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"ms or con 5 9: m umronu .; s GRIMES PARATROOPERS ‘ " Benning, Ga.—Pvt. James , es, husband of Mrs. Gladys es of Shelton, has won the H to wear “Wings and Boots” ,1. ~‘ United States Army Para- .” He has completed four \‘ of jump training during I time he made five jumps, 1, f» a tactical jump at night :- Ving a combat problem on . 8'- '. ‘v R NORDWELL " S PARENTS " Lester Nordwell left yes- . g for Baton Rouge, La., af- ending a furlough at home his parents and friends at ‘ k. He came from Fort «in, South Carolina. ‘ BORN TO .‘|' LOCAL GIRL John E. Brevig and Mrs. ‘; are the proud parents of son born December 15 at sevelt Hospital in Brem- Mrs. Brevig is the former Phillips, a. graduate of the ‘ igh school and daughter of Rose Phillips, former resi- now living in Bremerton. revig is stationed at Fort i" lif. They have a daugh- ,0 years old. 4‘ IO'OIII“ Dad Dolor nical able Gift stess Ire VanBEEK .UNDED . Russell W. Van Beek, son and Mrs. John VanBeek, ,en, was seriously wounded ,,Burma campaign, accord- ,» word received from the Department. _ .‘Van Beek, who was in the a , entered the service a '3 go this month trained at Riley, Kan. He attended " schools and was employed yonier Incorporated here , . enlisting in the service. He years old. Caddress is available at the 5 office. ATE J: HOME Joseph H. Tate, Jr., on de- _. duty from Yuma Army Air Arizona, was in town sev- ys last week enroute to ph Field, Texas. He has ; tioned at Yuma since re- ,: from overseas. He will be 3‘ ed after completing a. eek course at the “West of the Air.” ARMSTRONG v MOTED J was received some time Mrs. Paul Armstrong that band, Lt. Paul E. Arm- v' has been promoted to lst . is now somewhere in New 'ming looks imas lost Joy lracy Real BYRD Y , , the Fifth Army, Italy— é.-‘lvin .L. Byrd is fighting -_.'“ 353m Infantry Regiment ‘ current FlorencecBologna Ye in Italy. The regiment , of the 915t “Powder Riv- Vvision with Lt. General Clark's Fifth Army. =363rd entered combat in a July 4 north of the Ge- ' IVer on the right flank of .t_h “Red Bull” Division, to ,, 1t was then attached. , . ENE TUCKER 4' FROM GERMANY wing are interesting parts :. (Continued on page 8) , .1 hclimbers .' ak Jinx; Ball Game . g considerable im-' went over their first game . season when they lost to 34 to 14, Shelton’s , all team chalked up first victory in two years :- Sequim 25 to 16. , ’Cllmbers will play their Practice game Thursday : meeting the Centralia SBtS “I their owu floor. They uzmey to Sequim on Dec- . 9 , airs vs It. )oors George Homes has nexperimenting constantly different combinations quintet of Harold Wil- ' Eaton at forwards; Dan '4 center, and Hopland and ‘~ as 5, showing , 800d form. Larry Cardi- e . "‘ ~ center, is giving i[tuito a fight for the con- «1'. ,. i PERCY ll’ P10 6017 S I-SSTI: PO RTLANE OREGON AVE Reduction On Sugar Is Planned Sugar allotments for most in- dustrial users in this district as well as the rest of the nation will be reduced beginning January 1, B. J. Fotheringham, district food rationing offiger, said today. The reduction is in line with first quarter allocations, made by the War Food Administration, of sugar for civilians. Sugar stocks on the first of the year are ex- pected to be about 450,000 tons below a. year ago, and military demands on merchant shipping during early 1945 are uncertain. Sugar allotments to producers of bread, bakery and cereal pro- *ducts will remain unchanged at 80 per cent of their 1941 use, Fo- theringham said. Allotments to makers of pharmaceuticals con- tinue unchanged at 125 per cent of their 1941 use. Producers of jams, jellies, pre- 1944 use. For all other industrial from 80 to 70 per cent of 1941 use. Fruit packers will receive “pro- visional allowances” during the packing season so production will not be reduced, but their average use of sugar for each case of fruit packed is cut from 100 per cent to 90 per cent of 1941 use. “The sugar situation for 1945 is definitely not good,” Fothering- ham said. “In 1944 the average John and. Jane Q. Public received 85 lbs. of sugar. This was made up of 25 lbs. obtainable from each ra— tion book, the home canning ‘5“- gar, and the balance was obtained in manufactured commodities such as candy, bakery goods,.jel- 10, etc. ‘ “For 1945 there will be but 80 lbs. hoped that consumer rations and allotments to restaurants can be continued at the same rate as dur- ing 1944, and the difference will be made up 'by not having such: thick syrup in commercially can— ned fruits, not quite so much su— i gar allotted for candy and bev- erages, and cutting. down the pro- duction of jams, jellies, marma— lades, spreads and fruit butters somewhat. i “It is calculated that if sugar were not rationed that the per person demand would be 115 lbs. ,It is obvious that were it not for lsugar rationing the lucky ones gwould get the sugar and many of lus would do without. And were it not for price control