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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Red And Blue Tokens
For Change Purposes
After Feb. 9th

Red and blue tokens will take
their place IN the oPA ration.
ing system Sunday, Feb. q. The
use Of tokens is expected TO
simplify the point rationing
program.
On and after Feb. AZ all red
and blue stamps in War Book
4 will carry a ten-point value.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
ARMY BASKETBALL TEAM

The 372nd Co. L undefeated
Army will endeavor to lift the
Boston Panthers' crown in a
mammoth basketball game that
is soon to rock Boston.
The Army stars include James
Torrance, Xavier U. Star and
Maiden Celtic's Star Sgt. John
Rhinehardt, Westford Rams;
Sgt. Warren Jones, Indiana U
captain; Pfc. William Maxwell,
w Va. tate; Pfc. Charles Pleas
ant, c. I. A. A. Conference; Pfc.
Thad Mcbride, A. g. T., Pfc.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
ABOUT THINGS:

Our papers as group for quite while have adopted
policy of fighting for the group So much SO that they
have been called alarmist and what not few of them
have done their job we'll while others have failed We are
we'll proud of them and their staff of trained writer's re-
porters and cartoonss Classed in my mind as one of
those that have not succeeded of the nations largest
weeklies, which is quite favorte here in New England
due to its exploitation of the sordd side of New England
life It's New England featured writer seems to fit we'll
into the scheme of hings-exploitaon by glamorisng
teen age girls and boys who have lifetime ahead for
glamor galore. Seldom murnur about employment lv
ing wages housing and the attitude of landlords educa-
ton, health art the real things of life Never fight
for political representation helping hand for worth
while local organizations unless you advertise with them
Of if you're the other side of the fence and
spend couple of cents with the writer he'll fight his
heart out for you at such cheap price selling the group
out This I'd label traitor to his own race It's high
time that we wake to being sold down the river
by this writer and start patronizng the papers which are
in the thick of the fight for the good of the group and
not for the monetary gain of individual Think I'm
kidding local organizations and the like with worth
while purpose and platform, observe and if you get
the grace of greatest New England imported news
paper Buy local paper and by doing you give it more
to fight battles for full freedom and equality
here in city and state.
OLD NoSEY:
Katherine Durham and her Tropical Revue" broke
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22

Charles Gamble, Ohio U.
A new star has now joined
the Boston Panthers, Billie
White, former star of the Shaw
House, with the 303rd Battalion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Rice and Fruit Diet Used
To Treat Heart, Kidneys

A rice and fruit diet resulted in
remarkable cures for high blood
pressure and kidney disease by DIR.
Walter Kempner of Duke university
medical school.
The Kempner diet consisted OF
rice. sugar. fruit and fruit juices.
supplemented by vitamins and iron.
Some 1000 Galleries were contained
in the diet and daily dose of 700
to 1000 &C. of fruit juice was given.
In 80 out of Al patients with en-.
largement of the heart. the heart
became smaller after the rice diet
was followed. Of $50 patients. many
of them very i'll. with acute or chron-
ic kidney disease or with vascular
disease. 100 showed beneficial re-
suits. and in no case harmful re-
suits. DR.. Kempner pointed out,
however. that while the patient is
being regulated" on the diet. he
should be in a hospital under care
full medical supervision including
control of his blood and urine chem
istry. ~
The rice diet. was given to 1872 high
blood pressure patients and IS Of
them had a decrease of the average
systolic blood pressure. '
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
jap Islands

The BONN islands directly south
of Japan are sort of miniature
Japanese Hawaiians. They are APP
proximately in the latitude of those
American mid-Pacific islands as
well as in the latitude of Miami,
Fla. Until recent centuries the q
islands were uninhabited and COW
cred with tropical jungle. They lie
north of the northeast trade winds
and east of the monsoons. but &C.
casionally catch the tail end of
storms. Aggregating about 80 square
miles, of which one-third is on
Chichi Jima, the Bonins are bold
and rocky but have fine volcanic
soil producing luxuriant vegetation.
Sugar cane, pineapples and bananas
are the chief crops. Turtles and fish
are caught in the surrounding
waters. Palms cover the lower
slopes. Mulberry trees and ferns
grow to great sizes. In prewar years
the islands supported the surprising
number of 5000 inhabitants-about
200 persons per square mile.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Keeping Child Busy
Prevents Delinquency

