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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER i POB coWs Youd Only Need to Buy a Calendar Once In Your Life If We Used World Model Things I Never Knew Til Now About Miss America: WACs are considered precious government commodities At most camps when a soldier dates a WAC he must sign for her when he takes her out and when he brings her back . . . The utility bags the WACs carry are known as "portable powder rooms . . . WACs are permitted to wear lipstick, but they ' must wipe it off before putting on their gas mask and before going into the mess hall (so they wont smudge the drinking cups) . . . Though every ... WAC is issued two girdles, regulations do not state whether she must wear them . . . The only difference between the girls barracks and the mens is that the WACs have shades on their windows (to keep the wolves On the away from the door!) way to Africa the WACs dubbed their life preservers "second fronts. ... The WACs at Algiers live in a con- vent bldg, and must be inside at 7 oclock every evening except one night a week when they get a pass until 11 . . . Youll never see a WAC with her boy walking friend (because she must keep her right arm free for saluting!) . . . Gen. Eisenhower, after reviewing the WACs, commented: "They are In North among my best troops arm-in-ar- m ... Africa, an M.P. stopped a WAC because she failed to salute a group of second lieutenants . . . "Would you have saluted, she snapped, "if they called you Toots? Air-WA- ... Each WAC is permitted to have three pictures in the barracks, but photos of movie stars are rare among the girls (their glamour boys are brothers and sweethearts pin-u- p overseas) . . . The WACs stationed in North Africa claim theyd rather receive vitamin pills and calcium tablets as Christmas gifts than anything else . . . WAC slang for cos- metics is "dry ammunition . . ( WACs arent permitted to wear ear-- ! rings (a military appearance must be maintained at all times) They may wear signet, engagement or wedding rings but bracelets and costume jewelry are taboo . . . Another favorite with the WACs is this There are so many G.I. comment: women in the Army now that when a soldier sees a uniform coming down the street he cant tell right away whether to salute or whistle! Saturday this year. If it hadnt been for Hitler and the ambitions of Japan, New Years day might be Sunday this year, and next year; in fact it would be Sunday every year. Back In 1931 the League of Nations began to talk about calendar reform. During the next four years there was much talk, but at last two plans emerged from the welter. One was the year, and the other the World Calendar. In the World Calendar, New Years day is always on a Sunday. If it were not for the war, the League would still be functioning, and the World Calendar might be in use by now. So Hitler is responsible for wrecking, or at least sidetracking, calendar reform. But the calendar can wait. Time goes on, and a better way of measuring it can be adopted at some future time. Of the two schemes, the World Calendar seems to be the more favored as it does not break violently with custom and tradition, as the calendar does. Principal advantages of the World Calendar are: first, it is perpetual; that is, any date in any year is always the same day of the week. Second, every quarter is the same in length and arrangement. Third, the months are almost the same length; eight have 30 days and four 31 days. Every month has 26 week days. How It Works. The World Calendar is based on the idea of equal quarters. Each three - month period contains the same number of days: 91. The first month of each quarter has 31 days; the other two, 30. So January, April, months; July and October are the other eight each have 30 days. To accomplish this rearrangement it is necessary only to change seven days in the familiar pattern. The first is in February. That peculiar month gets two additional days. These two days are the 31st of May and of August, which are tak-je- n off these two months, leaving them each an even 30 days. Then jthe 31st of March is sliced off and onto' April. Lastly,' Dcerpber, "Year-En- d day," which has no number on the new calendar. This Year-En- d day is the really brilliant feature of the World Calendar. The 365th day is the one that throws every attempt to formulate an evenly divisible year into chaos. By calling the last day of the year Year-En- d day and making it an extra Saturday, the problem is pretty well solved. One other difficulty, the additional day of leap years, as 1944 is, must be taken care of some way. This is done by adding a day to June. In leap years the last week of June would have two Saturdays. seems This Year - End day somewhat fantastic, the first time it is thought about, but it is no more difficult in principle than turning Pback or advancing your watch an hour when you cross one of the time belts, or picking up or losing a whole day at the International Date line, out in the Pacific. It would not be hard to get accustomed to the change. It is only about 60 years since the Standard time system was adopted. The difficulties as well as the advantages of Standard time are now taken for granted. Right