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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-27
Army Of School Children
In Step With War Effort
Shortage of Teachers Is Most Serious Handicap
Of New Academic Year.
Willard E. Givens, Executive Secretary
National Education Association of the United States

The march back school this
month keep step with another burdened with the
equpage of battle whose units march Australia Ulster South
Carolina Dutch Harbor Colorado Midway Both armies
the otal war; both have the objective
victory.
This is to be story army that is answering the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-27
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WOMEN INFLUENCE HISTORY
} DREW PARS0N
Washington, D. C.

All through history, from Helen of
Troy to the Duchess of Windsor,
women have influenced the tides of
fate. And if it had not been for a
woman in the life of Gen. Douglas
Macarthur he probably would not
have been in position to perform
his heroic defense of the Philip
pines and command Australia today.
Just after the last war, the belle
of Washington society was vivacious
Louise Brooks, step-daughter of the
millionaire Edward T. Stotesbury, a
partner of J. P. Morgan. She was
the toast of Washington. General
Pershing, just returned from France,
was one of her most devoted attend
ants. Admiral Beatty, hero of the
battle of Jutland, was another.
Once, after dinner at Mrs. Mar
shall Fields both Pershing and
Beatty escorted Louise to her car,
nearly had an alteration over who
was to take her home.
But General Macarthur, then SUI
perintendent of West Point, stepped
in and married the lady. Shortly
thereafter, General Pershing, not
at all happy over MacArthur's VIC
tory, transferred him to the Philip
pines.
Macarthur and his wife were sta
toned in the Philippines for several
years. And although the marriage
later ended in divorce, it was Mac
Arthur's tour Of duty in Manila
which acquainted him with Filipino
leaders and later brought about his
return as field marshal of the Philip
pine army.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-27
BORED BY WASHINGTON

AS reward for selling S25, 1000
worth of war savings bonds and
stamps, Delbert Hudson, Reno,
New, newsboy, recently was given
a free trip to the nations capital
by the Kiwanis club
For several days young Delbert
led the life of Riley
He was entertained by Vice Presi-
dent Wallace, U. S. senators and
high treasury officials. He lived in
an expensive hotel, toured all the
showplaces and polished off numer-
Gus ice cream sodas.
"Well, Delbert," asked Sen. Pat
McCarran of Nevada when it was
all over, "what do you like best
about Washington"
''My bed," yawned Delbert, "I'm
tired"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-27

THE last time we saw Waldo
L Frank was in the summer of
1889, on our terrace in the country.
1t was a month or two before the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-27

war START
ed and Mr..
Frank was
deeply trou-
bled. It was
Evening star., 1942-02-17

soft, moist. sugary variety. The
Northern markets generally favor
the dry varieties, while the South
ern markets prefer the soft, moist
golden types. You can purchase
either.
1t is interesting to know that the
sweet potato has its individual plan
for reproduction. 1t has neither
eyes nor scars as do many tuberS
and other root plants. The edible
part of the sweet potato is its
thickened root So the potato has
acquired the ability to develop ad-
ventitious buds (appearing out OF
their usual or normal place. and
these are taken advantage Of in re-
producing the crop by vegetative
means.
For the most part, sweet potatoes
are long-stemmed, creeping or why
plants. They can be planted in hills
or in specially prepared ridges. The
growing plants must be kept free
from weeds and cultivated so the
soil will not become packed. Sandy
or loamy soil is the most acceptable
and plant food added to obtain de-
sired results.
The crop is ready for harvesting
with the first real frost. The black
ened leaves are easily removed and
then special turning plows are used
to lift the potatoes from the ground.
The vegetables are permitted to lie
in the sun and dry before they are
gathered.
Sweet potatoes must be carefully
handled, as they bruiSe easily and
decay rapidly. There must be
proper ventilation in the storage
house and the temperature must
never get below so degrees. Fur
ther, the sweet potato does not tol-
crate too much sorting. This is one
of the greatest handicaps to the
sweet potato industry at the present
time-its perishability. However,
each year improvements are made
in the handling and care Of this
valuable food.
The foregoing will suggest to you
one important fact-we cannot ship
sweet potatoes in the raw state to
our Allies, though they may be sent
Evening star., 1942-02-17
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Our sweet potato belongs to the
morning glory family. 1t Is native
to tropical and Subtropical regions,
its range being restricted only by
climate and soil conditions.
The ability of the plant to thrive
and produce under handicaps as 1t
sometimes does makes 1t one Of our
most important vegetables. 1t is
second among the truck crops grown
in the South and seventh among
the standard agricultural crops Of
our Nation. 1t has higher food
value than the white potato. In
many parts Of the world where it is
grown 1t is considered valuable
staple food.
Last October the production Of
sweet potatoes amounted to 70,147,-
900 bushels. This year the goal is
set for an increase.
There are two important types OF
sweet potatoes grown In the United
States-the dry, mealy kind and the
Evening star., 1942-02-17

