Show Aine american rican housewife part in the war Is an important one keeping her family well in wartime Is her special task by JANET CUPLER released by western newspaper union one of uncle sams best soldiers is the american housewife her uniform is a kitchen apron her ammunition a bright smile and the capable hands with which she does the proverbial million and one things that make hers a 64 hour seven day week she is usually content with the only reward she re really ally wants the love and gratitude of a happy healthy family but once in a while you hear her say 1 I feel so guilty im not doing anything to help win the war of course I 1 keep house and save scrap and buy war bonds but id like to feel that im doing something def definite irAte like joining the or working in a defense factory we cant all join the and we cant all work in defense factories but we can do an important job right in our own homes the war will finally be won only with the help of the american housewife and the better job she does the sooner she will be able to rejoice in the victory she helped to win when government reports recently showed that only about one third of the families in the united states have diets that are adequate to maintain health it became apparent that one of the important factors in winning the war would be proper nutrition the right food as well as the right amount of it for altho although U gh q 1 X X tv L women in rural comm communities unities faced faced with a shortage of farm labor are learning to care for poultry and li livestock rural health programs include the study of nutrition our soldiers are the best fed in the world the men and women who keep them equipped those employed in our war industries are sometimes very badly fed indeed A survey conducted among employees of one large aircraft company reve revealed led that about half showed definite signs of vitamin deficiency healthy workers are good workers and it is up to the american housewife to see that the members of her family are properly fed dont spurn the lowly peanut I 1 on the way to your table by way of the peanut butter jar these peanuts are rich in food value experts recommend that peanut butter be included regularly in your diet today with gas rationed in many parts of the country and with the housewife wife eager to do her part by saving her tires she may find it necessary to do her marketing only once or twice a week |