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JULY, 1943

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Vol. XXXII JULY, 1943 No. 301

AWAKENS THOUGHTS

Young Soldier Seeks Answer to ManyConfusing Problems

War makes some of the young men think.I t awakens in them a deeper consciousness,transforming in a twinkle from adolescenceto serious manhood. The following letterfrom Lieutenant Dudley F. Atkins to hisfather George T. Atkins, executive vice-pres ident of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas rail-road lines, was printed in the M. K. and T.Employee Magazine. Lieutenant Atkins lefthis studies in Washington University, St.Louis, April 1941, and enlisted.

His letter is worthy of a careful , thought-ful reading.

"You know. Dad," lie writes, "it is easy tofind and make peace with one's soul outhere. Life is calm and easy and it makesa person wonder what counts and whatdoesn't. I've been reading Van Loon, H. G.Wells, and Lloyd Douglas, who seem tohave a definite idea on the subject, so I'meven more confused. It's easy to get con-fused when trying to understand certainf a c t s and cer tain problems about whichpeople have been confused through the ages.

"Just one of my thoughts is that it isn'tme that counts, or you or mother, or mywife or any group of countries. It is peopleeverywhere who count . People who are allin the same parade going to the same place.I t h ink you can see the next point clearlyenough.

"Then there are other things. Criteriaof life, what one is looking for, how to letthe next generation know what you havediscovered and where and how to .findsome everlasting place of peace to turn loin trouble. Maybe it's religion, maybe some-thing else.

"I suppose when I get a little older I willfind those things and discover answers. I'mconfused about things because I'm still soyoung. Maybe I should be in college insteadof thinking s_uch things. But, I'd ratherbe here than in college. I could learn a lot

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* THE SWORD OF GOD *i / have prayed in the fields oj poppies, ^

/ have laughed with the men whodied;—

* Hut in all my ways and through all my *days

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Like a friend He walked beside.

1 have seen a sight under heavenThat only (rod understands,

In the battle's glare I have seen ('hrislthere

W ith the Sword of God in If is hand.Gordon Johnstone.

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there, but it would be abstract and here I 'mlearning things that are def ini te ly concrete.

"My name is Atkins. God grant there willbe more. I promise that those children shallbe a combination of everything good. Theyshall have a l i t t l e devi l t ry in their hearts,and lots of God in their soul. So pray forme so I can help."

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CARDBOARD CANS

In t h e scarcity of tin new containers arebeing successfully made of cardboard forcarrying .gasoline to planes and tanks inGreat Br i ta in . These new containers notonly answer the purpose but have otheradvantages. They are l ighter and give bet-ter protection against contact with electriccurrents than tin.

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Francis Scott Key, who wrote the StarSpangled Banner, is buried in the villagecemetery at Frederick, Maryland.

Ralph W. Emerson defined a great storyas one which evoked both tears and laughter.

P. T. Barnum wanted to go to Congressbut was defeated. He did serve four termsin the Connecticut Legislature.

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R DPublished at Decatur, Illinois, by MUELLER CO.,Manufacturers of Vital Spots Products for the Plumb-ing, Water and Gas Industries.

C. N. WAGENSELLER, Editor

GARDENERS SHIVERING

In Anticipation of Insects, EspeciallyTomato Worm

Grow a bean or two like thisCherrio one—a Mexican va-

riety 22 inches long.

Hark! Hark! the gardeners car]),The. insects arc coming in battle array!Some with wings, and some with stings,And some for an all-summer holiday.

Ambitions Vic-lory gardeners areapproaching a pe-riod in their nearagricultural p u r -s u i t s which t r ymen's s o u 1 s andhoes. They mustface an army of in-s e c t s o f varioustypes and activities.These arc alreadystanding by at at-tention. Withoutfear of cont radic-tion \ve can safelysay these bad bug

habits are discouraging, especially to ama-teur gardeners.

Insects are of numerous kinds and pur-poses, ill-mannered and inconsiderate, wi 'hno discriminating power between persons ofhigh or low degree.

Burns and the Louse

It was Bobbie Burns who sensed thist r u t h when he sat in church behind a f ine -ly dressed and ar i s tocra t ic lady, enjoyinga meander ing louse t ravel l ing hither andthither on her bonnet in quest of a landingplace in her hair. It was then that Burnswas inspi red to wri te these famous lines:

"O wad some power the g i f t i e gic usTo sec oursels as ithers see us!It wad frae inonie a b lunder free us,And foolish notion;What airs in dress and gait

wad lea'e us,And ev'n devotion."

This should sustain the t hough t thai toinsec t s al l people a n d . al l vegetables aremeat and drink to them.

Among these pests are the potato hugwhich shares unpopularity with the bedbug.The lat ter was f i rmly established in the in-sect Hall of Fame by the circus clown's

song — "The bedbug has no wings at al l ,but he gets there just the same."

Bug CensusSome "bug-

ologist" has re-cently taken acensus of in-ls e c t s o f theworld. He ad-vises that thereare 62,500 spe-cies. They arereas o n a b 1 yc o n s iderate.Only 32 out of a

Where did you come from andon what do you specialize?

thousand do damage tovegetables and crops. Of the total numberthere arc 8,000 species in the Uni ted States,and only 8 out of every thousand are de-structive. We arc inclined to the belief thatthe bug census-taker is himself somewhat"buggy" in his classification, but not havingt ime to check up, we take his word for it.

Plain Exaggeration

Anyone who ever had a "night of it" withinsects will tel l you there were "thousandsand thousands of them." We suspect thatour amateur gardeners will be as unsatis-f a c t o r y in t h e i r count as the bug censustaker.

One pest detested by all gardeners is thetomato worm, so-called. In the large greenlarva stale the worm is more unprepossess-ing than a harmless garter snake, whichin reality is an aid lo gardeners, destroyingcountless insects wi thout damage to thecrop. The tomato worm becomes in timea large moth.

Belies Its Name

The tomato worm is, in reality, accordingto authorities, a tobacco worm. Its othername comes from the fact that it does feedon tomato p lan ts . I t is also compared tothe horn-worm. That's about all that isknown about t h e tomato worm, except t h a the's unloved by any grower of tomatoes.Entomologists, to whom we appealed, wereapparen t ly unable to give any addit ionaldata.

I t is our opinion that anything as uglyas a tomato worm is ent i t led to more de-tailed history. It is nothing more than amoth in the embryonic stage,—and as suchchews tobacco and spits the juice.

M U E L L E R R E C O R D

DE-FENCE ACTIVITIES

KNOWS COMBINATION"Whenever my wi fe needs money she

calls me handsome.""Handsome?""Yeah! Hand some over!"

FAIR WARNING"Do you know what 'knee action' is

in a car?"She: "Yes, and don't yon try it."

MADE HER CRAWL"I heard your wife came to you on

her knees yesterday.""Yeah—she did: She dared me to

come out from under the bed."

GOOD JUGGLERMrs. Lawyer: "English is a wonder-

ful language. Look what a great wri t -er can do with 26 letters."

Lawyer: "Yes, but look what I cando with only two or three!"

FISH BAIT"Is your husband a hook-worm?""No, just an ordinary one."

GET THE HOSEHe: "Dearest. I'm burning with love

for you."She: "Come, no\v, darling—don't make

a fuel of yourself."

OLD RELIABLE WAYMable: "When you have a quarrel

with your husband, do yon threaten togo home to your mother?"

Ruth: "No, indeed—what good wouldthat do? I threaten to have mothercome here."

POOR SHOOTERJoe: "Will your w i f e hit the ceil ing

when you come in at this hour?"J im: "Probably. She's a rotten shot."

QUIZ KIDSue (aged 8): "Mother, why did you

marry father?"Mother: "So you've begun to wonder,

too?"

NO CHANCEWife: "1 didn' t l ike the looks of that

stenographer you engaged, so I dis-charged her this afternoon when I wasin your office."

Man: "Before giving her a chance?"Wife: "No, before giving you a

chance."

FEELING BETTERMrs. Jones (k indly) : "Hello, dear,

how's the pain in the neck?"Mrs. Green: "He's out p lay ing golf ."

DID NOT DECEIVE LOOKSHe: "I just dreamed I had a job."She: "You look tired."

CAN'T ESCAPE BLAMEWoman: "My husband is so careless

of his appearance. It seems tha t he j u s tcan't keep but tons on his clothes."

Neighbor: "Are you sure it's care-lessness? Perhaps they are—uh—well,sewed, on improperly."

Woman: "Maybe you're right. He isterribly careless with his sewing."

A TRIFLE UNCERTAINAt Salman, Idaho, Judge Hi l l married

a young couple. Three hours later thebride came back and said: "Just cancelthat. I did not want to get marriedafter all."

The judge told the young woman thatbefore t h e ceremony could be cancelled,a divorce would be necessary, providedshe could make up her mind just exact-ly what she really wanted.

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DEATH OF FRED DULLANTYHughes and Co., Spokane, Washington,

announce the death of Fred Dullanty, whohad been associated with them for manyyears. He was not only a valuable man inthe Hughes and Co. organization but an ex-cellent salesman. Mr. Dullanty had a wideacquain tance in the Northwest territory.

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There were impor tan t guests for dinnerwhen young Billie asked: "Mother, is thedessert too rich for me or is there enoughto go around?"

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Man is like a wagon—rattles most whenempty.

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GEORGE ELIOT WEPT But he never flunked, and he never lied.—I reckon he never knowed how.

Famous English Authoress Pays HighTribute to Hay's Poem

Old poems are like old wine. They endearthemselves to readers; bring home scenesand memories of long ago. There is JohnHay's poem "Jim Bludso, of the PrairieBelle." George Eliot, famous English au-thoress, pronounced Jim Bludso "one of thefinest gems in the English language." Ata gathering of English l i t terateurs in Lon-don she was asked to recite this poem,which she did, repeating the last lines w i thtears flowing from her eyes.

It was written in the days when riversteamboats were known as "floating pal-aces", and railroads could be counted onthe fingers. When the "Lady Lee", puff ingup stream, sounded her musical whistle, halfthe town and all of the young scamps rushedto the levee for a spontaneous welcome.Among the young scamps the last one reach-ing the river bank was "a tow boat", equiva-lent in juvenile parlance to a lowdown bum.

John Hay was an outstanding citizen ofIllinois, a finished, cultured gentleman, astatesman, a diplomat, Secretary of Stateand a collaborator of John G. Galloway incompiling and writ ing a l i fe of AbrahamLincoln, said to be one of the greatest con-tributions to U. S. history, and the bestwork on Lincoln. Hay was especially fittedfor this task. He studied law under hisfather Malcolm Hay and also under Lincoln.When Lincoln became President, Hay washis assistant secretary and still later hisaide-de-camp during the war, and then inactive service a Major in the Army.

His own life is a brilliant panegyric of agreat and loyal American and statesman,which grows in glory with receding yearsand , may we say by comparison with someof "the boys" of today in national halls oflegislation. Read the poem that broughttears to the famous authoress, George Eliot:

Jim Bludso

Wall, no! I can't tell whar he lives,Because he don't live, you see;

Leastways, he's got out of the habitOf livin' like you and me.

Whar have you been for the last three yearsThat you haven't heard folks tell

How Jimmy Bludso passed in his checksThe night of the Prairie Belle?

He weren't no saint—them engineersIs all pretty much alike,—

One wife in Natchez-undcr-the-HillAnd another one here, in Pike;

A keerless man in his talk was J im,And an awkward man in a row,

And this was all the religion he had,—To treat his engine well;

Never be passed on the river,To mind the pilot's bell;

And if ever the Prairie Belle took fire,—A thousand times he swore,

He'd hold her nozzle agin the bankTill the last soul got ashore.

All boats has their day on the Mississip,And her day come at last,—

The Movaster was a better boat,Hut the Belle she would n't be passed.

And so she came tearin' along that night—The oldest craft on the line—

With a nigger squat on her safety-valve,And her furnace crammed, rosin and pine.

The fire bust out as she cleared the bar,And burnt a hole in the night,

And quick as a flash she turned, and madeEor that wilier-bank on the right.

There was runnin' and cursin', but Jimyelled out,

Over all the infernal roar,"I'll hold her nozzle agin' the bank

Till the last galoot's ashore."

Through the hot, black breath of the b u r n i n 'boat

Jim Bludso's voice was heard,And they all had trust in his cussedness,

And knowed he would keep his word.And, sure's you're born, they all got off

Afore the smoke stacks fell,—And Bludso's ghost went up alone

In the smoke of the Prairie Belle.

He weren't no saint,—but at jedgementI'd run my chance with Jim,

'Longside of some pious gentlemenThat wouldn't shook hands with him,

He seen his duty, a dead-sure thing,—And went for it thar and then;

And Christ ain't a-going to be too hardOn a man that died for men.

OSTRICH HABITSThere is a deep-rooted belief that an

ostrich when frightened sticks its head inthe sand, and this belief f requen t ly leads tocomparative use by writers. Author i t ies ,however, tel l us that when the big bird isfrightened it does what other animals do,looks up in alarm to see what it is all about.Then if the big bird starts to run there isno advantage in pursuing it. The ostrichcan outrun the fastest horse that ever wonthe Kentucky derby. At top notch speedthe ostrich eats up space at the rate of 25feet per jump. It has one drawback. I thas not sense enough to continue in astraight line but runs in circles.

M U E L L E R R E C O R D

HOME FRONT ATTITUDE LEAVES FINE RECORDShould Chins Drag on the Ground or

Should We Be Normal?

There is a. difference of opinion relatingto conduct on the home front during thewar. Should we abjure sports and movies,

Death of C. E. Inman, Supt. WaterWorks, Warren, Ohio

"I would not if I could be gay"

laugh and enjoy ourselves or should we putaside anything of this character and in placeconcentrate on the question of war and itshorrors and nothing else?

Neither atti tude can have any possibleeffect on what is happening on land or onsea. We should never forget to stand be-hind the boys on the firing line and to doeverything possible to uphold and supportthem. That part is a sacred duty.

Chins Off the Grass

Some good thinkers uphold the philosophytha t we should live our lives as we havebeen in the habit of doing. It is a betterplan than going about with gloom stampedon our faces and our chins dragging onthe ground.

The thought of living normally and na-turally is not original. Epictetus lived inRome about 80 A. D. To him is accreditedthe sage advice about conduct of civiliansdur ing times of war. He said:

In time of war, the laughter of thepeople can be a natural tonic, andthe circus a great physician'.

This sounds reasonable. It does not inany way reflect upon us as being forgetfulor thoughtless of the boys on the frontlines.

