ensure that nobody knc vs.
when she is sailing, where to, "
what route and with what cargo.
For weeks after I had booked ~
passage from the United States to
Australia / received no hint wi '$n
the ship would sail or from VINE e.
Only day beforehand did l les. IN
the date of departure, and t at
information had to be given me o, "
ly, not in writing or on the t E.
phone.
Two of the cargo vessels in WI III
l travelled carried passengers. ct
particulars of the route we were a.
lowing were kept from us as secrf Iy
as if we were all enemy agents
These unescorted vessels are an
immensely important factor in le
building up of Allied striking pow r.
One ship in which l travelled carr ID
about three-quarters of a mill m
pounds worth of war materia -
bombers, fighters, tanks, explosiv Is.
Yet she was only a medium-sii ed
freighter and only one among me ny
making this particular crossing.
Only One Alarm.
She was loaded as surely no vey Ell
has ever been loaded in the hist "
of sea transport. Not only were ser
holds full, but from stem to st IN
her decks were piled high v III
this cargo of war. There was bs E.
ly room for the crew to clam) eE
past the planes, the tanks and re
crates.
Throughout the voyage of nes "
three weeks we had only one alai b.
A faint plume of smoke was sigh I'd
on the starboard bow at dawn. 7 is
might have been the smoke "a
friendly vessel, but we took no ris s.
Our ship swung hard to port, ! le
crew were piped to action static s,
passengers were mustered at L E.
boat stations.
For more than an hour We ST. ID
on deck, wearing life-jackets. ] 1t
if the other vessel was a raider re
gave her the slip.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Snatcher of Hitler Flag
Now Is u. S. Bombardier

MIDLAND, TEXAS.-Lou Zampe-
RIM, who as a California high school
mile runner nearly provoked an in
ternational incident by tearing down
q Nazi flag in front of Adolf Hitler's
chancelIory in Berlin during the 1886
Olympic Games, is ready to go back
to tear down the chancellory.
Zamperini was one of class Of
army bombardiers graduated from
the Midland flying school. After the
Berlin episode he won fame as a
miller at the University Of Southern
California.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Used Silk Hosiery Is
Frozen by War Board

WASHINGTON. - The War Pro-
auction board froze for war pur-
poses all used silk hosiery held by
dealers for reclamation, except hose
being repaired for resale.
The WPB said it had undertaken
IN inventory of used silly hose on
dealers hands to determine wheth-
or enough silk for war needs could
be obtained from such sources or
whether it would be necessary to
collect used stockings from homes.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Cigarette Racket Is
Causing Some Rumpus

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and to-
bacco sent by friends and rela-
tives of American, Canadian and
other dominion troops serving IN
Great Britain are causing a mi
nor rumpus here. The trouble
arises from the fact that ciga-
rettes sent as gifts are duty free.
The recipients are selling them
to British troops at a profit.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Overseas Broadcasting
By Troops Is Limited

WASHINGTON.-The war depart
ment ordered cessation Of all broad
casts or recordings in which mes
sages are transmitted by voice be-
tween troops stationed overseas and
relatives or friends In the United
States. This practice was called a
threat to security.
Exception was made in the order
for broadcasts sponsored by the war
department, of "short-wave inter
view or entertainment programs ap-
proved by the war department"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Thanksgiving Turkeys IL
To Be Sent to Austria ia

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA =
The 'long-range view" Of this glo al
war already is focused on ne
Thanksgiving turkey situation or
United States troops in Australia
The turkey population Of Austri liza
has been found inadequate. and ar
rangements have been made to hive
a refrigerated cargo shipped here
from the United States.
Christmas turkeys will arrive&n
the same ship.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Terror Stalks
Nazi-HeldLand
Brutality, Starvation and
= Sudden Death Is Dread
Picture of Ukraine.

GENEVA.-The conquered area or
the rich Russian Ukraine, which
Adolf Hitler planned to make 2
bountiful second American Middle
West" today is q scorched land,
ridden by terror, starvation and sud
den death. That is the picture that
can be drawn from reports flowing
into Switzerland.
The. Ukrainians have learned that
the collaboration Hitler prated about
means brutality, mass executions
and ruthless domination like some
thing from the dark ages.
There always has been q strong
movement in that conquered terri
tory for ''the Ukraines for Ukrain-
ians." Many of Josef Stains meas
ures were highly unpopular. Some
Ukrainian autonomists were sent to
Siberia, while others went into exile.
Hitler Makes Pledges.
Before Germany and Russia went
to war a year ago, Hitler had made
marked progress in fostering the
strong Ukrainian independence
movement. Nazi agents promised
Liberation" from Stain to Ukraini-
an autonomist leaders, and had won
the cooperation of many of them.
But when the German legions be-
gan their march into Soviet terri
tory, something happened to the
Nazi Fuehrer's Machiavellian plan,
saw advices from the invaded area.
Perhaps Hitler changed his mind
about the best method OF securing
control of the life-giving Ukrainian
wheat. Perhaps the German army
got out of hand. At any rate, the
carefully cultivated collaboration
against Stain" gave way to black
oppression and determination of the
UkrainianS.
The Nazi army quickly dropped
its talk of liberation and collabora-
ton. Ukrainians were told to drop
their arms and 60 back to work,
under penalty of death if they re-
fused. The Ukrainian autonomists
were imprisoned. The peasants were
told to toe the German mark.
The result was that the Ukrain'3rs
stiffened their backs against the in
Vaders.
Tells of Brutality.
Tales of Nazi brutality came from
many sources. One told of slaugh-
ter in Kiev, a city of about 600. 900
people at the time of its conquest.
There, the Germans requisitioned
the best section of the city, moved
into large homes and settled down
for a rest. Soon explosions rocked
that section and entire city blocks
went into the air. The Germans fled
to the outskirts to set up camp.
In retaliation, according to re-
ports reaching Geneva, they shot
FAC, 900 inhabitants.
These same reports say that the
Nazi army has showed it is blood
thirsty and merciless, in dealing
with conquered peoples. Entire viii
lagos have been blotted out in east
ern Europe
The Ukrainians themselves have
q theory about all this. They be-
heve that the German actions are
the result of certain general con-
ceptions that have been pounded
into the self-styled master, race"
since Adolf Hitler assumed power in
1888. The chief of these concep-
tons, say the Ukrainians, is that life
is struggle between races and that
the only way to settle the score be-
tween hostile races is by extermi-
noti0n
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
Balancing Act Will
Save Wear on Tires

