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t * uages. 'Checkitis' Hazard Of Student Pilot The cadet from Georgia was fly. v ing at 4,000 feet when he discov. ered he had two right feet and & hand full of thumbs, says The Kansas. City Star. He looked like & raw beginner up there in 'the Jiitle yellow training plane wob- bling through a series of spios, . Immelman" turns, loops and wing- .Ypyers near the giant naval air sta l0o--where many navy birdmen get thelftzqining. But suddenly he took a ab faa snd burst into song. Maybe It,was the 'Beer Barrel Polka," or lory, Glory to Old Georgia," but Whatever it was--Iit worked. From then on, the younjster flew the plane like a veteran uhtil the instructor, checking his fit ness to move on to more advanced training, gave him the signal to head for the field. The cadet knew what was wrong. For a few min. utes he had been a victim of a mental disease known as "check. tls" to the student fliers In train. ing at the air station. . Checkitis was washing him out of training as a nayal pilot just as ft had others, until he remember- ed a paragraph in a little "book of Instructions he had received when he entered training. It sald: "At first you will squeezo the controls five times as hard as you need to. Loosen up and relax. Take a deep breath. Sing. It will Im. prove your flying to relax." And so he sang, and the tension went out of his muscles, You've got to be relaxed to be a good pilot. The Georgia boy wasn't the first, and he won't be the last, to feel this terrific mental pressure bullt up when a check pilot climbs into the plane to examine a student whose ambition it is to be.a navy flier. Sometimes the cadets fly liko veterans for their Instructors and then go to pleces when the check pilot goes up with them. Their self-confidence vanishes and they're like small boys who forgot' the answers to an examinatlon. Commander R., L. Bowman, su- * peri) ielt of aviation training at th naval alr station at Jackson. ville, Fla, says checkitis is the student aviator's greatest bugaboo. "It's the. normal reaction of a nervous, high-strung youth," he explains. "But they've got to be good enough fillers to tighten up and still do_a good job of flying." Checkitis,. however, 1s just one of the hazards on the long road which must be traveled 'by the -youths who want to win "their navy wings. They enter the Jack- gonville training station at the rate of 100 every two weeks--and about elghty-eight of each group pass the finish line. For one rea- son or another, the others fall out. Education By Post For War Prisoners British prisoners of 'war in Ger- many are working for honors de- grees at London University, says British Industries Magazine, In all, 1,832 of our men there are now preparing for their re-- turn to civil life as engineers, ac- countants, geologists; bookkeep- ers, poultry raisers and for other - careers. They are studying French, German, Chinese, Japanese, even Provencal philosophy. This unique educational depart- are has been made possible by a feat in organization working from "the New. Bodleian Library, Ox- ford, where Miss Ethel Herdman, M.A., of the Red Cross Book De- partment, is arranging these and similar courses of study for our prisoners of war. In a long room lined with tables are the sections for each prison camp to which niaterial for study is sent and from - which letters have arrived asking for vocational, cultural or educational service. ~~. Engineering is the most popu- Jar. subject," then modern lang- Wireless is very popular, too, but books on it have been prohibited. Royal Air Force Changes Old Saying For members of the British Royal Air Force the old saying, "See Naples and die," inspired by the Itelian city's panoramic beau- ty, might be changed, to "See Vesuvius and dive," According to British reports, the glow from . the famous volcano's crater acts as a beacon to guide Btitish planes in their frequent night bombing raids on Naples, °. "Naples is ~ situated halfway down the leg of Italy's boot on the Tyrrhenian Sca about 160 miles southeast of Rome," says a bulletin .from the National Geo- graphic Society. "It Is about equal in size to Baltimore. "Naples Harbor is second only to Genoa in Italian importance. Jt is the chief port for Rome in peacetime, and now serves as &- major supply stop for Italian and ' 'German convoys to Libya. Thefe _is little industry in the city; how- ever, the! chief occupations being the manufacture of ¢oral and tor- toise-shell products, kid gloyes-and macaroni." ; hie ca ~ --ee ee ( Typical of the stout little vessels which haye forsaken the fishing trade to serve the Royal Canadian Navy for the duration as patrol boats is the dy shown here, bucking a Pacific gale. Have You Heard? _ It was the firm's annual dance. "The junior bookkeeper had chosen a very attractive partner, "By the way," he volunteered as they danced, "I'm glad our mana- ger Isn't here tonight, He's about the biggest ass of-a man one can meet, and not fit for intelligent company." : She stopped dancing and stared hard, "Young man," she snapped ang- rily;, "do you know who-1 am?" "Not the faintest idea," he sald, easily. "Well, I'm the manager's wife!" she informed him. "Gee whiz!" he exclaimed "Now, do you know .who I am?" "No," said his partner. "Thank goodness for that!" he replied, as