Helps Mental Condition

It is one way of keeping our minds alertand alive and in such a menta l conditionshould stimulate our efforts to a strongersense of the duty in doing our utmost touphold and support our cause and the menwho are fighting for our rights Epictetusis quoted thousands of times by those whonever heard of him when they say, "Letyour conscience be your guide." In effectthat was his belief and his teaching. He

The recent death of Charles E. Inman ofWarren, Ohio, removed from the ranks ofthe water works industry a man who haddevoted his life to a service, the importanceof which can scarcely be understood bythose who know so l i t t l e of the technicalside of the business. Mr. Inman died inLakeside hospital , Cleveland, aged 78 years.He had been in failing health for a year,and when stricken was in Cleveland on avis i t to his son, George. He is survived byhis wife, Warren, Ohio, son George, and adaughter, Mrs. Edith Standing, both ofCleveland.

Mr. I n m a n served 34 years as superintend-ent of the Warren city water works andaside from his official duties was prominentin public affairs. Under his policies and su-pervision the service was always maintainedat high state of efficiency. Quite recentlythe Ohio Waler Supply Board in a reporton a survey, said: "Only by careful , sk i l l fu lmanagement of an overworked treatmentplant have Warren operators been able torender the supply fit for use. When thecity purchased the plant in 1921, Mr. Inmanwas called back from Paterson, N. J., wherehe had gone in 1912 after having then servedas manager of the Warren plant from 1898.Under his management, for 23 years theplant expanded, in modernization and serv-ice. Included in this expansion was the con-struction of a water softening plant.

In civic affairs Mr. Inman was active inthe Kiwanis Club, was a charter member ofthe Fresh Air Corp, which sponsored a freshair camp for underprivileged children. Inreligious duties he was affiliated with theMethodist church and the Y.M.C.A. Otheractivities claiming his attention were the Re-becca Williams Community House, theTrunibull County Social Workers Associa-tion and the Peoples Building and LoanAssociation.

On the day of the funeral the Ci ty Halland Water Department closed at noon.

held that our conscience must be obeyed.If the minds of our boys on the battle

field could be summed up, we feel confidentthat they would be unanimous in supportof the philosophy of Epictetus. Soldiersdo not want long, gloomy, weeping faces,maudlin sympathy, or deep moans of pity.Neither in visible behavior nor letters. Itis not the kind of stuff that stiffens theirbackbone in bat t le .

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I'M TELLIN' YOU

* Is it love, a uni form, or a pension that isincreasing marriage licenses at th i s l ime?

• Horse sense is the sense tha t keeps a raceliorse from betting on himself.

• Man or woman, there's a heel in everysock.

• Make the most of l i f e before the most ofit is gone.

• The sale of a $20,000 house is usuallymade or lost by some plumbing an t ique inthe bath room or kitchen.

• It used to be the hand "that rocked thecradle rules the world." Now it's the handthat pulls the trigger.

• The oldest rocks, according to scientistswere measured we guess by some of thejokes we hear.

• A technical publication advises there are12,000 kinds of paper. Our choice is thefolding kind in our vest pocket.

• No oil, no gas, but thank God, there'splenty of f ree air in America!—The Hough-ton Line.

• You make mistakes in doing things, butthe biggest mistake you can make is in do-ing nothing.

• Money st i l l t a lks but when it comes topurchasing power we f ind tha t it is short on"cents."

• An exchange tells us that most wivestreat husbands l ike d i r t , "by h i d i n g them un-der the bed." All wrong-—it's the otherfel low they hide.

"National Socialism does not harbor thes l ightes t aggressive i n t e n t toward any Euro-pean nation."

• "Yep," said Farmer John , " l i t t l e did 1think the t ime would ever come when cityfellers and the Associated Press would tel lme how to spade, rake, plant and cul t ivate agarden."

• Liar—Modern d e f i n i t i o n , quoting AdolfHi t le r who said in 1935 to the Xazi congress:

•"Keep your hear t free from hate, yourmind from worry. Live simply; expect l i t -tle, give much; fill your l ife w i t h love; scat-ter sunshine."—And may we add, do as youdarn please.

• Our only justification for printing the fol-lowing is to show how low-minded somehouse magazines are:

"Women's slacks look all right at the cuff ,but some of them look kind of f u n n y aroundthe bottom."

• Mrs. Roosevelt is a good scout. Fulfillinga promise to vis i t a prison, she was detaineda bit. The President had not been advisedof the engagement. Calling her secretary,the President, wishing to see the First Lady,asked:

"Where is the missus?""She is in prison," said the sec."Well, I 'm not surprised, but what for?"

exclaimed the President.

• A professor says: "The average man cantell all he knows in two hours." If this bet rue , we can spot some men who can't tellall they do not know in two weeks. Andwhen they finish, they are in Gratiano'sclass: "Their reasons are as two grains ofwheat in a bushel of chaff. You search allday to find them, and when found , they arenot worth the search."

• George Bernard Shaw, now 86 years o ld ,has never ceased to be funny and eccentric.Invited to the 50th anniversary conferenceof the Internat ional Labor Party, he said:"I am sincerely gratified by the invitation,but I am too damned old. Doddering anci-ent pioneers—specters of the past—shouldbe thrown out if they haven't sense enoughto stay away."

Getting rather rough on himself, but ifhe's satisfied, we are. We've always had asneaking suspicion that G.B.S.'s eccentrici-ties are a part of his show.

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Lord God of Hosts, be with us yetLest we forget, Lest we forget.—KIPLING

Plutarch:—And the first evil that attends those whoknow not to be s i lent is t ha t they hearnothing.

Sir Walter Raleigh:—Speaking much is a sign of vanity.

Dryden:—They think too little who talk too much.

Shakespeare:—Many a man's tongue shakes out hismaster's undoing.

Miss Edgeworth:—It is u n j u s t and absurd of persons ad-vancing in years to expect of the youngthat confidence should come all and onlyon thei r side; the human heart, at what-ever age, opens only to the heart thatopens in return.

Calvin:—The torture of a bad conscience is thehell of a living soul.

Wells:—Better it is toward the r ight conduct ofl i fe to consider what will be t he end ofa thing than what is the beginning ofi l ; for what promises fair a t f i rs t mayprove i l l , and what seems at first a dis-advantage may prove very advantageous.

Dyer:—Either take Christ into your lives orcast him out of your lips; e i the r be thatt h o u seemest, or else be what thou art.

Rousseau:—Consolation indiscreetly pressed uponus, when we are suffer ing under aff l ic-tion, only serves to increase our painand to render our grief more poignant.

Fuller:—Contentment consisteth not in addingmore f u e l , but t a k i n g away some fire;not in mu l t i p ly ing of wea l t h , but in sub-t r a c t i n g men's desire.

Lavater:—He who seduously a t t ends , pointedlyasks, ca lmly speaks, coolly answers, andceases when he has no more to say isin possession of some of the best requi-sites of life.

Colton:—Men by associating in large masses, asin camps, and in cities, improve theirtalents, but impair their vir tues, andstrengthen their minds but weaken theirmorals; thus the retrocession of the oneis too often the price they pay for re-finement in the other.

Rosseau:—The i n f a n t on first opening bis eyes,ought to sec his country, and to the hourof his death never to lose sight of it.

Crabbe :—The coward never on h imse l f relics,But to an equal for assistance flies.

Seneca:—One crime is concealed by the commis-sion of another.

Shenstone:—A poet who fai ls in wr i t ing becomeso f t e n a morose cr i t ic . The weak and in-sipid white wine makes at length excel-lent vinegar.

Pope:—A person who is too nice an observer ofthe business of the crowd, l ike one whois too curious in observing the labourof the bees, w i l l o f ten be stung for hiscuriosity.

Ruskin:—It is on ly by labour that thought can bemade heal thy and only by thought thatlabour can be made happy; and the twocannot be separated with impunity.

Herrick:—Against diseases here the strongest f enceis the defensive virtue, abstinence.

La Rouchefacauld:—What makes false reckoning as regardgrat i tude, is tha t the pride of the giverand the rece ive r canno t agree on theva lue o f the b e n e f i t .

Seneca:—We s u l l e r much more in apprehensionthat we do in reality.

Anon:—There is nothing as cheap and weak indebate as assertion that is not backedup by fact.

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TALKING ON TELEPHONE

Sixty-five Years of Use Fails To EstablishGood Phone Manners

The telephone hasbeen in use since1878 — sixty - fiveyears—a long timeb u t n o t 1o n genough for many ofus to tise it correct-ly. There is no bet-t e r test of polite-n e s s a n d g o o dbreeding than t hetelephone. Thereire those who wi l l Oh Boy! Is th!s a snap!—Aa t e inose wno win radio transmitter and receiver.never learn thisfact. They arc in the class of the ill bredman called in to the general manager 's officeand later told his companions that the man-ager had poor eyesight, explaining that "heasked me three times 'whcre's your hat' andit was on my head all the time."

After nearly three quarters of a centuryof constant daily use the American Tele-phone and Telegraph finds it necessary toissue a little booklet, "Telephone Tips forPatriots" giving some valuable advice, someof which we quote.

The Right Way1. I f you must call long distance do so

before 9 a. m. From 12 to 2 p. m. or 5 to7 p. m. War calls come first.

2. Keep conversations brief. Clear thelines for other calls—brevity is a patriotictelephone habit.

3. Make sure. Look up your number inthe telephone directory. Call "Information"only when the number is not in the directory.

4. Listen for the dial tone, then dialcorrectly. On manual phones give numberdistinctly—get the right number the first

5. Speak directly into the transmitter—distinct speech gets better results.

6. Answer promptly by name. Slow an-swers tic up telephone lines.

7. W h e n through telephoning, hang upgently—save the grand slam for bridge.

8. Have some one answer your telephonewhen you are away from your desk. Leaveword when you'll return.

9. Take a message for others. "Mr.Brown's line, Miss Young speaking".—Un-answered telephones mean unanswered busi-ness.

10. Be courteous—Good manners are abusiness essential. Courtesy promotes speed.

11. Keep your telephone ready for action

—a receiver off the hook is a telephone offthe job.

12. Don't te lephone during or immediate-ly fo l lowing an air raid—keep the lines freefor defense activities.

Always Correct WayThe above 12 tips mostly pertain to usage

of the telephone during the war but applygenerally at all times. There are manyother bits of appropriate advice on use ofthe telephone.

You should speak directly into the mouth-piece. Don't yell. Speak in your na tura ltone of voice. If you have a hog callingvoice, make a special effort to line up w i t hmocking bird notes.

Special

To "Gents": In using the phone removeyour quid of cl iawin' , or if accustomed tosmoking, remove the tail end of your "two-fcr" from your lips.

To "Gals": Remove chewing gum frommouth, but don't slick it on the telephoneor desk—and forget to remove it. In direextremity, swallow it—and hope for the best.

WINS £100 BOND

W. H. Booker Secures Greatest Numberof Members for A.W.W.A.

In the May issue of Mueller Record wegave an account of the proceedings of theAmerican Water Works Association togeth-er wi th the new officers, prize winners ando the r details.

Owing to the lateness of the photograph forh a l f t o n e process, thesmiling face of WarrenH. Booker, Director,Division of Sanitary En-gineering, North Caro-lina State Board ofHea l th , Raleigh, N. C,

.• /K was omitted. We are- JB K 'af ' °^ ''1C °PPortllnity|F 1̂ °f herewith presenting" 1̂ Mr. Booker to our read-

m • jyjr B00i;ei- ;s a man

W. H. Booker of the go-getter regi-ment. He believes in

building up the membership of the great or-ganization of which he is a member. Thesuccess of his efforts won him first prize forsecuring the greatest number of membershipsin the A.W.W.A. during the year of 1942.The prize was a $100 war bond.

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WEATHER FORECASTING

Formerly Furnished Humorists Ammuni-tion—Now It's Very Scientific Subject

As a conversational subject the weatherhas unlimited possibilities. They are end-less, so don't be alarmed about the subjectr u n n i n g out. There are fifteen thousand termsapplicable to it, according to the WeatherBureau. In common use there are threeor four, such as:

"Did you ever see such weather?""Fine day!""Gloomy day!""My rheumatism is fierce loday. Change

in the weather, I guess."All these are stalemates of "How do you

do?" and "How are you feeling today?",worn threadbare with use and of no part i -cular interest in your well-being.

ScientificThe subject of weather, from a scientific

s tandpoint is of tremendous in teres t andimportance. One cannot deny its influenceon our daily activities, on business, on ourplans, on agricul ture , and our hea l th . Infact, weather touches every phase of humanand animal existence. It's no wonder thenthat we talk about it, adjust our plans toit and are interested in it.

Scientifically, weather is classified withgeneral atmospheric conditions at any defi-nite time. This includes temperature, pre-cipitation, clouds and sunshine, humid i ty andwinds. It varies from day to day, and is tobe differentiated from climate, which denotesthe average weather condi t ions over a con-siderable period. In general, weather andits variations may be .said to be due to themotions of the earth's lower temperature.

Forecasting

Forecasting the weather has become amatter of great importance and has grownto a degree of surprising accuracy. It haslimitat ions, however, and cannot be countedon to be reliable for more than 12 hoursin advance. The direction of the wind com-bined with the action of the barometer .arebasic principles for forecasting.

Forecasting was formerly the duty of thesignal service of the army. It was not reli-able, nor was it based on scientific principles.The practice began in 1870 and for ten orfifteen years it was the football of the hu-morist of that lime. The growth of fore-casting began in 1891 when it became apart of the Bureau of the Department ofAgriculture.

Forecasting the weather is a daily offer-ing. These are supposed to hold good fortwenty-four or th i r ty - s ix hours. They are

based on local observations taken at 8 a. m.and 8 p. m. There are some two hundredobservers in the United States and WestIndies.

Various Elements IncludedThese observations take into account the

following:The barometric pressure, current pres-

sure.Highest and lowest temperature since

the preceding observation, direction ofthe wind and its velocity.

Amount of rain or snow since last ob-servation.

Conditions of the weather as regardsamount of clouds, rain, snow, amountof clouds and character of visibleclouds, and the direction in which theyare moving since this gives a clue tothe direction of the atmosphere.

These items are telegraphed in cipher codefor the sake of accuracy, economy and sim-plicity to the central office at Washington,and the central forecasting stations at Chi-cago, Denver, New Orleans, and San Fran-cisco, where forecasts for respective districtsare made and telegraphed within two hoursof the observation to about 1600 distributingpoints. Here they are fu r the r disseminatedby telegraph, telephone, wireless and mail.In this way the forecasts are delivered dailyto 100,000 addresses and are available tomore than 5,500,000 telephone subscribers.

Foreign Reports DailyUnder normal conditions daily reports are

received f rom: Great Britain, Canada, Mex-ico, Iceland, France, Portugal, Russia, Chi-na, Japan, Philippines, Hawaii, and Alaska.

So nearly perfect has the service becomeIhat scarcely a storm of marked danger tomaritime interests has occurred for yearsconcerning which ample warnings have notbeen issued from 12 to 24 hours in advance.