now we are living under a temporary disturbance of this system, called War Saving Time, which inconveniences many, despite its benefits. The "Year - End day would fit in much easier than it seems at glance. Advantages of the World Calendar are several. First, the calen-da- r 31-d- An Inca calendar, made of hammered gold, found in Peru. The symbols around the rim are supposed to represent the months. Many ancient peoples devised fairly satisfactory calendars, often having the year diy vided into 12 periods. The five days left at the end of the year were special days, sometimes feasts, sometimes unlucky or evil days. , 31-d- m ... at Kingman Army The Air Field, Arlz., call Lt. Evelyn Biggs, the femme postal . officer "Postal Packin Mama" . . . Muriel Hubbard McCormick, Rockefellers granddaughter, is a WAC in the motor corps . . . WACs arent permitted to carry any weapons not even imitations . . . The gals refer to G.I. shoes as "gruesome twosomes . . . The green ribbon WACs wear over their left breast pocket means that they served honorably in the WAAC and when the corps was made part of the regular Army . . . The first thing most WACs look forward to after the war is to be able to sleep on an inner-sprin- g mattress . . . The WACs have an answer to the soldiers chant: The WACs and WAVES are winning the war, so what the hell are we It is: The Army fighting for? thought they won the war, but the WACs were there the day before! Air-WA- ... The WAC outfit furnished each would cost her $250 in the shops (each girls clothes are fitted to her) . . . Her leather gloves alone would cost $12 . . . WACs refer to a date as a "night maneuver . . . Dark nail polish is taboo for the WACs. They can use nail polish provided its light and ladylike . . . Their favorite place for hiding gews is under their gaws and hats, of all places! .' . . The last WAC census showed that the largest percentage of the girls were 22 years old . . . Gen. George C. Marshalls niece and Gen. Douglas MacArthurs cousin are WACs . . . Sgt. Alvin C. Yorks niece is a sergeant in the WACs. Once, while drilling a group . of recruits, she was heard to shout: When I tell you to come to attention, I mean come to attention AND NO WIGGLIN! recruit I possible, would be celebrated on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Holidays, at least in the United States, would fit into the week-end- s rather conveniently Christmas, the 25th of December, would always be on Monday, giving most working holior three-da- y people a 2 day. The new holiday, Year-En- d day, being an extra Saturday on the end of December, would lengthfor en the New Years week-enNew Years day would be Sunday always. Labor day would fall on Monday, September 4, every year, The providing a nice long week-endisruption of holidays in the middle of the week would be done away with. Thanksgiving day could be moved to Monday, November 20, if it were thought necessary, or Monday the 27th. So various other holidays, observed in different sections and states, could be moved to the nearest Monday, Saturday or Sunday. Churches in Favor. Church councils and synods have gone on record as favorable to the World Calendar, as well as a fixed date for Easter. Between 1931 and 1936 the Episcopal church, the Presbyterian, the United Lutheran, and the Methodist Episcopal of the South, to name a few, have all passed resolutions endorsing calendar reform, and a fixed Easter. The Roman Catholic church, while making no formal declaration of approval, has stated that no dogmatic difficulties exist. Eighteen Catholic bishops and archbishops, throughout the world, are members of the World Calendar association. The Eastern Orthodox church, through the Patriarch of Constantinople, has en d, dorsed the plan. Little religious opposition has been shown or is anticipated to the World Calendar, in fact.-'1- '1 is th er th 5 long-rang- LIGHTS OUT 7TPB officials are worried about The World Calendar All Years Alike All Quarters Equal perpetual; YEAR-EN- D LEAP-YEA- v R DAY, December Y, follows December 30 every year. DAY, June L, follows June 30 in leap years. From the World Calendar, edited by Elisabeth Achelis. Roman Emperors Gave Us Preseht Calendar lace-edge- j i Our present calendar was arranged largely by Julius Caesar and bis nephew, Caesar Augustus. When Julius returned from bis Egyptian campaign in 46 B. C., he brought with him Sosigenes, a famed astronomer, to correct the Roman calendar. This sage established the length of the year at 36514 days, divided into 12 months. The unevenly numbered first, third, etc., had 31 days each, and the even months 30 days, except February, which had 29 days, regularly, and 30 only in leap years. The seventh month was named Julius, by order of the senate, to honor Caesar. When Caesar Augustus came to power he had the eighth month named after himself. This being a month, Augustus felt it was inferior to July, so he lengthened August to 31 days, taking the extra day from February. Then to avoid months in a row, he pulled three the 31st day off September and November, and added them to October and December. Thus the egotism of one man completely disrupted tbe wise and order ly year of Julius. 