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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
Food--Not Money
Remains Scarce

Relief for liberated countries Is
not matter of financing The coun.
tries OF western Europe have their
own financial resources and are
seeking in vain to buy particu-
larry such items as canned meats,
dairy products, fats and oils and su.
gar. The liberated countries Of east
ern Europe which do not have the
foreign exchange resources to pay
cash for their supplies are receiv-
ing them from the uninvaded United
Nations through UNRRA. UNRRA
has financial resources contributed
by the uninvaded nations. The
trouble Is that supplies are not
forthcoming in the scarce food lines
at desirable rate,
Incidentally, the director general
OF UNRRA, in a somewhat justified
didactic vein, has lately pounded
home in his public utterances the
fact that If UNRRA fails to provide
supplies, it is not because OF
UNRRA's shortcomings, but be.
cause the member nations do not
come through with the supplies
"UNRRA," Director General Leh.
man says, lis not superstate with
resources and powers Of its own.
Far from 1t. 1t is the servant Of the
governments which created it"
There is one bright spot amid the
encircling gloom of the food stu
alton. This is the fact that the world
has plentiful supplies of wheat. This
member Of the bread grains has
been produced In bumper quantities
for several years In succession by
the farmers in the u. S. and Cana.
da. The crops have been average In
other exporting countries The re.
suit Is that wheat is not even under
ALLEGATION and the full amount
needed for normal diet can be
supplied to the people Of liberated
Europe. But man doesn't live by
bread alone. For health and vigor,
you and | and everyone need some
fats and proteins In our diets. Will
we be willing to cut down on our
by the standards Of Europe-rather
lavish consumption Of these things
so that our liberated Allies can come
through the next winter with mini.
mum loss Of health and strength
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
No Sport Guns Truly
Automatic Says Expert

The term automatic shotgun" so
commonly used by hundreds Of
thousands of sportsmen. is 4 mis-
homer, according to Remington
Arms company authority.
There are no full automatic
sporting arms" he said. '"This ap-
plies not only to Shotguns but to
rifles and pistols as well. The only
full automatic firearm Is the ma.
chine gun. When the trigger is pulled
and held back the machine gun will
continue to FIRE until the trigger Is
released.
1.-THE machine gun is usually sup
piled with lever or adjusting de-
vice which shifts the mechanism
from complete automatic to semi.
automatic. which requires a pull Of
the trigger for each shot. When
the gun is on full automatic, short
bursts Of FIRE can be secured by
holding the trigger back for 4 very
short time and then releasing it..
Due to the extreme speed Of Its
action, about the shortest burst
one can secure from a full auto
matte machine gun is Ave shots.
This. however, is dependent upon
the reaction of the shooter and the
sensitiveness of his trigger-fnger.
1.-THE guns so frequently referred
to by sportsmen as automatic are
really 'auto-loaders.' This same
term is applicable to so-called
automatic rifles and pistols as we'll
as shotguns. In this type of gun the
trigger must be pulled for each shot
and, therefore, the gun is under the
complete control of the shooter at
all times.
'1'hree types OF action are en-
ployed in the manufa cture of these
auto-loading guns. These are known
as the 'recoil operated gas
operated and blow back oper-
ated.' The U. S. army's famous Gar
and rifle works on the gas-operated
principle"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

jected to heat. which weakens the
plants. Too many plants are lost
this way"
Speed Is essential in resetting to-
mato plants. for the longer they are
out Of the ground In transit, the
greater the likelihood they will die.
Knowles explained. 'Often," he
stated, - rail shipment will arrive
during 4 rainy spell. This means
planting must be delayed another
two or three days, with loss Of
plants invariably heavy.
Because Of the much greater
speed Of air transports, plants can
be shipped from great distances ana
planted the same day. IN this man.
ner. planting conditions can be con-
trolled much more effectively. Air
transported plants arrive In much
better condition and take hold quick
er when set out.
1.-THE latter fact is highly signin-
cant. We confidently expect that by
taking hold more readily when set
out, air transported plants will bear
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
Tomato Plants
Sent by Plane
For Experiment
Canning Company Believes
Speedier Shipment Will
Reduce Loss in Setting

