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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
COOPERATION With Mexico
Big Boost TO Agriculture
BiateraI Exchange Of Information, Facilities
And Personnel Does Much to
Boost Farm Output.
By BAUKHAGE
Neus Analyst and Commentator.

know about erdQ1catlOn. Tie ldu
clean up of the infected stalks, the
sterilization OF seeds before they
are shipped out or planted and other
measures. We, on the other hand,
have had the facilities OF an office
in Monterey, Mexico, where we are
assisted in the study Of the life and
habits of the pest at first hand and
improving our techniques in fighting
it.
Mexican Fruit Fly
Another large project is directed
against the life, liberty and evil pur-
suits of the Mexican fruit fly. That
insect, hourishing in western Mexl-
co, has not disturbed us as yet but
preventive measures are being
worked out and the Mexicans have
learned to sterilize their own fruit
so that II can safely enter the United
States.
AS a result of the joint efforts and
studies, an obliging wasp has been
imported from Panama, which likes
nothing better Tin fact likes nothing
else at alb but these fruit flies for
breakfast, dinner. and supper. The
wasp has been introduced into Mex
leo as 'predator. The meaning OF
that title, you can figure out for
yourself.
Other projects might be men
toned but this is not meant to be a
technical article, it is merely the
record of one kind Of international
cooperation which has been made eff
fective with the admixture OF lit
tie patience and some wisdom.
Great strides have been made in
agriculture in Mexico in recent
years and side by side with this
growing progress and increased eff
ficiency has developed feeling of
mutual confidence on the part OF the
two nations which have shared their
experiences.
Minister Gomez is more than a
political appointee. He is trained
agriculturist. Under him are many
trained men, large number who
have attended American universe
ties, notably in California. Mexico's
department Of agriculture employ
ees aresfar less subject to political
Whims than formerly.
Mexican agriculture is progress
ing and turning to the United States
for advice and counsel A veritable
parade OF Mexican agriculturists
passes through the Office OF P. M.
Amlee, OF the Latin American divi-
sion of the bureau Of foreign agri-
cultural relations. Most Of them
speak English. II they can't, they
can still pool their experiences,
thanks to trained interpreters.
This arrangement is not a war
baby. 1t started before the war and
an effort is being made to empha-
size the common problems which ex-
list in peace time so that the pro-
gram will rest on more perma-
nent foundation. OF course, some OF
the war time ventures are embraced
in the work OF the United States
Mexican commission-like the rub
Der growing projects, but the more
profitable, solid and permanent arts
Of peace are the basis OF the whole
cooperational program.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
SEWING CLUB MEET

Mrs. Bert Thomas entertained her
sewing club Wednesday. A pleasant
afternoon was spent sewing and
visiting, after which delicious re-
freshments were served. Mrs. D. T.
Wood and Mrs. Julia Strom were
guests of the club for the afternoon.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
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TROY NEWS
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT COST
FOOT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Ed McCaffrey was the victim of
an accident Saturday that cost him
foot. While catching grasshoppers
along the railroad track for pro-
posed fishing trip, he was watching
a train headed east and failed to see
or hear another switching from the
opposite direction. When removed
to the Libby hospital it was found
his foot was so badly mangled it
was necessary to amputate.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24

That started something which was
continued by long correspondence
between the two countries furthered
by American Ambassador to Mexico
Messerschmidt and Secretary Wick
ard. Plans were laid for merging
various projects on which there had
already been some cooperation and
others which were in the making.
AS an Illustration, let me mention
two projects which are supported by
both governments Carrying out
these projects by the department Of
agriculture has required no extra APP
preparations from congress. 1t is
merely an extension OF already APP
proved programs for getting (gratis)
assistance from the Mexicans. In
doing it, there has been bilateral
exchange OF information, facilities
and personnel.
Take the largest project which has
to do with the pink boil worm.
This story starts in Egypt where
the wicked foe of the cotton plant
may have been flourishing since the
days VI the Pharaohs, for all I know.
Anyhow, the worm turned up in Mex
leo in about 1911, having sneaked
across the Atlantic from the banks OF
the Nile in infected seed cotton.
BY 1916, the boll-worm family had
grown and some Of the more am
bilious members decided to migrate
again. They took wing and flew
across the Rio Grande into the Unit
ed States. Measures were taken
against the pest and it never got out
Of control In the main cotton area.
But in the Laguna area in Mexico,
it has firm hold and southern
Texas is threatened. Naturally, the
United States wants to keep all pests
out Of the United States and the best
thing to do about it is what the Mex
leans want most to do-destroy them
at the source.
So, American experts from the de-
partment Of agriculture have taught
their Mexican colleagues what we
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24

Alweys speak gently to horses.
Warn them that you are approach
ing. Frightened horses may kick,
bite, or run away endangering the
lives of all nearby persons.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
FRANK FRENCH HOME

Frank French returned home this
week from Fort Harrison where he
underwent a major operation. His
friends will be glad to hear he is
doing as we'll as can be expected.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C.

