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Show r f . V t t Pag m 4 THIS CHRISTMAS IfEWS Salt, -- Socialites; Go . December 7, 1941, brought a call to all Americans tq rally round for the cause of .Uncle Sam. Men had alieady answered the call and the armed forces were spelling' Women, too, found there was iany t place for them in the all-ou- t women trimmed- - their fingernails short, tied their locks up in bright colored bandanas, donned rugged slacks or coveralls and- - with tools in hand they took their places in . In ship defense plants . in raili oad stations yards . . in airplane factories . . . in taxi cabs and buses, A ar heels Spin The wheels of wartime indus-tibegan ttrspnraround faster and with greater efficiency because women weie willing to leave their homes and thelp solve the manpower shortage -- problem Theydiscarried civil ian clothes for turn uniforms of the Wats, Waves, Mannes, or i ... Spjirs nurses corps! But there is another side to this story of life in war. There was Red Cross volunteer woik to be done . . . Bandages to he rolled, blood bank donors to be scouted up and taken caie of, service men to be entei tamed . . . nuises 'aides were needed . . . canteen units to be organized . . . publicity (enters to acquaint people w ith the needs of the Home Fiont. And this is where those left at home entered the pic. tnre to play one of the great Yes, y r - t e 4 k to-le- lau- well-earne- d rels Rather, they have taken, their club or social organizations to war, too. Clubs Alter Programs Where in the past there has been a lecture given concerts or play, etc, mg a recent-book- 1 in club meetings, today you find the women enthusiastically taking notes from a repre sentative of the 70ffice of Defense oh a Red Cross spokesman whs reports to the clubwomen what they can do and where they are needed the most on the home front. In many cases club hours are devoted entirely to first aid instruction, nutrition information, sewing for the Red Cross, bandage rolling, sewing and filling kit bags. It Is Interesting to note that clubwomen, in Utah and Idaho alike, in many case,, have changed their meeting time from afternoon to eve- ning, This allows many members to attend who otherwise wouldn't be able to -- , f 18, 1843 To Meet est and most important roles of the war effort organization. Those left at home are mostly women, and though we dont forget the efforts of the r men-folworking in civilian defense areas, still we are generous in.eur praise of the Women on the honit front and the wprk they are doing work that could be done by no one else. 1'tiese women are mothers whose sons and husbands are already in some phase of war work, many of thm They are women who have already given muctf in the way of money and loved ones To the cause. But they are not content their 4 V Lake City, Utah Saturday, December All-O- ut on t 'I f 'J, " ' War Needs group meeting. Thousands of dollars worth of bonds have bedn sold in this way by these patriotic women. Mrs. E. H. Schraga is in4 charge of thus activity. Work With Childrep ' Many groups, in particular the Junior League organizations in the mountain area, are giving special attention to the care of children whose parents are doing war work. Through their efforts to provide proper because of wartime jobs Some they have taken. groups ' have lessened the number of mfetings to' free members for greater war work. Entertainment for service- men rates high on the list of The wartime club activities. USO centers in any town could hardly keep going if it weren't for the enthusiastic support of club women. Many groups, we learned, have even turned over their clubhouses or "halls' to some group who can make jfodd use of it in wartime. The Catholic ' Womens League in Salt Lake gave their meeting place Scanlan House to the Red Cross who is using it as a production center novy. Luncheons Go Wartime n If it customary-for the group to have luncheons before their meeting they have also adjusted this custom to a The women wartime (scale have streamlined their menus to conserve food and points They frequently do their own preparationWince the help of a cateress is so difficult to obtain these days And here is- something that will make clubwomens activities xeem outstanding 4ryou in wartime Neatly every group to wholeheartedly responds have every campaign They manned Victory .House in Salt Lake for days at a time . . . war bond and stamp booths lining the streets of Utah and Idaho were filled with club women doing a fine job of sell-mOne group the Salt Lake Ladies Literary Club lias a bond liooth in their club- house and Ijonds and stamps are sold every day at every entertainment -- States Treasury Department Every parrier each week promoted the sale of war bonds and stamps with each subscriber. the Every week total sale grew and grew. Today the total sale for Deseret News carrier salesmen stands at $558,471.00. These sales range from 10 cent stamps to purchases through News carriers of war bonds. . Z tAs a reward for their out- standing record, Deseret News carriers were cited by the Treasury Department and They knew lhat people simply had to have their newspaper. They have stayed on the job and delivered the