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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1943)
Soldiers in Skirts A vital position in America’s army, a chance to put a fight ing man at the front, training in technical skills, development of leadership qualities—these are some of the opportunities awaiting the two girls pictured above as they stand on the threshold of a WAAC signal corps training school. They are fulfilling the tradition that all patriotic American women have always taken their share of responsibility for the wel fare of their country, in war and peace. Thus, the roots of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps go back to the origin of this nation. These girls will learn radio code operation, radio repair, teletypewriter operation, switchboard installation and the operation and maintenance of many other instruments of communication. Many other WAAC schools teach a wide variety of occupations that prepare the girls for wartime and peacetime work. 7; * \ victory\ , ParadeJ Ml * / r Dots and dashes are the backbone of the corps' global radio communications network. Four enrollees are shown learning to receive and type code messages. After three to six months'train- *• ing the WAAC is functioning at some job that will release an able-bodied man to a battlefront. These girls (right) operating a field suitchboard know how to install and repair it. They have become a vital part of the Signal corps which needs 2,000 more girls. Upon successful comple tion of the training course they trill be called to active military duty. Later there is always the i opportunity to rise to higher f grades and eventually attend offi- ] cers training school. - “Go*/” At this command the WAAC instantly removes her hat, places it between her knees and quickly dons a mask. Close order drill tehile wearing masks is performed by WAACs in photo at upper right. A change from i civilian Vfe i. demonstrated by Auxiliary Gra ® Terry (right), f who awakens o' 5:40 a■ m. and stands at atienti m in an inspec tion line at 6 a. m., disprot'ing the popular in sc^ne pt on that it takes wom'-n a long time to dress. One of the W AAC training camps is at Daytona Beach, Fla. A U' A AC motor convoy poup rolls along the sands of Daytona |Beach over uhich many an auto speed king has raced to fame. Blood Teiti of Ho|t To Stem Abortions Healthy Looking Swine Can Carry Disease ‘Typhoid Mary.** who a few dec ades ago unwitt nfty spread typhe- \ fever although net appeaHet to he iU from the disease hersett. ha* a present-day counterpart In *wine which perpetuate mfeeueu* or con tagious abortion by farrowing ap parently healthy litter* that may spread the disease More than 9.SU0 blood samples from approximately 39 herds w dif ferent parts of the slate were tested last year by the department of ani mal pathology and hygiene at the University of Illinois college of ag riculture. About 10 per cent proved to be reactors. Invariably Introduced Into healthy herds through the purchase of ap parently healthy gilts, sows or boars, the contagious type of abor tion can be definitely diagnosed by blood testing all breeding animal* to l the herd. Results of the test and .An apparently healthy »». like this ane. may transmit abortion dis ease through her pigs. approved methods of management will enable owners to prevent and control the disease intelligently. A testing and management pro gram has been outlined by the ex tension service of the college of ag riculture to guide purebred swine breeders in preventing and coo trol ling this malady. Two negative blood tests of all breeding stock m the herd at intervals of six months entitle owners of clean herds to ac creditation certificates issued by the state department of agriculture. The disease control plan involves the co operation of the local veterinarian. Although no charge is made for test ing blood samples, owners pay for collecting them. Sterile vials for collecting blood samples are sup plied by the laboratory. All reactors to the test should be fattened for market, but if they are not marketed, they should be isolat ed at the time of farrowing. Such isolation is only a temporary expe dient, since the ultimate atm of herd owners is to eliminate all infected animals. Normal Utters from in fected sows may be placed in quar antine and raised free from disease. After reacting animals have been marketed, the premises should be cleaned and disinfected. Agriculture in Industry By FLORENCE C- WEED Ramie Fiber As soon as someone inverts a practical machine to tear out ramie fiber ready for spinning, this coun try will have a new industry. Ramie can be grown especially well in the Gulf states and large yields have been obtained in Louisiana and Florida. The plant has been grown in China for 3,OK) years and was used exten sively for cloth before cotton was introduced. In China it is cut. crushed and cleaned by hand, and one man’s work only produces from two to six pounds of fiber in a day. To be practical here, the industry would have to be completely mech anized. Ramie was first brought to the United States about 1855. Ex periments in growing this plant have been condnrted by private individuals, state agricultural experiment stations and the United States department of ag riculture in many states. The most extensive plantings of 40 to SO acres have been carried on by men who were developing decorticating machines. There are several plants spinning ramie in this country, and the do mestic fiber will find a ready mar ket as soon as machines are devel oped to extricate the fiber. It has great strength when wet and will not mildew. The fiber is particularly at tractive and is so soft and lustrous that as much as 20 per cent ramie may be mixed with silk without changing the appearance. Cutting Pulptvood In cutting pulpwood, farmers i should know what types of trees to take out. It is also important to know how to cut the Umber stand ! properly. The key to a producUve forest is to maintain a good grow ing stock. 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