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Show UTAH LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI, rn i " T Ask Me V Another vVv,A ' - H.. M r i The Ou.-tio- rw as t continent is Known tue land astride the the Un.ted S'.ai es ac 2. How quire Minnesota 3. What can f" hed fl first perfect game. -- Minnesota" ir.ear.s 4 There are 5 How many plar.es on the U.S. aircraft earner?. practiced b ...e 6. Is hari-kir- i eq-a- .'.' d-- . pitl Japanese in battle'' was 7. Of what state or.ginally a part? rveruJC , Where is the rar.cn t.iat of Rr.oae Ligger than the state a ANTI-A.- W , .... aumm mapii r 'SN- -- tmmw 'W '"I"'1 "f HTH' SJ.A .....v. . - Answers Offering 0m Information on Various Subjects When the Good Work Beam There's a good chance for your shoot themselves or getting ahead when yuU they either gel C UiuU.6 satisfied with yourself iriead coir "i:t 01 army. the job. spokesman for the Japanese Once a father sends his bov. 7. Virginia. a The King ranch in southern college, every generation of' that 1, has to do it. family Texas consists of more man of If you know how to spend square miles, while the area your Rhode Island is 1.243 square miles. money you can seem l.kp a rra? s nate on Scribner in article an a 9 $3,000 year. e ln 1899 Theodore RooseMagazi-Two of a Kind chrisvelt aid that the public We have discovered tened him and his men as "Rough man who talks in a that the we whisper fought "At first doesn't know any more than the against the use of the term, but, fellow who bellows. w"t"en finallv the general of the It is a tragedy when a man division and brigade began to late in life what he thinks he gets wants communications write in formal and finds he doesn't want it. about our regiment as the 'Rough A woman is one who Riders." we adopted the term ourshe gets into society tries when selves." to help her friends in. 10. According to the CommentaA retired farmer still can't learn in served 140 women tor, in 1937, to sleep late. 35 state legislatures. . i -- big-heart- 9. Who gave the name "Rough s Riders" to Theodore RooseveA men? K). How many women are there in the various state legislative bodies? i Uncle PkllO nan-Ka- 1. Wha 1 A Quiz With The Answers Africa. Part of it by the Revolution, and the remainder by the Louisi1. Here's a New Red Cross Function: Solving the Soldier's Personal Problems, Paying Mortgages and Caring for Friend Wife! By ALWYN W. KNIGHT story doughboy told his stationed at Governor's island. The yarn had a Nick Carter ring, but the man in uniform was so in earnest you had to believe him. He said his father lived in Fayetteville, N. C. He said his father was out of work and was about to be put on the street. In fact the sheriff, so the story went, was as good as on the doorstep with the foreclosure papers in his hand. Listening, you almost expected to hear a bugle call and the thunder of hoofs as the proverbial cavalry troop galloped to the THE rescue. But this was melodrama plus. The skein of plausibility was there because the thing was so imminent. Actually there was but a day or so left before the foreclosure; and watching the boy's worried eyes helped visualize a dusty street in a sleepy southern town, and on it an el-- " n It seems that the Red Cross is of derly man surrounded by furniture with noth- equal help to the military authoriHuman nature is human naing left but the threadbare rem- ties. and skulduggery sometimes ture, nants of a tattered dignity. wears puttees and brass buttons. The name of the Red Cross There was a prepossessing lad who field director was J. F. O'Brien. wanted a transfer to Fort Jay from on the grounds that a distant Sitting behind his desk in the he wished post to be near his ailing faRed Cross house a few steps ther. It seemed the human thing to from the ferry slip servicing do, but the field director O'Brien Governor's island and Fort Jay in this case asked the Red Cross the he heard the boy through chapter in New York to check before taking action. Investistory Now he asked gation showed that the boy's father without a word. questions, then picked up a hand-me-dow- Subsequently it all turned out right; that figurative cavalry troop, underwritten by the Red Cross, did gallop to the rescue. O'Brien contacted the Red Cross chapter in the town where the boy's father lived, instructing the chapter to verify the boy's story (routine) and advance money at once. Melodramatic Finale. So the old homestead was saved. And the doughboy repaid O'Brien out of his pay, and O'Brien repaid the chapter. It was the sort of job oher Red Cross field directors in other military posts were doing all over the country that same morning for enlisted men of the army, navy, marine corps and coast guard. This Red Cross help for the enlisted man and his family is an ambitious undertaking. It began when the country entered the World war. Now more than 60 men like O'Brien are stationed throughout the nation. These trained workers and their assistants "cover" 206 army posts and 8 army general hospitals. They cover 408 coast guard stations; 127 navy and marine corps stations; 10 navy general hospitals and St. Elizabeth's hospital in Washington, D. C. O'Brien leaned back, frowning. "Just what do we