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HERALD AND NEW PAGES I to 6 VOL. LXIX. NO. 33f RANDOLPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1943. Entered as second-class matter October 19, 1914, at the Post Office at Randolph, Vermont under the Act of March 8, 1879.

HOUSEWIVES SHOULD KNOW GRADES OF CANNED GOODS FEDERAL GRANT FOR CARE OF MATERNITY CASES BUREAU TO AID WITH FARM HELP N. E. GOVERNORS MET IN VERMONT FORMER MARINE BEFORE COURT NO DRAFT CALL FOR DADS YET With High Prices and Ration Points Care Should be Taken War-time is no time for any house- (wife to buy a pig in a poke, as the saying goes, when shopping for the familys food. With a limited supply of food you not only have to keep in mind the juggling of your pennies to make them go as far as possible but tfiKuwr portant that you know as much as possible about your groceries before THE HOME FRONT (Right Rations) Canned Goods (Etc.) Blue Page War Book 2, and March 25th-April 30th. G.

H. April 24th-May 31st. Coffee War Book 1, Stamp No. 23, April 26th through May 30th. (1 lb.) Fuel Oil Period 5 Coupons (10 gallons), expire Sept.

30th. Gasoline A Gasoline Ration, Page 5 (8 units at 3 gallons) March 21st-July 22d. Page 6 (8 units), July 22nd-Nov. 21st. Meats, Butter, Etc.

War Book 2, Red March 29th-April 30th. Red April 4th-April 30th. Red April llth-April 30th. Red April 18th-April 30th. Red April 25th May 31st.

Red May 2d-May 31st. Shoes War Book 1, Stamp 17 (1 pair) until June 15th. Sugar War Book 1, Stamp No. 12 (5 March 16th-May 31st. Too Much Fight Even for Marine Corps GOOD HOME AGAIN Hail, hail the Marines.

They are fighters from the word go. They blaze a trail through the jungle for the army to take over. On the sea, on land, in the air, it is the Marines that know how to fight. difficult to get into the Marines; their rules were rigid, they wanted only the best men. They are strict even now; they still want good men, healthy, athletic, up to weight and up to I.

Q. standards. In peace time you had to fight your way into the virtually Marines. Fact is stranger than, fiction. The fact is that a former Marine was before the Hartford Municipal court at peace time it was you part with either your money or your ration stamps.

One way to know what you are buying is to get foods with U. S. government grades whenever ble because they are accurate. By "JJW1 uniformity in making up the grades. Only the fruits and vegetables that are finest in looks as well as other qualities rate Grade A.

Grade products are of excellent quality but they may he a little less tender and the Woodstock court session on April less uniform in size and also may 20th, who, it was said, actually fought have a few blemishes. Grade can-his way out of the Marines. He was r.ed goods are a good quality but charged with too much fighting while as carefully selected as the first HI 1 11 J- two grades, yet they may have the in the Marines, and was finally dis- advantage in food value because the charged from that honorable company fruit or vegetables have been more as a result of his fighting disposition, mature when harvested. He was presented before the local All canned products dont come in all three grades. Some fruits, fruit court for the fourth time, charged ande STATE CIO COUNCIL FORMED BY LOCALS Winooski Organizer Elected President of New Council at Rutland Harold Daoust, Textile Workers of America representative, now doing organizational work in the American 11181 ie Pai a substantial fine only for the middle or grade when you Woolen company mill, Winooski, was last December on a similar charge; do your shopping.

Asparagus, carrots elected president of the State CIO that he had served time once in Wind- 3ulce are a 8od example of this. Perhaps youre wondering how these grades are determined. Any canner can grade-label his products He had good counsel. He pleaded 11 be wlsllGS but the grade on the label must meet the standard set up the workers of the American Woolen I n.j to offense charged, by federal government. Some commute Tim I- sad to have occurred at Quechee on panies have continuous government April 18th.

The case was continued inspection during the canning process one week for counsel to investigate. I and thev have the right to put the I Iftilexo lTT rfv 1 fit mills. The petitions bear the names of 18 people designated as the Winooski Citizens Committee, juices vegetables have only the with disturbing the peace. It was said top and standard grade so dont look letters U. S.

before the grade The Council at Rutland voted that o. uuutam vuicu uiciv Because of his bad record for fighting, persons subscribing to Nazi, Fascist the court set the bail bond at $500, and By fbe way, names as well as let-or Communist principles be barred also ordered that respondent furnish may aniJ, ls from holding 'office in the Council; $300 bond to keep the peace; pending sam5, a' 1, Choice or that the treasurers book be audited continuance and trial. I Bxll a Stundard is the same as by a certified public accountant and Too bad, of course. He had work, he ra1e and Standard is equal to reported to the members; that the I was getting good pay, and has a wife I Council stands pledged not to uphold residing in New Hampshire. That is I By 00X1f1 f1 lle gJa rae label any strikes or work stoppages on ma- what booze does to a Marine.