Marines and Ships Help

Under this division comes the marine ser-vice, and the cooperation of ships at sea,giving great extent for warnings of valueto the ships at sea. Then one of the mostvaluable services is that rendered agricul-tural districts. In addition, there is the divi-sion of river and flood control. The paidemployes of the bureau number about 1000,of which number 800 devote their entiretime to the work. There are some 4500cooperative observers who make systematicdaily reports wi thout compensation otherthan full receipt of government publications.

Such service as has been briefly describedhere is now maintained in prat ical ly all civi-lized countries, its value is beyond question.

Without it we would have to go backto Grandpa and his rheumat ism, or to UncleAbner's sure fire signs.

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Ads,Signs,Names

SONS OF GREAT MEN

Frank Westwood, Eric, Colorado, helpsout this column. He writes:—"Even a bullhelps out the war effort in Colorado, andattached is this bargain column advertise-ment:

"For Sale:—Purebred milking Shorthornbull."

This advertisement should have been sentto a sideshow publication. No milking bullbelongs in a barnyard or pasture.

Tn the New Orleans court t he r e was anaction instituted, under the t i t l e of "TimelyEvents, Inc. vs. Tidy Dicly Diaper Service."

Lost—Fox terr ier . Reward. Can of slicedpineapples, ration value 16 points.

Sign in country hardware store whereeggs arc sold as a side l ine . "Believe it ornot, we sell more fresh eggs than any otherhardware store in the country."

In a Bucyrus (Ohio) restaurant: "No cof-fee, no sugar, no meat, no help, no oil, noheat and no profit. If you want a squaremeal , join the Army."

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FROM HONOLULUThe letter from Mr. Harold Godfrey, in

far away Honolulu was much appreciated.Mr. Godfrey has made his home there for anumber of years past. He writes:

"This is just a simple, hurried-off letter ofmy appreciation and sincerity in saying thatI have received your interesting magazinefor nearly three years now, as I rememberit, and hope that you will continue sendingit as long as it is published. 1 have spentenjoyed hours going over it page by page,article by article, and always awaiting theissue following. Keep up your interestingliterature for which I cannot suggest or rec-ommend ways and means of improving itscontents. Thanks for the past considerationshown me and I hope for its prolongment."

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Make one person happy each day and inforty years you have made 14,600 humanbeings happy for a time at least, and you'llbe lucky if 40 of them remember it and thankyou.

Are On Fighting Front and AreWinning Honors

War makes little difference in cast, socialposition or p rev ious condi t ion of servitude,Rich man, poor man, beggar man, mustpick up his gun and march away. This,of course, is as it should be. There wouldbe no justice in selecting a certain class onlyto do the fighting on the f ront . What istrue of America is true of England andother countries.

A record of this and the last war provesthe impartiality in picking fighting men inthe army. A few examples:

President Roosevelt's four sons are inthe armed lorces, and it is known that someof them have been where the bullets flythick and fast.

Quentin Roosevelt, 23 years of age, grand-son of the late President Theodore Roose-ve l t , was wounded February 21st on theTunisian f ront . The first Quent in Roose-velt, son of Theodore, was in the first WorldWar and was killed in 1918, while servingas an aviator. The second Quentin was oneof sixty Uni ted States soldiers in NorthAfrica to receive the Croix de Guerre, con-ferred by the general commanding theFrench Army Corps, for conspicuous actswhile fighting with the French on the Tuni-sian front.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill has ason, Randolph Churchill, now serving on theAfrican f ront .

Lord Halifax, British ambassador to theUnited States, has lost a son in the Egyptiancampaign and another son is in the armedforces of his country. In a recent articlewe read of Lord Halifax's son coming toAmerica to visit his father minus his legs,lost in action.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief Joseph Sta-l i n , Chairman of the Council of People'sCommissars of the U.S.S.R., has two sonswho are active at the f ron t fighting Hit ler 'ssoldiers.

All these facts show tha t war makes nodistinction. None has a mortgage on loyaltyor patriotism. .

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"Today I met a girl who had never beenkissed."

"I would like to meet her.""You're too late now."

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GAVE IT LIKE PENNIES

Andrew Carnegie Scattered DollarsBy The Millions

The wealth of the late Andrew Carnegiewas so vast as to be almost incomprehens ib leto the average mind. He died in 1919.Throughout the country his name is s t i l lf a m i l i a r by reason of his g i f t s of be a u t i f u lpublic library buildings but these were ontyone smal l ou t l e t for his boundless philan-thropy and generosity—a mere drop in thebucke t . Two thousand, eight hundred andeleven cities of various sizes were thus bene-fitted 1)3' his generosity. The total of thesebenefac t ions amounted" to $60,364,808. Thetotal of his benefactions is not actuallyknown but estimated at $350,696,000.

Ten Million for PeaceThese brief nota t ions follow in the wake

of a report by Nicholas Murray Butler ofthe Division of Intercourse and Education,which has to do with the Carnegie $10,000,000Endowment for In ternat ional Peace. Wedoubt if more than a handful of the peopleof today recall this gift. It was made in1910, which was four years prior to the firstV\d War. Its purpose had no deterrenteffect on the war-mad men of that period.Today's condition indicates that it has hadnone on the present world turmoil. Ambi-tion of ruthless men has surmounted andengulfed the virtues of philanthropy. Andso it seems that the evil of some men livesafter them, while the good of others is tooof ten interred with their bones.

At his death the estate of Andrew Car-negie was valued at $25,000,000 to $30,000,000-Who is there that envies him the largerof the two sums when compared with hisbenefac t ions of $350,696,000. The l i f e ofthis great man is deserving of serious andappreciative consideration.

Just for ComparisonThe ideals for which he worked, prayed

and supported generously were actuated byfine principles. His aim was the bettermentand upl i f t ing of the people of the world.Compare that with Hitler's aim to destroymen and their ideals of freedom and democ-racy. Carnegie's aim in life was kindly,helpfulness and generous deeds—the othera savage, soulless beast wrecking peaceand human life—accompanied by wholesaleslaughter. We have a feeling of revulsionin even mentioning Hitler in the same para-graph with the great philosopher.

A Life to EmulateCarnegie's life is one for emulation by

the young man of today. He came toAmerica in 1848, an unknown Scotch boy,

thir teen years of age. His first employmentwas as a "bobbin boy" at $1.20 per week.His advancement on the road of successbegan with that modest job and his progresswas always sure. Beginning with that smallwage he died one of the wealthiest menin the world.

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THE OLD APPLE TREE

Lives Long and Provides The WorldWith Delectable Fruit

In 1826 a sailing vessel clocked at Ft.Vancouver. Wash. Among the passengerswas a young man named Ed Simpson. Hedelivered to Dr. John McLoughlin, promi-nent at the trading post, a package of appleseed which he had brought from London.The seeds were planted on a favorable spoton the bank of the Columbia river. One ofthe trees is still growing and producing fruit.It is located on the present military reserva-tion of Vancouver Barracks. The age ofthe tree, 117 years, is not so unusual as thefact that it still bears frui t . Consult ing anauthority it is found that an apple tree is inits prime at fifty years, but bears f ru i t forsome time after that.

Wide Variety

There are 1500 varieties of apples. Nor thAmerica is the greatest apple growing coun-try in the world, producing 100,000,000 bar-rels of fruit annually. Among the most popu-lar of early varieties are the Early Harvest.Red Astrakan, Fall Pippin, Gravenstein, andWealthy. The best known winter varietiesare the Baldwin, Ben Davis, Northern Spy,Winesap, Greening, Russet, Fameuse andMcln tosh Red.

Grow Wild

Apple trees grow wild throughout Europeexcept in the extreme North, Asia Minorand Persia. All cultivated varieties havebeen derived from the wild or crab apple.Jts cultivation has spread over the entireworld. It is one of the best known of ourf ru i t s and one of the most popular, whentaken right from the tree or served in manynumerous ways from the kitchen.

Another piece of pie, please, with cream.• • •

FISH STORYDuring the spring flood inundating Central

Illinois, a telegram from Springfield told us"that streams flooding fields carried fishright up to the kitchen, almost to jumpingin the frying pan." Let us remind you thatSpringfield is the State capital, and the legis-lature is in session, a period productive ofmany fish stories.

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MINISTERING ANGELS

They Are Dressed in Red Cross Uniformsand Consecrated to Humanity

And where does your money go whenyou make a donation to the Red Cross?Rest assured you have given to a goodcause. You have contributed to the com-fort, pleasure and happiness of the boys ingood health and to merciful relief, hope andcomfort of those ill and wounded in thewar hospitals.

There is no doubt that the millions whocontribute to the noble work of the RedCross without grumbling but with unselfishthought and a feeling in their hearts thatthousands of our soldiers get substantialbenefits. They will realize that they arenot forgotten by those at home.

William Allen White's Emporia Gazettepoints out that the average contributorknows little about what his offering means,satisfied in the thought that he is helpinga worthy cause.

Some may wonder why such an item astwenty portable pianos were a part of ashipment to Tunisia. The fact should notbe overlooked that personal comfort andpleasure are strong factors in maintainingthe spiri ts and morale of the soldiers. Thesepianos are to be placed in Red Cross clubs,Red Cross recreational halls and hospitals.

Take Place of SoldierPut yourself in the place of a soldier. No,

that's not necessary. Pull up your easychair at home and suddenly find yourselfa victim of low spirits or "the blues". Whatbetter time to revive your spirits than alively tune on piano or radio. That 's thebest answer. Music exalts our joys andallays our grief, spells of sadnes_s and heavi-ness of spirit—it is good for the downheart-ed and balm for melancholy minds. Do notbegrudge the boys the pianos, fiddles, radios—anything in music that will lessen theirloneliness—and home-sickness.

By Tons and ThousandsAmong other things sent to Tunisia were:Doughnut flour and shortening sufficient

to make \/2 million doughnuts.Two tons of chocolate bars.One ton of coffeeTons of such items as shaving cream,

soap, razors and blades, bedside games, tablegames and thousands of books and maga-zines.

Another shipment recently made to fourposts in the South Pacific included 51,000packs of razor blades, 50,000 tubes of dentalcream; 50,000 toothbrushes; 50,000 combs;

50,000 tubes of shaving cream; 25,000 towelsand wash cloths; 50,000 sewing kits; 100,000bars of soap; 50,000 packs of chewing gum;34,000 razors; 37,000 books; 600,000 ciga-rettes; 7,764 jig-saw puzzles; 50,000 chocolatebars.

From all this you may glean some ideaof what the Red Cross means and what itis doing. It is enough to make one admitgetting f u l l value for every dollar.

What other organizations have we thatcan do as much—and added to that, the un-estimable, watchful care and sympathy ofthe Red Cross nurses in foreign barracksand hospitals.

HITLER VS. CAESARThe world stands aghast at the vil lainous,

vicious, unscrupulous acts of Hitler, wonder-ing at the cunning and audacity of a singleman whose acts and aspirations point toworld domination, at any cost of humansacrifice. We cannot think of him withoutrecalling the words Shakespeare put in themouth of Cassins, when that designing vil-lain was sowing the seeds of sedition andmurder in the mind of "the noble Brutus."These words seem to us to describe athought that is in the minds of millions ofpeople today. Here arc those words, morefittingly applied to Hitler than to Caesar;

"Ye Cods, it doth amaze me,A man of such a feeble temper shouldSo get the start of the majestic world,And bear the palm alone."

SUNLIGHTThe light of the sun docs not reach the

earth instantaneously, as some seem to think.It takes eight and one half minutes, accord-ing to astronomers. Just how they find thisout is a more complex question than a lot ofothers appertaining to the greatest and larg-est luminary body. Known facts of the sunarc le f t to men of sc ien t i f ic minds, qui te be-yond the understanding of those who mustbe satisfied with the commonplace knowl-edge that the sun rises in the morning andsets at night.

The sun's mean diameter is 866,400 miles,and its mean distance is 92,900,000 miles.After all light from the sun reaching theearth is moving at a pretty lively clip todo the job in eight and one half minutes.

Our inability to grapple with billions ofdollars to conduct a war is sufficient warn-ing that we have no business trying to jug-gle with solar statistics.

In both instances we propose to let some-one else do the worrying.

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SO THEY SAY

Robert Mueller's Car Was a Packardand Not a Cadillac

There is one sure way by which an editorlearns if his articles are being read. Verysimple but convincing. Errors open thedoor for the readers to step in. No seasonededitor resents this, if the reader docs not usea club or shoot shafts of pedantic sarcasm.Fortunately a great majority of the le t tersreceived are pleasant, friendly, and welcome.Recent experience shows this.

In I he March issue of MUELLER REC-ORD we pr inted an ar t ic le r e l a t i ng to auto-mobiles in an earlier day and used an illus-tration of a car owned by the late RobertMueller. Tt was one of the first cars in De-catur.

Robert had a penchant for Packards, butin a moment of forgetfulness we labeledit "Cadillac." We were apprised of the er-ror by a number of le t ters which follow:

Knows All Ear MarksMaysville, Kentucky

Occasionally a copy of the Mueller Recordgets into my hands and I find them very in-formative, interesting and enjoyable.

No exception is the March, 1943, issuewhich I have been perusing today.

Before so many of our present automo-biles adopted similar stream-lining, certainmakes had very distinguishing characteristicmarks and back in those days I used to pridemyself upon being able to readily recognizequite a few of the then many different makes.Unless I have forgotten it is my opinionthat the car you have pictured on page eightof the above mentioned issue is a Packardand not a Cadillac. I base my opinion onthe shape of the radiator and hood, hub capsand style of the rear door. I trust this willnot be taken as a criticism, but merely as apassing remark of an interested reader.

R. A. Browinski,Kentucky Utilities Company

Sure, Correct"In the March, 1943, issue of the REC-

ORD, on Page 8—there is a picture of thelate Robert Mueller by his Cadillac car.

We believe that this is a picture of aPACKARD car instead of a Cadillac.

Arc we correct?Very truly yours,

Westerly Water Works,Westerly, R. I.

P.S.: We enjoy the Record!Knows the Model

Salida, ColoradoApril 6, 1943

Just now had time to read the MarchMueller Record—I would like to call yourattention to the car you picture on pageeight of this March issue. At the bottomof the picture reads: "This Cadillac"—I wishto say that the car pictured is not a Cadillaccar but a Packard. It is a 1912 model, 6-cyl.and seven passenger.

Just thought that I would write and tellyou as I had one of these same cars. Also,would like to say that I have handled Muel-ler products before this car was made andour highest esteem goes to Mueller Co.

Kindly check up on this car, we areVery truly yours,

J. E, Newcomb,Paine and Newcomb Htg. & Eng. Co.

Frank Eats Anything3-31-43

If this isn't a Packard and not a Cadillac,I'll eat it.