AUSTIN, TEXAS.-Homer Gar
rlson Jr., state police director,
came up with a formula to make
tires last lot longer.
All you need is a milk bottle
full of water.
Just place the bottle on the
moor of your car and drive 50 it
doesn't turn over. It's a good
test of smooth driving"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
GETTING YOUR OIL CARD

GETTING YOUR OIL CARD
Q.-What is your name?
A.-Ch-h-che-ches-tt-ter J-J-Jones.
Q.-Stop suffering please.
Aft you were as cold as ! am
you'd stutter.
Q.-Nonsense. It isn't cold now.
A.-No, but I'm looking aheadl
Q.-Have you an oil-burning fur
mace?
Alt all depends on you!
Q.-How many rooms are there
in your house?
Ask rooms and nine baths.
Q.-Isn't that a slightly unbal-
anced layout?
A.-Not the way architects design
homes today. -
Q.-Is your house insulated?
Al can't be sure. ALI know is
that l paid the contractor to do it.
It's like the vitamins in spinach d.. .
you are told they are there but you
can't prove il.
Q.-How about storm windows?
All bite; how about 'em?
Q.-Have you had them put in?
Ayes, sir. know they're there
by the rattle.
Q.-Storm windows are no good if
they rattle.
A.-The carpenter who made them
thought i had ordered tent flaps.
And they're so thin he must have
been manufacturer of paper caps
for milk bottles before he turned
carpenter.
Q.-HaVe you closed off any
rooms?
Awe closed off so many that
/ find myself trapped in my own
home. My mOther-in-law was miss
ing for three days before they found
had nailed her up in a guest room.
Q.-Splendid. That's the way to
win a war
A.-Not the war with my mother
in-law
Q.-How much oil did you burn
last winter.
A.-By the bills l must have been
the largest consumer next TO the
Empire State building.
Q.-Do you agree that IS degrees
is warm enough for any home?
A.-MiSter, when the heat in my
house gets that low the whole fam
lily starts hunting for seals. II our
thermOstat gets below 20 my wife
accuses me of trying to stage a re-
vival of Eliza crossing the ice.
Q.-Doesn't your wife want to win
this war?
Ayes, but not by dogsled.
Q.-You'd better have a stern talk
with her and just set the heat at
IS as Washington suggests.
A.-No matter where l set it she
will shove it up to where her bridge
club wants it.
Q.-Would she defy Washington?
A.-Mister, when she gets uncOm-
Portable in winter she will defy
Washington, Jefferson and Hamilton.
Q.-Here's your ration book. And
you won't suffer from cold all win
ter. ! can guarantee it.
Allow?
Q.-When you discover how little
oil you can get with it you are 60
ing to feel plenty hot
81 am well aware of the desirable
ity of continuing football games.
Through the cooperation of the pub
lie in refraining from travelling we
hope to assure conditions which will
make possible the continuance of
the events. y. B. Eastman.
You mean nOn-attended games.
Joe?
'The visibility isn't as bad lust
now as it has been all afternoon
but, as you know, / am not permit.
ted to say anything about the wealth
er as this track is so near the sea"
Ted Husing at the races.
Nothing like keeping everything
completely dark.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-16
PETAIN AND LAVAL


See the earth's most servile pair-
Petain and Laval (Pierre)!
Mark them crush their fellows all
At Herr Hitler's beck and CALI
Note the worlds top cringers we'll
Men who send their own to heIll
Frenchmen who by their decree
Send their own to slavery!
Sign on a movie theater: Some
where I'll Find You Plus Shorts -
RHYMES FOR THE JUNK DRIVE
If you fail to turn in scran
You're buddy of the Jan
A patriot who is a punk:
He cheers the flag and keens bic
junk!
This guy for any bid I'll settle.
He won't take time to hunt ola
metal.
RUBBER CAR
He gets things done, does Riy
Bill letters,
And that's no dish Of hassen.
pfeffers.
Washington has ruled that SIS dc.
grees Will be warm enough in Neu,
England homes this winter Wen
there is one spot that can take II
To anybody born and raised in Naw
England getting back to IS degrees
viii be about as great a sacrifice &c
having to give up one ice Ace e.
move TO another.