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PogpFour Independent-Record, Saturday, February 5, 1944 The Independent-Record Published Weekday Afternoons and Sunday by The Montana Record Publishing Company, Helena, Montana. B. A. Dye, Editor. Telephone 491 and 492 will confer a favor by calling the office on the tele phone if carrier! tall to deliver papers promptly.

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Prophets oi Gloom Amateur weather forecasters have started their predictions of a very dry year for Montana. Most of them urge planting drought resistant crops. "We have yet to see where one of these prophets of gloom listed enough drought resistant crops to provide rotation on a moderate sized farm. Outside of sagebrush, we have been under the impression that most grOAving tliiiigs need a certain amount of water. About the only relief from these prophets is visits with old- time Montanans.

Almost without exception the oldsters recall several years in which fairly good crop and grass yields followed open winters. Professional weather observers are not making many long- distance forecasts. They know better. Those skilled in weather observation may be worrying a bit as they fill in the forms during the dry spell. But, like the rest of us, they are hoping i'or a break.

"We will grant" that December snows hold best in Montana mountains. Sn6w at this time of year goes off faster because it does not pack as well. But we decline to subscribe to the haps the motive behind the for- forecasts of the February gloom howlers. Any farmer who gery come out at tbe game has already made two plantings of winter wheat does no need an arm chair prophet to tell him what will occur with out rain this spring and summer. As far as we are concerned, we will continue to listen to i pioneers with their accounts of dry winters followed bj good crops.

It could occur again. And, until we have enterec a drought we shall not add that to the worries of war. Washington Background By Peter Edson NBA Washington Staff President Adviser Harry Hop kins, who has been the target fo more personal abuse and hatre than any man in the admlnistra tion, got one of the best break of his career through tho pub llcallon by Aki on's Mayor Wilson Sparks of the letter pur ported to have been written by Hopkins to Dr. Umphrey Lee ex pressing confidence that Willkie would be the Republican candi date in 1944. The letter is now known to be a forgery.

The typewriter on which It was written is known to have been one in the outer office of George Briggs, speech assistant and chie grammar corrector to Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. The handwriting, or rather the hand-lettering or printing of the name and address on the envelope in which the letter was mailed to Mayor Sparks, has been studied and the identity of the man who addressed the envelope is belli lished. The missing links in the chain of evidence are establishment ol the identity of the actual writer of the letter, and proof of the connection, if any, between whoever wrote the letter, whoever addressed the envelope, and whoever mailed the letter to Mayor Sparks. Obtaining direct evidence on these missing details may be extremely difficult, for there were presumably no witnesses.

About the only way in whioh the whole case can be by full and cleared up will be open confession by the perpetrator or perpetrators of the hoax. If a confession is made, per- Marine Corps Women Observe Anniversary Marine corps women's reserve members will observe the first anniversary of the founding of the corps on Februarj 13. The week of Feb. 6 to 13 has been designated as a period in which to call attention to the accomplishments of this -pleudid branch of our military service. Within the past year 14,000 women marines have rcccivec liiisic indoctrination training at Camp Lejeune, New River Carolina.

From there many have gone to specializec schools where hundreds of women have become skilled special is Is, capable of handling the men's more technical jobs. Every four weeks the motor transport school has turnec out women well trained in driving and repair work. The signa school has produced runners and file clerks; the cooks anc bakers school, competent mess attendants, who now arc do ing all the cocking for women marines. Women have completed a three-months' course at quartermaster school, knowing how to handle the complicated marine corps quartermaster administration, and from a month's course in the paymaster's school knowing the intricacies of pay accounts. They finished four-months' courses at three different radio schools at Oxford, Ohio, Madison, Wisconsin and Omaha, Nebraska, where they have learned to maintain and care i'or radio equipment and to receive and transmit official messages.

