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A LITTLE FUN
Jokes to Make
You Laugh
End of a Tale
At Bridgepo rt, Conn., a butcher,
red of saying: "No meat today,"
hung up a cow's tail with a ribbon
around it and a sign: "THAT'S ALL
THAT'S LEFT."
One-Way Passage
A very large colored woman boarded
a bus and the aisle of the bus was nar-
row. She struggled forward nobly, but
she just couldn't make it.
"Why not try it sideways?" suggest-
ede the bus driver, impatiently.
From where she was tightly wedged,
the colored woman replied: "Cause I
ain't got no sideways."
Politics in the Good Old Days
ft While Franklin Pierce was running
for President, an old New Hampshire
inn keeper was asked what he thought
of the candidate. The old gentleman
replied, "Wdal, up here he's right
smart of a fellah, but spread him over
the whole nation I'm afraid he will be
mighty thin."
Home Sweet Home
Conversation overheard between two
sailors at a USO:
"How'd you feel when your ship
came in sight of New York harbor?"
"Boy, was I happy to see the Statue
of Liberty again! The first thing I
said was, "Put down that torch, Honey
—I'm home at last!"
Idle Tears
Two tears were floating down the
River of Time. "I," said the first, "am
the tear of a woman who lost her man
to another." Said the second: "Don't
feel so badly; I am the tear of the
woman who got him."
Stops to Listen
The horse ambled along for a short
distance and then stopped. This pro-
cedure was repeated several times. A
curious bystander approached the
driver and asked kindly, "Is your horse
sick?"
"Nope," answered the driver, "he's
so afraid I'll say 'whoa' and he won't
hear me, that he stops every once in
a while to listen."
"Temporarily Out of Cigarettes"
A man went to his doctor for treat-
ment for his sore throat and, on being
asked the trouble, he hoarsely whisper-
ed. "Cigarettes."
"Ah," said the doctor. "Smoking too
many?"
"No," was the reply. "Asking the
dealer for too many."
Everything Was Wrong
A young couple we've heard of de-
cided to throw a fairly elaborate din-
ner-party, for which the services of a
maid would be necessary. The wife,
after a few dozen inquiries, located
and hired an elderly Hungarian wo-
man. When the woman had finished
setting the table, the wife came in to
inspect: everything was wrong. "The
plates should be on the left," she ex-
plained, "the forks and knives on the
right and oh . . . the cups and saucers
should be over here and . .
"Say," interrupted the maid, dis-
gustedly, "you superstitious or just
^antankerous?"
1939: Japan Makes Navy Out of
American Junk.
1945: Americans Make Junk Out
of Japanese Navy.
Story of the Bag and the Purse
When the bus conductor came for
her fare:
She opened her bag and took out her
purse and closed the bag and opened
her purse and took out a dollar and
closed her purse and opened her bag
and dropped in her purse and closed
the bag and handed the conductor the
dollar. He gave her back the change.
She opened her bag and took out her
jpurse and closed the bag and opened
Bier purse and dropped in the change
and closed her purse and opened her
bag and dropped in the purse and clos-
ed the bag—and that's the end of the
story of the bag and the purse.
Expense No Objcct
When a flood washed out the rail-
way line to a small city where he was
scheduled to make an address, former
Vice-President Charles G. Dawes tele-
graphed the chairman of the commit-
tee: "Cannot arrive on time. Wash-
out on line." He was surprised to
receive an answer by return wire ad-
vising, "Never mind wash. Buy an-
other shirt at our expense and come
anyway."
^ Thank Heaven
W She had begged her husband for
months to have his picture taken. At
last he decided to go through the
agony, but when the proofs arrived she
exclaimed in horror: "Oh, Joe, you
have only one button on your coat."
"Thank heaven," Joe replied,
"You've noticed it at last."
Blind Man's Bluff
A policeman threw a nickel toward
the blind man's cup. The coin missed
and rolled along the pavement, but the
man with the dark glasses quickly re-
covered it.
"But I thought you were blind!" ex-
claimed the cop.
"No, I'm not the regular blind man,
officer," he said. "I'm just pinch
hittin' for him while he's at the
movies."
Let INlr. Smith Do the Worrying
For hours the businessman had
tossed sleep'essly. "Why can't you go
to sleep?" asked his wife.
"You expect me to sleep," he
groaned, "when my note to Smith for
$5,000 comes due tomorrow and I have
no money to meet it.
Faithfully and lovingly the wife
turned the matter over in her mind
Then she spoke decisively: "I'll tell you
what I'd do, dear. I'd go over to Mr.
Smith's house and tell him. Then I'd
come home and go to sleep. Let Mr.
