Show H 1 01 I I I I oX 1 I II I I t 0 ii f Dads Dad's Ii t x C 0 I lumn i of o 4 r l' l lIi i Ii M 1 Ho I THIRTEEN BILLION DOLLARS undertaking TIlE THE GREATEST financial ing by our government In Its history history- the history in government or by any launched next of ot the tho world world will will be Monday April 12 12 with the beginning of ot War Loan Thirteen billion dollars must be ho raised within the period of ot a a. few weeks and an increasing amount of this must come from the I current income and savings of ot every j man tuna woman and child chUd In fn the country i Reliving the vital urgency of ot driving home to the American people the im Im- importance Importance importance I of ot the Second War Loan tho the Allied Newspaper Council a committee representing practically every dally daily and I weekly newspaper In the United States through various arious newspaper associations has pledged the out all-out support In this Second War Loan drive While In many ways the Second War Loan is ono one of the biggest stories of ot the tho war to date It Is In itS us essence a local land story for tor every community in the This Ibis Is 18 because the sales Impetus that must launch and bring this drive to a successful conclusion must come me from each e local community That's where every newspaper can play a prominent part in this campaign They gave their lives you lives you lend your money o o o oAN AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY THE MANPOWER problem In retailing MANPOWER Is hi becoming critical cri ical Experienced person person- personnel nel have ha been lost to tho draft to defense de defense de- de tense industries and through enrollment In the armed forces In the field of food tood distribution for example the present turnover of ot manpower Is 18 approximately ten per cent per week Merchants gen gen- generally generally generally have accepted the situation un un- uncomplainingly uncomplainingly complainingly but It now becomes obvious obvious obvious ous that unless the Federal Government acts to prevent further Inroads Ameri Ameri- American American American can retailing may not be able to weather the storm and ond efficient distribution of food lood as well as other necessities may collapse Thus far tar the government has failed tailed to recognize the essential part our mer mer- merchants merchants merchants chants play In putting necessities into the hands of consumers It seems to have overlooked the fact that without the Cooperation of ot the retailers price and rationing controls would be completely demoralized and more Important morale on the home front which depends to a great degree on the tho availability of the civilian sinews ot or war supplied by the merchant would w uld suffer a serious set set- set set-I back A breakdown In the th field neld of distribution distribution tion would be as grave grove as a breakdown in production because mass distribution has as become the handmaiden of ot mass production Neither Is efficient unless supplemented by the other tion processing and distribution rank i with armament in Importance These I functions should be recognized by the War Var Manpower Commission as essential j 7 and provision should be made to keep I expert men on their Jobs In these i I ties Failure to recognize this problem and to provide a solution for it will have serious repercussions which could be bo j I II averted by thinking clear and common- common commonsense commonsense I I sense planning by government officials l O 0 O O LABORATORY VICTORY AMERICAN RESEARCH laboratories I have again won a military victory The headlines will not call It that but that thatIs I l i i Is what it amounts to says saS the Indus Indus- l I Review Indus Indus-I Jon An Eastern oil company has announced ii I ed ed the development of ot a new refining technique which will produce gasoline that should increase the power output I of ot aircraft engines from 23 to 35 per f i 1 cent This Tills added power will give fighter tighter J planes a substantial Increase either In maximum speedy speeds or rate of ot climb Bomb Bomb- Bombers BombI Bombe I r e ors ers wall vill be able to get off ot the ground with a heavier load and will have a an n larger cruising radius The greater lift lift- lifting lifting I ing power will result In an on added two or three tons of bombs for every ten tons tj Ii carried After the war this high gaso gaso- gasoline gasoline 1 line lIno quality will be used to give auto auto- automobiles automobiles automobiles mobiles much r uch ch greater power or much f I greater mileage whichever Is desired 11 I J Never before has American Industry worked so hard to invent and create I I It is relentlessly driven by the know know- knowledge I I ledge that mankind Is 18 depending on this country for tor a better future civilization That civilization cannot be realized ex except ex- ex except f l through the unstinted effort of In Industry In- In ini I i 1 now and In the peace that will t I come someday Private Industry of ot i 1 which oil Is an on outstanding example Is Justifying Its existence and proving to i the people that In free tree competitive en en- enterprise Ll lies the hope of ot the future or TIN AGAIN IN I WE ARE at it again I No home can cansay can I IMY say MY they do not no know the importance of or tin today The Ibo whole whole country knows knows It t l CI and every everyone one Is asked to continue to toI I save cave the tin Un cans used in the kitchens Some cities ci ties havo vo asked their block war war- wardens wardens wardens dens or leaders to keep housewives in informed In- In f j formed of ot the necessity all of ot the time They are to remind the people that I there has been no substitute found for fortin fortin Ii tin and that and that one can Is 1 per cent tin tin- and 99 per cent steel One can yields r enough tin for tor that amount of ot tin Un to tomake tomako tomako mako make t six lx hand grenades four cans make mako 11 enough for tor a bomb One ton of tin goes Into a light tank and three tons pro pro- produce I duce cluce a bomber The Ibe first enthusiasm for fortin fortin tin Un can collection has died down bur buC bu this thul war isn't won yet housewives I O OO O I t 4 S JEFFERSON APRIL 13 13 two ho hundred years ago a a. aman aman man so-named so Thomas Jefferson was was' I born The most moat famous one of ot ten chil chil- children diU- diU chill l dren he rose to prominence to father three Important documents that imbibe the living principles principle of ot our democracy today There T re passes with i ach uh great