Thursday, November 12, 1942 Find Soldiers Reading Tastes Lights e Newiboyi on scale, 190 Halifax women have been busy for more than two years supplying thousnnds of magazines and papers to the men of the armed services. Called the Central Magazine Exchange, their organization was the first voluntary war work taken on by women of this post and has expanded to meet the needs of the growing navy, army, air force and merchant navy. From their rooms In a warehouse perched on Halifaxs waterfront reading material for these men is routed to army outposts, to air force stations, to service hospitals and to corvettes and destroyers of the Canadian navy. Sailors Top List. Overseas furces are also kept happy with a constant supply of Canadian periodicals, but the menr sailing with the merchant marine get first big-tim- ever-increasi- 4 call Though the women claim they play no favorites, the biggest bundles sent out usually are headed for ships and hostels of the civilian sailors. Figures bear this out. In an average week some 32.000 magazines are distributed with the merchant navy receiving some 14,000 of them. The army gels about 12,000, the navy 4,000 and the air force and women's army corps the remainder. Reading tastes of the dominions fighting population are amazingly good, the women claim, saying the better type periodicals are the favorites. However, pulp thrillers have a steady clientele while picture magazines are always in demand. People from all parts of Canada donate the magazines. From as far west as Victoria bundles of reading matter are sent to the exchange, railroad companies doing their bit by allowing the bundles to move freight free. Biggest single contributor is Ontario, with Toronto leading the province. Winnipeg ranks high in the list, as does Montreal, Vancouver and Sydney, N. S. Welfare Work Too. With the magazines are distributed a multitude of knitted comforts and games. Last Christmas the exchange was turned into a toy factory as the women collected presents for the children of Allied merchant seamen. They even do a bit of welfare work on the side, the best example being a English lad who was taken from his ship and placed in a hospital there. While he was ill he was kept supplied with reading material and when he recovered the women loaded him with warm clothes, games and books. However, their primary concern Is tha distribution of magazines, and to date the women have placed nearly 3,000,000 In the hands of fighting men. An idea of how wide a circulation these periodicals get may be gathering by glancing at the covers of magazines in service men's camps, hostels and hospitals. Nine times out of 10 they will bear tha Central Magazine Exstamp change, Halifax. Trailer Families Are Trailed by Bad Luck These are difficult days for trailer families. Following Cleveland action regulating trailers and their locations, some 00 families whose mobile dwellings are parked other than in licensed trailer camps will be forced to move, Akron Sanitary Director F. A. Reese has announced. The move, he said, follows city council's recent passage of the ordinance requiring trailerites to live in licensed camps equipped with sanitary, laundry and other facilities. Since the city itself has only four established camps the eviction order is expected to send the trailers Into county camps which soon may be regulated by a measure similar to the city ordinance. AKRON. Man Leave Monument To Honor His Father DANVILLE, VA. Rucker Penn, who died here recently, left in his! win a bequest of $9, OtW to provide a monument to his father, CapL i Greene Penn, who fought with distinction through the Civil war. o dealer, left Penn, a .an estate of 9240,000 to his immediate kin his widow, two daughters and three grandchildren. He devised tha Inscription for his fathers monument and Indicated tha spot a smaU triangular park near Mount Vernon Methodist ehureh. leaf-tobacc- U. S. Nurse Won't Tell Secrets Even to Queen SOMEWHERE of Record War Bond Sr.Jrs Is GrrI Of Women At War Wee'; Krv. New York by L. L. STEVENSON Better Type of Periodicals Lead: Pulp Thrillers In Demand. HALIFAX. Kl'liNKA UKlUlfTKIt IN ENGLAND.