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Show THE PAGE TWO NEPHI, UTAH TIMES-NEW- Thursday. December 20, 19 15 Harmonize the Odd Pieces for Nursery "This Is Our Homeland" Strive for Employment Of Disabled Veterans FASCINATING CONTRASTS By Edward rjpHE mellowness of the old, the bustle of the new, the promise of the future. That is Alabama. The stately ancestral mansions still remain but coal and iron mines nearby now teem with human activity. A forest of virgin timber may surround a forest of active smokecrossroads stacks. The general store is not far from a modern highway or an airport. A great oak which sheltered Fernando holds its hoary moss over a laboratory where chemical magic is performed. Here is a hall where once swirled crinolines beneath thousand-candlechandeliers, and down the same street is a modern cfTice building where business affairs are discussed. That's versatile, gracious Alabama. The word "Alabama" in the Indian tongue literally means "vegetation gatherers," or the And well "thicket clearers." word may, for Alabama's 200 types of soil grow more than 4,400 species of trees and plants as well as most of the agricultural products known to the temperate zone! Average annual rainfall is 53.87 inches, while the average annual temperature ranges from 60 degrees F. in the northern part of the state to 67 degrees F. near the coast. The growing season ranges from 190 days in the northern part to 300 days on the southern easy-goin- Emcnne, WNU Features. d Mus-kegea- n life zmm $ 161G Eye Street. N.W., Washington, D. C. When a lot more workers than Jobs begin to plague the employ- ment offices of the country, some ZVi million men stand to have a little tougher sledding than their fellows . . . that is, unless the pro-- ! gram that will be getting under way as these lines appear achieves the worthy purpose that its designers have for it. The potential workers who are going to get this special help are the men who have made the second greatest sacrifice In World War II the ones who gave all never came back. I'm going to talk about the disabled American veterans. In times of great unemployment a person with a disability has two strikes on him when pitted for a Job against a perfectly worker. Therefore, the Disabled American Veterans, a veterans' organization whose membership is confined solely to the war disabled, is setting up the machinery to go to bat for him so that he from whom much has been taken to keep the rest of us secure within the wide bounds of these United States will have at least as good a chance as his colleague in getting a job where he can earn a living tor himself and his family. For the first time in its history, DAV, the Disabled American Veterans, has set up a highly integrated national network of employment officers headed in Washington by Dr. Gilbert S. Macvaugh, a disabled veteran of this war and a former lieutenant commander with wide experience in personnel and employment counselling. These employment officers have their hands reaching out in two, directions one toward the disabled veteran and one toward the employer in an endeavor to bring the two together so that the employer and the veteran may meet and reach an agreement on a able-bodie- d h coa st. high- able-bodie- d ' Q : ALABAMA Cotton State. STATE FLOWER: Coldenrod. MOTTO: We Dare Defend Our Rights. it. The answer was that pilots, knowing the hazards, took extra precautions in using the field. So a disabled veteran, already knowing what it is to be handicapped, uses considerable extra care. I said the DAV had set up a national employment program for the first time in its existence, headed up in Washington by a National Then each Employment officer. state has a Chief Employment officer. The DAV in each state is divided into chapters, or local units, and each has an employment officer also, thus bringing the contact of this helping hand right down into the community where the veteran lives or is hospitalized. Before the program can begin operating in the complete way envisioned by its planners, the men who can offer the jobs have to be contacted personally and the challenge of their opportunity to make work available to handicapped veterans has to be put squarely before them. This has been the first task of Dr. Macvaugh and his corps of employment officers. DAV Gets Off To Good Start A strong beginning was made when at a conference in Atlantic City the following representative or- ganizations, among others, were contacted personally by the DAV National Employment officer and asked to influence the businesses for which they are spokesmen to put disabled veterans on their work rolls: the National Association of Manufacturers, the American Bankers association, the Chamber of Commerce, the National Council of Farmer the American Farm Bureau federation, the American Retail federation, the Air Transport association, Aircraft Industries association. Investment Bankers association. Committee of Economic Development, American Trucking association, American Waterways Operators, Association of American Railroads, National Foreign Trade Council, National Retail Dry Goods association, International Association of Lions Clubs, National Grange, National Association of Motor Bus Operators, and so on. But this gives you an indication of the scope of the cultivation of the soil for jobs for disabled veterans. Available jobs are made known to the Veterans' Employment Representative of the United States Employment