Thursday, January 6th, 1944. -. UNION PRESS-COURIER. PAGE SEVEN a — Mlinois Court Trying New Divorce Procedure | The Cook county (Chicago) circuit | court is using the pre-trial confer- | ence method of settling contested | jdivorce cases as a step toward | clearing calendars for an expected ‘postwar rush, | Primary purpose of the pre-trial | ‘conferences is not reconciliation but a settlement of financial differences that will permit cases to be heard as a default—when one person with- draws to permit granting of an un- contested divorce, Nearly all cases are past the rec- onciliation stage when they enter court, according to Circuit Court "Judge Robert Jerome Dunne, who is using the pre-trial conference meth- od in an effort to speed up action on a steadily mounting cases. | The procedure is for Judge Dunne to call both parties and their law- yers into his chambers for a dis- cussion as soon as a case is put on the contested calendar, according to information to the American Munic- ipal association. After determining that reconcilia- tion is impossible, the judge inquires ! into the financial situation of the cou- ple and generally suggests a lump sum payment in lieu of alimony for the wife. Crimea One of Historic Travel Routes for Armies The northern section of the Pere- kop isthmus of the Crimea is open steppe country. In peacetime a grain-growing land of rolling fields, it offers no hills or forests as natural defense lines. Farther south, how- ever, where the bottleneck opens up into the broad reaches of the Cri- mea, mountains rise to guard the entrance. The Isthmus is one of the historic travel routes of the world. Over it flowed hordes of migrant settlers, nomadic tribes, conquering armies. The ancient Scyths, the Goths, Huns and Tatars used it. The Greeks built Taphros at what is now the settle- ment of Perekop. During the 15th century. under a Tatar Khan, a great ditch’was dug across the narrow northern stretch of the isthmus. Later stone towers were built by another Khan to guard the approaches to the Crimea. During the Russian counter-revo- lution that followed the overthrow of the Tsar, Perekop isthmus, like the Siwash railway route, became a path of retreat for White Russian forces defeated by the Red army. Early Explorer Leif Ericson was born in Iceland in the Tenth century. A son of Erik the Red, who was a son of one of the original settlers of Iceland and the discoverer of Greenland, Eric- son spent the summer of 999 in Nor- way studying at the court of King Olaf Tryggvason where he was con- verted to Christianity. On commis- sion of the king, he returned home to Greenland and the following sum- mer to preach the Christian faith. En route he was blown off his course and sighted land in a new re- gion. Because of the grapevines he saw he called the new country Vin- land. From descriptions of the jour- ney and observations recorded, his- torians believe this country to have been New England or Nova Scotia, and as a result Leif Ericson is con- sidered by many to have been the real discoverer of America. A few years later expeditions left Green- land to. explore the new land and make settlements, but they were forced to leave after three years be- cause of attacks from what are be- lieved now to have been Indians. Pan Spinach Another tasty and quick way to pre- pare spinach is to pan it. To prepare sufficient for four servings, melt two tablespoons of fat in a heavy flat pan, add a quart of spinach, cover the pan tightly to keep in the steam and cook until barely tender, ‘stirring occasionally. The vegetable cooks in its own juices, so none of the valuable nutrients are lost. By using meat drippings as the fat, you can add good flavor to the panned ! greens, and at the same time save valuable ration points. Vary the preparation by using bits of leftover meat, or a little chopped onion, or slightly thickened milk or cream. Discovered Quinine Quinine, the most powerful ma- laria drug known, is obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree (pro- ‘nounced sinkona). The tree was named for the Countess of Chinchon, 'wife of Peru’s ruler back in the 17th century, who was saved from death in 1631 by the bitter liquid which a Jesuit priest recommended. The priest had learned of the drug from the native Indians of the country. Since that time, millions of lives have been saved by quinine, mostly in the tropical ‘areas of the world, where malaria is most prevalent. Sea-Going Speedometer A sea-going version of the speed- ometer now automatically and ac- curately records the speed and dis- tance traveled by our hard-hitting battleships. In addition to indicating the ship's speed in knots, this robot totals in nautical miles the distance trav- eled by a ship from a given bear- ing. It also aids in the measuring of the draft and the trim of the ship and other factors that are im- number of { | i | | good. in doing it, we had the barrel. planes from every tr How we had to use every plane in North Africa—how we had to gather modification center to do the trick. He said the Italian invasion “would have not 27. But even so, that’s come home. have been done with less.” On another, 21. been easier with more planes—and could He talked about the American raids on Germany. On one, 24 big Fortresses didn’t On another, 35. On another, And since he talked, 60 bombers—and their gallant crews—went down in a single raid. No one can attempt to evaluate their loss in dollars or the loss to the enemy in destruction of war materials And how, to scrape the bottom of aining center, depot and needed by him to carry on the war. planes cost dollars to produce—millions of dollars. 