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Show TIIE LEHI SUN, LEIII, UTAH Kathleen Norris Says: She Can't Stop Crying Bel Syndicate. Do something that will hasten the world for tomorrow. By keeping u well do great service. But do something, or By KATHLEEN NORRIS 'I SIMPLY cry all the time," writes Elizabeth Taylor from Austin, Texas. "I can't help it. No matter what I do to stop it, sometime during the morning I begin to tremble, and then the tears come, and I go on crying at intervals until I'm in bed at night and then I really cry, hard, into my pillow, pil-low, so that my husband can't hear me. "And yet things aren't harder for me than for thousands of other women," wom-en," her letter goes on. "My biggest big-gest boy is out in the Marshall Islands Is-lands with the marines, my daughter daugh-ter has her first job, at 17, and my little boy is still In grade school Doctor Taylor is a chiropractor who has a fine business and we have a lovely home. So it Isn't so much my problem, it's just the awful problem prob-lem of the whole world that has me completely broken down; It's the magnificence of the boys, and the letters they write home, and the wounded that are coming in to the service hospitals, and the thought of all the ruin in Europe" She goes on for several more pages, but that's the gist of it And her situation is like that of thou sands of other women today, who are feeling the dreadful pressure of world events, sharing the sorrows of the mothers of lost sons, fighting the continual fears that crowd in upon us from all directions. These women act as if by making a fuss, crying and complaining and protesting they could alter the fact that the most fearful event of all history is now taking place. They act as if by fretting and arguing they could change the train of events The fact remains: there is a great war going on, and since we can't adjust it to suit ourselves, we have to adjust ourselves to meet it. Oyer and over again the letters I receive exclaim plaintively: "surely "sure-ly it isn't natural surely it isn't normal surely no rational human being expects this sort of thing to happen!" And the answer is "of course it isn't normal! Of course it isn't natural! nat-ural! Stop trying to rationalize it, or you'll go crazy, as some women are already going crazy over an attempt at-tempt to reason about the most completely com-pletely unreasonable thing that ever happens to humankind." No. Drop all thoughts of that kind, and in their place put two or three bracing ideas that will not only help you through, but will help everyone in your circle as welL For one thing, do something that will hasten the dawn of a peaceful, strong, intelligent world for tomorrow. tomor-row. There is no need to recapitulate recapitu-late here the thousand ways in which you can do this; you can work in defense plants, you can enlist with the services or the Red Cross, you can go into any hospital. Or just by keeping a comfortable, well-managed home for war workers you can do as great a service as any one of them. Of course you're buying bonds, writing letters to soldiers, knitting, cooking, collecting all the materials war needs. Some persons can give all their time to these t nam babying and fear." WNU Features. dawn of peaceful, strong, intelligent - managed home for war workers you can face lifelong shame and regret. NO TIME FOR WEEPING She's a middle-aged woman a wife and mother who is comfortably fixed, financially and socially. Her elder son is a marine, now stationed in the Marshall islands. The younger is still in grade school and her 17-year-old daughter has her first job. So far, everything is going all right, but this woman says she cries frequently during dur-ing the day, and at night she sobs in the darkness. "It isn't so much my own problem," she writes, "it's just the awful problem of the whole world that has broken down ... the magnificence of the boys . . . the wounded . . . the thought of all the ruin in Europe ..." Every woman's part, replies Miss Norris, is to do something to bring the terrible war to a speedy end and to help the men and women who will return re-turn from service to re-enter civilian life. The weeping women are those who have little lit-tle or nothing to do. The busy ones don't have time to cry. things, some only a part. But do something, or face lifelong shame and regret. Then keep cheerful or at least