he backed hurriedly for the exit. . The husband, after a very tiring day, was enjoying his plpe and réading the evening paper. The wife who was poring over a crossword, suddenly called out: "Henry, what Is a female sheep?" "Ewe," curtly replied her hubby, and that's how the row started. A Scot boarded a tramear carry- ing a very bulky parcel. The con- ductor, noting the size, decided it was above the standard 'for free carriage, so he sald: "I¢ll be a penny for you, and thre&pence for your parcel" . « ~Angus was_ stricken speechless for a moment, and then he stuck his elbow into the parcel and sald: "Come oot o' that wi' ye, Sandy; it's twopence cheaper sitting down than for me to carry ye!" "Eternity Is so vast--who can comprehend it?" said the speaker. " perhaps," sald the little man In the back row, "you never bought anything on the monthly payment plan." A radio actress who had just learned how to drive told Max Marcin, program driector, that she'd give him a lift home after the broadcast. on CBS Sunday night. As they came to an inter section a cop held up his hand, "Hey," he said, "you can't make a left turn." - "What do you mean, I can't make a left turn?" retorted the indignant actress, "1 learned that fn my 'sec: ond lesson!" "My wife used to play the plano a lot, but since the chil- dren came she simply hasn't time for It." "I know. Child- ren are a comfort, aren't they?" There was no doubt about it-- the theatrical magnate was angry. "Don't ever mention the name of that low-down, double-crossing twister 6f a leading lady!" he sald. »] had no idea she was that gort," replied his friend. "Why that girl's so mean, 8he 'not only pulls the wool over your oyes, but it's-90 percent cotton!" "lg Mary your eldest sls. ter?" "Yes. "And who comes after her?" "you and two other fel MODERN ETIQUETTE BY ROBERTA LEE 1. Ot what should one be care- ful when planning to take a guest for an automobile drive? 2. Should a widow, upon her second marriage, wear the engage- ment or wedding ring of her first marriage? 3..1s it all right for a mother to allow her children to attend a party at the home of someone she does nat know? 4. Should one allow his child to stand up or sit on the arm of his chair in a theatre? 6. Is it permissable to dip celery or radishes into the salt dish it the dish is an individual one? 6. Who compiles the list' to whom wedding invitations are to be sent? Answers 1. See that the car is tidy. Old shoes lying on the floor, packages scattered here and there, soiled rags or newspapers on the seat indicate carelessness and disregard for the guest's comfort. Also, see that the windshield and windows are clean and do not in any way obscure the guest's vision of the scenery. 2. No; they should be put aside, 3. Yes, If the party is given for school friends. 4. No. This 1s a very selfish act, as It obstructs the view of persons seated behind. 6. No; take a little of the. salt in 'the saltspoon or with the end of a clean knife and place it on the side of the dinner plate, or the bread and butter plate. .6 The bride and bridegroom together, consulting the parents of both. Well Trained Mine Sinks Supply Ship The Germans would prefer to have the people of Norway think that the British are "doing noth- ing." 'Therefore all news of the sinking of German supply ships by the British along the Nor- wegian coast is carefully with- held. At the official investiga- tion into the sinking of one such ship the Norwegian captain ex- plained that a submarine had ris- "en to the surface, halted the ship, given the crew ten minutes to get into. lifeboats and had then sunk the ship. A German officer interrupted: "That is nonsense!" he shouted. "There are no British submarines along the Norwegian coast, You must have struck a mine!" The captain repeated it was a submarine, but the German in- _sisted he was wrong. , "Very well, then," said the cap- tain. He then revised his account for the records: "A mine came to the surface on starboard side, It halted us, gave us ten minutes to get into lifeboats, then ran smack into our ship, sinking it." Nearly one-third the food now consumed in Germany consists of lows." ~ potatoes, EX FISHERMAN A fishing boat captain, wessel and his crew, is given a nay the R.C.N. IN R.C.N. offering the services of himselt, his igational test by two officers of HOW CAN I? BY ANNE ASHLEY Q: How can 1 prevent the whites of eggs from [falling after whip- ping? A. Add a pinch of cream of tar- tar to the whites while they a-3 being whipped. Q. How cau I clean gold or sll- ver lace? A. Sew the lace to a strip of clean linen and boll in a solution of one cupful of salt to one gallon of water. Dry without removing from the linen, and then sponge with a piece of white velvet dip- ped in alcohol. Q. How can I mend holes in enameled ware? A. Use equal parts of soft putty, table salt and sifted coal ashes. Cover the holes well and heat on the stove until the cement is hard. Q. How can I skim grease from the top of soup? A. Take square sheets of clean white tlssue paper, lay one sheet at a time on the surface of the goup, and all the grease wlll adhere to the paper. Q. How can I remove soot from wallpaper? : A. Use cornmeal for removing goot from wallpaper. First, brush oft as much of the soot as possible; then rub on the cornmeal until jt becomes soiled; brush