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Illinois V alley News, Thursday, April 8, 1913
A
wedding of that pretty girl who
used to look after Junior Jones
when his Mom and Pop went to
the movies, the arrival of an in­
This is No. 1 in a series of 5 consecutive
portant national figure to see his
daily articles on the bombs now in actual
mother who had been taken sud­
use by our enemies, and the way to handle
denly ill, the announcement that a
them. The Oregon State Defense Council
local store would be closed Thurs­
emphasizes the fact that there is no assur­
day morning owing to the death
ance that some other type of bomb may not
of the proprietor’s aunt; she had
be used in any attacks made on the Pacific
been like a mother to him.
Coast but those pictured and described here
It may seem a little thing that
are the most recent types used by the Japs
the Smith’s have a new lathe
on other fronts.
house in the back yard for Mrs.
Smith’s fuchsia and pelargonium
collections, but it’s a chance that
this type of incendiary mater­ , all the amateur gardners in town
The one kilogram incendiary
i will be stirred by that announce- ■
ial can be quite effective.
bomb is pear-shaped and tap­
ment.
ers toward the tail. It is 10
Some will call on the
if the bomb lights in the
Smiths, some will peer over the
inches long and 3 inches in
open there will be a simple i
diameter and the body of the
job involving a good deal of I fence or ask a friend of the Smiths
bomb is black while the tail
fast work. Following explos­ i for details. Friendships will be1
fins are white and its nose is
cemented, even feuds buried and
ion, which occurs on impact,
a hemisphere of rubber. When
it will be necessary to cover i certainly good will enhanced by
it is dropped it explodes and
that one small jtem, to say nothing
each particle of pho_pliorus
its fragments are like shrapnel
of the stimulus to industry.
with water or with earth.
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and fly up to 50 yards. It
Who can remain unconcerned at
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If the bomb explodes inside
scatters red phosphorus which
the sight of a freckled boy with
a building, water from a gar­ i his arm in a sling, when only last (
will not re-ignite upon expos­
den
hose, pump tank, stirrup
ure to air as white phosphor­
night it was noted in the paper j
pump or thrown from a cup or
us does, provided only that
that he fell off the family garage
other small container presents
you extinguish the fire once.
while in pursuit of a model aero­
the best control medium.
Used in dry forests or fields
plane? It becomes not only a
per.-onal note but sii jtem for nost­
algia.
Who does not remember |
chattering of Broadway and Hol-
WHAT TO EXPECT
other
boys
and other aeroplanes,
J lywood remains to gratify the big
FROM A WEEKLY
city resident’s craving for that to say nothing of kites? Who cap
NEWSPAPER
personal touch,
Many a cliff fail to stop and speak a word with
dweller of the great skyscraper the youngster and offer an ex­
Nowhere does democracy speak cities subscribes to his home town pression of wry understanding
so clearly and so personally as in paper, There he finds the confus- ■ympathy to his harried mother?
Thus item by item the peace­
th«- small town weekly. It is as ions of life simplified to their
American as Daniel Boone’s cap. fundamentals. War, politics, pride time life of the American scene
It speaks always as an individual, and prejudice speak in terms of grows, like mosaics slipping into
reflecting the mood anil the point people meeting at the postoffice place in a great expanding pan­
orama.
of view peculiar to its editor. or on the street.
Social items took on a new col­
Som<- small town editors are phil­
In the big cities and towns, in
osophers and some beat furious the midst of restless crowds, peo­ or. Sewing circles became Red
copy out of their typewriters. But ple are but faces and elbows jost­ Cross meetings. Everybody went
militant or mild they sense the ling by, faces disappearing behind to First Aid courses, even if they
life forces of their home towns as closing doors. Each door is but didn’t survive to the last splint
no big city editor ever can. Their I the gateway to a walled city with certificate. The Ground Observ-
papers are the bonds which bind a secret life. Only a great disaster < r Corp was organized, the Civilian
communities together in neigh­ can discover the neighborliness and Defense training course got under
borliness.
'he longings in the hearts of those way. Encampments of soldiers ap­
peared, residents began signing up
The great and powerful editors people.
at
the ship yards and factories for
of the nation were all of them,
But who, reading the small town
past and present, small town edi­ weekly, can ignore the town war work. Local boys began leav­
tor* who enlarged their fields, around him? Even the vital sta­ ing for camps, then returning on
I/CSS than one hundred years ago tistics are told not in the curt an­ leave, taller, straighter and very
even the great New York dailies nouncements of the Board of proud in their uniforms.