Fifty per cent of the marine corps women's personnel has Iiecn assigned to duties with the division of aviation. For these jobs the women have received highly technical training in some cases lasting as long at 21 weeks, and now are as thoroughly trained for their work as any man in the corps. Women marines have also taken over other jobs. They are driving trucks, making maps, taking photographs. They have become carpenters, plumbers, electricians and welders.

In short, they have become experts in every type of work that was keeping combat-trained men from the fighting front. In less than a year the women selected for this corps have demonstrated they can replace men qualified for combat duty. The 14,000 volunteers are about equal in number to a combat division. Montana has furnished her quota in this highly essential program. We watch with keen interest and pride as Montana's daughters and their companions from other states join in upholding the marine traditions.

A Jap Motive It is obvious that one of the reasons why Japanese fighters kill themselves rather than surrender to Allied troops is their fear of brutal treatment such as that suffered by the heroes of Bataan and Corregidor. Many of the Japanese encountered in the South Pacific campaign had fought in the Philippines. They knew what had happened to American and Filipino troops and had been told repeatedly that should they surrender they would receive the same brutal treatment they had heaped- upon General Wainright's men. The brutality was deliberately planned and included in the plan was not only a desire to terrorize Americans and Filipinos, but also the object of convincing the Jap soldier that he would be better off dead than a captive. With Other Buy a "Booby Bond" The United States treasury may look forward confidently to an enormous success for the fourth war loan now that the Nazi radio has co-operated In the drive by calling American bond buyers "boobs" and tbe bonds themselves "booby bonds." Such labels put the war-bond proposition up to tbe buyer In terms of challenge which every American likes.

"Be a boob and buy a bond" is not a bad slogan at all, considering the unfailing American sense of humor. When the slogan is offered by Berlin It becomes very good slogan indeed. "Booby bonds" in engagingly descriptive too, when their purpose is remembered. With every bond an American buys one Nazi is made to look moro like a booby. What "boob" wouldn't buy a bond for a reason like Science Monitor.

time. 1C the idea was to discredit Hopkins, it has backfired. For Hopkins, when he is again subjected to personal attack as he undoubtedly will be, can dismiss the charge by saying it la merely another phony letter. Every time Vice President Henry Wallace makes a speech, which is often, he bobs up with an idea that makes good reading and good headlines, whether you agree with what he has to say or not. Too many people, however, have the idea that these theories of Henry's are all brand- new stuff--new pipe dreams, new economic pancakes hot off what used to be as the new deal griddle, new schemes for a planned economy, regimentation, specialization and all the other old bugaboos and bogeymen.

As a matter of record, however, many of the ideas which the vice president has espoused in the last year are old stuff around Washington. The vice president's December speech at Chapel Hill, N. in which he lashed out al cartel monopolies controlling the production of medicine was right out of the department of justice antitrust division, and so was his October speech in Dallas, when he swung a mean kick at "integrated transportation systems," and his September speech at Chicago attacking international big business. His speeches during the South American trip were pretty much the original new deal line of ending poverty, ending great fortunes for the privileged. Earlier in the year he was merely endorsing the four freedoms calling for better living conditions for plain people, promoting everyone to the middle class for the postwar world.

Northern Lights Civilians now -will get slightly less than one pound of butter a month. Men in services will get almost half a pound a week. So if slightly less than a pound a month is not enough, you might jolu up. Convicts In 325 penal Institutions In the U. S.

have raised funds sufficient to buy three big bombers for the armed services. Tho first of the bombers is to be named, strangely enough-Pardon Us. Pravda, it Is reported, is go- Ing in for journalism of the present day type, so Muscovite readers are getting ready to see first page top heads like, "Killed Mate Because She Loved Him, She Says." Russian artillery fire in the Leningrad area was so intense that Germans, made prisoners, were rendered speechless. Goebbels, far from the scene, still spouts. The going is getting tougher for the war song writers.

