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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-03

ton which old-time writers used to
refer to as ''the fierce joy of battle"
There comes time, however,
when the mental and nervous ia
tigue which results from constant
risk-taking can, if continued long
enough, sap the fortitude Of the
bravest.
The case Of Johnny Allen was like
that. Razor-keen, spunky, blue
eyed kid with a triangle of ginger
hair on his forehead, Johnny kad
everything a fighter pilot needs.
There wasn't anything in the air he
was afraid of, and on the ground he
was invariably good-natured, happy
go-lucky, always up to some anus
ing deviltry.
After his arrival i'm the Sol0mons,
Johnny went on hazardous opera
tional missions day after day. Often
he would be in combat two or three
times in "a hours.
After a few weeks of this, John
ny's personality underwent marked
change. In an airplane he seemed
just as daring as ever, but he
stopped enjoying life. Instead of
horsing around with fellow pilots aft
er flight he would go off in a cor
ner and read. He groused a lot.
One night he flew into a rage and
took a poke at his best friend merely
because he had scattered some
equipment on his cot.
Rest Cure.
The squadron's fight surgeon had
a quiet talk with Johnny. He broke
down and bawled in the middle of
it. The fight surgeon knew the
symptoms. What really allied John
ny was fatigue. He wouldn't admit
it even to himself, but his nerve
was gone. The surgeon sent him
back to hospital for rest, followed
by leave.
When he returned to the squadron
he was himself again, as brave and
cheerful as ever, but if the doctor
had not acted promptly Johnny
might have suffered a nervous
crack-up which would have cost his
life, and possibly those Of some of
the men who flew with him.
Modern Improvements.
In the amphibious warfare Of the
Pacific, one of the chief dangers to
fier is that of running out Of gaso-
line and being forced down at sea
or over jungle, and, in the first
months after Pearl Harbor, many
a kid lay awake nights thinking
about these hazards. Today they
worry less about them. They have
been taught how to survive in the
jungle, and they know that they have
z out of 10 chances of being rescued
if they are forced down at sea in
the vicinity of the group Of islands
where fighting is now going on.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-03

AS result Of a thorough study
of the intelligence and general abil-
tiles of various domesticated ami
mails, especially horses, sheep and
cows, Miss Pearl Gardner, of Cor
nell university school of agriculture,
says cows are smarter than horses.
They catch on to things quicker and
remember longer. Horses trust man
further and learn many mechanical
forms of behavior well, but often
act very stupidity when left to their
own judgment. In general, cows are
much the smarter, she says.
Ledger Syndicate.-WNU' Features.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-03
An Early American Hobbyhorse
Toddle Bike You Can Easily Make

NOTE-Mrs. Spears has prepared an
actual size pattern mo. 257) for this au-
thentic Early American hobbyhorse head
and also all the parts of the toddle bike.
The pattern includes stencil designs for
painting, color guide, and complete d.
rections. Pattern is Is cents postpaid. Ad-
dress:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-03
Mechanical Christener

One of the shipbuilding firms on
the eastern seaboard now uses a
bottle-swinging machine - which
has been nicknamed "Christine''-
in the christening of it's smaller
vessels.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-03
BATTLE COURAGE
Capt. De Foney, U.S.N.

| (WNU Feature-Through special arrange
ment with The American Magazine.)
One of the first things to under
stand about military courage is that
you cannot apply yardstick to it
in advance Of action. Human forti-
tude cannot be measured like the
tensile strength of a bar Of steel.
Only battle can write the answers.
Often as not, a lion turns out to be a
lamb in combat, or lamb lion.
For several months I served on
one of the biggest aircraft carriers
in the Pacific. On this ship was a
downy-faced 18-year-old kid whom
we called Babe. He was tinid,
retrospective sort of boy who read
books in his bunk at night, SIAM
mered when you spoke to him, and,
while he was a member of a Social
Der gun crew, he appeared to be just
about everything a fighting man
shouldn't be.
Then, one azure morning, we were
attacked by enemy dive-bOmbers.
Down they came, peeling off one by
one and lancing straight at the car
rier. We had fighters up, and our
heavy antiaircraft slammed at the
Japs like hundred doors, but the
kids back of the long file of 50-cali-
bers just waited. During long, des-
perate seconds they simply had to
stand and take it.
I was watching Babe anxious1y.
He looked sick with fear. I wouldn't
have been surprised to see him col
lapse at his post.
But he didn't collapse. AS the
bombers screamed into range and
the 50-calibers blazed into action, the
scared kid suddenly became man
"a cool, efficient, and entirely dead
ly man. He never faltered for an
instant in the performance of his
duties.
Wartime Emotions.
When the attack was beaten off,
Babe was transformed. His face
was flushed, his eyes bright, and
he danced up and down on deck in
kind Of unholy ecstasy. eve got
one Of 'em," he shouted jubilantly.
That illustrates a point which
many noncombatants do not under
stand about war. It was largely dis
cipline and training, of course,
which enabled Babe and his com.
rades to stand fast during the ter
rible seconds when the Japs dived
straight at them, but, once they
were able to strike back, they were
immensely strengthened by an emo
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-03
NOSE MUST DRAIN
To Relieve Heed Cold Miseries

