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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Dear Soldier: You fighting men like to read letters from home accord ing to your officers. Most of us at home realize this and every i soldier in the army gets an average of two letters a day each army unit receiving two to four times the amount of mail dis tributed to civilians in a town of equal population. Uncle Sam realizes it too and he gets your letters to you no matter where you are. The following pictures show how he does this. Maybe Jthey will help to bring you even more glad tidings from home. PATTERNS SEWING CIRCLE '' ' VParade 3 ft i IIMIIIMIII IMtMMl I II I Till 'lllf II I m 1 I ! J Two soldiers (below) under the iupervition oj an officer use a locator card system to find correct cor-rect addresses for incorrectly directed mail. Approximately Ap-proximately 43,000 writers mis-address letter) each month to soldiers on maneuvers in Tennessee, Tennes-see, but 87 per cent reach the right soldiers. Left to right: Lieut. Michael T. Diamond, Staff Sergt. Henry Cooper and Corp. John Fairfield. .mini vmy . i ii mm un . , U 1 1T lift hi I To soldiers mail from home is v t&nsidered to be the next best .1 - i f i r t r imng to a junougn. tugni: iap- tainRaymondD.Fergusonchecks . , tl the latest reports on the location of American soldiers in North f ' Africa. Captain Ferguson was the I first postal officer to arrive in this area of operations. I I r ir ii - - ' i., n rt 1 r-TTinmiii 1 1111 "l 1 1 M.Mi.ymL.M.i.,,.,.!! ill i l V " V r 3 v Y I ill T854 v Popular Basque. IMMENSELY flatterinf frock 1 that many a busy young woman tads a blessing. Grand for. nine five o'clock wear and perfect tor dates. Barbara Ban Pattern No. 18M-B de-tfpMd de-tfpMd lor dxei 12. 14. 16. U and SO. Atrrcapondlns bust meaiurcmcnta 30, S, M. M and 38. Slza 14 (31) require 4 rarda 30-Inch material. Navy Men Can Identify Planes in Split Second The navy has just adopted a new rystem of training its men to rec-ignize rec-ignize ships and planes instantly !rom a glimpse of their total knage, instead of by glances at iheir distinctive parts, says Colter's. Col-ter's. The course consists of a 120-hour study of 2,000 pictures of 168 objects from various angles i slides that are run through a projector at high speeds. To pass, a man must be able to ; identify a ship in one second and I plane in one 75th of a second. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Tennessee Sergt. Joe Flood (top left) sorts letters near an in fantry command in the woods. Miss Margaret Sands (top right) c correspondent, hands out the mail. North Africa Sergt. William Matcooff (bottom left) sorts bulk mail. Caps. Charles V. Fowlet (bottom right) fighter pilot, forgets war as he reads news from home. When writing to a serviceman in the U. S. or overseas TELL HIM Bw the family la helping U win the war. Hew anxious the family la for the boy! return. Bow well and busy the family Is. Give fetalis. How the family ia getting along financially. What's doing la the community, ports create, social doings, etc. Reminisce a little about past errata. Enclose clippings from the home-town newspaper. DONT TELL HUH 1. Tour troubles. He has his own. Z. Tour complaints. He can't is anything about them. S. About the things you are deprived de-prived of. He can't supply them. 4. Doleful predictions of the future he is fighting for. 5. Unnecessary details about financial finan-cial troubles. If there are things he should know about fauntty finances and he Is in a position to de something about thena, tell him. But don't string it out. These points were the result of m survey taken among servicemen, A great space saver is the V-mail process in which mail is photographed photo-graphed larger when it reaches its .destination. These men are sorting V-mail for processing. They have to work too fast to be curious about the contents. Mail from home is the army's biggest big-gest morale builder. GUERNSEY HEIFERS JQH-OBADB GUERNSEY CITE US, yrunsa raady to brtd. and heavy prinscr eominf twos. raso csandlkb. cnAnrroN. iowa. FEATHERS WANTED rKATHEKI WANTED. NEW OB OLB Ship or writ to StarUas Fatar Cmpuy, N. Braadwa. St. Laals. MlaMart. LAMP, STOVE, PARTS AND SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLEMAN DEALERS See them for Parts and Supplies or Service on Coleman Products. Mail us a postcard today for Free Booklet-'HOW TO KEEP 'EM WORKING". COLEMAN LAMP & STOVE CO. 150 North St. Froncif Si. WICHITA 1, KANSAS Fine Powders Chemists who measure, with a somplex apparatus, the areas of Ine powders to determine their tdsorptive value have found that I cubic inch of some such parti- :les has as much as 15,000 square i 1763 Neat Design. DARED down to that absolute 1 simplicity which the new L-85 cloth conservation order decrees, this dress achieves true distinction! distinc-tion! It is smart for gabardine, flannel, foulard or homespun weaves. Barbara BoQ Pattern No. 17S3-B is designed de-signed tor sizes 32, 34. 38. 38. 40. 43. 