Washington, D. C.
In a few weeks now, international
cooperation will probably be the
: subject of heated political debate.
The opponents of this benevolent
concept. will, having exhausted other
arguments against it, probably end
UP with the usual statement that
cooperation between nations might
be all right in theory but it won't
work"
While this controversy is going on
up and down the land, number OF
scientific gentlemen, who won't lose
their jobs If the administration
changes here in Washington, and who
poster themselves not so much about
votes as about pests, will be calmly
reading the reports of an interna-
tional organization which has al
ready proved that it does work.
The InterrAmerican Conference on
Agriculture meeting in Mexico City
will have concluded its second SEES
sion by that time. 1t is making a
lot of progress but preceding it was
another meeting: the United States
Mexican commission, reports OF
whose session have not yet been
made to the department Of agricul-
ture but interested officials know
that when they are made, they will
record definite, practical progress.
They know this because they know
that this commission has already
furthered cooperative projects which
have resulted in the saving of many
dollars to both the United States
and Mexico, to say nothing Of pro-
noting good will in each country
through mutual assistance. The
commission has furnished con-
crete examples of international CO
operation Which prove that it is both
possible and practical.
Today, more cotton blossoms are
unfolding under the Texas sun, more
American fruit has the assurance
Of ripening and fewer cows will per-
ish of tick fever because Of Mexican
American cooperatlon-to mention a
few Of the many positive achieve
ments attained when wise men sit
down together to work toward their
common good.
The story of this particular effort
really begins back in July Of 1912 at
the first meeting of the Inter-Ameri-
can Conference on Agriculture. At
that meeting, energetic Senior Marie
Gomez, Mexican minister of agri-
culture, took Secretary Wickard by
the lapel, and said, in effect:
1.-THE Americas all have some ag-
ricultural interests in common. But
Mexico and the United States have
many
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24

The Japanese Domei agency has
informed Its clients in occupied East
Asia that Germany's air weakness
IN Europe is truly mysterious. That's
putting it mildly.
Five hundred delousing stations
are being planned In Romania to
combat typhus.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
VISITS IN SPOKANE

Mrs. D. F. FeWkes left for Spo-
kane Monday where she will visit
at the home of her daughter and
family, Capt. and Mrs. Victor
Hutton
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
TO GRAND CHAPTER

Mrs. Helen Laehn and Mrs. Earl
Drury left for Helena Wednesday to
attend Eastern Star Grand Chapter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
MRS. THOM TO SEATTLE

Mrs. Glen Thorn and son Gary left
for Seattle Tuesday where they will
visit with the Wallace Litchfield
family for a week or ten days
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

and ore are transported by Union
Pacific over the strategic middle
route" uniting Utah with the East
and the Pacific Coast. Utah's citi-
zens play vital part in fastening
victory in working and fighting
to maintain the fundamental right of
every American TO achieve success
through Industry.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
Warthen Weddings
Are Announced

The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Rogers, daughter of Maj. and Mrs.
Jesse Shourds Rogers, and Mrs.
Robert Orr Warthen, U. S. N. R.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard A.
Warthen of Kensington, took place
April 20 at All Saints Episcopal
Church in Chevy Chase, the Rev.
D. Wade Stafford, officiating.
A reception at the home of the
brides parents for the immediate
families followed the ceremony
and the couple left later for their
wedding trip.
Another wedding in the Warthen
family, which took place less than
week before that of Miss Rogers
and Mr.. Warthen, was that of 1t.
Willard A. Warthen, Jr., and Miss
Hazel E. Murphy, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Murphy of Bel
fry, KY. The ceremony was held
in Christ Church in Kensington,
and the Rev. Mr.. Stafford was the
officiating clergyman.
1t. Warthen is a graduate of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He
is in the United States Signal
Corps and at present is on duty at
Fort Monmouth, N. ].
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
ROUNDUP

The United States Employment
Service placed more than $4,000
veterans of the current war in
civilian jobs during February and
March :. Use of mineral oils in
salad dressings and in foods has
harmful effects such as causing
loss Of vitamins, which, the De-
partment of Agriculture says, far
outweigh its advantages and may
lead to deficiency ills Onions,
now back in plentiful supply, ac-
cording to VIA, are, if eaten raw,
source of vitamin C and thia-
mine U. S. shipyard employ
ment increased from $4,000 in
January, 1885, to 1,722,0 900 in De-
cember, 1943, and the 1943 mer-
chant ship tonnage delivered was
16 times the amount delivered in
1941, according to the Secretary of
Labor -. WPB reports that house
wives will have to get along with
short supplies of oilcloth for some
time to come because of the war
need for critical materials used
In its manufacture.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
Sherwood High School
Sandy Spring.