Your Mueller Record gets better withevery issue. You surely have done a mar-velous job, Charlie. Best Regards,

Frank O'Dell,Mueller Salesman.

Passes the Honey, ThanksMarch 20, 1943

In the March Edit ion of the Mueller Rec-ord, on page eight, is a picture of a Packardtouring car owned by the late Robert Muel-ler some twenty-five years ago. The cap-tion reads "This Cadillac." If you "Ask theman who owned one," and being a formerPackard owner, I think you should fix upthat caption.

The Mueller Record is a honey—the say-ings and jokes are 100%.

"Observant Maysic'• • •

WHAT'S IN A NAMEYou have one guess after reading the fol-

lowing press dispatch from Bethany, Mo."To make money, trot from bank to post-

office, writes Sgt. Lewis Israel from Casa-blanca.

American postofiiccs there value francs at50 for a dollar. Banks sell them 75 for adollar.

Soldiers, Israel explained, can buy a dol-lar's worth at the bank, trade them for a$1.50 money order at the postofKce and mailit home."

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Flying across the Atlantic for a visit of afew days has become a rather common prac-tice as Churchill has proved. However thefirst British cabinet member to visit thiscountry was Arthur J. Balfour, who wasForeign Secretary.

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ORIGIN OF TATTOOING

It Is Lost In Obscure Past But StillIn Practice By Many Nations

Tattooing' is a heathenish practice. So faras Americans are concerned it is a prac-tice thought to be reserved for sailors butthe former so-called World War proved thatsoldiers were not immune. We will not hesurprised when this war ends to meet upwith lots of sailors and soldiers 'profuselydecorated. Generally white men restrict the"art work" to the breast but observation ofreturned soldiers in the first war showedanchors on the fore arm or wrist.

Lost in ObscurityThe origin of this heathenish practice is

lost in obscurity. Self-adornment seems tohave been the activating motive. Followingthis it came to be employed for religious orother ceremonial purposes, tribal distinctionor as a mark of prestige or rank. The cus-tom is not so prevalent now but is stillpracticed to a greater or less extent by thePolynesians, Japanese, Chinese, Burmese andFijians, Indians of North and South Ameri-ca, Eskimos and Aus t ra l ian and Africantribes.

Strange How It SpreadThe strange fea ture exciting wonder is

the fact of its widespread use by heathenishpeople so widely separated. One is led towonder how the Fijians could spread it toAmerican Indians or vice versa. The art,if it may be so classified, reaches to highestdevelopment with the Polynesians. Witht h e m the practice is usually attended withcertain ceremonies, and the figures repre-sented are often of religious significance orsymbolic of rank or a special tribal badge.Maoris have been noted for elaborate tattoo-ing of the face. Forming our opinion ofthe Maoris by illustration rather than bysocial contacts, we feel that tattooing neitheradds to nor detracts from their facial at-tractiveness.

The Japanese, of the higher class, it issaid do not indulge the practice and that it isconfined to the lower strata of people. Thisupsets us again. Like the Maoris the Japsleave no room for separation of class. Ifthe practice proves anything it confirms ourbelief that Japanese are still heathens, hi-low-Jap in the game of murderers and brut-ish beliefs.

The IndiansAmerican Indians consider tattooing of

both religious and tribal significance. YoungIndians are marked with the personal ortribal totem at puberty. Fijians and Eskimos

believe the practice to be essential to theirhappiness in future life. The rudest formis the scarification employed by certain Aus-tral ian and Negro tribes who cut deep gashesin the skin and fill them with clay to pro-duce raised scars.

We t rust that no American soldier orsailor, will submit his body to such low prac-tice, even in its mildest form, but we arenone too hopeful.

Passes License LawNeither is the council of Petersburg, Va.

"The Southern City," a municipal paper, ina recent issue tells us.

"A new $100 license tax on tattooers hasbeen levied by Petersburg, Va. This is inanticipation of a rush of such artists with thereopening of nearby Camp Lee. This is thefirst tax of its k ind ever issued by the city."

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SOUR MILKThere are a lot of beliefs handed down

from our forefathers, which are accepted asthe t ru th—without question, such as thun-der causing milk to sour. Just why th i sshould be is not so hard of solution af terall. The old settlers did not have accessto many books, newspapers or the aid oflearned men. In consequence, anything ofan unusual character was explained by guesswork, or based on alleged experience andobservation. If some older persons gaveto younger folks some such information, itwas accepted as gospel. Then the olderpeople were supposed to know and in thosedays "children were to be seen and notheard". Giving this thought reverse English,the elders may not have wanted an argu-ment or too much questioning, through lackof proof to uphold their claim.

Anyway, the men who should know aboutthe effect of thunder on milk tell us thereis no connection between the two.

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THE PRINTERThe printer is a fa i th fu l servant, not only

for those connected with the business, butalso for the public at large. Without himwhat would be the state of the world atlarge? Why, tyrants and humbugs in allcountries would have everything their ownway. The printer is the fr iend of intelli-gence and thought; he is the friend of lib-erty, of freedom, of law; indeed, the printeris the friend of every man who is the friendof order—the friend of every man who canread. Of all the inventions, of all the dis-coveries in science or art, of all the great re-sults in the wonderful progress of mechani-cal energy and skill, the printer is the onlyproduct of civilization necessary to the exist-ence of free man.—Charles Dickens.

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YOUR CHANCE TO HELP

Kitchen Fats A Valuable ContributionTo Success of Our Armies

Why not ,get rid of your fats , ladies? No,we don ' t w a n t you to go on a reducing diet.We want yon to go on eatin' and to keepon cookin".

Von all can't be a WAC! But you canbe of vi ta l assistance and an important allyof Uncle Sain if you will save frying fats.Do you know tha t in the hands of expertsthey arc valuable because they are ten percent glycerine, and glycerine is a necessarybasic component of powder?

What One Pound Will DoOne pound of waste k i tchen fa ts produces

enough glycerine to fire ISO rounds, fromlight machine guns. Think of that for amoment. What a happy thought for cogi-ta t ion! Some of the fat you save may beused in making some of the ammunitionthat will rid us of some of the heathenJapanese. At present we have too manyJapanese and not enough ammunit ion togo around. And we a in ' t w a n t i n ' to be.impartial or se l f i sh! We wan t to treat allthe Japs alike.

Of Supreme ImportanceFrivolity aside, the saving of fats and

delivering them to the right person has cometo be of supreme importance. In 1941 yourgovernment had to import two billion poundsof fa t s and oils from the Far Fast. Thisyear our needs have skyrocketed, bu t im-ports have been greatly decreased, practicallycut off. For the duration we must dependon our own resources. Fats are now preci-ous. The government wants you to helpsalvage 275,000,000 pounds—now is youropportunity to do something to help winthe war. That wish is in the heart of mil-lions of patriotic American women. Seizeand make the most of this great opportunity.

Every Drop CountsGive every drop of fat from frying, roast-

ing and broiling—even skimmings. All par-ticles cut from meats should be melted down.Strain all the liquid fat into a smooth edgedcan and take it to your butcher .

Don't Be SqueamishKitchen grease becomes a propelling force

for bullets—bullets hit the enemy, killing ordisabling him. Don't be squeamish aboutthis, waste no mawkish sentimentali ty onwhat the bullet's ultimate purpose will be.The Japanese didn't when they blasted PearlHarbor; nor did they recent ly when theystood the young American boys against a

wall and mercilessly shot them to death,contrary to all rules of civilized warlare—and then told America that they had "ticketsfor hell" for any more Americans bombingtheir cities.

Apply to yourself those lines of Tennysonin his poem "Charge of the. Light Brigade",with editorial license to make changes to fityour case regarding fats:

Yours not to make reply,Yours not to reason why,Yours hut to say "I will"—and f ry .

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ASTOUNDING ILLITERACY

Recent Drafts Show Number RunsInto Thousands

The s ta tement was recent ly made thatover half a million draftees could neitherread nor wri te . Seems like this is rather areflection on our educational system. Fromthe " l i t t l e red school house on the hill" tothe elaborately equipped colleges and uni-versit ies there is small chance and no rea-son for this condi t ion, except in the mentalat t i tude of the vict im himself . There is noreason why these illiterates should not makegood soldiers. It is puzzling, however, tocomprehend how they can understand themeaning of commands or orders, verbal orwritten, provided they are accepted. If theycan and do, it is reasonable to give creditfor basic intelligence. It has always beenour pleasant belief that illiteracy had beenreduced to the minimum, but alas and alack—the statistics knock the thought to atoms.How can these unfortunates vote intelligent-ly if they vote at a l l? J t is a duty that wor-ries some i n t e l l i g e n t electors, let a lone il-l i terates.

There is hope for these unfor tunate citi-zens if dependence is placed on what Dr. A.Caswell F.llis, an educator, tells us. Hesays:

"An illiterate grown person may be taughtto read and wri te in th i r ty hours, and canmaster the first three grades of grammarschool in one hundred hours."

The learned doctor may be right, butthere still remains a doubt in the face ofstatist ics given out by the army.

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Xot a single one of the original manu-scripts is still in existence. This is not ourguess. It comes from a supposedly au then t icsource.

Religious sects in t h i s count ry stand in thefollowing order: Roman Catholics, Meth-odists, Baptis ts .

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THE PAY OF PRIVATES GETS RECOGNITION

Two Ways of Figuring Shows Variance War and Navy Dept. Glad to Make UseFrom $50.00 to $1,700.00. of House Magazine

In the May issue of Mueller Record wepublished an article giving the pay of menin the Army and Navy. In the former thepr iva te finished at the tail end of the kitewith an average of $50 per month. In so faras the cash remuneration in the deal is con-cerned the amount is correct, but there aretwo ways in reaching a conclusion.

The government's version is that the pri-vate receives pay equivalent to $1700annually.

Uncle Sam's version of the question islisted below. This is according to the esti-mate made by Representative Patman ofTexas, who had the assistance of the Warand Navy Departments and the VeteransAdministration. ,Cash income $50 per month $ 600.00Food $1.50 daily 574.50Barracks shelter ($10 month ly) 120.00Equipment and replacement 170.00Medical, dental and hospital care.... 100.00Savings on life insurance 63.40Savings on cigarettes 10.95Savings on laundry 32.50Savings on postage and barber bills 28.65

Total $1700.00Soldiers on duty outside the United States

buy cigarettes exempt from Federal Tax,which is seven cents per package. In postexchanges the price is slightly below t h a tcharged in civilian outlets.

The government interpretation of the payof the private is doubtless more pleasing tothe officials than it is to the soldier. Thereis a bunch of adornment giving verisimilitudeto an otherwise plain, unvarnished fact.

I t recalls to mind the second rate pri/.efighter who was asked by the sporting edi-tor exact ly the amount of the purse forwhich he was to bat t le or be battered. 'Notfor pu t l in ' in your papur," answered thesecond rater, "but just between we-un's, its$500 in de ring but $5,000 in the papur."

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THE BIGGEST FISHThe largest fish known to science is the

Rhynoden typicus. It is an enormous butharmless member of the shark family. Itattains a length of fifty feet. Its regularhabitat is the Indian ocean, but sometimesfrequents the Pacific ocean as well.

• • •Concentration is the secret of strength in

politics, in war, in trade, in short in allmanagement of human affairs.—Emerson.

From literary or journalistic standardshouse "organs" or house magazines may notrank very high in the opinion of the readingpublic in general.

But your Uncle Sam thinks they are avaluable medium of publicity. At Washing-ton there are bureaus which main ta in closeconnections with this class of publications.

The photographs and the news of waractivities in MUELLER RECORD carriesthe hall mark of authenticity. This is morethan can be t ruthful ly said of many newsarticles appearing in the public press.

In the drive for sale of bonds the housemagazines have been an efficient medium.Their close, personal touch with their read-ers is an assurance that they are read andread careful ly and understandingly. Thiscompany and the editor are pleased withthe opportunity of co-operation with thegovernment officials. It is emphasized per-sis tent ly on our bulletins, by posters andin meetings. We feel quite certain tha tevery house magazine editor is glad to givespace without stint in doing his bit in sup-port of the government's war policv.

Strangely enough, we are now swampedwi th gratuitous editorial offerings from hairtonic to washing machines. These offeringsdo not as a rule mention any particularproduct but is adroitly written in generalterms. Hidden within the lines, however,is a "sneaker" which points the way to someparticular hair tonic or washing machine.

It all points to the fact that house maga-zines are recognized as an easy path to newbusiness, if the editor is of the class wi l l ingto publish anything to fill up.

• • •BE CHARITABLE

Inside information from Washington onrationing gasoline or whatever you mayhave or may have not, does not mean thatyou should condemn the officials whom wethink are endeavoring to discharge their du-ties fairly and equitably. Rather pity themas you would a blind man trying to find hisway out of a blind alley in a blackout, orlike the piano player in a honky-tonk abovewhom had been hung a sign: "Please do notshoot the piano player. He is doing thebest he knows how."

• • •The man who once most wisely said: "Be

sure you're right, then go ahead," might wellhave added this, to wit : "Be sure you'rewrong before you quit."

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- Navy, E

TO THE MEN AND WOMENOF

MUELLER CO.

In 1906 the Navy instituted in the Fleet an award for excellence

which has been known ever since as the Navy "E". First

awarded for excellence in gunnery, this was later extended to

include outstanding performance in engineering and communications. An

honor neither easily won nor lightly bestowed, it became and has remained

a matter of deep pride to the men of the Service who receive it.

When the rising tide of war in Europe placed a premium on the produc-

tion of war equipment, the Navy "E" award was extended to embrace

those plants and organizations which showed excellence in producing

ships, weapons, and equipment for the Navy.

Then came Pearl Harbor—and with it a demand for war production such

as the world has never known . . . and awareness that our fighting

forces and the men and women of American industry are enlisted in the

great struggle for human freedom . . . and on the part of all Americans

a grim and enduring resolve to work arid fight together until victory in

that struggle is final, overwhelming, and complete.

From that high resolve was born the Army-Navy Production Award—

which stands today as our fighting forces' joint recognition of exceptional

performance on the production front . . . of the determined, persevering,

unbeatable American spirit which can be satisfied only by achieving today

what yesterday seemed impossible.

View of Stage at Opening of Ceremonies

We Stand Witt. tlte. Zlect

The ceremonies attending the presenta-tion of the Army-Navy "E" award to Muel-ler Co. were held in the Gymnasium of theDecatur High School, Thursday afternoon,May 27. The estimate of the attendance bynewspaper men and others accustomed tojudging large assemblies placed the numberbetween 3,000 and 3,500.

It was an expectant, happy and patrioticgathering. The ceiling and walls of thegymnasium were profusely decorated withred, white and blue bunting, banners andflags.

