The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-02

production areas showed that
thirty-f1ve were fast running
short of men," and eighty-one ad-
ditional sectors. anticipated a man.
power shortage in the near future.
Obviously. women will be needed to
fill in these gaps.
And what about the children OF
these women? Six Federal agencies
are working as q unit, we are told
by Charles p. Taft, assistant direc-
tor Of the ONCE Of Defense Health
and Welfare. to care for the chill
dren OF women workers. Private
families are asked to help in this
TO take charge of the children dur
ing the hours when their mothers
are doing vitality necessary war
work.
A Vital Service
Now here Is something almost
any woman can do. and still tend
to the needs Of her own family. It
is something that the older. more
experienced homebody can volun-
teer for with assurance that she
can perform the task she sets for
herself. 1t won't appeal to those
who use war work. as they use
charity work. for social advance
ment and chance to meet "the
right" people. but 1t will appeal to
the woman who Is anxious to help
and hasn't quite made up her mind
how she can help her country Care
OF its children Is an important part
OF the war program. Women who
know how to perform this service
will be doing more than they know
in Offering their services in this
emergency. All of us cannot hold
high office: nor can all Of us be
leaders. Humble tasks must be per-.
formed. and those who accept the
responsibility for them are just as
important a link in the Victory
chain as those chosen for more
spectacular positions.
While there's time - II indeed
there is time-it behooves us all to
decide what we can contribute to
the war effort-not so much what
we would like to do. but what we
are sure we could do and do we'll. It
might easily be something that Is
part Of our daily stint - a little
thing perhaps. but a necessary
task. Nursing and the care of chill
dren are part of life's everyday ex-
periences. One may not be able to
train and become q registered
nurse, but one can fit oneself to I'LL.
to some degree. at least, the vacan-
cies left by absentee registered
nurses. The shortage of doctors
and nurses already presents seri-
Gus problem in many communities.
Perhaps you can help solve 1t.
Men on Home Front
Men, who for some reason are
not acceptable in the armed forces,
also should consider the type Of
work. In institutions and In some
private cases men attendants and
nurses are often preferred. 1t Is in
teresting to note that In First Aid
classes being held in many parts Of
the country. men as well as women
are entered. BY all means think Of
yourself and the members of your
family as applicants for useful
wartime jobs. Try to discover any
marked or latent ability and begin
cultivating 1t with view to using 1t
in the service Of your country. not
necessarily at the front, but at
home. Don't say that all you know
Is how to run a house. because
knowing how to run a house is i'm
portant. You can perhaps systema-
tie the home Of some woman who
is needed elsewhere. run her home
as well as your own. or work at q
community kitchen. thereby releas-
ing several women for other work.
and still guarantee them q well
nourished family.