But how could we know all this
were actually small town papers. Health but in such items as stork
American expansion anil the tem­ showers, the arrival of grandma I were it not for our local paper?
po of modern invention forced the to look after Junior while his Mom . Once towns had their criers stalk­
personal touch out as national and ■pends the customary two weeks ing through the streets, swinging
global news crowded the pages. in the hospital with a daughter, I their bells and calling the news,
Now only the gossip columnist the reunion of a family for the I I but the criers vanished long ago.
JAP BOMBS OF
1 Kilo Jap Incendiary
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Without our local paper each one
of the settlements that line the
North Coastside would retire into
itself, as remote as a welled city
or skyscraper apartment, hearing
nothing, seeing little beyond its
own rim of hills. The need of a
local paper is greater now than at
any time. Suspicion and distrust
thrive on the unknown. Morale
sinks swiftly. The entire Civilian
Defense program depends upon^co-
operation, the knowledge of a
common purpose.—Exchange.
Buy War Bonds vT(
Every Pay Day
* * *
Let’s Double
Our Quota
V
Sherman Was Right
War Is X X X X
BUT, WE FOLKS OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY ARE INDEED
fortunate in many ways . . . (we do have our inconven­
iences it is true and while we are at war we are not on
the front . . . yet.)
ONE OFTHE MAIN REASONS WE ARE FORTUNATE HERE
IS DUE TO
Josephine County Merchants
OUR STORES HAVE HEADACHES APLENTY . . .
They are the first to encounter shortages . . . lack of ma­
terials . . . depleted stocks . . . loss of clerical help, substi­
tutes for critical items, etc.
Through their foresight and good business judgment, we resi­
dents of Josephine County are “really lucky”.
WE, YOUR GRANTS PASS AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERC E
Suggest: Do all you can to help your merchant... When you shop
... be patient... use a shopping list... carry every pack­
age . . . try to have exact change . . . REMEMBER, the
merchant has RATIONINCI problems too—so: Be neigh­
borly ... Be Co-operative ... be considerate.
BY GETTING ALONG TOGETHER WE I L BE HELPING IN
THE WAR.
Grants Pass and Josephine County
Chamber of Commerce
Start punching
from your pocket!
highway
at WORK
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die to keep tl:e place you
live in safe.
I ncle Sam is asking you
Its getting ready to de­
lhe nation's highwaj s, too, are do­
consideration of these conditions
ing their part tor v ictorv. In addition
created by the w ar.
to the large volume of military traf­
fic, the bus lines carried th ret -quarters
will be rewarded. Then you can look
t fa billion passengers in 1942—nearly
toGreyhound for a brand-new chap­
six times the population of the I'. S.
ter in comfortable, convenient, en­
And still more are riding this year.
joyable highway transportation.
But w hen victory is won. travelers
liver a tremendous, irresistible wallop
to back them up. lie’s asking sou to
that will smash the Axis flat—once
lend the money they need by invest-
and for all.
ing in War Bonds.
But brother—that punch has got
In the next few weeks, you mav be
to start from your pocket! And now’s
visited by one of the thousands of
volunteers who are giving their time
the time Io let it go!
I ncle Sam is asking us to lend him
13 billion dollars this month.
13 bil­
and effort to this Drive.
But don’t wait for him.
Today—
dollars — over and
now—go to your nearest bank or
above any Mar Bond buying that
Post Office or place where they sell
lions of extra
vow'll lx- doing anyway!
Money to
War Bonds.
\nd for your Country’s
These millions are not traveling
Ims «hip« and planes, money to feed
sake—for your own sake—invest all
for si i nerv or pleasure. Most of them
and clothe and arm and train the
you can!
are selectees, military personnel, and
w ar workers. Others are farmers,
nurses, teachers —people in nearly
every walk ot lite whose tripsin
some way or other are essential to
the national welfare.
(¡rev hound inputting all itsctlorts,
experience and resources into help­
ing perform the biggest transporta­
WARTIME TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS
V <>u will help the war effort and ha»e
a better trip if you do these things:
o»\ult sour Gres hound agent for
information and get sour tnket in
adi ante.
1. I rate! tn midueei rather than on
u eei-endi.
tmericans
There are 7 different type» of I'. S.
who will deliver this punch — who
Government securities — choose the
are ready to work and sweat ami
ones best suited for you I
millions of your fellow
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3.
< arts ai little baggage as ftniblt.
tion job of all time. That is why our
service to you now cannot alw ay s be
THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES . ..
YOU LENO YOUR MONEY!
w hat w e would like to give, or w hat
you have come to expect of Grey­
hound. \\ c appreciate your patriotic
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