PAGE EIGHT
THE ECHO
SEPTEMBER, 1943
JUST FOR FUN
Lone chick, taking a look around
the incubator full of unhatched
eggs: “Well, it looks like I’ll be
the only child. Mother’s blown a
fuse.”
This Girl Restyled Her Old Clothes
WATER, WATER
Two negro soldiers were on the
transport going overseas. Stand
ing on the deck, they gazed out
across the vast expanse of water.
“That’s the mos’ water I’ve eber
seen in all my life,” said one. “Did
yo’ eber see so much water?”
Said his companion: “Yo’ ain’t
seen nothin’ yet. That is jus’ the
top ob it”.
AWOL
“And where is Cadet Smith?”
“A.W.O.L."’
“What do you mean by that?”
“After women or liquor.”
OR GERMANY
The State Conservation Commis
sion of West Virginia comes right
out in good strong language on its
forest fire signs. They read: “This
is God’s country. Don’t burn it or
it will look like hell.”
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT—
The little moron who swallowed
the thermometer so he could die
by degrees?
The little moron who ran around
the bed all night trying to catch a
little sleep?
The little moron who painted his
bill-fold with iodine because he got
a cut in his pay?
The little moron who cut off his
arms so he «ould wear a sleeveless
sweater?
The little moron who put out his
girl friend’s eyes so he could
have a blind date?
The little moron who took the
street car home and his mother
made him take it back?
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I What Would Happen i
HABIT
Drawing a deep breath, the ser
geant faced the particularly awk
ward recruit.
“Look here!” he barked. “I don’t
mind when you turn right when I
say left; I don’t mind you turning
up on parade with your tunic un
bottoned; I don’t even mind when
you drop your rifle, but—”
He glared in silence at the shiv
ering culprit before he added
“But, for the love of Mike, will
you stop saying, ‘Yes, my dear.
GRATEFUL
Thinking to improve the condi
tions around his home in the hills
which he had left years before,
the now successful business man
bought a bath tub, had it crated
and sent to his father and mother
After several weeks he had
letter of thanks from the old man
which ended, “and I would have rit
before but been waiting for you
to send the oars.”
MORE ABOUT THE MORON
Did you hear about:
The little moron who went to
the football game because he
thought a quarterback was a re
fund?
The little moron who slept on
the chandelier because he was a
light sleeper?
' The little moron who looked in
his history books trying to find
General Delivery?
The little moron who stayed up
all night studying for his blood
test?
The little moron who drank a
•bottle of mercurochrome so his
dreams would be in technicolor?
The little moron who put his
trousers on backwards so he could
be a rear admiral?
New York has been the most
populous state since 1820.
Every closet has its skeleton—the outmoded dress, made of
good fabric, but not stylish enough to see service. A new plaid
jacket front and shortened sleeves puUed this two-piece dress out
of its doldrums. This is only one of the many remodelling ideas
you can use to make your wardrobe count.
(Editor’s note — An illustrated instruction sheet entitled
“Seams and Seam Finishes,” is available to each employee for the
asking at the Library. We also have other pattern arid suggestion
sheets.) *
by “HANK” NEWBURY [
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Horseplay Is Dangerous”
•+ several occasions recently,
It has been very noticeable that
entirely too much playing is being
done dunng working hours. This
p aying and horseplay will eventu-
K i arguments among the
best of friends and as little as you
hmk about it, serious injuries may
even be the outcome.
To begin with, work and play
do not go together. It is difficult
these days and times to run our
jobs when our minds are on the
jobs alone, much less when we
are attempting to mix in a little
amusement.
your information, injuries
that result from playing inside
the mill yard are not compensable
under the State Workmen’s Com
pensation Act.
It is the responsibility of every
person employed here to protect
themselves, as well as those work-
ing with them, from any accident
which may result in injury.
Won’t you do your part by re
fraining from horseplay at all
times?