picturing everyday life In the blitz.
The program included four other
English documentary films-"War
and Order" the police during raids;
London Fire Raids" the fire de-
partment in action; Stop That
Fire" showing how to handle fire
bombs, and Target for Tonight" !"
a film story OF the r. A. r.
The British Press Service an
nounced that 1t has these and so
other English wartime documentary
films available for private and ON
cial showings. Gerard st. G. Walker
is the press service official in charge
of films
Evening star., 1942-02-17

and Thomasine Z. Wetherald. IS, Ber-
wyn, Md; the Rev. Lindley D. Clark.
Elwood r. Beavers, II. 1404 T st. Sc, and
Grace B. Richards. 10. $40 L st. se.
the Rev. D. c. Keenan,.
Walter z. Jones, 10, 461 Delaware ave.
st. s,w.; the Rev Isaac Wright.
Richard Winer, 20. Rochester, N. Y, and
Serena Stein. "a, 1918 Riggs ri. NV.
Judge Robert E. Mattingly.
a. Williams, 23, 3i2s Newton st. ne.
the Rev. Carroll c. Roberts.
Reuben L. Wilkinson, 81, 1928 @ st. NV.
and Claire A. Roberts, 2l, Chastleton
Apartments; the Rev. Edmond J. Fon-
Day H. Edwards. 25, 226 Tennessee ave.
ne. and Virgie B. Ballinger. 10, 1919
Belmont I'd. NV; the Rev. Purcell
Storey.
Hubert @. Stultz. 81. Navy Yard. and Irene
RaTasoTIi anuli. 49, yinton' Va; the Rev.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Films Depicting English Life
In Wartime Are Shown

Two motion picture films depict
ing English life during the war were
given their first American showing
here last night in a program at the
National Press Club arranged
through the cooperation of the
British Press Service.
The new films were Morning
Paper" showing how the London
Times Is put out under AFRAID
conditions, and Ordinary People"
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Natures Children
Sweet Potato
(IpOmOea batatas)

canned for making pies and in this
form will lose little of their food
value. They possess a small amount
of protein, large amount Of carbo-
hydrates other than fiber, a trace of
fat. some ash, calcium, phosphorus.
iron, copper-all needed for our
well-being. We can do well to eat
more sweet potatoes, freeing other
vegetables that can stand travelling.
Evening star., 1942-02-17

ST. ne, and Elizabeth LIE Baron, "a, Of
Massachusetts,; the Rev. A. O. Nc
David Axelrod, 90, and Rose Edelheit, 27.
both of 317 Gallatin st. NV: the Rev
Harry Eilverstone.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Marriage License
AppIicotions

Under D. G. law, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, lDait three full days and
receiDe their license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Mclean PIT. A. to Meet

Guest speaker at the Mclean
arent-Teacher' Association meeting
at the Franklin Sherman High
School in Mclean, Va, at 8 O'Clock
tonight will be Prof Harold c. Hand
of the University of Maryland.
Evening star., 1942-02-17

Make Mussolini mad. Buy Defense
stamps and bonds.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
ARLINGTON. Va.