courageous. Millions of fighters will escape from this war unscathed, millions of men and women will be better trained, educated, stirred by it than they would have been in times of peace. All these participants partici-pants in the strife will come home anxious to find conditions ready for the new start into a better type of civilization. It isn't going to be all groaning and despair by any means. There will be great vigor and energy and ambition in these returning men; they won't want babying and tears and regrets; they will want a good stout program and the means to carry it out. For the most part, the crying, nervous, fearful women are idle, or busy with monotonous housework only a few hours every day. Their cure is to find a plan, and work toward to-ward it work hard, put every ounce of strenguj and vitality they possess into the realization of the plan. Plan for what? Well, plan for your soldier, if you have one. Get a few hundreds or a thousand dollars safely safe-ly into the bank for him, to give him the needed start when he gets home. Buy him a little farm. Or, if you haven't an individual boy on the fighting front, plan for yourselves. Get out of debt, and have some savings over. Consult the local housing committee and have your old place made into flats. Buy the little farm that you've always wanted and you will take on a host of new interests. Times if you choose to see them that way, have never been so dark. But taking the other view, never in the history of the world have we all had so many opportunities to learn, to improve our way of living, to serve and help each other. Waman Marine Wants U Know She is a private first class in the U. S. marine corps women's reserve. re-serve. When she finished her boot training, Eunice Shepard was ordered or-dered to duty at the Brooklyn navy yard She marched into the orderly room, signed up at the sergeant's desk, then let her gaze ramble) coldly over a half-dozen desk-bound male marines, scribbling away at their paper work. Said Pfc. Shepard: "I joined the marines to free a man to fight. Who's leaving?" SFW1SG CIRCLE PATTERNS Frock for the Fastidious Matron Jiffy Play Set Is Simple to Make i fir-' 1- vi J 1968 34-48 For the Fastidious A GRACIOUS, slim-lined and pretty frock for afternoon wear! It's particularly attractive for the matron and older woman as the well-cut front panel treatment treat-ment of the skirt gives you that trim look through torso and hips which is so desirable in this type of frock. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1968 is designed de-signed for sizes 34. 36. 38, 40, 42. 44, 46 and 48. Size 36. short sleeves, requires 3',4 yards ol 39-inch material. Jiffy Play Set CVEN though you've never cut -J out a single garment in your life, you can make this one-piece play frock and matching one-piece sun hat in an afternoon! It's the simplest set to cut, sew and launder laun-der you've ever seen. Fly-Sized Powerhouse Can Operate Machinery O ie of the smallest electric motors mo-tors ever built is no larger than the ordinary housefly. The tiny powerhouse, weighing a quarter of a pound, not only runs itself but operates other delicate machinery ma-chinery as well. Product of the ingenuity, patience pa-tience and skin of a Nebraska man who worked on it three years, the motor is composed of 58 parts of gold, silver, copper, brass and iron. Try cutting the outside leaves of cauliflower into inch-long pieces, and, when done, creaming with white sauce. When making feather mattresses and pillow ticks, dampen a bar of laundry soap and rub all over the inside of the ticking. This prevents pre-vents the feathers from working out through the cover fabric. Ilere's a tip to facilitate mending mend-ing large holes in sweaters. Place a piece of netting under the hole, then darn with matching wool. The netting serves as backing and makes a better darning job possible. pos-sible. If yon have a dog, cook him some cornmeal in the water in which vegetables have been cooked. Divide the dog's daily ration into three meals, instead of two. He does not get so hungry then and does not eat so fast. ; An 1 DRES5tUP N Jw ZT Y wy VMOGKTEVt LOVES to ) SviNPM MUtVl. ) ( VCAJ'VA. SET OUNVrVl BtST. SA VC . FWJV.-TVESS-STAWWEVl VJMT SHE SEES Yv TAE J , Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1988 is designed de-signed for sizes I. 