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Sending $5,000,000 a day to dependents of our fighting men
is typical of the tasks which make the Office of Dependency
Benefits at Newark, N. J., one of the busiest spots in America.
Its 10,000 hustling employees speed miles of mechanical proc
esses and recordings to get Uncle Sam’s green checks to
families throughout the nation. Applications flow in at the
rate of 12,000 a day. Only a year old, this rapidly growing
office has had an exhilarating effect on the Newark post office.
There, since O. D. B. began to function, every day is a
“Christmas rush.” Great mailbags of government checks
keep moving out, while huge volumes of mail come in.
Ihe work of the O. D. B. is
not simply a matter of writ
ing out so many checks and
sticking them in the mails.
For there are those who would
take money from the men
who are fighting for America
by making illegal applications
for dependency benefits. Few,
if any» get away with it be
cause all applications are
thoroughly investigat
ed and long rows of
clerks read every
piece of mail.
CIRCULAR SORTER —
Above: A high speed machine
used by O. D. B. for quickly sort
ing completed authorizations.
BRIG. GEN. HAROLD N.
Gilbert, left, is director of the
O. D. B. His 27 years of army
| experience have given him first
r hand knowledge of a soldier’s
P problems. He has been award
ed the Distinguished Service
1 Cross, Distinguished Service
1 Medal, and the Purple Heart.
SCHOOL—New employees take courses to prepare for their
duties and to become acquainted with the machinery and opera
tions of the agency. O. D. B. is the largest mail order business
ever operated anywhere.
MECHANIZED ACCOUNTING—Top left: This machine signs
General Gilbert’s name to millions of checks every month. Top
right: One hundred and fifty checks a minute pour from this
collator. Bottom: From holes in master payment cards, this ma
chine writes a complete voucher.
INFORMATION—
Special problems are.
I cleared up at the pub
lic relations office..
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
MEAT AND PROTEINS
While the rationing of sugar, but
ter, tea and coffee caused consid
erable dismay, the rationing of meat
has caused more concern than any
other single iooa.
Most food experts
will agree that not
only is meat an im
portant food from
the standpoint of
nutrition or body
building, but in the
minds and the diges
tion of the majority
of us. nothing quite
ltpi:MKg satisfies the stom
I ^ ach and the appetite
Dr. Barton as does meat.
What then is likely
to happen to the health of the in
dividual and the nation if we cannot
| obtain all the meat we need? The
reason that meat is so important to
j health and strength is because of its
richness in protein and the protein
of animal food—meat—is richer and
is more completely digested and ab
sorbed into the blood than is protein
from vegetables.
However, there are two points that
make us more satisfied to eat pro
tein as furnished in fish and eggs
(other animal proteins) and the pro
I teins in vegetables, especially peas
and beans. In Hygeia, the health
magazine, Phoebe Mayo Walters,
Corona, Calif., explains that while
it is the protein in meat that is nec
essary to life, it is not the meat it
self because other foods rich in pro
tein may be made to do almost as
well as meat in furnishing the nec
essary protein. Fish is one of those
foods, as is also cheese in any form.
Other foods high in protein are
those of the dry bean family—white,
navy and kidney beans, soybeans,
peanuts and peanut butter.
The second point is that there is
no reason why we should buy the
1 expensive cuts of meat, because
there is no difference in the amount
or quality in expensive or cheap
cuts.
For years, physicians have been
advising patients with thin blood to
eat more of the gland meats—kid
neys, liver, heart—which foods are
not usually rationed.
Finally, there are food substitutes
designed to resemble various com
mon foods which are really rich in
food value and are not rationed.
The thought then is that we should
all eat our full ration of meat if we
are well and about on our feet, eat
more fish, eggs, cheese, and green
and yellow vegetables. If, then, we
feel that we want or need more
meat, remember that it is the pro
tein that the body needs and there
are plenty of other foods that are
rich in protein.
• • •
Infected Appendix
A Constant Threat
The story is told of two British
mining engineers about to go on a
prospecting trip. Both were in ex
cellent health but as they thought of
their destination, its distance from
civilization, they decided to enter a
hospital and have the appendix re
moved before starting.
Most physicians would agree that
these engineers were wise.
Further, physicians are agreed
that while the appendix must have
had some use in the body in pre
historic times, there is at present
no definite use for it. The appendix
is Just a remnant or trace of a once
useful organ that has not completely
disappeared from man. It is a blind
pouch that may rest or lie in vari
ous positions about the last part of
the small and the beginning of the
large intestine. It has its own blood
supply and a closing or obstructive
arrangement at its base. Even in
health it is filled with infective ma
terial and it contains a large amount
of lymphoid or spongy tissue (simi
lar to tonsils and adenoids) which is
particularly easy to infect.