Commencement, Tuesday, June 13.
Academic - Theodore Prizes; /;
Phyllis Elaine Burton, Sara Dar-
by, Leah Beatrice Easton, Mar
garet Farquhar, Barbara Chris
tine Martin, Margaret Montgom-
cry Stabler, Dorothy Louise Soper,
Nellie Marie Snowden.
General-Frederick Bond, Ed
gar Hamilton Downs, Guy Holland
Wood.
Commercial--Margaret Elizabeth
Ainsworth, Lucille Bolton, Fran
ces Annetta Campbell, Evelyn
Jane Downs, Lucille Lula Ed
wards, Elizabeth Ellen Giddings,
Evelyn Kate Lewis, Edna Vir-
ginia Nicholson.
Richard Montgomery High School
Rockville.
Commencement, Wednes., June IA.
Academic - Harry Spurgeon
Beall, Jr., Martin Berghers, Sam
uel Alexander Carr, Jr., Robert
Barnhill Carter, Thomas Edward
Holland, James G. Peck, William
Edward SHEPPARD, George Dorsey
Unglesbee; Patricia Browning,
Mary Ella Burdette, Patricia Lois
Howes, Barbara Joan johnson,
Margaret Lewis, Mary Lee Mon
day, jeanne Elizabeth Rice,
Esther Lucille Schwab, Mary Eliz-
abeth Thompson, Dorcas Jean Van
Sickle.
General-Edward William Buell.,
Paul F. Burner, Jr., Donald w.
Coupard, Charles Oliver Crown,
Julian %. Finney, Richard Allen
Lowe, Henry Rupp Nicewarner; /;
Mablee Cline, Anna Elizabeth
Cornwell, Goldie Mae Foster,
Betty June Duckworth, Maud Lu-
cile Lucas, Jill Iris Medby.
Commercial-Edith Marie Cal
loway, Paulina T. Creamer, Mil
dred Frances Grim, Mabel Eileen
Fraley, Sylvia Katz, Doris Jane
King, Julia Mae Monard, La
vinia May McCrossin, Dora Vir-
ginia Nicholson, Willie Julia Not
nagle, Anna Virginia Oden, Re-
becca Wallach, Ruth S. Wood
worth.
Vocational Edith Lavada Ca
tron, Marylee Ellen Taylor.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
Rockville Canteen
News Notes
Picnic Saturday

Picnic Saturday
Dig out your swim suit, and
polish up your appetites It's pic
mic time! Saturday, May 9th is
the date set for the All-Canteen
picnic supper and jamboree to be
held at Diane Cashell's farm near
Brighton.
"Pep" Ideas
l. Ping-pong tournament. Sam
Riggs chairman. Look at the list
posted at the Canteen to see whom
you are to play (or is it "who?",
2. Boys Athletic Club. Bill Fem
nell leader. Learn to box with
Bill at the Canteen, Mon., We'd,
Thurs, z to $3.50 p. M.
8. Stamp Collectors Club. Oscar
Fraley Chairman. Meets every
Wed. after school. A special
booth is reserved for "you-all".
4. Contract Bridge lessons each
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Bing-
ham and Mrs. Heachock teachers.
5. Mrs. Fennell is negotiating
with beautiful Mary Wood, feature
artist of the 400 Club, to come
out to play and sing for US next
Sunday night. Watch for further
news about thisl
6. There's Barn Dance coming
up on June 10th who's got a
COW?
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
sol Diplomas
To Be Awarded
By County Schools

Continued from Page y
Cooley, Harold Richard English,
Charles Murphy Richards, Eugene
Douglas Ridgely;. Edith Mae Bus
sard, Mabel Elizabeth Bussard,
Hattie Louise Seek, Evelyn Louise
Shipe, Eleanor Patricia Wayne,
Mary Frances Windham.
Commercial-Francis Leo Fed
erline, William Arthur Plummer
Claire Bernadine Boland, Nellie
Irene Bowers, Reva Mae Brown,
Daisy Belle Fraley, Mildred Lu-
ellie Murphy, Ruth Irene GLAND,
Ardelle Lorraine Orme, Mary Vir-
ginia Strosnider, Estella Mae
Stubs, Jean Whitford Ward.
sin the Service.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Anderson
Williams, of Rockville, have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Constantia Bache, to
Pvt. John Choate Allnutt, son of
Mrs. Claude Allnutt and the late
Mr.. Allnutt of Stanford, Conn.,, &
Rockville. The engagement was
announced Saturday evening at a
party given for the young couple
and a few of their intimate friends
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
lincoln High School
Rockville

