1 ble to God, for those who are in the ‘tions of friends and benefactors. Thursday, December 10, 1942, ‘BLACKOUT’ DRIVER SCHOOLS ARE OPENED The State Council of Defense has started a series ot four-day schools in all regions of the state to train Civilian Defense Driver Corps in- structors in the special techniques of blackout and emergency driving. The first school was conducted last week in Reading and dates already have been set for schools in a hum- ber of other cities. After this 20 hour course of train- ing which inciudes practice driving! and car repairs under emergency con- ditions, the instructors will organize and conduct classes for driver corps volunteers in their own communities. | Nearly 200,000 driver corps mem- bers, many of them women, have been enrolled by Councils of Defense thro- ougout Pennsyivania. “Motorized equipment is of tremen- dous importance in civilian protec-| tion and in the conduct of other je- cessary phases of civilian life,” the State Council of Defense pointed out. “The need for really expert drivers is tremendously accentuated by the real possibilities of bombing which will necessitate driving under adverse conditions, such as fire and smoke, shell holes, rough terrain, crossing of ditches, fording streams, etc. In ad- HOUSEWIVES TOLD HOW TO STRETCH FOOD IN THE VOLUNTARY MEAT RATION The Pennsylvania State Council of Defense has called on every Pennsyl- vania housewife to ‘‘stretch” avail- able meat and substitute foods as far as possible in the voluntary meat ra- tioning program. In leaflets being distributed to some 2,000,000 homes, Mrs. Conway | Zirkle, chairman of the council's com- | Vv mittee on consumer interests, said: “Care should be taken to stretch | with foods that provide protein, iron | and V-vitamins-—the principal nutri- ents found in meat.” As examples she listed turkey, | (chicken Jiver, fish, cottage cheese, milk, soy beans, lima beans and peas, | oysters, mustard greens, eggs, spin- | jach, whole grain products, potatoes | | and many vegetables and fruits. { “Iron is not as easily assimilable | |from vegetables as from animal! | foods,” she added, “hence, eat vege- | | table iron-containing foods very gen- | !erously when animal foods are cur-| | tailed.” i Under voluntary meat rationing, | each family is asked to limit con- {sumption to two and one-half pounds | |a week for adults, one and one-half | pounds for children, and six to 12 and | dition, civilian driver corps members’ three-quarters of a pound for children | may be called upon to transport aux- | iliary firemen, auxiliary policemen, supplies, evacuees, etc, To do these | there soon will be meat shortages. | jobs expertly requires skillful drivers | te Vo te ie who have had special training.” er fe NT nine CHRISTMAS NOVENA. During the month of December the | monthly Novena wili be held at an! .earlier date than usual. The Novena in honor of St. Therese will be made | in conjunction with that made to the | Infant Jesus in preparation for the | great Feast of Christmas. These No- venas will open at the Carmelite | ‘Monastery at Iuoretto, on Wednesday, | December 16th at 4 p. m., and close | on Thursday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. | During these nine days the beautiful statue of the Infant of Prague will | be placed in the chapel. Those friends ; who may not be able to attend some | of the services this year, are request- under six. | Mrs, Zirkle said there is no doubt MACDONALD CAREY SINKS JAP CRUISER IN “WAKE ISLAND” SOON AT GRAND | As gripping a film as has ever) been projected on the screen will] come thundering to the Grand Thea- | tre on Friday and Saturday of this week. i It is Paramount's “Wake Island,” a masterpiece of a movie, telling the story of a little band of outnumbered, Marines who for fourteen days stood | off the pounding of Jap invasion for- | ces and by so doing thrilled the hear- ts of all Americans and wrote glor- ious Marine history. { Paramount gathered together a brilliant cast to portray the many ed to send their petitions to the Mon- | 1a) jife roles. Heading the list are astéry at an early date that they may be placed on the altar and remember- ed in the’ prayers of the Carmelite nuns. This is an important and a pow- erful Novena and will be a good pre-| _paration for Christmas. Special in- tentions will be. for a peace accepta- service of the country, for the inten- The Carmelite nuns thank all their kind benefactors, pray for them and extend to them their wishes for a Holy and Happy Christmas. Address all petitions to the Carmelite Monas- tery, Loretto, Pa. | cooperation stands out unmistakenly. | The realistic land, sea and air bat- | tles are thrilling testimonials to that] | Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Mac- | Donald Carey, Albert Dekker, Walter | | Abel, Barbara Britton and William A. | ! Bendix. | The fact that “Wake Island was filmed with complete Marine Corps fact. “Wake Island,” bear in mind, is not! all battle scenes. The film is a very| difinte story—and a good one. The] picture starts just a few days before | the attack. Don’t miss this. | | rys, 29, probably will be in the mar- | Okanagan lake were forced to flee | their homes when a landslide on | the opposite shore created a wave | that swept across the 3'2 miles and | is expected to save nearly 2,000,000 UNION PRESS-COURIER NYA IN GRAVEYARD? Look for NYA to join WPA in the graveyard soon. If the President don’t | abolish it, Congress will. All of the steam being generated against WPA will hit Youth Administration. Its training activities will be run by an- other agency. Comment of one Con- |gressman on liquidation of WPA: “I'm for it, but it cheats us out of | some of our demagoguery next sess-| ion!" Snoring Reveals Hideout Of Man Chased by Police RAVENNA, OHIO.