Even you can gel be grade that suits the terials needed for the war effort and Marines cannot always win the fight ay Yu are S0U1? ue lhe lood' civilian economy and to speed finished against General Booze. Booze is a don need Cfrade A products to the military and home more crafty, more powerful adver-! cl? cost TSt 70U 1 fronts. sary than the wily Jap. There is a aut lbe Peachas salad' Grade Full support of the present war loan big fight on the home front for all of 9 t2'e PU1PSG last as wel1; drive was voted by the Council, which our young soldier boys. If they can hand yoV wanl also endorsed post-war planning and win the fight against booze and some Grade A lf you are Plannmg to serve 1 halvea Money to Assist Wives of Men in Military Service A new grant of money to continue the maternity care program for the wives of men in (military service has been given the Vermont Department of Public Health.

This money was made available under the provisions of the first Deficiency Appropriation act passed by Congress March 18th. The program had been carried on in Vermont from Jan. 20th to March 15th and was financed from regular maternal and child health allotments. These were completely obligated by the middle of last month, when operation was suspended. Under the new plan, any woman in the state, irrespective of legal residence, whose husband, at the time of application, is an enlisted man (this includes men deceased or missing in action) in the armed forces of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard) who makes application for such care will be eligible for medical and hospital maternity services provided under the plan, without cost to the family.

These grades exclude commissioned officers; master, major, first, technical, staff and platoon sergeants; chief, first and second-class petty officers. Persons wishing further information concerning this service should write to Dr. Viola Russell, director, Maternal and Child Health division, 348 College street, Burlington. During the two months the program was in operation, medical and hospital care was authorized for 166 maternity cases. Thirty applications were received after the funds were depleted and care will now be provided for them under the new plan.

Vermont was granted $10,000 on its first allotment from the Deficiency Appropriation, with the promise of additional money as the need arises. tester for the Chittenden county H. I. A. before his enlistment May 28, 1941, for foreign service in 'the United States Army Signal Corps, is a graduate of the Vermont State School of Agriculture in Randolph Center.

The parents of Merald Cook, 23, of Rutland had not heard from him since March of 1942 when he was in the Philippines. Word that he was officially a prisoner of the Japs ended a long period of anxiety for them. Another Vermont casualty of the fighting in North Africa is Pfc. Kenneth Farrar of Montgomery. His mother, Mrs.

Ethel Farrar, has received word from the War Department that her son died on Feb. 22d of wounds which he suffered in action. Farrar, 24, enlisted at Fort Ethan Allen three years ago and had been overseas since last June. Pfc. Robert E.

Cook, 22, a native of East Corinth and one-time worker in Barre, was killed in action in North Africa, according to a telegram from the government received by his wife in Gardner, Mass. The organization ability of ex-Sen-ator Flora J. Coutts of Newport is to be used by the Red Cross in foreign service. Miss Coutts has gone to 1 Washington, D. to report for duty.

It is expected that she will be assigned to administration work in housing and setting up Red Cross units abroad, The Vermont hunt for two German seamen who were reported to have escaped from an internment camp at Sherbrooke, P. was called off when the border patrol and other Vermont officials without elaborating reported merely that the men were found inside the camp, and it was later learned that they had been hiding out in a camp building. A hen owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Williams of Essex Junction, laid an egg with a perfect in relief at the large end.

Perhaps this hen got the inspiration to help promote the victory program from the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Williams have two sons in service. Bennington celebrated its achievement of exceeding its $65,000 war bond purchase quota April 27th with Fred C. Martin, state director of the War Savings steff, and James S.

Dennis of Old Bennington, county chairman, as speakers. Bennington met its April quota in 15 days and went over the top with the sale of ten $1,000 bonds at the Bennington County Savings bank. Joining civilian participation in the fight against fire, eleven Charlotte men have joined the Forest Fire Fighters service, and started on their 12-hour training period, conducted under the direction of the Forestry service in co-operation with the Office of Civilian Defense in Montpelier. Concern was expressed Wednesday by OPA State Director James J. Carney over the noticeably heavy increase in the use of passenger automobiles, on Week days and Sundays, since the pleasure driving ban was lifted by the Office of Price Administration on March 21st.