30-d- 31-d- Julius Caesar 4 er ut that is, any particular date in any year would always fall on the same day. Thus, for instance, May 21 would always fall on Tuesday, no matter what the year. It would be Tuesday in 1950, 1976, 1949 or any other year. Fourth of July would always be Wednesday; Christmas day always Monday. Washington, "D. C. LABOR PREPARES FOR 1944 More government officials are gradually leaving to become associated with farm and labor unions. The CIO Committee for Political Action has now recruited: C. B. Baldwin, former Farm Se curity administrator and short-tim- e state department official, and Raymond S. McKeough, former congressman from Illinois, and former OPA regional director for Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Aubrey Williams, former director of the National Youth administration, has joined the Farmers union. Business men want some kind ol The difficulties of computing interest, making comparisons of periods, keeping inventories, and other accounting problems, are much complicated by the irregularities of the months. A few businesses use 52 weeks, divided into 13 periods of 28 days, or four even weeks. But this calendar, it is thought, would never be adaptable to general use, for many reasons, some traditional and sentimental, but real, nevertheless. In any case, the International Chamber of Commerce went on record in 1933 as favoring the World Calendar, or a similar plan. Lawyers Like It. MAIL BAG The legal profession also has enG.L.T., Great Neck, L. I. The dorsed the World Calendar through Caucasus mountains are 17,000 feet action at a conference of the Ameri- high. But the passes through which can Bar association in 1931. Law- Stalin flew en route to Teheran are yers are particularly anxious for the 12,000 feet . . . H. L., Chicago-- All complications of the present calenArgentine meat exports are dar to be ironed out, according to bought by the British government, spokesmen. which then resells part to the U. S. Social activities would be easier army. Thus, tj. S. soldiers are eatwith the World Calendar in use, as ing Argentine beef bought from Britinvitations would then be dated ac- ain. Value of Argentine meat excurately more often than now. Peo- ports last year was 139 million dolple would not be arriving on the lars. wrong day so frequently. PractiDWINDLING AAA cally everybody, in fact, would benefit by a simplified calendar: farmBudget estimates for the next fisers. merchants, housewives, scien- cal year are not yet public, but tists, schoolteachers and everyone here is one estimate which will come else. vJPublishers of calendars would as a blow to farmers. . be the only losers. The famous "Triple-A- , which Leaders of every important nation saved farmers in 1933 and has alhave endorsed the calendar reform, ways been synonymous with the New most of them advocating the World Deal, is about to be cut drastically. Calendar, or some similar It is the Roosevelt administration equal-quartplan. In June, 1931, which is making the cut, not cona special League of Nations com- gress. mittee, after due consideration, had In fact. Budget bureau first protrimmed 200 proposed reformed cal- posed, in closed-doo- r hearings, to endars down to two. One was the eliminate AAA altogether. This procalendar The other was posal was ruled out, but Budget then the perpetual, equal-quartmade a 50 per cent slash from 400 scheme, known in the United to 200 million dollars. States as the World Calendar. DeleTaken together with the near elimgates of six nations leaned toward ination of Farm Security administhe plan. Most speakers tration, the AAA cut indicates how stated that the people they repre- far farmers have come back ecosented would wish to retain a nomically. calendar from custom and in and their reasons, that, religious NO SECRET 2ND FRONT calopinion, a change to a The invasion of western Europe is endar would be too drastic to gain just around the corner, but it cannot wide acceptance. In the end, the come so fast as to surprise anybody question of reform was laid aside least of all the Germans. for further study. In fact, the first news of the comMust Wait on New League.' ing Invasion will probably come from In the 30s the League of Nations Germany. They will spot the gathsteadily lost power and prestige, and ering of the worlds greatest armada Wiid$e outbrjjak of the European of, fighting ships, presumably along war' the only international body th channel coast of England,! and capable of putting the World Calen- they will announce by radio that the dar into effect, disappeared. It must invasion is coming and that they are be remembered that a new or re- ready for it. formed calendar would have to have Even before that, they will be foreworld-wid- e acceptance. The world warned by a switch in tactics of has grown too small, as has often the British and American air forces been said lately, for nations to go based on England. Those forces e their ways independently. Air trav- will turn from bombing el will demand uniformity. to an all-oassault It may be that the Peace Confer- on Nazi coastal installations. The ence everybody is looking forward channel is so narrow that British-base- d to 'will give this calendar reform planes will be able to make matter consideration and