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Seiencf. In The News
By J. W. CLAPP
With the increased demand for food and practically
no farm machinery and tools being manufactured, the
'average farmer is finding his problerns increasingly
difficult. Before farm machinery manufacture can
catch up with demand, perhaps unused army equip
ment can help pass over the early post war period.
Some of the machines designed for warfare in the
jungle.s and on the mountains of the world may prove
useful for the farmer when their war need is no longer.
The army ha*; a poHabJe chain-type gasoline-pow*
cved crosscut saw that should be ideal for saving time
and energy in marketing the farm woodlot, A modi-
ficatiun of Uie army's high pressure flame tbrower
might even be an improvement over existing weed
killers. They would ceitainly have to be modified; in
their present form you might by slight misadjustment
burn your neighbors garage instead of that patch of
weeds, all by mistake. Smoke generator's are sug
gested for use as smudge pots in orchards. Bulldoz
ers and the Baily bridges will find use on extensive
farms. New insecticides and sprays will be available,
and the aerosol bomb will be a boon to campers as
well as farmers. ' It is not actually a bomb but a cart
ridge of insecticide under pressure and can be released
In the forrt of a mist. Vaporised in this manner, the
new insecticide will reach into far comers and its
effect will last for some time, killing insects nt the
Klightest contact. Of cotirse the versatile jeep, whose
accomplishments have been glamorized for some time,
should have many uses for light work and be available
in considerable quantities.
Sale policies of the government supplies are not
as yet completely definite, but used equipment will
probably be sold at auction. Already some farm tools
have been sold and because of present shortages they
bi ought prices considerably above their value, some
Felling for more than they cost our government when
new. '•
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LETTER FROM A WAVE
The letter printed below was recently received
by Dean Bowden. It is from Miss Edna Truitt, of
the class of '44. Miss Truitt is in hospital service
as a WAVE. We consider her letter to be a ftirring
and complete editorial in itself, and print it that it
may help us all to realize the purpose and necessity
of the Sixth War Loan Drive which is now in pro-
gres.6.
, Monday.
Dear Dr. "B.”
Tonight I feel as if the weight of the whole world
were on my shoulders Last night, as never before, the
brutal force of ths war was brought ho me to me. For
several days we had been bn the alert for 300 casualties
from the west coast. They started bringing them in
«bout 7:00, I had been'^iat :work since 7:00 Sunday
morning, and it was 3:00 Monday morning before I left
the ward. . ;
Of the 300, 69 were stretcher cases. We had sup
posed they were traveling on a hospital train, but found
out later that they were put oh a regulai- train. Five days
on a dirty train, without a bath or a change of band
ages! The ones I bathed were so dirty you couldn’t
hope to get them clean with one washing. Infection
bad set in soihe cases—rnot many. One boy told me
Radio is a wonderful, changing and quickly advanc
ing field. It is difficult to visualize the complicated sys
tem that is behind our 285.000 radio stations. Coming
into favor and being widely advertised is the fre
quency modulation type of radio transmission. . FM
as it is called) possesses several'advantagies: less static,
higher fidelity reproduction, and lack of interfet-
ence from other stations on the same frequency. An
interesting fact, not so well publicized, is that ordinary
l adios will not work on FM signals. Perhaps post war
I'sdios will have provision for receiving three dlffer-
tnt types of radio signals: AM, FM, and television.
The most impoitant sciences right now are those
which are being used to rehabijitate wounded veterans
of this war. Even as medicine and surgery effect the
first stage of wound healng,-psychology and therapy
prepare to complete the process. Psychology gives the
answer tc the "whys” of a patients attitudes and temp
erament, and tries to prescribe a course that will en
able patients in a hopeless, dlsiUusioned state to be
come encouraged and eager to recover. ' Rest and
proper encouragement, with some activity to occupy the
mind, cures most mental disturbances.'"
Physiotberapj^ is a mpdem science that is demand
ing more trainee^ workers than are available. The
physiotherapists’ chief Job is helping' patients train in
jured muscles to work again. Special exercises are
given to loosen up particular muscles. Everything from
finger-exercising machines to ankle exercises is pro
vided in Halloran General Hospital and other array
hospitals of the country. Hot and cold showers and
baths (hydrotherapy) provide the stimulation of beat
cold, and .movement. The reconditioning hospitals
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1944
■
Fipsl Chandler doesn’t get that education from
REID
1 rn!" rf t’^e book store, of which Mary Coxe is the
chief dispenser.