the public would be paying more than the 40c to which level it climbed af- ter the last war, instead of the present ceiling of 7c to 8c per pound." Simpson Employees Will Get Week Off The camps and sawmills of the Simpson Logging Company will close down Friday night, Decem- ber 22 for the Christmas holidays. The camp crews are scheduled to resume operations January 1, while the mills will start on Jan- .uary 2nd. During the holiday shutdowfi much-needed repairs will be made on logging and sawmill equip- ment. Journal Will Be Late Next Two Weeks Because of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays coming- on Monday of this week and next, the Journal will be distributed to You will receive your paper on Friday morning instead of Thurs- day as usual. Correspondents and advertisers are urged to get their copy in early. BOY FOR WATERS A son was born December 15 at the Shelton hospital for. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waters. ,irict Fire Warden Recounts Past 61‘ fire season has gone ~board and now that it is 3 and your fire warden \Ck on it, he finds the '98 he thought to exist at ing of the season did ly exist at all. They only :to exist. :5 e imaginary headaches 0t without reason how- I l , Was an emergency rail- ” ding project through the and the builders had to Slash and debris as they ing. This was stipulated ' "government. That looked nadache. , restrictions were remov- 9nable farmers and land ‘ t0 do a. much needed job ,_' They were allowed to " and night and for a » ,' Ber period of time. That i "the hazard of smoke and V fire detection by our look~ ll 2__ season opened before ', of fire season and in co- ll With the sportsmen thc Were lifted early and fire made available to every- I» filed early during the 1944 ' " 7’101‘easing the hazard of eat .dea-l. Then too, the 3,‘eason just past was the 50 years of weather re- >7 ‘1. ,. ’s Experiences; Thanks Public cording. Many times forest fuel was at the point of exploding, so to speak. All these facts, met face to face, looked like bad dreams. But now they are over, the season is past and 'we no longer have them to worry about. But we do think of it for we gained a. great deal of experience. We made some mis- takes and we learned a great many things. Perhaps the greatest thing we learned was a thing we already knew, and felt sure we could de— pend upon; cooperation of the peo- le. . p It's a great feeling to stand up face to face with something you know can beat you, if you don't have help, and know that an en- tire county—a huge family of 12,000 people standing beside you and behind you are helping you to accomplish your task. It does something to a fellow. It make him feel like taking ev- eryone by the hand and saying, “thank you, brother.” Because, after all, we’re all brothers of forestry. And it does not matter if we are just fishcr~ men or hunters or a lover of birds or just a stroller through the woods, a. merchant in a small store, a large hotel owner, a truck driver, a cat operator, a. lumber (Continued on page 4) serves, marmalades and fruit but- , ter will get 70 per cent of their. users \sugar allotments are cut‘ per person available. It iS' subscribers a day late both weeks. . SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Thursday, December 21, 1944. Local Graduate Wins Flying Cross AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE FIGHTER STATION, England— First Lieutenant Gilbert L. Jamison, of Olympia, P-51 Mustang pilot in the 364th Fighter Group, receives the Distinguished Fly- ing Cross from Brig. Gen. Edward W. Anderson, of St. Peters- burg, Fla., a fighter wlng commander. Former Auditor Passes . Edward L. Kellogg. 79, native son of California and life-long resident of the Pacific coast,” died at the Swedish hospital in Seat- tle Tuesday, after a closing ill- ness of a week. For the past two years he has been in failing Ihealth, and two weeks ago was taken to Seattle by his daugh— lter, Mrs. V. H. Allison, to live with her. Funeral services will be ,held at Butterworth's Mortuary Friday afternoon, and cremation will folow in Seattle. Deceased was born in Eureka, Calif, of parents who early Set- tled in the mining and lumber dis- tricts of that state, and in his mature years has visited nearly every section of Washington and Oregon, but in more active years he lived with his family in Seat- tle, where he held responsible po- sitions with Lowman & Hanford and other city concerns. He later became interested in oystering and spent several years on Willa- pa Harbor, and also explored Hood Canal in that industry. He located in Shelton in 1923 Mason county resigning to take other office work, but from 1926 to 1930 he returned to the court- house as deputy auditor. During Imost of the recent years he has retired to a home at Bayshore, which he only left when going to Seattle. He is survived by one son, George Kellogg, connected with the Pacific Telephone Co. in San Francisco, and