do?" he echoed my question thoughtfully. "Well, we act as link between the enlisted man and his superior officer. And we also act as link between the enlisted man and his family. When the boys get in trouble, they come to us. They know that their confidences will never be violated!" "Sort of an anti-A- . W. O. L. agency," I suggested. there "Not exactly. Although would undoubtedly be a lot more if it were not for the work we do." "What," I asked, "are some of the contributing factors which cause a man to pick up and walk out without the formality of asking permission?" "Trouble at home, for one thing." "Trouble at home?" O'Brien thumbed through the papers on his desk. "Here's a job A boy whose we did yesterday. sister was critically ill. We arranged a furlough so he could go home and give a blood transfusion. Now if we had not arranged the furlough, I dare say he would have made the trip anyway with phone. rl p 1 n, peace-of-min- d -- TWWf" r-- 1 2. ana Purchase. 3 Under the modern rules, on Young May 5, 1904, Cy pitched no runs, the first perfect game no hits, and nobody reaching first base. 4. "Land of the Sky Blue W- Willing to Wait The tiny brother of the bride was given a piece of wedding cake to put under his pillow. The following morning his mother said to him, "Well, Bobbie, did you sleep with the wedding cake under your pillow and dream of your future wife?" "No, mummie," replied the The following appeared some boy. "I ate the cake, 'cause I years ago in a wedding report: wanted my wife to be a surprise." "Among the gifts of the bride to Gone Forever the bridegroom was a gorgeous They were both writing letters, dressing down." but suddenly hubby stopped and looked worried. Spring Daze "What's the matter, dear?" Mrs. Easley Three moves are asked his wife. as bad as a fire. "Why er I had it on the tip of Mrs. Harder Yes, and one visit my tongue and now it's gone." of the paper hangers beats a "Never mind," she said, "just think hard and it's bound to come Operator's Dream I gave you the wrong said the operator. number," ater." "Don't mention it," replied the 5. The Navy department says that there are about 80 planes on caller. "I'm sure the number you each of the United States navy air- gave me was much better thanit the number I asked for, only craft carriers. to use 6. When Japanese officers are just happened I wasn't able it." to on, unable and carry wounded An "I'm sorry That's Luck Luck doesn't float around the air And light on Tom or Dick or Harry Just anyhow and anywhere. The wit to know the thing you want, The will to work, the faith to fight, The strength to use but tempered tools And only weapon honors bright; The spirit and the spunk to back." Going Down "Thinking won't bring this back. Two cronies met at lunch. It was a stamp," said hubby. one asked. "How's things?" dare, "How are they? Rotten, old boy. The heart to hope, the grit to WHY CHANGE? Honestly, if they keep on like this bear; And when disaster falls, the grit it looks as though my last income tax return will be just about corto grin, and start again That's luck. rect!" said the other, gloomily. Crochet Dainty Lace Bolero of stitches; materials required. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins Don Don't you ever change (coins preferred) for this pattern to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft your mind about anything? Joe Very seldom. I have found Dept., 82 Eighth Ave., New York, I was N. Y. just as wrong the second afPlease write your aame, ad ter I had changed it as I was dress and pattern number plainly. Any Excuse-O- ne day a neighbor came over HOUSEHOLD and wanted to borrow Grandpa's new rope. Said Grandpa: "No, QUESTIONS I I've got to use that rope today to tie up some sand." After the neighbor had left a Line the Clothes Basket. friend said: "Grandpa, you know Clothes baskets can be kept clean you can't tie sand with a rope!" by lining them with washable ma"Remember, my boy," replied terial, such as oilcloth, muslin, or the old man, "you can do pretty heavy paper may be used. near anything with a piece of rope if you don't want to lend it.' Outdoor Fireplace. Backyard fireplaces are easily constructed When she thinks he's perfect, and provide a center for fam- she's in love. When she makes up ily recreation during summer her mind to improve him, she months; steak roasts, corn roasts, means marriage. and marshmallow toasts are only a few of the many reasons for A Substitute building one. Willie While mother was sleepthe ing the baby got sick licking Slow Oven for Sponge Cake. paint Sponge and angel-foocakes Caller Off a toy? should be baked in a slow oven Willie No, off mother. so that the air which has been beaten into them has a chance to Madness? expand and lighten the cake before the eggs set and give the cake Kulper What reason have you for marrying my daughter, young a snape. man? Fogmore No reason at all, sir; Soft Pillows. One housewife in love with her. I'm washes all the discarded silken articles of the household, cuts them into tiny pieces and uses A Glorious Inheritance not them to fill pillows. They are If we do our best! if we do if very soft and fluffy, besides costmagnify trifling troubles; ing nothing. look resolutely, I will not say at at the bright side of things, but we Try This and Please Hubby. a things as they really are; A tablespoon of borax in the waof the manifoia ter in which white collars are avail ourselves surround us, w which blessings inwashed will take away that ugly can not but feel that life is hn yellow tint and make them as deed a inheritance.