-O- ne American nurse has proved she can keep a secret. Soon after they arrived, the nurses received strict warnings against revealing any Information of military value. The next day officers were embarrassed to learn that a nurse, chatting with Queen Elisabeth on a visit, had refused te tall the queen how long she bad bean la England. Less: One of the city's newspapers sent a reporter out to see il tooth paste could be purchased without turniig in an empty tube. Tha reporter came back with the information that it just couldn't be done. He'd even offered to squeeze ths paste into a paper bag and turn tn the tube thus emptied. No dice, lie did learn that for the convenience of soldiers and sailors, one druggist he keeps empty tubes which loans. But that was all. So conics into mind a young man whose ancestors come from Glasgow. When his tooth paste tube was squeezed as fiat as if a steam rullcr had been run over it, he dropped into a downtown cut rate store and as he hud the empty tube with him, obtained a replacement without There was a onc-cesale on, however, and fur merely a penny more, he could have obtained an additional tube. And not having a spare with him, he was forced to pass up the bargain. y. nt Service: A letter from a Kentucky mother received recently by Major Bowes stated that her two army sons had obtained a furlough at Uie same time and had paid her a surprise visit. That was fine indeed. But when the young soldiers left fur camp, they took with them not only a lot of homemade delicacies but the keys to the family car as well. hardly had they Furthermore, reached camp than they were scut It's a lung somewhere overseas walk to town so the mother's problem was how to get the car stalled. Since she included in her letter the engine and chassis number, as well as the car model, the major was able to go into action at once. He communicated with the Chrysler corporation; the huge cross file which lists the switch key of every auto that has rolled off the assembly line was consulted and in no time at all, duplicate keys were on their way to the mother of two soldiers Snug Fierce 22 In hm4 mi the f;irm WASHINGTON, T). C. America's women In the war faclorii-- t pn.l in thrir homes - are ditcrmired t irnUi- Women At W:ir Wei k the greatest War Ponrl selling effort since Pearl Harbor. sounded the keynote f r the Treasury Department's Mrs. Franklin D Rnnsc-vel- t Women At War Week. Nov. 22 to 29, with an spien to women to save on little thine. s ti provide money fur War B nils. We women a ant to work hard, we want to be s part of ties st tenuous period because unless we are, we will not be able t face the rr.cn when they - return nnd claim our share of tie futuc ponsib lily for h. Mh Weak Nerves Pessimism Is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. Bernard DeVoto. peaceful w orld. tlie First Lady declined. The overall direct :on of Wunicn At War Week rests with the Women's Seri ion of the War Savinrs Staff under the leadership of Miss Irish Moaa Recent exhaustive experiments on foreign choudrus. or Irish moss, which it used in industry as well as in food and medicines, will most industry ' probably save an Amer-ea- Harriet Elliott, Associate Field D.roet'ir. , and Mrs. Henry Jr., Chief of the R "'4 . Special Activities Unit. From coat to coast JS women in. everv commu-nlthave made plans for torchlicht parades, fash- liurim Wamra At War Wcrk votnnher War Bund aales al ton allows tens ri.'lics women will wear aa armband similar lu l'ie one to , J,rhpl siore Wii.il 'W displays. Harriet EllmU.sleeve ol Mrs. Ilrnry Munrnibau, Jr., by Hui Stamp and H nd booths. pageants, civic siru:;, balls and mnrdi gras. In each localily administration of the one week drive rests with the local War Savings Committee Which has worked out ac'ivitios adapted to their areas. Mrs. in a special message fur Women At War Week, declared that the spirit of America's pioneer women lives today more stronglv than ever. "The average American woman began to rise to new heights on Sunday, Dec. T, 1941," Mrs. Morgf-uthBsaid. This winter the average American woman will be spending less in order to save more to invest in War Bonds and Stamps. She will not, please God. ever have to fire a gun or fly a bomber. But sire will, please God, always do everything she can to help buy anything and Uie best of everything that fires or Hies or floats In this terrible war. Mnrgt-n-thau- - '' ''' Nudists Take a Walk' Because Uie Hungarian government refused permission for them to keep cows, nudists abandoned plans to establish e colony near Budapest. Hungary. z warm, snuggly fleece is used for coat. Conforming with War Produrtion board regulations which forbid the use of wool as lining, this eoat is lined with a brushed knit and cuede cloth of rayon yarn. The same