Commencement, Wednes., June ID.
William Elgar Hood
Robert H. Sellman, Ethel Mckay
Awkard, Helen Virginia Baker
Clara Katrine Copeland, Myrtle
Virginia Gather, Mary Elizabeth
Mason, Mae Ellen Mitchell, Virgie
Elizabeth Stewart, Mable Drusilla
Thomas.
General Thomas Worthington
Foreman, +Charles Edwin Frazier
*Carlton Ulysses Garrison, Will.
liam Marshall Lyles, Paul Garnet
Payne; Berniece Virginia jackson,
Sarah Catherine Timbers.
Vocational-James Philip John.
son, Merrell Lee King, Pauline
Dolores Beverley, Dorothy Eliza
beth Fisher, Martha Atlee Gum
Annie Mae jackson.
-
*In the Service.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25

1t. Paul Chmar, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. Chmar of 216 E. Mont
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
NelDs Of Service Men e Women

Pvt. Paul Burroughs has a
fractured left wrist as the result
Of a fall while in training at Camp
Blanding, Fla.
X
Sgt. Townsend Howes writes
that he is trying out his French
forgotten since 1879 somewhere
around a hospital in New Gale
donia. He was not seasick on the
way over, but had a slight illness
that required a checkup. "The
climate is delightful like May at
home although it is now autumn
in these parts. / husked and ate
a cocoanut Sunday. Trees, birds
and sunshine around me We
put out ships paper enroute.
Six mimeograpned pages. Radio
news. was the publisher and the
editor was former Washington
correspondent :. My doctor used
to board with Leonard Nicholson.
Say hello to the gang!"
X
Pvt. Jackson Ward Wisner, Jr.,
has returned to Fort jackson, s.
c., after spending 13 days with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
Ward Wisner, of Rockville Pike.
Ward made the speech welcoming
the graduating class Of Rockville
High School into the Alumni As
sociation at their banquet Friday
evening.
X
Pfc. Willard Phelps and Pvt. Ed
ward Phelps made surprise visit
at the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Erwin Phelps, Etchison,
for the weekend. Both are at Ft.
Meade at present.
X
Lee G. Hooker, ANN third class,
stationed at Oakland, Calf, visit
ed over the weekend with Miss
Mary Deaton also of Rockville,
now working in a Los Angeles
airplane plant. Lee called his
mother by phone on Mothers
Day" and both he and Miss Dea-
ton talked with her.
X
Pfc. C. Joseph Tolson, Jr., spent
last week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher J. Tolson
at their home near Colesville. Pfc.
Tolson is still at Camp LIE Jeune,
New River, N. c., with the Marine
Motor Transport Co.
X
Ensign George F. Bonifant, US.
N. Air Corps, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. BOnifant of Colesville
is home on leave. His next stop
is Norfolk, Va. Fortunately his
brother, Pfc. Alfred Dement, Boni-
fant, student at the University of
Maryland Medical School was able
to spend a few days at home at the
same time.
X
1t. Paul Chmar, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Chmar of 216 E. Mont
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
Do You Know?

"The Department shall not
suspend a license for a period
of more than one ~ year and
upon revoking a license shall
not in any event grant appli-
cation for a new license until
the expiration of three (S)
months after such revocation"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25

Tech. Sgt. Walter Stuart Nice
warner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. s
Nicewarner, Rockville, is now be
ginning medical and psychologi
cal tests, classification and training
at Kessler Field. Biloxi, Miss.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
Damascus High School

Commencement, Tuesday, June 10.
Academic-W. Lee Cline, Ray
mond L. Luhn; Betty Beall, Mar
garet Burdette, Mildred Burdette,
Hazel Butcher, Evelyn Hurley,
Betty johnson, Lola Lewis, Doro-
thy Moxley, Betty May Mullinix,
Catherine Purdum, Betty Lee
Stanley, Emma Rose Woodfield.
General-Edgar G. Jewell.
Vocational Gladys Arnold,
Jean Murdette, Eleanor Harwkins.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25