Evidence of the impact of the air
Age on farming was presented
Memorial Day when twin.engined
plane landed with test consign-
ment OF tomato plants flown from
Abel, Ca. 1000 miles to Chicago. to
be set out on four farms which grow
tomatoes for Libby. Mcneil and
Libby's tomato juice plant at Blue
Island. Ill.
The experimental shipment con-
sisted Of $4,000 plants. About halt
were pulled in the early morning In
Georgia before the plane took off at
Q a. M. Chicago time. The rest had
been pulled the previous evening.
Some were moss-wrapped and
packed in hampers. the remainder
were placed In burlap bags Just as
they were taken from the ground.
The plane arrived in Chicago at
ESQ p. m. and ali plants were set
out on the four farms by dusk.
"Air shipment Of perishab plants
such as tomatoes may well become
. commonplace before very long"
predicted John T. Knowles. director
Of research for Libby. THE last
pear has witnessed the successful
transport by air Of fruits and vege-
tables at the market stage. but
transport by air at the growing stage
II 4 new phenomenon. For number
Of reasons. air transport. while
more costly. has many advantages
70 offer over rail transport. where
perishable plants are concerned.
Take tomatoes, for example, when
we ship them up here from Adel
by rail. II takes a minimum of SO
hours. During transit. they are SUBJ
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
"GAY CADETS"
BY NANCY PEPPER

in the middle of your dickie collar.
They tell me you can find canoes in
your favorite dime store.
Barrette Brooches-Did you get
more silver barrettes for Christmas
than you have room on your head
for? Well. all the gals are wearing
them as sweater pins and who are
you to be different?
Midriff Makeover-Summer's on
the way when our Soda Fountain
FIJI starts to talk about midriffs
again. This time they tell US that
old pull-over sweaters make Van
some Chats johnson for ''hand-
some~ midrif tops If you cut them
of, bind them and tie them in with
a drawstring.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
TRIXIE TEEN SAYS:

You're giving party tonight and You
wish that you pere dead-or, at least,
unconscious. You're porried about the
refreshments, about the size OF the liz
ing room, about mhefher or not your
parent, mill knoie mhen to beat hasty
retreat. about phether eperybodys 20.
ing to ,hote up. Relar, Junior. Easy does
il. All you hare to do is to help break
the ice. Then, il the porfy's really good,
you'll hare such good time you'll for.
get you're The hostess. After all, you
cant expect your guest, to feel at home
il YOU don't.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
Decapitation Wires Are
Turned Up in Germany

ALTENBURG. GERMANY. -
American patrols reported they had
found IL ''neck-cutter" wires
stretched across q highway near
here.
They said the wires had been put
UP during the night, apparently by
German youths with the intention Of
decapitating soldiers speeding past
in open jeeps. The wires were dis
covered before any injuries we're
aaused.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

5-Responsive Reading. g.
HYMN. THE Scripture Lesson.
Hymn. 9-Announcements
lO-Hymn. 1l-Sermon, ~
Doxology. l3-Benediction, (Quo-
tation) Perfection, like justice
is not with out us as a fact, it IS
within us as a great yearnlng, -
George Eliot.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

The Domei Official news agen-
Cyl broadcasting station In Tokyo
reported transmitter trouble. Static
or B-29s?
Importers Of French lace ordered
and paid for before the occupation
OF France will be assisted In locat-
ing It by the foreign economic I'D.
ministration. The frills will help pay
for the necessities.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
Earlier Diagnosis
Of Foreign Disease
N0lu Made Possible
Fear That Returned Vets
Will Harbor Latent Ills
Is Somewhat Dispelled

