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Show The Cache American. Losran. Cache County, Utah Pace Six r - Jotf1-lr- v j J lokinjaJ Hill, 1,11111 III) I'M GOING to leave my Hollywood beat thli time in order to share with you letter from "Spec" McClure. formerly of my ataff end now serving with our ermy in Belgium 1 have found no finer expression of what our soldiers think about and their hopes for the post-wa- r world The army nurse to whom Spec pays tribute in this letter was Frances Slanger. who was killed by a German shell October 21. 194. Just a few hours after she had mailed to Stars and Stripes her open letter expressing her appreciation of the fighting men she served. Sec8 letter follows: "Dear Miss Hopper: It is late afternoon, and here the earth is relatively quiet as quiet, one might say. as the army can ever be a thrum of distant motors; perhaps friendly if loud argument or two; perhaps a lone G.I. grievously addressing his Maker over the latest exasperation. . . . T have Intended writing you something of entertainment here, but since morning I have been thinking of a dead girl whom I never knew but whom I, doubtless along with countless others, felt I knew. "She was an army nurse, and a few wc&ki ago, in answer to the blessingi the wounded and dying had heaped upon her kind, ahe wrote an open letter to the men. It appeared in our Stars and Stripes. And it was a model of a selfless devotion, a humanity, and an integrity one thinks extinct. . . . She wrote as a G.I. Jane to a G.I. Joe deeply involved In a bloody business called war, asking not for understanding, expecting no mercy, but giving to her limits in both. ' . Hypnotizing Cat Puts Girl to Sleep Before a group of amazed witnesses in a New York studio, PufTy, a Persian tomcat, owned and trained by S. Arthur Newman, a teacher of relaxation, demonstrated his hypnotic powers. The subject was Miss Dorothy Cynara, who was especially selected by Mr. Newman because of her marked antipathy for cats. First picture shows Puffy fixing his unblinking eyes on Miss Cynara's, as Mr. Newman softly spoke to the girl and counted to five. When he reached four, Miss Cyn- - I X I j x 4 ,::j Crains Jump 32 Per Cent; Meats in Smallest Upturn. Continued strong demand for farm products, both foreign and domestic, is reported by the U. S. department of agriculture. At the same time it Is announced that total receipts for farm marketings for the period January through November, 1944, amounted to about 18,430 million dollars, a 6 per cent Increase over the 1943 receipts of 17,312 million dollars. Income from crops was about 10 per cent greater than 1943, government figures show, while receipts from livestock and livestock products went up only 4 per cent over last year. Greatest gain of Bny of the commodity groups was made by food grains, which increased 32 per cent over the same period in 193. It Is expected that the demand for many farm products, at ceiling prices, may continue to exceed supplies, since consumer expenditures probably will not decline as much as national income. After fighting ends In Europe, reductions In the output of war goods may bring about a drop in national Income due to reduced employment, particularly overtime, in the industries making such goods. Crop acreages for 195, suggested by the War Food administration, call for a slight Increase over 194 plantings, with a small additional production or marketing of most livestock and livestock products, except poultry and eggs. Largest proportionate The Rambling Rhymster i One Ray of Hope "For somewhere In the sordid, selfish, shameful business that makes up most of our petty lives there Is a nobility that will not perish. And men declaring that nothing is worth fighting for are known to die with their facea to the enemy, refuting by their action the words their lips have shaped. "And I have seen too many graves of those who, loving life as dearly as I love it, nevertheless died in order that something might keep on living. . . . "They say this war Is won and the victory is ours. I believe It Is. They speak of winning the peace. That remains to be seen. But this I do believe: If the common attitude is not changed, if greed is not uprooted and sincerity restored to life, if a man's ideals are less than his purse, and the graves are forgotten, we will not have won the war; we will not have won the peace; we will have rather lost the world. . . . My love. SPEC." ! Thanks That Count Following is part of Frances Slanger's open letter to Stars and nr " f Stripes, written just before the shelling began which took her life: "For a change, we want the men to know what we think of them. . . . Im writing this by flashlight. The G. I.s say we rough it, but we in our little tent cant see it. We wade ankle deep in mud. You have to lie in it. . . . We have a stove and coal. We even have a laundry line in the tent Our G.I. drawers are at this moment doing the dance of the pants, what with the wind howling, the tent waving precariously, the rain beating down, the guns firing. . . . "Sure we rough it But you, the men behind the guns, driving our tanks, flying our planes, sailing our ships, building bridges, and the men who pave the way and the men who were left