goods! But of war bonds and stamps." Each year, on National Newspaper Boy Day, Deseret News, carrier salesmen have had Na special drive for the sale of bonds and stamps. They have also told the Story of the sales effort on special Department Treasi,iry tran scribed broadcasts over local radio stations. Today those carrier salesmen are carrying on the fight on the home front Theyre still delivering those boys. D. C. FROBES 3- Representing AMERICAN thats-not-ai- k Deseret News carrier salesmen took" on1 an additional BRATTICE CLOTH CORP. Brattice Cloth Mine Veto COPPUS ENGINEERING CORP. Air Filters Mine Blowers Turbines I received the coveted TreasThe citation, ury Award signed by Secretary Morgerl-thau- , commended The Des-- ' eret News and its carrier or ganization for an outstanding achievement in the .sale e . newspapers and theyre still in the fight for Uncle Sams $1,-0- 00 These boys knew how ini- .31 portant news of the war was to the parents of service men. BARBER-GREEN- Conveyors COMPANY E Coal. Handling Equipment JOHNSON-MARC- Compound CORP. Coal Add. H "M" ELECTRIC RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS. Rail Bonds ROWLAND HALL - 63rd YEAR - Spanish Fork, located in Utal rapidly industrializing County, is showing a marked increase in population A sunny home city, Spanish Fork is within reasonable traveling time of Geneva and Iroriton, steel and non centers Mining and quarrying, areas also are manned by workers who live in Spanish Fork Primarily an agricultural community a few years ago. Spanish Fork is rapidly becoming known as the Sunshine City of Homes. SALT LAKE CITY ELECTRIC RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. Trolley Materials A ProgreaeWe Girl- - School Preparing 1m AU College. Modern Nursery School and Kindergarten. AMERICAN MINE DOOR CO. Automatic Doors and Switches Cable Splicers Signal Systems Twelve Full Grades. Small Classes With Individual Attention French Taught From First Grade. POST GLOVER ELECTRIC CO. Grid Resistors Spanish and German Elective in Upper School A PLEASANT HOME FOR Plana Organ Voice Violin CUPRINOL INCORPORATED PUPILS Timber Preservative Drama Art Dancing AH Sports DANIELjC. FROBES CO Registration, Second Semester, Mon., Jar 31, 1944 The Right Rev. Arthur W. Moulton, D. D Rector, SALT LAKE CITY DOOLY BLDG. 'XSS 3. x&V e their daily newspaper. Sunshine City Of Homes g - fV training job, the sale of war bonds United and stamps for-th- Serving on the home front! That has been the motto of 750 Deseret News carrier salesmen in the intermoun-tai- n country since Pearl HarWhile their brothers bor. and sisters have been serving with Uncle Sams armed forces overseas, the youngsters of the family, Deseret News carrier salesmen, have stayed at home and seen that each day thousands of News subscribers have" received courses for the youngsters, much has been done 'to reduce delinquency tendencies. This is only a smattering of what clubs over the state and throughout Idaho and1 the other western states are donjg in wartiipe. This gives just a miniature picture of the way clubs have adjusted to wartime needs and what a great work they are doing in the war ef-fort. These women realize that more can be done through unified cooperation to speed victory and so they have answer-e- d theeatt for such collaboration and have sent their social organizations to war. has-bee- , and Young Newspaper Carriers Serve On Home Front . ,sw Li? V' L&'vv1 ' V 4 "'?. ut 4 - 'frv V tit'-"'- 4. i4 f- V . it HHH) Do you remember Dec 7, 1941? . , . do you remember Pearl Har- bor? After the first stunned shock, our first cry was for arms, food and fighting men Today, after two years of war 'how well has America answered? How well have we learned to fight, to work, to plan and produce i "ILWf Sx 'V-- 'V x ... Ask the Japs who have tasted the trTphamrmSr blows of our naval, land and air power . Ask the vaunted luftwaffe why German cities lie smoking and desolate . . . Ask the wiermacht what happened in Tunis, in Sicily and Italy. 1 m a with American sinews Ask in Australia, England, China whence came the powered of war . . . and planes, tanks and guns Gsk, too, about food Food for our allies, for liberated countries, fighting food to keep our armies strong and our civilians healthy For when the final chapter of the war is written the American farmer will receive credit for the' greatest production record of oil time Millions of tons of foodmillions more stuffs delivered on the way This kind of cooper" ot home and ation, on the fighting front, will write the terms of peace in Berlin and Tokio . and build a better post. team-work- . Ask -- 4 the Russian steam-rolle- r. war world. v Today Drapvr Poultrymtn. Inc., U Barring America with a knowledge gained from many of cooporatWo marketing of oggs, of manufacturing and distributing high quality foods to poult symon throughout tho West When wo return to the ways of peace, our wf1! continued be . the shanng of more and purpose progress through cooperation . better things with ai! people. ) ' ytart Home of Draper Egg Baiket Eggt and Draper Quality Feerh er-Poultryme- n,Inc. er Egg Producers Ass'n., Inc. sis YV ff , DRAPER, UTAH H , O x 4 S If j J! v V IB V V' jcj i i |