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. Size 2, dress and bonnet, requires 1 yards of 35 or 39-inch material; 6 yards ric-rac trim., ' ; '"! ' Due to an unusually large 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: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery Street ' San Francisco ' Calif. Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired. - . Pattern No Size Name Address Vanity Table Can Old Mirror By Rath Wyeth Spears FRAME Of 'CURTAIN ftWWXM LUMBER UoO, AtMSbMZ SCREWED ? OF 6QXE5 AND HINGED ARMS - HAVE you a mirror from an old dresser? It doesn't make" any difference about the size or shape or how "queer" the frame may be, because you may hang the mirror any old way you want to and cover three sides with curtains cur-tains to make the adorable frilly vanity shown here. Pack all apples individually in newspapers before putting in a barrel. They keep better this way. - i Hang a good-sized bag in the sewing room to receive scraps from sewing to be used for weekly mending. ' Most light bulbs have a life of from 1,000 to 3,000 hours. You will save bulbs and electricity by turning turn-ing them off when not needed. Use good quality bulbs of the right size for your needs. A 100-watt bulb gives more light, costs less to buy and less to operate than two 60-watt bulbs. Buy lights with the proper voltage rating for your current. Try keeping the peanut butter jar upside, down on the pantry shelves between trips to the table. ta-ble. The alternate turning it receives re-ceives this way helps keep the oil distributed through the entire jar. m l r- rn.Ljj hf...... Age On It Client To be frank, you are too young to conduct my case. . Young Lawyer But sir, there is no knowing how long it will drag on. tr. ,IIad Him Guessing. Anna I'm so glad you like it, Hear. Mother savs chicken salad and strawberry tarts are the only things I make correctly. Alford Which is this, darling? She Got It! Tilnmla Dearie. 1 know it's none of my business, but I want to warn you nhniit anintr nrnnnd with Wilbur GuS- sengoose. If you aren't careful you're apt to get a bad name. Brunette I'll have you know that Wilbur is a very nice young man. In fact, he proposed to me and we were married yesterday! Blonde Just as I feared! Your name is Gussengoose now, isn't it? Over and Again v The war was over. Hitler's death finished it. And the corporal who had helped to lay the body underground un-derground was describing the scene. "The Germans put the coffin down twenty-five times," he said. "Twenty-five times?" echoed his listeners. "What for?" ! "Encores," said the corporal. New slosran: "Join the navy and see what's left of the world." Something Else Joe Did you say your girl's legs were without equal? . ' Jack No, I said they were without with-out parallel. - Obliging Chap ' Holdup Man Come on, fork over all the dough in the cash register. reg-ister. Mv trigger finger is itching I Smart Clerk Well, lay that pis tol down and let me scratch it for you. Be Made From and Odds and Ends Two orange crates or a pair of boxes; some odds and ends of lumber: a curtain rod; hooks and a little wire for hanging the mirror; mir-ror; a pair of cup hooks to hold the curtain tie-backs; a pair of hinges for the arms to which the swing - back skirt is fastened ; screws and nails that is all you need. You probably have it all around the house right now. The sketch gives all the details, and it won't make any difference how crude your carpentry may be. The curtains and skirt will cover a multitude of uneven edges and hammer dents. NOTE: This dressing table idea is from BOOK 5 of the series of homemaking booklets book-lets offered with these articles. This book also shows how the dresser to match the mirror was combined with a fish bowl, an old portiere and a chromo from the attic to make an important piece of furniture for the living room. Copy of BOOK S will be mailed for IS cents. Send your order to: . MRS. RUTH WTETH SPEARS Bedford Hills New York Drawer 10 Enclose IS cents for Book No. 8. Kami. Address- Cottager Decided He'd Be True o His Troth The carpet sweeper salesman came upon a remote, cottage, at the door of which stood an extremely ex-tremely rough-looking man. When he began his usual line of sales talk, the cottager interrupted interrupt-ed him. "Don't waste your breath," he said; "I've got a carpet sweeper already." "Good! Then I can make you a splendid allowance for your old sweeper