Smith stay awake!"
A Little Bull
Once upon a time there were three
bulls walking down a country road, a
big bull, a middle size bull, and a little
bull. They came to a field of alfalfa,
tall, juicy, luscious. There was a gap
in the fence, and the big bull shoulder-
ed the other two aside and went in and
ate to his heart's content.
The other two bulls went on down
the road a little farther and came to
a clover field, fragrant, tender, invit-
ing. Here a gate stood open and the
middle size bull shouldered the little
bull aside and went in and ate of the
clover.
So the little bull went on down the
road. The houses were closer together
and there were no more alfalfa or clo-
ver fields. He went through the su-
burbs, the manufacturing area, the
heart of the city, and on out into the
desert beyond—and on and on and on.
Now the moral of this story is that
a little bull goes a long way.
Sniping the Snipers
at Long Range
(Continued from Page 2)
be aimed. These forts could
do a lot of damage except that
the small firing port limits the
sniper's field of fire. Usually
the Americans don't bother to
shoot it out. When a sniper's
cave is located, a flame-thrower
merely walks up from one side
and burns the sniper out with
a burst of fire aimed through
the cave's opening.
Not all infantrymen can qual-
ify as expert rifleman or even
as sharpshooters, but all of
them can shoot proficiently with
a number of weapons. Before
they go into combat they are
trained in rifle markmanship.
in throwing hand grenades, and
in shooting rifle grenades that
can knock out a tank or other
vehicle. They get target prac-
tice with the BAR, the Brown-
jing automatic rifle that can fire
a clip of 20 rounds in 20 sec-
jonds, and they train with ma-
j chine guns. They learn that
'within its range a destructive
jbazooka shell can be aimed just
| as accurately as a sniper's bul-
let.
Must Be Proficicnt
In addition, the infantryman
learns to use his own rifle from
|almost any position, to do snap
jshooting from the hip, and to
close in for a bayonet lunge. He
must be proficient at each one,
I for there has been a lot of
'house-to-house fighting and
joven room-to-room fighting in
this war. For rough and tumble
[fighting at close quarters, the
soldiers have worked out techni-
ques that greatly decrease the
mathematical odds of being hit.
Entering a house through a door
or window, a soldier is taught
to make his entry as fast as pos-
sible and then immediately get
his back to a wall until he has
completely inspected the room.
The men learn to step over
sills instead of on them to avoid
the possibility of sotting off a
booby trap and they take stair-
ways two or three steps at a
time to reduce the chances of
treading on a stair that may be
booby trapped. When a man
;detects such a trap he lets it
:alone but warns the man behind
him.
A man always carries his gun
j with one hand near the trigger
jin going through a window so
Uhal the rifle can be aimed and
j fired with the least delay if a
target is found. Village fight-
ers know that the whole body
below the eyes is blind and
so in descending into a base-
ment, they go down with a rush
j until they are low tnough to see
| any enemy who might be wait-
ing for them. These tricks of
their trade plus accuratc shoot-
ing accomplish two things at the
same time—the men get the
jump on the enemy, thus keep-
ing alive, and they drive the en-
emy back toward defeat.
First Phase of World
War II
(Continued from Page 2)
in Siberia. In April the Soviet
Union, which has historic • as
well as economic interest in
Manchuria, denounced the treaty
with Japan; earlier Marshal
Stalin had branded Japan an
"uggressor nation." Should
Russia enter the war, the pros-
pects of Japanese capitulation
might be greatly increased.
Total War in Pacific
The Allied High Command,
however, is not gambling on an
enemy surrender; it is planning
for total war in the Pacific, total
destruction of Japan, if neces-
sary. With the floods of men,
weapons and equipment being
rushed to their theatre, Army
and Navy leaders in the Pacific
are confident that they can do a
better job against their enemy
than was done with respect to
Germany because many lessons
have been learned. Already
their preliminary campaign
which has to precede the final
all-out blows is well under
way. One element that is ex-
pected to be especially effective
and used increasingly in the
"encirclement" phase is the Su-
perfortress incendiary raids,
like those May 10 which em-
ployed some 1000 B-29's in the
heaviest blows yet struck
against Tokyo and Nagoya.
About 7,000,000 of fire bombs
were dropped on Nagoya, Ja-
pan's largest industrial city and
the center of her aircraft indus-
try. Only two out of more than
500 bombers in this smashing
incendiary raid were lost to
enemy action, a Twentieth Air
Force communique reported.
B-29 crewmen said bombing
results from medium altitude
were excellent. Enemy air in-
terception was weak to moder-
ate and ack-ack fire meager.