During World War considerable
fear was expressed for the future
OF the younger generation due TO a
noted increase in Juvenile delinquen-
cy. The press is again giving con-
siderable space 10 the problem as
developed frog the present war.
Investigations conducted by lead
ing welfare vibrations. churches.
schools ard Institutions have advo-
Gated a preventive program. rather
than a cure
Their recommendations protiae
for giving the yrunger generation eH-
cry opportunity possible for athl"t-
les. manual labor. applied sciences.
hobbies, summer camps, summer
farm work. social clubs. forum dis.
cussions. Included with this is ST.
pervised dancing. dramaticS and
musical training.
One of the main problems Tor such
a program is tie lack of trained
leadership. according to the survey.
1t is stated that due to war condi-
tons. il is not always possible 10
center the child's life in the home.
which makes il essential that vari.
Gus agencies undertake TO fill the
void. Plans to keep the child en-
gagged in healthy enterprise, without
forcing him into projects in which
he has no interest. il is said. will
90 a long way toward forestalling
delinquency.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
More Showers in. Modern
Postwar Houses Predicted
WHlU servios)

Showers will be the order Of the
day, according to plumbing authori-
ties. when the Yanks return. The
postwar houses will be we'll
equipped with showerbaths Of both
kinds, over the tubs and in q sepa-
rate compartment. This may be due
to the experiences that the armed
personnel have had with showers in
army camps.
A shower over the tub is almost
q bonus as it adds little to the total
cost Of the installation inasmuch as
the same piping which runs to the
tub is utilized for the shower.
A compartment shower. on the
other hand, has many advantages
and thus will be an addition. The
shower compartment will be a
complete pre-fabricated leakproof
metal unit which is to be made in
. variety of sizes and styles.
The showerhead should be in.
stalled not more than ~ inches high.
equipped with q control valve to
regulate the volume of water and a
ball joint so that the bather may
direct the flow of water.
The control valves and head for a
shower cabinet should not be in
stalled on the back wall Of the cabi.
net but on either side wall near the
front within easy reach Of the
bather from the outside of the cabi-
net.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Soil Erosion, Goats and
Mosquitoes Cause coll.

Goats are blamed for the doa,'.
of Greek civilization by the f 'osa
Geographical society The ao",' u
Of Greek civilization began !, e
maintained. with the defores,a,io, y J,
the hills: and il was has,aa!,
greatly by goats. These vor,oia'
animals ate down the young w..
the shrubs. the grass: they s,rins.,
the land of its protective Goa, - !,
vegetation: and then rain wasL,S
the top soil into The rivers
Nor was the loss Of soil and =,
consequent decline OF arrir,1,'4
the whole story Much of this - -
was deposited along the log.,
courses Of the rivers. where a.,
velocity slackened as they REACH.
the sea. Marshes and swami
were formed and then mosmi,os
bred: the mosquitoes carried NAL
rial infection; the health Of n.
people was undermined: and ona
nies crowded in upon a debilita,s,
race. Thus il is perhaps to po,,'
rather than TO internecine uuarro
or PerSianS that the downfsl !,
Greek culture must be primarily !,
friblited.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Sergeant Almost Has a
Baby-Right in Court!

OMAHA, NEB.-A soldier. wear,
ing sergeant's stripes and holding q
baby. walked up to the Judge
bench in police court here recently.
Say" he said. '.this baby ism
mine. was just holding her while
her mothers case was up. Inc
Judge sent her mother to jail. Wna'
am I going 10 do with her?"
The prosecutor shrugged ms
shoulders. Others about the bench
were equally puzzled. The baby
started to cry.
well, somebody's got to take
her" the soldier said. II just sal
down over there and the mother
asked me to hold her."
The police matron finally took the
pink. chubby checked year old girl,
who gurgled happily. boy. you've
got her now; she's yours" the sol.
Gier said and strode from the court
room. s-
The Judge solved the problem by
calling the 28-year-old mother back
and suspended her five-day sen
tence OH a charge Of stealing S..
from a neighbours house. g.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Natural SunglaSSeS