When head colds strike. help nose VIVA,
drain, clear the way for freer breathing dlNAAA-S
comfort with K0ND0RS NASAL JELLY. 1T druggists.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-02
EADACHES.NtURAlClA
Eased Quickly with Be

Asonizing headaches and an
noying neuralgia pains usual
ly yield in a hurry to the
quick-acting ingredients in
the &c formula. &c is
also effective for the relief
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-02
Visitors From Oxford

Mrs II. b Bryan and children, 81.
,<loyd. are visiting Mrs. Bryans
.other, Ms. ". x, Sturles, at me.
tpa@tmcnt eN Young avenue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-02
lRTH
Birth of Daughter

.--and Mrs. Tom Duke, Jr., an
VINES, the birth of a dauster, J.
>,..-a October 80, at Maria Parham
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14
Don't BE % Blood Stacker

yesterday there Were many Ua-
cant places on the benches Where
donors should haUe been uOaiting
their turn to glue blood for the
Wounded.
"Ninety-seUen out of every 100
wounded liDe after being given trans
fusions.
BLOOD donors Who do not keep
their appointments may be respon-
sible for more graves next month"
MAY be responsible for more
graves next nonth"-that is not
pleasant phrase, is it?
NOW, this deficit of contributions
~ to blood to 60 overseas is not
caused by heartlessness, by fear or
by cooling of cur patriotic fervor.
1t is caused by thoughtlessness,
Hstlessness, laziness in the presence
of a solemn duty, for no greater or
more imperative duty confronts the
American people than to save the
lives of our loved ones, of our blood
brothers, of the fearless defenders
of our homes and our institutions.
We should hang our heads, too,
when we read that Englishmen and
Englishwomen, Frenchmen and
Frenchwomen are giving of their
blood to restore American service
men to health and home.
Telephone today to the Detroit
Red Gross Center and offer to donate
your blood to those who are pouring
out their blood for you. The number
Cherry 1900.
Deposit in the bank of humanity
the BLOOD BANK. w
Don't be blood Stacker!
Don't clay down" on the men
who are standing up for you to their
last BREATH
Let YOUR blood bring your
loved one home!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

They are patient victims of
a new kind of initiation which
is not much discussed and not
thoroughly understood.
THE patience of all the people,.
Il i'm fact. is impressive. In the
nearby city more than here,
people will stand in sidewalk
lines. quietly. good-naturedly
for a half hour or more TO get
10 a ticket window or into a
restaurant.
Hurried Americans would not
do that before the war, or would
not take it well if they found ii
necessary.
Patiently also they accept in
fcrior cigarets, food and serv-
ice at the prices of the best-or
more.
They even stand, without a
murmu the law-evading prices
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