behind it is to you we doff our helmets." Frances Slanger is buried in a military cemetery, flanked on either side by the fighting men she served. Precautionary 'w flue-cure- d ' '' J s K Al -- Hand Grenade Yank SIZE are awed by the alxe of the universe great; head fcI forward (as By ita depth and its breadth and shown in lower photo) and she Its height; was in a deep sleep. When By stars so far distant that years we must wait awakened. Miss Cynara exour eyes can at last tee their ratios. Ere Where I? am Oh, claimed, light. that terrible cat! Some say, "Of what Import is wee little msn. Minute Make-U- pi Who rides on a flicker of dust. . . In a void thata so endless and great By GABRIELLS No one can conceive of lta reach ita and thrust." WVU Feature. Aaaoclatad N.wrpapr And yet there la nothing to daunt ns in this. By NANCY PEPPER Whenever the question may rise; certain syllable before every vowel For in thought of mans value ROOM RUMORS in a word. A favorite is "egg" bewe will go amiss. Before the gang gathers for the fore every vowel. You sound like If we measure him Just by his next Harpy Huddle In your bed- the natives on one of supermans size. Since nothing In space Is so little room, how about trying out some planets. Addled Accents As they say in or small decorating tricka that cost free and that popular song, You put the acThat it could not be volumes more work wonders? Betcent on the wrong wee, Spool Shelf You need two smooth not ter class. in this And nothings so big, so great or so start English boards about IS Inches long and 6 Hows the weathtall Rhyme Time inches wide and 32 empty spools to Heather? is the way you're That a million times greater t er, make an original knick-knac- k shell could be. making with the poetry. Heres a String the spools on strong cord four that With doesnt make sense, a slight bit of thought it la gem any rows of eight each. Bore four holes easy to see. . . . in the boards at the four comers but it's typical of your rhymes That all is not in slxe and weight. Do know that there are little and run the strings through them. without reason: What Bean? The mean. truth Is quite plain, that in lacqueryou Jelly dya which will slick up" pads Big knots will keep them in place. What I said, Cabbage Head. Infinity. . . back-hair- ? Color with paint Do know your stray The small Is as great as the great. that the continued use of you for It doesnt rhyme, Frankenstein. or polish. Now soap For mind, soul, and being count this purpose tends to irritate the Yes, it do, Fu Manchu two you have Dont hot. Coffee pot. get heavy, and most s shelves for scalp and neck? Do you know that them can mans value be told Ladd. Don't Alan mad, get By can use your lipstick as rouge or nail you Oh, brother we can read the And they are more precious than for your cheeks? And that powder polish bottles. Milky Way host one shade darker than your skin Trunk Bunk-M- ake words but they don't make sensei In the void that Is worlds Than works up to a perfect match? a padded cold. Ledger Syndicate. WNU Features. top for an old trunk and cover Vo. the sides with a ruffled flounce and By PHYLLIS BELMONT you have a comfortable seat for to your friends when they gather talk over tomorrows assignments or tonights dates. Blackboard Bulletin You thought you were too grown up to have a blackboard in your room, didnt you? Well, just get it back from the attic, cover the wooden frame with padded fabric and hang it over your desk as a bulletin board. You can pin pictures and letters to the frame and write messages and reminders on the blackboard. See? Plain paper lamp Lip Trick shades look swoonderful if you have your friends autograph them with lipstick kisses. Cover over the lipstick outlines with colorless polish to preserve them. Although the rules on wedding invitations are strict, and must be adhered to, you may express your DOUBLE TALK in the type of enAre you majoring in jabberwocky individuality choose. This may be you graving this semester? It's a tough course, but done in heavy black, block letters, if you study this column conscientiousor flowering lettering ly you may be able to make a passing shaded grade: Weve been snooping around script. The paper may be thin soda fountains again and were in a state white or creamy In color with of utter confusion about the strange either a dull or shiny surface. Four young "veterans" of Infantile paralysis tell George Faber, a sounds you call conversation. The use of colored ink or any patient at the Childrens Country Home at Westfield, N. J,, that "The Pig Latin Variations Youre not tinted papers would be Incorrect. Dimes are Marching," They assure the young polio patient that he too content with old fashioned pig Latin. Stick to white and off white papers, will get well, thanks to the aid of the National Foundation for Infantile Youve discovered new ways to and gray or black lettering. Paralysis and the dimes and dollars contributed by the American people to the March of Dimes, January torture the language by adding a WNU Features. Ledger Syndicate. We aras d "GAY GADGETS" Trained tor rough battle, this coastguardsman of tbe rugged Greenland patrol, yanks the fuse of a hand grenade with hit teeth and prepares to let it fly al