FRIED CHICKEN DINNER =
sponsored by Cabin John Meth
odist Church, Tuesday, May 80
from 4 to 8 P. M. Tickets
must be purchased in advance.
Tele. Wisconsin 2S99 or Rock
vile 12-W-3.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25

gomery avenue, Rockville, has re-
turned to Fort Dix, N. j., after
spending a IL day furlough with
his parents.
X
Master Sergeant Theodore H.
Hundley, has received a Good Con-
duct Medal, it was announced this
week from the European Theater
of Operations. His wife, Mrs.
Helen L. Hundley, resides in Rock
vile.
First 1t. Charles w. Woodward,
Jr., of Rockville, received the
Bronze Star for meritorious SER
vice with the Fifth Army in Italy
from Major General Godfrey
Keyes, commander of Fifth
Army formation.
X
Marine First 1t. George A. Da-
Wis, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Davis, Kensington, is serving as
Marine fighter pilot in the South
Pacific. 1t. Davis has participa-
ted in numerous fighter strikes
into enemy territory. Prior to his
entry into the Marine Corps he
attended the University of Mary
land.
Robert E. Burroughs, son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. A. Burroughs of Rock
vile is attending Signal School at
Newport, R. l. He enjoys the
home town news and the activities
of the "Teen Age Canteen."
*
Pvt. Reuben P. Hines, Jr., now
stationed at Camp Lee, Va, en-
joyed what might be his last fur,
Tough home last week before leav-
ing for overseas.
X
Pfc. Harry 2. Musgrove, Jr., is
making good use of the convenient
cable service available to men in
service, two in one week. One to
his mother on Mothers Day and
one to his father on his birthday.
X
Pvt. Charles Franklin Gregg, of
Sandy Spring, who was inducted
into the Army on May IL is now
stationed at Fort George G. Meade.
He writes home that he likes it
fine, is doing the work of a Cor
poral but hasn't received his stripes
yet. He has been in service 10
days.
Pfc. Charles H. Davidson, Jr,
whose wife resides at IL Balti-
more St., Kensington, is now serv-
ing with the Ninth Air Force
Troop Carrier Command in Eng
land.
X
Tech. Sgt. Walter Stuart Nice
warner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Nicewarner, Rockville, is now be-
ginning medical and psychology
cal tests, classification and training
at Kessler Field. Biloxi, Miss.
X
Henry Mateny, son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. E. H. Mateny of Germantown,
has entered the Army Air Forces
Training Command School at Yale
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.
X
From somewhere in Hawaii Cpl.
Harry Deets Thompson writes his
mother, Mrs. Frances Thompson
about how much he looks forward
to and enjoys the Sentinel, and
says it's like getting long letter
from home.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25
Coming Events

HAM SUPPER-Strawberry short
cake dessert, sponsored by the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Potomac Metho-
dist Church-June 9Th, from 5
to 8 p. M.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25

Yes we have miles for sole here at TIRE
SERVICE HEADQUARTERS .. extra miles
for your tres. to keep your cor rolling. Drive n
regularly for our cmeful check-up. The right
rep0irs. IN time. viii add priceless weG.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25

December ought to be a month,
long-remembered by blatant isola-
tionists.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-25

Foreign-born citizens of thi.
country have no other country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
ORGANIZED UNITS
 AIDING VETERANS
Four Officially Recognized
 Groups in Position to Render Service

Every person being released from active duty with the Armed Forces is instructed by the War Depart ment to consult the Veterans groups if he needs the assistance of a vet eran welfare agency. The V. F. w. is one of four organizations which are listed by name in the discharge papers each receives upon being returned to civil life. The other three groups included are Red Cross, American Legion and Dis- abled American Veterans.
 'The fact that discharged per- sons are being told by the War Department that the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. s. is off, cially approved as an accredited veteran welfare agency is signifi- cant" says Commander in = Chief Carl J. Schoeninger, Detroit. 'This recognition Is simultaneously a tribute and challenge to us, and coming nationwide V. F. w. cam paign to raise $1,50O,O00, not only among its membership but from the public at large for the purpose of underwriting the costs of a three-year program of service when our Armed Forces are demobilized. d. The specific objectives toward which this $1 ,5O0,00O fund will be expend- ed are as follows:
 "Q) An active Service and Welfare Officer in every V. F. w. Post who will be trained to assist all needy veterans and their de- pendentS in matters of rehabili- tation and employment.
 "(2) A Service and Welfare program in each state to be di- rected and coordinated by State Service and Liaison Officers em- ployed on a full-time basis.
 "e3) To increase the housing facilities of the V. F. w. National Home in order to provide shelter for as many additional widows and orphans as possible.''