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Fig By Science Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — A woman in war work who drops a monkey-wrench. while shod with the popular open-toed shoes may break a toe. ©

Turning an ankle while walking on high heels can throw her against a whirling machine. If she wears sandals, sharp-edged metal shavings in them cause painful cuts. Just a few days in a factory and she will understand the necessity of proper shoes and realize that suitable foot covering is as important

1as suitable head covering and

clothing. : Recommended footwear for women factory workers are bluchers or sturdy five-gyelet oxfords, depending upon the type of work. Heels should not be over one and one-half inches high. Steel box toes in the so-called safety shoes will protect against dropped tools. Occupation often determines the type of shoe that must be worn. Rubber soles are worn by electricians and by persons in aircraft factories who have to work inside fuselages or walk on wing surfaces.

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They should not be worn in shops where the floors are apt to be oily. Sewed or wooden-pegged shoes are worn in factories handling explosives because iron nails often make sparks. High, water-proof shoes with non-skid soles are necessary in shipyards and are desirable for women bus and truck drivers.

PROTECT YOUR AWNINGS Awnings and garden umbrellas can be protected from mildew by a new Sojoriess paint developed for this purpo

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ATTACK ON JAPS Knox Denies Navy Plans Island-by-Island

Tactics. = - WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (U. P.).

ing offensive against Japan from

‘Chinas as well as from South Pacific bases. This was learned as Navy Secretary Frank Knox knocked down the theory that the navy planned a tedious island-by-island campaign to Tokyo. He indicated that strategy in the Pacific, now that Guadalcanal has been won, envisages bold, powerful thrusts in areas that will hurt Japan most.

Byrnes Favors More Aid to China

“Of course, islands will be used in our progress toward the enemy homeland,” he told a press conference late yesterday, implying that

major Japanese bases in the Pacific such as Truk island, Rabaul, on New Britain island, and Ponape island in the Caroline group. His statement and other developments created considerable speculation that the navy’s strategy might be timed to implement an eventual attack on Japan from the Asiatic mainland. Economic Stabilization "Director Jathes F. Byrnes said this week that more American aid must be sent to the Chinese who are “holding for us the roads to Tokyo.”

More Supplies Expected

. Officials regarded as significant the meeting in Chungking between Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Lieut. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the U. S. army air force, and British Field Marshal Sir John Dill. Observers believed that an increased flow of supplies to China for increased offensive pressure on the Japanese would result from the conference. The two high officers went to Chungking directly from the Roose-velt-Churchill meeting at Casablanca. Later they conferred with Field Marshal Sir Archibald P. Wavell in India.

® May See MacArthur

“Complete accord was reached on the co-ordination of offensive plans and thus signified the united determination of the powers concerned ensure full co-operation and mutual assistance for all operations against the Japanese,” a joint communique said. “The fullest co-operation will be insured by subsequent conferences between Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Field Marshal Sir Archibald P, Wavell.” These conferences are expected to have an almost immediate effect upon the bitter feeling in both

China and India that they have not

had their share of materials with which to conduct the war, observers

tisaid, and to result eventually in a concentrated and united offensive

against the Japanese. The forthcoming visit to Washington of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek leads to the natural assumption that affairs in China, particularly the matter of getting more help to the Chinese, will come to the front.

CRISPUS ATTUCKS LISTS ROTG RANKS

N. J. Fallon, officer in charge of

{the R. O. T. C. at Crispus Attucks

high school, has announced commissioned officers , for the new

school term. The battalion will be under "the leadership of Cadet Major Garnett Rhim, assisted by Cadet Captains Melvin Huston, William Reeves,]|, Clarence Robinson, Robert Evans and Eugene Franklin. X Cadet first lieutenants will be Robert Phillips, Donald Hobbs, Hubert Eatherly and James Jewell; second lieutenants, Edward Hawkins, James .Michael, Henry Bundles, Walter Smith and Julius Huggman, Wilford Summers is the adjutant. The appointments were approved by Russell A. Lane, principal; Lieut. Col. L. D. Macy of the U. 8 army and Mr. Fallon. .

‘NORTH INDIANA FAIR

LA PORTE, Ind., Feb. 12 (U. P.). —Tony Schuhb, Kentland, today succeeded James A. Terry, La Porte, as president of the Northern Indiana Fair association. Mr. Terry, president since the association was ‘organized five years ago, resigned because of other duties. Circuit members at a meeting here discussed harness racing dates for Goshen, la Porte, Crown Point, Rensselaer, Kentland and Bourbon fairs. The Kendallville fair with- | drew from the clreuit.

