Shopping for Victory
With U. S. War Bonds
Ninety-five cents out of every dollar under the new budget
submitted by President Roosevelt is going to be spent directly
for war costs and interest on public debt, the Office of War
Information reports. The OWI points out that everything pro
duced in the United States today goes into one of two heaps.
One heap consists of tanks, planes, guns, ships—everything
for the war. The second consists of goods and services which
civilians can share. The war heap grows; the consumer heap
shrinks. We should take less out of the consumer’s heap, put
more into war bonds.
As a matter of patriot
ism, citizens on the
home front with billions
in war-boomed income
on their hands should in
vest regularly in war
cost “bargains” for sol
diers, sailors and air
men fighting on the
world fronts. Some of
these “bargains” are
shown here.
Right: A war bond about
r to go off! The $18.75 that
buys a war bond will pay
}or seven hand grenades.
That “ashcan” hurtling through
the air is a depth charge ready to
deal with an enemy sub. It's in ac
tion because somebody bought $105
in war bonds.
When you bought a $100 war
bond you may have bought a Ga
rand rifle for a fighting American.
A $100 war bond buys 2,000
rounds of steel-jacketed .30 cali
ber shells for this naval gun.
Shown at left is the cele
brated fishing kit with which
every navy lifeboat is now
equipped. Experiences of
Eddie Rickenbacker and
others showed how these
kits could provide the means
of saving lives at sea. The
$18.75 that buys a $25 bond
ivill pay for three of these
kits. Below: A $25 war bond
will send this light tank,
which is forging toward Jap
lines, twenty miles on its
I way.
These, brother, are 2,000-pound block-busters for Adolf and hit
helpers. They cost a lot, $600 each—$800 in war bonds.
SEWING CIRCLE
8367
34-48
Attractive Lines
\/|Y, BUT the housework will
seem like nothing at all when
you’re wearing this attractive
frock. It has such good lines that
you will probably want to drop
what you’re doing at the moment
and get right down to making
yourself several. Sew and Save.
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Pattern No. 8367 Is In sizes 34. 36, 38,
40. 42, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36 takes, with
short sleeves, 4 yards 35-inch material;
8 yards braid trimming.
IUOUSEHOLD
IniriTSL j
To mend small holes in window
screen, put a piece of mosquito
netting over the hole and coat it
with varnish. When dry, apply an
other coat of two.
• • •
Woolen garments will retain
their fluffiness and will not shrink
if a teaspoonful of glycerine is add
ed to the warm water in which
they are washed and rinsed.
• • •
If too much salt is put in the
soup, a few slices of potato will
remove it. A raw potato in the
refrigerator will absorb unpleasant
odors.
• • •
If you find fruit jars difficult to
get clean after cold packing corn
or meat, rub the jar with salt and
wash in the usual way.
• • •
Put a sponge in the bottom of
your potted plants and you won’t
have to water them so often.
• • •
Buttons on a woolen or knitted
coat sometimes tear away from
the material, leaving an unsightly
hole. To prevent this from hap
pening, place a small button on
the wrong side, beneath the larger
button and sew the two on to
gether.
• • •
When making berry pies, mix
with the fruit measurement for
one pie about two tablespoons fine
quick-cooking tapioca to make a
clear thick juice that should not
run out during baking and that will
serve neatly.
* • •
If your family considers squash
a tasteless vegetable, try serving
it with a white sauce with melted
cheese in it. They will change
their minds.
When you see news photos of
soldiers “off duty” in camp or be
hind the battle-lines—notice how
often you’ll see them smoking a
cigarette. There’s a good reason
for that. Army officials say that
cigarettes are an appreciable fac
tor in maintaining morale—and
the soldiers themselves add that a
carton of cigarettes from home is
always welcome. What brand?
Well, sales records in Post Ex
j changes and Canteens show that
Camels are the favorite cigarette
; with men in all the services.
Though there are Post Office re
strictions on packages to overseas
Army men, you can still send
Camels to soldiers in the U. S.,
and to Sailors, Marines, and Coast
Guardsmen wherever they are.—
Adv.
An Eye-Catcher
EJERE’S a frankly pretty frock
*■ * to wear when you want to
look your prettiest. Sweetheart
neck, snug bodice, dirndl skirt . . .
real eye-catchers every inch of the
way.
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Pattern No. 8396 Is In sizes 12, 14, 16.
18 and 20. Size 14 takes 3>,i yards 39-inch
material.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more
time is required in Ailing orders for a
few of the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
530 South Wells St. Chicago.
Room 1958
Enclose 20 cents in coins for each
pattern desired.
Pattern No. Size.
Name .
Address ...
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T'HE trouble about seeing both
* sides of a question is that both^,
sides go for you for being on the
other.
It’s true that you can do almost
anything you desire to do; the
trouble is making yourself desire
to do it.
It may not be possible to find
the perfect girl, but there’s a lot
of fun in the hunting.
A compromise is what two peo
ple arrive at to their mutual dis
satisfaction.
Well, we've certainly got the right ma
terial for making a neu> world. The old
one teas fashioned out of chaos.
When you have a bad neighbor,
one who just doesn’t get along
with you despite your every ef
fort, doesn’t it rather reassure you
when you find out that he quar
rels with all the other neighbors,
too?
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A quiz with answers offering jj
information on various subjects j
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The Questions
1. The solid part of the earth is
called what?
2. What American general is
called “Blood and Guts”?