2 Then he pointed again to the obvious fact that the Italian fight “is a small engagement compared to the gigantic expedition which one day, and we hope not too many months hence, will be set against continental Europe.” But ‘Do vou know what General Amold said? he other day, Gen. Arnold lifted us right out of our seats cheering. He said: “One day last month over 1600 planes were in the air going from the United States overseas to some war theater.” Of course, that was just one particular day, and a big one. In fact, that’s swell! Then Gen. Arnold went on: He told how the Army Air Force and the RAF saved our men at Salerno. In short, if a fact was ever made crystale clear, Gen. Arnold made this one: What we're doing now is good—BUT STILL NOT NEARLY ENOUGH! And that goes for our building, for our fighting—and for the War Bond buying that makes the building and fighting possible. 1 Coming soon is a day when, with one mighty effort, we’re going to smash into Hitler’s Europe and bury Germany under an overwhelming mass of men, equipment— and all the materials that money can buy. And to do it we've got to boost our War Bond buying. We've got to buy more Bonds and more Bonds and more Bonds right up to the final minute when the Nazi and Jap flags go down into the dust— for good! EEP ON BACKING THE ATTACK ! QUICK WORD TO NEXT OF KIN. Next-of-kin of servicemen who have been taken prisoner by the en- emy will receive swift and accurate notification, the Office of War Infor- mation has announced. The govern- ment immediately will trasmit free liable source dealing with prisoners of war. OWI warned against relia- bility of enemy broadcasts and ag- ganization for such information. Nice Kitty | | [ APPARENTLY UNCONCERNED, the owner of this leopard holds his strange pet and reads a magazine portant for navigation and gunfise control. while waiting to board a plane at a Washington, D. C., airport. ainst any private individual or or- | | PUBLIC WANTS ALARM CLOCKS SAY AUTHORITIES | ‘What are some of the shortages which have bothered you most?” Nearly five thousand persons through | the country were asked the ques- tion, in a recent survey of consumer any accurate information from a re- | requirements made by the Office of | the corps. Civilian Requirements. The most se- | rious inconvenience and hardsihp is | caused by the shortage of alarm | clocks, although shortage of food af- | fects the greatest number—followed | n order of numbers by elastic, gal- | vanized ware, some textile products, | & alarm clocks. “Most of the needs brought oui by this survey can and will be met,” Arthur D. Whiteside, | vice chairman of OCR, said. : WOMEN OF PATTON INVITED | TO JOIN JOHNSTOWN PLATOON; | Women of the Patton district are | invited to join the ‘Johnstown Pla- | toon”, now being recruited for the; United States Marine Corps Wom- | en's Reserve, Sergeant Larry Bach- | man, Johnstown Enlistment Officer,, | announces. { He stated a campaign has been | launched in the four county area of Somerset, Bedford, Indiana and Cam- | bria to enroll 29 women for a pla- | toon to bear the name of Johnstown in the Marine Corps. | “Those elisting in this special unit will be sworn in, leave and train to- gether at Camp Lejeune, N. C., as a unit representing the City of; Johnstown.” In order to be accepted it is re- quired that applications be from the | ages of 20 to 35 years, have two! years of high school education or its! eguivalent in business training and | be in good condition physically. i Young women in the local district | who are interested in applying to) serve with the “Johnstown Platoon” | are requested to make application in! person, or by letter to the Marine Recruiting Station, New Post Office Euilding, Johnstown, Pa. In speaking of the Marine Corps, which now considers its women as ! get not only competent advice on the EH much a part of the outfit as its cam- | paign hardened leathernecks, Ser-| geant Bachman said: ‘ Local women { who join the Johnstown Platoon may by their act inscribe their names in the annals of the fightingest branch of service and may share in the glory { and prestige which is the heritage of Spa TO SPEED VETS’ PAYMENTS. Action has been taken eo eliminate | delays between the date a soldier is | discharged for physical disability and j the time he may begin to receive a pension or other veteran’s benefits, i according to the War Department. Steps have been taken so that before a soldier leaves the army, he may nierits of individual claims, ,but also a decision on them. y-- x Are you entitled to wear a “target” lapel button? You are if you are investing at least ten percent of your in- come in War Bonds every pay day. It’s your badge of pa- triotism. % ce TH LAST SESSION-HE E 3 WAS WRONG ONLY YEAH-HE BROUGHT d OUT A BILL TO GET 1 AN ADDED STEEL PLATE] ON TAP DANCERS SHOES) BUT 1T was “TALKED TO DEATH 7 | HEAR TH SENATORS RECORD IMPROVED /Al d O0 PER CENT OF THE TIME //! SENATOR RAGWEED OF CRABTREE CROSSING PASSED THROUGH TOWN ASAIN TODAY re — ay PROTECT YOUR WAR BONDS FROM FIRE AND LOSS Use Our SAFEKEEPING Department First National Bank, Carrolltown Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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