Fears that strange diseases, which
will be brought home to this coun.
try by returning servicemen. may
escape early detection. have been
somewhat eased by the work of one
industrial medical director. Dr..
E. H. Carleton. head Of the medi.
cal department Of Inland Steel com.
pany. has devised a practical out.
line Of tropical, Asiatic. and other
foreign diseases for the use of his
own staff and any other interested
physicians. for the anticipation and
detection of ailments which have
heretofore been uncommon in
American practice.
I'VE believe" he said. 'that our
list of diseases will play a three.
fold role in the future - protect re.
turned servicemen from inaccurate
diagnosis Of diseases or their after
effects that may not appear for
months or even years after they
come back to this country: protect
fellow workers from infection in
our company's plants; and protect
their neighbors. families, friends
and the general public from con.
tracing the infections"
Service History Needed.
The success Of DR.. Cartoons in.
dex depends largely upon full
knowledge of intimate details Of
the patients life in service-all the
places where he was stationed, Wis.
tied, or passed through; sicknesses
he suffered; symptoms felt before or
after his discharge from service.
Each division Of the index lists the
diseases endemic to that area. The
result is an alphabetical geographi.
cal guide to disease. Many In.
fections have been Of such local
character until now that they are
known to the average American doc.
tor only as names in medical books.
Disease which are worldwide In
character or that can be easily dag.
nosed by American doctors are ig.
nored in the index.
Typical Of the 800 geographical
listings in DR.. Cartoons guide are:
"Afghanistan: Epidemic typhus
fever"
"Africa, East: Tertian malaria,
rat bite fever"
'"Africa, Spanish West: Dengue fe.
ver."
"Formosa: All venereal diseases,
schistosomiasis, Wells disease, fun.
gus infections, trachoma wide
spread, malaria, dengue fever,
filariasis, tsutsugamashi fever, re-
lapsing fever"
Omitted States, Southeastern: FIJI.
ariasis (elephantiasis)."
"United States, Midwest: Amebic
dysentery."
India, Southern: Leishma nia sis,
dengue fever"
"Yugoslayia: Epidemic typhus fe.
ver.'
In another section OF the guide,
the little-knoWn diseases are listed
alphabetically and described sue.
cinctly as to cause of infection, ma.
ture Of the injecting organism,
symptoms and sequelae or after eff.
fects.
Makes Diagnosis Easier.
Thus, should a veteran suddenly
become i'll many months later with
symptoms not readily recognized
by the doctor, the latter need only
to refer to the mans medical rec.
ord and to the index for a possible
clue to the nature of the ailment.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
SOMETHING FROM THE BOYS


Remember those trousered treas
ures we used to call "boys"-way
back in the days before the man.
power shortage? Well, If you put on
your strongest specs and get hunt
ing license, you may still be able
to find one or two of this rare spe-
cies. To keep you from losing them,
once you've gone to all that trouble,
we're going to let you In on very
confidential poll we just took around
the boys lockers.
Who's His Favorite Locker Pin-Up
gal? - Why, Lauren Bacall, of
course! It's the Look" that gets
them. Better try it out in your own
mirror before you launch it on the
public.
Who Are the Runner-Ups?-June
Allyson comes first after the baleful
Bacall--and refreshing change she
is! Then Shirley Temple rates high
too-and don't forget Cradle and
Turner. The boys don't. Just for a
gag, we saw some snaps of Margar-
ct O'Brien on the locker doors, too.
How Does He Want You to Dressc
Sweaters and skirts for school and
for at-home platter parties. But for
Big Deals and dances--a date dress,
please. And make it black.
What Are His Pet Peeves?--Too,
too short skirts; Stacks if you take
the slack out of them; hairline eye
brows; crooked stocking seams;
Frankenstein makeup and long,
painted finger talons; gum chewing;
date breaking and, particularly,
girls who talk about other boys.
Well, how are you doing?
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

ripe tomatoes perhaps as much as
10 days ahead of plants that come
in by rail. II this proves to be true,
we estimate our tomato yield per
acre will be increased by two tons
at least. And increased yield. plus
saving on lost plants. will more than
offset added cost of air transport.
A rail shipment Of tomato plants.
pulled from the same field under the
same conditions, left Abel for Chi.
cago at the same time as the plane
load. Comparative records will be
kept during the growing season to
provide the final answer to air YER
sus rail transport, Knowles said.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

Slide fasteners. hooks and eyes
buckles and other closure items
will soon reappear and then wei
be all fenced in again.
A large increase in the production
OF bicycles in the third quarter OF
ls45 Is doubtful, according 10 the
WPB. So you will have to use your
pedal extremities and not your ped
ais for little longer.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
Spe(ter Of Starvation
Stalks Liberated Europe
Hunger Already Rampant in Many Nations;
Relief Dependent on Sacrifices Of
Unite States and Canada.
BY BAUKHAGE
Neus Analyst and Commentator.