The Japanese, acknowledging
that fires burned in Nagoya for
five hours, claimed eight B-29s
were shot down and nine dam-
aged.
Took Over 5 Years to
Defeat Germany
(Continued from Page 2)
mandy landings and the battles
west of the Rhine and of the
Ruhr as the most vital in con-
tributing to the defeat of the
Reich.
In the Ruhr the Germans re-
mained too long. Three hun-
dred thousand German troops
were captured and the Reich
lost the arsenal which produced
up to 80 per cent of the equip-
ment for the Wehrmacht, and
German Navy.
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OAT!
Oats for breakfast — It's the
smart thing this summer. Dear
Lady. Here's energy for your
whole family these strength-
sapping days and essen-
tial vitamins, too. Try NATIONAL
3-MINUTE OATS tomorrow with
brown sugar—or in tasty waffles, cakes
and muffins. Or fry slices of left-over
oatmeal to a crispy brown and
serve with syrup. It's delicious!
No other type of food u tucb t
plentiful lourie of Vitamin Bi,
Protein, Usable Iron and Energy.
Poultry News
Exodus Ceased
When Henry Ward Beecher was min-
ister at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
N. Y., his brother agreed to fill the pul-
pit on a certain Sunday. The house was
packed, but when it was noticed that
the regular minister would not preach,
many in the audience rose to leave.
"Father Tom," as the other Beecher
was known, assumed command of the
situation and announced: "All those
who came to worship Henry Ward
Beecher this morning may depart at
this time. All those who came to wor-
ship God will stay." The exodus ceas-
ed, it is said.
PLANTS 2.000 TREES PER
HOUR
A new tree-planting ma-
chine has been developed at
the University of Wisconsin
College of Agriculture. Dur-
ing a demonstration, two ma-
chines averaged 1,800 to 2.-
000 trees per hour, with
white spruce two-year trans-
plants.
In operation, the planter
sits behind a plow on the ma-
chine's rear carriage, and the
trees are fed into the furrow.
Disk wheels pack the soil
around the seedling.
The machine can also be
adapted for use as a tractor-
plow for ordinary farm op-
erations. The original ma-
chine cost $150, but mass
production would lower costs
considerably. — Science Di-
gest.
Rubbing fine salt into the
skin is said to aid in clearing
the complexion and stimulat-
ing a natural color.
COLORED SMOKE
SIGNALS
Colored smokes—bright-
hued greens, yellow, reds,
blues and other colors—are
being used extensively by
American fighting men in
this war for ground-to-air
and ground-to-ground signal-
ing, distress signals for
grounded aviators, lifeboat
distress signals, ranging and
spotting signals and para-
chute markers, according to
the Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice.
Moreover, the uses are con-
stantly increasing in num-
ber. The colored smoke sig-
nals are used in hand gre-
nades, rifle grenades, mortar
shells, bombs, rocket projec-
tiles and shells of nearly all
calibers.
Smoke signals were used
by the Indians in Texas and
Oklahoma during early days
to convey war messages to
nearby allied tribes. There,
signals were usually sent
from high peaks and could
be seen for many miles.
Turkey Range Practices
By WALTER BURTON
The more virgin the range,
the more ideal it is for the tur-
key raiser. Provide range each
year that has
not been used
the pre v i o u s
year, with as
much succulent
green feed as
possible. Fifty
turkeys to the
acre should be
the maximum,
and the land
must be dormant at least every
other year.
On the range, 2,000 birds to
a group would be the greatest
number to risk together, and
smaller groups would be better.
Move to a new spot every few
days, taking along the waterers,
feeders and roosts.
Watch for dead birds on the
range. This should be a daily
chore, especially where green
feed is present and anything
dead is easily hidden from view.
Keep ranges free from trash and
stagnant pools of water from
which turkeys might drink.
Breeder Precautions
Keep breeders separate from
the rest of the flock. Fourteen
hens per torn is enough, with an
extra male for every three you
are using. A good breeding
range for fourteen hen matings
is about 15 by 200 feet. Scrub
all breeding pen facilities be-
fore start of the season, and reg-
ularly as needed thereafter.
Use lights on breeders at least
a month before you want hatch-
ing eggs. Turn them on about
5:00 A. M., Central Wartime.
Use at least 60-watt bulb to each
200 square feet of space.
Do not hold hatching eggs
above 65 degrees or below 35
degrees. Use one caretaker for
But seek ye first the king-
dom of God, and his righte-
ousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you.
Matt. 6:33.
hatching eggs and breeder birds.
Gather eggs several times daily,
and don't keep them longer than
a week.
