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^ ... Problems t *v ?,\i- '"i - ;V 4 Through Its Directors ill ?. •;^i,^vi^y^PamPs Cross Lin|i§,?,_ •; Men With Horn# y ;|| Washington, IX C. -- On the heme Mid military fronts the American Red Cross is turning its focus on the man in uniform. In his behalf, more than 10,000 nurses are being recruited. Volunteers are donating their blood for a huge plasma bank. Red Cross - women in chapters throughout the i country are making 40,000,000 surgical ; ' dressings, and knitting sweaters for men ia outlying posts and sailors on patrol, f But these are Just fragments of the "story. In military and naval stations, the Red Cross is concerning itself with the personal problems of the service n man, helping him adjust himself to military life. For the disabled, the Red , Cross is on the job in service hospl- |?| tals, helping to speed recovery of the vi sick through a morale-building pro- • gram. In mobilizing a 2,000,000-man lighting force, the personal problems of the , able-bodied man in uniform have in turn become problems of the morale divisions. Red Cross field directors stationed in all camps and reserva- ' tions have been entrusted with the task of helping to solve these problems. •'-T-'iJl V.:-\ -- ' 1 Speaking in a nation-wide broadcast recently, Chief of Staff Marshall, of the Army, addressed the following t words to Red Cross field directors: * "When you help straighten out any of the great variety of tangles that human beings 6eem unable to avoid, you are helping to maintain morale on the home front and on the military front; you are helping us in training for defense," . , .""L-TyL- •£ *The disabled man in a service hospital also can look to the RecJ Cross for help in speeding recovery. Medicalsocial workers, trained for their specialized assignment, are on duty at Army general and Navy hospitals to aid service physicians, to act as a medium of communication with the families of hospitalized men and to conduct recreational programs for convalescents. p--" '.i . i r the Red Cross provides recreational service for paiiettts tii all Army and Navy hospitals. Sixty-five new hospitals are under construction by the Army, and their recreation buildings are being equipped and staffed by the Red Cross as each one opens. As part of the Army and Navy safety programs, members of the national Red Cross staff are qualifying instructors in First Aid and Water Safety among the ranks of the enlisted man. Instructors taught by the Red Cross in turn conduct classes on the reservations. The number of Army y&nd Navy cases assisted By Red Cross field directors has increased in volume 140 per cent since Selective Service has been in operation. During the past year 126,515 cases involving active service men have been handled in the camps. The Red Cross recently made available $1,000,000 to meet an emergency need for athletic equipment for the Army and Navy. This need arose when Government appropriations for the purpose became exhausted. In addition to providing the Army and Navy with an official reservoir of nurses, the Red Cross is cataloging the nation's medical technologists. Through this program, in which approximately 3,000 technicians have registered, the Army and Navy will select such professional personnel. as laboratory workers, dietitians, dental technicians, pharmacists and other categories of trained technologists. ( Red Cross, OCD ' Look to {Volunteers For Civil Defense KEYNOTES CROSS APPEAL Washington^ Frances Fedden. attractive Brojixville, N. Y., artist's model, is the 1941 Red Cross poster girl. Thousands of posters like the one pictured above have been distributed throughout the "country calling attention to this year's Roll Call membership appeal. Painted by Bradshaw Crandell, prominent New York Illustrator, the poster carries a national defense theme, portraying the active part being taken by the Red Cross in serving the armed forces. -TRED CROSS AIDS ARMY MORALE I • >' fljl W»«--1 Editorial Washington, October 22 -- It is a toss-up hi official circles as to whether •»ur actual entrance into war will be in the Pacific or Atlantic waters. The torpedoing of a U. S. Navy destroyer off Iceland stripped the conflict of its remoteness and brought the subject in all its stark aspects direct to the doorstep of the American policy-makers. It is true, of course, that the "incidents" did not provoke frantic hairpulling, but there was a pronounced upsweep In the tempo of governmental affairs. It is generally recognized that the Far Eastern explosion depends upon the ability of the Russians to hold out around Moscow. The alleged Uboat activities attempting to sink an American naval vessel on patrol dutx, w h i l e n o t e x a c t l y u n e x p e c t e d , l a a horse of another color. The-aggressive act of trying to put an American gunboat into Davy Jones' deep sea locker transcends in importance the Japanese jitters which have developed as a result of the noisy jingoists in Nippon. Cooler heads here do not want a two-ocean war at this time for the same reason that Herr Hitler did not want to be occupied too long with dual fronts. Hope is expressed that the sword-rattling clique in Japan will not go beyond shaking a mailed fist at this time. One thing is certain. The new crisis provoked by the U. S. S. Kearny attack will pave the way for speedy passage of the ship-arming legislation which otherwise was destined for prolonged debate and 'delay in Congress. The incident is also expected to have a similar hastening effect on .additional appropriation measures calculated to increase the defense effort. These- international