It's going to he hnrd to find a rhyming word for "jet propulsion." A New England clubwoman says "A good home Is heaven." Well we can figure the location of bad homes. Hitler might be likened to the man who was hurrying to paint lift fence before he ran out of paint. Wonder If They'd Like Their Money Back THIS is WHERE WE CAME IN War Should Not Be Permitted to Rob Babies of Their Natural Rights; Nothing Replaces Care by Mothers B.v Itndi Milled NKA Stuff Writer There couldn't have been a bet tor i a now for pub lisliinp; of a study of babies am i parents called, "The Rights of I a Hecause not only does America have a crop of babies-- The Haskin Information Bureau A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Independent-Record Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C.

Please enclose three (3) cents for return postage. Q. When and upon what occasion did Holland lend money the United States? W. R. A.

Four loans were made by Holland during the Revolutionary var. All were repaid. Q. What are the best sources of vitamin P.N. A.

Green and leafy vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes, apricots and prunes and fish liver oils are 2xcellent sources. One authority las estimated that a half-cup of properly cooked greens has two three times the daily requirement. Q. What was the first Ship of he British navy? G.G. A.

The Great Harry is said to ie the first ship which, strictly peaking, belonged to the royal avy. It was built in 14SS and lad three masts and as late as the rear 1545 was the only ship of hat build in the English fleet. Q. Who offered the resolution hat resulted in the writing of he Declaration of Independence? S. K.

A. On June 7, 1776, Richard lenry Lee of Virginia offered in ongress a resolution quoting that 'these united colonies are, and of a right, ought to be free and independent states." The resolu- ion was adopted July 2, 1776. Thomas Jefferson, also of Virginia, then drew up the Declara- ion of Independence, which was adopted. Q. Is It proper to remove stars rom a service flag when the sol- liers they represent are discharged? S.N.

A. The war department says that stars on service flags should be removed when the soldiers so honored are honorably discharged from the army. Q. How many men become IS years of age annually in the United States? T.H.F. A.

The bureau of the census says that its latest figure on the of men becoming IS yeais of age in the United States is for 1040, wben only 1,281,638 attained that age. The figure varies but little from year to year. Q. Does a gorilla ever walk in an upright position? B.M.S. A.

The usual method of walking is in a stooped-over position with the body resting on the bent hands. gorillas often walk upright in human fashion but assume the bent position as they grow older. Q. AVhat is the oldest printed book in the world? E.N.B. A.

The oldest which can be dated with certainty is a Chinese Children Need Hot Lunch in Winter By Guynor Maddox NBA Staff Writer During stormy February, a hot lunch for school children is vitally important. The bureau of human nutrition and home economics has just issued "School Lunch Recipes," a 36-page booklet for use of committees in charge of community school lunch programs. To get, write superintendent of documents, U. S. government printing office, Washington, D.

C. Ask for Miscellaneous publication No. 537--price 10 cents. Here are some of its tested quantity recipes: Baked Bean (12 servings) Three cups dried beans, 2 medium-sized chopped onions, 1 cup milk, water or bean liquid, 1 egg, beaten; 1 cup bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon salt. Pick over and wash the beans.

Soak them overnight in water to cover. In the morning, add enough extra water to make 1 quart of water for 12 servings, 2 quarts for 25 servings. Cover and simmer until the beans are very tender. Chop tbe cooked beans very fine or mash them. Add the onion liquid, beaten egg, bread crumbs, and salt and other seasoning as desired.

Mix well, shape into uniform loaves--about inches long and 4 inches wide. Place in greased, shallow pans. Pour a little melted fat over the top. Bake until well browned, in a moderate oven. Serve with a hot tomato sauce.

Fruit and Cereal Pudding (12 servings) Two quarts cooked, hot cereal, 1 quart fruit, stewed or canned; 'i cup sugar, 2 tablespoons table fat. Mix the cooked cereal, fruit, but in so a cases today their "rights" are being ignored. Young service wives, In many instances, are i their babies over to Grandma to raise while Ihcy hold down jobs. It looks on Hie surface lilco a good enough arrangement, because the service i oasily could uso lit i extra money, and Grandma IB a. fairly good substit for mother.