OUR TOWN, Nov. 13-This is
" Our Town. USA, the one
in which the plumber must hire
u helpers to keep six on the
Job as the rest earn enough 10
live satisfactorily laying off
half the time; where the brick
layer has given up trying 10
handle his crew and gone 10
blacksmithing: where the UNI
skilled laborer wanted SIS a day
for washing windows.
1t is much like your town 1
suspect, developing curious phe-
nomena as backwash of war,
that need attention.
While progress is thus being
made in some lines toward a
four and three-day week, the
local druggist has not been
able 10 hire a helper for three
years or more and has had no
vacation IN that time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

of the gouging merchant, one of
whom told me:
you know i can charge any
thing / want and get it,"
The list prices on the wall
concern items that are sold out
most of the time.
X Then there is the roofer. l
called one / do not know. who
had an advertisement in the
paper, 10 fix two leaks which
are running the plaster.
He questioned me closely
about the nature of the job and
then told me:
If we do not get out next
week. you will know we could
not handle your job,
In the end he made IL rather
clear that he selected only work
from which he could make the
most money.
II 1 wanted a roof put on he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

HUNDREDS of thousands of our
IL men in Europe and in the
Asiatic- Pacific areas are giving their
lifeblood for you every minute of
the day.
Cannot YOU and YOU and YOU
that is, WE the stay t-homes-do
as much?
If you have a healthy blood
stream, some of your sons, brothers,
fathers and sweethearts need that
precious fluid in you to save their
lives.
Ninety seven per cent of blood
transfusions on the battlefields and
in the field hospitals are successful,
the surgeon-general of the United
States says.
A RE we who depend on our fight
"A ers for our very life's blood, for
our liberties, for our creature COM
forts and for our physical safety
making the contributions we should
to the Red Cross blood banks?
1Hc duoWCl 10, ulllOl VuAldVSAJj ~
not disgracefully, NO!
The following question, which
should bring the blush of shame to
all healthy American faces, preceded
a recent article in the New York
Daily Mirror telling of civilians
blood deficits:
"Do serUicemen not only haze TO
sOin the Uar but also provide the
blood to saUe the liUes OF their
bnddies?"
Then follow these depressing
news paragraphs:
Last Deek serUicemen at Floyd
Bennett Field, plane creuOs, nechan-
ics and employees, were the only
reason the Brooklyn Red Cross blood
bank obtained euen $40 to $50 pints
a day. Its quota is 500 pints day.
DefauIting blood donors made ii
necessary TO call on the serUicemen.
IO-C TINE DETROIT TIMES -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

could do il, but he would not
fix small leaks. l guess it will
leak all winter unless l fix II
myself.
7 FINALLY contracted for
= some painting.
The painter did half the job,
then as it was Saturday he said
he needed money 10 pay his
men, so / paid him up to date.
He never returned 10 finish
the other half of the job.
l thought he might be wait
ing for a rainy day to do the
interior work. but we had
week of rain thereafter and he
never showed up.
Now these arc not amusing
symptoms from a single COM
munity but striking and COM
mon examples OF a new kind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14
BY Paul MelIon

OF national initiation which does
not show in price or manpower
statistics or problems as han
died in Washington.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in his oarn-
paign, recognized one Of the
points involved. He promised
high wages for a full" work
week, the first time I can recall
he mentioned the word full"
This may mean some action
is coming to promote full ma
tional production by available
manpower.
But II he contemplates only
another national wage increase
as suggested, il will complicate
the problem, the essence Of
which is that the people have
two or three times as much
money as the goods they can
buy, and a sellers market In
demoralizing war economics.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14
1.-The VIGOROUSLY PERMANENTLY Home PROMPTLY
RecOnverSiOn Problem

produce the machines and weapons
of war at the maximum rate of pro-
whatever they cost.
But in reconversion, industry will
not deal with the same men, or even
the same type of men,
Zone of our serious problems"
said Mr.. Keller, rs rphether the goU-
eminent men lUho deal lOith us IN
reconversion wiIl be as anxious and
concerned about getting us back into
civilian tVork as they rOere about get
Htng us into Uar work"
INDUSTRY knows what the
l. PHYSICAL problem of reconver-
sion is going to be, and knows it is
going to be of tremendous magnitude
but not beyond the capacities of in
dustry to accomplish it.
But industry does not yet know
what the policy and ATTITUDE of
government is going to be.
81 do not believe De Uould haze
uery much difficulty in reconUersion,"
Mr.. Keller assured the industrial
college, "if the government in its ap-
proach to the problem recognized it
as the reuerse of Uhat ii Uanted in
conversion to rUar.
"Lf the government said to tn
dustry: you stripped your plants to
make what we Wanted. NoW that the
job is done, ,Ve are going to put our
selves out to get you back into busi-
ness
"If the government acted that
uay, the results so far as the country
and its people are concerned tOould
be most wholesome.
"What De need in the attitude of
those IDho represent government in
these reconUersion matters is the
same urge to get us back into ciUilian
production as they had to get us into
War production.
In short, does the government
WANT free enterprise again?
American industry surely wants
to be free.
The American people surely and
desperately want and NEED the free
enterprise system which has always
been their unfailing source of prog
ress and prosperity and which offers
them their only assurance of full and
fruitful employment in the future.
The American government has
the power to decide and act in this
vital matter, and our future as free
and productive nation will be deter
mined on the basis of HOW it decides
and acts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

