Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
OF Interest tOWOnen
Here Are Some
Resolutions That
Should Be Kept

New Years resolutions are tradi-
tionally joke in America. Most
everyone makes them but very few
persons have any intention, even
on January l, of keeping them.
This year there undoubtedly will
be more people tran usual who give
up smoking. And it looks as though
lot of them VIII have to keep their
resolution whether they want to or
not. This past year a lot of people
gave up drinking alcoholic beverages
and for the same reasons as the
cigaret abStainerS, great many
have kept their resolutions. Perhaps
if all the smokers decide to smoke
little less and not &C from store
to store buying all they can, no
matter what the brand, there would
be more cigarets for others.
But there is a bigger and more i'm
portant resolve to make this year
than anything to do with liqucr,
tobacco, chewing gum or snuff.
Evoy person in this country
should resolve to help the war or
to help those who are fighting the
war tc end the war with Germany
this year SO the japanese can be
taken care of the following year.
Most men of military age are al
ready doing all they can and those
who are not in the service are, on
the whole, engaged in essential work
of che kind CT another. There is no
complaint with The job bein done by
our men. It il the women who are
tagging.
The first In..Ig woman can con-
slider to help win tie war is joining
one of the services for women, WAC,
WAVE, SPAR or Marine corps
Women's Reserve. If woman can
not ioin one of those, she may be
trained to fill a defense job.
In community like Imperial
valley, circumstances do not permit
many women to take defense JOBS
because the only actual war industry
is agriculture. A large number OF
valley women are doing their duty
by keeping up homes and caring 1or
their children until their husbands
come home. These woman dent 1lno
much time for outside war WORK
with household help hard to get ano
the many problems OF growing chli-
dren which must be settled WITHOUT
the fathers advice and help. Many
are holding jobs as well.
But these women are usually the
ones who are found at the USO,
Red Cross or working for other
charitable organizations. Mothers OF
men in the service don't need TO
be told either that there is plenty OF
war work to be done right here in FL
Centre. They already know.
But many women, both young ana
old. whose own homes have not
been disrupted by the war, never
think of helping out in many OF the
activities here. FOR those who cannot
leave the house, the USO snack bar
always needs cookies, cakes and other
food, and sugar will be exchanged 1or
the finished product.
Office help is nearly always need
ed by the Red Cross while junior
and senior hostess, as well as those
to work behind the snack bar, in
formation desk. etc, are always
needed by the USO.
Perhaps the biggest sacrifice for
many would be the renting OF that
extra bedroom TO service couple
WHO are required to go as far from
Ell Centro as Jacumba to find a
place to live. Ind those who prattle
about "foclish wives following their
husbands" should remember many
of these marines and navy men are
on their way overseas, while most
of the others nave just returned
from one or two years away from
their wives. Only those who have
searched a crowded town for place
to live can realize how appreciative
these service people would be fer
even one room they could call home.