Marjorie Simpson has claims to daily letters from
a male. One could deduce that both parties were lit
erate.
Not that we would be catty, but that Lyons_hai
done a good job of caging Marie Garner.
It has been called to our attenton that Lou Kerns
is a female Leopold. This is not so. She does hot have
"curly bar—
Lynna Reitzel has her fangs sunk into a character
named Bill these days. Chapel Hill, huh? A Hill
Billy, no doubt.
About the only use we can figure out tbat tW
culprit could put the lights bulbs to that he usurped
from West and North would be to sleep on. You’ve
heard of the light sleeper, haven’t you?
Elinor Aurgenblsihgdbright isn’t dating' with Roy
Berry any longer. (Reason—he kept mispronouncing
her name. He referred to her as Aurgenblsihgdumb.)
. And Emerson Whatley has been delving into dark
s'ubjecfs Utely. Verdalce Norris Is the illuminating
factor. ' ; • •
Dot Pierce could be accused of singing "That's
What I Like About the Souther-erland,” as of late.
Seems more like old times with Ed Daniel back to
whisper sweet nothings in coral ears. Cherchez (look
oiit) les femmes.
In the dark ages of '37, they say, Dr. Bo«den was
known as "Socrates." Is he not worthy of the same
honored title in this progressive year of '44? “Pistol
Packin’ Mamma.- Yes?”-A '‘forty-four ’ is a gun—so
there ought to be more analogy than mysteiT in the line.
Do we have to explain everything?
Well, Johnny, here’s your^ci^e to enter . . . Spike’s
a "rookie" now you know.
’Tis quite true we've seen Cassanova Durham about
Gibsonville lately. 'Tis strange how things happen to
some people.
• And one little fellow poured out his heart to iis—
"Gee, 1 wish Vivian Coble would stay on campus some
v/eekend. There might even be a chance for me.”
A new class got under way^ about three or four
weeks ago when Lynn B. began intensive lectures on
the art of letter writing. And she should know. Is
Merchant Marine case only a romori or shall we men
tion those letters here and now? And, oh brother, we
know ....
This growing familiarity between certain upper
-class girls and freshmen boys has started a bit oC
controversy among a number of groups. 'There’s a
knack to doing this thing very simply Mary E. says,
but sometimes it doesn’t work. You might ask her
about that, too.
Everyone congregates in P. Reid's room nightly.
What’s he got in there that interests everybody so much,
besides his room mate. Joe Dunn? Mr. Dunn has done.
Womankind is defined by Webster as the femalc-
of the spocies. In these days and times, there has
been a demand for a more specialized definition, in
dicating the various types of the fairer sex. By no
means is the following list complete, but may serve as
a guide which many males may find of use in mar-
r-lng out their strategy in bringing about closer friend
ship with their collective item’s d’affection . , . U
is desirous, we might add, to place said friendship on
on close a scale as possible.
1. The ‘‘Took ’Un”—This type always sports a
huge rock on her third finger left, and then goes around
^'ith that ‘I dare you” look. When the poor innocent
victim is lured into the
snare of the femme s
charms, he is confront-
> itn >«■ o’de band,
and either n renewed in
terest in bigamism de
velops. or somehody con-
suU’s Miss Fairfax’s wis
dom, It is advisable to
be the one involved al
ready in such a coui>-
ling instead of the ag
gressive third party.
Remember, the early
Boyd gets the worm.
2, The Clinging
vine Type " M’ifh eyes as
hiR ac i’pv>?i-Cola bottles,
they looks up at^you and
th- f sten you with a strangle hold, and quoting stUTif that
would make Elizabeth Barrett Browning loot like &
piker all the while. Roy Berry is looking fw such a
Vint to hang on to . . .
3. "The Studious T;pe”—One is sufcjected to
hours of words of wisdom juch as the ments of taking
psychology, and who fun.ished the guns when the old
fellers begstted each ccher, and why psychology is
offered, and the zymotic and sedimentary faclors en
tangled with the felicitious process in the creation of
-that beverage commonly refe^ed .to as cider, and such
subjects as Intellect. , This educated type Is quite a
Nuisance.
4. The "Musically Inclined”—Just about the time
one gets his line started, and things appear to be in a
favorable position, the musician suddenly remembers
that a symphony is on the radio, or that she's almost
missed Frankie. Remedy: Get accustomed to listening
to music such as Rhapsody n Blue. But don’t be too
particular of what Schadel nf blue it is
5. The "Athletic Fiend”—With this, you drink
your tokes out of prize cnps, you go through an ob-