off. Brave Patient Amazes Doctor Don't Engllshwomen ever cry?" unmixed with astonishment, not unmixed with irritation, a German surgeon who dressed the wounds of a stowardess aboard a raider in the South Pacific which had picked up survivors from the liner Rangitane It had sunk. He had discovered that the pa- tlent, Mrs. Elizabeth Plumb, of London, had boen suffering for nearly nine hours from serious wounds received when a shell burst in front of her as she was leaving her cabin, She had then staggered up on deck, guided pass- engers to boat stations and when all had been taken aboard by tho raider refused medical ald until to. "ro add to her suffering, when the. captives had heen landed on the Island of Emiru by the Nazis, anxious to be rid of them, she con- tracted tropical ulcers. Tho story of her heroism was pleced together by a son, a mupi- tions worker, in London, from frag: mentary letters from the mother, messages fom the steamship com- pany, and. finally by a citation from 'Buckingham Palace announc- jng that the British Empire Med: al had. been conferred on her. Mrs. Plumb-is In Auckland, New Zealand, with one of her sons, who is in the Army. A third son "1s an air gunner in Iraq. A fourth, an air pilot, was killed last year. IN What Sciencé Is Doing r SOAP To make a batch of soap re- quires from three to seven days. Joseph J. Jacobs of Brooklyn Poly- technic Institute cuts this down to fifteen minutes, Soap Is usually made by treating fats or tallow with a weak solution of lye in wa- ter, just as the ancient Egyptians ~ did. Mr. Jacobs uses no water, Fat is dissolved in kerosene and solid lye added. The mixture 1s then heated to a temperature higher than Is now possible, The lye reacts with the fat in less than fifteen minutes to make soap, This hot mass of soap and kerosone is then sprayed Into a vacuum chamber, Here the kerosene and goap, vaporize off, leaving a dry, granular, porous, quick-diseolving soap behind, The kerosene and glycerine are condensed and sep- arated. The kerosene can then be reused. for a new batch, The heat costs are .about one-twentieth those of present methods. Indus. trial soap and high-grade toilet soaps can be made, > everybody else had boen attended ° . treaty was Treaty Protects Migratory Birds Signed "Fwenty-Five Years Ago by Great Britain and the United States The Migratory Bird Treaty be- tween the United States and Great Britaiy had its twenty-fifth "birth. day" on Dec. 8, sigued bythe two nations to protect migratory water: fowl and other: forms of wildfire going back and forth between Canada and the United States, the Ni proclaimed by Presi dent Wilsoli on Dec, 8, 1916.7 "It 1s no exaggeration to call this treaty the most significant advance in the history of wildlife conservation in North America," Secretary Ickes of the Interlor De- partment said of the anuiversary. "In 1937, a similar treaty between Mexico and the United States was consumated to protect migratory birds and game mammals going back and forth between these two countries." i "Discharging our federal obliga tions under these international agreements has made possible one of the most sucessful wildlife con- gorvation programs in history," Secretary Ickes added. "Not only does the Department of the Inter. for carefully regulate the hunting of the species affected, but it also maintains a nation-wide system of refuges to protect and encourage the migratory birds, The resulting _ Increase in birds is today the best possibe evidence of the import ance of this international co-oper- ation." Read The War News Carefully Some Very Sound Advice Offered By The Ottawa Journal A British M. P. complains that statements of British "ofllcial spokesmen" prior and during the Libya attack were "too optimistic" and wants an explanation, At the same time Mr. L. S. B. Shapiro wriles from Washington: "There is much comment in tho capital and not a little criticism, of London's handling of the story of the fighting in Libya . .. Most of the argument resolves about Mr. Churchill's original announcement, L. . It is claimed that the Primo Minister's assessment of the situ. atlon after the first day of tho battle was much too optimistic and that it promised-a quick and smashing victory over General Rommel's forces." 'This is what comes of people re fusing to read war news carefully, and refusing above all to study the toxt of official statements. Actu- ally, My, Churchill made no predic. tions about Libya, held out no hopes, was neither optimistic nor pessimistic, What he did, and all that he did, was to explain the pre- parations. for the battle, tell of the advance of the first days, compare the conflict to Blenheim, and say that its consequences would be ime portant. He certainly promised no victory. Read The Texts Further: Going back over Calro's _.daily oflicial statements since the beginning of the Libyan battle, one finds them extremely consery- ative; completely objective. In no ginglo case did they promise a vic tory, or make extravagant claims. what one wonders is: Did the average reader read these reports? Or did he prefer the highly imag- {native stories of special correspon: dents, most of whom could not pos- slbly see more than isolated (rag: ments of the battle or grasp its tactical significance? ¢ Tho Journal has all along advis- ed people to read