The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
BY FRANCES NJ. LEONARD


Women and girls who hsve 10
responsibilities or whose responsi.
oilities have been Temporarily re-
heved, and csn---SIe joining tie
WAC. WAVE. SPAR or Marine
Corps becoming overseas Rec Cross
wsikers Thus they have doraed 4
Uniform 70 take the place o. some
man that ne may 90 into comb
AL OF which is commcndsble and
sS IL should be. Wars sre no '0rEer
fought men mus: f.; and women
must weep Bo,N men I'D women
must Aeh, now and there IS 10
time for or profit in weeP.aG
These uniformed service-Vr en
sre cue greai credit .'h4ch Ne s.a1-
j. accord 10 them.
AsSc nhly lines sre KEEP; moving
and production auo,ss are ne; cY
mag hcc1; army q S.sek clad
~ome1 who have oa5.er i1s as
their expression Of pa.ssJUs My
are the problems taat the IS;
face sHd st'yo
.T3ey rise 9 uuusua. oarS--C tier
f. TIC cary morning G5rkness or
/. i-e. GEs' u MIDDAY and work
&; hitherto ursccu>, med JOBS
They must arrange the home d..
ties to oovets.l Nth Their JOBS or
they must Jet some things 90 IN.
done Very often they W1-t zee.
like gong oUi as they d.d Wnen
they were rot work nc. still the,
oor; Vart 10 feel too IA 'out Of
ta!rEs Theirs is a noble Joo and
. hard one
Women who arc dong o.hc- j-ts
III, year around have gwen up then
vacations 10 work or tarns--help-
;ag 10 save the crops that would
otherwise rot in the ground or on
IN - trees and vines They rise early.
work hard lone hours and all IN
com plsining.y Knowing that Il Will
take several weeks OF strict routine
20 undo the harm that the work VIII ,
have done 10 their man.cures. etc
Meanwhile bearing their csllouses
as badges OF honor.
These named and some not named I
have been lsuded ana praised loud y
and .orS for the work they are do 5
ins IN the war ef'ort'-all OF which +
praise they sre due. {
Bat there is one class OF women v
boat whom too little has been SAID :
They are doing their bit cheerfullv. v
quietly, unostensibly. but albeit !
with real courage and merit They
ire the women who must stay al r
home.
There Is Ann Jones. mother OF ,
TWO small children. Her husband
S across" dreaded world and she
was an orphan. there is no mother
10 take care OF them while she
works. She had . good Job when
she married. but when the family
began she and her husband decided
mat II was more important for her
10 stay at home and raise them
properly Both Of them thought he
was safe from the draft as theirs
was 'pre-Pearl Harbor" marriage
She still feels that il is her duty
TO stay al home and raise her chill
dren. =. 'ough she could have
more and prettier clothes and things
10 the house IL she worked She
lives off OF her allotment and other
In 'ome. and is comfortable, but
feels that her first duty is 10 her
children while she is both Nom and
Dad
Ann doesn't get out so much. but
che has done the largest amount Of
Red Cross knitting in her neigh
borhood. as matter Of fact the
Ia gest number Of completed sweat
ers. mittens, and ps in the station
from which she gets her yarn. She
raves tin cans, fat and waste paper
reisiously One night a week on
~ "out" night. she serves as sem
or host at the USO.
She has given up the zest W
yoing 10 q job she likes each day
Tor the future OF her children that
Trey may become b ppy decent
adults instead OF malsdjus;ed mis-
ss.
Mary Smiths husband is in
very vital defense job, and is not
10 easily replacsble. She must stay
}, home 10 run the house in such
manner that her husband can con-