perhaps, as many as three daily round trips in the postwar period of eagerness each to the German-hel- d shore, for improvements, some new League dumping bombs on coast artillery, may be able to have the reformed rail lines, ammunition dumps, troop calendar adopted. Swift action will concentrations and, in general, tearbe necessary, however, as the next ing up everything in sight. chance to slip the World Calendar This strategy the pattern of into use without a ripple will be which was made clear in assaults on January 1, 1950. If much time is Tunisia, Pantelleria, Sicily and Naspent in arguing and ratifying, the ples takes most of the surprise out opportunity for a smooth transition of surprise landings. The air forces will pass again. will trumpet the invasion of Europe to the waiting world. calendar reform. ' knick-knack- r-- By ELLIOTT PINE New Years day falls on Released by Western Newspaper Union. th For the first time, women may now enlist in the WAC specifically for service with the Air Forces, and will be assigned to the AAF after completing basic training . . . are eligible for 155 specialized jobs in radio, photography, medicine, mechanics, public relations, weather, An instructing and other fields Amphibian Commando recently sent his mother, a WAC, some spending money and enclosed a note reading: "Mother, this is my salute to you . . . The more there are of you the sooner well be home. Irene Quotation Marksmanship: Vis: Leaves turning cartwheels on the lawn . . . Hilda Morris: Snow, tufting the branches, looking like d valentines . . . Henny Youngman: The big "? in 1944 is Dewey, but the very big ! is still FDR . . . H. Klurfeld: Rationing divides goods; inflation devours it His con, . . M. Richardson: versation was as pointless as a pretA face helen Todd: zel . starched with disapproval Eob Hich"r r The secret was hushed ' from April Fools day always would fall on Sunday. This is 'what is meant calendar. by a "perpetual Even leap year does not throw the World Calendar out of joint, as the extra day is fitted in as a numberless or intercalary day like Year-En- d day. Leap-Yea- r day is an extra Saturday too. Next in importance, probably, is the fact that every quarter of every year would contain the same number of days, 91, making calculations of interest, rent, comparative production, and so forth, much easier. Each month would have 26 week days,, so direct comparisons of months as equal working periods would be possible. Thirty - day months would have four Sundays, months five Sundays, so the extra day would not be a working day anyhow. Holidays, insofar as Any Date Always Falls on Same Day Of Week, Every Year the American publics profligate use Proposals have been studied to ration electricity, but these have been set aside in favor of voluntary economy. Few people realize that extra lights or a dripping spigot mean waste of coal or fuel oiL Some cities have no meter control of water, with a resultant high consumption. Chicago is one. Its an Americans privilege to take a bath, but he takes so many more baths than Europeans that the U. S. per capita consumption of water is more than twice that of Europe. WPB doesnt say so officially, but it implies that six inches of water in the tubvwill make you just as clean as a full tub. The worry comes from the problem of keeping war plants provided with light and water. Electric companies which have always promoted heavier use of electricity (buy a new toaster or iron) are now spending money to advertise conservation. Note to WPB: One of the most wasteful users of light and power is the government itself. Practically all government offices are overheated. new transfer. Applique d trick, with pottt dishes providing the motifs ed gaiety is achieved by the dishes on shelves above a of colorful shelf paper. Thee bright-colore- J seven of these appealing motifs fo, your tea towel corners; the eighth design is a bowl of flowers for 4! panholder. iron transfer bringing all eight fiesta motifs. Welcome this set to your own kitchen, and make extra sets (the one pattern will stairm them) for gifts that excite com. plimentary comments. AUNT MARTHA 207W Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo. Enclose 15 cents for each pattern desired. Pattern No Name Address Indexing Names The latest system for indexing personal names enables a clerk to locate quickly even those that sound alike but are written differently, says Colliers, such as Kelly with 14 spellings, Snyder with 29, and Burke which is also written Bork, Byrk, Bhourque and 36 other ways. Each entry is listed alphabetically under the first name in the section containing all surnames with the same chief consonant sounds. Hence, the card for however spelled, Lily "Burke, would be filed in section Brk under Lily. Gems of Thought Be what your friends think are; avoid being what your enemies say you are, go right forward and be happy. Pom' eroy. The soul of a philosopher runs away from his body and desires to be alone and by herself. Plato. It is something te have an influence on the fortunes of mankind; it is greatly more to have an influence on their intellects. For every tree is known by his own fruit. 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