his daughter, Mrs. Allison, with three grand- children. While here he was active in his school district affairs, and was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Shelton, where he was held in esteem by his associates and those who knew him. Dayton Community Club Xmas Party The Dayton Community Club :wili hold its annual Christmas party, December 22 at 7:30 pm. at the community hall. The pro- gram for the evening will be put on by the children of the Dayton IUnion Sunday School under the direction of Mrs. Andy Scott. All Dayton residents and friends are invited. Ladies are asked to bring sandwiches and cake, also sugar for coffee. SCHOOL OUT Christmas vacation for local school children will begin Friday, December 22 it was announced yesterday. School will begin again on Tuesday, January 2.\ Travis, Kimbel Sykes Lead In City Primary With only a small percentage of the city’s voters turning out, Monday’s Primary Election de- termined ’the nominations for the men who will be on the ballot at the General Election, December 29 vying for places on the new city commission. In the only spot inv'hi(*h a contest developed, Reginald Sykes and John Bennett won the nomination for Commission- or of Finance, eliminating M. H. Needham, present city council-‘ or. Frank Travis, unopposed for mayor led the ticket with 415 votes. Sykes had 159 votes and Bennett 146 with Necdham trailing with 128 votes in the contest for Finance Commis- smner. Roy Kimbcl, local contractor and logger, won 227 votes for Commissioner of Public Works 9 against. \V. F. McCann, who rc- coived 219 votes. Both men. will run in the General Election. land until 1925 was auditor of‘ Shelton Kiwanis Joins Elma Party A party of Shelton Kiwanians visited Elma. last Thursday to help that club celebrate its twen- tieth anniversary in Kiwanis life and enjoyed a most pleasant eve- ning with the Elmaites as well as a turkey feed furnished by the ladies. The address of the eve- ning was made by Justice Jos. C. Mallery of the Supreme Court who gave an informative review of the situation in Greece, and his view of the outcome, not so en- couraging to Uncle Sam. Walter Elliott, who was one of the original sponsor party from Shelton, spoke briefly and Arthur Callow gave the club history and roster, while others made remarks and some pleasantry. Ken Blan- chard gave a vocal solo and lead in the singing. The Shelton party included President Carlson, Al 'Klasell, E. B. Spring, Emil Lauber, Robert Trenckmann and ladies, and Walt Elliott, Ken Blanchard and G. C. Angle. Employees Get Xmas Turkeys All regular employees of the Simpson Logging Company in Shelton and McCleary that are heads of families are being pre- sented with turkeys this Christ- mas. This is in keeping with a tradition established 23 years ago by Mark E. Reed, president of the company at that time. The cus- tom in the past has been to give the festive birds at Thanksgiving. However, this year the company was unable to secure turkeys in sufficient quantity to distribute at Thanksgiving, but have been able to do so at Christmas time. About 950 turkeys are being distributed to the employees in Shelton and McCleary amounting to about 6% tons of turkey. The birds are being distributed by the Lumbermen‘s Mercantile for the company. B111 Reed Again In ClVlllan Life Will Reed spent a day or two in Shelton this week getting ac- quainted again with the details of Simpson Logging Company oper- ations, after 32 months in active service in the U.S.N.R., with near- ly two years in the Aleutians. He has reached the position of Lt. Commander and is now discharg- ed from active service as more essential in a war industry, get- ting back to civics. Evidently the time spent in the North has been a. rugged and healthy experience. GIRL FOR SMITHS Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith are the parents of 'a baby girl born December 17 at the Shelton Gen- eral Hospital. Savage is Chamber Speaker ,_ Congressman-elect Charles Sav- age of Shelton and state legisla- tor, George Adams, were honor guests of the Shelton Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting Thursday evening, December 14. Both spoke at length on their ideas and plans for legislation during the coming sessions of both state and national bodies. Rudy Werberger was chosen to head the Chamber for the coming year at the regular election held during the meeting. S. B. Ander- son will be first vice-president and Roy Kimbel, second vice-presi— dent. H. E. Lakeburg was re-elect- ed treasurer. Members of the board of trustees are M. S. Prep- pernau,‘ H. L. Olstead, Charles Somers, Ed Faubert and Joe For- rest. . With economics and science in an advanced stage, the govern- ment must know the amount of ' and industrial production i crops 5 and must‘plan in order‘to obtain the most prosperous economy, ac- cording to Mr. Savage. ' While he' believes the forms and complications of this plan- ning should be simplified, Savage, said