Needed desperately wtho ut delay 10000 registered
nurses for the u S. Army Nurse Corps, whose recruiting
poster is reproduced above.
speed of the invasion has created emergency stu
alton which has caused the general to issue urgent
plea to nurses, the country over, to come forward.
Each month"; $4,000 casualties returned to this
try from fighting These casualties men who must
be cared for by doctors and nu
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

A COMPREHENSIVE discussion
n of the problems of the change
over from war to peace production in
American industry was recently con-
Quoted before the Army Industrial
College in Washington President
K. T. Keller of the Chrysler Corp.
1t emphasized the fact that two
new words-or at least two words of
new and vital meaning-have been
introduced into our national thinking
by the war
These words are conversion"
and "reconversion.
The first relates to the conversion
of the entire American industrial
plant to total war production, and
that has been accomplished.
The second relates to the recon
version of the same plant to peace
production after the war, which is
going to be an equally important job
and probably much bigger job
AS Mr. Keller says, it does not
tell the whole story to say that re-
conversion is just the conversion
problem in reverse.
before the war, American in
ID dustry was essentially and most
proftably and benefcially an insti-
tuition of private enterprise, owner
ship and management.
But it did not stay that way for
the purposes of the war.
Government not only put vast
sums of money into the national in
dustrial plant without restraint, and
sometimes recklessly, but also as
sumed authority over the plant.
Is government going to get OUT
of the national industrial plant after
the war as completely as it got into
it for the war?
Obviously, private industry is 60
ing to have to know the answer to
this question before it can know what
its place in the national economic
plan is going to be-and of course
before it can know what the fate of
the peacetime field of private enter.
prise and investment is to be.
So industry must deal with an
entirely different set of FACTS in
the approach to reconversion than it
encountered in conversion.
It is also, as Mr.. Keller observed,
dealing with an entirely different
SET OF MEN.
In converting to war production,
industry dealt almost exclusively
with army and navy experts and gov
eminent experts familiar with indus
try whose sole objective was to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14

At this moment there $4,000 in the United
States Army Of this number 1000 assigned to the army
air forces This leaves 5000 for assignment to all military
general hospitals.
Military hospitals which not to be opened until next
year must be opened The y must be stated
The need than Urgent 1t cannot be ignored Every
available registered must her nearest American Red
Gross chaper to report for duty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22

linens and garments. 20 cents,
Send 20 cents in coins for
every Anne Adams Pattern.
Write plainly size, name and
style number
Only 10 cents more bring,
your new Anne Adams Pattern
Beek. Smart easy 80 make
STYLES, Free pattern printed in
book.
Send your order 10 the Anne
Adams Pattern Department
lbs Times Square. Detroit 81
Mich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
New Gard
Course TO Open

A COURSE in vegetable gar
dening sponsored by the federal
government will be taught By
Isabel Fucker, Detroit Times
Garden Editor al the Royal
oak Senior High School be-
ginning Wednesday evening
Jan. 26, from 7:30 10 $50
The following week the class
VIII meet on Thursday a, the
same time and will continue on
successive Thursdays for a
total OF 10 weeks. The first
class will cover testing OF Old
seed for termination and other
aspects OF seeds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22

willow bud is
Pattern 1894
p tier
1854 Is avail
able In sizes
2 4, s. 3 and
10 Size s.
froc X, re-
quireS IL
yards 35-inch
Jacket
va r d CO n
tTaSt.
Z his pat
tern together
with Il trans
fer pattern OF
useful and
charming mo-
tifs 10 en-
broid er on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
Salad Topping