in part payment for this splendid new model." The cottager thought for a few moments; then he said: "No, I won't do a deal. After all, I took 'er for better or wuss, didn't I?" All Promise Jasper My cousin has entered a promising career. InnnRonllv? Whnt't he doint? Jasper Writing political speeches. Out Anyway Jasper My cousin has become so fat that he can't play golf any more. Joan How's that? Jasper Well, if he puts the ball where he can hit it, he can't see it. And if he puts the ball where he can see it, he can't hit it! "A new world is being born," said the political speaker. Judging from the noise, it must be triplets. Roads and Cities Were Built by Salt and Incense Salt and incense were the chief economic and religious necessities of the ancient world, and most of its great commercial routes were established because of them. One of the oldest roads in Italy is the Via Salaria." The salt route from Greece to the mouth of the Dnieper Dnie-per led to the same salt pans that supply the Far East today in normal nor-mal times. It can be said that London was built by salt, for the first settlement settle-ment on the banks of the Thames owed its origin to the fact that there rested the pack-trains carrying carry-ing salt from Cheshire en route to the shores of the channel for export ex-port to Gaul. Crispness "The Grains art Croat Foods" , Kelloggs Rice Krispies equal the whole ripe grain in nearly all the protective food elements declared essential to human nutrition. r IP tliSiGIili'yQMj' ll.i i riSSMt i MA SOW imiriiiii uw OUT TVKT FAUV.tVJE.SS STAttCH MAKES SO EWSV! OU 'POH'T HAVE TO 9UU- AW PUSH VOUW ROH AROUKV... VT SVW-S fUES! iw luST TW f AUULESS STARCH TOMORROW ANv SEE NOUUSEUF ! with its heat raah rrlsery. Sprinkle on MeisaoA, the Heat soothing, medicated powder. pow-der. Costs little, and yon save lota in, larger rises. ;-"vBke Egg In Tomato A favorite is an egg baked in a whole tomato. Allow one .large tomato for each serving, cut slice from the stem end, remove enough pulp so that an egg may be slipped into the cavity, sprinklfc with salt and pepper and cover with buttered crumbs. Arrange in a shallow pan and bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) until the crumbs are brown and the egg white is opaque at least 20 minutes. Chinese Oil With regard to oil, the Chinese geological survey, In 1934, estimated that China proper had a known reserve re-serve of over 2 billion barrels. There were also 2 billion barrels of mineral oil in Manchuria. The national total, therefore, was over 4 billion barrels. This estimate, however, is very conservative con-servative as the important Kansu and Sinkiang reserves are not included. in-cluded. Bite at Night The malarial mosquitoes bite most frequently at night. They spend the daytime in dark places and houses and barns. Because these mosquitoes mos-quitoes bite at night, the superstition developed that night air was danger, ous. The night air of Greece and Rome was dangerous, but only because be-cause it was full of mosquitoes carrying malaria. Using Hot Water From Russia comes the news oi the wide use of hot water heating, both for space heating and for thi heating "of the domestic watei supply in Russian homes. The grow, ing use of hot water for heating pur poses began with the first flve-yeai plan. you can hear1 Foster D. SneU, In&, well-known consulting consult-ing chemists, have just completed s tat with a group of men and women suffering from Athlete's Foot. These people weit , told to use Soretone. At the end of only l ten-day test period, their feet were exam ined iu two ways: 1. Scrapings were taket from the feet and examined by the bacteii ologist. 2. Each subject was examined by I physician. We quote from the report: "After the use of Soretone according ft the directions on the label for a period of only ten days. 80.6 of the case showed clinical improvement of an infj tion which is most stubborn to contrgT Improvements were shown in the symf toms of Athlete's Foot the itching, bu ing, redness, etc The report says: "In our opinion Soretone is of very del inite benefit in the treatment of tfc disease, which Is commonly known t Athlete's Foot So if Athlete's Foot troubles yon, don't ten porize with this nasty, devilish, stubbcK infection. Get S05LETON2I McKesson Robbins, Inc. Bridgeport, Connecticut. BEAT f IP! MAKES All' iLTfoJ LOOK Sll WSM FAULUK Wverusea R |