ARLINGTON, Va.
Dear Sir:
Some years ago you asked what the
blue jay liked to eat.
II have found that without blue jay
in sight, II throw out baked potato
broken In half. in very few minutes
several jays viii appear.
"They do love baked potato. We have
many blue Jays in our yard and love to
watch them. We also have many Of the
beautiful redbirds, mockingbirds and
snowbirds. Sincerely, o. x. E."
We always like to hear praise Of the
Jay
One of the achievements of this column
has been to boost the stock Of this fine
American.
Today there are many times as many
persons who praise the blue Jay as ever
before.
They have found out, to their own sat-
isfaction, that once an observer over
comes the old prejudice, he finds much to
admire and respect in this stanch song
bird
Sure. the jay is songbird.
He Is entitled to this distinction not
only because his throat muscles put him
in the class, scientifically, but also be-
cause he has some mighty sweet notes.
The term song, as most persons know
nowadays, covers lot
1t takes in the slightest popular mel
ody, with an elementary song pattern,
and also the mighty symphony.
Who would dispute that the second
movement Of the Unfinished" is song
and a wonderful one?
Well the Jay has some songs, too. They
are very simple, but they are songful
nevertheless.
He is not only able to shrek with the
best Of them-and symphony orchestra
can do that, upon occasion-but he has
several soft notes.
Notably in springtime the harsh notes
of the usual jay cry are changed to
whistles, or gurgles.
Whenever strange new sound is
heard in your garden in spring, suspect
blue jay or starting It may be
neither, but then again it might be
either one.
The blue Jay has such hearty ways
that he Is always entertaining.
Yet he is not a coward, as many large
birds are, nor is he such pest to smaller
birds as he has been painted.
We believe that any one who watches
him fairly will agree to this. 1t is easy
to magnify his bad traits, which some
times exist in the imagination Of the be-
holder alone.
Actually, the jay suffers from the
heartiness Of his approach. That is, he
descends with such yell and shrek that
almost any one who has not watched
him closely might be forgiven for think
ing that he is going to do real damage
to other birds
1t Is seen, however, that he alights at
feeding station in a strict mood Of
minding his own business
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Quest

I haze al,oays been eager to 4
the spring hallway,
All, more than halt. ! haze u
dered on and on
Through the leu1fess moods, 4
plodded through mud ana
On sodden trails 1ohen the 81
has scarcely gone.
/ haze seen the iotnd clouds Z
rored In icy brooks
And the pallid gold of the sun
q tpithered trond,
But the seer's eye of hope nusi
his ,Dho looks
Al,Days ahead for the fo,Der
dreams-beyond.
-
AlUays ahead, tohere the shiDsl
oak ledues cling
And the talons of mind are ruth
upon my cheek;
But Just beyond iDiH be the Do1
OF spring,
On q sheltered slope I shall
the bloom I seek.
Then trouble and tDdr tDtH recede
q little space
As / ponder the earliest Dild fotI
upturned face.
-INEZ BARCLAY KIR1
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Haskfn.

A reader can get the anstper to al
question of fact by sorttirg The EU'
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, WGshinotot
D. c. Please inclose stamp for repI
Q. Please define "communique. &C.
A. "Communique" is q French w
and means "a communication or pi'
OF information given out officially"
@. What were the circumstances
the death of Richard Halliburton?
d. z.
A. On March 4, 1889, Richard Hallibl
ton and his crew left Hong Kong Il
Chinese Junk. Nineteen days out Of III
Kong Halliburton reported q squall-I
other message was ever received. He
declared legally dead on October 4, i,
@. Where in South America is
Garden of Peace?-W. r. I.
A. The Garden of Peace is in La Pls
Argentina. In 1t there are on disp
national flowers from 10 of the 81 And
can republics.
@. What is the purpose of high hi
in cowboy boots?-F. M.
A. They are to prevent the foot's 81
ping forward in the stirrup when ridi
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Proposes Trust In God
And Sacrifice Toward Victory.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your excellent editorial, "The Last
Battle" appearing in The Sunday Star,
is we'll worth reading, and thank you
for it.
In view of recent happenings as re-
vealed by winston Churchill in his most
recent broadcast, this battle will have to
be deferred for a while. Both our Presi-
dent and Mr.. Churchill have had much
with which to contend during the past
six months and now is the time for
every citizen to rally to their support.
Let us remember few Of Gods prom
ises: "If God Is for us who can be
against us?" BE not dismayed for I
am thy God," etc. We are in the right
and our cause Is just, therefore God is on
our side.
Let us forget strikes, politics, boarding,
criticism and indifference, putting forth
every effort to win this war. It will
mean sacrifice Of many things, for with
out adversely nothing will grow strong.
We have much for which to be thankful;
therefore, let us strive with all our
might to preserve our country and our
liberty. WILLIAM r. WALTON.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Wooden NickeIs? .