44 and 48. Size 84, short sleeves, requires 3 rds 39-Inch material. Duo to an unusually largo demand and current war conditions, slightly more time is required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: SWING CIKCU1 PATTERN DEPT. 14 New Moatc ornery Street Ssa Francisco Caltt. Enclose SO cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No. Size Name Address Genu of Thought Men are never so likely to settle a question, rightly as when they discuss it freely. Macaulay. The game of life looks cheerful cheer-ful when one esrries a treasure safe in bis heart -Schiller.. No long forward nor bthind But grateful, tale tha good I find, I look in hop or fear; The best of now and her. JOHN G. WHITTIZIL Her children arise up and call her blessed. Proverbs. I have heard yon mentioned as a man whom everybody likes. I think life has Uttle more to give. Samoel Johnson. Blind Man's Baseball Has Cables to Guide Players A baseball game played by the blind has only five men on a team pitcher, catcher and three base-men-and the "ball" is a three-inch three-inch metal ring strung on a waist-high waist-high cable running from the catcher's catch-er's box almost to second base, according to Collier's. When the batter strikes the pitcher ring, the basemen, standing in line behind the pitcher, try to grab and shoot it back to the catcher. For instance, if the ring passes the first baseman and the second baseman catches it and returns it to the plate before the runner reaches second, a one-base hit is made. A home run Is scored when all three basemen miss it. The diamond is also enclosed by a cable to guide the players to the bases, which are run clockwise. Use Dogs The army expects to have 89,000 dogs in service by July, 1944. Thre and one-haH million dollars has been set aside tor 4eg food. rirat VstUnaJ r areas Tat first aational forest was Florida's Flor-ida's Cheetawatehee national forest "-proclaimed by President Theodore Baawatsr, te California's Death TaHsjr, It me lowest point m the Vauasra basmsnhara. It la no below sea level 5" A quiz with answers offering information on various subjects The Question 1. What is an erg? 2. Which of the following canals handles the greatest volume of traffic: Sue?, Panama, or Sault Ste. Marie? 3. A wind that blows regularly at fixed seasons is called what? 4. What city is called the Queen City of the Lakes? 5. What Confederate general was once the superintendent of West Point? 6. Who was the husband of Queen Berengaria? 7. Against what Indians did Custer Cus-ter make his last stand? 8. What is the principal ore of lead? 9. Next to Rhode Island, what is the smallest of the states in area? 10. What is the world's annual output of pure iron? The Answer 1. 2. 3. 4. A measure of energy. Sault Ste. Marie. A monsoon. Buffalo, N. Y. 0 for Officer; A for Wac, Say the G. I. Numbers Here's the low-down on the eight-digit numbers the army assigns as-signs every soldier: If the first digit is 1, it means the man joined the regular army after the draft began ; 2 the owner was National Nation-al Guard unit member called up; 3 the G. I. was drafted. Second digit reveals the man's service command; the others are personal identification. If there's an O in front of the numbers, he's an officer; of-ficer; A she's a WAC; L she's a WAC officer. The serial number num-ber is private property, it's never reassigned. Translating O-1307694: Officer joining regular army after the draft, now in Third Service com- !eet of surface. I mand. 5. Robert E. Lee. 6. Richard the Lion Hearted. 7. Custer made his last stand against the Sioux. 8. Galena. 9. Delaware. 10. The world's annual output does not exceed 1,000 pounds. Pure iron is iron whose ration of impurities impuri-ties is 1 to 100,000, and is used only in standards work in laboratories. UncUPkiL IT IS WELL to have had a great 1 deal of experience, yet it seems to do something to our youthful enthusiasm. OO Some people are so fond of trouble that they enjoy most eating the things that disagree with them. The worst mistake that you can make is the one from which you learn nothing. o Some people are not contented with their lot till they occupy on in s cemetery. ceme-tery. It is wisdom to always remember remem-ber that you're really a bit of a fool. 00 Idle gossip is never Idle for long. Change Necessary "Well, Doc," said the patient, "you and I have been pals since college days, and I couldn't think of insulting you by offering you money. But I've remembered you in my will." "That's mighty fine of you," said the doctor. "And by the way, let me see that prescription again, will you? There's a little correction correc-tion I want to make." HY hm THE nUMb hRONK RUTH WVETtfApffi ff355: S SCREW uJ ofT-l "NOBS $ LUMBER AOK s J CHEST PAli AND HArS WEREREf V! ANY young homemakers are gaily setting forth to buy Junk furniture for remodeling. The first thing they learn is to consider each piece not for what it is but for what it may be. The 40-year-old buffet shown here was picked up. The sketch shows how the main part of the buffet was remodeled to make a chest under a window in a combination sewing and guest room. A wood .chisel is useful for removing carving that is glued on and either putty or plastic wood may be used for filling screw holes and other holes. If the piece is varnished, it is best to rub it down with sandpaper to remove the high gloss before painting. What became be-came of the mirror and legs of this buffet is another story to appear ap-pear soon. Helmet Nets American troops wear nets over their helmets to prevent reflection of light from the helmets and to break their outlines; also to stick foliage lh for camouflage. ..w." cua a tar the series prepared far ml even also contains dtnea, trurn 30 other thino and endi. A whatnot a a! or i rice cratei becoma hJ wicker chair la padded sal J turn Into run mnA T " "UJ K tor you to follow itep bt aJ art 19 cents each. Send yt,i mbs. ruth wrrns' Drawer's Enclose 15 cents t sa sirea. Name Address "1 Our Use of N Not only is Anuria quantities of paper a fort, but its peacetimil tion has always far n of every other nation before this war, the capita use was 250 po United States. 120 noa land, 85 in Germany Japan. It's the ertMt thai aaak (he ale! pastry takes kindly to much water haj r 0 all) w iKUlX . jrT" 1 Naw N ai.-. "it mm u Good SJoBJfT 1MB 1 -a j In 10 Year. Time U. S. 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