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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. THE COUNTY RICH REAPEB entered ns second class matter Feb. 8, 1929 Act of March 3, 1879. nt the Post Office, Randolph. Utah, under th Wm. E. Marshall. Ilutiness Manaeei U.50 Per Year in Advance SUBSCRIPTION Layton Marshall, Editor and Proprietor Healthier Don't Worry About Your WAC Oversea; She s Medical Officer at When Home, Says Than And Happier Gems of Thought IN 1 PRAYER the lips neer act the winning part without the sweet concurrence of the heart. Herrick. Greatness comes only to those who seek not how to avoid obstacles but to overcome them. SLIGHTLY SCREWY My friends say its queer that so fond of pancakes, she told the psychiatrist, so they sent me to you. Well, thats not so odd, he remarked. Im very fond of them Im myself. Are you? she replied, brightenmust come over some day, I have seven trunks full. Well, you ing. Nothing But the Truth You said you had an engagement with your dentist yesterday afternoon? Boy Yes, sir, I did. Boss But I saw you at the ball game! Boy Yes, but that man next to me was my dentist! Boss Cold Cure Maam, I accidentally let the babys blanket drop out the winMaid dow! Mother That was foolish of you. Dont you know the babys liable to catch cold? Maid Oh, no, maam, the babys still inside the blanket! Secret Mission? Conductor, where do I Old Lady transfer? Conductor Where are you going? Old Lady Thats none of your business! USUAL BILL OF FARE Major Janeway Tells About 14 Months With N. African Contingent Theodore Roosevelt. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys oj sense. Lie in three words health, peace, and competence. By GERTRUDE BACHMAN Union. POPE Released by Western Newspaper WASHINGTON, D. C. Let not thy mind run on that thou lackest as much as on what thou hast already Marcus Au- If your is a daughter, sister or wife Medthe in WAC and stationed iterranean area, you are probably worrying a lot more about her than she is about herself. Maj. Margaret Janeway, Medical c'orps, U. S. army, gives a report that should put to route all unnecessary fears. relius. ON THE HOME Major They are never sick, in Janeway told a press conference WACs Fifth The army Washington. have had an amazing health record from the beginning. Of 1,800 women soldiers who landed in North Africa since January, 1943, only 12 have been sent home for medical reasons. Dr. Janeway believes that this record may prove one thing that the more primitive the circumstances, the better a woman thrives. They take hardships in a spirit of fun, Major Janeway said. When the first contingent went over in January, 1943, it found circumstances definitely primitive. The trip over wasnt exactly a sum- - FRONTS RUTH WYETH SPEARS STROLLING DOWN the roadway to the entrance of the old French convent which is their barracks in North Africa are these five WACs who are assigned to the headquarters offices of Allied force headquarters. Ellen Condon, They are, left to right, Mary C. Woods, Everett, Mass.; Missoula, Mont.; Mary Livingston, Chattanooga, Tenn.;A Lucille James, nun is passing Sioux City, Iowa; and Elizabeth Page, Escanaba, Mich. in the background. returned to the States. The reason given was excessive nervousness. The three women were aged 30, 35 and 40 respectively, and had backgrounds of nervous instability. What had been a potential inability to adjust at home under secure routine now became complete maladjustment. Major Janeway said they just couldnt take it.. No diet deficiencies were discovered. Army food was more than adequate, and in addition, the WACs were the friendly concern of army and navy men. They received oranges, eggs that cost $2 a dozen, and a general supply of nice spoiling. The navy men who vied with the tradition of their marine brothers for having this situation well in hand even obtained pillows for the Mrs. Brown What do you give your husband for dessert if he doesnt like the rest of the meal? Mrs. Jones A piece of my mind! Its a Pleasure! Investigator And is your mother working irf a defense plant, little boy? Boy No, maam, but she went to the enjoyment office to see if she could get work in one! Tip Included Customer Waiter, youve made a mistake. My bill is only $13, not $14! Waiter Im sorry. I thought you might be superstitious! Easy Words! He Say the words that will make, me happy the rest of my life! She Okay stay single! Just for Size! Customer Id like some winter underwear. Clerk Yes, Sir. How long would you like the underwear? Customer I dont want to rent it. I want to buy some! Right Again! Nit Whats influence? Wit Influence is what you think you have until you try to use it! Economical! Is she frugal? Jerry Well, she had only 21 candles on her 40th birthday cake. Harry In Bad Shape Joan Im afraid Mabel isnt so popular now. Jane No, she didnt watch her figure so now the boys dont either! NOTHING HANDY Judge If the two men were fighting with chairs, why didnt you try to settle the argument? Witness There wasnt a third chair! In and Out Rastus (after narrow escape at railrad crossing) How come you all done bio yo hawn? You oughta know dat wouldnt do us no good! Sambo Dat warent my hawn brudderl Dal was Gabriels! PVT. MARION DeGRAY of Milwaukee, Wis., brings an armload of homemade bread into the messhall. Excellent food is credited to a large extent for the splendid health record of the WACs overseas. mer cruise especially since most of the women hadnt ever been to sea before. They landed at Oran on January 13, and took a train for Algiers. They discovered their quarters to be an old French convent with no heat and no water. They used their helmets for carrying water from an old well in the courtyard and for wash basins. It was bitterly cold. Major Janeway said: It was' May before we thawed out, and it was May before we could get an occasional good nights sleep. The women slept 12 in a room on straw mattresses placed on double-deckbunks, wore all their woolen clothes and wrapped themselves in three blankets when they went to bed. Those on the night shift were envied because they slept during the daytime when there were no air raids. On Duty 12 Hours Daily. Such were the conditions of their employment. The