we need “some of what we call interferenCe” by government. He declared that in many fields of production, one man can do the work of two, and a certain am- ount of planning is necessary in order to give everyone opportun- it . , yWinning the war will be his first concern in Congress, he said, but the most serious deliberation is needed to provide the purchas- ing power for 60 million jobs which will be necessary to assure postwar prosperity. Up to U. S. In preparing for a sound peace- time program, the congressman stated that the United States can do' more than any other country. This is because the states in this country, unlike those in Europe, are united and permanently at peace, and are thus in a position Ito exert more influence. Savage is enthusiastic over the prospects of growth of Southwest Washington, calling attention to lthe plastics, chemurgy, and metals possibilities in this region. He af- f. eCuminued on page I.on “Willie” Picture Is Located In a search for pictures of early day steamers running to Shel- ton the old side-wheeler “Willie,” lwhich served this bay in the later nineties, was missing and none were located among the older residents of Shelton. However, this has now been supplied from ' the collection of Bill Somers, son of Charles Somers, of Grapeview, who has a complete collection of early Sound steamers. The pic— ture was desired to include in a book-story of pioneer days and logging which is being prepared for the Simpson Logging Com- pany to mark the fiftieth anni- versary of the company in 1945. Bill Somers is now in service and attached to Boat Detach- ment Squadron E, 411th A.A.F. B.U., where he is warrant offi- cer, operating a crash boat in operations off the coast, which is plenty strenuous. His address is Box 817, Marshall, Calif. Cameron Hotel Is Sold to Seattleites Sale of the Cameron Hotel to Mr. and Mrs. Clemens of Seattle was announced last week by Mrs. Bertha Cameron, proprietor. The new owners will take possession the first of the year. Mrs. Cameron has purchased a‘ home in Shelton and will continue to make her home here. She oper- ated the hotel for 21 years. SON ARRIVES A son arrived at the Shelton hospital for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Craig, December 15. MEETING OFF L. D. Hack, president of the Hood Canal Sportsman’s Club an- nounced today that the December meeting of the club has been can- celled. Washington State Patrol Head Issues Warning to Motorists for Winter With fog and icy roads pre— vailing in a great portion of the state, the Washington State Par trol has issued a summary of pre- cautions to motorists; Acording to Chief James A. .Pryde of the patrol, many accidentSJand traf- fic tie—ups are occurring because of lack of knowledge of or atten- tion to these basic rules of safety. The chief says the first rule is to stay home in bad Weather un- less it is necessary for you to be out on the street . or highway. “Weather conditions. along your proposed route may be obtained by calling the nearest patrol pf— fice,” said Pryde. If you have to travel in fog, follow these rules. 1. Be sure your brakes, lights, windshield wipers and defroster are in good condition before start- In”. 3. Clean all frost, ice, etc, off all the glass on your carlbefore starting. Don't depend on a small hole in the frost for vision. 3. Be sure your car is well enough ventilated toikeep steam off inside glass. 4. Keep your windshield wipers and defrosters in operation at all times. ' 5. Keep your lights burning, day or night. At night, drive on low beam or with auxiliary fog lights or driving lights. This helps to reduce reflection from the fog particles. 6. Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the distance of your vision ahead, even if it’s only five miles per hour. 7. Don’t pass other vehicles. 8. Don’t park or stop where your vehicle is a menace to other traffic. 9. If you must stop, slow down, or turn, be sure to signal. Touch- ing the brakes lightly and inter- mittently Will indicate your inten- tions to the driver behind you. 10. Allow ample room for stop« ping between your car and the one in front of you. 11. Drive so that you can either see the curb on your right side or lpavement stripe on your left side. I 6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR 6 , The things, to bring stars into and to make our own hearts warm with gifts that Santa brings are traditionallly gay es of little children, the ey gratitude. And in that spirit we say “A Merry Christmas to all.” May every little boy get the jeep, or bike or ‘model plane building set he wants. May everylittle girl get the doll or pretty bonnet, every hard working man or paintbox she wants. To we wish the comfortable robe and slippers he can stretch out in at home. To every woman we wish the little luxury she has so well earned the past year. But there’s another side to the kind of gifts want- ed this year. And we turn to Santa in quite another spirit and