Not only are many more persons apparently using their automobiles, Carney pointed out, but they obviously are using them for pleasure and are driving on the average in excess of the 35-mile limit established by the OPA to conserve both gasoline and tires. Two Vermont soldiers, Pvt. William E. Smith, son of Mrs. Rita A.

Smith of Readsboro, and Technician, 5th Grade, Edward F. Gill, son of Frank W. Gill of New Haven, have been wounded in action in the North Africa area, according to the War Department. To relieve a shortage of physicians in a southern Vermont area, Dr. Herman V.

Walker, who closed his private hospital at Wilmington several (Continued on page 4) Applications to Be Made to Farm Labor Assistant FOUR-H MEMBERS AFTER TIN CANS We have on hand a good supply of woodchuck bombs, but dont expect they will last long, so order yours today. Plans are underway for the 1943-44 membership campaign which will start some time next month. The committee in charge this year hope to secure a large number of memberships by mail to save time, gas and rubber. Applications for farm labor are being received by the Emergency Farm Labor assistant at the Farm Bureau office, Woodstock, Vt. In applying for labor it is, a great help if the farmers would give considerable information relative to the type of farming and the amount of stock or poultry on their farm.

Also it is important to give data on living conditions, especially for married couples, and wages willing to pay. The program is getting under way and we are very anxious to acquire labor for farmers. The Extension service is assigned to the work of re-cuiting boys and girls for Victory Farm Volunteers, and the placement of members of the Womens Land Army. If any farmers can use boys or girls for the summer months, they should apply immediately for such help to the Emergency Farm Labor assistant, Farm Bureau office, Wood-stock, Vt. We are endeavoring to get all men who may be classified 1-A in the Selective service to find employment on essential farms for the war effort, if they have any farm experience.

To cooperate with us in -this matter it is very important that all farmers using such help get the proper deferment blanks made out when the men are so classified and give them to the proper draft boards. If farmers know of any men who are in the draft and desire deferment for farm work on essential farms for the war effort, it is a help to notify your county agent or the Emergency Fprm Labor assistant of your county. Effective April 14th, maple sugar, maple cream, sugar cakes, as packed by producers are exempt from price control. G. M.

Nelson, County Agent. 4-H Club Notes Last fall there was a cry to save tin cans. Today, 4-H members can help a lot by canvassing every family in their community and helping get those tin cans to the salvage depot designated in the town. Wholesale beverage and grocery companies have agreed to transport thS cans to the loading depot. The detinning plant can recover 100 the critical materials of tin and steel if the cans are properly prepared.

Tin is required to produce many war materials and Japan now controls over 90 of our former sources. After the tin is taken out, the rest goes into the smelting furnaces to make steel. All food tin cans except evaporated milk cans are wanted. Paint and varnish cans are not wanted. In larger towns an initial pickup will he staged to take care of the present accumulation.

After that the housewives can take their cans to the grocers as they prepare them. There is no commercial profit, but tin is badly needed and everyone can help by bringing his cans. And you wont have to hire the rubbish man to carry them away. This tin can drive will last for the duration so lets make it an automatic, patriotic habit. Lucile V.

Clark, County Club Agent, R. T. COLE RESIGNS AS STATE BANK COMMISSIONER Accepted Position with Howard National Bank of Burlington Resignation of State Commissioner of Banking and Insurance Reginald T. Cole, forecast several months ago at Montpelier, has been formally submitted to Gov. William H.

Wills, and Cole last week took up his new duties with the Howard National Bank Trust Co. at Burlington. He will serve as the institutions comptroller. Cole had been state banking commissioner since February, 1941, and was re-appointed by the governor this winter. From 1935 to 1941 he served as liquor administrator for the Vermont Liquor Control board.

He formerly lived in Burlington, where he attended public schools. 1 Important bank stock reorganization moves have been encouraged by Cole during his tenure as commissioner, and banking and insurance legislation proposed by his department was passed by the 1943 Legislature. Governor Wills is reported to have been considering appointment of Coles successor for some time. News is the exchange of courtesies. Phone us the items your know, Orders Are to Come Directly from Washington defenseIwtes ON ALL FRONTS Married men with children will not be called in Vermont until an order directing such action is made by national headquarters, Lieut.