material outlines the tuxedo front and the collar. A this all-dut- y Waited muney Is wasted n't waste prrt-li.uEvery dol'ar yon rad spare should be usrd te bay War P-- a fay your tea percent every pay day. lives. lives. Navy Diver i Mi anger A bunt deck cleat signed of placing iron which war production. cleat ia stronger less expensive than After the Harry wedding in the White House, one of the larger networks approached Meyer Davis, who played for the wedding and asked him to talk about the high lights for five minutes on a news broadcast. Davis asked Hopkins' permission. The President's adviser replied: "Okay, Meyer, so long ss you don't tell the radio audience I dance in leky fashion. End Piece: Macy Bell Syndicate WNU Feature a. Horse Trainer's Dog Helps Out in Stable CLEVELAND. -- Robert J. 'Rossi, horse trsiner, is almost as proud of his Belgian shepherd dog as he la of his winning thorFlash" performs oughbreds. stable duties with almost as much skill as an experienced groom. He can lift a halter off Its spike and carry It to the stall, carry water and feed to the horses. has been de- wood, reis needed for The laminated weight and the iron cleat. by Good Record unemployed boys and girls recently examined by the British ministry of health, 92 per cent of the boys and nearly 94 per cent of the girls had no physical defects, and more than 94 per cent had good health Of 6,500 ' v: : Learn Fiom Each tcrly exhausird after a hard s work under wa'.rr, this navy his eyes and Flaxes as liis ninths undo his Iiv'n rear. He is fine nf the navy di. r s'lnrin? in fie diirult task of the - It is difficult for any of us to take another view than the one from hia own window, as difficult for tha man at the university window as for llie man at the cottage window. But we must learn to do it, otherwise our outlook is dim and distorted. There are many kinds of voices in world, and none of them without meaning we must listen to all, and learn from each. i- i:;r ur ain-lirr- t WOMEN AT WAR Overalls, irrrachei aad drills rrpbre Snrrlrs at Ihrtr la aa Army Arseaal msrrB la lank repair ships. Nut the drlermiailuia on ihrlr fares. These women are typml of hoodrrds of I hay lands nbo arc norhlog la war Inriunrs and lavestlag part of their earalnzt la War Bonds. tl-s- 1 : I' s II -- f r f 1 Nr 7's v if-r-- r-r r. f ir fie Trench aiion. 1 li-- ! ! ' .; ? .. . ;1 JLS XfiA 7 v;' while Laboring Candidates for war production Jobs can learn while Uiey labor through the system of training. This is a process whereby '' are trained to explode" complicated tasks into single d operations and direct men to perform these operations. The system is training Job Instructors" at the rate of 8.000 a week, each of whom will train probably 10 production workers. lo-ar-n This svri n, radio ;nni st.iqi slur t;- ': w- tn wouldn't t:ki any. Char'ii MvC'arf ;v Ir I i liei 'lU-ihim on u Fu IU- h.-i-- o gram. Ewn well-know- ns Another: Happy Jim Parsons, of Mutual, broke Into radio many years ago and was once a featured vocalist with Paul Whiteman. Parsons recalled in Sardi's the other evening how all through one performance, a member of a trio, which harmonized In the background as he sang, continually got him off key because his harmony was false. After the show. Parsons walked up to the culprit and without mincing words, advised him to quit show business because he was absolutely tone deaf. Disregarding the advice, the young , man went on to Hollywood and be- -: came one of the most popular sing-er- s of songs in America. He's Bing Crosby of course. lit rks ducts the Irish Sweepstakes at Dublin, Irish Frre State, are being tested to determine their inratal fitness. Lo-ret- ta Recollection: Chatting with a group of friends, Oscar Hammer-stein- , librettist and lyricist of such hits as Show Boat," New Moon, Rose Marie," The Desert Song, Sweet Adeline" and other of the show shops, related a number of anecdotes of the famous grandfather whose name he bears. One lingers in memory. A newspaper man brought a new singer to the impressario and introduced him thus: Mr. Hammerstein, you ought to sign up this man. He's going to be a great singer some Hammerstein walked away day. I can wait. It might muttering: to state that this be singer later reached the heights. His name? Reinald Werrenrath. s The 1,200 female cleiks employed by Huspitals Trusts, Ltd., which con- Novelette: Gene Sheldon is the funny pantomimist in the hit, PriHis stage partner orities of 1B42. Is lovely