Two feet square nest boxes
are good, and one nest is enough
for three breeders. Secluded
spots are favorable locations for
nests. Loose cloth, hanging just
above the edge of the bottom
of nests, may serve as doors.
Sand bottoms for nests reduce
egg breakage. In trapnesting,
use one nest for every two hens.
Diseases
In Texas and Oklahoma, the
most prevalent turkey diseases
are: Blackhead, Cholera. Fowl
Pox, Typhoid, Pullorum, Cocci-
diosis, Texamita and Tricho-
moniasis. Present, too, are tape-
worms, roundworms and pin
worms, for which I recommend-
ed periodic worming with pills
from a reliable coitpanv. Your
dealer may be helpful in recom-
mending a bood pill. Treat of-
ten for lice.
For disease other than para-
sites, it is advisable to secure a
disease book and study it so
that you can perform a post-
mortem on every bird you lose.
Then, you will know what you
must fight. Also, laboratory
analysis is quickly available in
most turkey growing sections.
It is essential throughout the
growing period to keep the
floor, watering and feeding fa-
cilities dry and clean.
Permitting chickens to run
with turkeys is one of the worst
practices. It must be stopped if
you expect to succeed. The com-
mon pin worm in chickens is di-
rectly responsible for the spread
of the organism that causes
Blackhead.
Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth
of God. Mat. 4:4.
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REDEPLOYMENT of Soldiers
Under Way
Normandy campaign took place almost
a year ago. There were 15,000 of them.
All are men who have accumulated
REDEPLOYMENT of 3,100.000
American soldiers from Europe
to Asia is already well under way.
Columns stream westward on the first
leg of the road to Japan (or for some
the road back to civilian life). How
these men feel after their months or
years of fighting a dangerous foe was
described by Drew Middleton. corres-
• ndent of" the New York Times in
ese words:
"A sensation of emptiness blended
with deep personal gratitude for sur-
vival predominates among these Amer-
ican fighting men. For soldiers going
to the Pacific there is a difficult period
of readjustment. Many of them have
thought of no other foe but the Ger-
man for three years. The man in the
coal-scuttle helmet has been the ene-
my, a person who had to be killed.
Now he must turn his thoughts to the
new enemy and, because very few
GI's have ever thought of it as one war,
to a new war. Slowly that war will
take the place of the one just ended.
But now they talk of the battles of last
summer the way old men talked of
Gettysburg. 'Remember that ridge left
of Saint Lo,' they say; or they will
speak of how it felt to turn and sweep
across France in the August sun."
First Soldiers 15,000
The first soldiers slated for discharge
under the Army's demobilization plan
were scheduled to come by plane from
recent battlefields deep in Germany
and by ieep and truck from points
nearer the French border to a staging
area near Le Havre, France—where
some of the most bitter fighting of the
GaQSKlW
.WAR LOAN.
more than the necessary eight-five de-
mobilization points—based on length
of service, number of dependents and
—PAGE 5—
decorations earned.
On June 1 these men were on the
high seas aboard one of the great su-
perliners of pre-war fame. A week or
ten days later they are going through
the last stages of their Army careers
at twenty-two reception centers
throughout the United States. Sol-
diers are assigned to the separation
center closest to their home to speed
the reunion with their families.
These 15.000 are the vanguard of 2,-
000,000 veterans to be discharged in
the next year. They will be followed
by 40.000 more, who have accumulated
the necessary points, and by 11,000
men over 42 years of age who are auto-
matically eligible for discharge, plus
8.000 others coming home on routine
rehabilitation and recuperation leaves.
400.000 Monthly
Month by month, as shipping becomes
available the rate will step up until
by next October about 400.000 soldiers
will be crossing the ocean monthly.
These will be all hale members of the
AEF. The wounded are being brought
back at present at the rate of 40,000 a
month by twenty converted troop
transport, twenty hospitals ships and
a fleet of Army Transport Command
planes.
This human aspect of the Army's
present task in the ETO is only a small
phase of the gigantic problem of rede-
ployment. The task of moving ma-
terial is comparable to the build-up
Allied might in Europe over the past
three years. Only for the Pacific the
task is to be done in twelve months.
The Army has set up seventy-two de-
pots in Germany and France to pre-
pare material for reshipment to the
Pacific. In a school in Nantarre. near
Paris, eight men a week from lieuten-
ant colonels down are trained to super-
vising the sorting and packing of the
material. Five and one-half million
long tons of Army equipment—totaling
100.000,000 items, ranging from deli-
cate radio equipment to big guns—
must be sorted, inspected, recondition-
ed and packed. Then shipping must
be brought in to speed the material on
the 14,000-odd mile trip to the Pacific.
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