Show american housewives part in the ne war Is an important one keeping her family well in wartime Is her special task by JANET CUPLER released by western newspaper New paper 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 really wants the love arid 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 definite like joining the or working in a defense factory we cant all join the and we cant all work in defense factories so but we can do an im important artt job r right g ht la in 0 our ur own homes the war will finally be won only with the help of 0 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 although 4 women la in rural communities faced with a shortage of farm labor are learning to lo care tor for poultry and 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 revealed that about half showed definite signs of vitamin deficiency I 1 healthy workers are good workers and it is up to the american housewife to see that the members of her family are properly fed |