Don't take any wooden nickels" Is
the standard phrase for caution, as
I'm from Missouri" is the standard
for skepticism; from which it may be
seen that instead Of the worn-out
cliche, mo more chance than a snow
ball in the internal regions" it would
be Just as effective to say mo more
chance than a wooden nickel in
Missouri" And yet before long Mis-
sourians, with the rest of us, may be
put to that test. The wooden nickel
may come.
To save copper and nickel, the
coins content of the former has been
reduced a third, and the latter has
been entirely eliminated. The nickel
less nickel has arrived. It is being
made of copper and silver exclusively,
but both of these are in demand for
war. Will iron come next? Perhaps,
but iron, too, is needed for NUM-
tions+in fact, all metals are. Some
thing non-metallic is required; some
thing cheap and abundant. Air,
water and wood come to mind, but
the first two would seem to be out.
A solid nickel is difficult enough to
hold on to, these days. That leaves
wood. Why not? Long ago gold was
squeezed out of the dollar without
hurting it appreciably, leaving just
paper. Before the war is over Uncle
Sam may be canvassing sawmills for
lumberjacks to work in the mint.
Evening star., 1942-02-25

tillery from 1915 to 1918. As private
secretary to successive Chancellors Of
the Exchequer he became master
in the field Of fiscal administration.
He was chairman Of the Board OF
Inland Revenue between 1880 and
1894 and finance member for India
between 1884 and 1899. Those who
know him best refer to him as "a
fine. self-made. unpretending chap,
brusque If you bother him when he
Is busy" tart in his utterance, def
mite but not uncharitable in his
opinions. It is reported that once
when he was peeved with Mr..
Churchill he refused to speak to him
for three whole weeks. The latter
finally broke the deadlock by sug-
costing: "You might at least treat
me as an equal"
Evening star., 1942-02-25
New War Secretary

The appointment of Sir James
Grigg to be Secretary of State for
War in the government of Prime
Minister Winston Churchill is a nat
ural development but, perhaps for
that very reason, remarkable. Never
before within the memory of living
men has it happened that mere civil
servant has been promoted to cabinet
rank. The advisers of premierS COM
monty are politicians, esteemed for
their skill in the manipulation of the
electorate. Now, however, such con-
siderations are being disregarded.
The nominee in the present case has
no following among the voters. His
qualification for the job is that he
has been doing the work as under
secretary since 1899.
Probably no fundamental change
of policy will ensue from Sir James
elevation. The philosophy of defense
and offense adopted by the United
Nations, as explained by both Mr..
Churchill and President Roosevelt,
Is not likely to be altered at the
present time. But the strength and
the efficiency of British resistance
to the Axis must be increased, and it
Is to that task that the new War
Minister necessarily will devote his
talents and his experience.
Sir James is a person with whom
it should be easy for Americans to
cooperate. He Is of Devon birth,
fifty-one years of age. a Cambridge
graduate who specialized in mathe-
matics. Appointed to the treasury
in 1918, he served with the Royal Ar
Evening star., 1942-02-25
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles r. Trace1pell.