truths t I. I name certain truths that his time me found found fitting that In his day da were facts and In 1 fashion Much Is outmoded by time I But certain outstanding o principles fundamental Ideals are never out of ot I style Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence the statute h. h for tor Virginia drawn up for religious free tree ii dom door and he ho founded the of or j Virginia to further education dU atlon If It you Continued on l' l tago go Four lour c 1 Dads Dad's Column t Continued Contended from lom Page One analyze tJ eso i r c e principles principled you will see how now Important they are nrc In our time The years have only strengthened them the theand and years to come will prove their worth O 0 O OCLEAN 0 CLEAN N UP VI TIME TI IE KO 0 O CITIZEN Is too occupied with relief work business and household tasks tor to overlook the annual spring up clean-up month Since you paid the tax on that property keep it up as a credit to your pocketbook I Look to your house houseas as that precious holding owned or rent rent- rented rented ed ed which is your responsibility and know that tho the dwelling represents to the out- out cido the character of ot Its Inhabitants War does not lower l ones one's pride in his town or his home war increases it We Wo arent aren't area t too busy to keep clean exert en- en to tidy and brush up around the tho yards remove rubbish from the alleys reduce firo hazards by disposing of 01 waste In garages We enjoy living in pretty surroundings to see streets kept up lawns and gardens picturesquely stretch stretch- stretched stretched ed cd out to the side Spring up clean-up is observed In n towns like ours all over this land folks have pride in their spot In 10 inthe tho the sun Property and equipment need care and though It Is pretty difficult w right now to get certain parts and pieces for tor such auch work still stUl we must keep tho the home front In ship shape order There Theo arc are trees to trim bushes to clip fences to repair all right under our nose Let us up clean-up up fix-up up paint-up as we have o done each year We want things in I order our homes churches schools barns yards so well we'll make Johnny proud pro a when he comes comes marching back again O 0 O O 0 OTHE TilE THE WORD SOLDIER HOW MANY of 01 us as we perform our dally army chores ever stop to consider tho real significance of or the word sol sol- In itself it characterizes everything I that la Is noble within a patriot And like the word gentleman It requires required no modification or tion It stands alone I 1 I You cannot be bo a n. good gentleman nor nol nora nola a bad gentleman If It you are aro a n. gentle gentle- gentleman I man the term suffices gentle I I By Dy the same token it is impossible to toI tobe I be bo a 0 good soldier or a 0 bad soldier soldier but but a 0 1 I SOLDIER I Ij j Hero at nt Kearns under our able com com- commanding mending manding officer Col Converse R. R Lewis and his staff of competent and selected I e WP- WP mUd Build I Our heritage is represented in every I corner of ot the world where the Star I Spangled Banner flies over over American I fighting men It is distinguishing Itself Itse admirably Kearns Post Review O OO IRISH WIT AN IRISH soldier in Egypt received aletter a aletter letter from his hla wife saying that because tho war she would have to dig the tho garden herself herselt Bridget please dont don't dig the garden wrote Pat Heats where the guns are The letter was duly censored and In a I short time soldiers came and dug up the garden from end to end I Bridget worried over the Incident wrote Pat asking him what she should t I I do Pats Pat's reply was short and to the point Put rut in the spuds Readers Reader's Readers Reader's Digest O 00 O O x REGARDING G G SECOND WAR LOAN WE vii ON the home front face one of ot the most personal challenges of or this war to date dote That challenge Is whether or not wo arc are willing to sacrifice to a sufficient extent to lend our government thirteen billion bUllon dollars within the next few tew weeks To do the Job you yo and I X 1 and ana every every- everyone everyone one ono we know are going to have bane to dig down in our in-our our sock sock to to dig out some of ot those thosa dollars we have o salted away for tor a a. rainy day day ns as well as to take a 0 good hunk out of ot this months month's pay check This is a a. Job that has to be done Sure we wo on the home front are feeling the pinch of ot war Wo have gasoline rationing ration ration- rationing rationIng ing food rationing higher taxes and a n. alot alot lot of at other little discomforts But they are nothing compared comp d with the agonies I faced dally by our men men men-men men from this community among them them out out there on the fighting fronts fonts of at the world I Ithe Yes we know that this constant de demand de- de demand demand mand for more money out of 01 our poc poc- pockets pockets i and out of ot our paychecks paychecks paychecks-an an in increasing In- In Increasing Increasing I creasing amount each month month s is mon mon- But nut so is sitting in a hole fox I I I I or lying in a trench slit day slogging through though tho the hell of ot a humid I Jungle or that of ot Sahara sand Our sons friends brothers husbands and others we know are doing that th t for I us They arc facing something more moro terrible than cutting down on a a. few tew things that we once thought were es- es essentials es essentials to the American standard I es-I of ot living in order to do It too As Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary Secretary tary u has said sald Shall we be bemore bemore bemore more tender with our dollars than with the lives of ot our sons I. I The Second War Loan Is an nn order to the tho home front font to go on a a. new offensive Your dollars are the weapons in this attack They will make mako possible the pass- pass passIng passIng Ing fog of ot the tho ammunition to those boys up there thero in fn the front lines To win this war waris warIs waris I is going to cost more and more money money- and more and more lives elves But the price of ot freedom Is high We Wo din n not wd we w daro darn down not let our fighting men You cant can't let George Georgo do this for tor you You must pitch In with your dollars dollar Just J st keep in mind those boys In the front lines They give their lives you lives you for some some- someone someone someone lend your money I Dont Don't wait walt one to comp como around and arid ask oak you to do It Do it today today and and do It until you feel I worthy of them |