Illinois Valley News, Thursday, December 30, 1913
Army Tells Where ASTI*
Graduates To Be Used
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their technical training is needed.
Some are selected for Officer Can­
didate schools, though "the ASTP
is not to be regarded as a sure road
to a commission,” the army warns
“The primary aim is to train sol­
diers for the highest duties they
are capable of performing in spe­
cialized fields where the army has
greatest needs.”
OREGON STATE COLLEGE —
What becomes of the men who
"graduate” from the Army Spe­
cialized Training program at O.
S. C. and elsewhere?
The army
itself has just Jssued an official
answer to this question.
By the spring of 1944 it is esti­
O’
mated that these graduates will
be leaving the campuses at the rate
of 10,000 per month.
Many of
these will be given responsible
overseas assignments — some of
such importance their exact na­
ture is a military secret.
SALEM
"Forest Resources of
Hundreds are being assigned to
Oregon
”
is
tne
title of a 62-page
special duty in this country where
illustrated bulletin that has just
»¿»'kXA^>.>.»,»»1XX? X> been published jointly by the
school of forestry at Oregon State
College and the state forestry de­
partment, with the Pacific North­
west Forest and Range Experi­
ment station cooperating in the
preparation of the material.
The booklet contains informa­
tion covering the forest resources
of the state, including a statement
of the forests as they exist in
si ven separate state subdivisions.
Complete data is given on the area
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and volume of the forests by own­
ership. species and counties; the
rate of forest depletion and its
causes,
and an estimate of the cur­
★ The success w e enjoyed
rent and potential growth. A de­
in 1941 is not merely the
scription of the individual com­
result of chance. It is the
mercial tree species is included,
accumulating reward of
together with their uses as manu­
long years of effort on
factured products.
One section of the publication
our part to give the most
contains
a discussion of sustained
in quality and service for
yield management, farm forestrj
your money. That policy
forest products research and a pie
holds good in 1944, a
for improved forest practices.
FOREST RESOURCES
OE OREGON TOLD
IN NEW PUBLICATION
19
44
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Page Three
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS
RlHg Olit tile OU,
RlH¿ IH till’ N
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky.
Ths flying cloud, ths f.osty light;
Ths year is dying in the night;
Ring out. wild bells and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind.
For those that here we see no more;
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife:
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want, the care the sin.
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Rmg out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Rmg in the love of truth and right,
R ng in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease;
R ng out the narrowing lust of gold;
R ng out the thousand wars of old,
Rmg in the thousand years of peace.
Rmg in the valiant man and free,
The ler ger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the lend,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
—Lord Tennyson.
Stripped for Action
' don t mince any words
bout the way they want to find this
■ »untry when they come marching home...
do they, Judge?”
“They certainly don’t. Herb...and they
shouldn’t. They're doing a masterful job
lighting over there to protect our rights and
they have good license to expect us to pro­
ject theirs back here at home. One thing
.hey're mighty clear on is their stand on
. ronibition.”
"1 saw in the paiier just the other day
the results of a ¡xill taken among American
service men in 1 ugland by the British Inst,
tuteof Public Opinion. They asked hundreds
of men point blank how they would vote on
prohibition. &5% <’/ Ciem stated, in unmis
takable terms, that they would vote
against it. There’s no doubt about it, Herb
...the men overseas don’t want any action
taken on that subject while they’re away.”
“And they're 100% right. Judge, because
1 know how 1 felt when 1 came home after
the last war—only to learn that we had
been over there fighting for s »impractical a
thing as Prohibition."
Thti advtrlisemcnl sponsored by Conference of Alcohu.ic Hartaat in. .u
year which, we hope, will
shower many blessings
upon you.
★
VJ'xit
KERBY CONFECTIONERY
AND GROCERY STORE
ßitif. VJ ¿Ht.
WÄH BONDS
.Vlr. and Mrs. D. A. Bigelow
Services
On Sunday morning as you sit in
churcli and see the vacant places
in the choir and wonder where the
war lias taken the young people
from your community you may feel
certain that they are attending di­
vine services if circumstance per­
mits.