Some animals, besides having a
yellowish network of capillaries in
front of the retina, also have yellow
corneas and yellow lenses in their
eyes. These tend to reduce the light
and filter out blue rays. Generally.
the more time an animal spends in
the sun, the more highly developed
are the protective filters in the eye.
Even the lens of the human eye is
yellowish. which deepens with age.
However, the human eye does rot
have very effective natural protec-
ton against very bright sunshine
The prairie dog, that basks in the
sun. has highly colored protective
filter in his visual mechanism, so
he does not mind the bright glare
Of the sun. But human beings are
naturally shade loving creatures and
their eyes generally cannot tolerate
bright sunlight with comfort.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Use Fresh Vegetables for
Storage Locker Freezing

Only freshly gathered vegetables
should be used for quick freezing and
storage in locker plants. AS soon
as vegetables are picked. they gen.
orally begin to lose some of their
vitamin content. and that loss in
creases as they are allowed to stand.
BY picking only vegetables that
can be Immediately quick-frozen,
most of the vitsmin loss can be
prevented. -,..
In study of the thiamin, or vita
min B, content of peas, it was found
that the amount in freshly harvested
peas did not lessen appreciably when
there was a delay of 16 hours be-
tween harvesting and vining, or a
delay of three hours between she'll
ing and washing. However. shelled
peas held for "a hours at room tenn
perature lost about one-fifth of their
vitamin G. If the peas were left in
the pods, the loss was only about
one-half as great.
Turnip green's held in the refrig-
orator for "a hours did not lose an
appreciable amount of vitamin c.
while as much as one-third was lost
when they were held at room tenn
perature. In general. only a little
Wtamir A or carotene is lost until
willing takes place and then the rate
Of loss increases rapidly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Use Smoke Device
On Jungle Trails
Nem Portable Fog Genera.
tor Found Most Effective.

WASHINGTON - A portable me-
chanical smoke generator for use
or jungle trails. mountain passes.
and beachheads is the newest smoke
screening device developed by the
chemical warfare service. Small
enough to be carried in the back
seat of jeep or other SIMILAR craft.
when in use il can be concealed be-
hind a bush or i'm dugout. With
favorable wind conditions this midg.
ct fog machine can blot out an
area FIVE miles long and about zoo
yards wide. a..ra.
Known as the M-2 smoke genera
tor, or the Besler, the device is no
larger than soldiers foot locker
and weighs only $50 pounds when
empty. It is about 1f20th as bulky
as the army's large MI smoke gen.
orator. The MI machine. truck or
trailer driven. protected allied
troops from aerial attacks during
the invasions of North Africa, Sicily
and Italy.
The foxhole fog generator will not
make the MI obsolete. While the
small generator moves into the front
lines. producing half as much smoke
as its big brother. the larger ma
chine will continue to send clouds
of milk white smoke around air
fields. seaports, cities and per.
manent large installations.
The new generator. "a inches
long, q inches high and 20 inches
wide. when equipped with sliding
handles can also be carried 10
stretcher fashion by two men. The
device consists of miniature metal
boiler. an air blower. and a small
gear pump. all operated by one
cylinder gasoline motor made OF
aluminium It can make smoke in
40 seconds from cold start.
Consuming SO gallons of fog oil
per hour. the foxhole generator also
uses about FIVE gallons of gasoline
and FIVE gallons of water during that
period. 1t is completely automatic
in operation, and there are no cages
to match The smoke is not harm
full and is of no discomfort to troops.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
we pursued during his ambassa-
dorship can today hardly be
called successful.