they are number one priority In
the relief schedules of UNRRA and
Of the countries which pay for their
own imports,
An UNRRA worker in Yugoslavia
reported that he saw girls IL and Is
years old carrying hundred pound
sacks Of grain on their backs for
five kilometres, In Greece. women
and children hitehed themselves
to carts Of supplies and hauled them
over mountain roads that were so
full Of bomb craters that trucks
could not travel them.
100 Million People
Hungry on Continent
In the face Of this situation, It Is
evident that. as Colonel Llewellin
told the British House Of Commons
on June Is. There are a hundred
million hungry people In Europe
today" Hope for relieving hunger Is
In imports this summer and next
winter. VIII the imports be forth.
coming from the world outside?
The best answer tina. can be
given at present seems to be mot
10 the volume desired" To provide
enough food to bring the populations
Of liberated Europe and the Far
East up to the prewar level = or
even to a rather low minimum level
for full health and strength - would
bring the civilian food supplies In
the major nations down consider
ably from their present level. The
British ration has already been re-
duced In number Of items and
1t was a tight ration before the re-
duction. Australia has cut down but
ter and meat rations still fur.
Their within the last 90 days.
A good part Of the answer to the
plea Of hungry Europe and the Far
East depends on how much sac
rifice the civilians In the United
States and Canada are willing
to undergo. President Truman, in
issuing the report Of Judge Samuel
Rosenman on relief needs In west
ern Europe. pointed out that the
American people need to under
stand the dire plight Of the people
In these Allied countries In Or.
der to be prepared to accept con-
tinued control on our consumption
here. The coming months will give
the answer to the extent and severi.
ty Of controls that are imposed.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
Need u Acute
IN Many Areas

The need for food Is acute In
many areas throughout the CONT
nent Of Europe. The people living IN
German occupied Holland have
been suffering from outright starva-
ton for months. The physical con-
dition Of many was so serious Inn
mediately following liberation that
they were no longer able to digest
ordinary foods. The whites Of eggs
IN p,wdered form were shipped
from the United States to pro-
vide special treatment for these
starvation victims. Britain also
shipped to Holland a special food
consisting Of solutions Of predigested
proteins, glucose and vitamins.
In Yugoslavia, when UNRRA sup.
plies arrived and were being un-
loaded from the first shipment,
food was so scarce that the women
brought brooms and brushes to
sweep up the grain that spilled from
the sacks Of wheat. When cans Of
beans were distributed to the peo-
pie. the Yugoslav weighing off,
Gals were so careful in measuring
out portions that 1t was common to
see a single bean removed from the
scales tn order to give each person
no more than his fair share.
In May, the Office Of foreign agri-
cultural relations Of the United
States department of agriculture re-
ported that this years output Of
food In Europe viii be the smallest
since the beginning of the war. 1t
may be as much as 10 per cent un-
der the 1914 production. As the war
has come along, machinery is
worn out. Factories have been kept
out OF most Of Europe by the lack
OF transportation and the shortage
Of materials.
Manpower has become scarcer.
In the final agonies of the conflict,
farm animals were slaughtered
or stolen by the retreating Nazis.
Hence, the production Of the CONT
nent win reach the low point Of this
winter in the current crop year.
Sharpening the difficulties is the
breakdown Of internal Transport
tation to move what food Is pro-
duced from the countryside into the
cities and towns. In the final phases
OF the war the Nazis Systematically
destroyed railroads and rolling
stock behind them as they re-
treated; the Allied air forces sys-
tematically blew bridges and burst
locomotives. The result is that In
Greece. for example, there were
for months no railway lines op-
Grating. Even now, when some OF
the tracks and bridges are repaired,
there are less than 20 locomotives
and less then 500 good cars in the
country. More are being rushed
there. but the railway transport will
be far below even the wartime nor
NAL. The highway service has dis
integrated and the bridges are
blown. Trucks are so scarce that
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

IS" over "T'-What we mean is
Sleeveless Sweaters" over ''T
shirt" That's the way you're wear
ing your V neck, sleeveless Jobs
these days, and we like it.
Cameo Clutter-The newest fad is
to wear an old-fashioned cameo pin
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