This young son of a coast guards­
man stationed at Boston is shown
as he greets the New Year. True
to traditions of the coast guard, he
is “stripped for action" as he wishes
you a happy New Year.
o
★ Above the clangor
of the midnight bells
one might heor the
ringing of another
Bell, whose chimes
mean "life, liberty and
the pursuit of happi­
ness."
In your pursuit of
happiness during 1944
we wish for you the
fullest measure of at­
tainment.
An old adage assures us
that “silence is golden,”
but, on the Eve of New-
Year’s, we can hardly
agree. We believe this is
the time to speak up and
tell you how much we
have appreciated your
patronage during the past
year, and to wish you
good luck in 1944.
Darger’s
Service Station
ILLINOIS VALLEY
ICE * LOCKER CO.
and Mrs.
Phil Sawver
flit ML THE O Y£I1F
Peace On £arth
I larger
V
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Mummers Parade
Descendant From
Early U. S. History
On New Year's Eve 1930 more than
300,000 persons watched the Mum­
mer’s parade in Philadelphia. There
were 12.000 in the line of march
down Bond street and the parade
lasted from early evening until the
glamour and good-humored bur-
lesque antics of the spectacle were
far criefc from what the uninitiated
would expect to see in the staid
Quaker City: nevertheless, the idea
is descendant from Colonial days.
The earliest settlers along the
Delaware river in the vicinity of
present day Philadelphia were Eng
lish and Swedes. The Mummer play
"St. George and the Dragon" was
traditional to the English celebration
of New Year's: the Swedes were
given to informal masquerades
It
is not clear just when or how the
Mummer play and the custom of
masquerading joined forces:
but
after the Revolution, General Wash­
ington replaced St George as the
central figure of the festivities.
The whole thing was spontaneous
and unorganized until, in 1886, it
was sponsored by the Silver Crown
New Year's association.
In 1901,
the Mummer's Parade was recog­
nized by the municipal administra­
tion of Philadelphia, and officials and
representative citizenry began turn­
ing out to participate in and witness
the parade.
The future? Your quess
I KE a worn out old
I boot we discard the
old year, and we voice
the hope that 1944 will
see many more unpleas­
ant things thrown into
the eternal discard. And
now, we join our friends
in the general rejoicing,
and wish you a Very
Happy New Year.
I
is as good as ours—but.
if our wishes count for
anything, there is a lot
of health and happiness
in store for you in 1944.
RITZ TAVERN
ILLINOIS VALLEY PARTS AND SERVIC E
and Mrs. R. B. Phillips
Kerby, Oregon
Walt Freeman
Ray Wilson
('ave .Junction.
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HAPPY
’Old China Held Special
New 't ear s Observances
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home may be frail: its roof may shake,
the wind may blow through it, the storms may
enter, the rain may enter", but at New Year's even
such a home may be alight with cheer.
Standing on the threshold of 1944 there is
reason to believe that the new chapter has brighter
pages for all. With this thought we extend to all
OUR SINCERE NEW YEAR S GREETINGS
LEW HAMMER'S GENERAL STORF
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Hammer
Selma. Oregon
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In old China, New Year's was
very important festival: a time
for taking stock of oneself, balanc­
ing accounts, "turning over a new
leaf." visiting and giving parties,
etc.
The celebration really began a
week before the "first day" when
homage was paid to the Kitchen God,
whose paper effigy was ceremoni­
ously burnt in order that his spirit
might ascend to heaven through the
smoke and report the conduct of
each member of the family Taking
no chances, the children smeared
the god's face with molasses before
they burnt him to guarantee the
sweetness of his report.
New Year's Eve has always been
one of the busiest days of the year
among the Chinese.
All financial
obligations must be met—a debtor
on New Year's Day loses "face”:
and that is about the worst tragedy
that can befall an Orientai So. the
stores and accounting houses are
open until midnight and firecrackers
pop through it the community.
QAndue (3j>ln lltsill is hardly justi
tied, but, looking into our crystal ball, we see
better days ahead. In the light of this fact we
say Happy New Year with the old-time spirit.
May the beot of everything come your way
in 1944.
Hannum & Kelt Chevrolet
411 South Sixth Street
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Granta Pana