The stage arrangement and decorationswere artistic. The back curtain was buffwith just enough red and blue to give con-trast. Along the footlights was a row ofspring blossoms, and on the floor beautifulpotted plants and flowers, many of whichcame from business acquaintances andfriends, with congratulations and goodwishes. In line with these personal expres-sions, the evening and morning local paperscarried a dozen courtesy advertisementsfrom merchants and manufacturers.

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"E" AWARD PROGRAM

Music . . . - - - Goodman BandMASTER OF CEREMONIES . Frank H. MuellerINVOCATION . . . Rev. C. W. FleivellingPOSTING THE COLORS . . . Color Guard"THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" - Eldon Geiger"SIGNIFICANCE O F OCCASION" . . . .

Lucien W. MuellerVice-President and Works Manager

PRESENTATION OF AWARDColonel James L. Keasler

Commanding Officer, Lincoln OrdnanceDepot, Springfield, Illinois

RAISING THE "E" PENNANT . Color GuardACCEPTANCE OF AWARD . . Adolph Mueller

Chairman of Board

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS . Frank H. MuellerPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEES PINS

Lt. Comdr. Hugh MacmillanOfficer in Charge, Branch Office of Naval

Officer Procurement, Si. Louis, Mo.

ACCEPTANCE ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEESAlbert E. Lindamood

Representing Employees

"AMERICA" Entire. AssemblyAccompanied by Goodman Rand,

and led by Eldon Geiger

(Continued from page 18)At the rear of the stage was Goodman's

Band, a well-known musical organizationquite as old in local history as the Muellercompany. In early days both Henryand Philip Mueller were members of thisband and orchestra. Prior to the beginningof the formal opening of the program theband gave a concert of patriotic music, in-cluding a number of Sousa's inspiringmarches. All patriotic songs were accom-panied by the band. The program was notlong. It lasted only 45 minutes. This wasin accord with the plan of the representa-tives of the government, in this instanceColonel James L. Keasler, commanding of-ficer Lincoln Ordnance Depot, Springfield,Illinois, and Lieutenant-Commander HughMacmillan, Officer in Charge, Office of Na-val Officer Procurement, St. Louis, Missouri.

Colonel Keasler made the presentation ofthe Army-Navy award and Lieutenant-Com-mander Macmillan the "E" award token pinsto eleven men and women selected by theemployees to receive the gifts. The samepins were passed out to all employees as theyleft the gymnasium.

The following eleven men and womenchosen to receive the token pins from Lieut.-Commander Macmillan were:

William (Billy) Campbell wi th a continu-ous service record of fifty years. Billy is abachelor, but with an automobile, a sailboat, and now a bicycle, he finds no idlemoments of lonesomeness.

Mrs. Faye Turner is a daughter of EarlMeaclor, another of our oldest employees.

Richard Dannewitz was 16 years old whenhe joined the Mueller organization. He is

a son of Fred Dannewitz, deceased, who wasin our employ for thirty years.

Miss Ethel Dixon, known to us as "Dixie,"is secretary of Adolph Mueller, chairmanof the board. Her father, W. H. Dixon, wasa member of the organization for 28 years.

Elwood Harry Potts, presented by FrankH. Mueller, as a moulder by trade, was de-scribed "as the little man who does the bigwork."

Mrs. Elizabeth Bratcher, wife of FrancisBratcher, now serving in the armed forces.

Eugene Gibbs, turret lathe operator, wholearned his work since March 1942, an out-standing example of adaptability of theAmerican worker.

Mrs. Sina Pettit, who works on the sec-ond sh i f t with her husband. She is an in-spector.

Thomas W. Ballard, another example ofquick learning. He came to us in Novem-ber 1942 and works at heat treating.

Margaret Behrend, with a service recordof twenty-four years.

Al Lindamood with a 30 year service rec-ord in our pa t te rn department.

Telegrams and letters from many pointswere received and mentioned by the Masterof Ceremonies. Owing to the time limit forthc program, only two of these were read.A portion of a telegram from GovernorDwight H. Green was read as follows:

"Extend to your employees and manage-ment my hearty congratulations on this of-ficial recognization of their unusual andmeri tor ious service, which they have ren-dered during our national crisis.

Dwight H. Green , Governor of Illinois."(Continued on page 25)

Representatives of Ejnployees Help Display the "E" Award Pennant—Left to right:Adolph Mueller, Ernest Polls, Ethel Dixon, Faye Turner, Elizabeth Bratcher,Richard Ditmiewitz, Col. James L. Keasler.

ABOVE: Members of organization assemblinghalf hour before exercises. The auditorium waslater completely filled. LEFT: Lucien W.(Duke) Mueller, Vice-President and WorksManager, delivering opening address. BELOW:Al Lindamood, accepting token pins for fellowemployees.

ABOVE: Adolph Mueller,Chairman of the Board, inacceptance address for the"E" award. Adolph is theoldest member of the organ-ization in years of service,and still active as Chairmanof the Board. LEFT: Adolphaccepting the "E" award fromColonel James L. Keasler.

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ABOVE LEFT: Cadets from Millikin University post-ing the colors.

ABOVE RIGHT: Frank H. Mueller, youngest of thethird generation of Muellers, in the role of masterof ceremonies.

BELOW: Lt. Commander Macmillan, pinning tokenpin on Wm. (Billy) Campbell, a member of theMueller organization for 50 years. Miss Nellie Fish-burn assists by holding a tray of emblems.

BOTTOM: Lt. Commander Macmillan, Adolph Muel-ler and Colonel James L. Keasler.

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M U E L LE R CO.

May 12, 1943

Honorable Robert P. PattersonUnder Secretary of WarWar DepartmentWashington, D. C»

Dear Mr. Patterson:

behalf of all the employees of Mueller Co. and

women of this Company*

This achievement is made possible by the many yearsof friendly cooperation which has existed throughout theentire organisation. The unbroken record of all depart-ments and divisions, as well as management and workers,standing shoulder to shoulder on the production line,has placed us in a position to receive this honor.

Our employees are Indeed happy to receive thisnoteworthy recognition of their efforts in promotingwar production. They and the Company members, however,are mindful that the Award sets a standard of respon-sibility which must be maintained and that every effortmust be made to elevate it still higher in the future.

Very truly yours,

MUELLER CO.

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Chairman of theBoard of Directors

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May 12, 1943

Major General L. H. Campbell, Jr.Office of the Chief of OrdnanceWar DepartmentWashington, D. C .

Dear General Campbell:

The Army-Navy Production Award is a real outstandingevent in the history of this organisation, and the em-ployees of this Company together with members of theMueller family, thank you sincerely for your lettersending congratulations to all of us upon the con-ferring of this Award.

May we say that the hard work and ability men-tioned in your letter is the accomplishment of manyyears cooperation among management, labor and all de-partments and divisions of this organization. Hadthis not been the history of Mueller Co., it isdoubtful that v/e could have qualified for the honorwhich is now conferred upon us.

Every man and woman in the organization is mind-ful that this Award sets high standards for us whichmust be maintained, and which we hope our continuedefforts will improve.

Very truly yours,

MUELLER CO.

Chairman of theBoard of Directors

AM/JC

MUELLER EMPLOYEES FROM THE DECATUR PLANTSIN THE ARMED SERVICES

» As of June 15, 1943 9

Clifford R. AllenDonald W. AniniaiiiiPaul R. AmmarmRobert F. ArmstrongClifford W. AuerMarion W. BaileyRichard E. BarnettCurtis G. BauerDelraar J. BaumOtis Earl BethardLloyd W. BillermanJohn F. BratcherCharles N. BrownlowCarl W. BuchwaldCarney E. CarrollRaymond P. CollinsR. Dean CraigLloyd R. CunninghamClyde K. DialLloyd E. DilbeckCharles E. DittyWayne O. DobsonCarl M. DodwellWilliam L. DraperEdward H. DrewCharles W. EnloeHoyt R. EoffL. Joseph FleckensteinWaller L. FordC. Raymond FrillsLeonard GilmoreMarion E. GordyDean E. GrantFrank R. GriderPerilling GriffithWilliam W. GriffithEugene E. Grubaugh

* Joseph M. Brownbaek

Leroy F. HalbrookJohn W. HallLewis H. HamiltonWilliam E. HarrisM. Myers HarrisonElmer 0. HarshbargerMelvin W. HayesGlen R. HazenFerden A. HerreidWalter A. HelzlerAlbert L. HillFrances M. HockadayC. David IsomeEdwin H. JeschawilzCharles W. JohnsonDarel E. JonesKennes K. KarnesMonkota KarnesJames A. KinlnerThomas LakeE. Robert LeakeClarke LintonFayne MarohlChester MastersonElmer J. MerrowHugh R. MooneyCharles W. MooreRobert W. MooreEdward A. MorganLeland Wayne MorrowErnest Kay MountsRaymond F. MountsPhilip M. Nance

NEW YORKFred AndersonCharles H. JohnsonFrancis MurrayHarold A. Probst

A. Delmonl ParksEarl PilcherGarold B. PowellHenry C. RamseyCarl G. RentfroJames A. RidgewayMartin E. RiewskiVan E. RileyL. Harmon RobsonWilliam C. RohmanJack RuthrauffPreston RuthrauffLawrence Smith RoeW. Harry SackriterWalter F. SalefskiRobert A. SaloggaClifton K. ShannonGene W. SimpsonHarold T. SmithEugene D. SpencerClaude L. Slacey, Jr.R. Dale StraightTed W. SuhomskeJoseph E. SyfertGerald C. TaylorOrville TennisonWarnie T. TippittGaylord R. TrippNorman D. TrueDale V. WacaserHarrison WilliamsJames W. WorkmanRobert C. WorkmanPaul WoodRalph E. WyneCharles L. YoungerWalter E. Zerfowski

ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE IN ACTIVE SERVICE

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(Continued from page 19)A letter from Pvt. William C. Rohman.

He was formerly a messenger boy, known toevery one in the organization, and in theyounger ranks of employees called to thefront. His letter follows:"Somewhere with Uncle Sam's Armed

Forces"I have just learned the good news; name-

ly: that the Company has been awarded theArmy and Navy E. Should like to take thisopportunity to extend my sincere congratu-lations to you and every member of the firm.

"As a rule 1 don't like to brag, but I do sonow. I will t ru thful ly say that I am proudto be a member of Mueller Co. and wanteveryone to know it.

'"Censorship prohibits my telling aboutany incidents that have befallen me, thesemust wait unti l the war is won by us, ofcourse. You at home do your part on theassembly line, and I will do mine on thefiring line. Alone neither of us can win,but together victory will soon be ours.

"In closing I'll simply say, keep up thegood work, and I hope to be with you soon.

Pvt. William C. Rohman."Two soldiers on the platform were Lieu-

tenant Jack Enloe of the Ferry Commandof the Air Corps and Sgt. Joe Syfert inthe A.A.F.R.T.C., stationed at Fresno, Calif.

Lucien W. Mueller, Vice-President andWorks Manager, was introduced with briefremarks as follows:

"In his capacity as Vice-President andWorks Manager, Mr. L. W. Mueller hasbeen directly concerned with most of theproblems in connection with the manufac-ture of war products. Probably no one elsein our organization can better appreciate allof the difficulties encountered and overcome.By like token he can ful ly appreciate thesigni f icance of this occasion."

L. W. Mueller"In 1906 the Xavy inst i tuted in its

Fleet an award for excellence in gun-nery which was known as Navy "E".

"This honorary award was graduallyextended to embrace other activities ofthe Navy, including production of mu-nitions, ships, and supplies.

"Early in 1942 the Army realized theneed for a similar token to be knownas Army "A".

Combined"After careful consideration and re-

alization that the Navy already hadthe boards, rules, and other require-ments for handling such awards itwas decided to combine the two hon-orary awards into one henceforth tohe known as Army-Navy "E", and tobe awarded only for exceptional per-

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These young men were introdu&ed and werereceived with an outburst of applause fromtheir former co-workers and guests.

Master of Ceremonies

Frank H. Mueller, director of Researchand Development, filled the difficult positionof Master of Ceremonies and did so to theenjoyment of the large gathering. His goodnatured humor was contagious and alwayssuited to the purpose.

In beginning the exercises he said:"Employees of the Mueller Co., Ladies,

Gentlemen and Honored Guests. It is myprivilege to welcome you to the presenta-tion ceremonies of the Army and Navy Eaward.

"This is the first opportunity that we havehad to have the entire organization presentat one meeting since we have been on warwork. It is particularly fitting that thisshould be so because this occasion is theresult of the full cooperation of every onein the Mueller Organization. Although themeasure of success is necessarily judged bythe group effort we realize that this in tu rnis only the sum of each individual's contri-bution. So, each employee can feel todaya just pride for his part in bringing thishonor to the Mueller Organizaticm."

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formance in the production of Armyand Navy war requirements.

"This honor is not easily won noris it lightly bestowed as evidencedby the fact that at the time of thismeeting today less than 2% (two outof every 100) manufacturers of warmaterials in the whole U. S. have re-ceived such recognition..

Lest We Forget"Emphasis lias been on awarding

this honor. Let us not forget that itmay also be taken away unless theplant receiving it continues to deserveits retention. We cannot rest on ourpast performance, we must continueto perform our tasks better in futurethan we have in the past. ^Var is abattle of today and tomorrow—notyesterday.

Requirements"A plant to receive honorary Army-

Navy "E" award must have ful f i l ledcertain requirements established byand passed upon by two hoards ofaward, one of the Army and one ofthe Navy.

"The Navy Board consists of UnderSecretary of Navy, a ful l Admiral, twoRear Admirals, and Captain.

"The Army Board consists of UnderSecretary of War, two Brigadier Gen-erals, one Major General, one Lieu-

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tenant General and one LieutenantColonel.

"Action by either board must bereceived and approved by the other be-fore the award may be granted.

The Factors"The prime factors in selecting a

plant for this honorary award are h ighquality and quant i ty of product ionmade up of

1. Full utilization of availableequ ipment .

2. Avoidance of stoppages.3. Maintenance of fair labor

standards.4. Cooperation with the war

program.5. Effective management and

engineering.6. Record on accidents, heal th,

sanitation and plant protec-tion.

7. Utilization of sub-cont rac t -ing facilities.

8. Training of additional laborforces.

9. Record of absenteeism."On every one of these requirements

your performance has been graded asexcellent. To each of you therefore,the significance of this award en-hances your honor of receiving it."