Loretta Fischer. Some years back, Loretta and Gena were married and were very happy. But after a few years on the stage, began to lung for a little cottage where she and Gene could settle down to a less hectic routine. Gene decided he could not forsake his career so they were divorced. Loretta went on to Chicago where she met and married a business man who offered her the quiet existence she was seeking. Within three months, she tired of the life and divorced her husband. Time passed and she asked Gene if she could return to the act. He welcomed her back. But here's the twist. Gene is in love again, this time with an chorine. Peggy McCann. Peggy and Loretta are close friends. I), quick lead-men- t a i.mv p:i :l Cl. lie is , lib' y or pri- - ,m in t.'ir vatriy. Ills hulbi-us- : sr.'.uuizlt- I,'!1:,., , irl one of Ins f 15 i I t:ir Tl Mrs. Roosevelt (left) says nomra help mra al front by buylnz War HmmU.- ai riskl l the lapel Ug which voluateeri wUI wear durmi Womra Al War Hrek. Nov. ZZ lo ZS. - f'.cs t:. :t 11 .i. s bi e: i'n .. tv:-- i n a: pir-tu;- -. ii.i-'- 11:1 lia i' :; I '37 I seen him "D.iviil 11 well r.ipi'T fi, i" Tin M:m mi li e Fly mg and "Missi-sippi- ." If you were told hi r."'.t nami is Dukrnficld, would you know who he was? No? Well, then, do you remember when he uppeored opposite Mac West? He had an awful time then trying lo win the maid, berausc of his aptitude for telling untruths and Tra-perv- Evrybody Evry Psy Day 6,000,000 Women Enrolled in War Savings Payroll Plan. At War Week, opening Nov. 22. during which WASHINGTON. D. women will seek to sell the greatest s:nu1e nok's volume of War Bonds and women generally Stamps will serve to put the spuihght on the mighty contribution war. the arc making toward financing ' Six million women are on War Savings payroll plans Then monthly deduc lions total $7I).OUO.OOO. The customers of 300.000 newspaper boys who have sold more than fifl.OdO.-00- 0 in War Bonds and Slampk are mostly women. Volunteer saleswomen run nearly all the Bond booths in theatres from Maine to California. They also are sparking the War Bond sales in rvlail stores. Ralph G. Engelsmnn, Associate Field Direrlor of the payroll savings section of the War Savings Staff, readily admits that without the supiairt of women the phen imcnal record of pryroll savings enrollments would not have been achieved Payroll savings plans are now in operation in 149.000 businesx-- f and factories. Employees of twenty-fivthousand of these firms are converting at least 10 percent of gross payrolls Into War Bonds every payday. Associate Field Director Engelsmnn says that women have contributed directly and Indirectly toward tins When a man devoted Id of mit percent of his pay eiivch pe to War Bonds, the woman el Imme has liad powerful voice in the decision. Her and her cheerplanning, her fulness play their part tn the suerrsr of payroll savings The Treasury Department is couMmg upon thia woman Influence in It cuirent campaign to "top that 10 percent by New Year's." By the first of th . al yesr the Treasury hopes to enroll least 3.000.000 women woikcrs m a pay This Is My Fight Too J e ret-or- econ-imie- s - ( - 1 parched throat. Not so long ago lie was in court bccauss his doctor was suing him for collection of a bill rendered for medical services. You should know him, but if you don't he is I'rufilahle Clardrm. Relief gardens in Columbia, Mo., grown with an investment of less seed and tools, prothan 9300 duced 93.0U0 worth of food for 89 unemployed fnmlhrs lliis year fr fiwil e H htr r 114 ... l In llie lii.irian hm1 i inimil ul Ihe Kiimr rin.'v .mil urn, lit lue sn M liar iiriH h nkn mi H totini lailv in IIIff ttnihult1 law I?, I women at ufl - roll savings n cn wiih tula I Bonds over the 10 ! il IIm 1 ht l jslnil inmr tor War ciertil matk. i.mis semi-skille- Mib-ag- e Budget Budgeting the mileage left In Is an important part of the tire tires pres- ervation program. One of the season's crop of debutantes, or a well-knosociety woman, could set an example to other women if she would take her car to a garage, have the tire mileage estimated, and figure out Just how many miles per wcclt she could drive up to 1948. What driving would she have to cut out to keep within her budget? How can she plan to save enough mileage fur that trip she wants to take? In saving tire mileage, will she walk or use public transportation systems? .! I I r.:.r.:zjer Ealaaa Invest A Dime Out cf Every Dollar in ayl'.S.,.YorEi; sds