wages of WAC privates are the same as those of G. I. Joes $50 a month plus 10 per cent of the base pay for overseas duty. The hours were 12 a day, seven days a week. Since curfew was at 7 p. m., and the Algerian shops were closed at that time, there was no point in time off. During this whole period, despite or what most of us hardships would consider hardships there were no serious illnesses and very little jitters, Major Janeway said. A three-be- d dispensary had been set up in what was described as a in the convent. This large closet was used only as an isolation ward for those with colds and as a room for an occasional rest of 24 hours for the very weary. Major Janeway said that after such treatment most of them were ready to go back to their jobs. Despite all the dire warnings, not one WAC contracted any of the diseases they had been told very carefully to guard against. When more WACs arrived in Algiers in May, the entire WAC colony took over an apartment house which provided more comforts, and much more warmth. The number of beds in the dispensary was in creased to 11. Of the 68 women who came with this contingent, only three had to be er vides each woman, after so long a rest period. A rest time, a four-da- y camp has been established 20 miles up the coast from Algiers. It was opened first for those earliest WACs who were beginning to look a little fatigued after their grind with no passes from January to June. No similar arrangement has been made in Italy as yet, but Major Jane way believes that one soon will seven-days-a-we- X7HY not make a week-en- d of putting together a chairs with the special features shown here? You dont have to have a fancy project couple of comfortable workshop. The whole job may be done out in the yard or on the porch. Just three stock widths of ek be. Only Six Marriages. In 14 months, there have only been six marriages of WACs in the Mediterranean area. It is possible that a three-mont- h waiting period known as the cooling-of-f period after announcing marriage intentions to the commanding officer is the reason. This is an army regulaWAC bunks. Every time a girl got a letter tion and applies to both men and from home, Major Janeway said, women. In regard to the unhappy stories Mama wanted to know if she was getting her vitamins. She was, but that have been circulating abQut the morals of the WACs, Dr. Janeway she didnt know it. Fortunately, which statistics their folks started sending them cited medical vitamin pills and that settled the showed definitely these rumors to be problem for us. They ate their pills figments of somebodys imagination. The women were homesick at and felt better. Too Mach San Tan. times, but not too badly, Major The power of the North African Janeway said. Six weeks after the sun was an unknown quantity to the first group arrived in Algiers, howWACs. Anxious to get a smooth tan, ever, there was no mail from home, they discovered, to their dismay, which resulted in many a tearful that it could very easily be over- night. But the regular arrival of done. After a few painful burns, mail after that, and the strict regimen took care of homesickness pretty thoroughly. There have been no battle casualties among the WACs. One woman was injured, and one killed in a jeep accident There was plenty of bombing, but the bombs fell just across the street from the Algiers barracks. The bombs would hit the same spot night after night. During the day the damage would be repaired, and that night it would be undone. Yet none of the WACs was hit. A piece of shrapnel hit the bed in which a WAC was sleeping, but she was unharmed. There was some dispute between her and the occuof the next bunk as to whom LETTERS FROM home are the pant the piece of shrapnel belonged. best morale boosters. Sgt. Betty Major Janeway said that the jobs Jane OLeary of Pittsburgh, Pa., which the WACs perform, and about sounds the welcome mail call. which they are very keen are which kept the victims away from those of stenographers, telephone work, sunburn was classified not operators, drivers, cooks, and all line of duty. That meant that any kinds of communications jobs. Asked if the WACs overseas feel WAC who was not sensible enough to get her sun gradually, would that girls at home are lackadaisical have her pay docked for any time she was off work. They soon learned how to do it gradually. By November, three more WAC companies had reported for duty in Algiers. In December, one company fresh from the States went directly to Italy. The healthiest women in the whole Mediterranean area, Major Janeway found, were the Fifth army WACs living in tents very close behind the! fighting lines in Italy. They were part of a communications platoon based at Naples and half up toward the front, living in tents, working the command post message center. They were with the Fifth army in North Africa and folA WAC in North Africa hangs up lowed when American troops took some personal laundry in the back Naples. of the convent which serves as Major Janeway said that the yard a barracks, giving a homelike touch WACs at the front and those in to the grim business of war. North Africa, for that matter, are so healthy because they do not have about not joining up Major Janetime to spend in frivolous activi- way replied: They certainly do! ties. She continued: There is no special training for It takes a d and very keeping the WACs in trim. In winwoman to stand up ter they dont have much oppor- against that pressure and maintain tunity for exercise, but in summer her own good sense. It takes a levelthey swim. In North Africa, a pro- headed woman to keep rested and gram has been set up which pro- - to maintain her sense of humor. j level-heade- well-balanc- ed lumber are needed; all the cuts are straight and the pieces may be nailed or screwed together. But the really important thing about this chair is that it is comfortable to sit in and good to look at. The removable back makes it easy to move around and to store for the winter. Even though it is made with all straight cuts of the saw, it is so designed that it has no awkward angles and no jack knife posture is necessary when sitting in it. 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