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Col. J. L. KeaslerThe presentation of the award was made

by Col. James L. Keasler, commanding offi-cer, Lincoln Ordnance Depot, Springfield,

Illinois.Graduated from West

Point in 1918, he wasassigned to the infan t ryand was with the ThirdDivision occupying Ger-many. Later he was ondu ty in Paris, France.In 1933 he was trans-fe r r ed to the OrdnanceDivision. He reachedhis present grade in1942. His foreign serv-i c e includes P u e r t o

Rico, Panama, and Hawaii."War is a grim business. It brings

with it many disagreeable duties. Butnow and again it turns up an assign-ment that is wholly pleasurable. Oneof the happiest of such assignments isthe presentation of an award for dulywell performed.

"It is my honor to appear here to-day as the representative of the UnderSecretary of War, Mr. Robert Patter-son, and the Under Secretary of theNavy, Mr. James V. Forrestal, to pre-sent to the workers and managementof the Mueller Company the Army-Navy "E" award for outstanding pro-duction.

"Although the majority of you arealready famil iar with the story of yourcompany's part in the nation's war ef-fort, let me briefly point out certainaspects of it which, from the stand-point of the United States Army, havebeen especially noteworthy.

Three Needs"First—ingenuity. At the start of

the rearmament program, when theneed was most critical, you made yourfirst shipments weeks ahead of o thercontractors, some of whom had re-ceived their contracts earlier than youdid.

"Second—quantity. By skil lful man-agement and cooperation on downthrough the ranks, you have avoidedwork stoppages from all causes.

"Third—quality. Your percentageof rejections always has been low.

"These three points alone are suffi-cient to show that your "E" p e n n a n tis highly deserved, but the Army andNavy do not bestow their awardslightly and many other factors weretaken into consideration, among themyour accident-prevention record, healthand sanitation facilities, the efficiencyof your plant protection provisions,your program for training new work-ers. On every point, the MuellerCompany received a high rating.

"And so we are here today to cele-brate a victory. An impor tant victory—on the industrial f ront .

In Full Gear"The full weight of industrial Ameri-

ca is now geared to the war effort.In your factory, and in thousands offactories like, it, the weapons of warare pouring forth in an ever-increas-ing torrent.

"I am reminded of a cartoon I saw-in the pre-Pearl Harbor era. It showeda huge buxzsaw, labeled 'AmericanIndustry' , its sharp surface drawingever closer to two warlords. The cap-tion said, 'Don't Monkey With aBuzzsaw'. It was good advice, whichthe Rome-Berlin-Tokio Axis fa i led toheed. Now, thanks to workers likeyou, the day of reckoning is on theway.

Long Days Ahead"It won't come overnight. For you

who man the machines and keep thewheels of war industry turning, thereare many long days ahead. Sonic willbe bright wi th the good news of ob-jectives reached by brave men usingthe weapons you arc helping to pro-vide—some wil l be dark and discour-aging, as the casualty lists mount.

"Always remember the valor andcourage being exhibited by our boyson the fighting fronts. They deservethe best weapons we can provide. Yes,you men and women need not go far

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lo seek justification for what you wil lhe doing in the days to conic. Let mepray that you will face each day'stask with the enthusiasm and spiritthat is characteristic of our nation.Face your daily joh as thinking people,who deep in your hearts know thatyour fellow man has a right to walkt h e face of this earth unmolested andin peace.

Wear It Proudly"As you have won this pennant,

every worker in the shop and in theoffice is entitled to wear the Army-Navy 'E' emblem. AVear it proudly,for it is a mark of glory. But, 1 cau-tion you, its implications do not jus treach back into what you have alreadyaccomplished, but they reach forwardinto what s t i l l remains to be accom-plished.

"Think of that when you see yourpennant flying in the breeze. Think,too, of the chain of victory which wemust forge—a chain that can be onlyas strong as its weakest link. Be suretha t the enemy does not break throughat that particular point of the linewhich is yours to guard.

"You are now seasoned soldiers ofthe home f r o n t and it is my privilegeto decorate you for your meritoriousservice."

* * * *Frank Mueller in introducing the next

speaker, Adolph Mueller, paid deserved trib-ute to his uncle as follows:

"The selection of some of us on this pro-gram was unimportant because others by-position and ability might have been moresuitable. However, in choosing' a. personto receive the award for the Company therecould be only one. Every successful or-ganization must have a spark that gives itl i fe and meaning. This man who started towork in the Mueller organization when hewas 14 years old has given his l i fe to theCompany. For over fifty years he has beenthe very heart-beat of its efforts. I knowthat all of us are very happy that on thisoccasion we can have with us to receivethe award for the Company the man whowas President of this Company for 36 years,present Chairman of the Hoard—Mr. AdolphMueller."

Adolph Mueller"Mr. Chairman, representatives of

the Army and Navy, members of ourorganization and friends:

"In behalf of Mueller Co. and asso-ciates, I thank Colonel Keasler for hisgracious presentation of this beautifulemblem recognizing and approving asit docs the efforts of this organizationin support of our Army and Navy.

"Every phase of military activitydemands first, obedience of orders, and

put t ing these orders into action withthe least possible delay. A minutelost here and there might change thetide of battle or lose it. entirely.

Like the Army"Industry in such times as these is

akin to an army in the field. Ordersmust be obeyed and executed prompt-ly. Delays must be avoided. Failureto supply the fighting men with muni-tions promptly cripples not only theirfighting power but their morale aswell.

"Fortunately, this organization istrained to accept speed and accuracyas part of the game of business. It isnot infrequent that we have to injectspecial efforts to meet some emerg-ency in a crippled water works, andwe have in this war employed thispractice.

Spirit of Determination"It's the spirit, determination to do

a th ing , and then do it in indus t r ia las well as in military affairs.

"Recent floods were responsible fora break in our main connecting theDecatur water works with our muni-tions plant. This was aggravated bythe fact that the break occurred sometwenty feet under water. It was mostserious. It was the belief of engineersand others that it would he Augustbefore this under-water-break could berepaired. This meant serious interrup-t ion in production of war-time ma-terial.

"This break occurred Tuesday, May18th. On Monday, May 24th, the wa-ter works supply was again available,af ter four working days and nights .

Fast Work in Short Time"Here is how it was accomplished.

The first decision was a by-pass main.Within an hour 2,000 feet of pipe wasordered. In the meantime preliminarypreparations for laying the by-passwere being made. This by-pass hadto be carried up a steep bank to crossthe Illinois Central trestle, down thebank and across fields to connect withthe original line. Much of the workwas carried on in drenching rain.These are the bare facts. There weremany annoying litt le details hut theywere cleared up.

"During the days required we had todepend on the old deep wells at theMunition Plant, with the hope theywould hold out and give us sufficientprocess water. Drinking water washauled by wagon to the MunitionPlant during the t ime required tobuild the by-pass.

"We feel that this was a splendidpiece of work and we are appreciativeof all who cooperated. This included:\Varren & Van Praag, Engineers;Mueller engineers and repairmen, The

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(Continued from page 27)Illinois Central Railroad, Decatur Wa-ter Works, Roy Christy, contractor,and his men.

"Another example of quick, success-ful planning. When we moved mostof our main plant to the MunitionsPlant, we did so with military preci-sion. As each big machine reachedits destination, electric connectionswere made within a few rnoments andthe machine was in operation. In tendays the entire plant was moving atfull speed.

"We haYc tried hard to do our partin meeting the government require-ments, and the beautiful 'E' pennantawarded us today seems to whisper tome that we have succeeded.

"But let us not forget that this waspossible because of the protection andliberty which that flag, the Stars and.Stripes, guarantees to preserve for usand our children, the right to live ourlives in the American way, which isLife, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness.

"LONG MAY IT WAVE."* * * *

The presentation of the token "K" pinswas made by Lieutenant-Commander HughMacmillan, Officer in Charge, Office of Na-val Officer Procurement, St. Lonis, Missouri.During the last war he was assigned to theU. S. S. "Savannah," which was attachedto the 7th and 8th Fleet Submarine Divi-sions. Going on active duty he was sta-tioned al the Naval Operating Base, Nor-folk, Va., flying as an observer on Bomberpatrol. Later he was for some time in theoffice of Naval Officer Procurement, Chi-cago, and then transferred to St. Louis.

Lt. Commander Macmillan"The sands of time run swiftly.

What was only yesterday soon be-comes last week—what was last week

quickly becomes lastmonth —• then lastyear.

"The United Na-t ions 't o d a y findthemselves in a farbetter position thanwas the case a fewmonths ago, and agreat amount of ther e s p o n s i b i l i t y forthese changing for-tunes of war can bea t t r i b u t e d t o t h eAmerican w o r k e r son the home front.

"Quietly and without fanfare youhave been producing the sinews of warwhich make today's bold offensivemoves possible. This same fightingequipment will tomorrow smash homewith hammer-like blows the folly of theAxis trio's dream of world enslavement.

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It's Bitter Wine Now"Hitler, Tojo and II Duce have been

forced to drink the bitter wine of de-feat more frequently of late, andthanks to the untiring efforts of menand women like you who are forgingthe weapons of victory, the Axis willin due time be brought not only totheir knees, but will be ground intothe dust as well.

"But, we cannot relax our efforts atthis crucial period. The more we canproduce, the sooner victory will beours. You men and women of theMueller Co. are making a direct con-tribution to victory. The ship's regu-lators and relief valves being producedhere fpr the Navy are just as impor-tant—just as necessary as the arma-ment which goes on our warships.

"The Navy is proud of the splendidrecord you have established and nowit is my pleasure to state that I havebeen directed by the Under Secretaryof the Navy to read the followingcitation: . . .(Turn to front cover page for citation.)

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Albert Lindamood"Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests,

fellow workers, families, and fr iends:"I feel honored to be one of a small

group in representingthe Mueller employ-ees at this meeting.

"The award wehave just receivedmakes us extremelyproud. In a smallway we can appreci-ate the feeling of asoldier who receivesa decoration for dis-tinguished s e r v i c e .His heart beats justa l i t t l e faster, he isproud, he is fired

with ambition to do even greaterthings for his country. This decora-t ion to him will always reflect thet h r i l l he had when he first received it.

"So it is with us, the wearing of thispin gives us a personal satisfactionand reflects sacrifice, hard work andan undying faith in our fighting forces.I t insp i res us and makes us doublyanxious to protect our fighting men bygiving them an ever increasing quan-tity of munitions. They are fightingand dying for us and the four free-doms that mean more than life itself.

"Some day we hope to see these fourfreedoms existing in all the countriesof the world.

"Now in conclusion the Muelleremployees want to thank the Armyand Navy, represented by these dis-tinguished officers, for the Army-Navy"E" pins and we assure you that wewill wear this award with great pride."

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ABOUT DRINKING WATER OREGON NOW LAUGHSIf You Like It With Meals Use It,—

Other Good AdviceThere Was a Time When Statehood

Was Derided in U. S. SenateWriting on the subject of "water" Dr.

Victor G. Heiser, a widely known physicianand author, gives some very interesting in-formation for the lay reader. It is not,as he says, "blood is thicker than water."This is an old expression used by manypersons, who could not prove the t ruth-f u l n e s s of the sentence. It is so near waterthat there is not much to brag on. In aphysical sense blood is actually 90 per centwater. Our bodies are 70 per cent and ourbones 40 per cent. Every day we give offabout two quarts of water in perspiration.These facts, continues the doctor, indicateswhy we must be sure to get a supply of thisl i q u i d daily.

Now that hot weather is on its way, we'llall need more than we've been taking dur-ing the winter months. We'll all perspiremore, and so we should drink more to re-plenish our-supply. And it's important thatwe drink enough, for water is an essentialclement for r idding our bodies of wastesand toxins which must, under penalty ofdeath, be removed.

It's been my experience tha t very fewpeople get suf f ic ien t water for their needs.In some cases this may create a serious de-ficiency in the body, though to sonic ex-tent such a lack is offset by the fact thatmost of our usual foods have a great deal ofmoisture in them. Milk, for instance, con-tains about 88 per cent water, fish 81 percent, strawberries 90 per cent, asparagus 94per cent.

Suit YourselfThe question of when to drink water has

always been debatable. Drinking it be-tween or with meals seems to be the divid-ing poin t .

I n regard to this Dr. Heiser says:"Sonic people feel thai d r ink ing it when

you eat dilutes the digestive juices and spoilsor retards digest ion. Of course, it does di-lu te these juices temporarily, but there ismuch evidence to show that this di lut ion isharmless and that this does nol in ter ferewith digestion. If you want to drink waterwith your meals and suffer no ill effectsfrom it, by all means do so. I am a greatbeliever in Mother Nature and her ability totell us what to do and what not to do by herwarning signals and her all-clear signals."

When you go for week-ends or longervacations this summer, be sure that the wa-ter you drink from wells and uncertainsources is safe and pure. If in doubt, in-quire of the local health authorities.

Men of vision become rich and great be-cause of that most prized gift known as vi-sion. Others remain poor and obscure be-cause they lack this wonderful gift. Thosewho have vision see things invisible throughmental processes. They are better at thisthan professional for tune tellers, but likethem they sometimes miss the mark.Through some mental photography they secor devise some condition of the future whichwill be to their advantage. Business menare of ten highly endowed. On the otherhand some h igh ly educated men and states-men are as blind as bats in day time. Theycannot or do not see beyond their nose.

Lacked VisionGoing back in history to the days of the

"Oregon Question" we find a statesmanwho was so lacking in vision that he shoutedin the U. S. Senate, when the "OregonQuestion" was under debate:—"What do wewant of this territory?" and then went on:"Docs any man seriously suppose that anystate which can be formed at the mouth ofthe Columbia or any of the inhabitable partsof tha t terri tory, would ever become oneof the s ta tes of the union? The talk aboutconstructing a railroad to the western shoreof this continent manifests a wild spirit ofadventure, which I never expected to hearbroached in the senate of the United States."

This was back in 1843, one hundred yearsago. The speaker was Senator McDuffee ofSouth Carolina. He was not alone in hisbelief. There were other men in tiie sen-ate and the house who could not see beyondthe Mississippi River. Most of the land be-yond tha t r iver was i r re t r ievable wilderness.

Now Oregon LaughsTo (hose who held to the McDuf fee theory

the state of Oregon today emphasix.es theerror of their way. Now we can smile atthem in condescending pity because h i n dsight is supposed to be better than foresight.There is an exception to this. The residentsof Oregan do not need stop at a conde-scending smile. They can indulge in rau-cous, riotous laughter.

The "Oregon Question" gave the UnitedStates and Great Britain something to chewon from 1818-1843 when finally settled. Itinvolved boundaries which at an early timewere based as much on guess work as uponfacts. At times it threatened to involve thetwo nations in serious consequence, but wasfinally smoothed out through diplomatic ar-rangements.

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In TheArmy Now

One of the boys at the d ra f t board mar-ried a widow with four children and askedfor a reclassification.

"Nothing doing"," said the bead of (heboard. "Anybody brave enough to marryl ike t ha t is jus t the kind of man t h e a rmyis looking for!"