-Joglorious white as new. Lubbock. A Pattern til mil lMrrr Harvey ISruggic, former Purdue football star, hears the grief enlisted man at Red Cross house, Governor's island. absent-without-leav- Slo-cu- m unfur-unat- e next-of-ki- n Dress-u- "" Jii.wiliiiinnmiaoi Mft1mlnllWlrfV--OTnllllfrl1Ill1llllf"1-'"'- was at the address given, right enough; but that, since the address was a cemetery, the unfortunate parent had ceased to ail for a good many years. To my mind, one of the most worthwhile things these military post Red Cross men do is contact the family of newly enlisted men. A card sent to a mother, and picked at random, gives this information: "We advise that your son has enlisted and has been assigned for duty with the infantry in China. He is now at Fort waiting to sail which will probably be January 6, 1938, and until then address your letters to him care Overseas Recruit Depot, Second Recruit Co., Fort Slocum, N. Y. After he sails, address your letters care Commanding Officer, lT. S. Troops in China, American Barracks, Tientsin, China. If further information is required, return this card with your query." Last year the Red Cross at Governor's island sent 10.000 of these results." of men recruitcards to Romance Is Rescued. ed for overseas service. There is I asked O'Brien to give me an- no measuring stick to tell what other example of a Red Cross field these routine notifications moan to director's routine and he told me the folks back home, but the reply of about the doughboy, newly married, one mother is a conservative indication. "Your card gave me the will who was to be transferred from the Canal zone, to Fort Devons. to go on living," she wrote. "My The army paid his expenses, natur- boy just disappeared, and not knowally, but what about the young wife ing, he had enlisted, I thought he who must remain behind because was dead, or alone and sick." I talked with O'Brien a while longthere was not money enough? Yes, the Red Cross again. er, then went over the island's pris- Bil-bo- a, the Atlantic branch, United States disciplinary base, and the only military prison in the country. I was introduced to Major Christ-maadjutant of the prison, and heard from him what the army thinks of the Red Cross. "The army couldn't get along without the Red Cross;" he said. "The work it does can not be done by anyone else. Mr. O'Brien and your other field directors supply the warm, personal touch which it is not feasible for the army itself to do." Red Cross and the Navy. To further pursue my investigation of the anti-A- . W. O. L. artillery of the Red Cross, I left Governor's island and went to the New York navy yard at Brooklyn. There Red Cross Field Director Henry W. Rogis ers told me that as essential as discipline in the production of efficiency. "If our bluejackets start worrying over family and personal troubles," he said, "they can't do the job they enlisted to do justice!" I found Rogers in his stateroom on the receiving ship, the old U. S. S. Seattle. He had just finished talking with a sailor whose wife, in Texas, had been shown the door by her own mother. As a result, the sailor on, to the Red Cross field hard-luc- k John O'Brien, Red Cross field rector at Governor's island, New York, hears from Lieut. Thomas J. Marnane how his organization can best serve the enlisted man. di- of an was about crazy with worry, because what could you do in Brooklyn about trouble in the Panhandle? Rogers had already set the machinery in motion which would send a sympathetic representative of a Texas Red Cross chapter to see the young wife and help plan an intelligent solution of the problem. There is a lot to this business of a soldier's 'Vorry apparatus" every so often if he is to be kept at peak efficiency. A flight commander at an air base told how a pilot endangered not only his own life but the lives of other pilots. Because of an unaccountable and sudden inability to follow instructions, he' was a particular liability in formation flying. Before an accident occurred, he was grounded, and questioning revealed that concern over a distant mother who was gradually losing her mind was behind his unaccustomed inefficiency. The Red Cross handled the case; and when the pilot knew that all that could be done had been, he became himself again. The men who hold down these Red Close posts at military stations are in themselves remarkable. Each is carefully chosen. O'Brien, for example, is small, and emotionally sympathetic. Rogers, at the Brooklyn navy yard, has been through the mill; he knows all the answers; he sits up late nights, wondering If there isn't something tlse the Red Cross can do on some particular case. nimble-minde- C Weitcrn Newsp.ipe Vnlon. d 1745. your daytime or summer evening dresses with this dainty lace bolero crocheted in two strands of string. 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