developments tending toward active militancy may displace marfy tentative legislative programs on domestic subjects. Just at present, the White House and the House Committee on Ways and Means are not seeing eye to eye on the necessity of revamping social security laws. The President has a special message ready for Congress in which he advocates drastic changes to extend the benefits of old age and unemployment compensation .laws. There is a lot of politics mixed up in this benefit plan which would add ten million persons to the list of eligibles. House members want to hold the hear- WOOld 1* T0- their gratitude to the incumbents by re-electing them to the pubUe office. The White House political theory apparently is to have the hearings conducted within the next few weeks and make the effective date coincide with the election period next fiOL The House Ways and Means Cotnmittee prefers to devote its time to a revision of the administrative tax bill now before fiscal conditions are so bad they will have to write a new land more drastic revenue bill to pay for huge ^defense expenditures recently authorised. The delay in old-age benefit legislation would also permit the lawmakers to sound out sentiment in their states as the proposed changes are strongly in the direction of Federalizing social security and minimizing the sphere of the states over this subject. Our solons, who are Closet to the people than the Administration, profess to see danger lurking in overreach of the central government into functions held dear by various commonwealths. . With actual cases made public wherein the defense agencies are cracking down on diversion of essential raw materials to non-defense use, the final warning has been sounded about the government reaching the end of its patience. The government is now adopting harsh methods to attain its objectives. The O. P. M. franlt- Iy states this week, "These reduction programs are. not going to be easy. They will upset many of our cherished ideas and many of oitr most prised, ways of doing things." Further curtailment of civilian use of copper, for instance, was made known a day or two ago with the open hint that it might be a complete prohibition within sixty days. Many communities will feel the impact of shortages of material in the form of shut-downs and unemployment before the new year. With the possibilities of adding to the size of the armed forces growing as a result of international frictions, the latest census report entitled "The Facts About Youth as Portrayed in the 1940 Census" is worth more than passing interest. It is from the youth of the land that armies are recruited and buik. The figures were not digested for this purpose, however. The object was to show the need for educational and employment facilities without much thought to the impact on military and naval manpower. It is officially stated "within the next five years we shall probably have the greatest number of youth aged 15 to 24 we have ever had or may expect to have in the predictable future." This brings up other questions including to with older papaHjUufr jtroopaln phases of social, economic, slid political activities. CABDOT THANKS We desire to extend our thanks for the many ktaanettws shown during the illness MMl at the time of the death of our dear husband dad father. AKso to those who sent flowers, spiritual bouquets, cards and provided cars. To Msgr. Nix and Father Paul Tuchlinsky our appreciation of their help is extended. * Maud and Audrey Rothermel, and Mrs. Fred C. Meyer. ^5. Fart Peek Dam sfer# Fort Peck dam on the Upper Missouri river in Montana contains more than 100,000,000 cubic yards of earth. • Th|iip nextfcrtday Darkness." ' Thfe chsir will practice on Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the home cf Mrs. C. W. Goodtll- Bad Wilts tpapired, Bufgit In EtjmeaAwmry America, hooka and pamphlets that contained offensive matter were pubUefcr burned by the hangman. When particularly bad, they were whipped before being destroyed. In one ease, a book waa tried, convicted and received 39 laahes before it was consigned to the bonfire. Husbands Beware! When a Sixth century o^ccted lb his wife's cooking, II' 4h* IfttterY legal right to lock out of the house for the night, -r vm $2 •'V- P IT is our aft? to give you the &*r~- these instructions on every telephone call in the Illinois Bell area. Not just sometimes, but always... even now when fast-increasing demands tax our facilities. Remember that every telephone call is "made to order." There must be special equipgive connection you want when you want it. - Team-work helps, of course. Jfearly 30,000 Illinois Bell men and women work (9> gether to provide telephone service that is prompt and efficient --> and friendly at well. "n1 ILLINOIS BILL TfLIPNOMI COMPANY Tame im "THB TELETHONS HOUB* etmy MonJm, 7 P.M„ WMAQ .yjr . What a difference good lighting make THIS IS OUR. LIVING- » A ROOM AS IT WAS IN ITHE'DARJC A©6S7 vT>r ^ -s:- v~™ Washington, D. C. -- To the question, "What can I do for America?" the Red Cross is providing an answer for hundreds of thousands of men and women who want to do their part on the civilian defense front. For women, the Red C^oss is prodding an EO-hour training course to recruit a corps of 100,000 Nurse's Aides. It is the Red Cross' newest Million Red Cross Volunteers Aid Defense Program^. m project, undertaken at the request of the U. S. Office of Civilian Defense to relieve the current pressure on nursing facilities. With thousands of nurses being '"""taken into military service with our armed forces, civilian nursing has suffered a direct blow, the Red Cross