wish—for all the world—the gift of peace, following the Victory which our own and our Allies’ brave fighters are this very day dying to achieve. We ask for the will make such wars obso ture course. We ask for the gift of understanding in mankind which lete as history runs its fu- gift of the safe return of every loved one now overseas. How better can we say, “A Merry Christmas to all”? Woodworking Classes for Adults Now Available at High School Thursdays Students Do Great Job On War Bond Drive Students at Irene S. Reed high school added luster to thPir already fine record, when totals for the Sixth War Loan bond selling period from December 2 to 15 disclosed that they had purchased $4,267.30 in war bonds. This figure includes pur- chases made by teachers. The senior class won a con- test between classes, though the final results were very even. The seniors sold $l,353.55; the juniors $1,068.45 and the sopho- mores $1,164.45. Not to be outdone by the sen- ior high, students of the junior high also conducted a. campaign in competition with‘ the other school and came within a whis- ker of winning out. The young- er students managed .to sell $4,104.00 in war bonds, 3. very splendid achievement. Sykes Re—Elected As GOP Chairman Reginald Sykes, local account- ant, was re-elected chairman of the Mason County Republican Central Committee at a regular meeting held last Thursday eve- ning at the Shelton Hotel. Other officers chosen include: Mrs. Winston Scott, vice-chair- man; Hal Briggs, secretary; W. E. Stevenson, treasurer; Edward H. Faubert, state committeeman, and Mrs. Mamie Earl, state com- mitteewoman. GIRL DECEMBER 8 Mr. and Mrs. Axel Hendrick- son are the parents of a baby girl born at the Shelton General Hospital, December 8. BOY BORN Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lund be- came the parents of a boy Dec- ember 14 at the Shelton hospital. BABY GIRL A girl arrived at the Shelton hospital December 14 for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Funkhauser. Ration" Board News PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4. Blue stamps A8 thru B2 valid indefinitely. MEAT, BUTTER, CHEESE— Book 4. Red stamps A8 thru 85 valid indefinitely. SUGAR - Book 4. Sugar stamps 30-34 valid' indefinitely for five pounds each. Sugar stamp 40 valid through Febru— ary 28, 1945 for fivo pounds home canning only. SHOES—Book 3. Airplane stamps 1-2-3 valid indefinitely. GASOLINE—unmanned cou- pons invalid. “A” 13 coupons, four gallons each, expire Dec- ember 21. “A” 14 coupons, four.. gallons each; valid December 22. 5th Quarter “T” rations ex- pire December 31. FUEL OIL—Period. 1 and 2 coupons valid. thru August 31, 1945. Maximum consumption to December 18 of total yearly ra- tion should not cxcood 26‘ per cent in western Washington and 30 per cent in Central Washington. On Thursday, December 21, a class in woodwork for adults will be started under the direction of Floyd Armstead in the senior high school industrial arts rooms. This class is open to all men and women, with or without ex- perience, who are interested in any phase of woodworking. Class- es will be held every Thursday night from 7:30 to 10:30 for “a. period’ of 12 weeks. The entrance fee is $4.00 and necessary supplies will be furn- ished by the school at the same cost assessed to students. Mr. Armstead stressed the fact that members of this class will be permitted to select their own projects and that he will be available to offer assistance and guidance in their work. One of the chief advantages of this course will be the opportunity to learn to operate different types of woodwork machines. Other towns the size of Shel- ton have conducted satisfactory classes in adult education. R. W. Oltman, superintendent of Shel- ton schools, states that the dis- trict stands ready to offer other courses such as science, blueprint reading, mathematics, English, mechanical drawing and history if sufficient interest is expressed. Roy McConkey, Dr. Morrisey and Emil Lauber, who attended Ithe first class, praised the setup offered students and expressed the hope more would join up. Christmas Party At Kiwanis Tuesday The Kiwanis Club held its an- nual Christmas party, with tree and gifts, at a. goodwill session Tuesday, and business set aside while the members enjoyed their chance presents and opened them for inspection and joshing of others. Prof. Loop was impressed to serve as Santa Claus and made sure that none of those present, member or guests, was forgotten as a prelude to the real Christ- mas. I L l f Total Bond Quota is Over Top With total sales for Mason county having soared well over the quota set, local workers were busy during the last days of the Sixth War Loan seeking to dou- ble the quota and put the county over the million dollar mark. Already $736,566 has been sold in war bonds and Chairman Wal- ter Elliott stated that every ef- fort was being made to set a new high for war bond sales, both in the county and in the