Col. Warren B. Steele, executive officer at state Selective Service headquarters at Montpelier, stated in commenting upon reports which appeared in other newspapers. He confirmed the fact that the sup-' ply of single men and married men without children will probably be exhausted in Vermont during either May or June but pointed out it did not necessarily follow that married men with children will be taken then. Legislation is now pending in Congress to put inductions on a nationwide rather than state-wide or local board basis.

Some states still have large supplies of unmarried men and married men without children who have not been called, and if this legislation is enacted into law these would be called before the married men with children in Vermont and other states. A novel idea for bond sales was reached by A. V. Poulos and Harry E. Karson of Brattleboro, proprietors of the All States cafe and the All States diner.

On a recent Saturday the first 33 customers at each of the eating places who purchased a second war bond at either establishment was given a free 50-cent dinner. The following Saturday the same procedure was carried out and on the next following Saturday each will give 34 free meals to bond buyers making a total of 200 free meals for investors. Four hundred persons gathered at Shelburne Harbor shipyards of the Donovan Contracting company at Burlington April 18th for the launching of four wooden navy tugs built there. The tugs have yet to be fitted with motors and cabins. It is planned to stock the tug larders with Vermont turkeys for the navy crews which finally take them from the lake.

At the launching the Donovan firm announced that naval officials informed them that because of careful workmanship the two navy subchasers built at their yards last year were a full knot and a half faster than other ships built on the specifications elsewhere. A situation which was called by Bertram C. Baldwin, of the U. S. Employment service at Brattleboro the best argument for draft of labor has happened in that community.

There are 100 essential jobs, which are going begging. Baldwin has been unable to fill the jobs and blames failure of persons to shift from non-essential jobs into war work as a cause of the condition. Three Vermont women famous in the annals of the state long after death are to spur Vermont women on to greater accomplishments and distinguished service in World War n. The fame of Marv Fletcher, Fanny Allen and Emma Willard will soon be augmented by three WAAC platoons to be named after them and formed during the intensive caravan recruiting drive throughout Vermont now in progress. The three platoons will form the Green Mountain company and contain 50 WAACS each.

Women between the ages of 21 and 44 are eligible for the corps. Appeal from the OPA ceiling price on logs under a new order will be taken as the result of a meeting of protest held at the state house in Montpelier. Attending the meeting were 77 representatives from plywood and veneer companies, hard and softwood operators and log producers. They expressed opposition to the order, effective April 23, and are seeking tb have a new price established which will better fit Vermont conditions. In essence, the order sets the ceiling price as of last September and October.

Second Lieutenant George H. Stickney, formerly of East Thetford, stationed at the Atlantic City Basic Training Center, AAF techncal training command, has been advanced to the rank of first lieutenant. A graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in engineering, Lieut. Stick-ney was commissioned in 1941 and entered active service on July 31, 1942. His parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Hazen Stickney, are residents of East Thetford. Lieut. Stickney was an electrical engineer for the General Electric Co. prior to the war.

The Barre Montpelier airport is humming with activity as the air cadet candidates from Norwich University actually engage in their flight training. Before the first day was over 120 students were taking off at the airport, some of whom have already had their 100 hours of flying and licenses of their own, and some taking their first trip in the air. Mrs. W. T.

Mead of Underhill has received official notice from the War Department that her son, Pvt. Martin C. Mead, reported missing May 21, 1942, is a prisoner of war of the Japanese government in the Philippine islands. Pvt. Mead, who was a cow Had Two-Day Conference at Montpelier BLACK MARKET, FUEL CONSIDERED The governors of the six New England states held a two-day conference in Montpelier last week, meeting in the Vermont capital city by invitation of Governor Wills.

They arrived early Thursday evening and had sup per at the governors home. Governors present were Wills, the host, Sal- tonstall of Massachusetts, Sewall of Maine, McGrath of Rhode Island, Baldwin of Connecticut and Blood of Hampshire. The conference considered the fuel situation, the black market, the food production campaign and other matters chiefly the outgrowth of war conditions. At the first session Thursday evening, federal agents who came from regional offices in Washington pointed out that the rationing experience last winter and stepped-up methods of transportation and distribution of fuel oil should provide an adequate supply of the precious liquid and solid fuel in the East. It was brought out, however, that from this supply, by necessity, must go the supply to serve the Army and Navy needs in the Atlantic area.

