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Metcalfe, right, wearing uniform of the German-Ameri organised to teach civilians how can bund's storm troops, shows photographs of the bund's activities to Rep. Martin Dies, chairman of the to wear masks ami defend them house committee investigating un-American movements. selves against bombs. Most masks sell for 75 cents and the govern ment has an extra 10 million on hand for emergency use. Governor Impressed by Texas Football Might Pattern 6113. Towels that are a wee bit dif ferent make kitchen chores a joy! What fun to embroider these your self in simple stitches and bright colors. Make a set for a friend. They’re welcome gifts! Pattern 6113 contains a transfer pattern of 6 motifs averaging 7’A by 9% inches; materials needed; illustra tions of stitches; color schemes. To obtain this pattern, send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 269 W. 14th St., New York, N. Y. Please write your name, ad dress and pattern number plainly. This year,' Rritain is spending $1,715,000,000 on rearmament, building anti-aircraft guns (above) and fixing out defense troops with oilskin suits (right) as protection against disastrous mustard gas. Though the nation is outwardly calm, A.R.P. has perfected an amazing organiza tion of 600,000 community “wardens'” who will have charge of A.R.P. fire brigades, first aid units, evacuation and contamina tion squads. Moneyed classes are building underground bomb proof shelters where they will re tire to live in comparative com fort during raids. Rut poorer classes cannot afford this luxury, indeed cannot even afford gas masks, thereby creating a de fense problem of major impor tance. Or Else— The man’s conduct was suspi cious, and the watchman asked why he kept hanging about the gunpowder factory? “I want to make myself give up smoking,” replied the man. Answer to a correspondent: Al ways help your wife. 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