Because there is “always" the
chance of infection present, Drs.
Boyce and Nelson believe that any
attack of appendicitis should be
considered and treated as a serious
attack.
"The problem of acute appendici
tis would be solved and its challenge
met if the public could be taught and j
if physicians would remember (1)
that any abdominal pain may be the
first symptom of acute appendicitis;
(2) that food, fluids and particularly
purgatives should be withheld in
every case of abdominal pain until
it is definitely decided that acute ap
pendicitis is not present, and (3) that
prompt operation should be per
formed as soon as the physician is
reasonably sure that acute appendi
citis is present.
• • •
QUESTION BOX
Q.—Is brewer’s yeast the same as
is used in making bread?
A.—It is the same as in bread.
Your druggist can supply you with
brewer’s yeast in tablet form. It is
not expensive.
• • •
Q.—Please give me a definition of
the word ’’thrombosis.”
A.—Thrombosis is a closing, or
partial closing, of a blood vessel
supplying the heart muscle with
blood.
AAA Plans to Boost
Production, Save Soil
Federal Payments for
Conservation Continued
To help prevent disastrous soil
depletion through using up of all the
stored-up fertility for one tremen
dous harvest, a fund of 300 million
dollars has been made available by
congress to assist farmers in carry
ing out growing practices that will
! not only increase production imme
diately, but will also keep the land
! in condition for another high-level
I crop in succeeding years. Direct
! payments from the Agricultural Ad
justment agency will be provided in
some cases, while in others needed
materials will be supplied, such as
lime, phosphate and seeds.
Because of the variation in prac
tices adaptable to the different grow
ing regions, state and federal agen
cies will co-operate in working out
an approved list for each state. The
rate of payment will be determined
by taking into consideration topog
raphy, soil, climate, conservation
j needs in the specific area, and the
importance of each practice to pro
duction. Farmers will receive pay
ments, as in the pa$t, in proportion
to how well they follow the prac
tices for their farms.
Increases In yields per acre of
crops in all parts of the country
during recent years have been par
ticularly marked in those sections
where materials have been general
ly distributed. For example, be
fore the Triple-A soil improvement
program began, the com yield av
eraged 23.5 bushels. In the last three
years the average com yield for the
United States was 31.5 bushels.
Wheat yields went up 4.5 bushels
and the hay harvest was upped from
a ton and a quarter to a ton and a
half, while potatoes increased from
108 to 133 bushels and cotton from
*• ■ - v i —> im ii ■iwww
A lime-spreader working on a let
tuce field In Cumberland county,
Maine. The Agricultural Adjust
ment agency can provide fertiliser
materials and seeds when needed,
under its conservation program.
; 181 to 253 pounds to the acre in the
i same period.
The 1944 practice program has a
five-way emphasis: (1) expansion of
agricultural use of lime, phosphate
and other fertilizers; <2) promotion
of legume, bay and grass seed har
vest; (3) erosion control and water
conservation measures; (4) range
and pasture practices; and (5) sup
plementing of existing distribution
channels, as well as adjustment of
manufacture and delivery of lime
and phosphate to keep movement on
a more equal basis and do away
| with slack periods.
1 Approximately 190 million dollars
will have been earned by farmers
for soil-building and range practices
under the 1943 program, according
to prfiliminary estimates. This is an
increase of 11 million dollars over
1942, of 68 million dollars over 1941
and of 75 million dollars over 1940,
or a raise of 65 per cent in three
years.
Agricultural Notes
The domestic wheat supply for the
1943-44 marketing year is now indi
cated at about 1,400 million bushels,
which is 213 million bushels below
the record supply in 1942-43.
• • •
Small quantities of hydrated lime
will effectively deodorize and dis
infect poultry manure.
• • I
Extremely large draft horses seem
to have had their day. Draft mares
16Vi hands high and weighing 2,000
pounds are as large as the industry
requires. A satisfactory stallion
measures 17 hands and weighs 2,000
to 2,200 pounds. Their offspring can
be raised largely on roughage and
still be big enough to fit the farmer’s
demands and to reach 16 hands and
1,600 pounds, the popular size for
most horse markets.
• • •
Good care should be taken of bor
rowed equipment so it can ba re
turned in the same condition to own
er. Machines should not be re
loaned to anyone without the own
er’s permission. Owner’s attention
should be called to any parts dam
aged or broken before use.
• • •
The department of agriculture es
timates that crops of dry beans,
peas, peanuts, flaxseed, rice, pota
toes and sugar cane will be con
siderably larger than last year, be
cause of increased acreage.
I
[patterns
SEWuNG CORCLE ~
Party Frock
V'OU’LL look so charming and
* feel so cool in this lovely frock
with eyelet embroidered yoke.
Perfect junior fashion.