OFFERS PENSION BILL WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (U. P.).— Senator William Langer (R. N. D.), has introduced a bill to provide a federal old-age .pension for all people over 60 years of age.

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—Well-informed sources predicted | : today that American strategy in the: Far East envisages a steadily grow-|

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ASSOCIATION ELECTS

Sergt. Melville Croucher

Lieut. N. CroucherSergt. H. Croucher

Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. John | Croucher, 310 S. East st, are serving in the army. One of them, Second Lieut. Norbert: Croucher, is home on leave from Camp Croft, S. C., and is visiting his wife, Mrs. Merle Croucher, at 319 N."Oxford st. He entered service in July, 1942, and ‘was selected to attend officer candidate school, from which he

was graduated a few days ago. The other two are technical sergeants. Melville is 29 and is stationed at Camp Livingston, La. with the headquarters company 151st infantry. «He entered service Jan. 17, 1941, as did his brother, Hobart. The latter is stationed in the same company with Melville. Hobart worked at the P. R. Mallory Co. before enlisting,

LINGOLN INVESTED 61% IN WAR BONDS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 12 (U. P.) —Your 10 per cent investment in war bonds would look like pin money to Abraham Lincoln,’ a student of Lincoln lore said today.

will be published in March, said that Lincoln invested 61 per cent of his income in war bonds during the troublous civil war days and paid income tax he did not have to pay. Figures from Pratt's book show that Lincoln invested $61,898 in treasury notes and certificates out of a presidential salary totaling $100,668 in the years he was president. Pratt wrote that beginning July, 1862, Lincoln paid $61 in income tax every month until June: 30, 1864, when he began paying $101 a month until his assassination. “Lincoln,” he said, “was financially careful and conservative.”

STIMSON APPROVES SERVICE EMBLEMS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (U. PJ.

today that designs for a service flag and a service lapel button for dis-

the armed forces have been approved by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. The designs consist of a blue or gold star or stars in a white field within a red border. A blue star represents an individual from the “immediate family” or a member of an organization. in the armed forces. A gold star on a larger blue star symbolizes an individual killed in the service.

. Three o local wore n enrolled in ‘| Central ave. and Mary E, Sharp,

| Ethel ‘| Dora E. Puckett; Ft. Wayne; Bar-|

{ison at the Ritz and Rivoli the-

post Legion home on

| Broad Ripple chapter, O. E. S., at 8

Harry E. Pratt, Springfield, whose \ book of Lincoln's personal finances

—The war department announced |}

play by family members of men in |{ 3

the WAAC this week. “They. are Rose J. Hartman, 230 E. Oth st. Eileen E. Jones, 1726

4716 E. Washington st. Other Indiana enlistees are Renee M. Marcilliac, Evansville; E. O'Brian, Washington;

bara J, Rains, Kokomo; ‘Genevieve Stopa, Hammond; Winifred E.' Woodward, Mecca, and Lilian | Zaloudek, Gary. Four units of the American Legion auxiliary will maintain WAAC information booths on Tuesday,’ Wednesday and Thursday evenings. “The units and booth locations are Broad Ripple unit at the Vogue

tain Square theater; Bruce P. Rob-

aters, and Irvington unit at the E. Washington st.

0. E. S. WILL INITIATE

New members will be initiated and a reception held for members initiated within the last year by the

p. m. Wednesday in the Broad | ‘Ripple Masonic temple. Mrs. Lucy, Lindberg is worthy matron and Closs Freeburg is worthy patron.

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Analyst’

Revelation of

against the axis,

the size of the allied

and ‘also an idea of the m

of the task involved in an invasion of Europe. ~ That the cleaning up of Africa is merely liminary to invasion of the continent goes saying. Immediately after Prime Minister Churchill's speech in he promised wide offensive operations in the next nine months, authoritative spokesman in London told the press, “we are going to

on the continent ‘this year, but ‘where will be a surprise.” -The final battle for North Africa {is only now shaping up. The allies t have needed time to organize communications. and supplies, while the weather makes large-scale operations impossible at present. It may

‘be several weeks before : the real theater: i - | > Garfield unit at the Foun i 1 .

Allied leaders concede that it is

going to be a hard fight but have| fause

no doubt of the outcome. Churchill

revealed that 500,000 men were!

landed in North Africa. This pre-|: sumably does not include Gen. Sir B. L. Montgomery’s eighth army. Against them are arrayed an estimated 250,000 axis troops penned in northeastern Tunisia. The allies certainly appear to have the men to do the job. If more are needed, they undoubtedly can and will be sent.<

An invasion of Europe will quire much heavier forces these, which already have some difficulties in allied supp!

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