WNU Service. Union Trust Building
Washington. d. c.
The size and shape Of the postwar
food emergency which the world has
been generally anticipating and
fearing 10 now beginning to take
shape. As this is written In mid.
June. swelling cry Is coming
across the Atlantic. We're hungry.
Send US food" In one days issue OF
the New York Times there were
special dispatches stating.
I. That the liberated European
nations were meeting in London to
hear the facts Of the world food situ-
alton from British Food Minister
Llewellin. He had spent three
months In Canada and the United
States surveying the world picture.
Il was said that he would inform
The delegates Of the liberated coun-
tries that there l. In prospect .
world shortage Of 1850. 900 tons Of
meat, l.000. 900 tons Of fats and oils
and l.S0o. 900 tons Of sugar. A short
age. that 10. In terms Of what Ii re-
CURED to maintain a quite frugal
though fairly heaith-giving diet
Z That European nations were be-
Ing urged to produce TO the maxi
mum In order to Offset the lack Of
imports for their winters food sup.
ply.
:. That the new food minister Of
France (Christian Pinaud) was
coming to the United States to urge
tho American food industry to sell
food to France.
I. That the Bavarian food ration
was down to the low minimum Of
1,l50 calories . day tthe average
American diet contains $500 Gallo
ries).
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

Scouts what kind Of
sweaters they want
for next year and they
ask for more sweat
ers with drawstring
necklines; moredress-
up sweaters for dat
ing. Keep it UP
Your Dreams Are
Getting Better All the
Time!
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

Add Pineapple Juice
Add pineapple juice to your baked
apples.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

SPECIAL NOTICE !!

1t is necessary for us to re-
quest our correspondents to
cut down on their local news
items, by writing more about
what is expected to happen
and less about what has al
ready happened.
Publisher.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06
SWEATER SPICE

Coming events cast their shadows
before, We always say every ether
rainy Thursday. What we mean this
time ID that your shadows IN the
high-school halls aren't as baggy and
saggy these days. That's because
sweaters are moving In, but definite
ly. We've just conducted . soda
fountain poll and we find that the
abler CRADLES are all In favor Of
more fitted, shorter sweaters. In the
meantime here are some new tricks
they're playing with their old ones.
Sweater Mfgrs., Please Note
We've been asking our Fashion
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-06

Thus, should a veteran suddenly
become i'll many months later with
symptoms not readily recognized
by the doctor, the latter need only
to refer to the mans medical rec.
ord and to the index for a possible
clue to the nature of the ailment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
Peacetime Patriots

Patriotism runs high during war,
when people is drawn together by the
necessity of meeting common foe. Then
self-interest and prejudices are likely to
be at their lowest ebb. Then the positive
characteristics of country stand out in
the minds of it's citizens, who search for
the answer to what are we fighting for?"
Despite pessinistic reports to the con-
trary most servicemen knew why they
had taken up arms. In the strain of war,
the people on the home front, too, found
an answer.
But with the peace signed, comes the
real test When the emotionalism of war
is done, and Americans begin picking up
the threads of their old existence, will they
forget those things they learned during
the struggle? Will they find now only
their country's negative characteristics?
Will they feel their patriotic contributions
ill spent in the face of resurging self inter-
est and prejudice?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

10 o'clock on Christmas Eve. The
patriarch comes from Jerusalem
with troop Of cavalry and ecclesi-
astic guards in gorgeous array. At
the reading of the gospel the people
leave the church and follow the cler-
gy along rock-hewn passage to the
grotto Of the Nativity. There a wax
en- image Of the Infant is laid on the
site said to be that Of the manger.
In Europe many Of our soldiers
will worship in some Of the oldest
cathedrals on the continent. At st.
Peters in Rome. at Notre Dame in
Paris and at other historic shrines
Of Christianity solemn and impress
sive services will usher in the day.
In Belgium, the Santa Claus part
Of Christmas viii have passed by
December Is, for their St. Nicholas
Day is 10 days before that date.
The old saint rides a white horse
in Belgium, instead Of driving a rein
deer and the children leave hay in
their stockings for the horse to eat
IN return for what the good saint
leaves for them.