But the baby has a right to be cared for by his own mother--to come first in her scheme of things, even if it means that the mothei lias to scrimp along on little money. As Dr. Margaret A. Ribble, who wrote "The Rights of Infants," points is important to a baby, who needs much more than merely the right formula and routine care. There are other babies, too, today who are having their rights violated.

They are the children of parents who have put "getting ahead" first in their lives, so that both parents hold down jobs and turn the care of their babies over to anyone they can hire to do the job. It is a healthful thing for young parents to be told that all rights aren't theirs--that their babies also have rights. Those rights include more than just good physical care; they include real, old-fashioned by a substitute, but sy a baby's own mother. In Hollywood version of Diamond Sutra, a Bud- How to Care for Pels It, Told in Booklet How to feed, house and care for dogs and cats, parrots and canaries, rabbits, goldfish, guinea pigs, pigeons and other pets Is told in simple, clear style in an attractive 3J-page booklet prepared by our Washington information bureau. Useful to any one keeping live pets in the home.

There is pleasure and often profit in raising pets the right way. Ten cents, postpaid. I'sc This Coupon The Helena Independent-Record, Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskln, Director, Washington, D. C.

I enclose herewith lOc in coin (carefully wrapped in paper) for a copy of the booklet "Care of Pets." Name. Street or rural route. City. State. (Mail to Washington, D.

Side Glances--By Galbraith "Mother, I'm talking to a sailor and Johnny won't go away! Do you think I want military secrets all over the neighborhood?" distic work printed from wood blocks in by Wang Chick. Q. What' portion of its citrus crop does Florida consume? A. N.F. A.

Owing to the presence of many servicemen and tourists Florida uses 20 per cent of its citrus crop. Sixty per cent of its canned grapefruit juices goes to lend-lease. Q. Who were the Three Kings of Cologne? A.B.F. A.

This is a name sometimes given to the Magi or Wise Men. The Empress Helena is said to have removed their bones from Constantinople to Milan, and afterwards Frederick Barbarossa transferred them to Cologne cathedral. Q. What racial strain predominates in Russia? G.N. A.

There are three main racial strains, the Great Russians, Ukrainians and White Russians. The Great Russians predominate. Q. What part of the brain does the thinking? C.L.M. A.

The gray matter or what scientists call the cortex. This is a thin layer from one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch thick, spread over the surface of the upper part of the brain. blended, and serve. So They Say When the war has continued one year, it certainly is lessened by one year, but this fact Is not likely to comfort us since we are completely uncertain the war still must continue and what we will have to Prime Minister Edwin Linkomies. We arc getting stronger and stronger.

The preliminaries are out of the way. We are getting ready to drive home some hard Knox. Secretary Frank If national service is a sound i and necessary, we should have done it two years ago. Why now. but not Styles Bridges of New Hampshire.

I would rather be two months late in reconversion that five minutes late in military produc- Chairman Donald M. Nelson. Sunday School Lesson Text: Mark By William E. Gllroy, D.D. The power that Jesus had was the power to help, and He was always using it.

Some He helped by His teaching, bringing them the truth that they needed; some He helped by His counsel and criticism, diagnosing their spiritual troubles and giving them new strength and spiritual health; others He helped by restoring lost faith; still others by healing, and all He helped by His example. "I am the way." The help Jesus gave In the Incidents In our lesson was mostly physical, but with spiritual results. Jesus calmed the winds and the waves for the storm-tossed and frightened disciples in the raging sea; but their outstanding reaction was not so much rejoicing over their rescue as wonderment at the Man who had saved them. "What manner of man is this that even the winds and the waves obey Him?" The other Incident is of the Master'b life-giving power. A ruler of the synagogue, named Jalrug, came to Jesus in great concern for his daughter who was at the point of death.