we pursued during his ambassa-
dorship can today hardly be
called successful.
However, Grew was not much
opposed in the senate. The oppo-
sition there did not base its critl-
cism on the ground of talent, or
lack of it, but largely on the
riches of Mr.. Stettinius' choice OF
Clayton and Rockefeller, and the
poets aura surrounding one Arch
ibald MacLeish, who is to be IN
charge of publicity and cultural
relations (the justification for this
appointment apparently being that
he did not get the books in the
Library of Congress mixed up
as he did the war propaganda,
and home defense at the outset
of the war;.
To Asborb Shock -.
1 suspect Mr.. MacLeish is Just
going i'm POLITICALLY to take the
curse of riches off the department
and to handle culturally the rest
less liberal press, until it gets over
the shock. ~.
But the very first act of this
newregime of riches in the state
department was to poke Britain
and issue proclamation which
favored the Russian position.
If it is not enough to convince
you that most of the interpreta-
lions you are hearing these days
are unthoughtfu1, I can furnish
others. StettiniuS,' Clayton and
Rockefeller are internationalists, q
point which the liberals offered as
the only true measure of liberalism
in the last election. furthermore,
eastern riches and cotton brokers
are always international. What
in the world do the liberals think
they want, or do they think? I
would just as soon believe the
conservatives suspicion that Mr..
r. let Stettinius take these men
into the department with him,
expecting they would fail, as the
one Guffey is circulating.
The problem of a just division
of power between Democratic cap
italists of varying hues and Com
munist radicals of varying hues
in world governments, probably
cannot be solved permaptely:
There will be more revolutions.
But there is a ground of self
determination of peoples upon
which we can safely stand, and
it will be just if we apply its re-
strictions upon Russia as well as
Britain, and defend that position
to get free franchises no matter
what the result. The politics of
this war are not clear cut.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Oppressed People Sought
Freedom in Iceland

The same search for freedom
which stimulated later colonization
in North America prompted Nor
wegiansb to flee royal oppression
in their homeland and settle on Ice
lands west coast 1.070 years ago. in
874 A. D. Today's inhabitants are
descended from those Vikings and
from Irish, Danish. Scotch and Eng.
lish, some of whom reached Ice.
lands shores even earlier.
They were free. In $50 they set
up their republic and its govern.
ing Althing. the parliament. In the
year 1000. while an Icelander. Leii
Ericsson, was discovering America.
the parliament adopted Christianity
as q state matter, and all citizens
were baptized.
After three centuries of freedom
Iceland fell under foreign rule;
first, Norway, in 1862. then Den
mark. in 1880. Emigrations to
America followed the nations dark.
est hour in 1888. when unprece.
dented volcanic damage capped a
long era of plaques. famines and
raids by sea rovers.
The turn came in the 18th cen.
fury. On June II. 1911, patriot Jon
Sigurdsson was born. His life of
labor put Iceland on the road back
to the freedom realized recently
when the country declared itself a
republic.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Hemp Farming Becoming
OF Importance to Americ,

While hemp has been produces
continuously in this country for M
years, il took the war TO bring 4
back into importance as an essential
farm crop Of considerable moneN
making possibilities.
The crop demands fertile, friaSS
soil and the farmers like its eflec
on land in smothering weeds. leah
ing the ground in good condition
Hemp is harvested with a special
reaper and the green stalks are
spread on stubble to ret. Retting Is
partial rotting.
The hemp is cut when the male
plants are Still in full bloom. The
hemp fibers are in the inner barl
around the central woody portion
of the stalk and are loosened by III,
action of molds and bacteria. Ate
retting, or partial rotting, to Ii,
point that the fibers may easily b
separated but not so far that III
fibers themselves are attacked an
weakened, the fiber removing |
completed. This is usually done b
machines. Z.
Hemp fiber is extremely strcu
and not only makes satisfactory ro
but is in demand for the prepar
ton of special threads and twin,
The waste materials are burned
fuel to supply heat for the drier atS
most of all of the power for the
mill. Some Of the waste material
is also used for bedding livestock,
making a desirable addition.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Home of Balsam

Fronting the Pacific and directly
below Guatemala lies Ell Salvador,
the smallest of the ten Middle
American republics, and the real
home Of balsam. The source of bal
sam is a tree which grows on the
"Balsam coast" of Ell Salvador.
After the tree has been bruised and
charred. its bark falls off and bal
sam begins to exude. It is then re-
ceived on rags, which. when
saturated. are boiled in water. al.
lowing the separated balsam to fall
to the bottom. Balsam is well known
for its fragrant odor and is used in
confectionery and perfumery and
most important of all, in modern
surgery and pharmacology. Balsam
is Indispensable in modern warfare
and has proved invaluable in the
treatment Of various diseases.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Nazis Roll Bomb Like
Bowling Ball at Yanks