the enemy. Even on Greenland he secured practice against Nazis. hand-to-han- d Polish War Orphans T Syll-A-Bl- e. knick-knack- Khat to Nations Dimes IIelped Them Conquer Polio An excited bunch of kids, little Polish war orphans, pile down the gangway of a troop transport fai from wars dangers. They had embarked at Bombay, India, to find a new home thousands of miles from their ravaged homeland. Mikes Life Saved 14-3- 1. Strain of War Cutting Lives of Home Doctors For the closing scene of Love ST. LOUIS. Dr. Edgar G. Letters," Joe Cotten and Jennifer of Atlanta believes that two Jones walk Into the sunset William or three years has been cut from Dieterle kept saying, "Put a little t doctors bemore feeling into it, Joe. Just then the life of of wartime overwork, cause cord started and electric an burning, From looking over statistics on "What smells?" Dieterle said, of doctors as published in mortality "Don't Cotten anyreplied, Quickly the Journal of the American Medi. . . Joan Loring, that!" answer body I have seen that the that fine little actress that Warners cal association, rate of doctors left at mortality term on a contract, long up signed home has far exceeded that of those goes into Three Strangers," with Geraldine Fitzgerald, Sydney Green-stre- in the armed forces." and Peter Lorre. Bal-leng- TELEFACT COTTON PRICES PER POUND (AVERAGE PRICE RECEIVED BY FARMER AT tOCAl FARM MARKET) 21.08C home-fron- irf r Increases over the 194 acreage aug-- I on individual include gested crops 52 per cent more acres of flaxseed, 47 per cent more sugar beets. 38 18 per cent more cover crop seeds. per cent more tobacco (other than and burley), 11 per cent more sugar-can- e (except for syrup), 8 per cent more rye, and 8 per cent v more hay seeds. Suggested decreases In acreage Include 39 per cent fewer dry beans. 9 per cent , less of truck crops grown for the fresh market, and 6 per cent less rice and sorghums (except those for 4 syrup). Frlcea Remain Stable. i Prices for agricultural commodities, on the average, have remained stable for more than a year, it is pointed out by USDA, the maximum variation in the index of price received by farmer being 4 only 2 per cent. A continuation of tills stability is anticipated for sev- -' eral months. Lower prices for truck crops and minor grains were found to have been more than offset by higher prices for wheat, com, cotton, hay and oilseeds. In most cases, according to the reports, these higher prices reflect the increase in govHarvard nodklns, 17 -eld ernment price support levels from school student, spotted G year sod Impel to 194. 193 Colrpaugh, German aplea. He foL Livestock and livestock products ,owed ihclr ,now Uackt ,nd dlicv. show a drop inthe index of about 2 cred ,hl.y c,me fr0fn ,he ocran. per cent since October, 193, when It report to bit father, i sheriff, reached the highest point during this brought the FBI and the arrest of war. These changes In prices, ac- the Nail spies. cording to agricultural economists, reflect basic supply and demand conditions but do not reflect changes in farmers' Income due to increases in production payments, which are not included in computing the index. Meat prices, the USDA report continues, probably will continue at or near ceiling levels in most of 195. It Is expected that prices received by dairy farmers will decline less than seasonally during the months between December, 194, and March, 1945, probably averaging about the same as a year earlier. Dairy farm-- 1 ers may anticipate the highest level of returns ever reported for that pe- riod, because of a higher rate of dairy production payment during the next few months. This would result in milk and butterfat-fee- d price ratios being more favorable than other Important livestock-feeprice , By LES PLETTNER X Sw i Comradeship And we knew there wasn't a false word In the letter. . . . We knew It for our world, and we grinned In appreciation, knowing that we read the letter of a girl already dead, and her words fixed beyond alteration. They were sealed with her blood. . . . "During this war, as both civilian and soldier. I've seen Ideals trampled in the mud by those who most profess to uphold them. I have seen this too often to have much faith left. And I have seen, at all who make an honest effort must, a thousand forms of betrayal and stupidity. And In weariness I have told myself a thousand times nothing retrained to believe In that the ancient enemies of mankind greed and ignorance were too great for our mortal strength to conquer. But now I know that this is not altogether right . . . Aids FIJI Spy Hunt Income From Crops Last Year Increased 10 Per Cent Over 43 12.4 5 YEAR litil r AVERAGE I909 19I4 10.29 5 YEA AVERAGE ? ti SEPT. 1944 Fire Chief Skips His Own Burning House - A HIGGINSVILLE, MO. fire swept through a lumberyard at this place, and ignited the house next to it Better let it burn. Fire Chief Fred Newman decided, and concentrate on saving the other nearby homes. Newmans home, which was the one next to the lumberyard, was $50.-00- 0 Tbe dollars and dimes contributed to the March of Dimes, January will help to save others as they did Michael Sullivan at St. Louis hospital, operated for infantile paralysis cases. 14-3- 1, ld |