the war news more carefully, and above all to read the texts of official reports, and the texts of Mr, Churchill It is only by such reading, with tho ald of maps, that one can follow this war. Never mind the "experts" an never mind, most of all, the . enough for him, economists--the people who are eternally winning the war by dis covering that the enemy is short of something, The battle in Libya Is not yet over; may yet result in a vital victory, In the meantime, while its result is being determined let us got blame Mr, Churchill's speech for making us too optimistic, The fault was not with Mr. Churchill; it was in the slipshod way in which too many people read Mr, Chur: chil), ' . Three "R's" Defy ' Blitz In England' The idea that education would be the first casualty of the war in Britain, and that children would not be able to carry on their studies, has been dissipated by the President of the Board of Education. In an nl lo was broadcast from Lon fie |" said that education was being carried on not only to provide for the future and build up the minds and characters of the boys and girls to lead the Empire, but also because it is one of the im- portant sources of supply to the ministry of manhood production. "Today more than 99 per cent of Britain's children are getting full-time education," it was stat- 'ed. "School buildings have suf- fered damage, and in one city 50 per cent of them were bombed out in a single night, but ali the children were in school within a week. We have a large measure of humanity in the life of the children which has been invalu- able in the upkeep of morale. Health of the children has also been looked after and there is no reason why it should not improve during this year. From 60 to 90 per cent of the children receive milk," said the speaker. . How Mr. Churchill Won His Captaincy Mr. Churchill has been ap- pointed colonel of the {th Queen's Own Hussars, the regiment which, he joined as-a subaltern in 1895 when it was under orders for India. Li The Commanding Officer, then Col. Brabazon, was an old friend of Lord Randolph's; he told young' Winston that he was a clever young man but could do with discipline and that a good cavalry regiment was the place for him to get it. Would he, therefore, promise not to leave the regiment till after he got his troop--that as, his captaincy. Winston said that he would not commit himself to that, but he would promise not to leave the regiment until it had won the Indian International Polo Cup. Colonel Brabazon, knowing that no regiment had ever won the cup before it had been three years in India, said that that was good But the 4th Hus- sars team, of which Winston Churchill was a member, won the eup in its sccond season, and the war correspondent and Prime Min- ister-to-be was free of his prom- ise, Bundle For Britain A brunette," twenty, rather streamlined and a Chilean, with "300 hours solo flying and 300 English 'words to her eredit, Mar got Duhalde, joined the W.A.AF. in London last September and is now engaged . . . ferrying Spit- fires from factory to airdrome, Some bundle for Britain! sad ede 0 334 Botts, of drvggluls proves (tor money back Place 'Australia On War Footing Prime Minister John Curtin an- nounced sweeping emergency mea- sures to draft all available man- power into the armed forces and place the entire nation on a footing. Single men from 18 to 45 and married men from 18 to 35 will bo required to register under the new draft laws. Veterans of the last war were being mobilized for guard and coast defence duties. The cabinet laid plans for drastic gasoline rationing and checked fuel, coal and clothing stocks and air raid precautions, Women rushed to answer a call for volunteers for the auxiliary gervices. Army Minister Francis Michael Forde announced all militia men had been called up for full-time training. Factory Cooking . Leonard Toddings, a Bermuda editor-proprictor, was much im- pressed by an English tank fac- tory he visited . He talked to a furnace hand duving the dinner break. | But was it a break? With a picce of red-hot steel as a hotplate and another piece of armour plating as a grill pan he made a perfect welsli rarehit "from his daily cheeses cation, lift- ing it of f with his tongs as slickly as a chef. In the intervals he pro- ceeded with his contribution to the next tank. Press Censorship English newspapers ave attempt. ing to operate with press censor ship such as described In ths story from Newspaper World, London: "Once upon a time there was a ministry of information carrier pigeon. And as it was flying leisurely to its destination it was jostled by a sccond pigeon which bawled: Get a move on, I've got the denial!" One Way To Win "There is only one way in which we ean win--mobilize the" conscience of the worla, fortify our own spirits, meet blood and iron with blood and iron, carry the weight of material to help the best men in the world; gather our power in all its strength and strike." --- Leonard W. Brocking- ton. Aggravating Gas When stomach gas seems to smother jou, and you can hatdly take a deep breath, try ADLERIKA. FIVE carminatives to warm and soothe the stomach and expel gas, and THREE laxatives for gentle, quick bowel sction. At your Drug Store. ADLERI KA ...CLASSIF IED ADVERTISEMENTS... 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