O. C. Bell, representing the Bituminous Coal Consumers council, said the council does not anticipate shortages, providing production can be maintained. He said production can be kept up if wage negotiations do not break down and the demand is maintained. W.

G. Curran, associate director. Eastern Division Railway transport, O. -9. said that at present the oil traf fic by rail is up 65 per cent and that since Jan.

1st 1,600,000 barrels of oil I are being moved daily eastward by rail, barge and pipeline. He further stated that there has been an increase of 20 per cent in the movement of coal in the East. He said that only two per cent of the railroad equipment is now in poor shape. I see no reason why fuel oil cannot be supplied to New England if New England has a place to store it, said Eldon C. Shoup, OPA regional ration-i ing officer.

Kenneth B. Backman, regional OPA administrator, urged the six I governors to kill the black market and 1 at the same time save the lives of many Americans. We, the people on the home front, must refuse to participate in their traitorous acts, Backman 1 said. Tell your people not to buy or accept ration coupons that have not been issued to them by their boards. G.

B. Torbuorg, regional director of liquid fuel, said that at least 50 per cent more fuel products are being moved eastward than last vear. I Oscar Ostby, regional director of solid fuels, declared there is enough solid fuels for next winter, provided I the transportation and distribution problems are solved. He pointed out that more coal would be necessary for New England because there have been 'more conversions from oil to coal in pronortion than in other areas, The governors were told by J. C.

Richdale of the regional oil supply division of PAW to take up the question of why oil tank cars lav idle in the Middle and Far West while East Coast states were short of gasoline and oil. Gov. Sewall asked whv gasoline ration coupons in the Western states couldnt be cut to two gallons or to the gallon and one-half basis prevail-j ing in the East. I Thats another question Id like to I see you governors take up with Mr. Ickps, Richdale answered.

I George A. Taylor, OPA regional price executive, who spoke on stabili-! zation of prices, told the conference that favorable weather would enable New England farmers to contribute handsomely to the food supply at prices high enough to encourage substantial production with an adequate profit. He declared farmers had more to gain than any others from price stabilization. In the face of a threatened anthracite shortage, the governors concluded their two-day conference Friday bv going on record as vigorously opposed to rationing of solid fuels in any form, at least until slocking up is permitted. They insisted that their states get a fair share of the coal produced.

The governors also urged equalization of gasoline rationing throughout the nation, and in a lengthy telegram to Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes, also demanded an increase in the facilities for transportation of petroleum products to the East Coast bv transfer of equipment from the West if necessary to cushion the shock of huge military withdrawals from the available supply. In connection with the coal resolution, the governors urged that the federal government agencies maintain adequate transportation facilities and if necessary manpower be frozen in the mining Industry. Emphatically thev urged that the present wage negotiations between the United Mine Workers and the operat- other things here at home, they can the. individuf d-get along much better in the big fight aert, wberte lotoks cunt fBuy'ng tha to come over there i Rrade 11131 suils your use for 1116 food Just a little ordinary tvke ta seine is a simPle way of cutting down on along, hanging onto hte p-andLs tbe fod budge1' Its ia thrifty buyer skirts, roaming around wherever who buys the low-er grades are less expensive when the fruits and purchasing graded foods you can get what you want at the price you want to pay.

If you get the green-labeled cans of fruit or vegetables the label on the outside tells 'you whether the food is of or quality. The graders consider size, ripeness, free-! dom from blemishes, tenderness and let- are to cut up or com bined with other foods. Mrs. Doris H. Steele, Home Demonstration Agent.

JAMES E. BURKE, FORMER BURLINGTON MAYOR, DEAD Died Suddenly Saturday. Was Nearly 95 'Years of public service is a long one. He was first elected to the board of aldermen in 1892. His next position was that of a member of the board of term and re-elected in 1912.

His last term as niayor was during the years 1933.34, From 1915 to 1923 he was Burlingtons postmaster and repre- sented the city in the Legislature four times, in 1925, 1931, 1933 and 1937. In influences to make them better citizens rather than to wait until the bad influences have had time to take bottom-hold which sometimes lead to a life of crime. Prevention of crime is so much better than all our faulty ideas of punishment, sentence, parole, probation and what not, costly all of it. It is mch more economical to begin at the beginning and prevent the youngsters getting a criminal foot the continuance of farmer-labor con ferences sponsored by Goddard college. The onlv condemnatory resolution was regarding the refusal of Winooski to permit textile workers to organize in a city-owned hall.

ors be settled immediately so there will be no stoppage in the production of coal. Calling upon all citizens to help kill black markets, the governors emphasized that only the buyers can get in the death blow. The governors adopted another' resolution urging Congress to reject pro- posals attempting to influence the In- terstate Commerce commission in the Z1.T.7 Tf it wlmt giandma went. It is a big, lonesome ary tyke without a home, no place to go when night comes darkening over I the eastern sky, and you are weary 'with hanging onto grandmas skirts, not knowing when or where your next meal is coming from. Some kind- hearted people gave grandma a hand out.