/ WITH THE SEVENTH ARMY IN
SOUTH FRANCE. - The Germans
should know by this time that they
can't knock the Seventh army down
like tenpins but.
On the Nice front they tried q
weapon which consisted of a teller
mine with a time fuse inside a
round. diversified wooden casing thar
resembled bowling ball.
On several occasions they tried roll.
ing these balls down on the WELL
paved. smooth mountain roads
towards the advancing Americans.
On each occasion the balls bounced
harmlessly into the shrubbery.
Set 'em up in the other alley,
Adolf.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Many New Plastic Items Made

The development of modern plas.
tics has shown greater strides thar
almost any phase Of the war effort
Among the new items announced re.
Gently was all-plastic waterproof
navy hashlight: vaporizer for res
piratory ailments: Saran cap for gas
purifier bottle: plastic black light
filter for fuorescent lamp: cellu.
lose acetate cartridge head for
practice bomb. compar hose for
connecting moving parts Of testing
equipment; pelorus diagram-type
drift sight; cockpit lamp: terminal
books: housing and turntable for air
craft testing Instruments; a new
fully cured Illuminated sheet to be
handled like metal in stamping;
electric barbed-wire fence control
Ter; and what will be welcomed by
individuals in the armed forces--a
soldiers pay record envelope.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
Farm Labor Solved

The labor shortage may be thing
of the past if the example of the
army and Mississippi farmer are
followed. The army has purchased
a large number of goats. which are
used to clear out the underbrush in
newly purchased aviation and
training fields. It is said that thou
sands of soldiers are relieved by
the goats-which means that they
can devote their time to learning
war in order to get it over that
much sooner. The Mississippi farm
er was having labor trouble. It was
impossible to secure enough labor
to keep his cotton fields free from
weeds. To remedy this condition he
turned his turkey flock into the field
as soon as the cotton had come I'D
and the grass and weeds were high
enough to provide grazing. 1t is said
to take about one goose an acre to
keep the field clean
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
News q
BEHIND,
.THENR:.'|MlIES;{;IE?!1l
Bv PAUL MALLON u
AL People Of Every
Nation-A Free Choice
By PAUL MALLON

Washington. - Mr.. Stettinius'
first pronouncements as state sec
rotary were interpreted as a poke
at British policy in Italy and
Greece indeed he encouraged
that single pointed Interpretation.
/ would not comment on that
for this reason: =.
The ultimate proof of WHETHER
the policy is. just or wise cannot
come until it is applied with force
upon Russia. If the people OF
Europe are to have free determin-
alton, as Mr.. Stettinius says in the
British case, he must always say
it again, again and again in the
Russian cases. 9-
Freedom from outside Interior
ence can hardly be limited to
Italy and Greece but must be
championed also for Poland, Ro-
mania, Yugoslavia, even Spain.
If we do not apply this policy
with equal righteousness against
Russian interference. the policy
will simply open the way for the
Communists TO get control OF all
Europe. Through it. we would
then be backing Russia by STOP
ping Britain.
So far, frankly, we have not
applied it outspokenly or equally.
We have been hesitant about Po-
land, wholly unconcerned about
Romania, cooperative with Rus
sia's exclusively dominating Tito
in Yugoslavia, although we have
kept on our fence in Spain.
It is commentatively necessary
to avoid overinterpretation of cur
rent events. For another instance
of this same point, the coming of
the new troupe into the state de-
partment has been interpreted by
senate liberals (if you can call the
always New Dealing Senator Cuff
fey liberaD as the advent of
the rich to control of foreign at
fairs.
Without looking below the sur
face, it is plain enough to see
that State Secretary Stettinius has
money, although probably not as
much as Interior Secretary Ickes
has: that Will Clayton is the
worlds largest cotton broker, that
young Rockefeller, the grandson
of the fabulous fortune, can match
millions with anyone, even labor
unions.
Mr.. Grew has the reputation of
being Americas best diplomat, a
reputation not thoroughly proved
by his record as ambassador to
Tokyo.
Although he can today point
back to some places in his dis
patches where he warned the
authorities here Of sneak jap
attack. he cannot be said TO
have warned them successful
~. and the policy toward Japan
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-12-28
British Chief Hints
New Secret Weapons

CARDIFF, WALES. - Lieut..
Gen. Sir Ronald Weeks deputy
chief of the imperial staff said
I've still have got up our sleeves
several secret weapons wnlcn we
shall certainly show the enemy"
General Weeks spoke at the
opening of an army exhibition.
He did not expand upon his re-
mark.