-Stanley A Bo- ket for a “snore cure’ if he ever gets out of trouble with the law. Borys, wanted on burglary charges, was leading police a merry chase until one Sunday morning when sleep overtook him in a hideout. Special Deputy William Dexter of Brady Lake had been tipped off that Borys would spend the night at the home of friends, so the officer took up vigil there. After waiting some time, Dexter stepped out on the porch of the house, where he heard a sawing sound. Further investiga- tion revealed Borys under the porch, sleeping soundly and snoring loudly. Dog Wakes His Mistress, Saves Her From Flood WEST SUMMERLAND, B. C.— Residents of Crescent Beach on washed out a wharf, three boat- houses and sections of the municipal |. road. A dog owned by Mrs. J. Woods jumped and barked frantically at the window of her home and alarmed her in time to warn occupants of | the threatened area. The wave took | about 15 minutes to cross the lake. | Bolt of Lightning Turns On the Heat in Tavern ALBANY, N. Y.—After a thunder- storm, patrons of a tavern remarked that the atmosphere seemed just as warm—in fact the place got hotter and hotter. The proprietor investi- gated, found a lightning bolt had switched on an nil heater. “The WPB has prohibited all sales | of rubbing alcohol except to persons with written physicians’ prescriptions and to professional users. The order gallons of alcohol needed for war pur- poses. —V —Industrial diamonds are being flown from South Africa to America. at the store of help you = “What can happen? How can you prevent it?” Let your Studebaker dealer tell you—Among the helpful suggestions Studebaker dealers can offerare ways to prevent sludge, car- bon and oil dilution—how to keep your battery charged and strong. nfidence CHOOSE WITH Quality Jewelry Gifts Choose gifts that you can depend on for lasting sat- isfaction. Splendid values. Jet Studebaker worry successfully about your car IKE thousands of other mo- torists, you probably have started to worry about the effect that restricted driving and cur- tailed speed may have on the operating condition of your car. But instead of worrying alone, why not let your nearest Stude- baker dealer share the problem with you? Consult the nearest Studebaker dealer without obligation—and get a free copy of the timely and informative Studebaker booklet, “How to Worry Successfully About Your Car.” 15S iH 4 BOOKLET FREE at all Studebaker dealers or write The Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Ind. MAURER & ALBRIGHT AUTO CO. PATTON, PA. venting Vitamin C. | PAGE THREE —— ——————————— en ————————— The Year's Most Practi- cable and Wearable Gift! It’s all in the line of civ- ilian duty to keep warm this winter. You will be doing your share in the effort by giving him a handsome tailored robe for Christmas. § Wool Flannel $10.50 TO $13.95 Inimitable for warm- th is this slick model for bedtime and These robes are under - ceiling priced. Look for our posting . , lounging use. STYLES SHOWN IN SMALL, MEDIUM and LARGE SIZES. Spun Rayon $6.95 Smartly striped spun Rayon for leisurely comfort in preciously few sport moments In blue, maroon and gray. Buy war bonds and stamps, and help ..the. Axis wither, Cotton Corduroy $9.50 Maroon, Blue, Green, Tan, Brown, Gray ~ Clothing Store NEW VITAMIN C COURSE | Oklahoma A. and M. College, report | with a little sugar LUXENBERG'S Barnesboro “similar to sas FOUND IN PERSIMMONS! in Science that green persimmon lea- | safras tea.” Real tea was also tested = | Freshly dried leaves sometimes have | per cent as i i ; i Cait) y di € 8 8 much Vitamin When tea joins coffee on the list of | an even higher concentration. Green | decoctic . scarcities, don’t worry. Brew yourself | fruits also contain the vitamin tho- | iw 2a \S i : | a tasty cup from persimmon leaves | ugh not as much of it as the leaves; | —if you live where persimmons grow. | the vitamin apparently disappears to | Its Zood for vou: Full of Scurvy pres le iis 20 Ppa ently disappears to | meat was on hand in nortt B you; of sc yp | a large extent as the fruit ripens. | way, but -the GQ the > ve Tea made from chopped-up dried | t Shans Tog Prof. G, C. Vinson of the University | leaves was found to be a good vita- | gians, | ves are rich in this essential vitamin. | but proved to have only about one C as the mn from persimmon leaves. Recently a small supply of whale 1ern Nor- uisitioned the best of it, leaving only that which ; J 8 wa, i i re Morar of Missouri and Prof. F. B. Cross of | min source, and tested rather well | S partially spoiled to the Norwe-
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