His profound faith in Jesus was manifest in his plea would but conic hands upon her that and If Jesus put His she would be healed. As they went to the home a great multitude followed, but before they arrived messengers came announcing that the daughter had already died. The story of Jesus' bringing her to life has some strange aspects. Jesus allowed only Peter, James, and John, the tlirco who later were also to share (ho experiences of the Transfiguration, to accompany Him into the house; and He sent out of the house the many who were making a tumult of weeping and mourning. When He said that the child was not dead, but sleeping, they all laughed Him to scorn.

Whether Jesus meant that literally or not, we do not know; 'death, in view of the life-giving power of Christ, Is often referred to as "sleep." After ages of investigation, and startling discovery in other fields, we still know little concerning the mysteries of life, death, and the states of coma and inanimation. Even sleep is still veiled in mystery. But the one thing that is certain is the lifesavlng power of the Christ. We cannot understand the mystery of the miracles of ancient time. But this striking thing is true of the New Testament miracles--they all typify the higher power of the Master to help.

They point to the Saviour who gives spiritual food, spiritual healing, and new life. Man Eater? Phineaa T. Barnum, showman extraordinary, emptied his museum more quickly, thus making room for more customers, by hanging over the exit door a sign reading "This Way to the Codfish Powder Popular food of the natives of the Faroe islands is fish dust, made by drying codfish until it Is as hard as stone and then beat- Ing It Into a dusty powder with a hammer. Infrared lambs arc now used In drying codfish. By Erskine Johnson XEA Staff Correspondent This is the story of one of Holywood's foremost dancing stars.

The year was 1924. It was a crisp fall afternoon in New Jersey. Peddie institute was playing a cross-state rival. But Peddie wasn't doing so well. The score was 21 to 0 in the fourth quarter when the Peddi'e quarterback sneaked through the line and started an open field run 40 yards to the goal.

There was only one man between the runner and a touchdown, but that one brought the Peddie quarterback crashing to the ground 20 yards short of the goal. After the referee blew his whistle, only one man got up. The Peddie quarterback didn't move. His leg was broken. Although quickly set and put 5n a cast, the leg refused to heal properly.

Infection set in. and finally the doctors shook their heads, sadly, and said, "We'll have to amputate." But the boy cried, "No. Please. Give me a few more days. Maybe it will get better." The doctors didn't think so but they were willing to wait.

The boy was right. The leg did heal. The quarterback who almost became a cripple for life--Hollywood dancing star George Murphy! Lou Costcllo's dad, Sebastian Cristillo, will serve as president of a new film company, Biltmore Productions, just formed by Abbott and Costello and their manager, Eddie Sherman. Papa is the guy who tried to talk the comedians out of coming to Hollywood. Ouch! For a scene in "Christmas Holiday," Gale Sondergaard had to sock Deanna Durbin on the cheek.

Director Robert Siod- mak didn't think it looked realistic until the 10th take. Deanna's cheek was so swollen all closeups for the rest of the day were canceled. For shame, Mr. Siodmak. Pat O'Brien's description of a complexed new film beauty-- "lure-otic." Clips from old-time films will be included in a screen snapshot Reel Producer Ralph Staub will issue to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the motion picture industry in March.

One clip will show Harry Carey as the hero of an old Biograph western in which he shoots the bandits and then rescues not one, but two heroines. The two heroines are Mary Pickford and the late Mabel Normand! We can promise for the coming months so many staggering blows against the enemy in so many places and from so many directions that his reluctant retreat will be disastrously quickened as he backs up on the road to William F. Halsey. Sonnysayings U. a.

Ptttnt Office I'm tryin" to figgcr how I got signed up on that school garden. Spring will conic, which I 'joys so much. What'll 1 be doint INEWSPAPERif VSPAPERI.