state. Only dark cloud in the picture is the fact that though the total quota has been reached, less than 50 per cent of the county's quota of individual bonds have been sold. The quota set was $300,000 and to date only $132,453 has been reported. Germans Tougher Elliott pointed out the import- ance of meeting and even exceed- ing this total in individual sales. “With the war in Germany turning into a desperate battle to hold what we have gained,” he explained, “It is up to all of us to do our bit by buying more and more war bonds. We thought the war was practically over three months ago,” he added, “but now we find that the Germans are just getting started. They are professionals in warfare and our armies need vast quantities of material to beat them.” Draft Boards Tighten Rules Draft—age men in industry were told last week to “meet their war responsibilities” on the produc- tion front—or face swift induc- tion. Translating the government‘s recent “produce or fight" edict into “you can” and “you can't” regulations, Selective Service pre- dicted that a much larger pro- portion of men in the 26-37 age group will be inducted after Feb- ruary 1. “The war isnt a young man’s war but everybody’s war,” said a [Selective Service memorandum to l 1 local draft boards. The “critical lsituation” requires, it added, that l civilians remain war-supporting industries or obtain war—support- ,ing employment if not already so engaged. , . Local boards were directed to fill calls for the armed forces “by reclassification as it becomes nec- essary” of men from the older groups. The order does not add up to an outright “freeze” in their pres- ent jobs of occupationally-defer- red workers in the 26 through 37 bracket. However, they must. stay on unless they can show that a. change would promote the war effort. Army Revokes Ban Of Japanese The War Department which ev.- acuated the Japanese from their homes in the Pacific coast states soon after Pearl Harbor has just ruled that the military situation permits revocation of the ban and that part of the evicted race which has so far proven them- selves as loyal American citizens, including the “Nisei,” or Ameri- can born, and those now in sen vice, should be permitted orderly return to their homes after Jan- uary lst. Mason county had only 18 Japanese residents of which only three or four were native born. Stores Open Late Tonight and Friday y Man local stores will remain open late tonight and tomorrow night, Thursday and Friday to accomodate working people who are unable to do their Christmas shopping earlier. Stores will be open until 8 p.m. the local Retail? Trade Committee announced. Class in Home Nursing for Senior High Students Starts Next Month Mrs. Claude Strobe, Home Nurs- ing chairman, has announced a class .of senior high School stu- dents in Home Nursing will start January 22 in the morning with Mrs. mtzhue, home economic teacher as instructor. Supplies necessary to the class will be moved to the school and in connection with theSe supplies following is a. list that is. still needed to complete the outfit: three pillows, two small ones and one large one; one lightweight bed spread; one foot tub; one large enamel basin and one large enamel pitcher; two rubber sheets, one large and one small one; nurs- ing bottles, one small funnel, one measuring cup; one emesis basin, flat plan; one package of sterile gaunzo; one hot water bottle and ‘cover; one ice cap and cover; one throat bag and cover; one bed ,pan and cover; and a. baby crib and foot stool could be used at, the school, if available. The committee in charge of ar- rangements include Mrs. Eugene lBrowning, Mrs. Ben Pcckham, 'Mrs. A. W. Welsh and Mrs. Viv- ian Morgan. Anyone having any of the above call Mrs. Strobe, 81R and it will be called for. Mrs. Strobe states that the country needs every ounce of manpower and womanpower it can muster and it particularly needs to conserve the health of its babies and its growing boys and girls. In the original and broadest sense of the word, this is all nursing work, for nursing means the conservation and pro— tection of life. the nourishing and fostering of strength and vitality, whether in the sick or .16 well. Florence Nightingale long ago stated that every woman should be a “health nurse,” that every girl should be taught how to help in establishing high standards of health in home and community. This is the greatest contribution any girl or woman can make to the strength and welfare of her country. Nursing teaches to as- sist in keeping homes healthy and thereby relieves many of the doc- tors and nurses needed by the armed forces. There are no prev requisites for the home nursing instruction and anyone who wants it may .take the Course. Adult classes will start just as soon as there are enough mem- list they wish to donate to the bers to make it worth while. Mrs. Red Cross, is asked to leave it at James Needham will be instruc- |the Red Cross headquarters at ‘tor.