service, which has agreed to designate an assistant in each state who will specialize in the employment of war disabled G.I.s. The DAV has developed a system whereby its chapter employment officer knows as soon as a man who has a disability is released from an institution and is available for work in his community. He also knows the disabled veterans living there who need jobs. It is his task to bring the men and the jobs to- the Alabama passed through throes of reconstruction after the Civil war, but emerged into a new era of development which continues steadily. With a temperate climate, fertile soil and raw materials, the possibilities for advancement and Job. are portrayed vividly progress two small examRich by naand wisely utilized against the mellowness of the old Let ofmethegive youof thing the DAV type ture, Alabama is made richer by South down in Alabama, where peo- ples man's skill and intelligence. Ala- ple are proud to say: "This is our ts getting ready to do in a big way. Take the case of the man who bamans travel toward new horizons. homeland." had been wounded in the invasion An injury to his of Normandy. jpinal column paralyzed him from the waist down so that he is bedOn directions from the ridden. Washington DAV office, the local mployment officer of the DAV contacted the man to see what kind of work he might do while in bed and -- " In the - ' yet receive some income. v l man's community there was a small plant for making hooked rugs. The DAV representative arranged to have the veteran make hooked rugs and market them with this concern. Then there is an entirely different INDIAN MOl'MtS. WATERFALLS. . . . Alabama's of case seeing that Justice is ype good highways and all - year - 'round climate brills done the disabled veteran after he keenie points close to those who live in the t itles. Above ioes get a Job. A guard was empicture shows the highest of the many Indian mounds ployed in a certain public build-ng- . found in the state. On the right Is one of the state's He had a slight nervous disfamous waterfalls. With a ri h historical background. order for which a psychiatrist was Alabama has hundreds of old mansions and other spot ? treating him, prescribing a little gether. .'- for tourists to visit The Alabama Memorial building . j, It is the DAV chapter employmedication to be taken while on Is a treasure-hous- e of documents, pictures and relies of One day the medicine made ment officer who takes the man to duty. the stirring days of 'til anil other periods of the state's the veteran feel drowsy and he the veterans' employment reprehistory. Every toun retains its historical interest. In skcd to be relieved from duty for sentative of the USES where the jobs to contrast forests and waterfalls are the virgin sharp t few hours until he could overcome are registered, and on to the prosmokestacks of Alabama's Industrial plants, the bus 't. That was refused him. Subse- spective employer, if necessary, to , lite of its eilies and its many airports. quently charges were preferred clinch the employment of the against him and he was given a niaku g. It has sandstone and marble Hut they do not There are five planks in the emfurgct tiieir heriletter of suspension. The DAV for build. iig. bauxite as a source for tage of the past. Employment officer went to ployment platform of the DAV. aluiiui.oin, guartzile and rock asIieSeto and his Spaniards passed the mat for him and had the whole First, to convince employera phalt. Five oil wells are now prothrough the lower Gulf country in uncovered. case that they should employ disChoctaw in ducing county. 1M0 Once a part of Louisiana, H abled American veterans, somew is eld In industry, the ftate has lumber, Find Boys Can Fort Louis dc la Mobile where, IMMEDIATELY; on u. Melule cewas ehiplnnini! river that made the textiles, mines, Do Job Well Second, to support the trainment, i e plants, chemicals, steel, capital in 1702. Mobile at its present v. Back of the helping hand offered ing of disabled veterans for aluminum, hydroelectric plants and site dates from 1711 Later Alabama to the disabled veterans to get them more than one key Job In an di"o x of ethers which use by products was a part of the territory of j nto Jobs a lot of spade work has and f.iim inducts in Industry so that when heavy pi, formed in 17!8. but the ground has been going on the a u pi eressiiu;. e a separate territory m 1817 develops, unemployment been prepared with great care so disabled man will not be the first The ..f:M.;.I Value of re. icts and a state in IRIf). St. Stephens comes the when crisis ;hat discharged, for he will be able territorial capital, and man. if u ' .1 eii in Al. b a is more was the many workers and few Jobs the Ilu-.'to do more than one Job; .he was the temporary seat than Uu , tue value G I. who literally gave part ail f.irrn former of t' e f'ut sta'e government. CaThird, to advocate increased I leducts I.a:..i- ii.dust u . c the of himself for the rest of us will for disabled veterans berol Ala was the first ftate capital wages I Rti.ll IU, till ;i ; ese.jr I to work. The Pill been have an opportunity cause have become more hut the moved to site, they government DAV asserts that he can do a Job op ting (.v ( r lone fvaluable as a result of the mulL The large n.anufac- - Tuscaloosa in 1C20. It was not until It In spite of his handicap. well t, d r f f tiple training; tu. cotton g nnnig ir.artunery li.17 th at Mohliroincry became the to records it Is accumulating