Restyle Your Clothing, Cinderellas,
Its Easy To Make 'Em Look New
A “down-in-the-mouth” wardrobe
can hardly be expected to build
morale. Efficiency so often de
pends upon feeling adequate, and
what woman can feel adequate in
an outmoded dress and last year’s
hat? If she blames her dreary
clothes on lack of funds and pro
hibitive clothing prices, she is
overlooking one of the major les
sons that this war teaches. Scarcity
is the mother of make-overs. Yes,
something old can look and act
like something new.
Have you taken inventory of the
contents of your closet? Have you
analyzed each garment for becom
ing color and up-to-date line? Do
you know what marvelous oppor
tunities there are today for re
making these suits and dresses?
They may leave you coldly un-
enthusiastic when you see them
in their faded glory now. But they
have hidden possibilities. They are
Cinderellas, all.
Let’s begin with your suit. It is
the life bloood of your wardrobe.
The chances are, it needs some
thing in the way of accessories to
freshen it. A pair of new dickeys,
one tailored, one dressy, may solve
that problem. If you crochet, or
are wiUing to learn, you can make
one or more of these “popular
fronts” with your hook. Sewing
may come easier, and in that case,
you can have a convertible collar
dickey with buttonhole - stitched
edges in contrasting colored
thread. For dressing up your suit,
and a feminine frill in a luscious
color to the neckline. Little cro
cheted lapel ornaments help to
give an old suit a new look, too.
Some old suits just won’t re
spond to new accessories. The
skirts are stretched out of shape.
The jackets have lost their original
appeal due to out-of-date styling.
These can often be remodelled
with a new pattern. The bagginess
can be removed from the skirt.
The shoulder line can be changed
Did you know that a new suit
may be added to your wardrobe
for the price of a pattern and a
spool of thread? One discarded
man’s suit will furnish all the
material for a smaller sized wom^
an’s suit. Of course, the skirt will
be slim, as present-day fashion dic
tates. But the jacket can be long,
with roomy pockets for useful and
decorative detail.
When you decide upon the
dresses to be remodeled, you have
a wide and exciting choice of
make-over ideas from which to
choose. Very often, a quick glance
through the commercial pattern
books, will suggest all the restyl
ing trick you need for any of your
dresses. For the two-piecer, select
a pattern with a contrasting front.
A prominent color addition
changes the whole appearance of
a dress.
BAND NOTES
A big event for the band this
year was the picnic of September
given at “Pink Beds” camp
ground. A picnic supper was
se^ed, consisting of baked ham,
With all the trimmings.
Around 25 members were pres
ent, including the beginner’s band.
A special guest of the evening was
Cpl. William Glass. Everyone re
ported a most enjoyable time.
Sorry to report one of our mem
bers, -George Buckhanan, is leav
ing us to attend school in Ten
nessee. Best of luck to you, George.
It is nice to see some of our
absent band members back with
us again. It takes all of us to make
a good band.
The band has really been work-
mg hard this month, to do our
part in the bond rally Friday
night. Hope to see you there. We
need you to help make it a big
success.
DON’T ARGUE
New sleeves, a contrasting yoke
or an altered neckline are some
of the restyling ideas to be used.
A full, gathered skirt can be re
fitted to hug the hipline. If the
skirt is too tight, or the dress too
narrow, new panels may be in
serted. A garment that is too short
and that lacks sufficient hem for
lengthening, may be made longer
by the addition of a constrasting
band at the bottom. This new color
Sentry: Who goes there?
Major: Majpr Jones.
Sentry: I can’t let you pass with
out the password.
Major: Drat it, man. I’ve forgot
ten it. You know me well enough.
Voice from the guardhouse:
Don’t stand there arguing all night.
Shoot ’im!
may be repeated in a collar or
bow and belt. The seam joining
the band to the skirt may be hem
stitched or covered with embroid
ered trimming, appliques or rib
bon.
Whatever you do, don’t discard
^^y^hing made of material that is
still in good condition. Your cloth
ing budget can be stretched out
of all proportion to your expecta
tions, if you plan your remodelling
campaign carefully. The feeling of
virtue alone, that comes with mak
ing something dowdy look like
something bandbox new, is worth
your time and effort