His yell drives the other birds away,
1t is true.
They know, however, that the jay Is
mostly blur
They do not really fear him, except
upon occasion. They return to feeding
station the moment he departs. Usually
this happens within few minutes. be-
cause the Jay Is q restless creature, at
best.
He must always be on the 60.
The moment he departs the other birds
fly down to feast. Often they come back
before the jay has left, and eat calmly
OF the ground, while the big blue fellow
seizes seed above them from the tray.
Part of the Jays restlessness Is due to
his habit Of carrying away seeds and nuts
to hide for future use.
This trait shows his wisdom, in such
world as this, at the same time it makes
mighty interesting watching.
We think sometimes people underrate
observation. They do not think mere
watching ranks very high as an intel
lectual effort. Yet without prior OBJ
servation, nothing was ever done.
The Jay hides his food, and in so doing
makes sure that he will have something
to eat in the future. He doesn't know
that there is anything wrong with
"hoarding"
At the same time he provides for
other birds, and for squirrels, which
often find what the jay has hidden.
x**&
The other morning we watched q Jay
try to get himself a drink in q frozen
bath.
This was a circle about a foot in d.
ameter, and two inches deep.
It was frozen solid, and the bird could
not dent it. But he tried, and nightly,
as Jay would.
He stood on the Ice, and time after
time rammed his strong bill downward.
1t made one vince, to watch him.
At last, seeing that he could not get to
the water, the blue Jay turned his head
squarely In our direction, peered through
the window, and gave a great squswk.
1t was one of those natural happenings
which somehow seemed to have a close
connection with ones self
"Give me hand here" the jay seemed
to be saying. as plainly as if he had used
words.
He flew up into the bare lilac, waiting
for water
1t was not long in coming An inch
poured over the ice gave the jay-and
other birds-a chance to bathe and drink.
Appropriately enough, the jay was the
first to fly down.
He took a long drink, then raised his
head on the edge of the pool, and gave o
ringing cry of victory.
Now here is what he seemed to be
saying, although perhaps no one else
heard him exactly as we did:
"Go to it, America! You can get what
you go after, If you will attack! But you
can't get it by Just defending yourself.
The big lesson of this war is that the
attack always wins. Attack! Attack! At
tackl"
That is the bold blue jays advice to
his native land.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Letters to the Editor
A Sailors Mother Tells
What National Service Means.


What National Service Means.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The following letter, written by one
service mother to another, is submitted
in the thought that it may be of interest
to the generality of readers of The Star.
E.D.N.
Dear Service Mother:
My boy is in the Navy. Yours is in
the Army-and your heart skipped a
beat as you said it! So did mine! They
are in "the Service" both of them That
was the way We used to speak of it at
home: The Service. That word does
something to us, don't you think? Serv-
ice is always given. We can work for
a wage We can seek employment. We
give our services. It is something we
alone do. No one can do 1t for us. We
give-or we do not give. That is for
us to say.
And how American it is to give! No
people in the world give so utterly-of
themselves, Of their time, their sub
stance, their thought, their services.
belong to Service people"-Army,
Navy and Marine Corps.
When I was little girl my father
went to war-the Spanish War. Just
"a fash in the pan" they called it-but
not for us who said good-by, and waited.
My father came home-but two cousins
sleep beneath the trees In Arlington. I
saw their mother gnow old and blind,
but never heard her utter q word of
complaint. She had given her sons to
the service of her country and theirs.
Maybe it was more simple then.
Maybe 1t was clearer in our minds what
we were fighting for. We fought to free
our neighbor from the hands of her op-
pressor. Even then we would not brook
the dictator way! Whatever they told
us afterwards, that was what we fought
for. The man in the street knows why
he fights. After every war, many cyni-
cal people go about telling us this reason
or that-but we know!
1t was that way in the last war. Little
Belgium overrun. Women and children
murdered. The world and all that was
in 1t ripped wide open. Flanders fields
and their crosses. 1t had to be stopped.
That was your fight and mine. 1t was
our generation who fought that war.
We gave our brothers, sweethearts, our
husbands Our hearts went overseas.
My husband went, had his flying
training across. I stayed at home and
carried q child, hope in the face Of
death.
Odd, isn't it, the things that stay in
our minds?
A Sunday morning-the first after he
had gone. Sunday, and the gentle flow
of dear familiar things Somewhere-a
long way off-a cracked old voice say
ing, IT do hope that when he gets over
there and begins to fly, the Lord will
look after him!" A great light breakingl
And my own voice saying, whats to
prevent the Lord from beginning right
now?"
He must have! Silence-the shadow
of death-but my man came back!
And now-strange! strange! For I
am not oldl 1t is my son who goes forth
to war! Bone of my bone-flesh Of my
flesh. AL the things that you are
thinking, all the words that rush to
your lips, know themI For I, too, am
q mother But am not bereft. am
not heartsick. For him, for me, there is
but one way.
I think that 1t is only since bore