points out. Moreover; the defense program has created additional health problems which has heightened the JMted for civilian nursing. Red Cross Nurse's Aides will serve as assistants to registered nurses, performing scores of important duties Which will enable nurses to care for more cases. The Red Cross stresses that Nurse's Aides will not take the ' jflace of the registered nurse, hut will ||erve in an auxiliary capacity. .' On the ffiore dramatic side of civilian (defence^'the Red Cross is gearing its fer-flung disaster fighting machine to . handle mass feeding, housing and ..jjplothing of exacuees under wartime •Conditions. In cooperation with the v®ce of Civilian Defense, chapter* , v- -. - An Anneal " the North Adams flfku.) Transcript: "Betsy Earle's parents wish to announce that she is suffering from a severe case of worms, and they urgently urge that, in the interest of her continued good health, the townspeople discontinue fee practice of feeding her candy." Red Cross workers are on the Job in all Army and Navy camps and stations throughout the country to assist In the Important task of maintaining morale. Above, an Army flier leaves unfinished personal matters for the Red Cross field director to take care of while he embarks on an emergency flight across country. The Red Cross is the official means of commun^&aUfto JactwetttSCfvlc* t- men and their families back home. 1 y , are strengthening disaster relief committees to cope with man-made disaster much on the same scale as relief operations following natural catastrophe. Organization along these lines include preparedness measures for fires, explosions and epidemics which may be expected to result from accelerated industrial activity incident to national defense or sabotage. Strictly as a precautionary measure, the Red Cross is devising means of confronting emergency relief in the event of sporadic air or sea attacks, considered conceivable ^hazards in some coastal and boundary areas. „ . The need for First Aid in civilian defense has not been neglected by the Red Cross. Last year nearly €00,000 were trained in emergency treatment of the injured. This year the figure is expected to go much higher with special emphasis being placed on the formation of detachments which would serve as units In factories, office buildings, schools and other places where persons are concentrated. Red Cross courses in Home Nursing and in Nutrition also are being expanded as a feature of the civilian defense program, it was pointed out. Mounting health hazards and the shortage of civilian nurses may at any time obligate the housewife--or even the man of the house--to assist in caring for the sick. Likewise, the Red Cross is placing greater emphasis on Nutrition courses designed to teach householders the art of purchasing and pro* paring well-balanced meals within the range of the family pocketbook. •I,, Bstsrlcal, Reasonable 2)4 Tht former home of the famous •f. --**• tkelly Madison, situated near GuQlord cooDlleegcee,, N •oonth. C., rents for $30 a 'mm.. Washington, D. C.--Behind the front, lines of U. 8. defenses more than 1,200,000 Red Cross volunteers are on; the Job--making surgical dressings,,! knitting sweaters and giving comfort^ articles, learning the rudiments 0^ emergency mass feeding and scores of other duties In an all-out effort fornational defense. The largest defense task now being undertaken hy Red Cross volunteers is the production of 40,000,000 surgical dressings for the Army and Navy, ac* cording to Mrs. Dwight P. Davis, nar tional director of Volunteer Special Services. Home Service volunteers and Gray Ladles, whose duties are directly concerned with the man in uniform also are expanding their programs, Mrs. Davis said. As a preparedness measure, thoasands Of women throughout the country are learning mass feeding and nutrition aB members of the Red Cross Canteen Corps. Added thousands are being trained in the Motor Corps to serve as emergency drivers. Glaves ef Vinyon wifc Gloves of vinyon silk are da> scribed by chemists as shrink-proof and easy to clean because the yarn absorbs no moisture. K Canary To Induce a canary to take a bath sprinkle a few seeds on top of the water in the cage tub. Won Bet, in Hospital Lester F. Guthrie, Denver, won a bet, but he will have to collect it in a hospital. He wagered that he could break a beer glass by squeezing it in his hands. He did. It shattered, inflicting severe lacerations. PRESTO/ NO GtARE-NO SHADOWS. NOW WE CAN } ' CALLASfADe ASfADe RCl." ?.,r-1 *, . . , I got my ideas from the 010 IT/ HOME LIGHTING ADVISOR She measured scientifically the amount of light wc had -for bridge, reading, sewing, and other dose work. It set me thinking about the dose relationship between better light and better sight. But that wasn't all she. did ::: I got a lot of mod$m ideas for making my rooms more attractive economical ideas, at that! Why don't you let her help you, too! Just fphone or mail a card to the local Public Service ^ ^ Company office. Ask for a Home Lighting Ad- '" ' W visor- cb««e os^^tion icw- J^ ^ itiiksfc'" •' S-- 'V.- ',* - "**•. - .. 'AIL Girls Taking to Snail With smoking forbidden in British airplane and munitions plants, girls are taking to snuff, says a London dealer, and "trying not to sneeze." We replaced the old lamps^ with a modem indirect floor model and a properly shaded ttfcle lamp with a large enough bulb. What a difference a-'-Jcw changes «n#ksl . . * C Tf • PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY of Northern Illinois •'"Cvi " ..v- Service Order -- 101 Williams St., Crystal Lake -- Telephone Enterprise 4100. M "TV? :'%Z ;^)fi