3. What proportion of U. S. sen
ators is elected every two years?
4. What type of song is a bar
carole?
5. What is a plexis?
6. What is meant by carte
blanche?
7. Who was the first President
of the United States to be born
under the American flag?
8. The liquor derived from sug
ar cane is called what?
9. What is the approximate
depth and width of the Grand
Canyon?
10. Are all federal offices open
to naturalized citizens of the Unit
ed States?
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Can’t Beat ’Em
An American soldier in England
was giving some illustrations of
the size of his country. “You can
board a train in the State of Texas
at dawn,” he said impressively,
“and 24 hours later you’ll still be
in Texas.”
“Yes,” said one of his English
listeners, with feeling, “we’ve got
trains like that here, too.”
Sent the Scent
His teacher sent a note home with
Johnny asking his mother to give him a
hath. The next day Johnny brought an
answer:
“Dear Miss Smith. When 1 send John
ny to school / send him to be learnt, and
not to be smelt; he ain't no rose.”
“Bring your ration coupons—We
serve you with a smile.”—Sign in a
meat market. And not much more
do you get.
There, Too
Woman—My husband is so care
less of his appearance. It seems
that he just can’t keep buttons
on his clothes.
Neighbor — Are you sure it’s
carelessness? Perhaps they are—
uh—well, sewed on improperly.
Woman—Maybe you’re right. He
is terribly careless with his sew
ing.
Some women walk to reduce;
some husbands are reduced to
walking.
OH THE
HOME FRONT,
RUTH WYETH SPEARS X
D AY windows are much in vogue
again. One reason for this is
that modem methods of hanging
curtains make bay windows more
attractive than they used to be in
the Gay Nineties when they were
a feature of so many houses.
In those old houses the vertical
lines of woodwork and wall show
4 EXTENDER RODS
ALLOW CURTAINS
AND DRAPERIES TO
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ing between windows made the
bay seem like a coop stuck on the
outside of the house. Many home
owners had the bays removed be
cause, while they actually added
space, they made rooms seem
small and cluttered.
Today curtains are hung to cov
er both wall and woodwork around
the individual windows in the bay.
This brings the group of windows
together *as a unit and makes the
bay seem a broad and spacious
part of the room. The sketch at
the right shows a standard fixture
that allows curtains to extend be
yond the window frame; but don’t
rush out to buy new rods. The
chances are that your old rods
may be extended over the wall if
you wire them to hooks or staples
at the upper corners of the win
dow frames,
• • •
NOTE—If you are planning new cur
tains, you will want a copy of Mrs. Spears'
booklet that illustrates twelve different
styles of curtains with directions for mak
ing them: including a simple home-made
rigging for draw curtains. Ask for BOOK
1, and enclose IS cents with name and
address to:
MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
Bedford Hills New York
Drawer 10
Enclose 19 cents for Book No. 1.
Name ..
Address .
To Be Sure It’s Simple
With the Man's Hat Off!
A woman entered the photogra
pher’s shop and addressed the pro
prietor thusly: *‘I want this pho
tograph of my husband enlarged.
Now, do you think you can remove
the hat? I do not like it on him.”
The photographer carefully stud
ied the portrait for a time.
“Yes,” he said at last. “I think
I can manage to fake the hair all
right. By the way, you’ll have to
tell me on which side he parts his
hair. I must know that.”
The woman thought for a mo
ment, then said: ‘‘Oh, I just can’t
remember, but you’ll be able to
see that when you take his hat
off.”
Uncalled (or Help
Missus (rousing husband)—I be
lieve a burglar’s trying to open
the living room window.
Mister—Good 1 I haven’t been
able to move it since the painter
was here.
Stumped Cop
Traffic Cop (producing note book)—
Name, please.
Motorist (caught speeding)—Aloysius
Sebastian Cyprian.
Traffic Cop (putting book away)—
Well, don't let me catch you again.
Transferred
The little woman had worried
the grocer over trifles at the busi
est time of the day, and at last he
had managed to satisfy her.
“Do you know, Mr. Peck,” said
the woman, “when I came into
your shop I had a dreadful head
ache. I’ve quite lost it now.”
“It isn’t lost,” said the distract
ed grocer, “I’ve got it!”
Not Too Good
"Do you think you could learn to
love me?”
“Possibly; but wouldn't you hate
to think you were an acquired
taste?”
The Answers
1. Lithosphere.
2. George S. Patton Jr.
3. One-third.
4. A boat song.
5. A network of blood vessels oc
nerves.
6. Full powers.
7. Martin Van Buren.
8. Rum.
9. About one mile deep and from
eight to ten miles wide at top.
10. All excepting President and
vice president.
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SNAPPY FACTS I
ABOUT
RUBBER
When our present synthetic
Cogram has materialized, a
F. Goodrich official predicts
the resultant rubber surplus
will cause one of the most
serious post-war marketing
problems. What to do with the
huge stocks of synthetic and
natural rubber will test the
Ingenuity of manufacturers
end calcs executives.
A substitute for rubber adhe
. sive tape is being sought. Thou
sands of pounds of this tape ate
being used to protect plastic
airplane glass in transit to air
plane factories.
Seventy-three per cent of the
140,000 workers of 04 war
plants in 10 states go to aed
from work by private automo
biles. Nearly three-quarters
of the care used by these
workers have tires mere than
half worn out. many ef them
unfit for re-capping.
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