Sometimes she did not hesitate to ask for something for herself and the little tyke hanging onto her skirts But begging on the main street is she inquired wanted younger women, without children. Waitresses are in good demand, but they must be spry, go on the run to wait on the tables taboo. After a while, the police took notice. Grandma was cautioned not to beg. Questioned as to where she came i denly at his home early Saturday from, where she was going, who wasmorning.

He would have been 95 the little tyke hanging to her petti-1 years 0id 0n May 5th. He. had been coats, where did she pick him up, she confined to his home for a week, suf-said she was looking for work. She fering from a cold, wanted to find a place where she I Mr. Burke was mayor for ten years could work and earn her way for her-1 at different times.

He was born in Wil-self and the little She loved the liston and received his education at little tyke. She was ready to fight 1 Williston academy, going to Burling- critical, has eased slightly, Arthur like a tigress if anyone tried to take ton jn 1873. C. Gernes, deputy regional director of the little boy from her. It is not easy jror many years he engaged in the the War Manpower commission, told to find openings for an elderly lady blacksmith trade but his heart was al- with a small child.

Most places where ways in politics. The record of his the conference. The problem is not Age at the noon hour, when every place is school commissioners for three years, taken and all in a hurry to get going, jn J903 Mr. Burke was elected tnayor eat and run, so to speak. of Burlington and was re-elected an- Finally grandma was taken handjnually for four 0ne-year terms, by the police.

They filed complaint jn jgog he was named to a two-year as serious as anticipated, he said, because the movement away from the farms has almost completely stopped. New England is short several thousand all-around farmers and dairy hands and will face its biggest agricultural crisis in harvesting the Maine potato crop, the governors were told by Arthur C. Games, deputy regional director of the War Manpower com mission. In speaking of the labor shortage, --J- he said that recent orders to Selective Service boards to defer bona fide farm workers had eased the farm manpower shortage, and the WMCihad separated and grandma took igog he ran for governor of Vermont had a four-way plan to fill the gap. It charge of the little boy.

She loved' involves recruitment of dairy hands him, wanted to do for him, but de-and year-around farmers from small clining years and no home made it farms and transferring them to larger difficult for her to take care of him. units; drafting of school boys and girls On the vagrancy charge she was taken and even of whole communities to! to the county jail, womens depart- on the Democratic ticket. Surviving are seven children, all of children and three great-grandchil-children and three greatgrandchildren, against her for vagrancy. A petition was filed to bring the little boy before the court as a neglected, dependent child, of whom it was said the state should assume his guardianship. It was said that his father and mother ment.

The little boy went with her. He did not, of course, sense that it was a jail, or that grandma was arrested. He had the run of the place, had plenty to eat, found a lot of new things to see and to hear, really had a grand time ip the big house. Presently he was committed, temporarily, to the care and custody of the Department of Public Welfare. It is wonderful what the department with its limited means can do for harvest seasonal crops; recruitment of women workers for farms; and establishment of farm camps for boys and women in the acute shortage areas.

Gernes disclosed that the federal government now was negotiating with Canada to allow surplus Canadian workers to enter the Aroostook area of Maine to work on the potato crop. He asked the governors to assist in efesing the shortage by urging their school commissioners and education departments to permit schools to close earlier to free high school boys and girls for farm work. Commissioner of Agriculture Louis A. Webster of Massachusetts said that children. There is the greatest oppor tunity for permanent welfare work among the young children everywhere, if there onlv was a sufficiency ed.

Now Dad has married again. The of funds to do with. The day will little tyke has grown into a bra i come when government, all govern- lad, the grandmother has died. Dad milk rationing may become inevitable ments, will realize what an economical wants his boy back with him. He has service it is to help the kids while they are small; subject them to good (Continued on page 3) hold.

Going back to the case at bar After a while Dad and Mum got divorc-.