Show Y en enry y McLemore e NEW ORLEANS For the first time D since January January 1 1 1919 the average American greeted t the New Year with a head that fits him g For the first time In 23 years his neat wello well- well o rounded Founded size H noggin didn't feel like a size 16 de t that at was occupied by industrious little riveters atei and tiny bell ringers who liked jp- jp r h P I r. r their work so much they didn't t i r 1 even take time off for l lunch For the first time since the thelast 1 4 l last st war ended he greeted the thes s e. e arrival of the New Year in a asane s s' s sane solemn and sensible way s si i i His thoughts were not on having hav hay in ing a good time for himself Y II as but x II but on the thought that during during dur dur- t ing 1942 1992 his country will have perhaps the gravest days in its In mel history and that he the a average aver ver- d age American wanted to be bee th e ready to help 2 teadY My statement that Americans Ameri Amen In cans observed ed the passing of ofed ed the Old Year and the coming McLemore i of the New in comparative quiet is based on onit c what it happened here in New Orleans New Ora OrlI Orleans Or Or- a lI leans is a good yardstick with which to measure measure mea mea- sure New Years Year's eve celebrations throughout the a Country country This Is a town where fun and 01 1 maintain a permanent residence This is a aown 01 town own like San Francisco and New York where abandon is part of the civic motto If It folk are quiet and earnest in New Orleans e on a holiday you may rest assured that folk in 4 Wilkes 5 Barre Butte Phoenix and way points are are at too And the New Orleans folk were Nothing Nothing Noth Noth- sail ing depressing mind you No mourning was ma worn No one went around sowing wet blankets he so to speak but there was a feeling in the air ra a feeling that for the time being going through esc the i motions of making merry was quite enough The German mind the Italian mind and the theo o Japanese mind perhaps will overlook the sig- sig of America taking New Years Year's eve In stride The chances are the axis powers will place no importance whatsoever on the fact that the citizens of this country deliberately and willingly willingly willingly will will- put aside the boisterous merriment as 1941 dropped into the mists and handed the baton of Time to 1942 But its it's awfully important This country hates to give up Its fun No nation on earth ever liked w raise raise well well what shall we say say hell say hell hell as as much as this one does But not this time Wake Guam Pearl Harbor Singapore Hong Kong They were on our minds So were the thoughts of what lay ahead in 1942 There must be revenge for the marines who held out to the last the ships that went to the bottom the planes that had to fight against impossible odds There must toe fie production production- production that will make it possible to avenge Manila There must be bonds bought and taxes paid to pay for the production There must be bemen bemen bemen men women and children standing side by side with but one purpose victory purpose victory for our country Distributed by Syndicate Inc Refrigerating Plant for Train The second largest refrigerating plant in the world was at the port of Gdynia prewar Poland It accommodated an entire train train- of cars at a tim time Erosions Erosion's Annual Cost It has been estimated that erosion causes farmers in the United States an annual loss of in destroyed land loss los of f plant food and through other channels 9 Russia's Large Salt Lake Balkash lake in Russian Central Asia is larger larg larg- er than the entire state of Massachusetts being square miles in area It is an inland lake of salt water |