FOR A fruit cocktail loaded
With appetite appeal. serve 4
dressing OF half lemon and nalf
honey Blend the ingredients
and chill the fruit and dressing
we'll before serving. Guests and
family will thoroughly enjoy
this innovation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
Prevent Food Waste

Most people stored root crops
such as carrots, rutahagaS and
bectS. If these are outside IN
small pits. there is little 70
worry about except 20 see that
-tAp- covering over the fl-t = ado
quate 10 prevent freezing-of the
vegetables Add more covering
II necessary.
If these roots are stored in
doors. they should not be al
lowed 20 shrivel because TINS de-
CreaSes their quality Sprinkhng
with water frequently helps TO
keep them fresh
Il pays 10 use the stored rege-
tables in their prime and IN THIS
way prevent waste 81 vital food
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
PEASANT STYLE

THAT ALL-DESIRED peas
anty look! A two-piece frock
that Will make the apple OF your
eye look cutter than a pussy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
Just The Essentials

Dinner can be pared down 10
the essentials a green leafy or
yellow vegetable and potatoes,
2 green salad with very little
dressing, a roll, and fresh fruit
That is a balanced diet and
while II may sound like a lot Of
food il is under 800 calorieS.
He is more apt 10 stick with
this kind Of diet because he will
feel in the pink while reducing.
He may even learn 10 like this
list Of foods 50 well that he will
change has eating habits and
Z b a viii be the end OF his
weight troubles.
Copyright ists. BY King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
Discard Bad Onions

Stored onions should be gone
over individually and sorted
any bad ones discarded and
Sproutcd ones kept for IUruedl-
ate use. and the rest repaCkcd
i is bad policy 10 store apples
with or near onions because the
apples are prone 10 lose thcT
flavor and may even take on q
bit Of the onion taste Stored
apples should be checked, too
as even one bad spot soon
spreads and causes quite "A loss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
Inspect
All Stored
Vegetables
BY ISABEL zUCRER
Detroit Tunes Garden EDITOR

HAVE YOU stored vegetable
either in the house or outdoors
II is a good idea 10 check your
stock thoroughly at this time OF
Year
Celery or endive. cabbage or
Chinese cabbage viii be In good
condition for only a relatively
short time, and then only II
kept under good storage condl-
tlOnS
If the soil was left on these
vegetables, they must be kept
watercd 10 keep fresh.
Discard Bad Onions
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
Normal Allowance

The nutrition yardstick sets
the normal calorie allowance for
the man in sedentary work at
2 500 a day and for the moder-
ately active man AZ 5000 a day.
A diet Of ! 900 caloricS less than
The normal requirement is safe
and reducing and the man in
Sedentary work h gu Id get
around 500 calories day to
reduce on.
The 500 calorieS a day allow
for plenty Of food, provided you
choose the menus with an eye TO
the calorieS. But YOU don't have
10 Worry too much about count
ing up these for every meal
Just plan the diet around the
protective foods and leave off
the extras and cut out the fat
tening dessert.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
A Good Breakfast

Your husband viii be better
fed and viii lose more weight
for having a good breakfast OF
sliced orange or one-half grape
fruit one or TWO eggs and
thin slice Of toast. and coffee,
than he can on orange Juice,
toast and coffee. The protein in
the eggs helps him 10 burn cal
cries faster
A good lunch on his diet con-
SiStS Of meat or cheese sand
Wich. a vegetable soup or salad.
and a glass OF skim milk or
buttermilk Or ne might have
the days special with just one
slice of bread and no gravy and
no dessert.
Just The Essentials
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-22
Lose
Weight~on
Balanced Diet
By IDA JEAN KAN

A WOMAN will go on a diet
al the drop of a hat whether or
not she needs TO - almost any
diet, so long as II promises 60
take off so many pounds in so
few days.
A man is much more sensible
about his dieting. When ne re-
trenches on the calories. il is
because his weight is unques-
tionably above what II should
be for his height and health.
SO don't try 10 put your nus
band on the diet youSmay have
picked up from some teatime
conversation. one w ON a n T.
whose husband is 80 pounds
overweight, wrote 20 ask for a
reducing diet of 500 calories a
day for him, That is Onl V
enough for one man-size meal
II hc stayed on that few caiorieS
for long, she would be a widow
before long.