pet ruanent seat. (.IIVlltMllt IHM.NCEY SI'AKKS points in ti,i Fourth, to try to Improve a disabled when show which that began Its weik In Ala-l.'When Alabama seceded from the Fleeted governor In 1912, Chaun-cr- y veteran is working conditions for the disbull:,, he shows great years ago in I'rattvillc. I'nien en hired, dele-pa11. t IRfll, the January so that his Job la abled La n.1 t( xtile mills have Sparks, a bachelor, was a law- care and conscientiousness In peroperated s from the southern states met a pleasant one; yer, judge and legislator before enlOu ( a rs. his It's task. something forming at Montgomery and selected Jefler-- i tering his high oftlce. He was born of the old Washington Fifth, to are that preference The iron and steel industry is n Davis as pres. dent of the Conat I'ufaula, Ala. He Is a graduate of like the story Is given the disabled veteran In in tlie iiirn.meham disHe was inaugurated at the Mercer university. Macon, and a airport it was one of the most danfederacy. staying on the Job when people trict N cessary cosl and r.re sre present state capital. gerous In the United States, but member of the Itaptist church. have to be released. there were no major accidents on '' readily available for the manufacture of iron and steel. Alabama's state government has been .streamlined. The state treasury holds a surplus of 40 million dollars. Its industries are expanding Agriculture is prosperous. Natural resources are being conserved Kyi bed-ridde- n PMSON wash-stan- Act to Furnish Handicapped With Chance For Gainful Occupation; Industry Pledges Full WNU Service. DREW ji.v ex-G.- I. Na-Jon- Mis-fussi- FRIEND OF ENLISTED MAN WASHINGTON. If there were more men in the army like General Eisenhower, this newsman would not be so swamped with soldier mail. The other day Sgt. Samuel Cohen of Philadelphia, stationed In Berlin, received a cable telling of a serious emergency at home. Physicians advised his return immediately. Two weeks passed and all Cohen got was the usual army He couldn't get a furlough. Finally, a friend suggested that Cohen call General "Ike" directly. "What can I lose?" Cohen asked, going to a telephone. When he asked the G.I. operator for General Eisenhower, the operator asked with no surprise in his voice whether he should ring the general at his home or his office. Since it was then about 10 o'clock in the evening, Cohen said to try the general's home. An aide to Eisenhower answered and listened to Cohen's story, excused himself for a few minutes, came back to the telephone and said, "Sergeant, if you will call the office of General Clay, perhaps something can be arranged for you. "You had better wait about 10 minutes before calling General Clay," he added, "to give General Eisenhower a chance to talk with him first." sv r-- 11 41 "4 r mv-r- j mi" vw .v . t t o- - I.- - 'f Alabama's Forests The forests of Alabama constitute one of Its greatest asset, supporting 2..WM1 sawmills, S paper and pulp mills and l.f! nther mid using Indus0 tries, and giving employ mei.t to 100,-00- 1 4 Y , .4 people. Th" state has approximately 19 million acres of forest growth. As some lands are cleared other lands are being planted to trees, fines. cypress, red cedar and hem link are prinripal soft woods, while hard oods include oak, red fum, etc. P Daukhage gun-mod- . LJ - W; painting design of bright red bow knots, quaint flowers aftd jolly figures of marching children. This, with his Scottie and wooden sword, a one of half a dozen appealing children be painted on drawer fronts and panels. Ml you have to do is to trace the flowers and ribbons as Indicated on lie pattern; then follow the color guide, tiling in flat tones without any shading, rhe first thing you know, the figures stand ut as real as life. It is a fascinating project, so that the children's room may M a center of attraction. s, NOTE Painting Pattern 288 with largo ind small bow knots, flowers and figures if marcning children all different, is 15 tents. Send request direct to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS HiUs New York Bedford Enclose IS Drawer 10 cents for Pattern No. 288. 1,580 Rooms in Palace; 139 of Them Are Kitchens TRUMAN TURNS REPORTER Congressional leaders who met with President Truman recently to Jne Name- - Addres- s- Palace in Vienna, former summer residence of discuss serious legislative problems iie Austrian emperors, later serv-n- g as British military headquar-ier- s, got a chuckle over Truman's story contains 1,580 rooms, of which about his surprise flight to see his 139 are ''itchens, probably the largmother on her 93rd birthday. Newspapers have already told est niu. oer ever installed in a sinhow Truman called the Kansas City gle establishment. Star to announce his arrival in Grandview, Mo. But in addition, here is what Truman told his congressional leaders really happened: It was Sunday afternoon and the usually bustling city room of the Star was in a lull. Only a skeleton editorial force was on the job, and a young reporter answered the phone. Schonbrunn Upset Stomach Relieved in 5 minute or double money back Whn exeew tomaeb Hd none patnfol, nffoeat-na- r KM. tour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually medicines known for prescribe th fastest-actina relief medicines like those tn symptomatic a Tablet. No laxative. brings comfort In a or doable roar back oo return of bottle Jiffy money to tu. 25o at all druggists. "This Is the President," said Truman. "Who?" said the reporter. "This is President Truman." "The hell it is," exclaimed the newsman, convinced that somebody was pulling a practical joke. "Mister, who are you trying to kid?" Finally the call was tranferred to another writer on the paper, who knew Truman personally and could identify his voice. Highly amused, the President told him the news of his visit. FOGGY FOREIGN POLICY Harry Hopkins, now hospitalized In New York, is not improving. Always a living skeleton, Harry kept himself alive because of his love of FDR. Now that FDR is gone, Harry has no more zest for work. . . . Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida is tour returning from a three-mont- h of Europe to blister the administration's handling of foreign policy. Coming on top of Senator 's attack, perhaps somebody around the state department will wake up to the fact that the seeds of World War III can be planted right now. . . . The strategic services unit of the war department (it was formerly the office of Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan) has just set up a very interesting project which will not keep the peace. It is working on a "plan for an order of battle for a war with Russia." The job is under direct supervision of Maj. Raymond Cromwell, former Tokyo correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. two-fiste- d CAPITAL CHAFF Former Coast Guard Comdr. Joel Fischer was in Germany trying to root out hidden Nazi funds. war criminals, he found Cross-examini- them anrious to get American lawyers to act in their defense. When asked his views on the best American lawyers, Fischer, with straight face, replied: "You ought to try to get Clarence Darrow or Perry Mason." Fischer's victims took careful notes, not realizing that Darrow has been dead for more than five years and that Mason is a fictional character in Earle Stanley Gardner' mystery stories. Government press officials recently beat down a second attempt by War Mobilizer John Snyder to mainA R RS by tain a peacetime censorship over the statements of their bosses. They all censorship schemes flatbeef President Truman corned hash, Corned heef, recently re- rejected during a secret session at the deviled ham, chili con came, lunch- moved a little from his ly White House, promising to check eon meat and sausage meat made desk and replaced it with a ploughthemselves to be sure major up the bulk of the protein diet of share. Let's hope It won't have to among policy statements of cabinet memthe soldier at the outbreak of the be reconverted again. bers and other key officials are not war. Hut don't worry, mother, there . too far apart. . Randolph Paul, Need a chain for your watch-dng- ? were 40 canned meats before they were through so you can safely The navy has lot of surplus. You one of the ablest tax men the V. S. serve aliiinst anything he used to can get It In convenient 90 foot treasury hn ever had, is completing a book on taxation, written for popueat. Investigators say he preferred lengths, diameter of links up to 2 lar reading. the kinds of things he got at home. inches. That ought to hold him. rx-n.- I. MARCHING CHILDREN Ten minutes later, Cohen called General Clay, where an aide said, "Oh, yes, sergeant, we've been expecting your call. Now can you come in at eight o'clock tomorrow morning? We'll see about transportation then." Cohen took off by air the next day before noon. be-ea- ir4ft4M TpHERE is no trick in matching lot of furniup an ture for the children's room. The Bet shown here is typical. An old n chiffonier, a chair, a d nondescript bed and an old were painted cream color and then decorated with a gay cut-dow- By BAUKHAGE De-So- Cheaha mountain, the state's Mlt-GD-ROU- News A nalyst and Commentator. g est point, is 2,407 feet above sea level. Alabama stretches 336 miles from the Appalachian mountains to the Gulf of Mexico. Not only Is Alabama the land cf corn and cotton. It also grows peanuts, hay and oats, truck crops and fruits, and in many sections has specialties such as water cress, gladioli and peonies, as well as its famed azaleas and camelia jnpnni-cas- . There are many commercial nu "eries. In 1944, there were 1.2.r5.0t) heat of cattle in the state, both beef and dairy type. Alabama has over a million head of hogs and 17.IMMi.nnn Chickens. (Southern-friedYes. lots of 'em!) Alabama leads the nati"ii In the shipment of live bees and queens. Beneath the rich top soil, too, Ala bama has great wealth. Its mines produce coal, iron ore, flake graphite, and clay and shale for brick- - D Many doctors recommend rood tastintr Scott's Emulsion it's rich in natural A &I Vitamins and enerjry-baildins- T oil children need for proper growth, strong bones, sound teeth, sturdy bodies. Help build up reti stance to coldm too if diet is A AD deficient. Buy Scott's today I AU drufrttuiU. HER BOSS LIKES IIER WHITE UNIFORMS HUNTS VILLE, ALABAMA. Miss Minnie Belle Poole must have a particular boss. Here is what she wrote in a letter about Faultless Starch: "I like Faultless Starch best of all because I work where I have to wear white uniforms. So with Faultless Starch I can keep them Just like my boss wants them kept. Thanks to Faultless Starch! It erything its maker says Is evIt Is." 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No wonder it's easy to do beautiful ironing, because Faultless Starch makes ? iron-iff- noi a Job. You should try Faultless Starch right away. You'll like it so much you'll never want to be without it. Adv. Joy |