• • •
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1768-B de
signed for sizes 11, 13. IS, 17 and 19. Cor
responding bust measurements 29, 31, 33.
35 and 37. Size 13 (31), short sleeves, re
quires 3*/« yards 39-lncta material; % yard
eyelet embroidery.
Canada Issues Five-Cent
Piece Having 12 Sides
Canada has issued a new flve
cent piece which is 12-sided rather
than round. It is definitely a vic
tory model and has already been
christened “Blackout.” On its face
' is the Roman V, symbolic of vic
tory and the torch of sacrifice.
Around the border appears this
telegraphic code: “We Win When
We Work Willingly.”
Made of tombac alloy, this new
coin will save about 60 tons of
nickel annually.
Matched Ensemble
DUILD your fall wardrobe
around a jumper and jacket!
This princess cut jumper fits with
flattering, slim lines; the jacket
is shaped to minimize your waist
line.
• • • .
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1821-B Is de
signed for sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. 20. Cor
responding bust measurements 28. 30. 32.
34. 36. 38. Size 12 (30) ensemble, with
long sleeves, requires 4S,» yards 30-lnch
material.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more
time is required in filling orders for a
few of the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
530 South Wells St. Chicago
Enclose 20 cents in coins for each
pattern desired.
Pattern No......Size.
Name .
Address .
Stripes First
Stripes of the American flag are
1714 months older than the oldest
stars. The Grand Union flag,
which was the Continental emblem
from January 2, 1776, until June
14, 1777, consisted of 13 stripes, al
ternately red and white.
The stars were introduced into
the flag when the Continental Con
gress adopted the Stars and
Stripes officially.
ASK ME 7 A quiz with answers offering ?
{ANOTHER: information on various subjects ?
The Questions
1. What war was being fought
when the “Star Spangled Banner”
was written?
2. The name Euclid calls to
mind the science of what?
3. Do radio waves pass through
a wire as electrical waves do or
not?
4. When Lincoln was re-elected
President in 1864, who was his op
ponent?
5. A garrulous person is one
who does what?
6. What does the infantryman’s
full personal equipment weigh?
7. What did the North American
Indians mean by the word “pem
mican”?
8. When William the Conqueror
invaded England in 1068, he and
his troops were known as what?
9. What is the minimum age for
representatives in congress?
The Answers
X. The War of 1812.
2. Mathematics.
3. No, they pass along the out
side of a wire.
4. Gen. George B. McClellan.
5. Talks much.
8. Sixty - three pounds, eight
ounces.
7. Dried meat.
8. Normans (from Normandy).
9. Twenty-five.
No Proof
“Daddy,” said the talkative sia*
year-old son to his tong-suffering
father, “am I made of dust?”
“I’m afraid not. If you wera^
you’d dry up now and then.”
A jingo is one who shoots off his
mouth, but never learns how Is
fire a gun.
Exaggeration
“See here, what do yon meal
going around telling people I’m a
first-class idiot?”
“It’s a lie. I never said firsh
class.” i.
Soon Found Out
She—Vow deceived me before me were
married. You told me you were well of.
He—l was, but l didn't know k.
Congenial
Husband—Now, let’s think.
Wife—No, let’s do something you
can do, too.
HELP PREVENT
MANY t
COLDS
from developing
Put a few drops of Va-tro-nol up
each nostril at the very first sniffle
or sneeze. Its quick action
aids Nature’s defenses ---
against colds. Follow WflU
VA-TAOMOt I
Means of Teaching
The disasters of the unfortunate
should prove the effectual means
of teaching the lesson of caution
to the fortunate.—E. Davies.
END CONSTIPATION
THIS NATURAL WAY!
Millions now take Simple
Fresh Fruit Drink instead
of Harsh Laxatives 1
It’s lemon and water. Yea!—just
the juice of 1 Sunkist Lemon in •
glass of water—first thing on
arising.
Taken first thing in the morning,
this wholesome drink stimulates
bowel action in a natural way—
assures most people of prompt,
normal elimination.
Why not change to this healthful
habit? Lemon and water is good
for you. Lemons are among the
richest sources of Titamin C, which
combats fatigue, helps yon resist
colds and infections. They also
supply Bi and P. They alkalinise,
aid appetite and digestion. Lemon
and water has a fresh tang, too—
clears the mouth, wakes you npl
Try this grand wake-up drink
10 mornings. See if it doesn’t help
Iou! Use California Sunkist
emons.
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they say: "SACK" fe, w
"BOOT CAMP'fer Mining
station
>"SOOIEE" for water mixed with
soap powder
"CAMEL*1 for the favorite cigarette
with men in the Navy
F/RSF
/H THE SERV/CE
The favorite cigarette with men in
the Navy, the Army, the Marines,
and the Coast Guard is CameL
(Based on actual sales records.)