Home Front

"Hi, Sam. Where'd you get t ha t knob onyour head?"

"In t h e War.""What War?""Boudoir."

Convicted

Patrick MeCorkle wanted two weeks leaveof absence.

Colonel: "Well, what do you want a two-weeks fu r lough fo r?"

1'at: "My wi fe is very sick, and the chil-dren are not well, and, if you don't mind,I'd like to give her a bit of assistance."

Colonel: "1 might grant your request, butI have a l e t t e r from your wife saying thatyou are a nuisance and raise the devil when-ever you are home. She hopes T won't giveyou any more furloughs."

Pat: "That se t t les it, I suppose I won'tget any fur lough."

Colonel: "I 'm af ra id not."I ' a t : "Colonel, if I say something to yez,

yez won't get mad?"Colonel: "Certainly not, Pat, what is i t ?"Pa t : "I want to say. Colonel, that t he re

are two splendid liars in t h i s room, and I 'mone of t hem. 1 was never married in meloife."

"Did that soldier attempt to kiss you lastnight?"

"Why, mother, you don't think he cameall the way from camp just to l is ten to ourradio, do you?"

Sarge: "Aw, c'mon—let's take a walk inthe park."

Marge: "Didn't I tell you I was a lady?"Sarge: "1 don't care nothin' about your

past!"

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High Pockets

Sergeant: "Any complaints about yourclothes?"

Recruit: "My trousers are not right."Sergeant: "I see nothing wrong with

them."Recru i t : " I ' e rhaps not. but I can feel

something wrong. They are chaf ing me un-der the arms."

Dirty-Flirty

Mary had a little lambSome salad and dessert

Then gave the sarge the wrong addressThe di r ty l i t t l e f l ir t!

Quartermaster: "No, you can' t have a newpair of shoes. The pair you have arc notworn out."

Recrui t : "Not worn out, I don' t knowabout that. Why, if I step on a dime I canfeel if its heads or tails."

Sailor: "Dear Jane—T am sending you apostal order for $5,00, which I hope you mayget—but you may not—as this let ter has topass the censor."

E*asy Way to Learn

l'"irst C/al: "What 's a mil i tary object ive?"Second Di t t o : "Just walk past those sol-

diers on the corner. You'll find out."

News From the Front

Mrs. Eugene Gescle never ha t ted an eyeor shed a tear when she received a messageher sailor husband was missing in action.In fact she laughed. Hubby, home on a fur-lough, laughed with her. When he returnedto duty another message came to the effecthe had been found and finally that he hadsurvived the enemy's attacks.

Civilian Habit

London Charwoman: "This war can't lastmore than a couple of months."

Neighbor: "Why?"Charwoman: "Because my old man has

signed up, and he never keeps a job longerthan that."

Master Sgt. George Yukas, Boise, Idaho, isa heavy gun bomber when he is busy but athome he crochets to quiet his nerves.

She Is, She Isn't"Your wife is a blonde, isn't she?""I don't know; she has an appointment

at the beauty parlor this afternoon."

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A Broad View of Employment • •We arc interested in reading of move-

ments designed to help the underprivileged.In a national magazine wi th wide circulationan i l l u s t r a t e d art icle was published recentlyconcerning the policy of a large company. Asimilar general art icle f rom the pen of aprofessional con t r ibu to r treated t h i s subjectat considerable length. He brought out thefact that Senator James J. Davis of Pennsyl-vania, had presented a resolution to make1500 United States Employment Service of-fices recruiting stations for persons handi-capped.

There are many afflicted persons compe-ten t to do a good day's work if the taskpermits f ree use of their hands.

Our in t e re s t in humani tar ian t r ea tment ofthe unfor tunate is not new. Nearly fortyyears ago we adopted the policy of employ-ing women in places which did not requirehard physical labor. From this grew thepolicy of giving places to deaf mutes, sight-less men and women and to those handi-capped by physical disabilities of the lowerextremities but of alert mentality and physi-cally fit in body, arms and hands.

Sightless HelpDuring the first World War we had four

or five sightless men and women test ingshells for mechanical defects. They weresurprisingly adept and rapid. Their judg-ment was almost unerringly correct. Theyhad to rely entirely on their delicate senseof touch.

Today one of these sightless testers of aquarter of a century ago is again testingshells. His skill and accuracy are miracu-lous. We have another sightless man whois equally expert. These men run theirfingers over the exter ior of the finished ar-

Frank Auburn inspecting tracer cavities.In addition he instantly detects any sur-face inaccuracies by his sensitive fingers.

tide to detect any surface inaccuracy aswell as using a gauging tool to determinethe accuracy of drillings and borings. Theytell ins tan t ly whether the drilling is too large,too small or in any way imperfect . Theparts to be tested arc set in rows on a tableas you will notice in illustrations accom-panying this art icle.

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WOMEN'S REST ROOM. Playing ping pong, left to right—players: Cletis Corley, KalhrynRiley, Marie W''esl, Georgia McKinley. Seated: Gladys Jenkins, Helen Adams, BerniceCurry, Vera Tippet, Ola Mounts, Irene Sheppard, Bessie Monska, Elsie Hatvbaker, WinnieMohr, Dora Rogers. Standing in rear: Lucille McConnell, Elva Mercer.

Below: Elinor Curryoperating thread mill-ing machine.

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Above: Mildred Hoy stamping, MaxineHarding operating decreasing machine.

Above: At wash fountain inmen's locker room- Halliellafford, Ed. Elliot, EarlDilbeck (Guard), EdgarDonnell, Glen Pruit, Augie(Gus) Dworak.

Above: Inspecting shot at grinder—Eulnh LeHeiv, Clara Frederick,Mary Tosh, Lelah Causey, Wm.Knight. •

Right: Mabel Britlon, day nurse,administers first aid to Leroy Ash-by in Hospital room.

Day shift njjice girls atPlant 3, left to right:Helen Campbell, Eliza-beth Raskin, Gladys Be-hen, Beulah Jenkins.

Final inspection on shin:Luther Morrison, MargaretGirard, Frank Auburn,NolaLowry.

Band forming shot: Kath-eryn Grandfield inspecting,Elizabeth Hratcher operat-ing machine.

Lucille Zerfowski sharp-ening tools in Grindingdepartment. Note theshower of friction spotsflying out from the grind-er.

(Continued from page 31)Women Quick to Learn

The blind operator starts at one cornerand a f t e r tha t his hand travels to the nextpiece in line. His fingers tell him when hehas reached the end of the row, and he goesback to the second row. We studied hismovements intent ly for five minutes. Henever missed the mark in that time. Hisseeing companions told us he was invariablyactive and always working.

Then, as we have previously advised you,our experience has taught us the efficiencyof women in factories. Under present con-ditions, with our young men in the service,women machine operators are a necessity.It is surprising how these women haveadapted themselves to operation of ma-chines. They show skill, accuracy andspeed and fit into the day's routine with theeasy grace of old time operators. The fra-ternal spirit is a credit to both male raidfemale employees, which is most gratifying.There is no sign of jealousy or ill feel ing, butthere is a cordial spirit of helpfulness andconsideration.

The muni t ion plant is kept spotlessly clean.Five or six men are busy with brushes allday. Just recently a power sweeper wasadded. The buildings are exceptionally welllighted, due to the fact that there are noadjoining high buildings.

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INTERESTING VIEWS AND FACTS"Everywhere, in all industry, the efforts

being put forth under the new goals set bythe President and the Congress have neverbeen equaled in American indus t r ia l his-tory. All the experience, all the resource-fu lness , all the ingenui ty of t rained engineersand product ion men are being focused with-out stint on this one task. In this there canbe no ha l t ing . There is but one objectiveand t ha t is—VICTORY."—Alfred P. Sloan,Jr., Ch. of Gen. Motors Corp.

"Are the American people presumed to becomplacent simply because they do not getfighting mad about sacrifices? Are they ex-pected to dance in the streets or to cry likespoiled b ra t s? No, the Amer ican peopletake sacrifices in the i r stride as a p a t r i o t i cduty. They act like Americans."—WalterI). Fuller, Pres. Curt is Pub. Co., Ch 'manH'rd of Nut ' l Ass'n of M f g .

"Uni ty must be stressed. ' F .veryth ing asusual" is out for the durat ion. By th i s 1mean, 'business as usual, ' 'management asusual,' 'strikes as usual ' and 'government asusual.' I,et us Ih ink only of the words ofPatrick Henry:—'C.ive me liberty, or give

me death ' ."—Will iam 1'. Wi the row, I'res.Blaw-Knox Co. and Prcs. of National Assn.of Mfgs.

In the t en -yea r period 1933-1942 the f ed -eral government of the United Statesdoubled its budget for non-mil i tary expendi-tures.

The modern automobile incorporates morethan 1,500 patented inventions.

Through safety devices, provision of fre-quent rest periods, and other methods, in-dustrial accidents were reduced 69 per centin the four t een vears from 1927 to 1940.

Clothing and other materials can be madefireproof by treating them with a new prod-uct developed by the chemical i ndus t ry .

WE HAVE RESOURCESWe borrow a lot of money lo pay our

way through the war, but we have a lotof resources. The facts were, assembled byreliable statisticians. Here are a few ofthem:

It is estimated that 40 per cent of thevalue of all minerals in the world are inthe United States.

This country has the largest and mostefficient steel i ndus t ry in the world. Thecurrent capacity is in excess of 90,000,000tons annually.

Known reserves of iron ore are sufficientfor the remainder of the 20th century.

We produce 63 per cent of the world'scrude petroleum, a total of 1,385,000,000barrels a year. This is based on the pro-duct ion of 1942.

The United States has a third of a mil l ionactive gas wells.

Coal reserves will last 4,000 years basedon the present consumption.

First Welder: "I've got a special dateand need ten bucks bad, but I haven' t anyidea where to get il ."

Second d i t to : "Thank goodness for t ha t ! "

Young man (seated in s t reetcar) : "Ex-cuse me, ma'am, but you are s t and ing onmy feet."

Old lady ( f r a n k l y ) : "Yes. I k ind ofhoped you'd prefer s tand ing on them your-self."

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Ring Around the Radishes: Marly Rav-kond , Dallas, Texas, working in his Victorygarden, dug up a ring. The jeweler to whomhe took it for appraisinent said: "That's ar ing T gave my sou five years ago. Here'slive dollars reward for returning it."

Abnormal Appetite: A New Vork womanappealed to the rationing board for 1,823points monthly. She is 65 years old. Hernormal monthly consumption is five poundsof bacon, seven and a half pounds of meat,two and a ha l f pounds of butter, 62 eggs,eight pints of cream. 31 pounds of vege-tables, 70 pounds of canned f ru i t s , and 93cans of chicken broth. In addition, thewoman said her monthly diet included threegallons of wine, a short quart of whisky, afifth of brandy and a pint of pure alcohol.Her claim was uphe ld by a physician's cer-tificate. The poor woman is not a glutton—she is a diabetic.

Harley's Holiday: Well, it is lef t to De-catur to produce the leading story in our"Out of the Ordinary Column" and the"hero" is only 6 years old. Harley Mizehad a day off from school. Nosing aroundthe house he found a box of money. Heknew that it was the stuff with which to buygum, candy and toys, and helped himself toa pocket full . His first purchase was sev-eral bars of candy. Then he concluded togo to Fairview Park, a mile and a half dis-tant. There lie munched on his candy andspent a pleasant hour poking sticks at thetame bear, Louise. His mother re turninghome became alarmed and called the police,who finally located the adventurer in a lead-ing moving picture theater. Mother and sonwere reunited at police headquarters, butnow comes the big news—the 6 year old boyhad $98.65 jammed in his small coat pocketalong with candy, gum drops, all day suck-ers and chewing gum. Insofar as could bedetermined only a small amount of moneyhad been spent.

He Will When He Grows Up: Complaintmade to superintendent of schools. "Myboy's been in school a year and can't readthe funny paper.

And It Flourishes: Ann Holland isWatchman at a I!. & O. crossing in Decatur.When not flagging trains she tends her Vic-tory garden in a triangular piece of groundbetween the tracks and the street.

Empties: Mrs. Charlotte Baker, San Fran-cisco, answered "a call to bottles." Turnedin 3,268—milk, coke and beer containers.Receipts $93.75. Fnough for five bonds.

A Relic: At the corner of Church andCerro Gordo here in Decatur, a gas lamppost is s t i l l standing, relic of the days whengas was the street illuminant. Good old gaspost. It does not know that Decatur wasamong the first Illinois cities to adopt elec-tric lights.

We had eight iron towers 125 feet h igh,carrying six to eight br i l l iant arc lights. Inthose days they could be seen for miles, andhundreds of people drove to Decatur atnight for no other reason than to see thefciectric lights and now—they drive from tin-city to the count ry to get away from thelights, where punctures and empty gas tanksoccur.''

Man Size: The average sized man comesfrom the middle west and nor th part of thePacific Coast. From the Eastern seaboardthe men arc short and stocky. From thesou thwes t they arc tall and lean. This isfound out by the Quartermasters corps byout f i t t ing some 6,000,000 soldiers. The army-has 42 sizes of blouses, 25 sixes of over-coats, 46 sizes of trousers and 240 sizes ofshoes, all of which are required to properlyfit newly-inducted soldiers. Latest figuresshow that 51 per cent of the new inducteesarc fitted with "regular" sizes. "Shorts" arerequired by 18 per cent , "longs" by 27 percent and "extra longs" by four per cent.

Now She Shouts: She laughed when apenniless boarder willed her all his propertybut kept the will for 11 years after hisdeath. The q u e s t i o n is did Mrs. Alice J. C)s-born, aged 60, San Francisco, l augh or cry,a few days ago when the bank n o t i f i e d hershe had fal len heir to $6,259.66?

Stepped on It: Mrs. Agnes Robackowskiof Chicago has retrieved her husband's au to-mobile from Ankebrant 's parlor where itremained for two weeks. While her husbandwas absent Mrs. Robackowski "stepped onsomething" and the car lunged forward in tothe Ankcbrant home, where it was "at home"unt i l a satisfactory settlement was made.

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"In the Resteraw"

Diner: "I shouldlike a porterhousesteak, witli mush-rooms, some delici-ously browned toast\vi lh p len ty of bu t -ter."

Waiter: "S'cuse me, suh, is you t ryin ' togive me an order, or is you jes' reminiscin''bout old times?"

SHOCKINGWilly Boy: "I was surely embarrass-

ed the other night when I made a breakin front of my girl."

Johnny Boy: "Oh, chagrined?"Willy Boy: "No, she laughed out

loud."

MAKE IT DEEPDiner: "You call t h i s shortcake?

Take it out and berry i t ! "

GOOD CUSSER WANTED"Will some layman say something ap-

propriate?" implored the bishop as thewaiter spilled a plate of hot soup on hislap.

WRONG HEN"These eggs are a bit stale, aren't they,

Miss?""Don't ask me, I only la id the table."

LAST DETAILDiner: "Two eggs, please. Don't fry

them a second after the white is cooked.Don't turn them over. Not too muchfat. Jus t a small pinch of salt on each.No pepper. Well, what are you waitingfor?"

Waitress: "The hen's name is Hetty.Is that all right, sir?"

HOT POTATOThe diner was reading the latest sen-

sation in the morning paper, and lookedup to talk to the waitress.

"How would you like to be buried ina snow d r i f t for eighteen hours withyour sweetie?" he asked.

"Say, if me and my sweetie was bur-ied in a snow drift we'd be swimming intwenty minutes!"

UNAFFECTIONATE"Say, this steak isn't very tender.""If it's affection you want, sir, you'llhave to hunt elsewhere."

DIDN'T KNOW HIS FRENCHTwo delegates to a recent convention

slipped away from their wives longenough for a quiet little dinner. Themeal finished, the waiter asked:

"Shall I get you a couple of demi-tasses?"

"Gosh no, our wives might come in atany moment."

LINCOLN'S BIXBY LETTER

Recalled by the Five Sullivan BoysDying For Their Country

History repeats itself. There are two actsin Lincoln's occupancy of the presidentialchair, which stand out vividly. They werenot heroic deeds, they were not epochalstrokes of statesmanship or leadership—theywere bits of human thoughtfulness and sym-pathy emanating from the heart of a plaincit izen.

One of these was his Gettysburg speechwhich in the minds of Americans standsfor th as a classic. The other, not so vvvllk n o w n , perhaps, but equally tender andappeal ing to our better part of nature, washis letter to Mrs. Bixby, of Boston, con-doling her on the loss of five Union sousin the Civil war. Its reproduction is appro-priate now, when we recall the recent lossof the five Sullivan brothers. The beautyand tenderness of Lincoln's letter is neverlost in re-reading. Here it is:

Executive Mansion, WashingtonNov. 21, 1864.

Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Massachusetts.Dear Madam:

I have been shown in the files of the WarDepartment a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are themother of five sons who have died gloriouslyon the field of battle. I feel how weak andfru i t l ess must be any words of mine whichshould attempt to beguile you from the griefof a loss so overwhelming. But I cannotrefrain from tendering to you the consolationthat may be found in the thanks of the Re-public they died to save. I pray that ourheavenly Father may assuage the anguish ofyour bereavement, and leave you only thecherished memory of the loved and lost, andall solemn pride that must be yours to havelaid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar offreedom.

Yours very sincerely and respectfully,Abraham Lincoln.

Good-bye, Daisy, 1 must leave you,Though it breaks my heart to go,

Something tells me 1 am neededAt the front to fight the foe.

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BOND SITUATION

• Joe Gregorcsek, Chicago, circus perform-er, as the man who hangs himself and livedto "tell the tale" to the judge that hecould not, take it in the neck at home. Heclaimed that his wi fe , aged 20, "beat himup." The judge cu t the rope of matrimony,leav ing Joe t h e rope wi th wh ich he hangsh imse l f .

• Bet ty Phi l l ips , aged 17, l,os Angeles, asksseparat ion on account of her husband's petl ion . He said he l iked the beast better thanhe did his wife . He had hopes of being alion-tamer, which may have disqualified himas a wife trainer. According to charges, hewas unsuccessful in either particular. Thelion liked to sleep in the bath tub, on thecouch, ate more meat daily than the coupledid in a week, roamed about the house andscared guests, and a few other things ofminor importance.

Judge (to woman seeking separation):"How long have your relations been un-pleasant?"

Woman: "Your honor, my relations havealways been pleasant; it's his relations, tha tare the old grouches."

A Missouri member of the legislature pro-poses a law against showing any moving pic-ture in which appears any actor who hasbeen divorced or any film portraying adivorce. What's he t ry ing to do, wreckHollywood? When analyzed th i s means nomore movies.

In the Chicago cour t Mrs. Josephine F,r-lich testified and obtained a divorce. Thehusband is now a private in the Army atFort Iyewis, Washington. She testified tha ther husband expected to be sent overseasand tha t he. could have more peace of mindand fight more eff ic ient ly if single. Mrs.Ehrlich waived alimony and explained: "Jjus t wanted to do my part to win the war."

The Treasury Department ExpressesSatisfaction

All good citizens are interested in winningthe war. They take increased taxes stand-ing up. There are two good reasons forbond purchases. They arc a gi l t edge in-vestment, but before that a patriotic duty.

There was considerable speculation andta lk concerning the effect that increasedtaxes might have on the sale and redemp-t i o n of Uni ted States Savings Bonds.

You will be delighted to know that dur-ing March, when the first Tax installmentfell due, bond sales were 6.4% higher thanin February, and more than 65% ahead ofMarch, 1942.

The story on redemptions is equal ly en-couraging.

From May 1, 1941, when U. S. SavingsBonds (Scries I1',, F and G) were first offeredfor sale, through March 31, 1943, redemp-tions have been less than 3j/>% of total sales.And redemptions during March this yearwere only eighty-seven one-hundredths ofone per cent of the total amoun t outstand-ing. That's a reeord that all Americans canwell be proud of.

What it shows is that we as a Nation fullyrealize the privilege that is ours to do ourpart in helping to finance the tremendouscosts of total war. It shows that as a peo-ple we understand the necessity not only forbuying War Bonds but also for keepingthem.

• • •

SMALL TOWN'S FINE SHOWINGThe city of Mattoon is a thriving point ,

partly because of its be ing a railroad con-nection of some big lines.

Among o the r things it is modern in waterworks, plumbing, street paving, etc., and has16,000 population.

The f inance depar tment announces tha tthe city owned water department finishedthe last fiscal year with a cash surplus of$10,540. According to an audit report re-ceipts of $162,276 and disbursements of $151,-735 were shown. With the year's surplusadded to a balance on hand of $9,235, thetotal balance is $19,775. Improvements toproperty dur ing the year cost $16,790, whilenew equipment and tools purchased cost$2,187.

• • •ONE GUESS ENOUGH

Teacher: "Johnnie, do you want toleave the room?"

Johnnie: "Say, teacher, you don'tthink I 'm standing here hi tch-hikin ' , doyou?"

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Animals In The NewsThe cat will mew, and dog will have hisday.—Shakespeare.—Hamlet, Act V.

• The fire department,Oklahoma City, answered a call to rescuea yowling k i t t en on

• top of a four storyschool building. The

"oat wa tched with greatinterest the hoist ing ofthe ladder and thescrambling" f i r e m a ncoming up. When her

cur ios i ty was satisfied, she let out an extray o w l , s t ruck the ground on all fours andscampered away.

• A Decatur woman called a laundry witha request t ha t her l aundry bag be searchedlor her missing cat.

• In Decatur a cat climbed a pole andperched on a t r ans fo rmer for two days. Thefiremen were called and rescued the animal.

• Cur ios i ty didn ' t k i l l l l i i s cat. It madeTabby more popular than ever with Mrs.Frank Ricgcr, Bloomington. The cat yowl-ing under a couch led to investigation, dis-closing that a de fec t ive electric cord hadset fire to the f u r n i t u r e . The fire depart-ment reached the scene in t ime lo preventany great damage.

• Lorcn J. Langer, New York, is in theservice. His 13 year old police dog, "Ar-row" keeps f a i t h f u l vigil in a window ofganger's home, awai t ing his r e tu rn .

• Matt Thomas, St. Donatus, Iowa, hearda curious noise under the car hood, like thecackling of a hen, and could not shut off hislights. The filling station man verifiedThomas' suspicion. One of his hens wasunder the hood, and had not only cackledbut had laid an egg. In addi t ion she haddisconnected one of the light wires.

• Wirehaired terriers are smart . Our "Skip-py'1 proves that daily. A Si. Louis family cangive confirmatory evidence. A neighborgentleman dropped in for an evening call.The terrier made fr iends immediately.When the guest said good night , the terrierwith an enraged growl and snarls at tackedhim. The guest had picked up and put onthe host's hat.

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• Mrs. H. G. Haccola, San Rafael. Califor-nia, twice told Officer Moat there was askunk in her cellar and she wanted the in-truder removed. The officer said in his re-port , " I t required no great detective abilityto v e r i f y the presence of the skunk which iss l i l l there as far as I know and will staythere if he waits for me to take him out."

• It required General Eisenhowers interven-t ion to save a l i t t t le cocker spaniel f rombeing transported from his flying chum inTunisia to Dr. Hion R. East of ColumbiaUniversity, College of Physicians and there-by hangs "a dog's tale." The l i t t l e cockerspaniel had been the joint property andchum of Lt. Harold F. Taff, of Otto, I nd i -ana, and Ll. Richard J. East of New YorkCity. These two had brought "Duckworth"on a troop ship to Tunisia. The two wereSpitfire fliers. Lt. East failed to come backfrom one flight. He was ki l led in action.The bond of af fec t ion between Lt. Taff and"Duckworth" thereby became closer. Know-ing of their lost son's affection fo r the l i t t ledog, Dr. and Mrs. East wrote General Eisen-hower, asking that the l i t l l e animal be sentthem. Lt. Taff consented reluctantly to theseparation, which did not take place whenGeneral Eisenhower learned of the jointownership of the two flyers and explainedthe s i tuat ion in a long l e t t e r to Dr. Kast inwhich he said:

"Under the circumstances and in particu-lar in view of the statement that the dogwas jo in t ly owned by your son and his bestfr iend, 1 believe you will agree with me itwould be unwise to r e t u r n the dog to youas requested.

"The f r i e n d s h i p of a dog is precious. Itbecomes even more so when one is so farremoved from home as we arc in Afr ica . 1have a Scottic. In him I find consolationand diversion. For me he is the one 'per-son' to whom 1 can ta lk w i t h o u t the conver-sation turning back to the war. "Duckworth"is performing a patriotic service. I respectthe quality of warm f r i e n d s h i p shown byTaff for the dog. 1 am confident you andMrs. East will view the situation similarlydespite your natural and unders tandab le de-sire to have with you this close companionof your gallant son who died for his coun-try on the field of battle."

"Duckwor th" is st i l l on the fighting f r o n t .When his lone manager now comes backfrom a flight t he first to greet him is "Duck-worth."

B • B

June: "I can't marry him, father . He'san a the is t and doesn't believe there 's a hell ."

Father: "do ahead and marry h i m , June ,you'l l convince him."

M U E L L E R R E C O R D

"Now, Jimmy, we're going to take upwords. I want you lo use the word'miscellaneous' correctly in a sentence."

"Roosevelt is the head man in thiscountry and miscellaneous the head manin Italy."

A teacher called for sentences usingthe word "beans."

"My father grows beans," said thebright boy of the class.

"My mother cooks beans," came f romanother pupil.

Then a third piped up: "We arc allhuman beans."

CAN SHE DO IT?Teacher: "Take tha t gum out of your

mouth and put your feet in."

SCARE CROWThe pupil was asked to paraphrase

the sentence: "He was bent on seeingher."

He wrote: "The sight of her doubledhim up."

LEFT OVERSTeacher: "Methuselah was n ine h u n -

dred years old."Bobby: "What became of all his

birthday and Christmas presents?"

NEW YORKERS STUPIDTeacher: "What are the people of

New York noted fo r?"Boy: "The people of New York are

noted for their stupidity."Teacher: "Wherever did you get that

information?"Boy: "From our book. Miss. I t says,

' the population of New York is verydense.' "

WHERE ARE THEY?"Where's your penc i l , A l l?""Ain't got one, teacher.""How many t imes h a v e 1 told you not

to say tha t ? Listen: 1 h a v e n ' t got one,you haven't got one, we haven ' t .got one,they haven't got one—"

"Well, where are all the pencils?"

CORRECTTeacher: "Tell me, wha t do we get

from the sun?"Willie: "Freckles."

EASY SOLUTIONTeacher: "Can anyone t e l l what

causes a tree to become petrified."Bright Student: "The w i n d makes

them rock."

LOCATEDA class in natura l history was recit-

ing. The teacher asked, "Where is thehome of the swallow?"

A long silence, and then a handwaved.

"The home of the swallow is in thestummick."

TELLIN' HERThe teacher had asked the class to

name all the states. One small u r c h i nresponded so quickly and accurately thatshe commended him for it.

"You did very well, much be t t e r thanI could have done at your age."

"Yeah, and there wuz only th i r t eenstates then, too."

FIRST AND LASTTeacher: "Can anyone in the class

tell me what 'unaware' means?"Small girl: "Yes. Teacher, unaware

is what you put on first in the morningand take off last at night."

MOSTLY COWSTeacher: "Who can name five things

t h a t contain mi lk?"Small boy: "But ter , cheese, i cec ream

and two cows."

GOOD BYE, POLLYTeacher: "Robert, can you tel l me

what is meant by a polygon?"Robert: "I guess it means a parrot

that's died, doesn't i t?"

PUZZLE EITHER WAYTeacher: "And isn't it wonder fu l how

the l i t t l e chickens get out of the i rshel ls?"

"What gets me. miss, is how they getin."

FIGURING INCOMEJoan: "How did you happen to q u i t

teaching school to join the chorus?"Jean : "Well, I th ink there's more

money in showing figures to the olderboys."

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JUKEBOX JINGLES"You shouldn't curse, you shouldn't cry

If grape f ru i t squirts you in the eye,I n fa i rness , now, you must admitIt 's pure defense — you started it."

APROPOSDon't say the thing's impossible —

Chances arc you'll rue it,For some darn fool who doesn't know

Wilt come along and do it!

NIGHT OWL'SFreddie crept into the house,

The quckoo clock struck four,Freddie crept close to the clock,

Then cuckooed eight times more!

FORESIGHT"All day you sit and bang the keys

But make no music, Honey;The object of your work must be

To earn your upkeep money.But why not hit 'em faster, Dear,

To earn enough for two,And furnish up a flat, my Sweet,

And I'll keep house for you."

Lives there a. man with soul so deadWho to himself has never said,

"Hm-m-m-m-m, SOME babe."

A.W.O.L.There once was a lady named Kvc,Who caused husband Adam to grieve,

When asked where she's been,She replied with a grin,

"I've been absent without any leave!"

THEN AND NOW"The ploughman homeward plods his

weary way,"Thus wrote the poet, Thomas Gray.Today an auto, with "B" to go.Brings in a gardener and his hoe.

—O. Raymond

ADAM FIRSTWhatever trouble Adam had,

No man in days of yoreCould say, when Adam cracked a joke,

"I've heard that one before."

BULL CALF AT THAT"Harry, I can't think," says Dick,"What makes my ankles grow so thick.""You do not recollect," says Harry,"How great a calf they have to carry."

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